UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number 811-22578
Vericimetry Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
972 West Campus Lane
Goleta, CA 93117
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Dr. Mendel Fygenson
Vericimetry Advisors LLC
972 West Campus Lane
Goleta, CA 93117
(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, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
| |
Letter to Shareholders | 1 |
Manager’s Discussion and Analysis | 2 |
Performance Summary | 3 |
Schedule of Investments | 4 |
Financial Statements | 16 |
Financial Highlights | 19 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 20 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 26 |
Expense Example | 27 |
Other Information | 28 |
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement | 29 |
Trustees and Officers | 30 |
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, 2020 (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, 2020.
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 strategy for a well-defined asset class with a predetermined benchmark. The Fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation through its principal investment strategies of 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 transaction 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, 2020 (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, 2020. In general, the Fund seeks to deliver the long side of the small-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, 2020, the Fund had negative returns, and it underperformed slightly as compared to its benchmark – the Russell 2000® Value Index (the “Benchmark”). Overall, the Fund’s fiscal-year annualized return was a negative -15.24% versus the Benchmark’s negative return of -14.88%. For most of the year, the Fund was almost fully invested and had a well-diversified portfolio, with at least 900 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 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 underperformed 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 negative impact on the Fund’s returns.
Returns for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2020
Russell 1000 Growth | | | 37.53 | % |
Russell 3000 Growth | | | 36.12 | % |
Russell Microcap Growth Index | | | 27.20 | % |
Russell 1000 | | | 16.01 | % |
Russell 2000 Growth | | | 15.71 | % |
RUSSELL 3000 | | | 15.00 | % |
Russell Microcap Index | | | 4.44 | % |
Russell 2000 | | | 0.39 | % |
Russell 1000 Value | | | -5.03 | % |
Russell 3000 Value | | | -5.67 | % |
Russell Microcap Value Index | | | -11.51 | % |
Russell 2000 Value | | | -14.88 | % |
Source: Russell Investment Group
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Vericimetry Funds
Performance Summary (Unaudited)
September 30, 2020
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, 2020 |
| One Year | Five Year | Average Annual Since Inception ** | |
Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund | -15.24% | 1.40% | 6.49% | |
Russell 2000® Value Index* | -14.88% | 4.11% | 6.92% | |
* | The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the 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 0.68% are reflective of the information disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated January 28, 2020 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, 2021 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, 2020
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS — 92.4% |
BASIC MATERIALS — 5.3% |
AdvanSix, Inc.* | | | 3,890 | | | $ | 50,103 | |
Alcoa Corp.* | | | 22,085 | | | | 256,849 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.* | | | 16,195 | | | | 141,220 | |
American Vanguard Corp. | | | 7,890 | | | | 103,675 | |
Arconic Corp.* | | | 2,110 | | | | 40,196 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 10,740 | | | | 195,038 | |
Century Aluminum Co.* | | | 4,970 | | | | 35,386 | |
Ciner Resources LP | | | 1,580 | | | | 19,766 | |
Clearwater Paper Corp.* | | | 2,085 | | | | 79,105 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. | | | 12,260 | | | | 78,709 | |
Coeur Mining, Inc.* | | | 34,800 | | | | 256,824 | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | 37,690 | | | | 753,046 | |
Contura Energy, Inc.* | | | 4,280 | | | | 31,330 | |
Domtar Corp. | | | 14,810 | | | | 389,059 | |
Element Solutions, Inc.* | | | 61,660 | | | | 648,047 | |
Ferro Corp.* | | | 790 | | | | 9,796 | |
Friedman Industries, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 14,500 | |
H.B. Fuller Co. | | | 1,610 | | | | 73,706 | |
Hawkins, Inc. | | | 290 | | | | 13,369 | |
Hecla Mining Co. | | | 110,038 | | | | 558,993 | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 900 | | | | 19,989 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 460 | | | | 29,127 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 1,363 | | | | 73,043 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,570 | | | | 32,829 | |
Kraton Corp.* | | | 9,910 | | | | 176,596 | |
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,990 | | | | 25,591 | |
Livent Corp.* | | | 9,880 | | | | 88,624 | |
Mercer International, Inc. | | | 13,180 | | | | 86,988 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 163,520 | |
Nexa Resources S.A. | | | 2,060 | | | | 10,897 | |
Novagold Resources, Inc.* | | | 2,150 | | | | 25,564 | |
Oil-Dri Corp. of America | | | 620 | | | | 22,177 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 18,480 | | | | 228,782 | |
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. | | | 830 | | | | 10,383 | |
P H Glatfelter Co.*,1 | | | 11,417 | | | | 157,212 | |
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.* | | | 3,940 | | | | 12,608 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 1,220 | | | | 124,489 | |
Resolute Forest Products, Inc.* | | | 10,450 | | | | 46,816 | |
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. - Class A | | | 4,790 | | | | 92,112 | |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 57,741 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 2,550 | | | | 277,950 | |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | | 11,040 | | | | 86,885 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 17,560 | | | | 128,890 | |
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 9,333 | |
Valvoline, Inc. | | | 1,270 | | | | 24,181 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
BASIC MATERIALS (Continued) |
Verso Corp. - Class A | | | 4,480 | | | $ | 35,347 | |
Westwater Resources, Inc.* | | | 5,580 | | | | 14,006 | |
| | | | | | | 5,810,397 | |
COMMUNICATIONS — 2.8% |
ADTRAN, Inc. | | | 2,090 | | | | 21,433 | |
ATN International, Inc. | | | 3,789 | | | | 189,980 | |
AutoWeb, Inc.* | | | 2,770 | | | | 8,698 | |
Cars.com, Inc.* | | | 13,165 | | | | 106,373 | |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.* | | | 16,230 | | | | 92,349 | |
Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class A*1 | | | 4,050 | | | | 21,749 | |
EchoStar Corp. - Class A* | | | 3,210 | | | | 79,897 | |
ePlus, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 51,240 | |
EW Scripps Co. - Class A | | | 14,986 | | | | 171,440 | |
Fluent, Inc.* | | | 4,158 | | | | 10,312 | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 21,784 | | | | 28,319 | |
GCI Liberty, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 57,372 | |
Gray Television, Inc.* | | | 23,520 | | | | 323,870 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc.*1 | | | 20,895 | | | | 534,494 | |
Lands’ End, Inc.* | | | 1,600 | | | | 20,848 | |
Marchex, Inc. - Class B* | | | 7,090 | | | | 15,031 | |
Maxar Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,470 | | | | 36,662 | |
Meredith Corp. | | | 5,860 | | | | 76,883 | |
NETGEAR, Inc.* | | | 1,330 | | | | 40,991 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 280 | | | | 25,180 | |
Optical Cable Corp.* | | | 3,680 | | | | 11,371 | |
Perficient, Inc.* | | | 1,090 | | | | 46,587 | |
Preformed Line Products Co. | | | 770 | | | | 37,514 | |
QuinStreet, Inc.* | | | 3,370 | | | | 53,381 | |
RF Industries Ltd. | | | 2,280 | | | | 10,123 | |
RigNet, Inc.*1 | | | 12,170 | | | | 49,897 | |
Saga Communications, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,290 | | | | 25,645 | |
Scholastic Corp.1 | | | 10,700 | | | | 224,593 | |
Spark Networks S.E.* | | | 3,060 | | | | 14,963 | |
Spok Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,770 | | | | 26,343 | |
Stamps.com, Inc.* | | | 250 | | | | 60,238 | |
Stitch Fix, Inc. - Class A*1 | | | 510 | | | | 13,836 | |
Synacor, Inc.* | | | 12,130 | | | | 18,316 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 1,360 | | | | 15,980 | |
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | | | 20,480 | | | | 377,651 | |
TESSCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 11,277 | |
Tribune Publishing Co. | | | 2,000 | | | | 23,320 | |
TrueCar, Inc.* | | | 12,930 | | | | 64,650 | |
United States Cellular Corp.* | | | 2,740 | | | | 80,912 | |
Vonage Holdings Corp.* | | | 2,990 | | | | 30,588 | |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 530 | | | | 21,449 | |
| | | | | | | 3,131,755 | |
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, 2020
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 20.8% |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Class A | | | 15,380 | | | $ | 214,243 | |
Acushnet Holdings Corp. | | | 1,600 | | | | 53,776 | |
Adient PLC* | | | 3,185 | | | | 55,196 | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 1,542 | | | | 56,483 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.* | | | 20,620 | | | | 118,977 | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 11,680 | | | | 172,981 | |
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.* | | | 340 | | | | 28,859 | |
Aramark1 | | | 500 | | | | 13,225 | |
Ark Restaurants Corp. | | | 1,050 | | | | 11,403 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | | 1,125 | | | | 109,631 | |
At Home Group, Inc.* | | | 6,890 | | | | 102,385 | |
AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 7,550 | | | | 399,621 | |
Avient Corp. | | | 740 | | | | 19,580 | |
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | | | 9,860 | | | | 25,439 | |
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | | | 4,050 | | | | 55,404 | |
BBX Capital Corp.* | | | 2,120 | | | | 28,387 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | 13,760 | | | | 427,523 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.* | | | 4,340 | | | | 57,288 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.1 | | | 11,420 | | | | 171,072 | |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.1 | | | 6,020 | | | | 45,030 | |
Big Lots, Inc.1 | | | 4,800 | | | | 214,080 | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.1 | | | 4,685 | | | | 137,926 | |
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 2,290 | | | | 34,968 | |
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,880 | | | | 40,476 | |
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.* | | | 13,420 | | | | 574,779 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 39,396 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 415 | | | | 12,736 | |
Buckle, Inc. | | | 3,880 | | | | 79,113 | |
Caleres, Inc. | | | 11,740 | | | | 112,234 | |
Callaway Golf Co.1 | | | 4,140 | | | | 79,240 | |
Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,210 | | | | 194,125 | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.* | | | 3,670 | | | | 66,060 | |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 6,390 | | | | 41,216 | |
Cato Corp. - Class A | | | 8,220 | | | | 64,280 | |
Century Casinos, Inc.* | | | 5,490 | | | | 30,085 | |
Century Communities, Inc.* | | | 11,197 | | | | 473,969 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.1 | | | 1,000 | | | | 27,740 | |
Children’s Place, Inc. | | | 410 | | | | 11,624 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | 420 | | | | 36,103 | |
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 29,370 | |
Citi Trends, Inc. | | | 2,990 | | | | 74,690 | |
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.* | | | 10,310 | | | | 67,324 | |
Conn’s, Inc.* | | | 6,270 | | | | 66,337 | |
Container Store Group, Inc.* | | | 4,000 | | | | 24,840 | |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.1 | | | 7,490 | | | | 237,433 | |
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,840 | | | | 37,516 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Copa Holdings S.A. - Class A | | | 490 | | | $ | 24,667 | |
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. | | | 1,560 | | | | 45,131 | |
Culp, Inc. | | | 2,410 | | | | 29,932 | |
Daktronics, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 11,484 | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 9,510 | | | | 117,163 | |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.1 | | | 2,950 | | | | 44,722 | |
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.* | | | 5,380 | | | | 44,116 | |
Delta Apparel, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 24,225 | |
Designer Brands, Inc. - Class A | | | 8,140 | | | | 44,200 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 4,630 | | | | 267,984 | |
Dillard’s, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 2,080 | | | | 75,962 | |
Duluth Holdings, Inc. - Class B*1 | | | 3,400 | | | | 41,548 | |
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,380 | | | | 38,556 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 4,990 | | | | 67,565 | |
Everi Holdings, Inc.* | | | 9,340 | | | | 77,055 | |
Extended Stay America, Inc. | | | 3,530 | | | | 42,184 | |
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | | | 1,590 | | | | 38,160 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 2,740 | | | | 90,502 | |
Fossil Group, Inc.* | | | 7,890 | | | | 45,289 | |
Full House Resorts, Inc.* | | | 11,840 | | | | 22,970 | |
GameStop Corp. - Class A*1 | | | 12,146 | | | | 123,889 | |
Gap, Inc. | | | 5,360 | | | | 91,281 | |
Genesco, Inc.* | | | 2,160 | | | | 46,526 | |
Gentherm, Inc.* | | | 1,210 | | | | 49,489 | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.* | | | 15,620 | | | | 204,778 | |
GMS, Inc.* | | | 7,710 | | | | 185,811 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 6,580 | | | | 91,001 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 16,750 | | | | 128,473 | |
Green Brick Partners, Inc.* | | | 6,078 | | | | 97,856 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 5,430 | | | | 479,958 | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | 13,240 | | | | 153,849 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | | | 1,450 | | | | 28,507 | |
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. - Class B* | | | 2,891 | | | | 56,230 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 5,570 | | | | 116,636 | |
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,532 | | | | 135,757 | |
Hibbett Sports, Inc.* | | | 2,460 | | | | 96,481 | |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | | | 2,205 | | | | 56,955 | |
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. - Class A* | | | 560 | | | | 18,211 | |
Hudson Ltd. - Class A* | | | 6,570 | | | | 49,932 | |
IMAX Corp.* | | | 1,970 | | | | 23,561 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc.* | | | 360 | | | | 36,630 | |
Interface, Inc. | | | 1,270 | | | | 7,772 | |
iRobot Corp.*1 | | | 1,510 | | | | 114,609 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.* | | | 14,860 | | | | 168,364 | |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,320 | | | | 108,095 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 6,290 | | | | 90,576 | |
KB Home | | | 3,540 | | | | 135,901 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2020
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | $ | 27,795 | |
Lakeland Industries, Inc.* | | | 1,260 | | | | 24,948 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 1,930 | | | | 61,046 | |
LCI Industries | | | 175 | | | | 18,601 | |
LGI Homes, Inc.* | | | 410 | | | | 47,630 | |
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | | | 3,060 | | | | 28,917 | |
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,285 | | | | 10,935 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,760 | | | | 401,174 | |
M/I Homes, Inc.* | | | 7,095 | | | | 326,725 | |
Macy’s, Inc.1 | | | 11,590 | | | | 66,063 | |
Malibu Boats, Inc. - Class A* | | | 250 | | | | 12,390 | |
Marcus Corp. | | | 4,170 | | | | 32,234 | |
MarineMax, Inc.* | | | 4,310 | | | | 110,638 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 3,410 | | | | 309,662 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,851 | | | | 840,782 | |
Meritage Homes Corp.* | | | 14,990 | | | | 1,654,746 | |
Mesa Air Group, Inc.* | | | 3,430 | | | | 10,119 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 540 | | | | 15,390 | |
Michaels Cos., Inc.* | | | 7,020 | | | | 67,778 | |
Miller Industries, Inc. | | | 2,525 | | | | 77,189 | |
Modine Manufacturing Co.* | | | 14,522 | | | | 90,763 | |
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.* | | | 4,120 | | | | 64,107 | |
Movado Group, Inc. | | | 3,230 | | | | 32,106 | |
Nautilus, Inc.* | | | 1,630 | | | | 27,971 | |
New Home Co., Inc.* | | | 2,130 | | | | 11,587 | |
ODP Corp. | | | 15,330 | | | | 298,168 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | | | 750 | | | | 65,513 | |
ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.* | | | 8,680 | | | | 17,360 | |
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. | | | 4,725 | | | | 30,713 | |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 230 | | | | 9,283 | |
Party City Holdco, Inc.*1 | | | 11,430 | | | | 29,718 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 4,992 | | | | 204,972 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*1 | | | 1,250 | | | | 90,875 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 10,620 | | | | 506,149 | |
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.* | | | 7,870 | | | | 32,975 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 2,170 | | | | 129,419 | |
Qurate Retail, Inc. | | | 18,355 | | | | 131,789 | |
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,070 | | | | 42,228 | |
Red Lion Hotels Corp.*1 | | | 4,540 | | | | 9,761 | |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.* | | | 3,930 | | | | 51,719 | |
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. - Class A | | | 5,180 | | | | 88,578 | |
Resideo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 12,520 | | | | 137,720 | |
REV Group, Inc. | | | 7,570 | | | | 59,727 | |
RH* | | | 580 | | | | 221,920 | |
Rocky Brands, Inc. | | | 1,660 | | | | 41,218 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class A | | | 8,147 | | | | 411,749 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class B | | | 3,270 | | | | 144,861 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | | | 4,920 | | | $ | 54,415 | |
ScanSource, Inc.* | | | 3,640 | | | | 72,181 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc.1 | | | 3,930 | | | | 131,969 | |
Shyft Group, Inc. | | | 2,687 | | | | 50,731 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 9,415 | | | | 176,060 | |
SkyWest, Inc. | | | 16,505 | | | | 492,839 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. - Class A | | | 4,450 | | | | 178,712 | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | | | 15,760 | | | | 253,736 | |
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,900 | | | | 27,189 | |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 1,050 | | | | 46,883 | |
Superior Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 2,624 | | | | 60,956 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 2,450 | | | | 38,294 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.* | | | 40,983 | | | | 1,007,772 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.* | | | 140 | | | | 12,487 | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 1,530 | | | | 145,748 | |
Tilly’s, Inc. - Class A | | | 6,650 | | | | 40,100 | |
Titan Machinery, Inc.* | | | 6,950 | | | | 91,949 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 1,380 | | | | 67,151 | |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.* | | | 39,560 | | | | 717,618 | |
Triton International Ltd./Bermuda | | | 18,520 | | | | 753,208 | |
Tupperware Brands Corp.* | | | 1,460 | | | | 29,434 | |
Unifi, Inc.* | | | 2,897 | | | | 37,197 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 1,040 | | | | 196,945 | |
Univar Solutions, Inc.* | | | 4,110 | | | | 69,377 | |
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | | | 480 | | | | 18,115 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 9,700 | | | | 201,857 | |
Vera Bradley, Inc.*1 | | | 7,530 | | | | 46,008 | |
Veritiv Corp.* | | | 2,530 | | | | 32,030 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | | | 6,630 | | | | 133,793 | |
VOXX International Corp.* | | | 1,620 | | | | 12,458 | |
VSE Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 45,960 | |
Wabash National Corp.1 | | | 9,930 | | | | 118,763 | |
WESCO International, Inc.* | | | 12,818 | | | | 564,248 | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 1,590 | | | | 82,155 | |
Workhorse Group, Inc.*1 | | | 550 | | | | 13,904 | |
World Fuel Services Corp. | | | 23,290 | | | | 493,515 | |
Zumiez, Inc.* | | | 7,710 | | | | 214,492 | |
| | | | | | | 22,922,666 | |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 13.1% |
Aaron’s, Inc. | | | 12,420 | | | | 703,593 | |
ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 11,955 | | | | 438,270 | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*1 | | | 16,155 | | | | 476,249 | |
ACCO Brands Corp. | | | 29,600 | | | | 171,680 | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* | | | 12,590 | | | | 308,959 | |
Alico, Inc. | | | 460 | | | | 13,165 | |
American Public Education, Inc.* | | | 4,145 | | | | 116,847 | |
Andersons, Inc. | | | 6,220 | | | | 119,237 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued) |
AngioDynamics, Inc.* | | | 8,340 | | | $ | 100,580 | |
Arlo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 7,210 | | | | 37,925 | |
ASGN, Inc.* | | | 730 | | | | 46,399 | |
Avanos Medical, Inc.* | | | 1,470 | | | | 48,833 | |
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 4,370 | | | | 25,958 | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc.* | | | 2,860 | | | | 75,275 | |
B&G Foods, Inc.1 | | | 4,590 | | | | 127,464 | |
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.* | | | 960 | | | | 36,019 | |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.* | | | 17,440 | | | | 44,298 | |
CAI International, Inc. | | | 4,920 | | | | 135,448 | |
Carriage Services, Inc. | | | 2,660 | | | | 59,345 | |
CBIZ, Inc.* | | | 14,300 | | | | 327,041 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co. - Class A* | | | 10,170 | | | | 367,544 | |
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | | | 2,670 | | | | 38,822 | |
Covetrus, Inc.* | | | 7,670 | | | | 187,148 | |
CRA International, Inc. | | | 1,830 | | | | 68,570 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 3,230 | | | | 20,963 | |
Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 8,512 | |
Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 2,870 | | | | 20,779 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | 45,470 | | | | 1,638,284 | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co.* | | | 2,870 | | | | 80,016 | |
Ennis, Inc. | | | 7,740 | | | | 134,986 | |
Ensign Group, Inc. | | | 2,810 | | | | 160,339 | |
EVERTEC, Inc. | | | 820 | | | | 28,462 | |
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 2,520 | | | | 11,844 | |
Five Star Senior Living, Inc.* | | | 4,850 | | | | 24,589 | |
FONAR Corp.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 25,056 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 13,180 | | | | 302,086 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 5,620 | | | | 595,551 | |
Graham Holdings Co. - Class B | | | 520 | | | | 210,137 | |
Green Dot Corp. - Class A* | | | 1,010 | | | | 51,116 | |
Hanger, Inc.* | | | 620 | | | | 9,808 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 2,820 | | | | 55,413 | |
Helen of Troy Ltd.*1 | | | 400 | | | | 77,408 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,180 | | | | 86,350 | |
Hostess Brands, Inc.* | | | 27,900 | | | | 344,007 | |
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.* | | | 340 | | | | 13,372 | |
ICF International, Inc. | | | 4,098 | | | | 252,150 | |
Ingles Markets, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,690 | | | | 102,328 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 770 | | | | 50,427 | |
Integer Holdings Corp.* | | | 4,540 | | | | 267,905 | |
Intersect ENT, Inc.* | | | 870 | | | | 14,190 | |
IVERIC bio, Inc.* | | | 3,830 | | | | 21,601 | |
K12, Inc.* | | | 9,720 | | | | 256,025 | |
Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 11,390 | | | | 194,086 | |
Korn Ferry | | | 9,620 | | | | 278,980 | |
Landec Corp.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 28,188 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Leap Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 6,320 | | | $ | 12,514 | |
LHC Group, Inc.* | | | 938 | | | | 199,381 | |
Limoneira Co. | | | 765 | | | | 10,939 | |
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | 4,300 | | | | 115,627 | |
Magellan Health, Inc.* | | | 8,450 | | | | 640,341 | |
Medifast, Inc. | | | 150 | | | | 24,667 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 12,170 | | | | 198,128 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,980 | | | | 86,130 | |
National HealthCare Corp. | | | 1,790 | | | | 111,535 | |
Natural Alternatives International, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 9,815 | |
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.* | | | 1,460 | | | | 16,892 | |
Organovo Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,490 | | | | 11,786 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 4,450 | | | | 111,739 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 12,920 | | | | 311,437 | |
PDL BioPharma, Inc.* | | | 14,790 | | | | 46,588 | |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 1,860 | | | | 64,393 | |
Personalis, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 8,668 | |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 9,780 | | | | 356,188 | |
Providence Service Corp.* | | | 220 | | | | 20,440 | |
Quad/Graphics, Inc. | | | 3,195 | | | | 9,681 | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 9,060 | | | | 167,066 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 3,570 | | | | 106,707 | |
Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 2,090 | | | | 24,139 | |
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 240 | | | | 28,313 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp.* | | | 8,869 | | | | 184,653 | |
Seneca Foods Corp. - Class A* | | | 2,220 | | | | 79,321 | |
Simply Good Foods Co.* | | | 2,480 | | | | 54,684 | |
SP Plus Corp.* | | | 600 | | | | 10,770 | |
SpartanNash Co. | | | 9,830 | | | | 160,720 | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,680 | | | | 267,509 | |
StoneMor, Inc.* | | | 24,590 | | | | 23,729 | |
Surgalign Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,020 | | | | 3,656 | |
Surgery Partners, Inc.*1 | | | 1,050 | | | | 22,995 | |
Team, Inc.* | | | 2,170 | | | | 11,935 | |
Tejon Ranch Co.* | | | 920 | | | | 13,018 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | | | 410 | | | | 10,049 | |
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.* | | | 4,480 | | | | 63,437 | |
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.*1 | | | 9,620 | | | | 15,200 | |
Tivity Health, Inc.* | | | 8,740 | | | | 122,535 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 2,240 | | | | 90,787 | |
TriNet Group, Inc.* | | | 250 | | | | 14,830 | |
Triple-S Management Corp. - Class B* | | | 6,697 | | | | 119,675 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.*1 | | | 7,100 | | | | 109,979 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.* | | | 2,680 | | | | 59,550 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.* | | | 6,980 | | | | 103,793 | |
Universal Corp. | | | 3,720 | | | | 155,794 | |
Varex Imaging Corp.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 12,720 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Vectrus, Inc.* | | | 830 | | | $ | 31,540 | |
Viad Corp. | | | 4,980 | | | | 103,733 | |
Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,070 | | | | 50,943 | |
Weis Markets, Inc.1 | | | 6,662 | | | | 319,776 | |
XBiotech, Inc.*1 | | | 1,230 | | | | 23,481 | |
| | | | | | | 14,373,553 | |
ENERGY — 4.5% |
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.1 | | | 1,175 | | | | 23,383 | |
Antero Resources Corp.*1 | | | 7,585 | | | | 20,859 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 11,660 | | | | 110,420 | |
Archrock, Inc. | | | 40,010 | | | | 215,254 | |
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.* | | | 6,120 | | | | 115,056 | |
ChampionX Corp.* | | | 1,550 | | | | 12,385 | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 3,420 | | | | 83,209 | |
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.* | | | 20,030 | | | | 49,674 | |
CNX Resources Corp.* | | | 49,370 | | | | 466,053 | |
CONSOL Energy, Inc.* | | | 2,190 | | | | 9,702 | |
Continental Resources, Inc.1 | | | 1,510 | | | | 18,543 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 13,618 | |
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,578 | | | | 139,993 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 7,110 | | | | 67,261 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 2,310 | | | | 69,577 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc.* | | | 845 | | | | 20,922 | |
Earthstone Energy, Inc. - Class A* | | | 4,110 | | | | 10,645 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 32,690 | | | | 422,682 | |
Exterran Corp.* | | | 6,180 | | | | 25,709 | |
Flotek Industries, Inc.*1 | | | 16,910 | | | | 45,826 | |
FutureFuel Corp. | | | 7,090 | | | | 80,613 | |
Green Plains, Inc.* | | | 9,500 | | | | 147,060 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | | | 10,760 | | | | 25,932 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 5,350 | | | | 78,377 | |
HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 49,275 | |
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,320 | | | | 10,547 | |
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 14,710 | | | | 23,536 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 3,720 | | | | 15,215 | |
Matador Resources Co.* | | | 18,310 | | | | 151,241 | |
Matrix Service Co.* | | | 3,810 | | | | 31,813 | |
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.* | | | 680 | | | | 11,533 | |
MRC Global, Inc.* | | | 6,530 | | | | 27,948 | |
Murphy Oil Corp.1 | | | 14,560 | | | | 129,875 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 560 | | | | 13,686 | |
NACCO Industries, Inc. - Class A | | | 991 | | | | 18,046 | |
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.* | | | 3,241 | | | | 27,386 | |
Newpark Resources, Inc.* | | | 6,770 | | | | 7,109 | |
NOW, Inc.* | | | 11,130 | | | | 50,530 | |
Oil States International, Inc.* | | | 2,240 | | | | 6,115 | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,510 | | | | 10,223 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
ENERGY (Continued) |
Parsley Energy, Inc. - Class A | | | 6,400 | | | $ | 59,904 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 29,005 | | | | 82,664 | |
PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A | | | 8,780 | | | | 49,958 | |
PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 28,004 | | | | 347,110 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 6,170 | | | | 14,191 | |
ProPetro Holding Corp.* | | | 4,250 | | | | 17,255 | |
Ramaco Resources, Inc.* | | | 4,500 | | | | 15,750 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 41,110 | | | | 272,148 | |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.* | | | 8,055 | | | | 430,298 | |
REX American Resources Corp.* | | | 1,728 | | | | 113,374 | |
RPC, Inc.* | | | 3,980 | | | | 10,507 | |
SandRidge Energy, Inc.* | | | 7,020 | | | | 11,583 | |
Select Energy Services, Inc. - Class A*1 | | | 6,800 | | | | 26,112 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.*1 | | | 116,110 | | | | 272,858 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 15,960 | | | | 54,583 | |
SunPower Corp.* | | | 6,630 | | | | 82,941 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 1,010 | | | | 14,170 | |
Trecora Resources* | | | 1,300 | | | | 7,982 | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 4,620 | | | | 78,910 | |
WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | 15,960 | | | | 78,204 | |
| | | | | | | 4,897,333 | |
FINANCIAL — 23.1% |
1st Source Corp. | | | 5,102 | | | | 157,346 | |
ACNB Corp. | | | 510 | | | | 10,608 | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | 15,365 | | | | 452,038 | |
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,110 | | | | 25,941 | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.* | | | 2,600 | | | | 33,202 | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | 30,055 | | | | 660,909 | |
American National Bankshares, Inc. | | | 306 | | | | 6,402 | |
American National Group, Inc. | | �� | 1,750 | | | | 118,178 | |
American River Bankshares | | | 1,300 | | | | 12,948 | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 2,085 | | | | 47,496 | |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 268 | | | | 15,372 | |
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. | | | 8,813 | | | | 303,432 | |
Associated Banc-Corp | | | 15,833 | | | | 199,812 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 4,555 | | | | 97,841 | |
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 3,890 | | | | 44,152 | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.1 | | | 14,383 | | | | 307,365 | |
Atlanticus Holdings Corp.* | | | 1,150 | | | | 13,685 | |
B Riley Financial, Inc. | | | 1,020 | | | | 25,561 | |
Banc of California, Inc. | | | 10,990 | | | | 111,219 | |
BancFirst Corp. | | | 464 | | | | 18,950 | |
Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 1,870 | | | | 16,157 | |
BancorpSouth Bank | | | 2,830 | | | | 54,845 | |
Bank of Commerce Holdings | | | 2,000 | | | | 13,940 | |
Bank OZK1 | | | 10,000 | | | | 213,200 | |
BankFinancial Corp. | | | 4,650 | | | | 33,573 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 6,380 | | | $ | 139,786 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 5,860 | | | | 189,044 | |
Bar Harbor Bankshares1 | | | 1,254 | | | | 25,770 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 10,016 | | | | 101,262 | |
Blucora, Inc.* | | | 4,420 | | | | 41,636 | |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,060 | | | | 27,931 | |
Bridge Bancorp, Inc. | | | 510 | | | | 8,889 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | 480 | | | | 12,917 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,760 | | | | 101,665 | |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. | | | 770 | | | | 11,550 | |
Byline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 870 | | | | 9,814 | |
Cadence BanCorp | | | 19,063 | | | | 163,751 | |
Camden National Corp. | | | 1,051 | | | | 31,766 | |
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | | | 1,545 | | | | 29,031 | |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 9,360 | | | | 86,720 | |
Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,130 | | | | 11,085 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 9,140 | | | | 198,155 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 2,360 | | | | 32,025 | |
Central Valley Community Bancorp | | | 880 | | | | 10,868 | |
Century Bancorp, Inc. - Class A | | | 315 | | | | 20,708 | |
CIT Group, Inc. | | | 7,175 | | | | 127,069 | |
Citizens & Northern Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 11,368 | |
Citizens Holding Co. | | | 520 | | | | 11,658 | |
Citizens, Inc.*1 | | | 2,910 | | | | 16,121 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 1,419 | | | | 81,749 | |
Civista Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,096 | | | | 13,722 | |
CNB Financial Corp. | | | 1,370 | | | | 20,372 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 37,700 | | | | 604,708 | |
Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. | | | 840 | | | | 11,004 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 4,150 | | | | 98,978 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 3,542 | | | | 192,897 | |
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,680 | | | | 47,477 | |
Compass Diversified Holdings | | | 900 | | | | 17,154 | |
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,250 | | | | 59,798 | |
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.* | | | 2,560 | | | | 8,448 | |
Cowen, Inc. - Class A | | | 4,550 | | | | 74,029 | |
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | | | 390 | | | | 17,199 | |
Customers Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 5,780 | | | | 64,736 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 7,910 | | | | 131,543 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,480 | | | | 73,289 | |
Donegal Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,411 | | | | 33,923 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,307 | | | | 35,015 | |
Emclaire Financial Corp. | | | 510 | | | | 12,750 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,540 | | | | 167,585 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 3,090 | | | | 119,243 | |
Enova International, Inc.* | | | 1,720 | | | | 28,191 | |
Enstar Group Ltd.* | | | 810 | | | | 130,815 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | | | 440 | | | $ | 11,999 | |
Equity Bancshares, Inc. - Class A* | | | 750 | | | | 11,625 | |
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,148 | | | | 26,485 | |
EZCORP, Inc. - Class A* | | | 13,280 | | | | 66,798 | |
FB Financial Corp. | | | 672 | | | | 16,881 | |
FBL Financial Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 7,680 | | | | 370,176 | |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. - Class C | | | 1,328 | | | | 84,540 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 1,472 | | | | 31,383 | |
Financial Institutions, Inc. | | | 3,020 | | | | 46,508 | |
First Bancorp, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 10,540 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 69,150 | | | | 360,963 | |
First Bancshares, Inc. | | | 566 | | | | 11,869 | |
First Bank/Hamilton NJ | | | 1,300 | | | | 8,060 | |
First Busey Corp. | | | 6,079 | | | | 96,595 | |
First Business Financial Services, Inc. | | | 1,612 | | | | 23,035 | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A | | | 110 | | | | 35,066 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 18,910 | | | | 146,363 | |
First Community Bankshares, Inc.1 | | | 1,620 | | | | 29,241 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 14,233 | | | | 170,867 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.1 | | | 5,430 | | | | 151,551 | |
First Financial Corp. | | | 1,681 | | | | 52,783 | |
First Financial Northwest, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 23,712 | |
First Foundation, Inc. | | | 2,520 | | | | 32,936 | |
First Horizon National Corp. | | | 20,772 | | | | 195,880 | |
First Internet Bancorp | | | 1,400 | | | | 20,622 | |
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,526 | | | | 80,453 | |
First Merchants Corp. | | | 4,100 | | | | 94,956 | |
First Mid Bancshares, Inc. | | | 732 | | | | 18,263 | |
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | | | 15,440 | | | | 166,443 | |
First United Corp. | | | 1,200 | | | | 14,052 | |
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 16,680 | | | | 494,228 | |
Flushing Financial Corp.1 | | | 5,360 | | | | 56,387 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 16,462 | | | | 111,612 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 43,510 | | | | 405,948 | |
Garrison Capital, Inc. | | | 2,290 | | | | 8,748 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A* | | | 37,490 | | | | 125,592 | |
German American Bancorp, Inc. | | | 787 | | | | 21,359 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,200 | | | | 198,710 | |
Global Indemnity Group LLC - Class A | | | 2,730 | | | | 56,757 | |
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,015 | | | | 72,983 | |
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,530 | | | | 43,949 | |
Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 190 | | | | 10,156 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 11,810 | | | | 222,146 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 3,860 | | | | 31,691 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 111,816 | |
HCI Group, Inc. | | | 190 | | | | 9,365 | |
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 74,988 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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As of September 30, 2020
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Heritage Commerce Corp. | | | 1,140 | | | $ | 7,587 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 2,870 | | | | 52,779 | |
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 34,408 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,347 | | | | 274,681 | |
Home Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 33,810 | |
Home BancShares, Inc.1 | | | 2,160 | | | | 32,746 | |
HomeStreet, Inc. | | | 8,950 | | | | 230,552 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,157 | | | | 23,946 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp.1 | | | 10,841 | | | | 362,089 | |
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,261 | | | | 22,813 | |
Howard Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 1,060 | | | | 9,519 | |
Independence Holding Co. | | | 1,280 | | | | 48,269 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 1,763 | | | | 92,346 | |
Independent Bank Group, Inc.1 | | | 7,095 | | | | 313,457 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 16,140 | | | | 420,608 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 3,240 | | | | 36,968 | |
Investors Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,520 | | | | 47,335 | |
Investors Title Co. | | | 130 | | | | 16,908 | |
James River Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,250 | | | | 55,663 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 8,530 | | | | 185,272 | |
Kearny Financial Corp. | | | 14,272 | | | | 102,901 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 9,021 | | | | 602,873 | |
Kingstone Cos., Inc. | | | 2,150 | | | | 12,664 | |
Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. | | | 790 | | | | 10,586 | |
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,725 | | | | 56,964 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 690 | | | | 28,428 | |
LCNB Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 13,650 | |
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | | | 475 | | | | 12,032 | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,020 | | | | 78,203 | |
Macatawa Bank Corp. | | | 2,830 | | | | 18,480 | |
MBIA, Inc.* | | | 1,640 | | | | 9,938 | |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 3,635 | | | | 216,610 | |
Mercantile Bank Corp. | | | 3,400 | | | | 61,268 | |
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,280 | | | | 23,598 | |
Meridian Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 11,291 | |
Meta Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,390 | | | | 26,716 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 2,690 | | | | 23,833 | |
Midland States Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 37,265 | |
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 25,018 | |
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.* | | | 5,217 | | | | 116,443 | |
MVB Financial Corp. | | | 1,300 | | | | 20,761 | |
National Western Life Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 830 | | | | 151,699 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 38,830 | | | | 328,114 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,180 | | | | 31,648 | |
Nelnet, Inc. - Class A | | | 7,550 | | | | 454,888 | |
Nicholas Financial, Inc.* | | | 1,430 | | | | 10,396 | |
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.* | | | 1,095 | | | | 59,798 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
NMI Holdings, Inc. - Class A* | | | 3,395 | | | $ | 60,431 | |
Northeast Bank | | | 1,540 | | | | 28,336 | |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 31,008 | |
Northrim BanCorp, Inc. | | | 1,860 | | | | 47,411 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 17,480 | | | | 160,816 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | | | 7,938 | | | | 108,671 | |
OFG Bancorp | | | 13,600 | | | | 169,456 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 40,566 | | | | 509,509 | |
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,360 | | | | 10,193 | |
On Deck Capital, Inc.* | | | 15,440 | | | | 24,704 | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,740 | | | | 304,375 | |
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,120 | | | | 24,998 | |
Origin Bancorp, Inc. | | | 520 | | | | 11,107 | |
Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. | | | 780 | | | | 9,984 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 16,330 | | | | 328,886 | |
PacWest Bancorp | | | 1,220 | | | | 20,838 | |
Park National Corp. | | | 70 | | | | 5,737 | |
Parke Bancorp, Inc. | | | 763 | | | | 9,110 | |
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | | | 2,455 | | | | 37,193 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 238,292 | |
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 62,997 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 2,773 | | | | 98,691 | |
Piper Sandler Cos. | | | 3,110 | | | | 227,030 | |
Popular, Inc. | | | 7,240 | | | | 262,595 | |
PRA Group, Inc.*1 | | | 5,090 | | | | 203,346 | |
Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA | | | 390 | | | | 12,527 | |
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,912 | | | | 31,450 | |
Premier Financial Corp. | | | 3,094 | | | | 48,189 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 1,050 | | | | 118,797 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 1,440 | | | | 22,522 | |
ProSight Global, Inc.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 11,340 | |
Protective Insurance Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 32,825 | |
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,320 | | | | 27,608 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 17,820 | | | | 217,404 | |
QCR Holdings, Inc. | | | 610 | | | | 16,720 | |
RBB Bancorp | | | 820 | | | | 9,299 | |
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. - Class A | | | 700 | | | | 22,911 | |
Realogy Holdings Corp.* | | | 44,040 | | | | 415,738 | |
Regional Management Corp.* | | | 3,690 | | | | 61,475 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 9,703 | | | | 220,452 | |
Republic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,110 | | | | 31,258 | |
Riverview Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,608 | | | | 19,123 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,006 | | | | 35,486 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 870 | | | | 60,108 | |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.1 | | | 4,031 | | | | 93,035 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida* | | | 3,525 | | | | 63,556 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 2,123 | | | | 109,313 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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As of September 30, 2020
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 800 | | | $ | 27,224 | |
Shore Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,630 | | | | 17,897 | |
Sierra Bancorp | | | 2,760 | | | | 46,340 | |
Simmons First National Corp. - Class A | | | 17,964 | | | | 284,819 | |
SmartFinancial, Inc. | | | 770 | | | | 10,464 | |
South State Corp. | | | 5,111 | | | | 246,095 | |
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. | | | 2,444 | | | | 21,214 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,476 | | | | 84,919 | |
State Auto Financial Corp. | | | 1,555 | | | | 21,397 | |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 30,916 | | | | 325,236 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 3,360 | | | | 146,933 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 6,920 | | | | 349,875 | |
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,450 | | | | 49,358 | |
Summit Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,401 | | | | 20,749 | |
SuRo Capital Corp.1 | | | 1,620 | | | | 17,561 | |
Synovus Financial Corp.1 | | | 1,120 | | | | 23,710 | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 11,483 | | | | 268,243 | |
Territorial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 14,161 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 4,060 | | | | 126,388 | |
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.* | | | 14,940 | | | | 103,833 | |
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,578 | | | | 28,404 | |
Tiptree, Inc. | | | 10,380 | | | | 51,381 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 1,549 | | | | 87,999 | |
Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA | | | 1,212 | | | | 19,877 | |
TriCo Bancshares | | | 2,225 | | | | 54,490 | |
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,090 | | | | 14,432 | |
Triumph Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 730 | | | | 22,732 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY | | | 5,540 | | | | 28,919 | |
Trustmark Corp.1 | | | 6,890 | | | | 147,515 | |
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 22,284 | | | | 236,656 | |
United Bancorp, Inc. | | | 830 | | | | 10,425 | |
United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 5,256 | | | | 112,846 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 5,450 | | | | 92,269 | |
United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 4,910 | | | | 99,771 | |
Unity Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,003 | | | | 11,615 | |
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 15,224 | |
Univest Financial Corp. | | | 5,490 | | | | 78,891 | |
Unum Group | | | 1,950 | | | | 32,819 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 14,843 | | | | 101,675 | |
Vericity, Inc. | | | 1,120 | | | | 11,424 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,260 | | | | 38,488 | |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 220 | | | | 30,503 | |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 2,570 | | | | 38,165 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 2,570 | | | | 136,210 | |
Washington Federal, Inc. | | | 24,400 | | | | 508,984 | |
Waterstone Financial, Inc. | | | 5,264 | | | | 81,539 | |
Watford Holdings Ltd.* | | | 640 | | | | 14,682 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 430 | | | $ | 11,356 | |
WesBanco, Inc. | | | 11,601 | | | | 247,797 | |
Westamerica BanCorp | | | 640 | | | | 34,784 | |
Western New England Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,841 | | | | 38,515 | |
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 80 | | | | 62,320 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 3,265 | | | | 130,763 | |
World Acceptance Corp.*1 | | | 580 | | | | 61,219 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 4,266 | | | | 115,054 | |
| | | | | | | 25,467,296 | |
INDUSTRIAL — 17.4% |
AAR Corp. | | | 9,300 | | | | 174,840 | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 160 | | | | 16,376 | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* | | | 240 | | | | 15,106 | |
Aegion Corp.* | | | 8,239 | | | | 116,417 | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | | | 870 | | | | 21,802 | |
Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 320 | | | | 34,570 | |
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | | 1,120 | | | | 41,406 | |
American Outdoor Brands, Inc.* | | | 2,767 | | | | 36,054 | |
American Woodmark Corp.* | | | 160 | | | | 12,566 | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 32,055 | |
ArcBest Corp. | | | 8,170 | | | | 253,760 | |
Arcosa, Inc.1 | | | 440 | | | | 19,400 | |
Ardmore Shipping Corp. | | | 2,650 | | | | 9,434 | |
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.*1 | | | 9,860 | | | | 34,017 | |
Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 4,407 | | | | 239,080 | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 7,480 | | | | 455,532 | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 2,250 | | | | 58,140 | |
AZZ, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 40,944 | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 8,350 | | | | 298,429 | |
Bel Fuse, Inc. - Class B | | | 1,800 | | | | 19,224 | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 810 | | | | 25,207 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 11,110 | | | | 223,866 | |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 9,500 | | | | 379,240 | |
Brady Corp. - Class A | | | 2,145 | | | | 85,843 | |
Bristow Group, Inc.* | | | 860 | | | | 18,275 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 1,030 | | | | 33,599 | |
CECO Environmental Corp.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 21,141 | |
Chart Industries, Inc.* | | | 1,865 | | | | 131,054 | |
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. | | | 510 | | | | 11,016 | |
CIRCOR International, Inc.* | | | 2,720 | | | | 74,392 | |
Colfax Corp.* | | | 19,490 | | | | 611,206 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. | | | 3,350 | | | | 110,885 | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 1,270 | | | | 65,418 | |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | | | 5,080 | | | | 71,120 | |
Core Molding Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,200 | | | | 19,492 | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.* | | | 1,690 | | | | 13,486 | |
Costamare, Inc. | | | 18,340 | | | | 111,324 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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As of September 30, 2020
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIAL (Continued) |
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.* | | | 2,872 | | | $ | 50,231 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 695 | | | | 64,816 | |
DHT Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,020 | | | | 87,823 | |
Dorian LPG Ltd.* | | | 10,441 | | | | 83,632 | |
Ducommun, Inc.* | | | 3,192 | | | | 105,081 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 730 | | | | 11,775 | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.* | | | 3,490 | | | | 184,342 | |
Eastern Co. | | | 710 | | | | 13,859 | |
Eastman Kodak Co.*1 | | | 1,778 | | | | 15,682 | |
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | | | 4,800 | | | | 123,696 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 680 | | | | 46,043 | |
Encore Wire Corp. | | | 5,340 | | | | 247,883 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | 1,550 | | | | 87,435 | |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,630 | | | | 292,433 | |
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 24,392 | |
Federal Signal Corp. | | | 5,900 | | | | 172,575 | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 1,140 | | | | 10,043 | |
Forterra, Inc.* | | | 1,430 | | | | 16,903 | |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC | | | 1,490 | | | | 25,524 | |
GasLog Ltd.1 | | | 5,320 | | | | 14,417 | |
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC* | | | 2,060 | | | | 22,907 | |
GATX Corp.1 | | | 11,465 | | | | 730,894 | |
Gencor Industries, Inc.* | | | 790 | | | | 8,714 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.*1 | | | 1,815 | | | | 351,457 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | | | 3,130 | | | | 203,888 | |
Goldfield Corp.* | | | 3,330 | | | | 14,086 | |
GrafTech International Ltd. | | | 1,490 | | | | 10,192 | |
Granite Construction, Inc.1 | | | 3,345 | | | | 58,905 | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.* | | | 11,980 | | | | 113,930 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. | | | 9,360 | | | | 275,184 | |
Greif, Inc. - Class A1 | | | 5,450 | | | | 197,344 | |
Griffon Corp. | | | 11,810 | | | | 230,767 | |
Harsco Corp.* | | | 4,240 | | | | 58,978 | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 34,180 | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 2,020 | | | | 37,572 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 3,237 | | | | 91,801 | |
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A* | | | 10,360 | | | | 520,020 | |
Hurco Cos., Inc. | | | 1,182 | | | | 33,569 | |
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. | | | 1,300 | | | | 48,295 | |
IES Holdings, Inc.* | | | 470 | | | | 14,932 | |
II-VI, Inc.* | | | 1,585 | | | | 64,288 | |
Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 16,830 | |
International Seaways, Inc. | | | 950 | | | | 13,879 | |
Intevac, Inc.* | | | 2,230 | | | | 12,287 | |
Itron, Inc.* | | | 380 | | | | 23,081 | |
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.* | | | 2,170 | | | | 49,042 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIAL (Continued) |
Kadant, Inc. | | | 280 | | | $ | 30,694 | |
Kaman Corp.1 | | | 1,510 | | | | 58,845 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 2,220 | | | | 49,639 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 1,190 | | | | 34,439 | |
Kimball Electronics, Inc.* | | | 6,850 | | | | 79,186 | |
Knowles Corp.* | | | 19,110 | | | | 284,739 | |
L B Foster Co. - Class A* | | | 770 | | | | 10,333 | |
Lawson Products, Inc.* | | | 1,426 | | | | 58,509 | |
Limbach Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,120 | | | | 44,084 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 2,980 | | | | 87,940 | |
LSI Industries, Inc. | | | 1,700 | | | | 11,475 | |
Lydall, Inc.* | | | 3,088 | | | | 51,076 | |
Manitowoc Co., Inc.* | | | 3,500 | | | | 29,435 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 18,615 | | | | 303,797 | |
MasTec, Inc.* | | | 1,840 | | | | 77,648 | |
Materion Corp. | | | 5,120 | | | | 266,394 | |
Matson, Inc. | | | 3,210 | | | | 128,689 | |
Matthews International Corp. - Class A | | | 4,530 | | | | 101,291 | |
Moog, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,390 | | | | 215,367 | |
MYR Group, Inc.* | | | 3,390 | | | | 126,040 | |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 8,186 | |
Navigator Holdings Ltd.* | | | 6,990 | | | | 58,436 | |
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. | | | 4,170 | | | | 17,639 | |
NL Industries, Inc. | | | 4,900 | | | | 20,825 | |
NN, Inc.* | | | 1,950 | | | | 10,062 | |
Northwest Pipe Co.* | | | 830 | | | | 21,962 | |
O-I Glass, Inc. | | | 9,760 | | | | 103,358 | |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 2,619 | | | | 29,752 | |
Orion Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,700 | | | | 10,175 | |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. - Class A* | | | 16,450 | | | | 35,203 | |
Owens Corning | | | 1,020 | | | | 70,186 | |
PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*1 | | | 1,006 | | | | 37,826 | |
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 24,105 | |
Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,860 | | | | 10,509 | |
PGT Innovations, Inc.* | | | 2,490 | | | | 43,625 | |
Plexus Corp.*1 | | | 5,605 | | | | 395,881 | |
Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 1,210 | | | | 29,197 | |
Primoris Services Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | | 34,276 | |
Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 5,720 | | | | 536,936 | |
Rexnord Corp. | | | 3,550 | | | | 105,932 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 530 | | | | 22,387 | |
Ryerson Holding Corp.* | | | 6,620 | | | | 37,933 | |
Saia, Inc.*1 | | | 470 | | | | 59,286 | |
Sanmina Corp.* | | | 22,890 | | | | 619,174 | |
Schneider National, Inc. - Class B1 | | | 2,550 | | | | 63,061 | |
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. | | | 790 | | | | 11,186 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | | | 1,533 | | | | 16,970 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIAL (Continued) |
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,414 | | | $ | 157,439 | |
Select Interior Concepts, Inc. - Class A* | | | 5,520 | | | | 38,088 | |
SFL Corp. Ltd. | | | 14,195 | | | | 106,321 | |
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. | | | 8,905 | | | | 138,206 | |
SPX FLOW, Inc.* | | | 4,440 | | | | 190,121 | |
Standex International Corp. | | | 270 | | | | 15,984 | |
Steel Partners Holdings LP* | | | 5,430 | | | | 33,524 | |
Sterling Construction Co., Inc.* | | | 3,520 | | | | 49,843 | |
Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A* | | | 10,980 | | | | 181,609 | |
SYNNEX Corp. | | | 3,735 | | | | 523,124 | |
Teekay Tankers Ltd. - Class A* | | | 1,180 | | | | 12,791 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 4,910 | | | | 95,058 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 57,300 | |
Timken Co. | | | 730 | | | | 39,581 | |
TimkenSteel Corp.* | | | 3,710 | | | | 13,171 | |
TopBuild Corp.* | | | 4,870 | | | | 831,260 | |
Tredegar Corp. | | | 9,622 | | | | 143,079 | |
TriMas Corp.* | | | 5,340 | | | | 121,752 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 12,950 | | | | 252,525 | |
Trinseo S.A. | | | 2,150 | | | | 55,126 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.* | | | 31,604 | | | | 360,602 | |
Tutor Perini Corp.* | | | 4,960 | | | | 55,205 | |
U.S. Concrete, Inc.* | | | 2,695 | | | | 78,263 | |
UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 8,820 | | | | 498,418 | |
UFP Technologies, Inc.* | | | 800 | | | | 33,136 | |
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,410 | | | | 29,413 | |
USA Truck, Inc.* | | | 1,940 | | | | 18,333 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 35,940 | | | | 559,586 | |
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.* | | | 2,700 | | | | 68,364 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,490 | | | | 149,223 | |
Welbilt, Inc.* | | | 6,815 | | | | 41,980 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 11,680 | | | | 490,443 | |
Willis Lease Finance Corp.* | | | 1,980 | | | | 36,531 | |
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.* | | | 18,764 | | | | 312,988 | |
ZAGG, Inc.* | | | 2,570 | | | | 7,196 | |
| | | | | | | 19,130,594 | |
TECHNOLOGY — 4.9% |
Alithya Group, Inc. - Class A* | | | 6,300 | | | | 13,104 | |
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* | | | 14,020 | | | | 114,123 | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.* | | | 5,850 | | | | 74,997 | |
Ambarella, Inc.* | | | 450 | | | | 23,481 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc.* | | | 62,510 | | | | 700,112 | |
Amtech Systems, Inc.* | | | 3,950 | | | | 19,316 | |
AstroNova, Inc. | | | 2,150 | | | | 17,243 | |
Avaya Holdings Corp.* | | | 1,360 | | | | 20,672 | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.* | | | 430 | | | | 9,460 | |
AXT, Inc.* | | | 7,790 | | | | 47,675 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
TECHNOLOGY (Continued) |
Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 480 | | | $ | 22,205 | |
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.* | | | 176 | | | | 25,135 | |
CACI International, Inc. - Class A* | | | 2,390 | | | | 509,452 | |
CEVA, Inc.* | | | 470 | | | | 18,504 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 720 | | | | 48,564 | |
Cloudera, Inc.*1 | | | 4,390 | | | | 47,807 | |
Cohu, Inc. | | | 4,302 | | | | 73,908 | |
Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. | | | 620 | | | | 17,118 | |
Conduent, Inc.* | | | 3,530 | | | | 11,225 | |
CTS Corp. | | | 1,720 | | | | 37,892 | |
Cubic Corp. | | | 460 | | | | 26,758 | |
Digi International, Inc.* | | | 7,800 | | | | 121,914 | |
Diodes, Inc.* | | | 6,830 | | | | 385,553 | |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.* | | | 5,020 | | | | 67,067 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 1,240 | | | | 22,134 | |
Evolent Health, Inc. - Class A* | | | 4,280 | | | | 53,115 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.* | | | 410 | | | | 27,048 | |
FormFactor, Inc.* | | | 2,196 | | | | 54,746 | |
GTY Technology Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,130 | | | | 10,945 | |
InnerWorkings, Inc.* | | | 3,750 | | | | 11,213 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 9,580 | | | | 542,036 | |
inTEST Corp.* | | | 2,690 | | | | 12,105 | |
Key Tronic Corp.* | | | 3,400 | | | | 33,490 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 13,675 | | | | 306,320 | |
ManTech International Corp. - Class A | | | 6,540 | | | | 450,475 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 160 | | | | 17,477 | |
MTS Systems Corp. | | | 1,550 | | | | 29,620 | |
NetScout Systems, Inc.* | | | 13,330 | | | | 290,994 | |
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 1,820 | | | | 23,187 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.* | | | 3,619 | | | | 107,774 | |
PDF Solutions, Inc.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 28,065 | |
Perspecta, Inc. | | | 1,140 | | | | 22,173 | |
Photronics, Inc.* | | | 11,370 | | | | 113,245 | |
PlayAGS, Inc.* | | | 2,930 | | | | 10,372 | |
Rambus, Inc.* | | | 2,165 | | | | 29,639 | |
Rapid7, Inc.* | | | 320 | | | | 19,597 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 267 | | | | 20,938 | |
Stratasys Ltd.*1 | | | 3,740 | | | | 46,638 | |
Super Micro Computer, Inc.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 31,680 | |
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 10,827 | | | | 370,392 | |
Synaptics, Inc.* | | | 1,160 | | | | 93,287 | |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 570 | | | | 31,093 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,220 | | | | 47,641 | |
Wayside Technology Group, Inc. | | | 430 | | | | 9,912 | |
Xperi Holding Corp. | | | 7,190 | | | | 82,611 | |
| | | | | | | 5,403,247 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2020
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
UTILITIES — 0.5% |
Ameresco, Inc. - Class A* | | | 4,593 | | | $ | 153,406 | |
Arch Resources, Inc. | | | 2,200 | | | | 93,456 | |
Brookfield Renewable Corp. - Class A | | | 5,010 | | | | 293,586 | |
Charah Solutions, Inc.* | | | 4,120 | | | | 12,649 | |
| | | | | | | 553,097 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
(Cost $84,317,922) | | | | | | | 101,689,938 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2% |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 0.2% |
Qurate Retail, Inc. 8.00%, 3/15/2031*,2 | | | 274 | | | | 26,989 | |
WESCO International, Inc. 10.62%2,3 | | | 5,008 | | | | 140,224 | |
| | | | | | | 167,213 | |
INDUSTRIAL — 0.0% |
Steel Partners Holdings LP 6.00%, 2/7/20262 | | | 1,855 | | | | 35,319 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
(Cost $188,490) | | | | | | | 202,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 3.1% |
Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares - ETF | | | 668 | | | | 144,582 | |
Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares - ETF | | | 2,460 | | | | 52,792 | |
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares - ETF1 | | | 20,970 | | | | 641,682 | |
Direxion Shares ETF Trust-Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares - ETF | | | 15,109 | | | | 671,293 | |
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | | | 6,715 | | | | 667,001 | |
ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 - ETF | | | 17,700 | | | | 642,687 | |
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF | | | 1,660 | | | | 38,578 | |
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF | | | 967 | | | | 27,037 | |
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF1 | | | 16,760 | | | | 597,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS |
(Cost $3,019,016) | | | | | | | 3,483,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
RIGHTS — 0.0% |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 0.0% |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. *,7 | | | 3,800 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL RIGHTS |
(Cost $0) | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS — 8.1% |
Blackrock Liquidity Funds FedFund Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.13%4,5 | | | 4,483,743 | | | | 4,483,743 | |
Federated Treasury Obligations Fund - Institutional Class, 0.01%4,6 | | | 4,396,798 | | | | 4,396,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS |
(Cost $8,880,541) | | | | | | | 8,880,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.8% |
(Cost $96,405,969) | | | | | | | 114,256,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities less other assets — (3.8)% | | | | | | | (4,161,259 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 110,095,401 | |
LLC – Limited Liability Company
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 $4,290,580 at September 30, 2020. |
3 | Perpetual security; maturity date is not applicable. |
4 | Variable rate security; the rate shown represents the rate at September 30, 2020. |
5 | Investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending. Total collateral had a fair value of $4,483,743 at September 30, 2020. |
6 | All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for options contracts. The total value of these securities is $500,000 as of September 30, 2020. |
7 | Security valued at fair value as determined by the investment adviser under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of As of September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Security Type/Industry | Percent of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | |
Banks | 12.0% |
Retail | 8.8% |
Home Builders | 5.2% |
Commercial Services | 4.7% |
Insurance | 4.7% |
Diversified Financial Services | 3.4% |
Electronics | 3.3% |
Transportation | 3.1% |
Oil & Gas | 2.9% |
Savings & Loans | 2.4% |
Healthcare-Services | 2.1% |
Agriculture | 2.1% |
Semiconductors | 2.1% |
Engineering & Construction | 2.0% |
Distribution/Wholesale | 2.0% |
Computers | 1.9% |
Building Materials | 1.8% |
Chemicals | 1.8% |
Telecommunications | 1.5% |
Food | 1.5% |
Iron/Steel | 1.4% |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 1.4% |
Mining | 1.3% |
Hand/Machine Tools | 1.1% |
Auto Parts & Equipment | 1.0% |
Airlines | 1.0% |
Trucking & Leasing | 1.0% |
Software | 1.0% |
Household Products/Wares | 1.0% |
Media | 0.9% |
Energy-Alternate Sources | 0.8% |
Healthcare-Products | 0.8% |
Aerospace/Defense | 0.8% |
Forest Products & Paper | 0.8% |
Machinery-Diversified | 0.7% |
Entertainment | 0.7% |
Pharmaceuticals | 0.7% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | 0.6% |
Real Estate | 0.6% |
Apparel | 0.6% |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware | 0.5% |
Packaging & Containers | 0.5% |
Oil & Gas Services | 0.5% |
Electric | 0.4% |
Internet | 0.4% |
Leisure Time | 0.4% |
Machinery-Construction & Mining | 0.4% |
Home Furnishings | 0.4% |
Lodging | 0.2% |
Textiles | 0.2% |
Biotechnology | 0.2% |
Auto Manufacturers | 0.2% |
Coal | 0.2% |
Environmental Control | 0.1% |
Water | 0.1% |
Cosmetics/Personal Care | 0.1% |
Housewares | 0.1% |
Investment Companies | 0.0%1 |
Advertising | 0.0%1 |
Venture Capital | 0.0%1 |
Office/Business Equipment | 0.0%1 |
Pipelines | 0.0%1 |
Food Service | 0.0%1 |
Office Furnishings | 0.0%1 |
Total Common Stocks | 92.4% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.2% |
Total Preferred Stocks | 0.2% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 3.1% |
Rights | 0.0% |
Money Market Investments | 8.1% |
Total Investments | 103.8% |
Liabilities less other assets | (3.8)% |
Total Net Assets | 100.0% |
1 | Resulted in less than 0.05% per industry. |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2020
ASSETS: | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (cost $96,405,969) | | $ | 114,256,660 | (1) |
Cash held at broker | | | 318,183 | |
Cash | | | 5,281 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 484,832 | |
Fund shares issued | | | 3,700 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 77,815 | |
Securities lending income | | | 3,510 | |
Due from Adviser | | | 15,571 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 21,759 | |
Total assets | | | 115,187,311 | |
| | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
Collateral due to broker for securities loaned | | | 4,483,743 | |
Payables: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 398,890 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 106,783 | |
Due to Trustees | | | 4,350 | |
Due to Adviser | | | 46,565 | |
Fund accounting and administration fees and expenses | | | 7,840 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 4,968 | |
Custody fees | | | 4,439 | |
Accrued other expenses | | | 34,332 | |
Total liabilities | | | 5,091,910 | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 110,095,401 | |
| | | | |
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS: | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 96,049,589 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 14,045,812 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 110,095,401 | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited shares authorized) | | | 8,044,464 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 13.69 | |
(1) | Includes securities on loan of $4,290,580 (see Note 2). |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2020
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | |
Income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $754) | | $ | 2,277,921 | |
Securities lending income | | | 71,980 | |
Interest | | | 36,945 | |
Total investment Income | | | 2,386,846 | |
| | | | |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 706,409 | |
Fund accounting and administration fees and expenses | | | 90,394 | |
Custody fees | | | 55,921 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 50,806 | |
Registration fees | | | 48,461 | |
Professional fees | | | 47,007 | |
Litigation expenses | | | 39,629 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 12,496 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 8,075 | |
Insurance fees | | | 7,054 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 4,883 | |
Total expenses | | | 1,071,135 | |
Fees waived/expenses reimbursed by the Adviser | | | (183,816 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 887,319 | |
Net investment income | | | 1,499,527 | |
| | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments and Purchased Options Contracts | | | | |
Net realized loss on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (414,220 | ) |
Purchased options contracts | | | (1,983,956 | ) |
Net realized loss | | | (2,398,176 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | (26,687,497 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and purchased options contracts | | | (29,085,673 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | (27,586,146 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the Year Ended September 30, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2019 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM: | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,499,527 | | | $ | 2,084,517 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and purchased options contracts | | | (2,398,176 | ) | | | 6,586,904 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | (26,687,497 | ) | | | (45,482,592 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | | (27,586,146 | ) | | | (36,811,171 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | | (4,225,722 | ) | | | (25,403,220 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 30,125,854 | | | | 47,662,209 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 4,218,469 | | | | 25,351,366 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (74,886,844 | ) | | | (131,369,255 | ) |
Net decrease resulting from capital transactions | | | (40,542,521 | ) | | | (58,355,680 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (72,354,389 | ) | | | (120,570,071 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 182,449,790 | | | | 303,019,861 | |
End of year | | $ | 110,095,401 | | | $ | 182,449,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Activity | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | 2,375,404 | | | | 2,981,484 | |
Shares reinvested | | | 251,368 | | | | 1,576,695 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (5,597,636 | ) | | | (7,875,451 | ) |
Net decrease in capital shares | | | (2,970,864 | ) | | | (3,317,272 | ) |
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, 2020 | | | 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 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 16.56 | | | $ | 21.14 | | | $ | 19.69 | | | $ | 16.64 | | | $ | 14.98 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.14 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (2.61 | ) | | | (2.92 | ) | | | 1.54 | | | | 3.04 | | | | 1.65 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (2.45 | ) | | | (2.75 | ) | | | 1.69 | | | | 3.16 | | | | 1.79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (1.68 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (1.83 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 13.69 | | | $ | 16.56 | | | $ | 21.14 | | | $ | 19.69 | | | $ | 16.64 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | (15.24 | )% | | | (12.70 | )% | | | 8.62 | % | | | 19.06 | % | | | 12.01 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) | | $ | 110,095 | | | $ | 182,450 | | | $ | 303,020 | | | $ | 301,760 | | | $ | 261,222 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.76 | %1 | | | 0.67 | %2 | | | 0.65 | %2 | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.68 | % |
After fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.63 | %1 | | | 0.60 | %2 | | | 0.60 | %2 | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (including interest expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.84 | % |
After fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 1.06 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.92 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 39 | % |
1 | If litigation expenses had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.03% for the year ended September 30, 2020. |
2 | 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, 2020
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.
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, 2020
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, 2020:
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials | | $ | 5,810,397 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,810,397 | |
Communications | | | 3,131,755 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,131,755 | |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 22,866,436 | | | | 56,230 | | | | — | | | | 22,922,666 | |
Consumer, Non-Cyclical | | | 14,373,553 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,373,553 | |
Energy | | | 4,897,333 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,897,333 | |
Financial | | | 25,467,296 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25,467,296 | |
Industrial | | | 19,130,594 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,130,594 | |
Technology | | | 5,403,247 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,403,247 | |
Utilities | | | 553,097 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 553,097 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 167,213 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 167,213 | |
Industrial | | | 35,319 | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,319 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 3,483,649 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,483,649 | |
Rights | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | * | | | — | |
Money Market Investments | | | 8,880,541 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,880,541 | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 114,200,430 | | | $ | 56,230 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 114,256,660 | |
| * | The Adviser valued these holdings at $0 as of September 30, 2020. |
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. |
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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2020
GAAP requires management of the Fund to analyze all open tax years (for the Fund, tax years 2017-2020), 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, 2020, 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, 2020, the value of securities loaned by the Fund was $4,290,580 and the Fund received cash collateral of $4,483,743. 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, 2020. |
(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 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, 2020 is denoted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2020
(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, 2020, 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 year ended September 30, 2020 was related to purchased equity and index options and resulted in a net realized loss of $1,983,956, which is reflected on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had purchased option transactions during the year ended September 30, 2020, however, due to the timing of these transactions, the average monthly notional amount for the Fund was $0. |
For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund’s purchases and sales of option contracts were as follows:
| Purchases | | | Sales | |
| $ | 4,804,078 | | | $ | 2,820,122 | |
(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 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, and 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 through January 31, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund accrued $706,409 in advisory fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Over the same time period, the Adviser waived fees and reimbursed expenses in the amount of $183,816.
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, 2020, reimbursements that may potentially be made by the Fund to the Adviser total $495,247, which expire as follows:
September 30, 2021 | | $ | 147,633 | |
September 30, 2022 | | $ | 163,798 | |
September 30, 2023 | | $ | 183,816 | |
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. UMB Distribution Services, LLC, an affiliate of UMBFS, serves as the Fund’s distributor. On October 31, 2020, the Fund’s distribution agreement with UMB Distribution Services, LLC, expired in accordance with its terms. Effective November 1, 2020, the Fund became self-distributed. 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, 2020
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, 2020, 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 | | $ | 99,849,130 | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 26,259,539 | |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | (11,852,009 | ) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 14,407,530 | |
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, 2020, 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 | |
| $ | 1,546 | | | $ | (1,546 | ) |
As of September 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | $ | 247,563 | |
Undistributed Long-term Gains | | | — | |
Other Accumulated Losses | | | (609,281 | ) |
Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | | | 14,407,530 | |
Total Distributable Earnings | | $ | 14,045,812 | |
As of September 30, 2020, the Fund has a net short-term non-expiring capital loss carryover of $602,355. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce further taxable gain distributions.
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 were as follows:
| | September 30, 2020 | | | September 30, 2019 | |
Distributions Paid From: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 1,789,630 | | | $ | 1,961,219 | |
Long-term Capital Gains | | | 2,436,092 | | | | 23,442,001 | |
Total Distributions | | $ | 4,225,722 | | | $ | 25,403,220 | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2020
5. Investment Transactions
For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund’s purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales |
$ 95,046,166 | $ 136,467,259 |
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, 2020, 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, 2020, 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, 2020, 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 30, 2020
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Expense Example
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2020 (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, 2020 through September 30, 2020 (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, 2020 | Ending account value September 30, 2020 | Expenses paid during the period ended September 30, 2020* |
Actual Example | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,236.50 | $ 3.75 |
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses | 1,000.00 | 1,021.65 | 3.39 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.67% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (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 Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
A list of the Fund’s quarter-end holdings is also available at www.vericimetryfunds.com and upon request on or about 80 days following each quarter and remains available on the website until the list is updated in the subsequent quarter.
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.
The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economies and markets, and the prolonged duration and economic impact is uncertain. These events can have a significant impact to the Fund’s operations and performance.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust covered by this shareholder report (the “Fund”), has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program is tailored to reflect the Fund’s particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of the Fund.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
Tax Information
For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund designates $2,436,092 as a 20% rate gain distribution for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.
For the year ended September 30, 2020, 100.00% 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, 2020, 100.00% 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 22, 2020 (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 advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (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 processes for risk management, broker selection, business continuity and monitoring compliance with the Fund’s investment limitations. The Board noted that while the Fund outperformed its peer group for the 1-, 3- and 5- year periods included in the questionnaire response, it underperformed its benchmark index over those same periods. The Board concluded that the Adviser had provided, and was likely to 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. The Board noted that the Fund’s investment advisory fee of 0.50% was slightly higher than the advisory fee for the Fund’s peer group (0.48%) and lower than the Morningstar category average of 0.78%. They also noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio of 0.61% was higher than that of the Fund’s peer group (0.51%), but lower than the Morningstar category average of 1.22%. The Board also noted the expense limitation agreement in effect for the Fund. The Board, upon reviewing the Adviser’s explanation for the fee structure in place, 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.
The Board reviewed the reported level of profitability realized by the Adviser from its relationship to the Fund, noting that the Adviser reported a pre-tax profit of approximately 34%. After discussion, the Board concluded that the level of profit reported was not excessive.
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 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, 2020 (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: 63 | Chairman, President, Secretary, & Trustee | Trustee since March 2016. Other positions since April 2016. | Professor (Emeritus), University of Southern California ( 2020- Present); Professor, University of Southern California (1995 – 2019); 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: 53 | Trustee | Since August 2013. | President and Chief Financial Officer, VisionPoint Advisory Group (November 2019 to present); Chief Financial Officer, AlliedBioScience (June 2018 to May 2019); Chief Operating Officer, WorldVentures Marketing, LLC, Plano, Texas (December 2016 – June 2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ryan LLC (tax services firm), Dallas, Texas (May 2016 – 2016); 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: 42 | Trustee | Since March 2016. | Vice President and Relationship Manager, Manufacturers Bank (2016-Present); Vice President and Relationship Manager, Bank of the West (2013 – 2016); Senior Vice President – Capital Markets, BentleyForbes (2008 – 2013). | 1 | None |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Continued)
September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Independent Trustees (Continued) |
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 |
Paul Karapetian 1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303 Altadena, CA 91001 Age: 43 | Trustee | Since March 2016. | Principal, Stoic Realty Advisors, Inc. (2020 - Present); Senior Vice President, IDS Real Estate Group (2006 – 2019) | 1 | None |
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: 63 | 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: 42 | 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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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, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2019 | |
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, 2020, 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 4, 2020 | |
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 Fund
By: | /s/ Mendel Fygenson | |
| Dr. Mendel Fygenson | |
| President | |
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Date: | December 4, 2020 | |
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By: | /s/ Michael Thill | |
| Michael Thill | |
| Treasurer | |
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Date: | December 4, 2020 | |