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 811-05514
Wilmington Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Wilmington Funds Management Corporation
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
John McDonnell
Wilmington Funds Management Corporation
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 302-651-8409
Date of fiscal year end: April 30
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2023
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
FUNDS October 31, 2023 (unaudited) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND Semi-Annual Report WILMINGTON FUNDS Equity Funds Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund
Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund (“Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund”)
Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (“Large-Cap Strategy Fund”)
CONTENTS
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (unaudited)
Esteemed Shareholder:
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund and Large-Cap Strategy Fund (the “Funds”), covering the semi-annual fiscal period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Funds’ holdings and financial statements.
The economy and financial markets in review
Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (the Funds’ investment advisor and subadvisor, respectively), have provided the following review of the economy, bond markets, and stock markets for the Funds’ semi-annual fiscal period.
The economy
The semi-annual fiscal period between May and October proved challenging as higher interest rates continued to pass through into the economy. There were, however, areas of improvement as consumer prices showed broad based disinflation as evidenced by the closely monitored U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) which declined from 4.9% year-over-year to 3.2% year-over-year in October (reported in November). The labor market softened as the October payrolls number declined to 150,000 and wage pressures continued to relent, boosting the likelihood of an economic soft landing. Labor unions made major headlines during the period as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a labor agreement with Hollywood studios, ending a five-month strike. In addition, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) walked off factory floors across 20 states. In late October, UAW members reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) after securing 25% pay increases over the next 4 ½ years. It’s estimated that the strikes cost the automakers several billion dollars in lost production.
The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points1 twice during the period, in May and July, but encouragingly left rates unchanged since as inflation dropped closer to the Fed’s 2% target level and the U.S. economy showed signs of slowing. Consumers remained in focus as retail sales largely came in better-than-expected despite excess savings being drained from the economy. Signs of weakening consumers became apparent in high frequency data as delinquency rates ticked up across several categories, though not yet to alarming levels. In addition, millions of student loan borrowers resumed monthly payments starting in October. Despite much of the noise, consumer spending was the largest contributor to growth of the U.S. economy in Q3 (defined as June 30-September 30) which surged 4.9% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The surprise Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) print was also helped by the inventories line item which suggested that companies undertook massive restocking efforts. The inventory component of GDP is notoriously volatile, and it is the firm view that growth will likely slow sharply in Q4 as a “give back” for the strong numbers in Q3.
Abroad, the economic picture continued to deteriorate. In Europe, activity in both the services and manufacturing economies continues to lose momentum as evidenced by Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data materially below 50 and Eurozone GDP which contracted in Q3. There was positive news on the inflationary front as the economic contraction led to the lowest inflation reading since July 2021 (2.9%). Deflationary energy prices, in part driven by base effects, and easing food price inflation were the main driver of the decline in the headline inflation rate. The positive inflationary developments are likely to cast doubt on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) “higher for longer approach” to interest rates. Risks remain across the Eurozone as the war in Ukraine showed no signs of relenting and instability across China, a major European trading partner, could prolong growth concerns. Geopolitics remained a pressing concern during the period following attacks by the terrorist organization, known as Hamas, on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces launched counterattacks into Gaza and the conflict remains ongoing.
In Asia, China’s teetering property market continued to sap investors’ risk appetite across the region. One of China’s largest developers, Country Garden Holdings, fought to stave off default amid a slump in property sales. In addition, China’s youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 21.3% in June, after rising for the first five months of the calendar year. Following the dismal June report, the Chinese government decided to suspend future data releases indefinitely.
Bond markets
Fixed income markets declined significantly during the period as yields pushed higher across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 136 basis points to 4.93% while the 2-year Treasury yield pushed 95 basis points higher ending the period at 5.09%. Overall, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 6.1% in what was a difficult environment for fixed income assets. As for yield curve slopes, the 10y-minus-2y remained negative at -16 basis points but steepened after being inverted by 106 basis points in June. The 10y-minus-3m slope ended the period in deeply inverted territory at -71 basis points. Volatility in the bond market remained heightened, as measured by the MOVE Index, a gauge in volatility in the Treasury market, ending the period at 126.9 compared to its five-year average of 83.9, but volatility decreased significantly following the banking turmoil in March.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain Bloomberg indices performed as follows:2
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Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index3 | | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 | | Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index5 | | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index6 | | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index7 |
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-6.05% | | -6.13% | | -5.77% | | -4.65% | | 0.02% |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Equity markets
Equity markets were a mixed bag as the performance of U.S. large-cap stocks was driven by a handful of mega cap tech companies. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 1.4% while the so called “magnificent 7” stocks increased 20.8% during the period. The magnificent 7 includes companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet which benefitted from their strong balance sheets and investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (“AI”). Elsewhere in markets, U.S. small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 index) declined 5.3% as higher interest rates continued to weigh on the smaller and less profitable companies. In international markets, returns were dismal with developed and emerging market equities down 7.9% and 4.8%, respectively.
For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain stock market indices performed as follows:
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S&P 500® Index8 | | Russell 2000® Index9 | | MSCI EAFE (Net) Index10 | | MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index11 |
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1.39% | | -5.29% | | -7.88% | | -4.78% |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Sincerely,
Eric Taylor,
President
November 17, 2023
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The index performance quoted is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of any specific investment. Diversification does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss.
All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Equity securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, social, economic, and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.
High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit, and liquidity risks than investment grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default.
1. | Basis Points (“BPS”) 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 indices and the yield of a fixed-income security. |
2. | Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause decline in their prices. |
3. | Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, are rated investment-grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
4. | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Bloomberg Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and Asset-Backed Securities Index. The index typically includes fixed income securities with overall intermediate- to long-term average maturities. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
5. | Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of domestic investment-grade corporate bonds and is composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
6. | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of the long-term, tax-exempt, investment-grade bond market. To be included in the index, bonds must have an outstanding par balance of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
7. | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country of risk, based on the Bloomberg EM country definition, are excluded. The U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a component of the U.S. Universal and Global High Yield Indices. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. |
8. | The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
9. | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. As of its latest reconstitution, the index had a total market capitalization range of approximately $152.3 million to $5 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
10. | MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index. |
11. | MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index. |
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023.
Actual Expenses
This section of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes
This section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds. To do so, compare this 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. Therefore, the Annualized Net Expense Ratio section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 05/01/23 | | Ending Account Value 10/31/23 | | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | | Annualized Net Expense Ratio |
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WILMINGTON ENHANCED DIVIDEND INCOME STRATEGY FUND | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | $1,000.00 | | $ 937.30 | | $3.65 | | 0.75% |
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Class I | | $1,000.00 | | $ 937.40 | | $2.43 | | 0.50% |
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.37 | | $3.81 | | 0.75% |
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Class I | | $1,000.00 | | $1,022.62 | | $2.54 | | 0.50% |
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WILMINGTON LARGE-CAP STRATEGY FUND | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | |
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Class I | | $1,000.00 | | $1,012.60 | | $1.26 | | 0.25% |
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | |
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Class I | | $1,000.00 | | $1,023.88 | | $1.27 | | 0.25% |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent one-half year period). |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s sector classifications were as follows (unaudited):
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| | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | | | | | |
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Financials | | | | 16.0 | % |
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Health Care | | | | 14.8 | % |
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Information Technology | | | | 12.7 | % |
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Industrials | | | | 10.7 | % |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 10.3 | % |
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Energy | | | | 8.8 | % |
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Materials | | | | 5.6 | % |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 4.7 | % |
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Utilities | | | | 4.4 | % |
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Real Estate | | | | 4.2 | % |
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Communication Services | | | | 1.8 | % |
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Cash Equivalents(1) | | | | 1.0 | % |
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Repurchase Agreements | | | | 0.0 | %(2) |
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Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | | 5.0 | % |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
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(1) | Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund. |
(2) | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS – 94.0% | | | | | | | | |
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.8% | |
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ENTERTAINMENT – 0.0%** | |
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Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.* | | | 1 | | | $ | 10 | |
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MEDIA – 1.8% | |
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Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 15,700 | | | | 1,176,087 | |
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TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | $ | 1,176,097 | |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 4.7% | | | | | |
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 3.0% | |
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McDonald’s Corp. | | | 3,350 | | | | 878,270 | |
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Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 1 | | | | 67 | |
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Starbucks Corp. | | | 12,150 | | | | 1,120,716 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 1,999,053 | |
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SPECIALTY RETAIL – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 3,850 | | | | 1,096,056 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | $ | 3,095,109 | |
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CONSUMER STAPLES – 10.3% | | | | | | | | |
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BEVERAGES – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
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PepsiCo., Inc. | | | 7,775 | | | | 1,269,502 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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FOOD PRODUCTS – 1.6% | |
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Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 38,025 | | | $ | 1,040,364 | |
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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 2.8% | |
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Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 12,150 | | | | 1,822,865 | |
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PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS – 2.0% | |
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Unilever PLC, ADR | | | 28,175 | | | | 1,334,086 | |
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TOBACCO – 1.9% | |
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Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 14,175 | | | | 1,263,843 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | | | | $ | 6,730,660 | |
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ENERGY – 8.8% | | | | | | | | |
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OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 8.8% | |
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Chevron Corp. | | | 13,900 | | | | 2,025,647 | |
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ConocoPhillips | | | 7,699 | | | | 914,641 | |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 14,200 | | | | 1,503,070 | |
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Valero Energy Corp. | | | 10,200 | | | | 1,295,400 | |
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TOTAL ENERGY | | | | | | $ | 5,738,758 | |
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FINANCIALS – 16.0% | | | | | | | | |
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BANKS – 8.1% | |
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Bank of America Corp. | | | 58,052 | | | | 1,529,089 | |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 19,000 | | | | 2,642,140 | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | | | 19,400 | | | $ | 1,083,296 | |
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| | | $ | 5,254,525 | |
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CAPITAL MARKETS – 4.0% | |
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | 1,960 | | | | 1,200,069 | |
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Morgan Stanley | | | 20,100 | | | | 1,423,482 | |
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| | | $ | 2,623,551 | |
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INSURANCE – 3.9% | |
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MetLife, Inc. | | | 24,100 | | | | 1,446,241 | |
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Old Republic International Corp. | | | 39,539 | | | | 1,082,578 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,528,819 | |
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TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | $ | 10,406,895 | |
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HEALTH CARE – 14.8% | |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY – 3.8% | |
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AbbVie, Inc. | | | 9,525 | | | | 1,344,739 | |
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Amgen, Inc. | | | 4,525 | | | | 1,157,043 | |
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| | | $ | 2,501,782 | |
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HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 1.5% | |
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Medtronic PLC | | | 13,600 | | | | 959,616 | |
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 1.9% | |
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CVS Health Corp. | | | 18,450 | | | | 1,273,235 | |
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PHARMACEUTICALS – 7.6% | |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 17,875 | | | | 921,099 | |
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Johnson & Johnson | | | 11,825 | | | | 1,754,120 | |
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Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 13,850 | | | | 1,422,395 | |
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Pfizer, Inc. | | | 27,175 | | | | 830,468 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 4,928,082 | |
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TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | $ | 9,662,715 | |
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INDUSTRIALS – 10.7% | |
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AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 3.1% | |
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Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 4,410 | | | | 2,004,962 | |
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AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 1.7% | |
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United Parcel Service, Inc. | | | 8,050 | | | | 1,137,062 | |
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BUILDING PRODUCTS – 1.8% | |
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Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 24,400 | | | | 1,196,088 | |
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 2.4% | |
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nVent Electric PLC | | | 32,100 | | | | 1,544,973 | |
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MACHINERY – 1.7% | |
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Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 4,850 | | | | 1,096,343 | |
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TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | $ | 6,979,428 | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 12.7% | |
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COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 2.9% | |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 36,650 | | | | 1,910,565 | |
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IT SERVICES – 2.0% | |
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International Business Machines Corp. | | | 8,875 | | | | 1,283,680 | |
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SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 7.8% | |
| | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 4,025 | | | | 3,386,514 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 15,500 | | | $ | 1,689,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | $ | 5,075,859 | |
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TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | $ | 8,270,104 | |
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MATERIALS – 5.6% | |
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CHEMICALS – 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 4,958 | | | | 1,400,337 | |
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Dow, Inc. | | | 28,100 | | | | 1,358,354 | |
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International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 13,225 | | | | 903,929 | |
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TOTAL MATERIALS | | | | | | $ | 3,662,620 | |
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REAL ESTATE – 4.2% | |
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RESIDENTIAL REITS – 1.4% | |
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 5,500 | | | | 911,570 | |
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SPECIALIZED REITS – 2.8% | |
| | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 8,050 | | | | 748,489 | |
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VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 37,524 | | | | 1,046,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | $ | 1,795,409 | |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | $ | 2,706,979 | |
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UTILITIES – 4.4% | |
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ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 4.4% | |
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American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 14,550 | | | | 1,099,107 | |
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Duke Energy Corp. | | | 10,700 | | | | 951,123 | |
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NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 14,175 | | | | 826,403 | |
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TOTAL UTILITIES | | | $ | 2,876,633 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $58,948,288) | | | $ | 61,305,998 | |
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MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.0% | |
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Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^ | | | 670,825 | | | | 670,825 | |
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TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (COST $670,825) | | | $ | 670,825 | |
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| | Par Value | | | | |
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 0.0%** | |
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Bank of America Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $507, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.00% to 6.50%, maturing 4/01/48 to 10/01/53; total market value of $517. | | $ | 507 | | | | 507 | |
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BNP Paribas SA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $139, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 11/30/23 to 11/01/53; total market value of $142. | | | 139 | | | | 139 | |
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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $507, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 1.00% to 7.00%, maturing 9/01/28 to 1/01/61; total market value of $517. | | | 507 | | | | 507 | |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 4 |
Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund (concluded)
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $497, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.50% to 7.00%, maturing 6/20/33 to 10/20/53; total market value of $507. | | $ | 497 | | | $ | 497 | |
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National Bank Financial, 5.34%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $507, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 4.38%, maturing 11/01/23 to 9/09/49; total market value of $517. | | | 507 | | | | 507 | |
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RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $507, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/07/23 to 8/20/53; total market value of $517. | | | 507 | | | | 507 | |
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TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (COST $2,664) | | | $ | 2,664 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 95.0% (COST $59,621,777) | | | $ | 61,979,487 | |
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (0.0%)** | | | | (2,664 | ) |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 5.0% | | | | 3,241,848 | |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | $ | 65,218,671 | |
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | | $ | 61,305,998 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 61,305,998 | |
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Money Market Fund | | | | 670,825 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 670,825 | |
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Repurchase Agreements | | | | — | | | | | 2,664 | | | | | — | | | | | 2,664 | |
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Total | | | $ | 61,976,823 | | | | $ | 2,664 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 61,979,487 | |
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** | Represents less than 0.05%. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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PLC | | Public Limited Company |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s sector classifications were as follows (unaudited):
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| | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
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Common Stocks | | | | | |
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Information Technology | | | | 27.0 | % |
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Financials | | | | 13.0 | % |
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Health Care | | | | 12.8 | % |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 10.6 | % |
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Industrials | | | | 9.4 | % |
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Communication Services | | | | 8.4 | % |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 6.2 | % |
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Energy | | | | 4.4 | % |
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Real Estate | | | | 2.7 | % |
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Materials | | | | 2.6 | % |
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Utilities | | | | 2.3 | % |
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Investment Companies | | | | 0.5 | % |
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Warrants | | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
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Preferred Stock | | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
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Rights | | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
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Cash Equivalents(2) | | | | 0.2 | % |
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Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan(3) | | | | 0.4 | % |
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Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(4) | | | | (0.5 | )% |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
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(1) | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(2) | Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund. |
(3) | Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan include investments in repurchase agreements. |
(4) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS – 99.4% | | | | | | | | |
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 8.4% | |
|
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.7% | |
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AT&T, Inc. | | | 90,712 | | | $ | 1,396,965 | |
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Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.* | | | 2,500 | | | | 44,800 | |
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Iridium Communications, Inc. | | | 1,150 | | | | 42,608 | |
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Lumen Technologies, Inc.* | | | 4,885 | | | | 7,132 | |
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Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 53,270 | | | | 1,871,375 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 3,362,880 | |
|
ENTERTAINMENT – 1.2% | |
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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,787 | | | | 19,085 | |
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Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Class C* | | | 80 | | | | 2,782 | |
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Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 3,410 | | | | 422,124 | |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class C* | | | 2,585 | | | | 167,224 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class A* | | | 105 | | | $ | 6,043 | |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class C* | | | 535 | | | | 17,050 | |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class A* | | | 314 | | | | 9,809 | |
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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 1,870 | | | | 149,637 | |
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Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.* | | | 229 | | | | 38,504 | |
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Netflix, Inc.* | | | 5,450 | | | | 2,243,711 | |
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Playtika Holding Corp.* | | | 100 | | | | 840 | |
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ROBLOX Corp., Class A* | | | 5,600 | | | | 178,136 | |
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Roku, Inc.* | | | 1,600 | | | | 95,312 | |
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Spotify Technology SA* | | | 1,720 | | | | 283,387 | |
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 2,018 | | | | 269,908 | |
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Walt Disney Co. (The)* | | | 23,033 | | | | 1,879,262 | |
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Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.* | | | 28,124 | | | | 279,553 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 6,062,367 | |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 6 |
Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| |
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES – 5.4% | | | | | |
| | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 74,550 | | | $ | 9,250,164 | |
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Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 63,830 | | | | 7,997,899 | |
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IAC, Inc.* | | | 950 | | | | 40,423 | |
| | |
Match Group, Inc.* | | | 3,392 | | | | 117,363 | |
| | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A* | | | 27,755 | | | | 8,361,749 | |
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Pinterest, Inc., Class A* | | | 7,693 | | | | 229,867 | |
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TripAdvisor, Inc.* | | | 1,100 | | | | 16,236 | |
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ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 3,500 | | | | 45,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | $ | 26,059,061 | |
|
MEDIA – 0.9% | |
| | |
Altice USA, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,700 | | | | 7,803 | |
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Cable One, Inc. | | | 90 | | | | 49,488 | |
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Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,302 | | | | 524,446 | |
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Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 51,950 | | | | 2,145,016 | |
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DISH Network Corp., Class A*,# | | | 1,246 | | | | 6,105 | |
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Fox Corp., Class A | | | 3,526 | | | | 107,155 | |
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Fox Corp., Class B | | | 1,550 | | | | 43,261 | |
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GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow Shares*,(1) | | | 1,461 | | | | — | |
| | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 4,768 | | | | 135,411 | |
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Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A* | | | 185 | | | | 15,414 | |
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Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | | | 1,518 | | | | 126,465 | |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM* | | | 1,686 | | | | 41,391 | |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*,# | | | 1,243 | | | | 30,441 | |
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New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 1,800 | | | | 72,558 | |
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News Corp., Class A | | | 5,007 | | | | 103,545 | |
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News Corp., Class B# | | | 898 | | | | 19,253 | |
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | | | 450 | | | | 63,036 | |
| | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 2,490 | | | | 186,526 | |
| | |
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.# | | | 7,240 | | | | 30,987 | |
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Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A* | | | 5,450 | | | | 386,732 | |
| | |
Paramount Global, Class B# | | | 7,146 | | | | 77,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | $ | 4,172,781 | |
|
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.2% | |
| | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 6,719 | | | | 966,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | $ | 40,623,684 | |
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 10.6% | |
| |
AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS – 0.1% | | | | | |
| | |
Aptiv PLC* | | | 3,350 | | | | 292,120 | |
| | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 3,080 | | | | 113,652 | |
| | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 2,830 | | | | 81,164 | |
| | |
Lear Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 90,832 | |
| | |
QuantumScape Corp.*,# | | | 3,450 | | | | 18,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | $ | 595,777 | |
|
AUTOMOBILES – 1.7% | |
| | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 49,550 | | | | 483,112 | |
| | |
General Motors Co. | | | 17,600 | | | | 496,320 | |
| | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 1,820 | | | | 48,867 | |
| | |
Lucid Group, Inc.*,# | | | 8,850 | | | | 36,462 | |
| | |
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A* | | | 7,400 | | | | 120,028 | |
| | |
Tesla, Inc.* | | | 35,245 | | | | 7,078,606 | |
| | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 61,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | $ | 8,324,946 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| |
BROADLINE RETAIL – 3.3% | | | | | |
| | |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 115,150 | | | $ | 15,325,314 | |
| | |
Coupang, Inc.* | | | 13,400 | | | | 227,800 | |
| | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 6,640 | | | | 260,487 | |
| | |
Etsy, Inc.* | | | 1,600 | | | | 99,680 | |
| | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 1,660 | | | | 37,433 | |
| | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 3,550 | | | | 43,239 | |
| | |
Nordstrom, Inc.# | | | 1,380 | | | | 19,292 | |
| | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | | | 673 | | | | 51,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | $ | 16,065,228 | |
|
DISTRIBUTORS – 0.1% | |
| | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 1,720 | | | | 221,639 | |
| | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 3,268 | | | | 143,531 | |
| | |
Pool Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 157,885 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | $ | 523,055 | |
|
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES – 0.0%** | |
| | |
ADT, Inc.# | | | 2,560 | | | | 14,490 | |
| | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* | | | 783 | | | | 57,989 | |
| | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 47,332 | |
| | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 73,890 | |
| | |
Mister Car Wash, Inc.*,# | | | 750 | | | | 3,900 | |
| | |
Service Corp. International | | | 1,970 | | | | 107,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | $ | 304,808 | |
|
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 2.2% | |
| | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A* | | | 5,000 | | | | 591,450 | |
| | |
Aramark | | | 2,983 | | | | 80,332 | |
| | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | | 480 | | | | 1,338,989 | |
| | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 55,250 | |
| | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 2,660 | | | | 106,107 | |
| | |
Carnival Corp.* | | | 12,950 | | | | 148,407 | |
| | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | 350 | | | | 679,770 | |
| | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc.# | | | 360 | | | | 39,780 | |
| | |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 98,856 | |
| | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 1,450 | | | | 211,018 | |
| | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 450 | | | | 152,546 | |
| | |
DoorDash, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,720 | | | | 278,814 | |
| | |
DraftKings, Inc., Class A* | | | 5,120 | | | | 141,414 | |
| | |
Expedia Group, Inc.* | | | 1,902 | | | | 181,242 | |
| | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,203 | | | | 485,351 | |
| | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A | | | 650 | | | | 66,586 | |
| | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 4,320 | | | | 205,027 | |
| | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 3,086 | | | | 581,896 | |
| | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 44,930 | |
| | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 9,249 | | | | 2,424,810 | |
| | |
MGM Resorts International | | | 3,710 | | | | 129,553 | |
| | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*,# | | | 5,600 | | | | 76,160 | |
| | |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 2,050 | | | | 40,447 | |
| | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,028 | | | | 56,818 | |
| | |
Restaurant Brands International LP | | | 47 | | | | 3,214 | |
| | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.* | | | 2,880 | | | | 244,022 | |
| | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 14,290 | | | | 1,318,110 | |
| | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 60,924 | |
| | |
Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 810 | | | | 27,564 | |
| | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 528 | | | | 112,068 | |
| | |
Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 2,065 | | | | 39,276 | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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7 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Wingstop, Inc. | | | 350 | | | $ | 63,970 | |
| | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 1,160 | | | | 83,984 | |
| | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 1,368 | | | | 120,083 | |
| | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 3,700 | | | | 447,182 | |
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| | | | | | $ | 10,735,950 | |
|
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES – 0.4% | |
| | |
DR Horton, Inc. | | | 4,020 | | | | 419,688 | |
| | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 1,840 | | | | 188,655 | |
| | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 1,770 | | | | 41,471 | |
| | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 3,260 | | | | 347,777 | |
| | |
Lennar Corp., Class B | | | 76 | | | | 7,494 | |
| | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | 655 | | | | 52,649 | |
| | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 5,269 | | | | 35,408 | |
| | |
NVR, Inc.* | | | 45 | | | | 243,568 | |
| | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 2,840 | | | | 208,996 | |
| | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 83,853 | |
| | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 1,450 | | | | 102,529 | |
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TopBuild Corp.* | | | 400 | | | | 91,504 | |
| | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 685 | | | | 71,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,895,216 | |
|
LEISURE PRODUCTS – 0.1% | |
| | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 950 | | | | 65,997 | |
| | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 1,690 | | | | 76,303 | |
| | |
Mattel, Inc.* | | | 4,600 | | | | 87,768 | |
| | |
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,650 | | | | 17,374 | |
| | |
Polaris, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 60,494 | |
| | |
YETI Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,050 | | | | 44,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 352,582 | |
|
SPECIALTY RETAIL – 2.1% | |
| | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 41,624 | |
| | |
AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 330 | | | | 42,926 | |
| | |
AutoZone, Inc.* | | | 240 | | | | 594,511 | |
| | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | | 2,960 | | | | 87,764 | |
| | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 2,430 | | | | 162,373 | |
| | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | 850 | | | | 102,876 | |
| | |
CarMax, Inc.* | | | 2,000 | | | | 122,180 | |
| | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 74,865 | |
| | |
Five Below, Inc.* | | | 628 | | | | 109,259 | |
| | |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,360 | | | | 112,064 | |
| | |
GameStop Corp., Class A*,# | | | 3,500 | | | | 48,195 | |
| | |
Gap, Inc. (The)# | | | 2,800 | | | | 35,840 | |
| | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 12,770 | | | | 3,635,491 | |
| | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | 350 | | | | 84,774 | |
| | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 7,350 | | | | 1,400,689 | |
| | |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 300 | | | | 108,807 | |
| | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 750 | | | | 697,830 | |
| | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 28,616 | |
| | |
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.* | | | 1,150 | | | | 3,979 | |
| | |
RH* | | | 190 | | | | 41,412 | |
| | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 4,190 | | | | 485,914 | |
| | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 14,430 | | | | 1,270,850 | |
| | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 1,350 | | | | 259,956 | |
| | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | 650 | | | | 247,852 | |
| | |
Valvoline, Inc. | | | 2,250 | | | | 66,758 | |
| | |
Victoria’s Secret & Co.* | | | 1,003 | | | | 17,934 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A*,# | | | 1,048 | | | $ | 44,655 | |
| | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 760 | | | | 114,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 10,044,176 | |
|
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS – 0.6% | |
| | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 71,652 | |
| | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 450 | | | | 30,222 | |
| | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 468 | | | | 34,538 | |
| | |
Crocs, Inc.* | | | 650 | | | | 58,058 | |
| | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 350 | | | | 208,971 | |
| | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 8,380 | |
| | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 550,872 | |
| | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 14,940 | | | | 1,535,384 | |
| | |
PVH Corp. | | | 820 | | | | 60,967 | |
| | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 535 | | | | 60,204 | |
| | |
Skechers USA, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,793 | | | | 86,458 | |
| | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 3,230 | | | | 89,019 | |
| | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,678 | | | | 18,344 | |
| | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C* | | | 2,150 | | | | 13,825 | |
| | |
VF Corp. | | | 4,300 | | | | 63,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | $ | 2,890,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | $ | 51,731,971 | |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.2% | |
|
BEVERAGES – 1.5% | |
| | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A* | | | 100 | | | | 33,395 | |
| | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class A# | | | 550 | | | | 31,581 | |
| | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 2,525 | | | | 141,804 | |
| | |
Celsius Holdings, Inc.* | | | 550 | | | | 83,650 | |
| | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 48,450 | | | | 2,736,940 | |
| | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 1,950 | | | | 456,592 | |
| | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | | 12,200 | | | | 370,026 | |
| | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 2,300 | | | | 132,871 | |
| | |
Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | 9,600 | | | | 490,560 | |
| | |
PepsiCo., Inc. | | | 17,150 | | | | 2,800,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 7,277,671 | |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL – 1.8% | |
| | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 4,950 | | | | 107,415 | |
| | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 115,804 | |
| | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 485 | | | | 131,876 | |
| | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 5,550 | | | | 3,066,042 | |
| | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 2,800 | | | | 333,312 | |
| | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.* | | | 2,712 | | | | 301,276 | |
| | |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.* | | | 1,350 | | | | 37,355 | |
| | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 8,050 | | | | 365,229 | |
| | |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 1,800 | | | | 103,968 | |
| | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 6,250 | | | | 415,563 | |
| | |
Target Corp. | | | 5,860 | | | | 649,229 | |
| | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.* | | | 2,950 | | | | 114,873 | |
| | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 9,050 | | | | 190,774 | |
| | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 17,750 | | | | 2,900,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,833,243 | |
|
FOOD PRODUCTS – 0.9% | |
| | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 6,700 | | | | 479,519 | |
| | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 1,945 | | | | 206,131 | |
| | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 2,500 | | | | 101,025 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 5,950 | | | $ | 162,792 | |
| | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | 2,050 | | | | 90,795 | |
| | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 50,439 | |
| | |
Freshpet, Inc.* | | | 550 | | | | 31,570 | |
| | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 7,350 | | | | 479,514 | |
| | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 1,850 | | | | 346,597 | |
| | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 3,400 | | | | 110,670 | |
| | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 74,864 | |
| | |
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | | | 1,300 | | | | 147,992 | |
| | |
Kellanova | | | 3,150 | | | | 158,980 | |
| | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 9,750 | | | | 306,735 | |
| | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 170,620 | |
| | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 191,700 | |
| | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 16,800 | | | | 1,112,328 | |
| | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.* | | | 550 | | | | 14,025 | |
| | |
Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | 738 | | | | 59,247 | |
| | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 3,500 | | | | 162,225 | |
| | |
WK Kellogg Co.* | | | 787 | | | | 7,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,465,654 | |
|
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 1.3% | |
| | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 3,150 | | | | 286,461 | |
| | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 1,600 | | | | 188,320 | |
| | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 10,150 | | | | 762,468 | |
| | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 4,150 | | | | 496,506 | |
| | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 29,600 | | | | 4,440,888 | |
| | |
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | | | 350 | | | | 8,900 | |
| | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 30,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,213,671 | |
|
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS – 0.2% | |
| | |
Coty, Inc., Class A* | | | 4,890 | | | | 45,819 | |
| | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 2,950 | | | | 380,167 | |
| | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | | 21,100 | | | | 392,460 | |
| | |
Olaplex Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 2,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 820,860 | |
|
TOBACCO – 0.5% | |
| | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 22,050 | | | | 885,749 | |
| | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 19,250 | | | | 1,716,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,602,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | $ | 30,213,178 | |
| |
ENERGY – 4.4% | | | | | |
|
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES – 0.4% | |
| | |
Baker Hughes Co. | | | 12,600 | | | | 433,692 | |
| | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 11,263 | | | | 443,087 | |
| | |
NOV, Inc. | | | 4,398 | | | | 87,784 | |
| | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 17,596 | | | | 979,393 | |
| | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 5,000 | | | | 107,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,051,556 | |
|
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 4.0% | |
| | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 3,300 | | | | 40,722 | |
| | |
Antero Resources Corp.* | | | 3,200 | | | | 94,208 | |
| | |
APA Corp. | | | 3,940 | | | | 156,497 | |
| | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | 3,030 | | | | 504,253 | |
| | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.# | | | 1,550 | | | | 133,424 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 21,470 | | | $ | 3,128,823 | |
| | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 15,028 | | | | 1,785,326 | |
| | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 9,274 | | | | 255,035 | |
| | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 7,836 | | | | 364,923 | |
| | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 2,297 | | | | 368,255 | |
| | |
DT Midstream, Inc. | | | 1,075 | | | | 58,018 | |
| | |
Enviva, Inc. | | | 450 | | | | 1,629 | |
| | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 7,430 | | | | 938,037 | |
| | |
EQT Corp. | | | 4,350 | | | | 184,353 | |
| | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 48,693 | | | | 5,154,154 | |
| | |
Hess Corp. | | | 3,540 | | | | 511,176 | |
| | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | 1,640 | | | | 90,823 | |
| | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 24,405 | | | | 395,361 | |
| | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 7,450 | | | | 203,459 | |
| | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 5,400 | | | | 816,750 | |
| | |
New Fortress Energy, Inc.# | | | 400 | | | | 12,120 | |
| | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 8,760 | | | | 541,456 | |
| | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 5,510 | | | | 359,252 | |
| | |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 2,850 | | | | 136,800 | |
| | |
Phillips 66 | | | 5,640 | | | | 643,355 | |
| | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 2,926 | | | | 699,314 | |
| | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 3,050 | | | | 109,312 | |
| | |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 12,050 | | | | 85,917 | |
| | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 2,750 | | | | 229,927 | |
| | |
Texas Pacific Land Corp. | | | 100 | | | | 184,595 | |
| | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 4,520 | | | | 574,040 | |
| | |
Vitesse Energy, Inc. | | | 299 | | | | 7,083 | |
| | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 14,770 | | | | 508,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 19,276,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL ENERGY | | | | | | $ | 21,328,041 | |
| |
FINANCIALS – 13.0% | | | | | |
| | |
BANKS – 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 85,700 | | | | 2,257,338 | |
| | |
Bank OZK | | | 1,450 | | | | 51,925 | |
| | |
BOK Financial Corp. | | | 270 | | | | 17,690 | |
| | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 23,782 | | | | 939,151 | |
| | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,550 | | | | 130,036 | |
| | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 2,348 | | | | 46,185 | |
| | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 1,730 | | | | 68,162 | |
| | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,358 | | | | 59,562 | |
| | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 490 | | | | 44,585 | |
| | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,473 | | | | 78,982 | |
| | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 8,350 | | | | 197,978 | |
| | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 150 | | | | 207,111 | |
| | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 1,750 | | | | 31,378 | |
| | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | 6,450 | | | | 69,337 | |
| | |
First Republic Bank | | | 2,400 | | | | 42 | |
| | |
FNB Corp. | | | 4,250 | | | | 45,433 | |
| | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 17,646 | | | | 170,284 | |
| | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 35,720 | | | | 4,967,223 | |
| | |
KeyCorp. | | | 11,794 | | | | 120,535 | |
| | |
M&T Bank Corp.§ | | | 2,323 | | | | 261,918 | |
| | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 9,633 | | | | 91,321 | |
| | |
NU Holdings Ltd., Class A* | | | 27,600 | | | | 226,320 | |
| | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 62,360 | |
| | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 4,860 | | | | 556,324 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Popular, Inc. | | | 938 | | | $ | 61,008 | |
| | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 923 | | | | 50,340 | |
| | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 11,806 | | | | 171,541 | |
| | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 1,744 | | | | 45,466 | |
| | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 16,257 | | | | 461,049 | |
| | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 19,420 | | | | 619,110 | |
| | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 2,012 | | | | 76,396 | |
| | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 45,075 | | | | 1,792,633 | |
| | |
Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 1,150 | | | | 47,265 | |
| | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 59,752 | |
| | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 1,840 | | | | 56,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 14,142,504 | |
|
CAPITAL MARKETS – 2.9% | |
| | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 570 | | | | 69,973 | |
| | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 1,340 | | | | 421,524 | |
| | |
Ares Management Corp., Class A | | | 2,100 | | | | 207,039 | |
| | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 9,670 | | | | 410,975 | |
| | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 1,860 | | | | 1,138,841 | |
| | |
Blackstone, Inc. | | | 8,920 | | | | 823,762 | |
| | |
Blue Owl Capital, Inc.# | | | 6,000 | | | | 73,980 | |
| | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,700 | | | | 74,358 | |
| | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 1,350 | | | | 221,251 | |
| | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 18,505 | | | | 963,000 | |
| | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 4,400 | | | | 939,224 | |
| | |
Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,100 | | | | 161,952 | |
| | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 450 | | | | 58,581 | |
| | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 490 | | | | 211,626 | |
| | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 3,770 | | | | 85,918 | |
| | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 3,990 | | | | 1,211,404 | |
| | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 60,312 | |
| | |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 1,198 | | | | 95,924 | |
| | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 7,290 | | | | 783,238 | |
| | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 4,620 | | | | 59,921 | |
| | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 1,800 | | | | 41,526 | |
| | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2,548 | | | | 81,995 | |
| | |
KKR & Co., Inc. | | | 8,234 | | | | 456,164 | |
| | |
Lazard Ltd., Class A | | | 1,250 | | | | 34,713 | |
| | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 950 | | | | 213,294 | |
| | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 106,875 | |
| | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 1,990 | | | | 612,920 | |
| | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 14,726 | | | | 1,042,895 | |
| | |
Morningstar, Inc. | | | 300 | | | | 75,972 | |
| | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 970 | | | | 457,403 | |
| | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 4,340 | | | | 215,264 | |
| | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 2,480 | | | | 163,457 | |
| | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 2,415 | | | | 230,488 | |
| | |
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A* | | | 8,000 | | | | 73,120 | |
| | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 4,039 | | | | 1,410,863 | |
| | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 1,340 | | | | 71,904 | |
| | |
State Street Corp. | | | 3,970 | | | | 256,581 | |
| | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 1,300 | | | | 74,100 | |
| | |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 2,830 | | | | 256,115 | |
| | |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 1,400 | | | | 126,014 | |
| | |
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 1,350 | | | | 24,962 | |
| | |
XP, Inc., Class A | | | 4,300 | | | | 86,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 14,185,428 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| |
CONSUMER FINANCE – 0.5% | | | | | |
| | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 3,913 | | | $ | 94,655 | |
| | |
American Express Co. | | | 7,340 | | | | 1,071,860 | |
| | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 4,700 | | | | 476,063 | |
| | |
Credit Acceptance Corp.* | | | 100 | | | | 40,243 | |
| | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 3,030 | | | | 248,702 | |
| | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,550 | | | | 55,692 | |
| | |
SLM Corp. | | | 3,510 | | | | 45,630 | |
| | |
SoFi Technologies, Inc.* | | | 12,250 | | | | 92,488 | |
| | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 5,500 | | | | 154,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,279,608 | |
| | |
FINANCIAL SERVICES – 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Affirm Holdings, Inc.*,# | | | 2,650 | | | | 46,666 | |
| | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | 6,576 | | | | 509,245 | |
| | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 22,696 | | | | 7,746,826 | |
| | |
Block, Inc.* | | | 6,800 | | | | 273,700 | |
| | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,443 | | | | 118,051 | |
| | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 665 | | | | 51,099 | |
| | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 7,400 | | | | 363,414 | |
| | |
Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 7,660 | | | | 871,325 | |
| | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 950 | | | | 213,911 | |
| | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 3,263 | | | | 346,596 | |
| | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 950 | | | | 133,940 | |
| | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 10,420 | | | | 3,921,567 | |
| | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 60,624 | |
| | |
NCR Atleos Corp.* | | | 810 | | | | 17,869 | |
| | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | | 14,165 | | | | 733,747 | |
| | |
Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A* | | | 1,500 | | | | 11,085 | |
| | |
Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A* | | | 750 | | | | 33,390 | |
| | |
Toast, Inc., Class A* | | | 4,600 | | | | 73,554 | |
| | |
UWM Holdings Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | | 9,215 | |
| | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 20,070 | | | | 4,718,457 | |
| | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 1,330 | | | | 88,804 | |
| | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 5,990 | | | | 67,627 | |
| | |
WEX, Inc.* | | | 565 | | | | 94,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 20,504,773 | |
| | |
INSURANCE – 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 7,450 | | | | 581,919 | |
| | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 3,230 | | | | 413,860 | |
| | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 950 | | | | 103,892 | |
| | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 8,830 | | | | 541,367 | |
| | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 2,500 | | | | 773,500 | |
| | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.* | | | 4,620 | | | | 400,462 | |
| | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 2,680 | | | | 631,113 | |
| | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 730 | | | | 108,697 | |
| | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 750 | | | | 46,800 | |
| | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | | | 930 | | | | 53,103 | |
| | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | 950 | | | | 43,035 | |
| | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 2,940 | | | | 204,095 | |
| | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 5,097 | | | | 1,093,918 | |
| | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 2,006 | | | | 199,938 | |
| | |
CNA Financial Corp. | | | 150 | | | | 6,060 | |
| | |
Everest Group Ltd. | | | 370 | | | | 146,379 | |
| | |
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | | | 237 | | | | 7,274 | |
| | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | 3,191 | | | | 124,736 | |
| | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 1,328 | | | | 68,312 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 1,043 | | | $ | 121,363 | |
| | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 500 | | | | 58,605 | |
| | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 3,740 | | | | 274,703 | |
| | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 778 | | | | 31,027 | |
| | |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | | | 250 | | | | 83,478 | |
| | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 2,458 | | | | 53,511 | |
| | |
Loews Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | | 147,223 | |
| | |
Markel Group, Inc.* | | | 180 | | | | 264,694 | |
| | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 6,140 | | | | 1,164,451 | |
| | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 8,101 | | | | 486,141 | |
| | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 3,468 | | | | 94,954 | |
| | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 473 | | | | 90,419 | |
| | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2,840 | | | | 192,211 | |
| | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 7,280 | | | | 1,150,895 | |
| | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 4,480 | | | | 409,651 | |
| | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 790 | | | | 118,081 | |
| | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 678 | | | | 148,882 | |
| | |
RLI Corp. | | | 350 | | | | 46,634 | |
| | |
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 51,840 | |
| | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,780 | | | | 465,483 | |
| | |
Unum Group | | | 2,360 | | | | 115,404 | |
| | |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | | | 2,480 | | | | 167,202 | |
| | |
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 30 | | | | 42,923 | |
| | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 1,350 | | | | 318,451 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 11,646,686 | |
|
MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) – 0.1% | |
| | |
AGNC Investment Corp.# | | | 8,385 | | | | 61,881 | |
| | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 6,082 | | | | 94,940 | |
| | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.# | | | 3,768 | | | | 66,882 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 223,703 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | $ | 62,982,702 | |
|
HEALTH CARE – 12.8% | |
|
BIOTECHNOLOGY – 2.2% | |
| | |
2seventy bio, Inc.*,# | | | 16 | | | | 39 | |
| | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 21,711 | | | | 3,065,159 | |
| | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,550 | | | | 235,290 | |
| | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 6,614 | | | | 1,691,200 | |
| | |
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,# | | | 1,250 | | | | 60,825 | |
| | |
Biogen, Inc.* | | | 1,750 | | | | 415,695 | |
| | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 2,400 | | | | 195,480 | |
| | |
Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | 2,300 | | | | 141,657 | |
| | |
Exelixis, Inc.* | | | 4,200 | | | | 86,478 | |
| | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 15,294 | | | | 1,201,191 | |
| | |
Incyte Corp.* | | | 2,410 | | | | 129,971 | |
| | |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,800 | | | | 79,686 | |
| | |
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 450 | | | | 74,974 | |
| | |
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 550 | | | | 30,542 | |
| | |
Moderna, Inc.* | | | 4,150 | | | | 315,234 | |
| | |
Natera, Inc.* | | | 1,350 | | | | 53,285 | |
| | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 1,250 | | | | 138,675 | |
| | |
Novavax, Inc.*,# | | | 880 | | | | 5,861 | |
| | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,013,857 | |
| | |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 1,115 | | | | 75,051 | |
| | |
Seagen, Inc.* | | | 1,750 | | | | 372,417 | |
| | |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 950 | | | | 33,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 540 | | | $ | 120,344 | |
| | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 3,193 | | | | 1,156,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 10,692,758 | |
|
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 2.4% | |
| | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 21,295 | | | | 2,013,442 | |
| | |
Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 960 | | | | 177,206 | |
| | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 6,330 | | | | 205,282 | |
| | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 3,534 | | | | 893,325 | |
| | |
Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | 18,400 | | | | 941,896 | |
| | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 650 | | | | 202,637 | |
| | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 2,729 | | | | 82,989 | |
| | |
DexCom, Inc.* | | | 4,950 | | | | 439,708 | |
| | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | 7,566 | | | | 482,106 | |
| | |
Enovis Corp.* | | | 650 | | | | 29,835 | |
| | |
Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 2,250 | | | | 52,358 | |
| | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,850 | | | | 322,864 | |
| | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,100 | | | | 50,281 | |
| | |
Hologic, Inc.* | | | 3,190 | | | | 211,082 | |
| | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 250 | | | | 24,515 | |
| | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 1,030 | | | | 411,454 | |
| | |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 58,864 | |
| | |
Insulet Corp.* | | | 900 | | | | 119,313 | |
| | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | | | 848 | | | | 30,494 | |
| | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | 4,400 | | | | 1,153,768 | |
| | |
Masimo Corp.* | | | 550 | | | | 44,622 | |
| | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 16,226 | | | | 1,144,907 | |
| | |
Novocure Ltd.* | | | 1,350 | | | | 17,955 | |
| | |
Penumbra, Inc.* | | | 450 | | | | 86,018 | |
| | |
QuidelOrtho Corp.* | | | 668 | | | | 40,801 | |
| | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 1,870 | | | | 264,081 | |
| | |
Shockwave Medical, Inc.* | | | 450 | | | | 92,817 | |
| | |
STERIS PLC | | | 1,300 | | | | 272,974 | |
| | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 4,450 | | | | 1,202,479 | |
| | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | | | 900 | | | | 15,570 | |
| | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 610 | | | | 112,698 | |
| | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,660 | | | | 277,731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 11,476,072 | |
|
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 2.9% | |
| | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | | | 1,150 | | | | 84,536 | |
| | |
agilon health, Inc.*,# | | | 3,400 | | | | 61,200 | |
| | |
Amedisys, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 36,596 | |
| | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 3,020 | | | | 274,820 | |
| | |
Cencora, Inc. | | | 2,120 | | | | 392,518 | |
| | |
Centene Corp.* | | | 6,680 | | | | 460,786 | |
| | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 200 | | | | 112,530 | |
| | |
Cigna Group (The) | | | 3,592 | | | | 1,110,646 | |
| | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 15,771 | | | | 1,088,357 | |
| | |
DaVita, Inc.* | | | 738 | | | | 56,996 | |
| | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 2,910 | | | | 1,309,762 | |
| | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 1,230 | | | | 76,949 | |
| | |
Enhabit, Inc.* | | | 740 | | | | 5,454 | |
| | |
Guardant Health, Inc.* | | | 135 | | | | 3,494 | |
| | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 587,964 | |
| | |
Henry Schein, Inc.* | | | 1,720 | | | | 111,765 | |
| | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 1,530 | | | | 801,246 | |
| | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 1,157 | | | | 231,088 | |
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11 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued) |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 1,700 | | | $ | 774,112 | |
| | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 750 | | | | 249,712 | |
| | |
Premier, Inc., Class A | | | 1,150 | | | | 22,103 | |
| | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 182,140 | |
| | |
R1 RCM, Inc.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 14,148 | |
| | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | | | 1,250 | | | | 67,125 | |
| | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 11,470 | | | | 6,142,873 | |
| | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 830 | | | | 104,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 14,363,409 | |
|
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY – 0.1% | |
| | |
Certara, Inc.* | | | 1,450 | | | | 17,676 | |
| | |
Definitive Healthcare Corp.* | | | 450 | | | | 2,592 | |
| | |
Doximity, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,550 | | | | 31,666 | |
| | |
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | | | 2,087 | | | | 34,519 | |
| | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,820 | | | | 350,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 437,185 | |
|
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES – 1.4% | |
| | |
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,240 | | | | 43,747 | |
| | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,740 | | | | 386,604 | |
| | |
Avantor, Inc.* | | | 8,395 | | | | 146,325 | |
| | |
Azenta, Inc.* | | | 950 | | | | 43,178 | |
| | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | | | 290 | | | | 79,831 | |
| | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 109,260 | |
| | |
Bruker Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 79,800 | |
| | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | | | 670 | | | | 112,801 | |
| | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 8,330 | | | | 1,599,527 | |
| | |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc.* | | | 657 | | | | 18,659 | |
| | |
ICON PLC* | | | 1,000 | | | | 243,960 | |
| | |
Illumina, Inc.* | | | 2,040 | | | | 223,217 | |
| | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,230 | | | | 403,251 | |
| | |
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,500 | | | | 10,290 | |
| | |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.* | | | 250 | | | | 60,667 | |
| | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | 270 | | | | 266,004 | |
| | |
QIAGEN NV* | | | 3,000 | | | | 112,290 | |
| | |
Repligen Corp.* | | | 650 | | | | 87,464 | |
| | |
Revvity, Inc. | | | 1,520 | | | | 125,932 | |
| | |
Sotera Health Co.* | | | 1,100 | | | | 13,926 | |
| | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 4,820 | | | | 2,143,791 | |
| | |
Waters Corp.* | | | 760 | | | | 181,283 | |
| | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 950 | | | | 302,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,794,182 | |
|
PHARMACEUTICALS – 3.8% | |
| | |
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR | | | 51 | | | | 3,225 | |
| | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 25,776 | | | | 1,328,237 | |
| | |
Catalent, Inc.* | | | 2,400 | | | | 82,536 | |
| | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.* | | | 5,800 | | | | 51,098 | |
| | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 10,430 | | | | 5,777,490 | |
| | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC* | | | 810 | | | | 102,886 | |
| | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 29,700 | | | | 4,405,698 | |
| | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 31,266 | | | | 3,211,018 | |
| | |
Organon & Co. | | | 3,266 | | | | 48,304 | |
| | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 1,458 | | | | 40,299 | |
| | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 69,403 | | | | 2,120,956 | |
| | |
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A | | | 4,600 | | | | 123,602 | |
| | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | 13,455 | | | | 119,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 5,731 | | | $ | 899,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 18,314,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | | | | $ | 62,078,472 | |
|
INDUSTRIALS – 9.4% | |
| |
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.7% | | | | | |
| | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.* | | | 850 | | | | 173,816 | |
| | |
Boeing Co. (The)* | | | 6,990 | | | | 1,305,872 | |
| | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,105 | | | | 82,079 | |
| | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 465 | | | | 92,447 | |
| | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 3,130 | | | | 755,300 | |
| | |
HEICO Corp.# | | | 550 | | | | 87,125 | |
| | |
HEICO Corp., Class A | | | 1,052 | | | | 133,741 | |
| | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 61,920 | |
| | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 4,916 | | | | 216,796 | |
| | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 495 | | | | 108,811 | |
| | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,432 | | | | 436,325 | |
| | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 2,840 | | | | 1,291,178 | |
| | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.* | | | 650 | | | | 23,387 | |
| | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,820 | | | | 858,003 | |
| | |
RTX Corp. | | | 18,554 | | | | 1,510,110 | |
| | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A*,# | | | 1,240 | | | | 28,024 | |
| | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 2,603 | | | | 197,828 | |
| | |
TransDigm Group, Inc.* | | | 690 | | | | 571,382 | |
| | |
Woodward, Inc. | | | 775 | | | | 96,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,030,786 | |
|
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 0.5% | |
| | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,384 | | | | 113,253 | |
| | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 1,980 | | | | 216,315 | |
| | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 2,960 | | | | 710,696 | |
| | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 75,765 | |
| | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 9,230 | | | | 1,303,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,419,766 | |
|
BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.6% | |
| | |
A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 1,700 | | | | 118,592 | |
| | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 74,781 | |
| | |
Allegion PLC | | | 1,133 | | | | 111,442 | |
| | |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 428 | | | | 32,481 | |
| | |
AZEK Co., Inc. (The)* | | | 1,350 | | | | 35,370 | |
| | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 1,600 | | | | 173,632 | |
| | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 640 | | | | 162,617 | |
| | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 10,600 | | | | 505,196 | |
| | |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | | | 1,510 | | | | 84,258 | |
| | |
Hayward Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,350 | | | | 14,175 | |
| | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 8,731 | | | | 427,994 | |
| | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 148,216 | |
| | |
Masco Corp. | | | 2,730 | | | | 142,206 | |
| | |
Masterbrand, Inc.* | | | 160 | | | | 1,778 | |
| | |
Owens Corning | | | 1,098 | | | | 124,480 | |
| | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 2,850 | | | | 542,383 | |
| | |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 1,494 | | | | 83,978 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,783,579 | |
|
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 0.6% | |
| | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 1,120 | | | | 567,975 | |
| | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.* | | | 650 | | | | 99,886 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 12 |
Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Copart, Inc.* | | | 11,200 | | | $ | 487,424 | |
| | |
Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.* | | | 750 | | | | 8,535 | |
| | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 450 | | | | 71,046 | |
| | |
RB Global, Inc. | | | 2,226 | | | | 145,580 | |
| | |
Rentokil Initial PLC, ADR | | | 35 | | | | 896 | |
| | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 2,590 | | | | 384,589 | |
| | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 3,050 | | | | 114,711 | |
| | |
Stericycle, Inc.* | | | 1,235 | | | | 50,931 | |
| | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 105,637 | |
| | |
Veralto Corp.* | | | 2,793 | | | | 192,717 | |
| | |
Vestis Corp.* | | | 1,491 | | | | 22,797 | |
| | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 5,140 | | | | 844,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,097,380 | |
|
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING – 0.2% | |
| | |
AECOM | | | 1,725 | | | | 132,049 | |
| | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 550 | | | | 113,657 | |
| | |
MasTec, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 41,608 | |
| | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 46,525 | |
| | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 1,788 | | | | 298,810 | |
| | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 260 | | | | 51,197 | |
| | |
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.* | | | 2,700 | | | | 106,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 790,253 | |
|
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 0.7% | |
| | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 64,788 | |
| | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 2,810 | | | | 395,564 | |
| | |
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,350 | | | | 8,509 | |
| | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 5,028 | | | | 1,045,371 | |
| | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 7,290 | | | | 648,591 | |
| | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.* | | | 697 | | | | 58,597 | |
| | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 690 | | | | 186,369 | |
| | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 2,216 | | | | 106,656 | |
| | |
Plug Power, Inc.*,# | | | 6,950 | | | | 40,936 | |
| | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 94,728 | |
| | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 1,470 | | | | 386,331 | |
| | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | | | 2,098 | | | | 66,884 | |
| | |
Sunrun, Inc.* | | | 2,400 | | | | 23,160 | |
| | |
Vertiv Holdings Co. | | | 4,400 | | | | 172,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,299,272 | |
|
GROUND TRANSPORTATION – 1.1% | |
| | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc.* | | | 250 | | | | 40,700 | |
| | |
CSX Corp. | | | 25,900 | | | | 773,115 | |
| | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,900 | | | | 16,017 | |
| | |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 980 | | | | 168,433 | |
| | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,035 | | | | 99,491 | |
| | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 390 | | | | 64,264 | |
| | |
Lyft, Inc., Class A* | | | 4,300 | | | | 39,431 | |
| | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 2,960 | | | | 564,738 | |
| | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 1,250 | | | | 470,825 | |
| | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 540 | | | | 52,672 | |
| | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 340 | | | | 121,887 | |
| | |
Schneider National, Inc., Class B | | | 623 | | | | 15,781 | |
| | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.* | | | 24,400 | | | | 1,056,032 | |
| | |
U-Haul Holding Co.* | | | 213 | | | | 10,462 | |
| | |
U-Haul Holding Co.* | | | 17 | | | | 802 | |
| | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 7,770 | | | | 1,613,130 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
XPO, Inc.* | | | 1,450 | | | $ | 109,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,217,704 | |
|
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES – 0.8% | |
| | |
3M Co. | | | 6,930 | | | | 630,284 | |
| | |
General Electric Co. | | | 13,615 | | | | 1,478,997 | |
| | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 8,450 | | | | 1,548,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,657,828 | |
|
MACHINERY – 1.8% | |
| | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 845 | | | | 96,888 | |
| | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 60,504 | |
| | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 6,500 | | | | 1,469,325 | |
| | |
CNH Industrial NV | | | 11,800 | | | | 129,564 | |
| | |
Crane Co. | | | 500 | | | | 48,665 | |
| | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 1,780 | | | | 385,014 | |
| | |
Deere & Co. | | | 3,390 | | | | 1,238,570 | |
| | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 1,410 | | | | 81,301 | |
| | |
Dover Corp. | | | 1,710 | | | | 222,215 | |
| | |
Esab Corp. | | | 649 | | | | 41,082 | |
| | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 1,798 | | | | 66,023 | |
| | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 4,390 | | | | 286,579 | |
| | |
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC* | | | 1,200 | | | | 13,104 | |
| | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 2,020 | | | | 150,187 | |
| | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 920 | | | | 176,097 | |
| | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 851,656 | |
| | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | | 4,944 | | | | 300,002 | |
| | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 985 | | | | 91,950 | |
| | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 650 | | | | 113,620 | |
| | |
Middleby Corp. (The)* | | | 700 | | | | 79,009 | |
| | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 148,813 | |
| | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 790 | | | | 69,307 | |
| | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 5,425 | | | | 418,864 | |
| | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 6,710 | | | | 553,776 | |
| | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 1,610 | | | | 593,945 | |
| | |
Pentair PLC | | | 2,064 | | | | 119,960 | |
| | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 350 | | | | 76,944 | |
| | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 680 | | | | 175,399 | |
| | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 1,920 | | | | 163,296 | |
| | |
Timken Co. (The) | | | 800 | | | | 55,296 | |
| | |
Toro Co. (The) | | | 1,380 | | | | 111,559 | |
| | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 2,315 | | | | 245,436 | |
| | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 2,910 | | | | 272,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,906,151 | |
|
MARINE TRANSPORTATION – 0.0%** | |
| | |
Kirby Corp.* | | | 800 | | | | 59,760 | |
|
PASSENGER AIRLINES – 0.1% | |
| | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.* | | | 1,625 | | | | 51,399 | |
| | |
American Airlines Group, Inc.*,# | | | 8,943 | | | | 99,714 | |
| | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 8,340 | | | | 260,625 | |
| | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 7,680 | | | | 170,726 | |
| | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,283 | | | | 149,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 732,412 | |
|
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – 0.9% | |
| | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 5,230 | | | | 1,141,291 | |
| | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 1,750 | | | | 209,877 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,530 | | | $ | 261,079 | |
| | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | | 303 | | | | 98,402 | |
| | |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.* | | | 1,875 | | | | 120,019 | |
| | |
Clarivate PLC*,# | | | 6,400 | | | | 40,832 | |
| | |
Concentrix Corp. | | | 543 | | | | 41,382 | |
| | |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 27,156 | |
| | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 1,610 | | | | 273,008 | |
| | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 450 | | | | 95,517 | |
| | |
Genpact Ltd. | | | 2,245 | | | | 75,297 | |
| | |
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,550 | | | | 206,615 | |
| | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 110,485 | |
| | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 178,416 | |
| | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 510 | | | | 35,685 | |
| | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 4,120 | | | | 457,526 | |
| | |
Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 650 | | | | 159,231 | |
| | |
Paycor HCM, Inc.* | | | 450 | | | | 9,711 | |
| | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.* | | | 525 | | | | 94,185 | |
| | |
Robert Half, Inc. | | | 1,398 | | | | 104,528 | |
| | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 76,468 | |
| | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,800 | | | | 140,700 | |
| | |
TransUnion | | | 2,600 | | | | 114,088 | |
| | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 409,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,480,746 | |
|
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS – 0.4% | |
| | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | 1,450 | | | | 50,214 | |
| | |
Core & Main, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,000 | | | | 30,080 | |
| | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 7,090 | | | | 413,631 | |
| | |
Ferguson PLC | | | 2,550 | | | | 383,010 | |
| | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 590 | | | | 55,902 | |
| | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.* | | | 550 | | | | 75,773 | |
| | |
United Rentals, Inc. | | | 870 | | | | 353,455 | |
| | |
Watsco, Inc.# | | | 400 | | | | 139,556 | |
| | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 76,920 | |
| | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 590 | | | | 430,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,009,141 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | $ | 45,484,778 | |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 27.0% | |
|
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 0.9% | |
| | |
Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | 3,100 | | | | 621,147 | |
| | |
Ciena Corp.* | | | 1,973 | | | | 83,261 | |
| | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 51,150 | | | | 2,666,449 | |
| | |
F5, Inc.* | | | 763 | | | | 115,663 | |
| | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 4,240 | | | | 114,141 | |
| | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.* | | | 900 | | | | 35,289 | |
| | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,080 | | | | 579,197 | |
| | |
Ubiquiti, Inc. | | | 50 | | | | 6,072 | |
| | |
Viasat, Inc.*,# | | | 950 | | | | 17,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,238,737 | |
|
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS – 0.5% | |
| | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 7,300 | | | | 588,015 | |
| | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | | 685 | | | | 77,686 | |
| | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 50,963 | |
| | |
CDW Corp. | | | 1,690 | | | | 338,676 | |
| | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 2,250 | | | | 80,978 | |
| | |
Coherent Corp.* | | | 1,418 | | | | 41,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 9,620 | | | $ | 257,431 | |
| | |
Crane NXT Co. | | | 400 | | | | 20,800 | |
| | |
IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | 400 | | | | 34,360 | |
| | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 1,608 | | | | 197,462 | |
| | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,250 | | | | 274,612 | |
| | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 293 | | | | 63,484 | |
| | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 543 | | | | 49,782 | |
| | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | | | 593 | | | | 222,132 | |
| | |
Trimble, Inc.* | | | 2,930 | | | | 138,091 | |
| | |
Vontier Corp. | | | 1,956 | | | | 57,819 | |
| | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | 650 | | | | 136,130 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,630,394 | |
|
IT SERVICES – 1.5% | |
| | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 8,000 | | | | 2,376,720 | |
| | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,900 | | | | 196,327 | |
| | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 1,470 | | | | 117,835 | |
| | |
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,650 | | | | 206,918 | |
| | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 6,510 | | | | 419,700 | |
| | |
DXC Technology Co.* | | | 2,826 | | | | 57,000 | |
| | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 152,299 | |
| | |
Gartner, Inc.* | | | 950 | | | | 315,438 | |
| | |
Globant SA* | | | 500 | | | | 85,145 | |
| | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,900 | | | | 139,137 | |
| | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 11,460 | | | | 1,657,574 | |
| | |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,412 | | | | 35,288 | |
| | |
MongoDB, Inc.* | | | 815 | | | | 280,841 | |
| | |
Okta, Inc.* | | | 1,950 | | | | 131,450 | |
| | |
Snowflake, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,830 | | | | 555,848 | |
| | |
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.* | | | 1,150 | | | | 3,899 | |
| | |
Twilio, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,100 | | | | 107,646 | |
| | |
VeriSign, Inc.* | | | 1,100 | | | | 219,626 | |
| | |
Wix.com Ltd.* | | | 40 | | | | 3,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 7,061,887 | |
|
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 6.5% | |
| | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 19,918 | | | | 1,961,923 | |
| | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.* | | | 750 | | | | 19,470 | |
| | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 6,342 | | | | 997,787 | |
| | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 10,480 | | | | 1,387,028 | |
| | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 5,108 | | | | 4,297,718 | |
| | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 700 | | | | 46,851 | |
| | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 135,286 | |
| | |
Entegris, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 158,472 | |
| | |
First Solar, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 185,185 | |
| | |
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.*,# | | | 800 | | | | 39,696 | |
| | |
Intel Corp. | | | 52,070 | | | | 1,900,555 | |
| | |
KLA Corp. | | | 1,700 | | | | 798,490 | |
| | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 1,680 | | | | 988,210 | |
| | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 1,650 | | | | 91,757 | |
| | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 10,611 | | | | 501,051 | |
| | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 6,678 | | | | 476,075 | |
| | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 13,650 | | | | 912,775 | |
| | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 733 | | | | 48,129 | |
| | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 580 | | | | 256,209 | |
| | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 29,845 | | | | 12,170,791 | |
| | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 5,378 | | | | 336,878 | |
| | |
Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 1,250 | | | | 109,275 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 13,930 | | | $ | 1,518,231 | |
| | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 173,480 | |
| | |
Teradyne, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 158,213 | |
| | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 11,350 | | | | 1,611,813 | |
| | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 69,590 | |
| | |
Wolfspeed, Inc.*,# | | | 1,575 | | | | 53,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 31,404,236 | |
|
SOFTWARE – 10.8% | |
| | |
Adobe, Inc.* | | | 5,710 | | | | 3,038,063 | |
| | |
Alteryx, Inc., Class A* | | | 850 | | | | 27,209 | |
| | |
ANSYS, Inc.* | | | 1,080 | | | | 300,521 | |
| | |
AppLovin Corp., Class A* | | | 2,600 | | | | 94,744 | |
| | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.* | | | 317 | | | | 56,347 | |
| | |
Atlassian Corp., Class A* | | | 1,800 | | | | 325,152 | |
| | |
Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 2,680 | | | | 529,648 | |
| | |
Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B | | | 2,300 | | | | 111,872 | |
| | |
BILL Holdings, Inc.*,# | | | 1,300 | | | | 118,677 | |
| | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 3,360 | | | | 805,896 | |
| | |
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,300 | | | | 24,771 | |
| | |
Confluent, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,300 | | | | 66,493 | |
| | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,569 | | | | 454,122 | |
| | |
Datadog, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,348 | | | | 272,762 | |
| | |
DocuSign, Inc.* | | | 2,550 | | | | 99,144 | |
| | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 640 | | | | 51,802 | |
| | |
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,350 | | | | 37,570 | |
| | |
Dropbox, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,100 | | | | 81,530 | |
| | |
Dynatrace, Inc.* | | | 2,723 | | | | 121,745 | |
| | |
Elastic NV* | | | 1,050 | | | | 78,792 | |
| | |
Fair Isaac Corp.* | | | 300 | | | | 253,761 | |
| | |
Five9, Inc.* | | | 893 | | | | 51,678 | |
| | |
Fortinet, Inc.* | | | 8,150 | | | | 465,935 | |
| | |
Gen Digital, Inc. | | | 6,920 | | | | 115,287 | |
| | |
Gitlab, Inc., Class A* | | | 100 | | | | 4,328 | |
| | |
Guidewire Software, Inc.* | | | 950 | | | | 85,623 | |
| | |
HubSpot, Inc.* | | | 553 | | | | 234,345 | |
| | |
Informatica, Inc., Class A* | | | 500 | | | | 9,590 | |
| | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 1,682,830 | |
| | |
Jamf Holding Corp.* | | | 100 | | | | 1,606 | |
| | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | | 773 | | | | 150,720 | |
| | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 93,769 | | | | 31,704,237 | |
| | |
N-Able, Inc.* | | | 436 | | | | 5,651 | |
| | |
nCino, Inc.* | | | 800 | | | | 22,480 | |
| | |
NCR Voyix Corp.* | | | 1,620 | | | | 24,770 | |
| | |
New Relic, Inc.* | | | 750 | | | | 65,002 | |
| | |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,950 | | | | 106,760 | |
| | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 18,960 | | | | 1,960,464 | |
| | |
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A* | | | 23,220 | | | | 343,656 | |
| | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | | | 3,770 | | | | 916,185 | |
| | |
Pegasystems, Inc. | | | 320 | | | | 13,677 | |
| | |
Procore Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 61,090 | |
| | |
PTC, Inc.* | | | 1,350 | | | | 189,567 | |
| | |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,050 | | | | 27,909 | |
| | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,300 | | | | 635,141 | |
| | |
Salesforce, Inc.* | | | 11,766 | | | | 2,362,966 | |
| | |
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,350 | | | | 36,731 | |
| | |
ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 2,550 | | | | 1,483,717 | |
| | |
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,705 | | | | 67,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Splunk, Inc.* | | | 1,900 | | | $ | 279,604 | |
| | |
Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 1,900 | | | | 891,936 | |
| | |
Teradata Corp.* | | | 1,370 | | | | 58,526 | |
| | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 500 | | | | 186,450 | |
| | |
UiPath, Inc., Class A* | | | 4,700 | | | | 72,991 | |
| | |
Unity Software, Inc.*,# | | | 3,610 | | | | 91,586 | |
| | |
VMware, Inc., Class A*,# | | | 2,719 | | | | 396,022 | |
| | |
Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,500 | | | | 529,275 | |
| | |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,128 | | | | 187,617 | |
| | |
Zscaler, Inc.* | | | 1,100 | | | | 174,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 52,648,548 | |
|
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS – 6.8% | |
| | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 188,190 | | | | 32,137,206 | |
| | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 16,090 | | | | 247,464 | |
| | |
HP, Inc. | | | 11,140 | | | | 293,316 | |
| | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 2,703 | | | | 196,724 | |
| | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,495 | | | | 118,166 | |
| | |
Western Digital Corp.* | | | 3,983 | | | | 159,918 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 33,152,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | $ | 131,136,596 | |
|
MATERIALS – 2.6% | |
| | |
CHEMICALS – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 2,800 | | | | 790,832 | |
| | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 190,170 | |
| | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 45,978 | |
| | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.* | | | 2,710 | | | | 71,083 | |
| | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 160,314 | |
| | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 199,450 | |
| | |
Chemours Co. (The) | | | 1,850 | | | | 44,604 | |
| | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 9,112 | | | | 438,652 | |
| | |
Dow, Inc. | | | 9,029 | | | | 436,462 | |
| | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 5,912 | | | | 430,867 | |
| | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 1,500 | | | | 112,095 | |
| | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 536,768 | |
| | |
Element Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,550 | | | | 46,487 | |
| | |
FMC Corp. | | | 1,450 | | | | 77,140 | |
| | |
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.*,# | | | 15,500 | | | | 21,235 | |
| | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 2,150 | | | | 50,159 | |
| | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 3,190 | | | | 218,036 | |
| | |
Linde PLC | | | 6,130 | | | | 2,342,641 | |
| | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 3,200 | | | | 288,768 | |
| | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 4,165 | | | | 135,279 | |
| | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 100 | | | | 48,215 | |
| | |
Olin Corp. | | | 1,450 | | | | 61,944 | |
| | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 356,033 | |
| | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 136,905 | |
| | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 495 | | | | 21,998 | |
| | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 2,950 | | | | 702,719 | |
| | |
Westlake Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 46,144 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,010,978 | |
|
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS – 0.1% | |
| | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 61,564 | |
| | |
Knife River Corp.* | | | 62 | | | | 3,120 | |
| | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 750 | | | | 306,705 | |
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15 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 1,650 | | | $ | 324,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 695,597 | |
|
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING – 0.3% | |
| | |
Amcor PLC | | | 17,851 | | | | 158,695 | |
| | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 815 | | | | 99,650 | |
| | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging SA | | | 1,850 | | | | 6,235 | |
| | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 174,070 | |
| | |
Ball Corp. | | | 3,700 | | | | 178,155 | |
| | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 1,393 | | | | 76,615 | |
| | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,218 | | | | 98,171 | |
| | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 4,055 | | | | 87,223 | |
| | |
International Paper Co. | | | 4,350 | | | | 146,725 | |
| | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 1,100 | | | | 168,355 | |
| | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 1,750 | | | | 53,883 | |
| | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 805 | | | | 32,248 | |
| | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 1,030 | | | | 53,364 | |
| | |
Westrock Co. | | | 3,050 | | | | 109,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,442,976 | |
|
METALS & MINING – 0.5% | |
| | |
Alcoa Corp. | | | 2,250 | | | | 57,690 | |
| | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.* | | | 6,700 | | | | 112,426 | |
| | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 18,000 | | | | 608,040 | |
| | |
MP Materials Corp.*,# | | | 1,150 | | | | 18,860 | |
| | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 13,250 | | | | 496,477 | |
| | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 472,928 | |
| | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 750 | | | | 190,785 | |
| | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 758 | | | | 79,082 | |
| | |
Southern Copper Corp. | | | 950 | | | | 67,355 | |
| | |
SSR Mining, Inc. | | | 2,450 | | | | 34,006 | |
| | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 1,950 | | | | 207,695 | |
| | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 2,850 | | | | 96,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,441,931 | |
|
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS – 0.0%** | |
| | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 650 | | | | 33,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | $ | 12,624,814 | |
|
REAL ESTATE – 2.7% | |
| | |
DIVERSIFIED REITS – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
| | |
WP Carey, Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 144,855 | |
|
HEALTH CARE REITS – 0.2% | |
| | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 5,030 | | | | 72,180 | |
| | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 7,130 | | | | 110,871 | |
| | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.# | | | 7,200 | | | | 34,416 | |
| | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 105,920 | |
| | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 4,936 | | | | 209,583 | |
| | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 6,270 | | | | 524,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,057,205 | |
|
HOTEL & RESORT REITS – 0.1% | |
| | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 9,730 | | | | 150,620 | |
| | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 3,150 | | | | 36,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 186,940 | |
|
INDUSTRIAL REITS – 0.3% | |
| | |
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 3,440 | | | | 90,197 | |
| | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 81,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,750 | | | $ | 74,025 | |
| | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 11,578 | | | | 1,166,483 | |
| | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 112,424 | |
| | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 2,150 | | | | 71,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,596,177 | |
|
OFFICE REITS – 0.1% | |
| | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 2,165 | | | | 201,626 | |
| | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 101,783 | |
| | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 1,833 | | | | 32,756 | |
| | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 1,290 | | | | 23,078 | |
| | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 1,525 | | | | 43,585 | |
| | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 2,176 | | | | 41,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 444,607 | |
|
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.2% | |
| | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,860 | | | | 267,652 | |
| | |
CoStar Group, Inc.* | | | 5,150 | | | | 378,062 | |
| | |
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.* | | | 508 | | | | 33,696 | |
| | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.* | | | 628 | | | | 80,334 | |
| | |
Opendoor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,600 | | | | 3,040 | |
| | |
WeWork, Inc., Class A* | | | 41 | | | | 93 | |
| | |
Zillow Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 500 | | | | 17,765 | |
| | |
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C* | | | 2,295 | | | | 83,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 863,836 | |
|
RESIDENTIAL REITS – 0.4% | |
| | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 4,140 | | | | 135,544 | |
| | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | | | 1,904 | | | | 55,616 | |
| | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A* | | | 2,854 | | | | 16,724 | |
| | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 1,772 | | | | 293,691 | |
| | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 1,320 | | | | 112,042 | |
| | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 164,500 | |
| | |
Equity Residential | | | 4,700 | | | | 260,051 | |
| | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 823 | | | | 176,056 | |
| | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 8,050 | | | | 239,004 | |
| | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 1,471 | | | | 173,799 | |
| | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 177,984 | |
| | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 4,280 | | | | 136,147 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,941,158 | |
|
RETAIL REITS – 0.3% | |
| | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 1,050 | | | | 58,737 | |
| | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 4,200 | | | | 87,318 | |
| | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 1,048 | | | | 95,567 | |
| | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 7,456 | | | | 133,761 | |
| | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 2,315 | | | | 84,104 | |
| | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 8,640 | | | | 409,363 | |
| | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 2,233 | | | | 134,561 | |
| | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 4,043 | | | | 444,285 | |
| | |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 1,850 | | | | 66,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,514,277 | |
|
SPECIALIZED REITS – 1.1% | |
| | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 5,860 | | | | 1,044,193 | |
| | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 5,440 | | | | 505,811 | |
| | |
CubeSmart | | | 2,933 | | | | 99,986 | |
| | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 3,660 | | | | 455,158 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 16 |
Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued)
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
EPR Properties | | | 1,000 | | | $ | 42,700 | |
| | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 1,161 | | | | 847,112 | |
| | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 2,712 | | | | 280,936 | |
| | |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 3,209 | | | | 145,657 | |
| | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 3,656 | | | | 215,960 | |
| | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 1,150 | | | | 94,611 | |
| | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 1,100 | | | | 31,372 | |
| | |
Public Storage | | | 1,960 | | | | 467,872 | |
| | |
Rayonier, Inc. | | | 1,965 | | | | 49,597 | |
| | |
SBA Communications Corp. | | | 1,350 | | | | 281,650 | |
| | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 12,688 | | | | 353,995 | |
| | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 9,392 | | | | 269,456 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,186,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | $ | 12,935,121 | |
|
UTILITIES – 2.3% | |
| | |
ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 146,370 | |
| | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | | 475,902 | |
| | |
Avangrid, Inc. | | | 550 | | | | 16,429 | |
| | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 4,033 | | | | 455,406 | |
| | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 9,350 | | | | 831,121 | |
| | |
Edison International | | | 4,550 | | | | 286,923 | |
| | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 2,650 | | | | 253,313 | |
| | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 132,678 | |
| | |
Eversource Energy | | | 4,350 | | | | 233,986 | |
| | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 12,050 | | | | 469,227 | |
| | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 6,750 | | | | 240,300 | |
| | |
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 1,100 | | | | 14,278 | |
| | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 550 | | | | 52,091 | |
| | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 25,200 | | | | 1,469,160 | |
| | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 2,750 | | | | 116,545 | |
| | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 2,213 | | | | 75,685 | |
| | |
PG&E Corp.* | | | 22,900 | | | | 373,270 | |
| | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 1,300 | | | | 96,434 | |
| | |
PPL Corp. | | | 8,950 | | | | 219,902 | |
| | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 13,150 | | | | 884,995 | |
| | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 6,850 | | | | 405,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 7,250,014 | |
|
GAS UTILITIES – 0.1% | |
| | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 193,788 | |
| | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 1,150 | | | | 58,593 | |
| | |
UGI Corp. | | | 2,650 | | | | 55,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 307,501 | |
|
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS – 0.0%** | |
| | |
AES Corp. (The) | | | 8,100 | | | | 120,690 | |
| | |
Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A | | | 1,250 | | | | 28,450 | |
| | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 4,400 | | | | 143,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 293,108 | |
|
MULTI-UTILITIES – 0.6% | |
| | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 3,250 | | | | 246,058 | |
| | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 7,650 | | | | 205,632 | |
| | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 3,550 | | | | 192,907 | |
| | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 4,250 | | | | 373,107 | |
| | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 10,343 | | | | 417,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 2,600 | | | $ | 250,588 | |
| | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | | 120,768 | |
| | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 6,150 | | | | 379,147 | |
| | |
Sempra | | | 7,600 | | | | 532,228 | |
| | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 309,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,026,747 | |
|
WATER UTILITIES – 0.1% | |
| | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 2,450 | | | | 288,243 | |
| | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 97,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | $ | 385,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | | | | $ | 11,262,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $155,949,565) | | | $ | 482,402,004 | |
| |
PREFERRED STOCK – 0.0%** | | | | | |
| | |
REAL ESTATE – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
|
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.0%** | |
| | |
Brookfield Property Preferred LP 6.25%* | | | 400 | | | | 4,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | | | | $ | 4,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (COST $9,880) | | | $ | 4,800 | |
| | |
RIGHTS – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
| | |
ABIOMED, Inc. CVR, Expire 12/31/49*,(1) | | | 150 | | | | — | |
| | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR, Expire 12/31/30* | | | 89 | | | | 10 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL RIGHTS (COST $0) | | | $ | 10 | |
| | |
WARRANTS – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. CW27, Expire 08/03/27* | | | 1,645 | | | | 65,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WARRANTS (COST $0) | | | | | | $ | 65,570 | |
|
INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.5% | |
| | |
EQUITY FUNDS – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
iShares Russell 1000 ETF | | | 5,010 | | | | 1,148,843 | |
| | |
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | | | 2,170 | | | | 568,778 | |
| | |
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | | | 3,940 | | | | 576,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS | | | | | | $ | 2,294,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (COST $2,283,701) | | | $ | 2,294,516 | |
| |
MONEY MARKET FUND – 0.2% | | | | | |
| | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^ | | | 990,618 | | | | 990,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (COST $990,618) | | | | | | $ | 990,618 | |
| | Par Value | | | | |
|
CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – 0.4% | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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17 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
|
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 0.4% | |
| | |
Bank of Montreal, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $130,494, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 4.50% to 6.50%, maturing 9/01/52 to 10/01/53; total market value of $133,085. | | $ | 130,475 | | | $ | 130,475 | |
| | |
BNP Paribas SA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $419,582, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 11/30/23 to 11/01/53; total market value of $427,910. | | | 419,520 | | | | 419,520 | |
| | |
HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $411,190, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.50% to 7.00%, maturing 6/20/33 to 10/20/53; total market value of $419,352. | | | 411,129 | | | | 411,129 | |
| | |
National Bank Financial, 5.34%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $419,582, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 4.38%, maturing 11/01/23 to 9/09/49; total market value of $427,912. | | | 419,520 | | | | 419,520 | |
| | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $419,582, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.00% to 6.50%, maturing 4/30/25 to 10/15/58; total market value of $427,911. | | | 419,520 | | | | 419,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
TD Securities, Inc., 5.32%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $419,582, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.00% to 7.50%, maturing 2/20/38 to 10/20/53; total market value of $427,910. | | $ | 419,520 | | | $ | 419,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (COST $2,219,684) | | | $ | 2,219,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN (COST $2,219,684) | | | $ | 2,219,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.5% (COST $161,453,448) | | | $ | 487,977,202 | |
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (0.5%) | | | | (2,219,684 | ) |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.0%** | | | | (380,278 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | $ | 485,377,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks | | | $ | 482,402,004 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | (a) | | | $ | 482,402,004 | |
| | | | |
Preferred Stock | | | | 4,800 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 4,800 | |
| | | | |
Rights | | | | 10 | | | | | — | | | | | — | (a) | | | | 10 | |
| | | | |
Warrants | | | | 65,570 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 65,570 | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | 2,294,516 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 2,294,516 | |
| | | | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 990,618 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 990,618 | |
| | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | | — | | | | | 2,219,684 | | | | | — | | | | | 2,219,684 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total | | | $ | 485,757,518 | | | | $ | 2,219,684 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 487,977,202 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0). |
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements. |
** | Represents less than 0.05%. |
§ | Affiliated company. See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements. |
(1) | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Valuation Hierarchy table located at the end of the Portfolio of Investments. |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 18 |
Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (concluded)
The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
| |
CVR | | Contingent Value Rights |
| |
ETF | | Exchange-Traded Fund |
| |
LP | | Limited Partnership |
| |
NA | | National Association |
| |
PLC | | Public Limited Company |
| |
REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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19 | | STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | | | | Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | | | | | Wilmington Large–Cap Strategy Fund | | |
| | ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investments, at identified cost | | | | | $ | 59,621,777 | | | | | | | | $ | 161,453,448 | (a) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investments in securities, at value | | | | | $ | 61,979,487 | | | | | | | | $ | 487,977,202 | (b),(c) | | |
| | Cash | | | | | | 31,578,922 | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | Cash denominated in foreign currencies | | | | | | 5,884 | (d) | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | Income receivable | | | | | | 47,027 | | | | | | | | | 345,188 | | | |
| | Due from advisor | | | | | | 10,886 | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | Receivable for shares sold | | | | | | 900,736 | | | | | | | | | 803,780 | | | |
| | Receivable for investments sold | | | | | | 505,665 | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | Prepaid assets | | | | | | 23,314 | | | | | | | | | 23,626 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | TOTAL ASSETS | | | | | | 95,051,921 | | | | | | | | | 489,149,796 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Collateral for securities on loan | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | 2,219,684 | | | |
| | Due to custodian | | | | | | —26 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Payable for investments purchased | | | | | | 29,740,845 | | | | | | | | | 1,179,355 | | | |
| | Payable for shares redeemed | | | | | | 8,731 | | | | | | | | | 150,402 | | | |
| | Payable for Trustees’ fees | | | | | | 2,799 | | | | | | | | | 2,799 | | | |
| | Payable for administration fees | | | | | | 838 | | | | | | | | | 12,108 | | | |
| | Payable for distribution services fees | | | | | | 6,417 | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | Payable for investment advisory fees | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | 56,674 | | | |
| | Other accrued expenses | | | | | | 73,620 | | | | | | | | | 151,508 | | | |
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| | TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | | | | 29,833,250 | | | | | | | | | 3,772,556 | | | |
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| | NET ASSETS | | | | | $ | 65,218,671 | | | | | | | | $ | 485,377,240 | | | |
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| | NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Paid–in capital | | | | | $ | 63,382,120 | | | | | | | | $ | 140,036,489 | | | |
| | Distributable earnings (loss) | | | | | | 1,836,551 | | | | | | | | | 345,340,751 | | | |
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| | TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | | | $ | 65,218,671 | | | | | | | | $ | 485,377,240 | | | |
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| | COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Assets | | | | | $ | 29,360,940 | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | |
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| | Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | 2,765,364 | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
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| | Net Asset Value per share | | | | | $ | 10.62 | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | |
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| | Offering Price per share* | | | | | $ | 11.24 | ** | | | | | | | $ | — | | | |
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| | Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Assets | | | | | $ | 35,857,731 | | | | | | | | $ | 485,377,240 | | | |
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| | Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | 3,366,568 | | | | | | | | | 19,131,025 | | | |
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| | Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share | | | | | $ | 10.65 | | | | | | | | $ | 25.37 | | | |
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(a) | Includes $197,846 of investments in affiliated issuers. |
(b) | Includes $261,918 of investments in affiliated issuers. |
(c) | Including $2,180,340 of securities on loan (Note 2). |
(d) | Cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies was $5,903. |
* | See “How are Shares Priced?” in the Prospectus. |
** | Computation of offering price per share: 100/94.50 of net asset value. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | | 20 |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | | | | Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | | | | | Wilmington Large–Cap Strategy Fund | | |
| | INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dividends | | | | | $ | 607,714 | (a) | | | | | | | $ | 4,028,847 | (a),(b) | | | | | |
| | Securities lending income, net | | | | | | 1,286 | | | | | | | | | 21,983 | | | | | | |
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| | TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | 609,000 | | | | | | | | | 4,050,830 | | | | | | |
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| | EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investment advisory fees | | | | | | 70,847 | | | | | | | | | 655,847 | | | | | | |
| | Administration fees | | | | | | 5,088 | | | | | | | | | 75,359 | | | | | | |
| | Portfolio accounting and administration fees | | | | | | 13,046 | | | | | | | | | 67,098 | | | | | | |
| | Custodian fees | | | | | | 573 | | | | | | | | | 11,912 | | | | | | |
| | Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses | | | | | | 16,443 | | | | | | | | | 12,886 | | | | | | |
| | Trustees’ fees | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | | |
| | Professional fees | | | | | | 52,589 | | | | | | | | | 50,444 | | | | | | |
| | Distribution services fee—Class A | | | | | | 40,360 | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | Shareholder services fee—Class A | | | | | | 40,360 | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | Share registration costs | | | | | | 11,781 | | | | | | | | | 11,371 | | | | | | |
| | Printing and postage | | | | | | 5,997 | | | | | | | | | 8,637 | | | | | | |
| | Miscellaneous | | | | | | 15,729 | | | | | | | | | 31,563 | | | | | | |
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| | TOTAL EXPENSES | | | | | | 304,159 | | | | | | | | | 956,463 | | | | | | |
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| | WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor | | | | | | (134,880 | ) | | | | | | | | (300,616 | ) | | | | | |
| | Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A | | | | | | (40,360 | ) | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
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| | TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS | | | | | | (175,240 | ) | | | | | | | | (300,616 | ) | | | | | |
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| | Net expenses | | | | | | 128,919 | | | | | | | | | 655,847 | | | | | | |
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| | Net investment income | | | | | | 480,081 | | | | | | | | | 3,394,983 | | | | | | |
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| | REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net realized gain (loss) on unaffiliated investments | | | | | | (690,552 | ) | | | | | | | | 17,684,903 | | | | | | |
| | Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | | | | | | 1,104 | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
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| | Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | | (689,448 | ) | | | | | | | | 17,684,903 | | | | | | |
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| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unaffiliated investments | | | | | | (1,680,449 | ) | | | | | | | | (13,012,514 | ) | | | | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on affiliated investments | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | (30,316 | ) | | | | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
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| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | (1,680,423 | ) | | | | | | | | (13,042,830 | ) | | | | | |
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| | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | (2,369,871 | ) | | | | | | | | 4,642,073 | | | | | | |
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| | Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $ | (1,889,790 | ) | | | | | | | $ | 8,037,056 | | | | | | |
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(a) | Net of foreign withholding taxes withheld of $1,070 and $287, respectively. |
(b) | Includes $6,040 received from affiliated issuers. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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21 | | STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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| | | | Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | Wilmington Large–Cap Strategy Fund | | | | |
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| | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | |
| | OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net investment income | | $ | 480,081 | | | | | | | $ | 937,514 | | | | | | | $ | 3,394,983 | | | | | | | $ | 7,095,938 | | | | | |
| | Net realized gain (loss) | | | (689,448 | ) | | | | | | | 49,973 | | | | | | | | 17,684,903 | | | | | | | | 31,396,351 | | | | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (1,680,423 | ) | | | | | | | (393,821 | ) | | | | | | | (13,042,830 | ) | | | | | | | (30,364,437 | ) | | | | |
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| | Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | (1,889,790 | ) | | | | | | | 593,666 | | | | | | | | 8,037,056 | | | | | | | | 8,127,852 | | | | | |
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| | DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (455,800 | ) | | | | | | | (1,080,484 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Class I | | | (45,819 | ) | | | | | | | (66,758 | ) | | | | | | | (3,512,282 | ) | | | | | | | (54,830,455 | ) | | | | |
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| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (501,619 | ) | | | | | | | (1,147,242 | ) | | | | | | | (3,512,282 | ) | | | | | | | (54,830,455 | ) | | | | |
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| | SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 194,833 | | | | | | | | 304,275 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Class I | | | 33,056,773 | | | | | | | | 2,726,284 | | | | | | | | 18,249,476 | | | | | | | | 51,269,312 | | | | | |
| | Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 451,904 | | | | | | | | 1,067,482 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Class I | | | 17,720 | | | | | | | | 34,696 | | | | | | | | 1,106,523 | | | | | | | | 41,005,261 | | | | | |
| | Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (1,992,277 | ) | | | | | | | (2,865,099 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Class I | | | (214,545 | ) | | | | | | | (375,061 | ) | | | | | | | (49,470,148 | ) | | | | | | | (88,254,437 | ) | | | | |
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| | Change in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 31,514,408 | | | | | | | | 892,577 | | | | | | | | (30,114,149 | ) | | | | | | | 4,020,136 | | | | | |
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| | Change in net assets | | | 29,122,999 | | | | | | | | 339,001 | | | | | | | | (25,589,375 | ) | | | | | | | (42,682,467 | ) | | | | |
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| | NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning of period | | | 36,095,672 | | | | | | | | 35,756,671 | | | | | | | | 510,966,615 | | | | | | | | 553,649,082 | | | | | |
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| | End of period | | $ | 65,218,671 | | | | | | | $ | 36,095,672 | | | | | | | $ | 485,377,240 | | | | | | | $ | 510,966,615 | | | | | |
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| | SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 17,158 | | | | | | | | 26,182 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Class I | | | 3,128,363 | | | | | | | | 230,262 | | | | | | | | 694,020 | | | | | | | | 2,044,488 | | | | | |
| | Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 39,261 | | | | | | | | 94,571 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Class I | | | 1,535 | | | | | | | | 3,023 | | | | | | | | 41,246 | | | | | | | | 1,689,136 | | | | | |
| | Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (175,169 | ) | | | | | | | (247,041 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Class I | | | (18,801 | ) | | | | | | | (31,967 | ) | | | | | | | (1,863,485 | ) | | | | | | | (3,361,913 | ) | | | | |
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| | Net change resulting from share transactions | | | 2,992,347 | | | | | | | | 75,030 | | | | | | | | (1,128,219 | ) | | | | | | | 371,711 | | | | | |
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See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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| | WILMINGTON ENHANCED DIVIDEND INCOME STRATEGY FUND |
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| | CLASS A | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
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| | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 11.49 | | | | $ | 11.67 | | | | $ | 11.55 | | | | $ | 9.54 | | | | $ | 10.54 | | | | $ | 10.47 | |
| | Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income(a) | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | 0.36 | |
| | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | (0.86 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | 0.11 | |
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| | Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.46 | | | | | 2.33 | | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | 0.47 | |
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| | Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) |
| | Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.04 | ) |
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| | Total Distributions | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.40 | ) |
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| | Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 10.62 | | | | $ | 11.49 | | | | $ | 11.67 | | | | $ | 11.55 | | | | $ | 9.54 | | | | $ | 10.54 | |
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| | Total Return(b) | | | | (6.27 | )% | | | | 1.69 | % | | | | 3.99 | % | | | | 24.86 | % | | | | (6.17 | )% | | | | 4.66 | % |
| | Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 29,361 | | | | $ | 33,151 | | | | $ | 35,124 | | | | $ | 37,388 | | | | $ | 32,708 | | | | $ | 38,943 | |
| | Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gross Expense(c) | | | | 1.76 | %(d) | | | | 1.76 | % | | | | 1.85 | % | | | | 1.69 | % | | | | 1.68 | % | | | | 1.67 | % |
| | Net Expense(c),(e) | | | | 0.75 | %(d) | | | | 0.75 | % | | | | 0.67 | % | | | | 0.60 | % | | | | 0.60 | % | | | | 0.60 | % |
| | Net Investment Income | | | | 2.68 | %(d) | | | | 2.58 | % | | | | 2.61 | % | | | | 2.81 | % | | | | 3.86 | % | | | | 3.45 | % |
| | Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 9 | % | | | | 10 | % | | | | 66 | %(f) | | | | 12 | % | | | | 14 | % | | | | 14 | % |
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| | CLASS I | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
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| | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 11.53 | | | | $ | 11.69 | | | | $ | 11.56 | | | | $ | 9.55 | | | | $ | 10.54 | | | | $ | 10.48 | |
| | Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income(a) | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 0.44 | | | | | 0.39 | |
| | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | 0.10 | |
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| | Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | 2.35 | | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | | 0.49 | |
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| | Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.39 | ) |
| | Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.04 | ) |
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| | Total Distributions | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) |
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| | Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 10.65 | | | | $ | 11.53 | | | | $ | 11.69 | | | | $ | 11.56 | | | | $ | 9.55 | | | | $ | 10.54 | |
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| | Total Return(b) | | | | (6.26 | )% | | | | 2.03 | % | | | | 4.25 | % | | | | 25.09 | % | | | | (5.83 | )% | | | | 4.82 | % |
| | Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 35,858 | | | | $ | 2,945 | | | | $ | 633 | | | | $ | 629 | | | | $ | 498 | | | | $ | 637 | |
| | Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gross Expense(c) | | | | 1.28 | %(d) | | | | 1.25 | % | | | | 1.37 | % | | | | 1.38 | % | | | | 1.44 | % | | | | 1.40 | % |
| | Net Expense(c),(e) | | | | 0.50 | %(d) | | | | 0.50 | % | | | | 0.42 | % | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | 0.35 | % |
| | Net Investment Income | | | | 3.01 | %(d) | | | | 2.78 | % | | | | 2.82 | % | | | | 3.06 | % | | | | 4.20 | % | | | | 3.72 | % |
| | Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 9 | % | | | | 10 | % | | | | 66 | %(f) | | | | 12 | % | | | | 14 | % | | | | 14 | % |
(a) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
(f) | In November 2021, the Fund transitioned to the equity focused Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund from the Wilmington Diversified Income Fund. As a result, the portfolio turnover rate for the year ended April 30, 2022 was significantly higher than that of previous fiscal years. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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| | WILMINGTON LARGE–CAP STRATEGY FUND |
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| | CLASS I | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
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| | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 25.22 | | | | $ | 27.84 | | | | $ | 30.08 | | | | $ | 22.08 | | | | $ | 23.36 | | | | $ | 21.98 | |
| | Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income(a) | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | 0.37 | |
| | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | 0.16 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | 10.11 | | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | 2.32 | |
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| | Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | 0.33 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | | 10.46 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 2.69 | |
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| | Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) |
| | Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | (2.60 | ) | | | | (1.44 | ) | | | | (2.09 | ) | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | | (0.93 | ) |
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| | Total Distributions | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (1.77 | ) | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | (1.31 | ) |
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| | Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 25.37 | | | | $ | 25.22 | | | | $ | 27.84 | | | | $ | 30.08 | | | | $ | 22.08 | | | | $ | 23.36 | |
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| | Total Return | | | | 1.26 | %(b) | | | | 1.72 | % | | | | (2.24 | )% | | | | 49.12 | % | | | | 0.09 | % | | | | 12.93 | % |
| | Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 485,377 | | | | $ | 510,967 | | | | $ | 553,649 | | | | $ | 623,538 | | | | $ | 467,392 | | | | $ | 527,818 | |
| | Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gross Expense(c) | | | | 0.36 | %(d) | | | | 0.37 | % | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.89 | % |
| | Net Expense(c), (e) | | | | 0.25 | %(d) | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | 0.25 | % |
| | Net Investment Income | | | | 1.29 | %(d) | | | | 1.42 | % | | | | 1.07 | % | | | | 1.34 | % | | | | 1.69 | % | | | | 1.65 | % |
| | Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 5 | % | | | | 13 | % | | | | 9 | % | | | | 14 | % | | | | 26 | % | | | | 13 | % |
(a) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Wilmington Funds
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of 10 funds, 2 of which are presented herein (individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”). The remaining 8 funds are presented in separate reports.
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Fund | | Investment Goal |
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Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund (“Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks a high level of total return consistent with a moderate level of risk. |
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Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (“Large-Cap Strategy Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. |
(d) Diversified
The Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund offers Class A and Class I shares, and the Large-Cap Strategy Fund offers Class I shares. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.
The assets of each fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held.
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated and the differences could be material.
Computation of Net Asset Value – The net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) per share for each class of a Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, attributable to the class by the total number of shares outstanding of the class at the time of such computation. The NAV per share for each class of a Fund is computed as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading.
Investment Valuation – The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has adopted Valuation Policies and Procedures (“Valuation Procedures”) and has delegated responsibilities to Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”), in its role as the Trust’s investment advisor, with respect to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. The Advisor, acting through its Pricing Committee, carries out all of the functions set forth below to determine fair value in good faith with respect to a Fund’s investments. The fair value of the Funds’ portfolio securities are determined as follows:
| • | | for equity securities, according to the last sale price or official closing price reported in the market in which they are primarily traded (either a national securities exchange or the over-the-counter market), if available; |
| • | | in the absence of recorded sales for equity securities, according to the mean between the last closing bid and asked prices; |
| • | | investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at NAV; |
| • | | for fixed income securities, according to prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost provided such amount approximates fair value; |
| • | | price information on listed securities, including Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”), is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded; and |
| • | | for all other securities, at fair value as determined by the Advisor in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. |
Trading in foreign securities may be completed at times which vary from the closing of the NYSE. In computing their NAV, the Funds value foreign securities using the latest closing price on the primary exchange on which they are traded immediately prior to the closing of the NYSE. Certain foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the latest rate prior to the closing of the NYSE. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current rates. Events that affect these values and exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the closing of the NYSE. If such events materially affect the value of portfolio securities, these securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees, although the actual calculation may be done by others. An event is considered material if there is both an affirmative expectation that the security’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a
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security. Each Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-US markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before each Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00pm Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. Whenever such a significant event occurs, each Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (Systematic International Fair Value Pricing (“SIFVP”)).
The Trust follows the authoritative guidance (GAAP) for fair value measurements. The guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs and techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs and techniques by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The inputs or techniques used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Pursuant to the Funds’ fair value procedures noted previously, equity securities (including exchange traded securities and other open-end regulated investment companies) and exchange traded derivatives are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. The Funds may utilize SIFVP which could result in certain equity securities being categorized as Level 2. Fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting each Fund’s return on the transaction. It is each Fund’s policy to require the counterparty to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Funds’ custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Funds hold a “securities entitlement” and exercise “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Funds have established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities, if necessary, to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the counterparty to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the counterparty or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Funds to receive less than the full repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from each Fund.
At October 31, 2023, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to a MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:
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Fund/Counterparty | | Repurchase Agreements | | | Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | Net Exposure(2) | |
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Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Securities, Inc. | | $ | 507 | | | $ | 507 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 139 | | | | 139 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 507 | | | | 507 | | | | — | | | | — | |
HSBC Securities USA, Inc. | | | 497 | | | | 497 | | | | — | | | | — | |
National Bank Financial | | | 507 | | | | 507 | | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. | | | 507 | | | | 507 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 2,664 | | | $ | 2,664 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Large-Cap Strategy Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal | | $ | 130,475 | | | $ | 130,475 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 419,520 | | | | 419,520 | | | | — | | | | — | |
HSBC Securities USA, Inc. | | | 411,129 | | | | 411,129 | | | | — | | | | — | |
National Bank Financial | | | 419,520 | | | | 419,520 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 419,520 | | | | 419,520 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TD Securities, Inc. | | | 419,520 | | | | 419,520 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 2,219,684 | | | $ | 2,219,684 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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| (1) | The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund. |
| (2) | Net exposure represents the receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions – Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Foreign dividends are
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recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) are recorded as dividend income, capital gain, or return of capital as reported by such REITs, or based on management’s estimates to the extent actual information has not been reported. Estimates are adjusted to the actual amounts when the amounts are determined. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis and includes proceeds from litigation, if any. Withholding taxes and, where appropriate, deferred withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific fund, are applied to that fund. Expenses which are not identifiable to a specific fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense.
The Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative daily net assets, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and shareholder services fees. Distributions are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential distribution rights; differences in per share distributions rates are generally due to differences in class specific expenses. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid to shareholders annually. Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for the Funds.
Lending of Portfolio Securities – The Trust has entered into an agreement with its custodian whereby the custodian may lend securities owned by the Funds to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of securities loaned and any interest or dividends earned on those securities during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Funds. In exchange for lending securities under the terms of the agreement with their custodian, the Funds receive a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Funds on securities lending are recorded as income. Loans of securities by the Funds are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities plus a margin which varies depending on the type of securities loaned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The Funds have the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day.
Under the terms of the agreement, cash collateral received is invested in one or more approved investments. Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the Portfolios of Investments under the caption “Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan.”
The Funds maintain the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable by the Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds.
At October 31, 2023, the securities loaned which are subject to a MSLA on a net payment basis are as follows:
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Fund | | Value of Securities on Loan | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | Net Exposure(2) | |
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Large-Cap Strategy Fund | | | $2,180,340 | | | | $2,180,340 | | | | $— | |
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| (1) | Collateral with a value of $2,219,684 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions. The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund. |
| (2) | Net exposure represents the receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
3. | FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION |
No provision for federal income taxes has been made, as it is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income and realized gains.
Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the tax returns are filed. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the six months ended October 31, 2023.
The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of the date of this report.
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As of October 31, 2023, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:
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Fund | | Tax Cost | | Tax Unrealized Appreciation | | Tax Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
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Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | $ 59,633,331 | | $ 4,315,869 | | $ (1,969,713) | | $ 2,346,156 |
Large-Cap Strategy Fund | | 171,136,632 | | 336,622,639 | | (19,782,069) | | 316,840,570 |
4. | ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS |
Investment Advisor – WFMC serves as the Investment Advisor to each of the Funds. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”) provides sub-advisory services to the Funds. WFMC and WTIA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. For its services, the Funds pay WFMC an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described below. WFMC, not the Funds, pays WTIA for its services.
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Fund | | Advisory Fee Annual Rate |
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Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | 0.40% |
Large-Cap Strategy Fund | | 0.25% |
WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2024 so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Funds (not including the effects of dividends or interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest expressed as an annualized percentage of average daily net assets), will not exceed the expense limitations set forth below. Neither WFMC nor the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.
The contractual expense limitations are as follows:
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Fund | | Class A | | | Class I |
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Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | | 0.75% | | | 0.50% |
Large-Cap Strategy Fund | | | — | | | 0.25% |
Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. BNYM fees as described in the table below are a component of “Portfolio accounting and administration fees” as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. WFMC, in its role as Co-Administrator, provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Funds. WFMC fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administration fees.”
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Administrator | | Maximum Fee | | | Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Trust |
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WFMC | | | 0.040% | | | on the first $5 billion |
| | | 0.030% | | | on the next $2 billion |
| | | 0.025% | | | on the next $3 billion |
| | | 0.018% | | | on assets in excess of $10 billion |
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BNYM | | | 0.0175% | | | on the first $15 billion |
| | | 0.0150% | | | on the next $10 billion |
| | | 0.0125% | | | on assets in excess of $25 billion |
WFMC and BNYM may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee and can add, modify or terminate a voluntary wavier at any time at their sole discretion. Neither WFMC nor BNYM will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, neither WFMC nor BNYM waived any administrative fees.
Distribution Services Fee – The Trust has adopted a Distribution Services Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan allows the Funds to pay fees to financial intermediaries, which may be paid through ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”), the principal distributor, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares, as applicable, for the sale, distribution, administration, customer servicing and record keeping of these shares.
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The Trust may reduce the maximum amount of distribution services fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) may voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received distribution services fees paid by the Funds as follows:
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Fund | | Distribution Fees |
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Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | $388 |
Sales Charges – The Funds’ Class A shares, as applicable, bear front-end sales charges.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received sales charges on the sale of Class A shares as follows:
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Fund | | Sales Charges |
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Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | $8 |
Shareholder Services Fee – Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan adopted by the Funds and administered by ALPS, the Funds may pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares, as applicable, to financial intermediaries (which may include ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts.
M&T has entered into a Shareholder Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares, as applicable. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees they pay from time to time at their sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including M&T) may waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T did not receive any shareholder service fees from the Funds.
Other Service Providers – Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to the Trust. FMS has no role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be sold or purchased by the Trust or its funds.
BNYM provides custody services to the Trust.
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Trust.
General – Certain Trustees and Officers of the Trust are also Officers or employees of the above companies that provide services to the Funds, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees.
Other Affiliated Parties and Transactions – Affiliated holdings are securities and mutual funds which are managed by the Advisor or an affiliate of the Advisor or which are distributed by an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor. Transactions with affiliated companies during the six months ended October 31, 2023 are as follows:
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Fund/ Affiliated Investment Name | | Value 4/30/23 | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | | | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Value 10/31/23 | | | Number of Shares 10/31/23 | | | Dividend Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions | |
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Large-Cap Strategy Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock - 0.0%* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | $292,234 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | $(30,316) | | | $261,918 | | | | 2,323 | | | | $6,040 | | | | $— | |
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| * | As a percentage of Net Assets as of October 31, 2023. |
The Funds may execute trades for security purchase and sale transactions through brokers that are affiliates of the Advisor or sub-advisors. Commissions paid on those trades for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:
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Fund | | Commissions | | | |
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Large-Cap Strategy Fund | | $4,300 | | | | |
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5. | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term obligations and U.S. Government Securities, for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:
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Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
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Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund | | | $ 31,682,393 | | | | $ 3,480,594 | |
Large-Cap Strategy Fund | | | 24,509,366 | | | | 53,530,046 | |
There is a risk that the value of a Fund’s investments may decrease in response to expected, real or perceived economic, political or financial events in the U.S. or global markets. The frequency and magnitude of such changes in value cannot be predicted. Certain securities and other investments held by a Fund may experience increased volatility, illiquidity, or other potentially adverse effects in response to changing market conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond or equity markets, volatility in the equity markets, market disruptions caused by local or regional events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness (including epidemics and pandemics) or other public health issues, recessions or other events or adverse investor sentiment or other political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Market risk includes the risk that a particular style of investing, such as growth or value, may underperform the market generally.
The principal risks of investing in the Funds are described more fully in the Funds’ prospectus.
7. | CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS |
In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
The Trust participates in a $10,000,000 unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with BNYM. The LOC is available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of 1.25% per annum over the highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate for such day, (b) the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for such day plus 0.10%, or (c) zero percent. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. The LOC expires on March 27, 2024.
The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2023.
9. | NEW REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENT |
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The compliance date for the amendments is for shareholder reports filed on or after July 24, 2024.
Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally
At a meeting held on September 26-27, 2023 (the “September Meeting”), the Board agreed to approve the renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Advisory Agreements”). The agreement renewal process was divided into two Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.
On August 24, 2023, the Board held a special meeting (the “August Meeting”) with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with WFMC and with WTIA and the Advisory Agreements between the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund, Wilmington International Fund and Wilmington Real Asset Fund (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). At the August Meeting, the Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel that was sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.
At the August Meeting, the Adviser also provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each Advisory Agreement between the Sub-Advised Funds and their respective Sub-Advisers and discussed with the Board a variety of information about the Sub-Advised Funds and their Sub-Advisers, including information that each Sub-Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.
In agreeing to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered, among other things:
| • | | Information about the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including management style, particular investment strategies and prevailing market conditions experienced in the prior year; the fees and expenses of each Fund, including any applicable fee waiver or expense cap; the costs of the services and potential economies of scale; and fallout or ancillary benefits to the Adviser from managing each Fund; |
| • | | Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparisons of fee and expense data; |
| • | | Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparative performance data; |
| • | | Information from the Adviser describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, each Fund’s performance (over multiple periods) compared with the Fund’s benchmark(s) and peer groups, as applicable; |
| • | | Information about fees paid by other clients of the Adviser (and each Sub-Adviser, as relevant and available) that have substantially similar investment objectives to the corresponding Fund; |
| • | | The nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser with respect to the Sub-Advisers and the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements with each Sub-Adviser; |
| • | | For each Sub-Adviser, the nature and quality of services provided; the costs to the Sub-Adviser of providing those services, as available; the potential for economies of scale; potential fall-out benefits to the Sub-Adviser; and the financial stability of the Sub-Adviser and its parent companies, as relevant; and |
| • | | The financial stability of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and their parent companies, when relevant. |
During the agreement renewal process, the Board reviewed, considered and discussed, among themselves and with the Adviser and Counsel, the information described above. Counsel advised the Independent Trustees on their responsibilities under state and federal law with respect to the renewals and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions. The Board also considered reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year concerning each Fund with respect to, among other things, investment performance, compliance and operational matters; brokerage and portfolio transactions; allocation of soft dollars for research products and services; portfolio turnover rates; and other benefits from the allocation of transactions to certain brokers. The Board took into account information provided by the Adviser with respect to the effect on performance of asset allocations required by a Fund’s investment strategy or implemented by the Adviser at its discretion. The Board also considered the Adviser’s profitability in providing services under the Advisory Agreements. The Board generally concluded that, for each Fund, the consideration of each factor above supported the renewal of each Advisory Agreement.
At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of each of the Advisory Agreements based on all of the relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, and concluded the following:
| • | | The nature and extent of the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, as applicable, were consistent with the terms of the relevant Advisory Agreements; |
| • | | The prospects for satisfactory investment performance were reasonable; and |
| • | | Renewal of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. |
Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
Wilmington Enhanced Dividend Income Strategy Fund
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund achieved total return performance below the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that underperformance could be explained by the Fund’s allocation to higher-paying dividend stocks, which significantly lagged lower- and non-dividend paying stocks during the period. The Board considered that the Fund maintains a greater allocation to higher-paying dividend stocks versus its peers and tends to underperform when lower-yielding and lower quality stocks are favored.
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
Shares of the Wilmington Funds are not FDIC insured or otherwise protected by the U.S. government, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-836-2211. A report on how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Wilmington Funds’ website. Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com select “Proxy Voting Record” to access the link. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Important information about the access and delivery of shareholder reports
Beginning on June 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. You will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the Funds’ website and you will be provided with a link to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive other communications electronically from the Fund by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the Fund, by calling 1-800-836-2211.
You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you are a direct investor you can inform the Wilmington Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at 1-800-836-2211. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all funds held directly with Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE
OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR
March 1, 2023
The Wilmington Funds, their distributor, and their agents (referred to as “the Funds”, “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and shareholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure. In accordance with current regulations, the Funds will: collect from customers only the non-public personal information needed to conduct the Funds’ business; insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer records and information; protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information; and require companies that service the Funds to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information.
Information Collected by the Funds
The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
| ● | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, assets, income, account balances, and investment activity. |
| ● | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence, and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances. |
| ● | | We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers. |
Information Sharing Policy
The Funds may share nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:
| ● | | We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to shareholders. |
| ● | | We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney. |
| ● | | We may disclose some or all the information described above to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf. For example, we may share information about you with the financial intermediary (bank, investment bank or broker-dealer) through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting, or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and direct such third parties to only use your information for the purpose it was provided. We require these third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. |
Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.
Information Security
When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information, and to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information. We do not permit third parties to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third-party service providers.
The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. In addition, the Funds’ Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent have procedures in place for the appropriate disposal of nonpublic personal information when they are no longer required to maintain the information.
Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
Employee Access to Information
Our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information, and requires that it be held in the strictest of confidence. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.
Visiting the Funds’ Website
The Funds’ website gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and shareholders.
● | | Information or data entered into a website will be retained. |
● | | Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit the Funds’ website, so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website. |
● | | We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party. |
E-mail
If you have opted to receive information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all e-mail messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mails on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.
Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers, or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to the Funds or its agents. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information, or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail to provide you with the necessary forms or you may contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-836- 2211.
What You Can Do
The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your account number and login information for our website, confidential. For your protection, we recommend that you do not provide your account information, username, or password to anyone except a representative of the Funds as appropriate for a transaction or to set up an account. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately.
Surveys/Aggregate Data
Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.
Changes to Our Privacy Statement
The effective date of this Notice is March 1, 2023. We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. When it is revised, reviewed or materially changed, we will update the effective date. You can determine whether there have been changes since the last time you reviewed by simply checking the effective date.
Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this Notice.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Investment Advisor | | Distributor |
Wilmington Funds Management Corp. | | ALPS Distributors, Inc. |
1100 North Market Street | | 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100 |
9th Floor | | Denver, CO 80203 |
Wilmington, DE 19890 | | Fund Accountant, Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent |
Sub-Advisor | | and Dividend Disbursing Agent |
Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. | | BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. |
1100 North Market Street | | 301 Bellevue Parkway |
9th Floor | | Wilmington, DE 19809 |
Wilmington, DE 19890 | | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
Co-Administrator | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
Wilmington Funds Management Corp. | | Two Commerce Square |
1100 North Market Street | | 2001 Market Street, Suite 1800 |
9th Floor | | Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
Wilmington, DE 19890 | | |
Custodian | | |
The Bank of New York Mellon | | |
240 Greenwich Street | | |
New York, NY 10286 | | |
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WT-SAR-EQ-1023 |
Wilmington Funds | 1-800-836-2211 | www.wilmingtonfunds.com |
We are pleased to send you this shareholder report for the Wilmington Funds. This report contains important information about your investments in the funds.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND
Semi-Annual Report
WILMINGTON FUNDS
Equity Fund
Wilmington International Fund
Alternatives Fund
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund
Asset Allocation Fund
Wilmington Real Asset Fund
Wilmington International Fund (“International Fund”)
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (“Global Alpha Equities Fund”)
Wilmington Real Asset Fund (“Real Asset Fund”)
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (unaudited)
Esteemed Shareholder:
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the International Fund, Global Alpha Equities Fund, and Real Asset Fund (the “Funds”), covering the semi-annual fiscal period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Funds’’ holdings and financial statements.
The economy and financial markets in review
Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (the Funds’ investment advisor and subadvisor, respectively), have provided the following review of the economy, bond markets, and stock markets for the Funds’ semi-annual fiscal period.
The economy
The semi-annual fiscal period between May and October proved challenging as higher interest rates continued to pass through into the economy. There were, however, areas of improvement as consumer prices showed broad based disinflation as evidenced by the closely monitored U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) which declined from 4.9% year-over-year to 3.2% year-over-year in October (reported in November). The labor market softened as the October payrolls number declined to 150,000 and wage pressures continued to relent, boosting the likelihood of an economic soft landing. Labor unions made major headlines during the period as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a labor agreement with Hollywood studios, ending a five-month strike. In addition, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) walked off factory floors across 20 states. In late October, UAW members reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) after securing 25% pay increases over the next 4 1⁄2 years. It’s estimated that the strikes cost the automakers several billion dollars in lost production.
The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points1 twice during the period, in May and July, but encouragingly left rates unchanged since as inflation dropped closer to the Fed’s 2% target level and the U.S. economy showed signs of slowing. Consumers remained in focus as retail sales largely came in better-than-expected despite excess savings being drained from the economy. Signs of weakening consumers became apparent in high frequency data as delinquency rates ticked up across several categories, though not yet to alarming levels. In addition, millions of student loan borrowers resumed monthly payments starting in October. Despite much of the noise, consumer spending was the largest contributor to growth of the U.S. economy in Q3 (defined as June 30-September 30) which surged 4.9% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The surprise Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) print was also helped by the inventories line item which suggested that companies undertook massive restocking efforts. The inventory component of GDP is notoriously volatile, and it is the firm view that growth will likely slow sharply in Q4 as a “give back” for the strong numbers in Q3.
Abroad, the economic picture continued to deteriorate. In Europe, activity in both the services and manufacturing economies continues to lose momentum as evidenced by Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data materially below 50 and Eurozone GDP which contracted in Q3. There was positive news on the inflationary front as the economic contraction led to the lowest inflation reading since July 2021 (2.9%). Deflationary energy prices, in part driven by base effects, and easing food price inflation were the main driver of the decline in the headline inflation rate. The positive inflationary developments are likely to cast doubt on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) “higher for longer approach” to interest rates. Risks remain across the Eurozone as the war in Ukraine showed no signs of relenting and instability across China, a major European trading partner, could prolong growth concerns. Geopolitics remained a pressing concern during the period following attacks by the terrorist organization, known as Hamas, on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces launched counterattacks into Gaza and the conflict remains ongoing.
In Asia, China’s teetering property market continued to sap investors’ risk appetite across the region. One of China’s largest developers, Country Garden Holdings, fought to stave off default amid a slump in property sales. In addition, China’s youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 21.3% in June, after rising for the first five months of the calendar year. Following the dismal June report, the Chinese government decided to suspend future data releases indefinitely.
Bond markets
Fixed income markets declined significantly during the period as yields pushed higher across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 136 basis points to 4.93% while the 2-year Treasury yield pushed 95 basis points higher ending the period at 5.09%. Overall, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 6.1% in what was a difficult environment for fixed income assets. As for yield curve slopes, the 10y-minus-2y remained negative at -16 basis points but steepened after being inverted by 106 basis points in June. The 10y-minus-3m slope ended the period in deeply inverted territory at -71 basis points. Volatility in the bond market remained heightened, as measured by the MOVE Index, a gauge in volatility in the Treasury market, ending the period at 126.9 compared to its five-year average of 83.9, but volatility decreased significantly following the banking turmoil in March.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain Bloomberg indices performed as follows:2
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Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index3 | | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 | | Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index5 | | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index6 | | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index7 |
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-6.05% | | -6.13% | | -5.77% | | -4.65% | | 0.02% |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Equity markets
Equity markets were a mixed bag as the performance of U.S. large-cap stocks was driven by a handful of mega cap tech companies. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 1.4% while the so called “magnificent 7” stocks increased 20.8% during the period. The magnificent 7 includes companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet which benefitted from their strong balance sheets and investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (“AI”). Elsewhere in markets, U.S. small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 index) declined 5.3% as higher interest rates continued to weigh on the smaller and less profitable companies. In international markets, returns were dismal with developed and emerging market equities down 7.9% and 4.8%, respectively.
For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain stock market indices performed as follows:
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S&P 500® Index8 | | Russell 2000® Index9 | | MSCI EAFE (Net) Index10 | | MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index11 |
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1.39% | | -5.29% | | -7.88% | | -4.78% |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Sincerely,
Eric Taylor,
President
November 17, 2023
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October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE |
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The index performance quoted is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of any specific investment. Diversification does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss.
All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Equity securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, social, economic, and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.
High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit, and liquidity risks than investment grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default.
1. | Basis Points (“BPS”) 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 indices and the yield of a fixed-income security. | |
2. | Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause decline in their prices. | |
3. | Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, are rated investment-grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
4. | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Bloomberg Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and Asset-Backed Securities Index. The index typically includes fixed income securities with overall intermediate- to long-term average maturities. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
5. | Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of domestic investment-grade corporate bonds and is composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
6. | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of the long-term, tax-exempt, investment-grade bond market. To be included in the index, bonds must have an outstanding par balance of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
7. | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country of risk, based on the Bloomberg EM country definition, are excluded. The U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a component of the U.S. Universal and Global High Yield Indices. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. | |
8. | The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
9. | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. As of its latest reconstitution, the index had a total market capitalization range of approximately $152.3 million to $5 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
10. | MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index. | |
11. | MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index. | |
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023.
Actual Expenses
This section of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
This section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds. To do so, compare this 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. Therefore, the Annualized Net Expense Ratio section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 05/01/23 | | Ending Account Value 10/31/23 | | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | | Annualized Net Expense Ratio(2) |
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WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $ 924.60 | | | | | $5.22 | | | | | 1.08 | % |
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Class I | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $ 926.20 | | | | | $4.02 | | | | | 0.83 | % |
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $1,019.71 | | | | | $5.48 | | | | | 1.08 | % |
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Class I | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $1,020.96 | | | | | $4.22 | | | | | 0.83 | % |
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WILMINGTON GLOBAL ALPHA EQUITIES FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $ 999.10 | | | | | $7.49 | | | | | 1.49 | % |
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Class I | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $6.23 | | | | | 1.24 | % |
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $1,017.65 | | | | | $7.56 | | | | | 1.49 | % |
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Class I | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $1,018.90 | | | | | $6.29 | | | | | 1.24 | % |
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WILMINGTON REAL ASSET FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $ 951.30 | | | | | $4.02 | | | | | 0.82 | % |
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Class I | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $ 952.10 | | | | | $2.80 | | | | | 0.57 | % |
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $1,021.01 | | | | | $4.17 | | | | | 0.82 | % |
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Class I | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | | $1,022.27 | | | | | $2.90 | | | | | 0.57 | % |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent one-half year period). |
(2) | Expense ratio does not reflect the indirect expenses of the underlying funds in which the Funds invest. |
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October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington International Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s sector classifications and country allocations were as follows (unaudited):
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| | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | | | | | |
Financials | | | | 21.4 | % |
Industrials | | | | 14.7 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 10.9 | % |
Information Technology | | | | 9.9 | % |
Health Care | | | | 9.5 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | | 6.3 | % |
Materials | | | | 5.9 | % |
Energy | | | | 5.7 | % |
Communication Services | | | | 5.4 | % |
Utilities | | | | 3.0 | % |
Real Estate | | | | 1.1 | % |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | 3.3 | % |
Preferred Stock | | | | 0.2 | % |
Rights | | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Cash Equivalents(2) | | | | 2.2 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | | 0.5 | % |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
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Country Allocation | | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | | | | | |
Japan | | | | 12.9 | % |
United Kingdom | | | | 10.3 | % |
China | | | | 8.1 | % |
France | | | | 7.5 | % |
Canada | | | | 6.0 | % |
United States | | | | 5.0 | % |
Germany | | | | 4.4 | % |
Taiwan | | | | 4.3 | % |
Switzerland | | | | 3.9 | % |
South Korea | | | | 3.3 | % |
Australia | | | | 3.3 | % |
Netherlands | | | | 2.2 | % |
Spain | | | | 2.0 | % |
Brazil | | | | 2.0 | % |
Hong Kong | | | | 1.8 | % |
South Africa | | | | 1.7 | % |
United Arab Emirates | | | | 1.6 | % |
Norway | | | | 1.4 | % |
Thailand | | | | 1.3 | % |
Austria | | | | 1.2 | % |
All other countries less than 1.0% | | | | 9.6 | % |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | 3.3 | % |
Preferred Stocks | | | | 0.2 | % |
Rights | | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Cash Equivalents(2) | | | | 2.2 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | | 0.5 | % |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
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(1) | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(2) | Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS¢
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS – 93.8% | | | | | | | | |
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AUSTRALIA – 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 41,010 | | | $ | 646,686 | |
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | | | 10,792 | | | | 265,269 | |
BHP Group Ltd. | | | 67,128 | | | | 1,900,224 | |
BlueScope Steel Ltd. | | | 9,929 | | | | 119,023 | |
Brambles Ltd. | | | 27,196 | | | | 226,971 | |
Coles Group Ltd. | | | 21,584 | | | | 209,488 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 21,153 | | | | 1,301,246 | |
Flutter Entertainment PLC* | | | 2,480 | | | | 389,502 | |
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. | | | 25,901 | | | | 368,463 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Goodman Group | | | 30,866 | | | $ | 408,416 | |
IGO Ltd. | | | 13,598 | | | | 82,341 | |
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | | 51,155 | | | | 184,544 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 6,044 | | | | 621,263 | |
Mineral Resources Ltd. | | | 3,454 | | | | 127,305 | |
Mirvac Group | | | 147,422 | | | | 171,047 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | | | 40,795 | | | | 730,812 | |
Northern Star Resources Ltd. | | | 31,945 | | | | 233,926 | |
Pilbara Minerals Ltd. | | | 39,931 | | | | 93,798 | |
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | | | 4,317 | | | | 133,672 | |
REA Group Ltd. | | | 2,806 | | | | 257,604 | |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | | | 6,259 | | | | 467,535 | |
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
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3 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington International Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Rio Tinto PLC | | | 60,120 | | | $ | 3,835,687 | |
SEEK Ltd. | | | 17,483 | | | | 230,648 | |
Stockland | | | 78,352 | | | | 176,836 | |
Suncorp Group Ltd. | | | 29,571 | | | | 251,698 | |
Telstra Group Ltd. | | | 74,035 | | | | 179,526 | |
Transurban Group | | | 47,702 | | | | 359,124 | |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | | | 14,893 | | | | 479,165 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 48,133 | | | | 632,072 | |
Woolworths Group Ltd. | | | 17,699 | | | | 396,188 | |
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TOTAL AUSTRALIA | | | | | | $ | 15,480,079 | |
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AUSTRIA – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
BAWAG Group AG* | | | 54,776 | | | | 2,439,746 | |
Erste Group Bank AG | | | 52,599 | | | | 1,883,531 | |
Wienerberger AG | | | 48,252 | | | | 1,168,999 | |
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TOTAL AUSTRIA | | | | | | $ | 5,492,276 | |
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BELGIUM – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
KBC Group NV | | | 26,151 | | | | 1,439,216 | |
UCB SA | | | 21,551 | | | | 1,576,241 | |
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TOTAL BELGIUM | | | | | | $ | 3,015,457 | |
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BRAZIL – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Atacadao SA | | | 363,100 | | | | 646,727 | |
Banco BTG Pactual SA | | | 235,000 | | | | 1,385,273 | |
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes | | | 283,900 | | | | 1,013,014 | |
Localiza Rent a Car SA | | | 131,100 | | | | 1,325,887 | |
Magazine Luiza SA* | | | 1,257,200 | | | | 334,139 | |
Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA | | | 159,000 | | | | 682,769 | |
Vale SA | | | 142,700 | | | | 1,953,802 | |
Vibra Energia SA | | | 327,000 | | | | 1,285,494 | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 14,462 | | | | 610,809 | |
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| | |
TOTAL BRAZIL | | | | | | $ | 9,237,914 | |
| | |
CANADA – 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | | | 2,590 | | | | 121,474 | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. | | | 12,519 | | | | 681,492 | |
AltaGas Ltd. | | | 9,497 | | | | 176,414 | |
ARC Resources Ltd. | | | 21,800 | | | | 350,718 | |
Bank of Montreal | | | 10,361 | | | | 782,931 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | | | 78,552 | | | | 3,180,598 | |
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A | | | 7,770 | | | | 222,720 | |
CAE, Inc.* | | | 6,691 | | | | 139,731 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 14,030 | | | | 494,831 | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 7,986 | | | | 844,987 | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | | 19,858 | | | | 1,261,003 | |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. | | | 11,871 | | | | 842,847 | |
CGI, Inc.* | | | 3,669 | | | | 354,214 | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 216 | | | | 433,014 | |
Dollarama, Inc. | | | 4,964 | | | | 338,987 | |
Enbridge, Inc. | | | 102,138 | | | | 3,273,130 | |
Fortis, Inc. | | | 12,303 | | | | 488,483 | |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | | | 2,590 | | | | 315,077 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. | | | 4,317 | | | | 124,366 | |
Gildan Activewear, Inc. | | | 5,396 | | | | 153,271 | |
iA Financial Corp., Inc. | | | 3,022 | | | | 175,839 | |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | | | 4,749 | | | | 270,642 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A* | | | 19,642 | | | $ | 144,757 | |
Keyera Corp. | | | 8,634 | | | | 200,791 | |
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. | | | 3,238 | | | | 264,831 | |
Magna International, Inc. | | | 5,828 | | | | 280,063 | |
Manulife Financial Corp. | | | 33,888 | | | | 589,909 | |
National Bank of Canada | | | 3,885 | | | | 241,547 | |
Onex Corp. | | | 5,828 | | | | 326,629 | |
Open Text Corp. | | | 6,907 | | | | 230,607 | |
Parex Resources, Inc. | | | 74,889 | | | | 1,435,406 | |
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | | | 15,541 | | | | 478,305 | |
Power Corp. of Canada | | | 6,259 | | | | 150,794 | |
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 4,749 | | | | 318,997 | |
RioCan REIT | | | 16,836 | | | | 204,569 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | | | 6,044 | | | | 223,934 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | | 48,420 | | | | 3,867,315 | |
Saputo, Inc. | | | 5,828 | | | | 117,674 | |
Shopify, Inc., Class A* | | | 16,836 | | | | 795,089 | |
Sun Life Financial, Inc. | | | 9,281 | | | | 423,911 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 3,022 | | | | 97,868 | |
TC Energy Corp. | | | 16,620 | | | | 572,397 | |
Thomson Reuters Corp. | | | 2,374 | | | | 284,366 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | | | 23,095 | | | | 1,290,022 | |
Tourmaline Oil Corp. | | | 7,986 | | | | 422,292 | |
WSP Global, Inc. | | | 1,511 | | | | 197,751 | |
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| | |
TOTAL CANADA | | | | | | $ | 28,186,593 | |
| | |
CAYMAN ISLANDS – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Patria Investments Ltd. | | | 104,060 | | | | 1,341,333 | |
| | |
CHINA – 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.* | | | 48,028 | | | | 494,452 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR* | | | 41,031 | | | | 3,386,699 | |
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 341,400 | | | | 840,995 | |
CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 134,500 | | | | 121,115 | |
CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 132,400 | | | | 436,392 | |
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 241,200 | | | | 1,827,125 | |
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 254,400 | | | | 1,290,141 | |
Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 136,400 | | | | 517,230 | |
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 37,200 | | | | 338,262 | |
JD.com, Inc., ADR | | | 17,771 | | | | 451,739 | |
JD.com, Inc., Class A | | | 13,741 | | | | 174,692 | |
Kanzhun Ltd., ADR* | | | 60,590 | | | | 896,732 | |
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | | | 708,000 | | | | 589,838 | |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 3,900 | | | | 895,213 | |
Li Ning Co. Ltd. | | | 161,500 | | | | 494,901 | |
Meituan, Class B* | | | 190,860 | | | | 2,705,443 | |
Midea Group Co. Ltd.* | | | 239,200 | | | | 1,724,655 | |
NetEase, Inc., ADR | | | 14,473 | | | | 1,547,453 | |
NetEase, Inc. | | | 15,000 | | | | 321,023 | |
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 2,934,000 | | | | 3,350,497 | |
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 993,200 | | | | 921,880 | |
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 232,300 | | | | 570,451 | |
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 40,000 | | | | 1,558,221 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 4 |
| | |
Wilmington International Fund (continued) | | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd.* | | | 18,100 | | | $ | 192,875 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 149,017 | | | | 5,514,934 | |
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 86,000 | | | | 652,183 | |
Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai* | | | 66,640 | | | | 1,002,097 | |
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. | | | 109,433 | | | | 125,741 | |
YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 864,000 | | | | 1,599,117 | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 16,818 | | | | 883,954 | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,800 | | | | 932,757 | |
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR | | | 48,823 | | | | 1,150,758 | |
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. | | | 28,800 | | | | 674,570 | |
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| | |
TOTAL CHINA | | | | | | $ | 38,184,135 | |
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DENMARK – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 32,217 | | | | 3,108,175 | |
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S | | | 64,012 | | | | 950,481 | |
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TOTAL DENMARK | | | | | | $ | 4,058,656 | |
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FINLAND – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Nordea Bank Abp | | | 55,195 | | | | 581,326 | |
Wartsila OYJ Abp | | | 158,008 | | | | 1,885,588 | |
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TOTAL FINLAND | | | | | | $ | 2,466,914 | |
| | |
FRANCE – 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
AXA SA | | | 173,744 | | | | 5,148,108 | |
Bureau Veritas SA | | | 182,085 | | | | 4,147,491 | |
Capgemini SE | | | 6,987 | | | | 1,234,804 | |
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA | | | 30,817 | | | | 1,677,497 | |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | | | 49,939 | | | | 1,483,610 | |
Elis SA | | | 86,599 | | | | 1,420,222 | |
Engie SA | | | 222,457 | | | | 3,538,154 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 2,723 | | | | 1,949,479 | |
Publicis Groupe SA | | | 22,359 | | | | 1,702,489 | |
Technip Energies NV | | | 74,488 | | | | 1,632,013 | |
Thales SA | | | 11,236 | | | | 1,658,182 | |
TotalEnergies SE | | | 83,177 | | | | 5,561,005 | |
Veolia Environnement SA | | | 62,007 | | | | 1,699,017 | |
Vinci SA | | | 20,892 | | | | 2,310,120 | |
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| | |
TOTAL FRANCE | | | | | | $ | 35,162,191 | |
| | |
GERMANY – 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bayer AG | | | 30,432 | | | | 1,314,923 | |
Brenntag SE | | | 75,127 | | | | 5,586,566 | |
Daimler Truck Holding AG | | | 40,644 | | | | 1,277,044 | |
Hensoldt AG | | | 36,142 | | | | 1,070,967 | |
Jenoptik AG | | | 31,148 | | | | 739,864 | |
Rheinmetall AG | | | 6,978 | | | | 2,003,338 | |
SAP SE | | | 10,505 | | | | 1,409,060 | |
Siemens AG | | | 12,022 | | | | 1,595,306 | |
Talanx AG | | | 64,070 | | | | 4,037,645 | |
United Internet AG | | | 79,371 | | | | 1,652,778 | |
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| | |
TOTAL GERMANY | | | | | | $ | 20,687,491 | |
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GREECE – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | | | 86,232 | | | | 1,208,661 | |
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA* | | | 305,191 | | | | 904,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GREECE | | | | | | $ | 2,113,291 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
HONG KONG – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 536,184 | | | $ | 4,656,119 | |
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | | | 50,939 | | | | 254,610 | |
Hong Kong &China Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 356,143 | | | | 247,914 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges &Clearing Ltd. | | | 17,699 | | | | 619,158 | |
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,454 | | | | 139,960 | |
Link REIT | | | 49,644 | | | | 227,823 | |
Prudential PLC | | | 148,155 | | | | 1,549,166 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 22,880 | | | | 234,948 | |
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | | | 27,628 | | | | 252,231 | |
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. | | | 33,240 | | | | 116,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL HONG KONG | | | | | | $ | 8,298,204 | |
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HUNGARY – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
MOL Hungarian Oil &Gas PLC | | | 125,415 | | | | 998,320 | |
OTP Bank Nyrt | | | 38,765 | | | | 1,442,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HUNGARY | | | | | | $ | 2,441,154 | |
| | |
INDIA – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR | | | 40,652 | | | | 2,298,871 | |
ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR | | | 90,082 | | | | 1,998,920 | |
Infosys Ltd., ADR | | | 29,268 | | | | 480,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INDIA | | | | | | $ | 4,778,371 | |
| | |
INDONESIA – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | | | 2,772,900 | | | | 1,527,648 | |
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | | | 2,525,900 | | | | 902,383 | |
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 3,746,000 | | | | 821,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INDONESIA | | | | | | $ | 3,251,213 | |
| | |
IRELAND – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
AIB Group PLC | | | 295,185 | | | | 1,281,552 | |
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | | | 46,303 | | | | 1,509,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL IRELAND | | | | | | $ | 2,790,842 | |
| | |
ISRAEL – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Bank Hapoalim BM | | | 23,743 | | | | 169,833 | |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM | | | 41,442 | | | | 266,925 | |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.* | | | 2,158 | | | | 289,711 | |
Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A | | | 43,385 | | | | 190,692 | |
Nice Ltd.* | | | 1,079 | | | | 165,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL ISRAEL | | | | | | $ | 1,082,567 | |
| | |
ITALY – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | | | 243,671 | | | | 2,874,501 | |
| | |
JAPAN – 12.9% | | | | | | | | |
ABC-Mart, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 24,782 | |
ADEKA Corp. | | | 26,600 | | | | 444,705 | |
ARE Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,300 | | | | 421,572 | |
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 12,400 | | | | 448,513 | |
ASKUL Corp. | | | 48,500 | | | | 633,138 | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 197,356 | | | | 2,496,529 | |
BIPROGY Inc | | | 22,800 | | | | 568,684 | |
BML, Inc. | | | 13,200 | | | | 249,801 | |
Canon Marketing Japan, Inc. | | | 16,800 | | | | 402,873 | |
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. | | | 32,700 | | | | 262,025 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 29,200 | | | | 865,972 | |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | | | 41,000 | | | | 866,126 | |
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5 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington International Fund (continued) |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | | | 30,300 | | | $ | 781,261 | |
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 5,100 | | | | 547,059 | |
Ebara Corp. | | | 8,300 | | | | 367,554 | |
Elecom Co. Ltd. | | | 6,900 | | | | 78,237 | |
en Japan, Inc. | | | 28,400 | | | | 423,609 | |
Fuji Corp. | | | 35,300 | | | | 531,542 | |
Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 20,800 | | | | 565,178 | |
Future Corp. | | | 71,200 | | | | 812,604 | |
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | | | 4,075 | | | | 587,912 | |
Hitachi Ltd. | | | 10,751 | | | | 681,470 | |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 121,659 | | | | 1,246,855 | |
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | | | 321,500 | | | | 3,584,934 | |
ITOCHU Corp. | | | 19,300 | | | | 695,206 | |
JGC Holdings Corp. | | | 33,208 | | | | 409,022 | |
Kamigumi Co. Ltd. | | | 15,400 | | | | 312,413 | |
KDDI Corp. | | | 135,170 | | | | 4,043,576 | |
Keyence Corp. | | | 2,232 | | | | 864,049 | |
KH Neochem Co. Ltd. | | | 28,674 | | | | 434,346 | |
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 54,500 | | | | 765,906 | |
Koa Corp. | | | 18,500 | | | | 178,274 | |
Kokuyo Co. Ltd. | | | 17,900 | | | | 277,450 | |
Kyocera Corp. | | | 5,246 | | | | 258,583 | |
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. | | | 34,800 | | | | 545,813 | |
LaSalle Logiport REIT | | | 629 | | | | 616,874 | |
Lintec Corp. | | | 20,200 | | | | 333,891 | |
Marui Group Co. Ltd. | | | 35,900 | | | | 567,692 | |
Maruwa Co. Ltd. | | | 1,533 | | | | 268,986 | |
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | | | 109,000 | | | | 329,966 | |
MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 21,700 | | | | 381,922 | |
Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 21,776 | | | | 1,015,100 | |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 65,300 | | | | 835,861 | |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 47,100 | | | | 636,597 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 536,000 | | | | 4,496,583 | |
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,403 | | | | 381,172 | |
NET One Systems Co. Ltd. | | | 26,500 | | | | 404,467 | |
Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd. | | | 9,400 | | | | 275,346 | |
Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. | | | 13,700 | | | | 555,618 | |
Nippon Telegraph &Telephone Corp. | | | 780,700 | | | | 918,709 | |
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | | | 23,100 | | | | 224,730 | |
NS Solutions Corp. | | | 9,900 | | | | 287,491 | |
OKUMA Corp. | | | 6,000 | | | | 247,023 | |
Open Up Group, Inc. | | | 36,200 | | | | 449,020 | |
OSG Corp. | | | 23,800 | | | | 271,572 | |
Rohm Co. Ltd. | | | 30,000 | | | | 480,659 | |
San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The) | | | 62,100 | | | | 427,730 | |
Sankyu, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 225,826 | |
Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 33,299 | | | | 652,086 | |
Shimamura Co. Ltd. | | | 4,100 | | | | 404,628 | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 48,884 | | | | 1,461,797 | |
Shionogi &Co. Ltd. | | | 13,500 | | | | 628,623 | |
Sompo Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,000 | | | | 389,880 | |
Sony Group Corp. | | | 30,163 | | | | 2,507,718 | |
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 11,600 | | | | 385,373 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 14,566 | | | | 702,197 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,700 | | | | 776,184 | |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 16,800 | | | | 652,042 | |
T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,800 | | | | 353,217 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
THK Co. Ltd. | | | 21,600 | | | $ | 386,027 | |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 121,500 | | | | 2,718,227 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 15,007 | | | | 1,982,990 | |
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 507,440 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 121,513 | | | | 2,125,718 | |
Ushio, Inc. | | | 59,000 | | | | 719,530 | |
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 62,700 | | | | 1,532,191 | |
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 16,800 | | | | 279,821 | |
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 287,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL JAPAN | | | | | | $ | 60,763,562 | |
| | |
KAZAKHSTAN – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Kaspi.KZ JSC | | | 6,860 | | | | 619,919 | |
| | |
MACAO – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. | | | 53,529 | | | | 300,911 | |
Sands China Ltd.* | | | 546,800 | | | | 1,472,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MACAO | | | | | | $ | 1,772,924 | |
| | |
MALAYSIA – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Malayan Banking Bhd | | | 783,500 | | | | 1,483,603 | |
| | |
MEXICO – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV | | | 129,400 | | | | 1,048,248 | |
| | |
NETHERLANDS – 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 4,003 | | | | 2,406,285 | |
Heineken NV | | | 18,570 | | | | 1,668,393 | |
ING Groep NV | | | 143,464 | | | | 1,839,284 | |
Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 582,640 | | | | 1,958,358 | |
Koninklijke Philips NV* | | | 58,744 | | | | 1,117,456 | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 10,213 | | | | 1,310,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | | | | | $ | 10,300,165 | |
| | |
NEW ZEALAND – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fisher &Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. | | | 16,620 | | | | 201,594 | |
Xero Ltd.* | | | 3,885 | | | | 265,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NEW ZEALAND | | | | | | $ | 467,201 | |
| | |
NORWAY – 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
DNB Bank ASA | | | 110,463 | | | | 1,992,958 | |
Equinor ASA | | | 140,680 | | | | 4,716,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NORWAY | | | | | | $ | 6,709,004 | |
| | |
PERU – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Credicorp Ltd. | | | 10,416 | | | | 1,301,583 | |
| | |
SINGAPORE – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT | | | 184,763 | | | | 351,058 | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 28,276 | | | | 679,284 | |
Keppel Corp. Ltd. | | | 50,292 | | | | 228,293 | |
Keppel REIT | | | 10,058 | | | | 5,840 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. | | | 59,789 | | | | 554,311 | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 191,454 | | | | 332,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SINGAPORE | | | | | | $ | 2,151,471 | |
| | |
SOUTH AFRICA – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | | | 7,670 | | | | 256,267 | |
Anglo American PLC | | | 154,233 | | | | 3,929,797 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 6 |
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Wilmington International Fund (continued) | | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Naspers Ltd., Class N | | | 23,604 | | | $ | 3,690,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA | | | | | | $ | 7,876,289 | |
| | |
SOUTH KOREA – 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
BGF retail Co. Ltd. | | | 5,462 | | | | 558,553 | |
Coupang, Inc.* | | | 128,071 | | | | 2,177,207 | |
Hanon Systems | | | 162,606 | | | | 829,734 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 146,671 | | | | 7,300,531 | |
Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.* | | | 34,178 | | | | 602,375 | |
SK Hynix, Inc. | | | 34,098 | | | | 2,961,143 | |
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | | | 31,886 | | | | 1,162,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SOUTH KOREA | | | | | | $ | 15,592,328 | |
| | |
SPAIN – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Bankinter SA | | | 222,478 | | | | 1,406,831 | |
Iberdrola SA | | | 230,343 | | | | 2,561,879 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 124,359 | | | | 4,292,621 | |
Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA | | | 19,573 | | | | 1,046,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SPAIN | | | | | | $ | 9,308,079 | |
| | |
SWEDEN – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
AAK AB | | | 61,043 | | | | 1,160,882 | |
Alfa Laval AB | | | 47,580 | | | | 1,541,915 | |
Trelleborg AB, Class B | | | 46,552 | | | | 1,177,258 | |
Volvo AB, Class B | | | 79,899 | | | | 1,583,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SWEDEN | | | | | | $ | 5,463,269 | |
| | |
SWITZERLAND – 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
ABB Ltd. | | | 45,436 | | | | 1,526,546 | |
DSM-Firmenich AG | | | 16,800 | | | | 1,523,017 | |
Novartis AG | | | 113,494 | | | | 10,625,259 | |
UBS Group AG | | | 197,907 | | | | 4,650,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | | | | | $ | 18,324,933 | |
| | |
TAIWAN – 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Advantech Co. Ltd. | | | 140,000 | | | | 1,437,764 | |
ASPEED Technology, Inc. | | | 17,000 | | | | 1,358,601 | |
China Development Financial Holding Corp.* | | | 2,188,000 | | | | 764,835 | |
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | | | 208,000 | | | | 2,592,278 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 660,000 | | | | 10,779,462 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 25,079 | | | | 2,164,568 | |
Unimicron Technology Corp. | | | 317,000 | | | | 1,413,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL TAIWAN | | | | | | $ | 20,511,301 | |
| | |
THAILAND – 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Airports of Thailand PCL* | | | 410,900 | | | | 762,884 | |
Central Pattana PCL | | | 632,300 | | | | 1,099,976 | |
Kasikornbank PCL | | | 721,200 | | | | 2,638,349 | |
PTT Exploration &Production PCL | | | 394,400 | | | | 1,801,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL THAILAND | | | | | | $ | 6,302,367 | |
| | |
TURKEY – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
KOC Holding AS | | | 183,551 | | | | 887,851 | |
| | |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC | | | 1,502,593 | | | | 4,210,473 | |
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC | | | 245,576 | | | | 224,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
ADNOC Drilling Co. PJSC | | | 745,065 | | | $ | 738,499 | |
Americana Restaurants International PLC | | | 1,788,613 | | | | 1,800,513 | |
Salik Co. PJSC | | | 444,407 | | | | 386,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | | | | | | $ | 7,360,335 | |
| | |
UNITED KINGDOM – 10.3% | | | | | | | | |
Abcam PLC, ADR* | | | 36,293 | | | | 831,836 | |
AstraZeneca PLC | | | 19,407 | | | | 2,429,829 | |
Babcock International Group PLC* | | | 423,844 | | | | 2,016,662 | |
BAE Systems PLC | | | 394,073 | | | | 5,298,856 | |
Beazley PLC | | | 189,689 | | | | 1,188,282 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 56,790 | | | | 1,696,456 | |
Bunzl PLC | | | 53,325 | | | | 1,902,434 | |
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | | | 54,825 | | | | 277,540 | |
CNH Industrial NV | | | 26,797 | | | | 296,964 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 299,769 | | | | 2,164,460 | |
John Wood Group PLC* | | | 933,313 | | | | 1,616,292 | |
National Grid PLC | | | 264,847 | | | | 3,157,765 | |
Next PLC | | | 21,270 | | | | 1,783,329 | |
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC* | | | 293,880 | | | | 727,411 | |
QinetiQ Group PLC | | | 386,806 | | | | 1,559,351 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | | 57,290 | | | | 3,833,100 | |
Rotork PLC | | | 501,227 | | | | 1,792,351 | |
RS Group PLC | | | 306,556 | | | | 2,529,832 | |
Smith &Nephew PLC | | | 155,411 | | | | 1,739,225 | |
Smiths Group PLC | | | 79,847 | | | | 1,566,250 | |
Standard Chartered PLC | | | 23,145 | | | | 177,460 | |
Standard Chartered PLC | | | 325,250 | | | | 2,449,386 | |
Tate &Lyle PLC | | | 210,208 | | | | 1,612,969 | |
Tesco PLC | | | 443,639 | | | | 1,455,829 | |
Unilever PLC | | | 60,013 | | | | 2,842,257 | |
WPP PLC | | | 203,571 | | | | 1,752,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | | | | $ | 48,699,123 | |
| | |
UNITED STATES – 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
CRH PLC | | | 29,337 | | | | 1,574,425 | |
CRH PLC | | | 30,629 | | | | 1,640,795 | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 5,828 | | | | 861,332 | |
Ferrovial SE | | | 15,376 | | | | 462,757 | |
GSK PLC | | | 156,938 | | | | 2,797,698 | |
Haleon PLC | | | 436,976 | | | | 1,751,440 | |
James Hardie Industries PLC, CDI* | | | 9,065 | | | | 226,167 | |
Nestle SA | | | 26,613 | | | | 2,869,913 | |
Newmont Corp.* | | | 8,116 | | | | 310,999 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 40,292 | | | | 3,592,435 | |
QIAGEN NV* | | | 37,818 | | | | 1,409,406 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 12,781 | | | | 3,293,787 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 317 | | | | 86,386 | |
Sanofi SA | | | 11,209 | | | | 1,017,847 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 24,575 | | | | 1,367,844 | |
Stellantis NV | | | 21,208 | | | | 396,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL UNITED STATES | | | | | | $ | 23,659,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $418,744,906) | | | | | | $ | 441,546,183 | |
| | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
iShares MSCI India ETF | | | 357,600 | | | | 15,462,624 | |
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7 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
Wilmington International Fund (continued)
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $15,954,373) | | | | | | $ | 15,462,624 | |
| | |
PREFERRED STOCK – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
CHILE – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Embotelladora Andina SA, 7.18% | | | 595,309 | | | $ | 1,210,572 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,299,697) | | | | | | $ | 1,210,572 | |
| | |
RIGHTS – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
| | |
BRAZIL – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
Localiza Rent a Car SA, Expire 11/17/23* | | | 962 | | | | 1,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost $0) | | | | | | $ | 1,043 | |
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| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
MONEY MARKET FUND – 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^ | | | 10,354,379 | | | $ | 10,354,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $10,354,379) | | | | | | $ | 10,354,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5% (Cost $446,353,355) | | | | | | $ | 468,574,801 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.5% | | | | 2,288,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 470,862,939 | |
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,480,079 | | | | $— | | | $ | 15,480,079 | |
Austria | | | — | | | | 5,492,276 | | | | — | | | | 5,492,276 | |
Belgium | | | — | | | | 3,015,457 | | | | — | | | | 3,015,457 | |
Brazil | | | 9,237,914 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,237,914 | |
Canada | | | 28,186,593 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 28,186,593 | |
Cayman Islands | | | 1,341,333 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,341,333 | |
China | | | 8,317,335 | | | | 29,866,800 | | | | — | | | | 38,184,135 | |
Denmark | | | — | | | | 4,058,656 | | | | — | | | | 4,058,656 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 2,466,914 | | | | — | | | | 2,466,914 | |
France | | | — | | | | 35,162,191 | | | | — | | | | 35,162,191 | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 20,687,491 | | | | — | | | | 20,687,491 | |
Greece | | | — | | | | 2,113,291 | | | | — | | | | 2,113,291 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 8,298,204 | | | | — | | | | 8,298,204 | |
Hungary | | | — | | | | 2,441,154 | | | | — | | | | 2,441,154 | |
India | | | 4,778,371 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,778,371 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 3,251,213 | | | | — | | | | 3,251,213 | |
Ireland | | | — | | | | 2,790,842 | | | | — | | | | 2,790,842 | |
Israel | | | 289,711 | | | | 792,856 | | | | — | | | | 1,082,567 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 2,874,501 | | | | — | | | | 2,874,501 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 60,763,562 | | | | — | | | | 60,763,562 | |
Kazakhstan | | | — | | | | 619,919 | | | | — | | | | 619,919 | |
Macao | | | — | | | | 1,772,924 | | | | — | | | | 1,772,924 | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | | 1,483,603 | | | | — | | | | 1,483,603 | |
Mexico | | | 1,048,248 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,048,248 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 10,300,165 | | | | — | | | | 10,300,165 | |
New Zealand | | | — | | | | 467,201 | | | | — | | | | 467,201 | |
Norway | | | — | | | | 6,709,004 | | | | — | | | | 6,709,004 | |
Peru | | | 1,301,583 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,301,583 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 2,151,471 | | | | — | | | | 2,151,471 | |
South Africa | | | — | | | | 7,876,289 | | | | — | | | | 7,876,289 | |
South Korea | | | 2,177,207 | | | | 13,415,121 | | | | — | | | | 15,592,328 | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 9,308,079 | | | | — | | | | 9,308,079 | |
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Wilmington International Fund (concluded)
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Sweden | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,463,269 | | | | $— | | | $ | 5,463,269 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 18,324,933 | | | | — | | | | 18,324,933 | |
Taiwan | | | 2,164,568 | | | | 18,346,733 | | | | — | | | | 20,511,301 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 6,302,367 | | | | — | | | | 6,302,367 | |
Turkey | | | — | | | | 887,851 | | | | — | | | | 887,851 | |
United Arab Emirates | | | — | | | | 7,360,335 | | | | — | | | | 7,360,335 | |
United Kingdom | | | 831,836 | | | | 47,867,287 | | | | — | | | | 48,699,123 | |
United States | | | 6,912,073 | | | | 16,747,373 | | | | — | | | | 23,659,446 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 15,462,624 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,462,624 | |
Preferred Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chile | | | 1,210,572 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,210,572 | |
Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | | | 1,043 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,043 | |
Money Market Fund | | | 10,354,379 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,354,379 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 93,615,390 | | | $ | 374,959,411 | | | | $— | | | $ | 468,574,801 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Other Financial Instruments! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | $ | (278,965 | ) | | $ | — | | | | $— | | | $ | (278,965 | ) |
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Total Liabilities - Other Financial Instruments | | $ | (278,965 | ) | | $ | — | | | | $— | | | $ | (278,965 | ) |
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! | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
¢ | Country classifications are based on primary country of risk. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
** | Represents less than 0.05%. |
The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
CDI | CREST Depository Interest |
MSCI | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
OYJ | Public Limited Company |
PCL | Public Company Limited |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
SCA | Limited Partnership With Share Capital |
At October 31, 2023, the International Fund had open financial futures contracts as follows:
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Underlying Contracts to Buy/Sell | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation(a) | | | Unrealized (Depreciation)(a) | |
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LONG POSITIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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EXCHANGE-TRADED: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPI 200 Index DEC23 | | | December 2023 | | | | 64 | | | $ | 7,163,439 | | | $ | 6,884,474 | | | | $— | | | | $(278,965) | |
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UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON FINANCIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $— | | | | $(278,965) | |
(a) | The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above is the cumulative change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open through October 31, 2023. Only current day variation margin is reported on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):
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Common Stocks | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Insurance | | | 7.7 | % |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 6.4 | % |
Banks | | | 5.5 | % |
Software | | | 4.0 | % |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 3.8 | % |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 3.0 | % |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | 3.0 | % |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 2.7 | % |
Machinery | | | 2.5 | % |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 2.4 | % |
Capital Markets | | | 2.4 | % |
Professional Services | | | 2.2 | % |
Financial Services | | | 1.9 | % |
Specialty Retail | | | 1.8 | % |
Broadline Retail | | | 1.7 | % |
Chemicals | | | 1.7 | % |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 1.7 | % |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 1.7 | % |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 1.6 | % |
Beverages | | | 1.6 | % |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | 1.5 | % |
IT Services | | | 1.4 | % |
Household Products | | | 1.3 | % |
Ground Transportation | | | 1.3 | % |
Food Products | | | 1.2 | % |
Specialized REITs | | | 1.2 | % |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | 1.2 | % |
Multi-Utilities | | | 1.2 | % |
Automobiles | | | 1.2 | % |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | | | 1.1 | % |
Electric Utilities | | | 1.0 | % |
Media | | | 1.0 | % |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | | 1.0 | % |
Tobacco | | | 0.9 | % |
Household Durables | | | 0.9 | % |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | 0.9 | % |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | 0.8 | % |
Metals & Mining | | | 0.8 | % |
Communications Equipment | | | 0.8 | % |
Building Products | | | 0.8 | % |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 0.7 | % |
Entertainment | | | 0.7 | % |
Gas Utilities | | | 0.7 | % |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 0.6 | % |
Automobile Components | | | 0.6 | % |
Construction & Engineering | | | 0.6 | % |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | 0.5 | % |
Distributors | | | 0.5 | % |
Personal Care Products | | | 0.5 | % |
Consumer Finance | | | 0.4 | % |
Energy Equipment & Services | | | 0.4 | % |
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Common Stocks | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Biotechnology | | | 0.4 | % |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | 0.3 | % |
Construction Materials | | | 0.3 | % |
Passenger Airlines | | | 0.3 | % |
Containers & Packaging | | | 0.2 | % |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 0.2 | % |
Electrical Equipment | | | 0.2 | % |
Health Care Technology | | | 0.1 | % |
Paper & Forest Products | | | 0.1 | % |
Diversified REITs | | | 0.1 | % |
Industrial REITs | | | 0.1 | % |
Water Utilities | | | 0.1 | % |
Leisure Products | | | 0.1 | % |
Office REITs | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Transportation Infrastructure | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Retail REITs | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Diversified Consumer Services | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Marine Transportation | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.3 | % |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 0.1 | % |
Warrants | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Cash Equivalents(2) | | | 7.5 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | 2.6 | % |
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TOTAL | | | 100.0 | % |
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Country Allocation | | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
Common Stocks | | | | | |
United States | | | | 45.6 | % |
Japan | | | | 10.0 | % |
France | | | | 5.9 | % |
United Kingdom | | | | 5.7 | % |
Canada | | | | 3.8 | % |
China | | | | 3.4 | % |
Germany | | | | 2.4 | % |
Switzerland | | | | 2.3 | % |
Netherlands | | | | 1.6 | % |
Hong Kong | | | | 1.1 | % |
Italy | | | | 1.0 | % |
All other countries less than 1.0% | | | | 6.7 | % |
Preferred Stocks | | | | 0.3 | % |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | 0.1 | % |
Warrants | | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
Cash Equivalents(2) | | | | 7.5 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | | 2.6 | % |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
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(1) | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(2) | Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS – 89.5% | | | | | | | | |
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AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Airbus SE | | | 3,736 | | | $ | 500,909 | |
Austal Ltd. | | | 43,562 | | | | 47,039 | |
Babcock International Group PLC* | | | 18,281 | | | | 86,981 | |
BAE Systems PLC | | | 119,634 | | | | 1,608,644 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 11,607 | | | | 862,168 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 419 | | | | 101,109 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,187 | | | | 539,658 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,110 | | | | 523,287 | |
Rheinmetall AG | | | 2,187 | | | | 627,873 | |
RTX Corp. | | | 5,943 | | | | 483,701 | |
Thales SA | | | 2,134 | | | | 314,931 | |
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TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE | | | | | | $ | 5,696,300 | |
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AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bpost SA | | | 6,361 | | | | 34,492 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 16,366 | |
DSV A/S | | | 2,152 | | | | 321,597 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 4,085 | | | | 446,286 | |
Sankyu, Inc. | | | 1,651 | | | | 49,712 | |
SG Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 2,037 | | | | 28,874 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 3,057 | | | | 431,801 | |
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 12,897 | | | | 214,813 | |
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR | | | 4,426 | | | | 104,321 | |
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. | | | 4,728 | | | | 110,742 | |
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TOTAL AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS | | | | | | $ | 1,759,004 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Continental AG | | | 1,476 | | | $ | 96,366 | |
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 41,988 | | | | 191,427 | |
Hankook Tire &Technology Co. Ltd. | | | 3,677 | | | | 104,322 | |
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | | | 964 | | | | 149,290 | |
NOK Corp. | | | 2,563 | | | | 30,381 | |
Nokian Renkaat OYJ | | | 7,309 | | | | 55,275 | |
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 6,637 | | | | 106,156 | |
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | | | 12,307 | | | | 129,202 | |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. | | | 9,561 | | | | 96,993 | |
Tachi-S Co. Ltd. | | | 4,551 | | | | 49,932 | |
Tokai Rika Co. Ltd. | | | 5,050 | | | | 79,246 | |
Toyota Boshoku Corp. | | | 2,080 | | | | 36,173 | |
TS Tech Co. Ltd. | | | 7,136 | | | | 79,925 | |
Unipres Corp. | | | 6,981 | | | | 49,205 | |
Valeo SE | | | 7,986 | | | | 105,520 | |
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TOTAL AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS | | | | | | $ | 1,359,413 | |
| | |
AUTOMOBILES – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 159,344 | | | | 70,147 | |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 33,784 | | | | 346,245 | |
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | | | 82,950 | | | | 924,947 | |
Mercedes-Benz Group AG | | | 3,756 | | | | 220,981 | |
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 41,618 | | | | 160,145 | |
Renault SA | | | 3,236 | | | | 113,532 | |
Subaru Corp. | | | 6,599 | | | | 114,231 | |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 3,714 | | | | 144,148 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Tesla, Inc.* | | | 2,180 | | | $ | 437,831 | |
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 2,518 | | | | 61,532 | |
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TOTAL AUTOMOBILES | | | | | | $ | 2,593,739 | |
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BANKS – 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
ABN AMRO Bank NV | | | 13,156 | | | | 177,193 | |
AIB Group PLC | | | 28,061 | | | | 121,827 | |
Axis Bank Ltd., GDR | | | 6,660 | | | | 388,101 | |
Banco Bradesco SA, ADR | | | 61,657 | | | | 172,023 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 19,305 | | | | 508,494 | |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC | | | 13,476 | | | | 120,768 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | | | 13,362 | | | | 541,032 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | | | 15,414 | | | | 623,805 | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 4,068 | | | | 233,926 | |
BPER Banca | | | 39,122 | | | | 127,309 | |
CaixaBank SA | | | 12,780 | | | | 51,958 | |
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd | | | 96,301 | | | | 115,378 | |
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | 16,488 | | | | 37,321 | |
DGB Financial Group, Inc. | | | 11,894 | | | | 69,273 | |
DNB Bank ASA | | | 29,207 | | | | 526,949 | |
Erste Group Bank AG | | | 5,105 | | | | 182,806 | |
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | | | 90,517 | | | | 1,067,797 | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 219 | | | | 302,382 | |
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR | | | 11,960 | | | | 676,338 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 66,909 | | | | 483,111 | |
ING Groep NV | | | 15,390 | | | | 197,308 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 3,298 | | | | 458,620 | |
Kasikornbank PCL | | | 29,784 | | | | 108,958 | |
Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR | | | 20,214 | | | | 73,928 | |
KB Financial Group, Inc., ADR | | | 5,228 | | | | 199,500 | |
KBC Group NV | | | 1,880 | | | | 103,466 | |
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | | | 24,143 | | | | 73,086 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 115,420 | | | | 968,275 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 6,435 | | | | 109,256 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,246 | | | | 257,100 | |
Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 25,931 | | | | 138,558 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | | 5,855 | | | | 467,640 | |
San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The) | | | 13,763 | | | | 94,796 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR*,(1) | | | 3,982 | | | | — | |
Security Bank Corp. | | | 37,728 | | | | 51,219 | |
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 7,587 | | | | 193,393 | |
Societe Generale SA | | | 8,138 | | | | 182,875 | |
Standard Chartered PLC | | | 72,944 | | | | 559,286 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,908 | | | | 371,518 | |
Tochigi Bank Ltd. (The) | | | 9,980 | | | | 23,414 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 3,244 | | | | 103,419 | |
Unicaja Banco SA | | | 73,950 | | | | 77,050 | |
UniCredit SpA | | | 16,737 | | | | 419,590 | |
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TOTAL BANKS | | | | | | $ | 11,760,046 | |
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BEVERAGES – 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,763 | | | | 99,939 | |
Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA | | | 4,806 | | | | 27,322 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 6,897 | | | | 389,612 | |
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | | | 5,292 | | | | 68,845 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 16,718 | | | | 632,208 | |
Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, ADR | | | 6,176 | | | | 75,471 | |
Heineken NV | | | 7,081 | | | | 636,181 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 26,981 | | | $ | 379,173 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | 6,980 | | | | 356,678 | |
PepsiCo., Inc. | | | 3,012 | | | | 491,799 | |
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | | | 1,286 | | | | 38,700 | |
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 14,313 | | | | 108,543 | |
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TOTAL BEVERAGES | | | | | | $ | 3,304,471 | |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Genmab A/S* | | | 144 | | | | 40,706 | |
Keymed Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 5,322 | | | | 39,540 | |
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 14,919 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 1,167 | | | | 260,078 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,122 | | | | 406,287 | |
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TOTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY | | | | | | $ | 761,530 | |
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BROADLINE RETAIL – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.* | | | 30,282 | | | | 311,755 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR* | | | 7,455 | | | | 615,336 | |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 17,043 | | | | 2,268,253 | |
ASKUL Corp. | | | 17,156 | | | | 223,961 | |
JD.com, Inc., ADR | | | 3,240 | | | | 82,361 | |
JD.com, Inc., Class A | | | 4,024 | | | | 51,158 | |
Seria Co. Ltd. | | | 5,560 | | | | 77,064 | |
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TOTAL BROADLINE RETAIL | | | | | | $ | 3,629,888 | |
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BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
AGC, Inc. | | | 945 | | | | 32,148 | |
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | | | 17,837 | | | | 380,197 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 2,344 | | | | 254,371 | |
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA | | | 3,525 | | | | 191,880 | |
Geberit AG | | | 30 | | | | 13,968 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 6,226 | | | | 305,199 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 1,144 | | | | 423,898 | |
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TOTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS | | | | | | $ | 1,601,661 | |
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CAPITAL MARKETS – 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Ares Management Corp., Class A | | | 9,897 | | | | 975,745 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 235 | | | | 38,514 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 4,663 | | | | 242,663 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 806 | | | | 172,049 | |
CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 261,779 | | | | 235,728 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 672 | | | | 110,609 | |
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | | | 586 | | | | 5,047 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | | | 5,517 | | | | 192,999 | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | | | 3,620 | | | | 363,882 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 1,313 | | | | 141,069 | |
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | | | 695 | | | | 13,743 | |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | | 3,392 | | | | 342,236 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 81 | | | | 17,314 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 419 | | | | 129,052 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 4,307 | | | | 305,022 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 660 | | | | 311,223 | |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,919 | | | | 80,819 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 1,411 | | | | 492,876 | |
Schroders PLC | | | 4,093 | | | | 18,431 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 259 | | | | 13,898 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 12 |
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Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued) | | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
UBS Group AG | | | 39,687 | | | $ | 932,503 | |
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TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS | | | | | | $ | 5,135,422 | |
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CHEMICALS – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
ADEKA Corp. | | | 5,916 | | | | 98,905 | |
Air Liquide SA | | | 568 | | | | 97,328 | |
BASF SE | | | 4,326 | | | | 199,892 | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 2,876 | | | | 329,331 | |
China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H | | | 131,112 | | | | 30,683 | |
Croda International PLC | | | 706 | | | | 37,627 | |
Element Solutions, Inc. | | | 10,928 | | | | 199,218 | |
EMS-Chemie Holding AG | | | 37 | | | | 25,310 | |
Evonik Industries AG | | | 7,445 | | | | 137,024 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 5,089 | | | | 270,735 | |
Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 4,620 | | | | 125,535 | |
Givaudan SA | | | 24 | | | | 79,885 | |
KH Neochem Co. Ltd. | | | 10,499 | | | | 159,036 | |
Linde PLC | | | 2,065 | | | | 789,160 | |
Lintec Corp. | | | 4,483 | | | | 74,101 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 450 | | | | 40,608 | |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 19,151 | | | | 258,842 | |
Nissan Chemical Corp. | | | 274 | | | | 11,175 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 1,125 | | | | 267,986 | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 9,649 | | | | 288,538 | |
Symrise AG | | | 704 | | | | 71,941 | |
Tosoh Corp. | | | 831 | | | | 10,175 | |
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TOTAL CHEMICALS | | | | | | $ | 3,603,035 | |
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COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 1.5% | |
Aeon Delight Co. Ltd. | | | 2,994 | | | | 66,017 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 856 | | | | 434,095 | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.* | | | 3,797 | | | | 583,485 | |
Copart, Inc.* | | | 28,770 | | | | 1,252,070 | |
Kokuyo Co. Ltd. | | | 3,969 | | | | 61,519 | |
Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA | | | 28,150 | | | | 42,092 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 527 | | | | 19,821 | |
Secom Co. Ltd. | | | 1,012 | | | | 70,288 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 5,769 | | | | 747,086 | |
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TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES | | | $ | 3,276,473 | |
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COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | 330 | | | | 66,122 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 14,436 | | | | 752,549 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,141 | | | | 596,183 | |
Nokia OYJ | | | 36,914 | | | | 122,949 | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | | | 29,099 | | | | 130,355 | |
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TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT | | | | | | $ | 1,668,158 | |
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CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Bouygues SA | | | 1,097 | | | | 38,591 | |
Chiyoda Corp.* | | | 9,211 | | | | 21,654 | |
Fugro NV* | | | 4,229 | | | | 69,850 | |
Implenia AG | | | 588 | | | | 18,290 | |
JGC Holdings Corp. | | | 16,070 | | | | 197,934 | |
Obayashi Corp. | | | 609 | | | | 5,217 | |
Vinci SA | | | 7,561 | | | | 836,053 | |
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TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING | | | | | | $ | 1,187,589 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Heidelberg Materials AG | | | 3,152 | | | $ | 228,814 | |
Holcim AG* | | | 2,134 | | | | 131,941 | |
Imerys SA | | | 1,943 | | | | 51,519 | |
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 154,878 | | | | 59,512 | |
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 4,006 | | | | 68,654 | |
Vicat SACA | | | 1,702 | | | | 52,257 | |
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TOTAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS | | | | | | $ | 592,697 | |
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CONSUMER FINANCE – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 2,393 | | | | 349,450 | |
Credit Acceptance Corp.* | | | 869 | | | | 349,712 | |
Marui Group Co. Ltd. | | | 7,928 | | | | 125,366 | |
Vanquis Banking Group PLC | | | 18,114 | | | | 25,464 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER FINANCE | | | | | | $ | 849,992 | |
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CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL – 1.1% | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. | | | 12,627 | | | | 687,371 | |
Atacadao SA | | | 53,557 | | | | 95,392 | |
Carrefour SA | | | 9,137 | | | | 160,185 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 149 | | | | 82,314 | |
J Sainsbury PLC | | | 31,163 | | | | 97,503 | |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | 1,454 | | | | 33,522 | |
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | | | 3,863 | | | | 114,390 | |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 13,154 | | | | 759,775 | |
Sundrug Co. Ltd. | | | 1,259 | | | | 34,235 | |
Tesco PLC | | | 2,579 | | | | 8,463 | |
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,722 | | | | 126,492 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 1,055 | | | | 172,398 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL | | | $ | 2,372,040 | |
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CONTAINERS & PACKAGING – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ball Corp. | | | 3,498 | | | | 168,429 | |
Nampak Ltd.* | | | 731 | | | | 6,889 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,575 | | | | 303,454 | |
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TOTAL CONTAINERS & PACKAGING | | | | | | $ | 478,772 | |
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DISTRIBUTORS – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 320 | | | | 41,235 | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 24,710 | | | | 1,085,263 | |
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTORS | | | | | | $ | 1,126,498 | |
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DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES – 0.0%** | |
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 592 | | | | 6,999 | |
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DIVERSIFIED REITS – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
British Land Co. PLC (The) | | | 14,231 | | | | 51,592 | |
Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. | | | 20 | | | | 35,395 | |
Land Securities Group PLC | | | 9,751 | | | | 67,591 | |
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. | | | 39 | | | | 43,035 | |
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DIVERSIFIED REITS | | | | | | $ | 197,613 | |
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DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.0% | |
BT Group PLC | | | 87,783 | | | | 120,564 | |
Deutsche Telekom AG | | | 3,274 | | | | 71,058 | |
Elisa OYJ | | | 754 | | | | 31,989 | |
Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 122,703 | | | | 412,427 | |
KT Corp., ADR | | | 11,882 | | | | 143,534 | |
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
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13 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC, ADR | | | 6,004 | | | $ | 47,311 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 247,400 | | | | 291,134 | |
Orange Polska SA | | | 48,512 | | | | 89,985 | |
Orange SA | | | 27,181 | | | | 319,704 | |
Proximus SADP | | | 13,863 | | | | 114,904 | |
Swisscom AG | | | 138 | | | | 82,688 | |
Telefonica Brasil SA | | | 16,978 | | | | 152,075 | |
Telia Co. AB | | | 13,345 | | | | 28,291 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 3,777 | | | | 132,686 | |
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TOTAL DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | $ | 2,038,350 | |
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ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 3,346 | | | | 252,757 | |
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 301 | | | | 3,637 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 7,297 | | | | 648,630 | |
Edison International | | | 7,017 | | | | 442,492 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 14,841 | | | | 577,909 | |
Iberdrola SA | | | 11,801 | | | | 131,251 | |
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 1,180 | | | | 15,109 | |
Redeia Corp. SA | | | 2,044 | | | | 31,876 | |
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TOTAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES | | | | | | $ | 2,103,661 | |
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 163 | | | | 22,945 | |
Cosel Co. Ltd. | | | 5,774 | | | | 42,999 | |
Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd. | | | 2,094 | | | | 61,338 | |
Ushio, Inc. | | | 16,988 | | | | 207,176 | |
Zumtobel Group AG | | | 2,522 | | | | 15,379 | |
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TOTAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT | | | | | | $ | 349,837 | |
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS – 0.9% | |
Alps Alpine Co. Ltd. | | | 8,175 | | | | 67,086 | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 1,367 | | | | 110,112 | |
Canon Marketing Japan, Inc. | | | 3,712 | | | | 89,016 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 310 | | | | 62,124 | |
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. | | | 37,581 | | | | 60,976 | |
Halma PLC | | | 1,888 | | | | 42,458 | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 29,136 | | | | 86,963 | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 7,448 | | | | 914,614 | |
Keyence Corp. | | | 129 | | | | 49,938 | |
Koa Corp. | | | 4,100 | | | | 39,509 | |
Kyocera Corp. | | | 1,167 | | | | 57,523 | |
Maruwa Co. Ltd. | | | 399 | | | | 70,010 | |
Maxell Ltd. | | | 6,351 | | | | 67,929 | |
Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.* | | | 4,751 | | | | 40,282 | |
PAX Global Technology Ltd. | | | 43,334 | | | | 29,911 | |
Shimadzu Corp. | | | 1,675 | | | | 39,608 | |
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TOTAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS | | | $ | 1,828,059 | |
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ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES – 0.4% | |
China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H | | | 320,500 | | | | 378,933 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 6,838 | | | | 380,603 | |
Trican Well Service Ltd. | | | 13,737 | | | | 46,459 | |
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TOTAL ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES | | | $ | 805,995 | |
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ENTERTAINMENT – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Capcom Co. Ltd. | | | 514 | | | | 16,545 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
DeNA Co. Ltd. | | | 6,468 | | | $ | 63,187 | |
NetEase, Inc., ADR | | | 4,869 | | | | 520,594 | |
NetEase, Inc. | | | 13,323 | | | | 285,133 | |
Netflix, Inc.* | | | 1,050 | | | | 432,275 | |
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | | | 1,728 | | | | 71,391 | |
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 2,592 | | | | 86,111 | |
Universal Music Group NV | | | 1,733 | | | | 42,439 | |
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TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT | | | | | | $ | 1,517,675 | |
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FINANCIAL SERVICES – 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 2,061 | | | | 703,481 | |
Edenred SE | | | 17,509 | | | | 932,030 | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,085 | | | | 469,480 | |
Investor AB, Class B | | | 2,134 | | | | 39,174 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 166 | | | | 23,404 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 2,141 | | | | 805,766 | |
Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. | | | 6,106 | | | | 40,252 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 4,570 | | | | 1,074,407 | |
Worldline SA* | | | 2,833 | | | | 36,024 | |
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TOTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES | | | | | | $ | 4,124,018 | |
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FOOD PRODUCTS – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Astral Foods Ltd. | | | 6,601 | | | | 51,777 | |
Barry Callebaut AG | | | 19 | | | | 28,808 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 437 | | | | 17,659 | |
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG | | | 5 | | | | 55,356 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 1,077 | | | | 29,467 | |
Danone SA | | | 513 | | | | 30,519 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 1,327 | | | | 86,573 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 336 | | | | 62,950 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 678 | | | | 22,069 | |
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | | | 236 | | | | 26,866 | |
JDE Peet’s NV | | | 431 | | | | 11,970 | |
Kellanova | | | 6,732 | | | | 339,764 | |
Kerry Group PLC, Class A | | | 416 | | | | 32,133 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 1,186 | | | | 37,312 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 573 | | | | 36,615 | |
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 1,482 | | | | 36,478 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 1,569 | | | | 103,883 | |
Nestle SA | | | 6,111 | | | | 659,003 | |
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | | | 1,804 | | | | 27,211 | |
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 575 | | | | 50,030 | |
Nomad Foods Ltd.* | | | 9,567 | | | | 132,216 | |
Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT | | | 366,830 | | | | 21,130 | |
Thai Union Group PCL, Class F | | | 190,433 | | | | 71,526 | |
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 2,427 | | | | 111,960 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 5,972 | | | | 276,802 | |
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS* | | | 31,482 | | | | 80,668 | |
WH Group Ltd. | | | 235,038 | | | | 140,372 | |
Yihai International Holding Ltd.* | | | 39,229 | | | | 71,393 | |
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TOTAL FOOD PRODUCTS | | | | | | $ | 2,652,510 | |
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GAS UTILITIES – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 8,572 | | | | 922,861 | |
China Gas Holdings Ltd. | | | 39,259 | | | | 35,294 | |
Enagas SA | | | 1,244 | | | | 20,810 | |
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 32,269 | | | | 244,442 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 14 |
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Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued) | | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | | | 140,000 | | | $ | 116,635 | |
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 3,498 | | | | 65,965 | |
Snam SpA | | | 10,214 | | | | 46,837 | |
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TOTAL GAS UTILITIES | | | | | | $ | 1,452,844 | |
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GROUND TRANSPORTATION – 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
ALD SA | | | 9,258 | | | | 62,272 | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 13,658 | | | | 1,445,133 | |
Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 3,280 | | | | 73,828 | |
East Japan Railway Co. | | | 488 | | | | 25,345 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,805 | | | | 381,586 | |
Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. | | | 158 | | | | 3,803 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.* | | | 10,852 | | | | 469,675 | |
U-Haul Holding Co.* | | | 4,713 | | | | 222,501 | |
West Japan Railway Co. | | | 128 | | | | 4,879 | |
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TOTAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION | | | | | | $ | 2,689,022 | |
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HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES – 1.6% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 6,283 | | | | 594,058 | |
Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. | | | 179 | | | | 3,008 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 146 | | | | 36,906 | |
Coloplast A/S, Class B | | | 619 | | | | 64,552 | |
DiaSorin SpA | | | 129 | | | | 11,561 | |
Hologic, Inc.* | | | 3,060 | | | | 202,480 | |
Hoya Corp. | | | 479 | | | | 46,113 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 3,259 | | | | 319,577 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 234 | | | | 93,476 | |
Koninklijke Philips NV* | | | 11,155 | | | | 212,196 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 11,532 | | | | 813,698 | |
Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 2,831 | | | | 48,234 | |
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 139,991 | | | | 129,938 | |
Siemens Healthineers AG | | | 907 | | | | 44,621 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 2,907 | | | | 785,529 | |
Sysmex Corp. | | | 385 | | | | 18,443 | |
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TOTAL HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES | | | $ | 3,424,390 | |
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES – 3.0% | |
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | | | 6,385 | | | | 101,142 | |
BML, Inc. | | | 2,916 | | | | 55,183 | |
Cencora, Inc. | | | 185 | | | | 34,253 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 1,091 | | | | 613,851 | |
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | | 6,209 | | | | 159,716 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 2,831 | | | | 640,202 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 281 | | | | 147,157 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 1,546 | | | | 703,987 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 4,253 | | | | 1,416,037 | |
Netcare Ltd. | | | 113,036 | | | | 78,343 | |
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 61,500 | | | | 89,470 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 4,455 | | | | 2,385,920 | |
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TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES | | | $ | 6,425,261 | |
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HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,546 | | | | 297,930 | |
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE – 1.7% | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | 2,464 | | | | 272,272 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 22,202 | | | | 559,743 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 2,880 | | | $ | 419,126 | |
Evolution AB | | | 40 | | | | 3,564 | |
Flutter Entertainment PLC* | | | 2,112 | | | | 332,145 | |
H World Group Ltd., ADR* | | | 4,595 | | | | 173,048 | |
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM | | | 569 | | | | 18,354 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 3,611 | | | | 946,696 | |
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. | | | 806 | | | | 31,360 | |
Meituan, Class B* | | | 41,291 | | | | 585,301 | |
Sands China Ltd.* | | | 66,200 | | | | 178,214 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 611 | | | | 73,845 | |
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TOTAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE | | | $ | 3,593,668 | |
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HOUSEHOLD DURABLES – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. | | | 7,268 | | | | 58,239 | |
Coway Co. Ltd. | | | 2,568 | | | | 82,178 | |
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC | | | 24,269 | | | | 47,237 | |
De’ Longhi SpA | | | 3,481 | | | | 77,888 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 352 | | | | 36,091 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 2,146 | | | | 228,935 | |
Nikon Corp. | | | 5,865 | | | | 55,685 | |
NVR, Inc.* | | | 117 | | | | 633,276 | |
Persimmon PLC | | | 1,655 | | | | 20,495 | |
Rinnai Corp. | | | 5,420 | | | | 99,562 | |
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 3,073 | | | | 42,090 | |
Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 11,209 | | | | 219,503 | |
Sony Group Corp. | | | 3,468 | | | | 288,326 | |
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TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES | | | | | | $ | 1,889,505 | |
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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS – 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 375 | | | | 34,102 | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 167 | | | | 19,656 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 5,957 | | | | 447,490 | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | 1,498 | | | | 94,674 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 5,861 | | | | 879,326 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | | 17,795 | | | | 1,190,609 | |
Unicharm Corp. | | | 969 | | | | 32,926 | |
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TOTAL HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS | | | | | | $ | 2,698,783 | |
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INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 1,245 | | | | 113,233 | |
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | | | 26,040 | | | | 131,822 | |
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | | | 906 | | | | 130,711 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 378 | | | | 69,272 | |
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TOTAL INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES | | | | | | $ | 445,038 | |
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INDUSTRIAL REITS – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
LaSalle Logiport REIT | | | 140 | | | | 137,301 | |
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INSURANCE – 7.7% | | | | | | | | |
Admiral Group PLC | | | 916 | | | | 27,217 | |
Ageas SA | | | 4,304 | | | | 165,329 | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 199,209 | | | | 1,729,893 | |
Allianz SE | | | 226 | | | | 52,939 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.* | | | 4,222 | | | | 365,963 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 6,223 | | | | 1,465,454 | |
AXA SA | | | 47,178 | | | | 1,397,904 | |
Baloise Holding AG | | | 205 | | | | 29,435 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 555 | | | | 38,528 | |
Caixa Seguridade Participacoes S/A | | | 49,265 | | | | 105,824 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 103,606 | | | $ | 255,220 | |
China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H | | | 966,716 | | | | 54,423 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 5,154 | | | | 1,106,152 | |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | | | 18,103 | | | | 382,426 | |
Enstar Group Ltd.* | | | 1,623 | | | | 384,602 | |
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | | | 596 | | | | 8,938 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 6,293 | | | | 732,254 | |
Intact Financial Corp. | | | 11,262 | | | | 1,582,324 | |
Markel Group, Inc.* | | | 407 | | | | 598,502 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 3,503 | | | | 664,344 | |
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,953 | | | | 364,683 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG | | | 19 | | | | 7,625 | |
NN Group NV | | | 4,658 | | | | 149,393 | |
Old Mutual Ltd. | | | 171,843 | | | | 109,286 | |
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC | | | 751 | | | | 4,148 | |
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 517,039 | | | | 590,435 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,609 | | | | 379,617 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 2,887 | | | | 456,406 | |
Sampo OYJ, Class A | | | 2,235 | | | | 87,900 | |
Sompo Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,751 | | | | 75,853 | |
Swiss Life Holding AG | | | 31 | | | | 19,911 | |
T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 72,228 | | | | 1,288,492 | |
Talanx AG | | | 11,712 | | | | 738,082 | |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 30,527 | | | | 682,957 | |
Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd.* | | | 7,848 | | | | 25,530 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 436 | | | | 73,004 | |
Tryg A/S | | | 1,932 | | | | 37,727 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 243 | | | | 57,321 | |
Zurich Insurance Group AG | | | 279 | | | | 132,523 | |
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TOTAL INSURANCE | | | $ | 16,428,564 | |
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INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES – 3.0% | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 22,963 | | | | 2,849,249 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 4,050 | | | | 507,465 | |
Baidu, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,342 | | | | 17,619 | |
Kanzhun Ltd., ADR* | | | 11,150 | | | | 165,020 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A* | | | 5,472 | | | | 1,648,549 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 34,112 | | | | 1,262,443 | |
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TOTAL INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES | | | $ | 6,450,345 | |
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IT SERVICES – 1.4% | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 2,535 | | | | 753,123 | |
BIPROGY Inc | | | 5,047 | | | | 125,884 | |
Capgemini SE | | | 3,021 | | | | 533,898 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 6,187 | | | | 398,876 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | | 68 | | | | 14,795 | |
Future Corp. | | | 15,234 | | | | 173,865 | |
Gartner, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 564,468 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 662 | | | | 95,752 | |
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | | | 185 | | | | 5,306 | |
NET One Systems Co. Ltd. | | | 5,874 | | | | 89,654 | |
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | | | 454 | | | | 11,918 | |
NS Solutions Corp. | | | 2,197 | | | | 63,800 | |
Obic Co. Ltd. | | | 358 | | | | 52,918 | |
Otsuka Corp. | | | 401 | | | | 16,078 | |
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TOTAL IT SERVICES | | | $ | 2,900,335 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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LEISURE PRODUCTS – 0.1% | |
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,538 | | | $ | 52,583 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 304 | | | | 13,726 | |
Shimano, Inc. | | | 247 | | | | 35,545 | |
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TOTAL LEISURE PRODUCTS | | | $ | 101,854 | |
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LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES – 0.6% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 672 | | | | 69,465 | |
CMIC Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 3,030 | | | | 34,355 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 3,102 | | | | 595,646 | |
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 15,158 | | | | 85,177 | |
ICON PLC* | | | 1,694 | | | | 413,268 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | 96 | | | | 94,579 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 182 | | | | 80,948 | |
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TOTAL LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES | | | $ | 1,373,438 | |
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MACHINERY – 2.5% | |
Amada Co. Ltd. | | | 8,850 | | | | 85,849 | |
Daimler Truck Holding AG | | | 5,717 | | | | 179,629 | |
Duerr AG | | | 2,953 | | | | 60,760 | |
Ebara Corp. | | | 1,840 | | | | 81,482 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 11,696 | | | | 763,515 | |
Fuji Corp. | | | 7,803 | | | | 117,496 | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 2,803 | | | | 208,403 | |
Hino Motors Ltd.* | | | 16,572 | | | | 48,235 | |
Hisaka Works Ltd. | | | 3,030 | | | | 18,972 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 1,822 | | | | 348,749 | |
Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 14,941 | | | | 646,996 | |
Kubota Corp. | | | 10,620 | | | | 142,831 | |
Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd. | | | 1,124 | | | | 46,903 | |
Makita Corp. | | | 4,821 | | | | 124,608 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 117 | | | | 24,873 | |
OKUMA Corp. | | | 2,483 | | | | 102,226 | |
OSG Corp. | | | 12,008 | | | | 137,018 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 6,705 | | | | 553,364 | |
Schindler Holding AG | | | 201 | | | | 40,667 | |
SKF AB, Class B | | | 12,344 | | | | 200,127 | |
SMC Corp. | | | 133 | | | | 61,414 | |
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC | | | 384 | | | | 38,328 | |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 4,160 | | | | 95,221 | |
Tadano Ltd. | | | 5,100 | | | | 38,342 | |
THK Co. Ltd. | | | 11,728 | | | | 209,599 | |
Volvo AB, Class B | | | 16,646 | | | | 329,844 | |
Wartsila OYJ Abp | | | 4,394 | | | | 52,436 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 5,697 | | | | 603,996 | |
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TOTAL MACHINERY | | | $ | 5,361,883 | |
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MARINE TRANSPORTATION – 0.0%** | |
Kuehne + Nagel International AG | | | 20 | | | | 5,393 | |
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MEDIA – 1.0% | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 287 | | | | 157,813 | |
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,320 | | | | 75,634 | |
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV | | | 33,780 | | | | 66,233 | |
Metropole Television SA | | | 5,265 | | | | 65,991 | |
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,878 | | | | 154,470 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 5,521 | | | | 413,578 | |
Publicis Groupe SA | | | 4,033 | | | | 307,086 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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RTL Group SA | | | 2,577 | | | $ | 90,133 | |
Television Francaise 1 SA | | | 12,138 | | | | 85,633 | |
TV Asahi Holdings Corp. | | | 7,929 | | | | 85,475 | |
WPP PLC | | | 62,572 | | | | 538,822 | |
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TOTAL MEDIA | | | $ | 2,040,868 | |
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METALS & MINING – 0.8% | |
Anglo American PLC | | | 4,733 | | | | 120,595 | |
ARE Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,386 | | | | 93,506 | |
Barrick Gold Corp. | | | 9,217 | | | | 147,220 | |
Centamin PLC | | | 59,062 | | | | 59,196 | |
Centerra Gold, Inc. | | | 11,571 | | | | 58,825 | |
Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 2,990 | | | | 91,405 | |
Endeavour Mining PLC | | | 3,728 | | | | 76,267 | |
Fresnillo PLC | | | 10,481 | | | | 70,543 | |
Kyoei Steel Ltd. | | | 1,856 | | | | 23,544 | |
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | | | 3,577 | | | | 88,768 | |
Neturen Co. Ltd. | | | 5,815 | | | | 38,667 | |
Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 4,017 | | | | 22,908 | |
OceanaGold Corp. | | | 29,938 | | | | 50,086 | |
Rio Tinto PLC | | | 11,696 | | | | 746,211 | |
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 1,332 | | | | 63,817 | |
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TOTAL METALS & MINING | | | $ | 1,751,558 | |
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MULTI-UTILITIES – 1.2% | |
Engie SA | | | 122,214 | | | | 1,943,800 | |
National Grid PLC | | | 58,579 | | | | 698,436 | |
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TOTAL MULTI-UTILITIES | | | $ | 2,642,236 | |
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OFFICE REITS – 0.0%** | |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 12 | | | | 44,572 | |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 12 | | | | 48,215 | |
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TOTAL OFFICE REITS | | | $ | 92,787 | |
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OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS – 3.8% | |
ARC Resources Ltd. | | | 5,140 | | | | 82,692 | |
BP PLC | | | 66,824 | | | | 408,029 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 4,711 | | | | 686,534 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 4,167 | | | | 495,040 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 20,485 | | | | 563,337 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 2,644 | | | | 423,886 | |
Enbridge, Inc. | | | 17,246 | | | | 552,668 | |
Eni SpA | | | 28,951 | | | | 473,281 | |
Equinor ASA | | | 25,290 | | | | 847,802 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1,847 | | | | 195,505 | |
Shell PLC | | | 21,486 | | | | 692,426 | |
TotalEnergies SE | | | 30,595 | | | | 2,045,505 | |
TotalEnergies SE, ADR | | | 8,881 | | | | 591,475 | |
Ultrapar Participacoes SA | | | 16,756 | | | | 67,765 | |
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TOTAL OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS | | | $ | 8,125,945 | |
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PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS – 0.1% | |
Mondi PLC | | | 8,278 | | | | 133,901 | |
Oji Holdings Corp. | | | 1,550 | | | | 6,629 | |
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | | | 1,816 | | | | 61,156 | |
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TOTAL PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS | | | $ | 201,686 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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PASSENGER AIRLINES – 0.3% | |
easyJet PLC* | | | 23,389 | | | $ | 104,338 | |
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. | | | 4,917 | | | | 90,393 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 17,408 | | | | 386,980 | |
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TOTAL PASSENGER AIRLINES | | | $ | 581,711 | |
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PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS – 0.5% | |
Beiersdorf AG | | | 335 | | | | 44,059 | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | | 18,593 | | | | 345,830 | |
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 473 | | | | 19,527 | |
Unilever PLC | | | 13,129 | | | | 621,798 | |
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TOTAL PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS | | | $ | 1,031,214 | |
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PHARMACEUTICALS – 6.4% | |
Almirall SA | | | 9,120 | | | | 83,033 | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 13,334 | | | | 168,673 | |
AstraZeneca PLC | | | 10,353 | | | | 1,296,234 | |
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR | | | 12,862 | | | | 813,264 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 2,128 | | | | 109,656 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 6,500 | | | | 192,768 | |
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | | | 6,728 | | | | 173,476 | |
Eisai Co. Ltd. | | | 1,089 | | | | 57,693 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1,277 | | | | 707,369 | |
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B | | | 112,785 | | | | 83,952 | |
GSK PLC | | | 23,737 | | | | 423,154 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 9,462 | | | | 1,403,593 | |
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 1,663 | | | | 35,174 | |
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. | | | 7,737 | | | | 121,349 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 13,234 | | | | 1,359,132 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 3,686 | | | | 556,728 | |
Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. | | | 3,032 | | | | 122,966 | |
Novartis AG | | | 32,358 | | | | 3,029,342 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 974 | | | | 93,968 | |
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 6,412 | | | | 110,732 | |
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 2,138 | | | | 71,935 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 34,837 | | | | 1,064,619 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 1,964 | | | | 506,142 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 176 | | | | 47,962 | |
Sandoz Group AG* | | | 1,012 | | | | 26,311 | |
Sanofi SA | | | 1,637 | | | | 148,650 | |
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | | | 2,993 | | | | 139,368 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 8,334 | | | | 226,224 | |
UCB SA | | | 1,630 | | | | 119,218 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 1,969 | | | | 309,133 | |
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TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS | | | $ | 13,601,818 | |
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – 2.2% | |
Adecco Group AG | | | 4,179 | | | | 158,148 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 2,686 | | | | 586,139 | |
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. | | | 7,900 | | | | 198,343 | |
Bureau Veritas SA | | | 42,609 | | | | 970,538 | |
en Japan, Inc. | | | 6,339 | | | | 94,551 | |
Experian PLC | | | 15,706 | | | | 476,501 | |
Hays PLC | | | 71,574 | | | | 83,874 | |
MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,830 | | | | 85,008 | |
Open Up Group, Inc. | | | 7,999 | | | | 99,219 | |
Pagegroup PLC | | | 14,477 | | | | 66,344 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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Paychex, Inc. | | | 742 | | | $ | 82,399 | |
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 1,336 | | | | 38,307 | |
RELX PLC | | | 2,993 | | | | 104,539 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 6,400 | | | | 699,136 | |
SGS SA | | | 771 | | | | 62,968 | |
SThree PLC | | | 7,836 | | | | 33,453 | |
TransUnion | | | 2,137 | | | | 93,772 | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 5,196 | | | | 666,678 | |
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TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | | | $ | 4,599,917 | |
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REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – 0.3% | |
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | | | 24,387 | | | | 121,894 | |
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 1,274 | | | | 136,657 | |
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 863 | | | | 23,737 | |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 25,531 | | | | 326,805 | |
Swiss Prime Site AG | | | 384 | | | | 35,692 | |
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | | | 28,387 | | | | 72,031 | |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT | | | $ | 716,816 | |
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RETAIL REITS – 0.0%** | |
Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest | | | 16 | | | | 10,326 | |
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SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT – 2.4% | |
ams-OSRAM AG* | | | 11,700 | | | | 41,750 | |
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. | | | 10,105 | | | | 85,585 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 655 | | | | 551,097 | |
Disco Corp. | | | 486 | | | | 85,827 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 13,453 | | | | 491,034 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 869 | | | | 408,169 | |
Miraial Co. Ltd. | | | 2,160 | | | | 19,592 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 3,165 | | | | 1,290,687 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 2,921 | | | | 318,360 | |
Rohm Co. Ltd. | | | 6,672 | | | | 106,899 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 440,978 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 4,426 | | | | 382,008 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 6,486 | | | | 921,077 | |
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TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT | | | $ | 5,143,063 | |
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SOFTWARE – 4.0% | |
ANSYS, Inc.* | | | 196 | | | | 54,539 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 269 | | | | 64,520 | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 905 | | | | 1,814,248 | |
Dassault Systemes SE | | | 2,658 | | | | 109,492 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 167 | | | | 82,657 | |
Lumine Group, Inc.* | | | 1,068 | | | | 13,431 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 15,040 | | | | 5,085,174 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 242 | | | | 118,234 | |
Sage Group PLC (The) | | | 730 | | | | 8,624 | |
Salesforce, Inc.* | | | 3,153 | | | | 633,217 | |
Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 349 | | | | 163,835 | |
Topicus.com, Inc.* | | | 515 | | | | 33,910 | |
Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 537 | | | | 20,237 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 96 | | | | 35,798 | |
Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,673 | | | | 354,191 | |
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TOTAL SOFTWARE | | | $ | 8,592,107 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
|
SPECIALIZED REITS – 1.2% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 5,242 | | | $ | 934,072 | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 5,034 | | | | 468,062 | |
Public Storage | | | 2,344 | | | | 559,536 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 24,697 | | | | 689,046 | |
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TOTAL SPECIALIZED REITS | | | $ | 2,650,716 | |
|
SPECIALTY RETAIL – 1.8% | |
AutoZone, Inc.* | | | 161 | | | | 398,818 | |
CarMax, Inc.* | | | 2,587 | | | | 158,040 | |
CECONOMY AG* | | | 14,050 | | | | 26,733 | |
China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd. | | | 102,315 | | | | 54,871 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 2,449 | | | | 697,206 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 15,086 | | | | 520,738 | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 40,546 | | | | 103,535 | |
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 553 | | | | 59,887 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 549 | | | | 510,811 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 3,505 | | | | 406,475 | |
Shimamura Co. Ltd. | | | 905 | | | | 89,314 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 7,084 | | | | 623,888 | |
USS Co. Ltd. | | | 1,918 | | | | 33,524 | |
Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 7,098 | | | | 45,683 | |
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TOTAL SPECIALTY RETAIL | | | $ | 3,729,523 | |
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TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS – 1.2% | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 14,039 | | | | 2,397,440 | |
Canon, Inc. | | | 3,347 | | | | 79,125 | |
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. | | | 15,497 | | | | 86,937 | |
Quadient SA | | | 3,911 | | | | 81,768 | |
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TOTAL TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS | | | $ | 2,645,270 | |
|
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS – 0.5% | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 60 | | | | 35,824 | |
Hermes International SCA | | | 69 | | | | 128,742 | |
Li Ning Co. Ltd. | | | 19,207 | | | | 58,858 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 214 | | | | 84,205 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 5,843 | | | | 600,485 | |
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. | | | 1,400 | | | | 25,269 | |
Swatch Group AG - BR (The) | | | 625 | | | | 159,985 | |
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | | | 36,351 | | | | 42,501 | |
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TOTAL TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS | | | $ | 1,135,869 | |
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TOBACCO – 0.9% | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 12,862 | | | | 384,219 | |
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 4,108 | | | | 95,630 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 16,912 | | | | 1,507,874 | |
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TOTAL TOBACCO | | | $ | 1,987,723 | |
|
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS – 1.7% | |
AerCap Holdings NV* | | | 14,755 | | | | 916,581 | |
Brenntag SE | | | 17,309 | | | | 1,287,125 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 4,314 | | | | 251,679 | |
ITOCHU Corp. | | | 5,697 | | | | 205,212 | |
Marubeni Corp. | | | 2,025 | | | | 29,609 | |
Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 4,421 | | | | 206,087 | |
RS Group PLC | | | 53,768 | | | | 443,717 | |
Sumitomo Corp. | | | 4,163 | | | | 81,835 | |
Travis Perkins PLC | | | 8,779 | | | | 79,100 | |
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Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued)
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 76 | | | $ | 55,467 | |
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TOTAL TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS | | | $ | 3,556,412 | |
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TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE – 0.0%** | |
Kamigumi Co. Ltd. | | | 3,418 | | | | 69,339 | |
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WATER UTILITIES – 0.1% | |
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao | | | | | | | | |
Paulo SABESP | | | 8,097 | | | | 93,709 | |
Severn Trent PLC | | | 902 | | | | 29,142 | |
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TOTAL WATER UTILITIES | | | $ | 122,851 | |
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WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.7% | |
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA | | | 17,644 | | | | 59,445 | |
KDDI Corp. | | | 42,815 | | | | 1,280,800 | |
MTN Group Ltd. | | | 12,643 | | | | 61,773 | |
SoftBank Corp. | | | 8,701 | | | | 98,381 | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 204 | | | | 29,347 | |
VEON Ltd., ADR* | | | 2,051 | | | | 32,242 | |
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TOTAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | $ | 1,561,988 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $ 163,400,402) | | | | | | $ | 190,648,742 | |
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
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EQUITY FUNDS – 0.1% | |
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | | | 1,969 | | | | 122,787 | |
Next Funds Topix ETF | | | 190 | | | | 2,990 | |
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TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $ 119,799) | | | | | | $ | 125,777 | |
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PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.1% | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 8.84% | | | 1,208 | | | | 102,716 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Volkswagen AG 8.76% | | | 1,860 | | | $ | 197,254 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | $ | 299,970 | |
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CONSUMER STAPLES – 0.1% | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 2.64% | | | 1,935 | | | | 139,582 | |
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ENERGY – 0.1% | |
Raizen SA 6.01% | | | 167,800 | | | | 120,148 | |
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MATERIALS – 0.0%** | |
Fuchs SE 3.05% | | | 2,275 | | | | 92,399 | |
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TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $ 653,119) | | | | | | $ | 652,099 | |
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WARRANTS – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Constellation Software, Inc., Expire 03/31/40* | | | 905 | | | | — | |
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TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $ —) | | | | | | $ | — | |
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MONEY MARKET FUND – 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares 5.23%^ | | | 16,045,841 | | | | 16,045,841 | |
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TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $ 16,045,841) | | | | | | $ | 16,045,841 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.4% (COST $ 180,219,161) | | | | | | $ | 207,472,459 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 2.6% | | | | | | | 5,618,465 | |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 213,090,924 | |
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense | | $ | 2,509,923 | | | $ | 3,186,377 | | | | $— | | | $ | 5,696,300 | |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | 998,774 | | | | 760,230 | | | | — | | | | 1,759,004 | |
Automobile Components | | | — | | | | 1,359,413 | | | | — | | | | 1,359,413 | |
Automobiles | | | 437,831 | | | | 2,155,908 | | | | — | | | | 2,593,739 | |
Banks | | | 4,503,746 | | | | 7,256,300 | | | | — | (a) | | | 11,760,046 | |
Beverages | | | 1,340,882 | | | | 1,963,589 | | | | — | | | | 3,304,471 | |
Biotechnology | | | 666,365 | | | | 95,165 | | | | — | | | | 761,530 | |
Broadline Retail | | | 2,965,950 | | | | 663,938 | | | | — | | | | 3,629,888 | |
Building Products | | | 983,468 | | | | 618,193 | | | | — | | | | 1,601,661 | |
Capital Markets | | | 3,203,307 | | | | 1,932,115 | | | | — | | | | 5,135,422 | |
Chemicals | | | 1,897,038 | | | | 1,705,997 | | | | — | | | | 3,603,035 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | 3,036,557 | | | | 239,916 | | | | — | | | | 3,276,473 | |
Communications Equipment | | | 1,414,854 | | | | 253,304 | | | | — | | | | 1,668,158 | |
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19 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Construction & Engineering | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,187,589 | | | | $— | | | $ | 1,187,589 | |
Construction Materials | | | — | | | | 592,697 | | | | — | | | | 592,697 | |
Consumer Finance | | | 699,162 | | | | 150,830 | | | | — | | | | 849,992 | |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | | | 1,797,250 | | | | 574,790 | | | | — | | | | 2,372,040 | |
Containers & Packaging | | | 471,883 | | | | 6,889 | | | | — | | | | 478,772 | |
Distributors | | | 1,126,498 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,126,498 | |
Diversified Consumer Services | | | — | | | | 6,999 | | | | — | | | | 6,999 | |
Diversified REITs | | | — | | | | 197,613 | | | | — | | | | 197,613 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | | 475,606 | | | | 1,562,744 | | | | — | | | | 2,038,350 | |
Electric Utilities | | | 1,921,788 | | | | 181,873 | | | | — | | | | 2,103,661 | |
Electrical Equipment | | | 22,945 | | | | 326,892 | | | | — | | | | 349,837 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | 1,086,850 | | | | 741,209 | | | | — | | | | 1,828,059 | |
Energy Equipment & Services | | | 427,062 | | | | 378,933 | | | | — | | | | 805,995 | |
Entertainment | | | 952,869 | | | | 564,806 | | | | — | | | | 1,517,675 | |
Financial Services | | | 3,076,538 | | | | 1,047,480 | | | | — | | | | 4,124,018 | |
Food Products | | | 1,172,176 | | | | 1,480,334 | | | | — | | | | 2,652,510 | |
Gas Utilities | | | 922,861 | | | | 529,983 | | | | — | | | | 1,452,844 | |
Ground Transportation | | | 2,518,895 | | | | 170,127 | | | | — | | | | 2,689,022 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 2,845,724 | | | | 578,666 | | | | — | | | | 3,424,390 | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | 5,941,407 | | | | 483,854 | | | | — | | | | 6,425,261 | |
Health Care Technology | | | 297,930 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 297,930 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 1,884,987 | | | | 1,708,681 | | | | — | | | | 3,593,668 | |
Household Durables | | | 898,302 | | | | 991,203 | | | | — | | | | 1,889,505 | |
Household Products | | | 1,380,574 | | | | 1,318,209 | | | | — | | | | 2,698,783 | |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 182,505 | | | | 262,533 | | | | — | | | | 445,038 | |
Industrial REITs | | | — | | | | 137,301 | | | | — | | | | 137,301 | |
Insurance | | | 8,010,295 | | | | 8,418,269 | | | | — | | | | 16,428,564 | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 5,170,283 | | | | 1,280,062 | | | | — | | | | 6,450,345 | |
IT Services | | | 1,827,014 | | | | 1,073,321 | | | | — | | | | 2,900,335 | |
Leisure Products | | | 13,726 | | | | 88,128 | | | | — | | | | 101,854 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 1,253,906 | | | | 119,532 | | | | — | | | | 1,373,438 | |
Machinery | | | 2,502,900 | | | | 2,858,983 | | | | — | | | | 5,361,883 | |
Marine Transportation | | | — | | | | 5,393 | | | | — | | | | 5,393 | |
Media | | | 637,624 | | | | 1,403,244 | | | | — | | | | 2,040,868 | |
Metals & Mining | | | 332,398 | | | | 1,419,160 | | | | — | | | | 1,751,558 | |
Multi-Utilities | | | — | | | | 2,642,236 | | | | — | | | | 2,642,236 | |
Office REITs | | | — | | | | 92,787 | | | | — | | | | 92,787 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 3,658,902 | | | | 4,467,043 | | | | — | | | | 8,125,945 | |
Paper & Forest Products | | | — | | | | 201,686 | | | | — | | | | 201,686 | |
Passenger Airlines | | | 386,980 | | | | 194,731 | | | | — | | | | 581,711 | |
Personal Care Products | | | 345,830 | | | | 685,384 | | | | — | | | | 1,031,214 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 5,877,029 | | | | 7,724,789 | | | | — | | | | 13,601,818 | |
Professional Services | | | 1,461,446 | | | | 3,138,471 | | | | — | | | | 4,599,917 | |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | — | | | | 716,816 | | | | — | | | | 716,816 | |
Retail REITs | | | — | | | | 10,326 | | | | — | | | | 10,326 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 4,362,432 | | | | 780,631 | | | | — | | | | 5,143,063 | |
Software | | | 8,453,754 | | | | 138,353 | | | | — | | | | 8,592,107 | |
Specialized REITs | | | 2,650,716 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,650,716 | |
Specialty Retail | | | 2,795,238 | | | | 934,285 | | | | — | | | | 3,729,523 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | 2,397,440 | | | | 247,830 | | | | — | | | | 2,645,270 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | 720,514 | | | | 415,355 | | | | — | | | | 1,135,869 | |
Tobacco | | | 1,507,874 | | | | 479,849 | | | | — | | | | 1,987,723 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 1,223,727 | | | | 2,332,685 | | | | — | | | | 3,556,412 | |
Transportation Infrastructure | | | — | | | | 69,339 | | | | — | | | | 69,339 | |
Water Utilities | | | 93,709 | | | | 29,142 | | | | — | | | | 122,851 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 121,034 | | | | 1,440,954 | | | | — | | | | 1,561,988 | |
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Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (continued) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | $ | 122,787 | | | $ | 2,990 | | | | $— | | | $ | 125,777 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 120,148 | | | | 531,951 | | | | — | | | | 652,099 | |
Warrants | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Money Market Fund | | | 16,045,841 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,045,841 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 126,156,054 | | | $ | 81,316,405 | | | | $— | | | $ | 207,472,459 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Other Financial Instruments! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 683,443 | | | | $— | | | $ | 683,443 | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | | 6,034,704 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,034,704 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Assets - Other Financial Instruments | | $ | 6,034,704 | | | $ | 683,443 | | | | $— | | | $ | 6,718,147 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | $ | (19,628 | ) | | $ | — | | | | $— | | | $ | (19,628 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Liabilities - Other Financial Instruments | | $ | (19,628 | ) | | $ | — | | | | $— | | | $ | (19,628 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0). |
! | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts and financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
** | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(1) | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Valuation Hierarchy table located at the end of the Portfolio of Investments. |
The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
| |
CAD | | Canadian Dollar |
| |
ETF | | Exchange-Traded Fund |
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EUR | | Euro |
| |
GBP | | British Pound Sterling |
| |
GDR | | Global Depositary Receipt |
| |
JPY | | Japanese Yen |
| |
MSCI | | Morgan Stanley Capital International |
| |
NVDR | | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
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OYJ | | Public Limited Company |
| |
PCL | | Public Company Limited |
| |
PLC | | Public Limited Company |
| |
REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
| |
S&P | | Standards & Poor’s |
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SCA | | Limited Partnership With Share Capital |
| |
SpA | | Societa per Azioni |
At October 31, 2023, the Global Alpha Equities Fund had the following outstanding forward foreign currency contracts, which contractually obligates the Fund to deliver or receive currencies at specified future dates:
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Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | | Contracts to Deliver/Receive | | | Contract Amount | | | Contract at Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | |
CONTRACTS SOLD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
12/20/2023 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | 8,975,000 CAD | | | $ | 6,618,439 | | | $ | 6,477,740 | | | | $140,699 | | | | $— | |
| | | | | | |
12/20/2023 | | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | | 7,066,000 EUR | | | | 7,600,166 | | | | 7,494,401 | | | | 105,765 | | | | — | |
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12/20/2023 | | | UBS AG | | | | 938,700,000 JPY | | | | 6,507,727 | | | | 6,246,627 | | | | 261,100 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | |
12/20/2023 | | | Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank | | | | 42,695,000 HKD | | | | 5,464,065 | | | | 5,460,472 | | | | 3,593 | | | | — | |
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21 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (concluded) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | | Contracts to Deliver/Receive | | | Contract Amount | | | Contract at Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | |
CONTRACTS SOLD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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12/20/2023 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | 5,445,000 GBP | | | $ | 6,793,127 | | | $ | 6,620,841 | | | | $172,286 | | | | $— | |
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UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $683,443 | | | | $— | |
At October 31, 2023, the Global Alpha Equities Fund had open financial futures contracts as follows:
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Underlying Contracts to Buy/Sell | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation(a) | | | Unrealized (Depreciation)(a) |
| | | | | | |
SHORT POSITIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
E-Mini Russell 2000 Index | | | December 2023 | | | | 67 | | | $ | 6,287,274 | | | $ | 5,589,140 | | | $ | 698,134 | | | $— |
| | | | | | |
E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | December 2023 | | | | 94 | | | | 21,202,206 | | | | 19,797,575 | | | | 1,404,631 | | | — |
| | | | | | |
E-Mini S&P Mid 400 Index | | | December 2023 | | | | 37 | | | | 9,625,160 | | | | 8,787,870 | | | | 837,290 | | | — |
| | | | | | |
Euro STOXX 50 Index | | | December 2023 | | | | 56 | | | | 2,531,200 | | | | 2,411,622 | | | | 119,578 | | | — |
| | | | | | |
FTSE 100 Index | | | December 2023 | | | | 41 | | | | 3,784,041 | | | | 3,651,795 | | | | 132,246 | | | — |
| | | | | | |
HSCE Index | | | November 2023 | | | | 147 | | | | 5,511,716 | | | | 5,531,344 | | | | — | | | (19,628) |
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MSCI EAFE Index | | | December 2023 | | | | 324 | | | | 34,219,772 | | | | 31,980,420 | | | | 2,239,352 | | | — |
| | | | | | |
S&P TSX 60 Index | | | December 2023 | | | | 28 | | | | 4,875,642 | | | | 4,583,378 | | | | 292,264 | | | — |
| | | | | | |
TOPIX Index | | | December 2023 | | | | 57 | | | | 8,787,409 | | | | 8,476,200 | | | | 311,209 | | | — |
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UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON FINANCIAL FUTURES CONTRACTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,034,704 | | | $(19,628) |
(a) | The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above is the cumulative change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open through October 31, 2023. Only current day variation margin is reported on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington Real Asset Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):
| | |
| | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
Commodity Related Securities: | | |
Investment Companies | | 49.5% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | 1.6% |
Real Estate Related Securities: | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts | | 28.2% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | 11.0% |
Common Stocks | | 6.4% |
Investment Companies | | 2.1% |
Cash Equivalents(1) | | 1.2% |
Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan(2) | | 3.9% |
Other Assets and Liabilities -Net(3) | | (3.9)% |
| |
TOTAL | | 100.0% |
(1) | Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund. |
(2) | Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan include investments in repurchase agreements. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| |
REAL ESTATE RELATED SECURITIES – 47.7% | | | | | |
| |
COMMON STOCKS – 6.4% | | | | | |
| |
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING – 0.0%** | | | | | |
| | |
Ashtrom Group Ltd.0 | | | — | | | $ | 1 | |
| | |
DIVERSIFIED – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Argosy Property Ltd. | | | 78,356 | | | | 48,432 | |
| | |
Centuria Capital Group | | | 52,289 | | | | 38,255 | |
| | |
Star Holdings* | | | 1,373 | | | | 15,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED | | | | | | $ | 102,408 | |
| |
DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES – 2.9% | | | | | |
| | |
Airport City Ltd.* | | | 6,600 | | | | 86,910 | |
| | |
Allreal Holding AG | | | 1,360 | | | | 218,233 | |
| | |
City Developments Ltd. | | | 45,500 | | | | 210,019 | |
| | |
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 6,100 | | | | 654,325 | |
| | |
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 58,600 | | | | 1,611,833 | |
| | |
Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 4,300 | | | | 110,075 | |
| | |
Isras Investment Co. Ltd. | | | 124 | | | | 20,971 | |
| | |
JINUSHI Co. Ltd. | | | 1,900 | | | | 25,170 | |
| | |
Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 65,000 | | | | 109,381 | |
| | |
Lendlease Corp. Ltd. | | | 60,928 | | | | 241,305 | |
| | |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 119,600 | | | | 1,530,918 | |
| | |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | | | 84,000 | | | | 1,820,688 | |
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New World Development Co. Ltd. | | | 124,000 | | | | 227,580 | |
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Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,500 | | | | 268,595 | |
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Property & Building Corp. Ltd.* | | | 345 | | | | 10,594 | |
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SAMTY Co. Ltd. | | | 3,100 | | | | 50,975 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.* | | | 224,000 | | | $ | 29,217 | |
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St. Joe Co. (The) | | | 3,145 | | | | 146,683 | |
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Starts Corp., Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 58,877 | |
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Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | | | 42,100 | | | | 1,056,455 | |
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Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd. | | | 3,900 | | | | 37,842 | |
| | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 133,000 | | | | 1,365,738 | |
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Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd. | | | 17,900 | | | | 237,682 | |
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Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | | | 53,600 | | | | 312,291 | |
| | |
UOL Group Ltd. | | | 40,500 | | | | 174,427 | |
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Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | | | 122,000 | | | | 309,569 | |
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YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd. | | | 637 | | | | 34,208 | |
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TOTAL DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES | | | $ | 10,960,561 | |
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OFFICE – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
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Precinct Properties Group | | | 110,972 | | | | 71,835 | |
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REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Aedas Homes SA | | | 1,862 | | | | 29,719 | |
| | |
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | | | 172,000 | | | | 859,712 | |
| | |
DREAM Unlimited Corp., Class A | | | 3,356 | | | | 40,971 | |
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Forestar Group, Inc.* | | | 2,103 | | | | 49,946 | |
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Goldcrest Co. Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | | 21,391 | |
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Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | | | 114,735 | | | | 300,200 | |
| | |
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,529 | | | | 234,079 | |
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Katitas Co. Ltd. | | | 4,800 | | | | 64,068 | |
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Lifestyle Communities Ltd. | | | 11,047 | | | | 109,898 | |
| | |
Mirarth Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,700 | | | | 34,105 | |
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Nexity SA | | | 4,592 | | | | 64,162 | |
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Sino Land Co. Ltd. | | | 274,000 | | | | 273,542 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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Tosei Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | $ | 27,178 | |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT | | | | | | $ | 2,108,971 | |
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REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES – 2.9% | |
Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. | | | 10,600 | | | | 120,536 | |
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. | | | 15,256 | | | | 74,422 | |
Amot Investments Ltd. | | | 22,738 | | | | 95,223 | |
Aroundtown SA* | | | 64,736 | | | | 146,292 | |
Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B | | | 6,191 | | | | 95,204 | |
Azrieli Group Ltd. | | | 3,773 | | | | 162,455 | |
Big Shopping Centers Ltd.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 91,120 | |
Blue Square Real Estate Ltd. | | | 878 | | | | 43,024 | |
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG | | | 4,455 | | | | 150,638 | |
Capitaland India Trust | | | 86,834 | | | | 60,866 | |
Capitaland Investment Ltd. | | | 232,400 | | | | 499,005 | |
Castellum AB | | | 37,419 | | | | 358,615 | |
Catena AB | | | 3,309 | | | | 109,615 | |
Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB publ | | | 6,754 | | | | 63,386 | |
Citycon OYJ* | | | 7,281 | | | | 38,513 | |
CTP NV | | | 9,505 | | | | 138,577 | |
Deutsche Wohnen SE | | | 5,914 | | | | 127,260 | |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | | | 12,599 | | | | 199,694 | |
Dios Fastigheter AB | | | 11,065 | | | | 59,900 | |
Electra Real Estate Ltd. | | | 5,139 | | | | 41,437 | |
Entra ASA | | | 13,038 | | | | 101,901 | |
Fabege AB | | | 23,153 | | | | 172,746 | |
Fastighets AB Balder, Class B* | | | 43,542 | | | | 185,001 | |
FRP Holdings, Inc.* | | | 573 | | | | 30,822 | |
G City, Ltd. | | | 15,860 | | | | 38,414 | |
Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd. | | | 5,012 | | | | 28,353 | |
Grainger PLC | | | 65,116 | | | | 180,223 | |
Grand City Properties SA* | | | 8,002 | | | | 71,555 | |
Hang Lung Group Ltd. | | | 79,000 | | | | 105,223 | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 157,000 | | | | 206,370 | |
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | | 99,700 | | | | 316,221 | |
Hufvudstaden AB, Class A | | | 11,486 | | | | 122,457 | |
Hulic Co. Ltd. | | | 52,200 | | | | 478,577 | |
Hysan Development Co. Ltd. | | | 56,001 | | | | 103,084 | |
Ichigo, Inc. | | | 19,800 | | | | 43,328 | |
Intershop Holding AG | | | 171 | | | | 113,464 | |
Israel Canada T.R Ltd. | | | 21,299 | | | | 44,816 | |
Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd. | | | 4,900 | | | | 44,960 | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,343 | | | | 133,114 | |
Kojamo OYJ | | | 15,835 | | | | 135,276 | |
LEG Immobilien SE* | | | 6,546 | | | | 409,201 | |
Leopalace21 Corp.* | | | 25,000 | | | | 53,777 | |
Mega Or Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,802 | | | | 24,723 | |
Melisron Ltd. | | | 2,063 | | | | 111,822 | |
Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd. | | | 54,842 | | | | 118,333 | |
Mobimo Holding AG | | | 620 | | | | 171,252 | |
NP3 Fastigheter AB | | | 3,830 | | | | 51,181 | |
Nyfosa AB | | | 13,690 | | | | 66,249 | |
Pandox AB | | | 7,952 | | | | 78,272 | |
Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B | | | 8,600 | | | | 45,159 | |
PSP Swiss Property AG | | | 3,995 | | | | 491,542 | |
Sagax AB, Class D | | | 19,966 | | | | 44,949 | |
Sagax AB, Class B | | | 19,108 | | | | 345,911 | |
Sirius Real Estate Ltd. | | | 80,598 | | | | 78,313 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
StorageVault Canada, Inc. | | | 20,835 | | | $ | 64,605 | |
Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,479 | | | | 23,761 | |
Swire Properties Ltd. | | | 93,400 | | | | 180,842 | |
Swiss Prime Site AG | | | 6,660 | | | | 619,033 | |
TAG Immobilien AG* | | | 15,501 | | | | 169,488 | |
TKP Corp.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 23,134 | |
TOC Co. Ltd. | | | 5,500 | | | | 23,197 | |
Tricon Residential, Inc. | | | 24,106 | | | | 159,751 | |
VGP NV | | | 1,230 | | | | 100,130 | |
Vonovia SE | | | 73,297 | | | | 1,687,450 | |
Wallenstam AB, Class B | | | 29,894 | | | | 101,109 | |
WeWork, Inc., Class A*,# | | | 725 | | | | 1,653 | |
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. | | | 140,000 | | | | 489,726 | |
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB | | | 24,243 | | | | 157,144 | |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES | | | $ | 11,223,394 | |
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RETAIL – 0.0%** | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Kiwi Property Group Ltd. | | | 181,673 | | | | 82,063 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $31,154,158) | | | | | | $ | 24,549,233 | |
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 11.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
REAL ESTATE – 11.0% | | | | | | | | |
Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd. | | | 64,435 | | | | 49,540 | |
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF# | | | 1,423,000 | | | | 24,489,830 | |
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF | | | 480,700 | | | | 17,973,373 | |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | | | | $ | 42,512,743 | |
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TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (COST $48,797,260) | | | | | | $ | 42,512,743 | |
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INVESTMENT COMPANY – 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
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EQUITY FUNDS – 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Institutional Class | | | 600,533 | | | | 8,209,288 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANY (COST $7,285,652) | | | | | | $ | 8,209,288 | |
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 28.2% | |
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DATA CENTER – 2.5% | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 26,872 | | | | 3,341,802 | |
| | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 8,265 | | | | 6,030,475 | |
| | |
Keppel DC REIT | | | 117,495 | | | | 145,000 | |
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TOTAL DATA CENTER | | | $ | 9,517,277 | |
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DIVERSIFIED – 2.2% | |
ABRDN Property Income Trust Ltd. | | | 30,168 | | | | 17,109 | |
Activia Properties, Inc. | | | 64 | | | | 173,151 | |
AEW UK REIT PLC | | | 21,753 | | | | 24,809 | |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | | | 7,229 | | | | 114,218 | |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | | | 4,901 | | | | 86,993 | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | | | 5,648 | | | | 56,254 | |
Artis REIT | | | 9,473 | | | | 42,079 | |
British Land Co. PLC (The) | | | 91,984 | | | | 333,468 | |
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. | | | 16,554 | | | | 234,239 | |
Charter Hall Group | | | 44,505 | | | | 246,557 | |
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT | | | 60,658 | | | | 116,532 | |
Cromwell European REIT | | | 48,300 | | | | 58,755 | |
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | | | 1,616 | | | | 26,163 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Custodian Property Income REIT PLC | | | 42,620 | | | $ | 42,616 | |
Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. | | | 186 | | | | 329,173 | |
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 16,562 | | | | 133,987 | |
ESCON Japan REIT Investment Corp. | | | 25 | | | | 19,585 | |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 13,843 | | | | 303,854 | |
Gladstone Commercial Corp. | | | 4,528 | | | | 54,110 | |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | | | 22,056 | | | | 175,125 | |
GPT Group (The) | | | 166,819 | | | | 384,990 | |
Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd. | | | 26,398 | | | | 33,143 | |
H&R REIT | | | 12,857 | | | | 79,084 | |
Hankyu Hanshin REIT, Inc. | | | 53 | | | | 49,795 | |
Heiwa REIT, Inc. | | | 110 | | | | 102,830 | |
Hulic REIT, Inc. | | | 120 | | | | 122,411 | |
ICADE | | | 3,089 | | | | 100,934 | |
Land Securities Group PLC | | | 66,809 | | | | 463,100 | |
Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA | | | 4,971 | | | | 28,859 | |
LXI REIT PLC | | | 162,828 | | | | 170,174 | |
Merlin Properties Socimi SA | | | 28,879 | | | | 240,787 | |
Mirvac Group | | | 349,883 | | | | 405,953 | |
Mori Trust REIT, Inc. | | | 256 | | | | 124,804 | |
NIPPON REIT Investment Corp. | | | 49 | | | | 113,206 | |
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. | | | 412 | | | | 454,625 | |
NTT UD REIT Investment Corp. | | | 141 | | | | 116,235 | |
One Liberty Properties, Inc. | | | 890 | | | | 16,376 | |
Picton Property Income Ltd. | | | 63,920 | | | | 50,578 | |
REIT 1 Ltd. | | | 18,315 | | | | 66,238 | |
Schroder REIT Ltd. | | | 45,679 | | | | 22,518 | |
Sekisui House REIT, Inc. | | | 383 | | | | 201,717 | |
Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd. | | | 19,590 | | | | 34,814 | |
Star Asia Investment Corp. | | | 162 | | | | 61,038 | |
Stockland | | | 211,405 | | | | 477,129 | |
Sunlight REIT | | | 139,000 | | | | 38,445 | |
Suntec REIT | | | 186,000 | | | | 149,471 | |
Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 43 | | | | 28,159 | |
Tokyu REIT, Inc. | | | 96 | | | | 114,556 | |
Tosei REIT Investment Corp. | | | 34 | | | | 30,641 | |
UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd. | | | 66,143 | | | | 42,428 | |
United Urban Investment Corp. | | | 276 | | | | 278,255 | |
WP Carey, Inc. | | | 18,985 | | | | 1,018,545 | |
Yuexiu REIT | | | 325,000 | | | | 46,524 | |
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TOTAL DIVERSIFIED | | | | | | $ | 8,257,139 | |
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HEALTH CARE – 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aedifica SA | | | 4,276 | | | | 233,280 | |
Assura PLC | | | 251,668 | | | | 125,359 | |
CareTrust REIT, Inc. | | | 8,743 | | | | 188,149 | |
Cofinimmo SA | | | 3,001 | | | | 186,619 | |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | | | 2,215 | | | | 63,504 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust | | | 35,676 | | | | 73,849 | |
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | | | 6,614 | | | | 57,277 | |
Health Care & Medical Investment Corp. | | | 33 | | | | 30,901 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 33,984 | | | | 487,670 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 48,382 | | | | 752,340 | |
Impact Healthcare REIT PLC | | | 38,181 | | | | 38,505 | |
LTC Properties, Inc. | | | 4,111 | | | | 129,949 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.# | | | 53,254 | | | | 254,554 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | | 3,914 | | | | 195,857 | |
NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT | | | 12,608 | | | | 36,458 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 21,729 | | | $ | 719,230 | |
Parkway Life REIT | | | 42,700 | | | | 104,754 | |
Physicians Realty Trust | | | 20,954 | | | | 227,560 | |
Primary Health Properties PLC | | | 117,554 | | | | 128,442 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 20,424 | | | | 278,583 | |
Target Healthcare REIT PLC | | | 77,461 | | | | 67,969 | |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | | 1,459 | | | | 56,084 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 35,705 | | | | 1,516,034 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 45,508 | | | | 3,804,924 | |
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TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | | | | $ | 9,757,851 | |
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HOTEL & RESORT – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | | | 18,758 | | | | 294,125 | |
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.*,# | | | 14,238 | | | | 30,042 | |
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 15,550 | | | | 40,741 | |
CapitaLand Ascott Trust | | | 186,749 | | | | 122,789 | |
CDL Hospitality Trusts | | | 59,214 | | | | 41,867 | |
Chatham Lodging Trust | | | 5,931 | | | | 54,862 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 18,163 | | | | 140,400 | |
Far East Hospitality Trust | | | 94,900 | | | | 40,977 | |
Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A | | | 6,231 | | | | 61,812 | |
Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc. | | | 27 | | | | 106,229 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 62,856 | | | | 973,011 | |
Hotel Property Investments Ltd., REIT | | | 17,262 | | | | 28,040 | |
Invincible Investment Corp. | | | 578 | | | | 222,299 | |
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. | | | 382 | | | | 173,670 | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 20,186 | | | | 232,745 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | 10,735 | | | | 128,069 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 14,219 | | | | 133,659 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | | 5,274 | | | | 451,454 | |
Service Properties Trust | | | 15,958 | | | | 115,696 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | 11,188 | | | | 63,100 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 18,168 | | | | 168,962 | |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 9,642 | | | | 112,136 | |
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TOTAL HOTEL & RESORT | | | | | | $ | 3,736,685 | |
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INDUSTRIAL – 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
Advance Logistics Investment Corp. | | | 45 | | | | 36,657 | |
AIMS APAC REIT | | | 43,700 | | | | 38,296 | |
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 22,771 | | | | 597,056 | |
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT | | | 314,500 | | | | 597,564 | |
Centuria Industrial REIT | | | 60,763 | | | | 109,971 | |
CRE Logistics REIT, Inc. | | | 77 | | | | 80,908 | |
Dexus Industria REIT | | | 20,663 | | | | 31,232 | |
Dream Industrial REIT | | | 12,380 | | | | 104,539 | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 3,904 | | | | 637,328 | |
ESR-LOGOS REIT | | | 212,393 | | | | 42,602 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 11,753 | | | | 497,152 | |
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust | | | 286,420 | | | | 217,567 | |
GLP J-REIT | | | 420 | | | | 376,176 | |
Goodman Group | | | 152,560 | | | | 2,018,660 | |
Goodman Property Trust | | | 90,440 | | | | 105,927 | |
Granite REIT | | | 2,802 | | | | 127,598 | |
Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. | | | 187 | | | | 168,076 | |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | | | 2,496 | | | | 179,288 | |
Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV | | | 2,822 | | | | 59,919 | |
Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. | | | 83 | | | | 153,740 | |
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25 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
LaSalle Logiport REIT | | | 161 | | | $ | 157,896 | |
LondonMetric Property PLC | | | 87,894 | | | | 177,120 | |
LXP Industrial Trust | | | 25,717 | | | | 203,421 | |
Mapletree Industrial Trust | | | 188,570 | | | | 296,414 | |
Mapletree Logistics Trust | | | 273,250 | | | | 293,430 | |
Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp. | | | 46 | | | | 115,769 | |
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. | | | 49 | | | | 148,138 | |
Montea NV | | | 1,482 | | | | 104,744 | |
Nexus Industrial REIT | | | 3,140 | | | | 14,718 | |
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. | | | 242 | | | | 430,609 | |
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. | | | 3,225 | | | | 64,306 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 81,727 | | | | 8,233,995 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 18,235 | | | | 788,481 | |
Segro PLC | | | 108,176 | | | | 940,282 | |
SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc. | | | 61 | | | | 48,328 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 15,691 | | | | 521,255 | |
Terreno Realty Corp. | | | 6,445 | | | | 343,390 | |
Tritax Big Box REIT PLC | | | 170,697 | | | | 284,197 | |
Urban Logistics REIT PLC | | | 57,207 | | | | 72,544 | |
Warehouses De Pauw | | | 13,501 | | | | 334,049 | |
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TOTAL INDUSTRIAL | | | | | | $ | 19,753,342 | |
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MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Advance Residence Investment Corp. | | | 123 | | | | 267,427 | |
Altarea SCA | | | 322 | | | | 22,926 | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | | | 13,631 | | | | 398,162 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A* | | | 16,412 | | | | 96,174 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 12,437 | | | | 2,061,308 | |
Boardwalk REIT | | | 2,414 | | | | 112,732 | |
BRT Apartments Corp. | | | 1,574 | | | | 25,546 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 9,650 | | | | 819,092 | |
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT | | | 7,253 | | | | 213,497 | |
Care Property Invest NV | | | 2,766 | | | | 34,182 | |
Centerspace | | | 1,616 | | | | 78,505 | |
Clipper Realty, Inc. | | | 9,929 | | | | 47,163 | |
Comforia Residential REIT, Inc. | | | 60 | | | | 127,336 | |
Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp. | | | 192 | | | | 141,967 | |
Elme Communities | | | 8,533 | | | | 108,881 | |
Empiric Student Property PLC | | | 51,684 | | | | 53,113 | |
Equity Residential | | | 30,156 | | | | 1,668,532 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 5,669 | | | | 1,212,712 | |
Home REIT PLC(1) | | | 42,087 | | | | 15,551 | |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 19,494 | | | | 241,531 | |
Ingenia Communities Group | | | 45,700 | | | | 113,747 | |
InterRent REIT | | | 6,334 | | | | 53,714 | |
Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC | | | 33,709 | | | | 32,468 | |
Killam Apartment REIT | | | 4,993 | | | | 56,420 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 10,317 | | | | 1,218,954 | |
Minto Apartment REIT | | | 1,676 | | | | 15,712 | |
Morguard North American Residential REIT | | | 1,808 | | | | 17,105 | |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | | | 2,726 | | | | 73,575 | |
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. | | | 43 | | | | 173,238 | |
Samty Residential Investment Corp. | | | 61 | | | | 45,545 | |
Starts Proceed Investment Corp. | | | 19 | | | | 26,100 | |
Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC | | | 36,682 | | | | 24,214 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 27,362 | | | | 870,385 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
UNITE Group PLC (The) | | | 34,895 | | | $ | 369,277 | |
Veris Residential, Inc. | | | 9,191 | | | | 123,068 | |
Xior Student Housing NV | | | 2,488 | | | | 71,587 | |
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TOTAL MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL | | | | | | $ | 11,031,446 | |
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OFFICE – 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 13,922 | | | | 1,296,556 | |
Allied Properties REIT | | | 6,285 | | | | 71,835 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 13,394 | | | | 717,517 | |
Centuria Office REIT | | | 38,286 | | | | 26,655 | |
Champion REIT | | | 160,000 | | | | 50,542 | |
City Office REIT, Inc. | | | 9,220 | | | | 35,128 | |
CLS Holdings PLC | | | 25,558 | | | | 26,999 | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 9,985 | | | | 227,658 | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 15,320 | | | | 273,768 | |
Covivio SA | | | 4,282 | | | | 183,502 | |
Cromwell Property Group | | | 136,773 | | | | 27,893 | |
Daiwa Office Investment Corp. | | | 30 | | | | 131,234 | |
Derwent London PLC | | | 9,890 | | | | 219,795 | |
Dexus | | | 93,667 | | | | 386,862 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 15,127 | | | | 169,574 | |
Dream Office REIT | | | 5,053 | | | | 27,693 | |
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | | | 8,883 | | | | 95,581 | |
Equity Commonwealth | | | 9,699 | | | | 183,699 | |
GDI Property Group Partnership | | | 37,938 | | | | 12,427 | |
Gecina SA | | | 4,735 | | | | 464,934 | |
Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 81 | | | | 61,445 | |
Great Portland Estates PLC | | | 24,043 | | | | 114,146 | |
Helical PLC | | | 17,407 | | | | 40,659 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 9,851 | | | | 176,234 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 10,581 | | | | 47,191 | |
Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp. | | | 168 | | | | 94,254 | |
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA | | | 26,612 | | | | 149,301 | |
Japan Excellent, Inc. | | | 143 | | | | 125,514 | |
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | | 89 | | | | 208,464 | |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 125 | | | | 464,290 | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 9,549 | | | | 122,896 | |
KDX Realty Investment Corp. | | | 381 | | | | 397,879 | |
Keppel REIT | | | 160,800 | | | | 93,371 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 10,577 | | | | 302,291 | |
Mirai Corp. | | | 131 | | | | 39,557 | |
Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp. | | | 139 | | | | 130,097 | |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 150 | | | | 602,690 | |
NSI NV | | | 1,341 | | | | 24,223 | |
One REIT, Inc. | | | 24 | | | | 41,581 | |
Orix JREIT, Inc. | | | 244 | | | | 280,420 | |
Paramount Group, Inc. | | | 17,642 | | | | 75,508 | |
Peakstone Realty Trust | | | 4,798 | | | | 61,990 | |
Prosperity REIT | | | 87,000 | | | | 15,031 | |
Sankei Real Estate, Inc. | | | 41 | | | | 24,838 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 7,490 | | | | 219,382 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 11,182 | | | | 214,694 | |
Workspace Group PLC | | | 21,828 | | | | 128,292 | |
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TOTAL OFFICE | | | | | | $ | 8,886,090 | |
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OTHER SPECIALIZED – 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Arena REIT | | | 35,122 | | | | 71,052 | |
Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT | | | 35,768 | | | | 54,200 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EPR Properties | | | 6,617 | | | $ | 282,546 | |
Farmland Partners, Inc. | | | 3,836 | | | | 39,971 | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 7,695 | | | | 163,903 | |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 23,087 | | | | 1,047,919 | |
Gladstone Land Corp. | | | 3,854 | | | | 52,646 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 25,796 | | | | 1,523,770 | |
Rural Funds Group | | | 32,605 | | | | 37,167 | |
Safehold, Inc. | | | 4,115 | | | | 66,951 | |
Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 24,080 | | | | 110,768 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 88,268 | | | | 2,462,677 | |
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TOTAL OTHER SPECIALIZED | | | | | | $ | 5,913,570 | |
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REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES – 0.0%** | |
Seritage Growth Properties, Class A*,# | | | 5,575 | | | | 40,363 | |
Shurgard Self Storage Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 97,304 | |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES | | | $ | 137,667 | |
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RETAIL – 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Realty Trust | | | 8,750 | | | | 125,300 | |
AEON REIT Investment Corp. | | | 157 | | | | 149,463 | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 8,192 | | | | 458,261 | |
Alexander’s, Inc. | | | 134 | | | | 25,191 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 26,404 | | | | 548,939 | |
BWP Trust | | | 49,254 | | | | 101,858 | |
CapitaLand China Trust | | | 120,900 | | | | 69,749 | |
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust | | | 447,347 | | | | 574,940 | |
Carmila SA* | | | 7,784 | | | | 109,073 | |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.# | | | 2,691 | | | | 55,785 | |
Charter Hall Retail REIT | | | 49,743 | | | | 96,657 | |
Choice Properties REIT | | | 15,157 | | | | 131,596 | |
Crombie REIT | | | 4,825 | | | | 42,379 | |
CT REIT | | | 6,101 | | | | 55,654 | |
Eurocommercial Properties NV | | | 4,984 | | | | 106,998 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 6,499 | | | | 592,644 | |
First Capital REIT | | | 10,254 | | | | 96,421 | |
Fortune REIT | | | 131,000 | | | | 73,293 | |
Frasers Centrepoint Trust | | | 104,623 | | | | 158,269 | |
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 44 | | | | 131,632 | |
Fukuoka REIT Corp. | | | 64 | | | | 68,906 | |
Getty Realty Corp. | | | 4,149 | | | | 110,446 | |
Hamborner REIT AG | | | 9,415 | | | | 62,291 | |
Hammerson PLC | | | 292,015 | | | | 78,355 | |
HMC Capital Ltd. | | | 32,361 | | | | 87,912 | |
HomeCo Daily Needs REIT | | | 152,785 | | | | 104,190 | |
InvenTrust Properties Corp. | | | 6,157 | | | | 154,541 | |
Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest | | | 610 | | | | 393,662 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 55,027 | | | | 987,184 | |
Kite Realty Group Trust | | | 19,182 | | | | 408,960 | |
Klepierre SA | | | 17,223 | | | | 418,239 | |
Lendlease Global Commercial REIT | | | 145,125 | | | | 54,053 | |
Link REIT | | | 224,800 | | | | 1,031,639 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 18,914 | | | | 183,844 | |
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust | | | 187,123 | | | | 181,866 | |
Mercialys SA | | | 4,343 | | | | 36,995 | |
NETSTREIT Corp. | | | 5,918 | | | | 84,332 | |
NewRiver REIT PLC | | | 17,295 | | | | 16,437 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 15,976 | | | | 580,408 | |
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. | | | 10,352 | | | | 365,529 | |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Primaris REIT | | | 2,451 | | | $ | 21,969 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 62,290 | | | | 2,951,300 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 14,717 | | | | 886,846 | |
Region RE Ltd. | | | 98,776 | | | | 123,509 | |
Retail Estates NV | | | 1,199 | | | | 73,003 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 10,776 | | | | 126,510 | |
RioCan REIT | | | 12,827 | | | | 155,857 | |
RPT Realty | | | 7,659 | | | | 82,641 | |
Sasseur REIT | | | 61,100 | | | | 27,897 | |
Saul Centers, Inc. | | | 944 | | | | 32,823 | |
Scentre Group | | | 454,429 | | | | 703,998 | |
Shaftesbury Capital PLC | | | 175,036 | | | | 221,893 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 29,033 | | | | 3,190,436 | |
SITE Centers Corp. | | | 16,242 | | | | 189,382 | |
Slate Grocery REIT, Class U | | | 2,915 | | | | 20,705 | |
SmartCentres REIT | | | 7,835 | | | | 121,416 | |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 12,494 | | | | 449,659 | |
Starhill Global REIT | | | 158,600 | | | | 51,597 | |
Supermarket Income REIT PLC | | | 106,288 | | | | 93,843 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | | 9,484 | | | | 213,864 | |
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield* | | | 9,347 | | | | 463,136 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 10,097 | | | | 160,138 | |
Vastned Retail NV | | | 2,088 | | | | 41,836 | |
Vicinity Ltd. | | | 330,292 | | | | 357,750 | |
Waypoint REIT Ltd. | | | 71,780 | | | | 96,942 | |
Wereldhave NV | | | 2,996 | | | | 45,178 | |
Whitestone REIT | | | 4,055 | | | | 40,347 | |
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TOTAL RETAIL | | | | | | $ | 20,058,366 | |
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SELF-STORAGE – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Abacus Storage King* | | | 34,498 | | | | 21,818 | |
Big Yellow Group PLC | | | 15,433 | | | | 179,487 | |
CubeSmart | | | 19,878 | | | | 677,641 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 18,802 | | | | 1,947,699 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 7,434 | | | | 212,018 | |
National Storage REIT | | | 108,509 | | | | 138,347 | |
Public Storage | | | 13,908 | | | | 3,319,979 | |
Safestore Holdings PLC | | | 19,154 | | | | 159,390 | |
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TOTAL SELF-STORAGE | | | | | | $ | 6,656,379 | |
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SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 27,617 | | | | 904,181 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 16,007 | | | | 1,053,261 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 52,446 | | | | 1,557,122 | |
PRS REIT PLC (The) | | | 46,884 | | | | 41,151 | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 11,002 | | | | 1,223,862 | |
UMH Properties, Inc. | | | 5,237 | | | | 72,323 | |
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TOTAL SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL | | | | | | $ | 4,851,900 | |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (COST $129,942,412) | | | | | | $ | 108,557,712 | |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE RELATED SECURITIES (COST $217,179,482) | | | $ | 183,828,976 | |
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| | Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMODITY RELATED SECURITIES – 51.1% | |
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
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COMMODITY – 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF# | | | 119,300 | | | $ | 6,349,146 | |
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TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (COST $5,102,946) | | | | | | $ | 6,349,146 | |
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 49.5% | | | | | | | | |
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COMMODITY – 49.5% | | | | | | | | |
Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund, Admiral Shares | | | 2,385,740 | | | | 62,076,961 | |
DFA Commodity Strategy Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 25,627,731 | | | | 119,681,503 | |
Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund, Institutional Class | | | 495,132 | | | | 3,129,233 | |
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund, Class I | | | 252,514 | | | | 5,886,101 | |
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TOTAL COMMODITY | | | | | | $ | 190,773,798 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (COST $203,274,280) | | | $ | 190,773,798 | |
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TOTAL COMMODITY RELATED SECURITIES (COST $208,377,226) | | | $ | 197,122,944 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
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MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^ | | | 4,675,534 | | | | 4,675,534 | |
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (COST $4,675,534) | | | | | | $ | 4,675,534 | |
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CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – 3.9% | |
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| | Par Value | | | | |
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $884,799, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 4.50% to 6.50%, maturing 9/01/52 to 10/01/53; total market value of $902,362. | | $ | 884,669 | | | | 884,669 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
BNP Paribas SA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,844,957, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 11/30/23 to 11/01/53; total market value of $2,901,429. | | $ | 2,844,538 | | | $ | 2,844,538 | |
HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,788,059, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.50% to 7.00%, maturing 6/20/33 to 10/20/53; total market value of $2,843,401. | | | 2,787,648 | | | | 2,787,648 | |
National Bank Financial, 5.34%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,844,960, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 4.38%, maturing 11/01/23 to 9/09/49; total market value of $2,901,439. | | | 2,844,538 | | | | 2,844,538 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,844,957, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 2.00% to 6.50%, maturing 4/30/25 to 10/15/58; total market value of $2,901,432. | | | 2,844,538 | | | | 2,844,538 | |
TD Securities, Inc., 5.32%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,844,958, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.00% to 7.50%, maturing 2/20/38 to 10/20/53; total market value of $2,901,429. | | | 2,844,538 | | | | 2,844,538 | |
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TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (COST $15,050,469) | | | $ | 15,050,469 | |
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TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN (COST $15,050,469) | | | $ | 15,050,469 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS –103.9% | | | | | |
(Cost $445,282,711) | | | $ | 400,677,923 | |
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (3.9%) | | | | (15,050,469 | ) |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.0%** | | | | (3,680 | ) |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 385,623,774 | |
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Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued) | | |
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Related Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | |
Diversified | | | 15,721 | | | | 86,687 | | | | — | | | | 102,408 | |
Diversified Real Estate Activities | | | 146,683 | | | | 10,813,878 | | | | — | | | | 10,960,561 | |
Office | | | — | | | | 71,835 | | | | — | | | | 71,835 | |
Real Estate Development | | | 324,996 | | | | 1,783,975 | | | | — | | | | 2,108,971 | |
Real Estate Operating Companies | | | 589,639 | | | | 10,633,755 | | | | — | | | | 11,223,394 | |
Retail | | | — | | | | 82,063 | | | | — | | | | 82,063 | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 42,463,203 | | | | 49,540 | | | | — | | | | 42,512,743 | |
Investment Company | | | 8,209,288 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,209,288 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Data Center | | | 9,372,277 | | | | 145,000 | | | | — | | | | 9,517,277 | |
Diversified | | | 2,341,027 | | | | 5,916,112 | | | | — | | | | 8,257,139 | |
Health Care | | | 8,842,022 | | | | 915,829 | | | | — | | | | 9,757,851 | |
Hotel & Resort | | | 3,000,814 | | | | 735,871 | | | | — | | | | 3,736,685 | |
Industrial | | | 12,312,527 | | | | 7,440,815 | | | | — | | | | 19,753,342 | |
Multi-Family Residential | | | 9,512,768 | | | | 1,503,127 | | | | 15,551 | | | | 11,031,446 | |
Office | | | 4,319,195 | | | | 4,566,895 | | | | — | | | | 8,886,090 | |
Other Specialized | | | 5,751,151 | | | | 162,419 | | | | — | | | | 5,913,570 | |
Real Estate Operating Companies | | | 40,363 | | | | 97,304 | | | | — | | | | 137,667 | |
Retail | | | 13,651,307 | | | | 6,407,059 | | | | — | | | | 20,058,366 | |
Self-Storage | | | 6,157,337 | | | | 499,042 | | | | — | | | | 6,656,379 | |
Single-Family Residential | | | 4,810,749 | | | | 41,151 | | | | — | | | | 4,851,900 | |
Commodity Related Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 6,349,146 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,349,146 | |
Investment Companies | | | 190,773,798 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 190,773,798 | |
Money Market Fund | | | 4,675,534 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,675,534 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 15,050,469 | | | | — | | | | 15,050,469 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 333,659,545 | | | $ | 67,002,827 | | | $ | 15,551 | | | $ | 400,677,923 | |
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** | Represents less than 0.05%. |
0 | Rounds to less than 1 share. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements. |
(1) | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Valuation Hierarchy table located at the end of the Portfolio of Investments. |
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| | Wilmington Real Asset Fund (continued) |
The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
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ETF | | Exchange-Traded Fund |
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J-REIT | | Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust |
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OYJ | | Public Limited Company |
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PLC | | Public Limited Company |
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RE | | Reinsurance |
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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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SCA | | Limited Partnership With Share Capital |
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SPDR | | Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | Wilmington International Fund | | | | | | | | | Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | | | Wilmington Real Asset Fund | |
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ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at identified cost | | | | | | | | | | $ | 446,353,355 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 180,219,161 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 445,282,711 | |
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Investments in securities, at value | | | | | | | | | | $ | 468,574,801 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 207,472,459 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 400,677,923 | (a) |
Cash | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 181 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Deposits for financial futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | 650,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,739,207 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Cash denominated in foreign currencies | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 395,117 | (b) | | | | | | | | | | | 48,966 | (b) |
Variation margin receivable for financial futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | 2,089 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Income receivable | | | | | | | | | | | 1,173,402 | | | | | | | | | | | | 382,148 | | | | | | | | | | | | 320,277 | |
Foreign tax reclaim receivable | | | | | | | | | | | 2,038,839 | | | | | | | | | | | | 389,433 | | | | | | | | | | | | 201,367 | |
Due from broker | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | 167 | |
Receivable for shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | 431,917 | | | | | | | | | | | | 100,442 | | | | | | | | | | | | 147,685 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 683,443 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | | | | | | | | 22,879 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,026,281 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Prepaid and other assets | | | | | | | | | | | 30,768 | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,960 | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,930 | |
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TOTAL ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | 472,924,695 | | | | | | | | | | | | 215,211,731 | | | | | | | | | | | | 401,417,315 | |
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LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral for securities on loan | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,050,469 | |
Due to custodian | | | | | | | | | | | 1,131,622 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Deferred foreign capital gains tax payable | | | | | | | | | | | 26,903 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,516 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Variation margin payable for financial futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 336,673 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | | | | | | | | 197,706 | | | | | | | | | | | | 914,636 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Payable for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | 106,419 | | | | | | | | | | | | 456,837 | | | | | | | | | | | | 344,680 | |
Payable to sub-advisors | | | | | | | | | | | 132,815 | | | | | | | | | | | | 100,092 | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,891 | |
Payable for Trustees’ fees | | | | | | | | | | | 2,889 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,888 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,382 | |
Payable for administration fees | | | | | | | | | | | 11,540 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,210 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,482 | |
Payable for distribution services fees | | | | | | | | | | | 616 | | | | | | | | | | | | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | 181 | |
Payable for investment advisory fees | | | | | | | | | | | 108,203 | | | | | | | | | | | | 73,240 | | | | | | | | | | | | 123,644 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | | | | | | | | | 343,043 | | | | | | | | | | | | 228,651 | | | | | | | | | | | | 242,812 | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | 2,061,756 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,120,807 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,793,541 | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | $ | 470,862,939 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 213,090,924 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 385,623,774 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Paid-in capital | | | | | | | | | | $ | 482,207,734 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 199,156,330 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 450,834,492 | |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | (11,344,795 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 13,934,594 | | | | | | | | | | | | (65,210,718 | ) |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | $ | 470,862,939 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 213,090,924 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 385,623,774 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,863,632 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 302,182 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 849,113 | |
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Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | | | | | | 375,302 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,726 | | | | | | | | | | | | 67,533 | |
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Net Asset Value per share | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7.63 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 11.75 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 12.57 | |
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Offering Price per share* | | | | | | | | | | $ | 8.07 | ** | | | | | | | | | | $ | 12.43 | ** | | | | | | | | | | $ | 13.30 | ** |
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Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | $ | 467,999,307 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 212,788,742 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 384,774,661 | |
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Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | | | | | | 60,596,841 | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,746,117 | | | | | | | | | | | | 30,098,591 | |
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Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7.72 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 11.99 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 12.78 | |
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(a) | Including $14,772,824 of securities on loan (Note 2). |
(b) | Cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies was $398,472 and $55,057, respectively. |
* | See “How are Shares Priced?” in the Prospectus. |
** | Computation of offering price per share: 100/94.50 of net asset value. |
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
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31 | | STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | Wilmington International Fund | | | | | | | | | Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | | | Wilmington Real Asset Fund | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,388,442 | (a) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,514,672 | (a) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,256,228 | (a) |
Interest | | | | | | | | | | | 9,870 | | | | | | | | | | | | 95,821 | | | | | | | | | | | | 195 | |
Securities lending income, net | | | | | | | | | | | 31,715 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,588 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | 7,430,027 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,610,493 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,279,011 | |
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EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | | | | | | | | | 1,858,723 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,246,956 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,035,151 | |
Administration fees | | | | | | | | | | | 72,358 | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,135 | | | | | | | | | | | | 58,108 | |
Portfolio accounting and administration fees | | | | | | | | | | | 111,375 | | | | | | | | | | | | 49,074 | | | | | | | | | | | | 62,729 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | | | | | | | 139,002 | | | | | | | | | | | | 57,697 | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,065 | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | 29,613 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,834 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,930 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,346 | |
Professional fees | | | | | | | | | | | 100,861 | | | | | | | | | | | | 88,606 | | | | | | | | | | | | 76,943 | |
Distribution services fee—Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 3,684 | | | | | | | | | | | | 383 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,132 | |
Shareholder services fee—Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 3,684 | | | | | | | | | | | | 383 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,132 | |
Share registration costs | | | | | | | | | | | 18,516 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,195 | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,264 | |
Printing and postage | | | | | | | | | | | 9,591 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,130 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,173 | |
Miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | | | 28,968 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,324 | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,928 | |
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TOTAL EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | 2,407,721 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,562,063 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,364,901 | |
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WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor | | | | | | | | | | | (289,279 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (217,153 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (190,752 | ) |
Waiver by sub-advisor | | | | | | | | | | | (20,360 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (18,711 | ) |
Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A | | | | | | | | | | | (3,684 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (383 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,132 | ) |
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TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | (313,323 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (217,536 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (210,595 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | | | | | | | | | 2,094,398 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,344,527 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,154,306 | |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | 5,335,629 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,265,966 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,124,705 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | | | 18,639,291 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,134,966 | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,115,760 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | (706 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 324,106 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | | | | | (386,965 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (108,356 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (19,515 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | 1,435,210 | | | | | | | | | | | | (4,342,155 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,686,830 | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,991,439 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (3,135,275 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | | | | | | | | | (59,743,241 | )(b) | | | | | | | | | | | (10,803,383 | )(b) | | | | | | | | | | | (19,578,824 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,364,380 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | | | | | (34,565 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (9,067 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (14,336 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | (755,602 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,071,556 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | | | | | | (60,533,408 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 623,486 | | | | | | | | | | | | (19,593,160 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | (40,846,578 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,367,953 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (22,728,435 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | | | | $ | (35,510,949 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (101,987 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (19,603,730 | ) |
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(a) | Net of foreign withholding taxes of $752,621, $229,859 and $120,189, respectively. |
(b) | Net of change in deferred foreign capital gains tax accrued of $(9,435) and $(464), respectively. |
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October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | 32 |
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| | | | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023
| | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023
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OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | $ | 5,335,629 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 11,339,216 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,265,966 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,327,010 | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | | | | | 19,686,830 | | | | | | | | | | | | (46,448,998 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,991,439 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,508,935 | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | | | | (60,533,408 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 45,978,600 | | | | | | | | | | | | 623,486 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,667,356 | | | | | |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | | | (35,510,949 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 10,868,818 | | | | | | | | | | | | (101,987 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,503,301 | | | | | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | (51,868 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (101,891 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (8,022 | ) | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | (9,641,288 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (20,772,925 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (5,525,066 | ) | | | | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | (9,693,156 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (20,874,816 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (5,533,088 | ) | | | | |
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SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | 367,230 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,393 | | | | | | | | | | | | 673 | | | | | | | | | | | | 850 | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | 24,627,806 | | | | | | | | | | | | 125,541,950 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,568,749 | | | | | | | | | | | | 58,243,535 | | | | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | 47,385 | | | | | | | | | | | | 94,660 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,022 | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | 1,701,407 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,676,649 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,030,500 | | | | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | (104,035 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (210,821 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,010 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (3,418 | ) | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | (28,440,869 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (223,549,803 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (15,705,908 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (61,171,203 | ) | | | | |
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Change in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | | | (1,801,076 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (89,421,972 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (137,496 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (891,714 | ) | | | | |
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Change in net assets | | | | | | | | | (47,005,181 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (99,427,970 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (239,483 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,078,499 | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | | | 517,868,120 | | | | | | | | | | | | 617,296,090 | | | | | | | | | | | | 213,330,407 | | | | | | | | | | | | 212,251,908 | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | | | | | $ | 470,862,939 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 517,868,120 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 213,090,924 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 213,330,407 | | | | | |
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SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | 43,518 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,105 | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | 73 | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | 3,000,813 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,579,933 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,288,139 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,928,523 | | | | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | 5,684 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,174 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 706 | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | 201,778 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,098,909 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 175,194 | | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | (12,783 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (26,747 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (86 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (304 | ) | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | (3,449,025 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (27,904,440 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,302,877 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (5,189,505 | ) | | | | |
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Net change resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | | | (210,015 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (11,237,066 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (14,767 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (85,313 | ) | | | | |
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
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33 | | STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded) |
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| | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023
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OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 3,124,705 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 22,098,301 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | | | (3,135,275 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (6,208,975 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | | (19,593,160 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (85,159,972 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | (19,603,730 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (69,270,646 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (3,189 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (48,529 | ) |
Class I | | | | | | | (1,749,562 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (21,016,869 | ) |
Tax return of capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (211 | ) |
Class I | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (89,490 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (1,752,751 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (21,155,099 | ) |
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SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 15,594 | | | | | | | | | | | | 138,429 | |
Class I | | | | | | | 31,478,378 | | | | | | | | | | | | 82,657,040 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 3,119 | | | | | | | | | | | | 47,127 | |
Class I | | | | | | | 722,014 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,786,738 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (64,200 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (194,392 | ) |
Class I | | | | | | | (35,450,527 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (78,861,084 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | (3,295,622 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,573,858 | |
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Change in net assets | | | | | | | (24,652,103 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (77,851,887 | ) |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 410,275,877 | | | | | | | | | | | | 488,127,764 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 385,623,774 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 410,275,877 | |
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SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 1,179 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,154 | |
Class I | | | | | | | 2,360,410 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,724,533 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 234 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,487 | |
Class I | | | | | | | 53,337 | | | | | | | | | | | | 639,668 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (4,853 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (13,389 | ) |
Class I | | | | | | | (2,683,719 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (5,437,549 | ) |
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Net change resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | (273,412 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 925,904 | |
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October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CLASS A | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | $ | 8.37 | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 7.35 | | | $ | 8.52 | | | $ | 9.11 | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.14 | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | (1.75 | ) | | | 3.16 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | | |
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Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | (1.65 | ) | | | 3.26 | | | | (1.04 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | |
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Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | |
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Total Distributions | | | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | | | $ | 7.63 | | | $ | 8.37 | | | $ | 8.44 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 7.35 | | | $ | 8.52 | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | | | | (7.17 | )% | | | 3.01 | % | | | (16.31 | )% | | | 44.67 | % | | | (12.35 | )% | | | (4.07 | )% | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | | | | $ | 2,864 | | | $ | 2,836 | | | $ | 2,957 | | | $ | 4,015 | | | $ | 3,036 | | | $ | 4,871 | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | | | | | 1.45 | %(d) | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | | |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | | | | | 1.08 | %(d) | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | 1.82 | %(d) | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | | | | 90 | % | | | 76 | % | | | 71 | % | | | 74 | % | | | 79 | % | | | 70 | % | | | | |
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CLASS I | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | $ | 8.46 | | | $ | 8.52 | | | $ | 10.56 | | | $ | 7.41 | | | $ | 8.59 | | | $ | 9.18 | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.17 | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | (1.77 | ) | | | 3.18 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | | |
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Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 0.25 | | | | (1.64 | ) | | | 3.30 | | | | (1.04 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | |
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Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | |
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Total Distributions | | | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | | | $ | 7.72 | | | $ | 8.46 | | | $ | 8.52 | | | $ | 10.56 | | | $ | 7.41 | | | $ | 8.59 | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | | | | (7.02 | )% | | | 3.23 | % | | | (16.10 | )% | | | 44.92 | % | | | (12.28 | )% | | | (3.91 | )% | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | | | | $ | 467,999 | | | $ | 515,032 | | | $ | 614,339 | | | $ | 713,463 | | | $ | 513,640 | | | $ | 570,749 | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | | | | | 0.95 | %(d) | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | | |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | | | | | 0.83 | %(d) | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | 2.12 | %(d) | | | 2.12 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | | | | 90 | % | | | 76 | % | | | 71 | % | | | 74 | % | | | 79 | % | | | 70 | % | | | | |
(a) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
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35 | | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued) |
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For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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WILMINGTON GLOBAL ALPHA EQUITIES FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CLASS A | | | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.97 | | | $ | 10.87 | | | $ | 11.28 | | | $ | 10.99 | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.09 | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 0.33 | | | | | |
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Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 1.33 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.42 | | | | | |
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Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
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Total Distributions | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | | | $ | 11.75 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.97 | | | $ | 10.87 | | | $ | 11.28 | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | | | | (0.09 | )% | | | 3.51 | % | | | (1.97 | )% | | | 12.27 | % | | | (2.57 | )% | | | 3.87 | % | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | | | | $ | 302 | | | $ | 303 | | | $ | 295 | | | $ | 324 | | | $ | 208 | | | $ | 125 | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | | | | | 1.94 | %(d) | | | 2.19 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 2.36 | % | | | | |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | | | | | 1.49 | %(d) | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | 0.92 | %(d) | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | | | | 18 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 44 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 61 | % | | | | |
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CLASS I | | | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | $ | 11.99 | | | $ | 11.88 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.01 | | | $ | 11.40 | | | $ | 11.08 | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.11 | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 0.34 | | | | | |
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Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | — | | | | 0.43 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 1.36 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 0.45 | | | | | |
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Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
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Total Distributions | | | | | | | — | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | | | $ | 11.99 | | | $ | 11.99 | | | $ | 11.88 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.01 | | | $ | 11.40 | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | | | | 0.00 | % | | | 3.75 | % | | | (1.63 | )% | | | 12.46 | % | | | (2.31 | )% | | | 4.18 | % | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | | | | $ | 212,789 | | | $ | 213,027 | | | $ | 211,957 | | | $ | 206,232 | | | $ | 211,911 | | | $ | 168,199 | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | | | | | 1.44 | %(d) | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.11 | % | | | | |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | | | | | 1.24 | %(d) | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | 1.17 | %(d) | | | 1.12 | % | | | 0.38 | % | | | 0.44 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | | | | 18 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 44 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 61 | % | | | | |
(a) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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WILMINGTON REAL ASSET FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 | | | | |
CLASS A | | | | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | $ | 13.26 | | | $ | 16.30 | | | $ | 15.58 | | | $ | 12.33 | | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 14.48 | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 1.64 | (b) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.34 | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (3.04 | ) | | | 0.82 | | | | 3.32 | | | | (2.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | |
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Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (2.35 | ) | | | 2.46 | | | | 3.49 | | | | (1.58 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | | |
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Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.69 | )(c) | | | (1.74 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | |
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Total Distributions | | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (1.74 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | | | $ | 12.57 | | | $ | 13.26 | | | $ | 16.30 | | | $ | 15.58 | | | $ | 12.33 | | | $ | 14.40 | | | | | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | (4.87 | )% | | | (14.44 | )% | | | 16.34 | % | | | 28.65 | % | | | (11.35 | )% | | | 2.05 | % | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | | | | $ | 849 | | | $ | 941 | | | $ | 1,169 | | | $ | 995 | | | $ | 932 | | | $ | 1,173 | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(e) | | | | | | | 1.17 | %(f) | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | | |
Net Expense(e),(g) | | | | | | | 0.82 | %(f) | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | 1.30 | %(f) | | | 4.78 | % | | | 10.04 | %(b) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 3.16 | % | | | 2.44 | % | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | | | | 0 | %(h) | | | 20 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 40 | %(i) | | | 411 | % | | | 347 | % | | | | |
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| | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 | | | | |
CLASS I | | | | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | $ | 13.48 | | | $ | 16.54 | | | $ | 15.77 | | | $ | 12.47 | | | $ | 14.56 | | | $ | 14.63 | | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 1.65 | (b) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.38 | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (3.09 | ) | | | 0.89 | | | | 3.40 | | | | (2.06 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | |
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Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (2.35 | ) | | | 2.54 | | | | 3.57 | | | | (1.57 | ) | | | 0.31 | | | | | |
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Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.71 | )(c) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | |
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Total Distributions | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | | | $ | 12.78 | | | $ | 13.48 | | | $ | 16.54 | | | $ | 15.77 | | | $ | 12.47 | | | $ | 14.56 | | | | | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | (4.79 | )% | | | (14.21 | )% | | | 16.66 | % | | | 29.00 | % | | | (11.13 | )% | | | 2.29 | % | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | | | | $ | 384,775 | | | $ | 409,335 | | | $ | 486,959 | | | $ | 463,203 | | | $ | 199,115 | | | $ | 309,654 | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(e) | | | | | | | 0.67 | %(f) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | | |
Net Expense(e),(g) | | | | | | | 0.57 | %(f) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | | | 1.55 | %(f) | | | 5.10 | % | | | 9.98 | %(b) | | | 1.18 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 2.69 | % | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | | | | 0 | %(h) | | | 20 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 40 | %(i) | | | 411 | % | | | 347 | % | | | | |
(a) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The net investment income earned by the Fund increased significantly during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022 due to larger than usual net investment income distributions from the commodity-related investments in its portfolio. |
(c) | A portion of this distribution amounting to less than $0.005 per share was a tax return of capital. |
(d) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized. |
(e) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(f) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
(h) | Represents less than 0.5%. |
(i) | In 2020, the Fund transitioned to a single sub-advisor strategy. As a result, the portfolio turnover rate for the year ended April 30, 2021 was significantly lower than that of previous fiscal years. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Wilmington Funds
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of 10 funds, 3 of which are presented herein (individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”). The remaining 7 funds are presented in separate reports.
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| | Wilmington International Fund (“International Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation, primarily through a diversified portfolio of non-U.S. equity securities. | | |
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| | Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund (“Global Alpha Equities Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital with lower volatility than broader equity markets. | | |
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| | Wilmington Real Asset Fund (“Real Asset Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks to achieve long-term preservation of capital with current income. | | |
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The Funds offer Class A and Class I shares. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.
The assets of each fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated and the differences could be material.
Computation of Net Asset Value – The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of a Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, attributable to the class by the total number of shares outstanding of the class at the time of such computation. The NAV per share for each class of a Fund is computed as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading.
Investment Valuation – The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has adopted Valuation Policies and Procedures (“Valuation Procedures”) and has delegated responsibilities to Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”), in its role as the Trust’s investment advisor, with respect to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. The Advisor, acting through its Pricing Committee, carries out all of the functions set forth below to determine fair value in good faith with respect to a Fund’s investments. The fair value of the Funds’ portfolio securities are determined as follows:
| ● | | for equity securities, according to the last sale price or official closing price reported in the market in which they are primarily traded (either a national securities exchange or the over-the-counter market), if available; |
| ● | | in the absence of recorded sales for equity securities, according to the mean between the last closing bid and asked prices; |
| ● | | financial futures contracts and options are generally valued at market values established by the exchanges on which they are traded at the close of trading on such exchanges. Options traded in the over-the-counter market are generally valued according to the mean between the last bid and the last asked price for the option as provided by an investment dealer or other financial institution that deals in the option. The Advisor may determine in good faith that another method of valuing such investments is necessary to appraise their fair value; |
| ● | | forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices; |
| ● | | investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at NAV; |
| ● | | for fixed income securities, according to prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost provided such amount approximates fair value; |
| ● | | price information on listed securities, including Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”), is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded; and |
| ● | | for all other securities, at fair value as determined by the Advisor in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. |
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Trading in foreign securities may be completed at times which vary from the closing of the NYSE. In computing their NAV, the Funds value foreign securities using the latest closing price on the primary exchange on which they are traded immediately prior to the closing of the NYSE. Certain foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the latest rate prior to the closing of the NYSE. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current rates. Events that affect these values and exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the closing of the NYSE. If such events materially affect the value of portfolio securities, these securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees, although the actual calculation may be done by others. An event is considered material if there is both an affirmative expectation that the security’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Each Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-US markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before each Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00pm Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. Whenever such a significant event occurs, each Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (Systematic International Fair Value Pricing (“SIFVP”)).
The Trust follows the authoritative guidance (GAAP) for fair value measurements. The guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs and techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs and techniques by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The inputs or techniques used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Pursuant to the Funds’ fair value procedures noted previously, equity securities (including exchange traded securities and other open-end regulated investment companies) and exchange traded derivatives are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. The Funds may utilize SIFVP which could result in certain equity securities being categorized as Level 2. Fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting each Fund’s return on the transaction. It is each Fund’s policy to require the counterparty to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Funds’ custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Funds hold a “securities entitlement” and exercise “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Funds have established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities, if necessary, to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the counterparty to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the counterparty or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Funds to receive less than the full repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from each Fund.
At October 31, 2023, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to a MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:
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Fund/Counterparty | | | | | Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | | | Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | | | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | | | | | Net Exposure(2) | | | | |
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Real Asset Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal | | | | | | $ | 884,669 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 884,669 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | | | | | 2,844,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,844,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
HSBC Securities USA, Inc. | | | | | | | 2,787,648 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,787,648 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
National Bank Financial | | | | | | | 2,844,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,844,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | | | | | 2,844,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,844,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
TD Securities, Inc. | | | | | | | 2,844,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,844,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
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| | | | | | $ | 15,050,469 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 15,050,469 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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(1) | The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund. |
(2) | Net exposure represents the receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
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39 | | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) |
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Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions – Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income. Dividends and distributions to share-holders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are recorded as dividend income, capital gain, or return of capital as reported by such REITs, or based on management’s estimates to the extent actual information has not been reported. Estimates are adjusted to the actual amounts when the amounts are determined. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis and includes proceeds from litigation, if any. Withholding taxes and, where appropriate, deferred withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific fund, are applied to that fund. Expenses which are not identifiable to a specific fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense.
Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative daily net assets, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and shareholder services fees. Distributions are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential distribution rights; differences in per share distributions rates are generally due to differences in class specific expenses. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid to shareholders annually. Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for the Funds, with the exception of the Global Alpha Equities Fund, which is paid annually.
Foreign Currency Translation – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rates of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange quoted on the respective date that such transactions are recorded. The Funds do not isolate that portion of results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rates.
Restricted Securities – Restricted securities are securities that either (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer’s expense, either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. A Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Funds’ restricted securities are valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.
Lending of Portfolio Securities – The Trust has entered into an agreement with its custodian whereby the custodian may lend securities owned by the Funds to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of securities loaned and any interest or dividends earned on those securities during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Funds. In exchange for lending securities under the terms of the agreement with their custodian, the Funds receive a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Funds on securities lending are recorded as income. Loans of securities by the Funds are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities plus a margin which varies depending on the type of securities loaned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The Funds have the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day.
Under the terms of the agreement, cash collateral received is invested in one or more approved investments. Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the Portfolios of Investments under the caption “Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan.”
The Funds maintain the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable by the Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) | | 40 |
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At October 31, 2023, the securities loaned which are subject to a MSLA on a net payment basis are as follows:
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Fund | | | | | Value of Securities on Loan | | | | | | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | | | | Net Exposure(2) | | | |
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Real Asset Fund | | | | | | $14,772,824 | | | | | | | | | | $14,772,824 | | | | | | | | | | $— | | | | |
| (1) | Collateral with a value of $15,050,469 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions. The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund. |
| (2) | Net exposure represents the receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
3. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities are intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by enabling investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. Risk of loss on derivatives, including written options, forward foreign currency contracts, and financial futures contracts, may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – Certain Funds may enter into foreign currency commitments or foreign currency exchange transactions. A Fund may enter into foreign currency contract transactions to protect assets against adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations. Purchased contracts are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies; whereas, contracts to sell are used to hedge a Fund’s securities against currency fluctuations. Risks may arise upon entering into these transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments and from unanticipated movements in security prices or foreign exchange rates. The foreign currency transactions are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until the settlement date.
The International Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts in connection with settling planned purchases or sales of securities. The Global Alpha Equities Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts in connection with settling planned purchases or sales of securities, to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of the portfolio’s securities or as a means to express a view on the direction of a currency’s value as a part of the broader investment strategy.
Financial Futures Contracts – The Funds may invest in financial futures contracts to hedge their existing portfolios, manage cash flows, enhance yield and to potentially reduce transaction costs. Upon entering into a futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, and prior to computing its NAV, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the International Fund and Global Alpha Equities Fund used equity index futures contracts to manage equity market exposure.
The following is a summary of the location of derivatives on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the fair value of the Funds’ derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure as of October 31, 2023.
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| | Location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | |
Derivative Type | | Asset Derivatives | | Liability Derivatives | | |
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Equity contracts | | Variation margin receivable for financial futures contracts* | | Variation margin payable for financial futures contracts* | | |
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Foreign exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts** | | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts** | | |
| * | The variation margin shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities is the daily change in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for financial futures contracts. The amount presented below is the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was opened until October 31, 2023. |
| ** | The amounts shown represent the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the date the contract was open. |
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| | | | | Asset Derivatives Fair Value | | | | |
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Fund | | | | | Total Value | | | | | | | | | Equity Contracts | | | | | | | | | Foreign Exchange Contracts | | | | |
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Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | | | | | $ | 6,034,704 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,034,704 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | 683,443 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 683,443 | | | | | |
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Totals | | | | | | $ | 6,718,147 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,034,704 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 683,443 | | | | | |
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| | | | | Liability Derivatives Fair Value | | | | |
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Fund | | | | | Total Value | | | | | | | | | Equity Contracts | | | | | | | | | Foreign Exchange Contracts | | | | |
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International Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | | | | | $ | (278,965 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (278,965 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Totals | | | | | | $ | (278,965 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (278,965 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | | | | | $ | (19,628 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (19,628 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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Totals | | | | | | $ | (19,628 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (19,628 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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The following is a summary of the location of realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized on the Funds’ Statements of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the six months ended October 31, 2023.
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Derivative Type | | Location on the Statements of Operations |
Equity contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures contracts. |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts. |
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Foreign exchange contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency contracts. |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts. |
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| | | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Results from Operations | | | | |
Fund | | | | | Total | | | | | | | | | Equity Contracts | | | | | | | | | Foreign Exchange Contracts | | | | |
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International Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | | | | | $ | 1,435,210 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,435,210 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | (706 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (706 | ) | | | | |
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Totals | | | | | | $ | 1,434,504 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,435,210 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (706 | ) | | | | |
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Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | | | | | $ | (4,342,155 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (4,342,155 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | 324,106 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 324,106 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Totals | | | | | | $ | (4,018,049 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (4,342,155 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 324,106 | | | | | |
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| | | | | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Results from Operations | | | | |
Fund | | | | | Total | | | | | | | | | Equity Contracts | | | | | | | | | Foreign Exchange Contracts | | | | |
International Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | | | | | $ | (755,602 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (755,602 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Totals | | | | | | $ | (755,602 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (755,602 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Futures Contracts | | | | | | $ | 10,071,556 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 10,071,556 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | 1,364,380 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,364,380 | | | | | |
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Totals | | | | | | $ | 11,435,936 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 10,071,556 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,364,380 | | | | | |
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The average quarterly volume of derivative activities for the six months ended October 31, 2023 are as follows.
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| | | | | Asset Derivative Volume | | | | |
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Fund | | | | | Financial Futures Contracts(1) | | | | | | | | | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(2) | | | | |
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International Fund | | | | | | $ | 8,543,879 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 29,500,612 | | | | | |
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Fund | | | | | Liability Derivative Volume Financial Futures Contracts(1) | | | |
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Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | $ 95,572,827 | | | | |
The International Fund had forward foreign currency activity during the period but did not have open positions at any quarter-end.
Certain Funds are parties to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“MA”) with various counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The ISDA MA may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the ISDA MA, collateral posted to each Fund is held in a segregated account by each Fund’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
At October 31, 2023, derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MA and net of the related collateral received by each Fund are as follows:
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Fund/Counterparty | | | | | Derivative Assets Subject to a MA | | | | | | | | | Derivatives Available for Offset | | | | | | | | | Non-Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | | | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | | | | | Net Exposure of Derivative Assets(2) | | | | |
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Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | | | | $ | 105,765 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 105,765 | | | | | |
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank | | | | | | | 3,593 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,593 | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | 312,985 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 312,985 | | | | | |
UBS AG | | | | | | | 261,100 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 261,100 | | | | | |
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Total Derivative Assets | | | | | | $ | 683,443 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 683,443 | | | | | |
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| (1) | Excess of collateral received is not shown for financial reporting purposes. |
| (2) | Net exposure represents the receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
4. | FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION |
No provision for federal income taxes has been made, as it is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income and realized gains.
Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the tax returns are filed. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the six months ended October 31, 2023.
The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of the date of this report.
As of October 31, 2023, the cost of investments and derivatives for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments and derivatives for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments and derivatives for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:
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Fund | | | | Tax Cost | | | | | | | | Tax Unrealized Appreciation | | | | | | | | Tax Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | | | Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | |
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International Fund | | | | $455,060,503 | | | | | | | | $39,154,157 | | | | | | | | $(25,918,824) | | | | | | | | $13,235,333 | | |
Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | 185,482,634 | | | | | | | | 43,852,874 | | | | | | | | (15,164,531) | | | | | | | | 28,688,343 | | |
Real Asset Fund | | | | 452,249,834 | | | | | | | | 6,583,680 | | | | | | | | (58,155,591) | | | | | | | | (51,571,911) | | |
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Capital loss carryforwards represent realized losses that may be carried forward for an unlimited period and applied against future capital gains for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, character of capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
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Fund | | | | | Short-Term No Expiration | | | | | | | | | Long-Term No Expiration | | | | | | | | | Total Capital Loss Carryforwards | | | | |
International Fund | | | | | | | $(35,791,619) | | | | | | | | | | | | $(9,311,401) | | | | | | | | | | | | $(45,103,020) | | | | | |
Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | (11,689,760) | | | | | | | | | | | | (6,205,310) | | | | | | | | | | | | (17,895,070) | | | | | |
Real Asset Fund | | | | | | | (1,242,447 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (10,681,253) | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,923,700) | | | | | |
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Late year loss deferrals represent (1) net specified losses realized between November 1 and April 30 of each year and (2) ordinary losses realized between January 1 and April 30 of each year that the Fund has elected for U.S. federal income tax purposes to treat as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. As of April 30, 2023, late year loss deferrals were as follows:
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Fund | | | | Ordinary Losses | | | | | | | Short-Term Capital Losses | | | | | | | Long-Term Capital Losses | | | | |
Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | $ | (464,295) | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | |
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5. | ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS |
Investment Advisor – WFMC serves as the Investment Advisor to each of the Funds. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”) provides sub-advisory services to the Funds. WFMC and WTIA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. For its services, the Funds pay WFMC an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described below. WFMC, not the Funds, pays WTIA for its services.
Each of the Funds utilizes a sub-advisor strategy, whereby WFMC allocates all or a portion of the Funds’ assets among one or more sub-advisors and strategies. For their services, the Funds pay each sub-advisor fees, accrued daily and paid monthly, as described below.
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Fund | | | | | Gross Fees | | | | | | | | Fees Waived/ Reimbursed | | | | | | Current Fee as a % of average net assets of the Fund/Allocated Net Assets for Sub-advisors |
International Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
WFMC | | | | | | | $1,133,520 | | | | | | | | | | $(289,279) | | | | | | | 0.45% |
Sub-advisors: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wellington Management Company LP (effective 10/01/2023) | | | | | | | 132,815 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | 0.33% |
AXA Investment Managers, Inc. (terminated 9/15/23) | | | | | | | 70,595 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | 0.43% on the first $150 million; and 0.41% on assets in excess of $150 million. |
Berenberg Asset Management LLC (terminated 9/15/23) | | | | | | | 40,308 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | 0.27% |
Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. (terminated 9/15/23) | | | | | | | 115,685 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | 0.32% |
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (terminated 9/15/23) | | | | | | | 100,238 | | | | | | | | | | (20,360) | | | | | | | 0.25% of the first $20 million in assets; 0.20% of the next $20 million in assets; and 0.15% of assets in excess of $110 million; and 0.10% of assets in excess of $150 million. |
Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (terminated 9/15/23) | | | | | | | 265,562 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | 0.50% |
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Total(a) | | | | | | | $1,858,723 | | | | | | | | | | $(309,639) | | | | | | | |
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Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
WFMC | | | | | | | $ 650,387 | | | | | | | | | | $(217,153) | | | | | | | 0.60% |
Sub-advisors: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wellington Management Company LP | | | | | | | 596,569 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | 0.55% |
Total(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | $1,246,956 | | | | | | | | | | $(217,153) | | | | | | | |
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Real Asset Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
WFMC | | | | | | | $ 910,395 | | | | | | | | | | $(190,752) | | | | | | | 0.45% on all Assets except Assets allocated to the inflation-protected and fixed-income securities (“TIPS”) strategy or the Enhanced Cash Strategy. The fee for assets allocated to the TIPS strategy: 0.52% of the first $25 million; 0.49% of the next $25 million; and 0.47% of Assets over $50 million. The fee for assets allocated to the Enhanced Cash strategy is 0.53% on the assets. |
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Fund | | | | | Gross Fees | | | | | | | | Fees Waived/ Reimbursed | | | | | | Current Fee as a % of average net assets of the Fund/Allocated Net Assets for Sub-advisors |
Sub-advisors: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC | | | | | | | $ 124,756 | | | | | | | | | | $ (18,711) | | | | | | | 0.25% of the first $20 million in assets; 0.20% of the next $20 million in assets; and 0.15% of assets in excess of $110 million; and 0.10% of assets in excess of $150 million. |
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Total(c) | | | | | | | $1,035,151 | | | | | | | | | | $(209,463) | | | | | | | |
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| (a) | The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 0.74% for the International Fund. |
| (b) | The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 1.15% for the Global Alpha Equities Fund. |
| (c) | The total gross advisory and sub-advisory fees during the period were 0.51% for the Real Asset Fund. |
WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2024 so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Funds (not including the effects of dividends or interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest expressed as an annualized percentage of average daily net assets), will not exceed the expense limitations set forth below. Neither WFMC nor the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.
The contractual expense limitations are as follows:
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Fund | | Class A | | Class I |
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International Fund | | 1.08% | | 0.83% |
Global Alpha Equities Fund | | 1.49% | | 1.24% |
Real Asset Fund | | 0.82% | | 0.57% |
Administrative Fees –The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. BNYM fees as described in the table below are a component of “Portfolio accounting and administration fees” as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. WFMC, in its role as Co-Administrator, provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Funds. WFMC fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administration fees.”
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Administrator | | Maximum Fee | | | Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Trust |
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WFMC | | | 0.040% | | | on the first $5 billion |
| | | 0.030% | | | on the next $2 billion |
| | | 0.025% | | | on the next $3 billion |
| | | 0.018% | | | on assets in excess of $10 billion |
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BNYM | | | 0.0175% | | | on the first $15 billion |
| | | 0.0150% | | | on the next $10 billion |
| | | 0.0125% | | | on assets in excess of $25 billion |
WFMC and BNYM may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee and can add, modify or terminate a voluntary wavier at any time at their sole discretion. Neither WFMC nor BNYM will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, neither WFMC nor BNYM waived any administrative fees.
Distribution Services Fee – The Trust has adopted a Distribution Services Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan allows the Funds to pay fees to financial intermediaries, which may be paid through ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”), the principal distributor, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares, for the sale, distribution, administration, customer servicing and record keeping of these shares.
The Trust may reduce the maximum amount of distribution services fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) may voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received distribution services fees paid by the Funds as follows:
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Fund | | Distribution Fees | |
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International Fund | | | $454 | |
Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | 3 | |
Real Asset Fund | | | 1 | |
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Sales Charges – The Funds’ Class A shares bear front-end sales charges.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received sales charges on the sale of Class A shares as follows:
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Fund | | Sales Charges |
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Global Alpha Equities Fund | | $27 |
Shareholder Services Fee – Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan adopted by the Funds and administered by ALPS, the Funds may pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares to financial intermediaries (which may include ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts.
M&T has entered into a Shareholder Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees they pay from time to time at their sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including M&T) may waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T did not receive any shareholder service fees from the Funds.
Other Service Providers – Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to the Trust. FMS has no role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be sold or purchased by the Trust or its funds.
BNYM provides custody services to the Trust.
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Trust.
General – Certain Trustees and Officers of the Trust are also Officers or employees of the above companies that provide services to the Funds, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees.
6. | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term obligations and U.S. Government Securities, for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:
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Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
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International Fund | | | $444,948,969 | | | $ | 424,988,269 | |
Global Alpha Equities Fund | | | 38,398,212 | | | | 35,880,984 | |
Real Asset Fund | | | 5,564,314 | | | | 1,698,072 | |
There is a risk that the value of a Fund’s investments may decrease in response to expected, real or perceived economic, political or financial events in the U.S. or global markets. The frequency and magnitude of such changes in value cannot be predicted. Certain securities and other investments held by a Fund may experience increased volatility, illiquidity, or other potentially adverse effects in response to changing market conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond or equity markets, volatility in the equity markets, market disruptions caused by local or regional events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness (including epidemics and pandemics) or other public health issues, recessions or other events or adverse investor sentiment or other political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Market risk includes the risk that a particular style of investing, such as growth or value, may underperform the market generally.
The principal risks of investing in the Funds are described more fully in the Funds’ prospectus.
8. | CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS |
In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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The Trust participates in a $10,000,000 unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with BNYM. The LOC is available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of 1.25% per annum over the highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate for such day, (b) the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for such day plus 0.10%, or (c) zero percent. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. The LOC expires on March 27, 2024.
The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2023.
10. | NEW REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS |
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The compliance date for the amendments is for shareholder reports filed with the SEC on or after July 24, 2024.
Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.
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DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Wilmington International Fund
At a meeting held on August 24, 2023 (the “August Meeting”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees, discussed and approved, for the Wilmington International Fund (the “Fund”), a new investment sub-advisory agreement (the “New Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wellington Management Company LLP (the “New Sub-Adviser”). The Trustees were provided with detailed materials relating to the New Sub-Adviser in advance of and at the meeting. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the approval are discussed below.
At the August Meeting, the Trustees met in person with personnel from the New Sub-Adviser, Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC”) and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA,” and together with WFMC, the “Adviser”), independent counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Counsel”), and others. The Independent Trustees met with and were advised by Counsel in executive session.
In evaluating the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees took into account management style, investment strategy, and prevailing market conditions as well as the New Sub-Adviser’s investment philosophy and process, past performance, and personnel. The Trustees also took into account the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the New Sub-Adviser and the Trustees’ general familiarity with the New Sub-Adviser in light of its role as a sub-adviser to the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund. The Trustees also reviewed information concerning, among other things: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the New Sub-Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the New Sub-Adviser’s expected ongoing profitability as an investment advisory firm; (iii) possible fall-out benefits to the New Sub-Adviser due to its position with the Fund; (iv) whether the Fund may benefit from possible economies of scale realized by the Adviser in the event of growth of assets of the Fund; (v) the proposed fee of the New Sub-Adviser; and (vi) the Adviser’s recommendation that the Independent Trustees approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement and the Adviser’s view that the fee payable to the New Sub-Adviser was fair and reasonable.
After discussion and consideration among themselves, and with Counsel and the Adviser, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the fee to be paid by the Fund to the New Sub-Adviser under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement appeared to be fair and reasonable in light of the information provided. Based on all relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and approved the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally
At a meeting held on September 26-27, 2023 (the “September Meeting”), the Board agreed to approve the renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Advisory Agreements”). The agreement renewal process was divided into two Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.
At the August Meeting, the Board met with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with WFMC and with WTIA and the Advisory Agreements between the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund, Wilmington International Fund and Wilmington Real Asset Fund (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). At the August Meeting, the Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel that was sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.
At the August Meeting, the Adviser also provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each Advisory Agreement between the Sub-Advised Funds and their respective Sub-Advisers and discussed with the Board a variety of information about the Sub-Advised Funds and their Sub-Advisers, including information that each Sub-Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.
In agreeing to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered, among other things:
| • | | Information about the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including management style, particular investment strategies and prevailing market conditions experienced in the prior year; the fees and expenses of each Fund, including any applicable fee waiver or expense cap; the costs of the services and potential economies of scale; and fallout or ancillary benefits to the Adviser from managing each Fund; |
| • | | Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparisons of fee and expense data; |
| • | | Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparative performance data; |
| • | | Information from the Adviser describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, each Fund’s performance (over multiple periods) compared with the Fund’s benchmark(s) and peer groups, as applicable; |
| • | | Information about fees paid by other clients of the Adviser (and each Sub-Adviser, as relevant and available) that have substantially similar investment objectives to the corresponding Fund; |
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| • | | The nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser with respect to the Sub-Advisers and the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements with each Sub-Adviser; |
| • | | For each Sub-Adviser, the nature and quality of services provided; the costs to the Sub-Adviser of providing those services, as available; the potential for economies of scale; potential fall-out benefits to the Sub-Adviser; and the financial stability of the Sub-Adviser and its parent companies, as relevant; and |
| • | | The financial stability of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and their parent companies, when relevant. |
During the agreement renewal process, the Board reviewed, considered and discussed, among themselves and with the Adviser and Counsel, the information described above. Counsel advised the Independent Trustees on their responsibilities under state and federal law with respect to the renewals and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions. The Board also considered reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year concerning each Fund with respect to, among other things, investment performance, compliance and operational matters; brokerage and portfolio transactions; allocation of soft dollars for research products and services; portfolio turnover rates; and other benefits from the allocation of transactions to certain brokers. The Board took into account information provided by the Adviser with respect to the effect on performance of asset allocations required by a Fund’s investment strategy or implemented by the Adviser at its discretion. The Board also considered the Adviser’s profitability in providing services under the Advisory Agreements. The Board generally concluded that, for each Fund, the consideration of each factor above supported the renewal of each Advisory Agreement.
At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of each of the Advisory Agreements, with the exception of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement which had been approved at the August Meeting, based on all of the relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, and concluded the following:
| • | | The nature and extent of the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, as applicable, were consistent with the terms of the relevant Advisory Agreements; |
| • | | The prospects for satisfactory investment performance were reasonable; and |
| • | | Renewal of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. |
Wilmington International Fund
Prior to September 29, 2023, the Fund was sub-advised by AXA Investment Managers, Inc.; Berenberg Asset Management LLC; Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.; Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC; and Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (the “Former Sub-Advisers”).
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered the performance of each Sub-Adviser against an appropriate benchmark and that the Fund had achieved total return performance below the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that underperformance could be explained by sector allocation, with some additional underperformance attributed to style positioning. The Fund’s overexposure to emerging markets, particularly China, drove performance down as emerging markets trailed developed markets. Long-term performance was impacted by the war in Ukraine coupled with the rising interest rate environment, which put pressure on the Fund’s longer-duration growth holdings.
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements with WFMC and WTIA and the approval of the Fund’s Sub-Advisory agreements with the Former Sub-Advisers. The Board acknowledged the pending replacement of the Former Sub-Advisers with the New Sub-Adviser (see the discussion above under “Approval of New Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Wilmington International Fund”), and agreed to renew the Fund’s Sub-Advisory agreements in order to allow for an appropriate transition to the New Sub-Adviser, which would be complete on or about September 29, 2023.
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund
The Fund is sub-advised by Wellington Management Company LLP.
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate (which included both the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser fees) and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023.
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
Wilmington Real Asset Fund
The Fund is sub-advised by Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate (which included both the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser fees) and net total expense ratio were below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance below the peer group average for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and, in addition, its view that peer group comparisons are difficult due to differences in asset allocations among the funds in the peer group. The Board noted that the Fund had significantly lower exposure to non-real estate equities than its peers during a time period when non-real estate equities outperformed the asset classes in which the Fund invests over the relevant time periods, which led to the Fund’s underperformance as compared to its peers.
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The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
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Shares of the Wilmington Funds are not FDIC insured or otherwise protected by the U.S. government, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-836-2211. A report on how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Wilmington Funds’ website. Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com select “Proxy Voting Record” to access the link. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Important information about the access and delivery of shareholder reports
Beginning on June 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. You will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the Funds’ website and you will be provided with a link to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive other communications electronically from the Fund by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the Fund, by calling 1-800-836-2211.
You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you are a direct investor you can inform the Wilmington Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at 1-800-836-2211. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all funds held directly with Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.
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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE
OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR
March 1, 2023
The Wilmington Funds, their distributor, and their agents (referred to as “the Funds”, “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and shareholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure. In accordance with current regulations, the Funds will: collect from customers only the non-public personal information needed to conduct the Funds’ business; insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer records and information; protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information; and require companies that service the Funds to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information.
Information Collected by the Funds
The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
| • | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, assets, income, account balances, and investment activity. |
| • | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence, and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances. |
| • | | We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers. |
Information Sharing Policy
The Funds may share nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:
| • | | We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to shareholders. |
| • | | We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney. |
| • | | We may disclose some or all the information described above to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf. For example, we may share information about you with the financial intermediary (bank, investment bank or broker-dealer) through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting, or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and direct such third parties to only use your information for the purpose it was provided. We require these third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. |
Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.
Information Security
When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information, and to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information. We do not permit third parties to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third-party service providers.
The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. In addition, the Funds’ Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent have procedures in place for the appropriate disposal of nonpublic personal information when they are no longer required to maintain the information.
Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
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Employee Access to Information
Our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information, and requires that it be held in the strictest of confidence. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.
Visiting the Funds’ Website
The Funds’ website gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and shareholders.
• | | Information or data entered into a website will be retained. |
• | | Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit the Funds’ website, so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website. |
• | | We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party. |
E-mail
If you have opted to receive information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all e-mail messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mails on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.
Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers, or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to the Funds or its agents. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information, or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail to provide you with the necessary forms or you may contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-836- 2211.
What You Can Do
The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your account number and login information for our website, confidential. For your protection, we recommend that you do not provide your account information, username, or password to anyone except a representative of the Funds as appropriate for a transaction or to set up an account. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately.
Surveys/Aggregate Data
Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.
Changes to Our Privacy Statement
The effective date of this Notice is March 1, 2023. We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. When it is revised, reviewed or materially changed, we will update the effective date. You can determine whether there have been changes since the last time you reviewed by simply checking the effective date.
Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this Notice.
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Investment Advisor
Wilmington Funds Management Corp.
1100 North Market Street
9th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19890
Sub-Advisor
Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc.
1100 North Market Street
9th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19890
Additional Sub-Advisors to the
Wilmington International Fund
AXA Investment Managers, Inc.
100 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Berenberg Asset Management LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 53rd Floor
New York, NY 10020
Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.
605 3rd Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, New York 10158
Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800
Seattle, WA 98104
Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc.
7 Bryant Park
New York, New York 10018
Wellington Management Company LLP
280 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Additional Sub-Advisors to the
Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund
Wellington Management Company LLP
280 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Additional Sub-Advisors to the
Wilmington Real Asset Fund
Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800
Seattle, WA 98104
Co-Administrator
Wilmington Funds Management Corp.
1100 North Market Street
9th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19890
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
Fund Accountant, Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent
and Dividend Disbursing Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.
301 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
WT-SAR-MMgr-1023
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WILLMINGTON FUNDS October 31, 2023 (unaudited) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND Semi-Annual Report WILMINGTON FUNDS Money Market Funds Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund
Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“U.S. Government Money Market Fund”)
Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (“U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund”)
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (unaudited)
Esteemed Shareholder:
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the U.S. Government Money Market Fund and U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (the “Funds”), covering the semi-annual fiscal period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Funds’ holdings and financial statements.
The economy and financial markets in review
Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (the Funds’ investment advisor and subadvisor, respectively), have provided the following review of the economy, bond markets, and stock markets for the Funds’ semi-annual fiscal period.
The economy
The semi-annual fiscal period between May and October proved challenging as higher interest rates continued to pass through into the economy. There were, however, areas of improvement as consumer prices showed broad based disinflation as evidenced by the closely monitored U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) which declined from 4.9% year-over-year to 3.2% year-over-year in October (reported in November). The labor market softened as the October payrolls number declined to 150,000 and wage pressures continued to relent, boosting the likelihood of an economic soft landing. Labor unions made major headlines during the period as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a labor agreement with Hollywood studios, ending a five-month strike. In addition, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) walked off factory floors across 20 states. In late October, UAW members reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) after securing 25% pay increases over the next 4 ½ years. It’s estimated that the strikes cost the automakers several billion dollars in lost production.
The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points1 twice during the period, in May and July, but encouragingly left rates unchanged since as inflation dropped closer to the Fed’s 2% target level and the U.S. economy showed signs of slowing. Consumers remained in focus as retail sales largely came in better-than-expected despite excess savings being drained from the economy. Signs of weakening consumers became apparent in high frequency data as delinquency rates ticked up across several categories, though not yet to alarming levels. In addition, millions of student loan borrowers resumed monthly payments starting in October. Despite much of the noise, consumer spending was the largest contributor to growth of the U.S. economy in Q3 (defined as June 30-September 30) which surged 4.9% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The surprise Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) print was also helped by the inventories line item which suggested that companies undertook massive restocking efforts. The inventory component of GDP is notoriously volatile, and it is the firm view that growth will likely slow sharply in Q4 as a “give back” for the strong numbers in Q3.
Abroad, the economic picture continued to deteriorate. In Europe, activity in both the services and manufacturing economies continues to lose momentum as evidenced by Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data materially below 50 and Eurozone GDP which contracted in Q3. There was positive news on the inflationary front as the economic contraction led to the lowest inflation reading since July 2021 (2.9%). Deflationary energy prices, in part driven by base effects, and easing food price inflation were the main driver of the decline in the headline inflation rate. The positive inflationary developments are likely to cast doubt on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) “higher for longer approach” to interest rates. Risks remain across the Eurozone as the war in Ukraine showed no signs of relenting and instability across China, a major European trading partner, could prolong growth concerns. Geopolitics remained a pressing concern during the period following attacks by the terrorist organization, known as Hamas, on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces launched counterattacks into Gaza and the conflict remains ongoing.
In Asia, China’s teetering property market continued to sap investors’ risk appetite across the region. One of China’s largest developers, Country Garden Holdings, fought to stave off default amid a slump in property sales. In addition, China’s youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 21.3% in June, after rising for the first five months of the calendar year. Following the dismal June report, the Chinese government decided to suspend future data releases indefinitely.
Bond markets
Fixed income markets declined significantly during the period as yields pushed higher across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 136 basis points to 4.93% while the 2-year Treasury yield pushed 95 basis points higher ending the period at 5.09%. Overall, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 6.1% in what was a difficult environment for fixed income assets. As for yield curve slopes, the 10y-minus-2y remained negative at -16 basis points but steepened after being inverted by 106 basis points in June. The 10y-minus-3m slope ended the period in deeply inverted territory at -71 basis points. Volatility in the bond market remained heightened, as measured by the MOVE Index, a gauge in volatility in the Treasury market, ending the period at 126.9 compared to its five-year average of 83.9, but volatility decreased significantly following the banking turmoil in March.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain Bloomberg indices performed as follows:2
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Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index3 | | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 | | Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index5 | | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index6 | | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index7 |
-6.05% | | -6.13% | | -5.77% | | -4.65% | | 0.02% |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Equity markets
Equity markets were a mixed bag as the performance of U.S. large-cap stocks was driven by a handful of mega cap tech companies. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 1.4% while the so called “magnificent 7” stocks increased 20.8% during the period. The magnificent 7 includes companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet which benefitted from their strong balance sheets and investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (“AI”). Elsewhere in markets, U.S. small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 index) declined 5.3% as higher interest rates continued to weigh on the smaller and less profitable companies. In international markets, returns were dismal with developed and emerging market equities down 7.9% and 4.8%, respectively.
For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain stock market indices performed as follows:
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S&P 500® Index8 | | Russell 2000® Index9 | | MSCI EAFE (Net) Index10 | | MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index11 |
1.39% | | -5.29% | | -7.88% | | -4.78% |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Sincerely,
Eric Taylor,
President
November 17, 2023
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Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The index performance quoted is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of any specific investment. Diversification does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss.
All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Equity securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, social, economic, and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.
High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit, and liquidity risks than investment grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default.
You could lose money by investing in the money market funds. Although the money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, they cannot guarantee they will do so. An investment in money market funds is not a deposit of M&T Bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The investment advisor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the money market funds, and you should not expect that the investment advisor will provide financial support to the money market funds at any time.
1. | Basis Points (“BPS”) 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 indices and the yield of a fixed-income security. |
2. | Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause decline in their prices. |
3. | Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, are rated investment-grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
4. | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Bloomberg Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and Asset-Backed Securities Index. The index typically includes fixed income securities with overall intermediate- to long-term average maturities. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
5. | Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of domestic investment-grade corporate bonds and is composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
6. | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of the long-term, tax-exempt, investment-grade bond market. To be included in the index, bonds must have an outstanding par balance of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
7. | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country of risk, based on the Bloomberg EM country definition, are excluded. The U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a component of the U.S. Universal and Global High Yield Indices. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. |
8. | The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
9. | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. As of its latest reconstitution, the index had a total market capitalization range of approximately $152.3 million to $5 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. |
10. | MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index. |
11. | MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index. |
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023.
Actual Expenses
This section of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
This section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds. To do so, compare this 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. Therefore, the Annualized Net Expense Ratio section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 05/01/23 | | | Ending Account Value 10/31/23 | | | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | | | Annualized Net Expense Ratio | |
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WILMINGTON U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Administrative Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.80 | | | | $3.05 | | | | 0.60% | |
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Institutional Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,025.60 | | | | $1.27 | | | | 0.25% | |
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Select Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,025.10 | | | | $1.78 | | | | 0.35% | |
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Service Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.00 | | | | $3.81 | | | | 0.75% | |
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Administrative Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,022.12 | | | | $3.05 | | | | 0.60% | |
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Institutional Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.88 | | | | $1.27 | | | | 0.25% | |
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Select Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.38 | | | | $1.78 | | | | 0.35% | |
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Service Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,021.37 | | | | $3.81 | | | | 0.75% | |
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WILMINGTON U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Administrative Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.80 | | | | $3.05 | | | | 0.60% | |
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Institutional Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,025.60 | | | | $1.27 | | | | 0.25% | |
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Select Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,025.00 | | | | $1.78 | | | | 0.35% | |
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Service Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.00 | | | | $3.81 | | | | 0.75% | |
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Administrative Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,022.12 | | | | $3.05 | | | | 0.60% | |
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Institutional Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.88 | | | | $1.27 | | | | 0.25% | |
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Select Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.38 | | | | $1.78 | | | | 0.35% | |
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Service Class | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,021.37 | | | | $3.81 | | | | 0.75% | |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent one-half year period). |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):
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| | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 53.6 | % |
Repurchase Agreements | | | | 31.7 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | | 21.3 | % |
Money Market Funds | | | | 0.5 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(1) | | | | (7.1 | )% |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
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(1) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 21.3% | |
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FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK (FFCB) – 1.4% | |
(SOFR + 0.05%), 5.36%, 04/12/24Δ | | $ | 15,000,000 | | | $ | 15,000,000 | |
(Prime - 3.13%), 5.37%, 05/24/24Δ | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.13%), 5.44%, 11/01/24Δ | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 80,000,000 | |
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TOTAL FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK (FFCB) | | | $ | 145,000,000 | |
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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) – 18.9% | |
5.40%, 12/11/23‡ | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,405,555 | |
5.43%, 01/17/24‡ | | | 76,000,000 | | | | 75,133,579 | |
5.00%, 11/01/23 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 11/10/23Δ | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 11/16/23Δ | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 75,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 11/17/23Δ | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.06%), 5.37%, 11/28/23Δ | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 12/18/23Δ | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.09%), 5.40%, 12/27/23Δ | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 75,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 12/29/23 Δ | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 01/05/24Δ | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.03%), 5.34%, 01/12/24Δ | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 01/23/24Δ | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 80,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 01/26/24Δ | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 01/26/24Δ | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 02/01/24Δ | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 75,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 02/05/24Δ | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 02/16/24Δ | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.08%), 5.39%, 02/26/24Δ | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.04%), 5.35%, 02/27/24Δ | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.05%), 5.36%, 03/08/24Δ | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
5.35%, 05/03/24 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
5.28%, 05/10/24 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
5.30%, 05/17/24 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
5.25%, 05/17/24 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
5.37%, 05/21/24 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
5.40%, 05/30/24 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
5.62%, 08/26/24 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
5.71%, 11/15/24 | | $ | 25,000,000 | | | $ | 25,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.16%), 5.47%, 09/02/25Δ | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.16%), 5.47%, 09/11/25Δ | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
(SOFR + 0.16%), 5.47%, 10/16/25Δ | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
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TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) | | | $ | 1,929,539,134 | |
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FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) – 1.0% | |
0.25%, 11/06/23 | | | 52,000,000 | | | | 51,963,477 | |
5.42%, 06/17/24 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
5.50%, 06/18/24 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
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TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) | | | $ | 101,963,477 | |
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TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (COST $2,176,502,611) | | | $ | 2,176,502,611 | |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 53.6% | |
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U.S. TREASURY BILLS – 47.7% | |
5.29%, 11/02/23‡ | | | 450,000,000 | | | | 449,934,472 | |
5.34%, 11/07/23‡ | | | 125,000,000 | | | | 124,889,771 | |
5.32%, 11/09/23‡ | | | 327,000,000 | | | | 326,615,593 | |
5.34%, 11/14/23‡ | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 159,694,067 | |
5.36%, 11/21/23‡ | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,707,222 | |
5.37%, 11/24/23‡ | | | 315,000,000 | | | | 313,926,986 | |
5.38%, 11/28/23‡ | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 79,680,200 | |
5.36%, 11/30/23‡ | | | 480,000,000 | | | | 477,941,471 | |
5.40%, 12/05/23‡ | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 159,199,111 | |
5.33%, 12/07/23‡ | | | 263,000,000 | | | | 261,606,100 | |
5.39%, 12/12/23‡ | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,087,322 | |
5.33%, 12/14/23‡ | | | 380,000,000 | | | | 377,652,550 | |
5.37%, 12/19/23‡ | | | 320,000,000 | | | | 317,728,001 | |
5.40%, 12/28/23‡ | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 158,649,733 | |
5.41%, 01/11/24‡ | | | 155,000,000 | | | | 153,367,592 | |
5.43%, 01/16/24‡ | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 158,199,645 | |
5.47%, 02/01/24‡ | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 157,846,333 | |
5.45%, 02/13/24‡ | | | 240,000,000 | | | | 236,287,200 | |
5.45%, 02/20/24‡ | | | 240,000,000 | | | | 236,037,300 | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund (continued)
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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5.43%, 02/27/24‡ | | $ | 320,000,000 | | | $ | 314,404,178 | |
5.56%, 05/02/24‡ | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 155,696,711 | |
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS | | | $ | 4,868,151,558 | |
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U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 5.9% | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield - 0.02%), 5.37%, 01/31/24Δ | | | 120,000,000 | | | | 120,000,000 | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield - 0.08%), 5.31%, 04/30/24Δ | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 74,985,064 | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.04%), 5.42%, 07/31/24Δ | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,970,482 | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.14%), 5.52%, 10/31/24Δ | | | 129,950,000 | | | | 130,025,354 | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.13%), 5.51%, 07/31/25Δ | | | 120,000,000 | | | | 119,911,877 | |
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES | | | $ | 594,892,777 | |
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (COST $5,463,044,335) | | | $ | 5,463,044,335 | |
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.5% | |
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Blackrock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.24%^ | | | 10,992,805 | | | | 10,992,805 | |
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Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.26%^ | | | 40,487,678 | | | | 40,487,678 | |
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TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (COST $51,480,483) | | | $ | 51,480,483 | |
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 31.7% | |
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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $165,024,292, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 3.13% to 4.88%, maturing 10/31/27 to 10/31/30; total market value $168,300,031. | | $ | 165,000,000 | | | | 165,000,000 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $2,575,379,097, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.25% to 4.00%, maturing 08/31/24 to 05/15/47; total market value $2,575,379,177. | | $ | 2,575,000,000 | | | $ | 2,575,000,000 | |
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FICC Bank of New York, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $200,029,444, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Security, 4.00%, maturing 11/15/42; total market value $204,000,008. | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | |
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TD Securities, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $290,042,694, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 1.13% to 1.38%, maturing 05/31/28 to 12/31/28; total market value $295,800,030. | | | 290,000,000 | | | | 290,000,000 | |
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TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (COST $3,230,000,000) | | | $ | 3,230,000,000 | |
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| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 107.1% (COST $10,921,027,429) | | | $ | 10,921,027,429 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – (7.1)% | | | | (719,941,238 | ) |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 10,201,086,191 | |
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October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS 4
Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund (concluded)
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,176,502,611 | | | | $— | | | $ | 2,176,502,611 | |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | 5,463,044,335 | | | | — | | | | 5,463,044,335 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 51,480,483 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 51,480,483 | |
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Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 3,230,000,000 | | | | — | | | | 3,230,000,000 | |
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Total | | $ | 51,480,483 | | | $ | 10,869,546,946 | | | | $— | | | $ | 10,921,027,429 | |
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Δ | Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date, and the date shown is the final maturity date, not the next reset or put date. Information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floors and caps. |
‡ | The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date. |
The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
5
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):
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| | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 83.0 | % |
Repurchase Agreements | | | | 25.4 | % |
Money Market Funds | | | | 2.0 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(1) | | | | (10.4 | )% |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
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(1) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 83.0% | |
|
U.S. TREASURY BILLS – 74.6% | |
5.17%, 11/02/23‡ | | $ | 200,000,000 | | | $ | 199,971,708 | |
5.34%, 11/07/23‡ | | | 115,000,000 | | | | 114,898,589 | |
5.33%, 11/09/23‡ | | | 103,780,000 | | | | 103,658,001 | |
5.34%, 11/14/23‡ | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,923,517 | |
5.36%, 11/21/23‡ | | | 31,240,000 | | | | 31,148,536 | |
5.37%, 11/24/23‡ | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 84,710,583 | |
5.38%, 11/28/23‡ | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,920,050 | |
5.36%, 11/30/23‡ | | | 120,000,000 | | | | 119,485,368 | |
5.40%, 12/05/23‡ | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,799,778 | |
5.33%, 12/07/23‡ | | | 90,000,000 | | | | 89,523,000 | |
5.39%, 12/12/23‡ | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,695,774 | |
5.33%, 12/14/23‡ | | | 120,000,000 | | | | 119,258,700 | |
5.37%, 12/19/23‡ | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 79,432,000 | |
5.40%, 12/28/23‡ | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,662,433 | |
5.41%, 01/11/24‡ | | | 41,320,000 | | | | 40,884,832 | |
5.43%, 01/16/24‡ | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,549,911 | |
5.47%, 02/01/24‡ | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,461,583 | |
5.45%, 02/13/24‡ | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 59,071,800 | |
5.45%, 02/20/24‡ | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 59,009,325 | |
5.43%, 02/27/24‡ | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 78,601,045 | |
5.56%, 05/02/24‡ | | | 39,580,000 | | | | 38,515,474 | |
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| |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS | | | $ | 1,486,182,007 | |
|
U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 8.4% | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield -0.02%), 5.37%, 01/31/24Δ | | | 22,975,000 | | | | 22,975,000 | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield -0.08%), 5.31%, 04/30/24Δ | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,995,021 | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.04%), 5.42%, 07/31/24Δ | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,990,161 | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.14%), 5.52%, 10/31/24Δ | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,018,839 | |
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| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
(U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield + 0.13%), 5.51%, 07/31/25Δ | | $ | 30,000,000 | | | $ | 29,977,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES | | | | | | $ | 167,956,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (COST $1,654,138,997) | | | $ | 1,654,138,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | |
|
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 2.0% | |
Blackrock Liquidity Funds T-Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.24%^ | | | 23,328,049 | | | | 23,328,049 | |
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.26%^ | | | 16,565,558 | | | | 16,565,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (COST $39,893,607) | | | $ | 39,893,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Par Value | | | | |
|
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 25.4% | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/1/23, repurchase price $55,008,097, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 3.00% to 4.25%, maturing 11/15/40 to 11/15/52; total market value $56,100,027. | | $ | 55,000,000 | | | | 55,000,000 | |
FICC Bank of New York, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/1/23, repurchase price $200,029,444, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Security, 4.00%, maturing 11/15/42; total market value $204,000,008. | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS 6
Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (concluded)
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| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
Mizuho Securities USA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/1/23, repurchase price $100,014,722, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.25% to 4.63%, maturing 11/15/23 to 09/30/30; total market value $102,000,024. | | $ | 100,000,000 | | | $ | 100,000,000 | |
| | |
TD Securities, Inc., 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/1/23, repurchase price $150,022,083, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 2.00% to 4.00%, maturing 11/15/24 to 2/28/30; total market value $153,000,097. | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 150,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (COST $505,000,000) | | | $ | 505,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 110.4% (COST $2,199,032,604) | | | $ | 2,199,032,604 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – (10.4)% | | | | (206,776,420 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,992,256,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,654,138,997 | | | | $— | | | $ | 1,654,138,997 | |
| | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 39,893,607 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 39,893,607 | |
| | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 505,000,000 | | | | — | | | | 505,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | 39,893,607 | | | $ | 2,159,138,997 | | | | $— | | | $ | 2,199,032,604 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
‡ | The rate shown reflects the effective yield at purchase date. |
Δ | Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date, and the date shown is the final maturity date, not the next reset or put date. Information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floors and caps. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
7 STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | | | | Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | | Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at identified cost | | | | | $ | 10,921,027,429 | | | | | | $ | 2,199,032,604 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $ 3,230,000,000 and $ 505,000,000, respectively) | | | | | $ | 10,921,027,429 | | | | | | $ | 2,199,032,604 | | | |
Income receivable | | | | | | 16,026,488 | | | | | | | 241,972 | | | |
Receivable for shares sold | | | | | | 1,694,307 | | | | | | | 7,767 | | | |
Prepaid assets | | | | | | 85,846 | | | | | | | 46,440 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL ASSETS | | | | | | 10,938,834,070 | | | | | | | 2,199,328,783 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | | | 691,195,594 | | | | | | | 197,235,757 | | | |
Income distribution payable | | | | | | 42,381,493 | | | | | | | 8,873,447 | | | |
Payable for shares redeemed | | | | | | 312,046 | | | | | | | 22,109 | | | |
Payable for Trustees’ fees | | | | | | 2,984 | | | | | | | 2,984 | | | |
Payable for administration fees | | | | | | 242,748 | | | | | | | 51,760 | | | |
Payable for distribution services fees | | | | | | 290,508 | | | | | | | 90,203 | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fees | | | | | | 690,675 | | | | | | | 128,388 | | | |
Payable for investment advisory fees | | | | | | 1,630,983 | | | | | | | 326,334 | | | |
Other accrued expenses | | | | | | 1,000,848 | | | | | | | 341,617 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | | | | 737,747,879 | | | | | | | 207,072,599 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | $ | 10,201,086,191 | | | | | | $ | 1,992,256,184 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | | $ | 10,201,254,103 | | | | | | $ | 1,992,260,181 | | | |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | | | | (167,912 | ) | | | | | | (3,997 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | | | $ | 10,201,086,191 | | | | | | $ | 1,992,256,184 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | $ | 933,476,364 | | | | | | $ | 266,836,780 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | 933,741,130 | | | | | | | 266,873,151 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share | | | | | $ | 1.000 | | | | | | $ | 1.000 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | $ | 2,692,341,532 | | | | | | $ | 612,074,964 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | 2,692,456,885 | | | | | | | 612,077,242 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share | | | | | $ | 1.000 | | | | | | $ | 1.000 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Select Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | $ | 5,986,525,466 | | | | | | $ | 1,113,150,383 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | 5,987,072,868 | | | | | | | 1,113,170,619 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share | | | | | $ | 1.000 | | | | | | $ | 1.000 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | $ | 588,742,829 | | | | | | $ | 194,057 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | 588,715,614 | | | | | | | 194,051 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share | | | | | $ | 1.000 | | | | | | $ | 1.000 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 8
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| | |
Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | | Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | | | $ | 3,438,617 | | | | | | $ | 942,202 | | | | | | |
Interest | | | | | | 257,928,229 | | | | | | | 55,262,572 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | 261,366,846 | | | | | | | 56,204,774 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | | | | 12,358,528 | | | | | | | 2,663,780 | | | | | | |
Administration fees | | | | | | 1,421,600 | | | | | | | 306,489 | | | | | | |
Portfolio accounting and administration fees | | | | | | 873,130 | | | | | | | 191,855 | | | | | | |
Custodian fees | | | | | | 68,460 | | | | | | | 37,745 | | | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses | | | | | | 83,901 | | | | | | | 16,445 | | | | | | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | | |
Professional fees | | | | | | 88,475 | | | | | | | 60,303 | | | | | | |
Distribution services fee—Administrative Class | | | | | | 1,044,218 | | | | | | | 426,236 | | | | | | |
Distribution services fee—Service Class | | | | | | 712,155 | | | | | | | 230 | | | | | | |
Shareholder services fee—Administrative Class | | | | | | 1,044,218 | | | | | | | 426,236 | | | | | | |
Shareholder services fee—Select Class | | | | | | 7,504,964 | | | | | | | 1,530,978 | | | | | | |
Shareholder services fee—Service Class | | | | | | 712,155 | | | | | | | 230 | | | | | | |
Share registration costs | | | | | | 25,419 | | | | | | | 23,224 | | | | | | |
Printing and postage | | | | | | 18,031 | | | | | | | 6,466 | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous | | | | | | 189,308 | | | | | | | 57,881 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL EXPENSES | | | | | | 26,175,908 | | | | | | | 5,779,444 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor | | | | | | (2,799,671 | ) | | | | | | (731,754 | ) | | | | | |
Waiver of shareholder services fee—Administrative Class | | | | | | (626,531 | ) | | | | | | (255,741 | ) | | | | | |
Waiver of shareholder services fee—Select Class | | | | | | (4,502,979 | ) | | | | | | (918,587 | ) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS | | | | | | (7,929,181 | ) | | | | | | (1,906,082 | ) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | | | 18,246,727 | | | | | | | 3,873,362 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | 243,120,119 | | | | | | | 52,331,412 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | — | | | | | | | (1 | ) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | (1 | ) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $ | 243,120,119 | | | | | | $ | 52,331,411 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
9 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | |
| | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 243,120,119 | | | | | | | $ | 237,470,507 | | | | | $ | 52,331,412 | | | | | | | $ | 50,061,916 | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | — | | | | | | | | (143,767 | ) | | | | | (1 | ) | | | | | | | 4,134 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | 243,120,119 | | | | | | | | 237,326,740 | | | | | | 52,331,411 | | | | | | | | 50,066,050 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative Class | | | (19,624,464 | ) | | | | | | | (23,684,619 | ) | | | | | (8,015,921 | ) | | | | | | | (7,575,585 | ) | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | (62,431,083 | ) | | | | | | | (67,361,005 | ) | | | | | (14,211,314 | ) | | | | | | | (13,181,142 | ) | | | | |
Select Class | | | (148,149,160 | ) | | | | | | | (133,401,248 | ) | | | | | (30,159,043 | ) | | | | | | | (29,245,861 | ) | | | | |
Service Class | | | (12,914,912 | ) | | | | | | | (13,029,293 | ) | | | | | (4,171 | ) | | | | | | | (5,385 | ) | | | | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (243,119,619 | ) | | | | | | | (237,476,165 | ) | | | | | (52,390,449 | ) | | | | | | | (50,007,973 | ) | | | | |
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SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative Class | | | 2,781,872,695 | | | | | | | | 4,327,979,078 | | | | | | 689,855,655 | | | | | | | | 1,037,004,831 | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | 3,415,966,129 | | | | | | | | 4,860,190,455 | | | | | | 1,133,913,882 | | | | | | | | 1,529,792,034 | | | | | |
Select Class | | | 6,015,812,875 | | | | | | | | 11,030,810,421 | | | | | | 1,155,028,096 | | | | | | | | 3,092,875,204 | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 989,417,795 | | | | | | | | 1,807,227,793 | | | | | | 24,000 | | | | | | | | 22,000 | | | | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative Class | | | 2,372 | | | | | | | | 2,486 | | | | | | 9,113 | | | | | | | | 11,321 | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | 334,996 | | | | | | | | 393,739 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 27 | | | | | |
Select Class | | | 1,275,045 | | | | | | | | 1,275,369 | | | | | | 950,371 | | | | | | | | 1,113,247 | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 264,619 | | | | | | | | 396,269 | | | | | | 4,171 | | | | | | | | 5,095 | | | | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative Class | | | (2,621,734,458 | ) | | | | | | | (4,718,367,228 | ) | | | | | (661,392,720 | ) | | | | | | | (1,134,788,568 | ) | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | (3,193,622,286 | ) | | | | | | | (4,147,644,156 | ) | | | | | (1,033,647,453 | ) | | | | | | | (1,360,810,004 | ) | | | | |
Select Class | | | (6,093,288,690 | ) | | | | | | | (8,966,460,438 | ) | | | | | (1,165,470,607 | ) | | | | | | | (2,587,200,392 | ) | | | | |
Service Class | | | (1,046,913,197 | ) | | | | | | | (1,662,638,272 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (151,512 | ) | | | | |
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Change in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 249,387,895 | | | | | | | | 2,533,165,516 | | | | | | 119,274,508 | | | | | | | | 577,873,283 | | | | | |
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Change in net assets | | | 249,388,395 | | | | | | | | 2,533,016,091 | | | | | | 119,215,470 | | | | | | | | 577,931,360 | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 9,951,697,796 | | | | | | | | 7,418,681,705 | | | | | | 1,873,040,714 | | | | | | | | 1,295,109,354 | | | | | |
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End of period | | $ | 10,201,086,191 | | | | | | | $ | 9,951,697,796 | | | | | $ | 1,992,256,184 | | | | | | | $ | 1,873,040,714 | | | | | |
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SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative Class | | | 2,781,872,695 | | | | | | | | 4,327,979,078 | | | | | | 689,855,655 | | | | | | | | 1,037,004,831 | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | 3,415,966,129 | | | | | | | | 4,860,190,455 | | | | | | 1,133,913,882 | | | | | | | | 1,529,792,034 | | | | | |
Select Class | | | 6,015,812,875 | | | | | | | | 11,030,810,421 | | | | | | 1,155,028,096 | | | | | | | | 3,092,875,204 | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 989,417,795 | | | | | | | | 1,807,227,793 | | | | | | 24,000 | | | | | | | | 22,000 | | | | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative Class | | | 2,372 | | | | | | | | 2,486 | | | | | | 9,113 | | | | | | | | 11,321 | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | 334,996 | | | | | | | | 393,739 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 27 | | | | | |
Select Class | | | 1,275,045 | | | | | | | | 1,275,369 | | | | | | 950,371 | | | | | | | | 1,113,247 | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 264,619 | | | | | | | | 396,269 | | | | | | 4,171 | | | | | | | | 5,095 | | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative Class | | | (2,621,734,458 | ) | | | | | | | (4,718,367,228 | ) | | | | | (661,392,720 | ) | | | | | | | (1,134,788,568 | ) | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | (3,193,622,286 | ) | | | | | | | (4,147,644,156 | ) | | | | | (1,033,647,453 | ) | | | | | | | (1,360,810,004 | ) | | | | |
Select Class | | | (6,093,288,690 | ) | | | | | | | (8,966,460,438 | ) | | | | | (1,165,470,607 | ) | | | | | | | (2,587,200,392 | ) | | | | |
Service Class | | | (1,046,913,197 | ) | | | | | | | (1,662,638,272 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (151,512 | ) | | | | |
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Net change resulting from share transactions | | | 249,387,895 | | | | | | | | 2,533,165,516 | | | | | | 119,274,508 | | | | | | | | 577,873,283 | | | | | |
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See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 10
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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WILMINGTON U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND | |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.026 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.013 | | | | 0.016 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.026 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.013 | | | | 0.016 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.026 | ) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.013 | ) | | | (0.016 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.38 | %(b) | | | 2.59 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.57 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | $ | 933,476 | | | $ | 773,332 | | | $ | 1,163,736 | | | $ | 1,728,081 | | | $ | 1,509,322 | | | $ | 1,297,285 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.81 | %(d) | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.82 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.60 | %(d) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.62 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 4.70 | %(d) | | | 2.42 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.57 | % |
| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.025 | | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.016 | | | | 0.019 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | 0.025 | | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.016 | | | | 0.019 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.025 | ) | | | (0.029 | ) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.016 | ) | | | (0.019 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.56 | %(b) | | | 2.90 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.92 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | $ | 2,692,342 | | | $ | 2,469,665 | | | $ | 1,756,769 | | | $ | 1,735,456 | | | $ | 1,745,742 | | | $ | 427,114 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.31 | %(d) | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.32 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.25 | %(d) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.27 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 5.04 | %(d) | | | 2.96 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.92 | % |
| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
SELECT CLASS | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | �� $ | 1.000 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.025 | | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.015 | | | | 0.018 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | 0.025 | | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.015 | | | | 0.018 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.025 | ) | | | (0.028 | ) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.015 | ) | | | (0.018 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.51 | %(b) | | | 2.81 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.82 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | $ | 5,986,525 | | | $ | 6,062,727 | | | $ | 3,997,179 | | | $ | 4,168,651 | | | $ | 4,912,640 | | | $ | 4,410,116 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.56 | %(d) | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.57 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.37 | % | | | 0.37 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 4.94 | %(d) | | | 2.91 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.82 | % |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
11 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
SERVICE CLASS | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.023 | | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.011 | | | | 0.014 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | 0.023 | | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.011 | | | | 0.014 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.023 | ) | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.011 | ) | | | (0.014 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.30 | %(b) | | | 2.43 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.42 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | $ | 588,743 | | | $ | 645,974 | | | $ | 500,998 | | | $ | 1,190,711 | | | $ | 1,168,185 | | | $ | 1,191,211 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.81 | %(d) | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.82 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.75 | %(d) | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
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Net Investment Income | | | 4.53 | %(d) | | | 2.49 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.41 | % |
(a) | Represents less than $0.001. |
(b) | Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued) 12
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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WILMINGTON U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND | |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.026 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.013 | | | | 0.016 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.026 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.013 | | | | 0.016 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.026 | ) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.013 | ) | | | (0.016 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.38 | %(b) | | | 2.59 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.58 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | $ | 266,837 | | | $ | 238,372 | | | $ | 336,133 | | | $ | 361,438 | | | $ | 360,463 | | | $ | 283,323 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.82 | %(d) | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.60 | %(d) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.60 | % |
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Net Investment Income | | | 4.70 | %(d) | | | 2.40 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.54 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | For the Period October 16, 2019* through April 30, 2020 |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.025 | | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.007 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | 0.025 | | | | 0.029 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.007 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.025 | ) | | | (0.029 | ) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.007 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.56 | %(b) | | | 2.90 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.61 | %(b) |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | $ | 612,075 | | | $ | 511,825 | | | $ | 342,827 | | | $ | 201,157 | | | $ | 50,788 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.32 | %(d) | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.32 | %(d) |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.25 | %(d) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.25 | %(d) |
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Net Investment Income | | | 5.02 | %(d) | | | 3.04 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.18 | %(d) |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
SELECT CLASS | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.025 | | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.015 | | | | 0.018 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | 0.025 | | | | 0.028 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.015 | | | | 0.018 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.025 | ) | | | (0.028 | ) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.015 | ) | | | (0.018 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.50 | %(b) | | | 2.81 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.83 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | $ | 1,113,150 | | | $ | 1,122,678 | | | $ | 615,858 | | | $ | 816,980 | | | $ | 992,205 | | | $ | 1,203,639 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.57 | %(d) | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.58 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % |
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Net Investment Income | | | 4.92 | %(d) | | | 2.95 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.85 | % |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
13 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
SERVICE CLASS | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.023 | | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.011 | | | | 0.014 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) | | | 0.000 | (a) |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | 0.023 | | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.000 | | | | 0.011 | | | | 0.014 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.023 | ) | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.000 | )(a) | | | (0.011 | ) | | | (0.014 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.30 | %(b) | | | 2.43 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.43 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | $ | 194 | | | $ | 166 | | | $ | 290 | | | $ | 111 | | | $ | 188 | | | $ | 85 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.82 | %(d) | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.83 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.75 | %(d) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
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Net Investment Income | | | 4.53 | %(d) | | | 2.16 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
(a) | Represents less than $0.001. |
(b) | Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 14
Wilmington Funds
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of 10 funds, 2 of which are presented herein (individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”). The remaining 8 funds are presented in separate reports.
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Fund | | Investment Goal |
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Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“U.S. Government Money Market Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks to provide current income while maintaining liquidity and stability of principal. |
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Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (“U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks to provide current income while maintaining liquidity and stability of principal. |
(d) Diversified
The Funds offers Service Class, Select Class, Administrative Class and Institutional Class shares. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.
The assets of each fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held.
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated and the differences could be material.
Computation of Net Asset Value – It is each Fund’s policy to maintain a continuous net asset value of $1.00 per share for each class. Each Fund has adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend and distribution policies to enable it to do so. There is no assurance, however, that each Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) per share for each class of a Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, attributable to the class by the total number of shares of the class outstanding at the time of such computation. The NAV per share for each class of a Fund is computed as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the ‘‘Fed’’) is open. In addition, the Funds may elect, in their discretion if it is determined to be in shareholders’ best interests, to be open on days when the NYSE is open but the Fed is closed or to be open on days when the Fed is open but the NYSE is closed, except for Good Friday.
Investment Valuation – The Funds use the amortized cost method to value their portfolio securities, when it represents the best estimate of fair value in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
The Trust follows the authoritative guidance (GAAP) for fair value measurements. The guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs and techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs and techniques by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The inputs or techniques used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Pursuant to the Funds’ fair value procedures noted previously, investments in open-end regulated investment companies are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Fixed income securities and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting each Fund’s return on the transaction. It is each Fund’s policy to require the counterparty to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Funds’ custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Funds hold a “securities entitlement” and exercise “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Funds have established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities, if necessary, to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the counterparty to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
15 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The insolvency of the counterparty or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Funds to receive less than the full repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from each Fund.
At October 31, 2023, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to a MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:
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Fund/Counterparty | | Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | Net Exposure(2) |
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U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | $ | 165,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 165,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
Federal Reserve Bank of New York | | | 2,575,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,575,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
FICC Bank of New York | | | 200,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
TD Securities, Inc. | | | 290,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 290,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 3,230,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,230,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
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U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | $ | 55,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 55,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
FICC Bank of New York | | | 200,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 200,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Mizuho Securities USA | | | 100,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 100,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
TD Securities, Inc. | | | 150,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 150,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 505,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 505,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
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(1) The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund.
(2) Net exposure represents the receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions – Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific fund, are applied to that fund. Expenses which are not identifiable to a specific fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense.
Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Investment income, realized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative daily net assets, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and shareholder services fees. Distributions are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential distribution rights; differences in per share distributions rates are generally due to differences in class specific expenses. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid to shareholders annually. Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly.
3. | FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION |
No provision for federal income taxes has been made, as it is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income and realized gains.
Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the tax returns are filed. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the six months ended October 31, 2023.
The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of the date of this report.
Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is the same as for financial statement purposes.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) 16
4. | ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS |
Investment Advisor – Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”) serves as the Investment Advisor to each of the Funds. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”) provides sub-advisory services to the Funds. WFMC and WTIA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. For its services, the Funds pay WFMC an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described below. WFMC, not the Funds, pays WTIA for its services.
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Fund | | Advisory Fee Annual Rate |
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U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | 0.25% |
U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | | 0.25% |
WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2024, so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Funds (not including the effects of acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest expressed as an annualized percentage of average daily net assets), will not exceed the expense limitations set forth below. Neither WFMC nor the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.
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| | Current Contractual |
| | Expense Limitations |
Fund | | Administrative Class | | Institutional Class | | Select Class | | Service Class |
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U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | 0.60% | | 0.25% | | 0.35% | | 0.75% |
U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | | 0.60% | | 0.25% | | 0.35% | | 0.75% |
In addition, WFMC has voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse sufficient expenses of any class of the Funds to the extent necessary to maintain a yield of not less than zero. There is no guarantee that any class of the Funds will maintain such a yield. WFMC may amend or terminate this voluntary waiver and/or reimbursement at any time without prior notice to shareholders.
Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. BNYM fees as described in the table below are a component of “Portfolio accounting and administration fees” as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. WFMC, in its role as Co-Administrator, provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Funds. WFMC fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administration fees.”
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| | Maximum | | Average Aggregate Daily Net |
Administrator | | Fee | | Assets of the Trust |
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WFMC | | 0.040% | | on the first $5 billion |
| | 0.030% | | on the next $2 billion |
| | 0.025% | | on the next $3 billion |
| | 0.018% | | on assets in excess of $10 billion |
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BNYM | | 0.0175% | | on the first $15 billion |
| | 0.0150% | | on the next $10 billion |
| | 0.0125% | | on assets in excess of $25 billion |
WFMC and BNYM may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee and can add, modify or terminate a voluntary wavier at any time at their sole discretion. Neither WFMC nor BNYM will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, neither WFMC nor BNYM waived any administrative fees.
Distribution Services Fee – The Trust has adopted a Distribution Services Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan allows the Funds to pay fees to financial intermediaries, which may be paid through ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”), the principal distributor, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Administrative Class and Service Class shares for the sale, distribution, administration, customer servicing and record keeping of these shares.
The Trust may reduce the maximum amount of distribution services fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) may voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
17 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received distribution services fees, net of waivers, paid by the Funds as follows:
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| | Distribution |
Fund | | Fees |
| |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | $1,748,260 |
U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | | 427,192 |
Shareholder Services Fee – Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan adopted by the Funds and administered by ALPS, the Funds may pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Administrative Class, Select Class and Service Class shares to financial intermediaries (which may include ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts. M&T has entered into a Shareholder Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s shares for whom M&T provides shareholder services. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including M&T) may voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received shareholder service fees, net of waivers, paid by the Funds as follows:
| | |
| | Shareholder |
| | Services |
Fund | | Fees |
| |
U.S. Government Money Market Fund | | $4,107,486 |
U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | | 766,028 |
Other Service Providers – Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to the Trust. FMS has no role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be sold or purchased by the Trust or its funds.
BNYM provides custody services to the Trust.
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Trust.
General – Certain Trustees and Officers of the Trust are also Officers or employees of the above companies that provide services to the Funds, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees.
Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which a Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters or other events could have a significant impact on a Fund and its investments.
The principal risks of investing in the Funds are described more fully in the Funds’ prospectus.
6. | CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS |
In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
The Trust participates in a $10,000,000 unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with BNYM. The LOC is available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of 1.25% per annum over the highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate for such day, (b) the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for such day plus 0.10%, or (c) zero percent. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. The LOC expires on March 27, 2024.
The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2023.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (concluded) 18
8. | NEW REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENT |
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The compliance date for the amendments is for shareholder reports filed on or after July 24, 2024.
Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
19
DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally
At a meeting held on September 26-27, 2023 (the “September Meeting”), the Board agreed to approve the renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Advisory Agreements”). The agreement renewal process was divided into two Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.
On August 24, 2023, the Board held a special meeting (the "August Meeting") with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with WFMC and with WTIA and the Advisory Agreements between the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund, Wilmington International Fund and Wilmington Real Asset Fund (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). At the August Meeting, the Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel that was sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.
At the August Meeting, the Adviser also provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each Advisory Agreement between the Sub-Advised Funds and their respective Sub-Advisers and discussed with the Board a variety of information about the Sub-Advised Funds and their Sub-Advisers, including information that each Sub-Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.
In agreeing to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered, among other things:
| • | | Information about the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including management style, particular investment strategies and prevailing market conditions experienced in the prior year; the fees and expenses of each Fund, including any applicable fee waiver or expense cap; the costs of the services and potential economies of scale; and fallout or ancillary benefits to the Adviser from managing each Fund; |
| • | | Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparisons of fee and expense data; |
| • | | Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparative perfor- mance data; |
| • | | Information from the Adviser describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, each Fund’s performance (over multiple periods) compared with the Fund’s benchmark(s) and peer groups, as applicable; |
| • | | Information about fees paid by other clients of the Adviser (and each Sub-Adviser, as relevant and available) that have substantially similar investment objectives to the corresponding Fund; |
| • | | The nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser with respect to the Sub-Advisers and the Adviser’s evaluation and rec- ommendation of the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements with each Sub-Adviser; |
| • | | For each Sub-Adviser, the nature and quality of services provided; the costs to the Sub-Adviser of providing those services, as available; the potential for economies of scale; potential fall-out benefits to the Sub-Adviser; and the financial stability of the Sub-Adviser and its parent companies, as relevant; and |
| • | | The financial stability of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and their parent companies, when relevant. |
During the agreement renewal process, the Board reviewed, considered and discussed, among themselves and with the Adviser and Counsel, the information described above. Counsel advised the Independent Trustees on their responsibilities under state and federal law with respect to the renewals and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions. The Board also considered reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year concerning each Fund with respect to, among other things, investment performance, compliance and operational matters; brokerage and portfolio transactions; allocation of soft dollars for research products and services; portfolio turnover rates; and other benefits from the allocation of transactions to certain brokers. The Board took into account information provided by the Adviser with respect to the effect on performance of asset allocations required by a Fund’s investment strategy or implemented by the Adviser at its discretion. The Board also considered the Adviser’s profitability in providing services under the Advisory Agreements. The Board generally concluded that, for each Fund, the consideration of each factor above supported the renewal of each Advisory Agreement.
At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of each of the Advisory Agreements based on all of the relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, and concluded the following:
| • | | The nature and extent of the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, as applicable, were consistent with the terms of the relevant Advisory Agreements; |
| • | | The prospects for satisfactory investment performance were reasonable; and |
| • | | Renewal of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. |
Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were above the Fund’s expense group median and considered the fee waivers in place for the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed the Lipper Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Funds peer group average for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board also
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considered that the Fund outperformed the iMoneyNet, Inc. Government and Agency Institutional Average for each of the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed by one basis point in the five-year period.
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate and net total expense ratio were above the Fund’s expense group median and considered the fee waivers in place for the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed the Lipper Institutional U.S. Treasury Money Market Funds peer group average for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed the iMoneyNet, Inc. Treasury and Repo Institutional Average for each of the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and matched the performance in the five-year period.
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
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Shares of the Wilmington Funds are not FDIC insured or otherwise protected by the U.S. government, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-836-2211. A report on how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Wilmington Funds’ website. Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com select “Proxy Voting Record” to access the link. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC monthly on Form N-MFP. The Funds’ Form N-MFPs are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Important information about the access and delivery of shareholder reports
Beginning on June 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. You will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the Funds’ website and you will be provided with a link to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive other communications electronically from the Fund by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the Fund, by calling 1-800-836-2211.
You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you are a direct investor you can inform the Wilmington Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at 1-800-836-2211. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all funds held directly with Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.
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PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE
OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR
March 1, 2023
The Wilmington Funds, their distributor, and their agents (referred to as “the Funds”, “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and shareholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure. In accordance with current regulations, the Funds will: collect from customers only the non-public personal information needed to conduct the Funds’ business; insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer records and information; protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information; and require companies that service the Funds to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information.
Information Collected by the Funds
The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
| • | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, assets, income, account balances, and investment activity. |
| • | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence, and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances. |
| • | | We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers. |
Information Sharing Policy
The Funds may share nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:
| • | | We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to shareholders. |
| • | | We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney. |
| • | | We may disclose some or all the information described above to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf. For example, we may share information about you with the financial intermediary (bank, investment bank or broker-dealer) through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting, or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and direct such third parties to only use your information for the purpose it was provided. We require these third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. |
Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.
Information Security
When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information, and to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information. We do not permit third parties to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third-party service providers.
The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. In addition, the Funds’ Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent have procedures in place for the appropriate disposal of nonpublic personal information when they are no longer required to maintain the information.
Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
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Employee Access to Information
Our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information, and requires that it be held in the strictest of confidence. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.
Visiting the Funds’ Website
The Funds’ website gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and shareholders.
• | | Information or data entered into a website will be retained. |
• | | Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit the Funds’ website, so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website. |
• | | We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party. |
E-mail
If you have opted to receive information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all e-mail messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mails on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.
Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers, or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to the Funds or its agents. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information, or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail to provide you with the necessary forms or you may contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-836- 2211.
What You Can Do
The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your account number and login information for our website, confidential. For your protection, we recommend that you do not provide your account information, username, or password to anyone except a representative of the Funds as appropriate for a transaction or to set up an account. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately.
Surveys/Aggregate Data
Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.
Changes to Our Privacy Statement
The effective date of this Notice is March 1, 2023. We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. When it is revised, reviewed or materially changed, we will update the effective date. You can determine whether there have been changes since the last time you reviewed by simply checking the effective date.
Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this Notice.
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| | | | Wilmington Funds Management Corp. | | ALPS Distributors, Inc. | | |
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| | | | Wilmington, DE 19890 | | Fund Accountant, Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent | | |
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| | | | Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. | | BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. 301 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 | | |
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Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (“Broad Market Bond Fund”)
Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (“Municipal Bond Fund”)
Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (“New York Municipal Bond Fund”)
CONTENTS
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (unaudited)
Esteemed Shareholder:
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Report of the Broad Market Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund and New York Municipal Bond Fund (the “Funds”), covering the semi-annual fiscal period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Inside you will find a comprehensive review of the Funds’ holdings and financial statements.
The economy and financial markets in review
Wilmington Funds Management Corporation and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (the Funds’ investment advisor and subadvisor, respectively), have provided the following review of the economy, bond markets, and stock markets for the Funds’ semi-annual fiscal period.
The economy
The semi-annual fiscal period between May and October proved challenging as higher interest rates continued to pass through into the economy. There were, however, areas of improvement as consumer prices showed broad based disinflation as evidenced by the closely monitored U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) which declined from 4.9% year-over-year to 3.2% year-over-year in October (reported in November). The labor market softened as the October payrolls number declined to 150,000 and wage pressures continued to relent, boosting the likelihood of an economic soft landing. Labor unions made major headlines during the period as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a labor agreement with Hollywood studios, ending a five-month strike. In addition, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) walked off factory floors across 20 states. In late October, UAW members reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) after securing 25% pay increases over the next 41⁄2 years. It’s estimated that the strikes cost the automakers several billion dollars in lost production.
The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points1 twice during the period, in May and July, but encouragingly left rates unchanged since as inflation dropped closer to the Fed’s 2% target level and the U.S. economy showed signs of slowing. Consumers remained in focus as retail sales largely came in better-than-expected despite excess savings being drained from the economy. Signs of weakening consumers became apparent in high frequency data as delinquency rates ticked up across several categories, though not yet to alarming levels. In addition, millions of student loan borrowers resumed monthly payments starting in October. Despite much of the noise, consumer spending was the largest contributor to growth of the U.S. economy in Q3 (defined as June 30-September 30) which surged 4.9% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The surprise Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) print was also helped by the inventories line item which suggested that companies undertook massive restocking efforts. The inventory component of GDP is notoriously volatile, and it is the firm view that growth will likely slow sharply in Q4 as a “give back” for the strong numbers in Q3.
Abroad, the economic picture continued to deteriorate. In Europe, activity in both the services and manufacturing economies continues to lose momentum as evidenced by Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data materially below 50 and Eurozone GDP which contracted in Q3. There was positive news on the inflationary front as the economic contraction led to the lowest inflation reading since July 2021 (2.9%). Deflationary energy prices, in part driven by base effects, and easing food price inflation were the main driver of the decline in the headline inflation rate. The positive inflationary developments are likely to cast doubt on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) “higher for longer approach” to interest rates. Risks remain across the Eurozone as the war in Ukraine showed no signs of relenting and instability across China, a major European trading partner, could prolong growth concerns. Geopolitics remained a pressing concern during the period following attacks by the terrorist organization, known as Hamas, on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces launched counterattacks into Gaza and the conflict remains ongoing.
In Asia, China’s teetering property market continued to sap investors’ risk appetite across the region. One of China’s largest developers, Country Garden Holdings, fought to stave off default amid a slump in property sales. In addition, China’s youth unemployment rate reached a record high of 21.3% in June, after rising for the first five months of the calendar year. Following the dismal June report, the Chinese government decided to suspend future data releases indefinitely.
Bond markets
Fixed income markets declined significantly during the period as yields pushed higher across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 136 basis points to 4.93% while the 2-year Treasury yield pushed 95 basis points higher ending the period at 5.09%. Overall, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index declined 6.1% in what was a difficult environment for fixed income assets. As for yield curve slopes, the 10y-minus-2y remained negative at -16 basis points but steepened after being inverted by 106 basis points in June. The 10y-minus-3m slope ended the period in deeply inverted territory at -71 basis points. Volatility in the bond market remained heightened, as measured by the MOVE Index, a gauge in volatility in the Treasury market, ending the period at 126.9 compared to its five-year average of 83.9, but volatility decreased significantly following the banking turmoil in March.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain Bloomberg indices performed as follows:2
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Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index3 | | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 | | Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index5 | | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index6 | | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index7 |
-6.05% | | -6.13% | | -5.77% | | -4.65% | | 0.02% |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Equity markets
Equity markets were a mixed bag as the performance of U.S. large-cap stocks was driven by a handful of mega cap tech companies. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 1.4% while the so called “magnificent 7” stocks increased 20.8% during the period. The magnificent 7 includes companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet which benefitted from their strong balance sheets and investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (“AI”). Elsewhere in markets, U.S. small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 index) declined 5.3% as higher interest rates continued to weigh on the smaller and less profitable companies. In international markets, returns were dismal with developed and emerging market equities down 7.9% and 4.8%, respectively.
For the six-month period May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, certain stock market indices performed as follows:
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S&P 500® Index8 | | Russell 2000® Index9 | | MSCI EAFE (Net) Index10 | | MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index11 |
1.39% | | -5.29% | | -7.88% | | -4.78% |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Lipper. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Sincerely,
Eric Taylor,
President
November 17, 2023
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The index performance quoted is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of any specific investment. Diversification does not ensure a profit nor protect against loss.
All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Equity securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations, social, economic, and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.
High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit, and liquidity risks than investment grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default.
1. | Basis Points (“BPS”) 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 indices and the yield of a fixed-income security. | |
2. | Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause decline in their prices. | |
3. | Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, are rated investment-grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
4. | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely used benchmark index for the domestic investment-grade bond market composed of securities from the Bloomberg Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and Asset-Backed Securities Index. The index typically includes fixed income securities with overall intermediate- to long-term average maturities. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
5. | Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of domestic investment-grade corporate bonds and is composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
6. | Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of the long-term, tax-exempt, investment-grade bond market. To be included in the index, bonds must have an outstanding par balance of at least $7 million and be issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
7. | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country of risk, based on the Bloomberg EM country definition, are excluded. The U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a component of the U.S. Universal and Global High Yield Indices. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. | |
8. | The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
9. | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. As of its latest reconstitution, the index had a total market capitalization range of approximately $152.3 million to $5 billion. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. | |
10. | MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The MSCI EAFE (Net) Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index. | |
11. | MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made directly in an index. The performance of this index is reduced by the taxes on dividends paid by the international securities issuers in the index. | |
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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (unaudited)
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023.
Actual Expenses
This section of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes
This section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and assumed rates of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds. To do so, compare this 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. Therefore, the Annualized Net Expense Ratio section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,021.32 | | | | $3.86 | | | | 0.76% | | |
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Class I | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,022.97 | | | | $2.19 | | | | 0.43% | | |
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WILMINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | $1,000.00 | | | | $ 957.00 | | | | $3.59 | | | | 0.73% | | |
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Class I | | $1,000.00 | | | | $ 958.30 | | | | $2.36 | | | | 0.48% | | |
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,021.47 | | | | $3.71 | | | | 0.73% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class I | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,022.72 | | | | $2.44 | | | | 0.48% | | |
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WILMINGTON NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | $1,000.00 | | | | $ 954.40 | | | | $4.03 | | | | 0.82% | | |
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Class I | | $1,000.00 | | | | $ 954.70 | | | | $2.80 | | | | 0.57% | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,021.01 | | | | $4.17 | | | | 0.82% | | |
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Class I | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,022.27 | | | | $2.90 | | | | 0.57% | | |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the most recent one-half year period). |
(2) | Expense ratio does not reflect the indirect expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):
| | | | | |
| | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
| |
Corporate Bonds | | | | 39.0 | % |
| |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 32.6 | % |
| |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | 22.8 | % |
| |
Government Agencies | | | | 3.0 | % |
| |
Municipal Bond | | | | 0.3 | % |
| |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
| |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage | | | | 0.0 | %(1) |
| |
Cash Equivalents(2) | | | | 1.5 | % |
| |
Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan(3) | | | | 3.3 | % |
| |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(4) | | | | (2.5 | )% |
| | | | | |
| |
TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Credit Quality Diversification(5) | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | | |
| | |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | | | | 22.8 | % | | | | | |
| | |
U.S. Treasury | | | | 32.6 | % | | | | | |
| | |
AA / Aa | | | | 3.1 | % | | | | | |
| | |
A / A | | | | 7.9 | % | | | | | |
| | |
BBB / Baa | | | | 30.0 | % | | | | | |
| | |
BB / Ba | | | | 0.9 | % | | | | | |
| | |
B / B | | | | 0.4 | % | | | | | |
| | |
Not Rated | | | | 4.8 | % | | | | | |
| | |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(4) | | | | (2.5 | )% | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(2) | Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund. |
(3) | Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan include investments in repurchase agreements. |
(4) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
(5) | For financial reporting purposes, the Credit Quality Diversification table reflects the lowest rating assigned by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard and Poor’s if the ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by either rating agency and do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE – 0.0%** | | | | | |
|
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 0.0%** | |
Pool 612514, (RFUCCT1Y + 1.72%, Cap 9.04%, Floor 1.72%), 5.47%, 05/01/33Δ | | $ | 5,306 | | | $ | 5,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE (COST $5,298) | | | $ | 5,371 | |
|
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.0%** | |
|
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 0.0%** | |
| | |
Series 2005-29, Class WC, 4.75%, 04/25/35 | | | 5,211 | | | | 5,113 | |
|
WHOLE LOAN – 0.0%** | |
| | |
Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-A, Class 2A1, 4.17%, 02/25/34Δ | | | 23,767 | | | | 22,663 | |
| | |
IndyMac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 2A1, 4.81%, 11/25/35Δ | | | 14,649 | | | | 14,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WHOLE LOAN | | | | | | $ | 37,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (COST $43,426) | | | $ | 42,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
CORPORATE BONDS – 39.0% | | | | | |
|
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.9% | |
Boeing Co. (The), Sr. Unsecured 1.95%, 02/01/24 | | $ | 3,050,000 | | | $ | 3,020,008 | |
1.43%, 02/04/24 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,470,627 | |
2.75%, 02/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,864,088 | |
3.20%, 03/01/29 | | | 150,000 | | | | 129,795 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
2.90%, 12/15/29 | | | 835,000 | | | | 701,990 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
2.93%, 01/15/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 966,110 | |
4.03%, 10/15/47 | | | 1,765,000 | | | | 1,283,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE | | | | | | $ | 10,435,964 | |
| |
AUTOMOTIVE – 2.1% | | | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecured 3.37%, 11/17/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,932 | |
5.58%, 03/18/24 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,244,230 | |
5.13%, 06/16/25 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,461,137 | |
2.90%, 02/16/28 | | | 250,000 | | | | 213,497 | |
General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecured, 6.25%, 10/02/43 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 858,095 | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
| | |
3 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
| | |
| | Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
1.05%, 03/08/24 | | $ | 100,000 | | | $ | 98,152 | |
2.90%, 02/26/25 | | | 230,000 | | | | 219,625 | |
1.25%, 01/08/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 895,521 | |
1.50%, 06/10/26 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,646,220 | |
Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC, Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 03/01/24W | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,950,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE | | | | | | $ | 11,585,637 | |
| |
BEVERAGES – 0.6% | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
4.90%, 02/01/46 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 934,506 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc., Company Guaranteed | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 03/15/24 | | | 1,490,000 | | | | 1,461,195 | |
3.20%, 05/01/30 | | | 775,000 | | | | 654,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BEVERAGES | | | | | | $ | 3,049,738 | |
| |
BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.2% | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
5.65%, 03/02/53 | | | 1,280,000 | | | | 1,129,788 | |
| |
BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.2% | | | | | |
Carrier Global Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
2.24%, 02/15/25 | | | 418,000 | | | | 397,856 | |
2.49%, 02/15/27 | | | 56,000 | | | | 50,093 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC, Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
3.63%, 07/02/24ÿ | | | 373,000 | | | | 366,787 | |
4.63%, 07/02/44 | | | 100,000 | | | | 77,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS | | | | | | $ | 891,842 | |
| |
CAPITAL MARKETS – 2.9% | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | |
Subordinated, MTN, | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 10/30/28 | | | 775,000 | | | | 668,841 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
(3 Month Term SOFR + 1.46%), 3.27%, 09/29/25Δ | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 980,546 | |
(3 Month Term SOFR + 1.77%), 3.69%, 06/05/28Δ | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 1,899,292 | |
(SOFR + 1.25%), 2.38%, 07/21/32Δ | | | 1,115,000 | | | | 832,570 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR + 0.72%), | | | | | | | | |
0.99%, 12/10/26Δ | | | 175,000 | | | | 155,036 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecured, MTN | | | | | | | | |
(SOFR + 0.46%), 5.80%, 01/25/24Δ | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,996,563 | |
3.13%, 07/27/26 | | | 340,000 | | | | 313,852 | |
(SOFR + 3.12%), 3.62%, 04/01/31Δ | | | 890,000 | | | | 756,787 | |
Morgan Stanley, Subordinated, GMTN, | | | | | | | | |
4.35%, 09/08/26 | | | 505,000 | | | | 477,740 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR + 1.32%), | | | | | | | | |
5.81%, 06/12/26Δ | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,108,665 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured, GMTN, | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 03/11/24# | | | 275,000 | | | | 272,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecured, MTN, (SOFR + 2.36%), | | | | | | | | |
5.87%, 06/08/34Δ | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 1,367,588 | |
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR + | | | | | | | | |
2.09%), | | | | | | | | |
5.85%, 10/21/33Δ | | | 4,400,000 | | | | 4,050,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS | | | | | | $ | 15,880,182 | |
| |
CHEMICALS – 0.2% | | | | | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 03/15/32# | | | 1,480,000 | | | | 1,101,297 | |
| |
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES – 0.2% | | | | | |
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
2.65%, 02/15/25 | | | 275,000 | | | | 262,350 | |
2.90%, 05/15/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 803,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES | | | $ | 1,065,865 | |
| |
COMPUTERS – 1.0% | | | | | |
Apple, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
0.70%, 02/08/26 | | | 110,000 | | | | 99,457 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
1.45%, 04/01/24 | | | 150,000 | | | | 147,198 | |
6.10%, 04/01/26 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,993,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMPUTERS | | | | | | $ | 5,240,142 | |
| |
COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE – 0.2% | | | | | |
Haleon U.S. Capital LLC, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
3.02%, 03/24/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 989,028 | |
| |
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 5.9% | | | | | |
American Express Co., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 05/20/26 | | | 150,000 | | | | 140,628 | |
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecured, MTN | | | | | | | | |
(SOFR + 1.15%), 1.32%, 06/19/26Δ | | | 250,000 | | | | 230,002 | |
3.25%, 10/21/27 | | | 1,095,000 | | | | 988,872 | |
(SOFR + 1.88%), 2.83%, 10/24/51Δ | | | 250,000 | | | | 137,261 | |
Bank of America Corp., Subordinated, MTN, | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 10/22/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 944,311 | |
Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.90%, 01/29/24 | | | 250,000 | | | | 248,506 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.20%, 03/02/27 | | | 2,894,000 | | | | 2,620,107 | |
Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR + 0.77%), | | | | | | | | |
1.12%, 01/28/27Δ | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,436,507 | |
Citigroup, Inc., Subordinated, | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 07/25/28 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,705,254 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
2.55%, 05/05/27 | | | 780,000 | | | | 672,745 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp, Subordinated, | | | | | | | | |
4.30%, 01/16/24 | | | 780,000 | | | | 775,460 | |
FMR LLC, Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
6.45%, 11/15/39W | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 944,989 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
2.63%, 08/06/24 | | | 4,325,000 | | | | 4,202,432 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series W, Jr. | | | | | | | | |
Subordinated, (3 Month Term SOFR + 1.26%), | | | | | | | | |
6.63%, 05/15/47Δ | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 851,488 | |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 4 |
Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
(SOFR + 0.92%), 2.60%, 02/24/26Δ | | $ | 6,000,000 | | | $ | 5,715,651 | |
(3 Month Term SOFR + 1.59%), 2.01%, | | | | | | | | |
03/13/26Δ | | | 150,000 | | | | 141,300 | |
KeyCorp., Sr. Unsecured, MTN, (SOFR + | | | | | | | | |
1.25%), | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 05/23/25Δ | | | 1,980,000 | | | | 1,900,986 | |
PNC Bank NA, Subordinated, BKNT, | | | | | | | | |
2.70%, 10/22/29 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 894,146 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.45%, 04/23/29 | | | 100,000 | | | | 86,453 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | |
Subordinated, | | | | | | | | |
3.90%, 04/29/24 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,678,698 | |
Truist Bank, Sr. Unsecured, BKNT, | | | | | | | | |
3.20%, 04/01/24 | | | 175,000 | | | | 172,842 | |
Truist Bank, Subordinated, BKNT | | | | | | | | |
3.63%, 09/16/25 | | | 250,000 | | | | 235,719 | |
3.80%, 10/30/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 913,407 | |
2.25%, 03/11/30 | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 1,361,890 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecured, (SOFR + | | | | | | | | |
2.00%), | | | | | | | | |
2.19%, 04/30/26Δ | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,102,224 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecured, MTN, | | | | | | | | |
(3 Month Term SOFR + 1.01%), | | | | | | | | |
2.16%, 02/11/26Δ | | | 140,000 | | | | 132,451 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated, MTN, | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 06/14/46 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 701,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | | | $ | 31,935,431 | |
| |
ELECTRIC – 1.7% | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc., Series M, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 11/01/23 | | | 1,870,000 | | | | 1,871,169 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., Series A, Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
1.45%, 04/15/26 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 1,757,085 | |
Entergy Arkansas LLC, 1st Mortgage, | | | | | | | | |
4.95%, 12/15/44 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 802,237 | |
Entergy Corp., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
0.90%, 09/15/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 911,768 | |
Exelon Corp., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
4.70%, 04/15/50 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,513,135 | |
FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 07/15/27 | | | 800,000 | | | | 740,707 | |
Southern Co. (The), Series 21-B, Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
1.75%, 03/15/28# | | | 40,000 | | | | 33,690 | |
Union Electric Co., 1st Mortgage, | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 03/15/29 | | | 220,000 | | | | 197,217 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
1.38%, 10/15/27 | | | 750,000 | | | | 634,043 | |
1.80%, 10/15/30 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 863,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL ELECTRIC | | | | | | $ | 9,324,673 | |
| |
ENTERTAINMENT – 0.7% | | | | | |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
5.14%, 03/15/52 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 3,539,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING – 1.3% | | | | | |
Campbell Soup Co., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.30%, 03/19/25 | | $ | 2,050,000 | | | $ | 1,971,220 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
1.38%, 11/01/27 | | | 200,000 | | | | 166,660 | |
5.40%, 11/01/48 | | | 665,000 | | | | 533,185 | |
Kroger Co. (The), Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.95%, 01/15/50# | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 676,790 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
0.90%, 02/15/26 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 2,732,115 | |
Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands | | | | | | | | |
BV, Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 09/24/24W | | | 860,000 | | | | 821,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING | | | | | | $ | 6,901,052 | |
| |
GAS – 0.2% | | | | | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
3.95%, 10/01/46 | | | 1,425,000 | | | | 934,764 | |
| |
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS – 0.7% | | | | | |
DH Europe Finance II Sarl, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 11/15/24 | | | 2,330,000 | | | | 2,245,363 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
1.45%, 11/22/24 | | | 1,480,000 | | | | 1,410,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS | | | | | | $ | 3,655,545 | |
| |
HEALTHCARE-SERVICES – 2.5% | | | | | |
Cardinal Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 11/15/44 | | | 650,000 | | | | 473,203 | |
Cigna Group (The), Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
4.80%, 07/15/46 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 799,709 | |
Cigna Group (The), Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
5.69%, 03/15/26 | | | 2,740,000 | | | | 2,726,461 | |
2.38%, 03/15/31 | | | 250,000 | | | | 195,413 | |
CommonSpirit Health, Sr. Secured | | | | | | | | |
2.76%, 10/01/24 | | | 3,140,000 | | | | 3,046,202 | |
3.35%, 10/01/29 | | | 150,000 | | | | 128,725 | |
Elevance Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.65%, 12/01/27 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,520,091 | |
McKesson Corp., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 02/15/26 | | | 2,745,000 | | | | 2,713,132 | |
NYU Langone Hospitals, Series 2020, | | | | | | | | |
Secured, | | | | | | | | |
3.38%, 07/01/55 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 598,110 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
2.95%, 10/15/27 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,228,704 | |
3.95%, 10/15/42 | | | 290,000 | | | | 215,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HEALTHCARE-SERVICES | | | | | | $ | 13,645,718 | |
| |
HOME FURNISHINGS – 0.2% | | | | | |
Whirlpool Corp., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
4.60%, 05/15/50# | | | 1,405,000 | | | | 1,011,707 | |
| |
INSURANCE – 1.3% | | | | | |
Aon Global Ltd., Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 11/27/23 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,692,545 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
4.30%, 05/15/43 | | | 425,000 | | | | 342,029 | |
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5 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued) |
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| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
7.25%, 11/15/23 | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 200,000 | |
3.95%, 05/15/24 | | | 950,000 | | | | 937,031 | |
Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.63%, 12/12/26# | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,255,621 | |
Principal Life Global Funding II, Secured, | | | | | | | | |
1.63%, 11/19/30W | | | 250,000 | | | | 183,960 | |
W.R. Berkley Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 08/01/44 | | | 1,715,000 | | | | 1,315,585 | |
4.00%, 05/12/50 | | | 1,425,000 | | | | 958,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INSURANCE | | | | | | $ | 6,885,375 | |
| |
MEDIA – 1.0% | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 02/01/31W | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,340,000 | |
Discovery Communications LLC, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed | | | | | | | | |
3.95%, 03/20/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 902,778 | |
3.63%, 05/15/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 833,208 | |
Paramount Global, Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
4.60%, 01/15/45 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 661,358 | |
4.95%, 05/19/50 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 749,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MEDIA | | | | | | $ | 5,486,931 | |
| |
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING – 0.4% | | | | | |
Textron, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 03/01/25 | | | 750,000 | | | | 729,252 | |
2.45%, 03/15/31# | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,557,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING | | | $ | 2,286,413 | |
| |
OIL & GAS – 1.4% | | | | | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.63%, 09/15/24 | | | 745,000 | | | | 729,571 | |
Phillips 66, Company Guaranteed | | | | | | | | |
0.90%, 02/15/24 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,049,293 | |
3.85%, 04/09/25 | | | 575,000 | | | | 559,378 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Sr. | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
1.13%, 01/15/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 908,623 | |
1.90%, 08/15/30 | | | 1,940,000 | | | | 1,511,251 | |
2.15%, 01/15/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 786,672 | |
Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
2.15%, 09/15/27 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,575,811 | |
4.90%, 03/15/45# | | | 563,000 | | | | 441,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL OIL & GAS | | | | | | $ | 7,562,253 | |
| |
ONLINE RETAILER – 0.1% | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
1.20%, 06/03/27 | | | 100,000 | | | | 86,789 | |
3.25%, 05/12/61 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 600,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL ONLINE RETAILER | | | | | | $ | 687,156 | |
| |
PHARMACEUTICALS – 1.8% | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
3.75%, 11/14/23 | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,813 | |
2.95%, 11/21/26 | | | 1,875,000 | | | | 1,737,231 | |
4.25%, 11/14/28 | | | 1,235,000 | | | | 1,162,709 | |
4.40%, 11/06/42 | | | 460,000 | | | | 364,452 | |
4.88%, 11/14/48 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 826,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
4.25%, 11/21/49 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 752,797 | |
AstraZeneca Finance LLC, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
1.75%, 05/28/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 425,672 | |
AstraZeneca PLC, Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
0.70%, 04/08/26 | | | 100,000 | | | | 89,509 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
1.96%, 02/11/31 | | | 100,000 | | | | 76,060 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.40%, 07/26/29 | | | 310,000 | | | | 278,528 | |
CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
1.30%, 08/21/27 | | | 145,000 | | | | 122,481 | |
5.13%, 02/21/30 | | | 910,000 | | | | 858,686 | |
1.88%, 02/28/31 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,491,371 | |
Pfizer, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
2.63%, 04/01/30 | | | 650,000 | | | | 543,141 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 09/12/27 | | | 125,000 | | | | 113,613 | |
3.95%, 09/12/47 | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 718,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PHARMACEUTICALS | | | | | | $ | 9,711,410 | |
| |
PIPELINES – 3.2% | | | | | |
Enbridge, Inc., Company Guaranteed, (SOFR | | | | | | | | |
+0.63%), | | | | | | | | |
5.97%, 02/16/24Δ | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,001,369 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
3.75%, 05/15/30 | | | 715,000 | | | | 613,409 | |
5.30%, 04/15/47 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 970,112 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | | | | | | | | |
Company Guaranteed | | | | | | | | |
4.20%, 01/31/50 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 823,374 | |
4.95%, 10/15/54 | | | 500,000 | | | | 405,812 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
5.40%, 09/01/44 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 802,555 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., Company Guaranteed | | | | | | | | |
5.20%, 03/01/48 | | | 2,040,000 | | | | 1,589,488 | |
3.60%, 02/15/51 | | | 1,315,000 | | | | 790,865 | |
MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
4.70%, 04/15/48 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 724,221 | |
4.95%, 03/14/52 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 742,426 | |
ONEOK Partners LP, Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
6.20%, 09/15/43 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 896,112 | |
ONEOK, Inc., Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
6.10%, 11/15/32 | | | 335,000 | | | | 325,159 | |
Spectra Energy Partners LP, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 03/15/25 | | | 670,000 | | | | 646,349 | |
Targa Resources Corp., Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
6.13%, 03/15/33 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,778,306 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 02/01/31 | | | 1,245,000 | | | | 1,100,269 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 10/15/51 | | | 1,485,000 | | | | 898,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PIPELINES | | | | | | $ | 17,108,002 | |
| |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 2.4% | | | | | |
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 02/15/24 | | | 665,000 | | | | 662,621 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 6 |
Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)
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| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
3.13%, 01/15/27 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 908,052 | |
4.05%, 03/15/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 839,216 | |
3.10%, 06/15/50 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 827,257 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, MTN, | | | | | | | | |
3.35%, 05/15/27 | | | 1,420,000 | | | | 1,309,476 | |
Healthcare Realty Holdings LP, Company | | | | | | | | |
Guaranteed | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 05/01/25 | | | 1,215,000 | | | | 1,146,982 | |
3.63%, 01/15/28 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 973,309 | |
Healthpeak OP LLC, Company Guaranteed | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 07/15/26 | | | 110,000 | | | | 103,060 | |
2.88%, 01/15/31 | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 1,854,746 | |
Ventas Realty LP, Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 03/01/28 | | | 250,000 | | | | 227,301 | |
Welltower OP LLC, Company Guaranteed | | | | | | | | |
3.63%, 03/15/24 | | | 250,000 | | | | 247,197 | |
4.00%, 06/01/25 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,905,497 | |
4.95%, 09/01/48 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 779,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS | | | $ | 12,784,001 | |
| |
RETAIL – 0.1% | | | | | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.65%, 04/05/29 | | | 200,000 | | | | 179,432 | |
Nordstrom, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 01/15/44 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 597,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL RETAIL | | | | | | $ | 776,932 | |
| |
SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.2% | | | | | |
Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
2.70%, 04/15/32 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,115,704 | |
| |
SOFTWARE – 0.4% | | | | | |
Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 06/30/30 | | | 1,345,000 | | | | 1,042,091 | |
Workday, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 04/01/27 | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,287,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SOFTWARE | | | | | | $ | 2,329,213 | |
| |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.5% | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
0.90%, 03/25/24 | | | 2,125,000 | | | | 2,077,893 | |
4.50%, 05/15/35 | | | 845,000 | | | | 700,734 | |
3.55%, 09/15/55 | | | 1,423,000 | | | | 826,549 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 01/15/34 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,207,195 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
2.10%, 03/22/28 | | | 50,000 | | | | 42,789 | |
1.75%, 01/20/31 | | | 2,310,000 | | | | 1,712,677 | |
2.36%, 03/15/32 | | | 305,000 | | | | 228,710 | |
3.40%, 03/22/41 | | | 1,515,000 | | | | 1,022,436 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | | | | $ | 7,818,983 | |
| |
TRANSPORTATION – 1.7% | | | | | |
FedEx Corp., Company Guaranteed, | | | | | | | | |
2.40%, 05/15/31# | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 1,955,026 | |
Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecured, MTN | | | | | | | | |
3.65%, 03/18/24 | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 1,654,522 | |
2.85%, 03/01/27 | | | 2,645,000 | | | | 2,390,256 | |
Union Pacific Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
3.15%, 03/01/24 | | | 2,565,000 | | | | 2,542,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
4.30%, 03/01/49 | | $ | 675,000 | | | $ | 506,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION | | | | | | $ | 9,048,776 | |
| |
TRUCKING & LEASING – 0.8% | | | | | |
GATX Corp., Sr. Unsecured | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 09/15/26 | | | 1,570,000 | | | | 1,452,758 | |
3.85%, 03/30/27 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,385,272 | |
4.00%, 06/30/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 861,341 | |
5.20%, 03/15/44 | | | 640,000 | | | | 507,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL TRUCKING & LEASING | | | | | | $ | 4,206,524 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (COST $240,006,399) | | | | | | $ | 210,125,771 | |
| | |
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
|
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) – 1.2% | |
3.25%, 11/16/28# | | | 6,960,000 | | | | 6,445,360 | |
|
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) – 1.6% | |
0.38%, 07/21/25# | | | 9,250,000 | | | | 8,522,057 | |
|
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 0.2% | |
6.25%, 05/15/29# | | | 750,000 | | | | 794,117 | |
7.25%, 05/15/30 | | | 400,000 | | | | 445,953 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) | | | $ | 1,240,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (COST $18,057,843) | | | | | | $ | 16,207,487 | |
|
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 22.8% | |
|
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) – 8.6% | |
Pool C00478, 8.50%, 09/01/26 | | | 2,750 | | | | 2,813 | |
Pool E09010, 2.50%, 09/01/27 | | | 153,861 | | | | 143,850 | |
Pool G18497, 3.00%, 01/01/29 | | | 23,723 | | | | 21,900 | |
Pool C01272, 6.00%, 12/01/31 | | | 6,653 | | | | 6,555 | |
Pool A13990, 4.50%, 10/01/33 | | | 4,338 | | | | 3,958 | |
Pool G01625, 5.00%, 11/01/33 | | | 19,395 | | | | 18,191 | |
Pool A18401, 6.00%, 02/01/34 | | | 7,689 | | | | 7,822 | |
Pool QN1900, 3.00%, 04/01/35 | | | 657,958 | | | | 598,493 | |
Pool G08097, 6.50%, 11/01/35 | | | 12,068 | | | | 12,826 | |
Pool G02296, 5.00%, 06/01/36 | | | 49,235 | | | | 47,579 | |
Pool G02390, 6.00%, 09/01/36 | | | 4,594 | | | | 4,712 | |
Pool G05317, 5.00%, 04/01/37 | | | 195,900 | | | | 188,581 | |
Pool G08193, 6.00%, 04/01/37 | | | 9,034 | | | | 9,136 | |
Pool G03703, 5.50%, 12/01/37 | | | 5,522 | | | | 5,512 | |
Pool G04776, 5.50%, 07/01/38 | | | 18,320 | | | | 17,622 | |
Pool G05500, 5.00%, 05/01/39 | | | 184,351 | | | | 177,123 | |
Pool A93415, 4.00%, 08/01/40 | | | 239,349 | | | | 212,759 | |
Pool A93505, 4.50%, 08/01/40 | | | 306,849 | | | | 282,954 | |
Pool A93996, 4.50%, 09/01/40 | | | 231,533 | | | | 213,502 | |
Pool G06222, 4.00%, 01/01/41 | | | 365,462 | | | | 329,836 | |
Pool A97047, 4.50%, 02/01/41 | | | 233,507 | | | | 209,588 | |
Pool G06956, 4.50%, 08/01/41 | | | 233,025 | | | | 209,157 | |
Pool C03750, 3.50%, 02/01/42 | | | 101,259 | | | | 86,947 | |
Pool C03849, 3.50%, 04/01/42 | | | 55,144 | | | | 49,336 | |
Pool Q08305, 3.50%, 05/01/42 | | | 411,061 | | | | 353,323 | |
Pool C04305, 3.00%, 11/01/42 | | | 1,111,589 | | | | 963,723 | |
Pool C09020, 3.50%, 11/01/42 | | | 796,521 | | | | 684,101 | |
Pool G07266, 4.00%, 12/01/42 | | | 684,673 | | | | 609,039 | |
Pool C04444, 3.00%, 01/01/43 | | | 35,333 | | | | 29,363 | |
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7 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued) |
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| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
Pool C09029, 3.00%, 03/01/43 | | $ | 150,093 | | | $ | 123,473 | |
Pool G08534, 3.00%, 06/01/43 | | | 184,995 | | | | 152,187 | |
Pool Q19476, 3.50%, 06/01/43 | | | 299,354 | | | | 256,370 | |
Pool C09044, 3.50%, 07/01/43 | | | 355,194 | | | | 304,192 | |
Pool G07889, 3.50%, 08/01/43 | | | 323,559 | | | | 279,608 | |
Pool G07624, 4.00%, 12/01/43 | | | 324,221 | | | | 293,849 | |
Pool G60038, 3.50%, 01/01/44 | | | 1,725,063 | | | | 1,491,150 | |
Pool G07680, 4.00%, 04/01/44 | | | 580,644 | | | | 516,524 | |
Pool G07943, 4.50%, 08/01/44 | | | 31,230 | | | | 28,902 | |
Pool G08607, 4.50%, 09/01/44 | | | 201,707 | | | | 187,749 | |
Pool Q33547, 3.50%, 05/01/45 | | | 272,005 | | | | 228,481 | |
Pool Q36970, 4.00%, 10/01/45 | | | 129,904 | | | | 114,802 | |
Pool G60384, 4.50%, 12/01/45 | | | 20,157 | | | | 18,604 | |
Pool Q39644, 3.50%, 03/01/46 | | | 842,562 | | | | 714,787 | |
Pool Q39438, 4.00%, 03/01/46 | | | 839,324 | | | | 739,145 | |
Pool G08705, 3.00%, 05/01/46 | | | 75,621 | | | | 61,690 | |
Pool G08708, 4.50%, 05/01/46 | | | 129,366 | | | | 118,147 | |
Pool ZS4671, 3.00%, 08/01/46 | | | 489,310 | | | | 398,714 | |
Pool Q44452, 3.00%, 11/01/46 | | | 711,972 | | | | 580,792 | |
Pool ZS4693, 3.00%, 12/01/46 | | | 1,355,458 | | | | 1,104,454 | |
Pool SD8037, 2.50%, 01/01/50 | | | 2,705,380 | | | | 2,092,753 | |
Pool RA2341, 2.50%, 04/01/50 | | | 2,338,350 | | | | 1,800,707 | |
Pool SD8104, 1.50%, 11/01/50 | | | 2,389,683 | | | | 1,665,749 | |
Pool RA4349, 2.50%, 01/01/51 | | | 1,204,233 | | | | 939,636 | |
Pool SD8141, 2.50%, 04/01/51 | | | 1,108,915 | | | | 853,553 | |
Pool SD8190, 3.00%, 01/01/52 | | | 2,154,395 | | | | 1,736,974 | |
Pool QE2363, 3.50%, 05/01/52 | | | 3,748,212 | | | | 3,124,982 | |
Pool RA7777, 4.50%, 08/01/52 | | | 3,217,801 | | | | 2,879,289 | |
Pool SD2066, 4.00%, 12/01/52 | | | 635,213 | | | | 549,967 | |
Pool SD3238, 5.50%, 12/01/52 | | | 2,067,055 | | | | 1,962,428 | |
Pool SD2617, 5.00%, 03/01/53 | | | 5,937,875 | | | | 5,475,180 | |
Pool RA8647, 4.50%, 05/01/53 | | | 2,345,322 | | | | 2,096,515 | |
Pool SD3786, 5.00%, 05/01/53 | | | 1,294,101 | | | | 1,196,021 | |
Pool RA9431, 5.50%, 07/01/53 | | | 3,437,611 | | | | 3,271,922 | |
Pool SD3745, 6.00%, 09/01/53 | | | 3,711,278 | | | | 3,611,576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) | | | $ | 46,471,173 | |
|
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) – 14.2% | |
Pool AE2520, 3.00%, 01/01/26 | | | 86,360 | | | | 79,751 | |
Pool 329794, 7.00%, 02/01/26 | | | 1,286 | | | | 1,295 | |
Pool 256639, 5.00%, 02/01/27 | | | 8,018 | | | | 8,050 | |
Pool 256752, 6.00%, 06/01/27 | | | 9,599 | | | | 9,558 | |
Pool 257007, 6.00%, 12/01/27 | | | 8,933 | | | | 8,894 | |
Pool 402255, 6.50%, 12/01/27 | | | 152 | | | | 152 | |
Pool AB8997, 2.50%, 04/01/28 | | | 44,644 | | | | 41,331 | |
Pool AS4480, 2.50%, 02/01/30 | | | 258,538 | | | | 233,329 | |
Pool AS7462, 2.50%, 06/01/31 | | | 125,897 | | | | 110,813 | |
Pool 254007, 6.50%, 10/01/31 | | | 3,266 | | | | 3,355 | |
Pool 254240, 7.00%, 03/01/32 | | | 10,381 | | | | 10,274 | |
Pool 638023, 6.50%, 04/01/32 | | | 29,833 | | | | 30,569 | |
Pool 642345, 6.50%, 05/01/32 | | | 18,794 | | | | 19,265 | |
Pool 651292, 6.50%, 07/01/32 | | | 41,032 | | | | 41,937 | |
Pool 686398, 6.00%, 03/01/33 | | | 47,792 | | | | 48,794 | |
Pool BP6496, 2.00%, 07/01/35 | | | 751,505 | | | | 641,698 | |
Pool MA4095, 2.00%, 08/01/35 | | | 946,479 | | | | 808,162 | |
Pool 745412, 5.50%, 12/01/35 | | | 14,529 | | | | 14,562 | |
Pool 888789, 5.00%, 07/01/36 | | | 78,971 | | | | 75,703 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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Pool 256515, 6.50%, 12/01/36 | | $ | 5,427 | | | $ | 5,618 | |
Pool AE0217, 4.50%, 08/01/40 | | | 37,563 | | | | 34,493 | |
Pool AB1796, 3.50%, 11/01/40 | | | 229,268 | | | | 198,184 | |
Pool AH5583, 4.50%, 02/01/41 | | | 100,525 | | | | 92,571 | |
Pool 890551, 4.50%, 08/01/41 | | | 23,728 | | | | 22,005 | |
Pool AL0658, 4.50%, 08/01/41 | | | 137,885 | | | | 128,427 | |
Pool AL1319, 4.50%, 10/01/41 | | | 167,170 | | | | 153,998 | |
Pool AL6302, 4.50%, 10/01/41 | | | 248,371 | | | | 228,718 | |
Pool AX5302, 4.00%, 01/01/42 | | | 421,475 | | | | 373,206 | |
Pool AK4523, 4.00%, 03/01/42 | | | 480,647 | | | | 427,529 | |
Pool AL2034, 4.50%, 04/01/42 | | | 63,085 | | | | 58,758 | |
Pool AB7936, 3.00%, 02/01/43 | | | 666,005 | | | | 548,455 | |
Pool AL3761, 4.50%, 02/01/43 | | | 69,332 | | | | 64,534 | |
Pool MA1458, 3.00%, 06/01/43 | | | 147,938 | | | | 121,426 | |
Pool AT7899, 3.50%, 07/01/43 | | | 1,022,949 | | | | 881,071 | |
Pool AS0302, 3.00%, 08/01/43 | | | 1,590,729 | | | | 1,305,641 | |
Pool AU4279, 3.00%, 09/01/43 | | | 330,343 | | | | 271,133 | |
Pool AL5537, 4.50%, 04/01/44 | | | 113,108 | | | | 104,827 | |
Pool AS3155, 4.00%, 08/01/44 | | | 16,173 | | | | 14,361 | |
Pool AX0833, 3.50%, 09/01/44 | | | 279,763 | | | | 240,985 | |
Pool AL6325, 3.00%, 10/01/44 | | | 1,018,096 | | | | 835,489 | |
Pool AS5136, 4.00%, 06/01/45 | | | 93,760 | | | | 82,585 | |
Pool AZ7362, 4.00%, 11/01/45 | | | 277,173 | | | | 244,951 | |
Pool AZ9565, 3.50%, 12/01/45 | | | 373,111 | | | | 317,447 | |
Pool BC0326, 3.50%, 12/01/45 | | | 329,342 | | | | 280,198 | |
Pool BC0245, 3.00%, 02/01/46 | | | 202,110 | | | | 164,691 | |
Pool BC0830, 3.00%, 04/01/46 | | | 305,621 | | | | 249,037 | |
Pool AS7568, 4.50%, 07/01/46 | | | 42,806 | | | | 39,847 | |
Pool BC4764, 3.00%, 10/01/46 | | | 418,338 | | | | 340,869 | |
Pool MA2771, 3.00%, 10/01/46 | | | 124,399 | | | | 101,363 | |
Pool AS8276, 3.00%, 11/01/46 | | | 423,643 | | | | 345,185 | |
Pool BC9003, 3.00%, 11/01/46 | | | 436,178 | | | | 355,412 | |
Pool BE1899, 3.00%, 11/01/46 | | | 1,680,206 | | | | 1,369,054 | |
Pool BE3767, 3.50%, 07/01/47 | | | 381,120 | | | | 322,714 | |
Pool BH2618, 3.50%, 08/01/47 | | | 110,970 | | | | 93,964 | |
Pool MA3088, 4.00%, 08/01/47 | | | 335,046 | | | | 293,877 | |
Pool BH4010, 4.50%, 09/01/47 | | | 328,455 | | | | 300,532 | |
Pool BH9215, 3.50%, 01/01/48 | | | 545,351 | | | | 461,605 | |
Pool BJ0650, 3.50%, 03/01/48 | | | 2,257,657 | | | | 1,906,017 | |
Pool BJ0639, 4.00%, 03/01/48 | | | 128,483 | | | | 112,600 | |
Pool BJ9169, 4.00%, 05/01/48 | | | 608,056 | | | | 532,848 | |
Pool BK4764, 4.00%, 08/01/48 | | | 557,622 | | | | 488,646 | |
Pool BN1628, 4.50%, 11/01/48 | | | 282,021 | | | | 255,526 | |
Pool BM5334, 3.50%, 01/01/49 | | | 527,474 | | | | 448,537 | |
Pool MA3871, 3.00%, 12/01/49 | | | 1,384,127 | | | | 1,116,854 | |
Pool CA5306, 3.00%, 03/01/50 | | | 1,185,613 | | | | 956,397 | |
Pool CA5353, 3.50%, 03/01/50 | | | 1,044,922 | | | | 877,523 | |
Pool MA4100, 2.00%, 08/01/50 | | | 1,286,444 | | | | 948,150 | |
Pool FM3989, 2.50%, 08/01/50 | | | 836,710 | | | | 647,700 | |
Pool CA6983, 2.00%, 09/01/50 | | | 2,280,344 | | | | 1,697,303 | |
Pool CA7106, 2.00%, 09/01/50 | | | 1,465,881 | | | | 1,091,101 | |
Pool MA4119, 2.00%, 09/01/50 | | | 964,496 | | | | 710,800 | |
Pool BQ2999, 2.50%, 10/01/50 | | | 1,953,982 | | | | 1,518,414 | |
Pool CA7383, 3.00%, 10/01/50 | | | 1,272,313 | | | | 1,020,205 | |
Pool CA7734, 2.50%, 11/01/50 | | | 1,383,954 | | | | 1,072,032 | |
Pool FM5297, 3.00%, 11/01/50 | | | 1,763,998 | | | | 1,442,856 | |
Pool MA4208, 2.00%, 12/01/50 | | | 995,028 | | | | 733,324 | |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 8 |
Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued)
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
Pool CA8021, 2.50%, 12/01/50 | | $ | 3,918,419 | | | $ | 3,027,483 | |
Pool FM5166, 3.00%, 12/01/50 | | | 898,041 | | | | 720,910 | |
Pool BQ4495, 2.00%, 02/01/51 | | | 5,441,868 | | | | 4,015,106 | |
Pool CA8929, 2.00%, 02/01/51 | | | 2,568,733 | | | | 1,899,662 | |
Pool FM6426, 2.00%, 03/01/51 | | | 2,238,605 | | | | 1,668,615 | |
Pool BR7857, 2.50%, 05/01/51 | | | 3,436,332 | | | | 2,645,190 | |
Pool FM7188, 2.50%, 05/01/51 | | | 2,417,209 | | | | 1,895,619 | |
Pool CB0727, 2.50%, 06/01/51 | | | 6,103,240 | | | | 4,746,697 | |
Pool FM8440, 2.50%, 08/01/51 | | | 1,381,873 | | | | 1,074,330 | |
Pool FM9949, 2.00%, 12/01/51 | | | 901,354 | | | | 672,041 | |
Pool FM9871, 2.50%, 12/01/51 | | | 6,171,869 | | | | 4,800,218 | |
Pool BU1416, 3.00%, 01/01/52 | | | 2,205,132 | | | | 1,772,511 | |
Pool FS0982, 3.00%, 03/01/52 | | | 1,836,663 | | | | 1,478,934 | |
Pool FS1571, 2.00%, 04/01/52 | | | 3,776,592 | | | | 2,775,242 | |
Pool CB3334, 3.50%, 04/01/52 | | | 5,641,421 | | | | 4,724,079 | |
Pool BV7245, 4.00%, 05/01/52 | | | 6,505,677 | | | | 5,663,488 | |
Pool MA4644, 4.00%, 05/01/52 | | | 1,302,126 | | | | 1,127,263 | |
Pool FS5113, 5.50%, 07/01/53 | | | 683,015 | | | | 648,230 | |
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TOTAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) | | | $ | 76,594,703 | |
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GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA) – 0.0%** | |
Pool 354765, 7.00%, 02/15/24 | | | 296 | | | | 296 | |
Pool 354827, 7.00%, 05/15/24 | | | 156 | | | | 155 | |
Pool 385623, 7.00%, 05/15/24 | | | 741 | | | | 741 | |
Pool 2077, 7.00%, 09/20/25 | | | 868 | | | | 870 | |
Pool 780825, 6.50%, 07/15/28 | | | 14,590 | | | | 14,598 | |
Pool 2616, 7.00%, 07/20/28 | | | 8,563 | | | | 8,744 | |
Pool 2701, 6.50%, 01/20/29 | | | 17,833 | | | | 18,149 | |
Pool 426727, 7.00%, 02/15/29 | | | 2,199 | | | | 2,184 | |
Pool 503405, 6.50%, 04/15/29 | | | 6,852 | | | | 6,751 | |
Pool 781231, 7.00%, 12/15/30 | | | 9,203 | | | | 9,309 | |
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TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA) | | | $ | 61,797 | |
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TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (COST $151,245,564) | | | $ | 123,127,673 | |
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MUNICIPAL BOND – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
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GENERAL – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 4.13%, 06/15/42 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 1,908,086 | |
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TOTAL MUNICIPAL BOND (COST $2,500,000) | | | | | | $ | 1,908,086 | |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 32.6% | |
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U.S. TREASURY BONDS – 8.6% | | | | | |
6.38%, 08/15/27 | | | 450,000 | | | | 471,494 | |
5.25%, 02/15/29 | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 12,666,382 | |
6.25%, 05/15/30 | | | 500,000 | | | | 535,868 | |
5.38%, 02/15/31# | | | 600,000 | | | | 616,611 | |
2.00%, 11/15/41 | | | 985,000 | | | | 610,231 | |
2.38%, 02/15/42 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,321,619 | |
3.00%, 05/15/42# | | | 500,000 | | | | 366,449 | |
3.63%, 08/15/43 | | | 881,000 | | | | 702,600 | |
3.75%, 11/15/43 | | | 365,000 | | | | 296,293 | |
3.63%, 02/15/44 | | | 2,106,000 | | | | 1,671,718 | |
3.13%, 08/15/44 | | | 6,637,000 | | | | 4,830,564 | |
3.00%, 11/15/44 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,420,636 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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2.50%, 02/15/45 | | $ | 2,135,000 | | | $ | 1,377,686 | |
3.00%, 05/15/45 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,413,772 | |
2.88%, 08/15/45 | | | 300,000 | | | | 206,626 | |
3.00%, 11/15/45 | | | 765,000 | | | | 538,022 | |
2.50%, 02/15/46 | | | 280,000 | | | | 178,101 | |
3.00%, 02/15/47 | | | 1,098,000 | | | | 763,141 | |
3.00%, 05/15/47 | | | 1,695,000 | | | | 1,176,223 | |
2.75%, 11/15/47 | | | 2,235,000 | | | | 1,470,946 | |
1.25%, 05/15/50 | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 1,451,000 | |
1.38%, 08/15/50 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 1,365,049 | |
1.63%, 11/15/50 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 1,223,906 | |
2.00%, 08/15/51 | | | 13,255,000 | | | | 7,168,798 | |
3.63%, 05/15/53 | | | 3,035,000 | | | | 2,365,703 | |
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS | | | | | | $ | 46,209,438 | |
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U.S. TREASURY NOTES – 24.0% | |
2.38%, 08/15/24 | | | 600,000 | | | | 585,674 | |
0.38%, 04/30/25 | | | 250,000 | | | | 232,682 | |
2.13%, 05/15/25 | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 2,673,422 | |
2.00%, 08/15/25 | | | 945,000 | | | | 894,765 | |
2.25%, 11/15/25 | | | 730,000 | | | | 690,635 | |
1.63%, 02/15/26 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,418,724 | |
1.63%, 05/15/26 | | | 5,470,000 | | | | 5,038,448 | |
4.75%, 07/15/26 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,967,278 | |
2.00%, 11/15/26 | | | 4,180,000 | | | | 3,841,860 | |
2.25%, 02/15/27 | | | 5,030,000 | | | | 4,633,396 | |
1.13%, 02/28/27 | | | 250,000 | | | | 221,616 | |
0.50%, 06/30/27 | | | 450,000 | | | | 384,712 | |
3.13%, 08/31/27 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,092,029 | |
2.25%, 11/15/27 | | | 300,000 | | | | 271,343 | |
2.75%, 02/15/28 | | | 6,750,000 | | | | 6,202,301 | |
4.00%, 02/29/28 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,671,449 | |
1.25%, 06/30/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 425,213 | |
2.88%, 08/15/28 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,576,383 | |
4.38%, 08/31/28 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,394,993 | |
1.38%, 10/31/28 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 6,768,776 | |
3.13%, 11/15/28 | | | 350,000 | | | | 322,770 | |
2.38%, 05/15/29 | | | 7,900,000 | | | | 6,943,534 | |
1.63%, 08/15/29 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,193,091 | |
1.50%, 02/15/30 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,088,217 | |
3.50%, 04/30/30 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,225,473 | |
0.63%, 05/15/30 | | | 550,000 | | | | 419,282 | |
1.13%, 02/15/31 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,098,133 | |
1.63%, 05/15/31 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 7,964,147 | |
1.38%, 11/15/31 | | | 1,880,000 | | | | 1,443,220 | |
1.88%, 02/15/32 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 4,769,190 | |
2.75%, 08/15/32 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 5,922,909 | |
4.13%, 11/15/32 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,768,683 | |
3.38%, 05/15/33 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,190,514 | |
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES | | | | | | $ | 129,334,862 | |
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (COST $204,462,506) | | | $ | 175,544,300 | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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9 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.5% | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^ | | | 7,840,384 | | | $ | 7,840,384 | |
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TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (COST $7,840,384) | | | $ | 7,840,384 | |
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| | Par Value | | | | |
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CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – 3.3% | |
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 3.3% | |
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Bank of America Securities, Inc., 5. 31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,339,576, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.00% to 6.50%, maturing 4/01/48 to 10/01/53; total market value of $3,405,865. | | $ | 3,339,083 | | | | 3,339,083 | |
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BNP Paribas SA, 5.30%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $1,420,676, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 7.00%, maturing 11/30/23 to 11/01/53; total market value of $1,448,876. | | | 1,420,467 | | | | 1,420,467 | |
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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,339,576, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 1.00% to 7.00%, maturing 9/01/28 to 1/01/61; total market value of $3,405,865. | | | 3,339,083 | | | | 3,339,083 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,272,784, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities, 2.50% to 7.00%, maturing 6/20/33 to 10/20/53; total market value of $3,337,747. | | $ | 3,272,301 | | | $ | 3,272,301 | |
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National Bank Financial, 5.34%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,339,578, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 4.38%, maturing 11/01/23 to 9/09/49; total market value of $3,405,877. | | | 3,339,083 | | | | 3,339,083 | |
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RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., 5.31%, dated 10/31/23, due 11/01/23, repurchase price $3,339,576, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency & Treasury Securities, 0.00% to 6.50%, maturing 11/07/23 to 8/20/53; total market value of $3,405,865. | | | 3,339,083 | | | | 3,339,083 | |
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TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (COST $18,049,100) | | | $ | 18,049,100 | |
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TOTAL CASH COLLATERAL INVESTED FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN (COST $18,049,100) | | | $ | 18,049,100 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.5% (COST $642,210,520) | | | $ | 552,850,832 | |
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COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN – (3.3%) | | | | (18,049,100 | ) |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.8% | | | | 4,312,027 | |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | $ | 539,113,759 | |
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
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| | Level 1 | | | | | | Level 2 | | | | | | Level 3 | | | | | | Total | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 5,371 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 5,371 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | | | | | 42,660 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 42,660 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | | | | | 210,125,771 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 210,125,771 | |
Government Agencies | | | — | | | | | | | | 16,207,487 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 16,207,487 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | | | | | 123,127,673 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 123,127,673 | |
Municipal Bond | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,908,086 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,908,086 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | | | | | 175,544,300 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 175,544,300 | |
Money Market Fund | | | 7,840,384 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 7,840,384 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | | | | | 18,049,100 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 18,049,100 | |
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Total | | $ | 7,840,384 | | | | | | | $ | 545,010,448 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 552,850,832 | |
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** | Represents less than 0.05%. |
Δ | Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. The information in parenthesis represents the benchmark and reference rate for each relevant security and the rate floats based upon the reference rate and spread. The security may be further subject to interest rate floor and caps. 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, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions. |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 10 |
Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (concluded)
W | Denotes a restricted security that may be resold without restriction to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that the Fund has determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2023, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $7,240,259, representing 1.34% of total net assets. |
ÿ | Step coupon security. The rate disclosed is the rate in effect on the report date. |
# | Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements. |
The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
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BKNT | | Bank Notes |
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GMTN | | Global Medium Term Note |
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LLC | | Limited Liability Corporation |
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LP | | Limited Partnership |
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MTN | | Medium Term Note |
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NA | | National Association |
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PLC | | Public Limited Company |
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RFUCCT1Y | | Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks Term 1 Year |
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SOFR | | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):
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| | Percentage of Total Net Assets | | |
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General | | | | 20.8 | % | | | | | |
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General Obligations | | | | 12.8 | % | | | | | |
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Medical | | | | 10.4 | % | | | | | |
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Higher Education | | | | 9.6 | % | | | | | |
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Airport | | | | 7.9 | % | | | | | |
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Transportation | | | | 5.2 | % | | | | | |
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Water | | | | 4.8 | % | | | | | |
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Development | | | | 4.3 | % | | | | | |
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Multifamily Hsg | | | | 4.3 | % | | | | | |
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Power | | | | 3.9 | % | | | | | |
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Education | | | | 3.2 | % | | | | | |
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School District | | | | 2.6 | % | | | | | |
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Student Loan | | | | 2.4 | % | | | | | |
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Tobacco Settlement | | | | 2.1 | % | | | | | |
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Utilities | | | | 1.4 | % | | | | | |
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Housing | | | | 0.8 | % | | | | | |
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Pollution | | | | 0.8 | % | | | | | |
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Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | 1.7 | % | | | | | |
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Cash Equivalents(1) | | | | 1.2 | % | | | | | |
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Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2) | | | | (0.2 | )% | | | | | |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % | | | | | |
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Credit Quality Diversification(3) | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | | |
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AAA / Aaa | | | | 11.8 | % | | | | | |
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AA / Aa | | | | 28.0 | % | | | | | |
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A / A | | | | 41.2 | % | | | | | |
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BBB / Baa | | | | 11.7 | % | | | | | |
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Not Rated | | | | 7.5 | % | | | | | |
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Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2) | | | | (0.2 | )% | | | | | |
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TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % | | | | | |
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(1) | Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund. |
(2) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
(3) | For financial reporting purposes, the Credit Quality Diversification table reflects the lowest rating assigned by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard and Poor’s if the ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by either rating agency and do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 1.7% | | | | | |
| | |
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond ETF | | | 235,500 | | | $ | 5,444,760 | |
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TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $5,994,679) | | | $ | 5,444,760 | |
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| | Par Value | | | | |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS – 97.3% | |
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ALABAMA – 0.3% | |
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HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.3% | |
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University of South Alabama, AL, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/31 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,017,740 | |
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TOTAL ALABAMA | | | | | | $ | 1,017,740 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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ALASKA – 0.6% | |
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HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.6% | |
University of Alaska, AK, Revenue Bonds, (Series T), 5.00%, 10/01/29 | | $ | 1,810,000 | | | $ | 1,821,429 | |
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TOTAL ALASKA | | | | | | $ | 1,821,429 | |
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ARIZONA – 3.4% | |
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DEVELOPMENT – 0.4% | |
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Chandler Industrial Development Authority, AZ, Revenue Bonds, (Intel Corp. Project), 4.10%, 12/01/37 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 972,816 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 12 |
Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona, IDA, Stadium Revenue Bonds, (Bank One Ballpark Project), (AMBAC), Prerefunded/ETM, 6.85%, 12/01/25 | | $ | 90,000 | | | $ | 90,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL DEVELOPMENT | | | | | | $ | 1,063,242 | |
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EDUCATION – 1.3% | | | | | |
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, AZ, Revenue Bonds, (Equitable School Revolving Fund), (Series A) 5.00%, 11/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,015,778 | |
5.00%, 11/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,027,548 | |
5.00%, 11/01/32 | | | 865,000 | | | | 886,112 | |
La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, IDA, Revenue Bonds, (Charter School Solutions - Harmony Public Schools Project), (Series A), 5.00%, 02/15/28 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,293,775 | |
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TOTAL EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 4,223,213 | |
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MEDICAL – 0.7% | | | | | |
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, IDA, Revenue Bonds, (Honor Health), (Series A) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 09/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,023,655 | |
5.00%, 09/01/35 | | | 725,000 | | | | 738,067 | |
5.00%, 09/01/36 | | | 500,000 | | | | 504,767 | |
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TOTAL MEDICAL | | | | | | $ | 2,266,489 | |
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UTILITIES – 1.0% | | | | | |
Mesa, AZ, Utility System Revenue, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series C), 5.00%, 07/01/36 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,199,751 | |
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TOTAL ARIZONA | | | | | | $ | 10,752,695 | |
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CALIFORNIA – 0.8% | | | | | |
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AIRPORT – 0.8% | | | | | |
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 05/15/32 | | | 800,000 | | | | 812,334 | |
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City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, CA, Revenue Bonds 4.00%, 05/15/35 | | | 600,000 | | | | 562,761 | |
4.00%, 05/15/36 | | | 800,000 | | | | 735,046 | |
4.00%, 05/15/37 | | | 500,000 | | | | 450,492 | |
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TOTAL CALIFORNIA | | | | | | $ | 2,560,633 | |
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COLORADO – 4.7% | | | | | |
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AIRPORT – 0.8% | | | | | |
City & County of Denver, CO, Airport System Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series A), 5.00%, 12/01/31 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,531,426 | |
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HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.7% | | | | | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, CO, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (University of Denver Project), (NATL), 5.00%, 03/01/35 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,090,942 | |
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MEDICAL – 1.6% | | | | | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, CO, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Intermountain Healthcare, 5.00%, 05/15/62 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,124,574 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
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Colorado Health Facilities Authority, CO, Revenue Bonds, (CommonSpirit Health), (Series B-2), 5.00%, 08/01/49 | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 2,018,707 | |
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TOTAL MEDICAL | | | | | | $ | 5,143,281 | |
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MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.3% | | | | | |
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, CO, Revenue Bonds, (Wintergreen Ridge Apartments Project), 4.00%, 05/01/41 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 984,621 | |
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TRANSPORTATION – 0.8% | | | | | |
E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A) 5.00%, 09/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,041,476 | |
5.00%, 09/01/34 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,379,757 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL TRANSPORTATION | | | | | | $ | 2,421,233 | |
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WATER – 0.5% | | | | | |
City & County of Denver, CO, Board of Water Commissioners, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 4.00%, 09/15/33 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,749,141 | |
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| | |
TOTAL COLORADO | | | | | | $ | 14,920,644 | |
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CONNECTICUT – 2.1% | | | | | |
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GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.8% | | | | | |
State of Connecticut, CT, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series 2021 A), 3.00%, 01/15/35 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,445,211 | |
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HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.8% | | | | | |
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, CT, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Fairfield University), (Series R), 5.00%, 07/01/31 | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,424,302 | |
| | |
University of Connecticut, CT, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 01/15/33 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,022,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 2,447,190 | |
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MEDICAL – 0.5% | | | | | |
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, CT, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Stamford Hospital), (Series L-1) | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 07/01/28 | | | 685,000 | | | | 663,471 | |
4.00%, 07/01/29 | | | 500,000 | | | | 480,444 | |
4.00%, 07/01/30 | | | 600,000 | | | | 571,549 | |
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| | |
TOTAL MEDICAL | | | | | | $ | 1,715,464 | |
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| | |
TOTAL CONNECTICUT | | | | | | $ | 6,607,865 | |
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 1.1% | | | | | |
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GENERAL – 0.6% | | | | | |
Washington Convention & Sports Authority, DC, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 10/01/30 | | | 610,000 | | | | 649,930 | |
5.00%, 10/01/31 | | | 875,000 | | | | 930,281 | |
5.00%, 10/01/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 529,365 | |
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| | |
TOTAL GENERAL | | | | | | $ | 2,109,576 | |
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13 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
TRANSPORTATION – 0.5% | | | | | |
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, DC, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/30 | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 1,538,126 | |
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| | |
TOTAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | | | | $ | 3,647,702 | |
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FLORIDA – 3.8% | | | | | |
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AIRPORT – 0.3% | | | | | |
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, FL, Airport System Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 10/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,016,235 | |
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GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.9% | | | | | |
Miami-Dade County, FL, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, 5.00%, 07/01/33 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,020,759 | |
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State of Florida, FL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, (Series D), 4.00%, 06/01/34 | | | 1,975,000 | | | | 1,961,698 | |
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| | |
TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS | | | | | | $ | 2,982,457 | |
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HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.5% | | | | | |
Davie Florida Education Facilities, FL, Revenue Bonds, (Nova Southeastern University Project) 5.00%, 04/01/28 | | | 750,000 | | | | 767,891 | |
5.00%, 04/01/30 | | | 750,000 | | | | 765,737 | |
5.00%, 04/01/31 | | | 750,000 | | | | 765,857 | |
5.00%, 04/01/33 | | | 750,000 | | | | 766,556 | |
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Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority, FL, Revenue Bonds, (Educational Facilities Ringling College Project), 5.00%, 03/01/28 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,611,527 | |
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TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 4,677,568 | |
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HOUSING – 0.3% | | | | | |
Florida Gulf Coast University Financing Corp., FL, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Housing Project), (Series A) 5.00%, 02/01/25 | | | 500,000 | | | | 504,114 | |
5.00%, 02/01/26 | | | 500,000 | | | | 506,489 | |
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TOTAL HOUSING | | | | | | $ | 1,010,603 | |
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MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.8% | | | | | |
Miami-Dade County Housing Finance Authority, FL, Revenue Bonds, (HUD SECT 8), 5.00%, 10/01/26 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,531,427 | |
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TOTAL FLORIDA | | | | | | $ | 12,218,290 | |
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GEORGIA – 3.1% | | | | | |
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GENERAL – 3.1% | | | | | |
Georgia Local Government, GA, Certificates of Participation, (Grantor Trust), (Series A), (NATL), 4.75%, 06/01/28 | | | 3,085,000 | | | | 3,054,538 | |
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Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/53 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 993,968 | |
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Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Revenue Bonds, Natural Gas Utility Improvements, (Series A) 4.00%, 07/01/52 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,887,382 | |
5.00%, 06/01/53 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,951,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GEORGIA | | | | | | $ | 9,887,702 | |
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| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
IDAHO – 0.9% | | | | | |
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HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.9% | | | | | |
Idaho Housing & Finance Association, ID, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (The College of Idaho Project), 5.38%, 11/01/38 | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 2,894,387 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL IDAHO | | | | | | $ | 2,894,387 | |
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ILLINOIS – 8.1% | | | | | |
| |
GENERAL – 3.1% | | | | | |
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (McCormick Place Convention), Prerefunded/ETM, 7.00%, 07/01/26 | | | 4,875,000 | | | | 5,082,055 | |
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Regional Transportation Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (BHAC-CR FGIC), 6.00%, 07/01/31 | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,619,908 | |
| | |
Sales Tax Securitization Corp., IL, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Second Lien), (Series A), 5.00%, 01/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,036,344 | |
| | |
Sales Tax Securitization Corp., IL, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Second Lien), (Series A), 5.00%, 01/01/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,035,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GENERAL | | | | | | $ | 9,773,658 | |
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GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 4.2% | | | | | |
Chicago Park District, IL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series D), 5.00%, 01/01/26 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,246,094 | |
| | |
Chicago, IL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A) 5.00%, 01/01/25 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,015,965 | |
5.00%, 01/01/32 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,050,485 | |
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State of Illinois, IL, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, (Series A) 5.00%, 10/01/29 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,053,459 | |
5.00%, 10/01/33 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,012,933 | |
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State of Illinois, IL, GO Unlimited, (Series D), 5.00%, 11/01/28 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,067,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS | | | | | | $ | 13,446,911 | |
| |
MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.3% | | | | | |
Illinois Housing Development Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, Ogden Commons, 4.00%, 07/01/43 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 983,266 | |
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TRANSPORTATION – 0.5% | | | | | |
Regional Transportation Authority, IL, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 06/01/33 | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,521,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL ILLINOIS | | | | | | $ | 25,724,836 | |
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INDIANA – 2.0% | | | | | |
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DEVELOPMENT – 2.0% | | | | | |
Whiting, IN, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (BP Products North America Inc., Project), 5.00%, 12/01/44 | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,491,893 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL INDIANA | | | | | | $ | 6,491,893 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 14 |
Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
IOWA – 0.9% | | | | | |
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EDUCATION – 0.9% | | | | | |
Waterloo Community School District Infrastructure Sales Services & Use Tax, IA, Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/29 | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 2,970,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL IOWA | | | | | | $ | 2,970,418 | |
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KENTUCKY – 1.5% | | | | | |
| |
GENERAL – 1.5% | | | | | |
Kentucky Public Energy Authority, KY, Revenue Bonds, Natural Gas Utility Improvements, (Series A), 4.00%, 08/01/52 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,773,035 | |
| | |
Kentucky Public Energy Authority, KY, Revenue Bonds, Natural Gas Utility Improvements, (Series C), 4.00%, 02/01/50 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,898,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL KENTUCKY | | | | | | $ | 4,671,209 | |
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MARYLAND – 0.8% | | | | | |
| |
AIRPORT – 0.8% | | | | | |
Maryland State Department of Transportation, MD, Revenue Bonds, (Baltimore Washington International), (Series B) 5.00%, 08/01/28 | | | 730,000 | | | | 743,922 | |
5.00%, 08/01/29 | | | 500,000 | | | | 511,011 | |
5.00%, 08/01/30 | | | 515,000 | | | | 526,528 | |
5.00%, 08/01/31 | | | 650,000 | | | | 666,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MARYLAND | | | | | | $ | 2,447,522 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS – 2.8% | | | | | |
| |
GENERAL – 1.0% | | | | | |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (BHAC-CR FGIC), 5.50%, 01/01/34 | | | 2,790,000 | | | | 3,120,126 | |
| |
HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.7% | | | | | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, MA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Simmons University), (Series L) 5.00%, 10/01/30 | | | 1,180,000 | | | | 1,186,082 | |
5.00%, 10/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,003,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 2,189,616 | |
| |
MEDICAL – 0.3% | | | | | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, MA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Care Group), (Series I), 5.00%, 07/01/33 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,007,107 | |
| |
STUDENT LOAN – 0.8% | | | | | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, MA, Revenue Bonds, (Series B) 5.00%, 07/01/33 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,804,391 | |
4.25%, 07/01/44 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 915,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL STUDENT LOAN | | | | | | $ | 2,719,628 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS | | | | | | $ | 9,036,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
MICHIGAN – 4.0% | | | | | |
| |
MULTIFAMILY HSG – 1.4% | | | | | |
Michigan State Housing Development Authority, MI, Revenue Bonds, (Clark Road Senior Apartment Project), 4.50%, 12/01/42 | | $ | 4,300,000 | | | $ | 4,268,840 | |
| |
SCHOOL DISTRICT – 1.0% | | | | | |
Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax 4.00%, 05/01/33 | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,304,199 | |
4.00%, 05/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 964,119 | |
| | |
Saginaw City School District, MI, GO Unlimited, School Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Qualified School Bond Loan Fund), 4.00%, 05/01/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 952,972 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | | | | | | $ | 3,221,290 | |
| |
WATER – 1.6% | | | | | |
Detroit Sewage Disposal System, MI, Revenue Bonds, (Second Lien), (Series B), (AGC-ICC FGIC) AGC, 5.50%, 07/01/29 | | | 145,000 | | | | 147,806 | |
| | |
Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue, MI, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien), (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/30 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,581,320 | |
| | |
Michigan Finance Authority, MI, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Local Government Loan Program), (Series C), 5.00%, 07/01/34 | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,460,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WATER | | | | | | $ | 5,189,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MICHIGAN | | | | | | $ | 12,679,932 | |
| |
MINNESOTA – 2.1% | | | | | |
| |
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.6% | | | | | |
State of Minnesota, MN, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A), 4.00%, 09/01/38 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,874,973 | |
| |
MEDICAL – 0.8% | | | | | |
Rochester, MN, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Mayo Clinic), 4.00%, 11/15/39 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,699,946 | |
| |
MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.7% | | | | | |
Coon Rapids, MN, Multi Family Revenue Bonds, (Galway Place Community Plaza Projects), (Series A), 2.70%, 08/01/35 | | | 2,583,378 | | | | 2,146,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MINNESOTA | | | | | | $ | 6,721,376 | |
| |
NEVADA – 1.2% | | | | | |
| |
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 1.2% | | | | | |
Las Vegas Valley Water District, NV, GO Limited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A), 4.00%, 06/01/46 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,071,789 | |
| | |
Las Vegas Valley Water District, NV, GO Limited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series C), 4.00%, 06/01/37 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,827,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NEVADA | | | | | | $ | 3,899,664 | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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15 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued) |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
NEW HAMPSHIRE – 0.8% | | | | | |
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POLLUTION – 0.8% | | | | | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, NH, Revenue Bonds, (Waste Management), 3.13%, 08/01/24 | | $ | 2,750,000 | | | $ | 2,711,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE | | | | | | $ | 2,711,323 | |
| |
NEW JERSEY – 5.1% | | | | | |
| |
GENERAL – 2.9% | | | | | |
Garden State Preservation Trust, NJ, Revenue Bonds, (2005 Series A), (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/28 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,131,687 | |
| | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 06/15/24 | | | 225,000 | | | | 226,344 | |
| | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Transportation System) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 12/15/28 | | | 2,135,000 | | | | 2,231,448 | |
5.00%, 12/15/34 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,076,705 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Transportation System), 5.00%, 12/15/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 520,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GENERAL | | | | | | $ | 9,186,761 | |
| |
HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.0% | | | | | |
| | |
Gloucester County Improvement Authority, NJ, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Rowan University Project), (Series B), ETM, 5.00%, 07/01/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,020,128 | |
| | |
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, NJ, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Stevens Institute of Technology), 5.00%, 07/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,013,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 3,033,235 | |
| |
MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.1% | | | | | |
New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 3.60%, 11/01/33 | | | 400,000 | | | | 360,142 | |
| |
SCHOOL DISTRICT – 0.2% | | | | | |
Newark Board of Education, NJ, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Sustainability Bonds), (BAM) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 07/15/28 | | | 250,000 | | | | 259,643 | |
5.00%, 07/15/29 | | | 250,000 | | | | 260,451 | |
5.00%, 07/15/30 | | | 250,000 | | | | 261,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | | | | | | $ | 781,974 | |
| |
STUDENT LOAN – 0.9% | | | | | |
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, NJ, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 12/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,014,880 | |
4.00%, 12/01/44 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 886,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL STUDENT LOAN | | | | | | $ | 2,901,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NEW JERSEY | | | | | | $ | 16,263,682 | |
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| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| |
NEW YORK – 7.6% | | | | | |
| |
AIRPORT – 1.1% | | | | | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (207th Series) | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 03/15/30 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 960,114 | |
5.00%, 09/15/31 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,535,399 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL AIRPORT | | | | | | $ | 3,495,513 | |
| |
DEVELOPMENT – 1.0% | | | | | |
New York Liberty Development Corp., NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Goldman Sachs Headquarters), 5.25%, 10/01/35 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,147,432 | |
| |
GENERAL – 2.9% | | | | | |
| | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, NY, Revenue Bonds, (Series D), 4.00%, 11/01/46 | | | 990,000 | | | | 846,952 | |
| | |
New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series E-1), 4.00%, 02/01/38 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,285,484 | |
| | |
New York State Thruway Authority, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 03/15/33 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,347,740 | |
| | |
New York State Urban Development Corp., NY, Revenue Bonds, Personal Income Tax, (Series A), 4.00%, 03/15/38 | | | 2,005,000 | | | | 1,839,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GENERAL | | | | | | $ | 9,319,781 | |
| |
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 1.0% | | | | | |
New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 09/01/36 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,694,006 | |
4.00%, 08/01/37 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,394,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS | | | | | | $ | 3,088,026 | |
| |
HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.7% | | | | | |
| | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series C), (NATL), 5.25%, 07/01/30 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,083,303 | |
| | |
Tompkins County Development Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Ithaca College Project), 5.00%, 07/01/30 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,011,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 2,095,170 | |
| |
HOUSING – 0.5% | | | | | |
Amherst Development Corp., NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.), (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/32 | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 1,733,006 | |
| |
MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.4% | | | | | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency, NY, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (SONYMA HUD SECT 8), 3.75%, 11/01/62 | | | 1,405,000 | | | | 1,341,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NEW YORK | | | | | | $ | 24,220,852 | |
| |
NORTH CAROLINA – 1.8% | | | | | |
| |
POWER – 1.4% | | | | | |
North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1, NC, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 01/01/32 | | | 4,250,000 | | | | 4,463,770 | |
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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 16 |
Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)
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| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
TRANSPORTATION – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, NC, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien), (AGM), 5.00%, 01/01/32 | | $ | 1,250,000 | | | $ | 1,297,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NORTH CAROLINA | | | | | | $ | 5,761,563 | |
| | |
OHIO – 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
State of Ohio, OH, GO Unlimited, Public Improvements, (Series A) 5.00%, 03/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,094,377 | |
5.00%, 03/01/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,089,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS | | | | | | $ | 2,184,165 | |
| | |
HIGHER EDUCATION – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, OH, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (University of Dayton 2020), 5.00%, 02/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,036,984 | |
Ohio State University (The), OH, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (Multiyear Debt ISS), 4.00%, 12/01/43 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,767,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 2,804,385 | |
| | |
MEDICAL – 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Montgomery County, OH, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Premier Health Partners Obligated Group), 5.00%, 11/15/28 | | | 3,035,000 | | | | 3,083,523 | |
Montgomery County, OH, Hospital Improvement Revenue Bonds, (Unrefunded - Catholic Health Initiatives), Prerefunded/ETM, 5.25%, 05/01/29 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,002 | |
State of Ohio, OH, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group), 4.00%, 01/01/34 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,184,718 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MEDICAL | | | | | | $ | 4,273,243 | |
| | |
POWER – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
American Municipal Power, Inc., OH, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Prairie State Energy Campus Project), (Series A), 5.00%, 02/15/32 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,145,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL OHIO | | | | | | $ | 12,407,470 | |
| | |
OKLAHOMA – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
GENERAL – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian County Educational Facilities Authority, OK, Revenue Bonds, (Mustang Public Schools Project), (Series A), 5.25%, 09/01/34 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,156,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL OKLAHOMA | | | | | | $ | 3,156,671 | |
| | |
OREGON – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
GENERAL – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Oregon State Lottery, OR, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), (MORAL OBLG), 5.00%, 04/01/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,046,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL OREGON | | | | | | $ | 1,046,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
PENNSYLVANIA – 10.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AIRPORT – 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (Series A) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 01/01/28 | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 1,524,281 | |
4.00%, 01/01/38 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,321,341 | |
Philadelphia Airport, PA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/30 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,509,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL AIRPORT | | | | | | $ | 4,355,066 | |
| | |
DEVELOPMENT – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, PA, Resource Recovery Improvement Revenue Bonds, (Waste Management Inc., Project), (Series A), 1.75%, 08/01/38 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,934,397 | |
| | |
GENERAL – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, PA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 4.00%, 03/01/35 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,856,652 | |
Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 02/01/26 | | | 2,930,000 | | | | 2,991,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GENERAL | | | | | | $ | 5,847,958 | |
| | |
HIGHER EDUCATION – 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Lackawanna County Industrial Development Authority, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Scranton University), 5.00%, 11/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,023,603 | |
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AICUP Financing Program) , 5.00%, 05/01/35 | | | 1,130,000 | | | | 1,073,130 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Ursinus College Project), (Series A) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 11/01/25 | | | 700,000 | | | | 698,885 | |
5.00%, 11/01/26 | | | 350,000 | | | | 349,403 | |
5.00%, 11/01/27 | | | 600,000 | | | | 599,081 | |
5.00%, 11/01/28 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,097,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 4,841,275 | |
| | |
MEDICAL – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/35 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,559,133 | |
| |
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT – 0.3% | | | | | |
Commonwealth Financing Authority, PA, Revenue Bonds, (Tobacco Master Settlement Payment), 5.00%, 06/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,021,823 | |
| | |
TRANSPORTATION – 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (2nd Series), Motor License Fund Enhanced, 5.00%, 12/01/32 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,071,310 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, PA, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Series B) 5.00%, 12/01/35 | | | 500,000 | | | | 535,127 | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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17 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
5.00%, 12/01/36 | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 525,592 | |
5.00%, 12/01/37 | | | 500,000 | | | | 522,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION | | | | | | $ | 3,654,349 | |
| | |
UTILITIES – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Philadelphia Gas Works Co., PA, Revenue Bonds, Natural Gas Utility Improvements, (1998 General Ordinance), (15th Series), 5.00%, 08/01/26 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,125,617 | |
| | |
WATER – 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Philadelphia Water & Wastewater, PA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 11/01/31 | | | 5,655,000 | | | | 5,849,769 | |
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (First Lien), (Series B), (AGM) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 09/01/38 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,305,405 | |
5.00%, 09/01/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,037,901 | |
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, PA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Sub-Series B), (AGM), 5.00%, 09/01/33 | | | 340,000 | | | | 365,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WATER | | | | | | $ | 8,558,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PENNSYLVANIA | | | | | | $ | 34,897,831 | |
| | |
SOUTH CAROLINA – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Tobacco Settlement Revenue Management Authority, SC, Revenue Bonds, (Series B), Prerefunded/ETM, 6.38%, 05/15/30 | | | 5,215,000 | | | | 5,858,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SOUTH CAROLINA | | | | | | $ | 5,858,300 | |
| | |
TENNESSEE – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AIRPORT – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, TN, Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 07/01/32 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,123,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL TENNESSEE | | | | | | $ | 1,123,152 | |
| | |
TEXAS – 9.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AIRPORT – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, TX, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 4.00%, 11/01/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 961,812 | |
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, TX, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series B), 5.00%, 11/01/38 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,029,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL AIRPORT | | | | | | $ | 1,991,320 | |
| | |
EDUCATION – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Trinity Basin Preparatory, Inc.), (PSF-GTD) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 08/15/39 | | | 500,000 | | | | 511,329 | |
5.00%, 08/15/40 | | | 500,000 | | | | 509,145 | |
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Idea Public Schools) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 08/15/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,037,344 | |
5.00%, 08/15/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,042,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 3,100,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
GENERAL – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Dallas, TX, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, Hotel Occupancy Tax | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 08/15/31 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 944,933 | |
4.00%, 08/15/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 933,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GENERAL | | | | | | $ | 1,878,309 | |
| |
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 3.4% | | | | | |
Dallas, TX, GO Limited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 02/15/40 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,281,949 | |
5.00%, 02/15/41 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,021,380 | |
Martin County Hospital District, TX, GO Limited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 04/01/24 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,806 | |
4.00%, 04/01/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,907 | |
4.00%, 04/01/26 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,231 | |
4.00%, 04/01/27 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,420 | |
4.00%, 04/01/28 | | | 535,000 | | | | 530,958 | |
4.00%, 04/01/29 | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,847 | |
4.00%, 04/01/30 | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,511 | |
4.00%, 04/01/31 | | | 350,000 | | | | 338,442 | |
4.00%, 04/01/32 | | | 100,000 | | | | 95,481 | |
4.00%, 04/01/33 | | | 495,000 | | | | 466,533 | |
4.00%, 04/01/34 | | | 100,000 | | | | 93,144 | |
4.00%, 04/01/35 | | | 100,000 | | | | 92,020 | |
4.00%, 04/01/36 | | | 380,000 | | | | 341,647 | |
State of Texas, TX, GO Unlimited, (Series A), 4.50%, 08/01/29 | | | 2,125,000 | | | | 2,147,530 | |
State of Texas, TX, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, (Series B), 5.00%, 08/01/29 | | | 3,735,000 | | | | 3,863,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS | | | | | | $ | 10,867,848 | |
| | |
MEDICAL – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., TX, Refunding Revenue Bonds, School Health Care System (Series B) 5.75%, 07/01/27 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,066,971 | |
6.25%, 07/01/27 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,141,784 | |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Christus Health), (Series B), 5.00%, 07/01/32 | | | 1,465,000 | | | | 1,498,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MEDICAL | | | | | | $ | 3,707,590 | |
| | |
MULTIFAMILY HSG – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
El Paso Housing Finance Corp., TX, Revenue Bonds, (HUD SECT 8), 4.50%, 03/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 995,772 | |
| | |
SCHOOL DISTRICT – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Hays Consolidated Independent School District, TX, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Permanent School Fund - Guaranteed), 4.00%, 02/15/37 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 949,320 | |
Royal Independent School District, TX, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Permanent School Fund - Guaranteed), 4.00%, 02/15/48 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 837,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | | | | | | $ | 1,786,636 | |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (continued)
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
STUDENT LOAN – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., TX, Revenue Bonds, (Series 1A), 5.13%, 04/01/43 | | $ | 2,295,000 | | | $ | 2,224,377 | |
| | |
TRANSPORTATION – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, TX, Highways Improvement Revenue Bonds, (Senior Lien), 5.00%, 01/01/33 | | | 1,470,000 | | | | 1,514,321 | |
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, TX, Highways Improvement Revenue Bonds, (Series F), 5.00%, 01/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,003,944 | |
Central Texas Turnpike System, TX, Revenue Bonds, (Series C), 5.00%, 08/15/32 | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,207,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION | | | | | | $ | 3,725,267 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL TEXAS | | | | | | $ | 30,277,169 | |
| | |
UTAH – 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AIRPORT – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Salt Lake City, UT, Revenue Bonds, (Series A) | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 07/01/32 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,028,460 | |
5.00%, 07/01/33 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,522,898 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL AIRPORT | | | | | | $ | 5,551,358 | |
| | |
MEDICAL – 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Salt Lake County, UT, Revenue Bonds, (IHC Health Services), (AMBAC), Prerefunded/ETM | | | | | | | | |
5.40%, 02/15/28 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,535,527 | |
5.13%, 02/15/33 | | | 5,090,000 | | | | 5,146,601 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MEDICAL | | | | | | $ | 7,682,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL UTAH | | | | | | $ | 13,233,486 | |
| | |
WASHINGTON – 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
GENERAL – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, WA, Revenue Bonds, (NATL), 4.75%, 02/01/28 | | | 6,245,000 | | | | 6,241,586 | |
| | |
MEDICAL – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, WA, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Overlake Hospital Medical Center), 5.00%, 07/01/33 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,710,952 | |
| | |
POWER – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Northwest, WA, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, Columbia Generating Station, 5.00%, 07/01/33 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,268,021 | |
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Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
SCHOOL DISTRICT – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Clark County School District No. 114 Evergreen, WA, GO Unlimited, AD Valorem Property Tax, (SCH BD GTY), 4.00%, 12/01/33 | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 2,971,397 | |
| | |
TRANSPORTATION – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Port of Seattle, WA, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 04/01/29 | | | 2,090,000 | | | | 2,136,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WASHINGTON | | | | | | $ | 16,328,583 | |
| | |
WISCONSIN – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
MEDICAL – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, Revenue Bonds, (The Obligated Group of National Senior Communities, Inc.) | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 01/01/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 467,171 | |
4.00%, 01/01/33 | | | 500,000 | | | | 463,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MEDICAL | | | | | | $ | 930,686 | |
| | |
POWER – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Public Finance Authority, WI, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Duke Energy Progress Project), (Series P), 3.30%, 10/01/46 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,705,831 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WISCONSIN | | | | | | $ | 2,636,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $339,686,276) | | | | | | $ | 310,895,799 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | |
| | |
MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^ | | | 3,833,145 | | | | 3,833,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $3,833,145) | | | | | | $ | 3,833,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2% (Cost $349,514,100) | | | | | | $ | 320,173,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – (0.2)% | | | | | | | (596,116 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 319,577,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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19 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
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| | Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (concluded) |
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
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| | Level 1 | | | | Level 2 | | | | Level 3 | | | | Total |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | $ | 5,444,760 | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,444,760 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 310,895,799 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 310,895,799 | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 3,833,145 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 3,833,145 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 9,277,905 | | | | | | | | | $ | 310,895,799 | | | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | | | | | $ | 320,173,704 | |
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The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
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AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corporation |
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AGM | | Assured Guaranty Municipal |
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AMBAC | | American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation |
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BAM | | Build America Mutual Assurance Company |
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BHAC | | Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
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CR | | Custodial Receipts |
| |
ETF | | Exchange-Traded Fund |
| |
ETM | | Escrowed to Maturity |
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FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
| |
GO | | General Obligation |
| |
ICC | | Insured Custody Certificates |
| |
IDA | | Industrial Development Authority/Agency |
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NATL | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
| |
SCH BD GTY | | School Bond Guaranty |
| |
SPDR | | Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund
At October 31, 2023, the Fund’s portfolio composition was as follows (unaudited):
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| | Percentage of |
| | Total Net Assets |
| |
General | | | | 22.6 | % |
| |
Higher Education | | | | 18.2 | % |
| |
General Obligations | | | | 9.1 | % |
| |
Medical | | | | 7.7 | % |
| |
Multifamily Hsg | | | | 6.8 | % |
| |
Transportation | | | | 6.2 | % |
| |
Education | | | | 5.6 | % |
| |
Development | | | | 4.1 | % |
| |
Utilities | | | | 3.8 | % |
| |
Housing | | | | 2.5 | % |
| |
Power | | | | 2.5 | % |
| |
Airport | | | | 2.5 | % |
| |
School District | | | | 2.1 | % |
| |
Water | | | | 2.0 | % |
| |
Cash Equivalents(1) | | | | 3.0 | % |
| |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2) | | | | 1.3 | % |
| | | | | |
| |
TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | Percentage of |
Credit Quality Diversification(3) | | Total Net Assets |
| |
AAA / Aaa | | | | 5.2 | % |
| |
AA / Aa | | | | 45.4 | % |
| |
A / A | | | | 29.7 | % |
| |
BBB / Baa | | | | 15.4 | % |
| |
Not Rated | | | | 3.0 | % |
| |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2) | | | | 1.3 | % |
| | | | | |
| |
TOTAL | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | |
(1) | Cash Equivalents include investments in a money market fund. |
(2) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
(3) | For financial reporting purposes, the Credit Quality Diversification table reflects the lowest rating assigned by either Moody’s Investors Service or Standard and Poor’s if the ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by either rating agency and do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 95.7% | | | | | | | | |
|
NEW YORK – 95.7% | |
|
AIRPORT – 2.5% | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series 231ST), 5.00%, 08/01/31 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 1,029,305 | |
|
DEVELOPMENT – 4.1% | |
Battery Park City Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/41 | | | 500,000 | | | | 520,888 | |
New York Liberty Development Corp., NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Goldman Sachs Headquarters), 5.25%, 10/01/35 | | | 1,095,000 | | | | 1,148,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL DEVELOPMENT | | | | | | $ | 1,669,700 | |
|
EDUCATION – 5.6% | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, (AMG St. Aid Withhldg), 5.00%, 10/01/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,079,802 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Brooklyn Law School), (Series A), 5.00%, 07/01/33 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,197,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Prerefunded Revenue Bonds, School District, School Improvements, (Series A), (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/29 | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 5,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EDUCATION | | | | | | $ | 2,282,560 | |
|
GENERAL – 22.6% | |
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series A), 5.00%, 02/15/33 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,204,477 | |
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 07/01/31 | | | 565,000 | | | | 611,822 | |
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Lincoln Center For Performing Arts), (Series A), 4.00%, 12/01/34 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,542,043 | |
New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series A-1), 5.00%, 05/01/34 | | | 800,000 | | | | 814,863 | |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
| | |
21 | | PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS |
| | |
| | Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
| | |
New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Sub-Series E-1), 4.00%, 02/01/38 | | $ | 655,000 | | | $ | 598,797 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, (Series A), 5.00%, 03/15/32 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,045,587 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (Series A), 4.00%, 03/15/37 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 933,881 | |
Syracuse, NY, IDA, Revenue Bonds, Syracuse City School District Project, School Improvements, (Series B), (State Aid Withholding), 5.00%, 05/01/32 | | | 1,435,000 | | | | 1,472,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL GENERAL | | | $ | 9,224,252 | |
|
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS – 9.1% | |
Binghamton, NY, GO, Public Facilities, AD Valorem Property Tax, (BAM), 4.00%, 04/15/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 501,683 | |
New York City, NY, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, (Series A-1), 5.00%, 08/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,066,731 | |
North Hempstead, NY, GO, Public Improvements, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A), (BAM), 4.00%, 03/15/42 | | | 650,000 | | | | 591,458 | |
Yonkers, NY, GO, Refunding Notes, AD Valorem Property Tax, (Series A), (BAM) 5.00%, 05/01/26 | | | 500,000 | | | | 513,525 | |
5.00%, 05/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,051,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS | | | $ | 3,724,741 | |
|
HIGHER EDUCATION – 18.2% | |
Albany Capital Resource Corp., NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Albany Law School of Union University Project), (Series A) 4.00%, 07/01/26 | | | 800,000 | | | | 779,853 | |
5.00%, 07/01/29 | | | 1,195,000 | | | | 1,206,201 | |
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (The Culinary Institute of America), 5.00%, 07/01/32 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,043,826 | |
Hempstead Town Local Development Corp., NY, Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (Hofstra University Project), (Series A), 5.00%, 07/01/33 | | | 725,000 | | | | 759,382 | |
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (The Juilliard School), (Series A), 5.00%, 01/01/33 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,087,972 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Revenue Bonds, University & College Improvements, (Series A), (NATL), 5.75%, 07/01/27 | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,739,159 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (St. John’s University), (Series A) , 5.00%, 07/01/30 | | | 800,000 | | | | 816,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION | | | $ | 7,433,005 | |
|
HOUSING – 2.5% | |
Amherst Development Corp., NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (UBF Facility Student Housing Corp.), (AGM), (Series A), 5.00%, 10/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,043,702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Par Value | | | Value | |
|
MEDICAL – 7.7% | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Montefiore Obligated Group), (Series A), 5.00%, 09/01/29 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 994,894 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group), (Series A), 5.00%, 05/01/24 | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,164,999 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, NY, Advance Refunding Revenue Bonds, (NYU Hospitals Center), 5.00%, 07/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL MEDICAL | | | $ | 3,158,642 | |
|
MULTIFAMILY HSG – 6.8% | |
New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, (Series C-1A), 3.50%, 11/01/33 | | | 1,890,000 | | | | 1,688,242 | |
New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, (Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds), (Series B-1A) 2.45%, 05/01/31 | | | 390,000 | | | | 331,442 | |
3.10%, 11/01/34 | | | 890,000 | | | | 758,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL MULTIFAMILY HSG | | | $ | 2,778,414 | |
|
POWER – 2.5% | |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series TE), 5.00%, 12/15/38 | | | 950,000 | | | | 1,008,674 | |
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT – 2.1% | |
Genesee Valley Central School District, NY, GO Unlimited, Current Refunding, AD Valorem Property Tax, 5.00%, 06/15/29 | | | 825,000 | | | | 878,270 | |
|
TRANSPORTATION – 6.2% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Revenue Green Bonds, (Series C-1), 5.00%, 11/15/29 | | | 1,530,000 | | | | 1,560,151 | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NY, Refunding Revenue Bonds, (Series 242), 5.00%, 12/01/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 995,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION | | | $ | 2,556,012 | |
|
UTILITIES – 3.8% | |
Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric, Light and Power Improvements, Revenue Bonds, (Series A) 5.00%, 09/01/33 | | | 700,000 | | | | 747,096 | |
5.00%, 09/01/34 | | | 750,000 | | | | 797,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | $ | 1,544,804 | |
|
WATER – 2.0% | |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, NY, Current Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2nd General Resolution, (Series EE), 5.00%, 06/15/31 | | | 750,000 | | | | 817,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL NEW YORK | | | $ | 39,149,655 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $43,052,622) | | | $ | 39,149,655 | |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
| | |
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS | | 22 |
Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (concluded)
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
MONEY MARKET FUND – 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.23%^ | | | 1,234,511 | | | $ | 1,234,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $1,234,511) | | | | | | $ | 1,234,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.7% (Cost $44,287,133) | | | | | | $ | 40,384,166 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 1.3% | | | | 511,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 40,895,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (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)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | | Level 2 | | | | Level 3 | | | | Total |
| | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | 39,149,655 | | | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | | | | | $ | 39,149,655 | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 1,234,511 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 1,234,511 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 1,234,511 | | | | | | | | | $ | 39,149,655 | | | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | | | | | $ | 40,384,166 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The following acronyms are used throughout this Portfolio of Investments:
| | |
| |
AGM | | Assured Guaranty Municipal |
| |
BAM | | Build America Mutual Assurance Company |
| |
GO | | General Obligation |
| |
IDA | | Industrial Development Authority/Agency |
| |
NATL | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
| | |
23 | | STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | | | | | Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund | | | Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund | | | Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at identified cost | | | | | | | | | | $ | 642,210,520 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 349,514,100 | | | | | | | $ | 44,287,133 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value | | | | | | | | | | $ | 552,850,832 | (a) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 320,173,704 | | | | | | | $ | 40,384,166 | | | | | |
Income receivable | | | | | | | | | | | 3,974,851 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,350,930 | | | | | | | | 603,409 | | | | | |
Foreign tax reclaim receivable | | | | | | | | | | | 1,561 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Due from advisor | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 2,753 | | | | | |
Receivable for shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | 1,914,199 | | | | | | | | | | | | 58,965 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,093,858 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Prepaid assets | | | | | | | | | | | 42,408 | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,081 | | | | | | | | 16,382 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | 558,783,851 | | | | | | | | | | | | 325,710,538 | | | | | | | | 41,006,710 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral for securities on loan | | | | | | | | | | | 18,049,100 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Due to custodian | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,765 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,200,304 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Income distribution payable | | | | | | | | | | | 817,165 | | | | | | | | | | | | 527,727 | | | | | | | | 16,237 | | | | | |
Payable for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | 474,647 | | | | | | | | | | | | 186,626 | | | | | | | | 24,477 | | | | | |
Payable for Trustees’ fees | | | | | | | | | | | 2,697 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,799 | | | | | | | | 2,799 | | | | | |
Payable for administration fees | | | | | | | | | | | 13,044 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,880 | | | | | | | | 1,017 | | | | | |
Payable for distribution services fees | | | | | | | | | | | 392 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,163 | | | | | | | | 1,034 | | | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fees | | | | | | | | | | | 156 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Payable for investment advisory fees | | | | | | | | | | | 141,369 | | | | | | | | | | | | 88,763 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Other accrued expenses | | | | | | | | | | | 171,522 | | | | | | | | | | | | 111,923 | | | | | | | | 65,675 | | | | | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | 19,670,092 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,132,950 | | | | | | | | 111,239 | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | $ | 539,113,759 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 319,577,588 | | | | | | | $ | 40,895,471 | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Paid-in capital | | | | | | | | | | $ | 633,275,186 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 355,540,133 | | | | | | | $ | 45,723,503 | | | | | |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | (94,161,427 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (35,962,545 | ) | | | | | | | (4,828,032 | ) | | | | |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | $ | 539,113,759 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 319,577,588 | | | | | | | $ | 40,895,471 | | | | | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,837,942 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 14,454,505 | | | | | | | $ | 4,849,533 | | | | | |
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Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | | | | | | 220,882 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,245,636 | | | | | | | | 521,620 | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value per share | | | | | | | | | | $ | 8.32 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 11.60 | | | | | | | $ | 9.30 | | | | | |
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Offering Price per share* | | | | | | | | | | $ | 8.71 | ** | | | | | | | | | | $ | 12.15 | ** | | | | | | $ | 9.74 | ** | | | | |
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Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | $ | 537,275,817 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 305,123,083 | | | | | | | $ | 36,045,938 | | | | | |
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Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized) | | | | | | | | | | | 65,679,849 | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,283,543 | | | | | | | | 3,874,592 | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value and Offering Price per share | | | | | | | | | | $ | 8.18 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 11.61 | | | | | | | $ | 9.30 | | | | | |
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(a) | Including $17,350,310 of securities on loan (Note 2). |
* | See “How are Shares Priced?’’ in the Prospectus. |
** | Computation of offering price per share: 100/95.50 of net asset value. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | | 24 |
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Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund | | | | | | Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | | | | | | | | $ | 128,530 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 229,921 | | | | | | | $ | 18,164 | | | | | |
Interest | | | | | | | | | | | 9,274,290 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,487,797 | | | | | | | | 550,039 | | | | | |
Securities lending income, net | | | | | | | | | | | 27,654 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | 9,430,474 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,717,718 | | | | | | | | 568,203 | | | | | |
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EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | | | | | | | | | 1,235,351 | | | | | | | | | | | | 751,390 | | | | | | | | 100,252 | | | | | |
Administration fees | | | | | | | | | | | 78,852 | | | | | | | | | | | | 47,962 | | | | | | | | 6,400 | | | | | |
Portfolio accounting and administration fees | | | | | | | | | | | 77,098 | | | | | | | | | | | | 50,452 | | | | | | | | 16,223 | | | | | |
Custodian fees | | | | | | | | | | | 8,710 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,172 | | | | | | | | 644 | | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | 14,875 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,351 | | | | | | | | 2,077 | | | | | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | | | | 31,346 | | | | | |
Professional fees | | | | | | | | | | | 55,646 | | | | | | | | | | | | 53,879 | | | | | | | | 52,820 | | | | | |
Distribution services fee—Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 2,439 | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,082 | | | | | | | | 6,392 | | | | | |
Shareholder services fee—Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 2,439 | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,082 | | | | | | | | 6,392 | | | | | |
Share registration costs | | | | | | | | | | | 18,804 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,672 | | | | | | | | 6,748 | | | | | |
Printing and postage | | | | | | | | | | | 7,429 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,865 | | | | | | | | 3,703 | | | | | |
Miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | | | 33,348 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,692 | | | | | | | | 15,191 | | | | | |
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TOTAL EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | 1,566,337 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,033,945 | | | | | | | | 248,188 | | | | | |
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WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver/reimbursement by investment advisor | | | | | | | | | | | (381,013 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (186,561 | ) | | | | | | | (109,130 | ) | | | | |
Waiver of shareholder services fee—Class A | | | | | | | | | | | (1,645 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (20,082 | ) | | | | | | | (6,392 | ) | | | | |
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TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | (382,658 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (206,643 | ) | | | | | | | (115,522 | ) | | | | |
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Net expenses | | | | | | | | | | | 1,183,679 | | | | | | | | | | | | 827,302 | | | | | | | | 132,666 | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | 8,246,795 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,890,416 | | | | | | | | 435,537 | | | | | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | | | (783,894 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,290,906 | ) | | | | | | | (635,310 | ) | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | | | | | | | | | (39,655,725 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (16,655,212 | ) | | | | | | | (1,788,384 | ) | | | | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | (40,439,619 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (17,946,118 | ) | | | | | | | (2,423,694 | ) | | | | |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | | | | $ | (32,192,824 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (14,055,702 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,988,157 | ) | | | | |
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See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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25 | | STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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| | | | | Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | | | | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 8,246,795 | | | | | | | $ | 13,422,643 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,890,416 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,455,599 | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | | | (783,894 | ) | | | | | | | (1,389,476 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,290,906 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (3,507,838 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | | (39,655,725 | ) | | | | | | | (13,711,445 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (16,655,212 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,174,791 | | | | | | | | | |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | (32,192,824 | ) | | | | | | | (1,678,278 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (14,055,702 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 9,122,552 | | | | | | | | | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (26,645 | ) | | | | | | | (51,252 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (167,794 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (307,455 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | (8,390,819 | ) | | | | | | | (13,800,456 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (3,722,680 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (6,148,073 | ) | | | | | | | | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (8,417,464 | ) | | | | | | | (13,851,708 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (3,890,474 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (6,455,528 | ) | | | | | | | | |
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SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 48 | | | | | | | | 4,398 | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,627 | | | | | | | | | | | | 74,402 | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | 62,671,469 | | | | | | | | 138,135,255 | | | | | | | | | | | | 39,680,650 | | | | | | | | | | | | 156,929,028 | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 25,250 | | | | | | | | 48,598 | | | | | | | | | | | | 141,253 | | | | | | | | | | | | 259,919 | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | 3,836,917 | | | | | | | | 6,652,102 | | | | | | | | | | | | 725,778 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,292,031 | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (62,445 | ) | | | | | | | (644,010 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,648,985 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,709,134 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | (38,852,605 | ) | | | | | | | (150,077,210 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (40,990,568 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (141,612,365 | ) | | | | | | | | |
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Change in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | 27,618,634 | | | | | | | | (5,880,867 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (2,026,245 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 15,233,881 | | | | | | | | | |
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Change in net assets | | | | | | | (12,991,654 | ) | | | | | | | (21,410,853 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (19,972,421 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 17,900,905 | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 552,105,413 | | | | | | | | 573,516,266 | | | | | | | | | | | | 339,550,009 | | | | | | | | | | | | 321,649,104 | | | | | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 539,113,759 | | | | | | | $ | 552,105,413 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 319,577,588 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 339,550,009 | | | | | | | | | |
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SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 491 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,374 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,166 | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | 7,342,283 | | | | | | | | 15,779,027 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,302,115 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,922,540 | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 2,920 | | | | | | | | 5,450 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,805 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,476 | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | 451,482 | | | | | | | | 759,267 | | | | | | | | | | | | 60,653 | | | | | | | | | | | | 106,705 | | | | | | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (7,235 | ) | | | | | | | (72,183 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (138,470 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (141,071 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | (4,547,755 | ) | | | | | | | (16,980,125 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (3,419,896 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (11,735,846 | ) | | | | | | | | |
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Net change resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | 3,241,701 | | | | | | | | (508,073 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (178,419 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,179,970 | | | | | | | | | |
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See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded) | | 26 |
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| | | | | Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund | | | | |
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| | | | | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 435,537 | | | | | | | $ | 829,574 | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | | | (635,310 | ) | | | | | | | (280,917 | ) | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | | (1,788,384 | ) | | | | | | | 786,657 | | | | | |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | (1,988,157 | ) | | | | | | | 1,335,314 | | | | | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (44,353 | ) | | | | | | | (81,040 | ) | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | (391,189 | ) | | | | | | | (748,542 | ) | | | | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (435,542 | ) | | | | | | | (829,582 | ) | | | | |
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SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 1,737 | | | | | | | | 8,739 | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | 1,181,329 | | | | | | | | 4,392,474 | | | | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 39,701 | | | | | | | | 70,051 | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | 298,803 | | | | | | | | 544,724 | | | | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (124,613 | ) | | | | | | | (467,287 | ) | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | (3,709,380 | ) | | | | | | | (12,908,995 | ) | | | | |
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Change in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | (2,312,423 | ) | | | | | | | (8,360,294 | ) | | | | |
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Change in net assets | | | | | | | (4,736,122 | ) | | | | | | | (7,854,562 | ) | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 45,631,593 | | | | | | | | 53,486,155 | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 40,895,471 | | | | | | | $ | 45,631,593 | | | | | |
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SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 179 | | | | | | | | 901 | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | 121,723 | | | | | | | | 448,846 | | | | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 4,141 | | | | | | | | 7,213 | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | 31,125 | | | | | | | | 56,051 | | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (12,931 | ) | | | | | | | (48,016 | ) | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | (387,654 | ) | | | | | | | (1,330,851 | ) | | | | |
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Net change resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | (243,417 | ) | | | | | | | (865,856 | ) | | | | |
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See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
WILMINGTON BROAD MARKET BOND FUND | | | | | |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
CLASS A | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ 8.96 | | | | $ 9.23 | | | | $10.25 | | | | $10.39 | | | | $ 9.71 | | | | $ 9.51 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.21 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.21 | |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.42 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ 8.32 | | | | $ 8.96 | | | | $ 9.23 | | | | $10.25 | | | | $10.39 | | | | $ 9.71 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | (5.85 | )% | | | (0.71 | )% | | | (8.37 | )% | | | 0.51 | % | | | 9.35 | % | | | 4.45 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $1,838 | | | | $2,018 | | | | $2,691 | | | | $2,234 | | | | $3,242 | | | | $3,501 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 1.07 | %(d) | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.08 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.76 | %(d) | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 2.67 | %(d) | | | 2.16 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.18 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 7 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 36 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
CLASS I | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ 8.81 | | | | $ 9.08 | | | | $ 10.08 | | | | $ 10.22 | | | | $ 9.55 | | | | $ 9.35 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.24 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.21 | |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.45 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ 8.18 | | | | $ 8.81 | | | | $ 9.08 | | | | $ 10.08 | | | | $ 10.22 | | | | $ 9.55 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | (5.70 | )% | | | (0.42 | )% | | | (8.02 | )% | | | 0.83 | % | | | 9.74 | % | | | 4.84 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $537,276 | | | | $550,087 | | | | $570,825 | | | | $623,556 | | | | $535,825 | | | | $544,092 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.57 | %(d) | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.83 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.43 | %(d) | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.49 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 3.01 | %(d) | | | 2.51 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 2.52 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 7 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 36 | % |
(a) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued) | | 28 |
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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WILMINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND | | | | | |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
CLASS A | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ 12.25 | | | | $ 12.12 | | | | $ 13.41 | | | | $ 12.72 | | | | $ 13.22 | | | | $ 12.78 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.26 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | 0.70 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.44 | |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 0.35 | | | | (1.06 | ) | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.70 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | — | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ 11.60 | | | | $ 12.25 | | | | $ 12.12 | | | | $ 13.41 | | | | $ 12.72 | | | | $ 13.22 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | (4.30 | )% | | | 2.92 | % | | | (8.08 | )% | | | 7.05 | % | | | (0.36 | )% | | | 5.52 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $14,455 | | | | $16,745 | | | | $17,942 | | | | $23,716 | | | | $24,052 | | | | $29,050 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 1.09 | %(d) | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.73 | %(d) | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.74 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 2.09 | %(d) | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.99 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 9 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 83 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
CLASS I | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ 12.26 | | | | $ 12.13 | | | | $ 13.42 | | | | $ 12.73 | | | | $ 13.23 | | | | $ 12.79 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.29 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | 0.69 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.44 | |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | (0.51 | ) | | | 0.38 | | | | (1.03 | ) | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.73 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | — | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ 11.61 | | | | $ 12.26 | | | | $ 12.13 | | | | $ 13.42 | | | | $ 12.73 | | | | $ 13.23 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | (4.17 | )% | | | 3.18 | % | | | (7.83 | )% | | | 7.32 | % | | | (0.10 | )% | | | 5.78 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $305,123 | | | | $322,805 | | | | $303,707 | | | | $338,952 | | | | $316,617 | | | | $260,800 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 0.60 | %(d) | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.48 | %(d) | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.49 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 2.34 | %(d) | | | 2.06 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 2.14 | % | | | 2.24 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 9 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 83 | % |
(a) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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29 | | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded) |
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
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WILMINGTON NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND | | | | | |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
CLASS A | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ 9.83 | | | | $ 9.71 | | | | $10.69 | | | | $10.20 | | | | $10.43 | | | | $10.18 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.15 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | 0.51 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.36 | |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.51 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
Total Distributions | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ 9.30 | | | | $ 9.83 | | | | $ 9.71 | | | | $10.69 | | | | $10.20 | | | | $10.43 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | (4.56 | )% | | | 2.79 | % | | | (7.74 | )% | | | 6.38 | % | | | (0.12 | )% | | | 5.16 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $4,850 | | | | $5,212 | | | | $5,536 | | | | $6,789 | | | | $7,251 | | | | $8,630 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 1.56 | %(d) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.33 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.82 | %(d) | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.83 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 1.73 | %(d) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.50 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 20 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 45 | % |
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| | Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended April 30, 2022 | | Year Ended April 30, 2021 | | Year Ended April 30, 2020 | | Year Ended April 30, 2019 |
CLASS I | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ 9.84 | | | | $ 9.72 | | | | $ 10.70 | | | | $ 10.20 | | | | $ 10.43 | | | | $ 10.19 | |
Income (Loss) From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(a) | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.18 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | 0.53 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 0.29 | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.53 | |
Less Distributions From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
Total Distributions | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ 9.30 | | | | $ 9.84 | | | | $ 9.72 | | | | $ 10.70 | | | | $ 10.20 | | | | $ 10.43 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | (4.53 | )% | | | 3.04 | % | | | (7.50 | )% | | | 6.74 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 5.32 | % |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $36,046 | | | | $40,420 | | | | $47,950 | | | | $59,887 | | | | $54,979 | | | | $53,379 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross Expense(c) | | | 1.06 | %(d) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % |
Net Expense(c),(e) | | | 0.57 | %(d) | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.58 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 1.98 | %(d) | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.76 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 20 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 45 | % |
(a) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year, if any, are not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund may invest in other underlying funds and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Net expenses reflect fee waivers/expense reimbursements by the advisor and/or other service providers. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | 30 |
Wilmington Funds
October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of 10 funds, 3 of which are presented herein (individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”). The remaining 7 funds are presented in separate reports.
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Fund | | Investment Goal |
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Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund (“Broad Market Bond Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks to provide current income and secondarily, capital growth. |
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Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund (“Municipal Bond Fund”)(d) | | The Fund seeks a high level of income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. |
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Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund (“New York Municipal Bond Fund”)(n) | | The Fund seeks to provide current income that is exempt from both federal and New York personal income taxes. |
(d) Diversified
(n) Non-diversified
The Funds offer Class A and Class I shares. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters.
The assets of each fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held.
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated and the differences could be material.
Computation of Net Asset Value – The net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) per share for each class of a Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of the Fund, less its liabilities, attributable to the class by the total number of shares outstanding of the class at the time of such computation. The NAV per share for each class of a Fund is computed as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading.
Investment Valuation – The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has adopted Valuation Policies and Procedures (“Valuation Procedures”) and has delegated responsibilities to Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (“WFMC” or the “Advisor”), in its role as the Trust’s investment advisor, with respect to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. The Advisor, acting through its Pricing Committee, carries out all of the functions set forth below to determine fair value in good faith with respect to a Fund’s investments. The fair value of the Funds’ portfolio securities are determined as follows:
| ● | | investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at NAV; |
| ● | | for fixed income securities, according to prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost provided such amount approximates fair value; and |
| ● | | for all other securities, at fair value as determined by the Advisor in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. |
The Trust follows the authoritative guidance (GAAP) for fair value measurements. The guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs and techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs and techniques by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. The inputs or techniques used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Pursuant to the Funds’ fair value procedures noted previously, investments in open-end regulated investment companies are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Fixed income securities and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
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Repurchase Agreements – Repurchase agreements are transactions in which a Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting each Fund’s return on the transaction. It is each Fund’s policy to require the counterparty to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Funds’ custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Funds hold a “securities entitlement” and exercise “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Funds have established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities, if necessary, to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the counterparty to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the counterparty or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Funds to receive less than the full repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from each Fund.
At October 31, 2023, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to a MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:
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Fund/Counterparty | | Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | | | | Net Exposure(2) | | | | |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Securities, Inc. | | $ | 3,339,083 | | | | | | | $ | 3,339,083 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 1,420,467 | | | | | | | | 1,420,467 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 3,339,083 | | | | | | | | 3,339,083 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
HSBC Securities USA, Inc. | | | 3,272,301 | | | | | | | | 3,272,301 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
National Bank Financial | | | 3,339,083 | | | | | | | | 3,339,083 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. | | | 3,339,083 | | | | | | | | 3,339,083 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
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| | $ | 18,049,100 | | | | | | | $ | 18,049,100 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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| (1) | The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund. |
| (2) | Net exposure represents the receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions – Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific fund, are applied to that fund. Expenses which are not identifiable to a specific fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense.
Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative daily net assets, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and shareholder services fees. Distributions are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential distribution rights; differences in per share distributions rates are generally due to differences in class specific expenses. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid to shareholders annually. Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly.
Restricted Securities – Restricted securities are securities that either (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer’s expense, either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. A Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Funds’ restricted securities are valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.
Lending of Portfolio Securities – The Trust has entered into an agreement with its custodian whereby the custodian may lend securities owned by the Funds to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of securities loaned and any interest or dividends earned on those securities during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Funds. In exchange for lending securities under the terms of the agreement with their custodian, the Funds receive a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Funds on securities lending are recorded as income. Loans of securities by the Funds are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities plus a margin which varies depending on the type of securities loaned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The
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Funds have the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day.
Under the terms of the agreement, cash collateral received is invested in one or more approved investments. Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the Portfolios of Investments under the caption “Cash Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan.”
The Funds maintain the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable by the Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds.
At October 31, 2023, the securities loaned which are subject to a MSLA on a net payment basis are as follows:
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Fund | | Value of Securities on Loan | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | Net Exposure(2) |
Broad Market Bond Fund | | $17,350,310 | | $17,350,310 | | $— |
| (1) | Collateral with a value of $18,049,100 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions. The amount of collateral reflected in the table does not include any over-collateralization received by the Fund. |
| (2) | Net exposure represents the receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default. |
3. | FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION |
No provision for federal income taxes has been made, as it is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income and realized gains.
Each Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the tax returns are filed. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the for the six months ended October 31, 2023.
The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of the date of this report.
As of October 31, 2023, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:
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Fund | | Tax Cost | | | | Tax Unrealized Appreciation | | Tax Unrealized Depreciation | | | | Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | $642,210,525 | | | | $30,694 | | $(89,390,387) | | | | $(89,359,693) | | | | |
Municipal Bond Fund | | 349,545,914 | | | | — | | (29,372,210) | | | | (29,372,210) | | | | |
New York Municipal Bond Fund | | 44,287,133 | | | | — | | (3,902,967) | | | | (3,902,967) | | | | |
Capital loss carryforwards represent realized losses that may be carried forward for an unlimited period and applied against future capital gains for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, character of capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
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Fund | | Short-Term No Expiration | | Long-Term No Expiration | | Total Capital Loss Carryforwards |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | $(1,755,876) | | $(2,236,176) | | $(3,992,052) |
Municipal Bond Fund | | (1,053,201) | | (4,235,363) | | (5,288,564) |
New York Municipal Bond Fund | | — | | (289,547) | | (289,547) |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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4. | ADVISORY FEES, SERVICING FEES, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS |
Investment Advisor – WFMC serves as the Investment Advisor to each of the Funds. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (“WTIA”) provides sub-advisory services to the Funds. WFMC and WTIA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation. For its services, the Funds pay WFMC an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as described below. WFMC, not the Funds, pays WTIA for its services.
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Fund | | Advisory Fee Annual Rate |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | 0.45% |
Municipal Bond Fund | | 0.45% |
New York Municipal Bond Fund | | 0.45% |
WFMC and the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider have contractually agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses through August 31, 2024 so that total annual fund operating expenses paid by the Funds (not including the effects of dividends or interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest expressed as an annualized percentage of average daily net assets), will not exceed the expense limitations set forth below. Neither WFMC nor the Funds’ distributor and shareholder service provider will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years.
The contractual expense limitations are as follows:
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Fund | | Class A | | | Class I | |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | | 0.78% | | | | 0.43% | |
Municipal Bond Fund* | | | 0.72% | | | | 0.47% | |
New York Municipal Bond Fund** | | | 0.81% | | | | 0.56% | |
| * | Prior to August 31, 2023, the Municipal Bond Fund’s contractual expense limitation was 0.74% and 0.49% for Class A and Class I, respectively. |
| ** | Prior to August 31, 2023, the New York Municipal Bond Fund’s contractual expense limitation was 0.82% and 0.57% for Class A and Class I, respectively. |
Administrative Fees – The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) provides the Trust with fund administration services. BNYM fees as described in the table below are a component of “Portfolio accounting and administration fees” as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. WFMC, in its role as Co-Administrator, provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Funds. WFMC fees as described in the table below are accrued daily and paid monthly, and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations as “Administration fees.”
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Administrator | | Maximum Fee | | | Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Trust |
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WFMC | | | 0.040% | | | on the first $5 billion |
| | | 0.030% | | | on the next $2 billion |
| | | 0.025% | | | on the next $3 billion |
| | | 0.018% | | | on assets in excess of $10 billion |
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BNYM | | | 0.0175% | | | on the first $15 billion |
| | | 0.0150% | | | on the next $10 billion |
| | | 0.0125% | | | on assets in excess of $25 billion |
WFMC and BNYM may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee and can add, modify or terminate a voluntary wavier at any time at their sole discretion. Neither WFMC nor BNYM will recoup previously waived fees/expenses in subsequent years. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, neither WFMC nor BNYM waived any administrative fees.
Distribution Services Fee – The Trust has adopted a Distribution Services Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan allows the Funds to pay fees to financial intermediaries, which may be paid through ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”), the principal distributor, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares, for the sale, distribution, administration, customer servicing and record keeping of these shares.
The Trust may reduce the maximum amount of distribution services fees it pays from time to time at its sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) may voluntarily waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
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For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T Securities, Inc., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust, NA (together “M&T”), affiliates of the Advisor, received distribution services fees paid by the Funds as follows:
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Fund | | Distribution Fees |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | $ 25 |
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Municipal Bond Fund | | 2,178 |
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New York Municipal Bond Fund | | 28 |
Sales Charges – The Funds’ Class A shares bear front-end sales charges.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received sales charges on the sale of Class A shares as follows:
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Fund | | Sales Charges |
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Municipal Bond Fund | | $23 |
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New York Municipal Bond Fund | | 22 |
Shareholder Services Fee – Pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan adopted by the Funds and administered by ALPS, the Funds may pay up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares to financial intermediaries (which may include ALPS, the Advisor or their affiliates) for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts.
M&T has entered into a Shareholder Services Agreement with ALPS, under which it is entitled to receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A shares. The Funds may reduce the maximum amount of shareholder service fees they pay from time to time at their sole discretion. In addition, a financial intermediary (including M&T) may waive or reduce any fees to which they are entitled.
For the six months ended October 31, 2023, M&T received shareholder service fees, net of waivers, paid by the Funds as follows:
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Fund | | Shareholder Services Fees |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | $10 |
Other Service Providers – Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer to the Trust. FMS has no role in determining the investment policies or which securities are to be sold or purchased by the Trust or its funds.
BNYM provides custody services to the Trust.
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Trust.
General – Certain Trustees and Officers of the Trust are also Officers or employees of the above companies that provide services to the Funds, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees.
5. | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term obligations and U.S. Government Securities, for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:
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Fund | | Purchases | | Sales |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | $26,473,678 | | $22,751,047 |
Municipal Bond Fund | | 35,407,470 | | 29,393,740 |
New York Municipal Bond Fund | | 8,432,747 | | 10,378,241 |
Purchases and sales of investments of U.S. Government Securities for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:
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Fund | | Purchases | | Sales |
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Broad Market Bond Fund | | $45,195,514 | | $13,457,605 |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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35 | | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (concluded) |
There is a risk that the value of a Fund’s investments may decrease in response to expected, real or perceived economic, political or financial events in the U.S. or global markets. The frequency and magnitude of such changes in value cannot be predicted. Certain securities and other investments held by a Fund may experience increased volatility, illiquidity, or other potentially adverse effects in response to changing market conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond or equity markets, volatility in the equity markets, market disruptions caused by local or regional events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness (including epidemics and pandemics) or other public health issues, recessions or other events or adverse investor sentiment or other political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.
The principal risks of investing in the Funds are described more fully in the Funds’ prospectus.
7. | CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS |
In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
The Trust participates in a $10,000,000 unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with BNYM. The LOC is available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of 1.25% per annum over the highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate for such day, (b) the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for such day plus 0.10%, or (c) zero percent. The LOC includes a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. The LOC expires on March 27, 2024.
The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the six months ended October 31, 2023.
9. | NEW REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS |
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The compliance date for the amendments is for shareholder reports filed with the SEC on or after July 24, 2024.
Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
DISCUSSION OF RENEWAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
Renewal of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Generally
At a meeting held on September 26-27, 2023 (the “September Meeting”), the Board agreed to approve the renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Advisory Agreements”). The agreement renewal process was divided into two Board meetings of the Independent Trustees of the Trust to consider information relating to each Fund of the Trust, as generally described below.
On August 24, 2023, the Board held a special meeting (the “August Meeting”) with personnel of the Adviser and Counsel to give preliminary consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the Advisory Agreements with WFMC and with WTIA and the Advisory Agreements between the Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund, Wilmington International Fund and Wilmington Real Asset Fund (the “Sub-Advised Funds”) and their respective sub-advisers (the “Sub-Advisers”). At the August Meeting, the Independent Trustees evaluated the information that the Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel that was sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees and developed a request for additional and clarifying information that was responded to by the Adviser and discussed at the September Meeting.
At the August Meeting, the Adviser also provided the Board with an initial basis for the approval of each Advisory Agreement between the Sub-Advised Funds and their respective Sub-Advisers and discussed with the Board a variety of information about the Sub-Advised Funds and their Sub-Advisers, including information that each Sub-Adviser provided in response to a written request from Counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees concerning its investment advisory services, operations, compliance program and other matters.
In agreeing to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered, among other things:
| ● | | Information about the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including management style, particular investment strategies and prevailing market conditions experienced in the prior year; the fees and expenses of each Fund, including any applicable fee waiver or expense cap; the costs of the services and potential economies of scale; and fallout or ancillary benefits to the Adviser from managing each Fund; |
| ● | | Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparisons of fee and expense data; |
| ● | | Reports from a leading, independent source of mutual fund industry data describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, peer comparative performance data; |
| ● | | Information from the Adviser describing, on a Fund-by-Fund basis, each Fund’s performance (over multiple periods) compared with the Fund’s benchmark(s) and peer groups, as applicable; |
| ● | | Information about fees paid by other clients of the Adviser (and each Sub-Adviser, as relevant and available) that have substantially similar investment objectives to the corresponding Fund; |
| ● | | The nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser with respect to the Sub-Advisers and the Adviser’s evaluation and recommendation of the approval of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements with each Sub-Adviser; |
| ● | | For each Sub-Adviser, the nature and quality of services provided; the costs to the Sub-Adviser of providing those services, as available; the potential for economies of scale; potential fall-out benefits to the Sub-Adviser; and the financial stability of the Sub-Adviser and its parent companies, as relevant; and |
| ● | | The financial stability of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and their parent companies, when relevant. |
During the agreement renewal process, the Board reviewed, considered and discussed, among themselves and with the Adviser and Counsel, the information described above. Counsel advised the Independent Trustees on their responsibilities under state and federal law with respect to the renewals and met with the Independent Trustees in executive sessions. The Board also considered reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year concerning each Fund with respect to, among other things, investment performance, compliance and operational matters; brokerage and portfolio transactions; allocation of soft dollars for research products and services; portfolio turnover rates; and other benefits from the allocation of transactions to certain brokers. The Board took into account information provided by the Adviser with respect to the effect on performance of asset allocations required by a Fund’s investment strategy or implemented by the Adviser at its discretion. The Board also considered the Adviser’s profitability in providing services under the Advisory Agreements. The Board generally concluded that, for each Fund, the consideration of each factor above supported the renewal of each Advisory Agreement.
At the September Meeting, the Board approved the renewal of each of the Advisory Agreements based on all of the relevant information and factors, none of which was individually determinative of the outcome, and concluded the following:
| ● | | The nature and extent of the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, as applicable, were consistent with the terms of the relevant Advisory Agreements; |
| ● | | The prospects for satisfactory investment performance were reasonable; and |
| ● | | Renewal of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. |
Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate was equal to the Fund’s expense group median and net total expense ratio was below the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one- and three-year periods, and below the peer group average for the five-year period, ended June 30, 2023.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate was above the Fund’s expense group median and net total expense ratio was equal to the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-year period, and below the peer group average for the three- and five-year periods, ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that underperformance could be explained by the Fund’s allocation to investment grade tax-exempt municipal securities, while the Fund’s peers invest in fixed income securities and derivatives that outperformed relative to the Fund’s holdings. In March 2022, to diversify the Fund’s investments, the Board approved an up to 10% investment in high yield municipal securities, generally through ETFs.
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund
The Board considered that the Fund’s net management fee rate was below the Fund’s expense group median and net total expense ratio was slightly above the Fund’s expense group median. The Board also considered that the Fund had achieved total return performance above the peer group average for the one-year period, and below the peer group average for the three- and five-year periods, ended June 30, 2023. The Board considered management’s explanation of the Fund’s underperformance and its view that underperformance could be explained by the Fund’s allocation to investment grade tax-exempt municipal securities, while the Fund’s peers invest in fixed income securities and derivatives that outperformed relative to the Fund’s holdings.
The Board determined that the Fund’s level of performance and expense generally supported the renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
Shares of the Wilmington Funds are not FDIC insured or otherwise protected by the U.S. government, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-836-2211. A report on how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Wilmington Funds’ website. Go to www.wilmingtonfunds.com select “Proxy Voting Record” to access the link. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Important information about the access and delivery of shareholder reports
Beginning on June 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them. You will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the Funds’ website and you will be provided with a link to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive other communications electronically from the Fund by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you hold shares directly with the Fund, by calling 1-800-836-2211.
You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you are a direct investor you can inform the Wilmington Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at 1-800-836-2211. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all funds held directly with Wilmington Funds and may apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE
OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTOR
March 1, 2023
The Wilmington Funds, their distributor, and their agents (referred to as “the Funds”, “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and shareholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure. In accordance with current regulations, the Funds will: collect from customers only the non-public personal information needed to conduct the Funds’ business; insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer records and information; protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information; and require companies that service the Funds to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information.
Information Collected by the Funds
The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
| ● | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, assets, income, account balances, and investment activity. |
| ● | | We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence, and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances. |
| ● | | We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers. |
Information Sharing Policy
The Funds may share nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:
| ● | | We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to shareholders. |
| ● | | We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney. |
| ● | | We may disclose some or all the information described above to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf. For example, we may share information about you with the financial intermediary (bank, investment bank or broker-dealer) through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting, or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and direct such third parties to only use your information for the purpose it was provided. We require these third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. |
Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.
Information Security
When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information, and to have an information security program in place that is reasonably designed to safeguard customer records and information. We do not permit third parties to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade, or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third-party service providers.
The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. In addition, the Funds’ Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent have procedures in place for the appropriate disposal of nonpublic personal information when they are no longer required to maintain the information.
Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
October 31, 2023 (unaudited) / SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
Employee Access to Information
Our Code of Ethics, which applies to all employees, restricts the use of customer information, and requires that it be held in the strictest of confidence. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.
Visiting the Funds’ Website
The Funds’ website gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and shareholders.
| ● | | Information or data entered into a website will be retained. |
| ● | | Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit the Funds’ website, so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website. |
| ● | | We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party. |
E-mail
If you have opted to receive information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all e-mail messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mails on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.
Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers, or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to the Funds or its agents. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information, or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail to provide you with the necessary forms or you may contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-836- 2211.
What You Can Do
The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your account number and login information for our website, confidential. For your protection, we recommend that you do not provide your account information, username, or password to anyone except a representative of the Funds as appropriate for a transaction or to set up an account. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately.
Surveys/Aggregate Data
Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.
Changes to Our Privacy Statement
The effective date of this Notice is March 1, 2023. We reserve the right to modify this Notice at any time. When it is revised, reviewed or materially changed, we will update the effective date. You can determine whether there have been changes since the last time you reviewed by simply checking the effective date.
Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this Notice.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / October 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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| | Investment Advisor | | Distributor |
| | Wilmington Funds Management Corp. 1100 North Market Street 9th Floor Wilmington, DE 19890 Sub-Advisor Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. 1100 North Market Street 9th Floor Wilmington, DE 19890 Co-Administrator Wilmington Funds Management Corp. 1100 North Market Street 9th Floor Wilmington, DE 19890 Custodian The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 | | ALPS Distributors, Inc. 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Fund Accountant, Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. 301 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street, Suite 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
Wilmington Funds | 1-800-836-2211 | www.wilmingtonfunds.com
We are pleased to send you this shareholder report for the Wilmington Funds. This report contains important information about your investments in the funds.
(b) Not applicable
Not applicable.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Not applicable.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Not applicable.
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable.
(a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the
registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A), or this Item.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is 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. |
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.
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(Registrant) Wilmington Funds |
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Charles S. Todd | | |
| | Charles S. Todd | | |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) | | |
Date: January 5, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Charles S. Todd |
| | Charles S. Todd |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: January 5, 2024
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Arthur W. Jasion |
| | Arthur W. Jasion |
| | (Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: January 5, 2024
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.