As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2019
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORMN-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number811-8352
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 and1-800-423-6369
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2018
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
LKCM
FUNDS
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund
LKCM Equity Fund
LKCM Balanced Fund
LKCM Fixed Income Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2018
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the LKCM Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the LKCM Funds (if you hold your Fund shares directly with the LKCM Funds) or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank (if you hold your Fund shares through a financial intermediary). Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you hold your Fund shares directly with the LKCM Funds, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications electronically from the LKCM Funds by calling1-800-688-LKCM or, if you hold your Fund shares through a financial intermediary, by contacting your financial intermediary.
You may elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge. If you hold your Fund shares directly with the LKCM Funds, you can inform the LKCM Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling1-800-688-LKCM or, if you hold your Fund shares through a financial intermediary, contacting your financial intermediary. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all of the LKCM Funds you hold directly with LKCM Funds or all of the funds you hold through your financial intermediary, as applicable.
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
We report the following performance information for the LKCM Funds for indicated periods ended December 31, 2018:
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Funds | | Inception Dates | | NAV @ 12/31/18 | | Net Expense Ratio*, ** | | Gross Expense Ratio** | | One Year Total Return Ended 12/31/18 | | Five Year Average Annualized Return Ended 12/31/18 | | Ten Year Average Annualized Return Ended 12/31/18 | | Avg. Annual Total Return Since Incept. |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | | 1/3/96 | | | | $ | 23.34 | | | | | 0.81% | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | -3.28% | | | | | 6.17% | | | | | 12.17% | | | | | 8.10% | |
S&P 500® Index1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -4.38% | | | | | 8.49% | | | | | 13.12% | | | | | 8.29% | |
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | 7/14/94 | | | | $ | 14.39 | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | 1.10% | | | | | -5.70% | | | | | 1.98% | | | | | 11.61% | | | | | 9.75% | |
Russell 2000® Index2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -11.01% | | | | | 4.41% | | | | | 11.97% | | | | | 8.67% | |
LKCMSmall-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | | 5/2/11 | | | | $ | 7.92 | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | 1.76% | | | | | -8.89% | | | | | 1.52% | | | | | N/A | | | | | 4.47% | |
Russell 2500® Index3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -10.00% | | | | | 5.15% | | | | | N/A | | | | | 8.01% | |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | | 12/30/97 | | | | $ | 21.07 | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | 1.02% | | | | | -2.15% | | | | | 5.32% | | | | | 9.62% | | | | | 6.21% | |
S&P 500® Index1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -4.38% | | | | | 8.49% | | | | | 13.12% | | | | | 6.61% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government/Credit Bond Index4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.88% | | | | | 1.86% | | | | | 2.90% | | | | | 4.36% | |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | | 12/30/97 | | | | $ | 10.47 | | | | | 0.50% | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | 0.26% | | | | | 1.53% | | | | | 3.35% | | | | | 4.14% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government/Credit Bond Index4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.88% | | | | | 1.86% | | | | | 2.90% | | | | | 4.36% | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance of the Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. The Funds impose a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days. If reflected, the fee would reduce performance shown.
* | Luther King Capital Management Corporation, the Funds’ investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of each Fund to maintain the expense ratios designated in the Funds’ prospectus through May 1, 2019. This expense limitation excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, indirect fees and expenses related to investments in other investment companies, including money market funds, and extraordinary expenses. Investment performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the relevant period. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. Investment performance is based upon the net expense ratio. LKCM waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses for each Fund during the year ended December 31, 2018. |
** | Expense ratios above are as reported in the Funds’ current prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Expense ratios reported for other periods in the financial highlights of this report may differ. |
(1) | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally considered representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market. |
(2) | The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. |
(3) | The Russell 2500® Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. |
(4) | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged market value weighted index measuring both the principal price changes of, and income provided by, the underlying universe of securities that comprise the index. Securities included in the index must meet the following criteria: fixed as opposed to variable rate; remaining maturity of one to ten years; minimum outstanding par value of $250 million; rated investment grade or higher by Moody’s Investors Service or equivalent; must be dollar denominated and non-convertible; and must be publicly issued. |
Note: The indices defined above are not available for direct investment and the index performance therefore does not include fees, expenses or taxes.
2018 Review
The S&P 500® Index declined 4.38% for the year ended December 31, 2018, marking its first calendar year decline since 2008. The string of nine consecutive years of positive returns tied the 1991–1999 period as the longest streak of positive returns for the S&P 500® Index since 1936. During 2018, the S&P 500® Index experienced two market corrections, which are generally defined as a decline of greater than 10%. The first market correction occurred during the first quarter of 2018. The S&P 500® Index rose sharply in January as investor optimism for stronger corporate profit growth, aided by newly lowered corporate tax rates, helped boost stock prices. However, this enthusiasm appeared undermined in early February 2018 over concern that accelerating wages could cause the Federal Reserve to hasten the pace of monetary tightening and increase the probability of a recession, which resulted in the S&P 500® Index recording its first market correction in almost two years.
The S&P 500® Index then rallied in the second quarter of 2018 as weaker first quarter consumption data reversed with retail sales growing 6% year-over-year and the unemployment rate falling to 3.8%, its lowest reading since 1969. During the third quarter of 2018, the S&P 500® Index continued to rally and posted a 7.7% gain, which included the peak for the S&P 500® Index for the year on September 20, 2018. The S&P 500® Index declined 18.9% from this peak through the low on Christmas Eve, with approximately 57% of the constituents of the S&P 500® Index down more than 20% from their52-week highs. Both developed and emerging international equity markets indices reported even weaker returns than domestic equity indices for 2018, especially in U.S. dollar terms as the U.S. dollar strengthened against most currencies in 2018.
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The decline in the equity markets during the last quarter of 2018 was similar to the drawdown in early 2016 when concerns about a weakening Chinese economy roiled global markets. At the time, the domestic economy appeared to be teetering on the brink of a recession, which prompted the Federal Reserve to postpone interest rate hikes. In contrast, the Federal Reserve increased its target Federal Funds interest rate a fourth time in 2018 just as concerns of slowing economic growth—both domestically and abroad—began to intensify. As a result, the S&P 500® Index declined 9.0% during December 2018, its worst December performance since 1931.
2019 Outlook
Our baseline expectation for 2019 is for lower economic growth compared to 2018, which we believe will be driven by anticipated slowing global growth, tighter monetary policy, and a weakening manufacturing outlook. However, we believe the odds of a recession in 2019 remain low based on our belief that the underpinnings of the economy, such as employment, credit availability, capital expenditures, and consumer spending, all appear to remain supportive of economic expansion. In sum, we anticipate good, but not great, economic growth during the year. Capital markets are typically forward looking and often amplify anticipated changes in economic activity through corporate earnings estimates and price/earnings multiples. As a result, we believe the downshift in market expectations for real economic growth from 3.0% year-over-year to a more modest rate of around 2.0–2.5% for 2019 is part of what caused a decline in capital markets during the fourth quarter of 2018. Moreover, we believe that asset allocation shifts, many computer driven, occurred as fixed income instruments with higher yields provided an attractive alternative to volatile stocks during that time.
During 2018, exceptionally strong corporate earnings growth, which was fueled in part by lower corporate tax rates, was offset by significant price/earnings multiple compression. The compression in the S&P 500® Index price/earnings multiple throughout 2018 appears to track the level of price/earnings multiple compression during the period of 2004–2006, the last prolonged period of Federal Reserve monetary tightening. Accordingly, we believe market participants priced in a full Federal Reserve tightening cycle in 2018. Despite slowing international and domestic economic growth, we remain constructive on domestic equity markets for 2019. We believe it is rare for the domestic equity markets to decline in two or three consecutive years, as this has occurred only twice since World War II: 1973–1974 and 2000–2002. We believe the capital markets are likely to continue to display characteristics of a late cycle economy. However, we believe the fundamental underpinnings of the economy continue to point to the current expansion becoming the longest in modern history.
LKCM Equity Fund
The LKCM Equity Fund outperformed the S&P 500® Index, the Fund’s benchmark, for the year ended December 31, 2018, declining 3.28% as compared to the 4.38% decline for the benchmark. For 2018, stock selection for the Fund was strong and contributed to outperformance relative to the benchmark, while sector allocation decisions detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. Stock selection in the Healthcare, Industrials, Information Technology, Consumer Staples, Energy and Financials sectors all contributed to the Fund’s relative performance, which was partially offset by stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary sector. The Fund’s overweight positions in the Industrials and Materials sectors detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, which was partially offset by an underweight position in the Communications sector. We believe the Fund is well positioned with a portfolio of companies that we believe are high quality, have solid balance sheets, are reasonably valued, and otherwise meet our stringent investment criteria.
LKCM Fixed Income Fund
The LKCM Fixed Income Fund advanced 0.26% for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, which advanced 0.88% for the year ended December 31, 2018. During the year, yields rose across the curve and the yield curve flattened substantially as the Federal Reserve continued to tighten monetary policy by increasing the Federal Funds rate and continuing to reduce its balance sheet. In this environment, where shorter-duration securities outperformed their longer-duration counterparts, the Fund’s duration of 3.1 years was additive to performance relative to the duration of 3.9 years for the benchmark. However, in a year characterized by markedly increased volatility, U.S. government and agency issues outperformed their lower quality counterparts in the corporate bond sector as theflight-to-quality trade gained momentum especially as the year came to a close. As a result, the Fund’s overweight position in corporate bonds relative to the benchmark, specifically corporate bonds in theBBB-rated space, was the primary detractor from the Fund’s relative performance as credit spreads widened substantially. The Fund remains largely focused onshort-to-intermediate investment grade corporate bonds with strong underlying credit fundamentals in an effort to mitigate interest rate risk and credit risk in this modest growth environment.
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund
The LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund outperformed the Russell 2000® Index, the Fund’s benchmark, for the year ended December 31, 2018, declining 5.70% as compared to the 11.01% decline for the benchmark. For 2018, stock selection in the Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors all contributed to the Fund’s relative performance, which was partially offset by stock selection in the Industrials, Materials and Financials sectors. The Fund’s overweight position in the Information Technology sector also contributed to the Fund’s relative performance, which was offset by an overweight position in the Industrials sector and an underweight position in the Healthcare sector. The Fund also benefited during the year from five portfolio companies being acquired and five portfolio companies graduating out of our small cap investment strategy due to market appreciation. Despite the market pullback in the fourth quarter of 2018, we believe the Fund continues to be positioned for growth (overweighting the Information Technology
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and Industrials sectors) and higher interest rates (underweighting the Real Estate and Utilities sectors). We continue to remain confident in our strategy of investing in companies that we believe are high quality and competitively advantaged and otherwise meet our stringent investment criteria.
LKCM Balanced Fund
The LKCM Balanced Fund declined 2.15% for the year ended December 31, 2018 versus the 4.38% decline for the S&P 500® Index and the 0.88% return for the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark indices. For 2018, the Fund’s equity portfolio outperformed the S&P 500® Index, and the Fund’s fixed income portfolio outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index. The Fund benefited from strong stock selection in the Industrials, Healthcare and Consumer Staples sectors relative to the S&P 500® Index, which was partially offset by stock selection in the Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors. The Fund’s fixed income portfolio remained focused on high quality intermediate corporate bonds, which we believe was especially beneficial for the Fund during the market decline in the fourth quarter of 2018. At December 31, 2018, the Fund’s holdings consisted of approximately 65.8% equity securities, 33.6% fixed income securities, and 0.6% cash and cash equivalents, which we believe has the Fund well-positioned for 2019.
LKCMSmall-Mid Cap Equity Fund
The LKCMSmall-Mid Cap Equity Fund outperformed the Russell 2500® Index, the Fund’s benchmark, for the year ended December 31, 2018, declining 8.89% as compared to the 10.00% decline for the benchmark. For 2018, stock selection in the Information Technology, Healthcare and Communication Services sectors all contributed to the Fund’s relative performance, which was partially offset by stock selection in the Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors. The Fund’s overweight position in the Information Technology sector also contributed to the Fund’s relative performance, which was offset by overweight positions in the Industrials and Energy sectors and an underweight position in the Real Estate sector. Despite the market pullback in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Fund continues to be tilted towards growth companies (overweighting the Healthcare sector), positioned for economic growth (overweighting the Information Technology and Industrials sectors) and higher interest rates (underweighting the Real Estate and Utilities sectors). We continue to remain confident in our strategy of investing in companies that we believe are high quality and competitively advantaged and otherwise meet our stringent investment criteria.
J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC
February 1, 2019
The information provided herein represents the opinion of J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments found on pages 14-26 of the report for more information on Fund holdings. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Small and medium capitalization funds typically carry additional risks, since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure, and, historically, their stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility than stocks on average. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in mortgage backed securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. These risks are discussed in the Funds’ summary and statutory prospectuses.
Earnings growth is not a measure of future performance.
Duration is a commonly used measure of the potential volatility of the price of a debt security, or the aggregate market value of a portfolio of debt securities, prior to maturity. Securities with a longer duration generally have more volatile prices than securities of comparable quality with a shorter duration.
Spread is the percentage point difference between yields of various classes of bonds compared to treasury bonds.
Price/earnings ratio is the market price of a company share divided by the earnings per share of the company.
Investors should consider the investment objective, risks and charges and expenses of a Fund carefully before investing. Each Fund’s summary prospectus and the prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. Investors can obtain a summary prospectus or the prospectus by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. The summary prospectus and the prospectus should be read carefully before investing in a Fund.
Quasar Distributors, LLC, distributor.
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PERFORMANCE:
The following information illustrates the historical performance of the LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund as of December 31, 2018 compared to the Fund’s representative benchmark and peer group indices.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. Returns would have been lower if LKCM had not waived a portion of its management fee and/or reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Please see Note B to the Notes to the Financial Statements for specific information regarding management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements for the Fund.
An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, however, does reflect the fees and expenses borne by the funds included in that index. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2018)
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| | Past 1 Year | | Past 5 Years(1) | | Past 10 Years(1) | | Since Inception(1)(2) |
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | -5.70% | | | | | 1.98% | | | | | 11.61% | | | | | 9.75% | |
Russell 2000® Index | | | | -11.01% | | | | | 4.41% | | | | | 11.97% | | | | | 8.67% | |
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index | | | | -11.19% | | | | | 4.33% | | | | | 12.24% | | | | | 9.43% | |
A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
(for the ten years ended December 31, 2018)
The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index consisting of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.
The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of small cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.
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PERFORMANCE:
The following information illustrates the historical performance of the LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund as of December 31, 2018 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. Returns would have been lower if LKCM had not waived a portion of its management fee and/or reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Please see Note B to the Notes to the Financial Statements for specific information regarding management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements for the Fund.
An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, however, does reflect the fees and expenses borne by the funds included in that index. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2018)
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| | Past 1 Year | | Past 5 Years(1) | | Since Inception(1)(2) |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | | -8.89% | | | | | 1.52% | | | | | 4.47% | |
Russell 2500® Index | | | | -10.00% | | | | | 5.15% | | | | | 8.01% | |
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index | | | | -11.19% | | | | | 4.33% | | | | | 7.17% | |
A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM SMALL-MID CAP EQUITY FUND
(for the period from May 2, 2011 to December 31, 2018)
The Russell 2500® Index is an unmanaged index consisting of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.
The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of small cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.
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PERFORMANCE:
The following information illustrates the historical performance of the LKCM Equity Fund as of December 31, 2018 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. Returns would have been lower if LKCM had not waived a portion of its management fee and/or reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Please see Note B to the Notes to the Financial Statements for specific information regarding management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements for the Fund.
An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, however, does reflect the fees and expenses borne by the funds included in that index. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2018)
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| | Past 1 Year | | Past 5 Years(1) | | Past 10 Years(1) | | Since Inception(1)(2) |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | | -3.28% | | | | | 6.17% | | | | | 12.17% | | | | | 8.10% | |
S&P 500® Index | | | | -4.38% | | | | | 8.49% | | | | | 13.12% | | | | | 8.29% | |
Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index | | | | -5.13% | | | | | 7.33% | | | | | 12.09% | | | | | 7.32% | |
A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM EQUITY FUND
(for the ten years ended December 31, 2018)
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally considered representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market.
The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of large cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.
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PERFORMANCE:
The following information illustrates the historical performance of the LKCM Balanced Fund as of December 31, 2018 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. Returns would have been lower if LKCM had not waived a portion of its management fee and/or reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Please see Note B to the Notes to the Financial Statements for specific information regarding management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements for the Fund.
An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index, however, does reflect the fees and expenses borne by the funds included in that index. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2018)
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| | Past 1 Year | | Past 5 Years(1) | | Past 10 Years(1) | | Since Inception(1)(2) |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | | -2.15% | | | | | 5.32% | | | | | 9.62% | | | | | 6.21% | |
S&P 500® Index | | | | -4.38% | | | | | 8.49% | | | | | 13.12% | | | | | 6.61% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index | | | | 0.88% | | | | | 1.86% | | | | | 2.90% | | | | | 4.36% | |
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index | | | | -6.11% | | | | | 4.63% | | | | | 9.26% | | | | | 5.81% | |
A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM BALANCED FUND
(for the ten years ended December 31, 2018)
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged market value weighted index measuring both the principal price changes of, and income provided by, the underlying universe of securities that comprise the index. Securities included in the index must meet the following criteria; fixed as opposed to variable rate; remaining maturity of one to ten years; minimum outstanding par value of $250 million; rated investment grade or higher by Moody’s Investors Service or equivalent; must be dollar denominated and non-convertible; and must be publicly issued.
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The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc. that, by portfolio practice, maintain a mix of between 60%-80% equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash and cash equivalents.
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally considered representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market.
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PERFORMANCE:
The following information illustrates the historical performance of the LKCM Fixed Income Fund as of December 31, 2018 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. Returns would have been lower if LKCM had not waived a portion of its management fee and/or reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Please see Note B to the Notes to the Financial Statements for specific information regarding management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements for the Fund.
An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. The Lipper Short Intermediate Investment-Grade Debt Funds Index, however, does reflect the fees and expenses borne by the funds included in that index. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2018)
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| | Past 1 Year | | Past 5 Years(1) | | Past 10 Years(1) | | Since Inception(1)(2) |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | | 0.26% | | | | | 1.53% | | | | | 3.35% | | | | | 4.14% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index | | | | 0.88% | | | | | 1.86% | | | | | 2.90% | | | | | 4.36% | |
Lipper Short Intermediate Investment-Grade Debt Funds Index | | | | 0.74% | | | | | 1.62% | | | | | 3.40% | | | | | 3.85% | |
A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM FIXED INCOME FUND
(for the ten years ended December 31, 2018)
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged market value weighted index measuring both the principal price changes of, and income provided by, the underlying universe of securities that comprise the index. Securities included in the index must meet the following criteria: fixed as opposed to variable rate; remaining maturity of one to ten years; minimum outstanding par value of $250 million; rated investment grade or higher by Moody’s Investors Service or equivalent; must be dollar denominated and non-convertible; and must be publicly issued.
The Lipper Short Intermediate Investment-Grade Debt Funds Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of short intermediate investment grade mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.
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LKCM Funds Expense Example — December 31, 2018
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (7/1/18-12/31/18).
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Although the Funds charge no sales load, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. You will be charged a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net amount of the redemption if you redeem your shares of the LKCM Small Cap Equity, Small-Mid Cap Equity, Equity, Balanced and Fixed Income Funds within 30 days of purchase, unless otherwise determined by the Funds in their discretion. To the extent the Funds invest in shares of other investment companies as part of their investment strategies, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Funds invest in addition to the expenses of the Funds. Actual expenses of the underlying funds are expected to vary among the various underlying funds. These expenses are not included in the example below. The example below includes management fees, registration fees and other expenses. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line of the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactions costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund |
| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/18 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/18–12/31/18 |
Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 853.60 | | | | $ | 4.67 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | | $ | 5.09 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect theone-half year period. |
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| | LKCMSmall-Mid Cap Equity Fund |
| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/18 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/18–12/31/18 |
Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 859.90 | | | | $ | 4.69 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | | $ | 5.09 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect theone-half year period. |
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| | LKCM Equity Fund |
| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/18 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/18–12/31/18 |
Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 919.50 | | | | $ | 3.87 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.17 | | | | $ | 4.08 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.80%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect theone-half year period. |
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| | LKCM Balanced Fund |
| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/18 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/18–12/31/18 |
Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 962.20 | | | | $ | 3.96 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.17 | | | | $ | 4.08 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.80%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect theone-half year period. |
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| | LKCM Fixed Income Fund |
| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/18 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/18–12/31/18 |
Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,010.90 | | | | $ | 2.53 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . . | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,022.68 | | | | $ | 2.55 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect theone-half year period. |
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ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS — LKCM Funds — December 31, 2018
Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund
LKCM Equity Fund
LKCM Fixed Income Fund
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund
LKCM Balanced Fund
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LKCM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS |
December 31, 2018 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 99.8% | | Shares | | Value |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8% |
Mercury Systems, Inc. (a) | | | | 60,020 | | | | $ | 2,838,346 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Banks - 9.9% |
BancorpSouth Bank | | | | 84,154 | | | | | 2,199,786 | |
Cadence BanCorporation | | | | 111,625 | | | | | 1,873,067 | |
CBTX, Inc. | | | | 45,440 | | | | | 1,335,936 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | | 47,645 | | | | | 1,887,695 | |
Green Bancorp, Inc. | | | | 89,060 | | | | | 1,526,488 | |
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. | | | | 50,575 | | | | | 1,622,952 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | | 37,230 | | | | | 1,716,303 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida (a) | | | | 83,040 | | | | | 2,160,701 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | | 30,950 | | | | | 1,581,235 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15,904,163 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 4.7% |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) | | | | 27,555 | | | | | 3,118,675 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (a) | | | | 14,280 | | | | | 1,937,796 | |
Neogen Corporation (a) | | | | 43,080 | | | | | 2,455,560 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7,512,031 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Building Products - 4.4% |
American Woodmark Corporation (a) | | | | 14,070 | | | | | 783,418 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a) | | | | 134,795 | | | | | 1,470,613 | |
CSW Industrials, Inc. (a) | | | | 43,690 | | | | | 2,112,412 | |
PGT, Inc. (a) | | | | 111,121 | | | | | 1,761,268 | |
Trex Company, Inc. (a) | | | | 16,315 | | | | | 968,458 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7,096,169 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 0.5% |
BGC Partners Inc. - Class A | | | | 155,710 | | | | | 805,021 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 0.9% |
Ferro Corporation (a) | | | | 87,485 | | | | | 1,371,765 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.7% |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | | 66,735 | | | | | 2,681,412 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering - 1.4% |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | | 22,130 | | | | | 1,320,940 | |
NV5 Global, Inc. (a) | | | | 16,020 | | | | | 970,011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2,290,951 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance - 1.6% |
FirstCash, Inc. | | | | 34,450 | | | | | 2,492,457 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 2.3% |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | | 8,510 | | | | | 1,459,295 | |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | | | | 10,690 | | | | | 2,227,689 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3,686,984 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7% |
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. | | | | 63,855 | | | | | 1,148,113 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Food Products - 2.4% |
Freshpet, Inc. (a) | | | | 29,345 | | | | | 943,735 | |
Hostess Brands, Inc. (a) | | | | 173,690 | | | | | 1,900,169 | |
J&J Snack Foods Corp. | | | | 7,370 | | | | | 1,065,628 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3,909,532 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.7% |
Cantel Medical Corp. | | | | 32,335 | | | | $ | 2,407,341 | |
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | | 10,835 | | | | | 256,139 | |
STAAR Surgical Co. (a) | | | | 121,390 | | | | | 3,873,555 | |
ViewRay Inc. (a) | | | | 174,680 | | | | | 1,060,308 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7,597,343 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 5.6% |
HealthEquity, Inc. (a) | | | | 46,865 | | | | | 2,795,497 | |
Omnicell, Inc. (a) | | | | 41,815 | | | | | 2,560,751 | |
R1 RCM Inc. (a) | | | | 192,640 | | | | | 1,531,488 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | | 20,645 | | | | | 2,113,016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9,000,752 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology - 0.5% |
Teladoc Health, Inc. (a) | | | | 17,650 | | | | | 874,911 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.0% |
Planet Fitness, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 50,950 | | | | | 2,731,939 | |
Wingstop Inc. | | | | 31,990 | | | | | 2,053,438 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,785,377 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Household Durables - 0.3% |
Century Communities, Inc. (a) | | | | 25,000 | | | | | 431,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Insurance - 1.0% |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | | | | 15,310 | | | | | 850,624 | |
Trupanion, Inc. (a) | | | | 26,535 | | | | | 675,581 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,526,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.8% |
Nutrisystem, Inc. | | | | 67,035 | | | | | 2,941,496 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Internet Software & Services - 1.0% |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a) | | | | 16,405 | | | | | 1,679,544 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
IT Consulting & Services - 4.2% |
Cass Information Systems, Inc. | | | | 28,830 | | | | | 1,525,684 | |
Everi Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 116,280 | | | | | 598,842 | |
FireEye, Inc. (a) | | | | 114,145 | | | | | 1,850,290 | |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 71,521 | | | | | 2,762,856 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6,737,672 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.6% |
Pool Corporation | | | | 6,150 | | | | | 914,197 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Machinery - 5.6% |
Actuant Corporation - Class A | | | | 37,240 | | | | | 781,668 | |
Barnes Group Inc. | | | | 26,185 | | | | | 1,404,040 | |
John Bean Technologies Corporation | | | | 11,630 | | | | | 835,150 | |
Kennametal Inc. | | | | 73,195 | | | | | 2,435,930 | |
Lindsay Corporation | | | | 7,560 | | | | | 727,650 | |
Rexnord Corporation (a) | | | | 64,070 | | | | | 1,470,406 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A | | | | 20,465 | | | | | 1,320,606 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8,975,450 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Marine - 1.6% | | | | |
Kirby Corporation (a) | | | | 39,180 | | | | | 2,639,165 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED |
December 31, 2018 |
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COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Media & Entertainment - 1.8% | | | | |
comScore, Inc. (a) | | | | 41,440 | | | | $ | 597,979 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - Class A | | | | 28,400 | | | | | 2,233,376 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2,831,355 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining - 0.9% | | |
Carpenter Technology Corporation | | | | 40,390 | | | | | 1,438,288 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail - 1.8% | | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 43,390 | | | | | 2,885,869 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.5% |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. (a) | | | | 122,870 | | | | | 1,377,373 | |
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (a) | | | | 126,230 | | | | | 698,052 | |
SRC Energy, Inc. (a) | | | | 75,000 | | | | | 352,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2,427,925 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.5% | | |
Cambrex Corp. (a) | | | | 22,659 | | | | | 855,604 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Development - 0.4% |
Newmark Group, Inc. | | | | 72,233 | | | | | 579,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 3.9% |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | | 64,015 | | | | | 1,847,473 | |
Life Storage, Inc. | | | | 19,075 | | | | | 1,773,784 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | | | 62,585 | | | | | 1,265,469 | |
Tier REIT, Inc. | | | | 64,175 | | | | | 1,323,930 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6,210,656 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Retailing - 0.9% | | |
Stamps.com Inc. (a) | | | | 8,775 | | | | | 1,365,741 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail - 1.3% | | |
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 27,525 | | | | | 2,037,400 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software - 4.4% | | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a) | | | | 86,610 | | | | | 2,396,499 | |
Fair Isaac Corporation (a) | | | | 7,570 | | | | | 1,415,590 | |
OneSpan Inc. (a) | | | | 96,470 | | | | | 1,249,286 | |
RealPage, Inc. (a) | | | | 40,500 | | | | | 1,951,695 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7,013,070 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software & Services - 11.8% |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 57,770 | | | | | 2,996,530 | |
Box, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 46,405 | | | | | 783,316 | |
Carbonite, Inc. (a) | | | | 66,700 | | | | | 1,684,842 | |
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (a) | | | | 48,025 | | | | | 2,421,901 | |
Coupa Software, Inc. (a) | | | | 67,190 | | | | | 4,223,563 | |
Envestnet, Inc. (a) | | | | 35,166 | | | | | 1,729,816 | |
LogMeIn, Inc. | | | | 13,030 | | | | | 1,062,857 | |
The Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 23,865 | | | | | 2,769,772 | |
Twilio Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 14,695 | | | | | 1,312,263 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 18,984,860 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 3.2% |
Columbia Sportswear Company | | | | 21,251 | | | | | 1,786,996 | |
Steven Madden Ltd. | | | | 52,035 | | | | | 1,574,579 | |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | | 25,615 | | | | | 1,819,690 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,181,265 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.0% |
Banc of California, Inc. | | | | 90,515 | | | | $ | 1,204,755 | |
Home BancShares Inc. | | | | 118,721 | | | | | 1,939,901 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3,144,656 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 3.2% |
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a) | | | | 42,070 | | | | | 1,171,229 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A | | | | 13,285 | | | | | 1,021,882 | |
Systemax, Inc. | | | | 29,610 | | | | | 707,383 | |
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (a)(b) | | | | 51,370 | | | | | 511,645 | |
Triton International Limited of Bermuda (b) | | | | 56,315 | | | | | 1,749,707 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,161,846 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $131,591,748) | | | | | | | | | 159,958,400 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments - 99.8% (Cost $131,591,748) | | | | | | | | | 159,958,400 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.2% | | | | | 363,723 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | | | $ | 160,322,123 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security issued bynon-U.S. incorporated company. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, 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. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCMSMALL-MID CAP EQUITY FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS |
December 31, 2018 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 96.5% | | Shares | | Value |
Aerospace & Defense - 6.3% | | |
HEICO Corporation | | | | 4,253 | | | | $ | 329,522 | |
Hexcel Corporation | | | | 1,750 | | | | | 100,345 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc. (a) | | | | 7,020 | | | | | 331,976 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 761,843 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Banks - 4.1% | | |
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. | | | | 7,940 | | | | | 254,795 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | | 3,070 | | | | | 141,527 | |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | | | 560 | | | | | 106,355 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 502,677 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 5.8% | | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) | | | | 2,195 | | | | | 248,430 | |
Exact Sciences Corp. (a) | | | | 3,460 | | | | | 218,326 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (a) | | | | 1,200 | | | | | 162,840 | |
Neogen Corporation (a) | | | | 1,340 | | | | | 76,380 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 705,976 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Building Products - 0.3% | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a) | | | | 3,000 | | | | | 32,730 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 1.1% | | |
SEI Investments Company | | | | 2,890 | | | | | 133,518 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 1.3% | | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | | 3,765 | | | | | 163,815 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.5% | | |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | | 7,529 | | | | | 302,515 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance - 2.6% | | |
FirstCash, Inc. | | | | 4,360 | | | | | 315,446 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financials - 1.9% | | |
MSCI Inc. | | | | 1,545 | | | | | 227,779 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 4.7% | | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | | 6,020 | | | | | 262,111 | |
Trimble Inc. (a) | | | | 9,305 | | | | | 306,227 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 568,338 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.5% | | |
Cantel Medical Corp. | | | | 2,875 | | | | | 214,043 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | | 2,965 | | | | | 232,901 | |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) | | | | 2,505 | | | | | 230,360 | |
STAAR Surgical Co. (a) | | | | 7,180 | | | | | 229,114 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 906,418 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.2% | | |
HealthEquity, Inc. (a) | | | | 4,520 | | | | | 269,618 | |
Omnicell, Inc. (a) | | | | 4,010 | | | | | 245,572 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 515,190 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Internet Software & Services - 1.4% | | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a) | | | | 1,655 | | | | | 169,439 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
IT Consulting & Services - 2.2% | | |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 6,820 | | | | | 263,457 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 2.4% | | |
Pool Corporation | | | | 1,965 | | | | $ | 292,097 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Machinery - 3.1% | | |
Kennametal Inc. | | | | 3,810 | | | | | 126,797 | |
Rexnord Corporation (a) | | | | 10,765 | | | | | 247,057 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 373,854 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Marine - 1.6% | | |
Kirby Corporation (a) | | | | 2,970 | | | | | 200,059 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Media & Entertainment - 2.4% | | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - Class A | | | | 3,650 | | | | | 287,036 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining - 1.2% | | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | | 2,065 | | | | | 146,966 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail - 2.5% | | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 4,550 | | | | | 302,621 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.1% | | |
WPX Energy Inc. (a) | | | | 22,505 | | | | | 255,432 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 6.2% | | |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | | 6,020 | | | | | 249,168 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | | 6,950 | | | | | 200,577 | |
Life Storage, Inc. | | | | 1,965 | | | | | 182,725 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | | | 6,330 | | | | | 127,993 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 760,463 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail - 1.4% | | |
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 2,315 | | | | | 171,356 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software - 9.5% | | |
Fair Isaac Corporation (a) | | | | 890 | | | | | 166,430 | |
Fortinet Inc. (a) | | | | 5,210 | | | | | 366,941 | |
Guidewire Software Inc. (a) | | | | 1,940 | | | | | 155,646 | |
Proofpoint, Inc. (a) | | | | 3,090 | | | | | 258,973 | |
RealPage, Inc. (a) | | | | 4,300 | | | | | 207,217 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,155,207 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software & Services - 9.2% | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | | 3,765 | | | | | 229,966 | |
Coupa Software, Inc. (a) | | | | 3,750 | | | | | 235,725 | |
Envestnet, Inc. (a) | | | | 4,065 | | | | | 199,957 | |
Twilio Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 5,125 | | | | | 457,663 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,123,311 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 1.4% | | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | | 2,170 | | | | | 174,707 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.6% | | |
Columbia Sportswear Company | | | | 1,925 | | | | | 161,873 | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)(b) | | | | 4,025 | | | | | 152,628 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 314,501 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.3% | | |
Home BancShares Inc. | | | | 9,915 | | | | | 162,011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCMSMALL-MID CAP EQUITY FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 3.7% | | |
Triton International Limited of Bermuda (b) | | | | 4,460 | | | | $ | 138,572 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | | 2,230 | | | | | 310,282 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 448,854 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $9,827,747) | | | | | | | | | 11,737,616 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 3.8% | | | | |
Money Market Fund - 3.8% | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 2.30% (c) | | | | 463,416 | | | | | 463,416 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $463,416) | | | | | | | | | 463,416 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments - 100.3% (Cost $10,291,163) | | | | | 12,201,032 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)% | | | | | (38,817 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | $ | 12,162,215 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company. |
(c) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, 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. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM EQUITY FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 97.3% | | Shares | | Value |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.6% | | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | | 60,000 | | | | $ | 7,927,200 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Banks - 8.5% | | | | |
Bank of America Corporation | | | | 385,000 | | | | | 9,486,400 | |
Comerica Incorporated | | | | 126,000 | | | | | 8,654,940 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | | 65,000 | | | | | 5,716,100 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | | 60,000 | | | | | 2,377,200 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 26,234,640 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Beverages - 3.0% | | | | |
The Coca-Cola Company | | | | 80,000 | | | | | 3,788,000 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | | 49,000 | | | | | 5,413,520 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9,201,520 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 2.5% | | | | |
Amgen Inc. | | | | 40,000 | | | | | 7,786,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 5.2% | | | | |
DowDuPont Inc. | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 5,348,000 | |
Ecolab Inc. | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 4,420,500 | |
FMC Corporation | | | | 85,000 | | | | | 6,286,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 16,055,100 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.4% | | |
Cintas Corporation | | | | 20,000 | | | | | 3,359,800 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. (b) | | | | 97,500 | | | | | 7,239,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10,599,175 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 2.1% | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | | | 40,000 | | | | | 6,309,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financials - 3.2% | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 102,000 | | | | | 9,957,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 7.7% | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | | 170,000 | | | | | 10,157,500 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | | 85,000 | | | | | 3,644,800 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | | 25,000 | | | | | 3,762,000 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | 23,000 | | | | | 6,129,960 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 23,694,260 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 2.4% | | |
National Instruments Corporation | | | | 55,000 | | | | | 2,495,900 | |
Trimble Inc. (a) | | | | 150,000 | | | | | 4,936,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7,432,400 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.2% | | |
Danaher Corporation | | | | 75,000 | | | | | 7,734,000 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 7,855,000 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 6,713,700 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 22,302,700 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Household Durables - 0.3% | | | | |
Roku, Inc. (a) | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 919,200 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Household Products - 1.9% | | | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corporation | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 5,697,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.4% | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | �� | | | 5,000 | | | | | 7,509,850 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
IT Consulting & Services - 2.1% | | | | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 75,000 | | | | $ | 6,306,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Machinery - 4.8% | | | | |
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 115,000 | | | | | 5,715,500 | |
The Toro Company | | | | 74,000 | | | | | 4,135,120 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | | 45,000 | | | | | 4,992,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 14,843,370 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Marine - 1.1% | | | | |
Kirby Corporation (a) | | | | 50,000 | | | | | 3,368,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Media & Entertainment - 3.5% | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 7,000 | | | | | 7,314,720 | |
Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 27,000 | | | | | 3,539,430 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10,854,150 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.9% | | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | | | | 190,000 | | | | | 4,246,500 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | | 62,000 | | | | | 3,865,700 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | | 65,000 | | | | | 5,668,650 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corporation | | | | 124,000 | | | | | 7,611,120 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 21,391,970 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Personal Products - 1.3% | | | | |
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.- Class A | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 3,903,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 6.7% | | | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | | 38,000 | | | | | 4,903,900 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | | 80,000 | | | | | 6,112,800 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | | 115,000 | | | | | 5,019,750 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | | 53,500 | | | | | 4,576,390 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 20,612,840 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail - 2.3% | | | | |
Kansas City Southern | | | | 40,000 | | | | | 3,818,000 | |
Union Pacific Corporation | | | | 24,000 | | | | | 3,317,520 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7,135,520 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software - 6.0% | | | | |
Adobe Inc. (a) | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 6,787,200 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 10,157,000 | |
RealPage, Inc. (a) | | | | 35,000 | | | | | 1,686,650 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 18,630,850 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software & Services - 4.9% | | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | | 90,000 | | | | | 5,497,200 | |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 67,000 | | | | | 3,475,290 | |
Envestnet, Inc. (a) | | | | 65,000 | | | | | 3,197,350 | |
LogMeIn, Inc. | | | | 35,000 | | | | | 2,854,950 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15,024,790 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 3.0% | | | | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | | 40,000 | | | | | 6,872,800 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 2,415,300 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9,288,100 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM EQUITY FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.3% | | |
VF Corporation | | | | 100,000 | | | | $ | 7,134,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $190,671,748) | | | | | | | | | 300,120,025 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUE - 3.2% | | Principal Amount | | |
U.S. Treasury Note - 3.2% | | | | |
1.500%, 05/31/2019 | | | $ | 10,000,000 | | | | | 9,959,766 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUE (Cost $9,966,486) | | | | | 9,959,766 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments - 100.5% (Cost $200,638,234) | | | | | | | | | 310,079,791 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.5)% | | | | | (1,413,226 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | | | $ | 308,666,565 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security issued bynon-U.S. incorporated company. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, 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. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM BALANCED FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 61.9% | | Shares | | Value |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.8% | | | | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | | 5,100 | | | | $ | 673,812 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Banks - 4.4% | | | | |
Bank of America Corporation | | | | 38,500 | | | | | 948,640 | |
Comerica Incorporated | | | | 11,300 | | | | | 776,197 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | | 7,300 | | | | | 641,962 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | | 14,600 | | | | | 736,424 | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | | 17,500 | | | | | 712,950 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3,816,173 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Beverages - 1.8% | | | | |
The Coca-Cola Company | | | | 17,600 | | | | | 833,360 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | | 6,700 | | | | | 740,216 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,573,576 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.9% | | | | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) | | | | 6,800 | | | | | 769,624 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 5.3% | | | | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | | 5,100 | | | | | 816,255 | |
DowDuPont Inc. | | | | 16,076 | | | | | 859,745 | |
Ecolab Inc. | | | | 4,800 | | | | | 707,280 | |
FMC Corporation | | | | 12,200 | | | | | 902,312 | |
GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (a) | | | | 16,000 | | | | | 392,800 | |
Linde Plc (b) | | | | 5,500 | | | | | 858,220 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,536,612 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.4% | | | | |
Cintas Corporation | | | | 4,000 | | | | | 671,960 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | | 5,900 | | | | | 525,041 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,197,001 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.3% | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | | | 7,150 | | | | | 1,127,841 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials - 0.8% | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | | 4,100 | | | | | 704,667 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging - 0.5% | | | | |
Ball Corporation | | | | 8,800 | | | | | 404,624 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financials - 2.0% | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 9,000 | | | | | 878,580 | |
Moody’s Corporation | | | | 6,000 | | | | | 840,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,718,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.7% |
AT&T Inc. | | | | 26,739 | | | | | 763,131 | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | | 12,141 | | | | | 682,567 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,445,698 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 0.8% | | | | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | | 4,500 | | | | | 677,160 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 2.2% | | | | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | | 11,200 | | | | | 487,648 | |
National Instruments Corporation | | | | 15,800 | | | | | 717,004 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 2.2%, Continued |
Trimble Inc. (a) | | | | 22,200 | | | | $ | 730,602 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,935,254 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Food & Drug Retailing - 1.5% | | | | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | | 7,500 | | | | | 512,475 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | | 8,100 | | | | | 754,515 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,266,990 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Food Products - 0.9% | | | | |
Mondelez International Inc. - Class A | | | | 19,800 | | | | | 792,594 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.5% | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Company | | | | 3,000 | | | | | 675,960 | |
Danaher Corporation | | | | 8,800 | | | | | 907,456 | |
Medtronic, Inc. (b) | | | | 7,600 | | | | | 691,296 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | | 10,100 | | | | | 793,355 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | | 3,700 | | | | | 828,023 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3,896,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Household Products - 2.0% | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Company | | | | 11,600 | | | | | 690,432 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corporation | | | | 6,600 | | | | | 752,004 | |
The Procter & Gamble Company | | | | 3,500 | | | | | 321,720 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,764,156 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.2% | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | | 700 | | | | | 1,051,379 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
IT Consulting & Services - 2.0% | | | | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 11,400 | | | | | 958,626 | |
Visa Inc. - Class A | | | | 5,600 | | | | | 738,864 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,697,490 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Machinery - 1.5% | | | | |
Fortive Corporation | | | | 10,100 | | | | | 683,366 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | | 5,400 | | | | | 646,596 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,329,962 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Marine - 0.7% | | | | |
Kirby Corporation (a) | | | | 9,000 | | | | | 606,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Media & Entertainment - 2.2% | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a) | | | | 625 | | | | | 647,256 | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 250 | | | | | 261,240 | |
CBS Corporation - Class B | | | | 3,600 | | | | | 157,392 | |
The Walt Disney Company | | | | 7,500 | | | | | 822,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,888,263 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.0% | | | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | | | | 9,500 | | | | | 416,480 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | | | | 25,900 | | | | | 578,865 | |
Chevron Corporation | | | | 5,795 | | | | | 630,438 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | | 11,400 | | | | | 710,790 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | | 7,100 | | | | | 619,191 | |
Exxon Mobil Corporation | | | | 4,633 | | | | | 315,924 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Company | | | | 4,100 | | | | | 539,232 | |
WPX Energy Inc. (a) | | | | 41,000 | | | | | 465,350 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,276,270 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Pharmaceuticals - 5.2% | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | | 12,300 | | | | $ | 889,659 | |
AbbVie Inc. | | | | 9,000 | | | | | 829,710 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | | 9,800 | | | | | 748,818 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | | 17,100 | | | | | 746,415 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | | 14,400 | | | | | 1,231,776 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,446,378 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.7% | | | | |
American Tower Corporation | | | | 3,800 | | | | | 601,122 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail - 0.7% | | | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | | 4,100 | | | | | 566,743 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software - 5.1% | | | | |
Adobe Inc. (a) | | | | 3,500 | | | | | 791,840 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | | 11,000 | | | | | 1,117,270 | |
Oracle Corporation | | | | 15,400 | | | | | 695,310 | |
RealPage, Inc. (a) | | | | 20,900 | | | | | 1,007,171 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | | | 5,400 | | | | | 739,638 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,351,229 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software & Services - 0.9% | | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | | 12,500 | | | | | 763,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 1.8% | | | | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | | 6,100 | | | | | 1,048,102 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | | 1,400 | | | | | 482,062 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,530,164 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.1% | | | | |
NIKE, Inc. - Class B | | | | 11,600 | | | | | 860,024 | |
VF Corporation | | | | 13,200 | | | | | 941,688 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,801,712 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $39,164,023) | | | | | | | | | 53,211,144 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 31.5% | | Principal Amount | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3% | | | | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.700%, 12/15/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 09/15/2023 | | | $ | 250,000 | | | | | 249,228 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.2% | | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.700%, 04/15/2023 | | | | 425,000 | | | | | 411,179 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.450%, 10/01/2022 | | | | 600,000 | | | | | 587,735 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 998,914 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Banks - 1.6% | | | | |
Bank of America Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.625%, 10/19/2020 | | | | 400,000 | | | | | 395,911 | |
2.625%, 04/19/2021 | | | | 250,000 | | | | | 246,681 | |
Comerica Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | |
2.125%, 05/23/2019 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 04/23/2019 | | | | 185,000 | | | | | 184,177 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Banks - 1.6%, Continued | | | | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation: | | | | | | |
2.450%, 11/27/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 10/27/2020 | | | $ | 350,000 | | | | $ | 346,024 | |
2.500%, 04/15/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 03/15/2021 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 197,603 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,370,396 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Beverages - 0.5% | | | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2021 | | | | 415,000 | | | | | 416,161 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.8% | | | | |
Amgen Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.125%, 05/01/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 04/01/2020 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 98,699 | |
2.700%, 05/01/2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 03/01/2022 | | | | 325,000 | | | | | 318,501 | |
Celgene Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
3.625%, 05/15/2024 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 02/15/2024 | | | | 250,000 | | | | | 244,122 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 661,322 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 0.7% | | | | |
Ecolab Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.250%, 01/12/2020 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 99,376 | |
3.250%, 01/14/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 11/14/2022 | | | | 500,000 | | | | | 498,530 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 597,906 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment - 0.7% | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.200%, 02/28/2021 | | | | 275,000 | | | | | 271,441 | |
QUALCOMM Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | |
2.250%, 05/20/2020 | | | | 350,000 | | | | | 345,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 616,646 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.0% | | |
Apple Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.850%, 05/06/2021 | | | | 500,000 | | | | | 500,780 | |
International Business Machines Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.250%, 02/19/2021 | | | | 350,000 | | | | | 343,054 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 843,834 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance - 1.0% | | | | |
American Express Company: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.700%, 08/03/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 07/03/2023 | | | | 300,000 | | | | | 301,177 | |
3.000%, 10/30/2024 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 09/29/2024 | | | | 300,000 | | | | | 287,461 | |
American Express Credit Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.600%, 09/14/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 08/14/2020 | | | | 300,000 | | | | | 297,003 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 885,641 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM BALANCED FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Diversified Financials - 0.7% | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.400%, 06/07/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 05/07/2021 | | | $ | 400,000 | | | | $ | 391,379 | |
3.375%, 05/01/2023 | | | | 225,000 | | | | | 220,211 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 611,590 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.6% | | |
AT&T Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.450%, 06/30/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 05/30/2020 | | | | 725,000 | | | | | 715,825 | |
Verizon Communications Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 11/01/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 09/01/2021 | | | | 455,000 | | | | | 453,022 | |
2.450%, 11/01/2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 08/01/2022 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 194,188 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,363,035 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 1.7% | | |
Emerson Electric Co.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.625%, 02/15/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 11/15/2022 | | | | 400,000 | | | | | 392,047 | |
3.150%, 06/01/2025 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 03/01/2025 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 195,588 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.050%, 03/01/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 02/01/2020 | | | | 288,000 | | | | | 284,876 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.800%, 12/15/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 11/15/2021 | | | | 600,000 | | | | | 588,219 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,460,730 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.6% | | |
Trimble Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
4.150%, 06/15/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 05/15/2023 | | | | 500,000 | | | | | 503,143 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Food & Drug Retailing - 1.9% | | |
Costco Wholesale Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.250%, 02/15/2022 | | | | 400,000 | | | | | 391,135 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.300%, 11/18/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 09/18/2021 | | | | 325,000 | | | | | 323,725 | |
3.800%, 11/18/2024 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 08/18/2024 | | | | 250,000 | | | | | 246,519 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.550%, 06/26/2025 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 04/26/2025 | | | | 700,000 | | | | | 708,317 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,669,696 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5% | | |
Danaher Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.400%, 09/15/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 08/15/2020 | | | | 400,000 | | | | | 396,433 | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 03/15/2020 | | | | 300,000 | | | | | 298,517 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5%, Continued | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.150%, 01/15/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 10/15/2022 | | | $ | 600,000 | | | | $ | 588,551 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,283,501 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.5% | | |
CVS Health Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.125%, 06/01/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 05/01/2021 | | | | 400,000 | | | | | 386,170 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4% | | |
McDonald’s Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.750%, 12/09/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 11/09/2020 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 198,705 | |
3.625%, 05/20/2021 | | | | 100,000 | | | | | 101,251 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 299,956 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Insurance - 0.8% | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.200%, 03/15/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 02/15/2021 | | | | 710,000 | | | | | 700,912 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.8% | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.300%, 12/05/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 10/05/2021 | | | | 695,000 | | | | | 703,787 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Machinery - 0.6% | | | | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/01/2024 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 12/01/2023 | | | | 500,000 | | | | | 508,005 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Media & Entertainment - 1.5% | | |
Alphabet, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.375%, 02/25/2024 | | | | 600,000 | | | | | 609,320 | |
The Walt Disney Company | | | | | | | | | | |
2.300%, 02/12/2021 | | | | 420,000 | | | | | 414,895 | |
Time Warner Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.400%, 06/15/2022 | | | | 250,000 | | | | | 246,835 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,271,050 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.9% | | |
Chevron Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.411%, 03/03/2022 Callable 01/03/2022 | | | | 500,000 | | | | | 489,705 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | | | | | | | | |
2.400%, 12/15/2022 Callable 09/15/2022 | | | | 490,000 | | | | | 473,655 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC | | | | | | | | | | |
2.850%, 04/15/2021 Callable 03/15/2021 | | | | 500,000 | | | | | 495,282 | |
EOG Resources, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.450%, 04/01/2020 Callable 03/01/2020 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 198,122 | |
2.625%, 03/15/2023 Callable 12/15/2022 | | | | 600,000 | | | | | 576,986 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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|
LKCM BALANCED FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.9%, Continued | | |
Exxon Mobil Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.222%, 03/01/2021 Callable 02/01/2021 | | | $ | 325,000 | | | | $ | 320,421 | |
3.043%, 03/01/2026 Callable 12/01/2025 | | | | 300,000 | | | | | 292,950 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.950%, 09/01/2022 Callable 06/01/2022 | | | | 400,000 | | | | | 400,148 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.600%, 04/15/2022 Callable 03/15/2022 | | | | 500,000 | | | | | 487,916 | |
Schlumberger Investment SA (b) | | | | | | | | | | |
3.650%, 12/01/2023 Callable 09/01/2023 | | | | 500,000 | | | | | 502,702 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4,237,887 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 1.8% | | |
Abbott Laboratories: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.400%, 11/30/2023 Callable 09/30/2023 | | | | 245,000 | | | | | 244,527 | |
3.875%, 09/15/2025 Callable 06/15/2025 | | | | 255,000 | | | | | 258,576 | |
AbbVie Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 05/14/2020 Callable 04/14/2020 | | | | 425,000 | | | | | 421,106 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.350%, 02/10/2022 | | | | 650,000 | | | | | 637,683 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,561,892 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.3% | | |
American Tower Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.800%, 06/01/2020 Callable 05/01/2020 | | | | 300,000 | | | | | 297,797 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail - 1.4% | | | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC | | | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/15/2023 Callable 12/15/2022 | | | | 600,000 | | | | | 596,041 | |
Union Pacific Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.250%, 06/19/2020 Callable 05/19/2020 | | | | 415,000 | | | | | 409,656 | |
3.750%, 07/15/2025 Callable 05/15/2025 | | | | 200,000 | | | | | 202,182 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,207,879 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 0.5% | | |
Texas Instruments Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | |
2.750%, 03/12/2021 Callable 02/12/2021 | | | | 470,000 | | | | | 467,307 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software - 1.5% | | | | |
Microsoft Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.375%, 02/12/2022 Callable 01/12/2022 | | | | 400,000 | | | | | 395,330 | |
3.125%, 11/03/2025 Callable 08/03/2025 | | | | 230,000 | | | | | 227,689 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Software - 1.5%, Continued | | | | |
Oracle Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.800%, 07/08/2021 | | | $ | 625,000 | | | | $ | 622,194 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,245,213 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 0.7% | | | | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
4.875%, 01/14/2021 Callable 10/14/2020 | | | | 300,000 | | | | | 308,171 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.625%, 06/01/2022 Callable 05/01/2022 | | | | 290,000 | | | | | 287,098 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 595,269 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $27,444,447) | | | | | | | | | 27,014,867 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments - 93.4% (Cost $66,608,470) | | | | | | | | | 80,226,011 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 6.6% | | | | | | | | | 5,680,649 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | | | $ | 85,906,660 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security issued bynon-U.S. incorporated company. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, 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. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCMFIXED INCOME FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 69.1% | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.7% | | | | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.700%, 12/15/2023 Callable 09/15/2023 | | | $ | 1,750,000 | | | | $ | 1,744,595 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.3% | | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 04/01/2026 Callable 01/01/2026 | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | | 3,327,857 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Banks - 5.0% | | | | |
Bank of America Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.625%, 10/19/2020 | | | | 2,600,000 | | | | | 2,573,419 | |
3.649% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.180%), 10/21/2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 10/21/2021 (a) | | | | 2,975,000 | | | | | 2,977,299 | |
4.450%, 03/03/2026 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,980,193 | |
BB&T Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
3.358% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.570%), 06/15/2020 (a) | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 2,002,793 | |
Comerica Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | |
2.125%, 05/23/2019 Callable 04/23/2019 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | | 995,553 | |
Wells Fargo & Company | | | | | | | | | | |
4.125%, 08/15/2023 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 2,013,911 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12,543,168 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 4.0% | | | | |
Amgen Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.200%, 05/22/2019 Callable 04/22/2019 | | | | 5,312,000 | | | | | 5,291,998 | |
Celgene Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
3.625%, 05/15/2024 Callable 02/15/2024 | | | | 4,750,000 | | | | | 4,638,305 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9,930,303 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 2.0% | | | | |
Morgan Stanley: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.337% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.850%), 01/24/2019 (a) | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | | 3,500,982 | |
3.414% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.800%), 02/14/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 02/14/2019 (a) | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | | 1,500,065 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,001,047 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 0.4% | | | | |
Ecolab Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.375%, 08/10/2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 07/10/2022 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | | 965,582 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment - 0.3% | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
4.950%, 02/15/2019 | | | | 700,000 | | | | | 7,01,496 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.3% | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.400%, 05/03/2023 | | | | 3,250,000 | | | | | 3,144,445 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Consumer Finance - 4.2% | | | | |
American Express Company: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.850% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.330%), 10/30/2020 Callable 09/29/2020 (a) | | | $ | 3,500,000 | | | | $ | 3,483,821 | |
3.000%, 10/30/2024 Callable 09/29/2024 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,916,406 | |
4.200%, 11/06/2025 Callable 10/06/2025 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 2,041,756 | |
American Express Credit Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.375%, 05/26/2020 Callable 04/25/2020 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | | 2,969,146 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10,411,129 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging - 2.0% | | | | |
Ball Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/15/2022 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 2,015,000 | |
5.250%, 07/01/2025 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | | 3,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,015,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financials - 4.3% | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.432% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.955%), 01/23/2020 (a) | | | | 3,082,000 | | | | | 3,094,122 | |
3.390% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.900%), 04/25/2023 Callable 04/25/2022 (a) | | | | 2,409,000 | | | | | 2,374,829 | |
3.375%, 05/01/2023 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,957,432 | |
2.700%, 05/18/2023 Callable 03/18/2023 | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | | 3,363,912 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10,790,295 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.1% | | |
AT&T Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.441% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.670%), 03/11/2019 (a) | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | | 1,500,502 | |
3.386% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.950%), 07/15/2021 (a) | | | | 2,975,000 | | | | | 2,966,259 | |
4.250%, 03/01/2027 Callable 12/01/2026 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,960,054 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
5.800%, 03/15/2022 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,418,750 | |
Verizon Communications Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.788% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.000%), 03/16/2022 (a) | | | | 2,200,000 | | | | | 2,203,389 | |
2.450%, 11/01/2022 Callable 08/01/2022 | | | | 1,750,000 | | | | | 1,699,148 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12,748,102 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 2.9% | | |
Emerson Electric Co.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.625%, 12/01/2021 Callable 11/01/2021 | | | | 950,000 | | | | | 937,359 | |
3.150%, 06/01/2025 Callable 03/01/2025 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | | 4,889,714 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCMFIXED INCOME FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 2.9%, Continued |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
2.875%, 03/01/2025 Callable 12/01/2024 | | | $ | 1,440,000 | | | | $ | 1,382,175 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7,209,248 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 1.8% | | |
Trimble Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
4.150%, 06/15/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 05/15/2023 | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | | 4,528,291 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Food & Drug Retailing - 1.7% | | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.800%, 11/18/2024 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 08/18/2024 | | | | 4,375,000 | | | | | 4,314,084 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 6.7% | | |
Danaher Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.400%, 09/15/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 08/15/2020 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,982,164 | |
3.350%, 09/15/2025 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 06/15/2025 | | | | 5,500,000 | | | | | 5,415,128 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 11/15/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 08/15/2021 | | | | 1,094,000 | | | | | 1,129,419 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
4.150%, 02/01/2024 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 11/01/2023 | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | | 4,563,347 | |
2.950%, 09/19/2026 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 06/19/2026 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | | 3,697,644 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 16,787,702 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.6% | | |
CVS Health Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.487% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.720%), 03/09/2021 (a) | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | | 4,465,120 | |
4.125%, 05/15/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 02/15/2021 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 2,024,812 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6,489,932 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Household Products - 0.4% | | |
The Procter & Gamble Company | | | | | | | | | | |
8.000%, 09/01/2024 | | | | 775,000 | | | | | 966,042 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.8% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.600%, 12/05/2019 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 11/05/2019 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,995,200 | |
2.500%, 11/29/2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 08/29/2022 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | | 4,893,011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6,888,211 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Media & Entertainment - 1.6% | | |
Alphabet, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.375%, 02/25/2024 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | | 4,062,136 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Multiline Retail - 1.9% | | | | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/01/2021 | | | $ | 4,500,000 | | | | $ | 4,601,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.0% | | |
Chevron Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.411%, 03/03/2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 01/03/2022 | | | | 1,450,000 | | | | | 1,420,144 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | | | | | | | | |
3.516% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.900%), 05/15/2022 (a) | | | | 700,000 | | | | | 707,631 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC | | | | | | | | | | |
3.750%, 02/15/2025 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 11/15/2024 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,981,594 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. | | | | | | | | | | |
4.250%, 09/01/2024 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 06/01/2024 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | | 2,985,743 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
3.716% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.280%), 01/15/2023 (a) | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,956,425 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
2.600%, 04/15/2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 03/15/2022 | | | | 3,125,000 | | | | | 3,049,476 | |
Range Resources Corporation | | | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 08/15/2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 05/15/2022 | | | | 5,850,000 | | | | | 5,257,688 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 17,358,701 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 3.6% | | |
American Tower Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
3.400%, 02/15/2019 | | | | 1,585,000 | | | | | 1,585,943 | |
5.050%, 09/01/2020 | | | | 1,250,000 | | | | | 1,280,460 | |
3.500%, 01/31/2023 | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | | 3,442,939 | |
5.000%, 02/15/2024 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,589,001 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8,898,343 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail - 3.6% | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC | | | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/15/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 12/15/2022 | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | | 3,476,907 | |
Union Pacific Corporation: | | | | | | | | | | |
2.250%, 06/19/2020 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 05/19/2020 | | | | 4,125,000 | | | | | 4,071,884 | |
3.750%, 07/15/2025 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 05/15/2025 | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | | 1,516,365 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9,065,156 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Software & Services - 1.0% | | |
Sabre GLBL Inc. (b) | | | | | | | | | | |
5.375%, 04/15/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 01/31/2019 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,500,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 0.9% | | | | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | |
4.875%, 01/14/2021 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 10/14/2020 | | | | 2,203,000 | | | | | 2,263,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $175,800,160) | | | | | 172,255,115 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCMFIXED INCOME FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUES - 10.6% | | Principal Amount | | Value |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds - 1.5% | | |
0.625%, 01/15/2024 | | | $ | 3,793,335 | | | | $ | 3,735,101 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes - 9.1% | | |
1.250%, 10/31/2019 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,977,578 | |
2.000%, 07/31/2020 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,983,906 | |
2.000%, 02/15/2023 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,961,602 | |
2.000%, 02/15/2025 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,935,313 | |
2.000%, 08/15/2025 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,928,711 | |
1.625%, 02/15/2026 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,872,734 | |
2.375%, 05/15/2027 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | | 3,917,422 | |
2.750%, 02/15/2028 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | | 1,005,410 | |
2.875%, 08/15/2028 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | | 3,046,992 | |
3.125%, 11/15/2028 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | | 3,112,324 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 22,741,992 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUES (Cost $26,687,882) | | | | | | | | | 26,477,093 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTITIES - 18.7% | | | | |
Fannie Mae - 2.3% | | | | |
2.000%, 07/28/2021 (c) Callable 01/28/2019 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,990,940 | |
1.750%, 10/26/2021 (c) Callable 01/26/2019 | | | | 1,040,000 | | | | | 1,027,900 | |
1.500%, 05/17/2024 (c) Callable 02/17/2019 | | | | 2,800,000 | | | | | 2,765,826 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,784,666 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank - 5.1% | | | | |
1.625%, 10/19/2020 (c) Callable 01/19/2019 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,472,422 | |
1.900%, 10/19/2020 (c) Callable 01/19/2019 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,476,875 | |
2.050%, 01/29/2021 (c) Callable 01/29/2019 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,491,393 | |
1.625%, 08/15/2022 (c) Callable 02/15/2019 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,474,047 | |
2.000%, 08/24/2022 Callable 08/24/2019 | | | | 2,700,000 | | | | | 2,640,487 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12,555,224 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac - 11.3% | | | | |
1.500%, 08/25/2021 (c) Callable 02/25/2019 | | | | 1,600,000 | | | | | 1,555,483 | |
1.500%, 08/25/2021 (c) Callable 02/25/2019 | | | | 1,650,000 | | | | | 1,619,856 | |
1.750%, 08/25/2021 (c) Callable 02/25/2019 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,464,707 | |
2.375%, 01/13/2022 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,992,904 | |
2.600%, 07/26/2022 (c) Callable 07/26/2019 | | | | 840,000 | | | | | 841,346 | |
2.200%, 07/27/2022 Callable 01/27/2019 | | | | 1,225,000 | | | | | 1,204,612 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTITIES | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Freddie Mac - 11.3%, Continued | | | | |
1.625%, 09/29/2022 (c) Callable 03/29/2019 | | | $ | 2,500,000 | | | | $ | 2,478,345 | |
2.250%, 12/14/2022 (c) Callable 12/14/2019 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,996,932 | |
2.500%, 12/27/2022 (c) Callable 03/27/2019 | | | | 2,200,000 | | | | | 2,194,403 | |
2.500%, 02/28/2023 (c) Callable 02/28/2019 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | | 1,997,786 | |
3.100%, 05/15/2023 | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 02/15/2019 | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | | 1,500,585 | |
1.500%, 06/30/2023 (c) | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 03/30/2019 | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | | 1,475,243 | |
2.000%, 10/27/2023 (c) | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 01/27/2019 | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | | 4,454,258 | |
2.000%, 05/23/2031 (c) | | | | | | | | | | |
Callable 02/23/2019 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | 2,422,055 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 28,198,515 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTITIES (Cost $47,050,716) | | | | | | | | | 46,538,405 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.8% | | Shares | | |
Money Market Fund - 0.8% | | | | |
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust-Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 2.30% (d) | | | | 2,058,347 | | | | | 2,058,347 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $2,058,347) | | | | | 2,058,347 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments - 99.2% (Cost $251,597,105) | | | | | | | | | 247,328,960 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.8% | | | | | | | | | 1,957,370 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | | | $ | 249,286,330 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(b) | Rule 144A security. Resale to the public may require registration or may extend only to qualified institutional buyers. The fair market value of the Rule 144A securities was $2,500,000 representing 1.0% of the Fund’s total net assets. |
(c) | Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end. |
(d) | The rate quoted is the annualizedseven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, 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. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTOF ASSETSAND LIABILITIES |
December 31, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | | LKCM Equity Fund | | | | LKCM Balanced Fund | | | | LKCM Fixed Income Fund |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value* | | | | | | | | $ | 159,958,400 | | | | | | | | | $ | 12,201,032 | | | | | | | | | $ | 310,079,791 | | | | | | | | | $ | 80,226,011 | | | | | | | | | $ | 247,328,960 | |
Cash | | �� | | | | | | | 380,884 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 273,402 | | | | | | | | | | 502,496 | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | | | | | | 808,823 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | | | | | | | 26,917 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 127,832 | | | | | | | | | | 5,100,105 | | | | | | | | | | 736,410 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | | | | | | 249,638 | | | | | | | | | | 4,635 | | | | | | | | | | 457,221 | | | | | | | | | | 243,123 | | | | | | | | | | 1,899,995 | |
Receivable for investment advisory fees (Note B) | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 4,581 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Other assets | | | | | | | | | 29,363 | | | | | | | | | | 6,169 | | | | | | | | | | 32,372 | | | | | | | | | | 11,777 | | | | | | | | | | 21,301 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | | | | | | | 161,454,025 | | | | | | | | | | 12,216,417 | | | | | | | | | | 310,970,618 | | | | | | | | | | 86,083,512 | | | | | | | | | | 249,986,666 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | 715,787 | | | | | | | | | | 24,845 | | | | | | | | | | 1,731,507 | | | | | | | | | | 31,644 | | | | | | | | | | 421,393 | |
Payable for investment advisory fees (Note B) | | | | | | | | | 308,637 | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 419,465 | | | | | | | | | | 95,861 | | | | | | | | | | 167,927 | |
Payable for administrative fees | | | | | | | | | 29,199 | | | | | | | | | | 6,856 | | | | | | | | | | 47,064 | | | | | | | | | | 11,787 | | | | | | | | | | 34,545 | |
Payable for accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | 29,005 | | | | | | | | | | 13,364 | | | | | | | | | | 35,239 | | | | | | | | | | 16,396 | | | | | | | | | | 24,890 | |
Payable for professional fees | | | | | | | | | 26,751 | | | | | | | | | | 6,503 | | | | | | | | | | 41,523 | | | | | | | | | | 13,534 | | | | | | | | | | 30,972 | |
Payable for trustees’ fees | | | | | | | | | 6,963 | | | | | | | | | | 571 | | | | | | | | | | 10,675 | | | | | | | | | | 2,603 | | | | | | | | | | 7,563 | |
Payable for custody fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | 4,233 | | | | | | | | | | 1,066 | | | | | | | | | | 6,476 | | | | | | | | | | 1,567 | | | | | | | | | | 4,422 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | | | | | | | 11,327 | | | | | | | | | | 997 | | | | | | | | | | 12,104 | | | | | | | | | | 3,460 | | | | | | | | | | 8,624 | |
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Total liabilities | | | | | | | | | 1,131,902 | | | | | | | | | | 54,202 | | | | | | | | | | 2,304,053 | | | | | | | | | | 176,852 | | | | | | | | | | 700,336 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | $ | 160,322,123 | | | | | | | | | $ | 12,162,215 | | | | | | | | | $ | 308,666,565 | | | | | | | | | $ | 85,906,660 | | | | | | | | | $ | 249,286,330 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | | | | | | $ | 132,864,031 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10,256,759 | | | | | | | | | $ | 200,214,328 | | | | | | | | | $ | 72,266,324 | | | | | | | | | $ | 253,888,749 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | | | | | | 27,458,092 | | | | | | | | | | 1,905,456 | | | | | | | | | | 108,452,237 | | | | | | | | | | 13,640,336 | | | | | | | | | | (4,602,419 | ) |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | $ | 160,322,123 | | | | | | | | | $ | 12,162,215 | | | | | | | | | $ | 308,666,565 | | | | | | | | | $ | 85,906,660 | | | | | | | | | $ | 249,286,330 | |
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Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited shares of no par value authorized) | | | | | | | | | 11,138,973 | | | | | | | | | | 1,536,022 | | | | | | | | | | 13,224,240 | | | | | | | | | | 4,077,381 | | | | | | | | | | 23,803,458 | |
Net asset value per share (offering and redemption price) | | | | | | | | $ | 14.39 | | | | | | | | | $ | 7.92 | | | | | | | | | $ | 23.34 | | | | | | | | | $ | 21.07 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.47 | |
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* Cost of Investments | | | | | | | | $ | 131,591,748 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10,291,163 | | | | | | | | | $ | 200,638,234 | | | | | | | | | $ | 66,608,470 | | | | | | | | | $ | 251,597,105 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTOF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
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| | | | LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | | LKCM Equity Fund | | | | LKCM Balanced Fund | | | | LKCM Fixed Income Fund |
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Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends* | | | | | | | | $ | 1,632,956 | | | | | | | | | $ | 114,259 | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,051,559 | | | | | | | | | $ | 887,335 | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
Interest | | | | | | | | | 71,270 | | | | | | | | | | 10,050 | | | | | | | | | | 343,646 | | | | | | | | | | 683,886 | | | | | | | | | | 6,818,694 | |
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Total income | | | | | | | | | 1,704,226 | | | | | | | | | | 124,309 | | | | | | | | | | 5,395,205 | | | | | | | | | | 1,571,221 | | | | | | | | | | 6,818,694 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees (Note B) | | | | | | | | | 1,544,841 | | | | | | | | | | 132,617 | | | | | | | | | | 2,453,788 | | | | | | | | | | 557,625 | | | | | | | | | | 1,243,782 | |
Accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | 190,983 | | | | | | | | | | 82,261 | | | | | | | | | | 233,387 | | | | | | | | | | 100,319 | | | | | | | | | | 158,188 | |
Administrative fees | | | | | | | | | 169,673 | | | | | | | | | | 40,980 | | | | | | | | | | 288,874 | | | | | | | | | | 70,636 | | | | | | | | | | 209,212 | |
Professional fees | | | | | | | | | 72,687 | | | | | | | | | | 10,673 | | | | | | | | | | 122,327 | | | | | | | | | | 32,903 | | | | | | | | | | 88,573 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | | | | | 65,386 | | | | | | | | | | 5,722 | | | | | | | | | | 97,020 | | | | | | | | | | 22,846 | | | | | | | | | | 72,278 | |
Federal and state registration | | | | | | | | | 56,052 | | | | | | | | | | 22,185 | | | | | | | | | | 47,443 | | | | | | | | | | 21,324 | | | | | | | | | | 28,521 | |
Custody fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | 24,336 | | | | | | | | | | 6,492 | | | | | | | | | | 37,978 | | | | | | | | | | 9,323 | | | | | | | | | | 26,931 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | | | | | | | 15,046 | | | | | | | | | | 1,960 | | | | | | | | | | 21,632 | | | | | | | | | | 6,471 | | | | | | | | | | 15,118 | |
Other | | | | | | | | | 83,925 | | | | | | | | | | 7,371 | | | | | | | | | | 140,117 | | | | | | | | | | 34,988 | | | | | | | | | | 99,354 | |
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Total expenses | | | | | | | | | 2,222,929 | | | | | | | | | | 310,261 | | | | | | | | | | 3,442,566 | | | | | | | | | | 856,435 | | | | | | | | | | 1,941,957 | |
Less, expense waiver and/or reimbursement (Note B) | | | | | | | | | (161,877 | ) | | | | | | | | | (133,438 | ) | | | | | | | | | (638,237 | ) | | | | | | | | | (170,127 | ) | | | | | | | | | (698,175 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | | | | | | | 2,061,052 | | | | | | | | | | 176,823 | | | | | | | | | | 2,804,329 | | | | | | | | | | 686,308 | | | | | | | | | | 1,243,782 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (356,826 | ) | | | | | | | | | (52,514 | ) | | | | | | | | | 2,590,876 | | | | | | | | | | 884,913 | | | | | | | | | | 5,574,912 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | 29,636,948 | | | | | | | | | | 2,320,133 | | | | | | | | | | 19,925,830 | | | | | | | | | | 1,650,227 | | | | | | | | | | (334,274 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | | | | | | (38,563,909 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3,609,716 | ) | | | | | | | | | (32,018,598 | ) | | | | | | | | | (4,220,426 | ) | | | | | | | | | (4,540,199 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | | | | | | | | | (8,926,961 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1,289,583 | ) | | | | | | | | | (12,092,768 | ) | | | | | | | | | (2,570,199 | ) | | | | | | | | | (4,874,473 | ) |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | | | | | | $ | (9,283,787 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | (1,342,097 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | (9,501,892 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | (1,685,286 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | 700,439 | |
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* Net of foreign taxes withheld | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | 8,483 | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTSOF CHANGESIN NET ASSETS |
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| | | | LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | | | | | | $ | (356,826 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | (419,914 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | (52,514 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | (36,019 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | | | | | | 29,636,948 | | | | | | | | | | 41,104,589 | | | | | | | | | | 2,320,133 | | | | | | | | | | 2,497,041 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | | | | | | | (38,563,909 | ) | | | | | | | | | (4,585,084 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3,609,716 | ) | | | | | | | | | 1,824,006 | |
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| | | | | | | | | (9,283,787 | ) | | | | | | | | | 36,099,591 | | | | | | | | | | (1,342,097 | ) | | | | | | | | | 4,285,028 | |
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Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | | (28,133,206 | ) | | | | | | | | | (34,045,566 | )(1) | | | | | | | | | (2,221,982 | ) | | | | | | | | | (2,141,026 | )(2) |
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions (Note C) | | | | | | | | | (3,923,364 | ) | | | | | | | | | (83,606,173 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3,651,822 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3,184,769 | ) |
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Total decrease in net assets | | | | | | | | | (41,340,357 | ) | | | | | | | | | (81,552,148 | ) | | | | | | | | | (7,215,901 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1,040,767 | ) |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | | | 201,662,480 | | | | | | | | | | 283,214,628 | | | | | | | | | | 19,378,116 | | | | | | | | | | 20,418,883 | |
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End of period | | | | | | | | $ | 160,322,123 | | | | | | | | | $ | 201,662,480 | | | | | | | | | $ | 12,162,215 | | | | | | | | | $ | 19,378,116 | |
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(1) | Includes net realized gain distributions of $34,045,566. |
(2) | Includes net realized gain distributions of $2,141,026. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTSOF CHANGESIN NET ASSETS |
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| | | | LKCM Equity Fund | | | | LKCM Balanced Fund |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | $ | 2,590,876 | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,170,544 | | | | | | | | | $ | 884,913 | | | | | | | | | $ | 702,924 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | | | | | | 19,925,830 | | | | | | | | | | 13,289,318 | | | | | | | | | | 1,650,227 | | | | | | | | | | 2,549,252 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | | | | | | | (32,018,598 | ) | | | | | | | | | 46,722,416 | | | | | | | | | | (4,220,426 | ) | | | | | | | | | 5,751,978 | |
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| | | | | | | | | (9,501,892 | ) | | | | | | | | | 62,182,278 | | | | | | | | | | (1,685,286 | ) | | | | | | | | | 9,004,154 | |
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Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | | (22,493,233 | ) | | | | | | | | | (15,863,607 | )(1) | | | | | | | | | (2,464,389 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3,224,811 | )(2) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions (Note C) | | | | | | | | | 60,336 | | | | | | | | | | 7,774,360 | | | | | | | | | | 6,626,622 | | | | | | | | | | 14,458,317 | |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | (31,934,789 | ) | | | | | | | | | 54,093,031 | | | | | | | | | | 2,476,947 | | | | | | | | | | 20,237,660 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | | | 340,601,354 | | | | | | | | | | 286,508,323 | | | | | | | | | | 83,429,713 | | | | | | | | | | 63,192,053 | |
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End of period | | | | | | | | $ | 308,666,565 | | | | | | | | | $ | 340,601,354 | (3) | | | | | | | | $ | 85,906,660 | | | | | | | | | $ | 83,429,713 | (4) |
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(1) | Includes net investment income distributions of $2,175,595 and net realized gain distributions of $13,688,012. |
(2) | Includes net investment income distributions of $700,479 and net realized gain distributions of $2,524,332. |
(3) | Includes accumulated net investment income of $6,125. |
(4) | Includes accumulated net investment income of $6,439. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTSOF CHANGESIN NET ASSETS |
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| | | | | LKCM Fixed Income Fund | |
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| | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 5,574,912 | | | | | | | $ | 4,694,614 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | (334,274 | ) | | | | | | | 231,170 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | | | | | (4,540,199 | ) | | | | | | | 144,349 | |
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| | | | | | | 700,439 | | | | | | | | 5,070,133 | |
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Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | (5,577,246 | ) | | | | | | | (4,944,064 | )(1) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions (Note C) | | | | | | | 5,187,333 | | | | | | | | 21,987,467 | |
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Total increase in net assets | | | | | | | 310,526 | | | | | | | | 22,113,536 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 248,975,804 | | | | | | | | 226,862,268 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 249,286,330 | | | | | | | $ | 248,975,804 | |
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(1) | Includes net investment income distributions of $4,704,142 and net realized gain distributions of $239,922. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
SELECTED DATAFOR EACH SHAREOF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING |
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| | | | LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 18.44 | | | | | | | | | $ | 18.82 | | | | | | | | | $ | 19.86 | | | | | | | | | $ | 24.05 | | | | | | | | | $ | 28.33 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (0.03 | )(1) | | | | | | | | | (0.04 | )(2) | | | | | | | | | (0.03 | )(2) | | | | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | | | | | (0.06 | )(2) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | | | | | | | 3.27 | | | | | | | | | | 1.88 | | | | | | | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.77 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | (1.08 | ) | | | | | | | | | 3.23 | | | | | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | | | | | (1.28 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.83 | ) |
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Dividends from net investment income | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | — | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3.61 | ) | | | | | | | | | (2.89 | ) | | | | | | | | | (2.90 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3.45 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3.61 | ) | | | | | | | | | (2.89 | ) | | | | | | | | | (2.91 | ) | | | | | | | | | (3.45 | ) |
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Net Asset Value – End of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 14.39 | | | | | | | | | $ | 18.44 | | | | | | | | | $ | 18.82 | | | | | | | | | $ | 19.86 | | | | | | | | | $ | 24.05 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | -5.70% | | | | | | | | | | 17.04% | | | | | | | | | | 9.27% | | | | | | | | | | -5.58% | | | | | | | | | | -3.11% | |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (thousands) | | | | | | | | $ | 160,322 | | | | | | | | | $ | 201,139 | | | | | | | | | $ | 281,790 | | | | | | | | | $ | 568,421 | | | | | | | | | $ | 840,631 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.08% | | | | | | | | | | 1.10% | | | | | | | | | | 1.05% | | | | | | | | | | 0.97% | | | | | | | | | | 0.94% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 0.97% | | | | | | | | | | 0.94% | |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | (0.25)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.28)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.18)% | | | | | | | | | | 0.05% | | | | | | | | | | (0.21)% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | (0.17)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.18)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.13)% | | | | | | | | | | 0.05% | | | | | | | | | | (0.21)% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | | | 45% | | | | | | | | | | 42% | | | | | | | | | | 50% | | | | | | | | | | 62% | | | | | | | | | | 60% | |
(1) | Net investment loss per share is calculated using the ending balance of undistributed net investment loss prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences. |
(2) | Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
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| | | | LKCMSmall-Mid Cap Equity Fund |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 10.60 | | | | | | | | | $ | 9.56 | | | | | | | | | $ | 11.15 | | | | | | | | | $ | 12.10 | | | | | | | | | $ | 12.97 | |
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Net investment loss | | | | | | | | | (0.03 | )(1) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | )(2) | | | | | | | | | (0.05 | )(2) | | | | | | | | | (0.06 | )(1) | | | | | | | | | (0.08 | )(2) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | | | | | | | 2.32 | | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.48 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | (0.96 | ) | | | | | | | | | 2.31 | | | | | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.56 | ) |
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Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | (1.72 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.27 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.73 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.31 | ) |
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Net Asset Value – End of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 7.92 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.60 | | | | | | | | | $ | 9.56 | | | | | | | | | $ | 11.15 | | | | | | | | | $ | 12.10 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | -8.89% | | | | | | | | | | 24.13% | | | | | | | | | | 1.17% | | | | | | | | | | -1.41% | | | | | | | | | | -4.39% | |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (thousands) | | | | | | | | $ | 12,162 | | | | | | | | | $ | 19,378 | | | | | | | | | $ | 20,419 | | | | | | | | | $ | 331,954 | | | | | | | | | $ | 391,668 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.75% | | | | | | | | | | 1.76% | | | | | | | | | | 1.23% | | | | | | | | | | 1.14% | | | | | | | | | | 1.20% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | (1.05)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.94)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.68)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.63)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.82)% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | (0.30)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.18)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.45)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.49)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.62)% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | | | 56% | | | | | | | | | | 63% | | | | | | | | | | 80% | | | | | | | | | | 70% | | | | | | | | | | 72% | |
(1) | Net investment loss per share is calculated using the ending balance of undistributed net investment loss prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences. |
(2) | Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SELECTED DATAFOR EACH SHAREOF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING |
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| | | | LKCM Equity Fund |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 26.02 | | | | | | | | | $ | 22.42 | | | | | | | | | $ | 21.40 | | | | | | | | | $ | 22.81 | | | | | | | | | $ | 22.44 | |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | (1) | | | | | | | | | 0.18 | (1) | | | | | | | | | 0.17 | (2) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | (1.08 | ) | | | | | | | | | 4.69 | | | | | | | | | | 2.32 | | | | | | | | | | (0.98 | ) | | | | | | | | | 1.28 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | | | | | | | 4.86 | | | | | | | | | | 2.51 | | | | | | | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | | | | | | 1.45 | |
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Dividends from net investment income | | | | | | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.16 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | (1.60 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.92 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | | (1.81 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.08 | ) |
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Net Asset Value – End of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 23.34 | | | | | | | | | $ | 26.02 | | | | | | | | | $ | 22.42 | | | | | | | | | $ | 21.40 | | | | | | | | | $ | 22.81 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | -3.28% | | | | | | | | | | 21.69% | | | | | | | | | | 11.66% | | | | | | | | | | -3.54% | | | | | | | | | | 6.40% | |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (thousands) | | | | | | | | $ | 308,667 | | | | | | | | | $ | 340,601 | | | | | | | | | $ | 286,508 | | | | | | | | | $ | 281,200 | | | | | | | | | $ | 333,692 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 0.98% | | | | | | | | | | 0.99% | | | | | | | | | | 0.98% | | | | | | | | | | 0.93% | | | | | | | | | | 0.92% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 0.56% | | | | | | | | | | 0.50% | | | | | | | | | | 0.69% | | | | | | | | | | 0.68% | | | | | | | | | | 0.59% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 0.74% | | | | | | | | | | 0.69% | | | | | | | | | | 0.87% | | | | | | | | | | 0.81% | | | | | | | | | | 0.71% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | | | 16% | | | | | | | | | | 11% | | | | | | | | | | 16% | | | | | | | | | | 13% | | | | | | | | | | 14% | |
(1) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
(2) | Net investment income per share is calculated using the ending balance of undistributed net investment income prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences. |
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| | | | LKCM Balanced Fund |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 22.18 | | | | | | | | | $ | 20.46 | | | | | | | | | $ | 19.60 | | | | | | | | | $ | 20.10 | | | | | | | | | $ | 19.63 | |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | | | | | 0.20 | (1) | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | | | | | 0.24 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | | | | | | 2.43 | | | | | | | | | | 1.69 | | | | | | | | | | (0.00 | )(2) | | | | | | | | | 0.94 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | | | | | | | 2.63 | | | | | | | | | | 1.89 | | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | | | | | 1.18 | |
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Dividends from net investment income | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.24 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.47 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.03 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.71 | ) |
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Net Asset Value – End of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 21.07 | | | | | | | | | $ | 22.18 | | | | | | | | | $ | 20.46 | | | | | | | | | $ | 19.60 | | | | | | | | | $ | 20.10 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | -2.15% | | | | | | | | | | 12.88% | | | | | | | | | | 9.70% | | | | | | | | | | 0.91% | | | | | | | | | | 5.99% | |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (thousands) | | | | | | | | $ | 85,907 | | | | | | | | | $ | 83,430 | | | | | | | | | $ | 63,192 | | | | | | | | | $ | 39,153 | | | | | | | | | $ | 37,028 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.02% | | | | | | | | | | 1.03% | | | | | | | | | | 1.02% | | | | | | | | | | 0.99% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 0.83% | | | | | | | | | | 0.73% | | | | | | | | | | 0.73% | | | | | | | | | | 0.73% | | | | | | | | | | 1.02% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.03% | | | | | | | | | | 0.95% | | | | | | | | | | 0.96% | | | | | | | | | | 0.95% | | | | | | | | | | 1.21% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | | | 17% | | | | | | | | | | 15% | | | | | | | | | | 16% | | | | | | | | | | 16% | | | | | | | | | | 20% | |
(1) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SELECTED DATAFOR EACH SHAREOF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING |
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| | | | LKCM Fixed Income Fund |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 10.68 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.67 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.50 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.82 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.91 | |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | | | | | 0.25 | (1) | | | | | | | | | 0.22 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | |
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Dividends from net investment income | | | | | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.22 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.00 | )(2) | | | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.06 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.28 | ) |
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Net Asset Value – End of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 10.47 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.68 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.67 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.50 | | | | | | | | | $ | 10.82 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | 0.26% | | | | | | | | | | 2.15% | | | | | | | | | | 3.83% | | | | | | | | | | -0.27% | | | | | | | | | | 1.72% | |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (thousands) | | | | | | | | $ | 249,286 | | | | | | | | | $ | 248,976 | | | | | | | | | $ | 226,862 | | | | | | | | | $ | 198,841 | | | | | | | | | $ | 222,704 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 0.78% | | | | | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | | | | | 0.78% | | | | | | | | | | 0.73% | (3) | | | | | | | | | 0.70% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 0.50% | | | | | | | | | | 0.50% | | | | | | | | | | 0.50% | | | | | | | | | | 0.56% | (3) | | | | | | | | | 0.65% | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.96% | | | | | | | | | | 1.66% | | | | | | | | | | 1.86% | | | | | | | | | | 2.18% | (3) | | | | | | | | | 1.92% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 2.24% | | | | | | | | | | 1.96% | | | | | | | | | | 2.14% | | | | | | | | | | 2.35% | (3) | | | | | | | | | 1.97% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | | | 23% | | | | | | | | | | 28% | | | | | | | | | | 59% | | | | | | | | | | 29% | | | | | | | | | | 46% | |
(1) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(3) | Effective May 22, 2015, the Adviser contractually agreed to lower the expense cap for the Fund from 0.65% to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FUNDS |
NOTESTOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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 six diversified series as of December 31, 2018, five 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 and LKCM Fixed Income 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), and May 2, 2011 (LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund). The LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund and LKCM Equity Fund previously had two share classes—Institutional Class shares and Adviser Class shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the (i) liquidation and termination of Adviser Class shares of the LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund, which took place on October 31, 2018, and (ii) termination of Adviser Class shares of the LKCM Equity Fund and LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund, which had not commenced operations and had no assets or shareholders, on September 24, 2018. Each Fund charges a 1% redemption fee for redemptions on 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 $600 million and $5 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 $1.25 billion and $12 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 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. securities and listed U.S. 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. Other assets and securities for which no market or broker quotations or evaluated prices are readily available (including restricted securities) are valued in good faith at fair value using guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. The Board has adopted specific guidelines and procedures for valuing portfolio securities and delegated their implementation to the Adviser. The guidelines and procedures authorize the Adviser to make determinations regarding the fair value of a portfolio security and to report such determinations to the Board of Trustees. The Funds may use prices provided by independent pricing services to assist in the fair valuation of the Funds’ 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.
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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. |
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, 2018, the Funds’ assets carried at fair value were classified as follows:
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks | | | $ | 159,958,400 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 159,958,400 | |
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Total Investments* | | | $ | 159,958,400 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 159,958,400 | |
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LKCMSmall-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks | | | $ | 11,737,616 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 11,737,616 | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 463,416 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 463,416 | |
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Total Investments* | | | $ | 12,201,032 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 12,201,032 | |
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LKCM Equity Fund | | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks | | | $ | 300,120,025 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 300,120,025 | |
U.S. Government Issues | | | | — | | | | | 9,959,766 | | | | | — | | | | | 9,959,766 | |
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Total Investments* | | | $ | 300,120,025 | | | | $ | 9,959,766 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 310,079,791 | |
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LKCM Balanced Fund | | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks | | | $ | 53,211,144 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 53,211,144 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | | — | | | | | 27,014,867 | | | | | — | | | | | 27,014,867 | |
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Total Investments* | | | $ | 53,211,144 | | | | $ | 27,014,867 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 80,226,011 | |
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LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Corporate Bonds | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 172,255,115 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 172,255,115 | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Entities | | | | — | | | | | 46,538,405 | | | | | — | | | | | 46,538,405 | |
U.S. Government Issues | | | | — | | | | | 26,477,093 | | | | | — | | | | | 26,477,093 | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 2,058,347 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 2,058,347 | |
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Total Investments* | | | $ | 2,058,347 | | | | $ | 245,270,613 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 247,328,960 | |
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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. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
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 and LKCM Equity Fund generally intend to declare and pay income dividends and distribute net capital, 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, 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.
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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: Generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.
Accordingly, at December 31, 2018, reclassifications were recorded as follows:
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| | LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | LKCM Equity Fund | | LKCM Balanced Fund | | LKCM Fixed Income Fund |
Accumulated net investment income (loss) | | | $ | 356,826 | | | | $ | 52,514 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,334 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | | (2,406,622 | ) | | | | (295,805 | ) | | | | (996,065 | ) | | | | (54,395 | ) | | | | — | |
Paid in capital | | | | 2,049,796 | | | | | 243,291 | | | | | 996,065 | | | | | 54,395 | | | | | (2,334 | ) |
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 cannot be sold or disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. 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. Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU)2017-08 which changes the amortization period for a callable debt security from the maturity date to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.
In August 2018, FASB issuedASU 2018-13,Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement(“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus ofASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments inASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management is currently evaluating the impact these changes will have on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.
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, 2019 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
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relating to investments in other investment companies, including money market funds, and extraordinary expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Adviser waived the following management fees to meet its expense cap obligations:
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| | LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | LKCM Equity Fund | | | LKCM Balanced Fund | | | LKCM Fixed Income Fund | |
Annual Management Fee Rate | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.65% | | | | 0.50% | |
Annual Cap on Expenses | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.50% | |
Fees Waived and/or Expenses Reimbursed in 2018 | | | $161,877 | | | | $133,438 | | | | $638,237 | | | | $170,127 | | | | $698,175 | |
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 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, the Trust’s principal underwriter.
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan, 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, 2018, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, no par value, authorized. The following table summarizes the activity in shares of each Fund:
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| | Institutional Class | | Institutional Class |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
Shares sold | | | | 629,067 | | | | $ | 12,579,033 | | | | | 598,963 | | | | $ | 11,823,528 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | 1,755,599 | | | | | 24,982,114 | | | | | 1,603,959 | | | | | 29,785,514 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (2,154,803 | ) | | | | (40,922,342 | ) | | | | (6,263,343 | ) | | | | (124,254,603 | ) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | | | | 727 | | | | | | | | | | 405 | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | | 229,863 | | | | $ | (3,360,468 | ) | | | | (4,060,421 | ) | | | $ | (82,645,156 | ) |
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Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 10,909,110 | | | | | | | | | | 14,969,531 | | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | 11,138,973 | | | | | | | | | | 10,909,110 | | | | | | |
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| | Adviser Class* | | Adviser Class* |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
Shares sold | | | | 8,126 | | | | $ | 141,867 | | | | | 10,948 | | | | $ | 201,415 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 4,941 | | | | | 85,287 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (38,699 | ) | | | | (704,763 | ) | | | | (65,546 | ) | | | | (1,247,757 | ) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 38 | |
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Net decrease | | | | (30,573 | ) | | | $ | (562,896 | ) | | | | (49,657 | ) | | | $ | (961,017 | ) |
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Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 30,573 | | | | | | | | | | 80,230 | | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 30,573 | | | | | | |
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Total Net Decrease | | | | | | | | $ | (3,923,364 | ) | | | | | | | | $ | (83,606,173 | ) |
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LKCMSmall-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
Shares sold | | | | 33,214 | | | | $ | 362,456 | | | | | 41,018 | | | | $ | 419,890 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | 255,531 | | | | | 1,998,256 | | | | | 191,420 | | | | | 2,038,623 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (581,374 | ) | | | | (6,012,534 | ) | | | | (538,797 | ) | | | | (5,643,282 | ) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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Net decrease | | | | (292,629 | ) | | | $ | (3,651,822 | ) | | | | (306,359 | ) | | | $ | (3,184,769 | ) |
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Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 1,828,651 | | | | | | | | | | 2,135,010 | | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | 1,536,022 | | | | | | | | | | 1,828,651 | | | | | | |
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LKCM Equity Fund | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
Shares sold | | | | 844,102 | | | | $ | 23,187,647 | | | | | 1,035,601 | | | | $ | 24,847,728 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | 929,685 | | | | | 21,494,324 | | | | | 591,475 | | | | | 15,455,230 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (1,641,146 | ) | | | | (44,621,947 | ) | | | | (1,315,094 | ) | | | | (32,528,607 | ) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | | | | 312 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | |
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Net increase | | | | 132,641 | | | | $ | 60,336 | | | | | 311,982 | | | | $ | 7,774,360 | |
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Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 13,091,599 | | | | | | | | | | 12,779,617 | | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | 13,224,240 | | | | | | | | | | 13,091,599 | | | | | | |
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LKCM Balanced Fund | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
Shares sold | | | | 711,217 | | | | $ | 15,637,963 | | | | | 813,071 | | | | $ | 17,440,089 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | 111,842 | | | | | 2,384,425 | | | | | 140,839 | | | | | 3,117,892 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (507,312 | ) | | | | (11,396,388 | ) | | | | (281,572 | ) | | | | (6,099,690 | ) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | | | | 622 | | | | | | | | | | 26 | |
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Net increase | | | | 315,747 | | | | $ | 6,626,622 | | | | | 672,338 | | | | $ | 14,458,317 | |
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Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 3,761,634 | | | | | | | | | | 3,089,296 | | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | 4,077,381 | | | | | | | | | | 3,761,634 | | | | | | |
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LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
Shares sold | | | | 1,518,406 | | | | $ | 16,007,187 | | | | | 3,874,860 | | | | $ | 41,668,069 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | 475,511 | | | | | 4,982,833 | | | | | 444,230 | | | | | 4,756,374 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (1,503,570 | ) | | | | (15,802,687 | ) | | | | (2,276,905 | ) | | | | (24,437,044 | ) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 68 | |
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Net increase | | | | 490,347 | | | | $ | 5,187,333 | | | | | 2,042,185 | | | | $ | 21,987,467 | |
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Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 23,313,111 | | | | | | | | | | 21,270,926 | | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | 23,803,458 | | | | | | | | | | 23,313,111 | | | | | | |
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D. Security Transactions: Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | U.S. Government | | Other | | U.S. Government | | Other |
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 89,513,791 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 121,828,809 | |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | | — | | | | | 9,503,658 | | | | | — | | | | | 15,741,225 | |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | | 9,914,453 | | | | | 47,938,296 | | | | | — | | | | | 53,066,636 | |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | | — | | | | | 17,549,803 | | | | | — | | | | | 14,307,913 | |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | | 26,817,068 | | | | | 47,395,964 | | | | | 9,767,383 | | | | | 46,605,073 | |
E. Tax Information: At December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | LKCM Equity Fund | | LKCM Balanced Fund | | LKCM Fixed Income Fund |
Tax Cost of Investments | | | $ | 131,697,949 | | | | $ | 10,291,163 | | | | $ | 200,638,234 | | | | $ | 66,608,470 | | | | $ | 251,597,105 | |
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Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | $ | 37,916,172 | | | | $ | 2,414,669 | | | | $ | 115,974,751 | | | | $ | 15,683,132 | | | | $ | 706,031 | |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | (9,655,721 | ) | | | | (504,800 | ) | | | | (6,533,194 | ) | | | | (2,065,591 | ) | | | | (4,974,176 | ) |
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Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | $ | 28,260,451 | | | | $ | 1,909,869 | | | | $ | 109,441,557 | | | | $ | 13,617,541 | | | | $ | (4,268,145 | ) |
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Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 10,583 | | | | | 3,178 | | | | | — | |
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 19,617 | | | | | — | |
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Total Distributable Earnings | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | $ | 10,583 | | | | $ | 22,795 | | | | | — | |
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Other Accumulated Losses | | | | (802,359 | ) | | | | (4,413 | ) | | | | (999,903 | ) | | | | — | | | | $ | (334,274 | ) |
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Total Accumulated Gains (Losses) | | | $ | 27,458,092 | | | | $ | 1,905,456 | | | | $ | 108,452,237 | | | | $ | 13,640,336 | | | | $ | (4,602,419 | ) |
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The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation, if any, is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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, 2018, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
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| | Short-Term | | Long-Term |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | $ | 14,707 | | | | $ | 319,567 | |
At December 31, 2018, the Funds deferred, on a tax basis, post-October capital losses of:
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LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | $ | 802,359 | |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | $ | 4,413 | |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | $ | 999,903 | |
The tax components of dividends paid during the periods shown below were as follows:
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains |
LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 28,133,206 | | | | $ | 424,898 | | | | $ | 33,620,668 | |
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund | | | | — | | | | | 2,221,982 | | | | | — | | | | | 2,141,026 | |
LKCM Equity Fund | | | | 2,586,418 | | | | | 19,906,815 | | | | | 2,564,467 | | | | | 13,299,140 | |
LKCM Balanced Fund | | | | 888,174 | | | | | 1,576,215 | | | | | 700,479 | | | | | 2,524,332 | |
LKCM Fixed Income Fund | | | | 5,577,246 | | | | | — | | | | | 4,758,543 | | | | | 185,521 | |
The Funds designated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders upon the redemption of shares during 2018 and 2017 in determining undistributed net capital gains as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
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, 2015 through December 31, 2018. 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, 2018. 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. Subsequent Events: In preparing these financial statements, the Trust has evaluated events after December 31, 2018 and determined that there were no significant subsequent events that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in these financial statements.
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REPORTOF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
To the shareholders and 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 Equity Fund, LKCM Balanced Fund, LKCM Fixed Income Fund, and LKCMSmall-Mid Cap Equity Fund, including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2018, 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 portfolios constituting the LKCM Funds as of December 31, 2018, 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, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 25, 2019
We have served as the auditor of one or more LKCM Funds since 2007.
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LKCM FUNDS |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
December 31, 2018 |
Availability of Proxy Voting Information: A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to their portfolio securities, as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by callingtoll-free 1-800-688-LKCM or on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.
The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the twelve month period ended June 30 (as filed with the SEC on Form N-PX) are available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds toll free at 1-800-688-LKCM or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule: The Funds are required to file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Once filed, the Funds’ Form N-Q is available without charge upon request on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) and is also available by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. You can also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-Q by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330).
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Information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers:
The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees of the Funds is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-688-LKCM.
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Name, Address and Age | | Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Term of Office & Length of Time Served(1) | | Principal Occupation During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
Disinterested Trustees: | | | | | | | | | | |
H. Kirk Downey 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1942 | | Chairman of the Board of Trustees Trustee | | Since 2005 Since 1994 | | President and CEO, Texas Systems, LLC and CEO, Texas learning systems LLC since 1999 (education companies); Dean, M.J. Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University Business School from 1987 to 1999. | | 6 | | None |
Earle A. Shields, Jr. 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1920 | | Trustee | | Since 1994 | | Consultant; formerly Consultant for NASDAQ Corp. and Vice President, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | 6 | | None |
Richard J. Howell 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1942 | | Trustee Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee | | Since 2005 Since 2008 | | CPA; Adjunct Faculty at SMU Cox School of Business from 2004 to 2009; Consulting Services, since 2002; Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP from 1974 to 2002. | | 6 | | None |
Larry J. Lockwood 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1953 | | Trustee | | Since 2013 | | C.R. Williams Professor of Finance, Stan Block Endowed Chair in Finance, Department of Finance, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University since 1994. | | 6 | | None |
Interested Trustees: | | | | | | | | | | |
J. Luther King, Jr.(2) 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1940 | | Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 1994 | | Chairman, President and Director, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1979. | | 6 | | Tyler Technologies, Inc. |
Steve R. Purvis(2) 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1964 | | Trustee Vice President | | Since 2013 Since 2000 | | Principal, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2004, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1996. | | 6 | | AZZ Incorporated |
(1) | Each Trustee holds office during the lifetime of the Trust until that individual resigns, retires or is otherwise removed or replaced. |
(2) | Messrs. King and Purvis are each considered an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of their affiliation with the Adviser. |
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Information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers, Continued
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Name, Address and Age | | Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Term of Office & Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During Past Five Years |
Principal Officers: | | | | | | |
J. Luther King, Jr.(1) 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1940 | | Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 1994 | | Chairman, President and Director, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1979. |
Steven R. Purvis(1) 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1964 | | Trustee Vice President | | Since 2013 Since 2000 | | Principal, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2004, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1996. |
Paul W. Greenwell 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1950 | | Vice President | | Since 1996 | | Principal, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1986, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1983. |
Richard Lenart 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1966 | | Secretary and Treasurer | | Since 2006 | | Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2005. |
Jacob D. Smith 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1974 | | Chief Financial Officer Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2010 Since 2006 | | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2006; Principal, Luther King CapitalManagement Corporation since 2013. |
(1) | Messrs. King and Purvis are each considered an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of their affiliation with the Adviser. |
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LKCM FUNDS
PRIVACY NOTICE
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
At LKCM Funds, we are committed to safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of nonpublic personal information about our current and former shareholders. This privacy notice describes the types of nonpublic personal information we collect about you and the sources through which we obtain this information, the purposes for which we obtain and use your nonpublic information, and the policies and procedures we have implemented to protect the privacy of your nonpublic personal information.
How We Protect Your Nonpublic Personal Information
Protecting your nonpublic personal information is an important priority at LKCM Funds. Accordingly, we have implemented policies and procedures designed to safeguard your nonpublic personal information, such as your tax identification number, account and investment history, account numbers, account balances and nonpublic contact information, from unauthorized access or use. Pursuant to these policies and procedures, we maintain various physical, technological, and administrative safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, and we adapt these safeguards to respond to evolving technological and other standards.
We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to non-affiliated firms, organizations or individuals except as authorized by you or your representatives or as required or permitted by law. We may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, such as custodians, brokers, auditors, accountants, and systems and administrative service providers, in connection with the services we provide to you or on your behalf. When we provide nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties for these purposes, we expect them to safeguard your nonpublic personal information, use your nonpublic personal information only for the intended purposes and otherwise abide by applicable law.
How We Obtain Your Nonpublic Personal Information
We collect nonpublic personal information about you from various sources, including documents, new account applications and other information that you or your representatives, custodians, attorneys, accountants or similar parties provide to us, communications that we have with you or your representatives, custodians, attorneys, accountants or similar parties, and documents and other information related to your accounts or investment experience with us.
Please do not hesitate to contact Jacob D. Smith, our Chief Compliance Officer, if you have any questions regarding the measures we have implemented to protect the privacy of your nonpublic personal information.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
LKCM FUNDS
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
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Officers and Trustees |
J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer | | H. Kirk Downey Chairman of the Board | | Larry J. Lockwood Trustee |
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Paul W. Greenwell Vice President | | Richard J. Howell Trustee | | Richard Lenart Secretary & Treasurer |
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Steven R. Purvis, CFA Trustee, Vice President | | Earle A. Shields, Jr. Trustee | | Jacob D. Smith Chief Financial Officer Chief Compliance Officer |
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Investment Adviser |
Luther King Capital Management Corporation 301 Commerce Street, Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 |
Administrator, Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent & Shareholder Servicing Agent |
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC P.O. Box 701 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701 |
Custodian |
U.S. Bank, N.A. 1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 302 Milwaukee, WI 53212 |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
Deloitte & Touche LLP 555 E. Wells St., Suite 1400 Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
Distributor |
Quasar Distributors, LLC 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Floor 6 Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2018
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the LKCM Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the LKCM Funds (if you hold your Fund shares directly with the LKCM Funds) or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank (if you hold your Fund shares through a financial intermediary). Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you hold your Fund shares directly with the LKCM Funds, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications electronically from the LKCM Funds by calling 1-800-688-LKCM or, if you hold your Fund shares through a financial intermediary, by contacting your financial intermediary.
You may elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge. If you hold your Fund shares directly with the LKCM Funds, you can inform the LKCM Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-688-LKCM or, if you hold your Fund shares through a financial intermediary, contacting your financial intermediary. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all of the LKCM Funds you hold directly with LKCM Funds or all of the funds you hold through your financial intermediary, as applicable.
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
We report the following performance information for the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund for indicated periods ended December 31, 2018:
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Funds | | Inception Date | | | NAV @ 12/31/18 | | | Net Expense Ratio*, ** | | | Gross Expense Ratio** | | | One Year Total Return Ended 12/31/18 | | | Five Year Average Annualized Return Ended 12/31/18 | | | 10 Year Average Annualized Return Ended 12/31/18 | | | Avg. Annual Total Return Since Incept.*** | |
LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund(1) | | | 7/11/05 | | | $ | 12.80 | | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | -7.96 | % | | | 3.88 | % | | | 10.98 | % | | | 6.35 | % |
S&P 500® Index(2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -4.38 | % | | | 8.49 | % | | | 13.12 | % | | | 7.77 | % |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-423-6369. The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days. If reflected, the fee would reduce performance shown.
* | Luther King Capital Management Corporation, the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to maintain an expense ratio of 1.00% per annum through May 1, 2019. 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. Investment performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the relevant period. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. Investment performance is based upon the net expense ratio. LKCM waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. |
** | Expense ratios above are as reported in the Fund’s current prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Expense ratios reported for other periods in the financial highlights of this report may differ. |
*** | The assets of the Aquinas Value Fund, Aquinas Growth Fund and Aquinas Small-Cap Fund were acquired by the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund, LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund and LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund, respectively, on July 11, 2005. Due to the change in adviser and investment technique, performance is being quoted for the period after the merger. The LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund and LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund were reorganized into the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund effective upon the close of business on July 29, 2016, after which the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund’s name, investment strategies and expenses changed to those of the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund. The performance shown prior to August 1, 2016 is that of the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund. |
(1) | Effective upon the close of business on July 29, 2016, the LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund and the LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund reorganized into the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund (the “Reorganizations”). Immediately after the Reorganizations were completed, the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund changed its name to the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund and its investment strategies and expenses, including the expense limitation agreement, changed to the investment strategies and expenses, including the expense limitation agreement, of the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund. The Fund’s performance prior to August 1, 2016 reflects the Fund’s prior investment strategies. |
(2) | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally considered representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market. |
Note: The indices defined above are not available for direct investment and the index performance therefore does not include fees, expenses or taxes.
2018 Review
The S&P 500® Index declined 4.38% for the year ended December 31, 2018, marking its first calendar year decline since 2008. The string of nine consecutive years of positive returns tied the 1991–1999 period as the longest streak of positive returns for the S&P 500® Index since 1936. During 2018, the S&P 500® Index experienced two market corrections, which are generally defined as a decline of greater than 10%. The first market correction occurred during the first quarter of 2018. The S&P 500® Index rose sharply in January as investor optimism for stronger corporate profit growth, aided by newly lowered corporate tax rates, helped boost stock prices. However, this enthusiasm appeared undermined in early February 2018 over concern that accelerating wages could cause the Federal Reserve to hasten the pace of monetary tightening and increase the probability of a recession, which resulted in the S&P 500® Index recording its first market correction in almost two years.
The S&P 500® Index then rallied in the second quarter of 2018 as weaker first quarter consumption data reversed with retail sales growing 6% year-over-year and the unemployment rate falling to 3.8%, its lowest reading since 1969. During the third quarter of 2018, the S&P 500® Index continued to rally and posted a 7.7% gain, which included the peak for the S&P 500® Index for the year on September 20, 2018. The S&P 500® Index declined 18.9% from this peak through the low on Christmas Eve, with approximately 57% of the constituents of the S&P 500® Index down more than 20% from their 52-week highs. Both developed and emerging international equity markets indices reported even weaker returns than domestic equity indices for 2018, especially in U.S. dollar terms as the U.S. dollar strengthened against most currencies in 2018.
The decline in the equity markets during the last quarter of 2018 was similar to the drawdown in early 2016 when concerns about a weakening Chinese economy roiled global markets. At the time, the domestic economy appeared to be teetering on the brink of a recession, which prompted the Federal Reserve to postpone interest rate hikes. In contrast, the Federal Reserve increased its target Federal Funds interest rate a fourth time in 2018 just as concerns of slowing economic growth—both domestically and abroad—began to intensify. As a result, the S&P 500® Index declined 9.0% during December 2018, its worst December performance since 1931.
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2019 Outlook
Our baseline expectation for 2019 is for lower economic growth compared to 2018, which we believe will be driven by anticipated slowing global growth, tighter monetary policy, and a weakening manufacturing outlook. However, we believe the odds of a recession in 2019 remain low based on our belief that the underpinnings of the economy, such as employment, credit availability, capital expenditures, and consumer spending, all appear to remain supportive of economic expansion. In sum, we anticipate good, but not great, economic growth during the year. Capital markets are typically forward looking and often amplify anticipated changes in economic activity through corporate earnings estimates and price/earnings multiples. As a result, we believe the downshift in market expectations for real economic growth from 3.0% year-over-year to a more modest rate of around 2.0–2.5% for 2019 is part of what caused a decline in capital markets during the fourth quarter of 2018. Moreover, we believe that asset allocation shifts, many computer driven, occurred as fixed income instruments with higher yields provided an attractive alternative to volatile stocks during that time.
During 2018, exceptionally strong corporate earnings growth, which was fueled in part by lower corporate tax rates, was offset by significant price/earnings multiple compression. The compression in the S&P 500® Index price/earnings multiple throughout 2018 appears to track the level of price/earnings multiple compression during the period of 2004–2006, the last prolonged period of Federal Reserve monetary tightening. Accordingly, we believe market participants priced in a full Federal Reserve tightening cycle in 2018. Despite slowing international and domestic economic growth, we remain constructive on domestic equity markets for 2019. We believe it is rare for the domestic equity markets to decline in two or three consecutive years, as this has occurred only twice since World War II: 1973–1974 and 2000–2002. We believe the capital markets are likely to continue to display characteristics of a late cycle economy. However, we believe the fundamental underpinnings of the economy continue to point to the current expansion becoming the longest in modern history.
LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund
The LKCM Aquinas Catholic Fund declined 7.96% for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to the 4.38% decline for the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. During the year, the Fund’s relative performance was negatively impacted from both sector allocation and stock selection decisions, particularly in the fourth quarter of 2018.
During the year, the Fund benefited from its overweight position in the Consumer Discretionary sector and its underweight positions in the Communications Services and Consumer Staples sectors. The Fund’s overweight position in the Materials and Energy sectors, as well as the Fund’s underweight position in the Healthcare sector where the Fund’s Catholic-values investing guidelines limited the number of companies eligible for investment, detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. During the year, the Fund benefited from stock selection decisions in the Information Technology, Industrials and Healthcare sectors, which was offset by stock selection in the Financials, Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors.
The market correction during the fourth quarter of 2018 was broad-based and appeared to reflect investor concerns over trade issues and rising interest rates, as well as the sustainability of economic growth and higher corporate profits. It continues to be our view that the U.S. economy will grow during 2019 but at a rate below the level of growth during the second half of 2018. We also believe higher corporate profits are likely for 2019, but the rate of growth for earnings likely will be significantly lower than during 2018 and we have positioned the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with this view. We continue to emphasize companies which should benefit from lower tax rates and where continued dividend increases and share repurchases appear likely. Additionally, we believe many of the Fund’s holdings should continue to benefit from the repatriation of cash formerly held overseas. With the pullback in market valuations, and resulting lower price/earnings ratios, we believe the overall stock market and the companies held by the Fund appear to be relatively undervalued based on our outlook for only modest interest rate increases during 2019 and our positive outlook for corporate profits.
J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC
February 1, 2019
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The information provided herein represents the opinion of J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments found on page 9 of the report for more information on Fund holdings. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Small and medium capitalization funds typically carry additional risks, since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure, and, historically, their stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility than stocks on average. These risks are discussed in the Fund’s summary and statutory prospectuses. Since the Fund practices socially responsible investing within the framework provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Socially Responsible Investing Guidelines, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity or sell a security when it may be disadvantageous to do so.
Earning growth is not a measure of future performance.
Price/earnings ratio is the market price of a company share divided by the earnings per share of the company.
Investors should consider the investment objective, risks and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s summary prospectus and prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. Investors can obtain the summary prospectus and the prospectus by calling 1-800-423-6369. The summary prospectus and prospectus should be read carefully before investing in the Fund.
Quasar Distributors, LLC, distributor.
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PERFORMANCE:
The following information illustrates the historical performance of the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund as of December 31, 2018 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-423-6369. Returns would have been lower if LKCM had not waived a portion of its management fee and/or reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. Please see Note B to the Notes to the Financial Statements for specific information regarding management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements for the Fund.
An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, however, does reflect the fees and expenses borne by the funds included in that index. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2018)(1)
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| | Past 1 Year | | | Past 5 Years(2) | | | Past 10 Years(2) | | | Since Inception(2)(3) | |
LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund | | | -7.96% | | | | 3.88% | | | | 10.98% | | | | 6.35% | |
S&P 500® Index | | | -4.38% | | | | 8.49% | | | | 13.12% | | | | 7.77% | |
Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index | | | -5.13% | | | | 7.33% | | | | 12.09% | | | | 7.17% | |
(1) | Effective upon the close of business on July 29, 2016, the LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund and the LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund reorganized into the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund (the “Reorganizations”). At the time the Reorganizations were completed, the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund changed its name to the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund (“Equity Fund”) and its investment strategies and expenses, including the expense limitation agreement, changed to the investment strategies and expenses, including the expense limitation agreement, of the Equity Fund. The Fund’s performance prior to August 1, 2016 reflects the Fund’s prior investment strategies. |
(3) | The assets of the Aquinas Value Fund, Aquinas Growth Fund and Aquinas Small-Cap Fund were acquired by the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund, LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund and LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund, respectively, on July 11, 2005. At the time of the reorganization, the Adviser also changed from Aquinas Investment Advisers, Inc. to Luther King Capital Management Corporation. Due to the change in adviser and investment technique, performance is being quoted for the period after the merger. As stated above, the LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund and LKCM Aquinas Small-Cap Fund were reorganized into the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund effective upon the close of business on July 29, 2016, after which the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund’s name, investment strategies and expenses changed to those of the Equity Fund. The performance shown prior to August 1, 2016, is that of the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund. |
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A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM AQUINAS CATHOLIC EQUITY FUND
(for the ten years ended December 31, 2018)
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally considered representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market.
The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of large cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.
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LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund Expense Example — December 31, 2018
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (7/1/18-12/31/18).
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Although the Fund charges no sales load, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, the Fund’s transfer agent. If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15 fee is charged by the Fund’s transfer agent. You will be charged a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net amount of the redemption if you redeem your shares of the Fund within 30 days of purchase, unless otherwise determined by the Fund in its discretion. To the extent the Fund invests in shares of other investment companies as part of its investment strategy, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund. Actual expenses of the underlying funds are expected to vary among the various underlying funds. These expenses are not included in the example below. The example below includes management fees, registration fees and other expenses. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactions costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/18 | | | Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/18 –12/31/18 | |
Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 881.90 | | | $ | 4.74 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . . | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | $ | 5.09 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect theone-half year period. |
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ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS — LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund — December 31, 2018
Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.
LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund
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LKCM AQUINAS CATHOLIC EQUITY FUND |
SCHEDULEOF INVESTMENTS |
December 31, 2018 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 100.4% | | Shares | | Value |
Aerospace & Defense - 3.6% | | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | | 12,500 | | | | $ | 1,651,500 | |
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Banks - 10.1% | | |
Comerica Incorporated | | | | 19,000 | | | | | 1,305,110 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | | 5,600 | | | | | 492,464 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | | 28,500 | | | | | 1,437,540 | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | | 32,500 | | | | | 1,324,050 | |
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| | | | | | | | | 4,559,164 | |
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Beverages - 2.7% | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | | 11,000 | | | | | 1,215,280 | |
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Chemicals - 3.8% | | |
Ecolab Inc. | | | | 9,500 | | | | | 1,399,825 | |
FMC Corporation | | | | 4,500 | | | | | 332,820 | |
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| | | | | | | �� | | 1,732,645 | |
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Computers & Peripherals - 3.5% | | |
Apple Inc. | | | | 10,000 | | | | | 1,577,400 | |
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Construction Materials - 1.3% | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | | 3,500 | | | | | 601,545 | |
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Diversified Financials - 1.1% | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 5,000 | | | | | 488,100 | |
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Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 3.6% | | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | 6,100 | | | | | 1,625,772 | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 4.3% | | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | | 24,500 | | | | | 1,066,730 | |
Trimble Inc. (a) | | | | 27,000 | | | | | 888,570 | |
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| | | | | | | | | 1,955,300 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services - 1.3% | | |
Halliburton Company | | | | 15,000 | | | | | 398,700 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. (b) | | | | 5,000 | | | | | 180,400 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 579,100 | |
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Food Products - 2.0% | | |
Mondelez International Inc. - Class A | | | | 23,000 | | | | | 920,690 | |
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Household Products - 1.3% | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Company | | | | 10,000 | | | | | 595,200 | |
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Insurance - 2.0% | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | | 10,900 | | | | | 888,895 | |
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Internet & Catalog Retail - 3.3% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 1,501,970 | |
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IT Consulting & Services - 4.5% | | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | | 24,000 | | | | | 2,018,160 | |
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Machinery - 4.3% | | |
Barnes Group Inc. | | | | 17,500 | | | | | 938,350 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | | 8,500 | | | | | 1,017,790 | |
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| | | | | | | | | 1,956,140 | |
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Marine - 3.0% | | |
Kirby Corporation (a) | | | | 20,500 | | | | | 1,380,880 | |
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COMMON STOCKS | | Shares | | Value |
Media & Entertainment - 4.6% | | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a) | | | | 2,000 | | | | $ | 2,089,920 | |
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Multiline Retail - 2.0% | | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | | | 10,000 | | | | | 903,200 | |
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Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.4% | | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | | | | 10,000 | | | | | 223,500 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | | 17,500 | | | | | 1,091,125 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | | 13,000 | | | | | 1,133,730 | |
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| | | | | | | | | 2,448,355 | |
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Pharmaceuticals - 6.9% | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | | 22,500 | | | | | 1,627,425 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | | 17,500 | | | | | 1,496,950 | |
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| | | | | | | | | 3,124,375 | |
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Professional Services - 2.6% | | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a) | | | | 11,000 | | | | | 1,199,440 | |
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Software - 12.9% | | | | |
Adobe Inc. (a) | | | | 7,900 | | | | | 1,787,296 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | | 13,625 | | | | | 1,383,891 | |
Oracle Corporation | | | | 27,500 | | | | | 1,241,625 | |
RealPage, Inc. (a) | | | | 30,000 | | | | | 1,445,700 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,858,512 | |
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Software & Services - 3.8% | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | | 28,200 | | | | | 1,722,456 | |
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Specialty Retail - 4.4% | | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | | 7,500 | | | | | 1,288,650 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | | 8,500 | | | | | 684,335 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,972,985 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.1% | | | | |
VF Corporation | | | | 13,500 | | | | | 963,090 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $28,677,755) | | | | | | | | | 45,530,074 | |
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Total Investments - 100.4% (Cost $28,677,755) | | | | | 45,530,074 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.4)% | | | | | (197,889 | ) |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | | | $ | 45,332,185 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security issued bynon-U.S. incorporated company. |
Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, 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. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTOF ASSETSAND LIABILITIES |
December 31, 2018 |
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LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund |
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value* | | | | | | | | $ | 45,530,074 | |
Cash | | | | | | | | | 17,416 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | | | | | | | 69,484 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | | | | | | 47,643 | |
Other assets | | | | | | | | | 15,695 | |
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Total assets | | | | | | | | | 45,680,312 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | 203,282 | |
Payable for investment advisory fees (Note B) | | | | | | | | | 58,414 | |
Payable for distribution expense (Note B) | | | | | | | | | 39,368 | |
Payable for accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | 13,145 | |
Payable for reports to shareholders | | | | | | | | | 10,997 | |
Payable for administrative fees | | | | | | | | | 7,494 | |
Payable for trustees’ fees | | | | | | | | | 1,864 | |
Payable for custody fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | 1,082 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | | | | | | | 12,481 | |
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Total liabilities | | | | | | | | | 348,127 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | $ | 45,332,185 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | | | | | | $ | 28,502,106 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | | | | | | 16,830,079 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | $ | 45,332,185 | |
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Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited shares of no par value authorized) | | | | | | | | | 3,542,038 | |
Net asset value per share (offering and redemption price) | | | | | | | | $ | 12.80 | |
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* Cost of Investments | | | | | | | | $ | 28,677,755 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTOF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
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LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund |
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Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | | | | | | $ | 812,873 | |
Interest | | | | | | | | | 7,634 | |
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Total income | | | | | | | | | 820,507 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees (Note B) | | | | | | | | | 559,586 | |
Distribution expense (Note B) | | | | | | | | | 62,176 | |
Accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | 79,677 | |
Administrative fees | | | | | | | | | 51,280 | |
Federal and state registration | | | | | | | | | 33,899 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | | | | | | | 29,634 | |
Professional fees | | | | | | | | | 26,411 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | | | | | 18,799 | |
Custody fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | 8,850 | |
Other | | | | | | | | | 26,909 | |
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Total expenses | | | | | | | | | 897,221 | |
Less, expense waiver and/or reimbursement (Note B) | | | | | | | | | (275,459 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | | | | | | | 621,762 | |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | | | 198,745 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | | | | | | 10,664,201 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | | | | | | (13,838,210 | ) |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Loss | | | | | | | | | (3,174,009 | ) |
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Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | | | | | | $ | (2,975,264 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTSOF CHANGESIN NET ASSETS |
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LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | $ | 198,745 | | | | | | | | | $ | 184,302 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | | | | | | | 10,664,201 | | | | | | | | | | 5,621,042 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | | | | | | (13,838,210 | ) | | | | | | | | | 6,425,935 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | | | (2,975,264 | ) | | | | | | | | | 12,231,279 | |
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Net Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | (8,749,323 | ) | | | | | | | | | (5,502,800 | )(1) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions (Note C) | | | | | | | | | (14,000,732 | ) | | | | | | | | | 1,331,772 | |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | (25,725,319 | ) | | | | | | | | | 8,060,251 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | | | 71,057,504 | | | | | | | | | | 62,997,253 | |
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End of period | | | | | | | | $ | 45,332,185 | | | | | | | | | $ | 71,057,504 | (2) |
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(1) | Includes net investment income distributions of $177,185 and net realized gain distributions of $5,325,615. |
(2) | Includes accumulated net investment income of $11,597. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
SELECTED DATAFOR EACH SHAREOF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING |
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| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016(1) | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 17.19 | | | | | | | | | $ | 15.40 | | | | | | | | | $ | 15.17 | | | | | | | | | $ | 16.87 | | | | | | | | | $ | 17.99 | |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | | | 0.06 | (2) | | | | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | | | | | 0.17 | (2) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | | | (1.46 | ) | | | | | | | | | 3.16 | | | | | | | | | | 1.41 | | | | | | | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | | | | | | | 0.34 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | | | | | | 3.21 | | | | | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | | | | | | | 0.51 | |
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Dividends from net investment income | | | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.19 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | (2.92 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.37 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.18 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.44 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | | (2.99 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.42 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | | | | | | | (1.63 | ) |
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Net Asset Value – End of Period | | | | | | | | $ | 12.80 | | | | | | | | | $ | 17.19 | | | | | | | | | $ | 15.40 | | | | | | | | | $ | 15.17 | | | | | | | | | $ | 16.87 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | -7.96% | | | | | | | | | | 20.79% | | | | | | | | | | 9.52% | | | | | | | | | | -3.28% | | | | | | | | | | 2.73% | |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (thousands) | | | | | | | | $ | 45,332 | | | | | | | | | $ | 71,058 | | | | | | | | | $ | 62,997 | | | | | | | | | $ | 44,868 | | | | | | | | | $ | 52,652 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.44% | | | | | | | | | | 1.43% | | | | | | | | | | 1.66% | | | | | | | | | | 1.55% | | | | | | | | | | 1.49% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement(3) | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | 1.23% | | | | | | | | | | 1.50% | | | | | | | | | | 1.49% | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement | | | | | | | | | (0.12)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.14)% | | | | | | | | | | (0.15)% | | | | | | | | | | 0.14% | | | | | | | | | | 0.95% | |
After expense waiver and/or reimbursement(3) | | | | | | | | | 0.32% | | | | | | | | | | 0.29% | | | | | | | | | | 0.28% | | | | | | | | | | 0.19% | | | | | | | | | | 0.95% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | | | | | 14% | | | | | | | | | | 18% | | | | | | | | | | 18% | | | | | | | | | | 11% | | | | | | | | | | 23% | |
(1) | Effective upon the close of business on July 29, 2016, the LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund and the LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund were reorganized into the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund and the Fund was renamed the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund. Activity after July 29, 2016 reflects the Funds’ combined operations. |
(2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
(3) | Effective August 1, 2016, the Fund’s investment adviser contractually agreed to lower the expense cap for the Fund from 1.50% to 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets and the fees charged under the Fund’s Rule12b-1 plan changed from 0.25% per annum to 0.10% per annum as of August 1, 2016. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LKCM FUNDS |
NOTESTOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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 six diversified series as of December 31, 2018, one of which is presented herein: the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund (the “Fund”). On July 11, 2005, the LKCM Aquinas Funds acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the Aquinas Funds. Effective upon the close of business on July 29, 2016, the LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund and the LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund reorganized into the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund, which changed its name immediately thereafter to the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund and its investment strategies and expenses, including the expense limitation agreement, changed to the investment strategies and expenses, including the expense limitation agreement, of the LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity 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. securities and listed U.S. 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. Other assets and securities for which no market or broker quotations or evaluated prices are readily available (including restricted securities) are valued in good faith at fair value using guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. The Board has adopted specific guidelines and procedures for valuing portfolio securities and delegated their implementation to the Adviser. The guidelines and procedures authorize the Adviser to make determinations regarding the fair value of a portfolio security and to report such determinations to the Board of Trustees. The Fund 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.
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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. |
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, 2018, the Fund’s assets carried at fair value were classified as follows:
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Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 45,530,074 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 45,530,074 | |
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Total Investments* | | $ | 45,530,074 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 45,530,074 | |
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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. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
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 distributions, 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 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: Generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.
Accordingly, at December 31, 2018, reclassifications were recorded as follows for the Fund:
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Accumulated net realized gain | | | ($ | 2,192,882 | ) |
Paid in capital | | | | 2,192,882 | |
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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 cannot be sold or disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. 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. Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-08 which changes the amortization period for a callable debt security from the maturity date to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. These changes will have no impact on the financial statements.
In August 2018, FASB issued ASU2018-13,Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement(“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus ofASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments inASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance ofASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management is currently evaluating the impact these changes will have on the Fund’s financial statements and disclosures.
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, 2019 in order to limit the Fund’s operating expenses to the annual cap rate identified 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, 2018, the Adviser waived the following management fees and/or reimbursed expenses to meet its expense cap obligations for the Fund:
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Annual Management Fee Rate | | | | 0.90% | |
Annual Cap on Expenses | | | | 1.00% | |
Fees Waived and/or Expenses Reimbursed in 2018 | | | $ | 275,459 | |
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 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, the Trust’s principal underwriter.
The Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 plan 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. Prior to August 1, 2016, the Fund assessed an annualRule 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets for the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2018, fees incurred by the Fund pursuant to the12b-1 Plan were $62,176.
C. Fund Shares: At December 31, 2018, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, no par value, authorized. The following table summarizes the activity in shares of the Fund:
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Shares sold | | | | 278,894 | | | | $ | 4,917,666 | | | | | 574,803 | | | | $ | 10,003,218 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | 650,427 | | | | | 8,240,906 | | | | | 300,904 | | | | | 5,193,603 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (1,521,952 | ) | | | | (27,160,652 | ) | | | | (830,500 | ) | | | | (13,865,336 | ) |
Redemption fee | | | | | | | | | 1,348 | | | | | | | | | | 287 | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | | (592,631 | ) | | | $ | (14,000,732 | ) | | | | 45,207 | | | | $ | 1,331,772 | |
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Shares Outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 4,134,669 | | | | | | | | | | 4,089,462 | | | | | | |
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End of period | | | | 3,542,038 | | | | | | | | | | 4,134,669 | | | | | | |
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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, 2018 were as follows:
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| | U.S. Government | | | Other | | | U.S. Government | | | Other | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | 8,514,325 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 30,062,770 | |
E. Tax Information: At December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis for the Fund were as follows:
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Tax Cost of Investments | | $ | 28,677,755 | |
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Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 17,488,381 | |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | (636,062 | ) |
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Net Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 16,852,319 | |
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Undistributed Ordinary Income | | $ | 5,373 | |
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain | | | — | |
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Total Distributable Earnings | | $ | 5,373 | |
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Other Accumulated Losses | | $ | (27,613 | ) |
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Total Accumulated Gains | | $ | 16,830,079 | |
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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, 2018, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards.
At December 31, 2018, the Fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October capital losses of $27,613.
The tax components of dividends paid during the periods shown below for the Fund were as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-Term Capital Gains | |
| | $ | 204,969 | | | $ | 8,544,354 | | | $ | 177,185 | | | $ | 5,325,615 | |
The Fund designated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders upon the redemption of shares during 2018 and 2017 in determining undistributed net capital gains as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
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, 2015 through December 31, 2018. 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, 2018. 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. Subsequent Events: In preparing these financial statements, the Trust has evaluated events after December 31, 2018 and determined that there were no significant subsequent events that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in these financial statements.
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REPORTOF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
To the shareholders and 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, one of the series constituting the LKCM Funds (the “Fund”), as of December 31, 2018, 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, 2018, 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, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 25, 2019
We have served as the auditor of one or more LKCM Funds since 2007.
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LKCM AQUINAS CATHOLIC EQUITY FUND |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
December 31, 2018 |
Availability of Proxy Voting Information: A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities, as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by callingtoll-free1-800-423-6369 or on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.
The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the twelve month period ended June 30 (as filed with the SEC onForm N-PX) are available without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll free at 1-800-423-6369 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule: The Fund is required to file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Once filed, the Fund’s Form N-Q is available without charge upon request on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) and is also available by calling 1-800-423-6369. You can also review and copy the Fund’s Form N-Q by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330).
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Information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers:
The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees of the Fund is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-423-6369.
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Name, Address and Age | | Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Term of Office & Length of Time Served(1) | | Principal Occupation During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
Disinterested Trustees: | | | | | | | | | | |
H. Kirk Downey 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1942 | | Chairman of the Board of Trustees Trustee | | Since 2005 Since 1994 | | President and CEO, Texas Systems, LLC and CEO, Texas learning systems LLC since 1999 (education companies); Dean, M.J. Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University Business School from 1987 to 1999. | | 6 | | None |
Earle A. Shields, Jr. 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1920 | | Trustee | | Since 1994 | | Consultant; formerly Consultant for NASDAQ Corp. and Vice President, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | 6 | | None |
Richard J. Howell 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1942 | | Trustee Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee | | Since 2005 Since 2008 | | CPA; Adjunct Faculty at SMU Cox School of Business from 2004 to 2009; Consulting Services, since 2002; Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP from 1974 to 2002. | | 6 | | None |
Larry J. Lockwood 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1953 | | Trustee | | Since 2013 | | C.R. Williams Professor of Finance, Stan Block Endowed Chair in Finance, Department of Finance, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University since 1994. | | 6 | | None |
Interested Trustees: | | | | | | | | | | |
J. Luther King, Jr.(2) 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1940 | | Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 1994 | | Chairman, President and Director, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1979. | | 6 | | Tyler Technologies, Inc. |
Steven R. Purvis(2) 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1964 | | Trustee Vice President | | Since 2013 Since 2000 | | Principal, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2004, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1996. | | 6 | | AZZ Incorporated |
(1) | Each Trustee holds office during the lifetime of the Trust until that individual resigns, retires or is otherwise removed or replaced. |
(2) | Messrs. King and Purvis are each considered an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of their affiliation with the Adviser. |
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Information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers, Continued
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Name, Address and Age | | Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Term of Office & Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During Past Five Years |
Principal Officers: | | | | | | |
J. Luther King, Jr.(1) 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1940 | | Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer | | Since 1994 | | Chairman, President and Director, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1979. |
Steven R. Purvis(1) 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1964 | | Trustee Vice President | | Since 2013 Since 2000 | | Principal, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2004, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1996. |
Paul W. Greenwell 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1950 | | Vice President | | Since 1996 | | Principal, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1986, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1983. |
Richard Lenart 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1966 | | Secretary and Treasurer | | Since 2006 | | Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2005. |
Jacob D. Smith 301 Commerce Street Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Year of Birth: 1974 | | Chief Financial Officer Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2010 Since 2006 | | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2006; Principal, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2013. |
(1) | Messrs. King and Purvis are each considered an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of their affiliation with the Adviser. |
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LKCM FUNDS
PRIVACY NOTICE
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
At LKCM Funds, we are committed to safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of nonpublic personal information about our current and former shareholders. This privacy notice describes the types of nonpublic personal information we collect about you and the sources through which we obtain this information, the purposes for which we obtain and use your nonpublic information, and the policies and procedures we have implemented to protect the privacy of your nonpublic personal information.
How We Protect Your Nonpublic Personal Information
Protecting your nonpublic personal information is an important priority at LKCM Funds. Accordingly, we have implemented policies and procedures designed to safeguard your nonpublic personal information, such as your tax identification number, account and investment history, account numbers, account balances and nonpublic contact information, from unauthorized access or use. Pursuant to these policies and procedures, we maintain various physical, technological, and administrative safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, and we adapt these safeguards to respond to evolving technological and other standards.
We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to non-affiliated firms, organizations or individuals except as authorized by you or your representatives or as required or permitted by law. We may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, such as custodians, brokers, auditors, accountants, and systems and administrative service providers, in connection with the services we provide to you or on your behalf. When we provide nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties for these purposes, we expect them to safeguard your nonpublic personal information, use your nonpublic personal information only for the intended purposes and otherwise abide by applicable law.
How We Obtain Your Nonpublic Personal Information
We collect nonpublic personal information about you from various sources, including documents, new account applications and other information that you or your representatives, custodians, attorneys, accountants or similar parties provide to us, communications that we have with you or your representatives, custodians, attorneys, accountants or similar parties, and documents and other information related to your accounts or investment experience with us.
Please do not hesitate to contact Jacob D. Smith, our Chief Compliance Officer, if you have any questions regarding this privacy notice or the measures we have implemented to protect the privacy of your nonpublic personal information.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
LKCM FUNDS
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
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Officers and Trustees |
J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer | | H. Kirk Downey Chairman of the Board | | Larry J. Lockwood Trustee |
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Paul W. Greenwell Vice President | | Richard J. Howell Trustee | | Richard Lenart Secretary & Treasurer |
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Steven R. Purvis, CFA Trustee, Vice President | | Earle A. Shields, Jr. Trustee | | Jacob D. Smith Chief Financial Officer Chief Compliance Officer |
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Investment Adviser |
Luther King Capital Management Corporation 301 Commerce Street, Suite 1600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 |
Administrator, Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent & Shareholder Servicing Agent |
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC P.O. Box 701 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701 |
Custodian |
U.S. Bank, N.A. 1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 302 Milwaukee, WI 53212 |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
Deloitte & Touche LLP 555 E. Wells St., Suite 1400 Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
Distributor |
Quasar Distributors, LLC 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Floor 6 Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
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 substantive 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 ofForm 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. “Other services” provided by the principal accountant were provided by the principal accountant. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.
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| | FYE 12/31/2018 | | | FYE 12/31/2017 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 130,100 | | | $ | 130,100 | |
Audit-Related Fees | | | — | | | | — | |
Tax Fees | | $ | 27,450 | | | $ | 27,450 | |
All Other Fees | | | — | | | | — | |
The audit committee has adoptedpre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee topre-approve all audit andnon-audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.
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The percentage of fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP applicable tonon-audit services pursuant to waiver ofpre-approval requirement were as follows:
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| | FYE 12/31/2018 | | | FYE 12/31/2017 | |
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 byfull-time permanent employees of the principal accountant. The following table indicates thenon-audit fees billedor expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—notsub-adviser) for the last two years. The audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision ofnon-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 suchnon-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.
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Non-Audit Related Fees | | FYE 12/31/2018 | | | FYE 12/31/2017 | |
Registrant | | $ | 27,450 | | | $ | 27,450 | |
Registrant’s Investment Adviser | | | — | | | | — | |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Item 6. Investments.
(a) | Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures forClosed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable toopen-end investment companies.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers ofClosed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable toopen-end investment companies.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities byClosed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable toopen-end investment companies.
Item 10. 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.
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Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule30a-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 Rule30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules13a-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 reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in reports that it files or submits on FormN-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 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 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities forClosed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable toopen-end investment companies.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a) | (1)Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit.Filed herewith. |
(2)A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.Filed herewith.
(3)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 toopen-end investment companies.
| (1) | Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant.There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report. |
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant)LKCM Funds
By (Signature and Title) /s/ J. Luther King, Jr.
J. Luther King, Jr., President
Date 2-26-2019
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ J. Luther King, Jr.
J. Luther King, Jr., President
Date 2-26-2019
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Jacob D. Smith
Jacob D. Smith, Chief Financial Officer
Date 2-26-2019
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