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 811-08352
LKCM Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
c/o Luther King Capital Management Corporation
301 Commerce Street, Suite 1600
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(Name and address of agent for service)
1-800-688-LKCM and 1-800-423-6369
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2024
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The Registrant’s Annual Shareholder Reports for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, which were transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are as follows:
(a)
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| LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | |
LKSCX |
Annual Shareholder Report | December 31, 2024 |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-small-cap-equity-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-688-LKCM.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Fund Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | $106 | 1.00% |
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
• The Fund returned 15.45% for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index, returned 11.54% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
• Moderating inflation, strong corporate earnings growth, expectations for interest rate cuts and other factors contributed to strong performance in the overall equity markets and benefited the Fund.
• Stock selection decisions in the Energy, Financials and Consumer Staples sectors were the largest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s underweight positions in the Healthcare and Real Estate sectors and overweight position in the Industrials sector also contributed to the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund benefited from a bias towards growth-oriented companies during the year.
• Stock selection decisions in the Healthcare and Industrials sectors were the largest detractors from the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s overweight positions in the Energy and Materials sectors also detracted from the Fund’s relative performance.
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS?*
The following chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (Initial Investment of $10,000)
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | PAGE 1 | TSR-AR-501885107 |
ANNUAL AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN (%)
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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | 15.45 | 11.21 | 9.04 |
Russell 3000® Index ** | 23.81 | 13.86 | 12.55 |
Russell 2000® Index | 11.54 | 7.40 | 7.82 |
Visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-small-cap-equity-fund/ for more recent performance information.
* | The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance information reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. |
** | In accordance with new regulatory requirements, the Fund has selected a new broad-based securities market index. The former performance index is being maintained as an additional index as it shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with characteristics that are more representative of the Fund’s investment strategy. |
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of December 31, 2024)
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Net Assets | $283,014,030 |
Number of Holdings | 75 |
Net Advisory Fee | $1,814,814 |
Portfolio Turnover | 29% |
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of December 31, 2024)
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Top Sectors | (% of Net Assets) |
Financials | 19.9% |
Industrials | 19.2% |
Information Technology | 15.1% |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
Health Care | 10.3% |
Energy | 6.2% |
Consumer Staples | 5.8% |
Materials | 5.3% |
Communication Services | 3.1% |
Cash & Other | 2.4% |
Real Estate | 1.5% |
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Top 10 Issuers | (% of Net Assets) |
Primo Brands Corp. | 2.4% |
ESAB Corp. | 2.3% |
Q2 Holdings, Inc. | 2.2% |
Altair Engineering, Inc. - Class A | 2.2% |
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | 2.2% |
Hawkins, Inc. | 2.1% |
Palomar Holdings, Inc. | 2.1% |
BellRing Brands, Inc. | 2.0% |
Piper Sandler Cos. | 1.9% |
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. | 1.9% |
For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-small-cap-equity-fund/.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Fund documents not be householded, please contact the Fund at 1-800-688-LKCM, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by the Fund or your financial intermediary.
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| LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | |
LKSMX |
Annual Shareholder Report | December 31, 2024 |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-small-mid-cap-equity-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-688-LKCM.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Fund Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | $108 | 1.00% |
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
• The Fund returned 15.64% for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Index, returned 12.00% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
• Moderating inflation, strong corporate earnings growth, expectations for interest rate cuts and other factors contributed to strong performance in the overall equity markets and benefited the Fund.
• Stock selection decisions in the Information Technology and Industrials sectors were the largest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s underweight position in the Healthcare sector and overweight positions in the Industrials and Financials sectors also contributed to the Fund’s relative performance.
• Stock selection decisions in the Consumer Staples and Real Estate sectors were the largest detractors from the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s underweight position in the Utilities sector also detracted from the Fund’s relative performance.
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS?*
The following chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (Initial Investment of $10,000)
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | PAGE 1 | TSR-AR-501885859 |
ANNUAL AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN (%)
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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | 15.64 | 11.29 | 9.70 |
Russell 3000® Index** | 23.81 | 13.86 | 12.55 |
Russell 2500® Index | 12.00 | 8.77 | 8.85 |
Visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-small-mid-cap-equity-fund/ for more recent performance information.
* | The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance information reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. |
** | In accordance with new regulatory requirements, the Fund has selected a new broad-based securities market index. The former performance index is being maintained as an additional index as it shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with characteristics that are more representative of the Fund’s investment strategy. |
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of December 31, 2024)
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Net Assets | $39,019,871 |
Number of Holdings | 54 |
Net Advisory Fee | $118,002 |
Portfolio Turnover | 31% |
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of December 31, 2024)
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Top Sectors | (% of Net Assets) |
Industrials | 26.4% |
Financials | 21.0% |
Information Technology | 14.1% |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.9% |
Health Care | 8.8% |
Cash & Other | 5.4% |
Real Estate | 3.9% |
Materials | 3.6% |
Energy | 3.3% |
Consumer Staples | 2.4% |
Communication Services | 1.2% |
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Top 10 Issuers | (% of Net Assets) |
Q2 Holdings, Inc. | 4.8% |
Axon Enterprise, Inc. | 2.9% |
Palomar Holdings, Inc. | 2.7% |
Twilio Inc. - Class A | 2.6% |
Natera, Inc. | 2.6% |
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | 2.6% |
CBIZ, Inc. | 2.5% |
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - Class A | 2.4% |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 2.3% |
MSILF Government Portfolio | 2.3% |
For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-small-mid-cap-equity-fund/.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Fund documents not be householded, please contact the Fund at 1-800-688-LKCM, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by the Fund or your financial intermediary.
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| LKCM Equity Fund | |
LKEQX |
Annual Shareholder Report | December 31, 2024 |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the LKCM Equity Fund for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-equity-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-688-LKCM.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Fund Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
LKCM Equity Fund | $81 | 0.80% |
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
• The Equity Fund returned 14.44% for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, returned 25.02% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
• Moderating inflation, strong corporate earnings growth, expectations for interest rate cuts and other factors contributed to strong performance in the overall equity markets and benefited the Fund.
• The Fund’s investment strategy focuses on portfolio diversification and therefore was underweight the relative small number of technology-related companies that drove the majority of the benchmark’s performance.
• Stock selection decisions in the Industrials sector were the largest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s underweight position in the Real Estate sector also contributed to the Fund’s relative performance.
• Stock selection decisions in the Information Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary sectors were the largest detractors from the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s overweight positions in the Materials and Industrials sectors and underweight position in the Consumer Discretionary sector detracted from the Fund’s relative performance.
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS?*
The following chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (Initial Investment of $10,000)
LKCM Equity Fund | PAGE 1 | TSR-AR-501885206 |
ANNUAL AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN (%)
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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
LKCM Equity Fund | 14.44 | 10.40 | 10.44 |
S&P 500® Index | 25.02 | 14.53 | 13.10 |
Visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-equity-fund/ for more recent performance information.
* | The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance information reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. |
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of December 31, 2024)
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Net Assets | $508,483,159 |
Number of Holdings | 55 |
Net Advisory Fee | $2,662,788 |
Portfolio Turnover | 9% |
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of December 31, 2024)
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Top Sectors | (% of Net Assets) |
Information Technology | 25.4% |
Industrials | 23.8% |
Health Care | 11.9% |
Consumer Discretionary | 7.5% |
Materials | 6.8% |
Financials | 6.6% |
Energy | 6.6% |
Communication Services | 4.1% |
Consumer Staples | 4.0% |
Cash & Other | 3.3% |
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Top 10 Issuers | (% of Net Assets) |
Microsoft Corp. | 6.6% |
Apple Inc. | 4.7% |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A | 4.1% |
NVIDIA Corp. | 4.0% |
Oracle Corp. | 3.9% |
Waste Connections, Inc. | 3.0% |
FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 2.7% |
Ecolab, Inc. | 2.5% |
Trimble, Inc. | 2.4% |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.4% |
For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-equity-fund/.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Fund documents not be householded, please contact the Fund at 1-800-688-LKCM, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by the Fund or your financial intermediary.
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| LKCM Balanced Fund | |
LKBAX |
Annual Shareholder Report | December 31, 2024 |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the LKCM Balanced Fund for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-balanced-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-688-LKCM.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Fund Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
LKCM Balanced Fund | $82 | 0.80% |
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
• The Fund returned 10.99% for the year ended December 31, 2024. One of the Fund’s benchmarks, the S&P 500® Index, returned 25.02% for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Fund’s other benchmark, the Bloomberg Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, returned 3.00% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
• Moderating inflation, strong corporate earnings growth, expectations for interest rate cuts and other factors contributed to strong performance in the overall equity markets and benefited the Fund.
• The Fund’s investment strategy for its equity portfolio focuses on portfolio diversification and therefore was underweight the relative small number of technology-related companies that drove the majority of the benchmark’s performance.
• Stock selection decisions in the Energy and Materials sectors were the largest contributors to the performance of the Fund’s equity portfolio.
• The Fund’s underweight position in the Real Estate sector also contributed to the performance of the Fund’s equity portfolio.
• Stock selection decisions in the Information Technology, Industrials and Healthcare sectors were the largest detractors from the performance of the Fund’s equity portfolio.
• The Fund’s overweight positions in the Materials and Energy sectors and underweight position in the Information Technology sector also detracted from the performance of the Fund’s equity portfolio.
• The Fund’s fixed income portfolio outperformed and benefited from a focus on corporate bonds with the intermediate-term maturities.
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS?*
The following chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (Initial Investment of $10,000)
LKCM Balanced Fund | PAGE 1 | TSR-AR-501885305 |
ANNUAL AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN (%)
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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
LKCM Balanced Fund | 10.99 | 6.86 | 7.58 |
S&P 500® Index | 25.02 | 14.53 | 13.10 |
Bloomberg Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index | 3.00 | 0.86 | 1.71 |
Visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-balanced-fund/ for more recent performance information.
* | The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance information reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. |
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of December 31, 2024)
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Net Assets | $114,922,770 |
Number of Holdings | 141 |
Net Advisory Fee | $502,832 |
Portfolio Turnover | 15% |
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of December 31, 2024)
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Top Sectors (% of Net Assets) |
Information Technology | 21.7% |
Industrials | 14.6% |
Health Care | 11.4% |
Financials | 9.9% |
Consumer Staples | 9.3% |
Energy | 8.8% |
Communication Services | 7.4% |
Materials | 7.2% |
Consumer Discretionary | 6.8% |
Cash & Other | 2.9% |
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Security Type (% of Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | 69.5% |
Corporate Bonds | 29.8% |
Cash & Other | 0.7% |
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Top 10 Issuers (% of Net Assets) |
Apple Inc. | 3.5% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.9% |
Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.8% |
NVIDIA Corp. | 2.7% |
Microsoft Corp. | 2.7% |
Oracle Corp. | 2.6% |
Alphabet Inc. - Class C | 2.3% |
Home Depot, Inc. | 2.1% |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 1.8% |
Waste Management, Inc. | 1.8% |
For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-balanced-fund/.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Fund documents not be householded, please contact the Fund at 1-800-688-LKCM, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by the Fund or your financial intermediary.
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| LKCM Fixed Income Fund | |
LKFIX |
Annual Shareholder Report | December 31, 2024 |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the LKCM Fixed Income Fund for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-fixed-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-688-LKCM.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Fund Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | $51 | 0.50% |
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
• The Fund returned 3.06% for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, returned 3.00% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
• The U.S. Treasury curve steepened with yields on longer-dated issues increasing substantially and yields on shorter-dated issues declining as the Federal Reserve cut the Federal funds rate by 1.00%.
• The Fund benefited from having a shorter average duration (3.5 years) relative to the benchmark (3.7 years).
• The Fund’s relative performance benefited from an overweight position in high-quality corporate bonds, as corporate bonds outperformed U.S. Treasuries and Government Agency issues during the year as credit spreads tightened substantially.
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS?*
The following chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (Initial Investment of $10,000)
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | PAGE 1 | TSR-AR-501885404 |
ANNUAL AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN (%)
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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | 3.06 | 0.95 | 1.72 |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ** | 1.25 | -0.33 | 1.35 |
Bloomberg Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index | 3.00 | 0.86 | 1.71 |
Visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-fixed-income-fund/ for more recent performance information.
* | The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance information reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. |
** | In accordance with new regulatory requirements, the Fund has selected a new broad-based securities market index. The former performance index is being maintained as an additional index as it shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with characteristics that are more representative of the Fund’s investment strategy. |
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of December 31, 2024)
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Net Assets | $277,122,376 |
Number of Holdings | 94 |
Net Advisory Fee | $529,058 |
Portfolio Turnover | 25% |
Effective Duration | 3.49 years |
30-Day SEC Yield | 4.07% |
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of December 31, 2024)
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Top Sectors | (% of Net Assets) |
U.S. Government Sponsored Entities | 22.2% |
Industrials | 12.0% |
Health Care | 11.5% |
Government Bonds | 10.9% |
Information Technology | 10.7% |
Energy | 9.1% |
Consumer Discretionary | 5.1% |
Communication Services | 5.1% |
Financials | 4.3% |
Cash & Other | 4.2% |
Real Estate | 2.5% |
Materials | 2.4% |
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Top 10 Issuers | (% of Net Assets) |
United States Treasury Note/Bond, 4.13%, 11/15/32 | 3.0% |
Intuit Inc., 5.20%, 09/15/33 | 2.7% |
Emerson Electric Co., 3.15%, 06/01/25 | 2.7% |
Kinder Morgan Inc., 5.20%, 06/01/33 | 2.6% |
L3Harris Technologies Inc., 5.40%, 07/31/33 | 2.0% |
Danaher Corp., 3.35%, 09/15/25 | 2.0% |
Trimble Inc., 6.10%, 03/15/33 | 1.9% |
ONEOK Inc., 6.05%, 09/01/33 | 1.9% |
Tractor Supply Co., 5.25%, 05/15/33 | 1.8% |
Federal Home Loan Banks, 4.00%, 04/14/25 | 1.8% |
For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-fixed-income-fund/.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Fund documents not be householded, please contact the Fund at 1-800-688-LKCM, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by the Fund or your financial intermediary.
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| LKCM International Equity Fund | |
LKINX |
Annual Shareholder Report | December 31, 2024 |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the LKCM International Equity Fund for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-international-equity-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-688-LKCM.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Fund Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
LKCM International Equity Fund | $100 | 1.00% |
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
• The Fund returned 4.83% for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI/EAFE® Index, returned 4.35% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
• International equity markets continued to be more cyclically challenged than United States equity markets during the year.
• Stock selection decisions in the Materials, Energy and Financials sectors were the largest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s overweight position in the Industrials sector and underweight positions in the Utilities and Healthcare sectors also contributed to the Fund’s relative performance.
• Stock selection decisions in the Industrials and Healthcare sectors were the largest detractors from the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s underweight position in the Financials sector and overweight position in the Energy sector also detracted from the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s tilt towards growth-oriented companies was a modest detractor from the Fund’s relative performance.
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM SINCE INCEPTION?*
The following chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (Initial Investment of $10,000)
LKCM International Equity Fund | PAGE 1 | TSR-AR-501885834 |
ANNUAL AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN (%)
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| 1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception (05/01/2019) |
LKCM International Equity Fund | 4.83 | 5.49 | 6.43 |
MSCI/EAFE® Index | 4.35 | 5.24 | 6.03 |
Visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-international-equity-fund/ for more recent performance information.
* | The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance information reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. |
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of December 31, 2024)
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Net Assets | $60,328,858 |
Number of Holdings | 49 |
Net Advisory Fee | $324,873 |
Portfolio Turnover | 17% |
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of December 31, 2024)
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Top Sectors (% of Net Assets) |
Industrials | 21.2% |
Financials | 20.2% |
Information Technology | 12.8% |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.9% |
Health Care | 9.0% |
Consumer Staples | 7.6% |
Energy | 6.2% |
Materials | 6.0% |
Communication Services | 4.8% |
Cash & Other | 1.3% |
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Top 10 Issuers (% of Net Assets) |
Deutsche Telekom AG | 2.9% |
Barclays PLC | 2.8% |
SAP SE | 2.8% |
Euronext NV | 2.8% |
Lonza Group AG | 2.7% |
Air Liquide SA | 2.7% |
Alcon AG | 2.7% |
Sage Group PLC | 2.6% |
Unilever PLC | 2.6% |
Fluidra SA | 2.6% |
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Top Ten Countries (% of Net Assets) |
United Kingdom | 25.8% |
Germany | 13.6% |
France | 13.0% |
Netherlands | 10.0% |
Switzerland | 9.6% |
Canada | 6.4% |
Japan | 4.4% |
Australia | 3.7% |
Spain | 2.6% |
United States | 2.6% |
For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://lkcmfunds.com/lkcmfund/lkcm-international-equity-fund/.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Fund documents not be householded, please contact the Fund at 1-800-688-LKCM, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by the Fund or your financial intermediary.
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Annual Shareholder Report | December 31, 2024 |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.aquinasfunds.com/applications-documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-423-6369.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE PAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Fund Name | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund | $102 | 1.00% |
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
• The Fund returned 13.37% for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, returned 25.02% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
• Moderating inflation, strong corporate earnings growth, expectations for interest rate cuts and other factors contributed to strong performance in the overall equity markets and benefited the Fund.
• The Fund’s investment strategy focuses on portfolio diversification and therefore was underweight the relative small number of technology-related companies that drove the majority of the benchmark’s performance.
• Stock selection decisions in the Materials, Energy and Financials sectors were the largest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s underweight positions in the Healthcare and Real Estate sectors also contributed to the Fund’s relative performance.
• Stock selection decisions in the Information Technology, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors were the largest detractors from the Fund’s relative performance.
• The Fund’s overweight positions in the Materials and Energy sectors and underweight position in the Communication Services sector also detracted from the Fund’s relative performance.
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS?*
The following chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (Initial Investment of $10,000)
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ANNUAL AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN (%)
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LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund | 13.37 | 10.51 | 9.80 |
S&P 500® Index | 25.02 | 14.53 | 13.10 |
Visit https://www.aquinasfunds.com/applications-documents/ for more recent performance information.
* | The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Performance information reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. |
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of December 31, 2024)
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Net Assets | $60,109,295 |
Number of Holdings | 44 |
Net Advisory Fee | $258,774 |
Portfolio Turnover | 11% |
WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of December 31, 2024)
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Top Sectors | (% of Net Assets) |
Information Technology | 31.0% |
Industrials | 13.2% |
Materials | 12.0% |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.4% |
Energy | 8.5% |
Health Care | 7.9% |
Consumer Staples | 5.5% |
Communication Services | 4.9% |
Financials | 4.3% |
Cash & Other | 2.3% |
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Top 10 Issuers | (% of Net Assets) |
NVIDIA Corp. | 5.1% |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A | 4.9% |
Microsoft Corp. | 4.6% |
Oracle Corp. | 4.2% |
Apple Inc. | 3.7% |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 3.5% |
Stryker Corp. | 3.3% |
Trimble, Inc. | 2.9% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.9% |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 2.8% |
For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit https://www.aquinasfunds.com/applications-documents/.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). If you would prefer that your Fund documents not be householded, please contact the Fund at 1-800-423-6369, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by the Fund or your financial intermediary.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.
A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Richard J. Howell is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The Registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed by the principal accountant for each of the last two fiscal years for audit services (which are reflected under “Audit Fees”), audit-related services (which are reflected under “Audit-Related Fee”), tax services (which are reflected under “Tax Fees”), and other services fees (which are reflected under “All Other Fees”).
| FYE 12/31/2024 | FYE 12/31/2023 |
Audit Fees | $175,000 | $172,470 |
Audit-Related Fees | — | — |
Tax Fees | 38,396 | 37,820 |
All Other Fees | — | — |
The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the Registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the Registrant.
The percentage of fees billed by the principal accountant applicable to non-audit services pursuant to a waiver of pre-approval requirements were as follows:
| FYE 12/31/2024 | FYE 12/31/2023 |
Audit-Related Fees | 0% | 0% |
Tax Fees | 0% | 0% |
All Other Fees | 0% | 0% |
All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the Registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant.
The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for services to the Registrant and to the Registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years.
Non-Audit Related Fees | FYE 12/31/2024 | FYE 12/31/2023 |
Registrant | $38,396 | $37,820 |
Registrant’s Investment Adviser | — | — |
The audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.
The Registrant has not been identified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as having filed an annual report issued by a registered public accounting firm branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction where the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect or completely investigate because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.
The Registrant is not a foreign issuer.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Item 6. Investments.
| (a) | The Schedule of Investments is included within the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Investment Companies.
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FUNDS
LKCM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
LKCM SMALL-MID CAP EQUITY FUND
LKCM EQUITY FUND
LKCM BALANCED FUND
LKCM FIXED INCOME FUND
LKCM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
Annual Financial Statements and Other Information
December 31, 2024
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024
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COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%
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Aerospace & Defense - 0.9%
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Mercury Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 60,778 | | | $2,552,676 |
Banks - 8.7%
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Cadence Bank | | | 106,080 | | | 3,654,456 |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 9,622 | | | 1,291,753 |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 72,049 | | | 2,062,763 |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | 162,789 | | | 4,606,929 |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 47,082 | | | 5,385,710 |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 34,624 | | | 3,907,665 |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 64,812 | | | 3,578,918 |
| | | | | | 24,488,194 |
Beverages - 2.4%
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Primo Brands Corp. | | | 219,278 | | | 6,747,184 |
Broadline Retail - 1.7%
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Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 44,941 | | | 4,931,376 |
Building Products - 2.5%
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CSW Industrials, Inc. | | | 7,748 | | | 2,733,495 |
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. | | | 117,884 | | | 4,397,073 |
| | | | | | 7,130,568 |
Capital Markets - 1.9%
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Piper Sandler Cos. | | | 18,161 | | | 5,447,392 |
Chemicals - 3.0%
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Hawkins, Inc. | | | 48,811 | | | 5,987,645 |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 17,138 | | | 2,412,345 |
| | | | | | 8,399,990 |
Communications Equipment - 1.4%
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Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 47,993 | | | 4,029,012 |
Construction Materials - 1.2%
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Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 14,319 | | | 3,533,356 |
Consumer Finance - 1.1%
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FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | | | 29,091 | | | 3,013,828 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.9%
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Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 16,020 | | | 2,483,901 |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.2%
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Archrock, Inc. | | | 150,259 | | | 3,739,946 |
Weatherford International PLC | | | 35,852 | | | 2,568,079 |
| | | | | | 6,308,025 |
Financial Services - 4.8% | | | | | | |
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 401,642 | | | 4,152,978 |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 33,688 | | | 3,464,474 |
Repay Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 119,937 | | | 915,119 |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 47,429 | | | 4,922,182 |
| | | | | | 13,454,753 |
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Food Products - 1.3%
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Utz Brands, Inc. | | | 241,022 | | | $3,774,405 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.7%
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Alphatec Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 423,269 | | | 3,885,610 |
Enovis Corp.(a) | | | 85,780 | | | 3,764,026 |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 39,861 | | | 3,855,356 |
Neogen Corp.(a) | | | 146,272 | | | 1,775,742 |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 3.9%
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Addus HomeCare Corp.(a) | | | 21,456 | | | 2,689,509 |
Ensign Group, Inc. | | | 30,087 | | | 3,997,359 |
HealthEquity, Inc.(a) | | | 44,387 | | | 4,258,933 |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 6.8%
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Everi Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 342,821 | | | 4,631,511 |
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 18,460 | | | 1,672,107 |
Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp. | | | 223,885 | | | 2,241,089 |
Playa Hotels & Resorts NV(a) | | | 378,895 | | | 4,793,022 |
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. - Class A | | | 62,227 | | | 2,877,376 |
Wingstop, Inc. | | | 10,484 | | | 2,979,553 |
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Insurance - 3.8%
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Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 44,511 | | | 4,772,469 |
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 56,625 | | | 5,979,034 |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.7%
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Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 14,794 | | | 4,915,011 |
Machinery - 9.6%
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Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 19,787 | | | 3,678,601 |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 20,882 | | | 3,985,121 |
ESAB Corp. | | | 53,383 | | | 6,402,757 |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 30,970 | | | 3,018,026 |
Helios Technologies, Inc. | | | 54,993 | | | 2,454,888 |
ITT, Inc. | | | 31,035 | | | 4,434,281 |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A | | | 16,359 | | | 3,325,785 |
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Media - 3.1%
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Magnite, Inc.(a) | | | 334,804 | | | 5,330,080 |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 21,672 | | | 3,423,526 |
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Metals & Mining - 1.1%
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Materion Corp. | | | 31,279 | | | 3,092,868 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.0%
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CNX Resources Corp.(a) | | | 136,350 | | | 4,999,955 |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. - Class A | | | 152,130 | | | 3,556,799 |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. | | | 41,056 | | | 1,525,641 |
Permian Resources Corp. | | | 79,941 | | | 1,149,552 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024 (Continued)
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COMMON STOCKS - (Continued)
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Personal Care Products - 2.0%
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BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 76,977 | | | $5,799,447 |
Professional Services - 3.6%
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CBIZ, Inc.(a) | | | 46,306 | | | 3,789,220 |
NV5 Global, Inc.(a) | | | 135,684 | | | 2,556,286 |
Upwork, Inc.(a) | | | 229,376 | | | 3,750,298 |
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Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5%
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FirstService Corp. | | | 23,654 | | | 4,281,847 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.2%
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Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a) | | | 118,777 | | | 6,118,203 |
Software - 11.1%
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Altair Engineering, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 56,148 | | | 6,126,308 |
Appian Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 89,506 | | | 2,951,908 |
Braze, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 68,112 | | | 2,852,531 |
Five9, Inc.(a) | | | 50,122 | | | 2,036,958 |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 110,777 | | | 3,364,297 |
Onestream, Inc.(a) | | | 90,831 | | | 2,590,500 |
Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 61,906 | | | 6,230,839 |
Workiva Inc.(a) | | | 48,843 | | | 5,348,309 |
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Specialty Retail - 1.5%
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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 71,776 | | | 4,129,273 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.2%
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Crocs, Inc.(a) | | | 31,208 | | | 3,418,212 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.6%
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Global Industrial Co. | | | 78,793 | | | 1,953,278 |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a) | | | 20,432 | | | 2,692,325 |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $186,217,791) | | | | | | 275,750,286 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5%
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Money Market Funds - 2.5%
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Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust - Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 4.43%(b) | | | 6,941,861 | | | $6,941,861 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $6,941,861) | | | | | | 6,941,861 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9%
(Cost $193,159,652) | | | | | | $282,692,147 |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.1% | | | | | | 321,883 |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $283,014,030 |
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
NV - Naamloze Vennootschap
PLC - Public Limited Company
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Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2024
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COMMON STOCKS - 94.8%
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Aerospace & Defense - 4.5%
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Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a) | | | 1,883 | | | $1,119,105 |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 5,621 | | | 626,123 |
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Banks - 5.2%
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Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 6,315 | | | 722,373 |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 6,087 | | | 686,979 |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 11,236 | | | 620,452 |
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Beverages - 0.3%
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 4,149 | | | 109,285 |
Biotechnology - 2.6%
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Natera, Inc. (a) | | | 6,383 | | | 1,010,429 |
Building Products - 5.9%
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A O Smith Corp. | | | 6,893 | | | 470,171 |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a) | | | 4,347 | | | 621,317 |
CSW Industrials, Inc. | | | 2,130 | | | 751,464 |
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. | | | 11,940 | | | 445,362 |
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Capital Markets - 4.6%
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LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,798 | | | 913,575 |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 10,635 | | | 877,175 |
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Chemicals - 0.7%
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Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 1,838 | | | 258,717 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.0%
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Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 19,363 | | | 771,422 |
Construction & Engineering - 2.0%
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AECOM | | | 7,255 | | | 774,979 |
Construction Materials - 1.5%
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Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 2,373 | | | 585,562 |
Distributors - 1.0%
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Pool Corp. | | | 1,121 | | | 382,194 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.0%
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Trimble, Inc.(a) | | | 11,038 | | | 779,945 |
Financial Services - 5.1%
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AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 45,965 | | | 475,278 |
Corpay, Inc.(a) | | | 2,438 | | | 825,068 |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 6,623 | | | 681,109 |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.7%
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Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 6,846 | | | 662,145 |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2%
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Addus HomeCare Corp.(a) | | | 3,911 | | | $490,244 |
Ensign Group, Inc. | | | 5,833 | | | 774,972 |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6%
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Wingstop, Inc. | | | 2,225 | | | 632,345 |
Insurance - 6.2%
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Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 11,142 | | | 431,864 |
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 8,862 | | | 950,184 |
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 9,799 | | | 1,034,676 |
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IT Services - 2.6%
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Twilio Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 9,465 | | | 1,022,977 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.3%
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Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,522 | | | 505,654 |
Machinery - 3.3%
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ITT, Inc. | | | 4,712 | | | 673,250 |
Kadant, Inc. | | | 1,811 | | | 624,777 |
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Media - 1.1%
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,719 | | | 429,520 |
Metals & Mining - 1.5%
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Reliance, Inc. | | | 2,144 | | | 577,293 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.3%
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Expand Energy Corp. | | | 6,482 | | | 645,283 |
Permian Resources Corp. | | | 45,711 | | | 657,324 |
| | | | | | 1,302,607 |
Personal Care Products - 2.1%
| | | | | | |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 11,131 | | | 838,610 |
Professional Services - 6.3%
| | | | | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 3,063 | | | 692,514 |
CBIZ, Inc.(a) | | | 12,135 | | | 993,007 |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a) | | | 3,820 | | | 761,975 |
| | | | | | 2,447,496 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 3.9%
|
Colliers International Group, Inc. | | | 6,075 | | | 826,018 |
FirstService Corp. | | | 3,873 | | | 701,090 |
| | | | | | 1,527,108 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.6%
| | | | | | |
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a) | | | 19,580 | | | 1,008,566 |
Software - 6.9%
| | | | | | |
Altair Engineering, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 7,562 | | | 825,090 |
Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 18,543 | | | 1,866,353 |
| | | | | | 2,691,443 |
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2024(Continued)
| | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - (Continued)
|
Specialty Retail - 5.0%
| | | | | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 10,829 | | | $622,993 |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. -
Class A(a) | | | 4,429 | | | 441,571 |
Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 1,775 | | | 890,606 |
| | | | | | 1,955,170 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.3%
| | | |
On Holding AG - Class A(a) | | | 16,351 | | | 895,544 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.5%
|
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a) | | | 2,695 | | | 355,120 |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 1,350 | | | 639,752 |
| | | | | | 994,872 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $26,472,496) | | | | | | 36,979,401 |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.3%
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 5.3%
| | | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust - Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 4.43%(b) | | | 1,170,795 | | | 1,170,795 |
MSILF Government Portfolio - Class Institutional, 4.43%(b) | | | 904,837 | | | 904,837 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,075,632) | | | | | | 2,075,632 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1%
(Cost $28,548,128) | | | | | | $39,055,033 |
Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets - (0.1)% | | | | | | (35,162) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $39,019,871 |
| | | | | | |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
AG - Aktiengesellschaft
(a)
| Non-income producing security. |
(b)
| The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of December 31, 2024. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2024
| | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 97.0%
| | | | | | |
Banks - 5.1%
| | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 160,000 | | | $7,032,000 |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 50,000 | | | 6,712,500 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 50,000 | | | 11,985,500 |
| | | | | | 25,730,000 |
Beverages - 1.2%
| | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 95,000 | | | 5,914,700 |
Biotechnology - 1.4%
| | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 28,000 | | | 7,297,920 |
Broadline Retail - 1.6%
| | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 38,000 | | | 8,336,820 |
Chemicals - 4.4%
| | | | | | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 55,000 | | | 12,887,600 |
Linde PLC | | | 22,000 | | | 9,210,740 |
| | | | | | 22,098,340 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 5.3%
| | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 64,000 | | | 11,692,800 |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 90,000 | | | 15,442,200 |
| | | | | | 27,135,000 |
Construction & Engineering - 3.3%
| | | | | | |
Fluor Corp.(a) | | | 125,000 | | | 6,165,000 |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 35,000 | | | 10,733,450 |
| | | | | | 16,898,450 |
Construction Materials - 1.8%
| | | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 18,000 | | | 9,297,000 |
Electrical Equipment - 2.9%
| | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 75,000 | | | 9,294,750 |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 35,000 | | | 5,426,750 |
| | | | | | 14,721,500 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 4.6%
| | | | | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 25,000 | | | 11,603,250 |
Trimble, Inc.(a) | | | 170,000 | | | 12,012,200 |
| | | | | | 23,615,450 |
Financial Services - 1.6%
| | | | | | |
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | | | 15,000 | | | 7,898,550 |
Food Products - 0.6%
| | | | | | |
Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 100,000 | | | 3,071,000 |
Ground Transportation - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 24,000 | | | 5,472,960 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.5%
|
Alcon AG | | | 60,000 | | | 5,093,400 |
Neogen Corp.(a) | | | 450,000 | | | 5,463,000 |
Stryker Corp. | | | 20,000 | | | 7,201,000 |
| | | | | | 17,757,400 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Household Durables - 1.0%
| | | | | | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 500,000 | | | $4,980,000 |
Household Products - 2.3%
| | | | | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 50,000 | | | 6,552,000 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 30,000 | | | 5,029,500 |
| | | | | | 11,581,500 |
Interactive Media & Services - 4.1%
| | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A | | | 110,000 | | | 20,823,000 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.8%
| | | | | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 32,750 | | | 7,517,763 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 13,000 | | | 6,762,990 |
| | | | | | 14,280,753 |
Machinery - 7.0%
| | | | | | |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 40,000 | | | 7,633,600 |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 85,000 | | | 8,283,250 |
IDEX Corp. | | | 30,000 | | | 6,278,700 |
Toro Co. | | | 80,000 | | | 6,408,000 |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 60,000 | | | 6,961,200 |
| | | | | | 35,564,750 |
Marine Transportation - 1.6%
| | | | | | |
Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 75,000 | | | 7,935,000 |
Metals & Mining - 0.6%
| | | | | | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 55,000 | | | 3,093,200 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.6%
| | | | | | |
Cameco Corp. | | | 90,000 | | | 4,625,100 |
Chevron Corp. | | | 42,500 | | | 6,155,700 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 100,000 | | | 9,917,000 |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 384,000 | | | 9,807,360 |
Kimbell Royalty Partners LP | | | 180,000 | | | 2,921,400 |
| | | | | | 33,426,560 |
Pharmaceuticals - 4.2%
| | | | | | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 80,000 | | | 7,958,400 |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 220,000 | | | 5,836,600 |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 47,000 | | | 7,657,710 |
| | | | | | 21,452,710 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment - 4.0%
|
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 150,000 | | | 20,143,500 |
Software - 12.1%
| | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 18,000 | | | 8,004,240 |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 80,000 | | | 33,720,000 |
Oracle Corp. | | | 120,000 | | | 19,996,800 |
| | | | | | 61,721,040 |
Specialty Retail - 4.9%
| | | | | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 90,000 | | | 5,177,700 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 8,000 | | | 9,486,400 |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 26,500 | | | 10,308,235 |
| | | | | | 24,972,335 |
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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December 31, 2024(Continued)
| | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - (Continued)
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 4.7%
| | | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | | 96,000 | | | $24,040,320 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.7%
|
FTAI Aviation Ltd. | | | 95,000 | | | 13,683,800 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $229,438,538) | | | | | | 492,943,558 |
| | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.2%
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 3.2%
| | | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust - Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 4.43%(b) | | | 15,244,132 | | | 15,244,132 |
MSILF Government Portfolio - Class Institutional, 4.43%(b) | | | 1,105,082 | | | 1,105,082 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $16,349,214) | | | | | | 16,349,214 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.2%
(Cost $245,787,752) | | | | | | $509,292,772 |
Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets - (0.2)% | | | | | | (809,613) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $508,483,159 |
| | | | | | |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
AG - Aktiengesellschaft
PLC - Public Limited Company
(a)
| Non-income producing security. |
(b)
| The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of December 31, 2024. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2024
| | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 68.6%
| | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 5,850 | | | $1,230,138 |
Banks - 3.8%
| | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 33,100 | | | 1,454,745 |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 9,700 | | | 1,302,225 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 6,700 | | | 1,606,057 |
| | | | | | 4,363,027 |
Beverages - 2.9%
| | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 21,400 | | | 1,332,364 |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 35,000 | | | 1,124,200 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 5,750 | | | 874,345 |
| | | | | | 3,330,909 |
Broadline Retail - 2.1%
| | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 11,200 | | | 2,457,168 |
Capital Markets - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
Moody's Corp. | | | 2,650 | | | 1,254,431 |
Chemicals - 3.3%
| | | | | | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | 800 | | | 232,032 |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 7,658 | | | 436,200 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 9,658 | | | 736,422 |
Ecolab Inc. | | | 3,600 | | | 843,552 |
Linde PLC | | | 3,600 | | | 1,507,212 |
| | | | | | 3,755,418 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.5%
| | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 8,800 | | | 1,607,760 |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 8,100 | | | 1,389,798 |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 5,250 | | | 1,059,398 |
| | | | | | 4,056,956 |
Construction Materials - 1.4%
| | | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | 1,601,150 |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.4%
| | | | | | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 17,300 | | | 1,563,055 |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8%
| | | | | | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 23,841 | | | 953,402 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.8%
| | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 8,800 | | | 1,090,584 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 3,325 | | | 950,252 |
| | | | | | 2,040,836 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.0%
| | | | | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 2,450 | | | 1,137,118 |
Trimble Inc.(a) | | | 17,150 | | | 1,211,819 |
| | | | | | 2,348,937 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Entertainment - 1.0%
| | | | | | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 900 | | | $802,188 |
Walt Disney Co. | | | 2,800 | | | 311,780 |
| | | | | | 1,113,968 |
Financial Services - 1.6%
| | | | | | |
Visa, Inc. - Class A | | | 5,650 | | | 1,785,626 |
Ground Transportation - 0.6%
| | | | | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | 729,728 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.0%
| | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 6,800 | | | 769,148 |
Alcon AG | | | 17,900 | | | 1,519,531 |
| | | | | | 2,288,679 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8%
| | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 1,700 | | | 859,962 |
Household Products - 2.1%
| | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 13,400 | | | 1,218,194 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 5,100 | | | 668,304 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 3,250 | | | 544,862 |
| | | | | | 2,431,360 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.0%
| | | | | | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | 5,200 | | | 1,174,628 |
Insurance - 0.8%
| | | | | | |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | | 3,400 | | | 965,090 |
Interactive Media & Services - 4.0%
| | | | | | |
Alphabet Inc. - Class C | | | 13,800 | | | 2,628,072 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,275 | | | 1,917,545 |
| | | | | | 4,545,617 |
IT Services - 0.8%
| | | | | | |
Accenture PLC - Class A | | | 2,600 | | | 914,654 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.1%
| | | | | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 5,800 | | | 1,331,390 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | 1,040,460 |
| | | | | | 2,371,850 |
Machinery - 1.8%
| | | | | | |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 3,000 | | | 572,520 |
Fortive Corp. | | | 9,350 | | | 701,250 |
IDEX Corp. | | | 4,000 | | | 837,160 |
| | | | | | 2,110,930 |
Metals & Mining - 0.6%
| | | | | | |
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | | | 17,700 | | | 658,794 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.3%
| | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 8,695 | | | 1,259,384 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 10,900 | | | 1,080,953 |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 25,000 | | | 638,500 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 4,450 | | | 545,481 |
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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December 31, 2024(Continued)
| | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - (Continued)
| |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (Continued)
| | | | | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 12,127 | | | $1,304,501 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 48,000 | | | 1,315,200 | |
| | | | | | 6,144,019 | |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.2%
| | | | | | | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 12,500 | | | 1,243,500 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | 8,026 | | | 1,307,676 | |
| | | | | | 2,551,176 | |
Professional Services - 1.0%
| | | | | | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 5,250 | | | 1,186,973 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.3%
| | | | | | | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 20,000 | | | 2,685,800 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | 1,075,340 | |
| | | | | | 3,761,140 | |
Software - 7.4%
| | | | | | | |
Adobe Inc.(a) | | | 1,850 | | | 822,658 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 6,750 | | | 2,845,125 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 11,900 | | | 1,983,016 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | 1,351,610 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 4,550 | | | 1,521,201 | |
| | | | | | 8,523,610 | |
Specialty Retail - 1.5%
| | | | | | | |
Home Depot, Inc. | | | 4,500 | | | 1,750,455 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.5%
| | | | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | | 15,950 | | | 3,994,199 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $38,579,771) | | | | | | 78,817,885 | |
| | | Par | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 29.7%
| | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.0%
| | | | | | | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.,
5.40%, 07/31/2033
(Callable 04/30/2033) | | | $750,000 | | | 748,849 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp.,
4.50%, 02/15/2029
(Callable 01/15/2029) | | | 785,000 | | | 776,730 | |
RTX Corp., 5.15%, 02/27/2033
(Callable 11/27/2032) | | | 800,000 | | | 793,819 | |
| | | | | | 2,319,398 | |
Banks - 0.8%
| | | | | | | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.,
4.50%, 03/17/2027
(Callable 02/17/2027) | | | 750,000 | | | 730,529 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.20%, 06/15/2026
(Callable 03/15/2026) | | | 200,000 | | | 196,317 | |
| | | | | | 926,846 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Beverages - 1.0%
| | | | | | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.,
2.55%, 09/15/2026
(Callable 06/15/2026) | | | $750,000 | | | $725,139 |
PepsiCo, Inc.,
2.38%, 10/06/2026
(Callable 07/06/2026) | | | 435,000 | | | 420,629 |
| | | | | | 1,145,768 |
Biotechnology - 1.5%
| | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc.
| | | | | | |
3.20%, 05/14/2026
(Callable 02/14/2026) | | | 600,000 | | | 589,661 |
4.95%, 03/15/2031
(Callable 01/15/2031) | | | 250,000 | | | 250,070 |
Amgen, Inc.
| | | | | | |
2.60%, 08/19/2026
(Callable 05/19/2026) | | | 450,000 | | | 435,513 |
5.25%, 03/02/2030
(Callable 01/02/2030) | | | 450,000 | | | 454,382 |
| | | | | | 1,729,626 |
Broadline Retail - 0.8%
| | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.
| | | | | | |
1.20%, 06/03/2027
(Callable 04/03/2027) | | | 260,000 | | | 241,096 |
4.55%, 12/01/2027
(Callable 11/01/2027) | | | 550,000 | | | 553,442 |
4.65%, 12/01/2029
(Callable 10/01/2029) | | | 125,000 | | | 125,860 |
| | | | | | 920,398 |
Chemicals - 2.0%
| | | | | | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 1.85%, 05/15/2027
(Callable 03/15/2027) | | | 675,000 | | | 634,747 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.,
4.73%, 11/15/2028
(Callable 08/15/2028) | | | 650,000 | | | 647,325 |
Ecolab, Inc.
| | | | | | |
2.70%, 11/01/2026
(Callable 08/01/2026) | | | 500,000 | | | 484,591 |
5.25%, 01/15/2028
(Callable 12/15/2027) | | | 475,000 | | | 484,114 |
| | | | | | 2,250,777 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.5%
| | | |
Republic Services, Inc.,
4.88%, 04/01/2029
(Callable 03/01/2029) | | | 750,000 | | | 748,466 |
Waste Management, Inc.
| | | | | | |
4.63%, 02/15/2030
(Callable 12/15/2029) | | | 500,000 | | | 495,389 |
4.15%, 04/15/2032
(Callable 01/15/2032) | | | 500,000 | | | 472,793 |
| | | | | | 1,716,648 |
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - (Continued)
|
Communications Equipment - 0.6%
| | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.,
5.05%, 02/26/2034
(Callable 11/26/2033) | | | $750,000 | | | $748,394 |
Consumer Finance - 0.7%
| | | | | | |
American Express Co.,
4.05%, 05/03/2029
(Callable 03/03/2029) | | | 850,000 | | | 830,173 |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.3%
| | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp.,
1.38%, 06/20/2027
(Callable 04/20/2027) | | | 690,000 | | | 641,659 |
Dollar Tree, Inc.,
4.00%, 05/15/2025
(Callable 03/15/2025) | | | 825,000 | | | 822,092 |
| | | | | | 1,463,751 |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.2%
| | | | | | |
Verizon Communications Inc.,
2.63%, 08/15/2026 | | | 250,000 | | | 242,673 |
Electric Utilities - 0.7%
| | | | | | |
Duke Energy Corp.
| | | | | | |
5.00%, 12/08/2027
(Callable 11/08/2027) | | | 345,000 | | | 347,662 |
4.50%, 08/15/2032
(Callable 05/15/2032) | | | 500,000 | | | 476,619 |
| | | | | | 824,281 |
Financial Services - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
Mastercard, Inc.,
4.85%, 03/09/2033
(Callable 12/09/2032) | | | 500,000 | | | 495,931 |
Visa Inc.
| | | | | | |
3.15%, 12/14/2025
(Callable 09/14/2025) | | | 300,000 | | | 296,652 |
1.90%, 04/15/2027
(Callable 02/15/2027) | | | 500,000 | | | 472,816 |
| | | | | | 1,265,399 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5%
| | | |
Abbott Laboratories
| | | | | | |
3.88%, 09/15/2025
(Callable 06/15/2025) | | | 255,000 | | | 253,962 |
3.75%, 11/30/2026
(Callable 08/30/2026) | | | 355,000 | | | 350,911 |
| | | | | | 604,873 |
Household Products - 0.5%
| | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co.,
3.10%, 08/15/2027
(Callable 07/15/2027) | | | 595,000 | | | 575,710 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1%
| | | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc.,
4.88%, 09/01/2029
(Callable 08/01/2029) | | | $150,000 | | | $150,962 |
Interactive Media & Services - 1.3%
| | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc.,
2.00%, 08/15/2026
(Callable 05/15/2026) | | | 200,000 | | | 192,686 |
Meta Platforms, Inc.
| | | | | | |
3.50%, 08/15/2027
(Callable 07/15/2027) | | | 250,000 | | | 244,440 |
4.60%, 05/15/2028
(Callable 04/15/2028) | | | 250,000 | | | 250,367 |
4.55%, 08/15/2031
(Callable 06/15/2031) | | | 550,000 | | | 541,166 |
4.75%, 08/15/2034
(Callable 05/15/2034) | | | 250,000 | | | 243,627 |
| | | | | | 1,472,286 |
IT Services - 0.1%
| | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corp., 4.75%, 02/06/2033
(Callable 11/06/2032) | | | 125,000 | | | 122,463 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.9%
| | | | | | |
Danaher Corp.,
3.35%, 09/15/2025
(Callable 06/15/2025) | | | 250,000 | | | 248,219 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.,
4.95%, 11/21/2032
(Callable 08/21/2032) | | | 750,000 | | | 745,533 |
| | | | | | 993,752 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4%
| | | | | | |
Chevron Corp.,
2.00%, 05/11/2027
(Callable 03/11/2027) | | | 400,000 | | | 378,218 |
ConocoPhillips Co.
| | | | | | |
6.95%, 04/15/2029 | | | 500,000 | | | 542,571 |
5.05%, 09/15/2033
(Callable 06/15/2033) | | | 250,000 | | | 246,939 |
Devon Energy Corp.,
4.50%, 01/15/2030
(Callable 01/15/2025) | | | 500,000 | | | 484,048 |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 5.05%, 01/10/2026 | | | 100,000 | | | 100,544 |
EOG Resources, Inc.,
4.38%, 04/15/2030
(Callable 01/15/2030) | | | 750,000 | | | 729,572 |
Exxon Mobil Corp.,
3.04%, 03/01/2026
(Callable 12/01/2025) | | | 400,000 | | | 393,896 |
Kinder Morgan, Inc.,
5.20%, 06/01/2033
(Callable 03/01/2033) | | | 325,000 | | | 317,840 |
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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December 31, 2024(Continued)
| | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - (Continued)
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (Continued)
|
ONEOK, Inc.,
5.80%, 11/01/2030
(Callable 09/01/2030) | | | $750,000 | | | $773,454 |
| | | | | | 3,967,082 |
Personal Care Products - 0.1%
| | | | | | |
Kenvue, Inc.,
5.00%, 03/22/2030
(Callable 01/22/2030) | | | 120,000 | | | 121,020 |
Pharmaceuticals - 1.5%
| | | | | | |
Eli Lilly & Co.
| | | | | | |
5.00%, 02/27/2026
(Callable 01/13/2025) | | | 545,000 | | | 545,012 |
4.50%, 02/09/2029
(Callable 01/09/2029) | | | 575,000 | | | 571,933 |
Zoetis Inc.,
4.50%, 11/13/2025
(Callable 08/13/2025) | | | 600,000 | | | 599,654 |
| | | | | | 1,716,599 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%
| | | | | | |
Broadcom, Inc.,
5.05%, 07/12/2029
(Callable 06/12/2029) | | | 250,000 | | | 250,961 |
Intel Corp.,
3.70%, 07/29/2025
(Callable 04/29/2025) | | | 500,000 | | | 496,804 |
NVIDIA Corp.,
3.20%, 09/16/2026
(Callable 06/16/2026) | | | 400,000 | | | 392,558 |
| | | | | | 1,140,323 |
Software - 2.9%
| | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.,
4.80%, 04/04/2029
(Callable 03/04/2029) | | | 850,000 | | | 854,772 |
Intuit, Inc.
| | | | | | |
5.13%, 09/15/2028
(Callable 08/15/2028) | | | 550,000 | | | 558,363 |
5.20%, 09/15/2033
(Callable 06/15/2033) | | | 275,000 | | | 275,617 |
Microsoft Corp.,
3.13%, 11/03/2025
(Callable 08/03/2025) | | | 230,000 | | | 227,687 |
Oracle Corp.
| | | | | | |
4.65%, 05/06/2030
(Callable 03/06/2030) | | | 220,000 | | | 216,942 |
4.90%, 02/06/2033
(Callable 11/06/2032) | | | 750,000 | | | 730,797 |
Roper Technologies, Inc.,
4.90%, 10/15/2034
(Callable 07/15/2034) | | | 500,000 | | | 481,018 |
| | | | | | 3,345,196 |
Specialized REITs - 0.6%
| | | | | | |
American Tower Corp.
| | | | | | |
3.38%, 10/15/2026
(Callable 07/15/2026) | | | 635,000 | | | 620,705 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
5.80%, 11/15/2028
(Callable 10/15/2028) | | | $75,000 | | | $77,065 |
| | | | | | 697,770 |
Specialty Retail - 2.4%
| | | | | | |
Home Depot, Inc.
| | | | | | |
2.80%, 09/14/2027
(Callable 06/14/2027) | | | 500,000 | | | 479,180 |
4.90%, 04/15/2029
(Callable 03/15/2029) | | | 220,000 | | | 222,012 |
Lowe's Cos., Inc.,
2.50%, 04/15/2026
(Callable 01/15/2026) | | | 800,000 | | | 779,986 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
| | | | | | |
4.20%, 04/01/2030
(Callable 01/01/2030) | | | 500,000 | | | 481,033 |
4.70%, 06/15/2032
(Callable 03/15/2032) | | | 250,000 | | | 242,019 |
Tractor Supply Co.,
5.25%, 05/15/2033
(Callable 02/15/2033) | | | 500,000 | | | 500,550 |
| | | | | | 2,704,780 |
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) - 0.2%
| | | | | | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
| | | | | | |
3.75%, 04/15/2027
(Callable 02/15/2027) | | | 100,000 | | | 97,715 |
4.75%, 02/01/2028
(Callable 01/13/2025) | | | 100,000 | | | 99,420 |
| | | | | | 197,135 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $34,850,983) | | | | | | 34,194,083 |
| | | Shares | | | |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.9%
| | | | | | |
Specialized REITs - 0.9%
| | | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 5,500 | | | 1,008,755 |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
(Cost $946,791) | | | | | | 1,008,755 |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.6%
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 0.6%
| | | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust - Government & Agency Portfolio -Institutional Shares , 4.43%(b) | | | 726,921 | | | 726,921 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $726,921) | | | | | | 726,921 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8%
(Cost $75,104,466) | | | | | | $114,747,644 |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.2% | | | | | | 175,126 |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $114,922,770 |
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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December 31, 2024(Continued)
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
AG - Aktiengesellschaft
PLC - Public Limited Company
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
(a)
| Non-income producing security. |
(b)
| The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of December 31, 2024. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2024
| | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 65.1%
| | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 5.9%
| | | | | | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
| | | | | | |
5.05%, 06/01/2029
(Callable 05/01/2029) | | | $4,000,000 | | | $4,000,621 |
5.40%, 07/31/2033
(Callable 04/30/2033) | | | 5,525,000 | | | 5,516,522 |
RTX Corp.
| | | | | | |
5.75%, 01/15/2029
(Callable 12/15/2028) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,130,531 |
5.15%, 02/27/2033
(Callable 11/27/2032) | | | 2,750,000 | | | 2,728,752 |
| | | | | | 16,376,426 |
Banks - 3.6%
| | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp.,
4.45%, 03/03/2026 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,992,699 |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.,
4.50%, 03/17/2027
(Callable 02/17/2027) | | | 3,942,000 | | | 3,839,660 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
| | | | | | |
3.30%, 04/01/2026
(Callable 01/01/2026) | | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,448,576 |
3.20%, 06/15/2026
(Callable 03/15/2026) | | | 636,000 | | | 624,289 |
| | | | | | 9,905,224 |
Beverages - 0.8%
| | | | | | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.,
2.55%, 09/15/2026
(Callable 06/15/2026) | | | 2,225,000 | | | 2,151,244 |
Biotechnology - 3.0%
| | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc., 4.95%, 03/15/2031
(Callable 01/15/2031) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,001,116 |
Amgen, Inc.
| | | | | | |
2.60%, 08/19/2026
(Callable 05/19/2026) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 967,807 |
5.25%, 03/02/2033
(Callable 12/02/2032) | | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,477,164 |
| | | | | | 8,446,087 |
Chemicals - 0.9%
| | | | | | |
Ecolab, Inc.
| | | | | | |
2.70%, 11/01/2026
(Callable 08/01/2026) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,938,364 |
4.80%, 03/24/2030
(Callable 12/24/2029) | | | 500,000 | | | 500,892 |
| | | | | | 2,439,256 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.7%
| | | |
Republic Services, Inc.,
5.00%, 04/01/2034
(Callable 01/01/2034) | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,440,365 |
Waste Management, Inc.,
4.63%, 02/15/2030
(Callable 12/15/2029) | | | 2,370,000 | | | 2,348,145 |
| | | | | | 4,788,510 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Consumer Finance - 0.7%
| | | | | | |
American Express Co.,
4.20%, 11/06/2025
(Callable 10/06/2025) | | | $2,000,000 | | | $1,996,190 |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
Dollar Tree, Inc., 4.00%, 05/15/2025
(Callable 03/15/2025) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,989,425 |
Containers & Packaging - 1.5%
| | | | | | |
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 07/01/2025 | | | 4,252,000 | | | 4,264,028 |
Crude Petroleum Extraction - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.75%, 02/15/2025
(Callable 02/02/2025) | | | 2,963,000 | | | 2,958,914 |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.2%
| | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc., 4.25%, 03/01/2027
(Callable 12/01/2026) | | | 4,235,000 | | | 4,197,507 |
Verizon Communications, Inc.
| | | | | | |
4.13%, 03/16/2027 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,977,820 |
2.10%, 03/22/2028
(Callable 01/22/2028) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,760,361 |
| | | | | | 8,935,688 |
Electric Utilities - 0.7%
| | | | | | |
Duke Energy Corp., 4.50%, 08/15/2032
(Callable 05/15/2032) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,906,477 |
Electrical Equipment - 2.7%
| | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co.,
3.15%, 06/01/2025
(Callable 03/01/2025) | | | 7,500,000 | | | 7,463,690 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.9%
| | | | | | |
Trimble, Inc., 6.10%, 03/15/2033
(Callable 12/15/2032) | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,194,996 |
Food Products - 0.5%
| | | | | | |
Kraft Heinz Food Co.,
4.63%, 01/30/2029
(Callable 10/30/2028) | | | 1,353,000 | | | 1,339,704 |
Ground Transportation - 1.5%
| | | | | | |
Union Pacific Corp.
| | | | | | |
3.25%, 01/15/2025 | | | 1,295,000 | | | 1,294,251 |
3.75%, 07/15/2025
(Callable 05/15/2025) | | | 3,025,000 | | | 3,012,068 |
| | | | | | 4,306,319 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5%
| | | |
Abbott Laboratories
| | | | | | |
2.95%, 03/15/2025
(Callable 02/02/2025) | | | 3,925,000 | | | 3,911,799 |
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
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| | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - (Continued)
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - (Continued)
|
4.75%, 11/30/2036
(Callable 05/30/2036) | | | $200,000 | | | $193,438 |
| | | | | | 4,105,237 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.4%
| | | |
CVS Health Corp.
| | | | | | |
3.75%, 04/01/2030
(Callable 01/01/2030) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,832,458 |
5.30%, 06/01/2033
(Callable 03/01/2033) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 3,837,010 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
4.25%, 01/15/2029
(Callable 12/15/2028) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 3,920,144 |
| | | | | | 9,589,612 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9%
| | | | | | |
McDonald's Corp.,
3.50%, 07/01/2027
(Callable 05/01/2027) | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,436,550 |
Interactive Media & Services - 1.8%
| | | | | | |
Meta Platforms, Inc.
| | | | | | |
4.80%, 05/15/2030
(Callable 03/15/2030) | | | 2,950,000 | | | 2,976,283 |
4.75%, 08/15/2034
(Callable 05/15/2034) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,949,019 |
| | | | | | 4,925,302 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.4%
| | | | | | |
Danaher Corp.,
3.35%, 09/15/2025
(Callable 06/15/2025) | | | 5,500,000 | | | 5,460,821 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.,
5.09%, 08/10/2033
(Callable 05/10/2033) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 3,980,637 |
| | | | | | 9,441,458 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 8.0%
| | | | | | |
Chevron Corp.,
2.95%, 05/16/2026
(Callable 02/16/2026) | | | 1,870,000 | | | 1,834,690 |
ConocoPhillips Co.,
5.05%, 09/15/2033
(Callable 06/15/2033) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,975,511 |
Devon Energy Corp.,
4.50%, 01/15/2030
(Callable 01/15/2025) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 3,872,388 |
Kinder Morgan, Inc.,
5.20%, 06/01/2033
(Callable 03/01/2033) | | | 7,300,000 | | | 7,139,175 |
ONEOK, Inc.
| | | | | | |
6.35%, 01/15/2031
(Callable 10/15/2030) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,105,553 |
6.05%, 09/01/2033
(Callable 06/01/2033) | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,149,083 |
| | | | | | 22,076,400 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Other Management Consulting Services - 0.7%
| | | | | | |
Accenture Capital, Inc.,
4.50%, 10/04/2034
(Callable 07/04/2034) | | | $2,000,000 | | | $1,901,572 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.8%
| | | | | | |
Intel Corp., 3.70%, 07/29/2025
(Callable 04/29/2025) | | | 2,250,000 | | | 2,235,619 |
Software - 7.2%
| | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc., 4.80%, 04/04/2029
(Callable 03/04/2029) | | | 700,000 | | | 703,930 |
Intuit, Inc., 5.20%, 09/15/2033
(Callable 06/15/2033) | | | 7,500,000 | | | 7,516,819 |
Oracle Corp.
| | | | | | |
2.65%, 07/15/2026
(Callable 04/15/2026) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,940,950 |
6.15%, 11/09/2029
(Callable 09/09/2029) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,147,383 |
4.90%, 02/06/2033
(Callable 11/06/2032) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,923,188 |
Roper Technologies, Inc.,
4.90%, 10/15/2034
(Callable 07/15/2034) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 3,848,144 |
| | | | | | 20,080,414 |
Specialized REITs - 2.4%
| | | | | | |
American Tower Corp.
| | | | | | |
3.38%, 10/15/2026
(Callable 07/15/2026) | | | 4,030,000 | | | 3,939,274 |
4.05%, 03/15/2032
(Callable 12/15/2031) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,785,075 |
| | | | | | 6,724,349 |
Specialty Retail - 4.2%
| | | | | | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 2.50%, 04/15/2026
(Callable 01/15/2026) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 974,982 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
| | | | | | |
4.35%, 06/01/2028
(Callable 03/01/2028) | | | 675,000 | | | 663,314 |
4.20%, 04/01/2030
(Callable 01/01/2030) | | | 2,325,000 | | | 2,236,804 |
4.70%, 06/15/2032
(Callable 03/15/2032) | | | 2,750,000 | | | 2,662,209 |
Tractor Supply Co.,5.25%, 05/15/2033
(Callable 02/15/2033) | | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,005,504 |
| | | | | | 11,542,813 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $182,899,760) | | | | | | 180,521,504 |
U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTITIES - 22.0%
| | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Banks
| | | | | | |
3.00%, 01/27/2025 | | | 2,200,000 | | | 2,197,816 |
4.00%, 04/14/2025(a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | 4,993,536 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FIXED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2024(Continued)
| | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - (Continued)
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED
ENTITIES - (Continued)
|
3.25%, 06/09/2025
(Callable 03/09/2025) | | | $1,000,000 | | | $994,892 |
1.75%, 10/28/2025
(Callable 01/28/2025)(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,944,202 |
4.50%, 11/12/2025(a) | | | 1,505,000 | | | 1,506,795 |
0.75%, 01/27/2026(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,889,657 |
2.25%, 02/17/2026
(Callable 02/17/2025)(a) | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,461,431 |
2.38%, 03/13/2026 | | | 3,575,000 | | | 3,495,915 |
1.25%, 03/30/2026
(Callable 03/30/2025)(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,909,914 |
2.00%, 05/26/2026(a) | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,421,663 |
1.50%, 10/28/2026
(Callable 01/28/2025)(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,897,008 |
1.25%, 11/10/2026
(Callable 11/10/2025) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,836,939 |
2.13%, 01/25/2027
(Callable 01/25/2025)(a) | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,425,631 |
4.00%, 03/10/2027
(Callable 03/10/2025)(a) | | | 3,150,000 | | | 3,142,573 |
4.00%, 05/24/2027
(Callable 02/24/2025)(a) | | | 2,650,000 | | | 2,641,807 |
4.50%, 09/29/2027 | | | 1,750,000 | | | 1,758,458 |
1.00%, 01/27/2028(a) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 3,618,242 |
1.75%, 11/16/2028
(Callable 02/16/2025)(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,775,735 |
2.82%, 06/27/2029
(Callable 01/09/2025) | | | 4,000,000 | | | 3,715,903 |
1.50%, 09/30/2031
(Callable 03/30/2025)(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,613,027 |
2.00%, 12/15/2033
(Callable 03/15/2025)(a) | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,154,092 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp, 0.75%, 05/28/2025 | | | 3,500,000 | | | 3,450,334 |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTITIES
(Cost $63,368,442) | | | | | | 60,845,570 |
U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUES - 9.0%
| | | | | | |
United States Treasury Note/Bond
| | | | | | |
4.63%, 06/30/2025 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,004,910 |
5.00%, 08/31/2025 | | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,019,571 |
4.25%, 01/31/2026 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,000,352 |
4.63%, 11/15/2026 | | | 500,000 | | | 503,311 |
4.13%, 09/30/2027 | | | 400,000 | | | 398,437 |
4.00%, 10/31/2029 | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,966,445 |
4.13%, 11/15/2032 | | | 8,500,000 | | | 8,292,480 |
4.50%, 11/15/2033 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,987,812 |
4.00%, 02/15/2034 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,873,555 |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUES
(Cost $25,727,570) | | | | | | 25,046,873 |
| | | | | | |
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U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 1.8%
| | | |
United States Treasury Note/Bond
| | | | | | |
4.50%, 05/15/2027 | | | $2,300,000 | | | $2,311,590 |
5.38%, 02/15/2031 | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,621,973 |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES
(Cost $4,868,677) | | | | | | 4,933,563 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.1%
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust - Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 4.43%(b) | | | 3,092,187 | | | 3,092,187 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $3,092,187) | | | | | | 3,092,187 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.0%
(Cost $279,956,636) | | | | | | $274,439,697 |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.0% | | | | | | 2,682,679 |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $277,122,376 |
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
(a)
| Step coupon bond. The rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2024.
|
(b)
| The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of December 31, 2024. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2024
| | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 97.2%
|
Australia - 3.7%
| | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 2.1%
| | | | | | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 7,143 | | | $1,246,102 |
Capital Markets - 0.9%
| | | | | | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 4,007 | | | 548,009 |
Metals & Mining - 0.7%
| | | | | | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 18,232 | | | 444,765 |
Total Australia | | | | | | 2,238,876 |
Canada - 6.4%
| | | | | | |
Banks - 2.5%
| | | | | | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | | 12,691 | | | 1,530,212 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.9%
| | | | | | |
Cameco Corp. | | | 22,693 | | | 1,166,816 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | | 37,911 | | | 1,170,469 |
| | | | | | 2,337,285 |
Total Canada | | | | | | 3,867,497 |
Finland - 1.9%
| | | | | | |
Banks - 1.9%
| | | | | | |
Nordea Bank Abp | | | 105,105 | | | 1,144,923 |
France - 13.0%
| | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%
| | | | | | |
Safran SA | | | 6,500 | | | 1,424,201 |
Chemicals - 2.7%
| | | | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | | 9,874 | | | 1,605,116 |
Electrical Equipment - 2.5%
| | | | | | |
Schneider Electric SA | | | 6,138 | | | 1,528,093 |
IT Services - 1.8%
| | | | | | |
Capgemini SE | | | 6,766 | | | 1,105,076 |
Personal Care Products - 1.7%
| | | | | | |
L’Oreal SA | | | 2,913 | | | 1,031,212 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.9%
| | | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 1,737 | | | 1,142,588 |
Total France | | | | | | 7,836,286 |
Germany - 12.1%
| | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.9%
| | | | | | |
Deutsche Telekom AG | | | 58,438 | | | 1,750,985 |
Insurance - 2.5%
| | | | | | |
Allianz SE | | | 4,862 | | | 1,494,401 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.0%
| | | | | | |
Infineon Technologies AG | | | 36,500 | | | 1,191,425 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Software - 2.8%
| | | | | | |
SAP SE | | | 6,889 | | | $1,694,518 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.9%
| | | |
Adidas AG | | | 4,750 | | | 1,168,332 |
Total Germany | | | | | | 7,299,661 |
Italy - 0.8%
| | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%
| | | |
Moncler SpA | | | 9,372 | | | 494,754 |
Japan - 4.4%
| | | | | | |
Building Products - 1.2%
| | | | | | |
Daikin Industries Ltd. | | | 6,126 | | | 714,787 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.8%
| | | | | | |
NIDEC CORP | | | 60,842 | | | 1,092,823 |
Insurance - 1.4%
| | | | | | |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,009 | | | 861,638 |
Total Japan | | | | | | 2,669,248 |
Netherlands - 10.0%
| | | | | | |
Banks - 2.3%
| | | | | | |
ING Groep NV | | | 88,756 | | | 1,390,949 |
Capital Markets - 2.8%
| | | | | | |
Euronext NV(a) | | | 14,878 | | | 1,669,120 |
Professional Services - 2.4%
| | | | | | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 8,750 | | | 1,453,764 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.5%
| | | | | | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 2,171 | | | 1,520,645 |
Total Netherlands | | | | | | 6,034,478 |
Norway - 1.9%
| | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.9%
| | | | | | |
Telenor ASA | | | 103,807 | | | 1,158,192 |
Spain - 2.6%
| | | | | | |
Machinery - 2.6%
| | | | | | |
Fluidra SA | | | 63,820 | | | 1,553,806 |
Sweden - 2.4%
| | | | | | |
Financial Services - 0.9%
| | | | | | |
Investor AB(b) | | | 20,900 | | | 553,577 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5%
| | | | | | |
Evolution AB(a) | | | 11,846 | | | 913,514 |
Total Sweden | | | | | | 1,467,091 |
Switzerland - 9.6%
| | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 2.1%
| | | | | | |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | | 19,807 | | | 1,284,907 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2024(Continued)
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COMMON STOCKS - (Continued)
|
Switzerland - (Continued)
|
Electrical Equipment - 2.1%
| | | | | | |
ABB Ltd. | | | 23,792 | | | $1,284,733 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.7%
| | | | | | |
Alcon AG | | | 18,908 | | | 1,603,163 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.7%
| | | | | | |
Lonza Group AG | | | 2,756 | | | 1,626,698 |
Total Switzerland | | | | | | 5,799,501 |
United Kingdom - 25.8%(c)
| | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.1%
| | | | | | |
BAE Systems PLC | | | 90,023 | | | 1,291,399 |
Banks - 2.9%
| | | | | | |
Barclays PLC | | | 513,737 | | | 1,718,543 |
Beverages - 1.7%
| | | | | | |
Diageo PLC | | | 31,382 | | | 997,247 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.2%
| | | | | | |
Rentokil Initial PLC | | | 267,905 | | | 1,337,234 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
Halma PLC | | | 18,971 | | | 636,454 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.8%
| | | | | | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 45,674 | | | 1,519,723 |
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | | | 11,125 | | | 1,384,206 |
| | | | | | 2,903,929 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.3%
| | | | | | |
Shell PLC | | | 44,956 | | | 1,401,316 |
Personal Care Products - 4.2%
| | | | | | |
Haleon PLC | | | 202,212 | | | 953,456 |
Unilever PLC | | | 27,510 | | | 1,563,127 |
| | | | | | 2,516,583 |
Software - 2.6%
| | | | | | |
Sage Group PLC | | | 100,140 | | | 1,591,064 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.9%
| | | | | | |
Ashtead Group PLC | | | 18,538 | | | 1,146,905 |
Total United Kingdom | | | | | | 15,540,674 |
United States - 2.6%
| | | | | | |
Construction Materials - 2.6%
| | | | | | |
CRH PLC | | | 16,771 | | | 1,551,653 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $49,518,116) | | | | | | 58,656,640 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.5%
| | | | | | |
Germany - 1.5%
| | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5%
| | | | | | |
Sartorius AG 0.00%, | | | 4,070 | | | $904,492 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $1,304,702) | | | | | | 904,492 |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.1%
|
Money Market Funds - 1.1%
| | | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust - Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 4.43%(d) | | | 671,459 | | | 671,459 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $671,459) | | | | | | 671,459 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8%
(Cost $51,494,277) | | | | | | $60,232,591 |
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities - 0.2% | | | | | | 96,267 |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $60,328,858 |
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
AB - Aktiebolag
AG - Aktiengesellschaft
ASA - Advanced Subscription Agreement
NV - Naamloze Vennootschap
PLC - Public Limited Company
SA - Sociedad Anónima
SE - Societas Europeae
SpA - Societa per Azioni
(a)
| Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. As of December 31, 2024, the value of these securities total $2,582,634 or 4.3% of the Fund’s net assets.
|
(b)
| Non-income producing security. |
(c)
| To the extent that the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies of a single country or region, it is more likely to be impacted by events or conditions affecting the country or region.
|
(d)
| The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of December 31, 2024. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2024
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Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value* | | | $282,692,147 | | | $39,055,033 | | | $509,292,772 | | | $114,747,644 | | | $274,439,697 | | | $60,232,591 |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 124,572 | | | 22,414 | | | 330,690 | | | 435,134 | | | 2,959,496 | | | 218,475 |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 770,854 | | | — | | | 15,397 | | | 685 | | | — | | | — |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 26,030 | | | 10,347 | | | 16,027 | | | 9,896 | | | 13,726 | | | 5,903 |
Total assets | | | 283,613,603 | | | 39,087,794 | | | 509,654,886 | | | 115,193,359 | | | 277,412,919 | | | 60,456,969 |
Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investment advisory fees | | | 497,867 | | | 40,350 | | | 734,107 | | | 149,070 | | | 175,559 | | | 88,327 |
Payable for administrative fees | | | 24,304 | | | 5,422 | | | 42,935 | | | 10,964 | | | 24,468 | | | 7,319 |
Payable for accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | 20,326 | | | 6,557 | | | 34,581 | | | 11,018 | | | 19,950 | | | 9,064 |
Payable for trustees’ fees and officer compensation (Note B) | | | 3,876 | | | 400 | | | 8,927 | | | 2,134 | | | 5,094 | | | 1,137 |
Payable for professional fees | | | 36,829 | | | 13,970 | | | 67,032 | | | 24,414 | | | 43,315 | | | 17,229 |
Payable for custody fees and expenses | | | 5,052 | | | 934 | | | 9,077 | | | 2,090 | | | 4,734 | | | 4,713 |
Payable for reports to shareholders | | | 1,829 | | | 282 | | | 2,564 | | | 954 | | | 1,160 | | | 308 |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 9,429 | | | — | | | 272,387 | | | 69,795 | | | 15,500 | | | — |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 61 | | | 8 | | | 117 | | | 150 | | | 763 | | | 14 |
Total liabilities | | | 599,573 | | | 67,923 | | | 1,171,727 | | | 270,589 | | | 290,543 | | | 128,111 |
Commitments and Contingencies (Note A)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | $283,014,030 | | | $39,019,871 | | | $508,483,159 | | | $114,922,770 | | | $277,122,376 | | | $60,328,858 |
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | $193,462,667 | | | $28,707,622 | | | $227,378,872 | | | $75,255,772 | | | $286,552,632 | | | $53,807,026 |
Total distributable earnings | | | 89,551,363 | | | 10,312,249 | | | 281,104,287 | | | 39,666,998 | | | (9,430,256) | | | 6,521,832 |
Net assets | | | $283,014,030 | | | $39,019,871 | | | $508,483,159 | | | $114,922,770 | | | $277,122,376 | | | $60,328,858 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited shares of no par value authorized) | | | 13,456,966 | | | 3,406,198 | | | 13,786,012 | | | 4,165,985 | | | 26,749,147 | | | 4,602,856 |
Net asset value per share
(offering and redemption price) | | | $21.03 | | | $11.46 | | | $36.88 | | | $27.59 | | | $10.36 | | | $13.11 |
* Cost of Investments | | | $193,159,652 | | | $28,548,128 | | | $245,787,752 | | | $75,104,466 | | | $279,956,636 | | | $51,494,277 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
December 31, 2024
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Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends* | | | $1,860,193 | | | $201,511 | | | $6,292,512 | | | $1,137,501 | | | $— | | | $1,389,326 |
Interest | | | 781,955 | | | 88,599 | | | 512,506 | | | 1,183,969 | | | 9,834,327 | | | 88,120 |
Total investment income | | | 2,642,148 | | | 290,110 | | | 6,805,018 | | | 2,321,470 | | | 9,834,327 | | | 1,477,446 |
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees (Note B) | | | 1,967,460 | | | 256,313 | | | 3,619,177 | | | 753,744 | | | 1,401,125 | | | 562,561 |
Administrative fees | | | 271,601 | | | 67,223 | | | 497,636 | | | 131,578 | | | 289,756 | | | 79,077 |
Accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | 195,647 | | | 78,860 | | | 338,737 | | | 130,885 | | | 212,220 | | | 100,239 |
Professional fees | | | 118,415 | | | 24,521 | | | 226,013 | | | 59,417 | | | 131,202 | | | 37,377 |
Trustees’ fees and officer compensation (Note B) | | | 123,808 | | | 14,349 | | | 268,242 | | | 61,899 | | | 154,325 | | | 32,570 |
Federal and state registration | | | 49,870 | | | 28,121 | | | 55,679 | | | 18,305 | | | 32,488 | | | 16,483 |
Custody fees and expenses | | | 31,116 | | | 7,657 | | | 57,493 | | | 13,431 | | | 32,282 | | | 29,748 |
Reports to shareholders | | | 10,063 | | | 2,278 | | | 10,015 | | | 4,324 | | | 8,440 | | | 2,632 |
Other | | | 7,946 | | | 740 | | | 19,599 | | | 5,013 | | | 11,353 | | | 2,070 |
Total expenses | | | 2,775,926 | | | 480,062 | | | 5,092,591 | | | 1,178,596 | | | 2,273,191 | | | 862,757 |
Less, expense waiver and/or reimbursement (Note B) | | | (152,646) | | | (138,311) | | | (956,389) | | | (250,912) | | | (872,067) | | | (237,688) |
Net expenses | | | 2,623,280 | | | 341,751 | | | 4,136,202 | | | 927,684 | | | 1,401,124 | | | 625,069 |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 18,868 | | | (51,641) | | | 2,668,816 | | | 1,393,786 | | | 8,433,203 | | | 852,377 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | $19,792,543 | | | $(10,246) | | | $51,295,433 | | | $3,901,702 | | | $(1,889,890) | | | $966,096 |
Foreign currency translation | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (14,315) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 18,672,498 | | | 4,941,304 | | | 15,478,919 | | | 6,701,230 | | | 1,750,631 | | | 1,122,977 |
Foreign currency translation | | | — | | | — | | | (313) | | | (73) | | | — | | | (16,404) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | 38,465,041 | | | 4,931,058 | | | 66,774,039 | | | 10,602,859 | | | (139,259) | | | 2,058,354 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | $38,483,909 | | | $4,879,417 | | | $69,442,855 | | | $11,996,645 | | | $8,293,944 | | | $2,910,731 |
* Net of foreign taxes withheld and/or issuance fees | | | $39,264 | | | $853 | | | $22,815 | | | $2,230 | | | $— | | | $161,901 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment gain (loss) | | | $18,868 | | | $(165,518) | | | $(51,641) | | | $(5,872) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 19,792,543 | | | 5,580,782 | | | (10,246) | | | (184,433) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 18,672,498 | | | 35,113,618 | | | 4,941,304 | | | 5,055,154 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 38,483,909 | | | 40,528,882 | | | 4,879,417 | | | 4,864,849 |
Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Gain Distribution | | | (19,098,420) | | | (6,260,272) | | | — | | | — |
Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | (19,098,420) | | | (6,260,272) | | | — | | | — |
Net increase in net assets from
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund share transactions (Note C) | | | 32,078,444 | | | 27,242,557 | | | 5,646,683 | | | 8,395,246 |
Total increase in net assets | | | 51,463,933 | | | 61,511,167 | | | 10,526,100 | | | 13,260,095 |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 231,550,097 | | | 170,038,930 | | | 28,493,771 | | | 15,233,676 |
End of year | | | $283,014,030 | | | $231,550,097 | | | $39,019,871 | | | $28,493,771 |
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LKCM FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS(Continued)
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Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | $2,668,816 | | | $4,364,687 | | | $1,393,786 | | | $1,225,184 |
Net realized gain | | | 51,295,433 | | | 1,256,854 | | | 3,901,702 | | | 2,484,536 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 15,478,606 | | | 50,924,521 | | | 6,701,157 | | | 7,619,477 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 69,442,855 | | | 56,546,062 | | | 11,996,645 | | | 11,329,197 |
Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income | | | (2,500,301) | | | (4,375,883) | | | (1,364,595) | | | (1,238,189) |
Capital Gain Distribution | | | (30,192,384) | | | (2,741,827) | | | (3,782,676) | | | (2,673,192) |
Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | (32,692,685) | | | (7,117,710) | | | (5,147,271) | | | (3,911,381) |
Net decrease in net assets from
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund share transactions (Note C) | | | (22,943,692) | | | (15,393,523) | | | (5,593,729) | | | (2,496,735) |
Total increase in net assets | | | 13,806,478 | | | 34,034,829 | | | 1,255,645 | | | 4,921,081 |
Net Assets:
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Beginning of year | | | 494,676,681 | | | 460,641,852 | | | 113,667,125 | | | 108,746,044 |
End of year | | | $ 508,483,159 | | | $494,676,681 | | | $114,922,770 | | | $113,667,125 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS(Continued)
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Operations:
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Net investment income | | | $8,433,203 | | | $6,489,076 | | | $852,377 | | | $890,446 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (1,889,890) | | | (1,597,482) | | | 951,781 | | | (1,257,811) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 1,750,631 | | | 8,670,167 | | | 1,106,573 | | | 8,085,267 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 8,293,944 | | | 13,561,761 | | | 2,910,731 | | | 7,717,902 |
Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:
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Investment income | | | (8,412,958) | | | (6,485,802) | | | (834,475) | | | (862,131) |
Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | (8,412,958) | | | (6,485,802) | | | (834,475) | | | (862,131) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
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Fund share transactions (Note C) | | | (9,250,785) | | | 4,029,672 | | | (1,992,887) | | | 8,380,677 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (9,369,799) | | | 11,105,631 | | | 83,369 | | | 15,236,448 |
Net Assets:
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Beginning of year | | | 286,492,175 | | | 275,386,544 | | | 60,245,489 | | | 45,009,041 |
End of year | | | $ 277,122,376 | | | $286,492,175 | | | $60,328,858 | | | $60,245,489 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for each share of capital stock outstanding
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $19.53 | | | $16.37 | | | $21.54 | | | $21.77 | | | $16.78 |
Income (loss) from investment operations:
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Net investment income (loss) | | | —(1) | | | (0.01)(1) | | | (0.04)(1) | | | (0.08)(1) | | | (0.02)(1) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 3.03 | | | 3.71 | | | (4.73) | | | 3.23 | | | 5.85 |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.03 | | | 3.70 | | | (4.77) | | | 3.15 | | | 5.83 |
Less distributions:
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From realized capital gain distribution | | | (1.53) | | | (0.54) | | | (0.40) | | | (3.38) | | | (0.84) |
Total distributions | | | (1.53) | | | (0.54) | | | (0.40) | | | (3.38) | | | (0.84) |
Redemption fees | | | 0.00(2) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $21.03 | | | $19.53 | | | $16.37 | | | $21.54 | | | $21.77 |
Total return | | | 15.45% | | | 22.57% | | | −22.11% | | | 14.49% | | | 34.79% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period ($000’s) | | | $283,014 | | | $231,550 | | | $170,039 | | | $229,199 | | | $202,678 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.06% | | | 1.07% | | | 1.07% | | | 1.03% | | | 1.07% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | (0.05)% | | | (0.15)% | | | (0.30)% | | | (0.35)% | | | (0.20)% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.01% | | | (0.08)% | | | (0.23)% | | | (0.32)% | | | (0.13)% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29% | | | 28% | | | 42% | | | 42% | | | 60% |
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(1)
| Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
(2)
| Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for each share of capital stock outstanding
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.91 | | | $7.88 | | | $10.97 | | | $11.15 | | | $9.09 |
Income (loss) from investment operations:
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.02)(1) | | | (0.00)(1) | | | (0.01)(1) | | | (0.06)(1) | | | (0.02)(1) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 1.57 | | | 2.03 | | | (2.43) | | | 1.77 | | | 2.80 |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.55 | | | 2.03 | | | (2.44) | | | 1.71 | | | 2.78 |
Less distributions:
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From realized capital gain distribution | | | — | | | — | | | (0.65) | | | (1.89) | | | (0.72) |
Total distributions | | | — | | | — | | | (0.65) | | | (1.89) | | | (0.72) |
Redemption fees | | | 0.00(2) | | | 0.00(2) | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $11.46 | | | $9.91 | | | $7.88 | | | $10.97 | | | $11.15 |
Total return | | | 15.64% | | | 25.76% | | | −22.12% | | | 15.37% | | | 30.66% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period ($000’s) | | | $39,020 | | | $28,494 | | | $15,234 | | | $14,355 | | | $15,108 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.40% | | | 1.74% | | | 1.80% | | | 1.74% | | | 1.98% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | (0.56)% | | | (0.77)% | | | (0.92)% | | | (1.23)% | | | (1.25)% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | (0.15)% | | | (0.03)% | | | (0.11)% | | | (0.49)% | | | (0.27)% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 31% | | | 32% | | | 50% | | | 50% | | | 76% |
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(1)
| Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
(2)
| Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for each share of capital stock outstanding
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $34.41 | | | $30.99 | | | $38.69 | | | $33.74 | | | $29.02 |
Income (loss) from investment operations:
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Net investment income | | | 0.19(1) | | | 0.30(1) | | | 0.31(1) | | | 0.16(1) | | | 0.17(1) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 4.79 | | | 3.62 | | | (6.31) | | | 7.43 | | | 6.44 |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.98 | | | 3.92 | | | (6.00) | | | 7.59 | | | 6.61 |
Less distributions:
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From net investment income | | | (0.19) | | | (0.31) | | | (0.30) | | | (0.17) | | | (0.17) |
From realized capital gain distribution | | | (2.32) | | | (0.19) | | | (1.40) | | | (2.47) | | | (1.72) |
Total distributions | | | (2.51) | | | (0.50) | | | (1.70) | | | (2.64) | | | (1.89) |
Redemption fees | | | 0.00(2) | | | — | | | 0.00(2) | | | — | | | — |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $36.88 | | | $34.41 | | | $30.99 | | | $38.69 | | | $33.74 |
Total return | | | 14.44% | | | 12.65% | | | −15.44% | | | 22.48% | | | 22.83% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period ($000’s) | | | $508,483 | | | $494,677 | | | $460,642 | | | $542,696 | | | $449,653 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.98% | | | 1.00% | | | 0.97% | | | 0.96% | | | 0.98% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.33% | | | 0.73% | | | 0.74% | | | 0.27% | | | 0.37% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.52% | | | 0.93% | | | 0.91% | | | 0.43% | | | 0.55% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9% | | | 10% | | | 11% | | | 11% | | | 10% |
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(1)
| Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
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(2)
| Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM BALANCED FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for each share of capital stock outstanding
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $26.00 | | | $24.29 | | | $29.21 | | | $26.76 | | | $24.22 |
Income (loss) from investment operations:
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Net investment income | | | 0.33(1) | | | 0.28(1) | | | 0.26(1) | | | 0.20(1) | | | 0.24(1) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.53 | | | 2.34 | | | (4.30) | | | 3.54 | | | 3.42 |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.86 | | | 2.62 | | | (4.04) | | | 3.74 | | | 3.66 |
Less distributions:
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From net investment income | | | (0.33) | | | (0.29) | | | (0.27) | | | (0.20) | | | (0.24) |
From realized capital gain distribution | | | (0.94) | | | (0.62) | | | (0.61) | | | (1.09) | | | (0.88) |
Total distributions | | | (1.27) | | | (0.91) | | | (0.88) | | | (1.29) | | | (1.12) |
Redemption fees | | | 0.00(2) | | | 0.00(2) | | | 0.00(2) | | | — | | | — |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $27.59 | | | $26.00 | | | $24.29 | | | $29.21 | | | $26.76 |
Total return | | | 10.99% | | | 10.84% | | | −13.84% | | | 14.01% | | | 15.28% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period ($000’s) | | | $114,923 | | | $113,667 | | | $108,746 | | | $144,901 | | | $125,507 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.02% | | | 1.04% | | | 0.99% | | | 0.96% | | | 0.99% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.99% | | | 0.87% | | | 0.82% | | | 0.53% | | | 0.78% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.20% | | | 1.11% | | | 1.01% | | | 0.69% | | | 0.97% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15% | | | 11% | | | 13% | | | 11% | | | 18% |
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(1)
| Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
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(2)
| Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FIXED INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for each share of capital stock outstanding
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.36 | | | $10.10 | | | $10.87 | | | $11.19 | | | $10.92 |
Income (loss) from investment operations:
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Net investment income | | | 0.31(1) | | | 0.24(1) | | | 0.16(1) | | | 0.15(1) | | | 0.19(1) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 0.00 | | | 0.26 | | | (0.77) | | | (0.32) | | | 0.27 |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.31 | | | 0.50 | | | (0.61) | | | (0.17) | | | 0.46 |
Less distributions:
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From net investment income | | | (0.31) | | | (0.24) | | | (0.15) | | | (0.15) | | | (0.19) |
From realized capital gain distribution | | | — | | | — | | | (0.01) | | | (0.00) (2) | | | — |
Total distributions | | | (0.31) | | | (0.24) | | | (0.16) | | | (0.15) | | | (0.19) |
Redemption fees | | | — | | | 0.00(2) | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.36 | | | $10.36 | | | $10.10 | | | $10.87 | | | $11.19 |
Total return | | | 3.06% | | | 4.98% | | | −5.63% | | | −1.54% | | | 4.29% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period ($000’s) | | | $277,122 | | | $286,492 | | | $275,387 | | | $295,745 | | | $289,857 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.81% | | | 0.81% | | | 0.79% | | | 0.78% | | | 0.79% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.50% | | | 0.50% | | | 0.50% | | | 0.50% | | | 0.50% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 2.70% | | | 2.02% | | | 1.25% | | | 1.05% | | | 1.46% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 3.01% | | | 2.33% | | | 1.54% | | | 1.33% | | | 1.75% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25% | | | 23% | | | 21% | | | 31% | | | 46% |
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(1)
| Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
(2)
| Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for each share of capital stock outstanding
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $12.68 | | | $11.08 | | | $14.50 | | | $12.44 | | | $10.89 |
Income (loss) from investment operations:
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Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.18(1) | | | 0.19(1) | | | 0.45(1) | | | 0.10(1) | | | 0.03(1) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 0.43 | | | 1.59 | | | (3.42) | | | 2.14 | | | 1.54 |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.61 | | | 1.78 | | | (2.97) | | | 2.24 | | | 1.57 |
Less distributions:
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From net investment income | | | (0.18) | | | (0.18) | | | (0.30) | | | (0.08) | | | (0.02) |
From return of capital | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.00) (2) |
From realized capital gain distribution | | | — | | | — | | | (0.15) | | | (0.10) | | | — |
Total distributions | | | (0.18) | | | (0.18) | | | (0.45) | | | (0.18) | | | (0.02) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $13.11 | | | $12.68 | | | $11.08 | | | $14.50 | | | $12.44 |
Total return | | | 4.83% | | | 16.09% | | | −20.51% | | | 18.00% | | | 14.45% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period ($000’s) | | | $60,329 | | | $60,245 | | | $45,009 | | | $55,504 | | | $32,295 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.38% | | | 1.41% | | | 1.45% | | | 1.40% | | | 1.88% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.98% | | | 1.17% | | | 3.35% | | | 0.29% | | | (0.55)% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.36% | | | 1.58% | | | 3.80% | | | 0.69% | | | 0.33% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17% | | | 11% | | | 26% | | | 15% | | | 6% |
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(1)
| Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
(2)
| Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FUNDS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2024
A. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
LKCM Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 10, 1994 and consists of seven diversified series as of December 31, 2024, six of which are presented herein and include the LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Equity Fund, LKCM Balanced Fund, LKCM Fixed Income Fund and LKCM International Equity Fund (collectively, the “Funds”). The assets of the Funds are invested in separate, independently managed portfolios. Investment operations of the Funds began on July 14, 1994 (LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund), January 3, 1996 (LKCM Equity Fund), December 30, 1997 (LKCM Balanced Fund and LKCM Fixed Income Fund), May 2, 2011 (LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund) and May 1, 2019 (LKCM International Equity Fund). Each Fund charges a 1% redemption fee for redemptions of Fund shares held for less than 30 days, unless otherwise determined by a Fund in its discretion.
The LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of smaller companies (those with market capitalizations at the time of investment between $0.8 billion and $7 billion) which Luther King Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) believes are likely to have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings and potential for above-average capital appreciation. The LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-mid capitalization companies (those with market capitalizations at the time of investment between $2 billion and $20 billion) which the Adviser believes are likely to have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings and potential for above-average capital appreciation. The LKCM Equity Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies which the Adviser believes are likely to have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings, above-average returns on shareholders’ equity, potential for above-average capital appreciation and/or companies that the Adviser believes have attractive relative valuations. The LKCM Balanced Fund seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity and fixed income securities with at least 25% of the Fund’s total assets invested in fixed income securities under normal circumstances. The LKCM Fixed Income Fund seeks current income by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of investment grade corporate and U.S. Government fixed income securities. The LKCM International Equity Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. companies and invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of the financial statements. The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Investment Companies.
1.
| Security Valuation: Equity securities listed or traded on a U.S. securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Nasdaq Global Market securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Unlisted U.S. equity securities and listed U.S. equity securities not traded on a particular valuation date are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask price on the relevant exchanges or markets. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sales price on the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Debt securities are normally valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask price and/or by using a combination of broker quotations or evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts are valued at the settlement prices established each day on the principal exchange on which they are traded. Forward contracts are valued based on the forward rate using information provided by an independent pricing service. Other assets and securities for which no market or broker quotations or evaluated prices are readily available are valued by the Adviser in good faith at fair value. Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Rule”) establishes requirements for determining fair value |
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December 31, 2024(Continued)
in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The Valuation Rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act, the threshold for determining whether a security must be fair valued. In many cases, fixed-income and foreign securities are not considered to have a “readily available market quotation” under the Valuation Rule. Accordingly, such securities typically are fair valued. The Valuation Rule permits the Fund’s board to designate the Funds’ investment adviser as “valuation designee” to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to ensure that the registered investment company’s board receives the information it needs to oversee the investment adviser’s fair value determinations. The Board has designated the Adviser as valuation designee under the Valuation Rule to perform fair value functions in accordance with the requirements of the Valuation Rule. The Adviser may value securities at fair value in good faith pursuant to the Adviser’s and the Fund’s procedures. The Adviser may use prices provided by independent pricing services to assist in the fair valuation of the Funds’ portfolio securities. For foreign securities held by the LKCM International Equity Fund, such fair value prices generally will be based on such independent pricing services’ proprietary multi-factor models that measure movements in relevant indices, market indicators and other factors between the time the relevant foreign markets have closed and the time the Fund calculates its net asset value, and therefore may differ from quoted or official closing prices for such foreign securities in such foreign markets.
The Trust has adopted accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 –
| Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Trust has access at the date of measurement. |
Level 2 –
| Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. |
Level 3 –
| Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Trust’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information. |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. As of December 31, 2024, the Funds’ assets carried at fair value were classified as follows:
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund
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Common Stocks | | | $275,750,286 | | | $ — | | | $ 0 | | | $275,750,286 |
Short-Term Investments | | | 6,941,861 | | | — | | | — | | | 6,941,861 |
Total Investments* | | | $282,692,147 | | | $— | | | $0 | | | $282,692,147 |
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LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund
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Common Stocks | | | $36,979,401 | | | $ — | | | $ — | | | $36,979,401 |
Short-Term Investments | | | 2,075,632 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,075,632 |
Total Investments* | | | $39,055,033 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $39,055,033 |
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LKCM Equity Fund
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Common Stocks | | | $492,943,558 | | | $ — | | | $ — | | | $492,943,558 |
Short-Term Investments | | | 16,349,214 | | | — | | | — | | | 16,349,214 |
Total Investments* | | | $509,292,772 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $509,292,772 |
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LKCM Balanced Fund
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Common Stocks | | | $78,817,885 | | | $— | | | $ — | | | $78,817,885 |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | 34,194,083 | | | — | | | 34,194,083 |
REITs | | | 1,008,755 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,008,755 |
Short-Term Investment | | | 726,921 | | | — | | | — | | | 726,921 |
Total Investments* | | | $80,553,561 | | | $34,194,083 | | | $— | | | $114,747,644 |
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LKCM Fixed Income Fund
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Corporate Bonds | | | $— | | | $180,521,504 | | | $ — | | | $180,521,504 |
U.S. Government Sponsored Entities | | | — | | | 60,845,570 | | | — | | | 60,845,570 |
U.S. Government Issues | | | — | | | 25,046,873 | | | — | | | 25,046,873 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | 4,933,563 | | | — | | | 4,933,563 |
Short-Term Investment | | | 3,092,187 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,092,187 |
Total Investments* | | | $3,092,187 | | | $271,347,510 | | | $— | | | $274,439,697 |
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LKCM International Equity Fund
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Common Stocks | | | $5,419,150 | | | $53,237,490 | | | $ — | | | $58,656,640 |
Preferred Stock | | | — | | | 904,492 | | | — | | | 904,492 |
Short-Term Investments | | | 671,459 | | | — | | | — | | | 671,459 |
Total Investments* | | | $6,090,609 | | | $54,141,982 | | | $— | | | $60,232,591 |
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| Additional information regarding the industry classifications of these investments is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. |
There were no transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period.
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2.
| Federal Income Taxes: The Funds have elected to be treated as “regulated investment companies” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and each Fund intends to distribute all of its investment company net taxable income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is recorded. |
3.
| Distributions to Shareholders: The LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Equity Fund and LKCM International Equity Fund generally intend to declare and pay income dividends and distribute net capital gains, if any, at least on an annual basis. The LKCM Balanced Fund and LKCM Fixed Income Fund generally intend to declare and pay income dividends on a quarterly basis and distribute net capital gains, if any, at least on an annual basis. |
4.
| Foreign Securities: Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. These risks include devaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government. |
5.
| Expense Allocation: Expenses incurred by the Funds are allocated among the Funds based upon (i) relative average net assets, (ii) a specific identification basis as incurred, or (iii) evenly among the Funds, depending on the nature of the expense. |
6.
| Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
7.
| Guarantees and Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote. |
8.
| Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security and shareholder transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable jurisdiction’s tax rules and rates. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. All discounts and premiums are amortized based on the effective interest method for tax and financial reporting purposes. The Funds may hold the securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Distributions from such investments may include income, capital gains and return of capital. |
9.
| Other: Distributions from net investment income and realized capital gains are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These permanent differences are primarily due to the varying treatment of income and gain/loss on portfolio securities held by the Fund and have no impact on net assets or NAV per share. |
Accordingly, at December 31, 2024, reclassifications were recorded as follows:
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Paid-in capital | | | $603,736 | | | $(51,641) | | | $2,796,635 | | | $146,933 | | | $ — | | | $ — |
Total distributable earnings | | | (603,736) | | | 51,641 | | | (2,796,635) | | | (146,933) | | | — | | | — |
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10.
| Restricted and Illiquid Securities: The Funds are permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale including investments considered by the Funds to be illiquid. Restricted securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. Illiquid investments are investments that the Funds reasonably expect cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions within seven calendar days or less in the ordinary course of business without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult. |
11.
| Segment Reporting: During the reporting period, the Funds adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). Adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect each Fund’s financial position or the results of its operations. An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (CODM) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer act as the CODM. Each Fund within the Trust represents a single operating segment, as the CODM monitors the operating results of each Fund as a whole and each Fund’s long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on a defined investment strategy which is executed by each Fund’s portfolio managers as a team. The financial information in the form of a Fund’s total returns, expense ratios, changes in net assets resulting from operations, subscriptions and redemptions and profitability to the advisor, which are used by the CODM to assess the segment’s performance versus each Fund’s comparative benchmarks and peers to make resource allocation decisions for each Fund’s single segment, is consistent with that presented within each Fund’s financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities as “total assets” and significant segment expenses are listed on the accompanying statement of operations. |
B. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Funds under an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Adviser receives a fee, computed daily and payable quarterly, at the annual rates presented below as applied to each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Funds through May 1, 2025 in order to limit each Fund’s operating expenses to the annual cap rates presented below. This expense limitation excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, indirect fees and expenses relating to investments in other investment companies, including money market funds, and extraordinary expenses.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Adviser waived the following management fees and/or reimbursed expenses to meet its expense cap obligations:
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Annual Management Fee Rate | | | 0.75% | | | 0.75% | | | 0.70% | | | 0.65% | | | 0.50% | | | 0.90% |
Annual Cap on Expenses | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.80% | | | 0.50% | | | 1.00% |
Fees Waived and/or Expenses Reimbursed in 2024 | | | $152,646 | | | $138,311 | | | $956,389 | | | $250,912 | | | $872,067 | | | $237,688 |
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The Trust reimburses the Adviser for a portion of compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. This compensation is reported as part of the “Trustees’ fees and officer compensation” expense on the Statement of Operations.
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U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“U.S. Bancorp”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as transfer agent and administrator for the Trust and serves as accounting services agent for the Trust. U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Funds.
Distribution services are performed pursuant to a distribution contract with Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”), the Trust’s principal underwriter.
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b—1 under the 1940 Act, under which each Fund may pay an annualized fee of up to 0.75% of its average daily net assets for distribution and other services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has not authorized payments under this plan and, as a result, the Funds currently neither accrue nor pay any fees under the plan.
C. FUND SHARES
At December 31, 2024, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, no par value, authorized, for each Fund. The following table summarizes the activity in shares of each Fund:
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund
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Shares sold | | | 1,932,643 | | | $39,616,847 | | | 1,894,299 | | | $34,598,154 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 840,316 | | | 17,814,706 | | | 298,750 | | | 5,909,267 |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,172,132) | | | (25,353,567) | | | (726,227) | | | (13,264,864) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | 458 | | | | | | — |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,600,827 | | | $32,078,444 | | | 1,466,822 | | | $27,242,557 |
Shares Outstanding:
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Beginning of period | | | 11,856,139 | | | | | | 10,389,317 | | | |
End of period | | | 13,456,966 | | | | | | 11,856,139 | | | |
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LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund
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Shares sold | | | 670,022 | | | $7,098,560 | | | 1,099,254 | | | $9,759,202 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Shares redeemed | | | (140,386) | | | (1,451,877) | | | (156,022) | | | (1,363,990) |
Redemption fee | | | — | | | 34 | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 529,636 | | | $5,646,683 | | | 943,232 | | | $8,395,246 |
Shares Outstanding:
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Beginning of period | | | 2,876,562 | | | | | | 1,933,330 | | | |
End of period | | | 3,406,198 | | | | | | 2,876,562 | | | |
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LKCM Equity Fund
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Shares sold | | | 404,257 | | | $14,933,764 | | | 814,797 | | | $26,594,117 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 843,664 | | | 31,325,241 | | | 196,635 | | | 6,783,890 |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,839,762) | | | (69,204,555) | | | (1,497,101) | | | (48,771,530) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | 1,858 | | | | | | — |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (591,841) | | | $(22,943,692) | | | (485,669) | | | $(15,393,523) |
Shares Outstanding:
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Beginning of period | | | 14,377,853 | | | | | | 14,863,522 | | | |
End of period | | | 13,786,012 | | | | | | 14,377,853 | | | |
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LKCM Balanced Fund
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Shares sold | | | 140,455 | | | $4,030,087 | | | 147,353 | | | $3,704,312 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 179,311 | | | 4,985,889 | | | 147,221 | | | 3,793,144 |
Shares redeemed | | | (526,267) | | | (14,609,707) | | | (399,213) | | | (9,994,292) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 101 |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (206,501) | | | $(5,593,729) | | | (104,639) | | | $(2,496,735) |
Shares Outstanding:
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Beginning of period | | | 4,372,486 | | | | | | 4,477,125 | | | |
End of period | | | 4,165,985 | | | | | | 4,372,486 | | | |
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LKCM Fixed Income Fund
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Shares sold | | | 2,037,482 | | | $21,176,820 | | | 2,781,717 | | | $28,384,982 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 739,156 | | | 7,670,885 | | | 587,310 | | | 5,958,494 |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,690,233) | | | (38,098,490) | | | (2,977,320) | | | (30,313,904) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | — | | | | | | 100 |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (913,595) | | | $(9,250,785) | | | 391,707 | | | $4,029,672 |
Shares Outstanding:
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Beginning of period | | | 27,662,742 | | | | | | 27,271,035 | | | |
End of period | | | 26,749,147 | | | | | | 27,662,742 | | | |
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LKCM International Equity Fund
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Shares sold | | | 147,145 | | | $2,007,875 | | | 756,956 | | | $9,166,966 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 49,109 | | | 647,743 | | | 51,557 | | | 656,838 |
Shares redeemed | | | (346,336) | | | (4,648,505) | | | (118,345) | | | (1,443,127) |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (150,082) | | | $(1,992,887) | | | 690,168 | | | $8,380,677 |
Shares Outstanding:
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Beginning of period | | | 4,752,938 | | | | | | 4,062,770 | | | |
End of period | | | 4,602,856 | | | | | | 4,752,938 | | | |
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D. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | $— | | | $80,834,647 | | | $— | | | $71,218,761 |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | — | | | 15,082,561 | | | — | | | 10,035,093 |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | — | | | 43,840,642 | | | — | | | 107,616,675 |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | — | | | 16,711,266 | | | — | | | 26,305,551 |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | 12,316,742 | | | 57,447,622 | | | 23,203,533 | | | 55,221,533 |
LKCM International Equity Fund | | | — | | | 10,127,320 | | | — | | | 10,251,124 |
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At December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Tax cost | | | $193,159,652 | | | $28,548,524 | | | $245,586,036 | | | $75,104,466 | | | $279,956,636 | | | $51,499,815 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | | $95,618,646 | | | $11,250,044 | | | $269,818,427 | | | $41,219,525 | | | $836,817 | | | $13,518,411 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (6,086,151) | | | (743,535) | | | 6,111,508) | | | (1,576,286) | | | (6,353,756) | | | (4,794,628) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | $89,532,495 | | | $10,506,509 | | | $263,706,919 | | | $39,643,239 | | | $(5,516,939) | | | $8,723,783 |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 18,868 | | | — | | | — | | | 29,191 | | | 348,984 | | | 581,990 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | | | — | | | — | | | 17,397,368 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Distributable earnings | | | $18,868 | | | $— | | | $17,397,368 | | | $29,191 | | | $348,984 | | | $581,990 |
Other accumulated losses | | | — | | | (194,260) | | | — | | | (5,432) | | | (4,262,301) | | | (2,783,941) |
Total distributable earnings | | | $89,551,363 | | | $10,312,249 | | | $281,104,287 | | | $39,666,998 | | | $(9,430,256) | | | $6,521,832 |
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The difference between book cost of investments and tax cost of investments is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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To the extent the Funds realize future net capital gains, taxable distributions will be reduced by any unused capital loss carryforwards as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. At December 31, 2024, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
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LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | $194,260 | | | $— | | | $— |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | 463,294 | | | 3,799,007 | | | — |
LKCM International Equity Fund | | | 841,195 | | | 1,942,746 | | | 967,548 |
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At December 31, 2024, the following Funds deferred, on a tax basis, post-October capital losses of:
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LKCM Balanced Fund | | | $5,432 |
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The tax components of dividends paid during the periods shown below were as follows:
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | $— | | | $19,098,420 | | | $— | | | $6,260,272 |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | 2,500,301 | | | 30,192,384 | | | 4,375,883 | | | 2,741,827 |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | 1,364,595 | | | 3,782,676 | | | 1,233,982 | | | 2,677,399 |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | 8,412,958 | | | — | | | 6,485,802 | | | — |
LKCM International Equity Fund | | | 834,475 | | | — | | | 862,131 | | | — |
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The Funds designated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders upon the redemption of shares during 2024 and 2023 in determining undistributed net capital gains as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The Trust has adopted financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Trust has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Funds’ financial position or results of operations. Tax years that remain open to examination by major tax jurisdictions include tax years ended December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2024 for all LKCM Funds. There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on tax returns as of December 31, 2024. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. If applicable, the Funds would recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in “interest expense” and penalties in “other expense” on the statement of operations.
F. OTHER MATTERS
Investing in the Funds involves risks and the potential loss of all or a portion of your investment. Each Fund is subject to the risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions and other factors, which may negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Factors that affect markets in general, including geopolitical, regulatory, market and economic developments and other developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries, companies, and segments of the market, could adversely impact the Fund’s investments and lead to a decline in the value of your investment in a Fund. Geopolitical and other events, including wars, such as between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, tensions and other conflicts between nations, terrorism, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, pandemics, public health crises, natural disasters and related events have led, and in the future may continue to lead, to instability in world economies and markets generally and reduced liquidity in equity, credit, and fixed income markets. In addition, policy changes by the U.S. Government, the U.S. Federal Reserve and/or foreign governments, such as changes in interest rates, and political events within the U.S. and abroad may cause increased volatility in financial markets, affect investor and consumer confidence, and adversely impact the broader financial markets and economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. Market disruptions
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have caused, and may continue to cause, broad changes in market value, negative public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. The foregoing may adversely affect, among other things, the value and liquidity of a Fund’s investments, a Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, a Fund’s financial and operational performance, and/or the value of your investment in a Fund.
G. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated the Funds’ related events and transactions that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2024 through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Trustees of LKCM Funds:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of LKCM Funds (the “Funds”) comprising the LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Equity Fund, LKCM Balanced Fund, LKCM Fixed Income Fund, and LKCM International Equity Fund, including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the funds constituting the LKCM Funds as of December 31, 2024, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 25, 2025
We have served as the auditor of one or more LKCM Funds since 2007.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Tax Information:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided for by the Jobs & Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | 100.00% |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | 79.28% |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM International Equity Fund | | | 100.00% |
| | | |
For corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was as follows:
| | | |
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | 100.00% |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | 75.90% |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM International Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
| | | |
The Funds hereby designate the following percentages of their ordinary income distributions for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 as interest-related dividends under Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(1)(C).
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | 51.00% |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | 99.93% |
LKCM International Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
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The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(2)(C) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was as follows:
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | 0.00% |
LKCM International Equity Fund | | | 0.00% |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
The below information is required disclosure from Form N-CSR
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Investment Companies.
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period covered by this report.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosure for Open-End Investment Companies.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Investment Companies.
Information regarding remuneration paid by the Trust to its directors, officers and affiliated persons is included in the accompanying financial statements.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Not applicable.
LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund
Annual Financial Statements and Other Information
December 31, 2024
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024
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COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%
| | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.2%
| | | | | | | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | $1,324,764 | |
Banks - 0.9%
| | | | | | | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | 537,000 | |
Beverages - 3.9%
| | | | | | | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 25,000 | | | 803,000 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 10,000 | | | 1,520,600 | |
| | | | | | 2,323,600 | |
Broadline Retail - 2.9%
| | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 8,000 | | | 1,755,120 | |
Capital Markets - 1.7%
| | | | | | | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | 1,043,070 | |
Chemicals - 10.3%
| | | | | | | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 22,500 | | | 1,281,600 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 10,000 | | | 762,500 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | 1,171,600 | |
Linde PLC | | | 3,000 | | | 1,256,010 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 5,000 | | | 1,699,650 | |
| | | | | | 6,171,360 | |
Construction Materials - 1.7%
| | | | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | 1,033,000 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 5.3%
| | | | | | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 3,000 | | | 1,392,390 | |
Trimble, Inc.(a) | | | 25,000 | | | 1,766,500 | |
| | | | | | 3,158,890 | |
Financial Services - 1.7%
| | | | | | | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 5,000 | | | 1,027,100 | |
Food Products - 1.7%
| | | | | | | |
Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 32,500 | | | 998,075 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.2%
| | | |
Alcon AG | | | 13,500 | | | 1,146,015 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 5,500 | | | 1,980,275 | |
| | | | | | 3,126,290 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.7%
| | | | | | | |
Clearway Energy, Inc. - Class C | | | 40,000 | | | 1,040,000 | |
Interactive Media & Services - 4.9%
| | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A | | | 15,500 | | | 2,934,150 | |
IT Services - 2.0%
| | | | | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 12,500 | | | 1,195,625 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Machinery - 3.8%
| | | | | | |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 2,700 | | | $515,268 |
IDEX Corp. | | | 5,300 | | | 1,109,237 |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | 633,900 |
| | | | | | 2,258,405 |
Marine Transportation - 2.5%
| | | | | | |
Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 14,000 | | | 1,481,200 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 8.6%
| | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 6,500 | | | 941,460 |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 28,000 | | | 916,440 |
Diamondback Energy Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | 819,150 |
Expand Energy Corp. | | | 8,500 | | | 846,175 |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 27,500 | | | 753,500 |
Permian Resources Corp. | | | 60,000 | | | 862,800 |
| | | | | | 5,139,525 |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.7%
| | | | | | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 10,000 | | | 1,629,300 |
Professional Services - 4.8%
| | | | | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 5,500 | | | 1,243,495 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 6,000 | | | 1,652,580 |
| | | | | | 2,896,075 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.1%
| | | | | | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 23,000 | | | 3,088,670 |
Software - 14.9%
| | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 3,700 | | | 1,645,316 |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 6,500 | | | 2,739,750 |
Oracle Corp. | | | 15,000 | | | 2,499,600 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | 2,079,400 |
| | | | | | 8,964,066 |
Specialty Retail - 5.2%
| | | | | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 27,500 | | | 1,582,075 |
Home Depot, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | 1,555,960 |
| | | | | | 3,138,035 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.7%
| | | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | | 9,000 | | | 2,253,780 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.2%
|
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 5,800 | | | 1,339,684 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $29,045,169) | | | | | | 59,856,784 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024(Continued)
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.6%
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 0.6%
| | | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust - Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 4.43%(b) | | | 344,011 | | | $344,011 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $344,011) | | | | | | 344,011 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.2%
(Cost $29,389,180) | | | | | | $60,200,795 |
Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets - (0.2)% | | | | | | (91,500) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $60,109,295 |
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
AG - Aktiengesellschaft
PLC - Public Limited Company
(a)
| Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
| The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of December 31, 2024. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2024
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ASSETS
|
Investments, at value* | | | $60,200,795 |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 40,899 |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 3,476 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 10,253 |
Total assets | | | 60,255,423 |
Liabilities
| | | |
Payable for investment advisory fees | | | 82,190 |
Payable for distribution expense | | | 28,835 |
Payable for administrative fees | | | 6,324 |
Payable for accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | 7,989 |
Payable for trustees’ fees and officer compensation (Note B) | | | 1,011 |
Payable for professional fees | | | 17,714 |
Payable for custody fees and expenses | | | 1,169 |
Payable for reports to shareholders | | | 871 |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 12 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 13 |
Total liabilities | | | 146,128 |
Commitments and Contingencies (Note A)
| | | |
Net assets | | | $60,109,295 |
Net assets consist of:
| | | |
Paid-in capital | | | $29,262,626 |
Total distributable earnings | | | 30,846,669 |
Net assets | | | $60,109,295 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited shares of no par value authorized) | | | 3,417,390 |
Net asset value per share(offering and redemption price) | | | $17.59 |
* Cost of Investments | | | $29,389,180 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
December 31, 2024
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Investment Income:
| | | |
Dividends* | | | $727,767 |
Interest | | | 46,124 |
Total investment income | | | 773,891 |
Expenses:
| | | |
Investment advisory fees (Note B) | | | 535,838 |
Administrative fees | | | 75,114 |
Accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | 89,741 |
Distribution expense (Note B) | | | 59,538 |
Professional fees | | | 35,886 |
Trustees’ fees and officer compensation (Note B) | | | 30,886 |
Federal and state registration | | | 28,973 |
Custody fees and expenses | | | 8,140 |
Reports to shareholders | | | 6,060 |
Other | | | 2,262 |
Total expenses | | | 872,438 |
Less, expense waiver and/or reimbursement (Note B) | | | (277,064) |
Net expenses | | | 595,374 |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 178,517 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
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Net realized gain (loss) on:
| | | |
Investments | | | $4,380,108 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
| | | |
Investments | | | 2,743,520 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | 7,123,628 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | $7,302,145 |
* Net of foreign taxes withheld and/or issuance fees | | | $1,249 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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Operations:
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | $178,517 | | | $420,759 |
Net realized gain | | | 4,380,108 | | | 1,138,747 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 2,743,520 | | | 5,515,457 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 7,302,145 | | | 7,074,963 |
Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:
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Investment income | | | (153,095) | | | (416,560) |
Capital Gain Distribution | | | (4,272,939) | | | (1,078,666) |
Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | (4,426,034) | | | (1,495,226) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (989,966) | | | 2,560,047 |
Total increase in net assets | | | 1,886,145 | | | 8,139,784 |
NET ASSETS:
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Beginning of period | | | 58,223,150 | | | 50,083,366 |
End of period | | | $ 60,109,295 | | | $58,223,150 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for each share of Capital stock outstanding
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $16.73 | | | $15.05 | | | $19.52 | | | $17.53 | | | $15.06 |
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
|
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.05(1) | | | 0.12(1) | | | 0.17(1) | | | 0.05(1) | | | 0.06(1) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.20 | | | 2.00 | | | (3.72) | | | 4.40 | | | 3.59 |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.25 | | | 2.12 | | | (3.55) | | | 4.45 | | | 3.65 |
Less distributions:
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From net investment income | | | (0.05) | | | (0.12) | | | (0.18) | | | (0.05) | | | (0.06) |
From realized capital gains | | | (1.34) | | | (0.32) | | | (0.74) | | | (2.41) | | | (1.12) |
Total distributions | | | (1.39) | | | (0.44) | | | (0.92) | | | (2.46) | | | (1.18) |
Redemption fees | | | 0.00(2) | | | 0.00(2) | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $17.59 | | | $16.73 | | | $15.05 | | | $19.52 | | | $17.53 |
Total return | | | 13.37% | | | 14.07% | | | −18.17% | | | 25.34% | | | 24.28% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period ($000’s) | | | $60,109 | | | $58,223 | | | $50,083 | | | $63,916 | | | $53,862 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.47% | | | 1.53% | | | 1.45% | | | 1.40% | | | 1.48% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% | | | 1.00% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
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Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | (0.17)% | | | 0.24% | | | 0.57% | | | (0.15)% | | | (0.12)% |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | 0.30% | | | 0.77% | | | 1.02% | | | 0.25% | | | 0.36% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 11% | | | 16% | | | 23% | | | 18% | | | 17% |
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(1)
| Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
|
(2)
| Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2024
A. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
LKCM Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 10, 1994 and consists of seven diversified series as of December 31, 2024, one of which is presented herein: the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is subject to expenses pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 plan described in Note B. The Fund charges a 1% redemption fee for redemptions of Fund shares held for less than 30 days, unless otherwise determined by the Fund in its discretion.
The LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation, while incorporating Catholic values investing principles in the investment process. The LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies that Luther King Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) believes are likely to have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings, above- average returns on shareholders’ equity, potential for above-average capital appreciation, and/or companies the Adviser believes have attractive relative valuations.
The Fund practices socially responsible investing within the framework provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). The Fund’s investment approach incorporates the Guidelines through a combination of screening portfolio companies based on criteria set forth in the Guidelines, dialogue with companies whose policies and practices may conflict with the Guidelines, and/or potentially excluding from the Fund’s portfolio the securities of those companies that are unwilling to alter their policies and practices over a reasonable period of time. The Adviser monitors companies selected for the Fund for policies on various issues contemplated by the Guidelines. If the Fund invests in a company whose policies and practices are inconsistent with the Guidelines, the Adviser may attempt to influence the company, sell the company’s securities, or otherwise exclude future investments in such company.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of the financial statements. The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Investment Companies.
1.
| Security Valuation: Equity securities listed or traded on a U.S. securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Nasdaq Global Market securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Unlisted U.S. equity securities and listed U.S. equity securities not traded on a particular valuation date are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask price on the relevant exchanges or markets. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sales price on the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Debt securities are normally valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask price and/or by using a combination of broker quotations or evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts are valued at the settlement prices established each day on the principal exchange on which they are traded. Forward contracts are valued based on the forward rate using information provided by an independent pricing service. Other assets and securities for which no market or broker quotations or evaluated prices are readily available are valued by the Adviser in good faith at fair value. Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Rule”) establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The Valuation Rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act, the threshold for determining whether a security must be fair valued. In many cases, fixed-income and foreign securities are not considered to have a “readily available market quotation” under the Valuation Rule. Accordingly, such securities typically are fair valued. The Valuation Rule permits the Fund’s board to designate the Fund’s primary investment adviser as “valuation designee” to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to ensure that the registered investment company’s board receives the information it needs to oversee the investment adviser’s fair value determinations. The Board has designated the Adviser as valuation designee under the |
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December 31, 2024(Continued)
Valuation Rule to perform fair value functions in accordance with the requirements of the Valuation Rule. The Adviser may value securities at fair value in good faith pursuant to the Adviser’s and the Fund’s procedures. The Adviser may use prices provided by independent pricing services to assist in the fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities.
The Trust has adopted accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 –
| Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Trust has access at the date of measurement. |
Level 2 –
| Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. |
Level 3 –
| Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Trust’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information. |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. As of December 31, 2024, the Fund’s assets carried at fair value were classified as follows:
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Common Stocks | | | $59,856,784 | | | $ — | | | $ — | | | $59,856,784 |
Short-Term Investment | | | 344,011 | | | — | | | — | | | 344,011 |
Total Investments* | | | $60,200,795 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $60,200,795 |
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*
| Additional information regarding the industry classifications of these investments is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
|
2.
| Federal Income Taxes: The Fund has elected to be treated as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and the Fund intends to distribute all of its investment company net taxable income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is recorded. |
3.
| Distributions to Shareholders: The Fund generally intends to declare and pay income dividends and distribute net capital gain, if any, at least on an annual basis. |
4.
| Foreign Securities: Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. These risks |
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December 31, 2024(Continued)
include devaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government.
5.
| Expense Allocation: Expenses incurred by the Funds in the Trust are allocated among the Funds based upon (i) relative average net assets, (ii) a specific identification basis as incurred, or (iii) evenly among the Funds, depending on the nature of the expense. |
6.
| Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
7.
| Guarantees and Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote. |
8.
| Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security and shareholder transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable jurisdiction’s tax rules and rates. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. All discounts and premiums are amortized based on the effective interest method for tax and financial reporting purposes. The Fund may hold the securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Distributions from such investments may include income, capital gains and return of capital. |
9.
| Other: Distributions from net investment income and realized capital gains are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Certain capital accounts in the consolidated financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These permanent differences are primarily due to the varying treatment of income and gain/loss on portfolio securities held by the Fund and have no impact on net assets or NAV per share. |
Accordingly, at December 31, 2024, reclassifications were recorded as follows for the Fund:
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Paid-in capital | | | $101,595
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Total distributable earnings | | | (101,595) |
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10.
| Restricted and Illiquid Securities: The Fund is permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale including investments considered by the Fund to be illiquid. Restricted securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. Illiquid investments are investments that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions within seven calendar days or less in the ordinary course of business without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult. |
11.
| Segment Reporting: During the reporting period, the Funds adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). Adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect each Fund’s financial position or the results of its operations. An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief |
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December 31, 2024(Continued)
operating decision maker (CODM) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer act as the CODM. Each Fund within the Trust represents a single operating segment, as the CODM monitors the operating results of each Fund as a whole and each Fund’s long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on a defined investment strategy which is executed by each Fund’s portfolio managers as a team. The financial information in the form of a Fund’s total returns, expense ratios, changes in net assets resulting from operations, subscriptions and redemptions and profitability to the advisor, which are used by the CODM to assess the segment’s performance versus each Fund’s comparative benchmarks and peers to make resource allocation decisions for each Fund’s single segment, is consistent with that presented within each Fund’s financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities as “total assets” and significant segment expenses are listed on the accompanying statement of operations.
B. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Fund under an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Adviser receives a fee, computed daily and payable quarterly, at the annual rate presented below as applied to the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund through May 1, 2025 in order to limit the Fund’s operating expenses to the annual cap rate presented below. This expense limitation excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, indirect fees and expenses relating to investments in other investment companies, including money market funds, and extraordinary expenses.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Adviser waived the following management fees and/or reimbursed expenses to meet its expense cap obligations:
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Annual Management Fee Rate | | | 0.90% |
Annual Cap on Expenses | | | 1.00% |
Fees Waived and/or Expenses Reimbursed in 2024 | | | $277,064 |
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The Trust reimburses the Adviser for a portion of compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. This compensation is reported as part of the “Trustees fees and officer compensation” expense on the Statement of Operations.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“U.S. Bancorp”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as transfer agent and administrator for the Fund and serves as accounting services agent for the Fund. U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Fund.
Distribution services are performed pursuant to a distribution contract with Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”), the Trust’s principal underwriter.
The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for the Fund, under which the Fund may pay an annualized fee of up to 1.00% of its average daily net assets for distribution and other services. However, the Board of Trustees has currently only authorized an annual fee of 0.10% of the average daily net assets for the Fund.
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C. FUND SHARES
At December 31, 2024, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, no par value, authorized for the Fund. The following table summarizes the activity in shares of the Fund:
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Shares sold | | | 94,402 | | | $1,689,787 | | | 435,470 | | | $6,902,249 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 233,056 | | | 4,136,741 | | | 81,975 | | | 1,375,552 |
Shares redeemed | | | (390,153) | | | (6,816,546) | | | (365,131) | | | (5,718,058) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | 52 | | | | | | 304 |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (62,695) | | | $(989,966) | | | 152,314 | | | $2,560,047 |
Shares Outstanding:
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Beginning of period | | | 3,480,085 | | | | | | 3,327,771 | | | |
End of period | | | 3,417,390 | | | | | | 3,480,085 | | | |
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D. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
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$ —
| | | $6,314,253 | | | $ — | | | $10,667,705 |
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E. TAX INFORMATION
At December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis for the Fund were as follows:
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Tax cost | | | $29,389,180 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | | $31,215,615 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (404,000) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | $30,811,615 |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 35,054 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | | | — |
Distributable earnings | | | $35,054 |
Other accumulated losses | | | — |
Total distributable earnings | | | $30,846,669 |
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At December 31, 2024, the Fund deferred, on a tax basis, no post-October capital losses.
To the extent the Fund realizes future net capital gains, taxable distributions will be reduced by any unused capital loss carryforwards as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. At December 31, 2024, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards.
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The tax components of dividends paid during the periods shown below for the Fund were as follows:
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LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund | | | $153,095 | | | $4,272,939 | | | $416,560 | | | $1,078,666 |
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The Fund designated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders upon the redemption of shares during 2024 and 2023 in determining undistributed net capital gains as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The Trust has adopted financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Trust has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Fund’s financial position or results of operations. Tax years that remain open to examination by major tax jurisdictions include tax years ended December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2024. There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on tax returns as of December 31, 2024. The Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. If applicable, the Fund would recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in “interest expense” and penalties in “other expense” on the statement of operations.
F. OTHER MATTERS
Investing in the Funds involves risks and the potential loss of all or a portion of your investment. Each Fund is subject to the risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions and other factors, which may negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Factors that affect markets in general, including geopolitical, regulatory, market and economic developments and other developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries, companies, and segments of the market, could adversely impact the Fund’s investments and lead to a decline in the value of your investment in a Fund. Geopolitical and other events, including wars, such as between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East tensions and other conflicts between nations, terrorism, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, pandemics, public health crises, natural disasters and related events have led, and in the future may continue to lead, to instability in world economies and markets generally and reduced liquidity in equity, credit, and fixed income markets. In addition, policy changes by the U.S. Government, the U.S. Federal Reserve and/or foreign governments, such as changes in interest rates, and political events within the U.S. and abroad may cause increased volatility in financial markets, affect investor and consumer confidence, and adversely impact the broader financial markets and economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. Market disruptions have caused, and may continue to cause, broad changes in market value, negative public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. The foregoing may adversely affect, among other things, the value and liquidity of a Fund’s investments, a Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, a Fund’s financial and operational performance, and/or the value of your investment in a Fund.
G. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated the Fund’s related events and transactions that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2024 through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Trustees of LKCM Funds:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the LKCM Funds, as of December 31, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 25, 2025
We have served as the auditor of one or more LKCM Funds since 2007.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Tax Information: For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided for by the Jobs & Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was 100.00%. For corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was 100.00%.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
The below information is required disclosure from Form N-CSR
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Investment Companies.
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period covered by this report.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosure for Open-End Investment Companies.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Investment Companies.
Information regarding remuneration paid by the Trust to its directors, officers and affiliated persons is included in the accompanying financial statements.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Not applicable.
| (b) | Financial Highlights are included within the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Investment Companies.
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period covered by this report.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosure for Open-End Investment Companies.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Investment Companies.
Information regarding remuneration paid by the Registrant to its directors, officers and affiliated persons is included in the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Not applicable.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
Not applicable
Item 19. Exhibits.
(2) Any policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10D-1) by the registered national securities exchange or registered national securities association upon which the registrant’s securities are listed. Not applicable.
(3) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)). The certification required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is filed herewith as EX.99.CERT.
(4) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.
| (5) | Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Provide the information called for by Item 4 of Form 8-K under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 249.308). Unless otherwise specified by Item 4, or related to and necessary for a complete understanding of information not previously disclosed, the information should relate to events occurring during the reporting period. Not applicable. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LKCM Funds | |
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By | /s/ J. Luther King, Jr. | |
| J. Luther King, Jr., | |
| President / Principal Executive Officer | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By | /s/ J. Luther King, Jr. | |
| J. Luther King, Jr., | |
| President / Principal Executive Officer | |
By | /s/ Jacob D. Smith | |
| Jacob D. Smith, | |
| Chief Financial Officer / Principal Financial Officer | |