Main BuyWrite Fund
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$146.33M
Holdings1
9
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 4, 2022 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide total return, from current income and gains from long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. The Fund is designed to provide investors with sustained exposure to domestic and foreign equity markets over time by generally investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and using the Advisers BuyWrite strategy. BuyWrite is an investment strategy of writing (selling) call options on a security owned by the Fund to generate additional returns from the option premium. The Fund also seeks returns by writing (selling) secured put options. A put option is an option contract that gives the owner the right to sell the underlying security at a specified price (the strike price) until its expiration at a fixed date in the future. The Fund seeks to achieve risk-adjusted returns through targeted allocations by analyzing interest and currency rates, inflation trends, … The Fund is designed to provide investors with sustained exposure to domestic and foreign equity markets over time by generally investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and using the Advisers BuyWrite strategy. BuyWrite is an investment strategy of writing (selling) call options on a security owned by the Fund to generate additional returns from the option premium. The Fund also seeks returns by writing (selling) secured put options. A put option is an option contract that gives the owner the right to sell the underlying security at a specified price (the strike price) until its expiration at a fixed date in the future. The Fund seeks to achieve risk-adjusted returns through targeted allocations by analyzing interest and currency rates, inflation trends, economic growth forecasts, and other global and capital market fundamentals. The Funds option strategy may also have the benefit of reducing the volatility of the Funds portfolio in comparison to that of broad equity market indexes. Equity Strategy The Adviser believes that, over time, asset allocation is more determinative than individual security selection in limiting the variability inherent in equity security investing. Accordingly, the Adviser, when investing in ETFs, focuses its research primarily on asset allocation by carefully reviewing: the sector (industries sharing common characteristics; e.g., financials), sub-sector (a more specialized, narrow category within a sector; e.g., financials), and capitalization (the measure of a companys size as determined by its current share price multiplied by the number of shares of the companys outstanding stock) in the Funds portfolio. The Adviser seeks to create a diversified portfolio to avoid significant allocations to particular market segments. Developing Strategic Targets . The Adviser determines the Funds target allocations by: analyzing global macroeconomic and capital market fundamentals over a 12-18 month time horizon and formulating strategic targets for allocations. Identifying the Appropriate ETFs . After developing the strategic targets, the Adviser seeks to identify the most appropriate ETFs to implement strategic asset allocation and express sector views by evaluating various factors in the respective ETFs. Option Strategy The Fund pursues its objective by employing an option strategy of writing (selling) covered call or index based options on an amount from 0% to 100% of the value of the ETF shares in the Funds portfolio. The Fund seeks to earn income and gains both from dividends paid on the ETFs owned by the Fund and cash premiums received from writing or selling: covered call options or index based options on equity based ETFs held in the Funds portfolio and cash secured put options against cash balances in the Fund. The Fund will cover its obligations when it sells options or will earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities in accordance with applicable interpretations of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). The Fund may not sell naked put or call options, i.e., equity options representing more shares of an ETF than the Fund has cash on hand and available to purchase or index options greater than the value of the underlying security. Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder exercising the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars time a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index. A call option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right, but not the obligation, to buy from the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a specified exercise or strike price by or before the contracts expiration. A put option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to sell to the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a specified exercise or strike price. The writer of an option on a security has the obligation upon exercise of the option to purchase the underlying security at the exercise price. The Advisers option strategy typically targets one-month options. Options of any exercise price or maturity may be utilized.

Top holdings

As of July 31, 2022 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $61.84M 42.26%
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF XLP $21.69M 14.82%
V/E SEMICONDUCT SMH $17.27M 11.80%
OPTION QQQ $17.16M 11.73%
ST STR SPDR S P BIOTECH E XBI $12.08M 8.26%
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust DIA $10.02M 6.85%
BBH SWEEP VEHICLE $7.90M 5.40%
ISHARES U S HOME CONSTRUCTION ETF ITB $7.16M 4.89%
KRANESH CSI CHINA INTERNET MUTUAL FUND KWEB $5.23M 3.58%
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Allocation by sector

As of July 31, 2022 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Apr 30, 2022 → Jul 31, 2022
Opened
3
Exited
2
Increased
6
Decreased
1
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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Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of July 31, 2022, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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