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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number 811-22648

 

Aspiriant Trust


(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 600

Los Angeles, California 90025


(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Robert J. Francais

 

Aspiriant Trust

11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 600

Los Angeles, California 90025


(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 806-4000

 

Date of fiscal year end: Mar 31

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2022

 


 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 

(a) The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

 

ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

 

Each, a series of Aspiriant Trust

 

Shareholder Report

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

 

ASPIRIANT TRUST

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

   

Letter to Shareholders

2

Growth of a $10,000 Investment and Performance

10

Summaries of Investments

14

Schedules of Investments

18

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

47

Statements of Operations

48

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

49

Financial Highlights

51

Notes to Financial Statements

55

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

73

Other Information

75

Expense Examples

78

Trustees and Officers

80

Privacy Policy

82

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

Letter to Shareholders

March 31, 2022

 

The Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund (“Taxable Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) returned -3.76% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Over the same period, Taxable Bond Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Benchmark”), returned -4.15%. Corporate high yield issues outperformed higher rated bonds as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index’s return of -0.66% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, providing a buffer with their higher yield component.

 

The Fund’s core funds, which generally have strategies closer to the Benchmark, returned approximately -3.31% over the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. While the Fund’s opportunistic funds, which have strategies distinct from the Benchmark, returned approximately -5.85% over the same period.

 

The bond market was relatively benign for the first three quarters of the fiscal year. The market had little reaction to higher inflation until December when interest rates started to increase. The continued increase in rates through March provided the Benchmark with its worst three-month return since 1980. In the short-term, bond returns are generally predicated on changes in interest rates. Higher rates typically mean lower values for bonds and negative returns. We ended the period with the 2-year Treasury yielding 2.28%, up 1.55% over the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The bellwether 10-year Treasury yield moved up over 2.5% in the first days of April following the fiscal year end. While not overly enticing, these yields provide a level of security greater than the 0.50% yield seen two years ago. In the end, we believe that higher rates are good for bond investors and provide for higher future returns.

 

In June, the Fund made an investment in River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund. It is a core bond fund, with a focus on credit quality but is smaller in size compared to many of our other core bond positions. Currently, the fund has a bias toward higher quality, more liquid securities amidst the backdrop of increasing market volatility and relatively low additional return per additional unit of risk. It was funded out of two of our larger core bond managers.

 

Subsequent to the end of the period, we made an investment in the AG Direct Lending Fund IV Annex, L.P., a private fund that invests primarily in privately negotiated, secured cash-flow based loans to private equity sponsor-backed North American middle market companies. We believe this provides a compelling opportunity even as the economy slows and should allow for additional yield enhancement for the Fund.

 

Thank you for your investment in the Fund.

 

John Allen
Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971.

 

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation by the Fund, the adviser or distributor.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)

March 31, 2022

 

An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The cost of investing in a fund of funds may be higher than other mutual funds as the Fund will bear not only its own direct expenses but also a portion of expenses of the underlying funds. The Fund’s performance is tied to the performance of the underlying funds which means that if one or more of the underlying funds fails to meet its objective then the performance of the Fund may be adversely impacted.

 

The Fund’s asset allocation percentages are made across a broad range of investment strategies which may expose investors to increased risks. This may include investing significant portions of assets in certain asset classes and industries within certain economic sectors which may be unfavorably affected by the same political, economic or market events. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may or may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business.

 

As a result of its investments in underlying funds, the Fund is exposed to the principal risks of underlying funds. These risks include asset and mortgage-backed securities, call, counterparty, credit, defaulted securities, derivatives, emerging markets, extension, floating rate loan, foreign securities and currencies, high yield securities, income, inflation index bond, interest rate, large shareholder, leverage, preferred securities, prepayment, restricted securities, sector, short sale and zero coupon bond risks. Further information about these and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

Income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax.

 

The views expressed are those of the authors at the time created. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other persons in the Aspiriant, LLC organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and Aspiriant, LLC disclaims any responsibility to update such views. No forecasts can be guaranteed. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Aspiriant, LLC portfolio.

 

Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus that contains this and other information about the Fund is available by calling 1-877-997-9971 and should be read carefully prior to investing.

 

The below referenced unmanaged indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged, broad fixed income, market-value-weighted index generally representative of investment grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities with maturities of at least one year. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged index that measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. These firms evaluate a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters ranging from ‘AAA’, which is the highest grade, to ‘D’, which is the lowest grade.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

March 31, 2022

 

The Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund (“Municipal Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) returned -2.87% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Over the same period, the Municipal Bond Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (the “Benchmark”), returned -4.47%. All components of the Fund outperformed the Benchmark for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. This included the MacKay Municipal Opportunities Fund, L.P. and the MacKay Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. which generally have more credit exposure than our other managers and generated a blended return of -2.32% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022.

 

Lower rated bonds continued to outperform higher rated bonds with high yield municipal bonds providing a return of -1.35%, as measured by the Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond Index, for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. The Fund’s allocation to high yield municipal bonds contributed positively to performance as their higher yield provided a buffer against rising inflation and interest rate expectations. We do have some concern that the outperformance of high yield may have run its course as the spread between lower and higher credit quality have compressed.

 

Over the past few quarters, inflation and interest rate expectations have moved higher and the Federal Reserve has its work cut out to bring down inflation without sending the economy into a recession. We believe we have the best-in-class municipal bond managers, and the Fund is well positioned to take advantage of any dislocations that occurs as the Federal Reserve walks its tight rope.

 

Thank you for your investment in the Fund.

 

John Allen
Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971.

 

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation by the Fund, the adviser, the sub-advisers or distributor.

 

An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is exposed to the same risks that are associated with investing in underlying municipal securities owned by the Fund. The actual cost of investing in underlying funds may be higher than a direct investment in such securities because the Fund will bear its pro rata portion of the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to its own direct expenses. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk; as interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Credit risk arises from an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments when due, as well as the prices of bonds declining when an issuer’s credit quality is expected to deteriorate. Investments in below investment grade or high yield securities are subject to liquidity risk and heightened credit risk. Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may present more risk. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may or may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)

March 31, 2022

 

The use of derivatives involves substantial financial risks and transaction costs. Certain derivatives may be illiquid. The Fund’s use of inverse floaters may magnify the potential for losses. The Fund periodically engages in portfolio leverage and when doing so, assumes a higher level of risk in pursuit of its objectives. Leverage involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than its original investment and also increases the Fund’s exposure to volatility, interest rate risk and credit risk.

 

These and other risk considerations, such as preferred securities, call, counterparty, extension, defaulted securities, income, municipal lease obligations, political and economic, prepayment, restricted securities, tax, zero coupon bond risks, and, as a result of investing in underlying funds, short sale risk, are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

Income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax.

 

The views expressed are those of the authors at the time created. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other persons in the Aspiriant, LLC organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and Aspiriant, LLC disclaims any responsibility to update such views. No forecasts can be guaranteed. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Aspiriant, LLC portfolio.

 

Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus that contains this and other information about the Fund is available by calling 1-877-997-9971 and should be read carefully prior to investing.

 

The below referenced unmanaged indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.

 

The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the tax-exempt bond market. It includes most investment-grade tax-exempt bonds that are issued by state and local governments. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

The Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

March 31, 2022

 

The Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund (“Defensive Allocation Fund” or the “Fund”) returned 2.27% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. Over the same period, the Fund’s benchmark, the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index (the “Benchmark”), returned 1.25%.

 

Core Diversifiers, global asset allocation strategies that invest across a wide range of financial markets and geographies, returned approximately -0.76% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. Performance of the Core Diversifiers held up well in the face of increased volatility brought on by inflation and as central banks began to pull back their accommodative fiscal policies. Alternative Diversifiers, investments in strategies with return patterns that are less sensitive to movements in traditional markets, provided an approximate return of 7.34% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. This category benefited from the 13.20% return from gold and strong performance of the private funds. The investments that comprise the Alternative Diversifiers provided the non-correlated return profile for which we were looking, especially in the first quarter of 2022, when both equity and fixed income returns were negative.

 

The Fund’s allocations to private funds (All Weather Portfolio Limited, Millennium International, Ltd. and Elliott Associates, L.P.) performed well with a blended return of 12.18% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. During the year, the Fund added the GMO Equity Dislocation Investment Fund, a long/short fund that seeks to maximize total return by owning attractively valued equities while correspondingly shorting equities where valuations are reflective of implausible growth expectations, as assessed by GMO. After a long period of outperformance by growth stocks over value, we believe we are in the early innings of a rotation back to value stocks, and the GMO Equity Dislocation Investment Fund should be well positioned to take advantage of that rotation.

 

Thank you for your investment in the Fund.

 

John Allen
Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971.

 

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation by the Fund, the adviser or distributor.

 

An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The cost of investing in a fund of funds may be higher than other mutual funds as the Fund will bear not only its own direct expenses but also a portion of expenses of the underlying funds. The Fund’s performance is tied to the performance of the underlying funds which means that if one or more of the underlying funds fails to meet its objective then the performance of the Fund may be adversely impacted.

 

The Fund’s asset allocation percentages are made across a broad range of investment strategies which may expose investors to increased risks. This may include investing significant portions of assets in certain asset classes and industries within certain economic sectors which may be unfavorably affected by the same political, economic or market events. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may or may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)

March 31, 2022

 

As a result of its investments in underlying funds, the Fund is exposed to the principal risks of underlying funds. These risks include alternative strategies, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, call, commodity, counterparty, covered calls and equity collars, credit, defaulted securities, derivatives, emerging markets, extension, floating rate loan, foreign securities and currencies, high yield securities, income, interest rate, inverse floaters, large shareholder, leverage, preferred securities, prepayment, REIT and real estate, restricted securities, sector, short sale, small and mid-cap company and zero coupon bond risks. Further information about these and other risks may be found in the prospectus.

 

The views expressed are those of the authors at the time created. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other persons in the Aspiriant, LLC organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and Aspiriant, LLC disclaims any responsibility to update such views. No forecasts can be guaranteed. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Aspiriant, LLC portfolio.

 

Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus that contains this and other information about the Fund is available by calling 1-877-997-9971 and should be read carefully prior to investing.

 

The below referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.

 

The HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged index that is an equal weighted index of over 800 constituent hedge fund of funds that invest over a broad range of strategies.

 

 

8

 

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

Letter to Shareholders

March 31, 2022

 

The Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund (“Equity Allocation Fund” or the “Fund”), returned 4.10% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Over the same period, Equity Allocation Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index (the “Benchmark”), returned 7.28%. During the one-year period ended March 31, 2022, U.S. equities, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, returned 15.65% while international stocks, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, returned 1.16% and -11.37%, respectively.

 

The fiscal year started with strong market performance with many of the large growth companies performing well through much of the first nine months. Late 2021 and early 2022 saw a turn in the market where growth suffered more than value. Much of this change can be attributed to concerns over the economy from continued, and growing, inflation concerns and the heartbreaking news from Ukraine. The geopolitical impact on the markets fell on the world due to worries over contagion. Markets were immediately impacted by strategic concerns and questions, such as, with whom China would align and how does this impact China’s view of Taiwan. Some of this concern has subsided — for the time being at least. Pockets of the world did see strong performance during the quarter, specifically countries that benefit from higher commodity prices, but in general, the conflict has dragged down emerging markets performance. The Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund and the GMO Emerging Markets Fund returned approximately -21.90% and -22.35%, respectively underperforming the Benchmark for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022, and negatively impacted the performance of the Fund.

 

The Fund’s allocations to sub-advisors and underlying funds utilizing quality and/or low volatility equity approaches performed well during the year. The Fund’s sub-advisers and underlying funds that have a Quality mandate returned 9.82% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022, outperforming the Benchmark. Meanwhile, the low volatility strategies returned 13.11%.

 

The Fund’s investments in private funds, RIEF Strategic Partners Fund, LLC, Bridgewater All Weather China, Ltd., and GMO Equity Dislocation Fund, returned 18.04% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022, as their strategies benefited from volatility returning to the markets and allocations to value stocks, which began to outperform in the second half of the year. We believe these investments have great potential to dampen volatility in the Fund and to provide outperformance as volatility is likely to continue with the Federal Reserve removing liquidity from the markets and likely needing to raise interest rates to combat inflation.

 

Thank you for your investment in the Fund.

 

John Allen
Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)

March 31, 2022

 

An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include, but are not limited to, asset allocation, investing in smaller companies with limited resources and the use of predictive models. Low volatility and quality investing may go in and out of favor which may cause the Fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may or may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business.

 

Foreign securities, including depositary receipts, have additional risks including currency rate changes, political and economic instability, less regulation and market liquidity. Investments in emerging markets involve even greater risks.

 

The adviser and sub-advisers may be unable to construct the Fund’s investment portfolio such that the intended federal tax implications, when making investment decisions with respect to individual securities, are achieved.

 

The actual cost of investing in underlying funds may be higher than a direct investment in such securities because the Fund will bear its pro rata portion of the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to its own direct expenses. As a result of its investments in underlying funds, the Fund is exposed to the principal risks of underlying funds. These risks include counterparty, derivatives, focused investment, large shareholder, leverage and short sale risks. Further information about these and other risks may be found in the prospectus.

 

The views expressed are those of the authors at the time created. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other persons in the Aspiriant, LLC organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and Aspiriant, LLC disclaims any responsibility to update such views. No forecasts can be guaranteed. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Aspiriant, LLC portfolio.

 

Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus that contains this and other information about the Fund is available by calling 1-877-997-9971 and should be read carefully prior to investing.

 

The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity performance of developed and emerging markets. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that includes 500 stocks representing all major industries. Returns are denominated in U.S. Dollars and include reinvested dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

Growth of a $10,000 Investment and Performance

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

The above graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 in the Shares made as of the close of business on March 29, 2018 (Commencement of the Fund’s Operations).

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022

1 Year

Annualized
Since Inception*

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund

(3.76)%

2.10%

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(1)

(4.15)%

2.38%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971, or go to www.aspiriantfunds.com.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from 0.25% to 0.08% through June 30, 2022. The Adviser has also contractually agreed to waive its administrative services fee from 0.10% to 0.03% through June 30, 2022. Both arrangements may be terminated only by the Aspiriant Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The performance shown in the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

*

For the period close of business March 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022.

 

(1)

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged, broad fixed income, market-value-weighted index generally representative of investment grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities with maturities of at least one year.

 

The above referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT AND PERFORMANCE

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

The above graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 in Shares made as of the close of business on July 1, 2015 (Commencement of the Fund’s Operations).

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022

1 Year

5 Year

Annualized
Since Inception*

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund

(2.87)%

3.08%

3.00%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (1)

(4.47)%

2.52%

2.61%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971, or go to www.aspiriantfunds.com.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from 0.27% to 0.21% through June 30, 2022. The Adviser has also contractually agreed to waive its administrative services fee from 0.10% to 0.03% through June 30, 2022. Both arrangements may be terminated only by the Aspiriant Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The performance shown in the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

*

For the period close of business July 1, 2015 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022.

 

(1)

The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index covers the USD-denominated long-term tax exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and prerefunded bonds.

 

The above referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT AND PERFORMANCE

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

The above graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 in the Shares made as of the close of business on December 14, 2015 (Commencement of the Fund’s Operations).

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022

1 Year

5 Year

Annualized
Since Inception*

Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund

2.27%

4.00%

3.87%

HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index (1)

1.25%

4.64%

4.05%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971, or go to www.aspiriantfunds.com.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its administrative services fee from 0.10% to 0.01% through June 30, 2022. This arrangement may be terminated only by the Aspiriant Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The performance shown in the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

*

For the period close of business December 14, 2015 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022.

 

(1)

The HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged index that is an equal weighted index of over 650 constituent hedge fund of funds that invest over a broad range of strategies.

 

The above referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

Growth of a $10,000 Investment and Performance

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

The above graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 in the Advisor Shares made as of the close of business on April 4, 2013 (Commencement of the Fund’s Operations).

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022

1 Year

5 Year

Annualized
Since Inception*

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund

 

 

 

Advisor Shares

4.10%

7.50%

6.69%

MSCI ACWI Index (1)

7.28%

11.64%

10.06%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971, or go to www.aspiriantfunds.com.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from 0.24% to 0.16% through June 30, 2022. The Adviser has also contractually agreed to waive its administrative services fee from 0.10% to 0.04% through June 30, 2022. Both arrangements may be terminated only by the Aspiriant Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

The performance shown in the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

*

For the period close of business April 4, 2013 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022.

 

(1)

The MSCI ACWI Index, which captures large and mid-cap representation, is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions but do not consider sales charges. Performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund.

 

The above referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of Total
Net Assets

 

Open-End Mutual Funds

       

Domestic

    88.6 %

Foreign

    8.8 %

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

    97.4 %

Short-Term Investment

    2.7 %

Total Investments

    100.1 %

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.1 )%

Total Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of Total
Net Assets

 

Municipal Bonds

       

General

    16.5 %

Medical

    11.8 %

Transportation

    7.4 %

General Obligation

    7.4 %

Development

    6.1 %

Water

    5.3 %

Education

    5.2 %

Airport

    5.2 %

Higher Education

    3.6 %

School District

    2.8 %

Power

    1.4 %

Housing

    1.3 %

Tobacco Settlement

    1.2 %

Other

    3.9 %

Total Municipal Bonds

    79.1 %

Common Stock

    0.2 %

Closed-End Mutual Funds

    0.7 %

Open-End Mutual Fund

    1.2 %

Private Funds

    10.3 %

Short-Term Investment

    4.7 %

Total Investments

    96.2 %

Other assets less liabilities

    3.8 %

Total Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of Total
Net Assets

 

Open-End Mutual Funds

       

Global Allocation

    47.6 %

Global Macro

    4.9 %

Merger Arbitrage

    4.7 %

Market Neutral

    3.7 %

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

    60.9 %

Exchange-Traded Fund

       

Real Asset

    15.6 %

Total Exchange-Traded Fund

    15.6 %

Private Funds

       

Multi-Strategy/Style

    7.9 %

Global Allocation

    6.1 %

Merger Arbitrage

    5.0 %

Total Private Funds

    19.0 %

Short-Term Investment

    4.1 %

Total Investments

    99.6 %

Other assets less liabilities

    0.4 %

Total Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

Summary of Investments

As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of Total
Net Assets

 

Common Stocks

       

Technology

    6.0 %

Health Care

    3.6 %

Financials

    2.8 %

Consumer Staples

    2.3 %

Communications

    2.1 %

Consumer Discretionary

    1.6 %

Industrials

    1.2 %

Materials

    1.0 %

Other

    0.9 %

Total Common Stocks

    21.5 %

Exchange-Traded Fund

    9.5 %

Open-End Mutual Funds

    52.0 %

Preferred Stock

    0.0 %1

Private Funds

    11.8 %

Short-Term Investments

    3.5 %

Total Investments

    98.3 %

Other assets less liabilities

    1.7 %

Total Net Assets

    100.0 %

 

1

Rounds to less than 0.05%.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

     

Value

 
       

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 97.4%

       

CORE — 87.6%

    3,692,077  

DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund - I Class

  $ 36,256,195  
    9,366,921  

MetWest Total Return Bond Fund - Plan Class1

    89,454,094  
    2,583,575  

PIMCO Income Fund - Institutional Class

    29,246,062  
    1,999,155  

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund, Institutional Class

    21,330,987  
    361,558  

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund - Institutional Class

    3,781,899  
              180,069,237  
       

OPPORTUNISTIC — 9.8%

    842,768  

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class VI

    18,136,376  
    355,393  

Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund - Admiral Shares

    2,004,416  
              20,140,792  
       

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

       

(Cost $212,960,838)

    200,210,029  
                 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 2.7%

    5,448,934  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.29%2

    5,450,024  
                 
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $5,449,860)

    5,450,024  
                 
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

       

(Cost $218,410,698)

    205,660,053  
       

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.1)%

    (140,347 )
                 
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 205,519,706  

 

1

Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

 

2

The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 79.1%

       

ALABAMA — 1.2%

       

Black Belt Energy Gas District

       
  $ 2,000,000  

4.00%, 06/1/2051, Call 09/1/20311

  $ 2,170,131  
    500,000  

1.16% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+ 65 basis points), 04/1/2053, Call 07/1/20272

    500,227  
    500,000  

County of Jefferson Sewer Revenue, AGM, 5.25%, 10/1/2048, Call 10/1/2023

    534,361  
    1,080,000  

Hoover Industrial Development Board, 5.75%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/20293

    1,202,043  
    2,520,000  

Jacksonville Public Educational Building Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2027

    2,766,670  
    1,500,000  

Lower Alabama Gas District, 4.00%, 12/1/2050, Call 09/1/20251

    1,550,902  
       

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District

       
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 06/1/2049, Call 03/1/20241

    1,031,158  
    1,710,000  

1.00% (1-Month USD Libor+ 85 basis points), 06/1/2049, Call 03/1/20242

    1,709,841  
    1,900,000  

UAB Medicine Finance Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2033, Call 09/1/2029

    2,236,786  
              13,702,119  
       

ARIZONA — 1.6%

       

Arizona Health Facilities Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2043, Call 02/1/2023

    512,673  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2044, Call 01/1/2024

    1,053,054  
       

Arizona Industrial Development Authority

       
    985,000  

4.00%, 03/1/20274

    1,016,289  
    600,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2026

    600,992  
    530,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 07/1/20274

    564,086  
    350,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2061, Call 07/1/2026

    334,142  
    213,315  

Cahava Springs Revitalization District, 7.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/20274 5

    164,253  
    696,000  

Eastmark Community Facilities District #1, 5.20%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20254

    708,013  
       

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix

       
    645,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2026

    707,820  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2042, Call 06/1/2022

    1,004,872  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

ARIZONA (Continued)

  $ 500,000  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, 6.75%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2024

  $ 513,510  
    340,000  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Yavapai, 5.13%, 03/1/2042, Call 09/1/20224

    342,243  
    1,000,000  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, 5.75%, 06/15/2038, Call 06/15/20274

    1,033,409  
    120,000  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20294

    129,350  
    500,000  

Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp., 2.40%, 06/1/2035, Call 12/1/2031

    437,286  
    550,000  

Quechan Indian Tribe of Fort Yuma, 9.75%, 05/1/2025, Call 05/1/2022

    559,533  
    5,000,000  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, 5.00%, 12/1/2045, Call 06/1/2025

    5,390,835  
    1,995,000  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/2032

    2,311,238  
    785,000  

Westpark Community Facility District, 5.00%, 07/15/2032, Call 07/15/2026

    822,800  
              18,206,398  
       

ARKANSAS — 0.3%

    2,800,000  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, 4.50%, 09/1/2049, Call 09/1/20263 4

    2,854,950  
                 
       

CALIFORNIA — 7.0%

    640,000  

Anaheim Public Financing Authority, 5.00%, 05/1/2046, Call 05/1/2024

    680,862  
    1,000,000  

Bay Area Toll Authority, 1.76% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+ 125 basis points), 04/1/2036, Call 10/1/20262

    1,033,031  
    1,000,000  

California Community Choice Financing Authority, 4.00%, 02/1/2052, Call 05/1/20311

    1,082,679  
    545,000  

California Community Housing Agency, 5.00%, 02/1/2050, Call 02/1/20304

    544,962  
    95,000  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, 4.00%, 06/1/2049, Call 06/1/2030

    98,274  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

CALIFORNIA (Continued)

       

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

       
  $ 155,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2036, Call 08/15/2027

  $ 174,320  
    3,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2048, Call 11/15/2027

    3,383,333  
    5,000,000  

4.00%, 08/15/2050, Call 08/15/2030

    5,245,459  
       

California Municipal Finance Authority

       
    500,000  

7.00%, 06/1/2034, Call 06/1/2022

    514,693  
    905,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2022

    930,744  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2037, Call 02/1/2027

    1,118,040  
    50,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/20274

    51,351  
    850,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2046, Call 06/1/2026

    903,893  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 12/31/2047, Call 06/30/20283

    1,017,095  
    1,000,000  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 01/1/20233 4

    1,017,553  
       

California School Finance Authority

       
    50,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/20254

    54,768  
    650,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/20254

    699,552  
    1,250,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2040, Call 06/1/20274

    1,302,351  
    100,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2041, Call 08/1/20254

    109,536  
    900,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2041, Call 08/1/20254

    964,306  
    500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/20224

    504,397  
    350,000  

6.75%, 11/1/2045, Call 11/1/20244

    365,641  
    1,000,000  

California State Public Works Board, 5.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/2024

    1,059,886  
       

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

       
    850,000  

5.25%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/2024

    917,128  
    1,500,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2024

    1,608,256  
    1,000,000  

5.50%, 12/1/2054, Call 12/1/2024

    1,073,249  
    640,000  

City of Fresno Airport Revenue, BAM, 4.75%, 07/1/2027, Call 07/1/20233

    659,427  
    200,000  

City of Irvine, 5.00%, 09/2/2042, Call 09/2/2025

    214,606  
       

City of Lathrop

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 09/2/2040, Call 09/2/2025

    532,905  
    1,000,000  

5.60%, 09/1/2049, Call 09/1/2026

    1,021,548  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

CALIFORNIA (Continued)

       

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports

       
  $ 1,500,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2034, Call 05/15/20283

  $ 1,672,716  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2045, Call 05/15/20323

    2,296,534  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2047, Call 05/15/20273

    1,092,155  
    320,000  

Community Development Properties Los Angeles County, Inc., 5.25%, 09/1/2030, Call 04/26/2022

    320,660  
    700,000  

County of San Bernardino, 4.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024

    713,218  
    1,250,000  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, 4.00%, 01/15/2043, Call 01/15/2031

    1,301,303  
       

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, AGM

       
    2,000,000  

0.00%, 01/15/2035

    1,296,639  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 01/15/2042, Call 01/15/2024

    1,054,138  
       

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.

       
    1,425,000  

5.30%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2022

    1,434,928  
    365,000  

5.25%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/2022

    367,514  
    5,000,000  

0.00%, 06/1/2066, Call 12/1/2031

    610,333  
    1,000,000  

Independent Cities Finance Authority, 5.00%, 09/15/2036, Call 09/15/2025

    1,035,139  
    1,000,000  

Jurupa Public Financing Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024

    1,063,120  
    1,000,000  

Lammersville School District Community Facilities District, 5.30%, 09/1/2030, Call 09/1/2022

    1,010,191  
    3,250,000  

Los Angeles Unified School District, 4.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2030

    3,459,048  
    500,000  

Lynwood Redevelopment Agency, 6.75%, 09/1/2026, Call 05/6/2022

    501,586  
    300,000  

M-S-R Energy Authority, 7.00%, 11/1/2034

    400,385  
    240,000  

Oxnard Financing Authority, 5.00%, 09/2/2033, Call 09/2/2022

    242,108  
    5,000,000  

Palomar Health, AGC, 0.00%, 08/1/2032

    3,504,799  
    1,680,000  

Pico Rivera Water Authority, NATL-RE, 5.50%, 05/1/2029

    1,864,621  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

CALIFORNIA (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

Poway Unified School District Public Financing Authority, BAM, 5.00%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/2023

  $ 1,043,406  
    2,000,000  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, 5.00%, 05/15/2041, Call 05/15/2026

    2,200,129  
    695,000  

Riverside County Redevelopment Successor Agency, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2024

    747,072  
    2,500,000  

Sacramento City Financing Authority, AMBAC, 5.25%, 12/1/2026

    2,850,540  
    1,660,000  

San Bernardino County Financing Authority, NATL, 5.50%, 06/1/2037

    1,787,754  
    2,100,000  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, 4.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20313

    2,199,904  
       

San Francisco City & County Airport Commission-San Francisco International Airport

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2039, Call 05/1/20293

    1,114,782  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2046, Call 05/1/20263

    2,688,140  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2027

    2,193,879  
    2,100,000  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, 5.00%, 01/15/2044, Call 01/15/2025

    2,269,996  
    475,000  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, NATL-RE, 0.00%, 01/15/2034

    318,827  
    500,000  

San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2035, Call 09/1/2022

    507,754  
    965,000  

San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 09/1/2033, Call 09/1/2024

    1,028,954  
       

Santa Ana Financing Authority, NATL-RE

       
    320,000  

6.25%, 07/1/2024

    337,655  
    320,000  

6.25%, 07/1/2024

    337,220  
    1,000,000  

South Tahoe Joint Powers Financing Authority, AGM, 4.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/2024

    1,039,828  
       

Southern California Public Power Authority

       
    565,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2029

    645,164  
    1,390,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2033

    1,639,382  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

CALIFORNIA (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Finance Authority, 5.25%, 09/1/2028, Call 09/1/2022

  $ 1,010,594  
    100,000  

Temecula Public Financing Authority, 5.75%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/20274

    107,110  
              80,193,070  
       

COLORADO — 3.9%

    500,000  

Broadway Station Metropolitan District No. 3, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 06/1/2024

    521,184  
       

Cathedral Pines Metropolitan District

       
    580,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2026

    621,326  
    2,005,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2046, Call 12/1/2026

    2,118,784  
       

Central Platte Valley Metropolitan District

       
    625,000  

5.63%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2023

    647,991  
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2023

    509,011  
    2,000,000  

City & County of Denver Airport System Revenue, 5.25%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/20283

    2,241,029  
       

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/15/2028, Call 12/15/2025

    535,973  
    550,000  

4.75%, 04/1/2030, Call 05/6/2022

    550,837  
    1,000,000  

6.00%, 12/15/2037, Call 12/15/2024

    1,095,553  
    460,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/20274

    481,323  
    500,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/20314

    460,958  
       

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, MORAL OBLG

       
    100,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2034, Call 08/15/2024

    105,129  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 03/15/2035, Call 03/15/2030

    1,147,893  
    500,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/2024

    506,208  
       

Colorado Health Facilities Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 01/15/2035, Call 01/15/2026

    542,450  
    500,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2036, Call 06/1/2027

    567,486  
    2,400,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2041, Call 11/15/2031

    2,858,766  
    500,000  

8.00%, 08/1/2043, Call 02/1/2024

    518,990  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

COLORADO (Continued)

  $ 2,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2045, Call 05/15/2025

  $ 2,141,263  
    2,000,000  

4.00%, 08/1/2049, Call 08/1/2029

    2,075,268  
    500,000  

Copper Ridge Metropolitan District, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024

    502,657  
    500,000  

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2026

    543,659  
    1,470,000  

Denver Health & Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2023

    1,523,318  
    1,000,000  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, NATL, 0.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2026

    509,492  
    480,000  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, NATL-RE, 0.00%, 09/1/2030

    380,474  
    2,000,000  

Grand River Hospital District, AGM, 5.25%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2028

    2,292,487  
    1,010,000  

Harvest JCT Metropolitan District, 5.38%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2022

    1,021,509  
    750,000  

Heritage Todd Creek Metropolitan District, 6.13%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2024

    771,640  
    1,790,000  

Lincoln Park Metropolitan District, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2027

    1,991,119  
    3,755  

Mount Carbon Metropolitan District, 7.00%, 06/1/2043, Call 05/6/2022

    3,493  
    1,010,000  

North Range Metropolitan District No. 1, 5.00%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2025

    1,099,061  
    1,000,000  

Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024

    1,037,976  
    425,000  

Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 1, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2027

    477,954  
    4,000,000  

Regional Transportation District, 5.00%, 11/1/2041, Call 11/1/2026

    4,458,703  
       

State of Colorado

       
    3,000,000  

4.00%, 12/15/2038, Call 12/15/2031

    3,244,498  
    1,335,000  

4.00%, 12/15/2039, Call 12/15/2031

    1,441,263  
    125,000  

Sterling Hills West Metropolitan District, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2027

    138,842  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

COLORADO (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

Verve Metropolitan District No. 1, 5.00%, 12/1/2041, Call 03/1/2026

  $ 1,037,179  
    575,000  

Water Valley Metropolitan District No. 02, 5.25%, 12/1/2040, Call 12/1/2026

    598,296  
    1,000,000  

Westminster Public Schools, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2048, Call 12/1/2028

    1,135,723  
              44,456,765  
       

CONNECTICUT — 0.7%

    1,685,000  

City of Bridgeport , 5.00%, 06/1/2029

    1,959,889  
    500,000  

Connecticut State Development Authority, 7.95%, 04/1/2026, Call 05/6/20223

    500,056  
       

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority

       
    375,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2033, Call 06/1/2030

    437,418  
    1,500,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2032

    1,551,984  
    1,000,000  

Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District, 5.00%, 04/1/2039, Call 04/1/20274

    1,087,724  
    1,500,000  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 11/1/2039, Call 11/1/2031

    1,605,246  
    1,250,000  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, AGM, 4.00%, 05/1/2038, Call 05/1/2031

    1,361,749  
              8,504,066  
       

DELAWARE — 0.3%

       

Delaware River & Bay Authority

       
    300,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2035, Call 01/1/2032

    351,015  
    375,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2036, Call 01/1/2032

    437,658  
    1,000,000  

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, 6.75%, 09/1/2035, Call 03/1/20254

    1,075,318  
    1,500,000  

Delaware Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2055, Call 06/1/2025

    1,610,621  
              3,474,612  
       

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 1.7%

       

District of Columbia

       
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 04/1/2033, Call 04/1/2026

    1,075,863  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2041, Call 06/1/2026

    1,656,500  
    2,000,000  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2043, Call 04/1/2028

    2,283,365  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Continued)

       

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

       
  $ 1,000,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/20283

  $ 1,126,259  
    1,520,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/20263

    1,592,959  
    1,820,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/20273

    2,031,142  
    655,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2044, Call 10/1/20243

    692,597  
       

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue

       
    1,335,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/20313

    1,402,169  
    500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/20313

    565,621  
       

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue

       
    750,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2029

    793,297  
    615,000  

6.50%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/2026

    733,977  
    2,130,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/2029

    2,207,561  
    2,000,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/2029

    2,103,874  
       

Washington Convention & Sports Authority

       
    500,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2030

    549,049  
    875,000  

4.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2030

    959,845  
              19,774,078  
       

FLORIDA — 5.8%

    1,335,000  

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2024

    1,420,407  
    880,000  

Ave Maria Stewardship Community District, 6.70%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2022

    883,794  
    820,000  

Boggy Creek Improvement District, 5.13%, 05/1/2043, Call 05/1/2023

    838,804  
    100,000  

Bonterra Community Development District, 4.13%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2028

    103,669  
       

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.

       
    400,000  

4.38%, 06/15/20274

    406,900  
    645,000  

5.35%, 07/1/2029, Call 05/6/2022

    646,709  
    95,000  

Century Gardens at Tamiami Community Development District, 4.25%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2026

    98,370  
    500,000  

City of Atlantic Beach, 5.63%, 11/15/2043, Call 11/15/2023

    517,307  
       

City of Lakeland

       
    540,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2022

    544,853  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

FLORIDA (Continued)

  $ 2,435,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2045, Call 11/15/2024

  $ 2,550,618  
    500,000  

City of Lakeland Department of Electric Utilities, 5.00%, 10/1/2048

    645,753  
    450,000  

City of Orlando Tourist Development Tax Revenue, AGM, 5.00%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2027

    511,476  
    500,000  

County of Bay, 5.00%, 09/1/2043, Call 09/1/2023

    512,050  
    1,000,000  

County of Broward Airport System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/20253

    1,073,208  
    2,350,000  

County of Hillsborough, 5.00%, 10/1/2038, Call 10/1/2025

    2,561,289  
    1,500,000  

County of Miami-Dade, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2026

    1,652,197  
       

County of Miami-Dade Aviation Revenue

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/20243

    1,057,401  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/20243

    1,055,418  
    4,240,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/20243

    4,469,727  
    500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/20293

    548,553  
       

County of Palm Beach

       
    3,000,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2028, Call 05/1/2026

    3,350,890  
    175,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2039, Call 04/1/20294

    185,691  
    500,000  

County of St. Lucie, 0.35%, 09/1/2028, Call 04/5/20221

    500,000  
       

Florida Development Finance Corp.

       
    750,000  

6.25%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024

    776,493  
    500,000  

8.50%, 06/15/2044, Call 06/15/2023

    538,406  
    825,000  

6.13%, 06/15/2046, Call 06/15/20254

    888,882  
    1,710,000  

6.50%, 01/1/2049, Call 05/6/20221 3 4

    1,713,170  
    3,000,000  

7.38%, 01/1/2049, Call 01/1/20243 4

    3,169,538  
    500,000  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority, 4.50%, 06/1/2033, Call 06/1/20284

    508,040  
    1,000,000  

FSU Financial Assistance, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2022

    1,014,322  
    500,000  

Grand Bay at Doral Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2039, Call 05/1/2024

    512,931  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

FLORIDA (Continued)

       

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

       
  $ 1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2036, Call 05/15/20233

  $ 1,019,891  
    1,665,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/20263

    1,820,607  
    1,000,000  

Hernando County School District, AGM, 5.00%, 07/1/2031, Call 07/1/2026

    1,104,437  
    2,000,000  

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/20283

    2,220,206  
    2,000,000  

Jacksonville Port Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/2044, Call 11/1/2028

    2,249,893  
       

Lake Ashton Community Development District

       
    85,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2025

    88,282  
    390,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2025

    399,148  
    1,675,000  

Lakeside Community Development District, 5.50%, 05/1/2035, Call 05/1/2025

    1,737,144  
       

Lee County Industrial Development Authority

       
    100,000  

5.75%, 06/15/2042, Call 06/15/2022

    100,257  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/2026

    2,194,115  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2049, Call 11/15/2026

    1,092,982  
    870,000  

Majorca Isles Community Development District, 5.38%, 05/1/2035, Call 05/1/2026

    904,942  
       

Mediterra South Community Development District

       
    85,000  

5.10%, 05/1/2031, Call 05/1/2022

    85,269  
    385,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2034, Call 05/1/2023

    385,783  
    1,000,000  

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2039, Call 11/15/2024

    1,062,971  
       

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority

       
    630,000  

5.00%, 09/15/2034, Call 09/15/2024

    660,049  
    320,000  

5.25%, 09/15/2044, Call 09/15/2024

    335,173  
    105,000  

5.00%, 09/15/2044, Call 09/15/20274

    111,576  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

FLORIDA (Continued)

       

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority

       
  $ 330,000  

6.75%, 06/1/2024, Call 06/1/2022

  $ 339,529  
    850,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2024

    916,676  
    500,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/2022

    505,608  
    680,000  

Putnam County Development Authority, 5.00%, 03/15/2042, Call 05/1/2028

    762,947  
    1,500,000  

Reedy Creek Improvement District, 5.00%, 06/1/2035, Call 06/1/2026

    1,662,151  
    1,000,000  

Sarasota County Public Hospital District, 5.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2028

    1,143,237  
    1,650,000  

South Miami Health Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2047, Call 08/15/2027

    1,848,553  
    100,000  

Stonebrier Community Development District, 4.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2026

    104,465  
    2,000,000  

Town of Davie, 5.00%, 04/1/2048, Call 04/1/2028

    2,226,636  
    135,000  

Turtle Run Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/20284

    146,904  
    490,000  

Verandah West Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2033, Call 05/1/2023

    497,623  
       

Wildwood Utility Dependent District, BAM

       
    750,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2031

    888,495  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/2031

    1,154,963  
    875,000  

Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community Development District, 4.00%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2032

    852,558  
              65,879,936  
       

GEORGIA — 1.8%

    1,100,000  

Board of Water Light & Sinking Fund Commissioners of The City of Dalton, 4.00%, 03/1/2039, Call 03/1/2030

    1,185,312  
       

Brookhaven Development Authority

       
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2029

    1,060,689  
    5,000,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2049, Call 07/1/2029

    5,268,328  
       

Burke County Development Authority

       
    500,000  

2.25%, 10/1/20321

    498,829  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

GEORGIA (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

4.13%, 11/1/2045, Call 02/1/2028

  $ 1,030,172  
    1,000,000  

3.00%, 11/1/20451

    1,010,047  
    500,000  

Development Authority of Burke County, 2.20%, 10/1/2032, Call 11/19/2026

    474,629  
       

Fulton County Development Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2037, Call 04/1/2027

    557,754  
    1,000,000  

6.50%, 04/1/2043, Call 04/1/2023

    1,045,604  
    500,000  

George L Smith II Congress Center Authority, 5.00%, 01/1/2054, Call 01/1/20314

    512,504  
    1,100,000  

Georgia Municipal Association, Inc., 4.00%, 12/1/2024

    1,159,691  
    460,000  

Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/20274

    479,104  
       

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.

       
    1,470,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2034, Call 05/15/2029

    1,618,559  
    1,500,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2052, Call 06/1/20271

    1,589,910  
    1,500,000  

4.00%, 08/1/2052, Call 05/1/20271 4

    1,539,368  
    200,000  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, 5.00%, 01/1/2056, Call 01/1/2030

    223,231  
    1,695,000  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, 5.00%, 04/1/2044, Call 04/1/2024

    1,797,102  
              21,050,833  
       

GUAM — 0.2%

       

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

       
    500,000  

5.25%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2023

    520,793  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2024

    1,048,852  
       

Territory of Guam

       
    415,000  

4.00%, 01/1/2036, Call 01/1/2031

    419,789  
    250,000  

4.00%, 01/1/2042, Call 01/1/2031

    251,236  
              2,240,670  
       

HAWAII — 0.4%

    500,000  

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp., 6.75%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/6/2022

    500,823  
    2,800,000  

State of Hawaii, 5.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/2028

    3,182,789  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

HAWAII (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/20283

  $ 1,093,108  
              4,776,720  
       

IDAHO — 0.3%

       

Idaho Health Facilities Authority

       
    300,000  

4.38%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/20244

    310,852  
    1,040,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027

    1,159,154  
       

Idaho Housing & Finance Association

       
    370,000  

6.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20284

    417,458  
    415,000  

6.00%, 07/1/2049, Call 07/1/20284

    461,626  
    565,000  

6.00%, 07/1/2054, Call 07/1/20284

    626,830  
              2,975,920  
       

ILLINOIS — 8.8%

       

Chicago Board of Education

       
    1,000,000  

0.00%, 12/1/2022

    987,051  
    100,000  

5.75%, 04/1/2034, Call 04/1/2027

    111,644  
    1,000,000  

6.10%, 04/1/2036, Call 04/1/2027

    1,131,930  
    180,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2037, Call 04/1/2027

    193,261  
    500,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2038, Call 04/1/2028

    537,718  
    500,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024

    525,034  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2040, Call 12/1/2030

    1,084,548  
    575,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2022

    584,309  
    1,950,000  

7.00%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2025

    2,198,042  
    1,100,000  

6.00%, 04/1/2046, Call 04/1/2027

    1,226,257  
       

Chicago O’Hare International Airport

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/20283

    561,564  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2046, Call 01/1/2025

    2,635,151  
    680,000  

Chicago Park District, 5.00%, 11/15/2024

    729,102  
    2,500,000  

Chicago Transit Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2046, Call 12/1/2026

    2,772,460  
       

City of Chicago

       
    900,000  

4.84%, 04/15/2028, Call 01/16/20234

    908,699  
    880,000  

6.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/2027

    986,046  
    500,000  

5.50%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/2025

    534,839  
    1,000,000  

City of Chicago , 5.00%, 01/1/2027

    1,086,717  
    1,500,000  

City of Chicago IL, 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2031

    1,649,132  
       

City of Chicago Wastewater Transmission Revenue

       
    1,960,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2028, Call 05/6/2022

    1,965,887  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

ILLINOIS (Continued)

  $ 665,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2025

  $ 712,204  
    3,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2039, Call 01/1/2024

    3,126,019  
    1,000,000  

City of Chicago Waterworks Revenue, AGM, 5.00%, 11/1/2028, Call 11/1/2024

    1,071,500  
       

County of Cook Sales Tax Revenue

       
    1,200,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2033, Call 11/15/2027

    1,369,514  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2038, Call 11/15/2030

    1,157,074  
       

Illinois Educational Facilities Authority

       
    2,000,000  

4.50%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2024

    2,108,803  
    570,000  

3.90%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2027

    610,091  
       

Illinois Finance Authority

       
    700,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2026

    768,304  
    425,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2027

    473,851  
    500,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2028, Call 08/1/2027

    555,071  
    600,000  

5.75%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/2022

    604,342  
    670,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027

    738,488  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2033, Call 08/1/2024

    1,066,973  
    315,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2034, Call 02/15/2027

    352,740  
    500,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2027

    551,110  
    2,000,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 01/1/2026

    2,120,155  
    1,420,000  

4.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/2031

    1,440,823  
    225,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2037, Call 08/15/2027

    242,507  
    1,695,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/2029

    1,853,755  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 07/15/2039, Call 07/15/2031

    1,062,487  
    550,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024

    589,400  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 08/1/2043, Call 08/1/2031

    1,001,998  
    1,925,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2046, Call 09/1/2026

    2,125,280  
    2,100,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2047, Call 08/15/2027

    2,240,046  
    25,000  

4.00%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/2022

    25,117  
    630,000  

4.00%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/2022

    632,946  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027

    1,073,169  
    1,000,000  

6.00%, 10/1/2048, Call 10/1/2022

    1,006,650  
    1,000,000  

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, 5.25%, 06/15/2032, Call 06/15/2024

    1,046,001  
       

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/2031

    1,151,349  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

ILLINOIS (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2043, Call 01/1/2032

  $ 1,165,650  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2046, Call 01/1/2032

    1,736,262  
    1,000,000  

Illinois State University, AGM, 5.00%, 04/1/2033, Call 04/1/2028

    1,142,583  
    1,000,000  

Macon County School District No. 61 Decatur, AGM, 4.00%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/2027

    1,047,011  
       

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

       
    500,000  

4.00%, 12/15/2042, Call 12/15/2031

    501,174  
    1,355,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2050, Call 12/15/2029

    1,445,799  
    530,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2057, Call 12/15/2027

    559,745  
       

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, NATL

       
    1,000,000  

0.00%, 06/15/2029

    775,775  
    3,300,000  

0.00%, 12/15/2030

    2,399,769  
    1,600,000  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, State Appropriation, 5.00%, 12/15/2028, Call 06/15/2022

    1,612,299  
    1,905,000  

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 5.00%, 12/1/2041, Call 12/1/2026

    2,126,829  
    500,000  

Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority, 4.75%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/2022

    503,199  
    3,000,000  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2024

    3,169,897  
    1,000,000  

Round Lake Lakewood Grove Special Service Area No. 3 & 4, BAM, 4.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027

    1,034,284  
       

Sales Tax Securitization Corp.

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2028

    2,228,181  
    500,000  

4.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/2030

    521,855  
    750,000  

Sangamon Logan & Menard Counties Community Unit School Dist No. 15 Williamsville, BAM, 4.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2029

    803,852  
    1,000,000  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, 7.13%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/2023

    1,080,951  
       

State of Illinois

       
    750,000  

5.38%, 05/1/2023

    776,287  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

ILLINOIS (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2025

  $ 1,069,671  
    1,500,000  

5.50%, 07/1/2026, Call 07/1/2023

    1,576,550  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2026

    1,094,283  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2030

    1,127,338  
    2,000,000  

3.00%, 06/15/2033, Call 06/15/2026

    1,903,323  
    660,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2036, Call 03/1/2031

    736,634  
    500,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2037, Call 05/6/2022

    501,533  
    1,000,000  

4.25%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    1,028,680  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2039, Call 02/1/2024

    1,571,379  
    500,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2046, Call 03/1/2031

    546,094  
    2,000,000  

State of Illinois, BAM, 4.00%, 06/15/2030, Call 06/15/2026

    2,120,173  
    1,500,000  

University of Illinois, AGM, 4.00%, 04/1/2036, Call 04/1/2028

    1,616,176  
    615,000  

Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority, 5.00%, 01/1/2045, Call 01/1/20274

    614,953  
    1,415,000  

Village of Brookfield, 0.51%, 06/1/2038, Call 04/5/20221

    1,415,000  
    1,350,000  

Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, AGM, 0.00%, 01/1/2024

    1,291,775  
    1,000,000  

Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, AGM-CR, 5.00%, 01/1/2027, Call 01/1/2023

    1,021,273  
       

Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, BAM

       
    550,000  

0.00%, 01/1/2031

    412,845  
    250,000  

0.00%, 01/1/2032

    180,588  
    750,000  

Wonder Lake Village Special Service Area No. 1, 4.50%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2025

    726,302  
              100,473,130  
       

INDIANA — 1.3%

    1,450,000  

City of Fishers Sewage Works Revenue, BAM, 4.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 07/1/2031

    1,571,109  
       

Indiana Finance Authority

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2030, Call 02/1/2028

    2,306,446  
    1,000,000  

3.00%, 11/1/2030

    936,966  
    1,000,000  

3.00%, 11/1/2030

    936,966  
    3,000,000  

4.00%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2027

    3,199,086  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

INDIANA (Continued)

  $ 3,360,000  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, 4.00%, 01/1/2041, Call 01/1/2031

  $ 3,666,252  
    1,960,000  

Michigan City School Building Corp., 5.00%, 01/15/2025

    2,088,386  
    500,000  

Town of Shoals, 7.25%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/20233

    522,207  
              15,227,418  
       

IOWA — 0.3%

       

Iowa Finance Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2023

    1,035,764  
    1,520,000  

4.75%, 08/1/2042, Call 08/1/2022

    1,528,291  
    4,655,000  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, 0.00%, 06/1/2065, Call 06/1/2031

    600,957  
    500,000  

PEFA, Inc., 5.00%, 09/1/2049, Call 06/1/20261

    540,684  
              3,705,696  
       

KENTUCKY — 1.0%

       

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority

       
    200,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2027

    220,468  
    1,100,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025

    1,179,095  
    1,350,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2045, Call 06/1/2027

    1,468,243  
    765,000  

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency, NATL, 5.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2026

    846,252  
       

Kentucky Public Energy Authority

       
    2,600,000  

4.00%, 01/1/2049, Call 10/1/20241

    2,698,021  
    1,950,000  

4.00%, 12/1/2049, Call 03/1/20251

    2,021,428  
    1,365,000  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, 5.00%, 05/15/2047, Call 05/15/2032

    1,518,381  
    1,000,000  

Paducah Electric Plant Board, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2026

    1,117,878  
              11,069,766  
       

LOUISIANA — 1.4%

    1,165,000  

Ascension Parish Industrial Development Board, Inc., 6.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2023

    1,190,734  
    1,500,000  

Jefferson Sales Tax District, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    1,702,094  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

LOUISIANA (Continued)

  $ 1,205,000  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/2027

  $ 1,344,099  
    1,000,000  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/2027

    1,125,158  
       

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

       
    500,000  

8.13%, 12/15/2033, Call 12/15/2023

    519,121  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2035, Call 05/15/2025

    1,075,290  
    885,000  

6.50%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/20233 4

    910,929  
    1,400,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2027

    1,524,178  
       

New Orleans Aviation Board

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2028

    579,032  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2048, Call 01/1/20273

    1,614,119  
    1,260,000  

Port New Orleans Board of Commissioners, AGM, 5.00%, 04/1/2038, Call 04/1/20283

    1,404,304  
       

State of Louisiana

       
    1,200,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2031, Call 09/1/2030

    1,429,281  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2026

    1,063,802  
              15,482,141  
       

MAINE — 0.6%

       

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2028, Call 07/1/2027

    1,119,321  
    1,615,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2027

    1,803,188  
    700,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2027

    781,567  
       

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, AGM

       
    500,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2031

    551,980  
    500,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/2031

    548,739  
    1,510,000  

Maine Municipal Bond Bank, 5.00%, 11/1/2031, Call 11/1/2027

    1,726,462  
    500,000  

Town of Rumford, 6.88%, 10/1/2026, Call 05/6/20223

    500,251  
              7,031,508  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

MARYLAND — 1.4%

       

City of Baltimore

       
  $ 2,500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 01/1/2027

  $ 2,787,236  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2027

    1,508,260  
    1,330,000  

County of Prince George’s, 7.00%, 08/1/2048, Call 11/1/2026

    1,478,967  
    1,600,000  

Howard County Housing Commission, 5.00%, 06/1/2044, Call 06/1/2024

    1,674,238  
    1,000,000  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., 5.00%, 06/1/2049, Call 06/1/20293

    1,099,902  
       

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       
    2,700,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2038, Call 08/15/2023

    2,812,948  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025

    1,077,447  
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/2025

    536,631  
       

Maryland Stadium Authority

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2046, Call 05/1/2026

    2,236,423  
    340,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2028

    394,333  
              15,606,385  
       

MASSACHUSETTS — 0.9%

    120,000  

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, 5.00%, 06/15/2039, Call 06/15/2026

    123,652  
    1,500,000  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4.00%, 05/1/2036, Call 05/1/2028

    1,614,035  
       

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/20381

    2,114,591  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 01/1/2029

    1,042,038  
       

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/20283

    1,125,371  
    200,000  

4.25%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/20263

    203,996  
    3,000,000  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2037, Call 08/15/2025

    3,265,591  
    1,000,000  

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 5.00%, 08/1/2040, Call 08/1/2026

    1,122,389  
              10,611,663  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

MICHIGAN — 2.7%

  $ 500,000  

Detroit Downtown Development Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2024

  $ 527,521  
    685,000  

Grand Rapids Public Schools, AGM, 5.00%, 05/1/2024

    727,148  
    1,000,000  

Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2026

    1,107,846  
    275,000  

Kentwood Economic Development Corp., 5.63%, 11/15/2041, Call 05/15/2022

    276,452  
       

Michigan Finance Authority

       
    275,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2029, Call 05/6/2022

    246,133  
    3,500,000  

4.50%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2024

    3,591,629  
    1,165,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2031, Call 07/1/2024

    1,208,020  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2024

    2,682,315  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2025

    1,080,377  
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2025

    539,701  
    1,270,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2031

    1,466,291  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/2024

    1,030,591  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2041, Call 11/15/2026

    1,099,859  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2022

    2,559,734  
    1,450,000  

Michigan Finance Authority, NATL, 5.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2024

    1,530,135  
    1,000,000  

Michigan Finance Authority, SAW, 4.00%, 11/1/2048, Call 11/1/2028

    1,060,822  
    3,000,000  

Michigan State Building Authority, 5.00%, 04/15/2041, Call 10/15/2026

    3,295,112  
    2,000,000  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, 2.40%, 11/15/20471

    2,009,922  
    250,000  

Renaissance Public School Academy, 6.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/6/2022

    250,205  
    500,000  

Summit Academy, 6.38%, 11/1/2035, Call 05/6/2022

    500,160  
       

Wayne County Airport Authority

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/20253

    2,166,343  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    1,667,237  
              30,623,553  
       

MINNESOTA — 0.4%

    250,000  

City of Deephaven, 5.25%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025

    264,385  
    70,000  

City of Minneapolis, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/20274

    73,329  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

MINNESOTA (Continued)

  $ 1,720,000  

City of Shakopee Senior Housing Revenue, 5.85%, 11/1/2058, Call 05/1/20251 4

  $ 1,769,503  
       

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of Saint Paul

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2025

    1,102,303  
    1,285,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2030, Call 11/15/2025

    1,416,459  
              4,625,979  
       

MISSISSIPPI — 0.0%6

    500,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., 5.00%, 02/1/20361 3 4

    503,029  
                 
       

MISSOURI — 0.7%

    75,000  

Cape Girardeau County Industrial Development Authority, 4.00%, 03/1/2046, Call 03/1/2031

    76,849  
       

City of Kansas City Sanitary Sewer System Revenue

       
    600,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2030, Call 01/1/2028

    692,962  
    685,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2032, Call 01/1/2028

    790,031  
    350,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2028

    402,125  
       

Hannibal Industrial Development Authority

       
    640,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/2027

    709,080  
    445,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2047, Call 10/1/2027

    489,755  
       

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2043, Call 05/15/2028

    1,136,430  
    350,000  

4.00%, 11/15/2049, Call 11/15/2027

    365,843  
       

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority

       
    980,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2037, Call 03/1/20293

    1,089,066  
    1,020,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2039, Call 03/1/20293

    1,130,600  
    1,400,000  

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, 5.00%, 05/1/2033, Call 05/1/2025

    1,521,545  
              8,404,286  
       

NEBRASKA — 0.4%

       

Central Plains Energy Project

       
    1,875,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2027, Call 09/1/2022

    1,901,282  
    2,500,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2022

    2,535,043  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

NEBRASKA (Continued)

  $ 250,000  

5.25%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2022

  $ 253,757  
              4,690,082  
       

NEVADA — 1.5%

    240,000  

City of Carson City, 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2027

    262,839  
    800,000  

Clark County School District, AGM, 5.00%, 06/15/2031, Call 06/15/2030

    950,985  
       

County of Clark

       
    500,000  

2.10%, 06/1/2031

    446,865  
    2,520,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2043, Call 06/1/2028

    2,855,351  
    5,100,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2048, Call 06/1/2028

    5,744,462  
    1,000,000  

Henderson Public Improvement Trust, 5.50%, 01/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024

    1,053,759  
    1,000,000  

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2028

    1,125,753  
       

Las Vegas Valley Water District

       
    2,025,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024

    2,171,852  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2041, Call 06/1/2026

    2,199,498  
    595,000  

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry, 5.00%, 12/15/2035, Call 12/15/20254

    627,572  
              17,438,936  
       

NEW HAMPSHIRE — 0.3%

    485,518  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, 4.13%, 01/20/2034

    518,739  
       

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act

       
    1,120,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2027

    1,233,465  
    215,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2037, Call 02/1/2028

    245,946  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 01/1/2028

    1,129,708  
              3,127,858  
       

NEW JERSEY — 2.9%

    4,000,000  

Garden State Preservation Trust, AGM, 5.75%, 11/1/2028

    4,586,385  
       

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

       
    325,000  

5.13%, 09/15/2023, Call 08/20/20223

    331,632  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2024, Call 03/1/2023

    1,540,941  
    890,000  

3.13%, 07/1/2029, Call 07/1/2027

    891,309  
    1,000,000  

3.38%, 07/1/2030, Call 07/1/2027

    1,004,831  
    100,000  

5.00%, 07/15/2032, Call 07/15/2027

    108,728  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

NEW JERSEY (Continued)

  $ 500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2027

  $ 546,873  
    280,000  

6.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/20244

    291,872  
    880,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2036, Call 12/15/2026

    963,770  
    350,000  

6.30%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/20244

    363,855  
    1,000,000  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/2025, Call 06/15/2024

    1,056,593  
       

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority

       
    500,000  

5.75%, 07/1/2037, Call 05/6/2022

    501,162  
    1,175,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/2025

    1,262,468  
       

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2028, Call 06/1/20283

    562,058  
    855,000  

4.25%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/20263

    864,476  
    3,915,000  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, 3.15%, 10/1/20243

    3,949,104  
       

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

       
    1,800,000  

0.00%, 12/15/2030

    1,348,712  
    1,850,000  

5.00%, 12/15/2035, Call 12/15/2028

    2,053,314  
    530,000  

4.00%, 06/15/2036, Call 06/15/2031

    552,821  
    500,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2040, Call 12/15/2030

    558,532  
    500,000  

4.00%, 06/15/2042, Call 06/15/2032

    510,969  
    835,000  

4.00%, 06/15/2042, Call 12/15/2031

    857,112  
    2,000,000  

5.25%, 06/15/2043, Call 12/15/2028

    2,228,462  
    805,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2044, Call 06/15/2024

    847,728  
    1,000,000  

South Jersey Port Corp., 5.00%, 01/1/2037, Call 01/1/20283

    1,081,352  
    1,610,000  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 5.00%, 06/1/2036, Call 06/1/2028

    1,777,844  
    1,990,000  

Union County Utilities Authority, County Guarantee, 5.25%, 12/1/2031, Call 05/6/20223

    1,996,395  
              32,639,298  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

NEW MEXICO — 0.2%

  $ 810,000  

Mesa Del Sol Public Improvement District No. 1, 7.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2023

  $ 818,748  
    1,020,000  

Volterra Public Improvement District, 6.75%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2024

    1,030,191  
              1,848,939  
       

NEW YORK — 6.4%

    450,000  

Build New York City Resource Corp., 5.00%, 04/15/2043, Call 04/15/2023

    455,765  
    1,035,000  

City of Long Beach , 5.00%, 09/1/2027

    1,127,034  
       

City of New York

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2026, Call 03/1/2024

    2,110,532  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2040, Call 04/1/2028

    2,242,703  
       

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

5.66%, 02/1/2044, Call 02/1/2030

    1,064,197  
    1,000,000  

6.24%, 02/1/2047, Call 02/1/2027

    1,078,682  
    1,000,000  

4.60%, 02/1/2051, Call 02/1/2030

    887,669  
    2,000,000  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2033, Call 05/15/2028

    2,209,611  
    650,000  

Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp., 5.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024

    686,360  
    2,000,000  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, SAW, 5.00%, 07/15/2037, Call 07/15/2028

    2,291,171  
       

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue

       
    1,500,000  

4.00%, 11/1/2037, Call 05/1/2031

    1,599,728  
    1,250,000  

4.00%, 11/1/2038, Call 05/1/2031

    1,330,874  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 11/1/2041, Call 11/1/2029

    1,045,466  
       

New York City Water & Sewer System

       
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2032, Call 06/15/2027

    1,702,841  
    5,000,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2047, Call 12/15/2022

    5,113,978  
    2,025,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2048, Call 12/15/2027

    2,295,740  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

NEW YORK (Continued)

  $ 730,000  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, 5.63%, 06/1/2035

  $ 764,702  
       

New York Liberty Development Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 10/1/2035

    1,228,185  
    2,000,000  

5.38%, 11/15/2040, Call 11/15/20244

    2,124,714  
    730,000  

3.00%, 02/15/2042, Call 02/15/2030

    659,732  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/20244

    1,047,576  
    1,500,000  

7.25%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/20244

    1,589,919  
       

New York State Dormitory Authority

       
    5,000,000  

4.00%, 02/15/2039, Call 02/15/2030

    5,295,495  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2029

    931,402  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2044, Call 02/15/2025

    2,137,301  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 02/15/2045, Call 02/15/2025

    1,066,650  
    500,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/2031

    524,637  
       

New York State Urban Development Corp.

       
    1,500,000  

4.00%, 03/15/2043, Call 03/15/2030

    1,570,332  
    2,000,000  

4.00%, 03/15/2046, Call 03/15/2030

    2,082,553  
       

New York Transportation Development Corp.

       
    3,000,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/20303

    3,363,083  
    1,000,000  

5.25%, 01/1/2050, Call 07/1/20243

    1,046,553  
       

Onondaga Civic Development Corp.

       
    235,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025

    251,759  
    500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/2025

    533,259  
       

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

       
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 07/15/2040, Call 07/15/20303

    1,035,139  
    4,535,000  

5.00%, 10/15/2041, Call 10/15/2025

    4,914,766  
       

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority

       
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2045, Call 11/15/2025

    1,628,800  
    3,405,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2049, Call 11/15/2030

    3,895,014  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

NEW YORK (Continued)

  $ 4,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2051, Call 05/15/2031

  $ 4,582,313  
    970,000  

TSASC, Inc., 5.00%, 06/1/2045, Call 06/1/2027

    1,005,145  
    750,000  

Westchester County Local Development Corp., 5.50%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2024

    795,019  
    810,000  

Western Nassau County Water Authority, 4.00%, 04/1/2051, Call 04/1/2031

    875,440  
    290,000  

Yonkers Economic Development Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/2049, Call 10/15/2029

    302,747  
              72,494,586  
       

NORTH CAROLINA — 0.2%

       

North Carolina Medical Care Commission

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2022

    2,041,389  
    715,000  

4.00%, 09/1/2046, Call 09/1/2028

    735,332  
              2,776,721  
       

NORTH DAKOTA — 0.3%

    1,000,000  

City of Grand Forks, 4.00%, 12/1/2036, Call 12/1/2031

    1,047,630  
    600,000  

County of Burleigh, 4.38%, 04/15/2026

    606,688  
    2,000,000  

County of Ward, 5.00%, 06/1/2053, Call 06/1/2028

    2,174,326  
              3,828,644  
       

OHIO — 1.6%

    1,000,000  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2055, Call 06/1/2030

    1,041,393  
    1,000,000  

Butler County Port Authority, 6.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2022

    975,077  
    830,000  

City of Akron, 5.00%, 12/1/2026

    877,029  
    1,000,000  

City of Middleburg Heights, 4.00%, 08/1/2041, Call 08/1/2031

    1,076,903  
    710,000  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    757,011  
       

County of Hamilton

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2041

    1,261,353  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 09/15/2045, Call 03/15/2030

    2,290,625  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

OHIO (Continued)

  $ 500,000  

County of Tuscarawas, 6.00%, 03/1/2045, Call 03/1/2025

  $ 519,517  
    2,330,000  

Indian Creek Local School District, School District Credit Program, 5.00%, 11/1/2055, Call 11/1/2028

    2,585,945  
    2,665,000  

Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, 5.00%, 02/15/2037, Call 02/15/2028

    3,033,757  
    1,500,000  

Ohio Water Development Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2026

    1,683,827  
    750,000  

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, 4.38%, 06/1/20331

    751,951  
    1,000,000  

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, 5.75%, 12/1/2032, Call 12/1/2022

    1,016,040  
              17,870,428  
       

OKLAHOMA — 0.6%

    940,000  

Coweta Public Works Authority, 4.00%, 08/1/2027, Call 08/1/2026

    1,011,062  
    1,000,000  

Garfield County Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2031, Call 09/1/2026

    1,107,977  
    1,040,000  

Muskogee Industrial Trust, 4.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2029

    1,110,516  
    1,000,000  

Oklahoma City Airport Trust, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/20283

    1,099,662  
    2,000,000  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, AGM, 4.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2028

    2,083,862  
              6,413,079  
       

OREGON — 0.4%

    1,000,000  

Medford Hospital Facilities Authority, 4.00%, 08/15/2039, Call 08/15/2030

    1,051,111  
       

Oregon State Facilities Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2045, Call 04/1/2025

    1,080,750  
    45,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/2026

    50,386  
    720,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/2026

    783,480  
       

Port of Portland Airport Revenue

       
    450,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2030

    478,675  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/20293

    1,110,787  
              4,555,189  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

PENNSYLVANIA — 3.2%

  $ 305,000  

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, 5.00%, 10/15/2037, Call 10/15/2027

  $ 327,661  
    95,000  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, 6.00%, 07/15/2038, Call 07/15/2023

    98,427  
    250,000  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, 5.00%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2032

    281,331  
       

Chester County Industrial Development Authority

       
    100,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/2024

    105,519  
    780,000  

5.38%, 10/15/2042, Call 10/15/2022

    788,763  
    1,000,000  

City of Philadelphia Airport Revenue, 4.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/20303

    1,036,446  
    105,000  

Coatesville School District, AGM SAW, 5.00%, 08/1/2022

    106,337  
       

Commonwealth Financing Authority

       
    1,825,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2034, Call 06/1/2028

    2,039,713  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2035, Call 06/1/2028

    1,116,702  
    2,180,000  

County of Chester, 4.00%, 11/15/2032, Call 11/15/2027

    2,373,774  
    315,000  

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, 5.75%, 07/1/2032

    400,489  
    265,000  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2025

    283,932  
    1,000,000  

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, 5.63%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2022

    1,011,114  
    650,000  

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2028

    739,400  
       

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority

       
    1,100,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2028, Call 05/15/2022

    1,105,223  
    400,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2029, Call 05/15/2022

    401,899  
    1,500,000  

Moon Area School District, SAW, 5.00%, 11/15/2028, Call 11/15/2024

    1,608,313  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

PENNSYLVANIA (Continued)

       

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority

       
  $ 250,000  

6.40%, 12/1/2038, Call 09/1/2025

  $ 171,467  
    300,000  

10.00%, 12/1/2040, Call 06/1/20304

    300,415  
    300,000  

10.00%, 12/1/2040, Call 06/1/20303 4

    300,415  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 04/15/2045, Call 04/15/2030

    1,049,285  
    1,000,000  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2027

    1,146,770  
       

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2024

    1,069,306  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

    2,241,371  
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2041, Call 06/1/2026

    552,794  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2028

    2,271,553  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 12/1/2045, Call 12/1/2030

    1,044,156  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027

    1,119,571  
       

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development

       
    795,000  

5.00%, 05/1/2027, Call 05/1/2026

    886,995  
    500,000  

8.00%, 01/1/2033, Call 01/1/2023

    523,403  
    500,000  

6.88%, 06/15/2033, Call 06/15/2023

    524,646  
    850,000  

4.00%, 11/1/2037, Call 11/1/2029

    908,289  
    1,000,000  

6.60%, 11/1/2047, Call 11/1/2027

    1,025,164  
    155,000  

Quakertown General Authority, 4.00%, 07/1/2022

    155,129  
       

School District of Philadelphia, SAW

       
    5,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2026

    5,620  
    995,000  

5.00%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2026

    1,097,177  
    1,000,000  

Scranton-Lackawanna Health & Welfare Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2046, Call 06/1/2026

    1,019,090  
    2,090,000  

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2029, Call 06/1/2027

    2,373,182  
    1,150,000  

St. Mary Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2023

    1,210,062  
    275,000  

Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority, 5.00%, 01/1/2035, Call 01/1/20283

    300,927  

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

PENNSYLVANIA (Continued)

  $ 500,000  

Upper Merion Area School District, SAW, 5.00%, 01/15/2034, Call 01/15/2026

  $ 549,832  
    500,000  

Williamsport Area School District, AGM SAW, 4.00%, 03/1/2035, Call 09/1/2024

    520,729  
              36,192,391  
       

PUERTO RICO — 0.4%

       

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

       
    62,039  

5.25%, 07/1/2023

    63,567  
    28,574  

0.00%, 07/1/2024

    26,091  
    61,865  

5.38%, 07/1/2025

    65,329  
    61,305  

5.63%, 07/1/2027

    67,030  
    60,310  

5.63%, 07/1/2029

    67,379  
    58,579  

5.75%, 07/1/2031

    66,868  
    55,548  

4.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2031

    54,373  
    71,485  

0.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2031

    41,395  
    49,930  

4.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2031

    48,329  
    42,853  

4.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2031

    41,285  
    58,264  

4.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2031

    55,548  
    277,359  

0.00%, 11/1/20431

    149,427  
    60,594  

4.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/2031

    57,259  
    2,000,000  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2022 5

    1,915,000  
    1,500,000  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2058, Call 07/1/2028

    1,598,549  
              4,317,429  
       

RHODE ISLAND — 0.3%

    1,535,000  

Rhode Island Commerce Corp., 5.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2026

    1,666,807  
    1,000,000  

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., 6.00%, 09/1/2033, Call 09/1/2023

    1,058,867  
    615,000  

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., 4.00%, 11/1/2050, Call 11/1/2031

    648,923  
              3,374,597  
       

SOUTH CAROLINA — 1.3%

    1,000,000  

City of Columbia Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 02/1/2043, Call 02/1/2023

    1,029,104  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

SOUTH CAROLINA (Continued)

  $ 2,000,000  

Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., 5.00%, 11/1/2041, Call 05/1/2026

  $ 2,188,742  
    1,500,000  

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, 4.00%, 10/1/2048, Call 11/1/20231

    1,545,059  
       

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority

       
    500,000  

0.00%, 02/1/2035, Call 02/1/20233 4 5

    200,000  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/1/2043, Call 05/1/2028

    1,130,231  
    2,000,000  

South Carolina Ports Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/20283

    2,213,619  
       

South Carolina Public Service Authority

       
    1,335,000  

4.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2031

    1,416,022  
    730,000  

5.00%, 12/1/2055, Call 06/1/2025

    783,053  
    1,015,000  

5.25%, 12/1/2055, Call 12/1/2025

    1,107,227  
    3,000,000  

University of South Carolina, 5.00%, 05/1/2043, Call 05/1/2027

    3,370,003  
              14,983,060  
       

SOUTH DAKOTA — 0.1%

    1,235,000  

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/2045, Call 11/1/2025

    1,333,872  
                 
       

TENNESSEE — 0.8%

    1,220,000  

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2044, Call 10/1/2024

    1,303,033  
    2,000,000  

Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board, 5.00%, 08/15/2042, Call 08/15/2022

    2,023,611  
       

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board

       
    365,000  

0.00%, 05/1/2025, Call 11/1/20244 5

    171,550  
    45,000  

0.00%, 05/1/20345

    21,150  
    1,500,000  

Tennergy Corp., 4.00%, 12/1/2051, Call 06/1/20281

    1,591,360  
       

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

5.63%, 09/1/2026

    1,122,834  
    1,000,000  

4.00%, 05/1/2048, Call 02/1/20231

    1,017,352  
    1,500,000  

4.00%, 11/1/2049, Call 08/1/20251

    1,550,384  
              8,801,274  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

TEXAS — 7.3%

  $ 85,000  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2027

  $ 86,960  
    320,000  

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2027

    338,034  
       

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2036, Call 01/1/2031

    1,161,699  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 01/1/2043, Call 01/1/2028

    2,214,609  
    2,000,000  

City of Arlington, AGM, 5.00%, 02/15/2048, Call 02/15/2028

    2,246,201  
       

City of Austin Airport System Revenue

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2035, Call 11/15/20263

    1,102,264  
    2,250,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/20243

    2,374,231  
    1,000,000  

City of El Paso, 5.00%, 08/15/2036, Call 08/15/2026

    1,113,175  
    250,000  

City of Hackberry, 4.50%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2027

    262,924  
    1,000,000  

City of Houston, 4.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027

    1,067,035  
       

City of Houston Airport System Revenue

       
    700,000  

4.75%, 07/1/20243

    720,247  
    750,000  

5.00%, 07/15/2035, Call 07/15/20253

    789,595  
    1,085,000  

City of Houston Combined Utility System Revenue, 4.00%, 11/15/2041, Call 11/15/2031

    1,181,062  
    1,500,000  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue, 4.00%, 07/15/2041, Call 07/15/20293

    1,463,483  
    1,400,000  

City of Lewisville, 6.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/20224

    1,469,132  
    750,000  

City of Sugar Land, 5.00%, 02/15/2029, Call 02/15/2027

    851,668  
       

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp.

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2042, Call 08/15/2022

    504,968  
    100,000  

4.40%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2022

    100,557  
    1,500,000  

4.60%, 12/1/2049, Call 12/1/2024

    1,538,620  
    5,000,000  

County of Travis, 5.00%, 03/1/2036, Call 03/1/2029

    5,838,611  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

TEXAS (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

Danbury Higher Education Authority, Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/2043, Call 08/15/2023

  $ 1,060,404  
    280,000  

Decatur Hospital Authority, 6.63%, 09/1/2031, Call 09/1/2023

    296,711  
    1,065,000  

El Paso Downtown Development Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/2026

    1,181,787  
    1,000,000  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/2038, Call 04/1/2028

    1,130,372  
    1,050,000  

Hale Center Education Facilities Corp., 5.00%, 03/1/2032

    1,165,062  
    3,000,000  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2029

    3,228,364  
    1,110,000  

Harris County Toll Road Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2043, Call 02/15/2028

    1,257,631  
    475,000  

Jefferson County Industrial Development Corp., 8.25%, 07/1/2032, Call 07/1/2022

    483,144  
    500,000  

Mission Economic Development Corp., 4.63%, 10/1/2031, Call 04/26/20223 4

    525,510  
       

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.

       
    600,000  

4.75%, 04/1/2034, Call 04/1/2024

    632,621  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2039, Call 04/1/2024

    1,059,228  
    2,505,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 07/1/2025

    2,160,563  
       

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., AGM

       
    375,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/2027

    423,260  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2046, Call 04/1/2024

    1,581,625  
    2,200,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/2027

    2,474,950  
    830,000  

Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/15/2037, Call 06/15/2022

    836,464  
    1,000,000  

Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, 5.00%, 12/1/2036, Call 12/1/2028

    1,140,161  
    1,000,000  

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp., 0.00%, 12/15/2047, Call 05/6/20225

    625,000  
    290,000  

SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp., 5.50%, 08/1/2027

    330,795  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

TEXAS (Continued)

  $ 1,750,000  

San Antonio Independent School District, PSF, 5.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2025

  $ 1,875,587  
       

State of Texas

       
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2025

    2,201,014  
    2,515,000  

5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2025

    2,756,188  
       

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.

       
    1,000,000  

4.20%, 09/1/2025, Call 09/1/2023

    1,033,373  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 11/15/2038, Call 05/15/2023

    2,073,610  
    1,430,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 01/1/2029

    1,601,143  
    1,620,000  

Texas City Industrial Development Corp., 4.13%, 12/1/2045, Call 02/4/2025

    1,679,984  
       

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I

       
    555,000  

5.25%, 12/15/2025

    608,306  
    1,670,000  

6.25%, 12/15/2026

    1,832,826  
       

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.

       
    500,000  

4.00%, 12/31/2037, Call 12/31/2029

    518,466  
    1,110,000  

5.00%, 12/31/2040, Call 12/31/20253

    1,188,101  
    4,000,000  

Texas Public Finance Authority, 4.00%, 02/1/2037, Call 02/1/2029

    4,397,503  
    1,125,000  

Texas Transportation Commission, 0.00%, 08/1/2040, Call 02/1/2029

    513,160  
       

Texas Water Development Board

       
    1,500,000  

4.00%, 10/15/2037, Call 10/15/2027

    1,623,933  
    2,000,000  

4.00%, 08/1/2038, Call 08/1/2030

    2,199,896  
    1,550,000  

4.00%, 10/15/2038, Call 10/15/2029

    1,678,376  
    5,000,000  

5.00%, 04/15/2049, Call 10/15/2028

    5,737,672  
       

Town of Westlake

       
    225,000  

5.50%, 09/1/2025

    226,073  
    200,000  

6.13%, 09/1/2035, Call 09/1/2025

    199,534  
    1,200,000  

Uptown Development Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2036, Call 09/1/2026

    1,282,391  
              83,245,863  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

UTAH — 0.2%

  $ 1,000,000  

Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, 5.25%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/20283

  $ 1,107,088  
       

Utah Charter School Finance Authority

       
    1,000,000  

4.50%, 07/15/20274

    1,013,867  
    500,000  

5.38%, 06/15/2048, Call 06/15/20274

    523,104  
              2,644,059  
       

VIRGINIA — 1.4%

    715,000  

Celebrate North Community Development Authority, 0.00%, 03/1/20185

    464,750  
    1,000,000  

Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District, 5.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/2026

    1,077,707  
    530,000  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Multifamily Variable Rate Demand Certificates, 4.15%, 04/15/2025, Call 05/6/20223 4

    531,265  
    2,000,000  

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2027

    2,294,584  
    1,000,000  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, 5.50%, 07/1/2057, Call 01/1/2028

    1,146,376  
       

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board

       
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 05/15/2028, Call 11/15/2027

    1,155,510  
    2,500,000  

4.00%, 05/15/2031, Call 05/15/2026

    2,672,087  
       

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority

       
    2,225,000  

4.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/20323

    2,299,041  
    500,000  

4.00%, 01/1/2039, Call 01/1/20323

    516,481  
    775,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 01/1/20323

    800,545  
    500,000  

4.00%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/20323

    515,593  
    130,000  

5.50%, 01/1/2042, Call 07/1/20223

    131,107  
    500,000  

5.00%, 12/31/2047, Call 12/31/20323

    558,572  
    1,750,000  

5.00%, 12/31/2052, Call 06/30/20273

    1,939,016  
              16,102,634  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

WASHINGTON — 3.2%

  $ 2,000,000  

Clark County School District No. 114 Evergreen, School Bond Gty, 4.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 06/1/2028

  $ 2,185,999  
    1,500,000  

County of King Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 01/1/2025

    1,616,851  
    705,000  

King County Public Hospital District No. 4, 5.00%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2025

    717,592  
    2,215,000  

King County School District No. 210 Federal Way, School Bond Gty, 4.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2027

    2,416,613  
       

King County School District No. 406 Tukwila, School Bond Gty

       
    2,190,000  

4.00%, 12/1/2030, Call 06/1/2026

    2,338,504  
    1,560,000  

4.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 06/1/2026

    1,662,589  
    65,000  

Ocean Shores Local Improvement District, 7.25%, 02/1/2031

    74,854  
       

Port of Seattle

       
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2044, Call 04/1/20293

    1,681,039  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2046, Call 08/1/20313

    2,263,599  
       

State of Washington

       
    1,695,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/2029

    1,990,464  
    2,000,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2037, Call 08/1/2023

    2,076,769  
    1,435,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/2028

    1,643,276  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/1/2040, Call 06/1/2026

    1,103,498  
    1,630,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2029

    1,891,081  
    1,710,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2029

    1,980,025  
    1,515,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2044, Call 02/1/2032

    1,818,416  
    1,500,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2029

    1,734,166  
    195,000  

Tacoma Consolidated Local Improvement Districts, 5.75%, 04/1/2043, Call 04/21/2022

    195,288  
       

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority

       
    500,000  

5.00%, 08/15/2032, Call 08/15/2027

    553,837  
    1,820,000  

5.00%, 03/1/2038, Call 03/1/2025

    1,946,168  
    500,000  

5.00%, 08/1/2038, Call 08/1/2029

    566,933  
       

Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District

       
    1,210,000  

3.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2031

    1,057,870  
    1,550,000  

3.00%, 07/1/2058, Call 07/1/2031

    1,250,211  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

WASHINGTON (Continued)

  $ 1,000,000  

Yakima County School District No. 208 West Valley, School Bond Gty, 4.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2028

  $ 1,106,472  
              35,872,114  
       

WEST VIRGINIA — 0.2%

    1,000,000  

Monongalia County Commission Special District, 5.50%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/20274

    1,074,537  
    1,000,000  

West Virginia Parkways Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2028

    1,153,458  
              2,227,995  
       

WISCONSIN — 1.2%

       

Public Finance Authority

       
    170,000  

5.00%, 07/1/20223

    171,016  
    780,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2027, Call 07/1/2024

    799,786  
    500,000  

5.75%, 02/1/2035, Call 02/1/2025

    507,228  
    535,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2024

    558,104  
    1,000,000  

6.50%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/20274

    991,177  
    500,000  

5.00%, 06/15/2039, Call 06/15/20264

    508,476  
    500,000  

5.00%, 02/1/2042, Call 02/1/2032

    535,430  
    500,000  

5.75%, 04/1/2042

    500,000  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/20223

    1,004,823  
    165,000  

6.00%, 07/15/2042, Call 07/15/2022

    166,089  
    450,000  

5.50%, 03/1/2045, Call 03/1/20254

    474,713  
    1,000,000  

5.63%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/20254

    1,043,313  
    390,000  

4.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 01/1/2031

    394,792  
    345,000  

6.38%, 01/1/2048, Call 01/1/20284

    212,175  
       

Public Finance Authority, ACA

       
    7,186  

0.00%, 01/1/20464 5

    190  
    7,085  

0.00%, 01/1/20474 5

    178  
    7,034  

0.00%, 01/1/20484 5

    171  
    6,984  

0.00%, 01/1/20494 5

    164  
    6,882  

0.00%, 01/1/20504 5

    153  
    7,540  

0.00%, 01/1/20514 5

    162  
    194,116  

0.00%, 07/1/20514 5

    106,946  
    7,490  

0.00%, 01/1/20524 5

    153  
    7,388  

0.00%, 01/1/20534 5

    146  
    7,338  

0.00%, 01/1/20544 5

    139  
    7,237  

0.00%, 01/1/20554 5

    133  
    7,135  

0.00%, 01/1/20564 5

    127  
    7,085  

0.00%, 01/1/20574 5

    121  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Value

 
       

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

WISCONSIN (Continued)

  $ 6,984  

0.00%, 01/1/20584 5

  $ 115  
    6,933  

0.00%, 01/1/20594 5

    111  
    6,882  

0.00%, 01/1/20604 5

    105  
    6,781  

0.00%, 01/1/20614 5

    99  
    6,730  

0.00%, 01/1/20624 5

    95  
    6,629  

0.00%, 01/1/20634 5

    90  
    6,579  

0.00%, 01/1/20644 5

    87  
    6,528  

0.00%, 01/1/20654 5

    82  
    6,427  

0.00%, 01/1/20664 5

    76  
    83,706  

0.00%, 01/1/20674 5

    914  
       

University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics

       
    1,405,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2038, Call 04/1/2023

    1,450,852  
    1,000,000  

5.00%, 04/1/2043, Call 10/1/2028

    1,139,718  
    3,000,000  

Village of Mount Pleasant, MORAL OBLIG, 5.00%, 04/1/2048, Call 04/1/2028

    3,364,472  
              13,932,721  
       

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

       

(Cost $894,240,792)

    902,166,460  
                 
       

COMMON STOCK — 0.2%

    32,339  

Energy Harbor Corp.*

    1,959,743  
                 
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

       

(Cost $965,130)

    1,959,743  

 

  Number
of Shares
       
      CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.7%     
   18,027  BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust   211,276 
   53,753  BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.   438,625 
   31,817  BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.   438,756 
   72,299  BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.   548,749 
   127,431  BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.   900,937 
   30,359  BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.   218,281 
   15,444  DTF Tax-Free Income, Inc.   200,618 
   87,593  DWS Municipal Income Trust   911,843 

 

 

  Number
of Shares
     Value 
     MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)
      CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS (Continued)     
   17,462  Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II  $182,653 
   17,008  Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust   194,742 
   23,118  Invesco Municipal Trust   266,088 
   11,819  Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals   137,337 
   8,572  Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund, Inc.   113,836 
   37,184  Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Fund, Inc.   365,519 
   123,034  Pioneer Municipal High Income Fund, Inc.   1,291,857 
   108,960  Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc.   1,266,115 
   8,866  Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.   119,425 
            
      TOTAL CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS     
      (Cost $9,139,084)   7,806,657 
            
      OPEN-END MUTUAL FUND — 1.2%     
   954,258  Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund, Admiral Class   13,197,386 
            
      TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUND     
      (Cost $13,237,568)   13,197,386 
            
     

PRIVATE FUNDS7 — 10.3%

     
     

MacKay Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund, LP* 8

   28,219,036 
     

MacKay Municipal Opportunities Fund, LP* 9

   89,602,376 
            
      TOTAL PRIVATE FUNDS     
      (Cost $94,657,836)   117,821,412 
            

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 4.7%     
 53,431,325  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.29%10

  $53,442,011 
           
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT     
     (Cost $53,445,171)   53,442,011 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 96.2%     
     (Cost $1,065,685,581)   1,096,393,669 
     Other assets less liabilities — 3.8%   43,699,733 
           
     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $1,140,093,402 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

1

Variable rate security.

 

2

Floating rate security.

 

3

Alternative Minimum Tax eligible security.

 

4

Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.

 

5

Security is in default and non-income producing.

 

6

Rounds to less than 0.05%.

 

7

The Private Funds are generally offered in private placement transactions and as such are often illiquid and generally restricted as to resale.

 

8

The investment was acquired on 3/1/2016. The cost is $19,752,111.

 

9

The investment was acquired on 3/1/2016. The cost is $74,905,725.

 

10

The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

AGC — Assured Guaranty Corporation

 

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal

 

AGM-CR — Assured Guaranty Municipal Custodial Receipts

 

AMBAC — American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation

 

BAM — Build America Mutual Assurance Company

 

LP — Limited Partnership

 

NATL — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

 

NATL-RE — National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Reinsurance

 

OBLG — Obligation

 

PSF — Permanent School Fund Guaranteed

 

SAW — State Aid Withholding

 

SIFMA — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 60.9%

       

ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIERS — 13.3%

    7,278,664  

BlackRock Event Driven Equity Fund - Institutional Shares

  $ 72,277,132  
    7,635,559  

Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund - Class R6

    75,515,675  
    2,825,535  

GMO Equity Dislocation Investment Fund – Class A* 1

    57,104,064  
              204,896,871  
       

CORE/ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIERS — 47.6%

    14,682,683  

GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund - Class IV

    367,213,899  
    1,041,050  

GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund - Class III

    33,469,768  
    16,240,805  

JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund - Class R6

    330,500,383  
              731,184,050  
       

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

       

(Cost $927,357,975)

    936,080,921  
                 
       

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 15.6%

       

REAL ASSET — 15.6%

    6,526,337  

iShares Gold Trust*

    240,364,992  
                 
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

       

(Cost $218,493,837)

    240,364,992  
                 
       

PRIVATE FUNDS2 — 19.0%

       

ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIERS — 12.9%

       

Elliott Associates, LP - Class C* 3

    30,038,746  
       

Millennium International, Ltd. - Class GG* 4

    40,446,739  
       

Millennium International, Ltd. - Sub-Class GG-C* 5

    50,472,619  
       

Water Island Merger Arbitrage Institutional Commingled Fund, LP - Class A* 6

    77,873,422  
              198,831,526  
       

CORE DIVERSIFIER — 6.1%

       

All Weather Portfolio Limited* 7

    92,955,895  
              92,955,895  
       

TOTAL PRIVATE FUNDS

       

(Cost $241,122,663)

    291,787,421  

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 4.1%

    62,615,903  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.29%8

  $ 62,628,426  
                 
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $62,622,127)

    62,628,426  
                 
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%

       

(Cost $1,449,596,602)

    1,530,861,760  
       

Other assets less liabilities — 0.4%

    5,521,376  
                 
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 1,536,383,136  

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

1

Domiciled in Ireland.

 

2

The Private Funds are generally offered in private placement transactions and as such are often illiquid and generally restricted as to resale.

 

3

The investment was acquired on 1/2/2020. The cost is $26,962,800.

 

4

The investment was acquired on 1/4/2021. The cost is $28,404,075.

 

5

The investment was acquired on 10/1/2020. The cost is $44,845,178.

 

6

The investment was acquired on 2/26/2018. The cost is $69,500,708. Moderately liquid investment. For redemption terms, please refer to Note 2, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

7

The investment was acquired on 5/1/2018. The cost is $71,409,902.

 

8

The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

LP — Limited Partnership

 

Ltd. — Limited

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 21.5%

       

AUSTRALIA — 0.1%

    100,733  

Goodman Group - REIT

  $ 1,712,110  
    1,818  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    36,737  
              1,748,847  
       

AUSTRIA — 0.1%

    50,213  

Erste Group Bank A.G.

    1,831,093  
                 
       

BELGIUM — 0.1%

    4,782  

Colruyt S.A.

    197,948  
    11,339  

UCB S.A.

    1,356,110  
              1,554,058  
       

BERMUDA — 0.2%

    34,077  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    1,650,008  
    2,589  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    780,273  
    106,265  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    519,200  
    7,321  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    1,160,452  
              4,109,933  
       

BRAZIL — 0.0%1

    46,121  

Telefonica Brasil S.A. - ADR2

    518,861  
                 
       

CANADA — 0.5%

    4,984  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.2

    305,220  
    10,151  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    728,030  
    36,342  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

    2,054,676  
    21,616  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    3,448,184  
    18,738  

Royal Bank of Canada

    2,063,031  
    4,459  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    354,134  
              8,953,275  
       

CAYMAN ISLANDS — 0.2%

    114,423  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    1,709,014  
    164,500  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    793,407  
              2,502,421  
       

CHILE — 0.0%1

    42,388  

Enel Americas S.A. - ADR2

    253,056  
                 
       

CHINA — 0.3%

    29,831  

China Construction Bank Corp. - ADR

    442,990  
    175,500  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. - Class H

    1,366,167  
    881,000  

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.

    2,804,399  

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

CHINA (Continued)

    1,506,000  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. - Class H

  $ 923,257  
    43,200  

Legend Holdings Corp. - Class H3

    53,977  
              5,590,790  
       

CURACAO — 0.1%

    43,093  

Schlumberger Ltd.

    1,780,172  
                 
       

DENMARK — 0.5%

    9,221  

Coloplast A/S - Class B

    1,396,414  
    5,130  

Demant A/S*

    232,158  
    9,020  

DSV PANALPINA A/S

    1,728,734  
    35,408  

Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR

    3,932,058  
    1,949  

Novozymes A/S

    133,632  
    7,059  

Pandora A/S

    672,471  
              8,095,467  
       

FRANCE — 0.6%

    8,120  

Capgemini S.E.

    1,801,853  
    18,103  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    2,453,239  
    605  

Hermes International

    856,285  
    4,598  

L’Oreal S.A.

    1,836,650  
    255  

Pernod Ricard S.A.

    56,026  
    28,279  

Publicis Groupe S.A.

    1,716,356  
    11,055  

Schneider Electric S.E.

    1,856,028  
              10,576,437  
       

GERMANY — 0.2%

    4,820  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft A.G.

    1,288,577  
    16,904  

Siemens A.G.

    2,340,652  
              3,629,229  
       

GUERNSEY — 0.2%

    44,301  

Amdocs Ltd.

    3,641,985  
                 
       

HONG KONG — 0.2%

    382,000  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd.

    687,976  
    142,000  

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

    589,445  
    339,000  

HKT Trust and HKT Ltd.4

    464,822  
    64,500  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    420,350  
    25,000  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    297,437  
              2,460,030  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

INDIA — 0.3%

    16,368  

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. - ADR

  $ 912,189  
    162,145  

Infosys Ltd. - ADR2

    4,035,789  
              4,947,978  
       

IRELAND — 0.7%

    12,999  

Accenture PLC - Class A

    4,383,653  
    8,954  

Aon PLC - Class A

    2,915,691  
    6,900  

ICON PLC*

    1,678,218  
    34,143  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    2,238,757  
    763  

Linde PLC

    243,725  
              11,460,044  
       

ISRAEL — 0.1%

    2,131  

Elbit Systems Ltd.2

    469,779  
    8,283  

Nice Ltd. - ADR* 2

    1,813,977  
              2,283,756  
       

ITALY — 0.1%

    28,198  

Moncler S.p.A.

    1,564,479  
                 
       

JAPAN — 1.1%

    1,400  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    106,161  
    18,500  

Bridgestone Corp.

    718,092  
    14,700  

Denso Corp.

    937,862  
    15,871  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    968,765  
    1,700  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    90,292  
    1,900  

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

    275,414  
    10,000  

Itochu Corp.

    338,260  
    2,800  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    71,524  
    23,408  

Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.

    187,985  
    91,787  

KDDI Corp.

    3,009,388  
    200  

Keyence Corp.

    92,740  
    3,800  

Lawson, Inc.

    145,464  
    5,000  

Makita Corp.

    159,983  
    14,878  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    91,963  
    53,680  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    684,708  
    138,000  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    2,434,962  
    74,000  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    2,149,989  
    66,948  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. - ADR2

    1,948,856  
    5,800  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

    406,668  
    1,700  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    55,466  
    40,000  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    773,727  
    500  

Shimano, Inc.

    114,504  

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

JAPAN (Continued)

    34  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

  $ 5,166  
    44,000  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    308,814  
    23,700  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    748,645  
    35,030  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    631,871  
    14,500  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    846,773  
    5,700  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    361,940  
    23,574  

Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.

    580,043  
              19,246,025  
       

JERSEY — 0.1%

    131,435  

WPP PLC

    1,720,234  
                 
       

LUXEMBOURG — 0.1%

    238,668  

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

    1,669,794  
                 
       

NETHERLANDS — 0.5%

    17,237  

Airbus S.E.*

    2,079,963  
    1,186  

Ferrari N.V.

    258,655  
    111,896  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

    3,599,192  
    14,012  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. - ADR

    451,326  
    16,697  

Wolters Kluwer N.V.

    1,780,008  
              8,169,144  
       

NEW ZEALAND — 0.0%1

    174,948  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    553,645  
                 
       

NORWAY — 0.0%1

    3,840  

Yara International A.S.A.

    192,033  
                 
       

PHILIPPINES — 0.0%1

    5,236  

PLDT, Inc. - ADR

    183,993  
                 
       

SINGAPORE — 0.2%

    12,622  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    330,724  
    6,072  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. - ADR

    633,067  
    76,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    1,778,248  
              2,742,039  
       

SOUTH KOREA — 0.1%

    11,178  

POSCO - ADR2

    662,520  
    4,334  

Woori Financial Group, Inc. - ADR

    163,219  
              825,739  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

SWEDEN — 0.0%1

    5,731  

Industrivarden A.B. - A Shares

  $ 162,536  
    4,787  

L E Lundbergforetagen A.B. - B Shares

    242,952  
              405,488  
       

SWITZERLAND — 1.1%

    880  

Alcon, Inc.2

    69,810  
    16  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli A.G.

    190,431  
    1,365  

EMS-Chemie Holding A.G.

    1,326,513  
    6,065  

Garmin Ltd.

    719,370  
    884  

Kuehne + Nagel International A.G.

    250,993  
    19,955  

Nestle S.A.

    2,594,523  
    7,504  

Nestle S.A. - ADR

    976,271  
    24,309  

Novartis A.G.

    2,134,125  
    4,401  

Novartis A.G. - ADR

    386,188  
    194  

Partners Group Holding A.G.

    240,211  
    7,618  

Roche Holding A.G.

    3,014,152  
    14,816  

Roche Holding A.G. - ADR

    732,059  
    6,279  

Sonova Holding A.G.

    2,622,979  
    2,911  

Swisscom A.G.2

    1,748,947  
    96,664  

UBS Group A.G.

    1,888,941  
    227  

Zurich Insurance Group A.G.

    112,115  
    2,010  

Zurich Insurance Group A.G. - ADR

    98,932  
              19,106,560  
       

TAIWAN — 0.8%

    93,242  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. - ADR2

    4,144,607  
    51,000  

MediaTek, Inc.

    1,587,147  
    12,000  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    246,162  
    76,260  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR

    7,950,868  
    66,650  

United Microelectronics Corp. - ADR2

    607,848  
              14,536,632  
       

UNITED KINGDOM — 0.5%

    60,937  

Anglo American PLC

    3,166,432  
    20,578  

AstraZeneca PLC

    2,728,911  
    1  

AstraZeneca PLC - ADR

    66  
    60,116  

British American Tobacco PLC

    2,524,705  
    5,848  

Burberry Group PLC

    127,660  
    51,795  

J Sainsbury PLC

    171,431  
    5,302  

RELX PLC

    164,986  
              8,884,191  

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

UNITED STATES — 12.5%

    1,533  

Adobe, Inc.*

  $ 698,465  
    7,272  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* 2

    216,051  
    12,168  

Aflac, Inc.

    783,498  
    796  

Allstate Corp.

    110,254  
    2,379  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A*

    6,616,832  
    2,574  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C*

    7,189,156  
    2,316  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    7,550,044  
    540  

AMERCO2

    322,348  
    7,842  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    782,396  
    12,970  

American Express Co.

    2,425,390  
    2,948  

American National Group, Inc.

    557,437  
    11,822  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    1,952,758  
    13,861  

Anthem, Inc.

    6,808,800  
    78,283  

Apple, Inc.

    13,668,995  
    36,239  

Ares Management Corp. - Class A

    2,943,694  
    417  

Atmos Energy Corp.2

    49,827  
    18,892  

Avangrid, Inc.2

    883,012  
    6,902  

Baxter International, Inc.

    535,181  
    711  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    189,126  
    3,404  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.*

    1,201,306  
    1,736  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A*

    977,767  
    15,685  

Blackstone Group, Inc. - Class A

    1,991,054  
    66,233  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. - REIT

    1,709,474  
    21,644  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    1,396,904  
    9,682  

Cadence Bank

    283,295  
    17,662  

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A* 2

    1,616,426  
    10,450  

CDW Corp.

    1,869,401  
    47,156  

Cerner Corp.

    4,411,915  
    37,146  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    3,131,779  
    2,871  

Chemed Corp.

    1,454,305  
    5,174  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    514,192  
    56,026  

Ciena Corp.*

    3,396,856  
    72,988  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    4,069,811  
    5,859  

CNX Resources Corp.*

    121,398  
    2,337  

Coca-Cola Co.

    144,894  
    22,420  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

    2,010,401  
    3,107  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    294,171  
    3,127  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    175,894  
    2,941  

Corteva, Inc.

    169,049  
    4,979  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    2,867,157  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

UNITED STATES (Continued)

    8,095  

Danaher Corp.

  $ 2,374,506  
    24,020  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A

    1,878,844  
    883  

DT Midstream, Inc.2

    47,912  
    1,766  

DTE Energy Co.

    233,483  
    2,136  

Duke Energy Corp.

    238,506  
    20,091  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    5,753,460  
    9,381  

Exelon Corp.

    446,817  
    4,786  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    493,724  
    5,145  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.2

    226,997  
    2,407  

First Financial Corp.

    104,175  
    22,256  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    572,202  
    7,350  

Gartner, Inc.*

    2,186,331  
    1,395  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    208,580  
    7,975  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    1,998,695  
    2,212  

Home Depot, Inc.

    662,118  
    65,497  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    3,375,715  
    6,595  

Humana, Inc.

    2,869,946  
    76,191  

Intel Corp.

    3,776,026  
    327  

Intuit, Inc.

    157,235  
    21,650  

JM Smucker Co.

    2,931,627  
    24,815  

Johnson & Johnson

    4,397,962  
    5,122  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    190,334  
    11,342  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    572,317  
    16,071  

Kroger Co.

    921,993  
    6,649  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    1,652,077  
    6,463  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    963,956  
    9,155  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1,851,049  
    15,674  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,863,326  
    6,853  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

    2,449,125  
    842  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    84,032  
    7,071  

McDonald’s Corp.

    1,748,517  
    8,947  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    734,101  
    9,673  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A*

    2,150,888  
    49,473  

Microsoft Corp.

    15,253,021  
    375  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    29,963  
    1,078  

Morningstar, Inc.

    294,477  
    2,858  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    692,208  
    20,610  

NetApp, Inc.

    1,710,630  
    345  

Netflix, Inc.*

    129,234  
    20,836  

Newmont Corp.

    1,655,420  

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

UNITED STATES (Continued)

    844  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

  $ 71,495  
    1,378  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

    185,424  
    3,604  

NVIDIA Corp.

    983,387  
    38  

NVR, Inc.*

    169,756  
    1,256  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    375,142  
    19,224  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    1,631,733  
    318  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    28,060  
    4,001  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* 2

    2,490,663  
    6,841  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1,145,047  
    106,356  

Pfizer, Inc.

    5,506,050  
    20,704  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,944,934  
    11,943  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1,824,890  
    26,347  

Progressive Corp.

    3,003,295  
    28,827  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    2,017,890  
    1,306  

Public Storage - REIT

    509,706  
    15,847  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,741,744  
    10,706  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,418,545  
    2,143  

ResMed, Inc.

    519,699  
    3,545  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    500,838  
    8,402  

S&P Global, Inc.

    3,446,332  
    1,024  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

    217,416  
    56,993  

Schneider National, Inc. - Class B2

    1,453,322  
    509  

Snowflake, Inc. - Class A*

    116,627  
    5,344  

Stryker Corp.

    1,428,718  
    7,363  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    2,453,867  
    3,226  

Target Corp.

    684,622  
    1,641  

Tesla, Inc.*

    1,768,342  
    1,869  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    342,924  
    10,664  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    646,025  
    11,510  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.2

    402,390  
    3,505  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc. - Class A

    307,984  
    31,419  

Trustmark Corp.

    954,823  
    940  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    418,197  
    4,561  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    1,816,281  
    6,995  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    3,567,240  
    8,566  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    2,235,469  
    4,836  

Visa, Inc. - Class A2

    1,072,480  
    33,377  

Walmart, Inc.

    4,970,503  
    1,237  

Watsco, Inc.

    376,840  
    2,132  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    212,795  
    13,903  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    673,739  

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

UNITED STATES (Continued)

    34,736  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

  $ 1,424,176  
              216,031,652  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

       

(Cost $257,574,160)

    371,769,080  
                 
       

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 9.5%

    1,569,951  

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF2

    164,562,264  
                 
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

       

(Cost $132,405,270)

    164,562,264  
                 
       

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 52.0%

    3,074,835  

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund - Class R6

    92,245,056  
    3,720,228  

Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund - Class K

    78,906,029  
    4,879,608  

GMO Emerging Markets Fund - Class VI

    132,969,325  
    4,024,377  

GMO Equity Dislocation Investment Fund - Class A* 5

    81,332,650  
    18,080,183  

GMO Quality Fund - Class VI6 7

    514,742,816  
                 
       

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

       

(Cost $794,991,364)

    900,195,876  
                 
       

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.0%1

       

GERMANY — 0.0%1

    1,239  

Porsche Automobil Holding S.E.

    119,185  
                 
       

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

       

(Cost $56,592)

    119,185  
                 
       

PRIVATE FUNDS8 — 11.8%

       

Bridgewater All Weather China, Ltd.9

    69,910,097  
       

RIEF Strategic Partners Fund LLC10

    134,427,234  
                 
       

TOTAL PRIVATE FUNDS

       

(Cost $186,362,244)

    204,337,331  
                 

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

     

Value

 
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.5%

       

COLLATERAL INVESTMENTS FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN — 0.3%

       

Collateral Investments11

  $ 4,037,872  
                 
       

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.2%

    55,677,045  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.29%12

    55,688,180  
                 
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $59,707,116)

    59,726,052  
                 
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.3%

       

(Cost $1,431,096,746)

    1,700,709,788  
       

Other assets less liabilities — 1.7%

    29,286,685  
                 
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 1,729,996,473  

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

1

Rounds to less than 0.05%.

 

2

Certain shares or principal amounts are temporarily on loan to unaffiliated brokers-dealers. At period end, the aggregate market value of these securities was $17,998,416.

 

3

Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.

 

4

Comprised of securities in separate entities or units of stapled securities that must be traded together.

 

5

Domiciled in Ireland.

 

6

Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

 

7

Global equity fund.

 

8

The Private Funds are generally offered in private placement transactions and as such are often illiquid and generally restricted as to resale.

 

9

The investment was acquired on 3/1/2021. The cost is $64,000,000.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

As of March 31, 2022

 

10

The investment was acquired on 7/1/2018. The cost is $122,362,244.

 

11

Please refer to Note 2, Securities Lending, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12

The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

ADR – American Depository Receipt

 

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

 

LLC – Limited Liability Company

 

PLC – Public Limited Company

 

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

As of March 31, 2022

 

   

Risk-Managed
Taxable Bond
Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Municipal Bond
Fund

   

Defensive
Allocation
Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Equity Allocation
Fund

 

ASSETS:

                               

Investments, at value (cost $218,410,698, $1,065,685,581, $1,449,596,602 and $1,431,096,746, respectively)

  $ 205,660,053     $ 1,096,393,669     $ 1,530,861,760     $ 1,700,709,788  

Cash

          1,000,000       248,093       313,642  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $0, $0, $0 and $73,069, respectively)

                      45,703  

Receivables:

                               

Investments sold

          38,000,000       5,047,708       32,000,000  

Fund shares sold

    100,970       768,675       549,895       324,970  

Dividends and interest

    718       12,104,362       8,864       1,130,698  

Other receivables

                      34,868  

Other prepaid expenses

    30,289       21,292       51,253       25,283  

Total assets

    205,792,030       1,148,287,998       1,536,767,573       1,734,584,952  
                                 

LIABILITIES:

                               

Payables:

                               

Investments purchased

          7,649,548              

Securities lending collateral

                      4,037,872  

Fund shares redeemed

    190,051       140,030       77,530       38,590  

Due to Adviser

    14,033       207,653       129,774       228,894  

Accrued Trustees’ fees

    13,719       13,719       13,719       13,719  

Accrued fund administration fees

    7,646       43,116       56,352       63,295  

Accrued transfer agent fees and expenses

    5,930       5,953       6,211       6,251  

Accrued administrative servicing fees

    5,258       29,279       12,814       57,347  

Accrued fund accounting fees

    3,416       53,840       52,702       68,327  

Accrued custody fees

    1,316       5,137       3,560       13,546  

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer fees

    1,250       1,250       1,250       1,250  

Accrued other expenses

    29,705       45,071       30,525       59,388  

Total liabilities

    272,324       8,194,596       384,437       4,588,479  
                                 

NET ASSETS

  $ 205,519,706     $ 1,140,093,402     $ 1,536,383,136     $ 1,729,996,473  
                                 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                               

Paid-in capital (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

  $ 217,775,496     $ 1,149,069,480     $ 1,510,996,780     $ 1,419,665,817  

Total distributable earnings (losses)

    (12,255,790 )     (8,976,078 )     25,386,356       310,330,656  

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO OUTSTANDING SHARES

  $ 205,519,706     $ 1,140,093,402     $ 1,536,383,136     $ 1,729,996,473  
                                 

SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING

    22,178,493       116,812,476       145,659,508       118,659,314 ^

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

  $ 9.27     $ 9.76     $ 10.55     $ 14.58 ^

 

^

Advisor Shares

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

Risk-Managed
Taxable Bond
Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Municipal Bond
Fund

   

Defensive
Allocation
Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Equity Allocation
Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

                               

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $0, $0, $0 and $469,903, respectively)

  $ 5,955,348     $ 666,462     $ 22,858,219     $ 25,610,076  

Interest

    2,989       31,076,099       56,742       54,926  

Securities lending income

                      82,231  

Total investment income

    5,958,337       31,742,561       22,914,961       25,747,233  
                                 

EXPENSES:

                               

Advisory fees

    532,018       3,246,002       1,536,081       4,254,394  

Administrative services fees

    212,806       1,202,205       1,536,081       1,772,659  

Fund accounting fees

    63,925       363,762       309,104       421,116  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    62,000       62,000       62,000       62,000  

Fund administration fees

    48,048       271,517       346,691       400,086  

Legal fees

    38,154       39,638       33,084       46,209  

Transfer agent fees and expenses

    35,577       35,656       37,223       37,510  

Registration fees

    26,386       31,250       38,558       40,882  

Audit and tax fees

    31,529       54,200       32,115       70,558  

Chief Compliance Officer fees

    15,000       15,000       15,000       15,000  

Insurance fees

    14,360       14,360       14,360       14,360  

Regulatory services

    10,300       13,300       10,300       11,400  

Custody fees

    7,140       29,488       20,019       78,707  

Shareholder reporting fees

    4,972       5,473       7,552       8,215  

Other expenses

    9,853       12,346       12,038       23,842  

Total expenses

    1,112,068       5,396,197       4,010,206       7,256,938  

Less: Advisory fees waived

    (361,770 )     (721,314 )           (1,417,982 )

Less: Administrative services fees waived

    (148,965 )     (841,548 )     (1,382,512 )     (1,063,582 )

Net expenses

    601,333       3,833,335       2,627,694       4,775,374  

Net investment income

    5,357,004       27,909,226       20,287,267       20,971,859  
                                 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):

                               

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                               

Investments

    (272,643 )     4,166,769       24,151,668       14,133,137  

Foreign currency translations

                      (137,431 )

Capital gain distributions

    494,057       19,592       27,650,956       25,849,776  

Total net realized gain

    221,414       4,186,361       51,802,624       39,845,482  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

                               

Investments

    (13,618,760 )     (65,816,057 )     (39,832,173 )     7,707,942  

Foreign currency translations

                      (8,193 )

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (13,618,760 )     (65,816,057 )     (39,832,173 )     7,699,749  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (13,397,346 )     (61,629,696 )     11,970,451       47,545,231  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

  $ (8,040,342 )   $ (33,720,470 )   $ 32,257,718     $ 68,517,090  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Risk-Managed
Taxable Bond Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Municipal Bond Fund

 
   

Year Ended
March 31,
2022

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2022

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

 

CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FROM:

                               

OPERATIONS:

                               

Net investment income

  $ 5,357,004     $ 6,293,475     $ 27,909,226     $ 33,556,811  

Net realized gain on investments

    221,414       9,612,814       4,186,361       20,883,973  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (13,618,760 )     (1,908,829 )     (65,816,057 )     42,852,596  

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    (8,040,342 )     13,997,460       (33,720,470 )     97,293,380  
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                               

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (9,162,414 )     (12,279,710 )     (47,726,167 )     (46,555,374 )
                                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                               

Shares sold

    45,883,783       64,384,129       207,867,955       165,650,016  

Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

    8,614,057       11,394,860       45,845,037       44,977,690  

Shares redeemed

    (45,324,352 )     (140,692,021 )     (203,377,871 )     (580,871,821 )

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    9,173,488       (64,913,032 )     50,335,121       (370,244,115 )
                                 

Change in net assets

  $ (8,029,268 )   $ (63,195,282 )   $ (31,111,516 )   $ (319,506,109 )
                                 

NET ASSETS:

                               

Beginning of year

    213,548,974       276,744,256       1,171,204,918       1,490,711,027  

End of year

  $ 205,519,706     $ 213,548,974     $ 1,140,093,402     $ 1,171,204,918  
                                 

TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES:

                               

Shares sold

    4,613,028       6,182,109       19,863,338       16,097,863  

Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

    874,914       1,099,460       4,444,489       4,333,526  

Shares redeemed

    (4,542,950 )     (13,369,599 )     (19,507,477 )     (55,852,517 )

Change in shares outstanding

    944,992       (6,088,030 )     4,800,350       (35,421,128 )

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

Defensive Allocation Fund

   

Risk-Managed
Equity Allocation Fund

 
   

Year Ended
March 31,
2022

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2022

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

 

CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FROM:

                               

OPERATIONS:

                               

Net investment income

  $ 20,287,267     $ 18,517,124     $ 20,971,859     $ 18,352,623  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

    51,802,624       1,816,998       39,845,482       28,101,621  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

    (39,832,173 )     203,666,111       7,699,749       288,475,697  

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    32,257,718       224,000,233       68,517,090       334,929,941  
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                               

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (75,177,928 )     (31,640,932 )     (44,777,500 )     (24,948,283 )
                                 

RETURN OF CAPITAL TO SHAREHOLDERS

                               

Change in net assets resulting from return of capital

    (338,217 )                  
                                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                               

Shares sold

    340,832,806       279,246,834       204,504,235       444,644,622  

Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

    71,404,357       29,917,024       41,614,717       23,222,461  

Shares redeemed

    (277,523,441 )     (273,802,913 )     (168,179,027 )     (197,373,488 )

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    134,713,722       35,360,945       77,939,925       270,493,595  
                                 

Change in net assets

  $ 91,455,295     $ 227,720,246     $ 101,679,515     $ 580,475,253  
                                 

NET ASSETS:

                               

Beginning of year

    1,444,927,841       1,217,207,595       1,628,316,958       1,047,841,705  

End of year

  $ 1,536,383,136     $ 1,444,927,841     $ 1,729,996,473     $ 1,628,316,958  
                                 

TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES^:

                               

Shares sold

    31,284,476       26,933,514       13,511,793       34,402,646  

Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

    6,679,547       2,764,974       2,671,034       1,676,712  

Shares redeemed

    (25,227,304 )     (26,598,779 )     (11,012,680 )     (15,310,852 )

Change in shares outstanding

    12,736,719       3,099,709       5,170,147       20,768,506  

 

^

Represents Advisor Shares transactions for Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND

Financial Highlights

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2022

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

   

One Month
Period Ended
March 31,
2020
1

   

Year Ended
February 29,
2020

   

Period Ended
February 28,
2019
2

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.06     $ 10.13     $ 10.53     $ 9.99     $ 10.00  
                                         

Income from Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income

    0.25       0.26       0.03       0.33       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.61 )     0.21       (0.35 )     0.56       (0.05 )

Total from investment operations

    (0.36 )     0.47       (0.32 )     0.89       0.21  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.22 )     (0.47 )     (0.08 )     (0.35 )     (0.22 )

From net realized gain

    (0.21 )     (0.07 )                  

Total distributions

    (0.43 )     (0.54 )     (0.08 )     (0.35 )     (0.22 )
                                         

Net assets value, end of period

  $ 9.27     $ 10.06     $ 10.13     $ 10.53     $ 9.99  
                                         

Total return

    (3.76 )%     4.58 %     (3.06 )%3     9.02 %     2.16 %3
                                         

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                                       

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 205,520     $ 213,549     $ 276,744     $ 300,398     $ 206,356  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                                       

Total expenses before expense waiver

    0.52 %     0.50 %     0.58 %4     0.51 %     0.60 %4

Expense waiver

    (0.24 )%     (0.24 )%     (0.24 )%4     (0.24 )%     (0.24 )%4

Total expenses after expense waiver

    0.28 %     0.26 %     0.34 %4     0.27 %     0.36 %4

Net investment income

    2.52 %     2.35 %     2.87 %4     3.33 %     3.46 %4

Portfolio turnover rate

    24 %     20 %     5 %3     4 %     0 %3

 

1

Effective March 1, 2020, the fiscal year end changed from February 28 to March 31.

 

2

Commenced operations as of the close of business on March 29, 2018.

 

3

Not annualized.

 

4

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2022

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

   

One Month
Period
Ended
March 31,
2020
1

   

Year Ended
February 29,
2020

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2019

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.46     $ 10.11     $ 10.68     $ 10.07     $ 10.03     $ 10.00  
                                                 

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.26       0.20       0.02       0.27       0.30       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.55 )     0.51       (0.50 )     0.70       0.06       0.05  

Total from investment operations

    (0.29 )     0.71       (0.48 )     0.97       0.36       0.33  
                                                 

Less Distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.35 )     (0.36 )     (0.09 )     (0.36 )     (0.32 )     (0.30 )

From net realized gain

    (0.06 )                             (0.00 )2

Total distributions

    (0.41 )     (0.36 )     (0.09 )     (0.36 )     (0.32 )     (0.30 )
                                                 

Net assets value, end of period

  $ 9.76     $ 10.46     $ 10.11     $ 10.68     $ 10.07     $ 10.03  
                                                 

Total return

    (2.87 )%     7.10 %     (4.55 )%3     9.79 %     3.71 %     3.35 %
                                                 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1,140,093     $ 1,171,205     $ 1,490,711     $ 1,626,461     $ 1,429,178     $ 1,250,837  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                                               

Total expenses before expense waiver

    0.45 %     0.45 %     0.47 %4     0.45 %     0.46 %     0.46 %

Expense waiver

    (0.13 )%     (0.13 )%     (0.13 )%4     (0.13 )%     (0.12 )%     (0.11 )%

Total expenses after expense waiver

    0.32 %     0.32 %     0.34 %4     0.32 %     0.34 %     0.35 %

Net investment income

    2.32 %     2.40 %     2.37 %4     2.55 %     2.96 %     2.80 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    11 %     16 %     6 %3     24 %     16 %     28 %

 

1

Effective March 1, 2020, the fiscal year end changed from February 28 to March 31.

 

2

Rounds to less than 0.005.

 

3

Not annualized.

 

4

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2022

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

   

One Month
Period
Ended
March 31,
2020
1

   

Year Ended
February 29,
2020

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2019

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.87     $ 9.38     $ 10.23     $ 10.24     $ 10.82     $ 10.29  
                                                 

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.21       0.15       0.00 2      0.22       0.21       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.04       1.59       (0.85 )     0.17       (0.39 )     0.61  

Total from investment operations

    0.25       1.74       (0.85 )     0.39       (0.18 )     0.76  
                                                 

Less Distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.57 )     (0.25 )           (0.40 )     (0.22 )     (0.16 )

From net realized gain

                            (0.18 )     (0.07 )

From return of capital

    (0.00 )2                              

Total distributions

    (0.57 )     (0.25 )           (0.40 )     (0.40 )     (0.23 )
                                                 

Net assets value, end of period

  $ 10.55     $ 10.87     $ 9.38     $ 10.23     $ 10.24     $ 10.82  
                                                 

Total return

    2.27 %     18.52 %     (8.31 )%3     3.69 %     (1.46 )%     7.44 %
                                                 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1,536,383     $ 1,444,928     $ 1,217,208     $ 1,344,079     $ 1,239,786     $ 1,123,832  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                                               

Total expenses before expense waiver

    0.26 %     0.27 %     0.29 %4     0.27 %     0.28 %     0.30 %

Expense waiver

    (0.09 )%     (0.09 )%     (0.09 )%4     (0.09 )%     (0.09 )%     (0.08 )%

Total expenses after expense waiver

    0.17 %     0.18 %     0.20 %4     0.18 %     0.19 %     0.22 %

Net investment income

    1.32 %     1.36 %     0.69 %4     2.13 %     1.88 %     1.63 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    20 %     4 %     3 %3     10 %     29 %     37 %

 

1

Effective March 1, 2020, the fiscal year end changed from February 28 to March 31.

 

2

Rounds to less than 0.005.

 

3

Not annualized.

 

4

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - ADVISOR SHARES

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2022

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

   

One Month
Period
Ended
March 31,
2020
1

   

Year Ended
February 29,
2020

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2019

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.35     $ 11.30     $ 12.58     $ 13.02     $ 13.27     $ 11.77  
                                                 

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.18       0.17       0.01       0.25       0.26       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

    0.44       3.11       (1.29 )     (0.05 )     0.08       1.61  

Total from investment operations

    0.62       3.28       (1.28 )     0.20       0.34       1.86  
                                                 

Less Distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.37 )     (0.10 )           (0.30 )     (0.26 )     (0.29 )

From net realized gain

    (0.02 )     (0.13 )           (0.34 )     (0.33 )     (0.07 )

Total distributions

    (0.39 )     (0.23 )           (0.64 )     (0.59 )     (0.36 )
                                                 

Net assets value, end of period

  $ 14.58     $ 14.35     $ 11.30     $ 12.58     $ 13.02     $ 13.27  
                                                 

Total return

    4.10 %     29.08 %     (10.17 )%2     1.17 %     2.83 %     15.80 %
                                                 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                                               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1,729,996     $ 1,628,317     $ 1,047,842     $ 1,147,049     $ 1,136,369     $ 1,039,849  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                                               

Total expenses before expense waiver

    0.41 %     0.42 %     0.48 %3     0.42 %     0.44 %     0.44 %

Expense waiver

    (0.14 )%     (0.14 )%     (0.14 )%3     (0.13 )%     (0.14 )%     (0.16 )%

Total expenses after expense waiver

    0.27 %     0.28 %     0.34 %3     0.29 %     0.30 %     0.28 %

Net investment income

    1.18 %     1.34 %     1.38 %3     1.87 %     1.90 %     2.05 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    24 %     47 %     3 %2     28 %     79 %     38 %

 

1

Effective March 1, 2020, the fiscal year end changed from February 28 to March 31.

 

2

Not annualized.

 

3

Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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ASPIRIANT TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2022

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

Aspiriant Trust, which was organized on November 22, 2011, is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company (the “Trust”). The Trust currently consists of the following four diversified portfolios: Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund (the “Taxable Bond Fund”), which commenced operations on March 29, 2018, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund (the “Municipal Bond Fund”), which commenced operations on July 1, 2015, Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund (the “Defensive Allocation Fund”), which commenced operations on December 14, 2015, and Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund (the “Equity Allocation Fund”, together with the Taxable Bond Fund, the Municipal Bond Fund, and the Defensive Allocation Fund, each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively, the “Funds”), which commenced operations on April 4, 2013. The Taxable Bond Fund, the Municipal Bond Fund, and the Defensive Allocation Fund have each established, offered and issued only one class of shares. The Equity Allocation Fund has established two classes of shares: Advisor Shares and Institutional Shares. Only Advisor Shares have been offered and issued to date. The Funds’ investment objectives are as follows:

 

The Taxable Bond Fund – The investment objective of the Taxable Bond Fund is to maximize long-term total return. The Fund invests primarily in Underlying Funds and may, to a limited extent, invest in separately managed accounts (“SMAs”). To achieve its investment objective, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests through underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) and SMAs at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds and other fixed income securities. The Fund intends to allocate its assets to Underlying Funds and SMAs that primarily invest in various types of bonds and other securities, typically government and agency bonds, corporate bonds, notes, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, zero coupon bonds, bank loans, money market instruments, repurchase agreements, swaps, futures, options, credit default swaps, private placements and restricted securities. These investments may have interest rates that are fixed, variable or floating. The Underlying Funds and SMAs may invest in the U.S. and abroad, including international and emerging markets, and may purchase securities of any credit rating and varying maturities issued by domestic and foreign corporations, entities and governments.

 

The Municipal Bond Fund - The investment objective of the Municipal Bond Fund is to seek total return on investment through income exempt from regular federal income taxes and through capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Municipal Bond Fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing at least 80% of its total assets in municipal securities that pay income that is exempt from regular federal personal income tax. These municipal securities include obligations issued by U.S. states and their subdivisions, authorities, instrumentalities, and corporations, as well as obligations issued by U.S. territories (such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), which may include a focus on the California municipal securities market. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest without limit in securities that generate income subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest in bonds of any maturity and duration. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, including open-end and closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and private funds that invest primarily in securities of the types in which the Municipal Bond Fund may invest directly.

 

The Defensive Allocation Fund – The investment objective of the Defensive Allocation Fund is to achieve long-term investment returns with lower risk and lower volatility than the stock market, and with relatively low correlation to stock and bond market indexes. Under normal circumstances, the Defensive Allocation Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in Underlying Funds and may, to a limited extent, invest in SMAs, which are private portfolios of securities for individual accounts. The

 

 

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ORGANIZATION (Continued)

 

Fund seeks to provide a return that has lower volatility than traditional asset classes (i.e., public equity and investment grade bonds) by combining several non-traditional or alternative asset class exposures, including investments that focus on a specialized asset class (i.e., long-short strategies).

 

The Defensive Allocation Fund’s exposures may include global equities, global fixed income, market neutral, global macro, managed futures, relative value, long/short equity, long/short debt, merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, security arbitrage, managed futures, derivatives and other non-traditional strategies.

 

The Equity Allocation Fund - The investment objective of the Equity Allocation Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation while considering federal tax implications of investment decisions. Under normal circumstances, the Equity Allocation Fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The types of equity securities the Fund will invest in include common stock, preferred stock, and depositary receipts. The Fund also may invest in securities that provide exposure to equity securities (i.e. rights, warrants, and investment company shares). The Fund will hold a broad and diverse group of equity securities of companies in countries with developed and emerging markets. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The adviser and sub-advisers generally will consider selling securities when other securities are identified that may result in a better opportunity.

 

Aspiriant, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) of the Trust (the “Board”) has the overall responsibility for monitoring the operations of the Trust and the Funds, including the Adviser.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”.

 

 

(a)

Securities Valuations

 

Securities are valued at market value as of the regularly scheduled close of trading (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Securities listed on the NYSE or other exchanges are valued on the basis of the last reported sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded. However, if the last sale price on the NYSE is different from the last sale price on any other exchange, the NYSE price will be used. If there are no sales on that day, then the securities are valued at the bid price on the NYSE or other primary exchange for that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued on the basis of the last sales price as reported by NASDAQ®. If there are no sales on that day, then the securities are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices as reported by NASDAQ®. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available and other assets are valued at fair value as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the Board. Debt securities including listed issues, are valued by using an evaluated mean price furnished by an independent pricing service, which may use matrix and valuation models as necessary to formulate its prices.

 

 

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(a)

Securities Valuations (Continued)

 

In the case of certain foreign securities, the local exchange close occurs at various times before the close of the NYSE. Therefore, foreign securities traded in countries outside the U.S. are fair valued by utilizing the fair value factors provided by an independent pricing service. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local close prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indices, securities and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time each Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”). Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the close of the NYSE.

 

Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable NAV.

 

The investments in private funds, that are not publicly traded, such as limited partnerships, limited liability companies and exempted companies, are typically valued using each Fund’s percentage share of the NAV of the respective private fund, as reported by the private funds’ managers and their agents, when the NAV is calculated in a manner consistent with measurement principles in FASB ASC Topic 946 for investment companies. Such values are calculated according to the valuation policies of the particular private fund. Investments in private funds are subject to the terms of the private funds’ offering documents. Valuations of the private funds may be subject to estimates and are net of management, performance incentive fees or allocations payable to the private funds’ managers as required by the private funds’ offering documents.

 

The Board oversees the Trust’s Valuation Committee, whose actions are reported to the Board at least quarterly and more frequently, if appropriate.

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

 

Under Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels as described below:

 

 

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, benchmark yields, bids, offers, transactions, spreads, cash collateral received as part of the securities lending program, and other relationships observed in the markets among market securities, underlying equity of the issuer, proprietary pricing models, credit risk, etc.); or

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The Trust measures the fair value of its investments in private funds that do not have a readily determinable fair value, based on the NAV of the investment as a practical expedient, without further adjustment, unless it is probable that the investment will be sold at a value significantly different than the NAV. If the practical expedient NAV is not as of the reporting entity’s measurement date, then the NAV is adjusted to reflect any significant events that may change the valuation. In using the NAV as a practical expedient, certain attributes of the investment, which may impact the fair value of the investment, are not considered in measuring fair value. Attributes of those investments include the investment strategies of the investees and may also include, but are not limited to, restrictions on the investor’s ability to redeem its investments at the measurement date and any unfunded commitments.

 

 

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Taxable Bond Fund’s assets:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Open-End Mutual Funds:

                               

Core

  $ 180,069,237     $     $     $ 180,069,237  

Opportunistic

    20,140,792                   20,140,792  

Short-Term Investment

    5,450,024                   5,450,024  

Total Investments

  $ 205,660,053     $     $     $ 205,660,053  

 

There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the Taxable Bond Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Taxable Bond Fund had total unfunded commitment of $10,000,000 to the private fund.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Municipal Bond Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedule of Investments:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

NAV Practical
Expedient

   

Total

 

Municipal Bonds

  $     $ 902,166,460     $     $     $ 902,166,460  

Common Stock

    1,959,743                         1,959,743  

Closed-End Mutual Funds

    7,806,657                         7,806,657  

Open-End Mutual Fund

    13,197,386                         13,197,386  

Private Funds

                      117,821,412       117,821,412  

Short-Term Investment

    53,442,011                         53,442,011  

Total Investments

  $ 76,405,797     $ 902,166,460     $     $ 117,821,412     $ 1,096,393,669  

 

There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the Municipal Bond Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Municipal Bond Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Municipal Bond Fund and their attributes as of March 31, 2022:

 

Investment
Category

 

Fair Value

   

Unfunded
Commitments

   

Remaining
Life

   

Redemption
Frequency

   

Notice
Period (in
Days)

   

Redemption
Terms

 

Private Funds - Fixed Income Relative-Value (a)

  $ 117,821,412       N/A       Indefinite       Monthly - Quarterly       30 - 65       N/A - 25% investor level gate, if redemptions exceed 25% of total fund’s assets  
    $ 117,821,412       N/A                                  

 

 

(a)

This category includes funds that apply both a top-down overlay and bottom-up credit research in the construction of U.S. tax exempt and taxable portfolios.

 

The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of net assets, and liquidity provisions for investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient constituting greater than 5% of the Municipal Bond Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2022:

 

Private Fund

Fair Value
as % of
Net Assets

Investment
Strategy

Valuation Policy of
Leveraged Investment

Redemption
Frequency

Redemption
Terms

MacKay Municipal Opportunities Fund, LP

7.9%

Fixed Income Relative-Value

The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund (including accrued interest and dividends) less all of the liabilities of the fund.

Monthly

N/A

 

 

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(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Defensive Allocation Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedule of Investment:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

NAV Practical
Expedient

   

Total

 

Open-End Mutual Funds:

                                       

Alternative Diversifiers

  $ 204,896,871     $     $     $     $ 204,896,871  

Core/Alternative Diversifiers

    731,184,050                         731,184,050  

Exchange-Traded Fund:

                                       

Real Asset

    240,364,992                         240,364,992  

Private Funds:

                                       

Alternative Diversifiers

                      198,831,526       198,831,526  

Core Diversifier

                      92,955,895       92,955,895  

Short-Term Investment

    62,628,426                         62,628,426  

Total Investments

  $ 1,239,074,339     $     $     $ 291,787,421     $ 1,530,861,760  

 

There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the Defensive Allocation Bond Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

 

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Defensive Allocation Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Defensive Allocation Fund and their attributes as of March 31, 2022:

 

Investment
Category

 

Fair Value

   

Unfunded
Commitments

   

Remaining
Life

   

Redemption
Frequency

   

Notice
Period

   

Redemption
Terms

 

Private Funds –

                                               

Merger Arbitrage (a)

  $ 77,873,422       N/A       Indefinite       Daily       3 business days       N/A  
                                                 

Multi-Strategy (b)

    120,958,104     $ 20,205,200       Indefinite       Quarterly-Semi-annual       60-90 calendar days  

1) 0%-20% fund-level gate.

 

2) 5%-12.5% investor-level gate per cycle.

 

3) Commitment lock-up of the earlier of (a) July 1, 2024 or (b) the date that is six months after the call date on which the commitment is fully drawn.

                                                 

Risk Parity (c)

    92,955,895       N/A       Indefinite       Monthly       5-10 business days       N/A  
    $ 291,787,421     $ 20,205,200                                  

 

 

(a)

This category includes the funds that primarily focus on definitive merger arbitrage opportunities and aim to capture idiosyncratic spread returns by investing in securities of, and financial instruments relating to, companies subject to publicly announced mergers and acquisitions.

 

 

(b)

This category includes the funds that intend to deliver consistently positive returns regardless of the directional movement in equity, interest rates or currency markets by engaging in a variety of investment strategies.

 

 

(c)

This category includes the funds that hold a globally diversified portfolio with approximately equal risk allocations across equities, developed market sovereign bonds, credit (e.g., corporate and emerging country debt) and inflation hedges (e.g., commodities and inflation linked sovereign debt), and some relative value positions to drive outperformance or fund alpha.

 

 

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2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of net assets, and liquidity provisions for investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient constituting greater than 5% of the Defensive Allocation Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2022:

 

Private Funds

Fair Value
as % of
Net Assets

Investment
Strategy

Valuation Policy of
Leveraged Investment

Redemption
Frequency

Redemption
Terms

Water Island Merger Arbitrage Institutional Commingled Fund, LP – Class A

5.1%

Merger Arbitrage

The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund less all of the liabilities of the fund.

Daily

N/A

All Weather Portfolio Limited

6.1%

Risk Parity

The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund less all of the liabilities of the fund.

Monthly

N/A

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Equity Allocation Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedule of Investments:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

NAV Practical
Expedient

   

Total

 

Common Stock

                                       

Australia

  $     $ 1,748,847     $     $     $ 1,748,847  

Austria

          1,831,093                   1,831,093  

Belgium

          1,554,058                   1,554,058  

Bermuda

    3,590,733       519,200                   4,109,933  

Brazil

    518,861                         518,861  

Canada

    8,953,275                         8,953,275  

Cayman Islands

          2,502,421                   2,502,421  

Chile

    253,056                         253,056  

China

    442,990       5,147,800                   5,590,790  

Curacao

    1,780,172                         1,780,172  

Denmark

    3,932,058       4,163,409                   8,095,467  

France

          10,576,437                   10,576,437  

Germany

          3,629,229                   3,629,229  

Guernsey

    3,641,985                         3,641,985  

Hong Kong

          2,460,030                   2,460,030  

India

    4,947,978                         4,947,978  

Ireland

    11,460,044                           11,460,044  

Israel

    469,779       1,813,977                   2,283,756  

Italy

          1,564,479                   1,564,479  

Japan

    1,948,856       17,297,169                   19,246,025  

 

 

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(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

NAV Practical
Expedient

   

Total

 

Jersey

  $     $ 1,720,234     $     $     $ 1,720,234  

Luxembourg

          1,669,794                   1,669,794  

Netherlands

    709,981       7,459,163                   8,169,144  

New Zealand

          553,645                   553,645  

Norway

          192,033                   192,033  

Philippines

    183,993                         183,993  

Singapore

    633,067       2,108,972                   2,742,039  

South Korea

    825,739                         825,739  

Sweden

          405,488                   405,488  

Switzerland

    4,871,571       14,234,989                   19,106,560  

Taiwan

    12,703,323       1,833,309                   14,536,632  

United Kingdom

    66       8,884,125                   8,884,191  

United States

    216,031,652                         216,031,652  

Exchange-Traded Fund

    164,562,264                         164,562,264  

Open-End Mutual Funds

    818,863,226       81,332,650                   900,195,876  

Preferred Stock

                                       

Germany

          119,185                   119,185  

Private Funds

                      204,337,331       204,337,331  

Short-Term Investments

    55,688,180       4,037,872                   59,726,052  

Total Investments

  $ 1,317,012,849     $ 179,359,608     $     $ 204,337,331     $ 1,700,709,788  

 

There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the Equity Allocation Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Equity Allocation Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Equity Allocation Fund and their attributes as of March 31, 2022:

 

Investment
Category

 

Fair Value

   

Unfunded
Commitments

   

Remaining
Life

   

Redemption
Frequency

   

Notice
Period

   

Redemption
Terms

 

Private Funds - Long/Short Equity (a)

  $ 134,427,234       N/A       Indefinite       Bi-monthly - Monthly       3 Business Days – 2 Months       N/A  

Risk Parity (b)

    69,910,097       N/A       Indefinite       Monthly       1 Month       N/A  
    $ 204,337,331       N/A                                  

 

 

(a)

This category includes funds that employ long and short trading in common stock and preferred stock of U.S. and foreign issuers and attempt to achieve capital appreciation.

 

 

(b)

This category includes the funds that hold a diversified portfolio with approximately equal risk allocations across equities, developed market sovereign bonds, credit (e.g., corporate and emerging country debt) and inflation hedges (e.g., commodities and inflation linked sovereign debt), and some relative value positions to drive outperformance or fund alpha.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(b)

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of net assets, and liquidity provisions for investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient constituting greater than 5% of the Equity Allocation Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2022:

 

Private Fund

Fair Value
as % of
Net Assets

Investment
Strategy

Valuation Policy of
Leveraged Investment

Redemption
Frequency

Redemption
Terms

RIEF Strategic Partners Fund LLC

7.8%

Long/Short Equity

The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund (including accrued interest and dividends) less all of the liabilities of the fund.

Monthly

N/A

 

 

(c)

Security Transactions and Related Investment Income

 

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums using the effective interest method. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend dates. Distributions from underlying investment companies are classified as investment income or realized gains based on the U.S. income tax characteristics of the distribution. Realized gains and losses on investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are reported on the identified cost basis, which is also used for income tax purposes.

 

 

(d)

Foreign Currency and Risk

 

 

i.

Assets and liabilities — at the closing rate of exchange as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 31, 2022.

 

 

ii.

Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are recorded at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions (or the average rate if significant rate fluctuations have not occurred).

 

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included within the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments on the Statement of Operations.

 

Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the US dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

 

Foreign investments present additional risks due to currency fluctuations, economic and political factors, government regulations, differences in accounting standards and other factors. Investments in emerging markets involve even greater risks.

 

 

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(e)

Securities Lending

 

The Funds may participate in a securities lending program, providing portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and financial institutions. When the Funds participate in securities lending they will be entitled to payments equal to the interest and dividends on the loaned securities and may receive a premium for lending the securities. As collateral, the Funds receive cash (“Cash Collateral”) or securities, such as various government securities or common stocks listed on certain indices (“Non-Cash Collateral”) in return for the securities and records a corresponding payable for collateral due to the respective broker. The amount of collateral received is maintained at a minimum level of 102% of the prior day’s market value on securities loaned. Investment transactions, including securities on loan and the related collateral, are recorded on a trade date basis. Cash collateral is reinvested in money market funds and, with other entities participating in the securities lending program, in short term securities including overnight repurchase agreements, time deposits, commercial paper, master notes, floating rate corporate notes (with at least quarterly reset rates). The valuation of collateral is discussed in “Securities Valuations” in Note 2 of the Notes to the Financial Statements. When the Funds lend their portfolio securities, they are subject to the risk that they may not be able to get the portfolio securities back from the borrower on a timely basis, in which case the Funds may lose certain investment opportunities. The Funds also are subject to the risks associated with the investments received as collateral from the borrower.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Taxable Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund and Defensive Allocation Fund had not participated in a securities lending program. The Equity Allocation Fund’s securities on loan were appropriately collateralized at March 31, 2022. Cash Collateral received as part of the Equity Allocation Fund’s securities lending program was invested in the following securities as of March 31, 2022:

 

Description

 

PAR

   

Value

 

Repurchase Agreement with BofA Securities, Inc., 0.27%, 4/1/2022*#

  $ 4,037,872     $ 4,037,872  

Total

  $ 4,037,872     $ 4,037,872  

 

 

*

The rate shown is the annualized 7-day yield as of March 31, 2022.

 

 

#

The repurchase agreement is collateralized by a fixed income U.S. Treasury Security in the amount of $4,118,631.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Equity Allocation Fund held Non-Cash Collateral in the amount of $14,532,942 which consisted of U.S. Treasury Securities.

 

The Equity Allocation Fund pays a portion of net revenue from securities lending to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”) for its services as the securities lending agent. The securities lending income as shown in the Statement of Operations is net of these expenses. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Equity Allocation Fund paid $35,829 to JPM from securities lending revenue.

 

 

(f)

Distributions to Shareholders

 

The Taxable Bond Fund and Municipal Bond Fund intend to pay dividends from net investment income at least quarterly. The Defensive Allocation Fund and Equity Allocation Fund intend to pay dividends from net investment income at least annually. The Funds intend to distribute all or substantially all of their net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years) at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds distinguish between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. U.S. GAAP requires that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

 

(j)

Federal Income Taxes (Continued)

 

distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income. The final determination of tax characteristics of each individual Fund’s distributions will occur at the end of the year, at which time it will be reported to the shareholders.

 

 

(g)

Amortization

 

Discounts on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities. Premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective security, unless the security has a non-contingent call feature, in which case the premium is amortized to the earliest call date.

 

 

(h)

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Funds to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. The Funds believe that the estimates utilized in preparing the financial statements are reasonable and prudent, however, actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

 

(i)

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.

 

 

(j)

Federal Income Taxes

 

Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Certain Funds may utilize earnings and profits on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction.

 

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (the “Income Tax Statement”) requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax return to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Income Tax Statement requires management of the Funds to analyze all open tax years for all major jurisdictions, which the Funds consider to be its federal income tax filings. The open tax years include the current year plus the prior three tax years. As of and during the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds did not record a liability for any tax benefits. The Funds have no examinations in progress and 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.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

3.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

 

(a)

Investment Advisory Fees

 

The Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Funds pursuant to the terms of an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Adviser and the Trust. In consideration for such services the Funds will pay the Adviser a fee based on the average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears. Pursuant to an administrative services agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Trust, the Adviser is entitled to a fee based on the average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears, for providing administrative services to the Funds that include the selection and monitoring of investment sub-advisers, negotiation of investment sub-advisory agreements, data gathering regarding investments, liaison with outside service providers such as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian, auditors and accountants, creation of investor communications, and other such activities.

 

Taxable Bond Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Taxable Bond Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.25% to 0.08% through June 30, 2022. The advisory fee waiver is not subject to recoupment. During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $361,770 of its advisory fee for the Taxable Bond Fund.

 

Under the Administration Agreement, the Taxable Bond Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.07% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.03% of average daily net assets. The administrative services waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $148,965 under the Administration Agreement.

 

Municipal Bond Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.27% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.27% to 0.21% through June 30, 2022. The advisory fee waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $721,314 of its advisory fee for the Municipal Bond Fund.

 

Under the Administration Agreement, the Municipal Bond Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.07% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.03% of average daily net assets. The administrative services waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $841,548 under the Administration Agreement.

 

Defensive Allocation Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Defensive Allocation Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

Under the Administration Agreement, the Defensive Allocation Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.09% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of average daily net assets. The administrative services waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $1,382,512 under the Administration Agreement.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

3.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS (Continued)

 

 

(a)

Investment Advisory Fees (Continued)

 

Equity Allocation Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.24% of the Equity Allocation Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.24% to 0.16% through June 30, 2022. The advisory fee waiver is not subject to recoupment. During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $1,417,982 of its advisory fee for the Equity Allocation Fund.

 

Under the Administration Agreement, the Equity Allocation Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.06% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.04% of average daily net assets. The administrative services waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $1,063,582 under the Administration Agreement.

 

 

(b)

Sub-Advisory Fees

 

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC and Allspring Global Investments, LLC (formerly known as Wells Capital Management Inc.) serve as the sub-advisers of the Municipal Bond Fund. Aperio Group, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP serve as the sub-advisers of the Equity Allocation Fund. The Adviser pays a portion of its advisory fee to the sub-advisers for sub-advisory services they provide to the Funds.

 

 

(c)

Custodian Fees

 

JPM serves as custodian of the Trust’s assets and is responsible for maintaining custody of the Funds’ cash and investments and retaining sub-custodians, including in connection with the custody of foreign securities. Cash held by the custodian, the amount of which may at times be substantial, is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the amount of available insurance coverage limits.

 

 

(d)

Fund Accounting Fees

 

JPM also serves as the Trust’s fund accounting agent.

 

 

(e)

Administration Fees

 

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) serves as the Trust’s administrator and provides various administrative services necessary for the operations of the Trust including facilitating general Fund management; supervising the maintenance of each individual Fund’s general ledger, the preparation of the Funds’ financial statements, the payment of dividends and other distributions to shareholders; and preparing specified financial, tax, and other reports.

 

 

(f)

Transfer Agent Fees

 

UMBFS also serves as a Trust’s Transfer Agent and dividend disbursing agent.

 

 

(g)

Trustees’ Fees

 

Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are officers of the Adviser. Each Trustee receives an annual retainer. Effective April 1, 2021, the annual retainer is $70,000. Each Trustee also receives $2,000 for each telephonic meeting that he or she attends, plus reimbursement of related expenses. The Chair of the Audit Committee is paid an additional $7,500 per year. Each Trustee who is a member of the Valuation Committee is paid an additional $2,000 per year.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

4.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and dispositions of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, were as follows:

 

   

Other than
U.S. Government Securities

   

U.S. Government Securities

 
   

Purchases

   

Sales

   

Purchases

   

Sales

 

Taxable Bond Fund

  $ 57,321,152     $ 49,928,265     $     $  

Municipal Bond Fund

    309,738       38,000,000       130,026,336       94,744,907  

Defensive Allocation Fund

    420,422,202       290,138,820              

Equity Allocation Fund

    485,560,879       387,756,730              

 

5.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

 

At March 31, 2022, the cost of investments on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

Taxable
Bond Fund

   

Municipal
Bond Fund

   

Defensive
Allocation Fund

   

Equity
Allocation Fund

 

Cost of investments

  $ 217,830,135     $ 1,106,370,165     $ 1,500,256,160     $ 1,407,286,681  
                                 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 62,067     $ 15,988,785     $ 64,739,422     $ 316,627,756  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (12,232,149 )     (25,965,281 )     (34,133,822 )     (23,204,649 )
                                 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

  $ (12,170,082 )   $ (9,976,496 )   $ 30,605,600     $ 293,423,107  

 

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions.

 

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. For the fiscal tax year ended February 28, 2022, permanent differences in book and tax accounting have been reclassified to paid-in capital and total distributable earnings/(losses) as follows:

 

   

Increase/(Decrease)

 

 

 

Paid-In Capital

   

Total Distributable
Earnings/(Losses)

 

Taxable Bond Fund

  $     $  

Municipal Bond Fund

    (447,216 )     447,216  

Defensive Allocation Fund

    (338,218 )     338,218  

Equity Allocation Fund

    (2,834 )     2,834  

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

5.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Continued)

 

As of February 28, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 

 

Taxable
Bond Fund

   

Municipal
Bond Fund

   

Defensive
Allocation Fund

   

Equity
Allocation Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 802,276     $     $     $ 125,107  

Undistributed tax-exempt income

          3,388,801              

Undistributed long-term capital gains

    79,185       991,579             16,201,930  

Tax Accumulated earnings

    881,461       4,380,380             16,327,037  

Accumulated capital and other losses

                (7,889,404 )     (46,218 )

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (7,148,849 )     28,972,878       41,785,515       283,849,668  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency

                      2,956  

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

  $ (6,267,388 )   $ 33,353,258     $ 33,896,111     $ 300,133,443  

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Taxable Bond Fund during the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended
February 28, 2022

   

Year Ended
February 28, 2021

 

Distributions paid from:

               

Ordinary Income

  $ 4,603,763     $ 11,842,248  

Net long-term capital gains

    4,447,008       1,289,845  

Total taxable distributions

    9,050,771       13,132,093  

Total distributions paid

  $ 9,050,771     $ 13,132,093  

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Municipal Bond Fund during the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended
February 28, 2022

   

Year Ended
February 28, 2021

 

Distributions paid from:

               

Ordinary Income

  $     $ 666,848  

Net long-term capital gains

    7,008,501       8,195  

Total taxable distributions

    7,008,501       675,043  

Tax-exempt dividends

    40,305,768       48,882,922  

Total distributions paid

  $ 47,314,269     $ 49,557,965  

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

5.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Continued)

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Defensive Allocation Fund during the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended
February 28, 2022

   

Year Ended
February 28, 2021

 

Distributions paid from:

               

Ordinary Income

  $ 75,177,928     $ 31,640,932  

Net long-term capital gains

           

Total taxable distributions

    75,177,928       31,640,932  

Return of Capital distributions

    338,217        

Total distributions paid

  $ 75,516,145     $ 31,640,932  

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Equity Allocation Fund during the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended
February 28, 2022

   

Year Ended
February 28, 2021

 

Distributions paid from:

               

Ordinary Income

  $ 42,906,900     $ 10,954,504  

Net long-term capital gains

    1,870,600       13,993,777  

Total taxable distributions

    44,777,500       24,948,281  

Total distributions paid

  $ 44,777,500     $ 24,948,281  

 

As of February 28, 2022 the Defensive Allocation Fund utilized $19,035,566 of capital loss carryforwards to offset current year capital gains.

 

As of February 28, 2022, the following Fund had net capital loss carryforwards to offset future net capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by treasury regulations:

 

   

Not Subject to Expiration

 
   

Short-Term

   

Long-Term

 

Defensive Allocation Fund

  $ 7,889,404     $  

 

 

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March 31, 2022

 

6.

OTHER FUND MATTERS

 

On September 26, 2019, the Board of Trustees of Aspiriant Trust approved the proposed reorganization of Defensive Allocation Fund into a newly created closed-end fund also called Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”) that will operate as an interval fund. The purpose of the reorganization is to give shareholders the opportunity to pursue the same basic investment strategy while investing in a fund that can take increased advantage of less liquid investment opportunities such as hedge funds and private funds. Defensive Allocation Fund and the Acquiring Fund have the same investment objective and substantially similar principal investment strategies. The proposed reorganization is expected to be a tax-free transaction for federal income tax purposes and is subject to certain conditions including approval by shareholders of the Fund. If approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission and shareholders, the reorganization is expected to occur during the second half of 2022.

 

7.

RECENT MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

 

The Funds may be subject to various risks as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Political tensions and armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and any resulting economic sanctions on entities and/or individuals of a particular country could lead such a country into an economic recession. The COVID-19 disease has resulted in significant disruptions to global business activity. A widespread health crisis such as a global pandemic could cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, which may lead to less liquidity in certain instruments, industries, sectors or the markets generally, and may ultimately affect the performance of the Funds.

 

8.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued and determined there were no subsequent events that required adjustment to our disclosure in the financial statements, except for the events listed below.

 

On February 22, 2022 the Board considered and approved a new investment sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser, on behalf of Municipal Bond Fund, and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields”). Effective April 11, 2022, MacKay Shields began serving as a sub-adviser to the Municipal Bond Fund.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Aspiriant Trust:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Aspiriant Trust, comprising Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund, Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund, and Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of March 31, 2022, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Individual Funds
Included in the Trust

Statements of
Operations

Statements of Changes
in Net Assets

Financial Highlights

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund

For the year ended March 31, 2022.

For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022.

For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, the one-month period ended March 31, 2020, the year ended February 29, 2020, and the period from March 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2019.

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund

For the year ended March 31, 2022.

For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022.

For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, the one-month period ended March 31, 2020, the year ended February 29, 2020, and the two years in the period ended February 28, 2019.

Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund

For the year ended March 31, 2022.

For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022.

For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, the one-month period ended March 31, 2020, the year ended February 29, 2020, and the two years in the period ended February 28, 2019.

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund

For the year ended March 31, 2022.

For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022.

For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, the one-month period ended March 31, 2020, the year ended February 29, 2020, and the two years in the period ended February 28, 2019.

 

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.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and third-party fund managers and agents; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Milwaukee, WI
May 27, 2022

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more Aspiriant investment companies since 2012.

 

 

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Other Information

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

QUALIFIED DIVIDEND INCOME

 

Pursuant to Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Taxable Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund, Defensive Allocation Fund, and Equity Allocation Fund designate income dividends of 0.34%, 0%, 22.15% and 81.22%, respectively, as qualified dividend income paid during the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

CORPORATE DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION

 

As of February 28, 2022, dividends paid by the Taxable Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund, Defensive Allocation Fund, and Equity Allocation Fund which are not designated as capital gain distributions, should be multiplied by 0%, 0%, 2.83% and 44.06%, respectively, to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend received deduction.

 

LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS DESIGNATION

 

Pursuant to IRC 852 (b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Taxable Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund, Defensive Allocation Fund and Equity Allocation Fund, hereby designates $4,447,008, $7,008,501, $0 and $1,870,601, respectively, as long-term capital gains distributed during the year ended February 28, 2022.

 

TAX-EXEMPT INCOME DESIGNATION

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the Municipal Bond Fund designates tax-exempt dividends of $40,305,768, or the amount determined to be necessary, for the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

For a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, please call 1-877-997-9971 and request a Statement of Additional Information. One will be mailed to you free of charge. The Statement of Additional Information is also available on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov as well as the Funds’ website at www.aspiriantfunds.com.

 

Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-997-9971 or by accessing the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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.

 

STATEMENT REGARDING THE FUNDS’ LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

 

The Funds have adopted a liquidity risk management program. The program’s principal objectives are to support each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and to mitigate the risk that a Fund is unable to meet its redemption obligations timely. During the period covered by the report, the program supported the Fund’s ability to honor redemption requests timely and the Adviser’s management of each Fund’s liquidity profile, including during any periods of market volatility and net redemptions. In this regard, the program includes a number of elements that support the management or assessment of liquidity risk, including an assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification and re-classification of a Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect an assessment of their

 

 

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relative liquidity under current market conditions. There can be no assurance that the program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

APPROVAL OF SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH MACKAY SHIELDS LLC FOR ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

 

At a meeting held on February 22, 2022, the Board considered the approval of a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields”) with respect to the Municipal Bond Fund.

 

After its initial two-year term, the agreement must be approved annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Municipal Bond Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each year after the initial two-year term, the Board will call and hold a meeting to decide whether to continue the agreement for an additional one-year term. In preparation for such meetings, the Board will request and review a wide variety of information from MacKay Shields.

 

Prior to and at the February meeting at which the Trustees considered the agreement, the Trustees requested and reviewed materials from MacKay Shields to help the Trustees evaluate MacKay Shields’ proposed fee under the agreement. Representatives from MacKay Shields provided an overview of their advisory business and discussed their investment personnel, investment processes, and investment experience. The Board discussed the written materials, MacKay Shields’ oral presentation, and other relevant information that the Board received, and considered the approval of the agreement in light of this information. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single factor that was paramount or controlling and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. Certain factors considered by the Board are addressed in more detail below.

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services

 

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by MacKay Shields to the Municipal Bond Fund, the Board reviewed the background and experience of MacKay Shields’ senior management. The Board also reviewed information pertaining to MacKay Shields’ organizational structure, investment operations, and other relevant information, including information relating to the financial condition of MacKay Shields to determine whether adequate resources were available to provide a high level of service to the Municipal Bond Fund. The Board reviewed information regarding the qualifications, backgrounds, and responsibilities of the portfolio managers proposed to be responsible for the day-to-day management of MacKay Shields’ portion of the Municipal Bond Fund. The Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Municipal Bond Fund by MacKay Shields.

 

Performance

 

The Board reviewed MacKay Shields’ comparable account composite performance, noting periods of outperformance relative to the composite’s comparative index. The Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the Municipal Bond Fund should be in a position to benefit from the expertise of MacKay Shields in managing its comparable accounts.

 

Costs of Services and Profitability

 

The Board reviewed the proposed sub-advisory fee, noting that the fee was in line with the fees charged by MacKay Shields to serve as sub-adviser to mutual funds using the same strategy. The Board reviewed the estimated profitability of the Municipal Bond Fund to MacKay Shields and determined that it was within the range the Board considered

 

 

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reasonable. The Board noted that the Adviser would be responsible for paying MacKay Shields out of the advisory fee it receives from the Municipal Bond Fund. The Board concluded that the proposed fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the Municipal Bond Fund is expected to receive.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board considered the potential for economies of scale and noted that, while MacKay Shields’ fee does not include breakpoints, the proposed sub-advisory fee was significantly lower than the expenses of the MacKay Shields’ private fund in which the Municipal Bond Fund previously had invested.

 

Ancillary Benefits

 

The Board noted the potential benefits to be received by MacKay Shields as a result of its relationship with the Municipal Bond Fund (other than sub-advisory fees), including the intangible benefits of its association with the Trust generally and any favorable publicity arising in connection with the Municipal Bond Fund’s performance.

 

Conclusion

 

Based on its deliberations and evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously: (i) concluded that the terms of the agreement are fair and reasonable; (ii) concluded that the fee to be paid to MacKay Shields is fair and reasonable in light of the services expected to be provided to the Municipal Bond Fund; and (iii) agreed to approve the agreement for an initial term of two years.

 

 

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Expense Examples

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other expenses of each Fund. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you may also incur additional costs such as a transaction fee charged on the purchase or sale of each Fund or an asset-based management fee. The following 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 from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The first line of the following table under each Fund’s name titled “Actual” provides information about actual account value and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 the period.

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The second line of the following table under each Fund’s name titled “Hypothetical” provides information about hypothetical account value and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account value 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 each 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 costs that may be associated with investing in each Fund through a financial intermediary. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if any costs associated with investing through a financial intermediary were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Taxable Bond Fund

Beginning
Account Value
October 1,
2021

Ending
Account Value
March 31,
2022

Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)

Expense Paid
During the
Period from
October 1, 2021
to March 31,
2022
(1)

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 943.00

0.28%

$ 1.37

Hypothetical

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,023.59

0.28%

$ 1.43

 

 

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Municipal Bond Fund

Beginning
Account Value
October 1,
2021

Ending
Account Value
March 31,
2022

Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)

Expense Paid
During the
Period from
October 1, 2021
to March 31,
2022
(1)

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 952.80

0.32%

$ 1.56

Hypothetical

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,023.40

0.32%

$ 1.62

 

Defensive Allocation Fund

Beginning
Account Value
October 1,
2021

Ending
Account Value
March 31,
2022

Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)

Expense Paid
During the
Period from
October 1, 2021
to March 31,
2022
(1)

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,003.40

0.17%

$ 0.85

Hypothetical

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,024.15

0.17%

$ 0.86

 

Equity Allocation Fund

Beginning
Account Value
October 1,
2021

Ending
Account Value
March 31,
2022

Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)

Expense Paid
During the
Period from
October 1, 2021
to March 31,
2022
(1)

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 994.60

0.27%

$ 1.33

Hypothetical

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,023.66

0.27%

$ 1.35

 

(1)

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year 182/365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Set forth below are the names, ages, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer of the Trust. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 11100 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

 

Independent Trustees

Name and Age

Position(s)
Held With
the Trust

Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served

Principal Occupations
During Past Five Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee

Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past
Five Years

Michael D. LeRoy

Age 74

Trustee

Indefinite; since 2012

Principal, Crown Capital Advisors LLC (2000-present)

4

Member Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board, The Rockport Company, LLC (2017-2019)

Robert D. Taylor
Age 60

Trustee

Indefinite; since 2012

Partner, Centinela Capital Partners, LLC (2006-present)

4

None

Robert M. Wagman
Age 70

Trustee/Chairman

Indefinite; since 2013

Retired (2015-present); Managing Director of Investment Management Services, Aspiriant, LLC (2013-2015)

4

None

 

The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling toll-free 1-877-997-9971.

 

 

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Officers

Name and Age

Position(s) Held
With the Trust

Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served

Principal Occupations During Past Five Years

Robert J. Francais

Age 56

President

Indefinite; since 2013

Chief Executive Officer, Aspiriant, LLC (2010-present), Chief Operating Officer, Aspiriant, LLC (2008-2009)

John D. Allen
Age 50

Vice President

Indefinite; since 2014

Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC (2014-present); Client Relationship Manager, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo (2009-2014)

Michael H. Kossman
Age 57

Vice President

Indefinite; since 2012

Chief Operating Officer (2012 -present), Chief Compliance Officer (2008-present), Chief Financial Officer (2008-2012), Aspiriant, LLC

Douglas S. Hendrickson
Age 52

Treasurer

Indefinite; since 2016

Chief Financial Officer, Aspiriant, LLC (2016 - present); Acting Chief Financial Officer, Cetera Financial Group (2016-2016); Group Chief Financial Officer, Investor Services Division, Charles Schwab (2013-2015); Head of Corporate Planning, Profitability Analysis and Management Reporting, Charles Schwab (2011-2013)

Benjamin D. Schmidt
Age 45

Assistant Treasurer; Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer; Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Indefinite; since 2015

Director, Aspiriant, LLC (2015-present); AVP Fund Administration, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (2000-2015)

 

 

 

 

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Privacy Policy

 

FACTS

WHAT DOES ASPIRIANT FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

● Social Security number

● Account balances

● Account transactions

● Transaction history

● Wire transfer instructions

● Checking account information

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

How?

All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Aspiriant Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information.

Does Aspiriant Funds share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus.

Yes

No

For marketing purposes
to offer our products and services to you.

No

Do Not Share

For joint marketing with other financial companies.

No

Do Not Share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes
information about your transactions and experiences.

Yes

No

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes
Information about your creditworthiness.

No

Do Not Share

For our affiliates to market to you.

No

Do Not Share

For nonaffiliates to market to you.

No

Do Not Share

 

Questions?

Call 1.877.997.9971

 

 

 

 

 

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

Aspiriant Funds

 

What we do

How does Aspiriant Funds protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

With respect to online privacy, we employ certain internet and email specific practices to maintain the security of your online sessions, including but not limited to firewall barriers, encryption and authentication procedures.

How does Aspiriant Funds collect my personal information?

We collect you personal information, for example, when you:

 

● Open an account

● Provide account information

● Give us your contact information

● Make a wire transfer

● Tell us where to send the money

 

We also collect your information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

 

● Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

● Affiliates from using your information to market to you

● Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else?

Your choices will apply to everyone on your account unless you tell us otherwise.

 

Definitions

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

● Aspiriant Funds has no affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

● Aspiriant Funds does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

● Nonaffiliates we share with can include: attorneys, accountants, custodians, brokers, service providers, banks and other financial advisors and institutions.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

● Aspiriant Funds does not jointly market.

 

 

 

 

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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
(Ticker RMTBX)

 

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

(Ticker RMMBX)

ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

(Ticker RMDFX)

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND

Advisor Shares (Ticker RMEAX)

Each, a series of Aspiriant Trust

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Aspiriant, LLC
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90025

 

SUB-ADVISERS

Aperio Group, LLC
Three Harbor Drive, Suite 315
Sausalito, CA 94965

 

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

 

Wellington Management Company LLP
280 Contress Street
Boston, MA 02210

 

Allspring Global Investments, LLC
525 Market Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

 

MacKay Shields, LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105

 

AUDITORS

Deloitte & Touche LLP
555 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

 

CUSTODIAN

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Seaport Center, 70 Fargo Street
Boston, MA 02210-1950

 

DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Distribution Services, LLC
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

TRANSFER AGENT

UMB Fund Services, Inc.
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

 

(b) not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”), as that term is defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. A copy of the Code is attached as an exhibit. There were no amendments to the Code or waivers from the provisions of the Code.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Registrant’s board has determined that Mr. Michael D. LeRoy possess the technical attributes to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” serving on the Registrant’s audit committee and designated Mr. LeRoy as “audit committee financial expert.” Mr. LeRoy is independent under the standards set forth in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

The aggregate fees billed for professional services by the principal accountant during the Registrant’s last two fiscal years are as follows:

 

(a) Audit Fees for Registrant.

 

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 $151,400
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 $162,000

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees for Registrant. These fees were billed by the Registrant’s independent auditors for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements.

 

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 $19,934
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 $17,745

 

(c) Tax Fees for Registrant. These fees were billed for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s independent auditors for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

 

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 $34,200
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 $36,600

 

(d) All Other Fees.

 

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 None
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 None

 


 

 

The aggregate fees billed for the past two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 None
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 None

 

(e) Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures.

 

(1) The Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the Audit Committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the Registrant, including services provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant with respect to any engagement that directly relates to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

 

(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

(c) 100%

 

(d) Not applicable.

 

(f) None.

 

(g) Non-Audit Fees Billed for Registrant

 

None.

 

(h) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

 

Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-end Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

 

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

No material changes to report.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits

 

(a) (1) Code of Ethics as required by Item 2. Filed herewith.

 

(2)Certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and 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 to open-end investment companies.

 

(4)There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b)Certification of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 


 

 

 

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 Aspiriant Trust  
     
By /s/ Robert J. Francais  
Title Robert J. Francais, President and Principal Executive Officer
     
Date 6/7/2022  

 

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 /s/ Robert J. Francais  
Title Robert J. Francais, President and Principal Executive Officer
     
Date 6/7/2022  
     
By /s/ Douglas S. Hendrickson  
Title Douglas S. Hendrickson, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
     
Date 6/7/2022