BTSIX
BTS Managed Income Fund
Northern Lights Fund Trust
Fund of funds
Expense ratio1
1.88%
Net assets2
$7.15M
Holdings2
13
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
5.69%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide total return.

Strategy. The Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund?s investment objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of income-producing securities, including the following: ? bonds issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. ? foreign and domestic debt securities, including corporate debt securities, government and agency debt securities, convertible debt securities, debentures, trust receipts, preferred capital stock and convertible capital stock. ? foreign and domestic equity securities of any market capitalization that pay dividends. ? shares of registered open-end mutual funds, exchange traded funds and closed-end funds that invest primarily in debt securities, real estate investment trusts (REITs), master limited partnerships (MLPs), foreign and domestic equity securities of any market capitalization or commodities (?Underlying Funds?). The Fund expects that up to … The Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund?s investment objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of income-producing securities, including the following: ? bonds issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. ? foreign and domestic debt securities, including corporate debt securities, government and agency debt securities, convertible debt securities, debentures, trust receipts, preferred capital stock and convertible capital stock. ? foreign and domestic equity securities of any market capitalization that pay dividends. ? shares of registered open-end mutual funds, exchange traded funds and closed-end funds that invest primarily in debt securities, real estate investment trusts (REITs), master limited partnerships (MLPs), foreign and domestic equity securities of any market capitalization or commodities (?Underlying Funds?). The Fund expects that up to 100% of the Fund?s assets may be invested in Underlying Funds. The Fund may invest in investment grade corporate bonds, as well as higher-yielding, higher-risk corporate bonds commonly known as ?high yield? or ?junk? bonds with medium to low credit quality ratings. High yield bonds are generally rated lower than Baa3 by Moody?s Investors Service (?Moody?s?) or lower than BBB- by Standard and Poor?s Rating Group (?S&P?). High yield bonds have a higher expected rate of default than investment grade bonds. Under normal circumstances, the Fund simultaneously employs two strategies: the Income Strategy and the Risk Management Strategy. Income Strategy. Through the Income Strategy, the Fund typically invests 60-80% of the Fund?s assets in income-producing securities, without restriction as to maturity, credit quality, type of issuer, country, market capitalization or currency, either through direct investment or indirectly through investment in Underlying Funds. When selecting sector allocations under the Income Strategy, the Adviser uses historic measures of risk, return, and correlation of yield generating asset classes. The Adviser then selects individual securities based on the Adviser?s assessment of projected price and yield. Risk Management Strategy. Under the Risk Management Strategy, the Fund tactically invests 20-40% of the Fund?s assets in cash, cash equivalents, and fixed income securities, without restriction as to maturity, credit quality, type of issuer, country or currency, including government and government related securities, in an effort to reduce the volatility of the income-producing securities held under the Income Strategy. The Risk Management Strategy is an active trading strategy based on the Adviser?s proprietary tactical asset allocation model that evaluates market trends and momentum. When selecting investments under the Risk Management Strategy, the Adviser uses its tactical asset allocation model to identify investments with risk characteristics that are both negatively correlated to the investments held under the Income Strategy and within the risk tolerances determined using the model?s sector and market trend and momentum indicators. In seeking to fulfill the Fund?s investment objective, the adviser may engage in frequent trading of the Fund?s portfolio securities.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
MONEYMKT FIGXX $2.18M 30.57%
ISHARES TREASURY FLOATING RATE BOND ETF TFLO $848.91K 11.88%
JPMORGAN EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF JEPI $567.31K 7.94%
STATE STREET SPDR BLACKSTONE SENIOR LOAN MUTUAL FUND SRLN $566.34K 7.92%
JANUS HENDERSON AAA CLO ETF MUTUAL FUND JAAA $424.72K 5.94%
ISHARES 7-10 YEAR TSY. BD IEF $424.23K 5.94%
ISHARES AGENCY BOND ETF AGZ $423.70K 5.93%
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF NOBL $284.32K 3.98%
VANGUARD INF T E VGT $283.97K 3.97%
ISHARES U.S. BASIC MATERI $283.76K 3.97%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
2
Exited
5
Increased
7
Decreased
4
Unchanged
0

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
BTS Asset Management, Inc. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of April 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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