N-CSRS 1 d251240dncsrs.htm BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC. Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

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CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number          811-08200                  

                               Bridgeway Funds, Inc.                              

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450

                                    Houston, Texas 77046                                  

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Tammira Philippe, President

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450

                                    Houston, Texas 77046                                   

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (713) 661-3500

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2021

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Semi-Annual Report

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1

   BRAGX

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY

   BRUSX

(Open to Existing Investors — Direct Only)

  

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET

   BRSIX

SMALL-CAP VALUE

   BRSVX

BLUE CHIP

   BRLIX

MANAGED VOLATILITY

   BRBPX

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS  

 

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Letter from the Investment Management Team

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AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1 FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

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Schedule of Investments

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ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

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Schedule of Investments

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ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

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Schedule of Investments

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SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

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Schedule of Investments

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BLUE CHIP FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

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Schedule of Investments

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MANAGED VOLATILITY FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

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Schedule of Investments

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Other Information

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

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Bridgeway Funds Standardized Returns (%) as of December 31, 2021* (Unaudited)

 

 

            Annualized        
Fund   Quarter   Six Months   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years  

Inception to

Date

  Inception Date  

Gross

Expense

Ratio2

 

Net

Expense

Ratio2

Aggressive Investors 1   4.57   3.55   19.89   8.94   12.63   5.93   12.25   8/5/1994   0.34%   0.34%
Ultra-Small Company   -2.29   -8.52   33.34   10.93   11.97   6.42   13.49   8/5/1994   1.38%   1.38%
Ultra-Small Co Market   -7.64   -12.12   22.31   10.54   13.28   7.32   10.77   7/31/1997   0.79%   0.79%
Small-Cap Value   7.05   9.13   67.74   15.01   14.69   8.56   9.88   10/31/2003   0.92%   0.92%
Blue Chip   8.40   7.85   24.15   16.60   15.47   10.22   8.72   7/31/1997   0.24%1   0.15%1
Managed Volatility   2.17   2.17   7.91   6.75   5.77   4.07   4.53   6/30/2001   1.23%1   0.96%1

Bridgeway Funds Returns (%) for Calendar Years 2007 through 2021* (Unaudited)

 

     2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021

Aggressive Investors 1

  21.58   42.21   14.99   -9.82   19.47   18.44   -22.44   21.85   14.35   19.89

Ultra-Small Company

  24.49   55.77   -0.56   -16.12   14.06   3.88   -15.68   9.51   31.31   33.34

Ultra-Small Co Market

  19.83   50.91   4.61   -8.28   21.47   12.47   -17.12   15.34   25.53   22.31

Small-Cap Value

  20.99   39.72   0.79   -9.43   26.79   7.11   -13.06   14.98   12.04   67.74

Blue Chip

  15.20   31.67   11.51   2.17   13.18   18.43   -1.48   31.05   13.51   24.15

Managed Volatility

  6.46   9.25   5.95   0.17   2.42   8.18   -3.97   11.88   10.55   7.91

Performance figures quoted represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. To obtain performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit bridgewayfunds.com or call 800-661-3550. Total return figures include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

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Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower. The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive fees and/or pay expenses. Any material change to this Fund policy would require a vote by shareholders.

 

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Expense ratios are as stated in the current prospectus. Please see financial highlights for expense ratios as of December 31, 2021.

*  Numbers highlighted indicate periods when the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of each Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding a Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing in a Fund. For questions or other Fund information, call 800-661-3550 or visit the Funds’ website at bridgewayfunds.com. Funds are available for purchase by residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and Guam only.

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those relating to the market, sectors, or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature.

 

   
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LETTER FROM THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM  

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Dear Fellow Shareholders,

Performance across domestic equity markets was positive for the December quarter, helping stocks achieve their third consecutive year of growth. Stocks in all size and style categories had positive returns for the year, but there was significant variation in style performance within size categories. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks in the large-cap space, while value stocks outperformed growth stocks among small-caps. As a result, small-cap value stocks delivered the year’s best performance. Market highlights appear on page 2. In this environment, the Bridgeway Funds performed within design expectations, guided by our statistically driven, evidence-based investment approach. Please see the enclosed letters for a detailed explanation of each Fund’s performance during the quarter and the calendar year. We hope you find the letters helpful.

The continued strong performance by large-cap growth stocks – especially by large technology company names – has some market commentators wondering if this is another bubble like we saw with the dot com names in the late 1990s. Our research team sees more similarity between today’s market and an earlier phenomenon: The Nifty Fifty era of the late 1960s and early 1970s. See the data that illustrates why the small group of stocks driving today’s market is similar to the Nifty Fifty of yore, and why that performance might warrant caution for the future, in “Party Like It’s 1972: What Can the Nifty Fifty Tell Us About Today’s Market?” on page 2.

Despite all the attention on large-cap technology stocks, it was actually small-cap value stocks that delivered the best performance in 2021. Thanks in part to the recovery of this asset class, Bridgeway’s Small-Cap Value Fund didn’t just beat its benchmark over the 12-month period, its 67.74% put it in the 1st percentile in the small-cap value fund category. The Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund (BRSVX) was ranked in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th percentile in the 1, 5, and 10-Year Morningstar Small-Cap Value Fund Category out of 446, 392, and 300 funds for the period ending 12/31/21 based on total returns. As happy as we are with this performance, we don’t manage our Funds based on short-term results. Read why we believe this year’s returns help illustrate some of the key principles of our long-term, evidence-based investment philosophy, in “Small-Cap Value: A Long-Term Perspective on a Year of Success,” on page 5.

Finally, Bridgeway’s commitment to relational investing – which unites results for investors and returns for humanity – may have some shareholders wondering how that approach compares to responsible or sustainable investing. Cindy Griffin, the Chair of Bridgeway’s Responsible Investing Committee, explains how we think about it, in “Responsible Investing through a Relational Investing Lens,” on page 6.

As always, we appreciate your feedback. We take your comments very seriously and regularly discuss them to help us manage our Funds and this company. Please keep your ideas coming–both favorable and critical. They provide us with a vital tool to serve you better.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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Market Review

 

Domestic equity markets rose during the quarter ended December 31, 2021, contributing to a third consecutive year of positive performance for US stocks. In October and November, strong corporate earnings, the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the US Federal Reserve’s decision to begin tapering its monthly bond purchases helped boost stock prices. That upward trend reversed in early December when concerns about the new omicron coronavirus variant and increasing inflation caused stocks to sell off. However, the markets recovered by the end of the quarter when early data showed that the omicron variant appeared to be less life-threatening than previous variants, and the Federal Reserve signaled its intent to aggressively address recent inflation spikes. The S&P 500 returned +11.0% for the quarter, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average returned +7.9%. For the full year, the S&P 500 and the DJIA returned +28.7% and +21.0%, respectively.

All US equity style categories, as defined by Russell Indices, recorded positive returns for the quarter, but larger stocks generally outperformed smaller stocks across style categories. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks in the small-cap and mid-cap space, but growth stocks outperformed value stocks in the large-cap space. As a result, large-cap growth stocks had the best performance during the quarter, returning +11.64%, while small-cap growth stocks had the lowest performance, returning +0.01%.

All sectors of the S&P 500 except for Communication Services had positive returns for the quarter. The Real Estate sector led the gains, returning +17.5%, followed by Information Technology (+16.7%) and Materials (+15.2%). The Communication Services delivered the lowest returns (-0.1%).

Below are the stock market style box returns for the quarter and the calendar year.

 

      December 2021 Quarter          Calendar Year ended December 31,2021   
      Value    All    Growth                               Value    All    Growth   
           
        Large        +7.77%      +9.78%      +11.64%         Large        +25.16%    +26.45%    +27.60%                
           
   Mid        +8.54%      +6.44%      +2.85%         Mid        +28.34%    +22.58%    +12.73%   
           
   Small        +4.36%      +2.14%      +0.01%         Small        +28.27%    +14.82%    +2.83%   

Party Like It’s 1972: What Can the Nifty Fifty Tell Us About Today’s Market?

 

By Andrew Berkin, PhD, Head of Research, and Sri Lakshmanan, CFA, Director of Investment Systems and Research Analyst

Many commentators have compared the recent stock market to the Tech Bubble of the late 1990s. But we see a similarity with a more distant epoch, namely the Nifty Fifty fad of the late 1960s and early 1970s. So rather than evoking the Tech Bubble and partying like it’s 1999, we wonder if today’s market is partying like it’s 1972.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Nifty Fifty were stock market darlings. They comprised a set of roughly 50 large companies that were typically quite successful, with strong earnings growth and profitability. But a great company is not necessarily a great stock, and starting in 1973, the Nifty Fifty’s returns disappointed for years. We see strong similarities with the market’s leading stocks today.

Consider the chart below. It shows returns relative to the S&P 500 for three sets of stocks from different eras: an equal-weighted composite of the Nifty Fifty stocks, Tech Bubble stocks proxied by the NASDAQ 100, and an equal-weighted composite of FANMAG, which is an acronym for six of today’s hottest stocks: Facebook, Apple, Netflix, Microsoft, Amazon,

 

   
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and Google. You can see 10 years of returns, with year five set at the peak calendar years of 1972 and 1999. For FANMAG, year five is 2020.

 

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We don’t know what will happen to FANMAG from here, but we do believe in the quip ascribed to Mark Twain that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” In the spirit of relational investing, we stay curious about what we see in the market, and believe that comparing the Nifty Fifty at their peak to FANMAG provides a cautionary tale for today.

Nifty Fifty: Companies and Characteristics

There was never an “official” set of Nifty Fifty companies. Rather, it was a designation given to a number of large-growth firms considered such good investments that they were called one-decision stocks.

For our study, we singled out the 10 largest stocks by market cap at the end of 1972 (shown in the table below). Most of these are still well-known names, although some, such as Kodak and Sears, have hit hard times. Younger folks might not recall having to buy and develop film, but that is part of the point about today’s hot stocks. In the future, the concept of buying items online or having a social network may seem equally quaint.

 

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NAME

1   

International Business Machines

2   

Eastman Kodak Co.

3   

General Electric Co.

4   

Sear Roebuck & Co.

5   

Xerox Corp.

6   

Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing                

7   

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

   
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Coca-Cola Co.

9   

Avon Products Inc.

10               

Johnson and Johnson

Through 1972 these firms had averaged more than 22% annual earnings growth over the previous five years. For the S&P 500, that number was just 4%. These companies were profitable as well, with return on equity (ROE) over 22% on average, well above the historical ROE of 14% for the S&P 500. Pretty nifty indeed!

Investors flocked to these stocks, and at first, they were rewarded. For the five years through 1972 average annual returns were almost 28%. In comparison, the S&P 500’s returns averaged about 6.7% over the same five years.

What could go wrong? For one thing, these stocks had become quite expensive, with an average P/E of about 43 at the end of 1972 – well more than double the P/E of 18 for the S&P 500. And when a stock gets too expensive, it becomes prone to disappointment. Investors bid up prices of the Nifty Fifty amid expectations of continued exceptional growth, which proved unsustainable.

The recession of 1973 – 1975 ushered in a period of low economic growth, and with it a bear market. As shown in the chart below, the Nifty Fifty fell even farther than the S&P 500 in 1973 and 1974. And while the markets recovered after that, the Nifty Fifty’s five-year average returns of -4.4% lagged the S&P 500’s five-year average return of about 2.5%.

 

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FANMAG Stocks

Fast forward to today, and once more, a set of great companies are also considered great stocks. For the five years through the end of 2020, these stocks had average annual earnings growth of almost 60%, compared to just under 4% annual earnings growth for the S&P 500. This gap is due in part to the fact that FANMAG companies thrived in 2020 despite the

 

   
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pandemic-induced recession. Just as with the Nifty Fifty decades earlier, FANMAG profitability is also sky-high, with ROE averaging over 29% for the past five years.

What could go wrong for the FANMAG stocks? After all, they made it through a recession with flying colors, unlike the Nifty Fifty. But something FANMAG has in common with the Nifty Fifty of yore are high relative valuations.

At the end of 2020, FANMAG stocks had an average P/E of over 48 – not too much higher than the P/E for the S&P 500 of just over 39. But the broad market’s valuation is currently inflated by the pandemic’s negative impact on earnings and the recovery of stock prices off bear market lows early in 2020. Aside from that COVID-influenced situation, recent relative valuations have been much further apart. For instance, at the end of 2019, the P/E for FANMAG was 43.5 while the S&P 500 was at 22.8.

One issue for stocks with high P/E ratios is that subsequent earnings can’t just be good, they have to continue to be great. So what could cause problems for the growth of FANMAG earnings? One possibility is competition from other companies, as today’s leaders have a visible target on their back. Another possibility is competition among themselves, as business lines increasingly overlap. A third possibility is lack of competition, as several governments investigate these firms for monopolistic behavior as well as privacy concerns.

We don’t know which of these it may be, if anything at all. The FANMAG firms have made deft moves over the years to reach the position they are in today. But another Wall Street saying is that trees don’t grow to the sky. As a company gets bigger and bigger, growth becomes harder to maintain. And one thing we know from historical evidence is that stocks with the highest growth expectations tend to lag over the long run, while value stocks tend to outperform. This is the basis for the value premium.

Key Takeaways

As we have seen before in the Nifty Fifty era, a great company does not necessarily make a great stock. Exceptional growth is hard to maintain, and valuations matter. When a small set of stocks drives the market, subsequent returns have tended to disappoint. Investors may want to consider other market segments, such as smaller and cheaper stocks. And they certainly should consider a broader and well-diversified portfolio.

We enjoy parties. But over the years, we’ve learned that when it gets too late or too exuberant, it’s time to leave. We may miss out on some fun, but we also reduce our chances of a painful hangover the following day. Bear this in mind when you decide how to party in 2022.

Disclosure

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones is a price-weighted measurement stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The Nasdaq-100 is a stock market index made up of 102 equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock market. It is a modified capitalization-weighted index. Return on equity is the measure of a company’s net income divided by its shareholders’ equity. Price to earnings ratios and price to book ratios express the value of a stock’s most recent closing price as divided by the underlying company’s earnings per share and book value per share per share (respectively), as computed over the previous 12 months. Beta is a quantitative measure of the volatility of the fund relative to an index over past three years. A beta above one is more volatile than the overall market, while a beta below one is less volatile.

Small-Cap Value: A Long-Term Perspective on a Year of Success

 

Bridgeway’s Small-Cap Value Fund had a very good year. The Fund didn’t just beat its benchmark over the 12-month period, its 67.74% put it in the 1st percentile in the small-cap value fund category.

The Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund (BRSVX) was ranked in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th percentile in the 1, 5, and 10-Year Morningstar Small-Cap Value Fund Category out of 446, 392, and 300 funds for the period ending 12/31/21 based on total returns. Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund’s rankings against the following number of US domiciled small-cap value funds

 

   
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were as follows over the following time periods: 1 out of 446 funds over 1 year, 6 out of 392 funds over the last five years, and 10 out of 300 funds over the last 10 years.

While we’re happy for our shareholders who benefited from those returns, we also recognize that one year of good results isn’t the goal for a mutual fund – and shouldn’t be an investor’s goal, either. From our start in 1993, we’ve been focused on developing portfolios that pursue long-term growth potential, which to us is measured in decades, not years. We want our shareholders to hold a similar long-term perspective seeking investments, diversification, and discipline to help achieve life-time goals.

Still, we believe that the Small-Cap Value Fund’s strong 2021 performance helps illustrate key principles that drive our long-term investing approach and philosophy. Here are three we’d like to highlight:

Follow the evidence, not emotions or guesswork

Trying to pick specific companies you believe will be better investments than others is a game of chance. You might get lucky with a few picks, but you’ll rarely succeed over the long term. Instead, Bridgeway analyzes decades of market data for insights into what drives investment risk and return – especially factors such as small size and value. Then, we design models to identify stocks that meet these criteria. This data-driven, rules-based approach helps take emotions and guesswork out of investment selection.

Diversify broadly across and within factors

While each investment factor has delivered long-term return premiums, they don’t always outperform the market over the short term. And they don’t always work at the same time, because their returns can vary depending on economic conditions and market cycles. That’s why we diversify our portfolios across factors. For example, our Small-Cap Value Fund also includes diversifying company financial health models to account for company quality.

Diversification within factors is also important – such as using multiple valuation metrics to identify value companies – because individual metrics may perform differently even in the same market conditions. For example, value companies measured by price-to-book (P/B) ratio didn’t perform well in 2021, while value companies measured by price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio did. Using P/B and P/E (along with other value metrics) helped our Small-Cap Value Fund achieve its 2021 returns.

Consistency, not market timing, leads to success

Once you’ve followed the evidence and developed a diversified portfolio, it’s just as important to maintain those exposures over long periods. As we’ve said, the market moves through cycles and factors go in and out of favor, but no one can time those shifts. For example, value had underperformed for several years before turning around in 2021, but our Small-Cap Value Fund didn’t change its strategy during those ups and downs.

Instead, we relied on our consistent rebalancing process to keep our portfolio in line with our targeted exposures. Rebalancing means trimming from investments that have performed well and reinvesting those funds into investments that have underperformed. In other words, we’re always following one of the best rules for investment success: buying low and selling high.

Sometimes, market conditions will line up to provide strong tailwinds for an asset class like small-cap value stocks. But it’s just as important to have the right investment approach to fully capitalize on those tailwinds, and to manage volatility when conditions change. We don’t know what next year or the year after will bring for small-cap value stocks or any other asset class, but you can trust that our disciplined investment approach keeps us focused on the principles that we believe deliver long-term investment success.

Responsible Investing through a Relational Investing Lens

 

By Cindy Griffin, CIPM, Director of Institutional Relations and Chair of Bridgeway’s Responsible Investing Committee

 

   
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In September of last year, our President and CEO, Tammira Philippe, penned an open letter on relational investing. In it, she describes how relational investing bridges the gap between results for investors and returns for humanity. To further put a stake in the ground, she stated:

“We believe principles are the foundation of prosperity. This belief pulses deeply through and beyond Bridgeway, in the work we do with our clients, our colleagues, and our community.”

With this in mind, it may be natural for people to ask if relational investing is the same thing as responsible investing. And, if not, how is it different? We believe that the question of difference between the two doesn’t truly apply – they are not distinct approaches that should be compared. For Bridgeway, it is about how responsible investing is expressed under the modern approach of relational investing, and how it helps us uphold our fiduciary responsibility. We do that by applying the five principles of relational investing:

1. Be intentional

2. State where you stand

3. Invest in your outcome

4. Discover power in the paradox

5. Stay curious

To be intentional is to understand the why of what you are doing. In the case of responsible investing, it means we at Bridgeway act on material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) opportunities and risks in our investment portfolios, voting in support of proxy proposals that improve our clients’ long-term investment outcomes, and engaging where we can to make an impact. Our motivation for responsible investing is simple: to uphold our fiduciary responsibility.

To state where you stand means stating your position and what you are doing – and not doing – to support it. Bridgeway has always believed that we can make a difference in the world through our investments, and we have taken many actions to support this belief: adopting socially responsible proxy policies; becoming a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI); applying the same rigor to our responsible investing opportunities as we would with other opportunities; and formally developing and identifying a team of people empowered to move Bridgeway forward on responsible investing. But what we’re not doing is equally as important and a matter of integrity. We do not torture the data to make responsible investing look good just because it’s fashionable, and we delayed becoming a signatory to the UN PRI for many years until we were confident that we could commit to the stated aspirational goals.

To invest in your outcome means spending your resources thoughtfully for a better tomorrow. At Bridgeway this is borne out through one of the principles of our overarching investment philosophy: Discipline, research, and continuous investment produces results. While we seek a disciplined and systematic way of applying our investment approach, we realize that our approach needs to be evolutionary in nature. That evolution is quickly transforming the investing landscape when it comes to ESG issues. For Bridgeway, that means we are compelled to continually research and invest in new ESG approaches to discover robust ideas to implement in our clients’ portfolios. It also means that how we approach responsible investing today may not look like how we approach it years from now, but because of the disciplined and robust nature of our research process, there should still be high confidence in our approach.

To discover the power in the paradox is to realize that sometimes doing something seemingly contrary to your goal can get you there faster or set you up to be in a better position. At Bridgeway, we are well-known as the firm that gives back 50 percent of our earnings to nonprofit and charitable causes. The head of the Bridgeway Foundation has written a book about our Foundation’s work in peace and reconciliation in sub-Saharan Africa. It would not be unusual – frankly, almost expected – if we had one or more dedicated ESG strategies. However, we resisted the temptation to launch an ESG strategy solely because it parallels our culture and our giving back philosophy. Instead, we are carefully analyzing the data and introducing ESG considerations into strategies when it meets our rigorous investment standards. In the short-term, this certainly has cost us in assets and revenue, but we’re confident that the future of responsible investing – be it ESG integration, active engagement, or impact investing – will be based on sound research with a strict eye towards our fiduciary duty to our clients and our ultimate goal of uniting results for investors and returns for humanity.

 

   
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Finally, to stay curious is to be open to new ideas. Staying curious might be the easiest principle for the Bridgeway team to follow. Our entire investment philosophy and approach follows the scientific method, which is founded in being curious. We question, research, hypothesize, experiment, observe, and make conclusions (and we repeat it again and again). We extend that process to responsible investing. What environmental, social, and governance ideas are material? How do they affect the sustainability and long-term prospects of a company? What evidence exists that supports these ideas? How can we incorporate these ideas into our clients’ portfolios? The search for new ideas is never-ending and thus, our need to stay curious is ongoing.

At Bridgeway, relational investing provides an excellent framework for exploring responsible investing. Its five principles provide us with a holistic view of how we can approach responsible investing and ultimately set ourselves and our clients up for success. And while responsible investing on its own is becoming a powerful force within the investment management industry, Bridgeway believes our approach to responsible investing viewed through the lens of relational investing results in a more effective, sustainable, and long-term oriented outcome for our clients, colleagues, and community. This is one of the many ways we seek to unite results for investors and returns for humanity.

 

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Dear Fellow Aggressive Investors 1 Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, our Fund returned +4.57%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+11.03%), and our peer benchmark, the Refinitiv Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (+6.36%), but outperforming the Russell 2000 Index (+2.14%). It was a poor quarter.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +19.89%, underperforming the S&P 500 Index (+28.71%), and the Refinitiv Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (+20.83%), but outperforming the Russell 2000 Index (+14.82%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2021

 

                                         
                   Annualized  
      Quarter      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      15 Years      Since
Inception
(8/5/94)
 

Aggressive Investors 1 Fund

     4.57%        3.55%        19.89%        8.94%        12.63%        5.93%        12.25%  

S&P 500 Index

     11.03%        11.67%        28.71%        18.47%        16.55%        10.66%        11.00%  

Russell 2000 Index

     2.14%        -2.31%        14.82%        12.02%        13.23%        8.69%        9.86%  

Refinitiv Lipper Capital Appreciation

Funds Index

     6.36%        5.67%        20.83%        17.95%        15.33%        10.42%        9.85%  

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index that measures the performance of the 2,000 companies between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The Refinitiv Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index reflects the record of the 30 largest funds in the category of more aggressive domestic growth mutual funds, as reported by Refinitiv Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

   
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception August 5, 1994 to December 31, 2021

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

 

The Fund’s main design features all faced headwinds during the quarter. The Fund’s value metrics, price momentum, and company financial health models lagged the benchmark and detracted from relative results. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks hurt relative results as value stocks underperformed growth stocks in the large-cap space. An overweighting in the benchmark’s smaller stocks also hurt the Fund’s relative performance as larger stocks outperformed smaller stocks. By design, the Fund invests in higher beta and higher volatility stocks, and this positioning weighed on relative returns during the quarter.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was negative, with an underweighting in the Information Technology sector and overweightings in the Financials and Energy sectors detracting the most from relative performance. The Fund’s stock selection effect was also negative, primarily driven by holdings in the Communication Services, Health Care, and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

 

The Fund’s company financial health and price momentum models underperformed the benchmark, detracting from relative results. However, the Fund’s value metrics models outperformed the benchmark, offsetting some of this negative impact. The Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks hurt relative results during the year, while the impact of the Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks (across multiple valuation metrics) was mixed. Overweight exposure to higher beta and higher volatility stocks offset some of this negative impact, however.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect, excluding cash, was modestly positive, primarily driven by overweightings in the Communication Services and Financials sectors and an underweighting in the Utilities sector. In contrast, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative. Holdings in the Communication Services, Industrials, and Financials sectors detracted the most from relative performance.

 

   
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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Rank

 

       

Description

 

  

Industry

 

        

% of Net

Assets

 

1

     NVIDIA Corp.    Information Technology                2.9%

2

     Fortinet, Inc.    Information Technology       2.5%

3

     Apple, Inc.    Information Technology       2.4%

4

     Microsoft Corp.    Information Technology       2.4%

5

     Tesla, Inc.    Consumer Discretionary       2.2%

6

     Etsy, Inc.    Consumer Discretionary       2.2%

7

     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.    Consumer Discretionary       2.0%

8

     Cheniere Energy, Inc.    Energy       2.0%

9

     QUALCOMM, Inc.    Information Technology       2.0%

10

 

      

Bank of America Corp.

 

  

Financials

 

        2.0%

 

     Total          22.6%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

      % of Net Assets   

% of S&P 500

Index

   Difference  

Communication Services

   6.6%    10.2%        -3.6%   

Consumer Discretionary

   22.1%      12.5%        9.6%  

Consumer Staples

   5.2%    5.9%      -0.7%   

Energy

   3.9%    2.7%      1.2%  

Financials

   13.4%      10.7%        2.7%  

Health Care

   9.8%    13.2%        -3.4%   

Industrials

   4.2%    7.8%      -3.6%   

Information Technology

   25.7%      29.1%        -3.4%   

Materials

   6.6%    2.6%      4.0%  

Real Estate

   2.2%    2.8%      -0.6%   

Utilities

   0.0%    2.5%      -2.5%   

Cash & Other Assets

   0.3%    0.0%      0.3%  

Total

   100.0%        100.0%       

Important Disclosure

 

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage can magnify the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Finally, the Fund exposes shareholders to “focus risk,” which

 

   
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may add to Fund volatility through the possibility that a single company could significantly affect total return. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

Conclusion

 

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Aggressive Investors 1 Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.68%

 

Communication Services - 6.59%

 

  

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

     56,000      $ 906,080  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*+

     63,700        1,499,498  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C*

     72,500        2,036,525  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.+

     138,100        1,733,155  

Netflix, Inc.*

     3,700        2,229,028  

Sea, Ltd., ADR*

     12,200        2,729,262  

Snap, Inc., Class A*

     30,100        1,415,603  
     

 

 

 
        12,549,151  

Consumer Discretionary - 22.07%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     1,040        3,467,714  

AutoNation, Inc.*

     16,000        1,869,600  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     27,000        1,884,330  

Carvana Co.*

     6,200        1,437,098  

Chegg, Inc.*

     22,500        690,750  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     13,000        2,027,870  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.+

     20,000        2,299,800  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A*

     10,000        1,489,000  

Etsy, Inc.*+

     18,700        4,094,178  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

     10,700        1,933,704  

General Motors Co.*

     34,700        2,034,461  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     18,500        2,148,960  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     15,000        3,877,200  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     13,000        2,166,710  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     21,000        2,251,620  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     37,300        2,132,068  

Tesla, Inc.*

     4,000        4,227,120  

Whirlpool Corp.

     8,500        1,994,610  
     

 

 

 
         42,026,793  

Consumer Staples - 5.23%

 

  

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A+

     94,600        2,855,974  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     3,400        1,930,180  

Kroger Co. (The)

     68,000        3,077,680  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     24,000        2,091,840  
     

 

 

 
        9,955,674  

Energy - 3.90%

 

  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     38,000        3,853,960  

Continental Resources, Inc.+

     40,000        1,790,400  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     94,000        1,786,000  
     

 

 

 
        7,430,360  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Financials - 13.40%

     

Ally Financial, Inc.

     53,500      $ 2,547,135  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,200        965,312  

Bank of America Corp.

     84,600        3,763,854  

Bank of Montreal

     20,000        2,154,400  

Citigroup, Inc.

     30,000        1,811,700  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

     3,000        2,063,040  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     7,400        2,027,008  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     4,800        1,836,240  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     26,000        1,008,800  

MetLife, Inc.

     34,000        2,124,660  

Synchrony Financial

     62,300        2,890,097  

UBS Group AG

     130,000        2,323,100  
     

 

 

 
         25,515,346  

Health Care - 9.80%

 

  

Biogen, Inc.*

     5,900        1,415,528  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     5,700        1,574,454  

Hologic, Inc.*

     29,100        2,227,896  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC*

     20,000        2,155,200  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     4,000        2,633,840  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     1,300        2,206,373  

Moderna, Inc.*

     5,000        1,269,900  

Repligen Corp.*

     6,700        1,774,428  

Seagen, Inc.*

     8,200        1,267,720  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     3,200        2,135,168  
     

 

 

 
        18,660,507  

Industrials - 4.18%

 

  

Carrier Global Corp.

     38,000        2,061,120  

Owens Corning

     19,000        1,719,500  

Rollins, Inc.

     62,850        2,150,098  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*

     50,000        2,042,000  
     

 

 

 
        7,972,718  

Information Technology - 25.69%

 

  

Apple, Inc.

     26,000        4,616,820  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     18,500        2,911,160  

Block, Inc.*

     7,700        1,243,627  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*

     13,300        1,748,950  

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

     10,500        1,870,155  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

     68,400        1,678,536  

Five9, Inc.*

     10,800        1,483,056  

Fortinet, Inc.*

     13,500        4,851,900  

HP, Inc.

     65,000        2,448,550  

HubSpot, Inc.*

     1,900        1,252,385  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Information Technology (continued)

 

  

Intuit, Inc.

     3,400      $ 2,186,948  

Lam Research Corp.

     3,000        2,157,450  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     5,000        1,796,600  

Microsoft Corp.

     13,500        4,540,320  

NVIDIA Corp.

     18,800        5,529,268  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     4,700        2,616,772  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     20,700        3,785,409  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

     3,700        2,202,240  
     

 

 

 
        48,920,146  

Materials - 6.59%

 

  

Kinross Gold Corp.

     300,000        1,743,000  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     57,400        2,255,246  

Nucor Corp.

     20,000        2,283,000  

Olin Corp.

     34,000        1,955,680  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     32,000        1,986,240  

West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.+

     24,400        2,326,784  
     

 

 

 
        12,549,950  

Real Estate - 2.23%

 

  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     8,600        1,949,878  

Orion Office REIT, Inc.*

     3,120        58,250  

Realty, Income Corp.

     31,200        2,233,608  
     

 

 

 
        4,241,736  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.68%

 

      189,822,381  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $157,067,174)

     

 

     Rate^      Shares      Value  
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.36%

 

Fidelity Investments Money

 

  

Market Government

 

  

Portfolio Class I

     0.01%        681,973                   681,973  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.36%

 

     681,973  
        

 

 

 

(Cost $681,973)

 

  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
      Rate^     Shares      Value  
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.53%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01     2,921,119      $ 2,921,119  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.53%

 

     2,921,119  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $2,921,119)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.57%

 

   $ 193,425,473  

(Cost $160,670,266)

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.57%)

 

     (2,989,245)  
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $ 190,436,228  
       

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2021.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2021.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $11,728,683 as of December 31, 2021. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

 

   
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Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2021 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

          Valuation Inputs        

 

 
         

Investment in Securities (Value)

       

 

 
   

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

 

 

Common Stocks (a)

    $ 189,822,381       $     $       $ 189,822,381  

Money Market Fund

          681,973             681,973  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          2,921,119             2,921,119  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

    $ 189,822,381       $ 3,603,092     $       $ 193,425,473  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

   
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Dear Fellow Ultra-Small Company Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, our Fund returned -2.29%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell Microcap Index (-2.66%), and the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (-7.44%). However, the Fund underperformed our peer benchmark, the Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+3.29%), as well as the Russell 2000 Index (+2.14%). It was a good quarter relative to the Fund’s benchmark, but a poor quarter on an absolute basis.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +33.34%, outperforming the Russell Microcap Index (+19.34%), the Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+24.90%), the Russell 2000 Index (+14.82%), and the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+18.84%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2021

 

                                 
                   Annualized  
     

Quarter

 

    

6 Months

 

    

1 Year

 

    

5 Years

 

    

10 Years

 

    

15 Years

 

    

Since

Inception

(8/5/94)

 

 
                                                     

Ultra-Small Company Fund

     -2.29%        -8.52%        33.34%        10.93%        11.97%        6.42%        13.49%  
Russell Microcap Index      -2.66%        -7.50%        19.34%        11.69%        13.62%        7.51%        N/A  
CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index      -7.44%        -11.18%        18.84%        14.03%        14.58%        9.11%        12.47%  
Russell 2000 Index      2.14%        -2.31%        14.82%        12.02%        13.23%        8.69%        9.86%  
Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index      3.29%        -1.09%        24.90%        13.99%        13.98%        8.79%        N/A  

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Effective October 31, 2021, the Fund changed its broad-based securities market benchmark from the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index to the Russell Microcap Index. Bridgeway Capital Management, the investment adviser for the Fund, believes the Russell Microcap Index is the most appropriate publicly accessible comparison for evaluating the Fund’s performance. The Russell Microcap Index measures the performance of the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. Microcap stocks make up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market (by market cap) and consist of the smallest 1,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000® Index, plus the next 1,000 smallest eligible securities by market cap. The Russell Microcap Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the microcap segment trading on national exchanges. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected and companies continue to reflect appropriate capitalization and value characteristics. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index that measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market (with dividends reinvested). The Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of micro-cap funds compiled by Refinitiv Lipper. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index is an unmanaged index of 622 of the smallest publicly traded U.S. stocks (with dividends reinvested), as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

   
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception August 5, 1994 to December 31, 2021

 

 

 

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*

The Russell Microcap Index began on 6/30/2000, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

**

The Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index began on 12/31/1995, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

 

The Fund’s company financial health and price momentum model categories outperformed the benchmark and helped relative returns. However, the Fund’s value metrics model category lagged the benchmark. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics improved relative results during the quarter.

The Fund’s investment universe focuses on the smallest stocks within the US stock market (CRSP 9 and CRSP 10 universes), with generally more weight in the smaller stocks. During the quarter, the Fund held approximately 32% of its assets, on average, in stocks that were outside of the CRSP 10 universe (including stocks that had appreciated into larger CRSP deciles), versus 90% for the benchmark. These holdings generally outperformed the benchmark, adding to relative results.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive, largely driven by an underweighting in the Health Care sector. The Fund’s stock selection effect also was positive. Holdings in the Health Care, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials sectors added the most to relative performance.

The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods.

 

   
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                     Annualized
CRSP Decile1        Quarter           6 Months           1 Year           5 Years           10 Years       96 Years  
 

1 (ultra-large)

   10.18%   10.73%   26.33%   19.76%   17.06%   9.82%  
 

2

   6.70%   6.84%   23.11%   16.45%   16.15%   10.84%  

    

 

3

   4.09%   1.36%   15.70%   15.34%   14.98%   11.22%  
 

4

   1.48%   -2.60%   12.11%   12.85%   13.39%   10.98%  
 

5

   1.10%   -2.35%   13.36%   12.25%   12.72%   11.45%  
 

6

   1.10%   -4.64%   14.59%   14.24%   14.10%   11.51%  
 

7

   -0.89%   -6.77%   14.59%   15.34%   15.82%   11.84%  
 

8

   -2.64%   -8.66%   11.22%   9.37%   12.07%   11.42%  
 

9

   -3.04%   -7.11%   17.98%   15.04%   15.21%   11.73%  
 

10 (ultra-small)

   -7.44%   -11.18%   18.84%   14.03%   14.58%   13.36%  

 

1

Performance figures are as of the period ended December 31, 2021. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

 

All three of the Fund’s model categories outperformed the benchmark (led by the company financial health category), adding to relative results. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics also improved relative performance.

During the year, the Fund held approximately 34% of its assets, on average, in stocks that were outside of the CRSP 10 universe, versus 90% for the benchmark. The Fund’s non-CRSP 10 holdings generally outperformed the benchmark, improving relative results.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. An underweighting in the Health Care sector and overweightings in the Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors contributed the most to relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect was strongly positive, largely due to outperformance from holdings in the Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Information Technology sectors.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Rank

 

       

Description

 

  

Industry

 

              

% of Net
Assets

 

1

     Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.    Financials       4.4%

2

     Lazydays Holdings, Inc.    Consumer Discretionary       2.3%

3

     Manning & Napier, Inc.    Financials       2.1%

4

     ARC Document Solutions, Inc.    Industrials       2.0%

5

     inTEST Corp.    Information Technology       2.0%

6

     Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A    Consumer Discretionary       2.0%

7

     Harvard Bioscience, Inc.    Health Care       2.0%

8

     Ocwen Financial Corp.    Financials       2.0%

9

     CareCloud, Inc.    Health Care       2.0%

10

 

      

SilverBow Resources, Inc.

 

  

Energy

 

        1.9%

 

     Total          22.7%

 

   
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Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

     

% of Net Assets

 

 

% of CRSP 10
Index

 

 

Difference

 

 

Communication Services

   5.9%   2.7%     3.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

   12.4%   7.2%     5.2%  

Consumer Staples

   2.3%   4.3%     -2.0%  

Energy

   7.6%   6.0%     1.6%  

Financials

   19.2%   19.0%     0.2%  

Health Care

   21.7%   21.4%     0.3%  

Industrials

   12.5%   11.0%     1.5%  

Information Technology

   12.6%   9.6%     3.0%  

Materials

   4.4%   2.2%     2.2%  

Real Estate

   0.5%   1.2%     -0.7%  

Utilities

   0.0%   0.5%     -0.5%  

Cash & Other Assets

   0.9%   14.9%     -14.0%  

Total

   100.0%   100.0%  

Important Disclosure

 

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, December 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to very high, above-market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in ultra-small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons, such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources and greater trading difficulty.

Conclusion

 

 

Ultra-Small Company Fund remains closed to new investors. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.12%

 

Communication Services - 5.92%

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

     160,296      $ 1,803,330  

DHI Group, Inc.*

     221,264         1,380,688  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     16,100        109,158  

Salem Media Group, Inc.*+

     484,115        1,481,392  

SPAR Group, Inc.*

     123,400        151,782  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     21,416        199,811  

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

     28,400        378,572  

Zedge, Inc., Class B*

     5,600        47,600  

ZW Data Action Technologies, Inc.*

     39,900        39,900  
     

 

 

 

        5,592,233  

Consumer Discretionary - 12.40%

 

AMCON Distributing Co.+

     2,123        423,560  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     80,300        1,346,631  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

     48,600        923,886  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

     32,500        634,400  

Charles & Colvard, Ltd.*

     143,590        414,975  

Crown Crafts, Inc.

     41,600        302,432  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*

     25,600        146,688  

Educational Development Corp.

     55,700        496,844  

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*

     8,300        36,022  

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     14,993        1,908,459  

iMedia Brands, Inc.*

     9,100        54,600  

J. Jill, Inc.*+

     34,218        656,301  

Jerash Holdings US, Inc.

     6,500        42,055  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     9,600        208,320  

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*+

     101,100        2,177,694  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*

     57,964        432,991  

Live Ventures, Inc.*+

     32,702        1,031,094  

ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (The)*

     5,300        66,833  

Potbelly Corp.*

     29,300        163,494  

Superior Industries International, Inc.*

     10,600        47,488  

Vince Holding Corp.*+

     26,200        208,683  
     

 

 

 

          11,723,450  

Consumer Staples - 2.34%

 

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*+

     41,700        196,824  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Consumer Staples (continued)

 

Mannatech, Inc.

     22,088      $ 846,412  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     60,000        758,400  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     8,700        123,975  

Natural Health Trends Corp.

     7,600        51,452  

Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.

     12,798        111,343  

S&W Seed Co.*

     45,300        123,669  
     

 

 

 

        2,212,075  

Energy - 7.58%

 

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     4,700        130,707  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     40,000        92,600  

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*+

     26,800        430,140  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     55,400        372,288  

Hallador Energy Co.*+

     545,295        1,341,426  

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*+

     56,489        102,810  

Mexco Energy Corp.*

     6,700        62,846  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     4,600        48,162  

PHX Minerals, Inc.

     9,100        19,747  

Ring Energy, Inc.*+

     570,600        1,300,968  

SilverBow Resources, Inc.*

     83,885        1,826,176  

Smart Sand, Inc.*

     516,237        918,902  

Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.

     8,300        60,092  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

     142,900        458,709  
     

 

 

 

          7,165,573  

Financials - 19.23%

 

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

     24,900        1,521,390  

Atlantic American Corp.

     81,700        200,165  

Bank7 Corp.

     3,500        80,500  

C&F Financial Corp.

     1,700        87,023  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.

     700        18,340  

Carver Bancorp, Inc.*+

     73,604        628,578  

CF Bankshares, Inc.+

     4,800        100,128  

Chemung Financial Corp.

     1,200        54,936  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        137,700  

Community West Bancshares

     5,000        66,500  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

     347,632        4,119,439  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Financials (continued)

 

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

     6,500      $ 149,370  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*

     540,500        1,605,285  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

     9,100        67,067  

First United Corp.

     3,600        67,932  

FlexShopper, Inc.*

     9,700        22,795  

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., Class A*

     17,900        140,336  

Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.

     63,500        314,325  

Kingstone Cos., Inc.

     16,200        81,000  

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     630        17,955  

Logan Ridge Finance Corp.*+

     27,483        631,834  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

     235,370        1,955,925  

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     13,243        308,297  

Medallion Financial Corp.*+

     6,700        38,860  

Monroe Capital Corp.+

     17,434        195,609  

Northeast Bank

     28,300        1,011,159  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     1,200        52,152  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     47,200        1,886,584  

Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A

     35,200        333,344  

Randolph Bancorp, Inc.

     8,900        212,532  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     166,063        1,527,780  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

     25,563        438,917  

Velocity Financial, Inc.*

     7,500        102,750  
     

 

 

 

          18,176,507  

Health Care - 21.68%

 

Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.*+

     13,800        72,036  

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     166,100        396,979  

Adicet Bio, Inc.*

     2,200        38,478  

Alimera Sciences, Inc.*

     18,300        93,696  

American Shared Hospital Services*

     209,067        495,489  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     170,992        97,465  

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.*

     30,400        256,272  

Biocept, Inc.*

     7,600        27,512  

CareCloud, Inc.*

     298,351        1,885,578  

Castlight Health, Inc., Class B*

     606,052        933,320  

cbdMD, Inc.*

     421,675        455,409  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Health Care (continued)

 

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     61,700      $ 1,712,792  

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     182,668        853,060  

CynergisTek, Inc.*

     35,000        50,400  

Electromed, Inc.*

     79,338        1,031,394  

Enochian Biosciences, Inc.*+

     4,100        29,889  

Enzo Biochem, Inc.*

     82,900        266,109  

Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     114,863        492,762  

Exagen, Inc.*

     29,200        339,596  

FONAR Corp.*

     21,700        325,066  

Harrow Health, Inc.*

     146,100        1,262,304  

Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*

     270,400        1,906,320  

InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*

     30,473        518,955  

Inotiv, Inc.*+

     8,003        336,686  

IntriCon Corp.*

     90,043        1,455,995  

IRIDEX Corp.*

     242,600        1,482,286  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.*

     16,900        215,306  

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.*

     202,600        496,370  

Milestone Scientific, Inc.*

     359,800        741,188  

Myomo, Inc.*

     76,010        520,289  

NanoVibronix, Inc.*

     15,700        16,328  

Neuronetics, Inc.*

     75,074        334,830  

Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     5,300        178,239  

Pro-Dex, Inc.*

     1,700        40,596  

Puma Biotechnology, Inc.*

     64,613        196,424  

Recro Pharma, Inc.*

     60,300        103,113  

Sharps Compliance Corp.*

     99        706  

Star Equity Holdings, Inc.*+

     161,778        412,534  

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*

     192,800        296,912  

Utah Medical Products, Inc.

     1,000        100,000  

Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc.*

     54,100        30,296  
     

 

 

 

          20,498,979  

Industrials - 12.45%

 

Acme United Corp.

     35,700        1,203,090  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

     550,800        1,927,800  

Avalon Holdings Corp., Class A*

     14,700        53,067  

DLH Holdings Corp.*

     10,100        209,272  

Hill International, Inc.*

     34,675        67,616  

Hudson Global, Inc.*

     2,019        58,187  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Industrials (continued)

 

  

Hudson Technologies, Inc.*

     231,100      $ 1,026,084  

Huttig Building Products, Inc.*

     114,310        1,265,412  

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*

     32,300        302,005  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     102,165        700,852  

Mastech Digital, Inc.*

     17,600        300,432  

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.*

     36,100        133,209  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

     179,400        676,338  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd.

     257,600        973,728  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.*

     14,300        57,200  

Quest Resource Holding Corp.*

     6,701        46,505  

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

     76,955        547,920  

SIFCO Industries, Inc.*

     9,000        58,500  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     86,200        1,713,656  

Virco Mfg. Corp.*

     17,600        53,856  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

     135,600        394,596  
     

 

 

 

          11,769,325  

Information Technology - 12.63%

 

Amtech Systems, Inc.*

     6,900        68,172  

AstroNova, Inc.*

     28,300        382,050  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

     39,126        1,255,162  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     8,359        108,082  

BK Technologies Corp.

     25,500        61,458  

Communications Systems, Inc.

     30,800        73,920  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     89,110        888,427  

Daktronics, Inc.*

     67,200        339,360  

Everspin Technologies, Inc.*+

     21,400        241,820  

Evolving Systems, Inc.*

     150,500        337,120  

Information Services Group, Inc.

     238,948        1,820,784  

inTEST Corp.*

     151,181        1,923,022  

KVH Industries, Inc.*

     4,900        45,031  

PCTEL, Inc.

     140,900        798,903  

RealNetworks, Inc.*

     219,500        215,110  

RF Industries, Ltd.*

     29,696        237,568  

Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

     37,400        505,648  

Schmitt Industries, Inc.*

     61,502        341,336  

SigmaTron International, Inc.*+

     34,500        356,385  

Steel Connect, Inc.*

     140,200        194,878  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Information Technology (continued)

 

  

Taitron Components, Inc., Class A

     68,500      $ 275,370  

TESSCO Technologies, Inc.*

     73,438        454,581  

TransAct Technologies, Inc.*

     13,300        144,970  

Universal Security Instruments, Inc.*+

     110,500        375,700  

WidePoint Corp.*

     19,810        77,853  

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.*

     191,592        421,502  
     

 

 

 

        11,944,212  

Materials - 4.38%

 

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.*

     68,000        450,160  

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*

     99,892        198,785  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

     58,032        290,160  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

     49,704        422,981  

Flexible Solutions International, Inc.*

     39,600        154,044  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

     107,669        1,009,935  

Gulf Resources, Inc.*

     81,460        354,351  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     53,680        1,261,480  
     

 

 

 

        4,141,896  

Real Estate - 0.51%

 

American Realty Investors, Inc.*+

     8,000        101,200  

AMREP Corp.*

     20,800        316,160  

Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc.*

     3,200        31,872  

Stratus Properties, Inc.*

     1,000        36,570  
     

 

 

 

        485,802  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.12%

 

       93,710,052  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $75,981,015)

     
     Rate^     Shares      Value

MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.89%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01     1,783,455        1,783,455  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.89%

 

       1,783,455  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $1,783,455)

       
 

 

   
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

      Rate^     Shares      Value

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 4.22%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01     3,991,542      $ 3,991,542  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 4.22%

 

     3,991,542  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $3,991,542)

 

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 105.23%

 

   $ 99,485,049  

(Cost $81,756,012)

 

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (5.23%)

 

     (4,946,341
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $     94,538,708  
       

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2021.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2021.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $4,220,594, which included loaned securities with a value of $28,790 that have been sold and are pending settlement as of December 31, 2021. The total market value of loaned securities excluding these pending sales is $4,191,804. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2021 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

Common Stocks (a)

    $93,710,052       $–       $–       $93,710,052  

Money Market Fund

          1,783,455             1,783,455  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          3,991,542             3,991,542  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

    $93,710,052       $5,774,997                   $–       $99,485,049  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

   
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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

 

December 31, 2021

Dear Fellow Ultra-Small Company Market Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, our Fund returned -7.64%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell Microcap Index (-2.66%). The Fund also underperformed our peer benchmark, the Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+3.29%), as well as the Russell 2000 Index (+2.14%) and the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (-7.44%). It was a poor quarter.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +22.31%, outperforming the Russell Microcap Index (+19.34%), the Russell 2000 Index (+14.82%), and the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+18.84%). The Fund trailed the Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+24.90%). It was a good year.

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2021

 

                                 
                   Annualized  
      Quarter      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      15 Years      Since
Inception
(7/31/97)
 
                                                     

Ultra-Small Company Market Fund

     -7.64%        -12.12%        22.31%        10.54%        13.28%        7.32%        10.77%  

Russell Microcap Index

     -2.66%        -7.50%        19.34%        11.69%        13.62%        7.51%        N/A  

CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index

     -7.44%        -11.18%        18.84%        14.03%        14.58%        9.11%        11.55%  

Russell 2000 Index

     2.14%        -2.31%        14.82%        12.02%        13.23%        8.69%        8.58%  

Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds

Index

     3.29%        -1.09%        24.90%        13.99%        13.98%        8.79%        9.15%  

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

Effective October 31, 2021, the Fund changed its broad-based securities market benchmark from the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index to the Russell Microcap Index. Bridgeway Capital Management, the investment adviser for the Fund, believes the Russell Microcap Index is the most appropriate publicly accessible comparison for evaluating the Fund’s performance. The Russell Microcap Index measures the performance of the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. Microcap stocks make up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market (by market cap) and consist of the smallest 1,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000® Index, plus the next 1,000 smallest eligible securities by market cap. The Russell Microcap Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the microcap segment trading on national exchanges. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected and companies continue to reflect appropriate capitalization and value characteristics. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index that measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The Refinitiv Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of micro-cap funds compiled by Refinitiv Lipper. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index is an unmanaged index of 622 of the smallest publicly traded U.S. stocks with dividends reinvested, as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

   
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception July 31, 1997 to December 31, 2021

 

 

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*

The Russell Microcap Index began on 6/30/2000, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Fund’s investment universe focuses on the smallest stocks within the US stock market (CRSP 10 universe). The Fund’s focus on the market’s smallest stocks detracted from relative results, as the CRSP 10 universe underperformed the Russell Microcap Index. On average, the Fund held 80% of its assets in the CRSP 10 universe, versus 10% for the benchmark.

However, the Fund’s sidestepping strategies, which eliminate exposure to stocks with high probability of a steep price decline, major financial distress, or bankruptcy, helped performance relative to the CRSP 10 universe.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, with holdings in the Health Care and Industrials sectors detracting the most from relative performance.

The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods.

 

                          Annualized
CRSP Decile1    Quarter      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      96 Years     

1 (ultra-large)

   10.18%      10.73%      26.33%      19.76%      17.06%      9.82%  

2

   6.70%      6.84%      23.11%      16.45%      16.15%      10.84%  

3

   4.09%      1.36%      15.70%      15.34%      14.98%      11.22%  

4

   1.48%      -2.60%      12.11%      12.85%      13.39%      10.98%  

5

   1.10%      -2.35%      13.36%      12.25%      12.72%      11.45%  

6

   1.10%      -4.64%      14.59%      14.24%      14.10%      11.51%  

7

   -0.89%      -6.77%      14.59%      15.34%      15.82%      11.84%  

8

   -2.64%      -8.66%      11.22%      9.37%      12.07%      11.42%  

9

   -3.04%      -7.11%      17.98%      15.04%      15.21%      11.73%  

10 (ultra-small)

   -7.44%      -11.18%      18.84%      14.03%      14.58%      13.36%  

 

1

Performance figures are as of the period ended December 31, 2021. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

   
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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

The Fund’s investment universe focuses on the smallest stocks within the US stock market (CRSP 10 universe). On average, the Fund held 80% of its assets in the CRSP 10 universe, versus 10% for the benchmark, which improved relative performance during the year. The Fund’s sidestepping strategies, which eliminate exposure to stocks with high probability of a steep price decline, major financial distress, or bankruptcy, also helped performance relative to the CRSP 10 universe.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s stock selection effect was positive. Holdings in the Industrials and Communication Services sectors contributed the most to relative performance.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

 

Rank         Description    Industry          % of Net
Assets

1

     Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.    Health Care                0.9%

2

     Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc.    Health Care       0.8%

3

     Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A    Consumer Discretionary       0.8%

4

     SandRidge Energy, Inc.    Energy       0.7%

5

     Ramaco Resources, Inc.    Materials       0.5%

6

     CompX International, Inc.    Industrials       0.5%

7

     Northrim BanCorp, Inc.    Financials       0.5%

8

     Tricida, Inc.    Health Care       0.5%

9

     Sierra Oncology, Inc.    Health Care       0.5%

10

       Marlin Business Services Corp.    Financials         0.5%
     Total          6.2%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2021

 

 

      % of Net Assets  

% of CRSP 10

Index

  Difference

Communication Services

       4.3 %       2.7 %       1.6 %

Consumer Discretionary

       9.7 %       7.2 %       2.5 %

Consumer Staples

       3.4 %       4.3 %       -0.9 %

Energy

       8.2 %       6.0 %       2.2 %

Financials

       23.3 %       19.0 %       4.3 %

Health Care

       25.9 %       21.4 %       4.5 %

Industrials

       11.4 %       11.0 %       0.4 %

Information Technology

       8.5 %       9.6 %       -1.1 %

Materials

       3.3 %       2.2 %       1.1 %

Real Estate

       1.6 %       1.2 %       0.5 %

Utilities

       0.5 %       0.5 %       0.0 %

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

       -0.1 %       14.9 %       -15.0 %

Total

       100.0 %       100.0 %    

Important Disclosure

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, December 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

   
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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The Fund is subject to very high, above-market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in ultra-small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons, such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources, and greater trading difficulty.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Ultra-Small Company Market Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

   
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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

COMMON STOCKS - 100.11%

 

Communication Services - 4.25%

 

Ballantyne Strong, Inc.*

     150,000      $ 433,500  

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A*

     24,625        46,541  

Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment, Inc.*+

     30,000        415,200  

Cinedigm Corp., Class A*+

     250,000        290,000  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

     94,400        1,062,000  

DallasNews Corp.

     20,918        150,400  

DHI Group, Inc.*

     190,600        1,189,344  

Emerald Holding, Inc.*

     190,000        754,300  

Fluent, Inc.*

     221,100        439,989  

Gaia, Inc.*

     88,400        757,588  

Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.*

     20,000        145,400  

Lee Enterprises, Inc.*

     15,600        538,824  

Marchex, Inc., Class B*

     156,600        388,368  

National CineMedia, Inc.

     250,000        702,500  

NII Holdings, Inc., Escrow*Δ#

     287,700        71,925  

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A

     22,216        533,406  

Salem Media Group, Inc.*+

     104,000        318,240  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     60,000        559,800  

Takung Art Co., Ltd.*

     35,000        141,750  

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

     58,900        785,137  

Travelzoo*

     79,943        753,063  

Zedge, Inc., Class B*

     49,919        424,312  
     

 

 

 

          10,901,587  

Consumer Discretionary - 9.71%

 

AMCON Distributing Co.+

     2,500        498,775  

Ark Restaurants Corp.*

     14,500        241,425  

Aspen Group, Inc.*+

     117,100        276,356  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     25,644        430,050  

BBQ Holdings, Inc.*

     29,838        473,828  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

     57,900        1,130,208  

BurgerFi International, Inc.*+

     98,588        558,994  

Canterbury Park Holding Corp.*

     11,689        201,752  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.

     149,700        443,112  

Casper Sleep, Inc.*

     88,500        591,180  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     67,373        1,156,121  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.*

     35,200        189,376  

Culp, Inc.

     37,000        351,870  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value
     

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     30,188      $ 897,791  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*+

     95,000        544,350  

Drive Shack, Inc.*

     400,000        572,000  

Educational Development Corp.

     31,400        280,088  

Emerson Radio Corp.*

     102,100        82,711  

Envela Corp.*

     112,400        457,468  

Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.*

     55,000        135,850  

Express, Inc.*

     60,000        184,800  

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.*

     1,000        30,871  

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

     33,200        891,752  

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A

     47,400        680,664  

Horizon Global Corp.*

     74,200        592,116  

J. Jill, Inc.*

     39,200        751,856  

JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*

     53,590        544,474  

Kirkland’s, Inc.*

     40,000        597,200  

Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A*

     24,000        1,940,160  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     25,157        545,907  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*

     160,505        1,198,972  

Luby’s, Inc.

     71,600        204,776  

Nathan’s Famous, Inc.

     4,600        268,594  

Nautilus, Inc.*

     50,000        306,500  

PARTS iD, Inc.*+

     200,000        488,000  

PlayAGS, Inc.*

     128,300        871,157  

Potbelly Corp.*

     82,300        459,234  

StoneMor, Inc.*

     139,662        318,429  

Strattec Security Corp.*

     15,700        581,214  

Superior Industries International, Inc.*

     102,500        459,200  

Sypris Solutions, Inc.*

     109,404        269,134  

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*

     51,558        265,524  

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*

     43,000        84,280  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*

     135,200        1,057,264  

Vince Holding Corp.*+

     51,263        408,310  

VOXX International Corp.*

     11,100        112,887  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     38,000        909,720  

Xcel Brands, Inc.*

     75,000        81,750  

Zovio, Inc.*

     200,200        254,254  
     

 

 

 

          24,872,304  

Consumer Staples - 3.36%

 

Alico, Inc.

     31,100        1,151,633  

Better Choice Co., Inc.*+

     200,000        646,000  

Blue Apron Holdings, Inc., Class A*+

     50,500        339,865  

Bridgford Foods Corp.*+

     6,900        80,247  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Consumer Staples (continued)

 

Farmer Bros Co.*

     69,100      $ 514,795  

Landec Corp.*

     105,000        1,165,500  

LifeMD, Inc.*+

     100,000        387,000  

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

     72,401        341,733  

Limoneira Co.

     50,000        750,000  

Mannatech, Inc.

     9,600        367,872  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     31,610        399,550  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     34,000        484,500  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     18,600        608,778  

Planet Green Holdings Corp.*

     83,000        84,660  

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.

     21,500        167,700  

United-Guardian, Inc.

     17,200        282,080  

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

     35,500        830,345  
     

 

 

 

        8,602,258  

Energy - 8.24%

 

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     23,700        659,097  

Aemetis, Inc.*+

     20,000        246,000  

Altus Midstream Co., Class A+

     12,500        766,375  

Amplify Energy Corp.*

     227,400        707,214  

Barnwell Industries, Inc.*

     60,000        174,600  

Battalion Oil Corp.*+

     56,500        553,700  

Camber Energy, Inc.*

     100,000        85,000  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A*

     15,000        748,650  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     20,000        454,200  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     89,600        207,424  

Enservco Corp.*+

     56,093        47,847  

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

     135,800        685,790  

Exterran Corp.*

     193,200        575,736  

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*

     32,000        513,600  

FTS International, Inc., Class A*

     46,000            1,207,500  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     85,000        571,200  

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*

     1,300,000        989,430  

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.*

     16,248        65,154  

Houston American Energy Corp.*

     68,000        97,240  

Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.*+

     30,000        90,000  

ION Geophysical Corp.*+

     90,000        79,200  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value
     

Energy (continued)

     

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.*+

     51,702      $ 160,276  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*+

     5,500        330,715  

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*

     200,000        364,000  

Mexco Energy Corp.*

     8,000        75,040  

MIND Technology, Inc.*

     119,515        198,395  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

     20,570        746,485  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     64,076        670,876  

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.*

     11,750        340,750  

New Concept Energy, Inc.*

     8,400        19,992  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     328,700        966,378  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*+

     367,700        367,700  

Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.*

     32,789        99,679  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     210,000        1,043,700  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*

     288,096        541,621  

PEDEVCO Corp.*

     295,946        313,703  

PHX Minerals, Inc.

     83,900        182,063  

Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*

     24,700        253,669  

Ring Energy, Inc.*+

     197,300        449,844  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*

     166,000        1,736,360  

SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*

     120,805        410,737  

SilverBow Resources, Inc.*

     41,100        894,747  

Smart Sand, Inc.*

     190,900        339,802  

Superior Drilling Products, Inc.*

     166,100        121,303  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

     298,000        956,580  
     

 

 

 

          21,109,372  

Financials - 23.32%

 

1st Constitution Bancorp

     40,905        1,050,850  

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

     84,171        324,900  

Ashford, Inc.*+

     5,000        83,250  

Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A

     10,000        430,000  

Atlantic American Corp.

     116,256        284,827  

Auburn National BanCorp, Inc.

     13,474        427,126  

Bank of Princeton (The)

     35,766        1,049,017  

Bank7 Corp.

     37,910        871,930  

BankFinancial Corp.

     65,600        699,952  

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

     33,000        1,083,720  

BayCom Corp.*

     41,000        769,160  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

     53,600      $ 827,048  

C&F Financial Corp.

     11,990        613,768  

California BanCorp*

     17,200        344,688  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.

     42,834            1,122,251  

CB Financial Services, Inc.

     18,700        450,670  

Chemung Financial Corp.

     16,298        746,122  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

     76,600        1,054,782  

Citizens Holding Co.

     25,070        470,063  

Citizens, Inc.*+

     90,000        477,900  

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.

     30,137        650,959  

Cohen & Co., Inc.+

     5,000        74,050  

Colony Bankcorp, Inc.

     43,868        748,827  

Community West Bancshares

     31,657        421,038  

Conifer Holdings, Inc.*

     43,000        99,760  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

     94,900        1,124,565  

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

     19,521        448,593  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*

     160,100        475,497  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

     32,143        557,038  

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

     23,201        935,000  

FG Financial Group, Inc.*+

     53,000        196,100  

First Bank

     64,800        940,248  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

     39,608        1,155,365  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

     34,770        562,231  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     29,856        608,465  

First Northwest Bancorp

     34,600        699,958  

First United Corp.

     30,592        577,271  

First Western Financial, Inc.*

     22,051        669,468  

GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A

     38,400        959,232  

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

     59,400        1,065,042  

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.

     15,856        506,441  

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

     105,100        457,185  

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.

     28,799        743,878  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     92,500        543,900  

HMN Financial, Inc.*

     23,000        560,740  

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*

     95,680        106,214  

Investar Holding Corp.

     43,000        791,630  

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp

     6,000        45,120  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value
     

Financials (continued)

     

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.

     47,150      $ 711,022  

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     22,815        650,240  

Level One Bancorp, Inc.

     11,100        437,784  

Magyar Bancorp, Inc.

     12,579        154,973  

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*

     34,800        545,316  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

     71,200        591,672  

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     55,300        1,287,384  

Medallion Financial Corp.*+

     99,044        574,455  

Meridian Corp.

     29,000        1,066,330  

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

     19,317        613,122  

National Security Group, Inc. (The)

     2,700        24,840  

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*

     4,640        397,880  

Northeast Bank

     20,700        739,611  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     30,795        1,338,351  

Norwood Financial Corp.

     25,512        663,057  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     28,834        1,152,495  

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

     20,500        595,525  

OP Bancorp

     45,800        584,408  

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.*

     4,500        69,975  

PCB Bancorp

     25,000        549,000  

PDL Community Bancorp*

     43,506        636,928  

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

     31,066        732,226  

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

     20,830        574,700  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     9,500        500,555  

Professional Holding Corp., Class A*

     57,000        1,092,120  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     30,617        506,711  

Prudential Bancorp, Inc.+

     38,100        517,398  

Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A

     68,900        652,483  

Randolph Bancorp, Inc.

     22,000        525,360  

Republic First Bancorp, Inc.*

     169,100        629,052  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     135,406            1,041,272  

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*

     70,000        514,500  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     90,286        830,631  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

     33,200        692,220  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

     37,102        637,041  

Summit State Bank

     31,240        470,787  

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     34,307        866,252  
 

 

   
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    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     31,500      $ 872,550  

Unico American Corp.*

     54,500        187,480  

Union Bankshares, Inc.

     14,951        434,476  

United Bancshares, Inc.

     15,200        463,600  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

     37,912        995,190  

Velocity Financial, Inc.*

     78,121        1,070,258  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

     101,044        885,145  

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

     30,000        508,200  

WVS Financial Corp.

     16,800        258,552  
     

 

 

 

          59,748,966  

Health Care - 25.85%

     

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     297,400        166,604  

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*

     77,006        184,044  

Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     86,966        522,666  

Acutus Medical, Inc.*

     173,300        590,953  

AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.*

     165,000        179,850  

AIM ImmunoTech, Inc.*+

     205,000        188,600  

Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     106,800        63,279  

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc.*

     142,811        1,977,932  

American Shared Hospital Services*

     33,700        79,869  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     578,000        329,460  

Amryt Pharma Plc, ADR*

     1        11  

Annovis Bio, Inc.*+

     22,500        395,550  

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.*

     128,200        1,080,726  

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp.*

     165,600        314,640  

Aprea Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     75,000        215,250  

Aptinyx, Inc.*+

     252,000        672,840  

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     177,500        690,475  

Aravive, Inc.*+

     65,725        143,938  

Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     104,682        573,657  

Assembly Biosciences, Inc.*

     17,300        40,309  

Astria Therapeutics, Inc.*

     45,000        242,550  

Atreca, Inc., Class A*+

     130,000        393,900  

Avrobio, Inc.*

     153,100        589,435  

Axcella Health, Inc.*

     165,009        344,869  

Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     78,000        663,780  

Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Class A*

     7,900        49,770  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value
     

Health Care (continued)

     

Biodesix, Inc.*

     96,800      $ 512,072  

BiomX, Inc.*

     98,700        157,920  

Cabaletta Bio, Inc.*

     2,730        10,347  

Calithera Biosciences, Inc.*

     183,500        122,064  

Calyxt, Inc.*

     193,500        412,155  

CareCloud, Inc.*

     63,663        402,350  

Castlight Health, Inc., Class B*

     565,900        871,486  

cbdMD, Inc.*+

     253,600        273,888  

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     103,800        297,906  

China Pharma Holdings, Inc.*

     195,000        94,107  

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.*

     347,200        440,944  

Clearside Biomedical, Inc.*+

     316,600        870,650  

Cogent Biosciences, Inc.*+

     39,690        340,540  

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     138,100        435,015  

CorMedix, Inc.*+

     167,800        763,490  

Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     220,700        531,887  

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     49,887        232,972  

Curis, Inc.*

     60,000        285,600  

Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.*

     43,500        147,030  

CynergisTek, Inc.*

     90,000        129,600  

Daxor Corp.*+

     9,400        106,079  

Decibel Therapeutics, Inc.*

     110,228        512,560  

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     125,000        648,750  

ElectroCore, Inc.*

     85,000        49,513  

Electromed, Inc.*

     27,000        351,000  

Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     309,400        216,580  

Entasis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*

     110,000        240,900  

Enzo Biochem, Inc.*

     222,700        714,867  

Equillium, Inc.*

     104,200        390,750  

Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     88,400        379,236  

Exagen, Inc.*

     56,000        651,280  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     89,400            1,094,256  

Frequency Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     82,400        422,712  

Gain Therapeutics, Inc.*

     50,000        267,000  

Galecto, Inc.*

     175,000        530,250  

Galera Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     43,200        198,288  

GBS, Inc.*+

     75,000        107,250  

Gemini Therapeutics, Inc.*

     117,500        341,925  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

GlycoMimetics, Inc.*+

     150,000      $ 216,000  

Graybug Vision, Inc.*+

     90,000        164,700  

Great Elm Group, Inc.*

     116,197        242,852  

Gritstone bio, Inc.*+

     78,100        1,004,366  

Harrow Health, Inc.*

     110,400        953,856  

Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*

     121,717        858,105  

HCW Biologics, Inc.*+

     46,600        108,112  

Hookipa Pharma, Inc.*

     98,800        230,204  

iBio, Inc.*

     100,000        54,900  

IMARA, Inc.*

     120,200        270,450  

Immunic, Inc.*

     95,000        909,150  

Impel Neuropharma, Inc.*+

     75,000        647,250  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     131,000        294,750  

Inozyme Pharma, Inc.*

     74,000        504,680  

InspireMD, Inc.*+

     36,667        110,734  

IntriCon Corp.*

     38,600        624,162  

Invacare Corp.*

     320,000        870,400  

IRIDEX Corp.*

     74,700        456,417  

IsoRay, Inc.*

     184,000        71,355  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.*

     13,200        168,168  

Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.*

     137,100            2,292,312  

Lannett Co., Inc.*+

     176,000        285,120  

Larimar Therapeutics, Inc.*

     60,000        647,400  

Leap Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     157,101        509,007  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     135,500        533,870  

LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc.*

     122,900        283,899  

Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     70,000        338,800  

Lumos Pharma, Inc.*

     46,744        324,403  

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     65,000        283,400  

Marker Therapeutics, Inc.*

     317,416        301,609  

Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.*

     726,891        734,160  

MediciNova, Inc.*+

     215,247        576,862  

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     57,500        224,825  

Milestone Scientific, Inc.*

     274,500        565,470  

Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.*+

     173,211        138,742  

Minerva Surgical, Inc.*+

     50,000        257,000  

Mustang Bio, Inc.*

     306,900        509,454  

Myomo, Inc.*

     35,500        242,998  

NanoViricides, Inc.*

     94,039        349,825  

NantHealth, Inc.*

     325,100        342,981  

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     102,440        102,440  

Neuronetics, Inc.*

     75,305        335,860  

NextCure, Inc.*+

     80,000        480,000  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value
     

Health Care (continued)

     

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     155,000      $ 58,373  

Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.*

     235,000        317,250  

Oncorus, Inc.*

     62,000        326,740  

Ontrak, Inc.*+

     32,800        206,312  

Optinose, Inc.*+

     175,000        283,500  

Oragenics, Inc.*

     140,000        62,440  

Otonomy, Inc.*

     318,000        661,440  

Ovid therapeutics, Inc.*+

     200,000        642,000  

Palatin Technologies, Inc.*

     650,000        332,540  

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     150,000        673,500  

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     280,000        730,800  

Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     120,000        175,200  

Protara Therapeutics, Inc.*

     53,500        361,125  

Puma Biotechnology, Inc.*

     170,900        519,536  

RA Medical Systems, Inc.*+

     25,000        39,000  

Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     100,000        855,000  

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     100,000        450,000  

Savara, Inc.*

     366,393        454,327  

Scopus Biopharma, Inc.*+

     93,966        153,634  

scPharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     129,500        650,090  

SCYNEXIS, Inc.*+

     74,500        454,450  

Sesen Bio, Inc.*

     250,000        203,750  

Sierra Oncology, Inc.*

     59,440            1,292,226  

Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc.*

     200,000        552,000  

Sio Gene Therapies, Inc.*

     329,300        424,797  

SOC Telemed, Inc.*

     350,000        448,000  

Solid Biosciences, Inc.*

     180,500        315,875  

Sonida Senior Living, Inc.*

     10,615        302,421  

Spruce Biosciences, Inc.*+

     209,864        935,993  

Star Equity Holdings, Inc.*+

     61,390        156,545  

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*

     33,000        50,820  

Synlogic, Inc.*

     266,900        645,898  

Synthetic Biologics, Inc.*

     74,300        20,224  

Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     161,700        527,142  

T2 Biosystems, Inc.*+

     250,000        129,050  

Talis Biomedical Corp.*

     32,500        130,325  

Tela Bio, Inc.*+

     60,000        768,000  

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     92,000        650,440  

TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     77,000        682,990  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     75,000      $ 58,665  

Tricida, Inc.*+

     139,300        1,331,708  

TScan Therapeutics, Inc.*

     40,000        180,000  

UNITY Biotechnology, Inc.*

     208,450        304,337  

Venus Concept, Inc.*

     408,644        694,695  

Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.*

     35,000        127,750  

VolitionRX, Ltd.*+

     235,000        737,900  

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.*+

     30,481        82,604  

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.*

     232,851        682,253  

Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc.*

     303,400        169,904  

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     195,200        562,176  
     

 

 

 

          66,246,969  

Industrials - 11.41%

 

Acacia Research Corp.*

     168,100        862,353  

Acme United Corp.

     14,035        472,980  

AeroCentury Corp.+

     13,400        799,980  

Air Industries Group*

     115,000        104,305  

Air T, Inc.*

     17,250        433,838  

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.*+

     41,000        244,770  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

     167,400        585,900  

Armstrong Flooring, Inc.*

     141,400        279,972  

Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc.*

     25,000        210,500  

Avalon Holdings Corp., Class A*

     3,900        14,079  

BGSF, Inc.

     51,000        731,850  

BitNile Holdings, Inc.*+

     226,128        269,092  

CECO Environmental Corp.*

     108,300        674,709  

Charah Solutions, Inc.*

     115,000        543,950  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     8,000        210,200  

CompX International, Inc.

     61,200        1,375,164  

CPI Aerostructures, Inc.*

     15,000        40,950  

Eastern Co. (The)

     21,200        533,392  

Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.+

     16,108        228,893  

FreightCar America, Inc.*+

     80,000        295,200  

GEE Group, Inc.*

     77,600        44,232  

Gencor Industries, Inc.*

     79,700        918,941  

Graham Corp.

     43,000        534,920  

Hill International, Inc.*

     247,658        482,933  

Hudson Global, Inc.*

     10,942        315,348  

Hurco Cos., Inc.

     23,000        683,100  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value
     

Industrials (continued)

     

India Globalization Capital, Inc.*+

     139,000      $ 135,734  

Innovate Corp.*+

     291,392            1,078,150  

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.*

     93,100        610,736  

L B Foster Co., Class A*

     26,700        367,125  

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*

     36,400        340,340  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     103,000        706,580  

Mastech Digital, Inc.*

     40,400        689,628  

Matrix Service Co.*

     84,700        636,944  

Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*

     15,258        227,497  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     120,600        675,360  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     132,300        982,989  

NN, Inc.*

     132,000        541,200  

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.*

     25,000        37,000  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

     150,000        565,500  

P&F Industries, Inc., Class A*

     10,500        64,050  

Park Aerospace Corp.

     60,000        792,000  

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

     19,871        160,359  

Performant Financial Corp.*

     278,300        670,703  

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*

     71,600        615,760  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.*

     141,169        564,676  

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

     70,642        502,971  

Servotronics, Inc.*

     16,653        211,160  

Shapeways Holdings, Inc.*+

     127,000        471,170  

SIFCO Industries, Inc.*

     26,024        169,156  

Team, Inc.*

     303,800        331,142  

Twin Disc, Inc.*

     58,100        636,776  

Ultralife Corp.*

     52,400        316,496  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     40,300        801,164  

Vidler Water Resouces, Inc.*+

     65,000        785,200  

Virco Mfg. Corp.*

     25,800        78,948  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

     109,900        319,809  

Westwater Resources, Inc.*+

     126,500        271,975  

Williams Industrial Services Group, Inc.*+

     75,000        224,250  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

     23,100        869,715  

Yellow Corp.*+

     70,655        889,546  
     

 

 

 

          29,233,360  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Information Technology - 8.52%

 

  

ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.*+

     75,000      $     129,750  

ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc.*

     225,000        409,500  

Amtech Systems, Inc.*

     84,000        829,920  

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*+

     130,000        668,200  

AstroNova, Inc.*

     37,700        508,950  

Aware, Inc.*

     74,579        234,924  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     40,400        522,372  

BK Technologies Corp.

     60,217        145,129  

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.*

     90,000        53,100  

BM Technologies, Inc.*+

     60,000        552,600  

Communications Systems, Inc.

     77,216        185,318  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     62,100        619,137  

CSP, Inc.*

     45,000        395,550  

Daktronics, Inc.*

     157,855        797,168  

eMagin Corp.*

     326,000        420,540  

EMCORE Corp.*

     63,873        445,833  

Everspin Technologies, Inc.*+

     68,000        768,400  

Frequency Electronics, Inc.*

     45,000        443,700  

GSI Technology, Inc.*

     101,417        469,561  

Immersion Corp.*+

     130,000        742,300  

Information Services Group, Inc.

     18,900        144,018  

Innodata, Inc.*

     133,955        793,013  

Intellicheck, Inc.*+

     110,300        509,586  

inTEST Corp.*

     52,401        666,541  

Intevac, Inc.*

     116,000        546,360  

Inuvo, Inc.*

     306,000        162,180  

Issuer Direct Corp.*

     16,500        485,941  

Key Tronic Corp.*

     57,400        357,028  

KVH Industries, Inc.*

     68,374        628,357  

LGL Group, Inc. (The)*

     29,200        332,880  

Marin Software, Inc.*+

     60,000        222,600  

Network-1 Technologies, Inc.

     134,000        377,880  

Optical Cable Corp.*

     27,600        148,212  

PCTEL, Inc.

     70,200        398,034  

Pixelworks, Inc.*

     153,100        673,640  

Powerfleet, Inc.*

     148,000        701,520  

RealNetworks, Inc.*

     241,900        237,062  

RF Industries, Ltd.*

     43,230        345,840  

Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

     50,311        680,205  

SeaChange International, Inc.*

     225,000        360,000  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value
     

Information Technology (continued)

 

  

SecureWorks Corp., Class A*

     9,400      $     150,118  

ServiceSource International, Inc.*

     370,817        367,146  

StarTek, Inc.*

     13,000        67,860  

Steel Connect, Inc.*

     12,000        16,680  

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*

     250,100        610,244  

TESSCO Technologies, Inc.*

     45,000        278,550  

TransAct Technologies, Inc.*

     44,623        486,391  

Trio-Tech International*+

     26,800        359,924  

Usio, Inc.*

     100,000        436,000  

Wayside Technology Group, Inc.

     16,800        589,008  

WidePoint Corp.*

     53,918        211,898  

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.*

     64,666        142,265  
     

 

 

 

        21,828,933  

Materials - 3.34%

 

Advanced Emissions

     

Solutions, Inc.*

     89,000        589,180  

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*

     259,000        515,410  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

     62,000        310,000  

Comstock Mining, Inc.*

     229,000        295,410  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

     24,400        207,644  

Flexible Solutions International, Inc.*

     60,307        234,594  

Flotek Industries, Inc.*

     167,300        189,049  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

     42,200        395,836  

Gold Resource Corp.

     304,300        474,708  

Golden Minerals Co.*

     450,000        157,185  

Gulf Resources, Inc.*

     67,360        293,016  

LSB Industries, Inc.*

     24,200        267,410  

Northern Technologies International Corp.

     39,900        610,470  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     18,300        430,050  

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.*

     150,000        104,790  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.*

     103,200        1,403,520  

Solitario Zinc Corp.*

     205,000        102,480  

Synalloy Corp.*

     34,138        560,887  

Trecora Resources*

     110,641        893,979  

United States Antimony Corp.*

     258,500        128,681  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Materials (continued)

     

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

     49,558      $ 391,013  
     

 

 

 

        8,555,312  

Real Estate - 1.64%

 

American Realty Investors, Inc.*+

     17,197        217,542  

AMREP Corp.*

     43,100        655,120  

CTO Realty Growth, Inc.+

     20,600        1,265,252  

Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc.*

     81,500        811,740  

Stratus Properties, Inc.*

     24,250        886,823  

Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc.*+

     2,800        109,480  

Trinity Place Holdings, Inc.*

     146,100        268,824  
     

 

 

 

        4,214,781  

Utilities - 0.47%

 

Genie Energy, Ltd., Class B

     74,100        412,737  

RGC Resources, Inc.+

     34,300        789,243  
     

 

 

 

        1,201,980  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 100.11%

 

     256,515,822  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $224,465,967)

     
     Principal
Amount
     Value

CORPORATE BONDS - 0.03%

 

  

Financial - 0.03%

     

GAMCO Investors, Inc.++, 4.00%, 06/15/23

     76,000        75,221  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS - 0.03%

 

     75,221  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $76,000)

     

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value

RIGHTS - 0.01%

 

  

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CVR*Δ#

            110,000      $  

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CVR*Δ#

     110,000         

Cogent Biosciences, Inc., CVR*Δ#+

     160,000         

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., CVR*Δ#

     46,983         

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CVR*Δ#

     125,000         

ZAGG, Inc., CVR*Δ#

     65,000        19,500  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.01%

        19,500  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $32,819)

     

WARRANTS - 0.01%

 

  

LGL Group, Inc. (The), expiring 11/16/25*

     29,200        22,715  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.01%

 

                22,715  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $14,873)

     

 

     Rate^     Shares      Value  

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 7.21%

 

Fidelity Investments Money

 

    

Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01     18,473,772        18,473,772  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 7.21%

 

     18,473,772  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $18,473,772)

       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 107.37%

 

   $   275,107,030  

(Cost $243,063,431)

       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (7.37%)

 

     (18,881,995
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $ 256,225,035  
       

 

 

 
 

 

   
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#   Illiquid security as determined under procedures approved by the Board of Directors. The aggregate value of illiquid securities is $91,425, which is 0.04% of total net assets.

*  Non-income producing security.

**  This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2021.

^ Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2021.

Δ   Security was fair valued using significant unobservable inputs. As such, the security is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

+   This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $21,151,722 as of December 31, 2021. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

++  Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

CVR - Contingent Value Right

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

   
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Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2021

(See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Valuation Inputs  

 

 
     Investment in Securities (Value)  

 

 
    

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

    

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

    

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

     $10,829,662        $–        $71,925        $10,901,587  

    Other Industries (a)

     245,614,235                      245,614,235  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

             256,443,897               71,925        256,515,822  

Corporate Bonds

                    75,221               75,221  

Rights

                   19,500        19,500  

Warrants

     22,715                      22,715  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

            18,473,772               18,473,772  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

       $256,466,612          $18,548,993        $      91,425          $275,107,030  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

                            Investment in Securities (Value)  

 

 
     Common  
Stocks  
     Rights      Total  

 

 

Balance as of 06/30/2021

   $ 615,678      $ 19,500      $ 635,178  

Purchases/Issuances

                    

Sales/Expirations

                    

Return of Capital

                    

Realized Gain/(Loss)

                    

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

     (543,753)               (543,753)  

Transfers in

                    

Transfers out

                    
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/2021

   $         71,925      $         19,500      $         91,425  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 12/31/2021

   $ (543,753)      $      $ (543,753)  
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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Small-Cap Value Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

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December 31, 2021

Dear Fellow Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, our Fund returned +7.05%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.36%), and our peer benchmark, the Refinitiv Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index (+6.20%). It was a good quarter.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +67.74%, outperforming both the Russell 2000 Value Index (+28.27%) and the Refinitiv Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index (+33.82%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2021

 

 

                      Annualized  
      Quarter      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      15 Years      Since
Inception
(10/31/03)
 

Small-Cap Value Fund

     7.05%        9.13%        67.74%        15.01%        14.69%        8.56%        9.88%  

Russell 2000 Value Index

     4.36%        1.24%        28.27%        9.07%        12.03%        7.19%        9.04%  

Refinitiv Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds

                    

Index

     6.20%        4.42%        33.82%        8.89%        11.26%        7.52%        9.11%  

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Refinitiv Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index is an index of small-company, value-oriented funds compiled by Refinitiv Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

   
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception October 31, 2003 to December 31, 2021

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

All three of the Fund’s model categories outperformed the benchmark during the quarter, adding to relative results. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics also improved relative returns. However, its tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe detracted from relative performance.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was negative. Underweightings in the Utilities and Information Technology sectors and an overweighting in the Energy sector detracted the most from relative results. In contrast, the Fund’s stock selection effect was positive, with holdings in the Health Care, Financials, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services sectors adding the most to relative performance.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

All three of the Fund’s model categories outperformed the benchmark, with the value metrics models adding the most to relative results. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics boosted relative returns, as did its tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. Overweightings in the Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors and an underweighting in the Utilities and Information Technology sectors added the most to relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect was strongly positive. Holdings in all sectors improved relative returns, with the largest positive contribution coming from holdings in the Consumer Discretionary sector.

 

   
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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

 

Rank      Description    Industry    % of Net
Assets

1

    

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A

  

Consumer Discretionary

     2.0

2

    

Veritiv Corp.

  

Industrials

     1.8

3

    

Clearwater Paper Corp.

  

Materials

     1.7

4

    

Rite Aid Corp.

  

Consumer Staples

     1.7

5

    

WideOpenWest, Inc.

  

Communication Services

     1.7

6

    

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

  

Financials

     1.6

7

    

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

  

Financials

     1.6

8

    

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

  

Real Estate

     1.6

9

    

Peabody Energy Corp.

  

Energy

     1.5

10

    

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

  

Real Estate

     1.5
    

Total

        16.7

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2021

 

 

             % of Russell 2000    
          % of Net Assets       Value Index   Difference

Communication Services

       3.7 %       3.6 %       0.1 %

Consumer Discretionary

       10.3 %       8.0 %       2.3 %

Consumer Staples

       6.1 %       3.0 %       3.1 %

Energy

       8.5 %       6.4 %       2.1 %

Financials

       23.0 %       26.5 %       -3.5 %

Health Care

       11.6 %       10.4 %       1.2 %

Industrials

       12.8 %       15.2 %       -2.4 %

Information Technology

       2.7 %       5.7 %       -3.0 %

Materials

       7.8 %       4.6 %       3.2 %

Real Estate

       10.1 %       11.6 %       -1.5 %

Utilities

       1.4 %       5.0 %       -3.6 %

Cash & Other Assets

       2.0 %       0.0 %       2.0 %

Total

       100.0 %       100.0 %    

Important Disclosure

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, December 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

   
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Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 97.98%

 

Communication Services - 3.67%

 

Gray Television, Inc.

     258,200      $ 5,205,312  

TEGNA, Inc.

     252,900        4,693,824  

WideOpenWest, Inc.*

     382,100        8,222,792  
     

 

 

 
        18,121,928  

Consumer Discretionary - 10.26%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     21,900        204,327  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     313,100        7,270,182  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.

     610,800        1,807,968  

Conn’s, Inc.*

     166,300        3,911,376  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

     125,900        3,479,876  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.+

     20,700        4,041,054  

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     78,200        9,954,078  

iRobot Corp.*+

     3,900        256,932  

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*

     136,269        2,935,234  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     3,800        224,352  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

     800        97,648  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     214,800        2,427,240  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*

     132,641        6,846,929  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

     257,700        7,187,253  
     

 

 

 
          50,644,449  

Consumer Staples - 6.15%

 

elf Beauty, Inc.*

     19,200        637,632  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     73,500        6,345,990  

Rite Aid Corp.*+

     565,700        8,310,133  

SpartanNash Co.+

     287,600        7,408,576  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

     70,000        2,077,600  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     102,300        5,020,884  

WD-40 Co.

     2,200        538,208  
     

 

 

 
        30,339,023  

Energy - 8.47%

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     287,400        6,526,854  

DHT Holdings, Inc.+

     958,200        4,973,058  

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

     82,200        6,665,598  

Peabody Energy Corp.*

     758,700        7,640,109  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     388,000        3,142,800  

Ranger Oil Corp., Class A*

     139,043        3,743,038  

SM Energy Co.

     185,000        5,453,800  

Ur-Energy, Inc.*

     1,500,000        1,830,000  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Energy (continued)

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     28,600      $ 1,849,848  
     

 

 

 
          41,825,105  

Financials - 23.01%

 

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

     232,000        3,890,640  

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

     74,000        4,521,400  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

     100,000        5,383,000  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

     96,700        1,605,220  

Banner Corp.

     51,000        3,094,170  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     103,500        2,942,505  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

     18,000        460,800  

City Holding Co.

     26,900        2,200,151  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     171,800        4,095,712  

Cowen, Inc., Class A

     183,900        6,638,790  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*+

     44,500        2,763,895  

Enstar Group, Ltd.*

     6,800        1,683,612  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

     688,800        5,076,456  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

     64,300        2,416,394  

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

     329,000        4,533,620  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     845,000        3,422,250  

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

     212,000        3,146,080  

HomeStreet, Inc.

     50,000        2,600,000  

MVB Financial Corp.

     118,500        4,920,120  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     104,600        2,285,510  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     113,800        4,548,586  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     167,303        7,757,840  

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A

     4,000        296,360  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     150,200        2,793,720  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

     274,300        8,113,794  

State Auto Financial Corp.

     22,500        1,163,025  

Stewart Information

     

Services Corp.

     91,600        7,303,268  

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

     34,113        2,179,139  

Tiptree, Inc.

     518,500        7,170,855  

TriCo Bancshares

     29,500        1,267,320  

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

     153,100        3,346,766  
     

 

 

 
        113,620,998  

Health Care - 11.55%

 

Avid Bioservices, Inc.*+

     14,900        434,782  
 

 

   
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Small-Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

LOGO

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Health Care (continued)

 

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     357,200      $ 1,843,152  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     238,400        3,173,104  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     258,600        7,178,736  

Cutera, Inc.*+

     9,700        400,804  

Endo International PLC*

     1,720,400        6,468,704  

Innoviva, Inc.*

     155,500        2,682,375  

iRadimed Corp.*

     14,400        665,424  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

     2,600        565,864  

Neuronetics, Inc.*

     24,900        111,054  

Omnicell, Inc.*

     3,200        577,408  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*+

     787,200        6,840,768  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     96,000        4,176,000  

Prestige Consumer

     

Healthcare, Inc.*

     112,500        6,823,125  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     14,900        438,060  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

     84,100        6,870,129  

Triple-S Management Corp.*

     129,100        4,606,288  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     160,300        2,515,107  

Vocera Communications, Inc.*

     10,200        661,368  
     

 

 

 
          57,032,252  

Industrials - 12.83%

 

Atkore, Inc.*

     5,400        600,426  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     50,000        4,706,000  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

     30,600        6,345,522  

Daseke, Inc.*+

     74,400        746,976  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     40,300        1,034,501  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     184,900        7,155,630  

Innovate Corp.*

     115,800        428,460  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     78,000        1,308,060  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*

     121,800        2,264,262  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     53,500        1,961,845  

Meritor, Inc.*

     6,200        153,636  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     336,800        1,886,080  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     94,782        704,230  

MRC Global, Inc.*

     716,300        4,928,144  

Primoris Services Corp.

     142,500        3,417,150  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.*

     628,435        7,076,178  

Triton International, Ltd.

     64,000        3,854,720  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     160,700        4,446,569  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  
     

Industrials (continued)

 

Tutor Perini Corp.*

     134,900      $ 1,668,713  

Veritiv Corp.*

     70,388        8,627,457  
     

 

 

 
        63,314,559  

Information Technology - 2.74%

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.

     127,500        3,160,725  

Calix, Inc.*

     10,500        839,685  

FormFactor, Inc.*

     10,000        457,200  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.+

     7,500        454,050  

Novanta, Inc.*

     3,200        564,256  

OSI Systems, Inc.*

     900        83,880  

Power Integrations, Inc.

     4,700        436,583  

Sanmina Corp.*

     71,900        2,980,974  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     129,600        4,546,368  
     

 

 

 
        13,523,721  

Materials - 7.84%

 

AdvanSix, Inc.

     141,800        6,700,050  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     230,100        8,437,767  

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

     36,400        546,364  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     227,631        5,349,328  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

     312,600        1,784,946  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

     202,400        5,272,520  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     577,900        3,808,361  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

     266,800        4,402,200  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

     100,000        2,403,000  
     

 

 

 
          38,704,536  

Real Estate - 10.11%

 

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.*+

     571,600        5,487,360  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

     47,500        2,245,325  

eXp World Holdings, Inc.+

     13,400        451,446  

Farmland Partners, Inc.

     302,700        3,617,265  

Gladstone Land Corp.

     52,300        1,765,648  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     292,700        7,560,441  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

     92,100        7,720,743  

Physicians Realty Trust

     319,300        6,012,419  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

     112,000        3,414,880  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*+

     145,000        2,437,450  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     318,200        6,236,720  
 

 

   
44    Semi-Annual Report | December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)


Small-Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

LOGO

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Real Estate (continued)

 

Terreno Realty Corp.

     34,500      $ 2,942,505  
     

 

 

 
        49,892,202  

Utilities - 1.35%

 

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     95,300        6,675,765  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 97.98%

 

       483,694,538  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $436,378,090)

     

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 1.27%

 

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF+

     37,700        6,260,085  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 1.27%

 

     6,260,085  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $6,220,312)

     

 

    Rate^     Shares     Value

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.82%

 

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

    0.01     4,038,675       4,038,675  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.82%

 

    4,038,675  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $4,038,675)

     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.51%

 

Fidelity Investments Money
Market Government
Portfolio Class I**

    0.01     7,472,275       7,472,275  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.51%

 

    7,472,275  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $7,472,275)

     

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.58%

 

  $ 501,465,573  

(Cost $454,109,352)

     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.58%)

 

    (7,780,855
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

    $   493,684,718  
     

 

 

 

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

      

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2021.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2021.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $14,160,279 as of December 31, 2021. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

PLC - Public Limited Company

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2021

(See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
    

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

   

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

   

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

    Total  

Common Stocks (a)

    $483,694,538       $–       $–       $483,694,538  

Exchange Traded Fund

    6,260,085                   6,260,085  

Money Market Fund

          4,038,675             4,038,675  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          7,472,275             7,472,275  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

      $489,954,623         $11,510,950                   $–         $501,465,573  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

   
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Blue Chip Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

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December 31, 2021

Dear Fellow Blue Chip Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, our Fund returned +8.40%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+11.03%), our peer benchmark, the Refinitiv Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (+10.22%), and the Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index (+12.14%). It was a good quarter on an absolute basis but a poor one on a relative basis.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +24.15%, trailing the S&P 500 Index (+28.71%), the Refinitiv Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (+26.04%), and the Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index (+30.14%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2021

 

                                               
                   Annualized  
      Quarter      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      15 Years      Since
Inception
(7/31/97)
                                                   

Blue Chip Fund

     8.40%        7.85%        24.15%        16.60%        15.47%        10.22%        8.72%  

S&P 500 Index

     11.03%        11.67%        28.71%        18.47%        16.55%        10.66%        8.82%  

Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index

     12.14%        14.29%        30.14%        21.17%        17.51%        11.02%        8.44%  

Refinitiv Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index

     10.22%        9.69%        26.04%        16.71%        15.12%        9.62%        7.83%  

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index measures the performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. It includes 50 of the largest securities, based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership, and represents approximately 40% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Refinitiv Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index reflects the aggregate record of domestic large-cap core mutual funds as reported by Refinitiv Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

Effective July 31, 2019, the Fund’s principal strategies were significantly revised.

 

   
46    Semi-Annual Report | December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)


Blue Chip Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception July 31, 1997 to December 31, 2021

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

 

The Fund’s roughly equal weight portfolio design detracted from relative results during the quarter. Maintaining a roughly equal weight portfolio created underweightings in some of the benchmark’s strongest-performing large stocks, while also overweighting some smaller stocks in the mega-cap universe that underperformed. An overweighting in value stocks also hurt relative results. While the Fund’s design doesn’t focus on value or growth, the quarterly rebalancing process increased the portfolio’s exposure to value stocks during a quarter in which value underperformed growth.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was negative. An overweighting in the Communication Services sector and underweightings in the Information Technology and Real Estate sectors detracted the most from relative results. The Fund’s stock selection effect also was negative, largely driven by holdings in the Information Technology, Financials, and Industrials sectors.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

 

The Fund’s roughly equal weight portfolio design hurt relative results for the calendar year. Maintaining a roughly equal weight portfolio created underweightings in some of the largest stocks that had strong returns during the year, while also overweighting some smaller stocks in the mega-cap universe that underperformed. The Fund’s tilt toward more stable, less risky stocks also detracted from relative results, as higher volatility stocks generally outperformed during the year.

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect, excluding cash, was neutral. However, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, largely driven by holdings in the Information Technology, Communication Services, and Consumer Staples sectors.

The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods. The table is intended to provide a frame of reference for size.

 

   
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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                    Annualized
CRSP Decile1   Quarter   6 Months   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   96 Years

    

 

1 (ultra-large)

  10.18%   10.73%   26.33%   19.76%   17.06%   9.82%
 

2

  6.70%   6.84%   23.11%   16.45%   16.15%   10.84%
 

3

  4.09%   1.36%   15.70%   15.34%   14.98%   11.22%
 

4

  1.48%   -2.60%   12.11%   12.85%   13.39%   10.98%
 

5

  1.10%   -2.35%   13.36%   12.25%   12.72%   11.45%
 

6

  1.10%   -4.64%   14.59%   14.24%   14.10%   11.51%
 

7

  -0.89%   -6.77%   14.59%   15.34%   15.82%   11.84%
 

8

  -2.64%   -8.66%   11.22%   9.37%   12.07%   11.42%
 

9

  -3.04%   -7.11%   17.98%   15.04%   15.21%   11.73%
 

10 (ultra-small)

  -7.44%   -11.18%   18.84%   14.03%   14.58%   13.36%

 

1

Performance figures are as of the period ended December 31, 2021. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Contribution to Returns for Blue Chip Fund stocks for the calendar year December 31, 2021:

 

Rank

 

       

Company

 

 

Industry

 

  

% Contribution
to Return

 

1

     Microsoft Corp.   Information Technology                1.9%

2

     Exxon Mobil Corp.   Energy    1.5%

3

     Wells Fargo & Co.   Financials    1.4%

4

     Pfizer, Inc.   Health Care    1.4%

5

     Home Depot, Inc. (The)   Consumer Discretionary    1.3%

6

     Apple, Inc.   Information Technology    1.2%

7

     JPMorgan Chase & Co.   Financials    1.2%

8

     Alphabet, Inc., Class C   Communication Services    1.2%

9

     Alphabet, Inc., Class A   Communication Services    1.2%

10

     Bank of America Corp.   Financials    1.2%

11

     Chevron Corp.   Energy    1.1%

12

     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   Health Care    1.0%

13

     Cisco Systems, Inc.   Information Technology    1.0%

14

     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B           Industrials    0.9%

15

     Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A   Communication Services    0.9%

16

     Oracle Corp.   Information Technology    0.9%

17

     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B   Financials    0.7%

18

     QUALCOMM, Inc.   Information Technology    0.7%

19

     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)   Consumer Staples    0.7%

20

     McDonald’s Corp.   Consumer Discretionary    0.6%

21

     Raytheon Technologies Corp.   Industrials    0.6%

22

     PepsiCo, Inc.   Consumer Staples    0.5%

23

     Intel Corp.   Information Technology    0.4%

24

     Johnson & Johnson   Health Care    0.3%

25

     Coca-Cola Co. (The)   Consumer Staples    0.3%

26

     Amazon.com, Inc.   Consumer Discretionary    0.1%

27

     Walmart, Inc.   Consumer Staples    0.0%

28

     Merck & Co., Inc.   Health Care    0.0%

29

     Comcast Corp., Class A   Communication Services    0.0%

30

     Visa, Inc., Class A   Information Technology    0.0%

31

     Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.   Information Technology    0.0%

32

     Verizon Communications, Inc.   Communication Services    -0.2%

33

     Walt Disney Co. (The)   Communication Services    -0.3%

 

   
48    Semi-Annual Report | December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)


Blue Chip Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

     

% of Net Assets

 

  

% of S&P 500
Index

 

  

Difference

 

 

Communication Services

   14.7%    10.2%      4.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

   10.7%    12.5%      -1.8%  

Consumer Staples

   11.2%      5.9%      5.3%  

Energy

     4.8%      2.7%      2.1%  

Financials

   10.8%    10.7%      0.1%  

Health Care

   11.9%    13.2%      -1.3%  

Industrials

     6.1%      7.8%      -1.7%  

Information Technology

   29.7%    29.1%      0.6%  

Materials

     0.0%      2.6%      -2.6%  

Real Estate

     0.0%      2.8%      -2.8%  

Utilities

     0.0%      2.5%      -2.5%  

Cash & Other Assets

     0.1%      0.0%       0.1%  

Total

   100.0%      100.0%     

Important Disclosure

 

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those concerning market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, December 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to significant market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Blue Chip Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

   
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Blue Chip Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.93%

 

Communication Services - 14.69%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     2,960      $ 8,575,238  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

     2,969        8,591,069  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     200,900        10,111,297  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*

     47,400        15,942,990  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     194,489        10,105,648  

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     65,150        10,091,084  
     

 

 

 

        63,417,326  

Consumer Discretionary - 10.74%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     4,620        15,404,651  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     25,100        10,416,751  

McDonald’s Corp.

     38,700        10,374,309  

Tesla, Inc.*

     9,600        10,145,088  
     

 

 

 

        46,340,799  

Consumer Staples - 11.20%

 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     174,514        10,332,974  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     58,825        10,218,491  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     106,256        17,381,356  

Walmart, Inc.

     71,869        10,398,726  
     

 

 

 

        48,331,547  

Energy - 4.76%

 

Chevron Corp.

     87,645        10,285,141  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     167,787        10,266,886  
     

 

 

 

        20,552,027  

Financials - 10.78%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     228,458        10,164,096  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     34,300        10,255,700  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     100,495        15,913,383  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     211,919        10,167,874  
     

 

 

 

        46,501,053  

Health Care - 11.94%

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

     36,700        10,137,274  

Johnson & Johnson

     60,862        10,411,662  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     132,735        10,172,811  

Pfizer, Inc.

     177,724        10,494,602  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     20,500        10,293,870  
     

 

 

 

          51,510,219  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value
     

Industrials - 6.07%

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     118,460      $ 10,194,668  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     74,613        15,992,550  
     

 

 

 

        26,187,218  

Information Technology - 29.75%

 

Apple, Inc.

     97,050        17,233,169  

Broadcom, Inc.

     15,300        10,180,773  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     163,008        10,329,817  

Intel Corp.

     196,443        10,116,814  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*

     14,453        261,599  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     28,000        10,060,960  

Microsoft Corp.

     50,945        17,133,822  

NVIDIA Corp.

     34,600        10,176,206  

Oracle Corp.

     115,463        10,069,528  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     94,650        17,308,646  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     71,650        15,527,272  
     

 

 

 

          128,398,606  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.93%

 

     431,238,795  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $175,709,043)

     

 

     Rate^      Shares      Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.00%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01%        344        344  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.00%

 

     344  
        

 

 

 

(Cost $344)

        

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.93%

 

   $ 431,239,139  

(Cost $175,709,387)

 

  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.07%

 

     317,229  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $   431,556,368  
        

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2021.

 

 

   
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Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2021 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

Common Stocks (a)  

    $431,238,795       $–       $–       $431,238,795  

Money Market Fund

    –         344             344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

    $431,238,795       $344                   $–       $431,239,139  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

-Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

  

 

 

 

   
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Managed Volatility Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

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December 31, 2021

Dear Fellow Managed Volatility Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, our Fund returned +2.17%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+11.03%), and our peer benchmark, the Refinitiv Lipper Balanced Funds Index (+4.50%). The Fund performed in line with its design during the quarter.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +7.91%, underperforming the S&P 500 Index (+28.71%) and the Refinitiv Lipper Balanced Funds Index (+13.18%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2021

 

                                               
                   Annualized  
      Quarter      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      15 Years      Since
Inception
(6/30/01)
                                                   

Managed Volatility Fund

     2.17%        2.17%        7.91%        6.75%        5.77%        4.07%        4.53%  

S&P 500 Index

     11.03%        11.67%        28.71%        18.47%        16.55%        10.66%        8.98%  

Refinitiv Lipper Balanced Funds Index

     4.50%        4.17%        13.18%        10.80%        9.55%        6.91%        6.55%  

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Refinitiv Lipper Balanced Funds Index is an index of balanced funds compiled by Refinitiv Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

   
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception June 30, 2001 to December 31, 2021

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

 

For the quarter, the Managed Volatility Fund captured 20% of the S&P 500 Index’s return. The Fund had an annualized standard deviation of 5.72% during the quarter, which was 59% lower than the S&P 500’s annualized standard deviation of 13.81% during the same period.

The portfolio’s futures, options, and fixed income components detracted from results, returning -2.2%, -0.7% and -0.2%, respectively. The performance of these components was in line with expectations during a quarter characterized by a rising equity market. In contrast, the portfolio’s equities component helped the Fund’s performance, returning 5.3%.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

 

For the year, the Managed Volatility Fund captured 28% of the S&P 500 Index’s return. The Fund had an annualized standard deviation of 5.07% during the year, which was 62% lower than the S&P 500’s annualized standard deviation of 13.27% during the same period.

The portfolio’s futures, options, and fixed income components detracted from results, returning -6.0%, -0.3% and -0.1%, respectively. The performance of these components was in line with expectations during a rising equity market. In contrast, the portfolio’s equities component made a positive contribution to the Fund’s 12-month performance, returning 14.3%.

The Fund continues to perform as designed, particularly over longer time horizons. For the past 10 years and since inception, the Fund has captured roughly 35% and 50%, respectively, of the S&P 500 Index’s return. The Fund’s annualized standard deviation has been about 58% lower than the index’s for the last 10 years, and about 56% lower since inception.

 

   
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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Rank

 

       

Description

 

  

Industry

 

        

% of Net
Assets

 

1

     Amazon.com, Inc.    Consumer Discretionary       3.8%

2

     Apple, Inc.    Information Technology       3.6%

3

     Microsoft Corp.    Information Technology       3.0%

4

     QUALCOMM, Inc.    Information Technology       2.5%

5

     Alphabet, Inc., Class A    Communication Services       1.9%

6

     Alphabet, Inc., Class C    Communication Services       1.9%

7

     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)    Financials       1.5%

8

     Globant SA    Information Technology       1.3%

9

     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.    Health Care       1.3%

10

 

      

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

  

Consumer Discretionary

 

        1.1%

 

     Total          21.9%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Asset Type

 

  

% of Net  
Assets

 

Common Stock

   61.0%    

Communication Services

   6.2%    

Consumer Discretionary

   10.0%    

Consumer Staples

   3.4%    

Energy

   1.1%    

Financials

   6.6%    

Health Care

   7.5%    

Industrials

   5.0%    

Information Technology

   17.8%    

Materials

   1.4%    

Real Estate

   1.1%    

Utilities

   0.9%    

U.S. Government Obligations

   34.9%    

Call Options Written

   -2.1%    

Put Options Written

   -1.0%    

Money Market Fund

   6.9%    

Cash & Other Assets

   0.3%    

Total

   100%    

Important Disclosure

 

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, December 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies,

 

   
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage can magnify the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole. The Fund uses an option writing strategy in which the Fund may sell covered calls or secured put options. Options are subject to special risks and may not fully protect the Fund against declines in the value of its stocks. In addition, an option writing strategy limits the upside profit potential normally associated with stocks. Finally, the Fund’s fixed-income holdings are subject to three types of risk. Interest rate risk is the chance that bond prices overall will decline as interest rates rise. Credit risk is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal. Prepayment risk is the chance that a mortgage-backed bond issuer will repay a higher-yielding bond, resulting in a lower-paying yield.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Managed Volatility Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

   
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Managed Volatility Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

COMMON STOCKS - 60.96%

 

Communication Services - 6.27%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     210      $ 608,378  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

     210        607,654  

AT&T, Inc.#

     2,240        55,104  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     600        30,198  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*

     400        134,540  

Omnicom Group, Inc.#

     600        43,962  

Roku, Inc.*#

     1,000        228,200  

Sea, Ltd., ADR*#

     600        134,226  

Verizon Communications, Inc.#

     900        46,764  

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     565        87,513  
     

 

 

 

            1,976,539  

Consumer Discretionary - 10.03%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*#

     360        1,200,362  

Aptiv PLC*

     400        65,980  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     100        209,639  

Best Buy Co., Inc.#

     3,500        355,600  

Carvana Co.*#

     1,200        278,148  

Dollar General Corp.

     300        70,749  

eBay, Inc.#

     500        33,250  

Ford Motor Co.

     2,900        60,233  

McDonald’s Corp.#

     500        134,035  

NIKE, Inc., Class B#

     600        100,002  

PulteGroup, Inc.#

     3,000        171,480  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     500        57,140  

Starbucks Corp.

     900        105,273  

Target Corp.

     300        69,432  

Tesla, Inc.*

     200        211,356  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     300        41,658  
     

 

 

 

        3,164,337  

Consumer Staples - 3.41%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     400        27,036  

Campbell Soup Co.#

     1,000        43,460  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     500        29,605  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     400        34,136  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A#

     500        125,485  

Costco Wholesale Corp.#

     400        227,080  

General Mills, Inc.#

     800        53,904  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

     400        54,328  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.#

     600        85,752  

Kroger Co. (The)#

     800        36,208  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     700        46,417  

PepsiCo, Inc.#

     900        156,339  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Consumer Staples (continued)

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)#

     600      $ 98,148  

Walmart, Inc.

     400        57,876  
     

 

 

 
            1,075,774  

Energy - 1.07%

 

Chevron Corp.#

     678        79,563  

ConocoPhillips

     887        64,024  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     500        44,415  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.#

     1,200        76,788  

Phillips 66

     593        42,969  

Valero Energy Corp.

     400        30,044  
     

 

 

 
        337,803  

Financials - 6.58%

 

American Express Co.

     300        49,080  

Aon PLC, Class A

     100        30,056  

Bank of America Corp.

     400        17,796  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*#

     500        149,500  

BlackRock, Inc.

     100        91,556  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     200        29,018  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     800        67,280  

Chubb, Ltd.

     461        89,116  

Citigroup, Inc.#

     810        48,916  

Comerica, Inc.

     300        26,100  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)#

     1,200        459,060  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     3,200        49,344  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.#

     1,000        158,350  

KeyCorp.

     3,300        76,329  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     400        69,528  

Morgan Stanley#

     800        78,528  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     500        100,260  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     420        43,113  

S&P Global, Inc.

     400        188,772  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     200        39,328  

Truist Financial Corp.

     300        17,565  

U.S. Bancorp#

     1,900        106,723  

Wells Fargo & Co.#

     1,871        89,770  
     

 

 

 
        2,075,088  

Health Care - 7.47%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     700        98,518  
 

 

   
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Health Care (continued)

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,859      $ 251,709  

Amgen, Inc.#

     500        112,485  

Anthem, Inc.

     200        92,708  

Baxter International, Inc.

     300        25,752  

Becton Dickinson & Co.#

     173        43,506  

Biogen, Inc.*#

     200        47,984  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.#

     4,779              297,971  

Cigna Corp.

     299        68,659  

CVS Health Corp.

     400        41,264  

Danaher Corp.

     200        65,802  

DaVita, Inc.*#

     400        45,504  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     400        29,044  

Johnson & Johnson

     500        85,535  

Medtronic PLC

     400        41,380  

Merck & Co., Inc.#

     1,700        130,288  

Pfizer, Inc.#

     1,700        100,385  

Stryker Corp.

     160        42,787  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.#

     500        333,620  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.#

     800        401,712  
     

 

 

 

        2,356,613  

Industrials - 5.00%

 

3M Co.#

     500        88,815  

Carrier Global Corp.

     540        29,289  

Cummins, Inc.#

     1,300        283,582  

Emerson Electric Co.

     400        37,188  

FedEx Corp.#

     600        155,184  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     600        125,106  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

     16        990  

Johnson Controls International PLC#

     954        77,570  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     200        42,648  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     270        95,961  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     400        154,828  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     270        23,509  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     1,240        106,714  

Trane Technologies PLC

     200        40,406  

Trex Co., Inc.*#

     1,000        135,030  

Union Pacific Corp.

     300        75,579  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     100        21,434  

Waste Management, Inc.#

     500        83,450  
     

 

 

 

        1,577,283  

Information Technology - 17.77%

 

Adobe, Inc.*#

     600        340,236  

Apple, Inc.#

     6,400        1,136,448  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value

Information Technology (continued)

 

Applied Materials, Inc.#

     1,100      $ 173,096  

Cisco Systems, Inc.#

     3,000        190,110  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A#

     700        62,104  

Globant SA*#

     1,300              408,317  

HP, Inc.

     2,000        75,340  

Intel Corp.

     2,300        118,450  

International Business Machines Corp.

     200        26,732  

Intuit, Inc.

     200        128,644  

Juniper Networks, Inc.#

     600        21,426  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A#

     600        215,592  

Micron Technology, Inc.#

     2,100        195,615  

Microsoft Corp.#

     2,800        941,696  

Oracle Corp.#

     860        75,001  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     800        150,864  

QUALCOMM, Inc.#

     4,300        786,341  

salesforce.com, Inc.*#

     700        177,891  

Teradyne, Inc.#

     1,000        163,530  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     470        88,581  

Visa, Inc., Class A#

     600        130,026  
     

 

 

 

        5,606,040  

Materials - 1.38%

 

Corteva, Inc.

     33        1,560  

Dow, Inc.

     533        30,232  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.#

     400        32,312  

Ecolab, Inc.

     200        46,918  

Linde PLC

     300        103,929  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A#

     2,000        184,460  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     100        35,216  
     

 

 

 

        434,627  

Real Estate - 1.10%

 

American Tower Corp.

     300        87,750  

Crown Castle International Corp.#

     500        104,370  

Prologis, Inc.

     500        84,180  

Public Storage

     100        37,456  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*#

     500        31,925  
     

 

 

 

        345,681  

Utilities - 0.88%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     400        35,588  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     420        32,995  
 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

    Industry Company     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Utilities (continued)

 

Duke Energy Corp.

 

    383      $ 40,177  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

 

    1,800        168,048  
       

 

 

 
          276,808  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 60.96%

 

         19,226,593  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $9,594,374)

 

    
                Due Date    Discount Rate
or Coupon
Rate(a)
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 34.88%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills - 34.88%

 

01/20/2022

     0.005   $ 3,000,000        2,999,982  

02/10/2022

     0.000     2,000,000        1,999,931  

02/24/2022

     0.000     2,000,000        1,999,921  

03/24/2022

     0.005     4,000,000        3,999,502  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

 

- 34.88%

 

       10,999,336  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $10,998,980)

 

    
     Rate^     Shares      Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 6.95%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01     2,190,506        2,190,506  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 6.95%

 

     2,190,506  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $2,190,506)

 

    

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE

 

  

OPTIONS WRITTEN - 102.79%

 

     32,416,435  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $22,783,860)

 

  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

            Value  

WRITTEN OPTIONS - (3.05%)

  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS - (3.05%)

   $ (961,499
     

 

 

 

(Premiums Received $(718,228))

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.74%

   $     31,454,936  

(Cost $22,065,632)

  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.26%

     82,485  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $     31,537,421  
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

#

Security subject to call or put option written by the Fund.

(a)

Rate represents the effective yield at purchase.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2021.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

 

   
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
     Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
     Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN – (0.95%)

 

3M Co.

     15      $   (266,445)      $   180.00       01/21/22      $ (6,000)  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     31        (446,090)        105.00       01/21/22        (341)  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     20        (287,800)        150.00       02/18/22        (28,340)  

Ally Financial, Inc.

     10        (47,610)        50.00       01/21/22        (2,600)  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     15        (377,220)        240.00       01/21/22        (1,425)  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     32        (324,544)        100.00       03/18/22        (17,600)  

Citigroup, Inc.

     25        (150,975)        70.00       01/21/22        (24,125)  

EPAM Systems, Inc.

     6        (401,070)        600.00       01/21/22        (4,560)  

Etsy, Inc.

     5        (109,470)        280.00       03/18/22        (33,325)  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     5        (136,960)        250.00       01/21/22        (700)  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     60        (313,080)        50.00       03/18/22        (8,700)  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.

     5        (195,725)        400.00       01/21/22        (7,500)  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     5        (179,660)        355.00       03/18/22        (7,675)  

McDonald’s Corp.

     15        (402,105)        240.00       01/21/22        (375)  

Microsoft Corp.

     15        (504,480)        295.00       01/21/22        (720)  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     10        (210,010)        195.00       01/21/22        (650)  

Novocure, Ltd.

     25        (187,700)        110.00       01/21/22        (79,250)  

Nucor Corp.

     10        (114,150)        100.00       01/21/22        (560)  

NVIDIA Corp.

     6        (176,466)        275.00       03/18/22        (9,780)  

Olin Corp.

     15        (86,280)        60.00       02/18/22        (8,100)  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

     3        (167,028)        500.00       01/21/22        (465)  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

     3        (167,028)        500.00       03/18/22        (4,173)  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     25        (268,050)        95.00       02/18/22        (5,875)  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     25        (408,950)        145.00       01/21/22        (675)  

Sea, Ltd., ADR

     2        (44,742)        340.00       01/21/22        (23,074)  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     30        (186,210)        60.00       02/18/22        (8,160)  

Sysco Corp.

     43        (337,765)        75.00       02/18/22        (8,385)  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A

     5        (45,820)        76.00       01/21/22        (250)  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     10        (156,430)        155.00       02/18/22        (4,000)  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     10        (51,960)        52.50       01/21/22        (1,450)  
             

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Put Options Written (Premiums Received $ (339,147))

 

     $   (298,833)  
             

 

 

 

 

   
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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
     Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
     Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (2.10%)

 

3M Co.

     2      $ (35,526)      $ 180.00       01/21/22      $ (390)  

Adobe, Inc.

     3        (170,118)        600.00       01/21/22        (1,110)  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1        (333,434)          3500.00       02/18/22        (7,700)  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1        (333,434)        3720.00       02/18/22        (3,060)  

Amgen, Inc.

     2        (44,994)        205.00       01/21/22        (4,366)  

Apple, Inc.

     24        (426,168)        145.00       01/21/22        (79,560)  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     4        (62,944)        130.00       01/21/22        (11,260)  

AT&T, Inc.

     10        (24,600)        26.00       01/21/22        (60)  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

     2        (59,800)        300.00       03/18/22        (1,780)  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     35        (355,600)        100.00       03/18/22        (27,475)  

Biogen, Inc.

     2        (47,984)        285.00       01/21/22        (360)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     32        (199,520)        62.50       03/18/22        (7,168)  

Campbell Soup Co.

     10        (43,460)        41.00       02/18/22        (2,750)  

Carvana Co.

     12        (278,148)        300.00       02/18/22        (2,520)  

Chevron Corp.

     3        (35,205)        110.00       01/21/22        (2,454)  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     10        (63,370)        55.00       01/21/22        (8,380)  

Citigroup, Inc.

     3        (18,117)        72.50       01/21/22        (9)  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     3        (26,616)        75.00       01/21/22        (4,158)  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     2        (50,194)        225.00       01/21/22        (5,320)  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     2        (113,540)        455.00       01/21/22        (21,770)  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     3        (62,622)        195.00       04/14/22        (5,550)  

Cummins, Inc.

     13        (283,582)        230.00       01/21/22        (884)  

DaVita, Inc.

     3        (34,128)        115.00       01/21/22        (600)  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     3        (24,234)        72.50       01/21/22        (2,580)  

eBay, Inc.

     2        (13,300)        77.50       01/21/22        (14)  

FedEx Corp.

     3        (77,592)        230.00       01/21/22        (8,895)  

General Mills, Inc.

     3        (20,214)        62.50       01/21/22        (1,500)  

Globant SA

     13        (408,317)        270.00       02/18/22        (66,950)  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     10        (382,550)        375.00       03/18/22        (22,130)  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     3        (24,393)        70.00       01/21/22        (3,480)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4        (63,340)        170.00       01/21/22        (108)  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     6        (21,426)        29.00       01/21/22        (3,918)  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     3        (42,876)        135.00       01/21/22        (2,544)  

Kroger Co. (The)

     3        (13,578)        40.00       01/21/22        (1,674)  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     20        (184,460)        90.00       03/18/22        (11,800)  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     5        (31,995)        65.00       01/21/22        (730)  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     5        (38,320)        85.00       01/21/22        (35)  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     7        (65,205)        82.50       02/18/22        (8,400)  

Microsoft Corp.

     10        (336,320)        340.00       02/18/22        (10,140)  

Morgan Stanley

     4        (39,264)        105.00       02/18/22        (464)  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     3        (50,001)        155.00       01/21/22        (3,825)  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     3        (21,981)        75.00       01/21/22        (297)  

Oracle Corp.

     3        (26,163)        87.50       01/21/22        (489)  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     3        (52,113)        175.00       03/18/22        (1,260)  

Pfizer, Inc.

     5        (29,525)        65.00       03/18/22        (740)  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     2        (32,716)        150.00       01/21/22        (2,760)  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     30          (171,480)        50.00       01/21/22          (20,220)  

 

   
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
     Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
     Value  

Exchange Traded Call Options Written (continued)

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     25      $   (457,175)      $ 130.00       02/18/22      $ (136,625)  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     6        (109,722)        185.00       02/18/22        (5,646)  

Roku, Inc.

     10        (228,200)        240.00       03/18/22        (21,000)  

salesforce.com, Inc.

     3        (76,239)        310.00       02/18/22        (132)  

Sea, Ltd., ADR

     6        (134,226)        230.00       03/18/22        (10,800)  

Teradyne, Inc.

     10        (163,530)        115.00       01/21/22        (49,800)  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2        (133,448)        650.00       03/18/22        (8,450)  

Trex Co., Inc.

     10        (135,030)        95.00       01/21/22        (41,700)  

U.S. Bancorp

     6        (33,702)        57.50       01/21/22        (390)  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     3        (150,642)        500.00       03/18/22        (7,074)  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     3        (65,013)          230.00       01/21/22        (180)  

Waste Management, Inc.

     2        (33,380)        155.00       01/21/22        (2,342)  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     6        (28,788)        50.00       03/18/22        (990)  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C

     5        (31,925)        60.00       02/18/22        (3,900)  
             

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Call Options Written (Premiums Received $ (379,081))

 

     $   (662,666)  
             

 

 

 

 

   
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Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2021

(See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

                                                                                           
              Assets Table          
              Valuation Inputs          
              Investment in Securities (Value)          
            Level 2      Level 3         
     Level 1      Significant      Significant         
     Quoted      Observable      Unobservable         
      Prices      Inputs      Inputs      Total  

Common Stocks (a)

                 $19,226,593        $–        $–                    $19,226,593  

U.S. Government Obligations

                        10,999,336          –        10,999,336  

Money Market Fund

            2,190,506          –        2,190,506  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $19,226,593        $13,189,842        $–        $32,416,435  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              Liabilities Table                  
              Valuation Inputs                  
      Investment in Securities (Value)          
    

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

    

Level 2 Significant

    

Level 3 Significant

        
        
      Observable Inputs      Unobservable Inputs      Total  

Written Options

     $(616,734)        $(344,765)        $–        $(961,499)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $(616,734)        $(344,765)        $–        $(961,499)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 

    

 

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

     Aggressive     Ultra-Small      
ASSETS    Investors 1     Company      

Investments at value

   $          193,425,473         $          99,485,049      

Cash

                 14,560  

Receivables:

          

Portfolio securities sold

                  

Fund shares sold

        39,096          100  

Dividends and interest

        79,941          22,161  

Deposits with brokers for future contracts

                  

Prepaid expenses

        15,360          10,389      

Total assets

              193,559,870                99,532,259  

LIABILITIES

          

Payables:

          

Payable to broker for options written

                  

Portfolio securities purchased

                 879,477  

Fund shares redeemed

        87,014           

Due to custodian

                  

Loan payable

                  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

        2,921,119          3,991,542  

Accrued Liabilities:

          

Investment adviser fees

        29,225          72,586  

Administration fees

        683          300  

Directors’ fees

        3,339          1,520  

Other

        82,262          48,126  

Put options written at value

                  

Call options written at value

                  

Total liabilities

              3,123,642                4,993,551  

NET ASSETS

   $          190,436,228     $          94,538,708  

NET ASSETS REPRESENT

          

Paid-in capital

   $          155,893,051     $          75,100,750  

Distributable earnings

              34,543,177                19,437,958  

NET ASSETS

   $          190,436,228     $          94,538,708  

Shares of common stock outstanding of $ .001 par value(a)

              2,432,415                2,784,041  

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

   $          78.29     $          33.96  

Total investments at cost

   $          160,670,266     $          81,756,012  

Premiums received on put options written

   $              $           

Premiums received on call options written

   $              $           

(a) See Note 1 - Organization in the Notes to Financial Statements for shares authorized for each Fund.

(b) Redemption of shares held less than six months may be charged a 2% redemption fee. See Note 8.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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    Ultra-Small            Small-Cap                 Blue         Managed      
     Company Market             Value                  Chip         Volatility      

        $

    275,107,030     $          501,465,573          $          431,239,139         $          32,416,435      
                                 

        

                 
    704,533          44,694           56,546,388           
    842,762          2,127,742           337,860           
    162,034          208,811           201,286          11,001  
                                763,615  
    63,557          70,971           35,789          8,980  

    

    276,879,916                503,917,791                 488,360,462                33,200,031  
                 
                 
                                652,945  
    473,350          1,191,903           55,601,983           
    1,403,027          1,279,411           351,072           
    87,174                              
                       704,000           
    18,473,772          7,472,275                     
                 
    95,412          254,986           2,573          6,942  
    855          1,624           1,788          136  
    5,005          1,156           9,277          633  
    116,286          31,718           133,401          40,455  
                                298,833  
                                662,666  
      20,654,881                10,233,073                 56,804,094                1,662,610  

        $

    256,225,035     $          493,684,718      $          431,556,368     $          31,537,421  
                 

        $

    215,399,989     $          437,024,034      $          152,860,132     $          20,880,707  
      40,825,046                56,660,684                 278,696,236                10,656,714  

        $

    256,225,035     $          493,684,718      $          431,556,368     $          31,537,421  
      18,740,709                12,993,942                 29,856,737                1,821,344  

        $

    13.67 (b)    $          37.99      $          14.45     $          17.32  

        $

    243,063,431     $          454,109,352      $          175,709,387     $          22,783,860  

        $

        $               $              $          339,147  

        $

        $               $              $          379,081  

 

   
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Six Months Ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

      Aggressive
Investors 1
            Ultra-Small
Company
      

INVESTMENT INCOME

                 

Dividends

     $ 1,087,590            $ 775,549  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

       (10,947 )               

Interest

       57              24  

Securities lending

       23,749                    211,183    

    Total Investment Income

       1,100,449                    986,756    

EXPENSES

                 

Investment advisory fees - Base fees

       869,993              462,606  

Investment advisory fees - Performance adjustment

       (684,407 )               

Administration fees

       4,017              2,137  

Accounting fees

       33,896              29,145  

Transfer agent fees

       50,803              26,900  

Audit fees

       9,713              7,471  

Legal fees

       11,381              6,063  

Custody fees

       3,230              4,372  

Blue sky fees

       16,471              6,609  

Directors’ and officers’ fees

       10,600              5,627  

Shareholder servicing fees

       52,282              15,906  

Reports to shareholders

       15,147              10,001  

Insurance expenses

       6,576              3,621  

Miscellaneous expenses

       9,461                    4,964    

    Total Expenses

       409,163                    585,422    

Less investment advisory fees waived and other expenses reimbursed

                             

    Net Expenses

       409,163                    585,422    

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

       691,286                    401,334    

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

                 

Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                 

    Investments

                   9,748,775                          16,950,453  

    Foreign Currency Transactions

       (566 )               

    Written options

                     

    Futures contracts

                             

    Net Realized Gain

       9,748,209                    16,950,453    

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                 

    Investments

       (3,794,052 )              (26,715,996 )  

    Foreign Currency Transactions

       3               

    Written options

                             

    Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

       (3,794,049 )                    (26,715,996 )    

    Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

       5,954,160                    (9,765,543 )    

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM

OPERATIONS

     $     6,645,446                  $ (9,364,209 )    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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      Ultra-Small
Company Market
   

Small-Cap

Value

   

Blue

Chip

   

Managed

Volatility

      
          
   $ 1,882,713     $ 2,664,186     $ 4,433,918     $ 132,416       
              (4,337              
     1,702       187       1       2,669    
       666,451       40,512                  
       2,550,866       2,700,548       4,433,919       135,085      
          
     787,732       1,078,775       174,808       105,257    
           21,190                
     6,575       7,366       9,085       731    
     45,942       44,672       48,390       26,099    
     66,941       49,149       41,423       20,217    
     12,107       12,199       17,623       8,724    
     19,888       13,962       27,059       2,157    
     12,563       8,843       5,169       3,389    
     32,868       28,152       18,324       16,851    
     18,302       13,888       25,082       2,016    
     150,971       102,511       50,727       10,574    
     16,412       10,323       47,645       8,557    
     12,559       8,138       15,734       1,236    
     12,845       7,720       22,101       2,880    
           
       1,195,705       1,406,888       503,170       208,688      
           
       (14,179           (175,406     (43,804    
           
       1,181,526       1,406,888       327,764       164,884      
           
       1,369,340       1,293,660       4,106,155       (29,799    
          
          
     43,837,001       20,684,690       40,104,254       1,708,752    
                          
                       526,711    
                       (880,735  
           
       43,837,001       20,684,690       40,104,254       1,354,728      
          
     (86,307,432     8,773,464       (11,126,241     (241,869  
                          
                       (345,699  
           
       (86,307,432     8,773,464       (11,126,241     (587,568    
           
       (42,470,431     29,458,154       28,978,013       767,160      
      

$

    

(41,101,091

 

  $ 30,751,814     $ 33,084,168     $ 737,361      

 

   
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     Aggressive Investors 1     Ultra-Small Company  
     

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021

 

   

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

   

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021

 

   

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

 
     (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)        

OPERATIONS

        

Net investment income

   $ 691,286     $ 2,058,593     $ 401,334     $ 389,299  

Net realized gain on investments

     9,748,209       27,414,505       16,950,453       9,796,782  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (3,794,049     34,799,004       (26,715,996     50,056,987  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     6,645,446       64,272,102       (9,364,209     60,243,068  

DISTRIBUTIONS:

        

From net investment income and net realized gains

     (16,041,315     (1,732,414     (18,903,156      

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (16,041,315     (1,732,414     (18,903,156      

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     2,266,168       2,136,945       257,324       1,088,923  

Proceeds from shares issued in connection with acquisition from Plan of Reorganization(a)

                        

Reinvestment of distributions

     15,459,881       1,638,001       17,262,121        

Cost of shares redeemed

     (8,142,010     (18,794,352     (4,305,078     (9,251,627

Redemption fees

                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     9,584,039       (15,019,406     13,214,367       (8,162,704

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     188,170       47,520,282       (15,052,998     52,080,364  

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of period

     190,248,058       142,727,776       109,591,706       57,511,342  

End of period

   $     190,436,228     $     190,248,058     $     94,538,708     $     109,591,706  

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

        

Issued

     27,922       29,281       6,170       40,314  

Shares issued in reorganization

                        

Distributions reinvested

     200,673       23,370       526,927        

Redeemed

     (99,055     (272,131     (108,132     (287,845

Net increase (decrease)

     129,540       (219,480     424,965       (247,531

Outstanding at beginning of period

     2,302,875       2,522,355       2,359,076       2,606,607  

Outstanding at end of period

     2,432,415       2,302,875       2,784,041       2,359,076  

(a) On September 24, 2021, Small-Cap Growth Fund merged into Small-Cap Value Fund. (See Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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     Ultra-Small Company Market     Small-Cap Value      
     

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021

 

   

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

   

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021

 

   

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

      
     (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)            
          
   $ 1,369,340     $ 1,998,880     $ 1,293,660     $ 378,966    
     43,837,001       19,005,394       20,684,690       12,764,810    
      

    

(86,307,432

 

    124,778,419       8,773,464       35,004,764      
      

    

(41,101,091

 

    145,782,693       30,751,814       48,148,540      
          
      

    

(53,624,949

 

    (6,648,679     (18,530,494     (341,445    
       (53,624,949     (6,648,679     (18,530,494     (341,445    
          
     45,045,705       167,302,221       274,097,737       256,235,664    
    

    

 

 

          31,498,261          
     50,228,114       6,293,685       17,763,527       323,105    
     (131,225,749     (76,694,671     (132,582,466     (43,730,499  
       387,505       426,353                  
      

    

(35,564,425

 

    97,327,588       190,777,059       212,828,270      
     (130,290,465     236,461,602       202,998,379       260,635,365    
          
       386,515,500       150,053,898       290,686,339       30,050,974      
     $     256,225,035     $     386,515,500     $     493,684,718     $     290,686,339      
          
     2,606,724       9,117,423       7,294,856       7,480,642    
                 870,985          
     3,734,432       455,404       486,768       13,808    
       (7,311,159     (4,934,214     (3,624,496     (1,347,670    
     (970,003     4,638,613       5,028,113       6,146,780    
       19,710,712       15,072,099       7,965,829       1,819,049      
       18,740,709       19,710,712       12,993,942       7,965,829      

 

 

   
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     Blue Chip     Managed Volatility  
     

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021

 

   

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

   

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021

 

   

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

 
     (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)        

OPERATIONS

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,106,155     $ 9,374,239     $ (29,799   $ (21,885

Net realized gain on investments

     40,104,254       98,537,719       1,354,728       711,589  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (11,126,241     40,856,217       (587,568     3,839,812  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     33,084,168       148,768,175       737,361       4,529,516  

DISTRIBUTIONS:

        

From net investment income and net realized gains

     (68,208,154     (91,100,282     (330,370     (1,473,611

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (68,208,154     (91,100,282     (330,370     (1,473,611

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     13,584,180       60,420,912       1,976,303       9,488,495  

Proceeds from shares issued in connection with acquisition from Plan of Reorganization

                        

Reinvestment of distributions

     67,173,847       83,703,120       311,148       1,374,622  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (46,264,021     (247,005,654     (7,316,594     (7,142,381

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     34,494,006       (102,881,622     (5,029,143     3,720,736  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (629,980     (45,213,729     (4,622,152     6,776,641  

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of period

     432,186,348       477,400,077       36,159,573       29,382,932  

End of period

   $     431,556,368     $     432,186,348     $     31,537,421     $     36,159,573  

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

        

Issued

     849,061       3,926,283       113,981       573,942  

Shares issued in reorganization

                        

Distributions reinvested

     4,681,104       6,141,095       18,121       85,433  

Redeemed

     (2,963,761     (16,963,300     (421,197     (437,858

Net increase (decrease)

     2,566,404       (6,895,922     (289,095     221,517  

Outstanding at beginning of period

     27,290,333       34,186,255       2,110,439       1,888,922  

Outstanding at end of period

     29,856,737       27,290,333       1,821,344       2,110,439  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1

 

    For the
Six Months
Ended 12/31/21
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended June 30
    2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $82.61   $56.59   $62.01   $74.05   $66.37   $54.75
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

  0.30   0.86   0.61   0.98   0.23   (0.14)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  2.51   25.88   (5.21)   (6.93)   7.45   12.12
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

  2.81   26.74   (4.60)   (5.95)   7.68   11.98
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

           

Net Investment Income

  (0.83)   (0.72)   (0.82)   (1.21)     (0.36)

Net Realized Gain

  (6.30)       (4.88)    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

  (7.13)   (0.72)   (0.82)   (6.09)     (0.36)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $78.29   $82.61   $56.59   $62.01   $74.05   $66.37(b)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

  3.55%(c)   47.48%   (7.53%)   (6.67%)   11.57%(b)   21.90%(b)

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

  $190,436   $190,248   $142,728   $181,367   $227,562   $224,073

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

  0.42%(d)(e)   0.34%(e)   0.28%(e)   0.35%(e)   0.96%   1.66%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

  0.42%(d)   0.34%   0.28%   0.35%   0.96%   1.66%

Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements

  0.72%(d)   1.22%   1.04%   1.52%   0.31%   (0.23%)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  36%(c)   88%   125%   102%   105%   153%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

For the period ended December 31, 2021 and the years ended June 30, 2021, June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 the expense ratios were significantly lower than in other periods, due to a negative performance adjustment to the investment advisory fee. Please refer to Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information. The rate shown may not be indicative of the rate going forward.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY

 

     For the
Six Months
Ended
12/31/21
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended June 30
    2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $46.46   $22.06   $24.16   $32.13   $30.04   $25.99
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

   0.17   0.16   (0.02)   0.28   (0.04)   0.32

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   (4.44)   24.24   (1.80)   (5.14)   2.73   4.06
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   (4.27)   24.40   (1.82)   (4.86)   2.69   4.38
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net Investment Income

   (0.24)     (0.28)   (0.01)   (0.41)   (0.33)

Net Realized Gain

   (7.99)       (3.10)   (0.19)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (8.23)     (0.28)   (3.11)   (0.60)   (0.33)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $33.96   $46.46(b)   $22.06   $24.16   $32.13   $30.04
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

   (8.52%)(c)   110.61%   (7.63%)   (14.48%)   9.13%   16.88%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $94,539   $109,592   $57,511   $74,005   $96,754   $100,984

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.14%(d)   1.19%   1.32%   1.21%   1.18%   1.18%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.14%(d)   1.19%   1.32%   1.21%   1.18%   1.18%

Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.78%(d)   0.48%   (0.09%)   1.00%   (0.14%)   1.14%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   44%(c)   82%   104%   93%   89%   113%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET

 

     For the
Six Months
Ended
12/31/21
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended June 30
    2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $19.61   $9.96   $11.34   $15.81   $14.93   $12.77
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.08   0.13   0.13   0.11   0.08   0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   (2.53)   9.98   (1.36)   (2.93)   2.76   3.18
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   (2.45)   10.11   (1.23)   (2.82)   2.84   3.35
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net Investment Income

   (0.12)   (0.14)   (0.15)   (0.08)   (0.02)   (0.15)

Net Realized Gain

   (3.39)   (0.35)     (1.57)   (1.94)   (1.04)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (3.51)   (0.49)   (0.15)   (1.65)   (1.96)   (1.19)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in Capital from Redemption Fees(a)

   0.02   0.03   0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $13.67   $19.61   $9.96   $11.34   $15.81   $14.93
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

   (12.12%)(c)(d)   103.83%   (10.99%)(d)   (16.98%)(d)   20.86%(d)   26.61%(d)

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $256,225   $386,516   $150,054   $236,371   $378,144   $352,190

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.76%(e)   0.75%   0.82%   0.77%   0.75%   0.76%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.75%(e)   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.87%(e)   0.83%   1.27%   0.84%   0.52%   1.21%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   23%(c)   52%   51%   38%   35%   31%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

     For the
Six Months
Ended
12/31/21
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended June 30
    2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $36.49   $16.52   $20.24   $29.60   $24.82   $20.87
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.14   0.12   0.19   0.47   0.20   0.22

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   3.09   20.05   (3.40)   (5.72)   4.81   3.97
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   3.23   20.17   (3.21)   (5.25)   5.01   4.19
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net Investment Income

   (0.10)   (0.20)   (0.51)   (0.74)   (0.23)   (0.24)

Net Realized Gain

   (1.63)       (3.37)    
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (1.73)   (0.20)   (0.51)   (4.11)   (0.23)   (0.24)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $37.99   $36.49   $16.52   $20.24   $29.60   $24.82
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

   9.13%(b)   122.77%   (16.43%)(c)   (17.12%)(c)   20.32%(c)   20.08%(c)

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $493,685   $290,686   $30,051   $49,652   $69,317   $61,981

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.78%(d)   0.91%   1.12%   1.00%   0.94%   0.98%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.78%(d)   0.91%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.72%(d)   0.40%   1.01%   1.97%   0.74%   0.95%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   32%(b)   91%   87%   84%   78%   77%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Not annualized.

(c)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

   
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BLUE CHIP

 

     For the
Six Months
Ended
12/31/21
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended June 30
    2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $15.84   $13.96   $14.99   $14.62   $13.71   $12.28
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.15   0.31   0.33   0.34   0.31   0.30

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

   1.08   4.73   0.28   1.75   1.33   1.44
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   1.23   5.04   0.61   2.09   1.64   1.74
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net Investment Income

   (0.30)   (0.35)   (0.32)   (0.31)   (0.31)   (0.31)

Net Realized Gain

   (2.32)   (2.81)   (1.32)   (1.41)   (0.42)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (2.62)   (3.16)   (1.64)   (1.72)   (0.73)   (0.31)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $14.45   $15.84   $13.96   $14.99   $14.62   $13.71
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

   7.85%(c)   39.75%   3.49%   16.26%   11.98%   14.33%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $431,556   $432,186   $477,400   $505,029   $567,513   $550,902

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.23%(d)   0.24%   0.27%   0.25%   0.22%   0.25%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.15%(d)   0.15%   0.15%   0.15%   0.15%   0.15%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.88%(d)   2.07%   2.28%   2.28%   2.17%   2.30%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   16%(c)   7%   15%   20%   14%   17%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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MANAGED VOLATILITY

 

     For the
Six Months
Ended
12/31/21
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended June 30
    2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $17.13   $15.56   $15.05   $15.75   $14.79   $14.20
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)

   (0.01)   (0.01)   0.12   0.16   0.10   0.06

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

   0.38   2.35   0.55   0.06   0.95   0.59
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   0.37   2.34   0.67   0.22   1.05   0.65
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net Investment Income

       (0.16)   (0.31)   (0.09)   (0.06)

Net Realized Gain

   (0.18)   (0.77)     (0.61)    
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (0.18)   (0.77)   (0.16)   (0.92)   (0.09)   (0.06)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $17.32   $17.13   $15.56   $15.05   $15.75   $14.79
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

   2.17%(c)   15.33%   4.45%   1.74%   7.11%   4.59%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $31,537   $36,160   $29,383   $30,657   $32,816   $36,523

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.19%(d)   1.21%   1.27%   1.24%   1.20%   1.12%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.94%(d)   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%

Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements

   (0.17%)(d)   (0.07%)   0.77%   1.06%   0.64%   0.42%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   21%(c)   41%   68%   69%   50%   50%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
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1. Organization

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (“Bridgeway” or the “Company”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on October 19, 1993, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

Bridgeway is organized as a series fund, with eight investment funds as of December 31, 2021. The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip, and Managed Volatility Funds are presented in this report (each is referred to as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds are included in a separate report.

Small-Cap Growth Fund was reorganized into Small-Cap Value Fund on September 24, 2021. (See Note 9).

Bridgeway is authorized to issue 1,915,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2021, 130,000,000 shares have been classified into the Blue Chip Fund. 15,000,000 shares have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Fund. 100,000,000 shares each have been classified into the Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company Market, Omni Small-Cap Value, Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value, and Small-Cap Value Funds. 50,000,000 shares have been classified into the Managed Volatility Fund.

The Ultra-Small Company Fund is open to existing investors (direct only).

All of the Funds are no-load, diversified funds.

The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund seeks to exceed the stock market total return (primarily through capital appreciation) at a level of total risk roughly equal to that of the stock market over longer periods of time (three-year intervals or more).

The Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, and Small-Cap Value Funds seek to provide a long-term total return-on-capital, primarily through capital appreciation.

The Blue Chip Fund seeks to provide long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation, but also some income.

The Managed Volatility Fund seeks to provide a high current return with short-term risk less than or equal to 40% of the stock market.

Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for all of the Funds.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

Following is a summary of significant accounting policies that are followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds. They are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

Securities, Options, Futures, and Other Investments Valuation   Other than options, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price on the national exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. In the case of securities reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) system, the securities are valued based on the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of recorded sales on their primary exchange, or NOCP, in the case of NASDAQ traded securities, the security will be valued as follows: bid prices for long positions and ask prices for short positions.

Fixed income securities are valued on the basis that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, bids, offers and current market quotations by a pricing service. Options are valued at the close if

 

   
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there is trading volume, and if there is no trading volume, the options are valued at the bid on long positions and the ask on the short positions.

Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The valuation assigned to a fair valued security for purposes of calculating the Funds’ NAVs may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to determine the value of a Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equity securities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations, or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs, are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include certain US Government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, and less liquid listed equity securities. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.

The Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, which is held by each Fund, invests primarily in securities that are valued at amortized cost. Therefore, this investment is classified as a Level 2 investment which is held by each Fund, except Blue Chip.

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting value and therefore the results of the Funds’ operations.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of December 31, 2021 is included with each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

   
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Details regarding material transfers into, and material transfers out of, Level 3, if any, can be found at the end of each Schedule of Investments for Funds that held Level 3 securities.

Securities Lending  Upon lending its securities to third parties, each participating Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest. The remaining contractual maturity of all securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. Each Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Additionally, a Fund does not have the right to sell or re-pledge collateral received in the form of securities unless the borrower goes into default. The risks to a Fund of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, resulting in a loss. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Agreement, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by the securities lending agent.

While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive dividends on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Securities Lending Agreement which provides the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral or to offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

The market value of securities on loan, all of which are classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of the related cash collateral are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of Investments at value. Securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and can be terminated by the Funds or the borrower at any time. During the period ended December 31, 2021 the Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds did not have any securities lending transactions.

The following table is a summary of the Funds’ payable upon return of securities loaned and related cash collateral, which are subject to a netting agreement as of December 31, 2021:

 

                          Gross Amount Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
        
Fund    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets1
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Collateral
Received
     Net Amount  

Aggressive Investors 1

                 

Securities lending

     $2,921,119        $–          $2,921,119        $–          $2,921,119        $–  

Ultra-Small Company

                 

Securities lending

     $3,991,542        –          $3,991,542        –          $3,991,542         

Ultra-Small Company Market

                 

Securities lending

     $18,473,772        –          $18,473,772        –          $18,473,772         

Small-Cap Value

                 

Securities lending

     $7,472,275        –          $7,472,275        –          $7,472,275         

 

1 

Securities loaned with a value of $28,790 in Ultra-Small Company have been sold and are pending settlement on December 31, 2021.

 

   
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The following table summarizes the securities received as non-cash collateral and cash collateral for securities lending:

 

     Non-Cash Collateral                       
Fund    Collateral Type      Coupon
Range
     Maturity
Date
Range
     Market Value      Cash
Collateral
     Total
Collateral
     Market Value
of Securities
on Loan
 

Aggressive Investors 1

                    

Securities lending

    
U.S.Gov’t
Obligations
 
 
    
0.00%-
7.50% 
 
 
    
01/31/22-
08/15/51 
 
 
     $9,064,055        $2,921,119        $11,985,174        $11,728,683  

Ultra-Small Company

                    

Securities lending

    
U.S.Gov’t
Obligations
 
 
    
0.00%-
4.38% 
 
 
    
02/03/22-
11/15/51 
 
 
     $509,027        $3,991,542        $4,500,569        $4,220,594  

Ultra-Small Company Market

                    

Securities lending

    
U.S.Gov’t
Obligations
 
 
    
0.00%-
6.88% 
 
 
    
01/31/22-
11/15/51 
 
 
     $4,148,621        $18,473,772        $22,622,393        $21,151,722  

Small-Cap Value

                    

Securities lending

    
U.S.Gov’t
Obligations
 
 
    
0.00%-
6.88% 
 
 
    
01/31/22-
11/15/51 
 
 
     $7,092,571        $7,472,275        $14,564,846        $14,160,279  

It is each Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of December 31, 2021, the collateral consisted of an institutional government money market fund and US Government Obligations.

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of Credit Risk  The Funds maintain cash and securities in its custody account, maintained by a high-credit, quality financial institution. Cash balances may, at times, exceed the FDIC insurance limit. Cash balances are generally invested in a short-term investment vehicle, which minimizes the risk of cash balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit.

Sector Concentration Risk  Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As more assets are held in a specific sector, a Fund’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.

Risks and Uncertainties  The Funds provide for various investment options, including stocks, bonds, and call and put options. Such investments are exposed to risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the risks involved, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect shareholders’ account values and the amounts reported in the financial statements.

The global pandemic outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has resulted in substantial market volatility and global business disruption, affecting the global economy and the financial health of individual companies in significant and unforeseen ways. COVID-19 has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures, cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Instability in the United States, European and other credit markets has made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing or refinancing on attractive terms or at all. In particular, because of the current conditions in the credit markets, borrowers may be subject to increased interest expenses

 

   
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for borrowed money and tightening underwriting standards. In addition, stock prices as well as yield could be negatively impacted to the extent that issuers of equity securities cancel or announce the suspension of dividends or share buybacks. The COVID-19 pandemic could continue to inhibit global, national, and local economic activity, and constrain access to capital and other sources of funding. Various recent government interventions have been aimed at curtailing the distress to financial markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. There can be no guarantee that these or other economic stimulus plans (within the United States or other affected countries throughout the world) will be sufficient or will have their intended effect. In addition, an unexpected or quick reversal of such policies could increase market volatility, which could adversely affect a Fund’s investments. The duration and future impact of COVID-19 are currently unknown, which may exacerbate the other risks that apply to a Fund and could negatively affect Fund performance and the value of your investment in a Fund.

Security Transactions, Investment Income, and Expenses  Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date, the date the order to buy or sell is executed. Realized gains and losses are computed on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Particularly as related to the Managed Volatility Fund, discounts and premiums are accreted/amortized using the effective interest method. Income from the securities lending program is recorded when earned from the securities lending agent and reflected in the Statement of Operations under “Securities lending.”

Fund expenses that are not series-specific are allocated to each series based upon its relative proportion of net assets to the Funds’ total net assets or other appropriate basis.

Distributions to Shareholders  The Funds pay dividends from net investment income and distribute realized capital gains annually, usually in December.

Derivatives  The Funds’ use of derivatives for the period ended December 31, 2021 was limited to futures contracts, purchased options, and written options. The following is a summary of how these derivatives are treated in the financial statements and their impact on the Funds, categorized by primary underlying risk.

 

Primary Underlying
Risk/Fund
  

Derivative

Assets

    

Derivative

Liabilities

    

Location on

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities

Equity Risk

        

Managed Volatility:

        

  Written Put Options

     –          $298,833      Put options written at value

  Written Call Options

     –          662,666      Call options written at value
Primary Underlying
Risk/Fund
  

Amount of

Realized Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives

     Amount of
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on Derivatives
     Location of Gain (Loss)
in the Statement of Operations

Equity Risk

        

Managed Volatility:

        

  Written Options

     $526,711         Realized Gain (Loss) on Written Options
         Change in Unrealized Appreciation
        $(345,699)      (Depreciation) on Written Options

  Futures Contracts

     $(880,735)             Realized Gain (Loss) on Futures Contracts

The derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2021, as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments, and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period ended December 31, 2021, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, serve as indicators of the volume of derivatives activity for the Funds.

Futures Contracts  The Funds may purchase or sell financial futures contracts to hedge cash positions, manage market risk, and to dampen volatility in line with investment objectives. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract, a Fund is required to pledge

 

   
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to the broker an amount of cash or US Government securities equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the futures contract is traded. The contract amount reflects the extent of a Fund’s exposure in these financial instruments. A Fund’s participation in the futures markets involves certain risks, including imperfect correlation between movements in the price of futures contracts and movements in the price of the securities hedged or used for cover. Pursuant to a contract, such Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to, the broker an amount of cash equal to the fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by a Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a contract is closed, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. With futures, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds, since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. As of December 31, 2021, the Funds had no open futures contracts.

Options  The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund may buy and sell calls and puts to increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to stock market risk or for purposes of diversification of risk. The Managed Volatility Fund may buy and sell calls and puts to reduce the Fund’s volatility and provide some cash flow. An option is a contract conveying a right to buy or sell a financial instrument at a specified price during a stipulated period. The premium paid by a Fund for the purchase of a call or a put option is included in such Fund’s Schedule of Investments as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. When a Fund writes a call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by such Fund is included in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. If an option that a Fund has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date, or if such Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, that Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such options is extinguished. If a call option that a Fund has written is assigned, such Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a put option that a Fund has written is assigned, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security that such Fund purchased upon exercise of the option. Buying calls increases a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security to the extent of any premium paid. Buying puts on a stock market index tends to limit a Fund’s exposure to a stock market decline. All options purchased by the Funds were listed on exchanges and considered liquid positions with readily available market quotes.

Covered Call Options and Secured Puts  The Aggressive Investors 1 and Managed Volatility Funds may write call options on a covered basis; that is, a Fund will own the underlying security, or a Fund may write secured puts. The principal reason for writing covered calls and secured puts on a security is to attempt to realize income through the receipt of premiums. The option writer has, in return for the premium, given up the opportunity for profit from a substantial price increase in the underlying security so long as the obligation as a writer continues, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. All options were listed on exchanges and considered liquid positions with readily available market quotes.

Outstanding written options as of December 31, 2021 for the Managed Volatility Fund are included in the Schedule of Investments. The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund had no transactions in written options during the period ended December 31, 2021.

Indemnification  Under the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers, directors, employees and agents are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

3. Advisory Fees, Other Related Party Transactions and Contingencies:

 

The Funds have entered into management agreements with the Adviser. As compensation for the advisory services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses borne by the Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee pursuant to each Fund’s management agreement, as described below.

Aggressive Investors 1 Fund and Small-Cap Value Fund each have management fees that are comprised of a base fee, which is applied to the Fund’s average annual net assets, and a performance adjustment, which adjusts the fee upward or

 

   
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downward depending on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index over a rolling five-year performance period, and is applied to the Fund’s average daily net assets over this performance period.

Because the performance adjustment is based on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index, and not the Fund’s absolute performance, the performance adjustment could increase the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund’s shares lose value over the performance period, provided that the Fund outperformed its market index, or could decrease the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund’s shares increase in value during the performance period, provided that the Fund underperformed its market index. Also, depending on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index over the rolling five-year performance period, the performance adjustment could increase the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund has experienced underperformance relative to its market index in the short-term, or could decrease the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund has experienced outperformance relative to its market index in the short-term. However, no performance fee adjustment will be applied to the Adviser’s fee if the cumulative difference between a Fund’s performance and that of the applicable market index is less than or equal to 2% over the rolling five-year performance period.

Additionally, because the base fee is applied to average annual net assets, and the performance adjustment is calculated over a rolling five-year performance period, it is possible that if a Fund underperforms the applicable market index significantly over the performance period, and the Fund’s assets have declined significantly over that performance period, the negative performance adjustment may exceed the base fee. In this event, the Adviser would make a payment to the Fund.

Aggressive Investors 1: A total advisory fee is paid by the Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million, 0.85% of the next $500 million and 0.80% of any excess over $1 billion.

The Performance Adjustment equals 4.67% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.70% to a maximum of +0.70%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Ultra-Small Company: The Fund pays advisory fees based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million and 0.85% of any excess over $500 million. The management fees are computed daily and are payable monthly. However, during any period when the Fund’s net assets range from $27,500,000 to $55,000,000, the advisory fee will be determined as if the Fund had $55,000,000 under management. This is limited to a maximum annualized expense ratio of 1.49% of average net assets.

Ultra-Small Company Market: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.50% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

Small-Cap Value: A total advisory fee is paid by each Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the annual rate of 0.60% of the value of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Performance Adjustment equals 0.33% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Russell 2000 Value Index, with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.05% to a maximum of +0.05%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund Performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Blue Chip: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.08% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

Managed Volatility: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.60% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

 

   
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Expense limitations: The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Funds for operating expenses and management fees above the expense limitations shown in the table below, which are shown as a ratio of net expenses to average net assets, for each Fund, for the period ended December 31, 2021. Any material change to the expense limitation would require a vote by shareholders of the applicable Fund.

 

Bridgeway Fund    Expense
Limitation
    Total Waivers and
Reimbursements
for Period Ended
12/31/21
 
    

Aggressive Investors 1

     1.75%       $–  

Ultra-Small Company

     1.85%        

Ultra-Small Company Market

     0.75%       14,179  

Small-Cap Value

     0.94%        

Blue Chip

     0.15%       175,406  

Managed Volatility

     0.94%       43,804  

Other Related Party Transactions: The Funds will engage in inter-portfolio trades when it is to the benefit of both parties. The Board of Directors reviews a report on inter-portfolio trades quarterly. Inter-portfolio purchases and sales during the period ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Inter-Portfolio
Purchases
     Inter-Portfolio
Sales
 
     

Aggressive Investors 1

   $ 1,966,880          $ –        

Ultra-Small Company

     8,419,702            8,756,036        

Ultra-Small Company Market

     3,463,214            20,615,008        

Small-Cap Value

     11,262,967            2,902,984        

Blue Chip

     –            1,966,880        

The Adviser entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Bridgeway, pursuant to which the Adviser provides various administrative services to the Funds, including, but not limited to: (i) supervising and managing various aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs; (ii) selecting, overseeing and/or coordinating activities with other service providers to the Funds;(iii) providing reports to the Board of Directors as requested from time to time; (iv) assisting and/or reviewing amendments and updates to the Funds’ registration statement and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (v) providing certain shareholder services; (vi) providing administrative support in connection with meetings of the Board of Directors; and (vii) providing certain record-keeping services. For its services to all of the Bridgeway Funds, the Adviser is paid an annual aggregate fee of $150,000, payable in equal monthly installments. For the allocation of this expense to each of the Funds, please see the Statements of Operations.

Board of Directors Compensation  Independent Directors are paid an annual retainer of $20,000, with an additional retainer of $5,000 paid to the Independent Chairman of the Board and an additional retainer of $1,000 paid to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair. The retainer is paid in quarterly installments. In addition, effective November 11, 2021 Independent Directors are paid $14,000 per meeting for meeting fees. Prior to November 11, 2021 the meeting fee was $12,000. Such compensation is the total compensation from all Bridgeway Funds and is allocated among the Bridgeway Funds.

Independent Directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and conferences, as well as expenses for subscriptions or printed materials. The amount of directors’ fees attributable to each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

One director of Bridgeway, John Montgomery, is an owner and director of the Adviser. Under the 1940 Act definitions, he is considered to be an “affiliated person” of the Adviser and an “interested person” of the Adviser and of Bridgeway. Compensation for Mr. Montgomery is borne by the Adviser rather than the Funds.

 

   
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4. Distribution Agreement:

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC acts as distributor of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated September 30, 2021. The Adviser pays all costs and expenses associated with distribution of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a protective plan adopted by shareholders pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:

 

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for each Fund for the period ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     Purchases    Sales
Bridgeway Fund    U.S. Government    Other    U.S. Government    Other
               

Aggressive Investors 1

   $–      $ 68,255,717    $–        $72,826,990    

Ultra-Small Company

          44,953,760           50,347,632    

Ultra-Small Company Market

          70,949,771           155,310,245    

Small-Cap Value

          274,314,507           116,899,290    

Blue Chip

          67,373,522           97,292,151    

Managed Volatility

          4,294,440           6,360,317    

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

It is the Funds’ policy to continue to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute income to the extent necessary so that the Funds are not subject to federal income tax. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments (Tax Basis) The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes, including short-term securities as of December 31, 2021, were as follows:

 

      Aggressive
Investors 1
  Ultra-Small
Company
  Ultra-Small
Company Market

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $40,825,494   $23,917,736   $62,385,725

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

   (8,070,287)   (6,203,767)   (30,423,560)

Net unrealized appreciation

   $32,755,207   $17,713,969   $31,962,165

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $160,670,266   $81,771,080   $243,144,865
      Small-Cap Value   Blue Chip   Managed Volatility

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $70,365,188   $255,615,286   $10,165,398

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

   (23,070,774)   (1,698,129)   (793,453)

Net unrealized appreciation

   $47,294,414   $253,917,157   $9,371,945

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $454,171,159   $177,321,982   $22,082,991

The differences between book and tax net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are primarily due to wash sale and straddle loss deferrals and basis adjustments on investments in business development companies, partnerships and passive foreign investment companies (PFICs).

Classifications of Distributions Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.

 

   
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The tax character of the distributions paid by the Funds during the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 respectively, are as follows:

 

      Aggressive Investors 1    Ultra-Small Company
     

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary Income

       $1,732,414            $2,253,130            $–            $780,772    

Long-Term Capital Gain

       –            –            –            –    

Total

       $1,732,414            $2,253,130            $–            $780,772    
      Ultra-Small Company Market    Small-Cap Value
     

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary Income

       $1,880,651            $2,859,334            $341,445            $1,172,540    

Long-Term Capital Gain

       4,768,028            –            –            –    

Total

       $6,648,679            $2,859,334            $341,445            $1,172,540    
      Blue Chip    Managed Volatility
     

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2021

  

Year

Ended

June 30, 2020

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary Income

       $9,979,722            $11,094,115            $–            $230,830    

Long-Term Capital Gain

       81,120,560            45,295,736            1,473,611            80,416    

Total

       $91,100,282            $56,389,851            $1,473,611            $311,246    

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after June 30, 2011 will not be subject to expiration and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

Components of Accumulated Earnings As of June 30, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were:

 

      Aggressive
Investors 1
     Ultra-Small
Company
     Ultra-Small
Company Market

Accumulated Net Investment Income

   $326,611      $323,382      $1,841,011

Capital Loss Carryovers

            

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

   7,063,114      2,951,969      15,579,797

Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*

            

Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

   36,549,321      44,429,972      118,130,278

Total

   $43,939,046      $47,705,323      $135,551,086

 

   
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      Small-Cap Value    Blue Chip    Managed Volatility

Accumulated Net Investment Income

   $5,856,607    $3,549,883    $146,278

Capital Loss Carryovers

     –          –          –    

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

     –        45,909,858    137,603

Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*

     –          –          –    

Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

   30,431,145    264,360,481    9,965,842

Total

   $36,287,752    $313,820,222    $10,249,723

 

*

Includes qualified late-year losses that the Funds have elected to defer to the beginning of their next fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds have no deferred qualified ordinary late-year losses, short term capital losses or long term capital losses.

For the fiscal year June 30, 2021, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications to the accounts listed below:

 

      Increase (Decrease)
      Aggressive
Investors 1
   Ultra-Small
Company
  Ultra-Small
Company Market

Paid-In Capital

   $–        $25,089   $1,672,503

Distributable Earnings

   –        (25,089)   (1,672,503)
      Increase (Decrease)
     

Small-Cap

Value

  

Blue

Chip

 

Managed

Volatility

Paid-In Capital

   $–        $7,795,359   $–    

Distributable Earnings

   –        (7,795,359)   –    

The difference between book and tax components of net assets and the resulting reclassifications were primarily a result of the differing book/tax treatment of the deduction of equalization debits for tax purposes, excess distributions, the write-off of unused net operating loss, and redesignation of dividends paid and investments in PFICs.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the individual Fund’s financial statements. The Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Each Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

7. Line of Credit

 

Bridgeway established a line of credit agreement (“Facility”) with The Bank of New York Mellon, effective November 5, 2010. The Facility is for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to provide liquidity for shareholder redemptions, and is cancellable by either party. Unless cancelled earlier, the Facility shall be held available until September 9, 2022. Advances under the Facility are limited to $15,000,000 in total for all Funds, and advances to each Fund shall not exceed certain limits set forth in the credit agreement, including, but not limited to, the maximum amount a Fund is permitted to borrow under the 1940 Act.

The Funds incur a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on the unused portion of the Facility and interest expense to the extent of amounts borrowed under the Facility. Interest is based on the “Overnight Rate” plus 1.25%. The Overnight Rate means the higher of (a) the Federal Funds rate, (b) the Overnight Eurodollar Rate, or (c) the One-Month Eurodollar Rate. The facility fees are payable quarterly in arrears and are allocated to all participating Funds. Interest expense is charged directly to a Fund based upon actual amounts borrowed by such Fund.

 

   
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For the period ended December 31, 2021, borrowings by the Funds under this line of credit were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
   Weighted
Average
Loan Balance
  

Number

of Days
Outstanding

   Interest
Expense
Incurred1
   Maximum
Amount
Borrowed During
the Period
                        

Aggressive Investors 1

       1.34%            $872,478            23                $749                $1,717,000    

Ultra-Small Company

       1.35%            879,221            95                3,121                2,345,000    

Ultra-Small Company Market

       1.34%            3,745,711            83                11,531                15,000,000    

Small-Cap Value

       1.35%            3,357,580            50                6,281                15,000,000    

Blue Chip

       1.35%            686,500            136                3,491                9,757,000    

Managed Volatility

       1.34%            1,124,286            7                292                1,533,000    

1Interest expense is included on the Statements of Operations in Miscellaneous expenses.

 

On December 31, 2021, Blue Chip Fund had loans outstanding in the amount of $704,000, exclusive of interest payable on the loans.

8. Redemption Fees

 

In Ultra-Small Company Market Fund, a 2% redemption fee may be charged on shares held less than six months. The fee is charged for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and will be paid to the Fund to help offset transaction costs. The fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.

9. Reorganization

 

On September 22, 2021, the shareholders of the Small-Cap Growth Fund approved a Plan of Reorganization between the Small-Cap Growth Fund and Small-Cap Value Fund providing for (i) the conversion of the shares of the Small-Cap Growth Fund into shares of the Small-Cap Value Fund and (ii) the transfer to the Small-Cap Value Fund of all of the property, assets and goodwill of the Small-Cap Growth Fund. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax free exchange of 870,985 shares of Small-Cap Value Fund (valued at $31,498,261) for all 1,005,587 shares outstanding of the Small-Cap Growth Fund on September 24, 2021. The investment portfolio of Small-Cap Growth Fund with a fair value of $31,605,638 and a cost basis of $23,454,026 was the principal asset acquired by the Small-Cap Value Fund. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by Small-Cap Value were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Small-Cap Growth Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of Small-Cap Value Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. Small-Cap Growth Fund’s net assets at that date ($31,498,261), including $8,151,612 of unrealized appreciation, were combined with those of Small-Cap Value Fund. The aggregate net assets of Small-Cap Value Fund immediately before the acquisition were $307,363,287. All costs (except for brokerage costs) associated with the plan of reorganization were paid by the Adviser.

10. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

   
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OTHER INFORMATION  

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1. Proxy Voting

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to the portfolio securities and a summary of proxies voted by the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2021 are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

2. Fund Holdings

 

The complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are contained in the Funds’ Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports, respectively.

The Bridgeway Funds file complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call 800-SEC-0330.

 

   
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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES  

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As a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur no transaction costs from such Fund, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, on reinvested dividends or on other distributions. There are no exchange fees. Shareholders are subject to redemption fees on the Ultra-Small Company Market Fund under certain circumstances. However, as a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2021 and held until December 31, 2021.

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

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

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only. 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, because other funds may also have transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

      Beginning Account
Value at 7/1/21
   Ending Account
Value at 12/31/21
   Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid    
During Period*    
7/1/21  -12/31/21    

Bridgeway Aggressive Investors 1 Fund

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,035.46    0.42%   $2.15

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,023.09    0.42%   $2.14
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Fund              

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $914.85    1.14%   $5.50

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,019.46    1.14%   $5.80

Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market Fund

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $878.82    0.75%   $3.55

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,021.42    0.75%   $3.82
Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund              

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,091.26    0.78%   $4.11

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,021.27    0.78%   $3.97

Bridgeway Blue Chip Fund

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,078.50    0.15%   $0.79

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,024.45    0.15%   $0.77
Bridgeway Managed Volatility Fund              

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,021.74    0.94%   $4.79

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.47    0.94%   $4.79

 

   
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*

Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

 

   
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BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9860

Providence, RI 02940-8060

CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

DISTRIBUTOR

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

 

You can review and copy information about our Funds (including the SAIs) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the Funds are also available on the SEC’s website at ww.sec.gov. You can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520 or by sending an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@ sec.gov.


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Semi-Annual Report

  

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   OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE   BOSVX
  

OMNI TAX-MANAGED  SMALL-CAP
VALUE

  BOTSX
      
  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS   LOGO

 

 

Letter from the Investment Management Team

     1  

OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     4  

Schedule of Investments

     8  

OMNI TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     19  

Schedule of Investments

     23  

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     34  

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

     35  

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     36  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     37  

Notes to Financial Statements

     39  

Other Information

     47  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     48  

 

 

 


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Bridgeway Funds Standardized Returns (%) as of December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

           

Annualized

   
                    Gross   Net
Fund1     Quarter       Six Months       1 Year       5 Years       10 Years       Inception to  
Date
  Inception Date     Expense  
Ratio2
    Expense  
Ratio2

Omni Small-Cap Value

  5.56   5.86   47.97   8.34   12.40   12.39   8/31/2011   0.68%   0.60%
Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value   5.69   5.28   46.62   7.80   12.00   10.29   12/31/2010   0.69%   0.60%

 

  1 

Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower. The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive fees and/or pay expenses. Any material change to this Fund policy would require a vote by shareholders.

 

  2 

Expense ratios are as stated in the current prospectus. Please see financial highlights for expense ratios as of December 31, 2021.

Performance figures quoted represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. To obtain performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at bridgewayfunds.com or call 800-661-3550. Total return figures include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of each Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding a Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing in a Fund. For questions or other Fund information, call 800-661-3550 or visit the Funds’ website at bridgewayfunds.com. Funds are available for purchase by residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and Guam only.

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those relating to the market, sectors, or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature.

 

 

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LETTER FROM THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM   LOGO

 

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)  

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

At Bridgeway, we have a shared passion for applying logic, data, and evidence to develop investment solutions. Our Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds are constructed based on fundamental academic research that relies on market efficiency to better capture risk premiums. We manage these Funds to provide broad diversification within the small-cap value universe and to keep transaction fees and expenses low. Bridgeway offers the Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds through a select group of advisers. We are committed to advisers and their clients who take a long-term perspective and whose investment goals fit our unique expertise: delivering investment solutions that are statistically driven and grounded in academic theory.

Thank you for your investment in Bridgeway’s Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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   John Montgomery     Christine L. Wang            Michael Whipple
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   Elena Khoziaeva      

 

 

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Market Review

 

Performance across domestic equity markets was positive for the December 2021 quarter. Broad market returns for the quarter rose +9.28%, as represented by the Russell 3000 Index.

For the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, broad market stocks advanced +25.66%, as represented by the Russell 3000 Index. Mid-cap value stocks, as represented by the Russell Midcap Value Index, had the best 12-month performance, returning +28.34%. Small-cap value stocks, as represented by the Russell 2000 Value Index, followed closely, returning 28.27%. Small-cap growth stocks, as represented by the Russell 2000 Growth Index, had the year’s worst performance, returning +2.83%.

The following table presents returns for the broad market, small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap stocks, as represented by various style-based Russell Indexes. Size (market capitalization) and style (value/growth) are among the key factors that drive differences in returns among US stock returns.

Russell Style-Based Indexes Ranked by Performance for the Quarter and Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

        Quarter   Calendar Year

                    

 

Best

  Performing  

 

+11.64%

Russell 1000® Growth Index

 

+28.34%

Russell Midcap® Value Index

   

+10.89%

Russell 3000® Growth Index

 

+28.27%

Russell 2000® Value Index

   

+8.54%

Russell Midcap® Value Index

 

+27.60%

Russell 1000® Growth Index

   

+7.77%

Russell 1000® Value Index

 

+25.85%

Russell 3000® Growth Index

   

+7.54%

Russell 3000® Value Index

 

+25.37%

Russell 3000® Value Index

   

+4.36%

Russell 2000® Value Index

 

+25.16%

Russell 1000® Value Index

   

+2.85%

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

 

+12.73%

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

 

Worst

  Performing  

 

+0.01%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

 

+2.83%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

The Bridgeway Omni Funds in this semi-annual report are asset class exposure strategies that seek broad diversification and strive for risk premium exposure with low tracking error. These Funds were designed to capture the size and style benefits within the small-cap value asset class.

The Russell 3000 Index is an unmanaged market-capitalization-weighted equity index. The index tracks the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.-traded stocks, which collectively account for roughly 97% of all U.S.-incorporated equities. The Russell 3000 Value Index consists of stocks in the Russell 3000 Index with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000 Growth Index consists of stocks in the Russell 3000 Index that display signs of above-average growth. The Russell 1000 Index is a stock market index that tracks the highest-ranking 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a large-cap stock market index that consists of stocks in the Russell 1000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a large-cap stock market index that consists of stocks in the Russell 1000 Index that display signs of above-average growth. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell Midcap Value Index is a midcap value index that consists of stocks in the Russell Midcap Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a midcap growth index that consists of stocks in the Russell Midcap Index that display signs of above-average growth. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The Russell 2000 Index is a small-cap stock market index that makes up the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 2000 Value Index is a small-cap stock market index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000

 

 

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Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is a small-cap stock market index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index that display signs of above-average growth.

 

 

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Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

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December 31, 2021

Dear Fellow Omni Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, our Fund returned +5.56%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.36%). It was a good quarter.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +47.97%, significantly outperforming the Russell 2000 Value Index (+28.27%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2021

 

 

                Annualized          
       Quarter         6 Months         1 Year         5 Years         10 Years       Since
Inception  
(8/31/11)
 

Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

    5.56%         5.86%         47.97%        8.34%          12.40%          12.39%    

Russell 2000 Value Index

    4.36%         1.24%         28.27%        9.07%          12.03%          11.97%    

Performance figures quoted in the table above and the graph on the next page represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above and the graph on the next page do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception August 31, 2011 to December 31, 2021

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund is designed to capture the returns of the small-cap value asset class through broad diversification of small company and value stocks. This approach is sometimes referred to as “passive, asset class investing.” As of December 31, 2021, we held 636 such stocks in a market-cap weighted style. We make no attempt to track any particular index in either performance or statistics.

The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics boosted relative returns during the quarter. However, a tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe detracted from relative results, as the benchmark’s smallest stocks underperformed during the quarter.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to these stocks hurt the Fund’s relative results, as both REITs and Utilities stocks delivered strong performance during the quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics was a strong contributor to relative performance during a year in which value stocks were in favor. A tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap universe also benefited relative results as smaller stocks outperformed their larger counterparts for the 12-month period.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Utilities stocks. Our lack of exposure to REITs detracted modestly from relative results, but the Fund’s relative performance benefited considerably from the lack of exposure to Utilities stocks.

 

 

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Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

Rank    Description    Industry   

 

% of Net
Assets

1

  

Antero Resources Corp.

  

Energy

   1.2%

2

  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.9%

3

  

United Natural Foods, Inc.

  

Consumer Staples

   0.8%

4

  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.8%

5

  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

  

Industrials

   0.8%

6

  

Navient Corp.

  

Financials

   0.7%

7

  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

  

Materials

   0.7%

8

  

ArcBest Corp.

  

Industrials

   0.7%

9

  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.

  

Financials

   0.6%

10

  

Axos Financial, Inc.

  

Financials

   0.6%
  

Total

      7.8%

 

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2021
      % of Net Assets  

 

  % of Russell 2000  
Value Index

             Difference 

Communication Services

     3.3%               3.6%                      -0.3%    

Consumer Discretionary

     13.8%       8.0%                      5.8%    

Consumer Staples

     3.8%       3.0%                      0.8%    

Energy

     13.3%       6.4%                      6.9%    

Financials

     35.1%       26.5%                      8.6%    

Health Care

     1.8%       10.4%                      -8.6%    

Industrials

     16.3%       15.2%                      1.1%    

Information Technology

     4.0%       5.7%                      -1.7%    

Materials

     7.5%       4.6%                      2.9%    

Real Estate

     0.9%       11.6%                      -10.7%    

Utilities

     0.0%       5.0%                      -5.0%    

Cash & Other Assets

     0.2%       0.0%                      0.2%    

Total

     100.0%       100.0%                     

Important Disclosure

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, December 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

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Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Omni Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

COMMON STOCKS - 99.72%

 

  

    Communication Services - 3.31%

 

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

     140,000      $ 4,821,600  

ATN International, Inc.

     33,500        1,338,325  

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A*

     163,600        309,204  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*

     199,000        1,488,520  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

     84,100        946,125  

DallasNews Corp.

     6,875        49,431  

DHI Group, Inc.*

     185,000        1,154,400  

EchoStar Corp., Class A*

     205,500        5,414,925  

Entercom Communications Corp.*

     468,245        1,203,390  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     260,800        1,768,224  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A

     233,166        4,511,762  

Fluent, Inc.*

     150,000        298,500  

Gray Television, Inc.

     291,200        5,870,592  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*

     100,000        1,539,000  

Mediaco Holding, Inc., Class A*+

     12,992        69,637  

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A

     21,761        522,482  

Salem Media Group, Inc.*

     12,700        38,862  

Scholastic Corp.

     86,500        3,456,540  

SPAR Group, Inc.*

     27,237        33,501  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     45,000        419,850  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     235,800        4,751,370  

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

     129,900        1,731,567  

TrueCar, Inc.*

     134,300        456,620  

Urban One, Inc.*

     151,800        514,602  
     

 

 

 
            42,709,029  

    Consumer Discretionary - 13.76%

 

Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)

     20,000        493,000  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

     150,000        5,224,500  

Adient PLC*

     105,500        5,051,340  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     51,200        1,513,472  

AMCON Distributing Co.

     2,450        488,799  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     287,200        2,679,576  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    

 

  

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

American Public Education, Inc.*

     47,600      $ 1,059,100  

Ark Restaurants Corp.*

     12,600        209,790  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     19,600        3,385,508  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     30,400        509,808  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     118,500        2,751,570  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*+

     138,000        2,012,040  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

     113,700        2,161,437  

Big Lots, Inc.+

     90,000        4,054,500  

Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     6,200        883,934  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

     24,800        856,840  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.*

     53,551        1,879,640  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

     47,100        919,392  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.

     138,100        408,776  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     92,500        1,587,300  

Century Casinos, Inc.*

     72,400        881,832  

Century Communities, Inc.

     95,200        7,786,408  

China Automotive Systems, Inc.*

     95,650        256,342  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     23,000        692,760  

Citi Trends, Inc.*

     33,840        3,206,340  

Conn’s, Inc.*

     102,900        2,420,208  

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

     167,650        1,673,147  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*

     19,056        427,045  

Crown Crafts, Inc.

     21,050        153,033  

Culp, Inc.

     24,000        228,240  

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.

     79,900        994,755  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     29,900        889,226  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A+

     45,500        11,148,410  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*

     44,950        257,563  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     75,500        1,984,895  

Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.*

     30,000        74,100  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     87,500        963,375  

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.*

     2,500        77,177  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

     146,000              1,502,340  

Full House Resorts, Inc.*

     86,100        1,042,671  

Genesco, Inc.*

     45,000        2,887,650  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

     141,400        3,908,296  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.*

     94,500        4,775,085  

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*

     106,000        460,040  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.+

     27,300      $ 5,329,506  

Guess?, Inc.

     50,000            1,184,000  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     64,400        1,968,708  

Hibbett, Inc.

     45,900        3,301,587  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

     26,000        605,280  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     33,450        725,865  

Lands’ End, Inc.*

     92,600        1,817,738  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     60,000        2,178,600  

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*

     41,800        900,372  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     77,650        1,240,071  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*

     75,000        560,250  

Live Ventures, Inc.*

     3,200        100,896  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

     25,000        426,750  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     85,200        5,297,736  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     77,000        4,546,080  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     162,800        1,642,652  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

     65,000        1,109,550  

Movado Group, Inc.

     45,000        1,882,350  

ODP Corp. (The)*

     145,000        5,695,600  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     76,000        893,760  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     30,300        1,205,940  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

     82,500        3,224,100  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

     124,400        10,826,532  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

     106,100        5,246,645  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

     100,000        1,180,000  

Strattec Security Corp.*

     18,800        695,976  

Superior Group of Cos., Inc.

     74,200        1,627,948  

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*

     22,700        116,905  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     237,000        2,678,100  

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     88,300        1,422,513  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*

     61,340        3,166,371  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

     266,000        7,418,740  

Unifi, Inc.*

     64,273        1,487,920  

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*

     35,000        68,600  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*

     105,000        821,100  

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     123,850        1,053,964  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

     40,187        1,851,415  

VOXX International Corp.*

     82,100        834,957  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     23,000        550,620  

Zovio, Inc.*

     57,000        72,390  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     79,800        3,829,602  
     

 

 

 
            177,608,949  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Consumer Staples - 3.76%

 

  

Alico, Inc.

     22,861      $ 846,543  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     96,900        3,750,999  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*

     18,400        880,440  

Coffee Holding Co., Inc.*

     23,000        100,050  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     150,300        6,870,213  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.+

     167,200        4,614,720  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     63,400        5,473,956  

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

     5,000        23,600  

Mannatech, Inc.

     8,400        321,888  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     18,100        228,784  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     36,100        514,425  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     17,558        574,673  

Rite Aid Corp.*+

     225,500        3,312,595  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

     40,100        1,922,795  

SpartanNash Co.+

     110,946        2,857,969  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     221,000        10,846,680  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     82,325        5,423,571  
     

 

 

 
            48,563,901  

Energy - 13.28%

     

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     20,500        570,105  

Alto Ingredients, Inc.*

     176,900        850,889  

Antero Resources Corp.*

     870,000        15,225,000  

Archrock, Inc.

     436,755        3,266,928  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.*

     75,000        253,500  

Berry Corp.

     293,000        2,467,060  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     91,299        2,891,439  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*

     992,500        5,935,150  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

     95,000        4,652,150  

Comstock Resources, Inc.*

     577,800        4,674,402  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     122,900        2,791,059  

CVR Energy, Inc.

     222,000        3,731,820  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     118,000        273,170  

Delek US Holdings, Inc.*

     214,500        3,215,355  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

     572,322        2,970,351  

Dorian LPG, Ltd.

     161,300        2,046,897  

Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A*

     194,000        2,122,360  

Epsilon Energy, Ltd.*+

     90,000        510,300  

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*

     9,000        144,450  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Energy (continued)

     

Frontline, Ltd.*+

     621,100      $ 4,391,177  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     75,000        504,000  

Golar LNG, Ltd.*

     316,500        3,921,435  

Green Plains, Inc.*+

     95,200        3,309,152  

Hallador Energy Co.*

     130,000        319,800  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     496,000        1,547,520  

International Seaways, Inc.

     112,590        1,652,821  

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A*

     248,700        2,412,390  

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*+

     121,400        220,948  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     175,000        4,569,250  

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

     32,200        2,611,098  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

     20,445        741,949  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*

     278,700        2,633,715  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     60,152        629,792  

Navigator Holdings, Ltd.*

     10,000        88,700  

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.*

     4,000        116,000  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     510,800        1,501,752  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*

     35,000        35,000  

Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.+

     521,200        880,828  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     244,400        1,214,668  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*

     593,300        1,115,404  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     99,000        1,632,510  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     564,000        4,765,800  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*

     432,600        5,610,822  

PDC Energy, Inc.

     44,600        2,175,588  

PHX Minerals, Inc.

     40,000        86,800  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     400,000        3,240,000  

Range Resources Corp.*

     315,000        5,616,450  

Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*

     38,400        394,368  

Ranger Oil Corp., Class A*

     49,500        1,332,540  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*

     96,885        4,111,799  

Ring Energy, Inc.*+

     523,600        1,193,808  

RPC, Inc.*

     555,000        2,519,700  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*

     130,050        1,360,323  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.+

     213,467        2,734,512  

SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*

     15,000        51,000  

Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A*

     152,500        950,075  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Energy (continued)

     

SFL Corp., Ltd.

     385,000      $ 3,137,750  

SM Energy Co.

     243,000        7,163,640  

Smart Sand, Inc.*

     212,000        377,360  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

     107,900        706,745  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

     293,400        2,875,320  

Teekay Corp.*

     390,000        1,224,600  

Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A*+

     103,625        1,129,513  

Transocean, Ltd.*

     1,441,000        3,977,160  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.*

     255,000        2,397,000  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

     400,000        1,284,000  

Weatherford International PLC*

     207,000        5,738,040  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     84,500        5,465,460  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     196,100        5,190,767  
     

 

 

 
          171,453,234  

    Financials - 35.06%

     

1st Constitution Bancorp

     33,000        847,770  

1st Source Corp.

     75,000        3,720,000  

ACNB Corp.

     5,000        156,400  

Alerus Financial Corp.

     45,300        1,326,384  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     51,500        2,173,815  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

     87,600        1,469,052  

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

     5,000        305,500  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.

     79,394        2,743,063  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

     25,000        942,000  

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

     118,000        455,480  

Ames National Corp.

     1,008        24,686  

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

     97,484        5,664,795  

Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A

     3,301        141,943  

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     50,500        1,452,885  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

     139,510        7,800,004  

Banc of California, Inc.

     168,043        3,297,004  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

     113,400        1,882,440  

Bank of Marin Bancorp

     12,247        455,956  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The)

     128,500        4,897,135  

Bank of Princeton (The)

     34,480        1,011,298  

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc.

     5,600        86,352  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

Bank7 Corp.

     51,500      $ 1,184,500  

BankFinancial Corp.

     59,912        639,261  

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

     11,000        361,240  

Banner Corp.

     91,127        5,528,675  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

     50,966        1,474,446  

BayCom Corp.*

     913        17,128  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

     60,400        931,972  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     134,801        3,832,392  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     250,000        4,047,500  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     47,800        2,151,478  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

     65,000        1,840,150  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

     120,800              3,303,880  

C&F Financial Corp.

     9,900        506,781  

Cadence Bank

     31,317        932,933  

Camden National Corp.

     31,600        1,521,856  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.

     36,500        956,300  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

     31,000        818,400  

Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.

     45,000        946,350  

CB Financial Services, Inc.

     14,000        337,400  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     20,000        563,400  

Central Valley Community Bancorp

     55,000        1,142,350  

Chemung Financial Corp.

     19,500        892,710  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

     43,000        592,110  

Citizens, Inc.*

     136,040        722,372  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

     42,523        1,037,561  

CNB Financial Corp.

     41,900        1,110,350  

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.

     28,122        607,435  

Community Financial Corp. (The)

     12,500        491,375  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     60,000        2,616,600  

Community West Bancshares

     47,000        625,100  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     93,346        3,053,348  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

     146,650        1,737,802  

Cowen, Inc., Class A

     89,100        3,216,510  

Crawford & Co., Class A+

     60,000        449,400  

Crawford & Co., Class B

     23,100        173,019  

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.*

     40,700        635,327  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

     60,600        970,206  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Financials (continued)

     

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     122,391      $       8,000,700  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     106,116        3,731,039  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

     89,000        1,271,810  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     54,100        2,550,274  

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

     15,800        363,084  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     72,070        4,204,564  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*

     157,900        468,963  

Emclaire Financial Corp.

     1,200        33,120  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     76,300        3,157,294  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*+

     92,500        5,745,175  

Enova International, Inc.*

     90,407        3,703,071  

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

     29,475        1,324,017  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     81,191        3,823,284  

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A

     62,100        2,107,053  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.*

     22,000        695,640  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

     25,200        436,716  

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

     20,501        826,190  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

     191,200        1,409,144  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     88,450        1,640,748  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

     26,600        3,296,538  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     53,400        1,698,120  

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

     520,600        7,173,868  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

     62,473        2,856,266  

First Bancshares, Inc. (The)

     49,200        1,900,104  

First Bank

     61,800        896,718  

First Busey Corp.

     144,000        3,905,280  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

     26,400        770,088  

First Capital, Inc.

     35        1,398  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     273,800        4,405,442  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

     4,579        153,030  

First Financial Bancorp

     200,000        4,876,000  

First Financial Corp.

     33,862        1,533,610  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

     42,882        693,402  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     27,472        559,879  

First Internet Bancorp

     31,600        1,486,464  
 

 

 

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    Financials (continued)

     

First Merchants Corp.

     128,100      $       5,366,109  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

     51,500        2,203,685  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     266,400        5,455,872  

First National Corp.

     18,000        411,300  

First Northwest Bancorp

     19,887        402,314  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

     20,600        444,754  

First United Corp.

     21,876        412,800  

First US Bancshares, Inc.

     6,468        68,431  

First Western Financial, Inc.*

     7,800        236,808  

Flushing Financial Corp.

     93,297        2,267,117  

FNCB Bancorp, Inc.

     10,400        94,744  

Franklin Financial Services Corp.

     6,100        201,300  

FS Bancorp, Inc.

     1,500        50,445  

FVCBankcorp, Inc.*

     22,000        435,820  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     1,300,000        5,265,000  

Global Indemnity Group, LLC, Class A

     57,583        1,447,061  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        592,500  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     98,300        3,338,268  

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

     45,000        195,750  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     87,000        2,060,160  

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

     25,000        371,000  

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.

     26,262        678,347  

HCI Group, Inc.

     20,000        1,670,800  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     102,100        5,167,281  

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.+

     7,000        76,020  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

     12,900        154,026  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     88,400        2,160,496  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     70,100        412,188  

HMN Financial, Inc.*

     23,800        580,244  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

     30,494        1,265,806  

HomeStreet, Inc.

     61,100        3,177,200  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     385,800        5,675,118  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     87,000        3,366,900  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

     177,667        3,704,357  

Howard Bancorp, Inc.*

     71,000        1,547,090  

Independent Bank Corp.

     74,100        2,403,027  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     67,750        4,888,163  

Investar Holding Corp.

     40,000        736,400  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Financials (continued)

     

James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

     77,200      $       2,224,132  

Kingstone Cos., Inc.

     45,300        226,500  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

     125,850        2,389,892  

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     16,062        457,763  

LCNB Corp.

     45,500        888,615  

LendingClub Corp.*

     156,500        3,784,170  

Limestone Bancorp, Inc.*

     36,150        674,198  

Logan Ridge Finance Corp.*

     7,750        178,172  

Luther Burbank Corp.

     183,197        2,572,086  

Macatawa Bank Corp.

     19,000        167,580  

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*

     4,900        76,783  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

     262,875        2,184,491  

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     23,580        548,942  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     31,200        1,092,936  

Merchants Bancorp

     43,074        2,038,692  

Meridian Corp.

     17,500        643,475  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     101,931        6,081,203  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

     9,291        255,781  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

     21,400        2,279,742  

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

     17,886        567,702  

Middlefield Banc Corp.

     34,000        843,880  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

     98,700        2,446,773  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

     41,460        1,342,060  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*

     111,966        4,658,905  

MVB Financial Corp.

     32,600        1,353,552  

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

     11,314        2,426,174  

Navient Corp.

     450,000        9,549,000  

NI Holdings, Inc.*

     50,000        945,500  

Nicholas Financial, Inc.*

     43,400        511,686  

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*

     21,170        1,815,328  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     264,900        5,788,065  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     55,000        888,800  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     3,400        147,764  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     113,200        1,602,912  

Oak Valley Bancorp

     40,000        696,000  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     129,223        2,868,751  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     25,001        999,290  

OFG Bancorp

     120,000        3,187,200  

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

     9,000        261,450  

Old Point Financial Corp.

     1,000        22,780  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

     85,550        1,077,075  

OP Bancorp

     91,900        1,172,644  

Oportun Financial Corp.*

     78,000        1,579,500  
 

 

 

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    Financials (continued)

     

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     39,493      $ 1,831,290  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

     25,600        645,120  

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc.

     1,000        14,600  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     117,200              4,691,516  

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

     50,099        1,066,107  

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.

     3,000        50,790  

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.*

     10,000        155,500  

PCB Bancorp

     58,600        1,286,856  

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

     49,894        1,766,248  

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

     15,034        354,351  

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

     24,017        662,629  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     64,697        2,058,012  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     22,900        1,206,601  

Piper Sandler Cos.

     35,500        6,337,105  

Plumas Bancorp

     2,000        67,580  

PRA Group, Inc.*

     50,000        2,510,500  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

     36,600        2,627,514  

Primis Financial Corp.

     64,158        964,936  

ProAssurance Corp.

     150,700        3,812,710  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     54,600        1,015,560  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     51,000        844,050  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     167,731        4,062,445  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

     33,500        1,876,000  

Randolph Bancorp, Inc.

     2,500        59,700  

RBB Bancorp

     65,883        1,726,135  

Regional Management Corp.

     56,100        3,223,506  

Renasant Corp.

     145,780        5,532,351  

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     48,642        2,472,959  

Republic First Bancorp, Inc.*

     130,000        483,600  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     119,500        918,955  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     83,601        2,635,104  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     39,445        3,354,008  

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

     2,183        115,437  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

     86,900        4,178,152  

SB Financial Group, Inc.

     33,800        658,086  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Financials (continued)

     

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     27,511      $ 253,101  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

     88,736        1,850,146  

Sierra Bancorp

     53,000        1,438,950  

SiriusPoint, Ltd.*

     415,300        3,376,389  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

     56,500        1,545,840  

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        440,000  

South Plains Financial, Inc.

     50,000        1,390,500  

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

     11,000        573,870  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.

     65,000        1,870,700  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     88,314              7,041,275  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

     52,014        3,185,858  

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

     35,515        974,887  

Summit State Bank

     21,000        316,470  

SuRo Capital Corp.+

     96,463        1,249,200  

SWK Holdings Corp.*

     7,500        147,225  

TCG BDC, Inc.

     50,000        686,500  

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     30,000        757,500  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     25,500        706,350  

Tiptree, Inc.

     135,200        1,869,816  

TriCo Bancshares

     75,900        3,260,664  

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     77,900        2,357,254  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

     36,680        1,221,811  

Trustmark Corp.

     145,500        4,722,930  

United Bancorp, Inc.

     17,000        283,220  

United Bancshares, Inc.

     1,000        30,500  

United Bankshares, Inc.

     20,243        734,416  

United Fire Group, Inc.

     93,300        2,163,627  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

     43,867        1,151,509  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     86,316        1,467,372  

Univest Financial Corp.

     74,079        2,216,444  

Velocity Financial, Inc.*

     35,000        479,500  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     102,380        4,072,676  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     26,475        3,994,548  

Washington Federal, Inc.

     140,000        4,673,200  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

     95,000        832,200  

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

     4,952        83,887  

World Acceptance Corp.*

     20,100        4,933,143  
     

 

 

 
          452,643,808  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Health Care - 1.77%

     

American Shared Hospital Services*

     8,500      $ 20,145  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     561,000            2,894,760  

CynergisTek, Inc.*

     5,000        7,200  

Five Star Senior Living, Inc.*

     36,300        107,085  

FONAR Corp.*

     16,500        247,170  

Great Elm Group, Inc.*

     19,000        39,710  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     26,700        2,536,233  

National HealthCare Corp.

     18,500        1,256,890  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     138,500        6,024,750  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

     40,000        2,426,000  

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*

     3,500        5,390  

Surgery Partners, Inc.*

     44,041        2,352,230  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

     80,000        2,115,200  

Triple-S Management Corp.*

     78,550        2,802,664  
     

 

 

 
            22,835,427  

    Industrials - 16.35%

     

Acacia Research Corp.*

     196,000        1,005,480  

ACCO Brands Corp.

     275,300        2,273,978  

Acme United Corp.

     15,000        505,500  

AeroCentury Corp.

     4,300        256,710  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

     105,000        3,084,900  

Allegiant Travel Co.*

     25,200        4,713,408  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     19,400        934,110  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

     169,800        594,300  

ArcBest Corp.

     69,500        8,329,575  

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.*

     15,000        53,100  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     75,700        7,124,884  

Avalon Holdings Corp., Class A*

     15,000        54,150  

BGSF, Inc.

     18,000        258,300  

Boise Cascade Co.

     106,000        7,547,200  

BrightView Holdings, Inc.*

     257,800        3,629,824  

Caesarstone, Ltd.

     85,600        970,704  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     1,000        26,275  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

     55,300        1,503,054  

Civeo Corp.*

     35,000        670,950  

CompX International, Inc.

     1,000        22,470  

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.*

     130,000        1,066,000  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Industrials (continued)

     

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*

     284,500      $       4,961,680  

Costamare, Inc.

     427,200        5,404,080  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.*

     55,700        1,472,151  

DLH Holdings Corp.*

     83,500        1,730,120  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     54,000        1,386,180  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.+

     48,600        2,211,300  

Eastern Co. (The)

     19,601        493,161  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     35,800        3,940,506  

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.

     180,900        2,894,400  

GMS, Inc.*

     118,200        7,105,002  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     27,900        1,079,730  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     96,700        4,437,563  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     30,900        1,367,943  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     55,000        2,405,150  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

     66,400        10,394,920  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     20,000        1,684,800  

Hudson Technologies, Inc.*

     18,200        80,808  

Hurco Cos., Inc.

     6,000        178,200  

Huttig Building Products, Inc.*

     10,400        115,128  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

     34,600        1,422,060  

Innovate Corp.*

     335,125        1,239,962  

Interface, Inc.

     153,500        2,448,325  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.*

     275,000        4,295,500  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     99,300        1,665,261  

L B Foster Co., Class A*

     35,700        490,875  

Limbach Holdings, Inc.*

     27,500        247,500  

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*

     5,000        46,750  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     104,900        719,614  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*

     100,000        1,859,000  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     75,000        2,750,250  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

     168,000        4,961,040  

Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*

     3,110        46,370  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     87,900        492,240  

Miller Industries, Inc.

     34,400        1,148,960  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     98,500        731,855  

MRC Global, Inc.*

     253,800        1,746,144  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     46,020        5,087,511  

NL Industries, Inc.

     51,094        378,096  

NN, Inc.*

     126,000        516,600  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     50,000        1,590,000  
 

 

 

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Industrials (continued)

     

NOW, Inc.*

     301,566        $      2,575,374  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

     173,222        653,047  

P&F Industries, Inc., Class A*

     696        4,246  

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     57,610        4,090,886  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd.

     149,100        563,598  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

     52,515        1,111,743  

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

     7,500        60,525  

Performant Financial Corp.*

     175,000        421,750  

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*

     20,000        172,000  

Powell Industries, Inc.

     25,000        737,250  

Preformed Line Products Co.

     16,375        1,059,462  

Primoris Services Corp.

     192,100        4,606,558  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.*

     106,500        426,000  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     75,000        1,858,500  

Quest Resource Holding Corp.*

     41,500        288,010  

REV Group, Inc.

     200,000        2,830,000  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     112,900        6,281,756  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B

     56,410        3,044,448  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.*

     427,100        1,610,167  

SkyWest, Inc.*

     115,000        4,519,500  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     350,000        4,102,000  

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

     100,000        2,630,000  

Terex Corp.

     61,000        2,680,950  

Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.

     168,900        6,031,419  

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

     95,100        3,203,919  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     93,350        2,582,994  

Tutor Perini Corp.*

     133,900        1,656,343  

Ultralife Corp.*

     37,400        225,896  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

     5,500        103,730  

US Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     195,000        1,144,650  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     45,000        894,600  

Vectrus, Inc.*

     15,000        686,550  

Veritiv Corp.*

     53,500        6,557,495  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

     14,200        41,322  

Wabash National Corp.

     148,900        2,906,528  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Industrials (continued)

     

WESCO International, Inc.*

     42,500      $ 5,592,575  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

     35,400        1,332,810  
     

 

 

 
          211,140,208  

Information Technology - 3.99%

     

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*

     74,544        4,514,385  

AstroNova, Inc.*

     5,000        67,500  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

     14,890        477,671  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     32,000        413,760  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     99,000        2,682,900  

BM Technologies, Inc.*+

     14,096        129,824  

Communications Systems, Inc.

     20,000        48,000  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     50,000        498,500  

Conduent, Inc.*

     740,600        3,954,804  

Daktronics, Inc.*

     121,500        613,575  

Eastman Kodak Co.*+

     41,781        195,535  

Ebix, Inc.+

     55,000        1,672,000  

Franklin Wireless Corp.*

     32,000        139,840  

Greenidge Generation Holdings, Inc.*

     8,625        138,431  

Information Services Group, Inc.

     140,300        1,069,086  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

     87,600        1,906,176  

NETGEAR, Inc.*+

     65,000        1,898,650  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

     147,400        4,875,992  

NetSol Technologies, Inc.*

     48,100        189,514  

Photronics, Inc.*

     206,050        3,884,042  

Ribbon Communications, Inc.*

     118,500        716,925  

Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

     30,000        405,600  

Sanmina Corp.*

     145,100        6,015,846  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     72,100        2,529,268  

StarTek, Inc.*

     232,000        1,211,040  

Steel Connect, Inc.*

     65,000        90,350  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     5,425        238,429  

Taitron Components, Inc., Class A

     10,000        40,200  

Trio-Tech International*

     21,800        292,774  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     270,153        4,025,280  

VirnetX Holding Corp.*+

     145,000        377,000  

Wayside Technology Group, Inc.

     16,400        574,984  

WidePoint Corp.*

     19,000        74,670  
 

 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

 

Information Technology (continued)

 

Xperi Holding Corp.

    296,800     $ 5,612,488  
   

 

 

 
          51,575,039  

Materials - 7.51%

 

 

Advanced Emissions

   

Solutions, Inc.*

    42,075       278,536  

AdvanSix, Inc.

    70,000       3,307,500  

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*

    148,300       295,117  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*

    97,300       1,549,989  

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.*

    56,000       3,418,800  

American Vanguard Corp.

    125,000       2,048,750  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

    68,200       341,000  

Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC+

    9,200       107,272  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    140,000       4,086,600  

Century Aluminum Co.*

    300,000       4,968,000  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

    57,000       2,090,190  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

    30,000       255,300  

Ecovyst, Inc.

    376,850       3,858,944  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

    52,100       488,698  

FutureFuel Corp.

    47,800       365,192  

Glatfelter Corp.

    147,400       2,535,280  

Haynes International, Inc.

    30,410       1,226,435  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

    42,356       1,809,872  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    38,600       3,626,084  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

    55,100       1,724,630  

Kraton Corp.*

    85,150       3,944,148  

Mercer International, Inc.

    276,150       3,311,039  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    28,400       2,077,460  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

    37,000       869,500  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.*

    91,400       1,243,040  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

    224,500       1,281,895  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.

    251,500       3,840,405  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    115,000       2,995,750  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

    92,800       4,818,176  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    334,700       2,205,673  

Synalloy Corp.*

    34,425       565,603  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

    173,700       2,866,050  

Trecora Resources*

    72,600       586,608  

Tredegar Corp.

    106,700       1,261,194  

Trinseo PLC

    114,500       6,006,670  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

    362,185       8,703,306  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company           Shares         Value      

Materials (continued)

 

United States Steel Corp.+

 

    190,000     $     4,523,900  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

 

    24,950       196,855  

Valhi, Inc.

 

    25,484       732,665  

Verso Corp., Class A

 

    101,800       2,750,636  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

 

    146,992       3,779,164  
   

 

 

 
         96,941,926  

Real Estate - 0.93%

 

 

AMREP Corp.*

       22,000       334,400  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

 

    295,000       5,516,500  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*

 

    370,600       6,229,786  
   

 

 

 
      12,080,686  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.72%

 

    1,287,552,207  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $802,963,489)

 

   

PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

Air T Funding, 8.00%***

 

    221       5,282  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

    5,282  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,597)

 

   

RIGHTS - 0.01%

 

 

Pan American Silver Corp., CVR*

 

    150,000       116,805  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.01%

 

      116,805  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $34,500)

 

   

WARRANTS - 0.00%

 

Nabors Industries, Ltd., expiring 06/11/26*

 

    7,920       29,542  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.00%

 

      29,542  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $ – )

 

   
     Rate^     Shares     Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.15%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01%       1,890,405       1,890,405  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.15%

 

    1,890,405  
      

 

 

 

(Cost $1,890,405)

 

 
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021  

 

    Rate^     Shares   Value  
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.29%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

    0.01%     16,605,570   $ 16,605,570  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 1.29%

    16,605,570  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $16,605,570)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.17%

  $ 1,306,199,811  

(Cost $821,498,561)

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.17%)

    (15,067,887
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  $  1,291,131,924  
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2021.

***

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2021.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $37,955,801, which included loaned securities with a value of $180,486 that have been sold and are pending settlement as of December 31, 2021. The total market value of loaned securities excluding these pending sales is $37,775,315. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

CVR - Contingent Value Right

LLC - Limited Liability Company

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 

 

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Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2021

(See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
    

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

   

Level 2

Significant
Observable

Inputs

   

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

    Total  

Common Stocks

       

Financials

    $452,610,688       $33,120       $–       $452,643,808  

Other Industries (a)

    834,908,399                   834,908,399  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    1,287,519,087       33,120             1,287,552,207  

Preferred Stock

          5,282             5,282  

Rights

    116,805                   116,805  

Warrants

    29,542                   29,542  

Money Market Fund

          1,890,405             1,890,405  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          16,605,570             16,605,570  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

              $1,287,665,434                   $18,534,377                           $–       $        1,306,199,811  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  - Please

refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Investment in Securities (Value)
      Rights    

Balance as of 06/30/2021

     $ 0

Purchases

      

Sales

       (11,767)

Return of Capital

      

Realized Gain/(Loss)

                           1,548

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

       10,219

Transfers in

      

Transfers out

      
    

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/2021

     $ 0
    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 12/31/2021

     $  
    

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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December 31, 2021

Dear Fellow Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, our Fund returned +5.69%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.36%). It was a good quarter.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned 46.62%, significantly outperforming the Russell 2000 Value Index (+28.27%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2021

 

 

           

 

Annualized

                        Since
 Inception 
       Quarter       6 Months       1 Year       5 Years       10 Years     (12/31/10)

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

  5.69%   5.28%   46.62%   7.80%   12.00%   10.29%

Russell 2000 Value Index

  4.36%   1.24%   28.27%   9.07%   12.03%   10.31%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and the graph on the next page represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above and the graph on the next page do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2021

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund is designed to capture the returns of the small-cap value asset class through broad diversification of small company and value stocks. We also seek to minimize the distribution of capital gains within the constraints of the investment objective. This approach is sometimes referred to as “passive, asset class investing.” As of December 31, 2021, we held 661 such stocks in a market-cap weighted style. We make no attempt to track any particular index in either performance or statistics.

The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics contributed strongly to relative performance during the period. However, the Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe detracted from relative returns, as the benchmark’s smallest stocks underperformed their larger counterparts during the quarter.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to REITs and Utilities stocks detracted from relative results, as both REITs and Utilities stocks outperformed the overall benchmark during the quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics boosted relative results during a year in which value was strongly in favor. The Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe also helped relative results during the 12-month period as smaller stocks significantly outperformed their larger counterparts.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Utilities stocks. A lack of exposure to Utilities stocks boosted relative results, while a lack of exposure to REITs detracted from the Fund’s relative returns.

 

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % of Net
Assets

1

  

Antero Resources Corp.

  

Energy

   1.1%

2

  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.8%

3

  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.8%

4

  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

  

Industrials

   0.8%

5

  

Century Communities, Inc.

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.7%

6

  

Murphy Oil Corp.

  

Energy

   0.7%

7

  

Navient Corp.

  

Financials

   0.6%

8

  

United Natural Foods, Inc.

  

Consumer Staples

   0.6%

9

  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

  

Materials

   0.6%

10

  

Boise Cascade Co.

  

Industrials

   0.6%
  

Total

      7.3%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2021

 

 

      % of Net Assets           % of Russell 2000        
         Value Index        
  Difference

Communication Services

     3.7 %              3.6 %              0.1 %  

Consumer Discretionary

     14.2     8.0     6.2

Consumer Staples

     3.5     3.0     0.5

Energy

     13.2     6.4     6.8

Financials

     34.4     26.5     7.9

Health Care

     2.3     10.4     -8.1

Industrials

     15.9     15.2     0.7

Information Technology

     4.4     5.7     -1.3

Materials

     7.3     4.6     2.7

Real Estate

     0.6     11.6     -11.0

Utilities

     0.0     5.0     -5.0

Cash & Other Assets

     0.5     0.0     0.5

Total

     100.0     100.0  

Important Disclosure

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter-end, December 31, 2021, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

 

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Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.50%

 

    Communication Services - 3.66%

 

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

     97,636      $ 3,362,584  

ATN International, Inc.

     22,000        878,900  

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A*

     65,000        122,850  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*

     154,800        1,157,904  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

     63,200        711,000  

DallasNews Corp.

     6,614        47,555  

DHI Group, Inc.*

     98,500        614,640  

EchoStar Corp., Class A*

     138,300        3,644,205  

Entercom Communications Corp.*

     256,680        659,667  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     162,300        1,100,394  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A

     188,100        3,639,735  

Fluent, Inc.*

     170,000        338,300  

Gray Television, Inc.

     203,000        4,092,480  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A*

     75,000        1,578,000  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*

     115,000        1,913,600  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*

     100,000        1,539,000  

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A

     13,100        314,531  

Scholastic Corp.

     59,600        2,381,616  

SPAR Group, Inc.*

     44,000        54,120  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     10,000        93,300  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     184,200        3,711,630  

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

     40,700        542,531  

TrueCar, Inc.*

     150,000        510,000  

Urban One, Inc.*

     105,000        355,950  
     

 

 

 
           33,364,492  

    Consumer Discretionary - 14.19%

 

Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)

     20,000        493,000  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

     120,600        4,200,498  

Adient PLC*

     85,000        4,069,800  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     60,000        1,773,600  

AMCON Distributing Co.

     1,650        329,192  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     241,750        2,255,527  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.*

     16,000      $ 318,880  

American Public Education, Inc.*

     22,700        505,075  

Ark Restaurants Corp.*

     8,500        141,525  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     16,000             2,763,680  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     20,659        346,451  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     56,500        1,311,930  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*+

     127,500        1,858,950  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

     47,200        897,272  

Big Lots, Inc.+

     59,000        2,657,950  

Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     6,700        955,219  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

     28,000        967,400  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.*

     47,328        1,661,213  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

     40,000        780,800  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.

     155,900        461,464  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     63,000        1,081,080  

Century Casinos, Inc.*

     52,700        641,886  

Century Communities, Inc.

     75,000        6,134,250  

China Automotive Systems, Inc.*

     45,550        122,074  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     25,000        753,000  

Citi Trends, Inc.*

     21,020        1,991,645  

Conn’s, Inc.*

     71,600        1,684,032  

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

     123,550        1,233,029  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*

     9,500        212,895  

Crown Crafts, Inc.

     30,050        218,464  

Culp, Inc.

     16,000        152,160  

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.

     62,000        771,900  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     23,700        704,838  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A+

     31,200        7,644,624  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*

     33,550        192,241  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     43,600        1,146,244  

Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.*

     31,500        77,805  

Express, Inc.*

     63,500        195,580  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     45,500        500,955  

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.*

     2,500        77,177  

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

     8,500        228,310  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

     79,800        821,142  

Full House Resorts, Inc.*

     70,000        847,700  

Genesco, Inc.*

     29,600        1,899,432  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

     96,200      $      2,658,968  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.*

     47,000        2,374,910  

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*

     4,300        18,662  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*

     35,303        752,660  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.+

     18,250        3,562,765  

Guess?, Inc.

     103,000        2,439,040  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     44,659        1,365,226  

Hibbett, Inc.

     31,500        2,265,795  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

     15,900        370,152  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     19,250        417,725  

Lands’ End, Inc.*

     64,900        1,273,987  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     60,000        2,178,600  

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*+

     33,408        719,608  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     57,449        917,461  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*

     50,000        373,500  

Live Ventures, Inc.*+

     3,200        100,896  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

     54,500        930,315  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     54,300        3,376,374  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     44,900        2,650,896  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     161,900        1,633,571  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

     35,000        597,450  

Movado Group, Inc.

     39,100        1,635,553  

ODP Corp. (The)*

     85,390        3,354,119  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     85,200        1,001,952  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     18,850        750,230  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

     61,200        2,391,696  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

     81,000        7,049,430  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

     67,000        3,313,150  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

     44,400        523,920  

Strattec Security Corp.*

     17,300        640,446  

Superior Group of Cos., Inc.

     38,500        844,690  

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*

     14,700        75,705  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     113,700        1,284,810  

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     36,900        594,459  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*

     40,730        2,102,483  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

     160,000        4,462,400  

Unifi, Inc.*

     45,000        1,041,750  

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*

     14,500        28,420  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*

     68,100        532,542  

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     80,350        683,778  

Vince Holding Corp.*+

     15,000        119,475  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

     106,000        4,883,420  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

VOXX International Corp.*

     52,164      $ 530,508  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     17,500        418,950  

Xcel Brands, Inc.*

     20,000        21,800  

Zovio, Inc.*

     79,000        100,330  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     37,800        1,814,022  
     

 

 

 
            129,260,488  

    Consumer Staples - 3.48%

     

Alico, Inc.

     13,100        485,093  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     75,116        2,907,740  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*

     21,200        1,014,420  

Coffee Holding Co., Inc.*

     10,000        43,500  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.+

     100,000        4,571,000  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

     109,000        3,008,400  

Hostess Brands, Inc.*

     37,600        767,792  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     44,250        3,820,545  

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

     2,000        9,440  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     16,800        212,352  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     46,100        656,925  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     11,242        367,951  

Rite Aid Corp.*+

     147,500        2,166,775  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

     25,450        1,220,328  

SpartanNash Co.+

     63,982        1,648,176  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     117,000        5,742,360  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     46,100        3,037,068  

Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.*

     3,000        26,040  
     

 

 

 
        31,705,905  

    Energy - 13.18%

     

Adams Resources &

     

Energy, Inc.

     10,600        294,786  

Alto Ingredients, Inc.*

     115,000        553,150  

Antero Resources Corp.*

     585,000        10,237,500  

Arch Resources, Inc.

     6,000        547,920  

Archrock, Inc.

     297,700        2,226,796  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.*

     47,700        161,226  

Berry Corp.

     193,242        1,627,098  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     70,500        2,232,735  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*

     684,100        4,090,918  

Civitas Resources, Inc.+

     66,800        3,271,196  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Energy (continued)

     

Comstock Resources, Inc.*+

     370,000      $ 2,993,300  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     77,200        1,753,212  

CVR Energy, Inc.

     98,000        1,647,380  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     101,600        235,204  

Delek US Holdings, Inc.*

     150,500        2,255,995  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

     407,900        2,117,001  

Dorian LPG, Ltd.

     123,029                1,561,238  

Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A*

     147,055        1,608,782  

Epsilon Energy, Ltd.*

     60,000        340,200  

Exterran Corp.*

     8,000        23,840  

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*

     7,000        112,350  

Frontline, Ltd.*+

     405,000        2,863,350  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     100,600        676,032  

Golar LNG, Ltd.*

     216,390        2,681,072  

Green Plains, Inc.*+

     76,450        2,657,402  

Hallador Energy Co.*

     78,900        194,094  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     355,000        1,107,600  

International Seaways, Inc.

     65,993        968,777  

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A*

     195,000        1,891,500  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     230,000        6,005,300  

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

     24,000        1,946,160  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

     16,450        596,970  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*+

     185,200        1,750,140  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     61,800        647,046  

Navigator Holdings, Ltd.*

     59,100        524,217  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     265,000        779,100  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*+

     65,000        65,000  

Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.+

     168,800        285,272  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     146,000        725,620  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*

     215,916        405,922  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     48,800        804,712  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     335,000        2,830,750  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*

     299,400        3,883,218  

PDC Energy, Inc.

     71,200        3,473,136  

PHX Minerals, Inc.

     9,350        20,290  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     247,310        2,003,211  

Range Resources Corp.*

     250,000        4,457,500  

Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*

     23,500        241,345  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Energy (continued)

     

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*

     43,719      $ 1,855,434  

REX American Resources Corp.*

     7,850        753,600  

Ring Energy, Inc.*+

     363,000        827,640  

RPC, Inc.*

     232,000        1,053,280  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*

     103,000        1,077,380  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.+

     136,690        1,750,999  

SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*

     3,000        10,200  

Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A*

     149,000        928,270  

SFL Corp., Ltd.

     286,000        2,330,900  

SilverBow Resources, Inc.*

     37,000        805,490  

SM Energy Co.

     175,000        5,159,000  

Smart Sand, Inc.*

     145,400        258,812  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

     65,000        425,750  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

     182,100        1,784,580  

Teekay Corp.*

     170,000        533,800  

Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A*+

     50,000        545,000  

Transocean, Ltd.*

     931,300        2,570,388  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.*

     174,500        1,640,300  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

     159,900        513,279  

Weatherford International PLC*

     148,000        4,102,560  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     56,500        3,654,420  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     118,156        3,127,589  
     

 

 

 
            120,085,234  

    Financials - 34.43%

     

1st Constitution Bancorp

     12,250        314,702  

1st Source Corp.

     43,800        2,172,480  

ACNB Corp.

     6,600        206,448  

Alerus Financial Corp.

     22,200        650,016  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     31,131        1,314,040  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

     54,600        915,642  

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

     11,500        702,650  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.

     52,850        1,825,967  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

     13,500        508,680  

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

     66,000        254,760  

Ames National Corp.

     8,000        195,920  

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

     65,594        3,811,667  

Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A

     24,327        1,046,061  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

 

  

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     36,133      $ 1,039,546  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

     94,000        5,255,540  

Banc of California, Inc.

     124,150        2,435,823  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

     70,188        1,165,121  

Bank of Marin Bancorp

     9,340        347,728  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The)

     82,500        3,144,075  

Bank of Princeton (The)

     22,500        659,925  

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc.

     4,000        61,680  

Bank7 Corp.

     23,100        531,300  

BankFinancial Corp.

     29,000        309,430  

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

     10,000        328,400  

Banner Corp.

     62,000              3,761,540  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

     30,541        883,551  

BayCom Corp.*

     15,300        287,028  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

     50,900        785,387  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     88,810        2,524,868  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     108,500        1,756,615  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     30,000        1,350,300  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

     30,000        849,300  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

     81,200        2,220,820  

C&F Financial Corp.

     6,800        348,092  

Cadence Bank

     88,100        2,624,499  

Camden National Corp.

     27,700        1,334,032  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.

     26,500        694,300  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

     21,000        554,400  

Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.

     35,000        736,050  

CB Financial Services, Inc.+

     9,700        233,770  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     30,000        845,100  

Central Valley Community Bancorp

     26,900        558,713  

Chemung Financial Corp.

     11,593        530,728  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

     37,000        509,490  

Citizens Holding Co.

     3,400        63,750  

Citizens, Inc.*+

     94,500        501,795  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

     24,821        605,632  

CNB Financial Corp.

     14,500        384,250  

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.

     22,971        496,174  

Cohen & Co., Inc.+

     4,500        66,645  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Financials (continued)

 

  

Community Financial Corp. (The)

     5,840      $ 229,570  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     36,300        1,583,043  

Community West Bancshares

     28,821        383,319  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     71,854        2,350,344  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

     79,600        943,260  

Cowen, Inc., Class A

     61,300        2,212,930  

Crawford & Co., Class A

     42,900        321,321  

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.*

     77,200        1,205,092  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

     40,000        640,400  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     82,900        5,419,173  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     55,920              1,966,147  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

     60,100        858,829  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     48,900        2,305,146  

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

     15,200        349,296  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     37,500        2,187,750  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*

     82,600        245,322  

Emclaire Financial Corp.

     700        19,320  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     60,300        2,495,214  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*+

     60,100        3,732,811  

Enova International, Inc.*

     69,900        2,863,104  

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

     14,275        641,233  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     41,436        1,951,221  

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A

     41,300        1,401,309  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.*

     11,500        363,630  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

     22,300        386,459  

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

     9,000        362,700  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

     125,700        926,409  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     62,500        1,159,375  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

     17,600        2,181,168  

FedNat Holding Co.*

     25,200        35,532  

FG Financial Group, Inc.*+

     10,000        37,000  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     46,300        1,472,340  

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

     332,000        4,574,960  

First Bancorp, Inc. (The)

     5,000        157,000  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

     14,668        670,621  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

First Bancshares, Inc. (The)

     17,100      $ 660,402  

First Bank

     42,622        618,445  

First Busey Corp.

     104,500        2,834,040  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

     18,400        536,728  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     145,000              2,333,050  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

     22,000        735,240  

First Financial Bancorp

     150,000        3,657,000  

First Financial Corp.

     17,495        792,349  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

     20,700        334,719  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     14,713        299,851  

First Internet Bancorp

     21,200        997,248  

First Merchants Corp.

     67,900        2,844,331  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

     22,000        941,380  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     145,000        2,969,600  

First National Corp.

     9,500        217,075  

First Northwest Bancorp

     19,100        386,393  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

     31,000        669,290  

First United Corp.

     10,825        204,268  

First US Bancshares, Inc.

     5,000        52,900  

First Western Financial, Inc.*

     6,000        182,160  

Flushing Financial Corp.

     65,141        1,582,926  

FNCB Bancorp, Inc.

     28,600        260,546  

Franklin Financial Services Corp.

     6,000        198,000  

FS Bancorp, Inc.

     1,500        50,445  

FVCBankcorp, Inc.*

     14,200        281,302  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     915,000        3,705,750  

Global Indemnity Group,

     

LLC, Class A

     26,843        674,565  

Great Elm Capital Corp.

     867        2,670  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

     22,300        1,321,275  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     85,804        2,913,904  

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     8,800        330,704  

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.

     500        15,970  

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

     27,000        117,450  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     54,000        1,278,720  

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

     89,000        1,320,760  

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.

     14,037        362,576  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Financials (continued)

     

HCI Group, Inc.

     11,500      $ 960,710  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     68,350              3,459,194  

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.+

     6,000        65,160  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

     75,000        895,500  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     53,600        1,309,984  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     48,500        285,180  

HMN Financial, Inc.*

     2,000        48,760  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

     21,097        875,736  

HomeStreet, Inc.

     46,500        2,418,000  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     271,500        3,993,765  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     61,550        2,381,985  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

     122,342        2,550,831  

Howard Bancorp, Inc.*

     50,800        1,106,932  

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*

     3,000        3,330  

Independence Holding Co.

     2,000        113,360  

Independent Bank Corp.

     43,250        1,190,942  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     35,350        2,550,503  

Investar Holding Corp.

     29,000        533,890  

Investors Title Co.

     2,500        492,875  

James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

     54,300        1,564,383  

Kingstone Cos., Inc.

     24,000        120,000  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

     79,740        1,514,263  

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     2,812        80,139  

LCNB Corp.

     25,200        492,156  

LendingClub Corp.*

     96,600        2,335,788  

Level One Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        394,400  

Limestone Bancorp, Inc.*

     23,300        434,545  

Logan Ridge Finance Corp.*

     7,950        182,771  

Luther Burbank Corp.

     98,900        1,388,556  

Macatawa Bank Corp.

     9,000        79,380  

MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.*

     4,040        99,344  

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*

     8,700        136,329  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

     116,000        963,960  

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     21,875        509,250  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     26,500        928,295  

Merchants Bancorp

     37,526        1,776,106  

Meridian Corp.

     10,500        386,085  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     68,434        4,082,772  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

     19,409        534,330  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

     16,700        1,779,051  

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

     13,500        428,490  

Middlefield Banc Corp.

     13,300        330,106  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

     56,617      $ 1,403,535  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

     24,100        780,117  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*

     131,203              5,459,357  

MVB Financial Corp.

     22,600        938,352  

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

     6,150        1,318,806  

Navient Corp.

     277,000        5,877,940  

NI Holdings, Inc.*

     28,000        529,480  

Nicholas Financial, Inc.*

     19,400        228,726  

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*

     22,097        1,894,818  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     190,000        4,151,500  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     75,000        1,212,000  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     9,573        416,043  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     100,000        1,416,000  

Oak Valley Bancorp

     26,720        464,928  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     129,996        2,885,911  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     20,320        812,190  

OFG Bancorp

     91,000        2,416,960  

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

     6,000        174,300  

Old Point Financial Corp.

     5,100        116,178  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

     41,500        522,485  

OP Bancorp

     28,000        357,280  

Oportun Financial Corp.*

     62,000        1,255,500  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     29,319        1,359,522  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

     13,500        340,200  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     124,800        4,995,744  

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

     32,059        682,216  

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.*

     6,500        101,075  

PCB Bancorp

     36,300        797,148  

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

     29,868        1,057,327  

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

     14,200        334,694  

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

     12,880        355,359  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     55,309        1,759,379  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     11,700        616,473  

Piper Sandler Cos.

     21,800        3,891,518  

Plumas Bancorp

     2,000        67,580  

PRA Group, Inc.*

     56,000        2,811,760  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

     19,400        1,392,726  

Primis Financial Corp.

     43,600        655,744  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Financials (continued)

     

ProAssurance Corp.

     103,100      $       2,608,430  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     28,000        520,800  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     44,710        739,951  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     112,625        2,727,778  

Prudential Bancorp, Inc.

     957        12,996  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

     27,600        1,545,600  

Randolph Bancorp, Inc.

     2,500        59,700  

RBB Bancorp

     46,500        1,218,300  

Regional Management Corp.

     29,100        1,672,086  

Renasant Corp.

     90,000        3,415,500  

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     31,200        1,586,208  

Republic First Bancorp, Inc.*

     140,000        520,800  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     62,478        480,456  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     65,699        2,070,832  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     24,472        2,080,854  

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

     1,683        88,997  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

     40,700        1,956,856  

SB Financial Group, Inc.

     25,218        490,994  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     17,885        164,542  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

     36,421        759,378  

Sierra Bancorp

     27,000        733,050  

SiriusPoint, Ltd.*

     279,000        2,268,270  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

     40,500        1,108,080  

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     10,200        448,800  

South Plains Financial, Inc.

     35,000        973,350  

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

     14,300        746,031  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.

     38,100        1,096,518  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     59,700        4,759,881  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

     41,200        2,523,500  

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

     19,100        524,295  

Summit State Bank

     17,875        269,376  

SuRo Capital Corp.+

     36,296        470,037  

SWK Holdings Corp.*

     9,000        176,670  

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     15,000        378,750  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     7,125        197,363  

Tiptree, Inc.

     81,700        1,129,911  

TriCo Bancshares

     47,000        2,019,120  

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     45,000        1,361,700  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

     17,400      $ 579,594  

Trustmark Corp.

     120,700        3,917,922  

United Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        166,600  

United Bankshares, Inc.

     7,932        287,773  

United Fire Group, Inc.

     64,500        1,495,755  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

     28,700        753,375  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     48,895        831,215  

Univest Financial Corp.

     64,400        1,926,848  

Velocity Financial, Inc.*

     37,300        511,010  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     93,000        3,699,540  

Virginia National

     

Bankshares Corp.

     1,687        62,419  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     32,775        4,945,092  

Washington Federal, Inc.

     95,000        3,171,100  

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

     15,000        327,900  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

     51,465        450,833  

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

     14,000        237,160  

World Acceptance Corp.*+

     10,900        2,675,187  
     

 

 

 
            313,593,900  

    Health Care - 2.30%

     

American Shared Hospital Services*

     8,500        20,145  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     285,500        1,473,180  

CynergisTek, Inc.*

     40,000        57,600  

Five Star Senior Living, Inc.*

     103,500        305,325  

FONAR Corp.*

     8,400        125,832  

Great Elm Group, Inc.*

     10,000        20,900  

Lannett Co., Inc.*+

     35,400        57,348  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     31,200        2,963,688  

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     32,500        884,325  

National HealthCare Corp.

     24,500        1,664,530  

Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     5,100        171,513  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     110,000        4,785,000  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

     40,000        2,426,000  

SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*

     3,500        5,390  

Surgery Partners, Inc.*

     81,100        4,331,551  

Triple-S Management

     

Corp.*

     44,967        1,604,423  
     

 

 

 
        20,896,750  

    Industrials - 15.96%

     

Acacia Research Corp.*

     104,500        536,085  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Industrials (continued)

     

ACCO Brands Corp.

     194,800      $       1,609,048  

Acme United Corp.

     9,300        313,410  

AeroCentury Corp.+

     4,300        256,710  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

     68,300        2,006,654  

Allegiant Travel Co.*

     16,900        3,160,976  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     37,000        1,781,550  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

     156,700        548,450  

ArcBest Corp.

     45,400        5,441,190  

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.*

     15,000        53,100  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     49,400        4,649,528  

BGSF, Inc.

     9,600        137,760  

Boise Cascade Co.

     76,900        5,475,280  

BrightView Holdings, Inc.*

     191,000        2,689,280  

Caesarstone, Ltd.

     71,400        809,676  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     1,000        26,275  

Civeo Corp.*

     25,714        492,937  

CompX International, Inc.

     1,500        33,705  

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.*

     66,000        541,200  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*

     175,000        3,052,000  

Costamare, Inc.

     292,100        3,695,065  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.*

     68,850        1,819,706  

DLH Holdings Corp.*

     52,500        1,087,800  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     25,000        641,750  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.

     34,400        1,565,200  

Eastern Co. (The)

     12,404        312,085  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     30,600        3,368,142  

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.

     97,300        1,556,800  

GMS, Inc.*

     74,000        4,448,140  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     21,000        812,700  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     62,400        2,863,536  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     42,000        1,859,340  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     35,000        1,530,550  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

     44,000        6,888,200  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     12,500        1,053,000  

Hudson Technologies, Inc.*

     63,300        281,052  

Hurco Cos., Inc.

     3,000        89,100  

Huttig Building Products, Inc.*

     21,900        242,433  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

     30,000        1,233,000  

Innovate Corp.*

     205,774        761,364  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2021  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Industrials (continued)

     

Interface, Inc.

     103,500      $       1,650,825  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.*

     220,000        3,436,400  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     66,400        1,113,528  

L B Foster Co., Class A*

     29,600        407,000  

Limbach Holdings, Inc.*

     30,200        271,800  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     50,000        343,000  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*

     81,500        1,515,085  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     39,700        1,455,799  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

     104,500        3,085,885  

Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*

     10,210        152,231  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     72,500        406,000  

Miller Industries, Inc.

     18,700        624,580  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

     31,680        1,241,539  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     65,000        482,950  

MRC Global, Inc.*

     178,200        1,226,016  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     30,700        3,393,885  

NL Industries, Inc.

     86,600        640,840  

NN, Inc.*

     70,000        287,000  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     30,500        969,900  

NOW, Inc.*

     192,700        1,645,658  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

     65,422        246,641  

P&F Industries, Inc., Class A*

     492        3,001  

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     20,000        1,420,200  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd.

     101,800        384,804  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

     32,916        696,832  

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

     7,500        60,525  

Performant Financial Corp.*

     100,000        241,000  

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*

     15,000        129,000  

Powell Industries, Inc.

     20,000        589,800  

Preformed Line Products Co.

     4,600        297,620  

Primoris Services Corp.

     127,800        3,064,644  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.*

     23,057        92,228  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     42,000        1,040,760  

Quest Resource Holding Corp.*

     15,000        104,100  

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

     22,000        156,640  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     20,000        356,800  

REV Group, Inc.

     127,500        1,804,125  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Industrials (continued)

     

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     64,050      $     3,563,742  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B

     19,050        1,028,128  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.*

     316,900        1,194,713  

SkyWest, Inc.*

     91,500        3,595,950  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     190,000        2,226,800  

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

     64,800        1,704,240  

Team, Inc.*

     115,100        125,459  

Terex Corp.

     80,000        3,516,000  

Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.

     125,400        4,478,034  

Titan International, Inc.*

     67,900        744,184  

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

     57,000        1,920,330  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     60,250        1,667,118  

Tutor Perini Corp.*

     97,200        1,202,364  

Ultralife Corp.*

     30,000        181,200  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

     40,100        756,286  

US Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     130,000        763,100  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     23,200        461,216  

Vectrus, Inc.*

     9,000        411,930  

Veritiv Corp.*

     31,900        3,909,983  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

     14,200        41,322  

Wabash National Corp.

     85,500        1,668,960  

WESCO International, Inc.*

     36,500        4,803,035  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

     17,634        663,920  
     

 

 

 
            145,390,432  

    Information Technology - 4.38%

 

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*

     36,905        2,234,967  

AstroNova, Inc.*

     15,241        205,753  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     24,313        314,367  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     70,100        1,899,710  

BM Technologies, Inc.*+

     7,540        69,443  

Communications Systems, Inc.

     15,000        36,000  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     25,000        249,250  

Conduent, Inc.*

     470,200        2,510,868  

Daktronics, Inc.*

     79,000        398,950  

Ebix, Inc.+

     41,600        1,264,640  

Franklin Wireless Corp.*

     28,000        122,360  

Greenidge Generation Holdings, Inc.*

     5,175        83,059  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Information Technology (continued)

 

Information Services Group, Inc.

     63,600      $ 484,632  

Innodata, Inc.*

     200        1,184  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

     57,100        1,242,496  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     40,000        1,966,800  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     50,000        1,460,500  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

     118,600        3,923,288  

NetSol Technologies, Inc.*

     35,100        138,294  

Photronics, Inc.*

     118,670        2,236,929  

Ribbon Communications, Inc.*

     180,013        1,089,079  

Sanmina Corp.*

     105,400        4,369,884  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     48,500        1,701,380  

SigmaTron International, Inc.*+

     11,615        119,983  

StarTek, Inc.*

     124,500        649,890  

Steel Connect, Inc.*

     57,645        80,127  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     73,000        3,208,350  

Trio-Tech International*

     13,000        174,590  

TSR, Inc.*

     1,385        12,285  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     194,902        2,904,040  

VirnetX Holding Corp.*+

     120,000        312,000  

Wayside Technology Group, Inc.

     15,700        550,442  

WidePoint Corp.*

     11,000        43,230  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     203,000        3,838,730  
     

 

 

 
            39,897,500  

    Materials - 7.32%

     

Advanced Emissions

     

Solutions, Inc.*

     20,000        132,400  

AdvanSix, Inc.

     55,400        2,617,650  

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*

     63,900        127,161  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*

     100,000        1,593,000  

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.*

     6,200        378,510  

American Vanguard Corp.

     88,000        1,442,320  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

     51,200        256,000  

Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC+

     7,000        81,620  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     84,000        2,451,960  

Century Aluminum Co.*

     150,000        2,484,000  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     25,100        920,417  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

     17,000        144,670  

Ecovyst, Inc.

     205,850        2,107,904  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

     32,900        308,602  

FutureFuel Corp.

     62,000        473,680  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Materials (continued)

     

Glatfelter Corp.

     82,000      $ 1,410,400  

Greif, Inc., Class A

     15,000        905,550  

Haynes International, Inc.

     20,000        806,600  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

     24,601        1,051,201  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     23,900        2,245,166  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     51,000        1,596,300  

Kraton Corp.*

     59,277        2,745,711  

Mercer International, Inc.

     194,950        2,337,450  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     19,500        1,426,425  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     24,300        571,050  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.*

     79,900        1,086,640  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

     148,900        850,219  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.

     193,000        2,947,110  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

     105,700        2,753,485  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     57,300        2,975,016  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     225,000        1,482,750  

Synalloy Corp.*

     29,748        488,760  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

     116,687        1,925,335  

Trecora Resources*

     45,002        363,616  

Tredegar Corp.

     47,600        562,632  

Trinseo PLC

     82,000        4,301,720  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

     235,000        5,647,050  

United States Steel Corp.+

     200,000        4,762,000  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

     16,750        132,158  

Valhi, Inc.

     47,335        1,360,881  

Verso Corp., Class A

     73,000        1,972,460  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     96,000        2,468,160  
     

 

 

 
        66,695,739  

    Real Estate - 0.60%

     

AMREP Corp.*

     15,000        228,000  

Forestar Group, Inc.*

     1        22  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

     16,700        312,290  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.,

     

Class A

     30,000        914,700  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*+

     238,818        4,014,530  
     

 

 

 
        5,469,542  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.50%

       906,359,982  
     

 

 

 
(Cost $566,324,358)      
 

 

 

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    Industry Company   Shares      Value  

PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

  

Air T Funding, 8.00%***+

    529      $           12,643  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

     12,643  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $11,003)

 

  

RIGHTS - 0.00%

    

ZAGG, Inc., CVR*Δ#

    30,000        9,000  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.00%

 

     9,000  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $ – )

 

  

WARRANTS - 0.00%

    

Nabors Industries, Ltd., expiring 06/11/26*

    5,200        19,396  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.00%

 

     19,396  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $ – )

 

  

 

     Rate^     Shares      Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.41%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01     3,747,276        3,747,276  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.41%

 

     3,747,276  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $3,747,276)

 

  
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 0.70%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01     6,354,970        6,354,970  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 0.70%

 

     6,354,970  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $6,354,970)

 

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.61%

 

   $ 916,503,267  

(Cost $576,437,607)

 

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.61%)

 

     (5,597,522
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $     910,905,745  
       

 

 

 

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

    

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2021.

***

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2021.

Δ

Security was fair valued using significant unobservable inputs. As such, the security is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2021. Total loaned securities had a value of $22,164,188 as of December 31, 2021. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

#

Illiquid security as determined under procedures approved by the Board of Directors. The aggregate value of illiquid securities is $9,000, which is 0.00% of total net assets.

CVR - Contingent Value Right

LLC - Limited Liability Company

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

 

 

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Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2021 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
    

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

Common Stocks

       

Financials

    $313,574,580       $19,320       $–       $313,593,900  

Other Industries (a)

    592,766,082                   592,766,082  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    906,340,662       19,320             906,359,982  

Preferred Stock

          12,643             12,643  

Rights

                9,000       9,000  

Warrants

    19,396                   19,396  

Money Market Fund

          3,747,276             3,747,276  

Investments

  Purchased

  With Cash

  Proceeds

  From

  Securities

  Lending

          6,354,970             6,354,970  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

        $906,360,058       $10,134,209               $9,000           $916,503,267  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Investment in Securities (Value)                          
      Rights    

Balance as of 06/30/2021

   $         9,000  

Purchases

      

Sales

      

Return of Capital

      

Realized Gain/(Loss)

      

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

      

Transfers in

      

Transfers out

      
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/2021

   $ 9,000  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 12/31/2021

   $  
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES   LOGO

 

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS    Omni
Small-Cap Value
               Omni Tax-
Managed
Small-Cap Value
       

Investments at value

   $ 1,306,199,811                    $       916,503,267          

Cash

                 3,790     

Receivables:

             

   Portfolio securities sold

     2,781,363             525,986     

   Fund shares sold

     1,321,707             1,461,349     

   Dividends and interest

     662,872             414,422     

Prepaid expenses

     68,369                   55,153       

Total assets

     1,311,034,122                   918,963,967       

LIABILITIES

             

Payables:

             

   Portfolio securities purchased

     1,870,042             807,827     

   Fund shares redeemed

     692,252             415,735     

   Due to custodian

     7,032                 

   Payable upon return of securities loaned

     16,605,570             6,354,970     

Accrued Liabilities:

             

   Investment advisory fees

     335,551             230,761     

   Administration fees

     4,516             2,874     

   Directors’ fees

     19,626             11,620     

   Other

     367,609                   234,435       

Total liabilities

     19,902,198                   8,058,222       

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,291,131,924                 $       910,905,745       

NET ASSETS REPRESENT

             

Paid-in capital

   $ 725,563,028           $       548,441,468     

Distributable earnings

     565,568,896                   362,464,277       

NET ASSETS

   $     1,291,131,924                 $ 910,905,745       

Shares of common stock outstanding of $.001 par value*

     57,706,208                   41,799,801       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

   $ 22.37                 $ 21.79       

Total investments at cost

   $     821,498,561           $ 576,437,607     

 

*

See Note 1 - Organization in the Notes to Financial Statements for shares authorized for each Fund.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS   LOGO

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

      Omni
Small-Cap Value
              Omni Tax-
Managed
Small-Cap Value
      

INVESTMENT INCOME

           

Dividends

   $ 11,974,733                   $ 7,862,377         

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (13,422          (9,242  

Interest

     209            169    

Securities lending

     207,417                  133,954      

    Total Investment Income

     12,168,937                  7,987,258      

EXPENSES

           

Investment advisory fees

     3,227,308            2,199,203    

Administration fees

     26,789            18,247    

Accounting fees

     107,068            82,175    

Transfer agent fees

     6,492            6,081    

Professional fees

     107,158            70,608    

Custody fees

     17,521            14,353    

Blue sky fees

     31,421            29,158    

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     68,938            45,160    

Shareholder servicing fees

     553,824            375,656    

Reports to shareholders

     26,569            16,508    

Insurance expenses

     44,892            29,545    

Miscellaneous expenses

     53,773                  29,372      

    Total Expenses

     4,271,753                  2,916,066      

Less investment advisory fees waived

     (1,238,084                (848,815    

    Net Expenses

     3,033,669                  2,067,251      

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     9,135,268                  5,920,007      

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

           

Realized Gain on:

           

    Investments

     123,105,378                  65,992,603      

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

           

    Investments

     (57,000,776                (24,818,124    

    Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

     66,104,602                  41,174,479      

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $     75,239,870                $     47,094,486      

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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                 Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap      
     Omni Small-Cap Value     Value      
      Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021
    Year Ended
June 30, 2021
    Six Months Ended
December 31, 2021
    Year Ended
June 30, 2021
      
     (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)            

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

   $ 9,135,268     $ 14,027,112     $ 5,920,007     $ 7,648,580    

Net realized gain on investments

     123,105,378       59,525,913       65,992,603       15,943,911    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (57,000,776     653,474,533       (24,818,124     397,077,637      

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     75,239,870       727,027,558       47,094,486       420,670,128      

DISTRIBUTIONS:

          

From net investment income and net realized gains

     (52,208,938     (13,173,150     (8,175,868     (7,115,050    

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (52,208,938     (13,173,150     (8,175,868     (7,115,050    

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

          

Proceeds from sale of shares

     99,970,326       177,110,743       66,539,218       153,412,885    

Reinvestment of distributions

     51,814,442       13,158,550       8,132,143       7,079,248    

Cost of shares redeemed

     (154,718,916     (461,568,222     (55,932,616     (148,313,588    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (2,934,148     (271,298,929     18,738,745       12,178,545      

Net increase in net assets

     20,096,784       442,555,479       57,657,363       425,733,623    

NET ASSETS:

          

Beginning of period

     1,271,035,140       828,479,661       853,248,382       427,514,759      

End of period

   $     1,291,131,924     $     1,271,035,140     $     910,905,745     $     853,248,382      

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

          

Issued

     4,533,914       11,808,613       3,208,398       10,741,354    

Shares issued in reorganization

                          

Distributions reinvested

     2,384,466       838,658       384,317       475,117    

Redeemed

     (6,906,827     (27,346,276     (2,647,078     (9,519,216    

Net increase (decrease) in shares

     11,553       (14,699,005     945,637       1,697,255    

Outstanding at beginning of period

     57,694,655       72,393,660       40,854,164       39,156,909      

Outstanding at end of period

     57,706,208       57,694,655       41,799,801       40,854,164      

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   LOGO

 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

     For the                    
     Six Months            
     Ended   Year Ended June 30
     12/31/21                    
     (Unaudited)   2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $22.03   $11.44   $14.97   $19.83   $18.14   $14.66
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.16   0.21   0.19   0.20   0.17   0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   1.11   10.57   (3.56)   (3.61)   2.77   3.48
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   1.27   10.78   (3.37)   (3.41)   2.94   3.65
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net Investment Income

   (0.41)   (0.19)   (0.08)   (0.17)   (0.16)   (0.17)

Net Realized Gain

   (0.52)     (0.08)   (1.28)   (1.09)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (0.93)   (0.19)   (0.16)   (1.45)   (1.25)   (0.17)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $22.37   $22.03   $11.44   $14.97   $19.83   $18.14
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

   5.86%(c)   94.92%   (22.82%)   (16.82%)   16.75%   24.83%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $1,291,132   $1,271,035   $828,480   $989,015   $913,198   $710,357

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.66%(d)   0.68%   0.72%   0.70%   0.70%   0.71%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.47%(d)   0.47%   0.54%   0.60%   0.60%   0.60%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.42%(d)   1.29%   1.46%   1.21%   0.88%   1.00%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   13%(c)   21%   43%   29%   24%   23%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

OMNI TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

     For the                    
     Six Months            
     Ended   Year Ended June 30
     12/31/21                    
     (Unaudited)   2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $20.89   $10.92   $14.43   $19.10   $17.39   $14.04
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.14   0.19   0.19   0.20   0.16   0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

   0.96   9.95   (3.63)   (3.42)   2.61   3.32
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   1.10   10.14   (3.44)   (3.22)   2.77   3.49
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

         

Net Investment Income

   (0.20)   (0.17)   (0.07)   (0.20)   (0.23)   (0.14)

Net Realized Gain

         (1.25)   (0.83)  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (0.20)   (0.17)   (0.07)   (1.45)   (1.06)   (0.14)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $21.79   $20.89   $10.92   $14.43   $19.10   $17.39
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

   5.28%(c)   93.49%   (23.98%)   (16.49%)   16.48%   24.83%

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $910,906   $853,248   $427,515   $608,368   $805,188   $643,215

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.66%(d)   0.69%   0.74%(e)   0.72%   0.70%   0.71%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.47%(d)   0.47%   0.55%(e)   0.60%   0.60%   0.60%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.35%(d)   1.18%   1.40%   1.18%   0.89%   1.04%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   13%(c)   26%   63%   42%   27%   23%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   LOGO

 

December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)  

 

1. Organization

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (“Bridgeway” or the “Company”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on October 19, 1993, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

Bridgeway is organized as a series fund, with eight investment funds as of December 31, 2021 (each is referred to as a “Bridgeway Fund” and collectively, the “Bridgeway Funds”). The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip, and Managed Volatility Funds are presented in a separate report. The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund and the Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are presented in this report.

Bridgeway is authorized to issue 1,915,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2021, 130,000,000 shares have been classified into the Blue Chip Fund. 15,000,000 shares have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Fund. 100,000,000 shares each have been classified into the Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company Market, Omni Small-Cap Value, Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value, and Small-Cap Value Funds. 50,000,000 shares have been classified into the Managed Volatility Fund.

All of the Funds are no-load, diversified funds.

The Funds seek to provide long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation.

Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for all of the Funds.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

Following is a summary of significant accounting policies that are followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds. They are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

Securities and Other Investments Valuation Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price on the national exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. In the case of securities reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) system, the securities are valued based on the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of recorded sales on their home exchange, or NOCP, in the case of NASDAQ traded securities, the security will be valued as follows: bid prices for long positions and ask prices for short positions.

Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The valuation assigned to a fair valued security for purposes of calculating the Funds’ NAVs may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to determine the value of a Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

 

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December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)  

 

Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equity securities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs, are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include certain US Government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds and less liquid listed equity securities. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.

The Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, which is held by the Funds, invests primarily in securities that are valued at amortized cost. Therefore, this investment is classified as a Level 2 investment.

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting value, and, therefore the results of the Funds’ operations.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of December 31, 2021 is included with each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Details regarding material transfers into, and material transfers out of, Level 3, if any, can be found at the end of each Schedule of Investments for Funds that held Level 3 securities.

Securities Lending  Upon lending its securities to third parties, each participating Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest. The remaining contractual maturity of all securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. Each Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Additionally, a Fund does not have the right to sell or re-pledge collateral received in the form of securities unless the borrower goes into default. The risks to a Fund of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, resulting in a loss. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Agreement, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by the securities lending agent.

While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive dividends on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Securities Lending Agreement which provides the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral or to offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting

 

 

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party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

The market value of securities on loan, all of which are classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of the related cash collateral are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of Investments at value. Securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and can be terminated by the Funds or the borrower at any time.

The following table is a summary of the Funds’ payable upon return of securities loaned and related cash collateral, which are subject to a netting agreement as of December 31, 2021:

 

                      Gross Amount Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
       
          Gross                          
          Amounts     Net Amounts of                    
    Gross     Offset in the     Assets Presented                    
    Amounts of     Statement of     in the Statement                    
    Recognized     Assets and     of Assets and     Financial     Collateral        
Fund   Assets1     Liabilities     Liabilities     Instruments     Received     Net Amount  

Omni Small-Cap Value

           

Securities lending

    $16,605,570       $–       $16,605,570       $–       $16,605,570       $–  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

           

Securities lending

    $6,354,970             $6,354,970             $6,354,970        

 

1 

Securities loaned with a value of $180,486 in Omni Small-Cap Value have been sold and are pending settlement on December 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes the securities received as non-cash collateral and cash collateral for securities lending:

 

    Non-Cash Collateral                    
Fund   Collateral Type  

Coupon

Range

    Maturity
Date
Range
    Market Value     Cash
Collateral
    Total
Collateral
    Market Value
of Securities
on Loan
 

Omni Small-Cap Value

             

Securities lending

  U.S.Gov’t

Obligations

   

0.00%-

6.88%

 

 

   

01/31/22-

11/15/51

 

 

 

 

$22,253,284

 

 

 

$16,605,570

 

 

 

$38,858,854

 

 

 

$37,955,801

 

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

             

Securities lending

  U.S.Gov’t

Obligations

   

0.00%-

6.88%

 

 

   

01/31/22-

11/15/51

 

 

 

 

$16,418,064

 

 

 

$6,354,970

 

 

 

$22,773,034

 

 

 

$22,164,188

 

It is each Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of December 31, 2021, the collateral consisted of an institutional government money market fund and US Government Obligations.

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements  In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

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Concentrations of Credit Risk  The Funds maintain cash and securities in its custody account maintained by a high-credit, quality financial institution. Cash balances may, at times, exceed the FDIC insurance limit. Cash balances are generally invested in a short-term investment vehicle, which minimizes the risk of cash balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit.

Sector Concentration Risk  Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As more assets are held in a specific sector, a Fund’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.

Risks and Uncertainties  The Funds provide for various investment options, including stocks. Such investments are exposed to risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the risks involved, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect shareholders’ account values and the amounts reported in the financial statements.

The global pandemic outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has resulted in substantial market volatility and global business disruption, affecting the global economy and the financial health of individual companies in significant and unforeseen ways. COVID-19 has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in health-care service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures, cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Instability in the United States, European and other credit markets has made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing or refinancing on attractive terms or at all. In particular, because of the current conditions in the credit markets, borrowers may be subject to increased interest expenses for borrowed money and tightening underwriting standards. In addition, stock prices as well as yield could be negatively impacted to the extent that issuers of equity securities cancel or announce the suspension of dividends or share buybacks. The COVID-19 pandemic could continue to inhibit global, national and local economic activity, and constrain access to capital and other sources of funding. Various recent government interventions have been aimed at curtailing the distress to financial markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. There can be no guarantee that these or other economic stimulus plans (within the United States or other affected countries throughout the world) will be sufficient or will have their intended effect. In addition, an unexpected or quick reversal of such policies could increase market volatility, which could adversely affect a Fund’s investments. The duration and future impact of COVID-19 are currently unknown, which may exacerbate the other risks that apply to a Fund and could negatively affect Fund performance and the value of your investment in a Fund.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses  Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date, the date the order to buy or sell is executed. Realized gains and losses are computed on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Income from the securities lending program is recorded when earned from the securities lending agent and reflected in the Statements of Operations under “Securities lending.”

Bridgeway Funds’ expenses that are not series-specific are allocated to each series based upon its relative proportion of net assets to the Bridgeway Funds’ total net assets or other appropriate basis.

Distributions to Shareholders  The Funds pay dividends from net investment income and distribute realized capital gains annually, usually in December, and are recorded on the ex-date.

Indemnification  Under the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers, directors, employees, and agents are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

 

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3. Advisory Fees, Other Related Party Transactions and Contingencies:

 

The Funds have entered into management agreements with the Adviser. As compensation for the advisory services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses borne by the Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee of 0.50% of the value of each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

Expense limitations: The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Funds to ensure the total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 0.60% of the Funds’ average net assets. Any material change to this contractual expense limitation would require a vote by shareholders of the applicable Fund. Effective January 1, 2020, the Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive its management fees and/or reimburse expenses in an additional amount such that the net fiscal year expense ratio for each Fund does not exceed 0.47%. Fees waived for the period ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Voluntary
Expense
Limitation
    Total Waivers
for Period Ended
12/31/21
 

    

    

Omni Small-Cap Value*

     0.47%         $1,238,084  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value*

     0.47%         848,815  

*The Funds are authorized to reimburse the Adviser for management fees previously waived and/or for expenses previously paid by the Adviser to meet the 0.60% contractual expense limitation provided, however, that any reimbursements must be paid at a date not more than three years after the Adviser waived the fees or reimbursed the expenses and that the reimbursements do not cause the Funds to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver or the current expense limitation, if different. The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund has recoupable expenses of $ 937,974, $ 1,616,563, $ 2,247,076 and 1,238,084, which expire no later than June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund has recoupable expenses of $ 826,118, $ 1,060,994, $ 1,394,010 and 848,815, which expire no later than June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024 and December 31 2024, respectively.

Other Related Party Transactions: The Bridgeway Funds will engage in inter-portfolio trades with other Bridgeway Funds when it is to the benefit of both parties. The Board of Directors reviews a report on inter-portfolio trades quarterly. Inter-portfolio purchases and sales for the Funds during the period ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund        Inter-Portfolio    
Purchases
     Inter-Portfolio
Sales
 

    

     

Omni Small-Cap Value

     $   11,166,403                $     6,492,805        

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

     9,549,397                5,154,412        

The Adviser entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Bridgeway Funds, pursuant to which the Adviser provides various administrative services to the Funds including, but not limited to: (i) supervising and managing various aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs; (ii) selecting, overseeing and/or coordinating activities with other service providers to the Funds; (iii) providing reports to the Board of Directors as requested from time to time; (iv) assisting and/or reviewing amendments and updates to the Funds’ registration statement and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (v) providing certain shareholder services; (vi) providing administrative support in connection with meetings of the Board of Directors; and (vii) providing certain record-keeping services. For its services to all of the Bridgeway Funds, the Adviser is paid an annual aggregate fee of $150,000, payable in equal monthly installments. During the period ended December 31, 2021, the allocation of this expense to the Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds was $26,789 and $18,247, respectively.

Board of Directors Compensation Independent Directors are paid an annual retainer of $20,000, with an additional retainer of $5,000 paid to the Independent Chairman of the Board and an additional retainer of $1,000 paid to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair. The retainer is paid in quarterly installments. In addition, effective November 11, 2021 Independent Directors are paid $14,000 per meeting for meeting fees. Prior to November 11, 2021 the meeting fee

 

 

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was $12,000. Such compensation is the total compensation from all Bridgeway Funds and is allocated among the Bridgeway Funds.

Independent Directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and conferences, as well as expenses for subscriptions or printed materials. The amount of directors’ fees attributable to each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

One director of Bridgeway, John Montgomery, is an owner and director of the Adviser. Under the 1940 Act definitions, he is considered to be an “affiliated person” of the Adviser and an “interested person” of the Adviser and of Bridgeway. Compensation for Mr. Montgomery is borne by the Adviser rather than the Funds.

4. Distribution Agreement:

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC acts as distributor of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated September 30, 2021. The Adviser pays all costs and expenses associated with distribution of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a protective plan adopted by shareholders pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:

 

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for each Fund for the period ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Bridgeway Fund    U.S. Government      Other      U.S. Government      Other  
           

Omni Small-Cap Value

     $–          $170,303,356        $–          $217,125,133    

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

     –          131,530,558        –          116,452,607    

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

It is the Funds’ policy to continue to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute income to the extent necessary so that the Funds are not subject to federal income tax. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments (Tax Basis) The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes, including short-term securities as of December 31, 2021, were as follows:

 

          Omni Tax-
     Omni Small-Cap    Managed Small-
      Value    Cap Value

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $510,838,717    $357,532,304

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

   (26,428,781)    (17,518,530)

Net unrealized appreciation

   $484,409,936    $340,013,774

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $821,789,875    $576,489,493

The differences between book and tax net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are primarily due to wash sale and straddle loss deferrals and basis adjustments on investments in business development companies, partnerships, and passive foreign investment companies (PFICs).

Classifications of Distributions  Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

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The tax character of the distributions paid by the Funds during the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively, are as follows:

 

                   Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap        
      Omni Small-Cap Value      Value         
     Year      Year      Year      Year        
     Ended      Ended      Ended      Ended        
      June 30, 2021      June 30, 2020      June 30, 2021      June 30, 2020         

Distributions paid from:

             

Ordinary Income

     $13,173,150           $5,306,458           $7,115,050           $3,169,046       

Long-Term Capital Gain

     –           4,928,024           –           –       

Total

     $13,173,150           $10,234,482           $7,115,050           $3,169,046             

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after June 30, 2011 will not be subject to expiration and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

As of June 30, 2021, the following Funds had capital loss carryovers available to offset future realized capital gains which are not subject to expiration:

 

      Short-term    Long-term    Total       

Omni Small-Cap Value

   $13,117,348      $–      $13,117,348   

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

   48,973,864      –      48,973,864   

Components of Accumulated Earnings As of June 30, 2021, the components of accumulated deficit on a tax basis were:

 

     Omni Small-Cap    Omni Tax-
Managed Small-
   
      Value    Cap Value     

Accumulated Net Investment Income

   $14,118,238    $7,737,502     

Capital Loss Carryovers

   (13,117,348)    (48,973,864)  

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

       

Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses

       

Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

   541,537,074    364,782,021    

Total

   $542,537,964    $323,545,659    

For the fiscal year June 30, 2021, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications to the accounts listed below:

 

      Increase (Decrease)
     Omni      Omni Tax-Managed  
      Small-Cap Value    Small-Cap Value

Paid-In Capital

   $1,094        $(95)        

Accumulated Earnings

   (1,094)        95         

The differences between book and tax components of net assets and the resulting reclassifications were primarily a result of the differing book/tax treatment of the deduction of equalization debits for tax purposes, excess distributions, the write-off of unused net operating loss, and redesignation of dividends paid and investments in PFICs.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the individual Funds’ financial statements. The Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Each Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

 

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7. Line of Credit

 

Bridgeway established a line of credit agreement (“Facility”) with The Bank of New York Mellon, effective November 5, 2010. The Facility is for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to provide liquidity for shareholder redemptions, and is cancellable by either party. Unless canceled earlier, the Facility shall be held available until September 9, 2022. Advances under the Facility are limited to $15,000,000 in total for all Bridgeway Funds, and advances to each Fund shall not exceed certain limits set forth in the credit agreement, including, but not limited to, the maximum amount a Fund is permitted to borrow under the 1940 Act.

The Funds incur a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on the unused portion of the Facility and interest expense to the extent of amounts borrowed under the Facility. Interest is based on the “Overnight Rate” plus 1.25%. The Overnight Rate means the higher of (a) the Federal Funds rate, (b) the Overnight Eurodollar Rate, or (c) the One-Month Eurodollar Rate. The facility fees are payable quarterly in arrears and are allocated to all participating Funds. Interest expense is charged directly to a Fund based upon actual amounts borrowed by such Bridgeway Fund.

For the period ended December 31, 2021, borrowings by the Funds under this line of credit were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
    Weighted
Average
Loan Balance
     Number
of Days
Outstanding
     Interest
Expense
Incurred1
     Maximum
Amount
Borrowed During
the Period
 

    

             

Omni Small-Cap Value

     1.34%       $1,779,400            35        $2,324            $5,659,000        

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

     1.33%       570,182            11        232            937,000        

1Interest expense is included on the Statements of Operations in Miscellaneous expenses.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2021, Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value had no outstanding loan amounts.

8. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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1. Proxy Voting

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to the portfolio securities and a summary of proxies voted by the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2021 are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 1-800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

2. Fund Holdings

 

The complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are contained in the Funds’ Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports, respectively.

The Bridgeway Funds file complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 1-800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

 

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As a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur no transaction costs from such Fund, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, on reinvested dividends or on other distributions. There are no exchange fees. However, as a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you under-stand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2021 and held until December 31, 2021.

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

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

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only. 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, because other funds may also have transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

     Beginning Account
Value at 7/1/21
    Ending Account
Value at 12/31/21
    Expense
Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/21 - 12/31/21
 

Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

                               

Actual Fund Return

    $1,000.00       $1,077.52       0.47%       $2.46  

Hypothetical Fund Return

    $1,000.00       $1,022.84       0.47%       $2.40  
Bridgeway Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund                                

Actual Fund Return

    $1,000.00       $1,052.81       0.47%       $2.43  

Hypothetical Fund Return

    $1,000.00       $1,022.84       0.47%       $2.40  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

 

 

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BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9860

Providence, RI 02940-8060

 

CUSTODIAN

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

  

 

 

  

 

You can review and copy information about our Funds (including the SAIs) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the Funds are also available on the SEC’s website at ww.sec.gov. You can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520 or by sending an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@ sec.gov.

 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

 

(b)

Not Applicable

 

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 the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effectively designed, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that 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)

  

Not applicable.



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)                           Bridgeway Funds, Inc.                                                                
By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Tammira Philippe   
  

Tammira Philippe, President and Principal Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

  

Date March 4, 2022                

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Tammira Philippe   
  

Tammira Philippe, President and Principal Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

  

Date March 4, 2022                

 

By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Deborah L. Hanna   
  

Deborah L. Hanna, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

(principal financial officer)

  

Date March 4, 2022                

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.