Navigator Equity Hedged Fund
Northern Lights Fund Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$18.88M
Holdings1
19
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 23, 2024 · prospectus

Objective. The Navigator Equity Hedged Fund (the ?Fund?) seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. The Fund?s Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund?s investment objective by allocating assets across various sectors of the global equity markets by investing primarily in: ? exchange-traded funds that each invest primarily equity securities; ? put options on the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index for hedging purposes; and ? volatility-linked exchange-traded funds, volatility-linked exchange-traded notes, and put and call options on volatility linked exchange traded funds and notes for hedging purposes. The Fund defines equity securities to include both (i) ETFs that invest primarily in common stocks and (ii) options on the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index. The Fund invests without restriction as to capitalization, country (including emerging markets) or trading currency of the individual equity securities held by the … The Fund?s Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund?s investment objective by allocating assets across various sectors of the global equity markets by investing primarily in: ? exchange-traded funds that each invest primarily equity securities; ? put options on the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index for hedging purposes; and ? volatility-linked exchange-traded funds, volatility-linked exchange-traded notes, and put and call options on volatility linked exchange traded funds and notes for hedging purposes. The Fund defines equity securities to include both (i) ETFs that invest primarily in common stocks and (ii) options on the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index. The Fund invests without restriction as to capitalization, country (including emerging markets) or trading currency of the individual equity securities held by the ETFs. However, the Fund is subject to sector limits described below. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities, as defined above. Global Asset Allocation Process The Adviser determines global equity sector allocations using its proprietary quantitative relative strength research process. The Adviser?s research process seeks an optimal asset allocation targeting equity ETF exposure in three areas: (i) U.S. equity markets by issuer capitalization and investment style; (ii) U.S. equity markets by industry sectors and sub-sectors; and (iii) foreign equity markets by region and country. The Adviser has defined minimum and maximum allocation parameters in each area to seek to prevent the process from steering portfolio construction into an over-concentrated position. The Adviser?s proprietary research process is applied to rank investments within each of the three targeted market segments. The issuer capitalization and investment style segment groups issuers by their relative market capitalization (e.g. small, mid or large) and by their investment style (e.g. growth or value). Generally, growth refers to issuers with above-average profit or revenue growth, while value refers to issuers with above-average valuation as measured by price to earnings ratio. The sector and sub-sector segment ranks investments in various subsets of the market that share similar characteristics. Securities in the top two relative strength quartiles are investment candidates subject to further research. A representative ETF is selected for inclusion in the portfolio after it is reviewed for sufficient trading liquidity and its fit within overall portfolio diversification needs. By selecting ETFs using this process, the Adviser expects that the Fund will typically hold between 5 and 15 positions. The Adviser may engage in frequent buying and selling of securities to achieve the Fund?s investment objective. Hedging Process The Adviser applies a hedging strategy to protect the portfolio against significant market declines. The Adviser uses a protective put hedging strategy and/or volatility-linked ETFs and/or volatility-linked exchange traded notes (?ETNs?) to hedge the Fund?s equity exposure. In the case of protective puts, the Fund pays a price (referred to as a premium) to purchase a put option that gives the Fund the right to sell a security at a set (strike) price even though the market price may be lower. The protective put strategy is executed using exchange-traded S&P 500 Index put options to hedge the portfolio and to reduce volatility. The protective put strategy seeks to limit downside loss. Generally, S&P 500 put options have an inverse relationship to the S&P 500 Index. In the case of volatility-related hedging, the Fund purchases ETFs and/or ETNs that invest in instruments linked to equity market volatility or the Chicago Board Options Exchange (?CBOE?) Volatility Index (?VIX?) futures. Generally, volatility has an inverse relationship to the S&P 500 Index. The Fund invests in volatility-linked instruments to benefit from the expected negative correlation between volatility and equity market returns. Additionally, the Fund may also use various options strategies that involve a combination of buying and/or selling call options on ETFs and/or ETNs to hedge the Fund against volatility and reduce the cost of the hedging strategy. The Fund?s decision regarding whether to utilize specific strategies will depend upon an evaluation of the available options, swaps, futures, Underlying Funds, ETFs, ETNs or structured notes or other securities, and market conditions, which will dictate to what extent the Fund focuses on its hedging strategies.

Top holdings

As of April 30, 2024 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $1.74M 9.22%
Invesco International BuyBack Achievers ETF $1.72M 9.13%
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund FDN $1.60M 8.45%
Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF PAVE $1.22M 6.45%
Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ET XMMO $1.22M 6.43%
Short-Term Investment DTRXX $978.30K 5.18%
Vanguard Communication Services ETF VOX $887.29K 4.70%
ST STR SPDR S P HOMEBUILD XHB $886.65K 4.70%
INVESCO S&P 500 $880.09K 4.66%
ISHARES MSCI USA MOMENTUM FA MUTUAL FUND MTUM $879.71K 4.66%
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Allocation by sector

As of April 30, 2024 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jan 31, 2024 → Apr 30, 2024
Opened
15
Exited
10
Increased
0
Decreased
4
Unchanged
1

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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Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2024, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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