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, 2024
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a) 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
VYSVX
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | September 30, 2024
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (“Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information, and fund holdings at https://www.vericimetry.com/vysvx/fund-information.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-855-755-7550.
What were the Fund costs for the last year?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund | $68 | 0.60% |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
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, 2024, the Fund had positive returns, and it outperformed its benchmark – the Russell 2000® Value Index (the “Benchmark”). Overall, the Fund’s fiscal-year annualized return was a positive 26.35% versus the Benchmark’s positive return of 25.88%. For most of the year, the Fund was more than 95% fully invested and had a well- diversified portfolio, with at least 773 equity holdings.
As managers of a U.S. small cap value fund, we face the challenge of maintaining the Fund’s outperformance of its benchmark during periods of declining US 10-year Treasury yields. Given the Fund’s mandate, we cannot invest in interest rate-sensitive sectors like REITs. To address this challenge, we overweight sectors that tend to correlate with REITs’ performance, such as Homebuilding. This strategy helps offset the impact of our benchmark’s significant REIT allocation, which can be up to 13% of its weight.
The views in this letter were as of September 30, 2024, and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any time thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
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Fund Performance
The following graph and chart compare the initial and subsequent account values for the Fund. It assumes a $10,000 initial investment in an appropriate, broad-based securities market index for the same period.
GROWTH OF $10,000
Date | Vericimetry U.S. Small Value Fund $23,098 | Russell 2000 Value Index $22,042 |
2014-09-30 | $ 9,880 | $ 9,880 |
2015-09-30 | $ 9,880 | $ 9,880 |
2016-09-30 | $ 10,958 | $ 11,587 |
2017-09-30 | $ 13,204 | $ 14,012 |
2018-09-30 | $ 14,281 | $ 15,359 |
2019-09-30 | $ 12,485 | $ 13,922 |
2020-09-30 | $ 10,509 | $ 11,766 |
2021-09-30 | $ 17,874 | $ 19,671 |
2022-09-30 | $ 16,168 | $ 16,168 |
2023-09-30 | $ 18,323 | $ 17,246 |
2024-09-30 | $ 23,098 | $ 22,042 |
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
| 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr |
Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund | 26.35% | 8.53% | 13.05% | 8.73% |
Russell 2000 Value Index | 25.88% | 3.77% | 9.29% | 8.22% |
Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
Key Fund Statistics
The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.
Fund net assets | $179,952,623 |
Total number of portfolio holdings | 840 |
Total advisory fees paid (net) | $795,044 |
Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period | 23% |
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Graphical Representation of Holdings
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total net assets of the Fund. The Top Ten Holdings and Sector Allocation exclude short-term holdings, if any. The Sector Allocation chart represents Common Stocks held by the Fund.
TOP TEN HOLDINGS |
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Taylor Morrison Home Corp. | 1.00% |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 0.90% |
SkyWest, Inc. | 0.83% |
Meritage Homes Corp. | 0.82% |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. | 0.76% |
Commercial Metals Co. | 0.76% |
Modine Manufacturing Co. | 0.74% |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | 0.72% |
Jackson Financial, Inc. - Class A | 0.71% |
Mr Cooper Group, Inc. | 0.70% |
ASSET ALLOCATION
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Common Stocks | 95.3% |
Money Market Investments | 3.0% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 1.8% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.1% |
Rights | 0.0% |
Warrants | 0.0% |
Financial | 30.1% |
Industrial | 17.6% |
Consumer Cyclical | 16.9% |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | 9.9% |
Energy | 8.5% |
Basic Materials | 6.1% |
Technology | 3.7% |
Communications | 1.8% |
Utilities | 0.7% |
Availability of Additional Information
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information, and fund holdings at https://www.vericimetry.com/vysvx/fund-information.php. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-855-755-7550.
Principal Risks of Investing
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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(b) Not applicable.
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, 2024 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2023 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 12,000 | | | $ | 12,000 | |
Audit-Related Fees | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,000 | |
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, 2024, 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.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
| (a) | Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 7(a) of this Form N-CSR. |
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
| (a) | Copy of the most recent financial statements. |
Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Financial Statements and Other Information
(Form N-CSR Items 7-11)
September 30, 2024
Vericimetry Funds
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Please note the Financial Statements and Other Information only contains Items 7-11 required on Form N-CSR. All other required items will be filed with the SEC.
| Pages |
Item 7. | |
Schedule of Investments | 1 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 11 |
Statement of Operations | 12 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 13 |
Financial Highlights | 14 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 15 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 21 |
Item 8. | |
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies | 22 |
Item 9. | |
Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies. | 22 |
Item 10. | |
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies. | 22 |
Item 11. | |
Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract. | 22 |
Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS — 95.3% | | | | | | | | |
BASIC MATERIALS — 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
AdvanSix, Inc. | | | 4,652 | | | $ | 141,328 | |
Alcoa Corp. | | | 9,540 | | | | 368,053 | |
American Vanguard Corp. | | | 2,750 | | | | 14,575 | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 1,203 | | | | 104,625 | |
ATI, Inc.* | | | 10,079 | | | | 674,386 | |
Avient Corp. | | | 3,830 | | | | 192,726 | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 2,208 | | | | 246,788 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 10,207 | | | | 1,628,833 | |
Century Aluminum Co.* | | | 6,340 | | | | 102,898 | |
Coeur Mining, Inc.* | | | 16,440 | | | | 113,107 | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | 24,920 | | | | 1,369,603 | |
Ecovyst, Inc.* | | | 7,110 | | | | 48,704 | |
Element Solutions, Inc. | | | 45,260 | | | | 1,229,262 | |
H.B. Fuller Co. | | | 2,372 | | | | 188,289 | |
Hawkins, Inc. | | | 1,810 | | | | 230,721 | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 2,510 | | | | 149,445 | |
Hecla Mining Co. | | | 94,158 | | | | 628,034 | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 14,365 | | | | 347,633 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 340 | | | | 38,451 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 643 | | | | 46,630 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,921 | | | | 70,174 | |
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | | | 7,750 | | | | 96,487 | |
Mercer International, Inc. | | | 9,520 | | | | 64,450 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 6,040 | | | | 466,469 | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 98 | | | | 54,085 | |
Oil-Dri Corp. of America | | | 430 | | | | 29,666 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 6,995 | | | | 335,620 | |
Orion S.A. | | | 2,480 | | | | 44,169 | |
Perimeter Solutions S.A.* | | | 5,980 | | | | 80,431 | |
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.* | | | 32,505 | | | | 278,243 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 1,230 | | | | 95,017 | |
Sylvamo Corp. | | | 1,760 | | | | 151,096 | |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | | 26,655 | | | | 389,963 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 22,260 | | | | 786,446 | |
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | | | 2,120 | | | | 81,896 | |
Valhi, Inc. | | | 1,300 | | | | 43,381 | |
| | | | | | | 10,931,684 | |
COMMUNICATIONS — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Advantage Solutions, Inc.* | | | 9,710 | | | | 33,305 | |
ATN International, Inc. | | | 2,579 | | | | 83,405 | |
Cars.com, Inc.* | | | 1,045 | | | | 17,514 | |
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.* | | | 6,790 | | | | 41,487 | |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.* | | | 8,840 | | | | 41,018 | |
EchoStar Corp. - Class A* | | | 6,095 | | | | 151,278 | |
Entravision Communications Corp. - Class A | | | 17,020 | | | | 35,231 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
COMMUNICATIONS (Continued) |
ePlus, Inc.* | | | 3,950 | | | $ | 388,443 | |
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.* | | | 8,259 | | | | 293,442 | |
Gannett Co., Inc.* | | | 15,220 | | | | 85,536 | |
Gray Television, Inc. | | | 10,645 | | | | 57,057 | |
HealthStream, Inc. | | | 890 | | | | 25,668 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | | 790 | | | | 111,888 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc. | | | 1,180 | | | | 35,931 | |
Lands’ End, Inc.* | | | 3,150 | | | | 54,400 | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. - Class A* | | | 15,460 | | | | 148,107 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc.* | | | 15,310 | | | | 108,701 | |
NETGEAR, Inc.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 30,090 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | | | 360 | | | | 59,526 | |
Opendoor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 12,790 | | | | 25,580 | |
Preformed Line Products Co. | | | 720 | | | | 92,218 | |
QuinStreet, Inc.* | | | 2,250 | | | | 43,043 | |
Ribbon Communications, Inc.* | | | 5,824 | | | | 18,928 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 8,473 | | | | 271,221 | |
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | | | 3,550 | | | | 50,090 | |
Sinclair, Inc. | | | 5,600 | | | | 85,680 | |
Sphere Entertainment Co.* | | | 2,850 | | | | 125,913 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 13,920 | | | | 219,658 | |
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | | | 17,329 | | | | 402,899 | |
Thryv Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,696 | | | | 29,222 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | | | 1,850 | | | | 26,807 | |
Viasat, Inc.* | | | 1,347 | | | | 16,083 | |
| | | | | | | 3,209,369 | |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 16.9% | | | | | | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Class A* | | | 3,493 | | | | 488,671 | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 3,983 | | | | 232,448 | |
Acushnet Holdings Corp. | | | 355 | | | | 22,631 | |
Adient PLC* | | | 7,251 | | | | 163,655 | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 380 | | | | 14,816 | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.* | | | 3,630 | | | | 164,112 | |
Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 710 | | | | 39,093 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing | | | | | | | | |
Holdings, Inc.* | | | 18,305 | | | | 113,125 | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 10,152 | | | | 227,303 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | | 1,275 | | | | 304,202 | |
AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 1,807 | | | | 323,308 | |
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | | | 1,330 | | | | 19,219 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | 4,738 | | | | 409,505 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.* | | | 1,990 | | | | 67,998 | |
Biglari Holdings, Inc. - Class B* | | | 50 | | | | 8,601 | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.* | | | 810 | | | | 26,374 | |
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,490 | | | | 157,076 | |
Brinker International, Inc.* | | | 370 | | | | 28,316 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Buckle, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | $ | 43,970 | |
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. | | | 2,380 | | | | 81,801 | |
Caleres, Inc. | | | 1,933 | | | | 63,886 | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 510 | | | | 33,140 | |
Century Communities, Inc. | | | 8,722 | | | | 898,192 | |
Citi Trends, Inc.* | | | 980 | | | | 18,003 | |
CompX International, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 2,921 | |
Daktronics, Inc.* | | | 4,820 | | | | 62,226 | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 21,146 | | | | 223,302 | |
Designer Brands, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,500 | | | | 25,830 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 1,650 | | | | 344,355 | |
Dillard’s, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,391 | | | | 533,713 | |
Dorman Products, Inc.* | | | 630 | | | | 71,266 | |
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,670 | | | | 77,679 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 6,952 | | | | 221,699 | |
Everi Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,480 | | | | 58,867 | |
EVgo, Inc.* | | | 10,000 | | | | 41,400 | |
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | | | 152 | | | | 17,450 | |
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | | | 1,360 | | | | 60,234 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 4,433 | | | | 114,549 | |
Forestar Group, Inc.* | | | 7,592 | | | | 245,753 | |
Gap, Inc. | | | 14,502 | | | | 319,769 | |
Genesco, Inc.* | | | 1,260 | | | | 34,234 | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.* | | | 6,390 | | | | 195,023 | |
GMS, Inc.* | | | 7,440 | | | | 673,841 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.* | | | 37,386 | | | | 330,866 | |
Green Brick Partners, Inc.* | | | 7,248 | | | | 605,353 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 3,154 | | | | 1,208,108 | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | 2,430 | | | | 48,916 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | | | 515 | | | | 25,070 | |
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. - Class A | | | 2,891 | | | | 87,973 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 3,140 | | | | 86,256 | |
HNI Corp. | | | 3,380 | | | | 181,979 | |
Hooker Furnishings Corp. | | | 1,980 | | | | 35,798 | |
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. - Class A* | | | 150 | | | | 30,656 | |
Interface, Inc. | | | 6,110 | | | | 115,907 | |
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.* | | | 680 | | | | 17,354 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.* | | | 30,874 | | | | 202,533 | |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. - Class A | | | 720 | | | | 26,064 | |
KB Home | | | 5,280 | | | | 452,443 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 9,910 | | | | 209,101 | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | | 1,260 | | | | 103,043 | |
Landsea Homes Corp.* | | | 1,440 | | | | 17,784 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 8,190 | | | | 351,597 | |
LCI Industries | | | 1,647 | | | | 198,529 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 31,326 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued) |
LGI Homes, Inc.* | | | 1,661 | | | $ | 196,862 | |
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 12,550 | | | | 306,471 | |
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | | | 2,950 | | | | 19,293 | |
Light & Wonder, Inc.* | | | 2,092 | | | | 189,807 | |
M/I Homes, Inc.* | | | 5,925 | | | | 1,015,308 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 26,044 | | | | 408,630 | |
Madison Square Garden Entertainment | | | | | | | | |
Corp.* | | | 1,950 | | | | 82,933 | |
Malibu Boats, Inc. - Class A* | | | 950 | | | | 36,870 | |
Marcus Corp. | | | 6,530 | | | | 98,407 | |
MarineMax, Inc.* | | | 3,970 | | | | 140,022 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 2,060 | | | | 151,369 | |
Meritage Homes Corp. | | | 7,176 | | | | 1,471,582 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 3,160 | | | | 37,794 | |
Miller Industries, Inc. | | | 2,335 | | | | 142,435 | |
MillerKnoll, Inc. | | | 6,500 | | | | 160,940 | |
Movado Group, Inc. | | | 3,090 | | | | 57,474 | |
MRC Global, Inc.* | | | 1,420 | | | | 18,091 | |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 292 | | | | 143,918 | |
National Vision Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,408 | | | | 37,181 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.* | | | 2,450 | | | | 50,249 | |
ODP Corp.* | | | 8,700 | | | | 258,825 | |
OPENLANE, Inc.* | | | 14,244 | | | | 240,439 | |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 1,050 | | | | 91,098 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 730 | | | | 39,325 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc. | | | 2,950 | | | | 419,991 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 4,362 | | | | 329,026 | |
Peloton Interactive, Inc. - Class A* | | | 5,760 | | | | 26,957 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 2,110 | | | | 342,706 | |
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.* | | | 9,727 | | | | 75,384 | |
PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 970 | | | | 89,027 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 7,829 | | | | 789,398 | |
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. - Class A | | | 620 | | | | 33,753 | |
Reservoir Media, Inc.* | | | 1,980 | | | | 16,058 | |
Resideo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 18,290 | | | | 368,361 | |
REV Group, Inc. | | | 5,540 | | | | 155,452 | |
Rocky Brands, Inc. | | | 1,220 | | | | 38,869 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class A | | | 14,422 | | | | 761,914 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class B | | | 5,992 | | | | 287,316 | |
Sabre Corp.* | | | 9,620 | | | | 35,305 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,860 | | | | 38,810 | |
ScanSource, Inc.* | | | 4,700 | | | | 225,741 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | | | 5,220 | | | | 228,897 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 2,410 | | | | 248,567 | |
Skechers USA, Inc. - Class A* | | | 1,230 | | | | 82,312 | |
SkyWest, Inc.* | | | 17,490 | | | | 1,487,000 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. - Class A | | | 4,157 | | | | 243,101 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Sonos, Inc.* | | | 1,440 | | | $ | 17,698 | |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 1,390 | | | | 46,148 | |
Steelcase, Inc. - Class A | | | 10,665 | | | | 143,871 | |
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,380 | | | | 15,470 | |
Sweetgreen, Inc.* | | | 1,860 | | | | 65,937 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 1,310 | | | | 61,544 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.* | | | 25,523 | | | | 1,793,246 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 140 | | | | 24,724 | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 6,348 | | | | 697,582 | |
Titan International, Inc.* | | | 3,340 | | | | 27,154 | |
Titan Machinery, Inc.* | | | 5,500 | | | | 76,615 | |
TKO Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 300 | | | | 37,113 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 3,140 | | | | 485,099 | |
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.* | | | 4,350 | | | | 47,763 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.* | | | 30,265 | | | | 1,371,307 | |
Under Armour, Inc. - Class A* | | | 10,172 | | | | 90,633 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 600 | | | | 119,190 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 12,439 | | | | 476,538 | |
VF Corp. | | | 2,010 | | | | 40,099 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | | | 7,369 | | | | 288,717 | |
VSE Corp. | | | 1,600 | | | | 132,368 | |
Wabash National Corp. | | | 2,150 | | | | 41,258 | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 3,042 | | | | 510,995 | |
Winmark Corp. | | | 240 | | | | 91,903 | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 6,395 | | | | 371,613 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 1,310 | | | | 22,820 | |
Zumiez, Inc.* | | | 3,090 | | | | 65,817 | |
| | | | | | | 30,522,702 | |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 9.9% | | | | | | | | |
ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 13,275 | | | | 700,389 | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | | | 6,554 | | | | 415,589 | |
ACCO Brands Corp. | | | 8,320 | | | | 45,510 | |
AdaptHealth Corp.* | | | 5,630 | | | | 63,225 | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* | | | 10,390 | | | | 784,237 | |
Alight, Inc.* | | | 20,250 | | | | 149,850 | |
American Public Education, Inc.* | | | 6,910 | | | | 101,923 | |
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 2,110 | | | | 17,555 | |
Andersons, Inc. | | | 8,610 | | | | 431,705 | |
AngioDynamics, Inc.* | | | 3,590 | | | | 27,930 | |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 580 | | | | 34,603 | |
Artivion, Inc.* | | | 3,060 | | | | 81,457 | |
Assembly Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 1,070 | | | | 16,200 | |
Avanos Medical, Inc.* | | | 6,650 | | | | 159,799 | |
B&G Foods, Inc. | | | 1,990 | | | | 17,671 | |
Bioventus, Inc. - Class A* | | | 4,210 | | | | 50,310 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* | | | 180 | | | | 25,223 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued) |
BrightView Holdings, Inc.* | | | 6,980 | | | $ | 109,865 | |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.* | | | 8,815 | | | | 59,854 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 1,120 | | | | 31,954 | |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 3,833 | | | | 286,862 | |
Caribou Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 12,920 | | | | 25,323 | |
CBIZ, Inc.* | | | 3,325 | | | | 223,739 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co. - Class A* | | | 9,187 | | | | 288,472 | |
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | | | 870 | | | | 36,549 | |
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 310 | | | | 408,084 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.* | | | 6,700 | | | | 40,669 | |
CRA International, Inc. | | | 1,070 | | | | 187,592 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 1,430 | | | | 19,219 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 5,100 | | | | 99,399 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,440 | | | | 143,184 | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | | 9,400 | | | | 341,596 | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | | | 4,860 | | | | 40,581 | |
Ennis, Inc. | | | 5,900 | | | | 143,488 | |
Enovis Corp.* | | | 6,598 | | | | 284,044 | |
Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 7,800 | | | | 154,128 | |
First Advantage Corp.* | | | 5,210 | | | | 103,419 | |
FONAR Corp.* | | | 1,270 | | | | 20,561 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 11,020 | | | | 325,531 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 210 | | | | 47,788 | |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.* | | | 3,350 | | | | 72,796 | |
Graham Holdings Co. - Class B | | | 570 | | | | 468,380 | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 120 | | | | 17,022 | |
Green Dot Corp. - Class A* | | | 4,510 | | | | 52,812 | |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.* | | | 2,070 | | | | 36,329 | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 1,290 | | | | 67,170 | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.* | | | 4,290 | | | | 37,023 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 2,765 | | | | 107,448 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc. | | | 153 | | | | 24,393 | |
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.* | | | 1,730 | | | | 188,051 | |
ICF International, Inc. | | | 2,973 | | | | 495,867 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 500 | | | | 91,110 | |
Ingles Markets, Inc. - Class A | | | 4,487 | | | | 334,730 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 1,988 | | | | 273,211 | |
Innoviva, Inc.* | | | 11,450 | | | | 221,099 | |
Integer Holdings Corp.* | | | 5,840 | | | | 759,200 | |
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 230 | | | | 21,691 | |
Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A | | | 8,850 | | | | 189,478 | |
Korn Ferry | | | 8,965 | | | | 674,527 | |
Laureate Education, Inc. | | | 13,940 | | | | 231,543 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,005 | | | | 100,590 | |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,239 | | | | 80,262 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 990 | | | | 72,785 | |
Matthews International Corp. - Class A | | | 2,790 | | | | 64,728 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued) |
National HealthCare Corp. | | | 1,820 | | | $ | 228,901 | |
National Research Corp. | | | 900 | | | | 20,574 | |
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. | | | 4,950 | | | | 146,965 | |
Omni AB, Inc. - Earnout Shares1 | | | 477 | | | | — | |
Omni AB, Inc. - Earnout Shares1 | | | 477 | | | | — | |
Omnicell, Inc.* | | | 1,710 | | | | 74,556 | |
OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | | | 5,810 | | | | 24,809 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc.* | | | 5,770 | | | | 90,531 | |
Paysafe Ltd.* | | | 770 | | | | 17,271 | |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.* | | | 5,537 | | | | 64,174 | |
Perdoceo Education Corp. | | | 12,310 | | | | 273,774 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 1,150 | | | | 30,165 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.* | | | 5,613 | | | | 258,479 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,720 | | | | 430,590 | |
Premier, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,320 | | | | 26,400 | |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 8,915 | | | | 642,771 | |
PROG Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,013 | | | | 291,570 | |
Quad/Graphics, Inc. | | | 4,040 | | | | 18,342 | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 7,465 | | | | 207,154 | |
QuidelOrtho Corp.* | | | 2,150 | | | | 98,040 | |
Repay Holdings Corp.* | | | 6,580 | | | | 53,693 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 3,224 | | | | 112,421 | |
Seneca Foods Corp. - Class A* | | | 1,430 | | | | 89,132 | |
SpartanNash Co. | | | 8,083 | | | | 181,140 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 2,718 | | | | 300,094 | |
StoneCo Ltd. - Class A* | | | 1,650 | | | | 18,579 | |
Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 305,415 | |
Stride, Inc.* | | | 7,215 | | | | 615,512 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,542 | | | | 48,080 | |
Surgery Partners, Inc.* | | | 2,930 | | | | 94,463 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | | | 2,550 | | | | 108,146 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | | | 580 | | | | 96,396 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 7,777 | | | | 326,478 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.* | | | 3,150 | | | | 24,854 | |
UFP Technologies, Inc.* | | | 130 | | | | 41,171 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.* | | | 7,570 | | | | 127,327 | |
Universal Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 21,244 | |
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.* | | | 2,450 | | | | 39,837 | |
Upbound Group, Inc. | | | 4,820 | | | | 154,192 | |
Utz Brands, Inc. | | | 1,310 | | | | 23,187 | |
Varex Imaging Corp.* | | | 3,540 | | | | 42,197 | |
Veracyte, Inc.* | | | 2,973 | | | | 101,201 | |
Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,030 | | | | 64,534 | |
Weis Markets, Inc. | | | 7,729 | | | | 532,760 | |
Willdan Group, Inc.* | | | 630 | | | | 25,799 | |
Zimvie, Inc.* | | | 3,200 | | | | 50,784 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued) |
Zymeworks, Inc.* | | | 2,790 | | | $ | 35,015 | |
| | | | | | | 17,806,039 | |
ENERGY — 8.5% | | | | | | | | |
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. | | | 560 | | | | 15,120 | |
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | | | 1,248 | | | | 294,753 | |
Amplify Energy Corp.* | | | 5,030 | | | | 32,846 | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 14,680 | | | | 220,934 | |
Antero Resources Corp.* | | | 4,590 | | | | 131,503 | |
APA Corp. | | | 11,204 | | | | 274,050 | |
Arch Resources, Inc. | | | 1,510 | | | | 208,622 | |
Archrock, Inc. | | | 23,210 | | | | 469,770 | |
Baytex Energy Corp. | | | 0 | | | | 1 | |
Berry Corp. | | | 8,485 | | | | 43,613 | |
Bristow Group, Inc.* | | | 3,950 | | | | 137,025 | |
California Resources Corp. | | | 7,375 | | | | 386,966 | |
ChampionX Corp. | | | 2,110 | | | | 63,617 | |
Chord Energy Corp. | | | 4,381 | | | | 570,538 | |
Civeo Corp. | | | 2,250 | | | | 61,650 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | | | 7,051 | | | | 357,274 | |
CNX Resources Corp.* | | | 33,381 | | | | 1,087,219 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc. | | | 24,844 | | | | 276,514 | |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | | | 6,521 | | | | 682,423 | |
Crescent Energy Co. - Class A | | | 9,703 | | | | 106,248 | |
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,708 | | | | 107,025 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 2,569 | | | | 442,896 | |
DMC Global, Inc.* | | | 1,240 | | | | 16,095 | |
DNOW, Inc.* | | | 10,475 | | | | 135,442 | |
EnLink Midstream LLC | | | 13,765 | | | | 199,730 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 5,307 | | | | 194,448 | |
Expro Group Holdings N.V.* | | | 1,115 | | | | 19,145 | |
FutureFuel Corp. | | | 6,560 | | | | 37,720 | |
Geospace Technologies Corp.* | | | 800 | | | | 8,272 | |
Golar LNG Ltd. | | | 1,985 | | | | 72,969 | |
Green Plains, Inc.* | | | 1,270 | | | | 17,196 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 1,420 | | | | 214,917 | |
Hallador Energy Co.* | | | 4,010 | | | | 37,814 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | | | 27,060 | | | | 300,366 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 16,799 | | | | 511,026 | |
Innovex International, Inc.* | | | 5,840 | | | | 85,731 | |
Liberty Energy, Inc. | | | 12,069 | | | | 230,397 | |
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 10,483 | | | | 42,875 | |
Matador Resources Co. | | | 9,194 | | | | 454,367 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 28,371 | | | | 957,238 | |
NACCO Industries, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,750 | | | | 49,613 | |
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.* | | | 2,280 | | | | 43,571 | |
Newpark Resources, Inc.* | | | 14,965 | | | | 103,707 | |
Noble Corp. PLC | | | 992 | | | | 35,851 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
ENERGY (Continued) |
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | | | 2,010 | | | $ | 71,174 | |
NOV, Inc. | | | 5,925 | | | | 94,622 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc.* | | | 4,982 | | | | 123,902 | |
Oil States International, Inc.* | | | 10,265 | | | | 47,219 | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,299 | | | | 22,862 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 22,443 | | | | 171,689 | |
PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A | | | 18,417 | | | | 570,006 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 21,613 | | | | 573,609 | |
Permian Resources Corp. | | | 27,724 | | | | 377,324 | |
ProPetro Holding Corp.* | | | 19,710 | | | | 150,979 | |
Ramaco Resources, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,900 | | | | 22,230 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 2,399 | | | | 73,793 | |
Ranger Energy Services, Inc. | | | 5,600 | | | | 66,696 | |
REX American Resources Corp.* | | | 3,450 | | | | 159,700 | |
RPC, Inc. | | | 3,960 | | | | 25,186 | |
SandRidge Energy, Inc. | | | 2,136 | | | | 26,123 | |
Seadrill Ltd.* | | | 2,200 | | | | 87,428 | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 10,764 | | | | 430,237 | |
Smart Sand, Inc.* | | | 12,337 | | | | 24,304 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 21,790 | | | | 189,137 | |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.* | | | 5,670 | | | | 55,226 | |
Sunrun, Inc.* | | | 3,310 | | | | 59,779 | |
Talos Energy, Inc.* | | | 19,408 | | | | 200,873 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 444,030 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 20,670 | | | | 542,174 | |
Tidewater, Inc.* | | | 960 | | | | 68,918 | |
Transocean Ltd.* | | | 53,643 | | | | 227,983 | |
VAALCO Energy, Inc. | | | 13,370 | | | | 76,744 | |
Vital Energy, Inc.* | | | 2,350 | | | | 63,215 | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 7,005 | | | | 447,619 | |
Weatherford International PLC | | | 660 | | | | 56,047 | |
| | | | | | | 15,289,925 | |
FINANCIAL — 30.1% | | | | | | | | |
1st Source Corp. | | | 5,572 | | | | 333,651 | |
ACNB Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 21,835 | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | 19,804 | | | | 896,923 | |
Amalgamated Financial Corp. | | | 3,210 | | | | 100,698 | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.* | | | 4,800 | | | | 53,808 | |
Amerant Bancorp, Inc. | | | 840 | | | | 17,951 | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 8,312 | | | | 518,586 | |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 860 | | | | 41,564 | |
AMREP Corp.* | | | 650 | | | | 19,299 | |
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.* | | | 19,790 | | | | 100,533 | |
Associated Banc-Corp | | | 30,670 | | | | 660,632 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 12,228 | | | | 972,371 | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 16,309 | | | | 614,360 | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,025 | | | | 718,480 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Axos Financial, Inc.* | | | 4,575 | | | $ | 287,676 | |
Banc of California, Inc. | | | 9,080 | | | | 133,748 | |
BancFirst Corp. | | | 484 | | | | 50,941 | |
Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 4,527 | | | | 242,194 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 2,141 | | | | 134,391 | |
Bank of Marin Bancorp | | | 1,900 | | | | 38,171 | |
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. | | | 1,180 | | | | 43,518 | |
Bank OZK | | | 17,199 | | | | 739,385 | |
Bank7 Corp. | | | 770 | | | | 28,852 | |
BankFinancial Corp. | | | 1,530 | | | | 18,635 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 14,354 | | | | 523,060 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 6,730 | | | | 400,839 | |
Bar Harbor Bankshares | | | 1,790 | | | | 55,204 | |
BCB Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 19,744 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,906 | | | | 212,909 | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,800 | | | | 371,124 | |
Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 2,910 | | | | 41,235 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | 8,212 | | | | 369,786 | |
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. - Class A | | | 4,393 | | | | 207,745 | |
Brookfield Business Corp. - Class A | | | 1,130 | | | | 28,623 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 13,105 | | | | 132,229 | |
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. | | | 1,397 | | | | 85,203 | |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,150 | | | | 80,860 | |
Byline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,970 | | | | 106,277 | |
C&F Financial Corp. | | | 710 | | | | 41,429 | |
Cadence Bank | | | 16,541 | | | | 526,831 | |
Camden National Corp. | | | 2,431 | | | | 100,449 | |
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | | | 1,190 | | | | 41,995 | |
Carter Bankshares, Inc.* | | | 3,660 | | | | 63,647 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 10,950 | | | | 470,302 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 2,620 | | | | 77,316 | |
Chemung Financial Corp. | | | 680 | | | | 32,654 | |
ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 15,455 | |
Citizens, Inc.*2 | | | 8,843 | | | | 32,012 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 2,059 | | | | 241,706 | |
Cleanspark, Inc.* | | | 11,070 | | | | 103,394 | |
CNB Financial Corp. | | | 2,560 | | | | 61,594 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 25,059 | | | | 879,571 | |
Coastal Financial Corp.* | | | 780 | | | | 42,112 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 11,191 | | | | 292,197 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 730 | | | | 43,734 | |
Community Financial System, Inc. | | | 2,612 | | | | 151,679 | |
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,470 | | | | 73,000 | |
Community West Bancshares | | | 1,800 | | | | 34,668 | |
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,940 | | | | 223,947 | |
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.* | | | 3,597 | | | | 33,740 | |
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.* | | | 3,800 | | | | 63,422 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Cushman & Wakefield PLC* | | | 10,460 | | | $ | 142,570 | |
Customers Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 5,605 | | | | 260,352 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 5,390 | | | | 96,050 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,639 | | | | 191,203 | |
Donegal Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,421 | | | | 20,946 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,147 | | | | 93,639 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,219 | | | | 250,355 | |
Enact Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,253 | | | | 81,851 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 4,510 | | | | 213,188 | |
Enova International, Inc.* | | | 3,885 | | | | 325,524 | |
Enstar Group Ltd.* | | | 1,260 | | | | 405,203 | |
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | | | 4,315 | | | | 221,187 | |
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,589 | | | | 103,619 | |
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. | | | 960 | | | | 18,451 | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 7,347 | | | | 472,339 | |
Evercore, Inc. - Class A | | | 640 | | | | 162,138 | |
EZCORP, Inc. - Class A* | | | 11,690 | | | | 131,045 | |
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | | | 1,740 | | | | 77,813 | |
FB Financial Corp. | | | 1,720 | | | | 80,720 | |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. - Class C | | | 1,228 | | | | 230,139 | |
Finance Of America Cos., Inc. - Class A* | | | 700 | | | | 8,099 | |
Financial Institutions, Inc. | | | 2,980 | | | | 75,901 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 52,310 | | | | 1,107,403 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 2,038 | | | | 84,760 | |
First Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,916 | | | | 125,821 | |
First Bank/Hamilton NJ | | | 1,170 | | | | 17,784 | |
First Busey Corp. | | | 6,979 | | | | 181,594 | |
First Business Financial Services, Inc. | | | 1,420 | | | | 64,738 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 21,140 | | | | 362,551 | |
First Community Bankshares, Inc. | | | 1,750 | | | | 75,513 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 20,709 | | | | 522,488 | |
First Financial Corp. | | | 1,821 | | | | 79,851 | |
First Financial Northwest, Inc. | | | 1,360 | | | | 30,627 | |
First Foundation, Inc. | | | 6,160 | | | | 38,438 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 1,640 | | | | 37,966 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | 4,782 | | | | 74,264 | |
First Internet Bancorp | | | 2,760 | | | | 94,558 | |
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. - Class A | | | 6,166 | | | | 189,173 | |
First Merchants Corp. | | | 6,962 | | | | 258,986 | |
First Mid Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,812 | | | | 109,415 | |
Flushing Financial Corp. | | | 2,970 | | | | 43,303 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 38,057 | | | | 536,984 | |
FRP Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,140 | | | | 63,900 | |
FS Bancorp, Inc. | | | 620 | | | | 27,584 | |
FTAI Aviation Ltd. | | | 960 | | | | 127,584 | |
FTAI Infrastructure, Inc. | | | 2,520 | | | | 23,587 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 40,311 | | | $ | 730,838 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc.* | | | 103,288 | | | | 707,523 | |
German American Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 38,750 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,150 | | | | 98,255 | |
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,845 | | | | 105,737 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 17,453 | | | | 893,070 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 9,080 | | | | 168,888 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 240 | | | | 35,546 | |
HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,260 | | | | 42,315 | |
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | | | 5,040 | | | | 285,768 | |
Heritage Commerce Corp. | | | 6,040 | | | | 59,675 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 3,008 | | | | 65,484 | |
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,821 | | | | 34,529 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,462 | | | | 400,778 | |
Home Bancorp, Inc. | | | 940 | | | | 41,905 | |
HomeStreet, Inc. | | | 2,050 | | | | 32,308 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 19,307 | | | | 242,496 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 5,961 | | | | 208,337 | |
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,741 | | | | 58,173 | |
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,619 | | | | 435,079 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 3,950 | | | | 131,732 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 2,345 | | | | 138,660 | |
Independent Bank Group, Inc. | | | 5,175 | | | | 298,390 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 12,765 | | | | 763,219 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 12,170 | | | | 213,705 | |
Investar Holding Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 19,400 | |
Jackson Financial, Inc. - Class A | | | 13,963 | | | | 1,273,844 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 10,032 | | | | 381,918 | |
Kearny Financial Corp. | | | 7,382 | | | | 50,714 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 2,100 | | | | 128,625 | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,395 | | | | 92,765 | |
LendingClub Corp.* | | | 19,750 | | | | 225,742 | |
LendingTree, Inc.* | | | 450 | | | | 26,114 | |
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,380 | | | | 160,111 | |
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. | | | 1,460 | | | | 57,860 | |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 1,675 | | | | 176,344 | |
Mercantile Bank Corp. | | | 3,170 | | | | 138,592 | |
Merchants Bancorp | | | 1,270 | | | | 57,099 | |
Mercury General Corp. | | | 2,892 | | | | 182,138 | |
Metrocity Bankshares, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 30,620 | |
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.* | | | 560 | | | | 29,445 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 37,540 | | | | 961,024 | |
Midland States Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,660 | | | | 81,911 | |
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 39,942 | |
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.* | | | 13,692 | | | | 1,262,129 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 30,574 | | | | 476,649 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,290 | | | | 145,517 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Nelnet, Inc. - Class A | | | 5,820 | | | $ | 659,290 | |
Newmark Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 11,470 | | | | 178,129 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc.* | | | 15,117 | | | | 622,669 | |
Northeast Bank | | | 1,190 | | | | 91,785 | |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,850 | | | | 79,460 | |
Northrim BanCorp, Inc. | | | 1,860 | | | | 132,469 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 25,491 | | | | 341,070 | |
Oak Valley Bancorp | | | 1,610 | | | | 42,778 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | | | 11,811 | | | | 219,566 | |
OFG Bancorp | | | 14,850 | | | | 667,062 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 40,696 | | | | 759,387 | |
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,780 | | | | 43,340 | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,790 | | | | 84,255 | |
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,470 | | | | 126,365 | |
Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. | | | 2,317 | | | | 83,319 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 18,260 | | | | 459,422 | |
Palomar Holdings, Inc.* | | | 440 | | | | 41,655 | |
Park National Corp. | | | 185 | | | | 31,076 | |
Pathward Financial, Inc. | | | 3,445 | | | | 227,404 | |
PCB Bancorp | | | 3,540 | | | | 66,517 | |
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | | | 3,435 | | | | 94,153 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | | | 6,077 | | | | 692,596 | |
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,923 | | | | 208,313 | |
Peoples Financial Services Corp. | | | 1,290 | | | | 60,475 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 2,757 | | | | 270,103 | |
Piper Sandler Cos. | | | 2,073 | | | | 588,338 | |
PJT Partners, Inc. - Class A | | | 200 | | | | 26,668 | |
Popular, Inc. | | | 9,530 | | | | 955,573 | |
PRA Group, Inc.* | | | 1,650 | | | | 36,894 | |
Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA | | | 3,270 | | | | 262,417 | |
Premier Financial Corp. | | | 6,454 | | | | 151,540 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 440 | | | | 116,666 | |
Primis Financial Corp. | | | 2,444 | | | | 29,768 | |
ProAssurance Corp.* | | | 5,465 | | | | 82,194 | |
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,180 | | | | 16,933 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 31,378 | | | | 582,376 | |
QCR Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,667 | | | | 123,408 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 17,552 | | | | 608,879 | |
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. - Class A | | | 4,319 | | | | 53,772 | |
Regional Management Corp. | | | 2,250 | | | | 73,598 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 10,463 | | | | 340,047 | |
Republic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,290 | | | | 84,237 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,703 | | | | 197,385 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 1,430 | | | | 116,945 | |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,741 | | | | 242,835 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | | | 3,015 | | | | 80,350 | |
Seaport Entertainment Group, Inc.* | | | 569 | | | | 15,602 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
FINANCIAL (Continued) |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 1,551 | | | $ | 144,708 | |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 790 | | | | 63,556 | |
Sierra Bancorp | | | 2,330 | | | | 67,290 | |
Simmons First National Corp. - Class A | | | 16,097 | | | | 346,729 | |
SiriusPoint Ltd.* | | | 17,140 | | | | 245,788 | |
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 28,511 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 1,590 | | | | 36,363 | |
SmartFinancial, Inc. | | | 1,970 | | | | 57,406 | |
SoFi Technologies, Inc.* | | | 7,570 | | | | 59,500 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,366 | | | | 45,665 | |
SouthState Corp. | | | 4,843 | | | | 470,643 | |
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,529 | | | | 65,476 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 2,660 | | | | 198,808 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 2,680 | | | | 251,652 | |
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | | | 840 | | | | 52,072 | |
StoneX Group, Inc.* | | | 2,796 | | | | 228,936 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 9,492 | | | | 678,298 | |
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,578 | | | | 47,750 | |
Tiptree, Inc. | | | 9,480 | | | | 185,524 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 899 | | | | 51,953 | |
Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA | | | 2,010 | | | | 66,451 | |
TriCo Bancshares | | | 3,083 | | | | 131,490 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY | | | 3,330 | | | | 110,123 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 8,127 | | | | 258,601 | |
United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 11,352 | | | | 421,159 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 7,632 | | | | 221,939 | |
United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 2,240 | | | | 46,883 | |
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,090 | | | | 112,794 | |
Univest Financial Corp. | | | 5,460 | | | | 153,644 | |
Unum Group | | | 11,056 | | | | 657,169 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 50,383 | | | | 456,470 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,990 | | | | 78,697 | |
Virtu Financial, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,010 | | | | 61,225 | |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 428 | | | | 89,645 | |
WaFd, Inc. | | | 19,580 | | | | 682,363 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 1,684 | | | | 191,286 | |
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,970 | | | | 63,454 | |
Waterstone Financial, Inc. | | | 4,134 | | | | 60,770 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 7,689 | | | | 358,384 | |
WesBanco, Inc. | | | 10,891 | | | | 324,334 | |
Westamerica BanCorp | | | 1,630 | | | | 80,555 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 2,306 | | | | 199,446 | |
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 295 | | | | 500,379 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 5,134 | | | | 557,193 | |
World Acceptance Corp.* | | | 540 | | | | 63,709 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 8,221 | | | | 419,189 | |
Zions Bancorp N.A. | | | 3,250 | | | | 153,465 | |
| | | | | | | 54,157,289 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIAL — 17.6% | | | | | | | | |
AAR Corp.* | | | 8,750 | | | $ | 571,900 | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 140 | | | | 38,555 | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | | | 8,750 | | | | 141,663 | |
American Woodmark Corp.* | | | 2,633 | | | | 246,054 | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,370 | | | | 95,921 | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 490 | | | | 109,334 | |
ArcBest Corp. | | | 4,220 | | | | 457,659 | |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 5,709 | | | | 540,985 | |
Ardmore Shipping Corp. | | | 6,720 | | | | 121,632 | |
Argan, Inc. | | | 180 | | | | 18,257 | |
Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 3,117 | | | | 99,557 | |
Astronics Corp.* | | | 1,280 | | | | 24,934 | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 13,386 | | | | 726,994 | |
AZEK Co., Inc.* | | | 2,210 | | | | 103,428 | |
AZZ, Inc. | | | 1,710 | | | | 141,263 | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 8,307 | | | | 335,686 | |
Bel Fuse, Inc. - Class B | | | 2,320 | | | | 182,143 | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 890 | | | | 104,246 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 9,620 | | | | 426,358 | |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 7,384 | | | | 1,040,996 | |
Brady Corp. - Class A | | | 1,955 | | | | 149,812 | |
Clearwater Paper Corp.* | | | 2,595 | | | | 74,061 | |
Coherent Corp.* | | | 4,803 | | | | 427,035 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. | | | 4,100 | | | | 147,600 | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 259 | | | | 101,101 | |
Core Molding Technologies, Inc.* | | | 850 | | | | 14,629 | |
Costamare, Inc. | | | 23,217 | | | | 364,971 | |
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. | | | 1,962 | | | | 103,672 | |
DHT Holdings, Inc. | | | 41,380 | | | | 456,421 | |
Dorian LPG Ltd. | | | 9,113 | | | | 313,669 | |
Ducommun, Inc.* | | | 2,697 | | | | 177,544 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 1,480 | | | | 78,973 | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 57,530 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 678 | | | | 291,899 | |
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | | | 920 | | | | 38,539 | |
EnerSys | | | 1,780 | | | | 181,649 | |
Enpro, Inc. | | | 3,555 | | | | 576,550 | |
Enviri Corp.* | | | 8,040 | | | | 83,134 | |
Esab Corp. | | | 4,603 | | | | 489,345 | |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,323 | | | | 299,621 | |
Federal Signal Corp. | | | 2,698 | | | | 252,155 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 1,710 | | | | 88,390 | |
Forward Air Corp. | | | 2,070 | | | | 73,278 | |
FreightCar America, Inc.* | | | 2,630 | | | | 28,378 | |
Frontdoor, Inc.* | | | 6,820 | | | | 327,292 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIAL (Continued) |
Frontline PLC | | | 16,624 | | | $ | 379,858 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 7,955 | | | | 1,053,640 | |
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. | | | 7,925 | | | | 154,537 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | | | 819 | | | | 57,273 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 6,413 | | | | 508,423 | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.* | | | 7,720 | | | | 81,292 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. | | | 7,215 | | | | 367,171 | |
Greif, Inc. - Class A | | | 5,540 | | | | 347,136 | |
Griffon Corp. | | | 4,110 | | | | 287,700 | |
Hayward Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,676 | | | | 41,050 | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 2,240 | | | | 27,507 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 1,097 | | | | 30,497 | |
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 16,370 | | | | 744,016 | |
Hurco Cos., Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 18,963 | |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.* | | | 2,228 | | | | 70,873 | |
IES Holdings, Inc.* | | | 140 | | | | 27,947 | |
International Seaways, Inc. | | | 8,384 | | | | 432,279 | |
Itron, Inc.* | | | 830 | | | | 88,652 | |
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.* | | | 5,330 | | | | 84,267 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 7,425 | | | | 192,530 | |
Kimball Electronics, Inc.* | | | 6,580 | | | | 121,796 | |
Kirby Corp.* | | | 5,581 | | | | 683,282 | |
Knowles Corp.* | | | 15,245 | | | | 274,867 | |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | | | 3,012 | | | | 70,180 | |
L B Foster Co. - Class A* | | | 1,450 | | | | 29,624 | |
Latham Group, Inc.* | | | 4,240 | | | | 28,832 | |
Limbach Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,060 | | | | 80,306 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 990 | | | | 106,385 | |
LSI Industries, Inc. | | | 1,560 | | | | 25,194 | |
Manitowoc Co., Inc.* | | | 3,920 | | | | 37,710 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 17,425 | | | | 308,422 | |
Masterbrand, Inc.* | | | 1,990 | | | | 36,895 | |
Materion Corp. | | | 2,824 | | | | 315,893 | |
Matson, Inc. | | | 6,081 | | | | 867,272 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 2,030 | | | | 55,642 | |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 25,972 | |
Metallus, Inc.* | | | 8,632 | | | | 128,013 | |
Mistras Group, Inc.* | | | 4,020 | | | | 45,707 | |
Modine Manufacturing Co.* | | | 10,012 | | | | 1,329,493 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | 3,638 | | | | 584,554 | |
Moog, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,435 | | | | 289,899 | |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 7,600 | | | | 563,160 | |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 460 | | | | 34,564 | |
NL Industries, Inc. | | | 5,450 | | | | 40,494 | |
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. | | | 8,300 | | | | 30,461 | |
Northwest Pipe Co.* | | | 1,917 | | | | 86,514 | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 3,475 | | | | 244,153 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
INDUSTRIAL (Continued) |
O-I Glass, Inc.* | | | 11,355 | | | $ | 148,978 | |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 2,199 | | | | 85,761 | |
Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. | | | 4,380 | | | | 50,414 | |
PAM Transportation Services, Inc.* | | | 2,254 | | | | 41,699 | |
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | | | 1,410 | | | | 43,287 | |
Plexus Corp.* | | | 3,350 | | | | 457,978 | |
Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 221,990 | |
Primoris Services Corp. | | | 6,700 | | | | 389,136 | |
Proto Labs, Inc.* | | | 910 | | | | 26,727 | |
RXO, Inc.* | | | 910 | | | | 25,480 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 2,573 | | | | 375,143 | |
Ryerson Holding Corp. | | | 4,449 | | | | 88,580 | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 80 | | | | 34,981 | |
Sanmina Corp.* | | | 14,011 | | | | 959,053 | |
Schneider National, Inc. - Class B | | | 7,120 | | | | 203,205 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | | | 8,366 | | | | 596,496 | |
SFL Corp. Ltd. | | | 3,130 | | | | 36,214 | |
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. | | | 7,030 | | | | 91,249 | |
SPX Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,665 | | | | 424,961 | |
Standex International Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 73,112 | |
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. | | | 6,000 | | | | 142,140 | |
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.* | | | 1,530 | | | | 221,881 | |
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | | | 359 | | | | 14,963 | |
Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A* | | | 11,328 | | | | 442,132 | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 1,180 | | | | 141,694 | |
Teekay Corp.* | | | 16,632 | | | | 153,014 | |
Teekay Tankers Ltd. - Class A | | | 5,263 | | | | 306,570 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 1,885 | | | | 99,735 | |
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,600 | | | | 77,584 | |
Timken Co. | | | 1,255 | | | | 105,784 | |
TriMas Corp. | | | 5,030 | | | | 128,416 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 14,845 | | | | 517,200 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.* | | | 30,394 | | | | 554,690 | |
Tutor Perini Corp.* | | | 2,840 | | | | 77,134 | |
UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 2,800 | | | | 367,388 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 26,509 | | | | 501,285 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A | | | 260 | | | | 53,869 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 9,190 | | | | 354,642 | |
Willis Lease Finance Corp. | | | 1,840 | | | | 273,810 | |
World Kinect Corp. | | | 11,110 | | | | 343,410 | |
Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | | | 2,520 | | | | 104,454 | |
Worthington Steel, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 112,233 | |
| | | | | | | 31,634,180 | |
TECHNOLOGY — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 890 | | | | 45,301 | |
Adeia, Inc. | | | 18,127 | | | | 215,893 | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.* | | | 7,115 | | | | 264,109 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
TECHNOLOGY (Continued) |
Ambarella, Inc.* | | | 510 | | | $ | 28,767 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | | | 42,676 | | | | 1,305,886 | |
Amtech Systems, Inc.* | | | 2,100 | | | | 12,180 | |
ASGN, Inc.* | | | 960 | | | | 89,501 | |
AXT, Inc.* | | | 534 | | | | 1,292 | |
Box, Inc.* | | | 1,240 | | | | 40,585 | |
CACI International, Inc. - Class A* | | | 1,449 | | | | 731,107 | |
Cerence, Inc.* | | | 6,600 | | | | 20,790 | |
Climb Global Solutions, Inc. | | | 180 | | | | 17,917 | |
Cohu, Inc.* | | | 5,952 | | | | 152,966 | |
Conduent, Inc.* | | | 23,730 | | | | 95,632 | |
CoreCard Corp.* | | | 3,020 | | | | 43,850 | |
Corsair Gaming, Inc.* | | | 5,310 | | | | 36,958 | |
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.* | | | 870 | | | | 38,854 | |
Digi International, Inc.* | | | 5,825 | | | | 160,362 | |
Diodes, Inc.* | | | 1,347 | | | | 86,329 | |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.* | | | 780 | | | | 51,347 | |
DXC Technology Co.* | | | 2,610 | | | | 54,158 | |
Immersion Corp. | | | 1,770 | | | | 15,788 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 5,035 | | | | 1,084,489 | |
Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.* | | | 3,650 | | | | 39,457 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 2,148 | | | | 96,939 | |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,040 | | | | 46,879 | |
LivePerson, Inc.* | | | 14,750 | | | | 18,880 | |
Maximus, Inc. | | | 930 | | | | 86,639 | |
Navitas Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 7,250 | | | | 17,763 | |
NetScout Systems, Inc.* | | | 13,590 | | | | 295,583 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.* | | | 1,084 | | | | 224,995 | |
Parsons Corp.* | | | 1,090 | | | | 113,011 | |
Photronics, Inc.* | | | 12,433 | | | | 307,841 | |
Rambus, Inc.* | | | 845 | | | | 35,676 | |
RingCentral, Inc. - Class A* | | | 1,080 | | | | 34,160 | |
Semtech Corp.* | | | 590 | | | | 26,939 | |
SolarWinds Corp. | | | 3,010 | | | | 39,281 | |
Super Micro Computer, Inc.* | | | 846 | | | | 352,274 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,570 | | | | 62,690 | |
Veradigm, Inc.* | | | 18,109 | | | | 175,657 | |
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.* | | | 2,480 | | | | 64,232 | |
| | | | | | | 6,632,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UTILITIES — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | | 240 | | | | 19,990 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 640 | | | | 39,117 | |
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp. - Class A | | | 7,983 | | | | 346,702 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc. - Class C | | | 2,030 | | | | 62,280 | |
MGE Energy, Inc. | | | 834 | | | | 76,269 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 3,426 | | | | 161,707 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
UTILITIES (Continued) |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 3,892 | | | $ | 354,561 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 840 | | | | 62,513 | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | 271 | | | | 20,851 | |
Otter Tail Corp. | | | 1,101 | | | | 86,054 | |
| | | | | | | 1,230,044 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $103,802,006) | | | | | | | 171,414,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Direxion Daily 20 Year Plus Treasury Bull 3x Shares ETF | | | 1,660 | | | | 95,882 | |
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares ETF | | | 16,554 | | | | 734,004 | |
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | | | 6,035 | | | | 1,006,759 | |
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | | | 2,010 | | | | 216,396 | |
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF2 | | | 19,183 | | | | 1,085,758 | |
VanEck Oil Services ETF | | | 400 | | | | 113,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $2,269,347) | | | 3,252,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Qurate Retail, Inc. 8.00%, 3/15/20313 | | | 274 | | | | 11,919 | |
WESCO International, Inc. 10.63%3,4,5 | | | 5,008 | | | | 129,457 | |
| | | | | | | 141,376 | |
INDUSTRIAL — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Steel Partners Holdings LP 6.00%, 2/7/20263 | | | 1,855 | | | | 45,076 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $188,490) | | | | | | | 186,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
RIGHTS — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
FINANCIAL — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Seaport Entertainment Group, Inc.* | | | 569 | | | | 1,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL RIGHTS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $0) | | | | | | | 1,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WARRANTS — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
BASIC MATERIALS — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Resolute Forest Products, Inc., Expiration Date: December 31, 2025*1 | | | 12,820 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Akouos, Inc., Expiration Date: December 5, 2024*1 | | | 5,159 | | | $ | — | |
Jounce Therapeutics, Expiration Date: December 31, 2025*1 | | | 18,810 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | — | |
TOTAL WARRANTS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $0) | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS — 3.0% | | | | |
Federated Treasury Obligations Fund - Class Institutional, 4.73%4,6 | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,000 | |
Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio, 4.77%4 | | | 3,823,124 | | | | 3,823,124 | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, 4.84%4,7 | | | 1,343,275 | | | | 1,343,275 | |
| | | | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS | | | | |
(Cost $5,666,399) | | | | | | | 5,666,399 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $111,926,242) | | | | | | | 180,521,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities less other assets — (0.2)% | | | | | | | (568,379 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 179,952,623 | |
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LP – Limited Partnership
PLC – Public Limited Company
* | Non-income producing security. |
1 | 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 |
2 | All or a portion of shares are on loan. Total loaned securities had a fair value of $1,328,236 at September 30, 2024. |
4 | Variable rate security; the rate shown represents the rate at September 30, 2024. |
5 | Perpetual security; maturity date is not applicable. |
6 | All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for options contracts. The total value of these securities is $500,000 at September 30, 2024. The Fund had option contracts transactions during the period ended September 30, 2024, however, due to the timing of these transactions, there were no open options contracts as of September 30, 2024. |
7 | Investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending. Total collateral had a fair value of $1,343,275 at September 30, 2024. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
ASSETS: | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (cost $111,926,242) | | $ | 180,521,002 | (1) |
Cash held at broker | | | 771,423 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Dividends and interest | | | 121,185 | |
Securities lending income | | | 372 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 11,616 | |
Total assets | | | 181,425,598 | |
| | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
Collateral due to broker for securities loaned | | | 1,343,275 | |
Payables: | | | | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 250 | |
Due to Trustees | | | 4,351 | |
Due to Adviser | | | 66,289 | |
Fund accounting and administration fees and expenses | | | 13,665 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 10,586 | |
Custody fees | | | 7,026 | |
Accrued other expenses | | | 27,533 | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,472,975 | |
| | | | |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3) | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 179,952,623 | |
| | | | |
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS: | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 98,829,264 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 81,123,359 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 179,952,623 | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited shares authorized) | | | 8,096,834 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 22.23 | |
(1) | Includes securities on loan of $1,328,236 (see Note 2). |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Statement of Operations
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | |
Income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,315) | | $ | 3,083,679 | |
Securities lending income | | | 7,276 | |
Interest | | | 201,159 | |
Total investment Income | | | 3,292,114 | |
| | | | |
Expenses | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 876,974 | |
Fund accounting and administration fees and expenses | | | 81,469 | |
Registration fees | | | 41,726 | |
Professional fees | | | 39,000 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 37,682 | |
Custody fees | | | 28,429 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 13,750 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 8,701 | |
Insurance fees | | | 6,568 | |
Total expenses | | | 1,134,299 | |
Fees waived by the Adviser | | | (81,930 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 1,052,369 | |
Net investment income | | | 2,239,745 | |
| | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Options Contracts | | | | |
Net realized gain on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 14,023,044 | |
Purchased options contracts | | | 76,820 | |
Written options contracts | | | 16,487 | |
Net realized gain | | | 14,116,351 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 24,489,734 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and options contracts | | | 38,606,085 | |
| | | | |
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | 40,845,830 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Year Ended September 30, 2024 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2023 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM: | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,239,745 | | | $ | 2,515,697 | |
Net realized gain on investments, purchased options contracts and written options contracts | | | 14,116,351 | | | | 2,515,630 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 24,489,734 | | | | 14,957,988 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 40,845,830 | | | | 19,989,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | $ | (5,030,033 | ) | | $ | (13,076,800 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 425,921 | | | | 14,107,742 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 5,024,733 | | | | 13,062,117 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (25,608,658 | ) | | | (25,379,178 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from capital transactions | | | (20,158,004 | ) | | | 1,790,681 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 15,657,793 | | | | 8,703,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 164,294,830 | | | | 155,591,634 | |
End of year | | $ | 179,952,623 | | | $ | 164,294,830 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Activity | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | 23,329 | | | | 769,395 | |
Shares reinvested | | | 261,356 | | | | 689,602 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,257,116 | ) | | | (1,384,441 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | (972,431 | ) | | | 74,556 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Financial Highlights
For a capital share outstanding throughout each year |
| | For the Year Ended September 30, 2024 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2023 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2022 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended September 30, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 18.12 | | | $ | 17.30 | | | $ | 23.11 | | | $ | 13.69 | | | $ | 16.56 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.16 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 4.42 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (2.14 | ) | | | 9.44 | | | | (2.61 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.68 | | | | 2.27 | | | | (1.91 | ) | | | 9.62 | | | | (2.45 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (3.70 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) | | | (3.90 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 22.23 | | | $ | 18.12 | | | $ | 17.30 | | | $ | 23.11 | | | $ | 13.69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | 26.35 | % | | | 12.85 | % | | | (10.34 | )% | | | 70.44 | % | | | (15.24 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) | | $ | 179,953 | | | $ | 164,295 | | | $ | 155,592 | | | $ | 160,188 | | | $ | 110,095 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.76 | %1 |
After fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.63 | %1 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (including interest expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.93 | % |
After fees reimbursed by the Adviser | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 1.06 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 23 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 69 | % |
1 | If litigation expenses had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.03% for the year end September 30, 2020. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
As of September 30, 2024
1. Organization
Vericimetry Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of one diversified series of shares: the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund commenced operations on December 27, 2011.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
(a) | Investment Valuation – Investments in securities traded on a national securities exchange, including common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and rights, are valued at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. Securities traded on the Nasdaq National Market are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If there is no last reported sale or NOCP, the value of such securities will be at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Purchased options and other when-issued securities will follow the same pricing methods as the applicable equity securities. Debt securities are valued on the basis of bid-side prices. Money market investments are valued at their traded net asset value. Short-term investments may be valued at amortized cost, when it approximates fair value. If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, short-term securities are reported at fair value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their estimated fair value as determined in good faith by Vericimetry Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) under procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). |
Under GAAP, various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
| Level 1 – | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value. |
| Level 2 – | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active. Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement to a Level 3 measurement. |
| Level 3 – | significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2024
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, 2024:
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials | | $ | 10,931,684 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,931,684 | |
Communications | | | 3,209,369 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,209,369 | |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 30,522,702 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 30,522,702 | |
Consumer, Non-Cyclical | | | 17,806,039 | | | | — | | | | — | * | | | 17,806,039 | |
Energy | | | 15,289,925 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,289,925 | |
Financial | | | 54,157,289 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 54,157,289 | |
Industrial | | | 31,634,180 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31,634,180 | |
Technology | | | 6,632,957 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,632,957 | |
Utilities | | | 1,230,044 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,230,044 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 3,252,283 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,252,283 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 141,376 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 141,376 | |
Industrial | | | 45,076 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 45,076 | |
Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial | | | 1,679 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,679 | |
Warrants | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | * | | | — | |
Consumer, Non-Cyclical | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | * | | | — | |
Money Market Investments | | | 5,666,399 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,666,399 | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 180,521,002 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 180,521,002 | |
| * | The Adviser valued these holdings at $0 as of September 30, 2024. |
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 an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. |
(c) | Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes. Due to the timing of dividend distributions and the differences in accounting for income and realized gains and losses for financial statement and federal income tax purposes, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the income and realized gains and losses are recorded by the Fund. The Fund may utilize earnings and profits on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. |
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As of September 30, 2024
| GAAP requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. |
| GAAP requires management of the Fund to analyze all open tax years (for the Fund, tax years 2021-2024), 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, 2024, 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, 2024, the value of securities loaned by the Fund was $1,328,236 and the Fund received cash collateral of $1,343,275. 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 – The Fund may write or purchase options contracts primarily to enhance the Fund’s returns or reduce volatility. In addition, the Fund may utilize options in an attempt to generate gains from option premiums or to reduce overall portfolio risk. When the Fund writes or purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Fund is recorded as an asset or a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or a loss on investment transactions. The Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2024
purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. 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, 2024.
(g) | Asset Coverage for Options Positions – The Fund deposits and maintains 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, 2024 is denoted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. |
(h) | GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position, performance and cash flows. As of September 30, 2024, the Fund had no open derivative instruments and therefore there was no impact to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2024 are as follows: |
| | Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | Purchased Options Contracts | | | Written Options Contracts | |
Equity contracts | | $ | 76,820 | | | $ | 16,487 | |
Total | | $ | 76,820 | | | $ | 16,487 | |
The Fund had option contracts transactions during the year ended September 30, 2024, however, due to the timing of these transactions, the average monthly notional amount for the Fund was $0.
For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Fund’s purchases and sales of purchased option contracts were as follows:
| Purchases | | | Sales | |
| $ | 712,053 | | | $ | 788,873 | |
For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Fund’s transactions in written option contracts were as follows:
| Opened Written Option Contracts | | | Closed Written Option Contracts | |
| $ | 16,487 | | | $ | — | |
(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
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Vericimetry Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2024
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, 2026. For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Fund accrued $876,974 in advisory fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Over the same time period, the Adviser waived fees and reimbursed expenses in the amount of $81,930.
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, 2024, reimbursements that may potentially be made by the Fund to the Adviser total $286,435, which expire as follows:
September 30, 2025 | | $ | 102,282 | |
September 30, 2026 | | $ | 102,223 | |
September 30, 2027 | | $ | 81,930 | |
UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) serves as the Fund’s fund accountant, transfer agent and administrator; UMB Bank, n.a., an affiliate of UMBFS, serves as the Fund’s custodian. Amounts paid to UMBFS and its affiliates by the Fund are reflected on the Statement of Operations.
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, 2024, 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 | | $ | 113,392,519 | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 72,246,329 | |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | (5,117,846 | ) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 67,128,483 | |
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, 2024, permanent differences in book and tax accounting have been reclassified between paid-in capital and total distributable earnings as follows:
| Increase (Decrease) | |
| Paid-in Capital | | | Total Distributable Earnings | |
| $ | (4 | ) | | $ | 4 | |
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Vericimetry Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2024
As of September 30, 2024, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | $ | 226,568 | |
Undistributed Long-term Gains | | | 13,770,798 | |
Other Accumulated Losses | | | (2,490 | ) |
Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | | | 67,128,483 | |
Total Distributable Earnings | | $ | 81,123,359 | |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were as follows:
| | September 30, 2024 | | | September 30, 2023 | |
Distributions Paid From: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 2,233,216 | | | $ | 2,583,061 | |
Long-term Capital Gains | | | 2,796,817 | | | | 10,493,739 | |
Total Distributions | | $ | 5,030,033 | | | $ | 13,076,800 | |
5. Investment Transactions
For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Fund’s purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:
| Purchases | | | Sales | |
| | $ 40,028,850 | | | | $ 58,548,329 | |
6. Control Ownership
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of the Fund creates presumption of control of the Fund, under Section 2(a) 9 of the 1940 Act. As of September 30, 2024, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., holding shares for the benefit of others in nominee name, held approximately 96.4% of the voting securities of the Fund
7. 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.
8. 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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Vericimetry Funds
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, 2024, 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, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and for the year ended September 30, 2020, and the related notes (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, 2024, the results of operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and for the year ended September 30, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Fund’s financial highlights for the years ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, were audited by other auditors whose report dated November 29, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.
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 audits 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, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. 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 2023.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 27, 2024
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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
www.vericimetryfunds.com
| (b) | The information required by Item 13 of Form N-1A is included as part of the financial statements filed under Item 7(a) of this Form. |
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
This information is included in Item 7, as part of the financial statements.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Not applicable.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 16. 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 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 19. 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) 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 9, 2024 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Vericimetry Funds
By: | /s/ Mendel Fygenson | |
| Dr. Mendel Fygenson | |
| President | |
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Date: | December 9, 2024 | |
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By: | /s/ Michael Thill | |
| Michael Thill | |
| Treasurer | |
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Date: | December 9, 2024 | |