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PTA Comprehensive Alternatives I (BPFIX)

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PTA Comprehensive Alternatives I
Northern Lights Fund Trust (PTA)450 WIRELESS BOULEVARDHAUPPAUGE DE 11788
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Phone: 888-899-2726
Fund Overview 
Category:Long/Short Equity
Fund Family:Preservation Trust Advisors
Net Assets:22.24M
Year-to-Date Return:0.80%
Yield:0.00%
Morningstar Rating:2 stars
Fund Inception Date:Sep 30, 2002
Morningstar Style Box 
Long/Short Equity
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Management Information 
Alex R. Volz
Lead Manager since Apr 8, 2012
Alex Volz. Mr. Volz has been a Portfolio Manager of the firm SSI Investment Management, Inc. since 2006. Prior to joining SSI, Mr. Volz was a Junior Partner at Southern Trading Partners, in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a BA from Vanderbilt University.
Investment Information 
Min Initial Investment:100,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Initial Investment, AIP:100,000
Min Subsequent Investment:10,000
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:5,000
BPFIX can be purchased from 26 brokerages.

Fund Summary 
The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation with an emphasis on positive (absolute) returns and low correlation to traditional financial market indices. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective with lower volatility than if the fund utilized a single strategy approach. Its adviser may invest the fund's assets directly and select and oversee one or more sub-advisers who will manage separate segments of the fund's portfolio using a wide range of positive (absolute) return and alternative investment strategies as well as strategies focused on enhanced risk-adjusted returns.

Fund Operations 
Last Dividend : 0.00
Last Cap Gain (Dec 29, 2010) : 0.00
Annual Holdings Turnover (Dec 29, 2011) : 552.00%
Average for Category:396.78%
Fees & Expenses 
ExpenseBPFIXCategory Avg
Annual Report Expense Ratio (net):1.98%1.97%
Prospectus Net Expense Ratio:0.91%N/A
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio:6.49%N/A
Max 12b1 Fee:0.00%N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:N/A5.33%
Max Deferred Sales Load: N/A1.24%
3 Yr Expense Projection*:1,052969
5 Yr Expense Projection*:1,8301,554
10 Yr Expense Projection*:3,8673,158
* Per $10,000 invested