UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-22680 | |
Ultimus Managers Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinnati, Ohio | 45246 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Karen Jacoppo-Wood
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinnati, Ohio 45246_ |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (513) 587-3400 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | October 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | April 30, 2024 | |
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| Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
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Westwood Quality Value Fund |
Westwood Quality MidCap Fund |
Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund |
Westwood Quality AllCap Fund |
Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund |
Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund |
Westwood Global Real Estate Fund |
Westwood Real Estate Income Fund |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund |
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2024 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Shareholder Letter | 1 |
Schedules of Investments | |
Westwood Quality Value Fund | 14 |
Westwood Quality MidCap Fund | 16 |
Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund | 18 |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund | 20 |
Westwood Quality AllCap Fund | 22 |
Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund | 24 |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund | 29 |
Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund | 35 |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund | 41 |
Westwood Global Real Estate Fund | 47 |
Westwood Real Estate Income Fund | 49 |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund | 51 |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund | 52 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 53 |
Statements of Operations | 58 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 62 |
Financial Highlights | 78 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 102 |
About Your Funds’ Expenses | 131 |
Other Information | 138 |
Liquidity Risk Management Program | 139 |
Customer Privacy Notice | 140 |
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November 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024
Dear Shareholders,
Soft-Landing Theory Gains Traction
The most significant economic development in the final months of 2023 was the shift in policy outlook by the Federal Reserve. Coming into its final meetings of the year, markets were still pricing in the possibility of additional rate hikes. But in a surprising twist, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) shifted to a decidedly more dovish tone and outlook, fueling a boost in risk assets and fixed income alike — the latter would later lose luster. In fact, by year-end, none of the FOMC members surveyed believed that rates would be increased, and the consensus forecasted 0.75% worth of cuts in 2024.
Despite starting the quarter weak, this dovish Fed pivot sent U.S. stocks surging, with the S&P 500 up 11.7% in Q4 alone. The S&P logged a 26.3% return for 2023 with roughly 70% of the total market returns driven by the so-called “Magnificent 7” stocks. The resilience of this mega-cap tech block continues to call into question the notion of a broadening market after what was an especially narrow 2023.
Financial conditions eased significantly over the last two months of the year as bonds rallied and Treasury yields fell. Bonds turned a decidedly bullish corner after a string of negative returns. A dovish pivot took place in November, which led to a huge turnaround and a quarterly return from the Bloomberg Aggregate of +6.8%. This brought the YTD return up from negative territory to a gain of +5.5%. The November return alone of +4.5% was the largest monthly gain since May 1985. Before the FOMC pivot, the 10-year Treasury peaked at 4.99% in mid-October.
Early in the period, multiple readings of price levels revealed the lowest rates of price growth since 2021, suggesting that inflation may finally be slowing. Economic data also appeared to be stable late last year, making the idea of a soft landing in 2024 an even more realistic outcome. By the end of December, the market became overly exuberant to the point of pricing in six rate cuts for the upcoming year — those expectations would quickly be tempered as additional data sets and Fed commentary rolled in during the first few months of the year.
As we ushered in the new year, the U.S. economy remained resilient despite short-term interest rates still near 20-year highs. Continued robustness in the labor market, healthy corporate earnings growth, and a now more aggressive rate-lowering regime anticipated by investors early in the year helped send equities soaring. The S&P 500 Index continued to reach new highs throughout the period, up until early April, when the S&P experienced an 11% correction before resuming its climb. Enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (AI) continued to boost technology stocks, in particular, semiconductor companies. However, unlike last year, the rally broadened out to the more cyclical areas of the market. Although retail sales pulled back, the trend toward a broadening market rally remains positive.
The strongest sectors included Communication Services, Industrials, Materials, Energy and Financials. The broadening, driven by strong economic data, resilient corporate earnings and expectations for rate cuts propelled the S&P 500 to new record highs 22 times during the first quarter of 2024.
And though consumers’ financial health and spending habits are certainly in question, while housing costs remain sky-high, investors are not ready to sound any alarms just yet. Large- cap U.S. stocks (S&P 500 Index) outperformed small-cap U.S. stocks (Russell 2000 Index), and growth stocks (Russell 1000 Growth) again beat value stocks (Russell 1000 Value). Bond returns were more mixed during the period, but rates trended mostly higher in the new year with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield peaking at 4.7% in late April as investors rethought the pace and cadence of coming interest rate cuts.
The behavior of both the market and economy over the last six months has certainly surprised investors. A widely anticipated U.S. recession has yet to materialize, with labor markets remaining fairly robust, while inflation has cooled. It is important to note that we continue to see cracks forming in labor market dynamics and increasing cutbacks and
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layoffs. At this point, the elusive “soft landing” could be in sight for the economy, with inflation returning to the Fed’s target zone and a strong jobs market continuing to provide disposable income to workers.
Buried in the fine print beneath the mostly positive headlines and surprises remain contrasting signals, and as we have noted in previous comments, economic data still suggests a divergence in growth trends. Soaring housing costs, including insurance and utilities, along with persistently high food prices, all have the potential to derail this panacea. There are also theories that a drop in rates could actually trigger a downward move in home prices as Americans look to downsize and/or take advantage of the increased activity to sell. The added inventory could drive prices lower.
The Road Ahead
The U.S. economy continues to prove resilient despite the Fed maintaining a higher level of interest rates for longer than most expected. A main driver of this better-than-expected economic growth has been the continued strength of the U.S. consumer. The combination of robust job gains and steady real income growth has allowed consumers to continue spending despite higher rates. Inflation (Consumer Price Index (CPI)) has declined meaningfully over the past year but exceeded expectations in the early months of the year to its current level of 3.3%. In March, headline CPI inflation climbed 0.3% to 3.5% year over year (y/y), the fastest rate since September 2023, while core inflation held steady at 3.8% y/y, the lowest level since April 2021. We believe that the “last mile” of inflation reduction will be far more difficult than expected.
By year-end, we expect headline and core CPI inflation to be at 2.7% y/y and 2.9% y/y, respectively, with the Fed likely only cutting rates by 25 basis points later in the year. We see the economy continuing to gently cool as labor demand slows, wage growth decelerates, all while stubborn inflation and tight credit conditions constrain private sector activity. Consumers are still “spending,” but we believe it is more out of necessity than frivolousness and that the average consumer has not fully adjusted to all the rising costs of living. The aforementioned pressures of inflation, slowing wage growth, and higher-for-longer interest rates will likely cause consumers to exercise more caution with their personal expenditures.
Risks to our thesis include elevated tensions in the Middle East, which could escalate, triggering general headline risk, or a true energy price shock that could trigger a combination of even higher inflation and lower growth. Conflict also brings the specter of supply-chain breakdowns back into focus.
Domestically, a more hawkish Fed and a continuation of a restrictive interest rate environment could lead to a substantial tightening of U.S. and global financial conditions, triggering a downturn in private sector activity, which is already skittish. In summary, we remain cautiously optimistic about markets and the economy, as we have for the last two years. We believe there are still catalysts for earnings and economic growth, but our vigilance is now heightened as 2024 rolls on. The presidential election is yet another wild card that must be taken into consideration as the election draws near.
The current market environment continues to produce dislocations concerning valuation and increased levels of fundamental skepticism that play to our strength. Now, more than ever, we believe highly tactical and surgical investment techniques, with properly hedged and balanced allocations, will be needed to reduce volatility and produce alpha.
Thank you for your trust.
Sincerely,
The Investment Team
The Westwood Funds
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The information contained herein represents the views of the manager at a specific point in time and is based on information believed to be reliable. No representation or warranty is made concerning the accuracy or completeness of any data compiled herein. Any statements non-factual in nature constitute only current opinion, which is subject to change. Any statements concerning financial market trends are based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate. Past performance is not indicative of future results. All information provided herein is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as, an offer, solicitation, or recommendation to buy or sell or otherwise invest in any of the securities/sectors/countries that may be mentioned. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. A discussion of each Fund’s performance during the semiannual period ending April 30, 2024, is presented below.
Westwood Quality Value Fund
The performance of the Westwood Quality Value Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Quality Value Fund – I Shares (WHGLX) | 15.18% | 3.89% |
Westwood Quality Value Fund – A Shares (WWLAX)* | 15.09% | 3.87% |
Westwood Quality Value Fund – C Shares (WWLCX) | 14.67% | 3.57% |
Westwood Quality Value Fund – Ultra Shares (WHSQX)** | 15.12% | 3.82% |
Russell 1000 Value Index | 18.42% | 4.33% |
| ** | Ultra Share inception date 11/30/2022 |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
For the six months ending April 30, 2024, the Westwood Quality Value Fund returned 15.18% (I Shares), trailing the Russell 1000 Value Index, which returned 18.42%. For the first five months of the period, the stock market performed a steady march upwards, as the large- cap S&P 500 Index gained over 25% from October 31, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Stocks fell about 5% in the first few days of April but rebounded quickly. The turn in November began as the Federal Reserve signaled the end of their tightening campaign, noting that the next move would most likely be to cut interest rates. Low-quality stocks immediately rebounded, while quality lagged, impacting our returns versus the benchmark index. Bond prices spiked, pushing interest rates lower. The large-cap market was highly concentrated during the period, as the “Magnificent 7” stocks, large-cap technology names, provided the bulk of the index returns. Strategies that did not overweight those seven stocks generally underperformed. We have a cautiously optimistic outlook for both stocks and bonds for the coming year. We believe earnings growth should continue to accelerate into 2024, assuming lower rates into the back half of the year. But with equity valuations elevated, we believe multiple expansion from here forward is less likely and could limit the appeal of pure “beta” exposure. We believe earnings growth could become the main driver of stock returns as we look ahead.
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Westwood Quality MidCap Fund
The performance of the Westwood Quality MidCap Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Quality MidCap Fund – I Shares (WWMCX) | 18.14% | 3.54% |
Russell Midcap Value Index | 20.97% | 2.56% |
WWMCX Inception Date: 11/30/2021
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
For the six months ending April 30, 2024, the Westwood Quality MidCap Fund returned 18.14% (I Shares), trailing the Russell Midcap Value Index, which returned 20.97%. For the first five months of the period, the stock market performed a steady march upwards, as the S&P 500 Index gained over 25% from October 31, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Stocks fell about 5% in the first few days of April but rebounded quickly. The turn in November began as the Federal Reserve signaled the end of their tightening campaign, noting that the next move would most likely be to cut interest rates. Low-quality stocks immediately rebounded, while quality lagged, impacting our returns versus the benchmark index. Bond prices spiked, pushing interest rates lower. Mid-cap stocks fared better in the period than either large- or small-cap stocks. Showing a combination of visible earnings growth and growth opportunities often not available to smaller-cap stocks, mid-cap stocks were an attractive option. We have a cautiously optimistic outlook for both stocks and bonds for the coming year. We believe earnings growth should continue to accelerate into 2024, assuming lower rates into the back half of the year. But with equity valuations elevated, we believe multiple expansion from here forward is less likely and could limit the appeal of pure “beta” exposure. We believe earnings growth could become the main driver of stock returns as we look ahead.
Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund
The performance of the Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund – I Shares (WHGMX) | 17.81% | 1.45% |
Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund – Ultra Shares (WWSMX) | 17.92% | 1.45% |
Russell 2500 Value Index | 19.80% | -0.60% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
For the six months ending April 30, 2024, the Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund returned 17.81% (I Shares), trailing the Russell 2500 Value Index, which returned 19.80%. For the first five months of the period, the stock market performed a steady march upwards, as the S&P 500 Index gained over 25% from October 31, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Stocks fell about 5% in the first few days of April but rebounded quickly. The turn in November began as the Federal Reserve signaled the end of their tightening campaign, noting that the next move would most likely be to cut interest rates. Low-quality stocks immediately rebounded, while quality lagged, impacting our returns versus the benchmark index. Bond prices spiked, pushing interest rates lower. Small- and mid-cap stocks performed well
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during the reporting period, as they were able to capture the upside of small-cap stocks while providing the risk profile of large-cap stocks. We particularly benefited from our exposure to Industrials stocks, as well as Financials. We were helped by our allocation to Financials stocks and to Industrials, as our holdings in those sectors performed well. In Industrials, we have made some strong choices among stocks that are tied to the electrification theme, including wire manufacturer Encore Wire Corp. (WIRE), which agreed to be purchased by a large Italian firm at a premium. We believe the U.S. economy will likely continue to slow due to the lagged impact of tighter financial conditions. We believe tighter lending standards accompanied by higher interest rates would lead to lower capital spend, higher risk of defaults and reduced spend. In our opinion, small- and mid-cap stocks are more exposed to these risks given the inherent volatility in their revenue and cash flows relative to larger cap companies.
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund
The performance of the Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund – I Shares (WHGSX) | 13.89% | -3.71% |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund – A Shares (WHGAX)* | 13.82% | -3.72% |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund – C Shares (WHGCX) | 13.37% | -3.95% |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund – Ultra Shares (WWSYX) | 14.00% | -3.61% |
Russell 2000 Value Index | 18.09% | -3.66% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
For the six months ending April 30, 2024, the Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund returned 13.89% (I Shares), trailing the Russell 2000 Value Index, which returned 18.09%. For the first five months of the period, the stock market performed a steady march upwards, as the S&P 500 Index gained over 25% from October 31, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Stocks fell a little more than 5% in the first few days of April but rebounded quickly. The turn in November began as the Federal Reserve signaled the end of their tightening campaign, noting that the next move would most likely be to cut interest rates. Low-quality stocks immediately rebounded, while quality lagged, impacting our returns versus the benchmark index. Bond prices spiked, pushing interest rates lower. In the small-cap market, we were helped by our allocation to Financials stocks and to Industrials, as our holdings performed well. There were a number of acquisitions in the portfolio, including Masonite (DOOR), acquired by Owens Corning, and Encore Wire Corp. (WIRE), which was purchased by a large Italian firm. We continue to maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook for both stocks and bonds for the coming year. Headline consumer data still suggests optimism, but we remain concerned about housing costs, depleted savings and record high-rate credit card debt. We are most concerned about the health of the labor market and how that impacts consumer spending, particularly among lower-income households, which appear to be holding back. While easing inflation is good for consumers, it reduces pricing power and margin growth for companies. We believe earnings growth should continue to accelerate into 2024, assuming lower rates into the back half of the year.
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Westwood Quality AllCap Fund
The performance of the Westwood Quality AllCap Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Quality AllCap Fund – I Shares (WQAIX) | 12.49% | 1.59% |
Westwood Quality AllCap Fund – Ultra Shares (WQAUX) | 12.51% | 1.59% |
Russell 3000 Value Index | 18.40% | 3.85% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
For the six months ending April 30, 2024, the Westwood Quality AllCap Fund returned 12.49% (I Shares), trailing the Russell 3000 Value Index, which returned 18.40%. For the first five months of the period, the stock market performed a steady march upwards, as the S&P 500 Index gained over 25% from October 31, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Stocks fell about 5% in the first few days of April but rebounded quickly. The turn in November began as the Federal Reserve signaled the end of their tightening campaign, noting that the next move would most likely be to cut interest rates. Low-quality stocks immediately rebounded, while quality lagged, impacting our returns versus the benchmark index. Bond prices spiked, pushing interest rates lower. We continue to maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook for both stocks and bonds for the coming year. Headline consumer data still suggests optimism, but we remain concerned about housing costs, depleted savings and record high-rate credit card debt. While easing inflation is good for consumers, it reduces pricing power and margin growth for companies. Consensus expectations for earnings in the first quarter are modest, and investors and analysts are looking for much larger earnings growth in the second quarter of 2024. While that expectation might give some pause, the abysmal earnings performance of Q2 2023 sets a low year-over-year bar that we believe should be fairly easy to clear. In our opinion, the biggest factor continues to be just how accommodative the Fed may be, and what impact geopolitical risks and the coming election will have on the market. The poor relative performance in small caps has traditionally been a harbinger of tough times to come, but the artificial intelligence revolution driving large and mega-cap growth names may have distorted that trend.
Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund
The performance of the Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund – I Shares (WLVIX) | 12.65% | 0.49% |
Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund – A Shares (WWTAX)* | 12.55% | 0.43% |
Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund – C Shares (WTOCX) | 12.22% | 0.27% |
60% S&P 500 Index / 40% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index | 14.40% | 2.28% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.
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The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
The Fund underperformed the blended benchmark, delivering a return of 12.65% (I Shares) for the period while the blended benchmark returned 14.40%. After falling by more than 10% from August through October 2023, the stock market built a sustained rally, halted only by a brief downturn in April. For the period, the S&P 500 gained 20.98%, driven by Technology (+24.9%) and Financials (+25.9%). Investors seemed to think that the Federal Reserve had pulled off the remarkable feat of the “soft landing,” managing to slow inflation without cratering the economy. In the portfolio, stock selection was the primary detractor to relative performance, centered around the significant outperformance and index concentration with the Magnificent 7 stocks (+33% equal-weighted).
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund
The performance of the Westwood Income Opportunity Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund – I Shares (WHGIX) | 11.05% | 0.24% |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund – A Shares (WWIAX)* | 10.95% | 0.19% |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund – C Shares (WWICX) | 10.51% | -0.09% |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund – Ultra Shares (WHGOX)** | 11.08% | 0.34 |
60% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index / 40% S&P 500 Index | 11.20% | 0.41% |
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index | 4.97% | -3.28% |
S&P 500 Index | 20.98% | 6.04% |
| ** | Ultra Shares inception date 11/30/2022 |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
The Fund slightly underperformed the blended benchmark, delivering a return of 11.05% (I Shares) for the period while the blended benchmark returned 11.20%. After falling by more than 10% from August through October 2023, the stock market built a sustained rally, halted only by a brief downturn in April. For the period, the S&P 500 gained 20.98%, driven by Technology (+24.9%) and Financials (+25.9%). Investors seemed to think that the Federal Reserve had pulled off the remarkable feat of the “soft landing,” managing to slow inflation without cratering the economy. In the portfolio, stock selection was the primary detractor to relative performance, centered around the significant outperformance and index concentration with the Magnificent 7 stocks (+33% equal-weighted).
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Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund
The performance of the Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund – I Shares (WHGHX) | 9.41% | 0.01% |
Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund – A Shares (WSDAX)* | 9.36% | -0.06% |
Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund – C Shares (WWHCX) | 8.92% | -0.31% |
80% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index / 20% S&P 500 Index | 8.06% | -1.44% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
The Fund outperformed the blended benchmark, delivering a return of 9.41% (I Shares) for the period while the blended benchmark returned 8.06%. After falling by more than 10% from August through October 2023, the stock market built a sustained rally, halted only by a brief downturn in April. For the period, the S&P 500 gained 20.98%, driven by Technology (+24.9%) and Financials (+25.9%). Investors seemed to think that the Federal Reserve had pulled off the remarkable feat of the “soft landing,” managing to slow inflation without cratering the economy. In the portfolio, selection within our fixed income allocation was additive to relative performance. Our notable overweight to high-yield bond holdings was additive to our relative performance as high-yield bonds outperformed corporates during the period. Our selection within equities during the period was the primary detractor to relative performance as the Magnificent 7 stocks continued to outperform other equities.
Westwood Alternative Income Fund
The performance of the Westwood Alternative Income Fund for the period ending April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund – I Shares (WMNIX) | 4.55% | 0.70% |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund – A Shares (WMNAX)* | 4.52% | 0.69% |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund – C Shares (WWACX) | 4.09% | 0.48% |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund – Ultra Shares (WMNUX) | 4.61% | 0.72% |
FTSE 1-Month Treasury Bill | 2.74% | 1.81% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until March 1, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
The Fund outperformed the benchmark, delivering a return of 4.55% (I Shares) for the period while the benchmark returned 2.74%. The Fund’s overweight to convertible bonds was a main contributor to relative performance as the asset class rallied over the measurement period (10.2%). Convertible issuance increased during the period
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as companies found the hybrid structure an attractive option to finance equity repurchases, refinance existing traditional debt or to refinance short-dated convertibles.
Westwood Global Real Estate Fund
The performance of the Westwood Global Real Estate Fund for the period ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Global Real Estate Fund – Institutional Shares (KIRYX) | 10.33% | -6.65% |
Westwood Global Real Estate Fund – A Shares (KIRAX)* | 10.15% | -6.69% |
Westwood Global Real Estate Fund – C Shares (KIRCX) | 9.83% | -6.94% |
FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index | 14.40% | -5.72% |
MSCI World Index | 20.59% | 5.01% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until April 30, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
The Fund underperformed the benchmark, delivering a return of 10.33% (I Shares) for the period while the benchmark returned 14.40%. Although REITs had a strong finish to 2023 (21% return from November through December), they have had a challenging start to 2024 so far from a performance standpoint as the broader market continues its upward trajectory. While it is clear those eagerly awaited interest rate cuts have yet to materialize, the broader economy remains steadily supportive of economic growth, even if the explanatory narrative seems to change by the week. The Fed’s ongoing battle with inflation remains top of mind for most investors and the home stretch to get this figure down to the Fed’s target of 2% appears a lot more difficult than prognosticators initially anticipated. Hence the delay in interest rate cuts and the resulting tepid performance to start the 2024 year for interest rate-sensitive sectors of the capital markets like REITs. In the portfolio, our overweight to the underperforming Industrial sub -sector (2.5% return for the period) and underweight to regional malls (a strong 31.6% return for the period) were the main detractors to the Fund’s relative performance.
Westwood Real Estate Income Fund
The performance of the Westwood Real Estate Income Fund for the period ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Real Income Fund – Institutional Shares (KIFYX) | 10.48% | -2.82% |
Westwood Real Income Fund – A Shares (KIFAX)* | 10.36% | -2.89% |
Westwood Real Income Fund – C Shares (KIFCX) | 9.98% | -3.13% |
ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index | 12.20% | 1.79% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.
WESTWOOD FUNDS (Unaudited) |
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until April 30, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
The Fund underperformed the benchmark, delivering a return of 10.48% (I Shares) for the period while the benchmark returned 12.20%. Although REITs and REIT Preferreds had a strong finish to 2023, they have had a challenging start to 2024 so far from a performance standpoint as the broader market continues its upward trajectory. While it is clear those eagerly awaited interest rate cuts have yet to materialize, the broader economy remains steadily supportive of economic growth, even if the explanatory narrative seems to change by the week. The Fed’s ongoing battle with inflation remains top of mind for most investors and the home stretch to get this figure down to the Fed’s target of 2% appears a lot more difficult than prognosticators initially anticipated. Hence the delay in interest rate cuts and the resulting tepid performance to start the 2024 year for interest rate -sensitive sectors of the capital markets like REITs. During the period, both the high-yield and the broader financial preferred markets produced strong positive returns as credit spreads tightened meaningfully. As the Fund is focused on identifying opportunities within REIT Preferreds and REIT common equity, underperformance relative to the benchmark was mainly attributed to not holding financial preferred securities, which outperformed their REIT counterparts for the period.
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund
The performance of the Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund for the period ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund – Institutional Shares (FTGWX) | 0.85% | -0.12% |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund – A Shares (FTAGX)* | 0.73% | -0.21% |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund – C Shares (FTGOX) | 0.40% | -0.41% |
HFRX Equity Hedge Index | 7.26% | 2.58% |
S&P 500 Index | 20.98% | 6.04% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund returned 0.85% (I Shares), providing a modest positive absolute record for investors but underperforming the Fund’s primary benchmark, the HFRX Equity Hedge Index, which returned 7.26%. The Fund underperformed its secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which rose 20.98% over the same period. The U.S. stock market was on an upward trend for nearly the entire period, a challenging environment for our investment strategy. Our directional investment strategy determines when and how much exposure to have to equities and bonds, using our four-pillar investment process. The four pillars of our investment process are valuation, monetary policy and credit conditions, investor sentiment and momentum. For much of the period, as the market rallied, valuations were excessive compared to historical averages. Monetary policy and credit conditions were not accommodative, as the Fed had raised interest rates and banks were restricting credit. Investor sentiment was oddly bullish, a negative factor in our view, as the fervor over artificial intelligence buoyed the stock market. Finally, the momentum pillar showed positive momentum until April, another negative factor in our view. This combination of factors led us to reduce our long exposure, causing us to underperform the S&P 500 Index during the period. We also trailed the HFRX Hedge Fund Index, an unmanaged basket of hedge funds that have similar strategies. During April, when the S&P 500 declined by -4.08%, the Fund declined -2.66%, a good showing and proof that the strategy of reducing downside exposure works.
WESTWOOD FUNDS (Unaudited) |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund
The performance of the Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund for the period ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| 6 Months | 2024 Year to Date |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund – Institutional Shares (SBTIX) | -1.00% | 0.27% |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund – A Shares (SBTAX)* | -1.06% | 0.18% |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund – C Shares (SBTCX) | -1.43% | 0.00% |
Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund – F Shares (BTPIX) | -0.74% | 0.44% |
HFRX Equity Hedge Index | 7.26% | 2.58% |
S&P 500 Index | 20.98% | 6.04% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until April 30, 2025. In the absence of current fee waivers, total return and yield would have been reduced.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund returned -1.00% (I Shares), underperforming the Fund’s primary benchmark, the HFRX Equity Hedge Index, which returned 7.26%. The Fund underperformed its secondary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which rose 20.98% over the same period. The Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund is our more aggressive approach, which can be quicker to adapt to a changing market regime and typically has a broader range between our net long and net short positions. The U.S. stock market was on an upward trend for nearly the entire period, a challenging environment for our investment strategy. Our directional investment strategy determines when and how much exposure to have to equities and bonds, using our four-pillar investment process. The four pillars of our investment process are valuation, monetary policy and credit conditions, investor sentiment and momentum. For much of the period, as the market rallied, valuations were excessive compared to historical averages. Monetary policy and credit conditions were not accommodative, as the Fed had raised interest rates and banks were restricting credit. Investor sentiment was oddly bullish, a negative factor in our view, as the fervor over artificial intelligence buoyed the stock market. Finally, the momentum pillar showed positive momentum until April, another negative factor in our view. This combination of factors led us to maintain our position of being less than 100% net long for much of the period, causing us to underperform the S&P 500 during the period. We also trailed the HFRX Hedge Fund Index, an unmanaged basket of hedge funds that have similar strategies. During April, when the S&P 500 declined by -4.08%, the Fund declined -1.49%, a testament to our goal of reducing downside exposure.
WESTWOOD FUNDS (Unaudited) |
Disclosures
To determine if a Fund is an appropriate investment for you, carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1.877.386.3944. Read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.
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 1-877-386-3944.
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of each Fund carefully before investing. The Funds’ prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Funds’ prospectus, visit the Funds’ website at westwoodfunds.com or call 1-877-386-3944 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The 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 portfolios 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 April 30, 2024, please see the Schedules of Investments section of this Report. The opinions of the Funds’ 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.
Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index (AMEIX) is a composite of North American midstream energy infrastructure companies that are engaged in activities involving energy commodities. The capped, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index is disseminated in real time on a price-return basis.
Alpha is the measure of risk-adjusted performance.
Compound Annual Growth Rate is the rate of return that would be required for an investment to grow from its beginning balance to its ending balance, assuming the profits are reinvested at the end of each year of the investment’s lifespan.
FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITs worldwide.
HFRX Equity Hedge Index comprises private funds with strategies that maintain both long and short positions primarily in equity securities and equity derivatives.
ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index consists of investment-grade, fixed and fixed-to-floating rate U.S. dollar-denominated preferred securities.
WESTWOOD FUNDS (Unaudited) |
MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed markets.
Russell 2500 Value measures the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with lower price-to-book ratio and lower forecasted growth values.
S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic stock market through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.
WESTWOOD QUALITY VALUE FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Communications — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Internet Media & Services — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 30,289 | | | $ | 4,930,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 7.3% | | | | | | | | |
Leisure Facilities & Services — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 25,889 | | | | 3,971,632 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 9,153 | | | | 4,844,408 | |
| | | | | | | 8,816,040 | |
Retail - Discretionary — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 6,153 | | | | 2,056,456 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 3,956 | | | | 4,008,456 | |
| | | | | | | 6,064,912 | |
Consumer Staples — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 23,778 | | | | 4,182,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Hershey Company (The) | | | 21,628 | | | | 4,194,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | | | 21,329 | | | | 2,301,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Staples — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Dollar General Corporation | | | 23,642 | | | | 3,290,730 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 70,246 | | | | 4,169,100 | |
| | | | | | | 7,459,830 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Energy — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Producers — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Chevron Corporation | | | 27,605 | | | $ | 4,451,858 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 16,019 | | | | 2,012,307 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 30,680 | | | | 4,053,748 | |
Exxon Mobil Corporation | | | 34,238 | | | | 4,049,328 | |
Valero Energy Corporation | | | 12,412 | | | | 1,984,307 | |
| | | | | | | 16,551,548 | |
Financials — 20.3% | | | | | | | | |
Asset Management — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Charles Schwab Corporation (The) | | | 54,784 | | | | 4,051,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banking — 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corporation | | | 161,734 | | | | 5,985,775 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company | | | 32,328 | | | | 6,198,571 | |
Wells Fargo & Company | | | 68,093 | | | | 4,039,277 | |
| | | | | | | 16,223,623 | |
Institutional Financial Services — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 12,230 | | | | 5,218,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 70,186 | | | | 5,285,707 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company | | | 17,980 | | | | 4,219,726 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a) | | | 10,127 | | | | 4,017,685 | |
Progressive Corporation (The) | | | 12,227 | | | | 2,546,273 | |
| | | | | | | 16,069,391 | |
Health Care — 14.6% | | | | | | | | |
Biotech & Pharma — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 45,375 | | | | 6,560,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Facilities & Services — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
CVS Health Corporation | | | 54,222 | | | | 3,671,372 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 10,663 | | | | 5,157,693 | |
| | | | | | | 8,829,065 | |
Medical Equipment & Devices — 7.1% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 54,286 | | | | 5,752,687 | |
Becton, Dickinson & Company | | | 20,311 | | | | 4,764,961 | |
Danaher Corporation | | | 16,075 | | | | 3,964,417 | |
| | | | | | | 14,482,065 | |
Industrials — 12.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corporation | | | 14,293 | | | | 4,103,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Support Services — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 10,012 | | | | 2,082,696 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY VALUE FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Industrials — continued | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Industrials — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 21,348 | | | $ | 4,114,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 10,994 | | | | 4,073,497 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 8,700 | | | | 2,006,568 | |
| | | | | | | 6,080,065 | |
Transportation & Logistics — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corporation | | | 16,130 | | | | 4,222,512 | |
Union Pacific Corporation | | | 17,033 | | | | 4,039,546 | |
| | | | | | | 8,262,058 | |
Real Estate — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 9,589 | | | | 998,886 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 39,831 | | | | 4,064,754 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 107,544 | | | | 3,070,381 | |
| | | | | | | 8,134,021 | |
Technology — 15.7% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 44,486 | | | | 4,091,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 16,550 | | | | 6,443,411 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 14,222 | | | | 3,824,865 | |
| | | | | | | 10,268,276 | |
Technology Hardware — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 31,337 | | | | 5,337,631 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Services — 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc - Class A | | | 12,582 | | | | 3,786,050 | |
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 10,990 | | | | 4,420,508 | |
Visa, Inc. - Class A | | | 15,740 | | | | 4,227,921 | |
| | | | | | | 12,434,479 | |
Utilities — 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
DTE Energy Company | | | 38,902 | | | | 4,291,669 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 66,329 | | | | 4,442,053 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 48,411 | | | | 4,000,685 | |
| | | | | | | 12,734,407 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $149,305,095) | | | | | | $ | 203,578,936 | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.2% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (b) (Cost $2,372,696) | | | 2,372,696 | | | $ | 2,372,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 100.8% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $151,677,791) | | | | | | $ | 205,951,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.8%) | | | | | | | (1,705,945 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 204,245,687 | |
plc - Public Limited Company
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY MIDCAP FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.0% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Consumer Discretionary — 10.0% | | | | | | | | |
Apparel & Textile Products — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 692 | | | $ | 27,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Construction — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 251 | | | | 27,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Facilities & Services — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 195 | | | | 31,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Discretionary — 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 261 | | | | 15,216 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | | 434 | | | | 19,712 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 26 | | | | 26,345 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) | | | 83 | | | | 33,602 | |
| | | | | | | 94,875 | |
Consumer Staples — 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Food — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
McCormick & Company, Inc. | | | 497 | | | | 37,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | | | 347 | | | | 37,438 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Staples — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 499 | | | | 37,265 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Energy — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Producers — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Chord Energy Corporation | | | 199 | | | $ | 35,219 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 180 | | | | 36,203 | |
SM Energy Company | | | 410 | | | | 19,881 | |
| | | | | | | 91,303 | |
Financials — 14.7% | | | | | | | | |
Banking — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | | | 811 | | | | 25,766 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 251 | | | | 26,189 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 507 | | | | 18,343 | |
| | | | | | | 70,298 | |
Institutional Financial Services — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 192 | | | | 24,722 | |
Piper Sandler Companies | | | 193 | | | | 37,788 | |
| | | | | | | 62,510 | |
Insurance — 7.4% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 759 | | | | 57,160 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company | | | 182 | | | | 42,714 | |
Everest Group Ltd. | | | 96 | | | | 35,175 | |
| | | | | | | 135,049 | |
Health Care — 6.3% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Facilities & Services — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
McKesson Corporation | | | 35 | | | | 18,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Medical Equipment & Devices — 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
Avantor, Inc. (a) | | | 1,084 | | | | 26,265 | |
Cooper Companies, Inc. (The) (a) | | | 398 | | | | 35,446 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 291 | | | | 35,002 | |
| | | | | | | 96,713 | |
Industrials — 12.7% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Mercury Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 1,116 | | | | 31,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 83 | | | | 30,753 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 152 | | | | 35,057 | |
| | | | | | | 65,810 | |
Engineering & Construction — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | | | 195 | | | | 27,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Intermediate Products — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Timken Company (The) | | | 321 | | | | 28,640 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY MIDCAP FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Industrials — continued | | | | | | | | |
Machinery — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
AGCO Corporation | | | 236 | | | $ | 26,949 | |
Middleby Corporation (The) (a) | | | 183 | | | | 25,431 | |
| | | | | | | 52,380 | |
Transportation & Logistics — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
XPO, Inc. (a) | | | 225 | | | | 24,179 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — 13.4% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a) | | | 1,133 | | | | 35,621 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 340 | | | | 26,850 | |
| | | | | | | 62,471 | |
Construction Materials — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 72 | | | | 18,051 | |
Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 949 | | | | 36,916 | |
| | | | | | | 54,967 | |
Containers & Packaging — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 595 | | | | 48,832 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forestry, Paper & Wood Products — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Boise Cascade Company | | | 248 | | | | 32,803 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | | | 368 | | | | 26,934 | |
| | | | | | | 59,737 | |
Metals & Mining — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Franco-Nevada Corporation | | | 154 | | | | 18,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 10.4% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 10.4% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 165 | | | | 17,188 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 1,489 | | | | 27,710 | |
Realty Income Corporation | | | 688 | | | | 36,836 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 846 | | | | 37,461 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 1,257 | | | | 35,887 | |
Weyerhaeuser Company | | | 1,139 | | | | 34,364 | |
| | | | | | | 189,446 | |
Technology — 11.4% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 253 | | | | 16,675 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 544 | | | | 50,037 | |
Rambus, Inc. (a) | | | 470 | | | | 25,766 | |
| | | | | | | 92,478 | |
Software — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Verra Mobility Corporation (a) | | | 1,245 | | | | 29,357 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Technology — continued | | | | | | | | |
Technology Services — 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 424 | | | $ | 35,611 | |
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 126 | | | | 50,681 | |
| | | | | | | 86,292 | |
Utilities — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Alliant Energy Corporation | | | 803 | | | | 39,989 | |
CMS Energy Corporation | | | 717 | | | | 43,457 | |
DTE Energy Company | | | 383 | | | | 42,253 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 688 | | | | 36,086 | |
| | | | | | | 161,785 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,631,922) | | | | | | $ | 1,803,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.21% (b) (Cost $24,927) | | | 24,927 | | | $ | 24,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 100.4% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,656,849) | | | | | | $ | 1,828,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.4%) | | | | | | | (6,346 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,821,954 | |
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY SMIDCAP FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Communications — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 54,433 | | | $ | 3,493,510 | |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | | | 328,274 | | | | 5,396,824 | |
| | | | | | | 8,890,334 | |
Consumer Discretionary — 9.0% | | | | | | | | |
Home Construction — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Century Communities, Inc. | | | 36,490 | | | | 2,894,387 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Facilities & Services — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 10,567 | | | | 5,592,796 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 18,929 | | | | 3,043,404 | |
| | | | | | | 8,636,200 | |
Retail - Discretionary — 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 97,105 | | | | 5,661,222 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 26,507 | | | | 2,822,200 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | 20,363 | | | | 5,179,940 | |
| | | | | | | 13,663,362 | |
Consumer Staples — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Food — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
J & J Snack Foods Corporation | | | 27,993 | | | | 3,843,159 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Staples — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club | | | | | | | | |
Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 41,273 | | | | 3,082,267 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Energy — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Producers — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Chord Energy Corporation | | | 39,329 | | | $ | 6,960,446 | |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. | | | 178,724 | | | | 7,290,152 | |
SM Energy Company | | | 83,726 | | | | 4,059,874 | |
| | | | | | | 18,310,472 | |
Financials — 16.7% | | | | | | | | |
Asset Management — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Blue Owl Capital, Inc. | | | 307,680 | | | | 5,812,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banking — 8.6% | | | | | | | | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | | | 176,470 | | | | 5,606,452 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 51,612 | | | | 5,385,196 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 101,941 | | | | 3,688,226 | |
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida | | | 166,762 | | | | 3,847,199 | |
Wintrust Financial Corporation | | | 57,031 | | | | 5,511,476 | |
| | | | | | | 24,038,549 | |
Institutional Financial Services — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Piper Sandler Companies | | | 29,147 | | | | 5,706,691 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
BRP Group, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 117,886 | | | | 3,140,483 | |
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. | | | 294,497 | | | | 3,807,846 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 17,638 | | | | 3,867,132 | |
| | | | | | | 10,815,461 | |
Health Care — 7.8% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Facilities & Services — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Premier, Inc. - Class A | | | 122,250 | | | | 2,552,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Medical Equipment & Devices — 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
Avantor, Inc. (a) | | | 219,498 | | | | 5,318,437 | |
Cooper Companies, Inc. (The) (a) | | | 61,385 | | | | 5,466,948 | |
Integer Holdings Corporation (a) | | | 49,031 | | | | 5,473,330 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 13,337 | | | | 2,784,099 | |
| | | | | | | 19,042,814 | |
Industrials — 20.6% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 7.3% | | | | | | | | |
AAR Corporation (a) | | | 23,385 | | | | 1,616,839 | |
Hexcel Corporation | | | 74,803 | | | | 4,803,101 | |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 227,830 | | | | 4,059,930 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 140,005 | | | | 3,948,141 | |
Moog, Inc. - Class A | | | 36,133 | | | | 5,747,676 | |
| | | | | | | 20,175,687 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY SMIDCAP FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Industrials — continued | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment — 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 17,167 | | | $ | 6,360,717 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 30,633 | | | | 7,065,195 | |
Vertiv Holdings Company - Class A | | | 33,997 | | | | 3,161,721 | |
| | | | | | | 16,587,633 | |
Industrial Intermediate Products — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Timken Company (The) | | | 49,993 | | | | 4,460,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
AGCO Corporation | | | 45,689 | | | | 5,217,227 | |
Middleby Corporation (The) (a) | | | 27,467 | | | | 3,817,089 | |
| | | | | | | 9,034,316 | |
Transportation & Logistics — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
XPO, Inc. (a) | | | 38,723 | | | | 4,161,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Equipment — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Blue Bird Corporation (a) | | | 87,249 | | | | 2,875,291 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — 14.5% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a) | | | 166,820 | | | | 5,244,821 | |
Ecovyst, Inc. (a) | | | 583,780 | | | | 5,505,045 | |
| | | | | | | 10,749,866 | |
Construction Materials — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 11,078 | | | | 2,777,365 | |
Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 149,896 | | | | 5,830,955 | |
| | | | | | | 8,608,320 | |
Containers & Packaging — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 54,369 | | | | 4,462,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forestry, Paper & Wood Products — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Boise Cascade Company | | | 29,633 | | | | 3,919,557 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | | | 60,107 | | | | 4,399,231 | |
| | | | | | | 8,318,788 | |
Metals & Mining — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Constellium SE (a) | | | 278,150 | | | | 5,476,773 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 22,735 | | | | 2,731,156 | |
| | | | | | | 8,207,929 | |
Real Estate — 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 125,894 | | | | 2,765,891 | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 233,302 | | | | 5,592,249 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corporation | | | 65,217 | | | | 2,609,332 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 130,645 | | | | 5,592,913 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 265,437 | | | | 4,440,761 | |
| | | | | | | 21,001,146 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Technology — 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | | | 89,923 | | | $ | 2,909,009 | |
Rambus, Inc. (a) | | | 120,917 | | | | 6,628,670 | |
| | | | | | | 9,537,679 | |
Software — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Verra Mobility Corporation (a) | | | 132,877 | | | | 3,133,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Services — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 31,282 | | | | 2,627,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alliant Energy Corporation | | | 113,861 | | | | 5,670,278 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 59,755 | | | | 5,663,579 | |
| | | | | | | 11,333,857 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $236,271,723) | | | | | | $ | 272,563,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (b) (Cost $5,421,159) | | | 5,421,159 | | | $ | 5,421,159 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 99.9% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $241,692,882) | | | | | | $ | 277,984,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | 140,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 278,124,873 | |
SE - Societe Europaea
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY SMALLCAP FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Communications — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 163,987 | | | $ | 10,524,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 11.4% | | | | | | | | |
Home Construction — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Century Communities, Inc. | | | 305,600 | | | | 24,240,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Facilities & Services — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 403,678 | | | | 11,892,354 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 370,440 | | | | 22,852,444 | |
| | | | | | | 34,744,798 | |
Retail - Discretionary — 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 410,369 | | | | 23,924,513 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 112,115 | | | | 11,936,884 | |
GMS, Inc. (a) | | | 274,426 | | | | 25,389,893 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. - Class A | | | 247,063 | | | | 14,290,124 | |
| | | | | | | 75,541,414 | |
Consumer Staples — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (The) (a) | | | 1,361,642 | | | | 11,533,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
J & J Snack Foods Corporation | | | 174,226 | | | | 23,919,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Central Garden & Pet Company - Class A (a) | | | 331,306 | | | | 11,738,172 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Energy — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Producers — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. | | | 582,148 | | | $ | 23,745,817 | |
Sitio Royalties Corporation - Class A | | | 1,020,075 | | | | 23,706,543 | |
SM Energy Company | | | 491,161 | | | | 23,816,397 | |
Vital Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 464,146 | | | | 24,609,021 | |
| | | | | | | 95,877,778 | |
Financials — 21.5% | | | | | | | | |
Banking — 14.7% | | | | | | | | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | | | 747,649 | | | | 23,752,809 | |
Banner Corporation | | | 266,614 | | | | 11,632,369 | |
City Holding Company | | | 234,287 | | | | 23,667,673 | |
First Bancorp | | | 694,223 | | | | 21,111,321 | |
National Bank Holdings Corporation - Class A | | | 337,605 | | | | 11,049,812 | |
Renasant Corporation | | | 829,627 | | | | 24,108,961 | |
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida | | | 985,406 | | | | 22,733,316 | |
Simmons First National Corporation - Class A | | | 656,480 | | | | 11,219,243 | |
Triumph Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 171,626 | | | | 12,075,605 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 624,411 | | | | 12,163,526 | |
| | | | | | | 173,514,635 | |
Institutional Financial Services — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Moelis & Company - Class A | | | 225,361 | | | | 11,060,718 | |
Perella Weinberg Partners | | | 781,540 | | | | 11,660,577 | |
Piper Sandler Companies | | | 125,299 | | | | 24,532,291 | |
| | | | | | | 47,253,586 | |
Insurance — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 233,434 | | | | 10,644,590 | |
BRP Group, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 854,159 | | | | 22,754,796 | |
| | | | | | | 33,399,386 | |
Health Care — 9.3% | | | | | | | | |
Biotech & Pharma — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Prestige Consumer | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 356,745 | | | | 25,600,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Facilities & Services — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Patterson Companies, Inc. | | | 917,770 | | | | 23,375,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Medical Equipment & Devices — 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Avanos Medical, Inc. (a) | | | 784,645 | | | | 14,186,382 | |
CONMED Corporation | | | 318,677 | | | | 21,663,662 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 349,218 | | | | 25,877,054 | |
| | | | | | | 61,727,098 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY SMALLCAP FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Industrials — 16.3% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
AAR Corporation (a) | | | 229,738 | | | $ | 15,884,085 | |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 684,946 | | | | 12,205,738 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 442,680 | | | | 12,483,576 | |
Moog, Inc. - Class A | | | 160,414 | | | | 25,517,055 | |
| | | | | | | 66,090,454 | |
Commercial Support Services — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Legalzoom.com, Inc. (a) | | | 2,105,184 | | | | 25,156,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Intermediate Products — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
AZZ, Inc. | | | 225,875 | | | | 16,179,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 121,455 | | | | 23,608,423 | |
Albany International Corporation - Class A | | | 68,073 | | | | 5,428,822 | |
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 383,236 | | | | 12,236,725 | |
| | | | | | | 41,273,970 | |
Transportation & Logistics — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
ArcBest Corporation | | | 183,845 | | | | 20,390,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Equipment — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Blue Bird Corporation (a) | | | 734,494 | | | | 24,205,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
Ecovyst, Inc. (a) | | | 1,294,276 | | | | 12,205,023 | |
Hawkins, Inc. | | | 182,720 | | | | 13,844,694 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 106,041 | | | | 12,724,920 | |
Stepan Company | | | 267,397 | | | | 22,191,277 | |
| | | | | | | 60,965,914 | |
Forestry, Paper & Wood Products — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Boise Cascade Company | | | 166,046 | | | | 21,962,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Constellium SE (a) | | | 674,546 | | | | 13,281,811 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate — 11.4% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 11.4% | | | | | | | | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 1,061,865 | | | $ | 25,452,904 | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 1,089,151 | | | | 25,540,591 | |
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. | | | 1,215,601 | | | | 25,381,749 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corporation | | | 590,847 | | | | 23,639,788 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 1,119,348 | | | | 11,417,350 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 1,449,392 | | | | 24,248,328 | |
| | | | | | | 135,680,710 | |
Technology — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Software — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Verra Mobility Corporation (a) | | | 1,003,738 | | | | 23,668,142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 2,674,606 | | | | 21,129,387 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Avista Corporation | | | 703,671 | | | | 25,318,083 | |
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 499,168 | | | | 25,178,034 | |
| | | | | | | 50,496,117 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,103,025,792) | | | | | | $ | 1,173,471,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (b) (Cost $10,489,480) | | | 10,489,480 | | | $ | 10,489,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 100.0% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,113,515,272) | | | | | | $ | 1,183,960,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0%) (c) | | | | | | | (400,349 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,183,560,377 | |
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
SE - Societe Europaea
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
| (c) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY ALLCAP FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Communications — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Internet Media & Services — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 3,148 | | | $ | 512,431 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | | | 11,872 | | | | 195,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
Apparel & Textile Products — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 11,175 | | | | 446,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Discretionary — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 400 | | | | 405,304 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) | | | 993 | | | | 402,006 | |
| | | | | | | 807,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples — 7.2% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 2,549 | | | | 448,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hershey Company (The) | | | 1,115 | | | | 216,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | | | 4,215 | | | | 454,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Staples — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Dollar General Corporation | | | 3,158 | | | | 439,562 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Energy — 8.4% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Producers — 8.4% | | | | | | | | |
Chevron Corporation | | | 3,901 | | | $ | 629,114 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 3,667 | | | | 460,649 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 1,161 | | | | 233,512 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 3,832 | | | | 506,322 | |
| | | | | | | 1,829,597 | |
Financials — 20.6% | | | | | | | | |
Banking — 10.7% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corporation | | | 17,329 | | | | 641,346 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 9,292 | | | | 336,184 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company | | | 3,585 | | | | 687,388 | |
Wells Fargo & Company | | | 10,880 | | | | 645,402 | |
| | | | | | | 2,310,320 | |
Institutional Financial Services — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,133 | | | | 483,462 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 6,370 | | | | 479,725 | |
BRP Group, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 15,682 | | | | 417,768 | |
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. | | | 22,805 | | | | 294,869 | |
Progressive Corporation (The) | | | 1,279 | | | | 266,352 | |
| | | | | | | 1,458,714 | |
Specialty Finance — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 1,753 | | | | 222,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care — 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
Biotech & Pharma — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 1,639 | | | | 106,863 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Facilities & Services — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
CVS Health Corporation | | | 5,411 | | | | 366,379 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 914 | | | | 442,102 | |
| | | | | | | 808,481 | |
Medical Equipment & Devices — 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 4,013 | | | | 425,258 | |
Danaher Corporation | | | 1,830 | | | | 451,314 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 2,047 | | | | 427,311 | |
| | | | | | | 1,303,883 | |
Industrials — 15.8% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
AAR Corporation (a) | | | 2,096 | | | | 144,917 | |
General Dynamics Corporation | | | 1,163 | | | | 333,886 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,099 | | | | 449,291 | |
| | | | | | | 928,094 | |
Diversified Industrials — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 2,170 | | | | 418,224 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD QUALITY ALLCAP FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Industrials — continued | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 1,181 | | | $ | 437,584 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 1,910 | | | | 440,523 | |
| | | | | | | 878,107 | |
Machinery — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
AGCO Corporation | | | 3,699 | | | | 422,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation & Logistics — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corporation | | | 1,725 | | | | 451,570 | |
XPO, Inc. (a) | | | 3,165 | | | | 340,111 | |
| | | | | | | 791,681 | |
Materials — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 8,384 | | | | 326,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Constellium SE (a) | | | 21,468 | | | | 422,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 17,395 | | | | 382,168 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 6,396 | | | | 283,215 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 7,743 | | | | 221,063 | |
| | | | | | | 886,446 | |
Technology — 14.5% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Rambus, Inc. (a) | | | 7,874 | | | | 431,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 1,349 | | | | 525,206 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 1,368 | | | | 367,910 | |
Verra Mobility Corporation (a) | | | 18,278 | | | | 430,995 | |
| | | | | | | 1,324,111 | |
Technology Hardware — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 2,661 | | | | 453,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Services — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc - Class A | | | 1,427 | | | | 429,399 | |
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | 1,276 | | | | 513,245 | |
| | | | | | | 942,644 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Utilities — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
CMS Energy Corporation | | | 8,235 | | | $ | 499,123 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 4,226 | | | | 400,540 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 6,587 | | | | 544,350 | |
| | | | | | | 1,444,013 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $20,169,003) | | | | | | $ | 21,712,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.21% (b) (Cost $54,428) | | | 54,428 | | | $ | 54,428 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $20,223,431) | | | | | | $ | 21,767,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%) | | | | | | | (19,070 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 21,748,246 | |
plc - Public Limited Company
SE - Societe Europaea
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD CAPITAL APPRECIATION AND INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 2.8% |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 3.875% | | 08/15/33 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 938,438 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.875% | | 05/15/52 | | | 375,000 | | | | 263,642 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.000% | | 08/15/52 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,082,051 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.750% | | 11/15/53 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 993,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,339,443 | |
Total U.S. Government & Agencies | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $3,651,768) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,277,881 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 1.9% | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD8275 | | 4.500% | | 12/01/52 | | $ | 608,010 | | | $ | 561,047 | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD8288 | | 5.000% | | 01/01/53 | | | 597,217 | | | | 566,191 | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD2605 | | 5.500% | | 04/01/53 | | | 593,422 | | | | 577,335 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,704,573 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FNMA, Pool #FS3394 | | 4.000% | | 10/01/52 | | | 643,846 | | | | 577,353 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $2,379,811) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,281,926 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 6.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | | 3.125% | | 01/15/29 | | $ | 630,000 | | | $ | 682,542 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD CAPITAL APPRECIATION AND INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Energy — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 144A | | 4.250% | | 08/15/26 | | $ | 810,000 | | | $ | 801,495 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care — 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Integer Holdings Corporation | | 2.125% | | 02/15/28 | | | 555,000 | | | | 771,450 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., 144A | | 3.000% | | 02/01/29 | | | 450,000 | | | | 482,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,254,075 | |
Real Estate — 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Office Properties, L.P., 144A | | 5.250% | | 09/15/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,028,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Technology — 2.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. | | 0.125% | | 05/01/25 | | | 775,000 | | | | 874,200 | |
MongoDB, Inc. | | 0.250% | | 01/15/26 | | | 550,000 | | | | 975,817 | |
Ziff Davis, Inc. | | 1.750% | | 11/01/26 | | | 1,182,000 | | | | 1,068,971 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,918,988 | |
Utilities — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 144A | | 3.000% | | 03/01/27 | | | 900,000 | | | | 981,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Convertible Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $7,094,443) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,666,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS — 30.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communications — 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V., 144A | | 5.375% | | 04/04/32 | | $ | 465,000 | | | $ | 424,923 | |
Charter Communications Operating, LLC | | 6.384% | | 10/23/35 | | | 350,000 | | | | 330,745 | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 144A | | 7.000% | | 06/15/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 493,599 | |
DIRECTV Financing, LLC, 144A | | 8.875% | | 02/01/30 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,021,354 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | 5.750% | | 06/05/33 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,014,330 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,284,951 | |
Consumer Discretionary — 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | 4.550% | | 02/15/48 | | | 690,000 | | | | 539,160 | |
Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC | | 7.450% | | 07/16/31 | | | 485,000 | | | | 513,901 | |
General Motors Financial Company, Inc. | | 2.350% | | 01/08/31 | | | 550,000 | | | | 442,184 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 144A | | 9.250% | | 01/15/29 | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,185,169 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,680,414 | |
Consumer Staples — 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation | | 6.250% | | 07/01/33 | | | 740,000 | | | | 735,961 | |
Vector Group Ltd., 144A | | 5.750% | | 02/01/29 | | | 700,000 | | | | 638,370 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,374,331 | |
Energy — 4.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Civitas Resources, Inc., 144A | | 8.375% | | 07/01/28 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,158 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | 4.400% | | 03/24/51 | | | 900,000 | | | | 710,233 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | 5.900% | | 04/18/64 | | | 585,000 | | | | 558,643 | |
Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC, 144A | | 9.875% | | 07/15/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,105,954 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P. (H15T5Y + 531) (a)(b) | | 7.125% | | 05/15/65 | | | 985,000 | | | | 946,458 | |
MPLX,L.P. | | 4.950% | | 09/01/32 | | | 850,000 | | | | 802,064 | |
Sempra Energy | | 5.500% | | 08/01/33 | | | 935,000 | | | | 908,381 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD CAPITAL APPRECIATION AND INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
CORPORATE BONDS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Energy — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TransCanada Trust | | 5.600% | | 03/07/82 | | $ | 590,000 | | | $ | 516,027 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5,599,918 | |
Financials — 8.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 144A | | 5.250% | | 08/11/25 | | | 510,000 | | | | 503,528 | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | 6.992% | | 06/13/29 | | | 700,000 | | | | 714,673 | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | 7.000% | | 01/15/27 | | | 995,000 | | | | 1,012,638 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 144A | | 2.750% | | 02/21/28 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,326,778 | |
Bank of America Corporation, Series N (TSFR3M + 157) (a) | | 4.271% | | 07/23/29 | | | 470,000 | | | | 445,647 | |
Barclays plc | | 7.385% | | 11/02/28 | | | 650,000 | | | | 678,956 | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | 6.547% | | 06/20/34 | | | 790,000 | | | | 799,426 | |
HSBC Holdings plc (b) | | 8.000% | | 12/31/49 | | | 695,000 | | | | 717,325 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 144A | | 7.778% | | 06/20/54 | | | 430,000 | | | | 440,833 | |
Lincoln National Corporation (b) | | 9.250% | | 12/31/49 | | | 400,000 | | | | 426,031 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 144A | | 6.429% | | 01/12/33 | | | 590,000 | | | | 605,013 | |
New Residential Investment Corporation, 144A | | 8.000% | | 04/01/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 979,468 | |
State Street Corporation (a) | | 6.700% | | 12/31/49 | | | 580,000 | | | | 580,373 | |
Truist Financial Corporation, Series I | | 5.435% | | 01/24/30 | | | 485,000 | | | | 474,924 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9,705,613 | |
Health Care — 2.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bausch Health Companies, Inc., 144A | | 5.500% | | 11/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 931,736 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 144A | | 5.250% | | 05/15/30 | | | 700,000 | | | | 572,697 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 144A | | 10.875% | | 01/15/32 | | | 60,000 | | | | 61,379 | |
Flex Ltd. | | 6.000% | | 01/15/28 | | | 930,000 | | | | 931,926 | |
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc., 144A | | 3.000% | | 12/01/31 | | | 810,000 | | | | 637,497 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,135,235 | |
Industrials — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2021-1B | | 3.950% | | 07/11/30 | | | 761,200 | | | | 687,478 | |
GEO Group, Inc., 144A | | 10.250% | | 04/15/31 | | | 333,000 | | | | 343,799 | |
United Airlines, Inc., Series 2023-1 | | 5.800% | | 07/15/36 | | | 280,000 | | | | 278,078 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,309,355 | |
Materials — 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 144A | | 7.000% | | 03/15/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 488,827 | |
Livent Corporation | | 4.125% | | 07/15/25 | | | 460,000 | | | | 621,598 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,110,425 | |
Real Estate — 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 144A | | 5.000% | | 07/15/28 | | | 730,000 | | | | 687,992 | |
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. | | 4.625% | | 08/01/29 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 842,130 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,530,122 | |
Technology — 2.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dell International, LLC / EMC Corporation | | 5.750% | | 02/01/33 | | | 910,000 | | | | 916,489 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC, 144A | | 5.500% | | 09/01/28 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 896,455 | |
NatWest Group plc (a) | | 6.475% | | 06/01/34 | | | 210,000 | | | | 210,830 | |
Oracle Corporation | | 6.900% | | 11/09/52 | | | 395,000 | | | | 428,225 | |
TIBCO Software, Inc., 144A | | 6.500% | | 03/31/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 947,727 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,399,726 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD CAPITAL APPRECIATION AND INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
CORPORATE BONDS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Utilities — 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison Company, Inc. | | 3.850% | | 06/15/46 | | $ | 750,000 | | | $ | 559,188 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. | | 5.000% | | 07/15/32 | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 971,410 | |
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. | | 5.050% | | 05/15/52 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 857,889 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,388,487 | |
Total Corporate Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $36,041,874) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 35,518,577 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of South Africa Government Bonds (Cost $885,000) | | 5.875% | | 04/20/32 | | $ | 885,000 | | | $ | 786,809 | |
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Communications — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Internet Media & Services — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (c) | | | 7,517 | | | $ | 1,237,599 | |
Netflix, Inc.(c) | | | 2,868 | | | | 1,579,235 | |
| | | | | | | 2,816,834 | |
Telecommunications — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,593 | | | | 872,399 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
E-Commerce Discretionary — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (c) | | | 6,131 | | | | 1,072,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Facilities & Services — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
McDonald’s Corporation | | | 5,334 | | | | 1,456,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Discretionary — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | | 5,920 | | | | 1,349,701 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Staples — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corporation | | | 2,192 | | | | 1,584,597 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 27,775 | | | | 1,648,446 | |
| | | | | | | 3,233,043 | |
Energy — 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Producers — 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
Chevron Corporation | | | 2,743 | | | | 442,364 | |
Devon Energy Corporation | | | 30,063 | | | | 1,538,624 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P. | | | 174,265 | | | | 2,741,188 | |
Hess Corporation | | | 2,834 | | | | 446,327 | |
| | | | | | | 5,168,503 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Financials — 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
Asset Management — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Charles Schwab Corporation (The) | | | 16,219 | | | $ | 1,199,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banking — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company | | | 13,164 | | | | 2,524,065 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (c) | | | 15,155 | | | | 869,897 | |
Wells Fargo & Company | | | 38,080 | | | | 2,258,906 | |
| | | | | | | 5,652,868 | |
Institutional Financial Services — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 3,751 | | | | 1,600,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 13,012 | | | | 979,934 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 4,615 | | | | 1,147,474 | |
| | | | | | | 2,127,408 | |
Specialty Finance — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 7,225 | | | | 915,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Biotech & Pharma — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 6,384 | | | | 1,748,833 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | | | 18,298 | | | | 804,014 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 24,679 | | | | 1,609,071 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 3,737 | | | | 540,333 | |
| | | | | | | 4,702,251 | |
Medical Equipment & Devices — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
CONMED Corporation | | | 1,562 | | | | 106,184 | |
Medtronic plc | | | 7,974 | | | | 639,834 | |
| | | | | | | 746,018 | |
Industrials — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corporation | | | 5,274 | | | | 1,514,113 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD CAPITAL APPRECIATION AND INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Industrials — continued | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Industrials — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 4,803 | | | $ | 925,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Deere & Company | | | 2,937 | | | | 1,149,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation & Logistics — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corporation | | | 3,997 | | | | 1,046,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 24,401 | | | | 1,218,586 | |
Glencore plc - ADR | | | 93,780 | | | | 1,094,881 | |
Newmont Corporation | | | 21,818 | | | | 886,684 | |
| | | | | | | 3,200,151 | |
Real Estate — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 14,347 | | | | 1,345,462 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 33,150 | | | | 1,343,570 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 22,697 | | | | 647,999 | |
| | | | | | | 3,337,031 | |
Technology — 14.8% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | | 1,918 | | | | 1,673,398 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 9,765 | | | | 1,103,054 | |
Rambus, Inc. (c) | | | 15,109 | | | | 828,275 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. - ADR | | | 16,594 | | | | 2,279,020 | |
| | | | | | | 5,883,747 | |
Software — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 8,891 | | | | 3,461,533 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 4,048 | | | | 1,088,669 | |
Workday, Inc. - Class A (c) | | | 4,258 | | | | 1,042,060 | |
| | | | | | | 5,592,262 | |
Technology Hardware — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 26,024 | | | | 4,432,668 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Services — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corporation | | | 8,699 | | | | 1,445,774 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Utilities — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. | | | 46,124 | | | $ | 1,295,162 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 14,131 | | | | 1,167,786 | |
| | | | | | | 2,462,948 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $49,060,173) | | | | | | $ | 63,904,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.3% | | |
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (Cost $1,253,814) | | | 29,621 | | | $ | 1,541,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.4% | | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (d) (Cost $1,667,883) | | | 1,667,883 | | | $ | 1,667,883 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 99.2% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $102,034,766) | | | | | | $ | 116,645,388 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.8% | | | | | | | 894,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 117,539,751 | |
144A - Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of such securities is $17,638,876 as of April 30, 2024, representing 15.0% of net assets.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
H15T1Y - U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for U.S. Treasury note with a constant maturity of 1 year.
N.V. - Naamloze Vennootschap
plc - Public Limited Company
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
S.A.B. de C.V. - Societe Anonima Bursatil de Capital Variable
S.p.A.- Societe per azioni
TSFR - CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
| (a) | Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of April 30, 2024. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread. |
| (b) | Security has a perpetual maturity date. |
| (c) | Non-income producing security. |
| (d) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 7.8% |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Notes — 2.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 5.000% | | 09/30/25 | | $ | 2,835,000 | | | $ | 2,827,469 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 4.625% | | 09/30/28 | | | 3,535,000 | | | | 3,513,597 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 4.125% | | 11/15/32 | | | 2,560,000 | | | | 2,457,100 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 4.500% | | 11/15/33 | | | 2,655,000 | | | | 2,615,175 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 4.000% | | 02/15/34 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,893,125 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13,306,466 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 5.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.000% | | 11/15/42 | | | 4,875,000 | | | | 4,340,083 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.875% | | 05/15/43 | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 4,138,809 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.375% | | 08/15/43 | | | 5,250,000 | | | | 4,898,906 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.000% | | 11/15/52 | | | 5,180,000 | | | | 4,535,333 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.125% | | 08/15/53 | | | 2,480,000 | | | | 2,218,437 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.750% | | 11/15/53 | | | 5,030,000 | | | | 4,998,562 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.250% | | 02/15/54 | | | 750,000 | | | | 686,016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 25,816,146 | |
Total U.S. Government & Agencies | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $40,186,386) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 39,122,612 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 4.2% | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD8275 | | 4.500% | | 12/01/52 | | $ | 2,761,572 | | | $ | 2,548,267 | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD8288 | | 5.000% | | 01/01/53 | | | 2,703,680 | | | | 2,563,222 | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD2605 | | 5.500% | | 04/01/53 | | | 2,691,427 | | | | 2,618,462 | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD8363 | | 6.000% | | 09/01/53 | | | 3,652,600 | | | | 3,619,810 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11,349,761 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Federal National Mortgage Association — 1.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FNMA, Pool #FS3394 | | 4.000% | | 10/01/52 | | $ | 2,930,941 | | | $ | 2,628,249 | |
FNMA, Pool #MA5172 | | 7.000% | | 10/01/53 | | | 3,382,950 | | | | 3,458,286 | |
FNMA, Pool #MA5192 | | 6.500% | | 11/01/53 | | | 3,631,258 | | | | 3,660,873 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9,747,408 | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $21,479,932) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 21,097,169 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 5.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | | 3.125% | | 01/15/29 | | $ | 2,175,000 | | | $ | 2,356,395 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Energy — 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 144A | | 4.250% | | 08/15/26 | | | 3,615,000 | | | | 3,577,042 | |
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | | 3.625% | | 04/15/29 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,404,935 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5,981,977 | |
Health Care — 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exact Sciences Corporation | | 0.375% | | 03/15/27 | | | 4,273,000 | | | | 3,864,074 | |
Integer Holdings Corporation | | 2.125% | | 02/15/28 | | | 2,575,000 | | | | 3,579,250 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., 144A | | 3.000% | | 02/01/29 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,394,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8,837,574 | |
Real Estate — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Office Properties, L.P., 144A | | 5.250% | | 09/15/28 | | | 4,085,000 | | | | 4,201,423 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Technology — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. | | 0.125% | | 05/01/25 | | | 3,583,000 | | | | 4,041,624 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 144A | | 3.000% | | 03/01/27 | | | 2,920,000 | | | | 3,182,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Convertible Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $27,648,340) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 28,601,793 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS — 38.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communications — 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V., 144A | | 5.375% | | 04/04/32 | | $ | 3,050,000 | | | $ | 2,787,128 | |
Charter Communications Operating, LLC | | 6.384% | | 10/23/35 | | | 2,430,000 | | | | 2,296,315 | |
Charter Communications Operating, LLC | | 6.484% | | 10/23/45 | | | 4,950,000 | | | | 4,379,596 | |
Comcast Corporation | | 0.250% | | 05/20/27 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,901,546 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 144A | | 10.500% | | 05/15/30 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,738,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14,103,335 | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 144A | | 9.250% | | 01/15/29 | | | 3,540,000 | | | | 3,779,729 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples — 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BAT Capital Corporation | | 7.750% | | 10/19/32 | | | 3,576,000 | | | | 3,967,568 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation | | 6.250% | | 07/01/33 | | | 3,720,000 | | | | 3,699,695 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7,667,263 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
CORPORATE BONDS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Energy — 4.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Colonial Pipeline Company, 144A | | 3.750% | | 10/01/25 | | $ | 4,560,000 | | | $ | 4,439,707 | |
Columbia Pipelines Holding Company, LLC, 144A | | 6.055% | | 08/15/26 | | | 615,000 | | | | 616,990 | |
Columbia Pipelines Operating Company, LLC, 144A | | 6.544% | | 11/15/53 | | | 3,705,000 | | | | 3,820,415 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | 5.900% | | 04/18/64 | | | 2,490,000 | | | | 2,377,811 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P. (H15T5Y + 531) (a)(b) | | 7.125% | | 05/15/65 | | | 4,455,000 | | | | 4,280,681 | |
Sempra Energy | | 5.500% | | 08/01/33 | | | 4,040,000 | | | | 3,924,982 | |
TransCanada Trust | | 5.600% | | 03/07/82 | | | 2,918,000 | | | | 2,552,147 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 22,012,733 | |
Financials — 20.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 144A | | 5.250% | | 08/11/25 | | | 4,209,000 | | | | 4,155,587 | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | 6.992% | | 06/13/29 | | | 3,175,000 | | | | 3,241,554 | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | 7.000% | | 01/15/27 | | | 4,210,000 | | | | 4,284,628 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia, Series 4 | | 8.625% | | 10/27/82 | | | 3,270,000 | | | | 3,366,341 | |
Barclays plc | | 7.385% | | 11/02/28 | | | 5,690,000 | | | | 5,943,477 | |
Barclays plc (b) | | 8.000% | | 12/31/49 | | | 3,150,000 | | | | 3,097,346 | |
Capital One Financial Corporation (SOFR + 307) (a)(b) | | 7.624% | | 10/30/31 | | | 2,560,000 | | | | 2,753,684 | |
Citigroup, Inc. (a) | | 6.174% | | 05/25/34 | | | 2,065,000 | | | | 2,050,355 | |
Citigroup, Inc. (a)(b) | | 7.200% | | 12/31/49 | | | 3,330,000 | | | | 3,358,248 | |
Farmers Exchange Capital, 144A | | 7.050% | | 07/15/28 | | | 3,670,000 | | | | 3,689,657 | |
Five Corners Funding Trust IV, 144A | | 5.997% | | 02/15/53 | | | 3,425,000 | | | | 3,425,102 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc. | | 2.625% | | 09/16/26 | | | 3,959,000 | | | | 3,583,388 | |
HSBC Holdings plc (b) | | 8.000% | | 12/31/49 | | | 3,455,000 | | | | 3,565,982 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 144A | | 7.778% | | 06/20/54 | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,204,166 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company (a) | | 5.299% | | 07/24/29 | | | 3,396,000 | | | | 3,359,442 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company (H15T5Y + 274) (a)(b) | | 6.875% | | 12/31/49 | | | 2,890,000 | | | | 2,960,208 | |
Lincoln National Corporation (b) | | 9.250% | | 12/31/49 | | | 2,065,000 | | | | 2,199,386 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | 5.748% | | 07/06/34 | | | 2,325,000 | | | | 2,317,359 | |
Morgan Stanley, Series I | | 6.296% | | 10/18/28 | | | 2,385,000 | | | | 2,434,597 | |
Morgan Stanley, Series F (SOFR + 262) (a) | | 5.942% | | 02/07/39 | | | 1,830,000 | | | | 1,761,087 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 144A | | 6.429% | | 01/12/33 | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 2,943,029 | |
Penske Truck Leasing Company, L.P. / PTL Finance Corporation, 144A | | 6.200% | | 06/15/30 | | | 2,815,000 | | | | 2,869,019 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (SOFR + 173) (a)(b) | | 6.615% | | 10/20/27 | | | 2,340,000 | | | | 2,390,463 | |
Protective Life Global Funding, 144A | | 5.366% | | 01/06/26 | | | 3,735,000 | | | | 3,719,608 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | 5.750% | | 06/05/33 | | | 4,805,000 | | | | 4,686,401 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | 6.000% | | 11/01/27 | | | 2,170,000 | | | | 2,210,959 | |
State Street Corporation (a)(b) | | 6.700% | | 12/31/49 | | | 2,580,000 | | | | 2,581,659 | |
Truist Financial Corporation, Series G (TSFR3M + 336) (a)(b) | | 8.773% | | 12/31/49 | | | 5,483,000 | | | | 5,534,337 | |
U.S. Bancorp (a)(b) | | 3.700% | | 12/31/49 | | | 4,025,000 | | | | 3,466,298 | |
Wells Fargo & Company, Series EE | | 7.625% | | 12/31/49 | | | 3,595,000 | | | | 3,759,587 | |
Westpac Banking Corporation | | 3.133% | | 11/18/41 | | | 3,479,000 | | | | 2,370,529 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 100,283,483 | |
Health Care — 2.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 144A | | 5.250% | | 05/15/30 | | | 2,785,000 | | | | 2,278,515 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 144A | | 10.875% | | 01/15/32 | | | 225,000 | | | | 230,173 | |
Flex Ltd. | | 6.000% | | 01/15/28 | | | 4,735,000 | | | | 4,744,805 | |
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc., 144A | | 3.000% | | 12/01/31 | | | 4,125,000 | | | | 3,246,512 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
CORPORATE BONDS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Health Care — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mylan, Inc. | | 5.200% | | 04/15/48 | | $ | 2,650,000 | | | $ | 2,091,296 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12,591,301 | |
Industrials — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Regal Rexnord Corporation, 144A | | 6.300% | | 02/15/30 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,062,475 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Materials — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Celanese US Holdings, LLC | | 6.350% | | 11/15/28 | | | 5,200,000 | | | | 5,282,219 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. | | 4.625% | | 08/01/29 | | | 3,775,000 | | | | 2,825,814 | |
Simon Property Group, L.P. | | 5.500% | | 03/08/33 | | | 3,490,000 | | | | 3,447,850 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6,273,664 | |
Technology — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dell International, LLC / EMC Corporation | | 8.350% | | 07/15/46 | | | 1,314,000 | | | | 1,628,139 | |
NatWest Group plc (a) | | 6.475% | | 06/01/34 | | | 740,000 | | | | 742,924 | |
Oracle Corporation | | 6.900% | | 11/09/52 | | | 2,075,000 | | | | 2,249,534 | |
TIBCO Software, Inc., 144A | | 6.500% | | 03/31/29 | | | 3,675,000 | | | | 3,482,899 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8,103,496 | |
Utilities — 2.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. | | 5.000% | | 07/15/32 | | | 5,092,000 | | | | 4,897,445 | |
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. | | 5.050% | | 05/15/52 | | | 4,166,000 | | | | 3,573,968 | |
Southern Company, Series 2023E | | 5.700% | | 03/15/34 | | | 2,770,000 | | | | 2,762,978 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11,234,391 | |
Total Corporate Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $195,622,630) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 194,394,089 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
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Communications — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 37,835 | | | $ | 2,428,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Retail - Discretionary — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | | 29,993 | | | | 6,838,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Staples — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 112,420 | | | | 6,672,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Producers — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Chevron Corporation | | | 16,721 | | | | 2,696,595 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P. | | | 721,790 | | | | 11,353,757 | |
Hess Corporation | | | 17,275 | | | | 2,720,640 | |
| | | | | | | 16,770,992 | |
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 101,545 | | | | 4,821,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials — 7.1% | | | | | | | | |
Asset Management — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Charles Schwab Corporation (The) | | | 80,537 | | | | 5,955,711 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banking — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company | | | 50,989 | | | | 9,776,631 | |
Wells Fargo & Company | | | 76,666 | | | | 4,547,827 | |
| | | | | | | 14,324,458 | |
Institutional Financial Services — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 17,344 | | | | 7,400,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 54,338 | | | | 4,092,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Finance — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 30,026 | | | | 3,805,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care — 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Biotech & Pharma — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 27,090 | | | | 7,421,035 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | | | 75,796 | | | | 3,330,476 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 76,052 | | | | 4,958,590 | |
| | | | | | | 15,710,101 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
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Health Care — continued | | | | | | | | |
Medical Equipment & Devices — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Company | | | 16,049 | | | $ | 3,765,095 | |
Medtronic plc | | | 49,627 | | | | 3,982,071 | |
| | | | | | | 7,747,166 | |
Industrials — 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corporation | | | 14,060 | | | | 4,036,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Industrials — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 28,610 | | | | 5,514,005 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 10,777 | | | | 2,485,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Deere & Company | | | 11,279 | | | | 4,414,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation & Logistics — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corporation | | | 20,251 | | | | 5,301,307 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Glencore plc - ADR | | | 388,427 | | | | 4,534,885 | |
Newmont Corporation | | | 86,418 | | | | 3,512,028 | |
| | | | | | | 8,046,913 | |
Real Estate — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 47,923 | | | | 4,494,219 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 76,883 | | | | 3,116,068 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 89,288 | | | | 2,549,172 | |
| | | | | | | 10,159,459 | |
Technology — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
ASML Holding N.V. - ADR | | | 7,369 | | | | 6,429,232 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 27,623 | | | | 3,120,294 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. - ADR | | | 55,215 | | | | 7,583,228 | |
| | | | | | | 17,132,754 | |
Software — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 25,306 | | | | 9,852,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 32,521 | | | | 5,539,302 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 78,125 | | | | 3,670,313 | |
| | | | | | | 9,209,615 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Technology — continued | | | | | | | | |
Technology Services — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corporation | | | 49,027 | | | $ | 8,148,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Alliant Energy Corporation | | | 53,397 | | | | 2,659,171 | |
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. | | | 143,277 | | | | 4,023,218 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 65,547 | | | | 5,416,804 | |
| | | | | | | 12,099,193 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $155,814,851) | | | | | | $ | 192,967,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (c) | | | 113,097 | | | $ | 6,325,515 | |
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | | | 152,337 | | | | 7,927,618 | |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $12,749,848) | | | | | | $ | 14,253,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Materials — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corporation, 3.63%, 09/01/2025 | | | 41,387 | | | $ | 2,270,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc., 3.46%, 03/01/2027 | | | 60,300 | | | | 2,457,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,960,819) | | | | | | $ | 4,728,130 | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.3% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (d) (Cost $1,456,663) | | | 1,456,663 | | | $ | 1,456,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 99.2% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $459,919,469) | | | | | | $ | 496,620,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.8% | | | | | | | 3,802,432 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 500,423,259 | |
144A - Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of such securities is $64,844,976 as of April 30, 2024, representing 13.0% of net assets.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
H15T1Y - U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for U.S. Treasury note with a constant maturity of 1 year.
N.V. - Naamloze Vennootschap
plc - Public Limited Company
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
S.A.B. de C.V. - Societe Anonima Bursatil de Capital Variable
S.p.A. - Societa per azioni
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TSFR - CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
| (a) | Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of April 30, 2024. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread. |
| (b) | Security has a perpetual maturity date. |
| (c) | Non-income producing security. |
| (d) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 4.6% |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 4.500% | | 11/15/33 | | $ | 235,000 | | | $ | 231,475 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 4.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.250% | | 02/15/52 | | | 475,000 | | | | 289,360 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.000% | | 08/15/52 | | | 1,401,000 | | | | 1,010,636 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.750% | | 11/15/53 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,788,750 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.250% | | 02/15/54 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,006,156 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,094,902 | |
Total U.S. Government & Agencies | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,685,708) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,326,377 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 2.0% | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD8275 | | 4.500% | | 12/01/52 | | $ | 515,184 | | | $ | 475,391 | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD8288 | | 5.000% | | 01/01/53 | | | 504,625 | | | | 478,409 | |
FHLMC, Pool #SD2605 | | 5.500% | | 04/01/53 | | | 504,643 | | | | 490,962 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,444,762 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FNMA, Pool #FS3394 | | 4.000% | | 10/01/52 | | | 547,750 | | | | 491,181 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $2,018,991) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,935,943 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Office Properties, L.P., 144A (Cost $1,000,000) | | 5.250% | | 09/15/28 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 1,028,500 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Communications — 8.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AMC Networks, Inc., 144A | | 10.250% | | 01/15/29 | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 499,900 | |
América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V., 144A | | 5.375% | | 04/04/32 | | | 360,000 | | | | 328,972 | |
Charter Communications Operating, LLC | | 6.384% | | 10/23/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 944,986 | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 144A | | 9.000% | | 09/15/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,028,554 | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 144A | | 7.000% | | 06/15/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 493,599 | |
Connect Finco SARL / U.S. Finco, LLC, 144A | | 6.750% | | 10/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 968,574 | |
CSC Holdings, LLC, 144A | | 11.250% | | 05/15/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 885,015 | |
DIRECTV Financing, LLC, 144A | | 8.875% | | 02/01/30 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,021,354 | |
Entercom Media Corporation, 144A | | 0.000% | | 05/01/27 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 102,680 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 144A | | 10.500% | | 05/15/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 993,571 | |
Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC, 144A | | 4.875% | | 06/01/27 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 675,457 | |
Vodafone Group plc | | 4.875% | | 06/19/49 | | | 500,000 | | | | 423,443 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8,366,105 | |
Consumer Discretionary — 5.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | 4.550% | | 02/15/48 | | | 790,000 | | | | 617,299 | |
Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC | | 7.450% | | 07/16/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,059,590 | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd., 144A | | 7.875% | | 08/15/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,004,878 | |
Odeon Finco plc, 144A | | 12.750% | | 11/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,030,309 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 144A | | 9.250% | | 01/15/29 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,142,460 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,854,536 | |
Consumer Staples — 1.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BAT Capital Corporation | | 7.750% | | 10/19/32 | | | 552,000 | | | | 612,443 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation | | 6.250% | | 07/01/33 | | | 620,000 | | | | 616,616 | |
US Foods, Inc., 144A | | 6.875% | | 09/15/28 | | | 531,000 | | | | 535,490 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,764,549 | |
Energy — 8.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | 5.900% | | 04/18/64 | | | 460,000 | | | | 439,274 | |
Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC, 144A | | 9.875% | | 07/15/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,105,954 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P. (H15T5Y + 531) (a)(b) | | 7.125% | | 05/15/65 | | | 825,000 | | | | 792,719 | |
Global Partners, L.P. / GLP Finance Corporation, 144A | | 8.250% | | 01/15/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 513,450 | |
International Petroleum Corporation | | 7.250% | | 02/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 974,297 | |
Martin Midstream Partners, L.P., 144A | | 11.500% | | 02/15/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,068,960 | |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 144A | | 8.125% | | 03/01/28 | | | 550,000 | | | | 558,146 | |
Sempra Energy | | 5.500% | | 08/01/33 | | | 785,000 | | | | 762,651 | |
Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC, 144A | | 9.000% | | 10/15/26 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,276,208 | |
TransCanada Trust | | 5.600% | | 03/07/82 | | | 478,000 | | | | 418,069 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7,909,728 | |
Financials — 13.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 144A | | 5.250% | | 08/11/25 | | | 435,000 | | | | 429,480 | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | 6.992% | | 06/13/29 | | | 590,000 | | | | 602,367 | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | 7.000% | | 01/15/27 | | | 735,000 | | | | 748,029 | |
Bank of America Corporation, Series N (TSFR3M + 157) (a) | | 4.271% | | 07/23/29 | | | 605,000 | | | | 573,652 | |
Barclays plc | | 7.385% | | 11/02/28 | | | 515,000 | | | | 537,942 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund | | 7.050% | | 09/29/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,009,373 | |
Capital One Financial Corporation (SOFR + 307) (a) | | 7.624% | | 10/30/31 | | | 510,000 | | | | 548,586 | |
Five Corners Funding Trust IV, 144A | | 5.997% | | 02/15/53 | | | 570,000 | | | | 570,017 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
CORPORATE BONDS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Financials — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hercules Capital, Inc. | | 2.625% | | 09/16/26 | | $ | 422,000 | | | $ | 381,963 | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | 6.547% | | 06/20/34 | | | 665,000 | | | | 672,935 | |
HSBC Holdings plc (b) | | 8.000% | | 12/31/49 | | | 615,000 | | | | 634,755 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 144A | | 7.778% | | 06/20/54 | | | 360,000 | | | | 369,070 | |
Jackson Financial, Inc. | | 4.000% | | 11/23/51 | | | 500,000 | | | | 330,987 | |
Morgan Stanley, Series F (SOFR + 262) (a) | | 5.942% | | 02/07/39 | | | 450,000 | | | | 433,054 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 144A | | 6.429% | | 01/12/33 | | | 485,000 | | | | 497,341 | |
NatWest Group plc (a) | | 6.475% | | 06/01/34 | | | 210,000 | | | | 210,830 | |
Owl Rock Capital Corporation | | 3.400% | | 07/15/26 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,171,802 | |
Penske Truck Leasing Company, 144A | | 4.400% | | 07/01/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 480,591 | |
Prospect Capital Corporation | | 3.364% | | 11/15/26 | | | 710,000 | | | | 648,376 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | 5.750% | | 06/05/33 | | | 900,000 | | | | 877,786 | |
State Street Corporation (a)(b) | | 6.700% | | 12/31/49 | | | 475,000 | | | | 475,305 | |
Westpac Banking Corporation | | 3.133% | | 11/18/41 | | | 850,000 | | | | 579,175 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12,783,416 | |
Health Care — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Community Health Systems, Inc., 144A | | 5.250% | | 05/15/30 | | | 600,000 | | | | 490,883 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc., 144A | | 10.875% | | 01/15/32 | | | 105,000 | | | | 107,414 | |
Flex Ltd. | | 6.000% | | 01/15/28 | | | 745,000 | | | | 746,543 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,344,840 | |
Industrials — 10.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2021-1B | | 3.950% | | 07/11/30 | | | 514,675 | | | | 464,829 | |
BLH Escrow 1, LLC, 144A | | 11.000% | | 01/31/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 989,748 | |
Boeing Company (The) | | 5.805% | | 05/01/50 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 884,363 | |
GEO Group, Inc., 144A | | 8.625% | | 04/15/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,014,285 | |
GEO Group, Inc., 144A | | 10.250% | | 04/15/31 | | | 667,000 | | | | 688,630 | |
Macquarie AirFinance Holdings Ltd., 144A | | 8.375% | | 05/01/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,050,239 | |
Manitowoc Company, Inc., 144A | | 9.000% | | 04/01/26 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,128,218 | |
Rand Parent, LLC, 144A | | 8.500% | | 02/15/30 | | | 500,000 | | | | 497,403 | |
Regal Rexnord Corporation, 144A | | 6.300% | | 02/15/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,004,090 | |
Sotheby’s, 144A | | 7.375% | | 10/15/27 | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,141,810 | |
XPO, Inc., 144A | | 6.250% | | 06/01/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 996,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9,859,820 | |
Materials — 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 144A | | 7.000% | | 03/15/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 488,826 | |
Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 144A | | 7.625% | | 01/15/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 885,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,373,826 | |
Real Estate — 7.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | | 4.300% | | 04/15/52 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 745,738 | |
Brixmor Operating Partnership, L.P. | | 4.050% | | 07/01/30 | | | 475,000 | | | | 430,020 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 144A | | 5.000% | | 07/15/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 471,228 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 144A | | 7.000% | | 02/15/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,005,708 | |
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. | | 4.625% | | 08/01/29 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 935,700 | |
New Residential Investment Corporation, 144A | | 6.250% | | 10/15/25 | | | 432,000 | | | | 428,152 | |
New Residential Investment Corporation, 144A | | 8.000% | | 04/01/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 979,467 | |
Service Properties Trust | | 7.500% | | 09/15/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,008,051 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
CORPORATE BONDS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Real Estate — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
VICI Properties, L.P. | | 5.125% | | 05/15/32 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 929,283 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6,933,347 | |
Technology — 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dell International, LLC / EMC Corporation | | 8.350% | | 07/15/46 | | | 342,000 | | | | 423,762 | |
Oracle Corporation | | 6.900% | | 11/09/52 | | | 320,000 | | | | 346,916 | |
Sabre Global, Inc., 144A | | 11.250% | | 12/15/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 934,434 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,705,112 | |
Utilities — 2.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Altice France S.A., 144A | | 8.125% | | 02/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 752,862 | |
Consolidated Edison Company, Inc. | | 3.850% | | 06/15/46 | | | 750,000 | | | | 559,188 | |
Talen Energy Supply, LLC, 144A | | 8.625% | | 06/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,057,864 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,369,914 | |
Total Corporate Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $62,106,066) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 59,265,193 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of South Africa Government Bonds (Cost $695,000) | | 5.875% | | 04/20/32 | | $ | 695,000 | | | $ | 617,890 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Communications — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,628 | | | $ | 489,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Retail - Discretionary — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | | 4,276 | | | | 974,885 | |
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | | | 8,365 | | | | 787,063 | |
| | | | | | | 1,761,948 | |
Consumer Staples — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Staples — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 18,693 | | | | 1,109,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco & Cannabis — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 13,276 | | | | 581,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Producers — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Chevron Corporation | | | 2,159 | | | | 348,182 | |
Devon Energy Corporation | | | 8,431 | | | | 431,498 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P. | | | 37,418 | | | | 588,585 | |
Hess Corporation | | | 2,230 | | | | 351,203 | |
| | | | | | | 1,719,468 | |
Financials — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Asset Management — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Blackstone, Inc. | | | 4,158 | | | | 484,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banking — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. - ADR | | | 47,792 | | | | 541,005 | |
Truist Financial Corporation | | | 15,455 | | | | 580,335 | |
Wells Fargo & Company | | | 9,877 | | | | 585,904 | |
| | | | | | | 1,707,244 | |
Institutional Financial Services — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,743 | | | | 1,170,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Finance — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 3,867 | | | | 490,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Biotech & Pharma — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 3,429 | | | | 939,340 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | | | 12,357 | | | | 542,967 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 10,135 | | | | 660,802 | |
| | | | | | | 2,143,109 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Industrials — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corporation | | | 2,593 | | | $ | 744,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation & Logistics — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corporation | | | 2,264 | | | | 592,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Glencore plc - ADR | | | 34,822 | | | | 406,547 | |
Newmont Corporation | | | 11,690 | | | | 475,082 | |
| | | | | | | 881,629 | |
Real Estate — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 4,830 | | | | 452,958 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 14,963 | | | | 606,450 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 33,797 | | | | 565,424 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 23,144 | | | | 660,761 | |
| | | | | | | 2,285,593 | |
Technology — 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | | 849 | | | | 740,727 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. - ADR | | | 4,569 | | | | 627,506 | |
| | | | | | | 1,368,233 | |
Software — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 2,382 | | | | 927,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 5,356 | | | | 912,288 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 15,226 | | | | 715,317 | |
| | | | | | | 1,627,605 | |
Technology Services — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corporation | | | 5,593 | | | | 929,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Alliant Energy Corporation | | | 9,952 | | | | 495,610 | |
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. | | | 22,106 | | | | 620,736 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 6,150 | | | | 508,236 | |
| | | | | | | 1,624,582 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $19,515,714) | | | | | | $ | 22,639,457 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 2.3% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (c) | | | 14,321 | | | $ | 800,974 | |
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | | | 26,353 | | | | 1,371,410 | |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,969,094) | | | | | | $ | 2,172,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Materials — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corporation, 3.63%,03/01/2027 (c) | | | 7,715 | | | $ | 423,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
REITs — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Vinebrook Homes Trust, Inc., 9.50% - Series B (c) | | | 20,000 | | | | 500,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $890,996) | | | | | | $ | 923,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (d) (Cost $1,101,188) | | | 1,101,188 | | | $ | 1,101,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 99.9% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $93,982,757) | | | | | | $ | 94,010,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | 63,879 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 94,074,133 | |
144A - Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of such securities is $34,720,996 as of April 30, 2024, representing 36.9% of net assets.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
H15T1Y - U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for U.S. Treasury note with a constant maturity of 1 year.
N.V. - Naamloze Vennootschap
plc - Public Limited Company
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
S.A. - Societe Anonyme
S.A.B. de C.V. - Societe Anonima Bursatil de Capital Variable
S.p.A.- Societa per azioni
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TSFR - CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
| (a) | Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of April 30, 2024. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread. |
| (b) | Security has a perpetual maturity date. |
| (c) | Non-income producing security. |
| (d) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 77.0% |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Communications — 1.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liberty Broadband Corporation, 144A | | 3.125% | | 03/31/53 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | | 928,900 | |
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One, 144A | | 2.250% | | 08/15/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,037,583 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,966,483 | |
Consumer Discretionary — 7.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Etsy, Inc. | | 0.125% | | 10/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,049,500 | |
Ford Motor Company | | 0.000% | | 03/15/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,991,000 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. * | | 3.125% | | 01/15/29 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,166,800 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | 6.000% | | 08/15/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 2,850,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8,057,300 | |
Consumer Staples — 3.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MGP Ingredients, Inc. | | 1.875% | | 11/15/41 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,061,015 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. | | 2.500% | | 08/15/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,237,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,298,015 | |
Energy — 5.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CMS Energy Corporation, 144A * | | 3.375% | | 05/01/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,956,000 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. | | 0.000% | | 03/01/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 828,464 | |
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | | 3.625% | | 04/15/29 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 3,576,570 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6,361,034 | |
Financials — 3.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 144A | | 4.250% | | 04/15/26 | | | 250,000 | | | | 240,374 | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust * | | 5.500% | | 11/01/24 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,462,500 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | | 5.625% | | 07/15/24 | | | 597,000 | | | | 594,611 | |
RWT Holdings, Inc. | | 5.750% | | 10/01/25 | | | 500,000 | | | | 479,979 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,777,464 | |
Health Care — 13.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | 1.000% | | 09/15/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 917,800 | |
CONMED Corporation, 144A | | 2.250% | | 06/15/27 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,320,450 | |
Dexcom, Inc., 144A | | 0.375% | | 05/15/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,027,926 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — continued |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Health Care — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exact Sciences Corporation | | 0.375% | | 03/01/28 | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,734,000 | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | | 1.000% | | 08/15/28 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,116,125 | |
Jazz Investments I Ltd. | | 2.000% | | 06/15/26 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,406,250 | |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc., 144A * | | 2.625% | | 12/15/27 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,818,876 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., 144A | | 3.000% | | 02/01/29 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,145,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15,486,427 | |
Industrials — 10.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., 144A | | 2.500% | | 09/15/28 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,483,350 | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc. * | | 0.500% | | 12/15/27 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 3,638,750 | |
Fluor Corporation, 144A | | 1.125% | | 08/15/29 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,175,000 | |
Lyft, Inc., 144A | | 0.625% | | 03/01/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,027,641 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc., 144A * | | 2.250% | | 08/15/28 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,695,450 | |
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. | | 1.500% | | 09/01/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,931,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11,951,191 | |
Materials — 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MP Materials Corporation, 144A | | 0.250% | | 04/01/26 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,647,946 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation | | 3.250% | | 12/15/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,825,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Technology — 25.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. | | 0.375% | | 09/01/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,029,000 | |
Bentley Systems, Inc. | | 0.125% | | 01/15/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,022,000 | |
Digital Ocean Holdings, Inc. | | 0.000% | | 12/01/26 | | | 500,000 | | | | 417,232 | |
Dropbox, Inc. | | 0.000% | | 03/01/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,821,369 | |
Envestnet, Inc., 144A | | 2.625% | | 12/01/27 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,668,750 | |
Five9, Inc., 144A | | 1.000% | | 03/15/29 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,482,000 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | 3.500% | | 06/01/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,709,400 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. * | | 0.500% | | 12/15/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,750,942 | |
MongoDB, Inc. | | 0.250% | | 01/15/26 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 3,371,003 | |
ON Semiconductor Corporation | | 0.500% | | 03/01/29 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,412,500 | |
Pegasystems, Inc. | | 0.750% | | 03/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 954,500 | |
Progress Software Corporation | | 1.000% | | 04/15/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,005,000 | |
Rapid7, Inc., 144A | | 1.250% | | 03/15/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 966,800 | |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. | | 0.500% | | 08/01/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,774,200 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., 144A | | 2.250% | | 09/15/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 957,000 | |
Workiva, Inc., 144A | | 1.250% | | 08/15/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 894,000 | |
Ziff Davis, Inc. | | 1.750% | | 11/01/26 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,356,563 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 29,592,259 | |
Utilities — 2.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | 2.500% | | 07/15/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 944,500 | |
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 144A | | 2.875% | | 03/15/28 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,421,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,365,750 | |
Total Convertible Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $86,240,694) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 88,328,869 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
| | Coupon | | Maturity | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Communications — 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Connect Finco SARL / U.S. Finco, LLC, 144A | | 6.750% | | 10/01/26 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 968,574 | |
Expedia Group, Inc. | | 0.000% | | 02/15/26 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,377,802 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,346,376 | |
Consumer Discretionary — 3.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC * | | 6.950% | | 03/06/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,013,120 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., 144A | | 3.750% | | 07/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,883,009 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 144A | | 9.250% | | 01/15/29 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,142,460 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,038,589 | |
Consumer Staples — 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vector Group Ltd., 144A * | | 5.750% | | 02/01/29 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,459,132 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financials — 7.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 144A | | 5.250% | | 08/11/25 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,184,772 | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | 7.000% | | 01/15/27 | | | 1,735,000 | | | | 1,765,755 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund | | 7.050% | | 09/29/25 | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 1,100,217 | |
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation | | 5.250% | | 03/03/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 977,562 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (Yield of U.S. T-Note with a constant maturity of 1 year + 170) (a) | | 4.788% | | 07/18/25 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,096,866 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 144A | | 3.750% | | 12/31/24 | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,357,349 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8,482,521 | |
Industrials — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2-A | | 4.000% | | 10/29/24 | | | 477,862 | | | | 473,405 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Materials — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Celanese US Holdings, LLC | | 6.350% | | 11/15/28 | | | 915,000 | | | | 929,467 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 144A | | 5.000% | | 07/15/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 942,455 | |
Service Properties Trust | | 7.500% | | 09/15/25 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,520,128 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,462,583 | |
Technology — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TIBCO Software, Inc., 144A | | 6.500% | | 03/31/29 | | | 825,000 | | | | 781,875 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Corporate Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $21,703,040) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 21,973,948 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.1% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (b) (Cost $4,757,620) | | | 4,757,620 | | | $ | 4,757,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 100.2% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $112,701,354) | | | | | | $ | 115,060,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2%) | | | | | | | (271,111 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 114,789,326 | |
144A - Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of such securities is $40,613,922 as of April 30, 2024, representing 35.4% of net assets.
| * | All or a part of this security has been pledged as collateral for derivative instruments held by the Fund. |
| (a) | Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of April 30, 2024. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
A list of open OTC swap agreements as of April 30, 2024, is as follows:
Total Return Swap Agreements |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net Unrealized | |
Number of | | | | | Notional | | | | | Termination | | | | Appreciation / | |
Shares | | | Reference Entity | | Amount | | | Interest Rate Receivable (a) | | Date | | Counterparty | | (Depreciation) | |
Short Positions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (5,500 | ) | | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | | $ | (521,675 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | $ | (4,437 | ) |
| (8,300 | ) | | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | | | (848,426 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 12,347 | |
| (1,500 | ) | | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | (221,550 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 6,053 | |
| (9,400 | ) | | Axon Enterprise, Inc. | | | (2,843,380 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (99,527 | ) |
| (10,800 | ) | | Bentley Systems, Inc. | | | (513,540 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (52,791 | ) |
| (500 | ) | | Charter Communications, Inc. | | | (128,450 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 728 | |
| (10,200 | ) | | CMS Energy Corporation | | | (594,648 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (22,425 | ) |
| (1,900 | ) | | CONMED Corporation | | | (142,937 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 14,051 | |
| (7,400 | ) | | DexCom, Inc. | | | (995,744 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 54,983 | |
| (30,000 | ) | | Dropbox, Inc. | | | (687,600 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (5,871 | ) |
| (1,800 | ) | | Enphase Energy, Inc. | | | (202,446 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 7,069 | |
| (22,250 | ) | | Envestnet, Inc. | | | (1,265,141 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (113,471 | ) |
| (6,500 | ) | | Etsy, Inc. | | | (296,972 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (11,771 | ) |
| (8,300 | ) | | Exact Sciences Corporation | | | (542,405 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 50,849 | |
| (2,100 | ) | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | (272,291 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (2,011 | ) |
| (11,300 | ) | | Five9, Inc. | | | (641,953 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (7,347 | ) |
| (23,500 | ) | | Fluor Corporation | | | (948,930 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 3,009 | |
| (67,800 | ) | | Ford Motor Company | | | (836,051 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 14,122 | |
| (24,100 | ) | | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | | | (932,996 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 16,589 | |
| (17,100 | ) | | InterDigital, Inc. | | | (1,648,782 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (36,314 | ) |
| (5,600 | ) | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc | | | (621,096 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 2,097 | |
| (18,800 | ) | | Lantheus Holdings, Inc. | | | (1,132,700 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (116,062 | ) |
| (6,300 | ) | | Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One | | | (427,770 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (12,214 | ) |
| (11,300 | ) | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | | | (1,127,401 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 124,897 | |
| (5,562 | ) | | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | | | (232,547 | ) | | 4.75% OBFR 5.32% minus 57bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (10,416 | ) |
| (35,600 | ) | | Lyft, Inc. | | | (617,660 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 60,876 | |
| (2,700 | ) | | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation | | | (263,898 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 4,987 | |
| (16,100 | ) | | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. | | | (1,158,556 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (32,214 | ) |
| (11,100 | ) | | MGP Ingredients, Inc. | | | (867,243 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (1,765 | ) |
| (7,900 | ) | | MongoDB, Inc. | | | (2,742,643 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (136,977 | ) |
| (56,100 | ) | | Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | | | (2,375,835 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 92,354 | |
| (12,200 | ) | | ON Semiconductor Corporation | | | (800,808 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (53,596 | ) |
| (6,000 | ) | | Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | (365,820 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (16,453 | ) |
| (13,800 | ) | | Post Holdings, Inc. | | | (1,394,076 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (68,099 | ) |
| (15,700 | ) | | PPL Corporation | | | (418,293 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (12,021 | ) |
| (15,769 | ) | | Progress Software Corporation | | | (789,396 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 5,446 | |
| (10,700 | ) | | Rapid7, Inc. | | | (489,525 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 11,111 | |
| (18,000 | ) | | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | (2,289,060 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (219,855 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Total Return Swap Agreements - continued |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net Unrealized | |
Number of | | | | | Notional | | | | | Termination | | | | Appreciation / | |
Shares | | | Reference Entity | | Amount | | | Interest Rate Receivable (a) | | Date | | Counterparty | | (Depreciation) | |
| (6,300 | ) | | Shift4 Payments, Inc. | | $ | (390,096 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | $ | 26,332 | |
| (4,800 | ) | | Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | (923,364 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (9,772 | ) |
| (17,600 | ) | | Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | (376,992 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (29,543 | ) |
| (4,400 | ) | | Workiva, Inc. | | | (344,036 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (2,019 | ) |
| (2,800 | ) | | Ziff Davis, Inc. | | | (148,652 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | 8,632 | |
| (22,300 | ) | | ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. | | | (435,742 | ) | | 4.97% OBFR 5.32% minus 35bp | | 05/17/2024 | | BNP Paribas | | | (31,493 | ) |
Total Short Positions | | | | | | | | | | (591,932 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total swap agreements at value (assets) | | $ | 516,532 | |
| | | | Total swap agreements at value (liabilities) | | | (1,108,464 | ) |
| | | | Net swap agreements at value | | $ | (591,932 | ) |
OBFR - Overnight Bank Funding Rate
OTC - Over the Counter
| (a) | Payment frequency is monthly. |
The average monthly notional value for Swap Agreements - appreciation during the six months ended April 30, 2024 was $0.
The average monthly notional value for Swap Agreements - depreciation during the six months ended April 30, 2024 was $(37,242,614).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
COMMON STOCKS — 96.1% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Australia — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
GPT Group (The) | | | 75,000 | | | $ | 201,692 | |
Scentre Group | | | 100,000 | | | | 202,490 | |
| | | | | | | 404,182 | |
Canada — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 58,559 | | | | 527,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
France — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Gecina S.A. | | | 5,219 | | | | 533,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Germany — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Vonovia SE | | | 8,230 | | | | 237,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hong Kong — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Link REIT | | | 52,775 | | | | 226,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Japan — 12.4% | | | | | | | | |
Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd. | | | 40,000 | | | | 733,002 | |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd. | | | 19,011 | | | | 657,868 | |
Tokyo Tatemono Company Ltd. | | | 37,076 | | | | 616,956 | |
| | | | | | | 2,007,826 | |
Singapore — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
CapitaLand Investment Ltd. (a) | | | 83,198 | | | | 160,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Spain — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi S.A. | | | 62,587 | | | | 366,143 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Sweden — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Hufvudstaden AB - Class A | | | 22,728 | | | $ | 264,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Switzerland — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Swiss Prime Site AG | | | 5,500 | | | | 507,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United Kingdom — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Great Portland Estates plc | | | 110,000 | | | | 535,903 | |
Segro plc | | | 19,474 | | | | 204,845 | |
| | | | | | | 740,748 | |
United States — 59.2% | | | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | | 579,350 | |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | | | 38,414 | | | | 566,991 | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 21,436 | | | | 513,821 | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 5,156 | | | | 483,530 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 5,750 | | | | 797,985 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 639,999 | |
Equity Residential | | | 8,927 | | | | 574,899 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 5,500 | | | | 572,935 | |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 13,400 | | | | 572,582 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 33,198 | | | | 626,446 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 40,000 | | | | 232,000 | |
Kimco Realty Corporation | | | 27,469 | | | | 511,747 | |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | | | 2,638 | | | | 178,777 | |
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. | | | 19,500 | | | | 637,650 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 5,200 | | | | 530,660 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 10,052 | | | | 430,326 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 19,400 | | | | 553,870 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 6,000 | | | | 571,680 | |
| | | | | | | 9,575,248 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $15,278,137) | | | | | | $ | 15,551,737 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.9% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (b) (Cost $141,570) | | | 141,570 | | | $ | 141,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 97.0% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $15,419,707) | | | | | | $ | 15,693,307 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.0% | | | | | | | 485,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 16,179,303 | |
AB - Aktiebolag
AG - Aktiengesellschaft
plc - Public Limited Company
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
S.A. - Societe Anonyme
SE - Societe Europaea
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
COMMON STOCKS — 26.5% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Leisure Facilities & Services — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | | | 35,000 | | | $ | 2,371,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 25.6% | | | | | | | | |
Data Centers — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 40,000 | | | | 5,551,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Healthcare — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 135,000 | | | | 5,977,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 150,000 | | | | 6,409,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 250,000 | | | | 5,492,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 250,000 | | | | 5,992,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Residential — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 30,000 | | | | 5,687,100 | |
Centerspace | | | 90,000 | | | | 6,052,500 | |
| | | | | | | 11,739,600 | |
Retail — 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 70,000 | | | | 7,291,900 | |
Realty Income Corporation | | | 100,000 | | | | 5,354,000 | |
| | | | | | | 12,645,900 | |
COMMON STOCKS — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — continued | | | | | | | | |
Shopping Centers — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. | | | 120,000 | | | $ | 3,924,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialized — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 500,000 | | | | 7,930,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $64,882,421) | | | | | | $ | 68,034,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS* — 70.4% | | | | | | | | |
Financials — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Banking — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp, 5.63% - Series F | | | 125,000 | | | $ | 2,361,250 | |
Associated Banc-Corp, 5.88% - Series E | | | 62,206 | | | | 1,244,120 | |
| | | | | | | 3,605,370 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 69.0% | | | | | | | | |
Apartments — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Vinebrook Homes Trust, Inc., 9.50% - Series B (a) | | | 180,000 | | | | 4,500,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Data Centers — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc., 7.13% - Series H | | | 240,000 | | | | 5,371,200 | |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc., 7.13% - Series J | | | 28,283 | | | | 642,024 | |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc., 7.15% - Series I | | | 182,664 | | | | 4,084,367 | |
| | | | | | | 10,097,591 | |
Diversified — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., 6.75% - Series A | | | 320,000 | | | | 7,040,000 | |
CTO Realty Growth, Inc., 6.38% - Series A | | | 447,333 | | | | 9,810,013 | |
| | | | | | | 16,850,013 | |
Healthcare — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Global Medical REIT, Inc., 7.50% - Series A | | | 311,134 | | | | 7,532,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels — 18.6% | | | | | | | | |
Chatham Lodging Trust, 6.63% - Series A | | | 190,000 | | | | 3,874,100 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Company, 8.25% - Series A | | | 66,410 | | | | 1,685,486 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 5.70% - Series H | | | 489,548 | | | | 8,723,745 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.30% - Series F | | | 242,066 | | | | 4,829,217 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
PREFERRED STOCKS* — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — continued | | | | | | | | |
Hotels — continued | | | | | | | | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.38% - Series E | | | 98,002 | | | $ | 1,991,400 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.38% - Series G | | | 250,000 | | | | 4,967,500 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust, 7.80% - Series A | | | 375,000 | | | | 9,270,000 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., 5.88% - Series F | | | 158,938 | | | | 3,169,224 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., 6.25% - Series E | | | 283,000 | | | | 5,911,870 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., 6.13% - Series H | | | 166,508 | | | | 3,413,414 | |
| | | | | | | 47,835,956 | |
Industrial — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
LXP Industrial Trust, 6.50% - Series C | | | 190,000 | | | | 8,521,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Manufactured Homes — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
UMH Properties, Inc., 6.38% - Series D | | | 111,895 | | | | 2,439,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mortgage — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., 6.50% - Series A | | | 399,043 | | | | 7,318,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., 4.75% - Series C | | | 245,493 | | | | 3,486,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Residential — 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent, 5.88% - Series G | | | 345,000 | | | | 7,552,050 | |
American Homes 4 Rent, 6.25% - Series H | | | 33,576 | | | | 764,861 | |
Centerspace, 6.63% - Series C | | | 180,400 | | | | 4,201,534 | |
| | | | | | | 12,518,445 | |
Retail — 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Realty Income Corporation, 6.00% - Series A | | | 130,000 | | | | 3,069,300 | |
Regency Centers Corporation, 5.88% - Series B | | | 129,311 | | | | 2,776,307 | |
Regency Centers Corporation, 6.25% - Series A | | | 298,864 | | | | 6,727,429 | |
| | | | | | | 12,573,036 | |
Shopping Centers — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Kimco Realty Corporation, 7.25% - Series D | | | 180,000 | | | | 9,932,400 | |
Saul Centers, Inc., 6.00% - Series E | | | 125,000 | | | | 2,525,000 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS* — continued |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — continued | | | | | | | | |
Shopping Centers — continued | | | | | | | | |
Saul Centers, Inc., 6.13% - Series D | | | 381,000 | | | $ | 7,768,590 | |
SITE Centers Corporation, 6.38% - Series A | | | 25,000 | | | | 542,250 | |
| | | | | | | 20,768,240 | |
Specialized — 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
EPR Properties, 5.75% - Series C | | | 31,000 | | | | 584,970 | |
EPR Properties, 5.75% - Series G | | | 107,775 | | | | 2,032,636 | |
EPR Properties, 9.00% - Series E | | | 280,000 | | | | 7,554,400 | |
IQHQ, Inc. (a) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,750,000 | |
| | | | | | | 14,922,006 | |
Storage — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust, 6.00% - Series A | | | 370,000 | | | | 8,047,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $180,718,471) | | | | | | $ | 181,015,879 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (b) (Cost $7,827,947) | | | 7,827,947 | | | $ | 7,827,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 99.9% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $253,428,839) | | | | | | $ | 256,878,776 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | 173,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 257,052,336 | |
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
| * | Securities listed have a perpetual maturity. |
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD BROADMARK TACTICAL GROWTH FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 47.6% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | | | 346,429 | | | $ | 55,844,355 | |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | 63,577 | | | | 31,914,382 | |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $85,956,811) | | | | | | $ | 87,758,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 52.3% | | | | | | | | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (a) (Cost $96,565,840) | | | 96,565,840 | | | $ | 96,565,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 99.9% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $182,522,651) | | | | | | $ | 184,324,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | 118,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 184,443,387 | |
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund
S&P - Standard & Poor
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD BROADMARK TACTICAL PLUS FUND |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 99.5% |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 5.25% (a) (Cost $71,017,230) | | | 71,017,230 | | | $ | 71,017,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value — 99.5% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $71,069,562) | | | | | | $ | 71,017,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.5% | | | | | | | 364,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 71,381,905 | |
S&P - Standard & Poor
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2024. |
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS |
| | | | | | | | | Value/ | |
| | | | Expiration | | Notional | | | Unrealized | |
| | Contracts | | Date | | Value | | | Depreciation | |
Index Futures | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E-Mini S&P 500® Futures | | 35 | | 6/21/2024 | | $ | 8,867,250 | | | $ | (110,350 | ) |
The average monthly notional value of futures contracts during the six months ended April 30, 2024 was $3,051,531.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
|
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
|
| | | | | | | | Westwood | | | Westwood | |
| | Westwood | | | Westwood | | | Quality | | | Quality | |
| | Quality Value | | | Quality MidCap | | | SMidCap | | | SmallCap | |
| | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At cost | | $ | 151,677,791 | | | $ | 1,656,849 | | | $ | 241,692,882 | | | $ | 1,113,515,272 | |
At value (Note 2) | | $ | 205,951,632 | | | $ | 1,828,300 | | | $ | 277,984,250 | | | $ | 1,183,960,726 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | | | — | | | | — | | | | 113,898 | | | | 299,028 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 2,845,658 | | | | — | | | | 1,154,262 | | | | 6,574,685 | |
Receivable from Adviser (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 63 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 126,337 | | | | 781 | | | | 84,855 | | | | 551,319 | |
Other assets | | | 39,066 | | | | 1,404 | | | | 16,310 | | | | 51,256 | |
Total assets | | | 208,962,693 | | | | 1,830,548 | | | | 279,353,575 | | | | 1,191,437,014 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | — | | | | — | | | | 162,510 | | | | 1,107,286 | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | 4,582,015 | | | | — | | | | 859,087 | | | | 5,941,075 | |
Payable to Adviser, net of waivers (Note 4) | | | 79,951 | | | | — | | | | 133,203 | | | | 693,128 | |
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | | | 6,414 | | | | 803 | | | | 7,728 | | | | 31,853 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — Institutional Shares (Note 4) | | | 37,246 | | | | 71 | | | | 54,464 | | | | 66,399 | |
Payable for distribution fees — A Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 331 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,790 | |
Payable for distribution fees — C Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 458 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,346 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 10,591 | | | | 7,720 | | | | 11,710 | | | | 25,760 | |
Total liabilities | | | 4,717,006 | | | | 8,594 | | | | 1,228,702 | | | | 7,876,637 | |
CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (NOTE 8) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 204,245,687 | | | $ | 1,821,954 | | | $ | 278,124,873 | | | $ | 1,183,560,377 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 144,270,104 | | | $ | 1,616,971 | | | $ | 220,259,963 | | | $ | 1,043,056,976 | |
Accumulated earnings | | | 59,975,583 | | | | 204,983 | | | | 57,864,910 | | | | 140,503,401 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 204,245,687 | | | $ | 1,821,954 | | | $ | 278,124,873 | | | $ | 1,183,560,377 | |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to Institutional Shares | | $ | 202,581,796 | | | $ | 1,821,954 | | | $ | 200,348,198 | | | $ | 469,558,090 | |
Institutional Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 14,885,209 | | | | 164,029 | | | | 13,603,625 | | | | 23,793,751 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note1) | | $ | 13.61 | | | $ | 11.11 | | | $ | 14.73 | | | $ | 19.73 | |
A CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to A Class Shares | | $ | 1,495,610 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 2,490,481 | |
A Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 109,235 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 126,555 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note1) | | $ | 13.69 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 19.68 | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 3.00 | % | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 4.00 | % |
Maximum offering price per share | | $ | 14.11 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 20.50 | |
C CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to C Class Shares | | $ | 167,203 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 2,454,558 | |
C Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 12,522 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 126,334 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share(Note1) | | $ | 13.35 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 19.43 | |
ULTRA CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to Ultra Class Shares | | $ | 1,078 | | | | N/A | | | $ | 77,776,675 | | | $ | 709,057,248 | |
Ultra Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 79 | | | | N/A | | | | 5,284,928 | | | | 35,905,371 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 13.58 | * | | | N/A | | | $ | 14.72 | | | $ | 19.75 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Net Assets divided by Shares do not calculate to the Net Asset Value because Net Assets and Shares are shown rounded. |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
|
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
|
| | | | | Westwood | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Capital | | | Westwood | | | | |
| | Westwood | | | Appreciation | | | Income | | | Westwood | |
| | Quality AllCap | | | and Income | | | Opportunity | | | Multi-Asset | |
| | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | | | Income Fund | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At cost | | $ | 20,223,431 | | | $ | 102,034,766 | | | $ | 459,919,469 | | | $ | 93,982,757 | |
At value (Note 2) | | $ | 21,767,316 | | | $ | 116,645,388 | | | $ | 496,620,827 | | | $ | 94,010,254 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | | | — | | | | 164,954 | | | | 235,574 | | | | 56,793 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 21,739 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 8,594 | | | | 791,339 | | | | 4,197,090 | | | | 1,287,574 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | — | | | | 10,195 | | | | 56,489 | | | | 22,432 | |
Other assets | | | 13,466 | | | | 32,134 | | | | 41,528 | | | | 31,035 | |
Total assets | | | 21,811,115 | | | | 117,644,010 | | | | 501,151,508 | | | | 95,408,088 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | — | | | | 67,925 | | | | 337,413 | | | | 99,978 | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | 48,736 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 991,938 | |
Payable to Adviser, net of waivers (Note 4) | | | 4,708 | | | | 19,753 | | | | 262,949 | | | | 212,505 | |
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | | | 1,333 | | | | 3,782 | | | | 13,971 | | | | 3,143 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — Institutional Shares (Note 4) | | | 26 | | | | — | | | | 44,123 | | | | 3,283 | |
Payable for distribution fees — A Class Shares (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 37 | | | | 21,603 | | | | 9,766 | |
Payable for distribution fees — C Class Shares (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 512 | | | | 29,640 | | | | 432 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 8,066 | | | | 12,250 | | | | 18,550 | | | | 12,910 | |
Total liabilities | | | 62,869 | | | | 104,259 | | | | 728,249 | | | | 1,333,955 | |
CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (NOTE 8) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 21,748,246 | | | $ | 117,539,751 | | | $ | 500,423,259 | | | $ | 94,074,133 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 19,808,513 | | | $ | 106,068,806 | | | $ | 490,677,077 | | | $ | 112,474,334 | |
Accumulated earnings (deficit) | | | 1,939,733 | | | | 11,470,945 | | | | 9,746,182 | | | | (18,400,201 | ) |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 21,748,246 | | | $ | 117,539,751 | | | $ | 500,423,259 | | | $ | 94,074,133 | |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to Institutional Shares | | $ | 473,711 | | | $ | 117,207,839 | | | $ | 375,036,973 | | | $ | 85,946,079 | |
Institutional Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 43,508 | | | | 17,573,955 | | | | 33,002,093 | | | | 9,141,949 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 10.89 | | | $ | 6.67 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 9.40 | |
A CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to A Class Shares | | | N/A | | | $ | 162,575 | | | $ | 44,525,004 | | | $ | 7,916,804 | |
A Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | N/A | | | | 24,441 | | | | 3,922,050 | | | | 837,751 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | | N/A | | | $ | 6.65 | | | $ | 11.35 | | | $ | 9.45 | |
Maximum sales charge | | | N/A | | | | 3.00 | % | | | 3.00 | % | | | 3.00 | % |
Maximum offering price per share | | | N/A | | | $ | 6.86 | | | $ | 11.70 | | | $ | 9.74 | |
C CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to C Class Shares | | | N/A | | | $ | 169,337 | | | $ | 12,164,433 | | | $ | 211,250 | |
C Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | N/A | | | | 25,473 | | | | 1,077,121 | | | | 22,289 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | | N/A | | | $ | 6.65 | | | $ | 11.29 | | | $ | 9.48 | |
ULTRA SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to Ultra Shares | | $ | 21,274,535 | | | | N/A | | | $ | 68,696,849 | | | | N/A | |
Ultra Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 1,952,779 | | | | N/A | | | | 6,046,824 | | | | N/A | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 10.89 | | | | N/A | | | $ | 11.36 | | | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
|
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
| | Westwood | | | Westwood | | | Westwood | |
| | Alternative | | | Global Real | | | Real Estate | |
| | Income Fund | | | Estate Fund | | | Income Fund | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At cost | | $ | 112,701,354 | | | $ | 15,419,707 | | | $ | 253,428,839 | |
At value (Note 2) | | $ | 115,060,437 | | | $ | 15,693,307 | | | $ | 256,878,776 | |
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements | | | 516,532 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | | | 39,224 | | | | — | | | | 111,332 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | — | | | | 472,054 | | | | — | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 730,155 | | | | 19,872 | | | | 348,449 | |
Reclaim receivable | | | — | | | | 9,690 | | | | — | |
Other assets | | | 40,621 | | | | 40,684 | | | | 114,947 | |
Total assets | | | 116,386,969 | | | | 16,235,607 | | | | 257,453,504 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash collateral due for option contracts | | | 84,984 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements | | | 1,108,464 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | 173,138 | | | | 24,121 | | | | 141,670 | |
Payable to Adviser, net of waivers (Note 4) | | | 198,430 | | | | 4,679 | | | | 142,052 | |
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | | | 3,673 | | | | 1,625 | | | | 8,492 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — Institutional Shares (Note 4) | | | 10,907 | | | | 238 | | | | 14,122 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — A Class Shares (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 2,075 | | | | 5,818 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — C Class Shares (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 1,080 | | | | 7,249 | |
Payable for distribution fees — A Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 50 | | | | 10,208 | | | | 52,680 | |
Payable for distribution fees — C Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 2,907 | | | | 778 | | | | 13,965 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 15,090 | | | | 11,500 | | | | 15,120 | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,597,643 | | | | 56,304 | | | | 401,168 | |
CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (NOTE8) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 114,789,326 | | | $ | 16,179,303 | | | $ | 257,052,336 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 126,544,538 | | | $ | 41,241,142 | | | $ | 253,775,495 | |
Accumulated earnings (deficit) | | | (11,755,212 | ) | | | (25,061,839 | ) | | | 3,276,841 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 114,789,326 | | | $ | 16,179,303 | | | $ | 257,052,336 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
|
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
|
| | Westwood | | | Westwood | | | Westwood | |
| | Alternative | | | Global Real | | | Real Estate | |
| | Income Fund | | | Estate Fund | | | Income Fund | |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to Institutional Shares | | $ | 82,980,208 | | | $ | 2,023,159 | | | $ | 155,269,742 | |
Institutional Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 8,843,620 | | | | 171,691 | | | | 8,750,405 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 9.38 | | | $ | 11.78 | | | $ | 17.74 | |
A CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to A Class Shares | | $ | 133,989 | | | $ | 13,515,325 | | | $ | 95,805,683 | |
A Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 14,299 | | | | 1,142,526 | | | | 5,377,485 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 9.37 | | | $ | 11.83 | | | $ | 17.82 | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 3.00 | % | | | 3.00 | % | | | 3.00 | % |
Maximum offering price per share | | $ | 9.66 | | | $ | 12.20 | | | $ | 18.37 | |
C CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to C Class Shares | | $ | 455,834 | | | $ | 640,819 | | | $ | 5,976,911 | |
C Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 48,595 | | | | 54,340 | | | | 348,635 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 9.38 | | | $ | 11.79 | | | $ | 17.14 | |
ULTRA SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to Ultra Shares | | $ | 31,219,295 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Ultra Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 3,327,608 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 9.38 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
|
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
|
| | Westwood | | | Westwood | |
| | Broadmark | | | Broadmark | |
| | Tactical Growth | | | Tactical Plus | |
| | Fund | | | Fund | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities: | | | | | | | | |
At cost | | $ | 182,522,651 | | | $ | 71,069,562 | |
At value (Note 2) | | $ | 184,324,577 | | | $ | 71,017,230 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | | | 72,901 | | | | 1,726 | |
Cash collateral for futures contracts | | | 4 | | | | 310,700 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 351,899 | | | | 211,708 | |
Other assets | | | 88,822 | | | | 52,842 | |
Total assets | | | 184,838,203 | | | | 71,594,206 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
Variation margin payable on futures contracts | | | — | | | | 140,000 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | 170,209 | | | | — | |
Payable to Adviser, net of waivers (Note 4) | | | 164,592 | | | | 45,272 | |
Payable to administrator (Note 4) | | | 5,483 | | | | 2,609 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — Institutional Shares (Note 4) | | | 13,146 | | | | 3,008 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — A Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 4,500 | | | | 240 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — C Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 6,322 | | | | 60 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees — F Class Shares (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 6,652 | |
Payable for distribution fees — A Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 12,746 | | | | 541 | |
Payable for distribution fees — C Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 6,218 | | | | 2,279 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 11,600 | | | | 11,640 | |
Total liabilities | | | 394,816 | | | | 212,301 | |
CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (NOTE 8) | | | — | | | | — | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 184,443,387 | | | $ | 71,381,905 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 188,327,653 | | | $ | 72,598,204 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (3,884,266 | ) | | | (1,216,299 | ) |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 184,443,387 | | | $ | 71,381,905 | |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: | | | | | | | | |
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to Institutional Shares | | $ | 163,489,617 | | | $ | 35,053,531 | |
Institutional Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 6,381,686 | | | | 3,120,175 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 25.62 | | | $ | 11.23 | |
A CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to A Class Shares | | $ | 16,609,692 | | | $ | 512,031 | |
A Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 697,404 | | | | 46,509 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 23.82 | | | $ | 11.01 | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 4.00 | % | | | 3.00 | % |
Maximum offering price per share | | $ | 24.81 | | | $ | 11.35 | |
C CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to C Class Shares | | $ | 4,344,078 | | | $ | 363,055 | |
C Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 198,767 | | | | 35,428 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 21.86 | | | $ | 10.25 | |
F CLASS SHARES | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to F Class Shares | | | N/A | | | $ | 35,453,288 | |
F Class Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | N/A | | | | 3,078,544 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | | N/A | | | $ | 11.52 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
|
| | | | | | | | Westwood | | | Westwood | |
| | Westwood | | | Westwood | | | Quality | | | Quality | |
| | Quality Value | | | Quality MidCap | | | SMidCap | | | SmallCap | |
| | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of $—, $—, $—, and $20,500, respectively) | | $ | 2,241,017 | | | $ | 20,209 | | | $ | 2,915,969 | | | $ | 14,848,926 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment management fees (Note 4) | | | 506,039 | | | | 5,045 | | | | 1,077,217 | | | | 5,001,753 | |
Administrative service plan fees - Institutional Shares (Note 4) | | | 72,080 | | | | 539 | | | | 136,985 | | | | 242,738 | |
Administration fees (Note 4) | | | 26,682 | | | | 214 | | | | 37,669 | | | | 155,528 | |
Distribution fees - A Class (Note 4) | | | 1,730 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,015 | |
Distribution fees - C Class (Note 4) | | | 732 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,932 | |
Registration and filing fees | | | 28,915 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 17,039 | | | | 46,206 | |
Legal fees | | | 7,993 | | | | 68 | | | | 10,981 | | | | 47,221 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4) | | | 8,983 | | | | 172 | | | | 12,326 | | | | 51,123 | |
Audit and tax services fees | | | 7,450 | | | | 7,450 | | | | 7,450 | | | | 7,450 | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | | | 9,402 | | | | 5,020 | | | | 6,349 | | | | 17,491 | |
Custody fees | | | 2,948 | | | | 1,060 | | | | 4,443 | | | | 13,162 | |
Borrowing costs (Note 2) | | | 3,000 | | | | — | | | | 38,093 | | | | 3,804 | |
Insurance expense | | | 2,060 | | | | 1,346 | | | | 2,301 | | | | 4,983 | |
Compliance fees (Note 4) | | | 2,258 | | | | 155 | | | | 3,042 | | | | 11,070 | |
Other expenses | | | 15,872 | | | | 4,999 | | | | 17,581 | | | | 72,496 | |
Total expenses | | | 696,144 | | | | 27,137 | | | | 1,371,476 | | | | 5,686,972 | |
Investment management fees reduced and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4) | | | (61,959 | ) | | | (21,553 | ) | | | (219,722 | ) | | | (779,789 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 634,185 | | | | 5,584 | | | | 1,151,754 | | | | 4,907,183 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | | | 1,606,832 | | | | 14,625 | | | | 1,764,215 | | | | 9,941,743 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | | 7,439,554 | | | | 36,836 | | | | 24,602,164 | | | | 79,987,455 | |
Net realized gains from foreign currency transactions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 156 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions | | | 19,037,853 | | | | 225,683 | | | | 21,464,312 | | | | 53,459,190 | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES | | | 26,477,407 | | | | 262,519 | | | | 46,066,476 | | | | 133,446,801 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 28,084,239 | | | $ | 277,144 | | | $ | 47,830,691 | | | $ | 143,388,544 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
|
| | | | | Westwood | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Capital | | | Westwood | | | | |
| | Westwood | | | Appreciation | | | Income | | | Westwood | |
| | Quality AllCap | | | and Income | | | Opportunity | | | Multi-Asset | |
| | Fund | | | Fund(1) | | | Fund | | | Income Fund(2) | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of $—, $6,657, $30,205, and $4,509, respectively) | | $ | 241,051 | | | $ | 768,471 | | | $ | 3,308,586 | | | $ | 481,306 | |
Interest income (net of foreign withholding tax of $—, $517, $5,105, and $5,176, respectively) | | | — | | | | 1,595,083 | | | | 8,726,688 | | | | 2,793,675 | |
Total investment income | | | 241,051 | | | | 2,363,554 | | | | 12,035,274 | | | | 3,274,981 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment management fees (Note 4) | | | 48,976 | | | | 177,623 | | | | 1,688,555 | | | | 305,318 | |
Administrative service plan fees - Institutional Shares (Note 4) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 147,211 | | | | 9,236 | |
Administration fees (Note 4) | | | 2,820 | | | | 15,576 | | | | 71,470 | | | | 12,668 | |
Distribution fees - A Class (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 198 | | | | 57,995 | | | | 9,531 | |
Distribution fees - C Class (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 614 | | | | 61,256 | | | | 1,057 | |
Registration and filing fees | | | 16,057 | | | | 24,357 | | | | 33,507 | | | | 23,617 | |
Legal fees | | | 869 | | | | 4,705 | | | | 20,616 | | | | 3,852 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4) | | | 1,052 | | | | 5,290 | | | | 23,171 | | | | 4,463 | |
Audit and tax services fees | | | 7,450 | | | | 8,550 | | | | 8,550 | | | | 8,550 | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | | | 5,115 | | | | 5,751 | | | | 11,585 | | | | 5,667 | |
Custody fees | | | 1,643 | | | | 3,384 | | | | 9,524 | | | | 5,341 | |
Borrowing costs (Note 2) | | | 601 | | | | 1,937 | | | | 9,076 | | | | 4,651 | |
Insurance expense | | | 1,414 | | | | 1,752 | | | | 3,208 | | | | 1,689 | |
Compliance fees (Note 4) | | | 346 | | | | 1,266 | | | | 5,078 | | | | 1,061 | |
Other expenses | | | 7,651 | | | | 18,464 | | | | 50,493 | | | | 21,193 | |
Total expenses | | | 93,994 | | | | 269,467 | | | | 2,201,295 | | | | 417,894 | |
Investment management fees reduced and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4) | | | (44,417 | ) | | | (59,508 | ) | | | (5,569 | ) | | | (39,415 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 49,577 | | | | 209,959 | | | | 2,195,726 | | | | 378,479 | |
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME | | | 191,474 | | | | 2,153,595 | | | | 9,839,548 | | | | 2,896,502 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions | | | 388,873 | | | | 539,353 | | | | 9,872,452 | | | | (2,763,315 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions | | | 1,944,252 | | | | 11,226,674 | | | | 35,312,334 | | | | 8,950,162 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on currency translations | | | — | | | | — | | | | 27,741 | | | | — | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES | | | 2,333,125 | | | | 11,766,027 | | | | 45,212,527 | | | | 6,186,847 | |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 2,524,599 | | | $ | 13,919,622 | | | $ | 55,052,075 | | | $ | 9,083,349 | |
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Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
| (1) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Total Return Fund was renamed as Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund. |
| (2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood High Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
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| | Westwood | | | | | | | |
| | Alternative | | | Westwood | | | Westwood Real | |
| | Income | | | Global Real | | | Estate Income | |
| | Fund | | | Estate Fund(1) | | | Fund(2) | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 103,280 | | | $ | 342,818 | | | $ | 10,863,134 | |
Interest income | | | 1,932,798 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total investment income | | | 2,036,078 | | | | 342,818 | | | | 10,863,134 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment management fees (Note 4) | | | 320,849 | | | | 62,146 | | | | 913,007 | |
Administrative service plan fees - Institutional Shares (Note 4) | | | 51,173 | | | | 520 | | | | 38,426 | |
Administrative service plan fees - A Class (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 6,179 | | | | 47,987 | |
Administrative service plan fees - C Class (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 1,080 | | | | 7,249 | |
Administration fees (Note 4) | | | 15,848 | | | | 2,345 | | | | 35,857 | |
Distribution fees - A Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 89 | | | | 18,513 | | | | 126,696 | |
Distribution fees - C Class Shares (Note 4) | | | 2,199 | | | | 3,239 | | | | 21,746 | |
Registration and filing fees | | | 29,197 | | | | 20,573 | | | | 26,136 | |
Legal fees | | | 10,837 | | | | 697 | | | | 17,009 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4) | | | 5,582 | | | | 894 | | | | 11,712 | |
Audit and tax service fees | | | 11,550 | | | | 9,200 | | | | 10,800 | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | | | 7,193 | | | | 7,674 | | | | 15,114 | |
Custody fees | | | 22,843 | | | | 4,096 | | | | 3,434 | |
Borrowing costs (Note 2) | | | 7,095 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Insurance expense | | | 1,816 | | | | 1,786 | | | | 6,150 | |
Compliance fees (Note 4) | | | 1,302 | | | | 474 | | | | 2,975 | |
Other expenses | | | 30,028 | | | | 34,959 | | | | 89,557 | |
Total expenses | | | 517,601 | | | | 174,375 | | | | 1,373,855 | |
Investment management fees reduced and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4) | | | (142,272 | ) | | | (51,744 | ) | | | — | |
Prior investment management fees recouped by the Adviser (Note 4) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 72,853 | |
Net expenses | | | 375,329 | | | | 122,631 | | | | 1,446,708 | |
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME | | | 1,660,749 | | | | 220,187 | | | | 9,416,426 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS, FOREIGN CURRENCIES, OPTIONS, FUTURES, AND SWAPS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions | | | 2,476,109 | | | | 255,643 | | | | (138,404 | ) |
Net realized losses from foreign currency transactions | | | — | | | | (5,958 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized losses from purchased option contracts | | | (164,609 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized losses from swap transactions | | | (759,600 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions | | | 5,222,910 | | | | 1,268,274 | | | | 15,685,040 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on currency translations | | | — | | | | (391 | ) | | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased option contracts | | | (1,908 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on short futures contracts | | | 979,748 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap transactions | | | (3,557,976 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS, FOREIGN CURRENCIES, OPTIONS, FUTURES, AND SWAPS | | | 4,194,674 | | | | 1,517,568 | | | | 15,546,636 | |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | | 5,855,423 | | | $ | 1,737,755 | | | $ | 24,963,062 | |
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Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
| (1) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Global Real Estate Fund was renamed as Westwood Global Real Estate Fund. |
| (2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Select Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Real Estate Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
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| | Westwood | | | Westwood | |
| | Broadmark | | | Broadmark | |
| | Tactical Growth | | | Tactical Plus | |
| | Fund | | | Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 4,349,595 | | | $ | 1,782,394 | |
Interest income | | | 48,231 | | | | 7,802 | |
Total investment income | | | 4,397,826 | | | | 1,790,196 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | |
Investment management fees (Note 4) | | | 1,184,454 | | | | 516,189 | |
Administrative service plan fees - Institutional (Note 4) | | | 47,918 | | | | 17,687 | |
Administrative service plan fees - A Class (Note 4) | | | 7,450 | | | | 290 | |
Administrative service plan fees - C Class (Note 4) | | | 6,322 | | | | 181 | |
Administrative service plan fees - F Class (Note 4) | | | — | | | | 18,712 | |
Administration fees (Note 4) | | | 31,578 | | | | 13,666 | |
Distribution fees - A Class (Note 4) | | | 23,280 | | | | 725 | |
Distribution fees - C Class (Note 4) | | | 18,967 | | | | 1,813 | |
Registration and filing fees | | | 25,303 | | | | 27,053 | |
Legal fees | | | 14,399 | | | | 8,506 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4) | | | 10,041 | | | | 3,398 | |
Audit and tax services fees | | | 8,880 | | | | 10,500 | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | | | 7,052 | | | | 5,465 | |
Custody fees | | | 3,125 | | | | 2,003 | |
Insurance expense | | | 7,048 | | | | 2,924 | |
Compliance fees and expenses (Note 4) | | | 2,298 | | | | 841 | |
Other expenses | | | 39,216 | | | | 18,863 | |
Total expenses | | | 1,437,331 | | | | 648,816 | |
Investment management fees reduced and expense reimbursements by the Advisor (Note 4) | | | — | | | | (207,158 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 1,437,331 | | | | 441,658 | |
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME | | | 2,960,495 | | | | 1,348,538 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS, OPTIONS, AND FUTURES | | | | | | | | |
Net realized losses from investment transactions | | $ | (442,388 | ) | | $ | (273,502 | ) |
Net realized gains from purchased option contracts | | | — | | | | 293,591 | |
Net realized losses from written option contracts | | | — | | | | (6,746 | ) |
Net realized gains from long futures contracts | | | — | | | | 83,295 | |
Net realized gains from short futures contracts | | | (4,876,669 | ) | | | (1,035,951 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions | | | 7,875,557 | | | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased option contracts | | | — | | | | (109,098 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written option contracts | | | — | | | | 1,053 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on long futures contracts | | | — | | | | (110,350 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on short futures contracts | | | (3,356,008 | ) | | | (875,603 | ) |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS, OPTIONS AND FUTURES | | | (799,508 | ) | | | (2,033,311 | ) |
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 2,160,987 | | | $ | (684,773 | ) |
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Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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| | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | |
| | Value Fund | | | MidCap Fund | | | SMidCap Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
FROM OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,606,832 | | | $ | 3,586,125 | | | $ | 14,625 | | | $ | 14,029 | | | $ | 1,764,215 | | | $ | 2,971,623 | |
Net realized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 7,439,554 | | | | 5,347,467 | | | | 36,836 | | | | 27,508 | | | | 24,602,164 | | | | 3,559,948 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 19,037,853 | | | | (8,388,235 | ) | | | 225,683 | | | | (45,245 | ) | | | 21,464,312 | | | | (1,947,002 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 28,084,239 | | | | 545,357 | | | | 277,144 | | | | (3,708 | ) | | | 47,830,691 | | | | 4,584,569 | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | (7,516,536 | ) | | | (3,769,619 | ) | | | (40,833 | ) | | | (7,423 | ) | | | (5,558,912 | ) | | | (2,978,159 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | (47,334 | ) | | | (15,237 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
C Class Shares | | | (3,816 | ) | | | (993 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Ultra Shares | | | (39 | ) | | | (14 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (3,896,906 | ) | | | (1,504,912 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (7,567,725 | ) | | | (3,785,863 | ) | | | (40,833 | ) | | | (7,423 | ) | | | (9,455,818 | ) | | | (4,483,071 | ) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 4,871,355 | | | | 9,104,051 | | | | 49,183 | | | | 1,000,271 | | | | 16,345,413 | | | | 24,438,618 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 4,570,149 | | | | 2,563,928 | | | | 40,833 | | | | 7,423 | | | | 5,545,018 | | | | 2,977,375 | |
Redeemed | | | (11,101,300 | ) | | | (74,333,630 | ) | | | (30,694 | ) | | | — | | | | (13,537,153 | ) | | | (60,961,465 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from Institutional Shares capital share transactions | | | (1,659,796 | ) | | | (62,665,651 | ) | | | 59,322 | | | | 1,007,694 | | | | 8,353,278 | | | | (33,545,472 | ) |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 139,229 | | | | 344,714 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 47,334 | | | | 15,237 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Redeemed | | | (47,184 | ) | | | (523,461 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Net increase (decrease) from A Class Shares capital share transactions | | | 139,379 | | | | (163,510 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 52,685 | | | | 39,816 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 3,816 | | | | 993 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Redeemed | | | (29,710 | ) | | | (10,356 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Net increase from C Class Shares capital share transactions | | | 26,791 | | | | 30,453 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | |
| | Value Fund | | | MidCap Fund | | | SMidCap Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
Ultra Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,000 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 3,527,722 | | | $ | 39,329,150 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 39 | | | | 14 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 3,896,906 | | | | 1,504,912 | |
Redeemed | | | — | | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (58,489,048 | ) | | | (15,423,693 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from Ultra Shares capital share transactions | | | 39 | | | | 1,014 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (51,064,420 | ) | | | 25,410,369 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | | | (1,493,587 | ) | | | (62,797,694 | ) | | | 59,322 | | | | 1,007,694 | | | | (42,711,142 | ) | | | (8,135,103 | ) |
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | 19,022,927 | | | | (66,038,200 | ) | | | 295,633 | | | | 996,563 | | | | (4,336,269 | ) | | | (8,033,605 | ) |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 185,222,760 | | | | 251,260,960 | | | | 1,526,321 | | | | 529,758 | | | | 282,461,142 | | | | 290,494,747 | |
End of period | | $ | 204,245,687 | | | $ | 185,222,760 | | | $ | 1,821,954 | | | $ | 1,526,321 | | | $ | 278,124,873 | | | $ | 282,461,142 | |
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Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A – Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | |
| | Value Fund | | | MidCap Fund | | | SMidCap Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
CAPITAL SHARES ACTIVITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 369,333 | | | | 719,073 | | | | 4,545 | | | | 102,831 | | | | 1,129,090 | | | | 1,845,362 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 350,332 | | | | 204,787 | | | | 3,852 | | | | 765 | | | | 391,001 | | | | 230,280 | |
Redeemed | | | (825,060 | ) | | | (5,881,810 | ) | | | (2,907 | ) | | | — | | | | (949,658 | ) | | | (4,676,059 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (105,395 | ) | | | (4,957,950 | ) | | | 5,490 | | | | 103,596 | | | | 570,433 | | | | (2,600,417 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 14,990,604 | | | | 19,948,554 | | | | 158,539 | | | | 54,943 | | | | 13,033,192 | | | | 15,633,609 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 14,885,209 | | | | 14,990,604 | | | | 164,029 | | | | 158,539 | | | | 13,603,625 | | | | 13,033,192 | |
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A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 10,258 | | | | 27,005 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 3,607 | | | | 1,208 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Redeemed | | | (3,417 | ) | | | (40,919 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 10,448 | | | | (12,706 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 98,787 | | | | 111,493 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 109,235 | | | | 98,787 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
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C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 4,010 | | | | 3,211 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 299 | | | | 80 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Redeemed | | | (2,268 | ) | | | (816 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 2,041 | | | | 2,475 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 10,481 | | | | 8,006 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 12,522 | | | | 10,481 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | — | | | | 75 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 244,373 | | | | 3,038,302 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 274,415 | | | | 116,635 | |
Redeemed | | | — | | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (4,128,783 | ) | | | (1,153,074 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 3 | | | | 76 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (3,609,995 | ) | | | 2,001,863 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 76 | | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 8,894,923 | | | | 6,893,060 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 79 | | | | 76 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 5,284,928 | | | | 8,894,923 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A – Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | | | | | | | Westwood Capital | |
| | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | | | Appreciation and | |
| | SmallCap Fund | | | AllCap Fund | | | Income Fund(a) | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
FROM OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 9,941,743 | | | $ | 15,956,563 | | | $ | 191,474 | | | $ | 349,248 | | | $ | 2,153,595 | | | $ | 4,501,933 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 79,987,611 | | | | 33,100,857 | | | | 388,873 | | | | 920,915 | | | | 539,353 | | | | (4,130,350 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 53,459,190 | | | | (62,278,167 | ) | | | 1,944,252 | | | | (823,745 | ) | | | 11,226,674 | | | | 3,013,984 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 143,388,544 | | | | (13,220,747 | ) | | | 2,524,599 | | | | 446,418 | | | | 13,919,622 | | | | 3,385,567 | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | (19,668,670 | ) | | | (16,723,396 | ) | | | (7,343 | ) | | | (9,305 | ) | | | (2,030,680 | ) | | | (4,093,691 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | (91,955 | ) | | | (180,873 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (2,501 | ) | | | (1,118 | ) |
C Class Shares | | | (54,222 | ) | | | (19,411 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (1,518 | ) | | | (1,381 | ) |
Ultra Shares | | | (27,901,993 | ) | | | (20,405,337 | ) | | | (755,489 | ) | | | (356,874 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Total distributions | | | (47,716,840 | ) | | | (37,329,017 | ) | | | (762,832 | ) | | | (366,179 | ) | | | (2,034,699 | ) | | | (4,096,190 | ) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 65,522,142 | | | | 86,126,162 | | | | 259,950 | | | | 43,080 | | | | 8,884,295 | | | | 14,913,060 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 18,554,768 | | | | 15,875,942 | | | | 7,343 | | | | 9,305 | | | | 2,003,652 | | | | 4,015,048 | |
Redeemed | | | (83,216,740 | ) | | | (130,270,468 | ) | | | (1,807 | ) | | | (420,000 | ) | | | (16,604,831 | ) | | | (31,123,819 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from Institutional Shares capital share transactions | | | 860,170 | | | | (28,268,364 | ) | | | 265,486 | | | | (367,615 | ) | | | (5,716,884 | ) | | | (12,195,711 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 526,715 | | | | 4,741,194 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 2,700 | | | | 130,736 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 90,168 | | | | 179,473 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 2,295 | | | | 1,020 | |
Redeemed | | | (488,721 | ) | | | (3,968,342 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (1,914 | ) | | | (10,869 | ) |
Net increase from A Class Shares capital share transactions | | | 128,162 | | | | 952,325 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 3,081 | | | | 120,887 | |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 1,362,394 | | | | 531,871 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 96,233 | | | | 108,068 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 53,520 | | | | 19,351 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 1,518 | | | | 1,381 | |
Redeemed | | | (60,212 | ) | | | (198,654 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (945 | ) | | | (97,503 | ) |
Net increase from C Class Shares capital share transactions | | | 1,355,702 | | | | 352,568 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 96,806 | | | | 11,946 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Total Return Fund was renamed as Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | | | | | | | Westwood Capital | |
| | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | | | Appreciation and | |
| | SmallCap Fund | | | AllCap Fund | | | Income Fund(a) | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | $ | 96,983,342 | | | $ | 204,933,278 | | | $ | 75,473 | | | $ | 534,109 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 26,372,777 | | | | 19,108,062 | | | | 755,489 | | | | 356,874 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Redeemed | | | (76,917,667 | ) | | | (96,958,597 | ) | | | (1,460,299 | ) | | | (2,555,865 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Net increase (decrease) from Ultra Shares capital share transactions | | | 46,438,452 | | | | 127,082,743 | | | | (629,337 | ) | | | (1,664,882 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | | | 48,782,486 | | | | 100,119,272 | | | | (363,851 | ) | | | (2,032,497 | ) | | | (5,616,997 | ) | | | (12,062,878 | ) |
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | | 144,454,190 | | | | 49,569,508 | | | | 1,397,916 | | | | (1,952,258 | ) | | | 6,267,926 | | | | (12,773,501 | ) |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,039,106,187 | | | | 989,536,679 | | | | 20,350,330 | | | | 22,302,588 | | | | 111,271,825 | | | | 124,045,326 | |
End of period | | $ | 1,183,560,377 | | | $ | 1,039,106,187 | | | $ | 21,748,246 | | | $ | 20,350,330 | | | $ | 117,539,751 | | | $ | 111,271,825 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Total Return Fund was renamed as Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Westwood Capital | |
| | Westwood Quality | | | Westwood Quality | | | Appreciation and | |
| | SmallCap Fund | | | AllCap Fund | | | Income Fund(a) | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
CAPITAL SHARES ACTIVITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 3,292,576 | | | | 4,544,630 | | | | 23,293 | | | | 4,274 | | | | 1,316,580 | | | | 2,387,764 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 937,382 | | | | 843,146 | | | | 688 | | | | 916 | | | | 295,874 | | | | 650,863 | |
Redeemed | | | (4,126,099 | ) | | | (6,911,021 | ) | | | (169 | ) | | | (40,619 | ) | | | (2,494,684 | ) | | | (4,954,271 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 103,859 | | | | (1,523,245 | ) | | | 23,812 | | | | (35,429 | ) | | | (882,230 | ) | | | (1,915,644 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 23,689,892 | | | | 25,213,137 | | | | 19,696 | | | | 55,125 | | | | 18,456,185 | | | | 20,371,829 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 23,793,751 | | | | 23,689,892 | | | | 43,508 | | | | 19,696 | | | | 17,573,955 | | | | 18,456,185 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 26,397 | | | | 242,058 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 402 | | | | 21,597 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 4,587 | | | | 9,556 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 339 | | | | 166 | |
Redeemed | | | (24,604 | ) | | | (214,005 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (298 | ) | | | (1,788 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 6,380 | | | | 37,609 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 443 | | | | 19,975 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 120,175 | | | | 82,566 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 23,998 | | | | 4,023 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 126,555 | | | | 120,175 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 24,441 | | | | 23,998 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 68,829 | | | | 29,355 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 14,579 | | | | 17,267 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 2,757 | | | | 1,035 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 224 | | | | 225 | |
Redeemed | | | (3,042 | ) | | | (10,613 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (139 | ) | | | (15,829 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 68,544 | | | | 19,777 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 14,664 | | | | 1,663 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 57,790 | | | | 38,013 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 10,809 | | | | 9,146 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 126,334 | | | | 57,790 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 25,473 | | | | 10,809 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 4,794,627 | | | | 10,760,890 | | | | 6,990 | | | | 51,176 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 1,329,195 | | | | 1,014,667 | | | | 70,819 | | | | 35,125 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Redeemed | | | (3,852,726 | ) | | | (5,173,649 | ) | | | (136,594 | ) | | | (243,514 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 2,271,096 | | | | 6,601,908 | | | | (58,785 | ) | | | (157,213 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 33,634,275 | | | | 27,032,367 | | | | 2,011,564 | | | | 2,168,777 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 35,905,371 | | | | 33,634,275 | | | | 1,952,779 | | | | 2,011,564 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Total Return Fund was renamed as Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund. |
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Income | | | Westwood Multi-Asset | | | Westwood Alternative | |
| | Opportunity Fund | | | Income Fund(a) | | | Income Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
FROM OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 9,839,548 | | | $ | 20,426,095 | | | $ | 2,896,502 | | | $ | 5,703,330 | | | $ | 1,660,749 | | | $ | 4,300,189 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments, futures, purchased options, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions | | | 9,872,452 | | | | (35,038,111 | ) | | | (2,763,315 | ) | | | (4,636,082 | ) | | | 1,551,900 | | | | (2,639,482 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, purchased options, swap agreements and foreign currency translations | | | 35,340,075 | | | | 33,959,301 | | | | 8,950,162 | | | | 3,184,796 | | | | 2,642,774 | | | | 4,397,283 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 55,052,075 | | | | 19,347,285 | | | | 9,083,349 | | | | 4,252,044 | | | | 5,855,423 | | | | 6,057,990 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | (8,906,608 | ) | | | (17,315,754 | ) | | | (2,651,138 | ) | | | (5,297,552 | ) | | | (1,485,794 | ) | | | (10,467,327 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | (1,012,437 | ) | | | (1,651,574 | ) | | | (219,045 | ) | | | (267,232 | ) | | | (1,597 | ) | | | (5,106 | ) |
C Class Shares | | | (221,982 | ) | | | (328,686 | ) | | | (5,265 | ) | | | (8,822 | ) | | | (5,749 | ) | | | (29,517 | ) |
Ultra Shares | | | (1,559,400 | ) | | | (1,392,781 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (591,633 | ) | | | (11,434,466 | ) |
From return of capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (571,062 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (279 | ) |
C Class Shares | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,610 | ) |
Ultra Shares | | | — | | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | (623,825 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (11,700,427 | ) | | | (20,688,795 | ) | | | (2,875,448 | ) | | | (5,573,606 | ) | | | (2,084,773 | ) | | | (23,133,192 | ) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 25,523,296 | | | | 53,359,284 | | | | 3,602,086 | | | | 14,912,793 | | | | 16,917,815 | | | | 59,137,372 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 8,707,800 | | | | 16,747,625 | | | | 2,600,150 | | | | 5,224,536 | | | | 1,485,596 | | | | 11,038,264 | |
Proceeds from redemption fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 960 | | | | 4,061 | |
Redeemed | | | (84,133,837 | ) | | | (261,438,623 | ) | | | (19,820,667 | ) | | | (21,894,900 | ) | | | (24,647,609 | ) | | | (42,566,506 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from Institutional Shares capital share transactions | | | (49,902,741 | ) | | | (191,331,714 | ) | | | (13,618,431 | ) | | | (1,757,571 | ) | | | (6,243,238 | ) | | | 27,613,191 | |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 3,707,251 | | | | 5,516,681 | | | | 360,965 | | | | 5,132,380 | | | | 99,000 | | | | — | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,000,444 | | | | 1,633,004 | | | | 186,509 | | | | 215,118 | | | | 1,597 | | | | 5,385 | |
Proceeds from redemption fees | | | 1,930 | | | | 3,913 | | | | — | | | | 947 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Redeemed | | | (8,298,929 | ) | | | (17,948,667 | ) | | | (166,914 | ) | | | (322,313 | ) | | | (755 | ) | | | (388 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from A Class Shares capital share transactions | | | (3,589,304 | ) | | | (10,795,069 | ) | | | 380,560 | | | | 5,026,132 | | | | 99,842 | | | | 4,997 | |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 758,696 | | | | 1,259,828 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,928 | | | | 345,278 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 221,932 | | | | 328,617 | | | | 5,265 | | | | 8,822 | | | | 5,749 | | | | 31,127 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,435,229 | ) | | | (2,602,021 | ) | | | (5,260 | ) | | | (8,814 | ) | | | (21,321 | ) | | | (64,804 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from C Class Shares capital share transactions | | | (454,601 | ) | | | (1,013,576 | ) | | | 5 | | | | 8 | | | | 356 | | | | 311,601 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood High Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Income | | | Westwood Multi-Asset | | | Westwood Alternative | |
| | Opportunity Fund | | | Income Fund(a) | | | Income Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | $ | 407,427 | | | $ | 64,406,281 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 1,105,315 | | | $ | 4,105,935 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,559,400 | | | | 1,392,781 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 591,633 | | | | 12,042,350 | |
Proceeds from redemption fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | 350 | |
Redeemed | | | (77,161 | ) | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (26,004,529 | ) | | | (41,769,748 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from Ultra Shares capital share transactions | | | 1,889,666 | | | | 65,799,062 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (24,307,581 | ) | | | (25,621,113 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | | | (52,056,980 | ) | | | (137,341,297 | ) | | | (13,237,866 | ) | | | 3,268,569 | | | | (30,450,621 | ) | | | 2,308,676 | |
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | (8,705,332 | ) | | | (138,682,807 | ) | | | (7,029,965 | ) | | | 1,947,007 | | | | (26,679,971 | ) | | | (14,766,526 | ) |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 509,128,591 | | | | 647,811,398 | | | | 101,104,098 | | | | 99,157,091 | | | | 141,469,297 | | | | 156,235,823 | |
End of period | | $ | 500,423,259 | | | $ | 509,128,591 | | | $ | 94,074,133 | | | $ | 101,104,098 | | | $ | 114,789,326 | | | $ | 141,469,297 | |
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| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood High Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Income | | | Westwood Multi-Asset | | | Westwood Alternative | |
| | Opportunity Fund | | | Income Fund(a) | | | Income Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023 | |
CAPITAL SHARES ACTIVITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 2,252,230 | | | | 4,838,900 | | | | 380,015 | | | | 1,623,816 | | | | 1,800,326 | | | | 6,338,546 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 752,165 | | | | 1,545,353 | | | | 273,724 | | | | 571,313 | | | | 157,969 | | | | 1,206,506 | |
Redeemed | | | (7,438,429 | ) | | | (23,702,388 | ) | | | (2,116,092 | ) | | | (2,392,566 | ) | | | (2,622,954 | ) | | | (4,512,326 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (4,434,034 | ) | | | (17,318,135 | ) | | | (1,462,353 | ) | | | (197,437 | ) | | | (664,659 | ) | | | 3,032,726 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 37,436,127 | | | | 54,754,262 | | | | 10,604,302 | | | | 10,801,739 | | | | 9,508,279 | | | | 6,475,553 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 33,002,093 | | | | 37,436,127 | | | | 9,141,949 | | | | 10,604,302 | | | | 8,843,620 | | | | 9,508,279 | |
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A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 328,072 | | | | 499,718 | | | | 37,857 | | | | 551,412 | | | | 10,515 | | | | — | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 86,492 | | | | 150,887 | | | | 19,524 | | | | 23,455 | | | | 170 | | | | 589 | |
Redeemed | | | (733,237 | ) | | | (1,638,857 | ) | | | (17,621 | ) | | | (34,837 | ) | | | (80 | ) | | | (42 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (318,673 | ) | | | (988,252 | ) | | | 39,760 | | | | 540,030 | | | | 10,605 | | | | 547 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 4,240,723 | | | | 5,228,975 | | | | 797,991 | | | | 257,961 | | | | 3,694 | | | | 3,147 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 3,922,050 | | | | 4,240,723 | | | | 837,751 | | | | 797,991 | | | | 14,299 | | | | 3,694 | |
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C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 67,138 | | | | 115,317 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,698 | | | | 37,143 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 19,270 | | | | 30,526 | | | | 549 | | | | 957 | | | | 611 | | | | 3,399 | |
Redeemed | | | (127,291 | ) | | | (238,567 | ) | | | (549 | ) | | | (956 | ) | | | (2,280 | ) | | | (7,000 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (40,883 | ) | | | (92,724 | ) | | | — | | | | 1 | | | | 29 | | | | 33,542 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 1,118,004 | | | | 1,210,728 | | | | 22,289 | | | | 22,288 | | | | 48,566 | | | | 15,024 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 1,077,121 | | | | 1,118,004 | | | | 22,289 | | | | 22,289 | | | | 48,595 | | | | 48,566 | |
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Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 36,222 | | | | 5,753,908 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 117,738 | | | | 443,014 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 134,713 | | | | 128,741 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 62,910 | | | | 1,316,438 | |
Redeemed | | | (6,760 | ) | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (2,790,961 | ) | | | (4,353,901 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 164,175 | | | | 5,882,649 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (2,610,313 | ) | | | (2,594,449 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 5,882,649 | | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 5,937,921 | | | | 8,532,370 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 6,046,824 | | | | 5,882,649 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 3,327,608 | | | | 5,937,921 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood High Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Global Real Estate Fund(a) | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(b) | | | 2022 | |
FROM OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 220,187 | | | $ | 254,860 | | | $ | 439,337 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments, and foreign currency transactions | | | 255,643 | | | | (1,454,948 | ) | | | (1,273,203 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, and foreign currency translations | | | 1,268,247 | | | | 281,685 | | | | (5,505,436 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,737,755 | | | | (918,403 | ) | | | (6,339,302 | ) |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | (25,217 | ) | | | (31,451 | ) | | | (65,104 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | (157,476 | ) | | | (202,138 | ) | | | (339,643 | ) |
C Class Shares | | | (5,555 | ) | | | (9,458 | ) | | | (18,838 | ) |
Investor Shares | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (8,930 | ) |
From return of capital | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | — | | | | (11,986 | ) | | | (9,386 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | — | | | | (77,040 | ) | | | (50,743 | ) |
C Class Shares | | | — | | | | (3,604 | ) | | | (2,716 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (188,248 | ) | | | (335,677 | ) | | | (495,360 | ) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 192,941 | | | | 59,527 | | | | 473,444 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 25,174 | | | | 42,853 | | | | 70,414 | |
Redeemed | | | (192,717 | ) | | | (769,167 | ) | | | (736,257 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from Institutional Shares capital share transactions | | | 25,398 | | | | (666,787 | ) | | | (192,399 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 86,966 | | | | 78,445 | | | | 1,082,573 | |
Shares exchanged from Investor Class | | | — | | | | — | | | | 375,371 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 146,568 | | | | 260,215 | | | | 364,099 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,885,503 | ) | | | (1,752,978 | ) | | | (3,395,911 | ) |
Net decrease from A Class Shares capital share transactions | | | (1,651,969 | ) | | | (1,414,318 | ) | | | (1,573,868 | ) |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 1,200 | | | | 82,100 | | | | 302,955 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 4,285 | | | | 10,654 | | | | 17,334 | |
Redeemed | | | (416,133 | ) | | | (117,944 | ) | | | (440,370 | ) |
Net decrease from C Class Shares capital share transactions | | | (410,648 | ) | | | (25,190 | ) | | | (120,081 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Global Real Estate was renamed as Westwood Global Real Estate Fund. |
| (b) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Global Real Estate Fund(a) | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(b) | | | 2022 | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 135,493 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 8,318 | |
Redeemed | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (342,437 | ) |
Shares exchanged to A Class | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (375,371 | ) |
Net decrease from Investor Shares capital share transactions | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (573,997 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | | | (2,037,219 | ) | | | (2,106,295 | ) | | | (2,460,345 | ) |
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | | | (487,712 | ) | | | (3,360,375 | ) | | | (9,295,007 | ) |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 16,667,015 | | | | 20,027,390 | | | | 29,322,397 | |
End of period | | $ | 16,179,303 | | | $ | 16,667,015 | | | $ | 20,027,390 | |
CAPITAL SHARES ACTIVITY | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 15,436 | | | | 5,031 | | | | 37,995 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 1,993 | | | | 3,743 | | | | 5,798 | |
Redeemed | | | (15,898 | ) | | | (64,872 | ) | | | (59,582 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 1,531 | | | | (56,098 | ) | | | (15,789 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 170,160 | | | | 226,258 | | | | 242,047 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 171,691 | | | | 170,160 | | | | 226,258 | |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 7,416 | | | | 6,736 | | | | 83,390 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 11,545 | | | | 22,646 | | | | 30,062 | |
Redeemed | | | (155,373 | ) | | | (149,559 | ) | | | (270,148 | ) |
Shares issued in connection with exchange of Investor Shares | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31,545 | |
Net decrease in shares outstanding | | | (136,412 | ) | | | (120,177 | ) | | | (125,151 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 1,278,938 | | | | 1,399,115 | | | | 1,524,266 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 1,142,526 | | | | 1,278,938 | | | | 1,399,115 | |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 99 | | | | 6,559 | | | | 21,373 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 337 | | | | 928 | | | | 1,441 | |
Redeemed | | | (34,818 | ) | | | (9,992 | ) | | | (35,931 | ) |
Net decrease in shares outstanding | | | (34,382 | ) | | | (2,505 | ) | | | (13,117 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 88,722 | | | | 91,227 | | | | 104,344 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 54,340 | | | | 88,722 | | | | 91,227 | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 9,405 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 662 | |
Redeemed | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (26,474 | ) |
Shares exchanged for A Class Shares | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (31,415 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (47,822 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 47,822 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Global Real Estate was renamed as Westwood Global Real Estate Fund. |
| (b) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Real Estate | | | Westwood Broadmark Tactical | |
| | Income Fund(a) | | | Growth Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | | | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(b) | | | 2022 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(b) | | | 2022 | |
FROM OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 9,416,426 | | | $ | 9,748,315 | | | $ | 8,841,841 | | | $ | 2,960,495 | | | $ | 5,460,655 | | | $ | (773,929 | ) |
Net realized gains (losses) from investments, futures and foreign currency transactions | | | (138,404 | ) | | | 4,468,437 | | | | (2,566,542 | ) | | | (5,319,057 | ) | | | 2,299,216 | | | | 14,378,624 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency translations | | | 15,685,040 | | | | (13,271,953 | ) | | | (46,688,258 | ) | | | 4,519,549 | | | | (4,529,487 | ) | | | (38,986,046 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 24,963,062 | | | | 944,799 | | | | (40,412,959 | ) | | | 2,160,987 | | | | 3,230,384 | | | | (25,381,351 | ) |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | (5,623,826 | ) | | | (6,558,250 | ) | | | (4,587,481 | ) | | | (7,979,746 | ) | | | — | | | | (6,735,312 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | (3,540,039 | ) | | | (4,856,495 | ) | | | (3,780,834 | ) | | | (751,357 | ) | | | — | | | | (818,486 | ) |
C Class Shares | | | (192,307 | ) | | | (250,766 | ) | | | (246,967 | ) | | | (173,655 | ) | | | — | | | | (259,189 | ) |
Investor Shares | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (226,733 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | |
From return of capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | — | | | | (257,080 | ) | | | (2,929,176 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
A Class Shares | | | — | | | | (190,372 | ) | | | (2,414,128 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
C Class Shares | | | — | | | | (9,830 | ) | | | (157,692 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Investor Shares | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (144,772 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (9,356,172 | ) | | | (12,122,793 | ) | | | (14,487,783 | ) | | | (8,904,758 | ) | | | — | | | | (7,812,987 | ) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 22,771,182 | | | | 52,986,286 | | | | 39,575,329 | | | | 26,554,150 | | | | 47,886,289 | | | | 86,724,446 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 5,616,100 | | | | 6,804,600 | | | | 7,217,721 | | | | 7,964,224 | | | | — | | | | 6,717,078 | |
Proceeds from redemption fees | | | 10 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Redeemed | | | (21,535,847 | ) | | | (22,299,802 | ) | | | (54,098,954 | ) | | | (80,539,036 | ) | | | (71,540,822 | ) | | | (129,638,672 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from Institutional Shares capital share transactions | | | 6,851,435 | | | | 37,491,084 | | | | (7,305,904 | ) | | | (46,020,662 | ) | | | (23,654,533 | ) | | | (36,197,148 | ) |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 2,810,237 | | | | 6,702,953 | | | | 5,804,611 | | | | 794,841 | | | | 2,367,336 | | | | 5,969,905 | |
Shares exchanged from Investor Class | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,912,733 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,335,253 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 3,054,000 | | | | 4,316,540 | | | | 4,946,000 | | | | 729,546 | | | | — | | | | 772,858 | |
Redeemed | | | (12,064,194 | ) | | | (15,244,259 | ) | | | (17,663,523 | ) | | | (4,869,366 | ) | | | (9,156,328 | ) | | | (6,388,881 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from A Class Shares capital share transactions | | | (6,199,957 | ) | | | (4,224,766 | ) | | | 999,821 | | | | (3,344,979 | ) | | | (6,788,992 | ) | | | 7,689,135 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 860,324 | | | | 931,919 | | | | 382,301 | | | | 385,296 | | | | 343,187 | | | | 2,036,277 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 181,019 | | | | 242,036 | | | | 367,092 | | | | 172,002 | | | | — | | | | 254,902 | |
Redeemed | | | (716,813 | ) | | | (1,274,471 | ) | | | (4,470,668 | ) | | | (2,319,829 | ) | | | (1,938,797 | ) | | | (2,514,488 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from C Class Shares capital share transactions | | | 324,530 | | | | (100,516 | ) | | | (3,721,275 | ) | | | (1,762,531 | ) | | | (1,595,610 | ) | | | (223,309 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Real Estate Income Fund. |
| (b) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Westwood Real Estate | | | Westwood Broadmark Tactical | |
| | Income Fund(a) | | | Growth Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | | | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(b) | | | 2022 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(b) | | | 2022 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 2,676,209 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 22,511,744 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 365,958 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | |
Redeemed | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (3,295,504 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (19,381,817 | ) |
Shares exchanged to A Class | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (7,912,733 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (7,335,253 | ) |
Net decrease from Investor Shares capital share transactions | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (8,166,070 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (4,205,326 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | | | 976,008 | | | | 33,165,802 | | | | (18,193,428 | ) | | | (51,128,172 | ) | | | (32,039,135 | ) | | | (32,936,648 | ) |
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | 16,582,898 | | | | 21,987,808 | | | | (73,094,170 | ) | | | (57,871,943 | ) | | | (28,808,751 | ) | | | (66,130,986 | ) |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 240,469,438 | | | | 218,481,630 | | | | 291,575,800 | | | | 242,315,330 | | | | 271,124,081 | | | | 337,255,067 | |
End of period | | $ | 257,052,336 | | | $ | 240,469,438 | | | $ | 218,481,630 | | | | 184,443,387 | | | | 242,315,330 | | | $ | 271,124,081 | |
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CAPITAL SHARES ACTIVITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,249,001 | | | | 2,996,731 | | | | 1,999,336 | | | | 1,023,531 | | | | 1,837,415 | | | | 3,163,746 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 305,244 | | | | 393,446 | | | | 393,116 | | | | 308,306 | | | | — | | | | 257,656 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,188,083 | ) | | | (1,266,003 | ) | | | (2,798,890 | ) | | | (3,113,892 | ) | | | (2,733,946 | ) | | | (4,698,546 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 366,162 | | | | 2,124,174 | | | | (406,438 | ) | | | (1,782,055 | ) | | | (896,531 | ) | | | (1,277,144 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 8,384,243 | | | | 6,260,069 | | | | 6,666,507 | | | | 8,163,741 | | | | 9,060,272 | | | | 10,337,416 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 8,750,405 | | | | 8,384,243 | | | | 6,260,069 | | | | 6,381,686 | | | | 8,163,741 | | | | 9,060,272 | |
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A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 154,234 | | | | 378,510 | | | | 293,830 | | | | 32,922 | | | | 113,413 | | | | 238,306 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 165,224 | | | | 248,569 | | | | 269,441 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31,778 | |
Redeemed | | | (664,722 | ) | | | (859,797 | ) | | | (909,441 | ) | | | 30,349 | | | | (392,281 | ) | | | (253,164 | ) |
Shares issued in connection with exchange of Investor Shares | | | — | | | | — | | | | 448,845 | | | | (202,304 | ) | | | — | | | | 293,979 | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (345,264 | ) | | | (232,718 | ) | | | 102,675 | | | | (139,033 | ) | | | (278,868 | ) | | | 310,899 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 5,722,749 | | | | 5,955,467 | | | | 5,852,792 | | | | 836,437 | | | | 1,115,305 | | | | 804,406 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 5,377,485 | | | | 5,722,749 | | | | 5,955,467 | | | | 697,404 | | | | 836,437 | | | | 1,115,305 | |
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C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 48,688 | | | | 54,073 | | | | 21,541 | | | | 17,352 | | | | 15,193 | | | | 85,819 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 10,171 | | | | 14,441 | | | | 20,451 | | | | 7,800 | | | | — | | | | 11,369 | |
Redeemed | | | (41,057 | ) | | | (74,391 | ) | | | (241,088 | ) | | | (104,252 | ) | | | (86,744 | ) | | | (105,134 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 17,802 | | | | (5,877 | ) | | | (199,096 | ) | | | (79,100 | ) | | | (71,551 | ) | | | (7,946 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 330,833 | | | | 336,710 | | | | 535,806 | | | | 277,867 | | | | 349,418 | | | | 357,364 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 348,635 | | | | 330,833 | | | | 336,710 | | | | 198,767 | | | | 277,867 | | | | 349,418 | |
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| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Real Estate Income Fund. |
| (b) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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| | Westwood Real Estate | | | Westwood Broadmark Tactical | |
| | Income Fund(a) | | | Growth Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | | Six Months | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | | | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | | | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | | | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(b) | | | 2022 | | | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(b) | | | 2022 | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 135,787 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 861,114 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 19,397 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | |
Redeemed | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (169,323 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (750,528 | ) |
Shares exchanged for A Class Shares | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (450,660 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (287,438 | ) |
Net decrease in shares outstanding | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (464,799 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (176,852 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 464,799 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 176,852 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | |
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| (a) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Real Estate Income Fund. |
| (b) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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| | Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(a) | | | 2022 | |
FROM OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,348,538 | | | $ | 2,313,424 | | | $ | 331,413 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments, futures, purchased options, and written options | | | (939,313 | ) | | | 319,416 | | | | 8,980,184 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures, purchased options, and written options | | | (1,093,998 | ) | | | 972,305 | | | | (10,522,511 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (684,773 | ) | | | 3,605,145 | | | | (1,210,914 | ) |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | (1,440,028 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,385,920 | ) |
A Class Shares | | | (23,687 | ) | | | — | | | | (40,913 | ) |
C Class Shares | | | (11,420 | ) | | | — | | | | (30,908 | ) |
F Class Shares | | | (1,638,590 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,661,204 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (3,113,725 | ) | | | — | | | | (5,118,945 | ) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 4,010,394 | | | | 7,525,146 | | | | 8,068,184 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,440,028 | | | | — | | | | 2,385,919 | |
Redeemed | | | (4,781,665 | ) | | | (7,415,427 | ) | | | (3,820,145 | ) |
Net increase from Institutional Shares capital share transactions | | | 668,757 | | | | 109,719 | | | | 6,633,958 | |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 2,100 | | | | 86,412 | | | | 70,960 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 23,687 | | | | — | | | | 40,913 | |
Redeemed | | | (100,929 | ) | | | (79,103 | ) | | | (53,076 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from A Class Shares capital share transactions | | | (75,142 | ) | | | 7,309 | | | | 58,797 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 88,015 | | | | — | | | | 15 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 11,420 | | | | — | | | | 30,908 | |
Redeemed | | | (124,208 | ) | | | (24,130 | ) | | | (123,653 | ) |
Net decrease from C Class Shares capital share transactions | | | (24,773 | ) | | | (24,130 | ) | | | (92,730 | ) |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 715,164 | | | | 6,566,976 | | | | 5,280,910 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,638,590 | | | | — | | | | 2,661,204 | |
Redeemed | | | (5,132,104 | ) | | | (5,339,791 | ) | | | (7,164,813 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) from F Class Shares capital share transactions | | | (2,778,350 | ) | | | 1,227,185 | | | | 777,301 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | | | (2,209,508 | ) | | | 1,320,083 | | | | 7,377,326 | |
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | (6,008,006 | ) | | | 4,925,228 | | | | 1,047,467 | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 77,389,911 | | | $ | 72,464,683 | | | $ | 71,417,216 | |
End of period | | | 71,381,905 | | | $ | 77,389,911 | | | $ | 72,464,683 | |
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| (a) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
N/A — Not Applicable
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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| | Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | Ten Months | | | | |
| | April 30, | | | Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | 2024 | | | October 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2023(a) | | | 2022 | |
CAPITAL SHARES ACTIVITY | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 353,851 | | | | 662,702 | | | | 659,284 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 128,141 | | | | — | | | | 211,143 | |
Redeemed | | | (422,314 | ) | | | (650,561 | ) | | | (317,193 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 59,678 | | | | 12,141 | | | | 553,234 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 3,060,497 | | | | 3,048,356 | | | | 2,495,122 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 3,120,175 | | | | 3,060,497 | | | | 3,048,356 | |
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A Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 189 | | | | 7,729 | | | | 5,931 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 2,148 | | | | — | | | | 3,689 | |
Redeemed | | | (9,107 | ) | | | (7,137 | ) | | | (4,490 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (6,770 | ) | | | 592 | | | | 5,130 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 53,279 | | | | 52,687 | | | | 47,557 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 46,509 | | | | 53,279 | | | | 52,687 | |
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C Class Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 8,564 | | | | — | | | | 1 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 1,110 | | | | — | | | | 2,983 | |
Redeemed | | | (11,946 | ) | | | (2,299 | ) | | | (10,994 | ) |
Net decrease in shares outstanding | | | (2,272 | ) | | | (2,299 | ) | | | (8,010 | ) |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 37,700 | | | | 39,999 | | | | 48,009 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 35,428 | | | | 37,700 | | | | 39,999 | |
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Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 62,219 | | | | 566,784 | | | | 435,032 | |
Issued in reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | 142,386 | | | | — | | | | 230,208 | |
Redeemed | | | (442,281 | ) | | | (456,195 | ) | | | (577,435 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (237,676 | ) | | | 110,589 | | | | 87,805 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | 3,316,220 | | | | 3,205,631 | | | | 3,117,826 | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 3,078,544 | | | | 3,316,220 | | | | 3,205,631 | |
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| (a) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Quality Value Fund (1) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Quality Value Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 12.27 | | | $ | 12.52 | | | $ | 15.46 | | | $ | 11.80 | | | $ | 13.16 | | | $ | 13.07 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.22 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.73 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 4.28 | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | 1.21 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.84 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 4.41 | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 1.43 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.27 | ) | | | — | | | | (2.28 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (2.38 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 13.61 | | | $ | 12.27 | | | $ | 12.52 | | | $ | 15.46 | | | $ | 11.80 | | | $ | 13.16 | |
Total return (b) | | | 15.18 | % (c) | | | (0.51 | %) | | | (4.37 | )% | | | 38.80 | % | | | (6.11 | )% | | | 13.23 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 202,582 | | | $ | 183,878 | | | $ | 249,760 | | | $ | 206,730 | | | $ | 172,349 | | | $ | 224,664 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.62 | % (e) | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.68 | % (e) | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.73 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 1.59 | % (e) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.80 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 22 | % (c) | | | 57 | % | | | 77 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 36 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Quality Value Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
A Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 12.33 | | | $ | 12.58 | | | $ | 15.53 | | | $ | 11.84 | | | $ | 13.20 | | | $ | 13.12 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.19 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.75 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 4.31 | | | | (0.96 | ) | | | 1.21 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.84 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 4.39 | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | 1.40 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.27 | ) | | | — | | | | (2.28 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (2.35 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 13.69 | | | $ | 12.33 | | | $ | 12.58 | | | $ | 15.53 | | | $ | 11.84 | | | $ | 13.20 | |
Total return (b) | | | 15.09 | % (c) | | | (0.75 | %) | | | (4.64 | )% | | | 38.46 | % | | | (6.32 | )% | | | 12.92 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 1,496 | | | $ | 1,218 | | | $ | 1,402 | | | $ | 858 | | | $ | 2,143 | | | $ | 13,174 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.80 | % (e) | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.86 | % (e) | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.98 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 1.40 | % (e) | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.54 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 22 | % (c) | | | 57 | % | | | 77 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 36 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $ 0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(1) | Effective March 1, 2021, Westwood LargeCap Fund was renamed as Westwood Quality Value Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Quality Value Fund (1) (Continued) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Quality Value Fund - C Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 (a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 11.99 | | | $ | 12.28 | | | $ | 15.33 | | | $ | 11.80 | | | $ | 10.17 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.16 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.70 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 4.27 | | | | 1.47 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.74 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 4.28 | | | | 1.63 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.27 | ) | | | — | | | | (2.28 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (2.37 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | — | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 13.35 | | | $ | 11.99 | | | $ | 12.28 | | | $ | 15.33 | | | $ | 11.80 | |
Total return (c) | | | 14.67 | % (d) | | | (1.49 | %) | | | (5.36 | )% | | | 37.62 | % | | | 16.03 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 167 | | | $ | 126 | | | $ | 98 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 1.55 | % (f) | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 0.00 | % (f)(g) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.61 | % (f) | | | 1.63 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 0.00 | % (f)(g) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 0.61 | % (f) | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 2.29 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (h) | | | 22 | % (d) | | | 57 | % | | | 77 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 52 | % (d) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Quality Value Fund - Ultra Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 (i) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 12.26 | | | $ | 13.30 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.17 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.73 | | | | (1.02 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.85 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.27 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 13.58 | | | $ | 12.26 | |
Total return (c) | | | 15.12 | % (d) | | | (6.42 | )% (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 0.55 | % (f) | | | 0.55 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.61 | % (f) | | | 0.82 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 1.52 | % (f) | | | 1.46 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (h) | | | 22 | % (d) | | | 57 | % (d) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (March 31, 2020) through October 31, 2020. |
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(b) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | The ratio rounds to 0.00% due to the impact of the low level of average net assets. The share class is expected to run at the expense limit of 1.65% (1.73% excluding waivers) when assets are contributed. |
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(h) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(i) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (November 30, 2022) through October 31, 2023. |
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(1) | Effective March 1, 2021, Westwood LargeCap Fund was renamed as Westwood Quality Value Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Quality MidCap Fund |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Quality MidCap Fund - Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022(a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 9.64 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.11 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.65 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.74 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.36 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | — | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.11 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 9.64 | |
Total return (c) | | | 18.14 | % (d) | | | 1.29 | % | | | (3.60 | )% (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 1,822 | | | $ | 1,526 | | | $ | 530 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 0.64 | % (f) | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.58 | % (f)(g) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 3.12 | % (f) | | | 5.79 | % | | | 20.06 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 1.68 | % (f) | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.21 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % (d) | | | 72 | % | | | 96 | % (d) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (November 30, 2021) through October 31, 2022. |
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(b) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | Includes federal excise taxes of 0.01% of average net assets with respect to the period ending October 31, 2022. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund (1) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 12.89 | | | $ | 16.62 | | | $ | 11.97 | | | $ | 14.21 | | | $ | 15.50 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.10 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.19 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (1.45 | ) | | | 4.89 | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 0.84 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.27 | | | | 0.18 | | | | (1.37 | ) | | | 5.04 | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | 0.94 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (2.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) | | | (2.12 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (2.36 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (1.60 | ) | | | (2.23 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 14.73 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 12.89 | | | $ | 16.62 | | | $ | 11.97 | | | $ | 14.21 | |
Total return (b) | | | 17.81 | % (c) | | | 1.42 | % | | | (9.64 | %) | | | 42.85 | % | | | (5.39 | )% | | | 9.46 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 200,348 | | | $ | 167,877 | | | $ | 201,586 | | | $ | 237,479 | | | $ | 164,350 | | | $ | 187,341 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.85 | % (e)(h) | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.88 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.00 | % (e)(h) | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.02 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 1.14 | % (e) | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 38 | % (c) | | | 87 | % | | | 104 | % | | | 106 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 56 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund - Ultra Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020(g) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 12.90 | | | $ | 16.62 | | | $ | 11.96 | | | $ | 11.44 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.16 | | | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.18 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (1.44 | ) | | | 4.91 | | | | 0.52 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.28 | | | | 0.19 | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | 5.07 | | | | 0.52 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (2.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (2.39 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | — | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 14.72 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 12.90 | | | $ | 16.62 | | | $ | 11.96 | |
Total return (b) | | | 17.92 | % (c) | | | 1.54 | % | | | (9.41 | )% | | | 43.19 | % | | | 4.55 | % (c) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 77,777 | | | $ | 114,584 | | | $ | 88,909 | | | $ | 100,933 | | | $ | 2,072 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.71 | % (e)(h) | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.70 | % (e) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.86 | % (e)(h) | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1.02 | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 1.41 | % (e) | | | 1.12 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.08 | % (e) |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 38 | % (c) | | | 87 | % | | | 104 | % | | | 106 | % | | | 69 | % (c) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(g) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (July 31, 2020) through October 31, 2020. |
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(h) | Includes 0.03% of borrowing costs (Note 2). |
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(1) | Effective March 1, 2021, Westwood SMIDCap Fund was renamed as Westwood Quality SMIDCap Fund. |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund (1) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 18.06 | | | $ | 18.88 | | | $ | 21.99 | | | $ | 14.46 | | | $ | 16.97 | | | $ | 16.76 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.11 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.34 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (2.28 | ) | | | 7.47 | | | | (2.45 | ) | | | 1.10 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.50 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (2.10 | ) | | | 7.65 | | | | (2.33 | ) | | | 1.21 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.88 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 19.73 | | | $ | 18.06 | | | $ | 18.88 | | | $ | 21.99 | | | $ | 14.46 | | | $ | 16.97 | |
Total return (b) | | | 13.89 | % (c) | | | (0.92 | %) | | | (10.08 | )% | | | 53.07 | % | | | (13.90 | )% | | | 8.65 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 469,558 | | | $ | 427,774 | | | $ | 476,094 | | | $ | 586,435 | | | $ | 357,901 | | | $ | 418,949 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.89 | % (e) | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.02 | % (e) | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.11 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 1.64 | % (e) | | | 1.43 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.66 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 35 | % (c) | | | 58 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 64 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund - A Class | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 (g) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 17.99 | | | $ | 18.84 | | | $ | 21.94 | | | $ | 14.44 | | | $ | 16.99 | | | $ | 15.78 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.08 | | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.33 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (2.27 | ) | | | 7.45 | | | | (2.43 | ) | | | 1.23 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.48 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (2.11 | ) | | | 7.61 | | | | (2.35 | ) | | | 1.21 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | — | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 19.68 | | | $ | 17.99 | | | $ | 18.84 | | | $ | 21.94 | | | $ | 14.44 | | | $ | 16.99 | |
Total return (b) | | | 13.82 | % (c) | | | (1.03 | %) | | | (10.15 | )% | | | 52.90 | % | | | (14.04 | )% | | | 7.67 | % (c) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 2,490 | | | $ | 2,161 | | | $ | 1,556 | | | $ | 1,470 | | | $ | 881 | | | $ | 96 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 1.04 | % (e) | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.08 | % (e) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.17 | % (e) | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.30 | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 1.47 | % (e) | | | 1.38 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | (0.90 | )% (e) |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 35 | % (c) | | | 58 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 64 | % (c) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(g) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 3, 2019) through October 31, 2019. |
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(1) | Effective March 1, 2021, Westwood SmallCap Fund was renamed as Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund (1) (Continued) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
C Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019(a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 17.81 | | | $ | 18.62 | | | $ | 21.75 | | | $ | 14.34 | | | $ | 16.98 | | | $ | 15.78 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.31 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (2.25 | ) | | | 7.44 | | | | (2.45 | ) | | | 1.24 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.37 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (2.24 | ) | | | 7.43 | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | 1.20 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | — | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 19.43 | | | $ | 17.81 | | | $ | 18.62 | | | $ | 21.75 | | | $ | 14.34 | | | $ | 16.98 | |
Total return (c) | | | 13.37 | % (d) | | | (1.77 | %) | | | (10.84 | )% | | | 51.81 | % | | | (14.67 | )% | | | 7.60 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 2,455 | | | $ | 1,029 | | | $ | 708 | | | $ | 849 | | | $ | 186 | | | $ | 51 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 1.79 | % (f) | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.79 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.92 | % (f) | | | 1.92 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 2.02 | % | | | 2.05 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 0.60 | % (f) | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | (0.04 | )% | | | (0.08 | )% | | | (1.67 | )% (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 35 | % (d) | | | 58 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 64 | % (d) |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund - Ultra Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020(h) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 18.08 | | | $ | 18.91 | | | $ | 22.01 | | | $ | 14.47 | | | $ | 11.72 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.05 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.36 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (2.28 | ) | | | 7.48 | | | | 2.70 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.53 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (2.07 | ) | | | 7.68 | | | | 2.75 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | — | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 19.75 | | | $ | 18.08 | | | $ | 18.91 | | | $ | 22.01 | | | $ | 14.47 | |
Total return (c) | | | 14.00 | % (d) | | | (0.83 | %) | | | (9.91 | )% | | | 53.29 | % | | | 23.46 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 709,057 | | | $ | 608,142 | | | $ | 511,179 | | | $ | 506,444 | | | $ | 151,903 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 0.79 | % (f) | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.81 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.92 | % (f) | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.10 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 1.73 | % (f) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.63 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 35 | % (d) | | | 58 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 67 | % (d) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 3, 2019) through October 31, 2019. |
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(b) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(h) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (March 31, 2020) through October 31, 2020. |
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(1) | Effective March 1, 2021, Westwood SmallCap Fund was renamed as Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Quality AllCap Fund |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Quality AllCap Fund - Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021(a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 10.59 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.16 | | | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.15 | | | | — | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 0.59 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.24 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | 0.59 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.20 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 10.89 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 10.59 | |
Total return (c) | | | 12.49 | % (d) | | | 1.56 | % | | | (4.86 | )% | | | 5.90 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 474 | | | $ | 197 | | | $ | 553 | | | $ | 529 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 0.46 | % (f)(h) | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.65 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.87 | % (f)(h) | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 2.25 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 1.67 | % (f) | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 0.22 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 38 | % (d) | | | 84 | % | | | 101 | % | | | 4 | % (d) |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Quality AllCap Fund - Ultra Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021(a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 10.59 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.16 | | | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.15 | | | | — | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 0.59 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.24 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | 0.59 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.20 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 10.89 | | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 10.59 | |
Total return (c) | | | 12.51 | % (d) | | | 1.53 | % | | | (4.81 | )% | | | 5.90 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 21,275 | | | $ | 20,153 | | | $ | 21,750 | | | $ | 21,715 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 0.46 | % (f)(h) | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.87 | % (f)(h) | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 2.07 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 1.76 | % (f) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 0.44 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 38 | % (d) | | | 84 | % | | | 101 | % | | | 4 | % (d) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 30, 2021) through October 31, 2021. |
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(b) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(h) | Includes 0.01% of borrowing costs (Note 2). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund (1)(2) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Capital Appreciation and | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Income Fund - Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 6.02 | | | $ | 6.09 | | | $ | 7.65 | | | $ | 6.43 | | | $ | 6.64 | | | $ | 10.46 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.12 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | 1.41 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.53 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | 1.54 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.65 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | (4.11 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (1.20 | ) | | | (4.47 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 6.67 | | | $ | 6.02 | | | $ | 6.09 | | | $ | 7.65 | | | $ | 6.43 | | | $ | 6.64 | |
Total return (b) | | | 12.65 | % (c) | | | 2.22 | % | | | (13.05 | )% | | | 24.46 | % | | | 17.59 | % | | | 16.55 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 117,208 | | | $ | 111,063 | | | $ | 123,965 | | | $ | 143,710 | | | $ | 86,040 | | | $ | 4,722 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.35 | % (e) | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.45 | % (e) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 2.13 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 3.64 | % (e) | | | 3.62 | % | | | 2.60 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.76 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 19 | % (c) | | | 53 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 66 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 66 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
A Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 (g) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 6.00 | | | $ | 6.07 | | | $ | 7.64 | | | $ | 6.43 | | | $ | 5.20 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.03 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.23 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.26 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 6.65 | | | $ | 6.00 | | | $ | 6.07 | | | $ | 7.64 | | | $ | 6.43 | |
Total return (b) | | | 12.55 | % (c) | | | 2.00 | % | | | (13.41 | )% | | | 24.04 | % | | | 24.30 | % (c) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 163 | | | $ | 144 | | | $ | 24 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | — | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.60 | % (e) | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.01 | % (e) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.70 | % (e) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.01 | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 3.39 | % (e) | | | 3.49 | % | | | 2.31 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 0.90 | % (e) |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 19 | % (c) | | | 53 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 66 | % | | | 62 | % (c) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(g) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (March 31, 2020) through October 31, 2020. |
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(1) | Effective November 1, 2021, Westwood Low Volatility Equity Fund was renamed as Westwood Total Return Fund. |
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(2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Total Return Fund was renamed as Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund (1)(2) (Continued) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
C Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 (a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 6.00 | | | $ | 6.06 | | | $ | 7.63 | | | $ | 6.43 | | | $ | 5.20 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.23 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.08 | | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.26 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 6.65 | | | $ | 6.00 | | | $ | 6.06 | | | $ | 7.63 | | | $ | 6.43 | |
Total return (c) | | | 12.22 | % (d) | | | 1.22 | % | | | (14.10 | )% | | | 23.13 | % | | | 24.30 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 169 | | | $ | 65 | | | $ | 55 | | | $ | 73 | | | $ | — | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 1.35 | % (f) | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.63 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 0.01 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.45 | % (f) | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 0.01 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 2.61 | % (f) | | | 2.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.88 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 19 | % (d) | | | 53 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 66 | % | | | 62 | % (d) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (March 31, 2020) through October 31, 2020. |
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(b) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(1) | Effective November 1, 2021, Westwood Low Volatility Equity Fund was renamed as Westwood Total Return Fund. |
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(2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Total Return Fund was renamed as Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Income Opportunity Fund |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.59 | | | $ | 13.92 | | | $ | 12.84 | | | $ | 15.89 | | | $ | 15.31 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.32 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (2.19 | ) | | | 1.90 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 1.25 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.16 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (1.89 | ) | | | 2.13 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 1.57 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (1.44 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (3.61 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.59 | | | $ | 13.92 | | | $ | 12.84 | | | $ | 15.89 | |
Total return (b) | | | 11.05 | % (c) | | | 2.35 | % | | | (14.97 | )% | | | 17.21 | % | | | 4.59 | % | | | 10.99 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 375,037 | | | $ | 391,661 | | | $ | 579,772 | | | $ | 814,633 | | | $ | 662,612 | | | $ | 1,056,504 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.82 | % (e) | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.82 | % (e) | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 3.82 | % (e) | | | 3.44 | % | | | 2.52 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 2.08 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 20 | % (c) | | | 88 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 111 | % | | | 66 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund - A | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 13.90 | | | $ | 12.83 | | | $ | 15.88 | | | $ | 15.30 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.28 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (2.19 | ) | | | 1.88 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 1.25 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.15 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (1.92 | ) | | | 2.08 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 1.53 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | (3.57 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.35 | | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 13.90 | | | $ | 12.83 | | | $ | 15.88 | |
Total return (b) | | | 10.95 | % (c) | | | 2.25 | % | | | (15.21 | )% | | | 16.86 | % | | | 4.34 | % | | | 10.71 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 44,525 | | | $ | 44,318 | | | $ | 55,296 | | | $ | 62,614 | | | $ | 48,051 | | | $ | 64,450 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.99 | % (e) | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.99 | % (e) | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 3.64 | % (e) | | | 3.27 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.86 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 20 | % (c) | | | 88 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 111 | % | | | 66 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Income Opportunity Fund (Continued) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
C Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 (a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 13.84 | | | $ | 12.79 | | | $ | 15.88 | | | $ | 15.77 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.03 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) | | | 1.88 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.16 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.10 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (1.98 | ) | | | 1.98 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.19 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (3.41 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | | | (3.51 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.29 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 13.84 | | | $ | 12.79 | | | $ | 15.88 | |
Total return (c) | | | 10.51 | % (d) | | | 1.40 | % | | | (15.75 | )% | | | 16.03 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 1.23 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 12,164 | | | $ | 11,626 | | | $ | 12,743 | | | $ | 13,323 | | | $ | 4,453 | | | $ | 273 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 1.74 | % (f) | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.90 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.74 | % (f) | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.90 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 2.89 | % (f) | | | 2.51 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 1.11 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 20 | % (d) | | | 88 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 111 | % | | | 66 | % (d) |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Income Opportunity Fund - Ultra Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 (h) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 11.12 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.62 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.16 | | | | (0.27 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 10.46 | |
Total return (c) | | | 11.08 | % (d) | | | (2.47 | )% (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 68,697 | | | $ | 61,524 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 0.74 | % (f) | | | 0.74 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.74 | % (f) | | | 0.74 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 3.88 | % (f) | | | 3.51 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 20 | % (d) | | | 88 | % (d) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 3, 2019) through October 31, 2019. |
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(b) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(h) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (November 30, 2022) through October 31, 2023. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund (1)(2) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 8.85 | | | $ | 8.95 | | | $ | 10.67 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 9.25 | | | $ | 9.12 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.41 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.55 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (1.71 | ) | | | 1.14 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.15 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.39 | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | 1.49 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.56 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 9.40 | | | $ | 8.85 | | | $ | 8.95 | | | $ | 10.67 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 9.25 | |
Total return (b) | | | 9.41 | % (c) | | | 4.27 | % | | | (12.38 | )% | | | 15.69 | % | | | 7.14 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 85,946 | | | $ | 93,810 | | | $ | 96,636 | | | $ | 94,360 | | | $ | 72,914 | | | $ | 65,168 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.76 | % (e) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.80 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.84 | % (e) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 1.05 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 5.98 | % (e) | | | 5.42 | % | | | 4.31 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.78 | % | | | 4.48 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 26 | % (c) | | | 52 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 130 | % | | | 59 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund - A | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 8.89 | | | $ | 9.00 | | | $ | 10.72 | | | $ | 9.60 | | | $ | 9.29 | | | $ | 9.15 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.39 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (1.71 | ) | | | 1.13 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.14 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.36 | | | | (1.32 | ) | | | 1.46 | | | | 0.63 | | | | 0.53 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 9.45 | | | $ | 8.89 | | | $ | 9.00 | | | $ | 10.72 | | | $ | 9.60 | | | $ | 9.29 | |
Total return (b) | | | 9.36 | % (c) | | | 3.91 | % | | | (12.54 | )% | | | 15.34 | % | | | 7.01 | % | | | 5.93 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 7,917 | | | $ | 7,095 | | | $ | 2,321 | | | $ | 1,623 | | | $ | 320 | | | $ | 46 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.99 | % (e) | | | 0.94 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 1.05 | % |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.07 | % (e) | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 1.26 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 5.75 | % (e) | | | 5.07 | % | | | 3.95 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.61 | % | | | 4.26 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 26 | % (c) | | | 52 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 130 | % | | | 59 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(1) | Effective November 1, 2019, Westwood Short Duration Multi-Asset Yield Fund was renamed as Westwood High Income Fund. |
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(2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood High Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Multi-Asseet Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund (1)(2)(Continued) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund - C Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 (a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 8.92 | | | $ | 9.01 | | | $ | 10.75 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 8.23 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.24 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (1.74 | ) | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.28 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.31 | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.52 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 9.48 | | | $ | 8.92 | | | $ | 9.01 | | | $ | 10.75 | | | $ | 9.55 | |
Total return (c) | | | 8.92 | % (d) | | | 3.34 | % | | | (13.32 | )% | | | 15.77 | % | | | 18.51 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 211 | | | $ | 199 | | | $ | 201 | | | $ | 104 | | | $ | — | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 1.74 | % (f) | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 0.02 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.82 | % (f) | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 0.03 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 5.00 | % (f) | | | 4.44 | % | | | 3.31 | % | | | 2.03 | % | | | 4.46 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 26 | % (d) | | | 52 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 130 | % (d) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (March 31, 2020) through October 31, 2020. |
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(b) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(1) | Effective November 1, 2019, Westwood Short Duration Multi-Asset Yield Fund was renamed as Westwood High Income Fund. |
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(2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood High Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Multi-Asseet Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Alternative Income Fund (1) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 9.13 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 9.82 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.23 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.41 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.64 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (1.68 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 9.38 | | | $ | 9.13 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 10.25 | |
Total return (b) | | | 4.55 | % (c) | | | 4.48 | % | | | (2.88 | )% | | | 6.19 | % | | | 6.44 | % | | | 6.57 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 82,980 | | | $ | 86,793 | | | $ | 67,312 | | | $ | 53,734 | | | $ | 22,772 | | | $ | 7,121 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.65 | % (e) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1.15 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.88 | % (e) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.44 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 2.70 | % (e) | | | 3.08 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 2.33 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 22 | % (c) | | | 92 | % | | | 128 | % | | | 125 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 106 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund - A Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 (h) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 9.12 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 9.78 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.10 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.62 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.72 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.58 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.67 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 9.37 | | | $ | 9.12 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.46 | |
Total return (b) | | | 4.52 | % (c) | | | 4.25 | % | | | (2.88 | )% | | | 5.97 | % | | | 7.35 | % (c) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 134 | | | $ | 34 | | | $ | 33 | | | $ | 68 | | | $ | 28 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 0.78 | % (e) | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.15 | % (e) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.01 | % (e) | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.67 | % (e) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d) | | | 2.61 | % (e) | | | 2.90 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.61 | % (e) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 22 | % (c) | | | 92 | % | | | 128 | % | | | 125 | % | | | 137 | % (c) |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Excluding stock loan fees, and dividends on securities sold short, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.12% for Institutional Class. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(h) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (March 31, 2020) through October 31, 2020. |
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(1) | Effective November 1, 2019, Westwood Market Neutral Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Alternative Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Alternative Income Fund (1) (Continued) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund - C Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 (a) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 9.13 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 11.01 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 9.78 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.05 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.65 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.34 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.70 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (1.53 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (1.61 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 9.38 | | | $ | 9.13 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 11.01 | | | $ | 10.46 | |
Total return (c) | | | 4.09 | % (d) | | | 3.57 | % | | | (3.59 | )% | | | 5.93 | % | | | 7.21 | % (d) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 456 | | | $ | 443 | | | $ | 156 | | | $ | 40 | | | $ | 149 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 1.53 | % (f) | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 2.10 | % (f) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 1.76 | % (f) | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.62 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 1.82 | % (f) | | | 2.25 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.85 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 22 | % (d) | | | 92 | % | | | 128 | % | | | 125 | % | | | 137 | % (d) |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Alternative Income Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Ultra Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023 | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 9.13 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 9.82 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.24 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.41 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.43 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.65 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (1.61 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 9.38 | | | $ | 9.13 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 10.25 | |
Total return (c) | | | 4.61 | % (d) | | | 4.50 | % | | | (2.69 | )% | | | 6.26 | % | | | 6.54 | % | | | 6.64 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 31,219 | | | $ | 54,200 | | | $ | 88,734 | | | $ | 128,329 | | | $ | 86,386 | | | $ | 31,553 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 0.53 | % (f) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 1.08 | % (h) |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | 0.76 | % (f) | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.34 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.39 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e) | | | 2.85 | % (f) | | | 3.10 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 2.39 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 22 | % (d) | | | 92 | % | | | 128 | % | | | 125 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 106 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (March 31, 2020) through October 31, 2020. |
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(b) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(h) | Excluding stock loan fees, and dividends on securities sold short, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.12% for Ultra Class. |
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(1) | Effective November 1, 2019, Westwood Market Neutral Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Alternative Income Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Global Real Estate Fund (1)(2) |
Westwood Global Real | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Estate Fund - Institutional | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.80 | | | $ | 11.63 | | | $ | 15.22 | | | $ | 12.86 | | | $ | 14.59 | | | $ | 12.33 | | | $ | 14.68 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.28 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (3.56 | ) | | | 2.64 | | | | (1.66 | ) | | | 2.40 | | | | (1.72 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.13 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (3.28 | ) | | | 2.82 | | | | (1.50 | ) | | | 2.62 | | | | (1.44 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.91 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.78 | | | $ | 10.80 | | | $ | 11.63 | | | $ | 15.22 | | | $ | 12.86 | | | $ | 14.59 | | | $ | 12.33 | |
Total return (b) | | | 10.33 | % (c) | | | (5.22 | )% (c) | | | (21.61 | %) | | | 22.09 | % | | | (9.98 | %) | | | 21.31 | % | | | (10.51 | %) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 2,023 | | | $ | 1,838 | | | $ | 2,631 | | | $ | 3,685 | | | $ | 3,360 | | | $ | 6,793 | | | $ | 8,600 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 1.10 | % (e) | | | 1.09 | % (e) | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.65 | % (f) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 1.68 | % (e) | | | 1.73 | % (e) | | | 2.09 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 2.03 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 2.57 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 2.79 | % (e) | | | 1.83 | % (e) | | | 2.17 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 2.01 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 1 | % (c) | | | 10 | % (c) | | | 29 | % | | | 49 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 101 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Global Real | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Estate Fund - A Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.85 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 15.29 | | | $ | 12.92 | | | $ | 14.65 | | | $ | 12.38 | | | $ | 14.75 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.23 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.96 | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (3.57 | ) | | | 2.65 | | | | (1.68 | ) | | | 2.40 | | | | (1.73 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.11 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (3.34 | ) | | | 2.77 | | | | (1.56 | ) | | | 2.57 | | | | (1.50 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.83 | | | $ | 10.85 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 15.29 | | | $ | 12.92 | | | $ | 14.65 | | | $ | 12.38 | |
Total return (b) | | | 10.15 | % (c) | | | (5.39 | )% (c) | | | (21.91 | %) | | | 21.58 | % | | | (10.36 | %) | | | 20.82 | % | | | (10.74 | %) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 13,515 | | | $ | 13,871 | | | $ | 16,335 | | | $ | 23,312 | | | $ | 20,341 | | | $ | 26,859 | | | $ | 19,377 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 1.38 | % (e) | | | 1.34 | % (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.87 | % (h) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 1.96 | % (e) | | | 1.98 | % (e) | | | 2.49 | % | | | 2.36 | % | | | 2.43 | % | | | 2.11 | % | | | 3.04 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 2.49 | % (e) | | | 1.62 | % (e) | | | 1.76 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.66 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 1 | % (c) | | | 10 | % (c) | | | 29 | % | | | 49 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 101 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Effective August 21, 2018, the Advisor agreed to limit expenses to 1.15%. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(h) | Effective August 21, 2018, the Advisor agreed to limit expenses to 1.55%. |
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(1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Salient Global Real Estate Fund was known as Salient Global Real Estate Fund. Prior to August 14, 2018, Salient Global Estate Fund was known as Salient International Real Estate Fund. |
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(2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Global Real Estate Fund was renamed as Westwood Global Real Estate Fund. |
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(3) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Global Real Estate Fund (1)(2) (Continued) |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westwood Global Real | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Estate Fund - C Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.80 | | | $ | 11.64 | | | $ | 15.25 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 14.59 | | | $ | 12.31 | | | $ | 14.73 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.13 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (3.56 | ) | | | 2.66 | | | | (1.65 | ) | | | 2.41 | | | | (1.73 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.07 | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (3.40 | ) | | | 2.69 | | | | (1.60 | ) | | | 2.48 | | | | (1.60 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.79 | | | $ | 10.80 | | | $ | 11.64 | | | $ | 15.25 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 14.59 | | | $ | 12.31 | |
Total return (b) | | | 9.83 | % (c) | | | (6.03 | )% (c) | | | (22.33 | %) | | | 20.95 | % | | | (10.81 | %) | | | 20.19 | % | | | (11.51 | %) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 641 | | | $ | 959 | | | $ | 1,061 | | | $ | 1,591 | | | $ | 2,585 | | | $ | 4,614 | | | $ | 11,888 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 2.05 | % (e) | | | 2.06 | % (e) | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.51 | % (f) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 2.63 | % (e) | | | 2.70 | % (e) | | | 3.04 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 2.98 | % | | | 2.67 | % | | | 3.64 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 1.65 | % (e) | | | 0.90 | % (e) | | | 1.22 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.96 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 1 | % (c) | | | 10 | % (c) | | | 29 | % | | | 49 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 101 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00.
| (a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
| (b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
| (d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
| (f) | Effective August 21, 2018, the Advisor agreed to limit expenses to 2.10%. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
| (1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Salient Global Real Estate Fund was known as Salient Global Real Estate Fund. Prior to August 14, 2018 Salient Global Estate Fund was known as Salient International Real Estate Fund. |
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| (2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Global Real Estate Fund was renamed as Westwood Global Real Estate Fund. |
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| (3) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Real Estate Income Fund (1)(2) |
Westwood Real Estate | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income Fund - Institutional | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 16.64 | | | $ | 17.39 | | | $ | 21.56 | | | $ | 19.68 | | | $ | 21.42 | | | $ | 19.07 | | | $ | 22.13 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.66 | |
Net realized and unrealised gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.10 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (3.71 | ) | | | 3.19 | | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 2.95 | | | | (2.50 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.76 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (3.01 | ) | | | 3.65 | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 3.52 | | | | (1.84 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.51 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.91 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (1.22 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 17.74 | | | $ | 16.64 | | | $ | 17.39 | | | $ | 21.56 | | | $ | 19.68 | | | $ | 21.42 | | | $ | 19.07 | |
Total return (b) | | | 10.48 | % (c) | | | 0.81 | % (c) | | | (14.10 | %) | | | 15.44 | % | | | (2.75 | %) | | | 18.64 | % | | | (8.52 | %) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 155,270 | | | $ | 139,523 | | | $ | 108,853 | | | $ | 143,721 | | | $ | 160,526 | | | $ | 232,707 | | | $ | 198,762 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (including tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 0.97 | % (e) | | | 1.09 | % (e) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.25 | % (f) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (excluding tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.03 | % (e) | | | 0.98 | % (e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.37 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 7.36 | % (e) | | | 5.09 | % (e) | | | 3.67 | % | | | 2.26 | % | | | 2.73 | % | | | 2.76 | % | | | 3.37 | % |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (including tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 0.97 | % (e) | | | 1.09 | % (e) | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.48 | % (f) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (excluding tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.03 | % (e) | | | 0.98 | % (e) | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 7.36 | % (e) | | | 5.09 | % (e) | | | 3.58 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.68 | % | | | 2.72 | % | | | 3.14 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 43 | % (c) | | | 76 | % (c) | | | 72 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 49 | % | | | 24 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Effective August 21, 2018, the Advisor agreed to limit expenses to 1.15%. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(h) | Effective August 21, 2018, the Advisor agreed to limit expenses to 1.55%. |
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(1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was known as Salient Select Income Fund. |
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(2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Real Estate Income Fund. |
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(3) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Real Estate Income Fund (1)(2) (Continued) |
Westwood Real Estate | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income Fund - A Class | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 16.71 | | | $ | 17.45 | | | $ | 21.63 | | | $ | 19.74 | | | $ | 21.48 | | | $ | 19.13 | | | $ | 22.18 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.56 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.11 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (3.80 | ) | | | 3.14 | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 2.94 | | | | (2.46 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.75 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (3.09 | ) | | | 3.52 | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 3.43 | | | | (1.90 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.48 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.63 | ) | | | (0.91 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 17.82 | | | $ | 16.71 | | | $ | 17.45 | | | $ | 21.63 | | | $ | 19.74 | | | $ | 21.48 | | | $ | 19.13 | |
Total return (b) | | | 10.36 | % (c) | | | 0.66 | % (c) | | | (14.45 | %) | | | 14.98 | % | | | (3.17 | %) | | | 18.12 | % | | | (8.78 | %) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 95,806 | | | $ | 95,619 | | | $ | 103,950 | | | $ | 126,620 | | | $ | 125,194 | | | $ | 160,277 | | | $ | 122,484 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (including tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.27 | % (e) | | | 1.33 | % (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.60 | % (h) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (excluding tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.33 | % (e) | | | 1.22 | % (e) | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.72 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 7.07 | % (e) | | | 4.75 | % (e) | | | 3.73 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 2.37 | % | | | 2.91 | % |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (including tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.27 | % (e) | | | 1.33 | % (e) | | | 1.62 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.83 | % (h) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (excluding tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.33 | % (e) | | | 1.22 | % (e) | | | 2.04 | % | | | 1.82 | % | | | 1.82 | % | | | 1.75 | % | | | 1.95 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 7.07 | % (e) | | | 4.75 | % (e) | | | 3.64 | % | | | 1.82 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.68 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 43 | % (c) | | | 76 | % (c) | | | 72 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 49 | % | | | 24 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00.
| (a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
| (b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
| (d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
| (f) | Effective August 21, 2018, the Advisor agreed to limit expenses to 1.15%. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
| (h) | Effective August 21, 2018, the Advisor agreed to limit expenses to 1.55%. |
| (1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was known as Salient Select Income Fund. |
| (2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Real Estate Income Fund. |
| (3) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Real Estate Income Fund (1)(2) (Continued) |
Westwood Real Estate | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income Fund - C Class | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 16.10 | | | $ | 16.87 | | | $ | 20.94 | | | $ | 19.13 | | | $ | 20.84 | | | $ | 18.56 | | | $ | 21.55 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.41 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.06 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (3.56 | ) | | | 3.04 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 2.91 | | | | (2.42 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.62 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (3.09 | ) | | | 3.25 | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | 3.22 | | | | (2.01 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.45 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | (1.44 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 17.14 | | | $ | 16.10 | | | $ | 16.87 | | | $ | 20.94 | | | $ | 19.13 | | | $ | 20.84 | | | $ | 18.56 | |
Total return (b) | | | 9.98 | % (c) | | | (0.03 | )% (c) | | | (14.92 | %) | | | 14.35 | % | | | (3.69 | %) | | | 17.51 | % | | | (9.51 | %) |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 5,977 | | | $ | 5,327 | | | $ | 5,679 | | | $ | 11,219 | | | $ | 29,178 | | | $ | 51,214 | | | $ | 100,706 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (including tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.93 | % (e) | | | 2.06 | % (e) | | | 1.98 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.03 | % | | | 2.23 | % (f) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (excluding tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.99 | % (e) | | | 1.95 | % (e) | | | 2.38 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.35 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 6.41 | % (e) | | | 4.00 | % (e) | | | 2.57 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.75 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 2.23 | % |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (including tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.93 | % (e) | | | 2.06 | % (e) | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.46 | % (f) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (excluding tax expense/benefit) (d) | | | 1.99 | % (e) | | | 1.95 | % (e) | | | 2.47 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 2.37 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.58 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 6.41 | % (e) | | | 4.00 | % (e) | | | 2.48 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 2.00 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 43 | % (c) | | | 76 | % (c) | | | 72 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 49 | % | | | 24 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00.
| (a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
| (b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
| (d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
| (e) | Annualized |
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| (f) | Effective August 21, 2018, the Advisor agreed to limit expenses to 2.10%. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
| (1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was known as Salient Select Income Fund. |
| (2) | Effective March 31, 2024, Westwood Salient Select Income Fund was renamed as Westwood Real Estate Income Fund. |
| (3) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund(1) |
Westwood Broadmark | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tactical Growth Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Institutional Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(2) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 26.40 | | | $ | 26.07 | | | $ | 29.14 | | | $ | 27.96 | | | $ | 26.81 | | | $ | 25.43 | | | $ | 27.41 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.14 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (2.24 | ) | | | 2.48 | | | | 2.40 | | | | 2.53 | | | | (1.44 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (2.30 | ) | | | 2.24 | | | | 2.24 | | | | 2.69 | | | | (1.30 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.53 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.47 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (1.00 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 25.62 | | | $ | 26.40 | | | $ | 26.07 | | | $ | 29.14 | | | $ | 27.96 | | | $ | 26.81 | | | $ | 25.43 | |
Total return (b) | | | 0.85 | % (c) | | | 1.27 | % (c) | | | (7.90 | )% | | | 8.02 | % | | | 8.40 | % | | | 10.69 | % | | | (4.76 | )% |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 163,490 | | | $ | 215,512 | | | $ | 236,181 | | | $ | 301,241 | | | $ | 255,095 | | | $ | 250,153 | | | $ | 275,669 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.29 | % (d) | | | 1.26 | % (d) | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | 2.80 | % (d) | | | 2.60 | % (d) | | | (0.21 | )% | | | (0.82 | )% | | | (0.58 | )% | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.53 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (e) | | | 61 | % (c) | | | 565 | % (c) | | | 1,037 | % | | | 201 | % | | | 626 | % | | | 435 | % | | | 531 | % |
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Westwood Broadmark | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tactical Growth Fund - A | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(2) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 24.57 | | | $ | 24.31 | | | $ | 27.34 | | | $ | 26.40 | | | $ | 25.45 | | | $ | 24.24 | | | $ | 26.15 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.47 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.07 | ) (f) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.39 | | | | (1.27 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (2.26 | ) | | | 2.00 | | | | 2.01 | | | | 2.44 | | | | 1.34 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.45 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.47 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.92 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.23 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 23.82 | | | $ | 24.57 | | | $ | 24.31 | | | $ | 27.34 | | | $ | 26.40 | | | $ | 25.45 | | | $ | 24.24 | |
Total return (b) | | | 0.73 | % (c) | | | 1.07 | % (c) | | | (8.27 | )% | | | 7.59 | % | | | 7.95 | % | | | 10.20 | % | | | (5.13 | )% |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 16,610 | | | $ | 20,551 | | | $ | 27,117 | | | $ | 21,995 | | | $ | 17,949 | | | $ | 17,273 | | | $ | 11,718 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.57 | % (d) | | | 1.53 | % (d) | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.92 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | 2.51 | % (d) | | | 2.31 | % (d) | | | (0.49 | )% | | | (1.21 | )% | | | (0.99 | )% | | | 0.21 | % | | | (0.28 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate (e) | | | 61 | % (c) | | | 565 | % (c) | | | 1,037 | % | | | 201 | % | | | 626 | % | | | 435 | % | | | 531 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00.
| (a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
| (b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
| (f) | The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund. |
| (1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund was known as Salient Tactical Growth Fund. |
| (2) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD FUNDS |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund(1) (Continued) |
Westwood Broadmark | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tactical Growth Fund - C | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(2) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 22.50 | | | $ | 22.40 | | | $ | 25.39 | | | $ | 24.72 | | | $ | 24.03 | | | $ | 23.01 | | | $ | 25.04 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) (b) | | | (0.16 | ) (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (1.95 | ) | | | 2.19 | | | | 2.14 | | | | 2.28 | | | | (1.30 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (2.22 | ) | | | 1.73 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 2.19 | | | | (1.46 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.47 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.73 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 21.86 | | | $ | 22.50 | | | $ | 22.40 | | | $ | 25.39 | | | $ | 24.72 | | | $ | 24.03 | | | $ | 23.01 | |
Total return (c) | | | 0.40 | % (d) | | | 0.45 | % (d) | | | (8.75 | )% | | | 7.01 | % | | | 7.33 | % | | | 9.67 | % | | | (5.84 | )% |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 4,344 | | | $ | 6,252 | | | $ | 7,827 | | | $ | 9,075 | | | $ | 11,830 | | | $ | 16,505 | | | $ | 27,915 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets | | | 2.24 | % (e) | | | 2.23 | % (e) | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.41 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 2.45 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | 1.84 | % (e) | | | 1.62 | % (e) | | | (1.14 | )% | | | (1.80 | )% | | | (1.60 | )% | | | (0.36 | )% | | | (0.64 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 61 | % (d) | | | 565 | % (d) | | | 1,037 | % | | | 201 | % | | | 626 | % | | | 435 | % | | | 531 | % |
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Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to income earned and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund was known as Salient Tactical Growth Fund. |
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(2) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund (1) |
Westwood Broadmark | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tactical Plus Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Institutional Shares(2) | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 11.82 | | | $ | 11.29 | | | $ | 12.37 | | | $ | 11.65 | | | $ | 11.55 | | | $ | 11.41 | | | $ | 11.47 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.06 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.24 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.53 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.30 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.42 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.47 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.23 | | | $ | 11.82 | | | $ | 11.29 | | | $ | 12.37 | | | $ | 11.65 | | | $ | 11.55 | | | $ | 11.41 | |
Total return (b) | | | (1.00 | )% (c) | | | 4.69 | % (c) | | | (1.95 | )% | | | 6.18 | % | | | 7.15 | % | | | 7.24 | % | | | 2.56 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 35,054 | | | $ | 36,169 | | | $ | 34,427 | | | $ | 30,855 | | | $ | 30,308 | | | $ | 24,882 | | | $ | 18,502 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 1.35 | % (e) | | | 1.36 | % (e) | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % (f) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 1.76 | % (e) | | | 1.74 | % (e) | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 2.38 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 3.51 | % (e) | | | 3.45 | % (e) | | | 0.31 | % | | | (0.68 | )% | | | (0.77 | )% | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.51 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 514 | % (c) | | | 0 | % (c) | | | 827 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 5,029 | % | | | 9,813 | % | | | 5,067 | % |
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Westwood Broadmark | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tactical Plus Fund - | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
A Class Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 11.58 | | | $ | 11.08 | | | $ | 12.18 | | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 11.44 | | | $ | 11.31 | | | $ | 11.40 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.30 | | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.02 | ) (h) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.28 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.50 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.26 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.40 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.45 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.01 | | | $ | 11.58 | | | $ | 11.08 | | | $ | 12.18 | | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 11.44 | | | $ | 11.31 | |
Total return (b) | | | (1.06 | )% (c) | | | 4.51 | % (c) | | | (2.18 | )% | | | 5.82 | % | | | 6.95 | % | | | 6.96 | % | | | 2.29 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 512 | | | $ | 617 | | | $ | 584 | | | $ | 579 | | | $ | 668 | | | $ | 743 | | | $ | 616 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 1.60 | % (e) | | | 1.57 | % (e) | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % (i) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (d) | | | 2.01 | % (e) | | | 1.95 | % (e) | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.19 | % | | | 2.23 | % | | | 2.17 | % | | | 2.72 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d) | | | 3.28 | % (e) | | | 3.23 | % (e) | | | 0.02 | % | | | (0.95 | )% | | | (1.04 | )% | | | 0.33 | % | | | (0.15 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 514 | % (c) | | | 0 | % (c) | | | 827 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 5,029 | % | | | 9,813 | % | | | 5,067 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00. |
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(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(c) | Not annualized. |
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(d) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(e) | Annualized. |
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(f) | Effective February 1, 2018, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.80% to 1.40%. |
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(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(h) | The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to income earned, class specific expenses and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund. |
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(i) | Effective February 1, 2018, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 2.05% to 1.65%. |
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(1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund was known as Salient Tactical Plus Fund. |
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(2) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Institutional Shares were I Share Class. |
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(3) | Fund changed fiscal year to October 31. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR PERIOD |
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Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund (1) (Continued) |
Westwood Broadmark | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tactical Plus Fund - C Class | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | December 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | | | December 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 10.75 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 11.52 | | | $ | 10.97 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | $ | 10.92 | | | $ | 11.10 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) (b) | | | (0.08 | ) (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.25 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.39 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.17 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.30 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.35 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 10.75 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 11.52 | | | $ | 10.97 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | $ | 10.92 | |
Total return (c) | | | (1.43 | )% (d) | | | 3.76 | % (d) | | | (2.82 | )% | | | 5.01 | % | | | 6.13 | % | | | 6.15 | % | | | 1.50 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 363 | | | $ | 405 | | | $ | 414 | | | $ | 553 | | | $ | 575 | | | $ | 488 | | | $ | 629 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 2.35 | % (f) | | | 2.34 | % (f) | | | 2.39 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 2.40 | % (g) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 2.76 | % (f) | | | 2.72 | % (f) | | | 2.93 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 2.99 | % | | | 2.89 | % | | | 5.32 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (e) | | | 2.53 | % (f) | | | 2.46 | % (f) | | | (0.77 | )% | | | (1.68 | )% | | | (1.77 | )% | | | (0.30 | )% | | | (0.72 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate (h) | | | 514 | % (d) | | | 0 | % (d) | | | 827 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 5,029 | % | | | 9,813 | % | | | 5,067 | % |
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Westwood Broadmark | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tactical Plus Fund - F Class | | April 30, 2024 | | | Ten Months Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
Shares | | (Unaudited) | | | October 31, 2023(3) | | | October 31, 2022 | | | October 31, 2021 | | | October 31, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | | | October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 12.12 | | | $ | 11.55 | | | $ | 12.65 | | | $ | 11.88 | | | $ | 11.73 | | | $ | 11.58 | | | $ | 11.60 | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.27 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.34 | |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.46 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.51 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 11.52 | | | $ | 12.12 | | | $ | 11.55 | | | $ | 12.65 | | | $ | 11.88 | | | $ | 11.73 | | | $ | 11.58 | |
Total return (b) | | | (0.74 | )% (d) | | | 4.94 | % (d) | | | (1.65 | )% | | | 6.48 | % | | | 7.46 | % | | | 7.54 | % | | | 2.91 | % |
Net assets at end of period (in 000s) | | $ | 35,453 | | | $ | 40,199 | | | $ | 37,040 | | | $ | 39,430 | | | $ | 38,158 | | | $ | 34,334 | | | $ | 27,688 | |
Ratio of total net expenses to average net assets (e) | | | 1.04 | % (f) | | | 1.05 | % (f) | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % (i) |
Ratio of total gross expenses to average net assets € | | | 1.76 | % (f) | | | 1.74 | % (f) | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 2.24 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (e) | | | 3.83 | % (f) | | | 3.76 | % (f) | | | 0.59 | % | | | (0.37 | )% | | | (0.46 | )% | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.63 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate (h) | | | 514 | % (d) | | | 0 | % (d) | | | 827 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 5,029 | % | | | 9,813 | % | | | 5,067 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00.
(a) | Per share net income has been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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(b) | The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to income earned, class specific expenses and/or fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund. |
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(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. 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 investment management fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(d) | Not annualized. |
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(e) | Ratio was determined after investment management fee reductions and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4). |
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(f) | Annualized. |
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(g) | Effective February 1, 2018, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 2.80% to 2.40%. |
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(h) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
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(i) | Effective February 1, 2018, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.49% to 1.09%. |
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(1) | Prior to November 18, 2022, Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund was known as Salient Tactical Plus Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) |
1. Organization
Westwood Quality Value Fund (“Value Fund”), Westwood Quality MidCap Fund (“MidCap Fund”), Westwood Quality SMidCap Fund (“SMidCap Fund”), Westwood Quality SmallCap Fund (“SmallCap Fund”), Westwood Quality AllCap Fund (“AllCap Fund”), Westwood Capital Appreciation and Income Fund (formerly, the Total Return Fund) (“Capital Appreciation and Income Fund”), Westwood Income Opportunity Fund (“Income Opportunity Fund”), Westwood Multi-Asset Income Fund (formerly, the High Income Fund) (“Multi-Asset Income Fund”), Westwood Alternative Income Fund (“Alternative Income Fund”), Westwood Global Real Estate Fund (formerly, the Salient Global Real Estate Fund) (“Global Real Estate Fund”), Westwood Real Estate Income Fund, (formerly, the Salient Select Income Fund) (“Real Estate Income Fund”), Westwood Broadmark Tactical Growth Fund (“Tactical Growth Fund”) and Westwood Broadmark Tactical Plus Fund (“Tactical Plus Fund”), (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a 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. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). Other series of the Trust are not included in this report.
Effective March 31, 2024, the Total Return, High Income, Salient Global Real Estate, and Salient Select Income Funds changed names to Capital Appreciation and Income, Multi-Asset Income, Global Real Estate, and Real Estate Income Funds, respectively.
The Value, SMidCap, SmallCap, Capital Appreciation and Income, Income Opportunity, Multi-Asset Income and Alternative Income Funds (“Predecessor Funds”) were formerly part of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and were acquired by, and reorganized into, the Trust on November 1, 2021, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated August 9, 2021. The AllCap Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2021 and MidCap Fund commenced operations on November 30, 2021. Each Fund is classified as an open-end diversified fund.
Tactical Plus Fund (“Predecessor Salient MF Trust”), formerly part of Salient MF Trust, and another series of the Trust, were the sole remaining series of Salient MF Trust and were reorganized into the Trust on November 18, 2022 pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated June 27, 2022.
The Global Real Estate Fund, Real Estate Income Fund, and Tactical Growth Fund (“Predecessor Forward Funds”), formerly part of Forward Funds, were the sole remaining series of Forward Funds and were acquired by and reorganized into the Trust on November 18, 2022 pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated June 27, 2022.
Global Real Estate Fund, Real Estate Income Fund, Tactical Growth Fund and Tactical Plus Fund are open-end diversified funds.
The investment objective of the Value, MidCap, SMidCap, SmallCap and AllCap Funds is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
The investment objective of Capital Appreciation and Income Fund is to seek to provide total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
The investment objective of Income Opportunity Fund is to seek to provide current income with a secondary investment objective to provide the opportunity for long-term capital appreciation.
The investment objective of Multi-Asset Income Fund is to seek to maximize total return through a high level of current income and capital appreciation.
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The investment objective of Alternative Income Fund is to seek to provide absolute returns through a combination of current income and capital appreciation with low correlation to equity and fixed income markets.
The investment objective of Global Real Estate Fund is to seek to provide total return from both capital appreciation and current income.
The investment objective of Real Estate Income Fund is to seek to provide high current income and potential for modest long-term growth of capital.
The investment objective of Tactical Growth Fund is to seek to produce above-average, risk-adjusted returns, in any market environment, while exhibiting less downside volatility than the S&P 500 Index.
The Tactical Plus Fund seeks to produce in any market environment above-average risk-adjusted returns and less downside volatility than the S&P 500 Index.
As of April 30, 2024, all Funds offer Institutional Shares. All Funds except MidCap, SMidCap, and AllCap offer A Class Shares and C Class Shares. Value, SMidCap, SmallCap, AllCap, Income Opportunity and Alternative Income Funds have a fourth class, Ultra Shares. Tactical Plus Fund has a fourth class, F Class Shares.
Institutional Shares are sold without any sales loads, but subject to an administrative services plan fee of up to 0.20% of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional Shares (for MidCap, SMidCap, SmallCap, AllCap, and Multi-Asset Income Funds), up to 0.15% for Alternative Income Fund, up to 0.10% (for Value, Income Opportunity and Tactical Plus Funds), and up to 0.05% (for Global Real Estate, Real Estate Income, and Tactical Growth Funds), requiring a $100,000 minimum investment (except for Alternative Income Fund, which has a $1,000,000 minimum investment) and offered exclusively to certain retirement plans established for the benefit of employees of the Westwood Management Corporation (the “Adviser” or “Westwood”) or its affiliates; defined benefit retirement plans, endowments or foundations; banks and trust companies or law firms acting as trustee or manager for trust accounts; investors who purchase through asset-based fee programs available through financial intermediaries; and insurance companies.
The Value, SmallCap, Capital Appreciation and Income, Income Opportunity, Multi-Asset Income, Alternative Income, Global Real Estate, Real Estate Income, Tactical Growth, and Tactical Plus Funds offer A Class Shares (sold with a maximum sales charge of 3.00% (except for SmallCap Fund and Tactical Growth Fund, which have a maximum sales charge of 4.00%) and a 12b-1 services plan fee up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to A Class Shares), require a $1,000 minimum investment. A Class Shares are also subject to an administrative services plan fee of up to 0.10% in Tactical Plus Fund; and up to 0.20% of the average daily net assets attributable to A Class Shares in the Global Real Estate, Real Estate Income, and Tactical Growth Funds. A Class Shares purchases of $250,000 or more may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (except for SmallCap Fund, in which purchases of $1,000,000 or more may be subject to a 1.00% CDSC fee if redeemed within 18 months of purchase).
The Value, SmallCap, Capital Appreciation and Income, Income Opportunity, Multi-Asset Income, Alternative Income and Tactical Plus Funds offer C Class Shares, which are sold without any sales loads, but subject to a 12b-1 services plan fee (up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to C Class Shares, and up to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Global Real Estate, Real Estate Income, and Tactical Growth Funds), all require a $1,000 minimum investment. The Global Real Estate, Real Estate Income, and Tactical Growth Funds offer C Class Shares, sold without any sales loads, but subject to an administrative services plan fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to C Class Shares; and up to 0.10% in Tactical Plus Fund. C Class Shares may be subject to a CDSC fee of 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. C Class Shares automatically convert to A Class Shares after being held for 10 years.
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The Value, SMidCap, SmallCap, AllCap, Income Opportunity and Alternative Income Funds offer Ultra Shares (sold without any sales loads and distribution and/or administrative services fees), require a $1,000,000 initial investment and offered exclusively to employer retirement plans; health savings accounts under section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if such accounts are maintained by the Fund at an omnibus level; endowments and foundations and local, city and state agencies; unaffiliated registered investment companies; collective investment trusts; banks and trust companies or law firms acting as trustee or manager for trust accounts; and insurance companies).
F Class Shares are held only by those Fund shareholders who acquired such shares as a result of the Broadmark Reorganization. Only shareholders who acquired Class F shares pursuant to the Broadmark Reorganization may purchase additional F Class shares. There is no subsequent investment minimum for F Class Shares.
Each share class of a Fund represents an ownership interest in the same investment portfolio of the Fund.
The Adviser serves as investment adviser to Value, MidCap, SMidCap, SmallCap, AllCap, Capital Appreciation and Income, Income Opportunity, Multi-Asset Income, Alternative Income, Global Real Estate, Real Estate Income, and Tactical Growth Funds. Salient Advisors, L.P. (“Salient Advisors”), together with Westwood, serve as investment adviser to the Tactical Plus Fund. Salient Advisors is a wholly owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings. Broadmark Asset Management LLC (“Sub-Adviser” or “Broadmark”) is the Sub-Adviser to Tactical Growth Fund and Tactical Plus Fund. Westwood Holdings is a majority owner of Broadmark. Broadmark is paid by the Adviser for their services, not the Funds.
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”). The Funds follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
Regulatory Updates
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) – Effective January 24, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
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 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. Investments representing shares of other open-end investment companies, other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), if any, but including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by such companies. Option contracts are valued at the closing price on the exchange 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. Future contracts are valued at the final settlement price, or, if a settled price is not available, at the last sale price as of the close of regular trading on the primary exchange on which they are traded. 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 (see below). Fixed income securities
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are generally valued using prices provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (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. Total return swaps are valued as the change in the value of the underlying security plus/minus the accrued income payment based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or some other form of indices on the notional amount. 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 as determined by the Adviser and Salient Advisors, as the Funds’ valuation designees, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, 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. Securities traded on foreign exchanges, if any, are fair valued by an independent pricing service and translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing 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 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 |
Fixed income securities held by the Funds are classified as Level 2 since values are based on prices provided by an independent pricing service that utilizes various “other significant observable inputs” including bid and ask quotations, prices of similar securities, and interest rates, among other factors.
For most securities, both the latest transaction prices and adjustments are furnished by independent pricing services. The Adviser and Salient Advisor as the Funds’ valuation designee is responsible for carrying out pricing and valuation duties in accordance with the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures (the “Procedures”). The Funds value all other securities and assets for which market quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value determined in good faith.
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 each Fund’s investments and the inputs used to value the investments as of April 30, 2024:
Value Fund | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 203,578,936 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 203,578,936 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 2,372,696 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,372,696 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 205,951,632 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 205,951,632 | |
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MidCap Fund | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 1,803,373 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,803,373 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 24,927 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 24,927 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 1,828,300 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,828,300 | |
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SMidCap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 272,563,091 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 272,563,091 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 5,421,159 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,421,159 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 277,984,250 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 277,984,250 | |
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SmallCap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 1,173,471,246 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,173,471,246 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 10,489,480 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,489,480 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 1,183,960,726 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,183,960,726 | |
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AllCap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 21,712,888 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 21,712,888 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 54,428 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 54,428 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 21,767,316 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 21,767,316 | |
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Capital Appreciation and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government & Agencies | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,277,881 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,277,881 | |
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 2,281,926 | | | | — | | | | 2,281,926 | |
Convertible Bonds | | | — | | | | 7,666,600 | | | | — | | | | 7,666,600 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 35,518,577 | | | | — | | | | 35,518,577 | |
Foreign Governments | | | — | | | | 786,809 | | | | — | | | | 786,809 | |
Common Stocks | | | 63,904,235 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 63,904,235 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 1,541,477 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,541,477 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 1,667,883 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,667,883 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 67,113,595 | | | $ | 49,531,793 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 116,645,388 | |
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Income Opportunity Fund | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government & Agencies | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,122,612 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,122,612 | |
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 21,097,169 | | | | — | | | | 21,097,169 | |
Convertible Bonds | | | — | | | | 28,601,793 | | | | — | | | | 28,601,793 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 194,394,089 | | | | — | | | | 194,394,089 | |
Common Stocks | | | 192,967,238 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 192,967,238 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 14,253,133 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,253,133 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 4,728,130 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,728,130 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 1,456,663 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,456,663 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 213,405,164 | | | $ | 283,215,663 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 496,620,827 | |
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Multi-Asset Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government & Agencies | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,326,377 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,326,377 | |
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 1,935,943 | | | | — | | | | 1,935,943 | |
Convertible Bonds | | | — | | | | 1,028,500 | | | | — | | | | 1,028,500 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 59,265,193 | | | | — | | | | 59,265,193 | |
Foreign Governments | | | — | | | | 617,890 | | | | — | | | | 617,890 | |
Common Stocks | | | 22,639,457 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 22,639,457 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 2,172,384 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,172,384 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 423,322 | | | | 500,000 | | | | — | | | | 923,322 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 1,101,188 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,101,188 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 26,336,351 | | | $ | 67,673,903 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 94,010,254 | |
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Alternative Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Convertible Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 88,328,869 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 88,328,869 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 21,973,948 | | | | — | | | | 21,973,948 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 4,757,620 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,757,620 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 4,757,620 | | | $ | 110,302,817 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 115,060,437 | |
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Other Financial Instruments** | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return Swaps at value (assets) | | $ | — | | | $ | 516,532 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 516,532 | |
Total Return Swaps at value (liabilities) | | | — | | | | (1,108,464 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,108,464 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 4,757,620 | | | $ | 109,710,885 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 114,468,505 | |
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Global Real Estate Fund | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 10,103,098 | | | $ | 5,448,639 | * | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,551,737 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 141,570 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 141,570 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 10,244,668 | | | $ | 5,448,639 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,693,307 | |
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Real Estate Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 68,034,950 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 68,034,950 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 171,765,879 | | | | 9,250,000 | | | | — | | | | 181,015,879 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 7,827,947 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,827,947 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 247,628,776 | | | $ | 9,250,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 256,878,776 | |
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Tactical Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | $ | 87,758,737 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 87,758,737 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 96,565,840 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 96,565,840 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 184,324,577 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 184,324,577 | |
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Tactical Plus Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | $ | 71,017,230 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 71,017,230 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 71,017,230 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 71,017,230 | |
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Other Financial Instruments** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (110,350 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (110,350 | ) |
Total | | $ | 70,906,880 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 70,906,880 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
| * | With respect to foreign equity securities that are principally traded on a market outside the United States, the Fund utilizes an independent fair value pricing service to evaluate the effect of market fluctuations on these securities after the close of trading in that foreign market. To the extent that securities are valued using this service, they will be classified as Level 2 securities. |
| ** | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the total investments at value on the Schedule of Investments but as separate schedule such as total return swap contracts, written option contracts, and futures contracts. These instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
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Share valuation – The NAV per share of each class of each 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 each Fund is equal to the NAV per share of such class except for A Class Shares. A Class Shares have a front-end sales charge, which is deducted from your purchase price when you buy your shares.
Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the security received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been recorded in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The Funds 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. Distributions received for each Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) may be comprised of both income and return of capital. Each Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities, if any, are amortized using the effective interest method.
Investment transactions – Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
Allocation between Classes – Investment income earned, realized capital gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated daily to each Class of a Fund based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of that Fund. Class-specific expenses are charged directly to the Class incurring the expense. Common expenses which are not attributable to a specific Class are allocated daily to each Class of shares of a Fund based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of that Fund. Distribution fees are class specific expenses.
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, the number of series in the Trust, or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.
Futures contracts – A Fund may use futures contracts for tactical hedging purposes as well as to enhance a Fund’s returns. 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 a Fund. Instead, a Fund is required to deposit in a segregated asset account an amount of cash or qualifying securities. This is called the “initial margin deposit.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by a Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying asset. A Fund recognizes an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily valuation margin. If market conditions move unexpectedly, a Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. The margin deposits for futures contracts and the variation receivable/payable are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Options written/purchased – The Funds may utilize longer maturity options for stock replacement when and as price and volatility relationships become more favorable for options versus underlying stocks or for tax and liquidity management purposes. The Funds are authorized to write (sell) and purchase put and call options. The risk in writing a call option is that the Funds give up the opportunity to profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is that the Funds may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in purchasing an option is that the Funds pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Funds also have the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if
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a liquid secondary market does not exist. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may not work as intended due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes.
Swap contracts – The Funds are authorized to enter into swap contracts for the purposes of managing the Funds’ interest rate duration, yield curve exposure and yield spread sensitivity. Swaps are a two-party contract in which the seller (buyer) will pay to the buyer (seller) the difference between the current value of a security and its value at the time the contract was entered. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by a Fund with another party of their respective commitment to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) with respect to a notional amount of principal. Swap contracts are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market (“OTC Swaps”) or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered commodities exchange (“Centrally Cleared Swaps”).
Total return swaps allow an investor to benefit from the cash flow without ever actually owning the underlying security. The receiver must pay any decline in value to the payer at the end of the total return swaps. However, the investor does not need to make a payment if there is no decline in price. Payments can be made on various indices, bonds (i.e. mortgage backed securities, bank debt and corporate), loans or commodities. The value of a total return swap is equal to the change in value of the underlying asset versus the accrued income payment based on SOFR or some other form of indices on the notional amount. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or loss. A Fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults on its obligation to perform. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest rate and Total Return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after a Fund’s portfolio. In connection with swap agreements, securities may be set aside as collateral by a Fund’s custodian.
Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. The Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect, if any, unrealized appreciation or depreciation and accrued periodic payments for swap contracts the Funds may have open.
Entering into swap contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these contracts, that the counterparty to the contract may default on its obligation to perform and that there may be unfavorable changes in market conditions or fluctuations in interest rates. Swaps outstanding at year end, if any, are listed on the Schedules of Investments. Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for details regarding open swap contracts, if applicable.
There is the risk that the counterparty refuses to continue to enter into swap agreements with the Funds in the future, or requires increased fees, which could impair the Funds’ ability to achieve their investment objective. A counterparty may also increase its collateral requirements, which may limit the Fund’s ability to use leverage and reduce investment returns. In addition, if the Funds cannot locate a counterparty willing to enter into transactions with the Funds, they will not be able to implement their investment strategy.
Foreign currency translation – Securities and other assets and liabilities 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. |
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| C. | The Funds do 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 a 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 other than investments in securities that result from changes in exchange rates.
The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received, capital gain on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions (a portion of which may be reclaimable). All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which a Fund invests.
Forward foreign currency contracts – The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to offset the exposure to foreign currency. All foreign currency 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 contracts, if any, will be included on the Funds’ Statements 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.
Borrowing costs – From time to time, the Funds may have an overdrawn cash balance at the custodian due to redemptions or market movements. When this occurs, the Funds will incur borrowing costs charged by the custodian. Borrowing costs for each Fund, if any, for the six months ended April 30, 2024 can be found on the Statements of Operations. Prior to November 18, 2022, the Predecessor Select Income Fund had an open-ended line of credit for up to $200,000,000 with Société Générale. For borrowings under this agreement, the Fund was charged interest of 1.315% above the one-month Term SOFR. For the period January 1, 2022 through November 18, 2022, the maximum and average borrowing amount was $5,000,000 at an average interest rate of 2.155%. There was no line of credit agreement in place after November 18, 2022.
ReFlow transactions – Certain Funds may participate in ReFlow, a program designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for mutual funds experiencing redemptions of their shares. In order to pay cash to shareholders who redeem their shares on a given day, a mutual fund typically must hold cash in its portfolio, liquidate portfolio securities, or borrow money, all of which impose certain costs on the fund. ReFlow provides participating mutual funds with another source of cash by standing ready to purchase shares from a fund equal to the amount of the fund’s net redemptions on a given day. ReFlow then generally redeems those shares when the fund experiences net sales. In return for this service, the fund will pay a fee to ReFlow at a rate determined by a daily auction with other participating mutual funds. The costs to a Fund for participating in ReFlow are generally expected to be influenced by and comparable to the cost of other sources of liquidity, such as the Fund’s short-term lending arrangements or the costs of selling portfolio securities to meet redemptions. ReFlow is prohibited from acquiring more than 2.95% of the total net assets of any Fund. The Board has adopted certain procedures to govern the Funds’ participation in ReFlow. During the six months ended April 30, 2024, no ReFlow fees were incurred.
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 increase (decrease) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Redemption fees – In an effort to discourage short-term trading and defray costs incurred by shareholders as a result of short-term trading, the Alternative Income Fund charges a 1.00% redemption fee on redemptions (including exchanges) of shares that have been held for less than 30 days. The redemption fee is deducted from the Fund’s
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sale proceeds and cannot be paid separately, and any proceeds of the fee are credited to the assets of the Fund from which the redemption was made. The fee does not apply to shares purchased with reinvested dividends or distributions. Redemption fees collected, if any, are shown on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Distributions to shareholders – Value, MidCap, SMidCap, SmallCap, and AllCap Funds distribute to shareholders any net investment income dividends and net realized capital gains distributions, if any, at least once each year. Capital Appreciation and Income, Income Opportunity and Alternative Income Funds distribute to shareholders any net investment income dividends quarterly and net realized capital gains distributions, if any, at least once each year. Multi-Asset Income Fund distributes to shareholders any net investment income dividends monthly and net realized capital gains distributions, if any, at least once each year. Global Real Estate and Real Estate Income Funds distribute substantially all of their net income to shareholders on a quarterly basis and their net capital gains to shareholders at least annually in December. Tactical Growth and Tactical Plus Funds distribute to shareholders any net investment income and net realized capital gains annually in December. 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 character of dividends paid to shareholders of the Funds for federal income tax purposes during the six months ended April 30, 2024, ten months ended October 31, 2023, and years ended October 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, if applicable, was as follows:
| | Ordinary | | | Long-Term | | | Return of | | | Total | |
Period Ended | | Income | | | Capital Gains | | | Capital | | | Distributions* | |
Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 3,493,782 | | | $ | 4,073,943 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,567,725 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 3,785,863 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,785,863 | |
MidCap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 20,330 | | | $ | 20,503 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 40,833 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 7,423 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,423 | |
SMidCap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 3,312,822 | | | $ | 6,142,996 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 9,455,818 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 2,178,453 | | | $ | 2,304,618 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,483,071 | |
SmallCap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 16,951,564 | | | $ | 30,765,276 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 47,716,840 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 17,615,342 | | | $ | 19,713,675 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 37,329,017 | |
AllCap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 352,457 | | | $ | 410,375 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 762,832 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 366,179 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 366,179 | |
Capital Appreciation and Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 2,034,699 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,034,699 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 4,096,190 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,096,190 | |
Income Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 11,700,427 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,700,427 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 20,688,795 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 20,688,795 | |
WESTWOOD FUNDS
| | Ordinary | | | Long-Term | | | Return of | | | Total | |
Period Ended | | Income | | | Capital Gains | | | Capital | | | Distributions* | |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 2,875,448 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,875,448 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 5,573,606 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,573,606 | |
Alternative Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 2,084,773 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,084,773 | |
October 31, 2023 | | $ | 21,936,416 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,196,776 | | | $ | 23,133,192 | |
Global Real Estate Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 188,248 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 188,248 | |
Ten months ended October 31, 2023** | | $ | 243,047 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 92,630 | | | $ | 335,677 | |
December 31, 2022 | | $ | 432,515 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 62,845 | | | $ | 495,360 | |
Real Estate Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 9,356,172 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 9,356,172 | |
Ten months ended October 31, 2023** | | $ | 9,748,315 | | | $ | 1,917,196 | | | $ | 457,282 | | | $ | 12,122,793 | |
December 31, 2022 | | $ | 8,842,015 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,645,768 | | | $ | 14,487,783 | |
Tactical Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 4,663,856 | | | $ | 4,240,902 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,904,758 | |
Ten months ended October 31, 2023** | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
December 31, 2022 | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,812,987 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,812,987 | |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 2,796,809 | | | $ | 316,916 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,113,725 | |
Ten months ended October 31, 2023** | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
December 31, 2022 | | $ | 1,681,010 | | | $ | 3,437,935 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,118,945 | |
| * | Total Distributions may not tie to the amounts listed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to reclassifications of the character of the distributions as the result of permanent differences between the financial statements and income tax reporting. |
| ** | Represents the ten months ended October 31, 2023. |
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, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Funds of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of their 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 twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of April 30, 2024:
| | Value | | MidCap | | SMidCap | | SmallCap | | AllCap |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
Federal income tax cost | | $ | 152,735,321 | | | $ | 1,606,574 | | | $ | 272,859,709 | | | $ | 1,042,753,276 | | | $ | 20,838,998 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 41,445,222 | | | $ | 72,301 | | | $ | 30,063,015 | | | $ | 129,018,008 | | | $ | 1,035,311 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (8,773,213 | ) | | | (136,484 | ) | | | (18,970,773 | ) | | | (125,954,550 | ) | | | (1,530,576 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 32,672,009 | | | | (64,183 | ) | | | 11,092,242 | | | | 3,063,458 | | | | (495,265 | ) |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 4,293,667 | | | | 26,666 | | | | 5,794,785 | | | | 15,524,194 | | | | 422,583 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | 2,493,393 | | | | 6,189 | | | | 2,603,010 | | | | 26,244,045 | | | | 250,648 | |
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) | | $ | 39,459,069 | | | $ | (31,328 | ) | | $ | 19,490,037 | | | $ | 44,831,697 | | | $ | 177,966 | |
| | Capital | | | | | | | | |
| | Appreciation | | Income | | Multi-Asset | | Alternative | | |
| | and Income | | Opportunity | | Income | | Income | | Global Real |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Estate Fund |
Federal income tax cost | | $ | 106,320,533 | | | $ | 497,692,718 | | | $ | 108,963,436 | | | $ | 141,750,491 | | | $ | 18,369,901 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 11,456,730 | | | $ | 36,711,138 | | | $ | 2,667,008 | | | $ | 3,531,876 | | | $ | 270,535 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (7,818,487 | ) | | | (33,299,848 | ) | | | (11,476,692 | ) | | | (7,688,484 | ) | | | (1,979,924 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 3,638,243 | | | | 3,411,290 | | | | (8,809,684 | ) | | | (4,156,608 | ) | | | (1,709,389 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translation | | | — | | | | (374,275 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 277,496 | | | | 1,495,490 | | | | 28,667 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Accumulated capital and other losses | | | (4,329,717 | ) | | | (38,137,971 | ) | | | (15,827,085 | ) | | | (11,369,254 | ) | | | (24,901,957 | ) |
Total accumulated deficit | | $ | (413,978 | ) | | $ | (33,605,466 | ) | | $ | (24,608,102 | ) | | $ | (15,525,862 | ) | | $ | (26,611,346 | ) |
| | Real Estate | | | | |
| | Income | | Tactical | | Tactical |
| | Fund | | Growth Fund | | Plus Fund |
Federal income tax cost | | $ | 250,423,250 | | | $ | 245,491,453 | | | $ | 75,727,720 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 13,635,801 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (25,965,850 | ) | | | (6,842,028 | ) | | | — | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (12,330,049 | ) | | | (6,842,028 | ) | | | — | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | — | | | | 9,701,533 | | | | 2,392,359 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | 189,840 | |
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) | | $ | (12,330,049 | ) | | $ | 2,859,505 | | | $ | 2,582,199 | |
The difference between the federal income tax cost of investments and the financial statement cost of investments are 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, constructive dividend income, partnership adjustments, straddle loss deferral, contingent debt adjustment, perpetual bond and options, futures and swap mark to market adjustments.
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of October 31, 2023:
| | Value | | MidCap | | SMidCap | | SmallCap | | AllCap |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
Federal income tax cost | | $ | 152,735,321 | | | $ | 1,606,574 | | | $ | 272,859,709 | | | $ | 1,042,753,276 | | | $ | 20,838,998 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 41,445,222 | | | $ | 72,301 | | | $ | 30,063,015 | | | $ | 129,018,008 | | | $ | 1,035,311 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (8,773,213 | ) | | | (136,484 | ) | | | (18,970,773 | ) | | | (125,954,550 | ) | | | (1,530,576 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 32,672,009 | | | | (64,183 | ) | | | 11,092,242 | | | | 3,063,458 | | | | (495,265 | ) |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 4,293,667 | | | | 26,666 | | | | 5,794,785 | | | | 15,524,194 | | | | 422,583 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | 2,493,393 | | | | 6,189 | | | | 2,603,010 | | | | 26,244,045 | | | | 250,648 | |
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) | | $ | 39,459,069 | | | $ | (31,328 | ) | | $ | 19,490,037 | | | $ | 44,831,697 | | | $ | 177,966 | |
| Capital | | | | | | | | | |
| Appreciation | | Income | | Multi-Asset | | Alternative | | | |
| and Income | | Opportunity | | Income | | Income | | Global Real | |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Estate Fund | |
Federal income tax cost | | $ | 106,320,533 | | | $ | 497,692,718 | | | $ | 108,963,436 | | | $ | 141,750,491 | | | $ | 18,369,901 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 11,456,730 | | | $ | 36,711,138 | | | $ | 2,667,008 | | | $ | 3,531,876 | | | $ | 270,535 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (7,818,487 | ) | | | (33,299,848 | ) | | | (11,476,692 | ) | | | (7,688,484 | ) | | | (1,979,924 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 3,638,243 | | | | 3,411,290 | | | | (8,809,684 | ) | | | (4,156,608 | ) | | | (1,709,389 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translation | | | — | | | | (374,275 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 277,496 | | | | 1,495,490 | | | | 28,667 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Accumulated capital and other losses | | | (4,329,717 | ) | | | (38,137,971 | ) | | | (15,827,085 | ) | | | (11,369,254 | ) | | | (24,901,957 | ) |
Total accumulated deficit | | $ | (413,978 | ) | | $ | (33,605,466 | ) | | $ | (24,608,102 | ) | | $ | (15,525,862 | ) | | $ | (26,611,346 | ) |
| | Real Estate | | | | |
| | Income | | Tactical | | Tactical |
| | Fund | | Growth Fund | | Plus Fund |
Federal income tax cost | | $ | 250,423,250 | | | $ | 245,491,453 | | | $ | 75,727,720 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 13,635,801 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (25,965,850 | ) | | | (6,842,028 | ) | | | — | |
Net unrealized depreciation | | | (12,330,049 | ) | | | (6,842,028 | ) | | | — | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | — | | | | 9,701,533 | | | | 2,392,359 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | 189,840 | |
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) | | $ | (12,330,049 | ) | | $ | 2,859,505 | | | $ | 2,582,199 | |
As of October 31, 2023, the following Funds had short-term and long-term capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes, which may be carried forward indefinitely. These capital loss carryforwards are available to offset net realized capital gains in the current and future years, thereby reducing future taxable gains distributions, if any.
| | Capital Loss Carryovers |
Fund | | Short-term | | | Long-term | | | Total | |
Capital Appreciation and Income Fund | | $ | 1,949,685 | | | $ | 2,380,032 | | | $ | 4,329,717 | |
Income Opportunity Fund | | | 20,227,373 | | | | 17,910,598 | | | | 38,137,971 | |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | | | 2,066,010 | | | | 13,761,075 | | | | 15,827,085 | |
Alternative Income Fund | | | 5,841,377 | | | | 4,622,659 | | | | 10,464,036 | |
Global Real Estate Fund | | | 13,971,253 | | | | 10,930,704 | | | | 24,901,957 | |
For the period ended October 31, 2023, the following Funds utilized the following capital loss carry forwards:
Fund | | Short-term | | Long-term | | Total |
Value Fund | | $ | 284,008 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 284,008 | |
MidCap Fund | | | 14,567 | | | | — | | | | 14,567 | |
AllCap Fund | | | 424,891 | | | | 29,398 | | | | 454,289 | |
Alternative Income Fund | | | 4,772,697 | | | | — | | | | 4,772,697 | |
Real Estate Income Fund | | | 2,480,683 | | | | — | | | | 2,480,683 | |
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 tax year 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.
The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
3. Investment Transactions
The cost of security purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of securities (excluding short-term debt securities having maturities one year or less and U.S. Government securities) for the six months ended April 30, 2024 were as follows:
| | Value | | MidCap | | SMidCap | | SmallCap | | AllCap |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
Purchases of investment securities | | $ | 44,781,599 | | | $ | 517,908 | | | $ | 108,984,600 | | | $ | 423,698,800 | | | $ | 8,286,304 | |
Proceeds from sales of investment securities | | $ | 49,105,849 | | | $ | 481,175 | | | $ | 158,863,493 | | | $ | 409,320,270 | | | $ | 8,916,887 | |
| | Capital | | | | | | |
| | Appreciation | | Income | | Multi-Asset | | Alternative |
| | and Income | | Opportunity | | Income | | Income |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
Purchases of investment securities | | $ | 21,625,684 | | | $ | 95,486,536 | | | $ | 23,260,252 | | | $ | 25,836,935 | |
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities | | $ | 24,499,519 | | | $ | 116,434,762 | | | $ | 35,787,268 | | | $ | 51,947,285 | |
| | Global | | Real | | | | |
| | Real Estate | | Estate | | Tactical | | Tactical |
| | Fund | | Income Fund | | Growth Fund | | Plus Fund |
Purchases of investment securities | | $ | 4,582,861 | | | $ | 114,288,179 | | | $ | 77,393,222 | | | $ | 54,610,682 | |
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities | | $ | 6,820,899 | | | $ | 107,289,170 | | | $ | 45,546,332 | | | $ | 54,337,180 | |
The cost of security purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. Government long-term securities for the six months ended April 30, 2024 were as follows:
| | Capital | | | | |
| | Appreciation | | Income | | Multi-Asset |
| | and Income | | Opportunity | | Income |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
Purchases of investment securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,463,305 | | | $ | 1,350,214 | |
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities | | $ | 3,333,623 | | | $ | 30,317,665 | | | $ | 1,818,812 | |
4. Transactions with Related Parties
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
The Funds’ investments are managed by the Adviser pursuant to the terms of an Investment Management Agreement. Each Fund pays the Adviser an investment management fee, based on the average net assets of each Fund, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate shown in the table below.
Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement (“ELA”) between each Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until March 1, 2025, to reduce investment management fees and reimburse other expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses of each Fund (exclusive of interest; taxes; brokerage commissions; Rule 12b-1 distribution fees (if any), administrative servicing fees (if any); borrowing expenses such as dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short; acquired fund fees and expenses; costs to organize the Funds; other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principle; and extraordinary expenses) to an amount not exceeding the following percentages of average daily net assets attributable to each respective class:
| | Institutional | A Class | C Class | Ultra Class | F Class |
| Management | Class Expense | Expense | Expense | Expense | Expense |
Fund | Fee | Limitation | Limitation | Limitation | Limitation | Limitation |
Value Fund | 0.50% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.55% | n/a |
MidCap Fund | 0.58% | 0.58% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
SMidCap Fund | 0.75% | 0.68% | n/a | n/a | 0.68% | n/a |
SmallCap Fund | 0.85% | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.79% | n/a |
AllCap Fund | 0.45% | 0.45% | n/a | n/a | 0.45% | n/a |
Capital Appreciation and Income Fund* | 0.50%(a) | 0.75% | n/a | 0.05% | n/a | n/a |
Income Opportunity Fund | 0.65% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.74% | n/a |
Multi-Asset Income Fund* | 0.38%(b) | 0.10% | n/a | 0.10% | n/a | n/a |
Alternative Income Fund* | 0.53%(c) | 0.00% | n/a | 0.00% | 0.00% | n/a |
Global Real Estate Fund | 0.70% | 1.10% | 1.50% | 2.05% | n/a | n/a |
Real Estate Income Fund^ | 0.70% | 1.10% | 1.50% | 2.05% | n/a | n/a |
| | Institutional | A Class | C Class | Ultra Class | F Class |
| Management | Class Expense | Expense | Expense | Expense | Expense |
Fund | Fee | Limitation | Limitation | Limitation | Limitation | Limitation |
Tactical Growth Fund^ | 1.10% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Tactical Plus Fund^ | 1.40% | 1.35% | 1.60% | 2.35% | n/a | 1.04% |
| ^ | The ratios listed are the contractual amounts which include 12b-1 distribution and administrative services fees. |
The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and reimburse expenses of the Capital Appreciation and Income Fund, Multi-Asset Income Fund, and Alternative Income Fund in order to keep net operating expenses (excluding management fees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, Rule 12b-1 distribution fees (if any), administrative servicing fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, “excluded expenses”) from exceeding the Funds’ average daily net assets as follows:
| Institutional | A Class | C Class | Ultra Class |
| Shares Expense | Expense | Expense | Expense |
Fund | Limitation | Limitation | Limitation | Limitation |
Capital Appreciation and Income Fund* | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | n/a |
Multi-Asset Income Fund* | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% | n/a |
Alternative Income Fund* | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
In addition, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee at an annual rate in the amount of 0.01% of the Alternative Income Fund’s average daily net assets.
| * | In connection with the Adviser’s Sensible Fees™ framework, for its services to each share class of Capital Appreciation and Income, Multi-Asset Income and Alternative Income Funds, the Adviser is entitled to a management fee, which consists of a base fee (the “Base Fee”) and a positive or negative performance adjustment (the “Performance Adjustment”) based on whether, and to what extent, the investment performance of each share class of each Fund exceeds, or is exceeded by, the performance of an index hurdle (the “Index Hurdle”) over the 12-month period from November 1 of each year through October 31 of the following year (the “Performance Period”). For each share class of each Fund, the Base Fee and Performance Adjustment are each calculated and accrued daily based on the average daily net assets of the share class during the Performance Period. |
| (a) | The Base Fee is an annual rate of 0.50%. The Index Hurdle is the Blended 60/40 S&P 500® Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index plus 1.00%. The Performance Adjustment is calculated according to a schedule that adds or subtracts 0.0020% of the share class’s average daily net assets for each 0.01% by which the performance of the share class exceeds or lags the performance of the Index Hurdle over the Performance Period. The maximum Performance Adjustment (positive or negative) will not exceed an annual rate of +/- 0.20% of the share class’s average daily net assets during the Performance Period, which would occur when the performance of the share class exceeds, or is exceeded by, the performance of the Index Hurdle by 1.00% over the Performance Period. Accordingly, the management fee will range from a minimum annual rate of 0.30% to a maximum annual rate of 0.70%. |
| (b) | The Base Fee is an annual rate of 0.38%. The Index Hurdle is the Blended 80/20 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index/S&P 500® Index plus 1.00%. The Performance Adjustment is calculated according to a schedule that adds or subtracts 0.0032% of the share class’s average daily net assets for each 0.01% by which the performance of the share class exceeds or lags the performance of the Index Hurdle over the Performance Period. The maximum Performance Adjustment (positive or negative) will not exceed an annual rate of +/- 0.32% of the share class’s average daily net assets during the Performance Period, which would occur when the performance of the share class exceeds, or is exceeded by, the performance of the Index Hurdle by 1.00% over the Performance Period. Accordingly, the management fee will range from a minimum annual rate of 0.06% to a maximum annual rate of 0.70%. |
| (c) | The Base Fee is an annual rate of 0.53%. The Index Hurdle is the FTSE 1-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index plus 2.00%. The Performance Adjustment is calculated according to a schedule that adds or subtracts 0.0016% of the share class’s average daily net assets for each 0.01% by which the performance of the share class exceeds or lags the performance of the Index Hurdle over the Performance Period. The maximum Performance Adjustment (positive or negative) will not exceed an annual rate of +/- 0.32% of the share class’s average daily net assets during the Performance Period, which would occur when the performance of the share class exceeds, or is exceeded by, the performance of the Index Hurdle by 2.00% over the Performance Period. Accordingly, the management fee will range from a minimum annual rate of 0.21% to a maximum annual rate of 0.85%. |
Under the terms of the ELA, investment management fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to repayment by the Funds for a period of three years after the date on which such fees and expenses were incurred or waived, provided that the repayments do not cause total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of such reductions and reimbursements) 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. Fee waivers/expense reimbursements for the Predecessor Funds prior to the Reorganization on November 1, 2021 are not subject to recoupment by the Adviser. The prior 0.25% contractual management fee waiver for Global Real Estate Fund and Select Income Fund is not subject to recoupment. As of April 30, 2024, the Adviser may seek repayment of investment management fee reductions and expense reimbursements no later than the dates below:
| | Value | | MidCap | | SMidCap | | SmallCap | | AllCap |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
October 31, 2025 | | $ | 97,530 | | | $ | 92,127 | | | $ | 476,566 | | | $ | 1,251,166 | | | $ | 105,671 | |
October 31, 2026 | | | 131,653 | | | | 50,674 | | | | 434,607 | | | | 1,421,371 | | | | 96,664 | |
April 30, 2027 | | | 61,959 | | | | 21,553 | | | | 219,722 | | | | 779,789 | | | | 44,417 | |
| | $ | 291,142 | | | $ | 164,354 | | | $ | 1,130,895 | | | $ | 3,452,326 | | | $ | 246,752 | |
| | Capital | | | | | | |
| | Appreciation | | Income | | Multi-Asset | | Alternative |
| | and Income | | Opportunity | | Income | | Income |
| | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund* | |
October 31, 2025 | | $ | 105,981 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 69,686 | | | $ | 216,283 | |
October 31, 2026 | | | 119,461 | | | | — | | | | 76,545 | | | | 344,139 | |
April 30, 2027 | | | 59,508 | | | | 5,569 | | | | 39,415 | | | | 129,513 | |
| | $ | 284,950 | | | $ | 5,569 | | | $ | 185,646 | | | $ | 689,935 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Global Real | | Real Estate | | Tactical Growth | | Tactical Plus |
| | Estate Fund | | Income Fund^ | | Fund | | Fund |
December 31, 2024 | | $ | 161,957 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 508,303 | |
December 31, 2025 | | | 170,572 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 513,949 | |
October 31, 2026 | | | 85,435 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 349,534 | |
April 30, 2027 | | | 51,744 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 207,158 | |
| | $ | 469,708 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,578,944 | |
| * | For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Fund had $12,759 management fee waiver that is not subject to recoupment pursuant to the Management Fee Waiver Agreement |
| ^ | For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Fund recouped $72,853 of past management reductions. |
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration, fund accounting, 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 certain costs related to the pricing of the Funds’ portfolio securities.
Under the terms of a Consulting Agreement with the Trust, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”) provides an Anti-Money Laundering Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services. Under the terms of the agreement, NLCS receives fees from the Funds. NLCS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus.
Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the principal underwriter to the Funds. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser for acting as principal underwriter.
Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and are not paid by the Funds for servicing in such capacities.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PLAN
As of April 30, 2024, all Funds except for Capital Appreciation and Income have adopted an administrative services plan (the “Plan”) that provides that the applicable class of each Fund may pay financial intermediaries for shareholder services in an amount not to exceed the rate shown below based on the average daily net assets of each Fund’s share class. During the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Institutional Shares of the Funds incurred the following administrative services plan fees under the Plan:
| | | | Expense |
| | | | Incurred |
| | | | For the six |
| | | | months ended |
| | | | April 30, |
Administrative service plan fees | | Maximum Rate | | 2024 |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Value Fund | | | 0.10 | % | | $ | 72,080 | |
MidCap Fund | | | 0.20 | % | | | 539 | |
SMidCap Fund | | | 0.20 | % | | | 136,985 | |
SmallCap Fund | | | 0.20 | % | | | 242,738 | |
AllCap Fund | | | 0.20 | % | | | — | |
Income Opportunity Fund | | | 0.10 | % | | | 147,211 | |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | | | 0.10 | % | | | 9,236 | |
Alternative Income Fund | | | 0.15 | % | | | 51,173 | |
Global Real Estate Fund | | | 0.05 | % | | | 520 | |
Real Estate Income Fund | | | 0.05 | % | | | 38,426 | |
Tactical Growth Fund | | | 0.05 | % | | | 47,918 | |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | 0.10 | % | | | 17,687 | |
| | | | Expense |
| | | | Incurred |
| | | | For the six |
| | | | months ended |
| | | | April 30, |
Administrative service plan fees | | Maximum Rate | | 2024 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Global Real Estate Fund | | | 0.20 | % | | $ | 6,179 | |
Real Estate Income Fund | | | 0.20 | % | | | 47,987 | |
Tactical Growth Fund | | | 0.20 | % | | | 7,450 | |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | 0.10 | % | | | 290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Global Real Estate Fund | | | 0.25 | % | | | 1,080 | |
Real Estate Income Fund | | | 0.25 | % | | | 7,249 | |
Tactical Growth Fund | | | 0.25 | % | | | 6,322 | |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | 0.10 | % | | | 181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
F Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | 0.10 | % | | | 18,712 | |
DISTRIBUTION PLAN
All Funds except for MidCap, SMidCap, and AllCap Funds have adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the “Plan”) for A Class Shares and C Class Shares that allows the Funds to pay distribution and/or service fees for the sale and distribution of Fund shares, and for services provided to shareholders in an amount not to exceed 0.25% based on average daily net assets of each Fund’s A Class Shares, up to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Global Real Estate, Real Estate Income and Tactical Growth Funds’ C Class Shares and 1.00% based on the average daily net assets of the Value, SmallCap, Capital Appreciation and Income, Income Opportunity, Multi-Asset Income, Alternative Income and Tactical Plus Funds’ C Class Shares. During the six months ended April 30, 2024 and year/period ended December 31, 2023, if applicable, the A Class Shares and C Class Shares of the Funds incurred the following distribution fees under the Plan:
| | Expense |
| | Incurred |
| | For the six |
| | months ended |
| | April 30, |
Distribution fee | | 2024 |
Value Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | $ | 1,730 | |
C Class Shares | | | 732 | |
SmallCap Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | 3,015 | |
C Class Shares | | | 8,932 | |
| | Expense |
| | Incurred |
| | For the six |
| | months ended |
| | April 30, |
Distribution fee | | 2024 |
Capital Appreciation and Income Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | $ | 198 | |
C Class Shares | | | 614 | |
Income Opportunity Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | 57,995 | |
C Class Shares | | | 61,256 | |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | 9,531 | |
C Class Shares | | | 1,057 | |
Alternative Income Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | 89 | |
C Class Shares | | | 2,199 | |
Global Real Estate Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | 18,513 | |
C Class Shares | | | 3,239 | |
Real Estate Income Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | 126,696 | |
C Class Shares | | | 21,746 | |
Tactical Growth Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | 23,280 | |
C Class Shares | | | 18,967 | |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | 725 | |
C Class Shares | | | 1,813 | |
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
Each member of the Board (a “Trustee”) who is not an “interested person” (as defined by the 1940 Act, as amended) of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives an annual retainer and meeting fees, plus reimbursement for travel and other meeting-related expenses.
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of April 30, 2024, the following shareholders owned of record 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Funds:
NAME OF RECORD OWNER | | % Ownership |
Value Fund | | | | |
Band & Co. (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 42 | % |
MidCap Fund | | | | |
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 67 | % |
Westwood Management Corp. (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 32 | % |
SMIDCap Fund | | | | |
Northern Trust Co. (The) (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 46 | % |
National Financial Services, LLC (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 28 | % |
SmallCap Fund | | | | |
National Financial Services, LLC (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 55 | % |
AllCap Fund | | | | |
U.S. Bank CAPINCO | | | 91 | % |
Capital Appreciation and Income Fund | | | | |
National Financial Services, LLC (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 86 | % |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | | | | |
National Financial Services, LLC (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 70 | % |
Alternative Income Fund | | | | |
LPL Financial (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 38 | % |
National Financial Services, LLC (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 50 | % |
Real Estate Income Fund | | | | |
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 36 | % |
Tactical Growth Fund | | | | |
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 41 | % |
Wells Fargo Clearning Services, LLC (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 41 | % |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | | |
National Financial Services, LLC (for the benefit of its customers) | | | 93 | % |
A beneficial owner of 25% or more of a Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person of the Fund. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders’ meeting.
5. Derivative Transactions
The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments held by the Funds listed below as of April 30, 2024 presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
| | Assets | | Liabilities |
| | Investments, | | Unrealized | | | | | | Unrealized |
| | at value for | | appreciation | | Investments, | | | | depreciation |
| | purchased | | for swap | | at value for | | Futures | | for swap |
Type of Derivative | | options | | agreements* | | written options | | Contracts* | | agreements* |
Alternative Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Risk Exposure | | $ | — | | | $ | 516,532 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,108,464 | |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Risk Exposure | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 110,350 | | | $ | — | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
| * | Total fair value is presented by Primary Risk Exposure. For futures contracts, if any, the amounts represent their cumulative appreciation/depreciation, which includes movements of variation margin. |
The following summary of the effect of derivatives instruments for the Funds on the Statements of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2024:
Alternative Income Fund
Type of Derivative | | Risk | | Location | | Realized Gains | | Location | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Index put options purchased | | Equity | | Net realized losses from purchased options contracts | | $ | (164,609 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased options contracts | | $ | (1,908 | ) |
Futures contracts sold short | | Equity | | Net realized gains (losses) from short futures contracts | | $ | — | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on short futures contracts | | $ | 979,748 | |
Swap transactions | | Equity | | Net realized losses from swap transactions | | $ | (759,600 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap transactions | | $ | (3,557,976 | ) |
Tactical Growth Fund
Type of Derivative | | Risk | | Location | | Realized Losses | | Location | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Futures contracts sold short | | Equity | | Net realized losses from short futures contracts | | $ | (4,876,669 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | | $ | (3,556,008 | ) |
Tactical Plus Fund
Type of Derivative | | Risk | | Location | | Realized Gains (Losses) | | Location | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Index call options purchased | | Equity | | Net realized gains (losses) from purchased option contracts | | $ | 399,692 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | $ | (57,027 | ) |
Index put options written | | Equity | | Net realized gains (losses) from written options | | $ | 6,701 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options | | $ | — | |
Index call options written | | Equity | | Net realized gains (losses) from written options | | $ | (13,447 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options | | $ | 1,053 | |
Futures contracts purchased | | Equity | | Net realized gains from long futures contracts | | $ | 83,295 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | | $ | (110,350 | ) |
Futures contracts sold short | | Equity | | Net realized losses from short futures contracts | | $ | (1,035,951 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | | $ | (875,603 | ) |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities:
Alternative Income, Global Real Estate, Real Estate Income, Tactical Growth, and Tactical Plus Funds are required to disclose the impact of offsetting assets and liabilities represented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on its financial position for recognized assets and liabilities. These recognized assets and liabilities are financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement or meet the following right of setoff criteria: the amounts owed by these Funds to another party are determinable, the Funds have the right to set off the amounts owed with the amounts owed by the other party, the Funds intend to set off, and the Funds’ right of setoff is enforceable at law.
A fund is subject to various netting arrangements with select counterparties (“Master Agreements” or “MNAs”). Master Agreements govern the terms of certain transactions and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Since different types of transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded out of different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow a fund to close out and net its total exposure to a specific counterparty entity in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a specific counterparty entity.
Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement. United States Treasury Securities and U.S. dollar cash are generally the preferred forms of collateral. Securities and cash pledged as collateral are reflected as assets in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as either a component of investments at value (securities) or deposits due from counterparties (cash). Cash collateral received is not typically held in a segregated account and as such is reflected as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as deposits due to counterparties. The market value of any securities received as collateral is not reflected as a component of net asset value. A fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant Master Agreement.
Customer account agreements and related addendums govern cleared derivatives transactions such as futures, options on futures, and cleared Over The Counter (“OTC”) derivatives. Cleared derivative transactions require posting of initial margin as determined by each relevant clearing agency which is segregated at a broker account registered with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), or the applicable regulator. In the U.S., counterparty risk is believed to be reduced as creditors of the futures broker do not have claim to fund assets in the segregated account. Additionally, portability of exposure in the event of default further reduces risk to the funds. Variation margin, or changes in market value, are exchanged daily, but generally may not be netted between futures and cleared OTC derivatives.
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by a fund and select counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements. In limited circumstances, the ISDA Master Agreement may contain additional provisions that add additional counterparty protection beyond coverage of existing daily exposure if the counterparty has a decline in credit quality below a predefined level. These amounts, if any, may be segregated with a third party custodian.
As of April 30, 2024, derivative assets and liabilities by type by Fund are as follows:
Descriptions | | Assets | | Liabilities |
Alternative Income Fund | | | | | | | | |
Derivatives Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | |
Options contract* | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Swap agreements | | | 516,532 | | | | (1,108,464 | ) |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | | 516,532 | | | | (1,108,464 | ) |
Derivative not subject to a MNA or similar agreement | | | — | | | | — | |
Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA | | $ | 516,532 | | | $ | (1,108,464 | ) |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Derivatives Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | |
Options contract* | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Futures contracts^ | | | — | | | | (110,350 | ) |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | | — | | | | (110,350 | ) |
Derivative not subject to a MNA or similar agreement | | | — | | | | 110,350 | |
Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
| * | Includes options contracts purchased at value as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
^ The amount represents their cumulative appreciation/depreciation which includes movements of variation margin.
The following table represents derivative assets by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of April 30, 2024.
| | | | Derivative | | | | | | |
| | Derivative | | Liabilities | | | | | | |
| | Assets Subject | | Subject to | | Net Amount | | Non-cash | | |
| | to a MNA by | | a MNA by | | of Derivative | | Collateral | | |
Alternative Income Fund | | Counterparty | | Counterparty | | Assets | | Received(a) | | Net Exposure |
BNP Paribas | | $ | 516,532 | | | $ | (1,108,464 | ) | | $ | (591,932 | ) | | $ | 591,932 | | | $ | — | |
| (a) | The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the tables. The tables only reflect collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instruments disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
Certain derivative contracts are executed under either standardized netting agreements or, for exchange-traded derivatives, the relevant contracts for a particular exchange that contain enforceable netting provisions. A derivative netting arrangement creates an enforceable right of set-off that becomes effective and affects the realization of settlement on individual assets, liabilities and collateral amounts, only following a specified event of default or early termination. Default events may include the failure to make payments or deliver securities timely, material adverse changes in financial condition or insolvency, the breach of minimum regulatory capital requirements, or loss of license, charter or other legal authorization necessary to perform under the contract.
6. Investments in Money Market Funds
In order to maintain sufficient liquidity to implement investment strategies, or for temporary defensive purposes, the Funds may at times invest a significant portion of their assets in shares of money market funds. As of April 30, 2024, Tactical Growth Fund and Tactical Plus Fund had 52.3% and 99.5%, respectively, of the value of its net assets invested in shares of a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act. The annual report, along with the report of the independent registered public accounting firm is included in the money market fund’s N-CSR available at www.sec.gov. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, entity or person. While investor losses in money market funds have been rare, they are possible. The Funds, as investors in money market funds, indirectly bear the fees and expenses of those funds, which are in addition to the fees and expenses of the respective Fund.
7. Certain Investments and Risks
Below are summaries of some, but not all, of the principal risks of investing in one or more of the Funds, each of which could adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, yield and total return. Each risk listed below does not necessarily apply to each Fund, and you should read each Fund’s prospectus carefully for a description of the principal risks associated with investing in a particular Fund.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER RATE DEBT SECURITIES
Multi-Asset Income Fund invests substantially all of its assets in high yield, or “junk,” bonds, and such investments represent highly speculative securities that are usually issued by smaller, less creditworthy and/or highly leveraged (indebted) companies. Compared with investment-grade bonds, high yield bonds are considered to carry a greater degree of risk and are considered to be less likely to make payments of interest and principal. In particular, lower-quality high yield bonds (rated CCC, CC, C, or unrated securities judged to be of comparable quality) are subject to a greater degree of credit risk than higher-quality high yield bonds and may be near default. High yield bonds rated D are in default. Market developments and the financial and business conditions of the corporation issuing these securities generally influence their price and liquidity more than changes in interest rates, when compared to investment-grade debt securities. In addition, insufficient liquidity in the non-investment grade bond market may make it more difficult to dispose of non-investment grade bonds and may cause the Fund to experience sudden and substantial price declines.
SECTOR RISK
If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers in industries within a particular business 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 of an investment in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share. From time to time, circumstances may affect a particular sector and the companies within such sector. For instance, economic or market factors, regulation or deregulation, or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector and therefore the value of a Fund’s portfolio would be adversely affected. As of April 30, 2024, Alternative Income Fund had 26.5% of the value of its net assets invested in securities in the Technology sector and Real Estate Income Fund had 94.6% of the value of its net assets invested in securities in the Real Estate sector.
8. 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.
9. In-Kind Transactions
During the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no in-kind transactions for the Funds.
10. 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.
ABOUT YOUR FUNDS’ 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 two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, possibly including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, class-specific expenses (such as administrative services fees and/or Rule 12b-1 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 (November 1, 2023) and held until the end of the period (April 30, 2024).
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 Funds 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 each Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess 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 each Fund’s prospectus.
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | | | Expenses Paid |
| | November 1, | | April 30, | | Net Expense | | During |
| | 2023 | | 2024 | | Ratio (a) | | Period (b) |
Value Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,151.80 | | 0.62% | | $3.32 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,021.78 | | 0.62% | | $3.12 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,150.90 | | 0.80% | | $4.28 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,020.89 | | 0.80% | | $4.02 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,146.70 | | 1.55% | | $8.27 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,017.16 | | 1.55% | | $7.77 |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,151.20 | | 0.55% | | $2.94 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,022.13 | | 0.55% | | $2.77 |
MidCap Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,181.40 | | 0.64% | | $3.47 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,021.68 | | 0.64% | | $3.22 |
SMidCap Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,178.10 | | 0.85% | | $4.60 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,020.64 | | 0.85% | | $4.27 |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,179.20 | | 0.71% | | $3.85 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,021.33 | | 0.71% | | $3.57 |
SmallCap Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,138.90 | | 0.89% | | $4.73 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,020.44 | | 0.89% | | $4.47 |
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | | | Expenses Paid |
| | November 1, | | April 30, | | Net Expense | | During |
| | 2023 | | 2024 | | Ratio (a) | | Period (b) |
SmallCap Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,138.20 | | 1.04% | | $5.53 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,019.69 | | 1.04% | | $5.22 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,133.70 | | 1.79% | | $9.50 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,015.96 | | 1.79% | | $8.97 |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,140.00 | | 0.79% | | $4.20 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,020.93 | | 0.79% | | $3.97 |
AllCap Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,124.90 | | 0.46% | | $2.43 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,022.58 | | 0.46% | | $2.31 |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,125.10 | | 0.46% | | $2.43 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,022.58 | | 0.46% | | $2.31 |
Capital Appreciation and Income Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,126.50 | | 0.35% | | $1.85 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,023.12 | | 0.35% | | $1.76 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,125.50 | | 0.60% | | $3.17 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,021.88 | | 0.60% | | $3.02 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,122.20 | | 1.35% | | $7.12 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,018.15 | | 1.35% | | $6.77 |
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| | November 1, | | April 30, | | Net Expense | | During |
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Income Opportunity Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,110.50 | | 0.82% | | $4.30 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,020.79 | | 0.82% | | $4.12 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,109.50 | | 0.99% | | $5.19 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,019.94 | | 0.99% | | $4.97 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,105.10 | | 1.74% | | $9.11 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,016.21 | | 1.74% | | $8.72 |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,110.80 | | 0.74% | | $3.88 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,021.18 | | 0.74% | | $3.72 |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,094.10 | | 0.76% | | $3.96 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,021.08 | | 0.76% | | $3.82 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,093.60 | | 0.99% | | $5.15 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,019.94 | | 0.99% | | $4.97 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,089.20 | | 1.74% | | $9.04 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,016.21 | | 1.74% | | $8.72 |
Alternative Income Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,045.50 | | 0.65% | | $3.31 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,021.63 | | 0.65% | | $3.27 |
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Alternative Income Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,045.20 | | 0.78% | | $3.97 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,020.98 | | 0.78% | | $3.92 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,040.90 | | 1.53% | | $7.76 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,017.26 | | 1.53% | | $7.67 |
Ultra Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,046.10 | | 0.53% | | $2.70 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,022.23 | | 0.53% | | $2.66 |
Global Real Estate Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,103.30 | | 1.10% | | $5.75 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,019.39 | | 1.10% | | $5.52 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,101.50 | | 1.38% | | $7.21 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,018.00 | | 1.38% | | $6.92 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,098.30 | | 2.05% | | $10.70 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,014.67 | | 2.05% | | $10.27 |
Real Estate Income Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,104.80 | | 0.97% | | $5.08 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,020.04 | | 0.97% | | $4.87 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,103.60 | | 1.27% | | $6.64 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,018.55 | | 1.27% | | $6.37 |
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Real Estate Income Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,099.80 | | 1.93% | | $10.08 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,015.27 | | 1.93% | | $9.67 |
Tactical Growth Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,008.50 | | 1.29% | | $6.44 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,018.45 | | 1.29% | | $6.47 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,007.30 | | 1.57% | | $7.84 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,017.06 | | 1.57% | | $7.87 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,004.00 | | 2.24% | | $11.16 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,013.72 | | 2.24% | | $11.22 |
Tactical Plus Fund | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 990.00 | | 1.35% | | $6.68 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,018.15 | | 1.35% | | $6.77 |
A Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 989.40 | | 1.60% | | $7.91 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,016.91 | | 1.60% | | $8.02 |
C Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 985.70 | | 2.35% | | $11.60 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,013.18 | | 2.35% | | $11.76 |
| | Beginning | | Ending | | | | |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | | | Expenses Paid |
| | November 1, | | April 30, | | Net Expense | | During |
| | 2023 | | 2024 | | Ratio (a) | | Period (b) |
Tactical Plus Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | |
F Class Shares | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $ 992.60 | | 1.04% | | $5.15 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,019.69 | | 1.04% | | $5.22 |
| (a) | Annualized, based on each Fund’s 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 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period), for Actual and Hypothetical Return information, respectively. |
OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) |
The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The filings are available upon request, by calling 1-877-386-3944. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of these filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Funds’ website at www.westwoodfunds.com.
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 1-877-386-3944, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ended June 30, will be available on or about August 31, without charge upon request by calling 1-877-386-3944, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM |
The Fund has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short- and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) approved the appointment of the Liquidity Administrator Committee, comprising of the Fund’s Adviser and certain Trust officers, to be responsible for the Program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation and effectiveness. The annual written report assessing the Program (the “Report”) was presented to the Board at the October 16-17, 2023 Board meeting and covered the period from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”).
During the Review Period, the Fund did not experience unusual stress or disruption to its operations related to purchase and redemption activity. Also, during the Review Period, the Fund held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. The Report concluded that the Program is reasonably designed to prevent violation of the Liquidity Rule and the Program has been effectively implemented.
WESTWOOD FUNDS
FACTS | WHAT DOES THE WESTWOOD FUNDS® (the “Funds”) DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include: ■ Social Security number ■ Assets ■ Retirement Assets ■ Transaction History ■ Checking Account Information ■ Purchase History ■ Account Balances ■ Account Transactions ■ Wire Transfer Instructions When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. |
How? | All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the Fund chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does the Fund share? | Can you limit this sharing? |
For our everyday business purposes – Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus | Yes | No |
For our marketing purposes – to offer our products and services to you | No | We don’t share |
For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We don’t share |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences | No | We don’t share |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness | No | We don’t share |
For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We don’t share |
Questions? | Call 1-877-FUND-WHG |
WESTWOOD FUNDS
Who we are |
Who is providing this notice? | Westwood Funds® Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (Distributor) Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (Administrator) |
What we do |
How does the Fund protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information. |
How does the Fund collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you ■ Open an account ■ Provide account information ■ Give us your contact information ■ Make deposits or withdrawals from your account ■ Make a wire transfer ■ Tell us where to send the money ■ Tell us who receives the money ■ Show your government-issued ID ■ Show your driver’s license We also collect your personal information from other companies. |
Why can’t I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only ■ Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness ■ Affiliates from using your information to market to you ■ Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. |
Definitions | |
Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ■ Westwood Management Corp., the investment adviser to the Fund, could be deemed to be an affiliate. |
Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies ■ The Fund does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. ■ The Fund does not jointly market. |
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The Westwood Funds
P.O. Box 541150
Omaha, NE 68154
1-877-FUND-WHG
www.westwoodfunds.com
Adviser:
Westwood Management Corp.
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75201
Distributor:
Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC
225 Pictoria Drive
Suite 450
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Administrator:
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
225 Pictoria Drive
Suite 450
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Legal Counsel:
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20006
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1835 Market Street, Suite 310
Philadelphia, PA 19103
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current
prospectus for the Funds.
Westwood-SAR-24
Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF
Semi-Annual Report | April 30, 2024 |
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WESTWOOD SALIENT ENHANCED MIDSTREAM INCOME ETF |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Schedule of Investments | 1 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 4 |
Statement of Operations | 5 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | 6 |
Financial Highlights | 7 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 8 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses | 16 |
Other Information | 18 |
Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-advisory Agreement | 19 |
WESTWOOD SALIENT ENHANCED MIDSTREAM INCOME ETF |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
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Sector Weightings (Unaudited)† |
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| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS — 25.0% (a) |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Crude & Refined Products — 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Genesis Energy, L.P. (b) | | | 19,396 | | | $ | 229,455 | |
MPLX, L.P. (b) | | | 19,396 | | | | 810,753 | |
| | | | | | | 1,040,208 | |
Energy — 9.7% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Transfer, L.P. (b) | | | 116,948 | | | | 1,839,592 | |
NuStar Energy, L.P. (b) | | | 4,950 | | | | 111,722 | |
| | | | | | | 1,951,314 | |
Gathering & Processing — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Western Midstream Partners, L.P. (b) | | | 11,752 | | | | 400,743 | |
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Utilities — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. (b) | | | 58,373 | | | | 1,639,114 | |
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Total Master Limited Partnerships (Cost $5,067,303) | | | | | | $ | 5,031,379 | |
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MLP RELATED COMPANIES — 75.4% |
Crude & Refined Products — 13.9% | | | | | | | | |
Enbridge, Inc. (b) | | | 40,846 | | | $ | 1,451,667 | |
Plains GP Holdings, L.P. - Class A (b) | | | 74,048 | | | | 1,348,413 | |
| | | | | | | 2,800,080 | |
Energy — 10.6% | | | | | | | | |
DT Midstream, Inc. (b) | | | 15,675 | | | | 974,984 | |
Kinetik Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 15,675 | | | | 600,980 | |
NextDecade Corporation (b)(c) | | | 15,778 | | | | 101,295 | |
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (b) | | | 12,981 | | | | 456,931 | |
| | | | | | | 2,134,190 | |
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MLP RELATED COMPANIES — continued |
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Gathering & Processing — 15.3% | | | | | | | | |
Antero Midstream Corporation (b) | | | 54,450 | | | $ | 753,588 | |
Hess Midstream, L.P. - Class A (b) | | | 27,225 | | | | 928,373 | |
EnLink Midstream, LLC (b) | | | 36,923 | | | | 506,584 | |
Targa Resources Corporation (b) | | | 7,846 | | | | 894,914 | |
| | | | | | | 3,083,459 | |
Liquefied Natural Gas — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (b) | | | 5,775 | | | | 911,411 | |
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Natural Gas Liquids Infrastructure — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
ONEOK, Inc. (b) | | | 11,752 | | | | 929,818 | |
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Natural Gas Pipelines — 26.4% | | | | | | | | |
Equitrans Midstream Corporation (b) | | | 75,900 | | | | 1,026,927 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (b) | | | 85,078 | | | | 1,555,226 | |
TC Energy Corporation (b) | | | 49,100 | | | | 1,760,235 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (b) | | | 25,373 | | | | 973,308 | |
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Total MLP Related Companies (Cost $15,205,208) | | | | | | $ | 15,174,654 | |
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Investments at Value — 100.4% (Cost $20,272,511) | | | | | | $ | 20,206,033 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.4%) | | | | | | | (86,752 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 20,119,281 | |
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| (a) | The security is considered a non-income producing security as any distributions received during the last 12 months (if applicable) are treated as return of capital per Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. |
| (b) | All or a portion of the security covers a written call option. |
| (c) | Non-income producing security. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
WESTWOOD SALIENT ENHANCED MIDSTREAM INCOME ETF |
APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
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SCHEDULE OF OPEN WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS |
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| | Strike Price | | | Contracts | | | Notional Value | | | Options | |
Call Option Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Antero Midstream Corporation, 05/17/24 | | $ | 14.00 | | | | 132 | | | $ | 182,688 | | | $ | 3,300 | |
Antero Midstream Corporation, 05/17/24 | | | 15.00 | | | | 66 | | | | 91,344 | | | | 165 | |
Antero Midstream Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 14.00 | | | | 66 | | | | 91,344 | | | | 2,772 | |
Antero Midstream Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 15.00 | | | | 264 | | | | 365,376 | | | | 2,640 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 165.00 | | | | 24 | | | | 378,768 | | | | 3,840 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 165.00 | | | | 20 | | | | 315,640 | | | | 6,660 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 170.00 | | | | 12 | | | | 189,384 | | | | 2,400 | |
DT Midstream, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 65.00 | | | | 57 | | | | 354,540 | | | | 1,368 | |
DT Midstream, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 65.00 | | | | 95 | | | | 590,900 | | | | 7,600 | |
Enbridge, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 35.00 | | | | 108 | | | | 383,832 | | | | 9,720 | |
Enbridge, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 37.50 | | | | 54 | | | | 191,916 | | | | 378 | |
Enbridge, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 35.00 | | | | 36 | | | | 127,944 | | | | 4,140 | |
Enbridge, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 37.50 | | | | 210 | | | | 746,340 | | | | 3,780 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P., 05/17/24 | | | 16.00 | | | | 437 | | | | 687,401 | | | | 4,807 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 16.00 | | | | 248 | | | | 390,104 | | | | 4,464 | |
Energy Transfer, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 17.00 | | | | 449 | | | | 706,277 | | | | 2,245 | |
EnLink Midstream, LLC, 05/17/24 | | | 14.00 | | | | 94 | | | | 128,968 | | | | 3,760 | |
EnLink Midstream, LLC, 05/17/24 | | | 15.00 | | | | 47 | | | | 64,484 | | | | 235 | |
EnLink Midstream, LLC, 06/21/24 | | | 14.00 | | | | 194 | | | | 266,168 | | | | 8,730 | |
EnLink Midstream, LLC, 06/21/24 | | | 15.00 | | | | 23 | | | | 31,556 | | | | 345 | |
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., 05/17/24 | | | 30.00 | | | | 54 | | | | 151,632 | | | | 54 | |
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., 05/17/24 | | | 31.00 | | | | 72 | | | | 202,176 | | | | 180 | |
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 30.00 | | | | 440 | | | | 1,235,520 | | | | 3,960 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corporation, 05/17/24 | | | 13.00 | | | | 223 | | | | 301,719 | | | | 14,495 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corporation, 05/17/24 | | | 14.00 | | | | 74 | | | | 100,122 | | | | 1,258 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 13.00 | | | | 71 | | | | 96,063 | | | | 6,035 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 14.00 | | | | 322 | | | | 435,666 | | | | 12,880 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 15.00 | | | | 46 | | | | 62,238 | | | | 690 | |
Genesis Energy, L.P., 05/17/24 | | | 12.50 | | | | 63 | | | | 74,529 | | | | 1,260 | |
Genesis Energy, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 12.50 | | | | 84 | | | | 99,372 | | | | 3,780 | |
Genesis Energy, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 15.00 | | | | 41 | | | | 48,503 | | | | 615 | |
Hess Midstream, L.P., - Class A, 05/17/24 | | | 36.00 | | | | 58 | | | | 197,780 | | | | 290 | |
Hess Midstream, L.P., - Class A, 05/17/24 | | | 37.00 | | | | 10 | | | | 34,100 | | | | 50 | |
Hess Midstream, L.P., - Class A, 05/17/24 | | | 38.00 | | | | 34 | | | | 115,940 | | | | 850 | |
Hess Midstream, L.P., - Class A, 06/21/24 | | | 36.00 | | | | 47 | | | | 160,270 | | | | 1,175 | |
Hess Midstream, L.P., - Class A, 06/21/24 | | | 37.00 | | | | 115 | | | | 392,150 | | | | 4,888 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 18.00 | | | | 1 | | | | 1,828 | | | | 52 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 19.00 | | | | 164 | | | | 299,792 | | | | 820 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 19.00 | | | | 547 | | | | 999,916 | | | | 11,487 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 20.00 | | | | 138 | | | | 252,264 | | | | 414 | |
Kinetik Holdings, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 40.00 | | | | 57 | | | | 218,538 | | | | 2,964 | |
Kinetik Holdings, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 40.00 | | | | 85 | | | | 325,890 | | | | 9,350 | |
Kinetik Holdings, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 45.00 | | | | 10 | | | | 38,340 | | | | 275 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
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SCHEDULE OF OPEN WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS — continued |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Value of | |
| | Strike Price | | | Contracts | | | Notional Value | | | Options | |
Call Option Contracts — continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MPLX,L.P.,05/17/24 | | $ | 41.00 | | | | 29 | | | $ | 121,220 | | | $ | 2,175 | |
MPLX,L.P.,05/17/24 | | | 42.00 | | | | 17 | | | | 71,060 | | | | 255 | |
MPLX,L.P.,05/17/24 | | | 44.00 | | | | 23 | | | | 96,140 | | | | 115 | |
MPLX,L.P.,06/21/24 | | | 42.00 | | | | 25 | | | | 104,500 | | | | 1,125 | |
MPLX,L.P.,06/21/24 | | | 43.00 | | | | 96 | | | | 401,280 | | | | 1,920 | |
NextDecade Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 7.00 | | | | 153 | | | | 98,226 | | | | 9,180 | |
NuStar Energy, L.P., 05/17/24 | | | 25.00 | | | | 8 | | | | 18,056 | | | | 40 | |
NuStar Energy, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 22.50 | | | | 16 | | | | 36,112 | | | | 1,200 | |
NuStar Energy, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 25.00 | | | | 24 | | | | 54,168 | | | | 780 | |
ONEOK, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 82.50 | | | | 11 | | | | 87,032 | | | | 495 | |
ONEOK, Inc., 05/17/24 | | | 85.00 | | | | 15 | | | | 118,680 | | | | 165 | |
ONEOK, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 82.50 | | | | 63 | | | | 498,456 | | | | 8,190 | |
ONEOK, Inc., 06/21/24 | | | 85.00 | | | | 24 | | | | 189,888 | | | | 1,440 | |
Pembina Pipeline Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 35.00 | | | | 123 | | | | 432,960 | | | | 15,374 | |
Plains GP Holdings, L.P., - Class A, 05/17/24 | | | 19.00 | | | | 113 | | | | 205,773 | | | | 1,243 | |
Plains GP Holdings, L.P., - Class A, 05/17/24 | | | 20.00 | | | | 67 | | | | 122,007 | | | | 201 | |
Plains GP Holdings, L.P., - Class A, 05/17/24 | | | 21.00 | | | | 90 | | | | 163,890 | | | | 900 | |
Plains GP Holdings, L.P., - Class A, 06/21/24 | | | 20.00 | | | | 448 | | | | 815,808 | | | | 5,600 | |
Targa Resources Corporation, 05/17/24 | | | 120.00 | | | | 33 | | | | 376,398 | | | | 3,597 | |
Targa Resources Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 120.00 | | | | 27 | | | | 307,962 | | | | 6,237 | |
Targa Resources Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 125.00 | | | | 16 | | | | 182,496 | | | | 1,680 | |
TC Energy Corporation, 05/17/24 | | | 37.50 | | | | 80 | | | | 286,800 | | | | 1,600 | |
TC Energy Corporation, 05/17/24 | | | 40.00 | | | | 112 | | | | 401,520 | | | | 560 | |
TC Energy Corporation, 06/21/24 | | | 37.50 | | | | 299 | | | | 1,071,915 | | | | 12,558 | |
Western Midstream Partners, L.P., 05/17/24 | | | 38.00 | | | | 13 | | | | 44,330 | | | | 293 | |
Western Midstream Partners, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 36.00 | | | | 18 | | | | 61,380 | | | | 720 | |
Western Midstream Partners, L.P., 06/21/24 | | | 37.00 | | | | 82 | | | | 279,620 | | | | 2,460 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The), 05/17/24 | | | 40.00 | | | | 62 | | | | 237,832 | | | | 1,550 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The), 05/17/24 | | | 41.00 | | | | 31 | | | | 118,916 | | | | 248 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The), 06/21/24 | | | 40.00 | | | | 99 | | | | 379,764 | | | | 4,950 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The), 06/21/24 | | | 41.00 | | | | 61 | | | | 233,996 | | | | 1,525 | |
Total Written Option Contracts (Premiums $211,873) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 19,747,507 | | | $ | 239,547 | |
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The average monthly notional value of written option contracts during the period ended April 30, 2024 was ($19,747,507).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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APRIL 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
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ASSETS | | | | |
Investments in securities: | | | | |
At cost | | $ | 20,272,511 | |
At value (Note 2) | | $ | 20,206,033 | |
Cash | | | 1,663,136 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 345,618 | |
Dividends Receivable | | | 120,354 | |
Total assets | | | 22,335,141 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | |
Written call options, at value (Notes 2 & 5) (premiums received $211,873) | | | 239,547 | |
Distributions payable | | | 168,750 | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | 1,797,907 | |
Payable to Adviser (Note 4) | | | 9,656 | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,215,860 | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 20,119,281 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 20,280,911 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (161,630 | ) |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 20,119,281 | |
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Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | 825,000 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 1) | | $ | 24.39 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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FOR THE PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 2024(a) |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 120,353 | |
| | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | |
Investment management fees (Note 4) | | | 4,156 | |
| | | | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | | | 116,197 | |
| | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS AND WRITTEN OPTIONS | | | | |
Net realized losses from investment transactions | | | (5,269 | ) |
Net realized losses from written option contracts (Note 5) | | | (9,656 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions | | | (66,478 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written option contracts (Note 5) | | | (27,674 | ) |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS AND WRITTEN OPTIONS | | | (109,077 | ) |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 7,120 | |
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| (a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (April 9, 2024) through April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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|
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| | Period | |
| | Ended | |
| | April 30, | |
| | 2024 (a) | |
FROM OPERATIONS | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 116,197 | |
Net realized losses on investments and written options | | | (14,925 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and written options | | | (94,152 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 7,120 | |
| | | | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (NOTE 2) | | | (168,750 | ) |
| | | | |
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 20,280,911 | |
| | | | |
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | | 20,119,281 | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | — | |
End of period | | $ | 20,119,281 | |
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CAPITAL SHARES ACTIVITY | | | | |
Issued | | | 825,000 | |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 825,000 | |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | | | — | |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 825,000 | |
| | | | |
| (a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (April 9, 2024) through April 30, 2024. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SELECTED PER SHARE DATA & RATIOS FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD
| | Period Ended | |
| | April 30, 2024(a) | |
| | (Unaudited) | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 25.02 | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.31 | |
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments | | | (0.72 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.41 | ) |
Variable transaction fees (Note 6) (b) | | | 0.01 | |
Less distributions from: | | | (0.23 | ) |
Net investment income | | | | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 24.39 | |
Market price at end of period | | $ | 24.66 | |
Total return (c) | | | (1.63 | %) (d) |
Total return at market (e) | | | (0.54 | ) (d) |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 20,119 | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | | | 0.80 | % (f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 22.37 | % (f) |
Portfolio turnover rate (g) | | | 3 | % (d) |
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| (a) | Represents the period from the commencement of operations (April 8, 2024) through April 30, 2024. |
| (b) | Per share net investment income and variable transaction fees have been determined on the basis of average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
| (c) | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. This percentage is not an indication of the performance of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund based on market value due to differences between the market price of the shares and the net asset value per share of the Fund. |
| (e) | Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by the composite closing price. Composite closing security price is defined as the last reported sale price from any primary listing market (e.g., NYSE) or participating regional exchanges or markets. The composite closing price is the last reported sale price from any of the eligible sources, regardless of volume and not an average price and may have occurred on a date prior to the close of the reporting period. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on the listing market. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions, if any (Note 3). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) |
1. Organization
Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (the “Fund”) is a 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. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). Other series of the Trust are not included in this report. The Fund commenced operations on April 8, 2024.
The Fund is a non-diversified, exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.
Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”.) The Fund issues and redeems shares solely to certain financial institutions such as registered broker-dealers and banks that have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor (“Authorized Participants” or “APs”) on a continuous basis at the NAV per share in aggregations of a specified number of shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units generally are issued in exchange for a basket of securities (“Deposit Securities”), together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (“Balancing Amount”). Shares are not individually redeemable, but are redeemable only in Creation Unit aggregations, and generally in exchange for portfolio securities and a specified cash payment. A Creation Unit of the Fund consists of a block of shares.
Westwood Management Corporation (the “Adviser” or “Westwood”) serves as investment advisor to the Fund. Westwood is wholly owned subidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., an institutional asset management company.
The Adviser has retained Vident Asset Management (the “Sub-Adviser”) to serve as the trading sub-adviser for the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities for the Fund, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions, subject to supervision of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).
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”). The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
Regulatory Updates
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) – Effective January 24, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.
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 listed securities 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
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are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Investments representing shares of other open-end investment companies, other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), if any, but including money market funds, are valued at their NAV as reported by such companies. Option contracts are valued at the closing price on the exchange 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. 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 (see below). Fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued using prices provided by an independent pricing service approved by 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. 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 as determined by the Adviser, as the Fund’s valuation designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, 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 NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Securities traded on foreign exchanges, if any, are fair valued by an independent pricing service and translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing 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 following is a summary of the Fund’s investments and the inputs used to value the investments as of April 30, 2024:
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Master Limited Partnerships | | $ | 5,031,379 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,031,379 | |
MLP Related Companies | | | 15,174,654 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,174,654 | |
Total Investment Securities | | $ | 20,206,033 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 20,206,033 | |
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Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Written Option Contracts | | $ | (214,572 | ) | | $ | (24,975 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (239,547 | ) |
Total | | $ | 19,991,461 | | | $ | (24,975 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 19,966,486 | |
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Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of securities by sector and industry type. The fund did not hold any 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 or during the period ended April 30. 2024.
Cash – The Fund’s cash, if any, is held in a bank account with balances which may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) limit of $250,000. The cash balance reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Fund represents the amount held as of April 30, 2024.
Share valuation – The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the assets, less the liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share is equal to the NAV per share.
Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the security received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Distributions received for the Fund’s investments in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) may be comprised of both income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.
Investment transactions – Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments 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, the number of series in the Trust, or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.
Options written/purchased – The Fund may utilize longer maturity options for stock replacement when and as price and volatility relationships become more favorable for options versus underlying stocks or for tax and liquidity management purposes. The Fund is authorized to write (sell) and purchase put and call options. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity to profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may not work as intended due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes.
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes related to foreign income received, capital gain on the sale of securities and certain foreign currency transactions (a portion of which may be reclaimable). All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
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 increase (decrease) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Distributions to shareholders – The Fund distributes substantially all of its net income to shareholders on a monthly basis and its net capital gains to shareholders at least annually in December. 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.
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The character of dividends paid to shareholders of the Fund for federal income tax purposes during the period ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:
| | Ordinary | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
Period Ended | | Income | | | Capital Gains | | | Distributions | |
April 30, 2024 | | $ | 168,750 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 168,750 | |
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 their 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 twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The following information was computed on a tax basis for each item as of April 30, 2024:
Federal income tax cost and written options | | $ | 20,069,809 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 178,888 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (282,211 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation | | | (103,323 | ) |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | (52,553 | ) |
Other losses | | | (5,754 | ) |
Total accumulated deficit | | $ | (161,630 | ) |
The difference between the federal income tax cost of investments and the financial statement cost of investments for the 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 primarily due to the tax deferral on losses on wash sales and tax straddles on option contracts.
The Fund recognizes 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 the 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 Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.
The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
3. Investment Transactions
During the period ended April 30, 2024, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, amounted to $6,109,327 and $650,289, respectively. Purchases and
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sales of in-kind transactions for the period ended April 30, 2024 amounted to $14,820,846 and $0, respectively. There were no realized gains from in-kind transactions during the period ended April 30, 2024.
4. Transactions with Related Parties
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
The Fund’s investments are managed by the Adviser pursuant to the terms of an Investment Management Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Fund pays the Adviser an investment management fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.80% of average daily net assets. Pursuant to its Agreement, the Adviser is required to pay all other expenses of the Fund (other than interest charges on any borrowings, dividends and other expenses on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, and litigation expenses, and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses) so that total annual fund operating expenses remain at 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Adviser earned $4,156 of fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement. At April 30, 2024, the Fund owed the Adviser $9,656 relating to the investment management fee.
For its services, the Sub-Adviser is paid by the Adviser, which fee is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at the following rate: 0.05% (subject to a minimum of $35,000 per year).
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration and fund accounting services to the Fund. The Adviser pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services.
Under the terms of a Consulting Agreement with the Trust, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”) provides an Anti-Money Laundering Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services. Under the terms of the agreement, NLCS receives fees from the Adviser. NLCS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus.
Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the principal underwriter to the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser for acting as principal underwriter.
Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and are not paid by the Fund for servicing in such capacities.
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
Each member of the Board (a “Trustee”) who is not an “interested person” (as defined by the 1940 Act, as amended) of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives an annual retainer and meeting fees, plus reimbursement for travel and other meeting-related expenses.
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5. Derivative Transactions
The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments held by the Fund listed below as of April 30, 2024 presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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| | at value | |
| | for written | |
Type of Derivative | | options | |
Equity Risk Exposure | | $ | (239,547 | ) |
The following summary of the effect of derivatives instruments for the Fund on the Statements of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2024:
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Type of Derivative | | Risk | | Location | | Realized Losses | | | Location | | (Depreciation) | |
Call options written | | Equity | | Net realized losses from written option contracts | | $ | (9,656 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written option contracts | | $ | (27,674 | ) |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities:
The Fund is required to disclose the impact of offsetting assets and liabilities represented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on its financial position for recognized assets and liabilities. These recognized assets and liabilities are financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement or meet the following right of setoff criteria: the amounts owed by the Fund to another party are determinable, the Fund has the right to set off the amounts owed with the amounts owed by the other party, the Fund intends to set off, and the Fund’s right of setoff is enforceable at law.
A fund is subject to various netting arrangements with select counterparties (“Master Agreements” or “MNAs”). Master Agreements govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Since different types of transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded out of different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow a fund to close out and net its total exposure to a specific counterparty entity in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a specific counterparty entity.
Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at prearranged exposure levels. Under the Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement. United States Treasury Securities and U.S. dollar
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cash are generally the preferred forms of collateral. Securities and cash pledged as collateral are reflected as assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as either a component of investments at value (securities) or deposits due from counterparties (cash). Cash collateral received is not typically held in a segregated account and as such is reflected as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as deposits due to counterparties. The market value of any securities received as collateral is not reflected as a component of net asset value. A fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant Master Agreement.
As of April 20, 2024, derivative assets and liabilities by type by Fund are as follows:
Descriptions | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Derivatives Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | |
Options contract | | $ | — | | | $ | (239,547 | ) |
Total derivative assets and liabilities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | — | | | | (239,547 | ) |
Derivative not subject to a MNA or similar agreement | | | — | | | | 239,547 | |
Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Certain derivative contracts are executed under either standardized netting agreements or, for exchange-traded derivatives, the relevant contracts for a particular exchange that contain enforceable netting provisions. A derivative netting arrangement creates an enforceable right of set-off that becomes effective and affects the realization of settlement on individual assets, liabilities and collateral amounts, only following a specified event of default or early termination. Default events may include the failure to make payments or deliver securities timely, material adverse changes in financial condition or insolvency, the breach of minimum regulatory capital requirements, or loss of license, charter or other legal authorization necessary to perform under the contract.
6. Capital Share Transactions
Only certain financial institutions such as registered broker-dealers and banks that have entered into agreements with the APs may acquire shares directly from the Fund and tender their shares for redemption directly to the Fund. Such purchases and redemptions are made at NAV per share and only in large blocks, or Creation Units, of shares. Purchases and redemptions directly with the Fund must follow the Fund’s procedures, which are described in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
A creation transaction, which is subject to acceptance by the Fund’s Distributor and the Fund, generally takes place when an AP deposits into the Fund a designated portfolio of securities (“Deposit Securities”) (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash approximating the holdings of the Fund in exchange for a specified number of Creation Units. The composition of such portfolio generally corresponds pro rata to the holdings of the Fund. However, the Fund may, in certain circumstances, offer Creation Units partially or solely for cash. Similarly, shares can be redeemed only in Creation Units, generally for a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) held by the Fund and a specified amount of cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable. The prices at which creations and redemptions occur are based on the next calculation of NAV after a creation or redemption order is received in an acceptable form under the AP agreement. Realized gains (losses) resulting from in-kind redemption of shares, if any, are reflected separately on the Statement of Operations.
The Fund charges APs standard creation and redemption transaction fees (“Transaction Fees”) to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. The standard creation and redemption transaction fees are set forth in the table below. The standard creation transaction fee is charged to the AP on the day such AP creates a Creation Unit, and is the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased
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by the AP on the applicable business day. Similarly, the standard redemption transaction fee is charged to the AP on the day such AP redeems a Creation Unit, and is the same regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed by the AP on the applicable business day. Creations and redemptions for cash (when cash creations and redemptions (in whole or in part) are available or specified) are also subject to an additional charge (up to the maximum amounts shown in the table below). This charge is intended to compensate for brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, price movement and other costs and expenses related to cash transactions (which may, in certain instances, be based on a good faith estimate of transaction costs). For the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund received $5,500 in transaction fees.
The Transaction Fees for the Fund are listed in the table below:
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Fee for In-Kind and | | Charge for Cash |
Cash Purchases | | Purchases * |
$500 | | 2.00% |
| * | As a percentage of the amount invested. |
7. Sector Risk
If the Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers in industries within a particular business 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 of an investment in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share. From time to time, circumstances may affect a particular sector and the companies within such sector. For instance, economic or market factors, regulation or deregulation, or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector and therefore the value of a Fund’s portfolio would be adversely affected. As of April 30, 2024, the Fund had 26.4% of the value of its net assets invested in securities in the Natural Gas Pipelines sector.
8. Non-Diversification Risk
The Fund is a non-diversified fund. Because the Fund may invest in securities of a smaller number of issuers, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting and individual issuer than a fund that invests more widely, which may, therefore, have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
9. 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.
10. 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.
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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited) |
We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs 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 (November 1, 2023) and held until the end of the period (April 30, 2024).
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 each Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess the Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Further, the expenses do not include any brokerage commissions on investors’ purchases or redemptions of Fund shares as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
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 each Fund’s prospectus.
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Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $983.70 | | 0.80% | | $0.46 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) | | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.03 | | 0.80% | | $3.87 |
(a) Beginning Account Value is as of April 9, 2024 (date of commencement of operations) for the Actual Fund Return Information.
(b) Annualized, based on the Fund’s expenses during the period since the commencement of operations.
(c) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 22/366 (to reflect the period from commencement of operations) and 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period), for Actual and Hypothectical Return information, respectively.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) |
The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The filings are available upon request, by calling 1-800-994-0755. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of these filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Fund’s website at www.westwoodetfs.com.
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 1-800-994-0755, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period ended June 30, will be available on or about August 31, without charge upon request by calling 1-800-994-0755, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) |
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees voting separately, has reviewed and approved the Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF’s (the “Fund” or the “ETF”) Investment Advisory Agreement with Westwood Management Corp. (the “Adviser” or “Westwood”) for an initial two-year term (the “Westwood Advisory Agreement”) and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Westwood and Vident Asset Management (the “Sub-Adviser” or “Vident”), on behalf of the Fund, for an initial two-year term (the “Vident Sub-Advisory Agreement”). The Board approved the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement at a meeting held on January 16-17, 2024, at which all of the Trustees were present (the “Meeting”).
Prior to the Meeting, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser provided a response to a letter sent by the counsel to the Independent Trustees, on their behalf, requesting various information relevant to the Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund. In approving the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees considered all information they deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreements. The principal areas of review by the Independent Trustees were (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, (2) the Adviser’s experience and resources in monitoring the performance of other sub-advisers on Westwood-managed funds and the professional experience and the investment capabilities of the individuals at Vident who are expected to serve as portfolio managers of the Fund, (3) the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, (4) the financial condition of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, (5) the fall out benefits to be derived by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser and their affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and (6) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders. The Independent Trustees’ evaluation of the quality of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s services also took into consideration their knowledge gained through presentations and reports from the Adviser over the course of the preceding year for other funds managed by the Adviser. The Independent Trustees’ analysis of these factors is set forth below.
Consideration of Approval of Westwood Advisory Agreement Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Board evaluated the level and depth of knowledge of Westwood, including the professional experience and qualifications of senior personnel. In evaluating the quality of services to be provided by Westwood, the Board took into account its familiarity with Westwood’s senior management through Board meetings, discussions and reports during the preceding year. The Board also took into account Westwood’s compliance policies and procedures based on discussion with Westwood and the Chief Compliance Officer. The quality of administrative and other services, including Westwood’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, was also considered.
The Board also considered Westwood’s relationship with its affiliates and the resources available to them, as well as any potential conflicts of interest. The Board discussed the nature and extent of the services to be provided by Westwood including, without limitation, Westwood’s provision of a continuous investment program for the ETF. The Board considered the qualifications and experience of Westwood’s portfolio managers who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the ETF’s portfolio, as well as the qualifications of other individuals at Westwood anticipated to provide services to the ETF. The Board also considered Westwood’s succession planning for the portfolio managers of the ETF.
The Board considered Westwood’s process for monitoring the proposed Sub-Adviser, which would include an examination of both qualitative and quantitative elements of the Sub-Adviser’s organization, personnel, procedures, infrastructure and performance. The Board further considered that Westwood would conduct periodic reviews of
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the Sub-Adviser. The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the ETF by Westwood under the Westwood Advisory Agreement.
Advisory Fees and Expenses and Comparative Accounts
The Board compared the proposed advisory fee and total expense ratio for the ETF with various comparative data. In particular, the Board compared the ETF’s proposed advisory fee and overall expense ratio to the median advisory fees and expense ratios for its custom peer group provided by Broadridge. The Board noted Westwood’s response in the 15(c) materials that there were no accounts or funds comparable to the ETF that were managed by Westwood. The Board noted that the ETF would be charged a unitary fee under the proposed Westwood Advisory Agreement. The Board further noted that, under the unitary fee arrangement, the ETF would pay Westwood a unitary fee from which Westwood would pay the ETF’s other expenses, including the cost of sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services and fees, if any, but excluding the fee payment under the Westwood Advisory Agreement and interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution and service fees pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, if any, and extraordinary expenses, if any. The Board considered that, from the unitary fee for the ETF, Westwood would pay the Sub-Adviser a proposed sub-advisory fee equal to 0.05% of the ETF’s average net assets, subject to a $35,000 annual minimum. Because the ETF will pay a unitary fee, the Board determined that expense ratios were the most relevant comparative data point.
In reviewing the comparison in expense ratios between the ETF and comparable funds, the Board also considered the differences in types of funds being compared, the styles of investment management, and the nature of the investment strategies. The Board noted that the proposed advisory fee for the ETF was below the average and the median for the other funds in its Broadridge custom peer group, respectively.
Fund Performance
The Board also considered, among other data, the investment performance of the proposed investment strategy for the ETF. The Board also noted the Adviser’s experience and resources in monitoring the performance of other sub-advisers on Westwood-managed funds.
Potential Economies of Scale
The Board also considered the effect of the ETF’s potential growth and size on its performance and expenses. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the ETF’s advisory fee structure. The Board considered the proposed advisory fees under the Westwood Advisory Agreement and possible economies of scale that might be realized if the assets of the ETF increase. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedule for the ETF currently did not have breakpoints, and considered Westwood’s assertion that adding breakpoints was not appropriate at this time. The Board noted that if the ETF’s assets increase over time, the ETF might realize other economies of scale if assets increase proportionally more than certain other expenses. The Board also considered the fact that, under the Westwood Advisory Agreement, the advisory fee payable to Westwood by the ETF would be reduced by the total sub-advisory fee paid to the Sub-Adviser.
Financial Condition of the Adviser and Adviser Profitability
Additionally, the Board took into consideration the financial condition and anticipated profitability of Westwood and its affiliates and the anticipated direct and indirect benefits derived by Westwood and its affiliates from their relationship with the ETF. The information considered by the Board included operating profit margin information for Westwood’s business as a whole. The Board reviewed the anticipated profitability of Westwood’s relationship with the ETF both before and after tax expenses, and also considered whether Westwood has the financial wherewithal to provide services to the ETF, noting Westwood’s ongoing commitment to provide support and resources to the ETF as needed.
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Fall-Out Benefits
The Board also noted that Westwood would derive benefits to its reputation and other benefits from its association with the ETF. The Board recognized that Westwood should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits in exchange for the level of services it would provide to the ETF and the entrepreneurial risk that it assumes as investment adviser. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that Westwood’s level of profitability, if any, to be derived from its relationship with the ETF was reasonable and not excessive.
Consideration of Approval of Vident Sub-Advisory Agreement Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Board considered information provided by Vident regarding the services to be provided by Vident to the ETF. The Board evaluated the level and depth of knowledge of Vident, including the professional experience and qualifications of senior personnel. The Board also took into account Vident’s compliance policies and procedures based on discussion with Vident and the Chief Compliance Officer. The Board discussed the nature and extent of the services to be provided by Vident including, without limitation, Vident’s portfolio management and trading services, daily monitoring of the ETF’s positions and variances against the model portfolio provided by Westwood, monitoring to adhere to investment guidelines, cash management, cash and holdings reconciliation, and review of creation and redemption file data. The Board considered the qualifications and experience of Vident’s portfolio managers who would be responsible for trading the ETF’s portfolio, as well as the qualifications of other individuals at Vident anticipated to provide services to the ETF. The Board also considered Vident’s succession planning for the portfolio managers of the ETF. The Board then took into consideration Westwood’s due diligence of Vident and Westwood’s selection of Vident based on, as Westwood previously noted, Vident’s reputation, comprehensive service offering, experience with buy-write strategies in ETF wrappers, and competitive pricing. The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the ETF by Vident under the Vident Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Sub-Advisory Fees and Expenses and Comparative Accounts
The Board considered that the sub -advisory fee would be paid by Westwood and not by the ETF. The Board also considered that the ETF would pay an advisory fee to Westwood and that Westwood would pay a sub-advisory fee to Vident out of the advisory fee it receives from the ETF. The Board also considered Vident’s response in its 15(c) materials that it does not believe the other accounts managed by Vident would be considered similar in nature to the ETF to be appropriate for a fee comparison.
Fund Performance
As the ETF had not yet commenced operations, the Board did not consider past performance. The Board considered the professional experience and the investment capabilities of the individuals at Vident who are expected to serve as portfolio managers to the ETF.
Potential Economies of Scale
The Board also considered the effect of the ETF’s potential growth and size on its performance and expenses. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the ETF’s advisory fee structure. The Board considered the proposed advisory fees under the Westwood Advisory Agreement and possible economies of scale that might be realized if the assets of the ETF increase. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedule for the ETF currently did not have breakpoints, and considered Westwood’s assertion that adding breakpoints was not appropriate at this time. The Board noted that if the ETF’s assets increase over time, the ETF might realize other economies of scale if assets increase proportionally more than certain other expenses. The Board also considered the fact that, under the Westwood Advisory Agreement, the advisory fee payable to Westwood by the ETF would be reduced by the total sub-advisory fee paid to Vident.
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Financial Condition of the Sub-Adviser and Sub-Adviser Profitability
Additionally, the Board took into consideration the financial condition and anticipated profitability of Vident and its affiliates and the anticipated direct and indirect benefits derived by Vident and its affiliates from their relationship with the ETF. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fee under the Vident Sub-Advisory Agreement would be paid by Westwood out of the advisory fee it would receive under the Westwood Advisory Agreement. As a consequence, the anticipated profitability to Vident of its relationship with the ETF was not a substantial factor in the Board’s deliberations.
Fall-Out Benefits
The Board also noted that Vident would derive benefits to its reputation and other benefits from its association with the ETF. The Board recognized that Vident should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits in exchange for the level of services it would provide to the ETF. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that Vident’s level of profitability, if any, to be derived from its relationship with the ETF was reasonable and not excessive.
In considering the approvals of the Westwood Advisory Agreement and the Vident Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as controlling, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Trustees evaluated all information available to them. The Board concluded the following: (a) Westwood and Vident each demonstrated that they possess the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, respectively; (b) Westwood and Vident maintain appropriate compliance programs; and (c) the ETF’s advisory fees are reasonable in light of the services to be provided and the other factors considered. Based on their conclusions, the Trustees determined with respect to the ETF that approval of the Westwood Advisory Agreement and the Vident Sub-Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the ETF and its shareholders.
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The Westwood Funds |
P.O. Box 541150 |
Omaha, NE 68154 |
1-800-994-0755 |
www.westwoodetfs.com |
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Adviser: |
Westwood Management Corp. |
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 |
Dallas, TX 75201 |
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Distributor: |
Norther Lights Distributors, LLC |
4221 North 203rd Street |
Suite 100 |
Elkhorn, NE 68022 |
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Administrator: |
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC |
225 Pictoria Drive |
Suite 450 |
Cincinnati, OH 45246 |
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Legal Counsel: |
Sullivan & Worcester LLP |
1666 K Streeet, NW |
Suite 700 |
Washington, D.C. 20006 |
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Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
1835 Market Street, Suite 310 |
Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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(b). Not applicable
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not required
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not required
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not required
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
| (a) | Not applicable [schedule filed with Item 1] |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There has been no material changes to the manner in which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees or the Nominations & Governance Committee (the “Committee”). The Registrant does not have formal procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees. While the Registrant does not have formal procedure, the Committee shall to the extent required under applicable law, when identifying potential candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, consider any such candidate recommended by a shareholder.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable
File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.
(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not required
(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto
(1) Not Applicable
(2) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountants. Not applicable
(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)): Attached hereto
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
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) | Ultimus Managers Trust | | |
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By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Todd E. Heim | |
| | Todd E. Heim, President | |
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Date | July 8, 2024 | | |
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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. |
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By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Todd E. Heim |
| | Todd E. Heim, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | July 8, 2024 | |
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By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Daniel D. Bauer |
| | Daniel D. Bauer, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
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Date | July 8, 2024 | |
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