UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM N-Q


QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number

811-22624


Northern Lights ETF Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


4020 South 147 th Street,   Omaha, Nebraska 68137

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


James Ash

           Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 450 Wireless Boulevard, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

631-470-2619


Date of fiscal year end:

1/31


Date of reporting period: 10/31/12



Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.  



Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 58.8%

 

 

 

APPAREL - 0.4%

 

102,249

 

Billabong International Ltd.

 

 $                      93,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO MANUFACTURERS - 0.7%

 

14,672

 

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.

 

                       150,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS - 0.7%

 

5,341

 

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

                       142,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHEMICALS - 1.3%

 

5,329

 

CVR Partners LP

 

                       144,096

652

 

Terra Nitrogen Co. LP

 

                       139,991

 

 

 

                       284,087

 

 

COAL - 0.7%

 

6,651

 

Natural Resource Partners LP

 

                       145,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.4%

 

121,295

 

Hays PLC

 

                       159,167

6,150

 

Stonemor Partners LP

 

                       142,926

 

 

 

                       302,093

 

 

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE - 0.7%

 

5,450

 

Global Partners LP

 

                       148,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.7%

 

6,362

 

Provident Financial PLC

 

                       140,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC - 1.3%

 

6,340

 

CPFL Energia SA - ADR

 

                       147,659

3,112

 

RWE AG

 

                       142,310

 

 

 

                       289,969

 

 

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.7%

 

42,675

 

Sydney Airport

 

                       149,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT - 0.7%

 

4,248

 

Cedar Fair LP

 

                       152,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE - 0.7%

 

18,525

 

Catlin Group Ltd.

 

                       140,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.7%

 

7,023

 

Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust

 

                       143,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINING - 1.3%

 

2,957

 

KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.

 

                       149,242

15,624

 

Oxford Resource Partners LP

 

                       129,992

 

 

 

                       279,234

 

 

OIL & GAS - 5.2%

 

7,303

 

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP

 

                       147,228

4,521

 

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP

 

                       143,406

4,909

 

Legacy Reserves LP

 

                       133,476

3,421

 

Linn Energy LLC

 

                       144,093

7,334

 

QR Energy LP

 

                       140,446

5,765

 

SandRidge Mississippian Trust I

 

                       114,724

7,021

 

SandRidge Permian Trust

 

                       134,453

3,457

 

Suburban Propane Partners LP

 

                       148,651

 

 

 

                    1,106,477

 

 

OIL & GAS SERVICES - 1.3%

 

6,440

 

Exterran Partners LP

 

                       144,771

7,128

 

PAA Natural Gas Storage LP

 

                       140,208

 

 

 

                       284,979

 

 

PIPELINES - 4.5%

 

6,094

 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

 

                       129,558

4,371

 

Copano Energy LLC

 

                       133,315

3,326

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP

 

                       142,353

5,614

 

PVR Partners LP

 

                       141,922

3,365

 

Targa Resources Partners LP

 

                       140,926

3,130

 

TC Pipelines LP

 

                       137,720

3,710

 

Transmontaigne Partners LP

 

                       131,928

 

 

 

                       957,722

 

 

REAL ESTATE - 3.9%

 

194,428

 

Argosy Property Ltd.

 

                       145,933

109,908

 

Capital Property Fund

 

                       126,062

144,940

 

Fountainhead Property Trust

 

                       133,095

322,424

 

SA Corporate Real Estate Fund Nominees Pty Ltd.

                       130,806

621,064

 

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

 

                       165,081

44,918

 

Sycom Property Fund

 

                       133,911

 

 

 

                       834,888

 

 

REITS - 16.9%

 

69,162

 

Abacus Property Group

 

                       149,036

8,551

 

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust

 

                       139,014

48,591

 

Astro Japan Property Group

 

                       163,606

68,639

 

BWP Trust

 

                       148,620

270,000

 

Cambridge Industrial Trust

 

                       147,112

25,690

 

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

 

                       135,900

69,226

 

CFS Retail Property Trust Group

 

                       140,209

39,772

 

Charter Hall Retail REIT

 

                       149,570

9,781

 

CommonWealth REIT

 

                       134,098

3,260

 

Corio NV

 

                       145,356

1,860

 

Fonciere Des Regions

 

                       149,630

150,000

 

Frasers Commercial Trust

 

                       153,011

164,980

 

Goodman Property Trust

 

                       143,453

5,916

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

                       136,778

46,853

 

Investa Office Fund

 

                       144,163

39

 

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp. - Cl. A

 

                       133,323

157,197

 

Kiwi Income Property Trust

 

                       150,870

155,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust

 

                       140,967

510,360

 

Prosperity REIT

 

                       146,192

6,481

 

Senior Housing Properties Trust

 

                       142,452

226,000

 

Starhill Global REIT

 

                       145,358

3,177

 

Sun Communities, Inc.

 

                       133,370

117,000

 

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust

 

                       153,859

3,278

 

Vastned Retail NV

 

                       151,963

13,397

 

Westfield Group

 

                       147,953

 

 

 

                    3,625,863

 

 

RETAIL - 2.0%

 

54,604

 

David Jones Ltd.

 

                       151,041

7,347

 

Ferrellgas Partners LP

 

                       132,466

7,430

 

Inergy LP

 

                       148,600

 

 

 

                       432,107

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 11.0%

 

5,120

 

Bell Aliant Inc.

 

                       138,692

237,798

 

Cable & Wireless Communications PLC

 

                       143,541

3,467

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

 

                       133,063

11,257

 

Deutsche Telekom AG

 

                       128,624

11,311

 

France Telecom SA

 

                       126,204

17,735

 

Koninklijke KPN NV

 

                       112,053

8,977

 

KTC Corp.

 

                       152,160

61,601

 

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC - ADR

                       113,998

8,037

 

Mobile Telesystems OJSC

 

                       137,754

3,485

 

Mobistar SA

 

                         92,261

47,000

 

StarHub Ltd.

 

                       141,712

68,873

 

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.

 

                       135,874

6,814

 

Telefonica Czech Republic AS

 

                       135,847

10,139

 

Telefonica SA

 

                       133,617

26,892

 

Telekomunikacja Polska SA

 

                       101,795

34,766

 

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

 

                       149,113

7,032

 

Vivendi SA

 

                       143,978

11,772

 

VTech Holdings Ltd.

 

                       139,819

 

 

 

                    2,360,105

 

 

TRANSPORTATION - 2.0%

 

17,461

 

Capital Product Partners LP

 

                       139,688

4,109

 

Martin Midstream Partners LP

 

                       146,650

9,495

 

Navios Maritime Partners LP

 

                       147,647

 

 

 

                       433,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $12,346,633)

                  12,598,522

Principal ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BONDS & NOTES - 39.2%

 

 

 

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.6%

 

 $   127,000

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.00%, due 5/15/2022

                       133,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS - 0.7%

 

120,000

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, due 3/15/2020

 

                       143,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.7%

 

132,000

 

Griffon Corp., 7.125%, due 4/1/2018

 

                       139,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAL - 1.3%

 

134,000

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 8.00%, due 4/1/2017

                       141,705

134,000

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 8.25%, due 4/1/2020

                       142,040

 

 

 

 

                       283,745

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.3%

 

138,000

 

Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.75%, due 8/15/2024

                       137,655

138,000

 

RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.25%, due 5/15/2018

                       137,138

 

 

 

                       274,793

 

 

ELECTRIC - 1.3%

 

124,000

 

AES Corp., 7.375%, due 7/1/2021

 

                       138,570

126,000

 

NRG Energy Inc., 7.875%, due 5/15/2021

 

                       137,970

 

 

 

                       276,540

 

 

FOOD - 0.7%

 

134,000

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 6.625%, due 8/15/2022

 

                       140,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER - 0.6%

 

132,000

 

Cascades Inc., 7.75%, due 12/15/2017

 

                       139,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE SERVICES - 0.6%

 

131,000

 

Apria Healthcare Group Inc., 11.25%, due 11/1/2014

                       134,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRON & STEEL - 1.3%

 

132,000

 

Commercial Metals Co., 7.35%, due 8/15/2018

                       141,900

142,000

 

United States Steel Corp, 7.375%, due 4/1/2020

                       142,710

 

 

 

 

                       284,610

 

 

MEDIA - 0.7%

 

 

126,000

 

Dish DBS Corp., 6.75%, due 6/1/2021

 

                       140,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINING - 1.3%

 

128,000

 

Aleris International, Inc., 7.625%, due 2/15/2018

                       129,920

122,000

 

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50% due 6/15/2021

 

                       137,860

 

 

 

                       267,780

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURERS - 0.6%

 

131,000

 

Polymer Group Inc., 7.75%, due 2/1/2019

 

                       140,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS - 3.3%

 

136,000

 

QEP Resources, Inc., 5.25%, due 5/1/2023

                       141,780

152,940

 

Petroleos De Venezuela S.A., 4.90%, due 10/28/2014

                       141,852

163,015

 

Petroleos De Venezuela S.A., 5.00%, due 10/28/2015

                       142,638

136,000

 

Plains Exploration & Production, 6.125%, due 6/15/2019

 

                       135,660

130,000

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.625%, due 11/15/2020

 

                       139,100

 

 

 

 

                       701,030

 

 

PIPELINES - 0.6%

 

120,000

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50%, due 10/15/2020

 

                       136,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAIL - 1.3%

 

128,000

 

AmeriGas Finance Corp., 6.75%, due 5/20/2020  

                       137,600

126,000

 

AmeriGas Finance Corp., 7.00%, due 5/20/2022

                       136,868

 

 

 

 

                       274,468

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS - 0.5%

 

136,000

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.750% due 8/1/2020

                       112,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN - 19.9%

 

166,000

 

Hungary Government International Bond, 4.75%, due 2/3/2015

                       169,943

154,000

 

Hungary Government International Bond, 6.25%, due 1/29/2020

                       170,601

154,000

 

Hungary Government International Bond, 6.375%, due 3/29/2021

                       171,525

148,000

 

Hungary Government International Bond, 7.625%, due 3/29/2041

                       175,824

125,000

 

Irish Government Bond, 5.00%, due 10/18/2020

                       164,427

126,000

 

Irish Government Bond, 5.40%, due 3/13/2025

                       166,588

142,000

 

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tres, 4.50%, due 3/1/2026

                       174,242

135,000

 

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tres, 4.00%, due 9/1/2020

                       171,729

124,000

 

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tres, 4.75%, due 5/1/2017

                       167,934

125,000

 

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tres, 5.50%, due 9/1/2022

                       170,261

152,000

 

Mexican Government International Bond, 4.75%, due 3/8/2044

                       168,720

120,000

 

Panama Government International Bond, 6.70%, due 1/26/2036

 

                       170,820

181,000

 

Portugal Obrigacoes Do Tesouro OT, 3.85%, due 4/15/2021

                       175,448

231,000

 

Portugal Obrigacoes Do Tesouro OT, 4.10%, due 4/15/2037

                       183,817

143,000

 

Portugal Obrigacoes Do Tesouro OT, 4.35%, due 10/16/2017

                       170,755

125,000

 

Portugal Obrigacoes Do Tesouro OT, 6.40%, due 2/15/2016

                       163,119

166,000

 

Portugal Obrigacoes Do Tesouro OT, 4.80%, due 6/15/2020

                       174,946

130,000

 

Spain Government Bond, 4.00%, due 7/30/2015

                       170,813

141,000

 

Spain Government Bond, 4.00%, due 4/30/2020

                       169,657

129,000

 

Spain Government Bond, 4.25%, due 10/31/2016

                       167,845

126,000

 

Spain Government Bond, 5.85%, due 1/31/2022

                       165,865

136,000

 

Spain Government Bond, 5.90%, due 7/30/2026

                       171,613

208,000

 

Venezuela Government International Bond, 7.65%, due 4/21/2025

                       163,800

162,000

 

Venezuela Government International Bond, 8.50%, due 10/8/2014

                       164,430

154,000

 

Venezuela Government International Bond, 13.625%, due 8/15/2018

                       170,170

 

 

 

 

                    4,254,892

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.9%

 

121,000

 

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.50%, due 4/15/2020

                       139,755

130,000

 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.50%, due 6/15/2019

                       139,100

164,000

 

Nokia OYJ, 5.375%, due 5/15/2019

 

                       136,246

 

 

 

 

                       415,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $8,086,346)

                    8,392,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.0% (Cost $20,432,979)(a)

                20,991,142

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 2.0%

                       418,451

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 $             21,409,593

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes.   Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is substantially the same and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation:

 $                    983,702

Unrealized Depreciation:

                     (425,539)

Net Unrealized Appreciation:

 $                    558,163

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements.  The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Valuation - Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the last bid price on the day of valuation. Options contracts listed on a securities exchange or board of trade  for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a sale, at the last reported bid price on the valuation date.   Index options and options not listed on a security exchange or board of trade shall be valued at the last reported bid price on the valuation date. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions or market quotations from a major market maker in the securities. Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost.  Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

A Fund may hold securities, such as private placements, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable.  These securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board.  The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value team composed of one or more officers from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) adviser and/or sub-adviser.  The team may also enlist third party consultants such as an audit firm or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value.  The Board reviews and ratifies the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.

Fair Value Team and Valuation Process -  This team is composed of one or more officers from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) adviser and/or sub-adviser.  The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each of these groups.  For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities:  (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source), (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the adviser or sub-adviser, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument.  Factors which may cause the adviser or sub-adviser to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an asked price is available; the spread between bid and asked prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund’s calculation of its net asset value.  Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses.  Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private placements or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the adviser or sub-adviser based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances).  If the adviser or sub-adviser is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value team shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund's holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

 

 

 

 

 

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of all of its investments on a recurring basis.  GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument in an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

 

 

 

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.  Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following table summarizes the inputs used as of October 31, 2012 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:


Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stocks

 $            12,598,522

 $                            -

 $                            -

 $            12,598,522

Bonds and Notes

 

                 8,392,620

                               -

                 8,392,620

Total

 $            12,598,522

 $              8,392,620

 $                            -

 $            20,991,142


There were no transfers in to or out of Level 1 and Level 2 during the current period presented. It is the Fund’s policy to record transfers in to or out of Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.

 

 

 

 

 

The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.

 

 



Item 2. Controls and Procedures.


(a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 3.  Exhibits.  


Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) (and Item 3 of Form N-Q) are filed herewith.





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant) Northern Lights ETF Trust


By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Andrew Rogers      

Andrew Rogers, President

       

Date   12/31/12


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Andrew Rogers  

Andrew Rogers, President

       

Date 12/31/12


By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Kevin Wolf

  

Kevin Wolf, Treasurer

        

Date 12/31/12