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Ultimus Managers Trust |
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Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (513) 587-3400 |
Date of fiscal year end: | August 31 | |
Date of reporting period: | August 31, 2016 |
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND
ALAMBIC SMALL CAP GROWTH PLUS FUND
Annual Report
August 31, 2016
ALAMBIC FUNDS | September 16, 2016 |
It’s hard to believe that Alambic Investment Management LP has been in the mutual fund business now for over a year. Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund (ALAMX) has a 12-month track record as of August 31, 2016 and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund (ALGSX) is following right behind with 8 months under its belt. Although we always have room to improve our returns, we are very happy with our progress to date, and we are well within the bounds of our original expectations.
In regards to the broader market, small cap stocks (“Small Caps”) continue to do well. With volatility remaining low and credit spreads continuing to narrow, the Small Cap rally that began following February 2016 has continued and has helped to boost the returns of both of our funds. Since the February cycle lows, Small Caps have rallied an impressive 30% through August 2016 versus 25% for Mid-Caps and 20% for Large Caps. Unlike mid-cap stocks (“Mid-Caps) and large cap stocks (“Large Caps”), Small Caps are still 5% off their cycle highs last year. Concerns persist in the market that Small Caps are expensive with the forward price-to-earnings ratios at 17.3x at the end of August relative to the historical average of 15.3x. This however is still well below the cycle high of 19.3x in 2013.
Looking forward, as the equity markets gradually grind higher, we continue to see an elevated risk of correction in the coming months which we would expect to disproportionately impact Small Caps. Current high valuations, high expectations for growth, an increase in bullish positioning by managers and very low volatility point to a complacent market ripe for disappointment. Weak credit fundamentals, a potentially tightening Fed along with corresponding higher volatility around election time could provide the catalysts for disappointment.
The potential silver lining in all of this is that lower prices may help to reverse the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) outflows that we have seen in the market this year. Recent flow data indicates it may already be happening.
Since inception, September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016, ALAMX delivered a return of 16.31% versus its benchmark the Russell 2000® Value Index at 17.09%. Year-to-date (“YTD”) through August 31, 2016 ALAMX delivered a return of 14.06% versus the Russell 2000® Value Index at 14.58%.
Since inception, December 29, 2015, through August 31, 2016, ALGSX delivered a return of 11.40% versus its benchmark the Russell 2000® Growth Index at 3.74%. YTD through August 31, 2016, ALGSX delivered a return of 13.44% versus the Russell 2000® Growth Index at 5.96%.
Our tracking error to our benchmark for ALAMX has averaged 3.84% since inception through August 31, 2016 and for ALGSX, 5.01% for the same period.
Portfolio turnover for our past quarter is averaging 340% annualized for ALAMX and 296% for ALGSX. Both have increased slightly as a result of the increased trading in the portfolios during our re-weighting in June but they are consistent with our assumptions at the time we launched the funds.
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At this point in the evolution of our mutual fund business, we are quite pleased with each fund’s performance relative to its benchmark and more importantly, our peer groups. We have spent much of the last 12 months tweaking the ALAMX portfolio in an effort to offset through superior stock selection our traditional underweight in the Financials, REITs, and Utilities sectors. In the past two months as each fund’s performance has improved relative to its benchmark, we believe we are making progress. We will continue to work on building the optimal portfolio that will provide attractive returns relative to each fund’s benchmark and its peers.
While we are managing both funds well within our original assumptions for performance, tracking error, and portfolio turnover, and any minor portfolio modifications are an effort to boost returns. Our quantitative approach to stock selection appears to be performing well and we have proven with our portfolio reweighting this year that we can continue to extract performance improvements going forward.
Thank you for your ongoing trust and commitment.
Sincerely
Albert Richards | Brian Thompson | Rob Slaymaker |
CEO | CRO | Partner |
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Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end are available by calling 1-888-890-8988.
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. The Funds’ prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Funds’ prospectus please visit our website at https://alambicfunds.com or call 1-888-890-8988 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Alambic Funds are distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.
The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the Adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Funds that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Funds, may be sold at any time and may no longer be held by the Funds. For a complete list of securities held by the Funds as of August 31, 2016, please see the Schedules of Investments sections of the annual report. The opinions of the Adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Funds and the market in general and statements of the Funds’ plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $50,000 Investment
in Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund versus the
Russell 2000® Value Index.
Total Returns | ||
Since | ||
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund (a) | 16.31% | |
Russell 2000® Value Index | 17.09% |
(a) | The total return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | Commencement of operations for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund was September 1, 2015. |
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP GROWTH PLUS FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $50,000 Investment
in Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund versus the
Russell 2000® Growth Index.
Total Returns | ||
Since | ||
Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund (a) | 11.40% | |
Russell 2000® Growth Index | 3.74% |
(a) | The total return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | Commencement of operations for Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund was December 29, 2015. |
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)
Top 10 Equity Holdings
Security Description | % of Net Assets |
MSG Networks, Inc. - Class A | 1.8% |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. | 1.6% |
Greif, Inc. - Class A | 1.6% |
SUPERVALU, Inc. | 1.4% |
SpartanNash Company | 1.4% |
Quad/Graphics, Inc. - Class A | 1.4% |
Vectrus, Inc. | 1.2% |
Acacia Research Corporation | 1.1% |
Chase Corporation | 1.1% |
Stepan Company | 1.1% |
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP GROWTH PLUS FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)
Top 10 Equity Holdings
Security Description | % of Net Assets |
Accuray, Inc. | 1.7% |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 1.7% |
Convergys Corporation | 1.5% |
Chase Corporation | 1.4% |
MSG Networks, Inc. - Class A | 1.4% |
Unisys Corporation | 1.4% |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Class A | 1.4% |
HRG Group, Inc. | 1.3% |
Kimball International, Inc. - Class B | 1.2% |
General Cable Corporation | 1.2% |
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 16.3% | ||||||||
Auto Components — 0.4% | ||||||||
Modine Manufacturing Company (a) | 600 | $ | 6,426 | |||||
Tower International, Inc. | 200 | 4,860 | ||||||
11,286 | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5% | ||||||||
Career Education Corporation (a) | 2,900 | 18,966 | ||||||
K12, Inc. (a) | 1,483 | 17,722 | ||||||
Liberty Tax, Inc. - Class A | 200 | 2,718 | ||||||
39,406 | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.7% | ||||||||
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | 300 | 1,410 | ||||||
Caesars Acquisition Company - Class A (a) | 1,300 | 15,821 | ||||||
Century Casinos, Inc. (a) | 2,300 | 14,697 | ||||||
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. (a) | 500 | 7,460 | ||||||
J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc. (a) | 800 | 7,976 | ||||||
Potbelly Corporation (a) | 600 | 7,776 | ||||||
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. | 100 | 1,099 | ||||||
Red Lion Hotels Corporation (a) | 300 | 1,962 | ||||||
Scientific Games Corporation - Class A (a) | 300 | 2,475 | ||||||
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. | 500 | 8,945 | ||||||
69,621 | ||||||||
Household Durables — 1.3% | ||||||||
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | 200 | 4,952 | ||||||
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | 350 | 16,607 | ||||||
Libbey, Inc. | 600 | 10,638 | ||||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,356 | ||||||
33,553 | ||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.9% | ||||||||
FTD Companies, Inc. (a) | 600 | 14,100 | ||||||
RetailMeNot, Inc. (a) | 800 | 9,048 | ||||||
23,148 | ||||||||
Leisure Products — 0.7% | ||||||||
Callaway Golf Company | 1,000 | 11,420 | ||||||
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. - Class A | 200 | 6,730 | ||||||
18,150 | ||||||||
Media — 2.6% | ||||||||
Lee Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 1,300 | 3,627 | ||||||
MSG Networks, Inc. - Class A (a) | 2,600 | 45,448 | ||||||
Radio One, Inc. - Class D (a) | 1,800 | 6,228 | ||||||
Scholastic Corporation | 50 | 2,013 | ||||||
TEGNA, Inc. | 400 | 8,104 | ||||||
65,420 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 16.3% (Continued) | ||||||||
Multi-Line Retail — 0.1% | ||||||||
Dillard's, Inc. - Class A | 50 | $ | 3,012 | |||||
Specialty Retail — 4.3% | ||||||||
Aaron's, Inc. | 200 | 4,872 | ||||||
Cato Corporation (The) - Class A | 250 | 8,570 | ||||||
Citi Trends, Inc. | 1,400 | 27,370 | ||||||
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | 300 | 6,000 | ||||||
Kirkland's, Inc. (a) | 200 | 2,506 | ||||||
Office Depot, Inc. | 3,800 | 13,984 | ||||||
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 1,500 | 18,330 | ||||||
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | 703 | 20,851 | ||||||
Tilly's, Inc. - Class A (a) | 600 | 5,244 | ||||||
West Marine, Inc. (a) | 200 | 1,846 | ||||||
109,573 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.8% | ||||||||
Cherokee, Inc. (a) | 800 | 9,008 | ||||||
Crocs, Inc. (a) | 1,300 | 11,232 | ||||||
Perry Ellis International, Inc. (a) | 1,400 | 26,096 | ||||||
46,336 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 6.7% | ||||||||
Beverages — 0.1% | ||||||||
Cott Corporation | 200 | 3,188 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.6% | ||||||||
SpartanNash Company | 1,100 | 35,222 | ||||||
SUPERVALU, Inc. (a) | 6,600 | 36,168 | ||||||
Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A | 600 | 19,194 | ||||||
Weis Markets, Inc. | 550 | 28,017 | ||||||
118,601 | ||||||||
Food Products — 0.9% | ||||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,408 | ||||||
Dean Foods Company | 200 | 3,442 | ||||||
Farmer Brothers Company (a) | 400 | 12,808 | ||||||
Omega Protein Corporation (a) | 200 | 5,042 | ||||||
22,700 | ||||||||
Household Products — 0.7% | ||||||||
Central Garden & Pet Company (a) | 400 | 10,272 | ||||||
Oil-Dri Corporation of America | 200 | 7,558 | ||||||
17,830 | ||||||||
Personal Products — 0.4% | ||||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 1,600 | 9,120 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Energy — 3.6% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.2% | ||||||||
Dawson Geophysical Company (a) | 800 | $ | 5,768 | |||||
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. | 300 | 2,640 | ||||||
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (a) | 400 | 9,456 | ||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. | 100 | 2,652 | ||||||
PHI, Inc. (a) | 200 | 3,726 | ||||||
RigNet, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,262 | ||||||
SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,090 | ||||||
Unit Corporation (a) | 200 | 3,418 | ||||||
Willbros Group, Inc. (a) | 500 | 970 | ||||||
30,982 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.4% | ||||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (a) | 1,200 | 7,620 | ||||||
Clean Energy Fuels Corporation (a) | 2,400 | 10,488 | ||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 600 | 1,848 | ||||||
EP Energy Corporation - Class A (a) | 200 | 824 | ||||||
Green Plains, Inc. | 300 | 7,284 | ||||||
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (a) | 400 | 2,584 | ||||||
REX American Resources Corporation (a) | 300 | 24,132 | ||||||
Western Refining, Inc. | 200 | 5,032 | ||||||
Westmoreland Coal Company (a) | 100 | 767 | ||||||
60,579 | ||||||||
Financials — 25.0% | ||||||||
Banks — 12.7% | ||||||||
Associated Banc-Corp | 400 | 7,936 | ||||||
BancorpSouth, Inc. | 500 | 12,450 | ||||||
BOK Financial Corporation | 100 | 6,907 | ||||||
Cathay General Bancorp | 300 | 9,426 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 150 | 7,161 | ||||||
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 300 | 9,912 | ||||||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 262 | 13,278 | ||||||
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 190 | 13,851 | ||||||
CVB Financial Corporation | 200 | 3,558 | ||||||
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 100 | 3,714 | ||||||
F.N.B. Corporation | 400 | 4,996 | ||||||
First Bancorp (Puerto Rico) (a) | 600 | 2,940 | ||||||
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A | 20 | 5,698 | ||||||
First Horizon National Corporation | 800 | 12,304 | ||||||
Fulton Financial Corporation | 500 | 7,230 | ||||||
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 100 | 2,994 | ||||||
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. | 100 | 3,424 | ||||||
Hancock Holding Company | 200 | 6,526 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financials — 25.0% (Continued) | ||||||||
Banks — 12.7% (Continued) | ||||||||
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (a) | 300 | $ | 6,792 | |||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,204 | 12,052 | ||||||
IBERIABANK Corporation | 50 | 3,438 | ||||||
International Bancshares Corporation | 100 | 2,965 | ||||||
Investors Bancorp, Inc. | 100 | 1,225 | ||||||
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. | 100 | 3,033 | ||||||
MB Financial, Inc. | 550 | 21,549 | ||||||
Old National Bancorp | 400 | 5,664 | ||||||
PacWest Bancorp | 150 | 6,496 | ||||||
People's United Financial, Inc. | 200 | 3,250 | ||||||
Popular, Inc. | 100 | 3,931 | ||||||
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | 200 | 9,190 | ||||||
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 450 | 24,962 | ||||||
Sterling Bancorp | 300 | 5,355 | ||||||
Synovus Financial Corporation | 250 | 8,270 | ||||||
TCF Financial Corporation | 500 | 7,325 | ||||||
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | 100 | 5,252 | ||||||
UMB Financial Corporation | 150 | 9,120 | ||||||
Umpqua Holdings Corporation | 700 | 11,494 | ||||||
United Bankshares, Inc. | 150 | 5,910 | ||||||
Webster Financial Corporation | 550 | 21,247 | ||||||
Western Alliance Bancorp (a) | 100 | 3,822 | ||||||
Wintrust Financial Corporation | 50 | 2,779 | ||||||
Zions Bancorporation | 200 | 6,118 | ||||||
325,544 | ||||||||
Capital Markets — 0.1% | ||||||||
American Capital Ltd. (a) | 200 | 3,378 | ||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.8% | ||||||||
Navient Corporation | 500 | 7,190 | ||||||
Nelnet, Inc. - Class A | 200 | 7,080 | ||||||
OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a) | 100 | 3,101 | ||||||
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (a) | 200 | 2,516 | ||||||
19,887 | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3% | ||||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 40 | 6,742 | ||||||
On Deck Capital, Inc. (a) | 300 | 1,899 | ||||||
8,641 | ||||||||
Insurance — 1.0% | ||||||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company | 200 | 3,524 | ||||||
Assurant, Inc. | 20 | 1,791 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financials — 25.0% (Continued) | ||||||||
Insurance — 1.0% (Continued) | ||||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A (a) | 800 | $ | 3,784 | |||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 120 | 8,116 | ||||||
MBIA, Inc. (a) | 400 | 3,224 | ||||||
Primerica, Inc. | 50 | 2,846 | ||||||
RLI Corporation | 50 | 3,549 | ||||||
26,834 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 9.9% | ||||||||
Acadia Realty Trust | 450 | 16,623 | ||||||
Altisource Residential Corporation | 300 | 3,291 | ||||||
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 50 | 2,505 | ||||||
American Tower Corporation | 70 | 7,937 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 30 | 5,250 | ||||||
Capstead Mortgage Corporation | 1,200 | 11,904 | ||||||
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | 100 | 3,120 | ||||||
CubeSmart | 200 | 5,506 | ||||||
CyrusOne, Inc. | 100 | 5,084 | ||||||
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. | 150 | 7,306 | ||||||
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | 100 | 3,756 | ||||||
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | 100 | 4,531 | ||||||
Equity One, Inc. | 200 | 6,208 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 60 | 4,833 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 50 | 7,950 | ||||||
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | 850 | 20,383 | ||||||
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | 100 | 3,506 | ||||||
Ladder Capital Corporation | 900 | 11,952 | ||||||
Lexington Realty Trust | 300 | 3,237 | ||||||
MFA Financial, Inc. | 1,100 | 8,492 | ||||||
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc. | 1,000 | 10,520 | ||||||
New Residential Investment Corporation | 900 | 12,915 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 350 | 18,589 | ||||||
Public Storage | 50 | 11,197 | ||||||
Redwood Trust, Inc. | 200 | 2,960 | ||||||
Resource Capital Corporation | 100 | 1,327 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 700 | 16,030 | ||||||
STORE Capital Corporation | 800 | 23,704 | ||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corporation | 1,100 | 9,790 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 20 | 2,066 | ||||||
Weingarten Realty Investors | 50 | 2,063 | ||||||
254,535 | ||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2% | ||||||||
St. Joe Company (The) (a) | 200 | 3,778 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Health Care — 6.5% | ||||||||
Biotechnology — 1.4% | ||||||||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 100 | $ | 2,408 | |||||
Array BioPharma, Inc. (a) | 1,300 | 4,459 | ||||||
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 3,000 | 8,730 | ||||||
Retrophin, Inc. (a) | 400 | 6,408 | ||||||
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,500 | 13,275 | ||||||
35,280 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.9% | ||||||||
Accuray, Inc. (a) | 800 | 4,264 | ||||||
AngioDynamics, Inc. (a) | 1,300 | 21,502 | ||||||
Electromed, Inc. (a) | 700 | 3,773 | ||||||
Exactech, Inc. (a) | 500 | 13,895 | ||||||
Halyard Health, Inc. (a) | 600 | 21,870 | ||||||
Invacare Corporation | 200 | 2,374 | ||||||
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a) | 600 | 5,712 | ||||||
RTI Surgical, Inc. (a) | 600 | 1,926 | ||||||
75,316 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.9% | ||||||||
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (a) | 100 | 630 | ||||||
Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (a) | 4,800 | 10,176 | ||||||
Healthways, Inc. (a) | 400 | 10,004 | ||||||
National HealthCare Corporation | 50 | 3,249 | ||||||
24,059 | ||||||||
Health Care Technology — 0.3% | ||||||||
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | 200 | 5,164 | ||||||
Simulations Plus, Inc. | 300 | 2,586 | ||||||
7,750 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0% | ||||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) | 540 | 25,990 | ||||||
Industrials — 14.0% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.6% | ||||||||
AAR Corporation | 100 | 2,461 | ||||||
Moog, Inc. - Class A (a) | 200 | 11,798 | ||||||
National Presto Industries, Inc. | 120 | 10,471 | ||||||
Triumph Group, Inc. | 400 | 12,744 | ||||||
Vectrus, Inc. (a) | 900 | 30,366 | ||||||
67,840 | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4% | ||||||||
Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation | 250 | 9,220 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials — 14.0% (Continued) | ||||||||
Building Products — 0.6% | ||||||||
Continental Building Products, Inc. (a) | 200 | $ | 4,442 | |||||
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. (a) | 800 | 11,176 | ||||||
15,618 | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.7% | ||||||||
ACCO Brands Corporation (a) | 1,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
ARC Document Solutions, Inc. (a) | 700 | 2,366 | ||||||
Ennis, Inc. | 300 | 4,974 | ||||||
Kimball International, Inc. - Class B | 700 | 8,715 | ||||||
Quad/Graphics, Inc. - Class A | 1,300 | 35,217 | ||||||
West Corporation | 300 | 7,029 | ||||||
68,301 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering — 0.2% | ||||||||
Goldfield Corporation (The) (a) | 800 | 2,376 | ||||||
Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (a) | 300 | 1,935 | ||||||
4,311 | ||||||||
Electrical Equipment — 0.4% | ||||||||
General Cable Corporation | 300 | 4,839 | ||||||
Powell Industries, Inc. | 150 | 5,963 | ||||||
10,802 | ||||||||
Machinery — 3.7% | ||||||||
AGCO Corporation | 350 | 16,989 | ||||||
Briggs & Stratton Corporation | 300 | 5,703 | ||||||
Chart Industries, Inc. (a) | 100 | 3,012 | ||||||
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (a) | 2,200 | 11,858 | ||||||
Gencor Industries, Inc. (a) | 1,450 | 16,602 | ||||||
Hurco Companies, Inc. | 500 | 13,505 | ||||||
Lydall, Inc. (a) | 100 | 4,804 | ||||||
Meritor, Inc. (a) | 200 | 2,230 | ||||||
Navistar International Corporation (a) | 900 | 12,636 | ||||||
Supreme Industries, Inc. - Class A | 100 | 1,724 | ||||||
TriMas Corporation (a) | 200 | 3,836 | ||||||
Wabash National Corporation (a) | 100 | 1,395 | ||||||
94,294 | ||||||||
Professional Services — 1.7% | ||||||||
Acacia Research Corporation | 4,900 | 29,302 | ||||||
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | 100 | 1,869 | ||||||
Resources Connection, Inc. | 800 | 12,072 | ||||||
43,243 | ||||||||
Road & Rail — 1.4% | ||||||||
ArcBest Corporation | 400 | 7,324 | ||||||
Marten Transport Ltd. | 100 | 2,157 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials — 14.0% (Continued) | ||||||||
Road & Rail — 1.4% (Continued) | ||||||||
YRC Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 2,400 | $ | 27,816 | |||||
37,297 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2% | ||||||||
WESCO International, Inc. (a) | 100 | 6,216 | ||||||
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1% | ||||||||
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (a) | 200 | 2,748 | ||||||
Information Technology — 14.5% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.7% | ||||||||
Bel Fuse, Inc. - Class B | 500 | 11,485 | ||||||
Digi International, Inc. (a) | 600 | 6,882 | ||||||
18,367 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.3% | ||||||||
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (a) | 3,200 | 17,824 | ||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 200 | 6,120 | ||||||
KEMET Corporation (a) | 300 | 1,023 | ||||||
PC Connection, Inc. | 200 | 5,214 | ||||||
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) | 300 | 3,219 | ||||||
33,400 | ||||||||
Internet Software & Services — 1.3% | ||||||||
Limelight Networks, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 1,780 | ||||||
Liquidity Services, Inc. (a) | 400 | 4,000 | ||||||
MeetMe, Inc. (a) | 100 | 576 | ||||||
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 2,700 | 9,882 | ||||||
QuinStreet, Inc. (a) | 2,500 | 7,650 | ||||||
Rocket Fuel, Inc. (a) | 500 | 1,500 | ||||||
Travelzoo, Inc. (a) | 600 | 7,548 | ||||||
32,936 | ||||||||
IT Services — 2.8% | ||||||||
Convergys Corporation | 800 | 23,864 | ||||||
ManTech International Corporation - Class A | 250 | 10,010 | ||||||
NeuStar, Inc. - Class A (a) | 700 | 17,787 | ||||||
Unisys Corporation (a) | 2,100 | 21,210 | ||||||
72,871 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.7% | ||||||||
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a) | 2,000 | 42,140 | ||||||
Cohu, Inc. | 1,600 | 17,392 | ||||||
IXYS Corporation | 1,700 | 19,754 | ||||||
SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd. (a) | 500 | 5,745 | ||||||
Teradyne, Inc. | 1,100 | 23,166 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology — 14.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.7% (Continued) | ||||||||
Xcerra Corporation (a) | 2,000 | $ | 11,720 | |||||
119,917 | ||||||||
Software — 2.6% | ||||||||
American Software, Inc. - Class A | 2,000 | 20,820 | ||||||
BSQUARE Corporation (a) | 1,400 | 7,000 | ||||||
Epiq Systems, Inc. | 400 | 6,568 | ||||||
Progress Software Corporation (a) | 100 | 2,901 | ||||||
QAD, Inc. - Class A | 654 | 15,153 | ||||||
Rovi Corporation (a) | 100 | 2,047 | ||||||
Rubicon Project, Inc. (The) (a) | 200 | 1,700 | ||||||
Zynga, Inc. - Class A (a) | 4,000 | 10,920 | ||||||
67,109 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.1% | ||||||||
Avid Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,900 | 17,081 | ||||||
HP, Inc. | 200 | 2,874 | ||||||
Hutchinson Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,200 | 1,800 | ||||||
Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A | 150 | 5,372 | ||||||
27,127 | ||||||||
Materials — 9.6% | ||||||||
Chemicals — 5.3% | ||||||||
Cabot Corporation | 100 | 4,986 | ||||||
Chase Corporation | 440 | 28,323 | ||||||
Codexis, Inc. (a) | 1,400 | 5,838 | ||||||
Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (a) | 500 | 7,325 | ||||||
Huntsman Corporation | 200 | 3,458 | ||||||
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. (a) | 2,430 | 24,300 | ||||||
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | 300 | 3,690 | ||||||
Stepan Company | 400 | 28,104 | ||||||
Tredegar Corporation | 700 | 13,188 | ||||||
Trinseo S.A. | 300 | 17,358 | ||||||
136,570 | ||||||||
Construction Materials — 1.0% | ||||||||
Headwaters, Inc. (a) | 800 | 14,504 | ||||||
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | 170 | 10,902 | ||||||
25,406 | ||||||||
Containers & Packaging — 1.7% | ||||||||
Greif, Inc. - Class A | 950 | 40,499 | ||||||
Myers Industries, Inc. | 300 | 4,305 | ||||||
44,804 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.4% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Materials — 9.6% (Continued) | ||||||||
Metals & Mining — 1.6% | ||||||||
AK Steel Holding Corporation (a) | 1,500 | $ | 6,690 | |||||
Gold Resource Corporation | 1,100 | 5,742 | ||||||
Handy & Harman Ltd. (a) | 100 | 2,235 | ||||||
Materion Corporation | 600 | 17,604 | ||||||
Olympic Steel, Inc. | 300 | 5,799 | ||||||
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. - Class A | 100 | 1,878 | ||||||
39,948 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | ||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 100 | 2,780 | ||||||
FairPoint Communications, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,394 | ||||||
4,174 | ||||||||
Total Investments at Value — 96.4% (Cost $2,076,779) | $ | 2,476,016 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.6% | 91,030 | |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 2,567,046 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 17.6% | ||||||||
Auto Components — 0.9% | ||||||||
Horizon Global Corporation (a) | 100 | $ | 1,782 | |||||
Metaldyne Performance Group, Inc. | 700 | 11,109 | ||||||
Modine Manufacturing Company (a) | 300 | 3,213 | ||||||
Tenneco, Inc. (a) | 60 | 3,350 | ||||||
19,454 | ||||||||
Automobiles — 0.6% | ||||||||
Thor Industries, Inc. | 160 | 12,984 | ||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (a) | 117 | 848 | ||||||
Career Education Corporation (a) | 700 | 4,578 | ||||||
K12, Inc. (a) | 400 | 4,780 | ||||||
Liberty Tax, Inc. - Class A | 200 | 2,718 | ||||||
12,924 | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.8% | ||||||||
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | 800 | 15,632 | ||||||
Bojangles', Inc. (a) | 500 | 8,075 | ||||||
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | 300 | 1,410 | ||||||
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a) | 10 | 1,622 | ||||||
Caesars Acquisition Company - Class A (a) | 900 | 10,953 | ||||||
Century Casinos, Inc. (a) | 1,975 | 12,620 | ||||||
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,492 | ||||||
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,735 | ||||||
Potbelly Corporation (a) | 700 | 9,072 | ||||||
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. | 200 | 2,198 | ||||||
Scientific Games Corporation - Class A (a) | 2,400 | 19,800 | ||||||
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. | 100 | 1,789 | ||||||
86,398 | ||||||||
Household Durables — 2.5% | ||||||||
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | 600 | 14,856 | ||||||
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 300 | 10,038 | ||||||
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 350 | 9,334 | ||||||
Libbey, Inc. | 500 | 8,865 | ||||||
Tupperware Brands Corporation | 200 | 13,106 | ||||||
56,199 | ||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.7% | ||||||||
Groupon, Inc. - Class A (a) | 1,100 | 5,863 | ||||||
HSN, Inc. | 150 | 6,267 | ||||||
Nutrisystem, Inc. | 100 | 2,882 | ||||||
15,012 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 17.6% (Continued) | ||||||||
Leisure Products — 0.7% | ||||||||
Callaway Golf Company | 800 | $ | 9,136 | |||||
MCBC Holdings, Inc. | 400 | 4,776 | ||||||
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. | 20 | 1,226 | ||||||
15,138 | ||||||||
Media — 3.5% | ||||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. - Series A (a) | 650 | 16,581 | ||||||
DISH Network Corporation - Class A (a) | 50 | 2,512 | ||||||
Lee Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 3,300 | 9,207 | ||||||
MSG Networks, Inc. - Class A (a) | 1,800 | 31,464 | ||||||
Radio One, Inc. - Class D (a) | 1,200 | 4,152 | ||||||
Starz - Series A (a) | 500 | 15,595 | ||||||
79,511 | ||||||||
Multi-Line Retail — 0.3% | ||||||||
Big Lots, Inc. | 130 | 6,412 | ||||||
Specialty Retail — 3.1% | ||||||||
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 200 | 3,708 | ||||||
Chico's FAS, Inc. | 1,600 | 20,288 | ||||||
Christopher & Banks Corporation (a) | 600 | 888 | ||||||
Citi Trends, Inc. | 300 | 5,865 | ||||||
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a) | 400 | 15,348 | ||||||
Kirkland's, Inc. (a) | 300 | 3,759 | ||||||
MarineMax, Inc. (a) | 200 | 3,966 | ||||||
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | 300 | 8,898 | ||||||
Stein Mart, Inc. | 800 | 6,432 | ||||||
69,152 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9% | ||||||||
Cherokee, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 11,260 | ||||||
Crocs, Inc. (a) | 1,200 | 10,368 | ||||||
21,628 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 4.2% | ||||||||
Beverages — 0.7% | ||||||||
Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) - Class A (a) | 30 | 5,479 | ||||||
Cott Corporation | 100 | 1,594 | ||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 100 | 9,370 | ||||||
16,443 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.3% | ||||||||
SpartanNash Company | 250 | 8,005 | ||||||
SUPERVALU, Inc. (a) | 900 | 4,932 | ||||||
Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A | 100 | 3,199 | ||||||
Weis Markets, Inc. | 250 | 12,735 | ||||||
28,871 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Staples — 4.2% (Continued) | ||||||||
Food Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc. | 100 | $ | 1,408 | |||||
Flowers Foods, Inc. | 100 | 1,491 | ||||||
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. | 200 | 2,186 | ||||||
5,085 | ||||||||
Household Products — 1.4% | ||||||||
Central Garden & Pet Company (a) | 100 | 2,568 | ||||||
HRG Group, Inc. (a) | 1,800 | 29,106 | ||||||
31,674 | ||||||||
Personal Products — 0.6% | ||||||||
Medifast, Inc. | 350 | 12,870 | ||||||
Energy — 1.5% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
Dawson Geophysical Company (a) | 400 | 2,884 | ||||||
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. | 300 | 2,640 | ||||||
RigNet, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,262 | ||||||
SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,090 | ||||||
Willbros Group, Inc. (a) | 3,000 | 5,820 | ||||||
13,696 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9% | ||||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (a) | 100 | 3,829 | ||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (a) | 600 | 3,810 | ||||||
EP Energy Corporation - Class A (a) | 100 | 412 | ||||||
Murphy Oil Corporation | 100 | 2,672 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 150 | 7,034 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Company (a) | 200 | 2,782 | ||||||
20,539 | ||||||||
Financials — 0.6% | ||||||||
Capital Markets — 0.3% | ||||||||
Charles Schwab Corporation (The) | 100 | 3,146 | ||||||
Financial Engines, Inc. | 100 | 3,197 | ||||||
6,343 | ||||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.3% | ||||||||
LendingClub Corporation (a) | 1,300 | 7,033 | ||||||
Health Care — 21.5% | ||||||||
Biotechnology — 8.0% | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 160 | 10,256 | ||||||
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 400 | 4,136 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 20 | 6,113 | ||||||
BioSpecifics Technologies Corporation (a) | 50 | 1,829 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Health Care — 21.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
Biotechnology — 8.0% (Continued) | ||||||||
Celgene Corporation (a) | 60 | $ | 6,404 | |||||
FibroGen, Inc. (a) | 800 | 13,848 | ||||||
Genomic Health, Inc. (a) | 400 | 10,588 | ||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 800 | 7,840 | ||||||
Incyte Corporation (a) | 20 | 1,622 | ||||||
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Class A (a) | 2,300 | 30,682 | ||||||
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 200 | 2,776 | ||||||
MacroGenics, Inc. (a) | 100 | 2,981 | ||||||
Medivation, Inc. (a) | 200 | 16,112 | ||||||
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) | 450 | 9,162 | ||||||
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 50 | 2,423 | ||||||
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,400 | 8,792 | ||||||
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (a) | 50 | 2,957 | ||||||
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corporation (a) | 200 | 1,490 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 10 | 3,926 | ||||||
Repligen Corporation (a) | 150 | 4,649 | ||||||
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) | 210 | 9,356 | ||||||
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 5,310 | ||||||
TESARO, Inc. (a) | 20 | 1,694 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 140 | 13,231 | ||||||
Xencor, Inc. (a) | 100 | 2,113 | ||||||
180,290 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.8% | ||||||||
Accuray, Inc. (a) | 7,100 | 37,843 | ||||||
AngioDynamics, Inc. (a) | 1,500 | 24,810 | ||||||
Electromed, Inc. (a) | 400 | 2,156 | ||||||
FONAR Corporation (a) | 100 | 2,056 | ||||||
Halyard Health, Inc. (a) | 200 | 7,290 | ||||||
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | 210 | 12,455 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc. (a) | 350 | 13,447 | ||||||
Insulet Corporation (a) | 100 | 4,233 | ||||||
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a) | 400 | 3,808 | ||||||
108,098 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.1% | ||||||||
Aceto Corporation | 1,300 | 26,247 | ||||||
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (a) | 200 | 1,260 | ||||||
BioTelemetry, Inc. (a) | 400 | 7,388 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Company (a) | 160 | 11,632 | ||||||
Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (a) | 2,900 | 6,148 | ||||||
Healthways, Inc. (a) | 500 | 12,505 | ||||||
HMS Holdings Corporation (a) | 700 | 15,267 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Health Care — 21.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.1% (Continued) | ||||||||
National Research Corporation - Class A | 685 | $ | 10,844 | |||||
91,291 | ||||||||
Health Care Technology — 1.9% | ||||||||
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | 400 | 10,328 | ||||||
Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. (a) | 200 | 6,648 | ||||||
IMS Health Holdings, Inc. (a) | 100 | 2,982 | ||||||
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc. (a) | 350 | 14,101 | ||||||
Quality Systems, Inc. | 400 | 4,708 | ||||||
Simulations Plus, Inc. | 500 | 4,310 | ||||||
43,077 | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4% | ||||||||
INC Research Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a) | 200 | 8,726 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3% | ||||||||
Akorn, Inc. (a) | 100 | 2,692 | ||||||
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 2,500 | 13,325 | ||||||
Depomed, Inc. (a) | 200 | 4,058 | ||||||
Innoviva, Inc. | 200 | 2,218 | ||||||
Nektar Therapeutics (a) | 100 | 1,785 | ||||||
Phibro Animal Health Corporation - Class A | 100 | 2,427 | ||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) | 520 | 25,028 | ||||||
51,533 | ||||||||
Industrials — 16.9% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6% | ||||||||
Moog, Inc. - Class A (a) | 150 | 8,849 | ||||||
Vectrus, Inc. (a) | 800 | 26,992 | ||||||
35,841 | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7% | ||||||||
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A (a) | 250 | 10,187 | ||||||
Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation | 150 | 5,532 | ||||||
15,719 | ||||||||
Airlines — 0.5% | ||||||||
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (a) | 250 | 11,745 | ||||||
Building Products — 1.5% | ||||||||
American Woodmark Corporation (a) | 40 | 3,480 | ||||||
Continental Building Products, Inc. (a) | 300 | 6,663 | ||||||
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a) | 100 | 3,816 | ||||||
Insteel Industries, Inc. | 300 | 9,990 | ||||||
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. (a) | 100 | 1,397 | ||||||
Trex Company, Inc. (a) | 150 | 9,291 | ||||||
34,637 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials — 16.9% (Continued) | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.2% | ||||||||
Brady Corporation - Class A | 450 | $ | 15,070 | |||||
Brink's Company (The) | 100 | 3,650 | ||||||
Deluxe Corporation | 280 | 19,088 | ||||||
Ennis, Inc. | 200 | 3,316 | ||||||
Kimball International, Inc. - Class B | 2,251 | 28,025 | ||||||
Quad/Graphics, Inc. - Class A | 300 | 8,127 | ||||||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company | 100 | 1,710 | ||||||
SP Plus Corporation (a) | 200 | 5,000 | ||||||
West Corporation | 400 | 9,372 | ||||||
93,358 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering — 0.8% | ||||||||
Argan, Inc. | 100 | 4,781 | ||||||
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) | 40 | 3,245 | ||||||
Goldfield Corporation (The) (a) | 1,300 | 3,861 | ||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) | 60 | 3,161 | ||||||
Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (a) | 400 | 2,580 | ||||||
17,628 | ||||||||
Electrical Equipment — 2.2% | ||||||||
Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. | 100 | 2,253 | ||||||
AZZ, Inc. | 80 | 5,315 | ||||||
Belden, Inc. | 160 | 11,934 | ||||||
EnerSys | 40 | 2,815 | ||||||
General Cable Corporation | 1,730 | 27,905 | ||||||
50,222 | ||||||||
Machinery — 2.5% | ||||||||
Altra Industrial Motion Corporation | 250 | 7,050 | ||||||
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (a) | 1,552 | 8,365 | ||||||
Gencor Industries, Inc. (a) | 450 | 5,152 | ||||||
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. | 100 | 2,807 | ||||||
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 50 | 1,608 | ||||||
L.B. Foster Company | 300 | 3,603 | ||||||
Lydall, Inc. (a) | 100 | 4,804 | ||||||
Mueller Water Products, Inc. - Series A | 500 | 6,045 | ||||||
Navistar International Corporation (a) | 1,000 | 14,040 | ||||||
Supreme Industries, Inc. - Class A | 100 | 1,724 | ||||||
55,198 | ||||||||
Professional Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
Acacia Research Corporation | 2,000 | 11,960 | ||||||
GP Strategies Corporation (a) | 100 | 2,390 | ||||||
14,350 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials — 16.9% (Continued) | ||||||||
Road & Rail — 1.7% | ||||||||
Swift Transportation Company - Class A (a) | 700 | $ | 13,027 | |||||
YRC Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 2,100 | 24,339 | ||||||
37,366 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6% | ||||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | 500 | 7,965 | ||||||
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a) | 100 | 3,611 | ||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a) | 50 | 1,912 | ||||||
13,488 | ||||||||
Information Technology — 25.8% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment — 1.2% | ||||||||
ARRIS International plc (a) | 150 | 4,211 | ||||||
Digi International, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 11,470 | ||||||
Extreme Networks, Inc. (a) | 2,200 | 8,646 | ||||||
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | 50 | 2,850 | ||||||
27,177 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.0% | ||||||||
Methode Electronics, Inc. | 200 | 7,330 | ||||||
Radisys Corporation (a) | 3,200 | 15,712 | ||||||
23,042 | ||||||||
Internet Software & Services — 5.9% | ||||||||
DHI Group, Inc. (a) | 2,300 | 17,802 | ||||||
EarthLink Holdings Corporation | 2,600 | 16,562 | ||||||
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,600 | 12,720 | ||||||
GTT Communications, Inc. (a) | 200 | 4,246 | ||||||
LivePerson, Inc. (a) | 1,800 | 14,022 | ||||||
MeetMe, Inc. (a) | 1,400 | 8,064 | ||||||
NIC, Inc. | 500 | 11,490 | ||||||
QuinStreet, Inc. (a) | 3,200 | 9,792 | ||||||
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a) | 100 | 3,145 | ||||||
Rocket Fuel, Inc. (a) | 1,400 | 4,200 | ||||||
Travelzoo, Inc. (a) | 700 | 8,806 | ||||||
Web.com Group, Inc. (a) | 500 | 8,730 | ||||||
XO Group, Inc. (a) | 700 | 13,048 | ||||||
132,627 | ||||||||
IT Services — 6.6% | ||||||||
Convergys Corporation | 1,100 | 32,813 | ||||||
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 850 | 37,162 | ||||||
DST Systems, Inc. | 40 | 4,860 | ||||||
EVERTEC, Inc. | 400 | 6,824 | ||||||
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (a) | 1,900 | 9,253 | ||||||
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 50 | 2,941 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology — 25.8% (Continued) | ||||||||
IT Services — 6.6% (Continued) | ||||||||
NeuStar, Inc. - Class A (a) | 250 | $ | 6,352 | |||||
Teradata Corporation (a) | 550 | 17,452 | ||||||
Unisys Corporation (a) | 3,100 | 31,310 | ||||||
148,967 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9% | ||||||||
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a) | 50 | 2,197 | ||||||
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a) | 300 | 6,321 | ||||||
Cohu, Inc. | 800 | 8,696 | ||||||
IXYS Corporation | 400 | 4,648 | ||||||
MaxLinear, Inc. - Class A (a) | 700 | 13,419 | ||||||
Microsemi Corporation (a) | 150 | 5,994 | ||||||
Semtech Corporation (a) | 400 | 10,640 | ||||||
Teradyne, Inc. | 100 | 2,106 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 100 | 6,954 | ||||||
Xcerra Corporation (a) | 500 | 2,930 | ||||||
63,905 | ||||||||
Software — 6.8% | ||||||||
A10 Networks, Inc. (a) | 300 | 2,955 | ||||||
American Software, Inc. - Class A | 2,400 | 24,984 | ||||||
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | 50 | 2,273 | ||||||
Barracuda Networks, Inc. (a) | 200 | 4,640 | ||||||
BSQUARE Corporation (a) | 2,200 | 11,000 | ||||||
CDK Global, Inc. | 140 | 8,117 | ||||||
EnerNOC, Inc. (a) | 1,100 | 6,281 | ||||||
Epiq Systems, Inc. | 650 | 10,673 | ||||||
Fair Isaac Corporation | 80 | 10,235 | ||||||
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc. (a) | 150 | 8,977 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 140 | 15,603 | ||||||
Jive Software, Inc. (a) | 4,000 | 16,880 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a) | 50 | 3,026 | ||||||
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | 100 | 2,110 | ||||||
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a) | 300 | 4,374 | ||||||
Pegasystems, Inc. | 350 | 9,013 | ||||||
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (a) | 150 | 6,263 | ||||||
TiVo, Inc. (a) | 500 | 5,305 | ||||||
152,709 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.4% | ||||||||
Avid Technology, Inc. (a) | 2,300 | 20,677 | ||||||
Hutchinson Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,700 | 2,550 | ||||||
NCR Corporation (a) | 150 | 5,078 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology — 25.8% (Continued) | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.4% (Continued) | ||||||||
Silicon Graphics International Corporation (a) | 400 | $ | 3,084 | |||||
31,389 | ||||||||
Materials — 8.2% | ||||||||
Chemicals — 4.6% | ||||||||
Chase Corporation | 490 | 31,541 | ||||||
Codexis, Inc. (a) | 800 | 3,336 | ||||||
Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (a) | 300 | 4,395 | ||||||
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. (a) | 1,811 | 18,110 | ||||||
PolyOne Corporation | 150 | 5,171 | ||||||
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | 500 | 6,150 | ||||||
Stepan Company | 120 | 8,431 | ||||||
Tredegar Corporation | 300 | 5,652 | ||||||
Trinseo S.A. | 350 | 20,251 | ||||||
103,037 | ||||||||
Construction Materials — 0.8% | ||||||||
Headwaters, Inc. (a) | 800 | 14,504 | ||||||
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | 60 | 3,848 | ||||||
18,352 | ||||||||
Containers & Packaging — 2.3% | ||||||||
AEP Industries, Inc. | 160 | 17,696 | ||||||
Greif, Inc. - Class A | 550 | 23,446 | ||||||
Myers Industries, Inc. | 700 | 10,045 | ||||||
51,187 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.5% | ||||||||
Gold Resource Corporation | 1,700 | 8,874 | ||||||
Handy & Harman Ltd. (a) | 100 | 2,235 | ||||||
11,109 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
FairPoint Communications, Inc. (a) | 800 | 11,152 | ||||||
Total Investments at Value — 96.8% (Cost $1,897,437) | $ | 2,174,586 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.2% | 71,113 | |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 2,245,699 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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| Alambic Small Cap Value PlusFund | Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments in securities: | ||||||||
At acquisition cost | $ | 2,076,779 | $ | 1,897,437 | ||||
At value (Note 2) | $ | 2,476,016 | $ | 2,174,586 | ||||
Cash (Note 2) | 84,537 | 69,940 | ||||||
Dividends receivable | 2,233 | 777 | ||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 82,743 | 60,456 | ||||||
Receivable from Adviser (Note 4) | 8,967 | 8,263 | ||||||
Other assets | 3,068 | 2,716 | ||||||
Total assets | 2,657,564 | 2,316,738 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | 80,020 | 60,872 | ||||||
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | 6,021 | 6,019 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | 4,477 | 4,148 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 90,518 | 71,039 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,567,046 | $ | 2,245,699 | ||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 2,220,852 | $ | 1,989,541 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | 5,650 | (1,697 | ) | |||||
Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions | (58,693 | ) | (19,294 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 399,237 | 277,149 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,567,046 | $ | 2,245,699 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 221,268 | 201,597 | ||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2) | $ | 11.60 | $ | 11.14 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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| Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund(a) | Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund(b) | ||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Dividend income | $ | 36,207 | $ | 11,089 | ||||
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||
Total investment income | 36,205 | 11,087 | ||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Fund accounting fees (Note 4) | 24,209 | 16,107 | ||||||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 24,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) | 19,830 | 10,172 | ||||||
Professional fees | 17,992 | 10,926 | ||||||
Compliance fees (Note 4) | 12,510 | 8,510 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 12,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 4) | 9,947 | 7,394 | ||||||
Custody and bank service fees | 9,208 | 5,985 | ||||||
Pricing costs | 4,891 | 3,137 | ||||||
Registration and filing fees | 3,372 | 2,631 | ||||||
Postage and supplies | 4,082 | 1,492 | ||||||
Printing of shareholder reports | 1,846 | 1,695 | ||||||
Other expenses | 7,567 | 3,701 | ||||||
Total expenses | 151,454 | 95,750 | ||||||
Less fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4) | (126,406 | ) | (82,902 | ) | ||||
Net expenses | 25,048 | 12,848 | ||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) | 11,157 | (1,761 | ) | |||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Net realized losses from investment transactions | (58,693 | ) | (19,294 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 399,237 | 277,149 | ||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS | 340,544 | 257,855 | ||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 351,701 | $ | 256,094 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 1, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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| Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund(a) | Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund(b) | ||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 11,157 | $ | (1,761 | ) | |||
Net realized losses from security transactions | (58,693 | ) | (19,294 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 399,237 | 277,149 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 351,701 | 256,094 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
From net investment income | (5,507 | ) | — | |||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 2,215,345 | 1,989,605 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders | 5,507 | — | ||||||
Net increase from capital share transactions | 2,220,852 | 1,989,605 | ||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 2,567,046 | 2,245,699 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | — | — | ||||||
End of period | $ | 2,567,046 | $ | 2,245,699 | ||||
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 5,650 | $ | (1,697 | ) | |||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
Shares sold | 220,726 | 201,597 | ||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders | 542 | — | ||||||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 221,268 | 201,597 | ||||||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | — | — | ||||||
Shares outstanding at end of period | 221,268 | 201,597 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 1, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period | ||||
| Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | 0.05 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 1.58 | |||
Total from investment operations | 1.63 | |||
Less distributions: | ||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.03 | ) | ||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 11.60 | ||
Total return (b) | 16.31 | %(c) | ||
Net assets at end of period (000's) | $ | 2,567 | ||
Ratios/supplementary data: | ||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 7.24 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 1.20 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | 0.53 | %(d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 350 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 1, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period | ||||
| Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment loss | (0.01 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 1.15 | |||
Total from investment operations | 1.14 | |||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 11.14 | ||
Total return (b) | 11.40 | %(c) | ||
Net assets at end of period (000's) | $ | 2,246 | ||
Ratios/supplementary data: | ||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 8.89 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 1.20 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e) | (0.16 | %)(d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 309 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2016
1. Organization
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report. Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund commenced operations on September 1, 2015. Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015.
The investment objective of each Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Funds follow accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
Securities valuation – Each Fund values its portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. The Funds value their listed securities, including common stocks, on the basis of the security’s last sale price on the security’s primary exchange, if available, otherwise at the exchange’s most recently quoted mean price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. The Funds value securities traded in the over-the-counter market at the last sale price, if available, otherwise at the most recently quoted mean price. When using a quoted price and when the market for the security is considered active, the security will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the Funds value their securities and other assets at fair value pursuant to procedures established by and under the direction of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
● | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
● | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs |
● | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs |
The inputs or methods used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of August 31, 2016:
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 2,476,016 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,476,016 |
Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 2,174,586 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,174,586 |
Refer to the Funds’ Schedules of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type. As of August 31, 2016, the Funds did not have any transfers between Levels. In addition, the Funds did not have derivative instruments or any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of August 31, 2016. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
Cash account – As of August 31, 2016, the cash balance for each Fund represents amounts in deposit sweep accounts. These accounts have balances which may exceed the amount of related federal insurance.
Share valuation – The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of its assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to the NAV per share.
Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is accrued as earned. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been recorded for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
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Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Funds and the other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.
Distributions to shareholders – The Funds distribute to shareholders any net investment income dividends and net realized capital gains distributions at least once each year. The amount of such dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid by Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund to shareholders during the period ended August 31, 2016 was ordinary income. There were no distributions paid by Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund during the period ended August 31, 2016.
Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal income tax – Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve each Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also each Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the 12 months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of August 31, 2016:
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund | Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund | |||||||
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 2,086,215 | $ | 1,908,347 | ||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 410,455 | $ | 298,289 | ||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (20,654 | ) | (32,050 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 389,801 | 266,239 | ||||||
Undistributed ordinary income | 5,650 | — | ||||||
Accumulated capital and other losses | (49,257 | ) | (10,081 | ) | ||||
Accumulated earnings | $ | 346,194 | $ | 256,158 |
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The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost of each Fund is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are due primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of August 31, 2016, Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $6,420 for federal income tax purposes. This capital loss carryforward, which does not expire, may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.
Qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31, 2015 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of a Fund’s next taxable year. For the period ended August 31, 2016, Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund deferred until September 1, 2016 late year ordinary losses of $1,697.
Capital losses incurred after October 31, 2015 and within the current taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of a Fund’s next taxable year. For the period ended August 31, 2016, Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund deferred until September 1, 2016 post-October capital losses in the amount of $42,837 and $8,384, respectively.
For the period ended August 31, 2016, the following reclassification was made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund as a result of permanent differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP:
Accumulated net investment income | $ | 64 | ||
Paid-in capital | $ | (64 | ) |
Such reclassification, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, had no effect on Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund’s net assets or NAV per share.
The Funds recognize the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” of being sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed each Fund’s tax positions for the current period and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.
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3. Investment Transactions
During the periods ended August 31, 2016, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments were as follows:
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund | Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund | |||||||
Purchases of investment securities | $ | 9,303,358 | $ | 6,681,995 | ||||
Proceeds from sales of investment securities | $ | 7,166,926 | $ | 4,765,265 |
4. Transactions with Related Parties
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Each Fund’s investments are managed by Alambic Investment Management, L.P. (the “Adviser”) pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser an investment advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.95% of its average daily net assets.
Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement (the “ELA”) between each Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until August 31, 2018, to reduce investment advisory fees and reimburse other expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs; taxes; interest; acquired fund fees and expenses; costs to organize the Fund; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs; and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) to 1.20% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Accordingly, during the period ended August 31, 2016, the Adviser did not collect any of its investment advisory fees and reimbursed other operating expenses totaling $106,576 and $72,730 for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund, respectively.
Under the terms of the ELA, investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to repayment by each Fund for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided the repayments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed (i) the expense limitations then in effect, if any, and (ii) the expense limitations in effect at the time the expenses to be repaid were incurred. As of August 31, 2016, the Adviser may seek repayment of investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements totaling $126,406 and $82,902 for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund, respectively, no later than August 31, 2019.
The Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred related to the organization, offering and initial registrations of the Funds. Such expenses are not subject to recoupment by the Funds to the Adviser.
An officer of the Funds is also an officer of the Adviser.
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OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides fund administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agency services to the Funds. Each Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, each Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies and costs of pricing its portfolio securities.
Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the principal underwriter to each Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Funds) for acting as principal underwriter.
Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor and are not paid by the Funds for serving in such capacities.
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
During the periods ended August 31, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) received from each Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. Each Independent Trustee also received a $500 annual retainer from each Fund. Effective October 1, 2016, each Independent Trustee will receive a $1,000 annual retainer from each Fund, except for the Board Chairman, who will receive a $1,200 annual retainer from each Fund.
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of August 31, 2016, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each Fund:
Name of Record Owner | % Ownership |
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund | |
Kawishiwi Partners Trust | 45% |
Robert T. Slaymaker | 23% |
Brian Eric Thompson | 7% |
Lauren Richards | 6% |
William Richards | 6% |
Jonathan Richards | 6% |
Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund | |
Kawishiwi Partners Trust | 50% |
Robert T. Slaymaker | 13% |
Lauren Richards | 8% |
William Richards | 8% |
Jonathan Richards | 8% |
Brian Eric Thompson | 7% |
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A beneficial owner of 25% or more of a Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholder’s meeting.
5. Sector Risk
If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers within a particular sector, any development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that sector. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share. Occasionally, market conditions, regulatory changes or other developments may negatively impact this sector, and therefore the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of August 31, 2016, Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund had 25.0% of the value of its net assets invested in securities within the Financials sector and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund had 25.8% of the value of its net assets invested in securities within the Information Technology sector.
6. Contingencies and Commitments
The Funds indemnify the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
7. Subsequent Events
The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events other than the increase in trustee fees as noted in Note 4.
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ALAMBIC FUNDS |
To the Shareholders of Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund
and Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Ultimus Managers Trust, as of August 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year September 1, 2015 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2016 for the Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and financial highlights for the period December 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2016 for the Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund as of August 31, 2016, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
October 27, 2016
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ALAMBIC FUNDS |
We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (March 1, 2016) and held until the end of the period (August 31, 2016).
The table below illustrates each Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:
Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Funds. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare each Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Funds had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Funds’ actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess each Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds. The hypothetical returns example does not reflect actual trading in any Fund, but is used for illustrative purposes only.
Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor do they carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
More information about the Funds’ expenses can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to each Fund’s prospectus.
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ALAMBIC FUNDS |
| Beginning | Ending | Net | Expenses |
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund | ||||
Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,222.30 | 1.20% | $6.70 |
Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.10 | 1.20% | $6.09 |
Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund | ||||
Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,201.70 | 1.20% | $6.64 |
Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.10 | 1.20% | $6.09 |
(a) | Annualized, based on the Fund’s expenses for the period since inception. |
(b) | Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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ALAMBIC FUNDS |
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-890-8988, or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-890-8988, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-888-890-8988. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be treated as qualified dividends subject to a reduced tax rate. Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount of $5,507 as qualified dividend income. Complete information was computed and reported in conjunction with your 2015 Form 1099-DIV.
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The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Funds to actively supervise their day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Funds:
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) Held with Trust | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Trustees: | |||||
Robert G. Dorsey * Year of Birth: 1957 | Since | Trustee (February 2012 to present) | Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present) | 24 | None |
Independent Trustees: | |||||
Janine L. Cohen Year of Birth: 1952 | Since | Trustee | Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc. | 24 | None |
John J. Discepoli Year of Birth: 1963 | Since | Chairman (May 2016 to present) | Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since 2004 | 24 | None |
David M. Deptula Year of Birth: 1958 | Since | Trustee | Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at Standard Register, Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from 2011 to 2016 | 24 | None |
* | Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor. |
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Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) |
Executive Officers: | |||
Robert T. Slaymaker | Since | Principal Executive Officer of Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and Alambic Small Cap Growth Plus Fund | Partner and Head of Client Service at Alambic Investment Management L.P. (2013 to present); Operating Partner at Advent International, Inc. (2008 to 2013) |
David R. Carson | Since | President | Vice President and Director of Client Strategies of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2013 to present); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI LBAR Fund (2013 to present), The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), The Flex-Funds (2006 to 2011), Meeder Financial (2007 to 2011), Huntington Strategy Shares (2012 to 2013), and Huntington Asset Advisors (2013); Vice President, Huntington National Bank (2001 to 2013) |
Jennifer L. Leamer | Since | Treasurer | V.P., Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014) |
Bo J. Howell | Since | Secretary | V.P., Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012) |
Charles C. Black | Since | Chief Compliance Officer Compliance Officer | Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Senior Compliance Manager at Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager at Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013) |
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS (BCGDX)
Annual Report
August 31, 2016
BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND | August 31, 2016 |
Dear Shareholders:
The Blue Current Global Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) returned 8.92% over the last twelve months despite choppy global equity markets, which returned 6.68% as measured by the MSCI World Index. The Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index, was up 11.96% over the same period. Much of the Fund’s return has come in 2016 where the Fund is up 7.8% year to date. It is important to remind you that we are not managing the Fund to track or beat an index. We do not select securities to align with any index’s country or sector holdings. Rather we aim to construct a portfolio of high quality companies with attractive dividends that can grow.
Within the portfolio, the relative contributors from a sector standpoint over the last twelve months were led by technology (+2.9%), consumer staples (+2.6%) and industrials (+2.2%) whereas relative detractors were consumer discretionary (-0.2%) and energy (-0.1%). A notable sector opportunity cost within the portfolio has been a zero percent allocation to utilities. In the U.S. equity markets, for example, the utility sector has been the second best performing sector over the last year – up 20%. We will discuss this further in our outlook below.
The portfolio’s overweight allocation to the U.S. helped with approximately 60% of the portfolio in U.S. domiciled companies. The Fund’s allocation to cash, which has been a 3.5% weighting on average, has been an opportunity cost, while the Fund’s overweight allocation to the U.K. (18% on average) created a relative drag on performance due to the depreciation of the pound on Brexit. It is worth noting that the majority of the Fund’s U.K. positions are heavy exporters and therefore appreciated during Brexit in local currency – but in aggregate they did not appreciate enough to fully offset the impact in currency translation to dollars.
The top five contributors over the last twelve months were led by National Health Investors, Kimberly Clark, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, and Accenture. The top five detractors were Sky, Volkswagen, BB&T, Kingfisher, and Valero Energy. Notable changes to the portfolio of late have been the sale of several long-time winners that exceeded our valuation targets: Kimberly Clark and Hasbro. Meanwhile, we added a number of new names to the portfolio that include Johnson Controls, BP (British Petroleum), Williams Sonoma, and BT (British Telecom). We are also pleased to buy back Qualcom and Apple. These two positions were sold over the last two years at a significantly higher price than where the Fund purchased them in 2016.
OUTLOOK SUMMARY
Exactly one year ago in the annual report we said “we are more excited than ever (since the inception of the Fund less than a year ago) about the valuation opportunities offered for very high quality companies.” While we are pleased the market has recognized this, we also recognize the praise for dividend equities has become so widespread that today’s stock market leadership continues to be driven by higher yielding equities. Low bond yields make dividend income all the more appealing, but they also have produced rich valuations in certain sectors that have become bond substitutes.
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As we discussed earlier, the Fund does not own any utilities, which have become a very popular yield sector. The sector is more expensive than the market, which is not abnormal, but the extent to which valuations are stretched is. For example, utilities are currently valued at a 5 point premium to their own historical 25-year average P/E (specifically 23x earnings). Utilities have historically been low dividend growers – the sector’s dividend has increased by less than inflation. Today the sector’s payout ratio is nearly 100% of earnings which makes utilities more dependent than ever on earnings for dividend growth.
This demonstration of the market’s preoccupation with dividend yield as a bond substitute extends beyond utilities. The investing media has assigned the acronym RUST (REITs, Utilities, Staples, and Telecom) to sectors that are perceived as bond proxies. Our positioning today continues to keep the RUST out through dividend growth. The Fund’s exposure to the RUST sectors is approximately 20% which compares to a 40% weighting to popular dividend yield ETFs like the Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF. In our opinion, the Fund remains overweight sectors that offer compelling value and attractive dividend growth prospects.
The Fund’s portfolio today continues to invest for dividend growth over dividend yield and to look outside the U.S. where valuations are lower and yields higher. The Fund is concentrated in the top 25 to 50 companies globally that yield more than 2% and that we believe will increase the dividend and deliver an attractive total return through the ups and downs of the business cycle. As of the end of August, the Fund’s price to earnings ratio is approximately 16.5x 2016 earnings, representing a significant discount to the RUST sectors (and the U.S. market). The portfolio’s current yield is 3.2% and the 30-day SEC yield is 1.74%, and we anticipate a high single digit dividend growth rate.
In summary, valuations and active management matter more than ever. While we are very mindful of the macro economic environment, we spend most of our time on security-specific research to identify high quality businesses that offer attractive dividends that can grow – at an attractive valuation. We continue to stay focused and disciplined as ever in positioning the portfolio for long-term outperformance with attractive risk adjusted returns. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Henry “Harry” M. T. Jones | Dennis Sabo, CFA |
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Disclosure and Risk Summary
Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end are available by calling 1-800-514-3583.
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus please visit our website at www.bluecurrentfunds.com or call 1-800-514-3583 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Blue Current Global Dividend Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.
The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the current opinions and views of the financial markets of Edge Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”). Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Fund that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Fund, may be sold at any time and may no longer be held by the Fund. For a complete list of securities held by the Fund as of August 31, 2016, please see the Schedule of Investments section of the annual report. The opinions of the Adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Funds and the market in general and statements of the Funds’ plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $100,000 Investment in
Blue Current Global Dividend Fund -
Institutional Class vs. the MSCI World Index
and the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended August 31, 2016) | |||
1 year | Since | ||
Blue Current Global Dividend Fund - Institutional Class(a) | 8.92% | 1.96% | |
MSCI World Index | 6.68% | 1.30% | |
MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index | 11.96% | 1.36% |
(a) | The Fund’s total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on September 18, 2014. |
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Sector Diversification
(% of Net Assets)
Top Ten Equity Holdings
Security Description | % of Net Assets |
Comcast Corporation - Class A | 3.9% |
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B | 3.0% |
Pfizer, Inc. | 3.0% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 3.0% |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 2.8% |
Vodafone Group plc - ADR | 2.6% |
Unilever plc - ADR | 2.6% |
Wells Fargo & Company | 2.6% |
Diageo plc - ADR | 2.5% |
Accenture plc - Class A | 2.5% |
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.2% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 20.0% | ||||||||
Auto Components — 3.0% | ||||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 26,820 | $ | 1,176,862 | |||||
Hotels, Resturants & Leisure — 1.9% | ||||||||
InterContinental Hotels Group plc - ADR | 17,341 | 746,703 | ||||||
Household Durables — 1.4% | ||||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 10,490 | 550,515 | ||||||
Media — 7.8% | ||||||||
Comcast Corporation - Class A | 23,880 | 1,558,409 | ||||||
Sky plc (a) | 68,840 | 767,402 | ||||||
WPP plc (a) | 33,425 | 771,718 | ||||||
3,097,529 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail — 3.5% | ||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 5,745 | 770,519 | ||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 11,515 | 606,150 | ||||||
1,376,669 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.4% | ||||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (a) | 5,720 | 967,820 | ||||||
Consumer Staples — 12.8% | ||||||||
Beverages — 2.5% | ||||||||
Diageo plc - ADR | 8,937 | 1,005,234 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.4% | ||||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 7,280 | 587,569 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 10,639 | 760,050 | ||||||
1,347,619 | ||||||||
Food Products — 6.9% | ||||||||
Danone SA (a) | 12,650 | 962,958 | ||||||
Nestlé SA - ADR | 9,225 | 733,387 | ||||||
Unilever plc - ADR | 21,985 | 1,021,423 | ||||||
2,717,768 | ||||||||
Energy — 10.1% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.0% | ||||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 9,816 | 775,464 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.1% | ||||||||
BP plc - ADR | 26,225 | 887,978 | ||||||
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. | 36,225 | 956,340 | ||||||
Spectra Energy Partners, L.P. | 16,750 | 764,302 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.2% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Energy — 10.1% (Continued) | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.1% (Continued) | ||||||||
Valero Energy Corporation | 10,620 | $ | 587,817 | |||||
3,196,437 | ||||||||
Financials — 13.1% | ||||||||
Banks — 2.6% | ||||||||
Wells Fargo & Company | 20,095 | 1,020,826 | ||||||
Capital Markets — 2.1% | ||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The) | 20,055 | 835,692 | ||||||
Insurance — 6.4% | ||||||||
American International Group, Inc. | 13,400 | 801,722 | ||||||
Allianz SE (a) | 5,140 | 764,054 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 7,790 | 988,785 | ||||||
2,554,561 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.0% | ||||||||
National Health Investors, Inc. | 9,900 | 794,772 | ||||||
Health Care — 9.8% | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 18,905 | 794,388 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 7.8% | ||||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 7,700 | 918,918 | ||||||
Novartis AG - ADR | 12,280 | 967,296 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 34,300 | 1,193,640 | ||||||
3,079,854 | ||||||||
Industrials — 7.8% | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 3.0% | ||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B | 10,980 | 1,199,236 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment — 2.0% | ||||||||
Eaton Corporation plc | 11,959 | 795,752 | ||||||
Machinery — 2.8% | ||||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 9,065 | 1,121,794 | ||||||
Information Technology — 14.2% | ||||||||
IT Services — 4.9% | ||||||||
Accenture plc - Class A | 8,725 | 1,003,375 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Group SA - A Shares (a) | 20,000 | 919,203 | ||||||
1,922,578 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.8% | ||||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 15,360 | 968,755 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.2% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology — 14.2% (Continued) | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.8% (Continued) | ||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 13,455 | $ | 935,661 | |||||
1,904,416 | ||||||||
Software — 2.5% | ||||||||
Microsoft Corporation | 17,280 | 992,909 | ||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.0% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 7,460 | 791,506 | ||||||
Materials — 2.5% | ||||||||
Chemicals — 2.5% | ||||||||
Dow Chemical Company (The) | 18,490 | 991,804 | ||||||
Telecommunication Services — 5.9% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.3% | ||||||||
BT Group plc - ADR | 14,200 | 365,224 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 18,105 | 947,435 | ||||||
1,312,659 | ||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.6% | ||||||||
Vodafone Group plc - ADR | 33,950 | 1,040,567 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $35,840,472) | $ | 38,111,934 |
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.9% | Shares | Value | ||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z, 0.24% (b) (Cost $1,946,360) | 1,946,360 | $ | 1,946,360 | |||||
Total Investments at Value — 101.1% (Cost $37,786,832) | $ | 40,058,294 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.1%) | (426,483 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 39,631,811 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt | |
(a) | Fair value priced (Note 1). Fair valued securities totaled $5,153,155 at August 31, 2016, representing 13.0% of net assets. |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND | ||||||||
Country | Values | % of Net Assets | ||||||
United States | $ | 22,627,589 | 57.1 | % | ||||
United Kingdom | 5,834,533 | 14.7 | % | |||||
Switzerland | 2,689,468 | 6.8 | % | |||||
France | 1,930,778 | 4.9 | % | |||||
Ireland | 1,799,127 | 4.5 | % | |||||
Spain | 919,203 | 2.3 | % | |||||
Netherlands | 775,464 | 2.0 | % | |||||
Jersey | 771,718 | 2.0 | % | |||||
Germany | 764,054 | 1.9 | % | |||||
$ | 38,111,934 | 96.2 | % |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND | ||||
ASSETS | ||||
Investments in securities: | ||||
At acquisition cost | $ | 37,786,832 | ||
At value (Note 2) | $ | 40,058,294 | ||
Cash | 387 | |||
Dividends receivable | 115,224 | |||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 285,527 | |||
Other assets | 5,064 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS | 40,464,496 | |||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | 800,079 | |||
Payable to Adviser (Note 4) | 19,126 | |||
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | 6,920 | |||
Other accrued expenses | 6,560 | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 832,685 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 39,631,811 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 38,280,849 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | 213,079 | |||
Accumulated net realized losses from securities transactions | (1,133,579 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 2,271,462 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 39,631,811 | ||
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PRICING OF INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (Note 1) | ||||
Net assets applicable to Institutional Shares | $ | 39,631,811 | ||
Shares of Institutional Shares outstanding (no par value, unlimited number of shares outstanding) | 3,941,287 | |||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (a) (Note 2) | $ | 10.06 |
(a) | Redemption fee may apply to redemptions of shares held for 7 days or less. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND | ||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividends | $ | 1,158,985 | ||
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends | (32,538 | ) | ||
| 1,126,447 | |||
EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) | 332,217 | |||
Professional fees | 35,110 | |||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 33,632 | |||
Fund accounting fees (Note 4) | 28,036 | |||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 16,000 | |||
Custodian and bank service fees | 14,454 | |||
Compliance fees and expenses (Note 4) | 12,669 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 12,161 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4) | 9,912 | |||
Printing of shareholder reports | 6,622 | |||
Postage and supplies | 5,113 | |||
Insurance expense | 3,853 | |||
Pricing fees | 3,599 | |||
Other expenses | 8,025 | |||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 521,403 | |||
Fee reductions by the Adviser (Note 4) | (189,186 | ) | ||
NET EXPENSES | 332,217 | |||
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 794,230 | |||
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION | ||||
Net realized gains (losses) from: | ||||
Security transactions | (1,179,634 | ) | ||
Foreign currency transactions (Note 5) | 11,371 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | 3,338,461 | |||
Forward foreign currency contracts (Note 5) | 21,077 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION | 2,191,275 | |||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 2,985,505 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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| Year | Period | ||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 794,230 | $ | 477,077 | ||||
Net realized gains (losses) from: | ||||||||
Security transactions | (1,179,634 | ) | (401,152 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency transactions | 11,371 | 1,290 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 3,338,461 | (1,066,999 | ) | |||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | 21,077 | (21,077 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 2,985,505 | (1,010,861 | ) | |||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Net investment income, Institutional Shares | (686,629 | ) | (334,811 | ) | ||||
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FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Institutional Shares | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 13,257,398 | 26,132,928 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued from transfer in-kind (Note 1) | — | 6,789,313 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 453,272 | 116,698 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | (6,475,979 | ) | (1,595,023 | ) | ||||
Net increase in Institutional Shares net assets from capital share transactions | 7,234,691 | 31,443,916 | ||||||
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TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 9,533,567 | 30,098,244 | ||||||
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NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 30,098,244 | — | ||||||
End of period | $ | 39,631,811 | $ | 30,098,244 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | 213,079 | $ | 93,576 | ||||
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CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
Institutional Shares | ||||||||
Shares sold | 1,384,963 | 2,663,320 | ||||||
Shares issued from transfer in-kind (Note 1) | — | 678,931 | ||||||
Shares reinvested | 46,833 | 11,832 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (684,476 | ) | (160,116 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 747,320 | 3,193,967 | ||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | 3,193,967 | — | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 3,941,287 | 3,193,967 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 18, 2014) through August 31, 2015. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | ||||||||
| Year | Period | ||||||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 9.42 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | 0.22 | 0.16 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.61 | (0.62 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 0.83 | (0.46 | ) | |||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||
From net investment income | (0.19 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.06 | $ | 9.42 | ||||
Total return (b) | 8.92 | % | (4.65% | )(c) | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 39,632 | $ | 30,098 | ||||
Ratios/supplementary data: | ||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 1.55 | % | 1.68 | %(d) | ||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 0.99 | % | 0.99 | %(d) | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | 2.37 | % | 2.04 | %(d) | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 58 | % | 72 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 18, 2014) through August 31, 2015. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions by the Adviser (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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August 31, 2016
1. Organization
Blue Current Global Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report.
On September 18, 2014, the Fund accepted cash and securities at fair value, pursuant to the Fund’s valuation procedures, from certain clients of Edge Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”). For book purposes, the cost basis recorded was equal to the securities’ fair value as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on September 18, 2014. The net assets and shares issued resulting from these tax-free transactions were as follows:
Net | Shares |
$6,789,313 | 678,931.3 |
After the Fund acquired the cash and securities of the Adviser’s clients in exchange for Fund shares, the Fund commenced operations on September 18, 2014.
The investment objective of the Fund is current income and capital appreciation.
The Fund currently offers one class of shares: Institutional Class shares (sold without any sales loads or distribution fees and subject to a $100,000 initial investment requirement). As of August 31, 2016, the Investor Class shares (to be sold without any sales loads, but subject to a distribution fee of up to 0.25% of the class’ average daily net assets and subject to a $2,500 initial investment requirement) are not currently offered. When both classes are offered, each share class will represent an ownership interest in the same investment portfolio.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
Securities valuation – The Fund values its portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the NYSE is open for business. The Fund values its listed securities on the basis of the security’s last sale price on the security’s primary exchange, if available, otherwise at
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the exchange’s most recently quoted mean price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the Fund values its securities and other assets at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. All foreign securities are fair valued and translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing quotation service.
GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
● | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
● | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs |
● | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs |
The inputs or methods used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The Fund’s foreign equity securities actively traded in foreign markets may be classified as Level 2 despite the availability of closing prices because such securities are typically fair valued as determined by an independent pricing service. The Board has authorized the Fund to retain an independent pricing service to determine the fair value of its foreign securities because the value of such securities may be materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary markets or exchanges on which such foreign securities are traded. These intervening events might be country-specific (e.g., natural disaster, economic or political developments, interest rate change); issuer specific (e.g., earnings report or merger announcement); or U.S. market-specific (such as a significant movement in the U.S. market that is deemed to affect the value of foreign securities). The pricing service uses an automated system that
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incorporates a model based on multiple parameters, including a security’s local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, trading in depositary receipts and futures, if applicable, and/or research valuations by its staff, in determining what it believes is the fair value of the securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2016:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 32,958,779 | $ | 5,153,155 | $ | — | $ | 38,111,934 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,946,360 | — | — | 1,946,360 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 34,905,139 | $ | 5,153,155 | $ | — | $ | 40,058,294 |
Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type. As of August 31, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers between Levels. In addition, the Fund did not have any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of August 31, 2016. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
Foreign currency translation – Amounts and securities denominated in or expected to settle in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on exchange rates on the following basis:
A. | The fair values of investment securities and other assets and liabilities are translated as of the close of the NYSE each day. |
B. | Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the respective date of such transactions. |
C. | The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations caused by changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from those caused by changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments. |
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from 1) purchases and sales of foreign currencies, 2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and 3) the difference between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Reported net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities that result from changes in exchange rates.
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts – The Fund may use forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge exposure to foreign currency. All foreign currency exchange contracts are “marked-to-market” daily at the applicable translation rates, resulting in unrealized gains or losses. Realized and unrealized gains or losses from transactions in foreign currency exchange contracts will be included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations. Risks associated with these contracts include the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
Share valuation – The NAV per share of each class of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the assets attributable to that class, less liabilities attributable to that class, by the number of shares outstanding of that class. The offering price and redemption price per share of each class of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share of such class, except that shareholders of the Fund are subject to a redemption fee equal to 2.00% of the NAV of Fund shares redeemed within 7 days of purchase, excluding involuntary redemptions of accounts that fall below the minimum investment amount or the redemption of Fund shares representing reinvested dividends, capital gain distributions, or capital appreciation (the “Redemption Fee”). During the periods ended August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, no shareholder transactions were subject to the Redemption Fee.
Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned. The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) that pay distributions to their shareholders based on available funds from operations. It is common for these distributions to exceed the REIT’s taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such distribution to be designated as return of capital. Distributions received from REITs are generally recorded as dividend income and, if necessary, are reclassified annually in accordance with tax information provided by the underlying REITs. The Fund may also invest in master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) whose distributions generally are comprised of ordinary income, capital gains and return of capital from the MLP. For financial statement purposes, the Fund records all income received as ordinary income. This amount may be subsequently revised based on information received from MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded, as the actual character of these distributions is not known until after the fiscal year end of the Fund. 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.
Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.
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Distributions to shareholders – Distributions to shareholders arising from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015 was ordinary income. On September 30, 2016, the Fund paid an ordinary income dividend of $0.0129 per share to shareholders of record on September 29, 2016.
Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, each as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal income tax – The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the 12 months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of August 31, 2016:
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 37,750,385 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 3,305,621 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (997,712 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 2,307,909 | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | 50,680 | |||
Accumulated capital and other losses | (1,007,627 | ) | ||
Accumulated earnings | $ | 1,350,962 |
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash
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sales, the tax treatment of the cost of securities received as in-kind subscriptions at the inception of the Fund, and the tax treatment of income and capital gains on publicly-traded partnerships held by the Fund.
As of August 31, 2016, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $856,966 for federal income tax purposes, of which $818,712 was short-term and $38,254 was long-term. These capital loss carryforwards, which do not expire, may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.
Certain capital losses incurred after October 31, 2015 and within the current taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. For the year ended August 31, 2016, the Fund deferred until September 1, 2016 post-October capital losses in the amount of $150,661.
For the year ended August 31, 2016, the following reclassifications were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a result of permanent differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP:
Accumulated net investment income | $ | 11,902 | ||
Accumulated net realized losses from securities transactions | $ | 112,109 | ||
Paid-in capital | $ | (124,011 | ) |
These differences are primarily due to the tax treatment of the following: the cost of in-kind subscriptions received from shareholders at the inception of the Fund, income and capital gains on publicly-traded partnerships held by the Fund and net realized gains from foreign currency transactions. Such reclassifications, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, have no effect on the Fund’s net assets or NAV per share.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax periods (tax years ended August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2016) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. federal.
3. Investment Transactions
During the year ended August 31, 2016, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $25,817,511 and $18,841,390, respectively.
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4. Transactions with Related Parties
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Fund’s investments are managed by the Adviser pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an investment advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.99% of its average daily net assets.
Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (the “ELA”), the Adviser has agreed, until January 1, 2018, to reduce its investment advisory fees and reimburse other expenses to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs; taxes; interest; acquired fund fees and expenses; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) to an amount not exceeding 0.99% of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares’ average daily net assets. Accordingly, the Adviser reduced its investment advisory fees in the amount of $189,186 during the year ended August 31, 2016.
Under the terms of the ELA, investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to repayment by the Fund for a period of three years after such fees and expense reimbursements were incurred, provided that the repayments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed the foregoing expense limitation. As of August 31, 2016, the Adviser may seek recoupment of investment advisory fee reductions no later than the dates stated below:
August 31, 2018 | August 31, 2019 | Total |
$159,675 | $189,186 | $348,861 |
An officer of the Fund is also an officer of the Adviser.
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including but not limited to postage, supplies and costs of pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter to the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Fund) for acting as principal underwriter.
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Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor and are not paid by the Fund for serving in such capacities.
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
During the year ended August 31, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) received from the Fund a $500 annual retainer and a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. Effective October 1, 2016, each Independent Trustee will receive a $1,000 annual retainer from the Fund, except for the Board Chairman, who will receive a $1,200 annual retainer from the Fund. Trustees affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services.
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of August 31, 2016, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:
Name of Record Owner | % Ownership |
Pershing, LLC (for the benefit of multiple shareholders) | 93% |
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (for the benefit of multiple shareholders) | 5% |
A beneficial owner of 25% or more of a Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholder’s meeting.
5. Derivatives Transactions
There were no outstanding derivative positions held by the Fund as of August 31, 2016.
The Fund’s transactions in derivative instruments during the year ended August 31, 2016 are recorded in the following locations in the Statement of Operations:
Derivative Investment Type | Location |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | Net realized gains from foreign currency transactions |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
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The following is a summary of net realized gains and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments recognized in the Statement of Operations during the year ended August 31, 2016:
Net realized gains | Net change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 3,775 | $ | 21,077 |
The difference between the net realized gains from forward foreign currency exchange contracts per the table above and the net realized gains from foreign currency transactions per the Statement of Operations is the foreign exchange gains (losses) on income and security transactions and spot foreign currency contracts. The net realized gains reflected in the table is for the forward currency exchange contracts only.
The average net monthly notional value of forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the year ended August 31, 2016 is $133,205.
In the ordinary course of business, the Fund may enter into transactions subject to enforceable netting agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows the Fund to offset the exposure it has on any transaction with a specific counterparty with any collateral it has received or delivered in connection with other transactions with that counterparty. Although offsetting the exposures is permitted, it is the Fund’s policy to disclose the arrangements on a gross basis. Generally, the Fund manages its cash and securities collateral on a counterparty basis. There is no offsetting of financial assets and derivatives assets to disclose as of August 31, 2016.
6. Foreign Investment Risk
Compared with investing in the U.S., investing in foreign markets involves a greater degree and variety of risk. Investors in foreign markets may face delayed settlements, currency controls and adverse economic developments as well as higher overall transaction costs. In addition, fluctuations in the U.S. dollar’s value versus other currencies may erode or reverse gains from investments denominated in foreign currencies or increase losses. Foreign governments may expropriate assets, impose capital or currency controls, impose punitive taxes, impose limits on ownership or nationalize a company or industry. Any of these actions could have a severe effect on security prices and impair an investor’s ability to bring its capital or income back to the U.S. Finally, the value of foreign securities may be affected by incomplete, less frequent or inaccurate financial information about their issuers, social upheavals or political actions ranging from tax code changes to government collapse. Foreign companies may also receive less coverage than U.S. companies by market analysts and may be subject to different reporting standards or regulatory requirements than those applicable to U.S. companies.
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7. Contingencies and Commitments
The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations, warranties, and general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
8. Subsequent Events
The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events except the subsequent ordinary income dividend disclosed in Note 2 and the increase in Trustees’ fees as disclosed in Note 4.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of Blue Current Global Dividend Fund and
Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Blue Current Global Dividend Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Ultimus Managers Trust, as of August 31, 2016, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Blue Current Global Dividend Fund as of August 31, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
COHEN FUND AUDIT SERVICES, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
October 27, 2016
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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (March 1, 2016) and held until the end of the period (August 31, 2016).
The table below illustrates the Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:
Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess the Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not charge sales loads. However, a redemption fee of 2% is applied on the sale of shares held for less than 7 days.
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
More information about the Fund’s expenses can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)
Institutional Class | Beginning | Ending | Net Expense Ratio | Expenses |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,106.20 | 0.99% | $5.24 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.16 | 0.99% | $5.03 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-514-3583, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-514-3583, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-800-514-3583. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be treated as qualified dividends subject to a reduced tax rate. The Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount of $686,629 as qualified dividend income. Complete information will computed and reported in conjunction with your 2016 Form 1099-DIV.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund:
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) Held with Trust | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Trustees: | |||||
Robert G. Dorsey* Year of Birth: 1957 | Since | Trustee (February 2012 to present)
President (June 2012 to October 2013) | Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present) | 24 | None |
Independent Trustees: | |||||
Janine L. Cohen Year of Birth: 1952 | Since | Trustee | Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc. | 24 | None |
David M. Deptula Year of Birth: 1958 | Since | Trustee | Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at The Standard Register Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from November 2011 to January 2016 | 24 | None |
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) Held with Trust | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees: (continued) | |||||
John J. Discepoli Year of Birth: 1963 | Since | Chairman (May 2016
Trustee (June 2012 to present) | Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since November 2004 | 24 | None |
* | Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, as amended, because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor. |
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Executive Officers: | |||
Henry M.T. Jones 1380 West Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1000 Atlanta, GA 30327 Year of Birth: 1971 | Since | Principal Executive Officer of Blue Current Global Dividend Fund | Co-Managing Partner of Edge Advisors, LLC (2012 to present); Co-founder and partner since 2006 |
David R. Carson Year of Birth: 1958 | Since | President (October 2013 to present)
Vice President (April 2013 to October 2013) | Vice President and Director of Client Strategies of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2013 to present); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI LBAR Fund (2013 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), The Flex-Funds (2006 to 2011), Meeder Financial (2007 to 2011), Huntington Strategy Shares (2012 to 2013), and Huntington Asset Advisors (2013); Vice President, Huntington National Bank (2001 to 2013) |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Jennifer L. Leamer Year of Birth: 1976 | Since | Treasurer (October 2014 to present)
Assistant Treasurer (April 2014 to October 2014) | Vice President, Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014) |
Bo J. Howell Year of Birth: 1981 | Since | Secretary to present)
Assistant Secretary (October 2014 to April 2015) | Vice President, Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012) |
Charles C. Black Year of Birth: 1979 | Since | Chief Compliance Officer
Assistant Chief Compliance Officer (April 2015 to January 2016) | Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Senior Compliance Manager for Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager for Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013); Regulatory Administration Specialist for JPMorgan Chase Bank (2006 to 2011) |
Additional information about members of the Board and executive officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-800-514-3583.
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
The Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, has reviewed and approved the Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser for an additional term. Approval took place at an in-person meeting held on April 25-26, 2016, at which all of the Trustees were present.
In the course of their deliberations, the Board was advised by legal counsel. The Board received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and legal counsel.
In considering the Investment Advisory Agreement and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors described below.
The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board reviewed the services being provided by the Adviser to the Fund including, without limitation, its investment advisory services since the Fund’s inception, the Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures, and its efforts to promote the Fund and assist in its distribution. The Board also noted that a principal of the Adviser serves as the Fund’s Principal Executive Officer without additional compensation. After reviewing the foregoing information and further information provided to the Board (e.g., information regarding the Adviser’s business), the Board concluded that the quality, extent, and nature of the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and adequate for the Fund.
The investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board compared the performance of the Fund with the performance of its benchmark index and related Morningstar category. The Board noted that the Fund had outperformed its benchmark and peer group since the Fund’s inception. The Board also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Following discussion of the investment performance of the Fund and its performance relative to its Morningstar category, the Adviser’s experience in managing a mutual fund, its historical investment performance, and other factors, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Fund has been satisfactory.
The costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from its relationship with the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operations; the education and experience of its personnel; compliance program, policies, and procedures; financial condition and the level of commitment to the Fund, and, generally, the Adviser’s advisory business; the asset level of the Fund; and the overall expenses of the Fund, including the advisory fee. The Board considered the Adviser’s Expense Limitation Agreement (the “ELA”) with the Fund, and considered the Adviser’s current and past fee reductions and expense reimbursements for the Fund. The Board further took into account the Adviser’s commitment to continue the ELA until at least January 1, 2018.
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BLUE CURRENT GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)
The Board also considered potential benefits to the Adviser in managing the Fund, including promotion of the Adviser’s name and the potential for it to receive research, statistical, or other services from the Fund’s trades. The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee and overall expense ratio to the average advisory fees and average expense ratios its Morningstar category. The Board noted that the 0.99% advisory fee for the Fund was below the average and the median for the Fund’s peer group, but above the average and median of funds of similar size and structure in the fund’s Morningstar category (World Stock Funds under $50 million, True No-Load). The Board further noted that the overall annual expense ratio of 0.99% for the Fund is below the average and median for the fund’s peer group, and its Morningstar category. The Board also considered the fee charged by the Adviser to its other accounts that have a substantially similar strategy as the Fund. Following these comparisons and upon consideration of the foregoing, the Board concluded that the advisory fee paid to the Adviser by the Fund is fair and reasonable.
The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In this regard, the Board considered that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser involve both the advisory fee and the ELA. The Board determined that while the advisory fee remained the same as asset levels increased, the shareholders of the Fund have experienced benefits from the ELA. Following further consideration of the Fund’s asset level, expectations for growth, and level of fees, the Board determined that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser would continue to provide benefits. The Board also determined that the fee arrangements were fair and reasonable given the Fund’s projected asset levels for the next year.
Brokerage and portfolio transactions. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s trading policies, procedures, and performance in seeking best execution for the Fund. The Board also considered the historical portfolio turnover rate for the Fund; the process by which evaluations are made of the overall reasonableness of commissions paid; the method and basis for selecting and evaluating the broker-dealers used; and any anticipated allocation of portfolio business to persons affiliated with the Adviser. After further review, the Board determined that the Adviser’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions were satisfactory.
Possible conflicts of interest. In evaluating the possibility for conflicts of interest, the Board considered such matters as the experience and abilities of the advisory personnel assigned to the Fund, the Adviser’s process for allocating trades among its different clients, and the substance and administration of the Adviser’s Code Of Ethics. Following further consideration, the Board found that the Adviser’s standards and practices relating to the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interests were satisfactory.
Conclusion
After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously concluded that continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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CASTLEMAINE FUNDS
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (CNEMX)
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund (CNEVX)
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund (CNLSX)
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund (CNMNX)
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund (CNMSX)
Annual Report
August 31, 2016
CASTLEMAINE FUNDS LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS | August 31, 2016 |
Dear Shareholders,
This is the Annual Report to Shareholders of Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund, and Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund, (collectively, the “Castlemaine Funds”) for the period December 29, 2015 through August 31, 2016. On behalf of the investment manager, Castlemaine LLC (the “Adviser”), we would like to thank you for your continued investment in the funds.
All Castlemaine Funds outperformed their relevant benchmarks for the first eight months of 2016.
Table 1:Castlemaine Funds Performance vs. benchmarks since inception (December 29, 2016) - August 31, 2016
Emerging | Event | Long | Market | Multi | |
CNEMX | CNEVX | CNLSX | CNMNX | CNMSX | |
Performance Since Inception (1) | 9.10% | 9.40% | 1.50% | 2.40% | 5.00% |
— Relevant Benchmark (2) | -0.43% | 7.06% | -2.50% | -4.26% | 4.62% |
(1) | Inception was December 29, 2016 |
(2) | Benchmarks: HFRX Emerging Markets Composite Index, HFRX Event Driven Index, HFRX Equity Hedge Index, HFRX EH Market Neutral Index and HFRX EH Multi Strategy Index |
Market & Economic Conditions Summary
2016 has been a difficult year for investors in global equities. The first quarter of the year saw prices decline sharply as markets digested the Federal Reserve rate hike at year-end 2015. During the first quarter, oil prices plunged over 25% to just over $26 per barrel, the price of gold surged over 20% and United States Treasury ten-year bond yields plummeted 0.60% from 2.29% to 1.69%. The S&P 500 Index fell over 11% through mid-February, only to then rally closing unchanged by the end of the first quarter. The second quarter saw equity prices rise which continued through the end of August with the S&P 500 Index up over 6% for the year. The uneven market performance so far this year has been attributed to both slowing global growth and increased global political risks. For instance, in June 2016 the United Kingdom held a popular referendum which surprisingly resulted in a vote to leave the European Union. Meanwhile the US Presidential election for 2016 surprised everyone, with the outsider candidate Donald Trump winning the Republican Party’s nomination for President. Indeed, as the third quarter of 2016 is coming to a close the rising popularity of Donald Trump has recently unnerved markets while the Federal Reserve begins to debate increasing rates. As economic conditions have deteriorated over 2016 the market’s positive returns have been largely driven by expectations for a return to dovish posturing by the world’s central banks. Overall, macroeconomic realities continue to be secondary to monetary stimulus.
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The Castlemaine Funds are managed with a flexible investment approach and utilize alternative market hedging strategies which should result in lower overall risk without sacrificing market returns. Although each Castlemaine Fund is managed in accordance with its investment objectives, we nonetheless strive to provide a commonality of investment philosophy with an overlap of research and an incorporation of prudent risk budgeting.
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund
The Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund seeks to provide high total return by normally investing in securities and other investments that are related to companies or governments economically tied to international emerging markets. The fund invests in long and short positions in securities, including common and preferred stocks, depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and warrants. The fund may also invest in foreign currency forward contracts (“forwards”) for both hedging and speculative purposes. The Adviser allocates the fund’s assets among different asset classes and markets using a macro-economic risk-allocation approach to portfolio construction. The fund’s asset allocation is derived from the Adviser’s view on global macro-economic factors such as central bank interest rate policies, economic growth, equity market risk factors, and political risks.
For the period since inception ended August 31, 2016, the Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund returned 9.10% compared to the HFRX Emerging Markets Index, which lost -0.43%. The top contributor to performance over the period was the fund’s early investment into Brazil prior to the impeachment vote of former President Rouseff. The fund also recorded its largest losers among market index related put options and short sales of Asian equity market indices.
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund
The Castlemaine Event Driven Fund seeks capital appreciation through an event-driven strategy that primarily invests in long and short positions in equity securities undergoing event-driven situations, which may include: initial and seasoned equity offerings; extraordinary corporate transactions such as mergers, spin-offs, recapitalizations, tender offers, or other restructurings; upcoming critical dates for launches of new products; regulatory changes; analysts meetings; earnings announcements; covenant issues; bankruptcies; corporate reorganizations; shareholder activism; and significant management and external changes that dramatically change the firm’s profit margins. The fund seeks to invest in transactions with an identifiable event period and calculable rates of return based on the Adviser’s appraisal of the “event-dynamics”. The Adviser uses a multi-factor model to create a system by which it assigns high reward/low risk investments.
For the period since inception ended August 31, 2016 the Castlemaine Event Driven Fund returned 9.40% compared to the HFRX Event Driven Index which was up 7.06%. Top contributors to performance over the period were situations involving takeovers in which the fund held positions in underlying shares or call options. S&P 500 based index puts were the primary detractor to performance.
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Castlemaine Long/Short Fund
The Castlemaine Long/Short Fund seeks capital appreciation by primarily investing in long and short positions in equity securities. The fund may also invest in options and futures on securities. The Adviser allocates the fund’s assets among different asset classes and markets using a macro-economic risk-allocation approach to portfolio construction. The Adviser uses these factors to determine overall gross and net exposure to various assets and markets. The investment selection process is not limited to fundamental security considerations, but the Adviser takes long positions in companies and sectors that are increasing cash flow, improving operating margins, or growing top-line revenues, while taking short positions in those companies and sectors exhibiting a negative trend in the aforementioned fundamental factors. Usually, the fund’s portfolio will be net long, but it may at times invest all of its assets in short positions. This investment latitude allows the Adviser the flexibility in balancing the risk and return profile of the fund during bull markets (rising asset prices) and bear markets (falling asset prices).
For the period since inception ended August 31, 2016 the Castlemaine Long Short Fund returned 1.50% compared to the HFRX Equity Hedge Index, which lost -2.50%. Outperformance was driven by our exposure to gold mining, biotechnology, and semiconductor sectors while equity put options on major indices and exchange traded index funds were the primary contributors to losses.
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund
The Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation by employing a market neutral investment strategy, which the fund defines as a strategy that attempts to create a portfolio that has a low correlation to the fluctuation in the general US equity markets. The Adviser seeks to implement this strategy by investing in long and short positions of equity securities and options on securities. The Adviser uses a macro-economic framework to determine gross and net exposure to various assets and markets. The Adviser generally seeks to build a portfolio of offsetting investments where securities are paired with other securities that often exhibit a high negative correlation of price movement. Therefore, as the value of securities markets increase (or decrease), the value of the paired assets will inversely decrease (or increase), which generates a market-neutral return. The fund’s portfolio will alternate between net long and net short exposure depending on market conditions. This investment latitude allows the Adviser to have the flexibility in balancing the risk and return profile of the fund.
For the period since inception ended August 31, 2016 the Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund returned 2.40% compared to the HFRX EH: Market Neutral Index, which recorded a loss of -4.26%. Outperformance was driven by our exposure to gold mining and to semiconductor sectors while equity put options on major indices and exchange traded index funds were the primary contributors to losses.
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund
The Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund seeks capital appreciation by using a flexible allocation strategy that includes both direct investments in securities and investments in affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including mutual funds, closed-end funds, and ETFs, that employ various investment strategies as discussed below. Typically,
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the fund’s portfolio will consist of about 50% of its net assets invested in affiliated funds (i.e., investment companies advised by the Adviser), including Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund, and other funds that may be managed by the Adviser in the future. The balance of the fund’s portfolio will normally be invested in unaffiliated funds and directly in equity securities that provide exposure to other strategies.
For the period since inception ended August 31, 2016 the Castlemaine Multi Strategy Fund returned 5.00% compared to the HFRX EH Multi Strategy Index, which gained 4.62%. Outperformance was driven by 20% allocation to each of the Castlemaine Event Driven and Castlemaine Emerging Markets Fund, which posted strong returns of 9.4% and 9.1% respectively over the period. Additionally, investments in long-term US bond, high-yield, and gold stock ETFs similarly provided a boost to returns, while investments in Canadian dollar and Japanese Yen ETFs detracted from performance over the period.
On behalf of the investment manager, Castlemaine LLC, we would like to thank you for your continued investment.
Sincerely,
Alfredo Viegas
Chief Investment Officer, Castlemaine LLC
Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.Performance data current to the most recent month end are available by calling 1-888-594-0006.
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus please call 1-888-594-0006 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Castlemaine Funds are distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.
This Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the Adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Funds that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Funds, may be sold at any time and may no longer be held by the Funds. For a complete list of securities held by the Funds as of August 31, 2016, please see the Schedules of Investments and Schedules of Securities Sold Short sections of the annual report.The opinions of the Adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Funds and the market in general and statements of the Funds’ plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements.No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from
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those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements.Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates.Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $1,000,000 Investment in
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund versus the
HFRX Emerging Markets Composite Index
Total Returns For Period Ended August 31, 2016 | ||
Since | ||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund(a) | 9.10% | |
HFRX Emerging Markets Composite Index | (0.43%) |
(a) | The total return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015. |
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CASTLEMAINE EVENT DRIVEN FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $1,000,000 Investment in
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund versus the HFRX Event Driven Index
Total Returns For Period Ended August 31, 2016 | ||
Since | ||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund(a) | 9.40% | |
HFRX Event Driven Index | 7.06% |
(a) | The total return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015. |
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CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $1,000,000 Investment in
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund versus the HFRX Equity Hedge Index
Total Returns For Period Ended August 31, 2016 | ||
Since | ||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund(a) | 1.50% | |
HFRX Equity Hedge Index | (2.50%) |
(a) | The total return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015. |
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CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $1,000,000 Investment in
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund versus the
HFRX EH: Equity Market Neutral Index
Total Returns For Period Ended August 31, 2016 | ||
Since | ||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund(a) | 2.40% | |
HFRX EH: Equity Market Neutral Index | (4.26%) |
(a) | The total return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015. |
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CASTLEMAINE MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund versus the HFRX EH: Multi-Strategy Index
Total Returns For Period Ended August 31, 2016 | ||
Since | ||
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund(a) | 5.00% | |
HFRX EH: Multi-Strategy Index | 4.62% |
(a) | The total return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015. |
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CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Net Sector Exposure*
* | The net percentages are computed by taking the net dollar exposure, including short positions, and dividing by the net assets of the Fund. Consequently, the percentages will not total to 100%. |
Top 10 Long Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
China Mobile Ltd. - ADR | 4.6% |
YPF S.A. - ADR | 4.5% |
Braskem S.A. - ADR | 4.5% |
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | 4.4% |
iShares China Large-Cap ETF | 4.2% |
Trina Solar Ltd. - ADR | 4.0% |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. - ADR | 3.9% |
China Life Insurance Company Ltd. - ADR | 3.6% |
Gold Fields Ltd. - ADR | 3.5% |
Tata Motors Ltd. - ADR | 3.1% |
All Short Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | (6.7%) |
iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | (3.4%) |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC - ADR | (3.1%) |
Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.B. de C.V. - Class B - ADR | (2.2%) |
VanEck Vectors Russia ETF | (2.1%) |
Copa Holdings, S.A. - Class A | (1.8%) |
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | (1.3%) |
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CASTLEMAINE EVENT DRIVEN FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Net Sector Exposure*
* | The net percentages are computed by taking the net dollar exposure, including short positions, and dividing by the net assets of the Fund. Consequently, the percentages will not total to 100%. |
Top 10 Long Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
Media General, Inc. | 5.4% |
Yahoo!, Inc. | 4.9% |
Medivation, Inc. | 4.3% |
Time Warner, Inc. | 4.2% |
Cabela's, Inc. | 3.7% |
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. | 3.7% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. - Class A | 3.2% |
Humana, Inc. | 2.7% |
Ferro Corporation | 2.5% |
Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.5% |
All Short Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation | (0.5%) |
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CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Net Sector Exposure*
* | The net percentages are computed by taking the net dollar exposure, including short positions, and dividing by the net assets of the Fund. Consequently, the percentages will not total to 100%. |
Top 10 Long Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
Apple, Inc. | 4.3% |
Level 3 Communications, Inc. | 3.3% |
Newmont Mining Corporation | 3.1% |
DHT Holdings, Inc. | 2.8% |
Corning, Inc. | 2.8% |
Amgen, Inc. | 2.8% |
Seagate Technology plc | 2.8% |
Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.7% |
Celgene Corporation | 2.6% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.6% |
Top 10 Short Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
SPDR® S&P® Insurance ETF | (4.3%) |
Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | (3.4%) |
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF | (3.3%) |
SPDR® Gold Shares | (3.1%) |
Broadcom Ltd. | (2.9%) |
Caterpillar, Inc. | (2.7%) |
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | (2.4%) |
Adobe Systems, Inc. | (1.7%) |
Autodesk, Inc. | (1.6%) |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | (0.9%) |
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CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Net Sector Exposure*
* | The net percentages are computed by taking the net dollar exposure, including short positions, and dividing by the net assets of the Fund. Consequently, the percentages will not total to 100%. |
Top 10 Long Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
Boeing Company (The) | 4.2% |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 4.1% |
Celgene Corporation | 3.5% |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 3.4% |
Newmont Mining Corporation | 3.1% |
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 3.0% |
Humana, Inc. | 2.9% |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2.9% |
Corning, Inc. | 2.8% |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. | 2.7% |
Top 10 Short Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | (5.0%) |
SPDR® S&P® Insurance ETF | (4.3%) |
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | (3.9%) |
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF | (3.9%) |
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF | (3.5%) |
Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | (3.2%) |
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | (3.2%) |
SPDR® Gold Shares | (3.0%) |
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | (3.0%) |
Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | (2.8%) |
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CASTLEMAINE MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Sector Exposure
All Long Equity Holdings | |
Security Description | % of |
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | 20.8% |
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 20.8% |
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | 19.5% |
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | 19.3% |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 6.6% |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 5.4% |
iShares TIPS Bond ETF | 2.2% |
Deutsche X-Trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF | 1.2% |
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CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 70.8% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 3.1% | ||||||||
Automobiles — 3.1% | ||||||||
Tata Motors Ltd. - ADR | 1,000 | $ | 40,770 | |||||
Energy — 15.4% | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 15.4% | ||||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation - ADR | 500 | 35,685 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. - ADR | 300 | 36,027 | ||||||
PetroChina Company Ltd. - ADR | 500 | 33,030 | ||||||
Sasol Ltd. - ADR | 1,500 | 37,890 | ||||||
YPF S.A. - ADR | 3,500 | 59,465 | ||||||
202,097 | ||||||||
Financials — 5.7% | ||||||||
Banks — 2.1% | ||||||||
ICICI Bank Ltd. - ADR | 3,500 | 26,845 | ||||||
Insurance — 3.6% | ||||||||
China Life Insurance Company Ltd. - ADR | 4,000 | 47,640 | ||||||
Health Care — 5.9% | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9% | ||||||||
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. - ADR (b) | 800 | 36,408 | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - ADR (b) | 800 | 40,312 | ||||||
76,720 | ||||||||
Industrials — 4.4% | ||||||||
Building Products — 4.4% | ||||||||
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR (a) | 7,000 | 58,030 | ||||||
Information Technology — 10.9% | ||||||||
Internet Software & Services — 3.8% | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - ADR (a) | 300 | 29,157 | ||||||
NetEase, Inc. - ADR | 100 | 21,197 | ||||||
50,354 | ||||||||
IT Services — 1.2% | ||||||||
Infosys Ltd. - ADR | 1,000 | 15,860 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.9% | ||||||||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. - ADR | 4,000 | 24,240 | ||||||
Trina Solar Ltd. - ADR (a) | 5,000 | 52,550 | ||||||
76,790 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 70.8% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Materials — 15.8% | ||||||||
Chemicals — 8.4% | ||||||||
Braskem S.A. - ADR | 4,000 | $ | 59,280 | |||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. - ADR | 2,000 | 51,000 | ||||||
110,280 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining — 7.4% | ||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. - ADR (a) | 2,000 | 32,180 | ||||||
Gold Fields Ltd. - ADR | 9,000 | 45,270 | ||||||
Sibanye Gold - ADR | 1,200 | 18,516 | ||||||
95,966 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services — 9.6% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.0% | ||||||||
Telecom Argentina S.A. - ADR | 2,000 | 35,280 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil S.A. - ADR | 2,000 | 29,880 | ||||||
65,160 | ||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.6% | ||||||||
China Mobile Ltd. - ADR | 1,000 | 60,710 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $793,571) | $ | 927,222 |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 8.5% | Shares | Value | ||||||
iShares China Large-Cap ETF | 1,500 | $ | 55,575 | |||||
iShares MSCI India ETF | 500 | 14,780 | ||||||
iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (b) | 800 | 40,376 | ||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $104,926) | $ | 110,731 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | |||||||||||||
PURCHASED OPTION CONTRACTS — 1.7% | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value | |||||||||
Call Option Contracts — 0.8% | |||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 10/21/16 | $ | 18.00 | 20 | $ | 1,200 | |||||||
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. | 09/16/16 | 45.00 | 10 | 1,400 | |||||||||
iShares China Large-Cap ETF | 09/16/16 | 36.00 | 20 | 2,400 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF | 09/16/16 | 35.00 | 50 | 1,450 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 09/16/16 | 36.00 | 20 | 1,980 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 09/16/16 | 37.00 | 30 | 1,080 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF | 09/16/16 | 52.00 | 15 | 517 | |||||||||
10,027 | |||||||||||||
Put Option Contracts — 0.9% | |||||||||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 09/16/16 | 56.00 | 15 | 218 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 09/16/16 | 58.50 | 25 | 1,625 | |||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/02/16 | 119.00 | 25 | 75 | |||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 10/07/16 | 123.00 | 10 | 2,470 | |||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 10/21/16 | 215.00 | 25 | 8,125 | |||||||||
12,513 | |||||||||||||
Total Purchased Option Contracts (Cost $31,249) | $ | 22,540 |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 11.5% | Maturity | Coupon | Par Value | Value | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills (b) (Cost $149,921) | 11/03/16 | 0.305 | %(c) | $ | 150,000 | $ | 149,928 | ||||||
Total Investments at Value — 92.5% (Cost $1,079,667) | $ | 1,210,421 | |||||||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (d) — 7.5% | 98,389 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,308,810 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt. | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of the security has been committed as collateral for open short positions. |
(c) | Rate shown is the annualized yield at the time of purchase, not a coupon rate. |
(d) | Includes cash held as margin deposits for open short positions and futures contracts. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||||||
Country | Value | % of | ||||||
China | $ | 174,644 | 13.4 | % | ||||
India | 134,663 | 10.3 | % | |||||
South Africa | 115,340 | 8.8 | % | |||||
Mexico | 98,406 | 7.5 | % | |||||
Hong Kong | 96,737 | 7.4 | % | |||||
Argentina | 94,745 | 7.2 | % | |||||
Brazil | 89,160 | 6.8 | % | |||||
United States | 66,156 | 5.1 | % | |||||
Cayman Islands | 52,550 | 4.0 | % | |||||
Chile | 51,000 | 3.9 | % | |||||
Israel | 40,312 | 3.1 | % | |||||
Taiwan Province of China | 24,240 | 1.8 | % | |||||
$ | 1,037,953 | 79.3 | % |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 7.1% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financials — 2.2% | ||||||||
Banks — 2.2% | ||||||||
Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.B. de C.V. - Class B - ADR | 3,000 | $ | 28,710 | |||||
Industrials — 1.8% | ||||||||
Airlines — 1.8% | ||||||||
Copa Holdings, S.A. - Class A | 300 | 22,929 | ||||||
Telecommunication Services — 3.1% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.1% | ||||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC - ADR | 5,000 | 40,650 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $87,859) | $ | 92,289 |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 13.5% | Shares | Value | ||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 1,500 | $ | 87,525 | |||||
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | 500 | 17,105 | ||||||
iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | 800 | 45,096 | ||||||
VanEck Vectors Russia ETF | 1,500 | 27,180 | ||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Proceeds $168,896) | $ | 176,906 | ||||||
Total Securities Sold Short — 20.6% (Proceeds $256,755) | $ | 269,195 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||||||
Country or Region | Value | % of | ||||||
Europe, Australasia and Far East | $ | 104,630 | 8.0 | % | ||||
Russian Federation | 67,830 | 5.2 | % | |||||
South Korea | 45,096 | 3.4 | % | |||||
Mexico | 28,710 | 2.2 | % | |||||
Panama | 22,929 | 1.8 | % | |||||
$ | 269,165 | 20.6 | % |
CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | |||||||||||||||||
WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value of Options | Premiums Received | ||||||||||||
Put Option Contracts | |||||||||||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/02/16 | $ | 110.00 | 20 | $ | 20 | $ | 727 | |||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 09/16/16 | 200.00 | 10 | 130 | 772 | ||||||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 10/21/16 | 200.00 | 10 | 850 | 823 | ||||||||||||
Total Written Option Contracts | $ | 1,000 | $ | 2,322 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EVENT DRIVEN FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 75.1% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 22.6% | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.4% | ||||||||
Apollo Education Group, Inc. (a) | 2,000 | $ | 17,740 | |||||
Media — 17.5% | ||||||||
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (a) | 1,500 | 48,135 | ||||||
Media General, Inc. (a) | 4,000 | 70,680 | ||||||
Starz - Series A (a) | 1,000 | 31,190 | ||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 700 | 54,887 | ||||||
tronc, Inc. | 1,500 | 25,425 | ||||||
230,317 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail — 3.7% | ||||||||
Cabela's, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 48,990 | ||||||
Consumer Staples — 2.0% | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0% | ||||||||
Rite Aid Corporation (a) | 3,500 | 26,355 | ||||||
Financials — 2.1% | ||||||||
Banks — 2.1% | ||||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 600 | 28,374 | ||||||
Health Care — 18.0% | ||||||||
Biotechnology — 12.2% | ||||||||
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 600 | 19,278 | ||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) | 200 | 18,778 | ||||||
Celgene Corporation (a) | 200 | 21,348 | ||||||
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 18,600 | ||||||
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,000 | 18,340 | ||||||
Medivation, Inc. (a) | 700 | 56,392 | ||||||
Novavax, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 6,840 | ||||||
159,576 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6% | ||||||||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | 100 | 7,792 | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.7% | ||||||||
Humana, Inc. | 200 | 35,742 | ||||||
PharMerica Corporation (a) | 500 | 12,630 | ||||||
48,372 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5% | ||||||||
Depomed, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 20,290 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EVENT DRIVEN FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 75.1% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials — 7.9% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.4% | ||||||||
United Technologies Corporation (b) | 300 | $ | 31,929 | |||||
Airlines — 1.7% | ||||||||
Virgin America, Inc. (a)(b) | 400 | 22,276 | ||||||
Machinery — 3.8% | ||||||||
Joy Global, Inc. | 1,000 | 27,280 | ||||||
Rexnord Corporation (a) | 1,000 | 22,110 | ||||||
49,390 | ||||||||
Information Technology — 16.2% | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.2% | ||||||||
Ingram Micro, Inc. - Class A | 1,200 | 41,952 | ||||||
Internet Software & Services — 6.1% | ||||||||
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a) | 500 | 15,725 | ||||||
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 1,500 | 64,125 | ||||||
79,850 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.3% | ||||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | 1,000 | 11,930 | ||||||
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 2,000 | 24,800 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 2,000 | 32,980 | ||||||
69,710 | ||||||||
Software — 1.6% | ||||||||
Infoblox, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 21,460 | ||||||
Materials — 6.3% | ||||||||
Chemicals — 6.3% | ||||||||
Ferro Corporation (a) | 2,500 | 33,350 | ||||||
Syngenta AG - ADR | 200 | 17,450 | ||||||
Valspar Corporation (The) | 300 | 31,623 | ||||||
82,423 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $895,444) | $ | 986,796 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EVENT DRIVEN FUND | |||||||||||||
PURCHASED OPTION CONTRACTS — 1.8% | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value | |||||||||
Call Option Contracts — 1.1% | |||||||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 10/21/16 | $ | 44.00 | 10 | $ | 500 | |||||||
Apache Corporation | 10/21/16 | 60.00 | 15 | 330 | |||||||||
Biogen IDEC, Inc. | 10/21/16 | 350.00 | 2 | 800 | |||||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | 09/16/16 | 11.00 | 60 | 6,840 | |||||||||
FireEye, Inc. | 10/21/16 | 16.00 | 25 | 1,200 | |||||||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | 10/21/16 | 22.00 | 25 | 1,000 | |||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 15.00 | 10 | 1,550 | |||||||||
Monsanto Company | 09/16/16 | 115.00 | 10 | 780 | |||||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 30.00 | 15 | 225 | |||||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 140.00 | 5 | 475 | |||||||||
13,700 | |||||||||||||
Put Option Contracts — 0.7% | |||||||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/02/16 | 119.00 | 20 | 60 | |||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 10/07/16 | 123.00 | 5 | 1,235 | |||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 10/21/16 | 215.00 | 25 | 8,125 | |||||||||
9,420 | |||||||||||||
Total Purchased Option Contracts (Cost $28,207) | $ | 23,120 |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 11.4% | Maturity | Coupon | Par Value | Value | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills (b) (Cost $149,921) | 11/03/16 | 0.305 | %(c) | $ | 150,000 | $ | 149,928 | ||||||
Total Investments at Value — 88.3% (Cost $1,073,572) | $ | 1,159,844 | |||||||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (d) — 11.7% | 153,548 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,313,392 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt. | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of the security has been committed as collateral for open short positions. |
(c) | Rate shown is the annualized yield at time of purchase, not a coupon rate. |
(d) | Includes cash held as margin deposits for open short positions and futures contracts. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE EVENT DRIVEN FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 0.5% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 0.5% | ||||||||
Media — 0.5% | ||||||||
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (Proceeds $6,853) | 300 | $ | 6,288 |
CASTLEMAINE EVENT DRIVEN FUND | |||||||||||||||||
WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value of Options | Premiums Received | ||||||||||||
Call Option Contracts | |||||||||||||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 09/02/16 | $ | 150.00 | 5 | $ | 20 | $ | 1,525 | |||||||||
Put Option Contracts | |||||||||||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/02/16 | 110.00 | 10 | 10 | 363 | ||||||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 09/16/16 | 200.00 | 10 | 130 | 768 | ||||||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 10/21/16 | 200.00 | 10 | 850 | 822 | ||||||||||||
990 | 1,953 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Written Option Contracts | $ | 1,010 | $ | 3,478 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 80.1% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 1.9% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9% | ||||||||
McDonald's Corporation | 200 | $ | 23,132 | |||||
Energy — 8.1% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.5% | ||||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. | 700 | 18,564 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.6% | ||||||||
Apache Corporation | 300 | 14,910 | ||||||
DHT Holdings, Inc. | 8,000 | 34,480 | ||||||
Gener8 Maritime, Inc. (a) | 6,000 | 30,060 | ||||||
79,450 | ||||||||
Financials — 3.9% | ||||||||
Banks — 3.9% | ||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 600 | 28,644 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 400 | 18,916 | ||||||
47,560 | ||||||||
Health Care — 20.1% | ||||||||
Biotechnology — 15.8% | ||||||||
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 600 | 19,278 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 200 | 34,012 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 100 | 30,563 | ||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) | 300 | 28,167 | ||||||
Celgene Corporation (a) | 300 | 32,022 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 300 | 23,514 | ||||||
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,000 | 18,340 | ||||||
Novavax, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 6,840 | ||||||
192,736 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.5% | ||||||||
Humana, Inc. | 100 | 17,871 | ||||||
PharMerica Corporation (a) | 500 | 12,630 | ||||||
30,501 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.8% | ||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline plc - ADR | 500 | 21,730 | ||||||
Industrials — 3.8% | ||||||||
Airlines — 2.0% | ||||||||
JetBlue Airways Corporation (a) | 1,500 | 23,925 | ||||||
Machinery — 1.8% | ||||||||
Rexnord Corporation (a) | 1,000 | 22,110 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 80.1% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology — 23.6% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment — 2.6% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,000 | $ | 31,440 | |||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.8% | ||||||||
Corning, Inc. | 1,500 | 34,035 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 7.0% | ||||||||
Canadian Solar, Inc. (a) | 2,000 | 25,780 | ||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | 1,000 | 11,930 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 2,000 | 32,980 | ||||||
SunPower Corporation (a) | 1,500 | 14,940 | ||||||
85,630 | ||||||||
Software — 4.1% | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 500 | 20,685 | ||||||
Microsoft Corporation | 500 | 28,730 | ||||||
49,415 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.1% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. (b) | 500 | 53,050 | ||||||
Seagate Technology plc | 1,000 | 33,740 | ||||||
86,790 | ||||||||
Materials — 13.0% | ||||||||
Chemicals — 2.4% | ||||||||
Mosaic Company (The) | 1,000 | 30,070 | ||||||
Metals & Mining — 10.6% | ||||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 600 | 30,390 | ||||||
BHP Billiton Ltd. - ADR (b) | 1,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corporation | 1,000 | 38,240 | ||||||
Rio Tinto plc - ADR (b) | 1,000 | 30,170 | ||||||
128,800 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services — 3.3% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.3% | ||||||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a)(b) | 800 | 39,704 | ||||||
Utilities — 2.4% | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 2.4% | ||||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 400 | 29,664 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $913,475) | $ | 975,256 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND | ||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 2.0% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) (Cost $24,075) | 1,000 | $ | 24,560 |
PURCHASED OPTION CONTRACTS — 2.4% | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value | |||||||||
Call Option Contracts — 1.5% | |||||||||||||
Canadian Solar, Inc. | 10/21/16 | $ | 15.00 | 10 | $ | 330 | |||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 31.00 | 10 | 650 | |||||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | 09/16/16 | 11.00 | 75 | 8,550 | |||||||||
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 09/16/16 | 24.00 | 20 | 1,340 | |||||||||
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 10/07/16 | 24.00 | 15 | 1,155 | |||||||||
First Solar, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 50.00 | 10 | 50 | |||||||||
First Solar, Inc. | 10/21/16 | 45.00 | 15 | 450 | |||||||||
General Electric Company | 09/16/16 | 32.00 | 10 | 50 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 85.00 | 25 | 300 | |||||||||
Intel Corporation | 09/16/16 | 35.00 | 20 | 2,160 | |||||||||
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF | 09/16/16 | 305.00 | 5 | 90 | |||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 15.00 | 4 | 620 | |||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 16.00 | 26 | 2,236 | |||||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 140.00 | 5 | 475 | |||||||||
SPDR® Gold Shares | 09/16/16 | 130.00 | 15 | 345 | |||||||||
18,801 | |||||||||||||
Put Option Contracts — 0.9% | |||||||||||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 01/20/17 | 60.00 | 10 | 2,360 | |||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/02/16 | 119.00 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/16/16 | 118.00 | 15 | 525 | |||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 10/21/16 | 120.00 | 10 | 2,070 | |||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 10/21/16 | 215.00 | 25 | 5,320 | |||||||||
10,290 | |||||||||||||
Total Purchased Option Contracts (Cost $37,196) | $ | 29,091 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND | |||||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 12.3% | Maturity | Coupon | Par Value | Value | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills (b) (Cost $149,921) | 11/03/16 | 0.305 | %(c) | $ | 150,000 | $ | 149,928 | ||||||
Total Investments at Value — 96.8% (Cost $1,124,667) | $ | 1,178,835 | |||||||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (d) — 3.2% | 38,578 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,217,413 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt. | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of the security has been committed as collateral for open short positions. |
(c) | Rate shown is the annualized yield at time of purchase, not a coupon rate. |
(d) | Includes cash held as margin deposits for open short positions and futures contracts. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 9.8% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials — 3.6% | ||||||||
Airlines — 0.9% | ||||||||
American Airlines Group, Inc. | 300 | $ | 10,890 | |||||
Machinery — 2.7% | ||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 400 | 32,780 | ||||||
Information Technology — 6.2% | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9% | ||||||||
Broadcom Ltd. | 200 | 35,284 | ||||||
Software — 3.3% | ||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. | 200 | 20,462 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 300 | 20,220 | ||||||
40,682 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $107,410) | $ | 119,636 |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 16.5% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 600 | $ | 41,124 | |||||
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 400 | 29,104 | ||||||
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF | 500 | 39,995 | ||||||
SPDR® Gold Shares | 300 | 37,434 | ||||||
SPDR® S&P® Insurance ETF | 700 | 52,416 | ||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Proceeds $180,181) | $ | 200,073 | ||||||
Total Securities Sold Short — 26.3% (Proceeds $287,591) | $ | 319,709 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND | |||||||||||||||||
WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value of Options | Premiums Received | ||||||||||||
Call Option Contracts | |||||||||||||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 09/02/16 | $ | 150.00 | 5 | $ | 20 | $ | 1,540 | |||||||||
Put Option Contracts | |||||||||||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/02/16 | 110.00 | 10 | 10 | 363 | ||||||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 09/16/16 | 200.00 | 10 | 130 | 768 | ||||||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 10/21/16 | 200.00 | 10 | 850 | 822 | ||||||||||||
990 | 1,953 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Written Option Contracts | $ | 1,010 | $ | 3,493 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 74.9% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 7.2% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9% | ||||||||
McDonald's Corporation | 200 | $ | 23,132 | |||||
Household Durables — 5.3% | ||||||||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) | 3,000 | 33,750 | ||||||
Lennar Corporation - Class A | 400 | 18,920 | ||||||
MDC Holdings, Inc. | 500 | 13,055 | ||||||
65,725 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples — 2.9% | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.9% | ||||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 500 | 35,720 | ||||||
Energy — 6.8% | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.8% | ||||||||
Chevron Corporation | 200 | 20,116 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 400 | 16,420 | ||||||
DHT Holdings, Inc. | 5,000 | 21,550 | ||||||
Gener8 Maritime, Inc. (a) | 2,000 | 10,020 | ||||||
Sunoco, L.P. | 500 | 14,890 | ||||||
82,996 | ||||||||
Financials — 3.5% | ||||||||
Banks — 3.5% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corporation | 1,500 | 24,210 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 400 | 19,096 | ||||||
43,306 | ||||||||
Health Care — 11.3% | ||||||||
Biotechnology — 6.0% | ||||||||
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 100 | 30,563 | ||||||
Celgene Corporation (a) | 400 | 42,696 | ||||||
73,259 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.5% | ||||||||
Humana, Inc. | 200 | 35,742 | ||||||
PharMerica Corporation (a) | 300 | 7,578 | ||||||
43,320 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.8% | ||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline plc - ADR | 500 | 21,730 | ||||||
Industrials — 6.8% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 4.2% | ||||||||
Boeing Company (The) | 400 | 51,780 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 74.9% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials — 6.8% (Continued) | ||||||||
Airlines — 2.6% | ||||||||
JetBlue Airways Corporation (a) | 2,000 | $ | 31,900 | |||||
Information Technology — 18.4% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment — 2.5% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. (b) | 1,000 | 31,440 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.8% | ||||||||
Corning, Inc. | 1,500 | 34,035 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.7% | ||||||||
Canadian Solar, Inc. (a) | 1,000 | 12,890 | ||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | 2,000 | 23,860 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 2,000 | 32,980 | ||||||
69,730 | ||||||||
Software — 2.3% | ||||||||
Microsoft Corporation | 500 | 28,730 | ||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.1% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 300 | 31,830 | ||||||
Seagate Technology plc | 900 | 30,366 | ||||||
62,196 | ||||||||
Materials — 12.1% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining — 12.1% | ||||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (b) | 1,000 | 50,650 | ||||||
BHP Billiton Ltd. - ADR (b) | 1,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corporation (b) | 1,000 | 38,240 | ||||||
Rio Tinto plc - ADR (b) | 1,000 | 30,170 | ||||||
149,060 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services — 4.1% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.1% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 500 | 20,440 | ||||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a) | 600 | 29,778 | ||||||
50,218 | ||||||||
Utilities — 1.8% | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 1.8% | ||||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 300 | 22,248 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $820,686) | $ | 920,525 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND | ||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 6.4% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 1,500 | $ | 36,840 | |||||
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 300 | 41,961 | ||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $73,593) | $ | 78,801 |
PURCHASED OPTION CONTRACTS — 1.2% | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value | |||||||||
Call Option Contracts — 0.5% | |||||||||||||
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 09/16/16 | $ | 24.00 | 10 | $ | 670 | |||||||
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 09/16/16 | 141.00 | 15 | 1,260 | |||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. | 09/16/16 | 15.00 | 25 | 3,875 | |||||||||
SPDR® Gold Shares | 09/16/16 | 130.00 | 10 | 230 | |||||||||
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF | 10/21/16 | 27.00 | 5 | 530 | |||||||||
6,565 | |||||||||||||
Put Option Contracts — 0.7% | |||||||||||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 01/20/17 | 60.00 | 10 | 2,360 | |||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/02/16 | 119.00 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 09/16/16 | 118.00 | 20 | 700 | |||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 09/16/16 | 215.00 | 15 | 2,070 | |||||||||
SPDR® S&P® 500 ETF Trust | 10/21/16 | 215.00 | 10 | 3,250 | |||||||||
8,395 | |||||||||||||
Total Purchased Option Contracts (Cost $18,881) | $ | 14,960 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND | |||||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 12.2% | Maturity | Coupon | Par Value | Value | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills (b) (Cost $149,921) | 11/03/16 | 0.305 | %(c) | $ | 150,000 | $ | 149,928 | ||||||
Total Investments at Value — 94.7% (Cost $1,063,081) | $ | 1,164,214 | |||||||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (d) — 5.3% | 64,649 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,228,863 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt. | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of the security has been committed as collateral for open short positions. |
(c) | Rate shown is the annualized yield at time of purchase, not a coupon rate. |
(d) | Includes cash held as margin deposits for open short positions. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 12.3% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Staples — 1.9% | ||||||||
Food Products — 1.9% | ||||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A | 300 | $ | 22,671 | |||||
Financials — 1.4% | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4% | ||||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 100 | 17,501 | ||||||
Industrials — 3.6% | ||||||||
Airlines — 0.9% | ||||||||
American Airlines Group, Inc. | 300 | 10,890 | ||||||
Machinery — 2.7% | ||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 400 | 32,780 | ||||||
Information Technology — 3.3% | ||||||||
Software — 3.3% | ||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. | 200 | 20,462 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 300 | 20,220 | ||||||
40,682 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services — 2.1% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.1% | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 500 | 26,165 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $139,357) | $ | 150,689 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND | ||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 38.0% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 500 | $ | 34,270 | |||||
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 500 | 36,380 | ||||||
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 500 | 61,610 | ||||||
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | 300 | 39,063 | ||||||
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF | 600 | 47,994 | ||||||
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF | 1,500 | 43,560 | ||||||
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | 1,500 | 48,315 | ||||||
SPDR® Gold Shares | 300 | 37,434 | ||||||
SPDR® S&P® Insurance ETF | 700 | 52,416 | ||||||
Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The) | 800 | 39,384 | ||||||
VanEck Vectors Semiconductors ETF | 400 | 26,484 | ||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Proceeds $415,340) | $ | 466,910 | ||||||
Total Securities Sold Short — 50.3% (Proceeds $554,697) | $ | 617,599 |
CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND | |||||||||||||||||
WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value of Options | Premiums Received | ||||||||||||
Put Option Contracts | |||||||||||||||||
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund | 09/02/16 | $ | 110.00 | 10 | $ | 10 | $ | 363 | |||||||||
SDPR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | 09/16/16 | 200.00 | 10 | 130 | 768 | ||||||||||||
SDPR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | 10/21/16 | 200.00 | 10 | 850 | 822 | ||||||||||||
Total Written Option Contracts | $ | 990 | $ | 1,953 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE MULTI-STRATEGY FUND | ||||||||
OPEN-END FUNDS — 80.4% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (a)(b) | 20,000 | $ | 218,200 | |||||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund (a)(b) | 20,000 | 218,800 | ||||||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund (a)(b) | 20,000 | 203,000 | ||||||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund (a)(b) | 20,000 | 204,800 | ||||||
Total Open-End Funds (Cost $800,000) | $ | 844,800 |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 15.4% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Deutsche X-Trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (c) | 500 | $ | 12,810 | |||||
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (c) | 400 | 55,948 | ||||||
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (c) | 800 | 69,368 | ||||||
iShares TIPS Bond ETF (c) | 200 | 23,208 | ||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $148,745) | $ | 161,334 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE MULTI-STRATEGY FUND | |||||||||||||
PURCHASED OPTION CONTRACTS — 1.1% | Expiration Date | Strike | Contracts | Value | |||||||||
Call Option Contracts — 0.8% | |||||||||||||
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 09/16/16 | $ | 141.00 | 15 | $ | 1,260 | |||||||
SPDR® Gold Shares | 09/16/16 | 130.00 | 10 | 230 | |||||||||
United States Oil Fund, L.P. | 01/20/17 | 13.00 | 50 | 1,000 | |||||||||
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF | 10/21/16 | 27.00 | 5 | 530 | |||||||||
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund | 09/16/16 | 42.00 | 35 | 4,830 | |||||||||
7,850 | |||||||||||||
Put Option Contracts — 0.3% | |||||||||||||
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust | 09/16/16 | 93.00 | 20 | 1,320 | |||||||||
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust | 09/16/16 | 95.00 | 10 | 1,910 | |||||||||
3,230 | |||||||||||||
Total Purchased Option Contracts (Cost $7,894) | $ | 11,080 | |||||||||||
Total Investments at Value — 96.9% (Cost $956,639) | $ | 1,017,214 | |||||||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.1% | 33,032 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,050,246 |
(a) | The security is an investment company advised by the Fund’s adviser, thereby making the company an affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Note 4). |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or a portion of the shares have been committed as collateral for open short positions, if any. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE FUNDS | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities | Castlemaine | Castlemaine | |||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments in securities: | ||||||||||||
At acquisition cost | $ | 1,079,667 | $ | 1,073,572 | $ | 1,124,667 | ||||||
At value (Note 2) | $ | 1,210,421 | $ | 1,159,844 | $ | 1,178,835 | ||||||
Cash | 147,071 | 179,045 | 145,684 | |||||||||
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short, written options and futures contracts | 202,836 | 12,153 | 200,035 | |||||||||
Dividends receivable | 3,098 | 1,323 | 2,549 | |||||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 43,033 | 25,114 | 10,825 | |||||||||
Receivable from Adviser (Note 4) | 6,766 | 6,529 | 6,379 | |||||||||
Other assets | 2,607 | 2,607 | 2,607 | |||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 1,615,832 | 1,386,615 | 1,546,914 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Securities sold short, at value (Note 2) | 269,195 | 6,288 | 319,709 | |||||||||
Written options, at value (Notes 2 and 5) | 1,000 | 1,010 | 1,010 | |||||||||
Due to prime broker (Note 2) | — | 25,868 | — | |||||||||
Dividends payable on securities sold short (Note 2) | 3,532 | — | — | |||||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | 22,725 | 31,456 | — | |||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Notes 2 and 5) | 1,170 | — | — | |||||||||
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | 5,514 | 5,014 | 5,014 | |||||||||
Accrued brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2) | 671 | 269 | 784 | |||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 3,215 | 3,318 | 2,984 | |||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 307,022 | 73,223 | 329,501 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 1,308,810 | $ | 1,313,392 | $ | 1,217,413 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE FUNDS | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities | Castlemaine | Castlemaine | |||||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 1,200,000 | $ | 1,200,000 | $ | 1,200,000 | ||||||
Accumulated net investment loss | (4,919 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from security transactions | (4,737 | ) | 24,087 | (7,120 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 130,754 | 86,272 | 54,168 | |||||||||
Short positions | (12,440 | ) | 565 | (32,118 | ) | |||||||
Written option contracts | 1,322 | 2,468 | 2,483 | |||||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 5) | (1,170 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 1,308,810 | $ | 1,313,392 | $ | 1,217,413 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | |||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2) | $ | 10.91 | $ | 10.94 | $ | 10.15 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE FUNDS | ||||||||
| Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Fund | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments in securities at acquisition cost: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | $ | 1,063,081 | $ | 156,639 | ||||
Affiliated investments | — | 800,000 | ||||||
Total investment in securities at acquisition cost | $ | 1,063,081 | $ | 956,639 | ||||
Investments in securities at value: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | $ | 1,164,214 | $ | 172,414 | ||||
Affiliated investments | — | 844,800 | ||||||
Total investments in securities at value | 1,164,214 | 1,017,214 | ||||||
Cash | 184,520 | 49,066 | ||||||
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short, written options and futures contracts (Note 2 and 5) | 484,913 | — | ||||||
Dividends receivable | 3,078 | — | ||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 10,826 | 43,426 | ||||||
Receivable from Adviser (Note 4) | 6,159 | 6,811 | ||||||
Other assets | 2,607 | 2,607 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 1,856,317 | 1,119,124 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Securities sold short, at value (Note 2) (proceeds $554,697 and $—, respectively) | 617,599 | — | ||||||
Written options, at value (Notes 2 and 5) (premiums received $1,953 and $—, respectively) | 990 | — | ||||||
Due to prime broker (Note 2) | — | 18,711 | ||||||
Dividends payable on securities sold short (Note 2) | 45 | — | ||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | — | 42,500 | ||||||
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | 5,014 | 5,011 | ||||||
Accrued brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2) | 1,034 | 57 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | 2,772 | 2,599 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 627,454 | 68,878 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 1,228,863 | $ | 1,050,246 | ||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 1,200,000 | $ | 999,946 | ||||
Accumulated net investment loss | (2,567 | ) | (4,384 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions | (7,764 | ) | (5,891 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | 101,133 | 15,775 | ||||||
Affiliated investments | — | 44,800 | ||||||
Short positions | (62,902 | ) | — | |||||
Written option contracts | 963 | — | ||||||
Net assets | $ | 1,228,863 | $ | 1,050,246 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 120,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2) | $ | 10.24 | $ | 10.50 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities | Castlemaine | Castlemaine | |||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | 15,806 | $ | 10,496 | $ | 16,191 | ||||||
Foreign tax withholding | (2,310 | ) | (631 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||||
Interest | 293 | 293 | 297 | |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | 13,789 | 10,158 | 16,419 | |||||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Accounting services fees (Note 4) | 20,084 | 16,082 | 16,082 | |||||||||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | |||||||||
Professional fees | 10,326 | 10,326 | 10,326 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) | 10,539 | 10,194 | 10,120 | |||||||||
Compliance service fees (Note 4) | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | |||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4) | 7,394 | 7,394 | 7,394 | |||||||||
Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note 2) | 10,866 | 787 | 3,799 | |||||||||
Custodian and bank service fees | 4,055 | 4,216 | 3,820 | |||||||||
Brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2) | 4,082 | 1,825 | 4,441 | |||||||||
Insurance expense | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 | |||||||||
Postage and supplies | 1,600 | 1,571 | 1,571 | |||||||||
Pricing fees | 881 | 692 | 809 | |||||||||
Registration and filing fees | 640 | 640 | 640 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||
Other expenses | 2,080 | 2,050 | 2,050 | |||||||||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 98,174 | 81,404 | 86,679 | |||||||||
Less fee reductions and expense reimbursements by Adviser (Note 4) | (70,562 | ) | (66,542 | ) | (66,279 | ) | ||||||
NET EXPENSES | 27,612 | 14,862 | 20,400 | |||||||||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS | (13,823 | ) | (4,704 | ) | (3,981 | ) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) (Continued) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities | Castlemaine | Castlemaine | |||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments | $ | 33,290 | $ | (5,983 | ) | $ | (14,736 | ) | ||||
Securities sold short | (43,358 | ) | 19,052 | (25,066 | ) | |||||||
Written option contracts (Note 5) | 24,793 | 20,788 | 42,606 | |||||||||
Futures contracts (Note 5) | (2,912 | ) | (5,066 | ) | (5,943 | ) | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (7,646 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 130,754 | 86,272 | 54,168 | |||||||||
Securities sold short | (12,440 | ) | 565 | (32,118 | ) | |||||||
Written option contracts (Note 5) | 1,322 | 2,468 | 2,483 | |||||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 5) | (1,170 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS | 122,633 | 118,096 | 21,394 | |||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 108,810 | $ | 113,392 | $ | 17,413 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) (Continued) | ||||||||
| Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Dividends from unaffiliated issuers | $ | 14,243 | $ | 2,842 | ||||
Foreign tax withholding | (58 | ) | — | |||||
Interest | 300 | 18 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | 14,485 | 2,860 | ||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Accounting services fees (Note 4) | 16,081 | 16,068 | ||||||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 16,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4) | 7,394 | 7,394 | ||||||
Professional fees | 10,327 | 10,327 | ||||||
Compliance service fees (Note 4) | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) | 10,040 | 1,886 | ||||||
Postage and supplies | 1,574 | 1,571 | ||||||
Custodian and bank service fees | 3,606 | 3,581 | ||||||
Insurance expense | 1,601 | 1,601 | ||||||
Registration and filing fees | 640 | 617 | ||||||
Brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2) | 5,577 | 490 | ||||||
Pricing fees | 723 | 208 | ||||||
Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note 2) | 4,503 | — | ||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 26 | 14 | ||||||
Other expenses | 1,990 | 1,960 | ||||||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 88,082 | 69,717 | ||||||
Less fee reductions and expense reimbursements by Adviser (Note 4) | (65,939 | ) | (62,419 | ) | ||||
NET EXPENSES | 22,143 | 7,298 | ||||||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS | (7,658 | ) | (4,438 | ) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
45
CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) (Continued) | ||||||||
| Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) | ||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) from: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | $ | (16,725 | ) | $ | (12,602 | ) | ||
Securities sold short | (2,590 | ) | 2,724 | |||||
Futures contracts (Note 5) | (2,912 | ) | — | |||||
Written option contracts (Note 5) | 19,554 | 3,987 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | 101,133 | 15,775 | ||||||
Affiliated investments (Note 4) | — | 44,800 | ||||||
Securities sold short | (62,902 | ) | — | |||||
Written option contracts (Note 5) | 963 | — | ||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS | 36,521 | 54,684 | ||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 28,863 | $ | 50,246 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
46
CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Castlemaine | Castlemaine Long/Short | |||||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (13,823 | ) | $ | (4,704 | ) | $ | (3,981 | ) | |||
Net realized gains (losses) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 33,290 | (5,983 | ) | (14,736 | ) | |||||||
Securities sold short | (43,358 | ) | 19,052 | (25,066 | ) | |||||||
Written option contracts (Note 5) | 24,793 | 20,788 | 42,606 | |||||||||
Futures contracts (Note 5) | (2,912 | ) | (5,066 | ) | (5,943 | ) | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (7,646 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 130,754 | 86,272 | 54,168 | |||||||||
Securities sold short | (12,440 | ) | 565 | (32,118 | ) | |||||||
Written option contracts (Note 5) | 1,322 | 2,468 | 2,483 | |||||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 5) | (1,170 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 108,810 | 113,392 | 17,413 | |||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | |||||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 1,308,810 | 1,313,392 | 1,217,413 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | — | — | — | |||||||||
End of period | $ | 1,308,810 | $ | 1,313,392 | $ | 1,217,413 | ||||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (4,919 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||||||
Shares sold | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | |||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | — | — | — | |||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
47
CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) | ||||||||
| Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (7,658 | ) | $ | (4,438 | ) | ||
Net realized gains (losses) from: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | (16,725 | ) | (12,602 | ) | ||||
Securities sold short | (2,590 | ) | 2,724 | |||||
Futures contracts (Note 5) | (2,912 | ) | — | |||||
Written option contracts (Note 5) | 19,554 | 3,987 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated investments | 101,133 | 15,775 | ||||||
Affiliated investments (Note 4) | — | 44,800 | ||||||
Securities sold short | (62,902 | ) | — | |||||
Written option contracts (Note 5) | 963 | — | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 28,863 | 50,246 | ||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 1,200,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 1,228,863 | 1,050,246 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | — | — | ||||||
End of period | $ | 1,228,863 | $ | 1,050,246 | ||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (2,567 | ) | $ | (4,384 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
Shares sold | 120,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period | — | — | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period | 120,000 | 100,000 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
48
CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Castlemaine | Castlemaine Long/Short | |||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 108,810 | $ | 113,392 | $ | 17,413 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Net realized (gains) losses from investments | (33,290 | ) | 5,983 | 14,736 | ||||||||
Net realized (gains) losses from securities sold short | 43,358 | (19,052 | ) | 25,066 | ||||||||
Net realized gains from written option contracts | (24,793 | ) | (20,788 | ) | (42,606 | ) | ||||||
Net realized losses from futures contracts | 2,912 | 5,066 | 5,943 | |||||||||
Net realized losses from foreign currency transactions | 7,646 | — | — | |||||||||
Return of capital adjustments | (7,981 | ) | (406 | ) | (4,428 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of investment securities | (2,284,383 | ) | (2,534,175 | ) | (1,926,870 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of short-term investments, net | (149,921 | ) | (149,921 | ) | (149,921 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of investment securities | 1,469,519 | 1,679,191 | 1,029,136 | |||||||||
Proceeds from securities sold short | 1,418,683 | 541,169 | 1,127,986 | |||||||||
Cover of securities sold short | (1,202,023 | ) | (510,847 | ) | (865,461 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of options | (147,917 | ) | (119,252 | ) | (168,183 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of options | 49,700 | 30,115 | 67,639 | |||||||||
Premiums received from written options | 47,289 | 41,554 | 87,657 | |||||||||
Written options cancelled in a closing purchase transaction | (9,389 | ) | (11,878 | ) | (34,277 | ) | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | (130,754 | ) | (86,272 | ) | (54,168 | ) | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities sold short | 12,440 | (565 | ) | 32,118 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written option contracts | (1,322 | ) | (2,468 | ) | (2,483 | ) | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign | 1,170 | — | — |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
49
CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) (Continued) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Castlemaine | Castlemaine Long/Short | |||||||||
Increase in operating assets: | ||||||||||||
Increase in deposits with brokers for securities sold short, written options and futures contracts | $ | (202,836 | ) | $ | (12,153 | ) | $ | (200,035 | ) | |||
Increase in dividends receivable | (3,098 | ) | (1,323 | ) | (2,549 | ) | ||||||
Increase in receivable for investment securities sold | (43,033 | ) | (25,114 | ) | (10,825 | ) | ||||||
Increase in receivable from advisor | (6,766 | ) | (6,529 | ) | (6,379 | ) | ||||||
Increase in other assets | (2,607 | ) | (2,607 | ) | (2,607 | ) | ||||||
Increase in operating liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Increase in dividends payable on securities sold short | 3,532 | — | — | |||||||||
Increase in payable for investment securities purchased | 22,725 | 31,456 | — | |||||||||
Increase in payable to administrator | 5,514 | 5,014 | 5,014 | |||||||||
Increase in accrued brokerage expense on securities sold short | 671 | 269 | 784 | |||||||||
Increase in other accrued expenses | 3,215 | 3,318 | 2,984 | |||||||||
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (1,052,929 | ) | (1,046,823 | ) | (1,054,316 | ) | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
Increase in due to prime broker | — | 25,868 | — | |||||||||
Proceeds from capital shares sold | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | |||||||||
NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 1,200,000 | 1,225,868 | 1,200,000 | |||||||||
NET CHANGE IN CASH | 147,071 | 179,045 | 145,684 | |||||||||
Cash, beginning of period | — | — | — | |||||||||
Cash, end of period | $ | 147,071 | $ | 179,045 | $ | 145,684 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
50
CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) (Continued) | ||||||||
| Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 28,863 | $ | 50,246 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Net realized losses from investments | 16,725 | 12,602 | ||||||
Net realized (gains) losses from securities sold short | 2,590 | (2,724 | ) | |||||
Net realized losses from futures contracts | 2,912 | — | ||||||
Net realized gains from written option contracts | (19,554 | ) | (3,987 | ) | ||||
Return of capital adjustments | (180 | ) | 1,755 | |||||
Purchase of investment securities | (1,998,006 | ) | (1,159,592 | ) | ||||
Purchase of short-term investments, net | (149,921 | ) | — | |||||
Proceeds from sales of investment securities | 1,123,630 | 213,099 | ||||||
Proceeds from securities sold short | 1,362,308 | 185,859 | ||||||
Cover of securities sold short | (810,201 | ) | (183,135 | ) | ||||
Purchase of options | (83,102 | ) | (32,271 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of options | 14,215 | 7,282 | ||||||
Premiums received from written options | 50,425 | 5,099 | ||||||
Written options cancelled in a closing purchase transaction | (18,272 | ) | (626 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | (101,133 | ) | (60,575 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities sold short | 62,902 | — | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written option contracts | (963 | ) | — | |||||
Increase in operating assets: | ||||||||
Increase in deposits with brokers for securities sold short, written options and futures contracts | (484,913 | ) | — | |||||
Increase in dividends receivable | (3,078 | ) | — | |||||
Increase in receivable for investment securities sold | (10,826 | ) | (43,426 | ) | ||||
Increase in receivable from advisor | (6,159 | ) | (6,811 | ) | ||||
Increase in other assets | (2,607 | ) | (2,607 | ) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
51
CASTLEMAINE FUNDS For the Period Ended August 31, 2016(a) (Continued) | ||||||||
| Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||
Increase in operating liabilities: | ||||||||
Increase in dividends payable on securities sold short | $ | 45 | $ | — | ||||
Increase in payable for investment securities purchased | — | 42,500 | ||||||
Increase in payable to adminstrator | 5,014 | 5,011 | ||||||
Increase in accrued brokerage expense on securities sold short | 1,034 | 57 | ||||||
Increase in other accrued expenses | 2,772 | 2,599 | ||||||
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (1,015,480 | ) | (969,645 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Increase in due to prime broker | — | 18,711 | ||||||
Proceeds from capital shares sold | 1,200,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 1,200,000 | 1,018,711 | ||||||
NET CHANGE IN CASH | 184,520 | 49,066 | ||||||
Cash, beginning of period | — | — | ||||||
Cash, end of period | $ | 184,520 | $ | 49,066 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
52
CASTLEMAINE EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout the period: | ||||
| Period Ended | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment loss | (0.12 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 1.03 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.91 | |||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.91 | ||
Total return (b) | 9.10 | %(c) | ||
Ratios and supplemental data: | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 1,309 | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 11.55 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 3.25 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs and brokerage expense on securities sold short (e) | 1.49 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e) | (1.63 | %)(d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 189 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would have been lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
53
CASTLEMAINE EVENT DRIVEN FUND | ||||
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout the period: | ||||
| Period Ended | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment loss | (0.04 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 0.98 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.94 | |||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.94 | ||
Total return (b) | 9.40 | %(c) | ||
Ratios and supplemental data: | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 1,313 | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 9.90 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 1.81 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs and brokerage expense on securities sold short (e) | 1.49 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e) | (0.57 | %)(d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 220 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would have been lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
54
CASTLEMAINE LONG/SHORT FUND | ||||
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout the period: | ||||
| Period Ended | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment loss | (0.03 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 0.18 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.15 | |||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.15 | ||
Total return (b) | 1.50 | %(c) | ||
Ratios and supplemental data: | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 1,217 | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 10.63 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 2.50 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs and brokerage expense on securities sold short (e) | 1.49 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e) | (0.49 | %)(d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 133 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would have been lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
55
CASTLEMAINE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND | ||||
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout the period: | ||||
| Period Ended | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment loss | (0.06 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 0.30 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.24 | |||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.24 | ||
Total return (b) | 2.40 | %(c) | ||
Ratios and supplemental data: | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 1,229 | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 10.88 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 2.74 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs and brokerage expense on securities sold short (e) | 1.49 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e) | (0.95 | %)(d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 150 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would have been lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
56
CASTLEMAINE MULTI-STRATEGY FUND | ||||
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout the period: | ||||
| Period Ended | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment loss | (0.04 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 0.54 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.50 | |||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.50 | ||
Total return (b) | 5.00 | %(c) | ||
Ratios and supplemental data: | ||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 1,050 | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 10.15 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 1.06 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs and brokerage expense on securities sold short (e) | 0.99 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e) | (0.65 | %)(d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 25 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would have been lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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1. Organization
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund, and Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund (individually, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report. The Funds commenced operations on December 29, 2015.
The investment objectives of the Funds are as follows:
● | Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund seeks to provide high total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation. |
● | Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, and Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund seek capital appreciation. |
● | Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation. |
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
Securities valuation – The Funds’ portfolio securities are valued at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open for business. Listed securities are valued on the basis of the security’s last sale price on the security’s primary exchange, if available, otherwise at the exchange’s most recently quoted mean price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Fixed income securities are generally valued using prices provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The independent pricing service uses information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities, and various relationships between securities in determining these prices. Option contracts are valued at the closing price on the exchanges on which they are primarily traded; if no closing price is available at the time of valuation, the option will be valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices for that day. Futures contracts are valued at their last sale price as of the close of trading on the NYSE; prices for these contracts are monitored by Castlemaine LLC (the “Adviser”) until the close of
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regular trading to determine if fair valuation is required. Investments in shares of other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by such companies.
When using a quoted price and when the market for the security is considered active, the security will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the securities and other assets are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of the Trust. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate each Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
● | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
● | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs |
● | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs |
The inputs or methods used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments and other financial instruments as of August 31, 2016:
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 927,222 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 927,222 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 110,731 | — | — | 110,731 | ||||||||||||
Purchased Option Contracts | 22,540 | — | — | 22,540 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 149,928 | — | 149,928 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,060,493 | $ | 149,928 | $ | — | $ | 1,210,421 |
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Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks – Sold Short | $ | (92,289 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (92,289 | ) | ||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds – Sold Short | (176,906 | ) | — | — | (176,906 | ) | ||||||||||
Written Option Contracts | (1,000 | ) | — | — | (1,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | $ | (270,195 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (270,195 | ) |
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 986,796 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 986,796 | ||||||||
Purchased Option Contracts | 22,895 | 225 | — | 23,120 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 149,928 | — | 149,928 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,009,691 | $ | 150,153 | $ | — | $ | 1,159,844 | ||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks – Sold Short | $ | (6,288 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (6,288 | ) | ||||||
Written Option Contracts | (1,010 | ) | — | — | (1,010 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | $ | (7,298 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (7,298 | ) |
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 975,256 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 975,256 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 24,560 | — | — | 24,560 | ||||||||||||
Purchased Option Contracts | 29,091 | — | — | 29,091 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 149,928 | — | 149,928 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,028,907 | $ | 149,928 | $ | — | $ | 1,178,835 | ||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks – Sold Short | $ | (119,636 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (119,636 | ) | ||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds – Sold Short | (200,073 | ) | — | — | (200,073 | ) | ||||||||||
Written Option Contracts | (1,010 | ) | — | — | (1,010 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | $ | (320,719 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (320,719 | ) |
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Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 920,525 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 920,525 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 78,801 | — | — | 78,801 | ||||||||||||
Purchased Option Contracts | 14,960 | — | — | 14,960 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 149,928 | — | 149,928 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,014,286 | $ | 149,928 | $ | — | $ | 1,164,214 | ||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks – Sold Short | $ | (150,689 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (150,689 | ) | ||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds – Sold Short | (466,910 | ) | — | — | (466,910 | ) | ||||||||||
Written Option Contracts | (990 | ) | — | — | (990 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | $ | (618,589 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (618,589 | ) |
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Open-End Funds | $ | 844,800 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 844,800 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 161,334 | — | — | 161,334 | ||||||||||||
Purchased Option Contracts | 11,080 | — | — | 11,080 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,017,214 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,017,214 |
Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments and Schedule of Securities Sold Short, if applicable, for a listing of the common stocks by industry type. As of August 31, 2016, the Funds did not have any transfers between Levels. In addition, the Funds did not hold derivative instruments or have any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of August 31, 2016. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
Share valuation – The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of its assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to the NAV per share.
Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities are amortized using the interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been recorded for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
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Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Funds and the other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.
Distributions to shareholders – Distributions to shareholders arising from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually to shareholders. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. There were no distributions paid to shareholders during the period ended August 31, 2016.
Short sales – The Funds may sell securities short. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability is then subsequently marked-to-market daily to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of securities sold, but not yet purchased, may require purchasing the securities at prices that may differ from the value reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds are liable for any dividends payable on securities while those securities are in a short position and will also bear other costs, such as charges for the prime brokerage accounts, in connection with the short position. These costs are reported as dividend expense and brokerage expense on securities sold short, respectively, in the Statements of Operations. As collateral for its short positions, the Funds are required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents, or other liquid securities equal to the market value of the securities sold short. The cash deposits with brokers or amounts due to prime broker for securities sold short are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These amounts are considered in conjunction with securities held in the Funds’ collateral accounts. The amount of collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the value of the securities sold short. To the extent a Fund invests the proceeds received from selling securities short, it is engaging in a form of leverage. The use of leverage by a Fund may make any change in the Fund’s NAV greater than it would be without the use of leverage. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the ability of the Adviser to accurately anticipate the future value of a security.
Option contracts – The Funds may use option contracts in any manner consistent with their investment objectives and the 1940 Act. The Funds may use options for speculative purposes as well as for the purpose of seeking to reduce the overall investment risk that would otherwise be associated with the securities in which the Funds invest.
Purchased option contracts – When a Fund purchases a call or put option, an amount equal to the total premium (the premium plus the commission) paid by the Fund is recorded as an asset in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently
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marked-to-market daily. Premiums paid in the purchase of options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid in the purchase of call options that are exercised will increase the cost of the underlying security purchased. Premiums paid in the purchase of put options that are exercised will decrease the proceeds used to calculate the realized capital gain or loss on the sale of the underlying security.
Written option contracts – When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the net premium (the premium less the commission) received by the Fund is recorded as a liability in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently marked-to-market daily. Premiums received from writing call and put options that expire are treated as realized capital gains. Premiums received from writing call options that are exercised will increase the proceeds used to calculate the realized capital gain or loss on the sale of the underlying security. Premiums received from writing put options that are exercised will decrease the basis of the underlying security purchased.
If a closing purchase or sale transaction is used to terminate a Fund’s obligation on an option, a capital gain or loss will be realized, depending upon whether the price of the closing transaction is more or less than the premium previously paid on the option purchased or received on the option written.
Futures contracts – The Funds may use futures contracts to gain exposure to or hedge against changes in the value of equity securities, real estate investments, interest rates, foreign currencies, or commodities. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. When a Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, no price is paid to or received by the Fund. Instead, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated asset account an amount of cash or qualifying securities to cover part of the futures contract’s value. This is called the “initial margin deposit.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying asset. The Fund recognizes an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. If market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. The margin deposits for futures contracts are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The Funds may enter into contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific currency at a fixed price on a future date as a hedge or cross-hedge against either specific transactions, portfolio positions or exposure to foreign currency. When the Adviser believes that the currency of a particular country may produce positive returns against the currency of another country, each of those Funds may purchase or sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts to gain exposure to the differential in currency returns. All foreign currency exchange contracts are “marked-to-market” daily at the applicable translation rates resulting in unrealized gains or losses. Realized and unrealized gains or losses from transactions in foreign currency exchange contracts will be included in a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement
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of Operations. Risks associated with these contracts include the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal income tax – Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve a Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is each Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the 12 months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of August 31, 2016:
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities | Castlemaine | Castlemaine | |||||||||
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 1,081,213 | $ | 1,076,964 | $ | 1,128,005 | ||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 151,339 | $ | 92,785 | $ | 111,841 | ||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (22,131 | ) | (9,905 | ) | (61,011 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 129,208 | 82,880 | 50,830 | |||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short | (13,884 | ) | 565 | (34,546 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on written option contracts | 1,322 | 2,468 | 2,483 | |||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income | — | 27,479 | — | |||||||||
Accumlated capital and other losses | (7,836 | ) | — | (1,354 | ) | |||||||
Accumulated earnings | $ | 108,810 | $ | 113,392 | $ | 17,413 |
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| Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine | ||||||
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 1,067,929 | $ | 956,639 | ||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 129,631 | $ | 61,914 | ||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (33,346 | ) | (1,339 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 96,285 | 60,575 | ||||||
Net unrealized depreciation on securities sold short | (63,658 | ) | — | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation on written option contracts | 963 | — | ||||||
Accumlated capital and other losses | (4,727 | ) | (10,275 | ) | ||||
Accumulated earnings | $ | 28,863 | $ | 50,300 |
As of August 31, 2016, the proceeds of securities sold short and premiums received on written options on a tax basis are as follows:
Tax Basis of: | ||||||||
| Proceeds of securities sold short | Premiums contracts | ||||||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | $ | 255,311 | $ | 2,322 | ||||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | 6,853 | 3,478 | ||||||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | 285,163 | 3,493 | ||||||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | 553,941 | 1,953 | ||||||
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | — | — |
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost of portfolio investments for Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund and Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are due primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the mark to market on forward currency contracts, and adjustments to basis on publicly traded partnerships.
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Net qualified late year ordinary losses represent losses incurred after December 31, 2015 and specified losses incurred after October 31, 2015. These losses are deemed to arise on the first day of a Fund’s next taxable year. For the period ended August 31, 2016, the Funds intend to defer the following losses to September 1, 2016 for income tax purposes:
| Late-Year | Late-Year | ||||||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | $ | 6,089 | $ | 1,747 | ||||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | — | — | ||||||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | — | 1,354 | ||||||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | 2,980 | 1,747 | ||||||
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | 4,384 | 5,891 |
For the period ended August 31, 2016, the following reclassifications were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Funds as a result of permanent differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP:
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (54 | ) | |||||||||
Accumulated net investment loss | 8,904 | 4,704 | 3,981 | 5,091 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from security transactions | (8,904 | ) | (4,704 | ) | (3,981 | ) | (5,091 | ) | — |
The Funds recognize the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed each Fund’s tax positions for the period ended August 31, 2016 and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. Each Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for such tax period.
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3. Investment Transactions
During the period ended August 31, 2016, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, U.S. government securities, and short positions, were as follows:
| Cost of | Proceeds | ||||||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | $ | 2,284,383 | $ | 1,469,519 | ||||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | 2,534,175 | 1,679,191 | ||||||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | 1,926,870 | 1,029,136 | ||||||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | 1,998,006 | 1,123,630 | ||||||
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | 1,159,592 | 213,099 |
4. Transactions with Related Parties
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Each Fund’s investments are managed by Castlemaine LLC (the “Adviser”) pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund and Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund each pay the Adviser an advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.24% of the average daily net assets. Additionally under the Castlemaine Agreement, Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.24% of its average daily net assets, excluding that portion of the Fund’s average net assets invested in any affiliated fund managed by the Adviser.
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Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement (the “ELA”) between each Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until December 31, 2018, to reduce investment advisory fees and reimburse other expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding brokerage costs; taxes; interest; acquired fund fees and expenses; costs to organize the Fund; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act) to 1.49% of the average daily net assets for Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund and Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund, and to 0.99% of the average daily net assets for Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund. Accordingly, during the period ended August 31, 2016, the Adviser did not collect any of its investment advisory fees and, in addition, it reimbursed other operating expenses as follows:
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | $ | 60,023 | ||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | 56,348 | |||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | 56,159 | |||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | 55,899 | |||
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | 60,533 |
Under the terms of the ELA, investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to repayment by each Fund for a period of three years after such fees and expense reimbursements were incurred, provided that the repayments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, and (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be repaid were incurred. As of August 31, 2016, the Adviser may seek repayment of investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements no later than August 31, 2019 in the following amounts:
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | $ | 70,562 | ||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | 66,542 | |||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | 66,279 | |||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | 65,939 | |||
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | 62,419 |
The Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred related to the organization, offering and initial registrations of the Funds. Such expenses are not subject to recoupment by the Funds to the Adviser.
An officer of the Funds is also an officer of the Adviser.
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OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides fund administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agency services to the Funds. The Funds pay Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Funds pay out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies, and costs of pricing each Fund’s portfolio securities.
Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter to the Funds. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Funds) for acting as principal underwriter.
Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
During the period ended August 31, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (an “Independent Trustee”) received from each Fund a $500 annual retainer and a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. Effective October 1, 2016, each Independent Trustee will receive a $1,000 annual retainer from each Fund, except for the Board Chairman, who will receive a $1,200 annual retainer from each Fund. Trustees affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Funds for their services.
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of August 31, 2016, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Funds:
% Ownership | |||||
Name of Record Owner | Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund |
Colm O’Shea | 83% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 100% |
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | — |
Colm O’Shea owns a majority of the Adviser.
A beneficial owner of 25% or more of a Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholder’s meeting.
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AFFILIATED INVESTMENTS
Certain open-end investment companies held by Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund are managed by the Adviser, thereby making such funds affiliated companies as defined by the 1940 Act.
As of August 31, 2016, Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund owned shares of Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, and Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund (the “Affiliated Investments”). Information regarding Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund’s holdings in the Affiliated Investments during the period ended August 31, 2016 is as follows:
| December 29, 2015(a) | Purchases | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | August 31, | ||||||||||||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | $ | — | $ | 200,000 | $ | 18,200 | $ | 218,200 | ||||||||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | — | 200,000 | 18,800 | 218,800 | ||||||||||||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | — | 200,000 | 3,000 | 203,000 | ||||||||||||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | — | 200,000 | 4,800 | 204,800 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | 800,000 | $ | 44,800 | $ | 844,800 |
(a) | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015. |
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund did not realize any capital gains or losses or receive any dividend income from the Affiliated Investments during the period ended August 31, 2016.
5. Derivatives Transactions
Transactions in long option contracts by the Funds during the period ended August 31, 2016 were as follows:
| Option | Option | ||||||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options purchased | 1,330 | 147,917 | ||||||
Options sold | (345 | ) | (40,258 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (455 | ) | (61,048 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (265 | ) | (15,362 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 265 | $ | 31,249 |
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| Option | Option | ||||||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options purchased | 929 | 119,252 | ||||||
Options sold | (250 | ) | (26,872 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (323 | ) | (49,700 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (129 | ) | (14,473 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 227 | $ | 28,207 |
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options purchased | 1,403 | 168,183 | ||||||
Options sold | (435 | ) | (29,899 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (550 | ) | (93,105 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (88 | ) | (7,983 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 330 | $ | 37,196 |
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options purchased | 517 | 83,102 | ||||||
Options sold | (106 | ) | (6,540 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (201 | ) | (46,547 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (85 | ) | (11,134 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 125 | $ | 18,881 |
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options purchased | 381 | 32,271 | ||||||
Options sold | (46 | ) | (6,752 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (175 | ) | (15,384 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (15 | ) | (2,241 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 145 | $ | 7,894 |
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Transactions in option contracts written by the Funds during the period ended August 31, 2016 were as follows:
| Option | Option | ||||||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options written | 732 | 47,289 | ||||||
Options cancelled in a closing purchase transaction | (211 | ) | (16,992 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (266 | ) | (17,190 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (215 | ) | (10,785 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 40 | $ | 2,322 |
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options written | 463 | 41,554 | ||||||
Options cancelled in a closing purchase transaction | (227 | ) | (24,153 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (131 | ) | (8,512 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (70 | ) | (5,411 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 35 | $ | 3,478 |
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options written | 813 | 87,657 | ||||||
Options cancelled in a closing purchase transaction | (411 | ) | (52,424 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (308 | ) | (23,937 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (59 | ) | (7,803 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 35 | $ | 3,493 |
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options written | 539 | 50,425 | ||||||
Options cancelled in a closing purchase transaction | (193 | ) | (23,234 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (206 | ) | (14,593 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (110 | ) | (10,645 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | 30 | $ | 1,953 |
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period | — | $ | — | |||||
Options written | 73 | 5,099 | ||||||
Options cancelled in a closing purchase transaction | (18 | ) | (1,896 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (45 | ) | (2,717 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (10 | ) | (486 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period | — | $ | — |
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The average volume of activity of financial derivatives for the Funds during the period ended August 31, 2016 is as follows:
| Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | |||||||||||||||
Average notional value of: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | 10,718 | $ | 10,718 | $ | 10,718 | $ | 10,718 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 223,162 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
Derivative positions of the Funds as of August 31, 2016 are recorded in the following locations in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Fair value | |||||||||
Type of derivative | Location | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | ||||||
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | |||||||||
Equity options purchased | Investments in securities, at value | $ | 22,540 | $ | — | ||||
Equity options written | Written options, at value | — | (1,000 | ) | |||||
Total | $ | 22,540 | $ | (1,000 | ) | ||||
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | |||||||||
Equity options purchased | Investments in securities, at value | $ | 23,120 | $ | — | ||||
Equity options written | Written options, at value | — | (1,010 | ) | |||||
Total | $ | 23,120 | $ | (1,010 | ) | ||||
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | |||||||||
Equity options purchased | Investments in securities, at value | $ | 29,091 | $ | — | ||||
Equity options written | Written options, at value | — | (1,010 | ) | |||||
Total | $ | 29,091 | $ | (1,010 | ) | ||||
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | |||||||||
Equity options purchased | Investments in securities, at value | $ | 14,960 | $ | — | ||||
Equity options written | Written options, at value | — | (990 | ) | |||||
Total | $ | 14,960 | $ | (990 | ) | ||||
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | |||||||||
Equity options purchased | Investments in securities, at value | $ | 11,080 | $ | — |
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As of August 31, 2016, Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund had forward currency exchange contracts outstanding as follows:
Settlement Date | To Deliver | To Receive | Initial | Value | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||
Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/13/2017 | 106,171 USD | 2,000,000 MXN | $ | 106,171 | $ | 105,001 | $ | — | $ | (1,170 | ) | $ | (1,170 | ) |
MXN - Mexican Peso |
As of August 31, 2016, the Funds did not hold any futures contracts.
Transactions in derivative instruments for the Funds during the period ended August 31, 2016 are recorded in the following locations in the Statements of Operations:
Derivative Investment Type | Location |
Futures contracts | Net realized gains (losses) from futures contracts |
Written option contracts | Net realized gains (losses) from written option contracts |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written option contracts | |
Purchased option contracts | Net realized gains (losses) from investments |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | Net realized losses from foreign currency transactions |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
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The following is a summary of net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments for the Funds during the period ended August 31, 2016:
Risk | Type of Derivative | Net | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Net | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Castlemaine Emerging | Castlemaine | |||||||||||||||||
Equity | Option contracts | |||||||||||||||||
Purchased options | $ | (51,606 | ) | $ | (8,709 | ) | $ | (46,458 | ) | $ | (5,087 | ) | ||||||
Written options | 24,793 | 1,322 | 20,788 | 2,468 | ||||||||||||||
Total option contracts | (26,813 | ) | (7,387 | ) | (25,670 | ) | (2,619 | ) | ||||||||||
Financial futures contracts | (2,912 | ) | — | (5,066 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Currency | Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (7,829 | ) | (1,170 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Total | $ | (37,554 | ) | $ | (8,557 | ) | $ | (30,736 | ) | $ | (2,619 | ) |
Castlemaine | Castlemaine | |||||||||||||||||
Equity | Option contracts | |||||||||||||||||
Purchased options | $ | (55,365 | ) | $ | (8,105 | ) | $ | (38,872 | ) | $ | (3,921 | ) | ||||||
Written options | 42,606 | 2,483 | 19,554 | 963 | ||||||||||||||
Total option contracts | (12,759 | ) | (5,622 | ) | (19,318 | ) | (2,958 | ) | ||||||||||
Financial futures contracts | (5,943 | ) | — | (2,912 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | (18,702 | ) | $ | (5,622 | ) | $ | (22,230 | ) | $ | (2,958 | ) |
Castlemaine | ||||||||||
Equity | Option contracts | |||||||||
Purchased options | $ | (14,854 | ) | $ | 3,186 | |||||
Written options | 3,987 | — | ||||||||
Total | $ | (10,867 | ) | $ | 3,186 |
In the ordinary course of business, each Fund may enter into transactions subject to enforceable netting agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows each Fund to offset any
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exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, each Fund manages its cash collateral securities and securities collateral on a counterparty basis.
As of August 31, 2016, the offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities is as follows:
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities at value | $ | 22,540 | $ | — | $ | 22,540 | $ | — | $ | (1,000 | ) | $ | 21,540 |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 1,170 | $ | — | $ | 1,170 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,170 | ||||||||||||
Written options, at value | $ | 1,000 | $ | — | $ | 1,000 | $ | — | $ | (1,000 | ) | $ | — |
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Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities at value | $ | 23,120 | $ | — | $ | 23,120 | $ | — | $ | (1,010 | ) | $ | 22,110 |
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Written options, at value | $ | 1,010 | $ | — | $ | 1,010 | $ | $ | (1,010 | ) | $ | — |
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities at value | $ | 29,091 | $ | — | $ | 29,091 | $ | — | $ | (1,010 | ) | $ | 28,081 |
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Written options, at value | $ | 1,010 | $ | — | $ | 1,010 | $ | — | $ | (1,010 | ) | $ | — |
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Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities at value | $ | 14,960 | $ | — | $ | 14,960 | $ | — | $ | (990 | ) | $ | 13,970 |
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Written options, at value | $ | 990 | $ | — | $ | 990 | $ | — | $ | (990 | ) | $ | — |
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities at value | $ | 11,080 | $ | — | $ | 11,080 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 11,080 |
Description | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | Gross Amounts Offset in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Collateral | Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
None | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
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6. Contingencies and Commitments
The Funds indemnify the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
7. Subsequent Events
The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events other than the increase in Trustees fees as noted in Note 4.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund and Castlemaine Multi-Strategy and Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, schedules of securities sold short and schedules of open written option contracts of Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund and Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Ultimus Managers Trust, as of August 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows, and the financial highlights for the period December 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2016. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund and Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund as of August 31, 2016, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and their cash flows, and the financial highlights for the period indicated above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
October 31, 2016
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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (March 1, 2016) and held until the end of the period (August 31, 2016).
The table below illustrates each Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:
Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in each Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare each Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Funds had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Funds’ actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess each Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor do they carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
More information about each Fund’s expenses can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus.
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Beginning Account Value March 1, | Ending | Net Expense Ratio(a) | Expenses Period(b) | |
Castlemaine Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | ||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,067.50 | 3.69% | $19.18 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,006.59 | 3.69% | $18.61 |
Castlemaine Event Driven Fund | ||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,085.30 | 1.86% | $9.75 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.79 | 1.86% | $9.42 |
Castlemaine Long/Short Fund | ||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $992.20 | 2.75% | $13.77 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,011.31 | 2.75% | $13.90 |
Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund | ||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,014.90 | 3.10% | $15.70 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,009.55 | 3.10% | $15.66 |
Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | ||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,032.40 | 1.08% | $5.52 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.71 | 1.08% | $5.48 |
(a) | Annualized, based on each Fund’s expenses for the most recent one-half year expenses. |
(b) | Expenses are equal to each Fund's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-594-0006, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-594-0006, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-888-594-0006. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Funds to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Funds:
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Trustees: | |||||
Robert G. Dorsey* Year of Birth: 1957 | Since | Trustee (February 2012 to present)
President (June 2012 to October 2013) | Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present) | 24 | None |
Independent Trustees: | |||||
Janine L. Cohen Year of Birth: 1952 | Since | Trustee | Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc. | 24 | None |
David M. Deptula Year of Birth: 1958 | Since | Trustee | Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at The Standard Register Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from 2011 to 2016 | 24 | None |
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(Unaudited) (Continued)
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees: (continued) | |||||
John J. Discepoli Year of Birth: 1963 | Since | Chairman (May 2016
Trustee (June 2012 to present) | Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since 2004 | 24 | None |
* | Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor. |
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Executive Officers: | |||
Alfredo Viegas Year of Birth: 1968 | Since | Principal Executive Officer of Castlemaine | Chief Investment Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Castlemaine LLC (2015 to present); Managing Director at Nomura Securities (2012 to 2015); Managing Director at Knight Capital Group (2009 to 2012) |
David R. Carson Year of Birth: 1958 | Since | President (October 2013 to present)
Vice President to October 2013) | Vice President and Director of Client Strategies of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2013 to present); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI LBAR Fund (2013 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), The Flex-Funds (2006 to 2011), Meeder Financial (2007 to 2011), Huntington Strategy Shares (2012 to 2013), and Huntington Asset Advisors (2013); Vice President, Huntington National Bank (2001 to 2013) |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Jennifer L. Leamer Year of Birth: 1976 | Since | Treasurer to present)
Assistant Treasurer (April 2014 to October 2014) | Vice President, Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014) |
Bo J. Howell Year of Birth: 1981 | Since | Secretary to present)
Assistant Secretary (October 2014 to April 2015) | Vice President, Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012) |
Charles C. Black Year of Birth: 1979 | Since | Chief Compliance Officer to present)
Assistant Chief Compliance Officer (April 2015 to January 2016) | Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Senior Compliance Manager for Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager for Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013) |
Additional information about members of the Board and executive officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-800-514-3583.
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Topturn OneEighty Fund
Annual Report
August 31, 2016
Topturn OneEighty Fund | September 21, 2016 |
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
From its launch on September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016, the Topturn OneEighty Fund (TTFOX or the “Fund”) delivered a cumulative return of +7.7% versus the cumulative benchmark returns of +16.0% for the S&P 500® Index and +0.5% for the Morningstar Diversified Alternatives Total Return Index.
For the twelve months ended August 31, 2016, fears over plummeting oil prices, widening credit spreads, negative interest rates, weakening economic data, the U.K.’s European Union membership referendum (Brexit), and valuation concerns led to a correction in equity markets early in the year and a modest pullback in most capital markets during the most recent quarter as investors sought more “safe haven” type assets. Both pullbacks ultimately proved to be short-lived as equity markets regained their footing and pushed to new highs.
The Fund benefited versus Diversified Alternatives peers as tactical weightings were shifted to safe-haven assets during negative performing equity markets. Investments in US Treasury Bonds, High-Quality Dividend Paying Stocks, and Telecommunications Stocks provided positive attribution during market weakness, while exposure to the S&P500 index and higher beta sectors such as Small Cap and Technology stocks were detractors. As equity market strength resumed, exposure to risk assets subsequently increased with investments in the S&P500 Index and small cap stocks providing positive attribution while investments in Telecommunications stocks and Gold dragged on performance. As the end of the most recent quarter approached, we’ve noticed that correlations among assets classes, such as stocks and bonds, have been on the rise. While we believe this dynamic will prove to be short-term in nature, caused by a reaction to fears about a rise in interest rates, the net effect could lead to an up-tick in portfolio volatility as the benefits of diversification are suppressed.
Not much has changed in our long-term outlook. We continue to believe that we are in a period where, due to various conditions, buy-and-hold returns from traditional asset classes offer low long-term return potential. One example, in this instance regarding valuation, is that as central banks have pushed fixed income yields to record lows, including negative nominal yields in some circumstances, stocks have been viewed as a relative favorite for investors in search of returns. This has pushed equity participation to levels that have historically corresponded with low subsequent total returns. As of June 30, 2016, the Federal Reserve reported that U.S. Household Stock Allocation as a percentage of total financial assets had reached 52.4%, landing it in the highest quintile of quarterly readings. Since 1951, whenever this reading has reached such a level, the average gain per annum over the ensuing 10 years, has been a relatively anemic 3.6%.
Compounding the valuation problem is uncertainty over the current macro-economic environment. During the first half of 2016, real gross domestic product grew at a mere 1.0% average annual rate. This represented the weakest first half-of-the-year performance since 2011, as capital expenditure and manufacturing contracted, the inventory correction deepened, net exports remained weak, and uncertainty increased about the course of Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. In addition, there is continued uncertainty surrounding this year’s U.S. presidential election and the corresponding effect this will have on taxes, policy, and
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the overall business environment. These issues would appear to have the potential to keep markets on edge, raising the specter of higher than average volatility during the balance of 2016 and early 2017.
We believe investors will need to identify strategies that offer sources of return that are not highly correlated to traditional asset classes. The goal of the Topturn OneEighty Fund is to offer this type of return by tactically allocating assets among non-correlating asset classes as trends are identified.
Thank you for your continued trust and interest in Topturn OneEighty Fund.
Sincerely,
Greg Stewart
Chief Investment Officer / Portfolio Manager
Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end are available by calling 1-888-261-2884.
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus please visit our website at www.topturnfunds.com or call 1-888-261-2884 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.
The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the Adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Fund that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Fund, may be sold at any time, and may no longer be held by the Fund. For a complete list of securities held by the Fund as of August 31, 2016, please see the Schedule of Investments section of the annual report. The opinions of the Fund’s adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Fund and the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment
in the Topturn OneEighty Fund versus the S&P 500® Index.
Total Returns (for period ended August 31, 2016) | ||
Since | ||
Topturn OneEighty Fund(a) | 7.65% | |
S&P 500® Index | 15.98% |
(a) | The Fund’s total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of shares. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on September 1, 2015. |
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PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)
Top 10 Holdings
Security Description | % of Net Assets |
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | 17.1% |
iShares® 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 16.5% |
iShares® 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 8.2% |
iShares® Core S&P® Small-Cap ETF | 7.7% |
iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF | 7.6% |
PowerShares QQQ TrustSM, Series 1 | 5.1% |
SPDR® S&P® Dividend ETF | 5.1% |
iShares® U.S. Telecommunications ETF | 4.1% |
iShares® Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | 4.1% |
iShares® U.S. Technology ETF | 3.9% |
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 92.5% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Commodities & Currencies — 2.9% | ||||||||
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (The) (a) | 5,110 | $ | 477,019 | |||||
International Equities — 7.6% | ||||||||
iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF | 23,390 | 1,245,985 | ||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.0% | ||||||||
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF | 8,700 | 486,591 | ||||||
Vanguard REIT ETF | 3,700 | 329,189 | ||||||
815,780 | ||||||||
U.S. Fixed Income — 24.7% | ||||||||
iShares® 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 24,110 | 2,694,775 | ||||||
iShares® 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 9,610 | 1,344,150 | ||||||
4,038,925 | ||||||||
U.S. Large Cap Equities — 43.1% | ||||||||
iShares® Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | 10,200 | 665,244 | ||||||
iShares® U.S. Technology ETF | 5,460 | 636,472 | ||||||
iShares® U.S. Telecommunications ETF | 20,700 | 666,747 | ||||||
PowerShares QQQ TrustSM, Series 1 | 7,200 | 838,368 | ||||||
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | 12,880 | 2,800,627 | ||||||
SPDR® S&P® Dividend ETF | 9,680 | 829,189 | ||||||
Vanguard Materials ETF | 5,810 | 628,700 | ||||||
7,065,347 | ||||||||
U.S. Small-Mid Cap Equities — 9.2% | ||||||||
iShares® Core S&P® Small-Cap ETF | 10,250 | 1,268,130 | ||||||
SPDR® S&P® Regional Banking ETF | 5,600 | 241,024 | ||||||
| 1,509,154 | |||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $14,603,416) | $ | 15,152,210 |
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.0% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.26% (b) (Cost $481,102) | 481,102 | $ | 481,102 | |||||
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Total Investments at Value — 95.5% (Cost $15,084,518) | $ | 15,633,312 | ||||||
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Other Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities — 4.5% | 740,778 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 16,374,090 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2016 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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ASSETS | ||||
Investments in securities: | ||||
At acquisition cost | $ | 15,084,518 | ||
At value (Note 2) | $ | 15,633,312 | ||
Dividends receivable | 110 | |||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 25,000 | |||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 2,636,344 | |||
Other assets | 4,117 | |||
Total assets | 18,298,883 | |||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | 1,901,343 | |||
Payable to Adviser (Note 4) | 12,640 | |||
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | 6,140 | |||
Other accrued expenses | 4,670 | |||
Total liabilities | 1,924,793 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 16,374,090 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 15,750,133 | ||
Accumulated net investment loss | (4,615 | ) | ||
Undistributed net realized gains from security transactions | 79,778 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 548,794 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 16,374,090 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 1,526,061 | |||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2) | $ | 10.73 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividend income | $ | 239,095 | ||
Interest | 447 | |||
Total investment income | 239,542 | |||
EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) | 144,722 | |||
Fund accounting fees (Note 4) | 25,166 | |||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 24,000 | |||
Professional fees | 18,994 | |||
Compliance fees (Note 4) | 12,733 | |||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 12,000 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4) | 9,944 | |||
Custody and bank service fees | 7,592 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 6,093 | |||
Postage and supplies | 3,076 | |||
Printing of shareholder reports | 2,028 | |||
Other expenses | 8,776 | |||
Total expenses | 275,124 | |||
Less fee reductions by the Adviser (Note 4) | (72,513 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 202,611 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 36,931 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS | ||||
Net realized gains from security transactions | 65,995 | |||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies | 17,141 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 548,794 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS | 631,930 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 668,861 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 1, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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| Period | |||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 36,931 | ||
Net realized gains from security transactions | 65,995 | |||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies | 17,141 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 548,794 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 668,861 | |||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||
From net investment income | (41,543 | ) | ||
From net realized gains on investments | (3,361 | ) | ||
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | (44,904 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 16,029,813 | |||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders | 44,904 | |||
Payments for shares redeemed | (324,584 | ) | ||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 15,750,133 | |||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 16,374,090 | |||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of period | — | |||
End of period | $ | 16,374,090 | ||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (4,615 | ) | |
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||
Shares sold | 1,553,726 | |||
Shares reinvested | 4,420 | |||
Shares redeemed | (32,085 | ) | ||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 1,526,061 | |||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | — | |||
Shares outstanding at end of period | 1,526,061 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 1, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period | ||||
| Period | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | 0.03 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 0.73 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.76 | |||
Less distributions: | ||||
From net investment income | (0.03 | ) | ||
From net realized gains on investments | (0.00 | )(b) | ||
Total distributions | (0.03 | ) | ||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.73 | ||
Total return (c) | 7.65 | %(d) | ||
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | $ | 16,374 | ||
Ratios/supplementary data: | ||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (e) | 2.38 | %(h) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) (f) | 1.75 | %(h) | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (f) (g) | 0.32 | %(h) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 261 | %(d) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 1, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes dividends or capital gains distributions, if any, are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The return shown does not reflect the taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees. |
(d) | Not annualized. |
(e) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests (Note 5). |
(f) | Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions (Note 4). |
(g) | Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
(h) | Annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2016
1. Organization
Topturn OneEighty Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report. The Fund commenced operations on September 1, 2015.
The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies used in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
Securities valuation – The Fund values its portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued at the security’s last sale price on the primary exchange, if available, otherwise at the exchange’s most recently quoted mean price. When using a quoted price and when the market is considered active, these securities will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the Fund values its securities and other assets at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
Fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued using prices provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board. The independent pricing service will employ methodologies that they believe are appropriate, including actual market transactions, broker-dealer supplied valuations, matrix pricing, or other electronic data processing techniques. These techniques generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings, and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations.
GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
● | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
● | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs |
● | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs |
The inputs or methods used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2016:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | $ | 15,152,210 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15,152,210 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 481,102 | — | — | 481,102 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 15,633,312 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15,633,312 |
As of August 31, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers between Levels. In addition, the Fund did not have derivative instruments or any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of August 31, 2016. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
Share valuation – The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share.
Investment income – Dividend income and realized capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the information is available if after the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned.
Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.
Distributions to shareholders – The Fund will distribute to shareholders any net investment income dividends and net realized capital gains distributions at least once each year. The amount of such dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal
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income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. During the period ended August 31, 2016, the tax character of all distributions paid to shareholders was ordinary income.
Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal income tax – The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the 12 months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of August 31, 2016:
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 15,096,262 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 550,430 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | (13,380 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 537,050 | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | 74,381 | |||
Undistributed long-term gains | 17,141 | |||
Qualified late year ordinary losses | (4,615 | ) | ||
Accumulated earnings | $ | 623,957 |
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost of portfolio investments is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
Qualified late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31, 2015 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s following taxable year. For the period ended August 31, 2016, the Fund deferred $4,615 of late year ordinary losses to September 1, 2016 for federal income tax purposes.
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During the period ended August 31, 2016, the Fund reclassified $3 of net investment income against undistributed net realized gains from security transactions on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such reclassification, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, had no effect on the Fund’s net assets or NAV per share.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for the current tax period and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.
3. Investment Transactions
During the period ended August 31, 2016, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $43,251,016 and $28,713,594, respectively.
4. Transactions with Related Parties
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Fund’s investments are managed by Topturn Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an investment advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.25% of its average daily net assets.
Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement (“ELA”), the Adviser has contractually agreed, until August 31, 2018, to reduce investment advisory fees and reimburse other expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs; taxes; interest; acquired fund fees and expenses; costs to organize the Fund; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs; other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) to an amount not exceeding 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Accordingly, during the period ended August 31, 2016, the Adviser reduced its advisory fees in the amount of $72,513.
Under the terms of the ELA, investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to repayment by the Fund for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided the repayments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, and (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be repaid were incurred. As of August 31, 2016, the Adviser may seek repayment of investment advisory fee reductions totaling $72,513 no later than August 31, 2019.
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The Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred related to the organization, offering and initial registrations of the Fund. Such expenses are not subject to recoupment by the Fund to the Adviser.
An officer of the Fund is also an officer of the Adviser.
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides fund administration, fund accounting, compliance, and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses, including, but not limited to, postage, supplies, and costs of pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities.
Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter to the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Fund) for acting as principal underwriter.
Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor and are not paid by the Fund for serving in such capacities.
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
During the period ended August 31, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) received from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. Each Independent Trustee also received a $500 annual retainer from the Fund. Effective October 1, 2016, each Independent Trustee will receive a $1,000 annual retainer from the Fund, except for the Board Chairman, who will receive a $1,200 annual retainer from the Fund.
PRINCIPAL HOLDER OF FUND SHARES
As of August 31, 2016, the following shareholder owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:
Name of Record Owner | % Ownership |
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers) | 99.6% |
A beneficial owner of 25% or more of the Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholder’s meeting.
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5. Investments in Other Investment Companies
The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in shares of one or more investment companies, including ETFs. The Fund will incur additional indirect expenses due to acquired fund fees and expenses and other costs to the extent it invests in shares of other investment companies. ETFs issue their shares to authorized participants in return for a specific basket of securities. The authorized participants then sell the ETF’s shares on the secondary market. In other words, ETF shares are traded on a securities exchange based on their market value. There are certain risks associated with investments in ETFs. Investments in ETFs are subject to the risk that the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium (creating the risk that the Fund pays more than NAV for an ETF when making a purchase) or discount (creating the risk that the Fund receives less than NAV when selling an ETF) to the ETF’s NAV. Investments in ETFs are also subject to index-tracking risk because the total return generated by the securities will be reduced by transaction costs and expenses not incurred by the indices. Certain securities comprising the index tracked by an ETF may temporarily be unavailable, which may further impede the ETF’s ability to track their applicable index or match the index’s performance. Finally, ETF shares are also subject to the risks applicable to the underlying basket of securities. As of August 31, 2016, the Fund had 92.5% of the value of its net assets invested in ETFs.
6. Contingencies and Commitments
The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
7. Subsequent Events
The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events other than the increase in trustee fees as noted in Note 4.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of Topturn OneEighty Fund and
Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Topturn OneEighty Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Ultimus Managers Trust, as of August 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year September 1, 2015 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2016. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Topturn OneEighty Fund as of August 31, 2016, and the results of its operations and changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year September 1, 2015 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
October 27, 2016
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We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (March 1, 2016) and held until the end of the period (August 31, 2016).
The table below illustrates the Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:
Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Comission (“SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess the Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
More information about the Fund’s expenses can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
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| Beginning | Ending August 31, | Net | Expenses Period (b) |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,065.50 | 1.75% | $9.09 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.34 | 1.75% | $8.87 |
(a) | Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses. |
(b) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-261-2884, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-261-2884, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Trust files a complete listing of the Fund’s portfolio holdings with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-888-261-2884. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
In accordance with federal tax requirements, the following provides shareholders with information concerning distributions from ordinary income and net realized gains made by the Fund during the fiscal period ended August 31, 2016. The Fund designated up to a maximum amount of $44,904 as taxed at a maximum rate of 23.8%. As required by federal regulations, complete information was computed and reported in conjunction with your 2015 Form 1099-DIV.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund:
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) Held with Trust | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Trustees: | |||||
Robert G. Dorsey* Year of Birth: 1957 | Since February 2012 | Trustee (February 2012 to present)
President (June 2012 to October 2013) | Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present) | 24 | None |
Independent Trustees: | |||||
Janine L. Cohen Year of Birth: 1952 | Since | Trustee | Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc. | 24 | None |
David M. Deptula Year of Birth: 1958 | Since | Trustee | Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at Standard Register, Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from 2011 to 2016 | 24 | None |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) Held with Trust | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees: (Continued) | |||||
John J. Discepoli Year of Birth: 1963 | Since | Chairman
Trustee | Owner of Decepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since 2004 | 24 | None |
* | Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor. |
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) |
Executive Officers: | |||
Dan Darchuck 30 Ragsdale Drive Monterey, CA 93940 Year of Birth: 1958 | Since | Principal Executive Officer of Topturn OneEighty Fund | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer of Topturn Capital, LLC (2009 to present); Chief Executive Officer of Topturn Fund Advisors, LLC (2015 to present) |
David R. Carson Year of Birth: 1958 | Since | President
Vice President (April 2013 to October 2013) | Vice President and Director of Client Strategies of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2013 to present); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI LBAR Fund (2013 to present), The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), The Flex-Funds (2006 to 2011), Meeder Financial (2007 to 2011), Huntington Strategy Shares (2012 to 2013), and Huntington Asset Advisors (2013); Vice President, Huntington National Bank (2001 to 2013) |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) |
Executive Officers: (Continued) | |||
Jennifer L. Leamer Year of Birth: 1976 | Since | Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer (April 2014 to October 2014) | V.P., Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014) |
Bo J. Howell Year of Birth: 1981 | Since | Secretary
Assistant Secretary (October 2014 to April 2015) | V.P., Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012) |
Charles C. Black Year of Birth: 1979 | Since | Chief Compliance Officer
Assistant Chief Compliance Officer (April 2015 to January 2016) | Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Senior Compliance Manager for Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager for Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013) |
Additional information about members of the Board and executive officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-888-261-2884.
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Annual Report
August 31, 2016
MARSHFIELD CONCENTRATED OPPORTUNITY FUND | |
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS | September 23, 2016 |
From its launch on December 29, 2015 through August 31, 2016, the Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) produced a cumulative total return of 6.10% compared to 6.04% for the S&P 500® Index.
Among the many consequences of the financial crisis of ’08-’09 and the ensuing recession has been the apparent belief by stock market participants that they can see the macroeconomic future. Witness all the breathless reporting on this week’s Federal Reserve non-decision on interest rates. And investors don’t stop there; they believe that they can predict with precision what that putative future means for individual companies. In some ways, it was ever thus. The market, especially in times of economic change and discontinuity, is hungry for whatever guidance it can find, anointing many a false prophet in the process. Blame it perhaps on the revamped touchy-feely Federal Reserve and its new age of transparency and public outreach (no more Delphic utterances but a veritable Greek chorus of often contradictory opinions), but today everyone seems to be getting in touch with his or her inner macro-economist. What results is a market that can’t seem to visualize the trees for the forest. The danger to an investor of looking at the market through any kind of lens is that it colors both judgment and actions, making it easier, not harder, to do intemperate things. Therefore, tempting as it might be for us to channel Keynes or Summers and bloviate about the future, we will refrain from making airy macro-economic predictions and focus instead on what we can actually know: that companies that have demonstrated an ability to make money over an economic cycle, are in advantageously structured industries, and have a strong and dynamic culture are likely to do well over time, even if [fill in scary event here] occurs. We say that with some confidence, having seen various somewhat scary events occur already this year (think Brexit, for example).
The Fund’s history since inception can thus be described as the best of times, the most middling of times, and the worst of times (apologies to Charles Dickens).
Most investors probably thought of the first couple of months of the year as the worst of times, as the market declined by 11% through early February. We actually appreciated this period, since we were able to put a fair amount of our cash to work; sell some of our “safe” stocks, which didn’t decline as much; and swap into “risky” but cheaper stocks. So we sold our small position in Berkshire Hathaway1 and with the proceeds (and most of our cash) were able to add to our positions in Moody’s2 (no one will ever issue bonds again!), Union Pacific3 (no one will ever ship anything heavy again!), and Cummins4 (no one will ever buy another truck again!), all of which were, in our opinion, unduly punished by the market during those months. So far, those decisions have turned out well.
1 | About 2% at the start of the year. |
2 | We started with an 8.4% position at the beginning of the year ending with a 9.7% position at the end of August. |
3 | We started with a 1.5% position at the beginning of the year ending with a 3.9% position at the end of August. |
4 | We started with a 4.1% position at the beginning of the year ending with a 5.5% position at the end of August. |
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The next few months (essentially March through June) were middling by any definition. Stocks retraced their losses, which was a good thing for us, but the market also favored very, very safe stocks (defined as those with predictable revenues, even if very little growth—think telecoms and utilities), which we don’t and won’t own and which therefore wasn’t particularly good for us. We did have an opportunity to open a position in Chipotle, due to the market’s impatience with the pace of their recovery from the previous year’s food safety incidents, about which you’ve probably read. Our opinion is that these things take a while to return to normalcy and that the company is doing about as well as can be expected. We also added slightly to our small position in Strayer Education, as we became more confident in their strategy in what is still a very controversial space (for-profit education). Later during this period, as the market continued to recover, we took the opportunity to sell a position that was starting to worry us—the homebuilder Toll Brothers—because of their very heavy land position, which we believe leaves them vulnerable to even a temporary downturn in the economy. We also finished selling our position in Leucadia, which is mostly comprised of Jefferies, the small investment bank, due to the company’s surprising inability to earn any return at all.
Brexit, for all the headlines it generated, hasn’t seemed to change things very much, at least for those of us in the U.S. So the months of July and August were, if not the best of times, than at least pretty good times. The market went up and our stocks went up more than the market did. And, as is sometimes the case, we didn’t find much new to do. We did sell our position in Allied World, an insurance company, because their decision to rapidly enter new markets in Asia seemed to us a sign of lax underwriting discipline. This increased our cash position to about 11%, slightly higher than it was at the beginning of the year.
Someone who uses the Fund and was looking at our portfolio holdings recently asked us if we were cautiously optimistic. We answered that our portfolio would tell you that we are, but that it looks that way largely because optimism still seems to be cheap in the market and pessimism expensive. If that were reversed (as it was in 1999 and 2008), our holdings would be different and our portfolio would look pessimistic. Again, we don’t invest with a view of the macro-economic future, but we do respond to market prices.
Our approach in any environment is to stick to our discipline. That means: 1) understanding what’s real and what’s fantasy; 2) acting with equanimity to exploit the misjudgments of the crowd; and 3) being patient and not pulling the trigger before our buy or sell price has been reached. These things won’t change.
Sincerely,
Elise J. Hoffmann | Christopher M. Niemczewski |
Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager |
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Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end are available by calling 1-855-691-5288.
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus please visit our website at www.MarshfieldFunds.com or call 1-855-691-5288 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.
The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the Adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Fund that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Fund, may be sold at any time, and may no longer be held by the Fund. For a complete list of securities held by the Fund as of August 31, 2016, please see the Schedule of Investments section of the annual report. The opinions of the Fund’s adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Fund and the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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MARSHFIELD CONCENTRATED OPPORTUNITY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund versus
the S&P 500® Index
Total Returns (for period ended August 31, 2016) | ||
Since | ||
Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund(a) | 6.10% | |
S&P 500® Index | 6.04% |
(a) | The total return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015. |
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PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
August 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Portfolio Allocation (% of Net Assets)
Top 10 Holdings
Security Description | % of Net Assets |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 9.9% |
Moody's Corporation | 9.7% |
YUM! Brands, Inc. | 6.4% |
Wells Fargo & Company | 6.2% |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 5.9% |
NVR, Inc. | 5.7% |
Cummins, Inc. | 5.5% |
Fastenal Company | 4.8% |
Deere & Company | 4.7% |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 4.5% |
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MARSHFIELD CONCENTRATED OPPORTUNITY FUND | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 89.0% | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 20.8% | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 2.7% | ||||||||
Capella Education Company | 367 | $ | 21,624 | |||||
Strayer Education, Inc. * | 2,839 | 138,203 | ||||||
159,827 | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 8.8% | ||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. * | 338 | 139,841 | ||||||
YUM! Brands, Inc. | 4,167 | 377,989 | ||||||
517,830 | ||||||||
Household Durables — 5.7% | ||||||||
NVR, Inc. * | 200 | 337,360 | ||||||
Specialty Retail — 3.6% | ||||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 3,375 | 210,060 | ||||||
Financials — 36.3% | ||||||||
Banks — 10.2% | ||||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 5,309 | 234,392 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Company | 7,238 | 367,690 | ||||||
602,082 | ||||||||
Capital Markets — 15.6% | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 2,042 | 346,037 | ||||||
Moody's Corporation | 5,260 | 571,709 | ||||||
917,746 | ||||||||
Insurance — 10.5% | ||||||||
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG | 886 | 35,936 | ||||||
Arch Capital Group Ltd. * | 7,233 | 585,439 | ||||||
621,375 | ||||||||
Health Care — 1.2% | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.2% | ||||||||
Waters Corporation * | 459 | 72,205 | ||||||
Industrials — 23.3% | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 4.5% | ||||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 5,195 | 263,127 | ||||||
Machinery — 10.2% | ||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 2,571 | 322,943 | ||||||
Deere & Company | 3,261 | 275,718 | ||||||
598,661 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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COMMON STOCKS — 89.0% (Continued) | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrials — 23.3% (Continued) | ||||||||
Road & Rail — 3.8% | ||||||||
Union Pacific Corporation | 2,370 | $ | 226,406 | |||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 4.8% | ||||||||
Fastenal Company | 6,570 | 283,233 | ||||||
Information Technology — 7.4% | ||||||||
IT Services — 7.4% | ||||||||
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A | 2,123 | 205,145 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A | 2,831 | 229,028 | ||||||
434,173 | ||||||||
Total Investments at Value — 89.0% (Cost $4,628,693) | $ | 5,244,085 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 11.0% | 647,045 | |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 5,891,130 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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ASSETS | ||||
Investments in securities: | ||||
At acquisition cost | $ | 4,628,693 | ||
At value (Note 2) | $ | 5,244,085 | ||
Cash (Note 2) | 634,001 | |||
Dividends receivable | 10,967 | |||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 2,000 | |||
Receivable from Adviser (Note 4) | 4,790 | |||
Other assets | 5,182 | |||
Total assets | 5,901,025 | |||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | 6,300 | |||
Other accrued expenses | 3,595 | |||
Total liabilities | 9,895 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 5,891,130 | ||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 5,241,440 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | 13,802 | |||
Undistributed net realized gains from security transactions | 20,496 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 615,392 | |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 5,891,130 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 555,314 | |||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2) | $ | 10.61 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividend income | $ | 54,273 | ||
EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) | 32,717 | |||
Fund accounting fees (Note 4) | 16,332 | |||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 16,000 | |||
Professional fees | 12,880 | |||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 10,000 | |||
Compliance fees (Note 4) | 8,084 | |||
Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 4) | 7,578 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 6,807 | |||
Custody and bank service fees | 5,570 | |||
Postage and supplies | 2,232 | |||
Other expenses | 7,525 | |||
Total expenses | 125,725 | |||
Less fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4) | (85,254 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 40,471 | |||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 13,802 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS | ||||
Net realized gains from security transactions | 20,496 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 615,392 | |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS | 635,888 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 649,690 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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| Period | |||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 13,802 | ||
Net realized gains from security transactions | 20,496 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 615,392 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 649,690 | |||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 5,241,440 | |||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 5,891,130 | |||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of period | — | |||
End of period | $ | 5,891,130 | ||
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | 13,802 | ||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||
Shares sold | 555,314 | |||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | — | |||
Shares outstanding at end of period | 555,314 |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period | ||||
| Period | |||
Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | 0.59 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.61 | |||
Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.61 | ||
Total return (b) | 6.10 | %(c) | ||
Net assets at end of period (000's) | $ | 5,891 | ||
Ratios/supplementary data: | ||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 3.80 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | 1.22 | %(d) | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | 0.42 | %(d) | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 18 | %(c) |
(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (December 29, 2015) through August 31, 2016. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
(c) | Not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements (Note 4). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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MARSHFIELD CONCENTRATED OPPORTUNITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2016
1. Organization
Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report. The Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2015.
The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital growth.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
Securities valuation – The Fund values its portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. The Fund values its common stocks on the basis of the security’s last sale price on the security’s primary exchange, if available, otherwise at the exchange’s most recently quoted mean price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. When using a quoted price and when the market for the security is considered active, the security will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the Fund values its securities and other assets at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
● Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
● Level 2 – other significant observable inputs
● Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs
The inputs or methods used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2016:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 5,244,085 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,244,085 |
Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type. As of August 31, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers between Levels. In addition, the Fund did not hold derivative instruments or any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of August 31, 2016. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
Cash account – The Fund’s cash is held in a bank account with balances which may exceed the amount of related federal insurance. As of August 31, 2016, the cash balance represents amount in deposit sweep account.
Share valuation – The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV, except that shares of the Fund are subject to a redemption fee of 2% if redeemed within 90 days of the date of purchase. During the period ended August 31, 2016, the redemption fee did not apply to any shareholder transactions.
Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned.
Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
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Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.
Distributions to shareholders – The Fund will distribute to shareholders any net investment income dividends and net realized capital gains distributions at least once each year. The amount of such dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. There were no distributions paid to shareholders during the period ended August 31, 2016.
Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal income tax – The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the 12 months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
Th Fund selected a tax year end of September 30, 2016; however, the tax information presented in this report is as of August 31, 2016.
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of August 31, 2016:
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 4,631,390 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 645,292 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (32,597 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | 612,695 | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | 36,995 | |||
Accumulated earnings | $ | 649,690 |
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The value of the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the tax components of accumulated earnings and the financial statement cost of portfolio investments and components of net assets may be temporarily different (“book/tax differences”). These book/tax differences are due to the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP, primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for the current tax period and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.
3. Investment Transactions
During the period ended August 31, 2016, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $5,310,879 and $702,683, respectively.
4. Transactions with Related Parties
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Fund’s investments are managed by Marshfield Associates, Inc. (the “Adviser”) pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). As of August 1, 2016, under the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.95% of its average daily net assets. Prior to August 1, 2016, the Fund paid the Adviser an investment advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of its average daily net assets.
As of August 1, 2016, pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement (“ELA”) between the Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until December 31, 2018, to reduce its investment advisory fees and reimburse other expenses to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs; taxes; interest; costs to organize the Fund; acquired fund fees and expenses; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the (“1940 Act”)) to an amount not exceeding 1.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Prior to August 1, 2016, the Adviser had contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fees and reimburse other expenses so that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses did not exceed 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Accordingly, during the period ended August 31, 2016, the Adviser did not collect any of its investment advisory fees and reimbursed other operating expenses totaling $52,537.
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Under the terms of the ELA, investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to repayment by the Fund for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided the repayments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, and (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be repaid were incurred. As of August 31, 2016, the Adviser may seek repayment of investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements totaling $85,254 no later than August 31, 2019.
The Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses incurred related to the organization, offering and initial registrations of the Fund. Such expenses are not subject to recoupment by the Fund to the Adviser.
An officer of the Fund is also an officer of the Adviser.
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides fund administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including but not limited to postage, supplies, and costs of pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities.
Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter to the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Fund) for acting as principal underwriter.
Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor and are not paid by the Fund for serving in such capacities.
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
During the period ended August 31, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) received from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. Each Independent Trustee also received a $500 annual retainer from the Fund. Effective October 1, 2016, each Independent Trustee will receive a $1,000 annual retainer from the Fund, except for the Board Chairman, who will receive a $1,200 annual retainer from the Fund.
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PRINICIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of August 31, 2016, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:
Name of Record Owner | % Ownership |
Christopher M. Niemczewski | 23% |
Marshfield Associates 401k Plan | 19% |
Elise J. Hoffman | 19% |
Melissa Vinick Gilbert | 17% |
Carolyn Miller | 11% |
5. Sector Risk
If the Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers within a particular sector, any development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that sector. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share. Occasionally, market conditions, regulatory changes or other developments may negatively impact this sector, and therefore the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of August 31, 2016, the Fund had 36.3% of the value of its net assets invested in securities within the Financials sector.
6. Contingencies and Commitments
The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
7. Subsequent Events
The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events other than the increase in trustee fees as noted in Note 4.
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To the Shareholders of Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund and
Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Ultimus Managers Trust, as of August 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and financial highlights for the period December 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2016. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund as of August 31, 2016, and the results of its operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period December 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
October 27, 2016
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We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of cost: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (March 1, 2016) and held until the end of the period (August 31, 2016).
The table below illustrates the Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:
Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess the Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not charge sales loads. However, a redemption fee of 2% is applied on the sale of shares held for less than 90 days.
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
More information about the Fund’s expenses can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
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Beginning | Ending August 31, | Net | Expenses Period (b) | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,134.80 | 1.22% | $6.55 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.00 | 1.22% | $6.19 |
(a) | Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses. |
(b) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-855-691-5288, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-855-691-5288, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-855-691-5288. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund:
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) Held with Trust | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Trustees: | |||||
Robert G. Dorsey* Year of Birth: 1957 | Since February 2012 | Trustee (February 2012 to present)
President (June 2012 to October 2013) | Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present) | 24 | None |
Independent Trustees: | |||||
Janine L. Cohen Year of Birth: 1952 | Since January 2016 | Trustee | Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc. | 24 | None |
David M. Deptula Year of Birth: 1958 | Since June 2012 | Trustee | Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at Standard Register Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from 2011 to 2016 | 24 | None |
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Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee | Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees (Continued): | |||||
John J. Discepoli Year of Birth: 1963 | Since June 2012 | Chairman (May 2016 to present)
Trustee (June 2012 to present) | Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since 2004 | 24 | None |
* | Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor. |
Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Executive Officers: | |||
Christopher M. Niemczewski 21 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 Year of Birth: 1951 | Since October 2015 | Principal Executive Officer of Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund | Founder, Managing Principal of Marshfield Associates, Inc. (1989 to present) |
David R. Carson Year of Birth: 1958 | Since April 2013 | President (October 2013 to present)
Vice President (April 2013 to October 2013) | Vice President and Director of Client Strategies of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2013 to present); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI LBAR Fund (2013 to present), The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), The Flex-Funds (2006 to 2011), Meeder Financial (2007 to 2011), Huntington Strategy Shares (2012 to 2013), and Huntington Asset Advisors (2013); Vice President, Huntington National Bank (2001 to 2013) |
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Name and | Length of Time Served | Position(s) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Executive Officers (Continued): | |||
Jennifer L. Leamer Year of Birth: 1976 | Since April 2014 | Treasurer (October 2014 to present)
Assistant Treasurer (April 2014 to October 2014) | V.P., Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014) |
Bo J. Howell Year of Birth: 1981 | Since October 2014 | Secretary (April 2015 to present)
Assistant Secretary (October 2014 to April 2015) | V.P., Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012) |
Charles C. Black Year of Birth: 1979 | Since April 2015 | Chief Compliance Officer (January 2016 to present)
Assistant Chief Compliance Officer (April 2015 to January 2016) | Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Senior Compliance Manager for Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager for Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013) |
Additional information about members of the Board and executive officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-888-575-4800.
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On January 13, 2016, shareholders of the Fund approved by written consent a change in the Fund’s fundamental investment policy regarding concentration (the “Concentration Policy”). Initially, the Fund’s Concentration Policy stated that it would not invest more than 50% of its total assets in a particular industry. As a result of the shareholder written consent, the Concentration Policy was changed to state that the Fund will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in a particular industry. On January 14, 2016, following the shareholder consent, the Fund filed a revised Statement of Additional Information that included the new Concentration Policy.
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Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a) | Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $140,000 and $12,500 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively. |
(b) | Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in the last fiscal year for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item. |
(c) | Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $31,000 and $2,500 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively. The services comprising these fees are the preparation of the registrant’s federal income and excise tax returns. |
(d) | All Other Fees. No fees were billed in the last fiscal year for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item. |
(e)(1) | The audit committee has not adopted pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(e)(2) | None of the services described in paragraph (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(f) | Less than 50% of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees. |
(g) | With respect to the fiscal years ended August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, aggregate non-audit fees of $31,000 and $2,500, respectively, were billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the registrant. With respect to the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016, aggregate non-audit fees of $2,500 were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant. |
(h) | The registrant’s Committee of Independent Trustees of the Board of Trustees determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
(a) | Not applicable [schedule filed with Item 1] |
(b) | Not applicable |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH | Code of Ethics |
Exhibit 99.CERT | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act |
Exhibit 99.906CERT | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act |
(Registrant) | Ultimus Managers Trust | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Frank L. Newbauer | ||
Frank L. Newbauer, Assistant Secretary | |||
Date | November 9, 2016 | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. | |||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Henry M. T. Jones | ||
Henry M. T. Jones, Principal Executive Officer of Blue Current Global Dividend Fund | |||
Date | November 9, 2016 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Robert T. Slaymaker | ||
Robert T. Slaymaker, Principal Executive Officer of Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund and Alambic Small Cap Growth Fund | |||
Date | November 9, 2016 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Daniel Darchuck | ||
Daniel Darchuck, Principal Executive Officer of Topturn OneEighty Fund | |||
Date | November 9, 2016 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Afredo Viegas | ||
Alfredo Viegas, Principal Executive Officer of Castlemaine Emerging Markets Fund, Castlemaine Event Driven Fund, Castlemaine Long/Short Fund, Castlemaine Market Neutral Fund and Castlemaine Multi-Strategy Fund | |||
Date | November 9, 2016 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Christopher M. Niemczewski | ||
Christopher M. Niemczewski, Principal Executive Officer of Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund | |||
Date | November 9, 2016 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Jennifer L. Leamer | ||
Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer | |||
Date | November 9, 2016 |
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |