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: 811-08004
AMG FUNDS IV
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
680 Washington Boulevard, Suite 500, Stamford, Connecticut 06901
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
AMG Funds LLC
680 Washington Boulevard, Suite 500, Stamford, Connecticut 06901
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500
Date of fiscal year end: OCTOBER 31
Date of reporting period: NOVEMBER 1, 2023 – APRIL 30, 2024
(Semi-Annual Shareholder Report)
Item 1. | Reports to Shareholders |
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| | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
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| | AMG Funds |
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| | April 30, 2024 | | | | |
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| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund |
| | Class N: CHTTX | | Class I: ABMIX | | Class Z: ABIZX |
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| | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund |
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| | Class N: FQUAX | | Class I: MEQFX | | |
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| | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund |
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| | Class N: ARSVX | | Class I: ARSIX | | Class Z: ARZMX |
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| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund |
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| | Class N: ARDEX | | Class I: ARIDX | | Class Z: ARZDX |
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| | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund |
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| | Class N: ARSMX | | Class I: ARIMX | | Class Z: ARSZX |
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| | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund |
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| | Class N: ARRFX | | Class I: AFAVX | | Class Z: ARRZX |
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| | AMG Funds Semi-Annual Report — April 30, 2024 (unaudited) |
Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.
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| | About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited) |
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As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below. ACTUAL EXPENSES The first section of the following table provides information about the 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 paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES The second section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s | | actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second 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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Six Months Ended April 30, 2024 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | Beginning Account Value 11/01/23 | | Ending Account Value 04/30/24 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* |
AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund |
Based on Actual Fund Return |
Class N | | 1.11% | | $1,000 | | $1,191 | | $6.05 |
Class I | | 0.81% | | $1,000 | | $1,192 | | $4.41 |
Class Z | | 0.76% | | $1,000 | | $1,193 | | $4.14 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return |
Class N | | 1.11% | | $1,000 | | $1,019 | | $5.57 |
Class I | | 0.81% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $4.07 |
Class Z | | 0.76% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $3.82 |
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AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund |
Based on Actual Fund Return |
Class N | | 0.95% | | $1,000 | | $1,205 | | $5.21 |
Class I | | 0.63% | | $1,000 | | $1,207 | | $3.46 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return |
Class N | | 0.95% | | $1,000 | | $1,020 | | $4.77 |
Class I | | 0.63% | | $1,000 | | $1,022 | | $3.17 |
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Six Months Ended April 30, 2024 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | Beginning Account Value 11/01/23 | | Ending Account Value 04/30/24 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* |
AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund |
Based on Actual Fund Return |
Class N | | 1.35% | | $1,000 | | $1,137 | | $7.17 |
Class I | | 1.09% | | $1,000 | | $1,138 | | $5.79 |
Class Z | | 1.00% | | $1,000 | | $1,138 | | $5.32 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return |
Class N | | 1.35% | | $1,000 | | $1,018 | | $6.77 |
Class I | | 1.09% | | $1,000 | | $1,019 | | $5.47 |
Class Z | | 1.00% | | $1,000 | | $1,020 | | $5.02 |
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AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund** |
Based on Actual Fund Return |
Class N | | 1.00% | | $1,000 | | $1,138 | | $5.31 |
Class I | | 0.75% | | $1,000 | | $1,138 | | $3.99 |
Class Z | | 0.71% | | $1,000 | | $1,139 | | $3.78 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return |
Class N | | 1.00% | | $1,000 | | $1,020 | | $5.02 |
Class I | | 0.75% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $3.77 |
Class Z | | 0.71% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $3.57 |
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| | About Your Fund’s Expenses (continued) |
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Six Months Ended April 30, 2024 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | Beginning Account Value 11/01/23 | | Ending Account Value 04/30/24 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* |
AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund |
Based on Actual Fund Return |
Class N | | 1.27% | | $1,000 | | $1,154 | | $6.80 |
Class I | | 1.02% | | $1,000 | | $1,155 | | $5.46 |
Class Z | | 0.97% | | $1,000 | | $1,156 | | $5.20 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return |
Class N | | 1.27% | | $1,000 | | $1,019 | | $6.37 |
Class I | | 1.02% | | $1,000 | | $1,020 | | $5.12 |
Class Z | | 0.97% | | $1,000 | | $1,020 | | $4.87 |
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AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund |
Based on Actual Fund Return |
Class N | | 1.06% | | $1,000 | | $1,172 | | $5.72 |
Class I | | 0.82% | | $1,000 | | $1,172 | | $4.43 |
Class Z | | 0.78% | | $1,000 | | $1,172 | | $4.21 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return |
Class N | | 1.06% | | $1,000 | | $1,020 | | $5.32 |
Class I | | 0.82% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $4.12 |
Class Z | | 0.78% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $3.92 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), then divided by 366. |
** | Includes interest expense related to bank overdraft fees and participation in the interfund lending program. If excluded, your annualized expense ratios would be 0.97%, 0.72% and 0.68% for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively, and your actual and hypothetical expenses paid during the period would be $5.16, $3.83 and $3.62, and $4.87, $3.62 and $3.42 for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively. |
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| | Fund Performance (unaudited) Periods ended April 30, 2024 |
The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for each Fund, as well as each Fund’s relative index for the same time periods ended April 30, 2024.
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Average Annual Total Returns1 | | Six Months* | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | | | Since Inception | | | Inception Date | |
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AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | |
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Class N | | | 19.07 | % | | | 18.86 | % | | | 8.93 | % | | | 6.83 | % | | | 11.12% | | | | 09/19/94 | |
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Class I | | | 19.18 | % | | | 19.18 | % | | | 9.23 | % | | | 7.11 | % | | | 9.23% | | | | 07/06/04 | |
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Class Z | | | 19.31 | % | | | 19.31 | % | | | 9.31 | % | | | — | | | | 7.34% | | | | 09/29/17 | |
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Russell Midcap® Value Index22 | | | 20.97 | % | | | 14.09 | % | | | 8.06 | % | | | 7.94 | % | | | — | | | | 09/19/94 | † |
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AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 | |
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Class N | | | 20.47 | % | | | 21.92 | % | | | 7.84 | % | | | 8.36 | % | | | 7.49% | | | | 03/01/06 | |
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Class I | | | 20.65 | % | | | 22.33 | % | | | 8.16 | % | | | 8.68 | % | | | 8.48% | | | | 08/14/92 | |
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Russell 1000® Value Index23 | | | 18.42 | % | | | 13.42 | % | | | 8.60 | % | | | 8.43 | % | | | 9.65% | | | | 08/14/92 | † |
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AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | |
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Class N | | | 13.65 | % | | | 16.75 | % | | | 8.17 | % | | | 8.81 | % | | | 8.29% | | | | 06/28/05 | |
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Class I | | | 13.82 | % | | | 17.13 | % | | | 8.45 | % | | | 9.09 | % | | | 7.18% | | | | 12/13/06 | |
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Class Z | | | 13.80 | % | | | 17.19 | % | | | 8.55 | % | | | — | | | | 8.74% | | | | 09/29/17 | |
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Russell 2000® Value Index24 | | | 18.09 | % | | | 14.03 | % | | | 5.96 | % | | | 6.45 | % | | | 6.74% | | | | 06/28/05 | † |
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AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 | |
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Class N | | | 13.75 | % | | | 3.69 | % | | | 5.17 | % | | | 6.22 | % | | | 7.28% | | | | 06/28/05 | |
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Class I | | | 13.78 | % | | | 3.84 | % | | | 5.43 | % | | | 6.48 | % | | | 6.30% | | | | 06/28/07 | |
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Class Z | | | 13.93 | % | | | 4.01 | % | | | 5.51 | % | | | — | | | | 5.65% | | | | 09/29/17 | |
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Russell 3000® Value Index25 | | | 18.40 | % | | | 13.45 | % | | | 8.43 | % | | | 8.30 | % | | | 7.66% | | | | 06/28/05 | † |
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AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | |
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Class N | | | 15.43 | % | | | 17.06 | % | | | 8.07 | % | | | 9.26 | % | | | 7.52% | | | | 03/29/07 | |
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Class I | | | 15.45 | % | | | 17.29 | % | | | 8.31 | % | | | 9.53 | % | | | 7.59% | | | | 06/28/07 | |
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Class Z | | | 15.61 | % | | | 17.45 | % | | | 8.41 | % | | | — | | | | 8.71% | | | | 09/29/17 | |
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Russell 2500® Value Index26 | | | 19.80 | % | | | 15.24 | % | | | 7.22 | % | | | 7.11 | % | | | 6.74% | | | | 03/29/07 | † |
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Russell 2000® Value Index24 | | | 18.09 | % | | | 14.03 | % | | | 5.96 | % | | | 6.45 | % | | | 5.85% | | | | 03/29/07 | † |
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AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21 | |
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Class N | | | 17.16 | % | | | 15.39 | % | | | 4.56 | % | | | — | | | | 7.77% | | | | 11/03/15 | |
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Class I | | | 17.18 | % | | | 15.60 | % | | | 4.81 | % | | | — | | | | 8.02% | | | | 11/03/15 | |
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Class Z | | | 17.22 | % | | | 15.75 | % | | | 4.85 | % | | | — | | | | 6.09% | | | | 09/29/17 | |
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Russell 3000® Value Index25 | | | 18.40 | % | | | 13.45 | % | | | 8.43 | % | | | — | | | | 8.88% | | | | 11/03/15 | † |
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Funds and other information, please call 800.548.4539 or visit our website at wealth.amg.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.
Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
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† Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index. |
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1 Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Funds are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of April 30, 2024. All returns are in U.S. Dollars ($). |
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2 As of March 19, 2021, the Fund’s Subadviser was changed to River Road Asset Management, LLC. Prior to March 19, 2021, the Fund was known as the AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid Cap Fund and had different principal investment strategies and corresponding risks. Performance shown for periods prior to March 19, 2021, reflects the performance and investment strategies of the Fund’s previous Subadviser, Fairpointe Capital LLC. The Fund’s past performance would have been different if the Fund were managed by the current Subadviser and strategy, and the Fund’s prior performance record might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. |
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3 From time to time, the Fund’s Investment Manager has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns. |
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4 Market prices of investments held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of factors, including economic, political, or market conditions, or other factors including terrorism, war, natural disasters and the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, including epidemics or pandemics, or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies. |
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5 Because the Fund is an actively managed investment portfolio, security selection or focus on securities in a particular style, market sector or group of companies may cause the Fund to incur losses or underperform relative to its benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective. There can be no guarantee that the Subadviser’s investment techniques and risk analysis will produce the desired result. |
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6 The stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than the stocks of larger, more established companies. |
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7 Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and may be undervalued by the market for a long period of time. |
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8 Issuers and companies that are in similar industry sectors may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events; to the extent the Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase. 9 Investments in foreign issuers involve additional risks (such as risks arising from less frequent trading, changes in political or social conditions, and less publicly available information about non-U.S. issuers) that differ from those associated with investments in U.S. issuers and may result in greater price volatility. 10 Fluctuations in exchange rates may affect the total loss or gain on a non-U.S. dollar investment when converted back to U.S. dollars and exposure to non-U.S. currencies may subject the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. 11 The Fund may not be able to dispose of particular investments, such as illiquid securities, readily at favorable times or prices or the Fund may have to sell them at a loss. 12 Convertible preferred stocks, which are convertible into shares of the issuer’s common stock and pay regular dividends, and convertible debt securities, which are convertible into shares of the issuer’s common stock and bear interest, are subject to the risks of equity securities and fixed income securities. The lower the conversion premium, the more likely the price of the convertible security will follow the price of the underlying common stock. Conversely, higher premium convertible securities are more likely to exhibit the behavior of bonds because the likelihood of conversion is lower, which may cause their prices to fall as interest rates rise. There is the risk that the issuer of convertible preferred stock will not be able to make dividend payments or that the issuer of a convertible bond will not be able to make principal and/or interest payments. 13 Investments in the Fund may be subject to many of the same risks as a direct investment in real estate. The stock prices of companies in the real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), are typically sensitive to changes in real estate values, property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use, and rents, as well as the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. REITs also depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders and are subject to the risk of failing to qualify for favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). 14 As of March 22, 2021, the Fund’s Subadviser was changed to River Road Asset Management, LLC. Prior to March 22, 2021, the Fund was known as the | | AMG FQ Long-Short Equity Fund and had different principal investment strategies and corresponding risks. Performance shown for periods prior to March 22, 2021, reflects the performance and investment strategies of the Fund’s previous Subadviser, First Quadrant, LLC. The Fund’s past performance would have been different if the Fund were managed by the current Subadviser and strategy, and the Fund’s prior performance record might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. 15 The Fund is non-diversified and therefore a greater percentage of holdings may be focused in a small number of issuers or a single issuer, which can place the Fund at greater risk. Notwithstanding the Fund’s status as a “non-diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company accorded favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code, which imposes its own diversification requirements that are less restrictive than the requirements applicable to “diversified” investment companies under the 1940 Act. The Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company may limit its pursuit of its investment strategy and its investment strategy could limit its ability to so qualify. 16 To the extent the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in a relatively small number of securities or a particular market, industry, group of industries, country, region, group of countries, asset class or sector, it generally will be subject to greater risk than a fund that invests in a more diverse investment portfolio. In addition, the value of the Fund would be more susceptible to any single economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence affecting, for example, that particular market, industry, region or sector. 17 The stocks of large-capitalization companies are generally more mature and may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the stocks of small- or mid-capitalization companies. 18 Investments in master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) are subject to similar risks to those associated with the specific industry or industries in which the partnership invests, such as the risk of investing in the real estate or oil and gas industries. In addition, investments in MLPs are subject to the risks of investing in a partnership, including limited control and voting rights on matters affecting the partnership and fewer investor protections compared to corporations. 19 Investing in publicly traded partnerships (“PTPs”) (including MLPs) involves special risks in addition to those typically associated with publicly traded companies. PTPs are exposed to the risks of their underlying assets, which in many cases includes the same types of risks as energy and natural | | resources companies, such as commodity pricing risk, supply and demand risk and depletion and exploration risk. PTPs are also subject to capital markets risk, which is the risk that they may be unable to raise capital to execute their growth strategies. PTPs are also subject to tax risk, which is the risk that PTPs may lose their partnership status for tax purposes. The Fund’s ability to make investments in certain PTPs, including MLPs, can be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company accorded favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code, and if the Fund does not appropriately limit such investments or if such investments are recharacterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. 20 Investing in royalty income trusts, which typically passively manage royalties and net working interests in oil-, gas- or mineral-producing properties and rely on outside drilling or mining companies to extract the resources, involves certain risks not typically associated with investing in publicly traded companies. Royalty income trusts generally do not guarantee minimum distributions or return of capital. Royalty income trusts are also exposed to many of the same risks as energy and natural resources companies, such as commodity pricing risk, supply and demand risk and depletion and exploration risk. 21 Higher portfolio turnover may adversely affect Fund performance by increasing Fund transaction costs and may increase a shareholder’s tax liability. 22 The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000® Value Index. Unlike the Fund, the Russell Midcap® Value Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. 23 The Russell 1000® Value Index is a market capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 1000® Value Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. 24 The Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged, market-value weighted, value-oriented index comprised of small stocks that have relatively low price to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Value Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. |
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25 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 3000® Value Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. | | 26 The Russell 2500® Value Index measures the performance of the Russell 2500® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2500® Value Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. | | The Russell Indices are trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group companies. Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value. |
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| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 17.8 | |
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Industrials | | | 15.8 | |
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Financials | | | 14.8 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 12.2 | |
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Real Estate | | | 7.5 | |
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Materials | | | 7.2 | |
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Energy | | | 6.8 | |
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Health Care | | | 6.5 | |
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Utilities | | | 5.9 | |
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Communication Services | | | 4.3 | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | 1.4 | |
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Other Assets, less Liabilities | | | (0.2 | ) |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
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Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Canada) | | 4.9 |
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | 4.3 |
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LKQ Corp. | | 3.8 |
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The Kroger Co. | | 3.4 |
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Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | 2.8 |
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Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | 2.8 |
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Global Payments, Inc. | | 2.6 |
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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT | | 2.5 |
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Expedia Group, Inc. | | 2.4 |
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Lithia Motors, Inc. | | 2.4 |
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Top Ten as a Group | | 31.9 |
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Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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Common Stocks - 98.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Communication Services - 4.3% | | | | | |
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Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Class C* | | | 127,150 | | | | $4,759,224 | |
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Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 142,826 | | | | 3,772,035 | |
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Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.* | | | 33,965 | | | | 6,314,773 | |
| | |
Total Communication Services | | | | | | | 14,846,032 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary - 17.8% | | | | | |
| | |
Expedia Group, Inc.* | | | 63,575 | | | | 8,559,102 | |
| | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | 32,903 | | | | 8,369,865 | |
| | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 305,683 | | | | 13,184,108 | |
| | |
MGM Resorts International* | | | 164,599 | | | | 6,491,785 | |
| | |
NVR, Inc.* | | | 871 | | | | 6,479,238 | |
| | |
Polaris, Inc. | | | 75,768 | | | | 6,452,403 | |
| | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | 12,192 | | | | 4,935,809 | |
| | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 38,319 | | | | 7,256,469 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 61,728,779 | |
| |
Consumer Staples - 12.2% | | | | | |
| | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 298,716 | | | | 6,093,806 | |
| | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 198,564 | | | | 14,828,760 | |
| | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 30,481 | | | | 9,741,118 | |
| | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 213,369 | | | | 11,816,375 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 42,480,059 | |
| |
Energy - 6.8% | | | | | |
| | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 236,883 | | | | 6,474,012 | |
| | |
Texas Pacific Land Corp. | | | 7,838 | | | | 4,517,039 | |
| | |
Tidewater, Inc.* | | | 74,897 | | | | 6,879,290 | |
| | |
Valaris, Ltd.* | | | 87,960 | | | | 5,722,678 | |
| | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 23,593,019 | |
| |
Financials - 14.8% | | | | | |
| | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | 47,899 | | | | 5,191,294 | |
| | |
Ares Management Corp., Class A | | | 37,448 | | | | 4,983,954 | |
| | |
Brookfield Asset Management, Ltd., Class A (Canada)1 | | | 151,535 | | | | 5,787,122 | |
| | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Canada) | | | 15,651 | | | | 17,001,556 | |
| | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 73,155 | | | | 8,981,239 | |
| | |
WEX, Inc.* | | | 15,676 | | | | 3,311,712 | |
| | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 25,256 | | | | 6,342,792 | |
| | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 51,599,669 | |
| |
Health Care - 6.5% | | | | | |
| | |
Centene Corp.* | | | 106,249 | | | | 7,762,552 | |
| | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 69,671 | | | | 5,311,717 | |
| | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 47,899 | | | | 9,645,422 | |
| | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 22,719,691 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| |
Industrials - 15.8% | | | | | |
| | |
API Group Corp.* | | | 175,049 | | | | $6,751,640 | |
| | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | | 13,934 | | | | 5,604,673 | |
| | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 11,322 | | | | 4,395,767 | |
| | |
Clarivate PLC (United Kingdom)*,1 | | | 597,432 | | | | 4,038,640 | |
| | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 154,117 | | | | 7,716,638 | |
| | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 43,545 | | | | 4,846,994 | |
| | |
Ferguson PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 28,748 | | | | 6,034,205 | |
| | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 134,988 | | | | 8,354,407 | |
| | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 16,547 | | | | 3,388,826 | |
| | |
Vestis Corp. | | | 198,564 | | | | 3,657,549 | |
| | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 54,789,339 | |
| | |
Materials - 7.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 39,190 | | | | 5,658,252 | |
| | |
Arch Resources, Inc. | | | 30,481 | | | | 4,839,773 | |
| | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 66,188 | | | | 7,951,164 | |
| | |
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A* | | | 169,824 | | | | 6,606,154 | |
| | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 25,055,343 | |
| | |
Real Estate - 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT | | | 61,833 | | | | 7,164,590 | |
| | |
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.* | | | 57,479 | | | | 3,745,331 | |
| | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT | | | 66,188 | | | | 8,604,440 | |
| | |
The St Joe Co. | | | 116,700 | | | | 6,675,240 | |
| | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 26,189,601 | |
| | |
Utilities - 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 70,542 | | | | 7,524,715 | |
| | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 64,941 | | | | 6,155,108 | |
| | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 186,371 | | | | 6,906,909 | |
| | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 20,586,732 | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $301,830,000) | | | | | | | 343,588,264 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
| | |
Short-Term Investments - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 0.1%2 | | | | | |
| | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.350% total to be received $482,908 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/07/24 - 05/01/54, totaling $492,493) | | | $482,836 | | | | 482,836 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| |
Repurchase Agreements - 1.3% | | | | | |
| | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.150% total to be received $4,362,624 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury, 0.125%, 07/15/24, totaling $4,449,309) | | | $4,362,000 | | | | $4,362,000 | |
| | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,844,836) | | | | | | | 4,844,836 | |
| | | | |
| | | | Value |
| | |
Total Investments - 100.2% | | | | |
(Cost $306,674,836) | | | | $348,433,100 |
| | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.2)% | | | | (846,837) |
| | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | $347,586,263 |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| 1 | Some of these securities, amounting to $6,173,862 or 1.8% of net assets, were out on loan to various borrowers and are collateralized by cash and various U.S. Treasury Obligations. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
| 2 | Cash collateral received for securities lending activity was invested in this joint repurchase agreement. |
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks† | | $ | 343,588,264 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 343,588,264 | |
| | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | $482,836 | | | | — | | | | 482,836 | |
| | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 4,362,000 | | | | — | | | | 4,362,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 343,588,264 | | | $ | 4,844,836 | | | | — | | | $ | 348,433,100 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| † | All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN | |
| |
Sector | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Consumer Staples | | | 24.3 | |
| |
Financials | | | 23.4 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.2 | |
| |
Health Care | | | 10.1 | |
| |
Industrials | | | 8.1 | |
| |
Materials | | | 6.4 | |
| |
Energy | | | 6.3 | |
| |
Communication Services | | | 5.7 | |
| |
Utilities | | | 2.5 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | 2.1 | |
| |
Short-Term Investments | | | 2.9 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities | | | (2.0 | ) |
| | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS | |
| |
Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Nestle SA, Sponsored ADR (Switzerland) | | | 8.1 | |
| |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | | 6.5 | |
| |
CRH PLC (Ireland) | | | 6.4 | |
| |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | | 6.1 | |
| |
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Canada) | | | 5.7 | |
| |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 5.5 | |
| |
LKQ Corp. | | | 4.9 | |
| |
The Kroger Co. | | | 4.0 | |
| |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C | | | 3.9 | |
| |
Willis Towers Watson PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 3.5 | |
| | | | |
| |
Top Ten as a Group | | | 54.6 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Common Stocks - 99.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Communication Services - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 8,965 | | | | $1,475,997 | |
| | |
T-Mobile US, Inc. | | | 4,340 | | | | 712,498 | |
| | |
Total Communication Services | | | | | | | 2,188,495 | |
| | |
Consumer Discretionary - 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 7,441 | | | | 1,128,205 | |
| | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 43,164 | | | | 1,861,663 | |
| | |
Vail Resorts, Inc.1 | | | 4,736 | | | | 896,856 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 3,886,724 | |
| | |
Consumer Staples - 24.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 33,279 | | | | 2,485,276 | |
| | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 3,641 | | | | 1,163,591 | |
| | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 30,023 | | | | 1,011,775 | |
| | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 27,316 | | | | 1,512,760 | |
| | |
Nestle SA, Sponsored ADR (Switzerland) | | | 30,613 | | | | 3,079,668 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 9,253,070 | |
| | |
Energy - 6.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 5,838 | | | | 771,375 | |
| | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) | | | 20,391 | | | | 778,732 | |
| | |
Valaris, Ltd.* | | | 13,279 | | | | 863,932 | |
| | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 2,414,039 | |
| | |
Financials - 23.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 5,917 | | | | 2,347,452 | |
| | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Canada) | | | 2,020 | | | | 2,194,310 | |
| | |
Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 7,527 | | | | 1,149,147 | |
| | |
KKR & Co., Inc. | | | 9,730 | | | | 905,571 | |
| | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 4,736 | | | | 986,272 | |
| | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 5,357 | | | | 1,345,357 | |
| | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 8,928,109 | |
| | |
Health Care - 10.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 2,162 | | | | 1,142,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 8,179 | | | | $623,567 | |
| | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 4,315 | | | | 2,087,165 | |
| | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 3,853,522 | |
| | |
Industrials - 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 2,707 | | | | 1,050,993 | |
| | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 24,782 | | | | 1,240,835 | |
| | |
Ferguson PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 3,883 | | | | 815,041 | |
| | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 3,106,869 | |
| | |
Materials - 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
CRH PLC (Ireland) | | | 31,289 | | | | 2,422,394 | |
| | |
Real Estate - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT | | | 6,005 | | | | 780,650 | |
| | |
Utilities - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 10,063 | | | | 953,771 | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $32,225,610) | | | | | | | 37,787,643 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
Short-Term Investments - 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Repurchase Agreements - 2.9% | | | | | |
| | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.150% total to be received $1,104,158 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury, 0.125%, 07/15/24, totaling $1,126,195) | | | $1,104,000 | | | | 1,104,000 | |
| | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,104,000) | | | | | | | 1,104,000 | |
| | |
Total Investments - 102.0% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $33,329,610) | | | | | | | 38,891,643 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (2.0)% | | | | (744,203 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | $38,147,440 | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| 1 | Some of this security, amounting to $374,195 or 1.0% of net assets, was out on loan to various borrowers and is collateralized by various U.S. Treasury Obligations. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks† | | $ | 37,787,643 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 37,787,643 | |
| | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | $ | 1,104,000 | | | | — | | | | 1,104,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 37,787,643 | | | $ | 1,104,000 | | | | — | | | $ | 38,891,643 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| † | All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN | |
| |
Sector | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Industrials | | | 30.4 | |
| |
Financials | | | 16.6 | |
| |
Consumer Staples | | | 7.6 | |
| |
Utilities | | | 7.3 | |
| |
Information Technology | | | 7.1 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 5.4 | |
| |
Energy | | | 5.1 | |
| |
Materials | | | 4.0 | |
| |
Communication Services | | | 3.4 | |
| |
Health Care | | | 3.0 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | 0.4 | |
| |
Short-Term Investments | | | 11.3 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities | | | (1.6 | ) |
| | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS | |
| |
Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
| |
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 4.4 | |
| |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | | 3.8 | |
| |
Atkore, Inc. | | | 3.5 | |
| |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 2.9 | |
| |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 2.7 | |
| |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 2.7 | |
| |
CoreCivic, Inc. | | | 2.7 | |
| |
The GEO Group Inc. | | | 2.6 | |
| |
SM Energy Co. | | | 2.3 | |
| |
Talen Energy Corp. | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | |
| |
Top Ten as a Group | | | 29.8 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Common Stocks - 90.3% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Communication Services - 3.4% | | | | | |
| | |
Cable One, Inc.1 | | | 11,344 | | | | $4,467,834 | |
| | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | | | 628,650 | | | | 16,552,355 | |
| | |
Yelp, Inc.* | | | 339,282 | | | | 13,652,708 | |
| | |
Total Communication Services | | | | | | | 34,672,897 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary - 5.4% | | | | | |
| | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 247,047 | | | | 18,029,490 | |
| | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | | 43,280 | | | | 9,099,187 | |
| | |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 67,057 | | | | 27,749,528 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 54,878,205 | |
| |
Consumer Staples - 7.6% | | | | | |
| | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 521,566 | | | | 38,950,549 | |
| | |
The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc.*,1 | | | 1,272,731 | | | | 10,780,031 | |
| | |
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 212,580 | | | | 15,252,615 | |
| | |
Nomad Foods, Ltd. (United Kingdom) | | | 722,543 | | | | 13,049,127 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 78,032,322 | |
| |
Energy - 5.1% | | | | | |
| | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 711,686 | | | | 19,450,378 | |
| | |
Evolution Petroleum Corp.1 | | | 803,826 | | | | 4,340,660 | |
| | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 486,660 | | | | 23,598,144 | |
| | |
World Kinect Corp. | | | 181,022 | | | | 4,254,017 | |
| | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 51,643,199 | |
| |
Financials - 16.6% | | | | | |
| | |
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda) | | | 367,279 | | | | 22,525,221 | |
| | |
Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,101,649 | | | | 21,427,073 | |
| | |
EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico) | | | 453,766 | | | | 17,029,838 | |
| | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,666,474 | | | | 21,742,191 | |
| | |
NCR Atleos Corp.* | | | 297,458 | | | | 5,928,338 | |
| | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 301,888 | | | | 9,316,264 | |
| | |
P10, Inc., Class A | | | 1,292,005 | | | | 9,173,235 | |
| | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 323,540 | | | | 9,664,140 | |
| | |
Repay Holdings Corp.* | | | 851,219 | | | | 8,656,897 | |
| | |
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 25,051 | | | | 44,544,185 | |
| | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 170,007,382 | |
| |
Health Care - 3.0% | | | | | |
| | |
Embecta Corp.1 | | | 918,586 | | | | 9,305,276 | |
| | |
Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 524,141 | | | | 10,315,095 | |
| | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 432,976 | | | | 11,027,899 | |
| | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 30,648,270 | |
| |
Industrials - 30.4% | | | | | |
| | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | | | 1,301,529 | | | | 16,685,602 | |
| | |
Alight, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,954,068 | | | | 17,625,693 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Argan, Inc. | | | 199,707 | | | | $12,034,344 | |
| | |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 147,428 | | | | 16,936,529 | |
| | |
Atkore, Inc.1 | | | 204,562 | | | | 35,859,719 | |
| | |
Brady Corp., Class A | | | 95,010 | | | | 5,605,590 | |
| | |
CoreCivic, Inc.* | | | 1,804,725 | | | | 26,890,403 | |
| | |
DNOW, Inc.* | | | 528,867 | | | | 7,462,313 | |
| | |
The GEO Group Inc.*,1 | | | 1,787,199 | | | | 26,557,777 | |
| | |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A | | | 408,778 | | | | 9,377,367 | |
| | |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 280,395 | | | | 29,906,931 | |
| | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 755,104 | | | | 18,651,069 | |
| | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A1 | | | 106,839 | | | | 9,747,990 | |
| | |
OPENLANE, Inc.* | | | 626,241 | | | | 10,758,820 | |
| | |
Park Aerospace Corp. | | | 756,768 | | | | 10,799,079 | |
| | |
SP Plus Corp.* | | | 60,894 | | | | 3,109,248 | |
| | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 174,205 | | | | 27,895,447 | |
| | |
Vestis Corp. | | | 442,858 | | | | 8,157,444 | |
| | |
Viad Corp.* | | | 486,994 | | | | 16,791,553 | |
| | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 310,852,918 | |
| |
Information Technology - 7.1% | | | | | |
| | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 614,022 | | | | 20,938,150 | |
| | |
ePlus, Inc.* | | | 282,739 | | | | 21,736,974 | |
| | |
Ituran Location and Control, Ltd. (Israel) | | | 230,417 | | | | 5,917,109 | |
| | |
NCR Voyix, Corp.* | | | 695,507 | | | | 8,519,961 | |
| | |
Vontier Corp. | | | 380,722 | | | | 15,468,735 | |
| | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 72,580,929 | |
| |
Materials - 4.0% | | | | | |
| | |
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A* | | | 512,849 | | | | 19,949,826 | |
| | |
TriMas Corp. | | | 471,679 | | | | 12,258,937 | |
| | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 134,128 | | | | 9,167,649 | |
| | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 41,376,412 | |
| |
Real Estate - 0.4% | | | | | |
| | |
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A | | | 457,022 | | | | 4,373,700 | |
| |
Utilities - 7.3% | | | | | |
| | |
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 369,199 | | | | 18,622,398 | |
| | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 428,472 | | | | 15,879,172 | |
| | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 232,845 | | | | 17,374,894 | |
| | |
Talen Energy Corp.*,1 | | | 227,916 | | | | 22,791,600 | |
| | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 74,668,064 | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $717,713,208) | | | | | | | 923,734,298 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| | |
Short-Term Investments - 11.3% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 1.6%2 | | | | | |
| | |
ASL Capital Markets, Inc, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.390% total to be received $1,129,543 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 8.000%, 06/13/24 - 07/15/59, totaling $1,151,962) | | | $1,129,374 | | | | $1,129,374 | |
| | |
Bethesda Securities LLC, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.380% total to be received $4,082,109 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.500% - 5.881%, 10/01/27 - 01/01/57, totaling $4,163,129) | | | 4,081,499 | | | | 4,081,499 | |
| | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.390% total to be received $4,082,110 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 1.500% - 7.500%, 03/31/26 - 03/20/74, totaling $4,163,129) | | | 4,081,499 | | | | 4,081,499 | |
| | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.350% total to be received $3,788,402 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/07/24 - 05/01/54, totaling $3,863,596) | | | 3,787,839 | | | | 3,787,839 | |
| | |
Marex Capital Markets, Inc., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.410% total to be received $2,082,113 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.125% - 6.500%, 07/31/26 - 02/01/57, totaling $2,123,437) | | | 2,081,800 | | | | 2,081,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| | |
Mirae Asset Securities USA, Inc., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.400% total to be received $1,329,095 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.980% - 7.645%, 10/02/24 - 04/20/73, totaling $1,355,677) | | | $1,328,896 | | | | $1,328,896 | |
| | |
Total Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | 16,490,907 | |
| |
Repurchase Agreements - 8.5% | | | | | |
| | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.150% total to be received $87,211,474 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury, 0.125%, 07/15/24, totaling $88,943,014) | | | 87,199,000 | | | | 87,199,000 | |
| | |
| | | Shares | | | | | |
| |
Other Investment Companies - 1.2% | | | | | |
| | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.27%3 | | | 11,810,516 | | | | 11,810,516 | |
| |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | |
(Cost $115,500,423) | | | | | | | 115,500,423 | |
| | |
Total Investments - 101.6% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $833,213,631) | | | | | | | 1,039,234,721 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.6)% | | | | (15,919,534 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | $1,023,315,187 | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| 1 | Some of these securities, amounting to $35,679,117 or 3.5% of net assets, were out on loan to various borrowers and are collateralized by cash and various U.S. Treasury Obligations. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
| 2 | Cash collateral received for securities lending activity was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
| 3 | Yield shown represents the April 30, 2024, seven day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks† | | $ | 923,734,298 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | $923,734,298 | |
| | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | $16,490,907 | | | | — | | | | 16,490,907 | |
| | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 87,199,000 | | | | — | | | | 87,199,000 | |
| | | | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 11,810,516 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,810,516 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 935,544,814 | | | $ | 103,689,907 | | | | — | | | $ | 1,039,234,721 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| † | All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN |
| |
Sector | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Financials | | 16.1 |
| |
Information Technology | | 15.0 |
| |
Consumer Staples | | 14.6 |
| |
Utilities | | 12.1 |
| |
Energy | | 11.6 |
| |
Health Care | | 9.7 |
| |
Communication Services | | 7.5 |
| |
Industrials | | 6.5 |
| |
Real Estate | | 3.1 |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | 2.9 |
| |
Short-Term Investments | | 0.9 |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities | | (0.0)1 |
1 Less than (0.05)%
| | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS |
| |
Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Oracle Corp. | | 4.1 |
| |
The Progressive Corp. | | 3.9 |
| |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | | 3.7 |
| |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | 3.3 |
| |
Unilever PLC, Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom) | | 3.1 |
| |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 3.1 |
| |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | 3.0 |
| |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | 3.0 |
| |
Corning, Inc. | | 3.0 |
| |
The AES Corp. | | 2.9 |
| | |
| |
Top Ten as a Group | | 33.1 |
| | |
| | |
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Common Stocks - 99.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Communication Services - 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Cable One, Inc.1 | | | 877 | | | | $345,406 | |
| | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.1 | | | 43,042 | | | | 2,762,436 | |
| | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 77,146 | | | | 2,940,034 | |
| | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 39,481 | | | | 1,201,802 | |
| | |
Total Communication Services | | | | | | | 7,249,678 | |
| | |
Consumer Discretionary - 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 8,420 | | | | 1,323,708 | |
| | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 17,471 | | | | 753,524 | |
| | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 8,496 | | | | 751,811 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 2,829,043 | |
| | |
Consumer Staples - 14.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 4,638 | | | | 645,563 | |
| | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 16,505 | | | | 2,253,428 | |
| | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 31,583 | | | | 1,749,066 | |
| | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 9,055 | | | | 1,592,865 | |
| | |
Primo Water Corp. | | | 64,374 | | | | 1,214,737 | |
| | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 16,651 | | | | 1,237,502 | |
| | |
Target Corp. | | | 14,421 | | | | 2,321,493 | |
| | |
Unilever PLC, Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 58,183 | | | | 3,016,789 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 14,031,443 | |
| | |
Energy - 11.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 25,132 | | | | 686,858 | |
| | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP, MLP | | | 93,205 | | | | 2,617,197 | |
| | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 8,425 | | | | 1,113,195 | |
| | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 173,062 | | | | 3,163,573 | |
| | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 92,634 | | | | 3,553,440 | |
| | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 11,134,263 | |
| | |
Financials - 16.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda) | | | 26,623 | | | | 1,632,788 | |
| | |
Chubb, Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 9,169 | | | | 2,279,780 | |
| | |
CNA Financial Corp. | | | 17,173 | | | | 754,582 | |
| | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | 18,144 | | | | 898,128 | |
| | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 19,476 | | | | 2,984,892 | |
| | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 18,110 | | | | 3,771,407 | |
| | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 57,490 | | | | 2,335,819 | |
| | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 3,391 | | | | 851,616 | |
| | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 15,509,012 | |
| | |
Health Care - 9.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 9,670 | | | | 1,572,729 | |
| | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 7,274 | | | | 1,992,640 | |
| | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 39,013 | | | | 1,714,231 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 7,567 | | | | $1,094,112 | |
| | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 49,042 | | | | 1,256,456 | |
| | |
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A | | | 62,176 | | | | 1,722,275 | |
| | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 9,352,443 | |
| | |
Industrials - 6.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 13,303 | | | | 628,434 | |
| | |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | | | 75,381 | | | | 685,967 | |
| | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,408 | | | | 654,621 | |
| | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 19,844 | | | | 2,926,593 | |
| | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 3,139 | | | | 1,405,393 | |
| | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 6,301,008 | |
| | |
Information Technology - 15.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 15,635 | | | | 764,083 | |
| | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 27,131 | | | | 1,274,614 | |
| | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 85,929 | | | | 2,868,310 | |
| | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 23,665 | | | | 2,673,199 | |
| | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 34,476 | | | | 3,921,645 | |
| | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 6,972 | | | | 1,156,306 | |
| | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 10,248 | | | | 1,807,952 | |
| | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 14,466,109 | |
| | |
Real Estate - 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
American Tower Corp., REIT | | | 12,708 | | | | 2,180,185 | |
| | |
Crown Castle, Inc., REIT | | | 8,985 | | | | 842,613 | |
| | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 3,022,798 | |
| | |
Utilities - 12.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
The AES Corp. | | | 155,302 | | | | 2,779,906 | |
| | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 14,782 | | | | 1,452,479 | |
| | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 20,669 | | | | 1,959,008 | |
| | |
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 25,799 | | | | 1,301,302 | |
| | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 38,899 | | | | 1,441,597 | |
| | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 35,349 | | | | 2,680,868 | |
| | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 11,615,160 | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $67,933,278) | | | | | | | 95,510,957 | |
| | |
| |
| Principal Amount | | | | | |
| | |
Short-Term Investments - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 0.2%2 | | | | | |
| | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.350% total to be received $190,202 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/07/24 - 05/01/54, totaling $193,977) | | | $190,174 | | | | 190,174 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | |
| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| |
Repurchase Agreements - 0.7% | | | | | |
| | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.150% total to be received $701,100 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury, 0.125%, 07/15/24, totaling $715,124) | | | $701,000 | | | | $701,000 | |
| | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $891,174) | | | | | | | 891,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Value | |
| | |
Total Investments - 100.0% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $68,824,452) | | | | | | | $96,402,131 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.0)%# | | | | (3,678 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | $96,398,453 | |
| 1 | Some of these securities, amounting to $2,918,702 or 3.0% of net assets, were out on loan to various borrowers and are collateralized by cash and various U.S. Treasury Obligations. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
| 2 | Cash collateral received for securities lending activity was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
MLP | Master Limited Partnership |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks† | | $ | 95,510,957 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 95,510,957 | |
| | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | $ | 190,174 | | | | — | | | | 190,174 | |
| | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 701,000 | | | | — | | | | 701,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 95,510,957 | | | $ | 891,174 | | | | — | | | $ | 96,402,131 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| † | All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | |
| | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN |
| |
Sector | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Industrials | | 25.1 |
| |
Financials | | 17.9 |
| |
Information Technology | | 10.6 |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | 9.2 |
| |
Utilities | | 9.0 |
| |
Consumer Staples | | 7.4 |
| |
Energy | | 7.1 |
| |
Health Care | | 3.1 |
| |
Communication Services | | 2.8 |
| |
Materials | | 2.4 |
| |
Real Estate | | 0.8 |
| |
Short-Term Investments | | 5.4 |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities | | (0.8) |
| | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS |
| |
Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
| |
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | | 4.2 |
| |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | 3.8 |
| |
Vistra Corp. | | 3.6 |
| |
LKQ Corp. | | 3.2 |
| |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | 3.2 |
| |
WEX, Inc. | | 3.1 |
| |
Atkore, Inc. | | 3.0 |
| |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | 2.9 |
| |
UniFirst Corp. | | 2.6 |
| |
CoreCivic, Inc. | | 2.4 |
| | |
| |
Top Ten as a Group | | 32.0 |
| | |
| | |
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | |
| | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Common Stocks - 95.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Communication Services - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow Share*,1,2 | | | 79,662 | | | | $0 | |
| | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | | | 164,723 | | | | 4,337,156 | |
| | |
Yelp, Inc.* | | | 100,632 | | | | 4,049,432 | |
| | |
Total Communication Services | | | | | | | 8,386,588 | |
| | |
Consumer Discretionary - 9.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 26,814 | | | | 1,956,886 | |
| | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | 15,451 | | | | 3,930,426 | |
| | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 227,762 | | | | 9,823,375 | |
| | |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 20,999 | | | | 8,689,806 | |
| | |
Polaris, Inc. | | | 42,546 | | | | 3,623,217 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 28,023,710 | |
| | |
Consumer Staples - 7.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 153,297 | | | | 11,448,220 | |
| | |
The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc.* | | | 98,161 | | | | 831,424 | |
| | |
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 49,976 | | | | 3,585,778 | |
| | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 46,039 | | | | 2,636,193 | |
| | |
Nomad Foods, Ltd. (United Kingdom) | | | 213,882 | | | | 3,862,709 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 22,364,324 | |
| | |
Energy - 7.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 152,023 | | | | 4,154,789 | |
| | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | 61,111 | | | | 3,315,272 | |
| | |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 27,318 | | | | 1,401,960 | |
| | |
Permian Resources Corp. | | | 422,615 | | | | 7,078,801 | |
| | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 81,811 | | | | 3,967,015 | |
| | |
World Kinect Corp. | | | 63,777 | | | | 1,498,759 | |
| | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 21,416,596 | |
| | |
Financials - 17.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda) | | | 90,635 | | | | 5,558,644 | |
| | |
Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | | | 291,506 | | | | 5,669,792 | |
| | |
CNA Financial Corp. | | | 73,537 | | | | 3,231,216 | |
| | |
EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico) | | | 99,024 | | | | 3,716,371 | |
| | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A* | | | 937,834 | | | | 5,561,355 | |
| | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 93,159 | | | | 2,874,887 | |
| | |
P10, Inc., Class A | | | 389,948 | | | | 2,768,631 | |
| | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 100,538 | | | | 3,003,070 | |
| | |
WEX, Inc.* | | | 43,823 | | | | 9,258,047 | |
| | |
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 7,158 | | | | 12,727,926 | |
| | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 54,369,939 | |
| | |
Health Care - 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Bausch + Lomb Corp. (Canada)* | | | 186,170 | | | | 2,706,912 | |
| | |
Embecta Corp. | | | 172,226 | | | | 1,744,649 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 117,519 | | | | $2,312,774 | |
| | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 101,616 | | | | 2,588,160 | |
| | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 9,352,495 | |
| | |
Industrials - 25.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | | | 404,675 | | | | 5,187,934 | |
| | |
Alight, Inc., Class A* | | | 509,406 | | | | 4,594,842 | |
| | |
Argan, Inc. | | | 55,680 | | | | 3,355,277 | |
| | |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 45,365 | | | | 5,211,531 | |
| | |
Atkore, Inc. | | | 52,417 | | | | 9,188,700 | |
| | |
Brady Corp., Class A | | | 27,403 | | | | 1,616,777 | |
| | |
Clarivate PLC (United Kingdom)*,3 | | | 497,669 | | | | 3,364,243 | |
| | |
CoreCivic, Inc.* | | | 492,853 | | | | 7,343,510 | |
| | |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | | | 346,304 | | | | 3,151,366 | |
| | |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 37,065 | | | | 3,953,353 | |
| | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 161,139 | | | | 3,980,133 | |
| | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 15,520 | | | | 1,416,045 | |
| | |
OPENLANE, Inc.* | | | 133,873 | | | | 2,299,938 | |
| | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 49,357 | | | | 7,903,536 | |
| | |
Vestis Corp. | | | 85,732 | | | | 1,579,183 | |
| | |
Viad Corp.* | | | 122,072 | | | | 4,209,043 | |
| | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 36,388 | | | | 5,558,267 | |
| | |
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*,3 | | | 61,844 | | | | 2,285,754 | |
| | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 76,199,432 | |
| | |
Information Technology - 10.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 173,360 | | | | 5,911,576 | |
| | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | | 25,345 | | | | 3,235,796 | |
| | |
ePlus, Inc.* | | | 83,720 | | | | 6,436,393 | |
| | |
Ituran Location and Control, Ltd. (Israel) | | | 26,666 | | | | 684,783 | |
| | |
NCR Voyix, Corp.* | | | 183,599 | | | | 2,249,088 | |
| | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 82,835 | | | | 9,761,276 | |
| | |
Vontier Corp. | | | 98,633 | | | | 4,007,459 | |
| | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 32,286,371 | |
| | |
Materials - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A* | | | 74,518 | | | | 2,898,750 | |
| | |
TriMas Corp. | | | 58,742 | | | | 1,526,705 | |
| | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 40,618 | | | | 2,776,240 | |
| | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 7,201,695 | |
| | |
Real Estate - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A | | | 247,261 | | | | 2,366,288 | |
| | |
Utilities - 9.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 99,297 | | | | 5,008,541 | |
| | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 118,015 | | | | 4,373,636 | |
| | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 69,529 | | | | 5,188,254 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Utilities - 9.0% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Talen Energy Corp.* | | | 18,939 | | | | $1,893,900 | |
| | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 144,690 | | | | 10,973,289 | |
| | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 27,437,620 | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $235,358,704) | | | | | | | 289,405,058 | |
| | |
| |
| Principal Amount | | | | | |
| |
Short-Term Investments - 5.4% | | | | | |
| |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 0.7%4 | | | | | |
| | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.350% total to be received $1,000,149 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/07/24 - 05/01/54, totaling $1,020,000) | | | $1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
| | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.310% total to be received $1,000,148 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.000% - 7.000%, 02/01/37 - 02/01/54, totaling $1,020,000) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
| | |
HSBC Securities USA, Inc., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.320% total to be received $219,227 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 7.500%, 06/13/24 - 08/01/59, totaling $223,579) | | | 219,195 | | | | 219,195 | |
| |
Total Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | | 2,219,195 | |
| |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| |
Repurchase Agreements - 3.9% | | | | | |
| | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.150% total to be received $11,800,688 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury, 0.125%, 07/15/24, totaling $12,035,037) | | $ | 11,799,000 | | | | $11,799,000 | |
| | |
| | | Shares | | | | | |
| |
Other Investment Companies - 0.8% | | | | | |
| | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.27%5 | | | 2,284,048 | | | | $2,284,048 | |
| | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $16,302,243) | | | | | | | 16,302,243 | |
| | |
Total Investments - 100.8% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $251,660,947) | | | | | | | 305,707,301 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.8)% | | | | (2,446,248 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | $303,261,053 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| 1 | Security’s value was determined by using significant unobservable inputs. |
| 2 | This security is restricted and not available for re-sale. Liberty Broadband Corp. (“Liberty”) acquired GCI Liberty, Inc. on December 21, 2020. On May 24, 2023, Liberty shareholders received GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow Shares for potential proceeds from a pending class action lawsuit. The market value of the escrow shares was $0 on the date of the distribution. At April 30, 2024, the cost and market value of the escrow shares is $0, which represents 0% of net assets. |
| 3 | Some of these securities, amounting to $2,413,652 or 0.8% of net assets, were out on loan to various borrowers and are collateralized by cash and various U.S. Treasury Obligations. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
| 4 | Cash collateral received for securities lending activity was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
| 5 | Yield shown represents the April 30, 2024, seven day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Industrials | | | $76,199,432 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | $76,199,432 | |
| | | | |
Financials | | | 54,369,939 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 54,369,939 | |
| | | | |
Information Technology | | | 32,286,371 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32,286,371 | |
| | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 28,023,710 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 28,023,710 | |
| | | | |
Utilities | | | 27,437,620 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 27,437,620 | |
| | | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 22,364,324 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 22,364,324 | |
| | | | |
Energy | | | 21,416,596 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 21,416,596 | |
| | | | |
Health Care | | | 9,352,495 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,352,495 | |
| | | | |
Communication Services | | | 8,386,588 | | | | — | | | | $0 | | | | 8,386,588 | |
| | | | |
Materials | | | 7,201,695 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,201,695 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate | | | 2,366,288 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,366,288 | |
| | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | $2,219,195 | | | | — | | | | 2,219,195 | |
| | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 11,799,000 | | | | — | | | | 11,799,000 | |
| | | | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 2,284,048 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,284,048 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | | $291,689,106 | | | | $14,018,195 | | | | $0 | | | | $305,707,301 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At April 30, 2024, the Level 3 common stock was received as a result of a corporate action. The security’s value of $0 was determined by using significant unobservable inputs, which generated a change in unrealized depreciation of $0.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3. The Fund did not have any purchases and sales of Level 3 securities for the same period.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN |
| |
Sector | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Financials | | 23.0 |
| |
Consumer Staples | | 17.1 |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | 14.6 |
| |
Health Care | | 10.3 |
| |
Utilities | | 8.1 |
| |
Information Technology | | 5.4 |
| |
Energy | | 5.3 |
| |
Materials | | 5.0 |
| |
Industrials | | 4.9 |
| |
Communication Services | | 3.2 |
| |
Real Estate | | 2.4 |
| |
Short-Term Investments | | 2.5 |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities | | (1.8) |
| | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS |
| |
Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Canada) | | 7.4 |
| |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | 7.0 |
| |
The Kroger Co. | | 5.1 |
| |
CRH PLC (Ireland) | | 5.0 |
| |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | 4.6 |
| |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | 4.5 |
| |
WEX, Inc. | | 4.1 |
| |
LKQ Corp. | | 3.9 |
| |
Talen Energy Corp. | | 3.8 |
| |
Expedia Group, Inc. | | 3.3 |
| | |
| |
Top Ten as a Group | | 48.7 |
| | |
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Common Stocks - 99.3% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Communication Services - 3.2% | | | | | |
| | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 39,428 | | | | $1,502,601 | |
| | |
GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow Share*,1,2 | | | 108,700 | | | | 0 | |
| | |
Total Communication Services | | | | | | | 1,502,601 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary - 14.6% | | | | | |
| | |
Expedia Group, Inc.* | | | 11,596 | | | | 1,561,169 | |
| | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 8,871 | | | | 1,394,610 | |
| | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 42,058 | | | | 1,813,962 | |
| | |
MGM Resorts International* | | | 27,503 | | | | 1,084,718 | |
| | |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 2,293 | | | | 948,889 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 6,803,348 | |
| |
Consumer Staples - 17.1% | | | | | |
| | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 28,376 | | | | 2,119,120 | |
| | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 42,693 | | | | 2,364,338 | |
| | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 24,009 | | | | 1,374,755 | |
| | |
Target Corp. | | | 6,180 | | | | 994,856 | |
| | |
Unilever PLC, Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 21,897 | | | | 1,135,360 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 7,988,429 | |
| | |
Energy - 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 56,865 | | | | 1,554,121 | |
| | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 50,562 | | | | 924,273 | |
| | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 2,478,394 | |
| | |
Financials - 23.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 8,215 | | | | 3,259,137 | |
| | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Canada) | | | 3,174 | | | | 3,447,891 | |
| | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 9,705 | | | | 1,191,483 | |
| | |
WEX, Inc.* | | | 9,109 | | | | 1,924,367 | |
| | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 3,589 | | | | 901,341 | |
| | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 10,724,219 | |
| | |
Health Care - 10.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 4,068 | | | | 2,150,264 | |
| | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 5,779 | | | | 1,163,717 | |
| | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 57,775 | | | | 1,471,529 | |
| | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 4,785,510 | |
| | |
Industrials - 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 7,126 | | | | 1,050,943 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| 1 | Security’s value was determined by using significant unobservable inputs. |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 8,059 | | | | $1,231,012 | |
| | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 2,281,955 | |
| |
Information Technology - 5.4% | | | | | |
| | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 36,020 | | | | 1,202,348 | |
| | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 11,311 | | | | 1,332,888 | |
| | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 2,535,236 | |
| | |
Materials - 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
CRH PLC (Ireland) | | | 30,047 | | | | 2,326,239 | |
| |
Real Estate - 2.4% | | | | | |
| | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT | | | 8,601 | | | | 1,118,130 | |
| |
Utilities - 8.1% | | | | | |
| | |
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 20,655 | | | | 1,041,838 | |
| | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 26,878 | | | | 996,099 | |
| | |
Talen Energy Corp.*,3 | | | 17,634 | | | | 1,763,400 | |
| | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 3,801,337 | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $38,657,035) | | | | | | | 46,345,398 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
| | |
Short-Term Investments - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 1.8%4 | | | | | |
| | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.350% total to be received $826,177 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/07/24 -05/01/54, totaling $842,575) | | $ | 826,054 | | | | 826,054 | |
| |
Repurchase Agreements - 0.7% | | | | | |
| | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.150% total to be received $347,050 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury, 0.125%, 07/15/24, totaling $354,029) | | | 347,000 | | | | 347,000 | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,173,054) | | | | | | | 1,173,054 | |
Total Investments - 101.8% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $39,830,089) | | | | | | | 47,518,452 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.8)% | | | | (840,656 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | $46,677,796 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | |
| 2 | This security is restricted and not available for re-sale. Liberty Broadband Corp. (“Liberty”) acquired GCI Liberty, Inc. on December 21, 2020. On May 24, 2023, Liberty shareholders received GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow Shares for potential proceeds from a pending class action lawsuit. The market value of the escrow shares was $0 on the date of the distribution. At April 30, 2024, the cost and market value of the escrow shares is $0, which represents 0% of net assets. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
3 | Some of this security, amounting to $806,800 or 1.7% of net assets, was out on loan to various borrowers and is collateralized by cash. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
4 | Cash collateral received for securities lending activity was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
ADR American Depositary Receipt
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Financials | | | $10,724,219 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | $10,724,219 | |
| | | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 7,988,429 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,988,429 | |
| | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 6,803,348 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,803,348 | |
| | | | |
Health Care | | | 4,785,510 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,785,510 | |
| | | | |
Utilities | | | 3,801,337 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,801,337 | |
| | | | |
Information Technology | | | 2,535,236 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,535,236 | |
| | | | |
Energy | | | 2,478,394 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,478,394 | |
| | | | |
Materials | | | 2,326,239 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,326,239 | |
| | | | |
Industrials | | | 2,281,955 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,281,955 | |
| | | | |
Communication Services | | | 1,502,601 | | | | — | | | | $0 | | | | 1,502,601 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate | | | 1,118,130 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,118,130 | |
| | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | $826,054 | | | | — | | | | 826,054 | |
| | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 347,000 | | | | — | | | | 347,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | | $46,345,398 | | | | $1,173,054 | | | | $0 | | | | $47,518,452 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At April 30, 2024, the Level 3 common stock was received as a result of a corporate action. The security’s value of $0 was determined by using significant unobservable inputs, which generated a change in unrealized depreciation of $0.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3. The Fund did not have any purchases and sales of Level 3 securities for the same period.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund | | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund |
| | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investments at value1 (including securities on loan valued at $6,173,862, $374,195, and $35,679,117, respectively) | | | | $348,433,100 | | | | | $38,891,643 | | | | | $1,039,234,721 | |
| | | |
Cash | | | | 440 | | | | | 414 | | | | | 1,000 | |
| | | |
Dividend and interest receivables | | | | 249,681 | | | | | 79,564 | | | | | 552,037 | |
| | | |
Securities lending income receivable | | | | 426 | | | | | 7 | | | | | 3,667 | |
| | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | | 45,864 | | | | | 15,328 | | | | | 1,956,342 | |
| | | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | | 8,937 | | | | | 6,254 | | | | | — | |
| | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | | 31,742 | | | | | 12,957 | | | | | 141,768 | |
| | | |
Total assets | | | | 348,770,190 | | | | | 39,006,167 | | | | | 1,041,889,535 | |
| | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned | | | | 482,836 | | | | | — | | | | | 16,490,907 | |
| | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | — | | | | | 808,785 | | | | | 98,341 | |
| | | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | | 376,847 | | | | | 1,026 | | | | | 1,066,179 | |
| | | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | | 164,737 | | | | | 11,113 | | | | | 681,010 | |
| | | |
Administrative fees | | | | 44,126 | | | | | 4,762 | | | | | 127,689 | |
| | | |
Distribution fees | | | | 51,887 | | | | | 774 | | | | | 9,351 | |
| | | |
Shareholder service fees | | | | 24,880 | | | | | 1,169 | | | | | 74,499 | |
| | | |
Other | | | | 38,614 | | | | | 31,098 | | | | | 26,372 | |
| | | |
Total liabilities | | | | 1,183,927 | | | | | 858,727 | | | | | 18,574,348 | |
| | | |
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2 & 5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $347,586,263 | | | | | $38,147,440 | | | | | $1,023,315,187 | |
| | | |
1 Investments at cost | | | | $306,674,836 | | | | | $33,329,610 | | | | | $833,213,631 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund | | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund |
| | | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | $281,617,123 | | | | | $35,656,071 | | | | | $784,567,936 | |
| | | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 65,969,140 | | | | | 2,491,369 | | | | | 238,747,251 | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $347,586,263 | | | | | $38,147,440 | | | | | $1,023,315,187 | |
| | | |
Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $248,401,026 | | | | | $3,714,923 | | | | | $45,518,682 | |
| | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | 12,016,750 | | | | | 204,958 | | | | | 3,012,922 | |
| | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | | $20.67 | | | | | $18.13 | | | | | $15.11 | |
| | | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $91,300,438 | | | | | $34,432,517 | | | | | $965,966,353 | |
| | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | 4,091,500 | | | | | 1,889,045 | | | | | 61,379,961 | |
| | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | | $22.31 | | | | | $18.23 | | | | | $15.74 | |
| | | |
Class Z: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $7,884,799 | | | | | — | | | | | $11,830,152 | |
| | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | 355,716 | | | | | — | | | | | 750,040 | |
| | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | | $22.17 | | | | | — | | | | | $15.77 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund |
| | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investments at value1 (including securities on loan valued at $2,918,702, $2,413,652, and $806,800, respectively) | | | | $96,402,131 | | | | | $305,707,301 | | | | | $47,518,452 | |
| | | |
Cash | | | | 500 | | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 459 | |
| | | |
Dividend and interest receivables | | | | 222,013 | | | | | 101,886 | | | | | 45,589 | |
| | | |
Securities lending income receivable | | | | 49 | | | | | 523 | | | | | 151 | |
| | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | | 21,225 | | | | | 36,661 | | | | | 3,862 | |
| | | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | | 15,779 | | | | | — | | | | | 7,540 | |
| | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | | 14,868 | | | | | 25,405 | | | | | 15,080 | |
| | | |
Total assets | | | | 96,676,565 | | | | | 305,872,776 | | | | | 47,591,133 | |
| | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned | | | | 190,174 | | | | | 2,219,195 | | | | | 826,054 | |
| | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | — | | | | | 93,716 | | | | | — | |
| | | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | | 8,458 | | | | | 36,884 | | | | | 30,017 | |
| | | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | | 40,565 | | | | | 190,053 | | | | | 23,640 | |
| | | |
Administrative fees | | | | 12,169 | | | | | 38,011 | | | | | 5,910 | |
| | | |
Distribution fees | | | | 5,637 | | | | | 4,241 | | | | | 428 | |
| | | |
Shareholder service fees | | | | 3,141 | | | | | 12,283 | | | | | 1,504 | |
| | | |
Other | | | | 17,968 | | | | | 17,340 | | | | | 25,784 | |
| | | |
Total liabilities | | | | 278,112 | | | | | 2,611,723 | | | | | 913,337 | |
| | | |
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2 & 5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $96,398,453 | | | | | $303,261,053 | | | | | $46,677,796 | |
| | | |
1 Investments at cost | | | | $68,824,452 | | | | | $251,660,947 | | | | | $39,830,089 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund |
| | | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | $27,490,825 | | | | | $242,802,202 | | | | | $35,660,633 | |
| | | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 68,907,628 | | | | | 60,458,851 | | | | | 11,017,163 | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $96,398,453 | | | | | $303,261,053 | | | | | $46,677,796 | |
| | | |
Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $26,478,186 | | | | | $20,795,150 | | | | | $2,110,586 | |
| | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | 2,793,355 | | | | | 2,176,066 | | | | | 157,547 | |
| | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | | $9.48 | | | | | $9.56 | | | | | $13.40 | |
| | | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $66,755,953 | | | | | $249,155,803 | | | | | $42,568,068 | |
| | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | 7,053,462 | | | | | 25,113,402 | | | | | 3,177,924 | |
| | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | | $9.46 | | | | | $9.92 | | | | | $13.39 | |
| | | |
Class Z: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | | $3,164,314 | | | | | $33,310,100 | | | | | $1,999,142 | |
| | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | 334,302 | | | | | 3,352,730 | | | | | 149,260 | |
| | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | | $9.47 | | | | | $9.94 | | | | | $13.39 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Operations (unaudited) For the six months ended April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund | | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund |
| | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Dividend income | | | $2,343,352 | | | | $363,581 | | | | $5,293,144 | |
| | | |
Interest income | | | 180,032 | | | | 16,769 | | | | 2,138,648 | |
| | | |
Securities lending income | | | 3,207 | | | | 18 | | | | 11,491 | |
| | | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | (40,234 | ) | | | (20,606 | ) | | | (36,291 | ) |
| | | |
Total investment income | | | 2,486,357 | | | | 359,762 | | | | 7,406,992 | |
| | | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 967,531 | | | | 63,511 | | | | 3,849,326 | |
| | | |
Administrative fees | | | 259,160 | | | | 27,219 | | | | 721,749 | |
| | | |
Distribution fees - Class N | | | 305,506 | | | | 4,538 | | | | 54,565 | |
| | | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Class N | | | 123,686 | | | | 1,815 | | | | 22,091 | |
| | | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Class I | | | 22,584 | | | | 4,899 | | | | 398,925 | |
| | | |
Registration fees | | | 30,984 | | | | 13,629 | | | | 32,375 | |
| | | |
Professional fees | | | 25,084 | | | | 18,813 | | | | 44,699 | |
| | | |
Custodian fees | | | 20,431 | | | | 10,363 | | | | 38,254 | |
| | | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 19,243 | | | | 4,900 | | | | 48,136 | |
| | | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 13,651 | | | | 4,270 | | | | 15,823 | |
| | | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 13,411 | | | | 1,381 | | | | 36,782 | |
| | | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | 180 | | | | — | |
| | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 9,188 | | | | 1,945 | | | | 44,502 | |
| | | |
Total expenses before offsets | | | 1,810,459 | | | | 157,463 | | | | 5,307,227 | |
| | | |
Expense reimbursements | | | (45,605 | ) | | | (37,155 | ) | | | — | |
| | | |
Expense reductions | | | (2,729 | ) | | | (632 | ) | | | (27,468 | ) |
| | | |
Net expenses | | | 1,762,125 | | | | 119,676 | | | | 5,279,759 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 724,232 | | | | 240,086 | | | | 2,127,233 | |
| | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 24,301,294 | | | | 2,812,383 | | | | 31,668,930 | |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 33,013,066 | | | | 3,572,016 | | | | 86,418,572 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 57,314,360 | | | | 6,384,399 | | | | 118,087,502 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | $58,038,592 | | | | $6,624,485 | | | | $120,214,735 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | |
| | Statement of Operations (continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund |
| | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Dividend income | | | $1,998,779 | | | | $1,940,259 | | | | $542,063 | |
| | | |
Interest income | | | 17,792 | | | | 282,646 | | | | 10,125 | |
| | | |
Securities lending income | | | 3,248 | | | | 7,536 | | | | 423 | |
| | | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | (2,713 | ) | | | (4,200 | ) | | | (7,714 | ) |
| | | |
Total investment income | | | 2,017,106 | | | | 2,226,241 | | | | 544,897 | |
| | | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 453,884 | | | | 1,085,242 | | | | 146,220 | |
| | | |
Administrative fees | | | 136,165 | | | | 217,048 | | | | 36,555 | |
| | | |
Distribution fees - Class N | | | 36,174 | | | | 24,439 | | | | 2,504 | |
| | | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Class N | | | 5,788 | | | | 6,059 | | | | 414 | |
| | | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Class I | | | 29,864 | | | | 63,956 | | | | 8,548 | |
| | | |
Professional fees | | | 23,356 | | | | 22,658 | | | | 16,393 | |
| | | |
Registration fees | | | 19,990 | | | | 27,776 | | | | 15,408 | |
| | | |
Custodian fees | | | 18,872 | | | | 18,627 | | | | 11,164 | |
| | | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 16,170 | | | | 11,584 | | | | 4,232 | |
| | | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 9,159 | | | | 11,149 | | | | 1,996 | |
| | | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 4,887 | | | | 5,216 | | | | 1,057 | |
| | | |
Interest expense | | | 51,615 | | | | — | | | | 492 | |
| | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 12,480 | | | | 11,755 | | | | 3,272 | |
| | | |
Total expenses before offsets | | | 818,404 | | | | 1,505,509 | | | | 248,255 | |
| | | |
Expense reimbursements | | | (77,681 | ) | | | — | | | | (46,211 | ) |
| | | |
Expense reductions | | | (23,914 | ) | | | (4,656 | ) | | | (1,568 | ) |
| | | |
Net expenses | | | 716,809 | | | | 1,500,853 | | | | 200,476 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 1,300,297 | | | | 725,388 | | | | 344,421 | |
| | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 47,012,187 | | | | 6,456,551 | | | | 3,629,390 | |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | (18,301,806 | ) | | | 33,266,137 | | | | 3,943,436 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 28,710,381 | | | | 39,722,688 | | | | 7,572,826 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | $30,010,678 | | | | $40,448,076 | | | | $7,917,247 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | |
| | Statements of Changes in Net Assets For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund | | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 | | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 | | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 |
| | | | | | |
Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | $724,232 | | | | $665,399 | | | | $240,086 | | | | $310,281 | | | | $2,127,233 | | | | $2,057,052 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 24,301,294 | | | | 901,364 | | | | 2,812,383 | | | | 952,984 | | | | 31,668,930 | | | | 46,717,796 | |
| | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 33,013,066 | | | | 21,147,317 | | | | 3,572,016 | | | | 1,954,790 | | | | 86,418,572 | | | | (33,287,036 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 58,038,592 | | | | 22,714,080 | | | | 6,624,485 | | | | 3,218,055 | | | | 120,214,735 | | | | 15,487,812 | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Class N | | | (998,863 | ) | | | (19,489,451 | ) | | | (23,168 | ) | | | (65,123 | ) | | | (2,038,957 | ) | | | (1,388,209 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Class I | | | (570,426 | ) | | | (5,976,906 | ) | | | (314,623 | ) | | | (618,612 | ) | | | (40,327,619 | ) | | | (28,767,483 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Class Z | | | (53,192 | ) | | | (608,991 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (526,135 | ) | | | (343,645 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1,622,481 | ) | | | (26,075,348 | ) | | | (337,791 | ) | | | (683,735 | ) | | | (42,892,711 | ) | | | (30,499,337 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | | | (14,725,469 | ) | | | 428,469 | | | | (342,670 | ) | | | (4,532,536 | ) | | | 63,587,161 | | | | 30,420,185 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 41,690,642 | | | | (2,932,799 | ) | | | 5,944,024 | | | | (1,998,216 | ) | | | 140,909,185 | | | | 15,408,660 | |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 305,895,621 | | | | 308,828,420 | | | | 32,203,416 | | | | 34,201,632 | | | | 882,406,002 | | | | 866,997,342 | |
| | | | | | |
End of period | | | $347,586,263 | | | | $305,895,621 | | | | $38,147,440 | | | | $32,203,416 | | | | $1,023,315,187 | | | | $882,406,002 | |
1 See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund | | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 | | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 | | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 |
| | | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | $1,300,297 | | | | $6,797,921 | | | | $725,388 | | | | $894,783 | | | | $344,421 | | | | $653,739 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 47,012,187 | | | | 9,443,458 | | | | 6,456,551 | | | | 11,328,295 | | | | 3,629,390 | | | | 1,333,699 | |
| | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | (18,301,806 | ) | | | (35,081,495 | ) | | | 33,266,137 | | | | (14,491,664 | ) | | | 3,943,436 | | | | 38,458 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 30,010,678 | | | | (18,840,116 | ) | | | 40,448,076 | | | | (2,268,586 | ) | | | 7,917,247 | | | | 2,025,896 | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Class N | | | (1,033,476 | ) | | | (4,683,046 | ) | | | (765,228 | ) | | | (841,013 | ) | | | (51,351 | ) | | | (16,781 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Class I | | | (6,621,410 | ) | | | (37,442,154 | ) | | | (9,009,615 | ) | | | (8,300,606 | ) | | | (1,205,279 | ) | | | (521,709 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Class Z | | | (122,386 | ) | | | (451,503 | ) | | | (1,277,335 | ) | | | (1,508,182 | ) | | | (146,167 | ) | | | (81,036 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (7,777,272 | ) | | | (42,576,703 | ) | | | (11,052,178 | ) | | | (10,649,801 | ) | | | (1,402,797 | ) | | | (619,526 | ) |
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Capital Share Transactions:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | | | (159,414,929 | ) | | | (35,265,575 | ) | | | 11,730,880 | | | | 33,451,833 | | | | (8,401,343 | ) | | | (16,381,325 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (137,181,523 | ) | | | (96,682,394 | ) | | | 41,126,778 | | | | 20,533,446 | | | | (1,886,893 | ) | | | (14,974,955 | ) |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Beginning of period | | | 233,579,976 | | | | 330,262,370 | | | | 262,134,275 | | | | 241,600,829 | | | | 48,564,689 | | | | 63,539,644 | |
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End of period | | | $96,398,453 | | | | $233,579,976 | | | | $303,261,053 | | | | $262,134,275 | | | | $46,677,796 | | | | $48,564,689 | |
1 | See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class N | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $17.43 | | | | | | | $17.74 | | | | | $19.43 | | | | | $29.75 | | | | | $34.95 | | | | | $38.27 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.17 | 3 | | | | 0.02 | 4 | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.34 | 5 |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 3.29 | | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | | 11.69 | | | | | (2.85 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 3.32 | | | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | | 11.71 | | | | | (2.69 | ) | | | | (0.51 | ) |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | | (1.38 | ) | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | | (22.01 | ) | | | | (2.18 | ) | | | | (2.66 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | | | (1.54 | ) | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | | (22.03 | ) | | | | (2.51 | ) | | | | (2.81 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $20.67 | | | | | | | $17.43 | | | | | $17.74 | | | | | $19.43 | | | | | $29.75 | | | | | $34.95 | |
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Total Return2,6 | | | | 19.07 | %7 | | | | | | 7.39 | % | | | | (5.67 | )% | | | | 50.65 | % | | | | (8.62 | )% | | | | (0.55 | )% |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 1.11 | %8,9 | | | | | | 1.10 | %9 | | | | 1.09 | %9 | | | | 1.13 | %9 | | | | 1.14 | % | | | | 1.15 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets10 | | | | 1.14 | %8 | | | | | | 1.13 | % | | | | 1.11 | % | | | | 1.18 | % | | | | 1.16 | % | | | | 1.15 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 0.33 | %8 | | | | | | 0.13 | % | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | 0.08 | % | | | | 0.52 | % | | | | 0.95 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 31 | %7 | | | | | | 75 | % | | | | 71 | % | | | | 149 | % | | | | 50 | % | | | | 21 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $248,401 | | | | | | | $220,480 | | | | | $227,513 | | | | | $287,165 | | | | | $259,561 | | | | | $518,354 | |
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| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $18.84 | | | | | | | $19.05 | | | | | $20.82 | | | | | $30.68 | | | | | $35.96 | | | | | $39.33 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | 0.24 | 3 | | | | 0.09 | 4 | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 0.45 | 5 |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 3.53 | | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | (1.32 | ) | | | | 12.16 | | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (0.89 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 3.60 | | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | (1.08 | ) | | | | 12.25 | | | | | (2.69 | ) | | | | (0.44 | ) |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | | (1.38 | ) | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | | (22.01 | ) | | | | (2.18 | ) | | | | (2.66 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | | | (1.60 | ) | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | (22.11 | ) | | | | (2.59 | ) | | | | (2.93 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $22.31 | | | | | | | $18.84 | | | | | $19.05 | | | | | $20.82 | | | | | $30.68 | | | | | $35.96 | |
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Total Return2,6 | | | | 19.18 | %7 | | | | | | 7.72 | % | | | | (5.41 | )% | | | | 51.11 | % | | | | (8.38 | )% | | | | (0.33 | )% |
| | | | | | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.81 | %8,9 | | | | | | 0.80 | %9 | | | | 0.80 | %9 | | | | 0.87 | %9 | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | 0.90 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets10 | | | | 0.84 | %8 | | | | | | 0.83 | % | | | | 0.82 | % | | | | 0.92 | % | | | | 0.92 | % | | | | 0.90 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 0.63 | %8 | | | | | | 0.43 | % | | | | 1.19 | % | | | | 0.34 | % | | | | 0.76 | % | | | | 1.20 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 31 | %7 | | | | | | 75 | % | | | | 71 | % | | | | 149 | % | | | | 50 | % | | | | 21 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $91,300 | | | | | | | $78,562 | | | | | $74,094 | | | | | $112,741 | | | | | $176,807 | | | | | $1,102,479 | |
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| | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class Z | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $18.71 | | | | | | | $18.94 | | | | | $20.71 | | | | | $30.63 | | | | | $35.95 | | | | | $39.34 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 0.24 | 3 | | | | 0.10 | 4 | | | | 0.28 | | | | | 0.48 | 5 |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 3.53 | | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | | 12.13 | | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (0.89 | ) |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 3.60 | | | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | | 12.23 | | | | | (2.66 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | (0.32 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | | (1.38 | ) | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | | (22.01 | ) | | | | (2.18 | ) | | | | (2.66 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | | | (1.61 | ) | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | (22.15 | ) | | | | (2.66 | ) | | | | (2.98 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $22.17 | | | | | | | $18.71 | | | | | $18.94 | | | | | $20.71 | | | | | $30.63 | | | | | $35.95 | |
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Total Return2,6 | | | | 19.31 | %7 | | | | | | 7.73 | % | | | | (5.34 | )% | | | | 51.18 | % | | | | (8.32 | )% | | | | (0.25 | )% |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.76 | %8,9 | | | | | | 0.75 | %9 | | | | 0.75 | %9 | | | | 0.80 | %9 | | | | 0.82 | % | | | | 0.82 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets10 | | | | 0.79 | %8 | | | | | | 0.78 | % | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | 0.82 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 0.68 | %8 | | | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 1.24 | % | | | | 0.41 | % | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | 1.28 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 31 | %7 | | | | | | 75 | % | | | | 71 | % | | | | 149 | % | | | | 50 | % | | | | 21 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $7,885 | | | | | | | $6,853 | | | | | $7,221 | | | | | $8,237 | | | | | $9,786 | | | | | $47,907 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.05, $0.11 and $0.11 for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively. |
4 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.02), $0.05 and $0.06 for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively. |
5 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.23, $0.33 and $0.36 for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively. |
6 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
9 | Includes reduction from brokerage recapture amounting to less than 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, 0.01%, 0.01% and less than 0.01% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. |
10 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
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| | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class N | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $15.15 | | | | | | | $14.08 | | | | | $15.45 | | | | | $13.73 | | | | | $16.22 | | | | | $15.68 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 0.22 | 3 | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 0.04 | 4 | | | | 0.12 | 5 |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 3.00 | | | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | (1.59 | ) | | | | 4.27 | | | | | (1.84 | ) | | | | 0.95 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 3.09 | | | | | | | 1.32 | | | | | (1.37 | ) | | | | 4.28 | | | | | (1.80 | ) | | | | 1.07 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (2.56 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.02 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | (0.51 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (2.56 | ) | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | (0.53 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $18.13 | | | | | | | $15.15 | | | | | $14.08 | | | | | $15.45 | | | | | $13.73 | | | | | $16.22 | |
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Total Return2,6 | | | | 20.47 | %7 | | | | | | 9.50 | % | | | | (8.87 | )% | | | | 33.53 | % | | | | (11.66 | )% | | | | 7.15 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.95 | %8,9,10 | | | | | | 0.95 | %9 | | | | 0.95 | %9 | | | | 1.00 | %9 | | | | 1.04 | % | | | | 1.28 | %9,11 |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets12 | | | | 1.15 | %8 | | | | | | 1.18 | % | | | | 1.07 | % | | | | 1.14 | % | | | | 1.08 | % | | | | 1.30 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 1.03 | %8 | | | | | | 0.64 | % | | | | 1.51 | % | | | | 0.08 | % | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | 0.74 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 44 | %7 | | | | | | 77 | % | | | | 91 | % | | | | 256 | % | | | | 750 | % | | | | 330 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $3,715 | | | | | | | $3,373 | | | | | $3,683 | | | | | $4,623 | | | | | $4,716 | | | | | $14,301 | |
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| | AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $15.26 | | | | | | | $14.19 | | | | | $15.58 | | | | | $13.80 | | | | | $16.25 | | | | | $15.71 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | 0.27 | 3 | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 0.08 | 4 | | | | 0.16 | 5 |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 3.01 | | | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | (1.60 | ) | | | | 4.29 | | | | | (1.84 | ) | | | | 0.95 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 3.13 | | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | | 4.35 | | | | | (1.76 | ) | | | | 1.11 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (2.57 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.06 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | (0.51 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (2.57 | ) | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | (0.57 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $18.23 | | | | | | | $15.26 | | | | | $14.19 | | | | | $15.58 | | | | | $13.80 | | | | | $16.25 | |
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Total Return2,6 | | | | 20.65 | %7 | | | | | | 9.83 | % | | | | (8.55 | )% | | | | 33.93 | % | | | | (11.38 | )% | | | | 7.43 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.63 | %8,9,10 | | | | | | 0.63 | %9 | | | | 0.63 | %9 | | | | 0.69 | %9 | | | | 0.76 | % | | | | 0.99 | %9,11 |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets12 | | | | 0.83 | %8 | | | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.75 | % | | | | 0.83 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 1.01 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 1.35 | %8 | | | | | | 0.96 | % | | | | 1.83 | % | | | | 0.39 | % | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | 1.03 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 44 | %7 | | | | | | 77 | % | | | | 91 | % | | | | 256 | % | | | | 750 | % | | | | 330 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $34,433 | | | | | | | $28,831 | | | | | $30,519 | | | | | $36,900 | | | | | $38,990 | | | | | $83,323 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.08 and $0.13 for Class N and Class I, respectively. |
4 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.01) and $0.03 for Class N and Class I, respectively. |
5 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.07 and $0.12 for Class N and Class I, respectively. |
6 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
9 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to less than 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024 and less than 0.01% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2019, respectively. |
10 | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01% related to participation in the interfund lending program. |
11 | Expense ratio includes dividend and interest expense related to securities sold short. Excluding such dividend and interest expense, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would be 1.04% and 0.75% for Class N and Class I, respectively, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. |
12 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
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| | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class N | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $13.94 | | | | | | | $14.26 | | | | | $15.45 | | | | | $10.76 | | | | | $13.00 | | | | | $13.26 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.86 | | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 4.78 | | | | | (1.43 | ) | | | | 1.17 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.87 | | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 4.69 | | | | | (1.45 | ) | | | | 1.13 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | | (1.39 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $15.11 | | | | | | | $13.94 | | | | | $14.26 | | | | | $15.45 | | | | | $10.76 | | | | | $13.00 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | | 13.65 | %5 | | | | | | 1.58 | % | | | | (0.35 | )% | | | | 43.59 | % | | | | (12.09 | )% | | | | 10.86 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 1.35 | %7 | | | | | | 1.35 | % | | | | 1.35 | % | | | | 1.33 | % | | | | 1.34 | % | | | | 1.36 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets8 | | | | 1.35 | %7 | | | | | | 1.35 | % | | | | 1.35 | % | | | | 1.35 | % | | | | 1.36 | % | | | | 1.37 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | | 0.19 | %7 | | | | | | (0.01 | )% | | | | (0.60 | )% | | | | (0.61 | )% | | | | (0.19 | )% | | | | (0.33 | )% |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 20 | %5 | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 33 | % | | | | 39 | % | | | | 42 | % | | | | 47 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $45,519 | | | | | | | $41,927 | | | | | $37,265 | | | | | $34,246 | | | | | $25,920 | | | | | $29,963 | |
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| | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $14.48 | | | | | | | $14.76 | | | | | $15.91 | | | | | $11.05 | | | | | $13.30 | | | | | $13.51 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.01 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.94 | | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 4.91 | | | | | (1.46 | ) | | | | 1.20 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 4.86 | | | | | (1.45 | ) | | | | 1.19 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | | (1.39 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | (1.40 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $15.74 | | | | | | | $14.48 | | | | | $14.76 | | | | | $15.91 | | | | | $11.05 | | | | | $13.30 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | | 13.82 | %5 | | | | | | 1.81 | % | | | | (0.07 | )% | | | | 43.99 | % | | | | (11.91 | )% | | | | 11.23 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 1.09 | %7 | | | | | | 1.09 | % | | | | 1.09 | % | | | | 1.07 | % | | | | 1.07 | % | | | | 1.09 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets8 | | | | 1.09 | %7 | | | | | | 1.09 | % | | | | 1.09 | % | | | | 1.09 | % | | | | 1.09 | % | | | | 1.10 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | | 0.45 | %7 | | | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | (0.34 | )% | | | | (0.35 | )% | | | | 0.07 | % | | | | (0.06 | )% |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 20 | %5 | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 33 | % | | | | 39 | % | | | | 42 | % | | | | 47 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $965,966 | | | | | | | $830,022 | | | | | $819,940 | | | | | $835,473 | | | | | $487,637 | | | | | $374,344 | |
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| | AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class Z | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $14.52 | | | | | | | $14.78 | | | | | $15.92 | | | | | $11.05 | | | | | $13.30 | | | | | $13.51 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.00 | 9 |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 4.92 | | | | | (1.46 | ) | | | | 1.20 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 4.88 | | | | | (1.44 | ) | | | | 1.20 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | | (1.39 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | | (1.41 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $15.77 | | | | | | | $14.52 | | | | | $14.78 | | | | | $15.92 | | | | | $11.05 | | | | | $13.30 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | | 13.80 | %5 | | | | | | 1.94 | % | | | | (0.00 | )%10 | | | | 44.17 | % | | | | (11.78 | )% | | | | 11.29 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 1.00 | %7 | | | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 0.98 | % | | | | 0.99 | % | | | | 1.01 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets8 | | | | 1.00 | %7 | | | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | 1.02 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | | 0.54 | %7 | | | | | | 0.34 | % | | | | (0.25 | )% | | | | (0.26 | )% | | | | 0.16 | % | | | | 0.02 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 20 | %5 | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 33 | % | | | | 39 | % | | | | 42 | % | | | | 47 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $11,830 | | | | | | | $10,457 | | | | | $9,792 | | | | | $7,911 | | | | | $1,025 | | | | | $186 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Less than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
6 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to less than 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, less than 0.01%, less than 0.01%, 0.02%, 0.02% and 0.01% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
8 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
9 | Less than $0.005 per share. |
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| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class N | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.63 | | | | | | | $10.70 | | | | | $13.28 | | | | | $10.02 | | | | | $12.34 | | | | | $12.29 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 0.27 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | 3.27 | | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | 0.80 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.18 | | | | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | 3.46 | | | | | (1.24 | ) | | | | 1.07 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.30 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | (2.20 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | | (0.72 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | | (2.47 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (1.08 | ) | | | | (1.02 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $9.48 | | | | | | | $8.63 | | | | | $10.70 | | | | | $13.28 | | | | | $10.02 | | | | | $12.34 | |
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Total Return2,3 | | | | 13.75 | %4 | | | | | | (7.50 | )% | | | | (1.34 | )% | | | | 34.74 | % | | | | (10.96 | )% | | | | 10.11 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets5 | | | | 0.99 | %6,7 | | | | | | 0.97 | %7 | | | | 1.03 | % | | | | 1.06 | % | | | | 1.13 | % | | | | 1.11 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets8 | | | | 1.09 | %6 | | | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.07 | % | | | | 1.09 | % | | | | 1.13 | % | | | | 1.12 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 1.21 | %6 | | | | | | 2.10 | % | | | | 1.61 | % | | | | 1.51 | % | | | | 2.38 | % | | | | 2.32 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 15 | %4 | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 30 | % | | | | 20 | % | | | | 35 | % | | | | 29 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $26,478 | | | | | | | $28,325 | | | | | $36,432 | | | | | $43,430 | | | | | $41,358 | | | | | $79,811 | |
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| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.62 | | | | | | | $10.68 | | | | | $13.27 | | | | | $10.01 | | | | | $12.33 | | | | | $12.29 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | 0.31 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | 3.27 | | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | 0.78 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.18 | | | | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | 3.49 | | | | | (1.21 | ) | | | | 1.09 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | (2.20 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | | (0.72 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | | (2.50 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | | (1.05 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $9.46 | | | | | | | $8.62 | | | | | $10.68 | | | | | $13.27 | | | | | $10.01 | | | | | $12.33 | |
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Total Return2,3 | | | | 13.78 | %4 | | | | | | (7.17 | )% | | | | (1.18 | )% | | | | 35.10 | % | | | | (10.69 | )% | | | | 10.32 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets5 | | | | 0.74 | %6,7 | | | | | | 0.72 | %7 | | | | 0.78 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.84 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets8 | | | | 0.84 | %6 | | | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 0.82 | % | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.85 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 1.46 | %6 | | | | | | 2.35 | % | | | | 1.86 | % | | | | 1.76 | % | | | | 2.65 | % | | | | 2.59 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 15 | %4 | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 30 | % | | | | 20 | % | | | | 35 | % | | | | 29 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $66,756 | | | | | | | $202,039 | | | | | $290,632 | | | | | $382,571 | | | | | $408,844 | | | | | $533,106 | |
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| | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class Z | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.62 | | | | | | | $10.69 | | | | | $13.28 | | | | | $10.01 | | | | | $12.33 | | | | | $12.29 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | 0.32 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | 3.29 | | | | | (1.47 | ) | | | | 0.77 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.19 | | | | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | 3.51 | | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | | 1.09 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | (2.20 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | | (0.72 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | | | (1.42 | ) | | | | (2.51 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | | (1.05 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $9.47 | | | | | | | $8.62 | | | | | $10.69 | | | | | $13.28 | | | | | $10.01 | | | | | $12.33 | |
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Total Return2,3 | | | | 13.93 | %4 | | | | | | (7.22 | )% | | | | (1.12 | )% | | | | 35.26 | % | | | | (10.65 | )% | | | | 10.37 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets5 | | | | 0.70 | %6,7 | | | | | | 0.68 | %7 | | | | 0.74 | % | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.79 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets8 | | | | 0.80 | %6 | | | | | | 0.73 | % | | | | 0.78 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.80 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 1.50 | %6 | | | | | | 2.39 | % | | | | 1.90 | % | | | | 1.80 | % | | | | 2.69 | % | | | | 2.64 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 15 | %4 | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 30 | % | | | | 20 | % | | | | 35 | % | | | | 29 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $3,164 | | | | | | | $3,216 | | | | | $3,199 | | | | | $2,430 | | | | | $1,901 | | | | | $63 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
5 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01%, less than 0.01% and 0.01%, for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
7 | Includes interest expense totaling 0.03% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, related to bank overdraft fees and participation in the interfund lending program, and 0.01% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, related to utilization of the line of credit. |
8 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
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| | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class N | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.61 | | | | | | | $9.10 | | | | | $9.81 | | | | | $6.80 | | | | | $7.84 | | | | | $7.62 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.01 | )3 | | | | (0.02 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | 3.05 | | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | 0.78 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | 3.01 | | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | | 0.76 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | — | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $9.56 | | | | | | | $8.61 | | | | | $9.10 | | | | | $9.81 | | | | | $6.80 | | | | | $7.84 | |
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Total Return2,5 | | |
| 15.43
| %6
| | | | | | (0.77 | )% | | | | (1.64 | )% | | | | 44.27 | % | | | | (11.65 | )% | | | | 11.82 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets7 | | | | 1.27 | %8 | | | | | | 1.27 | % | | | | 1.28 | % | | | | 1.25 | % | | | | 1.31 | % | | | | 1.31 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | 1.27 | %8 | | | | | | 1.28 | % | | | | 1.28 | % | | | | 1.27 | % | | | | 1.33 | % | | | | 1.37 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | | 0.26 | %8 | | | | | | 0.10 | % | | | | (0.28 | )% | | | | (0.38 | )% | | | | (0.16 | )% | | | | (0.27 | )% |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 17 | %6 | | | | | | 30 | % | | | | 32 | % | | | | 44 | % | | | | 47 | % | | | | 38 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $20,795 | | | | | | | $18,655 | | | | | $18,961 | | | | | $22,702 | | | | | $21,618 | | | | | $24,669 | |
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| | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.94 | | | | | | | $9.41 | | | | | $10.10 | | | | | $6.98 | | | | | $8.04 | | | | | $7.78 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.01 | 3 | | | | (0.00 | )4 |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 3.13 | | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | | 0.80 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 3.12 | | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | 0.80 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | — | | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | — | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $9.92 | | | | | | | $8.94 | | | | | $9.41 | | | | | $10.10 | | | | | $6.98 | | | | | $8.04 | |
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Total Return2,5 | | | | 15.45 | %6 | | | | | | (0.48 | )% | | | | (1.38 | )% | | | | 44.70 | % | | | | (11.47 | )% | | | | 12.12 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets7 | | | | 1.02 | %8 | | | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.05 | % | | | | 1.06 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | 1.02 | %8 | | | | | | 1.03 | % | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.07 | % | | | | 1.12 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | | 0.51 | %8 | | | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | (0.02 | )% | | | | (0.13 | )% | | | | 0.09 | % | | | | (0.02 | )% |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 17 | %6 | | | | | | 30 | % | | | | 32 | % | | | | 44 | % | | | | 47 | % | | | | 38 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $249,156 | | | | | | | $214,093 | | | | | $188,163 | | | | | $218,698 | | | | | $156,350 | | | | | $145,620 | |
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| | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class Z | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.95 | | | | | | | $9.42 | | | | | $10.10 | | | | | $6.98 | | | | | $8.04 | | | | | $7.77 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 0.00 | 10 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.01 | 3 | | | | 0.00 | 10 |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | 3.13 | | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | | 0.81 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.38 | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | 3.12 | | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | 0.81 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | — | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | (0.00 | )4 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $9.94 | | | | | | | $8.95 | | | | | $9.42 | | | | | $10.10 | | | | | $6.98 | | | | | $8.04 | |
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Total Return2,5 | | | | 15.61 | %6 | | | | | | (0.47 | )% | | | | (1.26 | )% | | | | 44.77 | % | | | | (11.43 | )% | | | | 12.26 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets7 | | | | 0.97 | %8 | | | | | | 0.97 | % | | | | 0.97 | % | | | | 0.95 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.01 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | 0.97 | %8 | | | | | | 0.98 | % | | | | 0.97 | % | | | | 0.97 | % | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.07 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | | 0.56 | %8 | | | | | | 0.40 | % | | | | 0.03 | % | | | | (0.08 | )% | | | | 0.14 | % | | | | 0.03 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 17 | %6 | | | | | | 30 | % | | | | 32 | % | | | | 44 | % | | | | 47 | % | | | | 38 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $33,310 | | | | | | | $29,387 | | | | | $34,477 | | | | | $35,766 | | | | | $553 | | | | | $183 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.02), $(0.00) and $0.00 for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively. |
4 | Less than $(0.005) per share. |
5 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
7 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to less than 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.02%, 0.02% and 0.03% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
9 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
10 | Less than $0.005 per share. |
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| | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class N | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $11.73 | | | | | | | $11.50 | | | | | $14.44 | | | | | $11.05 | | | | | $12.65 | | | | | $11.91 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 0.04 | 3 | | | | 0.04 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.91 | | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | (2.03 | ) | | | | 3.38 | | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | | 1.45 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 1.99 | | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | | 3.39 | | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | 1.49 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.75 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $13.40 | | | | | | | $11.73 | | | | | $11.50 | | | | | $14.44 | | | | | $11.05 | | | | | $12.65 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | | 17.16 | %5 | | | | | | 2.76 | % | | | | (14.80 | )% | | | | 30.68 | % | | | | (11.03 | )% | | | | 14.29 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 1.06 | %7,8 | | | | | | 1.05 | % | | | | 1.05 | % | | | | 1.06 | % | | | | 1.03 | % | | | | 0.98 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | 1.25 | %7 | | | | | | 1.22 | % | | | | 1.14 | % | | | | 1.12 | % | | | | 1.15 | % | | | | 1.21 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 1.18 | %7 | | | | | | 0.93 | % | | | | 0.30 | % | | | | 0.10 | % | | | | 0.34 | % | | | | 0.34 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 45 | %5 | | | | | | 63 | % | | | | 113 | % | | | | 83 | % | | | | 103 | % | | | | 59 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $2,111 | | | | | | | $1,910 | | | | | $2,243 | | | | | $3,666 | | | | | $12,466 | | | | | $15,284 | |
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| | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $11.75 | | | | | | | $11.51 | | | | | $14.48 | | | | | $11.12 | | | | | $12.72 | | | | | $11.98 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 0.07 | 3 | | | | 0.07 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.91 | | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | (2.04 | ) | | | | 3.39 | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | 1.46 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 2.00 | | | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | (1.97 | ) | | | | 3.44 | | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | | 1.53 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (1.00 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.79 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $13.39 | | | | | | | $11.75 | | | | | $11.51 | | | | | $14.48 | | | | | $11.12 | | | | | $12.72 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | | 17.18 | %5 | | | | | | 3.11 | % | | | | (14.64 | )% | | | | 30.98 | % | | | | (10.81 | )% | | | | 14.55 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 0.82 | %7,8 | | | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.78 | % | | | | 0.73 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | 1.01 | %7 | | | | | | 0.98 | % | | | | 0.89 | % | | | | 0.87 | % | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | 0.96 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 1.42 | %7 | | | | | | 1.17 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | 0.59 | % | | | | 0.59 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 45 | %5 | | | | | | 63 | % | | | | 113 | % | | | | 83 | % | | | | 103 | % | | | | 59 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $42,568 | | | | | | | $40,205 | | | | | $53,620 | | | | | $176,460 | | | | | $130,758 | | | | | $130,928 | |
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| | AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class Z | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $11.75 | | | | | | | $11.52 | | | | | $14.49 | | | | | $11.12 | | | | | $12.73 | | | | | $11.98 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 0.07 | 3 | | | | 0.07 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 1.91 | | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | (2.04 | ) | | | | 3.39 | | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | | 1.47 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 2.00 | | | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | (1.96 | ) | | | | 3.45 | | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | | 1.54 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.79 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $13.39 | | | | | | | $11.75 | | | | | $11.52 | | | | | $14.49 | | | | | $11.12 | | | | | $12.73 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | | 17.22 | %5 | | | | | | 3.10 | % | | | | (14.59 | )% | | | | 31.12 | % | | | | (10.86 | )% | | | | 14.69 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 0.78 | %7,8 | | | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 0.76 | % | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 0.74 | % | | | | 0.69 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | 0.97 | %7 | | | | | | 0.94 | % | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 0.83 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.92 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 1.46 | %7 | | | | | | 1.21 | % | | | | 0.59 | % | | | | 0.39 | % | | | | 0.63 | % | | | | 0.63 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 45 | %5 | | | | | | 63 | % | | | | 113 | % | | | | 83 | % | | | | 103 | % | | | | 59 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $1,999 | | | | | | | $6,450 | | | | | $7,677 | | | | | $13,323 | | | | | $2,462 | | | | | $157 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.02, $0.05 and $0.05 for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively. |
4 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
6 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to less than 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, 0.01%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.01% and 0.02% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
8 | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01% related to participation in the interfund lending program. |
9 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
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1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
AMG Funds I and AMG Funds IV (the “Trusts”) are open-end management investment companies. AMG Funds I is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, while AMG Funds IV is organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust. The Trusts are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trusts consist of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are AMG Funds I: AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund (“Large Cap Value Select”), and AMG Funds IV: AMG River Road Mid Cap Value Fund (“Mid Cap Value”), AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund (“Small Cap Value”), AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund (“Dividend All Cap Value”), AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund (“Small-Mid Cap Value”), and AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund (“Focused Absolute Value”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”.
Each Fund is authorized to issue Class N and Class I shares. The Funds, except for Large Cap Value Select, are also authorized to issue Class Z shares. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the respective Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may have different net asset values per share to the extent the share classes pay different distribution amounts and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.
Large Cap Value Select and Focused Absolute Value are non-diversified funds. A greater percentage of the Funds’ holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities which may place the Funds at greater risk than a more diversified fund.
Market prices of investments held by the Funds may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of economic or political factors, market conditions, disasters or public health issues, or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies.
The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), including accounting and reporting guidance pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 applicable to investment companies. U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:
a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS
Equity securities traded on a national securities exchange or reported on the NASDAQ national market system (“NMS”) are valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, if applicable, the NASDAQ official closing price or the official closing price of the relevant exchange or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities held by the Funds that are traded in the over-the-counter market (other than NMS securities) are valued at the bid price. Foreign equity securities (securities principally traded in markets other than U.S. markets) held by the Funds are valued at the official closing price on the primary
exchange or, for markets that either do not offer an official closing price or where the official closing price may not be representative of the overall market, the last quoted sale price.
Fixed income securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, provided that the amortized cost value is approximately the same as the fair value of the security valued without the use of amortized cost. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.
The Funds’ portfolio investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third party pricing services. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Funds’ Boards of Trustees (the “Board”) designated AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) as the Funds’ Valuation Designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations. Such determinations are subject to Board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to ensure that the Board receives the information it needs to oversee the Investment Manager’s fair value determinations.
Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund portfolio investments may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by the Investment Manager and under the general supervision of the Board. The Funds may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Funds’ valuation procedures, if the Investment Manager believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Investment Manager seeks to determine the price that the Funds might reasonably expect to receive from current sale of that portfolio investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental and analytical data relating to the investment; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.
The values assigned to fair value portfolio investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with quarterly reports, as of the most recent quarter end, summarizing all fair value activity, material fair value matters that occurred during the quarter, and all outstanding securities fair valued by the Funds. Additionally, the Board will be presented with an annual report that assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of the Investment Manager’s process for determining the fair value of the Funds’ investments.
With respect to foreign equity securities and certain foreign fixed income securities, securities held in the Funds that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day provided that each individual price exceeds a pre-established confidence level.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the
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transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, fair valued securities with observable inputs)
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)
Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Upon notification from the issuer, distributions received from a real estate investment trust (REIT) may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trusts and other trusts or funds within the AMG Funds Family of Funds (collectively, the “AMG Funds Family”) based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.
The following Funds had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers under a brokerage recapture program. Credits received from the brokerage recapture
program are earned and paid on a monthly basis, and are recorded as expense offsets, which serve to reduce each Fund’s overall expense ratio.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the impact on the expenses and expense ratios was as follows:
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| | Amount | | | Percentage Reduction |
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Mid Cap Value | | | $2,729 | | | | 0.00% | 1 |
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Large Cap Value Select | | | 632 | | | | 0.00% | 1 |
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Small Cap Value | | | 27,468 | | | | 0.00% | 1 |
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Dividend All Cap Value | | | 23,914 | | | | 0.01% | |
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Small-Mid Cap Value | | | 4,656 | | | | 0.00% | 1 |
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Focused Absolute Value | | | 1,568 | | | | 0.00% | 1 |
1 Less than 0.005%
d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Fund distributions, except those of Dividend All Cap Value, resulting from net investment income will normally be declared and paid at least annually. Dividend All Cap Value will declare and pay net investment income distributions quarterly. Each Fund will normally declare and pay realized net capital gains, if any, at least annually in December. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassification to paid-in capital. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Permanent differences are primarily due to tax equalization utilized for Small Cap Value, Dividend All Cap Value, and Small-Mid Cap Value. There were no permanent differences for Large Cap Value Select, Mid Cap Value, and Focused Absolute Value. Temporary differences are primarily due to wash sale loss deferrals for all of the Funds, and investments in partnerships for Dividend All Cap Value.
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At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The approximate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Fund | | Cost | | | Appreciation | | | Depreciation | | | Net Appreciation | |
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Mid Cap Value | | | $306,674,836 | | | | $49,690,752 | | | | $(7,932,488) | | | | $41,758,264 | |
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Large Cap Value Select | | | 33,329,610 | | | | 6,287,024 | | | | (724,991) | | | | 5,562,033 | |
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Small Cap Value | | | 833,213,631 | | | | 249,067,243 | | | | (43,046,153) | | | | 206,021,090 | |
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Dividend All Cap Value | | | 68,824,452 | | | | 29,175,135 | | | | (1,597,456) | | | | 27,577,679 | |
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Small-Mid Cap Value | | | 251,660,947 | | | | 71,665,091 | | | | (17,618,737) | | | | 54,046,354 | |
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Focused Absolute Value | | | 39,830,089 | | | | 8,346,163 | | | | (657,800) | | | | 7,688,363 | |
e. FEDERAL TAXES
Each Fund currently qualifies as an investment company and intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. The Investment Manager has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Investment Manager is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/detriment will change materially in the next twelve months.
Furthermore, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.
f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS AND DEFERRALS
As of October 31, 2023, Large Cap Value Select had capital loss carryovers for federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term.
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Fund | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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Large Cap Value Select | | | $4,775,657 | | | | $1,223,833 | | | | $5,999,490 | |
As of October 31, 2023, all the Funds except for Large Cap Value Select had no capital loss carryovers for federal income tax purposes. Should those Funds incur net capital losses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term.
g. CAPITAL STOCK
Each Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust or Trust Instrument, as applicable, authorizes for each Fund the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the capital stock transactions by class for the Funds were as follows:
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| | | Mid Cap Value | | | | Large Cap Value Select | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | | | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | |
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| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
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Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 530,047 | | | | $10,829,674 | | | | 949,737 | | | | $16,906,043 | | | | 15,689 | | | | $265,993 | | | | 9,777 | | | | $149,655 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 49,240 | | | | 980,863 | | | | 1,150,594 | | | | 19,157,394 | | | | 1,090 | | | | 18,011 | | | | 3,502 | | | | 49,510 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (1,209,840) | | | | (24,465,795) | | | | (2,275,505) | | | | (40,543,318) | | | | (34,446) | | | | (584,512) | | | | (52,163) | | | | (782,760) | |
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Net decrease | | | (630,553) | | | | $(12,655,258) | | | | (175,174) | | | | $(4,479,881) | | | | (17,667) | | | | $(300,508) | | | | (38,884) | | | | $(583,595) | |
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Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 467,947 | | | | $10,057,989 | | | | 1,247,002 | | | | $24,317,449 | | | | 217,009 | | | | $3,649,378 | | | | 41,393 | | | | $607,275 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 26,111 | | | | 560,867 | | | | 323,884 | | | | 5,813,710 | | | | 17,865 | | | | 296,371 | | | | 41,467 | | | | 589,249 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (573,586) | | | | (12,450,774) | | | | (1,289,620) | | | | (24,891,173) | | | | (235,051) | | | | (3,987,911) | | | | (344,500) | | | | (5,145,465) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (79,528) | | | | $(1,831,918) | | | | 281,266 | | | | $5,239,986 | | | | (177) | | | | $(42,162) | | | | (261,640) | | | | $(3,948,941) | |
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| | | Mid Cap Value | | | | Large Cap Value Select | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | | | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | |
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| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
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Class Z: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 8,807 | | | | $192,989 | | | | 24,038 | | | | $462,371 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 2,494 | | | | 53,192 | | | | 34,175 | | | | 608,992 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (21,806) | | | | (484,474) | | | | (73,280) | | | | (1,402,999) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net decrease | | | (10,505) | | | | $(238,293) | | | | (15,067) | | | | $(331,636) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | Small Cap Value | | | | Dividend All Cap Value | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | | | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
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Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 255,072 | | | | $3,776,689 | | | | 764,537 | | | | $10,743,123 | | | | 13,678 | | | | $128,557 | | | | 46,461 | | | | $442,670 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 138,739 | | | | 2,008,948 | | | | 102,870 | | | | 1,367,145 | | | | 109,510 | | | | 1,023,082 | | | | 484,141 | | | | 4,635,571 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (388,094) | | | | (5,707,754) | | | | (473,354) | | | | (6,575,876) | | | | (611,286) | | | | (5,744,070) | | | | (655,492) | | | | (6,218,758) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 5,717 | | | | $77,883 | | | | 394,053 | | | | $5,534,392 | | | | (488,098) | | | | $(4,592,431) | | | | (124,890) | | | | $(1,140,517) | |
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Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 7,961,546 | | | | $123,613,928 | | | | 11,870,466 | | | | $172,416,580 | | | | 529,100 | | | | $4,907,498 | | | | 4,314,310 | | | | $42,038,542 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 2,410,433 | | | | 36,325,218 | | | | 1,896,970 | | | | 26,121,284 | | | | 695,756 | | | | 6,460,591 | | | | 3,845,260 | | | | 36,735,160 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (6,294,823) | | | | (96,873,909) | | | | (12,026,638) | | | | (174,467,625) | | | | (17,611,356) | | | | (165,824,592) | | | | (11,920,574) | | | | (113,621,232) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 4,077,156 | | | | $63,065,237 | | | | 1,740,798 | | | | $24,070,239 | | | | (16,386,500) | | | | $(154,456,503) | | | | (3,761,004) | | | | $(34,847,530) | |
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Class Z: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 21,590 | | | | $331,647 | | | | 52,181 | | | | $757,394 | | | | 7,272 | | | | $67,800 | | | | 62,411 | | | | $597,509 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 34,843 | | | | 526,134 | | | | 24,902 | | | | 343,645 | | | | 13,123 | | | | 122,385 | | | | 47,325 | | | | 451,503 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (26,482) | | | | (413,740) | | | | (19,520) | | | | (285,485) | | | | (59,132) | | | | (556,180) | | | | (36,056) | | | | (326,540) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 29,951 | | | | $444,041 | | | | 57,563 | | | | $815,554 | | | | (38,737) | | | | $(365,995) | | | | 73,680 | | | | $722,472 | |
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| | | Small-Mid Cap Value | | | | Focused Absolute Value | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | | | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | |
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| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 184,165 | | | | $1,706,229 | | | | 338,659 | | | | $3,001,785 | | | | 3,454 | | | | $45,769 | | | | 3,416 | | | | $41,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 78,401 | | | | 717,368 | | | | 98,766 | | | | 829,638 | | | | 4,056 | | | | 51,307 | | | | 1,436 | | | | 16,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (252,801) | | | | (2,351,009) | | | | (355,139) | | | | (3,097,453) | | | | (12,743) | | | | (163,046) | | | | (37,148) | | | | (450,738) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 9,765 | | | | $72,588 | | | | 82,286 | | | | $733,970 | | | | (5,233) | | | | $(65,970) | | | | (32,296) | | | | $(392,440) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,778,075 | | | | $36,316,610 | | | | 9,330,366 | | | | $85,230,959 | | | | 70,936 | | | | $947,204 | | | | 629,484 | | | | $7,592,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 866,026 | | | | 8,218,589 | | | | 881,405 | | | | 7,668,227 | | | | 95,245 | | | | 1,202,944 | | | | 44,601 | | | | 520,939 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,486,374) | | | | (33,528,691) | | | | (6,257,178) | | | | (56,859,310) | | | | (410,081) | | | | (5,320,767) | | | | (1,909,131) | | | | (22,710,674) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,157,727 | | | | $11,006,508 | | | | 3,954,593 | | | | $36,039,876 | | | | (243,900) | | | | $(3,170,619) | | | | (1,235,046) | | | | $(14,597,405) | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Small-Mid Cap Value | | | | Focused Absolute Value | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | | | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class Z: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 25,462 | | | | $254,113 | | | | 183,363 | | | | $1,632,341 | | | | 7,263 | | | | $95,134 | | | | 17,596 | | | | $209,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 89,801 | | | | 853,113 | | | | 114,008 | | | | 993,011 | | | | 6,796 | | | | 85,836 | | | | 2,706 | | | | 31,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (45,465) | | | | (455,442) | | | | (675,110) | | | | (5,947,365) | | | | (413,719) | | | | (5,345,724) | | | | (137,875) | | | | (1,632,424) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 69,798 | | | | $651,784 | | | | (377,739) | | | | $(3,322,013) | | | | (399,660) | | | | $(5,164,754) | | | | (117,573) | | | | $(1,391,480) | |
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h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into third-party and bilateral repurchase agreements for temporary cash management purposes and for reinvestment of cash collateral on securities lending transactions under the securities lending program offered by The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) (the “Securities Lending Program”) (collectively, “Repurchase Agreements”). The value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, must equal or exceed the value of the Repurchase Agreements during the term of the agreement. For joint repurchase agreements, the Funds participate on a pro rata basis with other clients of BNYM in their share of the underlying collateral under such joint repurchase agreements and in their share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of the underlying collateral. The underlying collateral for all Repurchase Agreements is held by the Funds’ custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited. Pursuant to the Securities Lending Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM on joint repurchase agreements.
At April 30, 2024, the market value of Repurchase Agreements outstanding is as follows:
| | | | |
| | Market Value | |
| |
Mid Cap Value | | | $4,844,836 | |
| |
Large Cap Value Select | | | 1,104,000 | |
| |
Small Cap Value | | | 103,689,907 | |
| |
Dividend All Cap Value | | | 891,174 | |
| |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | | 14,018,195 | |
| |
Focused Absolute Value | | | 1,173,054 | |
2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
For each of the Funds, the Trusts have entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. wealth platform of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects and recommends, subject to the approval of the Board and, in certain circumstances, shareholders, the Funds’ subadviser and monitors the subadviser’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by River Road Asset Management, LLC (“River Road”) who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in River Road.
Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:
| | | | |
Mid Cap Value | | | 0.56 | % |
| |
Large Cap Value Select | | | 0.35 | % |
| |
Small Cap Value | | | 0.80 | % |
| |
Dividend All Cap Value | | | 0.50 | % |
| |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | | 0.75 | % |
| |
Focused Absolute Value | | | 0.60 | % |
The fee paid to River Road for its services as subadviser is paid out of the fee the Investment Manager receives from each Fund and does not increase the expenses of each Fund.
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least March 1, 2025, to waive management fees and/or reimburse fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts and in connection with securities sold short), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service 12b-1 fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, dividends payable with respect to securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of the Funds other than Small Cap Value to the below percentages of each such Fund’s average daily net assets (this annual rate or such other annual rate that may be in effect from time to time, the “Expense Cap”), subject to later reimbursement by such Funds in certain circumstances.
| | | | |
Mid Cap Value | | | 0.76% | |
| |
Large Cap Value Select | | | 0.60% | |
| |
Small Cap Value | | | N/A | |
| |
Dividend All Cap Value | | | 0.68% | |
| |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | | 1.04% | |
| |
Focused Absolute Value | | | 0.78% | |
In general, for a period of up to 36 months after the date any amounts are paid, waived or reimbursed by the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager may
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recover such amounts from a Fund, provided that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of the items noted in the parenthetical above) to exceed either (i) the Expense Cap in effect at the time such amounts were paid, waived or reimbursed, or (ii) the Expense Cap in effect at the time of such repayment by the Fund.
The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of the Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement between the Investment Manager and the Board, or in the event of the Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of the Fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Investment Manager’s expense reimbursements, and repayments of prior reimbursements by the Funds to the Investment Manager, if any, are as follows:
| | | | |
| | Expense Reimbursements | | Repayment of Prior Reimbursements |
| | |
Mid Cap Value | | $45,605 | | — |
| | |
Large Cap Value Select | | 37,155 | | — |
| | |
Dividend All Cap Value | | 77,681 | | — |
| | |
Focused Absolute Value | | 46,211 | | — |
At April 30, 2024, the Funds’ expiration of reimbursements subject to recoupment, if any, is as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Expiration Period | | Mid Cap Value | | | Large Cap Value Select | |
| | |
Less than 1 year | | | $65,336 | | | | $58,207 | |
| | |
1-2 years | | | 62,844 | | | | 55,206 | |
| | |
2-3 years | | | 89,401 | | | | 79,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total | | | $217,581 | | | | $192,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expiration Period | | Dividend All Cap Value | | | Focused Absolute Value | |
| | |
Less than 1 year | | | $122,310 | | | | $94,513 | |
| | |
1-2 years | | | 112,365 | | | | 100,596 | |
| | |
2-3 years | | | 148,111 | | | | 85,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total | | | $382,786 | | | | $280,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The Trusts, on behalf of the Funds, have entered into an amended and restated Administration Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Funds’ administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for certain aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund. Each Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.15% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.
The Funds are distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of
each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Generally, the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature.
The Trusts have adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Class N shares of each Fund in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each Fund’s Class N shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor of up to 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Class N shares. For all Funds, except Large Cap Value Select, the Plan is characterized as a reimbursement plan and is directly tied to expenses incurred by the Distributor; the payments the Distributor receives during any year may not exceed its actual expenses.
The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| | | | |
Fund | | Actual Amount Incurred | |
| |
Mid Cap Value | | | | |
| |
Class N | | | 0.25% | |
| |
Large Cap Value Select | | | | |
| |
Class N | | | 0.25% | |
| |
Small Cap Value | | | | |
| |
Class N | | | 0.25% | |
| |
Dividend All Cap Value | | | | |
| |
Class N | | | 0.25% | |
| |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | | | |
| |
Class N | | | 0.24% | |
| |
Focused Absolute Value | | | | |
| |
Class N | | | 0.24% | |
For each of the Class N and Class I shares, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses (“shareholder servicing fees”) incurred. Shareholder servicing fees include payments to financial intermediaries, such as broker-dealers (including fund supermarket platforms), banks, and trust companies who provide shareholder record keeping, account servicing and other services. The Class N and Class I shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.
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The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Maximum Annual Amount Approved | | | Actual Amount Incurred | |
| | |
Mid Cap Value | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class N | | | 0.10% | | | | 0.10% | |
| | |
Class I | | | 0.05% | | | | 0.05% | |
| | |
Large Cap Value Select | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class N | | | 0.10% | | | | 0.10% | |
| | |
Class I | | | 0.05% | | | | 0.03% | |
| | |
Small Cap Value | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class N | | | 0.15% | | | | 0.10% | |
| | |
Class I | | | 0.15% | | | | 0.09% | |
| | |
Dividend All Cap Value | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class N | | | 0.04% | | | | 0.04% | |
| | |
Class I | | | 0.04% | | | | 0.04% | |
| | |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class N | | | 0.15% | | | | 0.06% | |
| | |
Class I | | | 0.15% | | | | 0.05% | |
| | |
Focused Absolute Value | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class N | | | 0.15% | | | | 0.04% | |
| | |
Class I | | | 0.15% | | | | 0.04% | |
The Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trusts and other trusts within the AMG Funds Family. The Trustees of the Trusts who are not affiliated with the Investment Manager receive an annual retainer and per meeting fees for regular, special and telephonic meetings, and they are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while carrying out their duties as Board members. The Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee Chair receive additional annual retainers. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) granted an exemptive order that permits certain eligible funds in the AMG Funds Family to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible funds in the AMG Funds Family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both the borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Administrator manages the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. The interest earned and interest paid on interfund loans are included on the Statement of Operations as interest income and interest expense, respectively. At April 30, 2024, the Funds had no interfund loans outstanding.
The following Funds utilized the interfund loan program during the six months ended April 30, 2024 as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Average Lent | | | Number of Days | | | Interest Earned | | | Average Interest Rate | |
| | | | |
Small Cap Value | | $ | 2,622,981 | | | | 15 | | | $ | 6,694 | | | | 6.210% | |
| | | | |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | | 713,680 | | | | 12 | | | | 1,460 | | | | 6.222% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Average Borrowed | | | Number of Days | | | Interest Paid | | | Average Interest Rate | |
| | | | |
Large Cap Value Select | | | $1,053,427 | | | | 1 | | | | $180 | | | | 6.238% | |
| | | | |
Dividend All Cap Value | | | 10,552,560 | | | | 13 | | | | 23,414 | | | | 6.230% | |
| | | | |
Focused Absolute Value | | | 1,443,711 | | | | 2 | | | | 492 | | | | 6.215% | |
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government Obligations) for the six months ended April 30, 2024, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Long Term Securities | |
| | |
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
| | |
Mid Cap Value | | $ | 103,229,574 | | | $ | 112,400,692 | |
| | |
Large Cap Value Select | | | 15,648,153 | | | | 15,927,729 | |
| | |
Small Cap Value | | | 187,667,626 | | | | 179,880,498 | |
| | |
Dividend All Cap Value | | | 27,606,062 | | | | 190,477,486 | |
| | |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | | 46,156,603 | | | | 49,322,966 | |
| | |
Focused Absolute Value | | | 21,964,876 | | | | 31,593,050 | |
The Funds had no purchases or sales of U.S. Government Obligations during the six months ended April 30, 2024.
4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED
The Funds participate in the Securities Lending Program providing for the lending of securities to qualified borrowers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the Securities Lending Program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash, U.S. Treasury Obligations or U.S. Government Agency Obligations. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in separate omnibus accounts managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into joint repurchase agreements for that cash collateral. Securities collateral is held in separate omnibus accounts managed by BNYM and cannot be sold or pledged. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the
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amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities as soon as practical, which is normally within three business days.
The value of securities loaned on positions held, cash collateral and securities collateral received at April 30, 2024, was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Securities Loaned | | | Cash Collateral Received | | | Securities Collateral Received | | | Total Collateral Received | |
| | | | |
Mid Cap Value | | | $6,173,862 | | | | $482,836 | | | | $6,112,657 | | | | $6,595,493 | |
| | | | |
Large Cap Value Select | | | 374,195 | | | | — | | | | 394,550 | | | | 394,550 | |
| | | | |
Small Cap Value | | | 35,679,117 | | | | 16,490,907 | | | | 20,796,774 | | | | 37,287,681 | |
| | | | |
Dividend All Cap Value | | | 2,918,702 | | | | 190,174 | | | | 2,870,617 | | | | 3,060,791 | |
| | | | |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | | 2,413,652 | | | | 2,219,195 | | | | 582,698 | | | | 2,801,893 | |
| | | | |
Focused Absolute Value | | | 806,800 | | | | 826,054 | | | | — | | | | 826,054 | |
The following table summarizes the securities received as collateral for securities lending at April 30, 2024:
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Collateral Type | | Coupon Range | | Maturity Date Range | |
| | | |
Mid Cap Value | | U.S. Treasury
Obligations | | 0.000%-7.625% | | | 05/14/24-08/15/53 | |
| | | |
Large Cap Value Select | | U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 0.125%-4.625% | | | 07/15/24-02/15/49 | |
| | | |
Small Cap Value | | U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 0.000%-7.625% | | | 05/14/24-08/15/53 | |
| | | |
Dividend All Cap Value | | U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 0.125%-5.250% | | | 07/15/24-02/15/53 | |
| | | |
Small-Mid Cap Value | | U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 0.125%-5.250% | | | 07/15/24-02/15/53 | |
5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Under the Trusts’ organizational documents, their Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trusts. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.
6. CREDIT AGREEMENT
Through December 31, 2023, Small Cap Value, Dividend All Cap Value, Small-Mid Cap Value, Focused Absolute Value, and certain other funds in AMG Funds II and AMG Funds III (the “Participating Funds”) were subject to a Credit Agreement among BNYM, AMG Funds II, AMG Funds III, and AMG Funds IV (the “Credit Agreement”) that provided a revolving line of credit of up to $50 million to the Participating Funds. On December 31, 2023, the Credit Agreement was terminated. The facility was shared by the Participating Funds, and was available for temporary, emergency purposes including liquidity needs in meeting redemptions. The interest rate on outstanding Alternate Base Rate Loans was equal to the greater of the Prime Rate plus 1.25%, or 0.50% plus the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1.25%. The interest rate on outstanding Overnight Loans was equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1.25%, or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.25%. The aforementioned Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR was the sum of Daily Simple SOFR plus 0.10% plus a floor rate of 0.00%. The Participating Funds paid a commitment fee on the unutilized commitment amount of 0.175% per annum, which was allocated to the Participating Funds based on average daily net assets and is included in miscellaneous expense on the Participating Funds’ Statement of Operations. Interest incurred on loans utilized, if any, is included in the Statement of Operations as interest expense.
The Funds did not utilize the line of credit during the six months ended April 30, 2024.
7. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with their counterparties for the Securities Lending Program and Repurchase Agreements, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For securities lending transactions, see Note 4.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gross Amount Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Gross Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Offset Amount | | Net Asset Balance | | | Collateral Received | | | Net Amount | |
| | | | | |
Mid Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | $482,836 | | | — | | | $482,836 | | | | $482,836 | | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | | | 4,362,000 | | | — | | | 4,362,000 | | | | 4,362,000 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | | $4,844,836 | | | — | | | $4,844,836 | | | | $4,844,836 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gross Amount Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Gross Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Offset Amount | | Net Asset Balance | | | Collateral Received | | | Net Amount | |
| | | | | |
Large Cap Value Select | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | | | $1,104,000 | | | — | | | $1,104,000 | | | | $1,104,000 | | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Small Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
ASL Capital Markets, Inc | | | $1,129,374 | | | — | | | $1,129,374 | | | | $1,129,374 | | | | — | |
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Bethesda Securities LLC | | | 4,081,499 | | | — | | | 4,081,499 | | | | 4,081,499 | | | | — | |
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Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc. | | | 4,081,499 | | | — | | | 4,081,499 | | | | 4,081,499 | | | | — | |
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Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | 3,787,839 | | | — | | | 3,787,839 | | | | 3,787,839 | | | | — | |
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Marex Capital Markets, Inc. | | | 2,081,800 | | | — | | | 2,081,800 | | | | 2,081,800 | | | | — | |
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Mirae Asset Securities USA, Inc. | | | 1,328,896 | | | — | | | 1,328,896 | | | | 1,328,896 | | | | — | |
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Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | | | 87,199,000 | | | — | | | 87,199,000 | | | | 87,199,000 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $103,689,907 | | | — | | | $103,689,907 | | | | $103,689,907 | | | | — | |
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Dividend All Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | $190,174 | | | — | | | $190,174 | | | | $190,174 | | | | — | |
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Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | | | 701,000 | | | — | | | 701,000 | | | | 701,000 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $891,174 | | | — | | | $891,174 | | | | $891,174 | | | | — | |
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Small-Mid Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | $1,000,000 | | | — | | | $1,000,000 | | | | $1,000,000 | | | | — | |
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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 1,000,000 | | | — | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | — | |
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HSBC Securities USA, Inc. | | | 219,195 | | | — | | | 219,195 | | | | 219,195 | | | | — | |
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Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | | | 11,799,000 | | | — | | | 11,799,000 | | | | 11,799,000 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $14,018,195 | | | — | | | $14,018,195 | | | | $14,018,195 | | | | — | |
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Focused Absolute Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | $826,054 | | | — | | | $826,054 | | | | $826,054 | | | | — | |
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Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | | | 347,000 | | | — | | | 347,000 | | | | 347,000 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $1,173,054 | | | — | | | $1,173,054 | | | | $1,173,054 | | | | — | |
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8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Funds have determined that no material events or transactions occurred
through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require an
additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The AMG Funds Family of Funds (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) have adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) as required by the Liquidity Rule. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short and long-term cash flow projections, and its holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources, including access to the Funds’ credit facility. Under the Liquidity Rule, each liquidity classification category (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) is defined with respect to the time it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) appointed AMG Funds LLC (“AMG”) as the Program administrator. AMG formed a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (“LRMC”), which includes members of various departments across AMG, | | | | including Legal, Compliance, Product Services, Affiliate Product Strategy & Development and, as needed, other representatives of AMG and/or representatives of the subadvisers to the Funds. The LRMC meets on a periodic basis, no less frequently than monthly. The LRMC is responsible for the Program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation and effectiveness. At a meeting of the Board held on March 20, 2024, the Board received a report from the LRMC regarding the design and operational effectiveness of the Program for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows: A. The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: During the Program Reporting Period, the LRMC reviewed whether each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions is appropriate for an open-end fund structure. The LRMC also factored a Fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: | | | | During the Program Reporting Period, the LRMC reviewed historical net redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size. The Funds maintain an in-kind redemption policy, which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests, when appropriate. The LRMC may also take into consideration a Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration, a Fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements: The LRMC considered the terms of the credit facilities available to the Funds. The report concluded that, based upon the review of the Program, using resources and methodologies that AMG considers reasonable, AMG believes that the Program and Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Policies and Procedures are adequate, effective, and reasonably designed to effectively manage the Funds’ liquidity risk. There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus or statement of additional information for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in a Fund may be subject. |
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INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR AMG Funds LLC 680 Washington Blvd., Suite 500 Stamford, CT 06901 800.548.4539 DISTRIBUTOR AMG Distributors, Inc. 680 Washington Blvd., Suite 500 Stamford, CT 06901 800.548.4539 SUBADVISER River Road Asset Management, LLC Meidinger Tower 462 South Fourth Street, Suite 2000 Louisville, KY 40202 CUSTODIAN The Bank of New York Mellon Mutual Funds Custody 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 LEGAL COUNSEL Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199-3600 | | TRANSFER AGENT BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. AMG Funds Attn: 534426 AIM 154-0520 500 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15262 800.548.4539 TRUSTEES Jill R. Cuniff Kurt A. Keilhacker Peter W. MacEwen Steven J. Paggioli Eric Rakowski Victoria L. Sassine Garret W. Weston | | This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.548.4539. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ website at wealth.amg.com. A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.548.4539, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.548.4539 or visit the SEC website at sec.gov. The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov and the Funds’ website at wealth.amg.com. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent semi-annual report or annual report, please visit wealth.amg.com. |
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EQUITY FUNDS AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. AMG Boston Common Global Impact Boston Common Asset Management, LLC AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC AMG GW&K Small Cap Core AMG GW&K Small Cap Value AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Core AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth AMG GW&K International Small Cap GW&K Investment Management, LLC AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth The Renaissance Group LLC | | | | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select AMG River Road Mid Cap Value AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value AMG River Road Small Cap Value River Road Asset Management, LLC AMG TimesSquare Emerging Markets Small Cap AMG TimesSquare Global Small Cap AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC AMG Veritas Asia Pacific AMG Veritas China AMG Veritas Global Focus AMG Veritas Global Real Return Veritas Asset Management LLP AMG Yacktman AMG Yacktman Focused AMG Yacktman Global AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Yacktman Asset Management LP | | FIXED INCOME FUNDS AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond ESG AMG GW&K ESG Bond AMG GW&K High Income AMG GW&K Municipal Bond AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield GW&K Investment Management, LLC ALTERNATIVE FUNDS AMG Systematica Managed Futures Strategy Systematica Investments Limited, acting as general partner of Systematica Investments LP |
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| | ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES | | | 2 | |
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| | FUND PERFORMANCE | | | 3 | |
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| | FUND SNAPSHOTS AND SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS | | | 5 | |
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| | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | | | |
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 8 | |
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| | Balance sheet, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative distributable earnings (loss) | | | | |
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| | Statement of Operations | | | 10 | |
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| | Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the fiscal period | | | | |
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| | Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | | 11 | |
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| | Detail of changes in assets for the past two fiscal periods | | | | |
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| | Financial Highlights | | | 12 | |
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| | Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets | | | | |
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| | Notes to Financial Statements | | | 14 | |
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| | Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks | | | | |
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| | FUNDS LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | | | 19 | |
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| | About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited) |
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As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below. ACTUAL EXPENSES The first section of the following table provides information about the 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 paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES The second section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s | | | | actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second 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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Six Months Ended April 30, 2024 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | Beginning Account Value 11/01/23 | | Ending Account Value 04/30/24 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* |
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Class N | | 0.91% | | $1,000 | | $1,188 | | $4.95 |
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Class I | | 0.73% | | $1,000 | | $1,190 | | $3.98 |
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Class N | | 0.91% | | $1,000 | | $1,020 | | $4.57 |
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Class I | | 0.73% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $3.67 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), then divided by 365. |
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The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for the Fund, as well as the Fund’s relative index for the same time periods ended April 30, 2024.
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Average Annual Total Returns1 | | Six Months* | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
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Class N | | | 18.84 | % | | | 22.30% | | | | 13.38 | % | | | 11.63 | % |
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Class I | | | 19.01 | % | | | 22.51% | | | | 13.57 | % | | | 11.85 | % |
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S&P 500® Growth Index14 | | | 22.23 | % | | | 26.70% | | | | 13.97 | % | | | 14.07 | % |
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Fund and other information, please call 800.548.4539 or visit our website at wealth.amg.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.
Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
1 | Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of April 30, 2024. All returns are in U.S. Dollars ($). |
2 | As of March 19, 2021, the Fund’s Subadviser was changed to Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. Prior to March 19, 2021, the Fund was known as the AMG Managers Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund, and had different principal investment strategies and corresponding risks. Performance shown for periods prior to March 19, 2021, reflects the performance and investment strategies of the Fund’s previous subadviser, Montag & Caldwell, LLC. The Fund’s past performance would have been different if the Fund were managed by the current Subadviser and strategy, and the Fund’s prior performance record might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. |
3 | From time to time, the Fund’s Investment Manager has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns. |
4 | Market prices of investments held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of factors, including economic, political, or market conditions, or other factors including terrorism, war, natural disasters and the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, including epidemics or pandemics, or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies. |
5 | The stocks of large-capitalization companies are generally more mature and may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the stocks of small- or mid-capitalization companies. |
6 | Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and may be undervalued by the market for a long period of time. |
7 | The prices of equity securities of companies that are expected to experience relatively rapid earnings growth, or “growth stocks,” may be more sensitive to market movements because the prices tend to reflect future investor expectations rather than just current profits. |
8 | Because the Fund is an actively managed investment portfolio, security selection or focus on securities in a particular style, market sector or group of companies may cause the Fund to incur losses or underperform relative to its benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective. There can be no guarantee that the Subadviser’s investment techniques and risk analysis will produce the desired result. |
9 | The Fund is non-diversified and therefore a greater percentage of holdings may be focused in a small number of issuers or a single issuer, which can place the Fund at greater risk. Notwithstanding the Fund’s status as a “non-diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Fund intends to |
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qualify as a regulated investment company accorded favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which imposes its own diversification requirements that are less restrictive than the requirements applicable to “diversified” investment companies under the 1940 Act. The Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company may limit its pursuit of its investment strategy and its investment strategy could limit its ability to so qualify. 10 To the extent the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in a relatively small number of securities or a particular market, industry, group of industries, country, region, group of countries, asset class or sector, it generally will be subject to greater risk than a fund that invests in a more diverse investment portfolio. In addition, the value of the Fund would be more susceptible to any single economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence affecting, for example, that particular market, industry, region or sector. |
11 Issuers and companies that are in similar industry sectors may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events; to the extent the Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase. |
12 The Subadviser incorporates ESG criteria into its investment process, which may result in the selection or exclusion of securities of certain issuers for reasons other than financial performance, and carries the risk that the Fund’s investment returns may underperform funds that do not incorporate ESG factors into their investment process. The incorporation of ESG criteria into the investment process may affect the Fund’s investment exposure to certain companies, sectors, regions, countries or types of investments, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance depending on whether such investments are in or out of favor. Applying ESG criteria to investment decisions is qualitative and subjective by nature, and there is no guarantee that the criteria utilized by the Subadviser or any judgment exercised by the Subadviser will improve the financial performance of the Fund or reflect the beliefs or values of any particular investor. ESG standards differ by region and industry, and a company’s ESG practices or the Subadviser’s assessment of a company’s ESG practices may change over time. |
13 Growth-at-a-reasonable-price (“GARP”) investing involves buying stocks that have a reasonable price/earnings ratio in relationship to a company’s earnings growth rate. The Fund’s performance may be adversely affected when stocks preferred by a GARP investing strategy underperform or are not favored by investors in prevailing market and economic conditions. |
14 The S&P 500® Growth Index draws its constituents from the S&P 500® based on three growth factors: sales growth, the ratio of earnings change to |
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price, and momentum. Unlike the Fund, the S&P 500® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. | | The S&P Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. | | Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value. |
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Information Technology | | | 46.7 | |
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Communication Services | | | 13.2 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 13.0 | |
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Health Care | | | 7.5 | |
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Industrials | | | 6.7 | |
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Financials | | | 5.2 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 2.8 | |
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Energy | | | 1.7 | |
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Materials | | | 1.3 | |
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Real Estate | | | 1.1 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | 9.5 |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | 9.4 |
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Apple, Inc. | | 9.1 |
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Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | 9.1 |
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Adobe, Inc. | | 7.0 |
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Amazon.com, Inc. | | 4.7 |
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Texas Instruments, Inc. | | 4.7 |
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Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Canada) | | 4.3 |
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Workday, Inc., Class A | | 4.1 |
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Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | 4.1 |
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Top Ten as a Group | | 66.0 |
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Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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Common Stocks - 99.2% | | | | | | | | |
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Communication Services - 13.2% | | | | | | | | |
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Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 115,564 | | | | $18,811,508 | |
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Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 19,329 | | | | 8,314,756 | |
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Total Communication Services | | | | | | | 27,126,264 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 13.0% | | | | | |
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Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 55,274 | | | | 9,672,950 | |
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Five Below, Inc.* | | | 56,716 | | | | 8,299,820 | |
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Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Canada)* | | | 24,534 | | | | 8,846,960 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 26,819,730 | |
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Consumer Staples - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,301 | | | | 2,775,305 | |
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Sysco Corp. | | | 40,170 | | | | 2,985,435 | |
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Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 5,760,740 | |
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Energy - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Valero Energy Corp. | | | 22,351 | | | | 3,573,254 | |
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Financials - 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
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CME Group, Inc. | | | 15,747 | | | | 3,301,201 | |
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Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 13,192 | | | | 2,630,881 | |
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Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 10,797 | | | | 4,871,606 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 10,803,688 | |
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Health Care - 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
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Amgen, Inc. | | | 27,466 | | | | 7,524,036 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | | | 13,969 | | | | 3,198,901 | |
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Danaher Corp. | | | 18,822 | | | | 4,641,882 | |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | 15,364,819 | |
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Industrials - 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Rollins, Inc. | | | 181,408 | | | | 8,083,540 | |
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Waste Connections, Inc. (Canada) | | | 35,673 | | | | 5,782,237 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 13,865,777 | |
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Information Technology -46.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Adobe, Inc.* | | | 31,342 | | | | $14,506,018 | |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 110,683 | | | | 18,852,635 | |
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Enphase Energy, Inc.* | | | 54,757 | | | | 5,955,371 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 50,454 | | | | 19,643,256 | |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | | 22,408 | | | | 19,360,960 | |
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Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 54,340 | | | | 9,586,663 | |
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Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | 34,886 | | | | 8,537,651 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 96,442,554 | |
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Materials - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 9,244 | | | | 2,769,595 | |
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Real Estate - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Public Storage, REIT | | | 8,399 | | | | 2,179,120 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $164,309,061) | | | | | | | 204,705,541 | |
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Short-Term Investments - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
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Other Investment Companies - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
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Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.19%1 | | | 958,184 | | | | 958,184 | |
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Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.27%1 | | | 1,437,275 | | | | 1,437,275 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $2,395,459) | | | | | | | 2,395,459 | |
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Total Investments - 100.3% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $166,704,520) | | | | | | | 207,101,000 | |
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Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.3)% | | | | | | | (715,598 | ) |
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Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | $206,385,402 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
1 | Yield shown represents the April 30, 2024, seven day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
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The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks† | | | $ | 204,705,541 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | $ | 204,705,541 | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Other Investment Companies | | | | 2,395,459 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 2,395,459 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | $ | 207,101,000 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | $ | 207,101,000 | |
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| † | All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund |
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments at value1 | | | $207,101,000 | |
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Receivable for investments sold | | | 517,316 | |
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Dividend and interest receivables | | | 30,259 | |
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Securities lending income receivable | | | 16 | |
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Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 7,776 | |
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Receivable from affiliate | | | 11,366 | |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 21,162 | |
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Total assets | | | 207,688,895 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
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Payable for investments purchased | | | 1,033,222 | |
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Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 79,995 | |
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Accrued expenses: | | | | |
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Investment advisory and management fees | | | 83,519 | |
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Administrative fees | | | 26,100 | |
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Distribution fees | | | 16,678 | |
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Shareholder service fees | | | 11,390 | |
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Other | | | 52,589 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 1,303,493 | |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2 & 5) | | | | |
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Net Assets | | | $206,385,402 | |
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1 Investments at cost | | | $166,704,520 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) |
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund |
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Net Assets Represent: | | | | |
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Paid-in capital | | | $150,067,423 | |
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Total distributable earnings | | | 56,317,979 | |
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Net Assets | | | $206,385,402 | |
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Class N: | | | | |
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Net Assets | | | $127,951,253 | |
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Shares outstanding | | | 10,553,243 | |
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | $12.12 | |
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Class I: | | | | |
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Net Assets | | | $78,434,149 | |
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Shares outstanding | | | 6,299,090 | |
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | $12.45 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Operations (unaudited) For the six months ended April 30, 2024 |
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund |
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Investment Income: | | | | |
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Dividend income | | | $939,1381 | |
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Securities lending income | | | 203 | |
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Foreign withholding tax | | | (6,830) | |
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Total investment income | | | 932,511 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
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Investment advisory and management fees | | | 506,156 | |
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Administrative fees | | | 158,174 | |
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Distribution fees - Class N | | | 100,144 | |
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Shareholder servicing fees - Class N | | | 48,457 | |
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Shareholder servicing fees - Class I | | | 20,420 | |
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Professional fees | | | 26,816 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 20,741 | |
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Registration fees | | | 19,277 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 16,703 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 15,638 | |
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Trustee fees and expenses | | | 8,226 | |
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Miscellaneous | | | 6,586 | |
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Total expenses before offsets | | | 947,338 | |
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Expense reimbursements | | | (61,263) | |
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Net expenses | | | 886,075 | |
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Net investment income | | | 46,436 | |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain: | | | | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | 18,907,422 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 16,610,509 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 35,517,931 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | $35,564,367 | |
1 | Includes non-recurring dividends of $144,097. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statements of Changes in Net Assets For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 |
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund |
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| | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 |
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Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | $46,436 | | | | $525,289 | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | 18,907,422 | | | | 5,679,761 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 16,610,509 | | | | 27,244,653 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 35,564,367 | | | | 33,449,703 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
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Class N | | | (4,618,782 | ) | | | (11,004,682 | ) |
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Class I | | | (3,027,191 | ) | | | (8,647,836 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (7,645,973 | ) | | | (19,652,518 | ) |
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Capital Share Transactions:1 | | | | | | | | |
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Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (10,949,962 | ) | | | (27,065,036 | ) |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 16,968,432 | | | | (13,267,851 | ) |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
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Beginning of period | | | 189,416,970 | | | | 202,684,821 | |
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End of period | | | $206,385,402 | | | | $189,416,970 | |
1 | See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | |
Class N | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $10.58 | | | | $10.00 | | | | $17.05 | | | | $21.50 | | | | $19.34 | | | | $20.52 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | (0.00 | )3,4 | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1.97 | | | | 1.55 | | | | (3.26 | ) | | | 6.17 | | | | 3.92 | | | | 2.74 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 1.97 | | | | 1.57 | | | | (3.26 | ) | | | 6.10 | | | | 3.86 | | | | 2.72 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (3.79 | ) | | | (10.55 | ) | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (3.90 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (3.79 | ) | | | (10.55 | ) | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (3.90 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $12.12 | | | | $10.58 | | | | $10.00 | | | | $17.05 | | | | $21.50 | | | | $19.34 | |
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Total Return2,5 | | | 18.84 | %6 | | | 17.14 | % | | | (25.18 | )% | | | 39.50 | % | | | 21.36 | % | | | 18.29 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.91 | %7 | | | 0.92 | %8 | | | 0.91 | % | | | 1.07 | %9 | | | 1.16 | %9 | | | 1.16 | %9 |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets10 | | | 0.97 | %7 | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.17 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | (0.03 | )%7 | | | 0.18 | % | | | (0.02 | )% | | | (0.39 | )% | | | (0.30 | )% | | | (0.10 | )% |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 57 | %6 | | | 77 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 109 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 20 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | $127,951 | | | | $115,248 | | | | $113,790 | | | | $175,468 | | | | $166,051 | | | | $166,353 | |
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| | AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 10.86 | | | | $ | 10.25 | | | | $ | 17.36 | | | | $ | 21.69 | | | | $ | 19.46 | | | | $ | 20.62 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | | 0.01 | 4 | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 0.01 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 2.03 | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | (3.34 | ) | | | | 6.26 | | | | | 3.96 | | | | | 2.76 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 2.04 | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | (3.32 | ) | | | | 6.22 | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | 2.77 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.03 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.99 | ) | | | | (3.79 | ) | | | | (10.55 | ) | | | | (1.70 | ) | | | | (3.90 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | (3.79 | ) | | | | (10.55 | ) | | | | (1.70 | ) | | | | (3.93 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 12.45 | | | | $ | 10.86 | | | | $ | 10.25 | | | | $ | 17.36 | | | | $ | 21.69 | | | | $ | 19.46 | |
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Total Return2,5 | | | | 19.01 | %6 | | | | 17.27 | % | | | | (25.05 | )% | | | | 39.78 | % | | | | 21.60 | % | | | | 18.49 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.73 | %7 | | | | 0.74 | %8 | | | | 0.73 | % | | | | 0.92 | %9 | | | | 0.99 | %9 | | | | 0.98 | %9 |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets10 | | | | 0.79 | %7 | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.76 | % | | | | 0.94 | % | | | | 0.99 | % | | | | 0.99 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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assets2 | | | | 0.15 | %7 | | | | 0.36 | % | | | | 0.16 | % | | | | (0.24 | )% | | | | (0.13 | )% | | | | 0.08 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 57 | %6 | | | | 77 | % | | | | 68 | % | | | | 109 | % | | | | 30 | % | | | | 20 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | $ | 78,434 | | | | $ | 74,169 | | | | $ | 88,895 | | | | $ | 167,415 | | | | $ | 309,638 | | | | $ | 329,225 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Less than $(0.005) per share. |
4 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.01) and less than $0.005 for Class N and Class I shares, respectively. |
5 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
8 | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01% related to participation in the interfund lending program. |
9 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to less than 0.01%, less than 0.01% and 0.01% for the fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
10 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
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| | Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
AMG Funds IV (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report is AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”).
The Fund offers Class N and Class I shares. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may have different net asset values per share to the extent the share classes pay different distribution amounts and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.
The Fund is non-diversified. A greater percentage of the Fund’s holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities which may place the Fund at greater risk than a more diversified fund.
Market prices of investments held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of economic or political factors, market conditions, disasters or public health issues, or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies.
The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), including accounting and reporting guidance pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 applicable to investment companies. U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:
a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS
Equity securities traded on a national securities exchange or reported on the NASDAQ national market system (“NMS”) are valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, if applicable, the NASDAQ official closing price or the official closing price of the relevant exchange or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities held by the Fund that are traded in the over-the-counter market (other than NMS securities) are valued at the bid price. Foreign equity securities (securities principally traded in markets other than U.S. markets) held by the Fund are valued at the official closing price on the primary exchange or, for markets that either do not offer an official closing price or where the official closing price may not be representative of the overall market, the last quoted sale price.
Fixed income securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, provided that the amortized cost value is approximately the same as the fair value of the security valued without the use of amortized cost. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.
The Fund’s portfolio investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third party pricing services. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) designated AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) as the Fund’s Valuation Designee to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations. Such determinations are subject to Board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to ensure that the Board receives the information it needs to oversee the Investment Manager’s fair value determinations.
Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund portfolio investments may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by the Investment Manager and under the general supervision of the Board. The Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Fund’s valuation procedures, if the Investment Manager believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Investment Manager seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from current sale of that portfolio investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental and analytical data relating to the investment; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.
The values assigned to fair value portfolio investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with quarterly reports, as of the most recent quarter end, summarizing all fair value activity, material fair value matters that occurred during the quarter, and all outstanding securities fair valued by the Fund. Additionally, the Board will be presented with an annual report that assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of the Investment Manager’s process for determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments.
With respect to foreign equity securities and certain foreign fixed income securities, securities held in the Fund that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day provided that each individual price exceeds a pre-established confidence level.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund.
Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is
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assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, fair valued securities with observable inputs)
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)
Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Upon notification from the issuer, distributions received from a real estate investment trust (REIT) may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to the Fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trust and other trusts or funds within the AMG Funds Family of Funds (collectively, the “AMG Funds Family”) based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.
d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. There were no permanent differences. Temporary differences are primarily due to wash sale loss deferrals.
At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The approximate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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e. FEDERAL TAXES
The Fund currently qualifies as an investment company and intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. The Investment Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Additionally, the Investment Manager is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/detriment will change materially in the next twelve months.
Furthermore, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.
f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS AND DEFERRALS
As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers for federal income tax purposes. Should the Fund incur net capital losses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term.
g. CAPITAL STOCK
The Trust’s Trust Instrument authorizes for the Fund the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. The Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date.
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For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the capital stock transactions by class for the Fund were as follows:
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Shares sold | | | 97,538 | | | | $1,209,829 | | | | 200,256 | | | | $2,064,170 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 394,193 | | | | 4,541,102 | | | | 1,163,123 | | | | 10,828,671 | |
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Net decrease | | | (343,423) | | | | $(4,233,379) | | | | (483,563) | | | | $(6,108,327) | |
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Shares sold | | | 62,619 | | | | $774,907 | | | | 515,793 | | | | $5,156,022 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 247,384 | | | | 2,924,083 | | | | 880,781 | | | | 8,402,646 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (840,512) | | | | (10,415,573) | | | | (3,243,436) | | | | (34,515,377) | |
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Net decrease | | | (530,509) | | | | $(6,716,583) | | | | (1,846,862) | | | | $(20,956,709) | |
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h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Fund may enter into third-party and bilateral repurchase agreements for temporary cash management purposes and for reinvestment of cash collateral on securities lending transactions under the securities lending program offered by The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) (the “Securities Lending Program”) (collectively, “Repurchase Agreements”). The value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, must equal or exceed the value of the Repurchase Agreements during the term of the agreement. For joint repurchase agreements, the Fund participates on a pro rata basis with other clients of BNYM in its share of the underlying collateral under such joint repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of the underlying collateral. The underlying collateral for all Repurchase Agreements is held by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. Pursuant to the Securities Lending Program, the Fund is indemnified for such losses by BNYM on joint repurchase agreements.
At April 30, 2024, the Fund had no Repurchase Agreements outstanding.
2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. wealth platform of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Fund’s overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects and recommends, subject to the approval of the Board and, in certain circumstances, shareholders, the subadviser for the Fund and monitors the subadviser’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. (“Montrusco Bolton”) who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in Montrusco Bolton.
Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30,
2024, the Fund paid an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.48% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The fee paid to Montrusco Bolton for its services as subadviser is paid out of the fee the Investment Manager receives from the Fund and does not increase the expenses of the Fund.
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least March 1, 2025, to waive management fees and/or pay or reimburse fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts, and in connection with securities sold short), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, dividends payable with respect to securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) to 0.68% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (this annual rate or such other annual rate that may be in effect from time to time, the “Expense Cap”), subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances.
In general, for a period of up to 36 months after the date any amounts are paid, waived or reimbursed by the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager may recover such amounts from the Fund, provided that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of the items noted in the parenthetical above) to exceed either (i) the Expense Cap in effect at the time such amounts were paid, waived or reimbursed, or (ii) the Expense Cap in effect at the time of such repayment by the Fund.
The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of the Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement between the Investment Manager and the Board, or in the event of the Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of the Fund.
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For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Investment Manager reimbursed the Fund $61,263, and did not recoup any previously reimbursed expenses. At April 30, 2024, the Fund’s expiration of reimbursements subject to recoupment is as follows:
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The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an amended and restated Administration Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for certain aspects of managing the Fund’s operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund. The Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.15% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.
The Fund is distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for the Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of the Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Generally, the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature.
The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Class N shares, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset-based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, the Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of the Fund’s Class N shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor up to 0.25% annually of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Class N shares. The Plan is characterized as a reimbursement plan and is directly tied to expenses incurred by the Distributor; the payments the Distributor receives during any year may not exceed its actual expenses. The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2024, was 0.16%.
For each of the Class N and Class I shares, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses (“shareholder servicing fees”) incurred. Shareholder servicing fees include payments to financial intermediaries, such as broker-dealers (including fund supermarket platforms), banks, and trust companies who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Class N and Class I shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table.
The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
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The Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds Family. The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with the Investment Manager receive an annual retainer and per meeting fees for regular, special and telephonic meetings, and they are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while carrying out their duties as Board members. The Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee Chair receive additional annual retainers. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) granted an exemptive order that permits certain eligible funds in the AMG Funds Family to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible funds in the AMG Funds Family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both the borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Administrator manages the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. The interest earned and interest paid on interfund loans are included on the Statement of Operations as interest income and interest expense, respectively. At April 30, 2024, the Fund had no interfund loans outstanding.
The Fund did not utilize the interfund loan program during the six months ended April 30, 2024.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government Obligations) for the six months ended April 30, 2024, were $119,124,126 and $137,885,169, respectively.
The Fund had no purchases or sales of U.S. Government Obligations during the six months ended April 30, 2024.
4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED
The Fund participates in the Securities Lending Program providing for the lending of securities to qualified borrowers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the Securities Lending Program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash, U.S. Treasury Obligations or U.S. Government Agency Obligations. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of
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loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Program, the Fund is indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in separate omnibus accounts managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into joint repurchase agreements for that cash collateral. Securities collateral is held in separate omnibus accounts managed by BNYM and cannot be sold or pledged. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities as soon as practical, which is normally within three business days.
The Fund did not have any securities on loan at April 30, 2024.
5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the
Fund under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund had no prior claims or losses and expects the risks of loss to be remote.
6. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS
The Fund may enter into master netting agreements with its counterparties for the Securities Lending Program and Repurchase Agreements, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. At April 30, 2024, the Fund had no securities on loan and no Repurchase Agreements outstanding.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Fund has determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Fund’s financial statements which require an additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Fund’s financial statements.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The AMG Funds Family of Funds (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) have adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) as required by the Liquidity Rule. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short and long-term cash flow projections, and its holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources, including access to the Funds’ credit facility. Under the Liquidity Rule, each liquidity classification category (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) is defined with respect to the time it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) appointed AMG Funds LLC (“AMG”) as the Program administrator. AMG formed a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (“LRMC”), which includes members of various departments across AMG, | | | | including Legal, Compliance, Product Services, Affiliate Product Strategy & Development and, as needed, other representatives of AMG and/or representatives of the subadvisers to the Funds. The LRMC meets on a periodic basis, no less frequently than monthly. The LRMC is responsible for the Program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation and effectiveness. At a meeting of the Board held on March 20, 2024, the Board received a report from the LRMC regarding the design and operational effectiveness of the Program for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows: A. The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: During the Program Reporting Period, the LRMC reviewed whether each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions is appropriate for an open-end fund structure. The LRMC also factored a Fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: | | | | During the Program Reporting Period, the LRMC reviewed historical net redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size. The Funds maintain an in-kind redemption policy, which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests, when appropriate. The LRMC may also take into consideration a Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration, a Fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements: The LRMC considered the terms of the credit facilities available to the Funds. The report concluded that, based upon the review of the Program, using resources and methodologies that AMG considers reasonable, AMG believes that the Program and Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Policies and Procedures are adequate, effective, and reasonably designed to effectively manage the Funds’ liquidity risk. There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus or statement of additional information for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in a Fund may be subject. |
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| | INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR AMG Funds LLC 680 Washington Blvd., Suite 500 Stamford, CT 06901 800.548.4539 DISTRIBUTOR AMG Distributors, Inc. 680 Washington Blvd., Suite 500 Stamford, CT 06901 800.548.4539 SUBADVISER Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. 1501 McGill College Avenue Suite 1200 Montreal, QC H3A 3M8 Canada CUSTODIAN The Bank of New York Mellon Mutual Funds Custody 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 LEGAL COUNSEL Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199-3600 | | | | TRANSFER AGENT BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. AMG Funds Attn: 534426 AIM 154-0520 500 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15262 800.548.4539 TRUSTEES Jill R. Cuniff Kurt A. Keilhacker Peter W. MacEwen Steven J. Paggioli Eric Rakowski Victoria L. Sassine Garret W. Weston | | | | This report is prepared for the Fund’s shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.548.4539. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Current net asset values per share for the Fund are available on the Fund’s website at wealth.amg.com. A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.548.4539, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at sec.gov. For information regarding the Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.548.4539 or visit the SEC website at sec.gov. The Fund files its 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. The Fund’s portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov and the Fund’s website at wealth.amg.com. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent semi-annual report or annual report, please visit wealth.amg.com. |
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EQUITY FUNDS AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. AMG Boston Common Global Impact Boston Common Asset Management, LLC AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC AMG GW&K Small Cap Core AMG GW&K Small Cap Value AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Core AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth AMG GW&K International Small Cap GW&K Investment Management, LLC AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth The Renaissance Group LLC | | | | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select AMG River Road Mid Cap Value AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value AMG River Road Small Cap Value River Road Asset Management, LLC AMG TimesSquare Emerging Markets Small Cap AMG TimesSquare Global Small Cap AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC AMG Veritas Asia Pacific AMG Veritas China AMG Veritas Global Focus AMG Veritas Global Real Return Veritas Asset Management LLP AMG Yacktman AMG Yacktman Focused AMG Yacktman Global AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Yacktman Asset Management LP | | | | FIXED INCOME FUNDS AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond ESG AMG GW&K ESG Bond AMG GW&K High Income AMG GW&K Municipal Bond AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield GW&K Investment Management, LLC ALTERNATIVE FUNDS AMG Systematica Managed Futures Strategy Systematica Investments Limited, acting as general partner of Systematica Investments LP | | |
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| | ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES | | | 2 | |
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| | FUND PERFORMANCE | | | 3 | |
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| | FUND SNAPSHOTS AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS | | | | |
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund | | | 6 | |
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund | | | 12 | |
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| | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | | | |
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 15 | |
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| | Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative distributable earnings (loss) | | | | |
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| | Statement of Operations | | | 17 | |
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| | Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the fiscal period | | | | |
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| | Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | | 18 | |
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| | Detail of changes in assets for the past two fiscal periods | | | | |
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| | Financial Highlights | | | 19 | |
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| | Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets | | | | |
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| | Notes to Financial Statements | | | 25 | |
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| | Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks | | | | |
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| | FUNDS LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | | | 32 | |
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| | Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information. | | | | |
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As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below. ACTUAL EXPENSES The first section of the following table provides information about the 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 paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES The second section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s | | | | actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second 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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Class N | | 0.68% | | $1,000 | | $1,052 | | $3.47 |
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Class I | | 0.48% | | $1,000 | | $1,053 | | $2.45 |
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Class N | | 0.68% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $3.42 |
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Class I | | 0.48% | | $1,000 | | $1,022 | | $2.41 |
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Class Z | | 0.43% | | $1,000 | | $1,023 | | $2.16 |
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AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund |
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Class N | | 1.16% | | $1,000 | | $1,146 | | $6.19 |
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Class I | | 0.86% | | $1,000 | | $1,148 | | $4.59 |
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Class Z | | 0.76% | | $1,000 | | $1,149 | | $4.06 |
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Class N | | 1.16% | | $1,000 | | $1,019 | | $5.82 |
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Class I | | 0.86% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $4.32 |
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Class Z | | 0.76% | | $1,000 | | $1,021 | | $3.82 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), then divided by 366. |
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The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for each Fund, as well as each Fund’s relative index for the same time periods ended April 30, 2024.
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Average Annual Total Returns1 | | Six Months* | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | | | Since Inception | | | Inception Date | |
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Class N | | | 5.15 | % | | | (2.36 | %) | | | (0.89 | %) | | | 0.99 | % | | | 2.15 | % | | | 07/18/11 | |
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Class I | | | 5.27 | % | | | (2.16 | %) | | | (0.67 | %) | | | 1.22 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 07/18/11 | |
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Class Z | | | 5.28 | % | | | (2.11 | %) | | | (0.60 | %) | | | — | | | | 0.09 | % | | | 09/29/17 | |
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Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index37 | | | 4.97 | % | | | (1.47 | %) | | | (0.16 | %) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | 07/18/11 | † |
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AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund3, 4, 8, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 | |
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Class N | | | 14.64 | % | | | 3.08 | % | | | 3.68 | % | | | 3.13 | % | | | 3.31 | % | | | 04/14/14 | |
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Class I | | | 14.79 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.99 | % | | | 3.44 | % | | | 3.62 | % | | | 04/14/14 | |
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Class Z | | | 14.91 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 4.09 | % | | | — | | | | 2.71 | % | | | 09/29/17 | |
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MSCI EAFE Index38 | | | 18.63 | % | | | 9.28 | % | | | 6.18 | % | | | 4.38 | % | | | 4.61 | % | | | 04/14/14 | † |
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Funds and other information, please call 800.548.4539 or visit our website at wealth.amg.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.
Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
† | Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index. |
1 | Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Funds are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of April 30, 2024. All returns are in U.S. Dollars ($). |
2 | As of March 24, 2021, the Fund’s Subadviser was changed to Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. Prior to March 24, 2021, the Fund was known as the AMG Managers DoubleLine Core Plus Bond Fund and had different principal investment strategies and corresponding risks. Performance shown for periods prior to March 24, 2021, reflects the performance and investment strategies of the Fund’s previous Subadviser, DoubleLine Capital LP. The Fund’s past performance would have been different if the Fund were managed by the current Subadviser and strategy, and the Fund’s prior performance record might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. |
3 | From time to time, the Fund’s Investment Manager has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns. |
4 | Because the Fund is an actively managed investment portfolio, security selection or focus on securities in a particular style, market sector or group of companies may cause the Fund to incur losses or underperform relative to its benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective. There can be no guarantee that the Subadviser’s investment techniques and risk analysis will produce the desired result. |
5 | The Fund will normally receive income which may include interest, dividends and/or capital gains, depending upon its investments. The distribution amount paid by the Fund will vary and generally depends on the amount of income the Fund earns (less expenses) on its portfolio holdings, and capital gains or losses it recognizes. A decline in the Fund’s income or net capital gains arising from its investments may reduce its distribution level. |
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6 The value of a debt security changes in response to various factors, including, for example, market-related factors, such as changes in interest rates or changes in the actual or perceived ability of an issuer to meet its obligations. Investments in debt securities are subject to, among other risks, credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, prepayment risk and liquidity risk. 7 Fixed coupon payments (cash flows) of bonds and debt securities may become less competitive with the market in periods of rising interest rates and cause bond prices to decline. During periods of increasing interest rates, the Fund may experience high levels of volatility and shareholder redemptions, and may have to sell securities at times when it would otherwise not do so, and at unfavorable prices, which could reduce the returns of the Fund. 8 Market prices of investments held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of factors, including economic, political, or market conditions, or other factors including terrorism, war, natural disasters and the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, including epidemics or pandemics, or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies. 9 The Fund may have difficulty reinvesting payments from debtors and may receive lower rates than from its original investments. 10 Call risk is the possibility that an issuer may redeem a fixed income security before maturity (a call). The increased likelihood of a call may reduce the security’s price and may result in the Fund reinvesting at lower interest rates in securities with greater credit risk. 11 Higher portfolio turnover may adversely affect Fund performance by increasing Fund transaction costs and may increase a shareholder’s tax liability. 12 The issuer of bonds or other debt securities or a counterparty to a derivatives contract (including over-the-counter counterparties as well as brokers and clearinghouses in respect of exchange-traded and/or cleared products) may be unable or unwilling, or may be perceived as unable or unwilling, to make timely interest, principal or settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. 13 The Fund may not be able to dispose of particular investments, such as illiquid securities, readily at favorable times or prices or the Fund may have to sell them at a loss. 14 Investing in restricted securities (including, without limitation, Rule 144A securities) may reduce the liquidity of the Fund’s investments in the event that an adequate trading market does not exist for these securities. Limitations on the resale of restricted securities could adversely affect the marketability of the securities, and the Fund may be unable to sell the security at the desired time or price, if at all. The purchase price and subsequent valuation of restricted securities normally reflect a discount, which may be |
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significant, from the market price of comparable unrestricted securities for which a liquid trading market exists. 15 Below investment grade debt securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) may be subject to greater levels of interest rate, credit, liquidity, and market risk than higher-rated securities. These securities are considered predominately speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. 16 Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities involve risk of severe credit downgrades, loss due to prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, illiquidity and default. 17 Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically as a result of various factors and the Fund’s investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to Fund investors or adversely affect the real value of shareholders’ investments in the Fund. As inflation rates increase, fixed income securities markets may experience heightened levels of interest rate volatility and liquidity risk. Deflation risk is the risk that the prices throughout the economy decline over time – the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund’s portfolio. 18 A debtor may exercise its right to pay back a bond or other debt security earlier than expected or required during periods of decreasing interest rates. 19 During periods of rising interest rates, a debtor may pay back a bond or other fixed income security slower than expected or required, and the value of such security may fall. 20 When a quantitative model (“Model”) or information or data (“Data”) used in managing the Fund contains an error, or is incorrect or incomplete, any investment decision made in reliance on the Model or Data may not produce the desired results and the Fund may realize losses. In addition, any hedging based on a faulty Model or Data may prove to be unsuccessful. Furthermore, the success of a Model that is predictive in nature is dependent largely on the accuracy and reliability of the supplied historical data. All Models are susceptible to input errors or errors in design, which may cause the resulting output to be faulty. 21 The Subadviser incorporates ESG criteria into its investment process, which may result in the selection or exclusion of securities of certain issuers for reasons other than financial performance, and carries the risk that the Fund’s investment returns may underperform funds that do not incorporate ESG factors into their investment process. The incorporation of ESG criteria into the investment process may affect the Fund’s | | | | | | investment exposure to certain companies, sectors, regions, countries or types of investments, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance depending on whether such investments are in or out of favor. Applying ESG criteria to investment decisions is qualitative and subjective by nature, and there is no guarantee that the criteria utilized by the Subadviser or any judgment exercised by the Subadviser will improve the financial performance of the Fund or reflect the beliefs or values of any particular investor. ESG standards differ by region and industry, and a company’s ESG practices or the Subadviser’s assessment of a company’s ESG practices may change over time. 22 Investments in foreign issuers involve additional risks (such as risks arising from less frequent trading, changes in political or social conditions, and less publicly available information about non-U.S. issuers) that differ from those associated with investments in U.S. issuers and may result in greater price volatility. 23 Investments in emerging markets are subject to the general risks of foreign investments, as well as additional risks which can result in greater price volatility. Such additional risks include the risk that markets in emerging market countries are typically less developed and less liquid than markets in developed countries and such markets are subjected to increased economic, political, or regulatory uncertainties. 24 Fluctuations in exchange rates may affect the total loss or gain on a non-U.S. Dollar investment when converted back to U.S. Dollars and exposure to non-U.S. currencies may subject the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar. 25 The withdrawal of U.S. and other government support to stabilize and support financial markets, including an increase in interest rates in the U.S. or elsewhere, or investor perceptions that this support may be withdrawn, could cause an increase in volatility in certain financial markets or constrict the availability of credit and liquidity, which could adversely affect the value and liquidity of certain securities. 26 The use of derivatives involves costs, the risk that the value of derivatives may not correlate perfectly with their underlying assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. The use of derivatives may not succeed for various reasons, and the complexity and rapidly changing structure of derivatives markets may increase the possibility of market losses. 27 There is no guarantee that hedging strategies will be successful. For example, changes in the value of a hedging transaction may not completely offset changes in the value of the assets and liabilities being hedged. Hedging transactions involve costs and may result in losses. | | | | 28 Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities, or sponsored enterprises such as Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) are backed by the full faith and credit of the U. S. Government, while obligations issued by others, such as Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), and Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLBs”), are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U. S. Government and are backed solely by the entity’s own resources or by the ability of the entity to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. If one of these agencies defaults on a loan, there is no guarantee that the U. S. Government will provide financial support. 29 Factors unique to the municipal bond market may negatively affect the value of municipal bonds. 30 As of March 19, 2021, the Fund’s Subadviser was changed to Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. Prior to March 19, 2021, the Fund was known as the AMG Managers Pictet International Fund and had different principal investment strategies and corresponding risks. Performance shown for periods prior to March 19, 2021, reflects the performance and investment strategies of the Fund’s previous Subadviser, Pictet Asset Management Limited. The Fund’s past performance would have been different if the Fund were managed by the current Subadviser and strategy, and the Fund’s prior performance record might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. 31 The stocks of large-capitalization companies are generally more mature and may not be able to reach the same levels of growth as the stocks of small- or mid-capitalization companies. 32 The stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than the stocks of larger, more established companies. 33 Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and may be undervalued by the market for a long period of time. 34 Issuers and companies that are in similar industry sectors may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events; to the extent the Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase. 35 To the extent the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in a relatively small number of securities or a particular market, industry, group of industries, country, region, group of countries, asset class or sector, it generally will be subject to greater risk than a fund that invests in a more diverse investment portfolio. In addition, the value of the Fund would be more susceptible to any single economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence affecting, for example, that particular market, industry, region or sector. |
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36 The Fund is non-diversified and therefore a greater percentage of holdings may be focused in a small number of issuers or a single issuer, which can place the Fund at greater risk. Notwithstanding the Fund’s status as a “non-diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company accorded favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which imposes its own diversification requirements that are less restrictive than the requirements applicable to “diversified” investment companies under the 1940 Act. The Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company may limit its pursuit of its investment strategy and its investment strategy could limit its ability to so qualify. 37 The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, including both government and corporate bonds. | | | | Unlike the Fund, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. 38 The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. Please go to msci.com for most current list of countries represented by the index. Unlike the Fund, the MSCI EAFE Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. “Bloomberg®” and any Bloomberg index described herein are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Services Limited (“BISL”), the administrator of the index (collectively, “Bloomberg”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by AMG Funds LLC. Bloomberg is not affiliated with AMG Funds LLC, and | | | | Bloomberg does not approve, endorse, review, or recommend the fund described herein. Bloomberg does not guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any data or information relating to such fund. All MSCI data is provided “as is”. The products described herein are not sponsored or endorsed and have not been reviewed or passed on by MSCI. In no event shall MSCI, its affiliates, or any MSCI data provider have any liability of any kind in connection with the MSCI data or the products described herein. Copying or redistributing the MSCI data is strictly prohibited. Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value. |
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Category | | % of Net Assets | |
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U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 59.7 | |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | 33.7 | |
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Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 2.9 | |
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Floating Rate Senior Loan Interests | | | 1.6 | |
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Municipal Bonds | | | 0.3 | |
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Common Stocks | | | 0.01 | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | 2.0 | |
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Derivatives | | | 0.01 | |
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Other Assets, less Liabilities | | | (0.2) | |
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Rating | | % of Market Value1 | |
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U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 60.8 | |
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Aaa/AAA | | | 0.4 | |
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Aa/AA | | | 6.3 | |
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A | | | 10.5 | |
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Baa/BBB | | | 19.7 | |
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Ba/BB | | | 2.2 | |
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Caa/CCC & lower | | | 0.1 | |
1 | Includes market value of long-term fixed-income securities only. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
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U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.875%, 08/15/33 | | 8.3 |
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U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.500%, 11/15/33 | | 6.7 |
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U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.500%, 02/15/33 | | 6.3 |
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FNMA, 3.000%, 06/01/52 | | 3.4 |
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FNMA, 2.140%, 10/01/29 | | 3.3 |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.000%, 08/15/52 | | 2.6 |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.875%, 02/15/41 | | 2.6 |
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Bank of America Corp., 4.376%, 04/27/28 | | 2.4 |
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FNMA, 2.260%, 01/01/30 | | 2.2 |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.750%, 11/15/53 | | 1.9 |
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Top Ten as a Group | | 39.7 |
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Credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB- or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB+ or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by any of the rating agencies. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes - 33.7% | | | | | |
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Communications - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
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Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada) 5.300%, 02/15/34 | | | $1,000,000 | | | | $958,659 | |
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Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom) 7.875%, 02/15/30 | | | 450,000 | | | | 501,945 | |
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Total Communications | | | | 1,460,604 | |
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Consumer, Cyclical - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
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American Airlines Inc/AAdvantage Loyalty IP, Ltd. 5.500%, 04/20/261 | | | 1,666,666 | | | | 1,647,332 | |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. 7.000%, 05/01/251 | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,723 | |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP, Ltd. 4.750%, 10/20/281 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 968,082 | |
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Ford Credit Canada Co. (Canada) 7.000%, 02/10/262 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,486,580 | |
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Hyundai Capital America 6.250%, 11/03/251 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,004,235 | |
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Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets, Ltd. 6.500%, 06/20/271 | | | 1,381,250 | | | | 1,383,583 | |
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Total Consumer, Cyclical | | | | 6,993,535 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical - 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Albertsons Cos. Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC 6.500%, 02/15/281 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,093 | |
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Element Fleet Management Corp. (Canada) 6.271%, 06/26/261 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,005,241 | |
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JBS USA LUX, S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS Luxembourg S.A.R.L (Luxembourg) 6.750%, 03/15/341 | | | 500,000 | | | | 510,114 | |
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Solventum Corp. 5.400%, 03/01/291 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 981,083 | |
5.450%, 03/13/311 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,938,031 | |
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Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | | 5,433,562 | |
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Energy - 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Cheniere Energy, Inc. 5.650%, 04/15/341 | | | 500,000 | | | | 489,338 | |
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Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. LLC 5.681%, 01/15/341,3 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,923,417 | |
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Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC 6.544%, 11/15/531 | | | 500,000 | | | | 515,709 | |
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Enbridge, Inc. (Canada) Series NC5 (8.250% to 01/15/29 then U.S. Treasury Yield Curve CMT 5 year + 3.785%), 8.250%, 01/15/844,5 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,047,004 | |
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Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) 7.150%, 02/01/32 | | | 400,000 | | | | 435,790 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 5,411,258 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Financials - 13.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Air Lease Corp. 5.850%, 12/15/27 | | | $1,000,000 | | | | $1,002,396 | |
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Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd. (Cayman Islands) 3.250%, 02/15/271 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 922,035 | |
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Bank of America Corp. (4.376% to 04/27/27 then SOFR + 1.580%), 4.376%, 04/27/284,5 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,899,629 | |
(5.872% to 09/15/33 then SOFR + 1.840%), 5.872%, 09/15/344,5 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,001,819 | |
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Bank of Montreal (Canada) (3.803% to 12/15/27 then USD Swap 5 year + 1.432%), 3.803%, 12/15/324,5 | | | 1,785,000 | | | | 1,652,449 | |
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The Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada) (8.625% to 10/27/27 then U.S. Treasury Yield Curve CMT 5 year + 4.389%), 8.630%, 10/27/824,5 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,059,080 | |
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Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec (Canada) 5.250%, 04/26/291 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,964,301 | |
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Intact Financial Corp. (Canada) 5.459%, 09/22/321 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,950,282 | |
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Morgan Stanley (6.296% to 10/18/27 then SOFR + 2.240%), 6.296%, 10/18/284,5 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,531,754 | |
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada) (8.125% to 10/31/27 then U.S. Treasury Yield Curve CMT 5 year + 4.075%), 8.125%, 10/31/824,5 | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,362,502 | |
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Total Financials | | | | 16,346,247 | |
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Industrials - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
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Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canada) 7.125%, 10/15/313 | | | 600,000 | | | | 659,132 | |
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OAS Finance, Ltd. (Virgin Islands, British) 8.875%, 05/31/241,5,6,7,8 | | | 400,000 | | | | 0 | |
8.875%, 05/31/245,6,7,8 | | | 600,000 | | | | 0 | |
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TTX Co. 5.500%, 09/25/261 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,991,408 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | 2,650,540 | |
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Utilities - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. 6.150%, 11/15/52 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,039,341 | |
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Duke Energy Progress LLC 5.350%, 03/15/533 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 928,009 | |
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The East Ohio Gas Co. 3.000%, 06/15/501 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,005,774 | |
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Total Utilities | | | | 2,973,124 | |
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Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $43,227,303) | | | | 41,268,870 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Mortgage-Backed Securities - 2.9% | | | | | |
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Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2019-GC43, Class A2 2.982%, 11/10/52 | | | $514,000 | | | | $502,595 | |
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Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-LC23, Class C 4.697%, 10/10/485 | | | 585,000 | | | | 550,822 | |
Series 2016-CR28, Class C 4.759%, 02/10/495 | | | 726,000 | | | | 639,377 | |
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CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CX10, Class B 3.892%, 11/15/505 | | | 506,000 | | | | 436,241 | |
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GSCG Trust Series 2019-600C, Class D 3.764%, 09/06/341 | | | 862,000 | | | | 129,128 | |
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JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-C23, Class C 4.631%, 09/15/475 | | | 330,824 | | | | 319,829 | |
Series 2015-C33, Class C 4.790%, 12/15/485 | | | 670,000 | | | | 609,973 | |
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JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2020-COR7, Class C 3.846%, 05/13/535 | | | 496,000 | | | | 324,152 | |
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Total Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,675,236) | | | | | | | 3,512,117 | |
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Municipal Bonds - 0.3% | | | | | |
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California State General Obligation, School Improvements, Build America Bonds 7.550%, 04/01/39 | | | 330,000 | | | | 387,860 | |
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Total Municipal Bonds | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $462,015) | | | | | | | 387,860 | |
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U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 59.7% | | | | | |
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Fannie Mae - 17.8% | | | | | | | | |
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FNMA, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 12/01/50 | | | 2,465,819 | | | | 1,769,503 | |
2.000%, 03/01/52 | | | 1,617,654 | | | | 1,223,651 | |
2.140%, 10/01/29 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,049,150 | |
2.260%, 01/01/30 | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 2,747,314 | |
3.000%, 03/01/45 to 06/01/52 | | | 5,627,971 | | | | 4,673,455 | |
3.500%, 12/01/31 to 01/01/32 | | | 182,912 | | | | 172,782 | |
4.000%, 09/01/31 to 06/01/42 | | | 57,102 | | | | 53,442 | |
4.500%, 08/01/52 | | | 1,297,993 | | | | 1,196,591 | |
5.000%, 02/01/53 | | | 1,273,345 | | | | 1,207,396 | |
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FNMA REMICS, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2010-156, Class ZC 4.000%, 01/25/41 | | | 449,479 | | | | 344,561 | |
Series 2011-121, Class JP 4.500%, 12/25/41 | | | 47,041 | | | | 44,826 | |
Series 2012-127, Class PA 2.750%, 11/25/42 | | | 526,052 | | | | 469,523 | |
Series 2012-31, Class Z 4.000%, 04/25/42 | | | 697,429 | | | | 639,200 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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FNMA REMICS, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-9, Class HA 3.000%, 01/25/45 | | | $1,352,511 | | | | $1,243,818 | |
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Total Fannie Mae | | | | 21,835,212 | |
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Freddie Mac - 8.8% | | | | | | | | |
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FHLMC, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 11/01/50 to 12/01/50 | | | 5,337,266 | | | | 3,834,507 | |
3.000%, 04/01/47 | | | 792,240 | | | | 673,921 | |
4.500%, 07/01/52 to 09/01/52 | | | 3,898,028 | | | | 3,593,507 | |
5.500%, 07/01/53 | | | 625,596 | | | | 607,381 | |
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FHLMC Gold, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/01/45 to 08/01/45 | | | 1,685,635 | | | | 1,438,106 | |
3.500%, 10/01/42 | | | 202,831 | | | | 177,201 | |
4.000%, 10/01/41 | | | 17,053 | | | | 15,450 | |
5.000%, 07/01/35 | | | 6,211 | | | | 6,074 | |
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FHLMC REMICS, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2909, Class Z 5.000%, 12/15/34 | | | 68,724 | | | | 67,669 | |
Series 3626, Class AZ 5.500%, 08/15/36 | | | 42,086 | | | | 42,252 | |
Series 3792, Class SE (9.631% minus 2 times 1 month SOFR, Cap 9.860%, Floor 0.000%), 0.000%, 01/15/415 | | | 18,652 | | | | 9,575 | |
Series 3872, Class BA 4.000%, 06/15/41 | | | 10,856 | | | | 10,230 | |
Series 3894, Class ZA 4.500%, 07/15/41 | | | 22,541 | | | | 21,181 | |
Series 3957, Class HZ 4.000%, 11/15/41 | | | 314,050 | | | | 287,951 | |
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Total Freddie Mac | | | | 10,785,005 | |
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Ginnie Mae - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
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GNMA, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-35, Class SA (31.756% minus 6.5 times 1 month SOFR, Cap 32.500%, Floor 0.000%), 0.000%, 03/20/345 | | | 6,837 | | | | 6,596 | |
Series 2009-32, Class ZE 4.500%, 05/16/39 | | | 78,498 | | | | 75,502 | |
Series 2009-35, Class DZ 4.500%, 05/20/39 | | | 87,208 | | | | 82,989 | |
Series 2009-75, Class GZ 4.500%, 09/20/39 | | | 84,976 | | | | 81,860 | |
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GNMA II Pool, 6.500%, 12/20/53 | | | 612,118 | | | | 620,706 | |
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Total Ginnie Mae | | | | 867,653 | |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations - 32.4% | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes, | | | | | | | | |
1.875%, 02/15/32 | | | 400 | | | | 327 | |
3.500%, 02/15/33 | | | 8,425,000 | | | | 7,704,597 | |
3.875%, 08/15/33 | | | 10,808,000 | | | | 10,146,010 | |
4.000%, 01/15/27 | | | 2,195,000 | | | | 2,144,498 | |
4.500%, 11/15/33 | | | 8,325,000 | | | | 8,202,726 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, | | | | | | | | |
1.875%, 02/15/41 | | | 4,855,000 | | | | 3,190,835 | |
3.000%, 08/15/52 | | | 4,484,000 | | | | 3,237,413 | |
3.625%, 05/15/53 | | | 645,000 | | | | 527,187 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations - 32.4% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.125%, 08/15/53 | | | $480,000 | | | | $429,825 | |
4.250%, 02/15/54 | | | 1,915,000 | | | | 1,753,122 | |
4.750%, 11/15/53 | | | 2,305,000 | | | | 2,293,115 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 39,629,655 | |
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Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | | | |
(Cost $78,265,517) | | | | | | | 73,117,525 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
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Common Stocks - 0.0%# | | | | | |
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Energy - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | |
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Foresight Energy, LLC*,7 (Cost $165,688) | | | 202 | | | | 2,939 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | | |
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Floating Rate Senior Loan Interests - 1.6% | | | | | |
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Consumer, Cyclical - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
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Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan, (3 month SOFR + 5.400%), 10.732%, 06/21/275 | | | $1,950,000 | | | | 1,999,292 | |
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Total Floating Rate Senior Loan Interests | | | | | |
(Cost $2,027,500) | | | | | | | 1,999,292 | |
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Short-Term Investments - 2.0% | | | | | |
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Joint Repurchase Agreements - 0.6%9 | | | | | |
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Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.350% total to be received $792,706 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/07/24 -05/01/54, totaling $808,440) | | | 792,588 | | | | 792,588 | |
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Commercial Paper - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
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Bank of Montreal, 5.501%, 05/23/2410 | | | 1,080,000 | | | | 1,076,449 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Energir LP, 5.402%, 05/02/2410 | | | $425,000 | | | | $424,936 | |
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Farm Credit System, 5.303%, 05/22/2410 | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,538 | |
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Total Commercial Paper | | | | 1,650,923 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
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Other Investment Companies - 0.1% | | | | | |
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Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.19%11 | | | 30,366 | | | | 30,366 | |
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Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.27%11 | | | 45,549 | | | | 45,549 | |
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Total Other Investment Companies | | | | 75,915 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | |
(Cost $2,519,426) | | | | | | | 2,519,426 | |
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Total Investments - 100.2% | | | | | |
(Cost $131,342,685) | | | | | | | 122,808,029 | |
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Derivatives - 0.0%#,12 | | | | 21,208 | |
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Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.2)% | | | | (307,228 | ) |
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Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | $122,522,009 | |
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* | Non-income producing security. |
1 | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2024, the value of these securities amounted to $21,831,909 or 17.8% of net assets. |
2 | Principal amount stated in Canadian Dollars (CAD). |
3 | Some of these securities, amounting to $748,076 or 0.6% of net assets, were out on loan to various borrowers and are collateralized by cash. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
4 | Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at April 30, 2024. Rate will reset at a future date. |
5 | Variable rate security. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of April 30, 2024. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. |
6 | Security is in default. Issuer has failed to make a timely payment of either principal or either interest or has failed to comply with some provision of the bond indenture. |
7 | Security’s value was determined by using significant unobservable inputs. |
8 | Perpetuity Bond. The date shown represents the next call date. |
9 | Cash collateral received for securities lending activity was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
10 | Represents yield to maturity at April 30, 2024. |
11 | Yield shown represents the April 30, 2024, seven day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
12 | Includes Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. Please refer to the Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts table for the details. |
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CMT | | Constant Maturity Treasury |
FHLMC | | Freddie Mac |
FNMA | | Fannie Mae |
GNMA | | Ginnie Mae |
REMICS | | Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
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SOFR | | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | |
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Currency Purchased | | Amount | | Currency Sold | | Amount | | Expiration | | Counterparty | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
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U.S. Dollar | | 1,476,864 | | Canadian Dollar | | 2,002,000 | | 06/27/24 | | CIBC World Markets Corp. | | | $21,208 | |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
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| | Level 1 | | | | | | Level 2 | | | | | | Level 3 | | | | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Financials | | | — | | | | | | | | $16,346,247 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | $16,346,247 | |
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Consumer, Cyclical | | | — | | | | | | | | 6,993,535 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 6,993,535 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | — | | | | | | | | 5,433,562 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 5,433,562 | |
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Energy | | | — | | | | | | | | 5,411,258 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 5,411,258 | |
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Utilities | | | — | | | | | | | | 2,973,124 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 2,973,124 | |
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Industrials | | | — | | | | | | | | 2,650,540 | | | | | | | | $0 | | | | | | | | 2,650,540 | |
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Communications | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,460,604 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,460,604 | |
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Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | | | | | 3,512,117 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 3,512,117 | |
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Municipal Bonds† | | | — | | | | | | | | 387,860 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 387,860 | |
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U.S. Government and Agency Obligations† | | | — | | | | | | | | 73,117,525 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 73,117,525 | |
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Floating Rate Senior Loan Interests† | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,999,292 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,999,292 | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Energy | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 2,939 | | | | | | | | 2,939 | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Commercial Paper | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,650,923 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,650,923 | |
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Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | | | | | 792,588 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 792,588 | |
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Other Investment Companies | | | $75,915 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 75,915 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | $75,915 | | | | | | | | $122,729,175 | | | | | | | | $2,939 | | | | | | | | $122,808,029 | |
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Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | | | | | $21,208 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | $21,208 | |
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Total Financial Derivative Instruments | | | — | | | | | | | | $21,208 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | $21,208 | |
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† | All municipal bonds, U.S. government and agency obligations and floating rate senior loan interests held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of municipal bonds, U.S. government and agency obligations and floating rate senior loan interests by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
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The following table below is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value at April 30, 2024:
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| | Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | Common Stock | |
Balance as of October 31, 2023 | | | $0 | | | | $2,939 | |
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Accrued discounts (premiums) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Realized gain (loss) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | — | | | | — | |
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Purchases | | | — | | | | — | |
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Sales | | | — | | | | — | |
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Transfers in to Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | |
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Transfers out of Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | |
Balance as of April 30, 2024 | | | $0 | | | | $2,939 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at April 30, 2024 | | | — | | | | — | |
The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for investments categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2024. The table below is not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather provides information on the significant Level 3 inputs as they relate to the Fund’s fair value measurements:
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
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| | Fair Value as of April 30, 2024 | | | Valuation Technique(s) | | Unobservable Inputs(s) | | Range | | Median | | Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input(a) |
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Common Stock | | | $2,939 | | | Market Approach | | EV/Sale Multiple | | $17.98 | | N/A | | Increase |
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| | | | | | | | Comparable Peer Mark | | $11.16 | | N/A | | Increase |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | 0 | | | Market Approach -Bid Price in open market | | Discount Rate | | 100% | | 100% | | Decrease |
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| | | $2,939 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(a) | Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at period end. |
The following schedule shows the value of derivative instruments at April 30, 2024:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value |
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Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts | | | $21,208 | | | Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts | | — |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Fund and the amount of realized gain/loss and unrealized appreciation/depreciation on derivatives recognized in income were as follows:
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| | Realized Gain/(Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Statement of Operations Location | | Realized Gain/(Loss) | | | Statement of Operations Location | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | |
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Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Net realized gain on forward contracts | | | $14,664 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on forward contracts | | | $(15,275) | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Sector | | % of Net Assets | |
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Health Care | | | 20.1 | |
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Industrials | | | 17.6 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 12.0 | |
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Materials | | | 10.4 | |
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Financials | | | 10.4 | |
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Communication Services | | | 8.6 | |
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Information Technology | | | 6.5 | |
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Energy | | | 6.1 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 4.0 | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | 1.1 | |
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Other Assets, less Liabilities | | | 3.2 | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
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Konecranes Oyj (Finland) | | 4.8 |
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dormakaba Holding AG (Switzerland) | | 4.7 |
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IMI PLC (United Kingdom) | | 4.7 |
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Carlsberg AS, Class B (Denmark) | | 4.3 |
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Atea ASA (Norway) | | 4.1 |
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Unilever PLC (United Kingdom) | | 4.0 |
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GSK PLC (United Kingdom) | | 4.0 |
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Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (France) | | 4.0 |
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Euronext, N.V. (Netherlands) | | 3.8 |
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Heidelberg Materials AG (Germany) | | 3.7 |
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Top Ten as a Group | | 42.1 |
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Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks - 95.7% | | | | | |
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Communication Services - 8.6% | | | | | | | | |
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Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Japan) | | | 18,810 | | | | $174,957 | |
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ITV PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 308,548 | | | | 270,714 | |
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Koninklijke KPN, N.V. (Netherlands) | | | 86,872 | | | | 315,704 | |
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Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan) | | | 58,180 | | | | 62,815 | |
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Total Communication Services | | | | 824,190 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
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Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (France) | | | 9,854 | | | | 378,577 | |
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Consumer Staples - 12.0% | | | | | | | | |
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Carlsberg AS, Class B (Denmark) | | | 3,094 | | | | 416,183 | |
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Essity AB, Class B (Sweden) | | | 13,906 | | | | 346,951 | |
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Unilever PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 7,490 | | | | 387,464 | |
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Total Consumer Staples | | | | 1,150,598 | |
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Energy - 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
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Ampol, Ltd. (Australia) | | | 13,438 | | | | 317,322 | |
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TGS ASA (Norway) | | | 23,530 | | | | 265,426 | |
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Total Energy | | | | 582,748 | |
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Financials - 10.4% | | | | | | | | |
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DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. (Singapore) | | | 7,733 | | | | 196,862 | |
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Euronext, N.V. (Netherlands)1 | | | 4,060 | | | | 365,606 | |
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Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Norway) | | | 10,580 | | | | 169,632 | |
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Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 4,857 | | | | 260,619 | |
| |
Total Financials | | | | 992,719 | |
| | |
Health Care - 20.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
GSK PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 18,470 | | | | 383,196 | |
| | |
Merck KGaA (Germany) | | | 2,070 | | | | 328,926 | |
| | |
Novartis AG (Switzerland) | | | 3,130 | | | | 303,790 | |
| | |
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) | | | 1,389 | | | | 332,824 | |
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Japan) | | | 6,450 | | | | 301,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Smith & Nephew PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 22,744 | | | | $275,559 | |
| |
Total Health Care | | | | 1,925,515 | |
| | |
Industrials - 17.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
dormakaba Holding AG (Switzerland) | | | 843 | | | | 448,668 | |
| | |
IMI PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 20,565 | | | | 447,962 | |
| | |
Konecranes Oyj (Finland) | | | 8,754 | | | | 460,069 | |
| | |
Smiths Group PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 16,517 | | | | 332,982 | |
| |
Total Industrials | | | | 1,689,681 | |
| | |
Information Technology - 6.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Atea ASA (Norway) | | | 30,438 | | | | 390,185 | |
| | |
Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) | | | 6,830 | | | | 237,022 | |
| |
Total Information Technology | | | | 627,207 | |
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Materials - 10.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Akzo Nobel, N.V. (Netherlands) | | | 5,261 | | | | 347,131 | |
| | |
BASF SE (Germany) | | | 5,631 | | | | 295,045 | |
| | |
Heidelberg Materials AG (Germany) | | | 3,531 | | | | 355,344 | |
| |
Total Materials | | | | 997,520 | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $9,829,532) | | | | | | | 9,168,755 | |
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Short-Term Investments - 1.1% | | | | | |
| |
Other Investment Companies - 1.1% | | | | | |
| | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.19%2 | | | 42,410 | | | | 42,410 | |
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Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.27%2 | | | 63,616 | | | | 63,616 | |
| |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | |
(Cost $106,026) | | | | | | | 106,026 | |
| |
Total Investments - 96.8% | | | | | |
(Cost $9,935,558) | | | | | | | 9,274,781 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - 3.2% | | | | 309,238 | |
| |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | $9,584,019 | |
1 | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2024, the value of this security amounted to $365,606 or 3.8% of net assets. |
2 | Yield shown represents the April 30, 2024, seven day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
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The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
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| | Level 1 | | | | | Level 21 | | | | | Level 3 | | | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Health Care | | | — | | | | | | $1,925,515 | | | | | | — | | | | | | $1,925,515 | |
| | | | | | | |
Industrials | | | — | | | | | | 1,689,681 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,689,681 | |
| | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples | | | — | | | | | | 1,150,598 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,150,598 | |
| | | | | | | |
Materials | | | — | | | | | | 997,520 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 997,520 | |
| | | | | | | |
Financials | | | — | | | | | | 992,719 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 992,719 | |
| | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | | — | | | | | | 824,190 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 824,190 | |
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Information Technology | | $ | 390,185 | | | | | | 237,022 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 627,207 | |
| | | | | | | |
Energy | | | — | | | | | | 582,748 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 582,748 | |
| | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | — | | | | | | 378,577 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 378,577 | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 106,026 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 106,026 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 496,211 | | | | | $ | 8,778,570 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 9,274,781 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 | An external pricing service is used to reflect any impact on security value due to market movements between the time the Fund valued such foreign securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
The country allocation in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments at April 30, 2024, was as follows:
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Country | | % of Long-Term Investments |
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Australia | | 3.5 |
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Denmark | | 4.5 |
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Finland | | 5.0 |
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France | | 4.1 |
| |
Germany | | 13.3 |
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Japan | | 5.9 |
| |
Netherlands | | 11.2 |
| |
Norway | | 9.0 |
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Singapore | | 2.1 |
| |
Sweden | | 3.8 |
| |
Switzerland | | 14.7 |
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United Kingdom | | 22.9 |
| | |
| |
| | 100.0 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund | | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund |
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Assets: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Investments at value1 (including securities on loan valued at $748,076, and $0, respectively) | | | $122,808,029 | | | | $9,274,781 | |
| | |
Foreign currency2 | | | — | | | | 19,139 | |
| | |
Dividend and interest receivables | | | 1,063,056 | | | | 297,523 | |
| | |
Securities lending income receivable | | | 308 | | | | 55 | |
| | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 43,584 | | | | — | |
| | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | 11,667 | | | | 8,499 | |
| | |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts | | | 21,208 | | | | — | |
| | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 13,540 | | | | 18,521 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | 123,961,392 | | | | 9,618,518 | |
| | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned | | | 792,588 | | | | — | |
| | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 528,275 | | | | — | |
| | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 35,063 | | | | 808 | |
| | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 23,340 | | | | 4,290 | |
| | |
Administrative fees | | | 15,222 | | | | 1,192 | |
| | |
Distribution fees | | | 2,786 | | | | 342 | |
| | |
Shareholder service fees | | | 4,447 | | | | 663 | |
| | |
Other | | | 37,662 | | | | 27,204 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,439,383 | | | | 34,499 | |
| | |
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2 & 6) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $122,522,009 | | | | $9,584,019 | |
| | |
1 Investments at cost | | | $131,342,685 | | | | $9,935,558 | |
| | |
2 Foreign currency at cost | | | — | | | | $19,203 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund | | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund |
| | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Paid-in capital | | | $174,393,269 | | | | $82,675,719 | |
| | |
Total distributable loss | | | (51,871,260 | ) | | | (73,091,700 | ) |
Net Assets | | | $122,522,009 | | | | $9,584,019 | |
| | |
Class N: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $13,389,265 | | | | $1,692,921 | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,569,036 | | | | 163,123 | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | $8.53 | | | | $10.38 | |
| | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $107,459,526 | | | | $5,520,455 | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 12,606,609 | | | | 540,517 | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | $8.52 | | | | $10.21 | |
| | |
Class Z: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $1,673,218 | | | | $2,370,643 | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 196,058 | | | | 233,723 | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | $8.53 | | | | $10.14 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Operations (unaudited) For the six months ended April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund | | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund |
| | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Dividend income | | | $5,132 | | | | $232,300 | |
| | |
Interest income | | | 2,998,654 | | | | — | |
| | |
Securities lending income | | | 2,159 | | | | 541 | |
| | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | — | | | | (36,698 | ) |
| | |
Total investment income | | | 3,005,945 | | | | 196,143 | |
| | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 144,280 | | | | 28,325 | |
| | |
Administrative fees | | | 94,096 | | | | 7,868 | |
| | |
Distribution fees - Class N | | | 18,498 | | | | 1,846 | |
| | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Class N | | | — | | | | 1,107 | |
| | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Class I | | | 27,238 | | | | 3,359 | |
| | |
Professional fees | | | 33,878 | | | | 14,952 | |
| | |
Registration fees | | | 16,211 | | | | 15,268 | |
| | |
Custodian fees | | | 15,232 | | | | 16,394 | |
| | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 14,780 | | | | 4,280 | |
| | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 4,923 | | | | 438 | |
| | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 2,791 | | | | 476 | |
| | |
Interest expense | | | 3,649 | | | | 249 | |
| | |
Miscellaneous | | | 4,604 | | | | 1,620 | |
| | |
Total expenses before offsets | | | 380,180 | | | | 96,182 | |
| | |
Expense reimbursements | | | (61,053 | ) | | | (49,758 | ) |
| | |
Net expenses | | | 319,127 | | | | 46,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | 2,686,818 | | | | 149,719 | |
| | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net realized loss on investments | | | (2,660,519 | ) | | | (120,365 | )1 |
| | |
Net realized gain on forward contracts | | | 14,664 | | | | — | |
| | |
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | | | (2,336 | ) | | | (3,851 | ) |
| | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 6,518,329 | | | | 1,443,560 | |
| | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward contracts | | | (15,275 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations | | | 148 | | | | 5,329 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 3,855,011 | | | | 1,324,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | $6,541,829 | | | | $1,474,392 | |
1 | Includes a non-recurring securities litigation gain of $69,607. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statements of Changes in Net Assets For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund | | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund |
| | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 | | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 |
| | | | |
Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | $2,686,818 | | | | $4,822,696 | | | | $149,719 | | | | $322,156 | |
| | | | |
Net realized loss on investments | | | (2,648,191 | ) | | | (18,223,702 | ) | | | (124,216 | ) | | | (686,293 | ) |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 6,503,202 | | | | 14,852,243 | | | | 1,448,889 | | | | 2,801,974 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 6,541,829 | | | | 1,451,237 | | | | 1,474,392 | | | | 2,437,837 | |
| | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Class N | | | (320,337 | ) | | | (824,507 | ) | | | (28,280 | ) | | | (80,760 | ) |
| | | | |
Class I | | | (2,494,272 | ) | | | (4,464,223 | ) | | | (215,241 | ) | | | (428,061 | ) |
| | | | |
Class Z | | | (39,446 | ) | | | (112,682 | ) | | | (56,662 | ) | | | (110,158 | ) |
| | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (2,854,055 | ) | | | (5,401,412 | ) | | | (300,183 | ) | | | (618,979 | ) |
| | | | |
Capital Share Transactions:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (4,059,626 | ) | | | (44,019,609 | ) | | | (2,183,871 | ) | | | (6,211,936 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (371,852 | ) | | | (47,969,784 | ) | | | (1,009,662 | ) | | | (4,393,078 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 122,893,861 | | | | 170,863,645 | | | | 10,593,681 | | | | 14,986,759 | |
| | | | |
End of period | | | $122,522,009 | | | | $122,893,861 | | | | $9,584,019 | | | | $10,593,681 | |
1 See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class N | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $8.29 | | | | $8.69 | | | | $10.72 | | | | $10.76 | | | | $10.74 | | | | $10.23 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.34 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (1.97 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.53 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 0.43 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.73 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.87 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $8.53 | | | | $8.29 | | | | $8.69 | | | | $10.72 | | | | $10.76 | | | | $10.74 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return2,3 | | | 5.15 | %4 | | | (0.68 | )% | | | (16.41 | )% | | | 2.19 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | 8.67 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.68 | %5,6 | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.94 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets7 | | | 0.78 | %5 | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.02 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 4.11 | %5 | | | 3.56 | % | | | 2.47 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 3.24 | % |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 58 | %4 | | | 114 | % | | | 76 | % | | | 174 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 47 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | $13,389 | | | | $15,787 | | | | $22,706 | | | | $37,301 | | | | $56,175 | | | | $82,856 | |
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $8.28 | | | | $8.69 | | | | $10.71 | | | | $10.75 | | | | $10.74 | | | | $10.23 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.37 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (1.96 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.53 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (1.70 | ) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.90 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $8.52 | | | | $8.28 | | | | $8.69 | | | | $10.71 | | | | $10.75 | | | | $10.74 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return2,3 | | | 5.27 | %4 | | | (0.60 | )% | | | (16.17 | )% | | | 2.44 | % | | | 3.17 | % | | | 8.94 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.48 | %5,6 | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.69 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets7 | | | 0.58 | %5 | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 4.31 | %5 | | | 3.76 | % | | | 2.67 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.79 | % | | | 3.49 | % |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 58 | %4 | | | 114 | % | | | 76 | % | | | 174 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 47 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | $107,460 | | | | $105,483 | | | | $137,592 | | | | $218,278 | | | | $433,881 | | | | $585,358 | |
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class Z | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $8.29 | | | | $8.69 | | | | $10.72 | | | | $10.76 | | | | $10.74 | | | | $10.24 | |
| | | | | | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.38 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (1.98 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.52 | |
| | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.71 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.90 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $8.53 | | | | $8.29 | | | | $8.69 | | | | $10.72 | | | | $10.76 | | | | $10.74 | |
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Total Return2,3 | | | 5.28 | %4 | | | (0.43 | )% | | | (16.20 | )% | | | 2.51 | % | | | 3.35 | % | | | 8.91 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.43 | %5,6 | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.61 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets7 | | | 0.53 | %5 | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.69 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 4.36 | %5 | | | 3.81 | % | | | 2.72 | % | | | 2.15 | % | | | 2.87 | % | | | 3.57 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 58 | %4 | | | 114 | % | | | 76 | % | | | 174 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 47 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | $1,673 | | | | $1,624 | | | | $10,566 | | | | $11,864 | | | | $10,684 | | | | $2,473 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
6 | Includes interest expense totaling less than 0.01% related to participation in the interfund lending program. |
7 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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Class N | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $9.27 | | | | $8.33 | | | | $11.16 | | | | $8.23 | | | | $9.56 | | | | $9.90 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.07 | 3 | | | 0.07 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.08 | | | | (3.02 | ) | | | 2.85 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 0.56 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (2.83 | ) | | | 2.93 | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | 0.63 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $10.38 | | | | $9.27 | | | | $8.33 | | | | $11.16 | | | | $8.23 | | | | $9.56 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | 14.64 | %5,6 | | | 15.63 | %5 | | | (25.36 | )%5 | | | 35.60 | % | | | (11.83 | )% | | | 8.34 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.16 | %7,8 | | | 1.17 | %8 | | | 1.18 | %8 | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.32 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | 2.11 | %7 | | | 1.92 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.32 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 2.57 | %7 | | | 2.16 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.78 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 12 | %6 | | | 8 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 152 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 28 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | $1,693 | | | | $1,133 | | | | $1,988 | | | | $5,035 | | | | $6,792 | | | | $87,998 | |
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class I | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $9.14 | | | | $8.22 | | | | $11.21 | | | | $8.28 | | | | $9.62 | | | | $9.93 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.09 | 3 | | | 0.09 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.06 | | | | (2.98 | ) | | | 2.87 | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 0.57 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (2.76 | ) | | | 2.98 | | | | (1.07 | ) | | | 0.66 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $10.21 | | | | $9.14 | | | | $8.22 | | | | $11.21 | | | | $8.28 | | | | $9.62 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | 14.79 | %5,6 | | | 15.93 | %5 | | | (25.10 | )%5 | | | 36.19 | % | | | (11.63 | )% | | | 8.65 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.86 | %7,8 | | | 0.87 | %8 | | | 0.88 | %8 | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | 1.81 | %7 | | | 1.62 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 2.87 | %7 | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.18 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.03 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 12 | %6 | | | 8 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 152 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 28 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | $5,520 | | | | $7,620 | | | | $10,686 | | | | $56,129 | | | | $166,994 | | | | $158,317 | |
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| | AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
Class Z | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $9.08 | | | | $8.18 | | | | $11.18 | | | | $8.26 | | | | $9.60 | | | | $9.91 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.10 | 3 | | | 0.10 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.05 | | | | (2.96 | ) | | | 2.86 | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 0.57 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (2.74 | ) | | | 2.98 | | | | (1.06 | ) | | | 0.67 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $10.14 | | | | $9.08 | | | | $8.18 | | | | $11.18 | | | | $8.26 | | | | $9.60 | |
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Total Return2,4 | | | 14.91 | %5,6 | | | 16.04 | %5 | | | (25.07 | )%5 | | | 36.28 | % | | | (11.56 | )% | | | 8.84 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.76 | %7,8 | | | 0.77 | %8 | | | 0.78 | %8 | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.96 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | 1.71 | %7 | | | 1.52 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.96 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 2.97 | %7 | | | 2.56 | % | | | 2.28 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.14 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | 12 | %6 | | | 8 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 152 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 28 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | $2,371 | | | | $1,840 | | | | $2,312 | | | | $4,559 | | | | $11,692 | | | | $49,054 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.04, $0.06 and $0.07 for Class N, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively. |
4 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
5 | Includes a non-recurring securities litigation gain. Had the Fund not received the payments, total returns would have been 13.76%, 14.00% and 14.12%, for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2024, 12.88%, 13.27% and 13.23%, for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, and (26.61)%, (28.11)% and (26.17)%, for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022. |
8 | Includes interest expense totaling less than 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, and 0.01% and 0.02% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to participation in the interfund lending program. |
9 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
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| | Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
AMG Funds IV (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are the AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Fund (“Core Plus Bond”) and AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Fund (“International Equity”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”.
Each Fund offers Class N, Class I and Class Z shares. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the respective Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may have different net asset values per share to the extent the share classes pay different distribution amounts and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.
International Equity is a non-diversified fund. A greater percentage of the Fund’s holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities which may place the Fund at greater risk than a more diversified fund.
Market prices of investments held by the Funds may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of economic or political factors, market conditions, disasters or public health issues, or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies.
The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), including accounting and reporting guidance pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 applicable to investment companies. U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:
a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS
Equity securities traded on a national securities exchange or reported on the NASDAQ national market system (“NMS”) are valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, if applicable, the NASDAQ official closing price or the official closing price of the relevant exchange or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities held by the Funds that are traded in the over-the-counter market (other than NMS securities) are valued at the bid price. Foreign equity securities (securities principally traded in markets other than U.S. markets) held by the Funds are valued at the official closing price on the primary exchange or, for markets that either do not offer an official closing price or where the official closing price may not be representative of the overall market, the last quoted sale price.
Fixed income securities purchased with a remaining maturity exceeding 60 days are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an authorized pricing service or, if an evaluated price is not available, by reference to other securities which are
considered comparable in credit rating, interest rate, due date and other features (generally referred to as “matrix pricing”) or other similar pricing methodologies. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, convertible securities, derivatives and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between such securities and yield to maturity in determining value.
Fixed income securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, provided that the amortized cost value is approximately the same as the fair value of the security valued without the use of amortized cost. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.
The Funds’ portfolio investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third party pricing services. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) designated AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) as the Funds’ Valuation Designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations. Such determinations are subject to Board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to ensure that the Board receives the information it needs to oversee the Investment Manager’s fair value determinations.
Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund portfolio investments may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by the Investment Manager and under the general supervision of the Board. The Funds may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Funds’ valuation procedures, if the Investment Manager believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Investment Manager seeks to determine the price that the Funds might reasonably expect to receive from current sale of that portfolio investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental and analytical data relating to the investment; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.
The values assigned to fair value portfolio investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with quarterly reports, as of the most recent quarter end, summarizing all fair value activity, material fair value matters that occurred during the quarter, and all outstanding securities fair valued by the Funds. Additionally, the Board will be presented with an annual report that assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of the Investment Manager’s process for determining the fair value of the Funds’ investments.
With respect to foreign equity securities and certain foreign fixed income securities, securities held in the Funds that can be fair valued by the applicable
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fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day provided that each individual price exceeds a pre-established confidence level.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, fair valued securities with observable inputs)
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)
Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date, and if after the fact, as soon as the Funds become aware of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trust and other trusts or funds within the AMG Funds Family of Funds (collectively, the “AMG Funds Family”) based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.
Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.
d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Fund distributions resulting from net investment income will normally be declared and paid monthly for Core Plus Bond and annually for International Equity. Realized net capital gains distribution, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The Funds had no permanent differences. Temporary differences are primarily due to wash sale loss deferrals for each Fund and amortization of premium for Core Plus Bond.
At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The approximate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Fund | | Cost | | | Appreciation | | | Depreciation | | | Net Depreciation | |
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Core Plus Bond | | | $131,342,685 | | | | $510,200 | | | | $(9,044,856 | ) | | | $(8,534,656 | ) |
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International Equity | | | 9,935,558 | | | | 605,440 | | | | (1,266,217 | ) | | | (660,777 | ) |
e. FEDERAL TAXES
Each Fund currently qualifies as an investment company and intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. The Investment Manager has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Investment Manager is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/detriment will change materially in the next twelve months.
Furthermore, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.
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f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS AND DEFERRALS
As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had capital loss carryovers for federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term.
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Fund | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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Core Plus Bond | | | $12,812,389 | | | | $27,059,190 | | | | $39,871,579 | |
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International Equity | | | 13,504,836 | | | | 58,667,785 | | | | 72,172,621 | |
g. CAPITAL STOCK
The Trust’s Trust Instrument authorizes for each Fund the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the capital stock transactions by class for the Funds were as follows:
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| | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | | | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 12,140 | | | | $105,148 | | | | 44,667 | | | | $397,948 | | | | 57,020 | | | | $579,912 | | | | 10,575 | | | | $106,924 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 36,475 | | | | 318,463 | | | | 92,415 | | | | 819,979 | | | | 2,831 | | | | 28,280 | | | | 9,115 | | | | 80,760 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (383,393) | | | | (3,342,566) | | | | (844,903) | | | | (7,415,735) | | | | (19,020) | | | | (190,860) | | | | (136,049) | | | | (1,282,766) | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (334,778) | | | | $(2,918,955) | | | | (707,821) | | | | $(6,197,808) | | | | 40,831 | | | | $417,332 | | | | (116,359) | | | | $(1,095,082) | |
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Shares sold | | | 1,026,707 | | | | $8,963,679 | | | | 2,930,686 | | | | $25,013,383 | | | | 7,524 | | | | $73,710 | | | | 41,299 | | | | $393,253 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 81,048 | | | | 706,958 | | | | 208,633 | | | | 1,850,456 | | | | 21,635 | | | | 212,454 | | | | 48,421 | | | | 421,744 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (1,235,669) | | | | (10,813,392) | | | | (6,246,321) | | | | (55,406,353) | | | | (322,300) | | | | (3,191,637) | | | | (556,414) | | | | (5,146,989) | |
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Net decrease | | | (127,914) | | | | $(1,142,755) | | | | (3,107,002) | | | | $(28,542,514) | | | | (293,141) | | | | $(2,905,473) | | | | (466,694) | | | | $(4,331,992) | |
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Shares sold | | | — | | | | — | | | | 30,788 | | | | $277,047 | | | | 48,570 | | | | $477,934 | | | | 2 | | | | $15 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 4,519 | | | | $39,446 | | | | 12,686 | | | | 112,682 | | | | 5,724 | | | | 55,755 | | | | 12,589 | | | | 108,896 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (4,317) | | | | (37,362) | | | | (1,062,852) | | | | (9,669,016) | | | | (23,140) | | | | (229,419) | | | | (92,671) | | | | (893,773) | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 202 | | | | $2,084 | | | | (1,019,378) | | | | $(9,279,287) | | | | 31,154 | | | | $304,270 | | | | (80,080) | | | | $(784,862) | |
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h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into third-party and bilateral repurchase agreements for temporary cash management purposes and for reinvestment of cash collateral on securities lending transactions under the securities lending program offered by The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) (the “Securities Lending Program”) (collectively, “Repurchase Agreements”). The value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, must equal or exceed the value of the Repurchase Agreements during the term of the agreement. For joint repurchase agreements, the Funds participate on a pro rata basis with other clients of BNYM in their share of the underlying collateral under such joint repurchase agreements and in their share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of the underlying collateral. The underlying collateral for all Repurchase Agreements is held by the Funds’ custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may
be delayed or limited. Pursuant to the Securities Lending Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM on joint repurchase agreements.
At April 30, 2024, the market value of Repurchase Agreements outstanding for Core Plus Bond and International Equity were $792,588 and $0, respectively.
i. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars are translated into U.S. Dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. Dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and foreign
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currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.
The Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. wealth platform of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects and recommends, subject to the approval of the Board and, in certain circumstances, shareholders, the subadviser for the Funds and monitors the subadviser’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd., who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager.
Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:
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Core Plus Bond | | | 0.23 | % |
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International Equity | | | 0.54 | % |
The fee paid to Beutel Goodman for its services as subadviser is paid out of the fee the Investment Manager receives from each Fund and does not increase the expenses of each Fund.
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least March 1, 2025, to waive management fees and/or pay or reimburse fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts, and in connection with securities sold short), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, dividends payable with respect to securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of Core Plus Bond and International Equity to 0.43% and 0.76%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets (this annual rate or such other annual rate that may be in effect from time to time, the “Expense Cap”), subject to later reimbursement by the Funds in certain circumstances.
In general, for a period of up to 36 months after the date any amounts are paid, waived or reimbursed by the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager may recover such amounts from a Fund, provided that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of the items noted in the parenthetical above) to exceed either (i) the Expense Cap in effect at the time such amounts were paid, waived or reimbursed, or (ii) the Expense Cap in effect at the time of such repayment by the Fund.
The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of a Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement between the Investment Manager and the Board, or in the event of a Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of a Fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Investment Manager’s expense reimbursements, and repayments of prior reimbursements by the Funds to the Investment Manager, if any, are as follows:
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Core Plus Bond | | | $ | 61,053 | | | | | — | |
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International Equity | | | | 49,758 | | | | | — | |
At April 30, 2024, the Funds’ expiration of reimbursements subject to recoupment is as follows:
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Expiration Period | | Core Plus Bond | | | International Equity | |
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Less than 1 year | | | $207,254 | | | | $137,856 | |
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1-2 years | | | 87,982 | | | | 82,446 | |
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2-3 years | | | 115,585 | | | | 94,248 | |
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Total | | | $410,821 | | | | $314,550 | |
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The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into an amended and restated Administration Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Funds’ administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for certain aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund. Each Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.15% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.
The Funds are distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Generally, the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature.
The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Class N shares of each Fund in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset-based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each Fund’s Class N shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor of up to 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Class N shares.
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For the Class N shares of International Equity and for each of the Class I shares, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses (“shareholder servicing fees”) incurred. Shareholder servicing fees include payments to financial intermediaries, such as broker-dealers (including fund supermarket platforms), banks, and trust companies who provide shareholder record keeping, account servicing and other services. The Class N and Class I shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.
The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
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Class I | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % |
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Class N | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % |
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Class I | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % |
The Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds Family. The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with the Investment Manager receive an annual retainer and per meeting fees for regular, special and telephonic meetings, and they are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while carrying out their duties as Board members. The Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee Chair receive additional annual retainers. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) granted an exemptive order that permits certain eligible funds in the AMG Funds Family to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible funds in the AMG Funds Family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both the borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Administrator manages the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. The interest earned and interest paid on interfund loans are included on the Statement of Operations as interest income and interest expense, respectively. At April 30, 2024, the Funds had no interfund loans outstanding. The Funds did not lend during the six months ended April 30, 2024.
The following Funds utilized the interfund loan program during the six months ended April 30, 2024 as follows:
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Fund | | Average Borrowed | | Number of Days | | Interest Paid | | Average Interest Rate |
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Core Plus Bond | | | $ | 3,059,927 | | | | | 7 | | | | $ | 3,649 | | | | | 6.219 | % |
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International Equity | | | | 364,215 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 249 | | | | | 6.230 | % |
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government Obligations) for the six months ended April 30, 2024, were as follows:
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Core Plus Bond | | | $ | 12,532,995 | | | | $ | 19,187,350 | |
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International Equity | | | | 1,231,738 | | | | | 3,492,448 | |
Core Plus Bond’s purchases and sales of U.S. Government Obligations for the six months ended April 30, 2024 were $57,890,869 and $55,573,658, respectively. International Equity had no purchases or sales of U.S. Government Obligations for the six months ended April 30, 2024.
4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED
The Funds participate in the Securities Lending Program providing for the lending of securities to qualified borrowers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the Securities Lending Program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash, U.S. Treasury Obligations or U.S. Government Agency Obligations. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in separate omnibus accounts managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into joint repurchase agreements for that cash collateral. Securities collateral is held in separate omnibus accounts managed by BNYM and cannot be sold or pledged. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities as soon as practical, which is normally within three business days.
The value of securities loaned on positions held, cash collateral and securities collateral received at April 30, 2024, were as follows:
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Fund | | Securities Loaned | | Cash Collateral Received | | Securities Collateral Received | | Total Collateral Received |
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Core Plus Bond | | | $ | 748,076 | | | | $ | 792,588 | | | | | — | | | | $ | 792,588 | |
5. FOREIGN SECURITIES
The Funds invest in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed
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or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity. A Fund’s performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting companies in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries generally have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level and the Fund would pay such foreign taxes at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.
6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.
7. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH YIELD SECURITIES
Investing in high yield securities involves greater risks and considerations not typically associated with U.S. Government and other high quality/investment grade securities. High yield securities are generally below investment grade securities and do not have an established retail secondary market. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations and could cause the securities to become less liquid.
8. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Funds use derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative instruments affect the Funds’ financial position, and results of operations. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and the realized gains and losses and changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table at the end of the applicable Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the average monthly balances of derivative financial instruments outstanding were as follows:
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Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | |
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Average U.S. Dollar amount | | | $ | 1,477,579 | |
9. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS
During the six months ended April 30, 2024, Core Plus Bond invested in forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts
for any purpose, including to attempt to hedge currency exposure or to enhance return. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between a fund and another party to buy or sell a currency at a set price at a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily, and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar.
10. MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
Core Plus Bond may invest in mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). These securities represent interests in pools of mortgage loans and they provide holders with payments consisting of both principal and interest as the mortgages in the underlying mortgage pools are paid. The timely payment of principal and interest on MBS issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae is backed by Ginnie Mae and the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. MBS issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities other than Ginnie Mae are not full faith and credit obligations of the U.S. government. Certain obligations, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are supported only by the credit of the issuer. MBS issued by private issuers are not government securities and are not guaranteed by any government agency. They are secured by the underlying collateral of the private issuer. Yields on privately issued MBS tend to be higher than those of government-backed issues. However, risk of loss due to default and sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations are also higher. Core Plus Bond invests in collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”). A CMO and/or REMIC is a bond that is collateralized by a pool of MBS. A CLO is a bond that is collateralized by a financial institution’s receivables from loans. These MBS pools are divided into classes with each class having its own characteristics. The different classes are retired in sequence as the underlying mortgages or loans are repaid.
11. FLOATING RATE SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS
Core Plus Bond may invest in Floating Rate Senior Loan Interests (“Senior Loans”). These are senior, secured loans made to companies whose debt is below investment grade as well as investments with similar economic characteristics. Senior Loans typically hold a first lien priority and, unless otherwise indicated, are required to pay interest at floating rates that are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks (“Prime”). Senior Loans are generally not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and often incorporate certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior Loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted. As a result, the actual maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity.
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12. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with their counterparties for the Securities Lending Program, Repurchase Agreements and derivatives, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For derivatives transactions, see Note 8. For securities lending transactions, see Note 4.
The following table is a summary of the Funds’ open Repurchase Agreements and derivatives that are subject to a master netting agreement as of April 30, 2024:
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Fund | | Gross Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Offset Amount | | | Net Asset Balance | | | Collateral Received | | | Net Amount | |
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CIBC World Markets Corp. | | | $21,208 | | | | — | | | | $21,208 | | | | — | | | | $21,208 | |
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Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | 792,588 | | | | — | | | | 792,588 | | | | $792,588 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $813,796 | | | | — | | | | $813,796 | | | | $792,588 | | | | $21,208 | |
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13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Funds have determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require an additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements, except that, on June 12, 2024, the Board approved a plan to liquidate and terminate International Equity; the liquidation is expected to occur on or about September 11, 2024 (the “Liquidation Date”). On June 14, 2024, International Equity sold its
portfolio investments and invested the proceeds in cash and cash equivalents, in anticipation of the liquidation. Additionally, effective June 14, 2024, International Equity discontinued accruing 12b-1 distribution fees through the Liquidation Date and effective June 17, 2024, and through the Liquidation Date, the Investment Manager waived its management fee and waived the right to recoup any prior reimbursed expenses under International Equity’s Expense Limitation Agreement.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The AMG Funds Family of Funds (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) have adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) as required by the Liquidity Rule. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short and long-term cash flow projections, and its holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources, including access to the Funds’ credit facility. Under the Liquidity Rule, each liquidity classification category (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) is defined with respect to the time it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) appointed AMG Funds LLC (“AMG”) as the Program administrator. AMG formed a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (“LRMC”), which includes members of various departments across AMG, | | | | including Legal, Compliance, Product Services, Affiliate Product Strategy & Development and, as needed, other representatives of AMG and/or representatives of the subadvisers to the Funds. The LRMC meets on a periodic basis, no less frequently than monthly. The LRMC is responsible for the Program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation and effectiveness. At a meeting of the Board held on March 20, 2024, the Board received a report from the LRMC regarding the design and operational effectiveness of the Program for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows: A. The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: During the Program Reporting Period, the LRMC reviewed whether each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions is appropriate for an open-end fund structure. The LRMC also factored a Fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: | | | | During the Program Reporting Period, the LRMC reviewed historical net redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size. The Funds maintain an in-kind redemption policy, which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests, when appropriate. The LRMC may also take into consideration a Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration, a Fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements: The LRMC considered the terms of the credit facilities available to the Funds. The report concluded that, based upon the review of the Program, using resources and methodologies that AMG considers reasonable, AMG believes that the Program and Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Policies and Procedures are adequate, effective, and reasonably designed to effectively manage the Funds’ liquidity risk. There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus or statement of additional information for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in a Fund may be subject. |
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INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR AMG Funds LLC 680 Washington Blvd., Suite 500 Stamford, CT 06901 800.548.4539 DISTRIBUTOR AMG Distributors, Inc. 680 Washington Blvd., Suite 500 Stamford, CT 06901 800.548.4539 SUBADVISER Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. 20 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 2000 Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1K8 Canada CUSTODIAN The Bank of New York Mellon Mutual Funds Custody 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 LEGAL COUNSEL Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199-3600 | | | | TRANSFER AGENT BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. AMG Funds Attn: 534426 AIM 154-0520 500 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15262 800.548.4539 TRUSTEES Jill R. Cuniff Kurt A. Keilhacker Peter W. MacEwen Steven J. Paggioli Eric Rakowski Victoria L. Sassine Garret W. Weston | | | | This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.548.4539. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ website at wealth.amg.com. A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.548.4539, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.548.4539 or visit the SEC website at sec.gov. The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov and the Funds’ website at wealth.amg.com. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent semi-annual report or annual report, please visit wealth.amg.com. |
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EQUITY FUNDS AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. AMG Boston Common Global Impact Boston Common Asset Management, LLC AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC AMG GW&K Small Cap Core AMG GW&K Small Cap Value AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Core AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth AMG GW&K International Small Cap GW&K Investment Management, LLC AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth The Renaissance Group LLC | | | | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select AMG River Road Mid Cap Value AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value AMG River Road Small Cap Value River Road Asset Management, LLC AMG TimesSquare Emerging Markets Small Cap AMG TimesSquare Global Small Cap AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC AMG Veritas Asia Pacific AMG Veritas China AMG Veritas Global Focus AMG Veritas Global Real Return Veritas Asset Management LLP AMG Yacktman AMG Yacktman Focused AMG Yacktman Global AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Yacktman Asset Management LP | | | | FIXED INCOME FUNDS AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond ESG AMG GW&K ESG Bond AMG GW&K High Income AMG GW&K Municipal Bond AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield GW&K Investment Management, LLC ALTERNATIVE FUNDS AMG Systematica Managed Futures Strategy Systematica Investments Limited, acting as general partner of Systematica Investments LP |
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| | AMG Funds Semi-Annual Report — April 30, 2024 (unaudited) |
Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.
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| | About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited) |
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As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below. ACTUAL EXPENSES The first section of the following table provides information about the 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 paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES The second section of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s | | actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second 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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Six Months Ended April 30, 2024 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | Beginning Account Value 11/01/23 | | Ending Account Value 04/30/24 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* |
AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | |
Class N | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,054 | | | | | $4.49 | |
Class I | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,056 | | | | | $2.81 | |
Class Z | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,056 | | | | | $2.45 | |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | |
Class N | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,020 | | | | | $4.42 | |
Class I | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,022 | | | | | $2.77 | |
Class Z | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,022 | | | | | $2.41 | |
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AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | |
Class N | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,185 | | | | | $5.49 | |
Class I | | | | 0.87 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,186 | | | | | $4.73 | |
Class Z | | | | 0.82 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,186 | | | | | $4.46 | |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | |
Class N | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,020 | | | | | $5.07 | |
Class I | | | | 0.87 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,021 | | | | | $4.37 | |
Class Z | | | | 0.82 | % | | | | $1,000 | | | | | $1,021 | | | | | $4.12 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), then divided by 366. |
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| | Fund Performance (unaudited) Periods ended April 30, 2024 |
The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for each Fund, as well as each Fund’s relative index for the same time periods ended April 30, 2024.
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Class N | | | 5.42% | | | | (1.95%) | | | | (0.64%) | | | | — | | | | 0.35% | | | | 05/08/15 | |
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Class I | | | 5.59% | | | | (1.52%) | | | | (0.30%) | | | | 0.96% | | | | 4.74% | | | | 04/30/93 | |
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Class Z | | | 5.64% | | | | (1.56%) | | | | (0.24%) | | | | — | | | | 0.75% | | | | 05/08/15 | |
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Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index21 | | | 4.97% | | | | (1.47%) | | | | (0.16%) | | | | 1.20% | | | | 4.31% | | | | 04/30/93 | † |
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AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 | |
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Class N | | | 18.61% | | | | 14.82% | | | | 8.42% | | | | 8.35% | | | | 10.06% | | | | 11/03/10 | |
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Class I | | | 18.59% | | | | 14.96% | | | | 8.59% | | | | 8.56% | | | | 8.93% | | | | 06/01/11 | |
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Class Z | | | 18.64% | | | | 15.09% | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.08%) | | | | 08/31/21 | |
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Russell 2500® Growth Index22 | | | 21.50% | | | | 13.53% | | | | 6.97% | | | | 9.10% | | | | 11.09% | | | | 11/03/10 | † |
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The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. | |
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Funds and other information, please call 800.548.4539 or visit our website at wealth.amg.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. | |
† Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index. * Not annualized. 1 Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Funds are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of April 30, 2024. All returns are in U.S. Dollars ($). 2 From time to time, the Fund’s Investment Manager has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns. 3 Market prices of investments held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of factors, including economic, political, or market conditions, or other factors including terrorism, war, natural disasters and the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, including epidemics or pandemics, or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies. 4 Because the Fund is an actively managed investment portfolio, security selection or focus on securities in a particular style, market sector or group of companies may cause the Fund to incur losses or underperform relative to its benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective. There can be no guarantee that the Subadviser’s investment techniques and risk analysis will produce the desired result. 5 The value of a debt security changes in response to various factors, including, for example, market-related factors, such as changes in interest rates or changes in the actual or perceived ability of an issuer to meet its obligations. Investments in debt securities are subject to, among other risks, credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, prepayment risk and liquidity risk. 6 Because applying the Fund’s ESG investment criteria may result in the selection or exclusion of securities of certain issuers for reasons other than financial performance, the Fund’s investment returns may underperform funds that do | |
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not incorporate ESG factors into their investment process. The incorporation of ESG criteria into the investment process may affect the Fund’s investment exposure to certain companies, sectors, regions, countries or types of investments, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance depending on whether such investments are in or out of favor. Applying ESG criteria to investment decisions is qualitative and subjective by nature, and there is no guarantee that the criteria utilized by the Subadviser or any judgment exercised by the Subadviser will improve the financial performance of the Fund or reflect the beliefs or values of any particular investor. ESG standards differ by region and industry, and a company’s ESG practices or the Subadviser’s assessment of a company’s ESG practices may change over time. 7 Fixed coupon payments (cash flows) of bonds and debt securities may become less competitive with the market in periods of rising interest rates and cause bond prices to decline. 8 The issuer of bonds or other debt securities may be unable or unwilling, or may be perceived as unable or unwilling, to make timely interest or principal payments or otherwise honor its obligations. 9 Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities involve risk of severe credit downgrades, loss due to prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, illiquidity and default. 10 During periods of rising interest rates, a debtor may pay back a bond or other fixed income security slower than expected or required, and the value of such security may fall. 11 Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically as a result of various factors and the Fund’s investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to Fund investors or adversely affect the real value of shareholders’ investments in the Fund. As inflation rates increase fixed income securities markets may experience heightened levels of interest rate volatility and liquidity risk. Deflation risk is the risk that the prices throughout the economy decline over time – the opposite of inflation. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund’s portfolio. 12 Factors unique to the municipal bond market may negatively affect the value of municipal bonds. 13 A debtor may exercise its right to pay back a bond or other debt security earlier than expected or required during periods of decreasing interest rates. 14 The Fund may have difficulty reinvesting payments from debtors and may receive lower rates than from its original investments. |
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15 Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities, or sponsored enterprises such as Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) are backed by the full faith and credit of the U. S. Government, while obligations issued by others, such as Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), and Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLBs”), are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U. S. Government and are backed solely by the entity’s own resources or by the ability of the entity to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. If one of these agencies defaults on a loan, there is no guarantee that the U. S. Government will provide financial support. 16 The Fund may not be able to dispose of particular investments, such as illiquid securities, readily at favorable times or prices or the Fund may have to sell them at a loss. 17 As of March 19, 2021, the Fund’s subadviser was changed to GW&K Investment Management, LLC. Prior to March 19, 2021, the Fund was known as the AMG Managers LMCG Small Cap Growth Fund and had different principal investment strategies and corresponding risks. Effective March 19, 2021, the Fund changed its name to AMG GW&K Small Cap Fund II. Effective May 21, 2021, the Fund changed its name to AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund and made changes to its principal investment strategies. Performance shown for periods prior to March 19, 2021, | | reflects the performance and investment strategies of the Fund’s previous subadviser, LMCG Investments, LLC. The Fund’s past performance would have been different if the Fund were managed by the current subadviser and strategy, and the Fund’s prior performance record might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. 18 The stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than the stocks of larger, more established companies. 19 The prices of equity securities of companies that are expected to experience relatively rapid earnings growth, or “growth stocks,” may be more sensitive to market movements because the prices tend to reflect future investor expectations rather than just current profits. 20 Issuers and companies that are in similar industry sectors may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events; to the extent the Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase. 21 The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, including both government and corporate bonds. | | Unlike the Fund, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. 22 The Russell 2500® Growth Index measures the performance of the small- to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2500® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. “Bloomberg®” and any Bloomberg index described herein are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Services Limited (“BISL”), the administrator of the index (collectively, “Bloomberg”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by AMG Funds LLC. Bloomberg is not affiliated with AMG Funds LLC, and Bloomberg does not approve, endorse, review, or recommend the fund described herein. Bloomberg does not guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any data or information relating to such fund. The Russell Indices are a trademark of London Stock Exchange Group companies. Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value. |
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PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Category | | % of Net Assets |
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U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | 48.1 |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes | | 38.7 |
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Municipal Bonds | | 6.6 |
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Asset-Backed Securities | | 2.7 |
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Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 1.9 |
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Short-Term Investments | | 1.7 |
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Other Assets, less Liabilities | | 0.3 |
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Rating | | % of Market Value1 |
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U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | 48.6 |
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Aaa/AAA | | 8.4 |
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Aa/AA | | 6.9 |
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A | | 13.7 |
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Baa/BBB | | 22.4 |
1 Includes market value of long-term fixed-income securities only.
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.250%, 05/15/41 | | 3.5 |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.500%, 02/15/39 | | 2.5 |
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FHLMC, 3.500%, 10/01/45 | | 2.5 |
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Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.875%, 02/08/29 | | 2.3 |
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California State General Obligation, School Improvements, Build America Bonds, 7.550%, 04/01/39 | | 2.3 |
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FHLMC, 5.500%, 06/01/53 | | 2.1 |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 05/15/48 | | 2.0 |
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FHLMC, 3.000%, 11/01/49 | | 2.0 |
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. , 3.500%, 11/16/26 | | 2.0 |
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FNMA, 3.500%, 02/01/47 | | 1.8 |
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Top Ten as a Group | | 23.0 |
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Credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB- or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB+ or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by any of the rating agencies. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes - 38.7% | | | | | |
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Basic Materials - 0.8% | | | | | |
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 4.800%, 03/03/331 | | | $1,030,000 | | | | $988,223 | |
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Communications - 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
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AT&T, Inc. 1.650%, 02/01/28 | | | 731,000 | | | | 638,774 | |
4.300%, 02/15/30 | | | 700,000 | | | | 657,926 | |
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Comcast Corp. 4.650%, 02/15/331 | | | 915,000 | | | | 865,477 | |
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Netflix, Inc. 5.875%, 11/15/28 | | | 610,000 | | | | 622,628 | |
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Verizon Communications, Inc. 3.875%, 02/08/29 | | | 2,953,000 | | | | 2,766,292 | |
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Total Communications | | | | | | | 5,551,097 | |
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Consumer, Cyclical - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
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McDonald’s Corp. 4.800%, 08/14/28 | | | 932,000 | | | | 916,786 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical - 8.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Ashtead Capital, Inc. 1.500%, 08/12/262 | | | 1,786,000 | | | | 1,618,256 | |
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Campbell Soup Co. 2.375%, 04/24/30 | | | 1,578,000 | | | | 1,327,338 | |
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CommonSpirit Health 3.347%, 10/01/29 | | | 1,737,000 | | | | 1,564,914 | |
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Series 2020, 2.415%, 06/01/50 | | | 2,207,000 | | | | 1,304,532 | |
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Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 3.875%, 05/15/27 | | | 1,518,000 | | | | 1,455,732 | |
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Merck & Co., Inc. 1.900%, 12/10/28 | | | 1,047,000 | | | | 912,547 | |
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Smith & Nephew PLC (United Kingdom) 2.032%, 10/14/30 | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 812,911 | |
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Sysco Corp. 2.400%, 02/15/30 | | | 1,759,000 | | | | 1,487,826 | |
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Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | | | | | 10,484,056 | |
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Financials - 15.6% | | | | | | | | |
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AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland) 1.650%, 10/29/24 | | | 282,000 | | | | 276,102 | |
6.450%, 04/15/27 | | | 1,098,000 | | | | 1,119,345 | |
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Aircastle, Ltd. (Bermuda) 4.250%, 06/15/26 | | | 962,000 | | | | 930,230 | |
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American Tower Corp. 3.600%, 01/15/28 | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,564,329 | |
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MTN, (4.330% to 03/15/49 then 3 month SOFR + 1.782%), 4.330%, 03/15/503,4 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,049,792 | |
Series X, (6.250% to 09/05/24 then 3 month SOFR + 3.967%), 6.250%, 09/05/243,4,5 | | | 265,000 | | | | 264,138 | |
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The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Series H, (3.700% to 03/20/26 then U.S. Treasury Yield Curve CMT 5 year + 3.352%), 3.700%, 03/20/261,3,4,5 | | | $985,000 | | | | $920,307 | |
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Citigroup, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
(3.980% to 03/20/29 then 3 month SOFR + 1.600%), 3.980%, 03/20/303,4 | | | 1,502,000 | | | | 1,391,649 | |
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Crown Castle, Inc. 4.000%, 03/01/27 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,721,451 | |
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.500%, 11/16/26 | | | 2,526,000 | | | | 2,400,947 | |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | | | | |
(1.470% to 09/22/26 then SOFR + 0.765%), 1.470%, 09/22/273,4 | | | 1,002,000 | | | | 908,737 | |
Series X, (6.100% to 10/01/24 then 3 month SOFR + 3.592%), 6.100%, 10/01/243,4,5 | | | 275,000 | | | | 275,601 | |
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MetLife, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series G, (3.850% to 09/15/25 then U.S. Treasury Yield Curve CMT 5 year + 3.576%), 3.850%, 09/15/251,3,4,5 | | | 959,000 | | | | 916,564 | |
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(4.431% to 01/23/29 then 3 month SOFR + 1.890%), 4.431%, 01/23/303,4 | | | 1,374,000 | | | | 1,306,992 | |
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The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
(5.068% to 01/24/33 then SOFR + 1.933%), 5.068%, 01/24/343,4 | | | 1,326,000 | | | | 1,248,591 | |
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Series I, (6.700% to 03/15/29 then U.S. Treasury Yield Curve CMT 5 year + 2.613%), 6.700%, 03/15/293,4,5 | | | 600,000 | | | | 600,505 | |
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Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | | | | | |
MTN, (5.013% to 04/04/50 then 3 month SOFR + 4.502%), 5.013%, 04/04/513,4 | | | 1,411,000 | | | | 1,253,221 | |
Series U, 5.875%, 06/15/254,5 | | | 636,000 | | | | 631,648 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 18,780,149 | |
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Industrials - 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. 5.900%, 03/01/33 | | | 1,291,000 | | | | 1,269,396 | |
| | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 5.050%, 06/01/29 | | | 1,233,000 | | | | 1,205,640 | |
| | |
Packaging Corp. of America 5.700%, 12/01/33 | | | 640,000 | | | | 637,552 | |
| | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 3.250%, 06/14/29 | | | 1,573,000 | | | | 1,428,095 | |
| | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 4,540,683 | |
| | |
Technology - 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Broadcom, Inc. 4.150%, 11/15/30 | | | 1,347,000 | | | | 1,242,886 | |
| | |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. 6.200%, 07/15/30 | | | 1,512,000 | | | | 1,555,927 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| | |
Technology - 3.3% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Microsoft Corp. 2.525%, 06/01/50 | | | $1,890,000 | | | | $1,156,635 | |
| | |
Total Technology | | | | | | | 3,955,448 | |
| | |
Utilities - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 1.350%, 03/15/31 | | | 1,649,000 | | | | 1,258,235 | |
| |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $51,754,224) | | | | 46,474,677 | |
| |
Asset-Backed Securities - 2.7% | | | | | |
| | |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-4, Class A 4.950%, 10/15/27 | | | 630,000 | | | | 625,090 | |
| | |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-B, Class A4 3.930%, 08/15/27 | | | 652,000 | | | | 635,196 | |
| | |
John Deere Owner Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-A, Class A4 2.490%, 01/16/29 | | | 650,000 | | | | 622,951 | |
| | |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-4, Class D 1.480%, 01/15/27 | | | 414,953 | | | | 408,415 | |
Series 2022-7, Class B 5.950%, 01/17/28 | | | 625,000 | | | | 625,874 | |
| | |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-B, Class A3 0.260%, 11/17/25 | | | 73,321 | | | | 72,258 | |
Series 2021-B, Class A4 0.530%, 10/15/26 | | | 297,000 | | | | 282,955 | |
| |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $3,280,003) | | | | 3,272,739 | |
| |
Mortgage-Backed Securities - 1.9% | | | | | |
| | |
Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust Series | | | | | | | | |
Series 2024-1, Class A6 6.500%, 01/25/552,4 | | | 458,868 | | | | 456,293 | |
| | |
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-PJ4, Class A6 2.500%, 09/25/512,4 | | | 861,329 | | | | 770,073 | |
Series 2021-PJ9, Class A8 2.500%, 02/26/522,4 | | | 494,217 | | | | 419,772 | |
| | |
Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2024-1, Class A4 5.500%, 12/25/532,4 | | | 585,495 | | | | 572,722 | |
| |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $2,249,718) | | | | 2,218,860 | |
| |
Municipal Bonds - 6.6% | | | | | |
| | |
California Health Facilities Financing Authority 4.190%, 06/01/37 | | | 775,000 | | | | 691,400 | |
| | |
California State General Obligation, School Improvements, Build America Bonds 7.550%, 04/01/39 | | | 2,310,000 | | | | 2,715,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| | |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Series B 4.110%, 07/15/31 | | | $685,804 | | | | $663,060 | |
| | |
JobsOhio Beverage System, Series B Build America Bonds, 4.532%, 01/01/35 | | | 1,705,000 | | | | 1,633,605 | |
| | |
Massachusetts School Building Authority, | | | | | | | | |
Series B, 1.753%, 08/15/30 | | | 1,415,000 | | | | 1,199,169 | |
| | |
University of California, University & College Improvements, Series BD 3.349%, 07/01/29 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 979,544 | |
| |
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $9,076,343) | | | | 7,881,798 | |
| | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 48.1% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Fannie Mae - 21.2% | | | | | |
| | |
FNMA 2.000%, 02/01/36 | | | 697,026 | | | | 607,518 | |
3.000%, 06/01/38 to 12/01/50 | | | 1,280,537 | | | | 1,151,180 | |
3.500%, 03/01/30 to 07/01/50 | | | 9,370,479 | | | | 8,426,520 | |
4.000%, 03/01/44 to 01/01/51 | | | 7,222,673 | | | | 6,600,779 | |
4.500%, 04/01/39 to 08/01/52 | | | 7,377,886 | | | | 6,997,485 | |
5.000%, 07/01/47 to 02/01/49 | | | 1,705,142 | | | | 1,657,505 | |
| | |
Total Fannie Mae | | | | | | | 25,440,987 | |
| |
Freddie Mac - 14.7% | | | | | |
| | |
FHLMC 2.500%, 10/01/34 | | | 2,192,662 | | | | 1,963,774 | |
3.000%, 11/01/49 to 03/01/50 | | | 3,759,150 | | | | 3,176,692 | |
3.500%, 10/01/45 | | | 3,310,632 | | | | 2,942,215 | |
4.000%, 07/01/48 to 09/01/50 | | | 2,012,714 | | | | 1,835,735 | |
5.000%, 07/01/44 | | | 1,030,626 | | | | 999,960 | |
5.500%, 06/01/53 | | | 2,599,859 | | | | 2,538,937 | |
| | |
FHLMC Gold Pool 3.500%, 07/01/32 to 05/01/44 | | | 1,022,992 | | | | 950,861 | |
| | |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates
| | | | | | | | |
Series K134, Class A2 2.243%, 10/25/314 | | | 1,775,000 | | | | 1,459,617 | |
| | |
Freddie Mac REMICS
| | | | | | | | |
Series 5106, Class KA 2.000%, 03/25/41 | | | 1,376,290 | | | | 1,233,021 | |
Series 5297, Class DA 5.000%, 12/25/52 | | | 631,077 | | | | 605,392 | |
| |
Total Freddie Mac | | | | 17,706,204 | |
| |
Ginnie Mae - 0.5% | | | | | |
| | |
GNMA | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-111, Class FD (1 month SOFR + 1.000%, Cap 7.000%, Floor 1.000%), 6.330%, 08/20/534 | | | 627,262 | | | | 621,590 | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 11.7% | | | | | |
| | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.875%, 02/15/51 | | | 3,558,000 | | | | 1,986,365 | |
2.250%, 05/15/41 | | | 6,080,000 | | | | 4,237,000 | |
3.125%, 05/15/48 | | | 3,234,000 | | | | 2,422,594 | |
3.500%, 02/15/39 | | | 3,437,000 | | | | 2,994,352 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 11.7% (continued) | | | | | |
| | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | | | | | | |
3.625%, 02/15/53 | | | $1,500,000 | | | | $1,225,547 | |
| | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 02/15/33 | | | 1,301,000 | | | | 1,189,754 | |
| | |
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | | | | 14,055,612 | |
| |
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $67,749,773) | | | | 57,824,393 | |
| |
Short-Term Investments - 1.7% | | | | | |
| |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 0.9%6 | | | | | |
| | |
Bank of America Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.300% total to be received $103,731 (collateralized by various U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 4.625%, 09/15/26 -11/15/44, totaling $105,790) | | | 103,716 | | | | 103,716 | |
| | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.350% total to be received $1,000,149 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/07/24 -05/01/54, totaling $1,020,000) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
| | |
Total Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | 1,103,716 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| |
Repurchase Agreements - 0.8% | | | | | |
| | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.150% total to be received $974,139 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury, 0.125%, 07/15/24, totaling $993,533) | | | $974,000 | | | | $974,000 | |
| | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,077,716) | | | | | | | 2,077,716 | |
| | |
Total Investments - 99.7% (Cost $136,187,777) | | | | | | | 119,750,183 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - 0.3% | | | | 358,627 | |
| | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | $120,108,810 | |
1 | Some of these securities, amounting to $2,299,366 or 1.9% of net assets, were out on loan to various borrowers and are collateralized by cash and various U.S. Treasury Obligations. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
2 | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2024, the value of these securities amounted to $3,837,116 or 3.2% of net assets. |
3 | Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at April 30, 2024. Rate will reset at a future date. |
4 | Variable rate security. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of April 30, 2024. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. |
5 | Perpetuity Bond. The date shown represents the next call date. |
6 | Cash collateral received for securities lending activity was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
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CMT | | Constant Maturity Treasury |
| |
FHLMC | | Freddie Mac |
| |
FNMA | | Fannie Mae |
| |
GNMA | | Ginnie Mae |
| |
MTN | | Medium-Term Note |
| |
REMICS | | Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
| |
SOFR | | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes† | | | — | | | | | | | | $46,474,677 | | | | — | | | | | | | | $46,474,677 | |
| | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | | | | | 3,272,739 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 3,272,739 | |
| | | | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | | | | | 2,218,860 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 2,218,860 | |
| | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds† | | | — | | | | | | | | 7,881,798 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 7,881,798 | |
| | | | | | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations† | | | — | | | | | | | | 57,824,393 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 57,824,393 | |
| | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,103,716 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 1,103,716 | |
| | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | | | | | 974,000 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 974,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | | — | | | | | | | | $119,750,183 | | | | — | | | | | | | | $119,750,183 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| † | All corporate bonds and notes, municipal bonds and U.S. government and agency obligations held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of corporate bonds and notes, municipal bonds and U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Fund Snapshots (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
| | |
Sector | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Health Care | | 23.1 |
| |
Industrials | | 21.7 |
| |
Information Technology | | 21.0 |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | 14.9 |
| |
Financials | | 5.7 |
| |
Energy | | 5.2 |
| |
Materials | | 4.6 |
| |
Real Estate | | 2.0 |
| |
Consumer Staples | | 1.3 |
| |
Short-Term Investments | | 3.2 |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities | | (2.7) |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
| | |
Security Name | | % of Net Assets |
| |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | 2.7 |
| |
Entegris, Inc. | | 2.6 |
| |
CyberArk Software, Ltd. (Israel) | | 2.3 |
| |
Manhattan Associates, Inc. | | 2.3 |
| |
Atkore, Inc. | | 2.0 |
| |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. | | 1.9 |
| |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | | 1.8 |
| |
Natera, Inc. | | 1.7 |
| |
Matador Resources Co. | | 1.7 |
| |
Globant SA (Uruguay) | | 1.7 |
| | |
| |
Top Ten as a Group | | 20.7 |
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| | |
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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| | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| |
Common Stocks - 99.5% | | | | | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary - 14.9% | | | | | |
| | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | | 1,941 | | | | $408,076 | |
| | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* | | | 2,083 | | | | 216,028 | |
| | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | 3,245 | | | | 583,905 | |
| | |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 4,764 | | | | 614,556 | |
| | |
Five Below, Inc.* | | | 4,320 | | | | 632,189 | |
| | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 4,849 | | | | 630,467 | |
| | |
Krispy Kreme, Inc. | | | 22,910 | | | | 289,811 | |
| | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 10,259 | | | | 442,471 | |
| | |
Pool Corp. | | | 1,349 | | | | 489,053 | |
| | |
Revolve Group, Inc.*,1 | | | 14,270 | | | | 284,116 | |
| | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 6,635 | | | | 1,066,775 | |
| | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 1,040 | | | | 196,945 | |
| | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 5,854,392 | |
| |
Consumer Staples - 1.3% | | | | | |
| | |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 7,484 | | | | 508,014 | |
| |
Energy - 5.2% | | | | | |
| | |
ChampionX Corp. | | | 14,480 | | | | 486,094 | |
| | |
Matador Resources Co. | | | 10,810 | | | | 673,463 | |
| | |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 9,212 | | | | 472,760 | |
| | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 8,793 | | | | 426,372 | |
| | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 2,058,689 | |
| |
Financials - 5.7% | | | | | |
| | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 2,814 | | | | 510,741 | |
| | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | | | 5,055 | | | | 644,462 | |
| | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,560 | | | | 312,141 | |
| | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 5,149 | | | | 394,928 | |
| | |
RLI Corp. | | | 2,700 | | | | 381,645 | |
| | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 2,243,917 | |
| |
Health Care - 23.1% | | | | | |
| | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | | | 7,995 | | | | 591,150 | |
| | |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 17,854 | | | | 580,255 | |
| | |
Azenta, Inc.* | | | 12,092 | | | | 634,346 | |
| | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,081 | | | | 291,600 | |
| | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 671 | | | | 381,128 | |
| | |
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 13,855 | | | | 607,126 | |
| | |
CryoPort, Inc.*,1 | | | 7,393 | | | | 119,693 | |
| | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | | | 8,823 | | | | 439,297 | |
| | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 11,759 | | | | 448,018 | |
| | |
HealthEquity, Inc.* | | | 7,086 | | | | 559,156 | |
| | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 914 | | | | 89,499 | |
| | |
Insmed, Inc.* | | | 20,330 | | | | 502,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | | | 6,964 | | | | $203,140 | |
| | |
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.* | | | 7,643 | | | | 548,844 | |
| | |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,464 | | | | 568,544 | |
| | |
Natera, Inc.* | | | 7,301 | | | | 678,117 | |
| | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 4,383 | | | | 602,838 | |
| | |
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | | | 19,653 | | | | 177,467 | |
| | |
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 8,210 | | | | 383,325 | |
| | |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 8,664 | | | | 368,566 | |
| | |
Veracyte, Inc.* | | | 16,915 | | | | 331,026 | |
| | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 9,105,693 | |
| |
Industrials - 21.7% | | | | | |
| | |
API Group Corp.* | | | 14,066 | | | | 542,526 | |
| | |
Atkore, Inc. | | | 4,515 | | | | 791,479 | |
| | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 3,716 | | | | 548,742 | |
| | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,483 | | | | 596,507 | |
| | |
Chart Industries, Inc.*,1 | | | 2,985 | | | | 430,019 | |
| | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | | | 6,576 | | | | 469,921 | |
| | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 5,131 | | | | 411,506 | |
| | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 2,964 | | | | 653,443 | |
| | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 4,141 | | | | 535,597 | |
| | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,152 | | | | 284,407 | |
| | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 1,542 | | | | 398,129 | |
| | |
Paycor HCM, Inc.* | | | 14,400 | | | | 250,128 | |
| | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.* | | | 3,754 | | | | 582,471 | |
| | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 2,414 | | | | 590,344 | |
| | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.* | | | 4,888 | | | | 766,878 | |
| | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,294 | | | | 265,756 | |
| | |
The Toro Co. | | | 4,727 | | | | 414,038 | |
| | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 8,531,891 | |
| |
Information Technology - 21.0% | | | | | |
| | |
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.* | | | 53,865 | | | | 604,365 | |
| | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 14,490 | | | | 601,915 | |
| | |
CyberArk Software, Ltd. (Israel)* | | | 3,771 | | | | 902,212 | |
| | |
The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (Canada)* | | | 5,892 | | | | 546,719 | |
| | |
Entegris, Inc. | | | 7,612 | | | | 1,011,787 | |
| | |
Globant SA (Uruguay)* | | | 3,755 | | | | 670,605 | |
| | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.* | | | 6,751 | | | | 688,264 | |
| | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | | 4,298 | | | | 885,646 | |
| | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 4,444 | | | | 296,504 | |
| | |
Procore Technologies, Inc.* | | | 6,269 | | | | 428,925 | |
| | |
Rapid7, Inc.* | | | 5,213 | | | | 233,542 | |
| | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 2,869 | | | | 348,555 | |
| | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,194 | | | | 551,091 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Information Technology - 21.0% | | | | | | | | |
(continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | 1,570 | | | | $493,859 | |
| | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 8,263,989 | |
| | |
Materials - 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 3,025 | | | | 436,749 | |
| | |
Avient Corp. | | | 9,799 | | | | 415,674 | |
| | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 1,760 | | | | 441,250 | |
| | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 4,675 | | | | 499,804 | |
| | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 1,793,477 | |
| | |
Real Estate - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc., REIT | | | 2,866 | | | | 445,262 | |
| | |
Sun Communities, Inc., REIT | | | 2,942 | | | | 327,503 | |
| | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 772,765 | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $36,614,510) | | | | | | | 39,132,827 | |
| | |
Rights - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Health Care - 0.0% | | | | | |
| | |
Abiomed, Inc.*,2,3 | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $0) | | | 1,175 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| |
Short-Term Investments - 3.2% | | | | | |
| |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 2.4%4 | | | | | |
| | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.350% total to be received $933,275 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/07/24 -05/01/54, totaling $951,799) | | | $933,136 | | | | $933,136 | |
| |
Repurchase Agreements - 0.8% | | | | | |
| | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 04/30/24, due 05/01/24, 5.150% total to be received $329,047 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury, 0.125%, 07/15/24, totaling $335,582) | | | 329,000 | | | | 329,000 | |
| | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,262,136) | | | | | | | 1,262,136 | |
| |
Total Investments - 102.7% | | | | | |
(Cost $37,876,646) | | | | | | | 40,394,963 | |
| |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (2.7)% | | | | (1,058,317 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | $39,336,646 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
1 | Some of these securities, amounting to $1,001,148 or 2.5% of net assets, were out on loan to various borrowers and are collateralized by cash and various U.S. Treasury Obligations. See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
2 | Security’s value was determined by using significant unobservable inputs. |
3 | This security is restricted and not available for re-sale. The Fund received Contingent Value Rights (“CVRs”) of Abiomed, Inc (“ABIOMED”) from a corporate action where Johnson & Johnson acquired ABIOMED on December 23, 2022. The total value of this restricted security held is $0 which represents 0% of net assets. |
4 | Cash collateral received for securities lending activity was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2024:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Level 1 | | | | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Common Stocks† | | | | | | | $39,132,827 | | | | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | | | | $39,132,827 | |
| | | | | | | |
Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Health Care | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | $0 | | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | $933,136 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 933,136 | |
| | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 329,000 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 329,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | | | | | | $39,132,827 | | | | | | | | $1,262,136 | | | | $0 | | | | | | | | $40,394,963 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† | All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3. The Fund did not have any purchases and sales of Level 3 securities for the same period. The Level 3 rights were received as a result of a corporate action. The security’s value was determined by using significant unobservable inputs. For the current period ended April 30, 2024, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund | | | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
| | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Investments at value1 (including securities on loan valued at $2,299,366, and $1,001,148, respectively) | | | $119,750,183 | | | | $40,394,963 | |
| | |
Cash | | | 1,873,512 | | | | 909 | |
| | |
Dividend and interest receivables | | | 882,877 | | | | 5,766 | |
| | |
Securities lending income receivable | | | 568 | | | | 1,854 | |
| | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 35,644 | | | | 3,544 | |
| | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | 13,444 | | | | 7,260 | |
| | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 15,903 | | | | 11,790 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | 122,572,131 | | | | 40,426,086 | |
| | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned | | | 1,103,716 | | | | 933,136 | |
| | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 1,199,692 | | | | — | |
| | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 57,299 | | | | 99,954 | |
| | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 29,875 | | | | 20,640 | |
| | |
Administrative fees | | | 14,937 | | | | 4,994 | |
| | |
Distribution fees | | | 403 | | | | 4,980 | |
| | |
Shareholder service fees | | | 6,733 | | | | 380 | |
| | |
Other | | | 50,666 | | | | 25,356 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,463,321 | | | | 1,089,440 | |
|
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2 & 5) | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $120,108,810 | | | | $39,336,646 | |
| | |
1 Investments at cost | | | $136,187,777 | | | | $37,876,646 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund | | | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund |
| | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Paid-in capital | | | $147,460,880 | | | | $36,448,558 | |
| | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (27,352,070 | ) | | | 2,888,088 | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $120,108,810 | | | | $39,336,646 | |
| | |
Class N: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $1,951,273 | | | | $30,303,307 | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 225,561 | | | | 1,916,654 | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | $8.65 | | | | $15.81 | |
| | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $116,847,139 | | | | $9,005,161 | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 13,500,267 | | | | 545,030 | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | $8.66 | | | | $16.52 | |
| | |
Class Z: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | | $1,310,398 | | | | $28,178 | |
| | |
Shares outstanding | | | 151,503 | | | | 1,703 | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | $8.65 | | | | $16.55 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statement of Operations (unaudited) For the six months ended April 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund | | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund |
| | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Dividend income | | | | — | | | | | $114,818 | |
| | |
Interest income | | | | $2,443,370 | | | | | 14,285 | |
| | |
Securities lending income | | | | 2,997 | | | | | 2,961 | |
| | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | — | | | | | (1,696 | ) |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | 2,446,367 | | | | | 130,368 | |
| | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | | 187,144 | | | | | 122,228 | |
| | |
Administrative fees | | | | 93,572 | | | | | 29,571 | |
| | |
Distribution fees - Class N | | | | 2,666 | | | | | 29,764 | |
| | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Class N | | | | 1,600 | | | | | — | |
| | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Class I | | | | 40,634 | | | | | 2,179 | |
| | |
Professional fees | | | | 28,429 | | | | | 14,375 | |
| | |
Reports to shareholders | | | | 17,927 | | | | | 5,294 | |
| | |
Registration fees | | | | 17,304 | | | | | 13,410 | |
| | |
Custodian fees | | | | 13,982 | | | | | 10,879 | |
| | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 8,231 | | | | | 3,719 | |
| | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | | 5,101 | | | | | 1,521 | |
| | |
Miscellaneous | | | | 5,065 | | | | | 2,308 | |
| | |
Total expenses before offsets | | | | 421,655 | | | | | 235,248 | |
| | |
Expense reimbursements | | | | (77,325 | ) | | | | (41,649 | ) |
| | |
Expense reductions | | | | — | | | | | (606 | ) |
| | |
Net expenses | | | | 344,330 | | | | | 192,993 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 2,102,037 | | | | | (62,625 | ) |
| | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | (1,722,423 | ) | | | | 751,835 | |
| | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 6,528,673 | | | | | 5,692,481 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | | 4,806,250 | | | | | 6,444,316 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | $6,908,287 | | | | | $6,381,691 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Statements of Changes in Net Assets For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund | | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund |
| | | | |
| | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 | | April 30, 2024 | | October 31, 2023 |
| | | | |
Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | $2,102,037 | | | | | $4,046,025 | | | | | $(62,625 | ) | | | | $(90,598 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | (1,722,423 | ) | | | | (5,580,179 | ) | | | | 751,835 | | | | | (174,467 | ) |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 6,528,673 | | | | | 2,763,863 | | | | | 5,692,481 | | | | | 436,818 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 6,908,287 | | | | | 1,229,709 | | | | | 6,381,691 | | | | | 171,753 | |
| | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Class N | | | | (31,724 | ) | | | | (51,357 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (496,550 | ) |
| | | | |
Class I | | | | (2,043,670 | ) | | | | (3,948,393 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (126,577 | ) |
| | | | |
Class Z | | | | (22,956 | ) | | | | (47,130 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (448 | ) |
| | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (2,098,350 | ) | | | | (4,046,880 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (623,575 | ) |
| | | | |
Capital Share Transactions:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | | | | (7,108,032 | ) | | | | (16,492,501 | ) | | | | (1,749,630 | ) | | | | 3,611,251 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | (2,298,095 | ) | | | | (19,309,672 | ) | | | | 4,632,061 | | | | | 3,159,429 | |
| | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 122,406,905 | | | | | 141,716,577 | | | | | 34,704,585 | | | | | 31,545,156 | |
| | | | |
End of period | | | | $120,108,810 | | | | | $122,406,905 | | | | | $39,336,646 | | | | | $34,704,585 | |
1 | See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class N | | (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.33 | | | | | | | | | | $8.56 | | | | | $10.75 | | | | | $10.90 | | | | | $10.53 | | | | | $9.67 | |
| | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.21 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (1.93 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | 0.37 | | | | | 0.86 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | (1.79 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 1.07 | |
| | | | | | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $8.65 | | | | | | | | | | $8.33 | | | | | $8.56 | | | | | $10.75 | | | | | $10.90 | | | | | $10.53 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Return2,3 | | | | 5.42 | %4 | | | | | | | | | (0.15 | )% | | | | (17.18 | )% | | | | (0.27 | )% | | | | 5.31 | % | | | | 11.20 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.88 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | 0.88 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 1.00 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 0.99 | % | | | | 0.95 | % | | | | 0.94 | % | | | | 0.96 | % | | | | 0.95 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 3.04 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 2.55 | % | | | | 1.49 | % | | | | 1.12 | % | | | | 1.69 | % | | | | 2.10 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | | 14 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 34 | % | | | | 62 | % | | | | 56 | % | | | | 48 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $1,951 | | | | | | | | | | $1,937 | | | | | $1,716 | | | | | $2,125 | | | | | $1,905 | | | | | $1,255 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.34 | | | | | | | | | | $8.56 | | | | | $10.76 | | | | | $10.90 | | | | | $10.54 | | | | | $9.67 | |
| | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.24 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 0.88 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | (1.77 | ) | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | 1.12 | |
| | | | | | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $8.66 | | | | | | | | | | $8.34 | | | | | $8.56 | | | | | $10.76 | | | | | $10.90 | | | | | $10.54 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Return2,3 | | | | 5.59 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 0.30 | % | | | | (16.99 | )% | | | | 0.15 | % | | | | 5.55 | % | | | | 11.70 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.55 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.55 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 0.67 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 0.66 | % | | | | 0.62 | % | | | | 0.62 | % | | | | 0.63 | % | | | | 0.62 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 3.37 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 2.88 | % | | | | 1.82 | % | | | | 1.44 | % | | | | 2.01 | % | | | | 2.42 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | | 14 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 34 | % | | | | 62 | % | | | | 56 | % | | | | 48 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $116,847 | | | | | | | | | | $119,191 | | | | | $137,806 | | | | | $190,306 | | | | | $202,363 | | | | | $212,801 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | |
| | AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class Z | | (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $8.33 | | | | | | | | | | $8.56 | | | | | $10.75 | | | | | $10.90 | | | | | $10.53 | | | | | $9.67 | |
| | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.25 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (1.94 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | 0.38 | | | | | 0.87 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | (1.76 | ) | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 1.12 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.26 | ) |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.26 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $8.65 | | | | | | | | | | $8.33 | | | | | $8.56 | | | | | $10.75 | | | | | $10.90 | | | | | $10.53 | |
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Total Return2,3 | | | | 5.64 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | (16.85 | )% | | | | 0.13 | % | | | | 5.73 | % | | | | 11.71 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.48 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.48 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 0.60 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 0.59 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.54 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.55 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | | 3.44 | %5 | | | | | | | | | 2.95 | % | | | | 1.89 | % | | | | 1.52 | % | | | | 2.09 | % | | | | 2.50 | % |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 14 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 34 | % | | | | 62 | % | | | | 56 | % | | | | 48 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $1,310 | | | | | | | | | | $1,279 | | | | | $2,195 | | | | | $3,724 | | | | | $3,812 | | | | | $3,208 | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
6 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
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| | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class N | | (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $13.33 | | | | | | | | | | $13.45 | | | | | $17.67 | | | | | $21.14 | | | | | $17.02 | | | | | $16.90 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment loss1,2 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 2.51 | | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | (4.14 | ) | | | | 7.74 | | | | | 4.29 | | | | | 0.20 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 2.48 | | | | | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | (4.22 | ) | | | | 7.57 | | | | | 4.12 | | | | | 0.12 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (10.55 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Paid in capital | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (11.04 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $15.81 | | | | | | | | | | $13.33 | | | | | $13.45 | | | | | $17.67 | | | | | $21.14 | | | | | $17.02 | |
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Total Return2,3 | | | | 18.61 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 1.12 | % | | | | (23.88 | )%5 | | | | 46.66 | % | | | | 24.27 | % | | | | 0.71 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 1.01 | %7 | | | | | | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.17 | % | | | | 1.29 | %8 | | | | 1.30 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | 1.22 | %7 | | | | | | | | | 1.24 | % | | | | 1.25 | % | | | | 1.42 | % | | | | 1.60 | % | | | | 1.47 | % |
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Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | | (0.35 | )%7 | | | | | | | | | (0.28 | )% | | | | (0.56 | )% | | | | (0.91 | )% | | | | (0.92 | )% | | | | (0.48 | )% |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 7 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 23 | % | | | | 158 | % | | | | 126 | % | | | | 138 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $30,303 | | | | | | | | | | $27,120 | | | | | $24,994 | | | | | $37,471 | | | | | $28,908 | | | | | $30,717 | |
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| | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended | | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, |
| | April 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | (unaudited) | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $13.93 | | | | | | | | | | $14.01 | | | | | $18.39 | | | | | $21.60 | | | | | $17.35 | | | | | $17.20 | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment loss1,2 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 2.61 | | | | | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | (4.32 | ) | | | | 7.98 | | | | | 4.39 | | | | | 0.20 | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | 2.59 | | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | (4.38 | ) | | | | 7.83 | | | | | 4.25 | | | | | 0.15 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (10.55 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Paid in capital | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (11.04 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | $16.52 | | | | | | | | | | $13.93 | | | | | $14.01 | | | | | $18.39 | | | | | $21.60 | | | | | $17.35 | |
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Total Return2,3 | | | | 18.59 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 1.36 | % | | | | (23.82 | )%5 | | | | 46.94 | % | | | | 24.48 | % | | | | 0.93 | % |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets6 | | | | 0.87 | %7 | | | | | | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.10 | %8 | | | | 1.10 | % |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | 1.08 | %7 | | | | | | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.11 | % | | | | 1.27 | % | | | | 1.41 | % | | | | 1.27 | % |
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Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | | (0.21 | )%7 | | | | | | | | | (0.14 | )% | | | | (0.42 | )% | | | | (0.76 | )% | | | | (0.73 | )% | | | | (0.28 | )% |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | 7 | %4 | | | | | | | | | 25 | % | | | | 23 | % | | | | 158 | % | | | | 126 | % | | | | 138 | % |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | $9,005 | | | | | | | | | | $7,561 | | | | | $6,540 | | | | | $6,612 | | | | | $6,483 | | | | | $14,608 | |
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| | AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | | For the fiscal period ended October 31, | |
Class Z | | April 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 202110 | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | | $13.95 | | | | | | | | $14.02 | | | | $18.39 | | | | | | | | $17.84 | | | | | |
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Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment loss1,2 | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | 2.61 | | | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | (4.31 | ) | | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | |
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | 2.60 | | | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | (4.37 | ) | | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | | | | | $16.55 | | | | | | | | $13.95 | | | | $14.02 | | | | | | | | $18.39 | | | | | |
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Total Return2,3 | | | | | | | 18.64 | %4 | | | | | | | 1.43 | % | | | (23.76 | )%5 | | | | | | | 3.08 | %4 | | | | |
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Ratio of net expenses to average net assets11 | | | | | | | 0.82 | %7 | | | | | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | | | | | 0.82 | %7 | | | | |
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Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | | | | | 1.03 | %7 | | | | | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | | | | | 1.13 | %7 | | | | |
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Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | | | | | (0.16 | )%7 | | | | | | | (0.09 | )% | | | (0.37 | )% | | | | | | | (0.49 | )%7 | | | | |
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Portfolio turnover | | | | | | | 7 | %4 | | | | | | | 25 | % | | | 23 | % | | | | | | | 158 | % | | | | |
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Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | | | | | | $28 | | | | | | | | $24 | | | | $12 | | | | | | | | $15 | | | | | |
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1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment loss would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
5 | Includes a non-recurring securities litigation gain. Had the Fund not received the payment total return would have been (24.68%), (24.53%) and (24.53%) for Class N, Class I and Class Z, respectively. |
6 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to less than 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, 0.01%, 0.01%, less than 0.01%, 0.01% and less than 0.01% for the fiscal years ended 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
8 | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01% related to participation in the interfund lending program. |
9 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
10 | Commencement of operations was on August 31, 2021. |
11 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to less than 0.01% for the six months ended April 30, 2024, 0.01% and 0.01% for the fiscal years ended 2023 and 2022, respectively, and less than 0.01% for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2021. |
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| | Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) April 30, 2024 |
1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
AMG Funds I and AMG Funds IV (the “Trusts”) are open-end management investment companies. AMG Funds I is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, while AMG Funds IV is organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust. The Trusts are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trusts consist of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are AMG Funds I: AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG Fund (“Core Bond ESG”) and AMG Funds IV: AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Small/Mid Cap Growth”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”.
Each Fund offers Class N, Class I and Class Z shares. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the respective Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may have different net asset values per share to the extent the share classes pay different distribution amounts and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.
Market prices of investments held by the Funds may fall rapidly or unpredictably due to a variety of economic or political factors, market conditions, disasters or public health issues, or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies.
The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), including accounting and reporting guidance pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 applicable to investment companies. U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:
a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS
Equity securities traded on a national securities exchange or reported on the NASDAQ national market system (“NMS”) are valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, if applicable, the NASDAQ official closing price or the official closing price of the relevant exchange or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities held by the Funds that are traded in the over-the-counter market (other than NMS securities) are valued at the bid price. Foreign equity securities (securities principally traded in markets other than U.S. markets) held by the Funds are valued at the official closing price on the primary exchange or, for markets that either do not offer an official closing price or where the official closing price may not be representative of the overall market, the last quoted sale price.
Fixed income securities purchased with a remaining maturity exceeding 60 days are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an authorized pricing service or, if an evaluated price is not available, by reference to other securities which are considered comparable in credit rating, interest rate, due date and other features (generally referred to as “matrix pricing”) or other similar pricing methodologies.
Fixed income securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, provided that the amortized cost value is approximately the same as the fair value of the security valued without the use of amortized cost. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.
The Funds’ portfolio investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third party pricing services. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Funds’ Boards of Trustees (the “Board”) designated AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) as the Funds’ Valuation Designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations. Such determinations are subject to Board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to ensure that the Board receives the information it needs to oversee the Investment Manager’s fair value determinations.
Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund portfolio investments may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by the Investment Manager and under the general supervision of the Board. The Funds may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Funds’ valuation procedures, if the Investment Manager believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Investment Manager seeks to determine the price that the Funds might reasonably expect to receive from current sale of that portfolio investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental and analytical data relating to the investment; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.
The values assigned to fair value portfolio investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with quarterly reports, as of the most recent quarter end, summarizing all fair value activity, material fair value matters that occurred during the quarter, and all outstanding securities fair valued by the Funds. Additionally, the Board will be presented with an annual report that assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of the Investment Manager’s process for determining the fair value of the Funds’ investments.
With respect to foreign equity securities and certain foreign fixed income securities, securities held in the Funds that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day provided that each individual price exceeds a pre-established confidence level.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect
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the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, fair valued securities with observable inputs)
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)
Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Upon notification from the issuer, distributions received from a real estate investment trust (REIT) may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trusts and other trusts or funds within the AMG Funds Family of Funds (collectively, the “AMG Funds Family”) based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.
Small/Mid Cap Growth had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers under a brokerage recapture program. Credits received from the brokerage recapture program are earned and paid on a monthly basis, and are recorded as expense offsets, which serve to reduce the Fund’s overall expense ratio. For the six
months ended April 30, 2024, the impact on the expenses and expense ratios was $606 or less than 0.01%.
d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Fund distributions resulting from net investment income will normally be declared and paid monthly for Core Bond ESG and annually for Small/Mid Cap Growth. Realized net capital gains distributions, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Permanent differences are primarily due to net operating losses for Small/Mid Cap Growth. Temporary differences for Small/Mid Cap Growth are due to qualified late-year ordinary loss deferrals. In addition, temporary differences for each Fund are due to wash sale loss deferrals.
At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The approximate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Fund | | Cost | | | Appreciation | | | Depreciation | | | Net Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Core Bond ESG | | | $136,187,777 | | | | $47,699 | | | | $(16,485,293 | ) | | | $(16,437,594 | ) |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | | 37,876,646 | | | | 6,976,776 | | | | (4,458,459 | ) | | | 2,518,317 | |
e. FEDERAL TAXES
Each Fund currently qualifies as an investment company and intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. The Investment Manager has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Investment Manager is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/detriment will change materially in the next twelve months.
Furthermore, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.
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f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS AND DEFERRALS
As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had capital loss carryovers for federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term.
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Fund | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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Core Bond ESG | | | $2,928,115 | | | | $6,222,407 | | | | $9,150,522 | |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | | 114,926 | | | | 82,363 | | | | 197,289 | |
g. CAPITAL STOCK
Each Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust or Trust Instrument, as applicable, authorizes for each Fund the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the capital stock transactions by class for the Funds were as follows:
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 32,949 | | | | $295,768 | | | | 38,736 | | | | $343,128 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 3,590 | | | | 31,724 | | | | 5,818 | | | | 51,356 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (43,441) | | | | (384,278) | | | | (12,581) | | | | (108,577) | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (6,902) | | | | $(56,786) | | | | 31,973 | | | | $285,907 | |
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Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 535,439 | | | | $4,736,173 | | | | 1,161,567 | | | | $ 10,219,195 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 222,412 | | | | 1,966,913 | | | | 428,813 | | | | 3,793,245 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (1,553,463) | | | | (13,737,292) | | | | (3,389,263) | | | | (29,861,655) | |
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Net decrease | | | (795,612) | | | | $(7,034,206) | | | | (1,798,883) | | | | $(15,849,215) | |
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Class Z: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 2,265 | | | | $20,071 | | | | 21,349 | | | | $186,192 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 2,598 | | | | 22,956 | | | | 5,322 | | | | 47,130 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (6,831) | | | | (60,067) | | | | (129,774) | | | | (1,162,515) | |
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Net decrease | | | (1,968) | | | | $(17,040) | | | | (103,103) | | | | $(929,193) | |
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| | Small/Mid Cap Growth | |
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| | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | |
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 34,814 | | | | $549,245 | | | | 437,431 | | | | $6,245,304 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36,604 | | | | 484,632 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (151,934) | | | | (2,370,972) | | | | (298,744) | | | | (4,248,267) | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (117,120) | | | | $(1,821,727) | | | | 175,291 | | | | $2,481,669 | |
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Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 50,771 | | | | $854,558 | | | | 122,572 | | | | $1,800,280 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,963 | | | | 123,780 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (48,704) | | | | (782,461) | | | | (55,284) | | | | (806,677) | |
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Net increase | | | 2,067 | | | | $72,097 | | | | 76,251 | | | | $1,117,383 | |
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| | Small/Mid Cap Growth | |
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| | April 30, 2024 | | | October 31, 2023 | |
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Class Z: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | — | | | | — | | | | 829 | | | | $11,751 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32 | | | | 448 | |
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Net increase | | | — | | | | — | | | | 861 | | | | $12,199 | |
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h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into third-party and bilateral repurchase agreements for temporary cash management purposes and for reinvestment of cash collateral on securities lending transactions under the securities lending program offered by The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) (the “Securities Lending Program”) (collectively, “Repurchase Agreements”). The value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, must equal or exceed the value of the Repurchase Agreements during the term of the agreement. For joint repurchase agreements, the Funds participate on a pro rata basis with other clients of BNYM in their share of the underlying collateral under such joint repurchase agreements and in their share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of the underlying collateral. The underlying collateral for all Repurchase Agreements is held by the Funds’ custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited. Pursuant to the Securities Lending Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM on joint repurchase agreements.
At April 30, 2024, the market value of Repurchase Agreements outstanding for Core Bond ESG and Small/Mid Cap Growth were $2,077,716 and $1,262,136, respectively.
2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
For each of the Funds, the Trusts have entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. wealth platform of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects and recommends, subject to the approval of the Board and, in certain circumstances, shareholders, the subadviser for the Funds and monitors the subadviser’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by GW&K Investment Management, LLC (“GW&K”), who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in GW&K.
Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:
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Core Bond ESG | | | 0.30% | |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | | 0.62% | |
The fee paid to GW&K for its services as subadviser is paid out of the fee the Investment Manager receives from each Fund and does not increase the expenses of each Fund.
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least March 1, 2025, to waive management fees and/or pay or reimburse fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts, and in connection with securities sold short), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, dividends payable with respect to securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of Core Bond ESG and Small/Mid Cap Growth to 0.48% and 0.82%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets (this annual rate or such other annual rate that may be in effect from time to time, the “Expense Cap”), subject to later reimbursement by the Funds in certain circumstances.
In general, for a period of up to 36 months after the date any amounts are paid, waived or reimbursed by the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager may recover such amounts from a Fund, provided that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of the items noted in the parenthetical above) to exceed either (i) the Expense Cap in effect at the time such amounts were paid, waived or reimbursed, or (ii) the Expense Cap in effect at the time of such repayment by the Fund.
The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of a Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement between the Investment Manager and the Board, or in the event of a Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of a Fund.
For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the Investment Manager’s expense reimbursements, and repayments of prior reimbursements by the Funds to the Investment Manager, if any, are as follows:
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| | Expense Reimbursements | | Repayment of Prior Reimbursements |
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Core Bond ESG | | $77,325 | | — |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | 41,649 | | — |
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At April 30, 2024, the Funds’ expiration of reimbursements subject to recoupment is as follows:
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Expiration Period | | Core Bond ESG | | | Small/Mid Cap Growth | |
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Less than 1 year | | | $124,657 | | | | $88,755 | |
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1-2 years | | | 122,755 | | | | 84,987 | |
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2-3 years | | | 167,332 | | | | 86,647 | |
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Total | | | $414,744 | | | | $260,389 | |
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The Trusts, on behalf of the Funds, have entered into an amended and restated Administration Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Funds’ administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for certain aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund. Each Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.15% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.
The Funds are distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Generally, the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature.
The Trusts have adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Class N shares of each Fund, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset-based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each Fund’s Class N shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor up to 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Class N shares. For Small/Mid Cap Growth, the Plan is characterized as a reimbursement plan and is directly tied to expenses incurred by the Distributor; the payments the Distributor receives during any year may not exceed its actual expenses. The impact on the Class N annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2024, was 0.25% for Core Bond ESG and 0.19% for Small/Mid Cap Growth.
For Class N of Core Bond ESG and for each of the Class I shares, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses (“shareholder servicing fees”) incurred. Shareholder servicing fees include payments to financial intermediaries, such as broker-dealers (including fund supermarket platforms), banks, and trust companies who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Class N and Class I shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.
The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2024, was as follows:
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Fund | | Maximum Annual Amount Approved | | Actual Amount Incurred |
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Core Bond ESG | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class N | | | | 0.15 | % | | | | 0.15 | % |
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Class I | | | | 0.10 | % | | | | 0.07 | % |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class I | | | | 0.05 | % | | | | 0.05 | % |
The Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trusts and other trusts within the AMG Funds Family. The Trustees of the Trusts who are not affiliated with the Investment Manager receive an annual retainer and per meeting fees for regular, special and telephonic meetings, and they are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while carrying out their duties as Board members. The Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee Chair receive additional annual retainers. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) granted an exemptive order that permits certain eligible funds in the AMG Funds Family to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible funds in the AMG Funds Family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both the borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Administrator manages the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. The interest earned and interest paid on interfund loans are included on the Statement of Operations as interest income and interest expense, respectively. At April 30, 2024, the Funds had no interfund loans outstanding.
The Funds did not utilized the interfund loan program during the six months ended April 30, 2024.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government Obligations) for the six months ended April 30, 2024, were as follows:
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| | Long Term Securities | |
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Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales |
Core Bond ESG | | | $13,698,949 | | | | $12,103,328 | |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | | 2,876,363 | | | | 3,683,356 | |
Core Bond ESG purchases and sales of U.S. Government obligations for the six months ended April 30, 2024 were $3,283,912 and $10,139,572, respectively.
4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED
The Funds participate in the Securities Lending Program providing for the lending of securities to qualified borrowers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its
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services under the Securities Lending Program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash, U.S. Treasury Obligations or U.S. Government Agency Obligations. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in separate omnibus accounts managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into joint repurchase agreements for that cash collateral. Securities collateral is held in separate omnibus accounts managed by BNYM and cannot be sold or pledged. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities as soon as practical, which is normally within three business days.
The value of securities loaned on positions held, cash collateral and securities collateral received at April 30, 2024, was as follows:
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Fund | | Securities Loaned | | | Cash Collateral Received | | | Securities Collateral Received | | | Total Collateral Received |
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Core Bond ESG | | | $2,299,366 | | | | $1,103,716 | | | | $1,285,154 | | | | $2,388,870 | |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | | 1,001,148 | | | | 933,136 | | | | 125,602 | | | | 1,058,738 | |
The following table summarizes the securities received as collateral for securities lending at April 30, 2024:
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Fund | | Collateral Type | | Coupon Range | | Maturity Date Range |
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Core Bond ESG | | U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 0.125%-5.250% | | | 07/15/24-02/15/53 | |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 0.125%-5.250% | | | 07/15/24-02/15/53 | |
5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Under the Trusts’ organizational documents, their Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trusts. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.
6. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with their counterparties for the Securities Lending Program and Repurchase Agreements, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For securities lending transactions, see Note 4.
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The following table is a summary of the Funds’ open Repurchase Agreements that are subject to a master netting agreement as of April 30, 2024:
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Fund | | Gross Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Offset Amount | | Net Asset Balance | | Collateral Received | | Net Amount |
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Core Bond ESG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Bank of America Securities, Inc. | | | $103,716 | | | | — | | | | $103,716 | | | | $103,716 | | | | — | |
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Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | 1,000,000 | | | | — | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | — | |
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Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | | | 974,000 | | | | — | | | | 974,000 | | | | 974,000 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $2,077,716 | | | | — | | | | $2,077,716 | | | | $2,077,716 | | | | — | |
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Small/Mid Cap Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | $933,136 | | | | — | | | | $933,136 | | | | $933,136 | | | | — | |
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Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | | | 329,000 | | | | — | | | | 329,000 | | | | 329,000 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $1,262,136 | | | | — | | | | $1,262,136 | | | | $1,262,136 | | | | — | |
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7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Funds have determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require an additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that a fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The AMG Funds Family of Funds (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) have adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) as required by the Liquidity Rule. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short and long-term cash flow projections, and its holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources, including access to the Funds’ credit facility. Under the Liquidity Rule, each liquidity classification category (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) is defined with respect to the time it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) appointed AMG Funds LLC (“AMG”) as the Program administrator. AMG formed a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (“LRMC”), which includes members of various departments across AMG, | | including Legal, Compliance, Product Services, Affiliate Product Strategy & Development and, as needed, other representatives of AMG and/or representatives of the subadvisers to the Funds. The LRMC meets on a periodic basis, no less frequently than monthly. The LRMC is responsible for the Program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation and effectiveness. At a meeting of the Board held on March 20, 2024, the Board received a report from the LRMC regarding the design and operational effectiveness of the Program for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows: A. The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: During the Program Reporting Period, the LRMC reviewed whether each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions is appropriate for an open-end fund structure. The LRMC also factored a Fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: | | During the Program Reporting Period, the LRMC reviewed historical net redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size. The Funds maintain an in-kind redemption policy, which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests, when appropriate. The LRMC may also take into consideration a Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration, a Fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements: The LRMC considered the terms of the credit facilities available to the Funds. The report concluded that, based upon the review of the Program, using resources and methodologies that AMG considers reasonable, AMG believes that the Program and Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Policies and Procedures are adequate, effective, and reasonably designed to effectively manage the Funds’ liquidity risk. There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus or statement of additional information for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in a Fund may be subject. |
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INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR AMG Funds LLC 680 Washington Blvd., Suite 500 Stamford, CT 06901 800.548.4539 DISTRIBUTOR AMG Distributors, Inc. 680 Washington Blvd., Suite 500 Stamford, CT 06901 800.548.4539 SUBADVISER GW&K Investment Management, LLC 222 Berkeley St. Boston, MA 02116 CUSTODIAN The Bank of New York Mellon Mutual Funds Custody 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 LEGAL COUNSEL Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199-3600 | | TRANSFER AGENT BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. AMG Funds Attn: 534426 AIM 154-0520 500 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15262 800.548.4539 TRUSTEES Jill R. Cuniff Kurt A. Keilhacker Peter W. MacEwen Steven J. Paggioli Eric Rakowski Victoria L. Sassine Garret W. Weston | | This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.548.4539. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ website at wealth.amg.com. A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.548.4539, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.548.4539 or visit the SEC website at sec.gov. The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov and the Funds’ website at wealth.amg.com. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent semi-annual report or annual report, please visit wealth.amg.com. |
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EQUITY FUNDS AMG Beutel Goodman International Equity Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. AMG Boston Common Global Impact Boston Common Asset Management, LLC AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC AMG GW&K Small Cap Core AMG GW&K Small Cap Value AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Core AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap Growth AMG GW&K International Small Cap GW&K Investment Management, LLC AMG Montrusco Bolton Large Cap Growth Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth The Renaissance Group LLC | | | | AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value AMG River Road Large Cap Value Select AMG River Road Mid Cap Value AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value AMG River Road Small Cap Value River Road Asset Management, LLC AMG TimesSquare Emerging Markets Small Cap AMG TimesSquare Global Small Cap AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC AMG Veritas Asia Pacific AMG Veritas China AMG Veritas Global Focus AMG Veritas Global Real Return Veritas Asset Management LLP AMG Yacktman AMG Yacktman Focused AMG Yacktman Global AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Yacktman Asset Management LP | | | | FIXED INCOME FUNDS AMG Beutel Goodman Core Plus Bond Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. AMG GW&K Core Bond ESG AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond ESG AMG GW&K ESG Bond AMG GW&K High Income AMG GW&K Municipal Bond AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield GW&K Investment Management, LLC ALTERNATIVE FUNDS AMG Systematica Managed Futures Strategy Systematica Investments Limited, acting as general partner of Systematica Investments LP | | |
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wealth.amg.com | | | | | 043024 SAR069 | |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
The schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the shareholder report contained in Item 1 hereof.
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 COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
Not applicable.
Item 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
Item 13. EXHIBITS
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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AMG FUNDS IV |
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By: | | /s/ Keitha L. Kinne |
| | Keitha L. Kinne, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | July 3, 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: | | /s/ Keitha L. Kinne |
| | Keitha L. Kinne, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | July 3, 2024 |
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By: | | /s/ Thomas Disbrow |
| | Thomas Disbrow, Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | July 3, 2024 |