SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2022
LEUTHOLD FUNDS
Leuthold Core Investment Fund
Retail Class Shares LCORX
Institutional Class Shares LCRIX
Leuthold Global Fund
Retail Class Shares GLBLX
Institutional Class Shares GLBIX
Leuthold Select Industries Fund
LSLTX
Grizzly Short Fund
GRZZX
Leuthold Core ETF
LCR
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this semi-annual report is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. An investment in the Funds is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
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Leuthold Core Investment Fund
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
March 31, 2022
Leuthold Global Fund
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
March 31, 2022
^ | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
Reflected as a percent of absolute value of investments and securities sold short.
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Leuthold Funds
(Unaudited)
Leuthold Select Industries Fund
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
March 31, 2022*
Grizzly Short Fund
Allocation of Securities Sold Short
March 31, 2022
* | Excludes short-term investments less than 5% of net assets. |
Reflected as a percent of absolute value of investments and securities sold short.
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March 31, 2022
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Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 64.41% | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics - 2.55% | ||||||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) | 30,946 | $ | 2,672,806 | |||||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 26,722 | 2,878,227 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 24,401 | 2,517,207 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 19,921 | 4,609,520 | ||||||
Hub Group, Inc.- Class A (a) | 27,463 | 2,120,418 | ||||||
14,798,178 | ||||||||
Capital Markets - 7.41% | ||||||||
Coinbase Global, Inc.- Class A (a) | 6,967 | 1,322,755 | ||||||
Evercore, Inc.- Class A | 29,901 | 3,328,579 | ||||||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 21,250 | 7,014,625 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 20,786 | 2,746,246 | ||||||
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | 58,757 | 1,930,167 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 7,083 | 2,389,875 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 75,479 | 6,596,865 | ||||||
Nasdaq, Inc. | 11,438 | 2,038,252 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 42,733 | 4,696,784 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp. | 55,332 | 3,757,043 | ||||||
Tradeweb Markets, Inc.- Class A | 20,728 | 1,821,369 | ||||||
UBS Group AG (b) | 271,375 | 5,302,668 | ||||||
42,945,228 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Chemicals - 0.00% (h) | ||||||||
China Lumena New Materials Corp. (a)(b)(d)(e) | 20,950 | $ | 6,419 | |||||
Consumer Finance - 2.15% | ||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | 55,100 | 2,395,748 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 28,101 | 3,689,380 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 21,424 | 2,360,711 | ||||||
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | 44,474 | 2,108,512 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial | 55,506 | 1,932,164 | ||||||
12,486,515 | ||||||||
Distributors - 0.55% | ||||||||
LKQ Corp. | 69,557 | 3,158,583 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.51% | ||||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 16,373 | 1,942,329 | ||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 31,643 | 3,395,927 | ||||||
TD SYNNEX Corp. | 33,036 | 3,409,645 | ||||||
8,747,901 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.18% | ||||||||
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) | 73,795 | 4,989,280 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 13,238 | 7,623,102 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 38,901 | 5,793,137 | ||||||
18,405,519 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.29% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 30,136 | 3,566,897 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC (b) | 35,323 | 3,919,087 | ||||||
7,485,984 |
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Leuthold Core Investment Fund |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 64.41% (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.68% | ||||||||
Anthem, Inc. | 13,590 | $ | 6,675,680 | |||||
Centene Corp. (a) | 63,344 | 5,332,931 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 13,054 | 5,680,709 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 18,463 | 9,415,576 | ||||||
27,104,896 | ||||||||
Household Durables - 2.91% | ||||||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 58,467 | 4,356,376 | ||||||
KB Home | 43,139 | 1,396,841 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A | 34,778 | 2,822,930 | ||||||
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | 25,024 | 1,982,651 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | 89,413 | 3,746,405 | ||||||
Toll Brothers, Inc. | 53,938 | 2,536,165 | ||||||
16,841,368 | ||||||||
Insurance - 3.12% | ||||||||
The Allstate Corp. | 20,000 | 2,770,200 | ||||||
American Financial Group, Inc. | 15,299 | 2,227,840 | ||||||
Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (a)(b) | 53,264 | 2,579,043 | ||||||
Chubb, Ltd. (b) | 13,251 | 2,834,389 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 23,856 | 3,243,462 | ||||||
Markel Corp. (a) | 1,527 | 2,252,692 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 85,135 | 2,202,442 | ||||||
18,110,068 | ||||||||
IT Services - 2.55% | ||||||||
Concentrix Corp. | 33,036 | 5,502,476 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | 14,283 | 5,104,459 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A | 18,812 | 4,171,937 | ||||||
14,778,872 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.33% | ||||||||
Danaher Corp. | 13,782 | $ | 4,042,674 | |||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 6,221 | 3,674,434 | ||||||
7,717,108 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 3.65% | ||||||||
Alcoa Corp. | 30,379 | 2,735,021 | ||||||
ArcelorMittal SA - NYRS | 65,667 | 2,102,001 | ||||||
BHP Group, Ltd. - ADR | 53,077 | 4,100,198 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 75,305 | 3,745,671 | ||||||
Materion Corp. | 21,675 | 1,858,415 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC - LN Shares - ADR | 46,251 | 3,718,580 | ||||||
Teck Resources, Ltd. - Class B (b) | 71,229 | 2,876,939 | ||||||
21,136,825 | ||||||||
Multiline Retail - 2.34% | ||||||||
Target Corp. | 64,041 | 13,590,781 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.14% | ||||||||
APA Corp. | 84,827 | 3,505,900 | ||||||
BP PLC - ADR | 100,851 | 2,965,019 | ||||||
California Resources Corp. | 45,055 | 2,015,310 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 33,907 | 4,042,732 | ||||||
Equinor ASA - ADR | 112,754 | 4,229,403 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 46,739 | 3,860,174 | ||||||
Imperial Oil, Ltd. (b) | 58,351 | 2,819,520 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 138,997 | 3,490,215 | ||||||
Shell PLC - ADR | 66,654 | 3,661,304 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. (b) | 82,853 | 2,700,179 | ||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. | 28,392 | 2,314,232 | ||||||
35,603,988 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 5 |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 64.41% (continued) | ||||||||
Paper & Forest Products - 0.40% | ||||||||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 37,391 | $ | 2,322,729 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.78% | ||||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 87,636 | 4,536,916 | ||||||
Professional Services - 3.14% | ||||||||
ASGN, Inc. (a) | 35,127 | 4,099,672 | ||||||
Insperity, Inc. | 27,114 | 2,722,788 | ||||||
Korn Ferry | 36,868 | 2,394,208 | ||||||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 25,024 | 2,350,254 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 41,049 | 4,686,975 | ||||||
TriNet Group, Inc. (a) | 19,508 | 1,918,807 | ||||||
18,172,704 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.92% | ||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 67,873 | 8,945,661 | ||||||
KLA Corp. | 13,935 | 5,101,046 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 19,857 | 10,675,322 | ||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 25,721 | 3,858,150 | ||||||
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,719 | 5,712,074 | ||||||
34,292,253 | ||||||||
Software - 2.99% | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc. (a) | 7,664 | 3,491,872 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 44,881 | 13,837,261 | ||||||
17,329,133 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Specialty Retail - 2.26% | ||||||||
Asbury Automotive | ||||||||
Group, Inc. (a) | 9,870 | $ | 1,581,174 | |||||
AutoNation, Inc. (a) | 23,631 | 2,353,175 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 11,264 | 1,890,437 | ||||||
The Home Depot, Inc. | 7,664 | 2,294,065 | ||||||
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 28,508 | 2,671,770 | ||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 16,025 | 2,323,625 | ||||||
13,114,246 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.34% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 38,959 | 6,802,631 | ||||||
Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class C | 19,508 | 979,107 | ||||||
7,781,738 | ||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.51% | ||||||||
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | 40,004 | 1,696,170 | ||||||
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | 23,631 | 1,257,169 | ||||||
2,953,339 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.71% | ||||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A | 13,586 | 1,157,663 | ||||||
Triton International, Ltd. (b) | 27,114 | 1,902,860 | ||||||
United Rentals, Inc. (a) | 12,541 | 4,454,689 | ||||||
WESCO International, Inc. (a) | 18,463 | 2,402,775 | ||||||
9,917,987 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $236,734,655) | $ | 373,339,278 |
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Leuthold Core Investment Fund |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 12.37% | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds - 12.37% | ||||||||
Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (a)(g) | 123,391 | $ | 9,493,704 | |||||
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | 88,193 | 4,455,510 | ||||||
iShares Gold Trust (a) | 168,434 | 6,203,424 | ||||||
iShares International Treasury Bond ETF | 226,925 | 10,540,666 | ||||||
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 23,857 | 2,332,260 | ||||||
iShares MBS ETF | 57,037 | 5,810,359 | ||||||
SPDR Bloomberg Short-Term High Yield Bond ETF | 260,218 | 6,828,120 | ||||||
SPDR Gold Shares (a) | 33,081 | 5,976,083 | ||||||
VanEck China Bond ETF | 157,057 | 3,869,099 | ||||||
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 87,405 | 2,359,061 | ||||||
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF | 269,817 | 13,817,329 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $70,399,613) | $ | 71,685,615 |
Principal Amount | Fair Value | |||||||
CORPORATE BONDS - 1.56% | ||||||||
Banks - 0.89% | ||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
1.500%, 01/27/2025 | $ | 4,600,000 | $ | 5,172,284 |
Principal | ||||||||
Amount | Fair Value | |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.67% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | ||||||||
1.000%, 11/10/2022 | 3,500,000 | $ | 3,903,521 | |||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $9,296,406) | $ | 9,075,805 | ||||||
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 2.09% | ||||||||
Foreign Government Bonds - 2.09% | ||||||||
French Republic Government Bond OAT | ||||||||
1.250%, 05/25/2034 (b) | ||||||||
EUR | 7,930,000 | $ | 8,945,079 | |||||
United Kingdom Gilt | ||||||||
4.750%, 12/07/2030 (b) | ||||||||
GBP | 1,910,000 | �� | 3,169,720 | |||||
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS (Cost $12,852,487) | $ | 12,114,799 | ||||||
UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 0.97% | ||||||||
United States Treasury Notes - 0.97% | ||||||||
2.000%, 11/15/2041 | $ | 6,200,000 | $ | 5,616,812 | ||||
TOTAL UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,040,158) | $ | 5,616,812 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 7 |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 14.05% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 14.05% | ||||||||
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.1200% (c)(f) | 81,459,289 | $ | 81,459,289 | |||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $81,459,289) | $ | 81,459,289 | ||||||
Total Investments (Cost $416,782,608) - 95.45% | $ | 553,291,598 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - (f) - 4.55% | 26,381,631 | |||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 579,673,229 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
EUR | Euro |
GBP | British Pound |
NYRS | New York Registry Shares |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Foreign issued security. |
(c) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2022. |
(d) | Illiquid security. The fair value of this security totals $6,419 which represents an amount that rounds to 0.00% of total net assets. |
(e) | This security is currently being fair valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Directors of Leuthold Funds, Inc. and is deemed a Level 3 security as it is valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(f) | All or a portion of the assets have been committed as collateral for open securites sold short. |
(g) | Affiliated security. At March 31, 2022, the market value of this security totals $9,493,704, which represents 1.64% of total net assets. |
(h) | Rounds to less than 0.005%. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/ or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
8 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund |
Schedule of Investments Sold Short - (a) |
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 12.61% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.88% | ||||||||
The Boeing Co. | 4,431 | $ | 848,537 | |||||
HEICO Corp. | 3,566 | 547,524 | ||||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | 14,076 | 505,891 | ||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc. | 8,958 | 577,343 | ||||||
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 10,920 | 1,081,844 | ||||||
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. | 10,319 | 504,496 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 1,562 | 1,017,705 | ||||||
5,083,340 | ||||||||
Airlines - 0.26% | ||||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 24,773 | 980,268 | ||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | 11,257 | 521,874 | ||||||
1,502,142 | ||||||||
Auto Components - 0.16% | ||||||||
Dorman Products, Inc. | 5,674 | 539,200 | ||||||
Visteon Corp. | 3,543 | 386,648 | ||||||
925,848 | ||||||||
Banks - 0.17% | ||||||||
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 10,324 | 519,091 | ||||||
Independent Bank Corp. | 5,874 | 479,847 | ||||||
998,938 | ||||||||
Beverages - 0.29% | ||||||||
The Boston Beer Co., Inc. - Class A | 915 | 355,450 | ||||||
Celsius Holdings, Inc. | 8,443 | 465,885 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp. | 10,529 | 841,267 | ||||||
1,662,602 | ||||||||
Building Products - 0.10% | ||||||||
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | 4,691 | 557,338 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Capital Markets - 0.43% | ||||||||
CME Group, Inc. - Class A | 4,681 | $ | 1,113,423 | |||||
Credit Suisse Group AG - ADR | 90,018 | 706,641 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 2,004 | 681,761 | ||||||
2,501,825 | ||||||||
Chemicals - 0.53% | ||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 4,458 | 787,105 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 7,131 | 936,514 | ||||||
RPM International, Inc. | 5,073 | 413,145 | ||||||
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | 3,142 | 386,340 | ||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA - ADR | 6,312 | 540,307 | ||||||
3,063,411 | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.29% | ||||||||
MillerKnoll, Inc. | 11,153 | 385,448 | ||||||
MSA Safety, Inc. | 2,896 | 384,299 | ||||||
Rollins, Inc. | 25,402 | 890,340 | ||||||
1,660,087 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering - 0.21% | ||||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. | 9,053 | 1,191,465 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging - 0.24% | ||||||||
AptarGroup, Inc. | 4,140 | 486,450 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 10,251 | 922,590 | ||||||
1,409,040 | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.07% | ||||||||
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. | 3,119 | 413,860 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment - 0.24% | ||||||||
Generac Holdings, Inc. | 3,252 | 966,690 | ||||||
Plug Power, Inc. | 15,333 | 438,677 | ||||||
1,405,367 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 9 |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund |
Schedule of Investments Sold Short - (a) (continued) |
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 12.61% (continued) | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.20% | ||||||||
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. | 2,441 | $ | 1,153,690 | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.38% | ||||||||
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. - Class A | 26,303 | 957,692 | ||||||
NOV, Inc. | 33,808 | 662,975 | ||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 37,370 | 578,488 | ||||||
2,199,155 | ||||||||
Entertainment - 0.15% | ||||||||
Roku, Inc. | 6,785 | 849,957 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.26% | ||||||||
Performance Food Group Co. | 10,510 | 535,064 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 12,259 | 1,000,947 | ||||||
1,536,011 | ||||||||
Food Products - 0.26% | ||||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 19,386 | 999,154 | ||||||
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 3,279 | 489,063 | ||||||
1,488,217 | ||||||||
Gas Utilities - 0.09% | ||||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 6,175 | 544,882 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.50% | ||||||||
Axonics, Inc. | 9,823 | 614,920 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp. | 25,160 | 1,114,336 | ||||||
Dexcom, Inc. | 2,632 | 1,346,531 | ||||||
Inari Medical, Inc. | 6,776 | 614,177 | ||||||
Insulet Corp. | 3,566 | 949,947 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | �� | 3,502 | 1,056,483 | |||||
Novocure, Ltd. (b) | 6,644 | 550,455 | ||||||
Outset Medical, Inc. | 10,429 | 473,477 | ||||||
STERIS PLC | 3,793 | 917,034 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 3,912 | 1,045,873 | ||||||
8,683,233 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.09% | ||||||||
R1 RCM, Inc. | 19,577 | $ | 523,881 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.29% | ||||||||
Airbnb, Inc. - Class A | 6,535 | 1,122,451 | ||||||
Aramark | 13,370 | 502,712 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 44,337 | 896,494 | ||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 2,732 | 605,903 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 26,518 | 1,030,755 | ||||||
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | 3,798 | 598,944 | ||||||
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (b) | 16,540 | 965,771 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | 12,255 | 1,026,724 | ||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 3,343 | 392,301 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | 4,458 | 355,481 | ||||||
7,497,536 | ||||||||
Household Products - 0.07% | ||||||||
WD-40 Co. | 2,241 | 410,618 | ||||||
Independent Power and Renewable - 0.10% | ||||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 6,908 | 565,282 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.17% | ||||||||
General Electric Co. | 11,007 | 1,007,140 | ||||||
Insurance - 0.07% | ||||||||
Erie Indemnity Co. - Class A | 2,445 | 430,638 | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 0.12% | ||||||||
Match Group, Inc. | 6,239 | 678,429 | ||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.13% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 223 | 726,969 |
10 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund |
Schedule of Investments Sold Short - (a) (continued) |
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 12.61% (continued) | ||||||||
IT Services - 0.51% | ||||||||
Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A | 7,481 | $ | 895,476 | |||||
Okta, Inc. | 4,235 | 639,316 | ||||||
Repay Holdings Corp. | 20,944 | 309,343 | ||||||
Shift4 Payments, Inc. - Class A | 8,489 | 525,724 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc. - Class A | 3,639 | 599,743 | ||||||
2,969,602 | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.15% | ||||||||
Illumina, Inc. | 2,537 | 886,428 | ||||||
Machinery - 0.30% | ||||||||
Chart Industries, Inc. | 3,525 | 605,489 | ||||||
Colfax Corp. | 14,263 | 567,525 | ||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc. | 2,846 | 551,782 | ||||||
1,724,796 | ||||||||
Media - 0.08% | ||||||||
Cable One, Inc. | 301 | 440,736 | ||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.11% | ||||||||
Royal Gold, Inc. | 4,686 | 662,038 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities - 0.10% | ||||||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (b) | 37,242 | 577,996 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.11% | ||||||||
New Fortress Energy, Inc. | 14,928 | 636,082 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.20% | ||||||||
AstraZeneca PLC - ADR | 17,824 | 1,182,444 | ||||||
Professional Services - 0.27% | ||||||||
Clarivate PLC (b) | 20,502 | $ | 343,614 | |||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | 11,139 | 741,969 | ||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | 25,912 | 453,978 | ||||||
1,539,561 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.23% | ||||||||
Americold Realty Trust | 12,031 | $ | 335,424 | |||||
Equinix, Inc. | 1,339 | 993,029 | ||||||
1,328,453 | ||||||||
Road & Rail - 0.30% | ||||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. (b) | 12,457 | 1,028,201 | ||||||
Uber Technologies, Inc. | 19,372 | 691,193 | ||||||
1,719,394 | ||||||||
Software - 1.50% | ||||||||
Alteryx, Inc. - Class A | 6,016 | 430,324 | ||||||
Appfolio, Inc. - Class A | 3,976 | 450,123 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 4,385 | 939,925 | ||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A | 5,528 | 1,255,298 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc. - Class A | 6,193 | 938,054 | ||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc. | 4,231 | 400,337 | ||||||
nCino, Inc. | 7,355 | 301,408 | ||||||
Pegasystems, Inc. | 4,158 | 335,343 | ||||||
Q2 Holdings, Inc. | 6,034 | 371,996 | ||||||
Smartsheet, Inc. | 8,056 | 441,307 | ||||||
Splunk, Inc. | 5,793 | 860,898 | ||||||
The Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A | 9,040 | 626,020 | ||||||
Unity Software, Inc. | 4,499 | 446,346 | ||||||
Workday, Inc. - Class A | 3,830 | 917,132 | ||||||
8,714,511 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Proceeds $74,851,974) | $ | 73,052,942 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 11 |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund |
Schedule of Investments Sold Short - (a) (continued) |
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 3.79% | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds - 3.79% | ||||||||
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund | 41,147 | $ | 2,830,091 | |||||
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | 20,250 | 3,746,250 | ||||||
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 37,157 | 3,826,428 | ||||||
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 7,858 | 2,848,839 | ||||||
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | 8,230 | 2,838,856 | ||||||
iShares S&P 100 ETF | 14,163 | 2,953,269 | ||||||
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 39,559 | 2,945,563 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Proceeds $21,835,710) | $ | 21,989,296 | ||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $96,687,684) - 16.40% | $ | 95,042,238 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. |
ADR American Depositary Receipt |
(a) Non-income producing security. |
(b) Foreign issued security. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/ or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
12 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 65.62% | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics - 2.80% | ||||||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,446 | $ | 124,891 | |||||
Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA (b) | 5,107 | 93,411 | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG (b) | 3,040 | 145,166 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 761 | 176,088 | ||||||
Kintetsu World Express, Inc. (b) | 3,400 | 86,995 | ||||||
PostNL NV (b) | 23,517 | 89,628 | ||||||
Royal Mail PLC (b) | 14,559 | 62,555 | ||||||
778,734 | ||||||||
Banks - 4.03% | ||||||||
Ameris Bancorp | 1,784 | 78,282 | ||||||
Associated Banc-Corp. | 4,347 | 98,938 | ||||||
Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT (b) | 597,800 | 71,156 | ||||||
Cadence Bank | 2,658 | 77,773 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 3,319 | 150,450 | ||||||
FNB Corp. | 7,810 | 97,234 | ||||||
Investors Bancorp, Inc. | 6,845 | 102,196 | ||||||
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. (b) | 39,200 | 81,630 | ||||||
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,050 | 193,673 | ||||||
Simmons First National Corp. | 2,764 | 72,472 | ||||||
Valley National Bancorp | 7,367 | 95,918 | ||||||
1,119,722 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Capital Markets - 5.38% | ||||||||
Evercore, Inc. - Class A | 933 | $ | 103,862 | |||||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 900 | 297,090 | ||||||
Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. - H Shares (a)(b) | 72,000 | 54,713 | ||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 1,214 | 221,774 | ||||||
Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. (b) | 15,272 | 82,083 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 4,410 | 385,434 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1,777 | 195,310 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp. | 2,289 | 155,423 | ||||||
1,495,689 | ||||||||
Chemicals - 1.51% | ||||||||
The Mosaic Co. | 3,320 | 220,780 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd. (a)(b) | 1,927 | 200,389 | ||||||
421,169 | ||||||||
Communications Equipment - 3.51% | ||||||||
Ciena Corp. (a) | 1,998 | 121,139 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 4,132 | 230,400 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 3,672 | 136,451 | ||||||
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,250 | 122,000 | ||||||
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | 2,429 | 59,948 | ||||||
Spirent Communications PLC (b) | 30,406 | 94,709 | ||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - ADR | 12,520 | 114,433 | ||||||
Wistron NeWeb Corp. (a)(b) | 39,000 | 96,741 | ||||||
975,821 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 13 |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 65.62% (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Finance - 2.52% | ||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | 2,587 | $ | 112,483 | |||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,435 | 188,401 | ||||||
Credit Corp Group, Ltd. (b) | 3,221 | 72,510 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 1,411 | 155,478 | ||||||
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | 1,601 | 75,903 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial | 2,729 | 94,997 | ||||||
699,772 | ||||||||
Distributors - 0.34% | ||||||||
LKQ Corp. | 2,089 | 94,861 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services -2.84% | ||||||||
KT Corp. - ADR | 12,781 | 183,280 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA - ADR | 18,183 | 204,559 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhd (b) | 97,300 | 113,157 | ||||||
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT - ADR | 5,432 | 173,552 | ||||||
Telkom SA SOC, Ltd. (b) | 38,000 | 115,671 | ||||||
790,219 | ||||||||
Food Products - 0.66% | ||||||||
Bunge, Ltd. | 1,665 | 184,499 | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.67% | ||||||||
Anthem, Inc. | 392 | 192,558 | ||||||
Centene Corp. (a) | 2,128 | 179,157 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 423 | 184,077 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 365 | 186,139 | ||||||
741,931 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Household Durables - 3.62% | ||||||||
Barratt Developments PLC (b) | 11,611 | $ | 79,045 | |||||
Haseko Corp. (b) | 7,900 | 90,738 | ||||||
KB Home | 3,544 | 114,755 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A | 2,302 | 186,853 | ||||||
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | 2,178 | 172,563 | ||||||
Redrow PLC (b) | 11,746 | 80,354 | ||||||
Toll Brothers, Inc. | 3,107 | 146,091 | ||||||
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a) | 6,851 | 137,568 | ||||||
1,007,967 | ||||||||
Insurance - 2.98% | ||||||||
The Allstate Corp. | 1,491 | 206,519 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 1,579 | 214,681 | ||||||
DB Insurance Co., Ltd. (b) | 1,703 | 98,061 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 5,397 | 139,620 | ||||||
Sompo Holdings, Inc. (b) | 3,900 | 171,368 | ||||||
830,249 | ||||||||
IT Services - 2.13% | ||||||||
Accenture PLC - Class A (b) | 820 | 276,529 | ||||||
NS Solutions Corp. (b) | 2,600 | 77,916 | ||||||
TIS, Inc. (b) | 4,200 | 98,291 | ||||||
Wipro, Ltd. - ADR | 18,012 | 138,872 | ||||||
591,608 | ||||||||
Marine - 2.53% | ||||||||
AP Moller - Maersk A/S - | ||||||||
Class B (b) | 69 | 207,343 | ||||||
Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, Ltd. (a)(b) | 51,000 | 237,056 | ||||||
Matson, Inc. | 1,121 | 135,215 | ||||||
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (b) | 4,134 | 122,738 | ||||||
702,352 |
14 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 65.62% (continued) | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 5.24% | ||||||||
Anglo American PLC (b) | 3,870 | $ | 201,094 | |||||
BHP Group, Ltd. - ADR | 3,050 | 235,612 | ||||||
Boliden AB (b) | 2,296 | 115,822 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. (b) | 7,920 | 121,745 | ||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV (b) | 37,200 | 222,096 | ||||||
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. (b) | 193 | 92,901 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC - ADR | 2,647 | 212,819 | ||||||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (b) | 2,100 | 106,394 | ||||||
Ternium SA - ADR | 3,267 | 149,139 | ||||||
1,457,622 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 8.48% | ||||||||
Aker BP ASA (b) | 3,893 | 145,204 | ||||||
Antero Midstream Corp. | 13,301 | 144,582 | ||||||
APA Corp. | 5,091 | 210,411 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (b) | 5,638 | 349,443 | ||||||
Enbridge, Inc. (b) | 2,426 | 111,814 | ||||||
Eni SpA - ADR | 4,486 | 131,216 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 2,682 | 319,775 | ||||||
Inpex Corp. (b) | 14,800 | 174,009 | ||||||
Lundin Energy AB (b) | 3,349 | 140,571 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL - NVDR (b) | 30,600 | 131,844 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. (b) | 4,862 | 158,453 | ||||||
Tourmaline Oil Corp. (b) | 3,684 | 169,738 | ||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. | 2,097 | 170,927 | ||||||
2,357,987 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Paper & Forest Products - 0.17% | ||||||||
China Forestry Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)(b)(d)(e) | 2,484,000 | $ | 47,566 | |||||
Professional Services - 0.95% | ||||||||
CACI International, Inc. (a) | 545 | 164,187 | ||||||
ManTech International Corp. - Class A | 1,159 | 99,894 | ||||||
264,081 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.26% | ||||||||
Amkor Technology, Inc. | 5,093 | 110,620 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,089 | 275,330 | ||||||
ASM International NV (b) | 822 | 299,318 | ||||||
Diodes, Inc. (a) | 1,546 | 134,487 | ||||||
Globalwafers Co., Ltd. (b) | 6,000 | 139,650 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 3,054 | 151,356 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 605 | 325,254 | ||||||
Marvell Technology, Inc. | 3,165 | 226,962 | ||||||
Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. (b) | 26,000 | 159,237 | ||||||
SK Hynix, Inc. (b) | 1,466 | 141,028 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 1,112 | 148,207 | ||||||
SUMCO Corp. (b) | 6,400 | 104,736 | ||||||
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp. (a)(b) | 20,000 | 81,169 | ||||||
2,297,354 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.87% | ||||||||
HP, Inc. | 4,180 | 151,734 | ||||||
Logitech International SA (b) | 1,223 | 90,233 | ||||||
241,967 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 15 |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 65.62% (continued) | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 3.58% | ||||||||
Air Lease Corp. | 1,740 | $ | 77,691 | |||||
Ferguson PLC (b) | 1,160 | 157,156 | ||||||
ITOCHU Corp. (b) | 3,500 | 118,391 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (b) | 4,400 | 119,439 | ||||||
Travis Perkins PLC (a)(b) | 4,420 | 71,276 | ||||||
Triton International, Ltd. (b) | 2,134 | 149,764 | ||||||
Univar Solutions, Inc. (a) | 3,317 | 106,608 | ||||||
WESCO International, Inc. (a) | 1,494 | 194,429 | ||||||
994,754 | ||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.55% | ||||||||
America Movil SAB de CV - ADR | 7,233 | 152,978 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $14,652,736) | $ | 18,248,902 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 11.17% | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds - 11.17% | ||||||||
Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (a) | 7,158 | $ | 550,737 | |||||
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | 3,618 | 182,781 | ||||||
iShares Gold Trust (a) | 7,889 | 290,552 | ||||||
iShares International Treasury Bond ETF | 4,886 | 226,955 | ||||||
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 1,127 | 110,176 | ||||||
iShares MBS ETF | 2,721 | 277,188 | ||||||
SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 12,668 | 332,408 | ||||||
SPDR Gold Shares (a) | 1,578 | 285,066 | ||||||
VanEck China Bond ETF | 8,085 | 199,174 | ||||||
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 4,128 | 111,415 | ||||||
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF | 10,577 | 541,648 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES | ||||||||
(Cost $3,077,887) | $ | 3,108,100 |
16 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Principal | ||||||||
Amount | Fair Value | |||||||
CORPORATE BONDS - 1.90% | ||||||||
Banks - 1.90% | ||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | ||||||||
1.500%, 01/27/2025 | $ | 470,000 | $ | 528,473 | ||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $515,874) | $ | 528,473 | ||||||
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 2.76% | ||||||||
Foreign Government Bonds - 2.76% | ||||||||
French Republic Government Bond OAT | ||||||||
1.250%, 05/25/2034 (b) EUR | 474,000 | $ | 534,674 | |||||
United Kingdom Gilt | ||||||||
4.750%, 12/07/2030 (b) GBP | 140,000 | 232,335 | ||||||
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS | ||||||||
(Cost $815,938) | $ | 767,009 | ||||||
UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 0.97% | ||||||||
United States Treasury Notes - 0.97% | ||||||||
2.000%, 11/15/2041 | $ | 297,000 | $ | 269,063 | ||||
TOTAL UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS | ||||||||
(Cost $289,343) | $ | 269,063 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 13.07% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 13.07% | ||||||||
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.1200% (c)(f) | 3,634,232 | $ | 3,634,232 | |||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $3,634,232) | $ | 3,634,232 | ||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $22,986,010) - 95.49% | $ | 26,555,779 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - (f) - 4.51% | 1,255,187 | |||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 27,810,966 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
EUR | Euro |
GBP | British Pound Sterling |
NVDR | Non Voting Depositary Receipt |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Foreign issued security. |
(c) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2022. |
(d) | Illiquid security. The fair value of these securities total $47,566 which represents 0.17% of total net assets. |
(e) | This security is currently being fair valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Directors of Leuthold Funds, Inc. and is deemed a Level 3 security as it is valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(f) | All or a portion of the assets have been committed as collateral for open securities sold short. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/ or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 17 |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Fair Value | Percentage of Total Investments | |||||||
CURRENCY EXPOSURE | ||||||||
Australian Dollar | $ | 194,255 | 0.73 | % | ||||
British Pound | 978,524 | 3.68 | ||||||
Canadian Dollar | 169,738 | 0.64 | ||||||
Danish Krone | 207,343 | 0.78 | ||||||
Euro | 1,690,670 | 6.37 | ||||||
Hong Kong Dollar | 102,279 | 0.38 | ||||||
Indonesian Rupiah | 71,156 | 0.27 | ||||||
Japanese Yen | 1,229,907 | 4.63 | ||||||
Malaysian Ringgit | 113,157 | 0.43 | ||||||
Mexican Peso | 222,096 | 0.84 | ||||||
Norwegian Krone | 145,204 | 0.55 | ||||||
South African Rand | 115,671 | 0.43 | ||||||
South Korean Won | 414,073 | 1.56 | ||||||
Swedish Krona | 256,393 | 0.96 | ||||||
Taiwan New Dollar | 713,853 | 2.69 | ||||||
Thai Baht | 131,844 | 0.50 | ||||||
US Dollar | 19,799,616 | 74.56 | ||||||
Total Investments | $ | 26,555,779 | 100.00 | % |
Fair Value | Percentage of Total Investments | |||||||
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION | ||||||||
Australia | $ | 429,867 | 1.62 | % | ||||
Bermuda | 149,764 | 0.56 | ||||||
Brazil | 204,559 | 0.77 | ||||||
Canada | 989,837 | 3.73 | ||||||
China | 102,279 | 0.38 | ||||||
Denmark | 207,343 | 0.78 | ||||||
France | 534,674 | 2.01 | ||||||
Germany | 145,166 | 0.55 | ||||||
Greece | 122,738 | 0.46 | ||||||
India | 138,872 | 0.52 | ||||||
Indonesia | 244,708 | 0.92 | ||||||
Ireland | 276,529 | 1.04 | ||||||
Italy | 131,216 | 0.49 | ||||||
Japan | 1,229,907 | 4.63 | ||||||
Luxembourg | 149,139 | 0.56 | ||||||
Malaysia | 113,157 | 0.43 | ||||||
Mexico | 375,074 | 1.41 | ||||||
Netherlands | 388,946 | 1.46 | ||||||
Norway | 145,204 | 0.55 | ||||||
South Africa | 115,671 | 0.43 | ||||||
South Korea | 597,353 | 2.25 | ||||||
Spain | 93,411 | 0.35 | ||||||
Sweden | 370,826 | 1.40 | ||||||
Switzerland | 90,233 | 0.34 | ||||||
Taiwan | 713,853 | 2.69 | ||||||
Thailand | 131,844 | 0.50 | ||||||
United Kingdom | 1,191,343 | 4.49 | ||||||
United States | 17,172,266 | 64.68 | ||||||
Total Investments | $ | 26,555,779 | 100.00 | % |
18 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments Sold Short - (a)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 5.79% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.40% | ||||||||
The Boeing Co. | 98 | $ | 18,767 | |||||
HEICO Corp. | 79 | 12,130 | ||||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | 310 | 11,141 | ||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc. | 197 | 12,697 | ||||||
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 241 | 23,876 | ||||||
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. | 227 | 11,098 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 34 | 22,152 | ||||||
111,861 | ||||||||
Airlines - 0.12% | ||||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 546 | 21,605 | ||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | 248 | 11,497 | ||||||
33,102 | ||||||||
Auto Components - 0.07% | ||||||||
Dorman Products, Inc. | 125 | 11,879 | ||||||
Visteon Corp. | 78 | 8,512 | ||||||
20,391 | ||||||||
Banks - 0.08% | ||||||||
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 227 | 11,414 | ||||||
Independent Bank Corp. | 129 | 10,538 | ||||||
21,952 | ||||||||
Beverages - 0.13% | ||||||||
The Boston Beer Co., Inc. - Class A | 20 | 7,769 | ||||||
Celsius Holdings, Inc. | 186 | 10,264 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp. | 232 | 18,537 | ||||||
36,570 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Building Products - 0.04% | ||||||||
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | 103 | $ | 12,237 | |||||
Capital Markets - 0.20% | ||||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 103 | 24,500 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG - ADR | 1,984 | 15,574 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 44 | 14,969 | ||||||
55,043 | ||||||||
Chemicals - 0.24% | ||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 98 | 17,303 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 157 | 20,619 | ||||||
RPM International, Inc. | 112 | 9,121 | ||||||
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | 69 | 8,484 | ||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA - ADR | 139 | 11,899 | ||||||
67,426 | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.13% | ||||||||
MillerKnoll, Inc. | 246 | 8,502 | ||||||
MSA Safety, Inc. | 64 | 8,493 | ||||||
Rollins, Inc. | 560 | 19,628 | ||||||
36,623 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering - 0.10% | ||||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. | 199 | 26,190 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging - 0.11% | ||||||||
AptarGroup, Inc. | 91 | 10,692 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 226 | 20,340 | ||||||
31,032 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 19 |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments Sold Short - (a) (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 5.79% (continued) | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.03% | ||||||||
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. | 69 | $ | 9,156 | |||||
Electrical Equipment - 0.11% | ||||||||
Generac Holdings, Inc. | 72 | 21,403 | ||||||
Plug Power, Inc. | 338 | 9,670 | ||||||
31,073 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.09% | ||||||||
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. | 54 | 25,522 | ||||||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.17% | ||||||||
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. - Class A | 560 | 20,390 | ||||||
NOV, Inc. | 745 | 14,609 | ||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 823 | 12,740 | ||||||
47,739 | ||||||||
Entertainment - 0.07% | ||||||||
Roku, Inc. | 150 | 18,790 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.12% | ||||||||
Performance Food Group Co. | 232 | 11,811 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 270 | 22,046 | ||||||
33,857 | ||||||||
Food Products - 0.12% | ||||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 427 | 22,007 | ||||||
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 72 | 10,739 | ||||||
32,746 | ||||||||
Gas Utilities - 0.04% | ||||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 136 | 12,001 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.69% | ||||||||
Axonics, Inc. | 216 | 13,521 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp. | 554 | 24,537 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.69% (continued) | ||||||||
Dexcom, Inc. | 58 | $ | 29,673 | |||||
Inari Medical, Inc. | 149 | 13,505 | ||||||
Insulet Corp. | 79 | 21,045 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 77 | 23,229 | ||||||
Novocure, Ltd. (b) | 146 | 12,096 | ||||||
Outset Medical, Inc. | 230 | 10,442 | ||||||
STERIS PLC | 84 | 20,309 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 86 | 22,992 | ||||||
191,349 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.04% | ||||||||
R1 RCM, Inc. | 431 | 11,534 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.60% | ||||||||
Airbnb, Inc. - Class A | 144 | 24,733 | ||||||
Aramark | 295 | 11,092 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 977 | 19,755 | ||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 60 | 13,307 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 584 | 22,700 | ||||||
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | 84 | 13,247 | ||||||
Restaurant Brands | ||||||||
International, Inc. (b) | 364 | 21,254 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | 270 | 22,621 | ||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 74 | 8,684 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | 98 | 7,814 | ||||||
165,207 | ||||||||
Household Products - 0.03% | ||||||||
WD-40 Co. | 49 | 8,978 | ||||||
Independent Power and Renewable - 0.05% | ||||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 152 | 12,438 |
20 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments Sold Short - (a) (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 5.79% (continued) | ||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.08% | ||||||||
General Electric Co. | 243 | $ | 22,234 | |||||
Insurance - 0.03% | ||||||||
Erie Indemnity Co. - Class A | 54 | 9,511 | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 0.05% | ||||||||
Match Group, Inc. | 137 | 14,897 | ||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.06% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 5 | 16,300 | ||||||
IT Services - 0.24% | ||||||||
Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A | 165 | 19,750 | ||||||
Okta, Inc. | 93 | 14,039 | ||||||
Repay Holdings Corp. - Class A | 461 | 6,809 | ||||||
Shift4 Payments, Inc. - Class A | 187 | 11,581 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc. - Class A | 80 | 13,185 | ||||||
65,364 | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.07% | ||||||||
Illumina, Inc. | 56 | 19,566 | ||||||
Machinery - 0.14% | ||||||||
Chart Industries, Inc. | 78 | 13,398 | ||||||
Colfax Corp. | 314 | 12,494 | ||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc. | 63 | 12,215 | ||||||
38,107 | ||||||||
Media - 0.04% | ||||||||
Cable One, Inc. | 7 | 10,250 | ||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.05% | ||||||||
Royal Gold, Inc. | 103 | 14,552 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Multi-Utilities - 0.05% | ||||||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (b) | 821 | $ | 12,742 | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.05% | ||||||||
New Fortress Energy, Inc. | 329 | 14,019 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.09% | ||||||||
AstraZeneca PLC - ADR | 393 | 26,072 | ||||||
Professional Services - 0.12% | ||||||||
Clarivate PLC (b) | 452 | 7,576 | ||||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | 245 | 16,319 | ||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | 571 | 10,004 | ||||||
33,899 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.11% | ||||||||
Americold Realty Trust | 265 | 7,388 | ||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 30 | 22,249 | ||||||
29,637 | ||||||||
Road & Rail - 0.14% | ||||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. (b) | 275 | 22,699 | ||||||
Uber Technologies, Inc. | 427 | 15,235 | ||||||
37,934 | ||||||||
Software - 0.69% | ||||||||
Alteryx, Inc. - Class A | 133 | 9,513 | ||||||
Appfolio, Inc. - Class A | 88 | 9,962 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 97 | 20,792 | ||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A | 122 | 27,704 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc. - Class A | 136 | 20,600 | ||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc. | 93 | 8,800 | ||||||
nCino, Inc. | 162 | 6,639 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 21 |
Leuthold Global Fund
Schedule of Investments Sold Short - (a) (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 5.79% (continued) | ||||||||
Software - 0.69% (continued) | ||||||||
Pegasystems, Inc. | 92 | $ | 7,420 | |||||
Q2 Holdings, Inc. | 133 | 8,199 | ||||||
Smartsheet, Inc. | 178 | 9,751 | ||||||
Splunk, Inc. | 128 | 19,022 | ||||||
The Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A | 199 | 13,781 | ||||||
Unity Software, Inc. | 99 | 9,822 | ||||||
Workday, Inc. - Class A | 84 | 20,114 | ||||||
192,119 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Proceeds $1,612,526) | $ | 1,610,020 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 9.95% | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds - 9.95% | ||||||||
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund | 906 | $ | 62,315 | |||||
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | 446 | 82,510 | ||||||
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 818 | 84,237 | ||||||
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 173 | 62,720 | ||||||
iShares Expanded Tech- Software Sector ETF | 181 | 62,434 | ||||||
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 11,782 | 1,175,608 | ||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 12,070 | 888,352 | ||||||
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 4,862 | 219,519 | ||||||
iShares S&P 100 ETF | 312 | 65,058 | ||||||
Utilities Select Sector | ||||||||
SPDR Fund | 871 | 64,855 | ||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | ||||||||
(Proceeds $2,643,075) | $ | 2,767,608 | ||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | ||||||||
(Proceeds $4,255,601) - 15.74% | $ | 4,377,628 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Foreign issued security.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/ or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
22 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Select Industries Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.64% | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics - 3.96% | ||||||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,310 | $ | 113,145 | |||||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 1,134 | 122,143 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 1,035 | 106,771 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 836 | 193,442 | ||||||
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A (a) | 1,162 | 89,718 | ||||||
625,219 | ||||||||
Capital Markets - 11.49% | ||||||||
Coinbase Global, Inc. - Class A (a) | 298 | 56,578 | ||||||
Evercore, Inc. - Class A | 1,262 | 140,486 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 881 | 116,398 | ||||||
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | 2,510 | 82,453 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 301 | 101,560 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 3,211 | 280,641 | ||||||
Nasdaq, Inc. | 490 | 87,318 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1,794 | 197,179 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp. | 2,335 | 158,547 | ||||||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 891 | 294,119 | ||||||
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. - Class A | 873 | 76,711 | ||||||
UBS Group AG (b) | 11,444 | 223,616 | ||||||
1,815,606 | ||||||||
Consumer Finance - 3.38% | ||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | 2,377 | 103,352 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,189 | 156,104 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 924 | 101,816 | ||||||
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | 1,886 | 89,415 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial | 2,398 | 83,474 | ||||||
534,161 |
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
Distributors - 0.84% | ||||||||
LKQ Corp. | 2,929 | $ | 133,006 | |||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.34% | ||||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 701 | 83,160 | ||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 1,308 | 140,374 | ||||||
SYNNEX Corp. | 1,411 | 145,629 | ||||||
369,163 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 5.00% | ||||||||
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) | 3,164 | 213,918 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 568 | 327,083 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 1,668 | 248,398 | ||||||
789,399 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.02% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 1,292 | 152,921 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC (b) | 1,491 | 165,427 | ||||||
318,348 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 7.10% | ||||||||
Anthem, Inc. | 564 | 277,048 | ||||||
Centene Corp. (a) | 2,611 | 219,820 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 538 | 234,122 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 767 | 391,147 | ||||||
1,122,137 | ||||||||
Household Durables - 4.43% | ||||||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 2,435 | 181,432 | ||||||
KB Home | 1,809 | 58,575 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. - Class A | 1,456 | 118,184 | ||||||
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | 1,039 | 82,320 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | 3,687 | 154,485 | ||||||
Toll Brothers, Inc. | 2,238 | 105,231 | ||||||
700,227 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 23 |
Leuthold Select Industries Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.64% (continued) | ||||||||
Insurance - 4.93% | ||||||||
American Financial Group, Inc. | 661 | $ | 96,255 | |||||
Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (a)(b) | 2,295 | 111,124 | ||||||
Chubb, Ltd. (b) | 567 | 121,281 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 1,012 | 137,591 | ||||||
Markel Corp. (a) | 66 | 97,366 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 3,678 | 95,150 | ||||||
The Allstate Corp. | 861 | 119,257 | ||||||
778,024 | ||||||||
IT Services - 3.90% | ||||||||
Concentrix Corp. | 1,411 | 235,016 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | 585 | 209,067 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A | 776 | 172,094 | ||||||
616,177 | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.08% | ||||||||
Danaher Corp. | 582 | 170,718 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 267 | 157,704 | ||||||
328,422 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 5.73% | ||||||||
Alcoa Corp. | 1,298 | 116,859 | ||||||
ArcelorMittal SA - NYRS | 2,795 | 89,468 | ||||||
BHP Group, Ltd. - ADR | 2,279 | 176,053 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 3,219 | 160,113 | ||||||
Materion Corp. | 927 | 79,481 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC - LN Shares - ADR | 1,991 | 160,076 | ||||||
Teck Resources, Ltd. - Class B (b) | 3,045 | 122,988 | ||||||
905,038 |
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
Multiline Retail - 3.54% | ||||||||
Target Corp. | 2,637 | $ | 559,624 | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 9.58% | ||||||||
APA Corp. | 3,635 | 150,235 | ||||||
BP PLC - ADR | 4,253 | 125,038 | ||||||
California Resources Corp. | 1,911 | 85,479 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 1,444 | 172,168 | ||||||
Equinor ASA - ADR | 4,799 | 180,011 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1,988 | 164,189 | ||||||
Imperial Oil, Ltd. (b) | 2,459 | 118,819 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 5,957 | 149,580 | ||||||
Shell PLC - ADR | 2,837 | 155,836 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. (b) | 3,513 | 114,489 | ||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. | 1,204 | 98,138 | ||||||
1,513,982 | ||||||||
Paper & Forest Products - 0.63% | ||||||||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 1,610 | 100,013 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.21% | ||||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 3,687 | 190,876 | ||||||
Professional Services - 4.81% | ||||||||
ASGN, Inc. (a) | 1,449 | 169,113 | ||||||
Insperity, Inc. | 1,136 | 114,077 | ||||||
Korn Ferry | 1,583 | 102,800 | ||||||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 1,050 | 98,616 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 1,696 | 193,649 | ||||||
TriNet Group, Inc. (a) | 831 | 81,737 | ||||||
759,992 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.91% | ||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,780 | 366,404 | ||||||
KLA Corp. | 573 | 209,752 |
24 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Select Industries Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.64% (continued) | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.91% (continued) | ||||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 816 | $ | 438,690 | |||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 1,056 | 158,400 | ||||||
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | 725 | 233,718 | ||||||
1,406,964 | ||||||||
Software - 4.69% | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc. (a) | 335 | 152,633 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 1,910 | 588,872 | ||||||
741,505 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail - 3.51% | ||||||||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a) | 417 | 66,803 | ||||||
AutoNation, Inc. (a) | 1,021 | 101,671 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 473 | 79,384 | ||||||
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 1,198 | 112,276 | ||||||
The Home Depot, Inc. | 323 | 96,684 | ||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 668 | 96,860 | ||||||
553,678 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & | ||||||||
Peripherals - 2.11% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 1,672 | 291,948 | ||||||
Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class C | 829 | 41,607 | ||||||
333,555 | ||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.79% | ||||||||
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | 1,695 | 71,868 | ||||||
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | 999 | 53,147 | ||||||
125,015 |
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.66% | ||||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A | 581 | $ | 49,507 | |||||
Triton International, Ltd. (b) | 1,145 | 80,356 | ||||||
United Rentals, Inc. (a) | 530 | 188,261 | ||||||
WESCO International, Inc. (a) | 786 | 102,290 | ||||||
420,414 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $11,513,442) | $ | 15,740,545 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.46% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 0.46% | ||||||||
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.1200% (c) | 73,377 | $ | 73,377 | |||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $73,377) | $ | 73,377 | ||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $11,586,819) - 100.10% | $ | 15,813,922 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.10)% | (15,550 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 15,798,372 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
NYRS | New York Registry Shares |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Foreign issued security. |
(c) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2022. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/ or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 25 |
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 77.52% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 77.52% | ||||||||
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.120% (a)(b) | 64,468,246 | $ | 64,468,246 | |||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost $64,468,246) | $ | 64,468,246 | ||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $64,468,246) - 77.52% | $ | 64,468,246 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - (b) - 22.48% | 18,697,519 | |||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 83,165,765 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2022. |
(b) | All or a portion of the assets have been committed as collateral for open securities sold short. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/ or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
26 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Grizzly Short Fund
Schedule of Securities Sold Short - (a)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 73.30% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 5.10% | ||||||||
HEICO Corp. | 2,978 | $ | 457,242 | |||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | 11,755 | 422,475 | ||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc. | 7,480 | 482,086 | ||||||
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 9,120 | 903,518 | ||||||
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. | 8,618 | 421,334 | ||||||
The Boeing Co. | 3,700 | 708,550 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 1,304 | 849,608 | ||||||
4,244,813 | ||||||||
Airlines - 1.51% | ||||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 20,688 | 818,624 | ||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | 9,401 | 435,831 | ||||||
1,254,455 | ||||||||
Auto Components - 0.93% | ||||||||
Dorman Products, Inc. | 4,738 | 450,252 | ||||||
Visteon Corp. | 2,959 | 322,916 | ||||||
773,168 | ||||||||
Banks - 1.00% | ||||||||
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 8,621 | 433,464 | ||||||
Independent Bank Corp. | 4,843 | 395,625 | ||||||
829,089 | ||||||||
Beverages - 1.67% | ||||||||
Celsius Holdings, Inc. | 7,051 | 389,074 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp. | 8,792 | 702,481 | ||||||
The Boston Beer Co., Inc. - Class A | 764 | 296,791 | ||||||
1,388,346 | ||||||||
Building Products - 0.56% | ||||||||
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | 3,917 | 465,379 |
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
Capital Markets - 2.51% | ||||||||
CME Group, Inc. - Class A | 3,909 | 929,795 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG - ADR | 75,173 | 590,108 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 1,673 | 569,154 | ||||||
2,089,057 | ||||||||
Chemicals - 3.07% | ||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 3,723 | 657,333 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 5,955 | 782,070 | ||||||
RPM International, Inc. | 4,237 | 345,061 | ||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA - Class A - ADR | 5,204 | 445,463 | ||||||
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | 2,624 | 322,647 | ||||||
2,552,574 | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.67% | ||||||||
MillerKnoll, Inc. | 9,313 | 321,857 | ||||||
MSA Safety, Inc. | 2,419 | 321,001 | ||||||
Rollins, Inc. | 21,213 | 743,516 | ||||||
1,386,374 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering - 1.20% | ||||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. | 7,560 | 994,972 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging - 1.41% | ||||||||
AptarGroup, Inc. | 3,457 | 406,198 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 8,560 | 770,400 | ||||||
1,176,598 | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.42% | ||||||||
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. | 2,605 | 345,657 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment - 1.41% | ||||||||
Generac Holdings, Inc. | 2,715 | 807,061 | ||||||
Plug Power, Inc. | 12,805 | 366,351 | ||||||
1,173,412 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 27 |
Grizzly Short Fund
Schedule of Securities Sold Short - (a) (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 73.30% (continued) | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.16% | ||||||||
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. | 2,038 | $ | 963,220 | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.19% | ||||||||
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. - Class A | 21,640 | 787,913 | ||||||
NOV, Inc. | 28,233 | 553,649 | ||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 31,207 | 483,084 | ||||||
1,824,646 | ||||||||
Entertainment - 0.85% | ||||||||
Roku, Inc. - Class A | 5,666 | 709,780 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.54% | ||||||||
Performance Food Group Co. | 8,777 | 446,837 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 10,238 | 835,933 | ||||||
1,282,770 | ||||||||
Food Products - 1.49% | ||||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 16,189 | 834,381 | ||||||
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 2,738 | 408,373 | ||||||
1,242,754 | ||||||||
Gas Utilities - 0.55% | ||||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 5,157 | 455,054 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 8.71% | ||||||||
Axonics, Inc. | 8,203 | 513,508 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp. | 21,011 | 930,577 | ||||||
Dexcom, Inc. | 2,198 | 1,124,497 | ||||||
Inari Medical, Inc. | 5,659 | 512,932 | ||||||
Insulet Corp. | 2,978 | 793,309 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 2,924 | 882,112 | ||||||
Novocure, Ltd. (b) | 5,549 | 459,735 |
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 8.71% (continued) | ||||||||
Outset Medical, Inc. | 8,709 | $ | 395,389 | |||||
STERIS PLC | 3,168 | 765,927 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 3,223 | 861,669 | ||||||
7,239,655 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.53% | ||||||||
R1 RCM, Inc. | 16,349 | 437,499 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 7.53% | ||||||||
Airbnb, Inc. - Class A | 5,457 | 937,294 | ||||||
Aramark | 11,166 | 419,842 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 37,026 | 748,666 | ||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 2,282 | 506,102 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 22,145 | 860,776 | ||||||
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | 3,172 | 500,224 | ||||||
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (b) | 13,812 | 806,483 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | 10,234 | 857,404 | ||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 2,791 | 327,524 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | 3,723 | 296,872 | ||||||
6,261,187 | ||||||||
Household Products - 0.41% | ||||||||
WD-40 Co. | 1,871 | 342,823 | ||||||
Independent Power and Renewabl - 0.57% | ||||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 5,769 | 472,077 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.01% | ||||||||
General Electric Co. | 9,192 | 841,068 | ||||||
Insurance - 0.43% | ||||||||
Erie Indemnity Co. - Class A | 2,042 | 359,657 |
28 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Grizzly Short Fund
Schedule of Securities Sold Short - (a) (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 73.30% (continued) | ||||||||
Interactive Media & Services - 0.68% | ||||||||
Match Group, Inc. | 5,210 | $ | 566,535 | |||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.73% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 186 | 606,351 | ||||||
IT Services - 2.99% | ||||||||
Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A | 6,279 | 751,596 | ||||||
Okta, Inc. - Class A | 3,537 | 533,945 | ||||||
Repay Holdings Corp. - Class A | 17,490 | 258,327 | ||||||
Shift4 Payments, Inc. - Class A | 7,089 | 439,022 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc. - Class A | 3,039 | 500,858 | ||||||
2,483,748 | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.89% | ||||||||
Illumina, Inc. | 2,118 | 740,029 | ||||||
Machinery - 1.73% | ||||||||
Chart Industries, Inc. | 2,943 | 505,519 | ||||||
Colfax Corp. | 11,911 | 473,939 | ||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc. | 2,377 | 460,853 | ||||||
1,440,311 | ||||||||
Media - 0.44% | ||||||||
Cable One, Inc. | 251 | 367,524 | ||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.66% | ||||||||
Royal Gold, Inc. | 3,913 | 552,829 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities - 0.58% | ||||||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (b) | 31,101 | 482,688 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.64% | ||||||||
New Fortress Energy, Inc. | 12,466 | 531,176 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.19% | ||||||||
AstraZeneca PLC - ADR | 14,885 | 987,471 |
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
Professional Services - 1.55% | ||||||||
Clarivate PLC (b) | 17,121 | $ | 286,948 | |||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | 9,302 | 619,606 | ||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | 21,639 | 379,115 | ||||||
1,285,669 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.33% | ||||||||
Americold Realty Trust | 10,047 | 280,110 | ||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 1,118 | 829,131 | ||||||
1,109,241 | ||||||||
Road & Rail - 1.71% | ||||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. (b) | 10,271 | 847,768 | ||||||
Uber Technologies, Inc. | 16,178 | 577,231 | ||||||
1,424,999 | ||||||||
Software - 8.75% | ||||||||
Alteryx, Inc. - Class A | 5,024 | 359,367 | ||||||
Appfolio, Inc. - Class A | 3,320 | 375,857 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 3,662 | 784,950 | ||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A | 4,617 | 1,048,428 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc. - Class A | 5,172 | 783,403 | ||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc. | 3,533 | 334,293 | ||||||
nCino, Inc. | 6,142 | 251,699 | ||||||
Pegasystems, Inc. | 3,472 | 280,017 | ||||||
Q2 Holdings, Inc. | 5,039 | 310,654 | ||||||
Smartsheet, Inc. | 6,727 | 368,505 | ||||||
Splunk, Inc. | 4,837 | 718,827 | ||||||
The Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A | 7,549 | 522,768 | ||||||
Unity Software, Inc. | 3,757 | 372,732 | ||||||
Workday, Inc. - Class A | 3,198 | 765,793 | ||||||
7,277,293 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Proceeds $62,429,501) | $ | 60,961,948 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 29 |
Grizzly Short Fund
Schedule of Securities Sold Short - (a) (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 22.16% | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds - 22.16% | ||||||||
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund | 34,515 | $ | 2,373,942 | |||||
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | 16,976 | 3,140,560 | ||||||
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 31,142 | 3,207,003 | ||||||
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 6,591 | 2,389,501 | ||||||
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | 6,897 | 2,379,051 | ||||||
iShares S&P 100 ETF | 11,827 | 2,466,166 | ||||||
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 33,144 | 2,467,903 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Proceeds $18,385,966) | $ | 18,424,126 | ||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | ||||||||
(Proceeds $80,815,467) - 95.46% | $ | 79,386,074 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Foreign issued security. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
30 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Core ETF
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 83.77% | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Fund - 83.77% | ||||||||
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1x Shares | 62,659 | $ | 911,688 | |||||
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF | 16,001 | 733,646 | ||||||
Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF | 61,339 | 1,284,439 | ||||||
Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF | 9,971 | 539,930 | ||||||
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF | 2,666 | 328,131 | ||||||
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 4,000 | 547,960 | ||||||
Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (a) | 402 | 50,773 | ||||||
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust (a) | 3,233 | 331,670 | ||||||
Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (a) | 2,020 | 155,419 | ||||||
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 26,882 | 2,240,614 | ||||||
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 1,414 | 186,761 | ||||||
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | 3,013 | 152,217 | ||||||
iShares Gold Trust (a) | 11,219 | 413,196 | ||||||
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 1,045 | 102,159 | ||||||
iShares MBS ETF | 2,822 | 287,477 | ||||||
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF | 4,117 | 210,873 |
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF | 8,381 | $ | 837,094 | |||||
iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF | 3,429 | 970,030 | ||||||
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF | 7,239 | 428,983 | ||||||
iShares U.S. Insurance ETF | 3,524 | 321,459 | ||||||
iShares U.S. Transportation ETF | 1,143 | 308,553 | ||||||
SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF | 7,276 | 232,056 | ||||||
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF | 27,085 | 705,023 | ||||||
SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 11,520 | 302,285 | ||||||
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF | 3,047 | 192,570 | ||||||
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF | 4,414 | 270,534 | ||||||
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF | 6,666 | 459,287 | ||||||
SPDR S&P Retail ETF | 3,810 | 287,807 | ||||||
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF | 1,524 | 316,154 | ||||||
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 16,382 | 2,603,590 | ||||||
VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 7,745 | 209,038 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 31 |
Leuthold Core ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | FairValue | |||||||
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF | 8,084 | $ | 413,982 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $15,628,052) | $ | 17,335,398 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 16.40% | ||||||||
Money Market Fund - 16.40% | ||||||||
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.120% (b) | 3,394,948 | $ | 3,394,948 | |||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,394,948) | $ | 3,394,948 | ||||||
Total Investments (Cost $19,023,000) - 100.17% | $ | 20,730,346 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.17)% | (36,069 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ | 20,694,277 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of March 31, 2022. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
32 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Leuthold Core Investment Fund | Leuthold Global Fund | |||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||
Investments, at cost | ||||||||
Unaffiliated Securities | $ | 406,345,760 | $ | 22,986,010 | ||||
Affiliated Securities | 10,436,848 | — | ||||||
Total Investments, at cost | 416,782,608 | 22,986,010 | ||||||
Investments, at fair value | ||||||||
Unaffiliated Securities | 543,797,894 | 26,555,779 | ||||||
Affiliated Securities | 9,493,704 | — | ||||||
Total Investments, at fair value | 553,291,598 | 26,555,779 | ||||||
Foreign currency (cost $0, and $985 respectively) | — | 983 | ||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 554,831 | — | ||||||
Collateral at broker for securities sold short | 103,795,883 | 4,862,790 | ||||||
Tri-party collateral held at custodian | 18,000,001 | 700,001 | ||||||
Interest receivable | 210,856 | 12,760 | ||||||
Dividends receivable | 368,431 | 106,760 | ||||||
Other assets | 54,861 | 26,713 | ||||||
Total Assets | 676,276,461 | 32,265,786 | ||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Securities sold short, at fair value (proceeds $96,687,684, and $4,255,601 respectively) | 95,042,238 | 4,377,628 | ||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 715,339 | 1,531 | ||||||
Payable to Adviser | 445,637 | 21,350 | ||||||
Payable to Custodian | 23,116 | 8,074 | ||||||
Payable to Directors | 38,648 | 1,885 | ||||||
Dividends payable on securities sold short | 61,728 | 1,256 | ||||||
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees payable | — | 2,668 | ||||||
Shareholder servicing fees payable | 33,180 | — | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 243,346 | 40,428 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 96,603,232 | 4,454,820 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 579,673,229 | $ | 27,810,966 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 33 |
Leuthold Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Leuthold Core Investment Fund | Leuthold Global Fund | |||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Capital stock | $ | 395,136,262 | $ | 23,198,079 | ||||
Total distributable earnings | 184,536,967 | 4,612,887 | ||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 579,673,229 | $ | 27,810,966 | ||||
Retail Class Shares | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 276,917,466 | $ | 5,549,597 | ||||
Shares outstanding (1,000,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value authorized) | 12,559,162 | 568,201 | ||||||
Net Asset Value, Redemption Price, and Offering Price Per Share | $ | 22.05 | * | $ | 9.77 | * | ||
Institutional Class Shares | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 302,755,763 | $ | 22,261,369 | ||||
Shares outstanding (1,000,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value authorized) | 13,679,818 | 2,246,790 | ||||||
Net Asset Value, Redemption Price, and Offering Price Per Share | $ | 22.13 | * | $ | 9.91 | * |
* | Redemption price may differ from NAV if redemption fee is applied. |
34 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Leuthold Select Industries Fund | Grizzly Short Fund | Leuthold Core ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost | $ | 11,586,819 | $ | 64,468,246 | $ | 19,023,000 | ||||||
Investments, at fair value | 15,813,922 | 64,468,246 | 20,730,346 | |||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | — | 646,261 | — | |||||||||
Collateral at broker for securities sold short | — | 80,660,952 | — | |||||||||
Tri-party collateral held at custodian | — | 17,000,001 | — | |||||||||
Interest receivable | 7 | 3,253 | 149 | |||||||||
Dividends receivable | 15,702 | — | — | |||||||||
Due to Adviser | — | — | 2,004 | |||||||||
Other assets | 10,008 | 13,206 | 1,066 | |||||||||
Total Assets | 15,839,639 | 162,791,919 | 20,733,565 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||
Securities sold short, at fair value | ||||||||||||
(proceeds $0, $80,815,467, and $0 respectively) | — | 79,386,074 | — | |||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | — | 37,434 | — | |||||||||
Payable to Adviser | 7,200 | 86,787 | — | |||||||||
Payable to Custodian | 4,140 | 2,048 | 1,770 | |||||||||
Payable to Directors | 1,104 | 5,521 | 1,311 | |||||||||
Dividends payable on securities sold short | — | 54,033 | — | |||||||||
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees payable | 89 | — | — | |||||||||
Shareholder servicing fees payable | 1,963 | 6,083 | — | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 26,771 | 48,174 | 36,207 | |||||||||
Total Liabilities | 41,267 | 79,626,154 | 39,288 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 15,798,372 | $ | 83,165,765 | $ | 20,694,277 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 35 |
Leuthold Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Leuthold Select Industries Fund | Grizzly Short Fund | Leuthold Core ETF | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
Capital stock | $ | 11,095,436 | $ | 431,077,699 | $ | 18,715,714 | ||||||
Total distributable earnings | 4,702,936 | (347,911,934 | ) | 1,978,563 | ||||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 15,798,372 | $ | 83,165,765 | $ | 20,694,277 | ||||||
Retail Class Shares | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 15,798,372 | $ | 83,165,765 | $ | 20,694,277 | ||||||
Shares outstanding | ||||||||||||
(1,000,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value authorized) | 484,568 | 11,323,810 | 675,000 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value, Redemption Price, and Offering Price Per Share | $ | 32.60 | * | $ | 7.34 | $ | 30.66 |
* | Redemption price may differ from NAV if redemption fee is applied. |
36 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Leuthold Core Investment Fund | Leuthold Global Fund | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||
Dividend income | ||||||||
(net of foreign taxes withheld of $19,898 and $17,234 respectively) | $ | 3,504,188 | $ | 269,370 | ||||
Interest income | 144,157 | 8,771 | ||||||
Total investment income | 3,648,345 | 278,141 | ||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 3) | 2,682,475 | 128,104 | ||||||
Administration fees | 160,102 | 15,331 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 5) | 70,115 | 23,520 | ||||||
Legal fees | 7,448 | 2,337 | ||||||
Audit fees | 50,446 | 14,046 | ||||||
Fund accounting fees | 57,243 | 7,595 | ||||||
Custody fees | 27,730 | 7,235 | ||||||
Shareholder servicing fees - Retail Class (Note 5) | 131,661 | — | ||||||
Registration fees | 20,908 | 17,382 | ||||||
Report to shareholders | 26,022 | 715 | ||||||
Directors’ fees | 48,620 | 3,980 | ||||||
Other | 35,881 | 2,560 | ||||||
Total expenses before dividends and interest on securities sold short and reimbursement from Adviser | 3,318,651 | 222,805 | ||||||
Dividends and interest on securities sold short | 516,357 | 44,449 | ||||||
Total expenses | 3,835,008 | 267,254 | ||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) | $ | (186,663 | ) | $ | 10,887 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 37 |
Leuthold Funds
Statements of Operations (continued)
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Leuthold Core Investment Fund | Leuthold Global Fund | |||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED | ||||||||
GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, INVESTMENT | ||||||||
COMPANIES, SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | ||||||||
AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AND | ||||||||
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION: | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | $ | 39,888,173 | $ | 1,291,972 | ||||
Affiliated investments | (80,919 | ) | — | |||||
Investment companies | 4,106,677 | 200,901 | ||||||
Realized gain distributions received from investment companies | 372 | — | ||||||
Securities sold short | 3,888,199 | 24,010 | ||||||
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (7,685 | ) | (2,786 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | (32,884,064 | ) | (491,518 | ) | ||||
Affiliated investments | (897,399 | ) | — | |||||
Investment companies | (4,964,452 | ) | (224,325 | ) | ||||
Securities sold short | (1,006,356 | ) | 82,252 | |||||
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (922,780 | ) | (206,278 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, investment companies, securities sold short, and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 7,119,766 | 674,228 | ||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 6,933,103 | $ | 685,115 |
38 | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | See Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Leuthold Funds
Statements of Operations (continued)
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Leuthold Select Industries Fund | Grizzly Short Fund | Leuthold Core ETF | ||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||
Dividend income | ||||||||||||
(net of foreign taxes withheld of $600, $0 and $0, respectively) | $ | 108,649 | $ | 6,072 | $ | 104,502 | ||||||
Total investment income | 108,649 | 6,072 | 104,502 | |||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 3) | 82,387 | 419,577 | 43,925 | |||||||||
Administration fees | 10,983 | 22,131 | 18,527 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 5) | 6,823 | 27,764 | 9,757 | |||||||||
Legal fees | 473 | 997 | 69 | |||||||||
Audit fees | 14,047 | 14,046 | 10,983 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees | 3,120 | 7,306 | 4,767 | |||||||||
Custody fees | 5,655 | 2,491 | 2,591 | |||||||||
Shareholder servicing fees - Retail Class (Note 5) | 9,324 | 22,136 | — | |||||||||
Registration fees | 11,954 | 15,776 | — | |||||||||
Report to shareholders | 1,113 | 4,434 | 521 | |||||||||
Directors’ fees | 2,346 | 10,465 | 2,422 | |||||||||
Other | 1,385 | 4,404 | 5,355 | |||||||||
Total expenses before dividends and interest on securities sold short and reimbursement from Adviser | 149,610 | 551,527 | 98,917 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest on securities sold short | — | 443,143 | — | |||||||||
Reimbursement from Adviser (Note 3) | (26,030 | ) | — | (41,815 | ) | |||||||
Total expenses | 123,580 | 994,670 | 57,102 | |||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) | $ | (14,931 | ) | $ | (988,598 | ) | $ | 47,400 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 39 |
Leuthold Funds
Statements of Operations (continued)
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Leuthold Select Industries Fund | Grizzly Short Fund | Leuthold Core ETF | ||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED | ||||||||||||
GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, INVESTMENT | ||||||||||||
COMPANIES, SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, | ||||||||||||
FOREIGN CURRENCY AND | ||||||||||||
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | $ | 715,847 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Investment companies | — | — | 505,799 | |||||||||
Securities sold short | — | 2,253,748 | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (2 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (485,906 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Investment companies | — | — | (261,771 | ) | ||||||||
Securities sold short | — | (250,593 | ) | — | ||||||||
Foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 12 | (8 | ) | — | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, investment companies, securities sold short, foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 229,951 | 2,003,147 | 244,028 | |||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 215,020 | $ | 1,014,549 | $ | 291,428 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Six-Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Year Ended September 30, 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (186,663 | ) | $ | (1,499,447 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on investments, investment companies, securities sold short, and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 47,794,817 | 33,229,464 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, investment companies, securities sold short, and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (40,675,051 | ) | 55,812,873 | |||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | 6,933,103 | 87,542,890 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Distributions - Retail Class | (14,084,217 | ) | (329,501 | ) | ||||
Distributions - Institutional Class | (15,293,237 | ) | (349,324 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (29,377,454 | ) | (678,825 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold - Retail Class | 19,891,971 | 30,805,566 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares sold - Institutional Class | 20,613,408 | 41,004,712 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends - Retail Class | 13,618,116 | 315,155 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends - Institutional Class | 13,981,488 | 318,807 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed - Retail Class* | (32,857,451 | ) | (62,358,776 | ) | ||||
Cost of shares redeemed - Institutional Class** | (25,629,795 | ) | (49,401,673 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 9,617,737 | (39,316,209 | ) | |||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | (12,826,614 | ) | 47,547,856 | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 592,499,843 | 544,951,987 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 579,673,229 | $ | 592,499,843 | ||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||
Shares sold - Retail Class | 873,919 | 1,388,133 | ||||||
Shares sold - Institutional Class | 898,799 | 1,908,224 | ||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends - Retail Class | 592,866 | 15,502 | ||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends - Institutional Class | 606,572 | 15,643 | ||||||
Shares redeemed - Retail Class | (1,432,821 | ) | (2,892,821 | ) | ||||
Shares redeemed - Institutional Class | (1,118,175 | ) | (2,257,004 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 421,160 | (1,822,323 | ) | |||||
*Net of redemption fees of (Retail Class): | $ | 362 | $ | 689 | ||||
**Net of redemption fees of (Institutional Class): | $ | 392 | $ | 718 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 41 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Six-Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Year Ended September 30, 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 10,887 | $ | (114,378 | ) | |||
Net realized income on investments, investment companies, securities sold short, and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 1,514,097 | 2,194,809 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, investment companies, securities sold short, and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (839,869 | ) | 2,362,130 | |||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | 685,115 | 4,442,561 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Distributions - Retail Class | (111,936 | ) | (1,933 | ) | ||||
Distributions - Institutional Class | (445,684 | ) | (56,872 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (557,620 | ) | (58,805 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold - Retail Class | 207,127 | 1,133,073 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares sold - Institutional Class | 92,705 | 483,426 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends - Retail Class | 108,098 | 1,884 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends - Institutional Class | 435,204 | 55,613 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed - Retail Class* | (474,374 | ) | (916,787 | ) | ||||
Cost of shares redeemed - Institutional Class** | (1,314,512 | ) | (2,298,719 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | (945,752 | ) | (1,541,510 | ) | ||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | (818,257 | ) | 2,842,246 | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 28,629,223 | 25,786,977 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 27,810,966 | $ | 28,629,223 | ||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||
Shares sold - Retail Class | 20,653 | 118,400 | ||||||
Shares sold - Institutional Class | 9,288 | 51,403 | ||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends - Retail Class | 10,952 | 213 | ||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends - Institutional Class | 43,433 | 6,200 | ||||||
Shares redeemed - Retail Class | (48,577 | ) | (102,301 | ) | ||||
Shares redeemed - Institutional Class | (131,860 | ) | (250,006 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in shares outstanding | (96,111 | ) | (3,400,447 | ) | ||||
*Net of redemption fees of (Retail Class): | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
**Net of redemption fees of (Institutional Class): | $ | — | $ | 1 |
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Leuthold Select Industries Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Six-Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Year Ended September 30, 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (14,931 | ) | $ | (33,153 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on investments | 715,845 | 1,079,660 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (485,894 | ) | 1,743,898 | |||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | 215,020 | 2,790,405 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Distributions - Retail Class | (977,923 | ) | (633,555 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (977,923 | ) | (633,555 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 6,040,504 | 5,013,933 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 963,009 | 606,503 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (5,182,842 | ) | (1,713,690 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 1,820,671 | 3,906,746 | ||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS: | 1,057,768 | 6,063,596 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 14,740,604 | 8,677,008 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 15,798,372 | $ | 14,740,604 | ||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 180,220 | 148,509 | ||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 27,641 | 22,405 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (158,758 | ) | (56,056 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 49,103 | 114,858 |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 43 |
Grizzly Short Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Six-Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Year Ended September 30, 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (988,598 | ) | $ | (1,896,489 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on securities sold short and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | 2,253,748 | (36,562,761 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short and foreign currency and foreign currency translation | (250,601 | ) | 3,744,602 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 1,014,549 | (34,714,648 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Distributions - Retail | — | — | ||||||
Total distributions | — | — | ||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 76,491,547 | 113,349,921 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (55,037,227 | ) | (141,077,894 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 21,454,320 | (27,727,973 | ) | |||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | 22,468,869 | (62,442,621 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 60,696,896 | 123,139,517 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 83,165,765 | $ | 60,696,896 | ||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 10,268,799 | 13,495,461 | ||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (7,438,989 | ) | (16,383,836 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 2,829,810 | (2,888,375 | ) |
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Leuthold Core ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Six-Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Year Ended September 30, 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment gain | $ | 47,400 | $ | 26,869 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments | 505,799 | 354,508 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (261,771 | ) | 1,303,955 | |||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | 291,428 | 1,685,332 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Distributions - Retail | (37,005 | ) | (78,856 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (37,005 | ) | (78,856 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 7,724,700 | 5,046,385 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,314,882 | ) | (2,940,215 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 5,409,818 | 2,106,170 | ||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS: | 5,664,241 | 3,712,646 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 15,030,036 | 11,317,390 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 20,694,277 | $ | 15,030,036 | ||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 250,000 | 175,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (75,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 175,000 | 75,000 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. | ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Leuthold Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on August 30, 1995, as a Maryland Corporation and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, the Funds are considered investment companies under, and follow the accounting and reporting guidance in, Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 – Investment Companies. The Leuthold Group, LLC, doing business as Leuthold Weeden Capital Management, is the investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Company consists of five series (each series a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”):
Inception – | Inception – | ||
Retail | Institutional | ||
Fund | Investment Objective | Share Class | Share Class |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund | Seeks total return consistent with prudent investment risk over the long-term | 11/20/1995 | 1/31/2006 |
Leuthold Global Fund | Seeks total return consistent with prudent investment risk over the long-term | 7/1/2008 | 4/30/2008 |
Leuthold Select Industries Fund | Capital appreciation | 6/19/2000 | n/a |
Grizzly Short Fund | Capital appreciation | 6/19/2000 | n/a |
Leuthold Core ETF | Capital appreciation and income | 1/6/2020 | n/a |
All classes of shares in a Fund have identical voting, dividend, liquidation, and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that certain fees and expenses, including distribution and shareholder servicing fees, may differ among classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights on any matters relating to that class’s servicing or distribution arrangements.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds.
a) | Investment Valuation – Securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., referred to as “NASDAQ”) are valued at the last sale price on the day the valuation is made. Securities that are traded on NASDAQ under one of its three listing tiers, NASDAQ Global Market, NASDAQ Global Select Market, and NASDAQ Capital Market, are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Price information on listed stocks is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. Securities, including securities sold short, which are listed on an exchange, but which are not traded on the valuation date are generally valued at the mean between the bid and the asked prices. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the latest quoted bid price or, if unavailable, at prices provided by an independent pricing service. Securities sold short which are not listed on an exchange but for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at the average of the current bid and asked prices. Debt securities are valued at bid prices provided by an independent pricing service that may use a matrix pricing method or other analytical pricing model. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price priced on the primary exchange on which the option is traded. If no sales are reported on a particular day, the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked quotations at the close of the exchanges is used. Non-exchange traded options are valued at the |
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mean between the last bid and asked quotations. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value shall be determined. Shares of open-end investment companies (other than shares of an exchange-traded fund traded on domestic securities exchanges or on NASDAQ) are valued at one of the following prices as determined by the Adviser: (a) the net asset value announced by such open-end investment company following the close of business on the business day a Fund’s net asset value is to be calculated; (b) the net asset value announced by such open-end investment company following the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the day a Fund’s net asset value is to be calculated; or (c) a value determined by the Adviser by adding to, or subtracting from, the net asset value announced by such open-end investment company following the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the day a Fund’s net asset value is to be calculated, an amount equal to the Adviser’s estimate of the effect of changes in the market prices for the types of securities held by such investment company. Other assets, including securities for which no quotations are readily available, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (“Directors”) pursuant to the Funds’ “Pricing and Valuation Guidelines.”
The Funds may invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities may be priced at the closing price reported on the foreign exchange on which they are principally traded. Trading in foreign securities may be completed at times that vary from the closing of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Directors have approved the use of their independent pricing provider’s proprietary fair value pricing model to assist in determining current valuation for foreign securities traded in markets that close prior to the NYSE. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Occasionally, events that affect these values and exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the closing of the NYSE. If these events materially affect the value of portfolio securities, then these securities may be valued as determined in good faith by the Directors. Some of the factors which may be considered by the Directors and the Funds’ Fair Value Pricing Committee in determining fair value are fundamental analytical data relating to the investment, the nature and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the same issuer or comparable companies, information from broker-dealers, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.
b) | Fair Valuation Measurements – The Funds have adopted fair valuation accounting standards, which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the following three levels: |
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 - Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments and securities sold short as of March 31, 2022:
Leuthold Core Investment Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics | $ | 14,798,178 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 14,798,178 | ||||||||
Capital Markets | 42,945,228 | — | — | 42,945,228 | ||||||||||||
Chemicals | — | — | 6,419 | 6,419 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Finance | 12,486,515 | — | — | 12,486,515 | ||||||||||||
Distributors | 3,158,583 | — | — | 3,158,583 | ||||||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 8,747,901 | — | — | 8,747,901 | ||||||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing | 18,405,519 | — | — | 18,405,519 | ||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 7,485,984 | — | — | 7,485,984 | ||||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services | 27,104,896 | — | — | 27,104,896 | ||||||||||||
Household Durables | 16,841,368 | — | — | 16,841,368 | ||||||||||||
Insurance | 18,110,068 | — | — | 18,110,068 | ||||||||||||
IT Services | 14,778,872 | — | — | 14,778,872 | ||||||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 7,717,108 | — | — | 7,717,108 | ||||||||||||
Metals & Mining | 21,136,825 | — | — | 21,136,825 | ||||||||||||
Multiline Retail | 13,590,781 | — | — | 13,590,781 | ||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 35,603,988 | — | — | 35,603,988 | ||||||||||||
Paper & Forest Products | 2,322,729 | — | — | 2,322,729 | ||||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals | 4,536,916 | — | — | 4,536,916 | ||||||||||||
Professional Services | 18,172,704 | — | — | 18,172,704 | ||||||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 34,292,253 | — | — | 34,292,253 | ||||||||||||
Software | 17,329,133 | — | — | 17,329,133 | ||||||||||||
Specialty Retail | 13,114,246 | — | — | 13,114,246 | ||||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 7,781,738 | — | — | 7,781,738 | ||||||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 2,953,339 | — | — | 2,953,339 | ||||||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors | 9,917,987 | — | — | 9,917,987 | ||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 373,332,859 | — | 6,419 | 373,339,278 |
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Investments at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | $ | 71,685,615 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 71,685,615 | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 9,075,805 | — | 9,075,805 | ||||||||||||
Foreign Government Bonds | — | 12,114,799 | — | 12,114,799 | ||||||||||||
United States Treasury Obligations | — | 5,616,812 | — | 5,616,812 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 81,459,289 | — | — | 81,459,289 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 526,477,763 | $ | 26,807,416 | $ | 6,419 | $ | 553,291,598 | ||||||||
Securities Sold Short at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 73,052,942 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 73,052,942 | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 21,989,296 | — | — | 21,989,296 | ||||||||||||
Total Securities Sold Short | $ | 95,042,238 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 95,042,238 |
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
Investments in | ||||
Securities at | ||||
Fair Value | ||||
Balance as of September 30, 2021 | $ | 6,459 | ||
Accrued discounts/premiums | — | |||
Realized gain (loss) | — | |||
Change in unrealized depreciation | (40) | * | ||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Transfer into and/or out of Level 3 | — | |||
Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | 6,419 | (1) | |
Change in unrealized depreciation during the period for Level 3 investments held at March 31, 2022: | $ | (40) |
* Unrealized depreciation is due to a change in foreign currency exchange rate.
(1) | The security (China Lumena New Materials Corp.) is classified as a Level 3 security due to a halt in trading of the security on March 25, 2014. The security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Directors. The Adviser submits a report to the Directors setting forth the factors considered in determining the price. The significant unobservable input used in the fair valuation of this security is a discount of 95% from the last traded price of Hong Kong Dollar 1.25. Significant changes in the discount rate may result in a change in fair value measurement. For the duration of the period, the discount was 95%. The security underwent a 1:40 reverse split on February 18, 2020, resulting in a fair value price of Hong Kong Dollar 2.40. |
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Investments at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics | $ | 300,979 | $ | 477,755 | $ | — | $ | 778,734 | ||||||||
Banks | 966,936 | 152,786 | — | 1,119,722 | ||||||||||||
Capital Markets | 1,358,893 | 136,796 | — | 1,495,689 | ||||||||||||
Chemicals | 421,169 | — | — | 421,169 | ||||||||||||
Communications Equipment | 784,371 | 191,450 | — | 975,821 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Finance | 627,262 | 72,510 | — | 699,772 | ||||||||||||
Distributors | 94,861 | — | — | 94,861 | ||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication | ||||||||||||||||
Services | 790,219 | — | — | 790,219 | ||||||||||||
Food Products | 184,499 | — | — | 184,499 | ||||||||||||
Health Care Providers & | ||||||||||||||||
Services | 741,931 | — | — | 741,931 | ||||||||||||
Household Durables | 757,830 | 250,137 | — | 1,007,967 | ||||||||||||
Insurance | 560,820 | 269,429 | — | 830,249 | ||||||||||||
IT Services | 415,401 | 176,207 | — | 591,608 | ||||||||||||
Marine | 257,953 | 444,399 | — | 702,352 | ||||||||||||
Metals & Mining | 819,666 | 637,956 | — | 1,457,622 | ||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 1,766,359 | 591,628 | — | 2,357,987 | ||||||||||||
Paper & Forest Products | — | — | 47,566 | 47,566 | ||||||||||||
Professional Services | 264,081 | — | — | 264,081 | ||||||||||||
Semiconductors & | ||||||||||||||||
Semiconductor Equipment | 1,372,216 | 925,138 | — | 2,297,354 | ||||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & | ||||||||||||||||
Peripherals | 241,967 | — | — | 241,967 | ||||||||||||
Trading Companies & | ||||||||||||||||
Distributors | 528,492 | 466,262 | — | 994,754 | ||||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication | ||||||||||||||||
Services | 152,978 | — | — | 152,978 | ||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 13,408,883 | 4,792,453 | 47,566 | 18,248,902 | ||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 3,108,100 | — | — | 3,108,100 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 528,473 | — | 528,473 | ||||||||||||
Foreign Government Bonds | — | 767,009 | — | 767,009 | ||||||||||||
United States Treasury Obligations | — | 269,063 | — | 269,063 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 3,634,232 | — | — | 3,634,232 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 20,151,215 | 6,356,998 | 47,566 | 26,555,779 |
Securities Sold Short at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,610,020 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,610,020 | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 2,767,608 | — | — | 2,767,608 | ||||||||||||
Total Securities Sold Short | $ | 4,377,628 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,377,628 |
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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
Investments in Securities at Fair Value | ||||
Balance as of September 30, 2021 | $ | 47,863 | ||
Accrued discounts/premiums | — | |||
Realized gain (loss) | — | |||
Change in unrealized depreciation | (297 | )* | ||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Transfer into and/or out of Level 3 | — | |||
Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | 47,566 | (1) | |
Change in unrealized depreciation during the period for Level 3 investments held at March 31, 2022: | $ | (297 | ) |
* | Unrealized depreciation is due to a change in foreign currency exchange rate. |
(1) | The security (China Forestry Holdings Co., Ltd.) is classified as a Level 3 security due to a halt in trading of the security on January 26, 2011. The security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Directors. The Adviser submits a report to the Directors setting forth the factors considered in determining the price. The significant unobservable input used in the fair valuation of this security is a discount of 95% from the last traded price of Hong Kong Dollar 2.95. Significant changes in the discount rate may result in a change in fair value measurement. For the duration of the period the discount was 95%. |
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Investments at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 15,740,545 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15,740,545 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 73,377 | — | — | 73,377 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 15,813,922 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15,813,922 |
The Fund did not invest in any Level 3 securities during the period.
Grizzly Short Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | $ | 64,468,246 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 64,468,246 | ||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 64,468,246 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 64,468,246 |
Securities Sold Short at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 60,961,948 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 60,961,948 | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 18,424,126 | — | — | 18,424,126 | ||||||||||||
Total Securities Sold Short | $ | 79,386,074 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 79,386,074 |
The Fund did not invest in any Level 3 securities during the period.
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Leuthold Core ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | $ | 17,335,398 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 17,335,398 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 3,394,948 | — | — | 3,394,948 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 20,730,346 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 20,730,346 |
The Fund did not invest in any Level 3 securities during the period.
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments and Schedules of Securities Sold Short.
c) | Federal Income Taxes – Provision for federal income taxes or excise taxes has not been made since the Funds have elected to be taxed as “regulated investment companies” and intend to distribute substantially all taxable income to shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains, which are included as ordinary income to shareholders for tax purposes. The Funds also designate as distributions of long-term gains, to the extent necessary to fully distribute such capital gains, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares. |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Leuthold | Leuthold | |||||||||||||||||||
Core | Leuthold | Select | Grizzly | Leuthold | ||||||||||||||||
Investment | Global | Industries | Short | Core | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary Income | $ | — | $ | 49,806 | $ | 193,269 | $ | — | $ | 78,856 | ||||||||||
Long Term Capital Gain* | 678,825 | 8,999 | 440,286 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Distributions Paid | $ | 678,825 | $ | 58,805 | $ | 633,555 | $ | — | $ | 78,856 |
Year Ended September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Leuthold | Leuthold | |||||||||||||||||||
Core | Leuthold | Select | Grizzly | Leuthold | ||||||||||||||||
Investment | Global | Industries | Short | Core | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary Income | $ | 771,119 | $ | 258,988 | $ | — | $ | 52,038 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Long Term Capital Gain* | 9,469,076 | — | 328,244 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Distributions Paid | $ | 10,240,195 | $ | 258,988 | $ | 328,244 | $ | 52,038 | $ | — |
* | The funds designate these distributions as long-term capital gain dividends per IRC Sec. 852(b)(3)(C) in the 20-percent group (which may be taxed at a 20-percent rate, a 15-percent rate or 0-percent rate, depending on the shareholder’s taxable income). |
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At September 30, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Leuthold | Leuthold | |||||||||||||||||||
Core | Leuthold | Select | Grizzly | |||||||||||||||||
Investment | Global | Industries | Short | Leuthold | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | Core ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Undistributed Ordinary Income | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 29,511 | $ | — | $ | 12,391 | ||||||||||
Undistributed long-term gains | 29,377,397 | 286,253 | 741,049 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Distributable earnings | 29,377,397 | 286,253 | 770,560 | — | 12,391 | |||||||||||||||
Capital loss carryover and late-year losses | (1,380,423 | ) | (26,598 | ) | — | (348,785,868 | ) | (158,516 | ) | |||||||||||
Other accumulated gains (losses) | 2,651,802 | (204,638 | ) | — | (140,615 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 176,332,542 | 4,430,375 | 4,695,279 | — | 1,870,265 | |||||||||||||||
Total accumulated earnings (deficit) | $ | 206,981,318 | $ | 4,485,392 | $ | 5,465,839 | $ | (348,926,483 | ) | $ | 1,724,140 |
Net investment income and realized gains and losses for federal income tax purposes may differ from that reported on the financial statements because of permanent book-to-tax differences. U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires that permanent differences between financial reporting and tax reporting be reclassified between various components of net assets. These differences are primarily due to partnership adjustments, securities sold short, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares, net operating losses, realized gain on redemptions in kind, and expiration of capital losses.
Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the following table shows the reclassifications made:
Distributable | Paid In | |||||||
Earnings | Capital | |||||||
Leuthold Core Investment Fund | $ | (3,043,097 | ) | $ | 3,043,097 | |||
Leuthold Global Fund | 68,933 | (68,933 | ) | |||||
Leuthold Select Industries Fund | (68,866 | ) | 68,866 | |||||
Grizzly Short Fund | 2,743,634 | (2,743,634 | ) | |||||
Leuthold Core ETF | (468,571 | ) | 468,571 |
Under current law, the Funds may carry forward net capital losses indefinitely to use to offset capital gains realized in future years. Capital losses realized will carry forward retaining their classification as long-term or short-term losses.
Leuthold | Leuthold | |||||||||||||||||||
Core | Leuthold | Select | Grizzly | Leuthold | ||||||||||||||||
Investment | Global | Industries | Short | Core | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Unlimited Short-Term | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (347,569,180 | ) | $ | (158,516 | ) | ||||||||
Unlimited Long-Term | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Leuthold Core Investment Fund, Leuthold Global Fund, and Grizzly Short Fund intend to defer and treat $1,380,423, $26,598, and $1,216,688, respectively, of qualified late-year losses incurred during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 as arising on the first day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.
As of March 31, 2022, the Funds had no tax positions that did not meet the “more likely-than-not” threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Generally, tax authorities can examine all the tax returns filed for the last three years. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period ended March 31, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
d) | Distributions to Shareholders – Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for the Leuthold Core Investment Fund, Leuthold Global Fund, Leuthold Select Industries Fund, and Grizzly Short Fund, and are declared and paid annually for the Leuthold Core ETF. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. |
e) | Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
f) | Basis for Consolidation for the Leuthold Core Investment Fund and Leuthold Global Fund – Leuthold Core, Ltd. and Leuthold Global, Ltd (the “Subsidiaries”) previously acted as investment vehicles in order to enter into certain investments for the Leuthold Core Investment Fund and Leuthold Global Fund, respectively. The Subsidiaries were liquidated in May 2018 and, therefore, the financial statements of these Funds are no longer consolidated. |
g) | Securities Sold Short – For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the required amount of collateral to be segregated for securities sold short is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset. The amount of the securities sold short, shown as a liability, is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the securities sold short. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of securities sold short may require purchasing the securities at prices which could differ from the amount reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds are liable for any dividends or interest payable on securities sold short. As collateral for their securities sold short, the Funds are required under the 1940 Act to maintain segregated assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents, or liquid securities. These segregated assets are valued consistent with Note 1a. The amount of segregated assets is required to be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the fair value of the securities sold short. The Leuthold Core Investment Fund, Leuthold Global Fund, and Grizzly Short Fund’s collateral at broker for securities sold short is with one major international security dealer. |
With regard to the cash collateral that is posted with counterparties, the Funds have established a collateral account for each respective counterparty with its custodian (the “Account”) and have entered into a tri-party agreement with the custodian and the respective counterparty regarding the transfer of assets to and from the Account.
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The Adviser reviews each Account on a daily basis to ensure that the Account does not maintain a material amount of cash collateral in excess of what is required by the applicable counterparty (the amount of collateral required by such counterparty is subject to change and generally not known until the next business day, which necessitates the maintenance of a minimum amount of excess cash collateral). In the event that the excess cash collateral in an Account is equal to or in excess of the greater of the following: $250,000 or 3% of the total assets of the applicable Fund calculated at each month end; then the applicable Fund, pursuant to the tri-party agreement, will instruct the custodian to sweep such excess cash collateral into the Fund’s interest bearing account with the custodian. The amount of collateral held related to this tri-party agreement is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset.
h) | Other – Investment and shareholder transactions are recorded on the trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from the investment transactions by comparing the original cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. The Funds utilize an identified lot approach to transactions. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or as soon as information is available to the Funds, and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on bonds are amortized using the yield to maturity method over the life of the respective bond. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities for realized gains and losses. |
i) | Expenses – Expenses that directly relate to one of the Funds are charged directly to that Fund. Other operating expenses of the Funds, such as Directors fees and expenses, insurance expense, and legal fees are allocated between the Funds based on the relative net asset value of the individual Funds. |
j) | Counterparty Risk – Counterparty risk may arise as the result of the failure of a counterparty to a securities contract to comply with the terms of the contract. Potential counterparty risk is measured by the creditworthiness of the counterparty and additional risk may arise from unanticipated events affecting the value of the underlying security. |
k) | Managed Futures Strategy/Commodities Risk (Leuthold Core ETF only) – The Fund may invest in underlying investments that principally invest in the commodities markets through investment in managed futures programs. Such investments may subject an underlying investment to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Commodities are real assets such as oil, agriculture, livestock, industrial metals, and precious metals such as gold or silver. Prices of commodities and related contracts may fluctuate significantly over short periods for a variety of reasons, including weather and natural disasters; pandemics and other global health emergencies; governmental, agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies; acts of terrorism, tariffs and U.S. and international economic, political, military and regulatory developments. The demand and supply of these commodities may also fluctuate widely based on such factors as interest rates, investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, currency exchange rates, the production and cost levels of the producers and/or forward selling by such producers, global or regional political, economic, or financial events, purchases and sales by central banks, and trading activities by hedge funds and other commodity funds. Commodity underlying investments may use derivatives, such as futures, options, and swaps, which expose them to further risks, including counterparty risk (i.e., the risk that the institution on the other side of the trade will default). |
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l) | Shares May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV (Leuthold Core ETF only) – As with all exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Although it is expected that the market price of shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price of shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to supply and demand of shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. |
m) | Authorized Participants, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk (Leuthold Core ETF only) – The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as authorized participants (“APs”). In addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events occur, shares may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other entities step forward to perform their functions. |
n) | COVID-19 Pandemic – The global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) has disrupted global economic markets and adversely affected individual companies and investment products. The prolonged economic impact of COVID-19 is uncertain. The operation and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn impact the value of the Funds’ investments. |
o) | Subsequent Events – In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated recognition or disclosure. |
2. | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and securities sold short, for the six months ended March 31, 2022 are summarized below.
Leuthold | Leuthold | |||||||||||||||
Core | Leuthold | Select | Leuthold | |||||||||||||
Investment | Global | Industries | Core | |||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | ETF(a) | |||||||||||||
Purchases | $ | 145,310,816 | $ | 5,975,554 | $ | 9,758,715 | $ | 4,398,993 | ||||||||
Sales | 184,164,845 | 8,095,222 | 8,922,345 | 6,217,853 |
(a) | The Leuthold Core ETF’s purchases and sales exclude in-kind transactions. In-kind purchases and sales as of March 31, 2022 were $6,968,769 and $2,101,598, respectively. |
There were no purchases or sales of investment securities in the Grizzly Short Fund because this Fund invests only in securities sold short.
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At September 30, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments and securities sold short and cost of investments and cost of securities sold short for tax purposes were as follows:
Leuthold | Leuthold | |||||||||||||||||||
Core | Leuthold | Select | Grizzly | Leuthold | ||||||||||||||||
Investment | Global | Industries | Short | Core | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Tax cost of investments | $ | 400,406,735 | $ | 23,485,735 | $ | 10,169,249 | $ | 47,797,700 | $ | 13,207,929 | ||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation | 177,900,735 | 5,927,535 | 4,863,480 | — | 2,085,145 | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation | (1,568,193 | ) | (1,497,160 | ) | (168,201 | ) | — | (214,880 | ) | |||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 176,332,542 | $ | 4,430,375 | $ | 4,695,279 | $ | — | $ | 1,870,265 |
The differences between book and tax basis of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and passive foreign investment company transactions.
The Leuthold Core Investment Fund owned 5% or more of the voting securities of the following company during the six months ended March 31, 2022. As a result, this company is deemed to be an affiliate of the Leuthold Core Investment Fund as defined by the 1940 Act. Transactions during the period in this security of an affiliated company was as follows:
Core Investment Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share | Fair Value | Change in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance | at | Realized | Unrealized | Fair Value | Dividend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Security Name | 03/31/22 | 09/30/21 | Purchases | Sales | Gain (Loss) | Appreciation | at 03/31/22 | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco CurrencyShares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Yen Trust | 123,391 | $ | 12,271,869 | $ | — | $ | (1,799,848 | ) | $ | (80,918 | ) | $ | (897,399 | ) | $ | 9,493,704 | $ | — |
3. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS |
Each of the Funds has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (“advisory agreement”) with the Adviser. Pursuant to its advisory agreement with the Funds, the Adviser is entitled to receive a fee, calculated daily as applied to each Fund’s average daily net assets and payable monthly, at annual rates of:
Leuthold | Leuthold | |||||||
Core | Leuthold | Select | Grizzly | Leuthold | ||||
Investment | Global | Industries | Short | Core | ||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ETF | ||||
0.90% | 0.90% | 1.00% | 1.25% | 0.50% |
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The Adviser has agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse the Funds’ other expenses, to the extent necessary to ensure that the Funds’ total operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividends and interest on securities sold short, and extraordinary items) do not exceed the following rates, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:
Leuthold | Leuthold | |||||||
Core | Leuthold | Select | Grizzly | Leuthold | ||||
Investment | Global | Industries | Short | Core | ||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ETF | ||||
1.25% | 1.85% | 1.50% | 2.50% | 0.65% |
Any waiver or reimbursement is subject to later adjustments to allow the Adviser to recoup amounts previously waived or reimbursed to the extent actual fees and expenses for a fiscal period are less than each Fund’s expense limitation, provided, however, that the recoupment period for the Adviser is limited to three years from the time the expenses were waived or incurred and is limited to the lesser of (1) the expense cap in effect at the time of the waiver, and (2) the expense cap in effect at the time of recapture.
Amounts subject to future recoupment as of March 31, 2022 are as follows:
Leuthold Select Industries Fund | ||||
Year of Expiration | Recoverable Amount | |||
9/30/2022 | $ | 18,482 | ||
9/30/2023 | 119,193 | |||
9/30/2024 | 61,596 | |||
9/30/2025 | 26,030 |
Leuthold Core ETF | ||||
Year of Expiration | Recoverable Amount | |||
9/30/2023 | $ | 117,025 | ||
9/30/2024 | 109,766 | |||
9/30/2025 | 41,815 |
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as transfer agent, administrator, and accounting services agent for the Funds. U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Funds.
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4. | DISTRIBUTION PLAN |
The Leuthold Global Fund – Retail Class has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, whereby Compass Distributors, LLC serves as distributor. This plan allows the Fund to use up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets to pay sales, distribution, and other fees for the sale of its shares and for services provided to investors. The Fund may pay all or a portion of this fee to any securities dealer, financial institution, or any other person who renders personal service to the Fund’s shareholders, assists in the maintenance of the Fund’s shareholder accounts, or who renders assistance in distributing or promoting the sale of shares of the Fund pursuant to a written agreement approved by the Directors. To the extent such fee is not paid to such persons, the Fund may use the fee for its expenses of distribution of its shares, including, but not limited to, payment by the Fund of the cost of preparing, printing, and distributing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information to prospective investors and of implementing and operating the plan.
5. | SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE PLANS |
The Funds are permitted to pay sub-transfer agent fees for various platform agreement not to exceed 0.15% of the Funds’ average daily net assets. In addition, the Retail Class shares of the Leuthold Core Investment Fund, Leuthold Select Industries Fund, and Grizzly Short Fund have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Fee Plan not to exceed 0.15% of these Funds’ Retail Class shares average daily net assets. These fees are used to finance certain activities related to servicing and maintaining shareholder accounts. Sub-transfer agent and shareholder servicing fees incurred by the Funds are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
6. | INDEMNIFICATIONS |
The Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.
7. | ILLIQUID SECURITIES |
Each Fund may invest up to 15% of net assets in illiquid investments. An “illiquid investment” is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund will take into account relevant market, trading, and investment specific consideration when determining whether an investment is an illiquid investment. The illiquidity status of an investment is generally evaluated monthly. The 15% limitation may include securities whose disposition would be subject to legal restrictions (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities often have a market value lower than the market price of unrestricted securities of the same issuer and are not readily marketable without some time delay. This could result in a Fund being unable to realize a favorable price upon disposition of restricted securities and in some cases might make disposition of such securities at the time desired by the Fund impossible.
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8. | LENDING PORTFOLIO SECURITIES |
The Funds may lend portfolio securities constituting up to 30% of total assets to unaffiliated broker dealers, banks, or other recognized institutional borrowers of securities, provided that the borrower at all times maintains cash, U.S. government securities or equivalent collateral or provides an irrevocable letter of credit in favor of the Funds equal in value to at least 100% of the value of the securities loaned. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower pays the lending Fund an amount equivalent to any dividends or interest paid on such securities, and the Fund may receive an agreed-upon amount of interest income from the borrower who delivered equivalent collateral or provided a letter of credit. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the lending Fund or the borrower. The lending Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of portfolio securities and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash or equivalent collateral to the borrower or placing broker. The lending Fund does not have the right to vote securities on loan but could terminate the loan and regain the right to vote if that were considered important with respect to the investment.
The primary risk in securities lending is a default by the borrower during a sharp rise in price of the borrowed security resulting in a deficiency in the collateral posted by the borrower. The Funds will seek to minimize this risk by requiring that the value of the securities loaned will be computed each day and additional collateral be furnished each day if required.
As of March 31, 2022, the Funds did not engage in securities lending.
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Six Months | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | (Consolidated) | (Consolidated) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 22.91 | $ | 19.70 | $ | 18.77 | $ | 20.50 | $ | 20.54 | $ | 18.06 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(2) | (0.01 | ) | 0.07 | 0.00 | (3) | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments and securities sold short | 0.30 | 3.17 | 1.24 | 0.08 | 0.61 | 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.29 | 3.24 | 1.24 | 0.17 | 0.66 | 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | — | — | (0.04 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||
From net realized gains | (1.15 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
Redemption fees(3) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.15 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.05 | $ | 22.91 | $ | 19.70 | $ | 18.77 | $ | 20.50 | $ | 20.54 | ||||||||||||
Total Return | 1.07 | % | 16.44 | % | 6.72 | % | 1.21 | % | 3.23 | % | 14.31 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period | $ | 276,917,466 | $ | 286,984,168 | $ | 276,018,345 | $ | 316,887,197 | $ | 403,095,456 | $ | 464,660,913 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4) | 1.33 | %(7) | 1.36 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.21 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(5) | (0.11 | %)(7) | (0.31 | %) | 0.00 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.20 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 28.97 | % | 41.42 | % | 60.08 | % | 66.68 | % | 79.00 | % | 52.36 | % |
(1) | For a share outstanding throughout the period. Rounded to the nearest cent. |
(2) | Net investment income (loss) per share is calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(4) | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes dividends and interest on securities sold short. The expense ratios excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short were 1.16% for the six months ended March 31, 2022, 1.23% for the year ended September 30, 2021, 1.20% for the year ended September 30, 2020, 1.20% for the year ended September 30, 2019, 1.19% for the year ended September 30, 2018, and 1.19% for the year ended September 30, 2017. |
(5) | The net investment income ratios include dividends and interest on securities sold short. |
(6) | The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchases and sales of securities sold short. |
(7) | Annualized. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 61 |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund - Institutional - LCRIX
Financial Highlights
Six Months | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | (Consolidated) | (Consolidated) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 22.98 | $ | 19.74 | $ | 18.81 | $ | 20.53 | $ | 20.56 | $ | 18.08 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(2) | 0.00 | (3) | (0.05 | ) | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments and securities sold short | 0.30 | 3.32 | 1.23 | 0.09 | 0.60 | 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.30 | 3.27 | 1.25 | 0.20 | 0.68 | 2.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | — | — | (0.05 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
From net realized gains | (1.15 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
Redemption fees(3) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.15 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (1.92 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.11 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.13 | $ | 22.98 | $ | 19.74 | $ | 18.81 | $ | 20.53 | $ | 20.56 | ||||||||||||
Total Return | 1.11 | % | 16.56 | % | 6.76 | % | 1.33 | % | 3.35 | % | 14.43 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period | $ | 302,755,763 | $ | 305,515,675 | $ | 268,933,642 | $ | 301,387,112 | $ | 434,163,780 | $ | 385,390,357 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4) | 1.24 | %(7) | 1.26 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.10 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5) | (0.02 | %)(7) | (0.21 | %) | 0.10 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.37 | % | 0.30 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 28.97 | % | 41.42 | % | 60.08 | % | 66.68 | % | 79.00 | % | 52.36 | % |
(1) | For a share outstanding throughout the period. Rounded to the nearest cent. |
(2) | Net investment income per share is calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(4) | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes dividends and interest on securities sold short. The expense ratios excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short were 1.07 for the six months ended March 31, 2022, 1.13% for the year ended September 30, 2021, 1.11% for the year ended September 30, 2020, 1.10% for the year ended September 30, 2019, 1.08% for the year ended September 30, 2018, and 1.08% for the year ended September 30, 2017. |
(5) | The net investment income ratios include dividends and interest on securities sold short. |
(6) | The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchases and sales of securities sold short. |
(7) | Annualized. |
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Leuthold Global Fund - Retail - GLBLX
Financial Highlights
Six Months | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | (Consolidated) | (Consolidated) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.72 | $ | 8.24 | $ | 8.09 | $ | 9.11 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 9.86 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.00 | (3) | (0.05 | ) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and securities sold short | 0.24 | 1.53 | 0.21 | (0.39 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.24 | 1.48 | 0.21 | (0.37 | ) | (0.04 | ) | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | — | (0.00 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
From net realized gains | (0.19 | ) | — | — | (0.64 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.87 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Redemption fees | — | — | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.19 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.87 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 9.77 | $ | 9.72 | $ | 8.24 | $ | 8.09 | $ | 9.11 | $ | 10.05 | ||||||||||||
Total Return | 2.47 | % | 18.01 | % | 2.56 | % | (3.97 | %) | (0.67 | %) | 12.02 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period | $ | 5,549,597 | $ | 5,690,644 | $ | 4,690,110 | $ | 7,485,394 | $ | 18,362,218 | $ | 24,040,140 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement and recovery | 1.88 | %(7) | 1.97 | % | 1.94 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.56 | % | ||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement and recovery | 1.88 | %(7) | 2.01 | % | 1.91 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.56 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement and recovery | 0.08 | %(7) | (0.44 | %) | (0.03 | %) | 0.27 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.38 | % | ||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement and recovery | 0.08 | %(7) | (0.48 | %) | 0.01 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.38 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 24.68 | % | 49.39 | % | 55.31 | % | 93.77 | % | 79.09 | % | 63.13 | % |
(1) | For a share outstanding throughout the period. Rounded to the nearest cent. |
(2) | Net investment income (loss) per share is calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(4) | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes dividends and interest on securities sold short. The expense ratios excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short before and after expense reimbursement and recorvery were 1.57% and 1.57% for the six months ended March 31, 2022, 1.73% and 1.78% for the year ended September 30, 2021, 1.74% and 1.69% for the year ended September 30, 2020, 1.62% and 1.62% for the year ended September 30, 2019, 1.54% and 1.54% for the year ended September 30, 2018, and 1.56% and 1.56% for the year ended September 30, 2017, respectively. |
(5) | The net investment income ratios include dividends and interest on securities sold short. |
(6) | The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchases and sales of securities sold short. |
(7) | Annualized. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 63 |
Leuthold Global Fund - Institutional - GLBIX
Financial Highlights
Six Months | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | (Consolidated) | (Consolidated) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.86 | $ | 8.38 | $ | 8.21 | $ | 9.23 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 9.95 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.00 | (3) | (0.04 | ) | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and securities sold short | 0.24 | 1.54 | 0.21 | (0.39 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.24 | 1.50 | 0.23 | (0.35 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | — | (0.02 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
From net realized gains | (0.19 | ) | — | — | (0.64 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.87 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Redemption fees | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.19 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.91 | ) | (0.88 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 9.91 | $ | 9.86 | $ | 8.38 | $ | 8.21 | $ | 9.23 | $ | 10.16 | ||||||||||||
Total Return | 2.44 | % | 17.96 | % | 2.79 | % | (3.70 | %) | (0.43 | %) | 12.28 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period | $ | 22,261,369 | $ | 22,938,579 | $ | 21,096,867 | $ | 45,677,014 | $ | 64,388,940 | $ | 78,614,144 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement and recovery | 1.88 | %(7) | 1.90 | % | 1.73 | % | 1.63 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.36 | % | ||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement and recovery | 1.88 | %(7) | 1.95 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.63 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.36 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement and recovery | 0.08 | %(7) | (0.40 | %) | 0.17 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.58 | % | ||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement and recovery | 0.08 | %(7) | (0.45 | %) | 0.21 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.58 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 24.68 | % | 49.39 | % | 55.31 | % | 93.77 | % | 79.09 | % | 63.13 | % |
(1) | For a share outstanding throughout the period. Rounded to the nearest cent. |
(2) | Net investment income (loss) per share is calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(4) | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes dividends and interest on securities sold short. The expense ratios excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short before and after expense reimbursement and recovery were 1.57% and 1.57% for the six months ended March 31, 2022, 1.66% and 1.71% for the year ended September 30, 2021, 1.53% and 1.49% for the year ended September 30, 2020, 1.37% and 1.37% for the year ended September 30, 2019, 1.29% and 1.29% for the year ended September 30, 2018, and 1.36% and 1.36% for the year ended September 30, 2017, respectively. |
(5) | The net investment income ratios include dividends and interest on securities sold short. |
(6) | The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchases and sales of securities sold short. |
(7) | Annualized. |
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Leuthold Select Industries Fund - Retail - LSLTX
Financial Highlights
Six Months | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 33.85 | $ | 27.06 | $ | 25.02 | $ | 27.31 | $ | 26.32 | $ | 21.41 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(2) | (0.03 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 0.86 | 8.85 | 2.81 | (0.16 | ) | 2.28 | 4.93 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.83 | 8.75 | 2.77 | (0.19 | ) | 2.27 | 4.91 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | — | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
From net realized gains | (2.08 | ) | (1.96 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (2.10 | ) | (1.27 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (2.08 | ) | (1.96 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (2.10 | ) | (1.28 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 32.60 | $ | 33.85 | $ | 27.06 | $ | 25.02 | $ | 27.31 | $ | 26.32 | ||||||||||||
Total Return | 2.05 | % | 34.14 | % | 11.28 | % | (0.19 | %) | 8.89 | % | 22.93 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period | $ | 15,798,372 | $ | 14,740,604 | $ | 8,677,008 | $ | 11,783,884 | $ | 18,111,932 | $ | 15,045,866 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement and recovery | 1.82 | %(3) | 2.03 | % | 2.75 | % | 1.77 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.80 | % | ||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement and recovery | 1.50 | %(3) | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement and recovery | (0.50 | %)(3) | (0.84 | %) | (1.40 | %) | (0.39 | %) | (0.17 | %) | (0.39 | %) | ||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement and recovery | (0.18 | %)(3) | (0.31 | %) | (0.16 | %) | (0.12 | %) | (0.02 | %) | (0.09 | %) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover | 55.10 | % | 62.93 | % | 73.99 | % | 72.87 | % | 104.00 | % | 62.72 | % |
(1) | For a share outstanding throughout the period. Rounded to the nearest cent. |
(2) | Net investment income per share is calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Annualized. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 65 |
Grizzly Short Fund - Retail - GRZZX
Financial Highlights
Six Months | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data(2): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 7.15 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 16.15 | $ | 17.65 | $ | 21.48 | $ | 24.68 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(3) | (0.11 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.31 | ) | 0.19 | (0.03 | ) | (0.40 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments and securities sold short | 0.30 | (3.44 | ) | (5.01 | ) | (1.54 | ) | (3.80 | ) | (2.80 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.19 | (3.67 | ) | (5.32 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (3.83 | ) | (3.20 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.15 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
From net realized gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.15 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 7.34 | $ | 7.15 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 16.15 | $ | 17.65 | $ | 21.48 | ||||||||||||
Total Return | 2.66 | % | (33.92 | %) | (32.96 | %) | (7.62 | %) | (17.83 | %) | (12.97 | %) | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period | $ | 83,165,765 | $ | 60,696,896 | $ | 123,139,517 | $ | 92,238,086 | $ | 98,948,757 | $ | 205,698,273 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4) | 2.96 | %(7) | 2.93 | % | 2.84 | % | 2.61 | % | 2.64 | % | 2.63 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(5) | (2.95 | %)(7) | (2.93 | %) | (2.23 | %) | 1.08 | % | (0.54 | %) | (1.78 | %) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % |
(1) | Per share data adjusted for 1:4 reverse split completed as of May 18, 2018. |
(2) | For a share outstanding throughout the period. Rounded to the nearest cent. |
(3) | Net investment income (loss) per share is calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
(4) | The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes dividends and interest on securites sold short. The expense ratios excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short were 1.64% for the six months ended March 31, 2022, 1.68% for the year ended September 30, 2021, 1.24% for the year ended September 30, 2020, 1.60% for the year ended September 30, 2019, 1.53% for the year ended September 30, 2018, and 1.54% for the year ended September 30, 2017. |
(5) | The net investment income ratios include dividends and interest on securities sold short. |
(6) | The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchases and sales of securities sold short. |
(7) | Annualized. |
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Leuthold Core ETF - Retail - LCR
Financial Highlights
Six Months | ||||||||||||
Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | ||||||||||
March 31, | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020(1) | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Per Share Data(2): | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 30.06 | $ | 26.63 | $ | 25.00 | ||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(3) | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and securities sold short | 0.59 | 3.55 | 1.55 | |||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.67 | 3.61 | 1.63 | |||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.07 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | |||||||
From net realized gains | — | — | — | |||||||||
Total distributions | (0.07 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | |||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 30.66 | $ | 30.06 | $ | 26.63 | ||||||
Total Return | 2.21 | % | 13.59 | % | 6.52 | % | ||||||
Supplemental data and ratios: | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period | $ | 20,694,277 | $ | 15,030,036 | $ | 11,317,390 | ||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement and recovery | 1.13 | %(4) | 1.43 | % | 3.31 | %(4) | ||||||
After expense reimbursement and recovery | 0.65 | %(4) | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | %(4) | ||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | ||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement and recovery | 0.06 | %(4) | (0.59 | %) | (2.23 | %)(4) | ||||||
After expense reimbursement and recovery | 0.54 | %(4) | 0.19 | % | 0.43 | %(4) | ||||||
Portfolio Turnover | 27.60 | % | 70.83 | % | 47.53 | % |
(1) | Fund commenced operations on January 6, 2020. Information presented is for the period January 6, 2020 through September 30, 2020. |
(2) | For a share outstanding throughout the period. Rounded to the nearest cent. |
(3) | Net investment income per share is calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
(4) | Annualized. |
See Notes to the Financial Statements. | Leuthold Funds - 2022 Semi-Annual Report | 67 |
Leuthold Funds
Expense Examples – March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held the entire period (October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Funds charge no sales load (the Leuthold Core Investment Fund and Leuthold Global Fund charge a 2% redemption fee for redemptions made within five business days after a purchase), you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, or stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. To the extent that the Funds invest in shares of other investment companies as part of its investment strategy, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which a Fund invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund. Actual expenses of the underlying funds are expected to vary by fund. These expenses are not included in the following examples. The examples include, but are not limited to, management fees, shareholder servicing fees, fund accounting, custody, and transfer agent fees. However, the following examples do not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses, and extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Expense Example Tables (Unaudited)
Leuthold Core Investment Fund - Retail - LCORX
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | |||||||
October 1, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | October 1, 2021 -March 31, 2022 | |||||||
Actual** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.70 | $ | 6.67 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)*** | 1,000.00 | 1,018.30 | 6.69 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.33%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your actual cost of investment in the Fund would be $5.82 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.16%. |
*** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your hypothetical cost of investment in the Fund would be $5.84 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.16% |
Leuthold Core Investment Fund - Institutional - LCRIX
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period* | |||||||
October 1, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 | |||||||
Actual** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,011.10 | $ | 6.22 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)*** | 1,000.00 | 1,018.75 | 6.24 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.24%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your actual cost of investment in the Fund would be $5.36 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.07%. |
*** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your hypothetical cost of investment in the Fund would be $5.39 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.07% |
Leuthold Global Fund - Retail - GLBLX
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period* | |||||||
October 1, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 | |||||||
Actual** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.70 | $ | 9.49 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)*** | 1,000.00 | 1,015.56 | 9.45 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.88%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your actual cost of investment in the Fund would be $7.93 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.57%. |
*** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your hypothetical cost of investment in the Fund would be $7.90 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.57% |
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Leuthold Global Fund - Institutional - GLBIX
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period* | |||||||
October 1, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 | |||||||
Actual** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.40 | $ | 9.49 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)** | 1,000.00 | 1,015.56 | 9.45 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.88%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your actual cost of investment in the Fund would be $7.92 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.57%. |
*** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your hypothetical cost of investment in the Fund would be $7.90 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.57%. |
Leuthold Select Industries Fund - Retail - LSLTX
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period* | |||||||
October 1, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 | |||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.50 | $ | 7.56 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | 1,000.00 | 1,017.45 | 7.54 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half period. |
Grizzly Short Fund - Retail - GRZZX
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period* | |||||||
October 1, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 | |||||||
Actual** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,026.60 | $ | 14.96 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)*** | 1,000.00 | 1,010.17 | 14.83 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.96%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half period. |
** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your actual cost of investment in the Fund would be $8.29 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.64%. |
*** | Excluding dividends and interest on securities sold short, your hypothetical cost of investment in the Fund would be $8.25 and the Fund’s annualized expense ratio would be 1.64%. |
Leuthold Core ETF - LCR
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | |||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period* | |||||||
October 1, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 | |||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.10 | $ | 3.28 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | 1,000.00 | 1,021.69 | 3.28 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.65%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half period. |
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DISCLOSURE OF APPROVAL FOR CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
On November 10, 2021, the Board of Directors of Leuthold Funds, Inc. (the “Directors”) approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreements for the Leuthold Core Investment Fund, the Grizzly Short Fund, the Leuthold Select Industries Fund, the Leuthold Global Fund, and the Leuthold Core ETF (collectively the “Funds”, or each, a “Fund”) with the investment adviser to the Funds, The Leuthold Group, LLC, doing business as Leuthold Weeden Capital Management (the “Adviser”). As part of the process of approving the continuation of the advisory agreements, the Directors reviewed the fiduciary duties of the Directors with respect to approving the advisory agreements and the relevant factors for the Directors to consider, and the members of the Board of Directors who are not deemed “interested persons” (as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Funds (the “Independent Directors”) met in executive session to discuss the approval of the advisory agreements.
In advance of the meeting, the Adviser sent detailed information to the Directors to assist them in their evaluation of the investment advisory agreements. This information included, but was not limited to, a memorandum from Fund counsel that summarized the legal standards applicable to the Directors’ consideration of the advisory agreements; detailed comparative information relating to the Funds’ management fees and other expenses of the Funds; information regarding fees paid by the Funds and other Fund payments; information on the Adviser’s profitability; information about brokerage commissions; detailed comparative information relating to the Funds’ performance; information about sales and redemptions of the Funds; information about the Funds’ compliance program; and other information the Directors believed was useful in evaluating the approval of advisory agreements.
All of the factors discussed by the Directors were considered as a whole, and were considered separately by the Independent Directors, meeting in executive session. The factors were viewed in their totality by the Directors, with no single factor being the principal or determinative factor in the Directors’ determination of whether to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreements. The Directors recognized that the management and fee arrangements for the Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the Independent Directors and the Adviser, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others and that the Directors’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements and information received during the course of the year and in prior years.
Prior to approving the continuation of the investment advisory agreements, the Directors and the Independent Directors in executive session considered, among other items:
● | The nature and quality of the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser, including the Adviser’s organization and operations, financial condition and stability and ownership structure; and the terms of the investment advisory agreements and how the services performed by the Adviser under the investment advisory agreements differ from those performed for other accounts managed by the Adviser. |
● | A comparison of the fees and expenses of the Funds to other similar funds, including a comparison of the Funds’ total expenses and the total expense ratios. |
● | A comparison of the fee structures of other accounts managed by the Adviser. |
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● | Whether economies of scale are recognized by the Funds. |
● | The costs and profitability of the Funds to the Adviser. |
● | The independence, expertise, care, and conscientiousness of the Board of Directors. |
● | Short-term and long-term investment performance of the Funds. |
● | The other benefits to the Adviser from serving as investment adviser to the Funds (in addition to the advisory fee under the investment advisory agreements). |
The material considerations and determinations of the Board of Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, are as follows:
Nature and Quality of Investment Advisory Services
The Directors noted that the Adviser supervises the investment portfolios of the Funds, directing the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios, including the purchase and sale of investment securities. The Directors then discussed with management the nature of the investment process employed by the portfolio managers of the Funds, which is highly research intensive.
Management noted that in employing its strategy, the Adviser conducts extensive quantitative research on target companies and industry groups. The Directors then discussed staffing at the Adviser and concluded that the Adviser is well staffed to conduct the research needed to meet the investment objectives of the Funds.
The Directors also considered the background and experience of the Adviser’s senior management and expertise of, and the amount of attention given to the Funds by investment personnel of the Adviser. In addition, the Directors considered the quality of the material service providers to the Funds, who provide administrative and distribution services on behalf of the Funds and are overseen by the Adviser, and the overall reputation and capabilities of the Adviser. Based on this review, the Directors believe that the Adviser provides high quality services to the Funds, and they noted that their overall confidence in the Adviser is high. Based on a review and assessment of the Adviser resulting from discussions with the Adviser, the Directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to the Funds by the Adviser, and that the nature and extent of the services provided by the Adviser are appropriate to assure that each Fund’s operations are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Comparative Fees and Expenses
The Directors then discussed with management the variables, in addition to the management fees, such as administrative and transaction fees that impact costs to the shareholders of the Funds. Management reviewed with the Directors the comparison of the Funds’ expense ratios to other similar funds. As part of the discussion with management, the Directors ensured that they understood and were comfortable with the criteria used by the Adviser to determine the mutual funds that make up the peer universes for purposes of the materials.
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Management discussed with the Board the Funds’ investment advisory fees and why the Funds’ fees appear higher than their peers. Management indicated that unlike some of the peers in the analyses that may employ some form of passive management in their strategies, the Adviser manages the Funds solely with an active approach. Mr. Mueller noted that during the analysis process, passive funds are primarily excluded from the analysis but in some cases, that is not practicable. He stated, for example, that for the Grizzly Short Fund, eliminating passive funds is not possible due to the already small universe of dedicated short-bias peer funds. Additionally, with the Grizzly Short Fund, investors do not stay invested in this Fund for long periods of time and it is used as more of a short-term hedge. As such, the Adviser has a more active hand in managing this Fund, especially during turbulent markets. He also explained that at the Adviser’s size, they do not have the benefit of economies of scale that some of the larger investment advisers may experience. Additionally, Mr. Mueller discussed the Funds expense ratios and indicated that keeping the expense ratios as low as possible is a constant focus of the Adviser.
The Directors compared the Funds’ proposed expense ratios to those of other comparable mutual funds, indicating that the peer groups used were in line with what the Adviser uses for their internal reporting and that the categories used to compare the Funds to their peer groups were appropriate. After review, the Directors concluded that the proposed expense ratios of the Funds were within a reasonable range of comparable mutual funds, and that the fees are reasonable.
Comparison of Fee Structures of Other Accounts
The Directors then inquired of management regarding the distinction between the services performed by the Adviser for separately managed accounts (“SMAs”) or private investment companies and those performed by the Adviser for the Funds. The Adviser noted that the management of the Funds involves more comprehensive and substantive duties than the management of SMAs or private investment companies. Specifically, the Adviser noted the following:
● | The Adviser provides tailored investment advisory services to the Funds in order to accommodate the cash flow volatility presented by the purchases and redemptions of shareholders. |
● | With regard to the Funds, the Adviser attempts to serve the needs of thousands of accounts, ranging from direct accounts holding a few thousand dollars to the large omnibus accounts of intermediaries who in turn service thousands of large and small accounts. |
● | The Adviser maintains a robust shareholder communication effort for the Funds to reach shareholders through direct contact, through intermediaries, or via the financial press. |
● | The Adviser coordinates with the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer and other service providers to ensure compliance with regulatory regimens imposed by Federal law and the Internal Revenue Code. |
● | The Adviser faces substantially greater litigation risk than other accounts the Adviser manages due in part to the large number of retail shareholders. |
● | SMAs or private investment companies do not require the same level of services and oversight, nor do they present the same compliance or litigation risk. |
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The Directors concluded that the services performed by the Adviser for the Funds require a higher level of service and oversight than the services performed by the Adviser for SMAs or private investment companies, and that the services performed by the Adviser for the Funds present a higher level of compliance and litigation risk to the Adviser. Based on this determination, the Directors believe that the differential in advisory fees between the Funds and the SMAs and private investment companies are reasonable and concluded that the fee rates charged to the Funds in comparison to those charged to the Adviser’s other clients are reasonable.
In addition to the above, the Directors discussed with management the fact that increasingly investors in the Funds invest through brokerage platforms (intermediaries), with fewer investors going directly to the Funds’ transfer agent. The Directors noted that in connection with the intermediaries, the Adviser absorbs all costs in excess of the fees paid by the Funds. As result, the cost of obtaining, retaining and servicing shareholders for the Funds is significantly higher than the costs for SMAs.
Performance
The Directors noted that at each quarterly meeting, the Directors review reports comparing the investment performance of the Funds to various indices. Based on the information provided at this meeting and the information and quarterly discussions regarding the Funds’ investment performance, the Directors believe that the Adviser manages the Funds in a manner that is materially consistent with their stated investment objective and style.
The Directors also considered the presentation from the Adviser on the investment strategies for the Funds and reviewed the investment performance of the existing Funds compared with those of the existing Funds’ peer groups and relevant benchmarks. They noted and discussed the Funds’ periods of underperformance to confirm that the Adviser is taking steps to address underperformance and concluded that they believe the Adviser is actively taking steps to address underperformance. It is the Directors’ expectation that the Adviser’s discipline will lead to more favorable results in the long-term, and the Directors will continue to monitor the performance of the Funds.
Based on their discussions with the Adviser at the meeting and the prior quarterly meeting, the Directors concluded that the performance of the existing Funds was satisfactory, and within a reasonable range of the performance of similar funds.
Costs and Profitability
The Directors considered the cost of services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser, by reviewing reports provided by the Funds’ administrator that compared the Funds’ investment advisory fees to those of other comparable mutual funds. In addition, each Independent Director received and reviewed a copy of the Adviser’s audited financial statements. They also considered the Funds’ overall expense ratios compared to peer group funds and the Adviser’s proactive efforts to keep the overall expenses of the Funds lower.
The Directors discussed in detail the profitability of the Adviser as it relates to the Funds, in meetings with management of the Adviser. They also discussed the impact of the intermediary service fees on the profitability of the Adviser. The Directors also considered the resources and revenues that the Adviser has put into managing and distributing the
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Funds and concluded that the level of profitability realized by the Adviser from its provision of services to the Funds is reasonable, and that the overall expense ratios and investment advisory fees were fair and within a reasonable range of industry averages.
Economies of Scale
The Directors then discussed with management whether economies of scale are recognized by the Funds. They noted that as Fund assets grow, certain fixed costs are spread over the larger asset base, which may lead to some economies of scale. However, the Directors noted that many of the Funds’ expenses are subject to diseconomies of scale. For example, the intermediary service fees generally increase as the Funds’ assets grow. Given the size of the Funds, the Directors do not believe the Funds are recognizing economies of scale at this time. The Directors noted that they are pleased with the Adviser’s efforts to keep overall expenses low, and they determined that the proposed fee schedules are reasonable. The Directors determined to continue to assess the advisability of breakpoints as the Funds grow in size.
Fall-Out Benefits
The Directors then considered other benefits to the Adviser from serving as adviser to the Funds (in addition to the advisory fee). The Directors noted that the Adviser derives ancillary benefits from its association with the Funds in the form of proprietary and third-party research products and services received from broker dealers that execute portfolio trades for the Funds. Specifically, they discussed the manner in which portfolio transactions for the Funds would be conducted, including the use of soft dollars. Based on these discussions, the Directors concluded that the research and services obtained by the Adviser would be beneficial to the Funds and that Leuthold Weeden Capital Management would execute the Funds’ portfolio transactions in a manner designed to obtain best execution for the Funds. The Directors determined such products and services have been used for legitimate purposes relating to the Funds by aiding in the investment decision-making process. The Directors concluded that the other benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds were reasonable.
The Independent Directors then met with Mr. Fetzer, the Funds’ legal counsel, in executive session.
Conclusion
After reviewing the materials and management’s presentation, as well as other information regularly provided at the Board’s quarterly meetings throughout the year regarding the quality of services provided by the Adviser, the performance of the Funds, expense information, regulatory compliance issues, trading information and related matters and other factors deemed relevant by the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreements.
The Directors noted that all of the factors above were considered by the Board as a whole, and separately by the Independent Directors meeting in executive session. The factors were viewed in their totality by the Directors, with no single factor being the principal or determinative factor in the Board’s determination of whether to approve the continuation of the investment advisory.
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In connection with the annual renewal of the investment advisory agreements, the Directors also discussed and reviewed the legal considerations relevant to evaluating the service and distribution plans for the Leuthold Global Fund and the Leuthold Core ETF. They noted that the distribution plans and related dealer agreements comply with Rule 12b-1. The agreements are designed to put the Funds in position to grow assets under management. They discussed the benefits of the distribution plans to the Funds and their shareholders, and the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, conclude their continuation was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.
The Directors also discussed Rule 18f-3, which permits certain of the Funds to issue multiple classes of shares. They noted that the amended and restated Rule 18f-3 multi-class plan sets forth the method for allocating fees and expenses among each class and sets forth the service fees and other charges and fees of each class of shares. The Directors reviewed the differences between the classes. After discussion, the Directors concluded that they continue to believe that Rule 18f-3 multi-class plan is in the best interest of each class of the applicable Funds individually and those Funds as a whole.
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ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE REGARDING FUND DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (UNAUDITED)
Independent Directors
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Position(s) Held with the Company | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | # of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Directors | | Other Directorships Held by Director |
Lawrence L. Horsch (1934) c/o Leuthold Weeden Capital Management 150 South Fifth Street Suite 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Chairman and Director | Indefinite, Director since 1995 | Chairman, Eagle Management & Financial Corp., a management consulting firm | 5 | Somero Enterprises and Pioneer Sales Group | |||||
Steven R. Schroll (1957) c/o Leuthold Weeden Capital Management 150 South Fifth Street Suite 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Director and Chair of Nominating Committee | Indefinite, Director since 2019 | Retired. Served as Senior Equity Portfolio Manager at Ameriprise Financial (Columbia Management) from 2002 to 2018 | 5 | None | |||||
Addison L. Piper (1946) c/o Leuthold Weeden Capital Management 150 South Fifth Street Suite 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Director and Chair of Audit Committee | Indefinite, Director since 2009 | Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Piper Sandler Companies (f/k/a Piper Jaffray Companies) | 5 | Piper Sandler (f/k/a Piper Jaffray Companies) and PREDEX |
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ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE REGARDING FUND DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (UNAUDITED)
Interested Persons
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Position(s) Held with the Company | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | # of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Directors | | Other Directorships Held by Director |
John C. Mueller (1968) 150 South Fifth Street Suite 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Director President | Indefinite, Director since 2009
One year term, President since 2011 | Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Leuthold Group since 2005. Involved in Sales and Marketing for The Leuthold Group since 2001. | 5 | None | |||||
Roger A. Peters (1960) 150 South Fifth Street Suite 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | One year term, Chief Compliance Officer since 2006 and Vice President since 2007 and Anti-Money Laundering Officer since 2011 | Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser since 2005. | N/A | N/A | |||||
Glenn R. Larson (1965) 150 South Fifth Street Suite 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Treasurer and Secretary | One year term, Treasurer and Secretary since 2022 | Compliance Officer of the Adviser since 2005. | N/A | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Directors and is available free of charge upon request by calling the Funds toll free at (800) 273-6886.
Information regarding the method the Funds use to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free at (800) 273-6886 or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.leutholdfunds.com. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free at (800) 273-6886 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser: The Leuthold Group, LLC, doing business
Administrator, Transfer Agent, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC,
Custodian: U.S. Bank, N.A.,
Counsel: Foley & Lardner, LLP,
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Ernst & Young LLP,
The Funds are required to file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. Once filed, the Fund’s Form N-PORT is available without charge on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) and is available upon request by calling 1-800-273-6886.
This report is authorized for distribution only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. |
(a) | The Registrant’s President/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider. |
(b) | There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
(a) | (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Incorporated by reference to previous Form N-CSR filing, filed December 8, 2008. |
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith. |