LKCM Balanced Fund | |
Schedule of Investments | |
as of March 31, 2024 (Unaudited) | |
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COMMON STOCKS - 68.9% | | Shares | | | Value | |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.1% | | | | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 5,850 | | | $ | 1,246,635 | |
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Banks - 3.6% | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 38,900 | | | | 1,475,088 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 9,700 | | | | 1,091,929 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 8,400 | | | | 1,682,520 | |
| | | | | | | 4,249,537 | |
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Beverages - 2.2% | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 21,400 | | | | 1,309,252 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 7,550 | | | | 1,321,325 | |
| | | | | | | 2,630,577 | |
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Broadline Retail - 1.7% | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 11,200 | | | | 2,020,256 | |
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Capital Markets - 1.1% | | | | | |
Moody's Corp. | | | 3,350 | | | | 1,316,650 | |
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Chemicals - 3.6% | | | | | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 751,037 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 7,658 | | | | 441,637 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 11,158 | | | | 855,484 | |
Ecolab Inc. | | | 2,400 | | | | 554,160 | |
Linde PLC(b) | | | 3,600 | | | | 1,671,552 | |
| | | | | | | 4,273,870 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.4% | | | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 2,200 | | | | 1,511,466 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. (b) | | | 8,100 | | | | 1,393,281 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 5,250 | | | | 1,119,038 | |
| | | | | | | 4,023,785 | |
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Construction Materials - 1.6% | | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 1,903,214 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.2% | | | | | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 24,300 | | | | 1,462,131 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6% | | | | | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 17,341 | | | | 727,628 | |
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Electrical Equipment - 1.7% | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 8,800 | | | | 998,096 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 3,325 | | | | 968,672 | |
| | | | | | | 1,966,768 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.2% | | | | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 2,950 | | | | 1,266,494 | |
Trimble Inc.(a) | | | 19,750 | | | | 1,271,110 | |
| | | | | | | 2,537,604 | |
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Entertainment - 1.1% | | | | | |
Walt Disney Co. | | | 10,200 | | | | 1,248,072 | |
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Financial Services - 1.3% | | | | | |
Visa, Inc. - Class A | | | 5,650 | | | | 1,576,802 | |
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Ground Transportation - 1.1% | | | | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 5,275 | | | | 1,297,281 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.3% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 10,000 | | | | 1,136,600 | |
Alcon, Inc. (b) | | | 17,900 | | | | 1,490,891 | |
| | | | | | | 2,627,491 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 0.3% | | | | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 346,290 | |
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Household Products - 2.3% | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 16,100 | | | | 1,449,805 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 6,100 | | | | 789,035 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 3,250 | | | | 527,312 | |
| | | | | | | 2,766,152 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates - 0.9% | | | | | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | 5,200 | | | | 1,067,300 | |
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Insurance - 0.7% | | | | | |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | | 3,400 | | | | 850,136 | |
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Interactive Media & Services - 3.1% | | | | | |
Alphabet Inc. - Class C(a) | | | 13,800 | | | | 2,101,188 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,275 | | | | 1,590,275 | |
| | | | | | | 3,691,463 | |
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IT Services - 1.7% | | | | | |
Accenture PLC - Class A(b) | | | 2,600 | | | | 901,186 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 11,300 | | | | 1,228,988 | |
| | | | | | | 2,130,174 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.4% | | | | | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a) | | | 4,450 | | | | 1,205,728 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 5,100 | | | | 1,273,572 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 1,511,146 | |
| | | | | | | 3,990,446 | |
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Machinery - 1.7% | | | | | |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 4,800 | | | | 790,656 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 9,350 | | | | 804,287 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 1,600 | | | | 390,432 | |
| | | | | | | 1,985,375 | |
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Metals & Mining - 0.6% | | | | | |
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | | | 18,100 | | | | 648,704 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.5% | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 7,795 | | | | 1,229,583 | |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 10,900 | | | | 1,387,352 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 24,000 | | | | 669,120 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 4,450 | | | | 568,888 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 62,000 | | | | 1,137,080 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 5,650 | | | | 1,483,125 | |
| | | | | | | 6,475,148 | |
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Personal Care Products - 0.6% | | | | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. - Class A | | | 4,600 | | | | 709,090 | |
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Pharmaceuticals - 2.6% | | | | | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 12,500 | | | | 1,649,375 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | 8,026 | | | | 1,358,079 | |
| | | | | | | 3,007,454 | |
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Professional Services - 0.9% | | | | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 5,250 | | | | 1,075,515 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.6% | | | | | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,807,120 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 7,600 | | | | 1,286,680 | |
| | | | | | | 3,093,800 | |
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Software - 7.4% | | | | | |
Adobe Inc.(a) | | | 1,850 | | | | 933,510 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 6,750 | | | | 2,839,860 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 12,800 | | | | 1,607,808 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 1,458,184 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 6,050 | | | | 1,822,139 | |
| | | | | | | 8,661,501 | |
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Specialty Retail - 1.5% | | | | | |
Home Depot, Inc. | | | 4,500 | | | | 1,726,200 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.3% | | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | | 15,950 | | | | 2,735,106 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0% | | | | | |
NIKE, Inc. - Class B | | | 12,000 | | | | 1,127,760 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $41,936,007) | | | | 81,195,915 | |
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CORPORATE BONDS - 29.0% | | Par | | | Value | |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.7% | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 5.40%, 07/31/2033 (Callable 04/30/2033) | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,344 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.50%, 02/15/2029 (Callable 01/15/2029) | | | 750,000 | | | | 743,963 | |
RTX Corp., 5.15%, 02/27/2033 (Callable 11/27/2032) | | | 800,000 | | | | 801,930 | |
| | | | | | | 2,049,237 | |
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Banks - 0.8% | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., 4.50%, 03/17/2027 (Callable 02/17/2027) | | | 750,000 | | | | 718,830 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.20%, 06/15/2026 (Callable 03/15/2026) | | | 200,000 | | | | 192,562 | |
| | | | | | | 911,392 | |
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Beverages - 0.9% | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 2.55%, 09/15/2026 (Callable 06/15/2026) | | | 750,000 | | | | 706,892 | |
PepsiCo, Inc., 2.38%, 10/06/2026 (Callable 07/06/2026) | | | 435,000 | | | | 411,159 | |
| | | | | | | 1,118,051 | |
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Biotechnology - 1.1% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | |
3.20%, 05/14/2026 (Callable 02/14/2026) | | | 600,000 | | | | 579,481 | |
4.95%, 03/15/2031 (Callable 01/15/2031) | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,895 | |
Amgen, Inc., 2.60%, 08/19/2026 (Callable 05/19/2026) | | | 450,000 | | | | 426,246 | |
| | | | | | | 1,257,622 | |
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Broadline Retail - 0.7% | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | |
1.20%, 06/03/2027 (Callable 04/03/2027) | | | 260,000 | | | | 233,919 | |
4.55%, 12/01/2027 (Callable 11/01/2027) | | | 550,000 | | | | 550,309 | |
| | | | | | | 784,228 | |
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Chemicals - 1.9% | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 1.85%, 05/15/2027 (Callable 03/15/2027) | | | 675,000 | | | | 620,306 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 4.73%, 11/15/2028 (Callable 08/15/2028) | | | 650,000 | | | | 649,389 | |
Ecolab Inc. | |
2.70%, 11/01/2026 (Callable 08/01/2026) | | | 500,000 | | | | 475,143 | |
5.25%, 01/15/2028 (Callable 12/15/2027) | | | 475,000 | | | | 484,296 | |
| | | | | | | 2,229,134 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4% | |
Waste Management, Inc., 4.15%, 04/15/2032 (Callable 01/15/2032) | | | 500,000 | | | | 477,991 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.8% | |
Costco Wholesale Corp., 1.38%, 06/20/2027 (Callable 04/20/2027) | | | 690,000 | | | | 624,845 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc., 4.00%, 05/15/2025 (Callable 03/15/2025) | | | 825,000 | | | | 811,315 | |
Walmart, Inc., 3.55%, 06/26/2025 (Callable 04/26/2025) | | | 700,000 | | | | 688,670 | |
| | | | | | | 2,124,830 | |
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Diversifed Telecommunication Services - 0.0%(c) | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.38%, 04/15/2027 (Callable 04/12/2024) | | | 55,000 | | | | 55,287 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6% | |
AT&T, Inc., 1.70%, 03/25/2026 (Callable 04/12/2024) | | | 250,000 | | | | 233,912 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. | |
3.75%, 04/15/2027 (Callable 02/15/2027) | | | 100,000 | | | | 96,366 | |
4.75%, 02/01/2028 (Callable 04/12/2024) | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,775 | |
Verizon Communications Inc., 2.63%, 08/15/2026 | | | 250,000 | | | | 236,999 | |
| | | | | | | 666,052 | |
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Electric Utilities - 0.3% | |
Duke Energy Corp., 5.00%, 12/08/2027 (Callable 11/08/2027) | | | 345,000 | | | | 344,879 | |
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Electrical Equipment - 0.2% | |
Emerson Electric Co., 3.15%, 06/01/2025 (Callable 03/01/2025) | | | 200,000 | | | | 195,521 | |
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Entertainment - 0.7% | |
Walt Disney Co., 1.75%, 08/30/2024 (Callable 07/30/2024) | | | 810,000 | | | | 797,831 | |
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Financial Services - 1.6% | |
Mastercard, Inc., 4.85%, 03/09/2033 (Callable 12/09/2032) | | | 500,000 | | | | 504,446 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc., 1.65%, 06/01/2025 (Callable 05/01/2025) | | | 700,000 | | | | 671,931 | |
Visa Inc. | |
3.15%, 12/14/2025 (Callable 09/14/2025) | | | 300,000 | | | | 291,885 | |
1.90%, 04/15/2027 (Callable 02/15/2027) | | | 500,000 | | | | 462,801 | |
| | | | | | | 1,931,063 | |
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Ground Transportation - 0.2% | |
Union Pacific Corp., 3.75%, 07/15/2025 (Callable 05/15/2025) | | | 200,000 | | | | 196,560 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5% | |
Abbott Laboratories | |
3.88%, 09/15/2025 (Callable 06/15/2025) | | | 255,000 | | | | 251,625 | |
3.75%, 11/30/2026 (Callable 08/30/2026) | | | 355,000 | | | | 347,084 | |
| | | | | | | 598,709 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 0.0%(c) | |
CVS Health Corp., 3.38%, 08/12/2024 (Callable 05/12/2024) | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,591 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5% | |
McDonald's Corp., 1.45%, 09/01/2025 (Callable 08/01/2025) | | | 600,000 | | | | 569,684 | |
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Household Products - 0.5% | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co., 3.10%, 08/15/2027 (Callable 07/15/2027) | | | 595,000 | | | | 570,001 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6% | |
Honeywell International, Inc., 1.35%, 06/01/2025 (Callable 05/01/2025) | | | 750,000 | | | | 719,091 | |
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Interactive Media & Services - 0.2% | |
Alphabet, Inc., 2.00%, 08/15/2026 (Callable 05/15/2026) | | | 200,000 | | | | 188,292 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.2% | |
Danaher Corp., 3.35%, 09/15/2025 (Callable 06/15/2025) | | | 250,000 | | | | 244,729 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4% | |
Chevron Corp., 2.00%, 05/11/2027 (Callable 03/11/2027) | | | 400,000 | | | | 370,057 | |
ConocoPhillips Co. | |
6.95%, 04/15/2029 | | | 500,000 | | | | 550,536 | |
5.05%, 09/15/2033 (Callable 06/15/2033) | | | 250,000 | | | | 252,591 | |
Devon Energy Corp., 4.50%, 01/15/2030 (Callable 01/15/2025) | | | 500,000 | | | | 482,099 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC | |
3.75%, 02/15/2025 (Callable 11/15/2024) | | | 665,000 | | | | 656,200 | |
5.05%, 01/10/2026 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,989 | |
EOG Resources, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/2030 (Callable 01/15/2030) | | | 500,000 | | | | 489,762 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | |
2.71%, 03/06/2025 (Callable 12/06/2024) | | | 255,000 | | | | 249,385 | |
3.04%, 03/01/2026 (Callable 12/01/2025) | | | 400,000 | | | | 387,658 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., 4.25%, 09/01/2024 (Callable 06/01/2024) | | | 125,000 | | | | 124,213 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.20%, 06/01/2033 (Callable 03/01/2033) | | | 325,000 | | | | 320,147 | |
| | | | | | | 3,982,637 | |
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Personal Care Products - 0.7% | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., 2.00%, 12/01/2024 (Callable 11/01/2024) | | | 805,000 | | | | 786,881 | |
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Pharmaceuticals - 2.2% | |
Eli Lilly & Co., 5.00%, 02/27/2026 (Callable 04/12/2024) | | | 545,000 | | | | 544,582 | |
Johnson & Johnson, 0.55%, 09/01/2025 (Callable 08/01/2025) | | | 735,000 | | | | 691,506 | |
Pfizer, Inc., 0.80%, 05/28/2025 (Callable 04/28/2025) | | | 800,000 | | | | 762,616 | |
Zoetis Inc., 4.50%, 11/13/2025 (Callable 08/13/2025) | | | 600,000 | | | | 592,739 | |
| | | | | | | 2,591,443 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.7% | |
Intel Corp., 3.70%, 07/29/2025 (Callable 04/29/2025) | | | 500,000 | | | | 490,289 | |
NVIDIA Corp., 3.20%, 09/16/2026 (Callable 06/16/2026) | | | 400,000 | | | | 386,547 | |
| | | | | | | 876,836 | |
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Software - 3.1% | |
Adobe Inc., 1.90%, 02/01/2025 (Callable 01/01/2025) | | | 755,000 | | | | 734,732 | |
Fortinet, Inc., 1.00%, 03/15/2026 (Callable 02/15/2026) | | | 600,000 | | | | 552,490 | |
Intuit, Inc. | |
5.13%, 09/15/2028 (Callable 08/15/2028) | | | 550,000 | | | | 560,277 | |
5.20%, 09/15/2033 (Callable 06/15/2033) | | | 275,000 | | | | 280,094 | |
Microsoft Corp., 3.13%, 11/03/2025 (Callable 08/03/2025) | | | 230,000 | | | | 224,168 | |
Oracle Corp. | |
2.50%, 04/01/2025 (Callable 03/01/2025) | | | 500,000 | | | | 485,112 | |
2.95%, 05/15/2025 (Callable 02/15/2025) | | | 500,000 | | | | 486,982 | |
4.65%, 05/06/2030 (Callable 03/06/2030) | | | 120,000 | | | | 117,743 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc., 1.00%, 09/15/2025 (Callable 08/15/2025) | | | 250,000 | | | | 235,197 | |
| | | | | | | 3,676,795 | |
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Specialized REITs - 1.0% | |
American Tower Corp. | |
2.40%, 03/15/2025 (Callable 02/15/2025) | | | 600,000 | | | | 581,980 | |
3.38%, 10/15/2026 (Callable 07/15/2026) | | | 635,000 | | | | 606,883 | |
| | | | | | | 1,188,863 | |
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Specialty Retail - 2.3% | |
Home Depot, Inc. | |
2.80%, 09/14/2027 (Callable 06/14/2027) | | | 500,000 | | | | 471,121 | |
4.90%, 04/15/2029 (Callable 03/15/2029) | | | 220,000 | | | | 222,296 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., 2.50%, 04/15/2026 (Callable 01/15/2026) | | | 800,000 | | | | 760,860 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | |
4.20%, 04/01/2030 (Callable 01/01/2030) | | | 500,000 | | | | 478,523 | |
4.70%, 06/15/2032 (Callable 03/15/2032) | | | 250,000 | | | | 244,551 | |
Tractor Supply Co., 5.25%, 05/15/2033 (Callable 02/15/2033) | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,501 | |
| | | | | | | 2,680,852 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.2% | |
Apple Inc. | |
2.50%, 02/09/2025 | | | 250,000 | | | | 244,467 | |
3.20%, 05/13/2025 | | | 55,000 | | | | 53,907 | |
| | | | | | | 298,374 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $35,349,311) | | | | 34,162,456 | |
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.9% | | Shares | | | Value | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 5,500 | | | | 1,086,745 | |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $946,791) | | | | 1,086,745 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds - 1.0% | | Shares | | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust - Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 5.24%(d) | | | 1,192,709 | | | | 1,192,709 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,192,709) | | | | 1,192,709 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8% (Cost $79,424,818) | | | $ | 117,637,825 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.2% | | | | 177,225 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 117,815,050 | |
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(a) Non-income producing security. (b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company. (c) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets. (d) The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of March 31, 2024. | | | | | |
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | | | | | |
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Fair Value Measurement Summary at March 31, 2024 |
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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 and options on futures 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 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 Investment Company Act of 1940, including related oversight and reporting requirements. |
The Valuation Rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the |
threshold for determining whether the Fund must fair value a security. 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 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. | | |
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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. | | | | |
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Level 1 - Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Trust has access at the date of measurement. |
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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. | | |
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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. | | | | | |
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those | |
securities. As of March 31, 2024, the Fund's assets carried at fair value were classified as follows: | | | |