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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 811-06260

 

Quaker Investment Trust

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

2500 Weston Road

Suite 101

Weston, FL 33331

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Alyssa D. Greenspan

Quaker Investment Trust

2500 Weston Road, Suite 101

Weston, FL 33331

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-888-272-0007

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30, 2022

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2022

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A Registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.

 

 

 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

 

A copy of the report transmitted to Stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1) is attached hereto.

 

 

Annual Report 2022

 

 

QUAKER INVESTMENT TRUST

 

June 30, 2022

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Quaker Investment Trust, I am pleased to present the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended June 30, 2022.

 

We applaud the disciplined and productive efforts of Community Capital Management, LLC, registered investment advisor to the Trust, and we thank you, our shareholders, for your investments. We appreciate your continued confidence.

 

Sincerely,

 

James R. Brinton

 

Chair and Lead Independent Trustee

 

Quaker Investment Trust

 

2022

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Letter to Shareholders

1

Manager’s Discussion & Analysis

3

Disclosures of Fund Expenses

12

Fund Profile

14

Schedules of Investments

16

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

23

Statements of Operations

25

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

27

Financial Highlights

29

Notes to Financial Statements

33

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

43

Notice to Shareholders

45

Trustees and Officers

46

Additional Information

48

 

 

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Manager’s Discussion & Analysis (Unaudited)June 30, 2022

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

(QUAGX, QAGIX)

 

Equity markets had a volatile 12-month period ending June 30, 2022. The S&P 500 had its best quarter of 2021 in Q4, rising 11.0%. We believe the rise was the result of improving corporate earnings in combination with the Federal Reserve’s bond buying program and low interest rate policies driving up equity market valuations. This rise was soon followed by one of the worst starts to the year in history, as it became clear that the theory of transitory inflation was proving to be elusive. The Ukraine-Russia conflict exacerbated these pressures as the war resulted in the rapid rise of commodity prices throughout the world. Rapidly rising commodity prices led to increased expectations from equity markets that the Fed was going to tighten monetary policy to try to temper inflation.

 

In the bond markets, the prospect for monetary policy tightening led to significant selloffs in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first and second quarters of 2022. The yield on the 10-Year U.S. Treasury rose from 1.49% on September 30, 2021, to 3.02% on June 30, 2022. The dramatic increase in interest rates caused significant valuation compression within the equity markets. The S&P 500 fell 4.6% and 16.1% during the first and second quarters of 2022, respectively.

 

The CCM Core Impact Equity Fund underperformed during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2022. The institutional share class of the CCM Core Impact Equity Fund (the Fund) returned -12.69% underperforming the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index’s (the “Benchmark Index”) return of -11.84% by 0.85%.

 

The Fund’s underperformance versus its benchmark was partially driven by an overweight allocation to companies in the Communication Services sector, which was the worst performing sector in the S&P 500, returning -29%. Additionally, the Fund was underweight the Consumer Staples sector, which was the third best performing sector, returning 6.7%. The Fund benefited from strong security selection in its Industrial, Information Technology, and Health Care sector holdings.

 

The portfolio management team seeks to invest in high-quality companies that have demonstrated a history of above average earnings growth and that they anticipate will potentially grow their earnings for several years at above the average of companies in the S&P 500. Typically, these companies are also trading at lower price-to-earnings (PE)1 ratios than the market or to their historical averages. In general, we believe that companies with these attributes have the potential to produce market beating returns when held over a longer-term time horizon.

 

Moving forward, we believe inflation will continue to be at the forefront of the direction of equity markets as investors attempt to anticipate how aggressive the Fed will be for inflation to return to their longer-term target.

 

 

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The aggressive rate of interest rate increases so far has clouded the outlook for the U.S. economy. While the labor market remains robust, leading economic indicators point to slowing or potentially even negative economic growth in the future. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year treasury is inverted and the 3-month to 10-year spread has flattened to the lowest level in more than two years. Several other leading economic indicators also point to a slowing economy.

 

While significant uncertainty exists, equity markets tend to be forward looking and the rout during the first half of 2022 may have already captured the recent deterioration in economic data. Our bias towards owning what we deem to be high quality companies with strong balance sheets gives us confidence that even though the portfolios holdings may experience volatility, we are confident that these companies have the potential to come out of a weak macroeconomic environment stronger than they were going into one.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Portfolio Management Team

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Adviser may select or exclude securities of certain companies for reasons other than performance and, as a result, the Fund may underperform other funds that do not use an impact/ESG screening process. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. The Funds’ exposure to (MLPs) may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.

 

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The opinions expressed are those of the adviser through the end of the period for this report, are subject to change, are not a guarantee, and should not be considered investment advice.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

The CCM Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

 

1 The price to earnings ratio simply the stock price divided by the company's earnings per share for a designated period like the past 12 months. The price/earnings ratio conveys how much investors will pay per share for $1 of earnings.

 

 

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Annual Total Returns

    One Year       Three Years    

Inception
to Date+

 

The CCM Core Impact Equity Fund —Advisor Class Shares

    -12.90%       9.54%       8.91%  

The CCM Core Impact Equity Fund — Institutional Class Shares

    -12.69%       9.81%       9.18%  

S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index*(1)

    -11.84%       10.66%       10.13%  

S&P 500 Index*

    -10.62%       10.60%       9.97%  
                         

 

 

The above chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund's Advisor Share Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index on January 1, 2018. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

*The benchmark since inception returns are calculated since commencement of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022.

 

+The Fund amended and restated its Registration Statement to change the performance reporting history. The inception date for the Fund’s performance history is now January 1, 2018, the date Community Capital Management, LLC became the new investment adviser to the Fund.

 

As stated in the October 28, 2021 and February 3, 2022 prospectus, the Fund’s annualized ratios of expenses in relation to average net assets were 1.97% and 1.72% for the Advisor Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.

 

(1)Prior to January 1, 2022, the Fund’s performance was compared to the S&P 500 Index as its benchmark. The Trust has elected to compare the Fund’s performance to the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index, as the Adviser believes this index is more aligned with the Fund’s investment strategy.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be

 

 

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worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end is available at www.ccminvests.com or by calling us toll free at 888-272-0007. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

 

The performance table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total return calculations reflect expense reimbursements and fee waivers in the applicable periods. See financial highlights for periods where fees were waived or reimbursed.

 

The Fund’s portfolio holdings may differ significantly from the securities held in the index and, unlike a mutual fund, an unmanaged index assumes no transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the S&P 500 that do not own fossil fuel reserves. The S&P 500 Total Return Index (“S&P 500® Index”) is a widely recognized, unmanaged index consisting of the approximately 500 largest companies in the United States as measured by market capitalization. The S&P 500 Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

 

 

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Manager’s Discussion & Analysis (Unaudited) June 30, 2022

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

(QUSVX, QSVIX)

 

The CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund institutional share class (the Fund) returned -8.53% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, outperforming the Russell 2500 Value Index return of -13.19% by 4.66% and the Russell 2500 Index’s return of -21.00% by 12.47%.

 

The Fund outperformed the Russell 2500 Value Index in the third and fourth calendar quarters of 2021. Companies with strong financial profiles became more desirable as economic data began to be less robust. Unfortunately, the Fund gave back a portion of its outperformance during the first and second calendar quarters of 2022. The war in Ukraine caused commodity prices to spike higher leading to strong gains in fossil fuel and mining stock, which the Fund does not invest in.

 

During the next 12 months, we believe inflation will be the main factor behind the direction of equity markets as investors attempt to anticipate how aggressive the Fed will need to be for inflation to return to their longer-term target.

 

The aggressive rate of interest rate increases so far has clouded the outlook for the U.S. economy. While the labor market remains robust, leading economic indicators point to slowing or potentially even negative economic growth in the future. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year treasury is inverted and the 3-month to 10-year spread has flattened to the lowest level in more than two years. Several other leading economic indicators also point to a slowing economy.

 

While significant uncertainty exists, equity markets tend to be forward looking and the rout during the first half of 2022 may have already captured the recent deterioration in economic data. Our bias towards owning what we deem to be high quality companies with strong balance sheets gives us confidence that even though the portfolios holdings may experience volatility, we are confident that these companies have the potential to come out of a weak macroeconomic environment stronger than they were going into one.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Portfolio Management Team

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Adviser may select or exclude securities of certain companies for reasons other than performance and, as a result, the Fund may underperform other funds that do not use an impact/ESG screening process. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. The Funds’ exposure to (MLPs) may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.

 

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This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The opinions expressed are those of the adviser through the end of the period for this report, are subject to change, are not a guarantee, and should not be considered investment advice.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

The CCM Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

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Annual Total Returns

    One Year       Three Years    

Inception
to Date+

 

The CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund —Advisor Class Shares

    -8.83%       -1.73%       0.30%  

The CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund — Institutional Class Shares

    -8.53%       -1.49%       0.56%  

Russell 2500 Value Index*

    -13.19%       6.19%       4.32%  

Russell 2500 Index*

    -21.00%       5.91%       5.55%  

 

 

The above chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund's Advisor Shares Class, the Russell 2500 Index, and the Russell 2500 Value Index on January 1, 2018. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

*The benchmark since inception returns are calculated since commencement of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022.

 

+The Fund amended and restated its Registration Statement to change the performance reporting history. The inception date for the Fund’s performance history is now January 1, 2018, the date Community Capital Management, LLC became the new investment adviser to the Fund.

 

As stated in the October 28, 2021 and February 3, 2022 prospectus, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any Rule 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and non-routine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, liquidations and other extraordinary expenses). The contractual expense limits are in effect until October 28, 2022. Pursuant to the current February 3, 2022 prospectus, the Fund’s annualized gross ratios of expenses in relation to average net assets were 2.34% and 2.09% for the Advisory Class Shares and the Institutional Class Shares, respectively, and the Fund’s annualized ratios of expenses in relation to net assets after fee waivers and reimbursements were 1.60% and 1.35% for the Advisory Class Shares and the Institutional Class Shares, respectively. Pursuant to its expense limitation agreement with

 

 

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the Fund, the Adviser is entitled to recoup any fees that it waived and/or Fund expenses that it paid for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense payments, to the extent that such recoupment by the Adviser will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limitation that was in place for the Fund when the fees were waived or expenses were paid. These waivers and reimbursements may be terminated at any time with respect to the Fund by its Board of Trustees upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Adviser without payment of any penalty and shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Fund’s advisory contract with the Adviser.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end is available at www.ccminvests.com or by calling us toll free at 888-272-0007. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

 

The performance table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total return calculations reflect expense reimbursements and fee waivers in the applicable periods.

 

The Fund’s portfolio holdings may differ significantly from the securities held in the index and, unlike a mutual fund, an unmanaged index assumes no transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The Russell 2500 Value Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the US equity universe. The Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index.

 

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses June 30, 2022

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, such as wire fees; and ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund operating expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on January 1, 2022 and held for the six-month period ended June 30, 2022.

 

Actual expenses (Unaudited)

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested at the beginning of the period, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes (Unaudited)

The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as wire fees or low balance fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

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Beginning Account Value 1/01/22

   

Ending Account Value 6/30/22

   

Expenses Paid During Period*

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

Actual Fund Return

Advisor Class Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 803.00     $ 9.03  

Institutional Class Shares

    1,000.00       804.00       7.92  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Advisor Class Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.78     $ 10.09  

Institutional Class Shares

    1,000.00       1,016.02       8.85  

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

Actual Fund Return

Advisor Class Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 803.70     $ 6.26  

Institutional Class Shares

    1,000.00       804.90       5.15  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Advisor Class Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.85     $ 7.00  

Institutional Class Shares

    1,000.00       1,019.09       5.76  

 

*Expenses are equal to the annualized six month expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days/365 days (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

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Fund Profile June 30, 2022

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

Top Ten Holdings*

(% of Net Assets)

Microsoft

    5.13%  

Alphabet, Cl C

    4.23%  

Alphabet, Cl A

    3.72%  

NextEra Energy Partners

    3.65%  

Fiserv

    3.38%  

Global Payments

    3.23%  

Cigna

    3.13%  

Anthem

    2.93%  

Electronic Arts

    2.83%  

Quanta Services

    2.76%  
      34.99%  

 

*

Excludes Short-Term Investments

 

Asset Allocation

     

(% of Net Assets)

       

Communication Services

    10.78%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.32%  

Consumer Staples

    5.08%  

Energy

    2.38%  

Financials

    13.79%  

Health Care

    15.34%  

Industrials

    5.64%  

Information Technology

    21.50%  

Materials

    1.59%  

Money Market Fund

    5.03%  

Real Estate

    2.85%  

Utilities

    4.88%  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

    (0.18)%
      100.00%  

 

 

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Fund Profile June 30, 2022

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Top Ten Holdings*

(% of Net Assets)

Enviva

    5.60%  

NextEra Energy Partners

    5.31%  

Berry Global Group

    3.75%  

Clearway Energy, Cl C

    3.70%  

WP Carey

    3.56%  

Fidelity National Financial

    3.42%  

Universal Health Services, Cl B

    3.37%  

Financial Institutions

    3.26%  

Hingham Institution For Savings

    3.03%  

TD SYNNEX

    2.99%  
      37.99%  

 

*

Excludes Short-Term Investments

 

Asset Allocation

     

(% of Net Assets)

       

Communication Services

    2.15%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.34%  

Consumer Staples

    2.05%  

Energy

    5.60%  

Financials

    24.13%  

Health Care

    4.37%  

Industrials

    7.37%  

Information Technology

    7.85%  

Materials

    3.75%  

Money Market Fund

    8.46%  

Real Estate

    10.62%  

Utilities

    11.43%  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

    (0.12)%
      100.00%  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments June 30, 2022

   

Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCK - 95.14%

Communication Services - 10.78%

               

Entertainment Software - 2.83%

               

Electronic Arts

    13,200     $ 1,605,780  

Web Portals/Internet Service Providers - 7.95%

               

Alphabet, Cl A (a)

    970       2,113,882  

Alphabet, Cl C (a)

    1,100       2,406,195  
              6,125,857  
 

Consumer Discretionary - 11.32%

               

Building-Residential/Commercial - 1.56%

               

Lennar, Cl B

    10,000       587,100  

NVR (a)

    75       300,310  

Distribution/Wholesale - 1.12%

               

LKQ

    13,000       638,170  

E-Commerce/Services - 0.98%

               

Booking Holdings (a)

    320       559,677  

Retail-Apparel/Shoe - 0.87%

               

Ross Stores

    7,000       491,610  

Retail-Automobile - 4.12%

               

Asbury Automotive Group (a)

    5,400       914,436  

Lithia Motors, Cl A

    5,200       1,429,012  

Retail-Restaurants - 2.67%

               

Jack in the Box

    16,600       930,596  

Restaurant Brands International

    11,700       586,755  
              6,437,666  
 

Consumer Staples - 5.08%

               

Brewery - 1.35%

               

Constellation Brands, Cl A

    3,300       769,098  

Cosmetics &Toiletries - 2.42%

               

Unilever PLC ADR

    30,000       1,374,900  

Food-Confectionery - 1.31%

               

Mondelez International, Cl A

    12,000       745,080  
              2,889,078  
 

Energy - 2.38%

               

Energy-Alternate Sources - 2.38%

               

Enviva

    23,680       1,354,970  
                 
 

Financials - 13.79%

               

Commer Banks-Western US - 0.94%

               

SVB Financial Group (a)

    1,350       533,237  

Commercial Banks - 3.41%

               

Financial Institutions

    24,823       645,894  

Signature Bank NY

    7,200       1,290,312  

Finance-Credit Card - 1.83%

               

Discover Financial Services

    11,000       1,040,380  

Investment Management/Advisory Services - 3.49%

               

Ameriprise Financial

    4,000       950,720  

BlackRock, Cl A

    1,700       1,035,368  

Life/Health Insurance - 0.43%

               

Lincoln National

    5,200       243,204  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Value

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

Property/Casualty Insurance - 3.69%

               

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B (a)

    3,700     $ 1,010,174  

Fidelity National Financial

    29,400       1,086,624  
              7,835,913  
 

Health Care - 15.34%

               

Diagnostic Equipment - 1.43%

               

Thermo Fisher Scientific

    1,500       814,920  

Medical Instruments - 2.03%

               

Boston Scientific (a)

    31,000       1,155,370  

Medical Products - 0.82%

               

Cooper

    1,479       463,104  

Medical-Drugs - 1.44%

               

Merck

    9,000       820,530  

Medical-Health Maintenance Organization - 2.93%

               

Anthem

    3,450       1,664,901  

Medical-Hospitals - 1.37%

               

Universal Health Services, Cl B

    7,700       775,467  

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distributors - 2.19%

               

AmerisourceBergen, Cl A

    8,800       1,245,024  

Pharmacy Services - 3.13%

               

Cigna

    6,750       1,778,760  
              8,718,076  
 

Industrials - 5.63%

               

Building & Construction Products-Miscellaneous - 0.99%

               

Owens Corning

    7,600       564,756  

Commercial Services - 2.76%

               

Quanta Services

    12,500       1,566,750  

Diversified Manufact Op - 1.21%

               

Parker-Hannifin

    2,800       688,940  

Machinery-General Indust - 0.67%

               

Zurn Water Solutions

    14,000       381,360  
              3,201,806  
 

Information Technology - 21.50%

               

Applications Software - 5.37%

               

Intuit

    350       134,904  

Microsoft

    11,350       2,915,021  

Commercial Service-Finance - 5.45%

               

FleetCor Technologies (a)

    6,000       1,260,660  

Global Payments

    16,600       1,836,624  

Computers - 1.03%

               

Apple

    4,300       587,896  

Data Processing/Management - 3.38%

               

Fiserv (a)

    21,600       1,921,752  

Electronic Components-Semiconducters - 2.22%

               

Broadcom

    2,600       1,263,106  

Electronic Forms - 0.48%

               

Adobe (a)

    750       274,545  

Electronic Parts Distributors - 1.93%

               

TD SYNNEX

    12,000       1,093,200  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

Enterprise Software/Services - 1.09%

               

SS&C Technologies Holdings

    10,700     $ 621,349  

Software Tools - 0.55%

               

VMware, Cl A (a)

    2,750       313,445  
              12,222,502  
 

Materials - 1.59%

               

Containers-Paper/Plastic - 1.59%

               

Berry Global Group (a)

    16,500       901,560  
                 
 

Real Estate - 2.85%

               

REITS-Diversified - 2.85%

               

American Tower

    2,700       690,093  

WP Carey

    11,200       928,032  
              1,618,125  
 

Utilities - 4.88%

               

Electric-Generation - 1.23%

               

Brookfield Renewable Partners (b)

    20,000       696,000  

Energy-Alternate Sources - 3.65%

               

NextEra Energy Partners

    28,000       2,076,480  
              2,772,480  
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

       

(Cost $48,356,979)

            54,078,033  
 
                 

ESCROW SHARES - 0.01%

Industrials - 0.01%

               

Airlines - 0.01%

               

American Airlines Escrow (a) (c)

    218,835       6,565  
                 

TOTAL ESCROW SHARES

       

(Cost $24,536)

            6,565  
 
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 5.03%

               

Money Market Fund - 5.03%

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 1.29%, (d)

    2,858,607       2,858,607  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $2,858,607)

            2,858,607  
 

Total Investments (Cost $51,240,122) - 100.18%

  $ 56,943,205  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, Net - (0.18)%

    (104,185 )

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  $ 56,839,020  

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security is considered to be a Master Limited Partnership. At June 30, 2022 these securities amounted to $696,000 or 1.22% of total net assets.

(c)

Level 3 security in accordance with fair value hierarchy.

(d)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2022.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate investment Trust

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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The following table sets forth information about the level within the fair value hierarchy at which the Fund’s investments are measured at June 30, 2022:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3*

   

Total

 

Common Stock

  $ 54,078,033     $     $     $ 54,078,033  

Escrow Shares

                6,565       6,565  

Short-Term Investment

    2,858,607                   2,858,607  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 56,936,640     $     $ 6,565     $ 56,943,205  

 

*

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2022

 

   

Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCK - 91.66%

Communication Services - 2.15%

               

Advertising Agencies - 1.71%

               

Omnicom Group

    4,500     $ 286,245  

Entertainment Software - 0.44%

               

Take-Two Interactive Software (a)

    600       73,518  
              359,763  
 

Consumer Discretionary - 12.34%

               

Building-Residential/Commercial - 1.67%

               

NVR (a)

    70       280,290  

Distribution/Wholesale - 1.67%

               

LKQ

    5,700       279,813  

E-Commerce/Services - 0.28%

               

Expedia Group (a)

    500       47,415  

Recreational Vehicles - 1.41%

               

Brunswick

    3,600       235,368  

Retail-Automobile - 5.15%

               

Asbury Automotive Group (a)

    2,700       457,218  

Lithia Motors, Cl A

    1,475       405,345  

Retail-Restaurants - 2.16%

               

Jack in the Box

    6,450       361,587  
              2,067,036  
 

Consumer Staples - 2.05%

               

Beverages-Non-alcoholic - 1.16%

               

Coca-Cola Femsa ADR

    3,500       193,480  

Pastoral&Agricultural - 0.89%

               

Darling Ingredients (a)

    2,500       149,500  
              342,980  
 

Energy - 5.60%

               

Energy-Alternate Sources - 5.60%

               

Enviva

    16,400       938,408  
                 
 

Financials - 24.13%

               

Commer Banks-Western US - 0.94%

               

SVB Financial Group (a)

    400       157,996  

Commercial Banks - 7.48%

               

Financial Institutions

    21,000       546,420  

First Citizens BancShares, Cl A

    520       339,966  

Signature Bank NY

    2,050       367,380  

Finance-Credit Card - 2.15%

               

Discover Financial Services

    3,800       359,404  

Investment Management/Advisory Services - 5.49%

               

Ameriprise Financial

    1,800       427,824  

Raymond James Financial

    5,500       491,755  

Life/Health Insurance - 1.62%

               

Lincoln National

    5,800       271,266  

Property/Casualty Insurance - 3.42%

               

Fidelity National Financial

    15,500       572,880  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

Savings & Loans/Thrifts - 3.03%

               

Hingham Institution For Savings

    1,790     $ 507,948  
              4,042,839  
 

Health Care - 4.37%

               

Medical-Health Maintenance Organization - 1.00%

               

Molina Healthcare (a)

    600       167,766  

Medical-Hospitals - 3.37%

               

Nobilis Health (a) (b)

    38,393        

Universal Health Services, Cl B

    5,600       563,976  
              731,742  
 

Industrials - 7.37%

               

Building & Construction Products-Miscellaneous - 2.33%

               

Owens Corning

    5,250       390,128  

Commercial Services - 2.62%

               

Quanta Services

    3,500       438,690  

Diversified Manufact Op - 1.32%

               

Parker-Hannifin

    900       221,445  

Machinery-General Indust - 1.10%

               

Zurn Water Solutions

    6,800       185,232  
              1,235,495  
 

Information Technology - 7.85%

               

Commercial Service-Finance - 2.51%

               

FleetCor Technologies (a)

    2,000       420,220  

Electronic Parts Distributors - 2.99%

               

TD SYNNEX

    5,500       501,050  

Enterprise Software/Services - 2.35%

               

SS&C Technologies Holdings

    6,800       394,876  
              1,316,146  
 

Materials - 3.75%

               

Containers-Paper/Plastic - 3.75%

               

Berry Global Group (a)

    11,500       628,360  
                 
 

Real Estate - 10.62%

               

REITS-Diversified - 3.56%

               

WP Carey

    7,200       596,592  

REITS-Office Property - 4.29%

               

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

    2,250       326,317  

Highwoods Properties

    11,500       393,185  

REITS-Single Tenant - 2.77%

               

National Retail Properties

    10,800       464,400  
              1,780,494  
 

Utilities - 11.43%

               

Electric-Integrated - 1.65%

               

CMS Energy

    4,100       276,750  

Energy-Alternate Sources - 5.31%

               

NextEra Energy Partners

    12,000       889,920  

Independent Power Producer - 4.47%

               

Clearway Energy, Cl A

    4,000       127,880  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

 

 

Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

Clearway Energy, Cl C

    17,800     $ 620,152  
              1,914,702  
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

       

(Cost $15,560,718)

            15,357,965  
 
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 8.46%

               

Money Market Fund - 8.46%

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 1.29%, (c)

    1,418,079       1,418,079  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $1,418,079)

            1,418,079  
 

Total Investments (Cost $16,978,797) - 100.12%

  $ 16,776,044  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, Net - (0.12)%

    (19,482 )

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  $ 16,756,562  

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Level 3 security in accordance with fair value hierarchy.

(c)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2022.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

REIT — Real Estate investment Trust

 

The following table sets forth information about the level within the fair value hierarchy at which the Fund’s investments are measured at June 30, 2022:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stock

  $ 15,357,965     $     $     $ 15,357,965  

Short-Term Investment

    1,418,079                   1,418,079  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 16,776,044     $     $     $ 16,776,044  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2022

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

Assets:

       

Investments, at fair value (identified cost — $51,240,122)

  $ 56,943,205  

Cash

    6,445  

Receivables:

       

Dividends and interest

    42,750  

Capital shares sold

    1,403  

Reclaims

    1,204  

Prepaid expenses

    29,539  

Total Assets

    57,024,546  

Liabilities:

       

Payables:

       

Investment advisory fees

    36,576  

Capital shares redeemed

    31,612  

Audit fees

    23,101  

Printing fees

    21,238  

Legal fees

    14,897  

Trustees' fees

    14,438  

Shareholder servicing fees

    11,552  

Distribution fees

    10,235  

Transfer agent fees

    8,871  

Administration fees

    2,438  

Other accrued expenses

    10,568  

Total Liabilities

  $ 185,526  

Net Assets:

  $ 56,839,020  

Net Assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 40,979,800  

Total distributable earnings

    15,859,220  

Net Assets

  $ 56,839,020  

Net Assets — Advisor Class Shares (Unlimited shares of beneficial interest with no par value authorized; 1,261,557 shares outstanding)

  $ 47,716,288  

Net Assets — Institutional Class Shares (Unlimited shares of beneficial interest with no par value authorized; 225,610 shares outstanding)

  $ 9,122,732  

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share —
Advisor Class Shares

  $ 37.82  

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share —
Institutional Class Shares

  $ 40.44  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Quaker Investment Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2022

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Assets:

       

Investments, at fair value (identified cost — $16,978,797)

  $ 16,776,044  

Receivables:

       

Dividends and interest

    22,520  

Capital shares sold

    34  

Prepaid expenses

    8,922  

Total Assets

    16,807,520  

Liabilities:

       

Payables:

       

Printing fees

    11,537  

Transfer agent fees

    7,941  

Audit fees

    6,899  

Investment advisory fees

    5,753  

Legal fees

    4,449  

Trustees' fees

    4,312  

Shareholder servicing fees

    3,469  

Administration fees

    2,055  

Distribution fees

    1,193  

Other accrued expenses

    3,350  

Total Liabilities

  $ 50,958  

Net Assets:

  $ 16,756,562  

Net Assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 19,003,460  

Total distributable loss

    (2,246,898 )

Net Assets

  $ 16,756,562  

Net Assets — Advisor Class Shares (Unlimited shares of beneficial interest with no par value authorized; 359,004 shares outstanding)

  $ 5,526,630  

Net Assets — Institutional Class Shares (Unlimited shares of beneficial interest with no par value authorized; 659,071 shares outstanding)

  $ 11,229,932  

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share —
Advisor Class Shares

  $ 15.39  

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share —
Institutional Class Shares

  $ 17.04  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations June 30, 2022

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

Investment Income:

       

Dividends

  $ 836,019  

Interest

    4,433  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

    (3,705 )

Total investment income

    836,747  

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees

    521,348  

Distribution fees — Advisor Class Shares

    145,613  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

    63,546  

Insurance expense

    94,658  

Legal fees

    79,174  

Transfer agent fees

    75,659  

Trustees' fees

    58,198  

Accounting and administration fees

    55,079  

Chief Compliance Officer fees

    51,063  

Registration and filing expenses

    47,080  

Printing fees

    32,836  

Audit fees

    23,122  

Custodian fees

    5,655  

Other

    71,934  

Total expenses

    1,324,965  

Less:

       

Net expenses

    1,324,965  

Net investment income (Loss)

    (488,218 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on:

       

Net realized gain on investments

    10,564,974  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (18,281,427 )

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (7,716,453 )

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations:

  $ (8,204,671 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Quaker Investment Trust

 

Statements of Operations June 30, 2022

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Investment Income:

       

Dividends

  $ 319,534  

Interest

    1,610  

Total investment income

    321,144  

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees

    179,510  

Distribution fees — Advisor Class Shares

    17,000  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

    15,492  

Transfer agent fees

    41,562  

Registration and filing expenses

    35,118  

Insurance expense

    28,206  

Accounting and administration fees

    26,615  

Legal fees

    23,064  

Chief Compliance Officer fees

    20,937  

Trustees' fees

    16,809  

Printing fees

    15,195  

Audit fees

    6,878  

Custodian fees

    3,874  

Other

    21,506  

Total expenses

    451,766  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

    (174,987 )

Net expenses

    276,779  

Net investment income

    44,365  

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on:

       

Net realized gain on investments

    937,968  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (2,487,324 )

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (1,549,356 )

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations:

  $ (1,504,991 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets June 30, 2022

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 
   

For the
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

Operations:

               

Net investment loss

  $ (488,218 )   $ (717,361 )

Net realized gain on investments

    10,564,974       11,962,086  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (18,281,427 )     11,822,011  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (8,204,671 )     23,066,736  

Distributions

               

Advisor Class Shares

    (8,671,674 )     (366,465 )

Institutional Class Shares

    (1,606,507 )     (65,100 )

Total distributions

    (10,278,181 )     (431,565 )

Capital share transactions:

               

Advisor Class Shares

               

Shares issued

    904,148       739,927  

Shares reinvested

    7,910,266       337,710  

Shares redeemed

    (5,299,133 )     (8,069,228 )
      3,515,281       (6,991,591 )

Institutional Class Shares

               

Shares issued

    314,889       454,277  

Shares reinvested

    1,542,918       62,750  

Shares redeemed

    (1,404,529 )     (1,144,278 )
      453,278       (627,251 )

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    3,968,559       (7,618,842 )

Increase (decrease) in net assets

    (14,514,293 )     15,016,329  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    71,353,313       56,336,984  

End of year

  $ 56,839,020     $ 71,353,313  

Share Transactions:

               

Advisor Class Shares

               

Shares Issued

    18,499       16,518  

Shares reinvested

    167,271       7,843  

Shares redeemed

    (110,817 )     (189,365 )
      74,953       (165,004 )

Institutional Class Shares

               

Shares Issued

    6,078       9,919  

Shares reinvested

    30,553       1,380  

Shares redeemed

    (28,174 )     (25,301 )
      8,457       (14,002 )

Increase (decrease) in shares

    83,410       (179,006 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Quaker Investment Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets June 30, 2022

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 
   

For the
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

Operations:

               

Net investment income

  $ 44,365     $ 57,232  

Net realized gain on investments

    937,968       3,351,123  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (2,487,324 )     4,322,212  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,504,991 )     7,730,567  

Distributions

               

Advisor Class Shares

          (79,469 )

Institutional Class Shares

          (184,600 )

Total distributions

          (264,069 )

Capital share transactions:

               

Advisor Class Shares

               

Shares issued

    912,653       112,073  

Shares reinvested

          73,825  

Shares redeemed

    (1,540,365 )     (1,817,358 )
      (627,712 )     (1,631,460 )

Institutional Class Shares

               

Shares issued

    633,560       792,166  

Shares reinvested

          177,212  

Shares redeemed

    (934,832 )     (6,202,508 )
      (301,272 )     (5,233,130 )

Decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

    (928,984 )     (6,864,590 )

Increase (decrease) in net assets

    (2,433,975 )     601,908  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    19,190,537       18,588,629  

End of year

  $ 16,756,562     $ 19,190,537  

Share Transactions:

               

Advisor Class Shares

               

Shares Issued

    50,746       7,895  

Shares reinvested

          5,243  

Shares redeemed

    (85,087 )     (132,237 )
      (34,341 )     (119,099 )

Institutional Class Shares

               

Shares Issued

    32,275       52,694  

Shares reinvested

          11,418  

Shares redeemed

    (46,873 )     (392,506 )
      (14,598 )     (328,394 )

Decrease in shares

    (48,939 )     (447,493 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights - Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period) June 30, 2022

 

   

Advisor Class Shares

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2019

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2018

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 50.38     $ 35.31     $ 34.22     $ 31.87     $ 27.86  

Investment Operations:
Net investment Income (loss)
(a)

    (0.35 )     (0.50 )     (0.34 )     (0.30 )     (0.24 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (4.63 )     15.86       2.10       2.65       4.25  

Total from investment operations

    (4.98 )     15.36       1.76       2.35       4.01  

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

                             

Net capital gains

    (7.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.67 )            

Total distributions

    (7.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.67 )            

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 37.82     $ 50.38     $ 35.31     $ 34.22     $ 31.87  

Total return

    (12.90 )%     43.65 %(1)     5.05 %(1)     7.37 %(1)     14.39 %(1)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 47,716     $ 59,786     $ 47,731     $ 53,292     $ 44,964  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    1.95 %     2.03 %     2.09 %     2.48 %     2.30 %

After fee waiver

    1.95 %     2.03 %     2.09 %     2.48 %     2.30 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    (0.74 )%     (1.14 )%     (0.97 )%     (0.99 )%     (0.78 )%

After fee waiver

    (0.74 )%     (1.14 )%     (0.97 )%     (0.99 )%     (0.78 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    47 %     56 %     69 %     24 %     119 %

 

(a)

Based on the average daily number of shares outstanding during the year.

(1)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. As of September 30, 2018 the Fund no longer charges a sales charge.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights - Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period) June 30, 2022

 

   

Institutional Class Shares

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2019

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2018

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 53.27     $ 37.23     $ 35.96     $ 33.40     $ 29.12  

Investment Operations:
Net investment Income (loss)
(a)

    (0.25 )     (0.41 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.17 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (5.00 )     16.74       2.20       2.81       4.45  

Total from investment operations

    (5.25 )     16.33       1.94       2.56       4.28  

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

                             

Net capital gains

    (7.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.67 )            

Total distributions

    (7.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.67 )            

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 40.44     $ 53.27     $ 37.23     $ 35.96     $ 33.40  

Total return

    (12.69 )%     44.00 %(1)     5.31 %(1)     7.66 %(1)     14.70 %(1)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 9,123     $ 11,567     $ 8,606     $ 8,746     $ 9,039  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    1.70 %     1.78 %     1.84 %     2.23 %     2.05 %

After fee waiver

    1.70 %     1.78 %     1.84 %     2.23 %     2.05 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    (0.49 )%     (0.89 )%     (0.72 )%     (0.74 )%     (0.53 )%

After fee waiver

    (0.49 )%     (0.89 )%     (0.72 )%     (0.74 )%     (0.53 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    47 %     56 %     69 %     24 %     119 %

 

(a)

Based on the average daily number of shares outstanding during the year.

(1)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights - Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period) June 30, 2022

 

   

Advisor Class Shares

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2019

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2018

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 16.88     $ 11.49     $ 17.65     $ 23.23     $ 24.13  

Investment Operations:
Net investment Income (loss)
(a)

    0.01       0.02       0.09       0.08       (0.23 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.50 )     5.55       (4.91 )     0.12       3.03  

Total from investment operations

    (1.49 )     5.57       (4.82 )     0.20       2.80  

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

          (0.18 )     (0.34 )            

Net capital gains

                (1.00 )     (5.78 )     (3.70 )

Total distributions

          (0.18 )     (1.34 )     (5.78 )     (3.70 )

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 15.39     $ 16.88     $ 11.49     $ 17.65     $ 23.23  

Total return

    (8.83 )%     48.79 %(1)     (30.04 )%(1)     3.17 %(1)     12.07 %(1)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 5,527     $ 6,639     $ 5,890     $ 9,176     $ 4,737  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    2.43 %(b)     2.55 %(b)     2.38 %(b)     2.84 %(b)     2.44 %

After fee waiver

    1.55 %(b)     1.55 %(b)     1.55 %(b)     2.65 %(b)     2.44 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    (0.82 )%(b)     (0.87 )%(b)     (0.28 )%(b)     0.28 %(b)     (0.99 )%

After fee waiver

    0.06 %(b)     0.13 %(b)     0.55 %(b)     0.47 %(b)     (0.99 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    49 %     96 %     117 %     111 %     122 %

 

(a)

Based on the average daily number of shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Expense waived or reimbursed reflect reductions to total expenses, as discussed in the notes to the financial statements. These reimbursed amounts would increase the net investment loss ratio or decrease the net investment income ratio and recovered amounts would decrease the net investment loss ratio or increase the net investment income ratio, as applicable, had such reductions or increases not occurred.

(1)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. As of September 30, 2018 the Fund no longer charges a sales charge.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights - Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period) June 30, 2022

 

   

Institutional Class Shares

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2019

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2018

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 18.63     $ 12.67     $ 19.36     $ 24.83     $ 25.49  

Investment Operations:
Net investment Income (loss)
(a)

    0.06       0.06       0.13       0.15       (0.19 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.65 )     6.12       (5.41 )     0.16       3.23  

Total from investment operations

    (1.59 )     6.18       (5.28 )     0.31       3.04  

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

          (0.22 )     (0.41 )            

Net capital gains

                (1.00 )     (5.78 )     (3.70 )

Total distributions

          (0.22 )     (1.41 )     (5.78 )     (3.70 )

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 17.04     $ 18.63     $ 12.67     $ 19.36     $ 24.83  

Total return

    (8.53 )%     49.10 %(1)     (29.89 )%(1)     3.47 %(1)     12.39 %(1)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 11,230     $ 12,552     $ 12,699     $ 10,811     $ 9,747  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    2.18 %(b)     2.30 %(b)     2.13 %(b)     2.58 %(b)     2.19 %

After fee waiver

    1.30 %(b)     1.30 %(b)     1.30 %(b)     2.39 %(b)     2.19 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    (0.57 )% (b)     (0.62 )%(b)     (0.03 )%(b)     0.53 %(b)     (0.74 )%

After fee waiver

    0.31 %(b)     0.38 %(b)     0.80 %(b)     0.72 %(b)     (0.74 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    49 %     96 %     117 %     111 %     122 %

 

(a)

Based on the average daily number of shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Expense waived or reimbursed reflect reductions to total expenses, as discussed in the notes to the financial statements. These reimbursed amounts would increase the net investment loss ratio or decrease the net investment income ratio and recovered amounts would decrease the net investment loss ratio or increase the net investment income ratio, as applicable, had such reductions or increases not occurred.

(1)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2022

 

Note 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Quaker Investment Trust (the “Trust”), a diversified, open-end management investment company, was originally organized as a Massachusetts business trust on October 24, 1990, and was reorganized as a Delaware statutory trust on September 30, 2018. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”). The Trust’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest for each of its series. Currently, the Trust offers two series: CCM Core Impact Equity Fund (“Core Impact Equity Fund”) and CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund (“Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, “Funds”). Both Funds are diversified. The investment objectives of each Fund are set forth below. Community Capital Management, LLC (“CCM” or “Adviser”) has managed the Funds since January 1, 2018.

 

Core Impact Equity Fund and Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund commenced operations on November 25, 1996. The investment objective of these Funds is to seek long-term growth of capital. The investment objective of these Funds is non-fundamental in that this objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) without shareholder approval.

 

The Funds offer two classes of shares: Advisor Class and Institutional Class. The Advisor Class shares are charged a distribution and service fee; and Institutional Class shares bear no distribution fee but have higher minimum investment thresholds. CCM has the ability to waive the minimum investment for Institutional Class shares at its discretion.

 

On February 1, 2019 the Trust amended and restated its Registration Statement to change each of the Funds’ performance reporting history. The inception date for each of the Fund’s performance reporting history is now January 1, 2018, the date CCM became the Adviser to the Funds.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Security Valuation. The Funds’ investments in securities are carried at market value. Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are generally valued at the last quoted sales price at the time of valuation. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the most

 

 

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recent bid price. Each security reported on the NASDAQ National Market System is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.

 

Debt securities are valued by market bid quotation or independent pricing services which use bid prices provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics. Discounts or premiums on debt securities are amortized to income over their prospective lives, using the effective interest method.

 

The Funds may hold foreign securities that trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. Therefore, the value of such securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem shares.

 

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to evaluation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

 

Level 3 — Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair value methodologies.

 

Investment Income and Securities Transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are determined on the basis of the identified cost for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or as soon

 

 

 

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as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.

 

Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. In calculating the net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and expenses are allocated daily to each share based upon the proportion of net assets of each share.

 

Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Funds to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required.

 

Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing a Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit in the current year. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., all open tax year ends, as applicable), ongoing analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

Distributions to Shareholders. Each Fund generally declares dividends at least annually, payable in December, on a date selected by the Board. In addition, distributions may be made annually in December out of net realized gains through October 31 of that calendar year. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund may make a supplemental distribution subsequent to the end of its fiscal year ending June 30. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

Use of Estimates. In preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Indemnifications. Under each Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum liability exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as future claims that have not yet occurred may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Note 2 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

The aggregate purchases and sales and maturities of investments, excluding short-term investments, short sales, purchases to cover, options premiums paid and received, and futures, by each of the Funds for the year ended June 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

Purchases:

     

U.S. Government

  $  

Other

    31,690,866  

Sales and Maturities:

       

U.S. Government

  $  

Other

    40,409,828  

 

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

Purchases:

     

U.S. Government

  $  

Other

    9,389,380  

Sales and Maturities:

       

U.S. Government

  $  

Other

    11,476,335  

 

At June 30, 2022, the cost of securities for income purposes and the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes was a follows:

 

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Cost of investments

  $ 51,268,687     $ 16,889,030  

Gross unrealized appreciation

    10,220,316       1,934,049  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (4,545,798 )     (2,047,035 )

Net appreciation (depreciation) on investments

  $ 5,674,518     $ (112,986 )

 

The material book/tax difference are deferred losses from wash sales and partnership investments.

 

 

 

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Note 3 – ADVISORY, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

 

Each Fund paid advisory fees shown in the table below for the year ended June 30, 2022. Amounts paid and reimbursed are expressed as dollar amounts and annualized percentages of average net assets.

 

   

Advisory

Fees Paid

   

Percentage

of Advisory

Fees Paid

   

Advisory

Fees

Reimbursed

   

Percentage of

Advisory Fees

Reimbursed

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

    $521,348       0.75%       N/A       N/A  

Small/Mid-Cap

Impact Value Fund

     179,510       0.90        $174,987        0.88%   

 

CCM contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or assume expenses to the extent necessary to reduce the total operating expenses of Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund (excluding 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend and interest expense, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and non-routine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, liquidations and other extraordinary expenses) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 1.30% of the Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund’s average daily net assets through October 28, 2022. Pursuant to this agreement, CCM is entitled to recoup any fees that it waived and/or the Fund expenses that it paid for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense payments, to the extent that such recoupment by CCM will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limitation that was in place when the fees were waived or expenses were paid. These waivers and reimbursements may be terminated at any time with respect to the Fund by the Board upon (60) days written notice to CCM without payment of any penalty and shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Fund’s advisory contract with CCM.

 

At June 30, 2022, the unreimbursed amount paid and/or waived by the Adviser on behalf of Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund that may be recovered is $557,590. The Adviser may recapture portions of the above amounts no later than the dates stated below:

 

      June 30, 2023       June 30, 2024       June 30, 2025  

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

  $ 188,993     $ 193,610     $ 174,987  

 

 

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Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for the Trust. The Trust has adopted distribution and shareholder servicing plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act for Advisor Class shares described below. There is no Rule 12b-1 distribution plan for Institutional Class shares of the Funds. The Advisor Class Plan provides that each Fund may pay a servicing or Rule 12b-1 fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Advisor Class average net assets on a monthly basis to persons or institutions for performing certain servicing functions for the Advisor Class shareholders. The Advisor Class Plan also allows the Fund to pay or reimburse expenditures in connection with sales and promotional services related to distribution of the Fund’s shares, including personal services provided to prospective and existing shareholders. Effective September 30, 2018, the Class C shares were merged into the Advisor Class shares. For the year ended June 30, 2022, Rule 12b-1 fees incurred are disclosed on the statements of operations for each Fund.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022, the Trust paid Little Consulting Group, LLC the following fees for Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) services:

 

Fund

 

Amount

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

  $ 51,063  

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

    20,937  

 

The Funds have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan on behalf of each of the Funds pursuant to which each Fund’s Class of shares may pay financial institutions; securities dealers and other industry professionals (“Shareholder Servicing Agents”) at an annual rate not to exceed 0.20% of the average daily net assets value.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022, shareholder servicing fees incurred are:

 

Fund

 

Amount

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

  $ 63,546  

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

    15,492  

 

Note 4 – DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC for federal income tax purposes and to distribute all of its taxable income and net capital gains. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.

 

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under U.S. GAAP. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to paid-in capital, and undistributed earnings, in the period that the differences arise.

 

 

 

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As of June 30, 2022, the Funds recorded the following reclassification to increase (decrease) the accounts listed below:

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

Distributable Earnings

Paid-in Capital

$108,551

$(108,551)

 

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

Distributable Earnings

Paid-in Capital

$309,185

$(309,185)

 

The permanent book/tax differences primarily consist of partnership investment related and net operating losses. The permanent differences that are credited or charged to paid in Capital and Distributable earnings as of June 30, 2022 is related to net operating losses and partnership non-deductible expenses.

 

The tax character of dividends declared for each fiscal year indicated was as follows:

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

   

Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

 

Distributions declared from:

               

Ordinary income

  $ 388,242     $  

Long-term capital gain

    9,889,939       431,565  

Total Distributions

  $ 10,278,181     $ 431,565  

 

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

   

Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

 

Distributions declared from:

               

Ordinary income

  $     $ 264,069  

Long-term capital gain

           

Total Distributions

  $     $ 264,069  

 

As of June 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Undistributed long-term capital gain

  $ 10,184,745     $  

Capital loss carryforwards

          (2,133,912 )

Other temporary differences

    (43 )      

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation), net

    5,674,518       (112,986 )

 

 

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CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Distributable earnings (Accumulated losses), net

  $ 15,859,220     $ (2,246,898 )

 

At June 30, 2022, the capital loss carryovers and late year losses outstanding for Small/Mid-Cap Value Fund was as follows:

    Short-Term       Long-Term    

Total Capital
Loss Carryforwards

 
  $ 2,133,912     $     $ 2,133,912  

 

During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Small/Mid-Cap Value Fund utilized $915,105 of capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains.

 

Note 5 – CONCENTRATION/RISK

 

Each Fund, in pursuing its investment objective, is subject to risks. The following is a summary of certain of the risks, and a more complete list can be found in the Fund’s most recent prospectus:

 

Impact/ESG Risk: The Adviser may select or exclude securities of certain companies for reasons other than performance and, as a result, the Fund may underperform other funds that do not use an impact/ESG screening process. Impact/ESG investing is qualitative and subjective by nature. There is no guarantee that impact/ESG criteria used by the Adviser will reflect beliefs or values of any particular investor.

 

Common Stock Risk: Common stock risks include the financial risk of selecting individual companies that do not perform as anticipated, the risk that the stock markets in which the Fund invests may experience periods of turbulence and instability, and the general risk that domestic and global economies may go through periods of decline and cyclical change.

 

Growth Risk: There is a risk that the Fund’s growth style may perform poorly or fall out of favor with investors. For example, at times the market may favor large capitalization stocks over small capitalization stocks, value stocks over growth stocks, or vice versa.

 

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Securities Risk: The Fund invests in companies with small market capitalizations. Because these companies are relatively small compared to large-capitalization companies, they may be engaged in business mostly within their own geographic region, may be less well known to the investment community, and may have more volatile share prices. Also, small companies often have less liquidity, less management depth, narrower market penetrations, less diverse product lines and fewer resources than larger companies. As a result, small-capitalization stock prices have greater volatility than large company securities.

 

Value Securities Risk: The Fund invests in companies that appear to be "undervalued" in the marketplace (i.e., trading at prices below the company's

 

 

 

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true worth). If the Adviser's perceptions of value are wrong, the securities purchased may not perform as expected, reducing the Fund's return.

 

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks compared to domestic investments for the following reasons: foreign companies may not be subject to the regulatory requirements of U.S. companies, so there may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers than U.S. companies; foreign companies generally are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; dividends and interest on foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes; such taxes may reduce the net return to Fund shareholders; foreign securities are often denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, which will subject the Fund to the risks associated with fluctuations in currency values.

 

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses, including tactical allocation strategies, in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result.

 

Liquidity Risk: This is the risk that the market for a security or other investment cannot accommodate an order to buy or sell the security or other investment in the desired time frame and/or at the desired price. The values of illiquid investments are often more volatile than the values of more liquid investments. It may be more difficult for the Fund to determine a fair value of an illiquid investment than that of a more liquid comparable investment.

 

Master Limited Partnership Risk: The Fund’s exposure to master limited partnerships (MLP) may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of MLP and MLP based exchange traded funds and notes may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or sectors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs, and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust Risk: The Fund may have investments in securities issued by, and/or have exposure to, commercial and residential real estate companies. Real estate securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including changes in local and general economic conditions, vacancy rates, interest rates, zoning laws, rental income, property taxes, operating expenses and losses from casualty or condemnation. An investment in a REIT is subject to additional risks, including poor performance by the manager of the REIT, adverse tax consequences, and limited diversification resulting from being invested in a limited number or type of properties or a narrow geographic area.

 

Recent Market Events Risk: U.S. and international markets have experienced significant periods of volatility in recent years and months

 

 

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due to a number of economic, political and global macro factors including the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as a global pandemic, which has resulted in public health issues, growth concerns in the U.S. and overseas, layoffs, rising unemployment and reduced consumer spending. The effects of COVID-19 may lead to a substantial economic downturn or recession in the U.S. and global economies, the recovery from which is uncertain and may last for an extended period of time. As a result of this significant volatility, many of the risks discussed herein associated with an investment in the Fund may be increased.

 

Note 6 – INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications.

 

The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Trust, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

Note 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

 

of Quaker Investment Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of CCM Core Impact Equity Fund and CCM Small / Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Quaker Investment Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of June 30, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of June 30, 2022, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2012.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements 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 the Funds’ 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, 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. 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2022

 

 

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by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

August 29, 2022

 

 

(Unaudited)

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Notice to Shareholders June 30, 2022

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

Return of

Capital

Long-Term

Capital Gain

Distributions

Ordinary

Income

Distributions

Total

Distributions

Qualifying for

Corporate

Dividends

Received

Deduction(1)

0.00%

96.22%

3.78%

100.00%

100.00%

 

Qualifying

Dividend

Income(2)

Qualifying

Business

Income(6)

U.S.

Government

Interest(3)

Interest

Related

Dividends(4)

Short Term

Capital Gain

Dividends(5)

100.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

100.00%

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Return of

Capital

Long-Term

Capital Gain

Distributions

Ordinary

Income

Distributions

Total

Distributions

Qualifying for

Corporate

Dividends

Received

Deduction(1)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

 

Qualifying

Dividend

Income(2)

Qualifying

Business

Income(6)

U.S.

Government

Interest(3)

Interest

Related

Dividends(4)

Short Term

Capital Gain

Dividends(5)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

 

1 Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

 

2 The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.

 

3 “U.S. Government Interest” represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income. Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for shareholders of the Fund who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income tax.

 

4 The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions. Interest related dividends are exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

 

5 The percentage of this column represents the amount of “Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of short-term capital gain distributions that are exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

 

6 The percentage of this column represents that amount of ordinary dividend income that qualified for 20% Business Income Deduction.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers June 30, 2022

 

The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the Trust’s Declaration of Trust. Information pertaining to the trustees and officers of the Trust is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Trustees who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Interested Trustees.” The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 888-272-0007.

 

Name, address and

Age1

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Served in

Position Since2

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Portfolios

Overseen by Trustee3

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5 Years4

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

James R. Brinton

Age 68

 

Chair

Trustee

Lead

Independent

  Trustee

Since 2018

Since 2002

2007-2018

Vice President, Retired since 2019. BMT Insurance Advisors (a commercial insurance brokerage firm) from 2015 to 2019.

2

None

Gary Edward Shugrue

Age 68

Trustee

Since 2008

Veritable, LP (investment advisory firm) since 2015; President and Chief Investment Officer, Ascendant Capital Partners from 2001–2015.

2

Director, RFS Family of Funds/UMB Fund Services

Warren West

Age 65

 

Trustee

Since 2003

Retired since 2017. Greentree Brokerage Services, Inc. from 1998–2017.

2

None

INTERESTED TRUSTEE

Alyssa Greenspan5

Age 50

 

President




Trustee

Since January, 2018


Since June, 2018

President, Community Capital Management, LLC since January 2015; Chief Operating Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC since June 2009; Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Community Capital Management, LLC since May 2003.

2

None

 

 

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Name Address and

Age1

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Served in

Position Since2

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Portfolios

Overseen by Trustee3

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5 Years4

OFFICERS

Todd Cohen

Age 56

 

Secretary

Since June, 2018

Chief Executive Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC since January 2015; President and Chief Investment Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC January 2007–January 2015.

N/A

N/A

James Malone

Age 51

Treasurer

Since January, 2021

Chief Financial Officer of Community Capital Management, LLC since July 2013; Director of Investment Platforms, since September 2011.

N/A

N/A

Stefanie Little

Age 54

 

Chief Compliance Officer

Since June, 2018

Chief Compliance Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC 2010–present). Chief Compliance Officer for Quaker Investment Trust since June, 2018. Founder of Chenery Compliance Group, LLC (2015–present); Managing Member SEC Compliance Alliance, LLC (2012–2019), President of Little Consulting Group, Inc. 2011–present).

N/A

N/A

 

1

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Community Capital Management, Inc. 2500 Weston Road, Suite 101, Weston, Florida 33331.

2

Each Trustee holds office until he or she resigns, is removed or dies. The president, treasurer and secretary shall hold office for a one-year term and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified, or until such officer dies or resigns.

3

The Trust has two series, CCM Core Impact Equity Fund and CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund.

4

Directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

5

Ms. Greenspan is an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 act) due to the position she holds with Community Capital Management, LLC.

 

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Additional Information June 30, 2022

 

Proxy Policies (Unaudited)

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-888-272-0007 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Filings (Unaudited)

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the period. The Fund’s N-PORT (and its predecessor form, Form N-Q) reports are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

This report is intended for the Fund’s shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded by or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus. An investor should read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. A prospectus may be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-888-272-0007.

 

 

2500 Weston Road Suite 101 Weston, FL 33331

954-217-7999 Fax: 954-385-9299 Toll Free: 888-272-0007 www.ccminvests.com

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a)The Registrant has, as of the end of the period covered by this report, adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party.

 

(b)During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to any provision of the code of ethics.

 

(c)During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers or implicit waivers of a provision of the code of ethics.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Registrant's Board of Trustees has determined that Gary E. Shugrue, a member of the Registrant's Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. Gary E. Shugrue is "independent" as that term is defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this Item's instructions.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $25,000 and $25,000 for fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

 

(b)Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the Registrant's principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

 

(c)Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance were $5,000 and $5,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively. The tax fees include a review of the Funds’ federal and state income tax returns for the year ended June 30, 2022 and the excise returns for December 31, 2022.

 

(d)All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the Registrant's principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

 

(e)(1)Pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC adopted Rule 2-01 under Regulation S-X, which, among other things, requires a fund’s audit committee to pre-approve certain audit and non-audit services that are provided by its independent auditors in order to ensure the auditors’ independence. The Trust’s Board has established an Audit Committee that has been charged with, among other things, assisting the Board in its oversight of: the Trust’s independent auditors; pre-approving all audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust’s independent auditors; the integrity of the Trust’s financial statements; the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence; and the adequacy of the Trust’s financial reporting, tax compliance, internal financial and disclosure controls and use of appropriate accounting principles.

 

 

 

(e)(2)There were no 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.

 

(f)Not applicable. The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the Registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees was zero percent (0%).

 

(g)All non-audit fees billed by the Registrant's principal accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 are disclosed in (b)-(d) above. There were no audit or non-audit services performed by the Registrant's principal accountant for the Registrant's adviser.

 

(h)Not applicable.

 

(i)Not applicable.

 

(j)Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

Included in Annual Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's board of trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Code of Ethics attached hereto.

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

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) Quaker Investment Trust  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Alyssa D. Greenspan  
  Alyssa D. Greenspan,  
Date: September 8, 2022 President and Principal Executive Officer  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Alyssa D. Greenspan  
  Alyssa D. Greenspan,  
Date: September 8, 2022 President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ James H. Malone  
  James H. Malone,  
Date: September 8, 2022 Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer