UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number:811-22540
FQF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
53 State Street
Suite 1308
Boston, MA 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
William H. DeRoche, President
53 State Street, Suite 1308
Boston, MA 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(617) 292-9801
Date of fiscal year end: June 30
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2018
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).
Semiannual Report
December 31, 2018
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Before investing you should carefully consider a Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus, which can be obtained by visiting www.AGFiQ.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
Risks: There is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its objective. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. There is a risk that during a “bull” market, when most equity securities and long only Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) are increasing in value, a Fund’s short positions will likely cause a Fund to underperform the overall U.S. equity market and such ETFs. These securities may be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities, and momentum may be an indicator that a security’s price is peaking. The value of an investment in a Fund may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in a Fund. A Fund may utilize derivatives and, as a result, the Fund could lose more than the amount it invests. When utilizing short selling, the amount a Fund could lose on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no limit on the price a shorted security might attain. For further risk information on each Fund, please read the prospectus.
Shares of AGFiQ are bought and sold at market price (not net assets value (“NAV”), as defined below) and are not individually redeemed from a Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Market Price (as defined below) returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 PM Eastern time (when NAV is normally determined), and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Fund returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in a Fund at NAV. Some performance results reflect expense subsidies and waivers in effect during certain periods shown. Absent these waivers, results would have been less favorable.
Beta is a measure of an asset’s sensitivity to an underlying index.Long is purchasing a stock with the expectation that it is going to rise in value.Shortis selling stock with the expectation of profiting by buying it back later at a lower price.SpreadReturn is the return earned between the long and short portfolios within each ETF. One cannot invest directly in an index.
Shares are not individually redeemable and can be redeemed only in Creation Units, and the purchase and sale price of individual Shares trading on an Exchange may be below, at, or above the most recently calculated NAV for such Shares.
Distributor: Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as your brokerage firm).
Alternatively, you may elect to receive paper copies of all future reports free of charge by contacting your financial intermediary. Your election to receive reports in paper may apply to all funds held in your account(s) that you invest in through your financial intermediary.
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Each Fund invests in certain securities long and certain securities short pursuant to its Target Index, and the performance of a Fund depends on the difference in the rates of return (i.e., the spread return) between the long positions and the short positions. If the long positions appreciate more or decline less than the short positions, then a Fund will generate a positive return. If the long positions appreciate less or decline more than the short positions, however, a Fund will generate a negative return.
The “U.S. Market Neutral IndicesSM” are a product of Dow Jones Indexes, the marketing name and a licensed trademark of CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME”), and have been licensed for use. “Dow Jones®”, “U.S. Market Neutral IndicesSM” and “Dow Jones Indexes” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by FFCM LLC (“Licensee”). The Funds based on the U.S. Market Neutral IndicesSM are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME or their respective affiliates. Dow Jones, CME and their respective affiliates make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of trading in the Funds. Dow Jones’, CME’s and their respective affiliates’ only relationship to the Licensee is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of Dow Jones and of the “U.S. Market Neutral IndicesSM” which is determined, composed and calculated by CME without regard to the Licensee or the Funds. Dow Jones and CME have no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the owners of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating “U.S. Market Neutral IndicesSM”. Dow Jones, CME and their respective affiliates are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Funds to be sold or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Funds are to be converted into cash. Dow Jones, CME and their respective affiliates have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to the Funds currently being issued by the Licensee, but which may be similar to and competitive with the Funds. In addition, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the “U.S. Market Neutral IndicesSM”. It is possible that this trading activity will affect the value of the “U.S. Market Neutral IndicesSM” and the Funds.
DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE U.S. MARKET NEUTRAL INDICESSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE FUNDS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE U.S. MARKET NEUTRAL INDICESSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE U.S. MARKET NEUTRAL INDICESSM OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL DOW JONES, CME OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN CME AND THE LICENSEE, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF CME.
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund (MOM)
The Fund seeks performance results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Momentum Index (the “Target Momentum Index”) by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stock of the long positions in the Target Momentum Index and sells short at least 80% of the short positions in the Target Momentum Index. The Target Momentum Index is a market neutral index that is dollar-neutral. As such, it identifies long and short securities positions of approximately equal dollar amounts. In choosing to track a market neutral index, the Fund seeks to limit the effects of general market movements on the Fund and to limit the correlation of the performance of the Fund with the market’s overall movements.
Market Exposure
 | |  |
Investment Type
| | % of Net Assets |
Equity Securities Long Positions | | | 79% | |
Equity Securities Short Positions | | | -77% | |
Swap Agreements Long Positions | | | 9% | |
Swap Agreements Short Positions | | | -8% | |
“Market Exposure” includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings — Short
 | |  |
Company | | % of Net Assets |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
FibroGen, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Edison International | | | -0.5% | |
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One | | | -0.4% | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | -0.4% | |
SYNNEX Corp. | | | -0.4% | |
General Electric Co. | | | -0.4% | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | | -0.4% | |
EQT Corp. | | | -0.4% | |
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund (CHEP)
The Fund seeks performance results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Value Index (the “Target Value Index”) by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stock of the long positions in the Target Value Index and sells short at least 80% of the short positions in the Target Value Index. The Target Value Index is a market neutral index that is dollar-neutral. As such, it identifies long and short securities positions of approximately equal dollar amounts. In choosing to track a market neutral index, the Fund seeks to limit the effects of general market movements on the Fund and to limit the correlation of the performance of the Fund with the market’s overall movements.
Market Exposure
 | |  |
Investment Type | | % of Net Assets |
Equity Securities Long Positions | | | 81% | |
Equity Securities Short Positions | | | -85% | |
Swap Agreements Long Positions | | | 9% | |
Swap Agreements Short Positions | | | -10% | |
“Market Exposure” includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings — Short
 | |  |
Company | | % of Net Assets |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | -0.5% | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Visa, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | -0.5% | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | -0.5% | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. | | | -0.5% | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund (SIZ)
The Fund seeks performance results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Size Index (the “Target Size Index”) by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stock of the long positions in the Target Size Index and sells short at least 80% of the short positions in the Target Size Index. The Target Size Index is a market neutral index that is dollar-neutral. As such, it identifies long and short securities positions of approximately equal dollar amounts. In choosing to track a market neutral index, the Fund seeks to limit the effects of general market movements on the Fund and to limit the correlation of the performance of the Fund with the market’s overall movements.
Market Exposure
 | |  |
Investment Type | | % of Net Assets |
Equity Securities Long Positions | | | 80% | |
Equity Securities Short Positions | | | -84% | |
Swap Agreements Long Positions | | | 10% | |
Swap Agreements Short Positions | | | -12% | |
“Market Exposure” includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings — Short
 | |  |
Company | | % of Net Assets |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | -0.5% | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
3M Co. | | | -0.5% | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | -0.5% | |
Danaher Corp. | | | -0.5% | |
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund (BTAL)
The Fund seeks performance results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Anti-Beta Index (the “Target Anti-Beta Index”) by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stock of the long positions in the Target Anti-Beta Index and sells short at least 80% of the short positions in the Target Anti-Beta Index. The Target Anti-Beta Index is a market neutral index that is dollar-neutral. As such, it identifies long and short securities positions of approximately equal dollar amounts. In choosing to track a market neutral index, the Fund seeks to limit the effects of general market movements on the Fund and to limit the correlation of the performance of the Fund with the market’s overall movements.
Market Exposure
 | |  |
Investment Type | | % of Net Assets |
Equity Securities Long Positions | | | 77% | |
Equity Securities Short Positions | | | -74% | |
Swap Agreements Long Positions | | | 10% | |
Swap Agreements Short Positions | | | -10% | |
“Market Exposure” includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings — Short
 | |  |
Company | | % of Net Assets |
FibroGen, Inc. | | | -0.5% | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | -0.4% | |
Loxo Oncology, Inc. | | | -0.4% | |
EQT Corp. | | | -0.4% | |
Aqua America, Inc. | | | -0.4% | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | -0.4% | |
Incyte Corp. | | | -0.4% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | -0.4% | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | -0.4% | |
Vistra Energy Corp. | | | -0.4% | |
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AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund (DIVA)
The Fund seeks performance results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx Hedged Dividend Income Index (the “Target High Dividend Index”) by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stock of the long positions in the Target High Dividend Index and sells short at least 80% of the short positions in the Target High Dividend Index. The Target High Dividend Index is a long/short index in which the long positions, in the aggregate, outweigh the short positions, in the aggregate. In choosing to track a long/short index, the Fund seeks to limit the drawdown of the Fund when equity markets fall and give up some of the gains when the markets rise.
Market Exposure
 | |  |
Investment Type | | % of Net Assets |
Equity Securities Long Positions | | | 85% | |
Equity Securities Short Positions | | | -48% | |
Master Limited Partnership Long Positions | | | 13% | |
Master Limited Partnership Short Positions | | | -1% | |
“Market Exposure” includes the value of total investments (including the contract value of any derivatives) and excludes any short-term investments and cash equivalents.
Largest Equity Holdings — Short
 | |  |
Company | | % of Net Assets |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | -0.3% | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | -0.3% | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | -0.3% | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | -0.3% | |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. | | | -0.3% | |
Halliburton Co. | | | -0.3% | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | -0.3% | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP | | | -0.3% | |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | -0.3% | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | -0.3% | |
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund
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December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Long Positions – 78.9%
| |
Common Stocks – 78.9%
| |
Aerospace & Defense – 1.6%
| |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 96 | | | $ | 30,960 | |
HEICO Corp.(a) | | | 384 | | | | 29,752 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | | | 144 | | | | 29,818 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc.* | | | 90 | | | | 30,606 | |
| | | | | | | 121,136 | |
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.8%
| |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 348 | | | | 29,263 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.(a) | | | 426 | | | | 29,007 | |
| | | | | | | 58,270 | |
Airlines – 0.8%
| |
Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | | | 510 | | | | 29,539 | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc.* | | | 336 | | | | 28,133 | |
| | | | | | | 57,672 | |
Banks – 3.3%
| |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 516 | | | | 29,087 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.(a) | | | 498 | | | | 28,730 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 690 | | | | 27,338 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a) | | | 294 | | | | 28,700 | |
Popular, Inc.(a) | | | 576 | | | | 27,199 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 516 | | | | 26,027 | |
SVB Financial Group* | | | 126 | | | | 23,930 | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 1,440 | | | | 28,065 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 540 | | | | 26,616 | |
| | | | | | | 245,692 | |
Biotechnology – 1.1%
| |
Immunomedics, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,620 | | | | 23,117 | |
Loxo Oncology, Inc.* | | | 234 | | | | 32,776 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 252 | | | | 27,501 | |
| | | | | | | 83,394 | |
Building Products – 0.4%
| |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 480 | | | | 27,941 | |
Capital Markets – 4.0%
| |
CME Group, Inc.(a) | | | 174 | | | | 32,733 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp.(a) | | | 618 | | | | 27,118 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 138 | | | | 27,618 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.(a) | | | 396 | | | | 29,831 | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 504 | | | | 30,784 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 150 | | | | 31,696 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 204 | | | | 30,076 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 354 | | | | 28,876 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 174 | | | | 29,569 | |
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(a) | | | 600 | | | | 29,376 | |
| | | | | | | 297,677 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Chemicals – 2.4%
| |
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 396 | | | $ | 28,100 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 762 | | | | 33,154 | |
Ecolab, Inc.(a) | | | 204 | | | | 30,059 | |
Ingevity Corp.* | | | 330 | | | | 27,618 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 894 | | | | 26,114 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 492 | | | | 28,920 | |
| | | | | | | 173,965 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.3%
| |
Cintas Corp.(a) | | | 174 | | | | 29,230 | |
Copart, Inc.*(a) | | | 624 | | | | 29,815 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 300 | | | | 28,281 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 420 | | | | 30,278 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 756 | | | | 27,292 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 534 | | | | 27,645 | |
| | | | | | | 172,541 | |
Communications Equipment – 1.3%
| |
Ciena Corp.*(a) | | | 996 | | | | 33,774 | |
F5 Networks, Inc.*(a) | | | 186 | | | | 30,138 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 246 | | | | 28,300 | |
| | | | | | | 92,212 | |
Consumer Finance – 1.9%
| |
American Express Co.(a) | | | 288 | | | | 27,452 | |
Credit Acceptance Corp.*(a) | | | 78 | | | | 29,777 | |
Discover Financial Services(a) | | | 456 | | | | 26,895 | |
FirstCash, Inc.(a) | | | 366 | | | | 26,480 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A*(a) | | | 390 | | | | 31,013 | |
| | | | | | | 141,617 | |
Containers & Packaging – 1.2%
| |
AptarGroup, Inc.(a) | | | 312 | | | | 29,350 | |
Ball Corp.(a) | | | 660 | | | | 30,347 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 564 | | | | 29,965 | |
| | | | | | | 89,662 | |
Distributors – 0.4%
| |
Pool Corp. | | | 198 | | | | 29,433 | |
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.4%
| |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 264 | | | | 25,381 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.8%
| |
CenturyLink, Inc.(a) | | | 1,728 | | | | 26,179 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 540 | | | | 30,359 | |
| | | | | | | 56,538 | |
Electric Utilities – 1.7%
| |
Exelon Corp.(a) | | | 696 | | | | 31,389 | |
FirstEnergy Corp.(a) | | | 858 | | | | 32,218 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 180 | | | | 31,288 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 816 | | | | 31,979 | |
| | | | | | | 126,874 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Electrical Equipment – 0.8%
| |
EnerSys(a) | | | 372 | | | $ | 28,871 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.*(a) | | | 570 | | | | 28,329 | |
| | | | | | | 57,200 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.2%
| |
CDW Corp.(a) | | | 342 | | | | 27,719 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.*(a) | | | 522 | | | | 32,406 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | 180 | | | | 28,661 | |
| | | | | | | 88,786 | |
Entertainment – 0.4%
| |
Netflix, Inc.* | | | 114 | | | | 30,513 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 7.3%
| |
American Tower Corp.(a) | | | 198 | | | | 31,322 | |
CubeSmart(a) | | | 1,038 | | | | 29,780 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 324 | | | | 31,470 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc.(a) | | | 336 | | | | 30,401 | |
HCP, Inc.(a) | | | 1,110 | | | | 31,002 | |
JBG SMITH Properties(a) | | | 810 | | | | 28,196 | |
Life Storage, Inc. | | | 330 | | | | 30,687 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 1,872 | | | | 30,102 | |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | | | 648 | | | | 31,434 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 852 | | | | 29,948 | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 1,056 | | | | 27,435 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 510 | | | | 32,150 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | | 438 | | | | 29,210 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 174 | | | | 29,230 | |
STORE Capital Corp. | | | 1,080 | | | | 30,575 | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 312 | | | | 31,734 | |
Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 1,626 | | | | 25,317 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 1,470 | | | | 27,607 | |
| | | | | | | 537,600 | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.2%
| |
Costco Wholesale Corp.(a) | | | 138 | | | | 28,112 | |
Kroger Co. (The)(a) | | | 1,086 | | | | 29,865 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 1,404 | | | | 33,008 | |
| | | | | | | 90,985 | |
Food Products – 2.1%
| |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,494 | | | | 28,744 | |
Hormel Foods Corp.(a) | | | 720 | | | | 30,730 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 420 | | | | 30,895 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp.(a) | | | 180 | | | | 31,835 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non-Voting) | | | 216 | | | | 30,076 | |
| | | | | | | 152,280 | |
Gas Utilities – 0.4%
| |
UGI Corp. | | | 564 | | | | 30,089 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.0%
| |
ABIOMED, Inc.*(a) | | | 96 | | | | 31,204 | |
DexCom, Inc.*(a) | | | 246 | | | | 29,471 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*(a) | | | 198 | | | $ | 30,328 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 666 | | | | 28,824 | |
Haemonetics Corp.*(a) | | | 300 | | | | 30,015 | |
| | | | | | | 149,842 | |
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.5%
| |
Centene Corp.*(a) | | | 228 | | | | 26,288 | |
Chemed Corp.(a) | | | 102 | | | | 28,895 | |
Encompass Health Corp.(a) | | | 432 | | | | 26,654 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 222 | | | | 27,628 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.*(a) | | | 366 | | | | 21,832 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 234 | | | | 27,196 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 234 | | | | 27,275 | |
| | | | | | | 185,768 | |
Health Care Technology – 0.8%
| |
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | | | 516 | | | | 25,578 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 336 | | | | 30,012 | |
| | | | | | | 55,590 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.2%
| |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*(a) | | | 66 | | | | 28,498 | |
Domino's Pizza, Inc.(a) | | | 114 | | | | 28,271 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A* | | | 582 | | | | 31,207 | |
| | | | | | | 87,976 | |
Household Durables – 0.4%
| |
Helen of Troy Ltd.*(a) | | | 222 | | | | 29,122 | |
Household Products – 0.4%
| |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.(a) | | | 492 | | | | 32,354 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 1.3%
| |
AES Corp.(a) | | | 2,100 | | | | 30,366 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 834 | | | | 33,026 | |
Vistra Energy Corp.* | | | 1,374 | | | | 31,451 | |
| | | | | | | 94,843 | |
Insurance – 2.8%
| |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.(a) | | | 414 | | | | 30,512 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc.(a) | | | 1,116 | | | | 30,757 | |
Kemper Corp.(a) | | | 426 | | | | 28,278 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 270 | | | | 26,382 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 492 | | | | 29,682 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 426 | | | | 29,390 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | 408 | | | | 30,155 | |
| | | | | | | 205,156 | |
Interactive Media & Services – 1.2%
| |
IAC/InterActiveCorp*(a) | | | 186 | | | | 34,045 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | | | 510 | | | | 27,509 | |
Twitter, Inc.* | | | 1,032 | | | | 29,660 | |
| | | | | | | 91,214 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 1.1%
| |
Amazon.com, Inc.*(a) | | | 18 | | | | 27,035 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Etsy, Inc.*(a) | | | 600 | | | $ | 28,542 | |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A* | | | 300 | | | | 27,024 | |
| | | | | | | 82,601 | |
IT Services – 4.3%
| |
Acxiom Holdings, Inc.* | | | 684 | | | | 26,423 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*(a) | | | 468 | | | | 28,585 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.(a) | | | 630 | | | | 28,394 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 192 | | | | 27,654 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(a) | | | 234 | | | | 29,606 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 162 | | | | 30,561 | |
Okta, Inc.* | | | 516 | | | | 32,921 | |
Square, Inc., Class A* | | | 468 | | | | 26,250 | |
Twilio, Inc., Class A* | | | 342 | | | | 30,541 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 228 | | | | 30,082 | |
WEX, Inc.* | | | 210 | | | | 29,413 | |
| | | | | | | 320,430 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.4%
| |
Illumina, Inc.*(a) | | | 96 | | | | 28,793 | |
Media – 0.7%
| |
Discovery, Inc., Class C*(a) | | | 1,158 | | | | 26,727 | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 1,200 | | | | 26,748 | |
| | | | | | | 53,475 | |
Metals & Mining – 0.7%
| |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,236 | | | | 26,908 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 924 | | | | 27,757 | |
| | | | | | | 54,665 | |
Multiline Retail – 1.1%
| |
Kohl's Corp.(a) | | | 480 | | | | 31,843 | |
Macy's, Inc. | | | 942 | | | | 28,053 | |
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | | | 366 | | | | 24,343 | |
| | | | | | | 84,239 | |
Multi-Utilities – 0.4%
| |
Black Hills Corp.(a) | | | 492 | | | | 30,888 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.7%
| |
Cheniere Energy, Inc.* | | | 528 | | | | 31,252 | |
ConocoPhillips(a) | | | 486 | | | | 30,302 | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 816 | | | | 26,528 | |
Hess Corp.(a) | | | 594 | | | | 24,057 | |
HollyFrontier Corp.(a) | | | 516 | | | | 26,378 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 1,950 | | | | 27,963 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 528 | | | | 28,485 | |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 840 | | | | 27,443 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp.* | | | 1,068 | | | | 24,233 | |
WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | 2,316 | | | | 26,287 | |
| | | | | | | 272,928 | |
Personal Products – 0.5%
| |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*(a) | | | 564 | | | | 33,248 | |
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Pharmaceuticals – 2.0%
| |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 276 | | | $ | 31,939 | |
Endo International plc*(a) | | | 2,718 | | | | 19,841 | |
Horizon Pharma plc*(a) | | | 1,626 | | | | 31,772 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 408 | | | | 31,175 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 342 | | | | 29,255 | |
| | | | | | | 143,982 | |
Professional Services – 1.6%
| |
CoStar Group, Inc.*(a) | | | 90 | | | | 30,360 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.*(a) | | | 462 | | | | 30,788 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 324 | | | | 30,249 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc.* | | | 264 | | | | 28,786 | |
| | | | | | | 120,183 | |
Road & Rail – 1.1%
| |
CSX Corp.(a) | | | 444 | | | | 27,586 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 186 | | | | 27,814 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 210 | | | | 29,028 | |
| | | | | | | 84,428 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.4%
| |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,536 | | | | 28,355 | |
Software – 4.5%
| |
Adobe Systems, Inc.*(a) | | | 132 | | | | 29,863 | |
Fortinet, Inc.*(a) | | | 444 | | | | 31,271 | |
HubSpot, Inc.*(a) | | | 234 | | | | 29,421 | |
New Relic, Inc.* | | | 372 | | | | 30,121 | |
Paycom Software, Inc.* | | | 246 | | | | 30,123 | |
PTC, Inc.* | | | 366 | | | | 30,341 | |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | | | 390 | | | | 32,151 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 174 | | | | 30,981 | |
Tableau Software, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 258 | | | | 30,960 | |
VMware, Inc., Class A | | | 198 | | | | 27,152 | |
Zendesk, Inc.* | | | 546 | | | | 31,870 | |
| | | | | | | 334,254 | |
Specialty Retail – 2.8%
| |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(a) | | | 180 | | | | 28,343 | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a) | | | 1,548 | | | | 29,923 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.*(a) | | | 192 | | | | 31,233 | |
Five Below, Inc.*(a) | | | 312 | | | | 31,924 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 90 | | | | 30,990 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 342 | | | | 28,536 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 852 | | | | 28,286 | |
| | | | | | | 209,235 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.4%
| |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 480 | | | | 28,642 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.6%
| |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*(a) | | | 246 | | | | 31,476 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 246 | | | | 29,916 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 288 | | | | 29,796 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,356 | | | $ | 23,961 | |
| | | | | | | 115,149 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.2%
| |
Fastenal Co.(a) | | | 546 | | | | 28,550 | |
GATX Corp.(a) | | | 390 | | | | 27,616 | |
WW Grainger, Inc.(a) | | | 102 | | | | 28,801 | |
| | | | | | | 84,967 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $6,106,121) | | | | | | | 5,829,785 | |
Total Long Positions (Cost $6,106,121) | | | | | | | 5,829,785 | |
Short Positions – (76.5)%
| |
Common Stocks – (76.5)%
| |
Aerospace & Defense – (1.1)%
| |
Arconic, Inc. | | | (1,512 | ) | | | (25,492 | ) |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | (714 | ) | | | (27,296 | ) |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | (174 | ) | | | (27,355 | ) |
| | | | | | | (80,143 | ) |
Airlines – (0.7)%
| |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | (816 | ) | | | (26,202 | ) |
JetBlue Airways Corp.* | | | (1,668 | ) | | | (26,788 | ) |
| | | | | | | (52,990 | ) |
Auto Components – (1.4)%
| |
Adient plc | | | (1,368 | ) | | | (20,602 | ) |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | (816 | ) | | | (28,348 | ) |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) | | | (1,398 | ) | | | (28,533 | ) |
Lear Corp. | | | (240 | ) | | | (29,486 | ) |
| | | | | | | (106,969 | ) |
Automobiles – (0.3)%
| |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | (474 | ) | | | (24,648 | ) |
Banks – (2.6)%
| |
Bank OZK | | | (1,194 | ) | | | (27,259 | ) |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | (804 | ) | | | (27,859 | ) |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | (1,662 | ) | | | (27,157 | ) |
Signature Bank | | | (264 | ) | | | (27,142 | ) |
Sterling Bancorp | | | (1,686 | ) | | | (27,836 | ) |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | (858 | ) | | | (27,447 | ) |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | (546 | ) | | | (27,895 | ) |
| | | | | | | (192,595 | ) |
Beverages – (0.4)%
| |
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | (498 | ) | | | (27,968 | ) |
Biotechnology – (4.1)%
| |
Alkermes plc* | | | (900 | ) | | | (26,559 | ) |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (396 | ) | | | (28,872 | ) |
Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | | | (264 | ) | | | (26,189 | ) |
Celgene Corp.* | | | (450 | ) | | | (28,841 | ) |
Exelixis, Inc.* | | | (1,602 | ) | | | (31,511 | ) |
FibroGen, Inc.* | | | (756 | ) | | | (34,988) | |
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Incyte Corp.* | | | (504 | ) | | $ | (32,049 | ) |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (564 | ) | | | (30,490 | ) |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (90 | ) | | | (33,615 | ) |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | (276 | ) | | | (30,056 | ) |
| | | | | | | (303,170 | ) |
Building Products – (1.6)%
| |
AO Smith Corp. | | | (684 | ) | | | (29,207 | ) |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | (738 | ) | | | (28,037 | ) |
Masco Corp. | | | (1,026 | ) | | | (30,000 | ) |
Owens Corning | | | (624 | ) | | | (27,443 | ) |
| | | | | | | (114,687 | ) |
Capital Markets – (4.0)%
| |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | (294 | ) | | | (28,647 | ) |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | (252 | ) | | | (26,301 | ) |
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A | | | (2,538 | ) | | | (13,122 | ) |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | | (798 | ) | | | (28,074 | ) |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | (960 | ) | | | (28,474 | ) |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | (168 | ) | | | (28,064 | ) |
Invesco Ltd. | | | (1,596 | ) | | | (26,717 | ) |
Janus Henderson Group plc | | | (1,392 | ) | | | (28,842 | ) |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | (1,128 | ) | | | (28,775 | ) |
SEI Investments Co. | | | (600 | ) | | | (27,720 | ) |
State Street Corp. | | | (444 | ) | | | (28,003 | ) |
| | | | | | | (292,739 | ) |
Chemicals – (2.8)%
| |
Albemarle Corp. | | | (336 | ) | | | (25,896 | ) |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.* | | | (1,296 | ) | | | (30,352 | ) |
Chemours Co. (The) | | | (1,146 | ) | | | (32,340 | ) |
Huntsman Corp. | | | (1,608 | ) | | | (31,018 | ) |
Olin Corp. | | | (1,518 | ) | | | (30,527 | ) |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | (426 | ) | | | (26,182 | ) |
Westlake Chemical Corp. | | | (450 | ) | | | (29,777 | ) |
| | | | | | | (206,092 | ) |
Commercial Services & Supplies – (1.0)%
| |
Deluxe Corp. | | | (648 | ) | | | (24,909 | ) |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | (684 | ) | | | (27,483 | ) |
Stericycle, Inc.* | | | (672 | ) | | | (24,656 | ) |
| | | | | | | (77,048 | ) |
Communications Equipment – (0.8)%
| |
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.* | | | (1,824 | ) | | | (29,895 | ) |
ViaSat, Inc.* | | | (468 | ) | | | (27,589 | ) |
| | | | | | | (57,484 | ) |
Construction & Engineering – (0.4)%
| |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | (246 | ) | | | (27,294 | ) |
Construction Materials – (0.4)%
| |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | (444 | ) | | | (27,097 | ) |
Consumer Finance – (0.7)%
| |
Navient Corp. | | | (2,808 | ) | | | (24,739) | |
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Synchrony Financial | | | (1,248 | ) | | $ | (29,278 | ) |
| | | | | | | (54,017 | ) |
Containers & Packaging – (0.8)%
| |
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | | | (1,764 | ) | | | (30,411 | ) |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | (888 | ) | | | (30,938 | ) |
| | | | | | | (61,349 | ) |
Distributors – (0.4)%
| |
LKQ Corp.* | | | (1,158 | ) | | | (27,479 | ) |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – (0.4)%
| |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | (1,242 | ) | | | (28,367 | ) |
Electric Utilities – (2.1)%
| |
Edison International | | | (588 | ) | | | (33,381 | ) |
PG&E Corp.* | | | (1,230 | ) | | | (29,213 | ) |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | (756 | ) | | | (31,064 | ) |
PPL Corp. | | | (1,062 | ) | | | (30,086 | ) |
Southern Co. (The) | | | (684 | ) | | | (30,041 | ) |
| | | | | | | (153,785 | ) |
Electrical Equipment – (0.4)%
| |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | (252 | ) | | | (28,967 | ) |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – (3.1)%
| |
Belden, Inc. | | | (588 | ) | | | (24,561 | ) |
Cognex Corp. | | | (744 | ) | | | (28,771 | ) |
Coherent, Inc.* | | | (240 | ) | | | (25,370 | ) |
IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | (228 | ) | | | (25,830 | ) |
Jabil, Inc. | | | (1,296 | ) | | | (32,128 | ) |
SYNNEX Corp. | | | (408 | ) | | | (32,983 | ) |
Tech Data Corp.* | | | (366 | ) | | | (29,942 | ) |
Trimble, Inc.* | | | (858 | ) | | | (28,237 | ) |
| | | | | | | (227,822 | ) |
Energy Equipment & Services – (1.1)%
| |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | (1,440 | ) | | | (30,960 | ) |
Halliburton Co. | | | (1,038 | ) | | | (27,590 | ) |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | (2,334 | ) | | | (24,157 | ) |
| | | | | | | (82,707 | ) |
Entertainment – (0.5)%
| |
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C* | | | (1,080 | ) | | | (33,156 | ) |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (6.2)%
| |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | (1,560 | ) | | | (30,966 | ) |
Colony Capital, Inc. | | | (5,322 | ) | | | (24,907 | ) |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | | (336 | ) | | | (29,309 | ) |
Corporate Office Properties Trust | | | (1,326 | ) | | | (27,886 | ) |
CyrusOne, Inc. | | | (576 | ) | | | (30,459 | ) |
Equinix, Inc. | | | (84 | ) | | | (29,615 | ) |
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A | | | (1,152 | ) | | | (29,157 | ) |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | (750 | ) | | | (29,017) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | (954 | ) | | $ | (30,919 | ) |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | (1,986 | ) | | | (29,095 | ) |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | (648 | ) | | | (28,045 | ) |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | (1,560 | ) | | | (28,267 | ) |
Paramount Group, Inc. | | | (2,262 | ) | | | (28,411 | ) |
Senior Housing Properties Trust | | | (2,358 | ) | | | (27,636 | ) |
Urban Edge Properties | | | (1,626 | ) | | | (27,024 | ) |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | (1,224 | ) | | | (26,757 | ) |
| | | | | | | (457,470 | ) |
Food Products – (2.3)%
| |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | (828 | ) | | | (27,316 | ) |
General Mills, Inc. | | | (768 | ) | | | (29,906 | ) |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)* | | | (1,560 | ) | | | (24,742 | ) |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | (306 | ) | | | (27,968 | ) |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | (636 | ) | | | (27,373 | ) |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | (552 | ) | | | (29,477 | ) |
| | | | | | | (166,782 | ) |
Gas Utilities – (0.4)%
| |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | (600 | ) | | | (30,708 | ) |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (1.2)%
| |
Align Technology, Inc.* | | | (138 | ) | | | (28,902 | ) |
Cantel Medical Corp. | | | (378 | ) | | | (28,142 | ) |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | (858 | ) | | | (31,926 | ) |
| | | | | | | (88,970 | ) |
Health Care Providers & Services – (1.4)%
| |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | (594 | ) | | | (26,492 | ) |
McKesson Corp. | | | (258 | ) | | | (28,501 | ) |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | (804 | ) | | | (26,532 | ) |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | (1,272 | ) | | | (25,008 | ) |
| | | | | | | (106,533 | ) |
Health Care Technology – (0.4)%
| |
Cerner Corp.* | | | (558 | ) | | | (29,262 | ) |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (1.5)%
| |
Caesars Entertainment Corp.* | | | (3,810 | ) | | | (25,870 | ) |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | (396 | ) | | | (27,922 | ) |
MGM Resorts International | | | (1,200 | ) | | | (29,112 | ) |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | (300 | ) | | | (29,673 | ) |
| | | | | | | (112,577 | ) |
Household Durables – (2.8)%
| |
DR Horton, Inc. | | | (870 | ) | | | (30,154 | ) |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | (762 | ) | | | (29,832 | ) |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | (252 | ) | | | (29,474 | ) |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | (1,368 | ) | | | (25,431 | ) |
NVR, Inc.* | | | (12 | ) | | | (29,244 | ) |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | (990 | ) | | | (32,601 | ) |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | (258 | ) | | | (27,573 | ) |
| | | | | | | (204,309) | |
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Industrial Conglomerates – (0.8)%
| |
3M Co. | | | (156 | ) | | $ | (29,724 | ) |
General Electric Co. | | | (4,350 | ) | | | (32,930 | ) |
| | | | | | | (62,654 | ) |
Insurance – (3.5)%
| |
American International Group, Inc. | | | (744 | ) | | | (29,321 | ) |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.* | | | (1,128 | ) | | | (30,140 | ) |
Athene Holding Ltd., Class A* | | | (744 | ) | | | (29,634 | ) |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | (810 | ) | | | (24,689 | ) |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | (1,776 | ) | | | (26,427 | ) |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | (732 | ) | | | (32,537 | ) |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | (654 | ) | | | (28,887 | ) |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | (348 | ) | | | (28,379 | ) |
Unum Group | | | (900 | ) | | | (26,442 | ) |
| | | | | | | (256,456 | ) |
Interactive Media & Services – (1.2)%
| |
Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | (234 | ) | | | (30,675 | ) |
Snap, Inc., Class A* | | | (5,010 | ) | | | (27,605 | ) |
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C* | | | (894 | ) | | | (28,233 | ) |
| | | | | | | (86,513 | ) |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – (0.4)%
| |
eBay, Inc.* | | | (1,092 | ) | | | (30,652 | ) |
IT Services – (0.8)%
| |
DXC Technology Co. | | | (516 | ) | | | (27,436 | ) |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | (258 | ) | | | (29,327 | ) |
| | | | | | | (56,763 | ) |
Leisure Products – (0.7)%
| |
Mattel, Inc.* | | | (2,328 | ) | | | (23,257 | ) |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | | (336 | ) | | | (25,764 | ) |
| | | | | | | (49,021 | ) |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – (0.4)%
| |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | (48 | ) | | | (27,148 | ) |
Machinery – (1.9)%
| |
AGCO Corp. | | | (546 | ) | | | (30,396 | ) |
Colfax Corp.* | | | (1,314 | ) | | | (27,463 | ) |
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.* | | | (1,308 | ) | | | (26,749 | ) |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | (456 | ) | | | (27,957 | ) |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | (252 | ) | | | (30,174 | ) |
| | | | | | | (142,739 | ) |
Media – (1.1)%
| |
DISH Network Corp., Class A* | | | (984 | ) | | | (24,570 | ) |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | | | (384 | ) | | | (27,660 | ) |
Liberty Global plc, Class C* | | | (1,344 | ) | | | (27,740 | ) |
| | | | | | | (79,970 | ) |
Metals & Mining – (0.4)%
| |
Alcoa Corp.* | | | (1,014 | ) | | | (26,952) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Multi-Utilities – (0.8)%
| |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | (402 | ) | | $ | (30,737 | ) |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | (438 | ) | | | (31,299 | ) |
| | | | | | | (62,036 | ) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (2.4)%
| |
Antero Resources Corp.* | | | (2,460 | ) | | | (23,100 | ) |
Apache Corp. | | | (924 | ) | | | (24,255 | ) |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | (396 | ) | | | (24,413 | ) |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | (1,206 | ) | | | (27,183 | ) |
EQT Corp. | | | (1,728 | ) | | | (32,642 | ) |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | | | (4,530 | ) | | | (25,051 | ) |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | (6,612 | ) | | | (22,547 | ) |
| | | | | | | (179,191 | ) |
Personal Products – (0.7)%
| |
Coty, Inc., Class A | | | (3,888 | ) | | | (25,505 | ) |
Edgewell Personal Care Co.* | | | (780 | ) | | | (29,133 | ) |
| | | | | | | (54,638 | ) |
Pharmaceuticals – (1.4)%
| |
Allergan plc | | | (210 | ) | | | (28,068 | ) |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | (612 | ) | | | (31,812 | ) |
Nektar Therapeutics* | | | (810 | ) | | | (26,625 | ) |
Perrigo Co. plc | | | (516 | ) | | | (19,995 | ) |
| | | | | | | (106,500 | ) |
Professional Services – (0.7)%
| |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | (402 | ) | | | (26,050 | ) |
Nielsen Holdings plc | | | (1,194 | ) | | | (27,856 | ) |
| | | | | | | (53,906 | ) |
Real Estate Management & Development – (0.9)%
| |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The)* | | | (294 | ) | | | (28,700 | ) |
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A | | | (1,176 | ) | | | (9,431 | ) |
Realogy Holdings Corp. | | | (1,698 | ) | | | (24,927 | ) |
| | | | | | | (63,058 | ) |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (4.5)%
| |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | (876 | ) | | | (28,680 | ) |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | (138 | ) | | | (35,091 | ) |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | (870 | ) | | | (28,866 | ) |
First Solar, Inc.* | | | (732 | ) | | | (31,077 | ) |
Lam Research Corp. | | | (210 | ) | | | (28,596 | ) |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | | (2,028 | ) | | | (32,833 | ) |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | (852 | ) | | | (27,034 | ) |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | (420 | ) | | | (27,136 | ) |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | (198 | ) | | | (26,433 | ) |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | (450 | ) | | | (30,159 | ) |
Universal Display Corp. | | | (354 | ) | | | (33,124 | ) |
| | | | | | | (329,029 | ) |
Software – (1.9)%
| |
2U, Inc.* | | | (552 | ) | | | (27,445 | ) |
Blackbaud, Inc. | | | (444 | ) | | | (27,928) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
CDK Global, Inc. | | | (648 | ) | | $ | (31,026 | ) |
LogMeIn, Inc. | | | (354 | ) | | | (28,876 | ) |
Symantec Corp. | | | (1,458 | ) | | | (27,549 | ) |
| | | | | | | (142,824 | ) |
Specialty Retail – (0.3)%
| |
L Brands, Inc. | | | (972 | ) | | | (24,951 | ) |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – (0.7)%
| |
NCR Corp.* | | | (1,170 | ) | | | (27,003 | ) |
Western Digital Corp. | | | (738 | ) | | | (27,284 | ) |
| | | | | | | (54,287 | ) |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – (0.7)%
| |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | (2,028 | ) | | | (25,411 | ) |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A* | | | (1,194 | ) | | | (27,331 | ) |
| | | | | | | (52,742 | ) |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – (0.8)%
| |
MGIC Investment Corp.* | | | (2,760 | ) | | | (28,870 | ) |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | (3,042 | ) | | | (28,625 | ) |
| | | | | | | (57,495 | ) |
Tobacco – (0.3)%
| |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | (372 | ) | | | (24,835 | ) |
Trading Companies & Distributors – (1.1)%
| |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | (930 | ) | | | (29,500 | ) |
United Rentals, Inc.* | | | (276 | ) | | | (28,298) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Univar, Inc.* | | | (1,500 | ) | | $ | (26,610 | ) |
| | | | | | | (84,408 | ) |
Transportation Infrastructure – (0.4)%
| |
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | (780 | ) | | | (28,517 | ) |
Water Utilities – (0.4)%
| |
Aqua America, Inc. | | | (948 | ) | | | (32,412 | ) |
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $(6,642,674)) | | | | | | | (5,654,881 | ) |
Total Short Positions (Proceeds $(6,642,674)) | | | | | | | (5,654,881 | ) |
Total Investments — 2.4% (Cost $(536,553)) | | | | | | | 174,904 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 97.6% | | | | | | | 7,211,217 | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 7,386,121 | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (a) | All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for securities sold short with a total value of $1,965,890. |
As of December 31, 2018, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
 | |  |
 | |  |
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,186,373 | |
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation | | | (433,383 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 752,990 | |
Federal income tax cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) | | $ | (516,636 | ) |
OTC Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2018
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Notional Amount | | Termination Date(1) | | Counterparty | | Rate Paid (Received)(2) | | Underlying Instrument(3) | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)(4) | | Cash Collateral (Received) Pledged | | Net Amount(5) |
664,658 USD | | | 10/3/2019 | | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | 2.10 | % | | | Dow Jones U.S. High Momentum Total Return Index(6)
| | | $ | (11,581 | ) | | | 11,581 | (7) | | $ | — | |
(697,660) USD | | | 10/3/2019 | | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | (3.00 | )% | | | Dow Jones U.S. Low Momentum Total Return Index(8)
| | | | 73,031 | | | | — | | | | 73,031 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 61,450 | | | | | | | $ | 73,031 | |
| (1) | Agreements may be terminated at will by either party without penalty. Payment is due at termination/maturity. |
| (2) | Reflects the floating financing rate, as of December 31, 2018, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the agreement or periodically during its term. |
| (3) | The 50 largest components of the referenced underlying Swap Index can be found athttp://www.agfiq.com/agfiq/agfiqweb/us/en/ resources/regulatory-material/index.jsp |
| (4) | The Fund discloses amounts due to the Fund from the counterparty (unrealized appreciation on swap agreements) at year end as an asset on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts due to the counterparty from the Fund (unrealized depreciation on swap agreements) are disclosed as a liability on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund presents these amounts on a gross basis and does not offset or “net” these amounts on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
| (5) | Represents the “uncollateralized” amount due from or (to) the counterparty at year end. These amounts could be due to timing differences between the movement of collateral in relation to market movements, or due to agreement provisions allowing minimum “thresholds” that would need to be exceeded prior to the movement of collateral. To the extent that a net amount is due from the counterparty, the Fund would be exposed to the counterparty by such amount and could suffer losses or delays in recovery of that amount in the event of a counterparty default. |
| (6) | The Dow Jones U.S. High Momentum Total Return Index (DJTLMOT) is designed to measure the performance of 200 companies ranked as having the highest momentum. Momentum is calculated by ranking stocks by their 12-month historical total return, starting one month prior to reconstitution. Dividends are reinvested. |
| (7) | Reflects all or a portion of the amount disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Segregated cash balance with custodian for swap agreements.” Under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the amount disclosed under this caption may not exceed the amount of the liability being collateralized for the benefit of the counterparty. |
| (8) | The Dow Jones U.S. Low Momentum Total Return Index (DJTSMOT) is designed to measure the performance of 200 companies ranked as having the lowest momentum. Momentum is calculated by ranking stocks by their 12-month historical total return, starting one month prior to reconstitution. Dividends are reinvested. |
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Abbreviations |
USD | | US Dollar |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Long Positions – 80.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks – 80.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines – 2.5%
| |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | | | 70 | | | $ | 4,260 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a) | | | 96 | | | | 4,790 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.*(a) | | | 286 | | | | 4,593 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 83 | | | | 3,858 | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | | | 81 | | | | 4,692 | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc.* | | | 59 | | | | 4,940 | |
| | | | | | | 27,133 | |
Auto Components – 2.0%
| |
Adient plc(a) | | | 216 | | | | 3,253 | |
BorgWarner, Inc.(a) | | | 129 | | | | 4,482 | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 353 | | | | 4,811 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a) | | | 223 | | | | 4,551 | |
Lear Corp.(a) | | | 37 | | | | 4,546 | |
| | | | | | | 21,643 | |
Automobiles – 1.5%
| |
Ford Motor Co.(a) | | | 483 | | | | 3,695 | |
General Motors Co.(a) | | | 121 | | | | 4,047 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc.(a) | | | 131 | | | | 4,470 | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 75 | | | | 3,900 | |
| | | | | | | 16,112 | |
Banks – 1.9%
| |
CIT Group, Inc.(a) | | | 108 | | | | 4,133 | |
Citigroup, Inc.(a) | | | 74 | | | | 3,853 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.(a) | | | 132 | | | | 3,924 | |
Popular, Inc.(a) | | | 109 | | | | 5,147 | |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 220 | | | | 3,632 | |
| | | | | | | 20,689 | |
Beverages – 1.0%
| |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.(a) | | | 225 | | | | 5,769 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | 88 | | | | 4,942 | |
| | | | | | | 10,711 | |
Biotechnology – 1.7%
| |
Biogen, Inc.*(a) | | | 16 | | | | 4,815 | |
Celgene Corp.*(a) | | | 71 | | | | 4,550 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a) | | | 80 | | | | 5,004 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 41 | | | | 4,465 | |
| | | | | | | 18,834 | |
Building Products – 0.8%
| |
Johnson Controls International plc(a) | | | 158 | | | | 4,685 | |
Owens Corning | | | 98 | | | | 4,310 | |
| | | | | | | 8,995 | |
Capital Markets – 1.9%
| |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 24 | | | | 4,009 | |
Invesco Ltd.(a) | | | 252 | | | | 4,219 | |
Janus Henderson Group plc(a) | | | 220 | | | | 4,559 | |
Legg Mason, Inc.(a) | | | 179 | | | | 4,566 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 99 | | | | 3,925 | |
| | | | | | | 21,278 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Chemicals – 1.8%
| |
Eastman Chemical Co.(a) | | | 65 | | | $ | 4,752 | |
Huntsman Corp.(a) | | | 255 | | | | 4,919 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 240 | | | | 4,826 | |
Trinseo SA | | | 102 | | | | 4,670 | |
| | | | | | | 19,167 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.4%
| |
Deluxe Corp.(a) | | | 102 | | | | 3,921 | |
Communications Equipment – 0.9%
| |
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*(a) | | | 289 | | | | 4,737 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 203 | | | | 5,463 | |
| | | | | | | 10,200 | |
Construction & Engineering – 0.8%
| |
AECOM*(a) | | | 159 | | | | 4,213 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 149 | | | | 4,485 | |
| | | | | | | 8,698 | |
Consumer Finance – 1.5%
| |
Ally Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 211 | | | | 4,781 | |
Capital One Financial Corp.(a) | | | 53 | | | | 4,006 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 444 | | | | 3,912 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 162 | | | | 3,801 | |
| | | | | | | 16,500 | |
Containers & Packaging – 0.7%
| |
International Paper Co.(a) | | | 101 | | | | 4,076 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 92 | | | | 3,474 | |
| | | | | | | 7,550 | |
Diversified Financial Services – 0.3%
| |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 96 | | | | 3,854 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.8%
| |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 154 | | | | 4,395 | |
CenturyLink, Inc.(a) | | | 283 | | | | 4,288 | |
| | | | | | | 8,683 | |
Electric Utilities – 3.3%
| |
Duke Energy Corp.(a) | | | 58 | | | | 5,005 | |
Edison International(a) | | | 83 | | | | 4,712 | |
Entergy Corp.(a) | | | 66 | | | | 5,681 | |
Exelon Corp.(a) | | | 131 | | | | 5,908 | |
PG&E Corp.* | | | 194 | | | | 4,607 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 199 | | | | 5,638 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 114 | | | | 5,007 | |
| | | | | | | 36,558 | |
Electrical Equipment – 0.9%
| |
Eaton Corp. plc(a) | | | 68 | | | | 4,669 | |
Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 67 | | | | 4,693 | |
| | | | | | | 9,362 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 3.4%
| |
Avnet, Inc.(a) | | | 117 | | | | 4,224 | |
Belden, Inc.(a) | | | 93 | | | | 3,885 | |
Coherent, Inc.*(a) | | | 37 | | | | 3,911 | |
Corning, Inc.(a) | | | 182 | | | | 5,498 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Jabil, Inc.(a) | | | 193 | | | $ | 4,785 | |
SYNNEX Corp. | | | 64 | | | | 5,174 | |
Tech Data Corp.* | | | 66 | | | | 5,399 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 234 | | | | 4,214 | |
| | | | | | | 37,090 | |
Entertainment – 0.4%
| |
Viacom, Inc., Class B | | | 183 | | | | 4,703 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 6.2%
| |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.(a) | | | 323 | | | | 4,606 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.(a) | | | 313 | | | | 4,598 | |
Colony Capital, Inc.(a) | | | 842 | | | | 3,940 | |
EPR Properties(a) | | | 72 | | | | 4,610 | |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 148 | | | | 4,782 | |
Hospitality Properties Trust(a) | | | 191 | | | | 4,561 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a) | | | 269 | | | | 4,484 | |
Kimco Realty Corp.(a) | | | 314 | | | | 4,600 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 296 | | | | 4,760 | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 167 | | | | 4,339 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 254 | | | | 4,166 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 265 | | | | 4,367 | |
Senior Housing Properties Trust | | | 373 | | | | 4,372 | |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 137 | | | | 4,829 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 336 | | | | 4,371 | |
| | | | | | | 67,385 | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.2%
| |
Kroger Co. (The)(a) | | | 163 | | | | 4,483 | |
US Foods Holding Corp.* | | | 155 | | | | 4,904 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 61 | | | | 4,168 | |
| | | | | | | 13,555 | |
Food Products – 1.7%
| |
Ingredion, Inc.(a) | | | 49 | | | | 4,479 | |
JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 49 | | | | 4,581 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 112 | | | | 5,679 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 80 | | | | 4,272 | |
| | | | | | | 19,011 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.4%
| |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 46 | | | | 4,771 | |
Health Care Providers & Services – 4.5%
| |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*(a) | | | 136 | | | | 3,497 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc.(a) | | | 103 | | | | 4,594 | |
Centene Corp.*(a) | | | 35 | | | | 4,035 | |
Cigna Corp.(a) | | | 23 | | | | 4,368 | |
CVS Health Corp.(a) | | | 68 | | | | 4,455 | |
DaVita, Inc.*(a) | | | 81 | | | | 4,168 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*(a) | | | 30 | | | | 3,791 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 38 | | | | 4,198 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 118 | | | | 3,894 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 201 | | | | 3,952 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(a) | | | 50 | | | | 4,163 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 37 | | | | 4,313 | |
| | | | | | | 49,428 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.2%
| |
Carnival Corp.(a) | | | 87 | | | $ | 4,289 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.* | | | 102 | | | | 4,324 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 42 | | | | 4,107 | |
| | | | | | | 12,720 | |
Household Durables – 2.1%
| |
Lennar Corp., Class A(a) | | | 99 | | | | 3,876 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | 40 | | | | 4,678 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 230 | | | | 4,276 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 178 | | | | 4,626 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 156 | | | | 5,137 | |
| | | | | | | 22,593 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.9%
| |
AES Corp.(a) | | | 332 | | | | 4,801 | |
Vistra Energy Corp.* | | | 218 | | | | 4,990 | |
| | | | | | | 9,791 | |
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.5%
| |
General Electric Co.(a) | | | 688 | | | | 5,208 | |
Insurance – 3.4%
| |
American International Group, Inc.(a) | | | 102 | | | | 4,020 | |
Athene Holding Ltd., Class A*(a) | | | 121 | | | | 4,819 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*(a) | | | 116 | | | | 3,536 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc.(a) | | | 269 | | | | 4,003 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 82 | | | | 4,207 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 106 | | | | 4,352 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 97 | | | | 4,285 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 51 | | | | 4,159 | |
Unum Group | | | 140 | | | | 4,113 | |
| | | | | | | 37,494 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.5%
| |
Qurate Retail, Inc.* | | | 266 | | | | 5,192 | |
IT Services – 1.5%
| |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a) | | | 26 | | | | 3,902 | |
Conduent, Inc.*(a) | | | 403 | | | | 4,284 | |
DXC Technology Co.(a) | | | 81 | | | | 4,307 | |
International Business Machines Corp.(a) | | | 38 | | | | 4,319 | |
| | | | | | | 16,812 | |
Machinery – 2.2%
| |
AGCO Corp.(a) | | | 84 | | | | 4,676 | |
Cummins, Inc.(a) | | | 38 | | | | 5,079 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 73 | | | | 4,476 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 87 | | | | 4,971 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 214 | | | | 4,406 | |
| | | | | | | 23,608 | |
Media – 2.6%
| |
Discovery, Inc., Class C*(a) | | | 207 | | | | 4,777 | |
DISH Network Corp., Class A*(a) | | | 145 | | | | 3,621 | |
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C* | | | 128 | | | | 4,733 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 62 | | | | 4,876 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 385 | | | $ | 4,185 | |
Tribune Media Co., Class A | | | 126 | | | | 5,718 | |
| | | | | | | 27,910 | |
Metals & Mining – 0.8%
| |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(a) | | | 430 | | | | 4,434 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 222 | | | | 4,049 | |
| | | | | | | 8,483 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.2%
| |
AGNC Investment Corp.(a) | | | 279 | | | | 4,894 | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 515 | | | | 5,057 | |
Chimera Investment Corp.(a) | | | 275 | | | | 4,901 | |
New Residential Investment Corp. | | | 301 | | | | 4,277 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 354 | | | | 4,545 | |
| | | | | | | 23,674 | |
Multiline Retail – 0.8%
| |
Kohl's Corp.(a) | | | 65 | | | | 4,312 | |
Macy's, Inc. | | | 156 | | | | 4,646 | |
| | | | | | | 8,958 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.7%
| |
Antero Resources Corp.*(a) | | | 389 | | | | 3,653 | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 130 | | | | 4,226 | |
EQT Corp.(a) | | | 274 | | | | 5,176 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 176 | | | | 4,117 | |
Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A* | | | 255 | | | | 4,075 | |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 113 | | | | 3,692 | |
PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 152 | | | | 4,523 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 366 | | | | 3,503 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 920 | | | | 3,137 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp.* | | | 170 | | | | 3,857 | |
| | | | | | | 39,959 | |
Paper & Forest Products – 0.7%
| |
Domtar Corp. | | | 110 | | | | 3,864 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 191 | | | | 4,244 | |
| | | | | | | 8,108 | |
Pharmaceuticals – 2.1%
| |
Allergan plc(a) | | | 27 | | | | 3,609 | |
Horizon Pharma plc*(a) | | | 243 | | | | 4,748 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*(a) | | | 34 | | | | 4,215 | |
Mallinckrodt plc* | | | 219 | | | | 3,460 | |
Mylan NV* | | | 135 | | | | 3,699 | |
Perrigo Co. plc | | | 74 | | | | 2,867 | |
| | | | | | | 22,598 | |
Professional Services – 0.7%
| |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 55 | | | | 3,564 | |
Nielsen Holdings plc | | | 180 | | | | 4,199 | |
| | | | | | | 7,763 | |
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.7%
| |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) | | | 36 | | | | 4,558 | |
Realogy Holdings Corp. | | | 233 | | | | 3,420 | |
| | | | | | | 7,978 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Road & Rail – 0.8%
| |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 69 | | | $ | 5,107 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 80 | | | | 3,852 | |
| | | | | | | 8,959 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.5%
| |
Broadcom, Inc.(a) | | | 23 | | | | 5,848 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 328 | | | | 4,172 | |
Intel Corp.(a) | | | 99 | | | | 4,646 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 27 | | | | 3,677 | |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | 135 | | | | 4,284 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 55 | | | | 3,554 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 269 | | | | 4,441 | |
Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 66 | | | | 4,008 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 58 | | | | 3,887 | |
| | | | | | | 38,517 | |
Software – 1.3%
| |
j2 Global, Inc.(a) | | | 69 | | | | 4,787 | |
LogMeIn, Inc. | | | 60 | | | | 4,894 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 253 | | | | 4,781 | |
| | | | | | | 14,462 | |
Specialty Retail – 1.6%
| |
AutoNation, Inc.*(a) | | | 138 | | | | 4,927 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.(a) | | | 147 | | | | 4,586 | |
Foot Locker, Inc.(a) | | | 100 | | | | 5,320 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 94 | | | | 2,986 | |
| | | | | | | 17,819 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.0%
| |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(a) | | | 355 | | | | 4,690 | |
NCR Corp.* | | | 179 | | | | 4,131 | |
Seagate Technology plc | | | 120 | | | | 4,631 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 116 | | | | 4,289 | |
Xerox Corp. | | | 198 | | | | 3,912 | |
| | | | | | | 21,653 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.8%
| |
MGIC Investment Corp.* | | | 401 | | | | 4,194 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 252 | | | | 4,123 | |
| | | | | | | 8,317 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.1%
| |
Air Lease Corp.(a) | | | 119 | | | | 3,595 | |
GATX Corp.(a) | | | 60 | | | | 4,249 | |
United Rentals, Inc.* | | | 44 | | | | 4,511 | |
| | | | | | | 12,355 | |
Transportation Infrastructure – 0.4%
| |
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | 109 | | | | 3,985 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,053,134) | | | | | | | 880,747 | |
Total Long Positions (Cost $1,053,134) | | | | | | | 880,747 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Short Positions – (84.8)%
| |
Common Stocks – (84.8)%
| |
Aerospace & Defense – (2.0)%
| |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | (112 | ) | | $ | (4,282 | ) |
Harris Corp. | | | (33 | ) | | | (4,443 | ) |
HEICO Corp. | | | (56 | ) | | | (4,339 | ) |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | (17 | ) | | | (4,451 | ) |
TransDigm Group, Inc.* | | | (14 | ) | | | (4,761 | ) |
| | | | | | | (22,276 | ) |
Air Freight & Logistics – (0.9)%
| |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | (61 | ) | | | (5,130 | ) |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | (72 | ) | | | (4,902 | ) |
| | | | | | | (10,032 | ) |
Automobiles – (0.5)%
| |
Tesla, Inc.* | | | (15 | ) | | | (4,992 | ) |
Banks – (1.2)%
| |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | (12 | ) | | | (4,524 | ) |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | (78 | ) | | | (4,500 | ) |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | (108 | ) | | | (4,279 | ) |
| | | | | | | (13,303 | ) |
Beverages – (1.3)%
| |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | (97 | ) | | | (4,615 | ) |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | (117 | ) | | | (5,540 | ) |
Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | (84 | ) | | | (4,135 | ) |
| | | | | | | (14,290 | ) |
Biotechnology – (5.0)%
| |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (63 | ) | | | (2,905 | ) |
Alkermes plc* | | | (114 | ) | | | (3,364 | ) |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (62 | ) | | | (4,520 | ) |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | (51 | ) | | | (4,343 | ) |
Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | (68 | ) | | | (4,291 | ) |
FibroGen, Inc.* | | | (119 | ) | | | (5,507 | ) |
Immunomedics, Inc.* | | | (255 | ) | | | (3,639 | ) |
Incyte Corp.* | | | (83 | ) | | | (5,278 | ) |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | | | (58 | ) | | | (4,142 | ) |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | (39 | ) | | | (4,256 | ) |
Seattle Genetics, Inc.* | | | (66 | ) | | | (3,739 | ) |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | (96 | ) | | | (4,174 | ) |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (28 | ) | | | (4,640 | ) |
| | | | | | | (54,798 | ) |
Building Products – (1.0)%
| |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | (27 | ) | | | (5,909 | ) |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | | (80 | ) | | | (4,749 | ) |
| | | | | | | (10,658 | ) |
Capital Markets – (6.1)%
| |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | (55 | ) | | | (5,381 | ) |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | (114 | ) | | | (4,734 | ) |
CME Group, Inc. | | | (27 | ) | | | (5,079 | ) |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | | (125 | ) | | | (4,398 | ) |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | (22 | ) | | | (4,403 | ) |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | (88 | ) | | | (4,809) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | (62 | ) | | $ | (4,671 | ) |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | (80 | ) | | | (4,886 | ) |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | (24 | ) | | | (5,071 | ) |
Moody's Corp. | | | (32 | ) | | | (4,481 | ) |
MSCI, Inc. | | | (34 | ) | | | (5,013 | ) |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | (56 | ) | | | (4,568 | ) |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | (29 | ) | | | (4,928 | ) |
SEI Investments Co. | | | (84 | ) | | | (3,881 | ) |
| | | | | | | (66,303 | ) |
Chemicals – (3.5)%
| |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | (32 | ) | | | (4,715 | ) |
Ingevity Corp.* | | | (51 | ) | | | (4,268 | ) |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | (36 | ) | | | (4,834 | ) |
NewMarket Corp. | | | (13 | ) | | | (5,357 | ) |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | (51 | ) | | | (5,214 | ) |
RPM International, Inc. | | | (76 | ) | | | (4,467 | ) |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | (74 | ) | | | (4,133 | ) |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | (13 | ) | | | (5,115 | ) |
| | | | | | | (38,103 | ) |
Commercial Services & Supplies – (1.6)%
| |
Cintas Corp. | | | (24 | ) | | | (4,032 | ) |
Copart, Inc.* | | | (79 | ) | | | (3,774 | ) |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | (122 | ) | | | (4,902 | ) |
Rollins, Inc. | | | (120 | ) | | | (4,332 | ) |
| | | | | | | (17,040 | ) |
Communications Equipment – (0.3)%
| |
Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | (17 | ) | | | (3,582 | ) |
Consumer Finance – (1.2)%
| |
American Express Co. | | | (45 | ) | | | (4,289 | ) |
FirstCash, Inc. | | | (57 | ) | | | (4,124 | ) |
Green Dot Corp., Class A* | | | (61 | ) | | | (4,851 | ) |
| | | | | | | (13,264 | ) |
Containers & Packaging – (0.9)%
| |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | (49 | ) | | | (4,609 | ) |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | (139 | ) | | | (4,843 | ) |
| | | | | | | (9,452 | ) |
Distributors – (0.4)%
| |
Pool Corp. | | | (31 | ) | | | (4,608 | ) |
Diversified Consumer Services – (0.4)%
| |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* | | | (43 | ) | | | (4,792 | ) |
Electric Utilities – (1.4)%
| |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | (130 | ) | | | (5,493 | ) |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | (52 | ) | | | (4,839 | ) |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | (31 | ) | | | (5,388 | ) |
| | | | | | | (15,720 | ) |
Electrical Equipment – (0.4)%
| |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | (31 | ) | | | (4,665 | ) |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – (0.3)%
| |
Cognex Corp. | | | (95 | ) | | | (3,674 | ) |
Energy Equipment & Services – (2.0)%
| |
Apergy Corp.* | | | (124 | ) | | | (3,358) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | (226 | ) | | $ | (4,859 | ) |
Core Laboratories NV | | | (61 | ) | | | (3,639 | ) |
Ensco plc, Class A | | | (750 | ) | | | (2,670 | ) |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | (131 | ) | | | (3,367 | ) |
TechnipFMC plc | | | (221 | ) | | | (4,327 | ) |
| | | | | | | (22,220 | ) |
Entertainment – (1.7)%
| |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | (103 | ) | | | (5,073 | ) |
Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A* | | | (19 | ) | | | (5,086 | ) |
Netflix, Inc.* | | | (15 | ) | | | (4,015 | ) |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | (38 | ) | | | (3,912 | ) |
| | | | | | | (18,086 | ) |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (7.9)%
| |
American Tower Corp. | | | (31 | ) | | | (4,904 | ) |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A | | | (128 | ) | | | (5,617 | ) |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | (43 | ) | | | (4,840 | ) |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | (52 | ) | | | (5,649 | ) |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | (58 | ) | | | (5,320 | ) |
Equinix, Inc. | | | (12 | ) | | | (4,231 | ) |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | (51 | ) | | | (4,953 | ) |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | (21 | ) | | | (5,149 | ) |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | (61 | ) | | | (5,519 | ) |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | (42 | ) | | | (4,958 | ) |
Public Storage | | | (26 | ) | | | (5,263 | ) |
SBA Communications Corp.* | | | (31 | ) | | | (5,018 | ) |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | (33 | ) | | | (5,544 | ) |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | (56 | ) | | | (5,696 | ) |
Taubman Centers, Inc. | | | (79 | ) | | | (3,594 | ) |
UDR, Inc. | | | (138 | ) | | | (5,467 | ) |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | (79 | ) | | | (4,900 | ) |
| | | | | | | (86,622 | ) |
Food Products – (1.5)%
| |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | (78 | ) | | | (5,738 | ) |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | (33 | ) | | | (5,836 | ) |
McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non-Voting) | | | (34 | ) | | | (4,734 | ) |
| | | | | | | (16,308 | ) |
Gas Utilities – (1.5)%
| |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | (61 | ) | | | (5,656 | ) |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | (105 | ) | | | (4,795 | ) |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | (68 | ) | | | (5,413 | ) |
| | | | | | | (15,864 | ) |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (2.8)%
| |
ABIOMED, Inc.* | | | (14 | ) | | | (4,551 | ) |
Align Technology, Inc.* | | | (22 | ) | | | (4,608 | ) |
DexCom, Inc.* | | | (35 | ) | | | (4,193 | ) |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | | (20 | ) | | | (3,720 | ) |
Insulet Corp.* | | | (60 | ) | | | (4,759 | ) |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | (9 | ) | | | (4,310 | ) |
Penumbra, Inc.* | | | (37 | ) | | | (4,521 | ) |
| | | | | | | (30,662) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Health Care Providers & Services – (0.3)%
| |
HealthEquity, Inc.* | | | (58 | ) | | $ | (3,460 | ) |
Health Care Technology – (0.4)%
| |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | (49 | ) | | | (4,377 | ) |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (4.3)%
| |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | (12 | ) | | | (5,182 | ) |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | (67 | ) | | | (4,796 | ) |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | | | (17 | ) | | | (4,216 | ) |
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. | | | (76 | ) | | | (4,873 | ) |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | (67 | ) | | | (4,811 | ) |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | (36 | ) | | | (3,908 | ) |
McDonald's Corp. | | | (27 | ) | | | (4,794 | ) |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A* | | | (92 | ) | | | (4,933 | ) |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | (17 | ) | | | (3,584 | ) |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | (60 | ) | | | (5,515 | ) |
| | | | | | | (46,612 | ) |
Household Products – (0.9)%
| |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | (31 | ) | | | (4,778 | ) |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | (86 | ) | | | (5,119 | ) |
| | | | | | | (9,897 | ) |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – (0.5)%
| |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | (131 | ) | | | (5,188 | ) |
Industrial Conglomerates – (0.5)%
| |
3M Co. | | | (27 | ) | | | (5,145 | ) |
Insurance – (4.6)%
| |
Aon plc | | | (31 | ) | | | (4,506 | ) |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | | (65 | ) | | | (4,791 | ) |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | (175 | ) | | | (4,823 | ) |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | (62 | ) | | | (4,800 | ) |
Markel Corp.* | | | (4 | ) | | | (4,152 | ) |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | (65 | ) | | | (5,184 | ) |
Primerica, Inc. | | | (43 | ) | | | (4,202 | ) |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | (77 | ) | | | (4,645 | ) |
RLI Corp. | | | (67 | ) | | | (4,622 | ) |
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. | | | (5 | ) | | | (4,289 | ) |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | (64 | ) | | | (4,730 | ) |
| | | | | | | (50,744 | ) |
Interactive Media & Services – (2.1)%
| |
Cargurus, Inc.* | | | (143 | ) | | | (4,824 | ) |
IAC/InterActiveCorp* | | | (29 | ) | | | (5,308 | ) |
Snap, Inc., Class A* | | | (787 | ) | | | (4,336 | ) |
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | | | (80 | ) | | | (4,315 | ) |
Twitter, Inc.* | | | (162 | ) | | | (4,656 | ) |
| | | | | | | (23,439 | ) |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – (1.6)%
| |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | (3 | ) | | | (4,506 | ) |
Etsy, Inc.* | | | (94 | ) | | | (4,472 | ) |
GrubHub, Inc.* | | | (65 | ) | | | (4,993 | ) |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A* | | | (44 | ) | | | (3,963 | ) |
| | | | | | | (17,934) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
IT Services – (3.9)%
| |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | (35 | ) | | $ | (4,589 | ) |
Gartner, Inc.* | | | (34 | ) | | | (4,346 | ) |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | (32 | ) | | | (4,049 | ) |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | (29 | ) | | | (5,471 | ) |
Okta, Inc.* | | | (81 | ) | | | (5,168 | ) |
Square, Inc., Class A* | | | (73 | ) | | | (4,095 | ) |
Twilio, Inc., Class A* | | | (54 | ) | | | (4,822 | ) |
VeriSign, Inc.* | | | (32 | ) | | | (4,745 | ) |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | (43 | ) | | | (5,673 | ) |
| | | | | | | (42,958 | ) |
Leisure Products – (0.3)%
| |
Mattel, Inc.* | | | (348 | ) | | | (3,477 | ) |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – (0.4)%
| |
Illumina, Inc.* | | | (14 | ) | | | (4,199 | ) |
Machinery – (2.1)%
| |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | (91 | ) | | | (3,948 | ) |
Flowserve Corp. | | | (98 | ) | | | (3,726 | ) |
Graco, Inc. | | | (120 | ) | | | (5,022 | ) |
IDEX Corp. | | | (39 | ) | | | (4,924 | ) |
Toro Co. (The) | | | (93 | ) | | | (5,197 | ) |
| | | | | | | (22,817 | ) |
Media – (0.5)%
| |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | (218 | ) | | | (4,859 | ) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (1.6)%
| |
Cheniere Energy, Inc.* | | | (81 | ) | | | (4,794 | ) |
Equitrans Midstream Corp.* | | | (228 | ) | | | (4,565 | ) |
Hess Corp. | | | (89 | ) | | | (3,605 | ) |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | (77 | ) | | | (4,154 | ) |
| | | | | | | (17,118 | ) |
Personal Products – (0.4)%
| |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | (34 | ) | | | (4,423 | ) |
Professional Services – (1.7)%
| |
CoStar Group, Inc.* | | | (14 | ) | | | (4,723 | ) |
Insperity, Inc. | | | (51 | ) | | | (4,761 | ) |
TransUnion | | | (78 | ) | | | (4,430 | ) |
Verisk Analytics, Inc.* | | | (43 | ) | | | (4,689 | ) |
| | | | | | | (18,603 | ) |
Road & Rail – (0.4)%
| |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | (48 | ) | | | (4,592 | ) |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (0.7)%
| |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | (203 | ) | | | (3,747 | ) |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | (34 | ) | | | (3,953 | ) |
| | | | | | | (7,700 | ) |
Software – (7.3)%
| |
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | | | (23 | ) | | | (5,203 | ) |
Aspen Technology, Inc.* | | | (59 | ) | | | (4,849 | ) |
Autodesk, Inc.* | | | (33 | ) | | | (4,244 | ) |
Guidewire Software, Inc.* | | | (58 | ) | | | (4,653 | ) |
HubSpot, Inc.* | | | (37 | ) | | | (4,652 | ) |
Intuit, Inc. | | | (27 | ) | | | (5,315) | |
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Paycom Software, Inc.* | | | (33 | ) | | $ | (4,041 | ) |
Proofpoint, Inc.* | | | (49 | ) | | | (4,107 | ) |
PTC, Inc.* | | | (51 | ) | | | (4,228 | ) |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | | | (61 | ) | | | (5,029 | ) |
salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | (33 | ) | | | (4,520 | ) |
ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | (26 | ) | | | (4,629 | ) |
Splunk, Inc.* | | | (40 | ) | | | (4,194 | ) |
Tableau Software, Inc., Class A* | | | (45 | ) | | | (5,400 | ) |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)* | | | (16 | ) | | | (3,918 | ) |
Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | (33 | ) | | | (5,269 | ) |
Zendesk, Inc.* | | | (86 | ) | | | (5,020 | ) |
| | | | | | | (79,271 | ) |
Specialty Retail – (1.0)%
| |
Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | (35 | ) | | | (5,694 | ) |
Five Below, Inc.* | | | (54 | ) | | | (5,525 | ) |
| | | | | | | (11,219 | ) |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – (1.6)%
| |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | (33 | ) | | | (4,013 | ) |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | (62 | ) | | | (4,597 | ) |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | | | (234 | ) | | | (4,135 | ) |
VF Corp. | | | (63 | ) | | | (4,494 | ) |
| | | | | | | (17,239 | ) |
Trading Companies & Distributors – (0.9)%
| |
Fastenal Co. | | | (102 | ) | | | (5,334 | ) |
Watsco, Inc. | | | (29 | ) | | | (4,035 | ) |
| | | | | | | (9,369 | ) |
Water Utilities – (1.0)%
| |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | (60 | ) | | | (5,446 | ) |
Aqua America, Inc. | | | (155 | ) | | | (5,300 | ) |
| | | | | | | (10,746 | ) |
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $(879,277)) | | | | | | | (926,700 | ) |
Total Short Positions (Proceeds $(879,277)) | | | | | | | (926,700 | ) |
Total Investments — (4.2)% (Cost $173,857) | | | | | | | (45,953 | ) |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 104.2% | | | | | | | 1,139,234 | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,093,281 | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (a) | All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for securities sold short with a total value of $443,735. |
As of December 31, 2018, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
 | |  |
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 93,244 | |
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation | | | (344,661 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (251,417 | ) |
Federal income tax cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) | | $ | 189,151 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
OTC Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2018
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Notional Amount | | Termination Date(1) | | Counterparty | | Rate Paid (Received)(2) | | Underlying Instrument(3) | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)(4) | | Cash Collateral (Received) Pledged | | Net Amount(5) |
113,210 USD | | | 10/3/2019 | | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | 2.90 | % | | | Dow Jones U.S. Relative Value Total Return Index(6)
| | | $ | (11,966 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (11,966 | ) |
(106,896) USD | | | 10/3/2019 | | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | (2.10 | )% | | | Dow Jones U.S. Short Relative Value Total Return Index(7)
| | | | (4,347 | ) | | | — | | | | (4,347 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (16,313 | ) | | | | | | $ | (16,313 | ) |
| (1) | Agreements may be terminated at will by either party without penalty. Payment is due at termination/maturity. |
| (2) | Reflects the floating financing rate, as of December 31, 2018, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the agreement or periodically during its term. |
| (3) | The 50 largest components of the referenced underlying Swap Index can be found athttp://www.agfiq.com/agfiq/agfiqweb/us/en/ resources/regulatory-material/index.jsp |
| (4) | The Fund discloses amounts due to the Fund from the counterparty (unrealized appreciation on swap agreements) at year end as an asset on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts due to the counterparty from the Fund (unrealized depreciation on swap agreements) are disclosed as a liability on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund presents these amounts on a gross basis and does not offset or “net” these amounts on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
| (5) | Represents the “uncollateralized” amount due from or (to) the counterparty at year end. These amounts could be due to timing differences between the movement of collateral in relation to market movements, or due to agreement provisions allowing minimum “thresholds” that would need to be exceeded prior to the movement of collateral. To the extent that a net amount is due from the counterparty, the Fund would be exposed to the counterparty by such amount and could suffer losses or delays in recovery of that amount in the event of a counterparty default. |
| (6) | The Dow Jones U.S. Relative Value Total Return Index (DJLSVT) is designed to measure the performance of 200 companies ranked as undervalued based on fundamentals. Value is calculated using a ranking process based on book value to price ratio, projected earnings per share to price ratio, and trailing 12-month operating cash flow to price ratio. Dividends are reinvested. |
| (7) | The Dow Jones U.S. Short Relative Value Total Return Index (DJSSVT) is designed to measure the performance of 200 companies ranked as overvalued based on fundamentals. Value is calculated using a ranking process based on book value to price ratio, projected earnings per share to price ratio, and trailing 12-month operating cash flow to price ratio. Dividends are reinvested. |
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Abbreviations | | |
USD | | US Dollar |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Long Positions – 79.9%
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks – 79.9%
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines – 0.4%
| |
Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | | | 134 | | | $ | 7,761 | |
Auto Components – 0.8%
| |
Dana, Inc. | | | 590 | | | | 8,042 | |
Visteon Corp.* | | | 116 | | | | 6,992 | |
| | | | | | | 15,034 | |
Banks – 4.7%
| |
Bank of Hawaii Corp.(a) | | | 106 | | | | 7,136 | |
BankUnited, Inc.(a) | | | 248 | | | | 7,425 | |
Cathay General Bancorp(a) | | | 216 | | | | 7,243 | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 20 | | | | 7,541 | |
Fulton Financial Corp.(a) | | | 496 | | | | 7,678 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 196 | | | | 7,766 | |
Home BancShares, Inc.(a) | | | 440 | | | | 7,190 | |
Investors Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 672 | | | | 6,989 | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 382 | | | | 7,445 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 118 | | | | 7,194 | |
United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 238 | | | | 7,404 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 796 | | | | 7,068 | |
| | | | | | | 88,079 | |
Biotechnology – 2.0%
| |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a) | | | 132 | | | | 6,086 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a) | | | 54 | | | | 7,328 | |
Loxo Oncology, Inc.*(a) | | | 62 | | | | 8,684 | |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 162 | | | | 7,044 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 72 | | | | 7,841 | |
| | | | | | | 36,983 | |
Building Products – 0.8%
| |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 128 | | | | 7,451 | |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 134 | | | | 7,954 | |
| | | | | | | 15,405 | |
Capital Markets – 2.3%
| |
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 770 | | | | 3,981 | |
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 326 | | | | 8,655 | |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 148 | | | | 8,088 | |
Janus Henderson Group plc(a) | | | 368 | | | | 7,625 | |
Legg Mason, Inc.(a) | | | 286 | | | | 7,296 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 178 | | | | 7,373 | |
| | | | | | | 43,018 | |
Chemicals – 2.4%
| |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 20 | | | | 8,242 | |
Platform Specialty Products Corp.* | | | 740 | | | | 7,644 | |
PolyOne Corp. | | | 256 | | | | 7,322 | |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 130 | | | | 7,260 | |
Trinseo SA | | | 170 | | | | 7,783 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Westlake Chemical Corp. | | | 118 | | | $ | 7,808 | |
| | | | | | | 46,059 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.3%
| |
Brink's Co. (The)(a) | | | 122 | | | | 7,887 | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.*(a) | | | 130 | | | | 6,416 | |
Deluxe Corp.(a) | | | 172 | | | | 6,612 | |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.(a) | | | 180 | | | | 7,232 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 78 | | | | 7,353 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 142 | | | | 7,351 | |
| | | | | | | 42,851 | |
Communications Equipment – 1.8%
| |
Ciena Corp.*(a) | | | 280 | | | | 9,495 | |
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*(a) | | | 484 | | | | 7,932 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*(a) | | | 196 | | | | 8,234 | |
ViaSat, Inc.* | | | 124 | | | | 7,310 | |
| | | | | | | 32,971 | |
Construction & Engineering – 1.2%
| |
Dycom Industries, Inc.*(a) | | | 130 | | | | 7,025 | |
MasTec, Inc.* | | | 186 | | | | 7,544 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 66 | | | | 7,323 | |
| | | | | | | 21,892 | |
Consumer Finance – 1.1%
| |
FirstCash, Inc.(a) | | | 96 | | | | 6,945 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A*(a) | | | 104 | | | | 8,270 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 686 | | | | 6,044 | |
| | | | | | | 21,259 | |
Containers & Packaging – 0.8%
| |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(a) | | | 720 | | | | 7,661 | |
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | | | 480 | | | | 8,275 | |
| | | | | | | 15,936 | |
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.4%
| |
Graham Holdings Co., Class B(a) | | | 12 | | | | 7,687 | |
Electric Utilities – 1.3%
| |
ALLETE, Inc.(a) | | | 116 | | | | 8,842 | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 8,218 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 178 | | | | 8,161 | |
| | | | | | | 25,221 | |
Electrical Equipment – 1.2%
| |
EnerSys(a) | | | 98 | | | | 7,606 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.*(a) | | | 152 | | | | 7,555 | |
Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 106 | | | | 7,425 | |
| | | | | | | 22,586 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.5%
| |
Belden, Inc.(a) | | | 156 | | | | 6,516 | |
Coherent, Inc.*(a) | | | 62 | | | | 6,554 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 128 | | | | 7,915 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Jabil, Inc.(a) | | | 344 | | | $ | 8,528 | |
SYNNEX Corp. | | | 108 | | | | 8,731 | |
Tech Data Corp.* | | | 96 | | | | 7,854 | |
| | | | | | | 46,098 | |
Energy Equipment & Services – 1.0%
| |
Apergy Corp.*(a) | | | 246 | | | | 6,662 | |
Core Laboratories NV(a) | | | 104 | | | | 6,205 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 618 | | | | 6,396 | |
| | | | | | | 19,263 | |
Entertainment – 0.4%
| |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 222 | | | | 7,948 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 7.1%
| |
Brandywine Realty Trust(a) | | | 604 | | | | 7,774 | |
Columbia Property Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 372 | | | | 7,198 | |
CoreCivic, Inc.(a) | | | 374 | | | | 6,668 | |
CoreSite Realty Corp.(a) | | | 80 | | | | 6,978 | |
Corporate Office Properties Trust | | | 352 | | | | 7,403 | |
GEO Group, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 370 | | | | 7,289 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | | 118 | | | | 8,914 | |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 414 | | | | 7,502 | |
Paramount Group, Inc. | | | 602 | | | | 7,561 | |
Physicians Realty Trust(a) | | | 510 | | | | 8,175 | |
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 450 | | | | 7,668 | |
Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A | | | 682 | | | | 7,400 | |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 218 | | | | 7,685 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | | 360 | | | | 7,279 | |
Taubman Centers, Inc. | | | 162 | | | | 7,369 | |
Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 428 | | | | 6,664 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 408 | | | | 6,781 | |
Weingarten Realty Investors | | | 310 | | | | 7,691 | |
| | | | | | | 133,999 | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.9%
| |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 248 | | | | 8,003 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 372 | | | | 8,746 | |
| | | | | | | 16,749 | |
Food Products – 2.0%
| |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.*(a) | | | 396 | | | | 7,619 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 408 | | | | 7,536 | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*(a) | | | 412 | | | | 6,534 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp.(a) | | | 48 | | | | 8,489 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 162 | | | | 8,215 | |
| | | | | | | 38,393 | |
Gas Utilities – 1.8%
| |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 178 | | | | 8,129 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 102 | | | | 8,119 | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 118 | | | | 9,027 | |
Spire, Inc. | | | 108 | | | | 8,001 | |
| | | | | | | 33,276 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.3%
| |
Avanos Medical, Inc.*(a) | | | 178 | | | $ | 7,973 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 176 | | | | 7,617 | |
Haemonetics Corp.*(a) | | | 80 | | | | 8,004 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.*(a) | | | 36 | | | | 8,267 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*(a) | | | 158 | | | | 7,126 | |
Masimo Corp.*(a) | | | 76 | | | | 8,160 | |
NuVasive, Inc.* | | | 128 | | | | 6,344 | |
Penumbra, Inc.* | | | 62 | | | | 7,576 | |
| | | | | | | 61,067 | |
Health Care Providers & Services – 1.4%
| |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*(a) | | | 252 | | | | 6,479 | |
Chemed Corp.(a) | | | 28 | | | | 7,932 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.*(a) | | | 98 | | | | 5,845 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.*(a) | | | 214 | | | | 7,062 | |
| | | | | | | 27,318 | |
Health Care Technology – 0.8%
| |
Medidata Solutions, Inc.* | | | 112 | | | | 7,551 | |
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | | | 136 | | | | 6,742 | |
| | | | | | | 14,293 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.7%
| |
Choice Hotels International, Inc.(a) | | | 114 | | | | 8,160 | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 48 | | | | 7,673 | |
Extended Stay America, Inc. | | | 472 | | | | 7,316 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a) | | | 120 | | | | 8,112 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc.(a) | | | 102 | | | | 7,918 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 106 | | | | 7,474 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 130 | | | | 7,761 | |
Wendy's Co. (The) | | | 476 | | | | 7,431 | |
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | 208 | | | | 7,455 | |
| | | | | | | 69,300 | |
Household Durables – 0.8%
| |
Helen of Troy Ltd.*(a) | | | 60 | | | | 7,871 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.* | | | 162 | | | | 6,707 | |
| | | | | | | 14,578 | |
Household Products – 0.5%
| |
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 192 | | | | 8,669 | |
Insurance – 1.2%
| |
CNO Financial Group, Inc.(a) | | | 444 | | | | 6,607 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 186 | | | | 7,544 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 116 | | | | 8,003 | |
| | | | | | | 22,154 | |
Interactive Media & Services – 0.5%
| |
Yelp, Inc.* | | | 256 | | | | 8,957 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
IT Services – 2.8%
| |
Acxiom Holdings, Inc.* | | | 182 | | | $ | 7,031 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 46 | | | | 6,625 | |
Conduent, Inc.*(a) | | | 674 | | | | 7,164 | |
CoreLogic, Inc.*(a) | | | 212 | | | | 7,085 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 122 | | | | 7,941 | |
Okta, Inc.* | | | 136 | | | | 8,677 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 124 | | | | 7,899 | |
| | | | | | | 52,422 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.8%
| |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 30 | | | | 6,967 | |
Bruker Corp.(a) | | | 252 | | | | 7,502 | |
| | | | | | | 14,469 | |
Machinery – 1.6%
| |
Barnes Group, Inc.(a) | | | 132 | | | | 7,078 | |
Colfax Corp.*(a) | | | 348 | | | | 7,273 | |
Kennametal, Inc.(a) | | | 220 | | | | 7,322 | |
Timken Co. (The) | | | 214 | | | | 7,986 | |
| | | | | | | 29,659 | |
Media – 2.3%
| |
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 144 | | | | 7,903 | |
Cable One, Inc.(a) | | | 10 | | | | 8,201 | |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 154 | | | | 7,233 | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C*(a) | | | 452 | | | | 6,586 | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 318 | | | | 7,088 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 644 | | | | 7,000 | |
| | | | | | | 44,011 | |
Metals & Mining – 0.4%
| |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*(a) | | | 328 | | | | 7,141 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.6%
| |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 244 | | | | 7,774 | |
Chimera Investment Corp.(a) | | | 450 | | | | 8,019 | |
MFA Financial, Inc. | | | 1,120 | | | | 7,481 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 564 | | | | 7,242 | |
| | | | | | | 30,516 | |
Multi-Utilities – 0.9%
| |
Black Hills Corp.(a) | | | 130 | | | | 8,161 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 134 | | | | 7,965 | |
| | | | | | | 16,126 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.4%
| |
Antero Resources Corp.*(a) | | | 650 | | | | 6,104 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.*(a) | | | 2,914 | | | | 6,119 | |
CNX Resources Corp.*(a) | | | 622 | | | | 7,103 | |
PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 254 | | | | 7,559 | |
QEP Resources, Inc.* | | | 1,074 | | | | 6,047 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 534 | | | | 5,110 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Whiting Petroleum Corp.* | | | 284 | | | $ | 6,444 | |
| | | | | | | 44,486 | |
Paper & Forest Products – 0.8%
| |
Domtar Corp. | | | 184 | | | | 6,464 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(a) | | | 374 | | | | 8,310 | |
| | | | | | | 14,774 | |
Personal Products – 0.8%
| |
Edgewell Personal Care Co.*(a) | | | 206 | | | | 7,694 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 130 | | | | 7,973 | |
| | | | | | | 15,667 | |
Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%
| |
Horizon Pharma plc*(a) | | | 424 | | | | 8,285 | |
Professional Services – 0.8%
| |
ASGN, Inc.*(a) | | | 124 | | | | 6,758 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 86 | | | | 8,029 | |
| | | | | | | 14,787 | |
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.5%
| |
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 357 | | | | 2,863 | |
Realogy Holdings Corp. | | | 422 | | | | 6,195 | |
| | | | | | | 9,058 | |
Road & Rail – 0.4%
| |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 152 | | | | 7,319 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.1%
| |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*(a) | | | 230 | | | | 7,631 | |
Cree, Inc.*(a) | | | 186 | | | | 7,956 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 98 | | | | 7,723 | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | 94 | | | | 8,796 | |
Versum Materials, Inc. | | | 236 | | | | 6,542 | |
| | | | | | | 38,648 | |
Software – 2.9%
| |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.*(a) | | | 316 | | | | 8,744 | |
Ellie Mae, Inc.*(a) | | | 128 | | | | 8,042 | |
FireEye, Inc.*(a) | | | 428 | | | | 6,938 | |
j2 Global, Inc.(a) | | | 108 | | | | 7,493 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.*(a) | | | 172 | | | | 7,287 | |
New Relic, Inc.* | | | 100 | | | | 8,097 | |
Verint Systems, Inc.* | | | 186 | | | | 7,870 | |
| | | | | | | 54,471 | |
Specialty Retail – 1.9%
| |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a) | | | 380 | | | | 7,346 | |
AutoNation, Inc.*(a) | | | 232 | | | | 8,282 | |
Murphy USA, Inc.* | | | 108 | | | | 8,277 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 164 | | | | 5,210 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 214 | | | | 7,105 | |
| | | | | | | 36,220 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.4%
| |
NCR Corp.* | | | 316 | | | | 7,293 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.6%
| |
Carter's, Inc.(a) | | | 88 | | | $ | 7,183 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*(a) | | | 64 | | | | 8,189 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A* | | | 306 | | | | 7,004 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 228 | | | | 7,271 | |
| | | | | | | 29,647 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.8%
| |
Essent Group Ltd.*(a) | | | 206 | | | | 7,041 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 440 | | | | 7,198 | |
| | | | | | | 14,239 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.5%
| |
Air Lease Corp.(a) | | | 210 | | | | 6,344 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 96 | | | | 7,384 | |
Univar, Inc.* | | | 398 | | | | 7,061 | |
WESCO International, Inc.* | | | 158 | | | | 7,584 | |
| | | | | | | 28,373 | |
Transportation Infrastructure – 0.4%
| |
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | 190 | | | | 6,946 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.4%
| |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 240 | | | | 7,810 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,690,592) | | | | | | | 1,497,171 | |
Total Long Positions (Cost $1,690,592) | | | | | | | 1,497,171 | |
Short Positions – (83.5)%
| |
Common Stocks – (83.5)%
| |
Aerospace & Defense – (2.4)%
| |
Boeing Co. (The) | | | (24 | ) | | | (7,740 | ) |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | (44 | ) | | | (6,917 | ) |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | (28 | ) | | | (7,331 | ) |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | (30 | ) | | | (7,347 | ) |
Raytheon Co. | | | (46 | ) | | | (7,054 | ) |
United Technologies Corp. | | | (72 | ) | | | (7,667 | ) |
| | | | | | | (44,056 | ) |
Air Freight & Logistics – (0.7)%
| |
FedEx Corp. | | | (36 | ) | | | (5,808 | ) |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | (78 | ) | | | (7,607 | ) |
| | | | | | | (13,415 | ) |
Airlines – (0.8)%
| |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | (152 | ) | | | (7,585 | ) |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | (146 | ) | | | (6,786 | ) |
| | | | | | | (14,371 | ) |
Automobiles – (1.3)%
| |
Ford Motor Co. | | | (946 | ) | | | (7,237 | ) |
General Motors Co. | | | (248 | ) | | | (8,296 | ) |
Tesla, Inc.* | | | (24 | ) | | | (7,987 | ) |
| | | | | | | (23,520) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Banks – (3.1)%
| |
Bank of America Corp. | | | (306 | ) | | $ | (7,540 | ) |
BB&T Corp. | | | (176 | ) | | | (7,624 | ) |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | (134 | ) | | | (6,976 | ) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | (76 | ) | | | (7,419 | ) |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | (60 | ) | | | (7,015 | ) |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | (134 | ) | | | (6,759 | ) |
US Bancorp | | | (162 | ) | | | (7,404 | ) |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | (166 | ) | | | (7,649 | ) |
| | | | | | | (58,386 | ) |
Beverages – (0.8)%
| |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | (170 | ) | | | (8,049 | ) |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | (70 | ) | | | (7,734 | ) |
| | | | | | | (15,783 | ) |
Biotechnology – (2.1)%
| |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | (92 | ) | | | (8,481 | ) |
Amgen, Inc. | | | (40 | ) | | | (7,787 | ) |
Biogen, Inc.* | | | (26 | ) | | | (7,824 | ) |
Celgene Corp.* | | | (118 | ) | | | (7,563 | ) |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | (118 | ) | | | (7,381 | ) |
| | | | | | | (39,036 | ) |
Building Products – (0.4)%
| |
Johnson Controls International plc | | | (256 | ) | | | (7,590 | ) |
Capital Markets – (3.6)%
| |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | (168 | ) | | | (7,908 | ) |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | (18 | ) | | | (7,071 | ) |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | (190 | ) | | | (7,891 | ) |
CME Group, Inc. | | | (44 | ) | | | (8,277 | ) |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | (40 | ) | | | (6,682 | ) |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | (104 | ) | | | (7,834 | ) |
Morgan Stanley | | | (176 | ) | | | (6,978 | ) |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | (42 | ) | | | (7,138 | ) |
State Street Corp. | | | (116 | ) | | | (7,316 | ) |
| | | | | | | (67,095 | ) |
Chemicals – (3.0)%
| |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | (52 | ) | | | (8,323 | ) |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | (136 | ) | | | (7,273 | ) |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | (52 | ) | | | (7,662 | ) |
Linde plc | | | (54 | ) | | | (8,426 | ) |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | (92 | ) | | | (7,651 | ) |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | (78 | ) | | | (7,974 | ) |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | (22 | ) | | | (8,656 | ) |
| | | | | | | (55,965 | ) |
Commercial Services & Supplies – (0.5)%
| |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | (98 | ) | | | (8,721 | ) |
Communications Equipment – (0.4)%
| |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | (186 | ) | | | (8,059) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Consumer Finance – (0.7)%
| |
American Express Co. | | | (76 | ) | | $ | (7,244 | ) |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | (90 | ) | | | (6,803 | ) |
| | | | | | | (14,047 | ) |
Containers & Packaging – (0.4)%
| |
International Paper Co. | | | (184 | ) | | | (7,426 | ) |
Diversified Financial Services – (0.4)%
| |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | (38 | ) | | | (7,759 | ) |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – (0.4)%
| |
AT&T, Inc. | | | (274 | ) | | | (7,820 | ) |
Electric Utilities – (2.2)%
| |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | (110 | ) | | | (8,221 | ) |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | (96 | ) | | | (8,285 | ) |
Exelon Corp. | | | (184 | ) | | | (8,298 | ) |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | (46 | ) | | | (7,996 | ) |
Southern Co. (The) | | | (180 | ) | | | (7,906 | ) |
| | | | | | | (40,706 | ) |
Electrical Equipment – (0.8)%
| |
Eaton Corp. plc | | | (114 | ) | | | (7,827 | ) |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | (118 | ) | | | (7,051 | ) |
| | | | | | | (14,878 | ) |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – (1.3)%
| |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | (98 | ) | | | (7,940 | ) |
Corning, Inc. | | | (266 | ) | | | (8,036 | ) |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | (110 | ) | | | (8,319 | ) |
| | | | | | | (24,295 | ) |
Energy Equipment & Services – (0.7)%
| |
Halliburton Co. | | | (272 | ) | | | (7,230 | ) |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | (188 | ) | | | (6,783 | ) |
| | | | | | | (14,013 | ) |
Entertainment – (1.7)%
| |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | (170 | ) | | | (7,917 | ) |
Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | (100 | ) | | | (7,891 | ) |
Netflix, Inc.* | | | (30 | ) | | | (8,030 | ) |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | (74 | ) | | | (8,114 | ) |
| | | | | | | (31,952 | ) |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (7.6)%
| |
American Tower Corp. | | | (52 | ) | | | (8,226 | ) |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | (48 | ) | | | (8,354 | ) |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | (64 | ) | | | (7,203 | ) |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | (80 | ) | | | (8,690 | ) |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | (78 | ) | | | (8,311 | ) |
Equinix, Inc. | | | (20 | ) | | | (7,051 | ) |
Equity Residential | | | (120 | ) | | | (7,921 | ) |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | (32 | ) | | | (7,847 | ) |
HCP, Inc. | | | (292 | ) | | | (8,156) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | (446 | ) | | $ | (7,435 | ) |
Prologis, Inc. | | | (136 | ) | | | (7,986 | ) |
Public Storage | | | (40 | ) | | | (8,096 | ) |
Realty Income Corp. | | | (134 | ) | | | (8,447 | ) |
SBA Communications Corp.* | | | (50 | ) | | | (8,095 | ) |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | (46 | ) | | | (7,728 | ) |
Ventas, Inc. | | | (134 | ) | | | (7,851 | ) |
Welltower, Inc. | | | (118 | ) | | | (8,190 | ) |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | (322 | ) | | | (7,039 | ) |
| | | | | | | (142,626 | ) |
Food & Staples Retailing – (1.2)%
| |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | (38 | ) | | | (7,741 | ) |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | (100 | ) | | | (6,833 | ) |
Walmart, Inc. | | | (94 | ) | | | (8,756 | ) |
| | | | | | | (23,330 | ) |
Food Products – (0.4)%
| |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | (188 | ) | | | (7,526 | ) |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (2.6)%
| |
Abbott Laboratories | | | (116 | ) | | | (8,390 | ) |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | | | (34 | ) | | | (7,661 | ) |
Danaher Corp. | | | (84 | ) | | | (8,662 | ) |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | (16 | ) | | | (7,663 | ) |
Medtronic plc | | | (92 | ) | | | (8,368 | ) |
Stryker Corp. | | | (48 | ) | | | (7,524 | ) |
| | | | | | | (48,268 | ) |
Health Care Providers & Services – (1.6)%
| |
Anthem, Inc. | | | (30 | ) | | | (7,879 | ) |
Cigna Corp. | | | (38 | ) | | | (7,217 | ) |
CVS Health Corp. | | | (106 | ) | | | (6,945 | ) |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | (30 | ) | | | (7,474 | ) |
| | | | | | | (29,515 | ) |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (3.0)%
| |
Carnival Corp. | | | (156 | ) | | | (7,691 | ) |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | (112 | ) | | | (8,042 | ) |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | (156 | ) | | | (8,120 | ) |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | (74 | ) | | | (8,033 | ) |
McDonald's Corp. | | | (46 | ) | | | (8,168 | ) |
Starbucks Corp. | | | (126 | ) | | | (8,114 | ) |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | (92 | ) | | | (8,457 | ) |
| | | | | | | (56,625 | ) |
Household Products – (0.9)%
| |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | (134 | ) | | | (7,975 | ) |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | (90 | ) | | | (8,273 | ) |
| | | | | | | (16,248 | ) |
Industrial Conglomerates – (1.8)%
| |
3M Co. | | | (46 | ) | | | (8,765 | ) |
General Electric Co. | | | (1,140 | ) | | | (8,630) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | (60 | ) | | $ | (7,927 | ) |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | (30 | ) | | | (7,995 | ) |
| | | | | | | (33,317 | ) |
Insurance – (4.3)%
| |
Aflac, Inc. | | | (192 | ) | | | (8,748 | ) |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | (98 | ) | | | (8,098 | ) |
American International Group, Inc. | | | (196 | ) | | | (7,724 | ) |
Aon plc | | | (52 | ) | | | (7,559 | ) |
Chubb Ltd. | | | (64 | ) | | | (8,268 | ) |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | (96 | ) | | | (7,656 | ) |
MetLife, Inc. | | | (188 | ) | | | (7,719 | ) |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | (128 | ) | | | (7,722 | ) |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | (96 | ) | | | (7,829 | ) |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | (70 | ) | | | (8,382 | ) |
| | | | | | | (79,705 | ) |
Interactive Media & Services – (0.9)%
| |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | (8 | ) | | | (8,285 | ) |
Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | (60 | ) | | | (7,865 | ) |
| | | | | | | (16,150 | ) |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – (1.3)%
| |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | (6 | ) | | | (9,012 | ) |
Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | | (4 | ) | | | (6,890 | ) |
eBay, Inc.* | | | (286 | ) | | | (8,028 | ) |
| | | | | | | (23,930 | ) |
IT Services – (4.2)%
| |
Accenture plc, Class A | | | (54 | ) | | | (7,614 | ) |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | (60 | ) | | | (7,867 | ) |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | (118 | ) | | | (7,491 | ) |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | (84 | ) | | | (8,614 | ) |
Fiserv, Inc.* | | | (108 | ) | | | (7,937 | ) |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | (68 | ) | | | (7,730 | ) |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | (42 | ) | | | (7,923 | ) |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | | (96 | ) | | | (8,073 | ) |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | (60 | ) | | | (7,916 | ) |
Worldpay, Inc., Class A* | | | (92 | ) | | | (7,032 | ) |
| | | | | | | (78,197 | ) |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – (0.4)%
| |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | (34 | ) | | | (7,609 | ) |
Machinery – (2.5)%
| |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | (66 | ) | | | (8,387 | ) |
Cummins, Inc. | | | (56 | ) | | | (7,484 | ) |
Deere & Co. | | | (58 | ) | | | (8,652 | ) |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | (60 | ) | | | (7,601 | ) |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | (132 | ) | | | (7,542 | ) |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | (52 | ) | | | (7,755 | ) |
| | | | | | | (47,421) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Media – (0.8)%
| |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | (28 | ) | | $ | (7,979 | ) |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | (218 | ) | | | (7,423 | ) |
| | | | | | | (15,402 | ) |
Metals & Mining – (1.3)%
| |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | (714 | ) | | | (7,361 | ) |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | (286 | ) | | | (9,910 | ) |
Nucor Corp. | | | (140 | ) | | | (7,254 | ) |
| | | | | | | (24,525 | ) |
Multiline Retail – (0.9)%
| |
Dollar General Corp. | | | (76 | ) | | | (8,214 | ) |
Target Corp. | | | (120 | ) | | | (7,931 | ) |
| | | | | | | (16,145 | ) |
Multi-Utilities – (1.8)%
| |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | (116 | ) | | | (8,869 | ) |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | (114 | ) | | | (8,147 | ) |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | (152 | ) | | | (7,912 | ) |
Sempra Energy | | | (80 | ) | | | (8,655 | ) |
| | | | | | | (33,583 | ) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (3.3)%
| |
Chevron Corp. | | | (76 | ) | | | (8,268 | ) |
ConocoPhillips | | | (132 | ) | | | (8,230 | ) |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | (74 | ) | | | (6,453 | ) |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | (110 | ) | | | (7,501 | ) |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | (130 | ) | | | (7,671 | ) |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | (120 | ) | | | (7,366 | ) |
Phillips 66 | | | (92 | ) | | | (7,926 | ) |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | (106 | ) | | | (7,947 | ) |
| | | | | | | (61,362 | ) |
Pharmaceuticals – (2.5)%
| |
Allergan plc | | | (54 | ) | | | (7,218 | ) |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | (148 | ) | | | (7,693 | ) |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | (72 | ) | | | (8,332 | ) |
Johnson & Johnson | | | (58 | ) | | | (7,485 | ) |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | (108 | ) | | | (8,252 | ) |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | (184 | ) | | | (8,031 | ) |
| | | | | | | (47,011 | ) |
Real Estate Management & Development – (0.4)%
| |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | (194 | ) | | | (7,768 | ) |
Road & Rail – (1.2)%
| |
CSX Corp. | | | (120 | ) | | | (7,456 | ) |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | (52 | ) | | | (7,776 | ) |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | (56 | ) | | | (7,741 | ) |
| | | | | | | (22,973) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (3.4)%
| |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | (94 | ) | | $ | (8,068 | ) |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | (230 | ) | | | (7,530 | ) |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | (38 | ) | | | (9,663 | ) |
Intel Corp. | | | (180 | ) | | | (8,447 | ) |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | (224 | ) | | | (7,107 | ) |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | (52 | ) | | | (6,942 | ) |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | (148 | ) | | | (8,423 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | (78 | ) | | | (7,371 | ) |
| | | | | | | (63,551 | ) |
Software – (2.6)%
| |
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | | | (36 | ) | | | (8,145 | ) |
Intuit, Inc. | | | (44 | ) | | | (8,661 | ) |
Microsoft Corp. | | | (80 | ) | | | (8,126 | ) |
Oracle Corp. | | | (190 | ) | | | (8,579 | ) |
salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | (58 | ) | | | (7,944 | ) |
ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | (46 | ) | | | (8,190 | ) |
| | | | | | | (49,645 | ) |
Specialty Retail – (2.5)%
| |
AutoZone, Inc.* | | | (10 | ) | | | (8,383 | ) |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | (48 | ) | | | (8,247 | ) |
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | | | (82 | ) | | | (7,574 | ) |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | (24 | ) | | | (8,264 | ) |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | (94 | ) | | | (7,821 | ) |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | (164 | ) | | | (7,337 | ) |
| | | | | | | (47,626 | ) |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – (0.8)%
| |
Apple, Inc. | | | (48 | ) | | | (7,572 | ) |
HP, Inc. | | | (366 | ) | | | (7,488 | ) |
| | | | | | | (15,060) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – (0.8)%
| |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | (112 | ) | | $ | (8,304 | ) |
VF Corp. | | | (96 | ) | | | (6,848 | ) |
| | | | | | | (15,152 | ) |
Tobacco – (0.8)%
| |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | (160 | ) | | | (7,902 | ) |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | (106 | ) | | | (7,077 | ) |
| | | | | | | (14,979 | ) |
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $(1,490,224)) | | | | | | | (1,564,142 | ) |
Total Short Positions (Proceeds $(1,490,224)) | | | | | | | (1,564,142 | ) |
Total Investments — (3.6)% (Cost $200,368) | | | | | | | (66,971 | ) |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 103.6% | | | | | | | 1,940,286 | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,873,315 | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (a) | All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for securities sold short with a total value of $755,697. |
As of December 31, 2018, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
 | |  |
 | |  |
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 166,726 | |
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation | | | (587,010 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (420,284 | ) |
Federal income tax cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) | | $ | 332,809 | |
OTC Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2018
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Notional Amount | | Termination Date(1) | | Counterparty | | Rate Paid (Received)(2) | | Underlying Instrument(3) | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)(4) | | Cash Collateral (Received) Pledged | | Net Amount(5) |
217,783 USD | | | 10/3/2019 | | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | 2.80 | % | | | Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Long Size Total Return Index(6)
| | | $ | (21,238 | ) | | | 10,000 | (7) | | $ | (11,238 | ) |
(220,814) USD | | | 10/3/2019 | | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | (2.10 | )% | | | Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Short Size Total Return Index(8)
| | | | 734 | | | | — | | | | 734 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (20,504 | ) | | | | | | $ | (10,504 | ) |
| (1) | Agreements may be terminated at will by either party without penalty. Payment is due at termination/maturity. |
| (2) | Reflects the floating financing rate, as of December 31, 2018, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the agreement or periodically during its term. |
| (3) | The 50 largest components of the referenced underlying Swap Index can be found athttp://www.agfiq.com/agfiq/agfiqweb/us/en/ resources/regulatory-material/index.jsp |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| (4) | The Fund discloses amounts due to the Fund from the counterparty (unrealized appreciation on swap agreements) at year end as an asset on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts due to the counterparty from the Fund (unrealized depreciation on swap agreements) are disclosed as a liability on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund presents these amounts on a gross basis and does not offset or “net” these amounts on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
| (5) | Represents the “uncollateralized” amount due from or (to) the counterparty at year end. These amounts could be due to timing differences between the movement of collateral in relation to market movements, or due to agreement provisions allowing minimum “thresholds” that would need to be exceeded prior to the movement of collateral. To the extent that a net amount is due from the counterparty, the Fund would be exposed to the counterparty by such amount and could suffer losses or delays in recovery of that amount in the event of a counterparty default. |
| (6) | The Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Long Size Total Return Index (DJTLSST) is designed to measure the performance of 200 companies ranked as the smallest in size. Size is determined by float-adjusted market capitalization at each rebalance. Dividends are reinvested. |
| (7) | Reflects all or a portion of the amount disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Segregated cash balance with custodian for swap agreements.” Under U.S. GAAP, the amount disclosed under this caption may not exceed the amount of the liability being collateralized for the benefit of the counterparty. |
| (8) | The Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Short Size Total Return Index (DJTSSST) is designed to measure the performance of 200 companies ranked as the largest in size. Size is determined by float-adjusted market capitalization at each rebalance. Dividends are reinvested. |
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Abbreviations | | |
USD | | US Dollar |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Long Positions – 77.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks – 77.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense – 2.3%
| |
BWX Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 3,224 | | | $ | 123,254 | |
Harris Corp.(a) | | | 1,023 | | | | 137,747 | |
HEICO Corp.(a) | | | 1,736 | | | | 134,505 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 496 | | | | 129,873 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 558 | | | | 136,654 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 837 | | | | 128,354 | |
| | | | | | | 790,387 | |
Airlines – 1.1%
| |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,984 | | | | 120,726 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.*(a) | | | 7,502 | | | | 120,482 | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | | | 2,294 | | | | 132,869 | |
| | | | | | | 374,077 | |
Auto Components – 0.3%
| |
Autoliv, Inc.(a) | | | 1,705 | | | | 119,742 | |
Automobiles – 0.4%
| |
Tesla, Inc.* | | | 403 | | | | 134,118 | |
Banks – 1.8%
| |
Bank of Hawaii Corp.(a) | | | 1,829 | | | | 123,128 | |
First Republic Bank(a) | | | 1,488 | | | | 129,307 | |
Investors Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 11,904 | | | | 123,802 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 868 | | | | 124,237 | |
Popular, Inc.(a) | | | 2,604 | | | | 122,961 | |
| | | | | | | 623,435 | |
Beverages – 0.3%
| |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 744 | | | | 119,650 | |
Biotechnology – 0.4%
| |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 1,240 | | | | 135,036 | |
Capital Markets – 1.3%
| |
CME Group, Inc.(a) | | | 775 | | | | 145,793 | |
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 5,549 | | | | 147,326 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 682 | | | | 144,113 | |
| | | | | | | 437,232 | |
Chemicals – 2.4%
| |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*(a) | | | 5,828 | | | | 136,492 | |
Ecolab, Inc.(a) | | | 899 | | | | 132,468 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(a) | | | 1,023 | | | | 137,358 | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 341 | | | | 140,523 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 1,333 | | | | 136,272 | |
Valvoline, Inc. | | | 6,944 | | | | 134,366 | |
| | | | | | | 817,479 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.1%
| |
Brink's Co. (The)(a) | | | 2,077 | | | | 134,278 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc.(a) | | | 2,542 | | | | 121,305 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 1,891 | | | | 136,322 | |
| | | | | | | 391,905 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Communications Equipment – 2.0%
| |
F5 Networks, Inc.*(a) | | | 837 | | | $ | 135,619 | |
InterDigital, Inc.(a) | | | 1,953 | | | | 129,738 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*(a) | | | 3,317 | | | | 139,347 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,116 | | | | 128,385 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | | | 837 | | | | 157,649 | |
| | | | | | | 690,738 | |
Construction & Engineering – 0.4%
| |
EMCOR Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,015 | | | | 120,275 | |
Construction Materials – 0.4%
| |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 775 | | | | 133,199 | |
Consumer Finance – 0.3%
| |
FirstCash, Inc.(a) | | | 1,643 | | | | 118,871 | |
Containers & Packaging – 0.8%
| |
Ball Corp.(a) | | | 2,976 | | | | 136,837 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 2,542 | | | | 135,056 | |
| | | | | | | 271,893 | |
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.4%
| |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,209 | | | | 134,743 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.4%
| |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,580 | | | | 127,447 | |
Electric Utilities – 1.2%
| |
ALLETE, Inc.(a) | | | 1,798 | | | | 137,044 | |
Duke Energy Corp.(a) | | | 1,643 | | | | 141,791 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 3,100 | | | | 136,152 | |
| | | | | | | 414,987 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.2%
| |
FLIR Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 3,193 | | | | 139,023 | |
Jabil, Inc.(a) | | | 5,828 | | | | 144,476 | |
National Instruments Corp. | | | 3,007 | | | | 136,458 | |
| | | | | | | 419,957 | |
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.3%
| |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(a) | | | 2,418 | | | | 115,919 | |
Entertainment – 1.2%
| |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,782 | | | | 135,396 | |
Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A* | | | 527 | | | | 141,078 | |
Viacom, Inc., Class B | | | 4,805 | | | | 123,488 | |
| | | | | | | 399,962 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 6.8%
| |
CubeSmart(a) | | | 4,681 | | | | 134,298 | |
Equity Commonwealth(a) | | | 4,588 | | | | 137,686 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc.(a) | | | 1,519 | | | | 137,439 | |
HCP, Inc.(a) | | | 4,991 | | | | 139,399 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 4,712 | | | | 134,009 | |
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 5,208 | | | | 131,814 | |
Liberty Property Trust | | | 3,255 | | | | 136,319 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Life Storage, Inc. | | | 1,488 | | | $ | 138,369 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 2,914 | | | | 126,118 | |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | | | 2,914 | | | | 141,358 | |
Physicians Realty Trust(a) | | | 8,184 | | | | 131,190 | |
Public Storage | | | 682 | | | | 138,044 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 775 | | | | 130,192 | |
STORE Capital Corp. | | | 4,867 | | | | 137,785 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 2,294 | | | | 134,405 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 2,015 | | | | 139,861 | |
WP Carey, Inc. | | | 2,170 | | | | 141,788 | |
| | | | | | | 2,310,074 | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.4%
| |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 6,324 | | | | 148,677 | |
Food Products – 2.4%
| |
Bunge Ltd.(a) | | | 2,573 | | | | 137,501 | |
Campbell Soup Co.(a) | | | 3,720 | | | | 122,723 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 7,347 | | | | 135,699 | |
Hormel Foods Corp.(a) | | | 3,224 | | | | 137,601 | |
Kellogg Co.(a) | | | 2,294 | | | | 130,781 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp.(a) | | | 806 | | | | 142,549 | |
| | | | | | | 806,854 | |
Gas Utilities – 0.4%
| |
Spire, Inc. | | | 1,860 | | | | 137,789 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.4%
| |
Cantel Medical Corp.(a) | | | 1,705 | | | | 126,937 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 3,844 | | | | 143,035 | |
DexCom, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,116 | | | | 133,697 | |
Haemonetics Corp.*(a) | | | 1,364 | | | | 136,468 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.*(a) | | | 589 | | | | 135,252 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*(a) | | | 2,697 | | | | 121,635 | |
LivaNova plc*(a) | | | 1,457 | | | | 133,272 | |
Neogen Corp.* | | | 2,294 | | | | 130,758 | |
NuVasive, Inc.* | | | 2,263 | | | | 112,154 | |
| | | | | | | 1,173,208 | |
Health Care Providers & Services – 4.3%
| |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*(a) | | | 4,309 | | | | 110,785 | |
Anthem, Inc.(a) | | | 496 | | | | 130,265 | |
Centene Corp.*(a) | | | 1,023 | | | | 117,952 | |
Chemed Corp.(a) | | | 465 | | | | 131,725 | |
Cigna Corp.(a) | | | 651 | | | | 123,638 | |
Encompass Health Corp.(a) | | | 1,953 | | | | 120,500 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 1,023 | | | | 127,312 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,643 | | | | 98,005 | |
Humana, Inc.(a) | | | 434 | | | | 124,332 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 3,627 | | | | 119,691 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 1,054 | | | | 122,854 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* | | | 558 | | | | 131,738 | |
| | | | | | | 1,458,797 | |
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.4%
| |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 806 | | | $ | 128,847 | |
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.8%
| |
Carlisle Cos., Inc.(a) | | | 1,395 | | | | 140,225 | |
General Electric Co.(a) | | | 19,561 | | | | 148,077 | |
| | | | | | | 288,302 | |
Insurance – 4.8%
| |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.*(a) | | | 5,084 | | | | 135,845 | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 2,635 | | | | 136,071 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc.(a) | | | 5,022 | | | | 138,406 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 651 | | | | 141,762 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 4,340 | | | | 136,450 | |
Markel Corp.* | | | 124 | | | | 128,718 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 1,643 | | | | 131,029 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 6,510 | | | | 133,911 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,116 | | | | 149,209 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 1,922 | | | | 132,599 | |
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 155 | | | | 132,942 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | 1,829 | | | | 135,181 | |
| | | | | | | 1,632,123 | |
Interactive Media & Services – 0.8%
| |
Snap, Inc., Class A* | | | 22,568 | | | | 124,350 | |
Twitter, Inc.* | | | 4,650 | | | | 133,641 | |
| | | | | | | 257,991 | |
IT Services – 3.0%
| |
Amdocs Ltd.(a) | | | 2,232 | | | | 130,751 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 868 | | | | 125,018 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(a) | | | 2,046 | | | | 129,880 | |
Conduent, Inc.*(a) | | | 11,470 | | | | 121,926 | |
First Data Corp., Class A*(a) | | | 7,626 | | | | 128,956 | |
Fiserv, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,860 | | | | 136,691 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 2,046 | | | | 133,174 | |
Worldpay, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,705 | | | | 130,313 | |
| | | | | | | 1,036,709 | |
Leisure Products – 0.7%
| |
Hasbro, Inc.(a) | | | 1,581 | | | | 128,457 | |
Mattel, Inc.* | | | 10,478 | | | | 104,675 | |
| | | | | | | 233,132 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.4%
| |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 899 | | | | 130,103 | |
Machinery – 1.9%
| |
Dover Corp.(a) | | | 1,705 | | | | 120,970 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc.(a) | | | 3,317 | | | | 125,814 | |
Ingersoll-Rand plc(a) | | | 1,426 | | | | 130,094 | |
Middleby Corp. (The)* | | | 1,209 | | | | 124,200 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 899 | | | | 130,616 | |
| | | | | | | 631,694 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Media – 0.8%
| |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 5,394 | | | $ | 120,232 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 1,891 | | | | 138,497 | |
| | | | | | | 258,729 | |
Metals & Mining – 1.0%
| |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 4,526 | | | | 156,826 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 1,984 | | | | 169,930 | |
| | | | | | | 326,756 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.1%
| |
AGNC Investment Corp.(a) | | | 8,215 | | | | 144,091 | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 14,477 | | | | 142,164 | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 4,154 | | | | 132,347 | |
Chimera Investment Corp.(a) | | | 7,626 | | | | 135,896 | |
MFA Financial, Inc. | | | 20,212 | | | | 135,016 | |
New Residential Investment Corp. | | | 8,463 | | | | 120,259 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 6,510 | | | | 128,312 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 10,168 | | | | 130,557 | |
| | | | | | | 1,068,642 | |
Multiline Retail – 1.3%
| |
Dollar General Corp.(a) | | | 1,333 | | | | 144,071 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,674 | | | | 151,196 | |
Target Corp. | | | 2,046 | | | | 135,220 | |
| | | | | | | 430,487 | |
Multi-Utilities – 2.0%
| |
Ameren Corp.(a) | | | 2,139 | | | | 139,527 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 5,549 | | | | 132,288 | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 5,518 | | | | 139,881 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 2,294 | | | | 136,356 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 2,015 | | | | 139,559 | |
| | | | | | | 687,611 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.1%
| |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(a) | | | 2,759 | | | | 120,954 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.(a) | | | 5,797 | | | | 129,563 | |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*(a) | | | 9,486 | | | | 104,536 | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 1,767 | | | | 108,935 | |
HollyFrontier Corp.(a) | | | 2,325 | | | | 118,854 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,077 | | | | 127,486 | |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 3,782 | | | | 123,558 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 29,760 | | | | 101,482 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 3,286 | | | | 118,362 | |
| | | | | | | 1,053,730 | |
Personal Products – 0.8%
| |
Coty, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 17,515 | | | | 114,898 | |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*(a) | | | 2,542 | | | | 149,851 | |
| | | | | | | 264,749 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Professional Services – 0.7%
| |
Nielsen Holdings plc | | | 5,394 | | | $ | 125,842 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc.* | | | 1,178 | | | | 128,449 | |
| | | | | | | 254,291 | |
Road & Rail – 1.1%
| |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.(a) | | | 1,364 | | | | 126,906 | |
Kansas City Southern(a) | | | 1,426 | | | | 136,112 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 4,216 | | | | 105,695 | |
| | | | | | | 368,713 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.6%
| |
Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 2,232 | | | | 135,550 | |
Semtech Corp.* | | | 2,759 | | | | 126,555 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,015 | | | | 135,045 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 1,581 | | | | 134,654 | |
| | | | | | | 531,804 | |
Software – 4.0%
| |
CDK Global, Inc.(a) | | | 2,914 | | | | 139,522 | |
Ellie Mae, Inc.*(a) | | | 2,201 | | | | 138,289 | |
Fortinet, Inc.*(a) | | | 1,984 | | | | 139,733 | |
LogMeIn, Inc. | | | 1,581 | | | | 128,962 | |
New Relic, Inc.* | | | 1,674 | | | | 135,544 | |
RealPage, Inc.* | | | 2,821 | | | | 135,944 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 6,541 | | | | 123,592 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 744 | | | | 138,250 | |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)* | | | 558 | | | | 136,638 | |
Zendesk, Inc.* | | | 2,449 | | | | 142,948 | |
| | | | | | | 1,359,422 | |
Specialty Retail – 3.1%
| |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a) | | | 6,975 | | | | 134,827 | |
AutoZone, Inc.*(a) | | | 186 | | | | 155,931 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.*(a) | | | 868 | | | | 141,197 | |
Gap, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 5,332 | | | | 137,352 | |
L Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 4,371 | | | | 112,204 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,976 | | | | 133,146 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | 496 | | | | 121,441 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 3,844 | | | | 127,621 | |
| | | | | | | 1,063,719 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.4%
| |
Apple, Inc.(a) | | | 837 | | | | 132,028 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.3%
| |
Carter's, Inc.(a) | | | 1,550 | | | | 126,511 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*(a) | | | 1,085 | | | | 138,826 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 1,953 | | | | 144,795 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A* | | | 5,394 | | | | 123,469 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 3,751 | | | | 126,596 | |
VF Corp. | | | 1,798 | | | | 128,269 | |
| | | | | | | 788,466 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FQF Trust
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.8%
| |
MGIC Investment Corp.* | | | 12,400 | | | $ | 129,704 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 13,702 | | | | 128,936 | |
| | | | | | | 258,640 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.4%
| |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 930 | | | | 129,400 | |
Transportation Infrastructure – 0.4%
| |
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | 3,503 | | | | 128,070 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $28,436,111) | | | | | | | 26,370,609 | |
Total Long Positions (Cost $28,436,111) | | | | | | | 26,370,609 | |
Short Positions – (74.0)%
| |
Common Stocks – (74.0)%
| |
Aerospace & Defense – (0.7)%
| |
Arconic, Inc. | | | (6,789 | ) | | | (114,463 | ) |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | (1,333 | ) | | | (136,126 | ) |
| | | | | | | (250,589 | ) |
Air Freight & Logistics – (0.7)%
| |
FedEx Corp. | | | (651 | ) | | | (105,026 | ) |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | (1,271 | ) | | | (123,960 | ) |
| | | | | | | (228,986 | ) |
Airlines – (0.3)%
| |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | (3,658 | ) | | | (117,458 | ) |
Auto Components – (1.5)%
| |
Aptiv plc | | | (2,015 | ) | | | (124,064 | ) |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | (3,689 | ) | | | (128,156 | ) |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) | | | (6,262 | ) | | | (127,807 | ) |
Visteon Corp.* | | | (1,953 | ) | | | (117,727 | ) |
| | | | | | | (497,754 | ) |
Automobiles – (0.3)%
| |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | (3,441 | ) | | | (117,407 | ) |
Banks – (1.4)%
| |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | (3,968 | ) | | | (117,969 | ) |
Sterling Bancorp | | | (7,564 | ) | | | (124,882 | ) |
SVB Financial Group* | | | (558 | ) | | | (105,975 | ) |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | (1,860 | ) | | | (123,671 | ) |
| | | | | | | (472,497 | ) |
Beverages – (0.7)%
| |
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | (2,232 | ) | | | (125,349 | ) |
Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | (2,418 | ) | | | (119,014 | ) |
| | | | | | | (244,363 | ) |
Biotechnology – (5.3)%
| |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | (1,550 | ) | | | (142,894 | ) |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (2,232 | ) | | | (102,918 | ) |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (1,178 | ) | | | (114,690 | ) |
Alkermes plc* | | | (4,030 | ) | | | (118,925 | ) |
Amgen, Inc. | | | (713 | ) | | | (138,800) | |
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | | | (1,178 | ) | | $ | (116,858 | ) |
Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | (1,860 | ) | | | (117,366 | ) |
FibroGen, Inc.* | | | (3,379 | ) | | | (156,380 | ) |
Incyte Corp.* | | | (2,263 | ) | | | (143,904 | ) |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | (899 | ) | | | (121,994 | ) |
Loxo Oncology, Inc.* | | | (1,054 | ) | | | (147,634 | ) |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | (1,271 | ) | | | (121,749 | ) |
Seattle Genetics, Inc.* | | | (2,325 | ) | | | (131,735 | ) |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | (2,759 | ) | | | (119,961 | ) |
| | | | | | | (1,795,808 | ) |
Building Products – (0.8)%
| |
AO Smith Corp. | | | (3,069 | ) | | | (131,047 | ) |
Johnson Controls International plc | | | (4,185 | ) | | | (124,085 | ) |
| | | | | | | (255,132 | ) |
Capital Markets – (6.0)%
| |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | (1,302 | ) | | | (126,867 | ) |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | (1,116 | ) | | | (116,477 | ) |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | (341 | ) | | | (133,952 | ) |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | (3,255 | ) | | | (135,180 | ) |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | (2,790 | ) | | | (122,425 | ) |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | | (3,596 | ) | | | (126,507 | ) |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | (1,767 | ) | | | (126,446 | ) |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | (775 | ) | | | (129,464 | ) |
Invesco Ltd. | | | (7,161 | ) | | | (119,875 | ) |
Janus Henderson Group plc | | | (6,262 | ) | | | (129,749 | ) |
Lazard Ltd., Class A | | | (3,627 | ) | | | (133,873 | ) |
Morgan Stanley | | | (3,286 | ) | | | (130,290 | ) |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | (1,829 | ) | | | (136,096 | ) |
State Street Corp. | | | (1,984 | ) | | | (125,131 | ) |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | (3,007 | ) | | | (124,550 | ) |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | (1,457 | ) | | | (134,510 | ) |
| | | | | | | (2,051,392 | ) |
Chemicals – (1.9)%
| |
Cabot Corp. | | | (2,976 | ) | | | (127,789 | ) |
Huntsman Corp. | | | (7,223 | ) | | | (139,332 | ) |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | (4,030 | ) | | | (117,716 | ) |
Olin Corp. | | | (6,820 | ) | | | (137,150 | ) |
Trinseo SA | | | (2,883 | ) | | | (131,984 | ) |
| | | | | | | (653,971 | ) |
Construction & Engineering – (0.7)%
| |
Fluor Corp. | | | (3,534 | ) | | | (113,795 | ) |
MasTec, Inc.* | | | (3,224 | ) | | | (130,765 | ) |
| | | | | | | (244,560 | ) |
Consumer Finance – (1.1)%
| |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | (1,643 | ) | | | (124,195 | ) |
Discover Financial Services | | | (2,046 | ) | | | (120,673 | ) |
Synchrony Financial | | | (5,611 | ) | | | (131,634 | ) |
| | | | | | | (376,502 | ) |
Containers & Packaging – (0.3)%
| |
Westrock Co. | | | (3,100 | ) | | | (117,056) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Distributors – (0.4)%
| |
LKQ Corp.* | | | (5,208 | ) | | $ | (123,586 | ) |
Diversified Consumer Services – (0.4)%
| |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | (5,332 | ) | | | (135,273 | ) |
Diversified Financial Services – (0.7)%
| |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | (6,665 | ) | | | (115,705 | ) |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | (3,224 | ) | | | (129,411 | ) |
| | | | | | | (245,116 | ) |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – (0.4)%
| |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | (7,781 | ) | | | (117,882 | ) |
Electric Utilities – (0.8)%
| |
Eversource Energy | | | (2,139 | ) | | | (139,121 | ) |
PG&E Corp.* | | | (5,518 | ) | | | (131,052 | ) |
| | | | | | | (270,173 | ) |
Electrical Equipment – (0.4)%
| |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | (1,116 | ) | | | (128,284 | ) |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – (2.5)%
| |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | | (1,891 | ) | | | (130,385 | ) |
Belden, Inc. | | | (2,635 | ) | | | (110,064 | ) |
Cognex Corp. | | | (3,348 | ) | | | (129,467 | ) |
Coherent, Inc.* | | | (1,054 | ) | | | (111,418 | ) |
Trimble, Inc.* | | | (3,844 | ) | | | (126,506 | ) |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | (7,037 | ) | | | (126,736 | ) |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | (806 | ) | | | (128,340 | ) |
| | | | | | | (862,916 | ) |
Energy Equipment & Services – (0.6)%
| |
Ensco plc, Class A | | | (23,334 | ) | | | (83,069 | ) |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | (10,478 | ) | | | (108,447 | ) |
| | | | | | | (191,516 | ) |
Entertainment – (0.4)%
| |
Netflix, Inc.* | | | (496 | ) | | | (132,759 | ) |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (5.6)%
| |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | (8,866 | ) | | | (130,242 | ) |
Colony Capital, Inc. | | | (23,901 | ) | | | (111,857 | ) |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | | (1,488 | ) | | | (129,798 | ) |
CyrusOne, Inc. | | | (2,604 | ) | | | (137,699 | ) |
Hospitality Properties Trust | | | (5,425 | ) | | | (129,549 | ) |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | (7,657 | ) | | | (127,642 | ) |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | (7,006 | ) | | | (126,949 | ) |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | (4,743 | ) | | | (123,223 | ) |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | (7,192 | ) | | | (117,949 | ) |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | | (1,984 | ) | | | (132,313 | ) |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | (7,533 | ) | | | (124,144 | ) |
SBA Communications Corp.* | | | (868 | ) | | | (140,521 | ) |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | (9,517 | ) | | | (123,816 | ) |
Uniti Group, Inc. | | | (7,316 | ) | | | (113,910 | ) |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | (5,518 | ) | | | (120,623 | ) |
| | | | | | | (1,890,235) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Food & Staples Retailing – (1.2)%
| |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | (4,216 | ) | | $ | (136,050 | ) |
US Foods Holding Corp.* | | | (4,402 | ) | | | (139,279 | ) |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | (1,736 | ) | | | (118,621 | ) |
| | | | | | | (393,950 | ) |
Food Products – (1.2)%
| |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | (6,727 | ) | | | (129,428 | ) |
General Mills, Inc. | | | (3,441 | ) | | | (133,993 | ) |
Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | (1,519 | ) | | | (135,388 | ) |
| | | | | | | (398,809 | ) |
Gas Utilities – (1.2)%
| |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | (2,697 | ) | | | (138,032 | ) |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | (3,007 | ) | | | (137,330 | ) |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | (1,860 | ) | | | (142,290 | ) |
| | | | | | | (417,652 | ) |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (0.8)%
| |
ABIOMED, Inc.* | | | (434 | ) | | | (141,067 | ) |
Align Technology, Inc.* | | | (620 | ) | | | (129,847 | ) |
| | | | | | | (270,914 | ) |
Health Care Providers & Services – (0.7)%
| |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | (1,643 | ) | | | (122,239 | ) |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | (2,666 | ) | | | (118,904 | ) |
| | | | | | | (241,143 | ) |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (2.6)%
| |
Caesars Entertainment Corp.* | | | (17,112 | ) | | | (116,190 | ) |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | (310 | ) | | | (133,855 | ) |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | (2,666 | ) | | | (138,765 | ) |
MGM Resorts International | | | (5,363 | ) | | | (130,106 | ) |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.* | | | (2,852 | ) | | | (120,896 | ) |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | (1,302 | ) | | | (127,323 | ) |
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | (3,503 | ) | | | (125,548 | ) |
| | | | | | | (892,683 | ) |
Household Durables – (1.1)%
| |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | (3,720 | ) | | | (133,325 | ) |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | (1,147 | ) | | | (134,153 | ) |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | (1,147 | ) | | | (122,580 | ) |
| | | | | | | (390,058 | ) |
Household Products – (0.4)%
| |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | (1,271 | ) | | | (144,818 | ) |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – (1.3)%
| |
AES Corp. | | | (9,424 | ) | | | (136,271 | ) |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | (3,751 | ) | | | (148,540 | ) |
Vistra Energy Corp.* | | | (6,169 | ) | | | (141,208 | ) |
| | | | | | | (426,019 | ) |
Industrial Conglomerates – (0.4)%
| |
3M Co. | | | (713 | ) | | | (135,855) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Insurance – (2.2)%
| |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | (3,627 | ) | | $ | (110,551 | ) |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | (2,325 | ) | | | (119,296 | ) |
MetLife, Inc. | | | (3,255 | ) | | | (133,650 | ) |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | (2,945 | ) | | | (130,081 | ) |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | (1,550 | ) | | | (126,403 | ) |
Unum Group | | | (4,030 | ) | | | (118,401 | ) |
| | | | | | | (738,382 | ) |
Interactive Media & Services – (0.7)%
| |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | (124 | ) | | | (128,416 | ) |
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | | | (2,294 | ) | | | (123,738 | ) |
| | | | | | | (252,154 | ) |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – (1.2)%
| |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | (93 | ) | | | (139,683 | ) |
Expedia Group, Inc. | | | (1,209 | ) | | | (136,194 | ) |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A* | | | (1,364 | ) | | | (122,869 | ) |
| | | | | | | (398,746 | ) |
IT Services – (1.9)%
| |
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | | (1,116 | ) | | | (129,467 | ) |
Gartner, Inc.* | | | (961 | ) | | | (122,854 | ) |
Sabre Corp. | | | (5,642 | ) | | | (122,093 | ) |
Square, Inc., Class A* | | | (2,077 | ) | | | (116,499 | ) |
Twilio, Inc., Class A* | | | (1,550 | ) | | | (138,415 | ) |
| | | | | | | (629,328 | ) |
Leisure Products – (0.3)%
| |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | | (1,519 | ) | | | (116,477 | ) |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – (0.7)%
| |
Illumina, Inc.* | | | (434 | ) | | | (130,169 | ) |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | (217 | ) | | | (122,731 | ) |
| | | | | | | (252,900 | ) |
Machinery – (4.1)%
| |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | (1,085 | ) | | | (137,871 | ) |
Colfax Corp.* | | | (5,890 | ) | | | (123,101 | ) |
Deere & Co. | | | (930 | ) | | | (138,728 | ) |
Flowserve Corp. | | | (3,007 | ) | | | (114,326 | ) |
ITT, Inc. | | | (2,635 | ) | | | (127,191 | ) |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | (3,503 | ) | | | (116,580 | ) |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | (1,705 | ) | | | (134,439 | ) |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | (2,356 | ) | | | (134,622 | ) |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | (837 | ) | | | (124,830 | ) |
Terex Corp. | | | (4,433 | ) | | | (122,218 | ) |
Timken Co. (The) | | | (3,627 | ) | | | (135,360 | ) |
| | | | | | | (1,409,266 | ) |
Media – (1.4)%
| |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | (434 | ) | | | (123,677 | ) |
Discovery, Inc., Class C* | | | (5,208 | ) | | | (120,201 | ) |
DISH Network Corp., Class A* | | | (4,433 | ) | | | (110,692 | ) |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | | | (1,705 | ) | | | (122,811 | ) |
| | | | | | | (477,381) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Metals & Mining – (1.8)%
| |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.* | | | (5,580 | ) | | $ | (121,477 | ) |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | (3,379 | ) | | | (120,326 | ) |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | (7,533 | ) | | | (120,679 | ) |
Nucor Corp. | | | (2,418 | ) | | | (125,276 | ) |
United States Steel Corp. | | | (6,293 | ) | | | (114,784 | ) |
| | | | | | | (602,542 | ) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (2.7)%
| |
Apache Corp. | | | (4,154 | ) | | | (109,042 | ) |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.* | | | (47,767 | ) | | | (100,311 | ) |
EQT Corp. | | | (7,750 | ) | | | (146,397 | ) |
Hess Corp. | | | (2,666 | ) | | | (107,973 | ) |
Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A* | | | (7,254 | ) | | | (115,919 | ) |
PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | (4,309 | ) | | | (128,236 | ) |
QEP Resources, Inc.* | | | (18,228 | ) | | | (102,624 | ) |
WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | (10,416 | ) | | | (118,222 | ) |
| | | | | | | (928,724 | ) |
Personal Products – (0.4)%
| |
Edgewell Personal Care Co.* | | | (3,472 | ) | | | (129,679 | ) |
Pharmaceuticals – (1.0)%
| |
Catalent, Inc.* | | | (3,689 | ) | | | (115,023 | ) |
Mallinckrodt plc* | | | (6,200 | ) | | | (97,960 | ) |
Mylan NV* | | | (4,340 | ) | | | (118,916 | ) |
| | | | | | | (331,899 | ) |
Professional Services – (0.7)%
| |
Equifax, Inc. | | | (1,426 | ) | | | (132,803 | ) |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | (1,798 | ) | | | (116,511 | ) |
| | | | | | | (249,314 | ) |
Real Estate Management & Development – (0.8)%
| |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | (3,317 | ) | | | (132,812 | ) |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | (1,023 | ) | | | (129,512 | ) |
| | | | | | | (262,324 | ) |
Road & Rail – (0.4)%
| |
CSX Corp. | | | (2,015 | ) | | | (125,192 | ) |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (3.4)%
| |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | (6,882 | ) | | | (127,042 | ) |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | (3,937 | ) | | | (128,897 | ) |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | (10,571 | ) | | | (134,463 | ) |
Entegris, Inc. | | | (4,991 | ) | | | (139,224 | ) |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | (1,488 | ) | | | (133,161 | ) |
Lam Research Corp. | | | (930 | ) | | | (126,638 | ) |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | (3,813 | ) | | | (120,986 | ) |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | (899 | ) | | | (120,017 | ) |
ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | (7,657 | ) | | | (126,417 | ) |
| | | | | | | (1,156,845 | ) |
Software – (1.9)%
| |
Autodesk, Inc.* | | | (1,023 | ) | | | (131,568 | ) |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | | (2,945 | ) | | | (124,780) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Nutanix, Inc., Class A* | | | (3,224 | ) | | $ | (134,086 | ) |
Oracle Corp. | | | (2,976 | ) | | | (134,366 | ) |
VMware, Inc., Class A | | | (868 | ) | | | (119,029 | ) |
| | | | | | | (643,829 | ) |
Specialty Retail – (0.4)%
| |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | (2,573 | ) | | | (136,884 | ) |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – (1.8)%
| |
HP, Inc. | | | (6,293 | ) | | | (128,755 | ) |
NCR Corp.* | | | (5,270 | ) | | | (121,632 | ) |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A* | | | (7,719 | ) | | | (124,121 | ) |
Seagate Technology plc | | | (3,410 | ) | | | (131,592 | ) |
Western Digital Corp. | | | (3,317 | ) | | | (122,629 | ) |
| | | | | | | (628,729 | ) |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – (0.3)%
| |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | | | (6,107 | ) | | | (107,911 | ) |
Trading Companies & Distributors – (0.7)%
| |
Air Lease Corp. | | | (3,751 | ) | | | (113,318 | ) |
United Rentals, Inc.* | | | (1,240 | ) | | | (127,137 | ) |
| | | | | | | (240,455) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Water Utilities – (0.4)%
| |
Aqua America, Inc. | | | (4,247 | ) | | $ | (145,205 | ) |
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $(28,683,781)) | | | | | | | (25,197,282 | ) |
Total Short Positions (Proceeds $(28,683,781)) | | | | | | | (25,197,282 | ) |
Total Investments — 3.4% (Cost $(247,670)) | | | | | | | 1,173,327 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 96.6% | | | | | | | 32,903,615 | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 34,076,942 | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (a) | All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for securities sold short with a total value of $9,317,185. |
As of December 31, 2018, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
 | |  |
 | |  |
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 3,943,111 | |
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation | | | (2,521,403 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,421,708 | |
Federal income tax cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) | | $ | (18,369 | ) |
OTC Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2018
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Notional Amount | | Termination Date(1) | | Counterparty | | Rate Paid (Received)(2) | | Underlying Instrument(3) | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)(4) | | Cash Collateral (Received) Pledged | | Net Amount(5)
|
3,625,243 USD | | | 10/3/2019 | | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | 2.85 | % | | | Dow Jones U.S. Low Beta Total Return Index(6)
| | | $ | (175,528 | ) | | | 175,528 | (7) | | $ | — | |
(3,812,827) USD | | | 10/3/2019 | | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | (2.10 | )% | | | Dow Jones U.S. High Beta Total Return Index(8)
| | | | 405,540 | | | | — | | | | 405,540 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 230,012 | | | | | | | $ | 405,540 | |
| (1) | Agreements may be terminated at will by either party without penalty. Payment is due at termination/maturity. |
| (2) | Reflects the floating financing rate, as of December 31, 2018, on the notional amount of the swap agreement paid to the counterparty or received from the counterparty, excluding any commissions. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the agreement or periodically during its term. |
| (3) | The 50 largest components of the referenced underlying Swap Index can be found athttp://www.agfiq.com/agfiq/agfiqweb/us/en/ resources/regulatory-material/index.jsp |
| (4) | The Fund discloses amounts due to the Fund from the counterparty (unrealized appreciation on swap agreements) at year end as an asset on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts due to the counterparty from the Fund (unrealized depreciation on swap agreements) are disclosed as a liability on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund presents these amounts on a gross basis and does not offset or “net” these amounts on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
| (5) | Represents the “uncollateralized” amount due from or (to) the counterparty at year end. These amounts could be due to timing differences between the movement of collateral in relation to market movements, or due to agreement provisions allowing minimum “thresholds” that would need to be exceeded prior to the movement of collateral. To the extent that a net amount is due from the counterparty, the Fund would be exposed to the counterparty by such amount and could suffer losses or delays in recovery of that amount in the event of a counterparty default. |
| (6) | The Dow Jones U.S. Low Beta Total Return Index (DJTLABT) is designed to measure the performance of 200 companies ranked as having the lowest beta. Beta is calculated using weekly returns for the previous 52 weeks. Dividends are reinvested. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| (7) | Reflects all or a portion of the amount disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Segregated cash balance with custodian for swap agreements.” Under U.S. GAAP, the amount disclosed under this caption may not exceed the amount of the liability being collateralized for the benefit of the counterparty. |
| (8) | The Dow Jones U.S. High Beta Total Return Index (DJTSABT) is designed to measure the performance of 200 companies ranked as having the highest beta. Beta is calculated using weekly returns for the previous 52 weeks. Dividends are reinvested. |
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Abbreviations | | |
USD | | US Dollar |
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Long Positions – 98.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks – 85.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense – 1.0%
| | | | | | | | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 129 | | | $ | 33,777 | |
Automobiles – 1.9%
| |
General Motors Co.(a) | | | 1,017 | | | | 34,018 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 990 | | | | 33,779 | |
| | | | | | | 67,797 | |
Banks – 2.0%
| |
FNB Corp. | | | 3,477 | | | | 34,214 | |
PacWest Bancorp | | | 1,032 | | | | 34,345 | |
| | | | | | | 68,559 | |
Beverages – 1.0%
| |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 714 | | | | 33,808 | |
Biotechnology – 1.0%
| |
AbbVie, Inc.(a) | | | 366 | | | | 33,741 | |
Capital Markets – 1.9%
| |
Ares Capital Corp.(a) | | | 2,157 | | | | 33,606 | |
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 1,317 | | | | 33,926 | |
| | | | | | | 67,532 | |
Containers & Packaging – 2.0%
| |
International Paper Co. | | | 846 | | | | 34,145 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 903 | | | | 34,097 | |
| | | | | | | 68,242 | |
Diversified Consumer Services – 1.0%
| |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 1,332 | | | | 33,793 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.9%
| |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 1,194 | | | | 34,077 | |
CenturyLink, Inc.(a) | | | 2,223 | | | | 33,678 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 606 | | | | 34,069 | |
| | | | | | | 101,824 | |
Electric Utilities – 9.8%
| |
American Electric Power Co., Inc.(a) | | | 453 | | | | 33,857 | |
Duke Energy Corp.(a) | | | 393 | | | | 33,916 | |
Entergy Corp.(a) | | | 396 | | | | 34,084 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 34,062 | |
FirstEnergy Corp.(a) | | | 906 | | | | 34,020 | |
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 933 | | | | 34,167 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 864 | | | | 33,860 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 399 | | | | 33,995 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 1,197 | | | | 33,911 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 774 | | | | 33,994 | |
| | | | | | | 339,866 | |
Energy Equipment & Services – 1.0%
| |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(a) | | | 711 | | | | 34,085 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 11.8%
| |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.(a) | | | 2,394 | | | $ | 34,138 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,325 | | | | 34,154 | |
Hospitality Properties Trust | | | 1,434 | | | | 34,244 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 1,050 | | | | 34,030 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 2,322 | | | | 34,017 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 966 | | | | 33,955 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 2,067 | | | | 33,899 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 2,097 | | | | 34,559 | |
Senior Housing Properties Trust | | | 2,943 | | | | 34,492 | |
Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 2,187 | | | | 34,052 | |
VEREIT, Inc. | | | 4,749 | | | | 33,955 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 1,566 | | | | 34,233 | |
| | | | | | | 409,728 | |
Food Products – 3.9%
| |
Campbell Soup Co.(a) | | | 1,029 | | | | 33,947 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 1,839 | | | | 33,966 | |
General Mills, Inc.(a) | | | 873 | | | | 33,995 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 594 | | | | 33,864 | |
| | | | | | | 135,772 | |
Health Care Providers & Services – 1.0%
| |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 762 | | | | 33,985 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.0%
| |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 654 | | | | 34,041 | |
Household Durables – 2.9%
| |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 948 | | | | 33,976 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 1,842 | | | | 34,243 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 318 | | | | 33,985 | |
| | | | | | | 102,204 | |
Household Products – 1.0%
| |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 297 | | | | 33,840 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 1.9%
| |
AES Corp.(a) | | | 2,340 | | | | 33,836 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc. | | | 1,959 | | | | 33,793 | |
| | | | | | | 67,629 | |
Insurance – 2.0%
| |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 1,650 | | | | 33,941 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 771 | | | | 34,055 | |
| | | | | | | 67,996 | |
IT Services – 1.9%
| |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 297 | | | | 33,760 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | �� | | 1,989 | | | | 33,932 | |
| | | | | | | 67,692 | |
Media – 1.0%
| |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,647 | | | | 33,978 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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FQF Trust
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.9%
| |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,062 | | | $ | 33,835 | |
MFA Financial, Inc. | | | 5,046 | | | | 33,707 | |
New Residential Investment Corp. | | | 2,376 | | | | 33,763 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 1,716 | | | | 33,823 | |
| | | | | | | 135,128 | |
Multiline Retail – 2.9%
| |
Kohl's Corp. | | | 510 | | | | 33,833 | |
Macy's, Inc. | | | 1,134 | | | | 33,771 | |
Target Corp. | | | 513 | | | | 33,904 | |
| | | | | | | 101,508 | |
Multi-Utilities – 4.9%
| |
Avista Corp. | | | 801 | | | | 34,026 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 1,200 | | | | 33,876 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc.(a) | | | 444 | | | | 33,948 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 570 | | | | 33,881 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 651 | | | | 33,885 | |
| | | | | | | 169,616 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 10.8%
| |
Chevron Corp.(a) | | | 309 | | | | 33,616 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 984 | | | | 33,928 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 495 | | | | 33,754 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 2,202 | | | | 33,867 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 552 | | | | 33,882 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 630 | | | | 33,989 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 393 | | | | 33,857 | |
Tallgrass Energy LP | | | 1,401 | | | | 34,100 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 942 | | | | 33,931 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 453 | | | | 33,961 | |
Viper Energy Partners LP | | | 1,299 | | | | 33,826 | |
| | | | | | | 372,711 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.0%
| |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | 2,676 | | | | 34,039 | |
Specialty Retail – 2.0%
| |
Gap, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 1,320 | | | | 34,003 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 843 | | | | 33,990 | |
| | | | | | | 67,993 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.0%
| |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 2,709 | | | | 33,944 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 1,008 | | | | 34,020 | |
| | | | | | | 67,964 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.0%
| |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,639 | | | | 34,243 | |
Tobacco – 2.0%
| |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 690 | | | | 34,079 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 510 | | | | 34,048 | |
| | | | | | | 68,127 | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.0%
| |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 246 | | | $ | 34,228 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $3,095,134) | | | | | | | 2,955,446 | |
Master Limited Partnerships – 12.8%
| |
Capital Markets – 2.0%
| | | | | | | | |
Apollo Global Management LLC Class A(a) | | | 1,404 | | | | 34,454 | |
Blackstone Group LP (The) | | | 1,140 | | | | 33,983 | |
| | | | | | | 68,437 | |
Gas Utilities – 1.0%
| |
AmeriGas Partners LP | | | 1,338 | | | | 33,852 | |
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.0%
| |
Icahn Enterprises LP | | | 591 | | | | 33,734 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.8%
| |
DCP Midstream LP(a) | | | 1,266 | | | | 33,536 | |
Energy Transfer Equity LP(a) | | | 2,568 | | | | 33,923 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP(a) | | | 3,081 | | | | 33,922 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP(a) | | | 1,377 | | | | 33,861 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP | | | 807 | | | | 34,903 | |
Magellan Midstream Partners LP | | | 594 | | | | 33,894 | |
Phillips 66 Partners LP | | | 801 | | | | 33,730 | |
Shell Midstream Partners LP | | | 2,061 | | | | 33,821 | |
Western Gas Partners LP | | | 801 | | | | 33,826 | |
| | | | | | | 305,416 | |
Total Master Limited Partnerships (Cost $496,744) | | | | | | | 441,439 | |
Total Long Positions (Cost $3,591,878) | | | | | | | 3,396,885 | |
Short Positions – (49.2)%
| |
Common Stocks – (48.3)%
| |
Aerospace & Defense – (0.2)%
| |
TransDigm Group, Inc.* | | | (24 | ) | | | (8,161 | ) |
Air Freight & Logistics – (0.3)%
| |
XPO Logistics, Inc.* | | | (150 | ) | | | (8,556 | ) |
Airlines – (0.2)%
| |
United Continental Holdings, Inc.* | | | (102 | ) | | | (8,540 | ) |
Automobiles – (0.3)%
| |
Tesla, Inc.* | | | (27 | ) | | | (8,986 | ) |
Banks – (2.2)%
| |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | — | (b) | | | (15 | ) |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | (150 | ) | | | (8,456 | ) |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | (21 | ) | | | (7,918 | ) |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | (147 | ) | | | (8,480 | ) |
First Republic Bank | | | (99 | ) | | | (8,603 | ) |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | (186 | ) | | | (8,575 | ) |
Signature Bank | | | (84 | ) | | | (8,636) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FQF Trust
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
SVB Financial Group* | | | (45 | ) | | $ | (8,546 | ) |
Western Alliance Bancorp* | | | (216 | ) | | | (8,530 | ) |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | (129 | ) | | | (8,577 | ) |
| | | | | | | (76,336 | ) |
Beverages – (0.5)%
| |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | (54 | ) | | | (8,684 | ) |
Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | (171 | ) | | | (8,417 | ) |
| | | | | | | (17,101 | ) |
Capital Markets – (3.7)%
| |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | (87 | ) | | | (8,477 | ) |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | (87 | ) | | | (8,511 | ) |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | (204 | ) | | | (8,472 | ) |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | (195 | ) | | | (8,557 | ) |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | (42 | ) | | | (8,405 | ) |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | (159 | ) | | | (8,689 | ) |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | (114 | ) | | | (8,588 | ) |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | (39 | ) | | | (8,241 | ) |
Moody's Corp. | | | (60 | ) | | | (8,402 | ) |
Morningstar, Inc. | | | (78 | ) | | | (8,568 | ) |
MSCI, Inc. | | | (57 | ) | | | (8,403 | ) |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | (114 | ) | | | (8,483 | ) |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | (51 | ) | | | (8,667 | ) |
SEI Investments Co. | | | (183 | ) | | | (8,455 | ) |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | (207 | ) | | | (8,574 | ) |
| | | | | | | (127,492 | ) |
Chemicals – (0.2)%
| |
Ingevity Corp.* | | | (102 | ) | | | (8,536 | ) |
Commercial Services & Supplies – (0.2)%
| |
Copart, Inc.* | | | (177 | ) | | | (8,457 | ) |
Consumer Finance – (1.5)%
| |
American Express Co. | | | (90 | ) | | | (8,579 | ) |
Credit Acceptance Corp.* | | | (21 | ) | | | (8,017 | ) |
FirstCash, Inc. | | | (117 | ) | | | (8,465 | ) |
Green Dot Corp., Class A* | | | (105 | ) | | | (8,349 | ) |
OneMain Holdings, Inc.* | | | (351 | ) | | | (8,526 | ) |
SLM Corp.* | | | (1,020 | ) | | | (8,476 | ) |
| | | | | | | (50,412 | ) |
Containers & Packaging – (0.5)%
| |
Berry Global Group, Inc.* | | | (180 | ) | | | (8,556 | ) |
Crown Holdings, Inc.* | | | (204 | ) | | | (8,480 | ) |
| | | | | | | (17,036 | ) |
Distributors – (0.3)%
| |
LKQ Corp.* | | | (360 | ) | | | (8,543 | ) |
Diversified Consumer Services – (0.7)%
| |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* | | | (75 | ) | | | (8,359 | ) |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | (87 | ) | | | (8,364 | ) |
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | (231 | ) | | | (8,487 | ) |
| | | | | | | (25,210) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Diversified Financial Services – (0.7)%
| |
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | (513 | ) | | $ | (8,531 | ) |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | (42 | ) | | | (8,576 | ) |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | (213 | ) | | | (8,550 | ) |
| | | | | | | (25,657 | ) |
Electric Utilities – (3.0)%
| |
ALLETE, Inc. | | | (123 | ) | | | (9,375 | ) |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | (219 | ) | | | (9,253 | ) |
Edison International | | | (165 | ) | | | (9,367 | ) |
Eversource Energy | | | (141 | ) | | | (9,171 | ) |
Exelon Corp. | | | (204 | ) | | | (9,200 | ) |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | (99 | ) | | | (9,213 | ) |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | (54 | ) | | | (9,386 | ) |
PG&E Corp.* | | | (396 | ) | | | (9,405 | ) |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | (225 | ) | | | (9,245 | ) |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | (201 | ) | | | (9,216 | ) |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | (189 | ) | | | (9,312 | ) |
| | | | | | | (102,143 | ) |
Energy Equipment & Services – (0.9)%
| |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | (474 | ) | | | (10,191 | ) |
Halliburton Co. | | | (384 | ) | | | (10,207 | ) |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | (399 | ) | | | (10,254 | ) |
| | | | | | | (30,652 | ) |
Entertainment – (0.7)%
| |
Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | (108 | ) | | | (8,522 | ) |
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C* | | | (279 | ) | | | (8,565 | ) |
Netflix, Inc.* | | | (30 | ) | | | (8,030 | ) |
| | | | | | | (25,117 | ) |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (0.5)%
| |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | (429 | ) | | | (8,516 | ) |
SBA Communications Corp.* | | | (51 | ) | | | (8,256 | ) |
| | | | | | | (16,772 | ) |
Food & Staples Retailing – (1.5)%
| |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | | | (66 | ) | | | (8,457 | ) |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | (42 | ) | | | (8,556 | ) |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | (309 | ) | | | (8,497 | ) |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | (264 | ) | | | (8,519 | ) |
US Foods Holding Corp.* | | | (267 | ) | | | (8,448 | ) |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | (123 | ) | | | (8,405 | ) |
| | | | | | | (50,882 | ) |
Food Products – (1.5)%
| |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | (444 | ) | | | (8,543 | ) |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | (198 | ) | | | (8,451 | ) |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | (114 | ) | | | (8,386 | ) |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | (48 | ) | | | (8,489 | ) |
McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non-Voting) | | | (60 | ) | | | (8,354 | ) |
Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | (96 | ) | | | (8,556 | ) |
| | | | | | | (50,779) | �� |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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FQF Trust
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Gas Utilities – (1.9)%
| |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | (99 | ) | | $ | (9,179 | ) |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | (180 | ) | | | (9,212 | ) |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | (204 | ) | | | (9,317 | ) |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | (117 | ) | | | (9,313 | ) |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | (123 | ) | | | (9,410 | ) |
Spire, Inc. | | | (126 | ) | | | (9,334 | ) |
UGI Corp. | | | (174 | ) | | | (9,283 | ) |
| | | | | | | (65,048 | ) |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (0.7)%
| |
Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | (240 | ) | | | (8,482 | ) |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | (54 | ) | | | (8,271 | ) |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | (18 | ) | | | (8,620 | ) |
| | | | | | | (25,373 | ) |
Health Care Providers & Services – 0.0%(c)
| |
Cigna Corp. | | | (1 | ) | | | (121 | ) |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (0.8)%
| |
Caesars Entertainment Corp.* | | | (1,263 | ) | | | (8,576 | ) |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | (21 | ) | | | (9,068 | ) |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A* | | | (159 | ) | | | (8,525 | ) |
| | | | | | | (26,169 | ) |
Household Durables – (0.7)%
| |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | (72 | ) | | | (8,421 | ) |
NVR, Inc.* | | | (3 | ) | | | (7,311 | ) |
Roku, Inc.* | | | (276 | ) | | | (8,457 | ) |
| | | | | | | (24,189 | ) |
Household Products – (0.2)%
| |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | (129 | ) | | | (8,483 | ) |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – (0.8)%
| |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | | | (219 | ) | | | (9,428 | ) |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | (234 | ) | | | (9,266 | ) |
Vistra Energy Corp.* | | | (405 | ) | | | (9,271 | ) |
| | | | | | | (27,965 | ) |
Insurance – (2.0)%
| |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | (276 | ) | | | (8,412 | ) |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | (309 | ) | | | (8,516 | ) |
Kemper Corp. | | | (129 | ) | | | (8,563 | ) |
Loews Corp. | | | (186 | ) | | | (8,467 | ) |
Markel Corp.* | | | (9 | ) | | | (9,342 | ) |
Primerica, Inc. | | | (87 | ) | | | (8,501 | ) |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | (141 | ) | | | (8,593 | ) |
Torchmark Corp. | | | (114 | ) | | | (8,496 | ) |
| | | | | | | (68,890 | ) |
Interactive Media & Services – (0.8)%
| |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | (9 | ) | | | (9,405 | ) |
Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | (66 | ) | | | (8,652) | |
 | |  | |  |
Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
Twitter, Inc.* | | | (294 | ) | | $ | (8,449 | ) |
| | | | | | | (26,506 | ) |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – (1.5)%
| |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | (6 | ) | | | (9,012 | ) |
Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | | (6 | ) | | | (10,335 | ) |
eBay, Inc.* | | | (300 | ) | | | (8,421 | ) |
Etsy, Inc.* | | | (177 | ) | | | (8,420 | ) |
GrubHub, Inc.* | | | (111 | ) | | | (8,526 | ) |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A* | | | (93 | ) | | | (8,377 | ) |
| | | | | | | (53,091 | ) |
IT Services – (0.3)%
| |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | | (102 | ) | | | (8,577 | ) |
Leisure Products – (0.3)%
| |
Mattel, Inc.* | | | (858 | ) | | | (8,571 | ) |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – (0.2)%
| |
Illumina, Inc.* | | | (27 | ) | | | (8,098 | ) |
Media – (0.5)%
| |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | (30 | ) | | | (8,549 | ) |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | | | (117 | ) | | | (8,428 | ) |
| | | | | | | (16,977 | ) |
Metals & Mining – (0.2)%
| |
Alcoa Corp.* | | | (321 | ) | | | (8,532 | ) |
Multiline Retail – (0.5)%
| |
Dollar Tree, Inc.* | | | (93 | ) | | | (8,400 | ) |
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | | | (129 | ) | | | (8,580 | ) |
| | | | | | | (16,980 | ) |
Multi-Utilities – (2.7)%
| |
Ameren Corp. | | | (141 | ) | | | (9,198 | ) |
Black Hills Corp. | | | (147 | ) | | | (9,229 | ) |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | (186 | ) | | | (9,235 | ) |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | (129 | ) | | | (9,218 | ) |
DTE Energy Co. | | | (84 | ) | | | (9,265 | ) |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | (390 | ) | | | (9,298 | ) |
NiSource, Inc. | | | (363 | ) | | | (9,202 | ) |
Sempra Energy | | | (84 | ) | | | (9,088 | ) |
Vectren Corp. | | | (129 | ) | | | (9,285 | ) |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | (132 | ) | | | (9,142 | ) |
| | | | | | | (92,160 | ) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (8.7)%
| |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | (231 | ) | | | (10,127 | ) |
Antero Resources Corp.* | | | (1,083 | ) | | | (10,169 | ) |
Apache Corp. | | | (387 | ) | | | (10,159 | ) |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | (450 | ) | | | (10,057 | ) |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A* | | | (927 | ) | | | (10,215 | ) |
Cheniere Energy, Inc.* | | | (171 | ) | | | (10,121 | ) |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | (165 | ) | | | (10,172 | ) |
Concho Resources, Inc.* | | | (99 | ) | | | (10,176) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FQF Trust
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
ConocoPhillips | | | (162 | ) | | $ | (10,101 | ) |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | (312 | ) | | | (10,143 | ) |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | (450 | ) | | | (10,143 | ) |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | (111 | ) | | | (10,290 | ) |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | (117 | ) | | | (10,204 | ) |
EQT Corp. | | | (537 | ) | | | (10,144 | ) |
Hess Corp. | | | (249 | ) | | | (10,084 | ) |
HollyFrontier Corp. | | | (198 | ) | | | (10,122 | ) |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | (708 | ) | | | (10,153 | ) |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | (171 | ) | | | (10,091 | ) |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | (435 | ) | | | (10,175 | ) |
Newfield Exploration Co.* | | | (693 | ) | | | (10,159 | ) |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | (543 | ) | | | (10,187 | ) |
Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A* | | | (636 | ) | | | (10,163 | ) |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | (309 | ) | | | (10,095 | ) |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | (333 | ) | | | (10,150 | ) |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | (78 | ) | | | (10,259 | ) |
Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A* | | | (501 | ) | | | (10,070 | ) |
Range Resources Corp. | | | (1,059 | ) | | | (10,135 | ) |
Texas Pacific Land Trust | | | (15 | ) | | | (8,124 | ) |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | (462 | ) | | | (10,187 | ) |
WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | (894 | ) | | | (10,147 | ) |
| | | | | | | (302,522 | ) |
Personal Products – (0.3)%
| |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | (66 | ) | | | (8,587 | ) |
Professional Services – (0.5)%
| |
CoStar Group, Inc.* | | | (24 | ) | | | (8,096 | ) |
Verisk Analytics, Inc.* | | | (78 | ) | | | (8,505 | ) |
| | | | | | | (16,601 | ) |
Real Estate Management & Development – (0.7)%
| |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | (213 | ) | | | (8,528 | ) |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The)* | | | (87 | ) | | | (8,493 | ) |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | (66 | ) | | | (8,356 | ) |
| | | | | | | (25,377 | ) |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (0.2)%
| |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | (267 | ) | | | (8,472 | ) |
Software – (1.0)%
| |
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | | | (36 | ) | | | (8,145 | ) |
salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | (63 | ) | | | (8,629 | ) |
VMware, Inc., Class A | | | (63 | ) | | | (8,639 | ) |
Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | (54 | ) | | | (8,623 | ) |
| | | | | | | (34,036 | ) |
Specialty Retail – (1.6)%
| |
AutoZone, Inc.* | | | (9 | ) | | | (7,545 | ) |
Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | (51 | ) | | | (8,296 | ) |
CarMax, Inc.* | | | (135 | ) | | | (8,469 | ) |
Carvana Co.* | | | (147 | ) | | | (4,808 | ) |
Five Below, Inc.* | | | (84 | ) | | | (8,595) | |
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Investments | | Number of Shares | | Value |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | (24 | ) | | $ | (8,264 | ) |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | (36 | ) | | | (8,814 | ) |
| | | | | | | (54,791 | ) |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – (0.2)%
| |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C* | | | (163 | ) | | | (7,946 | ) |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – (0.2)%
| |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | | | (477 | ) | | | (8,429 | ) |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – (0.7)%
| |
LendingTree, Inc.* | | | (39 | ) | | | (8,563 | ) |
MGIC Investment Corp.* | | | (816 | ) | | | (8,536 | ) |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | (525 | ) | | | (8,589 | ) |
| | | | | | | (25,688 | ) |
Water Utilities – (0.5)%
| |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | (102 | ) | | | (9,259 | ) |
Aqua America, Inc. | | | (270 | ) | | | (9,231 | ) |
| | | | | | | (18,490 | ) |
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $(1,764,504)) | | | | | | | (1,672,037 | ) |
Master Limited Partnerships – (0.9)%
| |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (0.9)%
| |
Antero Midstream Partners LP | | | (477 | ) | | | (10,203 | ) |
Buckeye Partners LP | | | (351 | ) | | | (10,176 | ) |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | | | (498 | ) | | | (9,980 | ) |
Total Master Limited Partnerships (Proceeds $(30,331)) | | | | | | | (30,359 | ) |
Total Short Positions (Proceeds $(1,794,835)) | | | | | | | (1,702,396 | ) |
Total Investments — 49.0% (Cost $1,797,043) | | | | | | | 1,694,489 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 51.0% | | | | | | | 1,766,772 | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 3,461,261 | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (a) | All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for securities sold short with a total value of $561,325. |
| (b) | Amount represents less than one share. |
| (c) | Represents less than 0.05% of net assets. |
As of December 31, 2018, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
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Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 172,242 | |
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation | | | (287,271 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (115,029 | ) |
Federal income tax cost of investments (including derivative contracts, if any) | | $ | 1,809,518 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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| | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund |
ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value(1) | | $ | 5,829,785 | | | $ | 880,747 | | | $ | 1,497,171 | | | $ | 26,370,609 | | | $ | 3,396,885 | |
Cash | | | 622,376 | | | | 82,867 | | | | 145,214 | | | | 5,568,589 | | | | 156,663 | |
Segregated cash balance with custodian for swap agreements (Note 2) | | | 280,000 | | | | — | | | | 10,000 | | | | 770,000 | | | | — | |
Segregated cash balance with broker for securities sold short (Note 2) | | | 4,386,380 | | | | 1,086,107 | | | | 1,811,964 | | | | 28,347,773 | | | | 1,689,485 | |
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements | | | 73,031 | | | | — | | | | 734 | | | | 405,540 | | | | — | |
Receivables:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 1,869,862 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,688,030 | | | | 1,751,503 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 12,188 | | | | 4,466 | | | | 6,161 | | | | 92,410 | | | | 12,948 | |
Due from Authorized Participant | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 262,102 | | | | — | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,012 | | | | — | |
Investment adviser (Note 4) | | | 28,115 | | | | 29,324 | | | | 28,588 | | | | 19,460 | | | | 23,748 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 1,691 | | | | 1,691 | | | | 1,691 | | | | 1,692 | | | | 1,691 | |
Total Assets | | | 13,103,428 | | | | 2,085,202 | | | | 3,501,523 | | | | 63,527,217 | | | | 7,032,923 | |
LIABILITIES
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities sold short, at value(2) | | | 5,654,881 | | | | 926,700 | | | | 1,564,142 | | | | 25,197,282 | | | | 1,702,396 | |
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements | | | 11,581 | | | | 16,313 | | | | 21,238 | | | | 175,528 | | | | — | |
Payables:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,612,466 | | | | 1,778,466 | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,200,781 | | | | — | |
Income distributions | | | — | | | | 8,604 | | | | — | | | | 128,640 | | | | 47,000 | |
Trustees fees | | | 2,786 | | | | 2,786 | | | | 2,786 | | | | 2,786 | | | | 2,786 | |
Dividends on securities sold short | | | 7,601 | | | | 947 | | | | 3,124 | | | | 78,899 | | | | 1,548 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 40,458 | | | | 36,571 | | | | 36,918 | | | | 53,893 | | | | 39,466 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 5,717,307 | | | | 991,921 | | | | 1,628,208 | | | | 29,450,275 | | | | 3,571,662 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 7,386,121 | | | $ | 1,093,281 | | | $ | 1,873,315 | | | $ | 34,076,942 | | | $ | 3,461,261 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 8,069,900 | | | $ | 2,762,440 | | | $ | 3,639,084 | | | $ | 49,203,047 | | | $ | 4,290,500 | |
Distributable earnings (loss) (Note 2) | | | (683,779 | ) | | | (1,669,159 | ) | | | (1,765,769 | ) | | | (15,126,105 | ) | | | (829,239 | ) |
Net Assets | | $ | 7,386,121 | | | $ | 1,093,281 | | | $ | 1,873,315 | | | $ | 34,076,942 | | | $ | 3,461,261 | |
The Funds have an unlimited number of shares authorized with no par value. Net asset value is calculated by dividing the net assets by the number of outstanding shares.
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Shares Outstanding | | | 300,000 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 150,000 | |
Net Asset Value | | $ | 24.62 | | | $ | 21.87 | | | $ | 18.73 | | | $ | 21.99 | | | $ | 23.08 | |
(1) Investments in securities, at cost | | $ | 6,106,121 | | | $ | 1,053,134 | | | $ | 1,690,592 | | | $ | 28,436,111 | | | $ | 3,591,878 | |
(2) Securities sold short, proceeds | | | 6,642,674 | | | | 879,277 | | | | 1,490,224 | | | | 28,683,781 | | | | 1,794,835 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the Period Ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
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| | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund |
INVESTMENT INCOME
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 38,720 | | | $ | 13,386 | | | $ | 18,836 | | | $ | 165,469 | | | $ | 68,312 | |
Special dividends | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,558 | | | | — | |
Interest income | | | 62,267 | | | | 11,518 | | | | 19,456 | | | | 128,171 | | | | 12,545 | |
Total Investment Income | | | 100,987 | | | | 24,904 | | | | 38,292 | | | | 303,198 | | | | 80,857 | |
EXPENSES
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends on securities sold short | | | 64,328 | | | | 6,728 | | | | 20,362 | | | | 152,906 | | | | 6,868 | |
Interest on securities sold short | | | 11,841 | | | | 2,105 | | | | 3,200 | | | | 23,551 | | | | 2,450 | |
Investment management fees (Note 4) | | | 17,802 | | | | 2,911 | | | | 4,986 | | | | 36,640 | | | | 6,253 | |
Professional fees | | | 47,614 | | | | 47,614 | | | | 47,614 | | | | 47,614 | | | | 44,343 | |
Custody fees | | | 5,899 | | | | 1,531 | | | | 1,731 | | | | 7,298 | | | | 1,324 | |
Index fees | | | 6,225 | | | | 6,225 | | | | 6,225 | | | | 6,225 | | | | 7,475 | |
CCO fees | | | 6,706 | | | | 6,706 | | | | 6,706 | | | | 6,706 | | | | 6,706 | |
Treasurer fees | | | 4,769 | | | | 4,769 | | | | 4,769 | | | | 4,769 | | | | 4,769 | |
Listing fees | | | 2,501 | | | | 2,501 | | | | 2,501 | | | | 2,501 | | | | 2,501 | |
Accounting fees | | | 16,280 | | | | 16,236 | | | | 16,353 | | | | 16,216 | | | | 15,904 | |
Trustees fees | | | 5,600 | | | | 5,600 | | | | 5,600 | | | | 5,600 | | | | 5,600 | |
Administration fees (Note 5) | | | 32,500 | | | | 32,500 | | | | 32,500 | | | | 32,500 | | | | 32,500 | |
Other fees | | | 3,803 | | | | 3,524 | | | | 3,523 | | | | 4,024 | | | | 3,494 | |
Total Expenses before Adjustments | | | 225,868 | | | | 138,950 | | | | 156,070 | | | | 346,550 | | | | 140,187 | |
Less: waivers and/or reimbursements by Adviser (Note 4) | | | (122,994 | ) | | | (125,752 | ) | | | (125,032 | ) | | | (119,874 | ) | | | (122,023 | ) |
Total Expenses after Adjustments | | | 102,874 | | | | 13,198 | | | | 31,038 | | | | 226,676 | | | | 18,164 | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | (1,887 | ) | | | 11,706 | | | | 7,254 | | | | 76,522 | | | | 62,693 | |
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Transactions in Investment securities | | | (127,344 | ) | | | 16,730 | | | | 23,192 | | | | 82,749 | | | | (51,484 | ) |
In-kind redemptions of investments | | | 556,142 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 96,476 | | | | — | |
Securities sold short | | | (76,406 | ) | | | (43,102 | ) | | | (33,904 | ) | | | 8,574 | | | | 15,713 | |
Expiration or closing of swap agreements | | | (61,530 | ) | | | (1,308 | ) | | | (1,025 | ) | | | (7,151 | ) | | | — | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 290,862 | | | | (27,680 | ) | | | (11,737 | ) | | | 180,648 | | | | (35,771 | ) |
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) FROM:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities | | | (870,332 | ) | | | (185,924 | ) | | | (312,669 | ) | | | (2,398,467 | ) | | | (211,668 | ) |
Securities sold short | | | 642,843 | | | | 130,137 | | | | 172,050 | | | | 3,479,693 | | | | 160,600 | |
Swap agreements | | | 59,634 | | | | (7,344 | ) | | | (18,955 | ) | | | 192,074 | | | | — | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | (167,855 | ) | | | (63,131 | ) | | | (159,574 | ) | | | 1,273,300 | | | | (51,068 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | 123,007 | | | | (90,811 | ) | | | (171,311 | ) | | | 1,453,948 | | | | (86,839 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 121,120 | | | $ | (79,105 | ) | | $ | (164,057 | ) | | $ | 1,530,470 | | | $ | (24,146 | ) |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund |
| Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended June 30, 2018 | | Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended June 30, 2018 |
OPERATIONS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (1,887 | ) | | $ | (45,066 | ) | | $ | 11,706 | | | $ | 7,915 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 290,862 | | | | (529,270 | ) | | | (27,680 | ) | | | 43,899 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (167,855 | ) | | | 672,433 | | | | (63,131 | ) | | | (170,573 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 121,120 | | | | 98,097 | | | | (79,105 | ) | | | (118,759 | ) |
DISTRIBUTIONS (Note 2)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributable earnings | | | — | | | | — | | | | (8,604 | ) | | | — | |
Total Distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (8,604 | ) | | | — | |
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS(1)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 3,676,668 | | | | 6,250,111 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (5,001,164 | ) | | | (23 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Transactions | | | (1,324,496 | ) | | | 6,250,088 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | (1,203,376 | ) | | | 6,348,185 | | | | (87,709 | ) | | | (118,759 | ) |
NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 8,589,497 | | | $ | 2,241,312 | | | $ | 1,180,990 | | | $ | 1,299,749 | |
End of Period | | $ | 7,386,121 | | | $ | 8,589,497 | | | $ | 1,093,281 | | | $ | 1,180,990 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) included in end of period net assets (Note 2) | | | | | | $ | (26,798 | ) | | | | | | $ | 8,604 | |
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
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Beginning of period | | | 350,000 | | | | 100,001 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,000 | |
Shares issued in-kind | | | 150,000 | | | | 250,000 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | — | | | | (1 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed in-kind | | | (200,000 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shares Outstanding, End of Period | | | 300,000 | | | | 350,000 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,000 | |
| (1) | Capital transactions may include transaction fees associated with Creation and Redemption transactions which occurred during the period. See Note 7 to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund |
| Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended June 30, 2018 | | Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended June 30, 2018 |
OPERATIONS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 7,254 | | | $ | (3,625 | ) | | $ | 76,522 | | | $ | 83,465 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (11,737 | ) | | | 5,637 | | | | 180,648 | | | | 68,833 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (159,574 | ) | | | (52,258 | ) | | | 1,273,300 | | | | (155,196 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (164,057 | ) | | | (50,246 | ) | | | 1,530,470 | | | | (2,898 | ) |
DISTRIBUTIONS (Note 2)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributable earnings | | | — | | | | — | | | | (128,640 | ) | | | — | |
Total Distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (128,640 | ) | | | — | |
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS(1)
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Proceeds from shares issued | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26,843,730 | | | | — | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | — | | | | (20 | ) | | | (3,192,057 | ) | | | (973,644 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Transactions | | | — | | | | (20 | ) | | | 23,651,673 | | | | (973,644 | ) |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | (164,057 | ) | | | (50,266 | ) | | | 25,053,503 | | | | (976,542 | ) |
NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 2,037,372 | | | $ | 2,087,638 | | | $ | 9,023,439 | | | $ | 9,999,981 | |
End of Period | | $ | 1,873,315 | | | $ | 2,037,372 | | | $ | 34,076,942 | | | $ | 9,023,439 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) included in end of period net assets (Note 2) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 86,679 | |
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,001 | | | | 450,000 | | | | 500,001 | |
Shares issued | | | — | | | | — | | | | 200,000 | | | | — | |
Shares issued in-kind | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,050,000 | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | — | | | | (1 | ) | | | (50,000 | ) | | | (1 | ) |
Shares redeemed in-kind | | | — | | | | — | | | | (100,000 | ) | | | (50,000 | ) |
Shares Outstanding, End of Period | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 450,000 | |
| (1) | Capital transactions may include transaction fees associated with Creation and Redemption transactions which occurred during the period. See Note 7 to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund |
| Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended June 30, 2018 |
OPERATIONS
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 62,693 | | | $ | 253,858 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (35,771 | ) | | | (196,083 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (51,068 | ) | | | (61,857 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (24,146 | ) | | | (4,082 | ) |
DISTRIBUTIONS (Note 2)
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Distributable earnings | | | (82,683 | ) | | | (441,463 | ) |
Total Distributions | | | (82,683 | ) | | | (441,463 | ) |
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS(1)
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 1,211,759 | | | | — | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | — | | | | (8,632,490 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Transactions | | | 1,211,759 | | | | (8,632,490 | ) |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 1,104,930 | | | | (9,078,035 | ) |
NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 2,356,331 | | | $ | 11,434,366 | |
End of Period | | $ | 3,461,261 | | | $ | 2,356,331 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) included in end of period net assets (Note 2) | | | | | | $ | (81,591 | ) |
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
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Beginning of period | | | 100,000 | | | | 450,004 | |
Shares issued in-kind | | | 50,000 | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | — | | | | (4 | ) |
Shares redeemed in-kind | | | — | | | | (350,000 | ) |
Shares Outstanding, End of Period | | | 150,000 | | | | 100,000 | |
| (1) | Capital transactions may include transaction fees associated with Creation and Redemption transactions which occurred during the period. See Note 7 to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
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| | | | PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE |
| | | | Investment Operations | | Distributions |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | Net investment income (loss)(1) | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | Transaction fees(11) | | Total investment operations | | Net investment income | | Net realized gains | | Tax return of capital | | Total distributions | | Net asset value, end of period |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | $ | 24.54 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | 0.08 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 24.62 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 22.41 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 2.34 | | | | — | (10) | | | 2.13 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 24.54 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 26.73 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (4.12 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | (4.32 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 22.41 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 24.99 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 2.37 | (8) | | | — | | | | 1.74 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26.73 | |
Year ended June 30, 2015 | | | 24.86 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 0.68 | (9) | | | — | | | | 0.13 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 24.99 | |
Year ended June 30, 2014 | | | 23.93 | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 1.61 | | | | — | | | | 0.93 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 24.86 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 23.62 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (1.81 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.58 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 21.87 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 25.99 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (2.53 | ) | | | — | | | | (2.37 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 23.62 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 23.42 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 2.60 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 2.57 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25.99 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 25.96 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (2.30 | ) | | | — | | | | (2.54 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 23.42 | |
Year ended June 30, 2015 | | | 28.15 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (1.80 | )(9) | | | — | | | | (2.19 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25.96 | |
Year ended June 30, 2014 | | | 26.85 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 1.61 | | | | — | | | | 1.30 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 28.15 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 20.37 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (1.71 | ) | | | — | | | �� | (1.64 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18.73 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 20.88 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20.37 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 21.36 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20.88 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 24.42 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (2.62 | ) | | | — | | | | (3.06 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 21.36 | |
Year ended June 30, 2015 | | | 25.67 | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.74 | )(9) | | | — | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 24.42 | |
Year ended June 30, 2014 | | | 25.44 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 0.79 | | | | — | | | | 0.23 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25.67 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 20.05 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 2.03 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 21.99 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 20.00 | | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | 0.05 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20.05 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 23.30 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (3.30 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (3.30 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20.00 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 19.34 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 4.09 | (8) | | | — | | | | 3.96 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 23.30 | |
Year ended June 30, 2015 | | | 19.30 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.17 | (8)(9) | | | — | | | | 0.04 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19.34 | |
Year ended June 30, 2014 | | | 21.08 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (1.63 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.78 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19.30 | |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 23.56 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | — | (10) | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 23.08 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 25.41 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.99 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.76 | ) | | | 23.56 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 25.43 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 0.44 | (8) | | | 0.01 | | | | 1.49 | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.51 | ) | | | 25.41 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 23.87 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 1.93 | | | | — | | | | 2.79 | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.23 | ) | | | 25.43 | |
For the period 01/15/15* – 06/30/15 | | | 25.00 | | | | 0.21 | | | | (1.21 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.00 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 23.87 | |
| * | Commencement of investment operations. |
| (1) | Net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
| (3) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
| (4) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the periods, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. |
| (5) | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. |
| (6) | Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. The market value is determined by the mid point of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 p.m. from the NYSE Arca, Inc. Exchange. Market value returns may vary from net asset value returns. |
| (7) | In-kind transactions are not included in portfolio turnover calculations. |
| (8) | The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period is not in accordance with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund. |
| (9) | FFCM reimbursed the Funds for losses incurred related to either a failure to rebalance at month-end or a trade error. The impact was an increase of $0.10, $0.05, $0.08, and $0.02 to the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share and an increase of 0.39%, 0.17%, 0.21%, and 0.11% to the Funds total returns for AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund, AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund, AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund and AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund, respectively. Had these reimbursements not been made, the total returns would have been lower. |
| (10) | Per share amount is less than $0.01. |
| (11) | Includes transaction fees associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| | RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA |
| | Ratios to Average Net Assets of(2) | | | | Total Return(3)(4) |
| | Expenses, after waivers and/or reimbursements and before securities sold short | | Expenses, after waivers and/or reimbursements and securities sold short | | Expenses, before waivers and/or reimbursements and after securities sold short | | Net investment income (loss) | | Net investment income (loss), before waivers and/or reimbursements | | Net investment income (loss) net of waivers and/or reimbursements excluding special dividends | | Net investment income (loss) per share excluding special dividends | | Net asset value(5) | | Market value(6) | | Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short sales)(3)(7) | | Portfolio turnover rate (including short sales)(3)(7) | | Ending net assets (thousands) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 2.89 | % | | | 6.34 | % | | | (0.05 | )% | | | (3.51 | )% | | | (0.05 | )% | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 177 | % | | $ | 7,386 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 5.81 | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (4.76 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 9.50 | | | | 9.41 | | | | 184 | | | | 402 | | | | 8,589 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 0.99 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 10.55 | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (9.14 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (16.16 | ) | | | (16.12 | ) | | | 172 | | | | 380 | | | | 2,241 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.67 | | | | 7.77 | | | | (2.34 | ) | | | (6.44 | ) | | | (2.37 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 6.96 | | | | 7.01 | | | | 210 | | | | 647 | | | | 4,009 | |
Year ended June 30, 2015 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.43 | | | | 22.80 | | | | (2.24 | ) | | | (21.62 | ) | | | (2.24 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 0.52 | (9) | | | 0.36 | | | | 196 | | | | 398 | | | | 1,250 | |
Year ended June 30, 2014 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.66 | | | | 22.47 | | | | (2.71 | ) | | | (21.52 | ) | | | (2.71 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 3.89 | | | | 5.60 | | | | 168 | | | | 351 | | | | 1,243 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 0.75 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 23.87 | | | | 2.01 | | | | (19.59 | ) | | | 2.01 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (6.61 | ) | | | (8.23 | ) | | | 31 | | | | 66 | | | | 1,093 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 18.34 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (16.60 | ) | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (9.12 | ) | | | (9.19 | ) | | | 81 | | | | 152 | | | | 1,181 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 0.97 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 12.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (10.06 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 10.97 | | | | 11.11 | | | | 79 | | | | 246 | | | | 1,300 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 10.14 | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (8.03 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (9.78 | ) | | | (10.38 | ) | | | 95 | | | | 195 | | | | 2,342 | |
Year ended June 30, 2015 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.20 | | | | 11.72 | | | | (1.45 | ) | | | (9.96 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (7.78 | )(9) | | | (7.41 | ) | | | 150 | | | | 351 | | | | 2,596 | |
Year ended June 30, 2014 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.02 | | | | 19.32 | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (17.43 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 4.84 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 85 | | | | 303 | | | | 2,815 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 0.75 | | | | 3.11 | | | | 15.66 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (11.82 | ) | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (8.05 | ) | | | (8.22 | ) | | | 28 | | | | 40 | | | | 1,873 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 12.62 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (11.09 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (2.44 | ) | | | (1.98 | ) | | | 66 | | | | 105 | | | | 2,037 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 0.94 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 12.56 | | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (10.99 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (2.25 | ) | | | (2.54 | ) | | | 71 | | | | 106 | | | | 2,088 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 11.78 | | | | (1.97 | ) | | | (10.03 | ) | | | (2.01 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (12.53 | ) | | | (12.79 | ) | | | 113 | | | | 197 | | | | 2,136 | |
Year ended June 30, 2015 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.67 | | | | 18.26 | | | | (2.08 | ) | | | (16.67 | ) | | | (2.15 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (4.87 | )(9) | | | (4.58 | ) | | | 78 | | | | 108 | | | | 2,442 | |
Year ended June 30, 2014 | | | 1.49 | | | | 3.51 | | | | 18.14 | | | | (2.19 | ) | | | (16.82 | ) | | | (2.25 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 53 | | | | 114 | | | | 1,284 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 0.67 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 4.59 | | | | 1.01 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 10.10 | | | | 10.66 | | | | 57 | | | | 147 | | | | 34,077 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 3.39 | | | | 0.93 | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 166 | | | | 347 | | | | 9,023 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 0.84 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 3.60 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (1.66 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (14.16 | ) | | | (14.16 | ) | | | 98 | | | | 273 | | | | 10,000 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 0.99 | | | | 2.71 | | | | 3.13 | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 20.48 | | | | 20.48 | | | | 168 | | | | 974 | | | | 26,793 | |
Year ended June 30, 2015 | | | 0.99 | | | | 2.39 | | | | 8.01 | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (6.27 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.21 | )(9) | | | 0.78 | | | | 123 | | | | 577 | | | | 3,868 | |
Year ended June 30, 2014 | | | 0.99 | | | | 2.28 | | | | 7.20 | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (5.66 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (8.44 | ) | | | (9.05 | ) | | | 92 | | | | 382 | | | | 6,756 | |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund
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For the six months ended 12/31/18 (unaudited) | | | 0.69 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 11.00 | | | | 4.92 | | | | (4.66 | ) | | | 4.92 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 70 | | | | 105 | | | | 3,461 | |
Year ended June 30, 2018 | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 3.53 | | | | 0.88 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 100 | | | | 141 | | | | 2,356 | |
Year ended June 30, 2017 | | | 0.79 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 3.73 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 5.88 | | | | 6.05 | | | | 108 | | | | 168 | | | | 11,434 | |
Year ended June 30, 2016 | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 5.31 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 12.21 | | | | 11.84 | | | | 130 | | | | 192 | | | | 3,815 | |
For the period 01/15/15* – 06/30/15 | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 8.14 | | | | 1.89 | | | | (4.43 | ) | | | 1.89 | | | | 0.21 | | | | (4.02 | ) | | | (3.74 | ) | | | 50 | | | | 74 | | | | 3,581 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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FQF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
1. Organization
FQF Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, was formed on November 19, 2009. The Trust currently includes five operational series of the AGFiQ Funds: AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund, AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund, AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund, AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund, and AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund (each, a “Fund”; collectively, the “Funds”). FFCM, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to each Fund. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended.
The investment objective of each Fund is to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of a specified benchmark index (each, a “Target Index”). Each Fund is classified as a “diversified” Fund. There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their respective investment objectives.
The Funds had no operations from their initial seeding date until each Fund’s respective commencement of operations date other than matters related to their organization and sale and issuance of 4,000 shares of beneficial interest in AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund to the Adviser at the net asset value (“NAV”) of $25.00 per share.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 — Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realize upon sale of the securities.
Investment Company Modernization
In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10231, Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Release”). The Release called for the adoption of new rules and forms as well as amendments to current rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The SEC is adopting amendments to Regulation S-X, which will require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The Funds have updated disclosure in these financial statements to reflect the amendments, which were effective August 1, 2017. The filing compliance date for the Funds for Form N-PORT is no later than April 30, 2020, reflecting data as of March 31, 2020. The Funds filed Form N-CEN for the year ended June 30, 2018.
On August 17, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements that have become duplicative, overlapping, or outdated in light of other Commission disclosure requirements, U.S. GAAP, or changes in the information environment. The amendments include, among other items, to require presentation of the total, rather than the components, of distributable earnings on the balance sheet, to require presentation of the total, rather than the components, of distributions to shareholders, except for tax return of capital distributions and to delete the requirement for disclosure of undistributed net investment income on the statement of changes in net assets. The amendments are intended to simplify and update the disclosure of information to investors. The amendments were effective on November 5, 2018. The adoption had no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations. In connection with implementing the changes noted above, the distributions to shareholders during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, which were previously reported as distributions from
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FQF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
net investment income & net realized gain (where applicable), have been reclassified as distributions from distributable earnings to conform to the current period presentation on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Investment Valuation
The net asset value (“NAV”) of each Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. NAV per share is computed by dividing the net assets by the number of a Fund’s shares outstanding.
The value of each Fund’s securities held long and securities held short is based on such securities’ closing price on local markets when available. Such valuations would typically be categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy described below. If a security’s market price is not readily available, or if the value of a security the Funds hold has been materially affected by events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time but after the close of the primary markets or exchanges on which the security is traded, the security will be fair valued by Pricing Procedures the Funds’ Valuation Committee adheres to in accordance with the Trust’s procedures which were approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
Each Fund may use fair value pricing in a variety of circumstances, including but not limited to, situations when the value of a Fund’s security has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which such security is principally traded (such as a corporate action or other news that may materially affect the price of such security) or trading in such security has been suspended or halted. Such valuations would typically be categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy described below. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that a fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of such security. In addition, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Target Index. This may adversely affect a Fund’s ability to track its Target Index. Securities of non-exchange traded and exchange traded investment companies are valued at their NAV and market value, respectively.
Generally, the Funds price their swap agreements daily using industry standard models that may incorporate quotations from market makers or pricing vendors (unless the underlying reference security is closed or the official closing time of the underlying index occurs prior to the close of the NYSE due to time zone differences, in which case the quotations will be adjusted, to the extent practicable and available, based on inputs from an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees) and records the change in value, if any, as unrealized gain or loss. Such valuations would typically be categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy described below. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements or reset dates, as appropriate.
The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds (observable inputs) and (2) the Funds’ own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:
| • | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. |
| • | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
| • | Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the valuations as of December 31, 2018 for each Fund based upon the three levels defined above:
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| | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund
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Investments
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | 5,829,785 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,829,785 | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | (5,654,881 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,654,881 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 174,904 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 174,904 | |
Other Financial Instruments
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements** | | $ | — | | | $ | 73,031 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 73,031 | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements** | | $ | — | | | $ | (11,581 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (11,581 | ) |
Total Other Financial Instruments | | $ | — | | | $ | 61,450 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 61,450 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
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Investments
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | 880,747 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 880,747 | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | (926,700 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (926,700 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | (45,953 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (45,953 | ) |
Other Financial Instruments
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements** | | $ | — | | | $ | (16,313 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (16,313 | ) |
Total Other Financial Instruments | | $ | — | | | $ | (16,313 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (16,313 | ) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund
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Investments
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Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | 1,497,171 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,497,171 | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | (1,564,142 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,564,142 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | (66,971 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (66,971 | ) |
Other Financial Instruments
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Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements** | | $ | — | | | $ | 734 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 734 | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements** | | $ | — | | | $ | (21,238 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (21,238 | ) |
Total Other Financial Instruments | | $ | — | | | $ | (20,504 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (20,504) | |
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| | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
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Investments
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets
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Common Stocks* | | $ | 26,370,609 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 26,370,609 | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | (25,197,282 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (25,197,282 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,173,327 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,173,327 | |
Other Financial Instruments
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements** | | $ | — | | | $ | 405,540 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 405,540 | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements** | | $ | — | | | $ | (175,528 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (175,528 | ) |
Total Other Financial Instruments | | $ | — | | | $ | 230,012 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 230,012 | |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund
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Investments
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Assets
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Common Stocks* | | $ | 3,396,885 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,396,885 | |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | (1,702,396 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,702,396 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,694,489 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,694,489 | |
| * | See Schedules of Investments for segregation by industry type. |
| ** | The tables above are based on market values or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) rather than the notional amounts of derivatives. The uncertainties surrounding the valuation inputs for a derivative are likely to be more significant to a Fund’s NAV than the uncertainties surrounding inputs for a non-derivative security with the same market value. |
As of December 31, 2018, there were no Level 3 investments held in a Fund for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
The Funds disclose transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3 as of December 31, 2018, based on levels assigned to securities as of June 30, 2018.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)
Each Fund may invest in REITs. Equity REITs invest primarily in real property while mortgage REITs make construction, development and long term mortgage loans. Their value may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property of the REIT, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements, such as those relating to the environment.
REITs are dependent upon management skill, are not diversified and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax free income status under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and failing to be exempt from registration as a registered investment company under the 1940 Act.
Distributions from REIT investments may be comprised of return of capital, capital gains and income. The actual character of amounts received during the year is not known until after the REIT’s fiscal year end. The Funds record the character of distributions received from REITs during the year based on estimates available. The
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characterization of distributions received by the Funds may be subsequently revised based on information received from the REITs after their tax reporting periods have concluded.
Short Sales
The Funds enter into short sales. A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, a Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. A Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by borrowing the same security from another lender, purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement or paying the lender an amount equal to the cost of purchasing the security. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, a Fund is required to repay the lender any dividends it receives, or interest which accrues, during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, a Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The net proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out. A Fund also will incur transaction costs in effecting short sales.
A Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund closes out the short sale. A Fund will realize a gain if the price of the security declines in price between those dates. The amount of any gain will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased, by the amount of the premium, dividends or interest a Fund may be required to pay, if any, in connection with a short sale. Short sales may be subject to unlimited losses as the price of a security can rise infinitely.
Whenever a Fund engages in short sales, it earmarks or segregates liquid securities or cash in an amount that, when combined with the amount of collateral deposited with the broker in connection with the short sale (other than the proceeds of the short sale), equals the current market value of the security sold short. The earmarked or segregated assets are marked-to-market daily and cannot be sold or liquidated unless replaced with liquid assets of equal value.
Funds may not be able to borrow stocks that are short positions in a Target Index as their supply may be insufficient or the cost to borrow may be prohibitively expensive due to market or stock specific conditions. Under such circumstances, the Funds may not achieve their investment objectives.
Swap Agreements
The Funds may enter into swap agreements. Certain Funds currently enter into equity or equity index swap agreements for purposes of attempting to gain exposure to an index or group of securities without actually purchasing those securities. Although some swap agreements may be exchange-traded, others are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a day to more than one year. Most, if not all, swap agreements entered into by the Funds will be two-party contracts. In connection with the Funds’ positions in a swaps contract, each Fund will segregate liquid assets or will otherwise cover its position in accordance with applicable SEC requirements. In such a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or group of securities. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
Each Fund may enter into swap agreements to invest in a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities in circumstances in which direct investment is restricted for legal reasons or is otherwise impracticable. The counterparty to any swap agreement will typically be a bank, investment banking firm or broker/dealer. On a long swap, the counterparty will generally agree to pay the Fund the amount, if any, by
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which the notional amount of the swap agreement would have increased in value had it been invested in the particular stocks, plus the dividends that would have been received on those stocks.
A Fund agrees to pay to the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap agreement plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such stocks. Therefore, the return to a Fund on any swap agreement will generally be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the stocks less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. As a trading technique, the Adviser may substitute physical securities with a swap agreement having risk characteristics substantially similar to the underlying securities.
Swap agreements typically are settled on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with a Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Payments may be made at the conclusion of a swap agreement or periodically during its term. Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to swap agreements is limited to the net amount of payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to a swap agreement defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that such Fund is contractually entitled to receive. The net amount of the excess, if any, of a Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each equity swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets, having an aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess, will be earmarked or segregated by a Fund’s custodian; this cash and liquid assets cannot be sold unless replaced with cash or liquid assets of equal value. Inasmuch as these transactions are entered into for hedging purposes or are offset by earmarked or segregated cash or liquid assets, as permitted by applicable law, these transactions will not be construed to constitute senior securities within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and will not be subject to a Fund’s borrowing restrictions.
The swap market has grown substantially in recent periods with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments which are traded in the OTC market. The Adviser, under the oversight of the Trustees, is responsible for determining and monitoring the liquidity of the Funds’ transactions in swap agreements.
In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) agreements with certain counterparties for derivative transactions. These agreements contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations. Certain of the Funds’ ISDA agreements contain provisions that require the Funds to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Funds’ NAV over specific periods of time, which may or may not be exclusive of redemptions. If the Funds were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, counterparties to the ISDA agreements could elect to terminate such ISDA agreements and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any, under the relevant ISDA agreement. Pursuant to the terms of its ISDA agreements, the Funds will have already collateralized its liability under such agreements, in some cases only in excess of certain threshold amounts.
The Funds noted below used swap contracts to simulate full investment in each respective Fund’s Target Index. The following represents the average monthly outstanding swap contracts for the year ended December 31, 2018:
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Fund | | Average Contract Long | | Average Contract Short |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | $ | 1,125,563 | | | $ | (1,172,935 | ) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | | 117,739 | | | | (123,191 | ) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | | 227,491 | | | | (239,856 | ) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | 1,861,621 | | | | (1,918,808 | ) |
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The following table indicates the location of derivative-related items on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as well as the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018:
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Fund | | Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 | | Location | | Assets Value | | Liabilities Value |
| | | Swap agreements | | | | Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | | | | | | | | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | | | | | | | | | $ | 73,031 | | | $ | 11,581 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | 16,313 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | | | | | | | | | | 734 | | | | 21,238 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | | | | | | | | | 405,540 | | | | 175,528 | |
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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations as of December 31, 2018
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Fund | | Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 | | Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives |
| | | Swap agreements | | | | | | | | | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | | | | | $ | (61,530 | ) | | $ | 59,634 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | | | | | | (1,308 | ) | | | (7,344 | ) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | | | | | | (1,025 | ) | | | (18,955 | ) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | | | | | (7,151 | ) | | | 192,074 | |
Expenses
Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses not directly attributable to a Fund are allocated proportionally among all series of the Trust.
Taxes and Distributions
Each of the Funds intends to qualify or continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
As of June 30, 2018 (the Funds’ tax year end), management of the Funds has reviewed the open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next 12 months. On an ongoing basis, management will monitor the tax positions taken to determine if adjustment to conclusions are necessary based on factors including but not limited to further implementation on guidance expected from FASB and ongoing analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof.
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, are distributed annually. Dividends may be declared and paid more frequently to improve a Fund’s tracking to its Target Index or to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Net capital gains are distributed at least annually.
3. Investment Transactions and Related Income
Throughout the reporting period, investment transactions are accounted for one business day following the trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where
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applicable, the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income, net of any applicable foreign withholding taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. Large, non-recurring dividends recognized by the Funds are presented separately on the Statement of Operations as “Special Dividends” and the impact of these dividends is presented in the Financial Highlights. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.
4. Investment Management Fees
Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser manages the investment and reinvestment of the Funds’ assets and administers the affairs of the Funds under the oversight of the Board. Under the Advisory Agreement, the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund, AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund, and AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund each pay the Adviser a management fee for its services payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund and the AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund each pay the Adviser a management fee for its services payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate of 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Prior to December 6, 2018, the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund and the AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund each paid the Adviser a management fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
The Adviser has contractually undertaken, until at least November 1, 2019, to forgo current payment of fees and/or reimburse expenses of each Fund so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, dividend, interest and brokerage expenses for short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) are limited to 0.75% of average daily net assets for each of the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund, AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund, and AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund and 0.45% for each of the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund and AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund (collectively, the “Expense Caps”). This undertaking can only be changed with the approval of the Trustees.
Prior to December 6, 2018, the Operating Expenses were limited to 0.75% of average daily net assets for each of the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund and the AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund.
For the period ended December 31, 2018, management fee waivers and expense reimbursements were as follows:
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Fund | | Management Fees Waived | | Expense Reimbursements |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | $ | 17,802 | | | $ | 105,192 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | | 2,911 | | | | 122,841 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | | 4,986 | | | | 120,046 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | 36,640 | | | | 83,234 | |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund | | | 6,253 | | | | 115,770 | |
Each Fund has agreed that it will repay the Adviser for fees and expenses forgone or reimbursed for the Fund pursuant to the contractual expense limitation described above. Such repayment would increase a Fund’s expenses, and would appear on the Statements of Operations as “Repayment of prior expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Adviser.” However, repayment would only occur up to the point of each Fund’s expense cap.
Any such repayment must be made within three years from the date the expense was borne by the Adviser. Any such repayment made under any prior expense cap cannot cause the Fund’s Operating Expenses to exceed the lower of 0.75% of average daily net assets for the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund, AGFiQ U.S.
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Market Neutral Value Fund, and AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund and 0.45% for the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund and AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund or the annual rate of daily net assets for the Fund under the terms of a prior expense cap. For the period ended December 31, 2018, none of the Funds repaid expenses to the Adviser.
As of December 31, 2018, the amounts eligible for repayment and the associated period of expiration are as follows:
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| | Expires June 30, | | Total Eligible for Recoupment |
Fund | | 2019 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2022 |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | $ | 80,037 | | | $ | 200,803 | | | $ | 214,161 | | | $ | 122,994 | | | $ | 617,995 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | | 79,621 | | | | 200,913 | | | | 215,970 | | | | 125,752 | | | | 622,256 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | | 81,505 | | | | 210,235 | | | | 218,868 | | | | 125,033 | | | | 635,641 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | — | | | | 166,394 | | | | 208,882 | | | | 119,874 | | | | 495,150 | |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund | | | 45,471 | | | | 145,741 | | | | 210,337 | | | | 122,023 | | | | 523,572 | |
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, it was determined that the Funds had been overcharged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the Funds’ Administrator and Custodian, for class action filing fees spanning over several years and that the Funds were entitled to a reimbursement for these charges. Since the Funds were operating over the expense limitation, and the Adviser was reimbursing each Fund for expenses in excess of the limitation during the periods of overbilling, the reimbursement amounts were paid directly to the Adviser.
Management fee waivers and expense reimbursements amounts eligible for repayment were reduced accordingly. The difference in the management fee waivers and expense reimbursements amount totals for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 and the amounts eligible for repayment in 2021 are due to this reimbursement.
Below are the reimbursement totals that were applied against each year’s amounts eligible for repayment:
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| | 2018 | | 2019 | | 2020 | | 2021 |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | $ | (1,000 | ) | | $ | (2,000 | ) | | $ | (2,500 | ) | | $ | (1,000 | ) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | | (500 | ) | | | (3,500 | ) | | | (4,000 | ) | | | (1,000 | ) |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | | — | | | | (2,000 | ) | | | (3,000 | ) | | | — | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | (500 | ) | | | (1,500 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,000 | ) |
5. Administration and Custodian Fees
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. acts as Administrator and Custodian to the Funds. The Administrator provides the Funds with all required general administrative services. For these services, each Fund shall pay the Administrator monthly, a fee accrued daily and based on average net assets and subject to certain minimum levels. The Administrator pays all fees and expenses that are directly related to the services provided by the Administrator to the Funds; each Fund reimburses the Administrator for all fees and expenses incurred by the Administrator which are not directly related to the services the Administrator provides to the Funds under the service agreement. Each Fund may also reimburse the Administrator for such out-of-pocket expenses as incurred by the Administrator in the performance of its duties. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. acts as Custodian to the Funds. The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Funds as required by the 1940 Act.
6. Distribution, Service Plan and Fund Officers
Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the Funds’ Distributor. The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees to the Distributor and other firms that provide distribution and shareholder services (“Service Providers”). If a Service Provider provides such services, the Funds may pay fees at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.
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No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Funds and there are no current plans to impose these fees. In the event Rule 12b-1 fees were charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Funds and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.
Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“FFOS”) (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC), an affiliate of the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer as well as certain additional compliance support functions to the Funds. Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”), an affiliate of the Distributor, provides a Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer to the Funds. FMS temporarily waived a portion of its fees until August 31, 2017. Neither FFOS nor FMS have a role in determining the investment policies of the Trust or Funds, or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Trust or a Fund.
7. Issuance and Redemption of Fund Shares
The Funds are exchange-traded funds or ETFs. Individual Fund shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer and investors may pay a commission to such broker-dealers in connection with their purchase or sale. The price of Fund shares is based on market price, and because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Information regarding how often the shares of the Funds traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Funds for the most recently completed five fiscal years and the most recently completed calendar quarters can be found atwww.AGFiQ.com. This information represents past performance and cannot be used to predict future results.
The Fund will only issue or redeem shares aggregated into blocks of 50,000 shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) to Authorized Participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ Distributor. An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party,” (i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process of the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC) (“Clearing Process”), or (2) a participant of DTC (“DTC Participant”), and, in each case, must have executed an agreement (“Participation Agreement”) with the distributor with respect to creations and redemptions of Creation Units. The Funds will issue or redeem Creation Units in return for a basket of assets that the Funds specify each day.
Shares are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc.TM and are publicly traded. If you buy or sell Fund shares on the secondary market, you will pay or receive the market price, which may be higher or lower than NAV. Your transaction will be priced at NAV if you purchase or redeem Fund shares in Creation Units.
Authorized Participants may pay transaction fees to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to the Funds’ Administrator to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Additionally a portion of the transaction fee is used to offset transactional costs typically accrued in the Funds’ custody expenses directly related to the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. An additional variable fee may be charged for certain transactions. Such fees would be included in the receivable for capital shares issued on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Transaction fees assessed during the period, which are included in the proceeds or cost from shares issued or redeemed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, were as follows:
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Fund | | Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | $ | 4,324 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | 13,354 | |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund | | | 158 | |
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8. Investment Transactions
For the period ended December 31, 2018, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, derivatives and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
Fund | | Long | | Short Covers | | Long | | Short |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | $ | 4,146,913 | | | $ | 7,789,808 | | | $ | 3,886,232 | | | $ | 6,926,852 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund | | | 318,925 | | | | 415,314 | | | | 328,199 | | | | 342,961 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund | | | 479,203 | | | | 265,777 | | | | 475,112 | | | | 206,578 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | 12,195,499 | | | | 6,959,461 | | | | 7,374,925 | | | | 27,923,172 | |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund | | | 1,946,529 | | | | 650,411 | | | | 1,725,253 | | | | 1,363,146 | |
9. In-Kind Transactions
During the period presented in this report, certain Funds of the Trust delivered securities of the Funds in exchange for the redemption of shares (redemption-in-kind). Cash and securities were transferred for redemptions at fair value. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds recorded net realized gains and losses in connection with each transaction.
For the period ended December 31, 2018, the value of the securities transferred for redemptions, and the net realized gains recorded in connection with the transactions were as follows:
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Fund | | Value | | Realized Gain |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | $ | 4,122,608 | | | $ | 556,142 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | 1,688,030 | | | | 96,475 | |
During the period, certain Funds of the Trust received cash and securities in exchange for subscriptions of shares (subscriptions-in-kind). For the period ended December 31, 2018, the value of the securities received for subscriptions were as follows:
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Fund | | Value |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund | | $ | 2,970,416 | |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund | | | 17,642,040 | |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund | | | 1,124,106 | |
10. Principal Risks
Some principal risks apply to all Funds, while others are specific to the investment strategy of certain Funds. Each Fund may be subject to other principal risks in addition to these identified principal risks. This section discusses certain principal risks encountered by the Funds. A more complete description of the principal risks to which each Fund is subject is included in the Funds’ prospectus.
Anti-Beta Risk: For AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund, there is a risk that the present and future volatility of a security, relative to the market index, will not be the same as it has historically been and thus that the Fund will not be invested in the less volatile securities in the universe. In addition, the Fund may be more than the universe since it will have short exposure to the most volatile stocks in the universe and long exposure to the least volatile stocks in the universe. Volatile stocks are subject to sharp swings in value.
High Dividend Risk: For AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund, a company may reduce or eliminate its dividend. As a result, the present and future dividend of a security may not be the same as it has historically been and the Fund may not end up invested in high dividend securities. The Fund may be more volatile than the universe since it will have short exposure to low dividend paying stocks in the universe. In addition, there may be periods when the high dividend style is out of favor, and during which the investment performance of a fund using a high dividend strategy may suffer.
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Momentum Risk: For the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund, momentum investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. Securities may be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities, and momentum may be an indicator that a security’s price is peaking. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style is out of favor, and during which the investment performance of a fund using a momentum strategy may suffer. Momentum can turn quickly and cause significant variation from other types of investments. The Fund may experience significant losses if momentum stops, turns or otherwise behaves differently than predicted.
Size Risk: For the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund, size investing entails investing in securities within the universe that have smaller market capitalizations and shorting securities within the universe that have larger market capitalizations. The Fund seeks to capture excessive returns of smaller firms (by market capitalization) relative to their larger counterparts. There may be periods when the size style is out of favor, and during which the investment performance of a fund using a size strategy may suffer.
Value Risk: For the AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund, value investing entails investing in securities issued by companies that may be perceived as undervalued may fail to appreciate for long periods of time and may never realize their full potential value. The Index Provider may be unsuccessful in creating an index that emphasizes undervalued securities. Value securities have generally performed better than non-value securities during periods of economic recovery. Value securities may go in and out of favor over time.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk: The Funds have a limited number of Authorized Participants. To the extent they cannot or are otherwise unwilling to engage in creation and redemption transactions with the Funds and no other Authorized Participant steps in, shares of the Funds may trade like closed-end fund shares at a significant discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and may face delisting from the Exchange.
Concentration Risk: To the extent that a Fund’s Target Index is concentrated in a particular industry, the Fund also will be expected to be concentrated in that industry and may subject the Fund to a greater loss as a result of adverse economic, business or other developments affecting that industry.
Derivatives Risk: Derivatives, including swap agreements and futures contracts, may involve risks different from, or greater than, those associated with more traditional investments. As a result of investing in derivatives, a Fund could lose more than the amount it invests. Derivatives may be highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to close out or sell a derivative position at a particular time or at an anticipated price. Derivatives also may be subject to counterparty risk, which includes the risk that a loss may be sustained by a Fund as a result of the insolvency or bankruptcy of, or other non-compliance by, the other party to the transaction.
Equity Investing Risk: An investment in a Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund holding equity securities, such as market fluctuations. In addition, securities may decline in value due to factors affecting a specific issuer, market or securities markets generally.
Flash Crash Risk: Sharp price declines in securities owned by a Fund may trigger trading halts, which may result in a Fund’s shares trading in the market at an increasingly large discount to NAV during part (or all) of a trading day.
Leverage Risk: A Fund’s use of short selling and swap agreements allows the Fund to obtain investment exposures greater than it could otherwise obtain and specifically to effectively increase, or leverage, its total long and short investment exposures to more than its NAV by a significant amount. Use of leverage tends to magnify increases or decreases in a Fund’s returns and may lead to a more volatile share price. Leverage may magnify a Fund’s gains or losses.
Market Neutral Style Risk: During a “bull” market, when most equity securities and long-only equity ETFs are increasing in value, a Fund’s short positions will likely cause the Fund to underperform the overall U.S. equity
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market and such ETFs. In addition, because a Fund employs a dollar-neutral strategy to achieve market neutrality, the beta of the Fund (i.e., the relative volatility of the Fund as compared to the market) will vary over time and may not be equal to zero.
Master Limited Partnership Risk: Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) are commonly taxed as partnerships and publicly traded on national securities exchanges. For AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund investments in common units of MLPs involve risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters that affect the MLP. MLPs are commonly treated as partnerships that are “qualified publicly traded partnerships” for federal income tax purposes, which commonly pertain to the use of natural resources. Changes in U.S. tax laws could revoke the pass-through attributes that provide the tax efficiencies that make MLPs attractive investment structures.
Passive Investment Risk: The Funds are managed with a passive investment strategy, attempting to track a Fund’s Target Index. As a result, a Fund expects to hold constituent securities of its Target Index regardless of their current or projected performance. Maintaining investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual securities could cause a Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed an active strategy.
Portfolio Turnover Risk: A Fund’s investment strategy may result in higher portfolio turnover rates. A high portfolio turnover rate (e.g., over 100%) may result in higher transaction costs to a Fund, including brokerage commissions, and negatively impact a Fund’s performance. Such portfolio turnover also may generate net short-term capital gains.
Premium-Discount Risk: Fund shares may trade above or below their NAV. The market prices of Fund shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, Fund shares.
REIT Risk: Through its investments in REITs, a Fund will be subject to the risks of investing in the real estate market, including decreases in property values and revenues and increases in interest rates.
Short Sale Risk: If a Fund sells a stock short and subsequently has to buy the security back at a higher price, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. The amount a Fund could lose on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no limit on the price a shorted security might attain (as compared to a long position, where the maximum loss is the amount invested). The use of short sales increases the exposure of a Fund to the market, and may increase losses and the volatility of returns. If the short portfolio (made up of the securities with the lowest momentum within each sector) outperforms the long portfolio (made up of the securities with the highest momentum within each sector), the performance of a Fund would be negatively affected. In addition, when a Fund is selling a stock short, it must maintain a segregated account of cash and/or liquid assets with its custodian to satisfy collateral and regulatory requirements. As a result, a Fund may maintain high levels of cash or liquid assets.
The Funds’ prospectuses contain additional information regarding the principal risks associated with an investment in a Fund.
11. Guarantees and Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts with third-party service providers that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. Additionally, under the Funds’ organizational documents, the officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves possible future claims that may or may not be made against the Funds. Based on experience, the Adviser is of the view that the risk of loss to the Funds in connection with the Funds’ indemnification obligations is remote; however, there can be no assurance that such obligations will not result in material liabilities that adversely affect the Funds.
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12. Subsequent Events
Subsequent events occurring after the date of this report have been evaluated for potential impact to this report through the date the report was issued.
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As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs for, such as brokerage commissions, purchasing and selling shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, other operational and investment related expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses
The actual expense examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of a six month period and held through the period ended December 31, 2018.
The first line in the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The hypothetical expense examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of a six month period and held through the period ended December 31, 2018.
The second line in the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions on the purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line for each Fund in 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value 07/01/18 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,003.30 | | | $ | 14.59 | | | | 2.89 | % |
Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,010.64 | | | $ | 14.65 | | | | 2.89 | % |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Value Fund
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 933.90 | | | $ | 11.07 | | | | 2.27 | % |
Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.76 | | | $ | 11.52 | | | | 2.27 | % |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Size Fund
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 919.50 | | | $ | 15.05 | | | | 3.11 | % |
Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,009.53 | | | $ | 15.75 | | | | 3.11 | % |
AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,100.50 | | | $ | 15.88 | | | | 3.00 | % |
Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,010.08 | | | $ | 15.20 | | | | 3.00 | % |
AGFiQ Hedged Dividend Income Fund
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,008.00 | | | $ | 7.24 | | | | 1.43 | % |
Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.00 | | | $ | 7.27 | | | | 1.43 | % |
| * | Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 184 days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by 365 days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one half year period). |
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Proxy Voting Information
A description of FQF Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures is attached to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge by visiting the Funds’ website atwww.AGFiQ.com or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov or by calling collect 1-617-292-9801.
In addition, a description of how each Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling collect 1-617-292-9801 or on the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Information
FQF Trust files has filed its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year to date Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov. You may also review and obtain copies of the Funds’ Forms N-Q, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. In addition, the Funds’ full portfolio holdings are updated daily and available on the AGFiQ Funds’ website atwww.AGFiQ.com.
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Disclosure required in Registrant’s annual Form N-CSR filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Disclosure required in Registrant’s annual Form N-CSR filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Disclosure required in Registrant’s annual Form N-CSR filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 6. Investments
| (a) | Schedule I – Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated Issuers |
| | Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | Securities Divested of in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
| | The Registrant made no divestments of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote Of Security Holders.
The Registrant did not have in place procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
| (b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 13. Exhibits.
| (a) | File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated. |
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| (a)(1) | Not required for this filing. |
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| (a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
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| (a)(3) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act – Not applicable. |
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| (a)(4) | A change in the registrant’s independent public accountant – Not applicable |
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| (b) | Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FQF Trust
By: | /s/William H. DeRoche | |
| William H. DeRoche | |
| President | |
| March 8, 2019 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/William H. DeRoche | |
| William H. DeRoche | |
| President | |
| March 8, 2019 | |
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By: | /s/Joshua Hunter | |
| Joshua Hunter | |
| Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
| March 8, 2019 | |