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 811-4946
THOMPSON IM FUNDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1255 Fourier Drive, Suite 200
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
(Address of principal executive offices)--(Zip code)
Jason L. Stephens
Chief Executive Officer
Thompson IM Funds, Inc.
1255 Fourier Drive, Suite 200
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
(Name and address of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Matthew C. Vogel, Esq.
Quarles & Brady LLP
411 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (608) 827-5700
Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2022
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2022
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Item 1(a):
THOMPSON IM FUNDS, INC.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements. These include any Advisor or portfolio manager predictions, assessments, analyses or outlooks for individual securities, industries, investment styles, market sectors, interest rates, economic trends and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for each Fund in its current Prospectus, other factors bearing on these reports include the accuracy of the Advisor’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions, the appropriateness of the investment strategies designed by the Advisor or portfolio manager and the ability of the Advisor or portfolio manager to implement its strategies efficiently and successfully. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets generally, could cause the actual results of any Fund to differ materially as compared to its benchmarks.
THOMPSON IM FUNDS, INC.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
May 31, 2022
CONTENTS
| Page(s) |
LargeCap Fund | |
Investment review | 2-4 |
Schedule of investments | 5-8 |
|
MidCap Fund | |
Investment review | 9-11 |
Schedule of investments | 12-16 |
|
Bond Fund | |
Investment review | 17-19 |
Schedule of investments | 20-32 |
|
Fund Expense Examples | 33 |
|
Financial Statements | |
Statements of assets and liabilities | 34 |
Statements of operations | 35 |
Statements of changes in net assets | 36 |
Notes to financial statements | 37-43 |
Financial highlights | 44-46 |
|
Additional Information | 47-48 |
This report contains information for existing shareholders of Thompson IM Funds, Inc.
It does not constitute an offer to sell. This Semi-Annual Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors
only when preceded or accompanied by a Fund Prospectus, which contains information about
the Funds’ objectives and policies, risks, management, expenses and other information.
A Prospectus can be obtained by calling 1-800-999-0887.
Please read your Prospectus carefully.
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LARGECAP FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 |
Portfolio Managers |
| James T. Evans, CFA |
| Jason L. Stephens, CFA |
Performance
The LargeCap Fund produced a total return of -4.92% for the six-months ended May 31, 2022, as compared to its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which returned -8.85%.
Comparison of Change in Value of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment |
Average Annual Total Returns |
Through 05/31/22 |
| 1 Year | | 3 Year | | 5 Year | | 10 Year |
Thompson LargeCap Fund | -5.45% | | 16.91% | | 11.84% | | 13.42% |
S&P 500 Index | -0.30% | | 16.44% | | 13.38% | | 14.40% |
Gross Expense Ratio as of 03/31/22 was 1.15%.
Net Expense Ratio after reimbursement as of 03/31/22 was 0.99%*
* | The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the LargeCap Fund through March 31, 2023, so that the annual operating expenses of the Fund do not exceed 0.99% of its average daily net assets. Net expense ratios are current as of the most recent Prospectus and are applicable to investors. |
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. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-800-999-0887 or visiting www.thompsonim.com.
Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment performance reflects all fee waivers that may be in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance information reflected in the graph and the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares, nor does it imply future performance. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index commonly used to measure the performance of U.S. stocks. You cannot directly invest in an index.
The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and has been licensed for use by Thompson Investment Management, Inc. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). The Thompson IM Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P or their respective affiliates, and none of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P nor their respective affiliates make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGECAP FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
Management Commentary
Coming into 2022, we expected investors to be primarily focused on the trajectory of interest rates and inflation as they relate to asset valuation, absent an exogenous event. Through the end of May investors had to grapple with all of the above. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine provided a tragic exogenous event, while the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds Rate for the first time since early 2019. Beyond Russia’s invasion adding to general investor angst, the most immediate and direct impact on Fund holdings was an increase in oil and other commodity prices. With oil rising, energy stocks performed well during the period, and the Fund’s underweight in this sector produced the biggest drag to relative performance over the last 6 months. We are confident the oil market will eventually rebalance, and we don’t expect this notoriously volatile sector to lead other sectors for long.
Despite this drag, the Fund produced competitive returns during the period, driven by two primary factors. First, the Fund benefited from certain depressed stocks experiencing a bounce in performance, often as a result of investors (or even other firms looking to acquire the entire company) stepping in to take advantage of their lower stock price. For example, the Communication Services sector performed well for the Fund during the period after the Fund took a position in Activision shortly before Microsoft offered to acquire the company. Performance in Health Care illustrated this concept more broadly, as numerous stocks appreciated after having been unloved for some time. Secondly, the Fund benefited by avoiding certain areas of weakness in the markets. The Fund’s smaller allocations to the Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors positively contributed to attribution after many of those sectors’ holdings were hit by higher interest rates, contributing to lower stock prices for many companies in the sectors. The avoidance of Amazon.com, Tesla, and an underweight in Apple all benefited shareholders during the period.
Though Russia’s aggression has significantly increased uncertainty, we haven’t materially changed the way in which we implement our strategy. Global growth will likely be lower than it would’ve been otherwise, but some of the factors directly impacting U.S. corporate profits (commodity inflation, additional supply chain issues) are likely to be more transitory. We still believe that the primary market story of 2022 will be about interest rates and valuation. U.S. inflation was set to peak during the first quarter, but the spike in commodity prices likely pushed that peak to the second quarter. With inflation turning out to be not quite as temporary as the Federal Reserve originally anticipated, the Federal Reserve has signaled a more aggressive monetary tightening path than was previously assumed. This has contributed to compressed stock valuations as investors rethink the current value of future corporate earnings and consider whether or not this tightening cycle will be so aggressive that it tips the economy into recession.
At the end of the semi-annual period, the S&P 500 traded at 16.4 times estimated 2023 earnings. In this environment we think the best strategy is to avoid stocks whose valuations suggest spectacular earnings growth that may or may not happen. If the growth does occur, the stock’s price likely reflects it already. If the company’s earnings don’t increase quite as quickly as investors expect, the downside risk is potentially enormous. Instead, we’ve constructed a portfolio that in aggregate seeks to achieve competitive earnings growth relative to its benchmark, but at a lower valuation.
Opinions expressed are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in smaller companies involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. Investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) are subject to some extent to the risks associated with directly investing in securities of foreign issuers, including the risk of changes in currency exchange rates, expropriation or nationalization of assets, and the impact of political, diplomatic, or social events. Investments in real estate securities may involve greater risk and volatility including greater exposure to economic downturns and changes in real estate values, rents, property taxes, and tax and other laws. A real estate investment trust’s (REIT’s) share price may decline because of adverse developments affecting the real estate industry.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments on page 5 of this report for holdings information. The management commentary above as well as Fund holdings and asset/sector allocations should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. In addition, please note that Fund holdings and asset/sector allocations are subject to change.
Federal Funds Rate is the target rate at which the Federal Reserve suggests banks borrow and lend their excess reserves to each other on an overnight basis and can influence short-term rates on consumer loans and credit cards.
Earnings Growth is a measure of growth in a company’s net income over a specific period, often one year. It is not a prediction of the Fund’s future returns.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGECAP FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
Sector Weightings at 05/31/22 |
% of Total Investments |
Top 10 Equity Holdings at 05/31/22 |
| | | | % of Fund’s |
Company | | Industry | | Net Assets |
Alphabet Inc. Class A | | Interactive Media & Services | | 4.48% |
Microsoft Corp. | | Software | | 3.32% |
Qualcomm Inc. | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 2.61% |
Paramount Global Class B | | Media | | 2.43% |
Apple Inc. | | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | 2.38% |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A | | Interactive Media & Services | | 2.34% |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | | IT Services | | 2.15% |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | Banks | | 2.13% |
Fiserv, Inc. | | IT Services | | 2.12% |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | Food & Staples Retailing | | 2.08% |
As of May 31, 2022, 99.7% of the Fund’s net assets were in equity and short-term investments.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGECAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6% | | | | $ | 161,582,810 |
(COST $122,167,992) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Communication Services - 13.9% | | | | | 22,567,956 |
Entertainment - 4.6% | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | 28,000 | | | 2,180,640 |
Electronic Arts Inc. | | 13,925 | | | 1,930,701 |
Netflix Inc. (a) | | 4,580 | | | 904,275 |
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (a) | | 130,875 | | | 2,414,644 |
Interactive Media & Services - 6.8% | | | | | |
Alphabet Inc. Class A (a) | | 3,190 | | | 7,258,016 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (a) | | 19,625 | | | 3,800,185 |
Media - 2.5% | | | | | |
Loyalty Ventures Inc. (a) | | 12,520 | | | 132,712 |
Paramount Global Class B | | 114,966 | | | 3,946,783 |
| | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary - 8.0% | | | | | 12,950,161 |
Distributors - 1.9% | | | | | |
LKQ Corp. | | 58,600 | | | 3,011,454 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.3% | | | | | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a) | | 71,950 | | | 2,551,347 |
Starbucks Corp. | | 15,050 | | | 1,181,425 |
Household Durables - 0.8% | | | | | |
TopBuild Corp. (a) | | 6,590 | | | 1,299,943 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.6% | | | | | |
eBay Inc. | | 51,570 | | | 2,509,912 |
Multiline Retail - 1.2% | | | | | |
Target Corp. | | 12,385 | | | 2,004,884 |
Specialty Retail - 0.2% | | | | | |
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (a) | | 45,225 | | | 391,196 |
| | | | | |
Consumer Staples - 5.7% | | | | | 9,262,295 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.1% | | | | | |
Performance Food Group Co. (a) | | 38,975 | | | 1,689,177 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | 76,800 | | | 3,366,144 |
Food Products - 1.2% | | | | | |
The Kraft Heinz Co. | | 52,950 | | | 2,003,099 |
Household Products - 1.4% | | | | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | 16,568 | | | 2,203,875 |
| | | | | |
Energy - 2.0% | | | | | 3,185,397 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.0% | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | 7,495 | | | 1,309,077 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 19,545 | | | 1,876,320 |
| | | | | |
Financials - 17.3% | | | | | 28,139,020 |
Banks - 9.3% | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | 79,125 | | | 2,943,450 |
Citigroup Inc. | | 62,040 | | | 3,313,556 |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | 24,025 | | | 994,154 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 26,120 | | | 3,453,848 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 7,395 | | | 1,297,157 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 45,875 | | | 2,099,699 |
Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | | 17,550 | | | 1,001,052 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGECAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Financials (continued) | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 6.4% | | | | | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | 8,200 | | $ | 839,598 |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 22,485 | | | 2,512,699 |
State Street Corp. | | 45,500 | | | 3,298,295 |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | 30,400 | | | 2,131,040 |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | 5,000 | | | 1,634,250 |
Consumer Finance - 0.6% | | | | | |
Discover Financial Services | | 9,120 | | | 1,035,029 |
Insurance - 1.0% | | | | | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | 37,475 | | | 1,585,193 |
| | | | | |
Health Care - 18.1% | | | | | 29,310,682 |
Biotechnology - 3.6% | | | | | |
AbbVie Inc. | | 12,675 | | | 1,867,915 |
Amgen Inc. | | 6,225 | | | 1,598,206 |
Exact Sciences Corp. (a) | | 47,700 | | | 2,375,937 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | 6,775 | | | 795,791 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 7.7% | | | | | |
Cigna Corp. | | 10,550 | | | 2,830,459 |
CVS Health Corp. | | 33,475 | | | 3,238,706 |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | 7,450 | | | 1,567,480 |
McKesson Corp. | | 4,785 | | | 1,572,782 |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | 6,400 | | | 3,179,392 |
Pharmaceuticals - 6.3% | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 40,275 | | | 3,038,749 |
Johnson & Johnson | | 8,850 | | | 1,588,841 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 16,325 | | | 1,502,390 |
Pfizer Inc. | | 58,825 | | | 3,120,078 |
Viatris Inc. | | 84,267 | | | 1,033,956 |
| | | | | |
Industrials - 6.7% | | | | | 10,842,991 |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.1% | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | 8,175 | | | 1,838,639 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.7% | | | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | 12,200 | | | 2,739,876 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.7% | | | | | |
General Electric Co. | | 41,250 | | | 3,229,462 |
3M Co. | | 7,975 | | | 1,190,588 |
Machinery - 1.2% | | | | | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | 19,526 | | | 1,844,426 |
| | | | | |
Information Technology - 25.9% | | | | | 42,064,089 |
Communications Equipment - 3.0% | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 71,410 | | | 3,217,020 |
Lumentum Holdings Inc. (a) | | 10,125 | | | 871,560 |
Viavi Solutions Inc. (a) | | 58,735 | | | 849,895 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 3.2% | | | | | |
Corning Inc. | | 51,850 | | | 1,857,267 |
II-VI Inc. (a) | | 41,850 | | | 2,615,625 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 4,950 | | | 720,720 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGECAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Information Technology (continued) | | | | | |
IT Services - 6.4% | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings Inc. | | 48,275 | | $ | 2,659,952 |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | 34,349 | | | 3,441,083 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 40,935 | | | 3,488,071 |
Visa Inc. Class A | | 3,750 | | | 795,638 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.0% | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | 11,000 | | | 1,852,400 |
Infineon Technologies A.G. ADR | | 63,775 | | | 1,978,300 |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. | | 8,700 | | | 1,650,912 |
Qualcomm Inc. | | 29,580 | | | 4,236,448 |
Software - 4.9% | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 19,776 | | | 5,376,501 |
Oracle Corp. | | 35,975 | | | 2,587,322 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.4% | | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | 25,970 | | | 3,865,375 |
| | | | | |
Materials - 1.2% | | | | | 2,021,413 |
Metals & Mining - 1.2% | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | | 51,725 | | | 2,021,413 |
| | | | | |
Real Estate - 0.8% | | | | | 1,238,806 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.8% | | | | | |
Colliers Int'l. Group Inc. | | 10,175 | | | 1,238,806 |
| | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1% | | | | | 100,000 |
(COST $100,000) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Money Market Funds - 0.1% | | | | | 100,000 |
First American Government Obligations Fund Class X, 0.658% (b) | | 100,000 | | | 100,000 |
| | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7% (COST $122,267,992) | | | | | 161,682,810 |
| | | | | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.3% | | | | | 415,839 |
| | | | | |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | $ | 162,098,649 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Represents the 7-day yield as of May 31, 2022. |
Abbreviations:
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
A.G. | Aktiengesellschaft is the German term for a public limited liability corporation. |
N.V. | Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation. |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Thompson Investment Management, Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P, nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any warranties with respect there to or the results to be obtained by the use thereof, and no such party shall have any liability whatsoever with respect thereto.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGECAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2022:
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication services | | $ | 22,567,956 | | $– | | $– | | $ | 22,567,956 |
Consumer discretionary | | | 12,950,161 | | – | | – | | | 12,950,161 |
Consumer staples | | | 9,262,295 | | – | | – | | | 9,262,295 |
Energy | | | 3,185,397 | | – | | – | | | 3,185,397 |
Financials | | | 28,139,020 | | – | | – | | | 28,139,020 |
Health care | | | 29,310,682 | | – | | – | | | 29,310,682 |
Industrials | | | 10,842,991 | | – | | – | | | 10,842,991 |
Information technology | | | 42,064,089 | | – | | – | | | 42,064,089 |
Materials | | | 2,021,413 | | – | | – | | | 2,021,413 |
Real estate | | | 1,238,806 | | – | | – | | | 1,238,806 |
Total common stocks | | | 161,582,810 | | – | | – | | | 161,582,810 |
Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | | | 100,000 | | – | | – | | | 100,000 |
Total short-term investments | | | 100,000 | | – | | – | | | 100,000 |
Total investments | | $ | 161,682,810 | | $– | | $– | | $ | 161,682,810 |
The Fund did not invest in any level-3 investments as of and during the six-month period ended May 31, 2022.
For more information on valuation inputs, see financial statement Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MIDCAP FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 |
Portfolio Managers |
James T. Evans, CFA |
Jason L. Stephens, CFA |
Performance
The MidCap Fund produced a total return of -6.23% for the six-months ended May 31, 2022, as compared to its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Index, which returned -9.32%.
Comparison of Change in Value of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment |
Average Annual Total Returns |
Through 05/31/22 |
| | 1 Year | | 3 Year | | 5 Year | | 10 Year |
Thompson MidCap Fund | | -10.88% | | 15.11% | | 8.24% | | 11.23% |
Russell Midcap Index | | -6.77% | | 12.87% | | 10.48% | | 12.78% |
Gross Expense Ratio as of 03/31/22 was 1.35%.
Net Expense Ratio after reimbursement as of 03/31/22 was 1.15%.*
* | The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the MidCap Fund through March 31, 2023, so that the annual operating expenses of the Fund do not exceed 1.15% of its average daily net assets. Net expense ratios are current as of the most recent Prospectus and are applicable to investors. |
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. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-800-999-0887 or visiting www.thompsonim.com.
Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment performance reflects all fee waivers that may be in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance information reflected in the graph and the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares, nor does it imply future performance. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index based on total market capitalization. You cannot directly invest in an index.
FTSE Russell is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. “FTSE®” and “Russell®” are trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MIDCAP FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
Management Commentary
Coming into 2022, we expected investors to be primarily focused on the trajectory of interest rates and inflation as they relate to asset valuation, absent an exogenous event. Through the end of May investors had to grapple with all of the above. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine provided a tragic exogenous event, while the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds Rate for the first time since early 2019. Beyond Russia’s invasion adding to general investor angst, the most immediate and direct impact on Fund holdings was an increase in oil and other commodity prices. With oil rising, energy stocks performed well during the period, and the Fund’s underweight in this sector produced the biggest drag to relative performance over the last 6 months. We are confident the oil market will eventually rebalance, and we don’t expect this notoriously volatile sector to lead other sectors for long.
Despite this drag, the Fund produced competitive returns during the period, let by positive relative performance in Health Care, Information Technology and Financials Sectors. Performance in Financials was largely driven by a jump in First Horizon Corporation following a buyout offer from Toronto-Dominion Bank. Performance in Health Care illustrated this concept more broadly, as numerous stocks appreciated after having been unloved for some time. We believe this sector continues to be underappreciated, and wouldn’t be surprised if this recent momentum continues.
Though Russia’s aggression has significantly increased uncertainty, we haven’t materially changed the way in which we implement our strategy. Global growth will likely be lower than it would’ve been otherwise, but some of the factors directly impacting U.S. corporate profits (commodity inflation, additional supply chain issues) are likely to be more transitory. We still believe that the primary market story of 2022 will be about interest rates and valuation. U.S. inflation was set to peak during the first quarter, but the spike in commodity prices likely pushed that peak to the second quarter. With inflation turning out to be not quite as temporary as the Federal Reserve originally anticipated, the Federal Reserve has signaled a more aggressive monetary tightening path than was previously assumed. This has contributed to compressed stock valuations as investors rethink the current value of future corporate earnings and consider whether or not this tightening cycle will be so aggressive that it tips the economy into recession.
Fortunately, the valuations of mid-cap stocks do not appear nearly as excessive to us as those of large-caps. At the end of the semi-annual period, the Russell Midcap Index traded at 14.6 times 2023 estimates, a nice discount to the 16.4 times multiple of the S&P 500. We believe a multiple in the 14-16 times range represents “fair value” for the market given its long-term history and current interest rates. Thus, we believe mid-cap stocks are much more attractive at current levels than their large-cap peers.
In this environment we think the best strategy is to avoid stocks whose valuations suggest spectacular earnings growth that may or may not happen. If the growth does occur, the stock’s price likely reflects it already. If the company’s earnings don’t increase quite as quickly as investors expect, the downside risk is potentially enormous. Instead, we’ve constructed a portfolio that in aggregate seeks to achieve competitive earnings growth relative to its benchmark, but at a lower valuation.
Opinions expressed are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Midcap companies tend to have more limited liquidity and greater volatility than large-capitalization companies. Investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) are subject to some extent to the risks associated with directly investing in securities of foreign issuers, including the risk of changes in currency exchange rates, expropriation or nationalization of assets, and the impact of political, diplomatic, or social events. Investments in real estate securities may involve greater risk and volatility including greater exposure to economic downturns and changes in real estate values, rents, property taxes, and tax and other laws. A real estate investment trust’s (REIT’s) share price may decline because of adverse developments affecting the real estate industry.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments on page 12 of this report for holdings information. The management commentary above as well as Fund holdings and asset/sector allocations should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. In addition, please note that Fund holdings and asset/sector allocations are subject to change.
Federal Funds Rate is the target rate at which the Federal Reserve suggests banks borrow and lend their excess reserves to each other on an overnight basis and can influence short-term rates on consumer loans and credit cards.
The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index commonly used to measure the performance of U.S. stocks.
Earnings Growth is a measure of growth in a company’s net income over a specific period, often one year. It is not a prediction of the Fund’s future returns.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MIDCAP FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
Sector Weightings at 05/31/22 |
% of Total Investments |
Top 10 Equity Holdings at 05/31/22 |
| | % of Fund’s |
Company | Industry | Net Assets |
LKQ Corp. | Distributors | 2.52% |
First Horizon Corp. | Banks | 2.48% |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | Food & Staples Retailing | 2.11% |
Bread Financial Holdings Inc. | IT Services | 2.02% |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC | Pharmaceuticals | 1.87% |
Northern Trust Corp. | Capital Markets | 1.86% |
Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | Banks | 1.81% |
Discover Financial Services | Consumer Finance | 1.79% |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | Metals & Mining | 1.79% |
Associated Banc-Corp | Banks | 1.78% |
As of May 31, 2022, 99.9% of the Fund’s net assets were in equity and short-term investments.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MIDCAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS - 99.8% | | | | $54,364,772 |
(COST $42,220,978) | | | | |
|
Communication Services - 2.1% | | | | 1,175,481 |
Entertainment - 2.0% | | | | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) | | 4,465 | | 556,026 |
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (a) | | 29,660 | | 547,227 |
Media - 0.1% | | | | |
Loyalty Ventures Inc. (a) | | 6,814 | | 72,228 |
|
Consumer Discretionary - 13.6% | | | | 7,427,563 |
Distributors - 2.5% | | | | |
LKQ Corp. | | 26,690 | | 1,371,599 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.3% | | | | |
Noodles & Co. (a) | | 111,307 | | 734,626 |
Household Durables - 2.6% | | | | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | 45,026 | | 965,357 |
TopBuild Corp. (a) | | 2,240 | | 441,862 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.4% | | | | |
Duluth Holdings Inc. Class B (a) | | 60,725 | | 757,241 |
Leisure Products - 1.0% | | | | |
Callaway Golf Co. (a) | | 25,800 | | 560,118 |
Specialty Retail - 1.9% | | | | |
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (a) | | 16,680 | | 144,282 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | 6,425 | | 527,235 |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | | 16,520 | | 347,746 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.9% | | | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | 38,655 | | 458,835 |
Levi Strauss & Co. Class A | | 15,800 | | 286,928 |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a) | | 21,110 | | 831,734 |
|
Consumer Staples - 5.9% | | | | 3,191,590 |
Beverages - 1.0% | | | | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | | 9,205 | | 514,007 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.3% | | | | |
Performance Food Group Co. (a) | | 14,900 | | 645,766 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | 26,165 | | 1,146,812 |
Household Products - 1.6% | | | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | 29,510 | | 885,005 |
|
Energy - 3.1% | | | | 1,665,807 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.1% | | | | |
Cameco Corp. | | 10,390 | | 254,243 |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | 4,275 | | 584,692 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | 2,975 | | 826,872 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MIDCAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | | | | |
|
Financials - 17.2% | | | | $9,349,442 |
Banks - 8.8% | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp | | 46,758 | | 967,891 |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | 14,725 | | 609,320 |
First Horizon Corp. | | 59,205 | | 1,351,650 |
Regions Financial Corp. | | 17,585 | | 388,453 |
Truist Financial Corp. | | 10,091 | | 501,926 |
Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | | 17,245 | | 983,655 |
Capital Markets - 3.7% | | | | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 9,080 | | 1,014,690 |
State Street Corp. | | 9,145 | | 662,921 |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | 4,415 | | 309,492 |
Consumer Finance - 1.8% | | | | |
Discover Financial Services | | 8,579 | | 973,631 |
Insurance - 0.9% | | | | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | 12,140 | | 513,522 |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.1% | | | | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (a) | | 86,445 | | 571,401 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.9% | | | | |
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | | 13,000 | | 500,890 |
|
Health Care - 14.7% | | | | 7,985,366 |
Biotechnology - 2.2% | | | | |
Exact Sciences Corp. (a) | | 8,965 | | 446,547 |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a) | | 7,805 | | 729,689 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.1% | | | | |
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (a) | | 113,900 | | 69,285 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 6.7% | | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a) | | 7,760 | | 552,279 |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) | | 7,150 | | 692,835 |
Hanger, Inc. (a) | | 36,200 | | 571,598 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | | 3,125 | | 267,625 |
McKesson Corp. | | 770 | | 253,091 |
Premier, Inc. Class A | | 19,030 | | 711,912 |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | 4,725 | | 588,782 |
Pharmaceuticals - 5.7% | | | | |
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 74,712 | | 387,008 |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR | | 6,244 | | 415,101 |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) | | 37,790 | | 367,319 |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | | 6,795 | | 1,017,076 |
Viatris Inc. | | 74,590 | | 915,219 |
|
Industrials - 15.2% | | | | 8,298,339 |
Building Products - 2.9% | | | | |
A.O. Smith Corp. | | 9,455 | | 568,435 |
The AZEK Co Inc. (a) | | 30,930 | | 651,695 |
Trane Technologies PLC | | 2,575 | | 355,505 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MIDCAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | | | | | |
|
Industrials (continued) | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.0% | | | | | |
Steelcase Inc. Class A | | 45,810 | | $ | 561,631 |
Construction & Engineering - 2.9% | | | | | |
MasTec, Inc. (a) | | 8,590 | | | 718,038 |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | 10,600 | | | 290,228 |
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (a) | | 15,741 | | | 562,426 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.6% | | | | | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | 2,805 | | | 350,485 |
Machinery - 6.0% | | | | | |
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a) | | 11,500 | | | 409,285 |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | 11,650 | | | 487,436 |
Ingersoll-Rand Inc. | | 2,872 | | | 135,415 |
Kornit Digital Ltd. (a) | | 6,715 | | | 281,829 |
Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A | | 30,225 | | | 360,584 |
Oshkosh Corp. | | 5,910 | | | 549,098 |
REV Group, Inc. | | 39,995 | | | 490,739 |
SPX Corp. (a) | | 4,495 | | | 226,233 |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | 3,225 | | | 304,634 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.8% | | | | | |
AerCap Holdings N.V. (a) | | 5,800 | | | 286,752 |
Air Lease Corp. | | 8,100 | | | 304,641 |
Hudson Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 40,325 | | | 403,250 |
|
Information Technology - 16.5% | | | | | 9,008,577 |
Communications Equipment - 2.8% | | | | | |
Calix, Inc. (a) | | 12,600 | | | 465,444 |
Lumentum Holdings Inc. (a) | | 6,275 | | | 540,152 |
Viavi Solutions Inc. (a) | | 37,371 | | | 540,758 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 3.6% | | | | | |
Corning Inc. | | 13,200 | | | 472,824 |
II-VI Inc. (a) | | 15,270 | | | 954,375 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 3,510 | | | 511,056 |
IT Services - 5.3% | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings Inc. | | 19,950 | | | 1,099,245 |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | 9,393 | | | 940,991 |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | 13,125 | | | 839,869 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.4% | | | | | |
Infineon Technologies A.G. ADR | | 13,375 | | | 414,893 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | 10,200 | | | 603,330 |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. | | 4,505 | | | 854,869 |
Software - 0.7% | | | | | |
Black Knight, Inc. (a) | | 5,890 | | | 399,990 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.7% | | | | | |
Pure Storage, Inc. Class A (a) | | 15,625 | | | 370,781 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MIDCAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | | | | | |
|
Materials - 4.3% | | | | $ | 2,337,656 |
Containers & Packaging - 2.2% | | | | | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. (a) | | 10,465 | | | 610,423 |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | 5,830 | | | 608,885 |
Metals & Mining - 2.1% | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | | 24,885 | | | 972,506 |
Lundin Mining Corp. | | 16,350 | | | 145,842 |
|
Real Estate - 6.9% | | | | | 3,768,244 |
Equity Real Estate Investment - 4.8% | | | | | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (a) | | 52,225 | | | 537,395 |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | | 40,055 | | | 579,596 |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | | 27,625 | | | 552,224 |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | 21,740 | | | 647,200 |
Service Properties Trust (a) | | 51,505 | | | 326,027 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 2.1% | | | | | |
Colliers Int'l. Group Inc. | | 6,800 | | | 827,900 |
FirstService Corp. | | 2,325 | | | 297,902 |
|
Utilities - 0.3% | | | | | 156,707 |
Electric Utilities - 0.3% | | | | | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | 2,080 | | | 156,707 |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1% | | | | | 43,967 |
(COST $43,967) | | | | | |
|
Money Market Funds - 0.1% | | | | | 43,967 |
First American Government Obligations Fund Class X, 0.658% (b) | | 43,967 | | | 43,967 |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% (COST $42,264,945) | | | | | 54,408,739 |
|
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.1% | | | | | 45,514 |
|
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | $ | 54,454,253 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Represents the 7-day yield at May 31, 2022. |
Abbreviations:
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
A.G. | Aktiengesellschaft is the German term for a public limited liability corporation. |
N.V. | Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation. |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Thompson Investment Management Inc. Neither MSCI, S&P, nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any warranties with respect there to or the results to be obtained by the use thereof, and no such party shall have any liability whatsoever with respect thereto.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MIDCAP FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2022:
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication services | | $ | 1,175,481 | | $- | | $- | | $ | 1,175,481 |
Consumer discretionary | | | 7,427,563 | | - | | - | | | 7,427,563 |
Consumer staples | | | 3,191,590 | | - | | - | | | 3,191,590 |
Energy | | | 1,665,807 | | - | | - | | | 1,665,807 |
Financials | | | 9,349,442 | | - | | - | | | 9,349,442 |
Health care | | | 7,985,366 | | - | | - | | | 7,985,366 |
Industrials | | | 8,298,339 | | - | | - | | | 8,298,339 |
Information technology | | | 9,008,577 | | - | | - | | | 9,008,577 |
Materials | | | 2,337,656 | | - | | - | | | 2,337,656 |
Real estate | | | 3,768,244 | | - | | - | | | 3,768,244 |
Utilities | | | 156,707 | | - | | - | | | 156,707 |
Total common stocks | | | 54,364,772 | | - | | - | | | 54,364,772 |
Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | | | 43,967 | | - | | - | | | 43,967 |
Total short-term investments | | | 43,967 | | - | | - | | | 43,967 |
Total investments | | $ | 54,408,739 | | $- | | $- | | $ | 54,408,739 |
The Fund did not invest in any level-3 investments as of and during the six-month period ended May 31, 2022.
For more information on valuation inputs, see financial statement Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 |
Portfolio Managers
James T. Evans, CFA
Jason L. Stephens, CFA
Performance
The Bond Fund produced a total return of -3.83% for the six-months ended May 31, 2022, as compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1-5 Year Index, which returned -3.90%, and as compared to the Bloomberg U.S. Credit 1-5 Year Index, which returned -4.15%.
Comparison of Change in Value of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment |
Average Annual Total Returns |
Through 05/31/22 |
| | 1 Year | | 3 Year | | 5 Year | | 10 Year |
Thompson Bond Fund | | -2.61 | % | | 0.97 | % | | 1.79 | % | | 2.84 | % |
Bloomberg U.S. Gov't./Credit 1-5 Year Index | | -4.61 | % | | 0.65 | % | | 1.22 | % | | 1.28 | % |
Bloomberg U.S. Credit 1-5 Year Index | | -4.86 | % | | 1.06 | % | | 1.67 | % | | 1.99 | % |
Gross Expense Ratio as of 03/31/22 was 0.71%. | 30-Day SEC Yield as of 05/31/22 was 4.53%. |
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. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-800-999-0887 or visiting www. thompsonim.com.
Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment performance reflects all fee waivers that may have been in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would have been reduced. The performance information reflected in the graph and the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares, nor does it imply future performance. The Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1-5 Year Index is a market-value-weighted index of all investment-grade bonds with maturities of more than one year and less than 5 years. The Bloomberg U.S. Credit 1-5 Year Index is a market-value-weighted index which includes virtually every major investment-grade rated corporate bond with 1-5 years remaining until maturity that serves as a supplementary benchmark. You cannot directly invest in an index.
Bloomberg® is a trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
Management Commentary
The semi-annual period was a difficult one for bond investors. As it became apparent that forecasts that inflation would be transitory were incorrect, pressure grew for the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) to act more decisively to contain inflation. This was evident in a rapid increase in yields along the Treasury curve. The 1-, 2- and 3-year Treasuries saw rates rise during the semi-annual period by anywhere from 183 to 199 basis points. While the 5 and 10-year were slightly better at 165 and 140 basis points, respectively, their higher durations meant investors in those bonds lost even more over the period. We have long argued that the market was not adequately pricing in interest rate risk, and we believe what happened during the semi-annual period was proof that we were right.
While the Fund was able to generate better returns than either its primary or supplementary benchmark over the semi-annual period, the absolute return was not where we’d like it to be due to these relentless increases. The Fund seeks to earn extra income than its benchmarks over time, but this interest is only earned so fast. Rate increases in the semi-annual period simply overwhelmed this income stream. In addition, corporate spreads at the 10-year BBB credit tier widened out by 57 basis points. They are now solidly in the upper half of the range they tend to occupy when the economy is not within a recessionary period. If there is a successful soft landing for the economy, the Fund could benefit from spread tightening from here. In addition, in the long run we feel this widening is a positive development that helps provide insulation in case the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow the economy are too successful. If there is a recession, we expect it will be of the milder variety given that we do not believe there is any structural bubble within the economy on par with the late ‘90s technology bubble or the subsequent mid-2000s real estate bubble. The relatively flush state of consumers’ balance sheets gives us additional comfort.
What we think would prove more problematic is if Treasury yields continued their upward march in a manner similar to the first half of the fiscal year. We believe that fortunately the 2- and 3-year Treasuries already reflect most if not all the forthcoming Federal Reserve rate hikes. Post the Fed’s actions on June 15th, consensus expectations are for the Federal Funds Rate to finish the year at 3.4% while ultimately topping out around 4% by the end of the rate hiking cycle. At that point we expect the curve will likely be inverted, as the 2- and 3-year rates at that point will be looking ahead to the next rate cutting cycle. This suggests current levels are likely to persist for the next year and potentially beyond, reducing the drag of rising rates on absolute returns.
Without the drag of rising rates, we believe the Funds 30-day SEC yield of 4.53% as of the end of the semi-annual period should prove decisive. This income stream is higher than any portion of the Treasury curve by a meaningful level, without taking the level of interest rate risk that some portions of the curve possess. This yield should provide some offset to any pressure that arises from future potential spread widening. And it’s the basic investment approach that has fueled the long-term performance track record of the Fund. Thus we are optimistic the Fund is positioned to potentially generate competitive returns for shareholder over the rest of the fiscal year and beyond. We just need the passage of time to earn those interest coupons.
Opinions expressed are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. The risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in bonds of foreign issuers involve greater volatility, political and economic risks, and differences in accounting methods. Investment by the Fund in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments on page 20 of this report for holdings information. The management commentary above as well as Fund holdings should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. In addition, please note that Fund holdings are subject to change.
The federal government guarantees interest payments from government securities while dividend payments carry no such guarantee. Government securities, if held to maturity, guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest.
Basis Point is a unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1%, and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument. The basis point is commonly used for calculating changes in interest rates, equity indexes and the yield of a fixed-income security.
Coupon is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity.
Duration is a commonly used measure of the potential volatility of the price of a debt security, or the aggregate market value of a portfolio of debt securities, prior to maturity. Securities with a longer duration generally have more volatile prices than securities of comparable quality with a shorter duration.
Federal Funds Rate is the target rate at which the Federal Reserve suggests banks borrow and lend their excess reserves to each other on an overnight basis and can influence short-term rates on consumer loans and credit cards.
SEC Yield is a standardized yield computed by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the 30-day period prior to quarter-end and was created to allow for fairer comparisons among bond funds.
Spread is the percentage point difference between yields of various classes of bonds compared to treasury bonds.
Yield is the income earned from a bond, which takes into account the sum of the interest payment, the redemption value at the bond’s maturity, and the initial purchase price of the bond.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND INVESTMENT REVIEW (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
Although the makeup of the Bond Fund’s portfolio is constantly changing, as of May 31, 2022, 57.31% of the Fund’s portfolio was invested in corporate bonds. Due to prevailing market conditions, the percentage of corporate bonds held in the Fund’s portfolio over the past 5 years has generally equaled or exceeded the percentage of corporate bonds held in the Fund’s portfolio as of that date. In addition, as of that date 25.23% of the Fund’s portfolio was invested in securities rated BBB by Standard & Poor’s, while an additional 6.71% of the Fund’s portfolio was rated below investment-grade and 56.01% of the Fund’s portfolio was not rated by Standard & Poor’s. Additional information regarding the ratings of securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, including information pertaining to securities that have not been rated by Standard & Poor’s but have been rated by another Nationally Recognized Statistical Credit Rating Organization, is reflected in the quality composition table below. For portfolio information current as of the most recent quarter-end, please call 1-800-999-0887 or visit our website at www.thompsonim. com. Compared to a portfolio that is more evenly allocated between government and corporate bonds, a portfolio that is heavily allocated to corporate bonds may provide higher returns but is also subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk and to greater price fluctuations. A portfolio that is significantly allocated to bonds having lower and below-investment-grade ratings may also be subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk and experience greater price fluctuations than a portfolio comprised of higher-rated investment-grade bonds.
Asset Allocation at 05/31/22 |
(Includes cash equivalents) |
% of Total Investments |
Corporate Bonds | | 57.31% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 17.14% |
Asset-Backed Securities | | 14.94% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 6.89% |
Convertible Bonds | | 2.36% |
U.S. Government & Agency Securities | | 0.97% |
Sovereign Bonds | | 0.24% |
Taxable Municipal Bonds | | 0.10% |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 0.05% |
| | 100.00% |
Quality Composition at 05/31/22^ |
(Includes cash equivalents) |
% of Total Investments |
U.S. Government & Agency Issues | | 7.86% |
AAA | | 1.95% |
AA | | 2.27% |
A | | 16.39% |
BBB | | 53.92% |
BB and Below | | 14.13% |
Not Rated | | 3.48% |
| | 100.00% |
^ | The Bond Fund’s quality composition is calculated using ratings from Standard & Poor’s. If Standard & Poor’s does not rate a holding then Moody’s is used. If Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s do not rate a holding then Fitch is used. For certain securities that are not rated by any of these three agencies, credit ratings from other Nationally Recognized Statistical Credit Rating Organization (NRSRO) agencies may be used. Not rated category includes holdings that are not rated by any NRSRO. All ratings are as of 05/31/22. |
Top 10 Bond Holdings by Issuer at 05/31/22 |
% of Fund’s Net Assets |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust | | 3.92% |
COMM Mortgage Trust | | 2.72% |
General Electric Co. | | 2.13% |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust | | 2.00% |
Lincoln National Corp. | | 1.98% |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | | 1.95% |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust | | 1.87% |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. | | 1.86% |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | 1.79% |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | 1.60% |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds - 97.3% | | | | | | | | $2,044,140,305 |
| (COST $2,251,985,180) | | | | | | | | |
| |
Asset-Backed Securities - 14.7% | | | | | | | | 308,344,130 |
| AASET Trust, Series 2018-2A A (h) | | 4.454 | | 11/18/38 | | 691,158 | | 575,820 |
| Air Canada, Series 2015-1B (h) | | 3.875 | | 09/15/24 | | 1,272,129 | | 1,253,876 |
| American Airlines, Series 2013-2 A | | 4.950 | | 07/15/24 | | 111,349 | | 111,024 |
| American Airlines, Series 2014-1 B | | 4.375 | | 04/01/24 | | 72,010 | | 71,986 |
| American Airlines, Series 2017-1 A | | 4.000 | | 08/15/30 | | 237,855 | | 212,500 |
| American Tower Trust #1 (h) | | 3.070 | | 03/15/48 | | 13,100,000 | | 13,012,301 |
| Aqua Finance Trust, Series 2017-A C (h) | | 8.350 | | 11/15/35 | | 1,750,000 | | 1,716,007 |
| Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-1A A (h) | | 4.213 | | 12/16/41 | | 5,585,150 | | 4,998,932 |
| Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-1A B (h) | | 5.682 | | 12/16/41 | | 1,244,293 | | 1,022,311 |
| Business Jet Securities, LLC, Series 2022-1A A (h) | | 4.455 | | 06/15/37 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,869,100 |
| Business Jet Securities, LLC, Series 2022-1A B (h) | | 5.192 | | 06/15/37 | | 1,000,000 | | 965,210 |
| Castle Aircraft Securitization Trust, Series 2019-1A A (h) | | 3.967 | | 04/15/39 | | 3,083,632 | | 2,668,403 |
| Castle Aircraft Securitization Trust, Series 2021-1A B (h) | | 6.656 | | 01/15/46 | | 4,714,387 | | 3,924,332 |
| Cibolo Canyons Special Improvement District (h) | | 4.250 | | 08/20/34 | | 2,520,000 | | 2,520,000 |
| Coinstar Funding, LLC, Series 2017-1A A2 (h) | | 5.216 | | 04/25/47 | | 26,880,250 | | 26,008,228 |
| DCAL Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2015-1A A1 (c)(f)(h)(i) | | 6.213 | | 02/15/40 | | 1,321,026 | | 1,074,014 |
| ECAF I Ltd., Series 2015-1A A2 (h)(i) | | 4.947 | | 06/15/40 | | 9,198,346 | | 5,726,081 |
| ECAF I Ltd., Series 2015-1A B1 (h)(i) | | 5.802 | | 06/15/40 | | 19,358,894 | | 5,469,120 |
| GAIA Aviation Ltd. (TAILWIND), Series 2019-1 B (h) | | 5.193 | | 12/15/44 | | 3,685,039 | | 2,975,045 |
| Harley Marine Financing LLC, Series 2018-1A A2 (h) | | 5.682 | | 05/15/43 | | 13,117,091 | | 12,821,190 |
| HOA Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A A2 (h) | | 4.723 | | 08/20/51 | | 12,902,500 | | 11,234,168 |
| Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd., Series 2018-1 B (h) | | 5.270 | | 12/15/38 | | 2,702,399 | | 2,226,630 |
| Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd., Series 2019-1 A (h) | | 3.721 | | 07/15/39 | | 3,667,637 | | 3,264,187 |
| HP Communities LLC (h) | | 5.320 | | 03/15/23 | | 65,323 | | 65,403 |
| Icon Brand Holdings LLC, Series 2012-1A A (h)(i) | | 4.229 | | 01/25/43 | | 7,009,399 | | 2,670,761 |
| JOL Air Limited, Series 2019-1 B (h) | | 4.948 | | 04/15/44 | | 907,397 | | 762,188 |
| KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2017-1A A (h) | | 4.212 | | 12/15/42 | | 3,360,123 | | 2,788,869 |
| KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2017-1A B (h) | | 5.926 | | 12/15/42 | | 17,132,629 | | 12,133,670 |
| Kestrel Aircraft Funding Ltd., Series 2018-1A A (h) | | 4.250 | | 12/15/38 | | 2,196,428 | | 1,958,335 |
| Kestrel Aircraft Funding Ltd., Series 2018-1A B (h) | | 5.500 | | 12/15/38 | | 2,691,017 | | 2,082,632 |
| Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2016-1A B1 (h) | | 5.682 | | 01/15/42 | | 33,166,314 | | 26,205,037 |
| MACH 1 Cayman Ltd., Series 2019-1 B (h) | | 4.335 | | 10/15/39 | | 4,341,879 | | 3,641,886 |
| MAPS Ltd., Series 2018-1A B (h) | | 5.193 | | 05/15/43 | | 1,593,042 | | 1,315,773 |
| ME Funding, LLC, Series 2019-1 A2 (h) | | 6.448 | | 07/30/49 | | 22,425,000 | | 22,506,851 |
| Merlin Aviation Holdings D.A.C., Series 2016-1 A (h) | | 4.500 | | 12/15/32 | | 7,469,553 | | 5,847,988 |
| Merlin Aviation Holdings D.A.C., Series 2016-1 B (e)(f)(h) | | 6.500 | | 12/15/32 | | 1,554,779 | | 1,067,698 |
| METAL LLC, Series 2017-1 A (h)(i) | | 4.581 | | 10/15/42 | | 16,163,160 | | 12,815,769 |
| METAL LLC, Series 2017-1 B (h)(i) | | 6.500 | | 10/15/42 | | 26,657,035 | | 6,867,119 |
| Mosaic Solar Loans, LLC, Series 2017-2A C (h) | | 2.000 | | 06/22/43 | | 442,626 | | 433,375 |
| Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1 B (h) | | 4.948 | | 06/15/44 | | 1,419,643 | | 1,170,581 |
| PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1 A | | | | | | | | |
| (1 month LIBOR + 2.850%, floor 2.850%) (d)(h) | | 3.856 | | 02/25/23 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,975,698 |
| Project Silver, Series 2019-1 A (h) | | 3.967 | | 07/15/44 | | 5,252,650 | | 4,542,564 |
| PROP Limited, Series 2017-1 B (h)(i) | | 6.900 | | 03/15/42 | | 4,077,877 | | 1,753,487 |
| Sapphire Aviation Finance I Ltd., Series 2018-1A B (h) | | 5.926 | | 03/15/40 | | 7,349,239 | | 5,400,735 |
| S-Jets Limited, Series 2017-1 A (h) | | 3.967 | | 08/15/42 | | 3,284,268 | | 2,931,242 |
| S-Jets Limited, Series 2017-1 B (h) | | 5.682 | | 08/15/42 | | 10,326,394 | | 7,571,548 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| |
Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2014-A C (h) | | 4.500 | | 09/15/45 | | 7,000,000 | | $6,304,558 |
| Sprite Limited, Series 2021-1 A (h) | | 3.750 | | 11/15/46 | | 9,545,500 | | 8,488,010 |
| Sprite Limited, Series 2021-1 B (h) | | 5.100 | | 11/15/46 | | 4,772,750 | | 4,130,203 |
| TGIF Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A A2 (h) | | 6.202 | | 04/30/47 | | 26,220,383 | | 25,164,305 |
| Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd., Series 2017-A A (h) | | 4.212 | | 05/17/32 | | 754,606 | | 658,062 |
| Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd., Series 2017-A B (h) | | 5.750 | | 05/17/32 | | 5,161,719 | | 4,005,803 |
| Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd., Series 2019-1 B (h) | | 4.750 | | 11/15/39 | | 4,314,678 | | 3,327,402 |
| United Air Lines, Series 2020-1 A | | 5.875 | | 04/15/29 | | 4,234,208 | | 4,307,198 |
| US Airways, Series 2011-1A | | 7.125 | | 04/22/25 | | 3,817,932 | | 3,857,285 |
| WAVE Trust, Series 2017-1A A (h) | | 3.844 | | 11/15/42 | | 2,282,677 | | 2,072,625 |
| Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A A (h) | | 4.750 | | 09/15/43 | | 5,568,341 | | 4,799,005 |
| |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 16.8% | | | | | | | | 353,748,402 |
| BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-VFM A2 (h) | | 3.375 | | 03/12/36 | | 6,000,000 | | 5,711,579 |
| CG-CCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-FL1 B | | | | | | | | |
| (1 month LIBOR + 1.150%, floor 1.150%) (d)(h) | | 2.025 | | 06/15/31 | | 5,608,848 | | 5,440,153 |
| CG-CCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-FL1 D | | | | | | | | |
| (1 month LIBOR + 2.750%, floor 2.750%) (d)(h)(i) | | 3.625 | | 06/15/31 | | 12,000,000 | | 5,802,594 |
| Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-GC35 C (d) | | 4.610 | | 11/10/48 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,394,375 |
| Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-GC36 C (d) | | 4.908 | | 02/10/49 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,676,790 |
| Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B2 A1 | | 2.856 | | 03/10/51 | | 144,016 | | 144,010 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-CR1 B | | 4.612 | | 05/15/45 | | 3,373,954 | | 3,361,938 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-CR1 C (d) | | 5.458 | | 05/15/45 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,477,500 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-CR3 E (d)(h)(i) | | 4.771 | | 10/15/45 | | 5,000,000 | | 2,500,000 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-CR4 AM | | 3.251 | | 10/15/45 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,983,145 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-CR4 B (h) | | 3.703 | | 10/15/45 | | 5,606,000 | | 4,877,220 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-LC4 B | | 4.934 | | 12/10/44 | | 2,588,727 | | 2,584,858 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-LC4 C (d) | | 5.456 | | 12/10/44 | | 2,514,188 | | 2,486,830 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CR6 A4 | | 3.101 | | 03/10/46 | | 2,865,000 | | 2,859,724 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CR9 C (d)(h) | | 4.435 | | 07/10/45 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,397,110 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CR12 B | | 4.762 | | 10/10/46 | | 3,020,000 | | 2,966,614 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-CC17 D (d)(h) | | 5.007 | | 05/10/47 | | 5,210,000 | | 4,646,793 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-CR16 C (d) | | 5.082 | | 04/10/47 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,897,949 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-UBS4 D (d)(h)(i) | | 4.869 | | 08/10/47 | | 9,740,000 | | 7,955,871 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-UBS5 B | | 4.514 | | 09/10/47 | | 3,270,000 | | 3,231,129 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-UBS5 C (d) | | 4.767 | | 09/10/47 | | 6,500,000 | | 6,268,643 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-DC1 C (d) | | 4.441 | | 02/10/48 | | 540,000 | | 510,203 |
| COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-PC1 D (d) | | 4.439 | | 07/10/50 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,199,908 |
| Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., | | | | | | | | |
| Series 2016-NXSR C (d) | | 4.598 | | 12/15/49 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,410,082 |
| CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C1 C (d) | | 4.402 | | 04/15/50 | | 1,780,000 | | 1,591,631 |
| CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C2 B (d) | | 4.208 | | 06/15/57 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,797,902 |
| CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C2 C (d) | | 4.316 | | 06/15/57 | | 3,579,000 | | 3,228,835 |
| CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C3 B (d) | | 4.262 | | 08/15/48 | | 3,905,000 | | 3,696,326 |
| CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C3 D (d)(i) | | 3.512 | | 08/15/48 | | 5,795,000 | | 3,471,672 |
| DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC3A PM1 (h) | | 4.452 | | 05/10/44 | | 7,476,810 | | 7,463,697 |
| DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC3A PM2 (d)(h) | | 5.268 | | 05/10/44 | | 4,197,000 | | 3,903,210 |
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2011-GC5 B (d)(h) | | 5.302 | | 08/10/44 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,872,227 |
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-G1 A2 (h) | | 3.557 | | 04/10/31 | | 1,210,000 | | 1,199,933 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-GC12 C | | 4.179 | | 06/10/46 | | 4,705,000 | | $4,681,533 |
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC24 B (d) | | 4.644 | | 09/10/47 | | 7,340,000 | | 7,036,303 |
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC24 D (d)(h)(i) | | 4.665 | | 09/10/47 | | 2,955,000 | | 2,018,263 |
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-3PCK A | | | | | | | | |
| (1 month LIBOR + 1.700%, floor 1.700%) (d)(h) | | 2.575 | | 09/15/31 | | 4,002,835 | | 3,945,776 |
| HMH Trust, Series 2017-NSS A (h) | | 3.062 | | 07/05/31 | | 5,850,000 | | 5,795,193 |
| J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2011-C3 B (h) | | 5.013 | | 02/15/46 | | 5,345,490 | | 5,179,990 |
| J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2011-C3 C (h) | | 5.360 | | 02/15/46 | | 9,250,000 | | 8,876,222 |
| J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2012-CBX B (d) | | 4.728 | | 06/15/45 | | 3,488,986 | | 3,481,890 |
| J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2012-LC9 C (d)(h) | | 4.509 | | 12/15/47 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,972,126 |
| J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2013-LC11 B | | 3.499 | | 04/15/46 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,892,267 |
| J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2014-C20 D (d)(h)(i) | | 4.719 | | 07/15/47 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,242,447 |
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-C12 C (d) | | 4.232 | | 07/15/45 | | 6,048,000 | | 5,981,363 |
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-C14 B (d) | | 4.699 | | 08/15/46 | | 6,310,000 | | 6,197,844 |
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-C14 C (d) | | 4.699 | | 08/15/46 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,699,713 |
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C18 C (d) | | 4.947 | | 02/15/47 | | 5,060,000 | | 4,749,377 |
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2014-C22 D (d)(f)(h)(i) | | 4.702 | | 09/15/47 | | 4,966,000 | | 3,637,560 |
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C24 B | | 4.116 | | 11/15/47 | | 10,400,000 | | 9,997,164 |
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C28 C (d) | | 4.282 | | 10/15/48 | | 5,496,426 | | 5,207,485 |
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C32 B | | 4.389 | | 11/15/48 | | 500,000 | | 456,839 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C7 B | | 3.769 | | 02/15/46 | | 200,000 | | 197,792 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2013-C7 C (d) | | 4.230 | | 02/15/46 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,858,100 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2013-C10 AS (d) | | 4.209 | | 07/15/46 | | 1,478,864 | | 1,477,438 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2013-C10 C (d) | | 4.209 | | 07/15/46 | | 2,750,000 | | 2,450,034 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2013-C11 AS (d) | | 4.495 | | 08/15/46 | | 6,881,000 | | 6,696,553 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2013-C12 C (d) | | 4.921 | | 10/15/46 | | 2,110,000 | | 2,011,261 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2014-C16 C (d) | | 4.909 | | 06/15/47 | | 7,015,936 | | 6,552,641 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2014-C18 D (h) | | 3.389 | | 10/15/47 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,548,724 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2015-C21 C (d) | | 4.267 | | 03/15/48 | | 8,000,000 | | 7,007,318 |
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series | | | | | | | | |
| 2015-C22 D (d)(h)(i) | | 4.348 | | 04/15/48 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,127,766 |
| Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2011-C2 D (d)(h) | | 5.385 | | 06/15/44 | | 701,557 | | 679,832 |
| Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-UBS8 C (d) | | 4.728 | | 12/15/48 | | 6,500,000 | | 5,705,120 |
| Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2016-UB12 C (d) | | 4.269 | | 12/15/49 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,237,371 |
| Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2017-HR2 A2 | | 3.345 | | 12/15/50 | | 400,000 | | 399,254 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2019-BPR A | | | | | | | | |
| (1 month LIBOR + 1.650%, floor 1.650%) (d)(h) | | 2.525 | | 05/15/36 | | 7,090,000 | | $6,749,423 |
| Palisades Center Trust, Series 2016-PLSD A (h) | | 2.713 | | 04/13/33 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,671,412 |
| UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C2 A4 | | 3.525 | | 05/10/63 | | 368,869 | | 368,228 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-LC12 AS (d) | | 4.434 | | 07/15/46 | | 714,000 | | 711,901 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-LC12 B (d) | | 4.434 | | 07/15/46 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,605,635 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-LC16 AS | | 4.020 | | 08/15/50 | | 1,035,000 | | 1,012,114 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C27 C | | 3.894 | | 02/15/48 | | 6,982,500 | | 6,328,999 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C31 C (d) | | 4.754 | | 11/15/48 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,735,412 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C31 D | | 3.852 | | 11/15/48 | | 5,189,370 | | 4,437,930 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-LC22 B (d) | | 4.706 | | 09/15/58 | | 800,000 | | 796,092 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-SG1 C (d) | | 4.603 | | 09/15/48 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,387,162 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C36 C (d) | | 4.166 | | 11/15/59 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,465,717 |
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-SMP A | | | | | | | | |
| (1 month LIBOR + 0.875%, floor 0.875%) (d)(h) | | 1.750 | | 12/15/34 | | 1,625,000 | | 1,605,070 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C10 AS | | 3.241 | | 12/15/45 | | 1,806,194 | | 1,790,014 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C10 B | | 3.744 | | 12/15/45 | | 1,645,000 | | 1,623,484 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C10 C (d) | | 4.491 | | 12/15/45 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,471,695 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C14 B | | 3.841 | | 06/15/46 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,480,561 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C14 C (d) | | 4.090 | | 06/15/46 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,836,374 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C15 B (d) | | 4.670 | | 08/15/46 | | 3,800,000 | | 3,644,378 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C16 C (d) | | 5.149 | | 09/15/46 | | 2,225,000 | | 2,188,698 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C19 C | | 4.646 | | 03/15/47 | | 6,000,000 | | 5,814,002 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C20 C (i) | | 4.513 | | 05/15/47 | | 4,500,000 | | 4,114,376 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C21 C | | 4.234 | | 08/15/47 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,884,108 |
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C21 D (h) | | 3.497 | | 08/15/47 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,433,750 |
| WP Glimcher Mall Trust, Series 2015-WPG B (d)(h) | | 3.633 | | 06/05/35 | | 2,900,000 | | 2,582,857 |
| |
Convertible Bonds - 2.3% | | | | | | | | 48,710,765 |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | | 5.000 | | 04/15/23 | | 19,225,000 | | 19,180,474 |
| FedNat Holding Co. (h) | | 5.000 | | 04/19/26 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,100,000 |
| Hope Bancorp Inc. | | 2.000 | | 05/15/38 | | 25,750,000 | | 25,237,861 |
| Prospect Capital Corp. | | 4.950 | | 07/15/22 | | 191,000 | | 192,430 |
| |
Corporate Bonds - 56.3% | | | | | | | | 1,183,079,132 |
| A10 Capital, LLC (h) | | 5.875 | | 08/17/26 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,719,524 |
| ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. | | 5.750 | | 08/15/26 | | 8,000,000 | | 7,700,694 |
| Adani Abbot Point Terminal Pty. Ltd. (h) | | 4.450 | | 12/15/22 | | 8,570,000 | | 8,295,760 |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | 3.300 | | 01/23/23 | | 2,328,000 | | 2,327,502 |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | 4.125 | | 07/03/23 | | 2,795,000 | | 2,793,160 |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | 4.500 | | 09/15/23 | | 20,529,000 | | 20,605,388 |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | 1.150 | | 10/29/23 | | 500,000 | | 480,568 |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | 4.875 | | 01/16/24 | | 1,015,000 | | 1,022,217 |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | 3.150 | | 02/15/24 | | 6,500,000 | | 6,342,838 |
| Agrium Inc. | | 3.150 | | 10/01/22 | | 389,000 | | 386,615 |
| Aircastle Ltd. | | 5.000 | | 04/01/23 | | 7,577,000 | | 7,654,023 |
| Aircastle Ltd. | | 4.400 | | 09/25/23 | | 600,000 | | 600,650 |
| Aircastle Ltd. | | 4.125 | | 05/01/24 | | 400,000 | | 395,732 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Allergan, Inc. | | 2.800 | | 03/15/23 | | 553,000 | | $551,012 |
| Amerant Bancorp Inc. | | 5.750 | | 06/30/25 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,065,491 |
| Ameris Bancorp (3 month LIBOR + 3.616%) (d) | | 4.442 | | 03/15/27 | | 5,375,000 | | 5,390,846 |
| AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. | | 6.125 | | 08/15/23 | | 39,078,000 | | 39,086,032 |
| Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | 5.625 | | 05/01/23 | | 16,495,000 | | 16,436,145 |
| Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (h) | | 5.750 | | 04/01/24 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,148,000 |
| Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (h) | | 4.750 | | 10/15/24 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,968,077 |
| Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | 4.750 | | 10/15/24 | | 1,000,000 | | 996,808 |
| Arena Finance II LLC (h) | | 6.750 | | 09/30/25 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,960,000 |
| Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | | 4.650 | | 11/15/23 | | 8,270,000 | | 8,351,074 |
| Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 2.380%) (d) | | 3.206 | | 12/15/66 | | 31,751,000 | | 24,765,780 |
| Avnet, Inc. | | 4.875 | | 12/01/22 | | 2,254,000 | | 2,284,404 |
| Axos Financial, Inc. (4.875% to 10/01/25, then SOFRRATE + 4.760%) (d) | | 4.875 | | 10/01/30 | | 8,000,000 | | 8,014,404 |
| BAC Capital Trust XIII (Greater of 4.000% or 3 month LIBOR + 0.400%, | | | | | | | | |
| floor 4.000%) (d)(g) | | 4.000 | | 06/16/22 | | 1,950,000 | | 1,462,500 |
| Banc of California, Inc. | | 5.250 | | 04/15/25 | | 5,400,000 | | 5,438,793 |
| Banc of California, Inc. (4.375% to 10/30/25, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.195%) (d) | | 4.375 | | 10/30/30 | | 12,500,000 | | 12,252,015 |
| Bank of America Corp. (5.200% to 06/01/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.135%) (d)(g) | | 5.200 | | 06/01/23 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,422,596 |
| Bank of America Corp. (4.0 times (USISDA10 - USISDA02 - 0.250%), | | | | | | | | |
| floor 0.000%, cap 10.000%) (d)(e) | | 0.000 | | 11/19/30 | | 671,000 | | 490,502 |
| Bank of Montreal (4.800% to 08/25/24, then H15T5Y + 2.979%) (d)(g) | | 4.800 | | 08/25/24 | | 6,977,000 | | 6,648,486 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (3.700% to 03/20/26, then H15T5Y + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.352%) (d)(g) | | 3.700 | | 03/20/26 | | 1,000,000 | | 895,391 |
| Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. (5.625% to 10/15/24, then TSFR3M + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.335%) (d)(h) | | 5.625 | | 10/15/29 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,007,980 |
| BayCom Corp. (5.250% to 09/15/25, then SOFRRATE + 5.210%) (d) | | 5.250 | | 09/15/30 | | 8,460,000 | | 8,475,359 |
| BCB Bancorp, Inc. (5.625% to 08/01/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 2.720%) (d)(h) | | 5.625 | | 08/01/28 | | 9,000,000 | | 9,114,276 |
| BOKF Merger Corp. Number Sixteen (5.625% to 06/25/25, then 3 | | | | | | | | |
| month LIBOR + 3.170%) (d) | | 5.625 | | 06/25/30 | | 15,000,000 | | 15,394,996 |
| Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P. | | 3.950 | | 02/15/23 | | 5,005,000 | | 5,020,593 |
| Braskem Finance Ltd. | | 6.450 | | 02/03/24 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,095,000 |
| Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. (h) | | 5.000 | | 11/15/26 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,759,494 |
| Byline Bancorp, Inc. (6.000% to 07/01/25, then SOFRRATE + 5.880%) (d) | | 6.000 | | 07/01/30 | | 12,000,000 | | 12,292,419 |
| CA, Inc. | | 4.500 | | 08/15/23 | | 85,000 | | 86,151 |
| Capital Funding Bancorp, Inc. (h) | | 6.000 | | 12/01/23 | | 20,000,000 | | 20,462,743 |
| Carrington Holding Co., LLC (h) | | 8.000 | | 01/01/26 | | 12,000,000 | | 12,056,322 |
| CBS Broadcasting Inc. | | 7.125 | | 11/01/23 | | 150,000 | | 157,823 |
| CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. | | 4.125 | | 05/01/25 | | 1,000,000 | | 987,400 |
| CenterState Bank Corp. (5.750% to 06/01/25, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 5.617%) (d) | | 5.750 | | 06/01/30 | | 690,000 | | 713,664 |
| Change Co. CDFI LLC (4.750% to 09/30/26, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.080%) (d)(h) | | 4.750 | | 09/30/31 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,659,593 |
| Charles Schwab Corp. (3 month LIBOR + 3.315%) (d)(g) | | 3.838 | | 09/01/22 | | 21,618,000 | | 21,183,353 |
| Citigroup, Inc. (4.0 times (USISDA30 - USISDA05), floor 0.000%, cap | | | | | | | | |
| 10.000%) (d)(e)(i) | | 0.000 | | 07/09/28 | | 740,000 | | 591,596 |
| Citigroup, Inc. (4.0 times (USISDA30 - USISDA05), floor 0.000%, cap | | | | | | | | |
| 10.000%) (d)(e) | | 0.000 | | 11/15/28 | | 245,000 | | 189,315 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Citigroup, Inc. (4.0 times (USISDA30 - USISDA02), floor 0.000%, cap | | | | | | | | |
| 10.000%) (d) | | 0.160 | | 12/23/29 | | 1,152,000 | | $894,266 |
| Citigroup, Inc. (4.0 times (USISDA10 - USISDA02 - 0.250%), | | | | | | | | |
| floor 0.000%, cap 10.000%) (d)(e) | | 0.000 | | 11/19/30 | | 727,000 | | 512,518 |
| Citigroup, Inc. (4.35 times (USISDA30 - USISDA05), floor 0.000%, cap | | | | | | | | |
| 10.000%) (d)(e) | | 0.000 | | 07/09/33 | | 1,394,000 | | 931,606 |
| Citigroup, Inc. (5.0 times (USISDA30 - USISDA05), floor 0.000%, cap | | | | | | | | |
| 10.000%) (d) | | 0.020 | | 12/20/33 | | 2,863,000 | | 1,886,777 |
| Citigroup, Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 0.550%) (d) | | 2.074 | | 08/25/36 | | 868,000 | | 728,708 |
| CNH Industrial Capital LLC | | 4.200 | | 01/15/24 | | 475,000 | | 483,087 |
| CNH Industrial N.V. | | 4.500 | | 08/15/23 | | 2,831,000 | | 2,871,142 |
| Coach, Inc. | | 3.000 | | 07/15/22 | | 1,693,000 | | 1,693,143 |
| Congressional Bancshares, Inc. (5.750% to 12/01/24, then TSFR3M + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.390%) (d)(h) | | 5.750 | | 12/01/29 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,028,763 |
| ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (5.200% to 02/01/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 2.840%) (d) | | 5.200 | | 02/01/28 | | 6,375,000 | | 6,421,555 |
| ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (5.750% to 06/15/25, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 5.605%) (d) | | 5.750 | | 06/15/30 | | 7,780,000 | | 7,916,171 |
| County Bancorp, Inc. (5.875% to 06/01/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 2.884%) (d) | | 5.875 | | 06/01/28 | | 8,250,000 | | 8,352,808 |
| Cowen Inc. (h) | | 7.250 | | 05/06/24 | | 20,000,000 | | 20,442,108 |
| CRB Group, Inc. (h) | | 6.250 | | 06/15/23 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,079,381 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | | 3.050 | | 09/15/22 | | 115,000 | | 114,666 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | | 3.950 | | 02/27/23 | | 3,025,000 | | 3,037,369 |
| Digital Equipment Corp. | | 7.750 | | 04/01/23 | | 624,000 | | 657,308 |
| Discovery Communications, LLC | | 3.250 | | 04/01/23 | | 100,000 | | 99,912 |
| Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | 5.750 | | 09/01/24 | | 1,825,000 | | 1,882,238 |
| EF Holdco Inc. / EF Cayman Holdings Ltd. (h) | | 5.500 | | 09/01/22 | | 3,500,000 | | 3,502,765 |
| Energy Transfer LP | | 4.200 | | 09/15/23 | | 1,643,000 | | 1,663,145 |
| Energy Transfer LP | | 5.875 | | 01/15/24 | | 1,850,000 | | 1,904,052 |
| Energy Transfer LP | | 7.600 | | 02/01/24 | | 1,838,000 | | 1,925,141 |
| Energy Transfer LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. | | 4.500 | | 11/01/23 | | 7,517,000 | | 7,595,479 |
| Enterprise Products Operating LLC (3 month LIBOR + 2.7775%) (d) | | 3.301 | | 06/01/67 | | 8,538,000 | | 6,916,643 |
| Enterprise Products Operating LLC (5.250% to 08/16/27, then 3 month | | | | | | | | |
| LIBOR + 3.033%) (d) | | 5.250 | | 08/16/77 | | 6,666,000 | | 5,790,665 |
| EverBank Financial Corp. (3 month LIBOR + 4.704%) (d) | | 5.530 | | 03/15/26 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,978,647 |
| Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 2.385%) (d) | | 3.796 | | 05/01/67 | | 17,705,000 | | 15,434,070 |
| F&M Financial Services Corp. (5.950% to 09/15/24, then TSFR3M + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.840%) (d)(h) | | 5.950 | | 09/15/29 | | 9,000,000 | | 9,038,593 |
| FedNat Holding Co. | | 7.750 | | 03/15/29 | | 17,000,000 | | 16,660,000 |
| Fidelity Federal Bancorp (6.875% to 10/15/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.790%) (d)(h) | | 6.875 | | 10/15/28 | | 6,500,000 | | 6,648,310 |
| Fidelity Federal Bancorp (6.000% to 11/01/24, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.650%) (d)(h) | | 6.000 | | 11/01/29 | | 7,000,000 | | 7,002,881 |
| Fifth Third Bancorp (3 month LIBOR + 3.129%) (d)(g) | | 4.135 | | 07/01/22 | | 14,997,000 | | 14,244,464 |
| First Financial Bancorp (5.250% to 05/15/25, then TSFR3M + 5.090%) (d) | | 5.250 | | 05/15/30 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,023,239 |
| Flex Ltd. | | 5.000 | | 02/15/23 | | 3,386,000 | | 3,427,228 |
| FNB Corp. | | 2.200 | | 02/24/23 | | 125,000 | | 123,815 |
| FNB Corp. | | 4.875 | | 10/02/25 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,029,413 |
| FPL Group, Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 2.0675%) (d) | | 3.034 | | 10/01/66 | | 9,285,000 | | 7,585,337 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| General Electric Capital Corp. (3 month LIBOR + 0.380%) (d) | | 1.743 | | 05/05/26 | | 4,854,000 | | $4,685,328 |
| General Electric Co. (3 month LIBOR + 3.330%) (d)(g) | | 4.156 | | 09/15/22 | | 44,245,000 | | 40,130,215 |
| General Motors Co. | | 4.875 | | 10/02/23 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,528,677 |
| General Motors Co. | | 5.400 | | 10/02/23 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,028,237 |
| General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | | 5.100 | | 01/17/24 | | 932,000 | | 954,674 |
| Georgia-Pacific LLC | | 8.000 | | 01/15/24 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,614,508 |
| GLP Capital L.P. / GLP Financing II, Inc. | | 5.375 | | 11/01/23 | | 8,286,000 | | 8,387,421 |
| Government Properties Income Trust | | 4.000 | | 07/15/22 | | 39,000 | | 39,011 |
| Great Southern Bank (5.500% to 06/15/25, then TSFR3M + 5.325%) (d) | | 5.500 | | 06/15/30 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,021,427 |
| Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. | | 6.250 | | 08/15/29 | | 13,000,000 | | 12,090,000 |
| HCA Inc. | | 5.000 | | 03/15/24 | | 5,262,000 | | 5,397,250 |
| HF Sinclair Corp. (h) | | 2.625 | | 10/01/23 | | 1,638,000 | | 1,598,782 |
| Highwoods Realty L.P. | | 3.625 | | 01/15/23 | | 205,000 | | 205,598 |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. (5.750% to 05/15/25, then SOFRRATE + 5.680%) (d) | | 5.750 | | 05/15/30 | | 8,000,000 | | 8,225,577 |
| Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (5.625% to 07/01/25, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 5.490%) (d) | | 5.625 | | 07/01/30 | | 6,000,000 | | 6,161,715 |
| Hospitality Properties Trust | | 4.750 | | 10/01/26 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,671,130 |
| Host Hotels & Resorts LP | | 3.875 | | 04/01/24 | | 7,340,000 | | 7,315,236 |
| Howard Bancorp Inc. (6.000% to 12/06/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.020%) (d)(h) | | 6.000 | | 12/06/28 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,061,751 |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | | 4.250 | | 03/14/24 | | 575,000 | | 582,653 |
| IIP Operating Partnership, LP | | 5.500 | | 05/25/26 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,893,929 |
| Investar Holding Corp. (3 month LIBOR + 3.945%) (d) | | 4.941 | | 03/30/27 | | 796,000 | | 795,881 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3 month LIBOR + 3.320%) (d)(g) | | 4.287 | | 07/01/22 | | 9,552,000 | | 9,220,410 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3 month LIBOR + 3.470%) (d)(g) | | 4.709 | | 07/30/22 | | 9,030,000 | | 8,885,602 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.000% to 04/01/25, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 2.745%) (d)(g) | | 4.000 | | 04/01/25 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,350,269 |
| Kohl's Corp. | | 4.750 | | 12/15/23 | | 4,013,000 | | 4,013,392 |
| Liberty Commercial Finance LLC (h) | | 6.000 | | 06/30/26 | | 6,000,000 | | 5,682,064 |
| Lincoln National Corp. (3 month LIBOR + 2.3575%) (d) | | 3.801 | | 05/17/66 | | 29,378,000 | | 22,750,014 |
| Lincoln National Corp. (3 month LIBOR + 2.040%) (d) | | 3.103 | | 04/20/67 | | 25,384,000 | | 18,912,146 |
| Lorillard Tobacco Co. | | 3.750 | | 05/20/23 | | 339,000 | | 337,778 |
| Main Street Capital Corp. | | 4.500 | | 12/01/22 | | 10,345,000 | | 10,401,124 |
| Marriott Int'l., Inc. | | 3.250 | | 09/15/22 | | 148,000 | | 148,066 |
| Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | 4.200 | | 06/22/23 | | 1,633,000 | | 1,647,908 |
| Medallion Financial Corp. (h) | | 8.250 | | 03/22/24 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,475,000 |
| Meridian Corp. (5.375% to 12/30/24, then SOFRRATE + 3.950%) (d) | | 5.375 | | 12/30/29 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,045,941 |
| Merrill Lynch & Co. (3 month LIBOR + 0.760%) (d) | | 1.586 | | 09/15/26 | | 3,870,000 | | 3,769,770 |
| Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (5.000% to 09/30/24, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.610%) (d) | | 5.000 | | 09/30/29 | | 5,500,000 | | 5,499,554 |
| Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets | | | | | | | | |
| Ltd. (h) | | 6.500 | | 06/20/27 | | 7,000,000 | | 7,105,700 |
| Minnwest Corp. (5.875% to 07/15/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 2.980%) (d)(h) | | 5.875 | | 07/15/28 | | 6,000,000 | | 6,087,658 |
| MM Finished Lots Holdings, LLC (h) | | 6.500 | | 11/30/25 | | 63,342 | | 63,342 |
| Morgan Stanley | | 3.875 | | 10/11/22 | | 400,000 | | 396,603 |
| Mylan Inc. | | 4.200 | | 11/29/23 | | 695,000 | | 699,655 |
| NatWest Group PLC | | 3.875 | | 09/12/23 | | 350,000 | | 352,090 |
| New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | 5.750 | | 04/30/26 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,824,190 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Newport Realty Trust, Inc. (h) | | 6.250 | | 12/01/24 | | 10,000,000 | | $9,657,551 |
| Newport Realty Trust, Inc. | | 6.250 | | 12/01/24 | | 1,000,000 | | 965,755 |
| NexBank Capital, Inc. (6.375% to 09/30/22, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.585%) (d)(h) | | 6.375 | | 09/30/27 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,026,477 |
| Nexpoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | 5.750 | | 05/01/26 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,615,994 |
| Northpointe Bancshares, Inc. (6.000% to 09/30/24, then TSFR3M + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.905%) (d)(h) | | 6.000 | | 09/30/29 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,097,230 |
| Northpointe Bank (6.875% to 10/01/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.765%) (d)(h) | | 6.875 | | 10/01/28 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,141,438 |
| OceanFirst Financial Corp. (5.250% to 05/15/25, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 5.095%) (d) | | 5.250 | | 05/15/30 | | 6,000,000 | | 6,087,580 |
| Office Properties Income Trust | | 4.250 | | 05/15/24 | | 15,838,000 | | 15,840,506 |
| Office Properties Income Trust | | 4.500 | | 02/01/25 | | 100,000 | | 98,083 |
| Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 3.850%) (d) | | 4.676 | | 12/31/26 | | 1,945,000 | | 1,945,210 |
| Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | 4.375 | | 08/01/23 | | 1,478,000 | | 1,483,480 |
| OneBeacon U.S. Holdings, Inc. | | 4.600 | | 11/09/22 | | 2,731,000 | | 2,746,808 |
| Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. (6.000% to 12/30/23, then 3 month | | | | | | | | |
| LIBOR + 3.160%) (d) | | 6.000 | | 12/30/28 | | 1,750,000 | | 1,779,429 |
| Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (5.375% to 06/15/25, then TSFR3M + | | | | | | | | |
| 5.170%) (d) | | 5.375 | | 06/15/30 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,032,984 |
| Parkway Bancorp, Inc. (6.000% to 03/31/25, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 5.390%) (d)(h) | | 6.000 | | 03/31/30 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,101,798 |
| Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (5.500% to 10/15/25, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 5.320%) (d) | | 5.500 | | 10/15/30 | | 9,650,000 | | 9,733,710 |
| PCAP Holdings LP (h) | | 6.500 | | 07/15/28 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,889,447 |
| Pedcor Bancorp (7.250% to 02/15/24, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.600%) (d)(h) | | 7.250 | | 02/15/29 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,050,313 |
| Pelorus Fund REIT LLC (h) | | 7.000 | | 09/30/26 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,770,381 |
| Pershing Road Development Co., LLC (3 month LIBOR + 0.400%) (d)(h) | | 0.923 | | 09/15/22 | | 1,382,000 | | 1,377,370 |
| Pershing Road Development Co., LLC (3 month LIBOR + 0.400%) (d)(h) | | 0.923 | | 09/15/22 | | 475,000 | | 473,409 |
| Pershing Road Development Co., LLC (3 month LIBOR + 0.400%) (d)(h) | | 0.923 | | 09/15/23 | | 3,841,000 | | 3,772,208 |
| Pershing Road Development Co., LLC (3 month LIBOR + 0.400%) (d)(h) | | 0.923 | | 09/15/23 | | 1,705,000 | | 1,674,463 |
| Pershing Road Development Co., LLC (3 month LIBOR + 0.400%) (d)(h) | | 0.923 | | 09/15/24 | | 4,799,000 | | 4,607,568 |
| Pershing Road Development Co., LLC (3 month LIBOR + 0.400%) (d)(h) | | 0.923 | | 09/15/24 | | 1,815,000 | | 1,742,600 |
| Pershing Road Development Co., LLC (3 month LIBOR + 0.400%) (d)(h) | | 0.923 | | 09/15/25 | | 1,530,000 | | 1,424,399 |
| Pershing Road Development Co., LLC (3 month LIBOR + 0.400%) (d)(h) | | 0.923 | | 09/15/26 | | 1,415,000 | | 1,291,187 |
| Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | | 7.750 | | 11/15/23 | | 1,666,000 | | 1,755,435 |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (4.125% to 09/15/24, then 3 month | | | | | | | | |
| LIBOR + 2.775%) (d) | | 4.125 | | 09/15/29 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,974,287 |
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 3.044%) (d) | | 4.455 | | 05/15/55 | | 26,065,000 | | 24,036,550 |
| Prospect Capital Corp. | | 5.875 | | 03/15/23 | | 3,414,000 | | 3,450,082 |
| RBB Bancorp (6.180% to 12/01/23, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.150%) (d) | | 6.180 | | 12/01/28 | | 7,000,000 | | 7,159,634 |
| Ready Capital Corp. | | 6.125 | | 04/30/25 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,060,552 |
| Ready Capital Corp. | | 5.500 | | 12/30/28 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,616,901 |
| ReadyCap Holdings, LLC (h) | | 4.500 | | 10/20/26 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,410,673 |
| Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 2.665%) (d) | | 3.491 | | 12/15/65 | | 33,529,000 | | 28,259,983 |
| Reliant Bancorp Inc. (5.125% to 12/15/24, then SOFRRATE + 3.765%) (d) | | 5.125 | | 12/15/29 | | 13,000,000 | | 12,997,996 |
| Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership, LP | | 5.000 | | 12/15/23 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,518,225 |
| RPM Int'l., Inc. | | 3.450 | | 11/15/22 | | 271,000 | | 271,475 |
| SCRE Intermediate Holdco, LLC (h) | | 6.500 | | 02/15/27 | | 8,000,000 | | 7,616,977 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. | | 3.950 | | 06/15/25 | | 491,000 | | $472,995 |
| Signature Bank New York (4.000% to 10/15/25, then AMERIBOR RATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.890%) (d) | | 4.000 | | 10/15/30 | | 4,295,000 | | 4,174,291 |
| SL Green Operating Partnership LP | | 3.250 | | 10/15/22 | | 752,000 | | 752,841 |
| South Street Securities Funding LLC (h) | | 6.250 | | 12/30/26 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,783,238 |
| Southern Co. (3 month LIBOR + 3.630%) (d) | | 4.456 | | 03/15/57 | | 3,753,000 | | 3,664,937 |
| Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.950%) (d)(h) | | 5.236 | | 01/31/27 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,996,238 |
| Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (5.400% to 09/01/25, then | | | | | | | | |
| TSFR3M + 5.310%) (d) | | 5.400 | | 09/01/30 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,027,386 |
| Spend Life Wisely Co., Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 3.742%) (d)(h) | | 4.568 | | 03/15/27 | | 8,500,000 | | 8,504,060 |
| StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. | | 5.000 | | 08/15/22 | | 165,000 | | 165,506 |
| State Street Corp. (3 month LIBOR + 3.597%) (d)(g) | | 4.423 | | 09/15/22 | | 1,703,000 | | 1,700,359 |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | 5.000 | | 12/15/26 | | 1,122,000 | | 1,138,450 |
| Texas State Bankshares, Inc. (5.750% to 06/15/24, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.550%) (d)(h) | | 5.750 | | 06/15/29 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,018,887 |
| TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (3 month LIBOR + 2.210%) (d) | | 3.621 | | 05/15/67 | | 24,473,000 | | 19,088,940 |
| Transverse Insurance Group, LLC (h) | | 6.000 | | 12/15/26 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,689,668 |
| Trimble Inc. | | 4.150 | | 06/15/23 | | 8,100,000 | | 8,168,238 |
| Trinitas Capital Management, LLC (h) | | 6.000 | | 07/30/26 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,856,605 |
| TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. (5.750% to 05/15/25, then 3 month | | | | | | | | |
| LIBOR + 5.360%) (d) | | 5.750 | | 05/15/30 | | 10,775,000 | | 11,079,152 |
| Truist Financial Corp. (4.800% to 09/01/24, then H15T5Y + 3.003%) (d)(g) | | 4.800 | | 09/01/24 | | 10,552,000 | | 9,961,405 |
| Truist Financial Corp. (5.050% to 06/15/22, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.102%) (d)(g) | | 5.050 | | 12/15/24 | | 1,000,000 | | 910,427 |
| United Insurance Holdings Corp. | | 6.250 | | 12/15/27 | | 2,250,000 | | 2,189,716 |
| Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | 5.625 | | 11/30/26 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,749,861 |
| USX Corp. | | 8.125 | | 07/15/23 | | 110,000 | | 115,905 |
| UTB Financial Holding Co. (6.500% to 09/01/23, then 3 month LIBOR + | | | | | | | | |
| 3.620%) (d)(h) | | 6.500 | | 09/01/28 | | 6,000,000 | | 6,202,632 |
| Valley National Bancorp | | 5.125 | | 09/27/23 | | 8,201,000 | | 8,396,192 |
| VeriSign, Inc. | | 4.750 | | 07/15/27 | | 3,561,000 | | 3,557,013 |
| Volunteer State Bancshares, Inc. (5.750% to 11/15/24, then SOFRRATE + | | | | | | | | |
| 4.365%) (d)(h) | | 5.750 | | 11/15/29 | | 9,000,000 | | 9,050,631 |
| Webster Financial Corp. (4.000% to 12/30/24, then TSFR3M + 2.530%) (d) | | 4.000 | | 12/30/29 | | 9,700,000 | | 9,599,405 |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. (3 month LIBOR + 2.1125%) (d) | | 3.524 | | 05/15/67 | | 570,000 | | 448,448 |
| Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | 4.375 | | 08/15/23 | | 336,000 | | 338,579 |
| WT Holdings, Inc. (h) | | 7.000 | | 04/30/23 | | 18,000,000 | | 17,935,186 |
| |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.1% | | | | | | | | 1,121,201 |
| Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. | | 2.600 | | 07/01/37 | | 182,520 | | 175,403 |
| Minnesota Housing Finance Agency | | 2.700 | | 09/01/41 | | 963,869 | | 945,798 |
| |
Sovereign Bonds - 0.2% | | | | | | | | 4,911,635 |
| Antares Holdings LP (h) | | 6.000 | | 08/15/23 | | 4,830,000 | | 4,911,635 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
|
Taxable Municipal Bonds - 0.1% | | | | | | | | | $1,993,171 |
New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority | | 6.076 | | 03/01/23 | | 95,000 | | | 96,148 |
Pontotoc County OK Educational Facilities Authority | | 4.119 | | 09/01/23 | | 90,000 | | | 90,915 |
Summit County OH Development Finance Authority | | 6.250 | | 05/15/26 | | 535,000 | | | 536,569 |
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications Revenue and Refunding | | 3.500 | | 10/15/23 | | 1,280,000 | | | 1,269,539 |
|
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities - 6.8% | | | | | | | | | 142,231,869 |
Fannie Mae Interest Strip, Series 419 C6 (IO) | | 3.500 | | 05/25/44 | | 2,981,623 | | | 486,845 |
Fannie Mae Pool, Series 890163 | | 5.500 | | 03/01/24 | | 8,733 | | | 8,764 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2011-3 KA | | 5.000 | | 04/25/40 | | 96,490 | | | 98,826 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2011-136 ES (IO) | | | | | | | | | |
(-1.0 times 1 month LIBOR + 6.550%, floor 0.000%, cap 6.550%) (d) | | 5.544 | | 02/25/41 | | 556,996 | | | 19,779 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2012-14 DS (IO) | | | | | | | | | |
(-1.0 times 1 month LIBOR + 6.500%, floor 0.000%, cap 6.500%) (d) | | 5.494 | | 03/25/42 | | 6,453,291 | | | 1,091,023 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2013-7 EI (IO) | | 3.000 | | 10/25/40 | | 3,861,914 | | | 253,378 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2013-20 CS (IO) | | | | | | | | | |
(-1.0 times 1 month LIBOR + 6.150%, floor 0.000%, cap 6.150%) (d) | | 5.144 | | 03/25/43 | | 1,969,192 | | | 307,962 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2013-29 AI (IO) | | 2.500 | | 04/25/28 | | 2,202,016 | | | 109,450 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2013-31 IH (IO) | | 3.500 | | 02/25/43 | | 1,947,346 | | | 160,812 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2013-38 CI (IO) | | 3.000 | | 04/25/28 | | 5,590,362 | | | 295,706 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2013-93 SI (IO) | | | | | | | | | |
(-1.0 times 1 month LIBOR + 5.170%, floor 0.000%, cap 5.170%) (d) | | 4.108 | | 09/25/43 | | 7,085,414 | | | 1,402,782 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2016-64 CI (IO) | | 3.500 | | 07/25/43 | | 1,758,747 | | | 176,848 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2019-44 IP (IO) | | 4.000 | | 09/25/46 | | 1,100,470 | | | 61,666 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2020-63 KG | | 2.500 | | 09/25/50 | | 2,780,179 | | | 2,612,796 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2020-88 Z | | 2.000 | | 12/25/50 | | 2,555,767 | | | 1,723,544 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2020-94 HC | | 1.000 | | 01/25/51 | | 70,927 | | | 67,084 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2021-23 JB | | 1.000 | | 04/25/51 | | 1,380,559 | | | 1,180,310 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2021-57 EA | | 1.000 | | 05/25/46 | | 8,889,977 | | | 7,840,847 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2021-57 EB | | 1.250 | | 05/25/46 | | 3,389,108 | | | 2,983,982 |
Fannie Mae REMIC, Series 2021-72 UZ | | 2.000 | | 10/25/51 | | 2,209,373 | | | 1,742,622 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, | | | | | | | | | |
Series K045 X1 (IO) (d) | | 0.418 | | 11/25/25 | | 152,057,386 | | | 1,576,151 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, | | | | | | | | | |
Series K050 X1 (IO) (d) | | 0.308 | | 08/25/25 | | 173,989,146 | | | 1,554,228 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, | | | | | | | | | |
Series K056 X1 (IO) (d) | | 1.257 | | 05/25/26 | | 77,355,973 | | | 3,144,559 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, | | | | | | | | | |
Series K060 X1 (IO) (d) | | 0.071 | | 10/25/26 | | 219,845,453 | | | 811,186 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4060 SJ (IO) | | | | | | | | | |
(-1.0 times 1 month LIBOR + 6.650%, floor 0.000%, cap 6.650%) (d) | | 5.775 | | 02/15/41 | | 613,844 | | | 36,689 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4109 AI (IO) | | 3.000 | | 07/15/31 | | 6,395,749 | | | 297,723 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4116 US (IO) | | | | | | | | | |
(-1.0 times 1 month LIBOR + 4.600%, floor 0.000%, cap 4.600%) (d) | | 3.538 | | 10/15/42 | | 4,357,111 | | | 392,466 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4136 IH (IO) | | 3.500 | | 09/15/27 | | 2,510,742 | | | 120,044 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4139 EI (IO) | | 3.000 | | 09/15/31 | | 2,164,229 | | | 151,056 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4219 AI (IO) | | 3.500 | | 01/15/43 | | 1,030,045 | | | 132,853 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4238 NS (IO) | | | | | | | | | |
(-1.0 times 1 month LIBOR + 6.700%, floor 0.000%, cap 6.700%) (d) | | 5.825 | | 02/15/42 | | 905,353 | | | 123,503 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4504 (IO) | | 3.500 | | 05/15/42 | | 63,933 | | | 285 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 4760 IB (IO) | | 4.000 | | 10/15/42 | | 5,878,585 | | | 739,266 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
|
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5041 JH | | 1.500 | | 11/25/50 | | 764,900 | | $ | 532,110 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5083 ZJ | | 2.000 | | 03/25/51 | | 3,153,846 | | | 2,237,016 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5115 CZ | | 3.000 | | 04/25/51 | | 503,985 | | | 480,921 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5129 BH | | 1.000 | | 07/25/50 | | 4,158,623 | | | 3,556,576 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5129 DM | | 1.000 | | 08/25/50 | | 4,160,825 | | | 3,495,219 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5141 PA | | 1.000 | | 04/25/50 | | 8,290,746 | | | 7,426,524 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5142 ZH | | 2.500 | | 09/25/51 | | 1,772,872 | | | 1,547,867 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5146 ZY | | 2.000 | | 07/25/51 | | 3,591,839 | | | 3,041,556 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5152 NK | | 1.000 | | 03/25/50 | | 1,039,939 | | | 889,102 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5154 ZQ | | 2.500 | | 10/25/51 | | 4,306,092 | | | 3,712,274 |
Freddie Mac REMIC, Series 5160 TZ | | 1.500 | | 08/25/50 | | 1,266,429 | | | 1,168,712 |
Ginnie Mae Pool, Series 78-2071X | | 7.000 | | 05/15/33 | | 9,469 | | | 10,280 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2012-27 (IO) (d) | | 0.456 | | 04/16/53 | | 19,607,027 | | | 118,995 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2015-81 (IO) (d) | | 0.108 | | 10/16/56 | | 38,033,409 | | | 439,305 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2016-51 ID (IO) | | 4.000 | | 03/20/43 | | 3,207,600 | | | 211,446 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2016-137 (IO) (d) | | 0.521 | | 10/16/56 | | 22,476,605 | | | 684,156 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2017-24 (IO) (d) | | 0.786 | | 12/16/56 | | 49,292,771 | | | 1,976,611 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2017-104 JI (IO) | | 4.000 | | 06/20/44 | | 3,472,297 | | | 99,176 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2017-169 (IO) (d) | | 0.589 | | 01/16/60 | | 99,729,217 | | | 4,010,102 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2018-25 (IO) (d) | | 0.471 | | 02/16/60 | | 86,787,477 | | | 3,229,197 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-37 (IO) (d) | | 0.816 | | 11/16/60 | | 15,365,539 | | | 920,534 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-59 IM (IO) | | 4.000 | | 12/20/48 | | 135,087 | | | 2,844 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-59 MI (IO) | | 4.000 | | 05/20/49 | | 201,554 | | | 19,251 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-63 (IO) (d) | | 0.796 | | 12/16/60 | | 37,187,522 | | | 2,067,816 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-71 IO (IO) | | 3.500 | | 06/20/49 | | 247,010 | | | 29,915 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-71 IQ (IO) | | 3.500 | | 06/20/49 | | 228,641 | | | 13,237 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-78 IQ (IO) | | 4.000 | | 04/20/49 | | 242,019 | | | 7,449 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-78 QI (IO) | | 4.000 | | 06/20/49 | | 275,880 | | | 10,710 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-94 (IO) (d) | | 1.016 | | 08/16/61 | | 17,919,496 | | | 1,148,864 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-118 (IO) (d) | | 0.821 | | 06/16/61 | | 21,573,147 | | | 1,164,534 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-122 (IO) (d) | | 0.952 | | 07/16/61 | | 28,407,186 | | | 1,765,160 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-124 (IO) (d) | | 0.938 | | 06/16/61 | | 59,028,421 | | | 3,788,438 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-136 ES (IO) (-1.0 times 1 month |
LIBOR + 6.050%, floor 0.000%, cap 6.050%) (d) | | 5.123 | | 03/20/48 | | 5,337,032 | | | 686,921 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-136 P | | 1.500 | | 10/20/45 | | 9,348,611 | | | 8,559,064 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2019-139 (IO) (d) | | 0.654 | | 11/16/61 | | 26,365,741 | | | 1,343,258 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2020-15 QC | | 1.500 | | 02/20/50 | | 3,330,201 | | | 2,986,666 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2020-20 (IO) (d) | | 0.602 | | 05/16/61 | | 23,041,957 | | | 1,204,751 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2020-40 (IO) (d) | | 0.879 | | 01/16/62 | | 28,543,656 | | | 1,852,954 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2020-44 (IO) (d) | | 1.008 | | 02/16/62 | | 70,443,744 | | | 5,023,625 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2020-47 YI (IO) | | 2.500 | | 04/20/50 | | 2,475,362 | | | 253,464 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2020-49 (IO) (d) | | 1.021 | | 07/16/62 | | 30,283,372 | | | 2,116,535 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2020-58 (IO) (d) | | 0.822 | | 01/16/62 | | 31,075,458 | | | 1,879,005 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2020-134 BZ | | 1.000 | | 09/16/50 | | 1,090,328 | | | 643,986 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-27 ZL | | 1.000 | | 02/20/51 | | 1,607,520 | | | 1,258,454 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-66 PU | | 1.000 | | 04/20/51 | | 612,797 | | | 609,546 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-77 BA | | 1.000 | | 07/20/50 | | 3,696,539 | | | 3,136,918 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-89 BU | | 1.000 | | 05/20/51 | | 397,217 | | | 396,717 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
| | Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
|
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-130 CZ | | 3.000 | | 07/20/51 | | 2,792,711 | | | $2,777,652 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-131 MZ | | 2.000 | | 07/20/51 | | 1,278,080 | | | 1,254,260 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-136 EZ | | 2.500 | | 08/20/51 | | 4,343,781 | | | 3,932,077 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-136 KZ | | 2.000 | | 08/20/51 | | 7,275,090 | | | 5,613,877 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-136 QZ | | 2.000 | | 08/20/51 | | 3,433,103 | | | 2,631,200 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-139 ZJ | | 2.500 | | 08/20/51 | | 2,095,903 | | | 1,861,092 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-142 MZ | | 2.000 | | 08/20/50 | | 785,123 | | | 689,809 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-154 AZ | | 2.500 | | 09/20/51 | | 3,257,085 | | | 2,892,601 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-154 PZ | | 2.500 | | 09/20/51 | | 2,982,518 | | | 2,623,969 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-156 NZ | | 2.000 | | 09/20/51 | | 4,188,034 | | | 3,223,388 |
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 2021-158 PU | | 1.000 | | 09/20/51 | | 1,272,013 | | | 1,269,148 |
|
| | | | | | Shares or | | | |
| | | | | | Principal Amount | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0% | | | | | | | | | 20,069,200 |
(COST $20,070,219) | | | | | | | | | |
|
Money Market Fund - 0.0%^ | | | | | | | | | 100,000 |
First American Government Obligations Fund Class X (a) | | 0.658 | | | | 100,000 | | | 100,000 |
|
U.S. Government & Agency Securities - 1.0% | | | | | | | | | 19,969,200 |
U.S. Treasury Bills (b) | | 0.832 | | 07/19/22 | | 10,000,000 | | | 9,989,547 |
U.S. Treasury Bills (b) | | 1.024 | | 08/11/22 | | 10,000,000 | | | 9,979,653 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.3% (COST $2,272,055,399) | | | | | | | | | 2,064,209,505 |
|
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.7% | | | | | | | | | 36,731,059 |
|
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | | | $ | 2,100,940,564 |
(a) | Rate shown represents the 7-day yield at May 31, 2022. |
(b) | Rate shown represents the current yield for U.S. Treasury Bills at May 31, 2022. |
(c) | Security is a "step-up" bond where the coupon increases or steps up at a predetermined date. Securities which do not indicate a future coupon rate in their description above are at their final coupon rate at May 31, 2022. |
(d) | Variable rate security. Interest rates reset periodically. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at May 31, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. 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 do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. |
(e) | Non-income producing security. |
(f) | Issuer in default on interest and/or principal repayment. |
(g) | Perpetual maturity. Date shown represents next contractual call date. |
(h) | Security subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws and which therefore may only be resold upon registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or in transactions exempt from registration, including sales to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At May 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities was $756,764,071, representing 36.02% of net assets. |
(i) | Illiquid security at May 31, 2022. |
^ | Rounds to 0.0%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
Abbreviations | |
AMERIBOR | American Interbank Offered Rate |
H15T5Y | 5-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate |
IO | Interest Only Security |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
SOFRRATE | U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
TSFR3M | CME Term SOFR 3-Month Rate |
USISDA02 | 2-Year Dollar ICE Swap Rate |
USISDA05 | 5-Year Dollar ICE Swap Rate |
USISDA10 | 10-Year Dollar ICE Swap Rate |
USISDA30 | 30-Year Dollar ICE Swap Rate |
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A.G. | Aktiengesellschaft is the German term for a public limited liability corporation. |
DAC | Designated Activity Company |
N.V. | Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation. |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
Pty. Ltd. | Proprietary Limited Company under Australian law. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
REMIC | Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2022:
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-backed securities | | | $– | | | $308,344,130 | | | $– | | | | $308,344,130 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | | | – | | | 353,748,402 | | | – | | | | 353,748,402 |
Convertible bonds | | | – | | | 48,710,765 | | | – | | | | 48,710,765 |
Corporate bonds | | | – | | | 1,183,079,132 | | | – | | | | 1,183,079,132 |
Residential mortgage-backed securities | | | – | | | 1,121,201 | | | – | | | | 1,121,201 |
Sovereign bonds | | | – | | | 4,911,635 | | | – | | | | 4,911,635 |
Taxable municipal bonds | | | – | | | 1,993,171 | | | – | | | | 1,993,171 |
U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities | | | – | | | 142,231,869 | | | – | | | | 142,231,869 |
Total bonds | | | – | | | 2,044,140,305 | | | – | | | | 2,044,140,305 |
Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | | | 100,000 | | | – | | | – | | | | 100,000 |
U.S. government & agency securities | | | – | | | 19,969,200 | | | – | | | | 19,969,200 |
Total short-term investments | | | 100,000 | | | 19,969,200 | | | – | | | | 20,069,200 |
Total investments | | $ | 100,000 | | $ | 2,064,109,505 | | | $– | | | $ | 2,064,209,505 |
The Fund did not invest in any level-3 investments during the six-month period ended May 31, 2022.
For more information on valuation inputs, see financial statement Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 |
Example
A Fund shareholder may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from December 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below under each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for such Fund. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. 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 in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below under each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on such Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | Beginning | | Ending | | |
| | Expense Ratio | | Account Value | | Account Value | | Expenses Paid |
Six-Month Period Ended May 31, 2022 | | for the Period | | 12/01/21 | | 05/31/22 | | During the Period* |
LargeCap Fund | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | 0.99% | | $1,000.00 | | | $945.86 | | | $4.80 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | 0.99% | | $1,000.00 | | | $1,020.06 | | | $4.99 |
MidCap Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | 1.15% | | $1,000.00 | | | $931.97 | | | $5.54 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | 1.15% | | $1,000.00 | | | $1,019.27 | | | $5.79 |
Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | 0.72% | | $1,000.00 | | | $958.11 | | | $3.51 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | 0.72% | | $1,000.00 | | | $1,021.41 | | | $3.63 |
* | Expenses are equal to the annualized [net] expense ratio for each Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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| For more information, please refer to the Funds’ Prospectus. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 (In thousands, except per share amounts) |
| | LARGECAP | | MIDCAP | | BOND |
| | FUND | | FUND | | FUND |
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Assets | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities, at value (a) | | $161,683 | | $54,409 | | $2,064,210 | |
Cash | | 291 | | – | | 20,360 | |
Due from sale of securities | | – | | – | | 186 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | 26 | | – | | 1,992 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | 262 | | 104 | | 17,693 | |
Prepaid directors fees | | – | | – | | 4 | |
Prepaid expenses | | 14 | | 12 | | 57 | |
Total Assets | | 162,276 | | 54,525 | | 2,104,502 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 39 | | 11 | | 2,225 | |
Accrued expenses payable | | 23 | | 20 | | 129 | |
Due to Advisor | | 115 | | 40 | | 1,207 | |
Total liabilities | | 177 | | 71 | | 3,561 | |
Net assets | | $162,099 | | $54,454 | | $2,100,941 | |
Net assets consist of | | | | | | | |
Capital stock ($.001 par value) | | $117,054 | | $38,492 | | $2,584,820 | |
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) | | 45,045 | | 15,962 | | (483,879 | ) |
Net Assets | | $162,099 | | $54,454 | | $2,100,941 | |
Net asset value per share | | | | | | | |
Shares of capital stock outstanding (unlimited | | | | | | | |
shares authorized) | | 1,699 | | 3,740 | | 201,037 | |
Offering and redemption price | | $95.41 | | $14.56 | | $10.45 | |
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(a) Cost of investments in securities | | $122,268 | | $42,265 | | $2,272,056 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
Six-Month Period Ended May 31, 2022 (In thousands) |
| | LARGECAP | | MIDCAP | | BOND |
| | FUND | | FUND | | FUND |
|
Investment income | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ – | | | $ – | | | $40,050 | |
Dividends | | 1,450 | | | 503 | | | – | |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (7 | ) | | (3 | ) | | – | |
Total investment income | | 1,443 | | | 500 | | | 40,050 | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | 790 | | | 289 | | | 6,934 | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | 39 | | | 14 | | | 494 | |
Administrative & accounting services fees | | 68 | | | 37 | | | 389 | |
Custody fees | | 7 | | | 4 | | | 101 | |
Directors fees | | 15 | | | 13 | | | 84 | |
Federal & state registration | | 16 | | | 14 | | | 50 | |
Professional fees | | 17 | | | 16 | | | 39 | |
Interest expense from line of credit (see note 2) | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 5 | |
Other expenses | | 18 | | | 13 | | | 232 | |
Total expenses | | 971 | | | 401 | | | 8,328 | |
Less expenses reimbursed by Advisor | | (131 | ) | | (64 | ) | | – | |
Net expenses | | 840 | | | 337 | | | 8,328 | |
Net investment income | | 603 | | | 163 | | | 31,722 | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 5,246 | | | 4,003 | | | (947 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | (14,506 | ) | | (7,766 | ) | | (120,333 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (9,260 | ) | | (3,763 | ) | | (121,280 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | |
resulting from operations | | ($8,657 | ) | | ($3,600 | ) | | ($89,558 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
(In thousands) |
| | LARGECAP | | MIDCAP | | BOND |
| | FUND | | FUND | | FUND |
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| | Six-Month | | | | | Six-Month | | | | | Six-Month | | | |
| | Period Ended | | Year Ended | | Period Ended | | Year Ended | | Period Ended | | Year Ended |
| | May 31, 2022 | | November 30, | | May 31, 2022 | | November 30, | | May 31, 2022 | | November 30, |
| | (Unaudited) | | 2021 | | (Unaudited) | | 2021 | | (Unaudited) | | 2021 |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $603 | | | $1,183 | | | $163 | | | $133 | | | $31,722 | | | $92,483 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 5,246 | | | 8,207 | | | 4,003 | | | 6,395 | | | (947 | ) | | (26,579 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
on investments | | (14,506 | ) | | 27,473 | | | (7,766 | ) | | 8,182 | | | (120,333 | ) | | 102,811 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
resulting from operations | | (8,657 | ) | | 36,863 | | | (3,600 | ) | | 14,710 | | | (89,558 | ) | | 168,715 | |
Distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | (8,223 | ) | | (1,302 | ) | | (5,651 | ) | | (172 | ) | | (37,314 | ) | | (103,580 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
resulting from distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to shareholders | | (8,223 | ) | | (1,302 | ) | | (5,651 | ) | | (172 | ) | | (37,314 | ) | | (103,580 | ) |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | 16,943 | | | 7,105 | | | 1,387 | | | 3,008 | | | 268,408 | | | 951,450 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 8,115 | | | 1,278 | | | 5,570 | | | 171 | | | 35,564 | | | 96,748 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (11,521 | ) | | (19,589 | ) | | (4,169 | ) | | (7,392 | ) | | (658,180 | ) | | (797,841 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
resulting from fund share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
transactions | | 13,537 | | | (11,206 | ) | | 2,788 | | | (4,213 | ) | | (354,208 | ) | | 250,357 | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (3,343 | ) | | 24,355 | | | (6,463 | ) | | 10,325 | | | (481,080 | ) | | 315,492 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | 165,442 | | | 141,087 | | | 60,917 | | | 50,592 | | | 2,582,021 | | | 2,266,529 | |
End of period | | $162,099 | | | $165,442 | | | $54,454 | | | $60,917 | | | $2,100,941 | | | $2,582,021 | |
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Share transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 165 | | | 69 | | | 88 | | | 175 | | | 24,852 | | | 86,468 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
distributions | | 78 | | | 15 | | | 347 | | | 13 | | | 3,294 | | | 8,892 | |
Shares redeemed | | (114 | ) | | (195 | ) | | (265 | ) | | (451 | ) | | (60,938 | ) | | (72,825 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shares outstanding | | 129 | | | (111 | ) | | 170 | | | (263 | ) | | (32,792 | ) | | 22,535 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) |
May 31, 2022 |
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
Thompson IM Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Wisconsin corporation registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company.
The Company consists of separate mutual funds series (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”): Thompson LargeCap Fund (the “LargeCap Fund”), Thompson MidCap Fund (the “MidCap Fund”) and Thompson Bond Fund (the “Bond Fund”). The assets and liabilities of each Fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which the shareholder owns shares. The objectives and strategies of each Fund are described in the Funds’ Prospectus.
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies.
VALUATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES - The Funds’ Board of Directors (the “Funds’ Board”) has adopted methods for valuing securities set forth in the Funds’ Pricing Policies and Procedures, including circumstances in which market quotes are not readily available or deemed to be unreliable, and has delegated authority to the Advisor to apply those methods in making fair value determinations, subject to oversight by the Funds’ Board. The Advisor has established a valuation committee that, along with other Advisor employees, administers, implements, and oversees the fair valuation process and makes fair value decisions. The valuation committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as valuations, valuation techniques and services furnished by pricing services; considers circumstances in the markets which may require it to make or adjust valuation determinations; and reviews previous valuation determinations. The valuation committee reports on its activities and any changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the Funds’ Board.
VALUATION MEASUREMENTS - In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), fair value is defined as the price that each Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. GAAP established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.
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 (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs may include price information, specific and broad credit data, liquidity statistics, and other factors. The Funds consider observable data to be that market data which is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, and provided by independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. The determination of what constitutes “observable” requires significant judgment by the Funds. The categorization of a security within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the security and does not necessarily correspond to a Fund’s perceived risk of that security. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair valuation 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 that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
SECURITY VALUATION - Each Fund’s equity securities, including common stocks, ADRs, REITs and rights, are valued at their market prices (generally the last reported sales price on the exchange where the securities are primarily traded or, for Nasdaq-listed securities, at their Nasdaq Official Closing Prices). If no sales are reported on a particular day, the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked quotations at the close of the exchanges will generally be used. To the extent these securities are actively traded, and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. When adjustments to observable prices are applied or when the market is considered inactive, securities will be categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Investments in money market mutual funds are generally priced at the ending net asset value provided by the service agent of the funds. These securities will be categorized as level 1 securities.
Fixed-income securities such as corporate bonds, convertible bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government and agency securities, sovereign bonds, municipal bonds and commercial paper are typically valued based on valuations published by an independent pricing service, which uses various valuation methodologies such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. Factors considered by pricing services include market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads and fundamental analytical data relating to the issuer. Short-term investments in fixed-income securities (those with remaining maturities of 60 days or less) are generally valued on an amortized cost basis. Fixed-income securities will generally be categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where lower relative weight is placed on transaction prices, quotations, or similar observable inputs, they are categorized in level 3.
Where market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, a value is determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the Funds’ Board. When determining the value of a security, consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, which includes factors such as fundamental analytical data relating to the investment, which may include consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue, nature and duration of any restrictions on disposition of the security and an evaluation of forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased or sold. Fair value pricing is an inherently subjective process, and no single standard exists for determining fair value. Different funds could reasonably arrive at different values for the same security.
In December 2020, the SEC adopted a rule addressing fair valuation of fund investments. The new rule sets forth requirements for good faith determinations of fair value as well as for the performance of fair value determinations, including related oversight and reporting obligations. The new rule also defines “readily available market quotations” for purposes of the definition of “value” under the 1940 Act, and the SEC noted that this definition would apply in all contexts under the 1940 Act. The effective date for the rule is March 8, 2021. The SEC adopted an eighteen-month transition period beginning from the effective date for both the new rule and the associated new recordkeeping requirements. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.
SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME - Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded as earned. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Discounts/ premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method for both book and tax purposes. Gains and losses on paydowns of asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are reflected in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Payments received for interest-only or “IO” class mortgage securities are included in interest income. Because no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO, adjustments are made to the cost of the security on a daily basis until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Income and capital gains on some foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, which are accrued as applicable, and have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry, state, or region. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-08, Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; which continues to be amortized to estimated maturity. Management has evaluated and adopted ASU 2017-08 and concluded these changes do not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.
EXPENSES - Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributed to it. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are generally allocated among the Funds in proportion to the relative sizes of the Funds.
SECURITIES PURCHASED ON A WHEN-ISSUED OR DELAYED-DELIVERY BASIS - Each Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased with delivery to occur at a later date at a stated price and/or yield, thereby involving the risk that the price and/or yield obtained may be more or less than those available in the market when delivery takes place. At the time a Fund makes a commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued basis, the Fund records the transaction and reflects the value of the security in determining net asset value. Each Fund designates and maintains cash and marketable securities at least equal in value to commitments for when-issued securities. There were no when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions at May 31, 2022.
LINE OF CREDIT - The Funds have established an unsecured line of credit (“LOC”) with U.S. Bank N.A. which expires November 4, 2022, used primarily to finance redemption payments. Each individual Fund’s borrowing under the LOC is limited to 5% of the value of that Fund’s net assets, 33.33% of the value of the Fund’s investments, or any explicit borrowing limits imposed by the LOC, whatever is less. Interest is charged at the prime rate, which was 4.00% as of May 31, 2022. As of May 31, 2022, the limits established are: LargeCap Fund - $8,000,000, MidCap Fund - $3,000,000 and Bond Fund - $130,000,000. All terms and borrowing limits imposed by the LOC are subject to review and approval by the Funds’ Board. The LOC was drawn down during the period; however, as of May 31, 2022, there were no borrowings by the Funds outstanding under the LOC. The following table shows the average balance, average interest rate, interest expense, and maximum borrowings incurred by the Funds on the LOC for the six-month period ended May 31, 2022.
| | | | | Average | | | | | | | Date of |
| | Average | | Interest | | Interest | | Maximum | | Maximum |
| | Balance | | Rate | | Expense | | Borrowing | | Borrowing |
LargeCap Fund | | | $54,797 | | 3.33 | % | | | $922 | | | $2,228,000 | | 02/23/2022 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/23/2021 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | to |
MidCap Fund | | | $61,830 | | 3.31 | % | | | $1,035 | | | $1,724,000 | | 12/26/2021 |
Bond Fund | | $ | 319,467 | | 3.25 | % | | | $5,249 | | $ | 22,694,000 | | 03/10/2022 |
USE OF 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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
GUARANTEES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS - Under the Funds’ organizational documents, each Director, officer, employee or other agent of the Funds (including the Funds’ investment advisor) is indemnified, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. 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, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and believe the risk of loss to be remote.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains on securities for the LargeCap Fund and MidCap Fund normally are declared at least annually. Bond Fund distributions to shareholders from net investment income normally are declared on a quarterly basis, and distributions to shareholders from realized gains on securities normally are declared at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES - No provision has been made for federal income taxes since the Funds have elected to be taxed as regulated investment companies under the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and intend to distribute substantially all of their taxable income and net realized gains from the sale of investment securities to their shareholders.
ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES - As of and during the six-month period ended May 31, 2022, the Funds did not have a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Also, the Funds recognized no interest or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits during the same period. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the Funds’ financial statements. Other than as described in Notes 5, 6 and 7, there were no additional subsequent events which were deemed to have an impact on the Funds’ financial statements.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Investment Advisory Agreement pursuant to which Thompson Investment Management, Inc. (“TIM” or “Advisor”) is retained by the Funds provides for monthly compensation to TIM computed on average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
| First | | Over |
| $50 Million | | $50 Million |
LargeCap Fund | | 1.00 | % | | | | 0.90 | % | |
MidCap Fund | | 1.00 | % | | | | 0.90 | % | |
Bond Fund | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.60 | % | |
The Advisor is contractually bound to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the Funds through March 31, 2023 so that the annual operating expenses of the Funds do not exceed the following percentages of their respective average daily net assets: LargeCap Fund - 0.99%, MidCap Fund - 1.15% and Bond Fund - 0.80%. For the six-month period ended May 31, 2022, the Advisor reimbursed expenses incurred by the LargeCap Fund and the MidCap Fund in the amounts of $130,783 and $63,714, respectively. The Funds are not obligated to reimburse the Advisor for any fees or expenses waived in previous fiscal years.
As of May 31, 2022, affiliated shareholders whose individual accounts are greater than 10% held 30.61% of outstanding shares of the MidCap Fund. Transactions by the shareholders may have a material impact on the Funds.
Pursuant to an Administrative and Accounting Services Agreement, TIM maintains the Funds’ financial records in accordance with the 1940 Act, prepares all necessary financial statements of the Funds and calculates the net asset value per share of the Funds on a daily basis. As compensation for its services, each Fund pays TIM a fee computed daily and payable monthly at the annual rate of 0.15% of average daily net assets up to $30 million, 0.10% of the next $70 million of average daily net assets and 0.03% of average daily net assets in excess of $100 million. The fee is subject to an annual minimum per Fund equal to the sum of the actual out-of-pocket costs to TIM attributable to all outsourced sub-fund accounting and sub-fund administrative services performed by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services. The calculations of daily net asset value and sub administrative services are subcontracted to U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, resulting in fees paid by TIM for the six-month period ended May 31, 2022, in the following amounts:
| | Administrative & |
| | Accounting Fees Paid |
LargeCap Fund | | | $51,224 | |
MidCap Fund | | | $38,681 | |
Bond Fund | | | $296,406 | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
The Funds reimburse the Advisor for a portion of amounts paid by the Advisor out of the Advisor’s own resources under various shareholder, account maintenance, networking and other services provided to the Funds by broker-dealers and other intermediaries. The amount reimbursed by the Funds is equal to (1) for those accounts maintained through a shareholder servicing arrangement, an annual rate of no more than 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the omnibus accounts in the Funds for which all broker-dealers and other intermediaries, in the aggregate, are responsible, and (2) for those accounts maintained through a networking arrangement, no more than $6 per year per account in the Funds for which the broker-dealers and other intermediaries are responsible; provided however, in all cases only one of these fees shall be applicable to the assets in an account. This amount has been determined by the Funds’ Board to approximate (or not to exceed) the transfer agency fees that would otherwise have been payable by the Funds if such broker-dealers and intermediaries did not maintain these accounts. Such amounts are recorded within Shareholder servicing costs on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. For the six-month period ended May 31, 2022, the amounts reimbursed by the Funds to the Advisor were:
| | Intermediary |
| | Fees Reimbursed |
LargeCap Fund | | | $11,583 | |
MidCap Fund | | | $1,820 | |
Bond Fund | | | $339,030 | |
NOTE 4 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES
Investment transactions for the six-month period ended May 31, 2022, were as follows:
| | Securities other than U.S. | | | | | | |
| | Government and Short-term | | | | | | |
| | Investments | | U.S. Government Securities |
| | Purchases | | Sales | | Purchases | | Sales |
LargeCap Fund | | $27,189,042 | | $21,517,790 | | | $– | | | $– |
MidCap Fund | | $6,773,152 | | $9,523,071 | | | $– | | | $– |
Bond Fund | | $82,727,594 | | $258,962,373 | | $ | 206,107,062 | | $ | 350,501,920 |
NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 2021, the investment cost, aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments and other components of distributable earnings for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | LARGECAP | | MIDCAP | | BOND |
| | FUND | | FUND | | FUND |
Federal tax cost | | $111,573,658 | | | $41,320,611 | | | $2,634,610,427 | |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | $61,305,613 | | | $22,786,417 | | | $40,177,919 | |
Unrealized depreciation | | (7,601,798 | ) | | (3,223,613 | ) | | (127,690,997 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $53,703,815 | | | $19,562,804 | | | ($87,513,078 | ) |
Distributable ordinary income | | 1,181,559 | | | 261,054 | | | 15,992,955 | |
Distributable long-term capital gains | | 7,039,715 | | | 5,389,152 | | | – | |
Post-October losses | | – | | | – | | | (41,452 | ) |
Capital loss carryforwards | | – | | | – | | | (285,445,420 | ) |
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) | | $61,925,089 | | | $25,213,010 | | | ($357,006,995 | ) |
The cost basis of investments for tax and financial reporting purposes differ principally due to wash sales.
Book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged to paid-in capital or distributable earnings, in the period that the differences arise. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
The tax basis post-October losses as of November 30, 2021 and capital loss carryforward as of November 30, 2021, which are not being recognized for tax purposes until the first day of the following fiscal year, are as follows:
| | LARGECAP | | MIDCAP | | BOND |
| | FUND | | FUND | | FUND |
Post-October losses | | | | | | | |
Short-term | | $– | | $– | | ($39,154 | ) |
Long-term | | – | | – | | (2,298 | ) |
Total Post-October losses | | $– | | $– | | ($41,452 | ) |
Net capital loss carryforward | | | | | | | |
Short-term | | $– | | $– | | ($50,165,406 | ) |
Long-term | | – | | – | | (235,280,014 | ) |
Total capital loss carryforward | | $– | | $– | | ($285,445,420 | ) |
Capital losses are carried forward indefinitely and are available to offset future net realized gains, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code.
The tax components of distributions paid during the six-month period ended May 31, 2022 and the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021 are as follows:
| | LARGECAP | | MIDCAP | | BOND |
| | FUND | | FUND | | FUND |
Six-month period ended May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions paid from | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $1,182,983 | | | $262,626 | | | $37,313,631 |
Long-term capital gains | | | 7,039,925 | | | 5,389,316 | | | – |
Total distributions paid | | | $8,222,908 | | | $5,651,942 | | | $37,313,631 |
| | | | | | | | | |
Fiscal year ended November 30, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions paid from | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $1,302,301 | | | $171,632 | | | $103,580,283 |
Long-term capital gains | | | – | | | – | | | – |
Total distributions paid | | | $1,302,301 | | | $171,632 | | | $103,580,283 |
The following distributions were declared on June 23, 2022, payable to shareholders on June 24, 2022:
| | LARGECAP | | MIDCAP | | BOND |
| | FUND | | FUND | | FUND |
Ordinary income distributions | | | | | | | |
Amount | | $– | | $– | | $ | 15,468,438 |
Per share | | $– | | $– | | | $0.08 |
Long-term capital gains distributions | | | | | | | |
Amount | | $– | | $– | | | $– |
Per share | | $– | | $– | | | $– |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) |
May 31, 2022 |
NOTE 6 – CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC
As a result of the global outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), along with resulting voluntary and governmental actions, including but not limited to mandatory business closures, public gathering limitations, restrictions on travel and quarantines, as well as supply chain disruptions has meaningfully unsettled the global economy and markets. Businesses across most sectors have experienced significant challenges to their revenues and business, which could lead to widespread defaults on outstanding corporate debt or make it difficult for businesses to continue as a going concern. Although the long-term economic fallout of COVID-19 is difficult to predict, it has had and is expected to continue to have ongoing material adverse effects across many, if not all, aspects of regional, national and global economies. These current market conditions (as well as market conditions arising from similar infectious illnesses) are likely to amplify the other risks to which the Funds are subject. They also subject each Fund to a variety of unknown risks, including the risk that government actions and intervention in the markets distort which businesses emerge successfully from these conditions and which do not or that they unintentionally exacerbate these conditions.
NOTE 7 – LIBOR DISCONTINUATION RISK
The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) is expected to cease to be available, or appropriate for use, by June 30, 2023. Many financial instruments use or may use a floating rate based on the LIBOR which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. There remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. As such, the potential impact of a transition away from LIBOR on the Bond Fund or the financial instruments in which the Bond Fund invests cannot yet be determined. The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Bond Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of the first half of 2023.
In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”), which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of certain tenors of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other LIBOR-based reference rates. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 on the Funds’ investments, debt and other contracts that will undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the reference rate reform.
NOTE 8 – SECTOR RISK
If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers within a particular sector, any development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that sector. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value per share. For instance, economic or market factors, regulatory changes or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector, and therefore the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of May 31, 2022, the LargeCap Fund had 26.02% of the value of their total investments within the Information Technology sector.
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The following table presents information relating to a share of capital stock outstanding for the entire period.
| | Six-Month | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LARGECAP FUND | | Period Ended | | | | | | | | | |
| | May 31, 2022 | | Year Ended November 30, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
Per share operating performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $105.38 | | | $83.93 | | | $74.93 | | | $66.36 | | | $65.77 | | | $57.48 | |
Income from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.36 | | | 0.76 | | | 0.78 | | | 0.68 | | | 0.55 | | | 0.37 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
on investments | | (5.08 | ) | | 21.47 | | | 10.29 | | | 8.41 | | | 0.59 | | | 8.38 | |
Total from investment operations | | (4.72 | ) | | 22.23 | | | 11.07 | | | 9.09 | | | 1.14 | | | 8.75 | |
Less distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | (0.76 | ) | | (0.78 | ) | | (0.60 | ) | | (0.52 | ) | | (0.45 | ) | | (0.46 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | (4.49 | ) | | – | | | (1.47 | ) | | – | | | (0.10 | ) | | – | |
Total distributions | | (5.25 | ) | | (0.78 | ) | | (2.07 | ) | | (0.52 | ) | | (0.55 | ) | | (0.46 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $95.41 | | | $105.38 | | | $83.93 | | | $74.93 | | | $66.36 | | | $65.77 | |
Total return | | (4.92% | )(a) | | 26.71% | | | 15.08% | | | 13.93% | | | 1.72% | | | 15.32% | |
Ratios and supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (millions) | | $162.1 | | | $165.4 | | | $141.1 | | | $128.9 | | | $121.7 | | | $129.0 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios of expenses | | 0.99% | (b) | | 0.99% | | | 0.99% | | | 1.03% | | | 1.05% | | | 1.10% | |
Ratio of expenses without reimbursement | | 1.14% | (b) | | 1.15% | | | 1.23% | | | 1.23% | | | 1.21% | | | 1.22% | |
Ratio of net investment income | | 0.71% | (b) | | 0.72% | | | 1.09% | | | 0.96% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.59% | |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
without reimbursement | | 0.56% | (b) | | 0.56% | | | 0.85% | | | 0.76% | | | 0.64% | | | 0.47% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13% | (a) | | 12% | | | 25% | | | 24% | | | 29% | | | 89% | |
(a) | Calculated on a non-annualized basis. |
(b) | Calculated on an annualized basis. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued) |
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The following table presents information relating to a share of capital stock outstanding for the entire period.
| | Six-Month | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MIDCAP FUND | | Period Ended | | | | | | | | | |
| | May 31, 2022 | | Year Ended November 30, |
| | (Unaudited) | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
Per share operating performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $17.07 | | | $13.20 | | | $12.29 | | | $12.02 | | | $13.73 | | | $12.53 | |
Income from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.04 | | | 0.05 | | | 0.04 | | | 0.04 | | | 0.03 | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
on investments | | (0.95 | ) | | 3.87 | | | 1.23 | | | 0.93 | | | (0.75 | ) | | 1.78 | |
Total from investment operations | | (0.91 | ) | | 3.92 | | | 1.27 | | | 0.97 | | | (0.72 | ) | | 1.79 | |
Less distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | (0.04 | ) | | (0.05 | ) | | (0.04 | ) | | (0.03 | ) | | (0.01 | ) | | (0.01 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | (1.56 | ) | | – | | | (0.32 | ) | | (0.67 | ) | | (0.98 | ) | | (0.58 | ) |
Total distributions | | (1.60 | ) | | (0.05 | ) | | (0.36 | ) | | (0.70 | ) | | (0.99 | ) | | (0.59 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.56 | | | $17.07 | | | $13.20 | | | $12.29 | | | $12.02 | | | $13.73 | |
Total return | | (6.23% | )(a) | | 29.75% | | | 10.56% | | | 9.78% | | | (5.85% | ) | | 14.78% | |
Ratios and supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (millions) | | $54.5 | | | $60.9 | | | $50.6 | | | $45.1 | | | $45.0 | | | $50.9 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios of expenses | | 1.15% | (b) | | 1.14% | | | 1.15% | | | 1.15% | | | 1.15% | | | 1.20% | |
Ratio of expenses without reimbursement | | 1.37% | (b) | | 1.35% | | | 1.53% | | | 1.53% | | | 1.42% | | | 1.44% | |
Ratio of net investment income | | 0.56% | (b) | | 0.22% | | | 0.42% | | | 0.37% | | | 0.19% | | | 0.06% | |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
without reimbursement | | 0.34% | (b) | | 0.01% | | | 0.04% | | | (0.01% | ) | | (0.08% | ) | | (0.18% | ) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 12% | (a) | | 19% | | | 37% | | | 34% | | | 30% | | | 29% | |
(a) | Calculated on a non-annualized basis. |
(b) | Calculated on an annualized basis. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued) |
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The following table presents information relating to a share of capital stock outstanding for the entire period.
| | Six-Month | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BOND FUND | | Period Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
| | May 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended November 30, |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | |
Per share operating performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.04 | | | $10.73 | | | $11.52 | | | $11.38 | | | $11.45 | | | $11.22 | |
Income from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.15 | | | 0.42 | | | 0.52 | | | 0.40 | | | 0.36 | | | 0.35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
on investments | | (0.57 | ) | | 0.36 | | | (0.83 | ) | | 0.13 | | | (0.09 | ) | | 0.27 | |
Total from investment operations | | (0.42 | ) | | 0.78 | | | (0.31 | ) | | 0.53 | | | 0.27 | | | 0.62 | |
Less distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | (0.17 | ) | | (0.47 | ) | | (0.48 | ) | | (0.39 | ) | | (0.34 | ) | | (0.39 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | |
Total distributions | | (0.17 | ) | | (0.47 | ) | | (0.48 | ) | | (0.39 | ) | | (0.34 | ) | | (0.39 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $10.45 | | | $11.04 | | | $10.73 | | | $11.52 | | | $11.38 | | | $11.45 | |
Total return | | (3.83% | )(a) | | 7.43% | | | (2.60% | ) | | 4.70% | | | 2.37% | | | 5.57% | |
Ratios and supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (millions) | | $2,100.9 | | | $2,582.0 | | | $2,266.5 | | | $3,788.6 | | | $3,655.2 | | | $2,620.6 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios of expenses | | 0.72% | (b) | | 0.71% | | | 0.72% | | | 0.71% | | | 0.71% | | | 0.71% | |
Ratio of net investment income | | 2.75% | (b) | | 3.75% | | | 4.27% | | | 3.49% | | | 3.21% | | | 3.01% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 4% | (a) | | 34% | | | 38% | | | 53% | | | 39% | | | 43% | |
(a) | Calculated on a non-annualized basis. |
(b) | Calculated on an annualized basis. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) |
|
THOMPSON IM FUNDS, INC. |
|
Investment Advisor |
Thompson Investment Management, Inc. |
1255 Fourier Drive, Suite 200 |
Madison, Wisconsin 53717 |
|
Distributor |
Quasar Distributors, LLC |
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 |
|
Transfer Agent |
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services |
615 East Michigan Street |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 |
|
Independent Registered |
Public Accounting Firm |
Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800 |
Cleveland, Ohio 44115 |
|
Legal Counsel |
Quarles & Brady LLP |
411 East Wisconsin Avenue |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 |
The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the directors and officers of Thompson IM Funds, Inc. and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-999-0887.
Proxy Voting Policy
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Funds actually voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-999-0887, through the Funds’ website at www.thompsonim.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Information About Portfolio Securities
The Funds file complete schedules of their portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Funds’ first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are also available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-999-0887.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued) |
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Operation and Effectiveness of the Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Program:
The Funds have adopted a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) under Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), that seeks to assess, manage, and review each Fund’s liquidity risk. The Liquidity Rule requires in part that the Board of Directors of the Funds receive a written report on a no-less-frequently-than-annual basis that addresses the operation of the Program and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the operation of any highly liquid investment minimum established for a Fund and any material changes to the Program.
The Board of Directors of the Funds has appointed the Valuation Committee of Thompson Investment Management, Inc. as the program administrator for the Program (the “Program Administrator”). At its meeting on February 16, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Funds reviewed the Program Administrator’s written report (the “Report”) relating to the operation of the Program for the period from December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including that each Fund continues to primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments. There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period and no liquidity events occurring during the Program Reporting Period that affected any of the Funds’ ability to meet redemptions.
Based on this review, the Report concluded that the Program continues to be reasonably designed to effectively assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented with respect to each Fund during the Program Reporting Period, including with respect to each Fund’s ability to meet redemptions under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.
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Item (b): No notice transmitted to stockholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 contained disclosures specified by paragraph (c)(3) of that rule.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not required in Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not required in Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not required in Semi-Annual Reports on Form N-CSR.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to this Registrant because it is not a “listed issuer” within the meaning of Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 6. Investments.
The required Schedules of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the Registrant’s Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders dated as of May 31, 2022 provided under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this Registrant because it is not a closed-end management investment company.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this Registrant because it is not a closed-end management investment company.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to this Registrant because it is not a closed-end management investment company.
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Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.
The Registrant has not made any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Directors after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and financial officers, within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant’s principal executive and financial officers have concluded that the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the applicable time periods. |
(b) | Change in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting. 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 Form N-CSR 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 to this Registrant because it is not a closed-end management investment company.
Item 13. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:
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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, on this 28th day of July, 2022.
| THOMPSON IM FUNDS, INC. |
| |
| By: | /s/ Jason L. Stephens | |
| | Jason L. Stephens, Chief Executive |
| | Officer |
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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 indicated on this 28th day of July 2022. |
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| By: | /s/ Jason L. Stephens | |
| | Jason L. Stephens, Chief Executive |
| | Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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| By: | /s/ James P. DiCristo | |
| | James P. DiCristo, Chief Financial |
| | Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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