UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22208
Valued Advisers Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Huntington Asset Services, Inc. 2960 N. Meridian Street, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46208
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Capitol Services, Inc.
615 S. Dupont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
(Name and address of agent for service)
With a copy to:
John H. Lively, Esq.
The Law Offices of John H. Lively & Associates, Inc.
A member firm of The 1940 Act Law Group
2041 W. 141st Terrace
Suite 119
Leawood, KS 66224
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 317-917-7000
Date of fiscal year end: 5/31
Date of reporting period: 5/31/13
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
ANNUAL REPORT
May 31, 2013

CLOUD CAPITAL FUNDS
Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund
Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Fund Adviser:
Cloud Capital LLC
5314 South Yale, Suite 606
Tulsa, OK 74135
Toll Free (877) 670-2227
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
We welcome and thank all new and existing shareholders of the Cloud Capital mutual funds.
For the fiscal year ended on May 31, 2013, both the Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund (the “Large Cap Fund”) and the Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund (the “Mid Cap Fund”) (each a “Fund” and, collectively the “Funds”) experienced strong growth. Each of the Funds gained 26.5% for the year, excellent from an absolute return perspective, but still just shy of their respective benchmarks (-0.8% below the S&P 500® Index total return and -3.5% below the S&P MidCap 400® Index total return). The Cloud Capital approach distributes assets equally to each industry sector; and to each stock within each sector. This greater diversification and more conservative sector allocation within the Funds was responsible for much of the minor lag versus the benchmarks’ performance.
The past year saw the U.S. Equities markets attain new all-time highs with very few speed bumps along the way, this despite the plodding struggles of the stimulus-fed economy to gain any real momentum. This disparity between the markets and the economy we live in looms as the headline of last year, while events such as the European debt crisis, U.S. healthcare and other issues, have not been fully resolved but have still moved to the back pages and out of the public conscious.
In the Large Cap Fund, the stock selections within the portfolio were very successful over the past year, with the Fund outperforming the benchmark in nine of ten Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) Sectors. The sector-neutral approach employed in the Fund fought to a stalemate with the index winning five sectors and losing five. Sector performance is very important to our strategy, and pleasantly nine of the ten sectors gained over 22.0%, led by the Financials sector with 43.0%. The laggard sector was Utilities, which still posted a 13.0% gain during the fiscal year and beat the index equivalent by 3.3%.
During that same period, the Mid Cap Fund found greater success in the sector-neutral strategy, with seven of ten GICS® sectors besting the benchmark allocation. All ten sectors gained at least 23.6% over the fiscal year, led by the Health Care sector with 40.4%.
Although the market appears to be resuming historical cyclical growth, the extraordinary stimulus that has flowed into the market over the past five years makes this uncharted territory. The core strategy of the Funds, which has historically outperformed the benchmark 76% of the time over rolling one-year periods, would benefit greatly from a return to the good old days. However, we are vigilant for unforeseen consequences of artificially driving the markets through stimulus, and especially the effects of withdrawing that support, which will have to eventually happen.
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Again, we thank our shareholders for their continued confidence in Cloud Capital LLC, and with another fiscal year behind us, we look forward to many more years of serving them.
Sincerely,
Randy Cloud
Cloud Capital LLC, President
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Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund
Investment Results – (Unaudited)
Total Returns *
(For the periods ended May 31, 2013)
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Average Annual Returns | |
| | One Year | | | Since Inception (June 29, 2011) | |
Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund – Institutional Class | | | 26.51 | % | | | 11.14 | % |
S&P 500® Index** | | | 27.28 | % | | | 15.19 | % |
Total annual operating expenses, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 4, 2013, were 1.41% of average daily net assets. Cloud Capital LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive expenses of the Fund until May 31, 2014, so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses does not exceed 1.40%. This operating expense limitation does not apply to brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short), taxes, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses paid under a distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1, and indirect expenses (such as “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”). The Adviser may be entitled to reimbursement of any fees waived or expenses reimbursed pursuant to the agreement provided overall expenses fall below the limitations set forth above. The Adviser may recoup the sum of all fees previously waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous three (3) years, less any reimbursement previously paid, provided total expenses do not exceed the limitation set forth above. This agreement may only be terminated by mutual consent of the Adviser and the Fund.
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. Current performance of a Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-670-2227.
* Return figures reflect any change in price per share and assume the reinvestment of all distributions.
** The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index of equity prices and is representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index is an unmanaged benchmark that assumes reinvestment of all distributions and excludes the effect of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in this Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company and may be obtained by calling 1-877-670-2227. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc., Member FINRA.
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The chart above assumes an initial investment of $1,000,000 made on June 29, 2011 (commencement of Fund operations) and held through May 31, 2013. THE FUND’S RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the redemption of the Fund’s shares. Investment returns and principal values will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original purchase price.
Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For more information on the Fund, and to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, or to request a prospectus, please call 1-877-670-2227. You should carefully consider the investment objectives, potential risks, management fees, and charges and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund, and should be read carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc., member FINRA.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Investment Results – (Unaudited)
Total Returns *
(For the periods ended May 31, 2013)
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Average Annual Returns | |
| | One Year | | | Since Inception (June 29, 2011) | |
Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund – Institutional Class | | | 26.46 | % | | | 9.31 | % |
S&P MidCap 400® Index** | | | 29.95 | % | | | 12.92 | % |
Total annual operating expenses, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 4, 2013, were 1.69% of average daily net assets. Cloud Capital LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive expenses of the Fund until May 31, 2014, so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses does not exceed 1.40%. This operating expense limitation does not apply to brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short), taxes, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses paid under a distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1, and indirect expenses (such as “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”). The Adviser may be entitled to reimbursement of any fees waived or expenses reimbursed pursuant to the agreement provided overall expenses fall below the limitations set forth above. The Adviser may recoup the sum of all fees previously waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous three (3) years, less any reimbursement previously paid, provided total expenses do not exceed the limitation set forth above. This agreement may only be terminated by mutual consent of the Adviser and the Fund.
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. Current performance of a Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-670-2227.
* Return figures reflect any change in price per share and assume the reinvestment of all distributions.
** The S&P MidCap 400® Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index of equity prices and is representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index is an unmanaged benchmark that assumes reinvestment of all distributions and excludes the effect of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in this Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company and may be obtained by calling 1-877-670-2227. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc., Member FINRA.
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The chart above assumes an initial investment of $1,000,000 made on June 29, 2011 (commencement of Fund operations) and held through May 31, 2013. THE FUND’S RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the redemption of the Fund’s shares. Investment returns and principal values will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original purchase price.
Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For more information on the Fund, and to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, or to request a prospectus, please call 1-877-670-2227. You should carefully consider the investment objectives, potential risks, management fees, and charges and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund, and should be read carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc., member FINRA.
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FUND HOLDINGS – (Unaudited)

1 As a percent of net assets.
The investment objective of the Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund is to consistently deliver excess returns relative to the S&P 500® Index over three- to five-year time horizons.

1 As a percent of net assets.
The investment objective of the Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund is to consistently deliver excess returns relative to the S&P MidCap 400® Index over three- to five-year time horizons.
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AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE – (Unaudited)
The Funds file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
ABOUT THE FUNDS’ EXPENSES – (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs (such as short-term redemption fees); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these 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 for the entire period from December 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. 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 = 8.60), 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 table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s 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 Fund 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.
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ABOUT THE FUNDS’ EXPENSES – (Unaudited) (continued)
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund – Institutional Class | | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value May 31, 2013 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended May 31, 2013* | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,162.90 | | | $ | 7.54 | |
Hypothetical ** (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.96 | | | $ | 7.03 | |
* Expenses are equal to the Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.40%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365.
** Assumes a 5% return before expenses.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund – Institutional Class | | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value May 31, 2013 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended May 31, 2013* | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,164.40 | | | $ | 7.54 | |
Hypothetical ** (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.96 | | | $ | 7.03 | |
* Expenses are equal to the Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.40%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365.
** Assumes a 5% return before expenses.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks – 94.5% | | | | |
| |
| Consumer Discretionary – 10.3% | | | | |
| 780 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | $ | 39,039 | |
| 292 | | | Amazon.com, Inc. * | | | 78,592 | |
| 1,907 | | | Apollo Group, Inc., Class A * | | | 38,126 | |
| 1,785 | | | AutoNation, Inc. * | | | 82,718 | |
| 108 | | | AutoZone, Inc. * | | | 44,227 | |
| 1,386 | | | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. * | | | 94,625 | |
| 2,485 | | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 68,449 | |
| 1,230 | | | Big Lots, Inc. * | | | 41,890 | |
| 1,040 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. * | | | 84,345 | |
| 2,544 | | | Cablevision Systems Corp. | | | 38,464 | |
| 996 | | | CarMax, Inc. * | | | 46,588 | |
| 997 | | | Carnival Corp. | | | 32,993 | |
| 920 | | | CBS Corp., Class B | | | 45,556 | |
| 264 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. * | | | 95,389 | |
| 739 | | | Coach, Inc. | | | 43,064 | |
| 1,982 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 79,574 | |
| 479 | | | CST Brands, Inc. * | | | 14,552 | |
| 1,762 | | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 42,924 | |
| 848 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 43,903 | |
| 3,269 | | | DeVry, Inc. | | | 102,077 | |
| 719 | | | DIRECTV * | | | 43,970 | |
| 1,159 | | | Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A * | | | 91,371 | |
| 1,977 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc. * | | | 94,983 | |
| 624 | | | Expedia, Inc. | | | 35,856 | |
| 661 | | | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 40,449 | |
| 2,788 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 43,717 | |
| 1,683 | | | GameStop Corp., Class A | | | 55,815 | |
| 1,943 | | | Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 41,784 | |
| 2,395 | | | Gap, Inc./The | | | 97,119 | |
| 590 | | | Genuine Parts Co. | | | 45,898 | |
| 2,820 | | | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The * | | | 42,702 | |
| 1,851 | | | H & R Block, Inc. | | | 54,175 | |
| 763 | | | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 41,630 | |
| 1,580 | | | Harman International Industries, Inc. | | | 83,902 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Consumer Discretionary – (continued) | | | | |
| 2,053 | | | Hasbro, Inc. | | $ | 91,333 | |
| 1,202 | | | Home Depot, Inc./The | | | 94,551 | |
| 2,525 | | | International Game Technology | | | 45,142 | |
| 3,230 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The | | | 45,928 | |
| 2,028 | | | JC Penney Co., Inc. * | | | 35,649 | |
| 1,263 | | | Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 47,196 | |
| 1,799 | | | Kohl’s Corp. | | | 92,511 | |
| 1,675 | | | L Brands, Inc. | | | 83,791 | |
| 1,341 | | | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 42,927 | |
| 909 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 35,730 | |
| 1,039 | | | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | | 43,750 | |
| 1,010 | | | Macy’s, Inc. | | | 48,814 | |
| 1,993 | | | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 83,720 | |
| 1,024 | | | Mattel, Inc. | | | 45,815 | |
| 418 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 40,404 | |
| 1,142 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 46,814 | |
| 791 | | | Netflix, Inc. * | | | 178,864 | |
| 1,669 | | | Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | | | 45,125 | |
| 1,414 | | | News Corp., Class A | | | 45,415 | |
| 727 | | | NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 44,798 | |
| 697 | | | Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 41,012 | |
| 723 | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 44,930 | |
| 883 | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. * | | | 96,204 | |
| 117 | | | Priceline.com, Inc. * | | | 93,849 | |
| 1,834 | | | Pulte Group, Inc. * | | | 39,594 | |
| 236 | | | Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 41,295 | |
| 1,329 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 85,460 | |
| 1,312 | | | Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A | | | 88,362 | |
| 828 | | | Sears Holdings Corp. * | | | 40,429 | |
| 5,987 | | | Staples, Inc. | | | 89,811 | |
| 709 | | | Starbucks Corp. | | | 44,714 | |
| 637 | | | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | | 43,535 | |
| 627 | | | Target Corp. | | | 43,569 | |
| 1,249 | | | Tiffany & Co. | | | 97,170 | |
| 788 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., Class A | | | 75,272 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Consumer Discretionary – (continued) | | | | |
| 768 | | | Time Warner, Inc. | | $ | 44,857 | |
| 870 | | | TJX Cos., Inc./The | | | 44,056 | |
| 866 | | | TripAdvisor, Inc. * | | | 55,831 | |
| 901 | | | Urban Outfitters, Inc. * | | | 37,790 | |
| 262 | | | VF Corp. | | | 48,115 | |
| 656 | | | Viacom, Inc., Class B | | | 43,241 | |
| 719 | | | Walt Disney Co./The | | | 45,369 | |
| 101 | | | Washington Post Co./The, Class B | | | 46,988 | |
| 755 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 96,477 | |
| 690 | | | Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | | 40,127 | |
| 644 | | | Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 87,532 | |
| 592 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 40,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,804,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Consumer Staples – 10.5% | | | | |
| 4,352 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 157,106 | |
| 2,525 | | | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 81,372 | |
| 4,370 | | | Avon Products, Inc. | | | 102,997 | |
| 1,177 | | | Beam, Inc. | | | 76,341 | |
| 1,130 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 77,794 | |
| 3,913 | | | Campbell Soup Co. | | | 167,519 | |
| 950 | | | Clorox Co./The | | | 78,953 | |
| 1,958 | | | Coca-Cola Co./The | | | 78,316 | |
| 2,097 | | | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | | | 77,939 | |
| 2,646 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 153,028 | |
| 2,283 | | | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 76,912 | |
| 3,713 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A * | | | 196,850 | |
| 1,389 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 152,293 | |
| 120 | | | Crimson Wine Group Ltd. * | | | 1,048 | |
| 2,753 | | | CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 158,523 | |
| 3,941 | | | Dean Foods Co. * | | | 41,342 | |
| 1,628 | | | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 74,863 | |
| 2,269 | | | Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The, Class A | | | 153,772 | |
| 1,762 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | 82,972 | |
| 1,206 | | | H.J. Heinz Co. | | | 87,283 | |
| 925 | | | Hershey Co./The | | | 82,437 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Consumer Staples – (continued) | | | | |
| 2,384 | | | Hillshire Brands Co. | | $ | 82,580 | |
| 4,102 | | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 163,347 | |
| 808 | | | JM Smucker Co./The | | | 81,574 | |
| 2,450 | | | Kellogg Co. | | | 152,038 | |
| 833 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 80,634 | |
| 2,629 | | | Kroger Co./The | | | 88,510 | |
| 1,860 | | | Lorillard, Inc. | | | 78,920 | |
| 1,090 | | | McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 75,304 | |
| 2,089 | | | Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | | 169,373 | |
| 3,158 | | | Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | 156,021 | |
| 5,183 | | | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 152,684 | |
| 1,001 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 80,836 | |
| 1,602 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 145,659 | |
| 1,046 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 80,323 | |
| 1,724 | | | Reynolds American, Inc. | | | 82,961 | |
| 7,128 | | | Safeway, Inc. | | | 164,021 | |
| 20,595 | | | SUPERVALU, Inc. * | | | 133,047 | |
| 4,562 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 154,205 | |
| 3,364 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 84,092 | |
| 3,640 | | | Walgreen Co. | | | 173,847 | |
| 2,058 | | | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 153,985 | |
| 1,007 | | | WhiteWave Foods Co., Class A * | | | 17,557 | |
| 1,434 | | | WhiteWave Foods Co., Class B * | | | 23,714 | |
| 3,082 | | | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 159,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,894,727 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Energy – 10.4% | | | | |
| 15,745 | | | Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. * | | | 105,177 | |
| 991 | | | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 86,660 | |
| 1,947 | | | Apache Corp. | | | 159,913 | |
| 1,745 | | | Baker Hughes, Inc. | | | 79,365 | |
| 1,513 | | | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 106,470 | |
| 1,313 | | | Cameron International Corp. * | | | 79,948 | |
| 4,264 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 93,116 | |
| 1,395 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 171,255 | |
| 2,710 | | | ConocoPhillips | | | 166,232 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Energy – (continued) | | | | |
| 2,396 | | | Consol Energy, Inc. | | $ | 83,110 | |
| 4,269 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc. * | | | 78,330 | |
| 1,433 | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | | 81,493 | |
| 2,202 | | | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | | 151,509 | |
| 1,726 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP (a) | | | 83,909 | |
| 628 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 81,026 | |
| 1,313 | | | EQT Corp. | | | 104,915 | |
| 1,781 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 161,129 | |
| 1,685 | | | FMC Technologies, Inc. * | | | 93,792 | |
| 4,241 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 177,494 | |
| 2,611 | | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 161,197 | |
| 1,355 | | | Hess Corp. | | | 91,317 | |
| 2,113 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 80,243 | |
| 4,815 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 165,574 | |
| 2,409 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 198,740 | |
| 1,289 | | | Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 81,614 | |
| 4,976 | | | Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 79,660 | |
| 2,184 | | | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 153,539 | |
| 2,726 | | | Newfield Exploration Co. * | | | 64,844 | |
| 1,980 | | | Noble Corp. | | | 76,730 | |
| 1,471 | | | Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 84,811 | |
| 1,941 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 178,692 | |
| 3,014 | | | Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 59,286 | |
| 697 | | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 96,697 | |
| 2,642 | | | QEP Resources, Inc. | | | 74,923 | |
| 1,157 | | | Range Resources Corp. | | | 86,949 | |
| 2,303 | | | Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A * | | | 76,547 | |
| 1,017 | | | Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 74,259 | |
| 2,304 | | | Southwestern Energy Co. * | | | 86,819 | |
| 5,919 | | | Spectra Energy Corp. | | | 180,938 | |
| 3,742 | | | Tesoro Corp. | | | 230,700 | |
| 4,334 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 176,082 | |
| 2,267 | | | Williams Cos., Inc./The | | | 79,737 | |
| 5,191 | | | WPX Energy, Inc. * | | | 99,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,884,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Financials – 8.9% | |
| 496 | | | ACE Ltd. | | $ | 44,453 | |
| 795 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 44,295 | |
| 953 | | | Allstate Corp./The | | | 45,994 | |
| 1,395 | | | American Express Co. | | | 105,620 | |
| 1,149 | | | American International Group, Inc. * | | | 51,092 | |
| 632 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 51,535 | |
| 1,421 | | | Aon PLC | | | 90,472 | |
| 1,098 | | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 54,595 | |
| 3,685 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 50,330 | |
| 1,555 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The | | | 46,738 | |
| 1,362 | | | BB&T Corp. | | | 44,824 | |
| 433 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B * | | | 49,429 | |
| 347 | | | BlackRock, Inc. | | | 96,841 | |
| 742 | | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 45,201 | |
| 1,997 | | | CBRE Group, Inc. * | | | 46,292 | |
| 2,658 | | | Charles Schwab Corp./The | | | 52,797 | |
| 520 | | | Chubb Corp./The | | | 45,326 | |
| 989 | | | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 46,818 | |
| 990 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 51,452 | |
| 1,455 | | | CME Group, Inc. | | | 98,826 | |
| 1,242 | | | Comerica, Inc. | | | 49,059 | |
| 1,063 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 50,413 | |
| 4,014 | | | E*Trade Financial Corp. * | | | 46,680 | |
| 1,809 | | | Federated Investors, Inc., Class B | | | 50,061 | |
| 4,983 | | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 90,682 | |
| 4,174 | | | First Horizon National Corp. | | | 47,917 | |
| 310 | | | Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 48,003 | |
| 4,435 | | | Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A * | | | 47,939 | |
| 563 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The | | | 91,321 | |
| 1,705 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The | | | 52,216 | |
| 9,516 | | | Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | | | 80,889 | |
| 611 | | | IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. * | | | 104,629 | |
| 2,969 | | | Invesco Ltd. | | | 100,167 | |
| 1,792 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 97,848 | |
| 8,840 | | | KeyCorp | | | 95,296 | |
| 2,947 | | | Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 103,279 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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May 31, 2013
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| Financials – (continued) | |
| 1,691 | | | Leucadia National Corp. | | $ | 53,058 | |
| 1,468 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 52,343 | |
| 961 | | | Loews Corp. | | | 44,026 | |
| 398 | | | M&T Bank Corp. | | | 41,719 | |
| 2,346 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 93,900 | |
| 711 | | | McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. | | | 38,774 | |
| 1,124 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 49,687 | |
| 1,538 | | | Moody’s Corp. | | | 102,156 | |
| 1,828 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 47,346 | |
| 3,010 | | | NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc./The | | | 94,710 | |
| 1,633 | | | Northern Trust Corp. | | | 94,976 | |
| 2,473 | | | NYSE Euronext | | | 99,478 | |
| 6,621 | | | People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 91,112 | |
| 676 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 48,442 | |
| 1,358 | | | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 51,410 | |
| 1,832 | | | Progressive Corp./The | | | 46,692 | |
| 719 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 49,622 | |
| 5,419 | | | Regions Financial Corp. | | | 49,476 | |
| 4,889 | | | SLM Corp. | | | 116,059 | |
| 759 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 50,221 | |
| 2,828 | | | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 90,760 | |
| 1,153 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 87,437 | |
| 761 | | | Torchmark Corp. | | | 49,106 | |
| 533 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc./The | | | 44,616 | |
| 1,258 | | | U.S. Bancorp | | | 44,121 | |
| 1,806 | | | Unum Group | | | 51,431 | |
| 1,183 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 47,959 | |
| 1,514 | | | XL Group PLC | | | 47,590 | |
| 1,831 | | | Zions Bancorp. | | | 51,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,148,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Health Care – 10.6% | | | | |
| 1,763 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 64,644 | |
| 673 | | | Actavis, Inc. * | | | 82,946 | |
| 3,542 | | | Aetna, Inc. | | | 213,849 | |
| 2,729 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 124,014 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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May 31, 2013
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| Health Care – (continued) | | | | |
| 1,149 | | | Allergan, Inc. | | $ | 114,347 | |
| 1,256 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 67,924 | |
| 686 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 69,012 | |
| 867 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 60,943 | |
| 690 | | | Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | | 68,013 | |
| 396 | | | Biogen Idec, Inc. * | | | 94,046 | |
| 17,802 | | | Boston Scientific Corp. * | | | 164,491 | |
| 3,530 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 162,415 | |
| 1,192 | | | C.R. Bard, Inc. | | | 122,855 | |
| 1,295 | | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 60,812 | |
| 1,859 | | | CareFusion Corp. * | | | 68,334 | |
| 1,223 | | | Celgene Corp. * | | | 151,206 | |
| 1,460 | | | Cerner Corp. * | | | 143,499 | |
| 1,006 | | | CIGNA Corp. | | | 68,303 | |
| 1,994 | | | Covidien PLC | | | 126,823 | |
| 1,060 | | | DaVita, Inc. * | | | 131,468 | |
| 1,404 | | | DENTSPLY International, Inc. | | | 58,612 | |
| 1,308 | | | Edwards LifeSciences Corp. * | | | 86,927 | |
| 1,103 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 58,660 | |
| 2,243 | | | Express Scripts Holding Co. * | | | 139,347 | |
| 1,543 | | | Forest Laboratories, Inc. * | | | 61,343 | |
| 3,131 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. * | | | 170,565 | |
| 3,365 | | | Hospira, Inc. * | | | 116,715 | |
| 800 | | | Humana, Inc. | | | 64,625 | |
| 213 | | | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. * | | | 106,090 | |
| 792 | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 66,705 | |
| 657 | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings * | | | 65,404 | |
| 1,953 | | | Life Technologies Corp. * | | | 144,741 | |
| 1,160 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 132,110 | |
| 1,256 | | | Medtronic, Inc. | | | 64,049 | |
| 2,841 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 132,652 | |
| 2,064 | | | Mylan, Inc. * | | | 62,903 | |
| 1,599 | | | Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 62,496 | |
| 3,406 | | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 106,670 | |
| 1,163 | | | Perrigo Co. | | | 134,782 | |
| 4,585 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 124,846 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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May 31, 2013
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| Health Care – (continued) | | | | |
| 1,000 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | $ | 61,820 | |
| 3,086 | | | St. Jude Medical, Inc. | | | 133,397 | |
| 938 | | | Stryker Corp. | | | 62,267 | |
| 1,543 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp. * | | | 73,070 | |
| 1,734 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 153,156 | |
| 1,030 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 64,536 | |
| 758 | | | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. * | | | 50,812 | |
| 625 | | | Waters Corp. * | | | 60,408 | |
| 901 | | | WellPoint, Inc. | | | 69,340 | |
| 1,641 | | | Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | | | 128,847 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,977,839 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Industrials – 10.8% | | | | |
| 577 | | | 3M Co. | | | 63,633 | |
| 1,594 | | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 69,330 | |
| 773 | | | Boeing Co./The | | | 76,493 | |
| 1,214 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 104,192 | |
| 860 | | | CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 48,733 | |
| 1,332 | | | Cintas Corp. | | | 60,799 | |
| 5,527 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 139,337 | |
| 1,027 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 122,850 | |
| 948 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 58,631 | |
| 1,290 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 112,384 | |
| 834 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 65,275 | |
| 711 | | | Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | | | 69,755 | |
| 2,031 | | | Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 134,137 | |
| 1,008 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 57,904 | |
| 979 | | | Equifax, Inc. | | | 59,615 | |
| 3,142 | | | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 122,619 | |
| 2,468 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 128,755 | |
| 1,185 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 114,118 | |
| 365 | | | Flowserve Corp. | | | 61,338 | |
| 1,836 | | | Fluor Corp. | | | 116,080 | |
| 836 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 64,459 | |
| 5,474 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 127,645 | |
| 837 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 65,667 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Industrials – (continued) | | | | |
| 899 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | $ | 63,028 | |
| 2,317 | | | Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 133,270 | |
| 3,458 | | | Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 123,940 | |
| 1,214 | | | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. * | | | 69,206 | |
| 843 | | | Joy Global, Inc. | | | 45,581 | |
| 1,501 | | | L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 127,706 | |
| 595 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 62,998 | |
| 3,252 | | | Masco Corp. | | | 68,354 | |
| 842 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 64,517 | |
| 837 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 68,946 | |
| 1,231 | | | PACCAR, Inc. | | | 65,984 | |
| 1,762 | | | Pall Corp. | | | 120,183 | |
| 610 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 60,871 | |
| 4,768 | | | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 69,988 | |
| 630 | | | Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 134,807 | |
| 1,943 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. * | | | 55,122 | |
| 6,060 | | | R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 80,415 | |
| 992 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 66,123 | |
| 3,850 | | | Republic Services, Inc. | | | 131,271 | |
| 1,681 | | | Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 58,436 | |
| 642 | | | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 56,506 | |
| 960 | | | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 62,176 | |
| 484 | | | Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 60,138 | |
| 1,035 | | | Ryder System, Inc. | | | 65,222 | |
| 705 | | | Snap-on, Inc. | | | 64,174 | |
| 10,311 | | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 146,112 | |
| 1,527 | | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 120,971 | |
| 597 | | | Stericycle, Inc. * | | | 65,560 | |
| 4,318 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 116,410 | |
| 1,843 | | | Tyco International Ltd. | | | 62,299 | |
| 880 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 136,059 | |
| 1,482 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 127,278 | |
| 643 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | 60,981 | |
| 272 | | | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 70,096 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Industrials – (continued) | | | | |
| 1,610 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | $ | 67,490 | |
| 2,017 | | | Xylem, Inc. | | | 56,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5,052,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Information Technology – 9.6% | | | | |
| 1,120 | | | Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 91,950 | |
| 2,064 | | | Adobe Systems, Inc. * | | | 88,569 | |
| 14,032 | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. * | | | 56,129 | |
| 1,950 | | | Akamai Technologies, Inc. * | | | 89,915 | |
| 2,230 | | | Altera Corp. | | | 74,005 | |
| 562 | | | Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 43,778 | |
| 1,839 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 84,444 | |
| 156 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 69,951 | |
| 6,261 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 95,161 | |
| 2,129 | | | Autodesk, Inc. * | | | 80,332 | |
| 638 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 43,838 | |
| 859 | | | BMC Software, Inc. * | | | 38,918 | |
| 1,098 | | | Broadcom Corp., Class A | | | 39,425 | |
| 1,515 | | | CA, Inc. | | | 41,386 | |
| 1,843 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 44,370 | |
| 1,139 | | | Citrix Systems, Inc. * | | | 73,287 | |
| 1,008 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A * | | | 65,146 | |
| 1,879 | | | Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 83,806 | |
| 6,480 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 99,598 | |
| 6,103 | | | Dell, Inc. | | | 81,473 | |
| 1,465 | | | eBay, Inc. * | | | 79,281 | |
| 2,640 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc. * | | | 60,702 | |
| 1,537 | | | EMC Corp. * | | | 38,051 | |
| 803 | | | F5 Networks, Inc. * | | | 66,819 | |
| 2,082 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 93,468 | |
| 1,175 | | | First Solar, Inc. * | | | 63,910 | |
| 962 | | | Fiserv, Inc. * | | | 83,874 | |
| 3,310 | | | FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 80,621 | |
| 105 | | | Google, Inc., Class A * | | | 91,820 | |
| 1,600 | | | Harris Corp. | | | 80,205 | |
| 2,229 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 54,436 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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May 31, 2013
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| Information Technology – (continued) | | | | |
| 1,818 | | | Intel Corp. | | $ | 44,132 | |
| 182 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 37,911 | |
| 594 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 34,741 | |
| 4,062 | | | Jabil Circuit, Inc. | | | 81,478 | |
| 2,808 | | | JDS Uniphase Corp. * | | | 38,251 | |
| 1,755 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc. * | | | 31,122 | |
| 736 | | | KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 41,416 | |
| 951 | | | Lam Research Corp. * | | | 44,510 | |
| 1,344 | | | Lexmark International, Inc., Class A | | | 41,016 | |
| 1,046 | | | Linear Technology Corp. | | | 39,216 | |
| 5,108 | | | LSI Corp. * | | | 37,802 | |
| 152 | | | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 86,945 | |
| 1,149 | | | Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 41,917 | |
| 4,855 | | | Micron Technology, Inc. * | | | 56,705 | |
| 1,390 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 48,500 | |
| 1,349 | | | Molex, Inc. | | | 39,580 | |
| 669 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 38,760 | |
| 1,098 | | | NetApp, Inc. * | | | 41,218 | |
| 6,570 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 95,194 | |
| 1,076 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 36,330 | |
| 1,162 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 43,272 | |
| 1,215 | | | QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 77,124 | |
| 699 | | | Red Hat, Inc. * | | | 33,737 | |
| 3,158 | | | SAIC, Inc. | | | 45,787 | |
| 1,843 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc. * | | | 78,011 | |
| 1,642 | | | SanDisk Corp. * | | | 96,918 | |
| 3,642 | | | Symantec Corp.* | | | 81,537 | |
| 2,009 | | | TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 89,174 | |
| 563 | �� | | Teradata Corp. * | | | 31,365 | |
| 4,624 | | | Teradyne, Inc. * | | | 82,954 | |
| 2,421 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 86,895 | |
| 1,599 | | | Total System Services, Inc. | | | 37,592 | |
| 1,965 | | | VeriSign, Inc. * | | | 92,440 | |
| 495 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 88,196 | |
| 1,685 | | | Western Digital Corp. | | | 106,716 | |
| 2,684 | | | Western Union Co./The | | | 43,963 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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May 31, 2013
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| Information Technology – (continued) | | | | |
| 10,609 | | | Xerox Corp. | | $ | 93,253 | |
| 1,004 | | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | 40,800 | |
| 3,926 | | | Yahoo!, Inc. * | | | 103,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,488,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Materials – 10.3% | | | | |
| 2,719 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 256,702 | |
| 1,228 | | | Airgas, Inc. | | | 126,382 | |
| 12,714 | | | Alcoa, Inc. | | | 108,071 | |
| 3,750 | | | Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 103,390 | |
| 5,118 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 220,904 | |
| 6,636 | | | Bemis Co., Inc. | | | 259,791 | |
| 1,062 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 202,818 | |
| 6,359 | | | Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | | | 114,708 | |
| 3,464 | | | Dow Chemical Co./The | | | 119,377 | |
| 5,051 | | | Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co. | | | 281,798 | |
| 3,345 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 239,920 | |
| 1,577 | | | Ecolab, Inc. | | | 133,199 | |
| 3,901 | | | FMC Corp. | | | 244,636 | |
| 6,910 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B | | | 214,563 | |
| 1,653 | | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 132,738 | |
| 2,762 | | | International Paper Co. | | | 127,474 | |
| 3,589 | | | MeadWestvaco Corp. | | | 125,624 | |
| 2,333 | | | Monsanto Co. | | | 234,774 | |
| 1,956 | | | Mosaic Co./The | | | 118,965 | |
| 2,590 | | | Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 88,793 | |
| 2,446 | | | Nucor Corp. | | | 108,850 | |
| 10,417 | | | Owens-Illinois, Inc. * | | | 285,959 | |
| 810 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 124,398 | |
| 2,167 | | | Praxair, Inc. | | | 247,765 | |
| 6,154 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 147,825 | |
| 707 | | | Sherwin-Williams Co./The | | | 133,198 | |
| 1,507 | | | Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | | | 126,104 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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May 31, 2013
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| Materials – (continued) | | | | |
| 4,662 | | | United States Steel Corp. | | $ | 82,471 | |
| 1,972 | | | Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 105,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,816,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.8% | | | | |
| 1,037 | | | American Tower Corp., Class A | | | 80,730 | |
| 1,502 | | | Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A | | | 45,462 | |
| 301 | | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 39,952 | |
| 385 | | | Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 41,034 | |
| 713 | | | Equity Residential | | | 40,295 | |
| 1,797 | | | HCP, Inc. | | | 85,134 | |
| 672 | | | Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 45,683 | |
| 2,490 | | | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 44,301 | |
| 2,085 | | | Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 46,184 | |
| 881 | | | Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | | | 42,012 | |
| 1,058 | | | ProLogis, Inc. | | | 42,626 | |
| 548 | | | Public Storage, Inc. | | | 83,149 | |
| 512 | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 85,142 | |
| 630 | | | Ventas, Inc. | | | 44,979 | |
| 495 | | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | 39,574 | |
| 1,334 | | | Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 39,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 846,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Telecommunication Services – 1.1% | | | | |
| 2,376 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 83,147 | |
| 1,963 | | | CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 67,034 | |
| 1,047 | | | Crown Castle International Corp. * | | | 74,615 | |
| 8,226 | | | Frontier Communications Corp. | | | 34,057 | |
| 6,663 | | | Sprint Nextel Corp. * | | | 48,643 | |
| 1,943 | | | T-Mobile US, Inc. * | | | 41,642 | |
| 1,874 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 90,868 | |
| 8,275 | | | Windstream Corp. | | | 66,451 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 506,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Utilities – 10.2% | | | | |
| 12,605 | | | AES Corp./The | | $ | 153,775 | |
| 3,446 | | | AGL Resources, Inc. | | | 145,867 | |
| 4,414 | | | Ameren Corp. | | | 150,257 | |
| 3,219 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 147,508 | |
| 7,032 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 163,003 | |
| 5,630 | | | CMS Energy Corp. | | | 151,724 | |
| 2,537 | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 144,807 | |
| 2,650 | | | Dominion Resources, Inc., Class A | | | 149,862 | |
| 2,265 | | | DTE Energy Co. | | | 150,870 | |
| 4,238 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 283,653 | |
| 3,049 | | | Edison International | | | 140,059 | |
| 2,237 | | | Entergy Corp. | | | 154,109 | |
| 4,738 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 148,487 | |
| 3,634 | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 141,780 | |
| 2,596 | | | Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | | | 149,360 | |
| 1,971 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 149,061 | |
| 5,395 | | | NiSource, Inc. | | | 155,004 | |
| 3,570 | | | Northeast Utilities | | | 148,778 | |
| 5,976 | | | NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 152,509 | |
| 3,031 | | | Oneok, Inc. | | | 136,824 | |
| 7,448 | | | Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | | 154,689 | |
| 3,460 | | | PG&E Corp. | | | 155,378 | |
| 2,699 | | | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 152,441 | |
| 4,822 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 143,215 | |
| 4,644 | | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 153,449 | |
| 3,055 | | | SCANA Corp. | | | 154,088 | |
| 1,928 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 156,746 | |
| 3,260 | | | Southern Co. | | | 143,130 | |
| 8,449 | | | TECO Energy, Inc. | | | 148,785 | |
| 3,689 | | | Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | | 150,535 | |
| 5,169 | | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 148,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,778,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $37,293,848) | | | 44,199,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Exchange-Traded Funds – 1.5% | | | | |
| 5,300 | | | ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 Fund | | $ | 698,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $715,904) | | | 698,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| Cash Equivalents – 4.1% | | | | |
| 180,575 | | | FOLIOfn Investment Cash Account, 0.010% (b) | | | 180,575 | |
| 1,727,367 | | | FOLIOfn Investment Sweep Account, 0.010% (b) | | | 1,727,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS (Cost $1,907,942) | | | 1,907,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $39,917,694) – 100.1% | | | 46,806,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.1)% | | | (59,744 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | $ | 46,746,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Master Limited Partnership. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the annual percentage yield as of May 31, 2013. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Common Stocks – 93.0% | | | | |
| |
| Consumer Discretionary – 10.3% | | | | |
| 1,915 | | | Aaron’s, Inc. | | $ | 53,787 | |
| 785 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 64,006 | |
| 2,129 | | | Aeropostale, Inc. * | | | 31,099 | |
| 518 | | | AMC Networks, Inc., Class A * | | | 33,145 | |
| 2,830 | | | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 56,008 | |
| 1,829 | | | American Greetings Corp., Class A | | | 33,648 | |
| 1,809 | | | ANN, Inc. * | | | 55,502 | |
| 3,520 | | | Ascena Retail Group, Inc. * | | | 71,566 | |
| 610 | | | Bally Technologies, Inc. * | | | 34,753 | |
| 2,204 | | | Barnes & Noble, Inc. * | | | 49,590 | |
| 1,304 | | | Bob Evans Farms, Inc. | | | 60,183 | |
| 885 | | | Brinker International, Inc. | | | 34,687 | |
| 497 | | | Carter’s, Inc. | | | 35,829 | |
| 1,766 | | | Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The | | | 70,514 | |
| 3,247 | | | Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 58,648 | |
| 761 | | | Deckers Outdoor Corp. * | | | 40,827 | |
| 1,223 | | | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 64,020 | |
| 3 | | | Dillard’s, Inc., Class A | | | 277 | |
| 726 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc. * | | | 34,854 | |
| 5 | | | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 296 | |
| 1,699 | | | DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A * | | | 37,267 | |
| 1,761 | | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 60,437 | |
| 566 | | | Fossil, Inc. * | | | 60,162 | |
| 1,498 | | | Gentex Corp. | | | 34,265 | |
| 2,236 | | | Guess?, Inc. | | | 71,067 | |
| 764 | | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 38,106 | |
| 495 | | | HSN, Inc. | | | 28,141 | |
| 996 | | | International Speedway Corp., Class A | | | 34,536 | |
| 4,060 | | | ITT Educational Services, Inc. * | | | 97,308 | |
| 1,532 | | | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | 60,812 | |
| 1,572 | | | KB Home | | | 34,838 | |
| 1,385 | | | Lamar Advertising Co. * | | | 64,731 | |
| 567 | | | Life Time Fitness, Inc. * | | | 28,282 | |
| 2,579 | | | LKQ Corp. * | | | 63,123 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Consumer Discretionary – (continued) | | | | |
| 879 | | | Matthews International Corp., Class A | | $ | 33,705 | |
| 724 | | | MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,862 | |
| 857 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 35,100 | |
| 297 | | | Mohawk Industries, Inc. * | | | 33,014 | |
| 3,307 | | | New York Times Co./The, Class A * | | | 34,954 | |
| 30 | | | NVR, Inc. * | | | 29,115 | |
| 6,418 | | | Office Depot, Inc. * | | | 28,305 | |
| 177 | | | Panera Bread Co., Class A * | | | 34,029 | |
| 857 | | | PetSmart, Inc. | | | 57,829 | |
| 647 | | | Polaris Industries, Inc. | | | 61,839 | |
| 319 | | | PVH Corp. | | | 36,747 | |
| 1,740 | | | Regis Corp. | | | 32,028 | |
| 839 | | | Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 30,695 | |
| 2,712 | | | Saks, Inc. * | | | 40,218 | |
| 999 | | | Scholastic Corp. | | | 30,216 | |
| 3,146 | | | Scientific Games Corp., Class A * | | | 34,260 | |
| 1,951 | | | Service Corp. International | | | 35,072 | |
| 964 | | | Signet Jewelers Ltd | | | 66,047 | |
| 801 | | | Sotheby’s | | | 29,829 | |
| 1,084 | | | Strayer Education, Inc. | | | 57,967 | |
| 727 | | | Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 31,052 | |
| 799 | | | Toll Brothers, Inc. * | | | 27,308 | |
| 318 | | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 35,585 | |
| 863 | | | Tupperware Brands Corp. | | | 69,845 | |
| 617 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class A * | | | 38,268 | |
| 2,098 | | | Valassis Communications, Inc. | | | 54,520 | |
| 5,699 | | | Wendy’s Co./The | | | 33,911 | |
| 672 | | | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 36,261 | |
| 1,824 | | | WMS Industries, Inc. * | | | 46,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,737,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Consumer Staples – 10.0% | | | | |
| 5,001 | | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 304,088 | |
| 1,553 | | | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 148,636 | |
| 10,364 | | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 345,844 | |
| 3,320 | | | Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. * | | | 242,772 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Consumer Staples – (continued) | | | | |
| 7,138 | | | Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. | | $ | 335,480 | |
| 1,963 | | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 133,731 | |
| 3,938 | | | Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 324,729 | |
| 5,787 | | | Monster Beverage Corp. * | | | 315,895 | |
| 5,804 | | | Smithfield Foods, Inc. * | | | 191,175 | |
| 5,194 | | | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | | | 163,191 | |
| 2,567 | | | Universal Corp. | | | 150,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,656,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Energy – 10.1% | | | | |
| 17,756 | | | Arch Coal, Inc. | | | 91,619 | |
| 2,691 | | | Atwood Oceanics, Inc. * | | | 141,280 | |
| 3,847 | | | Bill Barrett Corp. * | | | 86,835 | |
| 1,730 | | | CARBO Ceramics, Inc. | | | 113,976 | |
| 2,185 | | | Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 153,289 | |
| 4,630 | | | Comstock Resources, Inc. | | | 74,690 | |
| 2,368 | | | Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. * | | | 143,479 | |
| 1,747 | | | Dril-Quip, Inc. * | | | 158,015 | |
| 2,865 | | | Energen Corp. | | | 155,259 | |
| 1,447 | | | Energy Transfer Equity LP (a) | | | 82,694 | |
| 9,892 | | | Forest Oil Corp. * | | | 45,008 | |
| 3,020 | | | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. * | | | 72,056 | |
| 3,155 | | | HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 156,186 | |
| 3,962 | | | Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. * | | | 52,181 | |
| 1,148 | | | Oceaneering International, Inc. | | | 83,175 | |
| 1,773 | | | Oil States International, Inc. * | | | 174,642 | |
| 797,922 | | | Patriot Coal Corp. * | | | 171,553 | |
| 7,060 | | | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 148,340 | |
| 21,625 | | | Quicksilver Resources, Inc. * | | | 48,007 | |
| 1,195 | | | SM Energy Co. | | | 72,466 | |
| 5,702 | | | Superior Energy Services, Inc. * | | | 152,134 | |
| 2,906 | | | Tidewater, Inc. | | | 160,089 | |
| 1,482 | | | Unit Corp. * | | | 66,923 | |
| 1,632 | | | World Fuel Services Corp. | | | 66,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,670,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Financials – 7.2% | | | | |
| 357 | | | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. * | | $ | 58,596 | |
| 608 | | | American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 29,531 | |
| 2,929 | | | Apollo Investment Corp. | | | 24,280 | |
| 1,434 | | | Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | | 62,625 | |
| 772 | | | Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | | | 28,367 | |
| 1,830 | | | Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 28,195 | |
| 5,118 | | | Astoria Financial Corp. | | | 50,467 | |
| 1,694 | | | BancorpSouth, Inc. | | | 29,077 | |
| 1,080 | | | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 54,395 | |
| 936 | | | Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 30,193 | |
| 1,285 | | | Cathay General Bancorp | | | 26,082 | |
| 1,545 | | | CBOE Holdings, Inc. | | | 62,016 | |
| 485 | | | City National Corp. | | | 30,430 | |
| 1,378 | | | Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 59,973 | |
| 439 | | | Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 28,240 | |
| 1,107 | | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 29,170 | |
| 1,456 | | | Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 60,439 | |
| 223 | | | Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 28,937 | |
| 959 | | | Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 25,223 | |
| 1,035 | | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 24,720 | |
| 3,155 | | | First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. | | | 30,827 | |
| 1,674 | | | FirstMerit Corp. | | | 31,582 | |
| 2,370 | | | Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 27,232 | |
| 866 | | | Greenhill & Co., Inc. | | | 43,157 | |
| 766 | | | Hancock Holding Co. | | | 21,859 | |
| 617 | | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 31,008 | |
| 646 | | | HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 27,700 | |
| 1,286 | | | International Bancshares Corp. | | | 28,010 | |
| 2,591 | | | Janus Capital Group, Inc. | | | 22,727 | |
| 285 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 26,190 | |
| 799 | | | Kemper Corp. | | | 27,274 | |
| 1,079 | | | Leucadia National Corp. | | | 33,848 | |
| 638 | | | Mercury General Corp. | | | 28,554 | |
| 1,538 | | | MSCI, Inc., Class A * | | | 54,184 | |
| 3,934 | | | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 51,460 | |
| 2,186 | | | Old Republic International Corp. | | | 29,746 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Financials – (continued) | | | | |
| 557 | | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | $ | 27,886 | |
| 815 | | | Protective Life Corp. | | | 31,523 | |
| 600 | | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 26,399 | |
| 451 | | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 29,735 | |
| 2,035 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 62,300 | |
| 337 | | | Signature Bank * | | | 26,015 | |
| 641 | | | StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. | | | 29,121 | |
| 411 | | | SVB Financial Group * | | | 31,826 | |
| 10,008 | | | Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 27,423 | |
| 1,942 | | | TCF Financial Corp. | | | 27,959 | |
| 1,119 | | | Trustmark Corp. | | | 28,511 | |
| 5,145 | | | Valley National Bancorp | | | 47,948 | |
| 1,335 | | | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 61,442 | |
| 2,939 | | | Washington Federal, Inc. | | | 51,411 | |
| 1,133 | | | Webster Financial Corp. | | | 26,460 | |
| 1,187 | | | Westamerica Bancorp | | | 53,434 | |
| 622 | | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 25,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1,901,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Health Care – 10.7% | | | | |
| 11,296 | | | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. * | | | 156,453 | |
| 461 | | | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A * | | | 52,373 | |
| 1,014 | | | Catamaran Corp. * | | | 49,893 | |
| 1,197 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. * | | | 51,829 | |
| 1,654 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc. | | | 79,684 | |
| 1,201 | | | Cooper Cos., Inc./The | | | 135,700 | |
| 830 | | | Covance, Inc. * | | | 61,888 | |
| 4,199 | | | Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. * | | | 152,428 | |
| 5,997 | | | Health Management Associates, Inc. * | | | 82,704 | |
| 2,010 | | | Health Net, Inc. * | | | 64,049 | |
| 1,391 | | | Henry Schein, Inc. * | | | 133,967 | |
| 1,749 | | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 63,205 | |
| 2,107 | | | HMS Holdings Corp. * | | | 52,460 | |
| 2,474 | | | Hologic, Inc. * | | | 51,337 | |
| 1,249 | | | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. * | | | 102,980 | |
| 2,834 | | | LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. * | | | 140,946 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Health Care – (continued) | | | | |
| 5,694 | | | Masimo Corp. * | | $ | 123,278 | |
| 611 | | | Mednax, Inc. * | | | 56,740 | |
| 259 | | | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. * | | | 56,452 | |
| 3,088 | | | Omnicare, Inc. | | | 142,131 | |
| 10 | | | Orthofix International NV * | | | 276 | |
| 1,682 | | | Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 57,492 | |
| 273 | | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 66,006 | |
| 2,670 | | | ResMed, Inc. | | | 128,148 | |
| 1,422 | | | STERIS Corp. | | | 64,457 | |
| 669 | | | Techne Corp. | | | 44,483 | |
| 689 | | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | 53,962 | |
| 3,223 | | | Thoratec Corp. * | | | 100,463 | |
| 2,235 | | | United Therapeutics Corp. * | | | 148,546 | |
| 2,162 | | | Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 149,453 | |
| 2,349 | | | VCA Antech, Inc. * | | | 60,031 | |
| 1,197 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 96,152 | |
| 1,031 | | | WellCare Health Plans, Inc. * | | | 53,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,833,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Industrials – 10.4% | | | | |
| 377 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 28,334 | |
| 1,029 | | | AECOM Technology Corp. * | | | 31,697 | |
| 980 | | | AGCO Corp. | | | 54,368 | |
| 561 | | | Alaska Air Group, Inc. * | | | 31,896 | |
| 390 | | | Alliant Techsystems, Inc. | | | 30,625 | |
| 1,274 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 54,973 | |
| 517 | | | BE Aerospace, Inc. * | | | 32,769 | |
| 866 | | | Brink’s Co./The | | | 23,248 | |
| 812 | | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 53,083 | |
| 71 | | | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV | | | 4,478 | |
| 536 | | | CLARCOR, Inc. | | | 29,079 | |
| 464 | | | Clean Harbors, Inc. * | | | 26,540 | |
| 842 | | | Con-way, Inc. | | | 32,026 | |
| 1,590 | | | Copart, Inc. * | | | 54,671 | |
| 997 | | | Corporate Executive Board Co./The | | | 61,019 | |
| 1,176 | | | Corrections Corp. of America | | | 41,322 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Industrials – (continued) | | | | |
| 541 | | | Crane Co. | | $ | 32,301 | |
| 777 | | | Deluxe Corp. | | | 29,066 | |
| 1,385 | | | Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 51,934 | |
| 738 | | | Esterline Technologies Corp. * | | | 54,173 | |
| 2,296 | | | Exelis, Inc. | | | 27,894 | |
| 817 | | | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 34,557 | |
| 1,521 | | | FTI Consulting, Inc. * | | | 57,785 | |
| 727 | | | Gardner Denver, Inc. | | | 54,924 | |
| 557 | | | GATX Corp. | | | 27,809 | |
| 801 | | | General Cable Corp. * | | | 28,320 | |
| 920 | | | Graco, Inc. | | | 59,294 | |
| 740 | | | Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 22,824 | |
| 1,068 | | | Harsco Corp. | | | 24,977 | |
| 1,113 | | | Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 31,289 | |
| 1,604 | | | HNI Corp. | | | 58,967 | |
| 585 | | | Hubbell, Inc., Class B | | | 58,754 | |
| 1,116 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 61,652 | |
| 536 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 29,532 | |
| 1,023 | | | ITT Corp. | | | 30,835 | |
| 415 | | | JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 30,560 | |
| 287 | | | Kansas City Southern | | | 31,745 | |
| 1,677 | | | KBR, Inc. | | | 60,531 | |
| 627 | | | Kennametal, Inc. | | | 27,155 | |
| 401 | | | Kirby Corp. * | | | 31,282 | |
| 1,636 | | | Korn/Ferry International * | | | 28,629 | |
| 876 | | | Landstar System, Inc. | | | 46,236 | |
| 459 | | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 29,362 | |
| 973 | | | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 58,199 | |
| 558 | | | Manpower, Inc. | | | 31,939 | |
| 973 | | | Matson, Inc. | | | 24,489 | |
| 1,123 | | | Mine Safety Appliances Co. | | | 56,079 | |
| 657 | | | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 54,281 | |
| 759 | | | Nordson Corp. | | | 54,072 | |
| 1,499 | | | Oshkosh Corp. * | | | 59,694 | |
| 970 | | | Pentair Ltd. | | | 56,486 | |
| 694 | | | Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 46,853 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Industrials – (continued) | | | | |
| 2,109 | | | Rollins, Inc. | | $ | 53,286 | |
| 699 | | | SPX Corp. | | | 55,193 | |
| 900 | | | Terex Corp. * | | | 32,269 | |
| 512 | | | Timken Co. | | | 29,035 | |
| 864 | | | Towers Watson & Co., Class A | | | 67,153 | |
| 678 | | | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 27,739 | |
| 368 | | | Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 28,561 | |
| 535 | | | United Rentals, Inc. * | | | 30,429 | |
| 1,233 | | | URS Corp. | | | 59,712 | |
| 3,392 | | | UTi Worldwide, Inc. | | | 53,689 | |
| 350 | | | Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 53,267 | |
| 286 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 31,465 | |
| 1,470 | | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 59,162 | |
| 344 | | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 30,049 | |
| 1,113 | | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 27,857 | |
| 690 | | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 27,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,760,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Information Technology – 10.4% | | | | |
| 575 | | | ACI Worldwide, Inc. * | | | 26,731 | |
| 2,893 | | | Acxiom Corp. * | | | 63,616 | |
| 2,623 | | | ADTRAN, Inc. | | | 60,644 | |
| 2,252 | | | Advent Software, Inc. * | | | 74,720 | |
| 339 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. * | | | 60,105 | |
| 732 | | | ANSYS, Inc. * | | | 54,556 | |
| 936 | | | AOL, Inc. * | | | 32,433 | |
| 702 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc. * | | | 27,909 | |
| 7,942 | | | Atmel Corp. * | | | 62,507 | |
| 829 | | | Avnet, Inc. * | | | 28,318 | |
| 1,145 | | | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 31,082 | |
| 1,887 | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. * | | | 28,550 | |
| 1,720 | | | Ciena Corp. * | | | 28,798 | |
| 2,402 | | | Compuware Corp. * | | | 26,971 | |
| 747 | | | Concur Technologies, Inc. * | | | 60,345 | |
| 1,577 | | | Convergys Corp. | | | 28,646 | |
| 950 | | | CoreLogic, Inc. * | | | 24,885 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Information Technology – (continued) | | | | |
| 679 | | | Cree, Inc. * | | $ | 42,360 | |
| 2,606 | | | Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | 29,296 | |
| 817 | | | Diebold, Inc. | | | 26,307 | |
| 415 | | | DST Systems, Inc. | | | 28,305 | |
| 120 | | | Equinix, Inc. * | | | 24,313 | |
| 584 | | | Factset Research Systems, Inc. | | | 57,334 | |
| 1,191 | | | Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 58,430 | |
| 3,590 | | | Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. * | | | 52,085 | |
| 1,066 | | | Gartner, Inc. * | | | 60,362 | |
| 533 | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | 25,564 | |
| 1,600 | | | Informatica Corp. * | | | 58,183 | |
| 2,931 | | | Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A * | | | 56,009 | |
| 3,531 | | | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. * | | | 30,087 | |
| 1,388 | | | International Rectifier Corp. * | | | 30,498 | |
| 3,164 | | | Intersil Corp., Class A | | | 25,948 | |
| 1,177 | | | Itron, Inc. * | | | 49,433 | |
| 637 | | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 29,886 | |
| 1,345 | | | Lam Research Corp. * | | | 62,923 | |
| 1,147 | | | Lender Processing Services, Inc. | | | 37,955 | |
| 1,023 | | | Mantech International Corp., Class A | | | 27,704 | |
| 6,605 | | | MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. * | | | 53,304 | |
| 3,185 | | | Mentor Graphics Corp. | | | 60,479 | |
| 597 | | | MICROS Systems, Inc. * | | | 25,195 | |
| 9,116 | | | Monster Worldwide, Inc. * | | | 50,410 | |
| 963 | | | National Instruments Corp. | | | 27,352 | |
| 1,897 | | | NCR Corp. * | | | 63,369 | |
| 1,219 | | | NeuStar, Inc., Class A * | | | 59,063 | |
| 1,405 | | | Plantronics, Inc. | | | 64,909 | |
| 4,578 | | | Polycom, Inc. * | | | 51,868 | |
| 1,141 | | | PTC, Inc. * | | | 28,653 | |
| 2,422 | | | QLogic Corp. * | | | 23,592 | |
| 696 | | | Rackspace Hosting, Inc. * | | | 26,134 | |
| 5,306 | | | RF Micro Devices, Inc. * | | | 29,290 | |
| 2,842 | | | Riverbed Technology, Inc. * | | | 43,942 | |
| 3,278 | | | Rovi Corp. * | | | 84,560 | |
| 912 | | | Semtech Corp. * | | | 33,310 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Information Technology – (continued) | | | | |
| 630 | | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc. * | | $ | 27,059 | |
| 1,242 | | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. * | | | 29,629 | |
| 952 | | | Solera Holdings, Inc. | | | 52,123 | |
| 1,654 | | | Synopsys, Inc. * | | | 60,295 | |
| 1,096 | | | Tech Data Corp. * | | | 54,913 | |
| 11,652 | | | Tellabs, Inc. | | | 24,119 | |
| 1,199 | | | TIBCO Software, Inc. * | | | 25,576 | |
| 1,715 | | | Trimble Navigation Ltd. * | | | 47,856 | |
| 1,326 | | | ValueClick, Inc. * | | | 34,938 | |
| 1,579 | | | VeriFone Systems, Inc. * | | | 36,840 | |
| 4,931 | | | Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. * | | | 71,791 | |
| 654 | | | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A * | | | 29,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,754,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Materials – 10.4% | | | | |
| 2,029 | | | Albemarle Corp. | | | 135,772 | |
| 1,322 | | | AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 74,977 | |
| 796 | | | Ashland, Inc. | | | 70,781 | |
| 1,613 | | | Cabot Corp. | | | 66,016 | |
| 1,307 | | | Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 62,965 | |
| 4,203 | | | Commercial Metals Co. | | | 64,817 | |
| 1,883 | | | Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 164,282 | |
| 1,815 | | | Cytec Industries, Inc. | | | 129,702 | |
| 1,628 | | | Domtar Corp. | | | 117,998 | |
| 11 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | | | 340 | |
| 1,451 | | | Greif, Inc., Class A | | | 75,609 | |
| 6,176 | | | Intrepid Potash, Inc. * | | | 115,989 | |
| 3,228 | | | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. * | | | 56,711 | |
| 691 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 75,292 | |
| 3,252 | | | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 138,550 | |
| 237 | | | NewMarket Corp. | | | 64,862 | |
| 3,008 | | | Olin Corp. | | | 74,981 | |
| 3,441 | | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | 168,623 | |
| 1,071 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 70,470 | |
| 1,714 | | | Rock-Tenn Co., Class A | | | 169,312 | |
| 2,165 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 71,713 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Materials – (continued) | | | | |
| 1,528 | | | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Class A | | $ | 72,213 | |
| 3,527 | | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 145,564 | |
| 3,132 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 146,488 | |
| 2,185 | | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 76,533 | |
| 8,881 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 136,242 | |
| 1,998 | | | Valspar Corp. | | | 143,162 | |
| 2,398 | | | Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 82,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,772,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts – 3.0% | | | | |
| 352 | | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 24,129 | |
| 541 | | | American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | 22,107 | |
| 496 | | | BRE Properties, Inc. | | | 24,780 | |
| 364 | | | Camden Property Trust | | | 25,230 | |
| 950 | | | Corporate Office Properties Trust | | | 25,287 | |
| 1,683 | | | Duke Realty Corp. | | | 27,892 | |
| 1,130 | | | Equity One, Inc. | | | 26,356 | |
| 165 | | | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 25,971 | |
| 241 | | | Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 25,929 | |
| 723 | | | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 26,335 | |
| 404 | | | Home Properties, Inc. | | | 24,572 | |
| 2,051 | | | Hospitality Properties Trust | | | 59,859 | |
| 659 | | | Liberty Property Trust | | | 26,738 | |
| 432 | | | Macerich Co./The | | | 28,052 | |
| 1,887 | | | Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | | | 49,995 | |
| 793 | | | National Retail Properties, Inc. | | | 28,454 | |
| 2,026 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 65,669 | |
| 580 | | | Potlatch Corp. | | | 26,352 | |
| 458 | | | Rayonier, Inc. | | | 25,382 | |
| 587 | | | Realty Income Corp. | | | 26,666 | |
| 1,028 | | | Regency Centers Corp. | | | 53,044 | |
| 1,081 | | | Senior Housing Properties Trust | | | 27,948 | |
| 314 | | | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 27,293 | |
| 310 | | | Taubman Centers, Inc. | | | 24,986 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts – (continued) | | | | |
| 1,032 | | | UDR, Inc. | | $ | 25,139 | |
| 990 | | | Weingarten Realty Investors | | | 31,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 805,727 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Telecommunication Services – 0.3% | | | | |
| 1,104 | | | Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 25,664 | |
| 1,971 | | | TW Telecom, Inc. * | | | 56,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 81,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Utilities – 10.2% | | | | |
| 2,826 | | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 139,207 | |
| 4,747 | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 147,580 | |
| 3,442 | | | Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 145,304 | |
| 3,278 | | | Black Hills Corp. | | | 155,615 | |
| 3,076 | | | Cleco Corp. | | | 139,992 | |
| 6,132 | | | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | | | 138,401 | |
| 4,927 | | | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 128,930 | |
| 2,885 | | | IDACORP, Inc. | | | 136,265 | |
| 5,668 | | | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 146,565 | |
| 2,361 | | | National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 144,465 | |
| 3,229 | | | Northeast Utilities | | | 134,562 | |
| 6,852 | | | NV Energy, Inc. | | | 160,599 | |
| 2,237 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 151,809 | |
| 10 | | | Oneok, Inc. | | | 451 | |
| 6,166 | | | PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 138,244 | |
| 5,632 | | | Questar Corp. | | | 136,903 | |
| 3,696 | | | UGI Corp. | | | 141,152 | |
| 4,101 | | | Vectren Corp. | | | 140,834 | |
| 4,311 | | | Westar Energy, Inc. | | | 136,746 | |
| 3,149 | | | WGL Holdings, Inc. | | | 135,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,698,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $20,412,649) | | | 24,672,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments – (continued)
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
| Exchange-Traded Funds – 1.1% | | | | |
| 2,300 | | | ProShares UltraPro MidCap400 Fund * | | $ | 300,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $326,853) | | | 300,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| Cash Equivalents – 5.7% | | | | |
| 179,384 | | | FOLIOfn Investment Cash Account, 0.010% (b) | | | 179,384 | |
| 1,328,506 | | | FOLIOfn Investment Sweep Account, 0.010% (b) | | | 1,328,506 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS (Cost $1,507,890) | | | 1,507,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $22,247,392) – 99.8% | | | 26,480,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.2% | | | 64,318 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | $ | 26,544,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Master Limited Partnership. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the annual percentage yield as of May 31, 2013. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
| | Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund | | | Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities | | | | | | | | |
At cost | | $ | 39,917,694 | | | $ | 22,247,392 | |
| | | | | | | | |
At fair value | | $ | 46,806,015 | | | $ | 26,480,284 | |
Cash | | | — | | | | 64,499 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | — | | | | 4 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 1,972 | | | | 2,149 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 95,614 | | | | 42,584 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 12,623 | | | | 10,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 46,916,224 | | | | 26,600,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Payable to Adviser (a) | | | 32,382 | | | | 12,312 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 3,723 | | | | 492 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 95,914 | | | | 9,383 | |
Payable to administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent (a) | | | 8,227 | | | | 7,988 | |
Payable to custodian | | | 814 | | | | 527 | |
Administrative servicing fees – Institutional Class (a) | | | 4,244 | | | | 1,740 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 24,649 | | | | 23,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 169,953 | | | | 55,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 46,746,271 | | | $ | 26,544,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 39,652,392 | | | $ | 22,832,054 | |
Accumulated net investment income | | | 74,370 | | | | 1,092 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions | | | 131,188 | | | | (521,436 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 6,888,321 | | | | 4,232,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ | 46,746,271 | | | $ | 26,544,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | |
Shares Outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | 2,750,200 | | | | 1,595,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Per Share: | | $ | 17.00 | | | $ | 16.63 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | See Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Statements of Operations
For the year ended May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
| | Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund | | | Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 917,012 | | | $ | 407,018 | |
Interest income | | | 130 | | | | 123 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 917,142 | | | | 407,141 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Investment Adviser fee (a) | | | 275,306 | | | | 148,842 | |
Administrative servicing fees – Institutional Class (a) | | | 46,074 | | | | 15,050 | |
Administration expenses (a) | | | 37,500 | | | | 37,500 | |
Transfer agent expenses (a) | | | 34,484 | | | | 32,108 | |
Fund accounting expenses (a) | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,000 | |
Audit expenses | | | 28,900 | | | | 28,900 | |
Legal expenses | | | 17,299 | | | | 17,299 | |
Registration expenses | | | 16,552 | | | | 15,485 | |
Pricing expenses | | | 12,737 | | | | 10,075 | |
Custodian expenses | | | 14,370 | | | | 10,041 | |
Report printing expenses | | | 11,636 | | | | 10,885 | |
Offering costs | | | 3,203 | | | | 3,203 | |
Trustee expenses | | | 3,862 | | | | 3,862 | |
Insurance expenses | | | 4,620 | | | | 4,620 | |
CCO expenses | | | 1,306 | | | | 1,306 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 3,156 | | | | 2,655 | |
Excise tax expense | | | 340 | | | | 134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Expenses | | | 536,345 | | | | 366,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fees waived by Adviser (a) | | | — | | | | (46,393 | ) |
Net recoupment of prior expenses waived/reimbursed by Adviser (a) | | | 52,251 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 588,596 | | | | 320,572 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 328,546 | | | | 86,569 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Realized & Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 2,678,233 | | | | 1,538,431 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 6,924,578 | | | | 3,856,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 9,602,811 | | | | 5,394,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 9,931,357 | | | $ | 5,481,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | See Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund | | | Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund | |
| | Year Ended May 31, 2013 | | | Period Ended May 31, 2012 (a) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2013 | | | Period Ended May 31, 2012 (a) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets due to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 328,546 | | | $ | 135,646 | | | $ | 86,569 | | | $ | (369 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | 2,678,233 | | | | 34,636 | | | | 1,538,431 | | | | (728,988 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 6,924,578 | | | | (36,257 | ) | | | 3,856,153 | | | | 376,739 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 9,931,357 | | | | 134,025 | | | | 5,481,153 | | | | (352,618 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | (353,411 | ) | | | (67,036 | ) | | | (115,431 | ) | | | (13,184 | ) |
From net realized gain: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | (2,534,055 | ) | | | (47,743 | ) | | | (1,143,207 | ) | | | (174,583 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (2,887,466 | ) | | | (114,779 | ) | | | (1,258,638 | ) | | | (187,767 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions – Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 8,582,938 | | | | 50,873,007 | | | | 6,740,470 | | | | 33,902,757 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 1,499,196 | | | | 51,011 | | | | 491,612 | | | | 74,072 | |
Amount paid for shares redeemed | | | (8,930,053 | ) | | | (12,392,965 | ) | | | (5,428,385 | ) | | | (12,918,054 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change resulting from capital transactions | | | 1,152,081 | | | | 38,531,053 | | | | 1,803,697 | | | | 21,058,775 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Increase in Net Assets | | | 8,195,972 | | | | 38,550,299 | | | | 6,026,212 | | | | 20,518,390 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 38,550,299 | | | | – | | | | 20,518,390 | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 46,746,271 | | | $ | 38,550,299 | | | $ | 26,544,602 | | | $ | 20,518,390 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accumulated net investment income included in net assets at end of period | | $ | 74,370 | | | $ | 98,989 | | | $ | 1,092 | | | $ | 16,846 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions – Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 550,718 | | | | 3,555,541 | | | | 445,826 | | | | 2,410,730 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 100,685 | | | | 3,605 | | | | 33,788 | | | | 5,360 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (567,724 | ) | | | (892,625 | ) | | | (354,925 | ) | | | (945,007 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Institutional Class | | | 83,679 | | | | 2,666,521 | | | | 124,689 | | | | 1,471,083 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | For the period June 29, 2011 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2012. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding during each period)
| | | | | | | | |
| | For the year ended May 31, 2013 | | | For the period ended May 31, 2012(a) | |
Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | |
Selected Per Share Data: | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.46 | | | $ | 15.00 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 3.54 | | | | (0.54 | ) (b) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.67 | | | | (0.47 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Less distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 17.00 | | | $ | 14.46 | |
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| | |
Total Return (c) | | | 26.51 | % | | | (3.12 | )% (d) |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 46,746 | | | $ | 38,550 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % (e) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waiver and recoupment | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.90 | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.53 | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets before waiver and recoupment | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.03 | % (e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 72.66 | % | | | 163.38 | % (d) |
(a) | For the period June 29, 2011 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2012. |
(b) | Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period. |
(c) | Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding during each period)
| | | | | | | | |
| | For the year ended May 31, 2013 | | | For the period ended May 31, 2012 (a) | |
Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | |
Selected Per Share Data: | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 13.95 | | | $ | 15.00 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.06 | | | | – | (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 3.50 | | | | (0.92 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.56 | | | | (0.92 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Less distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 16.63 | | | $ | 13.95 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Return (c) | | | 26.46 | % | | | (6.13 | )% (d) |
| | |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 26,545 | | | $ | 20,518 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % (e) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waiver and recoupment | | | 1.60 | % | | | 2.18 | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | 0.38 | % | | | – | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment (loss) to average net assets before waiver and recoupment | | | 0.18 | % | | | (0.78 | )% (e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 85.71 | % | | | 178.49 | % (d) |
(a) | For the period June 29, 2011 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2012. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2013
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION
The Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund (the “Large Cap Fund”) and the Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund (the “Mid Cap Fund”) (each a “Fund” and, collectively the “Funds”) were organized as open-end diversified series of the Valued Advisers Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is a management investment company established under the laws of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 13, 2008 (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value. The Funds are two of a series of funds authorized by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Funds each offer two share classes, Class A Shares and Institutional Class Shares. The Funds’ Class A Shares have not yet commenced operations. The Funds’ Institutional Class Shares commenced operations on June 29, 2011. The Funds’ investment adviser is Cloud Capital LLC (the “Adviser”). The investment objective of the Large Cap Fund is to consistently deliver excess returns relative to the S&P 500® Index over three- to five-year time horizons. The investment objective of the Mid Cap Fund is to consistently deliver excess returns relative to the S&P Mid Cap 400® Index over three- to five-year time horizons.
Each Fund’s prospectus provides a description of the investment objective, policies and strategies, along with information on the classes of shares currently being offered.
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation – All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in Note 3.
Federal Income Taxes – The Funds make no provision for federal income or excise tax. Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by complying with the requirements applicable to RICs and by distributing substantially all of its taxable income. Each Fund also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. If the required amount of net investment income or gains is not distributed, the Funds could incur a tax expense.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - (continued)
As of and during the year ended May 31, 2013, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for all tax years since inception.
Expenses – Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not relate to a specific fund of the Trust are allocated to the individual funds based on each Fund’s relative net assets or another appropriate basis (as determined by the Board).
Security Transactions and Related Income – The Funds follow industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date. The first in, first out (“FIFO”) method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments in a specific country or region.
Dividends and Distributions – Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, as dividends to its shareholders on at least an annual basis. Each Fund intends to distribute its net realized long term capital gains and its net realized short term capital gains, if any, at least once a year. Dividends to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the period from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effects on net assets, results of operations or net asset values per share of the Funds.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - (continued)
For the year ended May 31, 2013, the Funds made the following reclassifications to increase (decrease) the components of net assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Paid in Capital | | | Accumulated Net Investment Income | | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
Large Cap Fund | | $ | (341 | ) | | $ | 246 | | | $ | 95 | |
Mid Cap Fund | | | (20 | ) | | | 13,108 | | | | (13,088 | ) |
New Accounting Pronouncement – In December 2011, Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”). ASU 2011-11 relates to disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. In January 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2013-01”). This update gives additional clarifications to ASU 2011-11. The amendments in ASU 2013-01 require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable user of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. ASU 2013-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2013-01 and its impact on the financial statements. However, management believes the adoption of these ASUs will not have a material impact on the financial statements.
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) establish a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.
Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value such as pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - (continued)
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
| • | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
| • | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for an identical security in an inactive market, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining fair value of investments based on the best information available) |
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Equity securities, including common stock and exchanged-traded funds, are generally valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Fund believes such prices more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an exchange traded security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. When using the market quotations or close prices provided by the pricing service and when the market is considered active, the security will be classified as a Level 1 security. Sometimes, an equity security owned by the Fund will be valued by the pricing service with factors other than market quotations or when the market is considered inactive. When this happens, the security will be classified as a Level 2 security. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Fund determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current fair value, or when certain restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - (continued)
valued as determined in good faith by the Fund, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review by the Board. These securities will be categorized as Level 3 securities.
In accordance with the Trust’s good faith pricing guidelines, each Fund is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. No single standard exists for determining fair value, because fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current fair value of an issue of securities being valued by the Fund would appear to be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale. Methods which are in accordance with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings; (ii) a discount from market of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers); or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods. Good faith pricing is permitted if, in the Fund’s opinion, the validity of market quotations appears to be questionable based on factors such as evidence of a thin market in the security based on a small number of quotations, a significant event occurs after the close of a market but before a Fund’s NAV calculation that may affect a security’s value, or the Fund is aware of any other data that calls into question the reliability of market quotations. Good faith pricing may also be used in instances when the bonds the Fund invests in may default or otherwise cease to have market quotations readily available. Any fair valuation pricing done outside the Fund’s approved pricing methods must be approved by the Pricing Committee of the Board.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - (continued)
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2013.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valuation Inputs | |
Large Cap Fund | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Common Stock * | | $ | 44,199,374 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 44,199,374 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 698,699 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 698,699 | |
Cash Equivalents | | | 1,907,942 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,907,942 | |
Total | | | 46,806,015 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 46,806,015 | |
Mid Cap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock * | | | 24,672,037 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 24,672,037 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 300,357 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 300,357 | |
Cash Equivalents | | | 1,507,890 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,507,890 | |
Total | | | 26,480,284 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 26,480,284 | |
* | Refer to Schedule of Investments for industry classifications. |
The Funds did not hold any investments at any time during the reporting period in which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value; therefore, no reconciliation of Level 3 securities is included for this reporting period. The Funds did not hold any derivative instruments during the reporting period.
The Trust recognizes transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between any levels for the year ended May 31, 2013.
NOTE 4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Under the terms of the management agreement, on behalf of the Funds (the “Agreement”), the Adviser manages each Fund’s investments subject to oversight of the Trustees. As compensation for its management services, effective September 28, 2012, each Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to September 28, 2012, each Fund was obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.00% of its average daily net assets. For the year ended May 31, 2013, the Adviser earned fees of $275,306
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES – (continued)
from the Large Cap Fund and $148,842 from the Mid Cap Fund before the waivers and recoupment described below. At May 31, 2013, the Funds owed the Adviser $32,382 and $12,312, respectively, for the excess of management fees earned over expenses waived and recouped during the period.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses of each Fund until May 31, 2014, so that total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 1.40%. This operating expense limitation does not apply to borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short), taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, and expenses incurred under a plan of distribution adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Excluded Expenses”). This limitation also excludes any “acquired fund fees and expenses” as that term is described in each Fund’s prospectus. For the year ended May 31, 2013, the Adviser waived fees of $46,393 from the Mid Cap Fund. These amounts are subject to potential recoupment by the Adviser through May 31, 2016.
The waiver and/or reimbursement by the Adviser with respect to the Funds are subject to repayment by the Funds within the three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which that particular waiver and/or reimbursement occurred, provided that the Funds are able to make the repayment without exceeding the expense limitations described above. For the year ended May 31, 2013, Adviser recouped $52,251 from the Large Cap Fund.
The amounts subject to repayment by the Funds, pursuant to the aforementioned conditions are as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Amount | | | Recoverable through May 31, | |
Large Cap Fund | | $ | 76,941 | | | | 2015 | |
Mid Cap Fund | | | 142,245 | | | | 2015 | |
| | | 46,393 | | | | 2016 | |
The Trust retains Huntington Asset Services, Inc. (“HASI”) to manage each Fund’s business affairs and provide each Fund with administrative services, including all regulatory reporting and necessary office equipment and personnel. For the year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $37,500 for the Large Cap Fund and $37,500 for the Mid Cap Fund. At May 31, 2013, HASI was owed $3,125 from the Large Cap Fund and $3,125 from the Mid Cap Fund for administrative services.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES – (continued)
The Trust also retains HASI to act as the Fund’s transfer agent and to provide fund accounting services. For the year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $34,484 for the Large Cap Fund and $32,108 for the Mid Cap Fund for transfer agent services and reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing transfer agent services. At May 31, 2013, HASI was owed $3,019 from the Large Cap Fund and $2,780 from the Mid Cap Fund for transfer agent services and out-of-pocket expenses.
For the year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $25,000 from the Large Cap Fund and $25,000 from the Mid Cap Fund for fund accounting services. At May 31, 2013, HASI was owed $2,083 from the Large Cap Fund and $2,083 from the Mid Cap Fund for fund accounting services.
Certain officers of the Trust are members of management and/or employees of HASI. HASI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Unified Financial Securities, Inc. (the “Distributor”).
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that the Funds will pay the Distributor and/or any registered securities dealer, financial institution or any other person (the “Recipient”) a fee of 0.40% of the average daily net assets of the Class A Shares of each Fund in connection with the promotion and distribution of Fund’s shares or the provision of personal services to shareholders, including, but not necessarily limited to, advertising, compensation to underwriters, dealers and selling personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current Fund shareholders, the printing and mailing of sales literature and servicing shareholder accounts. The Funds or Adviser may pay all or a portion of these fees to any Recipient who renders assistance in distributing or promoting the sale of shares, or who provides certain shareholder services, pursuant to a written agreement. The Plan is a compensation plan, which means that compensation is provided regardless of 12b-1 expenses actually incurred. It is anticipated that the Plan will benefit shareholders because an effective sales program typically is necessary in order for the Funds to reach and maintain a sufficient size to achieve efficiently its investment objectives and to realize economies of scale. There were no 12b-1 fees for the year ended May 31, 2013, as the Class A Shares of each Fund have yet to commence operations.
The Funds may pay certain financial intermediaries that provide certain administrative services to shareholders who invest in the Institutional Class shares of the Funds, including record keeping and sub-accounting shareholder accounts. Each Fund is
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES – (continued)
authorized to pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Institutional Class shares. The payments may also be made to certain financial intermediaries in connection with client account maintenance support, statement preparation and transaction processing. The types of payments under this category include, among others, payment of ticket charges per purchase or exchange order placed by a financial intermediary, payment of networking or other recordkeeping fees, or one-time payments for ancillary services such as setting up the Funds on a financial intermediary’s trading systems. For the year ended May 31, 2013, the Large Cap Fund and Mid Cap Fund incurred administrative servicing fees of $46,074 and $15,050, respectively. At May 31, 2013, the Large Cap Fund and Mid Cap Fund owed $4,244 and $1,740 in administrative servicing fees, respectively.
The Distributor acts as the principal distributor of the Funds’ shares. An officer of the Trust is an officer of the Distributor and such person may be deemed to be an affiliate of the Distributor. For the year ended May 31, 2013, there were no sales charges or CDSC fees deducted from the proceeds of sales, and redemption of capital shares, as the Fund’s Class A shares have not yet commenced.
NOTE 5. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the year ended May 31, 2013, purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and short-term U.S. government obligations, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Large Cap Fund | | $ | 29,557,619 | | | $ | 31,406,183 | |
Mid Cap Fund | | | 18,514,734 | | | | 18,769,343 | |
At May 31, 2013, the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Tax Cost of Securities | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Large Cap Fund | | $ | 40,874,651 | | | $ | 7,670,973 | | | $ | (1,739,609 | ) | | $ | 5,931,364 | |
Mid Cap Fund | | | 23,666,081 | | | | 4,681,241 | | | | (1,867,038 | ) | | | 2,814,203 | |
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 5. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES – (continued)
The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales of $956,957 for the Large Cap Fund and $1,421,168 for the Mid Cap Fund.
NOTE 6. ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE 7. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of a fund, under Section 2(a) (9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. At May 31, 2013, FOLIOfn Investments, Inc. (“FOLIOfn”) and National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”) owned, as record shareholder, 48.08% and 26.34%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of the Large Cap Fund. At May 31, 2013, FOLIOfn Investments, Inc. (“FOLIOfn”) and TD Ameritrade Trust Company (“TD Ameritrade”) owned, as record shareholder, 65.85% and 27.24%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of the Mid Cap Fund. The Trust does not know whether FOLIOfn, NFS, or TD Ameritrade or any of the underlying beneficial owners owned or controlled 25% or more of the voting securities of the Funds.
On December 24, 2012, the Large Cap Fund paid an income distribution of $0.1386 per share, a short-term capital gain distribution of $0.9148 per share, and a long-term capital gain distribution of $0.0790 per share to shareholders of record as of December 21, 2012.
On December 24, 2012, the Mid Cap Fund paid an income distribution of $0.0811 per share, a short-term capital gain distribution of $0.7316 per share, and a long-term capital gain distribution of $0.0716 per share to shareholders of record as of December 21, 2012.
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Cloud Capital Funds
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax characterization of distributions paid for the year ended May 31, 2013 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Ordinary Income* | | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | | Total Distributions | |
Large Cap Fund | | $ | 2,686,027 | | | $ | 201,439 | | | $ | 2,887,466 | |
Mid Cap Fund | | | 1,156,729 | | | | 101,909 | | | | 1,258,638 | |
The tax characterization of distributions paid for the fiscal period ended May 31, 2012 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Ordinary Income* | | | Total Distributions | |
Large Cap Fund | | $ | 114,779 | | | $ | 114,779 | |
Mid Cap Fund | | | 187,767 | | | | 187,767 | |
* | Short term capital gains distributions are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. |
At May 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Other Temporary Differences | | | Total Accumulated Earnings | |
Large Cap Fund | | $ | 84,502 | | | $ | 1,084,946 | | | $ | 5,931,364 | | | $ | (6,933 | ) | | $ | 7,093,879 | |
Mid Cap Fund | | | 50,325 | | | | 854,953 | | | | 2,814,203 | | | | (6,933 | ) | | | 3,712,548 | |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Cloud Capital Funds
(Valued Advisers Trust)
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Cloud Capital Funds (the “Funds”), comprising Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund and Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund, each a series of the Valued Advisers Trust, as of May 31, 2013, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds constituting Cloud Capital Funds as of May 31, 2013, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets, and their financial highlights for the two periods in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
COHEN FUND AUDIT SERVICES, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
July 26, 2013
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees supervises the business activities of the Trust. Each Trustee serves as a trustee until termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires or is removed.
The following tables provide information regarding the Trustees and Officers.
The following table provides information regarding each of the Independent Trustees.
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust**, Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
Dr. Merwyn R. Vanderlind, 76, Independent Trustee, August 2008 to present. | | Retired; Consultant to Battelle Memorial Institute (International Science and Technology Research Enterprise) on business investments from 2001 to 2003; Formerly employed with Battelle Memorial Institute from 1966 to 2003 in various positions, including the Executive Vice President of Battelle Institute from 1991 to 2001, General Manager from 1985 to 1991, Director of the Battelle Industrial Technology Center (Geneva, Switzerland) from 1983 to 1985, and Practicing Researcher from 1966 to 1983. |
Ira Cohen, 54 Independent Trustee, June 2010 to present. | | Independent financial services consultant (Feb. 2005 – present); Senior Vice President, Dealer Services / Institutional Services, AIM Investment Services, Inc. (1992 – 2005). |
* | The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208. |
** | The Trust consists of 16 series. |
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The following table provides information regarding the Trustee who is considered an “interested person” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. Based on the experience of the Trustee, the Trust concluded that the individual described below should serve as a Trustee.
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust**, Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
R. Jeffrey Young, 48, Trustee and Chairman, June 2010 to present. | | Principal Executive Officer and President, Valued Advisers Trust since February 2010; Senior Vice President, Huntington Asset Services, Inc. since January 2010; Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Funds since February 2010; Chief Executive Officer, The Huntington Strategy Shares since November 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer, Dreman Contrarian Funds March 2011 to February 2013; Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust, August 2008 to January 2010; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Professional Planning Consultants 2007 to 2010; Co-Founder of Kinwood Group, LLC July 2007 to March 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coventry Group from 2000 to 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of the STI Classic Funds from 2004 to 2007; Trustee of the Coventry Group from 1999 to 2005; and Senior Vice President of BISYS Fund Services / The Winsbury Company October 1993 to June 2007. |
* | The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208. |
** | The Trust consists of 16 series. |
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The following table provides information regarding the Officers of the Trust:
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust,** Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
R. Jeffrey Young, 48, Principal Executive Officer and President, February 2010 to present. | | Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust since June 2010; Senior Vice President, Huntington Asset Services, Inc. since January 2010; Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Funds since February 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer, Dreman Contrarian Funds since March 2011; Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust, August 2008 to January 2010; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Professional Planning Consultants 2007 to 2010; Co-Founder of Kinwood Group, LLC July 2007 to March 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coventry Group from 2000 to 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of the STI Classic Funds from 2004 to 2007; Trustee of the Coventry Group from 1999 to 2005; and Senior Vice President of BISYS Fund Services/The Winsbury Company October 1993 to June 2007. |
John C. Swhear, 52, Chief Compliance Officer, AML Officer and Vice President, August 2008 to present. | | Vice President of Legal Administration and Compliance for Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since April 2007; Chief Compliance Officer of Unified Financial Securities, Inc., the Trust’s distributor, since May 2007; Senior Vice President of the Unified Series Trust since May 2007; Secretary of Huntington Funds since April 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer of Dreman Contrarian Funds from March 2010 to March 2011, and Vice President and Acting Chief Executive Officer, 2007 to March 2010 ; Employed in various positions with American United Life Insurance Company from 1983 to April 2007, including: Associate General Counsel, April 2007; Investment Advisor Chief Compliance Officer, June 2004 to April 2007; Assistant Secretary to the Board of Directors, December 2002 to April 2007; Chief Compliance Officer of OneAmerica Funds, Inc., June 2004 to April 2007; Chief Counsel and Secretary, OneAmerica Securities, Inc., December 2002 to April 2007. |
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust,** Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
Carol J. Highsmith, 48, Vice President, August 2008 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since November of 1994; currently Vice President of Legal Administration. |
Matthew J. Miller, 36, Vice President, December 2011 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since July of 1998; currently Vice President of Relationship Management; Vice President of Huntington Funds since February 2010. |
Robert W. Silva, 46, Treasurer, January 2013 to present | | Senior Vice President, Fund Administration for Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since October 2011, Vice President from September 2010 to October 2011; Treasurer of Huntington Funds since November 2010; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Huntington Strategy Shares since November 2010; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Dreman Contrarian Funds March 2011 to February 2013; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Unified Series Trust since June 2011; Senior Vice President of Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. from September 2007 to September 2010. |
Heather Bonds, 37, Secretary, October 2012 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since January of 2004; currently Certified Paralegal and Section Manager 2. |
* | The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208. |
** | The Trust consists of 16 series. |
OTHER INFORMATION
The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the trustees and is available without charge, upon request. You may call toll-free at (877) 670-2227 to request a copy of the SAI or to make shareholder inquiries.
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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement – (Unaudited)
At a meeting held on March 12-13, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) considered the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust and Cloud Capital LLC (the “Adviser”) with respect to the Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund and the Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”). Counsel noted that the 1940 Act requires the approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust and its investment adviser by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Board then specifically discussed the arrangements between the Adviser and the Trust with respect to the Funds. The Board reviewed a memorandum from Counsel, and addressed to the Trustees that summarized, among other things, the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of the Board in reviewing and approving the renewal of the Advisory Agreements. A copy of this memorandum was circulated to the Trustees in advance of the meeting. Counsel discussed with the Trustees the types of information and factors that should be considered by the Board in order to make an informed decision regarding the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements, including the factors as applicable to Cloud as follows: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser; (ii) the investment performance of the Funds; (iii) the costs of the services to be provided and anticipated profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Funds; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the Funds grow and whether advisory fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Funds’ investors; and (v) the Adviser’s practices regarding possible conflicts of interest and potential benefits derived from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing these factors and reaching its decisions, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information specifically requested and prepared and/or presented in connection with the annual renewal process, including information presented at the Meeting. The Board was provided with information and reports relevant to the annual renewal of the Advisory Agreements, including: (i) reports regarding the services and support provided to the Funds and their shareholders by the Adviser; (ii) quarterly assessments of the investment performance of the Funds by personnel of the Adviser; (iii) commentary on the reasons for the performance; (iv) presentations by the Adviser addressing investment philosophy, investment strategy, personnel and operations; (v) compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the Adviser; (vi) disclosure information contained in the registration statement of the Trust with respect to the Funds and the Form ADV of the Adviser; (vii) information on relevant developments in the mutual fund industry; and (viii) a memorandum from Counsel, that summarized the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of the Board in reviewing and approving the Advisory Agreements, including the material factors set forth above and the types of information included in each factor that should be considered by the Board in order to make an informed decision. The Board also requested and received various informational materials including, without
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limitation: (i) documents containing information about the Adviser, including financial information, a description of personnel and the services provided to the Funds, information on investment advice, performance, summaries of Fund expenses, compliance program, current legal matters, and other general information; (ii) comparative expense and performance information for other mutual funds with strategies similar to the Funds; and (iii) benefits to be realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds. The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to approve the Advisory Agreements and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various Factors.
1. | The nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities under the Advisory Agreements. The Trustees considered the services being provided by the Adviser to the Funds including, without limitation: the quality of its investment advisory services (including research and recommendations with respect to portfolio securities), its process for formulating investment recommendations and assuring compliance with the Funds’ investment objectives and limitations, its coordination of services for the Funds among the Funds’ service providers, and its efforts to promote the Funds and grow their assets. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s continuity of, and commitment to retain, qualified personnel and the Adviser’s commitment to maintain and enhance its resources and systems, the commitment of the Adviser’s personnel to finding alternatives and options that allow the Funds to maintain their goals, and the Adviser’s continued cooperation with the Independent Trustees and Counsel for the Funds. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s personnel, including the education and experience of the Adviser’s personnel. After considering the foregoing information and further information in the Meeting materials provided by the Adviser (including the Adviser’s Form ADV), the Board concluded that, in light of all the facts and circumstances, the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and adequate for the Funds. |
2. | Investment Performance of the Funds and the Adviser. In considering the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, the Trustees compared the short-term performance of the Funds with the performance of funds with similar objectives managed by other investment advisers, as well as with aggregated peer group data. The Trustees considered the performance of other accounts managed by the Adviser that have investment objective and strategies similar to the Funds, as well as with the performance of the relevant benchmarks for each of the Funds. The Trustees also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management of the Funds with their respective investment objectives, strategies, and limitations. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s performance, in the periods since each Fund’s inception, was better than some of its peers and worse than others, but generally comparable to most of its peers. More specifically, the Trustees observed that the Cloud Capital Strategic Mid Cap Fund (the “Cloud Mid Cap Fund”) performed comparably to the average and median performance of the peer in its category in the short-term and most recent |
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| one-year period reviewed although its performance trailed those same peers more significantly during the since inception period – the Trustees attributed the since inception performance observation to the Fund being in its start-up phase. With respect to the Cloud Capital Strategic Large Cap Fund (the “Cloud Large Cap Fund”), the Trustees observed that this Fund generally slightly outperformed the Fund’s category averages and comparably performed relative to the category medians in the short-term and most recent one-year period reviewed although its performance trailed those same peers slightly during the since inception period – the Trustees attributed the since inception performance observation to the Fund being in its start-up phase. After reviewing and discussing the investment performance of the Funds further, the Adviser’s experience managing the Funds, each Fund’s historical performance, and other relevant factors, the Board concluded, in light of all the facts and circumstances, that the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser was satisfactory. |
3. | The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Funds. In considering the costs of services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Funds, the Trustees considered: (1) the Adviser’s financial condition; (2) the asset levels of the Funds; (3) the overall expenses of each of the Funds; and (4) the nature and frequency of advisory fee payments. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser regarding its profits associated with managing the Funds. The Trustees also considered potential benefits for the Adviser in managing the Funds. The Trustees then compared the fees and expenses of the Funds (including the management fee) to other comparable mutual funds. The Trustees noted that the Adviser, at its own initiative, recently proposed to reduce the management fee from 1.00% to 0.50% for each Fund. The Trustees observed that this proposal by the Adviser was made based on its perception of measures that were appropriate to make the Funds more competitively priced – the Trustees agreed to the proposal. The Trustees noted that the Cloud Mid Cap Fund’s management fee was well below the average and median fees of peers in its category and one of the lowest in its category. With respect to the Cloud Large Cap Fund, the Trustees observed that the fee was also below the average and median fees of peers in its category. The Trustees also noted that the Funds net expense ratios were comparable to those of the peer averages and median expense ratios as a result of the Adviser’s contractual commitment to limit the expenses of the Funds. Based on the foregoing, the Board concluded that the fees to be paid to the Adviser by the Funds and the profits to be realized by the Adviser, in light of all the facts and circumstances, were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. |
4. | The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Funds’ investors. In this regard, the Board considered each Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser. The Board considered that while the |
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| management fee remained the same at all asset levels, each Fund’s shareholders had experienced benefits from each Fund’s expense limitation arrangement. The Trustees noted the Adviser’s recent reduction in its management fees for each of the Funds and the Adviser’s representation that the reduction was proposed at a fixed level that would allow the Funds to avoid the hurdle of having to gather large levels of assets in order to realize economies of scale in the management fee. The Trustees also noted that once each Fund’s expenses fell below the cap set by the arrangement, the Funds’ shareholders would continue to benefit from the economies of scale under each Fund’s agreement with service providers other than the Adviser. In light of its ongoing consideration of each Fund’s asset levels, expectations for growth in each Fund, and fee levels, the Board determined that each Fund’s fee arrangements, in light of all the facts and circumstances, were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. |
5. | Possible conflicts of interest and benefits to the Adviser. In considering the Adviser’s practices regarding conflicts of interest, the Trustees evaluated the potential for conflicts of interest and considered such matters as the experience and ability of the advisory personnel assigned to the Funds; the basis of decisions to buy or sell securities for the Funds and/or the Adviser’s other accounts; and the substance and administration of the Adviser’s code of ethics. The Trustees also considered disclosure in the registration statement of the Trust relating to the Adviser’s potential conflicts of interest. The Trustees noted that the Adviser does not utilize soft dollars. The Trustees noted other potential benefits (in addition to the management fee) to the Adviser, such as the ability to market their services in new channels (other than direct separate accounts) and some benefit from press exposure. Based on the foregoing, the Board determined that the standards and practices of the Adviser relating to the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interest and the benefits to be realized by the Adviser in managing the Funds were satisfactory. |
After additional consideration of the factors delineated in the memorandum provided by Counsel and further discussion among the Board, the Board determined to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Trust and the Adviser.
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VALUED ADVISERS TRUST
PRIVACY POLICY
The following is a description of the policies of the Valued Advisers Trust (the “Trust”) regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information that shareholders provide to a series of the Trust (each, a “Fund”) or that the Fund collects from other sources. In the event that a shareholder hold shares of a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the privacy policy of the financial intermediary would govern how shareholder nonpublic personal information would be shared with nonaffiliated third parties.
Categories of Information A Fund May Collect. A Fund may collect the following nonpublic personal information about its shareholders:
| • | | Information the Fund receives from a shareholder on applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations (such as the shareholder’s name, address, phone number, social security number, and date of birth); and |
| • | | Information about the shareholder’s transactions with the Fund, its affiliates, or others (such as the shareholder’s account number and balance, payment history, cost basis information, and other financial information). |
Categories of Information A Fund May Disclose. A Fund may not disclose any nonpublic personal information about its current or former shareholders to unaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. A Fund is permitted by law to disclose all of the information it collects, as described above, to its service providers (such as the Fund’s custodian, administrator, transfer agent, accountant and legal counsel) to process shareholder transactions and otherwise provide services to the shareholder.
Confidentiality and Security. Each Fund shall restrict access to shareholder nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to the shareholder. Each Fund shall maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard shareholder nonpublic personal information.
Disposal of Information. The Funds, through their transfer agent, have taken steps to reasonably ensure that the privacy of a shareholder’s nonpublic personal information is maintained at all times, including in connection with the disposal of information that is no longer required to be maintained by the Funds. Such steps shall include, whenever possible, shredding paper documents and records prior to disposal, requiring off-site storage vendors to shred documents maintained in such locations prior to disposal, and erasing and/or obliterating any data contained on electronic media in such a manner that the information can no longer be read or reconstructed.
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PROXY VOTING
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how each Fund voted those proxies during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30, is available without charge upon request by (1) calling the Funds at (877) 670-2227 and (2) from Funds documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
TRUSTEES
R. Jeffrey Young, Chairman
Dr. Merwyn R. Vanderlind
Ira Cohen
OFFICERS
R. Jeffrey Young, Principal Executive Officer and President
John C. Swhear, Chief Compliance Officer, AML Officer and Vice-President
Carol J. Highsmith, Vice President
Matthew J. Miller, Vice President
Robert W. Silva, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer
Heather A. Bonds, Secretary
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Cloud Capital LLC
5314 South Yale, Suite 606
Tulsa, OK 74135
DISTRIBUTOR
Unified Financial Securities, Inc.
2960 North Meridian Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46208
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115
LEGAL COUNSEL
The Law Offices of John H. Lively & Associates, Inc.
A member firm of The 1940 Act Law Group TM
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310
Leawood, KS 66211
CUSTODIAN
FOLIOfn Investments, Inc.
8180 Greensboro Drive
8th Floor
McLean, VA 22102
ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSFER AGENT AND FUND ACCOUNTANT
Huntington Asset Services, Inc.
2960 North Meridian Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46208
This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the Funds’ prospectus which contains information about the Funds’ management fee and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc.
Member FINRA/SIPC
Annual Report
May 31, 2013

Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Longview Capital Management, LLC
2 Mill Road, Suite 105
Wilmington, Delaware 19806
Toll Free (877) 460 6423
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
Dear Longview Shareholder,
Enclosed for your review is the Annual Report for the period from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013 (“fiscal period”) for the Longview Tactical Allocation Fund (“Fund”), which is a series of the Valued Adviser Trust.
MARKET AND FUNDS PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
During the fiscal period ended May 31, 2013, the equity market averages experienced positive returns. The S&P 500® Index1 was up 27.28%, the NASDAQ Composite Index1 was up 24.21%, the Russell 2000® Index1 was up 31.07%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average1 was up 25.26%, the MSCI EAFE Index1 was up 31.62%, and the Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index2 was up 15.41%. During this same period, the Longview Tactical Allocation Fund was up 5.32% (excluding the impact of sales charges).
Currently we are underperforming our benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The reason is simple – we take a risk-averse approach toward managing our strategy, reducing our overall equity exposure in volatile times. While this may be detrimental to our performance compared to our benchmark, we are following our mandate, to preserve capital first and foremost and when prudent seek capital appreciation. While we accept the possibility that Longview may miss some upswings to avoid downside risk, we believe our investors benefit from Longview’s constant attention to managing portfolio risk with the intent of reducing downside volatility. Our goal is to produce positive absolute returns for our investors. The Longview Tactical Allocation Fund may underperform during bull markets.
During the fiscal period, we participated in the significant up trends and avoided most of the down trends. Sharp market gyrations had investors uncertain as to where to focus their attention. The Fund has the flexibility to invest in any asset class, anywhere, and even amid today’s heightened volatility, found no shortage of opportunities.
Credit concerns continued to be the focus of the financial markets. The market returns over the past fiscal year masked a great deal of volatility throughout the period. Over the past few quarters, the Fund has enjoyed reduced volatility, which brought about our muted returns over the fiscal period.
Our focus remained on U.S. large cap equities, while remaining significantly underweighted in the higher “risk on” sectors. Our strategy involves choosing low beta sectors in times of heightened volatility.
Over the fiscal period we spent a significant portion of the time in a defensive posture, holding low beta equity positions, short duration fixed income and cash. These particular vehicles typically experience inverse behavior during periods of “risk on” speculation.
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS – (continued)
MARKET OUTLOOK
Our constantly evolving macro investment view is currently broken out into three key themes:
| • | | The U.S. economy remains poised to outperform the primary wealthy-world economies (Japan and Core Europe). The U.S. Dollar’s relative strength versus the Euro reversed sharply in the face of rapid expansion of the monetary base as the Fed deploys sustained easing actions. This complicates the investment implications of underlying outperformance as it shifts asset values and affects foreign trade. |
| • | | China’s ability to protect and to nurture growth domestically is still in question for the long-term, but, for now, Beijing’s push to boost demand is clearly working. We reiterate strongly that this “new way” of stimulus will have a much less profound spillover impact on the global economy in the near-term than in prior cycles. |
| • | | The final day of reckoning has yet to come for Europe, making any Euro denominated asset fraught with risk unless actively managed. |
Macro Perspective: United States
| • | | With the “Fiscal Cliff” narrative and “Debt Ceiling” debate now behind us, partisan political dysfunction remains the order of the day. As in Europe, risks for U.S. markets have now largely shifted from economic to political forces. |
| • | | Although employment signals have improved, the underlying situation is less positive than the headline unemployment rate would suggest. |
| • | | Despite soft fundamentals, for now, it remains our view that both the U.S. economy and corporate sector are poised to maintain relative strength versus the rest of the wealthy world as the “muddle through” scenario continues to play out. |
Macro Perspective: Europe
| • | | The investment risk in Europe is no longer economic in nature but political. |
| • | | The Eurozone is now officially in recession and we maintain our negative intermediate-term macro outlook for Europe broadly. |
Macro Perspective: Rates
| • | | Global bond markets are grossly overvalued. In particular, U.S. Corporate Bonds look unattractive at these levels, as do emerging markets treasury issues. High Yield securities are particularly distorted. |
| • | | Rumors of Fed “Tapering” have begun; the market is starting to feel the effects of rising yields. |
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS – (continued)
Market Perspective: Commodities
| • | | Precious Metals have broken important support and are set to trade lower. |
We maintain the view that the unprecedented growth from the emerging markets, particularly China are facing a brisk headwind. The reduced investment in China may have signaled the end of the “commodity super cycle.” It is our belief that individual commodity performance going forward will be dominated by individual supply and demand drivers. Broad based indices will be greatly affected by a weakening inverse correlation between the commodity complex and the U.S. dollar. Thus weakening the case for passive index investing.
LONGVIEW INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
Our Fund is managed using an active or tactical management strategy. Our investment process is driven by a single-minded focus: to add value for our clients. This focus requires us to produce investment solutions that aim to consistently generate competitive risk-adjusted returns over full market cycles. It compels us to maintain a long-term perspective and provide innovative investment management solutions that add value for our clients. It also requires us to place an emphasis on risk management, because understanding and managing risk is critical to our clients’ investment success. In this uncertain world we recognize the need to overweight, underweight or simply avoid specific areas of the market based on the environment. We do this to seek to achieve excess returns or to avoid excess volatility.
At Longview, we employ a strict sell discipline with the goal of minimizing risk and maximizing capital preservation. The Fund invests across markets, classes, sectors and styles with the goal to produce absolute returns with reduced volatility. In addition, the Fund will also attempt to hedge against extreme market outcomes. Finally and most importantly, the Fund can move fully into cash, if need be.
Our overall goal is to win by not losing; we have a flexible investment mandate, focusing on capital appreciation when the markets are performing well, and capital preservation when they are not.
LONGVIEW TACTICAL ALLOCATION FUND
The Fund is a multi-asset, professionally managed fund. The Longview investment process is driven by relative strength, enabling us to identify fundamental trends and changes in the economic environment. Our process allows us to be properly allocated across multiple asset classes, sectors, capitalizations and styles. Our mandate allows us to change our fund’s construction, based on the changing realities of the global markets. Longview Tactical Allocation Fund seeks to preserve and grow capital by producing absolute returns with reduced volatility.
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS – (continued)
Thank you for your continued support and allowing us to serve you and the Fund. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,

Christian M. Wagner
Chief Investment Officer
Longview Capital Management, LLC
The views in this report were those of the Fund’s investment adviser as of the date of this Report and may not reflect their views on the date this report is first published or anytime thereafter. These views are intended to assist shareholders in understanding their investment in the Fund and do not constitute investment advice.
The performance information quoted above represents past performance and past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data, current to the most recent month end, may be obtained by calling 1-877-460-6423. An investor should consider a Fund’s investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. For information on the Fund’s expense ratios, please see the Financial Highlights tables found within this Report.
Investment in the Fund is subject to investment risks, including, without limitation, market risk, management style risk, risks related to “fund of funds” structure, sector risk, fixed income risk, tracking risk, risks related to Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETF”) net asset value and market price, foreign securities risk, risks related to portfolio turnover and small capitalization companies risk. Since the Longview Tactical Allocation Fund is a “fund of funds,” an investor will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying ETFs and investment companies in which a Longview Tactical Allocation Fund invests in addition to the Longview Tactical Allocation Fund’s direct fees and expenses. More information about these risks and other risks can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.
Beta: A quantitative measure of the volatility of a given stock, mutual fund, or portfolio, relative to the overall market, usually the S&P 500. A beta above 1 is more volatile than the overall market, while a beta below 1 is less volatile.
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS – (continued)
1 The S&P 500® Index, NASDAQ Composite Index, Russell 2000® Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and MSCI EAFE Index (the “Indices”) are widely recognized unmanaged indices of equity prices and are representative of a broader market and range of securities than are found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Indices returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. The Indices’ returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in the Indices; however, an individual can invest in exchange-traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
2 The Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index is a benchmark that takes 60% of the risk of the global securities market. It is a total returns index that is a time-varying weighted average of stocks, bonds, and cash. The Index is the efficient allocation of stocks, bonds, and cash in a portfolio with 60% of the risk of the Dow Jones Aggressive Portfolio Index. The Index is an unmanaged benchmark that assumes reinvestment of all distributions and excludes the effect of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in this Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
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Investment Results – (Unaudited)
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Total Returns* (For the periods ended May 31, 2013) | |
| | | | | Average Annual Returns | |
| | One Year | | | Since Inception (June 27, 2011) | |
Longview Tactical Allocation Fund with load | | | -0.76 | % | | | -5.73 | % |
Longview Tactical Allocation Fund without load | | | 5.32 | % | | | -2.79 | % |
Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index** | | | 15.41 | % | | | 7.73 | % |
S&P 500® Index*** | | | 27.28 | % | | | 16.47 | % |
Total annual operating expenses, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 1, 2013, were 2.75% of average daily net assets. Effective December 13, 2012, Longview Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) has agreed to amend its existing expense limitation agreement. Under the terms of the amended expense limitation agreement, the Adviser will waive its fees and/or reimburse other expenses of the Fund until September 30, 2014, so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses does not exceed 1.99%. This operating expense limitation does not apply to brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interests and dividends expenses on securities sold short), taxes, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses paid under a distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1, and indirect expenses (such as “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”). Prior to December 13, 2012, the expense cap was 2.20%. The Adviser may be entitled to the reimbursement of any fees waived or expenses reimbursed pursuant to the agreement provided overall expenses fall below the limitations set forth above. The Adviser may recoup the sum of all fees previously waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous three (3) years, less any reimbursement previously paid, provided total expenses do not exceed the limitation set forth above. This agreement may be only terminated by mutual consent of the Adviser and the Fund.
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. Current performance of a Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-460-6423.
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* Return figures reflect any change in price per share and assume the reinvestment of all distributions. Total returns, with loads, include the maximum 5.75% sales charge.
** The Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index is a benchmark that takes 60% of the risk of the global securities market. It is a total returns index that is a time-varying weighted average of stocks, bonds, and cash. The Index is the efficient allocation of stocks, bonds, and cash in a portfolio with 60% of the risk of the Dow Jones Aggressive Portfolio Index. The Index is an unmanaged benchmark that assumes reinvestment of all distributions and excludes the effect of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in this Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
*** The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index of equity prices and is representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index is an unmanaged benchmark that assumes reinvestment of all distributions and excludes the effect of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in this Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company and may be obtained by calling 1-877-460-6423. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc., Member FINRA.
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The chart above assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on June 27, 2011 (commencement of Fund operations) and held through May 31, 2013. THE FUND’S RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the redemption of the Fund’s shares. Investment returns and principal values will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original purchase price.
Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For more information on the Fund, and to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, or to request a prospectus, please call 1-877-460-6423. You should carefully consider the investment objectives, potential risks, management fees, and charges and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund, and should be read carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc., member FINRA.
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FUND HOLDINGS – (Unaudited)

1 | As a percent of net assets. |
The investment objective of the Longview Tactical Allocation Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation with capital preservation as a secondary objective.
AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE – (Unaudited)
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Public Reference Room in Washington DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
ABOUT THE FUND’S EXPENSES – (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs (such as short-term redemption fees); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these 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 for the entire period from December 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013.
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Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. 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 = 8.60), 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 table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s 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 Fund 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 table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund | | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value May 31, 2013 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended May 31, 2013* | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,068.70 | | | $ | 11.65 | |
Hypothetical ** (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.67 | | | $ | 11.34 | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.26%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365.
**Assumes a 5% return before expenses.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) – 75.45% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | | | 12,398 | | | $ | 695,776 | |
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | | | 37,187 | | | | 737,790 | |
Guggenheim Enhanced Short Duration Bond ETF | | | 49,850 | | | | 2,504,464 | |
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | | | 18,146 | | | | 873,548 | |
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | | | 7,411 | | | | 322,304 | |
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund | | | 17,952 | | | | 1,756,603 | |
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity ETF | | | 24,631 | | | | 2,499,307 | |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | 36,499 | | | | 5,958,097 | |
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (a) | | | 6,697 | | | | 590,006 | |
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (a) | | | 8,474 | | | | 219,477 | |
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (a) | | | 23,309 | | | | 240,782 | |
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF | | | 59,291 | | | | 3,044,593 | |
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TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (“ETFs”) (Cost $17,951,044) | | | | | | | 19,442,747 | |
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Money Market Securities – 18.93% | | | | | | | | |
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio – Institutional Shares, 0.12% (b) | | | 4,877,993 | | | | 4,877,993 | |
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TOTAL MONEY MARKET SECURITIES (Cost $4,877,993) | | | | | | | 4,877,993 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – LONG (Cost $22,829,037) – 94.38% | | | | | | $ | 24,320,740 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – SHORT (Proceeds $88,200) – (0.37)% | | | | | | | (94,980 | ) |
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Cash & other assets in excess of liabilities – 5.99% | | | | | | | 1,542,509 | |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 25,768,269 | |
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(b) | Variable rate security; the rate shown represents the seven day yield at May 31, 2013. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Schedule of Securities Sold Short
May 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Exchange-Traded Funds – Short – (0.37)% | | | | | | | | |
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | | | (3,000 | ) | | $ | (94,980 | ) |
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TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – SHORT (Proceeds $88,200) | | | | | | $ | (94,980 | ) |
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See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Schedule of Short Futures Contracts
May 31, 2013
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Short Futures Contracts | | Number of (Short) Contracts | | | Underlying Face Amount at Fair Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
British Pound Currency Futures Contracts June 2013 (a) | | | (105 | ) | | $ | (9,961,875 | ) | | $ | 47,563 | |
COMEX Division Gold 100 oz. Futures Contracts August 2013 (b) | | | (18 | ) | | | (2,507,400 | ) | | | 22,810 | |
Corn No. 2 Yellow Futures Contracts July 2013 (c) | | | (65 | ) | | | (2,151,500 | ) | | | (19,938 | ) |
Japanese Yen Currency Futures Contracts June 2013 (d) | | | (17 | ) | | | (2,110,975 | ) | | | 103,194 | |
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Total Short Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | $ | 153,629 | |
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(a) | Each British Pound Currency Futures contract has a multiplier of 62,500 British Pounds. |
(b) | Each COMEX Division Gold 100 oz. Futures contract has a multiplier of 100 troy oz. |
(c) | Each Corn No. 2 Yellow Futures contract has a multiplier of 5,000 bushels. |
(d) | Each Japanese Yen Currency Futures contract has a multiplier of 12,500,000 Yen. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2013
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $22,829,037) (a) | | $ | 24,320,740 | |
Cash held at broker (a)(b)(c) | | | 1,589,459 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | 33,463 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 1,970 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 9,598 | |
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Total assets | | | 25,955,230 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Investments in securities sold short, at fair value (Proceeds $88,200) | | | 94,980 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 35,437 | |
Payable to Adviser (d) | | | 21,576 | |
Payable to administrator, fund accountant, and transfer agent (d) | | | 8,429 | |
Payable to custodian (d) | | | 410 | |
12b-1 fees accrued (d) | | | 5,467 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 20,662 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 186,961 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 25,768,269 | |
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Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 26,784,943 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (161,764 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss from investment securities, securities sold short and futures contracts | | | (2,493,462 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on: | | | | |
Investment securities and securities sold short | | | 1,484,923 | |
Futures contracts | | | 153,629 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 25,768,269 | |
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Shares Outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | 2,727,701 | |
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Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share | | $ | 9.45 | |
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Public offering price per share (NAV/94.25%) (e) | | $ | 10.03 | |
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Redemption price per share (NAV * 98%) (f) | | $ | 9.26 | |
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(a) | See Note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
(b) | A portion of cash is used as collateral for securities sold short. |
(c) | A portion of cash is used as collateral for futures contracts transactions. |
(d) | See Note 5 in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
(e) | The Fund imposes a maximum sales charge of 5.75% on purchases. |
(f) | A redemption fee of 2.00% is charged on shares held less than 30 days. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Statement of Operations
For the year ended May 31, 2013
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Investment Income | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 459,260 | |
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Total Investment Income | | | 459,260 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Investment Adviser fee (a) | | | 332,503 | |
12b-1 fees (a) | | | 72,283 | |
Transfer agent expenses (a) | | | 40,410 | |
Administration expenses (a) | | | 37,500 | |
Registration expenses | | | 35,798 | |
Legal expenses | | | 27,396 | |
Fund accounting expenses (a) | | | 25,000 | |
Report printing expenses | | | 24,438 | |
Audit expenses | | | 16,310 | |
Custodian expenses (a) | | | 7,370 | |
Trustee expenses | | | 6,232 | |
Insurance expense | | | 4,622 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 2,405 | |
Offering expenses | | | 2,022 | |
CCO expense | | | 1,781 | |
Pricing expenses | | | 1,532 | |
Excise tax expense | | | 909 | |
24f-2 expense | | | 86 | |
Other expenses – short sales & interest expense | | | 2,301 | |
Dividend on securities sold short | | | 1,229 | |
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Total Expenses | | | 642,127 | |
Fees waived by Adviser (a) | | | (12,581 | ) |
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Net operating expenses | | | 629,546 | |
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Net Investment Loss | | | (170,286 | ) |
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Realized & Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (217,752 | ) |
Short securities | | | (12,928 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 189,338 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 1,320,938 | |
Short securities | | | (6,780 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 153,629 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain on investment securities | | | 1,426,445 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 1,256,159 | |
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(a) | See Note 5 in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Statements of Changes In Net Assets
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| | For the year ended May 31, 2013 | | | For the period ended May 31, 2012 (a) | |
Increase (Decrease) to Net Assets due to: | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (170,286 | ) | | $ | (153,300 | ) |
Distributions of long-term realized gains by other investment companies | | | – | | | | 3,066 | |
Net realized loss on investment securities, securities sold short and futures contracts | | | (41,342 | ) | | | (2,457,568 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment securities, securities sold short and futures contracts | | | 1,467,787 | | | | 170,765 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,256,159 | | | | (2,437,037 | ) |
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Distributions | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (23,811 | ) | | | (30,293 | ) |
From return of capital | | | (92 | ) | | | – | |
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Total distributions | | | (23,903 | ) | | | (30,293 | ) |
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Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 2,956,682 | | | | 38,557,775 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 584 | | | | 266 | |
Amount paid for shares redeemed | | | (10,898,033 | ) | | | (3,622,093 | ) |
Proceeds from redemption fees (b) | | | 4,316 | | | | 3,846 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | (7,936,451 | ) | | | 34,939,794 | |
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Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | (6,704,195 | ) | | | 32,472,464 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 32,472,464 | | | | – | |
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End of period | | $ | 25,768,269 | | | $ | 32,472,464 | |
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Accumulated net investment loss included in net assets at the end of period | | $ | (161,764 | ) | | $ | (166,979 | ) |
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Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 328,413 | | | | 4,010,270 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 66 | | | | 30 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,214,914 | ) | | | (396,164 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | | | (886,435 | ) | | | 3,614,136 | |
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(a) | For the period June 27, 2011 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2012. |
(b) | A redemption fee of 2.00% is charged on shares held less than 30 days. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding during the period)
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| | For the year ended May 31, 2013 | | | For the period ended May 31, 2012 (a) | |
Selected Per Share Data: | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 8.98 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Gain (Loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.96 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.48 | | | | (1.01 | ) |
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Less Distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
From return of capital | | | – | (b) | | | – | |
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Total distributions | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
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Paid in capital from redemption fees | | | – | (b) | | | – | (b) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.45 | | | $ | 8.98 | |
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Total Return (c) | | | 5.32 | % | | | (10.11 | )% (d) |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 25,768 | | | $ | 32,472 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 2.18 | % (f) | | | 2.17 | % (e) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waiver | | | 2.22 | % (f) | | | 2.17 | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (0.59 | )% | | | (0.58 | )% (e) |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets before waiver | | | (0.63 | )% | | | (0.58 | )% (e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 702.09 | % | | | 719.93 | % (d) |
(a) | For the period June 27, 2011 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2012. |
(b) | Rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends, and excludes the maximum sales charge. |
(f) | Does not include the effect of expenses of underlying funds. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2013
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION
The Longview Tactical Allocation Fund (previously the Longview Global Allocation Fund) (the “Fund”) is an open-end non-diversified series of the Valued Advisers Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is a management investment company established under the laws of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 13, 2008 (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value. The Fund is one of a series of funds authorized by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Fund’s investment adviser is Longview Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”). The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation with capital preservation as a secondary objective.
The Fund’s prospectus provides a description of the Fund’s investment objective, policies and strategies, along with information on the class of shares currently being offered. The Fund currently offers one share class that has a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.75% as a percentage of the original purchase price.
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation – All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in Note 3.
Futures Contracts – The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts to hedge against changes in prices. The Fund will not engage in futures transactions for speculative purposes. Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into futures contracts and can be either cash or securities. Secondary margin limits are required to be maintained while futures are held, as defined by each contract. Cash held at the broker in the amount of $537,950 as of May 31, 2013, is held for collateral for futures transactions and is restricted from withdrawal.
During the period a futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” on a daily basis to reflect the fair value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin receivables or payables represent the change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the open contracts from the prior day’s close. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from the closing transaction and the Fund’s cost of entering into a contract.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)
The use of futures contracts involves the risk of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the value of the instruments and the underlying assets, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contract and may realize a loss. See Note 4 for information on futures contract activity during the year ended May 31, 2013.
Short Sales – The Fund may make short sales as part of its overall portfolio management strategies or to offset a potential decline in the value of a security. The Fund may engage in short sales with respect to various types of securities, including Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”). A short sale involves the sale of a security that is borrowed from a broker or other institution to complete the sale. The Fund may engage in short sales with respect to securities it owns, as well as securities that it does not own. Short sales expose the Fund to the risk that it will be required to acquire, convert or exchange securities to replace the borrowed securities (also known as “covering” the short position) at a time when the securities sold short have appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. The Fund’s investment performance may also suffer if the Fund is required to close out a short position earlier than it had intended. The Fund must segregate assets determined by the Adviser to be liquid in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees, or otherwise cover its position in a permissible manner. The Fund will be required to pledge its liquid assets to the broker to secure its performance on short sales. As a result, the assets pledged may not be available to meet the Fund’s needs for immediate cash or other liquidity. In addition, the Fund may be subject to expenses related to short sales that are not typically associated with investing in securities directly, such as costs of borrowing and margin account maintenance costs associated with the Fund’s open short positions. These types of short sales expenses are sometimes referred to as the “negative cost of carry,” and will tend to cause the Fund to lose money on a short sale even in instances where the price of the underlying security sold short does not change over the duration of the short sale. Dividend expenses on securities sold short are not covered under the Adviser’s expense limitation agreement with the Fund and, therefore, these expenses will be borne by the shareholders of the Fund. The amount of restricted cash held at the broker as collateral for the securities sold short was $321,981 as of May 31, 2013.
Federal Income Taxes – The Fund makes no provision for federal income or excise tax. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by complying
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)
with the requirements applicable to RICs and by distributing substantially all of its taxable income. The Fund also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. If the required amount of net investment income or gains is not distributed, the Fund could incur a tax expense.
As of and during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for all tax years since inception.
Expenses – Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not relate to a specific fund of the Trust are allocated to the individual funds based on each fund’s relative net assets or another appropriate basis (as determined by the Board).
Security Transactions and Related Income – The Fund follows industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date. The first in, first out (“FIFO”) method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes. Dividend income and expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments in a specific country or region.
Dividends and Distributions – The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, if any, as dividends to its shareholders on at least an annual basis. The Fund intends to distribute its net realized long term capital gains and its net realized short term capital gains, if any, at least once a year. Dividends to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the period from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)
components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset values per share of the Fund.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, the Fund made the following reclassifications to increase (decrease) the components of net assets:
| | | | |
Paid in Capital | | Accumulated Net Investment Loss | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss |
$ (200,278) | | $ 199,404 | | $ 874 |
Redemption Fees – The Fund charges a 2.00% redemption fee for shares redeemed within 30 days. These fees are deducted from the redemption proceeds otherwise payable to the shareholder. The Fund will retain the fee charged as an increase in paid-in capital and such fees become part of the Fund’s daily Net Asset Value (“NAV”) calculation.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) – There is no initial sales charge on purchases of shares of $1 million or more, or purchases by qualified retirement plans with at least 200 employees; however, a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% will be imposed if such shares are redeemed within eighteen (18) months of their purchase, based on the lower of the shares’ cost or current net asset value. Any shares acquired by reinvestment of distributions will be redeemed without a CDSC.
New Accounting Pronouncement – In December 2011, Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”). ASU 2011-11 relates to disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. In January 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2013-01”). This update gives additional clarifications to ASU 2011-11. The amendments in ASU 2013-01 require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. ASU 2013-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2013-01 and its impact on the financial statements. However, management believes the adoption of these ASUs will not have a material impact on the financial statements.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) establish a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.
Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value such as pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
| • | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
| • | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for an identical security in an inactive market, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments based on the best information available) |
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, are generally valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of the prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange are generally valued
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS – (continued)
by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an exchange traded security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. When using the market quotations or close prices provided by the pricing service and when the market is considered active, the security will be classified as a Level 1 security. Sometimes, an equity security owned by the Fund will be valued by the pricing service with factors other than market quotations or when the market is considered inactive. When this happens, the security will be classified as a Level 2 security. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Fund determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current fair value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Fund, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). These securities will be categorized as Level 3 securities.
Investments in mutual funds, including money market mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the service agent of the funds. These securities will be categorized as Level 1 securities.
Short-term investments in fixed income securities (those with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity), are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will represent fair value. These securities will be classified as Level 2 securities.
Futures contracts that the Fund invests in are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and when the market is considered active will generally be categorized as Level 1 securities.
In accordance with the Trust’s good faith pricing guidelines, the Fund is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. No single standard exists for determining fair value, because fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current fair value of an issue of securities being valued by the Fund would appear to be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale. Methods which are in accordance with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings; (ii) a discount from market of a similar freely traded security
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS – (continued)
(including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers); or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods. Good faith pricing is permitted if, in the Fund’s opinion, the validity of market quotations appears to be questionable based on factors such as evidence of a thin market in the security based on a small number of quotations, a significant event occurs after the close of a market but before the Fund’s NAV calculation that may affect a security’s value, or the Fund is aware of any other data that calls into question the reliability of market quotations. Good faith pricing may also be used in instances when the bonds the Fund invests in may default or otherwise cease to have market quotations readily available. Any fair valuation pricing done outside the Fund’s approved pricing methods must be approved by the Pricing Committee of the Board.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2013:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valuation Inputs | |
Assets | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Exchange - Traded Funds | | $ | 19,442,747 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 19,442,747 | |
Money Market Securities | | | 4,877,993 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 4,877,993 | |
Total | | $ | 24,320,740 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 24,320,740 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valuation Inputs | |
Liabilities | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Exchange - Traded Funds - Short | | $ | (94,980 | ) | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | (94,980 | ) |
Short Futures Contracts* | | | 153,629 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 153,629 | |
Total | | $ | 58,649 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 58,649 | |
* | Reflects net appreciation of short futures contracts |
The Fund did not hold any investments at any time during the reporting period in which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value; therefore, no reconciliation of Level 3 securities is included for this reporting period.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS – (continued)
The Trust recognizes transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no transfers between any levels for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013.
NOTE 4. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
Activity related to futures contracts is represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under cash held at broker and receivable for variation margin, and on the Statement of Operations under net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.
Please see the chart below for information regarding futures contracts sold short by the Fund as of the year ended May 31, 2013.
| | | | | | |
Derivatives | | Location of Derivatives on Statement of Asset and Liabilities | | | |
Short Futures Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | $ | 33,463 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives | | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives on Statement of Operations | | Contracts Opened | | | Contracts Closed/Expired | | | Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Derivatives | |
Commodity Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Futures Contracts | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts | | | 253 | | | | 170 | | | $ | (121,759 | ) | | $ | 2,872 | |
Foreign Exchange Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Futures Contracts | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts | | | 234 | | | | 112 | | | $ | 330,625 | | | $ | 150,757 | |
Interest Rate Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Futures Contracts | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts | | | 86 | | | | 86 | | | $ | (19,528 | ) | | $ | — | |
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 5. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Under the terms of the management agreement (the “Agreement”), on behalf of the Fund, the Adviser manages the Fund’s investments subject to oversight of the Trustees. As compensation for its management services, the Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.15% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the year ended May 31, 2013, the Adviser earned a fee of $332,503 from the Fund before the waivers described below. At May 31, 2013, the Fund owed the Adviser $21,576 for excess of management fees earned over expenses waived during the year.
Effective December 13, 2012, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses of the Fund until September 30, 2014, so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not exceed 1.99%. Prior to December 13, 2012, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive or limit its fees to 2.20%. This operating expense limitation does not apply to brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short), taxes, 12b-1 fees, other capital expenditures in accordance with GAAP, and extraordinary expenses and indirect expenses (such as “acquired funds fees and expenses”). For the year ended May 31, 2013, the Adviser waived fees of $12,581, which is subject to potential recoupment by the Adviser through May 31, 2016.
The waiver and/or reimbursement by the Adviser with respect to the Fund is subject to repayment by the Fund within the three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which that particular waiver and/or reimbursement occurred, provided that the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the expense limitations described above.
The Trust retains Huntington Asset Services, Inc. (“HASI”) to manage the Fund’s business affairs and provide the Fund with administrative services, including all regulatory reporting and necessary office equipment and personnel. For the year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $37,500 for administrative services provided to the Fund. At May 31, 2013, HASI was owed $3,125 from the Fund for administrative services.
One Trustee and certain officers of the Trust are members of management and/or employees of HASI. HASI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Unified Financial Securities, Inc. (the “Distributor”) and Huntington National Bank, the custodian of the Fund’s investments (the “Custodian”). For the year ended May 31, 2013, the Custodian earned fees of $7,370 for custody services provided to the Fund. At May 31, 2013, the Custodian was owed $410 from the Fund for custody services.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 5. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES – (continued)
The Trust also retains HASI to act as the Fund’s transfer agent and to provide fund accounting services. For the year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $40,410 for transfer agent services and reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing transfer agent services to the Fund. At May 31, 2013, the Fund owed HASI $3,221 for transfer agent services and out-of-pocket expenses.
For the year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $25,000 from the Fund for fund accounting services. At May 31, 2013, HASI was owed $2,083 from the Fund for fund accounting services.
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that the Fund will pay the Distributor and/or any registered securities dealer, financial institution or any other person (the “Recipient”) a shareholder servicing fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund in connection with the promotion and distribution of the Fund’s shares or the provision of personal services to shareholders, including, but not necessarily limited to, advertising, compensation to underwriters, dealers and selling personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current Fund shareholders, the printing and mailing of sales literature and servicing shareholder accounts. The Fund or Adviser may pay all or a portion of these fees to any Recipient who renders assistance in distributing or promoting the sale of shares, or who provides certain shareholder services, pursuant to a written agreement. The Plan is a compensation plan, which means that compensation is provided regardless of 12b-1 expenses actually incurred. It is anticipated that the Plan will benefit shareholders because an effective sales program typically is necessary in order for the Fund to reach and maintain a sufficient size to achieve efficiently its investment objectives and to realize economies of scale. For the year ended May 31, 2013, the 12b-1 expense incurred by the Fund was $72,283. The Fund owed $5,467 for 12b-1 fees as of May 31, 2013.
The Distributor acts as the principal distributor of the Fund’s shares. An officer of the Trust is an officer of the Distributor and such person may be deemed to be an affiliate of the Distributor. For the year ended May 31, 2013, there was $8,581 in initial sales charges deducted from the proceeds of sales of capital shares. There were no CDSC fees deducted from the redemption of capital shares for the year ended May 31, 2013. See Note 2 for more information on applicable sales charges.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 6. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the year ended May 31, 2013, purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, short-term U.S. government obligations, and short securities were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
Other | | | 143,284,355 | | | | 142,311,468 | |
At May 31, 2013, the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments in securities and securities sold short for tax purposes, excluding future contracts were as follows:
| | | | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 1,606,527 | |
Gross Unrealized (Depreciation) | | | (174,855 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments | | $ | 1,431,672 | |
| | | | |
At May 31, 2013, the aggregate cost of securities and proceeds for securities sold short for federal income tax purposes was $22,882,288 and $88,200, respectively for the Fund.
NOTE 7. ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE 8. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of a fund, under Section 2(a) (9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. At May 31, 2013, FOLIOfn Investments, Inc. (“FOLIOfn”) owned, as record shareholder, 96.75% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Trust does not know whether FOLIOfn or any of the underlying beneficial owners owned or controlled 25% or more of the voting securities of the Fund.
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Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements - (continued)
May 31, 2013
NOTE 9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
On December 24, 2012, an income distribution of $0.0073 per share was made to shareholders of record on December 21, 2012.
The tax characterization of distributions paid for the year ended May 31, 2013 and the fiscal period ended May 31, 2012 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 23,811 | | | $ | 30,293 | |
Return of Capital | | | 92 | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 23,903 | | | $ | 30,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
At May 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | |
Capital loss carryforward | | $ | (2,286,582 | ) |
Unrealized appreciation | | | 1,431,672 | |
Other accumulated differences | | | (161,764 | ) |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | (1,016,674 | ) |
| | | | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales of $53,251 and the tax treatment of appreciation on futures contracts. Qualified late year losses are ordinary losses incurred after December 31. For the taxable year ended May 31, 2013, the Fund plans to defer late year losses in the amount of $158,514.
NOTE 10. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARD
At May 31, 2013, the Fund had available for federal tax purposes unused capital loss carryforwards of $2,286,582, which are available to offset future realized gains. To the extent that these carryforwards are used to offset future gains, it is probable that the amount offset will not be distributed to shareholders. All of the capital losses generated by the Fund are subject to the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, and can be carried over indefinitely. All of the capital loss carryforwards noted above are short-term in nature.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Longview Tactical Allocation Fund
(Valued Advisers Trust)
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, securities sold short, and short futures contracts, of Longview Tactical Allocation Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Valued Advisers Trust, as of May 31, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of Fund management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian and broker. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Longview Tactical Allocation Fund as of May 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
COHEN FUND AUDIT SERVICES, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
July 25, 2013
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees supervises the business activities of the Trust. Each Trustee serves as a trustee until termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires or is removed.
The following tables provide information regarding the Trustees and Officers.
The following table provides information regarding each of the Independent Trustees.
| | |
Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust**, Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
Dr. Merwyn R. Vanderlind, 76, Independent Trustee, August 2008 to present. | | Retired; Consultant to Battelle Memorial Institute (International Science and Technology Research Enterprise) on business investments from 2001 to 2003; Formerly employed with Battelle Memorial Institute from 1966 to 2003 in various positions, including the Executive Vice President of Battelle Institute from 1991 to 2001, General Manager from 1985 to 1991, Director of the Battelle Industrial Technology Center (Geneva, Switzerland) from 1983 to 1985, and Practicing Researcher from 1966 to 1983. |
Ira Cohen, 54 Independent Trustee, June 2010 to present. | | Independent financial services consultant (Feb. 2005 – present); Senior Vice President, Dealer Services / Institutional Services, AIM Investment Services, Inc. (1992 – 2005). |
* The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208.
**The Trust consists of 16 series.
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The following table provides information regarding the Trustee who is considered an “interested person” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. Based on the experience of the Trustee, the Trust concluded that the individual described below should serve as a Trustee.
| | |
Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust**, Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
R. Jeffrey Young, 48, Trustee and Chairman, June 2010 to present. | | Principal Executive Officer and President, Valued Advisers Trust since February 2010; Senior Vice President, Huntington Asset Services, Inc. since January 2010; Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Funds since February 2010; Chief Executive Officer, The Huntington Strategy Shares since November 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer, Dreman Contrarian Funds March 2011 to February 2013; Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust, August 2008 to January 2010; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Professional Planning Consultants 2007 to 2010; Co-Founder of Kinwood Group, LLC July 2007 to March 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coventry Group from 2000 to 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of the STI Classic Funds from 2004 to 2007; Trustee of the Coventry Group from 1999 to 2005; and Senior Vice President of BISYS Fund Services / The Winsbury Company October 1993 to June 2007. |
* The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208.
**The Trust consists of 16 series.
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The following table provides information regarding the Officers of the Trust:
| | |
Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust,** Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
R. Jeffrey Young, 48, Principal Executive Officer and President, February 2010 to present. | | Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust since June 2010; Senior Vice President, Huntington Asset Services, Inc. since January 2010; Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Funds since February 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer, Dreman Contrarian Funds since March 2011; Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust, August 2008 to January 2010; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Professional Planning Consultants 2007 to 2010; Co-Founder of Kinwood Group, LLC July 2007 to March 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coventry Group from 2000 to 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of the STI Classic Funds from 2004 to 2007; Trustee of the Coventry Group from 1999 to 2005; and Senior Vice President of BISYS Fund Services/The Winsbury Company October 1993 to June 2007. |
John C. Swhear, 52, Chief Compliance Officer, AML Officer and Vice President, August 2008 to present. | | Vice President of Legal Administration and Compliance for Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since April 2007; Chief Compliance Officer of Unified Financial Securities, Inc., the Trust’s distributor, since May 2007; Senior Vice President of the Unified Series Trust since May 2007; Secretary of Huntington Funds since April 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer of Dreman Contrarian Funds from March 2010 to March 2011, and Vice President and Acting Chief Executive Officer, 2007 to March 2010 ; Employed in various positions with American United Life Insurance Company from 1983 to April 2007, including: Associate General Counsel, April 2007; Investment Advisor Chief Compliance Officer, June 2004 to April 2007; Assistant Secretary to the Board of Directors, December 2002 to April 2007; Chief Compliance Officer of OneAmerica Funds, Inc., June 2004 to April 2007; Chief Counsel and Secretary, OneAmerica Securities, Inc., December 2002 to April 2007. |
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust,** Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
Carol J. Highsmith, 48, Vice President, August 2008 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since November of 1994; currently Vice President of Legal Administration. |
Matthew J. Miller, 36, Vice President, December 2011 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since July of 1998; currently Vice President of Relationship Management; Vice President of Huntington Funds since February 2010. |
Robert W. Silva, 46, Treasurer, January 2013 to present | | Senior Vice President, Fund Administration for Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since October 2011, Vice President from September 2010 to October 2011; Treasurer of Huntington Funds since November 2010; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Huntington Strategy Shares since November 2010; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Dreman Contrarian Funds March 2011 to February 2013; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Unified Series Trust since June 2011; Senior Vice President of Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. from September 2007 to September 2010. |
Heather Bonds, 37, Secretary, October 2012 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since January of 2004; currently Certified Paralegal and Section Manager 2. |
* The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208.
**The Trust consists of 16 series.
OTHER INFORMATION
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the trustees and is available without charge, upon request. You may call toll-free at (877) 460-6423 to request a copy of the SAI or to make shareholder inquiries.
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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement – (Unaudited)
At a meeting held on March 12-13, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) considered the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust and Longview Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) with respect to the Longview Tactical Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). Counsel noted that the 1940 Act requires the approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust and its investment adviser by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Board then specifically discussed the arrangements between the Adviser and the Trust with respect to the Fund. The Board reviewed a memorandum from Counsel, and addressed to the Trustees that summarized, among other things, the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of the Board in reviewing and approving the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. A copy of this memorandum was circulated to the Trustees in advance of the meeting. Counsel discussed with the Trustees the types of information and factors that should be considered by the Board in order to make an informed decision regarding the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, including the following: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund; (iii) the costs of the services to be provided and anticipated profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors; and (v) the Adviser’s practices regarding possible conflicts of interest and potential benefits derived from its relationship with the Fund.
In assessing these factors and reaching its decisions, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information specifically requested and prepared and/or presented in connection with the annual renewal process, including information presented at the Meeting. The Board was provided with information and reports relevant to the annual renewal of the Advisory Agreement, including: (i) reports regarding the services and support provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Adviser; (ii) quarterly assessments of the investment performance of the Fund by personnel of the Adviser; (iii) commentary on the reasons for the performance; (iv) presentations by the Adviser addressing investment philosophy, investment strategy, personnel and operations; (v) compliance and audit reports concerning the Fund and the Adviser; (vi) disclosure information contained in the registration statement of the Trust with respect to the Fund and the Form ADV of the Adviser; and (vii) a memorandum from Counsel, that summarized the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of the Board in reviewing and approving the Advisory Agreement, including the material factors set forth above and the types of information included in each factor that should be considered by the Board in order to make an informed decision. The Board also requested and received various informational materials including, without limitation: (i) documents containing information about the Adviser, including financial information, a description of personnel and the services provided to the Fund, information on investment advice, performance, summaries of Fund
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expenses, compliance program, current legal matters, and other general information; (ii) comparative expense and performance information for other mutual funds with strategies similar to the Fund; and (iii) benefits to be realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund. The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to approve the Advisory Agreement and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors.
1. | The nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees considered the services being provided by the Adviser to the Fund including, without limitation: the quality of its investment advisory services (including research and recommendations with respect to portfolio securities), its process for formulating investment recommendations and assuring compliance with the Fund’s investment objectives and limitations, its coordination of services for the Fund among the Fund’s service providers, and its efforts to promote the Fund and grow its assets. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s continuity of, and commitment to retain, qualified personnel and the Adviser’s commitment to maintain and enhance its resources and systems, the commitment of the Adviser’s personnel to finding alternatives and options that allow the Fund to maintain its goals, and the Adviser’s continued cooperation with the Independent Trustees and Counsel for the Fund. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s personnel, including the education and experience of the Adviser’s personnel. After considering the foregoing information and further information in the Meeting materials provided by the Adviser (including the Adviser’s Form ADV), the Board concluded that, in light of all the facts and circumstances, the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and adequate for the Fund. |
2. | Investment Performance of the Fund and the Adviser. In considering the investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser, the Trustees compared the short-term performance of the Fund with the performance of funds with similar objectives managed by other investment advisers, as well as with aggregated peer group data. The Trustees also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management of the Fund with its investment objective, strategies, and limitations. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance, in the periods since the Fund’s inception, was well below that of its peers. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s oral presentations on the rationale for its performance and the fact that the Fund had been operating for a short period of time. After reviewing and discussing the investment performance of the Fund further, the Adviser’s experience managing the Fund, the Fund’s historical performance, and other relevant factors, the Board concluded, in light of all the facts and circumstances, that the investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser was satisfactory. |
3. | The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund. In considering the costs of services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund, the Trustees considered: (1) the Adviser’s financial condition; (2) the |
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| asset levels of the Fund; (3) the overall expenses of the Fund; and (4) the nature and frequency of advisory fee payments. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser regarding its profits associated with managing the Fund. The Trustees also considered potential benefits for the Adviser in managing the Fund. The Trustees then compared the fees and expenses of the Fund (including the management fee) to other comparable mutual funds. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s management fee was among the highest in its peer group (and it was higher than its peer average and median), although the net expense ratios were only slightly above the peer average and median and could generally be viewed as comparable to that of the peers as a result of the Adviser’s contractual commitment to limit the expenses of the Fund. Based on the foregoing, the Board concluded that the fees to be paid to the Adviser by the Fund and the profits to be realized by the Fund, in light of all the facts and circumstances, were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. |
4. | The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In this regard, the Board considered the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser. The Board considered that while the management fee remained the same at all asset levels, the Fund’s shareholders had experienced benefits from the Fund’s expense limitation arrangement. The Trustees noted that once the Fund’s expenses fell below the cap set by the arrangement, the Fund’s shareholders would continue to benefit from the economies of scale under the Fund’s agreements with service providers other than the Adviser. In light of its ongoing consideration of the Fund’s asset levels, expectations for growth in the Fund, and fee levels, the Board determined that the Fund’s fee arrangements, in light of all the facts and circumstances, were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. |
5. | Possible conflicts of interest and benefits to the Adviser. In considering the Adviser’s practices regarding conflicts of interest, the Trustees evaluated the potential for conflicts of interest and considered such matters as the experience and ability of the advisory personnel assigned to the Fund; the basis of decisions to buy or sell securities for the Fund and/or the Adviser’s other accounts; and the substance and administration of the Adviser’s code of ethics. The Trustees also considered disclosure in the registration statement of the Trust relating to the Adviser’s potential conflicts of interest. The Trustees noted that the Adviser does not utilize soft dollars. The Trustees did not identify any other potential benefits (other than the management fee) that would inure to the Adviser. Based on the foregoing, the Board determined that the standards and practices of the Adviser relating to the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interest and the benefits to be realized by the Adviser in managing the Fund were satisfactory. |
After additional consideration of the factors delineated in the memorandum provided by Counsel and further discussion among the Board, the Board determined to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser.
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VALUED ADVISERS TRUST
PRIVACY POLICY
The following is a description of the policies of the Valued Advisers Trust (the “Trust”) regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information that shareholders provide to a series of the Trust (each, a “Fund”) or that the Fund collects from other sources. In the event that a shareholder hold shares of a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the privacy policy of the financial intermediary would govern how shareholder nonpublic personal information would be shared with nonaffiliated third parties.
Categories of Information A Fund May Collect. A Fund may collect the following nonpublic personal information about its shareholders:
| • | | Information the Fund receives from a shareholder on applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations (such as the shareholder’s name, address, phone number, social security number, and date of birth); and |
| • | | Information about the shareholder’s transactions with the Fund, its affiliates, or others (such as the shareholder’s account number and balance, payment history, cost basis information, and other financial information). |
Categories of Information A Fund May Disclose. A Fund may not disclose any nonpublic personal information about its current or former shareholders to unaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. A Fund is permitted by law to disclose all of the information it collects, as described above, to its service providers (such as the Fund’s custodian, administrator, transfer agent, accountant and legal counsel) to process shareholder transactions and otherwise provide services to the shareholder.
Confidentiality and Security. Each Fund shall restrict access to shareholder nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to the shareholder. Each Fund shall maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard shareholder nonpublic personal information.
Disposal of Information. The Funds, through their transfer agent, have taken steps to reasonably ensure that the privacy of a shareholder’s nonpublic personal information is maintained at all times, including in connection with the disposal of information that is no longer required to be maintained by the Funds. Such steps shall include, whenever possible, shredding paper documents and records prior to disposal, requiring off-site storage vendors to shred documents maintained in such locations prior to disposal, and erasing and/or obliterating any data contained on electronic media in such a manner that the information can no longer be read or reconstructed.
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PROXY VOTING
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted those proxies during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30, is available without charge upon request by (1) calling the Fund at (877) 460-6423 and (2) from Fund documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
TRUSTEES
R. Jeffrey Young, Chairman
Dr. Merwyn R. Vanderlind
Ira Cohen
OFFICERS
R. Jeffrey Young, Principal Executive Officer and President
John C. Swhear, Chief Compliance Officer, AML Officer and Vice-President
Carol J. Highsmith, Vice President
Matthew J. Miller, Vice President
Robert W. Silva, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer
Heather Bonds, Secretary
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Longview Capital Management, LLC
2 Mill Road, Suite 105
Wilmington, DE 19806
DISTRIBUTOR
Unified Financial Securities, Inc.
2960 North Meridian Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46208
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115
LEGAL COUNSEL
The Law Offices of John H. Lively & Associates, Inc.
A member firm of The 1940 Act Law Group TM
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310
Leawood, KS 66211
CUSTODIAN
Huntington National Bank
41 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSFER AGENT AND FUND ACCOUNTANT
Huntington Asset Services, Inc.
2960 North Meridian Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46208
This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the Fund’s prospectus which contains information about the Fund’s management fee and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc.
Member FINRA/SIPC

To Shareholders of the LS Opportunity Fund,
Long Short Advisors, LLC (LSA, the “Advisor”) launched the LS Opportunity Fund (LSOFX, the “Fund”) on September 30, 2010 to offer access to Independence Capital Asset Partners’ (ICAP, the “Sub-Advisor”) $450 million long/short equity strategy in a 1940 Act mutual fund structure. While the Fund was established in 2010, the investment team at ICAP has been operating a traditional hedge fund with a similar investment objective since 2004. Prior to launching ICAP, Jim Hillary, the Fund’s portfolio manager, was a founding partner, portfolio manager and director of research at Marsico Capital Management. Through extensive research, implementation of risk management, diversification and limited use of leverage, the Fund strives to do what a successful investment manager should do – preserve capital while delivering above-market returns and managing volatility. For more information on the Advisor, Sub-Advisor or the Fund, please visit our website at www.longshortadvisors.com or call us at 215-399-9409.
Market Review
The twelve-month period ending May 31, 2013 (the “Period”) provided a lesson in perseverance. The market posted its low point for the Period on its first trading day, June 1, 2012, and marched steadily higher throughout the Period, including an all-time high close on the S&P 500 on May 21, 2013 of 1,669. This equates to a 147% return from the closing low of 676 on March 9, 2009, for an annualized return since the recession low of 24.0%, which is the second largest annualized bull market since the Great Depression (trailing only the 47% annualized return between April 1935 and February 1937). This was despite continued mixed macro signals in both the U.S. and international markets. Once again, equity markets were propelled not by the reality of economic data, but by the promise of continued monetary easing by governments around the world.
Overall, the S&P 500 finished the Period with a cumulative return of 27.3%. Over the same twelve months, the Fund posted a cumulative total return of 17.0%. We believe the Fund’s comparison to the long-only S&P 500 should be evaluated in the context of net exposure, where the Fund had an average month-end net exposure for the Period of just 55% relative to the S&P 500 at 100%. Thus, on an exposure-adjusted basis the Fund outperformed the S&P 500 at 17.0% > 15.1% (27.3% return * 55% net exposure). Additionally, the Fund consistently outperformed its long/short equity benchmark, the HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index (HFRI), which returned just 11.0%. The monthly cumulative returns over the Period are shown below, assuming a beginning of Period investment of $10,000.
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Management Discussion of Fund Performance
While the global economic backdrop remains challenging, we became more constructive on the U.S. market over the course of the Period, which is evident in our increased net exposure from 33% on May 31, 2012 to 60% on May 31, 2013. We continue to craft a portfolio of equities that, in our view, has prospective return profiles independent of global economic outcomes. The Fund’s largest investments this period include companies that were proactively managing their assets and capital base to enhance long-term shareholder returns.
Contributors
The Fund profited from positive developments in its three largest long positions throughout the Period, all of which are independent of the global economic slowdown or European debt crisis. These three positions together contributed significantly to the 17% cumulative return in the Period for the Fund.
Liberty Media Holdings (LMCA) – We maintain our strong belief in Liberty Media and Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Liberty’s largest investment holding. SIRI closed the recent Period near a post-2008 high of $3.49 a share, which increased the value of Liberty’s stake to over $10 billion. In addition to gaining a controlling stake in SIRI during the Period at a significant discount to its current trading level, Liberty successfully spun off Starz, completed a 27% investment in Charter Communications, increased its stake in Live Nation to 27%, and continued to repurchase a significant amount of shares. We remain confident that John Malone, Liberty Media’s CEO, will continue to create incremental value for Liberty shareholders, and look forward to additional gains on our initial investment in 2008 when the stock was at just $3.24 relative to ~$125 at the end of the Period.
Davita Healthcare Partners, Inc. (DVA) – Davita’s litigation concerns drove its share price down to $60 a share back in September of 2011. We concluded at the time
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that the market was over-discounting the litigation risk, which provided us an opportunity to buy a leading franchise with a large margin for error. While there are still other litigation risks outstanding, the calendar Q4 decision by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. Louis to conclude their investigation and take no further action makes us more confident the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver will take a similar path. As this remaining litigation risk lifts, investors can refocus on the steady fundamentals of Davita’s kidney dialysis business and its significant acquisition of Health Care Partners that may become the model of integrated care in our country. Relative to the initiation of our position at $60 in 2011, DVA closed the Period at $124.
Ocwen Financial Corp. (OCN) – We expect the specialty mortgage loan servicing market to continue to grow over the coming years, albeit at a slower pace than in the recent past. Despite this slower industry growth, we believe Ocwen’s cash flow growth should accelerate as the company’s capital investments finally slow. The wealth transfer from internal investment to external distributions should create incremental value for all shareholders. The stock was the largest contributor to the Period’s performance as the company successfully acquired Homeward Residential from WL Ross & Co. in late 2012 as well as certain assets and operations of ResCap in early 2013 which should continue to drive both earnings and cash flows over the coming years. Shares of OCN finished the period at $43 relative to our initial purchase in 2011 at under $15.
Detractors
The Fund was less successful this period with its healthcare-related long equities, with two biotechnology firms detracting from performance. On the short side, the Fund was hurt by positions in a quick service restaurant and a domestic bank. Note that during the Period, no single long or short stock position detracted more than 45 basis points from the Fund’s performance.
Management Outlook
As we look to the next period, the macro-economic environment remains challenging. Europe is weak and its distinct economies are susceptible to growth, liquidity and solvency scares. China is slowing down its decade-long infrastructure push, impacting the regional producing economies and dampening demand for the commodity slate. Japan has embarked on a large quantitative easing journey, hoping to invigorate an economy that has stagnated for two decades. In the US, our economy appears a little better with several legs to our economic stool. We’ve experienced moderate job growth, an improving housing market and some industrial revival as our domestic input costs have fallen, improving our global competitiveness. In addition, the US has experienced a significant energy resurgence driven by improved technology in shale basins.
For the Fund, we continue to look to companies that are less dependent on global growth trends. At Period’s end, the Fund’s top ten positions represented
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approximately 32% of the long book. In addition to Liberty Media, DaVita, and Ocwen, top names include American International Group (AIG), Charter Communications (CHTR), Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI), Citigroup (C), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Liberty Global (LBTYA) and Liberty Interactive (LINTA).
Our short book is populated by commodity plays linked to China, industrial names likely to be hurt by sequestration cuts, energy stocks that are not favorably exposed to the U.S. shale basins and select financial, technology and retail stocks that should underperform even in a more bullish U.S. economy
From the Fund’s inception, we have been deliberate in our process and patient with our long-term investments despite periods of extreme volatility and unsettling macro-economic developments. We feel our process has served us well over time and continues to generate out-of-consensus investment ideas that we believe will provide strong risk-adjusted returns for the LS Opportunity Fund into the future.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to reporting to you again at our semi-annual date of November 30, 2013.
Sincerely,
Jim Hillary
Portfolio Manager, LS Opportunity Fund
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The Case for Long/Short Equity Investing
Throughout the past year, the Long Short Advisor’s team has crossed paths with several investors who understood the potential benefits of an investment in LSOFX relative to our long/short equity peers, but were looking for a further explanation as to why they needed an allocation to the long/short equity category altogether. Our brief answers to the most commonly asked questions are included below. Those who are looking for a more detailed explanation will find it in the pages that follow.
| • | | Why do my clients need a long/short equity allocation today? |
In an effort to provide downside protection in an increasingly volatile world where equity markets are near all-time highs and bond yields are near all-time lows
| • | | How can long/short equity enhance the risk/return profile of a typical 60/40 blend? |
An allocation to long/short equity can allow for continued upside market capture while seeking to dampen inevitable downside equity volatility, all without the interest rate risk of bonds
| • | | Where does long/short equity fit in my current allocation? |
Long/short equity should be viewed as a slice of the overall equity pie rather than as a separate ‘alternative’ asset class
| • | | What are the main differences between an alternative mutual fund and a traditional hedge fund? |
Alternative mutual funds offer daily liquidity, full portfolio transparency, no performance fees, limited leverage, and lower minimum investments
| • | | Why is LSOFX the best of both worlds? |
LSOFX is unique in the long/short equity category by offering investors access to our Sub-Advisor’s 8 year old, $450m long/short equity hedge fund strategy, but within the familiar confines of a mutual fund structure; however, the past performance of this strategy is not indicative of the performance of the Fund
The Return of Alpha and What it Means for Long/Short Equity Investors
Beta is a measure of the volatility of a portfolio relative to the market. If a portfolio has a beta of 1.2, it is 20% more volatile than the overall market. If the market is up 10% and the beta of a portfolio is 1.2, the portfolio should theoretically generate a return of 12%. Alpha is a measure of excess return of a portfolio relative to a benchmark index on a risk-adjusted basis. Adding to the prior example where the theoretical portfolio return is 12% but the actual portfolio return is 15%, the manager is said to have generated alpha of 3% through stock selection.
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Long/short equity funds have historically relied upon their alpha generation ability with the objective of outperforming the broad equity market with significantly lower volatility. Such has been the case since the inception of the HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index in January 1998, which is an index of U.S. long/short equity hedge funds. In fact, over the past 15 years the HFRI index has returned 8.0% annually with just 9.7% standard deviation and beta of 0.47 versus the S&P 500 return of 5.3% with 16.1% standard deviation and beta of 1.0.
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| | Annual Return | | | Standard Deviation | | | Beta vs. S&P 500 | | | Alpha vs. S&P 500 | | | Correlation vs. S&P 500 | | | Sharpe Ratio | | | Max Drawdown | |
S&P 500 | | | 5.3 | % | | | 16.1 | % | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | % | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.18 | | | | -51.0 | % |
60% S&P 500/40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate | | | 6.1 | % | | | 9.4 | % | | | 0.57 | | | | 2.62 | % | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.38 | | | | -30.8 | % |
HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index | | | 8.0 | % | | | 9.7 | % | | | 0.47 | | | | 5.27 | % | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.57 | | | | -30.6 | % |
45% SP500/30% Agg/25% HFRI EH | | | 6.6 | % | | | 9.0 | % | | | 0.55 | | | | 3.32 | % | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.46 | | | | -30.6 | % |
50% SP500/35% Agg/15% HFRI EH | | | 6.4 | % | | | 9.0 | % | | | 0.55 | | | | 3.10 | % | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.44 | | | | -30.1 | % |
Per the table above, investors may be surprised to learn that a 45%/30%/25% allocation to stocks, bonds and long/short equity, respectively, over the past 15 years outperformed a traditional 60/40 blend of just stocks and bonds.
Why have long/short equity funds underperformed as a category recently?
One answer lies in the review of the correlation amongst individual stocks relative to the market. This correlation spiked to record highs on two separate occasions over the past three years as a “risk on/risk off” market psychology took precedence over company specific fundamental analysis. Market sentiment during these periods was driven primarily by macro fears, or “tail risk”, regarding slowdowns in the U.S., Europe and China. Investors were ignoring company specific fundamentals and instead making blanket decisions to either be fully invested in the market (thinking the worst is behind us, and thus “risk on”) or not invested at all (preparing for another 2008 correction, and thus “risk off”). When stocks trade in unison under these conditions, fundamental stock pickers such as long/short equity managers are left by the wayside. A good manager makes active bets that certain stocks will outperform, and certain stocks will underperform. When correlations spike towards 1.0, the entire market is moving in unison, and managers are unable to generate alpha in their portfolios.
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The first such spike was driven by the March 2010 completion of QE1 by the U.S. Fed, which was quickly followed by Greece’s initial bailout request in April 2010 and the U.S. “flash crash” in May 2010. The second spike in correlations occurred as a result of the completion of QE2 in June 2011 which coincided with the release of European bank stress tests which spurred the sovereign debt crisis, all while the U.S. was dealing with its own summer gridlock in Washington over the debt ceiling. When investors allow emotion rather than fundamental analysis to drive trading decisions, the ability to add alpha through security selection becomes limited.
What has since changed to allow long/short equity to once again outperform?
We believe we are in the midst of a significant change in the investment landscape that provides an excellent opportunity to allocate to long/short equity funds today. We believe the opportunity for alpha generation has improved significantly since September 2012. Government actions in late 2012 have alleviated a significant amount of tail risk, driving market correlations back towards a ‘normal’ range under 0.70. Stock prices are once again being driven by fundamental factors rather than tail risk, which provides a long/short equity manager the potential to once again generate alpha through stock selection on both the long and short sides of the portfolio. The table below compares alpha generation by long/short equity hedge funds in environments where stock correlations are under 0.70 (“normal”) vs. over 0.70 (note the only other time since 1980 that stock correlations spiked above 0.70 was Black Monday in October 1987). Effectively, this data suggests that when correlations spike, it doesn’t matter what you buy, you just have to be invested in the
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market. However, when market correlations are lower, investors have to be more discerning about which stocks to buy, which is the forte of active long/short equity fund managers.
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| | Long/Short Equity Alpha Generation January 2007 – May 2013 | |
| | Low Correlation Months (<70%) | | | High Correlation Months (>70%) | |
| | HFRI Equity Hedge | | | S&P 500 | | | HFRI Equity Hedge | | | S&P 500 | |
Annualized Return | | | 1.48 | % | | | -0.80 | % | | | 6.21 | % | | | 25.19 | % |
Alpha | | | 1.62 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | -7.12 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Beta | | | 0.49 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 1.00 | |
# of Periods | | | 60 | | | | 60 | | | | 17 | | | | 17 | |
We also believe that long-term equity returns are likely to be much more modest going forward. In such an environment, alpha becomes a more significant portion of total return for investors. This is in contrast to the past four years when returns have been primarily determined by the amount of beta, or equity market exposure. There is not one investment strategy that works well in all markets, and this certainly applies to hedged strategies such as long/short equity during the sustained bull market we have witnessed since March 9, 2009. However, when measured over a complete cycle rather than just the bull market portion, long/short equity has proven itself to deliver equity-like returns with substantially lower volatility.
How does this apply to the LS Opportunity Fund (LSOFX)?
Historically, our sub-advisor’s hedge fund has only underperformed the broader equity market during these two periods of abnormal stock correlation described above, which was also evident at LSOFX during the second such spike in 2011-2012 as the mutual fund was not launched until September 30, 2010 after the first spike in correlations had already subsided. Given that central banks have demonstrated their commitment to preventing a systemic crisis, we believe large and sustained spikes in correlation are less likely to occur. If we have returned to a sustainable level of ‘normal’ correlation under 0.70, we would expect stock specific alpha to once again dominate portfolio returns. With lower forecasted equity market returns, hedge fund strategies such as LSOFX that seek to generate alpha have the potential to outperform long-only equities over the long-term.
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What are other investors doing to take advantage of this potential alpha?
In short, investors are voting with their feet. Long/short equity mutual fund flows continue to accelerate through calendar Q1 2013, as depicted below:

Not only are assets flowing into the space, but the recent surge in flows appears to be coming at the expense of hedge funds, as returns of their mutual fund counterparts have been similar, while providing investors with daily liquidity, full portfolio transparency and lower minimum investments.
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May 2013 Year-to-Date Long/Short Equity Fund Flows |
Traditional Hedge Funds | | 1940 Act Mutual Funds |
(HFRI Equity Hedge Index) | | (Morningstar L/S Equity Category) |
YTD Net Return | | 6.81% | | YTD Net Return | | 6.81% |
YTD Net Flows | | -$7.74 Billion | | YTD Net Flows | | +$6.14 Billion |
Source: Morningstar, Hedge Fund Research, eVestment
Thank you for choosing the LS Opportunity Fund as a place to invest your assets. We appreciate your trust in us to help manage and grow your capital.
Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a full description of the investment strategy and for more information about the Fund. You may obtain a current copy of the Fund’s prospectus by calling 1-877-366-6763, or visiting our website at www.longshortadvisors.com and clicking on the ‘Fund Information’ tab.
For additional questions or to discuss this report in more detail, please contact us at 215-399-9409, or via email at info@longshortadvisors.com
“Don’t time the market, invest in it”
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of the advisor and sub-advisor as of the end of the period. These
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views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but neither the advisor nor the sub-advisor makes any representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
The S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of equity prices and is representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index is an unmanaged benchmark that assumes reinvestment of all distributions and excludes the effect of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in this Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index. Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable and dollar denominated. The index covers the US investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities and asset-backed securities. HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index is compiled by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. It is comprised solely of hedge funds, and is designed to be representative of the overall composition of the hedge fund universe implementing a long/short equity strategy. The Fund’s performance is not intended to reflect the performance of the Index, which is provided for comparison purposes only. The Index is not available for direct investment. The CBOE S&P 500 Implied Correlation Index is the first widely disseminated, market-based estimate of the average correlation of the stocks that comprise the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Standard Deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. Alpha is a measure of performance on a risk adjusted basis. Beta is a measure of the volatility of a portfolio relative to the overall market. Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. Sharpe Ratio uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk.
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Investment Results – (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
Total Returns* | |
(For the period ended May 31, 2013) | |
| | |
| | | | | Average Annual Returns | |
| | One Year | | | Since Inception (September 30, 2010) | |
LS Opportunity Fund | | | 17.01 | % | | | 7.30 | % |
S&P 500® Index** | | | 27.28 | % | | | 16.67 | % |
Total annual operating expenses, as disclosed in the Fund’s supplement to the prospectus dated April 18, 2013, were 3.07% of average daily net assets (2.61% after fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Advisor.) Long Short Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) contractually has agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses of the Fund until September 30, 2014, so that the ratio of total annual operating expenses does not exceed 1.95%. Prior February 4, 2013, the expense cap was 2.50%. This operating expense limitation does not apply to interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, dividend expense on short sales, expenses incurred under a Rule 12b-1 plan of distribution, “acquired fund fees and expenses,” and expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement.
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-336-6763.
* Return figures reflect any change in price per share and assume the reinvestment of all distributions, if any.
** The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index of equity prices and is representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index is an unmanaged benchmark that assumes reinvestment of all distributions and excludes the effect of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in this Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company and may be obtained by calling 1-877-336-6763. Please read it carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc., Member FINRA.
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The chart above assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on September 30, 2010 (commencement of Fund operations) and held through May 31, 2013. THE FUND’S RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. The returns shown do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the redemption of the Fund’s shares. Investment returns and principal values will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original purchase price.
Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For more information on the Fund, and to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, or to request a prospectus, please call 1-877-336-6763. You should carefully consider the investment objectives, potential risks, management fees, and charges and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund, and should be read carefully before investing.
The Fund is distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc., member FINRA.
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Fund Holdings – (Unaudited)
Sector Exposure (5/31/2013)
(Based on Net Assets)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Long | | | Short | | | Gross | | | Net | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 30.20 | % | | | -3.04 | % | | | 33.24 | % | | | 27.16 | % |
Energy | | | 8.88 | % | | | -2.48 | % | | | 11.36 | % | | | 6.40 | % |
Financials | | | 17.65 | % | | | -5.05 | % | | | 22.70 | % | | | 12.60 | % |
Health Care | | | 15.12 | % | | | -3.96 | % | | | 19.08 | % | | | 11.16 | % |
Industrials | | | 9.77 | % | | | -4.53 | % | | | 14.30 | % | | | 5.24 | % |
Information Technology | | | 3.37 | % | | | -2.70 | % | | | 6.07 | % | | | 0.67 | % |
Materials | | | 5.74 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 5.74 | % | | | 5.74 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | | 3.05 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.05 | % |
Unclassified | | | 0.00 | % | | | -11.78 | % | | | 11.78 | % | | | -11.78 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 93.78 | % | | | -33.54 | % | | | 127.32 | % | | | 60.24 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The LS Opportunity Fund seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in both long and short positions within a portfolio consisting of primarily publicly-traded common stock, with less risk than that of the stock market in general.
Availability of Portfolio Schedule – (Unaudited)
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Public Reference Room in Washington DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
About The Fund’s Expenses – (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs (such as short-term redemption fees); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these 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 for the entire period from December 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the
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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 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s 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 Fund 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 table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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LS Opportunity Fund | | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2012 | | | Ending Account Value May 31, 2013 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended May 31, 2013* | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,102.60 | | | $ | 14.83 | |
Hypothetical ** (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,010.82 | | | $ | 14.19 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.83%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365. |
** | Assumes a 5% return before expenses. |
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LS Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks – Long – Domestic – 84.42% | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Consumer Discretionary – 29.34% | | | | | | | | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(a) | | | 9,642 | | | $ | 199,589 | |
CBS Corp. – Class B | | | 13,042 | | | | 645,579 | |
Charter Communications, Inc. – Class A(a) | | | 8,927 | | | | 999,110 | |
CST Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 9,367 | | | | 284,663 | |
Lamar Advertising Co. – Class A(a)(b) | | | 17,192 | | | | 803,382 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(b) | | | 17,375 | | | | 1,006,012 | |
Liberty Global, Inc. – Class A(a)(b) | | | 17,108 | | | | 1,260,860 | |
Liberty Interactive Corp. – Class A(a)(b) | | | 42,657 | | | | 957,650 | |
Liberty Media Corp. – Class A(a)(b) | | | 15,281 | | | | 1,907,986 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 14,212 | | | | 193,425 | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.(b) | | | 11,880 | | | | 500,267 | |
Madison Square Garden Co. / The – Class A(a)(b) | | | 15,578 | | | | 911,780 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.(a) | | | 1,292 | | | | 57,171 | |
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 14,758 | | | | 522,286 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 5,545 | | | | 708,429 | |
William Lyon Homes – Class A(a) | | | 4,476 | | | | 116,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,074,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy – 7.98% | | | | | | | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(b) | | | 8,323 | | | | 728,013 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 11,628 | | | | 774,076 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 4,723 | | | | 654,986 | |
Schlumberger Limited(b) | | | 11,689 | | | | 853,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,010,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials – 15.66% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 21,019 | | | | 934,505 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 53,695 | | | | 733,474 | |
Citigroup, Inc.(b) | | | 23,472 | | | | 1,220,309 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 6,150 | | | | 417,769 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The | | | 3,076 | | | | 498,558 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 6,095 | | | | 269,460 | |
Ocwen Financial Corp.(a) | | | 28,765 | | | | 1,230,567 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 47,060 | | | | 605,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,910,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Investments – continued
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks – Long – Domestic – 84.42% – continued | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Health Care – 15.12% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 7,128 | | | $ | 304,294 | |
Biogen Idec, Inc.(a) | | | 1,834 | | | | 435,557 | |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.(a) | | | 9,205 | | | | 260,962 | |
Celgene Corp.(a)(b) | | | 7,183 | | | | 888,178 | |
Chimerix, Inc.(a) | | | 9,440 | | | | 202,960 | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 13,859 | | | | 1,719,486 | |
Endo Health Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 15,722 | | | | 570,709 | |
Epizyme, Inc.(a) | | | 5,070 | | | | 116,559 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a) | | | 16,003 | | | | 871,843 | |
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 8,008 | | | | 145,746 | |
Repros Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 11,050 | | | | 191,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,707,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials – 7.17% | | | | | | | | |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. | | | 10,035 | | | | 787,948 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 6,207 | | | | 742,543 | |
Engility Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 6,997 | | | | 178,913 | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 19,431 | | | | 501,903 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 11,074 | | | | 396,892 | |
Mueller Water Products, Inc. – Class A | | | 13,065 | | | | 99,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,707,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Information Technology – 3.37% | | | | | | | | |
Digital River, Inc.(a) | | | 1,537 | | | | 26,851 | |
Marketo, Inc.(a) | | | 1,292 | | | | 30,582 | |
Millennial Media, Inc.(a) | | | 3,072 | | | | 24,238 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 7,379 | | | | 358,029 | |
Proofpoint, Inc.(a) | | | 5,932 | | | | 119,826 | |
Rally Software Development Corp.(a) | | | 3,755 | | | | 82,347 | |
Rovi Corp.(a) | | | 1,538 | | | | 39,680 | |
Tableau Software, Inc. – Class A(a) | | | 179 | | | | 9,147 | |
Yahoo!, Inc.(a) | | | 22,179 | | | | 583,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,274,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials – 5.74% | | | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 6,469 | | | | 477,089 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 8,501 | | | | 718,079 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Investments – continued
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks – Long – Domestic – 84.42% – continued | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Materials – 5.74% – continued | | | | | | | | |
Mosaic Co. / The | | | 10,393 | | | $ | 632,102 | |
Taminco Corp.(a) | | | 18,071 | | | | 340,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,167,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunication Services – 0.04% | | | | | | | | |
inContact, Inc.(a) | | | 2,310 | | | | 16,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS – LONG – DOMESTIC (Cost $25,742,866) | | | | | | | 31,869,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks – Long – International – 9.36% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary – 0.86% | | | | | | | | |
Imax Corp.(a) | | | 12,510 | | | | 324,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy – 0.90% | | | | | | | | |
TransCanada Corp. | | | 7,397 | | | | 339,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials – 1.99% | | | | | | | | |
Altisource Residential Corp.(a) | | | 18,342 | | | | 334,558 | |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(a) | | | 4,439 | | | | 418,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 753,023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials – 2.60% | | | | | | | | |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. | | | 15,482 | | | | 980,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunication Services – 3.01% | | | | | | | | |
Vodafone Group Plc(b)(c) | | | 30,741 | | | | 889,952 | |
Intelsat S.A.(a) | | | 10,156 | | | | 247,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,137,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS – LONG – INTERNATIONAL (Cost $3,317,231) | | | | | | | 3,533,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS – LONG – DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL (Cost $29,060,097) | | | | | | | 35,403,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Investments – continued
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | |
| | | | Fair Value | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – LONG – (Cost $29,060,097) – 93.78% | | | | $ | 35,403,581 | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – SHORT (Proceeds Received $11,822,267) – (33.54%) | | | | | (12,660,767 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Cash & other assets less liabilities – 39.76% | | | | | 15,007,082 | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100% | | | | $ | 37,749,896 | |
| | | | | | |
(b) | All or a portion of this security is held for collateral for securities sold short. The total fair value of this collateral on May 31, 2013 is $13,152,574. |
(c) | American Depositary Receipt |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Securities Sold Short
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Securities Sold Short – Domestic – (20.04%) | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Consumer Discretionary – (2.70%) | | | | | | | | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | (1,044 | ) | | $ | (54,643 | ) |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | (3,212 | ) | | | (196,414 | ) |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | (1,044 | ) | | | (35,830 | ) |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. / The | | | (8,533 | ) | | | (129,190 | ) |
Hibbett Sports, Inc. | | | (1,044 | ) | | | (59,539 | ) |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | (1,563 | ) | | | (58,394 | ) |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | (1,589 | ) | | | (81,690 | ) |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | (4,198 | ) | | | (405,401 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,021,101 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy – (1.58%) | | | | | | | | |
ConocoPhillips | | | (4,314 | ) | | | (264,621 | ) |
PBF Energy, Inc. | | | (4,873 | ) | | | (142,145 | ) |
SM Energy Co. | | | (3,155 | ) | | | (191,319 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (598,085 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials – (5.05%) | | | | | | | | |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. | | | (3,160 | ) | | | (104,375 | ) |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.(b) | | | (2,087 | ) | | | (50,568 | ) |
EPR Properties(b) | | | (4,174 | ) | | | (218,801 | ) |
First American Financial Corp. | | | (4,265 | ) | | | (101,848 | ) |
Morgan Stanley | | | (12,833 | ) | | | (332,375 | ) |
PHH Corp. | | | (8,321 | ) | | | (167,751 | ) |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | (3,833 | ) | | | (106,136 | ) |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | (4,767 | ) | | | (152,973 | ) |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | (16,542 | ) | | | (670,778 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,905,605 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – (3.48%) | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | (5,301 | ) | | | (532,909 | ) |
C. R. Bard, Inc. | | | (532 | ) | | | (54,844 | ) |
Johnson & Johnson | | | (6,261 | ) | | | (527,051 | ) |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | | | (4,180 | ) | | | (198,006 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,312,810 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials – (4.53%) | | | | | | | | |
ADT Corp. / The | | | (9,108 | ) | | | (369,694 | ) |
Deere & Co. | | | (3,980 | ) | | | (346,698 | ) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Securities Sold Short – continued
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
Securities Sold Short – Domestic – (20.04%) – continued | | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Industrials – (4.53%) – continued | | | | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | (1,504 | ) | | $ | (86,420 | ) |
Fluor Corp. | | | (5,270 | ) | | | (333,117 | ) |
General Electric Co. | | | (8,429 | ) | | | (196,564 | ) |
Owens Corning | | | (3,783 | ) | | | (165,317 | ) |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | (3,274 | ) | | | (211,991 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,709,801 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Information Technology – (2.70%) | | | | | | | | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | (1,044 | ) | | | (211,556 | ) |
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | | | (1,877 | ) | | | (60,177 | ) |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | (3,236 | ) | | | (673,153 | ) |
VMware, Inc. – Class A | | | (1,028 | ) | | | (73,111 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,017,997 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT – DOMESTIC (Proceeds Received $7,433,404) | | | | | | | (7,565,399 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Securities Sold Short – International – (1.72%) | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary – (0.34%) | | | | | | | | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | (3,705 | ) | | | (129,416 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy – (0.90%) | | | | | | | | |
Encana Corp. | | | (3,154 | ) | | | (60,021 | ) |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC(a) | | | (4,236 | ) | | | (281,143 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (341,164 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care (0.48%) | | | | | | | | |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | | | (2,646 | ) | | | (179,692 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT – INTERNATIONAL (Proceeds Received $657,988) | | | | | | | (650,272 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT – DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL (Proceeds Received $8,091,392) | | | | | | | (8,215,671 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Securities Sold Short – continued
May 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Fair Value | |
Investment Companies – (11.78%) | | | | | | | | |
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund | | | (4,629 | ) | | $ | (529,974 | ) |
Powershares QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | (5,903 | ) | | | (431,923 | ) |
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | | | (7,665 | ) | | | (1,158,335 | ) |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | (14,242 | ) | | | (2,324,864 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Proceeds Received – $3,730,875) | | | | | | | (4,445,096 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT – DOMESTIC, INTERNATIONAL, & INVESTMENT COMPANIES (PROCEEDS RECEIVED $11,822,267) – (33.54%) | | | | | | $ | (12,660,767 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | American Depositary Receipt |
(b) | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Schedule Of Forward Currency Exchange Contracts
May 31, 2013
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Settlement Date | | Currency to be Delivered | | U.S. $ Value at May 31, 2013 | | | Currency to be Received | | U.S. $ Value at May 31, 2013 | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
6/10/13 | | 67,212,899 Japanese Yen(a) | | | 665,700 | | | 672,802 U.S. Dollars | | | 672,802 | | | | 7,102 | |
6/10/13 | | 16,803,225 Japanese Yen(a) | | | 166,425 | | | 169,274 U.S. Dollars | | | 169,274 | | | | 2,849 | |
6/28/13 | | 9,069,084 Japanese Yen(a) | | | 89,838 | | | 88,722 U.S. Dollars | | | 88,722 | | | | (1,116 | ) |
6/10/13 | | 342,549 U.S. Dollars(a) | | | 342,549 | | | 33,606,449 Japanese Yen | | | 332,850 | | | | (9,699 | ) |
6/10/13 | | 498,731 U.S. Dollars(a) | | | 498,731 | | | 50,409,675 Japanese Yen | | | 499,275 | | | | 544 | |
6/28/13 | | 89,742 U.S. Dollars(a) | | | 89,742 | | | 9,069,084 Japanese Yen | | | 89,838 | | | | 96 | |
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| | | | $ | 1,852,985 | | | | | $ | 1,852,761 | | | $ | (224 | ) |
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(a) | Citigroup Global Markets is the counterparty for the open forward currency exchange contracts held by the Fund as of May 31, 2013. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2013
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $29,060,097) | | $ | 35,403,581 | |
Cash(a) | | | 11,608,716 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 5,624,440 | |
Receivable for forward currency exchange contracts | | | 10,591 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 13,911 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 16,966 | |
Tax reclaims receivable (Cost $2,401) | | | 2,401 | |
Foreign currency (Cost $294) | | | 225 | |
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Total assets | | | 52,680,831 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Investment securities sold short, at value (proceeds $11,822,267) | | | 12,660,767 | |
Payable to Advisor(b) | | | 41,474 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 2,143,383 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 20,000 | |
Payable for forward currency exchange contracts | | | 10,815 | |
Dividend expense payable on short positions | | | 17,693 | |
Payable to administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent(b) | | | 9,736 | |
Payable to trustees and officers | | | 1,490 | |
Payable to custodian | | | 4,571 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 21,006 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 14,930,935 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 37,749,896 | |
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Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 32,028,894 | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (264,567 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | 480,878 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment securities and short securities | | | 5,504,984 | |
Foreign currency | | | (69 | ) |
Forward currency exchange contracts | | | (224 | ) |
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Net Assets | | $ | 37,749,896 | |
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Shares outstanding (unlimited number of shares issued and authorized; no par value) | | | 3,134,644 | |
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Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.04 | |
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Minimum redemption price per share(c) (NAV * 98%) | | $ | 11.80 | |
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(a) | See Note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements regarding restricted cash. |
(b) | See Note 5 in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
(c) | The redemption price per share reflects a redemption fee of 2.00% on shares redeemed within 60 calendar days of purchase. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013
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Investment Income | | | | |
Dividend income (net of withholding tax $1,041) | | $ | 395,623 | |
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Total Investment Income | | | 395,623 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Investment Advisor fee(a) | | | 768,926 | |
Custodian expenses | | | 44,564 | |
Administration expenses(a) | | | 39,899 | |
Transfer agent expenses(a) | | | 39,808 | |
Registration expenses | | | 34,901 | |
Fund accounting expenses(a) | | | 34,722 | |
Legal expenses | | | 16,958 | |
Report printing expenses | | | 15,387 | |
Audit expenses | | | 15,000 | |
Trustee expenses | | | 6,159 | |
Insurance expenses | | | 4,651 | |
Pricing expenses | | | 3,074 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 2,769 | |
CCO expenses | | | 1,750 | |
Federal tax expenses | | | 485 | |
24f-2 expenses | | | 115 | |
Other expense – short sale & interest expense | | | 72,803 | |
Dividend expense on securities sold short | | | 267,413 | |
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Total Expenses | | | 1,369,384 | |
Fees recouped by the Advisor(a) | | | 2,006 | |
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Net expenses | | | 1,371,390 | |
| | | | |
Net Investment Loss | | | (975,767 | ) |
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Realized & Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 6,501,085 | |
Short securities | | | (1,929,568 | ) |
Options | | | 17,147 | |
Foreign currency | | | (2,961 | ) |
Forward currency exchange contracts | | | (29,907 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 4,543,685 | |
Short securities | | | (1,475,384 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | (41 | ) |
Forward currency exchange contracts | | | (224 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, short securities, options, foreign currency, and forward currency exchange contracts | | | 7,623,832 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 6,648,065 | |
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(a) | See Note 5 in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Statements of Changes In Net Assets
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| | For the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2013 | | | For the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2012 | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (975,767 | ) | | $ | (914,745 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities, short securities, options, foreign currency, and forward currency exchange contracts | | | 4,555,796 | | | | (3,610,417 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation on investment securities, short securities, foreign currency, and forward currency exchange contracts | | | 3,068,036 | | | | 984,262 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 6,648,065 | | | | (3,540,900 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | | | | | |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | (104,580 | ) |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | (104,580 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 6,410,364 | | | | 41,955,077 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | 102,860 | |
Amount paid for shares redeemed | | | (24,173,841 | ) | | | (9,923,887 | ) |
Proceeds from redemption fees collected | | | 1,289 | | | | 340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (17,762,188 | ) | | | 32,134,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | (11,114,123 | ) | | | 28,488,910 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 48,864,019 | | | | 20,375,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 37,749,896 | | | $ | 48,864,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | (264,567 | ) | | $ | (344,407 | ) |
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Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 596,033 | | | | 3,900,659 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | 10,045 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,209,670 | ) | | | (942,353 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | | | (1,613,637 | ) | | | 2,968,351 | |
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See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding during each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2013 | | | For the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2012 | | | For the Period Ended May 31, 2011(a) | |
Selected Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.29 | | | $ | 11.45 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.99 | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | 1.62 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.75 | | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 1.45 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Redemption Fees(c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 12.04 | | | $ | 10.29 | | | $ | 11.45 | |
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Total Return(d)(e) | | | 17.01 | % | | | (9.92 | )% | | | 14.50 | %(f) |
Ratios and Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 37,750 | | | $ | 48,864 | | | $ | 20,375 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 3.12 | %(h)(i) | | | 3.16 | %(h) | | | 2.99 | %(g)(h) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waiver & reimbursement/recoupment by Advisor | | | 3.12 | %(h) | | | 3.06 | %(h) | | | 4.25 | %(g)(h) |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (2.22 | )% | | | (2.19 | )% | | | (2.25 | )%(g) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 310.57 | % | | | 444.62 | % | | | 199.48 | %(f) |
(a) | For the period September 30, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2011. |
(b) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends. |
(e) | Shareholders redeeming shares held less than sixty days have a lower total return due to the effect of the 2% redemption fee. |
(h) | Includes dividend and interest expense of 0.77% for 2013, 0.66% for 2012, and 0.49% for 2011. |
(i) | Effective February 4, 2013, the Adviser agreed to waive fees to maintain Fund expenses at 1.95%. Prior to that date, the expense cap was 2.50%. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2013
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION
The LS Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) is an open-end, non-diversified series of the Valued Advisers Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is a management investment company established under the laws of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 13, 2008 (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value. The Fund is one of a series of funds authorized by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Fund’s investment advisor is Long Short Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”). The Advisor has retained Independence Capital Asset Partners, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”) to serve as sub-advisor to provide portfolio management and related services to the Fund. The Sub-Advisor receives a fee from the Advisor (not the Fund) for these services. The investment objective of the Fund is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in both long and short positions within a portfolio consisting of primarily publicly-traded common stock, with less risk than that of the stock market in general.
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation – All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in Note 3.
Federal Income Taxes – The Fund makes no provision for federal income or excise tax. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by complying with the requirements applicable to RICs and by distributing substantially all of its taxable income. The Fund also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. If the required amount of net investment income or gains is not distributed, the Fund could incur a tax expense.
As of and during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for all tax years since inception.
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Expenses – Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not relate to a specific fund of the Trust are allocated to the individual funds based on each fund’s relative net assets or other appropriate basis (as determined by the Board).
Security Transactions and Related Income – The Fund follows industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. The Last In, First Out method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Distributions from Limited Partnerships are recognized on the ex-date. Income or loss from Limited Partnerships is reclassified in the components of net assets upon receipt of K-1’s. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized or accreted using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Redemption Fees – The Fund charges a 2.00% redemption fee for shares redeemed within 60 days. These fees are deducted from the redemption proceeds otherwise payable to the shareholder. The Fund will retain the fee charged as an increase in paid-in capital and such fees become part of the Fund’s daily NAV calculation.
Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars as follows: (i) assets and liabilities at the rate of exchange at the end of the respective period; and (ii) purchases and sales of securities and income and expenses at the rate of exchange prevailing on the dates of such transactions. The portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates and the portion due to fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities are not isolated. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
The Fund may enter into transactions to purchase or sell foreign currencies to protect the U.S. dollar value of its underlying portfolio securities against the effect of possible adverse movements in foreign exchange rates. Principal risks associated with such transactions include the movement in value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparty to perform. Fluctuations in the value of such forward currency transactions are recorded daily as unrealized gain or loss; realized gain or loss includes net gain or loss on transactions that have terminated by settlement or by a fund entering into offsetting commitments. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign
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NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the company’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. These instruments involve market risk, credit risk, or both kinds of risks, in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency and securities values and interest rates.
Dividends and Distributions – The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, net realized long-term capital gains and its net realized short-term capital gains, if any, to its shareholders on at least an annual basis. Dividends to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value per share of the Fund. For the year ended May 31, 2013, the Fund made the following reclassifications to increase (decrease) the components of net assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paid in Capital | | | Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Loss | | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain from Investments | |
LS Opportunity Fund | | $ | (814,211 | ) | | $ | 1,055,607 | | | $ | (241,396 | ) |
Short Sales – The Fund may make short sales as part of its overall portfolio management strategies or to offset a potential decline in value of a security. The Fund may engage in short sales with respect to various types of securities, including Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). A short sale involves the sale of a security that is borrowed from a broker or other institution to complete the sale. The Fund may engage in short sales with respect to securities it owns, as well as securities that it does not own. Short sales expose the Fund to the risk that it will be required to acquire, convert or exchange securities to replace the borrowed securities (also known as “covering” the short position) at a time when the securities sold short
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NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
have appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. The Fund’s investment performance may also suffer if the Fund is required to close out a short position earlier than it had intended. The Fund must segregate assets determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees, or otherwise cover its position in a permissible manner. The Fund will be required to pledge its liquid assets to the broker in order to secure its performance on short sales. As a result, the assets pledged may not be available to meet the Fund’s needs for immediate cash or other liquidity. In addition, the Fund may be subject to expenses related to short sales that are not typically associated with investing in securities directly, such as costs of borrowing and margin account maintenance costs associated with the Fund’s open short positions. These types of short sales expenses are sometimes referred to as the “negative cost of carry,” and will tend to cause the Fund to lose money on a short sale even in instances where the price of the underlying security sold short does not change over the duration of the short sale. Dividend expenses on securities sold short and borrowing costs are not covered under the Advisor’s expense limitation agreement with the Fund and, therefore, these expenses will be borne by the shareholders of the Fund. The amount of restricted cash held at the broker as collateral for securities sold short was $4,430,096 as of May 31, 2013.
Purchasing Call Options – The Fund may purchase call options. As the holder of a call option, the Fund has the right to purchase the underlying security at the exercise price at any time during the option period. The Fund may enter into closing sale transactions with respect to such options, exercise them or permit them to expire. The Fund may also purchase call options on relevant stock indexes. Call options may also be purchased by the Fund for the purpose of acquiring the underlying securities for its portfolio. Utilized in this fashion, the purchase of call options enables the Fund to acquire the securities at the exercise price of the call option plus the premium paid. At times the net cost of acquiring securities in this manner may be less than the cost of acquiring the securities directly. This technique may also be useful to the Fund in purchasing a large block of securities that would be more difficult to acquire by direct market purchases. So long as it holds such a call option rather than the underlying security itself, the Fund is partially protected from any unexpected decline in the market price of the underlying security and in such event could allow the call option to expire, incurring a loss only to the extent of the premium paid for the option. See Note 4 for additional disclosures.
Purchasing Put Options – The Fund may purchase put options. As the holder of a put option, the Fund has the right to sell the underlying security at the exercise
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NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
price at any time during the option period. The Fund may enter into closing sale transactions with respect to such options, exercise them or permit them to expire. The Fund may purchase a put option on an underlying security (a “protective put”) owned as a defensive technique to protect against an anticipated decline in the value of the security. Such hedge protection is provided only during the life of the put option when the Fund, as the holder of the put option, is able to sell the underlying security at the put exercise price regardless of any decline in the underlying security’s market price. The Fund may also purchase put options at a time when it does not own the underlying security. By purchasing put options on a security it does not own, the Fund seeks to benefit from a decline in the market price of the underlying security. If the put option is not sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security remains equal to or greater than the exercise price during the life of the put option, the Fund will lose its entire investment in the put option. In order for the purchase of a put option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must decline sufficiently below the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs, unless the put option is sold in a closing sale transaction. See Note 4 for additional disclosures.
Writing Options – The Fund may write covered call options on equity securities or futures contracts that the Fund is eligible to purchase to extend a holding period to obtain long-term capital gain treatment, to earn premium income, to assure a definite price for a security it has considered selling, or to close out options previously purchased. The Fund may write covered call options if, immediately thereafter, not more than 30% of its net assets would be committed to such transactions. A call option gives the holder (buyer) the right to purchase a security or futures contract at a specified price (the exercise price) at any time until a certain date (the expiration date). A call option is “covered” if the Fund owns the underlying security subject to the call option at all times during the option period. When the Fund writes a covered call option, it maintains a segregated account with its Custodian, cash or liquid portfolio securities in an amount not less than the exercise price at all times while the option is outstanding.
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange transactions. The value of the Fund’s portfolio securities that are invested in non-U.S. dollar denominated instruments as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The Fund will conduct its foreign currency exchange transactions either on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency
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NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
exchange market, or through forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. A forward foreign currency exchange contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are traded directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The Fund will not, however, hold foreign currency except in connection with the purchase and sale of foreign portfolio securities. The Fund has engaged in foreign currency exchange transactions for the purpose of hedging as a defensive measure. See Note 4 for additional disclosures.
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) establishes a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.
Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value such as pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
| • | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
| • | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for an identical security in an inactive market, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
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| • | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments based on the best information available) |
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Equity securities, including common stock, investment companies, real estate investment trusts, and american depositary receipts are generally valued by using market quotations, furnished by a pricing service. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange are generally valued at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an exchange traded security is generally valued at its last bid price. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. When using the market quotations or close prices provided by the pricing service and when the market is considered active, the security is classified as a Level 1 security. Sometimes, an equity security owned by the Fund will be valued by the pricing service with factors other than market quotations or when the market is considered inactive. When this happens, the security is classified as a Level 2 security. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Fund determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current fair value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Fund, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review by the Board. These securities are categorized as Level 3 securities.
Investments in mutual funds, including money market mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending net asset value (NAV) provided by the service agent of the funds. These securities are categorized as Level 1 securities.
Call and put options that the Fund invests in are generally traded on an exchange. The options in which the Fund invests are generally valued at the last trade price as provided by a pricing service. If the last sale price is not available, the options will be valued using the last bid price. The options will generally be categorized as Level 1 securities.
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If the Fund decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair value of the securities, when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board. These securities will be categorized as Level 3 securities.
Derivative instruments the Fund invests in, such as forward currency exchange contracts, are valued by a pricing service at the interpolated rates based on the prevailing banking rates and are generally categorized as Level 2 securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2013:
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| | Valuation Inputs | |
Assets | | Level1 – Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | 35,403,581 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 35,403,581 | |
Long Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | 8,835 | | | | — | | | | 8,835 | |
Total | | $ | 35,403,581 | | | $ | 8,835 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 35,412,416 | |
* | Refer to Schedule of Investments for industry classifications |
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| | Valuation Inputs | |
Liabilities | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | (8,215,671 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (8,215,671 | ) |
Investment Companies | | | (4,445,096 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (4,445,096 | ) |
Short Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | (9,059 | ) | | | — | | | | (9,059 | ) |
Total | | $ | (12,660,767 | ) | | $ | (9,059 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (12,669,826 | ) |
* | Refer to Schedule of Securities Sold Short for industry classifications. |
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LS Opportunity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements – continued
May 31, 2013
NOTE 3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS – continued
The Fund did not hold any investments at any time during the reporting period in which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value; therefore, no reconciliation of Level 3 securities is included for this reporting period. The Trust recognizes transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no transfers between any Levels for the year ended May 31, 2013.
NOTE 4. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
Long and short forward currency contracts are represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under investments in securities at value, cash held at broker and receivable for forward currency contracts, respectively and on the Statement of Operations under net realized gain (loss) on investment securities and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options and forward currency exchange contracts respectively.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013 :
| | | | | | |
Derivatives | | Location of Derivatives Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | |
Long Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Receivable for forward currency exchange contracts | | $ | 9,951 | |
Long Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Payable for forward currency exchange contracts | | $ | (1,116 | ) |
Short Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Receivable for forward currency exchange contracts | | $ | 640 | |
Short Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Payable for forward currency exchange contracts | | $ | (9,699 | ) |
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LS Opportunity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements – continued
May 31, 2013
NOTE 4. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS – continued
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013 :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives | | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives on Statements of Operations | | Contracts Opened | | | Contracts Closed | | | Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives | |
Foreign Exchange Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | 20 | | | | 17 | | | $ | (1,132 | ) | | $ | (9,059 | ) |
Foreign Exchange Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | 20 | | | | 17 | | | $ | (28,775 | ) | | $ | 8,835 | |
Foreign Exchange Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long Spot Forward Currency | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on Foreign Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | 7 | | | | 7 | | | $ | (6,546 | ) | | $ | — | |
Foreign Exchange Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Spot Forward Currency | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on Foreign Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | 4 | | | | 4 | | | $ | 3,585 | | | $ | — | |
Equity Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Call Options Purchased | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on options | | | 39 | | | | 39 | | | $ | (6,963 | ) | | $ | — | |
Equity Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Call Options Written | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on options | | | 150 | | | | 150 | | | $ | 11,702 | | | $ | — | |
Equity Risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Put Options Purchased | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on options | | | 150 | | | | 150 | | | $ | 12,408 | | | $ | — | |
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LS Opportunity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements – continued
May 31, 2013
NOTE 4. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS – continued
Transactions in call options written during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013 were as follows:
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| | LS Opportunity Fund | |
| | Number of contracts | | | Premiums Received | |
Written Options outstanding at May 31, 2012 | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Options written | | | 150 | | | | 29,694 | |
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | | | (150 | ) | | | (29,694 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Options outstanding at May 31, 2013 | | | — | | | $ | — | |
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NOTE 5. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Advisor, under the terms of the management agreement (the “Agreement”), manages the Fund’s investments. As compensation for its management services, the Fund is obligated to pay the Advisor a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.75% of the Fund’s average net assets. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, the Advisor earned a fee of $768,926 from the Fund before the recoupment described below.
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse certain Fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, dividend expense on short sales, and expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement) so that total expenses do not exceed 1.95% of net assets through September 30, 2014. Prior to February 4, 2013, the Fund’s expense cap was 2.50%. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, the Advisor recouped fees of $2,006. At May 31, 2013, the Advisor was owed $41,474 from the Fund for advisory services. The waiver and/or reimbursement by the Advisor with respect to the Fund is subject to repayment by the Fund within the three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which that particular waiver and/or reimbursement occurred, provided that the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the expense limitations described above. The amount subject to repayment by the Fund pursuant to the aforementioned conditions at May 31, 2013 was:
| | | | |
Amount | | Recoverable through May 31, | |
$73,059 | | | 2014 | |
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LS Opportunity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements – continued
May 31, 2013
NOTE 5. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES – continued
The Advisor has retained the Sub-Advisor to provide portfolio management and related services to the Fund. The Sub-Advisor receives a fee from the Advisor (not the Fund) for these services. The Trust retains Huntington Asset Services, Inc. (“HASI”), to manage the Fund’s business affairs and to provide the Fund with administrative services, including all regulatory reporting and necessary office equipment and personnel. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $39,899 for administrative services provided to the Fund. At May 31, 2013, the Fund owed HASI $3,240 for administrative services. Certain officers of the Trust are members of management and/or employees of HASI. A trustee of the Trust is a member of management of HASI. HASI operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Unified Financial Securities, Inc. (the “Distributor”).
The Trust retains HASI to act as the Fund’s transfer agent and to provide fund accounting services. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $39,808 from the Fund for transfer agent services. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, HASI earned fees of $34,722 from the Fund for fund accounting services. At May 31, 2013, the Fund owed HASI $3,109 for transfer agent services and $3,387 for fund accounting services.
The Distributor acts as the principal distributor of the Fund’s shares. There were no payments made to the Distributor by the Fund for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013. An officer of the Trust is an officer of the Distributor and such person may be deemed to be an affiliate of the Distributor.
NOTE 6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and short sale securities were as follows:
| | | | |
Purchases | | | | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | $ | — | |
Other | | | 117,445,582 | |
Sales | | | | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | $ | — | |
Other | | | 131,028,723 | |
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LS Opportunity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements – continued
May 31, 2013
NOTE 6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS – continued
At May 31, 2013, the appreciation (depreciation) of investments, net of proceeds for investment securities sold short, for tax purposes excluding forward currency exchange contracts was as follows:
| | | | |
| | Amount | |
Gross Appreciation | | $ | 6,621,672 | |
Gross (Depreciation) | | | (1,439,163 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Appreciation | | $ | 5,182,509 | |
| | | | |
At May 31, 2013, the aggregate cost of securities, net of proceeds for investment securities sold short, for federal income tax purposes, was $17,560,305.
NOTE 7. ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE 8. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of a fund, under Section 2(a) (9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. At May 31, 2013, National Financial Services, Inc. owned, as record shareholder, 45.77% of the outstanding shares of the LS Opportunity Fund. The Trust does not know whether National Financial Services, Inc. or any of the underlying beneficial owners owned or controlled 25% or more of the voting securities of the LS Opportunity Fund.
NOTE 9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Fund did not make any distributions during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements – continued
May 31, 2013
NOTE 9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS – continued
The tax characterization of distributions for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | — | | | $ | 104,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | 104,580 | |
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NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Fund indemnifies its officers and trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from their performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
NOTE 11. TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL
At May 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | $ | 803,353 | |
Accumulated capital and other losses | | | (252,970 | ) |
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 5,182,509 | |
Other temporary differences | | | (11,890 | ) |
| | | | |
| | $ | 5,721,002 | |
| | | | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation is attributable to the tax deferral of wash losses.
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LS Opportunity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements – continued
May 31, 2013
NOTE 11. TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL – continued
Under current tax law, net investment losses and capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Fund deferred losses as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Late Year Ordinary Loss | | | Post-October Capital Losses | |
LS Opportunity Fund | | $ | 252,970 | | | $ | — | |
NOTE 12. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, the fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $2,121,358.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
LS Opportunity Fund
(Valued Advisers Trust)
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, securities sold short, and forward currency exchange contracts of LS Opportunity Fund, (the “Fund”), a series of the Valued Advisers Trust, as of May 31, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of Fund management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The financial highlights for the period ended May 31, 2011, were audited by other auditors whose report dated July 22, 2011, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of LS Opportunity Fund as of May 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
COHEN FUND AUDIT SERVICES, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
July 25, 2013
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees supervises the business activities of the Trust. Each Trustee serves as a trustee until termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires or is removed.
The following tables provide information regarding the Trustees and Officers.
The following table provides information regarding each of the Independent Trustees.
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust**, Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
Dr. Merwyn R. Vanderlind, 76, Independent Trustee, August 2008 to present. | | Retired; Consultant to Battelle Memorial Institute (International Science and Technology Research Enterprise) on business investments from 2001 to 2003; Formerly employed with Battelle Memorial Institute from 1966 to 2003 in various positions, including the Executive Vice President of Battelle Institute from 1991 to 2001, General Manager from 1985 to 1991, Director of the Battelle Industrial Technology Center (Geneva, Switzerland) from 1983 to 1985, and Practicing Researcher from 1966 to 1983. |
Ira Cohen, 54 Independent Trustee, June 2010 to present. | | Independent financial services consultant (Feb. 2005 – present); Senior Vice President, Dealer Services / Institutional Services, AIM Investment Services, Inc. (1992 – 2005). |
* | The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208. |
** | The Trust consists of 16 series. |
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The following table provides information regarding the Trustee who is considered an “interested person” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. Based on the experience of the Trustee, the Trust concluded that the individual described below should serve as a Trustee.
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust**, Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
R. Jeffrey Young, 48, Trustee and Chairman, June 2010 to present. | | Principal Executive Officer and President, Valued Advisers Trust since February 2010; Senior Vice President, Huntington Asset Services, Inc. since January 2010; Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Funds since February 2010; Chief Executive Officer, The Huntington Strategy Shares since November 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer, Dreman Contrarian Funds March 2011 to February 2013; Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust, August 2008 to January 2010; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Professional Planning Consultants 2007 to 2010; Co-Founder of Kinwood Group, LLC July 2007 to March 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coventry Group from 2000 to 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of the STI Classic Funds from 2004 to 2007; Trustee of the Coventry Group from 1999 to 2005; and Senior Vice President of BISYS Fund Services / The Winsbury Company October 1993 to June 2007. |
* | The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208. |
** | The Trust consists of 16 series. |
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The following table provides information regarding the Officers of the Trust:
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust,** Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
R. Jeffrey Young, 48, Principal Executive Officer and President, February 2010 to present. | | Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust since June 2010; Senior Vice President, Huntington Asset Services, Inc. since January 2010; Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Funds since February 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer, Dreman Contrarian Funds since March 2011; Trustee, Valued Advisers Trust, August 2008 to January 2010; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Professional Planning Consultants 2007 to 2010; Co-Founder of Kinwood Group, LLC July 2007 to March 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coventry Group from 2000 to 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of the STI Classic Funds from 2004 to 2007; Trustee of the Coventry Group from 1999 to 2005; and Senior Vice President of BISYS Fund Services/The Winsbury Company October 1993 to June 2007. |
John C. Swhear, 52, Chief Compliance Officer, AML Officer and Vice President, August 2008 to present. | | Vice President of Legal Administration and Compliance for Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since April 2007; Chief Compliance Officer of Unified Financial Securities, Inc., the Trust’s distributor, since May 2007; Senior Vice President of the Unified Series Trust since May 2007; Secretary of Huntington Funds since April 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer of Dreman Contrarian Funds from March 2010 to March 2011, and Vice President and Acting Chief Executive Officer, 2007 to March 2010 ; Employed in various positions with American United Life Insurance Company from 1983 to April 2007, including: Associate General Counsel, April 2007; Investment Advisor Chief Compliance Officer, June 2004 to April 2007; Assistant Secretary to the Board of Directors, December 2002 to April 2007; Chief Compliance Officer of OneAmerica Funds, Inc., June 2004 to April 2007; Chief Counsel and Secretary, OneAmerica Securities, Inc., December 2002 to April 2007. |
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Name, Address*, (Age), Position with Trust,** Term of Position with Trust | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships |
Carol J. Highsmith, 48, Vice President, August 2008 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since November of 1994; currently Vice President of Legal Administration. |
Matthew J. Miller, 36, Vice President, December 2011 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since July of 1998; currently Vice President of Relationship Management; Vice President of Huntington Funds since February 2010. |
Robert W. Silva, 46, Interim Treasurer, January 2013 to present | | Senior Vice President, Fund Administration for Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since October 2011, Vice President from September 2010 to October 2011; Treasurer of Huntington Funds since November 2010; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Huntington Strategy Shares since November 2010; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Dreman Contrarian Funds March 2011 to February 2013; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Unified Series Trust since June 2011; Senior Vice President of Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. from September 2007 to September 2010. |
Heather Bonds, 37, Secretary, October 2012 to present. | | Employed in various positions with Huntington Asset Services, Inc., the Trust’s administrator, since January of 2004; currently Certified Paralegal and Section Manager 2. |
* | The address for each trustee and officer is 2960 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208. |
** | The Trust consists of 16 series. |
OTHER INFORMATION
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the trustees and is available without charge, upon request. You may call toll-free at (877) 336-6763 to request a copy of the SAI or to make shareholder inquiries.
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15c Renewal Language for the LS Opportunity Fund
At a meeting held on March 12-13, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) considered the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and Long Short Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) on behalf of the LS Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”). Counsel noted that the 1940 Act requires the approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Trust and its investment advisor by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Board then specifically discussed the arrangements between the Adviser and the Trust with respect to the Fund. The Board reviewed a memorandum from Counsel, and addressed to the Trustees that summarized, among other things, the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of the Board in reviewing and approving the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. A copy of this memorandum was circulated to the Trustees in advance of the meeting. Counsel discussed with the Trustees the types of information and factors that should be considered by the Board in order to make an informed decision regarding the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, including the following material factors: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including its oversight of Independence Capital Asset Partners, the sub-adviser to the Fund (“Sub-Adviser”); (ii) the investment performance of the Fund; (iii) the costs of the services to be provided and anticipated profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors; and (v) the Adviser’s practices regarding possible conflicts of interest and potential benefits derived from its relationship with the Fund.
In assessing these factors and reaching its decisions, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information specifically requested and prepared and/or presented in connection with the annual renewal process, including information presented at the Meeting. The Board was provided with information and reports relevant to the annual renewal of the Advisory Agreement, including: (i) reports regarding the services and support provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Adviser; (ii) quarterly assessments of the investment performance of the Fund by personnel of LSA; (iii) commentary on the reasons for the performance; (iv) presentations by LSA addressing investment philosophy, investment strategy, personnel and operations of the Sub-Adviser to the Fund; (v) compliance and audit reports concerning the Fund and the Adviser and the oversight of the same by the Adviser of the Sub-Adviser to the Fund; (vi) disclosure information contained in the registration statement of the Trust with respect to the Fund and the Form ADV of the Adviser; (vii) manner information relating to the manner in which the Adviser oversees the Sub-Adviser to the Fund; and (viii) a memorandum from Counsel, that summarized the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of the Board in reviewing and approving the Advisory Agreement, including the material factors set forth above and the types of information included in each factor that should be considered by the Board in order to make an informed decision. The Board also requested and
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received various informational materials including, without limitation: (i) documents containing information about the Adviser, including financial information, a description of personnel and the managerial services provided to the Fund, information on investment advice, performance, summaries of Fund expenses, compliance program, current legal matters, and other general information; (ii) comparative expense and performance information for other mutual funds with strategies similar to the Fund; and (iii) benefits to be realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund.
The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to approve the Advisory Agreement and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors.
1. | The nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees considered the services being provided by the Adviser to the Fund including its process for overseeing the Sub-Adviser’s portfolio management of the Fund, assuring compliance with the Fund’s investment objectives and limitations, its coordination of services for the Fund among the Fund’s service providers, and its efforts to promote the Fund and grow its assets. The Trustees also considered the relationship of the Adviser’s affiliate and its utilization of the infrastructure and other resources of its affiliate. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s continuity of, and commitment to retain, qualified personnel and the Adviser’s commitment to maintain and enhance its resources and systems, the commitment of the Adviser’s personnel to finding alternatives and options that allow the Fund to maintain its goals, and the Adviser’s continued cooperation with the Board and Counsel for the Fund. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s personnel, including the education and experience of the Adviser’s personnel. After considering the foregoing information and further information in the Meeting materials provided by the Adviser (including the Adviser’s Form ADV), the Board concluded that, in light of all the facts and circumstances, the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and adequate for the Fund. |
2. | Investment Performance of the Fund and the Adviser. In considering the investment performance of the Fund, the Trustees compared the short-term performance of the Fund with the performance of funds with similar objectives managed by other investment advisers, as well as with aggregated peer group data. The Trustees noted that the Adviser did not manage any accounts directly and that it had delegated the portfolio management responsibilities of the Fund to a sub-adviser. Accordingly, the Trustees concluded that their consideration of this factor for the Adviser was less relevant in their determination of the Adviser’s performance of its duties than other factors. The Trustees also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management oversight of the Fund’s Sub-Adviser with the Fund’s investment objective, strategies, and limitations. The Trustees also compared the short-term performance of the Fund |
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| with the performance of its benchmark index, a style specific index and comparable funds with similar objectives managed by other investment advisers. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance, in the periods since the Fund’s inception, was generally better than that of its style-specific benchmark, but that the Fund had underperformed its broad-based market index. The Trustees also observed that the Fund had generally outperformed the average and median of peers in the Fund’s category although the recent one year performance was slightly less than the peer average and median. After reviewing and discussing the investment performance of the Fund further, the Adviser’s experience in overseeing the sub-adviser to the Fund, the Fund’s historical performance, and other relevant factors, the Board concluded, in light of all the facts and circumstances, that the investment performance of the Fund was satisfactory. |
3. | The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund. In considering the costs of services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund, the Trustees considered: (1) the Adviser’s financial condition; (2) asset levels of the Fund; (3) the overall expenses of the Fund; and (4) the nature and frequency of advisory fee payments. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser regarding its profits associated with managing the Fund. The Trustees also considered the relationship of the Adviser’s affiliate and its utilization of the infrastructure and other resources of its affiliate. The Trustees also considered potential benefits for the Adviser in managing the Fund. The Trustees then compared the fees and expenses of the Fund (including the management fee) to other comparable mutual funds. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s management fee was among the highest in its peer group and the net expense ratios were also among the highest in its peer group. Nonetheless, the Board concluded that the fees to be paid to the Adviser by the Fund and the profits to be realized by the Fund, in light of all the facts and circumstances, were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. |
4. | The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In this regard, the Board considered the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser. The Board considered that while the management fee remained the same at all asset levels, the Fund’s shareholders had experienced benefits from the Fund’s expense limitation arrangement. The Trustees noted that once the Fund’s expenses feel below the cap set by the arrangement, the Fund’s shareholders would continue to benefit from the economies of scale under the Fund’s agreements with service providers other than the Adviser. In light of its ongoing consideration of the Fund’s asset levels, expectations for growth in the Fund, and fee levels, the Board determined that the Fund’s fee arrangements, in light of all the facts and circumstances, were |
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| fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. |
5. | Possible conflicts of interest and benefits to the Adviser. In considering the Adviser’s practices regarding conflicts of interest, the Trustees evaluated the potential for conflicts of interest and considered such matters as the experience and ability of the advisory personnel assigned to the Fund; the operations of the Adviser’s investment advisory affiliate; and the substance and administration of the Adviser’s code of ethics. The Trustees also considered disclosure in the registration statement of the Trust relating to the Adviser’s potential conflicts of interest. The Trustees noted other potential benefits (in addition to the management fee) to the Adviser, such as the ability to market their services in new channels (other than direct separate accounts). Based on the foregoing, the Board determined that the Adviser’s standards and practices relating to the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interest and the benefits to be realized by the Adviser in managing the Fund were satisfactory. |
After additional consideration of the factors delineated in the memorandum provided by Counsel and further discussion among the Board, the Board determined to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser.
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PROXY VOTING
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted those proxies during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30, is available without charge upon request by (1) calling the Fund at (877) 336-6763 and (2) from Fund documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
TRUSTEES
R. Jeffrey Young, Chairman
Dr. Merwyn R. Vanderlind
Ira Cohen
OFFICERS
R. Jeffrey Young, Principal Executive Officer and President
John C. Swhear, Chief Compliance Officer, AML Officer and Vice-President
Robert W. Silva, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer
Carol J. Highsmith, Vice President
Matthew J. Miller, Vice President
Heather Bonds, Secretary
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Long Short Advisors, LLC
1818 Market Street, 33rd Floor, Suite 3323
Philadelphia, PA 19103
DISTRIBUTOR
Unified Financial Securities, Inc.
2960 North Meridian Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46208
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115
LEGAL COUNSEL
The Law Offices of John H. Lively & Associates, Inc.,
A member firm of The 1940 Act Law GroupTM
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Ste. 310
Leawood, KS 66221
CUSTODIAN
Citibank, N.A.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSFER AGENT AND FUND ACCOUNTANT
Huntington Asset Services, Inc.
2960 North Meridian Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46208
This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the Fund’s prospectus which contains information about the Fund’s management fee and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Distributed by Unified Financial Securities, Inc.
Member FINRA/SIPC
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PRIVACY POLICY
The following is a description of the Fund’s policies regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information that you provide to the Fund or that the Fund collects from other sources. In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared with nonaffiliated third parties.
Categories of Information the Fund Collects. The Fund collects the following nonpublic personal information about you:
| • | | Information the Fund receives from you on applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations (such as your name, address, phone number, social security number, and date of birth); and |
| • | | Information about your transactions with the Fund, its affiliates, or others (such as your account number and balance, payment history, cost basis information, and other financial information). |
Categories of Information the Fund Discloses. The Fund does not disclose any nonpublic personal information about its current or former shareholders to unaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. The Fund is permitted by law to disclose all of the information it collects, as described above, to service providers (such as the Fund’s custodian, administrator, transfer agent, accountant and legal counsel) to process your transactions and otherwise provide services to you.
Confidentiality and Security. The Fund restricts access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you. The Fund maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
Disposal of Information. The Fund, through its transfer agent, has taken steps to reasonably ensure that the privacy of your nonpublic personal information is maintained at all times, including in connection with the disposal of information that is no longer required to be maintained by the Fund. Such steps shall include, whenever possible, shredding paper documents and records prior to disposal, requiring off-site storage vendors to shred documents maintained in such locations prior to disposal, and erasing and/or obliterating any data contained on electronic media in such a manner that the information can no longer be read or reconstructed.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. Pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), a copy of registrant’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics has not been amended, and the registrant has not granted any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of the code of ethics.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a) The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant does not have an audit committee financial expert. The committee members and the full Board considered a possibility of adding a member that would qualify as an expert. The audit committee determined that, although none of its members meet the technical definition of an audit committee expert, the committee has sufficient financial expertise to adequately perform its duties under the Audit Committee Charter without the addition of a qualified expert.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees
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The LS Opportunity Fund: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 12,500 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 12,500 | |
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The Longview Fund: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 12,500 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 12,500 | |
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The Cloud Funds: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 26,000 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 25,000 | |
(b) Audit-Related Fees
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Registrant | | | | | | | | |
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The LS Opportunity Fund: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 0 | |
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The Longview Fund: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 0 | |
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The Cloud Funds: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 0 | |
(c) Tax Fees
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Registrant | | | | | | | | |
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The LS Opportunity Fund: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 2,500 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 2,500 | |
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The Longview Fund: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 2,500 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 2,500 | |
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The Cloud Funds: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 5,000 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 5,000 | |
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Nature of the fees: Preparation of the 1120 RIC and Excise review
(d) All Other Fees
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Registrant | | | | | | | | |
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The LS Opportunity Fund: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 0 | |
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The Longview Fund: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 0 | |
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The Cloud Funds: | | | FY 2013 | | | $ | 16,800 | |
| | | FY 2012 | | | $ | 15,800 | |
Nature of the fees: Rule 17f-1 Examination
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(e) | | (1) | | Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies |
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| | | | The Audit Committee Charter requires the Audit Committee to be responsible for the selection, retention or termination of auditors and, in connection therewith, to (i) evaluate the proposed fees and other compensation, if any, to be paid to the auditors, (ii) evaluate the independence of the auditors, (iii) pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Trust, (iv) pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Trust’s investment adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser and that provides ongoing services to the Trust if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust, and (v) receive the auditors’ specific representations as to their independence; |
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| | (2) | | Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee |
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Registrant | | | | |
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Audit-Related Fees: | | | 0 | % |
Tax Fees: | | | 0 | % |
All Other Fees: | | | 0 | % |
(f) During audit of registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.
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(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:
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| | Registrant | | | Adviser | |
FY 2013 | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
FY 2012 | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
(h) Not applicable. The auditor performed no services for the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. NOT APPLICABLE – applies to listed companies only
Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Schedule filed with Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. NOT APPLICABLE – applies to closed-end funds only
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies. NOT APPLICABLE – applies to closed-end funds only
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. NOT APPLICABLE – applies to closed-end funds only
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The guidelines applicable to shareholders desiring to submit recommendations for nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees are contained in the statement of additional information of the Trust with respect to the Fund(s) for which this Form N-CSR is being filed.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) (1) | Code is filed herewith. |
(2) | Certifications by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are filed herewith. |
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(b) | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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(Registrant) | | Valued Advisers Trust |
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By | | |
* | | /s/ R. Jeffrey Young |
| | R. Jeffrey Young, President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | | 7/29/2013 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By | | |
* | | /s/ R. Jeffrey Young |
| | R. Jeffrey Young, President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | | 7/29/2013 |
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By | | |
* | | /s/ Robert W. Silva |
| | Robert W. Silva, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
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Date | | 7/29/2013 |