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Name

As of 10/13/2023

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$17.26

$17.3 M

19.60%

$3.38

3.22%

Vitals

YTD Return

N/A

1 yr return

N/A

3 Yr Avg Return

N/A

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$17.3 M

Holdings in Top 10

47.7%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$17.4
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 3.22%

SALES FEES

Front Load 4.25%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 0.11%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$5,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Closed-end mutual fund


Name

As of 10/13/2023

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$17.26

$17.3 M

19.60%

$3.38

3.22%

LTAFX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return N/A
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 2.03%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 19.6%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Alternative Strategies Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Ladenburg Thalmann
  • Inception Date
    Jan 28, 2011
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Other
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Gregory Sachs

Fund Description


LTAFX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period LTAFX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD N/A -12.1% 6.0% 91.32%
1 Yr N/A -14.5% 29.8% 99.62%
3 Yr N/A* -11.1% 10.5% 94.57%
5 Yr N/A* -11.3% 15.9% 97.87%
10 Yr N/A* -1.4% 15.0% 99.34%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period LTAFX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 N/A -17.6% 24.6% 92.42%
2022 N/A -51.3% 2.7% 52.47%
2021 N/A -7.7% 52.3% 74.42%
2020 N/A -42.2% 35.0% 91.39%
2019 N/A -0.6% 43.1% 93.62%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period LTAFX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD N/A -12.1% 6.0% 91.32%
1 Yr N/A -14.5% 29.8% 99.62%
3 Yr N/A* -11.1% 10.5% 94.57%
5 Yr N/A* -11.3% 15.9% 97.87%
10 Yr N/A* -1.4% 15.0% 99.34%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period LTAFX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 N/A -14.0% 25.0% 94.70%
2022 N/A -40.7% 7.8% 23.57%
2021 N/A 7.8% 54.6% 77.91%
2020 N/A -36.6% 44.3% 92.62%
2019 N/A 3.4% 46.4% 96.60%

NAV & Total Return History


LTAFX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

LTAFX Category Low Category High LTAFX % Rank
Net Assets 17.3 M 1.73 M 56.5 B 96.53%
Number of Holdings 34 18 501 71.32%
Net Assets in Top 10 8.24 M 711 K 26.1 B 95.22%
Weighting of Top 10 47.73% 15.7% 82.2% 84.19%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. FRST AM-GV OB-X 14.28%
  2. STRATEGIC STORAGE TR II 8.37%
  3. JPM 07/10/23 3.35%
  4. American Healthcare REIT 3.20%
  5. JPM 01/18/24 3.17%
  6. JPM 07/13/23 3.09%
  7. SOCGEN 29.9 01/04/24 3.08%
  8. TD 01/04/24 3.07%
  9. UBS 10/18/23 3.07%
  10. GS 10/31/23 3.05%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High LTAFX % Rank
Bonds
73.47% -3.17% 148.00% 4.04%
Stocks
16.28% 0.00% 106.01% 90.07%
Cash
14.28% -42.50% 20.74% 3.31%
Convertible Bonds
0.01% 0.00% 10.95% 5.90%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 31.13% 75.00%
Other
0.00% -89.96% 112.19% 68.38%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High LTAFX % Rank
Real Estate
38.14% 34.46% 100.00% 98.84%
Energy
33.11% 0.00% 33.11% 0.78%
Financial Services
24.96% 0.00% 37.05% 5.04%
Industrials
2.19% 0.00% 7.39% 4.65%
Basic Materials
0.80% 0.00% 13.69% 2.33%
Utilities
0.79% 0.00% 3.55% 1.94%
Technology
0.00% 0.00% 12.02% 74.42%
Healthcare
0.00% 0.00% 0.53% 68.99%
Communication Services
0.00% 0.00% 11.61% 72.48%
Consumer Defense
0.00% 0.00% 0.93% 68.99%
Consumer Cyclical
0.00% 0.00% 45.29% 83.33%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High LTAFX % Rank
US
16.28% 0.00% 106.01% 90.07%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 40.58% 72.43%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High LTAFX % Rank
Corporate
61.23% 0.00% 99.81% 8.40%
Cash & Equivalents
14.28% 0.00% 100.00% 8.27%
Municipal
0.56% 0.00% 3.24% 1.91%
Securitized
0.42% 0.00% 96.61% 6.87%
Derivative
0.00% -0.16% 3.71% 66.54%
Government
0.00% 0.00% 69.19% 69.47%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High LTAFX % Rank
US
73.47% -3.17% 130.54% 4.04%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 17.46% 70.22%

LTAFX - Expenses

Operational Fees

LTAFX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 3.22% 0.07% 24.62% 6.69%
Management Fee 1.50% 0.00% 1.50% 100.00%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.45% 45.00%

Sales Fees

LTAFX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 4.25% 3.00% 5.75% 85.11%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 1.00% N/A

Trading Fees

LTAFX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

LTAFX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 0.11% 0.11% 380.00% 0.79%

LTAFX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

LTAFX Category Low Category High LTAFX % Rank
Dividend Yield 19.60% 0.00% 13.25% 6.62%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

LTAFX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annual Monthly Quarterly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

LTAFX Category Low Category High LTAFX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 2.03% -1.14% 6.05% 15.61%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

LTAFX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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LTAFX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Gregory Sachs


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 10, 2021

0.47

0.5%

Mr. Gregory H. Sachs, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sachs Capital Group LP, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of SCG Asset Management LLC, is the Fund’s portfolio manager. Mr. Sachs is also the founder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deerfield Capital Management LLC. In 1993, Mr. Sachs founded Deerfield Capital Management LLC in Chicago where he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In its early years, Deerfield focused solely on fixed income arbitrage and relative value trading strategies based on the identification of anomalies in global fixed income, futures, options, and derivative markets. In 2004 Mr. Sachs sold a controlling interest in Deerfield to Triarc [NYSE:TRY]. Together they sold the company in 2007 to a public REIT that Deerfield managed [NYSE:DFR]. When Deerfield was sold, it had approximately $17 Billion under management. He received both an M.S. in Quantitative Analysis and Finance and a B.B.A. in Actuarial Science and Quantitative Analysis from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.01 28.42 7.9 2.23