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 Number811-22578
Vericimetry Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1968 N. Lake Avenue, #303
Altadena, CA 91001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Dr. Mendel Fygenson
Vericimetry Advisors LLC
1968 N. Lake Avenue, #303
Altadena, CA 91001
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(805) 570-1086
Date of fiscal year end:September 30
Date of reporting period:September 30, 2019
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).
Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Annual Report
September 30, 2019
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank if you hold your shares through such an institution. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling 1-855-755-7550 if you hold your shares directly with Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund, or, if you hold your shares through a financial intermediary, by contacting your financial intermediary.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper copies free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-855-755-7550 if you hold your shares directly with Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund, or, if you hold your shares through a financial intermediary, by contacting your financial intermediary.
Vericimetry Funds
TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 30, 2019
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Letter to Shareholders | 1 |
Manager’s Discussion and Analysis | 2 |
Performance Summary | 3 |
Schedule of Investments | 4 |
Financial Statements | 17 |
Financial Highlights | 20 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 21 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 27 |
Expense Example | 28 |
Other Information | 29 |
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement | 30 |
Trustees and Officers | 31 |
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements. These include any predictions, assessments, analyses or outlooks for individual securities, industries, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for the Fund in the current prospectus, other factors bearing on these statements include the accuracy of the Adviser’s forecasts and predictions, and the appropriateness of the investment programs designed by the Adviser to implement its strategies efficiently and effectively. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets and investment instruments generally, could cause the actual results of the Fund to differ materially as compared to applicable benchmarks.
Vericimetry Funds
Letter to Shareholders
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Dear Shareholders,
We are pleased to present the enclosed annual report for the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) for the period ended September 30, 2019.
Vericimetry Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) is an academically based, quantitatively structured investment adviser. We provide a selected group of elite financial advisors access to an enhanced index strategy for a well-defined asset class with a predetermined benchmark. The Fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. It seeks to meet that objective by principally investing in U.S. small capitalization and value securities.
The Fund invests in a wide and diverse universe of U.S. small capitalization value stocks using a structured quantitative investment approach based on a set of well defined fundamental characteristics that historically has shown to deliver the risk-premiums in U.S. small and value equities. Given our capacity advantage, we employ a multi-factor approach to identify value securities. To this end, securities considered for the Fund must pass a “value screen” which combines factors such as book-to- market, price-to-earnings, price to-sales or price-to-operating cash flow.1
In an effort to enhance net returns to the investor, we implement disciplined and patient trading strategies. The Fund is managed with the intent of maintaining competitive management fees and low transactions costs, expenses and turnover in an effort to enhance net returns to the investor. We are committed to limiting the growth of the Fund’s assets under management once it reaches its optimal capacity.
We thank you for your investment in the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund and for the confidence and trust you place in Vericimetry’s investment team.
Sincerely,
Dr. Mendel Fygenson
Chief Executive Officer
Economic, political, and issuer specific events may cause the value of securities to rise or fall. Because the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money. Securities of small and microcap companies are often less liquid, more volatile and they may have more limited resources. Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and may underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. The investment strategies, practices and risk analysis used by the Adviser may not produce the desired results.
1 | Book-to-market is the value ratio of a company’s book value to its market value. Price-to-earnings, price-to-sales and price-to-operating cash flow ratios are the value of a company’s share price compared to its previous twelve months earnings per share, sales per share or operating cash flow per share, respectively. |
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Vericimetry Funds
Manager’s Discussion and Analysis
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
The following overview summarizes the results of the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) for the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2019. In general, the Fund seeks to deliver the long side of the size-value risk premiums in U.S. securities through a well diversified portfolio. The outcomes of this fiscal year demonstrate management’s commitment to the Fund’s mandated strategy and its stated investment philosophy. Please note that returns mentioned in the summary below, for both the Fund and for the indices, include both price appreciation/depreciation and reinvestment of dividends.
For the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2019, the Fund had negative returns, and it underperformed its benchmark – the Russell 2000® Value Index (the “Benchmark”). Overall, the Fund’s fiscal-year annualized return was a -12.70% versus the Benchmark’s negative return of -8.24%. For most of the year, the Fund was almost fully invested and had a well-diversified portfolio, with at least 1,000 equity holdings.
Examining the returns of different segments of the U.S. equity markets over this fiscal year provides additional information (shown below). The broad market had a small positive return, as illustrated by the Russell 3000® Index. Small cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000® Indices, had much lower returns than large cap stocks, represented by the Russell 1000® Indices. Given the Fund’s greater exposure to the smaller cap segment of the market, this size differential had a negative impact on the Fund’s returns.
Value stocks slightly outperformed growth stocks within all sizes, as illustrated by the various Russell indices. Thus, the value differential, which the Fund seeks to deliver through a multifactor approach, had a small positive impact on the Fund’s returns.
The Fund underperformed its Benchmark by 4.46%, which can be attributed to the weighting differentials of the Energy, REITs and Utilities sectors. In particular, the Benchmark’s return was positively enhanced by its exposure to REITs and Utility stocks, which contributed about 1.47% and 1.37%, respectively, while the Fund’s bigger weight in the Energy sector resulted in a negative contribution of about 1.92% relative to the Benchmark.
Please recall that by design the Fund can not invest in REITs and Utility stocks. In the case of the former, this is due to its special tax implications, and in the case of the latter, due to the regulated nature of the industry. We believe avoiding Utilities diminishes the risk profile over long periods of time.
Returns for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019
Russell 1000® Value Index | 4.00% |
Russell 1000® Index | 3.87% |
Russell 1000® Growth Index | 3.71% |
Russell 3000® Value Index | 3.10% |
RUSSELL 3000® Index | 2.92% |
Russell 3000® Growth Index | 2.70% |
Russell 2000® Value Index | -8.24% |
Russell 2000® Index | -8.89% |
Russell 2000® Growth Index | -9.63% |
Russell Microcap® Value Index | -11.57% |
Russell Microcap® Index | -15.98% |
Russell Microcap® Growth Index | -21.34% |
Source: Russell Investment Group
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Vericimetry Funds
Performance Summary (Unaudited)
September 30, 2019
Comparison of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment
in the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund and the Russell 2000® Value Index*
Total Returns For the periods ended September 30, 2019 |
| One Year | Five Year | Average Annual Since Inception ** | |
Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund | -12.70% | 4.58% | 9.67% | |
Russell 2000® Value Index* | -8.24% | 7.17% | 10.10% | |
* | The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. |
** | Commencement of operations for the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund was December 27, 2011. |
The Fund’s net expense ratio of 0.61% and gross expense ratio of 0.66% are reflective of the information disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated January 28, 2019 and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in this report. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and/or reimburse expenses at least through January 31, 2020 in order to keep the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (excluding certain non-operating expenses) from exceeding 0.60% of its average daily net assets. Performance data quoted represents past performance which is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of Fund shares will fluctuate and when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To receive current performance to the most recent month end, please call 1-855-755-7550. Please read the Fund’s prospectus carefully before investing.
The line graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Fund’s results as shown are net of fees.
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
As of September 30, 2019
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS – 94.3% | | | | | | | | |
BASIC MATERIALS – 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
AdvanSix, Inc.* | | | 3,900 | | | $ | 100,308 | |
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*1 | | | 12,800 | | | | 33,664 | |
AK Steel Holding Corp.*1 | | | 30,100 | | | | 68,327 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.* | | | 14,800 | | | | 299,700 | |
American Vanguard Corp.1 | | | 10,400 | | | | 163,280 | |
Balchem Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 138,866 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 20,700 | | | | 1,069,362 | |
Century Aluminum Co.* | | | 25,300 | | | | 167,865 | |
Coeur Mining, Inc.* | | | 89,900 | | | | 432,419 | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | 41,800 | | | | 726,484 | |
Covia Holdings Corp.*1 | | | 7,700 | | | | 15,554 | |
Domtar Corp. | | | 3,300 | | | | 118,173 | |
Element Solutions, Inc.* | | | 67,300 | | | | 685,114 | |
Ferro Corp.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 20,162 | |
Ferroglobe PLC | | | 12,200 | | | | 13,786 | |
Friedman Industries, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 16,225 | |
Gold Resource Corp. | | | 5,900 | | | | 17,995 | |
H.B. Fuller Co. | | | 4,300 | | | | 200,208 | |
Hawkins, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 59,500 | |
Hecla Mining Co.1 | | | 181,238 | | | | 318,979 | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 6,400 | | | | 148,864 | |
Ingevity Corp.* | | | 300 | | | | 25,452 | |
Innophos Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 87,642 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 1,350 | | | | 120,339 | |
Intrepid Potash, Inc.* | | | 18,700 | | | | 61,149 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 2,313 | | | | 228,918 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,600 | | | | 105,156 | |
Kraton Corp.*1 | | | 12,900 | | | | 416,541 | |
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | | | 5,200 | | | | 64,324 | |
Livent Corp.* | | | 5,900 | | | | 39,471 | |
Materion Corp. | | | 8,200 | | | | 503,152 | |
McEwen Mining, Inc.1 | | | 10,600 | | | | 16,536 | |
Mercer International, Inc. | | | 21,000 | | | | 263,340 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 169,888 | |
Oil-Dri Corp. of America | | | 1,400 | | | | 47,684 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 11,300 | | | | 211,536 | |
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 29,203 | |
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. | | | 1,800 | | | | 30,078 | |
PH Glatfelter Co. | | | 15,867 | | | | 244,193 | |
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | | | 7,450 | | | | 32,259 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 1,800 | | | | 179,388 | |
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. | | | 8,800 | | | | 41,360 | |
Rogers Corp.* | | | 500 | | | | 68,355 | |
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. - Class A | | | 4,800 | | | | 99,168 | |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 153,504 | |
Shiloh Industries, Inc.* | | | 3,900 | | | | 16,146 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 4,850 | | | | 470,741 | |
Tronox Holdings PLC1 | | | 12,200 | | | | 101,260 | |
United States Steel Corp.1 | | | 1,900 | | | | 21,945 | |
Univar Solutions, Inc.* | | | 1,025 | | | | 21,279 | |
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 45,240 | |
Verso Corp. - Class A*1 | | | 7,300 | | | | 90,374 | |
| | | | | | | 8,820,456 | |
COMMUNICATIONS – 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
ADTRAN, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 34,035 | |
ATN International, Inc. | | | 5,129 | | | | 299,380 | |
Aviat Networks, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 17,745 | |
CalAmp Corp.* | | | 4,400 | | | | 50,688 | |
Cars.com, Inc.*1 | | | 1,200 | | | | 10,776 | |
Casa Systems, Inc.* | | | 4,100 | | | | 32,206 | |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.* | | | 5,540 | | | | 28,088 | |
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 19,992 | |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 16,900 | | | | 80,444 | |
DHI Group, Inc.* | | | 7,800 | | | | 30,030 | |
Digi International, Inc.* | | | 12,600 | | | | 171,612 | |
Entercom Communications Corp. - Class A | | | 2,200 | | | | 7,348 | |
Entravision Communications Corp. - Class A | | | 10,700 | | | | 34,026 | |
ePlus, Inc.* | | | 2,280 | | | | 173,485 | |
EW Scripps Co. - Class A | | | 21,216 | | | | 281,748 | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 24,000 | | | | 257,760 | |
GCI Liberty, Inc.* | | | 1,100 | | | | 68,277 | |
Gray Television, Inc.* | | | 27,200 | | | | 443,904 | |
Harmonic, Inc.* | | | 2,800 | | | | 18,424 | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.* | | | 7,400 | | | | 39,442 | |
Infinera Corp.* | | | 11,450 | | | | 62,402 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc.* | | | 30,850 | | | | 656,488 | |
Lands’ End, Inc.* | | | 5,300 | | | | 60,128 | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. - Class A* | | | 3,300 | | | | 56,331 | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. - Class C* | | | 3,500 | | | | 59,833 | |
Limelight Networks, Inc.* | | | 7,200 | | | | 21,816 | |
Meet Group, Inc.* | | | 5,000 | | | | 16,375 | |
Meredith Corp. | | | 1,100 | | | | 40,326 | |
National CineMedia, Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 18,860 | |
NeoPhotonics Corp.* | | | 9,000 | | | | 54,810 | |
NETGEAR, Inc.* | | | 2,400 | | | | 77,328 | |
New Media Investment Group, Inc.1 | | | 16,500 | | | | 145,365 | |
New York Times Co. - Class A1 | | | 1,000 | | | | 28,480 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,100 | | | | 112,541 | |
NIC, Inc. | | | 7,200 | | | | 148,680 | |
PC-Tel, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 25,200 | |
Perficient, Inc.* | | | 3,600 | | | | 138,888 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
COMMUNICATIONS (Continued) |
Preformed Line Products Co. | | | 700 | | | $ | 38,213 | |
Saga Communications, Inc. - Class A | | | 900 | | | | 26,775 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 16,330 | | | | 616,621 | |
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,600 | | | | 68,384 | |
Spok Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 46,566 | |
Stamps.com, Inc.*1 | | | 2,600 | | | | 193,570 | |
TechTarget, Inc.* | | | 3,800 | | | | 85,595 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 62,120 | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 18,800 | | | | 485,040 | |
TESSCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 7,185 | |
United States Cellular Corp.* | | | 500 | | | | 18,790 | |
Vonage Holdings Corp.* | | | 3,100 | | | | 35,030 | |
| | | | | | | 5,507,150 | |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL – 16.4% | | | | | | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Class A | | | 18,700 | | | | 291,720 | |
Adient PLC | | | 2,400 | | | | 55,104 | |
Allegiant Travel Co.1 | | | 400 | | | | 59,864 | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 5,100 | | | | 54,570 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*1 | | | 32,600 | | | | 267,972 | |
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 91,700 | |
Anixter International, Inc.* | | | 7,700 | | | | 532,224 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | | 900 | | | | 92,097 | |
At Home Group, Inc.* | | | 6,100 | | | | 58,682 | |
AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 2,200 | | | | 111,540 | |
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | | | 12,900 | | | | 40,248 | |
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 21,420 | |
BBX Capital Corp. | | | 9,600 | | | | 44,832 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | 10,810 | | | | 362,459 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.* | | | 5,300 | | | | 78,970 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.1 | | | 25,900 | | | | 275,576 | |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.1 | | | 9,600 | | | | 19,968 | |
Big Lots, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 98,000 | |
Biglari Holdings, Inc. - Class B* | | | 300 | | | | 32,700 | |
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.* | | | 11,300 | | | | 295,834 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*1 | | | 6,200 | | | | 216,380 | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 21,335 | |
Buckle, Inc.1 | | | 4,800 | | | | 98,880 | |
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.* | | | 7,300 | | | | 22,995 | |
Caleres, Inc. | | | 15,900 | | | | 372,219 | |
Callaway Golf Co. | | | 14,350 | | | | 278,534 | |
Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | | | 9,400 | | | | 258,218 | |
Cato Corp. - Class A | | | 9,700 | | | | 170,817 | |
Century Casinos, Inc.* | | | 3,700 | | | | 28,601 | |
Century Communities, Inc.* | | | 7,072 | | | | 216,615 | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 44,100 | | | | 177,723 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | 2,200 | | | | 195,712 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 380 | | | | 46,913 | |
Citi Trends, Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | | 91,500 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 5,116 | | | | 495,689 | |
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.* | | | 2,600 | | | | 18,746 | |
Conn’s, Inc.* | | | 9,900 | | | | 246,114 | |
Container Store Group, Inc.* | | | 2,500 | | | | 11,050 | |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 3,100 | | | | 80,972 | |
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,350 | | | | 136,948 | |
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. | | | 5,700 | | | | 183,056 | |
Crocs, Inc.* | | | 1,450 | | | | 40,252 | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 3,450 | | | | 49,818 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 700 | | | | 103,152 | |
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.* | | | 3,100 | | | | 31,698 | |
Delta Apparel, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 40,375 | |
Designer Brands, Inc. - Class A | | | 9,300 | | | | 159,216 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.1 | | | 9,450 | | | | 385,654 | |
Dillard’s, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 2,400 | | | | 158,664 | |
Dorman Products, Inc.* | | | 200 | | | | 15,908 | |
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 66,855 | |
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,400 | | | | 59,184 | |
Eros International PLC* | | | 9,700 | | | | 18,527 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 57,300 | |
Express, Inc.* | | | 18,800 | | | | 64,672 | |
EZCORP, Inc. - Class A* | | | 15,700 | | | | 101,344 | |
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 2,000 | | | | 20,840 | |
FirstCash, Inc. | | | 3,008 | | | | 275,743 | |
Fossil Group, Inc.*1 | | | 16,600 | | | | 207,666 | |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.* | | | 200 | | | | 12,448 | |
Freshpet, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 19,908 | |
GameStop Corp. - Class A1 | | | 26,100 | | | | 144,072 | |
Genesco, Inc.*1 | | | 4,800 | | | | 192,096 | |
Gentherm, Inc.* | | | 2,100 | | | | 86,279 | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.* | | | 15,500 | | | | 399,435 | |
GMS, Inc.* | | | 5,800 | | | | 166,576 | |
GNC Holdings, Inc. - Class A*1 | | | 11,450 | | | | 24,503 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 18,606 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 4,300 | | | | 61,942 | |
Green Brick Partners, Inc.* | | | 5,098 | | | | 54,549 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 8,500 | | | | 784,635 | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | 23,250 | | | | 430,822 | |
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. - Class B | | | 2,891 | | | | 46,747 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 7,200 | | | | 145,944 | |
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 78,780 | |
Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 1,700 | | | | 78,353 | |
Hibbett Sports, Inc.*1 | | | 3,000 | | | | 68,700 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | | | 2,460 | | | $ | 52,742 | |
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. - Class A*1 | | | 1,800 | | | | 34,650 | |
Hudson Ltd. - Class A* | | | 4,000 | | | | 49,080 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc.* | | | 2,500 | | | | 143,350 | |
International Game Technology PLC | | | 2,900 | | | | 41,209 | |
International Speedway Corp. - Class A | | | 3,400 | | | | 153,034 | |
J. Jill, Inc.1 | | | 8,300 | | | | 15,770 | |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,500 | | | | 87,840 | |
KB Home | | | 5,500 | | | | 187,000 | |
Kewaunee Scientific Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 10,906 | |
Kimball International, Inc. - Class B | | | 2,800 | | | | 54,040 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 4,130 | | | | 138,727 | |
LCI Industries | | | 2,000 | | | | 183,700 | |
LGI Homes, Inc.* | | | 2,600 | | | | 216,632 | |
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | | | 6,500 | | | | 57,525 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,000 | | | | 397,140 | |
M/I Homes, Inc.* | | | 8,900 | | | | 335,085 | |
Malibu Boats, Inc. - Class A* | | | 1,600 | | | | 49,088 | |
Marcus Corp. | | | 6,480 | | | | 239,825 | |
Marine Products Corp.1 | | | 2,100 | | | | 29,736 | |
MarineMax, Inc.* | | | 8,300 | | | | 128,484 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 5,205 | | | | 539,290 | |
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,500 | | | | 52,238 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,836 | | | | 1,070,432 | |
Meritage Homes Corp.* | | | 16,700 | | | | 1,174,845 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 6,100 | | | | 205,204 | |
Michaels Cos., Inc.*1 | | | 8,600 | | | | 84,194 | |
Miller Industries, Inc. | | | 4,325 | | | | 144,023 | |
Mobile Mini, Inc. | | | 11,100 | | | | 409,146 | |
Modine Manufacturing Co.* | | | 10,204 | | | | 116,019 | |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 62,535 | |
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*1 | | | 1,500 | | | | 25,350 | |
Movado Group, Inc. | | | 6,150 | | | | 152,889 | |
Navistar International Corp.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 47,787 | |
New Home Co., Inc.* | | | 4,700 | | | | 20,492 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 74,880 | |
Office Depot, Inc. | | | 244,950 | | | | 429,887 | |
Oxford Industries, Inc.1 | | | 900 | | | | 64,530 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 20,940 | |
Party City Holdco, Inc.*1 | | | 12,500 | | | | 71,375 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 6,642 | | | | 258,374 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 151,296 | |
PetMed Express, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 18,020 | |
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 51,700 | |
Reading International, Inc. - Class A* | | | 2,189 | | | | 26,180 | |
Red Lion Hotels Corp.* | | | 2,000 | | | | 12,960 | |
Regis Corp.*1 | | | 11,146 | | | | 225,372 | |
REV Group, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 75,438 | |
Rocky Brands, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 109,659 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class A | | | 11,137 | | | | 429,665 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class B | | | 4,380 | | | | 174,893 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,600 | | | | 53,604 | |
ScanSource, Inc.* | | | 6,000 | | | | 183,300 | |
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.*1 | | | 3,500 | | | | 12,040 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc.1 | | | 6,100 | | | | 197,701 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 134,080 | |
SkyWest, Inc. | | | 24,080 | | | | 1,382,192 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,800 | | | | 119,358 | |
Spartan Motors, Inc. | | | 6,327 | | | | 86,806 | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc.*1 | | | 3,300 | | | | 119,790 | |
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,900 | | | | 20,202 | |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 140,795 | |
Steelcase, Inc. - Class A | | | 6,600 | | | | 121,440 | |
Steven Madden Ltd.1 | | | 6,550 | | | | 234,425 | |
Stoneridge, Inc.* | | | 2,600 | | | | 80,522 | |
Superior Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 1,954 | | | | 31,498 | |
Systemax, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 39,618 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.* | | | 41,488 | | | | 1,076,199 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*1 | | | 1,800 | | | | 138,960 | |
Tenneco, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 8,500 | | | | 106,420 | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 1,300 | | | | 73,632 | |
Tilly’s, Inc. - Class A | | | 90 | | | | 850 | |
Titan International, Inc. | | | 10,200 | | | | 27,540 | |
Titan Machinery, Inc.* | | | 4,500 | | | | 64,530 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 14,700 | | | | 603,435 | |
TravelCenters of America, Inc.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 35,583 | |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.* | | | 51,100 | | | | 768,544 | |
Triton International Ltd./Bermuda | | | 17,300 | | | | 585,432 | |
Tuesday Morning Corp.* | | | 6,000 | | | | 9,420 | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 31,740 | |
Unifi, Inc.* | | | 3,897 | | | | 85,422 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 624,384 | |
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | | | 2,300 | | | | 117,070 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*1 | | | 2,300 | | | | 64,607 | |
Vera Bradley, Inc.* | | | 11,800 | | | | 119,180 | |
Veritiv Corp.*1 | | | 6,100 | | | | 110,288 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | | | 4,100 | | | | 25,379 | |
Visteon Corp.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 107,302 | |
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.* | | | 2,800 | | | | 18,256 | |
Wabash National Corp.1 | | | 12,600 | | | | 182,826 | |
WESCO International, Inc.* | | | 7,750 | | | | 370,217 | |
William Lyon Homes - Class A* | | | 10,200 | | | | 207,672 | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 3,600 | | | | 138,060 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 4,650 | | | | 131,409 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued) |
World Fuel Services Corp. | | | 25,600 | | | $ | 1,022,464 | |
Zumiez, Inc.* | | | 11,600 | | | | 367,430 | |
| | | | | | | 30,002,558 | |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL – 11.9% | | | | | | | | |
Aaron’s, Inc. | | | 18,800 | | | | 1,208,088 | |
ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 13,100 | | | | 475,792 | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*1 | | | 15,800 | | | | 491,064 | |
ACCO Brands Corp. | | | 38,100 | | | | 376,047 | |
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 3,450 | | | | 9,902 | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*1 | | | 15,500 | | | | 590,395 | |
Akorn, Inc.* | | | 3,800 | | | | 14,440 | |
Alico, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 20,412 | |
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*1 | | | 4,500 | | | | 51,975 | |
American Public Education, Inc.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 64,786 | |
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 6,500 | | | | 18,850 | |
Andersons, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 148,038 | |
AngioDynamics, Inc.* | | | 12,200 | | | | 224,724 | |
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 18,308 | |
Arlo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 14,400 | | | | 49,104 | |
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 9,700 | | | | 12,416 | |
Avanos Medical, Inc.*1 | | | 1,000 | | | | 37,460 | |
B&G Foods, Inc.1 | | | 3,600 | | | | 68,076 | |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*1 | | | 20,800 | | | | 157,664 | |
CAI International, Inc.* | | | 5,100 | | | | 111,027 | |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 119,865 | |
Cambrex Corp.* | | | 2,100 | | | | 124,950 | |
Cardtronics PLC - Class A* | | | 1,400 | | | | 42,336 | |
Carriage Services, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 18,396 | |
Cass Information Systems, Inc. | | | 648 | | | | 34,986 | |
CBIZ, Inc.* | | | 14,300 | | | | 336,050 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co. - Class A* | | | 8,570 | | | | 237,603 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 334,056 | |
Collectors Universe, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 25,632 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.* | | | 7,900 | | | | 28,440 | |
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 8,232 | |
CONMED Corp. | | | 5,900 | | | | 567,285 | |
CorVel Corp.* | | | 800 | | | | 60,560 | |
CRA International, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 104,925 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 8,500 | | | | 87,550 | |
Cutera, Inc.* | | | 2,200 | | | | 64,306 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | 56,300 | | | | 1,077,019 | |
Dean Foods Co. | | | 9,100 | | | | 10,556 | |
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.* | | | 4,900 | | | | 24,010 | |
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 39,599 | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co.* | | | 5,000 | | | | 162,450 | |
Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. | | | 3,700 | | | | 36,001 | |
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 350 | | | | 21,028 | |
Ennis, Inc. | | | 9,900 | | | | 200,079 | |
Ensign Group, Inc. | | | 1,540 | | | | 73,042 | |
Enzo Biochem, Inc.* | | | 4,400 | | | | 15,840 | |
EVERTEC, Inc. | | | 1,700 | | | | 53,074 | |
Farmer Brothers Co.* | | | 2,200 | | | | 28,490 | |
FONAR Corp.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 24,804 | |
Franklin Covey Co.* | | | 700 | | | | 24,500 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.1 | | | 7,800 | | | | 266,058 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 15,700 | | | | 1,664,043 | |
Geron Corp.*1 | | | 29,000 | | | | 38,570 | |
GP Strategies Corp.* | | | 2,000 | | | | 25,680 | |
Graham Holdings Co. - Class B | | | 350 | | | | 232,207 | |
Green Dot Corp. - Class A* | | | 600 | | | | 15,150 | |
Haemonetics Corp.* | | | 200 | | | | 25,228 | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.* | | | 900 | | | | 19,327 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 73,710 | |
Helen of Troy Ltd.*1 | | | 1,250 | | | | 197,075 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,400 | | | | 111,624 | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 15,750 | | | | 217,980 | |
Horizon Therapeutics Plc* | | | 1,200 | | | | 32,676 | |
Hostess Brands, Inc.* | | | 21,200 | | | | 296,482 | |
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.* | | | 2,000 | | | | 122,680 | |
ICF International, Inc. | | | 6,898 | | | | 582,674 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 300 | | | | 47,880 | |
Ingles Markets, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,450 | | | | 134,067 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 98,620 | |
Integer Holdings Corp.* | | | 9,860 | | | | 745,022 | |
Invacare Corp. | | | 8,500 | | | | 63,750 | |
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 1,868 | | | | 180,449 | |
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 2,350 | | | | 7,826 | |
K12, Inc.* | | | 11,250 | | | | 297,000 | |
Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A | | | 13,600 | | | | 329,392 | |
Korn Ferry | | | 10,220 | | | | 394,901 | |
Landec Corp.* | | | 6,200 | | | | 67,394 | |
Lannett Co., Inc.*1 | | | 5,900 | | | | 66,080 | |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,600 | | | | 40,104 | |
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 34,180 | |
LHC Group, Inc.*1 | | | 4,568 | | | | 518,742 | |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,900 | | | | 81,624 | |
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | 5,000 | | | | 197,350 | |
Magellan Health, Inc.* | | | 9,100 | | | | 565,110 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 126,360 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 3,700 | | | | 83,694 | |
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 2,450 | | | | 11,000 | |
MGP Ingredients, Inc.1 | | | 300 | | | | 14,904 | |
Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.* | | | 2,100 | | | | 16,275 | |
Myriad Genetics, Inc.* | | | 1,100 | | | | 31,493 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Nathan’s Famous, Inc. | | | 300 | | | $ | 21,555 | |
National HealthCare Corp. | | | 2,400 | | | | 196,440 | |
Natural Alternatives International, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 10,855 | |
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.* | | | 4,800 | | | | 47,952 | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc. | | | 16,600 | | | | 463,970 | |
OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,100 | | | | 15,687 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 4,700 | | | | 27,307 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 7,400 | | | | 131,868 | |
PDL BioPharma, Inc.* | | | 18,400 | | | | 39,744 | |
Performant Financial Corp.* | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,600 | |
Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class A | | | 600 | | | | 12,798 | |
Premier, Inc. - Class A* | | | 600 | | | | 17,352 | |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 12,000 | | | | 416,280 | |
Quad/Graphics, Inc. | | | 6,725 | | | | 70,680 | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 9,600 | | | | 173,568 | |
RadNet, Inc.* | | | 3,469 | | | | 49,815 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 9,800 | | | | 252,742 | |
Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 5,800 | | | | 98,542 | |
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.*1 | | | 1,500 | | | | 19,500 | |
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 21,700 | | | | 81,809 | |
RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc.* | | | 9,500 | | | | 27,075 | |
Sanderson Farms, Inc.1 | | | 1,950 | | | | 295,093 | |
SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,000 | | | | 25,140 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp.* | | | 27,549 | | | | 456,487 | |
Seneca Foods Corp. - Class A* | | | 2,100 | | | | 65,478 | |
Seneca Foods Corp. - Class B* | | | 600 | | | | 19,449 | |
Simply Good Foods Co.* | | | 3,900 | | | | 113,061 | |
SpartanNash Co. | | | 10,800 | | | | 127,764 | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 184,520 | |
Surmodics, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 18,296 | |
Syneos Health, Inc.* | | | 1,800 | | | | 95,778 | |
Team, Inc.*1 | | | 3,800 | | | | 68,590 | |
Tejon Ranch Co.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 22,061 | |
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.* | | | 5,700 | | | | 56,487 | |
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.*1 | | | 1,300 | | | | 4,719 | |
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.1 | | | 1,029 | | | | 38,217 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 77,630 | |
TriNet Group, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 43,533 | |
Triple-S Management Corp. - Class B* | | | 5,037 | | | | 67,496 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.* | | | 8,500 | | | | 179,350 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.* | | | 8,500 | | | | 97,920 | |
Universal Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 175,392 | |
Vector Group Ltd. | | | 4,585 | | | | 54,607 | |
Vectrus, Inc.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 60,975 | |
Viad Corp. | | | 7,700 | | | | 517,055 | |
Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,100 | | | | 55,545 | |
Weis Markets, Inc.1 | | | 7,652 | | | | 291,847 | |
WW International, Inc.* | | | 1,800 | | | | 68,076 | |
| | | | | | | 21,671,318 | |
ENERGY – 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. | | | 575 | | | | 17,825 | |
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.1 | | | 2,400 | | | | 35,616 | |
Amplify Energy Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 19,744 | |
Archrock, Inc. | | | 43,300 | | | | 431,701 | |
Berry Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 23,400 | |
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.* | | | 4,700 | | | | 105,233 | |
C&J Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 10,550 | | | | 113,202 | |
California Resources Corp.*1 | | | 1,100 | | | | 11,220 | |
Callon Petroleum Co.*1 | | | 23,950 | | | | 103,943 | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.* | | | 7,700 | | | | 66,105 | |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. - Class A* | | | 19,700 | | | | 88,946 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.*1 | | | 7,223 | | | | 10,184 | |
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.* | | | 25,000 | | | | 51,625 | |
CNX Resources Corp.* | | | 32,500 | | | | 235,950 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc.*1 | | | 3,100 | | | | 24,149 | |
CONSOL Energy, Inc.* | | | 1,225 | | | | 19,147 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 6,500 | | | | 286,195 | |
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,338 | | | | 556,769 | |
Denbury Resources, Inc.*1 | | | 43,400 | | | | 51,646 | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*1 | | | 19,600 | | | | 108,976 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc.*1 | | | 9,875 | | | | 495,527 | |
Era Group, Inc.* | | | 5,500 | | | | 58,080 | |
Exterran Corp.* | | | 5,700 | | | | 74,442 | |
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*1 | | | 10,600 | | | | 31,164 | |
Flotek Industries, Inc.* | | | 6,450 | | | | 14,190 | |
Frank’s International N.V.* | | | 3,100 | | | | 14,725 | |
FutureFuel Corp. | | | 6,900 | | | | 82,386 | |
Geospace Technologies Corp.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 21,518 | |
Green Plains, Inc. | | | 7,400 | | | | 78,403 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 10,600 | | | | 28,726 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | | | 43,000 | | | | 346,580 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 5,800 | | | | 232,406 | |
Keane Group, Inc.* | | | 6,500 | | | | 39,390 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 45,100 | | | | 108,691 | |
Lonestar Resources US, Inc. - Class A* | | | 2,600 | | | | 7,072 | |
Matador Resources Co.*1 | | | 7,900 | | | | 130,587 | |
Matrix Service Co.* | | | 4,700 | | | | 80,558 | |
MRC Global, Inc.* | | | 4,500 | | | | 54,585 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 151,100 | | | | 282,557 | |
NACCO Industries, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,791 | | | | 114,463 | |
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.* | | | 3,241 | | | | 41,517 | |
Newpark Resources, Inc.*1 | | | 16,500 | | | | 125,730 | |
Noble Corp. plc* | | | 13,100 | | | | 16,637 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
ENERGY (Continued) |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.* | | | 25,500 | | | $ | 49,980 | |
NOW, Inc.* | | | 20,000 | | | | 229,400 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 44,700 | | | | 154,662 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc.* | | | 9,500 | | | | 128,725 | |
Oil States International, Inc.* | | | 9,200 | | | | 122,360 | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,500 | | | | 102,870 | |
Parsley Energy, Inc. - Class A | | | 21,400 | | | | 359,520 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.1 | | | 5,400 | | | | 46,170 | |
PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A | | | 26,500 | | | | 720,535 | |
PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 20,700 | | | | 574,425 | |
Penn Virginia Corp.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 34,884 | |
QEP Resources, Inc. | | | 16,800 | | | | 62,160 | |
Range Resources Corp.1 | | | 15,700 | | | | 59,974 | |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*1 | | | 12,850 | | | | 192,814 | |
REX American Resources Corp.* | | | 2,618 | | | | 199,832 | |
SandRidge Energy, Inc.* | | | 5,300 | | | | 24,910 | |
Select Energy Services, Inc. - Class A* | | | 2,800 | | | | 24,248 | |
SemGroup Corp. - Class A | | | 21,400 | | | | 349,676 | |
SilverBow Resources, Inc.* | | | 1,800 | | | | 17,442 | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 20,300 | | | | 196,707 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 31,100 | | | | 60,023 | |
SRC Energy, Inc.* | | | 77,650 | | | | 361,849 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc.* | | | 13,100 | | | | 73,884 | |
Talos Energy, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 26,429 | |
Tellurian, Inc.*1 | | | 2,600 | | | | 21,619 | |
TETRA Technologies, Inc.* | | | 22,500 | | | | 45,225 | |
Trecora Resources* | | | 3,000 | | | | 27,060 | |
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.1 | | | 5,500 | | | | 52,580 | |
Unit Corp.* | | | 5,400 | | | | 18,252 | |
Valaris plc | | | 17,400 | | | | 83,694 | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 2,800 | | | | 54,656 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp.* | | | 4,300 | | | | 34,529 | |
WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | 25,850 | | | | 273,751 | |
| | | | | | | 9,626,355 | |
FINANCIAL – 28.0% | | | | | | | | |
1st Source Corp. | | | 8,212 | | | | 375,535 | |
ACNB Corp. | | | 900 | | | | 30,870 | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | 12,300 | | | | 514,386 | |
Aircastle Ltd.1 | | | 20,060 | | | | 449,946 | |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.1 | | | 2,639 | | | | 64,682 | |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.*1 | | | 1,000 | | | | 20,220 | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.* | | | 9,500 | | | | 185,725 | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | 33,090 | | | | 800,778 | |
American National Bankshares, Inc. | | | 766 | | | | 27,170 | |
American National Insurance Co. | | | 1,900 | | | | 235,087 | |
American River Bankshares | | | 1,300 | | | | 17,680 | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 6,315 | | | | 254,116 | |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 3,288 | | | | 217,370 | |
AmeriServ Financial, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 10,350 | |
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,513 | | | | 668,193 | |
Associated Banc-Corp | | | 14,253 | | | | 288,623 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 1,200 | | | | 53,352 | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 19,103 | | | | 711,491 | |
Atlanticus Holdings Corp.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 11,690 | |
Axos Financial, Inc.* | | | 800 | | | | 22,120 | |
Banc of California, Inc. | | | 15,800 | | | | 223,412 | |
BancFirst Corp. | | | 2,384 | | | | 132,121 | |
Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 2,800 | | | | 27,720 | |
BancorpSouth Bank | | | 6,000 | | | | 177,660 | |
Bank of Commerce Holdings | | | 2,000 | | | | 21,780 | |
Bank of Marin Bancorp | | | 1,010 | | | | 41,905 | |
Bank OZK | | | 9,000 | | | | 245,430 | |
BankFinancial Corp. | | | 4,650 | | | | 55,335 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 63,878 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 7,410 | | | | 416,220 | |
Bar Harbor Bankshares | | | 1,954 | | | | 48,713 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 14,896 | | | | 436,304 | |
BGC Partners, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,400 | | | | 13,200 | |
Blucora, Inc.* | | | 11,800 | | | | 255,352 | |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,400 | | | | 121,212 | |
Bridge Bancorp, Inc.1 | | | 1,000 | | | | 29,560 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 22,900 | | | | 337,317 | |
C&F Financial Corp. | | | 600 | | | | 31,596 | |
Cadence BanCorp | | | 6,323 | | | | 110,905 | |
Camden National Corp. | | | 2,071 | | | | 89,716 | |
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | | | 2,045 | | | | 56,135 | |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 27,900 | | | | 384,462 | |
Carolina Financial Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 71,080 | |
Cathay General Bancorp1 | | | 11,700 | | | | 406,399 | |
CenterState Bank Corp. | | | 3,208 | | | | 76,944 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 85,200 | |
Central Valley Community Bancorp | | | 1,360 | | | | 27,676 | |
Century Bancorp, Inc. - Class A | | | 315 | | | | 27,594 | |
Citizens & Northern Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 18,396 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 2,099 | | | | 160,049 | |
Civista Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,096 | | | | 23,816 | |
CNB Financial Corp. | | | 3,730 | | | | 107,051 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 35,680 | | | | 564,814 | |
Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 18,608 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 10,200 | | | | 376,380 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 4,572 | | | | 282,047 | |
Community Bankers Trust Corp. | | | 3,286 | | | | 28,260 | |
Community Financial Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 50,205 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,680 | | | $ | 71,534 | |
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | | 111,000 | |
Cowen, Inc. - Class A* | | | 4,550 | | | | 70,024 | |
Crawford & Co. - Class B | | | 8,300 | | | | 83,747 | |
Customers Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 9,150 | | | | 189,771 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 15,300 | | | | 319,311 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | | 93,404 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 11,600 | | | | 248,356 | |
Donegal Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,231 | | | | 47,366 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,037 | | | | 46,271 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,700 | | | | 640,626 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.*1 | | | 3,600 | | | | 119,970 | |
Enova International, Inc.* | | | 3,200 | | | | 66,400 | |
Enstar Group Ltd.* | | | 1,600 | | | | 303,872 | |
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 14,990 | |
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | | 77,425 | |
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,328 | | | | 54,646 | |
Farmers National Banc Corp. | | | 2,800 | | | | 40,544 | |
FBL Financial Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 9,600 | | | | 571,296 | |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. - Class C | | | 3,308 | | | | 270,131 | |
Federated Investors, Inc. - Class B | | | 2,300 | | | | 74,543 | |
FedNat Holding Co. | | | 2,200 | | | | 30,778 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 12,352 | | | | 338,198 | |
Financial Institutions, Inc. | | | 4,430 | | | | 133,697 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 2,060 | | | | 121,561 | |
First Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,370 | | | | 37,661 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 88,400 | | | | 882,232 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 3,700 | | | | 132,830 | |
First Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,086 | | | | 35,078 | |
First Bank/Hamilton NJ | | | 1,300 | | | | 14,079 | |
First Busey Corp. | | | 7,329 | | | | 185,277 | |
First Business Financial Services, Inc. | | | 1,612 | | | | 38,817 | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A | | | 300 | | | | 141,465 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 27,360 | | | | 363,341 | |
First Community Bankshares, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 103,584 | |
First Defiance Financial Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 231,720 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 20,313 | | | | 497,161 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 9,700 | | | | 323,301 | |
First Financial Corp. | | | 1,981 | | | | 86,114 | |
First Financial Northwest, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 38,428 | |
First Foundation, Inc. | | | 1,700 | | | | 25,968 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 40,050 | |
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. - Class A | | | 5,826 | | | | 234,438 | |
First Merchants Corp. | | | 8,430 | | | | 317,263 | |
First Mid Bancshares, Inc. | | | 732 | | | | 25,342 | |
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | | | 23,900 | | | | 465,572 | |
First United Corp. | | | 1,200 | | | | 26,400 | |
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,700 | | | | 436,995 | |
Flushing Financial Corp. | | | 8,900 | | | | 179,824 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 13,152 | | | | 151,643 | |
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.1 | | | 500 | | | | 15,105 | |
FRP Holdings, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 19,208 | |
FS Bancorp, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 21,000 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 49,700 | | | | 804,146 | |
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,600 | | | | 50,688 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A* | | | 44,900 | | | | 197,560 | |
German American Bancorp, Inc. | | | 787 | | | | 25,223 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,700 | | | | 311,542 | |
Global Indemnity Ltd. | | | 1,200 | | | | 29,964 | |
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,315 | | | | 131,839 | |
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.1 | | | 10,560 | | | | 348,480 | |
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.* | | | 6,299 | | | | 120,500 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 12,400 | | | | 474,858 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 5,100 | | | | 691,254 | |
HCI Group, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 33,632 | |
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 111,850 | |
Heritage Commerce Corp. | | | 1,140 | | | | 13,401 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 4,870 | | | | 131,295 | |
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 50,830 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,247 | | | | 292,581 | |
HMN Financial, Inc.* | | | 1,120 | | | | 25,278 | |
Home Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,520 | | | | 98,255 | |
HomeStreet, Inc.* | | | 8,500 | | | | 232,220 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 22,217 | | | | 318,592 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 14,500 | | | | 671,785 | |
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,241 | | | | 56,264 | |
Howard Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 600 | | | | 10,014 | |
IBERIABANK Corp. | | | 9,771 | | | | 738,101 | |
Independence Holding Co. | | | 1,550 | | | | 59,815 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 1,289 | | | | 27,475 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 3,423 | | | | 255,527 | |
Independent Bank Group, Inc. | | | 3,975 | | | | 209,125 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 16,900 | | | | 652,678 | |
INTL. FCStone, Inc.* | | | 545 | | | | 22,378 | |
Investors Title Co. | | | 500 | | | | 80,050 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 800 | | | | 17,968 | |
Kearny Financial Corp. | | | 17,922 | | | | 233,703 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 15,411 | | | | 1,201,287 | |
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,835 | | | | 120,894 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 3,350 | | | | 147,333 | |
Lazard Ltd. - Class A | | | 800 | | | | 28,000 | |
LCNB Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 17,740 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 2,800 | | | | 106,932 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
LendingTree, Inc.*1 | | | 100 | | | $ | 31,043 | |
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,800 | | | | 50,680 | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 131,040 | |
Macatawa Bank Corp. | | | 4,200 | | | | 43,638 | |
Marlin Business Services Corp. | | | 2,200 | | | | 55,418 | |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 5,835 | | | | 406,058 | |
Mercantile Bank Corp. | | | 4,830 | | | | 158,424 | |
Mercury General Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 55,880 | |
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 61,875 | |
Meta Financial Group, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 22,827 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 38,000 | | | | 478,040 | |
Midland States Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 75,545 | |
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 42,728 | |
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.* | | | 10,807 | | | | 114,770 | |
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. | | | 1,226 | | | | 38,644 | |
National Western Life Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,000 | | | | 268,370 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 7,000 | | | | 89,600 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,600 | | | | 131,724 | |
Nelnet, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 8,000 | | | | 508,800 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | | 62,750 | |
Nicholas Financial, Inc.* | | | 2,100 | | | | 18,900 | |
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.* | | | 1,365 | | | | 90,868 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc. - Class A* | | | 5,200 | | | | 136,552 | |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 54,604 | |
Northrim BanCorp, Inc. | | | 2,320 | | | | 92,034 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 29,108 | | | | 477,080 | |
Norwood Financial Corp. | | | 600 | | | | 18,966 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | | | 9,909 | | | | 233,852 | |
Ocwen Financial Corp.* | | | 29,400 | | | | 55,272 | |
OFG Bancorp | | | 15,500 | | | | 339,450 | |
Old Line Bancshares, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 14,505 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 36,466 | | | | 627,398 | |
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,600 | | | | 43,992 | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,900 | | | | 179,732 | |
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,600 | | | | 78,156 | |
Opus Bank | | | 2,400 | | | | 52,248 | |
Oritani Financial Corp. | | | 8,152 | | | | 144,250 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,978 | | | | 186,454 | |
Park National Corp. | | | 900 | | | | 85,329 | |
Parke Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,094 | | | | 24,309 | |
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp. | | | 3,895 | | | | 109,177 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.* | | | 1,800 | | | | 54,684 | |
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 104,973 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 2,223 | | | | 126,155 | |
Piper Jaffray Cos. | | | 4,700 | | | | 354,756 | |
Popular, Inc. | | | 8,600 | | | | 465,088 | |
PRA Group, Inc.* | | | 9,950 | | | | 336,210 | |
Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA | | | 1,900 | | | | 99,522 | |
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,712 | | | | 63,735 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 241,737 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 56,378 | |
Protective Insurance Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 43,625 | |
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 64,325 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 27,000 | | | | 662,310 | |
QCR Holdings, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 18,990 | |
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. - Class A | | | 700 | | | | 22,512 | |
Realogy Holdings Corp.1 | | | 39,000 | | | | 260,520 | |
Regional Management Corp.* | | | 4,400 | | | | 123,904 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 11,803 | | | | 413,223 | |
Republic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,500 | | | | 65,175 | |
Riverview Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,648 | | | | 49,062 | |
RLI Corp.1 | | | 2,600 | | | | 241,566 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc.1 | | | 6,516 | | | | 238,029 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 4,650 | | | | 471,184 | |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,031 | | | | 135,885 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida* | | | 4,075 | | | | 103,138 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 17,493 | | | | 1,315,299 | |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 26,520 | |
Shore Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,400 | | | | 36,984 | |
Sierra Bancorp | | | 4,600 | | | | 122,176 | |
Simmons First National Corp. - Class A | | | 16,564 | | | | 412,444 | |
South State Corp. | | | 3,389 | | | | 255,192 | |
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 51,805 | |
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 21,858 | |
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. | | | 3,504 | | | | 53,927 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 4,166 | | | | 142,102 | |
State Auto Financial Corp. | | | 9,745 | | | | 315,641 | |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 26,596 | | | | 533,516 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 4,780 | | | | 185,416 | |
Stifel Financial Corp.1 | | | 9,750 | | | | 559,455 | |
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,450 | | | | 53,201 | |
Summit Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2,101 | | | | 53,786 | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 18,763 | | | | 714,307 | |
Territorial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 20,006 | |
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.* | | | 17,900 | | | | 178,821 | |
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,578 | | | | 43,395 | |
Tiptree, Inc. | | | 12,000 | | | | 87,360 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 2,329 | | | | 188,952 | |
Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA | | | 5,392 | | | | 149,925 | |
TriCo Bancshares | | | 2,225 | | | | 80,767 | |
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,300 | | | | 48,392 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY1 | | | 12,900 | | | | 105,135 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 13,750 | | | | 469,012 | |
Two River Bancorp | | | 1,890 | | | | 39,236 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 12,524 | | | $ | 206,145 | |
United Bankshares, Inc.1 | | | 4,341 | | | | 164,394 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 14,800 | | | | 419,580 | |
United Community Financial Corp. | | | 19,460 | | | | 209,779 | |
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 10,089 | | | | 137,513 | |
United Fire Group, Inc.1 | | | 9,170 | | | | 430,807 | |
United Insurance Holdings Corp. | | | 3,300 | | | | 46,167 | |
Unity Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,003 | | | | 22,216 | |
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,560 | | | | 76,774 | |
Univest Financial Corp. | | | 6,830 | | | | 174,233 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 1,800 | | | | 19,566 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,260 | | | | 103,369 | |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 121,627 | |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 8,300 | | | | 142,594 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | | 352,359 | |
Washington Federal, Inc. | | | 28,200 | | | | 1,043,118 | |
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 28,986 | |
Waterstone Financial, Inc. | | | 7,424 | | | | 127,544 | |
WesBanco, Inc. | | | 13,849 | | | | 517,537 | |
Westamerica Bancorporation | | | 2,000 | | | | 124,360 | |
Western New England Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,381 | | | | 79,871 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | | 148,649 | |
World Acceptance Corp.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 178,514 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 6,896 | | | | 304,114 | |
| | | | | | | 51,116,364 | |
INDUSTRIAL – 18.9% | | | | | | | | |
AAON, Inc.1 | | | 2,200 | | | | 101,068 | |
AAR Corp. | | | 12,100 | | | | 498,641 | |
Actuant Corp. - Class A | | | 2,200 | | | | 48,268 | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 61,313 | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*1 | | | 3,200 | | | | 183,712 | |
Aegion Corp.* | | | 11,789 | | | | 252,049 | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | | | 15,100 | | | | 317,402 | |
Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 376,704 | |
Albany International Corp. - Class A | | | 1,800 | | | | 162,288 | |
Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,406 | | | | 49,646 | |
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | | 52,620 | |
American Outdoor Brands Corp.* | | | 4,600 | | | | 26,910 | |
American Superconductor Corp.* | | | 2,300 | | | | 18,032 | |
American Woodmark Corp.* | | | 1,800 | | | | 160,038 | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 136,465 | |
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*1 | | | 1,800 | | | | 20,196 | |
ArcBest Corp. | | | 10,700 | | | | 325,815 | |
Ardmore Shipping Corp.* | | | 7,400 | | | | 49,506 | |
Argan, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 78,580 | |
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.* | | | 4,200 | | | | 26,838 | |
Arotech Corp.* | | | 7,700 | | | | 22,638 | |
Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 5,097 | | | | 158,517 | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*1 | | | 9,550 | | | | 240,946 | |
AZZ, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 47,916 | |
Ballantyne Strong, Inc.* | | | 3,050 | | | | 9,485 | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 13,800 | | | | 711,252 | |
Bel Fuse, Inc. - Class B | | | 1,390 | | | | 20,892 | |
Belden, Inc.1 | | | 3,400 | | | | 181,356 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 23,700 | | | | 688,722 | |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 14,300 | | | | 466,037 | |
Brady Corp. - Class A | | | 5,300 | | | | 281,165 | |
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | | | 7,800 | | | | 47,268 | |
CECO Environmental Corp.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 20,256 | |
Chart Industries, Inc.*1 | | | 3,800 | | | | 236,968 | |
CIRCOR International, Inc.* | | | 7,600 | | | | 285,380 | |
Coherent, Inc.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 184,464 | |
Colfax Corp.* | | | 700 | | | | 20,342 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. | | | 4,000 | | | | 145,720 | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 3,700 | | | | 163,651 | |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | | | 8,600 | | | | 279,500 | |
Continental Building Products, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 19,103 | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.* | | | 3,000 | | | | 18,150 | |
Costamare, Inc. | | | 23,600 | | | | 143,252 | |
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. - Class A* | | | 5,442 | | | | 89,466 | |
CSW Industrials, Inc. | | | 1,260 | | | | 86,978 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 5,000 | | | | 646,850 | |
DHT Holdings, Inc.1 | | | 17,100 | | | | 105,165 | |
Dorian LPG Ltd.* | | | 7,071 | | | | 73,256 | |
Ducommun, Inc.* | | | 4,622 | | | | 195,973 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 13,888 | |
Eastern Co. | | | 1,200 | | | | 29,784 | |
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | | | 7,600 | | | | 172,140 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 5,200 | | | | 447,824 | |
Encore Wire Corp. | | | 7,400 | | | | 416,472 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc.1 | | | 2,100 | | | | 144,165 | |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 5,550 | | | | 441,558 | |
Fabrinet* | | | 6,100 | | | | 319,030 | |
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | | | 800 | | | | 38,680 | |
Federal Signal Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 458,360 | |
Fitbit, Inc. - Class A* | | | 5,500 | | | | 20,955 | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 2,200 | | | | 42,086 | |
Forward Air Corp. | | | 1,200 | | | | 76,464 | |
GasLog Ltd. | | | 6,100 | | | | 78,385 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 16,440 | | | | 1,274,593 | |
Gencor Industries, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 19,737 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,900 | | | | 305,526 | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. - Class A* | | | 1,800 | | | | 198,918 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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As of September 30, 2019
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIAL (Continued) |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | | | 7,350 | | | $ | 337,659 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 6,805 | | | | 218,645 | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.* | | | 14,900 | | | | 155,705 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. | | | 12,700 | | | | 382,524 | |
Greif, Inc. - Class A | | | 7,000 | | | | 265,230 | |
Griffon Corp. | | | 17,130 | | | | 359,216 | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 3,600 | | | | 129,024 | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 55,926 | |
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.* | | | 2,600 | | | | 68,900 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 1,700 | | | | 52,496 | |
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A* | | | 10,700 | | | | 497,550 | |
Hurco Cos., Inc. | | | 1,702 | | | | 54,753 | |
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. | | | 1,980 | | | | 108,365 | |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.*1 | | | 5,200 | | | | 125,736 | |
IES Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,500 | | | | 51,475 | |
II-VI, Inc.*1 | | | 13,006 | | | | 457,924 | |
Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 18,477 | |
International Seaways, Inc.* | | | 3,400 | | | | 65,484 | |
IntriCon Corp.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 19,440 | |
Itron, Inc.* | | | 2,300 | | | | 170,108 | |
Kadant, Inc.1 | | | 1,790 | | | | 157,144 | |
Kaman Corp. | | | 4,200 | | | | 249,732 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | | 154,602 | |
KEMET Corp. | | | 3,700 | | | | 67,266 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 61,480 | |
Kimball Electronics, Inc.* | | | 9,700 | | | | 140,747 | |
Kirby Corp.*1 | | | 1,000 | | | | 82,160 | |
Knowles Corp.* | | | 23,100 | | | | 469,854 | |
Lawson Products, Inc.* | | | 1,446 | | | | 56,004 | |
LB Foster Co. - Class A* | | | 400 | | | | 8,668 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 3,660 | | | | 89,963 | |
LSB Industries, Inc.* | | | 5,300 | | | | 27,454 | |
Lydall, Inc.* | | | 4,038 | | | | 100,587 | |
Manitowoc Co., Inc.* | | | 5,100 | | | | 63,750 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 21,300 | | | | 442,614 | |
MasTec, Inc.* | | | 2,444 | | | | 158,689 | |
Matson, Inc.1 | | | 4,500 | | | | 168,795 | |
Matthews International Corp. - Class A | | | 4,030 | | | | 142,622 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 97,404 | |
Milacron Holdings Corp.* | | | 4,200 | | | | 70,014 | |
Mistras Group, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 21,320 | |
Moog, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 5,600 | | | | 454,272 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 2,200 | | | | 240,042 | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 21,180 | |
MYR Group, Inc.* | | | 3,800 | | | | 118,902 | |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 8,909 | |
NL Industries, Inc.* | | | 9,300 | | | | 34,968 | |
nLight, Inc.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 18,792 | |
NN, Inc. | | | 9,800 | | | | 69,874 | |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 1,399 | | | | 20,146 | |
Orion Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,100 | | | | 18,450 | |
OSI Systems, Inc.* | | | 900 | | | | 91,404 | |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. - Class A* | | | 22,800 | | | | 39,900 | |
PAM Transportation Services, Inc.* | | | 706 | | | | 41,732 | |
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 89,580 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 17,152 | |
Perceptron, Inc.* | | | 4,800 | | | | 23,040 | |
PGT Innovations, Inc.* | | | 2,400 | | | | 41,448 | |
Plexus Corp.* | | | 9,850 | | | | 615,723 | |
Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 74,385 | |
Primoris Services Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 49,025 | |
Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 6,000 | | | | 437,100 | |
Rexnord Corp.* | | | 6,000 | | | | 162,300 | |
Safe Bulkers, Inc.* | | | 10,700 | | | | 18,725 | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 3,700 | | | | 346,690 | |
Sanmina Corp.* | | | 32,040 | | | | 1,028,804 | |
Schneider National, Inc. - Class B | | | 1,800 | | | | 39,096 | |
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. | | | 6,800 | | | | 41,344 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.1 | | | 7,630 | | | | 227,069 | |
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* | | | 8,554 | | | | 402,637 | |
Ship Finance International Ltd. | | | 18,465 | | | | 259,249 | |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 124,866 | |
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 25,480 | |
SPX Corp.* | | | 4,800 | | | | 192,048 | |
SPX FLOW, Inc.* | | | 6,700 | | | | 264,382 | |
Standex International Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 72,940 | |
Sterling Construction Co., Inc.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 19,725 | |
Strattec Security Corp. | | | 592 | | | | 11,828 | |
Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A* | | | 15,600 | | | | 346,320 | |
Synalloy Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 15,950 | |
SYNNEX Corp. | | | 8,935 | | | | 1,008,761 | |
Tech Data Corp.*1 | | | 10,425 | | | | 1,086,702 | |
Teekay Corp.1 | | | 14,800 | | | | 59,200 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 418,587 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 2,700 | | | | 70,119 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 5,650 | | | | 490,194 | |
Timken Co. | | | 700 | | | | 30,457 | |
TimkenSteel Corp.* | | | 2,300 | | | | 14,467 | |
TopBuild Corp.* | | | 11,000 | | | | 1,060,730 | |
Tredegar Corp. | | | 14,092 | | | | 275,076 | |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 3,000 | | | | 272,790 | |
TriMas Corp.* | | | 7,700 | | | | 236,005 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | | 94,464 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIAL (Continued) |
Trinseo S.A. | | | 500 | | | $ | 21,475 | |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 4,400 | | | | 100,672 | |
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. | | | 7,400 | | | | 21,830 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.*1 | | | 45,544 | | | | 555,409 | |
Tutor Perini Corp.* | | | 7,800 | | | | 111,774 | |
U.S. Concrete, Inc.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 77,392 | |
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. - Class A* | | | 4,800 | | | | 23,136 | |
Ultralife Corp.* | | | 2,600 | | | | 22,516 | |
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | | | 18,750 | | | | 747,750 | |
USA Truck, Inc.* | | | 2,100 | | | | 16,863 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 42,750 | | | | 723,757 | |
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.* | | | 3,200 | | | | 104,768 | |
VSE Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 51,135 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,000 | | | | 281,190 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 17,300 | | | | 610,690 | |
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.* | | | 8,900 | | | | 97,989 | |
Willis Lease Finance Corp.* | | | 3,600 | | | | 199,368 | |
WillScot Corp.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 15,580 | |
Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 18,025 | |
| | | | | | | 34,505,178 | |
TECHNOLOGY – 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
Agilysys, Inc.* | | | 3,700 | | | | 94,757 | |
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* | | | 13,000 | | | | 142,740 | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.* | | | 10,050 | | | | 123,414 | |
Ambarella, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 43,985 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc.* | | | 45,100 | | | | 410,410 | |
Avaya Holdings Corp.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 15,345 | |
AVX Corp. | | | 12,600 | | | | 191,520 | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.* | | | 5,100 | | | | 87,159 | |
Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 96,278 | |
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | | | 1,766 | | | | 249,377 | |
CACI International, Inc. - Class A* | | | 6,000 | | | | 1,387,560 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*1 | | | 4,100 | | | | 219,678 | |
Cloudera, Inc.*1 | | | 16,900 | | | | 149,734 | |
Cohu, Inc. | | | 7,082 | | | | 95,642 | |
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 24,871 | |
Conduent, Inc.* | | | 2,100 | | | | 13,062 | |
Cree, Inc.* | | | 3,050 | | | | 149,450 | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 72,352 | |
CTS Corp.1 | | | 10,100 | | | | 326,836 | |
Cubic Corp.1 | | | 2,900 | | | | 204,247 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | 11,553 | | | | 269,647 | |
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.* | | | 4,300 | | | | 48,160 | |
Diodes, Inc.*1 | | | 15,700 | | | | 630,355 | |
DSP Group, Inc.* | | | 3,400 | | | | 47,889 | |
Entegris, Inc. | | | 1,300 | | | | 61,178 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,510 | | | | 101,110 | |
FormFactor, Inc.*1 | | | 21,636 | | | | 403,403 | |
InnerWorkings, Inc.* | | | 3,900 | | | | 17,277 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*1 | | | 14,900 | | | | 829,781 | |
Key Tronic Corp.* | | | 3,400 | | | | 21,590 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.1 | | | 28,500 | | | | 669,180 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 2,600 | | | | 47,541 | |
ManTech International Corp. - Class A | | | 11,980 | | | | 855,492 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 129,192 | |
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 29,715 | |
MTS Systems Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 138,125 | |
NetScout Systems, Inc.* | | | 11,400 | | | | 262,884 | |
Omnicell, Inc.*1 | | | 200 | | | | 14,454 | |
OneSpan, Inc.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 17,400 | |
PDF Solutions, Inc.* | | | 7,800 | | | | 101,946 | |
Perspecta, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 18,284 | |
Photronics, Inc.* | | | 15,800 | | | | 171,904 | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 15,400 | | | | 70,378 | |
Presidio, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 50,700 | |
Rambus, Inc.* | | | 9,800 | | | | 128,625 | |
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.* | | | 5,570 | | | | 146,825 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 597 | | | | 52,148 | |
Seachange International, Inc.* | | | 5,200 | | | | 14,976 | |
Stratasys Ltd.* | | | 7,100 | | | | 151,265 | |
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 11,797 | | | | 361,460 | |
Synaptics, Inc.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 39,950 | |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 186,732 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | | | 6,700 | | | | 98,055 | |
Veeco Instruments, Inc.* | | | 4,800 | | | | 56,064 | |
Xperi Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 62,040 | |
Zynga, Inc. - Class A*1 | | | 58,100 | | | | 338,142 | |
| | | | | | | 10,742,284 | |
UTILITIES – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Ameresco, Inc. - Class A* | | | 6,013 | | | | 96,629 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $127,573,329) | | | | | | | 172,088,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Steel Partners Holdings LP | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 2/7/20262 | | | 2,291 | | | $ | 48,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $49,880) | | | | | | | 48,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 3/1/20272 | | $ | 22,000 | | | | 22,276 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $22,000) | | | | | | | 22,276 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares - ETF1 | | | 3,900 | | | | 217,113 | |
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value - ETF1 | | | 3,100 | | | | 465,589 | |
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining - ETF1 | | | 11,100 | | | | 282,495 | |
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - ETF1 | | | 19,700 | | | | 142,628 | |
SPDR S&P Regional Banking - ETF1 | | | 8,800 | | | | 464,552 | |
SPDR S&P Retail - ETF1 | | | 3,600 | | | | 152,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,700,796) | | | | | | | 1,725,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
RIGHTS – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.* | | | 3,800 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
FINANCIAL – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
A Schulman, Inc.* | | | 8,650 | | | | — | |
First Eagle Holdings, Inc.* | | | 8,200 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | — | |
TOTAL RIGHTS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $0) | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS – 9.6% |
Blackrock Liquidity Funds FedFund Portfolio - Class Institutional, 2.15%3,4 | | | 1,046,615 | | | | 1,046,615 | |
Federated Treasury Obligations Fund - Class Institutional, 1.82%4,5 | | | 7,451,179 | | | | 7,451,179 | |
Fidelity Investment Money Market Funds Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 2.02%3,4 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio - Class Institutional, 2.02%3,4 | | | 1,004,199 | | | | 1,004,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS |
(Cost $17,501,993) | | | | | | | 17,501,993 | |
| | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 104.9% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $146,847,998) | | | | | | | 191,386,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities less other assets — (4.9)% | | | | | | | (8,936,396 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 182,449,790 | |
LP – Limited Partnership
PLC – Public Limited Company
* | Non-income producing security. |
1 | All or a portion of shares are on loan. Total loaned securities had a fair value of $9,520,148 at September 30, 2019. |
3 | Investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending. Total collateral had a fair value of $10,050,814 at September 30, 2019. |
4 | Variable rate security; the rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2019. |
5 | All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for options contracts. The total collateral had a fair value of $500,000 at September 30, 2019. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Security Type/Industry | Percent of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | |
Banks | 14.1% |
Insurance | 6.7% |
Retail | 6.4% |
Commercial Services | 5.5% |
Electronics | 4.7% |
Savings & Loans | 3.8% |
Home Builders | 3.6% |
Oil & Gas | 3.2% |
Diversified Financial Services | 3.0% |
Transportation | 2.9% |
Semiconductors | 2.7% |
Chemicals | 2.3% |
Computers | 2.2% |
Building Materials | 1.8% |
Engineering & Construction | 1.8% |
Healthcare-Services | 1.7% |
Aerospace/Defense | 1.6% |
Distribution/Wholesale | 1.5% |
Machinery-Diversified | 1.4% |
Oil & Gas Services | 1.4% |
Iron/Steel | 1.4% |
Food | 1.3% |
Telecommunications | 1.3% |
Media | 1.2% |
Healthcare-Products | 1.1% |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 1.1% |
Auto Parts & Equipment | 1.0% |
Trucking & Leasing | 1.0% |
Software | 1.0% |
Airlines | 0.9% |
Agriculture | 0.8% |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware | 0.7% |
Apparel | 0.7% |
Mining | 0.7% |
Household Products/Wares | 0.6% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | 0.6% |
Internet | 0.6% |
Entertainment | 0.6% |
Forest Products & Paper | 0.5% |
Hand/Machine Tools | 0.5% |
Pharmaceuticals | 0.4% |
Real Estate | 0.4% |
Textiles | 0.3% |
Energy-Alternate Sources | 0.3% |
Environmental Control | 0.3% |
Leisure Time | 0.3% |
Machinery-Construction & Mining | 0.3% |
Lodging | 0.3% |
Home Furnishings | 0.2% |
Storage/Warehousing | 0.2% |
Packaging & Containers | 0.2% |
Pipelines | 0.2% |
Biotechnology | 0.2% |
Auto Manufacturers | 0.2% |
Coal | 0.2% |
Office Furnishings | 0.1% |
Housewares | 0.1% |
Cosmetics/Personal Care | 0.1% |
Electric | 0.1% |
Office/Business Equipment | 0.0%1 |
REITS | 0.0%1 |
Beverages | 0.0%1 |
Advertising | 0.0%1 |
Total Common Stocks | 94.3% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.0% |
Total Preferred Stocks | 0.0% |
Corporate Bonds | |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware | 0.0% |
Total Corporate Bonds | 0.0% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 1.0% |
Rights | 0.0% |
Money Market Investments | 9.6% |
Total Investments | 104.9% |
Liabilities less other assets | (4.9)% |
Total Net Assets | 100.0% |
1 | Resulted in less than 0.05% per industry. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2019
ASSETS | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (cost $146,847,998) | | $ | 191,386,186 | (1) |
Cash held at broker | | | 31,652 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 1,586,885 | |
Fund shares issued | | | 7,061 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 133,775 | |
Securities lending income | | | 8,284 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 35,926 | |
Total assets | | | 193,189,769 | |
| | | | |
LIABILITIES | | | | |
Collateral due to broker for securities loaned | | | 10,050,814 | |
Payables: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 482,761 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 66,343 | |
Due to Trustees | | | 4,975 | |
Due to Adviser | | | 64,552 | |
Fund accounting and administration fees and expenses | | | 8,355 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 8,405 | |
Custody fees | | | 18,276 | |
Accrued other expenses | | | 35,498 | |
Total liabilities | | | 10,739,979 | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 182,449,790 | |
| | | | |
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 136,590,564 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 45,859,226 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 182,449,790 | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited shares authorized) | | | 11,015,328 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 16.56 | |
(1) | Includes securities on loan of $9,520,148 (see Note 2). |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | |
Income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $531) | | $ | 3,142,031 | |
Securities lending income | | | 60,843 | |
Interest | | | 231,696 | |
Total investment income | | | 3,434,570 | |
| | | | |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 1,117,735 | |
Fund accounting and administration fees and expenses | | | 118,962 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 78,388 | |
Custody fees | | | 51,067 | |
Professional fees | | | 47,000 | |
Registration fees | | | 45,206 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 22,739 | |
Interest expense | | | 8,771 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 8,700 | |
Insurance fees | | | 8,000 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 7,283 | |
Total expenses | | | 1,513,851 | |
Fees waived/expenses reimbursed by the Adviser | | | (163,798 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 1,350,053 | |
Net investment income | | | 2,084,517 | |
| | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments and Purchased Options Contracts | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 8,345,771 | |
Purchased option contracts | | | (1,758,867 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | 6,586,904 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | (45,482,592 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and purchased option contracts | | | (38,895,688 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | (36,811,171 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the Year Ended September 30, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2018 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,084,517 | | | $ | 2,296,157 | |
Net realized gain on investments and purchased option contracts | | | 6,586,904 | | | | 22,332,232 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | (45,482,592 | ) | | | 1,602,390 | |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations | | | (36,811,171 | ) | | | 26,230,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | | (25,403,220 | ) | | | (3,582,770 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 47,662,209 | | | | 30,302,326 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 25,351,366 | | | | 3,575,982 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (131,369,255 | ) | | | (55,266,923 | ) |
Net decrease resulting from capital transactions | | | (58,355,680 | ) | | | (21,388,615 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (120,570,071 | ) | | | 1,259,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 303,019,861 | | | | 301,760,467 | |
End of year | | $ | 182,449,790 | | | $ | 303,019,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Activity | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | 2,981,484 | | | | 1,481,310 | |
Shares reinvested | | | 1,576,695 | | | | 175,290 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (7,875,451 | ) | | | (2,648,720 | ) |
Net decrease in capital shares | | | (3,317,272 | ) | | | (992,120 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
For a capital share outstanding throughout each year
| | For the Year Ended September 30, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2018 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2017 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2016 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2015 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 21.14 | | | $ | 19.69 | | | $ | 16.64 | | | $ | 14.98 | | | $ | 15.32 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.16 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (2.92 | ) | | | 1.54 | | | | 3.04 | | | | 1.65 | | | | (0.32 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (2.75 | ) | | | 1.69 | | | | 3.16 | | | | 1.79 | | | | (0.16 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | �� | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (1.68 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (1.83 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 16.56 | | | $ | 21.14 | | | $ | 19.69 | | | $ | 16.64 | | | $ | 14.98 | |
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Total return | | | (12.70 | )% | | | 8.62 | % | | | 19.06 | % | | | 12.01 | % | | | (1.10 | )% |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) | | $ | 182,450 | | | $ | 303,020 | | | $ | 301,760 | | | $ | 261,222 | | | $ | 190,102 | |
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Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.67 | %(1) | | | 0.65 | %(1) | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.69 | % |
After fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.60 | %(1) | | | 0.60 | %(1) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (including interest expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.91 | % |
After fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 47 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 34 | % |
(1) | Ratio of interest expense to average net assets was less than 0.005%. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
As of September 30, 2019
1. Organization
Vericimetry Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of one diversified series of shares: the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund commenced operations on December 27, 2011.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies, including FASB Accounting Standards Update 2013-08.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
(a) | Investment Valuation – Investments in securities traded on a national securities exchange, including common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and rights, are valued at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. Securities traded on the Nasdaq National Market are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If there is no last reported sale or NOCP, the value of such securities will be at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Purchased options and other when-issued securities will follow the same pricing methods as the applicable equity securities. Debt securities are valued on the basis of bid-side prices. Money market investments are valued at their traded net asset value. Short-term investments may be valued at amortized cost, when it approximates fair value. If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, short-term securities are reported at fair value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their estimated fair value as determined in good faith by Vericimetry Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) under procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). |
| Under GAAP, various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below: |
| Level 1 – | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value. |
| Level 2 – | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active. Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement to a Level 3 measurement. |
| Level 3 – | significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
| The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the fair values of the Fund’s investments in each category as of September 30, 2019: |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials | | $ | 8,820,456 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,820,456 | |
Communications | | | 5,507,150 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,507,150 | |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 29,955,811 | | | | 46,747 | | | | — | | | | 30,002,558 | |
Consumer, Non-Cyclical | | | 21,671,318 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 21,671,318 | |
Energy | | | 9,626,355 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,626,355 | |
Financial | | | 51,116,364 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 51,116,364 | |
Industrial | | | 34,505,178 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 34,505,178 | |
Technology | | | 10,742,284 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,742,284 | |
Utilities | | | 96,629 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 96,629 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Industrial | | | 48,500 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 48,500 | |
Corporate Bonds* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Industrial | | | — | | | | 22,276 | | | | — | | | | 22,276 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 1,725,125 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,725,125 | |
Rights | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | ** | | | — | |
Money Market Investments | | | 17,501,993 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17,501,993 | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 191,317,163 | | | $ | 69,023 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 191,386,186 | |
| * | All corporate bonds held in the Fund are classified as Level 2 securities. |
| ** | The Adviser valued these holdings at $0 as of September 30, 2019. |
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the reporting period.
(b) | Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses – Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Securities gains and losses are calculated based on highest cost, long-term holdings. Interest income is recognized on accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount over the life of the security. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. |
(c) | Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes. Due to the timing of dividend distributions and the differences in accounting for income and realized gains and losses for financial statement and federal income tax purposes, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the income and realized gains and losses are recorded by the Fund. The Fund may utilize earnings and profits on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
| GAAP requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. |
| GAAP requires management of the Fund to analyze all open tax years (for the Fund, tax years 2016-2019), as defined by IRS statute of limitations for all major jurisdictions, including federal tax authorities and certain state tax authorities. As of and during the year ended September 30, 2019, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund has no examination in progress and is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. |
(d) | Distributions to Shareholders – The Fund declares and pays dividends at least annually from net investment income and from net realized gains, if any. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. |
(e) | Securities Lending – The Fund is authorized to lend a portion of its portfolio securities (up to a maximum value of one-third of the Fund’s total asset value) for the purpose of seeking to earn additional income net of fees. The Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with any such loan. A principal risk in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions of credit, is the possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to the risk that the sale of any collateral realized will not yield proceeds sufficient to replace the loaned securities. In determining whether to lend securities to a particular borrower, all relevant facts and circumstances are considered, including the creditworthiness of the borrower. The loans are made only to firms deemed to be of good standing, and when the consideration that can be earned from securities’ loans of this type justifies the attendant risk. All loans are required to be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents (negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances or letters of credit), or securities of the U.S. Government or its agencies maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to 102% of the current value of the securities loaned for domestic U.S. securities, (excluding Government Securities as defined below), and 105% of the current value of foreign equity loaned securities. Securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its federal agencies or instrumentalities (“Government Securities”) may be maintained at 100% of current value. Collateral is received and maintained by the Fund’s securities lending agent concurrent with delivery of the loaned securities and kept in a segregated account or designated on the records of the custodian for the benefit of the Fund. The Fund will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on five days’ notice. While securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Fund any income from the securities. Gain or loss in the value of securities loaned that may occur while the securities are on loan will be for the account of the Fund. |
| The Fund may invest any cash collateral in portfolio securities and earn additional income or receive an agreed-upon amount of income from a borrower who has delivered equivalent collateral. Any such investment of cash collateral will subject the Fund to the related investment risks. The Fund will not have the right to vote on any securities having voting rights during the existence of the loan. However, the Fund will have the right to regain record ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise ownership rights such as voting rights, subscription rights and rights to dividends, interest or distributions. |
| At September 30, 2019, the value of securities loaned by the Fund was $9,520,148 and the Fund received cash collateral of $10,050,814. Securities purchased via reinvestment of cash collateral received as part of the securities lending program consisted of institutional money market funds with overnight and continuous maturities. |
(f) | Option Contracts – An option is an agreement whereby for a premium or fee, one party gains the right to buy (or sell) the underlying asset from the other party at a specified price on or after a specified date. The Fund may lose the value of the premium paid if the underlying asset does not change in price sufficiently and the Fund chooses not to exercise the option before it expires. The Fund may buy options on individual equities as a potentially cost effective way to gain exposure to these securities and possibly acquire or dispose of the underlying securities. The Fund may buy options on equity indexes or their ETF equivalents as a potentially cost effective way to gain exposure to these indexes. The Fund held no option contracts as of September 30, 2019. |
(g) | Asset Coverage for Options Positions – The Fund is required to deposit and maintain margin with respect to its futures and options positions. Such margin deposits will vary depending on the nature of the underlying instrument (and the related initial margin requirements), the current market value of the instrument and other positions held by the Fund. The Fund will hold liquid assets or enter into transactions to cover the underlying obligation or set aside in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian liquid |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
assets, such as cash, U.S. Government securities or other high grade liquid debt obligations equal in value to the amount due on the underlying obligation. Such segregated assets will be marked-to-market daily, and additional assets will be placed in the segregated account whenever the total value of the segregated account falls below the amount due on the underlying obligation. The amount of such collateral as of September 30, 2019 is denoted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
(h) | GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position, performance and cash flows. As of September 30, 2019, the Fund had no open derivative instruments and therefore there was no impact to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The limited use of derivatives by the Fund during the 2019 fiscal year was related to purchased equity options and resulted in a net realized loss of $1,758,867, which is reflected on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had purchased option transactions during the year ended September 30, 2019, however, due to the timing of these transactions, the average monthly notional amount for the Fund was $0. |
For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Fund’s purchases and sales of option contracts were as follows:
| Purchases | | | Sales | |
| $ | 6,645,400 | | | $ | 4,886,533 | |
(i) | GAAP requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The guidance requires retrospective application for all comparative periods presented. Management has evaluated the impact on the financial statement disclosures and determined that there is no effect. As there are no master netting arrangements relating to the Fund’s participation in securities lending, and all amounts related to securities lending are presented gross on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, no additional disclosures have been made on behalf of the Fund. Please reference Note 2(e) for additional disclosures related to securities lending, including collateral related to securities on loan. There are no master netting arrangements relating to the Fund’s use of option contracts. |
3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements
The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser provides general investment advisory services for the Fund. For providing these services, the Adviser receives a fee from the Fund, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. However, the Adviser has contractually agreed through an Expense Limitation Agreement to waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund so that its total annual operating expenses (excluding non-operating costs, which includes but is not limited to taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments) do not exceed 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets until January 31, 2020. For year ended September 30, 2019, the Fund accrued $1,117,735 in advisory fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Over the same time period, the Adviser waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the amount of $163,798.
Under the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement, if at any time the expenses of the Fund are less than the expense limitation, the Adviser retains the right to seek reimbursement for any fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed within the prior three years, to the extent that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund’s annualized expenses to exceed 0.60% of its average net assets on an annualized basis, or the expense limitation in place at time of waiver or reimbursement. The Fund is not obligated to reimburse the Adviser for fees previously waived or expenses previously assumed by the Adviser more than three years before the date of such reimbursement. All such reimbursements are contingent upon Board review and approval. As of September 30, 2019, reimbursements that may potentially be made by the Fund to the Adviser total $471,232, which expire as follows:
September 30, 2020 | | $ | 159,801 | |
September 30, 2021 | | $ | 147,633 | |
September 30, 2022 | | $ | 163,798 | |
UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) serves as the Fund’s fund accountant, transfer agent and administrator; UMB Bank, n.a., an affiliate of UMBFS, serves as the Fund’s custodian. Amounts paid to UMBFS and its affiliates by the Fund are reflected on the Statement of Operations.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
UMB Distribution Services, LLC, an affiliate of UMBFS, serves as the Fund’s distributor (“Distributor”). The Distributor does not receive compensation from the Fund for its distribution services; the Advisor pays the Distributor a fee for its distribution-related services.
Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of the Adviser and/or an employee of UMBFS. Such persons are not compensated by the Fund for the services they provide to the Fund.
4. Federal Income Tax Information
At September 30, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Cost of Investments | | $ | 148,224,273 | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 51,177,602 | |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | (8,015,689 | ) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 43,161,913 | |
The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.
GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended September 30, 2019, permanent differences in book and tax accounting, primarily due to equalization, have been reclassified between paid-in capital and total distributable earnings as follows:
Increase (Decrease) |
Paid-in Capital | Total Distributable Earnings |
$ 2,142,074 | $ (2,142,074) |
As of September 30, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | $ | 265,120 | |
Undistributed Long-term Gains | | | 2,440,228 | |
Other Accumulated Losses | | | (8,035 | ) |
Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | | | 43,161,913 | |
Total Distributable Earnings | | $ | 45,859,226 | |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were as follows:
| | September 30, 2019 | | | September 30, 2018 | |
Distributions Paid From: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 1,961,219 | | | $ | 2,383,207 | |
Long-term Capital Gains | | | 23,442,001 | | | | 1,199,563 | |
Total Distributions | | $ | 25,403,220 | | | $ | 3,582,770 | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
As of September 30, 2019
5. Investment Transactions
For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Fund’s purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales |
$ 102,187,047 | $ 181,641,241 |
6. Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations, 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, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
7. Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End
The Fund has adopted financial reporting rules regarding subsequent events which require an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. There were no subsequent events or transactions that occurred that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements, through the date of issuance of these financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders of Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund and
Board of Trustees of Vericimetry Funds
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Vericimetry Funds, comprising Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”), as of September 30, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other auditing procedures as appropriate in the circumstances. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2011.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 26, 2019
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Expense Example
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 (the “period”).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 equals 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.
Expenses Paid During the Period
| Beginning account value April 1, 2019 | Ending account value September 30, 2019 | Expenses paid during the period ended September 30, 2019* |
Actual Example | $ 1,000.00 | $ 996.00 | $ 3.02 |
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses | 1,000.00 | 1,021.97 | 3.06 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.60% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the six month period). |
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Other Information (Unaudited)
Proxy Voting
The Fund’s proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund’s proxy votes for the year ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-755-7550 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Holdings
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. These Forms may also be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Risk Disclosures
Economic, political, and issuer specific events may cause the value of securities to rise or fall. Because the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money. Securities of small and microcap companies are often less liquid, more volatile and they may have more limited resources. Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and may underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. The investment strategies, practices and risk analysis used by the Adviser may not produce the desired results.
Tax Information
For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Fund designates $23,442,001 as a 20% rate gain distribution for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.
For the year ended September 30, 2019, 100% of the dividends paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any), for the Fund, is designated as qualified dividend income.
For the year ended September 30, 2019, 100% of the dividends paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any), for the Fund, qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement
(Unaudited)
At a meeting held on September 28, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (“Board”), including a majority of the independent trustees, met to consider, among other matters, the renewal of the investment management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Adviser and the Fund.
In considering the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement, the Board considered written and oral responses provided by the Adviser to an information request letter submitted by Fund Counsel.
The Board specifically evaluated information provided in relation to the approval of the Investment Management Agreement including details about: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser; (ii) the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund; (iii) the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Fund grows; (iv) the management fee and expense ratio of the Fund; (v) potential fall-out benefits to the Adviser from its relationship to the Fund; and (vi) other general information about the Adviser.
The Board reviewed the background information of the Adviser’s key investment personnel, taking into consideration their education and financial industry experience. The Board discussed the Adviser’s investment process and expressed its satisfaction with the Adviser’s risk management process. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund compared to the One-Year performance the Morningstar Small Cap Value Category, noting that unlike the funds in the Morningstar Category, the Fund does not invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and public utilities. The Board also considered the performance of the Fund over a One-Year, Three-Years, 5- Years and Since Inception periods, as compared to a small group of funds with investment strategies consistent with that of the Fund (the “Peer Group”). The Board concluded that the Adviser should continue to provide high quality services to the Fund for the benefit of the shareholders.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment advisory fee and expense ratio to investment advisory fees and expense ratios of the Peer Group and the Morningstar Category. The Board noted that the Fund’s investment advisory fee of 0.50% was equal to that of the Peer Group average and lower than that of the Morningstar Category average. They also noted that the Fund’s expense ratio of 0.610% was lower than the average (1.24%) for the Morningstar Category and slightly higher than the Peer Group average. The Board also noted the advisory fee waiver structure in effect for the Fund. The Board, upon reviewing the rationale for the Fund’s operating expense ratio, agreed that the fees selected were appropriate and reasonable in relation to the services to be provided. After further discussion, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.
In terms of potential “fall out” benefits to the Adviser from its relationship to the Fund, the Board noted that the Adviser does not engage in the use of soft dollars. The Board discussed economies of scale, noting that no such economies of scale were achieved at this point given the low asset base of the Fund. The Board agreed that the matter of economies of scale would be revisited at the next renewal of the advisory agreement and as the Fund’s size increases.
The Board then concluded its evaluation of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, approved the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement for the Fund.
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Trustees and Officers
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Interested Trustee and Officer |
Name, Age and Address | Positions Held | Term of Office(1) and Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Funds of the Trust Overseen | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Trusteeships Held During Past 5 Years |
Mendel Fygenson, Ph.D.(2) 1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303 Altadena, CA 91001 Age: 62 | Chairman, President, Secretary, & Trustee | Trustee since March 2016. Other positions since April 2016. | Professor, University of Southern California (1995 – Present); Consultant, Divine Analytics (2008 – Present); Chief Executive Officer, Vericimetry Advisors LLC (2014 – Present). | 1 | None |
Independent Trustees |
Name, Age and Address | Positions Held | Term of Office(1) and Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Funds of the Trust Overseen | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Trusteeships Held During Past 5 Years |
Brian K. Wing 1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303 Altadena, CA 91001 Age: 52 | Trustee | Since August 2013. | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ryan LLC (tax services firm), Dallas, Texas (May 2016 – Present); Chief Financial Officer, HYLA Mobile, Irving, Texas (2013 – 2015); Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President (Operations), Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., Irving, Texas (2009 – 2013); Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, MGA Entertainment, Inc., Van Nuys, California (2008 – 2009). | 1 | None |
Chad Lasdon 1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303 Altadena, CA 91001 Age: 40 | Trustee | Since March 2016. | Vice President and Relationship Manager, Bank of the West (2013 – 2016); Senior Vice President – Capital Markets, BentleyForbes (2008 – 2013). | 1 | None |
Paul Karapetian 1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303 Altadena, CA 91001 Age: 42 | Trustee | Since March 2016. | Senior Vice President, IDS Real Estate Group (2006 – Present). | 1 | None |
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Vericimetry Funds
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Continued)
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
Officers |
Name, Age and Address | Positions Held | Term of Office(1) and Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Funds of the Trust Overseen |
Christopher Thomas 1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303 Altadena, CA 91001 Age: 62 | Chief Compliance Officer | Since September, 2014. | Chief Compliance Officer (2014-present); Chief Compliance Officer, First Pacific Advisors, LLC, (2005-2014), Vice President, Controller, Fund Assistant Treasurer, First Pacific Advisors, LLC, (1995 -2005). | 1 |
Michael Thill 235 W. Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212 Age: 41 | Treasurer | Since October 2017. | Lead Administrator and Officer (2007- present) and other positions (2000-2007) at UMB Fund Services, Inc. | 1 |
(1) | Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term until his successor is elected and qualified. Each Officer holds office for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the Board and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. |
(2) | Dr. Fygenson is considered an interested Trustee of the Trust, within the meaning of the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Vericimetry. |
| The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-855-755-7550 or visit www.vericimetryfunds.com. |
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
UMB Distribution Services, LLC, Distributor
P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, WI 53201-2175
www.vericimetryfunds.com
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The Registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party. A copy of this code of ethics is attached hereto as an Exhibit.
There were no substantive amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description. The Registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Mr. Brian Wing is an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that Mr. Wing is independent.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements are listed below:
| For the Year Ended September 30, 2019 | For the Year Ended September 30, 2018 |
Audit Fees | $14,000 | $14,000 |
Audit-Related Fees | $0 | $0 |
Tax Fees | $3,000 | $3,000 |
All Other Fees | $0 | $0 |
The Registrant’s audit committee has adopted an Audit Committee Charter that requires that the Audit Committee review the scope and plan of the registered public accounting firm’s annual and interim examinations, approve the services to be performed for the Registrant by the independent public accountants and approve the fees and other compensation payable to the independent accountants. For the year ended September 30, 2019, all of the audit and non-audit services provided by the Registrant’s principal accountant were pre-approved by the audit committee.
(f) None.
(g) None.
(h) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
The schedule of investments in securities in unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had not adopted any procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant's certifying officer has concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act, based on his evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.
(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Filed as an attachment to this filing.
(a)(2) Certification for the principal executive and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) – Filed as an attachment to this filing.
(a)(3) Not Applicable.
(a)(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.
(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) – Filed as an attachment to this filing.
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.
Vericimetry Funds
By: | /s/ Mendel Fygenson | |
| Dr. Mendel Fygenson | |
| President | |
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Date: | December 6, 2019 | |
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 person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Vericimetry Funds
By: | /s/ Mendel Fygenson | |
| Dr. Mendel Fygenson | |
| President | |
| | |
Date: | December 6, 2019 | |
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By: | /s/ Michael Thill | |
| Michael Thill | |
| Treasurer | |
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Date: | December 6, 2019 | |