N-CSRS 1 longboard_ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

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 811-22549

 

Northern Lights Fund Trust II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Pictoria Drive , Suite 450,Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-490-4300

 

Date of fiscal year end: 5/31

 

Date of reporting period: 11/30/23

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 
 
 
 
 
(LONGBOARD LOGO)
 
 
 
 
 
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund
 
Class A Shares (Symbol: WAVEX)
Class I Shares (Symbol: WAVIX)
 
Longboard Fund
(formerly known as Longboard Alternative Growth Fund)
 
 
Class A Shares (Symbol: LONAX)
Class I Shares (Symbol: LONGX)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
November 30, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC
Member FINRA/SIPC
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended November 30, 2023, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

            Annualized Annualized
      Annualized Annualized Annualized Since Inception** - Since Inception*** -
  Six Months One Year Three Year Five Year Ten Year November 30, 2023 November 30, 2023
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class A (0.20)% 2.00% 7.18% 2.21% 2.51% N/A 1.88%
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class A with load (5.95)% (3.86)% 5.10% 1.01% 1.90% N/A 1.32%
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class I (0.10)% 2.32% 7.44% 2.48% 2.78% 2.29% N/A
ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (a) 2.71% 4.94% 2.01% 1.83% 1.21% 1.07% 1.13%
SG Trend Index (b) (2.02)% (4.08)% 12.50% 9.37% 5.33% 4.18% 4.89%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 5.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Total returns are calculated with the traded NAV on November 30, 2023, which may differ from what is presented in the financial highlights. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures for periods greater than 1 year are annualized. The Fund’s total annualized operating expenses are 3.24% for Class A and 2.99% for Class I shares per the October 1, 2023, prospectus. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-855-294-7540.

 

**Inception date for Class I is June 27, 2012.

 

***Inception date for Class A is March 22, 2013.

 

(a)The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an index of short-term U.S. Government securities with a remaining term to final maturity of less than three months.

 

(b)The SG Trend Index is designed to track the 10 largest (by AUM) trend following CTAs and is equal-weighted and reconstituted annually. The index calculates the net daily rate of return for a pool of trend following based hedge fund managers.

 

The Fund’s Top Industry Sectors are as follows:

 

Industry Sector/Investment Type  % Net Assets 
U.S. Treasury Bill   55.2%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities +   44.8%
    100.0%

 

+Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivative contracts.

 

Please refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Portfolio’s holdings.

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Longboard Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended November 30, 2023, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

          Annualized Annualized
      Annualized Annualized Since Inception** - Since Inception*** -
  Six Months One Year Three Year Five Year November 30, 2023 November 30, 2023
Longboard Fund - Class A 5.78% (4.38)% 1.03% 7.49% N/A 5.92%
Longboard Fund - Class A with load (0.32)% (9.90)% (0.94)% 6.23% N/A 5.14%
Longboard Fund - Class I 5.92% (4.14)% 1.29% 7.80% 5.91% N/A
Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index (a) 4.28% 5.56% 1.44% 5.58% 5.27% 6.15%
Russell 2000 Total Return Index (b) 4.24% (2.56)% 1.13% 4.78% 5.73% 7.35%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 5.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance figures for periods greater than 1 year are annualized. The Fund’s total annualized operating expenses are 2.24% for Class A and 1.99% for Class I shares per the October 1, 2023, prospectus. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-855-294-7540.

 

**Inception date for Class I is March 19, 2015.

 

***Inception date for Class A is December 9, 2015.

 

(a)The Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index family is designed to meet the needs of investors who would like to maintain a target level of equity exposure through a portfolio diversified across equities, bonds and inflation-hedged instruments. The Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index seeks approximately 60% exposure to global equity markets.

 

Longboard Fund (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar, Inc. or any of its affiliates (all such entities, collectively, “Morningstar Entities”). The Morningstar Entities make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to individuals who invest in the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in equity securities generally or in the Fund’s in particular or the ability of the Fund to track the Morningstar Indices or general equity market performance. THE MORNINGSTAR ENTITIES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE FUND OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND MORNINGSTAR ENTITIES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. One cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(b)The Russell 2000 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which measures the performance of the small-cap sector of the U.S. stock market. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

The index returns are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of any fees or expenses.

 

The Fund’s Top Industry Sectors are as follows:

 

Industry Sector/Investment Type  % Net Assets 
Common Stocks     
Insurance   7.1%
Oil & Gas Producers   5.5%
Machinery   3.7%
Technology Services   3.5%
Electrical Equipment   3.4%
Commercial Support Services   3.3%
Biotech & Pharma   3.0%
Transportation & Logistics   2.8%
Software   2.8%
Retail - Discretionary   2.7%
Other Sectors   46.1%
U.S. Treasury Bill   11.1%
Preferred Stock     
Real Estate Owners & Developers   0.0% +
Right     
Biotech & Pharma   0.0% +
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   5.0%
    100.0%

 

+Amount represents less than 0.05%.

 

Please refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments in this Semi-Annual Report for a detailed listing of the Portfolio’s holdings.

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LONGBOARD MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

Principal              
Amount ($)      Yield Rate (%)  Maturity  Fair Value 
     U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 55.2%           
     U.S. TREASURY BILL — 55.2%           
 15,000,000   United States Treasury Bill(a) (Cost $14,803,238)  5.3100  02/29/24  $14,803,875 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 55.2% (Cost $14,803,238)        $14,803,875 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 44.8%         12,027,606 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $26,831,481 

 

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS

Number of             Value and Unrealized 
Contracts   Open Long Futures Contracts  Expiration  Notional Amount(b)   Appreciation (Depreciation) 
 4   CBOT Rough Rice Future(c)  01/12/2024  $138,760   $(240)
 11   CBOT Soybean Meal Future(c)  01/12/2024   466,400    (27,390)
 1   CME E-Mini NASDAQ 100 Index Future  12/15/2023   319,710    6,244 
 6   CME Live Cattle Future(c)  02/29/2024   412,380    (7,060)
 5   Cocoa Future(c)  03/13/2024   224,567    81,887 
 5   FTSE/MIB Index Future  12/15/2023   810,459    40,199 
 2   ICE Gas Oil Future(c)  01/11/2024   157,300    (3,550)
 19   LME Lead Future(c)  12/18/2023   999,757    (70,633)
 13   MEFF Madrid IBEX 35 Index Future  12/15/2023   1,424,893    45,118 
 6   NYBOT CSC Cocoa Future(c)  03/13/2024   256,620    21,720 
 8   NYBOT CSC Number 11 World Sugar Future(c)  02/29/2024   233,318    (7,437)
 2   NYBOT CTN Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice A(c)  01/10/2024   120,300    4,522 
 2   NYMEX NY Harbor ULSD Futures(c)  12/29/2023   231,353    (2,083)
 15   OSE Nikkei 225 mini Future  12/07/2023   338,959    6,156 
 13   Robusta Coffee Future 10-Tonne(c)  01/25/2024   339,430    48,230 
 3   TSE TOPIX (Tokyo Price Index) Future  12/07/2023   480,816    3,237 
 12   White Sugar Future(c)  02/14/2024   430,261    (13,265)
     NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION FROM OPEN LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS          $125,655 

 

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS

Number of             Value and Unrealized 
Contracts   Open Short Futures Contracts  Expiration  Notional Amount(b)   Appreciation (Depreciation) 
 81   3 Month Euro Euribor Future  03/18/2024  $21,208,724   $(38,135)
 14   CBOT 10 Year US Treasury Note  03/19/2024   1,537,156    (5,687)
 18   CBOT 2 Year US Treasury Note Future  03/28/2024   3,680,297    (10,688)
 22   CBOT 5 Year US Treasury Note  03/28/2024   2,350,734    (8,765)
 18   CBOT Corn Future(c)  03/14/2024   434,475    2,700 
 7   CBOT US Treasure Bond Futures  03/19/2024   815,063    (1,969)
 7   CBOT Wheat Future(c)  03/14/2024   209,300    (87)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS (Continued)

Number of             Value and Unrealized 
Contracts   Open Short Futures Contracts  Expiration  Notional Amount(b)   Appreciation (Depreciation) 
 11   CME E-mini Russell 2000 Index Futures  12/15/2023  $996,710   $(36,825)
 9   CME Feeder Cattle Future(c)  01/25/2024   989,775    (29,850)
 9   CME Lean Hogs Future(c)  02/14/2024   257,310    15,440 
 8   Eurex 10 Year Euro BUND Future  12/07/2023   1,151,850    (10,444)
 38   Eurex 2 Year Euro SCHATZ Future  12/07/2023   4,358,544    (1,631)
 5   Eurex 30 Year Euro BUXL Future  12/07/2023   707,989    (3,160)
 19   Eurex 5 Year Euro BOBL Future  12/07/2023   2,429,800    (14,736)
 22   Euronext Milling Wheat Future(c)  03/11/2024   270,870    6,314 
 11   Euronext Rapeseed Future(c)  01/31/2024   269,822    5,173 
 8   KCBT Hard Red Winter Wheat Future(c)  03/14/2024   257,200    2,400 
 14   LME Lead Future(c)  12/18/2023   736,663    (8,151)
 4   LME Nickel Future(c)  12/18/2023   395,664    108,805 
 11   LME Primary Aluminum Future(c)  12/18/2023   595,653    7,674 
 8   LME Zinc Future(c)  12/18/2023   494,950    1,346 
 7   Long Gilt Future  03/26/2024   854,290    (5,010)
 8   Montreal Exchange 10 Year Canadian Bond Future  03/19/2024   706,101    (9,233)
 62   Montreal Exchange 3 Month Canadian Bank Acceptance  03/18/2024   10,830,557    (63,490)
 8   NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures(c)  12/27/2023   224,160    56,880 
 2   NYMEX Palladium Future(c)  03/26/2024   204,080    13,040 
 19   SFE 10 Year Australian Bond Future  12/15/2023   1,414,293    28,756 
 59   SFE 3 Year Australian Bond Future  12/15/2023   4,114,350    20,089 
 47   Three-Month SOFR Futures  03/19/2024   11,118,144    7,931 
 4   Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures  03/19/2024   492,000    (2,344)
     NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION FROM OPEN SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS          $26,343 
                   
     NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION FROM OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS          $151,998 

 

(a)Zero coupon bond.

 

(b)The amounts shown are the underlying reference notional amounts to stock exchange indices and equities upon which the fair value of the futures contracts held by the Fund are based. Notional values do not represent the current fair value of, and are not necessarily indicative of the future cash flows of the Fund’s futures contracts. Further, the underlying price changes in relation to the variables specified by the notional values affects the fair value of these derivative financial instruments. The notional values as set forth within this schedule do not purport to represent economic value at risk to the Fund.

 

(c)All or a portion of this investment is a holding of the Longboard Fund Limited.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

                    Unrealized 
Foreign Currency  Settlement Date  Counterparty  Local Currency   U.S. Dollar Value   Appreciation/(Depreciation) 
To Buy:  To Sell:                     
Brazilian Real  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   3,300,000   $669,446   $4,942 
Mexican Peso  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   10,000,000    574,406    (16)
Polish Zloty  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   4,000,000    999,135    78,816 
Swedish Krona  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   10,400,500    991,214    (8,786)
Swiss Franc  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   1,625,000    1,859,356    25,523 
Brazilian Real  United States Dollars  03/20/2024  Jefferies   3,100,000    623,145    (1,855)
                 $5,716,702   $98,624 
                         
                         
                         
To Sell:  To Buy:                     
Australian Dollar  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   1,900,000   $1,256,069   $(33,975)
Brazilian Real  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   3,300,000    669,446    1,967 
Canadian Dollar  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   4,000,000    2,948,839    (53,015)
Japanese Yen  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   125,000,000    845,482    16,598 
Norwegian Krone  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   11,038,000    1,020,557    (20,556)
Swedish Krona  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   11,128,534    1,060,599    (60,599)
Swiss Franc  United States Dollars  12/20/2023  Jefferies   1,625,000    1,859,355    (40,934)
                 $9,660,347   $(190,514)
                         
Total                     $(91,890)

 

Foreign Currency     Settlement
Date
  Counterparty  Local Currency
Amount To Buy
   Local Currency
Amount To Sell
   U.S. Dollar Market
Value Buy
   U.S. Dollar Market
Value Sell
   Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
 
To Buy:  To Sell:                               
Australian Dollar  Canadian Dollar  12/20/2023  Jefferies   3,000,000    2,710,650    1,983,267    (1,998,318)  $(15,051)
Australian Dollar  Japanese Yen  12/20/2023  Jefferies   2,400,000    225,227,040    1,586,614    (1,523,402)   63,212 
British Pound  Australian Dollar  12/20/2023  Jefferies   875,000    1,681,289    1,104,709    (1,111,482)   (6,773)
British Pound  Euro  12/20/2023  Jefferies   2,046,573    2,375,000    2,583,850    (2,586,900)   (3,050)
British Pound  Japanese Yen  12/20/2023  Jefferies   625,000    112,768,063    789,078    (762,746)   26,332 
Canadian Dollar  Australian Dollar  12/20/2023  Jefferies   2,622,630    3,000,000    1,933,428    (1,983,267)   (49,839)
Canadian Dollar  Japanese Yen  12/20/2023  Jefferies   1,200,000    128,873,280    884,652    (871,680)   12,972 
Euro  Japanese Yen  12/20/2023  Jefferies   625,000    97,150,750    680,763    (657,113)   23,650 
Swiss Franc  Japanese Yen  12/20/2023  Jefferies   500,000    81,864,650    572,109    (553,720)   18,389 
Total            13,894,203    655,650,722   $12,118,470   $12,048,628   $69,842 
                                   
   NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS   $(22,048)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9%     
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.6%     
 3,321   AAR Corporation(a)  $230,145 
 709   General Dynamics Corporation   175,102 
 1,486   HEICO Corporation   254,151 
 1,636   HEICO Corporation, Class A   224,803 
 5,521   Howmet Aerospace, Inc.   290,405 
 7,048   Leonardo DRS, Inc.(a)   129,895 
 1,272   Moog, Inc., Class A   178,093 
 414   Northrop Grumman Corporation   196,716 
 6,389   Park Aerospace Corporation   96,346 
 2,537   Textron, Inc.   194,486 
 159   TransDigm Group, Inc.   153,096 
 1,386   Woodward, Inc.   187,359 
         2,310,597 
     APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.9%     
 416   Deckers Outdoor Corporation(a)   276,211 
 1,783   Oxford Industries, Inc.   161,237 
 1,241   Ralph Lauren Corporation   160,561 
 3,849   Skechers USA, Inc., Class A(a)   226,744 
         824,753 
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 1.4%     
 563   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   199,026 
 2,892   Apollo Global Management, Inc.   266,064 
 2,091   Ares Management Corporation, Class A   234,715 
 3,590   F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.   146,508 
 3,827   ODP Corporation (The)(a)   174,320 
 4,508   TPG, Inc.   157,780 
 4,611   Vitesse Energy, Inc.   108,958 
         1,287,371 
     AUTOMOTIVE - 0.2%     
 3,173   Miller Industries, Inc.   126,095 
 1,807   Modine Manufacturing Company(a)   88,904 
         214,999 
     BANKING - 2.0%     
 2,421   American National Bankshares, Inc.   98,414 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     BANKING - 2.0% (Continued)     
 8,527   Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A., E  $207,803 
 2,625   Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a)   102,401 
 2,034   Bar Harbor Bankshares   52,823 
 2,400   City Holding Company   231,049 
 137   First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A   201,101 
 7,595   Home BancShares, Inc.   168,457 
 3,607   International Bancshares Corporation   161,846 
 3,188   Mercantile Bank Corporation   109,635 
 4,836   Merchants Bancorp   162,731 
 2,838   Northeast Bank   145,504 
 4,087   OFG Bancorp   137,160 
         1,778,924 
     BEVERAGES - 0.4%     
 1,311   Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)   64,908 
 205   Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.   150,576 
 940   MGP Ingredients, Inc.   80,323 
 2,948   Vita Coco Company, Inc. (The)(a)   82,721 
         378,528 
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 3.0%     
 718   Amgen, Inc.   193,602 
 1,861   ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   92,696 
 3,051   Arcellx, Inc.(a)   160,269 
 1,437   Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(a)   96,926 
 7,431   Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   107,229 
 5,524   Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)   141,580 
 2,977   Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   94,639 
 765   Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)   25,612 
 1,996   Gilead Sciences, Inc.   152,894 
 3,637   Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.(a)   114,384 
 8,514   ImmunoGen, Inc.(a)   249,885 
 1,561   Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a)   95,799 
 1,265   Krystal Biotech, Inc.(a)   131,851 
 4,269   Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   136,907 
 3,747   Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)   214,890 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 3.0% (Continued)     
 273   Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)  $224,900 
 1,028   Seagen, Inc.(a)   219,180 
 693   Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   245,883 
         2,699,126 
     CHEMICALS - 1.7%     
 807   Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.   218,334 
 1,650   Cabot Corporation   125,235 
 1,994   Hawkins, Inc.   122,511 
 3,276   Haynes International, Inc.   160,786 
 1,394   Innospec, Inc.   146,468 
 4,490   Koppers Holdings, Inc.   202,813 
 1,095   Materion Corporation   123,855 
 487   NewMarket Corporation   258,359 
 1,825   RPM International, Inc.   187,847 
         1,546,208 
     COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 3.3%     
 2,212   Barrett Business Services, Inc.   243,209 
 3,673   CBIZ, Inc.(a)   212,630 
 532   Cintas Corporation   294,329 
 1,148   Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)   185,586 
 1,052   CorVel Corporation(a)   219,721 
 5,061   Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a)   102,586 
 6,918   Ennis, Inc.   146,869 
 896   FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)   197,532 
 3,925   H&R Block, Inc.   178,274 
 7,062   Hackett Group, Inc. (The)   157,553 
 1,436   Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(a)   149,588 
 1,535   Republic Services, Inc.   248,424 
 3,730   SP Plus Corporation(a)   190,790 
 1,551   TriNet Group, Inc.(a)   179,807 
 1,348   Waste Management, Inc.   230,495 
         2,937,393 
     CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.5%     
 3,985   Apogee Enterprises, Inc.   179,724 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.5% (Continued)     
 2,045   Knife River Corporation(a)  $122,046 
 605   Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   281,076 
 8,510   MDU Resources Group, Inc.   162,881 
 1,561   Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.   260,640 
 668   United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.   141,623 
 928   Vulcan Materials Company   198,184 
         1,346,174 
     CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.2%     
 2,299   Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)   130,974 
 323   Graham Holdings Company, Class B   202,570 
 922   Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)   126,056 
 14,376   Laureate Education, Inc., Class A   188,757 
 7,148   Perdoceo Education Corporation   124,518 
 3,342   Stride, Inc.(a)   202,458 
 8,897   Universal Technical Institute, Inc.(a)   103,828 
         1,079,161 
     CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.5%     
 2,737   Greif, Inc., Class A   191,316 
 1,452   Packaging Corp of America   243,951 
         435,267 
     DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.7%     
 1,826   General Electric Company   222,407 
 825   Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   199,823 
 2,002   ITT, Inc.   216,757 
         638,987 
     ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.6%     
 2,826   Consolidated Edison, Inc.   254,651 
 1,854   Constellation Energy Corporation   224,408 
 3,102   Edison International   207,803 
 3,738   NRG Energy, Inc.   178,826 
 12,199   PG&E Corporation(a)   209,457 
 2,375   Pinnacle West Capital Corporation   177,983 
 6,047   Vistra Corporation   214,124 
         1,467,252 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.4%     
 1,683   AMETEK, Inc.  $261,252 
 2,613   Amphenol Corporation, Class A   237,757 
 8,375   API Group Corporation(a)   254,181 
 1,189   Atkore International Group, Inc.(a)   154,451 
 936   Badger Meter, Inc.   137,938 
 4,223   BWX Technologies, Inc.   329,522 
 4,246   Kimball Electronics, Inc.(a)   104,621 
 474   Lennox International, Inc.   192,757 
 6,666   LSI Industries, Inc.   87,391 
 3,800   nVent Electric PLC   202,350 
 1,721   OSI Systems, Inc.(a)   212,182 
 2,261   Otis Worldwide Corporation   193,971 
 1,123   Powell Industries, Inc.   93,389 
 2,556   SPX Technologies, Inc.(a)   218,052 
 1,066   Trane Technologies PLC   240,287 
 3,550   Vertiv Holdings Company   154,993 
         3,075,094 
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.8%     
 1,931   AECOM   171,589 
 2,463   Arcosa, Inc.   182,755 
 1,024   Comfort Systems USA, Inc.   198,226 
 2,829   Construction Partners, Inc., Class A(a)   118,705 
 933   EMCOR Group, Inc.   198,281 
 3,140   Fluor Corporation(a)   119,414 
 5,148   Granite Construction, Inc.   236,550 
 1,808   IES Holdings, Inc.(a)   126,506 
 1,434   Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.(a)   91,073 
 2,051   VSE Corporation   123,942 
         1,567,041 
     ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.1%     
 3,030   Fox Corporation - Class B   83,810 
           
     FOOD - 0.9%     
 5,743   BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)   303,806 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     FOOD - 0.9% (Continued)     
 2,989   Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.  $143,233 
 946   J & J Snack Foods Corporation   155,664 
 2,031   Post Holdings, Inc.(a)   173,508 
         776,211 
     FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 0.6%     
 1,265   Boise Cascade Company   138,265 
 3,242   Sylvamo Corporation   163,008 
 2,025   UFP Industries, Inc.   222,000 
         523,273 
     GAMING REIT - 0.5%     
 4,472   Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.   208,977 
 7,734   VICI Properties, Inc.   231,169 
         440,146 
     GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 0.2%     
 3,672   Consolidated Water Company Ltd.   132,522 
           
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.4%     
 1,863   Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.(a)   135,980 
 2,738   Cardinal Health, Inc.   293,186 
 474   Chemed Corporation   268,758 
 431   Elevance Health, Inc.   206,660 
 2,776   Encompass Health Corporation   180,912 
 2,012   Ensign Group, Inc. (The)   215,425 
 511   ICON PLC, ADR(a)   136,406 
 609   McKesson Corp.   286,571 
 668   Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)   180,841 
 3,058   National HealthCare Corporation   234,151 
         2,138,890 
     HEALTH CARE REIT - 0.5%     
 8,777   CareTrust REIT, Inc.   202,573 
 8,573   Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.   272,194 
         474,767 
     HOME CONSTRUCTION - 1.7%     
 4,550   Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(a)   119,711 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     HOME CONSTRUCTION - 1.7% (Continued)     
 4,276   Forestar Group, Inc.(a)  $130,546 
 4,797   Griffon Corporation   223,205 
 2,634   KB Home   137,231 
 1,451   M/I Homes, Inc.(a)   153,095 
 9,867   Masterbrand, Inc.(a)   132,415 
 1,437   Meritage Homes Corporation   203,048 
 3,012   PGT Innovations, Inc.(a)   96,956 
 2,000   PulteGroup, Inc.   176,840 
 1,892   Toll Brothers, Inc.   162,504 
         1,535,551 
     HOTEL REIT - 0.3%     
 5,077   Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   88,695 
 2,224   Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.   223,178 
         311,873 
     HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.9%     
 3,173   Central Garden & Pet Company(a)   128,760 
 16,264   Coty, Inc., Class A(a)   185,410 
 822   elf Beauty, Inc.(a)   97,070 
 781   Inter Parfums, Inc.   97,750 
 4,336   Quanex Building Products Corporation   133,505 
 4,513   Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.   118,421 
         760,916 
     INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 0.7%     
 1,624   EnPro Industries, Inc.   208,570 
 4,842   Mueller Industries, Inc.   201,088 
 858   RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)   221,142 
         630,800 
     INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.2%     
 1,408   Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   225,379 
 7,356   Core & Main, Inc.(a)   257,681 
 4,158   DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a)   121,746 
 1,113   Ferguson PLC   190,701 
 2,159   MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc., Class A   210,330 
 2,753   RB Global, Inc.   175,311 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.2% (Continued)     
 1,267   Transcat, Inc.(a)  $124,141 
 240   United Rentals, Inc.   114,245 
 535   Watsco, Inc.   204,493 
 891   WESCO International, Inc.   138,862 
 223   WW Grainger, Inc.   175,320 
         1,938,209 
     INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES – 1.0%     
 2,044   Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   372,397 
 2,208   Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A   171,871 
 1,957   PJT Partners, Inc., Class A   176,247 
 2,064   StoneX Group, Inc.(a)   126,172 
         846,687 
     INSURANCE - 7.1%     
 2,898   Aflac, Inc.   239,694 
 2,880   American Equity Investment Life Holding Company(a)   158,861 
 3,182   American International Group, Inc.   209,407 
 3,524   AMERISAFE, Inc.   169,716 
 609   Aon PLC, Class A   200,050 
 3,027   Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)   253,330 
 924   Arthur J Gallagher & Company   230,076 
 3,153   Assured Guaranty Ltd.   214,120 
 3,436   Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.   193,584 
 3,204   Brown & Brown, Inc.   239,467 
 1,080   Chubb Ltd.   247,784 
 6,954   CNO Financial Group, Inc.   184,281 
 3,848   Employers Holdings, Inc.   147,417 
 1,915   Globe Life, Inc.   235,794 
 2,592   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)   202,591 
 2,807   Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A   133,978 
 3,905   Loews Corporation   274,482 
 1,635   Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.   326,052 
 5,171   NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)   142,203 
 11,198   Old Republic International Corporation   328,213 
 1,144   Primerica, Inc.   239,679 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     INSURANCE - 7.1% (Continued)     
 1,090   Progressive Corporation (The)  $178,793 
 5,168   Radian Group, Inc.   132,869 
 1,577   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   257,146 
 654   RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.   140,191 
 1,128   RLI Corporation   152,957 
 3,911   Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)   179,398 
 1,544   Selective Insurance Group, Inc.   157,009 
 15,106   SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)   161,332 
 5,538   Tiptree, Inc.   103,228 
 8,790   Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.   149,078 
 2,676   Voya Financial, Inc.   191,361 
         6,374,141 
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 0.5%     
 2,483   GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)   248,449 
 3,462   Yelp, Inc.(a)   151,324 
         399,773 
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.5%     
 3,281   Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc.(a)   117,952 
 560   Churchill Downs, Inc.   64,831 
 1,192   Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   199,683 
 1,843   Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Class A   211,502 
 5,090   International Game Technology plc   136,056 
 962   Marriott International, Inc., Class A   194,997 
 11,970   OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a)   144,239 
 1,071   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)   115,090 
 3,635   Target Hospitality Corporation(a)   39,658 
 624   Wingstop, Inc.   149,985 
         1,373,993 
     LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.4%     
 3,541   Acushnet Holdings Corporation   200,067 
 536   Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)   123,210 
         323,277 
     MACHINERY - 3.7%     
 1,044   AGCO Corporation   118,525 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     MACHINERY - 3.7% (Continued)     
 827   Alamo Group, Inc.  $151,920 
 4,715   Cadre Holdings, Inc.   151,823 
 433   Caterpillar, Inc.   108,562 
 6,920   CECO Environmental Corporation(a)   133,210 
 1,037   CSW Industrials, Inc.   183,891 
 980   Curtiss-Wright Corporation   209,622 
 518   Deere & Company   188,764 
 4,342   Enerpac Tool Group Corporation   118,537 
 1,736   Esab Corporation   133,932 
 3,402   Federal Signal Corporation   234,534 
 1,546   Franklin Electric Company, Inc.   137,594 
 3,446   Ingersoll Rand, Inc.   246,148 
 920   Kadant, Inc.   239,770 
 1,297   MSA Safety, Inc.   225,860 
 397   Parker-Hannifin Corporation   171,972 
 791   Snap-on, Inc.   217,280 
 1,070   Standex International Corporation   143,187 
 2,096   Tennant Company   179,460 
         3,294,591 
     MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 0.7%     
 5,235   Boston Scientific Corporation(a)   292,584 
 3,237   RxSight, Inc.(a)   97,628 
 755   Stryker Corporation   223,729 
         613,941 
     METALS & MINING - 1.2%     
 618   Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.   173,386 
 584   Arch Resources, Inc.   96,921 
 1,743   CONSOL Energy, Inc.   185,926 
 918   Encore Wire Corporation   169,187 
 2,617   Southern Copper Corporation   188,241 
 12,295   SunCoke Energy, Inc.   114,466 
 1,996   Warrior Met Coal, Inc.   111,716 
         1,039,843 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.6%     
 13,860   Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.  $181,289 
 14,330   Ladder Capital Corporation   160,639 
 18,592   Rithm Capital Corporation   192,985 
         534,913 
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 5.5%     
 17,180   Antero Midstream Corporation   228,838 
 2,013   APA Corporation   72,468 
 2,795   California Resources Corporation   143,132 
 667   Cheniere Energy, Inc.   121,494 
 1,404   Chesapeake Energy Corporation   112,755 
 850   Chord Energy Corporation   137,819 
 1,511   Civitas Resources, Inc.   103,791 
 1,109   ConocoPhillips   128,167 
 3,427   Coterra Energy, Inc.   89,959 
 2,715   CVR Energy, Inc.   86,256 
 3,367   Delek US Holdings, Inc.   91,380 
 612   Diamondback Energy, Inc.   94,499 
 3,470   DT Midstream, Inc.   198,796 
 811   EOG Resources, Inc.   99,810 
 9,829   Equitrans Midstream Corporation   92,196 
 1,471   Gulfport Energy Corporation(a)   201,586 
 810   Hess Corporation   113,854 
 8,155   Kinder Morgan, Inc.   143,283 
 1,633   Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(a)   73,224 
 3,527   Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation, Class A   75,831 
 3,819   Marathon Oil Corporation   97,117 
 1,694   Marathon Petroleum Corporation   252,727 
 1,472   Matador Resources Company   85,199 
 2,358   Murphy Oil Corporation   100,852 
 439   Murphy USA, Inc.   162,232 
 3,107   Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.   116,264 
 1,322   Occidental Petroleum Corporation   78,196 
 2,969   ONEOK, Inc.   204,416 
 1,697   Ovintiv, Inc.   75,245 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 5.5% (Continued)     
 5,325   Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(a)  $182,488 
 2,656   PBF Energy, Inc., Class A   117,926 
 7,789   Permian Resources Corporation   102,347 
 1,541   Phillips 66   198,619 
 375   Pioneer Natural Resources Company   86,865 
 2,851   Range Resources Corporation   92,658 
 2,156   Targa Resources Corporation   195,010 
 1,100   Valero Energy Corporation   137,896 
 6,139   Williams Companies, Inc. (The)   225,854 
         4,921,049 
     OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 2.1%     
 13,553   Archrock, Inc.   196,382 
 15,547   Borr Drilling Ltd.(a)   97,946 
 4,303   ChampionX Corporation   126,164 
 5,435   Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(a)   69,948 
 3,233   Halliburton Company   119,718 
 10,769   Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a)   100,367 
 1,747   Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   63,294 
 6,778   Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A   134,543 
 3,762   Noble Corp plc   173,579 
 3,197   Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)   66,050 
 4,950   Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.   57,965 
 1,970   Schlumberger Ltd.   102,519 
 5,679   TechnipFMC plc   117,669 
 3,807   Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(a)   114,781 
 1,495   Tidewater, Inc.(a)   89,820 
 2,175   Valaris Ltd.(a)   149,205 
 1,245   Weatherford International plc(a)   112,909 
         1,892,859 
     PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 0.3%     
 1,890   Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One Series C(a)   120,317 
 2,045   Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One Series A(a)   117,240 
         237,557 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.2%     
 10,275   CoreCivic, Inc.(a)  $148,679 
           
     REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS - 0.2%     
 2,004   McGrath RentCorporation   203,787 
           
     RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.1%     
 2,388   REX American Resources Corporation(a)   117,060 
           
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.7%     
 2,655   BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)   171,460 
 1,138   Casey’s General Stores, Inc.   313,405 
 3,423   Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)   147,463 
         632,328 
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.7%     
 2,133   Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Class A(a)   161,873 
 715   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)   150,021 
 2,605   Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a)   209,338 
 3,863   Caleres, Inc.   117,281 
 5,106   Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.   137,045 
 805   Group 1 Automotive, Inc.   227,092 
 274   O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)   269,173 
 891   Penske Automotive Group, Inc.   133,026 
 4,207   PetIQ, Inc.(a)   73,286 
 1,612   Ross Stores, Inc.   210,173 
 4,738   Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A   187,956 
 3,727   Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B   162,534 
 2,359   TJX Companies, Inc. (The)   207,851 
 423   Winmark Corporation   181,890 
         2,428,539 
     RETAIL REIT - 0.7%     
 8,204   Kite Realty Group Trust   173,268 
 4,437   Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.   156,360 
 10,789   Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.   269,293 
         598,921 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.7%     
 4,455   Amkor Technology, Inc.  $125,497 
 847   Analog Devices, Inc.   155,323 
 596   Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)   74,071 
 4,014   CTS Corporation   155,543 
 357   KLA Corporation   194,430 
 182   Lam Research Corporation   130,297 
 1,602   MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)   134,536 
 1,846   Microchip Technology, Inc.   154,030 
 240   Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   131,693 
 843   Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)   118,871 
 2,046   Rambus, Inc.(a)   138,453 
         1,512,744 
     SOFTWARE - 2.8%     
 1,127   Agilysys, Inc.(a)   97,023 
 979   Appfolio, Inc., Class A(a)   185,276 
 3,354   Box, Inc., Class A(a)   87,774 
 2,199   Braze, Inc.(a)   120,813 
 554   Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)   151,392 
 3,004   Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)   177,296 
 475   Duolingo, Inc.(a)   100,838 
 6,845   Instructure Holdings, Inc.(a)   178,997 
 636   Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)   141,860 
 448   Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)   132,200 
 1,243   PTC, Inc.(a)   195,598 
 926   Qualys, Inc.(a)   171,162 
 1,064   SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)   183,306 
 525   Synopsys, Inc.(a)   285,196 
 13,302   Verra Mobility Corporation(a)   267,104 
         2,475,835 
     SPECIALTY FINANCE – 1.6%     
 8,499   Enact Holdings, Inc.   235,507 
 4,205   Essent Group Ltd.   203,270 
 2,166   FirstCash Holdings, Inc.   242,592 
 3,349   FTAI Aviation Ltd.   138,012 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     SPECIALTY FINANCE – 1.6% (Continued)     
 10,212   MGIC Investment Corporation  $179,629 
 4,524   Mr Cooper Group, Inc.(a)   273,793 
 2,233   PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.   173,705 
         1,446,508 
     SPECIALTY REIT - 0.2%     
 3,131   Iron Mountain, Inc.   200,854 
           
     STEEL - 1.0%     
 3,035   ATI, Inc.(a)   133,388 
 2,749   Carpenter Technology Corporation   194,657 
 913   Nucor Corporation   155,183 
 1,708   Olympic Steel, Inc.   96,553 
 613   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company   168,734 
 867   Steel Dynamics, Inc.   103,286 
         851,801 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 2.0%     
 971   Arista Networks, Inc.(a)   213,338 
 8,451   Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a)   76,820 
 2,924   Avnet, Inc.   136,726 
 8,270   Comtech Telecommunications Corporation   97,669 
 2,037   Crane NXT Company   104,824 
 628   Fabrinet(a)   101,673 
 12,026   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company   203,360 
 2,150   InterDigital, Inc.   214,828 
 1,536   Jabil, Inc.   177,132 
 860   Motorola Solutions, Inc.   277,668 
 2,794   Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(a)   93,068 
 445   Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)   121,694 
         1,818,800 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.5%     
 578   Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   132,894 
 2,570   Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation   321,584 
 1,241   Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   240,531 
 937   CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)   300,730 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.5% (Continued)     
 997   CDW Corporation  $210,247 
 3,765   ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)   106,813 
 134   Fair Isaac Corporation(a)   145,738 
 584   Gartner, Inc.(a)   253,947 
 1,235   ICF International, Inc.   172,838 
 1,719   Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)   260,291 
 1,389   International Business Machines Corporation   220,240 
 2,780   Parsons Corporation(a)   173,166 
 2,531   Science Applications International Corporation   297,165 
 1,338   Verisk Analytics, Inc.   323,033 
         3,159,217 
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 2.8%     
 959   ArcBest Corporation   114,303 
 5,039   Ardmore Shipping Corporation   68,530 
 11,286   DHT Holdings, Inc.   112,409 
 3,353   Dorian, L.P.G Ltd.   142,033 
 4,435   FLEX LNG Ltd.   128,704 
 4,278   Golar LNG Ltd.   92,105 
 2,328   International Seaways, Inc.   106,250 
 2,326   Kirby Corporation(a)   178,521 
 2,525   Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.   135,795 
 6,689   Marten Transport Ltd.   126,088 
 457   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   177,800 
 1,896   Ryder System, Inc.   203,137 
 275   Saia, Inc.(a)   107,357 
 2,985   Scorpio Tankers, Inc.   163,847 
 18,945   SFL Corp Ltd.   215,215 
 3,949   Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A   196,226 
 3,825   Werner Enterprises, Inc.   153,038 
 1,293   XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)   111,560 
         2,532,918 
     TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.9%     
 3,085   Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   164,986 
 656   Cummins, Inc.   147,049 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 83.9% (Continued)     
     TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.9% (Continued)     
 1,985   PACCAR, Inc.  $182,263 
 3,810   Wabash National Corporation   83,515 
 1,776   Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation   207,010 
         784,823 
     WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.2%     
 2,506   Performance Food Group Company(a)   163,015 
           
     WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.8%     
 6,124   Copart, Inc.(a)   307,547 
 1,700   ePlus, Inc.(a)   107,916 
 7,188   Hudson Technologies, Inc.(a)   88,772 
 2,602   PC Connection, Inc.   155,157 
         659,392 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $67,553,552)   74,921,688 

 

Shares      Yield Rate (%)  Maturity  Fair Value 
     PREFERRED STOCK 0.0%(b)           
     REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS 0.0%(b)           
 313   Brookfield Property Preferred, L.P. (Cost $4,758)  11.6300  7/26/2081   4,207 
                 
Principal              
Amount ($)      Yield Rate (%)  Maturity  Fair Value 
     U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 11.1%           
     U.S. TREASURY BILL — 11.1%           
 10,000,000   United States Treasury Bill(c) (Cost $9,908,636)  5.2800  02/01/2024   9,909,622 
                 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LONGBOARD FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Shares      Expiration
Date
  Exercise
Price
   Fair Value 
    RIGHT — 0.0%(b)           
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 0.0% (b)             
 2,093   Novartis A.G. (Cost $0)  12/31/2029  $4   $ 
                   
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.0% (Cost $77,466,946)   $84,835,517 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 5.0%    4,494,614 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $89,330,131 

 

LP - Limited Partnership
   
LTD - Limited Company
   
PLC - Public Limited Company
   
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
S/A - Société Anonyme
   
(a) Non-income producing security.
   
(b) Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.
   
(c) Zero coupon bond.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

23

 

The Longboard Funds
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

   Longboard Managed     
   Futures Strategy     
   Fund *      Longboard Fund 
ASSETS          
Investment in securities at cost  $14,803,238   $77,466,946 
Investment in securities at fair value  $14,803,875   $84,835,517 
Cash   19,288,524    4,292,517 
Cash Deposits with Broker   7,480,908    20,155 
Net unrealized appreciation from open futures contracts   151,998     
Receivable for securities sold       258,591 
Receivable for und shares sold       2,324 
Dividends and interest receivable       114,867 
TOTAL ASSETS   41,725,305    89,523,971 
           
LIABILITIES          
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   22,048     
Payable for investments purchased   14,803,237     
Investment advisory fees payable   68,274    148,477 
Payable for I und shares redeemed       44,912 
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable   265    451 
    14,893,824    193,840 
NET ASSETS  $26,831,481   $89,330,131 
           
Net Assets Consist Of:          
Paid in capital   80,862,827    100,951,806 
Accumulated deficit   (54,031,346)   (11,621,675)
NET ASSETS  $26,831,481   $89,330,131 
           
Net Asset Value Per Share:          
Class A Shares:          
Net Assets  $420,957   $2,550,065 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)   41,584    208,927 
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding) and redemption price per share  $10.12   $12.21 
Maximum offering price per share (maximum sales charge of 5.75%)  $10.74   $12.95 
           
Class I Shares:          
Net Assets  $26,410,524   $86,780,066 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)   2,563,807    7,115,600 
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding) and redemption price per share  $10.30   $12.20 

 

*Consolidated for Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

24

 

The Longboard Funds
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2023

 

   Longboard Managed     
   Futures Strategy     
   Fund *      Longboard Fund 
INVESTMENT INCOME          
Dividends (Net of tax witholding of $0 and $302)  $   $695,756 
Interest   374,255    42,735 
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   374,255    738,491 
           
EXPENSES          
Investment advisory fees   438,648    940,688 
Distribution (12b-1) fees: Class A   563    3,643 
TOTAL EXPENSES   439,211    944,331 
           
NET INVESTMENT LOSS   (64,956)   (205,840)
           
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS          
Net realized gain (loss) from:          
Investments       (2,238,836)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   374,944     
Future contracts   350,690     
Translation of foreign currencies   (53,647)    
    671,987    (2,238,836)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:          
Investments   (1,778)   8,148,395 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (269,195)    
Future contracts   (356,335)    
Translation of foreign currencies   31,205     
    (596,103)   8,148,395 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS   75,884    5,909,559 
           
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $10,928   $5,703,719 

 

*Consolidated for Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the     
   Six Months Ended   For the 
   November 30, 2023   Year Ended 
   (Unaudited)      May 31, 2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment loss  $(64,956)  $(535,651)
Net realized gain from forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and translation of foreign currencies   671,987    1,850,701 
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, and translation of foreign currencies   (596,103)   (1,040,407)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   10,928    274,643 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total distributions paid:          
Class A       (13,518)
Class I       (885,259)
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders       (898,777)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold          
Class I   303,087    1,300,688 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions          
Class A       13,050 
Class I       827,209 
Payments for shares redeemed          
Class A   (50,638)   (137,877)
Class I   (4,269,873)   (10,013,263)
Net decrease in net assets from shares of beneficial interest   (4,017,424)   (8,010,193)
           
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS   (4,006,496)   (8,634,327)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of Period   30,837,977    39,472,304 
End of Period  $26,831,481   $30,837,977 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY          
CLASS A:          
Shares Reinvested       1,328 
Shares Redeemed   (4,959)   (13,675)
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   (4,959)   (12,347)
           
CLASS I:          
Shares Sold   29,183    126,858 
Shares Reinvested       82,887 
Shares Redeemed   (411,485)   (944,673)
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   (382,302)   (734,928)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

26

 

Longboard Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the     
   Six Months Ended   For the 
   November 30, 2023   Year Ended 
   (Unaudited)      May 31, 2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income (loss)  $(205,840)  $833,671 
Net realized loss from investments and swap contracts   (2,238,836)   (10,104,333)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and swap contracts   8,148,395    (1,657,040)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   5,703,719    (10,927,702)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
From return of capital:          
Class A       (203,151)
Class I       (7,572,773)
Total distributions paid:          
Class A   (105,326)   (728)
Class I   (3,274,328)   (33,230)
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (3,379,654)   (7,809,882)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A   201,570    1,367,577 
Class I   3,400,547    20,007,043 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions          
Class A   105,322    203,861 
Class I   3,208,307    7,462,098 
Payments for shares redeemed:          
Class A   (758,082)   (615,184)
Class I   (16,408,329)   (24,029,285)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from shares of beneficial interest   (10,250,665)   4,396,110 
           
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS   (7,926,600)   (14,341,474)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of Period   97,256,731    111,598,205 
End of Period  $89,330,131   $97,256,731 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY          
CLASS A:          
Shares sold   16,045    104,357 
Shares reinvested   8,625    15,373 
Shares redeemed   (62,171)   (47,616)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   (37,501)   72,114 
           
SHARE ACTIVITY - CLASS I          
CLASS I:          
Shares sold   276,147    1,539,908 
Shares reinvested   263,107    561,598 
Shares redeemed   (1,328,623)   (1,854,219)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   (789,369)   247,287 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

27

 

Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   For the                     
   Six Months Ended   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   November 30, 2023   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
Class A    (Unaudited)   May 31, 2023   May 31, 2022   May 31, 2021   May 31, 2020   May 31, 2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.14   $10.38   $10.11   $9.33   $9.19   $10.59 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss (1)   (0.04)   (0.19)   (0.31)   (0.29)   (0.20)   (0.19)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.02    0.21    0.90    1.28    0.34    (1.21)
Total from investment operations   (0.02)   0.02    0.59    0.99    0.14    (1.40)
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.26)   (0.32)   (0.21)        
Net realized gains                       (0.00) (4)
Total distributions       (0.26)   (0.32)   (0.21)       (0.00) (4)
Net asset value, end of period  $10.12   $10.14   $10.38   $10.11   $9.33   $9.19 
Total return (2)   (0.20)% (6)   0.23%   6.19%   10.94%   1.52%   (13.19)%
Net assets, at end of period (000s)  $421   $472   $611   $916   $1,796   $4,304 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   3.24% (5)   3.24%   3.24%   3.24%   3.24%   3.19%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.69)% (5)   (1.85)%   (3.23)%   (3.20)%   (2.10)%   (1.87)%
Portfolio turnover rate (3)   0% (6)   0%   0%   0%   0%   0%

 

 

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(2)Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

(3)All securities whose maturity or expiration date at the time of acquisition were one year or less are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate calculation.

 

(4)Amounts represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

(5)Annualized.

 

(6)Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   For the                     
   Six Months Ended   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   November 30, 2023   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
Class I    (Unaudited)   May 31, 2023   May 31, 2022   May 31, 2021   May 31, 2020   May 31, 2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.31   $10.56   $10.29   $9.52   $9.35   $10.74 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss (1)   (0.02)   (0.16)   (0.29)   (0.28)   (0.18)   (0.16)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.01    0.20    0.92    1.31    0.35    (1.23)
Total from investment operations   (0.01)   0.04    0.63    1.03    0.17    (1.39)
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.29)   (0.36)   (0.26)        
Net realized gains                       (0.00) (4)
Total distributions       (0.29)   (0.36)   (0.26)       (0.00) (4)
Net asset value, end of period  $10.30   $10.31   $10.56   $10.29   $9.52   $9.35 
Total return (2)   (0.10)% (6)   0.48%   6.53%   11.23%   1.82%   (12.91)%
Net assets, at end of period (000s)  $26,411   $30,366   $38,861   $41,668   $74,029   $149,314 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   2.99% (5)   2.99%   2.99%   2.99%   2.99%   2.94%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.44)% (5)   (1.59)%   (2.98)%   (2.95)%   (1.86)%   (1.59)%
Portfolio turnover rate (3)   0% (6)   0%   0%   0%   0%   0%

 

 

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(2)Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

(3)All securities whose maturity or expiration date at the time of acquisition were one year or less are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate calculation.

 

(4)Amounts represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

(5)Annualized.

 

(6)Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

29

 

Longboard Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   For the                     
   Six Months Ended   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   November 30, 2023   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
Class A    (Unaudited)   May 31, 2023   May 31, 2022   May 31, 2021   May 31, 2020   May 31, 2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.94   $14.26   $15.32   $11.92   $10.18   $11.07 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss) (1)   (0.04)   0.09    (0.33)   (0.30)   (0.15)   (0.10)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.72    (1.46)   (0.22)   3.70    1.89    (0.50)
Total from investment operations   0.68    (1.37)   (0.55)   3.40    1.74    (0.60)
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.41)   (0.00) (4)               (0.29)
Return of Capital       (0.95)   (0.51)            
Total distributions   (0.41)   (0.95)   (0.51)           (0.29)
Net asset value, end of period  $12.21   $11.94   $14.26   $15.32   $11.92   $10.18 
Total return (2)   5.78% (6)   (10.14)%   (3.75)%   28.52%   17.09%   (5.39)%
Net assets, at end of period (000s)  $2,550   $2,942   $2,486   $1,678   $1,164   $905 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (3)   2.24% (5)   2.24%   2.24%   2.24%   2.24%   2.24%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.69)% (5)   0.65%   (2.13)%   (2.21)%   (1.33)%   (0.96)%
Portfolio turnover rate   0% (6)   0%   0%   0%   0%   0%

 

 
(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(2)Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

(3)Expense ratios do not include certain expenses of the swap contracts in which the fund invests.

 

(4)Amounts represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

(5)Annualized.

 

(6)Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   For the                     
   Six Months Ended   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   November 30, 2023   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
Class I    (Unaudited)   May 31, 2023   May 31, 2022   May 31, 2021   May 31, 2020   May 31, 2019 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.93   $14.25   $15.29   $11.87   $10.11   $10.96 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss) (1)   (0.03)   0.10    (0.29)   (0.28)   (0.12)   (0.09)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.73    (1.44)   (0.21)   3.70    1.88    (0.46)
Total from investment operations   0.70    (1.34)   (0.50)   3.42    1.76    (0.55)
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.43)   (0.00) (4)               (0.30)
Return of Capital       (0.98)   (0.54)            
Total distributions   (0.43)   (0.98)   (0.54)           (0.30)
Net asset value, end of period  $12.20   $11.93   $14.25   $15.29   $11.87   $10.11 
Total return (2)   5.92% (6)    (9.92)%   (3.47)%   28.81%   17.41%   (4.91)%
Net assets, at end of period (000s)  $86,780   $94,315   $109,112   $75,832   $12,769   $10,025 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (3)   1.99% (5)    1.99%   1.99%   1.99%   1.99%   1.99%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.43)% (5)    0.80%   (1.89)%   (1.97)%   (1.07)%   (0.81)%
Portfolio turnover rate   0% (6)    0%   0%   0%   0%   0%

 

 

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(2)Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

(3)Expense ratios do not include certain expenses of the swap contracts in which the fund invests.

 

(4)Amounts represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

(5)Annualized.

 

(6)Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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1.ORGANIZATION

 

The Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund (“LMFSF”) and Longboard Fund (“LF”) (formerly known as Longboard Alternative Growth Fund), (each a “Fund” and collectively “the Funds”) are a diversified and a non-diversified series, respectively, of Northern Lights Fund Trust II (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 26, 2010, and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. LMFSF’s investment objective is to seek positive absolute returns. LF’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. LMFSF Fund commenced operations on June 27, 2012 and LF commenced operations on March 19, 2015.

 

The Funds currently offer Class A and Class I shares. Class A shares are offered at net asset value plus a maximum sales charge of 5.75%. LF launched Class A shares on December 9, 2015. Class I shares are offered at net asset value without an initial sales charge. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of each respective Fund and classes in each Fund are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures and ongoing service and distribution charges. All classes of shares in each respective Fund have equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its service and/or distribution plans. The Funds’ income, expenses (other than class specific distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionately each day based upon the relative net assets of each class.

 

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds are an investment company and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

 

Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the primary exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation. Investments in swap contracts are priced daily based on the underlying equity securities held in the swap. Futures and future options are valued at the final settled price or, in the absence of a settled price, at the last sale price on the day of valuation. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward currency contracts”) are valued at the forward rate. Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. Short-term debt obligations, including commercial paper investments, having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost.

 

The Fund may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to the Adviser as its valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”). The Board may also enlist third party consultants such a valuation specialist at a public

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accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist the Valuation Designee in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board is responsible for reviewing and approving fair value methodologies utilized by the Valuation Designee, which approval shall be based upon whether the Valuation Designee followed the valuation procedures established by the Board.

 

Fair Valuation Process – The applicable investments are valued by the Valuation Designee pursuant to valuation procedures established by the Board. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source); (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the Valuation Designee, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument; factors which may cause the Valuation Designee to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available; the spread between bid and ask prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; and (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund’s calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities are valued based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties is unavailable, the Valuation Designee shall determine, the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund’s holdings;(iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

 

Forward Currency Contracts – As foreign securities are purchased, a Fund generally enters into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks. The market value of the contract fluctuates with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. As foreign currency contracts are sold, a portion of the contract is generally closed and the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Realized gains and losses from contract transactions are included as a component of net realized gains (losses) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

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Futures Contracts – The Funds that trade futures contracts are subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of equities, interest rates or foreign currencies or commodities. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral for the account of the broker (the Funds’ agent in acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contracts at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contracts are closed, a Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. If a Fund is unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the current obligation under any open futures contract. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to each Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The notional value of the derivative instruments outstanding as of November 30, 2023 as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and the amounts realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed within the Consolidated Statement of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Fund.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure fair value of all of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes the hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

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

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument in an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

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The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of November 30, 2023 for each Funds’ assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

LMFSF                
                 
Assets *  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
U.S. Treasury Bill  $   $14,803,875   $   $14,803,875 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) Open Future Contracts   151,998            151,998 
Total  $151,998   $14,803,875   $   $14,955,873 
                     
Liabilities *  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $22,048       $22,048 
Total  $   $22,048   $   $22,048 
                     
LF                
                 
Assets *  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $74,921,688   $   $   $74,921,688 
U.S. Treasury Bill       9,909,622        9,909,622 
Preferred Stock   4,207            4,207 
Right        ^        
Total  $74,925,895   $9,909,622   $   $84,835,517 

 

The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.

 

*See Schedule of Investments for industry classification.

 

^Includes securities values at $0.

 

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets

 

The following table presents LMFSF’s derivatives available for offset under a master netting arrangement net of collateral pledged as of November 30, 2023.

 

LMFSF

 

               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
               Consolidated Statements of Assets &     
Assets:              Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of             
       Offset in the   Assets Presented in             
       Consolidated   the Consolidated             
   Gross Amounts of   Statements of Assets   Statements of Assets   Financial   Cash Collateral     
   Recognized Assets   & Liabilities   & Liabilities   Instruments   Received   Net Amount 
Future Contracts *  $533,861   $(381,863)  $151,998   $   $ (1)  $ 
Total  $533,861   $(381,863)  $151,998   $   $   $ 

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LMFSF

 

               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
               Consolidated Statements of Assets &     
Liabilities:              Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of             
       Offset in the   Liabilities Presented in             
   Gross Amounts of   Consolidated   the Consolidated             
   Recognized   Statements of Assets   Statements of Assets   Financial   Cash Collateral     
   Liabilities   & Liabilities   & Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged   Net Amount 
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts **  $272,401   $(294,449)  $(22,048)  $   $22,048 (1)  $ 
Total  $272,401   $(294,449)  $(22,048)  $   $22,048   $ 

 

(1)Any over-collateralization of total financial instruments is not shown. Collateral amounts can be found on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Cash Deposits with Broker.

 

*Counterparty for the Future Contracts is Marex.

 

**Counterparty for the Forward Foreign Currency Contracts is Jefferies Financial Services, Inc.

 

Consolidation of Subsidiary – Longboard Fund Limited (LFL) – The Consolidated Financial Statements of LMFSF include the accounts of LFL, which is a wholly-owned and controlled foreign subsidiary. LMFSF consolidates the results of subsidiaries in which LMFSF holds a controlling economic interest. Controlling economic interest is generally deemed to exist with investment interests comprising greater than 50% of the net asset value of the subsidiary. However, LMFSF may also consider qualitative aspects of control in determining if a controlling economic interest exists. These qualitative control considerations include the nature and organizational structure of the investment, as well as LMFSF’s ability to control the circumstances leading to majority ownership. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

LMFSF may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a controlled foreign corporation, which acts as an investment vehicle in order to effect certain investments consistent with the LMFSF’s investment objectives and policies.

 

A summary of the LMFSF’s investments in the LFL is as follows:

 

  Inception Date of LFL Net Assets at % Of Net Assets at
  LFL November 30, 2023 November 30, 2023
LFL 8/15/2012 $3,823,567 14.25%

 

For tax purposes, LFL is an exempted Cayman investment company. LFL has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, LFL is a Controlled Foreign Corporation which generates and is allocated no income which is considered effectively connected with U.S. trade of business and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax. However, as a wholly-owned Controlled Foreign Corporation, LFL’s net income and capital gain, to the extent of its earnings and profits, will be included each year in the LMFSF’s investment company taxable income.

 

In accordance with its investment objectives and through its exposure to the aforementioned managed futures programs, the Funds may have increased or decreased exposure to one or more of the following risk factors defined below:

 

Commodity Risk – Commodity risk relates to the change in value of commodities or commodity indexes as they relate to increases or decreases in the commodities market. Commodities are physical assets that have tangible properties. Examples of these types of assets are crude oil, heating oil, metals, livestock, and agricultural products.

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Credit Risk – Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds.

 

Equity Risk – Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk – Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

 

Interest Rate Risk – Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.

 

Volatility Risk – Volatility risk refers to the magnitude of the movement, but not the direction of the movement, in a financial instrument’s price over a defined time period. Large increases or decreases in a financial instrument’s price over a relative time period typically indicate greater volatility risk, while small increases or decreases in its price typically indicate lower volatility risk.

 

Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus for a full listing of risks associated with these investments.

 

Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on LMFSF’s Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of November 30, 2023:

 

LMFSF

 

   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives 
Contract Type/  Consolidated Statements of Assets and      Consolidated Statements of Assets and    
Primary Risk Exposure  Liabilities Location  Fair Value   Liabilities Location  Fair Value 
Commodity contracts:  Net Unrealized Appreciation on open  futures contracts  $376,131   Net Unrealized Appreciation on open futures contracts  $(169,746)
Equity Contracts:  Net Unrealized Appreciation on open future  contracts   100,954   Net Unrealized Appreciation  on open  futures contracts   (36,825)
Interest rate contracts:  Net Unrealized Appreciation from open  future contracts   56,776   Net Unrealized Appreciation from open  futures contracts   (175,292)
Foreign exchange contracts:  Net Unrealized Appreciation on forward  foreign currency exchange contracts   272,401   Net Unrealized Appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   (294,449)
      $806,262      $(676,312)

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Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on each Fund’s Statements of Operations for the six months ended November 30, 2023:

 

Derivative Investment Type   Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Equity/Currency/Commodity/Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange transactions
    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts
    Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from forward foreign currency exchange transactions
    Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts
    Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from swap contracts

 

The following is a summary of each Fund’s realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivative investments recognized in the Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for each Fund for the six months ended November 30, 2023:

 

LMFSF

 

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
                   Total for the Six 
                   Months Ended 
Derivative Investment Type  Commodity   Currency   Equity   Interest Rate   November 30, 2023 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $374,944   $   $   $374,944 
Futures Contracts   59,618        (61,120)   352,192    350,690 
Total  $59,618   $374,944   $(61,120)  $352,192   $725,634 
                          
Net Change in Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
                   Total for the Six 
                   Months Ended 
Derivative Investment Type  Commodity   Currency   Equity   Interest Rate   November 30, 2023 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $(269,195)  $   $   $(269,195)
Futures Contracts   (269,793)       (28,999)   (57,543)   (356,335)
Total  $(269,793)  $(269,195)  $(28,999)  $(57,543)  $(625,530)

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Security Transactions and Related Income – Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains or losses from sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders – Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually for LMFSF and quarterly for LF. Distributable net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed annually in December. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (i.e., deferred losses, capital loss carry forwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date.

 

Federal Income Taxes – The Funds intend to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no provision for Federal income tax is required. The Funds recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years May 31, 2021 to May 31, 2023 or expected to be taken in the Funds’ May 31, 2024 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, Ohio and foreign jurisdictions where the Funds make significant investments. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

Foreign Currency – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities, foreign currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, and income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars using the prevailing exchange rate at the London market close. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency rates established at the approximate time of the trade. Net realized gains and losses and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between income accrued versus income received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

 

Expenses – Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific fund are charged to that fund. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable (as determined by the Board), taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the funds in the Trust.

 

Indemnification – The Trust indemnifies its officers and trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

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3.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2023, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments were as follows:

 

Fund  Purchases   Sales 
LMFSF  $   $ 
LF   36,512,747    47,528,967 

 

All investments held by LMFSF throughout the six months ended November 30, 2023 had maturities or settlement dates of less than one year from the time they were acquired and are considered short term investments.

 

4.INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

Longboard Asset Management, LP (the “Funds’ Manager”) serves as the Funds’ Investment Adviser (the “Adviser”).

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, LMFSF pays the Adviser a unitary management fee (the Investment Advisory fee) for the services and facilities it provides at the annual rate of 2.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $250 million, 2.75% on assets between $250 million and $450 million and 1.99% on assets greater than $450 million. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, LF pays the Adviser a unitary management fee for the services and facilities it provides at the annual rate of 1.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The unitary management fee is paid on a monthly basis. During the six months ended November 30, 2023, LMFSF incurred $438,648 in advisory fees and LF incurred $940,688 in advisory fees.

 

Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except for interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business. The Adviser’s unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all the Funds’ expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services for the Fund.

 

The Board has adopted the Trust’s Master Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that a monthly service and/or distribution fee is calculated by the Funds at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class A and is paid to Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), to provide compensation for ongoing distribution-related activities or services and/or maintenance of the Funds’ shareholder accounts, not otherwise required to be provided by the Adviser. The Plan is a compensation plan, which means that compensation is provided regardless of 12b-1 expenses incurred. For the six months ended November 30, 2023, LMFSF paid $563 in 12b-1 fees and LF paid $3,643 in 12b-1 fees.

 

The Distributor acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ Class A and Class I shares. On the sales of LMFSF Class A shares, for the six months ended November 30, 2023, the Distributor received no underwriting commissions, as such, nothing was retained by the principal underwriter or other affiliated broker-dealers. On the sales of LF Class A shares, for the six months ended November 30,

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2023, the Distributor received $5,858 in underwriting commissions, of which $651 was retained by the principal underwriter or other affiliated broker-dealers. These are not expenses to each Fund, rather, a charge to share sale proceeds.

 

In addition, certain affiliates of the Distributor provide services to the Funds as follows:

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“UFS”) – an affiliate of the Distributor, provides administration, fund accounting, and transfer agent services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with UFS, the Adviser pays UFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting, and transfer agency services to the Funds. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of UFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacities.

 

Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”) – NLCS, an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from the Adviser.

 

Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”) – Blu Giant, an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Funds on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Blu Giant receives customary fees from the Adviser.

 

5.CONTROL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of each Fund creates presumption of the control of the Funds, under section 2(a)9 of the Act. As of November 30, 2023, Charles Schwab & Co. held 63.3% and 48.0% of the voting securities of LMFSF and LF, respectively. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by Charles Schwab & Co. are also owned beneficially.

 

6.DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of Fund distributions for the years ended May 31, 2023 and May 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

For the period ended May 31, 2023:
   Ordinary   Long-Term   Return     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   of Capital   Total 
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund  $898,777   $   $   $898,777 
Longboard Fund   33,958        7,775,924    7,809,882 
                     
For the period ended May 31, 2022:
   Ordinary   Long-Term   Return     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   of Capital   Total 
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund  $1,322,039   $   $   $1,322,039 
Longboard Fund           3,748,503    3,748,503 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

As of May 31, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Undistributed   Undistributed   Post October Loss   Capital Loss   Other   Unrealized   Total 
   Ordinary   Long-Term   and   Carry   Book/Tax   Appreciation/   Accumulated 
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   Late Year Loss   Forwards   Differences   (Depreciation)   Earnings/(Deficits) 
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund  $1,458,145   $   $(1,108,908)  $(32,758,076)  $(22,407,708)   774,273   $(54,042,274)
Longboard Fund           (3,822,910)   (9,343,006)       (779,824)   (13,945,740)

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis accumulated net investment income (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments is primarily attributable to mark-to-market on open 1256 futures contracts and foreign currency contracts, and tax adjustments for a wholly owned subsidiary. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the table above includes unrealized foreign currency gains of $31,478 for the Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund.

 

Capital losses incurred after October 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Funds incurred and elected to defer such capital losses as follows:

 

   Post October 
Portfolio  Losses 
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund  $1,108,908 
Longboard Fund   3,822,910 

 

At May 31, 2023, the Funds had capital loss carry forwards (“CLCF”) for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains, along with capital loss carryforwards utilized as follows:

 

Portfolio  Short-Term   Long-Term   Total   CLCF Utilized 
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund  $27,120,850   $5,637,226   $32,758,076   $425,309 
Longboard Fund   6,281,423    3,061,583    9,343,006     

 

7.AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

 

               Net Unrealized 
       Gross Unrealized   Gross Unrealized   Appreciation 
   Tax Cost   Appreciation   Depreciation   (Depreciation) 
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund  $14,755,382   $854,755   $(676,312)  $178,443 
Longboard Fund  $77,466,946   $8,427,296   $(1,058,725)  $7,368,571 

 

8.RECENT REGULATORY UPDATE

 

On January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will not appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

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9.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that no other events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements, other than those disclosed below.

 

Subsequent to November 30, 2023, the Board approved and the fund declared and paid the following dividends:

 

Fund    Dividend Per Share    Record Date    Payable Date
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class A  0.5282  12/5/2023  12/6/2023
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class I  0.5607  12/5/2023  12/6/2023

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EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

As a shareholder of the Longboard Funds, you incur the ongoing costs of Investment advisory fees. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The “Actual Expenses” line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The “Hypothetical” line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as contingent deferred sales charges (loads), or redemption fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   Beginning  Ending Account  Expenses Paid During  Expense Ratio During
   Account Value  Value  Period *  Period **
Actual  6/1/2023  11/30/2023  6/1/2023-11/30/2023  6/1/2023-11/30/2023
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class A  $1,000.00  $998.00  $16.18  3.24%
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class I  1,000.00  999.00  14.94  2.99%
Longboard Fund - Class A  1,000.00  1,057.80  11.52  2.24%
Longboard Fund - Class I  1,000.00  1,059.20  10.24  1.99%
             
Hypothetical (5% return before Expenses)            
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class A  $1,000.00  $1,008.80  $16.27  3.24%
Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class I  1,000.00  1,010.05  15.03  2.99%
Longboard Fund - Class A  1,000.00  1,013.80  11.28  2.24%
Longboard Fund - Class I  1,000.00  1,015.05  10.02  1.99%

 

*Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (183) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (366).

 

**Annualized.

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Additional Information (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

 

The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the 1940 Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Funds’ investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources.

 

During the six months ended November 30, 2023, the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program Committee (the “Committee”) reviewed each Fund’s investments and determined that the Funds held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. Accordingly, the Committee concluded that (i) each Fund’s liquidity risk management program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) each Fund’s liquidity risk management program has been effectively implemented.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THE APPROVAL OF THE RENEWAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

At a Regular meeting (the “Meeting”) of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Northern Lights Fund Trust II (the “Trust”) held on July 26 and 27, 2023, the Board, including the disinterested Trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), considered the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Longboard Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund (“Longboard Managed Futures”) and the Longboard Fund, formerly known as the Longboard Alternative Growth Fund (“Longboard Fund” and together with Longboard Managed Futures, the “Longboard Funds”), and Longboard Asset Management, LP (“Longboard”).

 

Based on their evaluation of the information provided by Longboard, in conjunction with the Longboard Funds’ other service providers, the Board, by a unanimous vote (including a separate vote of the Independent Trustees), approved the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement with respect to the Longboard Funds.

 

In advance of the Meeting, the Board requested and received materials to assist them in considering the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement. The materials provided contained information with respect to the factors enumerated below, including the Longboard Advisory Agreement, a memorandum prepared by the Independent Trustees’ outside legal counsel discussing in detail the Trustees’ fiduciary obligations and the factors they should assess in considering the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement and comparative information relating to the advisory fee and other expenses of each Longboard Fund. The materials also included due diligence materials relating to Longboard (including due diligence questionnaires completed by Longboard, select financial information of Longboard, bibliographic information regarding Longboard’s key management and investment advisory personnel, and comparative fee information relating to each Longboard Fund) and other pertinent information. At the Meeting, the Independent Trustees were advised by counsel that is experienced in Investment Company Act of 1940 matters and that is independent of fund management and met with such counsel separately from fund management.

 

The Board then reviewed and discussed the written materials that were provided in advance of the Meeting and deliberated on the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement. The Board relied upon the advice of independent legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Longboard Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Board were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the Longboard Advisory Agreement. In considering the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors enumerated below.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed materials provided by Longboard related to the proposed renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement, including Longboard’s ADV, a description of the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed and a review of the professional personnel performing services for Longboard, including the individuals that primarily monitor and execute the investment process. The Board noted the efforts made by Longboard to expand its sales team in an effort to aggressively market the Funds and the hiring or rehiring of certain operations and information technology personnel. The Board discussed Longboard’s research capabilities, the quality of its compliance infrastructure and the experience of its Fund management personnel. Additionally, the Board received satisfactory responses from representatives of Longboard with respect to a series of important questions, including: whether Longboard was involved in any lawsuits or pending regulatory actions; whether

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Longboard’s management of other accounts would conflict with its management of each Longboard Fund; and whether Longboard has procedures in place to adequately allocate trades among its respective clients. The Board reviewed the description provided by Longboard of its practices for monitoring compliance with each of the Longboard Funds investment limitations, noting that Longboard’s CCO would continually review the portfolio managers’ performance of their duties to ensure compliance under Longboard’s and the Longboard Funds compliance programs. The Board also discussed Longboard’s compliance program with the CCO of the Trust. The Board noted that the CCO of the Trust continued to represent that Longboard’s policies and procedures were reasonably designed to prevent violations of applicable securities laws. The Board also noted Longboard’s representation that the prospectus and statement of additional information for each of the Longboard Funds accurately describe the investment strategies of each of the Longboard Funds. The Board then reviewed the capitalization of Longboard based on representations made by Longboard and concluded that Longboard was sufficiently well-capitalized, or that its control persons had the ability to make additional contributions in order to meet its obligations to the Longboard Funds. The Board concluded that Longboard had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Longboard Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the advisory services to be provided by Longboard to each of the Longboard Funds were satisfactory.

 

Performance. The Board discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge and reviewed the performance of Longboard Managed Futures as compared to its peer group, Morningstar category and benchmark for the one year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board noted that Longboard Managed Futures outperformed the peer group median and Morningstar category median but underperformed its primary benchmark (Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-month U.S Treasury Bill Index) for the one year period. For the three year, five year and since inception periods, Longboard Managed Futures underperformed its Morningstar category and peer group median but outperformed its primary benchmark for the three year and since inception periods and underperformed its primary benchmark for the 5 year period. The Board noted that Longboard did not intend to make adjustments to the strategy or investment process and that the Adviser had stated that it will continue to adhere to its trend following model. After further discussion, the Board concluded that overall, Longboard Managed Futures’ past performance was satisfactory and in-line with its investment objective.

 

The Board also discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge and reviewed the performance of the Longboard Fund as compared to its peer group, Morningstar category and benchmark for the one year, three year, five year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023, noting that the Longboard Fund underperformed its peer group median, Morningstar category median and benchmark for the one year period, underperformed its Morningstar category median but outperformed its peer group median and benchmark for the three year period, and outperformed its Morningstar category median, peer group median and benchmark for the five year and since inception periods. The Board recapped earlier discussions with Longboard noting that the Longboard Fund was taking on a higher amount of risk than its peers in exchange for a greater return. The Board further noted that Longboard did not intend to make adjustments to the strategy or investment process. After further discussion, the Board concluded that overall, the Longboard Fund’s past performance was satisfactory and in-line with its investment objective.

 

Fees and Expenses. As to the costs of the services to be provided by Longboard, the Board reviewed and discussed each of the Longboard Fund’s unitary fee and overall operating expenses as compared to its peer group and Morningstar category as presented in the Broadridge Report. The Board reviewed the contractual arrangements for each of the Longboard Funds, noting that Longboard pays substantially all expenses of each of the Longboard Funds, including transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, but not interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and

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November 30, 2023

 

extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each of the Longboard Funds’ business. The Board also noted that the Longboard Advisory Agreement provides for a breakpoint for the Longboard Managed Futures Fund unitary fee so that the fee decreases from 2.99% to 2.75% on assets between $250 million and $450 million and 1.99% on assets greater than $450 million. With respect to the Longboard Fund, the Board noted the unitary fee of 1.99% on Fund assets. Because of the unitary fee structure of each of the Longboard Funds, the Board noted the difficulty when looking for comparable funds. In addition to the Board’s evaluation of the unitary fee, the Board also looked at the all in cost of managing the investment strategy for each of the Longboard Funds and found that total operating expenses, exclusive of certain fees, were capped at 2.99% for the Longboard Managed Futures and 1.99% for the Longboard Fund noting that, with respect to the managed futures strategy of each Fund, Longboard invests in futures contracts directly rather than through total return swaps like many of the Funds’ peers do which can have significant expenses not reflected in a peer fund’s expense ratio. The Board concluded that based on Longboard’s experience and expertise as well as the services provided to each of the Longboard Funds, the unitary fees charged by Longboard were not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Board also considered the level of profits that could be expected to accrue to Longboard with respect to each of the Longboard Funds based on profitability reports and analyses reviewed by the Board and the selected financial information provided by Longboard. After review and discussion, the Board concluded that based on the services provided or paid for by Longboard, the current assets of each Fund and the built-in breakpoints, the profits from Longboard’s relationship with the each of the Longboard Funds were not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. As to the extent to which each of the Longboard Funds will realize economies of scale as it grows, and whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of investors, the Board discussed the current size of Longboard Managed Futures. The Board noted that shareholders would get the benefit of a tiered breakpoint schedule once assets reached the thresholds. The Board also discussed the current size of the Longboard Fund, along with Longboard’s expectations for growth, and concluded that any further material economies of scale would not be achieved in the near term.

 

Conclusion. The Board relied upon the advice of counsel, and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Longboard Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. Accordingly, having requested and received such information from Longboard as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Longboard Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined that, with respect to each Longboard Fund separately, (a) the terms of the Longboard Advisory Agreement are reasonable; (b) the unitary fee is not unreasonable; and (c) the Longboard Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of each Longboard Fund and its shareholders. In considering the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any one factor as all important, but rather considered these factors collectively and determined that the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement was in the best interest of each Longboard Fund and its shareholders. Moreover, the Board noted that each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the Longboard Advisory Agreement.

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Privacy Policy

 

Rev. May 2021

 

FACTS WHAT DOES NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II (“NLFT II”) DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

●    Social Security number

 

●    Employment information

 

●    Account balances

●    Account transactions

 

●    Income

 

●    Investment experience


When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
How? All financial companies need to share a customer’s personal information to run their everyday business - to process transactions, maintain customer accounts, and report to credit bureaus. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customer’s personal information; the reasons NLFT II chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
   

Reasons we can share your personal information Does NLFT II
share?
Can you limit
this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes —
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes No

For our marketing purposes —
to offer our products and services to you

Yes No

For joint marketing with other financial companies

Yes No

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes —
information about your transactions and experiences


Yes No

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes —
information about your creditworthiness

No We don’t share

For nonaffiliates to market to you

No We don’t share

Questions? Call 1-631-490-4300

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Who we are
Who is providing this notice? Northern Lights Fund Trust II
What we do
How does NLFT II protect my personal information? To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

How does NLFT II collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example, when you

●    open an account

 

●    give us your income information

 

●    provide employment information

 

●    provide account information

 

●    give us your contact information

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

●    sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness

 

●    affiliates from using your information to market to you

 

●    sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

●    NLFT II has no affiliates.

 

Nonaffiliates

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

 

●    NLFT II does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

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

 

●    Our joint marketing partners include other financial service companies.

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PROXY VOTING POLICY

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855 -294-7540 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, within sixty days after the end of the period. Form N-PORT reports are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Longboard Asset Management, LP
P.O. BOX 97730
Phoenix, AZ 85060-7730
 
ADMINISTRATOR
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022-3474
 
 
 
LBFS-SA23

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included under Item 1.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)       Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)       There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are 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 open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(a)(2) Certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(a)(2) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable for open-end investment companies.

 

(b)       Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Northern Lights Fund Trust II

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Kevin E. Wolf

Kevin E. Wolf, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

Date 2/7/24

 

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 (Signature and Title)

/s/ Kevin E. Wolf

Kevin E. Wolf, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

Date 2/7/24

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Erik Naviloff

Erik Naviloff, Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

Date 2/7/24