N-CSR 1 tacticalncsr.htm N-CSR Filing

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 811-23306


Collaborative Investment Series Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


8000 Town Centre Dr., Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH 44147

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


CT Corporation System

1300 East 9th Street

Cleveland, OH  44114

(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (440) 922-0066


Date of fiscal year end: December 31


Date of reporting period: December 31, 2020


Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policymaking roles.


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Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.





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Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

 Class A: TFALX

Class I: TFAZX


Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

 Class A: TFAMX

 Class I:   TFAUX


Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

 Class A: TFAEX

 Class I:   TFAFX



COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST



Annual Report

December 31, 2020




  


1-800-869-1679

www.tfafunds.com


Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website www.tfafunds.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.


If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by following the instructions included with paper Fund documents that have been mailed to you. You may also elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge.



TACTICAL FUNDS

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



[tacticalfundsannual004.gif]Dear Shareholders:


I am pleased to present you with the second annual report for the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Growth Allocation Fund, and the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund (collectively, the “TFA Multi-Manager Allocation Funds”) for the year ended December 31, 2020. This was the first full year for the funds since they were launched on June 10th of 2019, and what a year 2020 was.

 

For the year ending December 31, 2020, the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund Class I Shares returned 2.99%, the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund Class I Shares returned 4.11% and the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund Class I Shares returned 7.87%.  The TFA Funds’ benchmark, the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index returned 3.19% during the same period.  


In our prior Letter to Shareholders, we talked about the uncertainty surrounding a novel new coronavirus emerging out of China, as well as an upcoming presidential election, one with the potential to ravage global economies and the other with the potential to roil US markets. It turned out that 2020 was a year that will be remembered for many years to come. The COVID-19 virus spread at record speeds which caused the world to go into hiding.  The stock market faced a dramatic selloff from late February to early April.   As a result, the Allocation Fund’s performance lagged in the first and second quarter against its benchmark and the broader market as a whole.  The crash caused a brief bear market but the markets reentered bull territory as stocks steadily recovered during the second half of the year through December, with the S&P500 gaining 16.26% for the year. As the pandemic spread and government officials around the world began to attempt to control the spread by forcing quarantines and the shutdown of businesses. Many Americans found themselves unemployed, and thousands of businesses closed for an unpredictable amount of time. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero and the Treasury Department coordinated a massive stimulus package of forgivable loans to businesses and stimulus checks to individuals.  It took until August for the markets to get to breakeven, which made it the fastest recovery on record. The market plunge and its rebound ran in sync with America’s response to the virus. As the year went on volatility saw a sharp increase as the US presidential election drew closer, reported COVID-19 cases/deaths continued to increase and congressional economic stimulus negotiations remained in gridlock along party lines. As the election results became evident, the market recovered and resumed its upward trend towards all-time highs. Multiple vaccine rollouts and continued fiscal support continued to push the equity markets higher throughout December, in the face of slowing economic numbers.    As a result, the Allocation Funds finished the year in positive territory, while lagging the broader market.


In an environment like this, having a tactical strategy is more important than ever. Our tactical strategies can take advantage of the upside while helping to protect investors from the downside.


Thank you for being a shareholder in the TFA Multi-Manager Allocation Funds and we wish you a healthy 2021.


Sincerely,


Drew K. Horter, President/CEO

Tactical Fund Advisors



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TACTICAL FUNDS

SHAREHOLDER LETTER (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



Performance figures represent past performance which is not predictive of future performance.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.


The performance data quoted here represents past performance. For more current performance information, please call toll-free 1-800-869-1679 or visit our website, www.tfafunds.com. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the investment adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses until at least February 28, 2021, to ensure that net annual, operating expenses of the Class A Shares and Class I Shares will not exceed 2.20% and 1.95% respectively, subject to the possible recoupment from the Fund within three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed. Please review the Fund prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s fees and expenses.




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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

PERFORMANCE ILLUSTRATION

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



 TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020


FUND/INDEX

ONE YEAR

SINCE INCEPTION*

VALUE

Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund - Class A

2.71%

4.45%

$10,703  

Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund - Class I

2.99%

4.85%

$10,767

Wilshire Liquid Alternative IndexSM

3.19%

3.83%

$10,603


Cumulative Performance Comparison of $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 


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* Inception date June 10, 2019


This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on the closing of June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations). Total return is based on the net change in NAV and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions.  Performance figures represent past performance which is not predictive of future performance.   Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.


The Wilshire Liquid Alternative IndexSM measures the collective performance of the five Wilshire Liquid Alternative strategies that make up the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Universe. The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index (WLIQA) is designed to provide a broad measure of the liquid alternative market by combining the performance of the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Equity Hedge IndexSM (WLIQAEH), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Global Macro IndexSM (WLIQAGM), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Relative Value IndexSM (WLIQARV), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Multi-Strategy IndexSM (WLIQAMS), and Wilshire Liquid Alternative Event Driven IndexSM (WLIQAED). Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and individuals cannot invest directly in any index.


The Fund's total annual operating expenses, per the May 1, 2020 prospectus, are 2.42% for Class A and 1.98% for Class I.  



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TACTICAL MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND

PERFORMANCE ILLUSTRATION

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020


FUND/INDEX

ONE YEAR

SINCE INCEPTION*

VALUE

Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund - Class A

3.62%

4.30%

$10,679  

Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund - Class I

4.11%

4.74%

$10,749

Wilshire Liquid Alternative IndexSM

3.19%

3.83%

$10,603


Cumulative Performance Comparison of $10,000 Investment Since Inception



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* Inception date June 10, 2019


This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on the closing of June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations). Total return is based on the net change in NAV and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions.  Performance figures represent past performance which is not predictive of future performance.   Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.


The Wilshire Liquid Alternative IndexSM measures the collective performance of the five Wilshire Liquid Alternative strategies that make up the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Universe. The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index (WLIQA) is designed to provide a broad measure of the liquid alternative market by combining the performance of the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Equity Hedge IndexSM (WLIQAEH), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Global Macro IndexSM (WLIQAGM), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Relative Value IndexSM (WLIQARV), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Multi-Strategy IndexSM (WLIQAMS), and Wilshire Liquid Alternative Event Driven IndexSM (WLIQAED). Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and individuals cannot invest directly in any index.


The Fund's total annual operating expenses, per the May 1, 2020 prospectus, are 4.68% for Class A and 12.00% for Class I.



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TACTICAL GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND

PERFORMANCE ILLUSTRATION

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



 TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020


FUND/INDEX

ONE YEAR

SINCE INCEPTION*

VALUE

Tactical Growth Allocation Fund - Class A

6.73%

6.66%

$11,059  

Tactical Growth Allocation Fund - Class I

7.87%

7.53%

$11,200

Wilshire Liquid Alternative IndexSM

3.19%

3.83%

$10,603


Cumulative Performance Comparison of $10,000 Investment Since Inception



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* Inception date June 10, 2019


This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on the closing of June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations). Total return is based on the net change in NAV and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions.  Performance figures represent past performance which is not predictive of future performance.   Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.


The Wilshire Liquid Alternative IndexSM measures the collective performance of the five Wilshire Liquid Alternative strategies that make up the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Universe. The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index (WLIQA) is designed to provide a broad measure of the liquid alternative market by combining the performance of the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Equity Hedge IndexSM (WLIQAEH), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Global Macro IndexSM (WLIQAGM), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Relative Value IndexSM (WLIQARV), Wilshire Liquid Alternative Multi-Strategy IndexSM (WLIQAMS), and Wilshire Liquid Alternative Event Driven IndexSM (WLIQAED). Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and individuals cannot invest directly in any index.


The Fund's total annual operating expenses, per the May 1, 2020 prospectus, are 4.78% for Class A and 1.94% for Class I.



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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

PORTFOLIO ILLUSTRATION

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the industry sectors the underlying securities represent as a percentage of the portfolio of investments.


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Sectors are categorized using Morningstar® classifications.

Excludes written options.







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TACTICAL MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND

PORTFOLIO ILLUSTRATION

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the industry sectors the underlying securities represent as a percentage of the portfolio of investments.


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Sectors are categorized using Morningstar® classifications.

Excludes written options.







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TACTICAL GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND

PORTFOLIO ILLUSTRATION

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the industry sectors the underlying securities represent as a percentage of the portfolio of investments.


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Sectors are categorized using Morningstar® classifications.

Excludes written options.








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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020  






 Shares/Principal

Value

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 13.10%

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages - 0.35%

 

           1,018

 

Coca Cola Co.

$       55,827

              372

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

55,168

 

 

 

110,995

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus - 0.18%

 

              206

 

Masimo Corp. *

55,286

 

 

 

 

Electronic Computers - 0.92%

 

           2,183

 

Apple, Inc.

289,662

 

 

 

 

Industrial Instruments for Measurement, Display & Control - 0.17%

 

              245

 

Danaher Corp.

54,424

 

 

 

 

Measuring & Controlling Devices - 0.32%

 

              215

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

100,143

 

 

 

 

National Commercial Banks - 0.18%

 

              437

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

55,530

 

 

 

 

Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing - 0.17%

 

           3,007

 

News Corp. Class A

54,036

 

 

 

 

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies - 0.18%

 

              613

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *

55,924

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Preparations - 0.59%

 

              356

 

Johnson & Johnson

56,027

           1,572

 

Merck & Co.

128,590

 

 

 

184,617

Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores - 0.24%

 

              166

 

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *

75,127

 

 

 

 

Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses - 0.73%

 

                71

 

Amazon.com, Inc. *

231,242

 

 

 

 

Retail-Variety Stores - 0.31%

 

              679

 

Walmart, Inc.

97,878

 

 

 

 

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies - 0.17%

 

                94

 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

53,633

 

 

 

 

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services - 0.52%

 

              304

 

CME Group, Inc. Class A

55,343

              482

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

55,570

              875

 

Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A

54,644

 

 

 

165,557

Semiconductors & Related Devices - 0.87%

 

           1,066

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *

97,763

              140

 

NVIDIA Corp.

73,108

              952

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR

103,806

 

 

 

274,677

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020






Shares/Principal

Value

 

 

 

 

Services-Business Services - 1.81%

 

              383

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR *

$       89,136

           1,496

 

Lyft, Inc. Class A *

73,498

              158

 

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

56,396

                44

 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina) *

73,710

              231

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc. *

54,100

           1,031

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

225,511

 

 

 

572,351

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation - 0.17%

 

              262

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

54,389

 

 

 

 

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. - 1.17%

 

                87

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A *

       152,480

                31

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C *

54,308

              366

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A *

99,976

                80

 

Trade Desk, Inc. Class A *

64,080

 

 

 

370,844

Services-Computer Programming Services - 0.17%

 

              671

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

54,988

 

 

 

 

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation - 0.18%

 

              305

 

Walt Disney Co. *

55,260

 

 

 

 

Services-Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine - 0.40%

 

              625

 

Teladoc Health, Inc. *

124,975

 

 

 

 

Services-Prepackaged Software - 2.60%

 

              200

 

Adobe,Inc. *

100,024

              149

 

Ansys, Inc. *

54,206

              142

 

Intuit, Inc.

53,939

           1,250

 

Microsoft Corp. *

278,025

              460

 

PTC, Inc. *

55,021

              330

 

Salesforce.com, Inc. *

73,435

              691

 

Square, Inc. Class A *

150,389

              126

 

Tyler Technologies, Inc. *

55,001

 

 

 

820,040

Soap, Detergent, Cleaning Preparations, Perfumes & Cosmetics - 0.17%%

 

              394

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

54,821

 

 

 

 

Television Broadcasting Stations - 0.18%

 

           1,943

 

Fox Corp. Class B

56,114

 

 

 

 

Transportation Services - 0.18%

 

                26

 

Booking Holdings, Inc. *

57,909

 

 

 

 

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products - 0.17%

 

              740

 

Sysco Corp.

54,952

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,792,082) - 13.10%

   4,135,374


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020  






Shares/Principal

Value

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 6.10%

 

 

 

 

 

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services - 1.42%

 

        447,000

 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 2.375%, 01/15/2021

447,261

 

 

 

 

Electric Services - 0.48%

 

        150,000

 

Southern California Edison Co., 2.90%, 03/01/2021

150,612

 

 

 

 

Hotels & Motels - 1.51%

 

        475,000

 

Marriott International, Inc., 2.875%, 03/01/2021

475,730

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution - 0.79%

 

        250,000

 

IBM Credit, LLC., 1.80%, 01/20/2021

250,166

 

 

 

 

Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies - 0.63%

 

        200,000

 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC. REGS (Germany), 3.00%, 02/22/2021

200,660

 

 

 

 

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies - 0.80%

 

        250,000

 

Morgan Stanley, 2.50%, 04/21/2021

251,550

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Business Credit Institutions, Except Agricultural - 0.47%

 

        150,000

 

John Deere Capital Corp., 2.55%, 01/08/2021

150,027

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $1,923,080) - 6.10%

    1,926,006

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 64.79%

 

2,634

 

American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF

      195,967

1,543

 

ARK Innovation ETF

       192,088

1,330

 

ARK Next Generation Internet ETF

       194,659

3,298

 

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

       187,458

4,287

 

Cambria Tail Risk ETF

        88,226

9,890

 

First Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

       395,007

41,845

 

First Trust Emerging Markets ETF

    1,592,621

4,353

 

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

       261,354

2,976

 

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ETF

       194,571

2,806

 

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund ETF

       197,065

33,759

 

First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF

   1,652,841

5,155

 

Invesco DWA Small Cap Momentum ETF

       388,120

3,378

 

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 ETF

   1,059,814

4,410

 

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

       380,936

28,410

 

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (b)

    1,567,380

691

 

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

       108,991

1,637

 

iShares 3 - 7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

       217,688

1,816

 

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

       217,829

1,436

 

iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF

       131,968

3,622

 

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

       245,861

2,356

 

iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

       204,760

6,927

 

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

       195,618

996

 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

       195,276

1,050

 

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF

       134,421

2,138

 

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

       272,916


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020  






Shares/Principal

Value

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – (Continued)

 

13,806

 

John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

       403,135

31,651

 

JPMorgan U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

       881,480

10,500

 

JPMorgan U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

       332,850

6,500

 

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (b)

       330,135

          32,282

 

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF

1,608,935

13,496

 

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

       366,022

5,821

 

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF *

        79,981

558

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

       170,631

7,019

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (a)

    2,624,264

58,383

 

VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF

    1,874,094

15,672

 

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF (b)

    1,304,694

TOTAL FOR EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $18,946,820) - 64.79%

  20,449,656

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN PURCHASED OPTIONS, AT VALUE (Premiums Paid $782,966) - 3.45%

    1,088,493

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 13.21%

 

4,167,918

 

First American Treasury Obligation Fund Class X 0.04% **

    4,167,918

TOTAL FOR MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $4,167,918) - 13.21%

    4,167,918

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $29,612,866) - 100.65%

31,767,447

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN WRITTEN OPTIONS, AT VALUE (Premiums Received $763,499) - (1.54)%

    (485,365)

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES, NET - 0.89%

      280,498

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

$31,562,580




















* Non-income producing securities during the period.

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield as of December 31, 2020.

(a) Subject to written option contracts.

(b) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for written options. Total value of collateral is $1,960,884 representing 6.21% of net assets.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

LLC - Limited Liability Company

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF PURCHASED OPTIONS

DECEMBER 31, 2020  



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* Non-income producing securities during the period.

**The notional amount is calculated by multiplying outstanding contracts by the exercise price at December 31, 2020 by 100.

+ Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS

DECEMBER 31, 2020



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* Non-income producing securities during the period.

**The notional amount is calculated by multiplying outstanding contracts by the exercise price at December 31, 2020 by 100.

+ Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020






 Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 20.72%

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages - 0.24%

 

           609

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

$         90,315

 

 

 

 

Electronic Computers - 1.84%

 

        5,290

 

Apple, Inc.

701,930

 

 

 

 

Food & Kindred Products - 0.23%

 

        1,493

 

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

87,296

 

 

 

 

Industrial Instruments for Measurement, Display & Control - 0.23%

 

           390

 

Danaher Corp.

86,635

 

 

 

 

Measuring & Controlling Devices - 0.65%

 

           538

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

250,590

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products - 0.24%

 

           946

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

90,438

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Preparations - 1.03%

 

           579

 

Johnson & Johnson

91,123

        3,686

 

Merck & Co.

301,515

 

 

 

392,638

Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores - 0.46%

 

           388

 

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *

175,597

 

 

 

 

Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses - 1.36%

 

           159

 

Amazon.com, Inc. *

517,852

 

 

 

 

Retail-Family Clothing Stores - 0.23%

 

        1,318

 

TJX Cos., Inc. *

90,006

 

 

 

 

Retail-Variety Stores - 0.59%

 

        1,554

 

Walmart, Inc.

224,009

 

 

 

 

Rubber & Plastics Footwear - 0.23%

 

615

 

Nike, Inc.

87,004

 

 

 

 

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services - 0.24%

 

           787

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

90,733

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Devices - 1.83%

 

        2,772

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *

254,220

           340

 

NVIDIA Corp.

177,548

        2,441

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR

266,167

 

 

 

697,935

Services-Business Services - 3.32%

 

           852

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR *

198,286

        3,868

 

Lyft, Inc. Class A *

190,035

           265

 

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

94,589

           125

 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina) *

209,402

           372

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc. *

87,122

        2,228

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

487,330

 

 

 

1,266,764

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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DECEMBER 31, 2020






 Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. - 2.43%

 

           252

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A *

$       441,665

             50

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C *

87,594

           856

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A *

233,825

           208

 

Trade Desk, Inc. Class A *

166,608

 

 

 

929,692

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation - 0.45%

 

        1,661

 

DraftKings, Inc.

77,336

           519

 

Walt Disney Co. *

94,032

 

 

 

171,368

Services-Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine - 0.83%

 

        1,595

 

Teladoc Health, Inc. *

318,936

 

 

 

 

Services-Prepackaged Software - 4.06%

 

           510

 

Adobe,Inc. *

255,061

           235

 

Intuit, Inc.

89,265

        2,877

 

Microsoft Corp.

639,902

        1,905

 

Square, Inc. Class A *

414,604

           680

 

Salesforce.com, Inc. *

151,320

 

 

 

1,550,152

Soap, Detergents, Cleaning Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics - 0.23%

 

410

 

Ecolab, Inc.

88,708

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $6,999,650) - 20.72%

    7,908,598

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 10.41%

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Services - 0.66%

 

    250,000

 

Southern California Edison Co., 2.90%, 03/01/2021

251,020

 

 

 

 

Finance Services - 1.46%

 

    250,000

 

American Express Co., 3.00%, 02/22/2021

250,475

    300,000

 

American Express Co., 3.70%, 11/05/2021

307,664

 

 

 

        558,139

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance - 0.80%

 

    300,000

 

Progressive Corp., 3.75%, 08/23/2021

306,531

 

 

 

 

Hotels & Motels - 1.05%

 

    400,000

 

Marriott International, Inc., 2.875%, 03/01/2021

400,615

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution - 1.25%

 

    300,000

 

Ford Motor Credit Co, LLC., 3.336%, 03/18/2021

300,750

    175,000

 

IBM Credit, LLC., 1.80%, 01/20/2021

175,116

 

 

 

475,866

Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies - 0.66%

 

    100,000

 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC. REGS (Germany), 3.00%, 02/22/2021

100,330

    150,000

 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC. REGS (Germany), 3.35%, 05/04/2021

151,439

 

 

 

251,769

National Commercial Banks - 2.37%

 

    300,000

 

Bank of America Corp., 5.875%, 01/05/2021

300,000

    300,000

 

Keybank N.A., 3.35%, 06/15/2021

304,091

    300,000

 

Societe Generale REGS (Canada), 2.50%, 04/08/2021

301,740

 

 

 

905,831

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020






 Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

Retail-Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores - 0.66%

 

    250,000

 

CVS Health Corp., 2.125%, 06/01/2021

$       251,481

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Devices - 0.58%

 

    220,000

 

Xilinx, Inc., 3.00%, 03/15/2021

         221,107

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Business Credit Institutions, Except Agricultural - 0.92%

 

    350,000

 

John Deere Capital Corp., 2.55%, 01/08/2021

350,062

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $3,955,184) - 10.41%

     3,972,421

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 49.77%

 

2,115

 

American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF

        157,354

1,238

 

ARK Innovation ETF

154,119

769

 

ARK Next Generation Internet ETF

        112,551

2,591

 

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

        147,272

3,817

 

Cambria Tail Risk ETF

         78,554

5,021

 

First Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

200,539

33,597

 

First Trust Emerging Markets ETF

      1,278,702

3,495

 

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

         209,840

2,389

 

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ETF

         156,193

2,253

 

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund ETF

        158,228

27,105

 

First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF

     1,327,061

4,139

 

Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF

        311,625

5,335

 

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 ETF

     1,673,803

3,002

 

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

        259,313

35,306

 

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (b)

     1,947,832

645

 

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

         101,736

        1,525

 

iShares 3 - 7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

202,795

1,692

 

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

        202,955

5,561

 

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

        157,043

5,140

 

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

        375,014

6,754

 

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

        348,979

1,496

 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

        293,306

22,432

 

JPMorgan U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

        624,731

10,500

 

JPMorgan U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

         332,850

3,936

 

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (b)

        199,909

65,129

 

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF (b)

     3,246,029

5,289

 

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF *

          72,671

5,177

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (a)

      1,935,577

40,077

 

VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF

     1,286,472

17,372

 

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF (b)

     1,446,219

TOTAL FOR EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $17,844,800) - 49.77%

   18,999,272

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN PURCHASED OPTIONS, AT VALUE (Premiums Paid $1,024,277) - 4.03%

      1,536,290

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 15.10%

 

5,764,595

 

First American Treasury Obligation Fund Class X 0.04% **

      5,764,595

TOTAL FOR MONEY MARKET FUND  (Cost $5,764,595) - 15.10%

      5,764,595




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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TACTICAL MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020






 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $35,588,506) - 100.03%

$  38,181,176

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN WRITTEN OPTIONS, AT VALUE (Premiums Received $984,853) - (2.09)%

      (796,601)

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES, NET - 2.06%

         787,710

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

$  38,172,285










































* Non-income producing securities during the period.

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield as of December 31, 2020.

(a) Subject to written option contracts.

(b) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for written options. Total value of collateral is $2,417,848 representing 6.33% of net assets.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

LLC - Limited Liability Company

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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SCHEDULE OF PURCHASED OPTIONS

DECEMBER 31, 2020



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* Non-income producing securities during the period.

**The notional amount is calculated by multiplying outstanding contracts by the exercise price at December 31, 2020 by 100.

+ Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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DECEMBER 31, 2020



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* Non-income producing securities during the period.

**The notional amount is calculated by multiplying outstanding contracts by the exercise price at December 31, 2020 by 100.

+ Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020






 Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 26.78%

 

 

 

 

 

Cable & Other Pay Television Services - 0.18%

 

          139

 

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A *

$         91,955

 

 

 

 

Electronic Computers - 2.30%

 

       8,755

 

Apple, Inc.

1,161,701

 

 

 

 

Measuring & Controlling Devices 0.87%

 

941

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

         438,299

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Preparations - 1.05%

 

       6,446

 

Merck & Co.

527,283

 

 

 

 

Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores - 0.61%

 

          678

 

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *

306,842

 

 

 

 

Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses - 1.70%

 

263

 

Amazon.com, Inc. *

856,573

 

 

 

 

Retail-Variety Stores - 0.80%

 

       2,798

 

Walmart, Inc.

403,332

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Devices - 2.43%

 

          600

 

NVIDIA Corp.

313,320

       4,270

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR

465,601

       4,848

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *

444,610

 

 

 

1,223,531

Services-Business Services - 5.04%

 

       1,840

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR *

428,223

       1,418

 

Farfetch, Ltd. Class A (Cayman Islands) *

90,483

       7,702

 

Lyft, Inc. Class A *

378,399

          273

 

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

97,445

          272

 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina) *

455,660

          384

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc. *

89,933

          621

 

Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR *

110,333

       1,763

 

Uber Technologies, Inc. *

89,913

       3,641

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

796,396

 

 

 

      2,536,785

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation - 0.17%

 

232

 

RingCentral, Inc. Class A *

87,921

 

 

 

 

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. - 3.13%

 

          352

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A *

616,929

            52

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C *

91,098

       1,836

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A *

501,522

          363

 

Trade Desk, Inc. Class A *

290,763

          223

 

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A *

75,222

 

 

 

1,575,534

Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies - 0.19%

 

327

 

Moody's Corp.

94,909


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020






Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

Services-Miscellaneous Business Services - 0.18%

 

463

 

Sea Ltd. ADR *

$         92,160

 

 

 

 

Services-Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine - 1.11%

 

       2,790

 

Teladoc Health, Inc. *

557,888

 

 

 

 

Services-Prepackaged Software - 6.84%

 

          893

 

Adobe,Inc. *

446,607

          367

 

Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A *

85,830

          257

 

Coupa Software, Inc. *

87,100

          857

 

Datadog, Inc. Class A *

84,363

       4,774

 

Microsoft Corp.

1,061,833

          331

 

Okta, Inc. Class A *

84,160

       1,609

 

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. *

85,663

       1,638

 

Salesforce.com, Inc. *

364,504

          165

 

ServiceNow, Inc. *

90,821

            76

 

Shopify, Inc. Class A (Canada) *

86,028

          261

 

Snowflake, Inc. Class A *

73,445

       3,722

 

Square, Inc. Class A *

810,056

          250

 

Twilio, Inc. Class A *

84,625

 

 

 

3,445,035

Services-Video Tape Rental - 0.18%

 

          172

 

Netflix, Inc. *

93,006

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $11,909,722) - 26.78%

   13,492,754

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 5.30%

 

 

 

 

 

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services - 0.60%

 

   300,000

 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 2.375%, 01/15/2021

300,175

 

 

 

 

Electric Services - 0.20%

 

   100,000

 

Southern California Edison Co., 2.90%, 03/01/2021

100,408

 

 

 

 

Finance Services - 0.41%

 

   200,000

 

American Express Co., 3.70%, 11/05/2021

205,109

 

 

 

 

Hotels & Motels - 0.25%

 

   125,000

 

Marriott International, Inc., 2.875%, 03/01/2021

125,192

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution - 1.04%

 

   200,000

 

Ford Motor Credit Co, LLC., 3.336%, 03/18/2021

200,500

   325,000

 

IBM Credit, LLC., 1.80%, 01/20/2021

325,216

 

 

 

525,716

Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies - 0.50%

 

   100,000

 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC. REGS (Germany), 3.00%, 02/22/2021

100,330

   150,000

 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC. REGS (Germany), 3.35%, 05/04/2021

151,439

 

 

 

251,769

National Commercial Banks - 0.80%

 

   200,000

 

Bank of America Corp., 5.875%, 01/05/2021

200,000

   200,000

 

Societe Generale REGS (Canada), 2.50%, 04/08/2021

201,160

 

 

 

401,160

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020






Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

Savings Institution, Federally Chartered - 0.61%

 

   300,000

 

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), 2.65%, 01/05/2022

$       306,672

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Devices - 0.40%

 

   200,000

 

Xilinx, Inc., 3.00%, 03/15/2021

201,006

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Business Credit Institutions, Except Agricultural - 0.49%

 

   250,000

 

John Deere Capital Corp., 2.55%, 01/08/2021

250,045

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $2,654,591) - 5.30%

      2,667,252

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 46.04%

 

1,243

 

American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF

92,478

741

 

ARK Innovation ETF

           92,247

372

 

ARK Next Generation Interenet ETF

           54,446

1,536

 

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

           87,306

5,906

 

Cambria Tail Risk ETF

         121,545

2,939

 

First Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

117,384

20,112

 

First Trust Emerging Markets ETF

         765,463

2,092

 

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

         125,604

1,421

 

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ETF

           92,905

1,349

 

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund ETF

           94,740

16,225

 

First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF

         794,376

2,478

 

Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF

         186,569

6,840

 

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 ETF

      2,145,982

5,096

 

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

         440,192

47,161

 

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (b)

2,601,872

998

 

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

         157,415

2,360

 

iShares 3 - 7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

         313,833

2,618

 

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

         314,029

2,314

 

iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF

212,657

5,837

 

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

         396,216

3,797

 

iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

         329,997

3,329

 

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

           94,011

479

 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

           93,913

1,693

 

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF

         216,738

22,252

 

John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

         649,758

     29,500

 

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (b)

1,498,305

60,000

 

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF (b)

      2,990,400

21,752

 

Pimco Rafi Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

         589,932

8,183

 

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF *

         112,434

899

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

         274,905

8,811

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (a)

      3,294,257

23,990

 

VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF

         770,079

36,900

 

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF (b)

      3,071,925

TOTAL FOR EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $21,743,654) - 46.04%

   23,193,913

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN PURCHASED OPTIONS, AT VALUE (Premiums Paid $1,390,675) - 4.09%

      2,062,574




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020






Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 18.67%

 

9,404,960

 

First American Treasury Obligation Fund Class X 0.04% **

$    9,404,960

TOTAL FOR MONEY MARKET FUND  (Cost $9,404,960) - 18.67%

      9,404,960

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $47,103,602) - 100.88%

   50,821,453

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN WRITTEN OPTIONS, AT VALUE (Premiums Received $1,309,137) - (2.03)%

  (1,023,419)

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES, NET - 1.15%

         577,903

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

$  50,375,937

















* Non-income producing securities during the period.

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield as of December 31, 2020.

(a) Subject to written option contracts.

(b) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for written options. Total value of collateral is $3,951,635 representing 7.84% of net assets.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

LLC - Limited Liability Company

PLC -  Public Limited Company

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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DECEMBER 31, 2020



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* Non-income producing securities during the period.

**The notional amount is calculated by multiplying outstanding contracts by the exercise price at December 31, 2020 by 100.

+ Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS

DECEMBER 31, 2020



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* Non-income producing securities during the period.

**The notional amount is calculated by multiplying outstanding contracts by the exercise price at December 31, 2020 by 100.

+ Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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DECEMBER 31, 2020



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+ Due to rounding for financial statement purposes, the Net Asset Value Per Share does not recalculate.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2020



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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS



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 * For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS



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* For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS



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* For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

CLASS A

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the year/period.



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* Per share net investment income has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period.

** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends.

(a) Annualized.

(b) Not Annualized.

(c) For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

(d) Expenses include 0.15% and 0.01% of administrative fees which were voluntarily waived by the administrator for the year/period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(e) Expenses before reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 2.55% and 2.30% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(f) Expenses after reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 2.13% and 2.00% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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CLASS I

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the year/period.



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* Per share net investment income has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period.

** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends.

(a) Annualized.

(b) Not Annualized.

(c) For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

(d) Expenses include 0.15% and 0.09% of administrative fees which were voluntarily waived by the administrator for the year/period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(e) Expenses before reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 2.29% and 1.86% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(f) Expenses after reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 1.88% and 1.75% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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CLASS A

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the year/period.



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* Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period.

** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends.

+  Amount calculated is less than $0.005.

(a) Annualized.

(b) Not Annualized.

(c) For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

(d) Expenses before reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 2.31% and 4.66% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(e) Expenses after reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 2.07% and 2.00% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(f) Expenses include 0.15% and 0.04% of administrative fees which were voluntarily waived by the administrator for the year/period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND

CLASS I

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the year/period.



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* Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period.

** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends.

+  Amount calculated is less than $0.005.

(a) Annualized.

(b) Not Annualized.

(c) For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

(d) Expenses before reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 2.26% and 1.82% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(e) Expenses after reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 1.87% and 1.75% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(f) Expenses include 0.15% and 0.04% of administrative fees which were voluntarily waived by the administrator for the year/period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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TACTICAL GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND

CLASS A

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the year/period.



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* Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period.

** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends.

+  Amount calculated is less than $0.005.

(a) Annualized.

(b) Not Annualized.

(c) For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

(d) Expenses before reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 2.28% and 4.55% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(e) Expenses after reimbursements (excluding interest expense of 0.01% and 0.00%) was 2.07% and 2.00% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(f) Expenses include 0.15% and 0.04% of administrative fees which were voluntarily waived by the administrator for the year/period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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CLASS I

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the year/period.



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* Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period.

** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends.

+  Amount calculated is less than $0.005.

(a) Annualized.

(b) Not Annualized.

(c) For the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019.

(d) Expenses before reimbursements (excluding interest and dividend expense of 0.01% and 0.01%) was 2.17% and 1.86% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(e) Expenses after reimbursements (excluding interest and dividend expense of 0.01% and 0.01%) was 1.88% and 1.75% for year/period ended 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(f) Expenses include 0.15% and 0.03% of administrative fees which were voluntarily waived by the administrator for the year/period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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DECEMBER 31, 2020



1.  ORGANIZATION


The Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are organized as diversified series of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is an open-end investment company established under the laws of Delaware. The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value. The Funds, along with seventeen additional funds are the only series currently authorized by the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”). The Funds commenced investment operations on June 10, 2019. The adviser to the Funds is Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”). Each Fund offers two classes of shares: Class A shares and Class I shares. Each class differs as to distribution fees, such that Class I shares have no distribution fees.  See Note 4 to the financial statements for further information regarding the fees for each Class of shares offered by the Funds.  

 

The primary investment objective of each of the Funds is as follows: Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund – seeks to provide capital appreciation with a secondary objective of capital preservation; Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund - seeks to provide capital appreciation; Tactical Growth Allocation Fund - seeks to provide capital appreciation.


2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


The following is a summary of each Fund’s significant accounting policies. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).


As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Funds follow accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”


SECURITY VALUATIONS: All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.


SECURITY TRANSACTION TIMING: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.  Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recognized on the ex-dividend date.  Non-cash dividend income is recorded at fair market value of the securities received.  Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.  The Funds use the specific identification method in computing gain or loss on sale of investment securities.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with each Funds’ understanding of the appropriate country’s rules and tax rates.



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FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: The Funds make no provision for federal income or excise tax.  The Funds intend to qualify each year as regulated investment companies (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by complying with the requirements applicable to RICs and by distributing substantially all of their taxable income.  The Funds also intend to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that they will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains.  If the required amount of net investment income or gains is not distributed, the Funds could incur a tax expense. Therefore, no federal income tax or excise provision is required.


The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained, assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2019) or expected to be taken on each Fund’s 2020 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal, 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 12 months.


The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.


DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Each Fund typically distributes substantially all of its net investment income and realized gains in the form of dividends and taxable capital gains to its shareholders. The Funds intend to distribute dividends and capital gains at least annually.  Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income taxes purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.  Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a Fund.


USE OF ESTIMATES: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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.




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OPTIONS: The Funds may invest in put and call options.  When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by a Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written.  Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by a Fund on the expiration date as realized gains.  The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss.  If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining if a Fund has a realized gain or loss.  If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by a Fund.  A Fund as writer of an option bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.


The Funds may utilize call and put options to attempt to protect against possible changes in the market value of securities held in or to be purchased for a Fund’s portfolio and to generate income or gain for a Fund. The ability of a Fund to successfully utilize options will depend on the Adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. The Funds will comply with applicable regulatory requirements when implementing these techniques and instruments. See Note 7 for additional disclosures related to derivative instruments.


EXPENSES:  Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not relate to a specific fund of the Trust will be allocated to the individual funds based on each fund’s relative net assets or another appropriate basis (as determined by the Trustees).


SHARE CLASS ACCOUNTING: Investment income, common expenses and realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated to the two classes of shares of each Fund on the basis of the daily net assets of each class.  Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that share class.


SHARE VALUATION: Each Fund’s NAV is calculated once daily for each class of shares, at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open.  The net assets are determined by totaling the value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets held by a Fund, and subtracting from that total all liabilities, including accrued expenses.  The total net assets for each class, are divided by the total number of shares outstanding for each class, to determine the NAV of each share.


3.  SECURITY VALUATIONS


Processes and Structure

The Board has adopted guidelines for valuing securities including in circumstances in which market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to the Adviser the responsibility for determining fair value prices, subject to review by the Board.




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Fair Value Pricing Policy

The Board has adopted guidelines for fair value pricing, and has delegated to the Adviser the responsibility for determining fair value prices, subject to oversight by the Board.  If market quotations are not readily available, the security will be valued at fair value (the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale) as determined in good faith by the Adviser (“Fair Value Pricing”), subject to oversight by the Board.  The Adviser must use reasonable diligence in determining whether market quotations are readily available.  If, for example, the Adviser determines that one source of market value is unreliable, the Adviser must diligently seek market quotations from other sources, such as other brokers or pricing services, before concluding that market quotations are not available.  Fair Value Pricing is not permitted when market quotations are readily available.


Fixed income securities generally are valued using market quotations provided by a pricing service.  If the Adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities, when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board.  Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, may be valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, when the Board has determined that it will represent fair value.


Fair Value Measurements

GAAP defines fair value as the price that each Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability.  The three-tier hierarchy seeks to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect each Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  


Equity securities (domestic and foreign common stocks and exchange traded funds/notes) – Securities traded on a national securities exchange (or reported on the NASDAQ national market) are stated at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded, and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities may be fair valued using a pricing service that considers the correlation of the trading patterns of



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the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, exchange traded funds, and the movement of the certain indexes of securities based on a statistical analysis of the historical relationship and that are categorized in Level 2. Preferred stock and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized in Level 2.


Derivative instruments (put and call options) – Under normal circumstances, options are valued at the closing bid and ask quotations on the valuation date. On days when the closing market quotations are not considered to be reflective of fair value, options will be valued at the average of the bid and ask quotations on the valuation date. These securities will be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy if valued at other than closing price.


Fixed income securities (corporate bonds) The fair value of fixed income securities is estimated using various techniques, which may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (when observable), bond spreads, fundamental data relating to the issuer, and credit default swap spreads adjusted for any basis difference between cash and derivative instruments. Although most fixed income securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances when lower relative weight is placed on transaction prices, quotations, or similar observable inputs, they are categorized in Level 3.


U.S. government obligations – U.S. government securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. U.S. government securities are categorized in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used and market activity levels for specific securities.


Money market funds – Money market funds are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the service agent of the fund. Th­­­e money market funds will be categorized as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.


Hierarchy of Fair Value Inputs

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 techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of inputs are as follows:


·

Level 1. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.


·

Level 2. Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for



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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 that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that 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 the security.


The following tables present information about each Fund’s investments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2020, by major security type:


Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

 

Financial Instruments—Assets

Categories

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks *

$  4,135,374

$               -

$            -

$  4,135,374

Corporate Bonds *

     -

1,926,006

        -

1,926,006

Exchange Traded Funds

20,449,656

-

            -

20,449,656

Purchased Options

1,088,493

-

-

1,088,493

Money Market Fund

     4,167,918

                 -

               -

     4,167,918

Total

$ 29,841,441

$ 1,926,006

$             -

$ 31,767,447

 


Financial Instruments—Liabilities

Categories

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Written Options

$   (485,365)

$             -

$             -

$   (485,365)

Total

$   (485,365)

$             -

$             -

$   (485,365)



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Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

 

Financial Instruments—Assets

Categories

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock *

$  7,908,598

$                -

$            -

$  7,908,598

Corporate Bonds *

-

3,972,421

-

3,972,421

Exchange Traded Funds

18,999,272

-

-

18,999,272

Purchased Options

1,536,290

-

-

1,536,290

Money Market Fund

    5,764,595

                -

               -

    5,764,595

Total

$ 34,208,755

$ 3,972,421

$             -

$ 38,181,176

 


Financial Instruments—Liabilities

Categories

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Written Options

$   (796,601)

$             -

$             -

$   (796,601)

Total

$   (796,601)

$             -

$             -

$   (796,601)


Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

 

Financial Instruments—Assets

Categories

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock *

$ 13,492,754

$                -

$            -

$ 13,492,754

Corporate Bonds *

-

2,667,252

-

2,667,252

Exchange Traded Funds

23,193,913

-

-

23,193,913

Purchased Options

2,062,574

-

-

2,062,574

Money Market Fund

   9,404,960

                 -

               -

   9,404,960

Total

$ 48,154,201

$ 2,667,252

$             -

$ 50,821,453

 


Financial Instruments—Liabilities

Categories

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Written Options

$ (1,023,419)

$             -

$             -

$ (1,023,419)

Total

$ (1,023,419)

$             -

$             -

$ (1,023,419)


During the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no transfers between Level 3 in the Funds. The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period presented.


* Industry classifications of these categories are detailed on each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.


4.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


INVESTMENT ADVISER:  Under the terms of a management agreement between the Trust and the Adviser, with respect to the Funds (the “Agreement”), the Adviser, subject to the oversight of the Board, provides or arranges to be provided to the Funds such investment advice as its deems advisable and will furnish or arrange to be furnished a



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continuous investment program for the Funds consistent with each Fund’s investment objective and policies.  As compensation for its management services, each Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.30% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Adviser delegates day-to-day management of the Funds assets to multiple sub-advisers. The Adviser is responsible for the overall management of the Funds, supervision of the sub-advisers, and for determining the amount of each Fund’s assets that each sub-adviser will manage. The Adviser, not the Funds, pays each sub-adviser.


The Agreement continues for an initial term of two years, and is renewed on a year-to-year basis thereafter, provided that continuance is approved at least annually by specific approval of the Board or by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. In either event, it must also be approved by a majority of the Trustees who are neither parties to the agreement nor interested persons as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.  The Agreement may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds on not more than 60 days written notice to the Adviser. In the event of its assignment, the Agreement will terminate automatically.


Prior to May 1, 2020, the Adviser contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, leverage interest, borrowing interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 2.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class A shares and 1.75% for the Class I shares.  As of May 1, 2020, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through April 30, 2022 to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, leverage interest, borrowing interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 2.20% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class A shares and 1.95% for the Class I shares.  These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from each Fund within three years of the date on which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the foregoing expense limits or the expense limits in place at the time of recoupment.  This agreement may be terminated only by the Board, on 60 days written notice to the Adviser.


For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Adviser earned $451,673 in advisory fees from the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund.  During the same period, the Adviser waived fees of $90,908.  As of December 31, 2020, the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund owed the Adviser $23,055.



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For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Adviser earned $581,548 in advisory fees from the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund.  During the same period, the Adviser waived fees of $107,059. As of December 31, 2020, the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund owed the Adviser $21,005.


For year ended December 31, 2020, the Adviser earned $632,141 in advisory fees from the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund.  During the same period, the Adviser waived fees of $65,684. As of December 31, 2020, the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund owed the Adviser $54,224.


Advisory fees waived and/or reimbursed expenses that may be subject to potential recoupment by the Adviser as follows:


 

 

Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

Tactical

Growth Allocation Fund

Recoverable Through

 

Amount Recoverable

Amount Recoverable

Amount Recoverable

December 31, 2022

 

$   4,147

$   12,615

$ 23,870

December 31, 2023

 

$ 90,908

$ 107,059

$ 65,684


ADMINISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE SERVICES: The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Administration and Compliance Agreement with Collaborative Fund Services, LLC (“CFS”). CFS serves as the Funds’ Administrator and provides compliance services to the Funds.  CFS is paid an annual fee of 0.35% of the Funds’ average daily net assets.  Greg Skidmore is the President of CFS, and is also an Interested Trustee. CFS contracted with Empirical Administration, LLC (“Empirical”) to assist with Fund administration and compliance services. Brandon Pokersnik is the owner/President of Empirical, and also an employee of MSS, the Funds’ transfer agent. Mr. Pokersnik also serves as an officer of the Trust.  


For the year ended December 31, 2020, CFS earned $121,495 for administration services from the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund. As of December 31, 2020, the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund owed CFS $5,536. For the year ended December 31, 2020, CFS voluntary waived $52,008 of fees earned.


For the year ended December 31, 2020, CFS earned $156,216 for administration services from the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund. As of December 31, 2020, the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund owed CFS $6,465. For the year ended December 31, 2020, CFS voluntary waived $66,747 of fees earned.


For the year ended December 31, 2020, CFS earned $170,129 for administration services from the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund. As of December 31, 2020, the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund owed CFS $8,515. For the year ended December 31, 2020, CFS voluntary waived $72,876 of fees earned.




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TRANSFER AGENT AND FUND ACCOUNTANT: Brandon Pokersnik, the Funds’ CCO and Secretary is an employee of MSS, the Funds’ transfer agent and fund accountant.  MSS receives an annual fee from the Funds of $11.50 per shareholder for transfer agency services. For its services as fund accountant, MSS receives an annual fee from the Funds based on the average net assets of each Fund.


5.  DISTRIBUTION (12B-1) PLAN AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEES


The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has adopted a distribution plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 (“Distribution Plan”) under the 1940 Act for the Class A shares with Arbor Court Capital, LLC (“Arbor Court”). Pursuant to the Distribution Plan, each Fund compensates the Arbor Court for services rendered and expenses borne in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of the Fund’s Class A shares.  The Distribution Plan provides that a Fund may pay annually up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A. Arbor Court is an affiliated entity to the Trust’s transfer agent and fund accountant.  For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Funds accrued $70, $17, and $18 for Class A of Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund, respectively. The Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund owed Arbor Court $0, $36, and $25, respectively, at December 31, 2020 for Distribution fees.


Shareholder servicing fees may be in addition to the Rule 12b-1 fees and any sales charges. These payments are generally made to financial intermediaries that provide shareholder or administrative services, or marketing support.  Certain administrative fees, such as sub-transfer agency or sub-administrative fees, may be payable by a Fund. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and financial intermediary management representatives, inclusion of a Fund on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs.


6.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS


Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

For the year ended December 31, 2020, purchases and sales of investment securities other than U.S. Government obligations, corporate bonds, short-term investments and derivatives for the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund aggregated $404,589,978 and $408,800,825, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government obligations aggregated $0 and $600,339, respectively. Purchases and sales of corporate bonds aggregated $403,256 and $6,556,278.


Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

For the year ended December 31, 2020, purchases and sales of investment securities other than U.S. Government obligations, corporate bonds, short-term investments and derivatives for the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund aggregated $523,408,667 and $541,880,931, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government obligations



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aggregated $0 and $1,200,678, respectively. Purchases and sales of corporate bonds aggregated $201,628 and $12,854,145, respectively.


Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

For the year ended December 31, 2020, purchases and sales of investment securities other than U.S. Government obligations, corporate bonds, short-term investments and derivatives for the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund aggregated $654,294,765 and $654,110,457, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government obligations aggregated $0 and $600,339, respectively. Purchases and sales of corporate bonds aggregated $201,628 and $10,110,593, respectively.


7.  DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS


The Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund considers the average quarter-end notional amounts during the year, categorized by primary underlying risk, to be representative of it's derivative activities during the year ended December 31, 2020.


Average notional value of:


Purchased Options

               

$  14,540,795

Written Options

               

$(20,222,153)


The Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund considers the average quarter-end notional amounts during the year, categorized by primary underlying risk, to be representative of it's derivative activities during the year ended December 31, 2020.


Average notional value of:


Purchased Options

               

$   18,338,155

Written Options

               

$ (25,568,160)


The Tactical Growth Allocation Fund considers the average quarter-end notional amounts during the year, categorized by primary underlying risk, to be representative of it's derivative activities during the year ended December 31, 2020.


Average notional value of:


Purchased Options

               

$   20,545,406

Written Options

               

$ (29,799,239)










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As of December 31, 2020, the following financial derivative instruments are included in Investment in Securities at Value (assets) and Written Options at Value (liabilities) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:


Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

Assets

 

Equity Index Contracts

 

Call Options Purchased

 

$       934,323

 

Put Options Purchased

 

         154,170

 

Total Assets

 

$    1,088,493

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Equity Index Contracts

 

Call Options Written

 

$   (293,061)

 

Put Options Written

 

     (192,304)

 

Total Liabilities

 

$   (485,365)

 


Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

Assets

 

Equity Index Contracts

 

Call Options Purchased

 

$       1,450,655

 

Put Options Purchased

 

              85,635

 

Total Assets

 

$       1,536,290

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Equity Index Contracts

 

Call Options Written

 

$   (493,658)

 

Put Options Written

 

     (302,943)

 

Total Liabilities

 

$   (796,601)

 


Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

Assets

 

Equity Index Contracts

 

Call Options Purchased

 

$    1,844,264

 

Put Options Purchased

 

        218,310

 

Total Assets

 

$   2,062,574

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Equity Index Contracts

 

Call Options Written

 

$   (524,901)

 

Put Options Written

 

     (498,518)

 

Total Liabilities

 

$(1,023,419)

 




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For the year ended December 31, 2020, financial derivative instruments had the following effect on the Statement of Operations:


Financial Investment Type

Location

Realized Gain/

(Loss)

Location

Unrealized Gain

 

Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

Options Written

Net Realized Loss on Options Written

$(805,303)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Options Written

$205,895

Options Purchased

Net Realized Gain on Investments in Securities

$ 774,188

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments in Securities

$ 93,630


Financial Investment Type

Location

Realized Gain/

(Loss)

Location

Unrealized Gain

 

Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

Options Written

Net Realized Loss on Options Written

$(349,330)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Options Written

$ 75,524

Options Purchased

Net Realized Gain on Investments in Securities

$1,049,604

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments in Securities

$268,829




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Financial Investment Type

Location

Realized Gain/

(Loss)

Location

Unrealized Gain

 

Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

Options Written

Net Realized Loss on Options Written

$(378,820)

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Options Written

$157,450

Options Purchased

Net Realized Gain on Investments in Securities

$ 707,438

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments in Securities

$420,439


The selling of written call options may tend to reduce the volatility of a Fund because the premiums received from selling the options will reduce any losses on the underlying securities, but only by the amount of the premiums. However, selling the options may also limit a Fund’s gain on the underlying securities.  Written call options expose a Fund to minimal counterparty risk since they are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearing house guarantees the options against default.


The Funds engage in option transactions involving individual securities and stock indexes. An option involves either: (a) the right or the obligation to buy or sell a specific instrument at a specific price until the expiration date of the option; or (b) the right to receive payments or the obligation to make payments representing the difference between the closing price of a stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple until the expiration date of the option. The Funds may purchase and write options. Options are sold (written) on securities and stock indexes. The purchaser of an option on a security pays the seller (the writer) a premium for the right granted but is not obligated to buy or sell the underlying security. The purchaser of an option on a stock index pays the seller a premium for the right granted, and in return the seller of such an option is obligated to make the payment. A writer of an option may terminate the obligation prior to expiration of the option by making an offsetting purchase of an identical option. Options are traded on organized exchanges and in the over-the-counter market. To cover the potential obligations involved in writing options, a Fund will either: (a) own the underlying security, or in the case of an option on a market index, will hold a portfolio of stocks substantially replicating the movement of the index; or (b) a Fund will segregate with the custodian high grade liquid assets sufficient to purchase the underlying security or equal to the market value of the stock index option, marked to market daily.




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The purchase of options limits a Fund's potential loss to the amount of the premium paid and can afford a Fund the opportunity to profit from favorable movements in the price of an underlying security to a greater extent than if transactions were effected in the security directly. However, the purchase of an option could result in a Fund losing a greater percentage of its investment than if the transaction were effected directly. When a Fund writes a call option, it will receive a premium, but it will give up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price as long as its obligation as a writer continues, and it will retain the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. When a Fund writes a put option, it will assume the risk that the price of the underlying security or instrument will fall below the exercise price, in which case a Fund may be required to purchase the security or instrument at a higher price than the market price of the security or instrument. In addition, there can be no assurance that a Fund can affect a closing transaction on a particular option it has written. Further, the total premium paid for any option may be lost if a Fund does not exercise the option.


The Funds engage in option transactions involving securities and stock indices in order to gain exposure to particular securities or markets, in connection with hedging transactions, or to try to enhance returns. Options require additional skills and techniques beyond normal portfolio management. The Funds use of options involves risk that such instruments may not work as intended due to unanticipated developments, especially in abnormal market conditions, or if the Adviser makes an error in judgment, or other causes. The use of options may magnify the increase or decrease in the performance of a Fund, and may also subject a Fund to higher price volatility.


The premiums paid for the options represent the cost of the investment and the options are valued daily at their closing price. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the option is sold or expired. Option holdings within a Fund, which may include put options and call options, are subject to loss of value with the passage of time, and may experience a total loss of value upon expiration. With options, there is minimal counterparty risk to each Fund since they are exchange traded.


8.  CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS


At December 31, 2020, there were unlimited shares authorized at no par value for the Funds. Transactions in capital for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:


Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

Institutional Class

January 1, 2020
through December 31, 2020

January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2019

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares Sold

1,784,771

$ 17,377,982

5,499,781

$ 55,402,020

Shares Reinvested

31,097

328,701

25,831

268,899

Shares Redeemed

(2,943,490)

(29,535,926)

(1,419,526)

(14,455,762)

  Net Increase/(Decrease)

  (1,127,622)

$(11,829,243)

  4,106,086

$ 41,215,157




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Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

Class A

January 1, 2020
through December 31, 2020

January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2019

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares Sold

833

$       8,706

2,931

$    29,803

Shares Reinvested

27

281

17

179

Shares Redeemed

(1,220)

(12,750)

(4)

(43)

  Net Increase/(Decrease)

(360)

$    (3,763)

2,944

$    29,939


Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

Institutional Class

January 1, 2020
through December 31, 2020

January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2019

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares Sold

1,534,715

$ 14,932,812

11,977,779

$119,628,743

Shares Reinvested

30,884

328,298

17,570

181,325

Shares Redeemed

(5,168,444)

(50,480,349)

(4,802,813)

(48,128,934)

  Net Increase/(Decrease)

  (3,602,845)

$(35,219,239)

  7,192,536

$ 71,681,134


Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

Class A

January 1, 2020
through December 31, 2020

January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2019

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares Sold

408

$       4,214

7,472

$    75,385

Shares Reinvested

1

14

5

51

Shares Redeemed

(3,616)

(37,669)

(4,117)

(41,386)

  Net Increase/(Decrease)

(3,207)

$  (33,441)

3,360

$    34,050


Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

Institutional Class

January 1, 2020
through December 31, 2020

January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2019

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares Sold

2,362,454

$ 23,733,523

8,206,389

$ 82,137,434

Shares Reinvested

211,442

2,258,198

6,872

71,399

Shares Redeemed

(3,258,700)

(32,594,458)

(2,815,716)

(28,099,920)

  Net Increase/(Decrease)

  (684,804)

$ (6,602,737)

  5,397,545

$ 54,108,913


Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

Class A

January 1, 2020
through December 31, 2020

January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2019

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares Sold

3,428

$     35,643

5,343

$    54,159

Shares Reinvested

15

158

3

36

Shares Redeemed

(6,108)

(64,257)

(2,347)

(23,964)

  Net Increase/(Decrease)

(2,665)

$  (28,456)

2,999

$    30,231




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9.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that may contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against a Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, management considers the risk of loss from such claims to be remote.


10.  TAX MATTERS


Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at December 31, 2020 is $29,047,687. As of December 31, 2020, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $2,402,414 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $168,019 for a net unrealized appreciation of $2,234,395.


Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at December 31, 2020 is $34,724,030. As of December 31, 2020, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $2,975,654 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $315,109 for a net unrealized appreciation of $2,660,545.


Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at December 31, 2020 is $46,150,217. As of December 31, 2020, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $4,072,099 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $424,282 for a net unrealized appreciation of $3,647,817.


The difference between the book cost and tax cost of investments of each Fund represents disallowed wash sales for tax purposes.


The permanent reclassifications were mainly due to net operating losses forfeiture and excise tax. At December 31, 2020 the following reclassifications were made:


  

Distributable Earnings

Paid in Capital

Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

$        438

$       (438)

Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

$ 180,523

$(180,523)

Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

$        621

$      (621)


Each Fund’s distributable earnings on a tax basis is determined only at the end of each fiscal year. As of December 31, 2020, each Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:



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Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund

Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund

Tactical Growth Allocation Fund

Accumulated undistributed ordinary income (loss)

$ 1,121,655

$   981,833

$ 1,407,371

Accumulated undistributed capital gain (loss)

76,958

-

4,051

Capital loss carryforward

-

(321,758)

-

Other accumulated losses

(1,282,080)

(1,430,317)

(2,190,632)

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

2,234,395

2,660,545

3,647,817

Total Distributable Earnings/(Deficit)

$ 2,150,928

$ 1,890,303

$ 2,868,607


For the year ended December 31, 2020, the cumulative deferred losses on straddles were $1,282,080 for the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the cumulative deferred losses on straddles were $1,430,317 for the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the cumulative deferred losses on straddles were $2,190,632 for the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund.


As of December 31, 2020, the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund has a $321,758 non-expiring short-term capital loss carryforward which can be used to offset capital gains in future years.


During the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019, the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $269,078.


For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $328,982.


During the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019, the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $181,376.


For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $328,327.


During the period June 10, 2019 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2019, the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $71,435.


For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $2,253,292 and a long-term capital gain distribution of $5,064.




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11.  BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act.  As of December 31, 2020, TD Ameritrade, Inc. held approximately 90% of the voting securities of the Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, 88% of the voting securities of the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and 94% of the voting securities of the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund and may be deemed to control the Funds.


12.  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT


In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management has concluded these changes do not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.


13.  MARKET RISK


Overall market risks may also affect the value of each Fund. Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels and political events affect the securities markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issue, recessions and depressions, or other events could have a significant impact on a Fund and its investments and could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV, and may impair market liquidity, thereby increasing liquidity risk. The Funds could lose money over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during more prolonged market downturns.  During a general market downturn, multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. Changes in market conditions and interest rates can have the same impact on all types of securities and instruments.


An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and has now been detected globally. This coronavirus has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be



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foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.


14. CHANGE OF SERVICE PROVIDER (UNAUDITED)

 

At its November 22, 2019 special meeting, the Board and the Independent Directors, with the approval and recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected Cohen & Company, Ltd.  (“Cohen”), to replace Sanville & Company (“Sanville”), as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds for the Funds’ fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. For the previous fiscal period, Sanville audited the Funds’ financial statements. Sanville’s audit reports on the financial statements of the Funds for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2019 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Funds and Sanville on accounting principles, financial statement disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to Sanville’s satisfaction, would have caused Sanville to make reference to the disagreement in their report on the financial statements for such year.


15.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


During the tax year ended December 31, 2020, the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund and Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund each inadvertently failed to distribute to its respective shareholders its accumulated ordinary income from the tax year ended December 31, 2019 in amounts required by Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. In order to meet the distribution requirements under Subchapter M to maintain RIC status, the Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund and Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund each paid a “deficiency dividend,” as described in Section 860(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, in the amounts of $981,833 and $647,982, respectively, to its shareholders on March 9, 2021. The payment of this “deficiency dividend” fulfills each Fund’s distribution requirement for RIC qualification purposes, thereby preserving the Fund’s RIC status for both the December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 tax years. CFS has agreed to indemnify each Fund for interest and other expenses, if any, incurred as a result of these distributions.


On February 19, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the reorganization of each Fund into a new series of Tactical Investment Series Trust, subject to the approval of each Fund’s shareholders.


Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no other events requiring disclosure or recognition.





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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Shareholders of Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund and Board of Trustees of Collaborative Investment Series Trust


Opinion on the Financial Statements


We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, purchased options, and written options, of  Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund, and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Collaborative Investment Series Trust, as of December 31, 2020, the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, the related notes, and the financial highlights for the year in the period then ended (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 December 31, 2020, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


The Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights for the period ended December 31, 2019, were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 24, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.


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 audit.  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 audit 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 audit 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 December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audit 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.


We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2019.


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COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

March 11, 2021



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TACTICAL FUNDS

EXPENSE ILLUSTRATION

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



 Expense Example


As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs which typically consist of management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.


The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held during the entire six month period, July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.


Actual Expenses


The first line of each table below 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 the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.


Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes


The second line of each table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s 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 these 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.



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TACTICAL FUNDS

EXPENSE ILLUSTRATION (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)






 Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund - Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Account Value

Ending

Account Value

Expenses Paid

During the Period*

 

July 1, 2020

December 31, 2020

July 1, 2020 to

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,108.38

$11.71

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,014.03

$11.19

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 2.21%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund - Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Account Value

Ending

Account Value

Expenses Paid

During the Period*

 

July 1, 2020

December 31, 2020

July 1, 2020 to

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,110.02

$10.40

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.28

$9.93

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.96%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund - Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Account Value

Ending

Account Value

Expenses Paid

During the Period*

 

July 1, 2020

December 31, 2020

July 1, 2020 to

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,122.65

$11.95

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,013.88

$11.34

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 2.24%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).



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TACTICAL FUNDS

EXPENSE ILLUSTRATION (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)






Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund - Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Account Value

Ending

Account Value

Expenses Paid

During the Period*

 

July 1, 2020

December 31, 2020

July 1, 2020 to

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,124.03

$10.52

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.23

$9.98

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.97%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tactical Growth Allocation Fund - Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Account Value

Ending

Account Value

Expenses Paid

During the Period*

 

July 1, 2020

December 31, 2020

July 1, 2020 to

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,132.95

$11.90

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,013.98

$11.24

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 2.22%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tactical Growth Allocation Fund - Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Account Value

Ending

Account Value

Expenses Paid

During the Period*

 

July 1, 2020

December 31, 2020

July 1, 2020 to

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,135.67

$10.58

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.23

$9.98

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.97%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).




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TACTICAL FUNDS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)




PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS


The Funds file their complete schedule of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Form N-PORT filing must be made within 60 days of the end of the quarter. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also obtain copies by calling the Funds at 1-800-869-1679, free of charge.


PROXY VOTING


The Funds’ proxy voting policies, procedures and voting records relating to common stock securities in each Fund’s investment portfolio are available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds’ toll-free telephone number 1-800-869-1679.  The Funds will send this information within three business days of receipt of the request, by first class mail or other means designed to ensure prompt delivery. The Funds’ proxy information is also available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund(s) voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-869-1679 or referring to the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

 

LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM


The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Funds’ investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources.

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program Committee (the “Committee”) reviewed the Funds’ investments and determined that the Funds held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. Accordingly, the Committee concluded that (i) the Funds’ liquidity risk management program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) the Funds’ liquidity risk management program has been effectively implemented.










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TACTICAL FUNDS

TRUSTEE & OFFICERS

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



The following tables provide information about Board and the senior officers of the Trust. Information about each Trustee is provided below and includes each person’s: name, address, age (as of the date of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end), present position(s) held with the Trust, principal occupations for the past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each person listed below is c/o Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-4003. Unless otherwise noted, each officer is elected annually by the Board.


The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.


Name Address2 and Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

Term of Office/Length of  Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex1 Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years

Dean Drulias, Esq.

Birth Year:  1947

 

Trustee

Indefinite/

November 2017 - present

Attorney (self-employed), since 2012

16

None

Shawn Orser

Birth Year:  1975

Trustee

Indefinite/

November 2017 - present

CEO, Seaside Advisory (6/2016-Present); Executive Vice President, Seaside Advisory (2009-6/2016).

16

None

Fredrick Stoleru

Birth Year: 1971

Trustee

Indefinite/

November 2017 - present

Chief Executive Officer and President of Atlas Resources LLC since February 2017,  Senior Vice President, Atlas Energy, 2015-2017, Vice President of the General Partner of Atlas Growth Partners, L.P. since 2013

16

None



The Independent trustees are paid $500 each for meetings.




1The “Fund Complex” consists of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust.

2 The address for each Trustee listed is 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147




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TACTICAL FUNDS

TRUSTEE & OFFICERS (CONTINUED)

DECEMBER 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, and each officer of the Trust.


Name, Address3 and Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

Term of Office/ Length of  Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex 2 Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years

Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq.1

Year of Birth:  1974

Trustee

Indefinite/

November 2017 - present

Managing Director of Belpointe Group of Companies since 2004 and Member of Board of Belpointe Asset Management, LLC

16

None

Gregory Skidmore1

Year of Birth: 1976

Trustee and President

since November 2017

President, Belpointe Asset Management, LLC since 2007.

16

N/A

Brandon Pokersnik

Year of Birth: 1978

Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

since November 2017

Accountant, Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since 2008; Attorney Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since June 2016; Owner/President, Empirical Administration, LLC, since September 2012.

N/A

N/A

Adam Snitkoff

Year of Birth:  1965

Treasurer

since November 2017

Tax Attorney (self-employed), since 2012

N/A

N/A














1 Brandon E. Lacoff, Esq. is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, as amended, because of his ownership interest in the former Adviser.  Gregory Skidmore is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the 1940 Act, as amended, because of his affiliation with the former Adviser.

2The “Fund Complex” consists of the Collaborative Investment Series Trust.

3 The address for each Trustee and Officer listed is 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147.



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PRIVACY NOTICE

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST


FACTS

WHAT DOES THE COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST 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 depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:


 Social Security number and wire transfer instructions

  account transactions and transaction history

  investment experience and purchase history

 
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

 

How?

All financial companies need to share customers’ 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 the Collaborative Investment Series Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

 

 

Reasons we can share your personal information:

Do we  share information?

Can you limit
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 records.

NO

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness.

NO

We don’t share

For our affiliates to market to you

NO

We don’t share

For non-affiliates to market to you

NO

We don’t share

QUESTIONS?  

Call 1-800-595-4866







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PRIVACY NOTICE (CONTINUED)

COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST


What we do:

How does the Collaborative Investment Series Trust 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.


Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does the Collaborative Investment Series Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you


 open an account or deposit money

 direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell   

     your securities

 seek advice about your investments


We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why cant 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 nonaffiliates 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 non-financial companies.

  The Collaborative Investment Series Trust     

     does not share with affiliates.

Non-affiliates

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


 The Collaborative Investment Series Trust

    does not share with non-affiliates so they can

    market to you.

Joint marketing

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

 The Collaborative Investment Series Trust  

             doesn’t jointly market.



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Investment Adviser

Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC


 

Sub-Advisers

Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc.

Exceed Advisory, LLC

Tuttle Tactical Management, LLC

Synergy Financial Management, LLC

 


Distributor

Arbor Court Capital, LLC


 

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC

 


Custodian

U.S. Bank N.A.

 

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP


 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.



Fund Administrator

Collaborative Fund Services, LLC







This report is provided for the general information of Tactical Conservative Allocation Fund, Tactical Moderate Allocation Fund and Tactical Growth Allocation Fund shareholders.  It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains more complete information about the Funds.







Item 2. Code of Ethics.


(a)

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.


(b)

For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:


(1) Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

(2) Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;

(3) Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;

(4) The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and

(5) Accountability for adherence to the code.


(c)

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith. Copies of the code of ethics would be made available free of charge, by writing or calling the Fund at 1-800-869-1679 or by mail to 8000 Town Centre Drive Suite 400 Broadview Heights, OH  44147.


Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.


(a) The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Fred Stoleru is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Stoleru is independent for purposes of this Item 3.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.


(a) Audit Fees

FY 2020

$ 33,000

FY 2019

$ 30,000


(b) Audit-Related Fees

Registrant


FY 2020

$ 0

FY 2019

$ 0

Nature of the fees:

N/A


(c) Tax Fees

Registrant


FY 2020

$ 9,000

FY 2019

$ 6,000

Nature of the fees:

Tax filing and preparation.


(d) All Other Fees

Registrant


FY 2020

$ 0

FY 2019

$ 0

Nature of the fees:


(e)

(1) The Registrant's audit committee has reviewed the scope and plan of the independent public accountants' annual and interim examinations, approve the services (other than the annual audit) to be performed for the Registrant by the independent public accountants and approve the fees and other compensation payable to the independent accountants.


(f)  Not applicable


(g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:


Registrant

Adviser


FY

2020

  N/A

  N/A

FY

2019

  N/A

  N/A


(h)

The registrant's audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies.  Not applicable.


Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.


Not applicable – schedule filed with Item 1.


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


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


The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of directors.


Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.


(a)

Disclosure Controls & Procedures.  Principal executive and financial officers have concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls & procedures are effective based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.


(b)

Internal Controls.  There were no significant changes in Registrant’s internal controls of in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.  Not applicable.


Item 13.  Exhibits


(a)(1)  EX-99.CODE ETH.  Filed herewith.


(a)(2)  EX-99.CERT.  Filed herewith.


(a)(3)  Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable.


(b)  EX-99.906CERT.  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.


Collaborative Investment Series Trust



By /s/Gregory Skidmore

* Gregory Skidmore

   Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust


Date:  March 11, 2021



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


By /s/Gregory Skidmore

* Gregory Skidmore

   Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Trust


Date:  March 11, 2021



By /s/Adam Snitkoff

* Adam Snitkoff

   Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust


Date:  March 11, 2021