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: 811-22211 | ||||||
IVA FIDUCIARY TRUST | ||||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||||||
717 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022 | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) | ||||||
Michael W. Malafronte
International Value Advisers, LLC
717 Fifth Avenue
10th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copy to:
Michael S. Caccese, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2950
Brian F. Link, Esq.
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Mail Code: CPH 0326
100 Huntington Avenue, Tower 2, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 584-3570
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2015
Item 1. Report to Shareholders.
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IVA Worldwide Fund | ||
IVA International Fund | ||
Semi-Annual Report | ||
March 31, 2015 | ||
Advised by International Value Advisers, LLC | An investment in the Funds is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. |
Contents | IVA Funds |
2 | An Owner’s Manual | ||
3 | Letter from the President | ||
5 | Letter from the Portfolio Managers | ||
7 | Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | ||
IVA Worldwide Fund | |||
10 | Performance | ||
11 | Portfolio Composition | ||
12 | Schedule of Investments | ||
IVA International Fund | |||
21 | Performance | ||
22 | Portfolio Composition | ||
23 | Schedule of Investments | ||
31 | Statements of Assets and Liabilities | ||
32 | Statements of Operations | ||
33 | Statements of Changes in Net Assets | ||
34 | Financial Highlights | ||
40 | Notes to Financial Statements | ||
48 | Additional Information | ||
49 | Fund Expenses |
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An Owner’s Manual | IVA Funds |
An Atypical Investment Strategy | ||
We manage both the IVA Worldwide and IVA International Funds with a dual attempt that is unusual in the mutual fund world: in the short-term (12-18 months), our attempt is to try to preserve capital, while in the longer-term (5-10 years, i.e., over a full economic cycle), we seek to perform better than the MSCI All Country World Index, in the case of your IVA Worldwide Fund, and the MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Index, in the case of your IVA International Fund. | ||
The Worldwide Fund is typically used by investors who are looking for an “all weather fund” where we are given the latitude to decide how much we should have in the U.S. versus outside the U.S. The International Fund is typically used by investors who practice asset allocation and want to decide for themselves how much should be allocated to a domestic manager and how much should be allocated to a pure “international” (i.e., non-U.S.) manager, yet at the same time are looking for a lower risk – and lower volatility – exposure to international markets than may be obtained from a more traditional international fund. | ||
We believe our investment approach is very different from the traditional approach of most mutual funds. We are trying to deliver returns that are as absolute as possible, i.e., returns that try to be as resilient as possible in down markets, while many of our competitors try to deliver good relative performance, i.e., try to beat an index, and thus would be fine with being down 15% if their benchmark is down 20%. | ||
Why do we have such an unusual strategy (which, incidentally, is not easy to carry out)? Because we believe this strategy makes sense for many investors. We are fond of the quote by Mark Twain: “There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: the first time is when he cannot afford to; the second time is when he can.” We realize that many investors cannot tolerate high volatility and appreciate that “life’s bills do not always come at market tops.” This strategy also appeals to us at International Value Advisers since we “eat our own cooking” for a significant part of our savings (invested in IVA products) and we have an extreme aversion to losing money. | ||
An Eclectic Investment Approach | ||
Here is how we try to implement our strategy: | ||
![]() | We don’t hug benchmarks. In practical terms, this means we are willing to make big “negative bets,” i.e., having nothing or little in what has become big in the benchmark. Conversely, we will generally seek to avoid overly large positive bets. | |||
![]() | We prefer having diversified portfolios (100 to 150 names). Because we invest on a global basis, we believe that diversification helps protect against weak corporate governance or insufficient disclosure, or simply against “unknown unknowns.” | |||
![]() | We like the flexibility to invest in small, medium and large companies, depending on where we see value. | |||
![]() | We attempt to capture equity-type returns through fixed income securities but predominantly when credit markets (or sub-sets of them) are depressed and offer this potential. | |||
![]() | We hold some gold, either in bullion form or via gold mining securities, as we feel it provides a good hedge in either an inflationary or deflationary period, and it can help mitigate currency debasement over time. | |||
![]() | We are willing to hold cash when we cannot find enough cheap securities that we like or when we find some, yet the broader market (Mr. Market) seems fully priced. We will seek to use that cash as ammunition for future bargains. | |||
![]() | At the individual security level, we ask a lot of questions about “what can go wrong?” and will establish not only a “base case intrinsic value” but also a “worst case scenario” (What could prove us wrong? If we were wrong, are we likely to lose 25%, 30%, or even more of the money invested?). As a result, we will miss some opportunities, yet hopefully, we will also avoid instances where we experience a permanent impairment of value. |
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Letter from the President | IVA Funds |
![]() | Dear Shareholder: This report covers the first six months of our seventh year of managing the IVA Worldwide and the IVA International Fund (the “Funds”). We have acknowledged in the past, and will continue to in the future, that because of our investment strategy, our Funds may lag global equity indices (and the S&P 500, which is not a benchmark for our Funds since it is only comprised of U.S. companies, but is so omnipresent for our end clients) not only when they are rising but also when equities are valued too handsomely for our conservative taste. In today’s era of “quantitative easing,” we continue to see money pouring into equity funds, especially index funds, as investors chase returns. Behavioral investing plays a powerful role in an individual’s actions and most people cannot bear sitting on cash yielding zero, losing purchasing power every day when global equity markets are steadily rising. But is a fully invested index fund really the right place to be? We understand that government manufactured low interest rates create an incentive to chase higher returns in risky assets. The temptation (for some, remember, behavior influences investing oftentimes more than valuation) to pay up for equities becomes alluring when cash or Treasury bills yield nothing (or in some parts of the world, less than nothing, for example, today in Switzerland investing in Swiss 10 year debt comes with the privilege of paying the government to lend them money! – the same holds in Denmark for government debt up to 5 years!). There is, in our opinion and evidenced by government debt pricing in Switzerland and Denmark, significant risk with how distorted asset prices are due to central bankers’ actions, and today one is likely not paid enough for the risk of investing in a basket of securities that is fully valued. | ||
We are willing to hold cash and let it build up when we cannot find enough attractive investment opportunities. Cash has a few powerful advantages: it helps to mitigate overall portfolio volatility, it helps to protect the portfolio on the downside, and it also provides the dry powder necessary to take advantage of genuine bargains that may appear in the future. We believe the true return on our cash will be measured a few years from now, based on the bargains we hope to be able to buy with our cash. | |||
It is important to know that not all active managers are created equal! Not every person sitting in my seat can write this letter with such confidence. So it is important to find an active manager with a disciplined investment strategy, a proven track record, reasonable fees, one who cares about fund size and recognizes capacity constraints, “eats their own cooking” and has a willingness to stand outside the herd. Few asset management firms set up today are willing to lose assets in an effort to protect their clients’ wealth. We, at IVA, are at peace with such a scenario, attempting to protect your money is the only thing that matters when measured against protecting the well-being of our Firm. | |||
We strive to invest in a way where our clients do not have to worry about timing their entry into or exit from our Funds. We believe minimizing drawdowns is one of the best ways to compound wealth and if we can minimize drawdowns, compounding becomes a wonderful force and the timing issue fades away. We remain focused on delivering absolute returns over the long-term, preserving purchasing power, staying disciplined with our investment strategy and always focusing on buying businesses whose stock offers a meaningful margin of safety. | |||
The Funds continue to be managed by Charles de Vaulx and Chuck de Lardemelle. Charles and Chuck both have incredible intellect and focus, a passion for investing, and are very risk conscious. In addition, they have worked together for over 18 years and we believe having these two lead our investment team (10 analysts and 4 traders) creates the best possible environment for managing our clients’ assets. |
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Letter from the President | IVA Funds |
It is tremendously fulfilling to build IVA and the Funds. We hope that in the process we are nurturing a culture where everyone at IVA respects the work we are doing for our clients. | |
I want to offer thanks to all of my colleagues and to our shareholders for their continued support. | |
Sincerely, | |
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Michael W. Malafronte, President | |
Effective February 22, 2011, the IVA Worldwide Fund and IVA International Fund are closed to new investors. | |
Drawdown is the peak-to-trough decline during a specific record period of a fund. A drawdown is usually quoted as a percentage between the peak and the trough. |
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Letter from the Portfolio Managers | IVA Funds |
![]() | May 4, 2015 Dear Shareholder: The period under review, October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015, saw continued appreciation of both the Worldwide and International Funds, despite two major developments: the collapse in oil prices and a rapid appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the euro. The International Fund had a negligible allocation to oil, and the appreciation of the U.S. dollar was mitigated by a large cash position in U.S. dollars, partial currency hedges on the yen and the euro, and the fact that a number of our investments in Europe are exporters, where the underlying businesses benefit from a higher U.S. dollar. The turmoil in commodities, in general, allowed us to make an investment in what we consider a large, reasonably low cost, and well capitalized copper mining company, Antofagasta Plc, for both Funds, as well as First Resources Ltd., a producer of palm oil, for the International Fund. The rout in oil prices however, did not yield opportunities (yet) in the U.S. exploration and production (“E&P”) businesses. The oil producers in the U.S. are high cost by global standards, and the low cost producers of oil are not listed (think Saudi Aramco and other national oil companies). Despite the price of oil in Texas falling from $90 per barrel at the beginning of October 2014 to less than $50 per barrel by the end of March 2015, the credit market and the equity market remained wide open even to poorly capitalized E&P companies. The Worldwide Fund’s performance was impacted by roughly 1% due to the fall in oil prices during the period, versus 1.7% for the MSCI All Country World Index. Our largest oil investment currently in the Worldwide Fund is Cimarex Energy Co., which we think is an extremely well run and very conservative company. Cimarex’s strong balance sheet allows the company to retire rigs and cut new drilling in these lean times for the industry. Less fortunate companies are often forced to continue to drill and produce oil at inadequate returns to placate their lenders. This is a good illustration of the perverse effects of current monetary policies. Is it possible that the combination of too much debt and easy money, far from helping reflate the economy, might be deflationary, by forcing overcapacity in a number of industries, or keeping zombie companies alive? Do low interest rates force retirees to consume less because the capital they put aside for retirement is not providing much income? |
Post World War II, 10-year interest rates peaked to over 15% in the U.S. in 1981, and have fallen to less than 2% today. This has been a powerful engine to the bull market in the U.S. for more than a generation, one that cannot be repeated in the next generation. | |
One thing is for sure: the years since The Great Financial Crisis have been marked by unprecedented manipulation of financial markets by central bankers around the globe. Quantitative easing, or the heavy printing of paper currency, started in the U.S. in late 2008, and spread to Japan and now Europe, where it will extend, we are told, at least until 2016. More importantly, the global imbalances existing in this derelict global monetary |
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Letter from the Portfolio Managers | IVA Funds |
system in 2007 have worsened: global debt to GDP has continued to go up, driven by emerging economies this time. | |
Today the situation has reached absurdity: investors pay some governments for the “privilege” to lend to them! Many hundreds of millions of dollars worth of government paper worldwide now carry negative yields, and some governments (Germany, Switzerland and Denmark, for example) have been able to borrow at negative rates. | |
Over the period, we added to our gold bullion position in both Funds. Gold is a currency that central bankers cannot debase, and its price is reasonable in our opinion. The other (few and far between) opportunities unearthed by our 10 talented analysts were in Asia ex-Japan over the period. | |
At IVA, we remain focused on understanding businesses and trying to acquire a stake in these businesses at attractive valuations: paying substantially less than what we believe a knowledgeable buyer would pay in cash for the whole business. We spend our time scrubbing the books; understanding previous transactions done for cash in the industry; assessing whether the balance sheet of investments under consideration is solid enough to weather a serious recession; and asking what the business may look like 10 years down the road. If our criteria is not met, we will let cash build up in our portfolios. | |
Far from burning a hole in our pockets, we view that cash as an option on future bargains. Roughly 37% of the Worldwide Fund and 29% of the International Fund sits in cash as of March 31, 2015. The cash is in the form of commercial paper of our choosing, with short maturities and no direct exposure to financial institutions. | |
We remain focused, more than ever, on preservation of capital. When it comes to that we believe IVA offers some rare characteristics: we are privately owned, we are not subject to the pressures of short-term relative performance or a necessity to grow assets through aggressive marketing, we eat our own cooking (partners and employees of the firm collectively have a very substantial amount invested in the Funds), and we have no desire to put the Funds’ shareholders’ capital at risk in the hope of making a quick buck to gather more assets. In fact, the Funds remain closed to new investors. | |
The world may be as complicated and fast paced as ever today. But the bottom line is simple: one is not being compensated adequately for risk currently. We shall wait for the fat pitch. | |
We appreciate your continued confidence and thank you for your support. | |
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Charles de Vaulx, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager | |
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Chuck de Lardemelle, Portfolio Manager |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
Global equity markets were volatile over this six month period, falling in the first halves of October, December, January, and March, partly due to a number of major market developments. The Federal Reserve ended its quantitative easing (QE) program in October 2014, and over this period we saw the U.S. dollar strengthen significantly against all major currencies while the price of crude oil fell drastically due to excess supply, slowing demand and the U.S. shale oil fast-growing production. In January 2015, the Swiss National Bank announced it would abolish its peg between the Swiss franc and the euro, which resulted in the Swiss franc appreciating significantly against the euro. Additionally, the European Central Bank announced it would launch a QE program in March 2015 in order to boost the region’s inflation rate. This resulted in the euro falling significantly against the U.S. dollar, at one point to a 12 year low. Broadly speaking, the global economic recovery continues to be led by the U.S. while economic conditions in Japan and China have weakened. | |
We capitalized on the market volatility over this period by finding some new opportunities and adding to existing positions when their share prices fell. We added a small position in Bureau Veritas SA (industrials, France) in both Funds, which we consider a high quality company that provides a range of consulting services. We also added a small position in Antofogasta Plc (materials, United Kingdom) in both Funds, which we view as a well-capitalized, reasonably low cost copper producer. In the Worldwide Fund, we added two positions already in the International Fund: Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd. (consumer discretionary, Hong Kong) and Springland International Holdings Ltd. (consumer discretionary, China). In the International Fund, we added a position in Thaicom PCL (telecommunication services, Thailand), a satellite communications stock, a position in First Resources Ltd. (consumer staples, Singapore), a palm oil producer, and a very small position in Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. (financials, Hong Kong), a property developer, investor and hotel operator. We also took advantage of the share price weakness in News Corporation Class ‘A’ and Class ‘B’ (consumer discretionary, U.S.) and DeVry Education Group Inc. (consumer discretionary, U.S.) to add to those positions. Although we found some new opportunities this period, as markets continued appreciating, some of our holdings got closer to or reached their intrinsic value and we trimmed or sold them, especially in the U.S. in the Worldwide Fund and in the consumer sectors in the International Fund. As a result, our equity exposure declined to 50.6% from 51.9% six months ago in the Worldwide Fund, and to 56.1% from 60.0%, respectively, in the International Fund. Our cash exposure rose to 37.1% from 36.3% six months ago in the Worldwide Fund, and to 28.5% from 24.8%, respectively, in the International Fund. | |
Over the period we did not find any new opportunities in fixed income as it remains difficult to find bonds offering “equity-like returns” and we are concerned about the lack of liquidity and artificial pricing in the bond market. As of March 31, 2015, our fixed income exposure totaled 7.4% in Worldwide (4.2% corporate bonds and 3.2% sovereign bonds). In the International Fund, our fixed income exposure totaled 9.3% (4.9% corporate bonds and 4.4% sovereign bonds). | |
We increased our exposure to gold over the period in both Funds when the price of gold got close to $1,200/ounce, and as more countries are willing to utilize quantitative easing and let their rates get very low, even negative, either in real or nominal terms. Our exposure to gold rose to 4.3% from 2.8% in the Worldwide Fund, and to 5.1% from 3.3% in the International Fund. Gold averaged a return of -2.1% over the period and detracted -0.1% from both Funds’ returns. | |
As always, over the short-term we remain focused on capital preservation and attempting to deliver solid absolute returns. |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
IVA Worldwide Fund | |
The IVA Worldwide Fund Class A, at net asset value, returned 0.67% over the six month period ending March 31, 2015 compared to the MSCI All Country World Index (Net)* (the “Index”) return of 2.73% over the same period. Our meaningful cash exposure, which averaged 36% over the period, and performance of our fixed income holdings weighed significantly on relative results. | |
Our corporate bonds averaged a return of -10.8%, as our Wendel bonds were hurt by a weak euro. Our sovereign bonds, mostly of Singapore, averaged a return of -7.2%, as our Singapore bonds were negatively impacted by the strength of the U.S. dollar. Collectively, fixed income detracted -0.8% from our return. | |
For some time now, we have neutralized part of our foreign exchange risk by being partially hedged against several currencies (the euro, Japanese yen, South Korean won, and Australian dollar). This has helped to offset recent losses from the strong U.S. dollar and over this period our currency hedges contributed 1.5% to the Worldwide Fund return. | |
Over the period our equities averaged a gain of 1.5% versus those in the Index gaining 2.8%. Our stock picking in the consumer discretionary sector and the U.S. weighed on relative results. Our consumer discretionary stocks detracted -0.2% from our return led by poor performance from DeVry Education Group Inc. (consumer discretionary, U.S.) and a number of stocks in Asia while those in the Index added 1.3% to its return. A few of our energy stocks in the U.S. were among our top individual detractors from return this period: Rosetta Resources Inc. (energy, U.S.), Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. (energy, U.S.), and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (energy, U.S.). Collectively, our energy stocks detracted -1.1% from our return, however, we held up better than those in the Index, which detracted -1.7%. We had a concentrated position in U.S. oil and gas exploration and production companies, which experienced a loss as the price of crude oil declined substantially over the period. We trimmed our energy exposure to 2.1% from 5.3% six months ago. On the plus side, we benefited from good stock picking in technology as those stocks added 1.1% to our return, led by solid gains from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (technology, South Korea) and Oracle Corp. (technology, U.S.). Additionally, our health care stocks added 0.4% to our return due to strong performance from Astellas Pharma Inc. (health care, Japan). | |
By country, our stocks in Japan added 0.5% to our return followed by our stocks in the U.S., which added 0.3% to our return. Although the U.S. was one of the largest detractors from relative results (due to stock picking and our underweight exposure), we benefited from double-digit returns from Expeditors International of Washington Inc. (industrials, U.S.) and Graham Holdings Co., Class ‘B’ (consumer discretionary, U.S.). Our stocks in France and Malaysia weighed on our return and collectively, these two countries detracted -0.3% from our return. | |
IVA International Fund | |
The IVA International Fund Class A, at net asset value, returned 0.96% over the six month period ending March 31, 2015 compared to the MSCI All Country World (ex-U.S.) Index (Net)* (the “Index”) return of -0.51% over the same period. | |
Over the period our equities averaged a gain of 0.7%, while those in the Index averaged a return of -0.4% as we benefited from being significantly underweight Canada, the United Kingdom, and the energy sector. Energy stocks detracted -2.1% from the Index return while they only detracted -0.2% from our return. We benefited from good stock picking in the technology sector as our stocks there added 0.9% to our return led by solid performance |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (technology, South Korea) and Digital China Holdings Ltd. (technology, China). Additionally, our health care stocks added 0.2% to our return due to strong results from Astellas Pharma Inc. (health care, Japan). On the other hand, our consumer discretionary stocks detracted -0.4% from our return as a few stocks in Asia weighed on our return, such as Genting Malaysia Berhad (consumer discretionary, Malaysia) and Springland International Holdings Ltd. (consumer discretionary, China), however, Toho Co., Ltd. (consumer discretionary, Japan) was among our top contributors to return this period. Our industrials stocks also detracted -0.2% from our return. | |
By country, our stocks in Japan added the most to our return, 1.0%, followed by our stocks in Switzerland, which added 0.3% to our return. Conversely, our one holding in Malaysia detracted -0.3% from our return and our stocks in France detracted almost -0.2% from performance, led by poor returns from GDF Suez SA (utilities, France) and Total SA, ADR (energy, France), however, Financière Marc de Lacharriere SA (financials, France) was among our top contributors to return. | |
For some time now, we have neutralized part of our foreign exchange risk by being partially hedged against several currencies (the euro, Japanese yen, South Korean won, and Australian dollar). This has helped to offset recent losses from the strong U.S. dollar, and this period our currency hedges added 2.5% to the International Fund return. | |
Our corporate bonds averaged a return of -13.1%, as our Wendel bonds were hurt by a weak euro. Our sovereign bonds, mostly of Singapore, averaged a return of -7.3%, as our Singapore bonds were negatively impacted by the strength of the U.S. dollar. Collectively, fixed income detracted -1.2% from our return. | |
Investment Risks: There are risks associated with investing in securities of foreign countries, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability and fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value. | |
*The Index equity return excludes gold mining stocks. |
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IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds | |
Performance (unaudited) | As of March 31, 2015 |
Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2015 | Six Months(a) | One Year | Five Year | Since Inception(b) | ||||||||
Class A | 0.67 | % | 2.27 | % | 7.45 | % | 10.32 | % | ||||
Class A (with a 5% maximum initial sales charge) | -4.38 | % | -2.84 | % | 6.35 | % | 9.46 | % | ||||
Class C | 0.29 | % | 1.50 | % | 6.66 | % | 9.50 | % | ||||
Class I | 0.82 | % | 2.53 | % | 7.73 | % | 10.59 | % | ||||
MSCI All Country World Index (Net)(c) | 2.73 | % | 5.42 | % | 8.99 | % | 8.09 | % | ||||
Consumer Price Index(d) | -0.80 | % | 0.04 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.15 | % |
Growth of a $10,000 Initial Investment | |
(a) | Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. | |
(b) | The Fund commenced investment operations on October 1, 2008. | |
(c) | The MSCI All Country World Index (Net) is an unmanaged, free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index composed of stocks of companies located in countries throughout the world. It is designed to measure equity market performance in global developed and emerging markets. The index includes reinvestment of dividends, net of foreign withholding taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. | |
(d) | The Consumer Price Index examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. | |
(e) | Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A shares on October 1, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through March 31, 2015. The performance of the Fund’s other classes may be greater or less than the Class A shares’ performance indicated on this chart depending on whether greater or lesser sales charges and fees were incurred by shareholders investing in the other classes. |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 866-941-4482.
The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.00%. Class C shares may include a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The expense ratios for the Fund are as follows: 1.26% (Class A shares); 2.01% (Class C shares); and 1.01% (Class I shares). These expense ratios are as stated in the most recent Prospectus dated January 31, 2015. More recent expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this Semi-Annual Report.
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IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds | |
Portfolio Composition (unaudited) | As of March 31, 2015 |
Asset Allocation (As a Percent of Total Net Assets) | |
Sector Allocation (As a Percent of Total Net Assets) | |
Top 10 Positions (As a Percent of Total Net Assets)(b) | |
Gold Bullion | 4.3 | % | |
Astellas Pharma Inc. | 4.0 | % | |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’, Class ‘B’ | 3.5 | % | |
Government of Singapore, 2.875% due 7/1/2015, | |||
3.75% due 9/1/2016, 2.375% due 4/1/2017 | 3.1 | % | |
Wendel, 4.875% due 5/26/2016, 4.375% due 8/9/2017, | |||
6.75% due 4/20/2018 | 3.0 | % | |
Nestlé SA | 2.8 | % | |
News Corp., Class ‘A’ , Class ‘B’ | 2.5 | % | |
Oracle Corp. | 1.9 | % | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 1.9 | % | |
DeVry Education Group Inc. | 1.7 | % | |
Top 10 positions represent 28.7% of total net assets.
(a) Other represents unrealized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts and other assets and liabilities.
(b) Short-Term Investments are not included.
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IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
SHARES | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 49.4% | ||||||||
Belgium | 0.3% | ||||||||
286,845 | Sofina SA | $ | 29,670,983 | |||||
China | 0.7% | ||||||||
15,826,640 | Clear Media Ltd. | 16,678,639 | ||||||
37,147,000 | Digital China Holdings Ltd. | 40,584,199 | ||||||
56,709,000 | Springland International Holdings Ltd. | 17,409,198 | ||||||
74,672,036 | ||||||||
France | 6.6% | ||||||||
1,236,925 | Alten SA | 56,811,121 | ||||||
5,568,838 | Altran Technologies SA | 55,765,264 | ||||||
21,114,600 | Bolloré SA | 112,541,152 | ||||||
55,400 | Bolloré SA NV (a)(b) | 290,696 | ||||||
607,908 | Bureau Veritas SA | 13,066,529 | ||||||
120,348 | Cap Gemini SA | 9,882,601 | ||||||
890,674 | Carrefour SA | 29,774,815 | ||||||
599,533 | Danone SA | 40,367,861 | ||||||
1,382,940 | Eutelsat Communications SA | 45,851,851 | ||||||
38,398 | Financière de l’Odet SA | 43,186,685 | ||||||
160,754 | Financière Marc de Lacharriere SA | 13,482,362 | ||||||
2,967,431 | GDF Suez SA | 58,725,406 | ||||||
92,721 | Robertet SA | 17,985,571 | ||||||
61,071 | Séché Environnement SA | 2,002,832 | ||||||
395,086 | Sodexo SA | 38,569,076 | ||||||
694,391 | Thales SA | 38,601,502 | ||||||
748,568 | Total SA, ADR | 37,173,887 | ||||||
741,438 | Vinci SA | 42,436,630 | ||||||
656,515,841 | ||||||||
Germany | 0.5% | ||||||||
504,472 | Siemens AG | 54,623,071 | ||||||
Hong Kong | 1.0% | ||||||||
9,150,000 | Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 64,205,143 | ||||||
22,118,000 | Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd. | 31,154,322 | ||||||
95,359,465 | ||||||||
Japan | 8.4% | ||||||||
24,147,200 | Astellas Pharma Inc. | 396,128,036 | ||||||
1,755,100 | Azbil Corp. | 47,706,057 | ||||||
1,682,000 | Benesse Holdings Inc. | 53,011,715 | ||||||
2,145,500 | Cosel Co., Ltd. (c) | 24,096,290 | ||||||
944,700 | Icom Inc. (c) | 22,748,102 | ||||||
213,800 | Medikit Co., Ltd. | 6,631,392 | ||||||
8,754,900 | Miura Co., Ltd. (c) | 98,837,992 | ||||||
12 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
SHARES | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | ||||||
Japan | 8.4% (continued) | ||||||||
187,100 | Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd. | $ | 3,375,865 | |||||
444,600 | Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. | 12,955,993 | ||||||
262,500 | Techno Medica Co., Ltd. | 5,281,298 | ||||||
4,150,500 | Toho Co., Ltd. | 101,673,148 | ||||||
16,515,800 | Yahoo Japan Corp. | 68,302,304 | ||||||
840,748,192 | ||||||||
Malaysia | 1.4% | ||||||||
120,007,200 | Genting Malaysia Berhad | 137,067,762 | ||||||
Norway | 0.0% | ||||||||
92,562 | Stolt-Nielsen Ltd. | 1,424,791 | ||||||
South Africa | 0.8% | ||||||||
6,020,929 | Net 1 U.E.P.S. Technologies Inc. (b)(c) | 82,366,309 | ||||||
South Korea | 3.6% | ||||||||
37,982 | E-Mart Co., Ltd. | 7,976,751 | ||||||
2,215,402 | Kangwon Land, Inc. | 69,190,752 | ||||||
32,763 | Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. | 50,881,652 | ||||||
25,847 | Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. | 41,562,078 | ||||||
145,098 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 188,459,343 | ||||||
358,070,576 | ||||||||
Switzerland | 3.6% | ||||||||
68,280 | APG SGA SA | 25,979,142 | ||||||
3,683,916 | Nestlé SA | 278,245,971 | ||||||
118,484 | Schindler Holding AG | 19,727,013 | ||||||
2,210,991 | UBS Group AG | 41,680,752 | ||||||
365,632,878 | ||||||||
United Kingdom | 1.0% | ||||||||
3,655,194 | Antofagasta Plc | 39,716,991 | ||||||
6,620,956 | Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc | 56,375,561 | ||||||
96,092,552 | ||||||||
United States | 21.5% | ||||||||
1,259,824 | Amdocs Ltd. | 68,534,426 | ||||||
1,273,024 | American Capital Agency Corp. | 27,153,602 | ||||||
579,124 | Aon Plc | 55,665,399 | ||||||
325,592 | Baker Hughes Inc. | 20,701,139 | ||||||
1,382 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘A’ (b) | 300,585,000 | ||||||
343,385 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class ‘B’ (b) | 49,557,323 | ||||||
1,064,872 | Brink’s Inc. | 29,422,413 | ||||||
905,151 | Cimarex Energy Co. | 104,173,829 | ||||||
915,821 | CVS Health Corp. | 94,521,885 | ||||||
5,226,385 | DeVry Education Group Inc. (c) | 174,352,204 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 13 |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
SHARES | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | ||||||
United States | 21.5% (continued) | ||||||||
Expeditors International of | ||||||||
3,158,487 | Washington, Inc. | $ | 152,175,904 | |||||
272,824 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 51,282,727 | ||||||
18,655 | Google Inc., Class ‘A’ (b) | 10,347,928 | ||||||
18,655 | Google Inc., Class ‘C’ (b) | 10,222,940 | ||||||
32,238 | Graham Holdings Co., Class ‘B’ | 33,837,972 | ||||||
1,376,493 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 42,891,522 | ||||||
2,302,488 | Ingram Micro Inc., Class ‘A’ (b) | 57,838,499 | ||||||
1,387,209 | Liberty Interactive Corp., Series ‘A’ (b) | 40,492,631 | ||||||
197,219 | Liberty Ventures, Series ‘A’ (b) | 8,285,170 | ||||||
703,492 | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 39,458,866 | ||||||
1,381,079 | MasterCard Inc., Class ‘A’ | 119,311,415 | ||||||
1,285,540 | Microsoft Corp. | 52,263,629 | ||||||
32,614 | National CineMedia, Inc. | 492,471 | ||||||
9,813,223 | News Corp., Class ‘A’ (b) | 157,109,700 | ||||||
5,645,514 | News Corp., Class ‘B’ (b) | 89,594,307 | ||||||
652,530 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 47,634,690 | ||||||
4,451,358 | Oracle Corp. | 192,076,098 | ||||||
1,260,163 | Symantec Corp. | 29,443,708 | ||||||
2,068,550 | Teradata Corp. (b) | 91,305,797 | ||||||
2,150,733,194 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost — $3,658,152,901) | 4,942,977,650 | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS – 1.2% | ||||||||
United States | 1.2% | ||||||||
American Capital Agency Corp., | ||||||||
308,858 | Series ‘A’, 8% due 4/5/2017 (d) | 8,166,206 | ||||||
Annaly Capital Management Inc.: | ||||||||
759,650 | Series ‘C’, 7.625% due 5/16/2017 (d) | 19,158,373 | ||||||
1,143,675 | Series ‘D’, 7.5% due 9/13/2017 (d) | 28,786,300 | ||||||
Apollo Residential Mortgage Inc., | ||||||||
469,475 | Series ‘A’, 8% due 9/20/2017 (d) | 11,572,559 | ||||||
Capstead Mortgage Corp., | ||||||||
389,498 | Series ‘E’, 7.5% due 5/13/2018 (d) | 9,647,865 | ||||||
CYS Investments Inc.: | ||||||||
161,114 | Series ‘A’, 7.75% due 8/3/2017 (d) | 4,029,461 | ||||||
495,508 | Series ‘B’, 7.5% due 4/30/2018 (d) | 11,798,045 | ||||||
Hatteras Financial Corp., | ||||||||
754,825 | Series ‘A’, 7.625% due 8/27/2017 (d) | 18,304,506 | ||||||
MFA Financial Inc., | ||||||||
390,297 | Series ‘B’, 7.5% due 4/15/2018 (d) | 9,729,714 | ||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost — $114,105,419) | 121,193,029 | |||||||
14 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
PRINCIPAL | |||||||||
AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
CORPORATE NOTES & BONDS – 4.2% | |||||||||
France | 3.0% | |||||||||
Wendel: | |||||||||
35,100,000 | EUR | 4.875% due 5/26/2016 (e) | $ | 39,666,092 | |||||
116,950,000 | EUR | 4.375% due 8/9/2017 | 137,068,072 | ||||||
95,400,000 | EUR | 6.75% due 4/20/2018 | 121,427,749 | ||||||
298,161,913 | |||||||||
Norway | 0.2% | |||||||||
Golden Close Maritime Corp. Ltd., | |||||||||
29,529,629 | USD | 9% due 10/24/2019 (a) | 22,590,166 | ||||||
Switzerland | 0.2% | |||||||||
8,900,000 | EUR | UBS AG, 7.152% due 12/21/2017 (f) | 10,825,784 | ||||||
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, | |||||||||
8,967,000 | USD | 6.243% due 5/15/2016 (f) | 9,359,306 | ||||||
20,185,090 | |||||||||
United States | 0.8% | |||||||||
Brandywine Operating Partnership, LP, | |||||||||
6,070,000 | USD | 5.7% due 5/1/2017 | 6,540,104 | ||||||
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, | |||||||||
38,624,000 | USD | 7.75% due 6/1/2021 | 35,775,480 | ||||||
Leucadia National Corp., | |||||||||
3,418,000 | USD | 8.125% due 9/15/2015 | 3,522,454 | ||||||
MFA Financial Inc., | |||||||||
370,291 | 8% due 4/15/2042 (g) | 9,657,189 | |||||||
Mohawk Industries Inc., | |||||||||
28,790,000 | USD | 6.125% due 1/15/2016 (h) | 29,890,901 | ||||||
85,386,128 | |||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES & BONDS | |||||||||
(Cost — $450,650,332) | 426,323,297 | ||||||||
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS – 3.2% | |||||||||
Singapore | 3.1% | |||||||||
Government of Singapore: | |||||||||
149,845,000 | SGD | 2.875% due 7/1/2015 | 109,708,793 | ||||||
191,667,000 | SGD | 3.75% due 9/1/2016 | 144,757,432 | ||||||
70,235,000 | SGD | 2.375% due 4/1/2017 | 52,266,949 | ||||||
306,733,174 | |||||||||
Taiwan | 0.1% | |||||||||
Government of Taiwan, | |||||||||
349,300,000 | TWD | 2% due 7/20/2015 | 11,214,539 | ||||||
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS | |||||||||
(Cost — $346,376,071) | 317,947,713 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 15 |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
OUNCES | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
COMMODITIES – 4.3% | |||||||||
365,312 | Gold Bullion (b) | $ | 432,646,168 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMODITIES | |||||||||
(Cost — $505,489,855) | 432,646,168 | ||||||||
PRINCIPAL | |||||||||
AMOUNT | |||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 37.1% | |||||||||
Commercial Paper | 37.1% | |||||||||
Apple Inc.: | |||||||||
40,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/1/2015 (e) | 40,000,000 | ||||||
40,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/7/2015 (e) | 39,999,533 | ||||||
54,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 53,999,160 | ||||||
40,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/13/2015 (e) | 39,999,067 | ||||||
23,115,000 | USD | 0.06% due 4/16/2015 (e) | 23,114,422 | ||||||
29,530,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/20/2015 (e) | 29,528,909 | ||||||
8,500,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/27/2015 (e) | 8,499,570 | ||||||
23,811,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/4/2015 (e) | 23,809,472 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/5/2015 (e) | 49,996,694 | ||||||
123,488,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/20/2015 (e) | 123,476,234 | ||||||
75,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/21/2015 (e) | 74,992,708 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co., | |||||||||
30,000,000 | USD | 0.08% due 5/20/2015 (e) | 29,996,733 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp.: | |||||||||
10,000,000 | USD | 0.55% due 4/1/2015 (e) | 10,000,000 | ||||||
28,500,000 | USD | 0.5% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 28,496,833 | ||||||
17,400,000 | USD | 0.6% due 4/21/2015 (e) | 17,394,200 | ||||||
42,900,000 | USD | 0.6% due 4/22/2015 (e) | 42,884,985 | ||||||
35,000,000 | USD | 0.6% due 4/24/2015 (e) | 34,986,583 | ||||||
Diageo Capital Plc, | |||||||||
32,425,000 | USD | 0.53% due 4/1/2015 (e) | 32,425,000 | ||||||
Dover Corp., | |||||||||
20,200,000 | USD | 0.11% due 4/6/2015 (e) | 20,199,691 | ||||||
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & | |||||||||
30,000,000 | USD | Co., 0.12% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 29,999,200 | ||||||
Electricité de France SA: | |||||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.11% due 5/7/2015 (e) | 49,994,500 | ||||||
6,605,000 | USD | 0.18% due 5/22/2015 (e) | 6,603,316 | ||||||
12,317,000 | USD | 0.17% due 5/28/2015 (e) | 12,313,685 | ||||||
Estée Lauder Companies Inc., | |||||||||
32,000,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/7/2015 (e) | 31,999,573 | ||||||
GDF Suez SA: | |||||||||
44,386,000 | USD | 0.17% due 4/7/2015 (e) | 44,384,742 | ||||||
25,449,000 | USD | 0.14% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 25,448,208 | ||||||
20,320,000 | USD | 0.15% due 4/14/2015 (e) | 20,318,899 | ||||||
50,350,000 | USD | 0.17% due 5/12/2015 (e) | 50,340,252 | ||||||
Google Inc.: | |||||||||
80,000,000 | USD | 0.06% due 4/7/2015 (e) | 79,999,200 | ||||||
82,000,000 | USD | 0.05% due 4/15/2015 (e) | 81,998,406 | ||||||
16 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
PRINCIPAL | |||||||||
AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
Commercial Paper | 37.1% (continued) | |||||||||
Google Inc. (continued): | |||||||||
28,700,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/14/2015 (e) | $ | 28,697,600 | |||||
38,300,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/19/2015 (e) | 38,296,425 | ||||||
61,200,000 | USD | 0.08% due 5/27/2015 (e) | 61,192,384 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson: | |||||||||
19,500,000 | USD | 0.05% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 19,499,783 | ||||||
24,500,000 | USD | 0.05% due 4/13/2015 (e) | 24,499,592 | ||||||
25,000,000 | USD | 0.05% due 4/17/2015 (e) | 24,999,444 | ||||||
40,000,000 | USD | 0.01% due 5/5/2015 (e) | 39,999,622 | ||||||
L’Oréal USA Inc.: | |||||||||
10,000,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/8/2015 (e) | 9,999,825 | ||||||
4,600,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 4,599,908 | ||||||
33,000,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/16/2015 (e) | 32,998,900 | ||||||
Merck & Co. Inc.: | |||||||||
30,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/16/2015 (e) | 29,999,125 | ||||||
31,900,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/22/2015 (e) | 31,898,511 | ||||||
76,000,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/29/2015 (e) | 75,995,271 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp.: | |||||||||
50,500,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/15/2015 (e) | 50,498,429 | ||||||
78,100,000 | USD | 0.1% due 4/15/2015 (e) | 78,096,963 | ||||||
Mondelez International Inc.: | |||||||||
20,000,000 | USD | 0.54% due 4/14/2015 (e) | 19,996,100 | ||||||
17,000,000 | USD | 0.51% due 4/21/2015 (e) | 16,995,183 | ||||||
40,000,000 | USD | 0.54% due 4/21/2015 (e) | 39,988,000 | ||||||
27,500,000 | USD | 0.51% due 4/22/2015 (e) | 27,491,819 | ||||||
45,628,000 | USD | 0.47% due 4/23/2015 (e) | 45,614,895 | ||||||
23,100,000 | USD | 0.54% due 5/18/2015 (e) | 23,083,715 | ||||||
Nestlé Capital Corp., | |||||||||
47,350,000 | USD | 0.08% due 5/14/2015 (e) | 47,345,475 | ||||||
Novartis Finance Corp., | |||||||||
30,700,000 | USD | 0.1% due 4/2/2015 (e) | 30,699,915 | ||||||
Philip Morris International Inc.: | |||||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.11% due 4/20/2015 (e) | 49,997,097 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/23/2015 (e) | 49,997,250 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/6/2015 (e) | 49,996,597 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/13/2015 (e) | 49,995,917 | ||||||
Praxair Inc.: | |||||||||
56,500,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/22/2015 | 56,497,693 | ||||||
20,400,000 | USD | 0.06% due 4/27/2015 | 20,399,116 | ||||||
Reed Elsevier Plc: | |||||||||
29,600,000 | USD | 0.42% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 29,597,237 | ||||||
20,000,000 | USD | 0.43% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 19,998,089 | ||||||
30,000,000 | USD | 0.52% due 4/10/2015 (e) | 29,996,100 | ||||||
17,000,000 | USD | 0.52% due 4/16/2015 (e) | 16,996,317 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | Roche Holdings, Inc., | |||||||
0.09% due 5/26/2015 (e) | 49,993,125 | ||||||||
Siemens Capital Co., LLC: | |||||||||
75,000,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/24/2015 (e) | 74,996,167 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 17 |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
PRINCIPAL | |||||||||
AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
Commercial Paper | 37.1% (continued) | |||||||||
Siemens Capital Co., LLC (continued): | |||||||||
23,292,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/28/2015 (e) | $ | 23,290,603 | |||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.1% due 4/29/2015 (e) | 49,996,111 | ||||||
Telstra Corp. Ltd.: | |||||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.16% due 6/9/2015 (e) | 49,980,847 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.16% due 6/15/2015 (e) | 49,978,784 | ||||||
90,000,000 | USD | 0.18% due 6/22/2015 (e) | 89,957,462 | ||||||
Unilever Capital Corp., | |||||||||
15,696,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/7/2015 (e) | 15,695,817 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc.: | |||||||||
95,200,000 | USD | 0.01% due 4/6/2015 (e) | 95,199,868 | ||||||
100,000,000 | USD | 0.01% due 4/8/2015 (e) | 99,999,806 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.03% due 4/8/2015 (e) | 49,999,757 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.03% due 4/10/2015 (e) | 49,999,688 | ||||||
31,700,000 | USD | 0.02% due 4/16/2015 (e) | 31,699,736 | ||||||
19,700,000 | USD | 0.02% due 4/28/2015 (e) | 19,699,705 | ||||||
32,100,000 | USD | 0.02% due 5/4/2015 (e) | 32,099,412 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.03% due 5/4/2015 (e) | 49,998,625 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.03% due 5/7/2015 (e) | 49,998,500 | ||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.02% due 5/11/2015 (e) | 49,998,889 | ||||||
United Technologies | |||||||||
9,400,000 | USD | Corp., 0.12% due 5/29/2015 (e) | 9,398,183 | ||||||
Vodafone Group Plc, | |||||||||
85,696,000 | USD | 0.57% due 4/10/2015 (e) | 85,683,788 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: | |||||||||
115,500,000 | USD | 0.06% due 4/13/2015 (e) | 115,497,690 | ||||||
30,000,000 | USD | 0.05% due 4/27/2015 (e) | 29,998,917 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co.: | |||||||||
50,000,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/1/2015 (e) | 50,000,000 | ||||||
38,000,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/17/2015 (e) | 37,998,480 | ||||||
47,829,000 | USD | 0.09% due 5/6/2015 (e) | 47,824,815 | ||||||
49,100,000 | USD | 0.09% due 5/15/2015 (e) | 49,094,599 | ||||||
24,200,000 | USD | 0.09% due 5/29/2015 (e) | 24,196,491 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||||
(Cost — $3,715,447,944) | 3,715,433,937 | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4% | |||||||||
(Cost — $8,790,222,522) | 9,956,521,794 | ||||||||
Other Assets In Excess of | |||||||||
Liabilities — 0.6% | 55,403,817 | ||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 10,011,925,611 | |||||||
18 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |
March 31, 2015 | |
USD | NET | ||||||||||||||||||
SETTLEMENT | LOCAL | VALUE AT | UNREALIZED | ||||||||||||||||
FOREIGN | DATES | CURRENCY | USD | MArch 31, | APPRECIATION/ | ||||||||||||||
CURRENCY | COUNTERPARTY | THROUGH | AMOUNT | EQUIVALENT | 2015 | (DEPRECIATION) | |||||||||||||
Contracts to Sell: | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian | State Street | 06/04/2015 | AUD 131,658,000 | $ | 101,752,585 | $ | 99,920,420 | $ | 1,832,165 | ||||||||||
euro | State Street | 06/04/2015 | EUR 294,895,000 | 332,794,154 | 317,352,130 | 15,442,024 | |||||||||||||
Japanese | State Street | 06/04/2015 | JPY 60,855,700,000 | 507,725,099 | 507,834,918 | (109,819 | ) | ||||||||||||
South | State Street | 04/06/2015 | KRW 121,909,000,000 | 110,418,263 | 109,885,204 | 533,059 | |||||||||||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | $ | 17,697,429 | |||||||||||||||||
Abbreviations used in this schedule:
ADR | — | American Depositary Receipt |
AUD | — | Australian dollar |
EUR | — | euro |
JPY | — | Japanese yen |
KRW | — | South Korean won |
NV | — | Non-voting |
SGD | — | Singapore dollar |
TWD | — | Taiwan dollar |
USD | — | United States dollar |
(a) | Security is deemed illiquid. As of March 31, 2015, the value of these illiquid securities amounted to 0.2% of total net assets. | |
(b) | Non-income producing investment. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 19 |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments |
March 31, 2015 |
(c) | Issuer of the security is an affiliate of the IVA Worldwide Fund as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. An affiliate is deemed as a company in which the IVA Worldwide Fund indirectly or directly has ownership of at least 5% of the company’s outstanding voting securities. See Schedule of Affiliates below for additional information. |
Schedule of Affiliates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SHARES | SHARES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HELD AT | HELD AT | FAIR VALUE AT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SEPTEMBER 30, | SHARE | SHARE | MARCH 31, | MARCH 31, | REALIZED | DIVIDEND | ||||||||||||||||||||||
SECURITY | 2014 | ADDITIONS | REDUCTIONS | 2015 | 2015 | GAIN | INCOME* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cosel Co., Ltd. | 2,140,300 | 5,200 | — | 2,145,500 | $ | 24,096,290 | — | $ | 238,532 | |||||||||||||||||||
DeVry Education Group Inc. | 3,811,345 | 1,415,040 | — | 5,226,385 | 174,352,204 | — | 686,042 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Icom Inc. | 944,700 | — | — | 944,700 | 22,748,102 | — | 118,819 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Miura Co., Ltd. | 9,390,712 | — | 635,812 | 8,754,900 | 98,837,992 | $ | 653,267 | 639,204 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net 1 U.E.P.S. Technologies Inc. | 6,006,359 | 14,570 | — | 6,020,929 | 82,366,309 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 402,400,897 | $ | 653,267 | $ | 1,682,597 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
* | Dividend income is gross of withholding taxes. | ||
(d) | Cumulative redeemable preferred stock. The date shown represents the first optional call date. | ||
(e) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the 1933 Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements. | ||
(f) | Fixed-to-float perpetual bond. The security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date. | ||
(g) | Senior unsecured note. The first call date is April 15, 2017. | ||
(h) | Variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect. |
20 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Performance (unaudited) | As of March 31, 2015 |
Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2015 | Six Months(a) | One Year | Five Year | Since Inception(b) | ||||||||||||
Class A | 0.96 | % | 2.46 | % | 7.85 | % | 10.00 | % | ||||||||
Class A (with a 5% maximum initial sales charge) | -4.09 | % | -2.69 | % | 6.75 | % | 9.14 | % | ||||||||
Class C | 0.59 | % | 1.68 | % | 7.04 | % | 9.17 | % | ||||||||
Class I | 1.06 | % | 2.66 | % | 8.12 | % | 10.27 | % | ||||||||
MSCI All Country World (ex-U.S.) Index (Net)(c) | -0.51 | % | -1.01 | % | 4.82 | % | 5.45 | % | ||||||||
Consumer Price Index(d) | -0.80 | % | 0.04 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.15 | % |
Growth of a $10,000 Initial Investment |
(a) | Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(b) | The Fund commenced investment operations on October 1, 2008. |
(c) | The MSCI All Country World (ex-U.S.) Index (Net) is an unmanaged, free float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index composed of stocks of companies located in countries throughout the world, excluding the United States. It is designed to measure equity market performance in global developed and emerging markets outside the United States. The index includes reinvestment of dividends, net of foreign withholding taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. |
(d) | The Consumer Price Index examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. |
(e) | Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in Class A shares on October 1, 2008, assuming the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5% at the time of investment for Class A shares and the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through March 31, 2015. The performance of the Fund’s other classes may be greater or less than the Class A shares’ performance indicated on this chart depending on whether greater or lesser sales charges and fees were incurred by shareholders investing in the other classes. |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 866-941-4482.
The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.00%. Class C shares may include a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The expense ratios for the Fund are as follows: 1.26% (Class A shares); 2.01% (Class C shares); and 1.01% (Class I shares). These expense ratios are as stated in the most recent Prospectus dated January 31, 2015. More recent expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this Semi-Annual Report.
21 |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Portfolio Composition (unaudited) | As of March 31, 2015 |
Asset Allocation (As a Percent of Total Net Assets) |
Sector Allocation (As a Percent of Total Net Assets) |
Top 10 Positions (As a Percent of Total Net Assets)(b) |
Gold Bullion | 5.1 | % | ||
Government of Singapore, 2.875% due 7/1/2015, 3.75% due 9/1/2016, | ||||
2.375% due 4/1/2017 | 4.3 | % | ||
Astellas Pharma Inc. | 3.8 | % | ||
Nestlé SA | 3.0 | % | ||
News Corp., Class ‘A’ , Class ‘B’ | 2.8 | % | ||
Wendel, 4.875% due 5/26/2016, 4.375% due 8/9/2017, | ||||
6.75% due 4/20/2018 | 2.5 | % | ||
Genting Malaysia Berhad | 2.1 | % | ||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 2.1 | % | ||
Alten SA | 1.7 | % | ||
Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd. | 1.7 | % | ||
Top 10 positions represent 29.1% of total net assets. | |
(a) | Other represents unrealized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts and other assets and liabilities. |
(b) | Short-Term Investments are not included. |
22 |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments |
March 31, 2015 |
SHARES | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 56.1% | ||||||||
Argentina | 0.0% | ||||||||
894 | Nortel Inversora SA, Series ‘B’, ADR | $ | 20,204 | |||||
Australia | 0.1% | ||||||||
1,380,029 | Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd. | 2,543,660 | ||||||
Belgium | 0.4% | ||||||||
129,186 | Sofina SA | 13,362,881 | ||||||
Canada | 0.3% | ||||||||
2,233,136 | Uranium Participation Corp. (a) | 9,926,616 | ||||||
China | 3.1% | ||||||||
39,557,030 | Clear Media Ltd. (b) | 41,686,512 | ||||||
26,197,000 | Digital China Holdings Ltd. | �� | 28,620,999 | |||||
35,128,000 | Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd. | 11,101,185 | ||||||
110,297,000 | Springland International Holdings Ltd. | 33,860,275 | ||||||
115,268,971 | ||||||||
France | 12.7% | ||||||||
1,409,481 | Alten SA | 64,736,500 | ||||||
2,945,609 | Altran Technologies SA | 29,496,758 | ||||||
6,852,800 | Bolloré SA | 36,525,532 | ||||||
19,200 | Bolloré SA NV (a)(c) | 100,747 | ||||||
220,428 | Bureau Veritas SA | 4,737,935 | ||||||
67,242 | Cap Gemini SA | 5,521,702 | ||||||
553,036 | Carrefour SA | 18,487,735 | ||||||
534,162 | CNP Assurances | 9,367,777 | ||||||
273,792 | Danone SA | 18,435,011 | ||||||
749,504 | Eutelsat Communications SA | 24,850,063 | ||||||
28,772 | Financière de l’Odet SA | 32,360,209 | ||||||
518,599 | Financière Marc de Lacharriere SA | 43,494,652 | ||||||
1,487,919 | GDF Suez SA | 29,445,890 | ||||||
47,385 | ID Logistics Group SA (a) | 4,318,075 | ||||||
76,923 | Robertet SA | 14,921,151 | ||||||
5,900 | Robertet SA-CI (c) | 697,837 | ||||||
306,687 | Séché Environnement SA | 10,057,842 | ||||||
320,072 | Securidev SA (b) | 12,733,828 | ||||||
2,251,141 | Societe d’Edition de Canal Plus | 15,079,965 | ||||||
213,624 | Sodexo SA | 20,854,397 | ||||||
506,198 | Thales SA | 28,139,770 | ||||||
441,577 | Total SA, ADR | 21,928,714 | ||||||
433,638 | Vinci SA | 24,819,520 | ||||||
471,111,610 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 23 |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) |
March 31, 2015 |
SHARES | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
Germany | 0.8% | |||||||||
255,033 | Siemens AG | $ | 27,614,388 | ||||||
Hong Kong | 4.0% | |||||||||
23,698,500 | APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. | 26,869,498 | |||||||
Asia Satellite Telecommunications | |||||||||
5,031,500 | Holdings Ltd. | 18,496,611 | |||||||
139,009 | Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. | 488,607 | |||||||
4,762,000 | Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 33,414,742 | |||||||
45,734,761 | Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd. | 64,419,726 | |||||||
14,130,000 | Midland Holdings Ltd. (a) | 6,215,075 | |||||||
149,904,259 | |||||||||
India | 0.6% | |||||||||
432,763 | Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd. | 8,975,953 | |||||||
29,719,091 | South Indian Bank Ltd. | 11,943,436 | |||||||
20,919,389 | |||||||||
Indonesia | 0.4% | |||||||||
293,703,500 | PT Bank Bukopin Tbk | 15,948,718 | |||||||
Japan | 15.8% | |||||||||
441,700 | Arcland Sakamoto Co., Ltd. | 9,483,283 | |||||||
891,400 | As One Corp. | 27,016,626 | |||||||
8,512,500 | Astellas Pharma Inc. | 139,645,172 | |||||||
1,273,800 | Azbil Corp. | 34,623,654 | |||||||
62,500 | The Bank of Okinawa Ltd. | 2,626,423 | |||||||
863,400 | Benesse Holdings Inc. | 27,211,840 | |||||||
1,301,900 | Cosel Co., Ltd. | 14,621,748 | |||||||
949,100 | Daiichikosho Co., Ltd. | 29,517,180 | |||||||
158,700 | Earth Chemical Co., Ltd. | 5,484,733 | |||||||
1,213,500 | Hi-Lex Corp. | 36,880,039 | |||||||
706,000 | Icom Inc. | 17,000,275 | |||||||
98,400 | Medikit Co., Ltd. | 3,052,053 | |||||||
3,137,700 | Miura Co., Ltd. | 35,422,902 | |||||||
765,300 | Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd. | 13,808,389 | |||||||
439,300 | Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. | 12,801,547 | |||||||
219,100 | Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. | 11,636,862 | |||||||
936,600 | San-A Co., Ltd. | 35,610,089 | |||||||
297,600 | Sankyo Co., Ltd. | 10,607,746 | |||||||
10,600 | Secom Joshinetsu Co., Ltd. | 278,401 | |||||||
432,175 | Shingakukai Co., Ltd. | 1,931,428 | |||||||
306,950 | Shofu Inc. | 3,519,042 | |||||||
4,500 | SK Kaken Co., Ltd. | 367,324 | |||||||
203,800 | Techno Medica Co., Ltd. | 4,100,299 | |||||||
2,513,700 | Toho Co., Ltd. | 61,577,109 | |||||||
551,500 | Transcosmos Inc. | 11,647,555 | |||||||
8,518,500 | Yahoo Japan Corp. | 35,228,882 | |||||||
585,700,601 | |||||||||
24 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) |
March 31, 2015 |
SHARES | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
Malaysia | 2.1% | |||||||||
69,408,400 | Genting Malaysia Berhad | $ | 79,275,694 | ||||||
Mexico | 0.1% | |||||||||
274,660 | Corporativo Fragua, SAB de CV | 4,069,437 | |||||||
Norway | 0.0% | |||||||||
84,237 | Stolt-Nielsen Ltd. | 1,296,646 | |||||||
Singapore | 1.2% | |||||||||
2,184,500 | First Resources Ltd. | 3,008,493 | |||||||
6,866,920 | Haw Par Corp. Ltd. | 43,032,398 | |||||||
46,040,891 | |||||||||
South Africa | 1.0% | |||||||||
2,813,516 | Net 1 U.E.P.S. Technologies Inc. (a)(b) | 38,488,899 | |||||||
South Korea | 4.2% | |||||||||
28,200 | E-Mart Co., Ltd. | 5,922,394 | |||||||
81,948 | Fursys Inc. | 2,430,113 | |||||||
1,106,920 | Kangwon Land, Inc. | 34,570,984 | |||||||
12,732 | Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. | 19,773,073 | |||||||
9,555 | Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. | 15,364,478 | |||||||
60,950 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 79,164,406 | |||||||
157,225,448 | |||||||||
Switzerland | 4.2% | |||||||||
24,036 | APG SGA SA | 9,145,206 | |||||||
1,469,017 | Nestlé SA | 110,954,772 | |||||||
57,358 | Schindler Holding AG | 9,549,829 | |||||||
1,271,928 | UBS Group AG | 23,977,898 | |||||||
153,627,705 | |||||||||
Thailand | 0.6% | |||||||||
20,611,300 | Thaicom PCL | 22,011,145 | |||||||
United Kingdom | 1.7% | |||||||||
1,912,614 | Antofagasta Plc | 20,782,282 | |||||||
607,604 | Avanti Communications Group Plc (a) | 2,018,957 | |||||||
4,611,634 | Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc | 39,266,754 | |||||||
62,067,993 | |||||||||
United States | 2.8% | |||||||||
3,226,336 | News Corp., Class ‘A’ (a) | 51,653,640 | |||||||
3,319,060 | News Corp., Class ‘B’ (a) | 52,673,482 | |||||||
104,327,122 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||||
(Cost — $1,717,240,141) | 2,080,752,277 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 25 |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
SHARES | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.0% | |||||||||
Switzerland | 0.0% | |||||||||
UBS Preferred Funding Trust IV, | |||||||||
44,039 | Series ‘D’, 0.875% due 4/30/2015 (d) | $ | 869,770 | ||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | |||||||||
(Cost — $712,126) | 869,770 | ||||||||
PRINCIPAL | |||||||||
AMOUNT | |||||||||
CORPORATE NOTES & BONDS – 4.9% | |||||||||
France | 2.5% | |||||||||
Wendel: | |||||||||
23,950,000 | EUR | 4.875% due 5/26/2016 (e) | 27,065,609 | ||||||
36,400,000 | EUR | 4.375% due 8/9/2017 | 42,661,632 | ||||||
17,600,000 | EUR | 6.75% due 4/20/2018 | 22,401,765 | ||||||
92,129,006 | |||||||||
Norway | 1.1% | |||||||||
Golden Close Maritime Corp. Ltd., | |||||||||
14,200,000 | USD | 9% due 10/24/2019 (c) | 10,863,000 | ||||||
Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.: | |||||||||
107,500,000 | NOK | 6.22% due 6/22/2016 (c)(f) | 13,644,628 | ||||||
77,500,000 | NOK | 6% due 3/19/2018 (c)(f) | 9,861,030 | ||||||
62,000,000 | NOK | 6.34% due 9/4/2019 (c)(f) | 7,984,737 | ||||||
42,353,395 | |||||||||
Singapore | 0.3% | |||||||||
DBS Capital Funding II Corp., | |||||||||
7,750,000 | SGD | 5.75% due 6/15/2018 (g) | 6,115,969 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd., | |||||||||
8,250,000 | SGD | 4.9% due 7/23/2018 (g) | 6,253,841 | ||||||
12,369,810 | |||||||||
Switzerland | 0.3% | |||||||||
4,500,000 | EUR | UBS AG, 7.152% due 12/21/2017 (g) | 5,473,711 | ||||||
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, | |||||||||
4,488,000 | USD | 6.243% due 5/15/2016 (g) | 4,684,350 | ||||||
10,158,061 | |||||||||
United Kingdom | 0.3% | |||||||||
Avanti Communications Group Plc, | |||||||||
12,136,000 | USD | 10% due 10/1/2019 (c)(e) | 11,771,920 | ||||||
United States | 0.4% | |||||||||
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, | |||||||||
13,885,000 | USD | 7.75% due 6/1/2021 | 12,860,981 | ||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES & BONDS | |||||||||
(Cost — $205,160,578) | 181,643,173 | ||||||||
26 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
PRINCIPAL | |||||||||
AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS – 4.4% | |||||||||
Singapore | 4.3% | |||||||||
Government of Singapore: | |||||||||
80,339,000 | SGD | 2.875% due 7/1/2015 | $ | 58,820,078 | |||||
77,990,000 | SGD | 3.75% due 9/1/2016 | 58,902,326 | ||||||
54,771,000 | SGD | 2.375% due 4/1/2017 | 40,759,067 | ||||||
158,481,471 | |||||||||
Taiwan | 0.1% | |||||||||
Government of Taiwan, | |||||||||
171,000,000 | TWD | 2% due 7/20/2015 | 5,490,084 | ||||||
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS | |||||||||
(Cost — $179,104,234) | 163,971,555 | ||||||||
OUNCES | |||||||||
COMMODITIES – 5.1% | |||||||||
158,216 | Gold Bullion (a) | 187,378,664 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMODITIES | |||||||||
(Cost — $217,083,962) | 187,378,664 | ||||||||
PRINCIPAL | |||||||||
AMOUNT | |||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 28.5% | |||||||||
Commercial Paper | 28.5% | |||||||||
Apple Inc.: | |||||||||
20,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/20/2015 (e) | 19,999,261 | ||||||
21,300,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/27/2015 (e) | 21,298,923 | ||||||
51,512,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/20/2015 (e) | 51,507,092 | ||||||
20,000,000 | USD | Coca-Cola Co., 0.08% due 5/20/2015 (e) | 19,997,822 | ||||||
10,800,000 | USD | Devon Energy Corp., 0.38% due 4/2/2015 (e) | 10,799,886 | ||||||
16,300,000 | USD | Diageo Capital Plc, 0.55% due 4/2/2015 (e) | 16,299,751 | ||||||
Electricité de France SA: | |||||||||
38,800,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/10/2015 (e) | 38,799,127 | ||||||
30,000,000 | USD | 0.17% due 5/28/2015 (e) | 29,991,925 | ||||||
7,389,000 | USD | GDF Suez SA, 0.16% due 4/21/2015 (e) | 7,388,343 | ||||||
Google Inc.: | |||||||||
20,000,000 | USD | 0.06% due 4/7/2015 (e) | 19,999,800 | ||||||
26,300,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/14/2015 (e) | 26,297,801 | ||||||
25,800,000 | USD | 0.07% due 5/19/2015 (e) | 25,797,592 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson: | |||||||||
38,000,000 | USD | 0.05% due 4/23/2015 (e) | 37,998,839 | ||||||
20,000,000 | USD | 0.01% due 5/5/2015 (e) | 19,999,811 | ||||||
L’Oréal USA Inc.: | |||||||||
30,000,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/8/2015 (e) | 29,999,475 | ||||||
40,000,000 | USD | 0.1% due 5/5/2015 (e) | 39,996,222 | ||||||
Merck & Co. Inc.: | |||||||||
46,400,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/22/2015 (e) | 46,397,835 | ||||||
15,100,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/29/2015 (e) | 15,099,060 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 27 |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
PRINCIPAL | |||||||||
AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION | FAIR VALUE | |||||||
Commercial Paper | 28.5% (continued) | |||||||||
Microsoft Corp., | |||||||||
47,700,000 | USD | 0.1% due 4/15/2015 (e) | $ | 47,698,145 | |||||
Mondelez International Inc.: | |||||||||
20,000,000 | USD | 0.54% due 4/14/2015 (e) | 19,996,100 | ||||||
15,000,000 | USD | 0.51% due 4/21/2015 (e) | 14,995,750 | ||||||
20,000,000 | USD | 0.54% due 4/21/2015 (e) | 19,994,000 | ||||||
10,200,000 | USD | 0.54% due 5/18/2015 (e) | 10,192,809 | ||||||
Novartis Finance Corp.: | |||||||||
18,500,000 | USD | 0.1% due 4/2/2015 (e) | 18,499,949 | ||||||
26,000,000 | USD | 0.1% due 4/16/2015 (e) | 25,998,917 | ||||||
Philip Morris International Inc., | |||||||||
17,100,000 | USD | 0.09% due 5/20/2015 (e) | 17,097,905 | ||||||
Praxair Inc.: | |||||||||
25,000,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/22/2015 | 24,998,979 | ||||||
26,400,000 | USD | 0.06% due 4/27/2015 | 26,398,856 | ||||||
Reed Elsevier Plc: | |||||||||
15,400,000 | USD | 0.42% due 4/9/2015 (e) | 15,398,563 | ||||||
40,000,000 | USD | 0.52% due 4/10/2015 (e) | 39,994,800 | ||||||
8,000,000 | USD | 0.52% due 4/16/2015 (e) | 7,998,267 | ||||||
Roche Holdings, Inc., | |||||||||
25,000,000 | USD | 0.08% due 5/11/2015 (e) | 24,997,778 | ||||||
Siemens Capital Co., LLC: | |||||||||
60,000,000 | USD | 0.08% due 4/24/2015 (e) | 59,996,933 | ||||||
27,000,000 | USD | 0.1% due 4/29/2015 (e) | 26,997,900 | ||||||
Unilever Capital Corp., | |||||||||
24,304,000 | USD | 0.07% due 4/7/2015 (e) | 24,303,717 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp., | |||||||||
8,900,000 | USD | 0.12% due 5/29/2015 (e) | 8,898,279 | ||||||
Vodafone Group Plc, | |||||||||
14,400,000 | USD | 0.57% due 4/10/2015 (e) | 14,397,948 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., | |||||||||
20,000,000 | USD | 0.05% due 4/27/2015 (e) | 19,999,278 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co.: | |||||||||
25,000,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/1/2015 (e) | 25,000,000 | ||||||
28,600,000 | USD | 0.09% due 4/17/2015 (e) | 28,598,856 | ||||||
20,900,000 | USD | 0.09% due 5/15/2015 (e) | 20,897,701 | ||||||
37,200,000 | USD | 0.09% due 5/29/2015 (e) | 37,194,606 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||||
(Cost — $1,058,214,601) | 1,058,214,601 | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0% | |||||||||
(Cost — $3,377,515,642) | 3,672,830,040 | ||||||||
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities — 1.0% | 36,134,644 | ||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 3,708,964,684 | |||||||
28 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2015 | |||||||
The IVA International Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts at March 31, 2015: |
USD | NET | |||||||||||||||
SETTLEMENT | LOCAL | VALUE AT | UNREALIZED | |||||||||||||
FOREIGN | DATES | CURRENCY | USD | MARCH 31, | APPRECIATION/ | |||||||||||
CURRENCY | COUNTERPARTY | THROUGH | AMOUNT | EQUIVALENT | 2015 | (DEPRECIATION) | ||||||||||
Contracts to Sell: | ||||||||||||||||
State Street | ||||||||||||||||
Australian | Bank & | |||||||||||||||
dollar | Trust Co. | 06/04/2015 | AUD | 56,970,000 | $ | 44,030,462 | $ | 43,236,767 | $ 793,695 | |||||||
State Street | ||||||||||||||||
Bank & | ||||||||||||||||
euro | Trust Co. | 06/04/2015 | EUR | 174,172,000 | 196,240,747 | 187,435,715 | 8,805,032 | |||||||||
State Street | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese | Bank & | |||||||||||||||
yen | Trust Co. | 06/04/2015 | JPY | 49,482,900,000 | 412,717,936 | 412,930,004 | (212,068 | ) | ||||||||
South | State Street | |||||||||||||||
Korean | Bank & | |||||||||||||||
won | Trust Co. | 04/06/2015 | KRW | 53,951,000,000 | 48,864,546 | 48,629,852 | 234,694 | |||||||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | $9,621,353 | |||||||||||||||
Abbreviations used in this schedule: | ||
ADR | — | American Depositary Receipt | |
AUD | — | Australian dollar | |
CI | — | Investment certificates (non-voting) | |
EUR | — | euro | |
JPY | — | Japanese yen | |
KRW | — | South Korean won | |
NOK | — | Norwegian krone | |
NV | — | Non-voting | |
SGD | — | Singapore dollar | |
TWD | — | Taiwan dollar | |
USD | — | United States dollar |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 29 |
IVA International Fund | IVA Funds |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) |
March 31, 2015 |
(a) | Non-income producing investment. | |
(b) | Issuer of the security is an affiliate of the IVA International Fund as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. An affiliate is deemed as a company in which the IVA International Fund indirectly or directly has ownership of at least 5% of the company’s outstanding voting securities. See Schedule of Affiliates below for additional information. |
Schedule of Affiliates | |||||||||||||||||||||
SHARES | SHARES | ||||||||||||||||||||
HELD AT | HELD AT | FAIR VALUE AT | |||||||||||||||||||
SEPTEMBER 30, | SHARE | SHARE | MARCH 31, | MARCH 31, | REALIZED | DIVIDEND | |||||||||||||||
SECURITY | 2014 | ADDITIONS | REDUCTIONS | 2015 | 2015 | GAIN/(LOSS) | INCOME | ||||||||||||||
Clear Media Ltd. | 39,557,030 | — | — | 39,557,030 | $41,686,512 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net 1 U.E.P.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Technologies | |||||||||||||||||||||
Inc. | 2,725,972 | 87,544 | — | 2,813,516 | 38,488,899 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Securidev SA | 271,086 | 48,986 | — | 320,072 | 12,733,828 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total | $92,909,239 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(c) | Security is deemed illiquid. As of March 31, 2015, the value of these illiquid securities amounted to 1.5% of total net assets. | |
(d) | Floating rate perpetual preferred stock. The rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect. The security has no maturity date. The date shown reflects the next call date. | |
(e) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the 1933 Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements. | |
(f) | Variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect. | |
(g) | Fixed-to-float perpetual bond. The security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date. |
30 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
March 31, 2015 |
IVA | IVA | ||||||||
Worldwide | International | ||||||||
Fund | Fund | ||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||
Long-term investments, at cost: | |||||||||
Non-affiliated securities | $ | 4,211,103,910 | $ | 2,038,003,098 | |||||
Affiliated securities | 358,180,813 | 64,213,981 | |||||||
Commodities | 505,489,855 | 217,083,962 | |||||||
Short-term investments, at cost | 3,715,447,944 | 1,058,214,601 | |||||||
Foreign currency, at cost | — | 1,486 | |||||||
Long-term investments, at fair value: | |||||||||
Non-affiliated securities | $ | 5,406,040,792 | $ | 2,334,327,536 | |||||
Affiliated securities | 402,400,897 | 92,909,239 | |||||||
Commodities | 432,646,168 | 187,378,664 | |||||||
Short-term investments, at fair value | 3,715,433,937 | 1,058,214,601 | |||||||
Foreign currency, at fair value | — | 1,467 | |||||||
Cash | 268,049 | 285,392 | |||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 34,607,333 | 15,273,214 | |||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 26,620,980 | 15,325,981 | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts | 17,697,429 | 9,621,353 | |||||||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 8,950,078 | 3,336,921 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses | 161,436 | 69,344 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 10,044,827,099 | $ | 3,716,743,712 | |||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | $ | 14,607,297 | $ | 3,207,459 | |||||
Payable for fund shares repurchased | 7,858,628 | 1,030,924 | |||||||
Accrued investment advisory fees | 7,692,994 | 2,849,587 | |||||||
Accrued distribution and service fees | 1,590,245 | 163,708 | |||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,152,324 | 527,350 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 32,901,488 | 7,779,028 | |||||||
Net Assets | $ | 10,011,925,611 | $ | 3,708,964,684 | |||||
Net Assets Consist of: | |||||||||
Par value ($0.001 per share) | $ | 565,029 | $ | 218,640 | |||||
Additional paid-in-capital | 8,703,719,885 | 3,325,299,102 | |||||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (116,976,273 | ) | (76,396,546 | ) | |||||
Accumulated net realized gain on investments, written options | |||||||||
and foreign currency transactions | 243,004,151 | 155,885,610 | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation from investments and foreign | |||||||||
currency translation | 1,181,612,819 | 303,957,878 | |||||||
Net Assets | $ | 10,011,925,611 | $ | 3,708,964,684 | |||||
Net Asset Value Per Share: | |||||||||
Class A | |||||||||
Net assets | $ | 1,997,727,031 | $ | 456,240,358 | |||||
Shares outstanding | 112,652,318 | 26,914,810 | |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 17.73 | $ | 16.95 | |||||
Maximum offering price per share (with a maximum initial sales | |||||||||
charge of 5.00%) | $ | 18.66 | $ | 17.84 | |||||
Class C | |||||||||
Net assets | $ | 1,353,777,539 | $ | 79,480,326 | |||||
Shares outstanding | 76,960,972 | 4,743,107 | |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 17.59 | $ | 16.76 | |||||
Class I | |||||||||
Net assets | $ | 6,660,421,041 | $ | 3,173,244,000 | |||||
Shares outstanding | 375,415,581 | 186,982,086 | |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 17.74 | $ | 16.97 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 31 |
Statements of Operations (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 |
IVA | IVA | ||||||||
Worldwide | International | ||||||||
Fund | Fund | ||||||||
Investment Income: | |||||||||
Interest | $ | 21,708,712 | $ | 8,088,830 | |||||
Dividends: | |||||||||
Non-affiliated securities | 37,433,953 | 14,587,176 | |||||||
Affiliated securities | 1,682,597 | — | |||||||
Other income | — | 121,469 | |||||||
Less: Foreign taxes withheld | (2,958,119 | ) | (1,750,959 | ) | |||||
Total income | 57,867,143 | 21,046,516 | |||||||
Expenses: | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 45,520,187 | 16,246,111 | |||||||
Distribution and service fees: | |||||||||
Class A | 2,524,414 | 527,777 | |||||||
Class C | 6,934,236 | 399,214 | |||||||
Trustee fees | 155,987 | 55,101 | |||||||
Other expenses | 4,919,998 | 1,728,169 | |||||||
Total expenses | 60,054,822 | 18,956,372 | |||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (2,187,679 | ) | 2,090,144 | ||||||
Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |||||||||
on Investments, Written Options and | |||||||||
Foreign Currency: | |||||||||
Net realized gain on: | |||||||||
Investments: | |||||||||
Non-affiliated securities | 127,484,205 | 65,191,994 | |||||||
Affiliated securities | 653,267 | — | |||||||
Written options | 6,401,443 | — | |||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 175,401,755 | 113,988,412 | |||||||
Net realized gain | 309,940,670 | 179,180,406 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | |||||||||
(depreciation) from: | |||||||||
Investments (net of any accrued foreign capital gains | |||||||||
tax withholding) | (197,976,645 | ) | (113,694,727 | ) | |||||
Written options | (6,302,763 | ) | — | ||||||
Foreign currency translation | (35,504,998 | ) | (27,079,734 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation (depreciation) | (239,784,406 | ) | (140,774,461 | ) | |||||
Net realized and change in unrealized gain on | |||||||||
investments, written options and foreign currency | 70,156,264 | 38,405,945 | |||||||
Increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 67,968,585 | $ | 40,496,089 | |||||
32 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
IVA Worldwide Fund | IVA International Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
March 31, | September 30, | March 31, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (2,187,679 | ) | $ | 18,417,509 | $ | 2,090,144 | $ | 22,563,717 | |||||||
Net realized gain | 309,940,670 | 429,811,234 | 179,180,406 | 128,397,109 | ||||||||||||
Net change in net unrealized | ||||||||||||||||
appreciation (depreciation) | (239,784,406 | ) | 293,875,095 | (140,774,461 | ) | 91,590,196 | ||||||||||
Increase in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
resulting from operations | 67,968,585 | 742,103,838 | 40,496,089 | 242,551,022 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (22,748,170 | ) | (26,557,492 | ) | (10,950,818 | ) | (8,738,822 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (5,318,532 | ) | (5,547,003 | ) | (1,581,767 | ) | (1,367,219 | ) | ||||||||
Class I | (92,175,893 | ) | (75,804,297 | ) | (91,721,437 | ) | (75,580,988 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gain on investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (77,757,586 | ) | (72,619,765 | ) | (12,633,252 | ) | (6,775,326 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (54,355,243 | ) | (42,834,331 | ) | (2,542,238 | ) | (1,527,789 | ) | ||||||||
Class I | (258,004,820 | ) | (170,582,807 | ) | (96,807,363 | ) | (53,176,210 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting | ||||||||||||||||
from distributions | (510,360,244 | ) | (393,945,695 | ) | (216,236,875 | ) | (147,166,354 | ) | ||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 789,304,913 | 2,166,513,255 | 409,757,626 | 560,802,602 | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 409,083,951 | 310,875,468 | 186,124,101 | 121,149,666 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (1,104,868,663 | ) | (1,667,267,580 | ) | (321,352,909 | ) | (473,387,680 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in net assets from | ||||||||||||||||
capital share transactions | 93,520,201 | 810,121,143 | 274,528,818 | 208,564,588 | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets | (348,871,458 | ) | 1,158,279,286 | 98,788,032 | 303,949,256 | |||||||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | $ | 10,360,797,069 | $ | 9,202,517,783 | $ | 3,610,176,652 | $ | 3,306,227,396 | ||||||||
End of period | $ | 10,011,925,611 | $ | 10,360,797,069 | $ | 3,708,964,684 | $ | 3,610,176,652 | ||||||||
Undistributed (distributions in | ||||||||||||||||
excess of) net investment income | $ | (116,976,273 | ) | $ | 5,454,001 | $ | (76,396,546 | ) | $ | 25,767,332 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 33 |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
IVA Worldwide Fund — Class A
For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
beginning of period | $ | 18.54 | $ | 17.91 | $ | 16.18 | $ | 15.71 | $ | 16.03 | $ | 15.00 | ||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations:(a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(loss)(b) | (0.01 | ) | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
unrealized gain | 0.12 | 1.35 | 2.08 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations | 0.11 | 1.38 | 2.20 | 1.44 | 0.16 | 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
investments | (0.71 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions | (0.92 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.45 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period | $ | 17.73 | $ | 18.54 | $ | 17.91 | $ | 16.18 | $ | 15.71 | $ | 16.03 | ||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 0.67 | % | 8.00 | % | 14.02 | % | 9.62 | % | 0.86 | % | 10.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 1.25 | %(d) | 1.26 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.28 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.31 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.11 | )%(d) | 0.14 | % | 0.72 | % | 1.16 | % | 0.93 | % | 1.41 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 13.0 | % | 22.5 | % | 26.3 | % | 27.9 | % | 50.8 | % | 28.9 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period (000’s) | $ | 1,997,727 | $ | 2,083,683 | $ | 2,378,045 | $ | 2,408,396 | $ | 2,714,773 | $ | 1,931,625 | ||||||||||||
(a) | The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period. | |
(b) | Calculated using average daily shares outstanding. | |
(c) | Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect an initial sales charge. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. | |
(d) | Annualized. |
34 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
IVA Worldwide Fund — Class C
For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
beginning of period | $ | 18.33 | $ | 17.71 | $ | 16.01 | $ | 15.54 | $ | 15.92 | $ | 14.92 | |||||||||||||||||
Increase from investment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations:(a) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(loss)(b) | (0.08 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.01 | ) | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
unrealized gain | 0.12 | 1.35 | 2.07 | 1.26 | 0.01 | 1.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase from investment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations | 0.04 | 1.24 | 2.06 | 1.32 | 0.04 | 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.19 | ) | — | — | (0.00 | )(c) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
investments | (0.71 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.35 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions | (0.78 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.35 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
of period | $ | 17.59 | $ | 18.33 | $ | 17.71 | $ | 16.01 | $ | 15.54 | $ | 15.92 | |||||||||||||||||
Total return(d) | 0.29 | % | 7.23 | % | 13.13 | % | 8.87 | % | 0.09 | % | 9.26 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 2.00 | %(e) | 2.01 | % | 2.02 | % | 2.03 | % | 2.04 | % | 2.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.86 | )%(e) | (0.61 | )% | (0.03 | )% | 0.41 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.67 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 13.0 | % | 22.5 | % | 26.3 | % | 27.9 | % | 50.8 | % | 28.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
period (000’s) | $ | 1,353,778 | $ | 1,431,328 | $ | 1,380,608 | $ | 1,469,720 | $ | 1,631,750 | $ | 1,055,144 | |||||||||||||||||
(a) | The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period. | |
(b) | Calculated using average daily shares outstanding. | |
(c) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. | |
(d) | Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect a contingent deferred sales charge. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. | |
(e) | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 35 |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
IVA Worldwide Fund — Class I
For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
beginning of period | $ | 18.57 | $ | 17.94 | $ | 16.21 | $ | 15.73 | $ | 16.05 | $ | 15.02 | ||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations:(a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
unrealized gain | 0.12 | 1.36 | 2.08 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations | 0.13 | 1.43 | 2.24 | 1.49 | 0.20 | 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
investments | (0.71 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions | (0.96 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.49 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period | $ | 17.74 | $ | 18.57 | $ | 17.94 | $ | 16.21 | $ | 15.73 | $ | 16.05 | ||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 0.82 | % | 8.25 | % | 14.28 | % | 9.97 | % | 1.09 | % | 10.40 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 1.00 | %(d) | 1.01 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.06 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.14 | %(d) | 0.39 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.43 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.65 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 13.0 | % | 22.5 | % | 26.3 | % | 27.9 | % | 50.8 | % | 28.9 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period (000’s) | $ | 6,660,421 | �� | $ | 6,845,786 | $ | 5,443,865 | $ | 5,003,855 | $ | 4,830,219 | $ | 2,877,664 | |||||||||||
(a) | The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period. | |
(b) | Calculated using average daily shares outstanding. | |
(c) | Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. | |
(d) | Annualized. |
36 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
IVA International Fund — Class A
For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
beginning of period | $ | 17.84 | $ | 17.39 | $ | 15.95 | $ | 15.56 | $ | 15.59 | $ | 14.59 | ||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations:(a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(loss)(b) | (0.01 | ) | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
unrealized gain | 0.14 | 1.10 | 2.00 | 1.16 | 0.20 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations | 0.13 | 1.18 | 2.16 | 1.39 | 0.40 | 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.47 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
investments | (0.55 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions | (1.02 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.42 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period | $ | 16.95 | $ | 17.84 | $ | 17.39 | $ | 15.95 | $ | 15.56 | $ | 15.59 | ||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 0.96 | % | 7.05 | % | 14.09 | % | 9.53 | % | 2.56 | % | 9.96 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net operating expenses | 1.25 | %(e) | 1.26 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.39 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
income (loss) | (0.07 | )%(e) | 0.45 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.19 | % | 1.13 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 11.6 | % | 23.4 | % | 40.1 | % | 29.9 | % | 54.3 | % | 28.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period (000’s) | $ | 456,241 | $ | 391,494 | $ | 377,043 | $ | 409,163 | $ | 371,560 | $ | 240,245 | ||||||||||||
(a) | The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period. | |
(b) | Calculated using average daily shares outstanding. | |
(c) | Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect an initial sales charge. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. | |
(d) | The total returns include the effect of certain contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. | |
(e) | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 37 |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
IVA International Fund — Class C
For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
beginning of period | $ | 17.58 | $ | 17.14 | $ | 15.74 | $ | 15.35 | $ | 15.48 | $ | 14.51 | ||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations:(a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(loss)(b) | (0.07 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
unrealized gain | 0.14 | 1.11 | 1.96 | 1.15 | 0.21 | 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations | 0.07 | 1.05 | 2.00 | 1.26 | 0.28 | 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.34 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.10 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized gain on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
investments | (0.55 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions | (0.89 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period | $ | 16.76 | $ | 17.58 | $ | 17.14 | $ | 15.74 | $ | 15.35 | $ | 15.48 | ||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 0.59 | % | 6.29 | % | 13.18 | % | 8.76 | % | 1.76 | %(d) | 9.05 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net operating expenses | 2.00 | %(e) | 2.01 | % | 2.01 | % | 2.02 | % | 2.06 | % | 2.15 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Net investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
income (loss) | (0.84 | )%(e) | (0.32 | )% | 0.26 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.41 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 11.6 | % | 23.4 | % | 40.1 | % | 29.9 | % | 54.3 | % | 28.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period (000’s) | $ | 79,480 | $ | 82,359 | $ | 81,804 | $ | 77,882 | $ | 79,196 | $ | 55,824 | ||||||||||||
(a) | The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period. | |
(b) | Calculated using average daily shares outstanding. | |
(c) | Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect a contingent deferred sales charge. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. | |
(d) | The total returns include the effect of certain contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. | |
(e) | Annualized. | |
(f) | Reflects certain contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses) to limit the amount of total operating expenses to 2.15%. The ratio of expenses to average net assets without the effect of fee waivers and/or reimbursements was 2.17% for the year ended September 30, 2010. | |
(g) | The ratio of net investment income to average net assets without the effect of certain contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.38% for the year ended September 30, 2010. |
38 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
IVA International Fund — Class I
For a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
beginning of period | $ | 17.89 | $ | 17.43 | $ | 15.99 | $ | 15.60 | $ | 15.62 | $ | 14.62 | ||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations:(a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
unrealized gain | 0.14 | 1.12 | 1.99 | 1.16 | 0.21 | 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations | 0.15 | 1.24 | 2.20 | 1.43 | 0.45 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.52 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.19 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
investments | (0.55 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
Decrease from distributions | (1.07 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (1.04 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.45 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
of period | $ | 16.97 | $ | 17.89 | $ | 17.43 | $ | 15.99 | $ | 15.60 | $ | 15.62 | ||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 1.06 | % | 7.36 | % | 14.34 | % | 9.81 | % | 2.86 | % | 10.19 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net operating expenses | 1.00 | %(f) | 1.01 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.13 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.17 | %(f) | 0.69 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.79 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.44 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 11.6 | % | 23.4 | % | 40.1 | % | 29.9 | % | 54.3 | % | 28.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
period (000’s) | $ | 3,173,244 | $ | 3,136,324 | $ | 2,847,380 | $ | 2,280,940 | $ | 1,813,032 | $ | 1,067,427 | ||||||||||||
(a) | The amounts shown for a share outstanding may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to income earned and/or gains (losses) both realized and unrealized during the period. | |
(b) | Calculated using average daily shares outstanding. | |
(c) | Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. | |
(d) | The total returns include the effect of certain contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. | |
(f) | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 39 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
IVA Fiduciary Trust (the “Trust”) consists of the IVA Worldwide Fund (the “Worldwide Fund”) and IVA International Fund (the “International Fund”) (each, a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”). The Worldwide Fund and the International Fund are each a diversified investment portfolio of the Trust, an open-end series management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Funds commenced investment operations on October 1, 2008. The Worldwide Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of securities and asset classes from markets around the world, including U.S. markets. The International Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of securities and asset classes from markets around the world.
The following are significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
Use of Estimates. Preparation of these financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Funds’ management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and related notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Valuation of the Funds. The net asset value per share (“NAV”) of a Fund’s shares of a particular class is calculated each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open.
Listed equity securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange (“NASDAQ”) are generally valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no sales or NOCPs are reported during the day, equity securities are generally valued at the mean of the last available bid and asked quotations on the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded, or using other market information obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or pricing services. If there is only a bid or only an asked price on such date, valuation will be at such bid or asked price for long and short positions, respectively. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) equity securities not listed on NASDAQ are generally valued at the mean of the last available bid and asked quotations on the market on which the security is primarily traded, or using other market information obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or pricing services. If there is only a bid or only an asked price on such date, valuation will be at such bid or asked price for long or short positions, respectively.
Exchange-traded options are generally valued at the NBBO (National Best Bid and Offer from participant exchanges) reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Exchange traded options may also be valued at the mean of the bid and asked quotations on an exchange at closing. OTC options not traded on an exchange are valued at the mean of the bid and asked quotations. If there is only a bid or only an asked price on such date, valuation will be at such bid or asked price for long or short options, respectively.
Precious metals, including gold bullion, are valued at the spot price at the time trading on the NYSE closes (normally 4:00 p.m. E.S.T.).
Debt securities (except for short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less as described below) for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices received from dealers in the OTC market in the U.S. or abroad, except that when no asked price is available, debt securities are valued at the last bid price alone. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the current cost of offsetting such contracts.
The value of any investment that is listed or traded on more than one exchange or market is based on the exchange or market determined by International Value Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) to be the primary trading venue for that investment. A quotation from the exchange or market deemed by the Adviser to be the secondary trading venue for a particular investment may be relied upon in instances where a quotation is not available on the primary exchange or market.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has established a Pricing and Fair Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) comprised of officers of the Adviser to which it has delegated the responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Funds’ valuation procedures and fair value determinations made on behalf of the Board. The Committee may determine that market quotations are not readily available due to events relating to a single issuer (e.g., corporate actions or announcements) or events relating to multiple issuers (e.g., governmental actions or natural disasters). The Committee may determine that there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability whereby transactions or quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value. The Committee may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing services and other third parties, including broker-dealers and other market intermediaries, which may recommend fair value prices or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. For securities that do not trade during NYSE hours or securities for which there is a foreign market holiday when the NYSE is open, fair valuation determinations are based on analyses of market movements after the close of those securities’ primary markets, and include reviews of developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of an asset or liability. Fair values used to determine the Funds’ NAVs may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. The use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets or liabilities held by the Funds.
Fair Value Measurement. The Funds adhere to U.S. GAAP fair value accounting standards that establish a single definition of fair value, create a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Funds’ assets and liabilities, and require additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
• | Level 1 | – | quoted prices in active markets for identical investments | |
• | Level 2 | – | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar or identical investments, amortized cost, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, other observable market data, etc.) | |
• | Level 3 | – | significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Worldwide Fund’s assets at fair value:
Quoted Prices in | Other Significant | Significant | |||||||||||
Active Markets | Observable | Unobservable | |||||||||||
for Identical | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||||||
ASSETS | Investments (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||
Common stocks: | |||||||||||||
Foreign | $ | 2,792,244,456 | — | — | $ | 2,792,244,456 | |||||||
United States | 2,150,733,194 | — | — | 2,150,733,194 | |||||||||
Preferred stocks | 121,193,029 | — | — | 121,193,029 | |||||||||
Corporate notes & bonds | 9,657,189 | $ | 416,666,108 | — | 426,323,297 | ||||||||
Sovereign government bonds | — | 317,947,713 | — | 317,947,713 | |||||||||
Commodities | 432,646,168 | — | — | 432,646,168 | |||||||||
Short-term investments | — | 3,715,433,937 | — | 3,715,433,937 | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on | |||||||||||||
open forward foreign | |||||||||||||
currency contracts | — | 17,697,429 | — | 17,697,429 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 5,506,474,036 | $ | 4,467,745,187 | — | $ | 9,974,219,223 | ||||||
The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2015, the Worldwide Fund had no transfers between any levels. For the six months ended March 31, 2015 and the year ended September 30, 2014, there were no Level 3 assets or liabilities held in the Worldwide Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the International Fund’s assets at fair value:
Quoted Prices in | Other Significant | Significant | |||||||||||
Active Markets | Observable | Unobservable | |||||||||||
for Identical | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||||||
ASSETS | Investments (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | Total | |||||||||
Common stocks: | |||||||||||||
Foreign | $ | 1,976,425,155 | — | — | $ | 1,976,425,155 | |||||||
United States | 104,327,122 | — | — | 104,327,122 | |||||||||
Preferred stocks | 869,770 | — | — | 869,770 | |||||||||
Corporate notes & bonds | — | $ | 181,643,173 | — | 181,643,173 | ||||||||
Sovereign government bonds | — | 163,971,555 | — | 163,971,555 | |||||||||
Commodities | 187,378,664 | — | — | 187,378,664 | |||||||||
Short-term investments | — | 1,058,214,601 | — | 1,058,214,601 | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on | |||||||||||||
open forward foreign | |||||||||||||
currency contracts | — | 9,621,353 | — | 9,621,353 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,269,000,711 | $ | 1,413,450,682 | — | $ | 3,682,451,393 | ||||||
The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2015, the International Fund had transfers of $697,837 from Level 2 to Level 1 as a result of the Fund using last sale prices. For the six months ended March 31, 2015 and the year ended September 30, 2014, there were no Level 3 assets or liabilities held in the International Fund.
Foreign Currency Translation. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and change in unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, 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 each Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments, at the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
Portfolio Transactions and Investment Income. Portfolio transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined by the specific identification method.
Class Allocation. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and Fund expenses are allocated daily to the various classes of each Fund pro rata on the basis of relative net assets. Each class bears certain expenses unique to that class. Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by each share class.
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the nature of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
Federal and Other Taxes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders each year. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
The Funds adhere to U.S. GAAP accounting standards for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. This standard defines the threshold for recognizing tax positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable taxing authority and requires measurement of a tax position meeting the “more-likely-than-not” criterion, based on the largest benefit that is more than fifty percent realized. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years (current, 2013, 2012 and 2011) and determined that no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. Tax-related interest or penalties, if applicable, are to be disclosed in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the Funds did not incur any tax-related interest or penalties.
Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates. Dividend and interest withholding taxes incurred and capital gains taxes paid, for the six months ended March 31, 2015, can be found in the Statements of Operations.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Each Fund engages in buying and selling forward foreign currency contracts to seek to manage the exposure of investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies against fluctuations in relative value. A forward foreign currency contract involves a privately negotiated obligation to purchase or sell (with delivery generally required) a specific currency at a future date, at a price set at the time of the contract.
Options Transactions. During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the Worldwide Fund had written covered puts and calls on equity securities. Each Fund may write call options to seek to enhance investment return or to hedge against declines in the prices of portfolio securities or may write put options to hedge against increases in the prices of securities which it intends to purchase. A call option is covered if a Fund holds, on a share-for-share basis, either the underlying shares or a call on the same security as the call written where the exercise price of the call held is equal to or less than the exercise price of the call written (or greater than the exercise price of the call written if the difference is maintained by a Fund in cash, treasury bills or other high grade short-term obligations in a segregated account with its custodian). A put option is covered if a Fund maintains cash, treasury bills or other high grade short-term obligations with a value equal to the exercise price in a segregated account with its custodian, or holds on a share-for-share basis a put on the same equity security as the put written where the exercise price of the put held is equal to or greater than the exercise price of the put written, or lower than the exercise price of the put written if the difference is maintained in a segregated account with its custodian.
Premiums received for writing options that expire unexercised are recognized on the expiration date as realized gains. If an option is exercised, the premium received is subtracted from the cost of the purchase or added to the proceeds of the sale to determine whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss on the put or call. When a Fund enters into a closing transaction, the Fund will realize a gain or loss depending upon whether the amount from the closing transaction is greater or less than the premium received.
Foreign Investment Risk. Each Fund invests in foreign investments. Foreign investments can involve additional risks relating to political, economic or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. Since foreign exchanges may be open on days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of the investments in such Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.
Custodian Risk. Cash is held at the Funds’ custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Custodian”). The Funds are subject to credit risk on any cash balance that exceeds the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the extent that the Custodian may be unable to return cash held.
Indemnification. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. The Funds have a variety of indemnification obligations under contracts with their service providers. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.
Note 2 – Investment Advisory Agreement and Distribution Agreement
International Value Advisers, LLC is the investment adviser of the Funds. The Adviser’s primary business is to provide investment management services to a variety of investment vehicles, including the Funds. The Adviser is responsible for all business activities and oversight of the investment decisions made for the Funds.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
In return for providing investment advisory services to the Funds, each Fund pays the Adviser an investment advisory fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.90% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Investment advisory fees paid for the six months ended March 31, 2015 are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
The Funds have adopted Distribution and Services Plans (“12b-1 Plans”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under those 12b-1 Plans, the Funds pay a distribution fee with respect to Class A and C shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25% and 0.75%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of each respective class. The Funds also pay a service fee with respect to Class C shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets. Class I shares do not participate in 12b-1 Plans. Fees paid under the 12b-1 Plans for the six months ended March 31, 2015 are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
IVA Funds Distributors, LLC serves as the Funds’ sole and exclusive distributor.
There is a maximum initial sales charge of 5.00% for Class A shares. Class A shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 0.75% if $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares were initially purchased, a “finder’s fee” was paid to the dealer of record, and the Class A shares were subsequently redeemed within 18 months.
Class C shares may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if shares are redeemed within the first 12 months after purchase.
Note 3 – Investments
For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
Worldwide | International | |||||||
Fund | Fund | |||||||
Purchases | $ | 836,671,129 | $ | 304,909,207 | ||||
Sales | $ | 1,090,521,416 | $ | 304,034,721 | ||||
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes is substantially similar to the cost basis under U.S. GAAP. The following information is as of March 31, 2015.
Worldwide | International | |||||||
Fund | Fund | |||||||
Cost basis of investments | $ | 8,790,222,522 | $ | 3,377,515,642 | ||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 1,385,192,900 | $ | 430,246,897 | ||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | $ | (218,893,628 | ) | $ | (134,932,499 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 1,166,299,272 | $ | 295,314,398 | ||||
For the six months ended March 31, 2015, written options transactions for the Worldwide Fund were as follows:
Number of Contracts | Premiums | |||||||
Written Options, outstanding September 30, 2014 | (6,240 | ) | $ | (6,407,425 | ) | |||
Options written | — | — | ||||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | 997 | 430,473 | ||||||
Options exercised | — | — | ||||||
Options expired | 5,243 | 5,976,952 | ||||||
Written Options, outstanding March 31, 2015 | — | — | ||||||
Note 4 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Funds enter into transactions involving derivative financial instruments in connection with their investing activities. During the six months ended March 31, 2015, these instruments included written put and call options and forward foreign currency contracts. These instruments are subject to various risks similar to non-derivative instruments including market, credit and liquidity risks.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
The use of derivative instruments may involve risks different from, or potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in investments. Specifically, derivative instruments expose a Fund to the risk that the counterparty to an OTC derivatives contract will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise to honor its obligations. OTC derivatives transactions typically can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction. If the counterparty defaults, a Fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that the counterparty will meet its contractual obligations or that, in the event of default, a Fund will succeed in enforcing them. During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the Funds had exposure to OTC derivatives in the form of forward foreign currency contracts.
Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract, movements in foreign investment security values and changes in interest rates. Credit risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
Options transactions involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Price fluctuation on underlying equity or debt securities and on market indices may cause the written put or call options to be assigned on unfavorable terms to the Funds. Written put options involve elements of liquidity risk if a Fund is unable to enter into a closing transaction due to there being a lack of market makers for a particular equity or debt security. Counterparty risk associated with pledged collateral to the executing counterparty is limited to the extent that the pledged collateral is held at the Funds’ custodian. Pledged cash collateral is subject to counterparty risk at the Funds’ custodian.
The following summary of derivative instruments and hedging activity for each Fund is grouped by risk-type and provides information about the fair value and location of derivatives within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at March 31, 2015.
Worldwide Fund
Statements of Assets | ||||||||
Risk-Type Category | and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | ||||||
Foreign exchange | Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 17,697,429 | |||||
International Fund
Statements of Assets | ||||||||
Risk-Type Category | and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | ||||||
Foreign exchange | Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 9,621,353 | |||||
The following is a summary for each Fund grouped by risk-type that provides information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2015.
Worldwide Fund
Change in | |||||||||
Unrealized | |||||||||
Realized | Appreciation/ | ||||||||
Risk-Type Category | Derivative Instrument | Gain | (Depreciation) | ||||||
Foreign exchange | Forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 177,636,953 | $ | (33,780,902 | ) | |||
Equity | Written options | 6,401,443 | (6,302,763 | ) | |||||
Total | $ | 184,038,396 | $ | (40,083,665 | ) | ||||
International Fund
Change in | |||||||||
Unrealized | |||||||||
Realized | Appreciation/ | ||||||||
Risk-Type Category | Derivative Instrument | Gain | (Depreciation) | ||||||
Foreign exchange | Forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 115,127,692 | $ | (26,570,138 | ) | |||
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the Worldwide Fund had average notional values of $1,248,883,349 and $21,129,241 on forward foreign currency contracts to sell and written options, respectively.
During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the International Fund had average notional values of $815,722,487 on open forward foreign currency contracts to sell.
The following tables present, by counterparty, gross amounts of derivatives eligible for offsetting, gross amounts offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and related collateral received and/or pledged, if any, that the Funds have elected to offset under their legally enforceable Master Netting Agreement with such counterparty. A Master Netting Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and the counterparty that governs the terms of certain transactions and reduces the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying offsetting mechanisms and collateral arrangements, if any. Offsetting mechanisms allow the Funds to pay or receive the net amount of all forward foreign currency contracts outstanding on a given settlement date. At March 31, 2015, the Funds elected to offset forward foreign currency contracts on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Worldwide Fund
Net Exposure | |||||||||
Gross Amount Offset | Presented in the | ||||||||
Gross Amount of | in the Statements of | Collateral | Statements of Assets | ||||||
Counterparty | Recognized Assets | Assets and Liabilities | Received | and Liabilities | |||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | $ 17,807,248 | $ (109,819) | — | $ 17,697,429 | |||||
International Fund
Net Exposure | |||||||||
Gross Amount Offset | Presented in the | ||||||||
Gross Amount of | in the Statements of | Collateral | Statements of Assets | ||||||
Counterparty | Recognized Assets | Assets and Liabilities | Received | and Liabilities | |||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | $ 9,833,421 | $ (212,068) | — | $ 9,621,353 | |||||
Note 5 – Shares of Beneficial Interest
At March 31, 2015, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.001 per share. The Funds have the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each share of a class represents an identical interest and has the same rights, except that each class bears certain direct expenses specifically related to the distribution of its shares.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
Transactions in shares of each class of each Fund were as follows:
Worldwide Fund
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | September 30, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 6,918,026 | $ | 123,419,176 | 18,583,533 | $ | 338,398,771 | ||||||||
Shares reinvested | 4,918,248 | 85,184,058 | 4,953,343 | 86,435,856 | ||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (11,562,414 | ) | (207,098,991 | ) | (43,913,382 | ) | (810,199,547 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) | 273,860 | $ | 1,504,243 | (20,376,506 | ) | $ | (385,364,920 | ) | ||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 2,888,928 | $ | 50,862,385 | 6,823,813 | $ | 122,964,603 | ||||||||
Shares reinvested | 2,439,512 | 41,983,996 | 1,910,009 | 33,138,649 | ||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (6,467,935 | ) | (114,400,529 | ) | (8,570,131 | ) | (155,543,263 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) | (1,139,495 | ) | $ | (21,554,148 | ) | 163,691 | $ | 559,989 | ||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 34,485,849 | $ | 615,023,352 | 92,707,417 | $ | 1,705,149,881 | ||||||||
Shares reinvested | 16,286,303 | 281,915,897 | 10,962,806 | 191,300,963 | ||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (43,930,432 | ) | (783,369,143 | ) | (38,507,168 | ) | (701,524,770 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase | 6,841,720 | $ | 113,570,106 | 65,163,055 | $ | 1,194,926,074 | ||||||||
International Fund | ||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | September 30, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 6,676,598 | $ | 111,559,320 | 4,790,171 | $ | 83,213,482 | ||||||||
Shares reinvested | 1,254,200 | 20,456,007 | 787,171 | 13,334,672 | ||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (2,955,970 | ) | (49,903,386 | ) | (5,317,956 | ) | (93,980,783 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase | 4,974,828 | $ | 82,111,941 | 259,386 | $ | 2,567,371 | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 221,999 | $ | 3,711,283 | 511,859 | $ | 8,892,285 | ||||||||
Shares reinvested | 201,477 | 3,253,852 | 135,252 | 2,269,527 | ||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (365,658 | ) | (6,142,491 | ) | (733,753 | ) | (12,772,262 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) | 57,818 | $ | 822,644 | (86,642 | ) | $ | (1,610,450 | ) | ||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 17,297,101 | $ | 294,487,023 | 26,528,765 | $ | 468,696,835 | ||||||||
Shares reinvested | 9,957,978 | 162,414,242 | 6,230,547 | 105,545,467 | ||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (15,609,528 | ) | (265,307,032 | ) | (20,768,298 | ) | (366,634,635 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase | 11,645,551 | $ | 191,594,233 | 11,991,014 | $ | 207,607,667 | ||||||||
Redemption Fees. The Funds impose a redemption fee of 2% of the total redemption amount on the Funds’ shares redeemed within 30 days of buying them or acquiring them by exchange. The purpose of the redemption fee is to deter excessive, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices, and to help offset the costs associated with the sale of portfolio securities to satisfy redemption and exchange requests made by “market timers” and other short-term shareholders, thereby insulating longer-term shareholders from such costs.
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Additional Information (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
Proxy Voting. Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 866-941-4482, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov by accessing the Funds’ Form N-PX and Statement of Additional Information in the Funds’ registration statement on Form N-1A.
Schedules of Portfolio Holdings. The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. To obtain the Funds’ Form N-Q, shareholders can call 866-941-4482.
Trustees and Officers of the Funds. Additional information about Trustees and officers of the Funds is included in the Statement of Additional Information which is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 866-941-4482.
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Fund Expenses (unaudited) | IVA Funds |
As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including initial sales charges and/or redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other operating fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on October 1, 2014 and held for the six months ended March 31, 2015.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading titled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
Actual | Annualized | Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | Beginning | Ending | Expense | Paid During | ||||||||||||||||
Return | Account Value | Account Value | Ratio | the Period(b) | ||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 0.67 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,006.70 | 1.25 | % | $ | 6.25 | ||||||||||
Class C | 0.29 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,002.90 | 2.00 | % | 9.99 | |||||||||||||
Class I | 0.82 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,008.20 | 1.00 | % | 5.01 | |||||||||||||
International Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 0.96 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.60 | 1.25 | % | $ | 6.26 | ||||||||||
Class C | 0.59 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,005.90 | 2.00 | % | 10.00 | |||||||||||||
Class I | 1.06 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,010.60 | 1.00 | % | 5.01 |
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account values and expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example relating to the Funds with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as initial sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine your relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Hypothetical | Annualized | Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
Annualized | Beginning | Ending | Expense | Paid During | ||||||||||||||||
Total Return | Account Value | Account Value | Ratio | the Period(b) | ||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 5.00 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.70 | 1.25 | % | $ | 6.29 | ||||||||||
Class C | 5.00 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,014.96 | 2.00 | % | 10.05 | |||||||||||||
Class I | 5.00 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,019.95 | 1.00 | % | 5.04 | |||||||||||||
International Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 5.00 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.70 | 1.25 | % | $ | 6.29 | ||||||||||
Class C | 5.00 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,014.96 | 2.00 | % | 10.05 | |||||||||||||
Class I | 5.00 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,019.95 | 1.00 | % | 5.04 |
(a) | Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. |
(b) | Expenses are equal to the Funds’ respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. |
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IVA Funds |
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Distributor
IVA Funds Distributors, LLC
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Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Transfer Agent
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Counsel
K&L Gates LLP
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
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Boston MA, 02116-5072
This report is submitted for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless it is accompanied or preceded by the Funds’ current prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of management, and other information.
The commentary within An Owner’s Manual, the Letter from the President, the Letter from the Portfolio Managers, and the Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance reflects their current views and opinions as of the date of this report. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and IVA Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent. References to specific securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
(a) The schedules of investments are included in the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant does not have procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees. The Nominating and Governance Committee may, in its sole discretion, consider nominees recommended by each Fund’s shareholders.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, Michael W. Malafronte, the registrant’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Stefanie J. Hempstead, the registrant’s Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, reviewed the registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting (the “Procedures”) (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) and evaluated their effectiveness. Based on their review, Mr. Malafronte and Ms. Hempstead determined that the Procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s Procedures.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) are filed herewith.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are filed herewith.
The certifications provided pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates them by reference.
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.
IVA FIDUCIARY TRUST
By: | /s/ Michael W. Malafronte | ||
Michael W. Malafronte | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: June 2, 2015
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Michael W. Malafronte | ||
Michael W. Malafronte | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: June 2, 2015
By: | /s/ Stefanie J. Hempstead | ||
Stefanie J. Hempstead | |||
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 2, 2015