HCMLX
HCM Multi-Asset Plus Fund
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III
Fund of funds
Expense ratio1
1.39%
Net assets2
$745.56M
Holdings2
10
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
16.33%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Oct. 27, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. Total return.

Strategy. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through investments in ETFs that invest in foreign (including emerging markets) and domestic: (i) equity securities of any market capitalization; (ii) fixed income securities of any maturity, duration and credit quality (including ?junk bonds?), ?plus? (iii) investment companies (mutual funds, closed-end funds and ETFs), sometimes referred to in this Prospectus as ?Underlying Funds,? including investment companies that use leverage; and (iv) cash and cash equivalents and put and call options. The Adviser (as defined below) uses the HCM BuyLine (?HCM-BuyLine ?), its proprietary quantitative model, to assist in determining when and which asset classes are bought and sold. The HCM-BuyLine mathematically attempts to keep the Fund in the strongest sector or sectors … The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through investments in ETFs that invest in foreign (including emerging markets) and domestic: (i) equity securities of any market capitalization; (ii) fixed income securities of any maturity, duration and credit quality (including ?junk bonds?), ?plus? (iii) investment companies (mutual funds, closed-end funds and ETFs), sometimes referred to in this Prospectus as ?Underlying Funds,? including investment companies that use leverage; and (iv) cash and cash equivalents and put and call options. The Adviser (as defined below) uses the HCM BuyLine (?HCM-BuyLine ?), its proprietary quantitative model, to assist in determining when and which asset classes are bought and sold. The HCM-BuyLine mathematically attempts to keep the Fund in the strongest sector or sectors at any given time as measured by the model. If a sector weakens, the HCM-BuyLine suggests a stronger sector into which the Fund should allocate its assets. The model?s calculations are updated daily and evaluated weekly to determine whether the Fund?s holdings require a reallocation. If a reallocation is required, weaker holdings are replaced with stronger assets as determined by the model. The Adviser uses HCM-BuyLine to determine when the Fund should be in or out of the market. HCM-BuyLine uses trend analysis to help identify the broad trend in the equity market. When the trend is down, the Adviser reduces the Fund?s exposure to equities, and, when the trend is up, the Adviser increases the Fund?s exposure to equities. The Adviser uses its discretion to make tactical allocations and determine how much the Fund will be in or out of the market based on the strength of the trend identified by HCM-BuyLine . When the Fund is out of the market, it invests in cash and cash equivalents and/or put options to hedge the portfolio?s equity securities and to reduce volatility. Put options generally have an inverse relationship to the underlying security on which the option is held. When the Fund is in the market, it invests in equity securities and/or call options. Call options generally have a direct relationship to the underlying security on which the option is held. The Fund may be invested from 0-100% in cash and cash equivalents and/or put and call options and 0-100% in equities depending on the strength of the trend identified by HCM-BuyLine . To respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the Adviser may temporarily hold more cash and cash equivalents than indicated by the HCM-BuyLine . The Adviser maintains the ability to invest a large percentage of the Fund?s holdings in one asset class of the market. The overall asset allocation of the Fund is not fixed. It can and will change significantly over time as the Adviser decides to buy and sell any holding of the portfolio in response to changes in the model?s quantitative measures as a means to take advantage of changes in U.S. and global market trends. The Adviser may engage in frequent buying and selling of the portfolio securities to achieve the Fund?s investment objectives.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
iShares Trust CORE US AGGREGATE BD ETF AGG $172.02M 23.07%
OPTION QQQ $127.95M 17.16%
iShares Trust ISHARES 0-3 MONTH TREASURY BOND ETF SGOV $120.23M 16.13%
STATE STREET SPDR BLOOMBERG 1-3 MONTH T-BILL ETF MUTUAL FUND BIL $120.23M 16.13%
Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF GRNY $69.77M 9.36%
VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET ETF VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET BND US $48.68M 6.53%
BBH SWEEP VEHICLE $34.93M 4.69%
V/E SEMICONDUCT SMH $21.59M 2.90%
iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX $21.43M 2.87%
MICROSOFT CORP $9.61M 1.29%
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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
6
Exited
4
Increased
1
Decreased
0
Unchanged
3

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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Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight
FundOverlapNet exp.
HCM Tactical Plus Fund · HCMGX, HCMDX, HCMIX, HCMSX 66% 1.73%
HCM Sector Plus Fund · HCMNX, HCMWX, HCMPX, HCMQX, HCMZX 37% 1.72%
HCM Dynamic Income Fund · HCMFX, HCMBX, HCMUX 37% 1.97%
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Advisers

As of June 30, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Howard Capital Management, Inc. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of October 27, 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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