Washington, D.C. 20549
116 South Franklin Street, Post Office Box 69, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802
A. Vason Hamrick
116 South Franklin Street, Post Office Box 69, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802
Item 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Annual Report 2011
May 31, 2011
FMX Growth Allocation Fund
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the FMX Growth Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. The Fund’s shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. The Fund’s shares are not insured by the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board or any other agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal amount invested. Neither the Fund nor the Fund’s distributor is a bank.
The FMX Growth Allocation Fund is distributed by Capital Investment Group, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 17 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27603. There is no affiliation between the FMX Growth Allocation Fund, including its principals, and Capital Investment Group, Inc.
Statements in this Annual Report that reflect projections or expectations of future financial or economic performance of the FMX Growth Allocation Fund (“Fund”) and of the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to the other factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions such as inflation, recession and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of some or the entire principal amount invested. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be successful in meeting its investment objective. Investment in the Fund is also subject to the following risks: market risk, risks related to “fund of funds” structure, derivative risk, leverage risk, short sales risk, sector risk, portfolio turnover risk, management style risk, investment advisor risk, operating risk, new fund risk, small-cap and mid-cap securities risk, and foreign securities and emerging markets risk. More information about these risks and other risks can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.
The performance information quoted in this annual report represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.ncfunds.com.
This Annual Report was first distributed to shareholders on or about August 1, 2011.
For More Information on Your FMX Growth Allocation Fund:
See Our Web site @ www.ncfunds.com
or
Call Our Shareholder Services Group Toll-Free at 1-800-773-3863.

July 27, 2011
Enclosed for your review is the Annual Report of the FMX Growth Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) for the period ended May 31, 2011. From its fiscal year end of May 31, 2010, the Fund’s return underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR Index* (the S&P 500), by 783 basis points, with the fund having a one year return of 18.12% and the S&P 500 having a return of 25.95%. Underperformance can be attributed to fund fees, as well as the Fund’s increased allocation to cash during the month of July 2010 which detracted over 2% from performance when the markets turned around. The allocation to cash, however, did help minimize losses in the months of June and August. Other factors that detracted from the Fund’s performance include the portfolio’s allocation to small caps in January 2011 and the Fund’s exposure to energy and silver in May 2011.
Markets
It has been a volatile year for the financial markets. The U.S. economy continues to recover slowly unable to grow fast enough to create the necessary jobs to bring down unemployment from its current level of 9.1%. Gasoline and oil prices continued to rise weighing on consumer spending. In the past 12 months consumer prices have increased 3.6% according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The housing market remains very weak and prices of homes are currently at 2002 levels effectively wiping out a decade’s worth of home equity. Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings have indicated they are considering downgrading U.S. debt if Congress can’t reach an agreement on a debt ceiling increase by mid-July.
The Federal Reserve continued its quantitative easing and kept interest rates low with prices of commodities increasing as well as the cost of food. The Fed will conclude its quantitative easing program on June 30 when they purchase $50 billion of treasuries - the final series of government bond purchases that marks the last phase of the $600 billion program launched in November 2010 to prevent another recession.
Internationally, Greece’s sovereign debt continues to weigh on stocks. Standard & Poor’s cut its rating on Greek debt by 3 notches. China has been trying to rein in inflation by raising interest rates and increasing reserve ratios for Chinese banks. This has caused economic concerns globally as China has cut production affecting many U.S. stocks including industrials as well as energy stocks.
Portfolio
Our investing process consists of three parts: a core component and two tactical components. The tactical components allow the portfolio to utilize those sectors that are performing better in the short term and include alternatives, sectors, country specific, emerging markets, etc. and the core consists of higher quality stocks that we feel will perform better over a longer term.
Our investment methodology, at times, dictates moving a portion of equities into cash. This process is based on a set of algorithms that helps protect on the downside of the market as well as reduce the volatility and the beta of the portfolio during uncertain times in the market.
We believe that using our scoring system and adjusting the portfolio to current economic conditions gives us the ability to take advantage of those sectors and asset classes which are currently in favor. The Fund is well diversified and has had exposure to international stocks, emerging markets and commodities including sugar, silver and energy. Although we lagged our benchmark during the past year, we feel confident that the Fund will achieve its objective of outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark going forward.
The Fund offers diversification combined with a disciplined security selection approach which can help manage risks while still providing opportunities to take advantage of market gains and we remain optimistic and committed to achieving these results.
Very truly yours,
FolioMetrix LLC
Dale J Murphey, CEO and President
*You cannot invest directly in this index. This index does not have an investment advisor and does not pay any commissions, expenses, or taxes. If this index did pay commissions, expenses, or taxes, it returns would be lower.

FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES
Performance Update - $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)
For the period from October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2011
 | Performance Returns for the periods ended May 31, 2011 |
Average Annual Total Returns | | Since Inception* | | Gross Expense Ratio** |
FMX Growth Allocation Fund Institutional Class Shares | | 10.42% | | 28.75% |
Cumulative Total Investment Returns | | Since Inception* | Final Value of $10,000 Investment |
FMX Growth Allocation Fund Institutional Class Shares | | 17.88% | $11,788 |
S&P 500 Total Return Index | | 35.64% | $13,564 |
*The Fund’s inception date – October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations). |
This graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 at October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations). All dividends and distributions are reinvested. This graph depicts the performance of the FMX Growth Allocation Fund Institutional Class Shares (the “Fund”) versus the S&P 500 Total Return Index. It is important to note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund while the indices are not available for investment and are unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustrative purposes only. ** The gross expense ratio shown is from the Fund’s prospectus dated February 15, 2011. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. |
Performance quoted above represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data, current to the most recent month-end, by visiting www.ncfunds.com.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestments of distributions.
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Example – As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 for the entire period as indicated below. Actual Expenses – The first line of the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. |
Expense Example | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2010 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2011 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,108.90 | $7.57 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.75 | $7.24 |
* Actual expenses are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio is 1.44%. The values under “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND ADVISOR CLASS SHARES
Performance Update - $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)
For the period from February 18, 2011 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011
 | Performance Returns for the periods ended May 31, 2011 |
Average Annual Total Returns | | Since Inception* | | Gross Expense Ratio** |
FMX Growth Allocation Fund Advisor Class Shares | | 1.37% | | 29.75% |
Cumulative Total Investment Returns | | Since Inception* | Final Value of $10,000 Investment |
FMX Growth Allocation Fund Advisor Class Shares | | 1.37% | $10,137 |
S&P 500 Total Return Index | | 0.70% | $10,070 |
*The Fund’s inception date – February 18, 2011 (Date of Initial Public Investment). |
This graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 at February 18, 2011 (Date of Initial Public Investment). All dividends and distributions are reinvested. This graph depicts the performance of the FMX Growth Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) versus the S&P 500 Total Return Index. It is important to note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund while the indices are not available for investment and are unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustrative purposes only. ** The gross expense ratio shown is from the Fund’s prospectus dated February 15, 2011. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. |
Performance quoted above represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data, current to the most recent month-end, by visiting www.ncfunds.com.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestments of distributions.
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Example – As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 for the entire period as indicated below. Actual Expenses – The first line of the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. |
Expense Example | Beginning Account Value February 18, 2011 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2011 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,013.70 | $12.35 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,012.67 | $12.34 |
* Actual expenses are based on expenses incurred in the initial period. The Fund’s annualized expense ratio is 2.46%. The values under “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 99/365 (to reflect the initial period).
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Schedule of Investments | | | | | |
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EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS - 51.00% | | | | |
| | Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund | 17,019 | $ | 454,748 |
| | First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund | 34,302 | | 869,556 |
| * | First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund | 19,595 | | 862,962 |
| | Global X China Consumer ETF | | | 20,125 | | 368,702 |
| | iShares Dow Jones US Telecommunications Sector Index Fund | 14,304 | | 366,242 |
| | iShares MSCI Thailand Index Fund | | 3,287 | | 222,760 |
| * | iShares Silver Trust | | | 12,204 | | 458,870 |
| | Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF | | 7,020 | | 221,341 |
| | Powershares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio | 42,263 | | 857,994 |
| | Rydex S&P Midcap 400 Pure Growth ETF | | 15,914 | | 1,411,249 |
| * | SPDR S&P Biotech ETF | | | 2,935 | | 220,829 |
| | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | | 10,933 | | 369,043 |
| | WisdomTree Dividend Ex-Financials Fund | | 27,065 | | 1,421,023 |
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| | Total Exchange Traded Products (Cost $8,028,388) | | | 8,105,319 |
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OPEN-END FUNDS - 46.32% | | | | | |
| | Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund | | 52,411 | | 806,598 |
| | Delaware SMID Cap Growth Fund | | 50,293 | | 1,423,288 |
| | Federated Strategic Value Dividend Fund | | 295,018 | | 1,413,138 |
| | Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund | | | 97,430 | | 1,434,170 |
| * | Oppenheimer Discovery Fund | | | 12,484 | | 871,243 |
| | Principal MidCap Blend Fund | | | 92,665 | | 1,413,138 |
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| | Total Open-End Funds (Cost $7,291,855) | | | | 7,361,575 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 2.84% | | | | |
| § | HighMark 100% US Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.01% | 450,975 | | 450,975 |
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| | Total Short-Term Investment (Cost $450,975) | | | 450,975 |
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Total Value of Investments (Cost $15,771,218) - 100.16% | | $ | 15,917,869 |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.16)% | | | | (26,096) |
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| Net Assets - 100% | | | | $ | 15,891,773 |
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Schedule of Investments | | | | | |
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| | | Exchange Traded Products | 51.00% | $ | 8,105,319 | |
| | | Open-End Funds | | 46.32% | | 7,361,575 | |
| | | Short-term Investment | | 2.84% | | 450,975 | |
| | | Total | | | 100.16% | $ | 15,917,869 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements | | | | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | |
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As of May 31, 2011 | | | |
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Assets: | | | | | |
| Investments, at value (cost $15,771,218) | $ | 15,917,869 |
| Receivables: | | | |
| | Investments sold | | | 8,750,892 |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 60,868 |
| | Dividends and interest | | | 1 |
| Prepaid expenses | | | |
| Other expenses | | | 472 |
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| Total assets | | | 24,730,102 |
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| | Investments purchased | | | 8,818,751 |
| Accrued expenses | | | |
| | Administration fees | | | 10,551 |
| | Advisory fees | | | 8,603 |
| | Other fees | | | 424 |
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| Total liabilities | | | 8,838,329 |
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Net Assets | | | | $ | 15,891,773 |
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Net Assets Consist of: | | | |
| Capital | | | | $ | 13,418,400 |
| Distributable Income: | | | |
| Net investment income | | | - |
| Net realized gain on investments | | 2,326,722 |
| Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | 146,651 |
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| Total Net Assets | | $ | 15,891,773 |
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Institutional Class Shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares) | | 1,302,511 |
| Net Assets | | | | 15,341,084 |
| Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | $ | 11.78 |
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Advisor Class Shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares) | | 46,405 |
| Net Assets | | | | 550,689 |
| Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | $ | 11.87 |
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Statement of Operations | | |
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For the Year ended May 31, 2011 | | |
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Investment Income: | | |
| Dividends | | | $ | 63,571 |
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| Total Income | | | 63,571 |
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Expenses: | | | | | |
| Advisory fees (note 2) | | 10,551 |
| Administration fees (note 2) | | 147,398 |
| Distribution and service fees - Advisor Class Shares (note 3) | | 580 |
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| Total Expenses | | | 158,529 |
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| Net Expenses | | | 158,529 |
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Net Investment Loss | | (94,958) |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | | |
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| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | 2,344,257 |
| Change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | 146,335 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | | 2,490,592 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 2,395,634 |
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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For a share outstanding during the | | | Institutional Class Shares | |
fiscal year or period ended May 31, | | | 2011 | | 2010 | (c) |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 9.94 | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
| Net investment loss (f) | | | (0.07) | | (0.05) | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on securities | | | 1.92 | | (0.01) | |
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Total from Investment Operations | | | 1.85 | | (0.06) | |
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| Distributions (from capital gains) | | | (0.01) | | - | |
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Total Distributions | | | (0.01) | | - | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Year | | $ | 11.78 | $ | 9.94 | |
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Total Return (b) | | | 18.12% | | (0.60)% | |
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Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands) | | $ | 15,341 | $ | 447 | |
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Average Net Assets for the Year (in thousands) | | $ | 10,871 | $ | 337 | |
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Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (e) | | | 1.45% | | 1.45% | (a) |
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.45% | | 1.45% | (a) |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets (f) | | | (0.86)% | | (1.10)% | (a) |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 658.15% | | 332.64% | |
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(a) | Annualized. | | | | | | |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, | |
| consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset | |
| values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions. | | | |
(c) | For the time period from October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2010. | | |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. | | | |
(f) | Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends | |
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | |
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from February 18, 2011 (Date of Initial Public Investment) through May 31, 2011 | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $ | 11.71 | |
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Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
| Net investment loss | | | | | (0.03) | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on securities | | | | | 0.19 | |
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Total from Investment Operations | | | | | 0.16 | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $ | 11.87 | |
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Total Return (b) | | | | | 1.37% | |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | | | | $ | 551 | |
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Average Net Assets for the Period (in thousands) | | | | $ | 206 | |
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Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | | | 2.45% | (a) |
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | | | 2.45% | (a) |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | | | (2.39)% | (a) |
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FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
1. | Organization and Significant Accounting Policies |
The FMX Growth Allocation Fund (“Fund”) is a series of the Starboard Investment Trust (“Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is a separate diversified series of the Trust.
The Fund commenced operations on October 2, 2009. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital appreciation without regard to current income. In order to achieve its investment objective, FolioMetrix LLC (“Advisor”) will seek to invest primarily in no-load, institutional, and exchange-traded funds (“Portfolio Funds”). Although the Fund will primarily invests in Portfolio Funds with no sales related expenses or very low sales related expenses, the Fund is not precluded from investing in Portfolio Funds with sales-related expenses, redemption fees, and/or service fees in excess of 0.25%. The Fund will primarily invest in Portfolio Funds that have a similar investment objective or that are otherwise permitted investments under the Fund’s investment policies. The Portfolio Funds’ investments generally will include, but are not limited to, equity securities.
The Advisor uses a proprietary screening process to select Portfolio Funds for investment. The screening process includes analysis of sector and asset allocations, total returns, and risk data. The Advisor will seek to construct portfolios that achieve the Fund’s investment objective while assuming risk that is no more than 20% greater than the S&P 500 Index. The Advisor will generally sell a Portfolio Fund when a more attractive investment opportunity is identified or the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust approved, on November 4, 2010, a plan to authorize a new class of shares for the Fund designated as Advisor Class Shares. On February 15, 2011, the Advisor Class Shares became effective. The Fund currently has an unlimited number of authorized shares, which are divided into two classes – Institutional Class Shares and Advisor Class Shares. Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets of the Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in ongoing distribution and service fees. The Advisor Class Shares are subject to distribution plan fees as described in Note 3. Income, expenses (other than distribution and service fees), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative net assets. All classes have equal voting privileges, except where otherwise required by law or when the Trustees determine that the matter to be voted on affects only the interests of the shareholders of a particular class.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) codified its standards and accounting principles for the financial statements issued for years ending after September 15, 2009. Herein, the Fund will make reference to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States issued by FASB as Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).
Investment Valuation
The Fund’s investments in securities are carried at fair value. Investments in funds within the FMX Growth Allocation Fund are valued based on the net asset values as reported by the underlying funds. Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are valued at the last sales price as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the most recent bid price. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available (e.g., if the exchange on which the portfolio security is principally traded closes early or if trading of the particular portfolio security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to the Fund’s net asset value calculation) or which cannot be accurately valued using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies approved by the Trustees. A portfolio security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that portfolio security using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures. Instruments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Measurement
The Fund has adopted ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a frame work for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
a. | Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
b. | Level 2: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.) |
c. | Level 3: significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments) |
The Fund has adopted FASB guidance updating ASC Topic 820 titled, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions that are not Orderly” which provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction that is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurement. The guidance emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same.
An Investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement.
The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund's assets:
Assets | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Exchange Traded Products | $ | 8,105,319 | $ | 8,105,319 | $ | - - | $ | - - |
Open-End Funds | | 7,361,575 | | 7,361,575 | | - - | | - - |
Short-Term Investment | | 450,975 | | - | | 450,975 | | - - |
Total | $ | 15,917,869 | $ | 15,466,894 | $ | 450,975 | $ | - - |
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for as of the date purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts and premiums. Gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes.
Expenses
The Fund bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf as well as a portion of general expenses, which are allocated according to methods reviewed annually by the Trustees.
Dividend Distributions
The Fund may declare and distribute dividends from net investment income (if any) quarterly. Distributions from capital gains (if any) are generally declared and distributed annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date.
FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 the net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
2. | Transactions with Affiliates & Service Providers |
Advisor
As full compensation for the investment advisory services provided to the Fund, the Advisor receives a monthly fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The minimum annual rate is 0.00% if the average daily net assets are under $11 million and gradually increases to a maximum annual rate of 0.95% if the average daily net assets are $39 million or more. The fee paid to the Advisor is calculated by multiplying the average daily net assets of the Fund, as of the last day of each month by the highest applicable annual rate. In accordance with these terms, the Fund paid $10,551 in advisory fees for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.
The Advisor has entered into an Operating Plan with the Fund’s administrator under which it has agreed to assume certain fees of the administrator to the extent such fees exceed the maximum of 1.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund to be paid by the Fund to the administrator under its consolidated fee arrangement. The Advisor cannot recoup from the Fund any amounts paid by the Advisor to the Administrator under the Operating Plan.
Administrator
The Nottingham Company (“Administrator”) assists the Trust in the performance of its administrative responsibilities to the Fund, coordinates and pays for the services of each vendor and the operating expense to the Fund, and provides the Fund with certain administrative, fund accounting, and compliance services. As part of its services and consolidated fee arrangement, the Administrator receives compensation based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The annual rate is 1.45% if the average daily net assets are under $11 million and gradually decreases to an annual rate of 0.175% once the average daily net assets reach $370 million or more.
The fee paid to the Administrator is calculated by multiplying the average daily net assets of the Fund by the highest applicable annual rate. The Administrator pays all expenses not assumed by the Advisor, including, without limitation: the fees and expenses of its independent accountants, of its legal counsel, and of its Trustees; the costs of printing and mailing to shareholders annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information and supplements thereto; the costs of printing registration statements; bank transaction charges and custodian’s fees; any proxy solicitors’ fees and expenses; filing fees; any federal, state or local income or other taxes; any interest; any membership fees of the Investment Company Institute and similar organizations; fidelity bond and Trustees’ liability insurance premiums. The Fund paid $147,398 in administration fees for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.
Compliance Services
Nottingham Compliance Services, LLC (“NCS”), a fully owned affiliate of the Administrator, provides services which assist the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in monitoring and testing the policies and procedures of the Trust in conjunction with requirements under Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act. NCS is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Transfer Agent
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC (“Transfer Agent”) serves as transfer, dividend paying, and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, the Transfer Agent is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
Distributor
Capital Investment Group, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor. For its services, the Distributor is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust may also be officers of the Advisor, the Distributor, the Administrator, or NCS.
Because the underlying funds have varied expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expense incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary.
3. | Distribution and Service Fees |
The Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, adopted a distribution and service plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the “Plan”) for the Advisor Class Shares. The 1940 Act regulates the manner in which a registered investment company may assume costs of distributing and promoting the sales of its shares and servicing of its shareholder accounts. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur certain costs, which may not exceed 1.00% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Class Shares for each year elapsed subsequent to adoption of the Plan, for payment to the Distributor and others for items such as advertising expenses, selling expenses, commissions, travel, or other expenses reasonably intended to result in sales of Advisor Class Shares or servicing of Advisor Class shareholder accounts. For the year ended May 31, 2011, $580 in fees were incurred by the Distributor.
4. | Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities |
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
Fiscal Year | Purchases of Securities | Proceeds from Sales of Securities |
June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2011 | $79,403,057 | $66,702,557 |
There were no long-term purchases or sales of U.S Government Obligations during the six month period ended May 31, 2011.
Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which differ from generally accepted accounting principles, and, therefore, may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized
gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences. For the year ended May 31, 2011 there were no differences between the book and the tax treatment of the distributions.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years, is applicable) and determined that the implementation of ASC Topic 740 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” had no impact on the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. As of and during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund does not have a liability for uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the fiscal year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
At May 31, 2011, the tax-basis cost of investments and components of distributable earnings were as follows:
Cost of Investments | $ | 15,771,262 |
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Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 167,777 |
Unrealized Depreciation | | (21,442) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Undistributed Ordinary Income | | 146,335 2,231,023 |
Undistributed Long Term Gains | | - |
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Distributable Earnings | $ | 2,337,358 |
6. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust entered into contracts with its service providers, on behalf of the Fund, and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. The Fund expects risk of loss to be remote.
7. | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” ASU No. 2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements.” ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
In accordance with the adoption of ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, and in preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders,
Trustees, and
Audit Committee of
FMX Growth Allocation Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the FMX Growth Allocation Fund (the “Fund”, one of the series constituting the Starboard Investment Trust), including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2011, and the related statements of operations for the year ended May 31, 2011, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended May 31, 2011 and the period from October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2010 . These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the FMX Growth Allocation Fund as of May 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended and its changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year ended and the period from October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BrookWeiner L.L.C.
Chicago, Illinois
July 12, 2011

FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Additional Information (Unaudited)
1. | Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Record |
A copy of the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and the Advisor’s Disclosure Policy are included as Appendix B to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information and are available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-773-3863, and on the website of the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30, is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at the number above and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
2. | Quarterly Portfolio Holdings |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may review and make copies at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 202-942-8090. You may also obtain copies without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863.
3. | Information about Trustees and Officers |
The business and affairs of the Fund and the Trust are managed under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Information concerning the Trustees and officers of the Trust and Fund is set forth below. Generally, each Trustee and officer serves an indefinite term or until certain circumstances such as their resignation, death, or otherwise as specified in the Trust’s organizational documents. Any Trustee may be removed at a meeting of shareholders by a vote meeting the requirements of the Trust’s organizational documents. The Statement of Additional Information of the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863. The address of each Trustee and officer, unless otherwise indicated below, is 116 South Franklin Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804. The Independent Trustees received aggregate compensation of $2,000 during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 from the Fund for their services to the Fund and Trust.
FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Additional Information (Unaudited)
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees |
Jack E. Brinson Age: 79 | Trustee, Chairman | Since 7/09 | Retired; previously, President of Brinson Investment Co. (personal investments) and President of Brinson Chevrolet, Inc. (auto dealership). | 11 | Independent Trustee of the following: DGHM Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; the Giordano Investment Trust for the one series of that Trust; Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of the trust; and Tilson Investment Trust for the two series of that trust (all registered investment companies); previously, Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006; New Providence Investment Trust for its one series 1999 until 2010; (all registered investment companies). |
James H. Speed, Jr. Age: 57 | Trustee | Since 7/09 | President and CEO of NC Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) since 2003; President of Speed Financial Group, Inc. (consulting and private investments) from 2000 to 2003. | 11 | Independent Trustee of the following Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of the trust; and Tilson Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; (all registered investment companies). Member of Board of Directors of NC Mutual Life Insurance Company. Member of Board of Directors of M&F Bancorp. Previously, Independent Trustees of the New Providence Investment Trust for the one series of that trust from 2009 until 2010 (a registered investment company); |
J. Buckley Strandberg Age: 51 | Trustee | Since 7/09 | President of Standard Insurance and Realty (insurance and property management) since 1982 | 11 | Director, Southern Bank from 2002-2006; Independent Trustee, Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of that trust (registered investment company) from 1991to 2006 |
Michael G. Mosley Age: 58 | Trustee | Since 7/10 | Owner of Commercial Realty Services (real estate) since 2004 | 11 | None |
FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Additional Information (Unaudited)
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Theo H. Pitt, Jr. Age: 75 | Trustee | Beginning 9/10 | Senior Partner, Community Financial Institutions Consulting (financial consulting) since 1999; Partner, Pikar Properties (real estate) since 2001; Account Administrator, Holden Wealth Management Group of Wachovia Securities (money management firm) from 2003-2008 | 11 | Independent Trustee of DGHM Investment Trust for its two series and Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for its two series (all registered investment companies); previously Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for its two series from 2000 to 2009, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006, NCM Capital Investment Trust for its one series from 2007 to 2009, New Providence Investment Trust from 2008 to 2009, and Tilson Investment Trust for its two series from 2004 to 2009 (all registered investment companies) |
Other Officers |
Robert G. Fontana Age: 41 5950 Fairview Road Suite 610-A Charlotte, NC 28210 | President and Treasurer (Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund) | Since 7/09 | President and CIO of Caritas Capital, LLC (advisor to the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund) since 2009; Portfolio Manager for Portfolio Capital Management (investment management) since 2006; previously, Portfolio Manager for Covenant Capital, LLC (investment management) | n/a | n/a |
D. Jerry Murphey Age: 53 821 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68108 | President (FMX Funds) | Since 7/09 | Manager, President, and CEO of FolioMetrix, LLC (advisor to the FMX Funds) since 2009; principal of Uptrade Research Associates, LLC (investment research) since 2009; previously, Investment Management Consultant for Prudential Investments, Wealth Management Solutions (investment management) | n/a | n/a |
Julie M. Koethe Age: 30 821 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68108 | Treasurer (FMX Funds) | Since 4/10 | Chief Operating Officer of FolioMetrix, LLC (advisor to the FMX Funds) since 2010; Insurance Accounting Supervisor for Applied Underwriters (workers compensation and payroll service provider) from 2003-2010 | n/a | n/a |
FMX GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
Additional Information (Unaudited)
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Matthew R. Lee Age: 29 1777 Borel Place, Suite 415, San Mateo, CA 94402 | President (Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund) | Since 2/10 | Chief Executive Officer of Presidio Capital Investments, LLC since 2006; Financial Planning Specialist with Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (now known as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney) from 2004-2006; Associate at Bank of America Investments, Inc. from 2003-2004 | n/a | n/a |
James C. Roumell Age: 49 2 Wisconsin Circle Suite 660 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | President (Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund) | Since 9/10 | President of Roumell Asset Management, LLC since 1998 | n/a | n/a |
Craig L. Lukin Age:43 2 Wisconsin Circle Suite 660 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | Treasurer (Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund) | Since 9/10 | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Roumell Asset Management, LLC since 2007; Research Analyst at Roumell Asset Management, LLC from 2003-2007; Private Equity Analyst for Dent & Company, Inc. from 2000-2002; Corporate Value Consulting Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from 1994-2000 | n/a | n/a |
T. Lee Hale, Jr. Age: 33 | Chief Compliance Officer; Assistant Treasurer | Since 7/09 and 4/10 | Director of Financial Reporting for The Nottingham Company (fund administrator) since 2009; previously, principal of Lee Hale Contracting (marine industry consulting). | n/a | n/a |
A. Vason Hamrick Age: 34 | Secretary | Since 7/09 | Corporate Counsel for The Nottingham Company since 2004. | n/a | n/a |
FMX Growth Allocation Fund
is a series ofThe Starboard Investment Trust |
For Shareholder Service Inquiries: | For Investment Advisor Inquiries: |
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC | FolioMetrix, LLC |
116 South Franklin Street | 821 Pacific Street |
Post Office Drawer 4365 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803 | Omaha, Nebraska 68108 |
Toll-Free Telephone: | Toll-Free Telephone: |
1-800-773-3863 | 888-952-4807 |
World Wide Web @: | World Wide Web @: |
Annual Report 2011
May 31, 2011
FMX Total Return Fund
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the FMX Total Return Fund (the “Fund”). This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. The Fund’s shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. The Fund’s shares are not insured by the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board or any other agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal amount invested. Neither the Fund nor the Fund’s distributor is a bank.
The FMX Total Return Fund is distributed by Capital Investment Group, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 17 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27603. There is no affiliation between the FMX Total Return Fund, including its principals, and Capital Investment Group, Inc.
Statements in this Annual Report that reflect projections or expectations of future financial or economic performance of the FMX Total Return Fund (“Fund”) and of the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to the other factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions such as inflation, recession and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of some or the entire principal amount invested. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be successful in meeting its investment objective. Investment in the Fund is also subject to the following risks: market risk, risks related to “fund of funds” structure, derivative risk, leverage risk, short sales risk, sector risk, portfolio turnover risk, management style risk, investment advisor risk, operating risk, new fund risk, interest rate and credit risk, high-yield risk, inflation risk, risks of investing in corporate debt securities, risks of investing in convertible securities, and risks of investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. More information about these risks and other risks can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.
The performance information quoted in this annual report represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.ncfunds.com.
This Annual Report was first distributed to shareholders on or about August 1, 2011.
For More Information on Your FMX Total Return Fund:
See Our Web site @ www.ncfunds.com
or
Call Our Shareholder Services Group Toll-Free at 1-800-773-3863.
July 26, 2011
Enclosed for your review is the Annual Report of the FMX Total Return Fund (the "Fund") for the month end of May 31, 2011. From its fiscal year end of May 31, 2010, the Fund's total return has trailed its benchmark, the BarCap US Agg Bond TR* (the "BarCap"), by 97 basis points, with the Fund having a return of 4.87%, and the BarCap having a return of 5.84%. The standard deviations of these returns on a monthly basis were 1.70 and 2.87 for the Fund and the BarCap, respectively.
Markets
The fixed income markets have experienced quite a bit of volatility over the past year. The yields on the 10-Year US Treasury decreased to about 2.40% in October of 2010 and subsequently increased to around 3.70% towards the beginning of February 2011. Since those highs the yields are currently sitting around 3.00%.
The US Dollar has continued to weaken throughout the year, allowing emerging markets and other non-dollar denominated fixed income investments to be an attractive alternative. Junk bond yields have returned to their pre-financial crisis levels.
Outlook on the possibility of the Fed raising the target overnight rate has diminished and it can be anticipated that low rates will remain for the time being. With the 10-Year yields so low, it gives the impression that bond market participants are relatively unconcerned about inflation fears in the near term.
Portfolio
Whether or not rates remain as low as they are currently are or other downgrades on the outlook of the United States present themselves, the Fund is well positioned to weather the storm. Weightings in high yield and emerging markets debt have had positive impact on the Fund’s return.
The eventual decline in high yield fixed income investments remains a concern and the Fund has been decreasing its allocation towards these investments as of late. The duration of the portfolio is being kept in check and currently is sitting just above 3 years.
We have been steadily moving away from US debt in the Opportunistic and Global All Cap segments of our portfolio and have a large percentage of the portfolio in short and ultra-short investments which tremendously add to the stability in the overall portfolio.
Very truly yours,
FolioMetrix LLC
Dale J Murphey, CEO and President
*You cannot invest directly in this index. The index does not have an investment advisor and does not pay any commissions, expenses, or taxes. If this index did pay commissions, expenses, or taxes, its returns would be lower.

FMX TOTAL RETURN FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES
Performance Update - $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)
For the period from October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2011
 | Performance Returns for the periods ended May 31, 2011 |
Average Annual Total Returns | | Since Inception* | Gross Expense Ratio** |
FMX Total Return Fund Institutional Class Shares | | 3.34% | 123.05% |
Cumulative Total Investment Returns | | Since Inception* | Final Value of $10,000 Investment |
FMX Total Return Fund Institutional Class Shares | | 5.61% | $10,561 |
Barclays Capital Aggregate Index | | 9.71% | $10,971 |
*The Fund’s inception date – October 2, 2009 (Date of Commencement of Operations). |
This graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 at October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations). All dividends and distributions are reinvested. This graph depicts the performance of the FMX Total Return Fund Institutional Class Shares (the “Fund”) versus the Barclays Capital Aggregate Index. It is important to note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund while the indices are not available for investment and are unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustrative purposes only. ** The gross expense ratio shown is from the Fund’s prospectus dated February 15, 2011. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. |
Performance quoted above represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data, current to the most recent month-end, by visiting www.ncfunds.com.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestments of distributions.
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Example – As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 for the entire period as indicated below. Actual Expenses – The first line of the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. |
Expense Example | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2010 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2011 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,028.30 | $6.02 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.00 | $5.99 |
* Actual expenses are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio is 1.19%. The values under “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
FMX TOTAL RETURN FUND ADVISOR CLASS SHARES
Performance Update - $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)
For the period from February 25, 2011 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011
 | Performance Returns for the periods ended May 31, 2011 |
Average Annual Total Returns | | Since Inception* | Gross Expense Ratio** |
FMX Total Return Fund Advisor Class Shares | | 1.10% | 124.05% |
Cumulative Total Investment Returns | | Since Inception* | Final Value of $10,000 Investment |
FMX Total Return Fund Advisor Class Shares | | 1.10% | $10,110 |
Barclays Capital Aggregate Index | | 2.81% | $10,281 |
*The Fund’s inception date – February 25, 2011 (Date of Initial Public Investment). |
This graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 at February 25, 2011 (Date of Initial Public Investment). All dividends and distributions are reinvested. This graph depicts the performance of the FMX Total Return Fund Advisor Class Shares (the “Fund”) versus the Barclays Capital Aggregate Index. It is important to note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund while the indices are not available for investment and are unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustrative purposes only. ** The gross expense ratio shown is from the Fund’s prospectus dated February 15, 2011. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. |
Performance quoted above represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data, current to the most recent month-end, by visiting www.ncfunds.com.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestments of distributions.
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Example – As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 for the entire period as indicated below. Actual Expenses – The first line of the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. |
Expense Example | Beginning Account Value February 25, 2011 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2011 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,012.00 | $11.09 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,013.91 | $11.10 |
* Actual expenses are based on expenses incurred in the initial period. The Fund’s annualized expense ratio is 2.21%. The values under “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 93/365 (to reflect the initial period).
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Schedule of Investments | | | | | |
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OPEN-END FUNDS - 96.24% | | | | |
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| | Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund | 5,851 | $ | 67,697 |
| | Permanent Versatile Bond Portfolio | 5,707 | | 338,653 |
| | PIMCO Emerging Local Bond Fund | 6,174 | | 68,351 |
| | RidgeWorth Institutional US Government Ultra Short Bond Fund | 33,480 | | 338,485 |
| | TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund | 7,590 | | 67,473 |
| | Touchstone Ultra Short Duration Fixed Income Fund | 35,222 | | 338,485 |
| | AllianceBernstein Bond Fund Inc - High Income Fund | 17,526 | | 162,818 |
| | Columbia Funds Series Trust I - Strategic Income Fund | 26,679 | | 162,473 |
| | Dodge & Cox Income Fund | | 24,980 | | 338,733 |
| | Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund | 33,184 | | 339,136 |
| | Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | | 10,874 | | 163,116 |
| | Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund | 34,015 | | 68,030 |
| | PIMCO Income Fund | | 14,116 | | 162,473 |
| | PIMCO Total Return Fund | | 73,516 | | 813,090 |
| | RidgeWorth High Income Fund | 9,198 | | 67,878 |
| | SIT US Government Securities Fund | 29,822 | | 338,779 |
| | USAA High-Yield Opportunities Fund | 7,728 | | 67,697 |
| | Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund | 14,663 | | 162,761 |
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| | Total Open-End Funds (Cost $4,061,567) | | | 4,066,128 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 5.49% | | | |
| § | HighMark 100% US Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.01% | 231,728 | | 231,728 |
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| | Total Short-Term Investment (Cost $231,728) | | | 231,728 |
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Total Value of Investments (Cost $4,293,295) - 101.73% | | $ | 4,297,856 |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.73)% | | | (73,098) |
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| Net Assets - 100% | | | | $ | 4,224,758 |
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| | | | Open-End Funds | 96.24% | $ | 4,066,128 | |
| | | | Short-term Investment | 5.49% | | 231,728 | |
| | | | Total | | 101.73% | $ | 4,297,856 | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | |
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Assets: | | | | | | |
| Investments, at value (cost $4,293,295) | $ | 4,297,856 | |
| Receivables: | | | | | |
| | Investments sold | | | 289,324 | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 127 | |
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| Total assets | | | | 4,587,307 | |
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| Payables: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 358,097 | |
| Accrued expenses | | | | |
| | Administration fees | | | 4,203 | |
| | Other | | | | 249 | |
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| Total liabilities | | | 362,549 | |
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Net Assets | | | | $ | 4,224,758 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | | | | |
| Capital | | | | $ | 4,184,740 | |
| Distributible income: | | | | |
| | Net investment income | | | 33,773 | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | 1,683 | |
| Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | 4,562 | |
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| Total Net Assets | | $ | 4,224,758 | |
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Institutional Class Shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares) | | 380,843 | |
| Net Assets | | | | 3,915,867 | |
| Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | $ | 10.28 | |
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Advisor Class Shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares) | | 30,556 | |
| Net Assets | | | | 308,891 | |
| Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | $ | 10.11 | |
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Statement of Operations | | |
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Investment Income: | | |
| Dividends | | | $ | 154,307 |
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| Total Income | | | | 154,307 |
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| Administration fees (note 2) | | 37,412 |
| Distribution and service fees - Advisor Class Shares (note 3) | | 373 |
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| Total Expenses | | | 37,785 |
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| Net Expenses | | | 37,785 |
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Net Investment Income | | 116,522 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | | |
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| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | 1,682 |
| Change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | 3,527 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | | 5,209 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 121,731 |
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For the Year or period ended May 31, | | | | 2011 | | 2010 (a) | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | $ | 116,522 | $ | 83 | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | | 1,682 | | 1 | |
| Change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 3,527 | | 1,035 | |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 121,731 | | 1,119 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders: (note 5) | | | | | | | |
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| | Institutional Class Shares | | | | (82,832) | | - | |
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Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions | | | | (82,832) | | - | |
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Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | |
| Shares sold | | | | | 9,467,016 | | 168,833 | |
| Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | | 3,288 | | - | |
| Shares redeemed | | | | (5,414,397) | | (40,000) | |
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Increase from Capital Share Transactions | | | | 4,055,907 | | 128,833 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | | 4,094,806 | | 129,952 | |
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| Beginning of Period | | | | 129,952 | | - | |
| End of Period | | | | $ | 4,224,758 | $ | 129,952 | |
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| Institutional Class Shares | | | | | | | |
| | Shares sold | | | | | 898,476 | | 16,906 | |
| | Reinvested distributions | | | | 328 | | - | |
| | Shares redeemed | | | | (530,867) | | (4,000) | |
| Net Increase in Capital Shares | | | | 367,937 | | 12,906 | |
| Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Year | | | | 12,906 | | - | |
| Shares Outstanding, End of Year | | | | 380,843 | | 12,906 | |
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| | Shares sold | | | | | 30,556 | | - | |
| | Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | | - | | - | |
| | Shares redeemed | | | | - | | - | |
| Net Increase in Capital Shares | | | | 30,556 | | - | |
| Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period | | | | - | | - | |
| Shares Outstanding, End of Period | | | | 30,556 | | - | |
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For a share outstanding during the | | | | | Institutional Class Shares | |
fiscal year or period ended May 31, | | | | | 2011 | | 2010 | (d) |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | | | $ | 10.07 | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | | 0.35 | | 0.00 | (c) |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on securities | | | 0.13 | | 0.07 | |
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Total from Investment Operations | | | | | 0.48 | | 0.07 | |
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| Dividends (from net investment income) | | | | | (0.27) | | - | |
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Total Distributions | | | | | (0.27) | | - | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Year | | | | $ | 10.28 | $ | 10.07 | |
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Total Return (b) | | | | | 4.87% | | 0.70% | |
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Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands) | | | | $ | 3,916 | $ | 130 | |
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Average Net Assets for the Year (in thousands) | | | $ | �� 3,089 | $ | 76 | |
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Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (e) | | | | | 1.20% | | 1.20% | (a) |
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | | | 1.20% | | 1.20% | (a) |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets (f) | | 3.77% | | 0.17% | (a) |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | 218.16% | | 48.89% | |
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(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, | |
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(c) | Actual amount is less than $0.01 per share. | | | | | | | |
(d) | For the time period from October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2010. | | | |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. | | | |
(f) | Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 10.00 | |
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| Net investment income | | 0.00 | (c) |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on securities | | 0.11 | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | $ | 10.11 | |
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Total Return (b) | | | 1.10% | |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | $ | 309 | |
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Average Net Assets for the Period (in thousands) | $ | 142 | |
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Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (d) | | 2.20% | (a) |
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | 2.20% | (a) |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets (e) | | 0.26% | (a) |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | 218.16% | |
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(d) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
The FMX Total Return Fund (“Fund”) is a series of the Starboard Investment Trust (“Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is a separate diversified series of the Trust.
The Fund commenced operations on October 2, 2009. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. In order to achieve its investment objective, FolioMetrix LLC (“Advisor”) will seek to invest primarily in no-load, institutional, and exchange-traded funds (“Portfolio Funds”). Although the Fund will primarily invest in Portfolio Funds with no sales related expenses or very low sales related expenses, the Fund is not precluded from investing in Portfolio Funds with sales-related expenses, redemption fees, and/or service fees in excess of 0.25%. The Fund will primarily invest in Portfolio Funds that have a similar investment objective or that are otherwise permitted investments under the Fund’s investment policies. The Portfolio Funds’ investments generally will include, but are not limited to, fixed income securities (such as bonds, corporate debt securities, convertible securities, TIPS and other treasuries).
The Advisor uses a proprietary screening process to select Portfolio Funds for investment. The screening process includes analysis of sector and asset allocations, total returns, and risk data. The Advisor will seek to construct portfolios that achieve the Fund’s investment objective while assuming risk that is no greater than the BarCap U.S. Aggregate Index. The Advisor will generally sell a Portfolio Fund when a more attractive investment opportunity is identified or the Fund’s portfolio needs to be rebalanced.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust approved, on November 4, 2010, a plan to authorize a new class of shares for the Fund designated as Advisor Class Shares. On February 15, 2011, the Advisor Class Shares became effective. The Fund currently has an unlimited number of authorized shares, which are divided into two classes – Institutional Class Shares and Advisor Class Shares. Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets of the Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in ongoing distribution and service fees. The Advisor Class Shares are subject to distribution plan fees as described in Note 3. Income, expenses (other than distribution and service fees), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative net assets. All classes have equal voting privileges, except where otherwise required by law or when the Trustees determine that the matter to be voted on affects only the interests of the shareholders of a particular class.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) codified its standards and accounting principles for the financial statements issued for years ending after September 15, 2009. Herein, the Fund will make reference to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States issued by FASB as Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).
Investment Valuation
The Fund’s investments in securities are carried at fair value. Investments in funds within the FMX Total Return Fund are valued based on the net asset values as reported by the underlying funds. Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are valued at the last sales price as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the most recent bid price. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available (e.g., if the exchange on which the portfolio security is principally traded closes early or if trading of the particular portfolio security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to the Fund’s net asset value calculation) or which cannot be accurately valued using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies approved by the Trustees. A portfolio security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that portfolio security using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures. Instruments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
FMX TOTAL RETURN FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Measurement
The Fund has adopted ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a frame work for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
a. | Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
b. | Level 2: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.) |
c. | Level 3: significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments) |
The Fund has adopted FASB guidance updating ASC Topic 820 titled, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions that are not Orderly” which provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction that is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurement. The guidance emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same.
An Investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement.
The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund's assets:
Assets | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Open-End Funds | $ | 4,066,128 | $ | 4,066,128 | $ | - - | $ | - - |
Short-Term Investment | | 231,728 | | - - | | 231,728 | | - - |
Total | $ | 4,297,856 | $ | 4,066,128 | $ | 231,728 | $ | - - |
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for as of the date purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts and premiums. Gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes.
Expenses
The Fund bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf as well as a portion of general expenses, which are allocated according to methods reviewed annually by the Trustees.
Dividend Distributions
The Fund may declare and distribute dividends from net investment income (if any) quarterly. Distributions from capital gains (if any) are generally declared and distributed annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date.
FMX TOTAL RETURN FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 the net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
2. Transactions with Affiliates & Service Providers
Advisor
As full compensation for the investment advisory services provided to the Fund, the Advisor receives a monthly fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The minimum annual rate is 0.00% if the average daily net assets are under $13 million and gradually increases to a maximum annual rate of 0.70% if the average daily net assets are $41 million or more. The fee paid to the Advisor is calculated by multiplying the average daily net assets of the Fund by the highest applicable annual rate. In agreement with these terms, the Fund paid no investment advisory fees for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.
The Advisor has entered into an Operating Plan with the Fund’s administrator under which it has agreed to assume certain fees of the administrator to the extent such fees exceed the maximum of 1.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund to be paid by the Fund to the administrator under its consolidated fee arrangement. The Advisor cannot recoup from the Fund any amounts paid by the Advisor to the Administrator under the Operating Plan.
Administrator
The Nottingham Company (“Administrator”) assists the Trust in the performance of its administrative responsibilities to the Fund, coordinates and pays for the services of each vendor and the operating expense to the Fund, and provides the Fund with certain administrative, fund accounting, and compliance services. As part of its services and consolidated fee arrangement, the Administrator receives compensation based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The annual rate is 1.20% if the average daily net assets are under $13 million and gradually decreases to an annual rate of 0.175% once the average daily net assets reach $370 million or more.
The fee paid to the Administrator is calculated by multiplying the average daily net assets of the Fund by the highest applicable annual rate. The Administrator pays all expenses not assumed by the Advisor, including, without limitation: the fees and expenses of its independent accountants, of its legal counsel, and of its Trustees; the costs of printing and mailing to shareholders annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information and supplements thereto; the costs of printing registration statements; bank transaction charges and custodian’s fees; any proxy solicitors’ fees and expenses; filing fees; any federal, state or local income or other taxes; any interest; any membership fees of the Investment Company Institute and similar organizations; fidelity bond and Trustees’ liability insurance premiums. The Fund paid $37,412 in administration fees for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.
Compliance Services
Nottingham Compliance Services, LLC (“NCS”), a fully owned affiliate of the Administrator, provides services which assist the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in monitoring and testing the policies and procedures of the Trust in conjunction with requirements under Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act. NCS is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
FMX TOTAL RETURN FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Transfer Agent
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC (“Transfer Agent”) serves as transfer, dividend paying, and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, the Transfer Agent is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
Distributor
Capital Investment Group, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor. For its services, the Distributor is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust may also be officers of the Advisor, the Distributor, the Administrator, or NCS.
Because the underlying funds have varied expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expense incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary.
3. Distribution and Service Fees
The Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, adopted a distribution and service plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the “Plan”) for the Investor Class Shares. The 1940 Act regulates the manner in which a registered investment company may assume costs of distributing and promoting the sales of its shares and servicing of its shareholder accounts. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur certain costs, which may not exceed 1.00% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Class Shares for each year elapsed subsequent to adoption of the Plan, for payment to the Distributor and others for items such as advertising expenses, selling expenses, commissions, travel, or other expenses reasonably intended to result in sales of Advisor Class Shares or servicing of Advisor Class shareholder accounts. For the year ended May 31, 2011, $373 in fees were incurred by the Distributor.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended | Purchases of Securities | Proceeds from Sales of Securities |
May 31, 2011 | $9,846,946 | $5,929,798 |
There were no long-term purchases or sales of U.S Government Obligations during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.
5. Federal Income Tax
Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which differ from generally accepted accounting principles, and, therefore, may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences. For the year ended May 31, 2011 there were no difference between the book and the tax treatment of the distributions.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years, is applicable) and determined that the implementation of ASC Topic 740 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” had no impact on the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. As of and during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund does not have a liability for uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the fiscal year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
FMX TOTAL RETURN FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Reclassifications to paid-in capital relate primarily to differing book/tax treatment of ordinary net investment losses. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, there were no reclassifications necessary.
At May 31, 2011, the tax-basis cost of investments and components of distributable earnings were as follows:
Cost of Investments | $ | 4,299,795 |
| | |
Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 32,324 |
Unrealized Depreciation | | (28,798) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 3,526 |
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | 41,955 |
Undistributed Long-Term Gains | | - |
| | |
Distributable Earnings | $ | 45,481 |
6. Commitments and Contingencies
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust entered into contracts with its service providers, on behalf of the Fund, and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. The Fund expects risk of loss to be remote.
7. New Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” ASU No. 2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements.” ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
8. Subsequent Events
In accordance with the adoption of ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, and in preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders, Trustees and
Audit Committee of FMX Total Return Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the FMX Total Return Fund (the “Fund”, one of the series constituting the Starboard Investment Trust), including the schedule of investments as of May 31, 2011, and the related statements of operations for the year ended May 31, 2011, the statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year ended May 31, 2011 and the period from October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2010. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of the securities owned as of May 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of FMX Total Return Fund as of May 31, 2011, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year ended May 31, 2011 and the period from October 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BrookWeiner L.L.C.
Chicago, Illinois
July 12, 2011
FMX TOTAL RETURN FUND
Additional Information (Unaudited)
1. | Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Record |
A copy of the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and the Advisor’s Disclosure Policy are included as Appendix B to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information and are available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-773-3863, and on the website of the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30, is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at the number above and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
2. | Quarterly Portfolio Holdings |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may review and make copies at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 202-942-8090. You may also obtain copies without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863.
3. | Information about Trustees and Officers |
The business and affairs of the Fund and the Trust are managed under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Information concerning the Trustees and officers of the Trust and Fund is set forth below. Generally, each Trustee and officer serves an indefinite term or until certain circumstances such as their resignation, death, or otherwise as specified in the Trust’s organizational documents. Any Trustee may be removed at a meeting of shareholders by a vote meeting the requirements of the Trust’s organizational documents. The Statement of Additional Information of the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863. The address of each Trustee and officer, unless otherwise indicated below, is 116 South Franklin Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804. The Independent Trustees received aggregate compensation of $2,000 during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 from the Fund for their services to the Fund and Trust.
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees |
Jack E. Brinson Age: 79 | Trustee, Chairman | Since 7/09 | Retired; previously, President of Brinson Investment Co. (personal investments) and President of Brinson Chevrolet, Inc. (auto dealership). | 11 | Independent Trustee of the following: DGHM Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; the Giordano Investment Trust for the one series of that Trust; Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of the trust; and Tilson Investment Trust for the two series of that trust (all registered investment companies); previously, Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006; New Providence Investment Trust for its one series 1999 until 2010; (all registered investment companies). |
James H. Speed, Jr. Age: 57 | Trustee | Since 7/09 | President and CEO of NC Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) since 2003; President of Speed Financial Group, Inc. (consulting and private investments) from 2000 to 2003. | 11 | Independent Trustee of the following Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of the trust; and Tilson Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; (all registered investment companies). Member of Board of Directors of NC Mutual Life Insurance Company. Member of Board of Directors of M&F Bancorp. Previously, Independent Trustees of the New Providence Investment Trust for the one series of that trust from 2009 until 2010 (a registered investment company); |
J. Buckley Strandberg Age: 51 | Trustee | Since 7/09 | President of Standard Insurance and Realty (insurance and property management) since 1982 | 11 | Director, Southern Bank from 2002-2006; Independent Trustee, Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of that trust (registered investment company) from 1991to 2006 |
Michael G. Mosley Age: 58 | Trustee | Since 7/10 | Owner of Commercial Realty Services (real estate) since 2004 | 11 | None |
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Theo H. Pitt, Jr. Age: 75 | Trustee | Beginning 9/10 | Senior Partner, Community Financial Institutions Consulting (financial consulting) since 1999; Partner, Pikar Properties (real estate) since 2001; Account Administrator, Holden Wealth Management Group of Wachovia Securities (money management firm) from 2003-2008 | 11 | Independent Trustee of DGHM Investment Trust for its two series and Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for its two series (all registered investment companies); previously Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for its two series from 2000 to 2009, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006, NCM Capital Investment Trust for its one series from 2007 to 2009, New Providence Investment Trust from 2008 to 2009, and Tilson Investment Trust for its two series from 2004 to 2009 (all registered investment companies) |
Other Officers |
Robert G. Fontana Age: 41 5950 Fairview Road Suite 610-A Charlotte, NC 28210 | President and Treasurer (Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund) | Since 7/09 | President and CIO of Caritas Capital, LLC (advisor to the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund) since 2009; Portfolio Manager for Portfolio Capital Management (investment management) since 2006; previously, Portfolio Manager for Covenant Capital, LLC (investment management) | n/a | n/a |
D. Jerry Murphey Age: 53 821 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68108 | President (FMX Funds) | Since 7/09 | Manager, President, and CEO of FolioMetrix, LLC (advisor to the FMX Funds) since 2009; principal of Uptrade Research Associates, LLC (investment research) since 2009; previously, Investment Management Consultant for Prudential Investments, Wealth Management Solutions (investment management) | n/a | n/a |
Julie M. Koethe Age: 30 821 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68108 | Treasurer (FMX Funds) | Since 4/10 | Chief Operating Officer of FolioMetrix, LLC (advisor to the FMX Funds) since 2010; Insurance Accounting Supervisor for Applied Underwriters (workers compensation and payroll service provider) from 2003-2010 | n/a | n/a |
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Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Matthew R. Lee Age: 29 1777 Borel Place, Suite 415, San Mateo, CA 94402 | President (Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund) | Since 2/10 | Chief Executive Officer of Presidio Capital Investments, LLC since 2006; Financial Planning Specialist with Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (now known as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney) from 2004-2006; Associate at Bank of America Investments, Inc. from 2003-2004 | n/a | n/a |
James C. Roumell Age: 49 2 Wisconsin Circle Suite 660 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | President (Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund) | Since 9/10 | President of Roumell Asset Management, LLC since 1998 | n/a | n/a |
Craig L. Lukin Age:43 2 Wisconsin Circle Suite 660 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | Treasurer (Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund) | Since 9/10 | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Roumell Asset Management, LLC since 2007; Research Analyst at Roumell Asset Management, LLC from 2003-2007; Private Equity Analyst for Dent & Company, Inc. from 2000-2002; Corporate Value Consulting Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from 1994-2000 | n/a | n/a |
T. Lee Hale, Jr. Age: 33 | Chief Compliance Officer; Assistant Treasurer | Since 7/09 and 4/10 | Director of Financial Reporting for The Nottingham Company (fund administrator) since 2009; previously, principal of Lee Hale Contracting (marine industry consulting). | n/a | n/a |
A. Vason Hamrick Age: 34 | Secretary | Since 7/09 | Corporate Counsel for The Nottingham Company since 2004. | n/a | n/a |
FMX Total Return Fund
is a series ofThe Starboard Investment Trust |
For Shareholder Service Inquiries: | For Investment Advisor Inquiries: |
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC | FolioMetrix, LLC |
116 South Franklin Street | 821 Pacific Street |
Post Office Drawer 4365 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803 | Omaha, Nebraska 68108 |
Toll-Free Telephone: | Toll-Free Telephone: |
1-800-773-3863 | 888-952-4807 |
World Wide Web @: ncfunds.com | World Wide Web @: |
Annual Report 2011
May 31, 2011
Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”). This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. The Fund’s shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. The Fund’s shares are not insured by the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board or any other agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal amount invested. Neither the Fund nor the Fund’s distributor is a bank.
The Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund is distributed by Capital Investment Group, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 17 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27603. There is no affiliation between the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund, including its principals, and Capital Investment Group, Inc.
Statements in this Annual Report that reflect projections or expectations of future financial or economic performance of the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) and of the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to the other factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions such as inflation, recession and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of some or the entire principal amount invested. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be successful in meeting its investment objective. Investment in the Fund is also subject to the following risks: Market risk, portfolio turnover risk, investment advisor risk, new fund risk, general uncertainty concerning future regulatory changes, short sales risk, small-cap and mid-cap securities risk, micro-cap securities risk, and risks related to investing in other investment companies. More information about these risks and other risks can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.
The performance information quoted in this annual report represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.caritascapital.com.
This Annual Report was first distributed to shareholders on or about August 1, 2011.
For More Information on Your Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund:
See Our Web site @ www.caritascapital.com
or
Call Our Shareholder Services Group Toll-Free at 1-800-773-3863.

5950 Fairview Road, Suite 610-ACharlotte, NC 28210
(704) 553-8778 ~ Fax (704) 552-8757
Email: bfontana@caritascapital.com
www.caritascapital.com
June 22, 2011
Dear Fellow Shareholders of the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund:
Enclosed for your review is the Annual Report for the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2011. The Fund formally launched on December 31, 2009, so we have chosen to incorporate 17 months of performance in our letter for this report. Going forward, we will discuss only the annual period from the fiscal year. We have been pleased with the performance of the Fund in what has been a relatively volatile market. The Fund performed well compared to its benchmark (the Russell 3000 Growth Index) during this period, and has done so with less market risk due to our hedging activity and relatively high cash levels. The Fund’s performance over this period is shown in the table below:
| Returns from June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2011 | Returns from December 31, 2009 - May 31, 2011 |
Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund (without load) | 22.34% | 27.35% |
Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund (with load) | 15.30% | 20.03% |
Russell 3000 Growth Index* | 30.02% | 27.76% |
S&P 500 Index* | 25.95% | 24.06% |
*You cannot invest directly in this index. This index does not have an investment advisor and does not pay any commissions, expenses, or taxes. If this index did pay commissions, expenses, or taxes, its returns would be lower.
We should note that we do not manage the Fund to any specific benchmark, as the investment strategy incorporates elements that the major benchmarks simply do not capture (i.e. hedging, periods of high levels of cash, etc.). Our current investment philosophy is that we are in a multi-year period of returns for the equity markets that are below historical averages, and we will likely be in such a market for the next several years. As a result, we believe that the Fund should be managed in a way that is atypical from how mutual funds have traditionally been managed. Specifically, we believe that investors should have:
· | Sensitivity to both growth characteristics and valuation levels for individual stocks. We seek to achieve this by focusing on a “growth at a reasonable price” (GARP) investment approach, where we look for companies across all market capitalizations with healthy growth prospects that we believe are not yet reflected in their stock prices; and |
· | The ability to preserve capital in down market periods. We seek to achieve this by buying short Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), which typically increase in value when the market declines. We are also willing to hold relatively high levels of cash (over 10%) if we do not find stocks that meet our investment criteria. In addition, we focus heavily on risk/reward characteristics of each stock, and seek to purchase stocks that we believe have limited downside compared to their upside potential. |
In our opinion, the equity markets thus far in 2011 are in a tug-of-war between those that believe the global economy is in recovery mode and those that believe the global economy could dip back into recession. Most recently, the economic data has shown a notable slowdown with the US economy showing less growth in the first quarter of 2011 than in the fourth quarter of 2010, jobless claims beginning to increase again, and manufacturing activity starting to ease. This has caused increased volatility in the equity markets, with the major averages down for 6 weeks in a row as I write this letter. That is an unusual phenomenon for the markets, even during difficult market periods. It is also a prime example of why we believe it is appropriate for our Fund to seek to preserve capital through hedging tools and relatively high cash levels.
Most recently, in large part due to the recent pullback in the markets, the number of stocks that meet our risk/reward investment criteria has increased, which historically has been a good indicator for the equity markets. While there are numerous concerns in the market today, we do not believe that our economy is about to fall off an economic precipice. Rather, we believe that the current slowdown is symptomatic of the normal fits and starts of an economic recovery. So we are hopeful for the markets in the coming quarters. With that said, we will continue to use our hedging tools to help lessen the risk in the portfolio. And we will continue to remain disciplined to our GARP investment philosophy with a focus on stocks that have attractive risk/reward characteristics. We believe that such discipline, in combination with the hedging and relatively high cash levels, should result in attractive returns for the Fund during this period of below historical average equity returns.
I invite any current or prospective shareholder to call or email me directly to discuss the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund and our investment approach.
Very truly yours,
Bob Fontana, CFA
Caritas Capital, LLC
The views in the foregoing discussion were those of the Fund’s investment advisor as of the date set forth above and may not reflect its views on the date this Annual Report is first published or anytime thereafter. These views are intended to assist shareholders in understanding their investment in the Fund and do not constitute investment advice.
The performance information quoted above represents past performance and past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data, current to the most recent month end, may be obtained by calling the Fund at (800)773-3863. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements have positively impacted Fund performance. An investor should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s Prospectus contains this and other important information. For information on the Fund’s expense ratio, please see the Financial Highlights Table found within the accompanying Annual Report.
CARITAS ALL-CAP GROWTH FUND
Performance Update - $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)
For the period from January 4, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011
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Average Annual Total Returns | | Since Inception* | Gross Expense Ratio** |
Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund – No Sales Load | | 18.65% | 5.61% |
Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund – 5.75% Maximum Sales Load | | 13.78% | 5.61% |
Cumulative Total Investment Returns | | Since Inception* | Final Value of $10,000 Investment |
Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund – No Sales Load | | 27.35% | $12,735 |
Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund – 5.75% Maximum Sales Load | | 20.03% | $12,003 |
Russell 3000 Total Return Growth Index | | 27.76% | $12,776 |
*The Fund’s inception date – January 4, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment). |
This graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 (9,425 after maximum sales load of 5.75%) at January 4, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment). All dividends and distributions are reinvested. This graph depicts the performance of the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) versus the Russell 3000 Total Return Growth Index. It is important to note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund while the indices are not available for investment and are unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustrative purposes only. ** The gross expense ratio shown is from the Fund’s prospectus dated September 28, 2010. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. |
Performance quoted above represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data, current to the most recent month-end, by visiting www.caritascapital.com.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestments of distributions.
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Example – As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 for the entire period as indicated below. Actual Expenses – The first line of the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments. Therefore, the last line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. |
Expense Example | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2010 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2011 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,024.00 | $10.33 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.21 | $9.80 |
* Actual expenses are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio is 1.95%. The values under “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Schedule of Investments | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS - 75.86% | | | | | | |
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| Consumer Discretionary - 10.59% | | | | | | |
| * | Ascena Retail Group, Inc. | | | | 6,000 | $ | 200,760 |
| | CBS Corp. | | | | | 9,750 | | 272,512 |
| * | Ford Motor Co. | | | | | 13,400 | | 199,928 |
| * | Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. | | | | 30,000 | | 251,700 |
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| Consumer Staples - 4.01% | | | | | | |
| | Diamond Foods, Inc. | | | | 2,425 | | 180,493 |
| * | Primo Water Corp. | | | | 12,000 | | 169,800 |
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| Energy - 5.48% | | | | | | | |
| | Arch Coal, Inc. | | | | | 7,200 | | 215,273 |
| * | Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. | | | | 5,000 | | 262,800 |
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| Financials - 2.17% | | | | | | | |
| | MetLife, Inc. | | | | | 4,300 | | 189,587 |
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| Health Care - 16.01% | | | | | | | |
| * | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | | 3,000 | | 142,260 |
| * | Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. | | | | 4,100 | | 250,223 |
| | CR Bard, Inc. | | | | | 1,675 | | 187,231 |
| | Quality Systems, Inc. | | | | 2,300 | | 197,984 |
| * | Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | | 15,000 | | 346,050 |
| μ | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | | | 5,375 | | 273,588 |
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| Industrials - 17.66% | | | | | | | |
| | Briggs & Stratton Corp. | | | | 10,450 | | 217,987 |
| | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV | | | | 5,300 | | 201,771 |
| * | EnerSys | | | | | 5,950 | | 213,010 |
| | Goodrich Corp. | | | | | 2,500 | | 218,250 |
| * | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | | | | 14,000 | | 226,100 |
| * | Quality Distribution, Inc. | | | | 13,000 | | 156,130 |
| | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | | 3,000 | | 221,550 |
| * | Wabash National Corp. | | | | 9,000 | | 87,030 |
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Schedule of Investments | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS - (Continued) | | | | | | |
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| Information Technology - 15.44% | | | | | | |
| | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | | 16,000 | $ | 220,480 |
| * | Cavium Networks, Inc. | | | | 4,900 | | 217,952 |
| * | Cirrus Logic, Inc. | | | | 15,100 | | 248,395 |
| * | Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | | 10,200 | | 238,884 |
| * | Ultratech, Inc. | | | | | 8,000 | | 254,160 |
| | VeriSign, Inc. | | | | | 4,800 | | 168,096 |
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| Materials - 4.50% | | | | | | | |
| | Agrium, Inc. | | | | | 2,400 | | 211,248 |
| μ | BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | | 1,900 | | 181,336 |
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| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,042,389) | | | | | 6,622,568 |
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| EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS - 7.72% | | | | | |
| * | ProShares Short MidCap 400 | | | | 9,000 | | 266,580 |
| * | ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth | | | 3,600 | | 134,928 |
| * | ProShares UltraShort S&P500 | | | | 6,700 | | 134,543 |
| * | ProShares UltraShort Technology | | | | 2,500 | | 137,700 |
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| | Total Exchange Traded Products (Cost $658,123) | | | | 673,751 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 16.33% | | | | | | |
| § | HighMark 100% US Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.01% | 1,425,708 | | 1,425,708 |
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| | Total Short-term Investment (Cost $1,425,708) | | | | | 1,425,708 |
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Total Value of Investments (Cost $7,126,220) - 99.91% | | | | $ | 8,722,027 |
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.09% | | | | | | 8,057 |
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| Net Assets - 100% | | | | | | $ | 8,730,084 |
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* | Non-income producing investment | | | | | | |
§ | Represents 7 day effective yield | | | | | | |
μ | American Depositary Receipt | | | | | | |
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| The following acronyms are used in this portfolio: | | | | | |
| PLC - Public Limited Company (British) | | | | | | |
| NV - Naamloze Vennootschap | | | | | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements | | | | | | (Continued) |
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Schedule of Investments | | | | | | |
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| | | Consumer Discretionary | 10.59% | $ | 924,900 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples | | 4.01% | | 350,293 | | |
| | | Energy | | 5.48% | | 478,073 | | |
| | | Exchange Traded Products | 7.72% | | 673,751 | | |
| | | Financials | | 2.17% | | 189,587 | | |
| | | Health Care | | 16.01% | | 1,397,336 | | |
| | | Industrials | | 17.66% | | 1,541,828 | | |
| | | Information Technology | 15.44% | | 1,347,967 | | |
| | | Materials | | 4.50% | | 392,584 | | |
| | | Short-term Investment | 16.33% | | 1,425,708 | | |
| | | Total | | 99.91% | $ | 8,722,027 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | |
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As of May 31, 2011 | | | |
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Assets: | | | |
| Investments, at value (cost $7,126,220) | $ | 8,722,027 | |
| Receivables: | | | |
| | Investments sold | | 160,315 | |
| | Fund shares sold | | 1,766 | |
| | Dividends and interest | | 6,094 | |
| Prepaid expenses | | | |
| | Fund accounting fees | | 2,250 | |
| | Compliance services fees | | 781 | |
| | Other expenses | | 10,645 | |
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| Total assets | | 8,903,878 | |
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| | Investments purchased | | 119,376 | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | 13,000 | |
Accrued expenses | | | |
| | Fund accounting fees | | 10 | |
| | Other expenses | | 18,326 | |
| Disbursements in excess of cash on demand deposit | | 23,082 | |
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| Total liabilities | | 173,794 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 8,730,084 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | | | |
| Capital | $ | 7,050,520 | |
| Distributable income: | | | |
| | Accumulated net investment loss | | (75,531) | |
| | Undistributed net realized gain on investments | | 159,288 | |
| Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | 1,595,807 | |
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| Total Net Assets | $ | 8,730,084 | |
| Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares) | | 687,453 | |
| Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (a) | $ | 12.70 | |
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Maximum Offering Price Per Share ($12.70 ÷ 94.25%) | $ | 13.47 | |
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(a) | The Fund charges a redemption fee of 2% of the amount redeemed on redemptions of fund shares occurring |
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Statement of Operations | | |
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For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 | | |
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Investment Income: | | |
| Dividends | $ | 58,471 |
| Other Income | | 20 |
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| Total Investment Income | | 58,491 |
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Expenses: | | |
| Advisory fees (note 2) | | 85,283 |
| Administration fees (note 2) | | 35,826 |
| Transfer agent fees (note 2) | | 21,996 |
| Fund accounting fees (note 2) | | 27,681 |
| Compliance service fees (note 2) | | 10,500 |
| Custody fees (note 2) | | 5,188 |
| Distribution and service fees (note 3) | | 17,057 |
| Registration and filing administration fees (note 2) | | 1,137 |
| Legal fees | | 1,783 |
| Audit and tax preparation fees | | 12,700 |
| Registration and filing expenses | | 7,774 |
| Trustee fees and meeting expenses | | 8,166 |
| Securities pricing fees | | 3,178 |
| Other operating expenses | | 7,937 |
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| Total Expenses | | 246,206 |
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| Expenses reimbursed by advisor (note 2) | | (22,687) |
| Advisory fees waived (note 2) | | (88,006) |
| Compliance service fees waived (note 2) | | (1,491) |
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| Net Expenses | | 134,022 |
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Net Investment Loss | | (75,531) |
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| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | 159,288 |
| Change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | 1,346,135 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | | 1,505,423 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 1,429,892 |
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For the fiscal year ended May 31, | | | | 2011 | | 2010 (a) |
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Operations: | | | | | | | |
| Net investment loss | | | $ | (75,531) | $ | (18,683) |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | 159,288 | | 38,574 |
| Change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 1,346,135 | | 249,672 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 1,429,892 | | 269,563 |
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Distributions to Shareholders: (note 5) | | | | | | |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | (19,891) | | - |
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Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions | | | (19,891) | | - |
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Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | |
| Shares sold | | | | | 3,118,853 | | 4,666,086 |
| Redemeption fees | | | | - | | 48 |
| Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | | 5,628 | | - |
| Shares redeemed | | | | (668,356) | | (71,739) |
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Increase from Capital Share Transactions | | | | 2,456,125 | | 4,594,395 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets | | | | 3,866,126 | | 4,863,958 |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of Year | | | | 4,863,958 | | - |
| End of Year | | | | $ | 8,730,084 | $ | 4,863,958 |
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Share Information: | | | | | | |
| | Shares Sold | | | | | 274,596 | | 474,102 |
| | Reinvested distributions | | | | 473 | | - |
| | Shares redeemed | | | | (54,884) | | (6,834) |
| | Net Increase in Capital Shares | | | | 220,185 | | 467,268 |
| | Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Year | | | | 467,268 | | - |
| | Shares Outstanding, End of Year | | | | 687,453 | | 467,268 |
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Financial Highlights | | | | | |
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fiscal year or period ended May 31, | | 2011 | | 2010 (f) | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 10.41 | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | | | |
| Net investment loss | | (0.11) | | (0.04) | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on securities | | 2.43 | | 0.45 | |
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Total from Investment Operations | | 2.32 | | 0.41 | |
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| Paid in capital (from redemption fees) (note 1) | | 0.00 | (a) | 0.00 | (a) |
| Distributions (from capital gains) | | (0.03) | | 0.00 | |
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Total Distributions | | (0.03) | | 0.00 | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 12.70 | $ | 10.41 | |
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Total Return (c)(d) | | 22.34% | | 4.10% | |
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Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands) | $ | 8,730 | $ | 4,864 | |
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Average Net Assets for the Year (in thousands) | $ | 6,825 | $ | 3,456 | |
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Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (e) | | 3.61% | | 5.56% | (b) |
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets (e) | | 1.96% | | 1.91% | (b) |
Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | | (1.11)% | | (1.31)% | (b) |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | 126.59% | | 50.48% | |
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(d) | Total return does not reflect sales charge. | | | | | |
(e) | The expense ratios listed above reflect total expenses prior to any waivers and reimbursements | | |
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(f) | For the time period from January 4, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investments ) to May 31, 2010 | | | |
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CARITAS ALL-CAP GROWTH FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
The Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund (“Fund”) is a series of the Starboard Investment Trust (“Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is a separate diversified series of the Trust.
The Fund commenced operations on January 4, 2010. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital appreciation. In order to achieve its investment objective, Caritas Capital, LLC (“Advisor”) will seek to invest primarily in a portfolio of common stocks of companies that the Advisor believes have above-average future growth potential relative to their peers. The Advisor also anticipates hedging the Fund’s long positions in equity securities through investments in “short” exchange traded funds (“ETF’s”). A “short” ETF is an investment that seeks to track the opposite of the performance of an index by holding in its portfolio short positions in either the contents of the index or a representative sample of the securities in the index.
The Fund invests in companies of all sizes traded on any United States stock exchange or over-the-counter market (“Universe”). The Universe is not limited by market capitalization or industry segmentation, and may include large-, mid-, small- and micro- cap companies. The Advisor generally selects common stocks based on fundamental, bottom up research. Other factors that influence investment decisions include economic and technical analysis. The Fund will generally hold each of its equity positions from one to three years. The Advisor, may, however, trade the Fund’s portfolio more actively if market conditions warrant.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) codified its standards and accounting principles for the financial statements issued for years ending after September 15, 2009. Herein, the Fund will make reference to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States issued by FASB as Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).
Investment Valuation
The Fund’s investments in securities are carried at fair value. Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are valued at the last sales price as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the most recent bid price. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available (e.g., if the exchange on which the portfolio security is principally traded closes early or if trading of the particular portfolio security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to the Fund’s net asset value calculation) or which cannot be accurately valued using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies approved by the Trustees. A portfolio security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that portfolio security using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures. Instruments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Fair Value Measurement
The Fund has adopted ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a frame work for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
a. | Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
b. | Level 2: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.) |
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c. | Level 3: significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments) |
The Fund has adopted FASB guidance updating ASC Topic 820 titled, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions that are not Orderly” which provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction that is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurement. The guidance emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same.
An Investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement.
The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund's assets:
Assets | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Common Stocks | $ | 6,622,568 | $ | 6,622,568 | $ | - | $ | - |
Exchange Traded Products | | 673,751 | | 673,751 | | - | | - |
Short-Term Investment | | 1,425,708 | | - | | 1,425,708 | | - |
Total | $ | 8,722,027 | $ | 7,296,319 | $ | 1,425,708 | $ | - |
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for as of the date purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts and premiums. Gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes.
Expenses
The Fund bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf as well as a portion of general expenses, which are allocated according to methods reviewed annually by the Trustees.
Dividend Distributions
The Fund may declare and distribute dividends from net investment income (if any) quarterly. Distributions from capital gains (if any) are generally declared and distributed annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 the net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Federal Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
2. | Transactions with Affiliates & Service Providers |
Advisor
The Fund pays a monthly advisory fee to Caritas Capital, LLC (the “Advisor”) based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund and calculated at the annual rate as shown in Schedule A. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or part of its advisory fee and to reimburse expenses at least until August 31, 2010, to ensure that the Fund’s annual operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, extraordinary expenses, payments under the Rule 12b-1 distribution plan, and acquire fund fees and expenses) will not exceed 1.70% of the daily average net assets for Fund shares. The expense limitation percentage, as well as the advisory fees waived and expenses reimbursed for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, are included in Schedule A provided below.
Schedule A: Advisor Fees | Expense Limitation Ratio | Advisor Fees Waived | Expenses Reimbursed |
Average Net Assets | Rate |
All assets | 1.25% | 1.70% | $88,006 | $22,687 |
Administrator
The Fund pays a monthly administration fee to the Administrator based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund and calculated at the annual rates as shown in the schedule below which is subject to a minimum of $2,000 per month. The Administrator also receives a fee to procure and pay the Fund’s custodian, additional compensation for fund accounting and recordkeeping services, and additional compensation for certain costs involved with the daily valuation of securities and as reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses. A breakdown of these fees is provided below.
Administration Fees* | Custody Fees* | Fund Accounting Fees (monthly) | Fund Accounting Fees | Blue Sky Administration Fees (annual) |
Average Net Assets | Annual Rate | Average Net Assets | Annual Rate |
First $50 million | 0.175% | First $100 million | 0.020% | $2,250 | 0.01% | $150 per state |
Next $50 million | 0.150% | Over $100 million | 0.009% | | | |
Next $50 million | 0.125% | | | | | |
Next $50 million | 0.100% | *Minimum monthly fees of $3,000 and $417 for Administration and Custody, respectively. |
Over $200 million | 0.075% |
Compliance Services
Nottingham Compliance Services, LLC (“NCS”), a wholly owned affiliate of the Administrator, provides services which assist the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in monitoring and testing the policies and procedures of the Trust in conjunction with requirements under Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act. It receives compensation for this service at an annual rate of $10,500..
Transfer Agent
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC (the “Transfer Agent”) serves as transfer, dividend paying, and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. It receives compensation for its services at a rate of $21 per shareholder per year, subject to a minimum fee of $1,750 per month. The Transfer Agent is also reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses.
Distributor
Capital Investment Group, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor. The Distributor receives any sales charges imposed on purchases and re-allocates a portion of such charges to dealers through whom the sale was made, if any. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Distributor did not retain any sales charges. The Distributor receives $5,000 per year paid in monthly installments for services provided and expenses assumed.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust may also be officers of the Advisor, the Distributor, the Administrator, or NCS.
3. | Distribution and Service Fees |
The Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in such plan or in any agreement related to such plan, adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the “Plan”). The 1940 Act regulates the manner in which a regulated investment company may assume expenses of distributing and promoting the sales of its shares and servicing of its shareholder accounts. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur certain expenses, which may not exceed 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each year elapsed subsequent to adoption of the Plan, for payment to the Distributor and others for items such as advertising expenses, selling expenses, commissions, travel or other expenses reasonably intended to result in sales of shares of the Fund or support servicing of shareholder accounts. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, $17,057 in fees were incurred by the Distributor.
4. | Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities |
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended | Purchases of Securities | Proceeds from Sales of Securities |
May 31, 2011 | $8,966,908 | $7,098,453 |
There were no long-term purchases or sales of U.S Government Obligations during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.
Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which differ from generally accepted accounting principles, and, therefore, may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences. For the year ended May 31, 2011, the tax treatment for the distributions was the same as the book.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years, is applicable) and determined that the implementation of ASC Topic 740 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” had no impact on the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. As of and during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund does not have a liability for uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the fiscal year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Reclassifications to paid-in capital relate primarily to differing book/tax treatment of ordinary net investment losses. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the following reclassifications, which had no impact on results of operations or net assets, were recorded to reflect tax character:
Paid-in Capital | $(79,287) |
Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) | | 55,640 |
Undistributed Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | 23,647 |
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At May 31, 2011, the tax-basis cost of investments and components of distributable earnings were as follows:
Cost of Investments | $ | 7,159,853 |
| | |
Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 1,418,424 |
Unrealized Depreciation | | (72,289) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 1,346,135 |
Undistributed Ordinary Loss Undistributed Long Term Capital Gain | | (25,762) 163,043 |
| | |
Distributable Earnings | $ | 1,483,416 |
6. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust entered into contracts with its service providers, on behalf of the Fund, and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. The Fund expects risk of loss to be remote.
7. | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” ASU No. 2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements.” ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
Management is currently evaluating the impact these amendments may have on the Fund’s financial statements.
8. Subsequent Events
In accordance with the adoption of ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, and in preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders, Trustees, and
Audit Committee of Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”, one of the series constituting the Starboard Investment Trust), including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period from January 4, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2010. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund as of May 31, 2010, the results of its operations and its changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the period from January 4, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BrookWeiner L.L.C.
Chicago, Illinois
July 15, 2011

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Additional Information (Unaudited)
1. | Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Record |
A copy of the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and the Advisor’s Disclosure Policy are included as Appendix B to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information and are available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-773-3863, and on the website of the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30, is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at the number above and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
2. | Quarterly Portfolio Holdings |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may review and make copies at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 202-942-8090. You may also obtain copies without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863.
3. | Approval of Advisory Agreement |
The Advisor supervises the investments of the Fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement. At a meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees on April 28, 2011, the Trustees unanimously approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement for another year. In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees reviewed and considered the information they deemed reasonably necessary, including the following material factors: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Advisor; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Advisor; (iii) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors; (v) the Advisor’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions; and (vi) the Advisor’s practices regarding possible conflicts of interest.
At the meeting, the Trustees reviewed various informational materials including, without limitation, the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Fund; a memorandum from the Advisor to the Trustees containing information about the Advisor, its business, its finances, its personnel, its services to the Fund, and comparative expense information for other mutual funds with a strategy similar to the Fund; and a memorandum from the Fund’s legal counsel that summarized the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of the Board of Trustees in reviewing and approving the Investment Advisory Agreement, including the types of information and factors that should be considered in order to make an informed decision.
In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Advisor, the Trustees reviewed the responsibilities of the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund including, without limitation, the quality of its investment advisory services since the Fund’s inception (including research and recommendations with respect to portfolio securities), its procedures for formulating investment recommendations and assuring compliance with the Fund’s investment objectives and limitations, coordination of services for the Fund among the Fund’s service providers, and its efforts to promote the Fund, grow the Fund’s assets, and assist in the distribution of Fund shares. The Trustees also noted that the Fund’s principal officer is an employee of the Advisor and serves the Trust without additional compensation. After reviewing the foregoing information and further information in the memorandum from the Advisor (e.g., descriptions of the Advisor’s business, the experience and education of the Fund’s portfolio managers, the Advisor’s compliance programs, and a copy of the Advisor’s Form ADV), the Board of Trustees concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Advisor were satisfactory and adequate for the Fund.
In considering the investment performance of the Fund and the Advisor, the Trustees compared the performance of the Fund with the performance of its benchmark index, comparable funds with similar objectives managed by other investment advisors, and applicable peer group data (e.g., Morningstar and Bloomberg peer group averages). The Trustees also considered the consistency of the Advisor’s management of the Fund with its investment objective and policies. After reviewing the short and long-term investment performance of the Fund, the Advisor’s experience managing the Fund, the fact that the Fund is the Advisor’s only client, and other factors, the Board of Trustees concluded that the investment performance of the Fund and the Advisor was satisfactory.
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In considering the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, the Trustees evaluated the Advisor’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operating; the education and experience of the Advisor’s personnel; the Advisor’s compliance programs, policies, and procedures; the financial condition of the Advisor; the level of commitment to the Fund and the Advisor by the principals of the Advisor; the asset level of the Fund; the Advisor’s payment of startup costs for the Fund; the overall expenses of the Fund in light of its expense limitation arrangement with the Advisor; and the nature and frequency of advisory fee payments, including prior fee waivers and reimbursements by the Advisor on behalf of the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the financial statements of the Advisor and discussed the financial stability and profitability of the firm. The Trustees also discussed the Fund’s expense limitation agreement with the Advisor. The Trustees considered potential benefits for the Advisor in managing the Fund, including promotion of the Advisor’s name, the ability for the Advisor to place small accounts into the Fund, and the potential for the Advisor to generate soft dollars from Fund trades. The Trustees then compared the fees and expenses of the Fund (including the management fee) to other funds comparable in terms of the type of fund, the style of investment management, the size of fund and the nature of the investment strategy and markets invested in, among other factors. The Trustees determined that the Fund’s management fee and net expense ratio were higher than some of the comparable funds and lower than others. The Trustees also determined that the management fee and net expense ratio were higher than the peer group average. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s asset level during its start-up phase was much smaller than the industry average. Following this comparison and upon further consideration and discussion of the foregoing, the Board of Trustees concluded that the fees paid to the Advisor by the Fund were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Advisor and that they reflected charges that were within a range of what could have been negotiated at arm’s length.
In considering the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors, the Trustees considered the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Advisor involved both the management fee and an expense limitation arrangement. The Trustees determined that, while the management fee would remain the same at all asset levels, the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from the Fund’s expense limitation arrangement until the Fund’s assets grew to a level where the Fund’s expenses fell below the cap set by the arrangement and the Advisor began receiving its full fee. Thereafter, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from economies of scale under the Fund’s agreements with service providers other than the Advisor. Following further discussion of the Fund’s projected asset levels, expectations for growth, and levels of fees, the Board of Trustees determined, in light of all the facts and circumstances, that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Advisor would provide benefits and that, at the Fund’s projected asset levels for the next year, the Fund’s arrangements with the Advisor were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Advisor.
In considering the Advisor’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions, the Trustees reviewed the Advisor’s standards, and performance in utilizing those standards, for seeking best execution for Fund portfolio transactions. The Trustees also considered the portfolio turnover rate for the Fund; the process by which evaluations are made of the overall reasonableness of commissions paid; the method and basis for selecting and evaluating the broker-dealers used; any allocation of portfolio business to persons affiliated with the Advisor; and the extent to which the Fund allocates portfolio business to broker-dealers who provide research, statistical, or other services (soft dollars). After further review and discussion, the Board of Trustees determined that the Advisor’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions were satisfactory.
In considering the Advisor’s practices regarding conflicts of interest, the Trustees evaluated the potential for conflicts of interest and considered such matters as the experience and ability of the advisory personnel assigned to the Fund; the basis for soft dollar payments with broker-dealers, including any broker-dealers affiliated with the Advisor; the basis of decisions to buy or sell securities for the Fund and the Advisor’s other accounts and the method for bunching of portfolio securities transactions should the Advisor add new accounts; and the substance and administration of the Advisor’s code of ethics. Following further consideration and discussion, the Board of Trustees indicated that the Advisor’s standards and practices relating to the identification and mitigation of possible conflicts of interests were satisfactory.
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Additional Information (Unaudited)
Based upon all of the foregoing considerations, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Fund.
4. | Information about Trustees and Officers |
The business and affairs of the Fund and the Trust are managed under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Information concerning the Trustees and officers of the Trust and Fund is set forth below. Generally, each Trustee and officer serves an indefinite term or until certain circumstances such as their resignation, death, or otherwise as specified in the Trust’s organizational documents. Any Trustee may be removed at a meeting of shareholders by a vote meeting the requirements of the Trust’s organizational documents. The Statement of Additional Information of the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863. The address of each Trustee and officer, unless otherwise indicated below, is 116 South Franklin Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804. The Independent Trustees received aggregate compensation of $2,000 during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 from the Fund for their services to the Fund and Trust.
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Additional Information (Unaudited)
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees |
Jack E. Brinson Age: 79 | Trustee, Chairman | Since 7/09 | Retired; previously, President of Brinson Investment Co. (personal investments) and President of Brinson Chevrolet, Inc. (auto dealership). | 11 | Independent Trustee of the following: DGHM Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; the Giordano Investment Trust for the one series of that Trust; Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of the trust; and Tilson Investment Trust for the two series of that trust (all registered investment companies); previously, Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006; New Providence Investment Trust for its one series 1999 until 2010; (all registered investment companies). |
James H. Speed, Jr. Age: 57 | Trustee | Since 7/09 | President and CEO of NC Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) since 2003; President of Speed Financial Group, Inc. (consulting and private investments) from 2000 to 2003. | 11 | Independent Trustee of the following Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of the trust; and Tilson Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; (all registered investment companies). Member of Board of Directors of NC Mutual Life Insurance Company. Member of Board of Directors of M&F Bancorp. Previously, Independent Trustees of the New Providence Investment Trust for the one series of that trust from 2009 until 2010 (a registered investment company); |
J. Buckley Strandberg Age: 51 | Trustee | Since 7/09 | President of Standard Insurance and Realty (insurance and property management) since 1982 | 11 | Director, Southern Bank from 2002-2006; Independent Trustee, Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of that trust (registered investment company) from 1991to 2006 |
Michael G. Mosley Age: 58 | Trustee | Since 7/10 | Owner of Commercial Realty Services (real estate) since 2004 | 11 | None |
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Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Theo H. Pitt, Jr. Age: 75 | Trustee | Beginning 9/10 | Senior Partner, Community Financial Institutions Consulting (financial consulting) since 1999; Partner, Pikar Properties (real estate) since 2001; Account Administrator, Holden Wealth Management Group of Wachovia Securities (money management firm) from 2003-2008 | 11 | Independent Trustee of DGHM Investment Trust for its two series and Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for its two series (all registered investment companies); previously Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for its two series from 2000 to 2009, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006, NCM Capital Investment Trust for its one series from 2007 to 2009, New Providence Investment Trust from 2008 to 2009, and Tilson Investment Trust for its two series from 2004 to 2009 (all registered investment companies) |
Other Officers |
Robert G. Fontana Age: 41 5950 Fairview Road Suite 610-A Charlotte, NC 28210 | President and Treasurer (Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund) | Since 7/09 | President and CIO of Caritas Capital, LLC (advisor to the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund) since 2009; Portfolio Manager for Portfolio Capital Management (investment management) since 2006; previously, Portfolio Manager for Covenant Capital, LLC (investment management) | n/a | n/a |
D. Jerry Murphey Age: 53 821 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68108 | President (FMX Funds) | Since 7/09 | Manager, President, and CEO of FolioMetrix, LLC (advisor to the FMX Funds) since 2009; principal of Uptrade Research Associates, LLC (investment research) since 2009; previously, Investment Management Consultant for Prudential Investments, Wealth Management Solutions (investment management) | n/a | n/a |
Julie M. Koethe Age: 30 821 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68108 | Treasurer (FMX Funds) | Since 4/10 | Chief Operating Officer of FolioMetrix, LLC (advisor to the FMX Funds) since 2010; Insurance Accounting Supervisor for Applied Underwriters (workers compensation and payroll service provider) from 2003-2010 | n/a | n/a |
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Additional Information (Unaudited)
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Matthew R. Lee Age: 29 1777 Borel Place, Suite 415, San Mateo, CA 94402 | President (Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund) | Since 2/10 | Chief Executive Officer of Presidio Capital Investments, LLC since 2006; Financial Planning Specialist with Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (now known as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney) from 2004-2006; Associate at Bank of America Investments, Inc. from 2003-2004 | n/a | n/a |
James C. Roumell Age: 49 2 Wisconsin Circle Suite 660 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | President (Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund) | Since 9/10 | President of Roumell Asset Management, LLC since 1998 | n/a | n/a |
Craig L. Lukin Age:43 2 Wisconsin Circle Suite 660 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | Treasurer (Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund) | Since 9/10 | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Roumell Asset Management, LLC since 2007; Research Analyst at Roumell Asset Management, LLC from 2003-2007; Private Equity Analyst for Dent & Company, Inc. from 2000-2002; Corporate Value Consulting Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from 1994-2000 | n/a | n/a |
T. Lee Hale, Jr. Age: 33 | Chief Compliance Officer; Assistant Treasurer | Since 7/09 and 4/10 | Director of Financial Reporting for The Nottingham Company (fund administrator) since 2009; previously, principal of Lee Hale Contracting (marine industry consulting). | n/a | n/a |
A. Vason Hamrick Age: 34 | Secretary | Since 7/09 | Corporate Counsel for The Nottingham Company since 2004. | n/a | n/a |
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Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund
is a series ofThe Starboard Investment Trust |
For Shareholder Service Inquiries: | For Investment Advisor Inquiries: |
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC | Caritas Capital, LLC |
116 South Franklin Street | 5950 Fairview Road |
Post Office Drawer 4365 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803 | Suite 610-A Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 |
Toll-Free Telephone: 1-800-773-3863 | Toll-Free Telephone: 1-800-773-3863 |
World Wide Web @: | World Wide Web @: |
Annual Report 2011
For the Period from July 7, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011
Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”). This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. The Fund’s shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. The Fund’s shares are not insured by the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board or any other agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal amount invested. Neither the Fund nor the Fund’s distributor is a bank.
The Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund is distributed by Capital Investment Group, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 17 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27603. There is no affiliation between the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund, including its principals, and Capital Investment Group, Inc.
Statements in this Annual Report that reflect projections or expectations of future financial or economic performance of the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund (“Fund”) and of the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to the other factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions such as inflation, recession and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of some or the entire principal amount invested. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be successful in meeting its investment objective. Investment in the Fund is also subject to the following risks: market risk, sector risk, portfolio turnover risk, investment advisor risk, new fund risk, operating risk, foreign securities and emerging markets risk, currency risk, political/economic risk, derivative risk, currency option transactions risk, currency futures risk, leverage risk, counterparty risk, short sales risk, risks related to investing in other investment companies, exchange traded note risk, small-cap and mid-cap securities risk, interest rate and credit risk, maturity risk, inflation risk, investment-grade securities risk, lower-rated securities or “junk bonds” risk, risks of investing in corporate debt securities, government debt markets may be illiquid or disrupted, and general uncertainty concerning future regulatory changes. More information about these risks and other risks can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.
The performance information quoted in this annual report represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.ncfunds.com.
This Annual Report was first distributed to shareholders on or about August 1, 2011.
For More Information on Your Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund:
See Our Web site @ www.ncfunds.com
or
Call Our Shareholder Services Group Toll-Free at 1-800-773-3863.
Dear Fellow Shareholders of the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund:
Enclosed for your review is the Annual Report for the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) for the period ending May 31, 2011. The Fund formally launched on July 7, 2010, so this report reflects the period from that date through May 31, 2011. The Fund returned +9.74%1 vs. the benchmark (50% S&P and 50% Barclays Agg2) return of 16.65%, with an annualized volatility of 5.9%3 and a beta of 0.245. The underperformance to the 50% S&P/ 50% Barclays Agg benchmark wasn’t much of a surprise, as the Fund is (and expected to be) significantly underweight in equities (stocks) versus the benchmark. We should remind shareholders that we do not manage the Fund to any specific benchmark, and that one of our objectives is to continue to provide our clients with a differentiated source of return that is lowly correlated to the general movements of the equity markets, and as such, we are likely to have little equity exposure in the portfolio at any given time. We continue to maintain a diversified portfolio of asset classes and strategies that we think will reward our investors over the long-term.
Risk, Return and Correlation Statistics:
| Presidio Multi Strategy Fund | 50% S&P, 50% Barclays Agg | |
Net Return | 9.74%1 | 16.65% |
Realized Volatility | 5.9%3 | 6.2% |
Realized Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.574 | 0.96 |
Realized Beta to S&P 500 | 0.245 | 0.45 |
Outlook:
With the run up in risk assets over the last several months, we believe that most asset classes are reasonably priced for the risk that investors must bear. Equity valuation, credit spreads and other valuation measures point towards a more modest expectation of risk premiums, and looking forward, we expect investors to receive fair (to somewhat slightly below fair) compensation for embracing risk assets (e.g. equities, credit, interest rate risk, commodities). Though individual asset classes may be fairly valued, we do believe that there are interesting and attractive relative value opportunities in credit, energy and natural resources, which we hope to take advantage of for the Fund.
However, despite the “reasonableness” of valuations, we are aware of the many storm clouds on the horizon – sovereign debt issues in Greece, potential inflationary pressures due to laxed monetary policies, weak economic data (e.g. consumer spending), China hard landing, potential asset bubbles due to excess liquidity, sustainability of an already weak economic recovery once government support ends (i.e. QE2) – just to name a few. As such, we are not aggressively positioning for any one economic environment and continue to maintain a highly diversified, risk-balanced portfolio that we believe should hold up reasonably well in any market environment.
At Presidio Capital Investments, we remain committed to our investment principles of maintaining a diversified portfolio across asset classes and strategies, and taking on risks we think are worthwhile. We continue to monitor and price a wide range of risk assets, and evaluate the strategies we can utilize to express and manage those risks. It is this valuation framework, coupled with our investment philosophy and risk management process that guides us to making thoughtful, risk-adjusted investment decisions. And we believe that the rapidly changing environment that we are currently in demands even more attention and thoughtfulness in managing risk capital.
I invite any current or prospective shareholder to call or email me directly to discuss the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund and our investment approach.
With warmest regards,
Matthew R. Lee
Presidio Capital Investments, LLC
The views in the foregoing discussion were those of the Fund’s investment advisor as of the date set forth above and may not reflect its views on the date this Semi-Annual Report is first published or anytime thereafter. These views are intended to assist shareholders in understanding their investment in the Fund and do not constitute investment advice.
An investor should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s Prospectus contains this and other important information. A copy of the prospectus is available at www.ncfunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 1-800-773-3863. For information on the Fund’s expense ratio, please see the Financial Highlights Table found within the accompanying Annual Report.
1) The performance information quoted above represents past performance and past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data, current to the most recent month end, may be obtained by calling the Fund at (800)525-3863. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements have positively impacted Fund performance. The performance information presented is not inclusive of sales charge and if adjusted for sales charges, performance quoted would be reduced.
2) The S&P 500 Total Return Index is a market capitalization weighted index that is widely used as a barometer of U.S. stock market performance. The S&P 500 Total Return Index provides investors with a price-plus gross cash dividend return of the companies represented in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Index represents securities that are U.S. domestic, taxable, and dollar denominated. The Index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities. You cannot invest directly in these indices. These indices do not have investment advisors and do not pay any commissions, expenses, or taxes. If these indices did pay commissions, expenses, or taxes, their returns would be lower.
3) Realized volatility is measured as annualized standard deviation and is considered a measure of risk. Annualized standard deviation is calculated using standard methodology of taking the standard deviation of realized daily returns multiplied by the square root of the number of trading days in a year (assumed at 250). Volatility is a statistical measure that provides an estimate of the dispersion (or range) of potential returns. Investors should be aware that volatility estimates, like any other “statistics”, are not constant, and that they may change as the capital markets change and as the composition of the underlying portfolio changes.
4) Correlation is computed into what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. Perfect positive correlation (a correlation co-efficient of +1) implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move by an equal amount in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if one security moves in either direction the security that is perfectly negatively correlated will move by an equal amount in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the movements of the securities are said to have no correlation; they are completely random.
5) Beta is a measure of the price sensitivity of an asset (or portfolio) to the broader market, and is also considered a risk statistic. Beta was calculated by regressing the daily returns of the fund and daily returns of the S&P 500 (for the time period from fund inception through 11/30/10). Investors should be aware that volatility estimates, like any other “statistics”, are not constant, and that they may change as the capital markets change and as the composition of the underlying portfolio changes.
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Performance Update - $10,000 Investment (Unaudited)
For the period from July 7, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011
 | Performance Returns for the period ended May 31, 2011. |
Average Annual Total Returns | | Since Inception* | Gross Expense Ratio** |
Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund – No Sales Load | | 9.74% | 2.13% |
Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund – 4.25% Maximum Sales Load | | 5.08% | 2.13% |
Cumulative Total Investment Returns | | Since Inception* | Final Value of $10,000 Investment |
Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund – No Sales Load | | 9.74% | $10,974 |
Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund – 4.25% Maximum Sales Load | | 5.08% | $10,508 |
50% S&P Total Return Index 50% Barclays Capital Aggregate Index | | 16.65% | $11,665 |
*The Fund’s inception date – July 7, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment). |
This graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 (9,575 after maximum sales load of 4.25%) at July 7, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment). All dividends and distributions are reinvested. This graph depicts the performance of the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) versus a blend of 50% of the S&P 500 Total Return Index and 50% of the Barclays Capital Aggregate Index. It is important to note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund while the indices are not available for investment and are unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustrative purposes only. ** The gross expense ratio shown is from the Fund’s prospectus dated February 28, 2011. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. |
Performance quoted above represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data, current to the most recent month-end, by visiting www.ncfunds.com.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Average annual total returns are historical in nature and measure net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestments of distributions.
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Example – As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 for the entire period as indicated below. Actual Expenses – The first line of the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments. Therefore, the last line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. |
Expense Example | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2010 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2011 | Expenses Paid During Period* |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,059.30 | $8.98 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.21 | $8.80 |
* Actual expenses are based on expenses incurred during the period from December 1, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011. The Fund’s annualized expense ratio is 1.75%. The values under “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the period).
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EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS - 115.54% | | | | | | |
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| | Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | | | 1,300 | | | $ 100,243 |
| *† | iPATH S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | | | 1,000 | | | 49,810 |
| *† | iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | | | 800 | | | 17,032 |
| † | iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund | | | 50 | | | 4,218 |
| † | iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund | | 500 | | | 48,345 |
| † | iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund | | 4,100 | | | 396,019 |
| † | iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund | | | 2,200 | | | 236,412 |
| † | iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund | | | 1,400 | | | 155,204 |
| † | iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund | | | 2,400 | | | 150,720 |
| † | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund | | 3,350 | | | 309,540 |
| † | iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund | | 10,150 | | | 1,131,116 |
| † | iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund | | 1,100 | | | 120,010 |
| † | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund | | | 2,200 | | | 106,766 |
| † | iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund | | | 950 | | | 80,598 |
| † | iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund | | | 1,450 | | | 109,171 |
| *† | iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Indexed Trust | | | 100 | | | 3,627 |
| † | iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund | | | 100 | | | 10,395 |
| † | iShares S&P North American Nat Resources Sector Index Fund | 3,700 | | | 166,241 |
| * | Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF | | 1,500 | | | 41,100 |
| *† | PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund | | | 1,100 | | | 36,003 |
| *† | PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund | | | 8,700 | | | 185,649 |
| † | SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Securities ETF | | 10,000 | | | 426,800 |
| † | SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF | | | 17,600 | | | 719,488 |
| † | SPDR Barclays Capital International Treasury Bond ETF | | 2,000 | | | 123,800 |
| † | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | 500 | | | 67,450 |
| | SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust | | | 1,200 | | | 219,096 |
| *† | United States Gasoline Fund LP | | | 200 | | | 10,122 |
| *† | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | | | 650 | | | 7,664 |
| *† | United States Oil Fund LP | | | 700 | | | 28,350 |
| † | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | | | 3,250 | | | 265,492 |
| *† | WisdomTree Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund | | | 1,700 | | | 39,389 |
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| | Total Exchange Traded Products (Cost $5,256,477) | | | | | 5,365,870 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 2.89% | | | | | | |
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| † | McDonald's Corp. | | | �� 50 | | | $ 4,077 |
| † | NIKE, Inc. | | | | | 50 | | | 4,224 |
| † | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 50 | | | 2,340 |
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| † | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 50 | | | 1,402 |
| † | Brown-Forman Corp. | | | 50 | | | 3,627 |
| † | The Coca-Cola Co. | | | 50 | | | 3,341 |
| † | McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 50 | | | 2,513 |
| † | PepsiCo., Inc. | | | | 50 | | | 3,556 |
| † | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 50 | | | 3,587 |
| † | The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 50 | | | 3,350 |
| † | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 100 | | | 5,522 |
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| Energy | | | | | | | | |
| † | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 50 | | | 4,173 |
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| *† | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | | | 50 | | | 3,952 |
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| Health Care | | | | | | | | |
| † | Abbott Laboratories | | | 50 | | | 2,612 |
| † | Becton Dickinson and Co. | | | 50 | | | 4,380 |
| μ† | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 50 | | | 2,172 |
| † | Johnson & Johnson | | | 100 | | | 6,732 |
| † | Medtronic, Inc. | | | | 50 | | | 2,036 |
| † | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 50 | | | 1,836 |
| μ† | Novo Nordisk | | | | 50 | | | 6,302 |
| † | Pfizer, Inc. | | | | | 250 | | | 5,362 |
| † | Stryker Corp. | | | | 50 | | | 3,120 |
| *† | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | | | 50 | | | 3,377 |
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| Industrials | | | | | | | | |
| † | 3M Co. | | | | | 50 | | | 4,719 |
| † | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 50 | | | 3,712 |
| † | United Technologies Corp. | | | 50 | | | 4,387 |
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COMMON STOCKS (continued) | | | | | | |
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| Information Technology | | | | | | |
| *† | Adobe Systems, Inc. | | | 200 | | | $ 6,926 |
| † | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 50 | | | 2,756 |
| † | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 100 | | | 1,680 |
| † | Factset Research Systems, Inc. | | | 50 | | | 5,541 |
| † | Microsoft Corp. | | | | 250 | | | 6,252 |
| † | Oracle Corp. | | | | 250 | | | 8,555 |
| † | Paychex, Inc. | | | | 100 | | | 3,230 |
| † | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 50 | | | 2,929 |
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| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $114,698) | | | | | | 134,280 |
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PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.89% | | | | | | |
| | iShares Barclays 20+ | 20 | $ | 91.00 | | 8/20/2011 | $ 1,800 |
| | SPDR Gold Trust | 40 | | 142.00 | | 8/20/2011 | 6,600 |
| | SPDR S&P 500 | 50 | | 100.00 | | 12/17/2011 | 4,378 |
| | SPDR S&P 500 | 20 | | 115.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 1,820 |
| | SPDR S&P 500 | 40 | | 132.00 | | 7/16/2011 | 7,000 |
| | SPDR S&P 500 | 45 | | 133.00 | | 7/16/2011 | 9,270 |
| | SPDR S&P 500 | 15 | | 138.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 10,185 |
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| | Total Put Options Purchased (Cost $70,931) | | | | | | 41,053 |
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CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED - 3.07% | | | | | | |
| | CBOE SPX Volatility Index | 42 | $ | 16.00 | | 9/21/2011 | $ 22,260 |
| | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 10 | | 47.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 4,600 |
| | iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury | 52 | | 92.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 23,920 |
| | iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury | 46 | | 95.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 9,200 |
| | iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund | 15 | | 110.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 1,875 |
| | iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate | 5 | | 61.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 915 |
| | iShares iBoxx Invest Grade Corp Bond | 4 | | 110.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 580 |
| | iShares iBoxx Invest Grade Corp Bond | 25 | | 111.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 2,375 |
| | iShares MSCI EAFE | 30 | | 61.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 3,900 |
| | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | 45 | | 47.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 8,370 |
| | iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | 50 | | 10.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 1,600 |
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CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED (continued) | | | | | | |
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| | iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund | 29 | $ | 100.00 | | 8/20/2011 | $ 11,165 |
| | iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund | 30 | | 101.00 | | 8/20/2011 | 7,200 |
| | iShares Silver Trust | 10 | | 35.00 | | 1/21/2012 | 6,000 |
| | Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF | 1 | | 26.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 160 |
| | PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | 15 | | 20.00 | | 1/21/2012 | 15,525 |
| | PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish | 20 | | 21.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 1,340 |
| | PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish | 30 | | 21.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 1,170 |
| | PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish | 20 | | 22.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 560 |
| | SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond | 16 | | 41.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 320 |
| | SPDR Gold Trust | 20 | | 145.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 10,000 |
| | SPDR S&P 500 | 7 | | 132.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 2,513 |
| | SPDR S&P 500 | 35 | | 134.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 7,140 |
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| | Total Call Options Purchased (Cost $127,197) | | | | | | 142,688 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT | | | | | | |
| § | Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Money Market Portfolio, 0.22% | | | 122,745 |
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| | Total Short-Term Investment (Cost $122,745) | | | | | | 122,745 |
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Total Value of Investments (Cost $5,692,048) - 125.04% | | | | | $ 5,806,636 |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (25.04)% | | | | | | (1,162,384) |
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| Net Assets - 100% | | | | | | $ 4,644,252 |
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| † | Portion of security pledged as collateral for options written | | | | | |
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| | | | Consumer Discretionary | 0.23% | $ | 10,641 | | | |
| | | | Consumer Staples | 0.58% | | 26,898 | | | |
| | | | Energy | 0.09% | | 4,173 | | | |
| | | | Financials | 0.09% | | 3,952 | | | |
| | | | Health Care | 0.82% | | 37,929 | | | |
| | | | Industrials | 0.28% | | 12,818 | | | |
| | | | Information Technology | 0.82% | | 37,869 | | | |
| | | | Exchange Traded Products | 115.54% | | 5,365,870 | | | |
| | | | Put Options | 0.88% | | 41,053 | | | |
| | | | Call Options | 3.07% | | 142,688 | | | |
| | | | Short-Term Investment | 2.64% | | 122,745 | | | |
| | | | Total | 125.04% | $ | 5,806,636 | | | |
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CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (note 1) | | | | | | |
| * | CBOE SPX Volatility Index | 5 | | $ 25.00 | | 7/20/2011 | $ 450 |
| * | CBOE SPX Volatility Index | 5 | | 27.50 | | 7/20/2011 | 350 |
| * | CBOE SPX Volatility Index | 5 | | 30.00 | | 7/20/2011 | 275 |
| * | CBOE SPX Volatility Index | 25 | | 30.00 | | 9/21/2011 | 3,000 |
| * | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | 8 | | 35.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 608 |
| * | iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | 50 | | 11.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 50 |
| * | SPDR Gold Trust | 10 | | 165.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 1,430 |
| * | SPDR S&P 500 | 40 | | 132.00 | | 7/16/2011 | 16,560 |
| * | SPDR S&P 500 | 45 | | 133.00 | | 7/16/2011 | 15,885 |
| * | SPDR S&P 500 | 15 | | 139.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 240 |
| * | SPDR S&P 500 | 15 | | 145.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 750 |
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| Total (Premiums Received $50,188) | | | | | | 39,598 |
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PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN (note 1) | | | | | | |
| * | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 10 | | 47.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 310 |
| * | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | 8 | | 15.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 360 |
| * | iShares Barclays 20+ | 10 | | 95.00 | | 8/20/2011 | 2,150 |
| * | iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury | 52 | | 92.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 3,120 |
| * | iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury | 45 | | 95.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 6,975 |
| * | iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund | 15 | | 110.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 4,050 |
| * | iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate | 5 | | 61.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 155 |
| * | iShares iBoxx Invest Grade Corp Bond | 4 | | 110.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 680 |
| * | iShares iBoxx Invest Grade Corp Bond | 26 | | 111.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 5,980 |
| * | iShares MSCI EAFE | 30 | | 61.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 1,530 |
| * | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | 45 | | 47.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 1,575 |
| * | iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | 50 | | 9.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 150 |
| * | iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund | 26 | | 100.00 | | 8/20/2011 | 1,365 |
| * | iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund | 26 | | 101.00 | | 8/20/2011 | 1,950 |
| * | PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish | 20 | | 21.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 680 |
| * | PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish | 30 | | 21.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 150 |
| * | PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish | 20 | | 22.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 1,900 |
| * | SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond | 16 | | 41.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 2,560 |
| * | SPDR Gold Trust | 20 | | 145.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 860 |
| * | SPDR Gold Trust | 20 | | 148.00 | | 8/20/2011 | 7,400 |
| * | SPDR S&P 500 | 10 | | 124.00 | | 9/17/2011 | 2,000 |
| * | SPDR S&P 500 | 15 | | 125.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 210 |
| * | SPDR S&P 500 | 7 | | 132.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 532 |
| * | SPDR S&P 500 | 35 | | 134.00 | | 6/18/2011 | 4,620 |
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| Total (Premiums Received $95,025) | | | | | | 51,262 |
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SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | | | | | |
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| EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS | | | | | | |
| | iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund | 2,700 | | | | | $ 227,799 |
| | iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund | 948 | | | | | 91,662 |
| | iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund | 1,650 | | | | | 193,825 |
| | iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund | 7,200 | | | | | 695,448 |
| | iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund | 1,550 | | | | | 131,502 |
| | iShares S&P 500 Index Fund | 1,050 | | | | | 142,076 |
| | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | 600 | | | | | 75,300 |
| | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1,100 | | | | | 148,390 |
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| Total (Premiums Received $1,649,141) | | | | | | $ 1,706,002 |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | |
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Assets: | | | |
| Investment in securities, at fair value (cost $5,692,048) | $ | 5,806,636 | |
| Cash | | 585,131 | |
| Receivables: | | | |
| | Investment securities sold | | 2,023 | |
| | Capital shares sold | | 34,469 | |
| | Dividends and interest | | 127 | |
| Prepaid expenses | | 25,538 | |
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| Total assets | | 6,453,924 | |
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| Call Options written, at fair value (premiums received $50,188) | | 39,598 | |
| Put Options written, at fair value (premiums received $95,025) | | 51,262 | |
| Securities sold short, at fair value (proceeds received $1,649,141) | | 1,706,002 | |
| Payables: | | | |
| | Investment securities purchased | | 5,145 | |
| Accrued expenses | | | |
| | Administration fees | | 1,983 | |
| | Advisory fees | | 3,966 | |
| | Other expenses | | 1,716 | |
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| Total liabilities | | 1,809,672 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 4,644,252 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | | | |
| Capital | $ | 4,433,131 | |
| Undistributed net investment income | | 16,756 | |
| Undistributed net realized gain on investments | | 82,284 | |
| Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | 112,081 | |
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| Total Net Assets | $ | 4,644,252 | |
| Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares) | | 434,832 | |
| Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | $ | 10.68 | |
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Maximum Offering Price Per Share ($10.68 ÷ 95.75%) | $ | 11.15 | |
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Investment Income: | | |
| Interest | $ | 65 |
| Dividends | | 91,203 |
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| Total Investment Income | | 91,268 |
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| Advisory fees (note 2) | | 30,470 |
| Administration fees (note 2) | | 15,234 |
| Distribution and service fees (note 3) | | 7,617 |
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| Total Expenses | | 53,321 |
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| Net Expenses | | 53,321 |
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Net Investment Income | | 37,947 |
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| Net realized gain (loss) from: | | |
| | Investments | | 56,210 |
| | Options Written | | 380,194 |
| | Options Purchased | | (265,036) |
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| | Investments | | 72,116 |
| | Options Written | | 54,353 |
| | Options Purchased | | (14,388) |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments | | 283,449 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 321,396 |
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Increase in net assets from operations: | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | $ | 37,947 |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | 171,368 |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | | 112,081 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 321,396 |
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Distributions to Shareholders: (note 6) | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | | (21,191) |
| Net realized gain from investment transactions | | | (89,084) |
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Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions | | | (110,275) |
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Capital Share Transactions: | | | | |
| Shares sold | | | | | 4,756,624 |
| Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | | 109,771 |
| Shares redeemed | | | | (433,264) |
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Increase from Capital Share Transactions | | | | 4,433,131 |
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Net Increase in Net Assets | | | | 4,644,252 |
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| Beginning of period | | | | - |
| End of period | | | | $ | 4,644,252 |
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| Shares Sold | | | | | 466,153 |
| Reinvested distributions | | | | 10,839 |
| Shares redeemed | | | | (42,160) |
| Net Increase in Capital Shares | | | | 434,832 |
| Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period | | | | - |
| Shares Outstanding, End of Period | | | | 434,832 |
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July 7, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011 | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income from Investment Operations | | | |
| Net investment income (f) | | 0.09 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on securities | | 0.87 | |
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Total from Investment Operations | | 0.96 | |
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Less Distributions: | | | |
| Dividends (from net investment income) | | (0.05) | |
| Distributions (from capital gains) | | (0.23) | |
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Total Distributions | | (0.28) | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | $ | 10.68 | |
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Total Return (c)(d) | | 9.74% | |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | $ | 4,644 | |
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Average Net Assets for the Period (in thousands) | $ | 3,405 | |
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Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (e) (g) | | 1.74% | (a) |
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets (e) | | 1.74% | (a) |
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (f) | | 1.24% | (a) |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.01% | (b) |
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(a) | Annualized. | | | | |
(b) | Not annualized. | | | |
(c) | Total return does not reflect sales charge, if any. | | | |
(d) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States | |
| and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those |
| net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions. | |
(e) | The expense ratios listed reflect total expenses prior to any waivers and reimbursements (gross expense |
| ratio) and after any waivers and reimbursements (net expense ratio). | | | |
(f) | 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. | | | |
(g) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
1. | Organization and Significant Accounting Policies |
The Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund (“Fund”) is a series of the Starboard Investment Trust (“Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is a separate diversified series of the Trust.
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital appreciation without regard to current income.
The Fund’s investment advisor, Presidio Capital Investments, LLC (the “Advisor”), seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of (i) domestic and foreign equity securities, (ii) domestic and foreign government and corporate debt securities, including Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”) and “junk bonds” and (iii) options and futures on currencies and commodities. The Fund may invest in these securities directly or indirectly through investments in other investment companies including Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”). The Fund’s investment policy may be changed without shareholder approval upon prior written notice to shareholders.
The Advisor’s methodology is based upon analysis that seeks to measure the risk and volatility of asset classes, macroeconomic factors of relative valuations between asset classes, world economies, economic sectors, and individual securities within those asset classes and industry sectors relative to the potential and expected return of those asset classes and individual securities within asset classes over comparable time periods. The Fund’s portfolio is constructed using a multi-faceted analysis designed to contribute to and balance the level of risk and return of the Fund’s portfolio.
The following accounting policies have been consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America in the investment company industry.
Investment Valuation
The Fund’s investments in securities are carried at fair value. Investments in funds within the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund are valued based on the net asset values as reported by the underlying funds Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are valued at the last sales price as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the most recent bid price. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available (e.g., if the exchange on which the portfolio security is principally traded closes early or if trading of the particular portfolio security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to the Fund’s net asset value calculation) or which cannot be accurately valued using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies approved by the Trustees. A portfolio security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that portfolio security using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures. Instruments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Option Valuation
Exchange-listed options are valued at their last quoted sales price as reported on their primary exchange as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (the “Valuation Time”). For purposes of determining the primary exchange for each exchange-traded portfolio option the following shall apply: (i) if the option is traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”), the CBOE shall be considered the primary exchange for such option, unless the Advisor instructs the Administrator in writing to use a different exchange as the primary exchange for such option; and (ii) if the option does not trade on the CBOE, the Advisor shall
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instruct the Administrator in writing as to the primary exchange for such option. Unlisted options for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sales price at the Valuation Time. If an option is not traded on the valuation date, the option shall be priced at the mean of the last quoted bid and ask prices as of the Valuation Time. An option may be valued using Fair Valuation when (i) the option does not trade on the valuation date; and (ii) reliable last quoted bid and ask prices as of the Valuation Time are not readily available.
Option Writing
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the 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 the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. 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 loss (depending on if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction). If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund have realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
Fair Value Measurement
The Fund has adopted ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a frame work for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3: significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)
The Fund has adopted FASB guidance updating ASC Topic 820 titled, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions that are not Orderly” which provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction that is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurement. The guidance emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same.
An Investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement.
The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the initial period from July 7, 2010 through May 31, 2011 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund's assets:
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Investments in Securities | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Exchange Traded Products | $ | 5,365,870 | $ | 5,365,870 | $ | - | $ | - |
Common Stocks | | 134,280 | | 134,280 | | - | | - |
Put Options Purchased | | 41,053 | | 41,053 | | - | | - |
Call Options Purchased | | 142,688 | | 142,688 | | - | | - |
Short-Term Investment | | 122,745 | | - | | 122,745 | | - |
Total Assets | $ | 5,806,636 | $ | 5,683,891 | $ | 122,745 | $ | - |
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Call Options Written | $ | 39,598 | $ | 39,598 | $ | - | $ | - |
Put Options Written | | 51,262 | | 51,262 | | - | | - |
Securities Sold Short | | 1,706,002 | | 1,706,002 | | - | | - |
| $ | 1,796,862 | $ | 1,796,862 | $ | - | $ | - |
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Fund may invest in derivative financial instruments (derivatives) in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. Derivatives may contain various risks including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market, and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Derivatives are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers or the Fund’s independent pricing services and the Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain and loss and unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts for the period are included in the Statement of Operations.
The following table set forth the effect of the option contracts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the initial period ending May 31, 2011:
Derivative Type | Location | | Fair Value |
Equity Contracts – purchased options | Investments, at value | $ | 183,741 |
Equity Contracts – written options | Call options written, at value | | 90,860 |
The following table sets forth the effect of the option contracts on the Statement of Operations for the period ending May 31, 2011:
Derivative Type | Location | | Gains (Losses) |
Equity Contracts – purchased options | Net realized loss from options | | (265,036) |
Equity Contracts – written options | Net realized gain from options | | 380,194 |
Equity Contracts – purchased options | Change in unrealized depreciation | | (14,388) |
Equity Contracts – written options | Change in unrealized appreciation | | 54,353 |
Foreign Currency Translation
Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for as of the date purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts and premiums. Gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes.
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Expenses
The Fund bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf as well as a portion of general expenses, which are allocated according to methods reviewed annually by the Trustees.
Dividend Distributions
The Fund may declare and distribute dividends from net investment income (if any) quarterly. Distributions from capital gains (if any) are generally declared and distributed annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 the net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
2. | Transactions with Affiliates & Service Providers |
Advisor
As full compensation for the investment advisory services provided to the Fund, the Advisor receives a monthly fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Advisor shall receive an investment advisory fee equal to an annualized rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The fee paid to the Advisor is calculated by multiplying the average daily net assets of the Fund by the highest applicable annual rate. In accordance with these terms, the Fund paid $30,470 in advisory fees for the initial period ended May 31, 2011.
Administrator
The Nottingham Company (“Administrator”) assists the Trust in the performance of its administrative responsibilities to the Fund, coordinates and pays for the services of each vendor and the operating expense to the Fund, and provides the Fund with certain administrative, fund accounting, and compliance services. As part of its services and consolidated fee arrangement, the Administrator receives compensation based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The annual rate is 0.500% if the average daily net assets are under $51 million and gradually decreases to an annual rate of 0.078% if the average daily net assets are $1,095,000,000 or more. The fee paid to the Administrator is calculated by multiplying the average daily net assets of the Fund by the highest applicable annual rate. The Advisor has entered into an Operating Plan with the Fund’s administrator under which it has agreed to assume certain fees of the administrator to the extent such fees exceed the maximum of 1.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund to be paid by the Fund to the administrator under its consolidated fee arrangement. The Advisor cannot recoup from the Fund any amounts paid by the Advisor to the Administrator under the Operating Plan.
The fee paid to the Administrator is calculated by multiplying the average daily net assets of the Fund by the highest applicable annual rate. The Administrator pays all expenses not assumed by the Advisor, including, without limitation: the fees and expenses of its independent accountants and of its legal counsel; the costs of printing and mailing to shareholders annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information and supplements thereto; the costs of printing registration statements; bank transaction charges and custodian’s fees; any proxy solicitors’ fees and expenses; filing fees; any federal, state or local income or other taxes; any interest; any membership fees of the Investment Company Institute and similar organizations; fidelity bond and Trustees’ liability insurance premiums. The Fund paid $15,234 in administration fees for the initial period ended May 31, 2011.
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Compliance Services
Nottingham Compliance Services, LLC (“NCS”), a fully owned affiliate of the Administrator, provides services which assist the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in monitoring and testing the policies and procedures of the Trust in conjunction with requirements under Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act. NCS is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
Transfer Agent
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC (“Transfer Agent”) serves as transfer, dividend paying, and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, the Transfer Agent is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
Distributor
Capital Investment Group, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor. For its services, the Distributor is entitled to receive compensation from the Administrator pursuant to the Administrator’s fee arrangements with the Fund.
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust may also be officers of the Advisor, the Distributor, the Administrator, or NCS.
Because the underlying funds have varied expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expense incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary.
3. | Distribution and Service Fees |
The Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in such plan or in any agreement related to such plan, adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the “Plan”). The 1940 Act regulates the manner in which a regulated investment company may assume expenses of distributing and promoting the sales of its shares and servicing of its shareholder accounts. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur certain expenses, which may not exceed 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each year elapsed subsequent to adoption of the Plan, for payment to the Distributor and others for items such as advertising expenses, selling expenses, commissions, travel or other expenses reasonably intended to result in sales of shares of the Fund or support servicing of shareholder accounts. For the initial period ended May 31, 2011, $7,617 in fees were incurred by the distributor.
4. | Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities |
For the initial period from July 7, 2010 through May 31, 2011, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
Initial Period | Purchases of Securities | Proceeds from Sales of Securities |
July 7, 2010 - May 31, 2011 | $4,652,838 | $996,457 |
There were no long-term purchases or sales of U.S Government Obligations during the initial period from July 7, 2010 through May 31, 2011.
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
Option Contracts Written for the initial period ending May 31, 2011 | Number of Contracts | | Premiums Received |
Options Outstanding, Beginning of Period | - | | $ - |
Options written | 5,516 | | 831,004 |
Options closed | (2,335) | | (332,528) |
Options exercised | - | | - |
Options expired | (2,413) | | (353,263) |
Options Outstanding, End of Period | 768 | | $ 145,213 |
Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which differ from generally accepted accounting principles, and, therefore, may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences. For the initial period ended May 31, 2011, there were no differences between the book and the tax treatment of the distributions.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years, is applicable) and determined that the implementation of ASC Topic 740 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” had no impact on the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. As of and during the initial period from July 7, 2010 through May 31, 2011, the Fund does not have a liability for uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
On May 31, 2011, the tax-basis cost of investments and components of distributable earnings were as follows:
| | |
Cost of Investments | $ | 5,723,199 |
| | |
Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 266,679 |
Unrealized Depreciation | | (154,598) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation | | 112,081 |
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | 130,092 |
Undistributed Long-term Capital Gain | | 95 |
| | |
Distributable Earnings | $ | 242,268 |
| | |
7. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust entered into contracts with its service providers, on behalf of the Fund, and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. The Fund expects risk of loss to be remote.
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
8. | Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk or Concentrations of Credit Risk |
Leverage
The Partnership intends to utilize leverage, including the use of borrowed funds, in equity trading and may use leverage as well in certain types of options, such as puts, calls, and warrants. While such strategies and techniques increase the opportunity to achieve higher returns on amounts invested, they also substantially increase the risk of loss.
Securities sold short represent obligations of the Fund to deliver the specified security at the contracted price and, thereby, create a liability to repurchase the security in the market at prevailing prices. Accordingly, these transactions result in off-balance sheet risk as the Fund’s satisfaction of the obligations may exceed the amount recognized in the statement of financial condition. As of December 31, 2010, there were $1,706,002 of securities sold short by the Fund.
Concentration of Cash
The total cash held by the Fund at May 31, 2011, includes approximately $335,000 in monies that are not covered by insurance provided by the federal government. It is the opinion of management that the solvency of the referenced financial institutions is not of particular concern at this time.
9. | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” ASU No. 2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements.” ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
Management is currently evaluating the impact these amendments may have on the Fund’s financial statements.
In accordance with the adoption of ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, and in preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders,
Trustees, and
Audit Committee of
Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”, one of the series constituting the Starboard Investment Trust), including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2011, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from July 7, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund as of May 31, 2011, the results of its operations and its changes in its net assets and the financial highlights from July 7, 2010 (Date of Initial Public Investment) to May 31, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BrookWeiner L.L.C.
Chicago, Illinois
July 21, 2011
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Additional Information
(Unaudited)
1. | Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Record |
A copy of the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and the Advisor’s Disclosure Policy are included as Appendix B to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information and are available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-773-3863, and on the website of the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30, is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at the number above and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
2. | Quarterly Portfolio Holdings |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may review and make copies at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 202-942-8090. You may also obtain copies without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863.
3. | Information about Trustees and Officers |
The business and affairs of the Fund and the Trust are managed under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Information concerning the Trustees and officers of the Trust and Fund is set forth below. Generally, each Trustee and officer serves an indefinite term or until certain circumstances such as their resignation, death, or otherwise as specified in the Trust’s organizational documents. Any Trustee may be removed at a meeting of shareholders by a vote meeting the requirements of the Trust’s organizational documents. The Statement of Additional Information of the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-773-3863. The address of each Trustee and officer, unless otherwise indicated below, is 116 South Franklin Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804. The Independent Trustees received aggregate compensation of $1,500 during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 from the Fund for their services to the Fund and Trust.
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Additional Information
(Unaudited)
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees |
Jack E. Brinson Age: 79 | Trustee, Chairman | Since 7/09 | Retired; previously, President of Brinson Investment Co. (personal investments) and President of Brinson Chevrolet, Inc. (auto dealership). | 11 | Independent Trustee of the following: DGHM Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; the Giordano Investment Trust for the one series of that Trust; Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of the trust; and Tilson Investment Trust for the two series of that trust (all registered investment companies); previously, Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006; New Providence Investment Trust for its one series 1999 until 2010; (all registered investment companies). |
James H. Speed, Jr. Age: 57 | Trustee | Since 7/09 | President and CEO of NC Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) since 2003; President of Speed Financial Group, Inc. (consulting and private investments) from 2000 to 2003. | 11 | Independent Trustee of the following Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of the trust; and Tilson Investment Trust for the two series of that trust; (all registered investment companies). Member of Board of Directors of NC Mutual Life Insurance Company. Member of Board of Directors of M&F Bancorp. Previously, Independent Trustees of the New Providence Investment Trust for the one series of that trust from 2009 until 2010 (a registered investment company); |
J. Buckley Strandberg Age: 51 | Trustee | Since 7/09 | President of Standard Insurance and Realty (insurance and property management) since 1982 | 11 | Director, Southern Bank from 2002-2006; Independent Trustee, Nottingham Investment Trust II for the four series of that trust (registered investment company) from 1991to 2006 |
Michael G. Mosley Age: 58 | Trustee | Since 7/10 | Owner of Commercial Realty Services (real estate) since 2004 | 11 | None |
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Additional Information
(Unaudited)
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Theo H. Pitt, Jr. Age: 75 | Trustee | Beginning 9/10 | Senior Partner, Community Financial Institutions Consulting (financial consulting) since 1999; Partner, Pikar Properties (real estate) since 2001; Account Administrator, Holden Wealth Management Group of Wachovia Securities (money management firm) from 2003-2008 | 11 | Independent Trustee of DGHM Investment Trust for its two series and Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for its two series (all registered investment companies); previously Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust for its two series from 2000 to 2009, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006, NCM Capital Investment Trust for its one series from 2007 to 2009, New Providence Investment Trust from 2008 to 2009, and Tilson Investment Trust for its two series from 2004 to 2009 (all registered investment companies) |
Other Officers |
Robert G. Fontana Age: 41 5950 Fairview Road Suite 610-A Charlotte, NC 28210 | President and Treasurer (Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund) | Since 7/09 | President and CIO of Caritas Capital, LLC (advisor to the Caritas All-Cap Growth Fund) since 2009; Portfolio Manager for Portfolio Capital Management (investment management) since 2006; previously, Portfolio Manager for Covenant Capital, LLC (investment management) | n/a | n/a |
D. Jerry Murphey Age: 53 821 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68108 | President (FMX Funds) | Since 7/09 | Manager, President, and CEO of FolioMetrix, LLC (advisor to the FMX Funds) since 2009; principal of Uptrade Research Associates, LLC (investment research) since 2009; previously, Investment Management Consultant for Prudential Investments, Wealth Management Solutions (investment management) | n/a | n/a |
Julie M. Koethe Age: 30 821 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68108 | Treasurer (FMX Funds) | Since 4/10 | Chief Operating Officer of FolioMetrix, LLC (advisor to the FMX Funds) since 2010; Insurance Accounting Supervisor for Applied Underwriters (workers compensation and payroll service provider) from 2003-2010 | n/a | n/a |
PRESIDIO MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
Additional Information
(Unaudited)
Name, Age and Address | Position held with Funds or Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Matthew R. Lee Age: 29 1777 Borel Place, Suite 415, San Mateo, CA 94402 | President (Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund) | Since 2/10 | Chief Executive Officer of Presidio Capital Investments, LLC since 2006; Financial Planning Specialist with Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (now known as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney) from 2004-2006; Associate at Bank of America Investments, Inc. from 2003-2004 | n/a | n/a |
James C. Roumell Age: 49 2 Wisconsin Circle Suite 660 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | President (Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund) | Since 9/10 | President of Roumell Asset Management, LLC since 1998 | n/a | n/a |
Craig L. Lukin Age:43 2 Wisconsin Circle Suite 660 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | Treasurer (Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund) | Since 9/10 | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Roumell Asset Management, LLC since 2007; Research Analyst at Roumell Asset Management, LLC from 2003-2007; Private Equity Analyst for Dent & Company, Inc. from 2000-2002; Corporate Value Consulting Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from 1994-2000 | n/a | n/a |
T. Lee Hale, Jr. Age: 33 | Chief Compliance Officer; Assistant Treasurer | Since 7/09 and 4/10 | Director of Financial Reporting for The Nottingham Company (fund administrator) since 2009; previously, principal of Lee Hale Contracting (marine industry consulting). | n/a | n/a |
A. Vason Hamrick Age: 34 | Secretary | Since 7/09 | Corporate Counsel for The Nottingham Company since 2004. | n/a | n/a |
Presidio Multi-Strategy Fund
is a series ofThe Starboard Investment Trust |
For Shareholder Service Inquiries: | For Investment Advisor Inquiries: |
Nottingham Shareholder Services | Presidio Capital Investments, LLC |
116 South Franklin Street | 1777 Borel Place, Suite 415 |
Post Office Drawer 4365 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803 | San Mateo, California, 94402 |
Toll-Free Telephone: | Toll-Free Telephone: |
1-800-773-3863 | 650-341-1019 |
World Wide Web @: | World Wide Web @: |
Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant has an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR, serving on its audit committee.
As of the date of this report, May 31, 2011, the registrant’s audit committee financial expert is Mr. James H. Speed, Jr. Mr. Speed is “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Not applicable.
A copy of the schedule of investments of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Item 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Item 12. EXHIBITS.
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.
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.