Investment Company Act file number | 811-22213 |
AlphaMark Investment Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
810 Wright's Summit Parkway, Suite 100 Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky | 41011 |
Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (859) 957-1803 |
Date of fiscal year end: | August 31 | |
Date of reporting period: | February 28, 2017 |
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
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AlphaMark Large Cap Growth Fund
A series of
Semi-Annual Report
February 28, 2017
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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
February 28, 2017 (Unaudited)
Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)
Top Ten Equity Holdings
Security Description | % of |
Centene Corporation | 5.0% |
Fifth Third Bancorp | 4.5% |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 4.1% |
Mylan N.V. | 3.9% |
Lear Corporation | 3.9% |
Amgen, Inc | 3.9% |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 3.8% |
Total System Services, Inc. | 3.8% |
Packaging Corporation of America | 3.7% |
EOG Resources Inc. | 3.6% |
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Common Stocks — 98.1% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 13.1% | ||||||||
Auto Components — 3.9% | ||||||||
Lear Corporation | 6,700 | $ | 951,333 | |||||
Automobiles — 3.5% | ||||||||
General Motors Company | 23,125 | 851,925 | ||||||
Specialty Retail — 3.3% | ||||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 11,506 | 789,082 | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.4% | ||||||||
PVH Corporation | 6,320 | 578,912 | ||||||
Consumer Staples — 4.8% | ||||||||
Food Products — 2.3% | ||||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A | 8,663 | 541,957 | ||||||
Personal Products — 2.5% | ||||||||
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) - Class A | 7,362 | 609,942 | ||||||
Energy — 9.9% | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.9% | ||||||||
Continental Resources, Inc. * | 16,765 | 757,778 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 9,093 | 881,930 | ||||||
Tesoro Corporation | 8,972 | 764,325 | ||||||
2,404,033 | ||||||||
Financials — 10.7% | ||||||||
Banks — 4.5% | ||||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 39,930 | 1,095,679 | ||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 3.4% | ||||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 14,355 | 820,101 | ||||||
Insurance — 2.8% | ||||||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | 1,468 | 667,940 | ||||||
Health Care — 12.8% | ||||||||
Biotechnology — 3.9% | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 5,274 | 931,019 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Common Stocks — 98.1% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Health Care — 12.8% (Continued) | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.0% | ||||||||
Centene Corporation * | 17,250 | $ | 1,216,125 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals — 3.9% | ||||||||
Mylan N.V. * | 22,782 | 953,427 | ||||||
Industrials — 13.8% | ||||||||
Airlines — 3.8% | ||||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 18,424 | 919,910 | ||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.9% | ||||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 9,710 | 711,937 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment — 4.1% | ||||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 6,478 | 978,826 | ||||||
Machinery — 3.0% | ||||||||
Flowserve Corporation | 15,840 | 735,768 | ||||||
Information Technology — 18.0% | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components — 2.6% | ||||||||
Amphenol Corporation - Class A | 8,892 | 615,415 | ||||||
IT Services — 3.8% | ||||||||
Total System Services, Inc. | 16,800 | 915,264 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.8% | ||||||||
Broadcom Ltd. | 3,331 | 702,608 | ||||||
KLA-Tencor Corporation | 7,931 | 714,742 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 7,600 | 720,556 | ||||||
2,137,906 | ||||||||
Software — 2.8% | ||||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. * | 21,753 | 672,168 | ||||||
Materials — 8.4% | ||||||||
Chemicals — 4.7% | ||||||||
Celanese Corporation - Series A | 6,340 | 565,338 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Company | 7,133 | 572,423 | ||||||
1,137,761 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Common Stocks — 98.1% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Materials — 8.4% (Continued) | ||||||||
Containers & Packaging — 3.7% | ||||||||
Packaging Corporation of America | 9,600 | $ | 887,328 | |||||
Telecommunication Services — 6.6% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.6% | ||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 19,050 | 462,153 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 10,812 | 536,599 | ||||||
Vonage Holdings Corporation * | 99,486 | 598,906 | ||||||
1,597,658 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $17,696,545) | $ | 23,721,416 |
Money Market Funds — 1.4% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.45% (a) (Cost $344,690) | 344,690 | $ | 344,690 | |||||
Total Investments at Value — 99.5% (Cost $18,041,235) | $ | 24,066,106 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.5% | 126,941 | |||||||
Total Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 24,193,047 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2017. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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ASSETS | ||||
Investments in securities: | ||||
At acquisition cost | $ | 18,041,235 | ||
At value (Note 2) | $ | 24,066,106 | ||
Dividends receivable | 31,011 | |||
Receivable for capital shares purchased | 89,100 | |||
Other assets | 26,322 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS | 24,212,539 | |||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Accrued advisory fees (Note 4) | 6,867 | |||
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | 5,950 | |||
Other accrued expenses | 6,675 | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 19,492 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 24,193,047 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 18,478,639 | ||
Accumulated net investment income | 11,553 | |||
Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions | (322,016 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 6,024,871 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 24,193,047 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 1,716,913 | |||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (a) (Note 2) | $ | 14.09 |
(a) | Redemption price varies based on length of time shares are held. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividend income | $ | 188,594 | ||
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends | (2,202 | ) | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | 186,392 | |||
EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) | 116,535 | |||
Distribution fees (Note 4) | 20,976 | |||
Professional fees | 17,291 | |||
Fund accounting fees (Note 4) | 16,180 | |||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 13,500 | |||
Insurance expense | 8,901 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 8,900 | |||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 6,000 | |||
Trustees' fees (Note 4) | 6,000 | |||
Custody and bank service fees | 5,652 | |||
Printing of shareholder reports | 3,550 | |||
Compliance service fees (Note 4) | 3,000 | |||
Postage and supplies | 2,318 | |||
Other expenses | 3,707 | |||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 232,510 | |||
Fee reductions by the Advisor (Note 4) | (57,708 | ) | ||
NET EXPENSES | 174,802 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 11,590 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||
Net realized losses from security transactions | (322,102 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 2,244,627 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS | 1,922,525 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 1,934,115 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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| Six Months | Year | ||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 11,590 | $ | 20,782 | ||||
Net realized gains (losses) from security transactions | (322,102 | ) | 2,402,638 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 2,244,627 | (260,504 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | 1,934,115 | 2,162,916 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2) | ||||||||
From net investment income | (1,619 | ) | (19,200 | ) | ||||
From net realized gains | (1,725,815 | ) | (3,582,100 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (1,727,434 | ) | (3,601,300 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 1,773,023 | 3,956,195 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders | 1,727,434 | 3,601,300 | ||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 2) | — | 3,312 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | (2,454,512 | ) | (5,840,839 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 1,045,945 | 1,719,968 | ||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 1,252,626 | 281,584 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 22,940,421 | 22,658,837 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 24,193,047 | $ | 22,940,421 | ||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | 11,553 | $ | 1,582 | ||||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
Shares sold | 126,281 | 292,258 | ||||||
Shares reinvested | 129,493 | 281,351 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (176,425 | ) | (447,904 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 79,349 | 125,705 | ||||||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | 1,637,564 | 1,511,859 | ||||||
Shares outstanding at end of period | 1,716,913 | 1,637,564 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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| Six Months | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 14.01 | $ | 14.99 | $ | 17.82 | $ | 14.98 | $ | 13.76 | $ | 12.60 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.01 | 0.01 | (0.02 | ) | 0.01 | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 1.14 | 1.33 | (0.73 | ) | 4.24 | 2.45 | 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.15 | 1.34 | (0.75 | ) | 4.25 | 2.44 | 1.69 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.00 | )(a) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(a) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
From net realized gains | (1.07 | ) | (2.31 | ) | (2.08 | ) | (1.41 | ) | (1.22 | ) | (0.53 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.07 | ) | (2.32 | ) | (2.08 | ) | (1.41 | ) | (1.22 | ) | (0.53 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 2) | — | 0.00 | (a) | 0.00 | (a) | 0.00 | (a) | 0.00 | (a) | 0.00 | (a) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 14.09 | $ | 14.01 | $ | 14.99 | $ | 17.82 | $ | 14.98 | $ | 13.76 | ||||||||||||
Total return (b) | 8.62 | %(c) | 10.44 | % | (4.82 | %) | 29.59 | % | 19.29 | % | 14.03 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 24,193 | $ | 22,940 | $ | 22,659 | $ | 23,591 | $ | 18,858 | $ | 17,115 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 1.99 | %(d) | 1.98 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.94 | % | 2.03 | % | 2.11 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 1.50 | %(d) | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (e) | 0.10 | %(d) | 0.09 | % | (0.13 | %) | 0.04 | % | (0.06 | %) | (0.08 | %) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 9 | %(c) | 59 | % | 43 | % | 30 | % | 40 | % | 52 | % |
(a) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
February 28, 2017 (Unaudited)
1. Organization
AlphaMark Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a no-load, diversified series of AlphaMark Investment Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 24, 2008. The public offering of shares of the Fund commenced on October 31, 2008.
The investment objective of the Fund is long-term growth of capital.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its final rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN, also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Although still evaluating the impact of the Rule, management believes that many of the Regulation S-X amendments are consistent with the Fund’s current financial statement presentation and expects that the Fund will be able to comply with the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments by the August 1, 2017 compliance date.
Securities valuation – The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). Securities, including common stocks, which are traded on stock exchanges are valued on the basis of their last sales prices on the exchanges on which they are primarily traded, or, if not traded on a particular day, at the closing bid price. Securities quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price or, if not traded on a particular day, at the last bid price as reported by NASDAQ. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last sale price, if available, otherwise, at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices. When using a quoted price and when the market for the security is considered active, the security will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or are considered to be unreliable due to significant market or other events are valued at their fair value as determined in good
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faith in accordance with consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used.
GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by security type as of February 28, 2017:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 23,721,416 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 23,721,416 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 344,690 | — | — | 344,690 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 24,066,106 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 24,066,106 |
See the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type.
The Fund did not have any transfers into and out of any Level as of February 28, 2017. The Fund did not hold any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of February 28, 2017. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of any Level at the end of the reporting period.
Share valuation – The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share, except that shares of the Fund are subject to a redemption fee of
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
1.5%, payable to the Fund, if redeemed within sixty days of the date of purchase. During the periods ended February 28, 2017 and August 31, 2016, proceeds from redemption fees totaled $0 and $3,312, respectively.
Security transactions and investment income – Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis, which compares the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been recorded for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Distributions to shareholders – Dividends arising from net investment income and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually in December. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. The Fund may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders of the Fund during the periods ended February 28, 2017 and August 31, 2016 was as follows:
Periods | Ordinary | Long-Term | Total |
2/28/17 | $ 38,531 | $ 1,688,903 | $ 1,727,434 |
8/31/16 | $ 362,948 | $ 3,238,352 | $ 3,601,300 |
Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal income tax – The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.
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In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The following is computed on a tax basis for each item as of February 28, 2017:
Cost of portfolio investments | $ | 18,041,235 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 6,606,292 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (581,421 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | 6,024,871 | |||
Accumulated ordinary income | 11,553 | |||
Accumulated capital and other losses | (322,016 | ) | ||
Accumulated earnings | $ | 5,714,408 |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions and concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken in the Fund’s open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2013 through August 31, 2016).
During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. Generally, tax authorities can examine tax returns filed during the last three years. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.
3. Investment Transactions
During the six months ended February 28, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and U.S. government securities, were as follows:
Cost of purchases of investment securities | $ | 2,117,666 | ||
Proceeds from sales of investment securities | $ | 3,085,609 |
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4. Transactions with Related Parties
The President of AlphaMark Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), the investment advisor to the Fund, is also the President and a Trustee of the Trust. Certain other officers of the Trust are also officers of the Advisor, or of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), the Fund’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accounting agent, and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s principal underwriter and an affiliate of Ultimus.
Trustees and officers affiliated with the Advisor or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services. Each Trustee who is not an interested person of the Trust receives an annual retainer of $2,000 and a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended, plus reimbursement of travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings, if any.
The Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) of the Trust is an employee of the Advisor. The Fund reimburses the Advisor $6,000 annually for the services provided by the CCO to the Trust.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Under the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Advisor, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. The Fund pays the Advisor an investment advisory fee computed at the annual rate of 1.00% of its average daily net assets.
The Advisor has contractually agreed, until at least December 31, 2017, to reduce its investment advisory fees and to reimburse other ordinary operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s annual ordinary operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) to 1.50% of its average daily net assets. Pursuant to this agreement, the Advisor reduced its fees by $57,708 during the six months ended February 28, 2017. Any fee reductions by the Advisor are subject to repayment by the Fund, provided that the repayment does not cause the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses to exceed the 1.50% expense limit, and provided further that the fees and expenses which are the subject of the repayment were incurred within three years of the repayment. As of February 28, 2017, the Advisor may in the future recover fee reductions totaling $294,404. The Advisor may recover these amounts no later than the dates stated below:
August 31, 2017 | $ | 39,419 | ||
August 31, 2018 | 91,283 | |||
August 31, 2019 | 105,994 | |||
February 29, 2020 | 57,708 | |||
$ | 294,404 |
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OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus provides administrative, pricing, accounting, dividend disbursing, shareholder servicing and transfer agent services for the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the terms of the agreements for such services. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies and costs of pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities.
DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Trust has adopted a plan of distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Plan”) which allows the Fund to incur expenses related to the distribution of its shares. The annual fees payable under the Plan may not exceed an amount equal to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the total expenses incurred pursuant to the Plan were $20,976.
5. Principal Owner of Fund Shares
As of February 28, 2017, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., for the benefit of its customers, owned of record 96% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
6. Derivatives Transactions
The Fund did not engage in any transactions in derivatives during the six months ended February 28, 2017.
7. Contingencies and Commitments
The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.
8. Subsequent Events
The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.
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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and other operating expenses. These ongoing costs, which are deducted from the Fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the Fund.
A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (September 1, 2016) and held until the end of the period (February 28, 2017).
The table below illustrates the Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:
Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess the Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not impose any sales loads. However, a redemption fee of 1.5% is applied on the sale of shares redeemed within sixty days of the date of purchase. The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)
More information about the Fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
| Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid During Period* | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,086.20 | $ | 7.76 | ||||||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.36 | $ | 7.50 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.50% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-420-3350, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-420-3350, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-866-420-3350. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of these filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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Rev. October 2010 Privacy Notice |
FACTS | WHAT DOES THE ALPHAMARK INVESTMENT TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? | ||
Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. | ||
What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include: ■ Social Security number ■ Assets ■ Retirement Assets ■ Transaction History ■ Checking Account Information ■ Purchase History ■ Account Balances ■ Account Transactions ■ Wire Transfer Instructions When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. | ||
How? | All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the AlphaMark Investment Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. | ||
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does the AlphaMark Investment Trust share? | Can you limit this sharing? | |
For our everyday business purposes – | Yes | No | |
For our marketing purposes – | No | We don’t share | |
For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We don’t share | |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – | No | We don’t share | |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – | No | We don’t share | |
For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We don’t share | |
Questions? | Call 1-866-420-3350 |
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Who we are | |
Who is providing this notice? | AlphaMark Investment Trust AlphaMark Advisors, LLC (Advisor) Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (Distributor) Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (Administrator) |
What we do | |
How does the AlphaMark Investment Trust protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information. |
How does the AlphaMark Investment Trust collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you ■ Open an account ■ Provide account information ■ Give us your contact information ■ Make deposits or withdrawals from your account ■ Make a wire transfer ■ Tell us where to send the money ■ Tells us who receives the money ■ Show your government-issued ID ■ Show your driver’s license We also collect your personal information from other companies. |
Why can’t I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only ■ Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness ■ Affiliates from using your information to market to you ■ Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. |
Definitions | |
Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ■ AlphaMark Advisors, LLC, the investment advisor to the AlphaMark Investment Trust, could be deemed to be an affiliate. |
Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies ■ The AlphaMark Investment Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. ■ The AlphaMark Investment Trust does not jointly market. |
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ALPHAMARK INVESTMENT TRUST
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Investment Adviser
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC
Administrator
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Distributor
Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC | Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Board of Trustees
John W. Hopper, Jr., Chairman
Officers
Michael L. Simon, President
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Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
(a) | Not applicable [schedule filed with Item 1] |
(b) | Not applicable |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit 99.CERT | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act |
Exhibit 99.906CERT | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act |
(Registrant) | AlphaMark Investment Trust | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Michael L. Simon | ||
Michael L. Simon, President | |||
Date | May 2, 2017 |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Michael L. Simon | ||
Michael L. Simon, President | |||
Date | May 2, 2017 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Theresa M. Bridge | ||
Theresa M. Bridge, Treasurer | |||
Date | May 2, 2017 |
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |