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U.S. equity markets posted losses across all three major indexes last week. The S&P 500 fell 0.78%, the NASDAQ Composite lost 0.63%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.56%.
Two of the 11 sectors rose last week; Energy posted the best return, gaining 2.06%.
Two of the 12 Quantified Funds rose last week: The Quantified Eckhardt Managed Futures Strategy Fund (QETCX) gained 0.25%; the Quantified Alternative Investment Fund (QALTX) rose 0.18%; the Quantified STF Fund (QSTFX) fell 0.16%; the Quantified Global Fund (QGBLX) declined 0.24%; the Quantified Managed Income Fund (QBDSX) decreased by 0.25%; the Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund (QSPMX) fell 0.55%; the Quantified Government Income Tactical Fund (QGITX) decreased by 0.76%; the Quantified Market Leaders Fund (QMLFX) lost 1.29%; the Quantified Tactical Sectors Fund (QTSSX) fell 1.35%; the Quantified Common Ground Fund (QCGDX) declined 1.84%; the Quantified Rising Dividend Tactical Fund (QRDTX) fell 2.11%; and the Quantified Evolution Plus Fund (QEVOX) lost 2.31%.
The Market Environment Indicator (MEI) was bullish as of Friday morning. The Quantified Market Leaders Fund’s leveraged gross equity exposures were as follows: Large-Cap Value (25.94%), Mid-Cap Value (19.42%), Small-Cap Value (12.88%), Emerging Markets (6.34%), 2x S&P 500 and 2x NASDAQ-100 exposure (25%), Health Care (7.18%), Energy (7.18%), Financials (7.18%), Technology (7.18%), and single-stock ETFs (2x or -1x) (5%).
The Quantified Alternative Investment Fund’s cash allocation decreased by 13.28 percentage points last week, ending the week at 6.06%. QALTX’s largest allocation increase was the iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF), which rose 6.78 percentage points to 6.78%. Its largest decrease was the State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF (CWB), which fell 5 percentage points to 0%. Last week, the ETFs fell 1.38% and 0.29%, respectively.
The volatility-based systematic allocation to NASDAQ-100 Index futures remained 7% net long throughout the week.
The capital allocation to 30-year U.S. Treasury bond futures in the Quantified Alternative Investment Fund started the week with a 10% net short exposure. On Tuesday, the position changed to a 12% net long exposure. On Wednesday, the position moved to a 10% net short exposure.
The QFC Self-Adjusting Trend Following strategy’s signal for exposure to the NASDAQ-100 Index (NDX) remained at 0% net exposure throughout the week. The Quantified STF Fund (QSTFX) fell 0.16% for the week, compared with declines of 0.58% for the NASDAQ-100 Index (NDX) and 0.61% for the Rydex Series NASDAQ-100 Fund (RYHOX), an eligible holding for the STF strategy.
The Quantified Managed Income Fund’s (QBDSX) largest ETF allocations were the State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF (CWB, 13.61%), WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (DLN, 13.60%), the Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO, 13.60%), and ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (TBF, 13.60%). Last week, CWB, DLN, and SCHO fell 0.29%, 0.92%, and 0.42%, respectively, while TBF rose 1.69%. The cash allocation was 10%.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose approximately 19 basis points, from 4.78% to 4.98%, last week. The capital allocation to 30-year U.S. Treasury bond futures in the Quantified Managed Income Fund started the week with a 15% net short exposure. On Tuesday, the position changed to an 18% net long exposure. On Wednesday, the position shifted to a 15% net short exposure. E-mini S&P 500 futures remained at 0% net exposure throughout the week.
The Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund (QSPMX) started the week with a 90% net long exposure. On Tuesday, the position moved to a 130% net long exposure. On Wednesday, the position shifted to a 170% net long exposure. On Thursday, the position switched to a 190% net long exposure. On Friday, the position moved to a 200% net long exposure.
The Quantified Government Income Tactical Fund (QGITX) started the week with a 14.30% net long exposure to Treasurys. On Tuesday, the position moved to a 98.80% net long exposure to Treasurys. On Wednesday, the position moved to a 14.30% net long exposure to Treasurys. On Thursday, the position switched to a 27.30% net long exposure to Treasurys.
The Quantified Evolution Plus Fund (QEVOX) had the following allocations at the end of last week: 65% in the S&P 500, 13% in the NASDAQ-100 Index, 9% in gold, 7% in emerging markets, and 6% in cash.
The Quantified Common Ground Fund’s (QCGDX) largest allocations were Vistra Corp. (VST, 4.36%) and NMI Holdings Inc. (NMIH, 4.30%). Last week, VST and NMIH fell 0.62% and 2.10%, respectively. The cash allocation was 2.50%.
The Quantified Global Fund’s (QGBLX) largest allocations were the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY, 23.89%) and PLDT Inc. (PHI, 7.81%). Last week, SPY fell 0.77%, while PHI rose 1.59%. The cash allocation was 6.89%.
The Quantified Tactical Sectors Fund’s (QTSSX) leveraged gross allocations last Friday were as follows: the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF, 39%), the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE, 39%), the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK, 39%), and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV, 39%).
The Quantified Rising Dividend Tactical Fund (QRDTX) was bullish at the end of last week.
Total Return
Fund (Inception)
Symbol
Qtr Ending (6/30/26)
Year-To-Date Ending (6/30/26)
1 Year Ending (6/30/26)
3 Years Ending (6/30/26)
5 Years Ending (6/30/26)
10 Years Ending (6/30/26)
Since * Inception Ending (6/30/26)
Annual Expense Ratio
Quantified Gold Futures Tracking Fund (7/9/13)
QGLDX
(14.37%)
(7.22%)
19.34%
24.96%
14.55%
8.69%
6.87%
1.50%
Quantified Managed Income Fund (8/9/13)
QBDSX
(0.38%)
(0.76%)
(0.12%)
2.52%
0.60%
0.54%
0.69%
1.60%
Quantified Market Leaders Fund (8/9/13)
QMLFX
22.13%
20.41%
31.42%
11.69%
1.96%
10.45%
8.47%
1.53%
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund (8/9/13)
QALTX
0.38%
4.52%
14.81%
7.68%
3.76%
4.19%
3.63%
2.41%
Quantified STF Fund
(11/13/15)
QSTFX
42.48%
25.73%
42.64%
20.69%
10.55%
19.44%
16.07%
1.73%
Quantified Common Ground Fund
(12/27/19)
QCGDX
8.58%
14.65%
19.25%
11.45%
8.34%
N/A
10.75%
1.61%
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund
(9/30/19)
QEVOX
6.91%
50.00%
69.20%
21.76%
9.13%
1.83%
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund
(8/30/19)
QSPMX
2.73%
(4.65%)
15.19%
10.28%
7.33%
10.58%
1.79%
Quantified Tactical Sectors Fund (3/3/21)
QTSSX
22.28%
17.32%
29.78%
11.43%
(1.97%)
(0.84%)
1.72%
Quantified Rising Dividend Tactical Fund (4/14/21)
QRDTX
14.70%
12.37%
19.43%
13.02%
2.42%
2.79%
1.81%
Quantified Government Income Tactical Fund (4/15/21)
QGITX
(3.49%)
(4.87%)
(2.64%)
(2.55%)
(5.58%)
(5.20%)
Quantified Global Fund (11/29/23)
QGBLX
(2.41%)
1.45%
7.99%
11.80%
1.69%
Quantified Eckhardt Managed Futures Strategy (10/26/24)
QETCX
3.25%
(2.21%)
(7.51%)
(10.69%)
* Performance for periods of greater than one year are annualized.
As of the most recent prospectus, the expense ratios for the Quantified Gold Futures Tracking Fund are as follows: Investors’ Class (No Load), 1.50%; Class A, 1.50%; Class C, 2.10%. The maximum sales charge imposed on Class A share purchases (as percentage of offering price) is 5.75%. An additional 2% redemption fee applies to all share classes, including Investors’ Class, when shares are redeemed within 7 days of purchase.
The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end please call 1-855-647-8268.
Risks associated with the Quantified Funds include active frequent trading risk, aggressive investment techniques, small and mid-cap companies risk, counter party risk, depository receipt risk, derivatives risk, equity securities risk, foreign securities risk, holding cash risk, limited history of operations risk, lower quality debt securities risk, convertible bond risk, non-diversification risk, investing in other investment companies (including ETFs) risk, shorting risk, asset backed securities risk, commodity risk, credit risk, interest risk, prepayment risk, mortgage backed securities risk, hedging and leverage risk, preferred stock risk, and MLP and REIT risks. For detailed information relating to these risks, please see prospectus.
The principal risks of investing in The Quantified Gold Futures Tracking Fund are Risks of the Sub-advisor’s Investment Strategy, Risks of Aggressive Investment Techniques, High Portfolio Turnover, Risk of Investing in Derivatives, Risks of Investing in ETFs, Risks of Investing in Other Investment Companies, Leverage Risk, Taxation Risk, Concentration Risk, Gold Risk, Wholly-owned Corporation Risk, Risk of Non-Diversification and interest rate risk. “Gold Risk” includes volatility, price fluctuations over short periods, risks associated with global monetary, economic, social and political conditions and developments, currency devaluation and revaluation and restrictions, trading and transactional restrictions.
An investor should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds before investing. This and other information can be found in the funds’ prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained by calling 1-855-650-7453. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. There is no guarantee that any of the Quantified Funds or Quantified Gold Futures Tracking Fund will achieve their investment objectives.
Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd., serves as investment sub-advisor to The Gold Futures Tracking Fund and Quantified Funds. Advisors Preferred, LLC serves is the Funds’ investment advisor.
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