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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04316

MIDAS SERIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

11 Hanover Square, 12th Floor
New York, NY
 
10005
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Russell L. Kamerman, Esq.
Midas Series Trust
11 Hanover Square, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-212-785-0900
 
 

 
Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2019



Item 1. Schedule of Investments

   
MIDAS FUND
   
   
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
   
   
March 31, 2019
   
   
(Unaudited)
   
         
Shares     Value
 

  Common Stocks (118.25%)
 
   
Major Precious Metals Producers (32.95%)
   
                       35,000
 
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
 $               1,522,500
 
                       98,048
 
Barrick Gold Corporation
1,344,238
 
                       51,000
 
Fresnillo plc
                     578,695
 
44,000
 
Newcrest Mining Limited
                     797,323
 
14,000
 
Rio Tinto plc
823,900
 
     
                  5,066,656
 
   
Intermediate Precious Metals Producers (55.64%)
   
225,000
 
Alamos Gold Inc.
                  1,143,000
 
275,000
 
B2Gold Corp. (a)
                     772,750
 
13,500
 
Endeavour Mining Corp. (a)
202,710
 
325,000
 
Evolution Mining Limited
844,959
 
10,000
 
Franco-Nevada Corporation
750,500
 
14,500
 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.
440,945
 
102,500
 
Northern Star Resources Limited
651,656
 
241,000
 
OceanaGold Corporation
757,663
 
50,000
 
Pretium Resources Inc. (a)
428,000
 
5,300
 
Royal Gold, Inc.
481,929
 
450,000
 
Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (a)
927,005
 
80,000
 
SSR Mining Inc. (a)
1,012,800
 
6,000
  Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
 142,920  
      8,556,837
   
Junior Precious Metals Producers (9.46%)
   
15,000
 
Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC
90,366
 
400,000
 
Hummingbird Resources PLC (a)
108,153
 
47,800
 
Maverix Metals Inc. (a)
88,734
 
17,500
 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.
196,700
 
900,000
 
Roxgold Inc. (a)
619,784
 
27,000
 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (a)
147,960
 
350,000
 
Silver Lake Resources Ltd. (a)
203,870
 
     
1,455,567
 
   
Other Natural Resources Companies (20.20%)
   
34,534
 
Ciner Resources LP
871,983
 
24,643
 
iShares Silver Trust (a)
                     349,438
 
8,000
 
Minerals Technologies Inc.
                     470,320
 
11,600
 
SPDR Gold Trust (a)
                  1,415,316
 
     
                  3,107,057
 
         
   
Total investments (Cost $17,801,261) (118.25%) (b)
                18,186,117
 
   
Liabilities in excess of cash and other assets (-18.25%)
                (2,807,068
)
         
   
Net assets (100.00%)
 $             15,379,049
 
         
(a) Non-income producing.
 
(b) The Fund's total investment portfolio value of $18,186,117 has been pledged as collateral for borrowings under the Fund's credit facility.  As of March 31, 2019, there was $2,816,528 in outstanding borrowing.
ADR means "American Depositary Receipt."

See notes to unaudited Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

   
MIDAS MAGIC
 
   
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
 
   
March 31, 2019
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
       
Shares
    Value

  Common Stocks (123.41%)

   
Automotive Dealers and Gasoline Service Stations (3.68%)
 
                            500
 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)
 $                  512,060
       
   
Automotive Repair, Services, and Parking (2.13%)
 
                            800
 
AMERCO
                     297,208
       
   
Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, and Mobile Home Dealers (2.13%)
 
1,550
 
The Home Depot, Inc.
                     297,429
       
   
Business Services (41.91%)
 
                         1,670
 
Alphabet Inc. Class A (a)
                  1,965,406
                         2,300
 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)
                     290,927
                       13,400
 
Mastercard Incorporated Class A
                  3,155,030
                         6,500
 
Robert Half International Inc.
                     423,540
     
                  5,834,903
   
Chemical and Allied Products (9.66%)
 
                            900
 
Biogen Inc. (a)
                     212,742
                         6,300
 
Johnson & Johnson
                     880,677
                         3,700
 
Westlake Chemical Corporation
                     251,082
     
1,344,501
   
Communications (2.74%)
 
                            650
 
The Walt Disney Company
                       72,169
                       11,000
 
Viacom Inc. Class B
                     308,770
     
                     380,939
   
Depository Institutions (4.94%)
 
                         6,800
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
                     688,364
       
   
Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment and Components, except Computer Equipment (8.94%)
                         2,300
 
Acuity Brands, Inc.
276,023
                         5,000
 
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)
248,400
                         1,400
 
Broadcom Inc.
420,994
                         1,500
 
IPG Photonics Corporation (a)
                     227,670
                         1,750
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
                       71,680
     
                  1,244,767
   
Fabricated Metal Products, except Machinery and Transportation Equipment (1.40%)
                         1,250
 
Snap-on Incorporated
                     195,650
       
   
Food and Kindred Products (2.39%)
 
                         4,800
 
Tyson Foods, Inc.
333,264
       
   
Food Stores (1.24%)
 
                         7,000
 
The Kroger Co.
                     172,200
       
   
Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Stores (2.02%)
 
                         5,000
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
                     281,350
       
   
Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipments (3.27%)
 
                         2,400
 
Apple Inc.
                     455,880
       
   
Insurance Carriers (15.35%)
 
                         8,330
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)
                  1,673,414
                         7,500
 
Essent Group Ltd. (a)
                     325,875
                         1,500
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
                     137,820
     
                  2,137,109
   
Real Estate (2.93%)
 
                       10,000
 
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (a)
                     407,300
       
   
Security and Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, and Services (4.09%)
 
                         1,600
 
Ameriprise Financial Inc.
                     204,960
                            669
 
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.
                       93,660
                         2,700
 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
                     270,324
     
                     568,944
   
Tobacco Products (1.50%)
 
5,000
 
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
208,600
       
   
Transportation By Air (1.04%)
 
                         5,500
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
                     144,375
       
   
Transportation Equipment (9.90%)
 
                         2,650
 
LCI Industries
                     203,573
                         1,750
 
Lear Corporation
237,493
                         5,500
 
Magna International Inc.
267,795
                         3,000
 
Oshkosh Corporation
225,390
                         4,500
 
PACCAR Inc.
306,630
                         2,200
 
Thor Industries, Inc.
137,214
     
                  1,378,095
   
Wholesale Trade (2.15%)
 
                         3,700
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
298,775
       
   
Total investments (Cost $9,500,495 (123.41%) (b)
                17,181,713
   
Liabilities in excess of cash and other assets (-23.41)
                (3,259,405)
       
   
Net assets (100.00%)
 $             13,922,308
       
(a) Non-income producing.
 
(b) The Fund's total investment portfolio value of $17,181,713 has been pledged as collateral for borrowings under the Fund's credit facility.  As of March 31, 2019 there was $3,187,150 in outstanding borrowing.

See notes to unaudited Schedule of Portfolio Investments.


Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (Unaudited)

Valuation of Investments
Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Most equity securities for which the primary market is in the United States are usually valued at the official closing price, last sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the closing bid price. Most equity securities for which the primary market is outside the United States are usually valued using the official closing price or the last sale price in the principal market in which they are traded. If the last sale price on the local exchange is unavailable, the last evaluated quote or closing bid price normally is used. In the event of an unexpected closing of the primary market or exchange, a security may continue to trade on one or more other markets, and the price as reflected on those other trading venues may be more reflective of the security’s value than an earlier price from the primary market or exchange. Accordingly, a Fund may seek to use these additional sources of pricing data or information when prices from the primary market or exchange are unavailable or are earlier and less representative of current market value. Gold and silver bullion are valued at 4:00 p.m. ET, at the mean between the last bid and asked quotations of the Bloomberg Composite (NY) Spot Price for that metal. Certain debt securities may be priced through pricing services that may utilize a matrix pricing system which takes into consideration factors such as yields, prices, maturities, call features, and ratings on comparable securities or according to prices quoted by a securities dealer that offers pricing services. Open end investment companies are valued at their net asset value. Foreign securities markets may be open on days when the U.S. markets are closed. For this reason, the value of any foreign securities owned by a Fund could change on a day when shareholders cannot buy or sell shares of the Fund. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or reliable and other assets may be valued as determined in good faith by the Investment Manager under the direction of or pursuant to procedures approved by each Fund’s Board of Trustees, called “fair value pricing.” Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation, fair value pricing values may differ from the values that would have been used had a readily available and reliable market quotation for the securities existed. These differences in valuation could be material. A security’s valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market prices. A fair value price is an estimate and there is no assurance that such price will be at or close to the price at which a security is next quoted or traded.

Value Measurements
Inputs to valuation methods are prioritized by a three level hierarchy as follows:
 
• Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities including securities actively traded on a securities exchange.
 
• Level 2 - observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability which may include quoted prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates, and similar data.
 
• Level 3 - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability.
 
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 for the security, 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 investments categorized in level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, 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 and methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to a Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
Equity securities (common and preferred stock) – Most publicly traded equity securities are valued normally at the most recent official closing price, last sale price, evaluated quote, or closing bid price. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they may be categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Equities on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments may be categorized in level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2019 in valuing each Fund’s assets. Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments for detailed information on specific investments

MIDAS FUND
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
       
 
Investments, at value
       
   
Common stocks
$      18,186,117
$       -
$        -
$   18,186,117
 
Total investments, at value
$      18,186,117
$       -
$        -
$   18,186,117

MIDAS MAGIC
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
       
 
Investments, at value
       
   
Common stocks
$     17,181,713
$         -
$        -
$   17,181,713
 
Total investments, at value
$     17,181,713
$         -
$        -
$   17,181,713

There were no securities transferred from level 1 on December 31, 2018 to level 2 on March 31, 2019.

Cost for Federal Income Tax Purposes
The aggregate cost of investments for tax purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. As of March 31, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, subject to changes, the aggregate cost, gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation), and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments are summarized as follows:

 
Federal Income
Gross Unrealized
Net Unrealized
Tax Cost
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Appreciation (Depreciation)
Midas Fund
$     17,801,261
$          2,705,470
$       (  2,320,614)
$                  384,856
Midas Magic
$       9,500,495
$          8,167,655
$       (     486,437)
$               7,681,218

Portfolio Concentration
Each Fund operates as a “non-diversified” investment company, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), which means that the portion of the Fund’s assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer and the amount of the outstanding voting securities of a particular issuer held by a Fund are not limited by the 1940 Act. Each Fund, however, currently intends to continue to conduct its operations so as to qualify as a “regulated investment company” for purposes of the IRC, which currently requires that, at the end of each quarter of the taxable year, with respect to 50% of a Fund’s total assets, the Fund limits to 5% the portion of its total assets invested in the securities of a single issuer. There are no such limitations with respect to the balance of a Fund’s portfolio, although no single investment can exceed 25% of a Fund’s total assets at the time of purchase. A more concentrated portfolio may cause a Fund’s net asset value to be more volatile and thus may subject shareholders to more risk.

Foreign Securities Risk
Investments in the securities of foreign issuers involve special risks which include changes in foreign exchange rates and the possibility of future adverse political, tax, and economic developments, which could adversely affect the value of such securities. Moreover, securities of foreign issuers and securities traded in foreign markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of U.S. issuers and markets. In addition, in certain foreign countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in the securities of issuers domiciled in those countries.



Item 2.  Controls and Procedures

(a)  
The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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

Item 3. Exhibits

(a)  
Certifications of the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.



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.
 
Midas Series Trust

By: /s/ Thomas B. Winmill
Thomas B. Winmill, President

Date: May 15, 2019
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act 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/ Thomas B. Winmill
Thomas B. Winmill, President

Date: May 15, 2019
 
By: /s/ Thomas O'Malley
Thomas O'Malley, Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: May 15, 2019
 
Exhibit Index
 
(a)
Certifications of the registrant's principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act. (EX-99.CERT)