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ABSOLUTE
STRATEGIES
FUND
SCHEDULE
OF
INVESTMENTS
(Unaudited)
December
31,
2022
1
Absolute
Funds
Principal
Security
Description
Rate
Maturity
Value
Asset
Backed
Obligations
-
0.4%
$
26,022‌
Adjustable
Rate
Mortgage
Trust,
Series 2005-12 2A1 
(a)
3.74%
03/25/36
$
19,304‌
11,443‌
Adjustable
Rate
Mortgage
Trust,
Series 2006-1 3A3 
(a)
3.49 
03/25/36
9,394‌
6,848‌
Banc
of
America
Funding
Corp.,
Series 2006-E 2A1 
(a)
3.54 
06/20/36
6,160‌
14,922‌
Banc
of
America
Funding
Corp.,
Series 2007-E 4A1 
(a)
3.74 
07/20/47
13,987‌
28,215‌
CitiMortgage
Alternative
Loan
Trust,
Series 2006-A7 1A12
6.00 
12/25/36
24,365‌
10,525‌
CitiMortgage
Alternative
Loan
Trust,
Series 2007-A4 1A6
5.75 
04/25/37
9,393‌
8,988‌
Countrywide
Alternative
Loan
Trust,
Series 2005-50CB 1A1
5.50 
11/25/35
7,367‌
12,803‌
Countrywide
Home
Loan
Mortgage
Pass-Through
Trust,
Series 2007-HY5 1A1 
(a)
3.97 
09/25/47
9,456‌
28,196‌
IndyMac
Index
Mortgage
Loan
Trust,
Series 2006-AR25 3A1 
(a)
3.49 
09/25/36
19,171‌
6,674‌
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust,
Series 2007-A2 4A1M 
(a)
3.23 
04/25/37
5,446‌
14,492‌
Structured
Adjustable
Rate
Mortgage
Loan
Trust,
Series 2007-3 3A1 
(a)
3.49 
04/25/47
7,477‌
Total
Asset
Backed
Obligations
(Cost
$106,973)
131,520‌
Shares
Security
Description
Value
Investment
Companies
-
37.8%
689,143‌
Absolute
Capital
Opportunities
Fund 
(b)(c)
6,546,856‌
109,294‌
Absolute
Convertible
Arbitrage
Fund 
(b)
1,176,006‌
501,907‌
Absolute
Flexible
Fund 
(b)
5,084,315‌
1,500‌
SPDR
Gold
Shares
ETF 
(c)
254,460‌
Total
Investment
Companies
(Cost
$13,266,939)
13,061,637‌
Exchange
Traded
Funds
-
2.5%
26,763‌
Absolute
Select
Value
ETF 
(b)
744,721‌
2,000‌
ETFMG
Prime
Junior
Silver
Miners
ETF 
21,100‌
4,000‌
VanEck
Gold
Miners
ETF/USA 
114,640‌
Total
Exchange
Traded
Funds
(Cost
$897,659)
880,461‌
Money
Market
Fund
-
43.0%
14,878,436‌
First
American
Treasury
Obligations
Fund,
Class X,
4.20% 
(d)
(Cost
$14,878,436)
14,878,436‌
Contracts
Security
Description
Strike
Price
Exp.
Date
Notional
Contract
Value
Value
Purchased
Options
-
1.5%
Call
Options
Purchased
-
0.3%
400‌
Apple,
Inc.
$
135.00‌
01/23
$
5,400,000‌
25,200‌
1,000‌
SPDR
S&P
500
ETF
Trust
425.00‌
01/23
42,500,000‌
1,000‌
500‌
SPDR
S&P
500
ETF
Trust
415.00‌
02/23
20,750,000‌
91,000‌
Total
Call
Options
Purchased
(Premiums
Paid
$141,984)
117,200‌
Put
Options
Purchased
-
1.2%
1,000‌
Apple,
Inc.
110.00‌
01/23
12,993,000‌
41,000‌
1,500‌
Apple,
Inc.
100.00‌
02/23
19,489,500‌
115,500‌
500‌
Apple,
Inc.
95.00‌
04/23
6,496,500‌
71,250‌
1,000‌
Bank
of
America
Corp.
25.00‌
01/23
3,312,000‌
3,000‌
1,000‌
Pfizer,
Inc.
32.50‌
03/23
5,124,000‌
4,500‌
750‌
SPDR
S&P
500
ETF
Trust
350.00‌
01/23
28,682,250‌
71,250‌
750‌
SPDR
S&P
500
ETF
Trust
320.00‌
03/23
28,682,250‌
113,250‌
Total
Put
Options
Purchased
(Premiums
Paid
$627,185)
419,750‌
Total
Purchased
Options
(Premiums
Paid
$769,169)
536,950‌
Investments,
at
value
-
85.2%
(Cost
$29,919,176)
$
29,489,004‌
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
14.8%
5,105,813‌
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
$
34,594,817‌
ABSOLUTE
STRATEGIES
FUND
NOTES
TO
SCHEDULE
OF
INVESTMENTS
(Unaudited)
December
31,
2022
2
Absolute
Funds
At
December
3
1
,
2022
,
the
Fund
held
the
following
exchange
traded
futures
contracts:
Affiliated
investments
are
investments
that
are
managed
by
the
adviser,
and
are
noted
in
the
Absolute
Strategies
Fund’s
Schedule
of
Investments.
Transactions
during
the
period
with
affiliates
were
as
follows:
At
December
31,
2022,
the
value
of
investments
in
affiliated
companies
was
$13,551,898
representing
39.2%
of
net
assets,
and
the
total
cost
was
$13,800,537.
Net
unrealized
depreciation
was
$(248,639),
the
net
change
in
unrealized
depreciation
was
$(756,557)
net
realized
gain
was
$195,801,
total
capital
gain
distributions
were
$43,559
and
investment
income
was
$110,134.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
inputs
used
to
value
the
Fund's investments
and
other
financial
instruments
and
liabilities
as
of
December
31,
2022.
The
Fund
has
a
three-tier
fair
value
hierarchy.
The
basis
of
the
tiers
is
dependent
upon
the
various
“inputs”
used
to
determine
the
value
of
the
Fund’s
investments.
These
inputs
are
summarized
in
the
three
broad
levels
listed
below:
Level
1
–
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
assets
ETF
Exchange
Traded
Fund
(a)
Variable
rate
security,
the
interest
rate
of
which
adjusts
periodically
based
on
changes
in
current
interest
rates.
Rate
represented
is
as
of
December
31,
2022.
(b)
Affiliated
Company.
(c)
Non-income
producing
security.
(d)
Dividend
yield
changes
daily
to
reflect
current
market
conditions.
Rate
was
the
quoted
yield
as
of
December
31,
2022.
Contracts
Description
Expiration
Date
Notional
Contract
Value
Value
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(60‌)
S&P
500
E-mini
Future
03/17/23
$
(11,699,017‌)
$
(11,583,000‌)
$
116,017‌
Exchange
Traded
Fund
Absolute
Select
Value
ETF
Balance
3/31/2022
Gross
Additions
Gross
Reductions
Change
in
Unrealized
Depreciation
Balance
12/31/2022
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Capital
Gain
Distributions
Investment
Income
Shares/
Principal
9,763‌
22,000‌
(5,000‌)
–‌
26,763‌
Cost
$
285,026‌
$
638,220‌
$
(150,360‌)
$
–‌
$
772,886‌
$
(10,193‌)
$
–‌
$
8,417‌
Value
292,109‌
–‌
–‌
(35,248‌)
744,721‌
Investment
Companies
Absolute
Capital
Opportunities
Fund
Balance
3/31/2022
Gross
Additions
Gross
Reductions
Change
in
Unrealized
Depreciation
Balance
12/31/2022
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Capital
Gain
Distributions
Investment
Income
Shares/
Principal
689,232‌
–‌
(89‌)
–‌
689,143‌
Cost
$
6,892,324‌
$
–‌
$
(896‌)
$
–‌
$
6,891,428‌
$
(896‌)
$
–‌
$
–‌
Value
6,954,355‌
–‌
–‌
(406,603‌)
6,546,856‌
Absolute
Convertible
Arbitrage
Fund
Balance
3/31/2022
Gross
Additions
Gross
Reductions
Change
in
Unrealized
Depreciation
Balance
12/31/2022
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Capital
Gain
Distributions
Investment
Income
Shares/
Principal
568,483‌
2,491‌
(461,680‌)
–‌
109,294‌
Cost
$
5,882,727‌
$
26,985‌
$
(4,793,109‌)
$
–‌
$
1,116,603‌
$
206,890‌
$
23,939‌
$
14,701‌
Value
6,321,531‌
–‌
–‌
(379,401‌)
1,176,006‌
Absolute
Flexible
Fund
Balance
3/31/2022
Gross
Additions
Gross
Reductions
Change
in
Unrealized
Appreciation
Balance
12/31/2022
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Capital
Gain
Distributions
Investment
Income
Shares/
Principal
–‌
501,907‌
–‌
501,907‌
Cost
$
–‌
$
5,019,620‌
$
–‌
$
5,019,620‌
$
–‌
$
19,620‌
$
87,016‌
Value
$
–‌
–‌
–‌
$
64,695‌
5,084,315‌
ABSOLUTE
STRATEGIES
FUND
NOTES
TO
SCHEDULE
OF
INVESTMENTS
(Unaudited)
December
31,
2022
3
Absolute
Funds
Level
2
–
Prices
determined
using
significant
other
observable
inputs
(including
quoted
prices
for
similar
securities,
interest
rates,
prepayment
speeds,
credit
risk,
etc.).
Short-term
securities
with
maturities
of
sixty
days
or
less
are
valued
at
amortized
cost,
which
approximates
market
value,
and
are
categorized
as
Level
2
in
the
hierarchy.
Municipal
securities,
long-term
U.S.
government
obligations
and
corporate
debt
securities
are
valued
in
accordance
with
the
evaluated
price
supplied
by
the
pricing
service
and
generally
categorized
as
Level
2
in
the
hierarchy.
Other
securities
that
are
categorized
as
Level
2
in
the
hierarchy
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
warrants
that
do
not
trade
on
an
exchange,
securities
valued
at
the
mean
between
the
last
reported
bid
and
ask
quotation
and
international
equity
securities
valued
by
an
independent
third
party
with
adjustments
for
changes
in
value
between
the
time
of
the
securities
respective
local
market
closes
and
the
close
of
the
U.S.
market.
Level
3
–
significant
unobservable
inputs
(including
the
Fund’s
own
assumptions
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
investments)
The
inputs
or
methodology
used
for
valuing
securities
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
associated
with
investing
in
those
securities.
* Other
Financial
Instruments
are
derivatives
not
reflected
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments,
such
as
futures,
which
are
valued
at
the
unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) at
period
end. 
THE
PORTFOLIO
OF
INVESTMENTS
SHOULD
BE
READ
IN
CONJUNCTION
WITH
THE
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
AND
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
WHICH
ARE
INCLUDED
IN
THE
FUND’S
AUDITED
ANNUAL
REPORT
OR
SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.
THESE
REPORTS
INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
ABOUT
THE
FUND’S
SECURITY
VALUATION
POLICIES
AND
ABOUT
CERTAIN
SECURITY
TYPES
INVESTED
BY
THE
FUND. 
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Investments
at
Value
Asset
Backed
Obligations
$
–‌
$
131,520‌
$
–‌
$
131,520‌
Investment
Companies
13,061,637‌
–‌
–‌
13,061,637‌
Exchange
Traded
Funds
880,461‌
–‌
–‌
880,461‌
Money
Market
Fund
–‌
14,878,436‌
–‌
14,878,436‌
Purchased
Options
347,950‌
189,000‌
–‌
536,950‌
Investments
at
Value
$
14,290,048‌
$
15,198,956‌
$
–‌
$
29,489,004‌
Other
Financial
Instruments*
Futures
116,017‌
–‌
–‌
116,017‌
Total
Other
Financial
Instruments*
$
116,017‌
$
–‌
$
–‌
$
116,017‌