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UNITED STATES

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CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number             811-07739                                     

                                         Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.                                        

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

400 Crossing Boulevard

Fourth Floor

                         Bridgewater, NJ 08807                        

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Owen T. Meacham

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

With a copy to:

Stephen H. Bier, Esq.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

                    New York, NY 10036                    

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 435-8105

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

Date of reporting period: 10/31/2017

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC. Annual Commentary Global Equity Portfolio International Equity Portfolio International Small Companies Portfolio Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio Emerging Markets Portfolio Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio Global Equity Research Portfolio International Equity Research Portfolio Emerging Markets Research Portfolio October 31, 2017 Fundamental. Thinking. Worldwide.

HARDING LOEVNER FUNDS

Global equity investing for institutions is Harding Loevner’s exclusive focus. Through Harding Loevner Funds it offers distinct global strategies based on its quality-and-growth investment philosophy. It seeks to purchase shares of growing, financially strong, well-managed companies at favorable prices. Harding Loevner manages each of the Funds’ Portfolios according to a disciplined, research-based investment process. It identifies companies with sustainable competitive advantages and assesses the durability of their earnings growth by conducting in-depth fundamental research into global industries. In constructing portfolios, Harding Loevner diversifies carefully to limit risk.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  4 | Letter to Our Shareholders

  6 | Global Equity Portfolio

10 | International Equity Portfolio

14 | International Small Companies Portfolio

18 | Emerging Markets

22 | Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio

26 | Global Equity Research Portfolio

30 | International Equity Research Portfolio

34 | Emerging Markets Research Portfolio

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DAVID LOEVNER, CFA, CIC CHAIRMAN OF THE FUNDS AND CEO OF THE ADVISER   SIMON HALLETT, CFA CO-CIO OF THE ADVISER   FERRILL ROLL, CFA CO-CIO OF THE ADVISER

Don’t Count Out Active Management

In 1974, the American Express Asset Management Company proposed a novel investment product that would hold shares of every company in the S&P 500 Index. The “Index Fund of America” promised to avoid the decisions and some of the costs associated with researching and selecting individual securities.¹ While this fund never got off the ground, the passive approach to investing eventually proved wildly popular as investors flocked to inexpensive funds that tracked rising markets. Today thousands of passive funds follow a bewildering variety of indexes—of which there are now over a million!² Cheerleading for the passive approach has been led by investment theorists who characterize the stock market as a zero-sum game in which every active investor’s gain is offset by another’s loss.³ After active managers’ fees are taken into account, the theorists argue, active managers on the whole are predestined to fail to beat their benchmarks. Investors are increasingly buying this argument: over the last decade, equity mutual fund investors in the US have poured an estimated US$750 billion into passive funds even as they pulled about US$1 trillion from actively managed funds.⁴

Investors are in a difficult place. In choosing passive management, they minimize costs and the risk of underperformance while giving up any chance of outperformance. If they opt for active management, they have the opportunity to beat a benchmark index but also face a strong likelihood of underperformance, especially after fees. Investment theory offers little help. The zero-sum game arithmetic cited by supporters of the passive approach, for example, applies only to active managers as a group. Though the argument speaks volumes to the likelihood of a randomly selected manager beating its benchmark, it says little about the ability of a carefully selected manager to do so. In fact, while many managers do not outperform, some do. Our view is that active management can work for the benefit of investors. Making it work is our mission. The challenge for investors who seek to benefit from active management is to identify markets where stock picking is potentially effective, to select managers who show signs of skill, and then to stick with their approach long term.

Stacking the Odds in Your Favor

The pursuit of skilled managers begins by understanding where active managers have demonstrated the most and the least success. In practice, not all indexes are equally difficult to outperform. Most studies favoring passive investing have been based on

analysis of large-cap US stock funds due to the US market’s long unbroken history and the availability of stock, fund, and index return data. They have shown that the available quantity of information and the human energy devoted to researching US large-cap companies make the market in their stocks relatively efficient, so that few active managers are able to beat the S&P 500.

In contrast, active managers have experienced more success when not confined to large-cap US stocks. Investment universes that stretch across borders and include less prominent companies provide greater opportunities to take advantage of market inefficiencies. A recent study of global equity portfolios from 2002–2012 found that active managers on average outperformed their benchmarks by 1.2–1.4% a year before fees.⁵ Other research found that the majority of institutional portfolios of non-US equities generated excess return, net of fees, versus their indexes for the 15-year period ending March 31, 2017.⁶

Identifying Skill Not Luck

Even in markets where the average active manager adds value over an index after fees, choosing a manager who produces average results would hardly count as a big success. An investor must identify those who will outperform in the future and by a significant margin.

A manager’s success at picking investments is always a combination of luck and skill. Luck waxes and wanes, but skill can lead to long-term outperformance. The challenge is distinguishing between the two. It becomes harder as unskilled managers are squeezed out of the industry, shrinking the variations of skill among the remaining managers, and leading luck, paradoxically, to play a greater role in their relative results. Countless studies have proved what the advertisements warn: past performance is no guarantee of future results. In fact it’s worse—past performance alone has little to no predictive power. Rather than trying to divine differences in skill from results, an investor’s time is better spent studying the differences in a manager’s approach to discern the existence and sources of competitive edge.

The most obvious requirement for outperformance is high active share, which measures a manager’s willingness to invest differently than the benchmark index.⁷ Also important is the discipline to stick with decisions even in the face of short-term setbacks. Martijn Cremers of the University of Notre Dame explored these characteristics in his recent article, “Active Share and the Three Pillars of Active Management: Skill, Conviction, and Opportunity.” His analysis of US long-only retail mutual funds from 1990 to 2015 found that, on average, funds with high active share and long holding duration outperformed their benchmarks. The average fund in the top quintile of both active share and holding duration beat its benchmark by 188 basis points annually and beat its counterpart in the corresponding bottom quintiles by 311 basis points.⁸ High active share and patience are apparently among the ingredients required to outperform, but they are by no means sufficient.

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To reap excess returns a manager must have a competitive edge at developing insights and converting them into profitable investments.⁹ At Harding Loevner, our edge is based on an investment process that reflects our understanding of human decision-making. We look for and try to overcome biases that might hinder our investment decisions. One example is confirmation bias, which behavioral psychologists define as the tendency to look only for information that reinforces what one already knows or believes. Because this bias is often compounded in groups, we have created a process where every investment choice is made by a single individual who is held accountable for the decision and its consequences. We also strive to retain the benefits of group collaboration by encouraging our research team to question and challenge ideas. Our culture—which we call collaboration without consensus—is at the heart of our edge. It leads us to build portfolios significantly different from their respective indexes, while conviction in our process gives us the courage to maintain our long-term perspective when our approach inevitably will be out of favor.

After investors have identified a skilled manager, they must stay the course to realize the benefits. But it’s not easy. The difference between a portfolio and its benchmark index not only provides the opportunity to outperform, but also opens the door to underperformance.

Successful managers, regardless of their skill, will underperform their benchmarks for significant periods. In an analysis of the top quartile of active international equity managers for the decade ended September 30, 2017, every manager spent at least one three-year period below the benchmark.¹⁰ Many investors cannot stomach a year’s underperformance, much less three years. In fact, there is evidence that underperformance may lead investors to abandon skilled managers at inopportune times. As a result, they miss out on positive returns they would have received had they stayed put.¹¹

We Believe in Active Management

Investors can benefit from both passive and active management: passive funds provide access to markets at low cost, and some active managers can identify mispriced securities to generate excess returns. At Harding Loevner, we invest actively across global, developed, and emerging markets, where there has been ample scope for successful active investing. We are relentless in trying to improve our competitive edge, which has delivered superior long-term results to our clients.

To see how our active approach translates to investment insights and actions, we invite you to read the commentaries that follow.

We thank you for your support and your trust.

Sincerely,

  David R. Loevner, CFA, CIC Simon Hallett, CFA   Ferrill D. Roll, CFA

¹“Marketplace: Fund to Invest in S. & P. 500,” The New York Times, February 23, 1974. In this year, a few other firms were also working to develop index funds. However, the first did not launch until 1976, when Vanguard introduced the First Index Investment Trust based on the S&P 500.

²“Financial-Market Index-Makers are Growing in Power,” Economist, August 24, 2017.

³The zero-sum game assumes that active and passive investors are working in the same closed system of securities. In reality, markets and the indexes that track them are not static. New listings, bankruptcies, and mergers regularly are sources of change. Index designers also make changes of their own volition. In addition, most active managers are under no obligation to invest in solely index-constituent stocks.

⁴Morningstar. Estimated net asset flows of US mutual funds for 10 years through September 30, 2017.

⁵David Gallagher et al., “Global Equity Fund Performance: an Attribution Approach,” Financial Analysts Journal 73, no. 1 (2017): 56–71.

⁶Ruchir Sharma, “What They Don’t Tell You About Passive Investing,” Morgan Stanley Investment Insight (2017).

⁷Active share is equal to the proportion of portfolio assets that is invested differently from the benchmark.

⁸Martijn Cremers, “Active Share and the Three Pillars of Active Management: Skill, Conviction, and Opportunity,” Financial Analysts Journal 73, no. 2 (2017): 61–79.

⁹Different skilled managers may have different competitive advantages, but they ultimately boil down to four key sources of edge: informational, analytical, behavioral, and organizational. For further discussion of how these sources of edge pertain to our investment process, please see our October 2016 letter available on Harding Loevner’s website.

¹⁰ eVestment. Based on net of fees performance for managers in eVestment’s ACWI ex-US Large Cap universe relative to the MSCI ACWI ex-US Index for 10 years through September 30, 2017.

¹¹Russel Kinnel, “Mind the Gap: Global Investor Returns Show the Costs of Bad Timing Around the World,” Morningstar Manager Research, May 30, 2017.

Opinions expressed are those of Harding Loevner and are not intended to be forecasts of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice. Please read the separate disclosure page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolios. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM
PETER BAUGHAN, CFA CO-LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER FERRILL ROLL, CFA CO-LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER	CHRISTOPHER MACK, CFA PORTFOLIO MANAGER RICHARD SCHMIDT, CFA PORTFOLIO MANAGER

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Global Equity Portfolio – Institutional Class gained 27.58% and the Advisor Class gained 27.28% (net of fees and expenses) in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, rose 23.19% (net of source taxes) in this period.

MARKET REVIEW

Markets had modest gains in the last two months of 2016, in US dollar terms, as investors reacted to the astonishing outcome of the US presidential election, but accelerated in 2017 as investor optimism returned amid improving economic data in most regions. The Index ended the fiscal year with a robust increase. Through October, the Index posted 12 consecutive positive monthly returns, the longest such stretch for the Index since the bear market recovery of 2003–04. Although the gains came 7 years since the last recession, investors cheered positive economic data as it suggested synchronized growth across all major regions, while inflation remained muted. Meanwhile, investors largely rationalized the threat to stability from the US Federal Reserve’s staggered exit from extremely loose monetary policy as being about normalization rather than inflation taming. Markets also mostly ignored escalating tensions between North Korea and the US, illustrated by the half-percent rise in the Japanese stock market on the day the latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) flew through its airspace in late August.

Information Technology (IT) stocks returned almost double the return of the Index in the trailing year. IT companies reported strong sales and earnings growth, with the biggest positive surprises coming from a handful of big Chinese internet companies.

The eurozone and Emerging Markets (EMs) led regional returns. Better economic growth data across Europe, along with relief over the defeat in the French general elections of the anti-EU far-right, allowed investors to view the future more optimistically. They favored stocks of more-cyclical businesses, especially energy, autos, and banks. The euro gained 6% against the US dollar, bolstering

FUND FACTS at October 31, 2017
TOTAL NET ASSETS			$911.8M
SALES CHARGE			NONE
NUMBER OF HOLDINGS			74
TURNOVER (5 YR. AVG.)			30%
REDEMPTION FEE			2% FIRST 90 DAYS
DIVIDEND POLICY			ANNUAL
	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS		INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
	INSTL CLASS	INSTL CLASS Z	ADVISOR CLASS
TICKER	HLMVX	HLGZX	HLMGX
CUSIP	412295602	412295727	412295206
INCEPTION DATE	11/3/2009	8/1/2017	12/1/1996
MINIMUM INVESTMENT1	$100,000	$10,000,000	$5,000
NET EXPENSE RATIO	0.92%	0.90%2	1.19%
GROSS EXPENSE RATIO	0.92%	1.53%	1.19%

¹Lower minimums available through certain brokerage firms; ²Shown net of Harding Loevner’s contractual agreement through February 28, 2018.

European Monetary Union (EMU) stock returns to US investors. The strong performance of IT stocks, especially Chinese internet stocks, was important to EM gains.

The US stock market trailed the overall Index slightly, as accelerating economic growth and good earnings in IT and other cyclical sectors were offset by growth concerns in Consumer Staples and Health Care, and where optimism about government infrastructure spending or tax reform faded after other aims of the administration foundered in Congress in spite of the Republican majorities.

In addition to the US election, the end of 2016 was marked by a persistent value rally in which the least-expensive quintile of stocks outperformed the most-expensive quintile in every major region and in nearly every sector. And, because there is a high degree of overlap between low-quality or slow-growing businesses and companies with lowly priced stocks, the shares of the lowest-quality and slowest-growth businesses also performed better on average than shares of those with superior quality and growth records. This rally was reversed in the first six months of 2017, as style trends in the market favored stocks whose businesses demonstrated strong growth characteristics, while there was little differentiation in returns according to valuation. But then, from July to October, only the most-expensive quintile of stocks showed significant outperformance. Quality showed no pattern of effect on returns. Within developed markets, the growth preference waned late in September as US bond yields rose from the lowest levels of the year after Congress revealed plans for a large tax cut, and the Fed reiterated its intention to continue tightening monetary policy. Growth in EMs was strong throughout 2017.

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PERFORMANCE (% TOTAL RETURN)

	for periods ended September 30, 2017												for periods ended October 31, 2017
	1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		10 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*				1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		10 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*
GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO - INSTL CLASS		21.63		10.42		11.35		–		–	10.56	–		27.58		10.59		12.54		–		–	10.81	–
GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO - INSTL CLASS Z		–		–		–		–		1.10				–		–		–		–		3.80
MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD INDEX		18.63		7.43		10.20		3.88		1.86	9.37	–		23.19		7.92		10.81		3.70		3.98	9.55	–
GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO - ADVISOR CLASS		21.30		10.13		11.06		5.81		–	–	7.20		27.28		10.31		12.25		5.86		–	–	7.31

Returns are annualized for periods greater than 1 year. *Inception of the Institutional Class, 11/3/09. Inception of the Institutional Class Z, 8/1/17. Inception of the Advisor Class, 12/1/96. Index performance prior to 1/1/01 cannot be shown since it relies on back-filled data.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (877) 435-8105 or visiting www.hardingloevnerfunds.com. Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 90 days or less; otherwise, total returns would be reduced.

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION

The Portfolio outperformed in five of the eight sectors in which we have holdings and benefited from holding no Telecom Services, Real Estate, or Utilities stocks. Our large holding of IT stocks contributed the most to performance over the year, driven in part by Chinese internet businesses Weibo and Tencent, each of which reported accelerating earnings growth as internet users consumed more advertisements, games, and other services than the market had anticipated. Additionally, PayPal reported robust sales and earnings growth, as mobile-payment transactions processed through its platform surpassed the market, while Cognex captured investors’ imaginations with broader applications for its machine-vision software and optical sensors.

We had good stocks in Financials as well, led by US-based commercial bank SVB Financial Group. Energy, especially Schlum-berger, was a detractor, as was our modest allocation to cash in a strong period for equity returns.

Stocks in Consumer Discretionary also detracted from relative performance. Nike reported disappointing earnings, negatively impacted by retail-store closings as distribution shifts toward internet-based sales. UK-based advertising agency WPP reported weak earnings, and management lowered its full-year guidance due to weaker ad spending by its customers.

Viewed geographically, our outperformance stemmed largely from good stock selection in the US, including SVB Financial Group, PayPal, Cognex, and IPG Photonics. Stocks in EMs were beneficial to relative returns as well, led by internet businesses in China as well as Yandex in Russia. Eurozone holdings trailed the Index, the worst being well-pipe supplier Tenaris.

PERSPECTIVE AND OUTLOOK

The investment environment has become increasingly challenging for investors concerned with the quality, growth, and price tripod that forms the foundation of Harding Loevner’s investment philosophy. Quality as a standalone factor has become expensive in stock-price terms, in spite of the surge in value stocks at the end of 2016. We have noted the investment industry’s

The charts above illustrate the hypothetical return of an investment made in the corresponding share classes. Investment return reflects voluntary fee waivers in effect. Absent such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance provided in the table and charts above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

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efforts to reverse-engineer the successful performance that high-quality portfolios have enjoyed over the past decade by constructing “smart beta” portfolios that use quantitative tools to identify companies with similar high-quality attributes. These approaches implicitly promise future outperformance similar to that observed in the past. Smart beta approaches overlap with other managers employing optimization software to create “low volatility” portfolios that appeal to investors fearful of the inherent ups and downs of stock market investing, overlapping simply because the stocks of high-quality companies have traded with much more restrained gyrations than the average stock in past market tempests. The broader emphasis on quality, enshrined in the documenting by academics of a quality factor effect, and commercialized through the creation of “quality indexes” as benchmarks for passive money, has meant increasingly persistent and decreasingly price-sensitive demand for the stocks of high-quality companies.

Our Portfolio response has been to redouble our attention to the other two legs of our philosophical stool: growth and price. If quality is fashionable, based on either a blind embrace of its prior success or a backward-looking fear of another financial crisis, then the fruitful way forward must be one that remains discerning yet is courageously forward-looking. In the past 12 months, this route has involved an emphasis on price, encompassing the strong value rally capped by the “Trump bump,” but it has also, in recent months, coalesced around companies achieving faster growth. This latter focus on growth is the topic of this piece.

We have had a longstanding focus on growth companies in the IT sector, where the Portfolio has held an overweight position for over a decade. Our holdings have emphasized the emerging winners and beneficiaries of the promise now being realized by “Internet 2.0” and “Big Data.” Fifteen years after the tech bubble (wrongly) priced the first advent of internet-based business (“Internet 1.0”), we are witnessing the emergence in a number of industry segments of dominant or even winner-take-all internet-based businesses skillfully exploiting the “network effect” to secure their supremacy. While investors are clearly paying high prices for these businesses, their surge in the current year can

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

COUNTRY/REGION	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CANADA	0.0	3.1
EMERGING MARKETS	14.0	11.7
EUROPE EMU	14.0	10.9
EUROPE EX-EMU	12.5	10.3
JAPAN	9.8	7.9
MIDDLE EAST	1.1	0.1
PACIFIC EX-JAPAN	2.4	3.9
UNITED STATES	43.7	52.1
FRONTIER MARKETS2	0.0	–
CASH	2.5	–

¹MSCI All Country World Index; ²Includes countries with less-developed markets outside the Index.

SECTOR EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

SECTOR	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	11.7	11.9
CONSUMER STAPLES	5.6	8.6
ENERGY	3.7	6.3
FINANCIALS	13.8	18.6
HEALTH CARE	16.6	10.8
INDUSTRIALS	14.7	10.8
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	22.4	18.4
MATERIALS	9.0	5.4
REAL ESTATE	0.0	3.1
TELECOM SERVICES	0.0	3.0
UTILITIES	0.0	3.1
CASH	2.5	–

¹MSCI All Country World Index.

mostly be explained by stronger-than-expected reported earnings rather than a re-estimation of their future growth rate.

We have been fortunate to own a number of internet businesses that have continued to generate strong results. We are aware of the great promise—and considerable hype—around emergent technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and Big Data analytics of all types. For example, Facebook’s intimate personal profiles on hundreds of millions of consumers across the Western world (echoed in Tencent’s data on consumer behavior across China) have vast monetization potential. It is possible, however, that current valuations reflect peak optimism for the monetization of consumer data. Certainly, there is insufficient appreciation by investors of the rising risk that the collection and sale of consumer-behavior and other personal data will face more stringent regulation. At some point, Facebook’s ability to deliver yet another highly customized mobile advertisement or Amazon. com’s disruption of yet another consumer category will face diminishing marginal returns, but the share prices of these companies don’t discount that happening for many years.

The technologies that have catalyzed a global boom across online media, enterprise software, and e-commerce have applications in other industries that perhaps are less than fully discounted in stock prices. Our research efforts extend to companies in health care and life sciences that can use similar technology toolkits as Facebook or Amazon but whose products and penetration of end markets have yet to be fully realized. For example, there is now an extensive amount of human genetic data that is ripe for analysis by Health Care companies capable of exploiting advances in AI. By combining gene-sequencing data with other large data sets such as anonymized patient health records and diagnostic test results, Big Data can help make drug development faster and more precise. Portfolio holding Regeneron, a leading biotechnology company, is using Big Data today at its Regeneron Genetics Center to identify genomic biomarkers for new drug therapies and other applications at the intersection of pharmacology and genomics (“pharmacogenomics”). Regeneron is also an early investor in rapidly emerging gene-editing technologies, which have the potential to transform drug-discovery productivity and economics.

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Advancements in gene sequencing could also present opportunities for industrial application. Novozymes, the global leader in industrial enzymes, uses Big Data analytics to alter microbe DNA to create new enzymes that can replace polluting chemicals in consumer products such as detergents, as well as in agricultural fertilizers, an application it is currently pursuing through an alliance with Monsanto. Chr. Hansen, the global leader in bacterial cultures for food, is similarly using Big Data analytics to develop bacteria strains for promising new markets in bio-protection, animal health, and human health.

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

We have aimed to curb any increase in the forecast volatility of the Portfolio relative to the Index as we have made transactions over the last fiscal year. With few exceptions, our new purchases have been of stocks exhibiting lower volatility, including Chr. Hansen, Symrise, Check Point Software Technologies, Reckitt Benckiser, and HDFC Bank, while the reductions and sales we have made have been of holdings exhibiting higher-than-average volatility.

Within IT, we are concerned that investors have become too focused on the rewards Facebook and Google derive from their growing dominance of digital advertising in the West, and not enough on the risks that dominance creates. Their business models are inherently attractive: consumers willingly give large amounts of personal data to Google and Facebook, who analyze it for clues to buying preferences and sell their conclusions to the highest bidder, to be used in targeted advertising. Consumers thus see ads or news tailored to them, while advertisers don’t waste money marketing to disinterested targets. In practice, however, there is clear potential for abuse, including disregard of privacy rights and in the dissemination of false or misleading information. Critics assert that the power of the big social media companies has become too large. That is, can these companies’ demonstrated ability to influence behavior be allowed to roll on unrestrained, or at least without a political backlash?

For the moment, we have taken a different view of the two companies’ potential challenges, avoiding a rush to undifferentiated judgment. The abuse of Facebook’s platform and algorithms does not immediately indict the company, in our view, but the abusers. Facebook has seen its targeting tools used in ways it never imagined (e.g., targeting racist messages to organize and incite violence). The company has responded with a public expression of horror and has made changes to its filtering technologies. That said, the company’s response to the purchase of ads by Russian front companies has been considerably slower in coming. While retaining our Facebook holding, we are wary, wondering if we’ve seen peak margins, as structural costs of doing business rise in a more censorious environment—be it self-imposed or regulated by government agents. If so, we may also be witnessing peak valuation.

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS at October 31, 2017

COMPANY	SECTOR	COUNTRY	%
PAYPAL	INFO TECHNOLOGY	UNITED STATES		3.3
NIKE	CONS DISCRETIONARY	UNITED STATES		3.1
ROPER INDUSTRIES	INDUSTRIALS	UNITED STATES		2.9
PRICELINE GROUP	CONS DISCRETIONARY	UNITED STATES		2.6
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP	FINANCIALS	UNITED STATES		2.4
SYSMEX	HEALTH CARE	JAPAN		2.4
SYMRISE	MATERIALS	GERMANY		2.4
AIA GROUP	FINANCIALS	HONG KONG		2.3
SCHLUMBERGER	ENERGY	UNITED STATES		2.0
KUBOTA	INDUSTRIALS	JAPAN		1.9

On the other hand, Alphabet’s troubles with the European Commission are of a different character. There, the charge is not inadvertent abuse of the company’s powerful platform by malicious actors, but rather a violation of antitrust regulation through management’s conscious decision to favor its own products in its search rankings. We sold our large, longstanding holding in Alphabet in August 2017. We will revisit the company after the impact of still-to-come EU remedies can be assessed, or if its share price becomes meaningfully more attractive. We would also like to see less opacity and cash burn across Alphabet’s many “moon shot” ventures.

We redeployed Alphabet proceeds into two new holdings in Apple and Cognizant. We see Apple as being attractively priced in a world of very high valuations and believe the company probably to be least at risk among US large-cap techs from data-privacy concerns. Indeed, Apple has been vocal about its concerns of potential abuse of consumer data by the search and social media companies. We are also mightily impressed by Apple’s ability to deliver unprecedented performance—with design elegance—in its latest hardware products and suspect that the growth potential of its evolving software and services business is being underestimated. We also bought Cognizant, the IT consulting firm whose shares have underperformed the IT sector over the past two years, and whose management is focusing more on free cash flow generation than on growing at breakneck rates.

Please read the separate disclosures page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolio.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

FERRILL ROLL, CFA CO-LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER   ALEXANDER WALSH, CFA CO-LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER   BRYAN LLOYD, CFA PORTFOLIO MANAGER   PATRICK TODD, CFA PORTFOLIO MANAGER   ANDREW WEST, CFA PORTFOLIO MANAGER

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The International Equity Portfolio – Institutional Class gained 24.47% and the Investor Class gained 24.04% (net of fees and expenses) in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex-US Index (the Index), rose 23.65% (net of source taxes) in this period.

MARKET REVIEW

Non-US markets faced declines in the last two months of 2016 as investors reacted to the astonishing outcome of the US presidential election, but reversed course in 2017 as investor optimism returned amid improving economic data in most regions. The Index ended the fiscal year with a robust increase. Through October, the Index posted 11 consecutive positive monthly returns, the longest such stretch for the Index in the past 10 years. Although the gains came 7 years on since the last recession, investors cheered positive economic data as it suggested synchronized growth across all major regions, while inflation remained muted. Meanwhile, investors largely rationalized the threat to stability from the US Federal Reserve’s staggered exit from extremely loose monetary policy as being about normalization rather than inflation taming. Markets also mostly ignored escalating tensions between North Korea and the US, illustrated by the half-percent rise in the Japanese stock market on the day the latest ICBM flew through its airspace in late August.

Information Technology (IT) stocks returned roughly double the return of the Index in the trailing year. IT companies reported strong sales and earnings growth, with the biggest positive surprises coming from a handful of big Chinese internet companies.

The eurozone and Emerging Markets (EMs) led regional returns. Better economic growth data across Europe, along with relief over the defeat in the French general elections of the anti-EU far-right, allowed investors to view the future more optimistically. They favored stocks of more-cyclical businesses, especially energy, autos,

FUND FACTS at October 31, 2017
TOTAL NET ASSETS			$11,918.9M
SALES CHARGE			NONE
NUMBER OF HOLDINGS			55
TURNOVER (5 YR. AVG.)			15%
REDEMPTION FEE			2% FIRST 90 DAYS
DIVIDEND POLICY			ANNUAL
	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS		INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
	INSTL CLASS	INSTL CLASS Z	INVESTOR CLASS
TICKER	HLMIX	HLIZX	HLMNX
CUSIP	412295107	412295719	412295503
INCEPTION DATE	5/11/1994	7/17/2017	9/30/2005
MINIMUM INVESTMENT1	$100,000	$10,000,000	$5,000
NET EXPENSE RATIO	0.83%	0.80%2	1.14%
GROSS EXPENSE RATIO	0.83%	1.43%	1.14%

¹Lower minimums available through certain brokerage firms; ²Shown net of Harding Loevner’s contractual agreement through February 28, 2018.

and banks. The euro gained 6% against the US dollar, bolstering European Monetary Union (EMU) stock returns to US investors. The strong performance of IT stocks, especially Chinese internet stocks, was important to EM gains.

In addition to the US election, the end of 2016 was marked by a sharp value rally in which the least-expensive quintile of stocks outperformed the most-expensive quintile in every major region and in nearly every sector. And, because there is a high degree of overlap between low-quality or slow-growing businesses and companies with lowly priced stocks, the shares of the lowest-quality and slowest-growth businesses also performed better on average than shares of those with superior quality and growth records. This value rally was reversed in the first six months of 2017, as style trends in the market favored stocks whose businesses demonstrated strong growth characteristics, while there was little differentiation in returns according to valuation. But then, from July to October, only the most-expensive quintile of stocks showed significant outperformance, while quality showed no pattern of effect on returns. Within developed markets, the growth preference waned late in September as US bond yields rose from the lowest levels of the year after Congress revealed plans for a large tax cut, and the Fed reiterated its intention to continue tightening monetary policy. Growth in EMs was strong throughout 2017.

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION

Our large holding of IT stocks added to performance over the year. We also benefited from good stock selection within Consumer Staples, especially soybean processor Bunge. We had good stocks in Financials as well, especially German insurer Allianz and

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PERFORMANCE (% TOTAL RETURN)

	for periods ended September 30, 2017												for periods ended October 31, 2017
	1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		10 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*				1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		10 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*
INTL EQUITY PORTFOLIO - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS		18.66		8.28		9.02		4.83		–	–	6.48		24.47		8.42		9.38		4.45		–	–	6.55
INTL EQUITY PORTFOLIO - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Z		–		–		–		–		3.80	–	–		–		–		–		–		6.00	–	–
MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD EX-US INDEX		19.62		4.70		6.98		1.28		3.45	4.86	–		23.65		5.71		7.29		0.92		5.40	4.99	–
INTL EQUITY PORTFOLIO - INVESTOR CLASS		18.23		7.94		8.67		4.51		–	6.79	–		24.04		8.07		9.03		4.13		–	6.92	–

Returns are annualized for periods greater than 1 year. *Inception of the Institutional Class, 5/11/94. Inception of the Institutional Class Z, 7/17/17. Inception of the Investor Class, 9/30/05. Index performance prior to 1/1/01 cannot be shown since it relies on back-filled data.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (877) 435-8105 or visiting www.hardingloevnerfunds.com. Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 90 days or less; otherwise, total returns would be reduced.

Singapore bank DBS Group. Our significant overweight to Health Care was a detractor from relative returns, as was our modest allocation to cash in a strong period for equity returns.

Viewed geographically, we benefited from good stock selection in EMs, Pacific Ex-Japan, the Middle East, the eurozone, and Canada. EM holdings bettered the Index due to Naspers and IT heavyweights Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor. Our stock selection in Japan detracted from relative returns, due to declines in shares of M3,Park24, and Sysmex.

PERSPECTIVE AND OUTLOOK

The investment environment has become increasingly challenging for investors concerned with the quality, growth, and price tripod that forms the foundation of Harding Loevner’s investment philosophy. Quality as a standalone factor has become expensive in stock-price terms, in spite of the surge in value stocks at the end of 2016. We have noted the investment industry’s efforts to reverse-engineer the successful performance that high-quality portfolios have enjoyed over the past decade by constructing “smart beta” portfolios that use quantitative tools to identify companies with similar high-quality attributes. These approaches implicitly promise future outperformance similar to that observed in the past. Smart beta approaches overlap with other managers employing optimization software to create “low volatility” portfolios that appeal to investors fearful of the inherent ups and downs of stock market investing, overlapping simply because the stocks of high-quality companies have traded with much more restrained gyrations than the average stock in past market tempests. The broader emphasis on quality, enshrined in the documenting by academics of a quality factor effect, and commercialized through the creation of “quality indexes” as benchmarks for passive money, has meant increasingly persistent and decreasingly price-sensitive demand for the stocks of high-quality companies.

Our Portfolio response has been to redouble our attention to the other two legs of our philosophical stool: growth and price. If quality is fashionable, based on either a blind embrace of its prior success or a backward-looking fear of another financial crisis, then the fruitful way forward must be one that remains discerning

The charts above illustrate the hypothetical return of an investment made in the corresponding share classes. Investment return reflects voluntary fee waivers in effect. Absent such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance provided in the table and charts above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

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yet is courageously forward-looking. In the past 12 months, this route has involved an emphasis on price, encompassing the strong value rally capped by the “Trump bump,” but it has also, in recent months, coalesced around companies achieving faster growth.

Faster economic growth has long been associated with rising labor productivity. Traditionally, labor productivity and wage growth were joined at the hip: as productivity grew, both companies and workers shared the benefits. However, the relationship between wage growth and productivity has steadily separated since the late 1970s, pressuring labor’s share of profits.

The fall of trade barriers over decades has dramatically increased consumer choices and lowered prices for those goods, while the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs from the developed world to the developing world enabled staggering gains in employment, and therefore per capita income, in developing countries. That weakened the bargaining position of less-skilled workers in the US and other developed economies. That labor arbitrage is essentially complete. Now, instead of low-skilled workers being replaced by cheaper labor abroad, their manufacturing jobs risk substitution by the application of industrial automation, robotics, and computing power. That substitution results in a similar dampening of wage growth. Furthermore, the service sector is no longer immune from the threat of technology. For example, in financial services the use of algorithmic trading and robo-advisors has begun eliminating high-paying jobs, while mobile phone apps have replaced human brokers.

Contrary to populist rhetoric, this is not solely an American or even a developed-world phenomenon. In their global company research travels, our analysts have seen the same application of industrial automation and robotics in Guangdong Province, China or Hwaseong, South Korea as they have in Peoria or Columbus. Wenting Shen, CFA, one of our China analysts, spent a month in the country this summer and noted as much: “Standing in the middle of China’s largest furniture factory last month, one can only hear the rhythms of machines, but hardly see any workers around… As frequently reported, China’s blue-collar wages have

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

COUNTRY/REGION	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CANADA	2.1	6.5
EMERGING MARKETS	21.0	24.5
EUROPE EMU	31.0	22.8
EUROPE EX-EMU	19.2	21.4
JAPAN	12.8	16.4
MIDDLE EAST	2.2	0.3
PACIFIC EX-JAPAN	6.4	8.1
FRONTIER MARKETS2	0.0	–
OTHER3	1.5	–
CASH	3.8	–

¹MSCI All Country World ex-US Index; ²Includes countries with less-developed markets outside the Index; ³Includes companies classified in countries outside the Index.

SECTOR EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

SECTOR	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	7.2	11.3
CONSUMER STAPLES	7.5	9.5
ENERGY	5.2	6.7
FINANCIALS	18.8	23.0
HEALTH CARE	16.5	7.6
INDUSTRIALS	12.5	11.9
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	21.0	11.7
MATERIALS	6.8	7.9
REAL ESTATE	0.7	3.2
TELECOM SERVICES	0.0	4.1
UTILITIES	0.0	3.1
CASH	3.8	–

¹MSCI All Country World ex-US Index.

been soaring, [while] automation equipment has become cheaper because of localized production of global brands as well as the improvement of substitute local brands.”

Companies that can facilitate faster, more efficient manufacturing (i.e., enable productivity gains) have enjoyed sustained and profitable growth, and many of them find a place in our Portfolio. Increasingly, their devices—such as Fanuc’s industrial robots, Keyence’s optical sensors, and Schlumberger’s downhole oil-well test tools—are integrated more fully with software and embedded with more semiconductor chips to gather information and precisely measure output, flows, temperatures, and tolerances. The prospect of machine learning has driven the capture of even more data, which will allow computers to use algorithms increasingly to make decisions independently.

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

In our investment process, we first populate our stable of investment candidates with businesses that we believe meet our quality and growth criteria and then follow with valuation work to determine what we think a business is worth. Focusing first on the business and only later on the attractiveness of its shares means that if its shares are not attractively priced, we can monitor the progress and valuation of the business while waiting for a dislocation in the share price to provide an opening for a purchase. The market’s recent low volatility has been accompanied by high correlation among stock prices, so that there just have not been many relative price dislocations that afford us compelling opportunities to buy.

Activity in the Portfolio has been muted in recent months. Over the fiscal year, we have made thirty-two Portfolio transactions—including additions and reductions to existing positions as well as new purchases or dispositions. Nearly one-third of these transactions took place in November and December of 2016 alone, mainly reacting to large relative price changes that presented themselves in the more volatile and heterogeneous markets in the wake of the US election.

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One needs to look back over the past fiscal year to have a true sense of how incremental changes to the Portfolio have cumulated to substantial shifts in sectoral weights. We have reduced our holdings in Consumer Staples by about 370 basis points, largely on the sales of Bunge and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev). Owned in our Portfolio since 2012, AB InBev had been a successful investment. 3G Capital, the private equity group managing the business since its hostile takeover in late 2008, followed its cost-cutting template, wrenching down costs and boosting margins, but since AB InBev’s acquisition of another multinational beer giant, SABMiller, antitrust considerations likely rule out any further acquisitions of inefficient competitors to which to apply those methods next. Now, 3G faces the task of growing the business organically, despite slow growth in beer consumption globally and the constant challenge from the growing craft segment. Slower sales, coupled with fewer cost-cutting levers, meant to us that the company’s prospects were fully priced in its shares. Bunge, by comparison, had been a less profitable investment over our 12 years as owners. The weather-related vicissitudes of being an agriculture company, coupled with a significant exposure to recession-weary Brazilian consumers through its forward integration into cooking oils in that market, as well as long-term threats to government subsidies for its ethanol business were such that, after a bumper crop of three consecutive positive quarterly earnings surprises, we decided to exit, unconvinced that the inherently cyclical nature of the business had changed. To this point, the sale appears to have been well timed.

While our Consumer Staples holdings shrank, our Financials holdings grew. We made three new investments in EM banks in the fiscal year: India’s HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank and Mexico’s GF Banorte. All three investments were made after the Trump victory, when US dollar strength afforded the opportunity to buy EM securities more cheaply. This was especially the case with Banorte, whose share price was also depressed by Trump’s border-wall rhetoric and his threats to repeal NAFTA. We also bought a new holding in the UK-listed HSBC, believing that the regulatory environment for banks is poised to become easier, after seven years of capital, liquidity, and compliance directives following the global financial crisis. We added to our holding in BBVA, which has operations in both the US and in EMs. We believed that political consensus was building to stimulate US economic activity via government infrastructure spending, which would lead to higher interest rates and thus to higher net interest margins for the banks. Both those expectations have been dashed, with interest rates and spreads now back near pre-election levels. Nevertheless, given the outperformance of Financials against the overall market over the last year, the increased weight to Financials and our good stock selection have benefited the Portfolio by neutralizing an underweight stance that would have been costly. Today, Financials represents just under 20% of the Portfolio versus 23% for the Index.

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS at October 31, 2017

COMPANY	SECTOR	COUNTRY	%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS	INFO TECHNOLOGY	SOUTH KOREA		3.7
ALLIANZ	FINANCIALS	GERMANY		3.6
BAYER	HEALTH CARE	GERMANY		3.5
AIA GROUP	FINANCIALS	HONG KONG		3.4
DASSAULT SYSTÈMES	INFO TECHNOLOGY	FRANCE		3.4
NESTLE	CONS STAPLES	SWITZERLAND		3.4
FANUC	INDUSTRIALS	JAPAN		3.2
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL	ENERGY	UNITED KINGDOM		3.1
NASPERS	CONS DISCRETIONARY	SOUTH AFRICA		3.0
BAIDU	INFO TECHNOLOGY	CHINA		2.8

Please read the separate disclosures page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolio.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

JAFAR RIZVI, CFA

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The International Small Companies Portfolio – Institutional Class gained 26.98% and the Investor Class gained 26.71% (net of fees and expenses) in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex-US Small Cap Index (the Index), rose 24.68% (net of source taxes) in this period.

MARKET REVIEW

The MSCI All Country World ex-US Small Cap Index rose 25% in the trailing 12 months, extending its string of monthly gains to eleven, the longest since 2012. Accelerating global economic growth has been an important factor underpinning investor optimism. The International Monetary Fund in July projected global economic growth of 3.5% for 2017, an improvement over 3.1% in 2016. Central banks in the US, Europe, and Japan have echoed this forecast. From our perspective deep within the company research trench, smaller companies continue to meet or exceed their growth expectations.

In contrast with the stock market’s sanguinity, political risks have been rising. Tensions between the US and North Korea heightened after North Korea launched several intercontinental ballistic missiles, two of which flew over Japanese territory. Although Angela Merkel won the election in Germany, the extreme right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gained a foothold in the German parliament. The party draws those skeptical of the European Union; it has opposed German-backed bailouts of struggling members such as Greece and its manifesto calls for the dissolution of the euro.

The US dollar weakened as the Federal Reserve hesitated to raise rates and investors’ confidence in the administration’s ability to deliver on business-friendly tax policy changes waned. With the exception of the Swiss franc, all currencies in Europe—both inside and outside the eurozone—appreciated against the dollar, helping these two regions perform strongly in dollar terms.

Emerging Markets (EMs) also rose strongly, led by Peru. Many EM countries benefitted from rising commodity prices lifted by sustained global growth.

FUND FACTS at October 31, 2017
TOTAL NET ASSETS		$194.5M
SALES CHARGE		NONE
NUMBER OF HOLDINGS		87
TURNOVER (5 YR. AVG.)		48%
REDEMPTION FEE		2% FIRST 90 DAYS
DIVIDEND POLICY		ANNUAL
	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS	INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
	INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	INVESTOR CLASS
TICKER	HLMRX	HLMSX
CUSIP	412295875	412295883
INCEPTION DATE	6/30/2011	3/26/2007
MINIMUM INVESTMENT1	$100,000	$5,000
NET EXPENSE RATIO2	1.15%	1.40%
GROSS EXPENSE RATIO	1.50%	1.80%

¹Lower minimums available through certain brokerage firms; ²Shown net of Harding Loevner’s contractual agreement through February 28, 2018.

By sector, Information Technology (IT) rose the most, with companies in that sector reporting good earnings and providing strong guidance for the rest of 2017. Industrials and Financials also bettered the Index. In May, OPEC extended its crude oil production cuts by nine months, but the stubbornly slow declines in global crude oil inventories thus far this year—along with concerns about rising oil production in the US, Nigeria, and Libya as well as the lack of further OPEC actions to support oil prices—put pressure on oil prices in the period, impacting Energy sector performance.

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION

Viewed by sector, our stock selection in Industrials and Financials contributed the most to relative returns. In Industrials, RPS Group, Bossard, Senior, and Arcadis had strong returns. BRAC Bank, GRUH Finance, and Rathbone Brothers led the way in Financials.

Our stock selection in IT, in particular Chinese PAX Global and Hong Kong-based Wasion Group Holdings, detracted significantly. PAX, a manufacturer of electronic payment terminals, reported a 15% fall in net income year-over-year for the first half of 2017 due to increased spending on sales, marketing, and technology. These investments are aimed at enhancing PAX’s distribution capabilities outside of China and at developing more software to enhance the company’s hardware products, pursuits that we believe will lead to future growth. However, our overweight to the IT sector in the period was a strong contributor.

Viewed by region, the Portfolio had the greatest success in the European Monetary Union (EMU), due to both our large overweight compared to the Index and strong stock selection. Approximately 30% of our Portfolio is invested in Europe EMU, compared to just

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PERFORMANCE (% TOTAL RETURN)

	for periods ended September 30, 2017											for periods ended October 31, 2017
	1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		10 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*			1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		10 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*
INTL SMALL COMPANIES PORTFOLIO - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS		23.31		8.91		11.06		–		7.79	–		26.98		9.40		11.36		–		7.82	–
MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD EX-US SMALL CAP INDEX		19.17		8.14		9.67		3.57		6.00	–		24.68		9.68		10.07		3.17		6.22	–
INTL SMALL COMPANIES PORTFOLIO - INVESTOR CLASS		23.03		8.62		10.78		5.81		–	6.77		26.71		9.13		11.09		5.58		–	6.80

Returns are annualized for periods greater than 1 year. *Inception of the Institutional Class, 6/30/11. Inception of the Investor Class, 3/26/07. Index performance prior to 6/1/07 cannot be shown in the table above since it relies on back-filled data.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (877) 435-8105 or visiting www.hardinglo-evnerfunds.com. Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 90 days or less; otherwise, total returns would be reduced.

The charts below illustrate the hypothetical return of an investment made in the corresponding share classes. Investment return reflects voluntary fee waivers in effect. Absent such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance provided in the table above and charts below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

18% of the Index. France, Germany, and the Netherlands are the main sources of the overweight. In terms of stock selection, Finland-based Vaisala was a top contributor. The company manufactures microscopic mechanical sensors primarily used in weather equipment. In April, the company disclosed that its first-quarter new-order growth increased by 26% year-over-year. Stock selection in France and Germany detracted, however.

Stock selection in Europe ex-EMU was strong thanks to UK-based industrials (RPS Group and Senior) and Switzerland-based Bossard, a supplier of specialized fasteners, which reported strong earnings. Bossard continued to exhibit robust growth in the US, where sales increased by 32%, largely due to revenue earned from Tesla.

Our modest cash position detracted from relative performance in a strong period for equity returns.

INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVES

The automotive trend toward electric and hybrid vehicles will provide a significant impetus to several of our holdings. Electric Vehicles (EVs) make up slightly less than 1% of all vehicles on the road

today. Hybrid vehicles¹ constitute another 3%. Forecasts vary, but some middle-of-the-road forecasts suggest the proportion of EV’s and hybrids could rise to 11% by 2025, and 18% by 2030.

Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research estimates, LMC Automotive, IHS Markit.

¹Vehicles with an internal combustion engine and an electric motor.

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Investment in engineering and design for new EV and hybrid models means rising demand for Bertrandt, a provider of design and engineering services to German automakers. Special considerations pertaining to electrification include exterior and interior design, use of newer and lighter materials, noise reduction techniques, battery testing, and powertrain design.2 Given the extent of design and engineering services required, we estimate that at least a quarter of Bertrandt’s new business will relate to EVs and hybrids.

Companies that produce EV components will also benefit directly from the increased number of EVs and wider range of models. For example, LEM Holdings makes transducers that measure and control current and voltage. The company designs the chips that are used in its transducers, called application specific integrated circuits (ASICS), giving LEM a significant competitive advantage relative to competitors who rely on undifferentiated off-the-shelf chips. EVs use ten times as many transducers as internal combustion engine (ICE)-based cars. In the first quarter of 2017, the company increased sales of transducers for EVs and hybrids by 44%, and we estimate that they now represent 8% of its total sales. Bossard, the industrial fastener distributor, is also supplying the growing EV market. Tesla, one of Bossard’s largest clients, plans to produce 500,000 electric cars per year by 2018, five times its current rate. Bossard will be supplying parts for Tesla’s Model 3, which went into production in July, and its products will likely be chosen for new models that Tesla will introduce in the next few years. We estimate about 10% of Bossard’s total sales come from EVs currently. Other EV-oriented clients of Bossard include Proterra (electric buses), Gogoro (electric scooters), Alta Motors (electric motocross bikes), and Lucid Motors (electric cars). Sensata Technologies, which makes sensors for the automotive market, was recently added to the Portfolio and is discussed in the Portfolio Highlights section.

Though these companies may see sales related to traditional ICE cars decline, we expect their EV-related products to grow at a faster rate, offsetting the loss in sales to traditional business. Many automakers are setting targets that support these expectations. For instance, BMW aims for 15–25% of total sales to be from EVs by 2025.

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

COUNTRY/REGION	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CANADA	0.0	6.6
EMERGING MARKETS	16.5	22.1
EUROPE EMU	29.3	18.4
EUROPE EX-EMU	23.6	22.5
JAPAN	13.8	21.5
MIDDLE EAST	0.6	1.1
PACIFIC EX-JAPAN	4.0	7.8
FRONTIER MARKETS2	6.8	–
OTHER3	1.1	–
CASH	4.3	–

¹MSCI All Country World ex-US Small Cap Index; ²Includes countries with less- developed markets outside the Index; ³Includes companies classified in coun-tries outside the Index.

SECTOR EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

SECTOR	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	7.5	15.6
CONSUMER STAPLES	11.5	6.4
ENERGY	1.6	3.2
FINANCIALS	12.5	10.5
HEALTH CARE	13.2	6.7
INDUSTRIALS	22.5	20.1
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	22.4	12.8
MATERIALS	2.9	11.0
REAL ESTATE	0.0	9.8
TELECOM SERVICES	0.6	1.1
UTILITIES	1.0	2.8
CASH	4.3	–

¹MSCI All Country World ex-US Small Cap Index.

Other Portfolio companies don’t sell directly to the EV and hybrid car manufactures, but are still beneficiaries from the increasing demand in semiconductors for these cars. One of the main parts of a car, the powertrain, is expected to have 6 to 10 times more semiconductors by value for an EV than for a traditional ICE-based car. For example, analysts at UBS found US$580 worth of semiconductors in the powertrain of a Chevy Bolt, as opposed to US$60–90 in a traditional engine.³

In addition, EVs use advanced driver assistance systems, which include many safety features such as automatic braking, lane departure warning, and adaptive cruise control. These features require functionality provided by semiconductors including LiDAR (light detection and ranging), radar, sensors, and image processing.

Manufacturing of all of these semiconductors requires “clean rooms”—spaces that are cleansed of all particles by vacuum pumps. Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology is a German manufacturer of technologically-advanced pumps that can create near-perfect vacuums. Pfeiffer’s pumps are used in plants that operate at the nanometer scale and demand precision. About 38% of Pfeiffer’s sales are to manufacturers of semiconductors.

To pack more and more functionality onto the surface of a semiconductor, the integrated circuits must be made increasingly small. Deposition, which involves exposing silicon wafers to different chemicals to deposit thin films onto which the integrated circuits are etched, is the key process to create circuits on the molecular or even atomic scale. ASM International is the market leader in atomic layer deposition technology, and is benefitting from increased adoption of advanced semiconductors in EVs, which we estimate are the source of about 10–12% of ASM’s sales.

²The powertrain includes the main power-generating components of a vehicle: the engine, differentials, drive shafts, transfer case, and transmission.

³UBS Global Research, Q-Series: UBS Evidence Lab Electric Car Teardown. (May 18, 2017).

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The shift toward EVs will not be without negative impacts on some companies, however. Those with exposure to traditional fossil fuels, for instance, will face headwinds long term. Although we continue to hold a significant underweight in Energy relative to the Index, two companies in the Portfolio—Dialog Group Berhad and Nostrum Oil & Gas—are classified under the Energy sector. Dialog provides both upstream and downstream technical and engineering services including logistics, plant maintenance, fabrication, engineering, and construction. Nostrum Oil & Gas is a UK-listed oil and gas exploration and development company with fields in Kazakhstan.

We think the impact of EV penetration on oil and gas prices will be very gradual. Currently, the installed base of traditional ICE-based vehicles is so large that even a faster-than-expected adoption of hybrid and electric alternatives would not be an immediate threat to the future of these oil and gas companies. With over 1.2 billion traditional cars on the road, there is certainly a sizable market for oil and gas in the near term. That said, we do think sustained EV adoption poses a risk to energy suppliers, and we are closely monitoring the fundamentals of both businesses relative to their share prices.

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

In the trailing 12 months, we continued to redeploy capital away from our most-expensive holdings in favor of relatively cheaper alternatives that nonetheless offer quality and growth characteristics.

For example, we sold Japan’s Sugi Holdings—as we considered it significantly overvalued—and Saudi Arabia’s Herfy Food Services—out of concern about intensifying competition from McDonald’s and Burger King. We also sold Coastal Contracts of Malaysia as its core business of building, selling, and chartering of offshore vehicles remains weak and could weaken further as low oil prices continue to impact demand for offshore exploration and production ships. In addition, the company is now venturing outside its main business to pursue offshore gas-treatment projects, detracting focus from its core business. Hong Kong-based electric-meter company Wasion Group Holdings was sold as we observed a significant slowdown in growth for Waison’s smart meters now that the penetration of these products in China has increased significantly. Competition has also increased, mainly from local companies.

We used the cash raised from these sales to establish positions in new high quality-growth companies whose stocks appeared more attractive on our financial models.

One new purchase was Emami Limited, an Indian company that manufactures personal care and medicinal products, such as skin cream, hair oils, pain-relief creams, and digestion aids. Emami’s products are mostly herbal based, which Indian consumers perceive as safer and more effective than chemical-based products.

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS at October 31, 2017

COMPANY	SECTOR	COUNTRY	%
VAISALA	INFO TECHNOLOGY	FINLAND		3.1
HIDAY HIDAKA	CONS DISCRETIONARY	JAPAN		2.8
ALTEN	INFO TECHNOLOGY	FRANCE		2.7
BECHTLE	INFO TECHNOLOGY	GERMANY		2.7
REPLY	INFO TECHNOLOGY	ITALY		2.4
LISI	INDUSTRIALS	FRANCE		2.2
BOSSARD	INDUSTRIALS	SWITZERLAND		2.1
ABCAM	HEALTH CARE	UNITED KINGDOM		2.1
BRAC BANK	FINANCIALS	BANGLADESH		2.0
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC	HEALTH CARE	GERMANY		1.9

Over its 43-year history, Emami has built up a distribution network of 4.6 million retail locations in India that sell its products. Through its 16 brands Emami controls approximately two-thirds of the Indian herbal-products market, a share we think it can maintain due to the nationwide reach of its distribution and customer loyalty to its brands. It would be very difficult and expensive for a competitor to build an equivalent network. Thanks to these competitive advantages, Emami grew its earnings 27% per annum over the last ten years and routinely generates a return on capital of over 20%. The negative impact of India’s 2016 currency demonetization on consumer spending is now largely behind the company. We expect it to resume growing its earnings rapidly, as consumers’ rising disposable income enables them to spend more on brand-name products.

We also purchased Sensata Technologies, which makes sensors and controls that measure physical phenomenon such as pressure, speed, and temperature. Its primary end markets are the industrial and automotive industries, both of which are increasingly adopting Sensata’s products—ranging from tire pressure monitoring systems to sensors that monitor the performance of energy-conserving industrial refrigerators—to enhance safety and efficiency. Sensata is a low-cost leader, with strong positions in both the sensor and control markets thanks to an ability to deliver high-quality, customized products. The company has consistently generated strong free cash flow and double-digit returns on invested capital and returns on equity.

Other high-quality companies added to the Portfolio in the past 12 months include five other Industrials companies, an Energy company, two Financials companies, two Health Care companies, and three IT companies.

Please read the separate disclosures page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolio.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

G. RUSTY JOHNSON, CFA	PRADIPTA CHAKRABORTTY
CO-LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER	PORTFOLIO MANAGER
CRAIG SHAW, CFA	SCOTT CRAWSHAW
CO-LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER	PORTFOLIO MANAGER
	RICHARD SCHMIDT, CFA
	PORTFOLIO MANAGER

The Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio and the Emerging Markets Portfolio are generally closed to new investors.

The Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio – Class I and Class II – and the Emerging Markets Portfolio – Advisor Class (collectively, the “Portfolios”) are both managed in strict accordance with the Emerging Markets Equity strategy model portfolio. Therefore, the Portfolios have highly similar holdings and characteristics. We have provided a single commentary to cover both Portfolios. The specific performance and characteristics of each are presented separately in the tables that follow.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio – Class I rose 25.08%, the Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio – Class II rose 25.43%, and the Emerging Markets Portfolio – Advisor Class rose 24.93% (all net of fees and expenses) in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. The Portfolios’ benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 26.45% (net of source taxes) in this period.

MARKET REVIEW

The fiscal year ending October 31, 2017 began inauspiciously for Emerging Markets (EMs), which declined sharply in November as the surprise election of Donald Trump sparked concern among investors about the potential impact of his protectionist agenda on global trade and EM companies. Inflation expectations and bond yields also quickly rose, hurting the value of EM currencies versus the US dollar. But EMs recovered in January and enjoyed positive momentum for the rest of the fiscal year, propelled by a supportive combination of robust global economic growth, declining inflation expectations, and strong results in the Information Technology (IT) sector.

Investors were also heartened by China’s strong economic growth, the stabilization of its currency, and moderation of capital outflows. Rising corporate profits have eased fears about the corporate sector’s ability to service its high level of debt—which has been a key risk facing the Chinese economy. As corporate liabilities fell,

FUND FACTS at October 31, 2017
SALES CHARGE			NONE
NUMBER OF HOLDINGS			78
REDEMPTION FEE			2% FIRST 90 DAYS
DIVIDEND POLICY			ANNUAL
	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS		INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
PORTFOLIO ASSETS	$4,844.8M		$4,015.0M
TURNOVER (5 YR AVG)	21%		29%
CLASS	CLASS I	CLASS II	ADVISOR
TICKER	HLMEX	HLEEX	HLEMX
CUSIP	412295701	412295693	412295305
INCEPTION DATE	10/17/2005	3/5/2014	11/9/1998
MINIMUM INVESTMENT1	$500,000	$25,000,000	$5,000
NET EXPENSE RATIO	1.29%	1.12%2	1.42%
GROSS EXPENSE RATIO	1.29%	1.24%3	1.42%

¹Lower minimums available through certain brokerage firms;

²The Net Expense Ratio is as of October 31, 2017 as the Portfolio is operating below the contractual agreement, which is in effect until February 28, 2018;

³The Gross Expense Ratio is as of the Prospectus dated February 28, 2017.

China’s ratio of overall debt to GDP declined in September 2017 for the first time in nearly six years.¹ Other positive news included the boosting of domestic confidence by a stronger property market. China’s Real Estate sector, another source of systemic risk, appeared to find a more sustainable path as recent financial reforms, notably the development of the domestic bond market, helped shift funding for real estate projects out of the shadow banking system.

Companies reporting demonstrable growth in revenues and profits had the strongest share-price performance, particularly the stocks of the “New” (technology-oriented) EM companies in both IT and Consumer Discretionary. Real Estate outperformed as well, led by China’s large listed developers. Yet “Old” (commodity-oriented) EM companies in the Materials sector also soared, aided by a roughly 30% rise in industrial metals prices in the trailing 12 months. The more-defensive Consumer Staples, Health Care, and Telecom Services sectors, while all positive, lagged the benchmark significantly.

From a regional perspective, Asia was the best performer, with the IT-heavy Chinese and South Korean markets leading the way. In China, leading internet platforms such as Tencent, which focuses on social media and gaming, and Alibaba, the largest e-commerce platform, posted a strong acceleration in revenue growth which boosted share prices. Another Index heavyweight, Samsung Electronics, as well as other technology companies benefitted from strong global demand for high-powered memory products. South Korea also elected a new president, Moon Jae-in, who seeks progressive economic reforms and aims to secure healthier relations with China.

¹Gabriel Wildau, “Beijing effort and inflation push China debt load down,” Financial Times (September 24, 2017).

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PERFORMANCE (% TOTAL RETURN)    

	for periods ended September 30, 2017											for periods ended October 31, 2017
	1 YEAR	3 YEARS		5 YEARS		10 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*				1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		10 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*
INST. EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO - CLASS I	21.95		6.43		6.44		2.62		–	7.90	–		25.08		6.36		6.53		1.73		–	8.00	–
INST. EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO - CLASS II	22.14		6.63		–		–		6.96	–	–		25.43		6.59		–		–		7.34	–	–
MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX	22.46		4.91		3.98		1.31		6.04	7.24	–		26.45		5.70		4.83		0.59		6.90	7.50	–
EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO - ADVISOR CLASS	21.73		6.37		6.41		2.58		–	–	12.02		24.93		6.30		6.50		1.70		–	–	12.07

Returns are annualized for periods greater than 1 year. *Inception of Class I, 10/17/05. Inception of Class II, 3/5/14. Inception of the Advisor Class, 11/9/98. Index performance prior to 1/1/01 cannot be shown since it relies on back-filled data.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (877) 435-8105 or visiting www.hardingloevnerfunds.com. Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 90 days or less; otherwise, total returns would be reduced.

Emerging Europe also posted good returns, although the region modestly lagged the Index. Robust economic performance and moderating political risk strongly supported stock markets in Hungary and Poland. Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election provided a measure of optimism about the future of the European Union.

The large markets of Latin America faced headwinds from the burden of rising political risks. In Brazil, popular support for Brazil’s President Michel Temer continued to fade due to allegations that he helped direct payment of bribes for political favors. The legislature’s commitment to his reform program remains strong, however, as seen in the Senate’s approval of new labor laws in July allowing for flexible work hours and more direct negotiations between employers and their workers. Returns in Mexico were hurt by concerns about the sustainability of the NAFTA trade agreement (the abolition of which was a feature of President Trump’s agenda) and political uncertainties as the country moves toward an election year in 2018.

The only region to decline this period was the Middle East, despite the support of more robust energy prices. (Brent crude reached around US$60 by the end of the fiscal year, the highest since summer 2015.) No solution has been forthcoming for the diplomatic stand-off that erupted in June 2017 between Index-constituent Qatar and a coalition of its neighbors, led by Saudi Arabia, which has accused Qatar of funding terrorist groups. The coalition members have cut off relations with Qatar and blockaded the country.

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION

The Portfolios underperformed this year as overall positive stock selection was overcome by unfavorable sector and geographic allocations. We especially were hurt by being underweight in IT (including Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba) and by our small allocation to cash in a period of strong Index returns.

Stocks in Industrials and Utilities were key positive contributors. In the former, Chinese online job search and human resource-services business 51Job Inc. reported strong growth in revenues in part due to the success of its cross-selling initiatives. The Portfolios’ only Utilities holding, Chinese natural-gas distributor ENN Energy, has enjoyed significant volume growth in 2017 aided by energy development

The charts above illustrate the hypothetical return of an investment made in the corresponding share classes. Investment return reflects voluntary fee waivers in effect. Absent such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance provided in the table and charts above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

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projects in China. Stock selection was poor in Consumer Discretionary, as Mexican media company Televisa suffered from a decline in television advertising, and IT, where the profit margins of South Korea-based search and social platform NAVER felt the cost of artificial intelligence-related investments. The Taiwanese industrial PC maker Advantech also had weak returns as growth in its US business slowed. From a regional perspective, allocation effects were negative given our underweight exposure to the surging markets of China and South Korea. This detractor was partially offset by positive stock selection in Asia, including Taiwanese pneumatic equipment maker AirTAC and Chinese social media platform Weibo, both of which enjoyed robust earnings growth. Taiwan’s Largan Precision was also a significant contributor as high-end smartphone makers accelerated their roll-out of camera features that incorporate its specialized miniature lenses.

INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVES

EM technology continues to roar ahead

The stand-out performance by IT sector stocks together with those of internet-based businesses classified in other sectors was an astonishing feature of the fiscal year. The IT sector index rose 52% in the fiscal year. Contrary to the established view that EMs are engaged primarily in resource extraction and basic manufacturing, the Index is dominated today by IT and internet-related companies. The IT sector alone comprises almost 30% of the EM Index, more than double its weight just five years ago.

The outperformance of the EM IT sector is not a new phenomenon—the sector consistently outpaced the broad Index over the past five years. While the total earnings base of the EM Index was essentially flat for the period 2012–2016, the companies in the IT sector generated superior financial results, which has underpinned their share-price appreciation. IT’s sales growth has

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

COUNTRY/REGION	INSTITUTIONAL	ADVISOR
	HLMEX / HLEEX	HLEMX	BENCHMARK1
BRAZIL	7.0	7.0	7.1
CHINA + HONG KONG2	28.9	28.9	29.7
INDIA	5.1	5.1	8.7
MEXICO	4.4	4.4	3.1
RUSSIA	5.7	5.7	3.2
SOUTH AFRICA	5.4	5.4	6.3
SOUTH KOREA	10.5	10.6	15.7
TAIWAN	10.8	10.8	11.8
SMALL EMERGING MARKETS3	15.3	15.3	14.4
FRONTIER MARKETS4	1.1	1.1	–
DEVELOPED MARKET LISTED5	3.7	3.7	–
CASH	2.1	2.0	–

¹MSCI Emerging Markets Index; ²The Harding Loevner Funds Emerging Markets Portfolios’ end weight in China is 22.9% and Hong Kong is 6.0%. The Benchmark does not include Hong Kong; ³Includes the remaining emerging markets which, individually, comprise less than 5% of the Index; ⁴Includes countries with less- developed markets outside the Index; ⁵Includes emerging markets or frontier markets companies listed in developed markets.

SECTOR EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

SECTOR	INSTITUTIONAL HLMEX / HLEEX	ADVISOR HLEMX	BENCHMARK1
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	13.9	13.9	10.2
CONSUMER STAPLES	6.9	6.9	6.2
ENERGY	5.8	5.8	6.9
FINANCIALS	26.9	26.9	23.0
HEALTH CARE	4.4	4.5	2.3
INDUSTRIALS	7.2	7.2	5.5
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	25.3	25.3	28.5
MATERIALS	0.9	0.9	7.2
REAL ESTATE	1.3	1.3	2.8
TELECOM SERVICES	3.4	3.4	4.9
UTILITIES	1.9	1.9	2.5
CASH	2.1	2.0	–

¹MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

outpaced other sectors, while its return on capital has been high and increasingly stable. The strong fundamentals of today’s EM technology companies (both within and outside the IT sector) are why, as investors focused on quality and growth, we continue to find new opportunities in this area.

The current universe of IT and internet-focused EM businesses includes traditional manufacturers that have moved beyond their origins as low-cost producers of commodity electronics goods. Among this group are holdings Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor, which have reinvested their prodigious cash flows into research to develop their own cutting-edge technologies.

The universe also includes internet-based enterprises that have leveraged technology produced by others to leapfrog to the forefront of their industries. China has been at the center of this trend, with the country’s economic transformation facilitated by deep in-ternet and smartphone penetration and the eagerness of the growing middle class to spend their time—and money—online in the digital domain. The ability of Chinese businesses to create services and experiences for the growing number of users of online and mobile platforms is a demonstration of EM companies’ capacity for innovation and technological leadership. Among the great successes that have emerged from China’s transformation are Ten-cent, the online gaming and social media business, and Weibo, the leading open social media platform in China with roughly 340 million active users of its platform. China has also provided a platform for growth for other internet-based businesses held in the Portfolios, spanning e-retailing (JD.com), travel (Ctrip.com), and recruiting (51Job Inc.).

The leading internet-based companies in China have dominant market shares in their niche areas and thus benefit from scale and network-effect advantages. They also benefit from a colossal domestic market with few foreign competitors, which in some cases are effectively barred from operating in China’s protected technology industries. All of this helps make these companies highly profitable and cash generative, allowing them to invest in improving the quality of their products and the customer experience, which, in turn, helps to sustain their growth and to deepen the moat that secures their competitive positions.

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As we search for new tech opportunities, we are also prompted to take pause. Experience tells us to be wary when high investor confidence in an industry prevails and markets are pricing in a bright future of extended growth. The technology companies held in the Portfolios have established advantages of scale and high barriers to entry that are undoubtedly difficult to surmount. Yet, because of their size, their growth must slow from current rates at some point to converge with the pace of broader economic development; that is, these platforms, as they grow, eventually become the economy. As their growth slows, competitive pressures for these companies will tend to rise. Furthermore, where companies’ fates rely upon the sharp end of technological advancement, the threat to incumbents of disruption from the next new-new thing is ever present. We navigate these risks by focusing on a diverse group of businesses that we consider to have durable competitive advantages and long-term growth opportunities, while remaining careful about price when selecting holdings and determining their weights in the model portfolio.

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

The Portfolios’ sector orientation changed only modestly during the trailing 12 months. Two of the more-significant changes were increases in our absolute weights in Industrials and IT, although in the latter our underweight relative to the Index widened. While we added to a number of existing Financials holdings, including South Africa’s Standard Bank, Brazil’s Itau Unibanco, and Hong Kong Exchanges, we also sold two banks (India’s Axis Bank and Qatar National Bank). We also moved from having an overweight to an underweight in India (including selling Ambuja Cement on valuation grounds). In addition, we purchased seven new Chinese holdings and sold one, bringing the combined weight in China and Hong Kong in the Portfolios to 29%. This is the largest absolute level in the strategy’s history, but still just below China’s 30% weight in the Index.

Until recently, foreign investors seeking to invest in the diversity of Chinese companies contributing to China’s economic transformation had limited access to the large number of locally listed stocks known as A-shares. However, the establishment of the mutual market access trading facility known as Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect in November 2014 and the follow-on Shenzhen-Hong Kong Connect in December 2016 has made approximately 1,200 Chinese companies investable only through A-shares readily available to foreign institutional investors. We have been preparing for the A-share opportunity for several years, including expanding our research resources dedicated to China and completing the administrative and operational processes necessary to invest via both Shanghai Connect and Shenzhen Connect for the Harding Loevner Funds.

We now hold three investments in A-share companies for the strategy, including video-surveillance-equipment maker Hangzhou

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS at October 31, 2017

COMPANY	SECTOR	COUNTRY	INSTITUTIONAL HLMEX / HLEEX		ADVISOR HLEMX
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS	INFO TECHNOLOGY	SOUTH KOREA		5.5		5.5
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR	INFO TECHNOLOGY	TAIWAN		5.0		5.0
TENCENT	INFO TECHNOLOGY	CHINA		4.0		4.0
SBERBANK	FINANCIALS	RUSSIA		2.7		2.7
AIA GROUP	FINANCIALS	HONG KONG		2.6		2.6
ITAU UNIBANCO	FINANCIALS	BRAZIL		2.0		2.0
MARUTI SUZUKI	CONS DISCRETIONARY	INDIA		1.9		1.9
ENN ENERGY	UTILITIES	CHINA		1.9		1.9
LARGAN PRECISION	INFO TECHNOLOGY	TAIWAN		1.8		1.8
CNOOC	ENERGY	CHINA		1.8		1.8

Hikvision, leading domestic drug manufacturer Jiangsu Hen-grui Medicine, and home-appliance manufacturer Midea Group. Jiangsu Hengrui, for example, specializes in surgical anesthetics, contrast reagents for radiology, and oncology drugs. Its niche treatments are often complex to manufacture and are important for critical care, which makes them less-susceptible to regulatory price pressures than many generic drugs. The company’s products command strong margins, generating significant cash flows that are reinvested back into the business.

In Brazil, we purchased WEG, a Brazilian industrial company founded in 1961 by German immigrants. The company began as a manufacturer of electric motors used in a broad array of industrial applications, a business that still accounts for the majority of revenues and where it enjoys about 80% market share in Brazil. WEG also serves the power sector, producing transformers, control panels and automation systems for hydro-, thermo-, and wind-power stations. Its competitive strategy in both the industrial-motor and power businesses has been to operate a vertically integrated production model and differentiate itself through the quality and customized nature of its products as well as the strength of its after-sales service. WEG is pursuing the same strategy worldwide.

Our sales in the latter half of the fiscal year included Latin Ameri-can e-commerce company MercadoLibre (Meli), after it changed its business strategy radically by offering free delivery in Mex-ico (representing 10% of sales) and Brazil (60% of sales). The costs of promoting the new offering and absorbing shipping costs caused the company’s margins to contract significantly. Management indicated one goal of the strategy change was to increase the “economic moat” (i.e., barrier to entry) to make it less appealing for Amazon or Alibaba to enter in its markets. But given the essentially limitless resources of Amazon and Alibaba, our view is they were unlikely to be dissuaded. Our estimates indicated Meli’s shares appeared overvalued when taking into account the company’s lower future margins. We will continue to monitor the company’s strategy as it unfolds, watching for signs of a recovery in margins or a notable acceleration of revenue growth that could offset the margin compression.

Please read the separate disclosures page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolios.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

PRADIPTA CHAKRABORTTY CO-LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER   BABATUNDE OJO, CFA CO-LEAD PORTFOLIO MANAGER RICHARD SCHMIDT, CFA PORTFOLIO MANAGER

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio – Institutional Class I gained 16.82% and the Investor Class gained 16.40% (net of fees and expenses) in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index, gained 16.68% (net of source taxes).

MARKET REVIEW

Every region except the Middle East and every sector except Information Technology advanced in the last fiscal year. Latin America, led by Argentina, was the best-performing region. Investors in Argentina applauded the results of August primary elections in which President Mauricio Macri’s Cambiemos (“Let’s Change”) coalition garnered 36% of the nationwide vote, winning several important districts, while populist former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who ran in the Buenos Aires province fared poorly. The solid showing for Cambiemos in the subsequent elections in October allayed fears that Macri’s pro-business reform agenda could be derailed by the return of a populist government.

Africa rose, due largely to Nigeria. The market was buoyed by generally improving corporate earnings and by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s partial liberalization of its exchange-rate regime. In April, the NAFEX1 benchmark rate for foreign-exchange transactions was created to boost dollar liquidity. Nigeria has suffered from a shortage of dollars since the price of oil, its key export, plunged in 2014, and Nigerian authorities had continued to manage the local currency’s exchange rate even after it was devalued in June 2016. The NAFEX provides a window for foreign investors to conduct currency transactions without restriction or delay, and its inception brought strong capital inflows into the country. We began using the NAFEX rate, which is lower than the interbank rate used by pricing services such as index provider MSCI, to value our Portfolio’s Nigerian holdings in June 2017 because we believe it reflects most closely the rate readily available to foreign investors in open market transactions.

¹NAFEX stands for Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Rate Fixing. The rate is computed based on the survey of ten Nigerian banks conducting currency operations involving purchases and sales of currency on behalf of their clients.

FUND FACTS at October 31, 2017
TOTAL NET ASSETS			$464.5M
SALES CHARGE			NONE
NUMBER OF HOLDINGS			77
TURNOVER (5 YR. AVG.)			35%
REDEMPTION FEE			2% FIRST 90 DAYS
DIVIDEND POLICY			ANNUAL
	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS		INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
	INSTL CLASS I	INSTL CLASS II	INVESTOR CLASS
TICKER	HLFMX	HLFFX	HLMOX
CUSIP	412295867	412295735	412295859
INCEPTION DATE	5/27/2008	3/1/2017	12/31/2010
MINIMUM INVESTMENT1	$100,000	$10,000,000	$5,000
NET EXPENSE RATIO	1.64%	1.35%2	2.00%	2
EXPENSE RATIO	1.64%	1.75%	2.08%

¹Lower minimums available through certain brokerage firms; ²Shown net of Harding Loevner’s contractual agreement through February 28, 2018.

Bangladesh and Vietnam were Asia’s top performers. Bangladesh was bolstered by advances in the shares of Grameenphone—the country’s largest mobile telecom company. Grameenphone emerged as the leader in terms of market share, revenue, and network coverage following last year’s government-mandated user-registration program, aimed at verifying subscribers’ identities. The program, which eliminated unverified subscribers across the telecom market, effectively boosted Grameenphone’s market share as the company had fewer unverified subscribers relative to its competitors. Grameenphone’s growth outlook remains strong, supported by the low mobile penetration in Bangladesh and increasing smartphone adoption that is driving data usage.

Amidst the otherwise strong performance of the Asia region in the fiscal year, Pakistan was the worst-performing market. Shares of Habib Bank suffered heavy losses when the New York Department of Financial Services imposed a multi-million dollar fine and ordered the bank to close its US branch after investigations revealed serious deficiencies in its anti-money laundering compliance. We discuss Habib further in this report.

Energy was the top-performing sector in the fiscal year. The price of oil rose as global oil inventories were drawn down. Supply decreased due to production cutbacks, mostly by OPEC countries. At the same time, global oil consumption surpassed expectations, prompting OPEC to increase its global demand forecasts for the next two years.

Financials was boosted by Kuwaiti banks in anticipation of Kuwait’s upgrade to Emerging Market (EM) status by index-provider FTSE Russell. Argentina’s Banco Macro and Grupo Financiero Galicia also rose strongly. The country’s improving economy and declining inflation should stimulate credit demand from local businesses previously unable to afford long-term financing.

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PERFORMANCE (% TOTAL RETURN)

	for periods ended September 30, 2017										for periods ended October 31, 2017
	1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*				1 YEAR		3 YEARS		5 YEARS		SINCE INCEPTION*
FRONTIER EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO - INST. CLASS I		16.42		-3.35		5.27		–	–	-0.85		16.82		-2.37		4.73		–	–	-0.90
FRONTIER EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO - INST. CLASS II		–		–		–		15.00	–	–		–		–		–		14.40	–	–
MSCI FRONTIER EMERGING MARKETS INDEX		15.53		-2.48		4.13		14.48	2.14	–		16.68		-1.34		3.93		14.63	2.13	–
FRONTIER EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO - INVESTOR CLASS		16.14		-3.74		4.85		–	1.77	–		16.40		-2.79		4.30		–	1.66	–

Returns are annualized for periods greater than 1 year. *Inception of the Institutional Class I, 5/27/08. Inception of the Investor Class, 12/31/10. Inception of the Institutional Class II, 3/1/17. Index performance prior to 12/2/08 cannot be shown in the table above or in the charts below since it relies on back-filled data. Accordingly, the chart below for Institutional Class I depicts a hypothetical investment in the Portfolio on inception date, while Index data begins on 12/2/08. For comparative purposes, the beginning value of the Index on that date was matched to the value of the hypothetical investment in the Portfolio.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (877) 435-8105 or visiting www.hardingloevnerfunds.com. Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 90 days or less; otherwise, total returns would be reduced.

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION

By sector, stock selection was strongest in Financials, led by Banco Macro and Grupo Financiero Galicia. Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan contributed as well. The bank benefited from favorable terms in its merger with rival Kazkommertsbank in March, a move supported by the Kazakh government. Stock selection in Telecom Services was also strong, due largely to Grameenphone and Safaricom. The latter had positive net-subscriber growth coupled with declining capital-expenditure intensity, leading to strongly rising free cash flow generation.

Materials was led by Vietnamese steel producer Hoa Phat Group (HPG), the largest producer of construction steel in the country. Its vertical integration gives HPG a cost advantage that helped it gain market share from smaller producers. HPG has experienced strong volume growth and favorable domestic pricing due to “anti-dumping” tariffs on imports. Within Materials, we prefer to focus on producers of cement, construction steel, or other products employed domestically, such as HPG, who can achieve significant competitive advantages in their home market.

Poor stock selection in Energy detracted. Kazakhstan’s Nostrum Oil & Gas fell following an English court’s ruling allowing Claremont, an entity controlled by former Nostrum Executive Chairman Frank Monstrey, to dispose of its large shareholding.

Viewed by region, stock selection in the Asian markets contributed most to our relative performance. In Bangladesh, Grameenphone shares were boosted in July by strong operating results as the company reported sustained subscriber growth and its ninth consecutive quarter of revenue growth. We also benefited from stock selection in Pakistan, upon which the Habib Bank scandal weighed heavily. When we previously examined Habib, we observed that it trailed behind its top peers on profitability and efficiency metrics. Despite being the largest bank in Pakistan with the widest branch footprint, its proportion of low-cost current and savings accounts deposits was lower than that of its main competitors. Moreover, the bank’s management pursued lending to the agricultural sector, seemingly prioritizing social objectives ahead of profitability. We ultimately decided to invest in United Bank Pakistan and MCB Bank instead. Management quality and foresight is one of

The charts above illustrate the hypothetical return of an investment made in the corresponding share classes. Investment return reflects voluntary fee waivers in effect. Absent such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance provided in the table and charts above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

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the key pillars of our investment process; while we could not have foreseen Habib’s falling out with the US regulator, paying close attention to management’s track record served us well.

Stocks in the Gulf States region detracted from our relative returns, especially our underweight to the Kuwaiti market, which makes up nearly three-quarters of the region. Index-inclusion announcements typically trigger a flurry of activity by certain market participants attempting to front run expected capital flows by passive and other benchmark-driven investors. Such thinking has no bearing on our portfolio construction; rather than speculating on short-term movements, we confine ourselves to seeking financially strong, high-quality, long-duration growth businesses that are run by experienced managers whose interests are aligned with their shareholders. Since we have thus far found few such Kuwaiti companies, we remain underweight in that market.

INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVES

Four Secular Trends and Investment Opportunities in Frontier Emerging Markets

Several trends in frontier economies are strengthening the foundation for growth and expanding the universe of investment opportunities.

1. Investment in Education

Fast population growth in many frontier nations translates into high proportions of young workers. But an abundant labor force must be educated in order to compete effectively in the global economy. Some frontier countries are making substantial progress in this regard. Vietnam’s sizable investment in education, equal to 4.5% of its GDP (ahead of the regional average of 3.0%), has borne fruit: youth illiteracy has been virtually eliminated, and Vietnam now ranks well above most developed countries in science, mathematics, and reading. Educational initiatives aimed at skills development have helped to cement Vietnam’s position as one of the top foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations among frontier emerging markets (FEMs). The country has attracted multi-billion dollar investments from Korea’s Samsung and Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision, which operate technology-manufacturing and assembly plants in Vietnam.

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

REGION	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
AFRICA	17.9	15.6
ASIA	34.3	34.4
EUROPE	8.0	4.8
GULF STATES	11.4	13.2
LATIN AMERICA	24.3	30.0
MIDDLE EAST	0.0	2.0
DEVELOPED MARKET LISTED2	3.1	–
CASH	1.0	–

¹MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index; ²Includes frontier or small emerging markets companies listed in developed markets.

SECTOR EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

SECTOR	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	9.0	1.4
CONSUMER STAPLES	16.3	6.5
ENERGY	5.6	5.9
FINANCIALS	34.6	46.8
HEALTH CARE	4.8	1.5
INDUSTRIALS	4.0	8.8
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	2.4	0.5
MATERIALS	9.0	6.9
REAL ESTATE	5.5	9.2
TELECOM SERVICES	7.8	9.1
UTILITIES	0.0	3.4
CASH	1.0	–

¹MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index.

The higher incomes of skilled laborers support consumption and growth in many frontier nations. The Philippines’ robust business process outsourcing (BPO) industry employs 1.4 million people and accounts for 9% of the country’s GDP. Workers in the BPO industry earn higher wages than the average Filipino, allowing them to spend a larger share of their incomes on discretionary goods. Robinsons Retail is poised to benefit from the increased purchasing power and changing lifestyles of urban middle-class Filipinos and from the ongoing formalization of the retail sector in the Philippines. The second-largest multi-format retail group in the Philippines, Robinsons has over 1,500 stores throughout the country, including both staples (supermarkets and pharmacies) and discretionary (department, hardware, and drug stores) formats.

2. Investment in Infrastructure

Lack of physical infrastructure is a significant barrier to economic growth for many frontier countries. By easing logistical bottlenecks and increasing efficiency, the modernization of infrastructure creates opportunities for FEMs to integrate their economies more closely in global manufacturing and supply chains.

Pakistan has long suffered from inadequate roads and an unreliable power supply. Beginning in 2013, the Pakistani government partnered with China to promote FDI via the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a more than US$50 billion initiative consisting of large-scale construction and infrastructure projects to improve transportation links between China and Pakistan and upgrade the latter’s power sector. Lucky Cement—the largest cement manufacturer in Pakistan with approximately 18% market share—has benefited from the demand for cement underpinned by CPEC. Lucky is the industry’s lowest-cost producer due to the proximity of its Karachi plant to Pakistan’s main port, its own captive power plants, and its nationwide distribution network.

FEMs are typically unencumbered by the legacy infrastructure that exists in developed countries, which allows them to leapfrog directly into some of today’s newest technologies. Telephony is an example: most frontier countries have bypassed landline telephone networks altogether in favor of wireless connectivity. Despite being

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a late adopter of 3G technology, Bangladesh has experienced a rapid increase in mobile telephony that has more than tripled smartphone penetration between 2013 and 2016. Local telecom carriers are able to offer Bangladeshi consumers access to data services on par with those in emerging and developed markets. Grameenphone has the widest 3G network footprint in Bangladesh, enabling it to add data subscribers rapidly, which now account for over 40% of the total subscriber base. Additional revenue generated from data permits the company to reinvest in spectrum and network buildout, further extending its distribution reach.

3. Government Promotion of Business-Friendly Policies

Many frontier governments are increasingly supporting privatization and other reforms to ease regulatory burdens and encourage FDI. Such initiatives are key to fostering a business-friendly climate conducive to growth. Argentina is undergoing a profound pro-business shift, as the Macri administration embarks on a series of wide-ranging reforms designed to address impediments to economic growth dating to the Nestor and Cristina Kirchner administrations. Initial steps included abolishing foreign-exchange controls and reducing or removing export taxes on grain, beef, and soybeans. More recently, Macri has implemented energy reforms, reducing heavy consumer subsidies for electricity in order to curb the budget deficit and incent power companies to upgrade their ancient infrastructures.

The Macri administration has also undertaken reforms in the banking sector, abolishing restrictions on minimum deposit rates and fees, relaxing mandatory lending to certain sectors, and eliminating license requirements for opening branches. Macri’s reforms, combined with declining inflation, are stimulating lending by Argentine banks, such as Banco Macro and Grupo Financiero Galicia, primarily to local small- and mid-size enterprises. Credit in Argentina is growing at an approximately 15% rate when adjusted for inflation, much faster than in other Latin American countries.

4. Innovations in Banking and Credit

Today, frontier nations have considerably lower levels of credit penetration than countries in the emerging and developed world. At just 38%, the private sector credit-to-GDP ratio for frontier countries is less than half of EM levels. The promotion of financial inclusion by governments of many FEMs combined with new technologies that expand low-cost access to banking and credit should sustain secular growth in their financial sectors.

The success of “mobile money” in Kenya demonstrates how technological innovation can overcome the lack of a traditional banking infrastructure. M-Pesa, a mobile money-transfer and payment platform launched by Safaricom in 2007, currently counts 19 million active users, with an annual transaction value equal to approximately half of Kenya’s GDP. The value of transactions carried out through M-Pesa, which accounts for over 80% of all mobile money transactions in Kenya, has grown at 27% per year on average since 2013. By giving them access to mobile money accounts, M-Pesa has brought millions of people and small businesses—including those in rural areas where bank branches are sparse—into the modern banking system. It has also facilitated the creation of an electronic payment ecosystem encompassing payment processing,

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS at October 31, 2017

COMPANY	SECTOR	COUNTRY	%
HOA PHAT GROUP	MATERIALS	VIETNAM		4.7
SAFARICOM	TELECOM SERVICES	KENYA		4.4
CREDICORP	FINANCIALS	PERU		3.6
BANCO MACRO	FINANCIALS	ARGENTINA		3.4
ALICORP	CONS STAPLES	PERU		3.1
SQUARE PHARMACEUTICALS	HEALTH CARE	BANGLADESH		3.0
EMAAR PROPERTIES	REAL ESTATE	UAE		2.8
GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA	FINANCIALS	ARGENTINA		2.8
JOLLIBEE FOODS	CONS DISCRETIONARY	PHILIPPINES		2.7
SECURITY BANK	FINANCIALS	PHILIPPINES		2.6

savings, lending, and, eventually, e-commerce, in a country underpenetrated by branch banking.

These four broad trends should sustain the growth of frontier economies well into the future. They act as tailwinds to current holdings and create fertile environments for the emergence of the next generation of high-quality, long-duration growth businesses.

Like Safaricom, companies meeting our investment criteria often make a substantial impact on their local economies that goes far beyond generating shareholder profits. For example, Vietnam Dairy Products has been instrumental in developing and growing a domestic dairy industry in Vietnam over the past forty years. In addition to directly employing more than 10,000 workers in its factories and processing facilities, the company procures fresh milk from a vast network of dairy farmers, supporting nearly 7,700 farming households across the country.

The impact of leading frontier companies like Vietnam Dairy and Safaricom is not lost on politicians; it can help shield such companies from political meddling or regulatory overreach. The high-quality companies we own in the Portfolio thus tend to demonstrate greater resilience against the political upheavals inherent in frontier markets and, in fact, can serve as “safe havens” in times of elevated geopolitical risk.

Each country in the frontier universe follows its own unique development path. The underlying economic and political diversity of FEMs coupled with the lower level of global investor engagement in frontier equities—which are generally overlooked and under-owned—contributes to their lower correlations with both emerging and developed markets. Thus FEMs can be powerful diversifiers of global investment portfolios, reducing their overall risk while providing the opportunity to potentially benefit from frontier markets’ potential long-term growth.

Please read the separate disclosures page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolio.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

ANDREW WEST, CFA

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

MOON SURANA, CFA

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Global Equity Research Portfolio – Institutional Class gained 22.30% and the Investor Class rose 22.10% (net of fees and expenses) from its inception date of December 19, 2016 through October 31, 2017. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, gained 19.47% during that period (net of source taxes).

MARKET REVIEW

Markets had modest gains in the last two months of 2016, in US dollar terms, as investors reacted to the astonishing outcome of the US presidential election, but accelerated in 2017 as investor optimism returned amid improving economic data in most regions. The Index ended the fiscal year with a robust increase. Through October, the Index posted 12 consecutive positive monthly returns, the longest such stretch for the Index since the bear market recovery of 2003–04. Although the gains came 7 years since the last recession, investors cheered positive economic data as it suggested synchronized growth across all major regions, while inflation remained muted. Meanwhile, investors largely rationalized the threat to stability from the US Federal Reserve’s staggered exit from extremely loose monetary policy as being about normalization rather than inflation taming. Markets also mostly ignored escalating tensions between North Korea and the US, illustrated by the half-percent rise in the Japanese stock market on the day the latest ICBM flew through its airspace in late August.

Information Technology (IT) stocks returned almost double the return of the Index in the trailing year. IT companies reported strong sales and earnings growth, with the biggest positive surprises coming from a handful of big Chinese internet companies.

The eurozone and Emerging Markets (EMs) led regional returns. Better economic growth data across Europe, along with relief over the defeat in the French general elections of the anti-EU far-right, allowed investors to view the future more optimistically. They favored stocks of more-cyclical businesses, especially energy, autos, and banks. The euro gained 6% against the US dollar, bolstering European Monetary Union (EMU) stock returns to US investors. The

FUND FACTS at October 31, 2017
TOTAL NET ASSETS		$5.9M
SALES CHARGE		NONE
NUMBER OF HOLDINGS		250
TURNOVER (5 YR. AVG.)		–
REDEMPTION FEE		2% FIRST 90 DAYS
DIVIDEND POLICY		ANNUAL
	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS	INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
	INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	INVESTOR CLASS
TICKER	HLRGX	HLGNX
CUSIP	412295792	412295818
INCEPTION DATE	12/19/2016	12/19/2016
MINIMUM INVESTMENT1	$100,000	$5,000
NET EXPENSE RATIO2	0.90%	1.15%
GROSS EXPENSE RATIO	2.96%	8.86%

¹Lower minimums available through certain brokerage firms; ²Shown net of Harding Loevner’s contractual agreement through February 28, 2018.

strong performance of IT stocks, especially Chinese internet stocks, was important to EM gains.

The US stock market trailed the overall Index slightly, as accelerating economic growth and good earnings in IT and other cyclical sectors were offset by growth concerns in Consumer Staples and Health Care, and where optimism about government infrastructure spending or tax reform faded after other aims of the administration foundered in Congress in spite of the Republican majorities.

In addition to the US election, the end of 2016 was marked by a persistent value rally in which the least-expensive quintile of stocks outperformed the most-expensive quintile in every major region and in nearly every sector. And, because there is a high degree of overlap between low-quality or slow-growing businesses and companies with lowly priced stocks, the shares of the lowest-quality and slowest-growth businesses also performed better on average than shares of those with superior quality and growth records. This rally was reversed in the first six months of 2017, as style trends in the market favored stocks whose businesses demonstrated strong growth characteristics, while there was little differentiation in returns according to valuation. But then, from July to October, only the most-expensive quintile of stocks showed significant outperformance. Quality showed no pattern of effect on returns. Within developed markets, the growth preference waned late in September as US bond yields rose from the lowest levels of the year after Congress revealed plans for a large tax cut, and the Fed reiterated its intention to continue tightening monetary policy. Growth in EMs was strong throughout 2017.

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION

The Global Equity Research Portfolio was launched on December 19, 2016. In the 10-month period from inception to October 31,

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PERFORMANCE (% TOTAL RETURNS)

	for periods ended September 30, 2017						for periods ended October 31, 2017
	CALENDAR YTD		1 YEAR		SINCE INCEPTION*		CALENDAR YTD		1 YEAR		SINCE INCEPTION*
GLOBAL EQUITY RESEARCH PORTFOLIO - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS		19.78		–		19.30		22.79		–		22.30
MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD INDEX		17.24		–		17.03		19.68		–		19.47
GLOBAL EQUITY RESEARCH PORTFOLIO - INVESTOR CLASS		19.58		–		19.10		22.59		–		22.10

*Inception of the Institutional and Investor Class, 12/19/16.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (877) 435-8105 or visiting www.hardingloevnerfunds.com. Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 90 days or less; otherwise, total returns would be reduced.

The charts below illustrate the hypothetical return of an investment made in the corresponding share classes. Investment return reflects voluntary fee waivers in effect. Absent such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance provided in the table above and charts below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

2017, the Portfolio benefited from our stock selection in Industrials, with strong returns by Japan’s MISUMI Group and Nidec as well as China’s 51Job Inc., an online job search and human resource-services business, which reported strong growth in revenues in part due to the success of its cross-selling initiatives.

Stocks in Financials, Consumer Staples, and Health Care, as well as our underweight to Energy and overweight to IT, also contributed to relative returns. Our stock selection in IT detracted from performance however, due to US-based companies F5 Networks, Cisco, and Qualcomm. Stocks in Energy also dragged on relative returns.

Viewed by geography, our stock selection in the US combined with our underweight there contributed the most to relative returns. Apple, Estée Lauder, and Roper stood out the most. Stocks in Japan (especially MISUMI, Nidec, Keyence, and Komatsu) and Europe ex-EMU (UK’s Rathbone Brothers and Swiss Lonza Group) also contributed to relative returns. Our overweight to EMs was also beneficial. Stock selection was weak in Canada (Cenovus Energy) and EMs, where India’s Sun Pharmaceuticals was a notable detractor.

Our modest cash position detracted from relative performance in a strong period for equity returns.

PERSPECTIVE AND OUTLOOK

The investment environment has become increasingly challenging for investors concerned with the quality, growth, and price tripod that forms the foundation of Harding Loevner’s investment philosophy. Quality as a standalone factor has become expensive in stock-price terms, in spite of the surge in value stocks at the end of 2016. We have noted the investment industry’s efforts to reverse-engineer the successful performance that high-quality portfolios have enjoyed over the past decade by constructing “smart beta” portfolios that use quantitative tools to identify companies with similar high-quality attributes. These approaches implicitly promise future outperformance similar to that observed in the past. Smart beta approaches overlap with other managers employing optimization software to create “low volatility” portfolios that appeal to investors fearful of the inherent ups and downs of stock market investing, overlapping simply because the stocks of high-quality companies have traded with much more restrained gyrations than the average stock in past market tempests. The broader emphasis on quality, enshrined in the documenting by academics of a quality factor effect, and commercialized through the creation of “quality indexes” as benchmarks for passive money, has meant increasingly persistent and decreasingly price-sensitive demand for the stocks of high-quality companies.

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Our investment team’s response has been to redouble our attention to the other two legs of our philosophical stool: growth and price. If quality is fashionable, based on either a blind embrace of its prior success or a backward-looking fear of another financial crisis, then the fruitful way forward must be one that remains discerning yet is courageously forward-looking. In the past 12 months, this route has involved an emphasis on price, encompassing the strong value rally capped by the “Trump bump,” but it has also, in recent months, coalesced around companies achieving faster growth. This latter focus on growth is the topic of this piece.

Our holdings have emphasized the emerging winners and beneficiaries of the promise now being realized by “Internet 2.0” and “Big Data.” Fifteen years after the tech bubble (wrongly) priced the first advent of internet-based business (“Internet 1.0”), we are witnessing the emergence in a number of industry segments of dominant or even winner-take-all internet-based businesses skillfully exploiting the “network effect” to secure their supremacy. While investors are clearly paying high prices for these businesses, their surge in the current year can mostly be explained by stronger-than-expected reported earnings rather than a re-estimation of their future growth rate.

We have been fortunate to own a number of internet businesses that have continued to generate strong results. We are aware of the great promise—and considerable hype—around emergent technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and Big Data analytics of all types. For example, Facebook’s intimate personal profiles on hundreds of millions of consumers across the Western world (echoed in Tencent’s data on consumer behavior across China) have vast monetization potential. It is possible, however, that current valuations reflect peak optimism for the monetization of consumer data. Certainly, there is insufficient appreciation by investors of the rising risk that the collection and sale of consumer-behavior and other personal data will face more stringent regulation. At some point, Facebook’s ability to deliver yet another highly customized mobile advertisement or Amazon. com’s disruption of yet another consumer category will face diminishing marginal returns, but the share prices of these companies don’t discount that happening for many years.

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

COUNTRY/REGION	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CANADA	1.3	3.1
EMERGING MARKETS	20.9	11.7
EUROPE EMU	6.6	10.9
EUROPE EX-EMU	8.4	10.3
JAPAN	11.2	7.9
MIDDLE EAST	0.9	0.1
PACIFIC EX-JAPAN	3.8	3.9
UNITED STATES	43.4	52.1
FRONTIER MARKETS2	1.3	–
CASH	2.2	–

¹MSCI All Country World Index; ²Includes countries with less-developed markets outside the Index.

SECTOR EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

SECTOR	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	12.1	11.9
CONSUMER STAPLES	12.3	8.6
ENERGY	3.2	6.3
FINANCIALS	17.0	18.6
HEALTH CARE	9.9	10.8
INDUSTRIALS	15.2	10.8
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	21.4	18.4
MATERIALS	4.0	5.4
REAL ESTATE	1.7	3.1
TELECOM SERVICES	0.7	3.0
UTILITIES	0.3	3.1
CASH	2.2	–

¹MSCI All Country World Index.

The technologies that have catalyzed a global boom across online media, enterprise software, and e-commerce have applications in other industries that perhaps are less than fully discounted in stock prices. Our research efforts extend to companies in health care and life sciences that can use similar technology toolkits as Facebook or Amazon but whose products and penetration of end markets have yet to be fully realized. For example, there is now an extensive amount of human genetic data that is ripe for analysis by Health Care companies capable of exploiting advances in AI. By combining gene-sequencing data with other large data sets such as anonymized patient health records and diagnostic test results, Big Data can help make drug development faster and more precise. Portfolio holding Regeneron, a leading bio-technology company, is using Big Data today at its Regeneron Genetics Center to identify genomic biomarkers for new drug therapies and other applications at the intersection of pharmacology and genomics (“pharmacogenomics”). Regeneron is also an early investor in rapidly emerging gene-editing technologies, which have the potential to transform drug-discovery productivity and economics.

Advancements in gene sequencing could also present opportunities for industrial application. Novozymes, the global leader in industrial enzymes, uses Big Data analytics to alter microbe DNA to create new enzymes that can replace polluting chemicals in consumer products such as detergents, as well as in agricultural fertilizers, an application it is currently pursuing through an alliance with Monsanto.

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

In the Global Equity Research Portfolio, we seek to own all of the stocks recommended by our analysts that are appropriate for a strategy benchmarked to the MSCI All Country World Index. The Portfolio therefore reflects all of our analysts’ individual perspectives and outlooks about their areas of expertise, rather than having one or two portfolio managers attempt to filter those insights into a more concentrated Portfolio. Importantly, despite varying views relevant to security performance, our research team is unified by a common approach to analyzing companies and stocks.

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The Portfolio’s holdings are therefore directly determined by analysts’ recommendations among Harding Loevner’s collection of researched companies.

Industrials is the Portfolio’s largest sector overweight as of October 31, 2017. Recent new purchases in this sector included Australian online job site SEEK and Canadian National Railway. We also purchased two Japanese companies: SMC, a manufacturer of pneumatic equipment, and Fanuc, one of the world’s leading producers of industrial automation equipment, including computer numerical controls and servo motors used in machine tools and robots. Roughly half of Fanuc’s customers are automakers and their suppliers, but it has also been gaining new customers in other industries such as food production. The analyst thought the share price, which had been mostly flat year-to-date, had become attractive relative to other Japanese stocks, particularly following Fanuc’s reports of a recent strong uptick in orders.

Our next largest overweight is to Consumer Staples, where our largest holdings include US businesses Estée Lauder and Church & Dwight Co. (whose many products include Arm & Hammer baking soda). The Portfolio’s overweight persists despite the sale of some holdings at the end of the fiscal period on analyst concerns about unjustifiably high valuations, such as Indian personal products makers Godrej and Hindustan Unilever as well as Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido.

Our major underweights relative to the Index include Energy, Utilities, Telecom Services, and Financials, as we find a limited number of companies that possess high-quality, durable-growth characteristics in these sectors, relative to the weight of these sectors within the benchmark.

Viewed by region, the Portfolio’s largest overweight is to EMs. Nearly a fourth of this weight is held in Chinese companies. Until recently, foreign investors seeking to invest in the diversity of Chinese companies contributing to China’s economic transformation had limited access to the large number of locally listed stocks known as A-shares. However, the establishment of the mutual market access trading facility known as Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect in November 2014 and the follow-on Shenzhen-Hong Kong Connect in December 2016 has made approximately 1,200 Chinese companies investable only through A-shares readily available to foreign institutional investors. We have been preparing for the A-share opportunity for several years, including expanding our research resources dedicated to China and completing the administrative and operational processes necessary to invest via both Shanghai Connect and Shenzhen Connect for the Harding, Loevner Funds.

We now hold six investments in A-share companies for the strategy, including air-conditioner manufacturer Gree Electric, video-surveillance-equipment maker Hangzhou Hikvision, dairy goods producer Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial, leading domestic drug manufacturer Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine, home-appliance

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS at October 31, 2017

COMPANY	SECTOR	COUNTRY	%
APPLE	INFO TECHNOLOGY	UNITED STATES		1.2
ESTEE LAUDER	CONS STAPLES	UNITED STATES		1.2
ROPER	INDUSTRIALS	UNITED STATES		1.1
MCDONALD’S	CONS DISCRETIONARY	UNITED STATES		1.1
DEERE	INDUSTRIALS	UNITED STATES		1.1
TECHNIPFMC	ENERGY	UNITED STATES		1.1
AMPHENOL	INFO TECHNOLOGY	UNITED STATES		1.0
IBM	INFO TECHNOLOGY	UNITED STATES		1.0
T.ROWE PRICE	FINANCIALS	UNITED STATES		1.0
FISERV	INFO TECHNOLOGY	UNITED STATES		1.0

manufacturer Midea Group, and kitchen furniture maker Suofeiya Home Collection Co. Jiangsu Hengrui, for example, specializes in three areas, surgical anesthetics, contrast reagents for radiology, and oncology drugs. Its niche treatments are often complex to manufacture and are important for critical care, which makes them less-susceptible to regulatory price pressures than many generic drugs. The company’s products command strong margins, generating significant cash flows that are reinvested back into the business.

Our next largest overweight is to Japan, where our 24 holdings include Nidec. The company manufacturers motors for a wide range of applications, such as hard-disk drives, home appliances, and automobiles. The Portfolio’s largest underweight by region remains the US.

PM TEAM UPDATE

Moon Surana has been promoted from Associate Portfolio Manager to Portfolio Manager of the Global Equity Research strategy. Andrew West continues to lead the strategy’s portfolio management team of two.

Please read the separate disclosures page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolio.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

ANDREW WEST, CFA

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

MOON SURANA, CFA

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The International Equity Research Portfolio – Institutional Class gained 22.26% and the Investor Class rose 22.05% (net of fees and expenses) in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI All Country World (ACW) ex-US Index, gained 23.65% (net of source taxes).

MARKET REVIEW

Non-US markets declined in the first two months of the fiscal year as investors reacted to the astonishing outcome of the US presidential election, but reversed course in 2017 as investor optimism returned amid improving economic data in most regions. Through October, the Index posted 11 consecutive positive monthly returns, the longest such stretch in the past 10 years. Although the gains came seven years since the last recession, investors cheered positive economic data as it suggested synchronized growth across all major regions, while inflation remained muted. Meanwhile, investors largely rationalized the threat to stability from the US Federal Reserve’s staggered exit from extremely loose monetary policy as being about normalization rather than inflation taming. Markets also mostly ignored escalating tensions between North Korea and the US, illustrated by the half-percent rise in the Japanese stock market on the day the latest ICBM flew through its airspace in late August.

Information Technology (IT) stocks returned roughly double the return of the Index in the trailing year. IT companies reported strong sales and earnings growth, with the biggest positive surprises coming from a handful of big Chinese internet companies.

The eurozone and Emerging Markets (EMs) led regional returns. Better economic growth data across Europe, along with relief over the defeat in the French general elections of the anti-EU far-right, allowed investors to view the future more optimistically. They favored stocks of more-cyclical businesses, especially energy, autos, and banks. The euro gained 6% against the US dollar, bolstering European Monetary Union (EMU)

FUND FACTS at October 31, 2017
TOTAL NET ASSETS			$10.6M
SALES CHARGE			NONE
NUMBER OF HOLDINGS			192
TURNOVER (5 YR. AVG.)			–
REDEMPTION FEE			2% FIRST 90 DAYS
DIVIDEND POLICY			ANNUAL
	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS		INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
	INSTL CLASS	INSTL CLASS Z	INVESTOR CLASS
TICKER	HLIRX	HLMZX	HLINX
CUSIP	412295826	412295743	412295834
INCEPTION DATE	12/17/2015	–	12/17/2015
MINIMUM INVESTMENT1	$100,000	$10,000,000	$5,000
NET EXPENSE RATIO2	0.90%	0.90%	1.15%
GROSS EXPENSE RATIO	3.54%	1.88%	10.91%

¹Lower minimums available through certain brokerage firms; ²Shown net of Harding Loevner’s contractual agreement through February 28, 2018.

stock returns to US investors. The strong performance of IT stocks, especially Chinese internet stocks, was important to EM gains.

In addition to the US election, the end of 2016 was marked by a sharp value rally in which the least-expensive quintile of stocks outperformed the most-expensive quintile in every major region and in nearly every sector. And, because there is a high degree of overlap between low-quality or slow-growing businesses and companies with lowly priced stocks, the shares of the lowest-quality and slowest-growth businesses also performed better on average than shares of those with superior quality and growth records. This rally was reversed in the first six months of 2017, as style trends in the market favored stocks whose businesses demonstrated strong growth characteristics, while there was little differentiation in returns according to valuation. From July to October, only the most-expensive quintile of stocks showed significant outperformance, while quality showed no pattern of effect on returns. Within developed markets, the growth preference waned late in September as US bond yields rose from the lowest levels of the year after Congress revealed plans for a large tax cut, and the Fed reiterated its intention to continue tightening monetary policy. For EMs, growth was strong throughout 2017.

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION

Viewed by sector, our stock selection in the Materials and Energy sectors detracted as both sectors benefited from rebounds in energy and metals prices in the final third of the fiscal year, but the rallying shares of mining and steel companies were completely absent from the Portfolio. Other drags on relative returns were from stock selection in IT, Financials, and Real Estate. Within IT, our software and services companies such as Kakaku.com and Infosys

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PERFORMANCE (% TOTAL RETURNS)

	for periods ended September 30, 2017				for periods ended October 31, 2017
	1 YEAR		SINCE INCEPTION*		1 YEAR		SINCE INCEPTION*
INTL EQUITY RESEARCH PORTFOLIO - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS		17.34		17.14		22.26		17.70
MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD EX-US INDEX		19.62		14.52		23.65		14.96
INTL EQUITY RESEARCH PORTFOLIO - INVESTOR CLASS		17.01		16.84		22.05		17.42

*Inception of the Institutional and Investor Class, 12/17/15.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (877) 435-8105 or visiting www.hardingloevnerfunds.com. Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 90 days or less; otherwise, total returns would be reduced.

The charts below illustrate the hypothetical return of an investment made in the corresponding share classes. Investment return reflects voluntary fee waivers in effect. Absent such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance provided in the table above and charts below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

detracted the most, slightly offset by our technology hardware and equipment companies including Sunny Optical.

Our overweight to the strongly performing IT sector, however, was beneficial to relative returns. Our underweight to the lagging Telecom Services sector also contributed. We had positive stock selection in Industrials, with strong returns by Japan’s MISUMI Group as well as China’s 51Job Inc., an online job search and human resource-services business, which reported strong growth in revenues in part due to the success of its cross-selling initiatives.

Viewed by region, our stocks in Japan and overweight to this region detracted the most from relative returns, hurt by declines in ABC-MART, Dentsu, Rinnai, and Park24. Stock selection in EMs was also negative, particularly in South Korea (Hankook Tire and NAVER) and India (Infosys). In contrast, our stock picks in Europe ex-EMU were strong, especially Temenos and Richemont. We also enjoyed positive stock selection from Europe EMU and our relatively small investment in the Middle East, where we hold only the Israeli IT company Check Point Software Technologies.

Our modest cash position detracted from relative performance in a strong period for equity returns.

PERSPECTIVE AND OUTLOOK

The investment environment has become increasingly challenging for investors concerned with the quality, growth, and price tripod that forms the foundation of Harding Loevner’s investment philosophy. Quality as a standalone factor has become expensive in stock-price terms, in spite of the surge in value stocks at the end of 2016. We have noted the investment industry’s efforts to reverse-engineer the successful performance that high-quality portfolios have enjoyed over the past decade by constructing “smart beta” portfolios that use quantitative tools to identify companies with similar high-quality attributes. These approaches implicitly promise future outperformance similar to that observed in the past. Smart beta approaches overlap with other managers employing optimization software to create “low volatility” portfolios that appeal to investors fearful of the inherent ups and downs of stock market investing, overlapping simply because the stocks of high-quality companies have traded with much more restrained gyrations than the average stock in past market tempests. The broader emphasis on quality, enshrined in the documenting by academics of a quality factor effect, and commercialized through the creation of “quality indexes” as benchmarks for passive money, has meant increasingly persistent and decreasingly price-sensitive demand for the stocks of high-quality companies.

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Our investment team’s response has been to redouble our attention to the other two legs of our philosophical stool: growth and price. If quality is fashionable, based on either a blind embrace of its prior success or a backward-looking fear of another financial crisis, then the fruitful way forward must be one that remains discerning yet is courageously forward-looking. In the past 12 months, this route has involved an emphasis on price, encompassing the strong value rally capped by the “Trump bump,” but it has also, in recent months, coalesced around companies achieving faster growth.

Faster economic growth has long been associated with rising labor productivity. Traditionally, labor productivity and wage growth were joined at the hip: as productivity grew, both companies and workers shared the benefits. However, the relationship between wage growth and productivity has steadily separated since the late 1970s, pressuring labor’s share of profits.

The fall of trade barriers over decades has dramatically increased consumer choices and lowered prices for those goods, while the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs from the developed world to the developing world enabled staggering gains in employment, and therefore per capita income, in developing countries. That weakened the bargaining position of less-skilled workers in the US and other developed economies. That labor arbitrage is essentially complete. Now, instead of low-skilled workers being replaced by cheaper labor abroad, their manufacturing jobs risk substitution by the application of industrial automation, robotics, and computing power. That substitution results in a similar dampening of wage growth. Furthermore, the service sector is no longer immune from the threat of technology. For example, in financial services the use of algorithmic trading and robo-advisors has begun eliminating high-paying jobs, while mobile phone apps have replaced human brokers.

Contrary to populist rhetoric, this is not solely an American or even a developed-world phenomenon. In their global company research travels, our analysts have seen the same application of industrial automation and robotics in Guangdong Province, China or Hwaseong, South Korea as they have in Peoria or Columbus.

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

COUNTRY/REGION	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CANADA	3.0	6.5
EMERGING MARKETS	29.5	24.5
EUROPE EMU	15.4	22.8
EUROPE EX-EMU	20.2	21.4
JAPAN	18.9	16.4
MIDDLE EAST	1.0	0.3
PACIFIC EX-JAPAN	7.1	8.1
FRONTIER MARKETS2	2.0	–
CASH	2.9	–

¹MSCI All Country World ex-US Index; ²Includes countries with less-developed markets outside the Index.

SECTOR EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

SECTOR	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	13.7	11.3
CONSUMER STAPLES	10.8	9.5
ENERGY	3.7	6.7
FINANCIALS	17.5	23.0
HEALTH CARE	9.0	7.6
INDUSTRIALS	17.8	11.9
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	14.8	11.7
MATERIALS	4.6	7.9
REAL ESTATE	3.0	3.2
TELECOM SERVICES	1.6	4.1
UTILITIES	0.6	3.1
CASH	2.9	–

¹MSCI All Country World ex-US Index.

Wenting Shen, CFA, one of our China analysts, spent a month in the country during the summer and noted as much: “Standing in the middle of China’s largest furniture factory last month, one can only hear the rhythms of machines, but hardly see any workers around…As frequently reported, China’s blue-collar wages have been soaring, [while] automation equipment has become cheaper because of localized production of global brands as well as the improvement of substitute local brands.”

Companies that can facilitate faster, more efficient manufacturing (i.e., enable productivity gains) have enjoyed sustained and profitable growth, and many of them find a place in our Portfolio. Increasingly, their devices—such as Fanuc’s industrial robots and Keyence’s optical sensors—are integrated more fully with software and embedded with more semiconductor chips to gather information and precisely measure output, flows, temperatures, and tolerances. The prospect of machine learning has driven the capture of even more data, which will allow computers to use algorithms increasingly to make decisions independently.

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

In the International Equity Research Portfolio, we seek to own all of the stocks recommended by our analysts that are appropriate for a MSCI ACW ex-US Index-benchmarked strategy. The Portfolio therefore reflects all of our analysts’ individual perspectives and outlooks about their areas of expertise, rather than having one or two portfolio managers attempt to filter those insights into a more concentrated Portfolio. Importantly, despite varying views relevant to security performance, our research team is unified by a common approach to analyzing companies and stocks.

The Portfolio’s holdings are therefore directly determined by analysts’ recommendations among Harding Loevner’s collection of researched companies. During the trailing 12 months, analysts’ rating upgrades led us to increase the Portfolio’s sector weights in Industrials, Consumer Staples, IT, Real Estate, and Utilities, while downgrades led us to decrease our exposure to Consumer Discretionary, Materials, Financials, Health Care, Energy, and Telecomm Services.

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Industrials became the Portfolio’s largest sector overweight as of October 31, displacing Consumer Discretionary from the top spot. Our new purchases in this sector included Australian online job site SEEK and CanadianNational Railway. We also purchased two Japanese companies: SMC, a manufacturer of pneumatic equipment, and Fanuc, one of the world’s leading producers of industrial automation equipment, including computer numerical controls and servo motors used in machine tools and robots. Roughly half of Fanuc’s customers are automakers and their suppliers, but it has also been gaining new customers in other industries such as food production. The analyst thought the share price, which had been mostly flat year-to-date, had become attractive relative to other Japanese stocks, particularly following Fanuc’s reports of a recent strong uptick in orders. We also sold Japanese parking lot operator Park24.

Our major underweights relative to the Index include Financials, Energy, and Materials, as we find a more limited number of companies with high quality-growth characteristics in these sectors.

The Portfolio’s new holdings in IT include UK online real-estate service provider Rightmove and Alibaba, China’s online marketplace juggernaut. The company’s unique vision, championed by Chairman Jack Ma, is to empower small enterprises through its e-commerce platform in China and ultimately globally. It has roughly 500 million (and growing) users of its online marketplace.

Viewed by region, the most notable change to our Portfolio in the year was an increase in its exposure to EMs, which overtook Japan as the Portfolio’s largest regional overweight. Our increased weight in EMs came partly from adding several new Pakistani companies recommended by our analysts after the decision in September by Index provider MSCI to re-classify Pakistan from a Frontier Market to an EM. We bought Engro, Pakistan’s largest conglomerate with interests in fertilizer, dairy, power generation and petrochemicals, as well as two banks (UnitedBankofPakistan and MCBBank) and two Energy companies (Oil &Gas DevelopmentCompanyofPakistan and PakistanPetroleum). In December 2016, Pakistan Petroleum entered an agreement with the Pakistani government to extend the lease on its Sui gas field, one of the largest natural gas fields in Pakistan, on terms favorable to the company. The agreement also includes a large contractual price increase for gas, enhancing the company’s profitability.

Further adding to our EM weight, we increased our positions in some Chinese holdings and purchased some new holdings, including Alibaba and oil company CNOOC. We also added some companies that are only available via locally listed stocks known as A-shares. Until recently, foreign investors seeking to invest in the diversity of Chinese companies contributing to China’s economic transformation had limited access to A-shares. However, the establishment of the mutual market access trading facility known as Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect in November 2014 and the follow-on Shenzhen-Hong Kong Connect in December 2016 has made approximately 1,200 Chinese companies investable only

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS at October 31, 2017

COMPANY	SECTOR	COUNTRY	%
NIDEC	INDUSTRIALS	JAPAN		1.3
AMADEUS	INFO TECHNOLOGY	SPAIN		1.2
NOVOZYMES	MATERIALS	DENMARK		1.1
STANLEY ELECTRIC	CONS DISCRETIONARY	JAPAN		1.1
ATLAS COPCO	INDUSTRIALS	SWEDEN		1.1
ALLIANZ	FINANCIALS	GERMANY		1.1
KOMATSU	INDUSTRIALS	JAPAN		1.1
OCBC	FINANCIALS	SINGAPORE		1.1
GRIFOLS	HEALTH CARE	SPAIN		1.1
SAP	INFO TECHNOLOGY	GERMANY		1.1

through A-shares readily available to foreign institutional investors. We had been preparing for the A-share opportunity for several years, including expanding our research resources dedicated to China and completing the administrative and operational processes necessary to invest via both Shanghai Connect and Shenzhen Connect for the Harding, Loevner Funds.

We now hold six investments in A-share companies for the strategy, including air-conditioner manufacturer GreeElectric, video-surveillance-equipment maker HangzhouHikvision, dairy goods producer InnerMongoliaYiliIndustrial, leading domestic drug manufacturer JiangsuHengruiMedicine, home-appliance manufacturer MideaGroup, and kitchen furniture maker SuofeiyaHomeCollectionCo. Jiangsu Hengrui, for example, specializes in three areas, surgical anesthetics, contrast reagents for radiology, and oncology drugs. Its niche treatments are often complex to manufacture and are important for critical care, which makes them less-susceptible to regulatory price pressures than many generic drugs. The company’s products command strong margins, generating significant cash flows that are reinvested back into the business.

Within developed markets, we decreased our Japanese weight in response to information from our risk models. We will consider making this type of weighting adjustment whenever the models indicate they will help achieve our goal of maintaining moderately lower expected volatility in comparison to the Index and restrained tracking error.

PM TEAM UPDATE

Moon Surana has been promoted from Associate Portfolio Manager to Portfolio Manager of the International Equity Research strategy. Andrew West continues to lead the strategy’s portfolio management team of two.

Please read the separate disclosures page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolio.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

ANDREW WEST, CFA

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

MOON SURANA, CFA

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Emerging Markets Research Portfolio was launched on December 19, 2016. From inception to October 31, 2017, the Institutional Class gained 30.10% and the Investor Class rose 29.90% (net of fees and expenses). The Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI Emerging + Frontier Markets Index, gained 34.16% (net of source taxes) in this period.

MARKET REVIEW

The fiscal year ending October 31, 2017 began inauspiciously for Emerging Markets (EMs), which declined sharply in November as the surprise election of Donald Trump sparked concern among investors about the potential impact of his protectionist agenda on global trade and EM companies. Inflation expectations and bond yields also quickly rose, hurting the value of EM currencies versus the US dollar. But EMs recovered in January and enjoyed positive momentum for the rest of the fiscal year, propelled by a supportive combination of robust global economic growth, declining inflation expectations, and strong results in the Information Technology (IT) sector.

Investors were also heartened by China’s strong economic growth, the stabilization of its currency, and moderation of capital outflows. Rising corporate profits have eased fears about the corporate sector’s ability to service its high level of debt—which has been a key risk facing the Chinese economy. As corporate liabilities fell, China’s ratio of overall debt to GDP declined in September 2017 for the first time in nearly six years.1 Other positive news included the boosting of domestic confidence by a stronger property market. China’s Real Estate sector, another source of systemic risk, appeared to find a more sustainable path as recent financial reforms, notably the development of the domestic bond market, helped shift funding for real estate projects out of the shadow banking system.

Companies reporting demonstrable growth in revenues and profits had the strongest share-price performance, particularly the stocks of the “New” (technology-oriented) EM companies in both IT and Consumer Discretionary. Real Estate outperformed as well, led by China’s large listed developers. Yet “Old” (commodity-oriented) EM

FUND FACTS at October 31, 2017
TOTAL NET ASSETS		$6.5M
SALES CHARGE		NONE
NUMBER OF HOLDINGS		129
TURNOVER (5 YR. AVG.)		–
REDEMPTION FEE		2% FIRST 90 DAYS
DIVIDEND POLICY		ANNUAL
	INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS	INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
	INSTITUTIONAL CLASS	INVESTOR CLASS
TICKER	HLREX	HLENX
CUSIP	412295776	412295784
INCEPTION DATE	12/19/2016	12/19/2016
MINIMUM INVESTMENT1	$100,000	$5,000
NET EXPENSE RATIO2	1.30%	1.55%
GROSS EXPENSE RATIO	3.57%	9.26%

¹Lower minimums available through certain brokerage firms; ²Shown net of Harding Loevner’s contractual agreement through February 28, 2018.

companies in the Materials sector also soared, aided by a roughly 30% rise in industrial metals prices in the trailing 12 months. The more-defensive Consumer Staples, Health Care, and Telecom Services sectors, while all positive, lagged the benchmark significantly.

From a regional perspective, Asia was the best performer, with the IT-heavy Chinese and South Korean markets leading the way. In China, leading internet platforms such as Tencent, which focuses on social media and gaming, and Alibaba, the largest e-commerce platform, posted a strong acceleration in revenue growth which boosted share prices. Another Index heavyweight Samsung Electronics and other technology companies benefitted from strong global demand for high-powered memory products. South Korea also elected a new president, Moon Jae-in, who campaigned on progressive economic policies and aims to secure healthier relations with China.

Emerging Europe also posted good returns, although the region modestly lagged the Index. Robust economic performance and moderating political risk strongly supported stock markets in Hungary and Poland. Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election provided a measure of optimism about the future of the European Union.

The large markets of Latin America faced headwinds from the burden of rising political risks. In Brazil, popular support for Brazil’s President Michel Temer continued to fade due to allegations that he helped direct payment of bribes for political favors. The legislature’s commitment to his reform program remains strong, however, as seen in the Senate’s approval of new labor laws in July allowing for flexible work hours and more direct negotiations between

¹Gabriel Wildau, “Beijing effort and inflation push China debt load down,” Financial Times (September 24, 2017).

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PERFORMANCE (% TOTAL RETURNS)

	for periods ended September 30, 2017						for periods ended October 31, 2017
	CALENDAR YTD		1 YEAR		SINCE INCEPTION*		CALENDAR YTD		1 YEAR		SINCE INCEPTION*
EMERGING MARKETS RESEARCH PORTFOLIO - INSTL CLASS		27.03		–		28.30		28.81		–		30.10
MSCI EMERGING + FRONTIER MARKETS INDEX		27.69		–		29.69		32.10		–		34.16
EMERGING MARKETS RESEARCH PORTFOLIO - INVESTOR CLASS		26.83		–		28.10		28.61		–		29.90

*Inception of the Institutional and Investor Class, 12/19/16.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (877) 435-8105 or visiting www.hardingloevnerfunds.com. Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 90 days or less; otherwise, total returns would be reduced.

The charts below illustrate the hypothetical return of an investment made in the corresponding share classes. Investment return reflects voluntary fee waivers in effect. Absent such waivers, total return would be reduced. The performance provided in the table above and charts below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

employers and their workers. Returns in Mexico were hurt by concerns about the sustainability of the NAFTA trade agreement (the abolition of which was a feature of President Trump’s agenda) and political uncertainties as the country moves toward an election year in 2018.

The only region to decline this period was the Middle East, despite the support of more robust energy prices. (Brent crude reached around US$60 by the end of the fiscal year, the highest since summer 2015.) No solution has been forthcoming for the diplomatic stand-off that erupted in June 2017 between Index-constituent Qatar and a coalition of its neighbors, led by Saudi Arabia, which has accused Qatar of funding terrorist groups. The coalition members have cut off relations with Qatar and blockaded the country.

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION

The Portfolio underperformed in the 10 months since inception as overall positive stock selection was overcome by unfavorable sector and geographic allocations. We especially were hurt by being underweight in IT (including Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba) and by our small allocation to cash in a period of strong Index returns. Stock selection in IT also detracted, especially laggards such as Delta Electronics and software and services companies NetEase and Infosys.

Stocks in Industrials, Financials, and Health Care were key positive contributors. In Industrials, Chinese online job search and human resource-services business 51Job Inc. reported strong growth in revenues in part due to the success of its cross-selling initiatives. In Financials, Grupo Financiero Galicia and Banco Macro benefited

from the resumption of growth in the Argentinian economy and an uptick in spending on financial services. In Health Care, Shanghai-listed domestic drug manufacturer Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine led returns. This company specializes in three areas: surgical anesthetics, contrast reagents for radiology, and oncology drugs. The company’s products command strong margins, generating significant cash flows that are reinvested back into the business.

From a regional perspective, allocation effects were negative given our underweight exposure to the surging markets of China and South Korea. The latter market was a detractor as none of our diversified positions kept up with the high-returning Samsung Electronics, which we were underweight relative to the Index. Our overweights to the Middle East and Pakistan also detracted from relative returns. This was partially offset by positive stock selection in Asia, including Taiwanese pneumatic equipment maker AirTAC, Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia, and Chinese social media platform Weibo. Taiwan’s Largan Precision was also a significant contributor as high-end smartphone makers accelerated their roll-out of camera features that incorporate its specialized miniature lenses. Our holdings in Frontier Market companies contributed to relative returns as well, especially Argentine banks discussed above.

PERSPECTIVE AND OUTLOOK

EM technology continues to roar ahead

The stand-out performance by IT sector stocks together with those of internet-based businesses classified in other sectors was an

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astonishing feature of the fiscal year. The IT sector index rose 52% in the fiscal year. Contrary to the established view that EMs are engaged primarily in resource extraction and basic manufacturing, the Index is dominated today by IT and internet-related companies. The IT sector alone comprises almost 28% of the Index, more than double its weight just five years ago.

In the period 2012–2016, many companies in the IT sector generated superior financial results, including high and increasingly stable returns on capital, which has underpinned their share-price appreciation. The strong fundamentals of today’s EM technology companies (both within and outside the IT sector) are why, as investors focused on quality and growth, we continue to find new opportunities in this area.

The current universe of IT and internet-focused EM businesses includes traditional manufacturers that have moved beyond their origins as low-cost producers of commodity electronics goods. Among this group are holdings Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor, which have reinvested their prodigious cash flows into research to develop their own cutting-edge technologies.

The universe also includes internet-based enterprises that have leveraged technology produced by others to leapfrog to the forefront of their industries. China has been at the center of this trend, with the country’s economic transformation facilitated by deep internet and smartphone penetration and the eagerness of the growing middle class to spend their time—and money—online in the digital domain. The ability of Chinese businesses to create distinctive services and experiences for users of online and mobile platforms is a demonstration of EM companies’ capacity for innovation and technological leadership. Among the great successes that have emerged from China’s transformation are Tencent, the online gaming and social media business, and Weibo, the leading open social media platform in China with roughly 340 million active users of its platform. (It was a holding much of the past 10 months until the analyst rated the stock sell due to valuation

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

COUNTRY/REGION	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
BRAZIL	7.3	6.9
CHINA	28.0	29.0
INDIA	7.6	8.5
MEXICO	5.6	3.0
RUSSIA	4.6	3.1
SOUTH AFRICA	4.0	6.2
SOUTH KOREA	4.1	15.3
TAIWAN	7.3	11.6
SMALL EMERGING MARKETS2	17.7	14.1
FRONTIER MARKETS	10.1	2.3
DEVELOPED MARKET LISTED3	1.7	–
CASH	2.0	–

¹MSCI Emerging + Frontier Markets Index; ²Includes the remaining emerging markets which, individually, comprise less than 5% of the Index; ³Includes emerging markets or frontier markets companies listed in developed markets.

SECTOR EXPOSURE (%) at October 31, 2017

SECTOR	PORTFOLIO	BENCHMARK1
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	14.6	10.0
CONSUMER STAPLES	15.7	6.3
ENERGY	5.5	6.9
FINANCIALS	26.6	23.5
HEALTH CARE	4.9	2.4
INDUSTRIALS	7.5	5.4
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	13.3	27.8
MATERIALS	2.8	7.1
REAL ESTATE	2.7	2.9
TELECOM SERVICES	3.4	5.1
UTILITIES	1.0	2.6
CASH	2.0	–

¹MSCI Emerging + Frontier Markets Index.

concerns.) China has also provided a platform for growth for other internet-based businesses held in the Portfolio, such as e-retailing (JD.com) and recruiting (51Job Inc.).

The leading internet-based companies in China have dominant market shares in their niche areas and thus benefit from scale and network-effect advantages. They also benefit from a colossal domestic market with few foreign competitors, which in some cases are effectively barred from operating in China’s protected technology industries. All of this helps make most of these companies highly profitable and cash generative, allowing them to invest in improving the quality of their products and the customer experience, which, in turn, helps to sustain their growth and to deepen the moat that secures their competitive positions.

As we search for new tech opportunities, we are also prompted to take pause. Experience tells us to be wary when high investor confidence in an industry prevails and markets are pricing in a bright future of extended growth. The technology companies held in the Portfolio have established advantages of scale and high barriers to entry that are undoubtedly difficult to surmount. Yet, because of their size, their growth must slow from current rates at some point to converge with the pace of broader economic development; that is, these platforms, as they grow, eventually become the economy. As their growth slows, competitive pressures for these companies will tend to rise. Furthermore, where companies’ fates rely upon the sharp end of technological advancement, the threat to incumbents of disruption from the next new-new thing is ever present. We navigate these risks by focusing on a diverse group of businesses that we consider to have durable competitive advantages and long-term growth opportunities, while remaining careful about price when selecting holdings and determining their weights in the model portfolio.

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

In the Emerging Markets Research Portfolio, we seek to own all of the stocks recommended by our analysts that are listed in either EMs or frontier markets. The benchmark for the Portfolio is

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the MSCI Emerging + Frontier Markets (EFM) Index to reflect the large number of companies from both emerging and frontier markets included in the opportunity set. The Portfolio therefore reflects all of our analysts’ individual perspectives and outlooks about their areas of expertise, rather than having one or two portfolio managers attempt to filter those insights into a more concentrated Portfolio. Importantly, despite varying views relevant to security performance, our research team is unified by a common approach to analyzing companies and stocks.

At the sector level, the Portfolio’s largest overweights versus the Index are Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary. These sectors tend to have an abundance of faster-growing, higher-quality EM companies operating in industries with favorable competitive environments. Stocks that our analysts favor in Consumer Staples include South Korean cosmetics producer LGHousehold& HeathCare and PriceSmart, which is based in the US but operates a large network of membership warehouse clubs in Central and South America and the Caribbean. Analyst-recommended Consumer Discretionary stocks include South Korean home-furnishings company Hanssem, Chinese sportswear brand Anta Sports, and the Philippines’ JollibeeFoods, a popular quick-service restaurant.

The Portfolio’s largest sector underweights are IT and Materials. We have 11 holdings in the IT sector as of the end of the fiscal year, all of which are based in Asia and about half of which are Chinese companies, including Tencent (the gaming giant), AACTechnologies (manufacturer of smartphone acoustic components), and SunnyOptical (a maker of camera modules for smartphones). The primary cause of our underweight is our insistence on company-level diversification, leading us to avoid undue concentration in individual companies. We note that weights within the IT sector index have become more concentrated, with weights of 3% or higher in Samsung Electronics, Taiwan Semiconductor, Alibaba, and Tencent. We hold eight companies in Materials, where we recently added some positions as declining share prices increased the number of analyst recommendations in the sector, including cement companies CemexLatam of Colombia and LuckyCement of Pakistan, as well as Indian paint manufacturer AsianPaints. We are also underweight Telecom Services and Utilities as our analysts have determined that few companies within these sectors meet our four key criteria required for investment. Telecom Services broadly faces slower growth, rising competition, and margin pressure, and Utilities is limited by heavy regulation.

By region, our largest country weight on an absolute basis is China, with 26 companies comprising 28% of the Portfolio (just below the benchmark’s 29% China weight). Since inception we have increased our positions in some Chinese holdings and purchased some new holdings, including Alibaba and oil company CNOOC.

We also added some Chinese companies that are only available via locally listed stocks known as A-shares. Until recently, foreign investors seeking to invest in the diversity of Chinese companies contributing to China’s economic transformation had limited access to A-shares. However, the establishment of the mutual market access trading facility known as Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect in November 2014 and the follow-on Shenzhen-Hong Kong Connect

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS at October 31, 2017

COMPANY	SECTOR	COUNTRY	%
BANK CENTRAL ASIA	FINANCIALS	INDONESIA		2.2
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR	INFO TECHNOLOGY	TAIWAN		2.1
B3	FINANCIALS	BRAZIL		2.0
LARGAN PRECISION	INFO TECHNOLOGY	TAIWAN		2.0
HDFC CORP	FINANCIALS	INDIA		1.9
FUYAO GLASS	CONS DISCRETIONARY	CHINA		1.9
AMBEV	CONS STAPLES	BRAZIL		1.9
EMAAR PROPERTIES	REAL ESTATE	UAE		1.7
SHENZHOU INTERNATIONAL	CONS DISCRETIONARY	CHINA		1.7
NETEASE	INFO TECHNOLOGY	CHINA		1.7

in December 2016 has made approximately 1,200 Chinese companies investable only through A-shares readily available to foreign institutional investors. We had been preparing for the A-share opportunity for several years, including expanding our research resources dedicated to China and completing the administrative and operational processes necessary to invest via both Shanghai Connect and Shenzhen Connect for the Harding, Loevner Funds.

We now hold six investments in A-share companies for the strategy, including air-conditioner manufacturer Gree Electronic Appliances, video-surveillance-equipment maker Hangzhou Hikvision, dairy goods producer Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial, leading domestic drug manufacturer Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine, home-appliance manufacturer Midea Group, and kitchen furniture maker Suofeiya Home Collection Co. Hangzhou Hikvision, for example, is a leading manufacturer of video surveillance equipment and related systems that dedicates significant resources to research and development. The company’s distinctive product line includes advanced software that uses artificial intelligence to analyze video data and perform automated image identification. We expect the company, which currently enjoys a 19% market share globally, to continue to grow as it adds to its global roster of customers that has included the Beijing Olympic Stadium, Brazil’s World Cup Stadium, and the Minnesota Public Schools.

We hold only about one-third of the benchmark weight in South Korea, our largest country underweight versus the Index. Our analysts cover a number of high-quality companies listed in Frontier Markets, leading us to have a much higher weight in these markets than the Index (10% versus 2%). These companies include Grupo Financiero Galicia of Argentina, Grameenphone of Bangladesh, and Vietnam Dairy Products of Vietnam.

PM TEAM UPDATE

Moon Surana has been promoted from Associate Portfolio Manager to Portfolio Manager of the Emerging Markets Equity Research strategy. Andrew West continues to lead the strategy’s portfolio management team of two.

Please read the separate disclosures page for important information, including the risks of investing in the Portfolio.

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DISCLOSURES

The Portfolios invest in foreign securities, which will involve greater volatility and political, economic, and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. They also invest in emerging markets, which involve unique risks, such as exposure to economies less diverse and mature than the US or other more established foreign markets. Economic and political instability may cause larger price changes in emerging markets securities than other foreign securities.

Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.

Diversification does not guarantee a profit or prevent a loss in a declining market.

Long-term earnings growth and earnings per share growth are not a forecast of the Portfolios’ future performance.

Companies held in the Portfolios during the fiscal year appear in bold type; only the first reference to a particular holding appears in bold. The Portfolios are actively managed; therefore holdings shown may not be current. Portfolio holdings and sector and geographic allocations should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Portfolios of Investments in this report for complete Portfolio holdings. Current and future Portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

While the Portfolios have no sales charge, management fees and other expenses still apply. Please see the Prospectus for further details.

Sector & Geographic Exposure data is sourced from: FactSet, Harding Loevner Funds Portfolios, and MSCI Barra. Differences may exist between this source data and similar information reported in the financial statements due to timing differences and/or adjustments required pursuant to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Expense Ratios: Differences may exist between the commentary data and similar information reported in the financial statements due to timing differences. The expense ratios presented are shown as of the most recent Prospectus date, February 28, 2017.

Five year average turnover data is calculated using a simple average of annual turnover figures for the past five fiscal years. These annual turnover figures utilize purchase, sales, and market value data which is not reflective of adjustments required pursuant to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Accordingly, differences may exist between this data and similar information reported in the financial statements.

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INDEX DEFINITIONS

The MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets. The Index consists of 47 developed and emerging market countries. Net dividends reinvested.

The MSCI All Country World ex-US Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. The Index consists of 46 developed and emerging market countries. Net dividends reinvested.

The MSCI All Country World ex-US Small Cap Index is a free-float market capitalization index that is designed to measure small cap developed and emerging market equity performance. The Index consists of 46 developed and emerging markets countries and targets companies within a market capitalization range of USD 44–12,400 million (as of September 30, 2017) in terms of the companies’ full market capitalization. Net dividends reinvested.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Index consists of 24 emerging market countries. Net dividends reinvested.

The MSCI Emerging + Frontier Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets and frontier markets. The Index consists of 24 emerging markets countries and 29 frontier markets countries. Net dividends reinvested.

The MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance in all countries from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index and the lower size spectrum of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Index consists of 29 frontier markets and 5 emerging markets. Net dividends reinvested.

The MSCI USA Growth Index captures large and mid cap US securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics.

The MSCI USA Value Index captures large and mid cap US securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index commonly used to measure performance of US stocks.

You cannot invest directly in these Indexes.

TERM DEFINITIONS

Basis Points are a common measurement used chiefly for interest rates and other percentages in finance. A basis point is one hundredth of one percent.

Cash Flow measures the cash generating capability of a company by adding non-cash charges (e.g. depreciation) and interest expense to pretax income.

Correlation is the extent to which the values of different types of investments move in tandem with one another in response to changing economic and market conditions.

Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price–the value of principal–of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates.

Earnings Per Share is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock.

Free cash flow is a measure of a company’s financial performance, calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the monetary value of all finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period (usually calculated on an annual basis).

Market Capitalization is the total dollar market value of all of a company’s outstanding shares.

Return on Capital (ROC) is a calculation used to assess a company’s efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments.

Tracking Error is a measure of how closely a portfolio follows the index to which it is benchmarked.

Turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of Purchases or Sales by Average Capital.

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Table of Contents

Expense Example	2
Portfolio of Investments	4
Global Equity Portfolio	4
International Equity Portfolio	7
International Small Companies Portfolio	10
Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio	13
Emerging Markets Portfolio	16
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio	19
Global Equity Research Portfolio	22
International Equity Research Portfolio	29
Emerging Markets Research Portfolio	35
Statements of Assets and Liabilities	40
Statements of Operations	43
Statements of Changes in Net Assets	45
Financial Highlights	48
Notes to Financial Statements	51
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	66
Supplemental Tax Information	67
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement	68
Privacy Notice	72
Directors and Principal Officers	73
Supplemental Information	77

For use only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

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Expense Example

October 31, 2017 (unaudited)

As a shareholder of a Harding Loevner Portfolio, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees, and/or shareholder services fees and other fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of a six month period and held through the period ended October 31, 2017.

Actual Expenses

The first line under each Portfolio in 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 for your Portfolio under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line under each Portfolio in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 your Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second line under each Portfolio in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Portfolio	Beginning Account Value May 1, 2017		Ending Account Value October 31, 2017		Annualized Expense Ratio		Expenses Paid During Period * (May 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017)
Global Equity Portfolio — Institutional Class
Actual		$1,000.00		$1,127.90		0.93%		$4.99
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,020.52		0.93		4.74
Global Equity Portfolio — Institutional Class Z**
Actual		1,000.00		1,038.00		0.90		2.29
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,020.67		0.90		4.58
Global Equity Portfolio — Advisor Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,126.80		1.13		6.06
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,019.51		1.13		5.75
International Equity Portfolio — Institutional Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,120.20		0.83		4.44
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,021.02		0.83		4.23
International Equity Portfolio — Institutional Class Z***
Actual		1,000.00		1,060.00		0.80		2.39
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,021.18		0.80		4.06

* Expenses are calculated using each Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). Expense ratios for the most recent half year may differ from expense ratios based on one-year data in the Financial Highlights.

** Global Equity Portfolio — Institutional Class Z commenced operations on August 1, 2017 and the Actual example reflects the period from August 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017 (91 days). However, for purposes of comparability, the Hypothetical example assumes that the class was operational for the full six month period.

*** International Equity Portfolio — Institutional Class Z commenced operations on July 17, 2017 and the Actual example reflects the period from July 17, 2017 to October 31, 2017 (106 days). However, for purposes of comparability, the Hypothetical example assumes that the class was operational for the full six month period.

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Expense Example (continued)

October 31, 2017 (unaudited)

Portfolio	Beginning Account Value May 1, 2017		Ending Account Value October 31, 2017		Annualized Expense Ratio		Expenses Paid During Period * (May 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017)
International Equity Portfolio — Investor Class
Actual		$1,000.00		$1,118.00		1.15%		$6.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,019.41		1.15		5.85
International Small Companies Portfolio — Institutional Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,134.80		1.15		6.19
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,019.41		1.15		5.85
International Small Companies Portfolio — Investor Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,133.60		1.40		7.53
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,018.15		1.40		7.12
Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class I
Actual		1,000.00		1,132.70		1.29		6.93
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,018.70		1.29		6.56
Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class II
Actual		1,000.00		1,134.50		1.12		6.03
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,019.56		1.12		5.70
Emerging Markets Portfolio — Advisor Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,132.20		1.43		7.69
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,018.00		1.43		7.27
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Institutional Class I
Actual		1,000.00		1,111.10		1.67		8.89
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,016.79		1.67		8.49
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Institutional Class II
Actual		1,000.00		1,112.80		1.35		7.19
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,018.40		1.35		6.87
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Investor Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,109.20		2.00		10.62
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,015.14		2.00		10.14
Global Equity Research Portfolio — Institutional Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,116.90		0.90		4.80
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,020.67		0.90		4.58
Global Equity Research Portfolio — Investor Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,116.10		1.15		6.13
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,019.41		1.15		5.85
International Equity Research Portfolio — Institutional Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,112.90		0.90		4.79
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,020.67		0.90		4.58
International Equity Research Portfolio — Investor Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,111.60		1.15		6.12
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,019.41		1.15		5.85
Emerging Markets Research Portfolio — Institutional Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,134.30		1.30		6.99
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,018.65		1.30		6.61
Emerging Markets Research Portfolio — Investor Class
Actual		1,000.00		1,133.50		1.55		8.34
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)		1,000.00		1,017.39		1.55		7.88

* Expenses are calculated using each Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). Expense ratios for the most recent half year may differ from expense ratios based on one-year data in the Financial Highlights.

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Global Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2017

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 94.9%
China - 5.7%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		51,274		$9,480,050
Baidu Inc. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		47,445		11,573,733
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		5,801,269		6,775,852
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)†		218,980		9,863,314
Weibo Corp. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		140,361		13,004,447
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*†		150,760		854,730
				51,552,126
Denmark - 2.6%
Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Materials)†		138,560		12,125,738
Novozymes A/S, Class B (Materials)†		202,815		11,201,984
				23,327,722
Finland - 1.0%
Kone OYJ, Class B (Capital Goods)†		165,220		8,946,826
France - 3.3%
Air Liquide SA (Materials)†		75,902		9,667,468
Essilor International SA (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		90,775		11,497,892
L’Oreal SA (Household & Personal Products)†		39,590		8,813,703
				29,979,063
Germany - 4.8%
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Automobiles & Components)†		96,435		9,829,185
Linde AG (Materials)*†		59,350		12,744,417
Symrise AG (Materials)†		276,495		21,530,282
				44,103,884
Hong Kong - 2.4%
AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)†		2,846,605		21,423,502
India - 2.3%
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (Banks)		89,980		8,305,154
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Banks)		1,422,455		13,015,463
				21,320,617
Indonesia - 1.3%
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)†		7,620,654		11,771,776

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 94.9%    (continued)
Israel - 1.1%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Software & Services)*		83,340		$9,809,951
Italy - 1.9%
Luxottica Group SpA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		185,360		10,622,590
Tenaris SA - ADR (Energy)		243,900		6,646,275
				17,268,865
Japan - 9.9%
FANUC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		38,445		9,013,166
Keyence Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		27,202		15,049,820
Kubota Corp. (Capital Goods)†		941,735		17,752,561
M3 Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		348,845		10,451,919
Makita Corp. (Capital Goods)†		204,035		8,587,893
MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		276,880		7,574,812
Sysmex Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		319,165		21,880,665
				90,310,836
Mexico - 0.9%
Grupo Televisa SAB - Sponsored ADR (Media)		354,110		7,751,468
Russia - 1.4%
Yandex NV, Class A (Software & Services)*		378,970		12,820,555
South Africa - 0.7%
Sasol Ltd. (Materials)†		231,720		6,811,042
Spain - 1.4%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Banks)†		1,454,440		12,723,314
Sweden - 2.2%
Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Capital Goods)†		260,720		11,405,811
Intrum Justitia AB (Commercial & Professional Services)†		256,890		8,984,838
				20,390,649
Switzerland - 4.0%
Lonza Group AG, Reg S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		58,740		15,618,400
Nestle SA - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		136,865		11,528,139
Sonova Holding AG, Reg S (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		53,020		9,579,301
				36,725,840
Turkey - 0.6%
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS - ADR (Banks)		2,113,205		5,747,918

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2017 (continued)

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 94.9%    (continued)
United Kingdom - 3.7%
Abcam plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		556,109		$7,349,231
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Household & Personal Products)†		132,705		11,869,003
Shire plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		132,385		6,515,802
WPP plc (Media)†		450,705		7,965,555
				33,699,591
United States - 43.7%
3M Co. (Capital Goods)		40,780		9,387,148
Abbott Laboratories (Health Care Equipment & Services)		160,940		8,727,776
Amazon.com Inc. (Retailing)*		8,775		9,698,832
AmerisourceBergen Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)		111,970		8,616,092
Apple Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)		83,815		14,168,088
Cognex Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)		84,325		10,384,624
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (Software & Services)		133,570		10,107,242
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Household & Personal Products)		166,680		11,742,606
eBay Inc. (Software & Services)*		246,758		9,287,971
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Energy)		106,520		8,878,442
Facebook Inc., Class A (Software & Services)*		86,785		15,626,507
First Republic Bank (Banks)		143,245		13,952,063
IPG Photonics Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)*		61,065		13,001,349
Mastercard Inc., Class A (Software & Services)		85,625		12,738,431
Microsoft Corp. (Software & Services)		95,290		7,926,222
Monsanto Co. (Materials)		65,780		7,965,958
NIKE Inc., Class B (Consumer Durables & Apparel)		512,300		28,171,377
PayPal Holdings Inc. (Software & Services)*		408,890		29,669,058
Priceline Group Inc. (Retailing)*		12,315		23,545,787
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*		43,577		17,544,972
Roper Technologies Inc. (Capital Goods)		101,575		26,223,618
Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy)		278,900		17,849,600
Signature Bank (Banks)*		49,265		6,404,943

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 94.9%    (continued)
United States - 43.7%    (continued)
Starbucks Corp. (Consumer Services)		163,625		$8,973,195
SVB Financial Group (Banks)*		101,585		22,275,559
Verisk Analytics Inc. (Commercial & Professional Services)*		201,150		17,107,807
WABCO Holdings Inc. (Capital Goods)*		65,610		9,682,068
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)		102,835		6,814,875
Waters Corp. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*		60,580		11,876,709
				398,348,919
Total Common Stocks (Cost $564,636,893)				$864,834,464
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.7%
Brazil - 1.1%
Itau Unibanco Holding SA - Sponsored ADR, 0.45% (Banks)		799,780		10,245,182
Spain - 1.6%
Grifols SA - ADR, 1.42% (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)		605,690		14,324,569
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $15,700,399)				$24,569,751
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9%
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		8,589,264		8,589,264
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $8,589,264)				$8,589,264
Total Investments — 98.5%
(Cost $588,926,556)				$897,993,479
Other Assets Less Liabilities - 1.5%				13,840,456
Net Assets — 100.0%				$911,833,935

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

* Non-income producing security.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2017 (continued)

Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Automobiles & Components	1.1	%
Banks	11.4
Capital Goods	11.9
Commercial & Professional Services	2.9
Consumer Durables & Apparel	4.2
Consumer Services	1.0
Energy	3.7
Food & Staples Retailing	0.7
Food Beverage & Tobacco	1.3
Health Care Equipment & Services	7.8
Household & Personal Products	3.6
Insurance	2.3
Materials	9.0
Media	1.7
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	8.9
Retailing	3.6
Software & Services	16.7
Technology Hardware & Equipment	5.8
Money Market Fund	0.9
Total Investments	98.5
Other Assets Less Liabilities	1.5
Net Assets	100.0	%

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.1%
Australia - 0.9%
CSL Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		1,050,900		$112,081,749
Canada - 2.1%
Canadian National Railway Co. (Transportation)		3,096,200		249,213,138
China - 3.7%
Baidu Inc. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		1,374,300		335,246,742
Weibo Corp. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		1,187,310		110,004,272
				445,251,014
France - 9.6%
Air Liquide SA (Materials)†		2,228,688		283,862,997
Dassault Systemes SE (Software & Services)†		3,811,219		404,836,098
L’Oreal SA (Household & Personal Products)†		1,297,500		288,855,271
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		553,700		165,246,778
				1,142,801,144
Germany - 16.1%
Allianz SE, Reg S (Insurance)†		1,865,800		433,264,899
Bayer AG, Reg S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		3,145,300		410,810,903
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Automobiles & Components)†		1,420,000		144,734,206
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		1,753,000		169,529,589
FUCHS PETROLUB SE (Materials)†		701,240		34,928,649
Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		5,107,600		139,841,565
Linde AG (Materials)†		3,400		734,290
Linde AG (Materials)†*		791,810		170,027,919
SAP SE - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)		2,447,180		279,467,956
Symrise AG (Materials)†		1,805,996		140,630,399
				1,923,970,375
Hong Kong - 3.4%
AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)†		53,922,900		405,822,858
India - 2.1%
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (Banks)		1,221,900		112,781,370
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Banks)		14,590,900		133,506,735
				246,288,105

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.1%    (continued)
Israel - 2.2%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Software & Services)*		2,227,000		$262,140,170
Italy - 0.6%
Tenaris SA - ADR (Energy)		2,820,200		76,850,450
Japan - 12.9%
FANUC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		1,604,700		376,210,860
JGC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		6,232,000		104,357,476
Keyence Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		340,927		188,621,788
Kubota Corp. (Capital Goods)†		7,217,900		136,063,980
M3 Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		8,478,100		254,016,585
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Real Estate)†		4,487,000		81,374,318
MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		3,151,400		86,215,192
Park24 Co., Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)†		4,195,900		96,700,074
Sysmex Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		3,031,307		207,814,181
				1,531,374,454
Mexico - 1.7%
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O (Banks)		23,637,300		140,282,029
Grupo Televisa SAB - Sponsored ADR (Media)		3,031,619		66,362,140
				206,644,169
Singapore - 2.0%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)†		14,118,383		235,962,800
South Africa - 4.6%
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		4,199,569		94,886,972
Naspers Ltd., Class N (Media)†		1,434,600		354,446,976
Sasol Ltd. (Materials)†		3,156,600		92,783,247
				542,117,195
South Korea - 1.7%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - GDR (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		168,200		207,753,119
Spain - 3.3%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Banks)†		38,113,000		333,409,203
Grifols SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		1,925,600		60,297,906
				393,707,109
Sweden - 3.1%
Alfa Laval AB (Capital Goods)†		6,081,200		153,743,350

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.1%    (continued)
Sweden - 3.1%    (continued)
Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Capital Goods)†		5,007,700		$219,073,645
				372,816,995
Switzerland - 6.7%
Nestle SA - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		4,785,900		403,116,357
Roche Holding AG, Genusschein (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		1,096,600		253,533,479
Sonova Holding AG, Reg S (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		768,700		138,883,601
				795,533,437
Taiwan - 2.8%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		10,837,125		87,533,374
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)		5,731,400		242,610,162
				330,143,536
Turkey - 0.8%
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS - ADR (Banks)		34,541,100		93,951,792
United Kingdom - 9.3%
BBA Aviation plc (Transportation)†		15,682,900		66,319,541
HSBC Holdings plc (Banks)†		15,939,700		155,432,309
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B (Energy)†		11,371,616		365,997,840
Shire plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		4,017,200		197,720,875
Unilever plc (Household & Personal Products)†		3,466,400		196,603,967
WPP plc (Media)†		7,260,200		128,313,479
				1,110,388,011
United States - 1.5%
Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy)		2,775,000		177,600,000
Total Common Stocks (Cost $8,355,996,802)				$10,862,411,620
PREFERRED STOCKS - 4.8%
Brazil - 1.6%
Itau Unibanco Holding SA - Sponsored ADR, 0.45% (Banks)		14,813,280		189,758,117

	Shares		Value
PREFERRED STOCKS - 4.8%    (continued)
Germany - 0.7%
FUCHS PETROLUB SE, 1.83% (Materials)†		1,521,300		$85,399,124
South Korea - 2.0%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - GDR, Reg S, 1.19% (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		235,346		237,731,074
Spain - 0.5%
Grifols SA - ADR, 1.42% (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)		2,562,300		60,598,395
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $367,170,107)				$573,486,710
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.8%
Northern Institutional Funds - Prime Obligations Portfolio, 1.19% (Money Market Fund)		241,851,630		241,900,000
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		210,740,895		210,740,895
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $452,640,895)				$452,640,895
Total Investments — 99.7%
(Cost $9,175,807,804)				$11,888,539,225
Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.3%				30,362,461
Net Assets — 100.0%				$11,918,901,686

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

GDR Global Depository Receipt.

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

* Non-income producing security.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Automobiles & Components	1.2	%
Banks	11.7
Capital Goods	9.0
Commercial & Professional Services	0.8
Consumer Durables & Apparel	1.4
Energy	5.2
Food Beverage & Tobacco	3.4
Health Care Equipment & Services	6.5
Household & Personal Products	4.1
Insurance	7.0
Materials	6.8
Media	4.6
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	10.0
Real Estate	0.7
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	3.9
Software & Services	11.7
Technology Hardware & Equipment	5.3
Transportation	2.6
Money Market Fund	3.8
Total Investments	99.7
Other Assets Less Liabilities	0.3
Net Assets	100.0	%

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.9%
Argentina - 0.9%
Globant SA (Software & Services)*		43,700		$1,648,364
Australia - 0.9%
DuluxGroup Ltd. (Materials)†		249,000		1,409,817
TPG Telecom Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		86,841		359,121
				1,768,938
Bangladesh - 2.9%
BRAC Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		3,232,263		3,925,393
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		473,460		1,697,461
				5,622,854
China - 3.1%
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		840,000		2,539,738
PAX Global Technology Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		4,069,000		2,069,380
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		155,000		1,324,088
				5,933,206
Colombia - 0.3%
Cemex Latam Holdings SA (Materials)*		165,400		586,122
Denmark - 0.5%
Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Materials)†		11,750		1,028,272
Egypt - 1.2%
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		614,000		2,395,366
Finland - 3.1%
Vaisala OYJ, Class A (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		110,980		6,022,650
France - 7.0%
Alten SA (Software & Services)†		60,320		5,281,884
IPSOS (Media)†		60,700		2,244,308
LISI (Capital Goods)†		91,600		4,204,171
Rubis SCA (Utilities)†		30,248		1,898,774
				13,629,137
Germany - 11.4%
Bechtle AG (Software & Services)†		65,800		5,260,630
Bertrandt AG (Commercial & Professional Services)†		29,080		2,727,708

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.9%    (continued)
Germany - 11.4%    (continued)
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Bearer) (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		70,830		$3,775,512
Gerresheimer AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		30,950		2,461,335
KWS Saat SE (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		6,320		2,672,336
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (Capital Goods)†		9,700		1,558,509
Rational AG (Capital Goods)†		1,410		926,367
STRATEC Biomedical AG (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		39,100		2,842,065
				22,224,462
Hong Kong - 3.1%
Pico Far East Holdings Ltd. (Media)†		7,639,000		3,241,088
Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		1,216,900		2,823,275
				6,064,363
India - 4.3%
Emami Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		77,800		1,514,539
GRUH Finance Ltd. (Banks)		239,700		1,843,142
Max Financial Services Ltd. (Insurance)*		395,500		3,584,283
SH Kelkar & Co., Ltd. (Materials)†		358,300		1,500,416
				8,442,380
Indonesia - 0.4%
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT (Telecommunication Services)†		1,484,000		746,244
Israel - 0.6%
CyberArk Software Ltd. (Software & Services)*		28,000		1,186,360
Italy - 3.6%
Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA (RSP) (Capital Goods)†		89,000		1,480,436
DiaSorin SpA (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		10,300		937,024
Reply SpA (Software & Services)†		86,200		4,583,018
				7,000,478
Japan - 13.9%
ABC-Mart Inc. (Retailing)†		10,700		538,682
Ariake Japan Co., Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		36,600		2,792,849
BML Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		120,000		2,656,809

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.9%    (continued)
Japan - 13.9%    (continued)
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		6,200		$1,287,265
FINDEX Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		137,100		968,735
GMO Payment Gateway Inc. (Software & Services)†		20,600		1,509,687
Hiday Hidaka Corp. (Consumer Services)†		184,669		5,418,707
Infomart Corp. (Software & Services)†		458,800		3,443,760
MISUMI Group Inc. (Capital Goods)†		79,500		2,184,749
MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		20,900		571,777
Nakanishi Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		59,500		2,695,304
SMS Co., Ltd. (Software & Services)†		45,000		1,361,070
Suruga Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		68,700		1,553,694
				26,983,088
Kenya - 1.2%
East African Breweries Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		632,200		1,489,569
Equity Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)†		2,437,900		892,823
				2,382,392
Malaysia - 0.6%
Dialog Group Bhd. (Energy)†		1,997,440		1,066,331
Mexico - 0.7%
Grupo Herdez SAB de CV (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		654,738		1,400,882
Netherlands - 4.2%
Arcadis NV (Capital Goods)†		140,385		3,245,498
ASM International NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		41,040		2,750,877
Brunel International NV (Commercial & Professional Services)†		127,897		2,173,260
				8,169,635
Norway - 1.6%
Tomra Systems ASA (Commercial & Professional Services)†		226,500		3,161,245
Peru - 0.6%
Alicorp SAA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		378,200		1,180,966
Russia - 1.6%
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Diversified Financials)†		1,500,000		3,034,158

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.9%    (continued)
South Africa - 0.7%
Clicks Group Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		125,110		$1,408,357
South Korea - 0.4%
Cheil Worldwide Inc. (Media)†		36,770		682,326
Sweden - 1.6%
Alfa Laval AB (Capital Goods)†		60,600		1,532,074
Intrum Justitia AB (Commercial & Professional Services)†		43,200		1,510,938
				3,043,012
Switzerland - 4.1%
Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Reg S (Capital Goods)†		17,450		4,127,444
LEM Holding SA, Reg S (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		1,795		2,348,986
Temenos Group AG, Reg S (Software & Services)*†		13,520		1,561,728
				8,038,158
Taiwan - 1.5%
Advantech Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		124,517		851,290
Chipbond Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		1,077,700		2,107,754
				2,959,044
Tanzania - 0.6%
Tanzania Breweries Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		205,100		1,204,056
Turkey - 1.2%
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik AS (Insurance)†		1,257,206		2,237,232
Ukraine - 1.2%
Kernel Holding SA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		172,400		2,316,852
United Kingdom - 15.8%
Abcam plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		303,127		4,005,960
BBA Aviation plc (Transportation)†		335,300		1,417,910
BGEO Group plc (Banks)†		62,120		2,935,663
Britvic plc (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		139,131		1,399,257
Clarkson plc (Transportation)†		37,800		1,473,113
Dignity plc (Consumer Services)†		40,100		1,290,847
EMIS Group plc (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		99,300		1,268,676
Halma plc (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		100,800		1,581,575
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (Insurance)†		59,302		1,025,956

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.9%    (continued)
United Kingdom - 15.8%    (continued)
Nostrum Oil & Gas plc (Energy)*†		419,700		$2,097,798
Rathbone Brothers plc (Diversified Financials)†		100,170		3,406,268
Rotork plc (Capital Goods)†		277,146		966,773
RPC Group plc (Materials)†		87,930		1,100,363
RPS Group plc (Commercial & Professional Services)†		875,160		3,418,733
Senior plc (Capital Goods)†		863,240		3,305,035
				30,693,927
United States - 1.1%
PriceSmart Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)		11,020		923,476
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (Capital Goods)*		25,400		1,242,314
				2,165,790
Total Common Stocks (Cost $143,350,684)				$186,426,647
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.4%
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		8,652,238		8,652,238
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $8,652,238)				$8,652,238
Total Investments — 100.3%
(Cost $152,002,922)				$195,078,885
Liabilities Less Other Assets - (0.3)%				(616,376	)
Net Assets — 100.0%				$194,462,509

Summary of Abbreviations

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

* Non-income producing security.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Banks	5.7	%
Capital Goods	14.3
Commercial & Professional Services	6.7
Consumer Durables & Apparel	0.7
Consumer Services	3.4
Diversified Financials	3.3
Energy	1.6
Food & Staples Retailing	1.9
Food Beverage & Tobacco	8.9
Health Care Equipment & Services	9.0
Household & Personal Products	0.8
Insurance	3.5
Materials	2.9
Media	3.2
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	4.2
Retailing	0.3
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	2.5
Software & Services	13.3
Technology Hardware & Equipment	6.6
Telecommunication Services	0.6
Transportation	1.5
Utilities	1.0
Money Market Fund	4.4
Total Investments	100.3
Liabilities Less Other Assets	(0.3	)
Net Assets	100.0	%

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.8%
Brazil - 2.7%
Ambev SA - ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		7,981,800		$50,524,794
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Diversified Financials)*		5,884,700		42,993,406
WEG SA (Capital Goods)		5,514,400		35,871,498
				129,389,698
Chile - 1.1%
Banco Santander Chile - ADR (Banks)		1,741,000		54,458,480
China - 22.9%
51job Inc. - ADR (Commercial & Professional Services)*		1,375,410		85,137,879
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		3,473,500		63,608,778
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		204,600		37,828,494
China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (Transportation)†		16,225,488		50,799,411
China Mobile Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Telecommunication Services)		882,000		44,496,900
CNOOC Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		624,683		85,394,166
Ctrip.com International Ltd. - ADR (Retailing)*		660,200		31,616,978
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)†		12,247,200		89,919,165
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Class A (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		9,188,618		54,471,813
JD.com Inc. - ADR (Retailing)*		1,754,300		65,821,336
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H (Transportation)†		17,371,000		26,690,592
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		3,649,540		37,001,726
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		6,326,854		48,724,713
NetEase Inc. - ADR (Software & Services)		68,241		19,238,503
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		8,805,000		75,216,747
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		41,718,505		48,726,999
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)†		4,323,500		194,739,409

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.8%    (continued)
China - 22.9%    (continued)
Weibo Corp. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		527,300		$48,854,345
				1,108,287,954
Czech Republic - 1.1%
Komercni banka AS (Banks)†		1,300,400		55,891,312
Egypt - 0.6%
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE - GDR, Reg S (Banks)†		5,982,715		27,310,795
Hong Kong - 6.0%
AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)†		16,454,415		123,835,657
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		3,612,169		52,765,620
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)†		2,033,147		56,622,768
Sands China Ltd. (Consumer Services)†		12,416,138		58,549,149
				291,773,194
Hungary - 1.3%
Richter Gedeon Nyrt. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		2,562,700		63,754,888
India - 5.1%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)		4,880,100		37,460,844
Bharti Infratel Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		5,910,800		40,435,546
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (Banks)†		2,907,600		76,672,809
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)		731,400		92,721,821
				247,291,020
Indonesia - 2.7%
Astra International Tbk PT (Automobiles & Components)†		85,617,700		50,504,879
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)†		69,775,600		80,410,187
				130,915,066
Italy - 1.0%
Tenaris SA - ADR (Energy)		1,721,000		46,897,250
Kenya - 1.1%
East African Breweries Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		5,735,465		13,513,716

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.8%    (continued)
Kenya - 1.1%    (continued)
Safaricom Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		165,865,527		$40,726,794
				54,240,510
Mexico - 4.4%
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		261,200		22,920,300
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV - ADR (Transportation)		337,200		60,287,988
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O (Banks)		12,781,900		75,857,685
Grupo Televisa SAB - Sponsored ADR (Media)		2,469,603		54,059,610
				213,125,583
Peru - 1.2%
Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)		266,900		55,899,536
Philippines - 0.2%
Universal Robina Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		3,685,850		10,212,196
Poland - 1.1%
Bank Pekao SA (Banks)†		1,617,300		52,886,356
Russia - 5.7%
Lukoil PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		1,566,100		83,050,283
Magnit PJSC (Food & Staples Retailing)		128,654		16,963,308
Novatek PJSC - Sponsored GDR, Reg S (Energy)†		419,155		47,845,194
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Banks)†		8,946,100		128,351,244
				276,210,029
South Africa - 5.4%
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		2,904,200		65,618,815
Discovery Ltd. (Insurance)†		4,836,700		50,213,745
Naspers Ltd., Class N (Media)†		185,500		45,831,531
Sasol Ltd. (Materials)†		1,413,100		41,535,832
Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Banks)†		5,088,300		59,022,160
				262,222,083
South Korea - 9.6%
Amorepacific Corp. (Household & Personal Products)†		134,564		37,772,952
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)†		1,238,632		59,680,922
Hanssem Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		125,764		19,191,191

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.8%    (continued)
South Korea - 9.6%    (continued)
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		70,600		$74,147,087
NAVER Corp. (Software & Services)†		64,500		51,664,216
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - GDR (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		180,009		222,339,067
				464,795,435
Taiwan - 10.8%
Advantech Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		6,185,201		42,286,559
Airtac International Group (Capital Goods)†		2,419,515		39,246,511
Eclat Textile Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		3,921,752		46,921,596
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		18,531,539		69,131,101
Largan Precision Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		448,000		85,484,271
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		29,773,277		240,484,020
				523,554,058
Thailand - 1.3%
Siam Commercial Bank pcl, Reg S (Banks)†		14,374,970		63,393,531
Turkey - 1.5%
Arcelik AS (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		4,677,900		25,549,365
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Banks)†		16,576,400		45,569,743
				71,119,108
United Arab Emirates - 2.3%
DP World Ltd. (Transportation)†		2,178,600		51,741,647
Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)†		27,206,881		61,579,299
				113,320,946
United Kingdom - 2.7%
BGEO Group plc (Banks)†		981,009		46,360,457
Coca-Cola HBC AG - CDI (Food Beverage & Tobacco)*†		1,984,900		67,065,932
Nostrum Oil & Gas plc (Energy)*†		3,873,686		19,361,947
				132,788,336
Total Common Stocks (Cost $3,365,026,637)				$4,449,737,364

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	Shares		Value
PREFERRED STOCKS - 6.0%
Brazil - 4.3%
Banco Bradesco SA - ADR (Banks)*		6,595,535		$69,714,805
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao - Sponsored ADR (Food & Staples Retailing)*		1,693,700		39,344,651
Itau Unibanco Holding SA - Sponsored ADR, 0.45% (Banks)		7,572,881		97,008,606
				206,068,062
Colombia - 0.8%
Bancolombia SA - Sponsored ADR, 3.41% (Banks)		1,065,200		40,211,300
South Korea - 0.9%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - GDR, Reg S, 1.19% (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		44,844		45,298,464
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $199,703,291)				$291,577,826
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.1%
Northern Institutional Funds - Prime Obligations Portfolio, 1.19% (Money Market Fund)		39,192,162		39,200,000
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		60,529,549		60,529,549
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $99,729,549)				$99,729,549
Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost $3,664,459,477)				$4,841,044,739
Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.1%				3,753,954
Net Assets — 100.0%				$4,844,798,693

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

CDI Chess Depository Interest.

GDR Global Depository Receipt.

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

* Non-income producing security.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Automobiles & Components	4.2	%
Banks	21.2
Capital Goods	1.5
Commercial & Professional Services	1.8
Consumer Durables & Apparel	4.4
Consumer Services	1.2
Diversified Financials	2.1
Energy	5.8
Food & Staples Retailing	1.2
Food Beverage & Tobacco	3.4
Household & Personal Products	2.3
Insurance	3.6
Materials	0.9
Media	2.1
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	4.4
Real Estate	1.3
Retailing	2.0
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	6.0
Software & Services	7.3
Technology Hardware & Equipment	12.0
Telecommunication Services	3.4
Transportation	3.9
Utilities	1.8
Money Market Fund	2.1
Total Investments	99.9
Other Assets Less Liabilities	0.1
Net Assets	100.0	%

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.9%
Brazil - 2.7%
Ambev SA - ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		6,621,300		$41,912,829
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Diversified Financials)*		4,881,600		35,664,794
WEG SA (Capital Goods)		4,574,400		29,756,743
				107,334,366
Chile - 1.1%
Banco Santander Chile - ADR (Banks)		1,444,300		45,177,704
China - 22.9%
51job Inc. - ADR (Commercial & Professional Services)*		1,141,200		70,640,280
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		2,881,500		52,767,725
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		169,700		31,375,833
China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (Transportation)†		13,460,541		42,142,803
China Mobile Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Telecommunication Services)		731,700		36,914,265
CNOOC Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		518,160		70,832,472
Ctrip.com International Ltd. - ADR (Retailing)*		546,900		26,191,041
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)†		10,158,700		74,585,361
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Class A (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		7,631,400		45,240,339
JD.com Inc. - ADR (Retailing)*		1,455,300		54,602,856
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H (Transportation)†		14,409,000		22,139,471
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		3,025,350		30,673,228
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		5,248,400		40,419,264
NetEase Inc. - ADR (Software & Services)		56,631		15,965,411
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		7,305,000		62,402,991
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		34,609,192		40,423,358
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)†		3,590,700		161,732,577

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.9%    (continued)
China - 22.9%    (continued)
Weibo Corp. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		437,400		$40,525,110
				919,574,385
Czech Republic - 1.2%
Komercni banka AS (Banks)†		1,078,700		46,362,626
Egypt - 0.6%
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE - GDR, Reg S (Banks)†		4,957,331		22,629,968
Hong Kong - 6.0%
AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)†		13,649,600		102,726,665
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		2,996,423		43,770,963
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)†		1,686,065		46,956,599
Sands China Ltd. (Consumer Services)†		10,299,744		48,569,148
				242,023,375
Hungary - 1.3%
Richter Gedeon Nyrt. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		2,125,900		52,888,171
India - 5.1%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)		4,048,200		31,074,976
Bharti Infratel Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		4,903,300		33,543,279
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (Banks)†		2,412,000		63,603,939
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)		606,800		76,925,897
				205,148,091
Indonesia - 2.7%
Astra International Tbk PT (Automobiles & Components)†		71,024,000		41,896,226
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)†		57,881,938		66,703,797
				108,600,023
Italy - 1.0%
Tenaris SA - ADR (Energy)		1,427,700		38,904,825
Kenya - 1.1%
East African Breweries Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		4,757,850		11,210,291

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.9%    (continued)
Kenya - 1.1%    (continued)
Safaricom Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		138,989,351		$34,127,590
				45,337,881
Mexico - 4.4%
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		216,000		18,954,000
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV - ADR (Transportation)		279,700		50,007,563
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O (Banks)		10,603,140		62,927,238
Grupo Televisa SAB - Sponsored ADR (Media)		2,048,710		44,846,262
				176,735,063
Peru - 1.2%
Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)		221,400		46,370,016
Philippines - 0.2%
Universal Robina Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		3,080,840		8,535,926
Poland - 1.1%
Bank Pekao SA (Banks)†		1,341,600		43,870,856
Russia - 5.7%
Lukoil PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		1,299,193		68,896,205
Magnit PJSC (Food & Staples Retailing)		106,707		14,069,548
Novatek PJSC - Sponsored GDR, Reg S (Energy)†		347,746		39,694,087
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Banks)†		7,421,200		106,473,240
				229,133,080
South Africa - 5.4%
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		2,409,200		54,434,560
Discovery Ltd. (Insurance)†		4,012,300		41,654,973
Naspers Ltd., Class N (Media)†		153,900		38,024,111
Sasol Ltd. (Materials)†		1,172,261		34,456,752
Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Banks)†		4,221,000		48,961,841
				217,532,237
South Korea - 9.6%
Amorepacific Corp. (Household & Personal Products)†		111,577		31,320,358
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)†		1,027,538		49,509,794
Hanssem Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		104,267		15,910,816

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 91.9%    (continued)
South Korea - 9.6%    (continued)
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		58,600		$61,544,183
NAVER Corp. (Software & Services)†		53,400		42,773,164
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - GDR (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		149,262		184,361,748
				385,420,063
Taiwan - 10.8%
Advantech Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		5,130,462		35,075,591
Airtac International Group (Capital Goods)†		2,007,397		32,561,620
Eclat Textile Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		3,253,216		38,922,932
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		15,373,171		57,348,946
Largan Precision Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		372,001		70,982,666
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		24,698,637		199,495,257
				434,387,012
Thailand - 1.3%
Siam Commercial Bank pcl, Reg S (Banks)†		11,924,700		52,587,855
Turkey - 1.5%
Arcelik AS (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		3,880,600		21,194,738
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Banks)†		13,750,900		37,802,236
				58,996,974
United Arab Emirates - 2.3%
DP World Ltd. (Transportation)†		1,807,200		42,920,915
Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)†		22,569,366		51,082,876
				94,003,791
United Kingdom - 2.7%
BGEO Group plc (Banks)†		813,754		38,456,331
Coca-Cola HBC AG - CDI (Food Beverage & Tobacco)*†		1,646,600		55,635,429
Nostrum Oil & Gas plc (Energy)*†		3,212,300		16,056,125
				110,147,885
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,578,172,830)				$3,691,702,173

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	Shares		Value
PREFERRED STOCKS - 6.0%
Brazil - 4.3%
Banco Bradesco SA - ADR (Banks)*		5,471,300		$57,831,641
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao - Sponsored ADR (Food & Staples Retailing)*		1,405,000		32,638,150
Itau Unibanco Holding SA - Sponsored ADR, 0.45% (Banks)		6,282,100		80,473,701
				170,943,492
Colombia - 0.8%
Bancolombia SA - Sponsored ADR, 3.41% (Banks)		883,600		33,355,900
South Korea - 0.9%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - GDR, Reg S, 1.19% (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		37,182		37,558,815
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $146,536,546)				$241,858,207
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.9%
Northern Institutional Funds - Prime Obligations Portfolio, 1.19% (Money Market Fund)		32,293,541		32,300,000
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		42,891,356		42,891,356
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $75,191,356)				$75,191,356
Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost $2,799,900,732)				$4,008,751,736
Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.2%				6,224,796
Net Assets — 100.0%				$4,014,976,532

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

CDI Chess Depository Interest.

GDR Global Depository Receipt.

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

* Non-income producing security.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Automobiles & Components	4.2	%
Banks	21.3
Capital Goods	1.5
Commercial & Professional Services	1.8
Consumer Durables & Apparel	4.4
Consumer Services	1.2
Diversified Financials	2.0
Energy	5.8
Food & Staples Retailing	1.2
Food Beverage & Tobacco	3.4
Household & Personal Products	2.3
Insurance	3.6
Materials	0.9
Media	2.1
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	4.4
Real Estate	1.3
Retailing	2.0
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	6.1
Software & Services	7.3
Technology Hardware & Equipment	12.0
Telecommunication Services	3.4
Transportation	3.9
Utilities	1.8
Money Market Fund	1.9
Total Investments	99.8
Other Assets Less Liabilities	0.2
Net Assets	100.0	%

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.3%
Argentina - 9.5%
Banco Macro SA - ADR (Banks)		127,092		$16,003,425
Cablevision Holding SA - Sponsored GDR (Media)#*†		269,626		6,210,215
Globant SA (Software & Services)*		229,000		8,637,880
Grupo Clarin SA, Class B - GDR Reg S (Media)#†		79,686		483,327
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA - ADR (Banks)		233,700		12,830,130
				44,164,977
Bangladesh - 6.3%
BRAC Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		724,200		879,498
GrameenPhone Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		1,562,200		8,252,840
Olympic Industries Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		1,928,489		5,957,187
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		3,899,183		13,979,456
				29,068,981
Colombia - 5.8%
Cementos Argos SA - Sponsored ADR (Materials)#†		510,900		9,321,013
Cemex Latam Holdings SA (Materials)*		980,500		3,474,562
Ecopetrol SA - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		1,042,900		11,565,761
Grupo Nutresa SA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		312,300		2,773,901
				27,135,237
Croatia - 0.5%
Ericsson Nikola Tesla (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		13,950		2,494,371
Egypt - 4.5%
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE - GDR, Reg S (Banks)†		2,557,300		11,673,947
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		1,385,100		5,403,619
Oriental Weavers (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		3,490,125		3,601,946
				20,679,512
Estonia - 1.4%
Olympic Entertainment Group AS (Consumer Services)†		1,473,000		3,191,014
Tallink Grupp AS (Transportation)†		2,640,800		3,260,972
				6,451,986

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.3%    (continued)
Kazakhstan - 1.9%
Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC - GDR, Reg S (Banks)*†		925,530		$9,021,445
Kenya - 4.9%
East African Breweries Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		935,700		2,204,666
Safaricom Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		83,896,450		20,600,022
				22,804,688
Kuwait - 1.9%
Kuwait Projects Co. Holding KSCP (Diversified Financials)†		678,200		759,950
Mabanee Co. SAK (Real Estate)†		711,900		1,846,192
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP (Banks)		2,472,675		6,267,488
				8,873,630
Morocco - 2.1%
Attijariwafa Bank (Banks)†		122,900		6,125,334
Maroc Telecom (Telecommunication Services)†		250,300		3,565,328
				9,690,662
Nigeria - 5.4%
Access Bank plc (Banks)†		121,738,600		3,311,808
Dangote Cement plc (Materials)†		7,077,500		4,406,605
Guaranty Trust Bank plc (Banks)†		57,497,800		6,709,029
Lafarge Africa plc (Materials)†		1,100,000		152,660
Nestle Nigeria plc (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		551,600		1,918,572
Nigerian Breweries plc (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		3,894,100		1,625,581
Zenith Bank plc (Banks)†		100,704,392		7,137,974
				25,262,229
Pakistan - 2.7%
Engro Corp., Ltd. (Materials)†		532,092		1,404,857
Lucky Cement Ltd. (Materials)†		114,500		529,202
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd. (Materials)†		1,624,000		1,040,261
MCB Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		1,393,700		2,633,241
Oil & Gas Development Co., Ltd. (Energy)†		1,173,400		1,599,612
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (Energy)†		2,236,597		3,819,707
United Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		849,000		1,444,122
				12,471,002
Peru - 7.3%
Alicorp SAA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		4,663,746		14,562,997
Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)		79,616		16,674,775

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.3%    (continued)
Peru - 7.3%    (continued)
Ferreycorp SAA (Capital Goods)		3,366,100		$2,630,332
				33,868,104
Philippines - 16.1%
Bank of the Philippine Islands (Banks)†		4,936,592		9,377,998
BDO Unibank Inc. (Banks)†		2,089,368		5,555,131
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (Transportation)†		2,847,620		5,827,394
Jollibee Foods Corp. (Consumer Services)†		2,596,900		12,525,747
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		5,340,100		10,030,408
Security Bank Corp. (Banks)†		2,497,400		11,892,661
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (Real Estate)†		15,515,200		11,132,051
Universal Robina Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		3,121,300		8,648,026
				74,989,416
Romania - 1.8%
Banca Transilvania SA (Banks)†		15,426,163		8,588,005
Senegal - 0.9%
Sonatel (Telecommunication Services)		98,400		4,018,996
Slovenia - 0.6%
Krka dd Novo mesto (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		46,124		2,949,645
Sri Lanka - 0.5%
Commercial Bank of Ceylon plc (Banks)†		1,255,532		1,223,469
John Keells Holdings plc (Capital Goods)†		1,257,142		1,306,048
				2,529,517
Tanzania - 0.3%
Tanzania Breweries Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		208,066		1,221,468
Thailand - 1.3%
Home Product Center pcl, Reg S (Retailing)†		11,062,794		4,262,606
Siam Commercial Bank pcl, Reg S (Banks)†		393,600		1,735,773
				5,998,379
Turkey - 0.4%
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Banks)†		674,500		1,854,250
Ukraine - 1.4%
Kernel Holding SA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		286,400		3,848,878

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.3%    (continued)
Ukraine - 1.4%    (continued)
MHP SE - GDR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		222,939		$2,497,798
				6,346,676
United Arab Emirates - 5.0%
Agthia Group PJSC (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		2,931,716		4,158,452
DP World Ltd. (Transportation)†		247,800		5,885,238
Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)†		5,786,500		13,097,004
				23,140,694
United Kingdom - 2.4%
BGEO Group plc (Banks)†		37,900		1,791,076
Nostrum Oil & Gas plc (Energy)*†		1,836,000		9,176,927
				10,968,003
United States - 0.8%
PriceSmart Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)		42,277		3,542,813
Vietnam - 7.6%
Hoa Phat Group JSC (Materials)*†		13,337,302		21,751,346
Masan Group Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		1,543,350		4,045,370
Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		1,410,100		9,375,276
				35,171,992
Total Common Stocks (Cost $352,437,396)				$433,306,678
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.8%
Colombia - 1.8%
Bancolombia SA - Sponsored ADR, 3.41% (Banks)		228,768		8,635,992
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $8,411,607)				$8,635,992
PARTICIPATION NOTES - 4.6%
Saudi Arabia - 4.6%
Al Rajhi Bank, Issued by JP Morgan Structured Products, Maturity Date 12/5/19 (Banks)†^		454,400		7,795,889
Herfy Food Services Co., Issued by JP Morgan Structured Products, Maturity Date 1/14/19 (Consumer Services)†^		104,620		1,324,050
Jarir Marketing Co., Issued by HSBC BANK PLC, Maturity Date 1/22/18 (Retailing)†^		276,700		10,397,314

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	Shares		Value
PARTICIPATION NOTES - 4.6%    (continued)
Saudi Arabia - 4.6%    (continued)
Saudi British Bank, Issued by JP Morgan Structured Products, Maturity Date 12/9/19 (Banks)†^		277,400		$1,825,485
				21,342,738
Total Participation Notes (Cost $24,890,137)				$21,342,738
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.8%
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		3,733,709		3,733,709
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $3,733,709)				$3,733,709
Total Investments — 100.5%
(Cost $389,472,849)				$467,019,117
Liabilities Less Other Assets - (0.5)%				(2,495,608	)
Net Assets — 100.0%				$464,523,509

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

GDR Global Depository Receipt.

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

# Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies and procedures established by and under the supervision of the Portfolio’s Board of Directors as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

* Non-income producing security.

^ Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 4.6% of net assets as of October 31, 2017, are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Banks	34.7	%
Capital Goods	0.8
Consumer Durables & Apparel	0.8
Consumer Services	3.7
Diversified Financials	0.2
Energy	5.6
Food & Staples Retailing	2.9
Food Beverage & Tobacco	13.5
Health Care Equipment & Services	1.2
Materials	9.1
Media	1.4
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	3.6
Real Estate	5.6
Retailing	3.2
Software & Services	1.9
Technology Hardware & Equipment	0.5
Telecommunication Services	7.8
Transportation	3.2
Money Market Fund	0.8
Total Investments	100.5
Liabilities Less Other Assets	(0.5	)
Net Assets	100.0	%

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%
Argentina - 1.1%
Banco Macro SA - ADR (Banks)		250		$31,480
Cablevision Holding SA - Sponsored GDR (Media)#*†		314		7,232
Globant SA (Software & Services)*		290		10,939
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA - ADR (Banks)		310		17,019
				66,670
Australia - 1.4%
CSL Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		180		19,198
DuluxGroup Ltd. (Materials)†		4,340		24,573
SEEK Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)†		2,150		30,252
TPG Telecom Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		1,810		7,485
				81,508
Brazil - 0.6%
Ambev SA - ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		1,430		9,052
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Diversified Financials)*		1,200		8,767
Ultrapar Participacoes SA - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		340		8,123
WEG SA (Capital Goods)		1,400		9,107
				35,049
Canada - 1.3%
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)		800		37,827
Canadian National Railway Co. (Transportation)		150		12,073
Cenovus Energy Inc. (Energy)		1,500		14,557
Encana Corp. (Energy)		1,110		12,987
				77,444
China - 5.8%
51job Inc. - ADR (Commercial & Professional Services)*		320		19,808
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		670		12,269
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		55		10,169
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		3,000		13,493
China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (Transportation)†		2,000		6,262
China Mobile Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Telecommunication Services)		130		6,559
CNOOC Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		119		16,267

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
China - 5.8%    (continued)
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)†		2,000		$14,684
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class H (Automobiles & Components)†		5,200		19,857
Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		1,700		10,911
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		4,000		12,094
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Class A (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		2,250		13,338
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Class A (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		8,300		36,996
JD.com Inc. - ADR (Retailing)*		270		10,130
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H (Transportation)†		6,000		9,219
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		3,000		30,441
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		1,500		11,552
NetEase Inc. - ADR (Software & Services)		27		7,612
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		1,000		8,543
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		12,000		14,016
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		8,000		8,081
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		1,000		14,680
Suofeiya Home Collection Co., Ltd., Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		1,600		9,386
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)†		300		13,513
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		6,000		9,479
				339,359
Colombia - 0.6%
Cementos Argos SA - Sponsored ADR (Materials)#†		370		6,750
Cemex Latam Holdings SA (Materials)*		2,090		7,406

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
Colombia - 0.6%    (continued)
Ecopetrol SA - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		800		$8,872
Grupo Nutresa SA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		1,370		12,169
				35,197
Denmark - 0.5%
Coloplast A/S, Class B (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		150		13,190
Novozymes A/S, Class B (Materials)†		290		16,017
				29,207
Egypt - 0.8%
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE - GDR, Reg S (Banks)†		10,240		46,745
France - 0.9%
Dassault Systemes SE (Software & Services)†		130		13,809
Essilor International SA (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		320		40,532
				54,341
Germany - 3.4%
adidas AG (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		60		13,352
Allianz SE, Reg S (Insurance)†		60		13,933
Bayer AG, Reg S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		100		13,061
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Automobiles & Components)†		350		35,674
FUCHS PETROLUB SE (Materials)†		220		10,958
Gerresheimer AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		260		20,677
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Household & Personal Products)†		90		11,333
Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		1,190		32,581
Linde AG (Materials)*†		110		23,621
SAP SE - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)		110		12,562
Symrise AG (Materials)†		160		12,459
				200,211
Hong Kong - 0.6%
AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)†		1,600		12,041

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
Hong Kong - 0.6%    (continued)
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		1,000		$14,608
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)†		400		11,140
				37,789
Hungary - 0.4%
Richter Gedeon Nyrt. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		930		23,137
India - 3.5%
Asian Paints Ltd. (Materials)†		460		8,392
Bharti Infratel Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		4,020		27,501
Dabur India Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		1,710		8,801
Emami Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		450		8,760
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (Banks)		250		23,075
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (Banks)†		390		10,284
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Banks)		1,034		9,461
Infosys Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)		3,310		49,153
ITC Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		2,090		8,597
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Banks)		590		9,337
Max Financial Services Ltd. (Insurance)*		1,630		14,772
Pidilite Industries Ltd. (Materials)		1,120		13,519
United Spirits Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)*†		220		10,366
				202,018
Indonesia - 1.2%
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)†		34,500		53,293
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)†		8,500		9,796
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		62,500		7,377
				70,466
Israel - 0.9%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Software & Services)*		450		52,969
Italy - 0.3%
Tenaris SA - ADR (Energy)		720		19,620

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
Japan - 11.3%
ABC-Mart Inc. (Retailing)†		200		$10,069
Asics Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		600		9,124
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Real Estate)†		128		22,343
Dentsu Inc. (Media)†		500		21,343
FANUC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		200		46,889
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Retailing)†		100		33,441
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. (Media)†		3,100		42,930
JGC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		1,300		21,769
Kakaku.com Inc. (Software & Services)†		600		8,248
Kao Corp. (Household & Personal Products)†		600		36,279
Komatsu Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		1,600		52,657
Kubota Corp. (Capital Goods)†		1,600		30,161
M3 Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		400		11,985
Makita Corp. (Capital Goods)†		1,200		50,508
MISUMI Group Inc. (Capital Goods)†		1,600		43,970
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Real Estate)†		2,500		45,339
NGK Insulators Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		700		13,813
Nidec Corp. (Capital Goods)†		400		52,947
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Software & Services)†		330		14,044
Rinnai Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		120		10,234
SMC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		40		15,348
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)†		500		18,464
Suruga Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		1,600		36,185
Sysmex Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		200		13,711
				661,801
Mexico - 1.1%
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		110		7,528
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Series C1 (Retailing)		1,100		7,493
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		90		7,897
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O (Banks)		1,400		8,309
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Series B - ADR (Banks)		1,000		8,420

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
Mexico - 1.1%    (continued)
Grupo Televisa SAB - Sponsored ADR (Media)		350		$7,662
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A (Household & Personal Products)		3,900		6,715
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Food & Staples Retailing)		3,700		8,268
				62,292
Netherlands - 0.3%
ASML Holding NV, Reg S (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)		90		16,268
Panama - 0.1%
Copa Holdings SA, Class A (Transportation)		70		8,623
Peru - 0.7%
Alicorp SAA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		9,290		29,009
Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)		50		10,472
				39,481
Philippines - 1.7%
Bank of the Philippine Islands (Banks)†		21,510		40,862
Jollibee Foods Corp. (Consumer Services)†		1,710		8,248
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		10,510		19,741
Security Bank Corp. (Banks)†		3,360		16,000
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (Real Estate)†		12,800		9,184
Universal Robina Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		2,230		6,179
				100,214
Qatar - 0.1%
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC (Utilities)†		120		6,036
Russia - 0.6%
Lukoil PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		130		6,894
Magnit PJSC - Sponsored GDR, Reg S (Food & Staples Retailing)†		300		8,494
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Diversified Financials)†		3,590		7,262
Novatek PJSC - Sponsored GDR, Reg S (Energy)†		50		5,707
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Banks)†		620		8,895
				37,252
Singapore - 1.8%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)†		3,000		50,139

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
Singapore - 1.8%    (continued)
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Banks)†		6,000		$52,384
				102,523
South Africa - 0.8%
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		360		8,134
Discovery Ltd. (Insurance)†		850		8,825
Naspers Ltd., Class N (Media)†		50		12,353
Sasol Ltd. (Materials)†		250		7,348
Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Banks)†		640		7,424
				44,084
South Korea - 0.4%
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)†		150		7,227
Hanssem Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		50		7,630
NAVER Corp. (Software & Services)†		10		8,010
				22,867
Spain - 1.4%
Amadeus IT Group SA (Software & Services)†		210		14,246
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Banks)†		1,436		12,562
Banco Santander SA (Banks)†		1,840		12,487
Bankinter SA (Banks)†		4,810		45,419
				84,714
Sweden - 1.3%
Assa Abloy AB, Class B (Capital Goods)†		1,220		25,718
Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Capital Goods)†		290		12,687
Hexagon AB, Class B (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		270		13,852
Intrum Justitia AB (Commercial & Professional Services)†		290		10,143
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Banks)†		900		11,076
				73,476
Switzerland - 2.6%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Reg S (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		140		12,922
Lonza Group AG, Reg S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		60		15,954
Nestle SA - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		540		45,484

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
Switzerland - 2.6%    (continued)
Novartis AG - Sponsored ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)		540		$44,593
SGS SA, Reg S (Commercial & Professional Services)†		8		19,755
Temenos Group AG, Reg S (Software & Services)*†		140		16,172
				154,880
Taiwan - 1.3%
Airtac International Group (Capital Goods)†		1,044		16,934
Delta Electronics Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		1,000		4,822
Eclat Textile Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		714		8,543
Largan Precision Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		60		11,449
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		4,000		32,309
				74,057
Thailand - 0.1%
Siam Commercial Bank pcl, Reg S (Banks)†		1,800		7,938
Turkey - 0.2%
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS - ADR (Banks)		3,380		9,194
United Arab Emirates - 0.7%
DP World Ltd. (Transportation)†		720		17,100
Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)†		9,900		22,407
				39,507
United Kingdom - 4.0%
Abcam plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		970		12,819
BBA Aviation plc (Transportation)†		2,830		11,967
BGEO Group plc (Banks)†		320		15,123
Burberry Group plc (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		520		13,133
Diageo plc (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		1,040		35,504
Halma plc (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		820		12,866
HSBC Holdings plc - Sponsored ADR (Banks)		920		44,868
Nostrum Oil & Gas plc (Energy)*†		1,490		7,448

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
United Kingdom - 4.0%    (continued)
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Household & Personal Products)†		110		$9,838
Rightmove plc (Software & Services)†		200		11,031
Rotork plc (Capital Goods)†		3,050		10,639
Shire plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		790		38,883
St James’s Place plc (Diversified Financials)†		750		11,722
				235,841
United States - 43.6%
Accenture plc, Class A (Software & Services)		380		54,097
Adobe Systems Inc. (Software & Services)*		90		15,764
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (Materials)		320		51,018
Allegion plc (Capital Goods)		450		37,525
Alphabet Inc., Class A (Software & Services)*		45		46,487
Amazon.com Inc. (Retailing)*		30		33,158
Amphenol Corp., Class A (Technology Hardware & Equipment)		700		60,900
Apple Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)		420		70,997
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Household & Personal Products)		1,080		48,784
Cisco Systems Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)		1,560		53,274
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (Software & Services)		170		12,864
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Household & Personal Products)		710		50,019
Costco Wholesale Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)		355		57,183
Deere & Co. (Capital Goods)		480		63,782
eBay Inc. (Software & Services)*		1,070		40,275
Ecolab Inc. (Materials)		400		52,264
EPAM Systems Inc. (Software & Services)*		150		13,673
Equifax Inc. (Commercial & Professional Services)		80		8,682
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A (Household & Personal Products)		610		68,204
Facebook Inc., Class A (Software & Services)*		270		48,616
Fiserv Inc. (Software & Services)*		450		58,243

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
United States - 43.6%    (continued)
Flowserve Corp. (Capital Goods)		530		$	23,357
Gartner Inc. (Software & Services)*		450			56,389
Healthcare Services Group Inc. (Commercial & Professional Services)		220			11,636
Helmerich & Payne Inc. (Energy)		180			9,776
Henry Schein Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)*		620			48,732
IDEXX Laboratories Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)*		70			11,632
International Business Machines Corp. (Software & Services)		380			58,543
IPG Photonics Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)*		100			21,291
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)		570			57,348
Lazard Ltd., Class A (Diversified Financials)		240			11,410
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)*		290			17,838
Mastercard Inc., Class A (Software & Services)		290			43,143
McDonald’s Corp. (Consumer Services)		390			65,095
Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*		30			20,479
Microsoft Corp. (Software & Services)		670			55,731
NIKE Inc., Class B (Consumer Durables & Apparel)		1,010			55,540
PayPal Holdings Inc. (Software & Services)*		240			17,414
Priceline Group Inc. (Retailing)*		7			13,384
PriceSmart Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)		230			19,274
Procter & Gamble Co. (Household & Personal Products)		560			48,350
Prudential Financial Inc. (Insurance)		460			50,812
Red Hat Inc. (Software & Services)*		120			14,500
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*		82			33,015
Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (Insurance)		380			56,764
Rockwell Automation Inc. (Capital Goods)		170			34,139

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 97.4%    (continued)
United States - 43.6%    (continued)
Rollins Inc. (Commercial & Professional Services)		650		$28,542
Roper Technologies Inc. (Capital Goods)		260		67,124
salesforce.com Inc. (Software & Services)*		130		13,304
Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy)		280		17,920
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (Capital Goods)*		240		11,738
Signature Bank (Banks)*		320		41,603
Starbucks Corp. (Consumer Services)		1,036		56,814
T Rowe Price Group Inc. (Diversified Financials)		630		58,527
TechnipFMC plc (Energy)*		2,290		62,723
Texas Instruments Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)		390		37,709
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)		60		11,630
TJX Cos Inc. (Retailing)		820		57,236
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)		230		48,351
Verisk Analytics Inc. (Commercial & Professional Services)*		350		29,767
Visa Inc., Class A (Software & Services)		260		28,595
WABCO Holdings Inc. (Capital Goods)*		140		20,660
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)		550		36,448
Walt Disney Co. (Media)		460		44,993
Waters Corp. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*		200		39,210
Workday Inc., Class A (Software & Services)*		140		15,539
Zoetis Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)		380		24,252
				2,554,086
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,844,507)				$5,706,864
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.9%
Brazil - 0.3%
Banco Bradesco SA - ADR (Banks)*		957		10,116
Itau Unibanco Holding SA - Sponsored ADR, 0.45% (Banks)		730		9,351
				19,467

	Shares		Value
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.9%    (continued)
Colombia - 0.1%
Bancolombia SA - Sponsored ADR, 3.41% (Banks)		187		$7,059
South Korea - 0.2%
LG Household & Health Care Ltd., 1.15% (Household & Personal Products)†		20		11,697
Spain - 0.3%
Grifols SA - ADR, 1.42% (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)		660		15,609
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $40,817)				$53,832
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.7%
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		155,263		155,263
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $155,263)				$155,263
Total Investments — 101.0%
(Cost $5,040,587)				$5,915,959
Liabilities Less Other Assets - (1.0)%				(59,553	)
Net Assets — 100.0%				$5,856,406

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

GDR Global Depository Receipt.

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

# Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies and procedures established by and under the supervision of the Portfolio’s Board of Directors as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

* Non-income producing security.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Automobiles & Components	1.4	%
Banks	12.5
Capital Goods	11.5
Commercial & Professional Services	2.7
Consumer Durables & Apparel	3.5
Consumer Services	2.2
Diversified Financials	1.9
Energy	3.3
Food & Staples Retailing	3.3
Food Beverage & Tobacco	3.7
Health Care Equipment & Services	3.2
Household & Personal Products	5.3
Insurance	2.7
Materials	4.0
Media	2.3
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	6.7
Real Estate	1.7
Retailing	2.8
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	2.3
Software & Services	14.3
Technology Hardware & Equipment	4.9
Telecommunication Services	0.7
Transportation	1.1
Utilities	0.3
Money Market Fund	2.7
Total Investments	101.0
Liabilities Less Other Assets	(1.0	)
Net Assets	100.0	%

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%
Argentina - 1.6%
Banco Macro SA - ADR (Banks)		350		$44,072
Cablevision Holding SA - Sponsored GDR (Media)#*†		1,709		39,363
Globant SA (Software & Services)*		1,246		46,999
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA - ADR (Banks)		640		35,136
				165,570
Australia - 2.2%
CSL Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		580		61,859
DuluxGroup Ltd. (Materials)†		9,240		52,316
SEEK Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)†		4,580		64,445
TPG Telecom Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		13,430		55,538
				234,158
Brazil - 1.0%
Ambev SA - ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		4,310		27,283
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Diversified Financials)*		3,900		28,493
Ultrapar Participacoes SA - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		990		23,651
WEG SA (Capital Goods)		4,200		27,321
				106,748
Canada - 3.0%
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)		2,100		99,295
Canadian National Railway Co. (Transportation)		1,230		99,003
Cenovus Energy Inc. (Energy)		6,900		66,962
Encana Corp. (Energy)		4,560		53,352
				318,612
China - 9.5%
51job Inc. - ADR (Commercial & Professional Services)*		670		41,473
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		2,000		36,625
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		160		29,582
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		7,600		34,183
China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (Transportation)†		9,000		28,178
China Mobile Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Telecommunication Services)		410		20,684
CNOOC Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		220		30,074

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%     (continued)
China - 9.5%     (continued)
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)†		3,100		$22,760
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class H (Automobiles & Components)†		7,200		27,494
Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		4,900		31,450
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		12,400		37,491
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Class A (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		6,900		40,904
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Class A (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		21,400		95,387
JD.com Inc. - ADR (Retailing)*		830		31,142
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H (Transportation)†		72,000		110,628
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		3,480		35,283
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		4,700		36,196
NetEase Inc. - ADR (Software & Services)		80		22,554
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		3,770		32,205
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		24,000		28,032
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		66,000		66,666
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		3,000		44,041
Suofeiya Home Collection Co., Ltd., Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		4,800		28,159
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)†		1,000		45,042
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		21,150		33,412
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*†		2,750		15,591
				1,005,236
Colombia - 0.9%
Cementos Argos SA - Sponsored ADR (Materials)#†		1,390		25,360

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%     (continued)
Colombia - 0.9%    (continued)
Cemex Latam Holdings SA (Materials)*		6,320		$22,396
Ecopetrol SA - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		2,280		25,285
Grupo Nutresa SA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		2,920		25,936
				98,977
Denmark - 1.7%
Coloplast A/S, Class B (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		630		55,398
Novozymes A/S, Class B (Materials)†		2,180		120,407
				175,805
Egypt - 0.2%
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE - GDR, Reg S (Banks)†		5,810		26,522
France - 2.0%
Dassault Systemes SE (Software & Services)†		1,050		111,533
Essilor International SA (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		780		98,798
				210,331
Germany - 8.2%
adidas AG (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		320		71,212
Allianz SE, Reg S (Insurance)†		505		117,268
Bayer AG, Reg S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		840		109,713
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Automobiles & Components)†		1,114		113,545
FUCHS PETROLUB SE (Materials)†		510		25,403
Gerresheimer AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		560		44,535
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Household & Personal Products)†		810		101,994
Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		1,150		31,486
Linde AG (Materials)*†		510		109,514
SAP SE - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)		1,000		114,200
Symrise AG (Materials)†		350		27,254
				866,124
Hong Kong - 2.8%
AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)†		13,200		99,343

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%     (continued)
Hong Kong - 2.8%    (continued)
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		6,400		$93,490
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)†		3,700		103,044
				295,877
Hungary - 0.2%
Richter Gedeon Nyrt. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		940		23,385
India - 4.1%
Asian Paints Ltd. (Materials)†		1,380		25,176
Bharti Infratel Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		13,880		94,953
Dabur India Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		5,390		27,740
Emami Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		1,420		27,643
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (Banks)		282		26,029
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (Banks)†		1,080		28,479
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Banks)		2,849		26,068
Infosys Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)		3,240		48,114
ITC Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		6,040		24,845
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Banks)		1,770		28,011
Max Financial Services Ltd. (Insurance)*		2,340		21,207
Pidilite Industries Ltd. (Materials)		2,100		25,347
United Spirits Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)*†		640		30,157
				433,769
Indonesia - 0.8%
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)†		21,000		32,439
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)†		25,500		29,386
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		162,000		19,122
				80,947
Israel - 1.0%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Software & Services)*		900		105,939
Italy - 0.4%
Tenaris SA - ADR (Energy)		1,620		44,145

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%     (continued)
Japan - 19.1%
ABC-Mart Inc. (Retailing)†		1,640		$82,564
Asics Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		3,100		47,142
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Real Estate)†		572		99,845
Dentsu Inc. (Media)†		1,820		77,687
FANUC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		300		70,333
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Retailing)†		300		100,324
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. (Media)†		6,790		94,030
JGC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		4,000		66,982
Kakaku.com Inc. (Software & Services)†		3,500		48,114
Kao Corp. (Household & Personal Products)†		1,000		60,466
Komatsu Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		3,500		115,186
Kubota Corp. (Capital Goods)†		5,400		101,795
M3 Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		900		26,965
Makita Corp. (Capital Goods)†		2,600		109,435
MISUMI Group Inc. (Capital Goods)†		3,900		107,176
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Real Estate)†		5,000		90,678
MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		700		19,150
NGK Insulators Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		4,150		81,890
Nidec Corp. (Capital Goods)†		1,020		135,016
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Software & Services)†		2,602		110,734
Rinnai Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		1,100		93,811
SMC Corp. (Capital Goods)†		160		61,394
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)†		3,200		118,168
Suruga Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		3,370		76,215
Sysmex Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)†		400		27,422
				2,022,522
Mexico - 1.7%
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		292		19,984
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Series C1 (Retailing)		3,000		20,436
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		280		24,570
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O (Banks)		3,700		21,959

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%     (continued)
Mexico - 1.7%    (continued)
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Series B - ADR (Banks)		2,830		$23,829
Grupo Televisa SAB - Sponsored ADR (Media)		990		21,671
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A (Household & Personal Products)		11,500		19,801
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Food & Staples Retailing)		14,400		32,177
				184,427
Netherlands - 0.8%
ASML Holding NV, Reg S (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)		450		81,337
Pakistan - 1.2%
Engro Corp., Ltd. (Materials)†		8,100		21,386
Lucky Cement Ltd. (Materials)†		3,100		14,328
MCB Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		12,600		23,806
Oil & Gas Development Co., Ltd. (Energy)†		17,700		24,129
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (Energy)†		15,500		26,471
United Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		12,200		20,752
				130,872
Panama - 0.5%
Copa Holdings SA, Class A (Transportation)		394		48,537
Peru - 0.7%
Alicorp SAA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		10,540		32,912
Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)		180		37,699
				70,611
Philippines - 1.4%
Bank of the Philippine Islands (Banks)†		11,760		22,340
Jollibee Foods Corp. (Consumer Services)†		5,870		28,313
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		14,760		27,724
Security Bank Corp. (Banks)†		4,950		23,572
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (Real Estate)†		38,900		27,911
Universal Robina Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		8,560		23,717
				153,577
Qatar - 0.4%
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC (Utilities)†		820		41,244
Russia - 1.3%
Lukoil PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		530		28,106

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%     (continued)
Russia - 1.3%    (continued)
Magnit PJSC - Sponsored GDR, Reg S (Food & Staples Retailing)†		790		$22,366
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Diversified Financials)†		14,560		29,452
Novatek PJSC - Sponsored GDR, Reg S (Energy)†		220		25,112
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Banks)†		2,020		28,981
				134,017
Singapore - 2.1%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)†		6,250		104,457
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.
Ltd. (Banks)†		13,100		114,371
				218,828
South Africa - 1.3%
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		1,040		23,498
Discovery Ltd. (Insurance)†		2,580		26,785
Naspers Ltd., Class N (Media)†		150		37,061
Sasol Ltd. (Materials)†		780		22,927
Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Banks)†		2,670		30,971
				141,242
South Korea - 0.7%
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)†		490		23,610
Hanssem Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		150		22,889
NAVER Corp. (Software & Services)†		38		30,438
				76,937
Spain - 3.0%
Amadeus IT Group SA (Software & Services)†		1,800		122,111
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Banks)†		6,144		53,747
Banco Santander SA (Banks)†		5,980		40,583
Bankinter SA (Banks)†		11,130		105,094
				321,535
Sweden - 4.0%
Assa Abloy AB, Class B (Capital Goods)†		2,270		47,853
Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Capital Goods)†		2,690		117,680
Hexagon AB, Class B (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		1,450		74,391

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%     (continued)
Sweden - 4.0%    (continued)
Intrum Justitia AB (Commercial & Professional Services)†		2,520		$88,138
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Banks)†		7,530		92,666
				420,728
Switzerland - 4.9%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Reg S (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		1,180		108,917
Lonza Group AG, Reg S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		110		29,248
Nestle SA - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		1,010		85,072
Novartis AG - Sponsored ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)		1,210		99,922
SGS SA, Reg S (Commercial & Professional Services)†		37		91,366
Temenos Group AG, Reg S (Software & Services)*†		920		106,271
				520,796
Taiwan - 1.3%
Airtac International Group (Capital Goods)†		2,507		40,665
Delta Electronics Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		3,000		14,468
Eclat Textile Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		2,040		24,407
Largan Precision Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		130		24,806
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		4,000		32,309
				136,655
Thailand - 0.2%
Siam Commercial Bank pcl, Reg S (Banks)†		5,700		25,137
Turkey - 0.2%
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS - ADR (Banks)		8,480		23,066
United Arab Emirates - 1.3%
Agthia Group PJSC (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		10,250		14,539
DP World Ltd. (Transportation)†		1,070		25,412
Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)†		45,410		102,780
				142,731

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%    (continued)
United Kingdom - 9.7%
Abcam plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		4,030		$53,258
BBA Aviation plc (Transportation)†		25,050		105,931
BGEO Group plc (Banks)†		1,330		62,853
Burberry Group plc (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		4,290		108,347
Diageo plc (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		3,180		108,561
Halma plc (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		6,140		96,338
HSBC Holdings plc - Sponsored ADR (Banks)		2,120		103,393
Nostrum Oil & Gas plc (Energy)*†		8,290		41,436
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Household & Personal Products)†		1,020		91,228
Rightmove plc (Software & Services)†		1,090		60,116
Rotork plc (Capital Goods)†		15,621		54,491
Shire plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		1,791		88,151
St James’s Place plc (Insurance)†		3,490		54,548
				1,028,651
Total Common Stocks (Cost $8,431,087)				$10,115,595
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.0%
Brazil - 0.5%
Banco Bradesco SA - ADR (Banks)*		2,450		25,897
Itau Unibanco Holding SA - Sponsored ADR, 0.45% (Banks)		1,940		24,851
				50,748
Colombia - 0.2%
Bancolombia SA - Sponsored ADR, 3.41% (Banks)		560		21,140
South Korea - 0.2%
LG Household & Health Care Ltd., 1.15% (Household & Personal Products)†		44		25,734
Spain - 1.1%
Grifols SA - ADR, 1.42% (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)		4,830		114,229
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $150,966)				$211,851

	Shares		Value
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.7%
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		287,703		$287,703
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $287,703)				$287,703
Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $8,869,756)				$10,615,149
Liabilities Less Other Assets - (0.1)%				(12,123	)
Net Assets — 100.0%				$10,603,026

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

GDR Global Depository Receipt.

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

# Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies and procedures established by and under the supervision of the Portfolio’s Board of Directors as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

* Non-income producing security.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Automobiles & Components	2.7	%
Banks	13.1
Capital Goods	11.3
Commercial & Professional Services	2.7
Consumer Durables & Apparel	6.0
Consumer Services	0.3
Diversified Financials	1.5
Energy	3.7
Food & Staples Retailing	2.3
Food Beverage & Tobacco	5.2
Health Care Equipment & Services	2.0
Household & Personal Products	3.3
Insurance	3.0
Materials	4.6
Media	2.5
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	7.0
Real Estate	3.0
Retailing	2.2
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	2.3
Software & Services	9.5
Technology Hardware & Equipment	3.1
Telecommunication Services	1.6
Transportation	3.9
Utilities	0.6
Money Market Fund	2.7
Total Investments	100.1
Liabilities Less Other Assets	(0.1	)
Net Assets	100.0	%

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.9%
Argentina - 2.5%
Banco Macro SA - ADR (Banks)		510		$64,219
Cablevision Holding SA - Sponsored GDR (Media)#*†		653		15,041
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA - ADR (Banks)		1,470		80,703
				159,963
Bangladesh - 0.5%
GrameenPhone Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		3,400		17,961
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		3,950		14,162
				32,123
Brazil - 5.4%
Ambev SA - ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		19,220		121,662
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Diversified Financials)*		17,900		130,777
Ultrapar Participacoes SA - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		1,290		30,818
WEG SA (Capital Goods)		10,200		66,352
				349,609
China - 27.7%
51job Inc. - ADR (Commercial & Professional Services)*		1,130		69,947
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		2,500		45,782
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)*		380		70,258
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		18,000		80,959
China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (Transportation)†		20,000		62,617
China Mobile Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Telecommunication Services)		1,890		95,351
CNOOC Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		543		74,228
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)†		8,000		58,736
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class H (Automobiles & Components)†		32,400		123,722
Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		6,100		39,152
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)†		13,000		39,306

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.9%     (continued)
China - 27.7%     (continued)
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Class A (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		7,650		$45,351
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Class A (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		18,163		80,959
JD.com Inc. - ADR (Retailing)*		1,410		52,903
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H (Transportation)†		30,000		46,095
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		9,180		93,151
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		9,900		76,242
NetEase Inc. - ADR (Software & Services)		384		108,257
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		13,000		111,053
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		76,000		88,768
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		49,500		49,999
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		4,000		58,721
Suofeiya Home Collection Co., Ltd., Class A (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		11,300		66,290
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Software & Services)†		1,500		67,563
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		40,000		63,190
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*†		5,000		28,347
				1,796,947
Colombia - 1.2%
Cementos Argos SA - Sponsored ADR (Materials)#†		650		11,859
Cemex Latam Holdings SA (Materials)*		3,780		13,395
Ecopetrol SA - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		3,450		38,260
Grupo Nutresa SA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		1,530		13,590
				77,104

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.9%     (continued)
Egypt - 0.7%
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE - GDR, Reg S (Banks)†		9,600		$43,824
Hungary - 0.7%
Richter Gedeon Nyrt. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		1,690		42,044
India - 8.2%
Asian Paints Ltd. (Materials)†		830		15,142
Bharti Infratel Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		4,820		32,973
Dabur India Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		9,630		49,562
Emami Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)†		830		16,158
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (Banks)		338		31,197
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (Banks)†		4,700		123,938
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Banks)		3,920		35,868
Infosys Ltd. - Sponsored ADR (Software & Services)		3,100		46,035
ITC Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		12,650		52,034
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Banks)		2,200		34,817
Max Financial Services Ltd. (Insurance)*		3,040		27,550
Pidilite Industries Ltd. (Materials)		4,150		50,091
United Spirits Ltd. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)*†		400		18,848
				534,213
Indonesia - 3.3%
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Banks)†		90,500		139,797
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Banks)†		55,500		63,959
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		109,400		12,913
				216,669
Kazakhstan - 0.2%
Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC - GDR, Reg S (Banks)*†		1,610		15,693
Kenya - 0.8%
Safaricom Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)†		203,700		50,017

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.9%     (continued)
Kuwait - 1.1%
Kuwait Projects Co. Holding KSCP (Diversified Financials)†		7,680		$8,605
Mabanee Co. SAK (Real Estate)†		4,798		12,443
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP (Banks)		18,616		47,186
				68,234
Lebanon - 0.2%
Bank Audi SAL - GDR, Reg S (Banks)		2,600		15,600
Mexico - 5.6%
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		820		56,121
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Series C1 (Retailing)		2,000		13,624
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - Sponsored ADR (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		1,020		89,505
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O (Banks)		5,000		29,674
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Series B - ADR (Banks)		1,800		15,156
Grupo Televisa SAB - Sponsored ADR (Media)		2,150		47,064
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A (Household & Personal Products)		17,100		29,443
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Food & Staples Retailing)		37,100		82,901
				363,488
Morocco - 0.4%
Attijariwafa Bank (Banks)†		320		15,949
Maroc Telecom (Telecommunication Services)†		900		12,820
				28,769
Nigeria - 0.9%
Dangote Cement plc (Materials)†		26,700		16,624
Nestle Nigeria plc (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		6,250		21,739
Zenith Bank plc (Banks)†		260,470		18,462
				56,825
Pakistan - 1.3%
Engro Corp., Ltd. (Materials)†		4,900		12,937
Lucky Cement Ltd. (Materials)†		1,900		8,782
MCB Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		5,500		10,392
Oil & Gas Development Co., Ltd. (Energy)†		23,700		32,308
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (Energy)†		7,100		12,126

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.9%     (continued)
Pakistan - 1.3% (continued)
United Bank Ltd. (Banks)†		5,700		$9,695
				86,240
Panama - 0.7%
Copa Holdings SA, Class A (Transportation)		390		48,044
Peru - 1.3%
Alicorp SAA (Food Beverage & Tobacco)		6,050		18,891
Credicorp Ltd. (Banks)		320		67,021
				85,912
Philippines - 3.5%
Bank of the Philippine Islands (Banks)†		20,920		39,742
Jollibee Foods Corp. (Consumer Services)†		9,090		43,844
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)†		8,430		15,834
Security Bank Corp. (Banks)†		8,470		40,334
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (Real Estate)†		72,700		52,162
Universal Robina Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		11,760		32,583
				224,499
Qatar - 0.2%
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC (Utilities)†		210		10,562
Romania - 0.2%
Banca Transilvania SA (Banks)†		26,660		14,842
Russia - 4.6%
Lukoil PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Energy)		1,520		80,605
Magnit PJSC - Sponsored GDR, Reg S (Food & Staples Retailing)†		720		20,384
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Diversified Financials)†		28,840		58,337
Novatek PJSC - Sponsored GDR, Reg S (Energy)†		690		78,761
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - Sponsored ADR (Banks)†		4,380		62,841
				300,928
Senegal - 0.2%
Sonatel (Telecommunication Services)		360		14,704
South Africa - 4.0%
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)†		1,760		39,766
Discovery Ltd. (Insurance)†		3,620		37,582
Naspers Ltd., Class N (Media)†		220		54,356

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.9%     (continued)
South Africa - 4.0% (continued)
Sasol Ltd. (Materials)†		1,840		$54,084
Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Banks)†		6,320		73,309
				259,097
South Korea - 3.1%
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)†		1,430		68,901
Hanssem Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		446		68,058
NAVER Corp. (Software & Services)†		80		64,080
				201,039
Taiwan - 7.4%
Airtac International Group (Capital Goods)†		4,178		67,770
Delta Electronics Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		20,000		96,451
Eclat Textile Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)†		4,080		48,815
Largan Precision Co., Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)†		680		129,753
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)†		17,000		137,312
				480,101
Thailand - 1.1%
Siam Commercial Bank pcl, Reg S (Banks)†		16,100		71,001
Turkey - 1.0%
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS - ADR (Banks)		23,330		63,458
United Arab Emirates - 3.2%
Agthia Group PJSC (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		6,740		9,560
DP World Ltd. (Transportation)†		3,730		88,587
Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)†		49,480		111,992
				210,139
United Kingdom - 0.9%
BGEO Group plc (Banks)†		1,040		49,148
Nostrum Oil & Gas plc (Energy)*†		2,220		11,097
				60,245
United States - 0.8%
PriceSmart Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)		625		52,375

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	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS - 93.9%     (continued)
Vietnam - 1.0%
Masan Group Corp. (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		7,960		$20,865
Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Food Beverage & Tobacco)†		6,520		43,349
				64,214
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,063,518)				$6,098,522
PREFERRED STOCKS - 3.4%
Brazil - 1.9%
Banco Bradesco SA - ADR (Banks)*		6,182		65,344
Itau Unibanco Holding SA - Sponsored ADR, 0.45% (Banks)		4,720		60,463
				125,807
Colombia - 0.4%
Bancolombia SA - Sponsored ADR, 3.41% (Banks)		670		25,292
South Korea - 1.1%
LG Household & Health Care Ltd., 1.15% (Household & Personal Products)†		120		70,183
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $176,378)				$221,282
PARTICIPATION NOTES - 1.4%
Saudi Arabia - 1.4%
Al Rajhi Bank, Issued by JP Morgan Structured Products, Maturity Date 12/5/19 (Banks)†^		1,870		32,083
Jarir Marketing Co., Issued by HSBC BANK PLC, Maturity Date 1/22/18 (Retailing)†^		1,210		45,467
Saudi British Bank, Issued by JP Morgan Structured Products, Maturity Date 12/9/19 (Banks)†^		1,870		12,306
				89,856
Total Participation Notes (Cost $81,324)				$89,856
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8%
Northern Institutional Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.88% (Money Market Fund)		116,760		116,760

	Shares	Value
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8%     (continued)
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $116,760)			$116,760
Total Investments — 100.5%
(Cost $5,437,980)			$6,526,420
Liabilities Less Other Assets — (0.5)%			(32,312	)
Net Assets — 100.0%			$6,494,108

Summary of Abbreviations

ADR American Depositary Receipt.

GDR Global Depository Receipt.

Reg S Security sold outside United States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

# Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies and procedures established by and under the supervision of the Portfolio’s Board of Directors as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

* Non-income producing security.

^ Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 1.4% of net assets as of October 31, 2017, are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers.

† Investment categorized as level 2 security as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Industry	Percentage of Net Assets
Automobiles & Components	3.0	%
Banks	22.7
Capital Goods	2.7
Commercial & Professional Services	1.1
Consumer Durables & Apparel	7.6
Consumer Services	0.7
Diversified Financials	3.0
Energy	5.5
Food & Staples Retailing	3.4
Food Beverage & Tobacco	9.9
Household & Personal Products	2.5
Insurance	1.0
Materials	2.8
Media	1.8
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	4.9
Real Estate	2.7
Retailing	1.7
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	2.1
Software & Services	5.5
Technology Hardware & Equipment	5.8
Telecommunication Services	3.4
Transportation	3.8
Utilities	1.1
Money Market Fund	1.8
Total Investments	100.5
Liabilities Less Other Assets	(0.5	)
Net Assets	100.0	%

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2017

	Global Equity Portfolio			International Equity Portfolio			International Small Companies Portfolio
ASSETS:
Investments (cost $588,926,556, $9,175,807,804 and $152,002,922, respectively)		$897,993,479			$11,888,539,225			$195,078,885
Dividends and interest receivable		620,507			14,359,174			153,442
Foreign currency (cost $0, $0 and $114,352, respectively)		—			—			114,342
Receivable for investments sold		14,355,153			3,634,187			—
Receivable for Fund shares sold		9,851,087			23,932,206			81,197
Tax reclaim receivable		605,364			13,371,145			168,325
Prepaid expenses		15,637			40,386			55,537
Total Assets:		923,441,227			11,943,876,323			195,651,728
LIABILITIES:
Payable to Investment Adviser		(641,138	)		(6,755,259	)		(186,842	)
Payable for investments purchased		—			(8,804,668	)		(434,674	)
Payable for Fund shares redeemed		(10,702,478	)		(6,304,229	)		(66,452	)
Payable for distribution fees		—			(348,553	)		(15,392	)
Deferred capital gains tax		—			—			(397,357	)
Other liabilities		(263,676	)		(2,761,928	)		(88,502	)
Total Liabilities		(11,607,292	)		(24,974,637	)		(1,189,219	)
Net Assets		$911,833,935			$11,918,901,686			$194,462,509
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS:
Paid in capital		$503,066,601			$9,022,252,770			$149,841,434
Accumulated undistributed net investment income		2,699,422			104,884,439			705,573
Accumulated net realized gain from investment transactions		96,997,380			78,805,881			1,239,816
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		309,070,532			2,712,958,596			42,675,686
Net Assets		$911,833,935			$11,918,901,686			$194,462,509
Net Assets:
Institutional Class		$790,096,966			$11,107,736,189			$144,170,263
Institutional Class Z		46,492,656			166,922,506			—
Investor Class		—			644,242,991			50,292,246
Advisor Class		75,244,313			—			—
Total Shares Outstanding:
Institutional Class (400,000,000, 500,000,000 and 400,000,000, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		19,346,005			490,664,614			8,650,774
Institutional Class Z (200,000,000, 200,000,000 and —, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		1,138,429(1	)		7,373,468(1	)		—
Investor Class (—, 400,000,000 and 400,000,000, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		—			28,571,101			3,038,975
Advisor Class (400,000,000, — and —, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		1,845,237			—			—
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share:
Institutional Class		$40.84			$22.64			$16.67
Institutional Class Z		40.84(1	)		22.64(1	)		—
Investor Class		—			22.55			16.55
Advisor Class		40.78			—			—

(1) All share amounts and net asset values have been adjusted as a result of the reverse share split effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

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October 31, 2017

	Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio			Emerging Markets Portfolio			Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio
ASSETS:
Investments (cost $3,664,459,477, $2,799,900,732 and $389,472,849, respectively)		$4,841,044,739			$4,008,751,736			$467,019,117
Dividends and interest receivable		4,654,265			3,877,087			332,031
Foreign currency (cost $2,799,696, $7,908,903 and $1,112,839, respectively)		2,819,288			7,925,410			1,114,223
Receivable for investments sold		10,270,023			8,525,513			—
Receivable for Fund shares sold		8,090,622			4,215,696			294,957
Tax reclaim receivable		784,975			229,801			—
Prepaid expenses		69,149			15,775			14,300
Total Assets:		4,867,733,061			4,033,541,018			468,774,628
LIABILITIES:
Payable to Investment Adviser		(4,564,771	)		(3,797,422	)		(538,679	)
Payable for investments purchased		(12,775,017	)		(10,675,216	)		—
Payable for Fund shares redeemed		(4,325,948	)		(2,147,799	)		(467,319	)
Payable for distribution fees		—			—			(15,681	)
Deferred capital gains tax		—			—			(3,008,936	)
Other liabilities		(1,268,632	)		(1,944,049	)		(220,504	)
Total Liabilities		(22,934,368	)		(18,564,486	)		(4,251,119	)
Net Assets		$4,844,798,693			$4,014,976,532			$464,523,509
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS:
Paid in capital		$3,752,734,113			$2,807,746,104			$495,835,573
Accumulated undistributed net investment income		38,774,466			28,518,437			3,585,808
Accumulated net realized loss from investment transactions		(123,330,153	)		(30,140,573	)		(109,428,045	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		1,176,620,267			1,208,852,564			74,530,173
Net Assets		$4,844,798,693			$4,014,976,532			$464,523,509
Net Assets:
Institutional Class I		$—			$—			$266,844,308
Institutional Class II		—			—			166,698,320
Class I		4,386,510,718			—			—
Class II		458,287,975			—			—
Investor Class		—			—			30,980,881
Advisor Class		—			4,014,976,532			—
Total Shares Outstanding:
Institutional Class I (— , — and 400,000,000, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		—			—			31,401,069
Institutional Class II (— , — and 200,000,000, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		—			—			19,618,659(1	)
Class I (500,000,000, — and — , respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		199,946,877			—			—
Class II (400,000,000, — and — , respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		20,890,556(2	)		—			—
Investor Class (— , — and 400,000,000, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		—			—			3,672,936
Advisor Class (— , 500,000,000 and — , respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		—			69,874,931			—
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share:
Institutional Class I		$—			$—			$8.50
Institutional Class II		—			—			8.50(1	)
Class I		21.94			—			—
Class II		21.94(2	)		—			—
Investor Class		—			—			8.43
Advisor Class		—			57.46			—

(1) All share amounts and net asset values have been adjusted as a result of the share dividend effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

(2) All share amounts and net asset values have been adjusted as a result of the reverse share split effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2017

	Global Equity Research Portfolio			International Equity Research Portfolio			Emerging Markets Research Portfolio
ASSETS:
Investments (cost $5,040,587, $8,869,756 and $5,437,980, respectively)		$5,915,959			$10,615,149			$6,526,420
Dividends and interest receivable		6,318			17,133			6,894
Receivable for investments sold		27,885			—			—
Receivable for Fund shares sold		—			2,727			—
Tax reclaim receivable		1,117			8,390			399
Prepaid Offering fees		2,775			—			2,775
Prepaid expenses		11,678			12,004			11,661
Total Assets:		5,965,732			10,655,403			6,548,149
LIABILITIES:
Payable to Investment Adviser		(3,945	)		(6,719	)		(6,337	)
Payable for investments purchased		(68,185	)		—			—
Payable for distribution fees		(1,076	)		(3,264	)		(1,192	)
Deferred capital gains tax		(2,731	)		(3,803	)		(12,352	)
Other liabilities		(33,389	)		(38,591	)		(34,160	)
Total Liabilities		(109,326	)		(52,377	)		(54,041	)
Net Assets		$5,856,406			$10,603,026			$6,494,108
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS:
Paid in capital		$4,743,890			$8,278,365			$4,943,862
Accumulated undistributed net investment income		86,427			107,310			107,347
Accumulated net realized gain from investment transactions		153,462			475,727			366,841
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		872,627			1,741,624			1,076,058
Net Assets		$5,856,406			$10,603,026			$6,494,108
Net Assets:
Institutional Class		$5,308,016			$9,478,824			$5,880,459
Investor Class		548,390			1,124,202			613,649
Total Shares Outstanding:
Institutional Class (300,000,000, 300,000,000 and 300,000,000, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		433,942			723,208			451,850
Investor Class (200,000,000, 300,000,000 and 200,000,000, respectively, $.001 par value shares authorized)		44,913			86,149			47,237
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share:
Institutional Class		$12.23			$13.11			$13.01
Investor Class		12.21			13.05			12.99

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Statements of Operations

For the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2017

	Global Equity Portfolio			International Equity Portfolio			International Small Companies Portfolio			Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio			Emerging Markets Portfolio
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest		$—			$2,074			$—			$3,180			$2,105
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $773,489, $19,361,317, $279,902, $9,858,427 and $7,801,434, respectively)		10,642,992			183,799,532			2,608,511			91,038,820			78,338,799
Total investment income		10,642,992			183,801,606			2,608,511			91,042,000			78,340,904
EXPENSES
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)		7,286,517			61,400,782			1,628,608			45,255,823			38,899,243
Administration fees (Note 3)		294,204			2,140,228			56,648			1,028,087			896,941
Distribution fees, Investor Class		—			1,361,777			107,591			—			—
Custody and accounting fees (Note 3)		210,232			1,938,428			92,128			2,081,066			1,778,213
Directors’ fees and expenses		27,464			267,491			4,186			120,247			102,713
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 3)		54,785			314,590			43,456			92,247			524,456
Printing and postage fees		42,450			740,403			17,956			253,621			381,883
State registration filing fees		72,433			445,004			48,514			183,819			101,077
Professional fees		57,772			250,090			39,623			147,098			161,550
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 3)		510,109			6,375,087			118,523			2,401,769			6,199,625
Compliance officers’ fees and expenses (Note 3)		4,470			33,863			1,228			15,855			13,665
Other fees and expenses		37,569			282,854			10,999			125,380			100,376
Total Expenses		8,598,005			75,550,597			2,169,460			51,705,012			49,159,742
Less Waiver of investment advisory fee and/or reimbursement of other operating expenses (Note 3)		(21,683	)		(17,070	)		(433,215	)		(447,297	)		—
Less waiver of transfer agent fee and expenses (Note 3)		(6,170	)		(11,459	)		—			—			—
Net expenses		8,570,152			75,522,068			1,736,245			51,257,715			49,159,742
Net investment income		2,072,840			108,279,538			872,266			39,784,285			29,181,162
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss)
Investment transactions		99,357,621			110,716,987			2,170,001			18,142,495			60,294,719
Foreign currency transactions		(6,378	)		(1,594,220	)		(108,680	)		(942,355	)		(683,601	)
Net realized gain		99,351,243			109,122,767			2,061,321			17,200,140			59,611,118
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
Investments (net of increase (decrease) in deferred foreign taxes of $—, $—, $270,849, $(714,186) and $—, respectively)		121,634,730			1,803,987,537			31,481,535			868,788,606			699,066,494
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		42,675			478,351			20,616			(635	)		(131,435	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation		121,677,405			1,804,465,888			31,502,151			868,787,971			698,935,059
Net realized and unrealized gain		221,028,648			1,913,588,655			33,563,472			885,988,111			758,546,177
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS		$223,101,488			$2,021,868,193			$34,435,738			$925,772,396			$787,727,339

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Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2017

	Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio			Global Equity Research Portfolio(1)			International Equity Research Portfolio			Emerging Markets Research Portfolio(1)
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,014,723, $5,244, $18,282 and $12,423, respectively)		$10,438,465			$78,093			$171,516			$117,995
Total investment income		10,438,465			78,093			171,516			117,995
EXPENSES
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)		5,820,360			36,839			68,053			58,154
Administration fees (Note 3)		154,328			1,842			3,630			2,023
Distribution fees, Investor Class		77,496			1,076			2,453			1,192
Custody and accounting fees (Note 3)		586,993			18,435			28,863			21,275
Directors’ fees and expenses		12,473			157			263			175
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 3)		64,874			37,252			40,908			37,189
Printing and postage fees		33,415			2,254			971			2,254
State registration filing fees		86,344			52,400			46,854			52,400
Professional fees		44,536			31,156			41,215			34,509
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 3)		252,659			—			637			—
Compliance officers’ fees and expenses (Note 3)		2,674			207			711			208
Organization fees		—			2,173			—			2,026
Offering fees		—			17,892			4,401			17,892
Other fees and expenses		18,934			1,567			7,275			1,594
Total Expenses		7,155,086			203,250			246,234			230,891
Less Waiver of investment advisory fee and/or reimbursement of other operating expenses (Note 3)		(263,655	)		(160,732	)		(162,131	)		(163,960	)
Less waiver of transfer agent fee and expenses (Note 3)		—			—			—			—
Net expenses		6,891,431			42,518			84,103			66,931
Net investment income		3,547,034			35,575			87,413			51,064
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss)
Investment transactions		(6,030,201	)		157,274			513,096			371,911
Foreign currency transactions		909,680			(470	)		(3,092	)		3,575
Net realized gain (loss)		(5,120,521	)		156,804			510,004			375,486
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) Investments (net of increase (decrease) in deferred foreign taxes of $391,952, $2,714, $138 and $12,160, respectively)		67,344,532			872,658			1,271,451			1,076,280
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		138,849			(31	)		383			(222	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation		67,483,381			872,627			1,271,834			1,076,058
Net realized and unrealized gain		62,362,860			1,029,431			1,781,838			1,451,544
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS		$65,909,894			$1,065,006			$1,869,251			$1,502,608

(1) For the period from December 19, 2016 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2017.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

	Global Equity Portfolio						International Equity Portfolio						International Small Companies Portfolio
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income		$2,072,840			$3,290,628			$108,279,538			$67,157,216			$872,266			$1,276,885
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions		99,351,243			11,458,424			109,122,767			27,326,986			2,061,321			3,003,600
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		121,677,405			14,993,574			1,804,465,888			241,743,759			31,502,151			(612,963	)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations		223,101,488			29,742,626			2,021,868,193			336,227,961			34,435,738			3,667,522
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income Institutional Class		(3,192,599	)		(2,860,663	)		(61,948,722	)		(45,476,713	)		(758,218	)		(312,564	)
Investor Class		—			—			(2,877,064	)		(2,808,064	)		(455,833	)		(263,471	)
Advisor Class		(71,969	)		(54,968	)		—			—			—			—
Net realized gain from investments and foreign-currency related transactions Institutional Class		(9,438,405	)		(20,000,354	)		—			—			(1,995,191	)		(448,708	)
Investor Class		—			—			—			—			(1,303,383	)		(499,474	)
Advisor Class		(670,713	)		(1,649,403	)		—			—			—			—
Total distributions to shareholders		(13,373,686	)		(24,565,388	)		(64,825,786	)		(48,284,777	)		(4,512,625	)		(1,524,217	)
TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Institutional Class		(182,801,422	)		(31,850,634	)		2,919,220,272			1,487,517,941			59,600,587			14,263,387
Institutional Class Z		45,129,498			—			163,450,051			—			—			—
Investor Class		—			—			90,614,374			16,210,924			(2,209,932	)		(6,697,710	)
Advisor Class		4,059,653			(7,625,215	)		—			—			—			—
Net Increase (Decrease) in net assets from portfolio share transactions		(133,612,271	)		(39,475,849	)		3,173,284,697			1,503,728,865			57,390,655			7,565,677
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
NET ASSETS		76,115,531			(34,298,611	)		5,130,327,104			1,791,672,049			87,313,768			9,708,982
NET ASSETS
At beginning of year		835,718,404			870,017,015			6,788,574,582			4,996,902,533			107,148,741			97,439,759
At end of year		$911,833,935			$835,718,404			$11,918,901,686			$6,788,574,582			$194,462,509			$107,148,741
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income Included In Net Assets		$2,699,422			$3,727,557			$104,884,439			$62,986,475			$705,573			$1,209,255

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

	Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio						Emerging Markets Portfolio						Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income		$39,784,285			$23,219,840			$29,181,162			$18,031,682			$3,547,034			$5,212,040
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions		17,200,140			(108,993,471	)		59,611,118			(75,516,620	)		(5,120,521	)		(99,616,304	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		868,787,971			417,368,344			698,935,059			337,030,750			67,483,381			72,702,646
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		925,772,396			331,594,713			787,727,339			279,545,812			65,909,894			(21,701,618	)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income Institutional Class I		—			—			—			—			(3,512,132	)		(4,416,183	)
Class I		(18,225,386	)		(11,288,661	)		—			—			—			—
Class II		(4,287,811	)		(2,859,722	)		—			—			—			—
Investor Class		—			—			—			—			(165,442	)		(210,680	)
Advisor Class		—			—			(17,343,528	)		(12,240,604	)		—			—
Net realized gain from investments and foreign-currency related transactions Advisor Class		—			—			—			(56,015	)		—			—
Total distributions to shareholders		(22,513,197	)		(14,148,383	)		(17,343,528	)		(12,296,619	)		(3,677,574	)		(4,626,863	)
TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Institutional Class I		—			—			—			—			(113,854,561	)		(85,054,480	)
Institutional Class II		—			—			—			—			147,539,455			—
Class I		521,998,725			889,338,740			—			—			—			—
Class II		(12,909,702	)		107,745,103			—			—			—			—
Investor Class		—			—			—			—			(6,278,013	)		(11,000,046	)
Advisor Class		—			—			246,108,743			349,564,027			—			—
Net Increase (Decrease) in net assets from portfolio share transactions		509,089,023			997,083,843			246,108,743			349,564,027			27,406,881			(96,054,526	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
NET ASSETS		1,412,348,222			1,314,530,173			1,016,492,554			616,813,220			89,639,201			(122,383,007	)
NET ASSETS
At beginning of year		3,432,450,471			2,117,920,298			2,998,483,978			2,381,670,758			374,884,308			497,267,315
At end of year		$4,844,798,693			$3,432,450,471			$4,014,976,532			$2,998,483,978			$464,523,509			$374,884,308
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income Included In Net Assets		$38,774,466			$22,439,907			$28,518,437			$17,368,088			$3,585,808			$3,677,573

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

	Global Equity Research Portfolio		International Equity Research Portfolio					Emerging Markets Research Portfolio
	2017(1)		2017			2016(2)		2017(1)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income		$35,575		$87,413			$83,946		$51,064
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions		156,804		510,004			126,630		375,486
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		872,627		1,271,834			469,790		1,076,058
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations		1,065,006		1,869,251			680,366		1,502,608
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income
Institutional Class		—		(106,029	)		—		—
Investor Class		—		(12,691	)		—		—
Net realized gain from investments and foreign-currency related transactions
Institutional Class		—		(121,633	)		—		—
Investor Class		—		(14,558	)		—		—
Total distributions to shareholders		—		(254,911	)		—		—
TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Institutional Class		4,341,525		1,790,387			5,627,000		4,518,305
Investor Class		449,875		127,794			763,139		473,195
Net Increase in net assets from portfolio share transactions		4,791,400		1,918,181			6,390,139		4,991,500
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS		5,856,406		3,532,521			7,070,505		6,494,108
NET ASSETS
At beginning of year		—		7,070,505			—		—
At end of year		$5,856,406		$10,603,026			$7,070,505		$6,494,108
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income Included In Net Assets		$86,427		$107,310			$108,064		$107,347

(1) For the period from December 19, 2016 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2017.

(2) For the period from December 17, 2015 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2016.

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Financial Highlights

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

			INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:									DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:														RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
	Net asset value, beginning of year		Net investment income (loss)(1)			Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency- related transactions			Net increase (decrease) from investment operations			Net investment income			Net realized gain from investments			Total distributions			Net asset value, end of year		Total Return			Net assets, end of year (000’s)		Expenses to average net assets			Expenses to average net assets (net of fees waived/ reimbursed)			Net investment income to average net assets			Portfolio turnover rate
Global Equity Portfolio–Institutional Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		$32.53		$0.09			$8.74			$8.83			$(0.13	)		$(0.39	)		$(0.52	)		$40.84		27.58	%		$790,097		0.93	%		0.93	%		0.25	%		33	%
Year Ended 10/31/16		32.44		0.13			0.92			1.05			(0.12	)		(0.84	)		(0.96	)		32.53		3.43			779,020		0.92			0.92			0.42			24
Year Ended 10/31/15		32.98		0.13			0.68			0.81			(0.12	)		(1.23	)		(1.35	)		32.44		2.51			805,291		0.92			0.92			0.41			45
Year Ended 10/31/14		29.84		0.13			3.27			3.40			(0.13	)		(0.13	)		(0.26	)		32.98		11.47			731,897		0.97			0.95			0.43			30
Year Ended 10/31/13		25.05		0.17			4.74			4.91			(0.12	)		—			(0.12	)		29.84		19.66			543,293		0.99			0.95			0.62			13
Global Equity Portfolio–Institutional Class Z
Period Ended 10/31/17(2)(3)		39.33		(0.01	)		1.52			1.51			—			—			—			40.84		3.80	(A)		46,493		1.21	(B)		0.90	(B)		(0.05	)(B)		33	(A)
Global Equity Portfolio–Advisor Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		32.47		0.01			8.73			8.74			(0.04	)		(0.39	)		(0.43	)		40.78		27.28			75,244		1.14			1.14			0.02			33
Year Ended 10/31/16		32.38		0.05			0.91			0.96			(0.03	)		(0.84	)		(0.87	)		32.47		3.12			56,698		1.19			1.19			0.15			24
Year Ended 10/31/15		32.92		0.04			0.68			0.72			(0.03	)		(1.23	)		(1.26	)		32.38		2.28			64,726		1.18			1.18			0.13			45
Year Ended 10/31/14		29.80		0.05			3.27			3.32			(0.07	)		(0.13	)		(0.20	)		32.92		11.19			81,507		1.20			1.20			0.16			30
Year Ended 10/31/13		25.02		0.09			4.74			4.83			(0.05	)		—			(0.05	)		29.80		19.33			86,882		1.25			1.24			0.32			13
International Equity Portfolio–Institutional Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		18.37		0.23			4.22			4.45			(0.18	)		—			(0.18	)		22.64		24.47			11,107,736		0.82			0.82			1.22			12
Year Ended 10/31/16		17.69		0.21			0.64			0.85			(0.17	)		—			(0.17	)		18.37		4.91			6,354,810		0.84			0.84			1.20			22
Year Ended 10/31/15		18.30		0.20			(0.63	)		(0.43	)		(0.18	)		—			(0.18	)		17.69		(2.40	)		4,591,802		0.85			0.85			1.11			12
Year Ended 10/31/14		17.97		0.18			0.29			0.47			(0.14	)		—			(0.14	)		18.30		2.65			3,819,491		0.87			0.87			1.01			10
Year Ended 10/31/13		15.15		0.17			2.78			2.95			(0.13	)		—			(0.13	)		17.97		19.58			3,467,793		0.87			0.87			1.06			20
International Equity Portfolio–Institutional Class Z
Period Ended 10/31/17(2)(4)		21.35		0.02			1.27			1.29			—			—			—			22.64		6.00	(A)		166,923		0.99	(B)		0.80	(B)		0.33	(B)		12	(A)
International Equity Portfolio–Investor Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		18.30		0.19			4.18			4.37			(0.12	)		—			(0.12	)		22.55		24.04			644,243		1.14			1.14			0.95			12
Year Ended 10/31/16		17.62		0.14			0.66			0.80			(0.12	)		—			(0.12	)		18.30		4.63			433,765		1.15			1.15			0.83			22
Year Ended 10/31/15		18.23		0.15			(0.64	)		(0.49	)		(0.12	)		—			(0.12	)		17.62		(2.76	)		405,101		1.17			1.17			0.83			12
Year Ended 10/31/14		17.89		0.13			0.29			0.42			(0.08	)		—			(0.08	)		18.23		2.36			443,029		1.17			1.17			0.72			10
Year Ended 10/31/13		15.09		0.12			2.77			2.89			(0.09	)		—			(0.09	)		17.89		19.19			409,735		1.20			1.20			0.76			20
International Small Companies Portfolio–Institutional Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		13.72		0.11			3.41			3.52			(0.16	)		(0.41	)		(0.57	)		16.67		26.98			144,170		1.41			1.15			0.72			19
Year Ended 10/31/16		13.40		0.20			0.34			0.54			(0.09	)		(0.13	)		(0.22	)		13.72		4.15			62,785		1.60			1.25			1.51			49
Year Ended 10/31/15		13.85		0.11			(0.25	)		(0.14	)		(0.05	)		(0.26	)		(0.31	)		13.40		(0.98	)		47,276		1.64			1.30			0.79			38
Year Ended 10/31/14		14.47		0.08			0.23			0.31			(0.06	)		(0.87	)		(0.93	)		13.85		2.28			28,711		1.59			1.30			0.58			36
Year Ended 10/31/13		11.45		0.07			3.09			3.16			(0.14	)		—			(0.14	)		14.47		27.88			26,236		1.68			1.39			0.57			97

(A) Not Annualized.

(B) Annualized.

(1) Net investment income per share was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(2) All per share amounts and net asset values have been adjusted as a result of the reverse share split effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

(3) For the period from August 1, 2017 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2017.

(4) For the period from July 17, 2017 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2017.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

			INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:								DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:														RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
	Net asset value, beginning of year		Net investment income (loss)(1)		Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency- related transactions			Net increase (decrease) from investment operations			Net investment income			Net realized gain from investments			Total distributions			Net asset value, end of year		Total Return			Net assets, end of year (000’s)		Expenses to average net assets			Expenses to average net assets (net of fees waived/ reimbursed)			Net investment income to average net assets			Portfolio turnover rate
International Small Companies Portfolio–Investor Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		$13.64		$0.05		$3.42			$3.47			$(0.15	)		$(0.41	)		$(0.56	)		$16.55		26.71	%		$50,292		1.80	%		1.40	%		0.37	%		19	%
Year Ended 10/31/16		13.33		0.16		0.35			0.51			(0.07	)		(0.13	)		(0.20	)		13.64		3.92			44,363		1.90			1.50			1.18			49
Year Ended 10/31/15		13.80		0.08		(0.26	)		(0.18	)		(0.03	)		(0.26	)		(0.29	)		13.33		(1.29	)		50,164		1.93			1.55			0.58			38
Year Ended 10/31/14		14.45		0.05		0.22			0.27			(0.05	)		(0.87	)		(0.92	)		13.80		1.97			62,828		1.88			1.55			0.32			36
Year Ended 10/31/13		11.43		0.08		3.05			3.13			(0.11	)		—			(0.11	)		14.45		27.63			52,830		1.99			1.60			0.60			97
Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio–Class I
Year Ended 10/31/17		17.65		0.19		4.20			4.39			(0.10	)		—			(0.10	)		21.94		25.08			4,386,511		1.28			1.28			0.97			17
Year Ended 10/31/16		16.04		0.14		1.56			1.70			(0.09	)		—			(0.09	)		17.65		10.74			3,051,419		1.29			1.29			0.88			20
Year Ended 10/31/15		18.60		0.13		(2.56	)		(2.43	)		(0.13	)		—			(0.13	)		16.04		(13.14	)		1,876,495		1.31			1.30			0.77			23
Year Ended 10/31/14		18.07		0.20		0.48			0.68			(0.15	)		—			(0.15	)		18.60		3.80			1,521,194		1.31			1.30			1.12			26
Year Ended 10/31/13		16.56		0.18		1.45			1.63			(0.12	)		—			(0.12	)		18.07		9.85			1,043,041		1.33			1.30			1.06			18
Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio–Class II
Year Ended 10/31/17(2)		17.71		0.22		4.21			4.43			(0.20	)		—			(0.20	)		21.94		25.43			458,288		1.23			1.12			1.12			17
Year Ended 10/31/16(2)		16.14		0.16		1.59			1.75			(0.18	)		—			(0.18	)		17.71		11.06			381,031		1.24			1.13			0.96			20
Year Ended 10/31/15(2)		18.81		0.16		(2.60	)		(2.44	)		(0.23	)		—			(0.23	)		16.14		(13.06	)		241,425		1.27			1.14			0.96			23
Period Ended 10/31/14(2)(3)		17.58		0.17		1.06			1.23			—			—			—			18.81		7.00	(A)		194,477		1.30	(B)		1.14	(B)		1.36	(B)		26	(A)
Emerging Markets Portfolio–Advisor Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		46.27		0.43		11.02			11.45			(0.26	)		—			(0.26	)		57.46		24.93			4,014,977		1.42			1.42			0.84			17
Year Ended 10/31/16		42.02		0.30		4.17			4.47			(0.22	)		—	(4)		(0.22	)		46.27		10.73			2,998,484		1.42			1.42			0.72			26
Year Ended 10/31/15		50.88		0.26		(6.80	)		(6.54	)		(0.39	)		(1.93	)		(2.32	)		42.02		(13.17	)		2,381,671		1.45			1.45			0.57			30
Year Ended 10/31/14		50.76		0.49		1.32			1.81			(0.40	)		(1.29	)		(1.69	)		50.88		3.79			2,545,517		1.45			1.45			0.98			28
Year Ended 10/31/13		49.54		0.40		4.33			4.73			(0.36	)		(3.15	)		(3.51	)		50.76		9.93			2,112,546		1.47			1.47			0.83			26
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio–Institutional Class I
Year Ended 10/31/17		7.35		0.05		1.17			1.22			(0.07	)		—			(0.07	)		8.50		16.82			266,844		1.71			1.71			0.69			28
Year Ended 10/31/16		7.62		0.10		(0.29	)		(0.19	)		(0.08	)		—			(0.08	)		7.35		(2.43	)		342,114		1.79			1.79			1.41			47
Year Ended 10/31/15		9.50		0.11		(1.84	)		(1.73	)		(0.05	)		(0.10	)		(0.15	)		7.62		(18.35	)		451,646		1.79			1.79			1.29			38
Year Ended 10/31/14		8.46		0.09		0.97			1.06			(0.02	)		—			(0.02	)		9.50		12.60			474,838		1.77			1.77			1.01			37
Year Ended 10/31/13		7.12		0.07		1.35			1.42			(0.08	)		—			(0.08	)		8.46		20.20			271,728		1.80			1.80			0.94			24
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio–Institutional Class II
Period Ended 10/31/17(5)(6)		7.43		0.08		0.99			1.07			—			—			—			8.50		14.40	(A)		166,698		1.58	(B)		1.35	(B)		1.47	(B)		28	(A)

(A) Not Annualized.

(B) Annualized.

(1) Net investment income per share was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(2) All per share amounts and net asset values have been adjusted as a result of the reverse share split effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

(3) For the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2014.

(4) Amount was less than $0.005 per share.

(5) For the period from March 1, 2017 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2017.

(6) All per share amounts and net asset values have been adjusted as a result of the share dividend effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

See Notes to Financial Statements

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For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

			INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:								DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:														RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
	Net asset value, beginning of year		Net investment income (loss)(1)		Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency- related transactions			Net increase (decrease) from investment operations			Net investment income			Net realized gain from investments			Total distributions			Net asset value, end of year		Total Return			Net assets, end of year (000’s)		Expenses to average net assets			Expenses to average net assets (net of fees waived/ reimbursed)			Net investment income to average net assets			Portfolio turnover rate
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio–Investor Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		$7.28		$0.04		$1.15			$1.19			$(0.04	)		$—			$(0.04	)		$8.43		16.40	%		$30,981		2.13	%		2.00	%		0.48	%		28	%
Year Ended 10/31/16		7.55		0.07		(0.30	)		(0.23	)		(0.04	)		—			(0.04	)		7.28		(3.01	)		32,771		2.23			2.23			1.02			47
Year Ended 10/31/15		9.41		0.06		(1.80	)		(1.74	)		(0.02	)		(0.10	)		(0.12	)		7.55		(18.64	)		45,622		2.20			2.20			0.75			38
Year Ended 10/31/14		8.40		0.04		0.98			1.02			(0.01	)		—			(0.01	)		9.41		12.15			78,712		2.22			2.22			0.38			37
Year Ended 10/31/13		7.08		0.05		1.34			1.39			(0.07	)		—			(0.07	)		8.40		19.83			21,763		2.64			2.25			0.66			24
Global Equity Research Portfolio–Institutional Class
Period Ended 10/31/17(2)		10.00		0.08		2.15			2.23			—			—			—			12.23		22.30	(A)		5,308		3.49	(B)		0.90	(B)		0.80	(B)		36	(A)
Global Equity Research Portfolio–Investor Class
Period Ended 10/31/17(2)		10.00		0.05		2.16			2.21			—			—			—			12.21		22.10	(A)		548		13.36	(B)		1.15	(B)		0.55	(B)		36	(A)
International Equity Research Portfolio–Institutional Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		11.10		0.12		2.26			2.38			(0.17	)		(0.20	)		(0.37	)		13.11		22.26			9,479		2.26			0.90			0.99			55
Period Ended 10/31/16(3)		10.00		0.14		0.96			1.10			—			—			—			11.10		11.00	(A)		6,244		3.54	(B)		0.90	(B)		1.51	(B)		33	(A)
International Equity Research Portfolio–Investor Class
Year Ended 10/31/17		11.07		0.08		2.27			2.35			(0.17	)		(0.20	)		(0.37	)		13.05		22.05			1,124		6.49			1.15			0.71			55
Period Ended 10/31/16(3)		10.00		0.11		0.96			1.07			—			—			—			11.07		10.70	(A)		826		10.91	(B)		1.15	(B)		1.20	(B)		33	(A)
Emerging Markets Research Portfolio–Institutional Class
Period Ended 10/31/17(2)		10.00		0.10		2.91			3.01			—			—			—			13.01		30.10	(A)		5,880		3.72	(B)		1.30	(B)		1.04	(B)		46	(A)
Emerging Markets Research Portfolio–Investor Class
Period Ended 10/31/17(2)		10.00		0.08		2.91			2.99			—			—			—			12.99		29.90	(A)		614		12.64	(B)		1.55	(B)		0.78	(B)		46	(A)

(A) Not Annualized.

(B) Annualized.

(1) Net investment income per share was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(2) For the period from December 19, 2016 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2017.

(3) For the period from December 17, 2015 (commencement of class operations) through October 31, 2016.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2017

1. Organization

Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (the “Fund”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on July 31, 1996, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund currently has nine separate diversified Portfolios, all of which were active as of October 31, 2017 (individually, a “Portfolio”, collectively, the “Portfolios”). The Fund is managed by Harding Loevner LP (the “Investment Adviser”).

Portfolio	Inception Date	Investment Objective
Global Equity Portfolio (“Global Equity”)	Institutional Class: November 3, 2009 Institutional Class Z: August 1, 2017 Advisor Class: December 1, 1996	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based both inside and outside the United States
International Equity Portfolio (“International Equity”)	Institutional Class: May 11, 1994* Institutional Class Z: July 17, 2017 Investor Class: September 30, 2005	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based outside the United States
International Small Companies Portfolio (“International Small Companies”)	Institutional Class: June 30, 2011 Investor Class: March 26, 2007	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of small companies based outside the United States
Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio** (“Institutional Emerging Markets”)	Class I: October 17, 2005 Class II: March 5, 2014	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based in emerging markets
Emerging Markets Portfolio** (“Emerging Markets”)	Advisor Class: November 9, 1998	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based in emerging markets
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio (“Frontier Emerging Markets”)	Institutional Class I (formerly, the Institutional Class): May 27, 2008 Institutional Class II: March 1, 2017 Investor Class: December 31, 2010	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based in frontier and smaller emerging markets
Global Equity Research Portfolio (“Global Equity Research”)	Institutional Class: December 19, 2016 Investor Class: December 19, 2016	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based both inside and outside the United States
International Equity Research Portfolio (“International Equity Research”)	Institutional Class: December 17, 2015 Investor Class: December 17, 2015	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based outside the United States
Emerging Markets Research Portfolio (“Emerging Markets Research”)	Institutional Class: December 19, 2016 Investor Class: December 19, 2016	to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of companies based in emerging markets

* International Equity is the successor to the HLM International Equity Portfolio of AMT Capital Fund, Inc., pursuant to a reorganization that took place on October 31, 1996. Information for periods prior to October 31, 1996 is historical information for the predecessor portfolio.

** The Institutional Emerging Markets and Emerging Markets Portfolios are generally closed to new investors.

On November 24, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Fund approved reverse share splits (the “Reverse Splits”) of the outstanding Institutional Class Z shares of the Global Equity Portfolio, Institutional Class Z shares of the International Equity Portfolio, and Class II shares of the Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio (each, a “Split Impacted Portfolio”) at the ratios indicated below.

Portfolio	Reverse Share Split Ratio
Global Equity Portfolio – Institutional Class Z		1 for 3.933146
International Equity Portfolio – Institutional Class Z		1 for 2.135356
Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio – Class II		1 for 1.758429

The Reverse Splits were effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. Institutional Class Z shares and Class II shares of the Split Impacted Portfolios began trading on a split-adjusted basis on December 4, 2017.

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October 31, 2017

1. Organization (continued)

The total dollar value of each shareholder’s investment in a Split Impacted Portfolio will remain unchanged. While the Reverse Splits will reduce the number of outstanding Institutional Class Z or Class II shares of the Split Impacted Portfolios, they proportionately will increase the net asset value (“NAV”) per share of Institutional Class Z shares and Class II shares of the Split Impacted Portfolio such that the aggregate market value of each Split Impacted Portfolio’s Institutional Class Z shares or Class II shares, as applicable, will remain the same. The Reverse Splits will not affect the voting rights of a shareholder’s investment in a Split Impacted Portfolio, and will not be a taxable event for the Split Impacted Portfolio’s shareholders.

On November 24, 2017, the Board also declared a share dividend (the “Share Dividend”) with respect to the Institutional Class II shares of the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio equal to 0.346467 shares on each outstanding Institutional Class II share. The Share Dividend was paid to the Portfolio’s Institutional Class II shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 1, 2017. The total dollar value of each shareholder’s investment in the Portfolio will remain unchanged. While the Share Dividend will increase the number of outstanding Institutional Class II shares of the Portfolio, it proportionately will decrease the NAV per share of Institutional Class II shares of the Portfolio such that the aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s Institutional Class II shares will remain the same. The Share Dividend will not affect the voting rights of a shareholder’s investment in the Portfolio, and will not be a taxable event for the Portfolio’s shareholders.

The Board approved the Reverse Splits in order to bring the NAV per share of the Institutional Class Z shares of the Global Equity Portfolio and International Equity Portfolio and Class II shares of the Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio into line with the NAV per share of the other share classes of the Split Impacted Portfolios. The Board also declared the Share Dividend in order to bring the NAV per share of the Institutional Class II shares of the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio into line with the NAV per share of the other share classes of the Portfolio. The Reverse Splits and the Share Dividend are intended to create a general level of parity of required distributions across the Fund’s share classes by increasing the NAV per share and reducing the number of outstanding shares of the share classes subject to the Reverse Splits and decreasing the NAV per share and increasing the number of outstanding shares of the Institutional Class II shares of the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio through the Share Dividend.

Per share data, including the proportionate impact to NAV, in the Financial Highlights and Capital share activity presented in the Capital Share Transactions disclosure (see Note 6) have been restated to reflect the Reverse Splits and the Share Dividend, respectively.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies of the Fund are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies”. The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies:

Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Valuation

The Board has adopted procedures (“Procedures”) to govern the valuation of the securities held by each Portfolio of the Fund in accordance with the 1940 Act. The Procedures incorporate principles set forth in relevant pronouncements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and its staff, including guidance on the obligations of the Portfolios and their Directors to determine, in good faith, the fair value of the Portfolios’ securities when market quotations are not readily available.

In determining a Portfolio’s net asset value (“NAV”), each equity security traded on a securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Stock Market, and over-the-counter securities, are first valued at the closing price on the exchange or market designated by the Fund’s accounting agent as the principal exchange (each, a “principal exchange”). The closing price provided by the Fund’s accounting agent for a principal exchange may differ from the price quoted elsewhere and may represent information such as last sales price, an official closing price, a closing auction price or other information, depending on exchange or market convention. Shares of open-end mutual funds including money market funds are valued at NAV. Such securities are typically categorized as “Level 1” pursuant to the hierarchy described below.

Participation notes are valued based upon the closing or last traded price of their underlying local shares. Such securities are typically categorized as “Level 2” pursuant to the hierarchy described below.

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Since trading in many foreign securities is normally completed before the time at which a Portfolio calculates its NAV, the effect on the value of such securities held by a Portfolio of events that occur between the close of trading in the security and the time at which the Portfolio prices its securities would not be reflected in the Portfolio’s calculation of its NAV if foreign securities were generally valued at their closing prices.

To address this issue, the Board has approved the daily use of independently provided quantitative models that may adjust the closing prices of certain foreign equity securities based on information that becomes available after the foreign market closes, through the application of an adjustment factor to such securities’ closing price. Adjustment factors may be greater than, less than, or equal to 1. Thus, use of these quantitative models could cause a Portfolio to value a security higher, lower or equal to its closing market price, which in turn could cause the Portfolio’s NAV per share to differ significantly from that which would have been calculated using closing market prices. The use of these quantitative models is also intended to decrease the opportunities for persons to engage in ‘‘time zone arbitrage,’’ i.e., trading intended to take advantage of stale closing prices in foreign markets that could affect the NAV of the Portfolios. Securities subjected to an adjustment factor due to the use of these quantitative models are not specifically designated on the Portfolios’ Portfolio of Investments as being “fair valued”. Securities with an adjustment factor greater than or less than 1, which are absent the use of significant unobservable inputs into their valuation, are categorized as “Level 2” and securities with an adjustment factor equal to 1, which are absent the use of significant unobservable inputs into their valuation, are categorized as “Level 1” pursuant to the hierarchy described below.

Any securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which available prices are deemed unreliable are priced by the Investment Adviser at “fair value as determined in good faith”, in accordance with the Procedures. Such securities are identified on the Portfolios’ Portfolio of Investments as securities valued at “fair value as determined in good faith” and absent the use of significant unobservable inputs into their valuation, such securities would be categorized as “Level 2” pursuant to the hierarchy described below.

GAAP includes a topic which establishes a hierarchy for NAV determination purposes in which various inputs are used in determining the value of each Portfolio’s assets or liabilities. This topic defines fair value as the price that the Portfolio would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. This topic establishes a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability including assumptions about risk. Such risks include the inherent risk in a particular valuation technique which is used to measure fair value. This may include the quantitative models and/or the inputs to the quantitative models used in the valuation technique described above. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1	unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2	other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3	significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The Portfolios disclose all transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of each reporting period.

At October 31, 2017, the Portfolios below had transfers from Level 1 to Level 2, based on levels assigned to the securities on October 31, 2016, due to the use of an adjustment factor other than 1 as an input to the valuation.

	Frontier Emerging Markets
Common Stock
Consumer Durables & Apparel		$	3,601,946
Total		$	3,601,946

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At October 31, 2017, the Portfolios below had transfers from Level 2 to Level 1, based on levels assigned to the securities on October 31, 2016, due to the use of an adjustment factor of 1 as inputs to the valuations.

	International Small Companies			Institutional Emerging Markets			Emerging Markets			Frontier Emerging Markets			International Equity Research
Common Stock
Automobiles & Components		$	—		$	92,721,821		$	76,925,897		$	—		$	—
Banks			1,843,142			—			—			6,267,488			—
Insurance			3,584,283			—			—			—			—
Materials			—			—			—			—			25,347
Telecommunication Services			—			37,460,844			31,074,976			—			—
Total		$	5,427,425		$	130,182,665		$	108,000,873		$	6,267,488		$	25,347

GAAP provides additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased as well as guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate when a transaction is not orderly.

The following is a summary of the Portfolios’ investments classified by Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 and security type as of October 31, 2017. Please refer to each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments to view individual securities classified by industry type and country.

Portfolio	Unadjusted Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total
Global Equity
Common stocks		$	508,032,072		$	356,802,392		$	—		$	864,834,464
Preferred stocks			24,569,751			—			—			24,569,751
Short Term Investments			8,589,264			—			—			8,589,264
Total Investments		$	541,191,087		$	356,802,392		$	—		$	897,993,479
International Equity
Common stocks		$	2,683,133,313		$	8,179,278,307		$	—		$	10,862,411,620
Preferred stocks			250,356,512			323,130,198			—			573,486,710
Short Term Investments			452,640,895			—			—			452,640,895
Total Investments		$	3,386,130,720		$	8,502,408,505		$	—		$	11,888,539,225
International Small Companies
Common stocks		$	14,799,965		$	171,626,682		$	—		$	186,426,647
Short Term Investments			8,652,238			—			—			8,652,238
Total Investments		$	23,452,203		$	171,626,682		$	—		$	195,078,885
Institutional Emerging Markets
Common stocks		$	1,148,355,404		$	3,301,381,960		$	—		$	4,449,737,364
Preferred stocks			246,279,362			45,298,464			—			291,577,826
Short Term Investments			99,729,549			—			—			99,729,549
Total Investments		$	1,494,364,315		$	3,346,680,424		$	—		$	4,841,044,739
Emerging Markets
Common stocks		$	952,535,868		$	2,739,166,305		$	—		$	3,691,702,173
Preferred stocks			204,299,392			37,558,815			—			241,858,207
Short Term Investments			75,191,356			—			—			75,191,356
Total Investments		$	1,232,026,616		$	2,776,725,120		$	—		$	4,008,751,736

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Portfolio	Unadjusted Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total
Frontier Emerging Markets
Common stocks		$	104,204,528		$	329,102,150		$	—		$	433,306,678
Preferred stocks			8,635,992			—			—			8,635,992
Participation Notes			—			21,342,738			—			21,342,738
Short Term Investments			3,733,709			—			—			3,733,709
Total Investments		$	116,574,229		$	350,444,888		$	—		$	467,019,117
Global Equity Research
Common stocks		$	3,307,174		$	2,399,690		$	—		$	5,706,864
Preferred stocks			42,135			11,697			—			53,832
Short Term Investments			155,263			—			—			155,263
Total Investments		$	3,504,572		$	2,411,387		$	—		$	5,915,959
International Equity Research
Common stocks		$	1,964,224		$	8,151,371		$	—		$	10,115,595
Preferred stocks			186,117			25,734			—			211,851
Short Term Investments			287,703			—			—			287,703
Total Investments		$	2,438,044		$	8,177,105		$	—		$	10,615,149
Emerging Markets Research
Common stocks		$	2,027,650		$	4,070,872		$	—		$	6,098,522
Preferred stocks			151,099			70,183			—			221,282
Participation Notes			—			89,856			—			89,856
Short Term Investments			116,760			—			—			116,760
Total Investments		$	2,295,509		$	4,230,911		$	—		$	6,526,420

As of October 31, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments held within the Portfolios.

Securities

For financial reporting purposes, all securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis, as of the last business day in the reporting period. Throughout the reporting period, securities transactions are typically accounted for on a trade date – plus one business day basis. Interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date (except for certain foreign dividends that may be recorded as soon as the Portfolio is informed of such dividends). The Portfolios use the specific identification method for determining realized gains or losses from sales of securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

It is the policy of the Portfolios to declare dividends from net investment income annually. Net short-term and long-term capital gains distributions for the Portfolios, if any, are also normally distributed on an annual basis.

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains from investment transactions have been determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from net investment income and realized gains recorded by the Portfolios for financial reporting purposes. Differences result primarily from foreign currency transactions and timing differences related to recognition of income, and gains and losses from investment transactions. In general, to the extent that any differences, which are permanent in nature, result in over distributions to shareholders, the amount of the over distribution is reclassified within the capital accounts based on its federal tax basis treatment and may be reported as return of capital. Temporary differences do not require reclassification.

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Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward foreign currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and asked prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of the Portfolios’ securities are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated at exchange rates prevailing when accrued. The Portfolios do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the Net realized gain (loss) from investments and Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments on the Statements of Operations.

Net realized gains and losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolios’ books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rates.

Organization and Offering Fees

Costs incurred by the Global Equity Research Portfolio and the Emerging Markets Research Portfolio in connection with their organization were expensed as they were incurred. Costs related to the offering of shares were deferred and amortized on a straight line basis over the twelve-month period from the date of commencement of operations of the Portfolios.

Redemption Fees

The Fund uses fees on short-term redemptions to discourage frequent trading in Portfolio shares. Redemptions of Portfolio shares made within 90 days of purchase may be subject to a redemption fee equal to 2% of the amount redeemed. For the years ended October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, the Portfolios received the following redemption fees. These amounts are included as a component of “Payments for Shares Redeemed” in Note 6 - Capital Share Transactions.

	Institutional Class						Institutional Class I						Institutional Class II			Class I
Portfolio	Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016
Global Equity		$	1,918		$	4,449		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
International Equity			658,145			380,046			—			—			—			—			—
International Small Companies			20,596			3,331			—			—			—			—			—
Institutional Emerging Markets			—			—			—			—			—			102,466			230,759
Emerging Markets			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Frontier Emerging Markets			—			—			11,410			103,983			—			—			—
Global Equity Research			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
International Equity Research			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Emerging Markets Research			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
	Class II						Investor Class						Advisor Class						Institutional Class Z
Portfolio	Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2017
Global Equity		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	4,375		$	2,346		$	—
International Equity			—			—			42,489			57,813			—			—			—
International Small Companies			—			—			4,790			1,331			—			—			—
Institutional Emerging Markets			—			7,953			—			—			—			—			—
Emerging Markets			—			—			—			—			166,320			255,545			—
Frontier Emerging Markets			—			—			4,709			15,234			—			—			—

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	Class II						Investor Class						Advisor Class						Institutional Class Z
Portfolio	Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2017			Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2017
Global Equity Research		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
International Equity Research			—			—			—8			—			—			—			—
Emerging Markets Research			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Indemnifications

Under the Fund’s organizational document, its officers and Board are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolios. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations or that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

3. Transactions with Affiliates and Significant Agreements

The Board has approved investment advisory agreements with the Investment Adviser. Advisory fees are computed daily and paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio. The Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fee and/or reimburse the Portfolios for other operating expenses to the extent that aggregate expenses, excluding certain non-operating expenses, exceed certain annual rates of the average daily net assets of each class.

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The following annualized advisory fees and contractual expense limits were in effect for the year ended October 31, 2017. The advisory fees are charged at the Portfolio level as a whole and expense limitations are at the class specific level.

Portfolio	First $1 billion of assets		Next $1 billion of assets		Next $1 billion of assets		Over $3 billion of assets		Over $4 billion of assets		Over $5 billion of assets		Contractual Expense Limit*
Global Equity–Institutional Class		0.80%		0.78%		0.76%		0.74%		0.74%		0.74%		0.95%
Global Equity–Institutional Class Z		0.80%		0.78%		0.76%		0.74%		0.74%		0.74%		0.90%
Global Equity–Advisor Class		0.80%		0.78%		0.76%		0.74%		0.74%		0.74%		1.25%
International Equity–Institutional Class		0.75%		0.73%		0.71%		0.69%		0.67%		0.65%		1.00%
International Equity–Institutional Class Z		0.75%		0.73%		0.71%		0.69%		0.67%		0.65%		0.80%
International Equity–Investor Class		0.75%		0.73%		0.71%		0.69%		0.67%		0.65%		1.25%
International Small Companies–Institutional Class		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%
International Small Companies–Investor Class		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.40%
Institutional Emerging Markets–Class I		1.15%		1.13%		1.11%		1.09%		1.09%		1.09%		1.30%
Institutional Emerging Markets–Class II		1.15%		1.13%		1.11%		1.09%		1.09%		1.09%		1.15%	**
Emerging Markets–Advisor Class		1.15%		1.13%		1.11%		1.09%		1.09%		1.09%		1.75%
Frontier Emerging Markets–Institutional Class I***		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.75%
Frontier Emerging Markets–Institutional Class II		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%
Frontier Emerging Markets–Investor Class***		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		1.35%		2.00%
Global Equity Research–Institutional Class		0.80%		0.80%		0.80%		0.80%		0.80%		0.80%		0.90%
Global Equity Research–Investor Class		0.80%		0.80%		0.80%		0.80%		0.80%		0.80%		1.15%
International Equity Research–Institutional Class		0.75%		0.75%		0.75%		0.75%		0.75%		0.75%		0.90%
International Equity Research–Investor Class		0.75%		0.75%		0.75%		0.75%		0.75%		0.75%		1.15%
Emerging Markets Research–Institutional Class		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.30%
Emerging Markets Research–Investor Class		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.15%		1.55%

* Effective through February 28, 2019.

** The Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse the Portfolio’s Class II shares for their other operating expenses to the extent that the aggregate operating expenses of Class II exceed the applicable contractual management fee, currently 1.15% on the first $1 billion of average daily net assets, 1.13% on the next $1 billion, 1.11% on the next $1 billion and 1.09% for average daily net assets over $3 billion.

*** Prior to March 1, 2017, Frontier Emerging Markets – Institutional Class I and Frontier Emerging Markets – Investor Class had a contractual management fee of 1.50% on the first $1 billion of average net assets and 1.48% for the average daily net assets over $1 billion.

For the year ended October 31, 2017, the Investment Adviser waived and/or reimbursed the following amounts pursuant to the contractual expense limits described above:

Portfolio	Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Investment  Adviser
Global Equity–Institutional Class Z		$	21,683
International Equity–Institutional Class Z			17,070
International Small Companies–Institutional Class			259,892
International Small Companies–Investor Class			173,323
Institutional Emerging Markets–Class II			447,297
Frontier Emerging Markets–Institutional Class II			221,478
Frontier Emerging Markets–Investor Class			42,177
Global Equity Research–Institutional Class			108,191
Global Equity Research–Investor Class			52,541
International Equity Research–Institutional Class			109,759
International Equity Research–Investor Class			52,372
Emerging Markets Research–Institutional Class			111,054
Emerging Markets Research–Investor Class			52,906

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The Fund has an administration agreement with The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”), which provides certain accounting, clerical and bookkeeping services, Blue Sky, corporate secretarial services and assistance in the preparation and filing of tax returns and reports to shareholders and the SEC.

Northern Trust also serves as custodian of each Portfolio’s securities and cash, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection with any accumulation, open-account or similar plans provided to the shareholders of the Portfolios. Northern Trust has agreed to waive certain transfer agent fees and expenses for Institutional Class Z of the Global Equity and International Equity Portfolios for a period of six months from the commencement of each class (through January 31, 2018 and January 16, 2018, respectively). The amounts waived are captioned as “Less Waiver of transfer agent fees and expenses” on the Statements of Operations.

Alaric Compliance Services, LLC (“ACS”) provides compliance support to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer. Fees paid to ACS are shown as “Compliance officers’ fees and expenses” on the Statements of Operations.

The Fund has adopted an Amended Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Distribution Plan”). Under the Distribution Plan, the Investor Class of each of the International Equity, International Small Companies, Frontier Emerging Markets, Global Equity Research, International Equity Research and Emerging Markets Research Portfolios may pay underwriters, distributors, dealers or brokers a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio’s Investor Class shares for services or expenses arising in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Investor Class shares of the Portfolios or for Shareholder Services (defined below) consistent with those described under the Shareholder Servicing Plan.

The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, has agreements with various financial intermediaries and “mutual fund supermarkets”, under which customers of these intermediaries may purchase and hold Portfolio shares. These intermediaries assess fees in consideration for providing certain account maintenance, record keeping and transactional and other shareholder services (collectively, “Shareholder Services”). With the exception of Institutional Class Z, each Portfolio or class is authorized, pursuant to a Shareholder Servicing Plan, to pay to each intermediary an annual rate of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets attributable to that intermediary (subject to the contractual expense limits described above) for such Shareholder Services. Because of the contractual expense limits on certain Portfolios’ fees and expenses, the Investment Adviser paid a portion of the Portfolios’ share of these fees during the year ended October 31, 2017. Such payments, if any, are included in the table above under the caption “Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Investment Adviser”.

A Portfolio may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2017, no Portfolios engaged in purchases and/or sales of securities from an affiliated portfolio in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.

4. Class Specific Expenses

Most expenses of the Fund can be directly attributed to a particular Portfolio. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the Portfolios based upon relative net assets or other appropriate measures. If an expense is incurred at the Portfolio level, it is generally apportioned among the classes of that Portfolio based upon relative net assets of each respective class. Certain expenses are incurred at the class level and charged only to that particular class. These expenses may be class specific (i.e., Distribution fees charged only to a particular class) or they may be identifiable to a particular class (i.e., the costs related to mailing shareholder reports to shareholders of a particular class). Class level expenses for Portfolios with multiple active classes are shown in the table below.

The class level expenses for the year ended October 31, 2017, were as follows for each Portfolio:

Portfolio	Distribution Fees			State Registration Filing Fees			Printing and Postage Fees			Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses			Shareholder Servicing Fees
Global Equity–Institutional Class		$	—		$	29,571		$	32,906		$	24,455		$	390,545
Global Equity–Institutional Class Z			—			20,690			3,532			6,170			—
Global Equity–Advisor Class			—			22,172			6,012			24,160			119,564
International Equity–Institutional Class			—			381,883			662,203			207,597			5,756,714
International Equity–Institutional Class Z			—			20,270			3,532			11,459			—
International Equity–Investor Class			1,361,777			42,851			74,668			95,534			618,373
International Small Companies–Institutional Class			—			25,043			6,959			21,373			64,002
International Small Companies–Investor Class			107,591			23,471			10,997			22,083			54,521

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Portfolio	Distribution Fees			State Registration Filing Fees			Printing and Postage Fees			Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses			Shareholder Servicing Fees
Institutional Emerging Markets–Class I		$	—		$	146,494		$	233,004		$	60,998		$	2,401,769
Institutional Emerging Markets–Class II			—			37,325			20,617			31,249			—
Frontier Emerging Markets–Institutional Class I			—			42,053			21,612			27,960			217,288
Frontier Emerging Markets–Institutional Class II			—			21,019			6,436			12,183			—
Frontier Emerging Markets–Investor Class			77,496			23,272			5,367			24,731			35,371
Global Equity Research–Institutional Class			—			26,000			1,154			18,646			—
Global Equity Research–Investor Class			1,076			26,400			1,100			18,606			—
International Equity Research–Institutional Class			—			23,695			626			20,521			59
International Equity Research–Investor Class			2,453			23,159			345			20,387			578
Emerging Markets Research–Institutional Class			—			26,000			1,154			18,582			—
Emerging Markets Research–Investor Class			1,192			26,400			1,100			18,607			—

5. Investment Transactions

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2017, were as follows for each Portfolio:

Portfolio	Purchase Cost of Investment Securities			Proceeds from Sales of Investment Securities
Global Equity		$	293,142,078		$	426,297,631
International Equity			3,989,491,577			1,041,381,674
International Small Companies			77,501,960			26,471,603
Institutional Emerging Markets			1,173,911,482			667,124,321
Emerging Markets			799,446,197			565,212,208
Frontier Emerging Markets			149,080,135			115,872,542
Global Equity Research			6,612,898			1,881,721
International Equity Research			6,436,181			4,852,961
Emerging Markets Research			7,566,343			2,612,609

6. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares for the year ended October 31, 2017, were as follows for each Portfolio:

	Shares Sold		Proceeds From Shares Sold			Shares From Reinvested Dividends		Reinvestment of Dividends			Shares Redeemed			Payments for Shares Redeemed				Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares			Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Global Equity
Institutional Class		3,557,207		$	126,591,078		380,579		$	12,167,114		(8,538,488	)		$	(321,559,614	)		(4,600,702	)		$	(182,801,422	)
Institutional
Class Z*		1,138,429			45,129,498		—			—		—				—			1,138,429				45,129,498
Advisor Class		591,509			21,937,118		22,083			706,436		(514,528	)			(18,583,901	)		99,064				4,059,653
International Equity
Institutional Class		212,768,400			4,289,975,391		3,099,381			54,673,082		(71,189,657	)			(1,425,428,201	)		144,678,124				2,919,220,272
Institutional
Class Z*		7,386,891			163,751,319		—			—		(13,423	)			(301,268	)		7,373,468				163,450,051
Investor Class		16,523,590			330,104,697		142,696			2,514,304		(11,801,255	)			(242,004,627	)		4,865,031				90,614,374
International Small Companies
Institutional Class		4,711,720			69,203,857		198,337			2,518,889		(836,485	)			(12,122,159	)		4,073,572				59,600,587
Investor Class		738,353			11,215,961		136,919			1,729,291		(1,088,280	)			(15,155,184	)		(213,008	)			(2,209,932	)
Institutional Emerging Markets
Class I		54,560,688			1,038,641,937		980,891			16,341,647		(28,454,918	)			(532,984,859	)		27,086,661				521,998,725

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6. Capital Share Transactions (continued)

	Shares Sold		Proceeds From Shares Sold			Shares From Reinvested Dividends		Reinvestment of Dividends			Shares Redeemed			Payments for Shares Redeemed				Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares			Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Class II*		1,043,057		$	20,705,438		214,790		$	3,569,199		(1,888,130	)		$	(37,184,339	)		(630,283	)		$	(12,909,702	)
Emerging Markets
Advisor Class		19,627,835			977,092,988		367,978			16,069,613		(14,929,149	)			(747,053,858	)		5,066,664				246,108,743
Frontier Emerging Markets
Institutional Class I		10,785,448			81,054,731		416,181			2,975,698		(26,327,254	)			(197,884,990	)		(15,125,625	)			(113,854,561	)
Institutional Class II**		19,618,659			147,539,455		—			—		—				—			19,618,659				147,539,455
Investor Class		1,172,765			8,931,159		21,332			151,672		(2,020,534	)			(15,360,844	)		(826,437	)			(6,278,013	)
Global Equity Research
Institutional Class		433,942			4,341,525		—			—		—				—			433,942				4,341,525
Investor Class		44,913			449,875		—			—		—				—			44,913				449,875
International Equity Research
Institutional Class		206,473			2,385,238		21,912			227,662		(67,783	)			(822,513	)		160,602				1,790,387
Investor Class		27,569			319,632		2,630			27,249		(18,674	)			(219,087	)		11,525				127,794
Emerging Markets Research
Institutional Class		451,850			4,518,305		—			—		—				—			451,850				4,518,305
Investor Class		47,237			473,195		—			—		—				—			47,237				473,195

* All share amounts have been adjusted as a result of the reverse share split effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

** All share amounts have been adjusted as a result of the share dividend effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

Transactions in capital shares for the year ended October 31, 2016, were as follows for each Portfolio:

	Shares Sold		Proceeds From Shares Sold			Shares From Reinvested Dividends		Reinvestment of Dividends			Shares Redeemed			Payments for Shares Redeemed				Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares			Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Global Equity
Institutional Class		4,743,905		$	146,819,576		735,407		$	22,385,785		(6,353,223	)		$	(201,055,995	)		(873,911	)		$	(31,850,634	)
Advisor Class		195,182			6,080,000		53,713			1,636,088		(501,701	)			(15,341,303	)		(252,806	)			(7,625,215	)
International Equity
Institutional Class		155,282,178			2,686,392,327		2,391,202			40,411,310		(71,272,095	)			(1,239,285,696	)		86,401,285				1,487,517,941
Investor Class		8,952,504			157,141,271		152,294			2,570,728		(8,383,846	)			(143,501,075	)		720,952				16,210,924
International Small Companies
Institutional Class		2,053,936			27,605,199		56,706			753,058		(1,062,864	)			(14,094,870	)		1,047,778				14,263,387
Investor Class		1,063,952			14,115,976		56,972			753,739		(1,631,129	)			(21,567,425	)		(510,205	)			(6,697,710	)
Institutional Emerging Markets
Class I		96,092,162			1,515,822,457		691,939			10,275,294		(40,948,303	)			(636,759,011	)		55,835,798				889,338,740
Class II*		8,069,013			133,098,874		171,416			2,547,022		(1,675,827	)			(27,900,793	)		6,564,602				107,745,103
Emerging Markets
Advisor Class		30,650,634			1,273,187,393		293,448			11,423,918		(22,813,733	)			(935,047,284	)		8,130,349				349,564,027
Frontier Emerging Markets
Institutional Class I		23,810,559			172,581,972		407,573			2,840,785		(36,950,358	)			(260,477,237	)		(12,732,226	)			(85,054,480	)
Investor Class		1,222,170			8,706,008		27,407			189,934		(2,797,102	)			(19,895,988	)		(1,547,525	)			(11,000,046	)
International Equity Research
Institutional Class		562,606			5,627,000		—			—		—				—			562,606				5,627,000
Investor Class		74,624			763,139		—			—		—				—			74,624				763,139

* All share amounts have been adjusted as a result of the reverse share split effected after the close of business on December 1, 2017. (See Note 1).

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7. Income Tax

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and the components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments at October 31, 2017, for each of the Portfolios were as follows:

Portfolio	Gross Unrealized Appreciation			Gross Unrealized Depreciation				Net Unrealized Appreciation / (Depreciation)			Cost
Global Equity		$	316,018,905		$	(8,973,963	)		$	307,044,942		$	590,948,537
International Equity			2,895,069,825			(197,834,661	)			2,697,235,164			9,191,304,061
International Small Companies			45,949,689			(3,531,563	)			42,418,126			152,660,759
Institutional Emerging Markets			1,238,371,029			(93,160,904	)			1,145,210,125			3,695,834,614
Emerging Markets			1,261,423,340			(84,534,687	)			1,176,888,653			2,831,863,082
Frontier Emerging Markets			96,502,249			(32,831,473	)			63,670,776			403,348,341
Global Equity Research			970,909			(94,797	)			876,112			5,039,847
International Equity Research			1,957,647			(216,466	)			1,741,181			8,873,968
Emerging Markets Research			1,178,043			(93,101	)			1,084,942			5,441,478

It is the policy of each Portfolio of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes; therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

The Portfolios may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned. Taxes are accrued based on net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation as such income and/or gains are recorded. Taxes accrued on unrealized gains are reflected as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the caption “Deferred capital gains tax” and as a reduction in “Net unrealized appreciation on investments and on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies”. When assets subject to capital gains tax are sold, accrued taxes are relieved, and the actual amount of the taxes paid is reflected on the Statements of Operations as a reduction in “Net realized gain (loss) on Investment Transactions”. The Portfolios seek to recover a portion of foreign withholding taxes applied to income earned in jurisdictions where favorable treaty rates for US investors are available. The portion of such taxes believed to be recoverable is reflected as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the caption “Tax reclaim receivable”.

Management has performed an analysis of each Portfolio’s tax positions for the open tax years as of October 31, 2017 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Portfolios’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years (open tax years: October 31, 2014; October 31, 2015; October 31, 2016) remain subject to examination by the Portfolios’ major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States, the State of New Jersey and the State of Maryland. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Portfolios. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	Distributions From
Portfolio	Ordinary Income 2017			Long-Term Capital Gains 2017			Ordinary Income 2016			Long-Term Capital Gains 2016
Global Equity		$	3,264,568		$	10,109,118		$	2,915,631		$	21,649,757
International Equity			64,825,786			—			48,284,777			—
International Small Companies			1,214,051			3,298,574			576,035			948,182
Institutional Emerging Markets			22,513,197			—			14,148,383			—
Emerging Markets			17,343,528			—			12,240,604			56,015
Frontier Emerging Markets			3,677,574			—			4,626,863			—
Global Equity Research			—			—			—			—
International Equity Research			254,911			—			—			—

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7. Income Tax (continued)

Distributions From

Portfolio

Ordinary Income 2017

Long-Term Capital Gains 2017

Ordinary Income 2016

Long-Term Capital Gains 2016

Emerging Markets Research

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

As of October 31, 2017, the components of accumulated earnings/ (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

Portfolio	Undistributed Ordinary Income			Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains			Accumulated Capital and Other Losses				Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)*			Total Accumulated Earnings/(Deficit)
Global Equity		$	12,438,664		$	89,283,117		$	—			$	307,045,553		$	408,767,334
International Equity			109,614,087			89,572,490			—				2,697,462,339			2,896,648,916
International Small Companies			1,712,842			890,383			—				42,017,850			44,621,075
Institutional Emerging Markets			38,761,359			—			(91,941,908	)			1,145,245,129			1,092,064,580
Emerging Markets			28,497,353			1,842,865			—				1,176,890,210			1,207,230,428
Frontier Emerging Markets			9,099,379			—			(101,066,124	)			60,654,681			(31,312,064	)
Global Equity Research			239,149			—			—				873,367			1,112,516
International Equity Research			345,365			248,978			(7,094	)			1,737,412			2,324,661
Emerging Markets Research			477,685			—			—				1,072,561			1,550,246

* The difference between book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on certain sale of securities. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) includes amounts related to foreign currency and currency translations.

The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies and became effective for the Portfolios for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. Under the Act, each Portfolio is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during post-enactment years are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.

At October 31, 2017, capital losses incurred that will be carried forward indefinitely under provisions of the Act are as follows:

Portfolio	Short-Term Capital Loss Carryforward				Long-Term Capital Loss Carryforward
Institutional Emerging Markets		$	(11,160,327	)		$	(76,946,608	)
Frontier Emerging Markets			(17,019,306	)			(84,046,818	)

At October 31, 2017, the pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards and their respective years of expiration were as follows:

Portfolio	October 31, 2019
Institutional Emerging Markets		$	(3,834,973	)

The Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio had $28,667,656 in capital loss carryover expire at October 31, 2017.

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and foreign capital gain tax expenses, the Portfolios made reclassifications among certain capital accounts. The reclassifications have no impact on the net assets of the Portfolios. As of October 31, 2017, the following reclassifications were made to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

Portfolio	Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income			Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Investment Transactions
Global Equity		$	—		$	163,593		$	(163,593	)

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Portfolio	Paid-in Capital				Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income				Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Investment Transactions
International Equity		$	(38,432	)		$	(1,555,788	)		$	1,594,220
International Small Companies			—				(161,897	)			161,897
Institutional Emerging Markets			(28,675,940	)			(936,529	)			29,612,469
Emerging Markets			—				(687,285	)			687,285
Frontier Emerging Markets			—				38,775				(38,775	)
Global Equity Research			(47,510	)			50,852				(3,342	)
International Equity Research			—				30,553				(30,553	)
Emerging Markets Research			(47,638	)			56,283				(8,645	)

8. Foreign Exchange Contracts

The Portfolios do not generally hedge foreign currency exposure, however, the Portfolios may enter into forward foreign exchange contracts in order to hedge their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on their foreign portfolio holdings. Each Portfolio will conduct its currency transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market, or by entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell currency. Foreign currency transactions entered into on the spot markets serve to pay for foreign investment purchases or to convert to dollars, the proceeds from foreign investment sales or dividend and interest receipts. The Portfolios will disclose open forward currency contracts, if any, on the Portfolios of Investments. The Portfolios do not separately disclose open spot market transactions on the Portfolios of Investments. Such realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on spot market transactions is included in “net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions” and “change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies”, respectively, on the Portfolios’ Statements of Operations. The Portfolios held no open forward currency contracts as of or during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

9. Participation Notes

Each Portfolio may invest in participation notes. Participation notes are promissory notes that are designed to replicate the return of a particular underlying equity or debt security, currency or market. Participation notes are issued by banks or broker-dealers or their affiliates and allow a Portfolio to gain exposure to common stocks in markets where direct investment may not be allowed. Participation notes are generally traded over-the-counter. In addition to carrying the same risks associated with a direct investment in the underlying security, participation notes are subject to the risk that the broker-dealer or bank that issues them will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the transaction with a Portfolio. Participation notes constitute general unsecured contractual obligations of the banks or broker-dealers that issue them, and a Portfolio would be relying on the creditworthiness of such banks or broker-dealers and would have no rights under a participation note against the issuer(s) of the underlying security(ies). Participation notes may be more volatile and less liquid than other investments held by the Portfolios.

10. Concentration of Ownership

At October 31, 2017, the percentage of total shares outstanding (adjusted for the Reverse Splits and Share Dividend previously disclosed in Note 1) held by record shareholders each owning 10% or greater of the aggregate shares outstanding of each Portfolio were as follows:

	No. of Shareholders		% Ownership
Global Equity		4		69.66	%*
International Equity		3		60.71	%*
International Small Companies		3		74.87	%*
Institutional Emerging Markets		2		55.77	%*
Emerging Markets		3		69.70	%*
Frontier Emerging Markets		2		48.18	%*
Global Equity Research		2		83.53	%
International Equity Research		2		63.95	%
Emerging Markets Research		2		80.15	%

* Includes omnibus positions of broker-dealers representing numerous shareholder accounts.

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10. Concentration of Ownership (continued)

Investment activities of these shareholders may have a material effect on the Portfolios.

11. Concentration of Risk

Investing in securities of foreign issuers and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investments in U.S. issuers. These risks include revaluation of currencies, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values and possible adverse political, social and economic developments, including those particular to a specific industry, country or region, which could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks are greater with respect to securities of issuers located in emerging market countries in which the Portfolios are authorized to invest.

Frontier Emerging Markets is permitted to invest up to 35% of its total assets in companies in the same industry, if, at the time of investment, that industry represents 20% or more of the Portfolio’s benchmark index. During periods when the Portfolio has invested more than 25% of its total assets in companies in the same industry, it will operate as a concentrated portfolio and be subject to additional risks and greater volatility. At October 31, 2017, the Portfolio’s investment in the Banking industry amounted to 34.34% of its total assets.

12. Line of Credit

The Fund has a $150 million line of credit agreement with Northern Trust. Borrowings are made solely to facilitate the handling of redemptions or unusual or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Because several Portfolios participate and collateral requirements apply, there is no assurance that an individual Portfolio will have access to the entire $150 million at any particular time. Interest is charged to each Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above the Federal Funds rate, subject to a minimum rate. In addition, a facility fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the line of credit and is allocated among the Portfolios.

For the year ended October 31, 2017, Global Equity had an outstanding balance for one day of $22,300,000 at an average weighted interest rate of 1.75%.

13. New Accounting Pronouncements

Amendments to Regulation S-X

In October 2016, the SEC adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, the “final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the final rules amend Regulation S-X and require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The compliance date of the amendments to Regulation S-X was August 1, 2017. However, adoption of the standards did not have any impact.

14. Subsequent Events

Subsequent events occurring after the date of this report have been evaluated for potential impact, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, through the date the report was issued and it has been determined that no other adjustments or disclosures are required beyond what is already included in the financial statements and accompanying footnotes.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Global Equity Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, International Small Companies Portfolio, Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio, Emerging Markets Portfolio, Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio, Global Equity Research Portfolio, International Equity Research Portfolio, and Emerging Markets Research Portfolio (the “Portfolios”) as of October 31, 2017, and the related statements of operations for the year or period then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolios as of October 31, 2017, and the results of their operations for the year or period then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

December 15, 2017

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Supplemental Tax Information

(unaudited)

Global Equity, International Equity, International Small Companies, Institutional Emerging Markets, Emerging Markets, Frontier Emerging Markets, Global Equity Research, International Equity Research, and Emerging Markets Research paid qualifying foreign taxes of $647,710, $17,012,568, $286,217, $7,608,854, $6,128,425, $1,791,297, $5,120, $17,512, and $14,015 and earned $2,165,459, $126,150,728, $1,133,034, $151,002,545, $36,742,074, $10,035,311, $95,056, $139,851, and $209,869 from foreign source income during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, respectively. Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, Global Equity, International Equity, International Small Companies, Institutional Emerging Markets, Emerging Markets, Frontier Emerging Markets, Global Equity Research, International Equity Research, and Emerging Markets Research designated $0.0290, $0.0323, $0.0245, $0.0345, $0.0877, $0.0328, $0.0107, $0.0216, and $0.0281 per share as foreign taxes paid and $0.0970, $0.2396, $0.0969, $0.6838, $0.5258, $0.1835, $0.1985, $0.1728, and $0.4205 as income earned from foreign sources for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, respectively.

Global Equity, International Equity, International Small Companies, Institutional Emerging Markets, Emerging Markets, Frontier Emerging Markets, Global Equity Research, International Equity Research, and Emerging Markets Research had qualifying dividend income of $9,688,416, $174,407,857, $2,035,145, $65,371,220, $55,877,326, $12,370,459, $75,433, $193,931, and $101,952, respectively, during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, Global Equity designated 100% of the distributions from net investment income as qualifying for the 70% corporate dividend received deduction.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, Global Equity Research designated 69.72% of the distributions from net investment income as qualifying for the 70% corporate dividend received deduction.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Global Equity designated $89,283,117 as a long term capital gain dividend for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, International Equity designated $89,572,490 as a long term capital gain dividend for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, International Small Companies designated $890,383 as a long term capital gain dividend for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Emerging Markets designated $1,842,865 as a long term capital gain dividend for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, International Equity Research designated $248,978 as a long term capital gain dividend for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

(unaudited)

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

At an in-person meeting of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (the “Fund”) held on June 15, 2017 (the “June Meeting”), the Board, including a majority of those directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Directors”), considered and approved the continuation of two investment advisory agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”): the first, between Harding Loevner LP (“Harding Loevner” or the “Adviser”) and the Fund on behalf of the Global Equity Portfolio, the International Equity Portfolio, the International Small Companies Portfolio, the Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio, the Emerging Markets Portfolio, and the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio (collectively, the “Legacy Portfolios”); and the second between the Adviser and the Fund on behalf of the International Equity Research Portfolio (the “Research Portfolio” and together with the Legacy Portfolios, each a “Portfolio” and together the “Portfolios”).

Overview of the Review Process

Prior to the June Meeting, the Board established a subcommittee comprised of three Independent Directors (the “Subcommittee”) to conduct a preliminary review of the materials provided to the Board by the Adviser in connection with consideration of the Advisory Agreements, to assist the Board in its deliberations, and to liaise with the Adviser. In addition, the Board requested, and the Adviser furnished, materials that the Board believed necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreements, including information on, among other things: (i) the investment performance, expenses and advisory fees of each Portfolio relative to other mutual funds and benchmark indices, as set forth in reports prepared by Strategic Insight, a third party fund analytics provider engaged as part of the Advisory Agreement review process (the “Strategic Insight Reports”); (ii) the Adviser’s profitability and costs arising from services provided to the Fund; (iii) the qualifications of the Adviser and portfolio management personnel with respect to services provided to the Portfolios; and (iv) the Adviser’s investment research capabilities and resources.

The Subcommittee reviewed the materials and discussed the materials during a telephonic meeting with representatives of the Adviser on May 19, 2017. Following the Subcommittee’s review, the Adviser distributed revised and supplemental materials in final form to the full Board. The Board also received and considered a memorandum regarding the Board’s responsibilities in connection with renewal of the Advisory Agreements prepared by the legal counsel to the Independent Directors (“Independent Counsel”). Independent Counsel assisted the Independent Directors throughout the process.

At the June Meeting, the Board considered and discussed the materials presented by the Adviser. During the presentation, the Adviser expanded on those materials and responded to specific questions from the Board. Among other things, the Adviser focused on the long-term performance records of the Portfolios and the competitiveness of the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Adviser also focused on its management of Fund expenses; reinvestment from revenues in personnel and technology that service the Fund; and the Adviser’s efforts to share the benefits of economies of scale with Fund shareholders, noting the addition of breakpoints and management fee reductions and waivers in three out of the four most recent years. The Independent Directors met in executive session with Independent Counsel prior to the commencement of the June Meeting to discuss the materials provided by the Adviser and met in executive session again following the Adviser’s presentation on the Advisory Agreements and further discussed the information presented during the meeting.

In evaluating continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to each Portfolio, among other things, the Board considered the various factors and information discussed below. The following discussion is not intended to be all-inclusive, as the Board reviewed a variety of factors and considered a significant amount of information.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board evaluated the information it deemed necessary to assess the nature, extent and quality of investment advisory services provided to the Portfolios by the Adviser. The Board also considered the nature, extent and quality of certain non-advisory services provided to the Portfolios by the Adviser, including portfolio trading; the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, each Portfolio’s compliance policies and procedures; and the quality and quantity of administrative and shareholder servicing. The Board noted that it received information in connection with quarterly Board and committee meetings throughout the year regarding the services rendered by the Adviser concerning the management of each Portfolio’s affairs and the Adviser’s role in coordinating providers of other services to the Portfolios.

The Adviser presented and discussed with the Board the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Adviser’s management team and information regarding the members of each Portfolio’s portfolio management team. The Board evaluated the Adviser’s ability to attract and retain qualified investment advisory and non-advisory personnel and engaged in a discussion with the Adviser regarding its recruitment, retention and professional development programs and strategies.

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The Board also considered the adequacy of the Adviser’s financial and operational resources committed to each Portfolio, and how well the Adviser utilizes those resources to meet the Portfolio’s investment needs, to oversee non-investment services and to satisfy compliance requirements.

The Board further noted that, as of March 31, 2017, the Adviser had approximately $49.73 billion in assets under management and that the Fund was the Adviser’s largest client, with assets of approximately $17.06 billion. The Board took into account the benefits realized by the Portfolios from the Adviser’s affiliation with Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., an established global asset management company.

The Board considered annual and periodic reports of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) with respect to the effectiveness and adequacy of the Adviser’s compliance program, including program enhancements related to information security and financial intermediary oversight. The Board noted the CCO’s determination that the Adviser’s compliance program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the federal securities laws.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services historically provided and to be provided to each Portfolio under its Advisory Agreement.

Performance of the Adviser

For each Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, the historical performance for multiple time periods ended as of March 31, 2017, including the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods (or shorter for newer Portfolios) included in the Strategic Insight Reports, compared against each Portfolio’s Morningstar Category and benchmark index. The Board considered the Portfolios’ risk adjusted performance and the high active share (i.e., low overlap with benchmark indices) inherent in the Adviser’s investment process.

With respect to the recent performance of the Portfolios, the Board noted that for the one-year period ended March 31, 2017: each share class of the Global Equity Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio, Emerging Markets Portfolio and International Equity Research Portfolio outperformed its respective Morningstar Category and benchmark index; each share class of the International Small Companies Portfolio outperformed its respective Morningstar Category while underperforming compared to its benchmark index; and the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio (Investor Class) underperformed compared to its Morningstar Category and benchmark index and the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio (Institutional Class) underperformed compared to its Morningstar category while outperforming its benchmark index.

In assessing longer term performance by the Portfolios, for the five-year period ended March 31, 2017, the Board noted that each share class of all Portfolios, except the Investor Class of the International Small Companies Portfolio, with at least five years of operations, outperformed its respective Morningstar Category and benchmark index.

For the ten-year period ended March 31, 2017, the Board noted that each share class of all Portfolios with at least ten years of operations outperformed its respective Morningstar Category and benchmark index.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Adviser’s investment philosophy and its influence on the management of the Portfolios, as well as the effectiveness of the Adviser’s use of portfolio management teams for the day-to-day management of Portfolios. The Board noted the Adviser’s bottom-up, business-focused approach based on a study of individual companies and the competitive dynamics of the global industries in which those companies participate. The Board considered the Adviser’s disciplined adherence to its investment philosophy and process as well as the evolutionary enhancements to the methodology used in its implementation.

In evaluating the investment performance of the Portfolios, the Board acknowledged that the Adviser’s investment style may result in periods of underperformance, but has generally produced outperformance over longer time periods. The Board also considered the Adviser’s ongoing efforts to identify the causes of any underperformance and the effectiveness of the Adviser’s efforts to address underperformance. Finally, the Board considered that the Morningstar Category performance data provided within the Strategic Insight Reports was less useful with respect to the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio, as Morningstar did not have a Frontier category at March 31, 2017 and instead compared the Portfolio to the Diversified Emerging Markets category.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that each Portfolio’s performance was consistent with the Adviser’s investment discipline.

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Costs of the Services and Profitability of the Adviser

The Board considered information regarding the Adviser’s costs to provide investment management services to the Portfolios and the profitability to the Adviser from managing the Portfolios. In evaluating the Adviser’s profitability, the Board considered the Adviser’s profitability analysis for calendar years 2015 and 2016, including profitability adjusted, on a pro forma basis, for estimated provisions for federal and state corporate income taxes; each Portfolio’s expense ratio; the allocation methodology used by the Adviser to compute such profitability; and the Adviser’s contractual fee waivers and expense reimbursements with respect to the applicable Portfolios. The Board also considered profitability on a Portfolio-by-Portfolio basis, focusing on the Adviser’s profit both with and without taking into account those costs borne by the Adviser with respect to its efforts to expand the Portfolios’ shareholder base.

The Board took note of the costs the Adviser has incurred that are intended to assure the continued delivery of high-quality services to its clients, including the Portfolios, and the future costs the Adviser plans to incur. The Board also noted that future profitability to the Adviser from managing the Portfolios would depend on the level of assets in the Portfolios and investment returns, as well as the Adviser’s total assets under management.

Based upon these considerations, the Board concluded that the profits historically realized by the Adviser , and the profits the Adviser anticipates will be realized from its continued relationship with the Portfolios, are not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Portfolios.

Comparison of Fees and Services Provided by the Adviser

The Board reviewed the contractual advisory fees that are payable by the Portfolios to the Adviser and the actual investment advisory fees realized by the Adviser taking into account the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements for certain of the Portfolios. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser’s waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements are not subject to recapture and that the proposed fee reductions and breakpoints were contractual in nature, noting that in fiscal-year 2016 the Adviser waived a portion of its advisory fees for Class II of the Institutional Emerging Markets and the Institutional Class and Investor Class of the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio, International Small Companies Portfolios and International Equity Research Portfolio. In addition, the Board compared the Adviser’s separate account fee schedule with the advisory fees payable by the Portfolios to the Adviser. Finally, the Board considered the Strategic Insight Reports, which included information comparing each Portfolio’s management fee and overall expenses with those of funds in a group of peer funds selected by Strategic Insight (the “Expense Group”).

The Board noted that the net operating expenses of each Portfolio (expenses other than the fees pursuant to the Advisory Agreements and distribution and service fees) were at or below the median of their respective Expense Groups and of their respective Morningstar Category-derived universe (the “Expense Universe”), with the exception of the International Small Companies Portfolio (Institutional Class), which had net operating expenses slightly above the median for its Expense Group and Expense Universe, and both classes of the International Equity Research Portfolio, which had net operating expenses above their respective Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. The Board also observed that, except as noted below, the total expense ratio of each class of each Portfolio, after any applicable waiver of advisory fees and reimbursement of expenses, was below its respective Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. Exceptions included the Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio (Class I), which had a total expense ratio above both its Expense Group median and its Expense Universe median; the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio (Investor Class) which had a total expense ratio above the median of its Expense Group; and both classes of the International Small Companies Portfolio, which had total expense ratios at the median of their respective Expense Groups and above the median of their respective Expense Universes. The Board did not consider any of these differences to be material.

The Board noted that the net management fee for each class of each Portfolio was at or below the median of its Expense Group, except for the Emerging Markets Portfolio (Advisor Class), and both classes of the Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio and the Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio, which were above the median for their respective Expense Groups. The Board also noted that, for each Portfolio with an Expense Universe, the net management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe, except for both classes of the International Equity Research Portfolio and the International Equity Portfolio, and the International Small Companies Portfolio (Investor Class), which were below the median for their respective Expense Universes. In its consideration of each Portfolio’s net management fee, the Board considered the extensive scope of non-advisory services provided by the Adviser (including but not limited to executive and administrative support, supervision of vendors, , shareholder servicing, and trading), which it performs without additional compensation, and that such additional services contribute directly to below-median net operating expenses because the Adviser is effectively absorbing a portion of the Portfolios’ operating expenses.

The Board recognized that the Adviser’s separate account and collective trust clients require fewer services from the Adviser. The Board additionally recognized the Adviser’s efforts to increase institutional account minimums and direct more institutional investors into pooled vehicles, including the Portfolios. Further, the Board took note that many sophisticated institutional investors, after reviewing similar investment vehicles with the assistance of their consultants, had determined to invest in the Portfolios, which further supported the reasonableness of the advisory fees charged by the Adviser.

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Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that each Portfolio’s fee was reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale have been realized as the Portfolios’ assets grew, whether there is potential for realization of further economies of scale for the Portfolios, and whether material economies of scale are being shared with shareholders. The Board also considered that the Portfolios have benefitted both from asset growth in the Portfolios and even more from asset growth in the Adviser’s other accounts, each of which have resulted in certain expenses becoming a smaller percentage of overall assets.

The Board acknowledged that other aspects of the Portfolios’ investment strategies may limit the realization of economies of scale, including a particular strategy’s universe of issuers, applicable trading volumes or markets, or the Adviser’s selection criteria. The Board also acknowledged the Adviser’s considerable and continued reinvestment in its business and its business plans for the various Portfolios and paying for the associated expenses out of its own profits, including through revenue sharing payments.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the extent to which economies of scale currently are and will be realized for the benefit of the Portfolios’ shareholders, and recognized its obligation to consider the same annually based on changing circumstances.

Other Benefits

The Board considered other benefits derived or to be derived by the Adviser from the relationship with the Portfolios as part of its consideration of continuance of the Advisory Agreements. In this regard, the Board noted that the only tangible material indirect benefit from the Adviser’s relationship with the Portfolios is from the receipt of research products and services obtained through soft dollars in connection with Portfolio brokerage transactions. The Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its clients, including the Portfolios, benefitted from receipt of these research products and services.

Conclusion

Following extensive discussion, both in general session and in executive sessions of the Independent Directors meeting alone with Independent Counsel, the Board determined that it had received sufficient information to take action on the proposed resolutions regarding continuance of the Advisory Agreements. The Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, concluded with respect to each Portfolio that its investment advisory fees were sufficiently supported by their review of the factors described above.

In light of all the foregoing, the Board, and separately, a majority of the Independent Directors, approved the continuance of each Advisory Agreement on behalf of the respective Portfolio(s). The Board’s approval determinations were made on the basis of each director’s business judgment after consideration of all the information presented. The Board’s decision was based on all of the above-mentioned factors and their related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative and with each director not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor.

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Privacy Notice

(unaudited)

HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.

PRIVACY NOTICE

The Fund collects nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

• Information, such as your name, address, social security number, assets and income, submitted by you on applications, forms, or in other written or verbal customer communications. This information may also be provided by a consultant or intermediary acting on your behalf.

• Information that results from any transaction performed by us for you.

The Fund will not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you or its former customers to anyone except as permitted or required by law.

If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, the Fund will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.

The Fund restricts access to your personal and account information to only those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. The Fund maintains physical, administrative and technical safeguards to protect your nonpublic personal information.

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Directors and Principal Officers

(unaudited)

Disinterested Directors:

Name, Address and Age	Position with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served*	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Director	Other Directorships
William E. Chapman, II**** c/o Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 76	Director	Indefinite; Director since 2008; Chairperson of the Audit Committee since 2009	Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions, President and Owner, 1998 – present; Bowdoin College, Trustee, 2002 – 2013; Mutual Fund Directors Forum, Inc., Director and Treasurer, 2010 – present; Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc., Director and Secretary, 2011 – present.	9	Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); AMG Funds, (66 portfolios).
Carolyn Ainslie c/o Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 59	Director	Indefinite; Director since 2014; Member of the Audit Committee since 2015 – Present and Co – Chairperson June – December, 2017 and Chairperson since 2018	Princeton University, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer, 2008 – present.	9	None.
Jill R. Cuniff***** c/o Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 53	Director	Indefinite; since 2018	Edge Asset Management, President and Director, 2009-2016.	9	None.
R. Kelly Doherty c/o Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 59	Director	Indefinite; Director since 2004; Lead Independent Director since 2014	Caymen Partners (private investment vehicles), Managing Partner, 1998 – present.	9	Selective Insurance Group, Inc.(SIGI).

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Directors and Principal Officers

(unaudited)

Disinterested Directors (continued):

Name, Address and Age	Position with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served*	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Director	Other Directorships
Charles Freeman, III c/o Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 54	Director	Indefinite; Director since 2008	Bower Group Asia, Managing Director, China, December 2016 to present; Forbes-Tate, LLC, International Principal, 2014 – 2016; Rock Creek Global Advisors, LLC, Vice President, 2013 – 2014; PepsiCo, Vice President Global Public Policy and Government Relations, 2011 – 2013; National Committee on US-China Relations (non-profit), Board Member, 2007 – 2009 and 2010 – present; Center for Strategic and International Studies, Freeman Chair in China Studies, 2007 – 2011.	9	None.
Samuel R. Karetsky c/o Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 72	Director	Indefinite; Director since 1998; Member of the Audit Committee since 1998	The Karetsky Group LLC (advisory firm), Managing Member, 2003 – present; Wetherby Asset Management, Wealth Manager, 2004 – present.	9	None.
Eric Rakowski c/o Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 59	Director	Indefinite; Director since 2008	University of California at Berkeley School of Law, Professor, 1990 – present.	9	Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); AMG Funds (66 portfolios); AMG Pantheon Private Equity Fund (1 portfolio); AMG Pantheon Private Equity Master Fund (1 portfolio).

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Directors and Principal Officers

(unaudited)

Interested Directors:

Name, Address and Age	Position with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served*	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Director	Other Directorships
David R. Loevner** Harding Loevner LP Fish Creek Center 1230 Ida Dr. Ste. 3 1⁄2 PO Box 383 Wilson, WY 83014 Age, 63	Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors	Indefinite; Director and Chairman of the Board since 1996	Harding Loevner LP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1989 – present; Harding Loevner Funds, plc, Director, 2007 – present.	9	None.
Christine Carsman*** Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 600 Hale Street Prides Crossing, MA 01965 Age, 64	Director	Indefinite; Director beginning 2017	Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Counsel 2017 – present; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel 2011 – 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel 2007 – 2011; Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel 2004 – 2007; AMG Funds plc. Chair of the Board of Directors, 2015 – present; Director, 2010 – present; Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, AMG Funds, AMG Funds I, AMG Funds II and AMG Funds III 2004 – 2011; Wellington Management Company, LLP, Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance 1995 – 2004.	9	AMG Funds (69 portfolios).

* Each of Mr. Loevner and Ms. Carsman is elected to serve in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Fund until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified.

** Mr. Loevner is considered an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because he serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Harding Loevner LP, the Fund’s investment advisor.

*** Ms. Carsman is considered an interested person of the Fund as a result of her position with, and interest in securities of, AMG, a control person of Harding Loevner. Ms. Carsman became a Director of the Fund effective March 3, 2017.

**** William E. Chapman, II is retiring as a Board director effective December 31, 2017.

***** Jill R. Cuniff has been elected to the Board effective January 1, 2018.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Directors and is available upon request and without charge by calling (877) 435-8105.

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Directors and Principal Officers

(unaudited)

Principal Officers of the Fund:

Name, Address and Age	Position(s) with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served*	Principal Occupation During Past Five Years
Richard Reiter Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 51	President	1 year; since 2011	Harding Loevner LP, President, since October 2017; Chief Operating Officer, 1996 – present.
Charles S. Todd Foreside Management Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100 Portland, ME 04101 Age, 46	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	1 year; since 2010	Foreside, Senior Managing Director, Fund and Advisor Compliance, 2017 – present; Business Head, Fund Officer and Compliance Services, 2015 – 2017; Foreside, Business Head, Treasurer Services, 2012 – 2015.
Aaron Bellish Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 39	Assistant Treasurer	1 year; since 2012	Harding Loevner LP, Chief Financial Officer, 2012 – present; Mount Kellett Capital Management, Chief Financial Officer, formerly serving as Controller, 2008-2012.
Derek Jewusiak The Northern Trust Company 50 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60603 Age, 47	Assistant Treasurer	1 year; since December 2013	The Northern Trust Company, Vice President, 2012 – present, Second Vice President, 2008 – 2012.
Owen T. Meacham The Northern Trust Company 50 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60603 Age, 47	Secretary	1 year; since 2010	The Northern Trust Company, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, 2015 – present, Senior Vice President and Managing Attorney, 2012 – 2015, Senior Vice President and Senior Corporate Attorney, 2011 – 2012.
Lori M.Renzulli Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 52	Assistant Secretary	1 year; since 2008	Harding Loevner LP, Chief Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, 2006 – present.
Brian Simon Harding Loevner LP 400 Crossing Boulevard Fourth Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Age, 55	Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary	1 year, since 2016, 2016 and 2015 respectively	Harding Loevner LP, General Counsel, 2014 – present; Lazard Asset Management LLC, Director of Legal Affairs and Chief Compliance Officer, 2002 – 2014.
Marcia Y. Lucas The Northern Trust Company 50 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60603 Age, 50	Assistant Secretary	1 year; since 2011	The Northern Trust Company, Senior Vice President, 2015 – present; Vice President, 2011 – present, Second Vice President, 2010; Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, partner, 2005 – 2010.

* Officers are elected to hold such office until their successor is elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of their office, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office.

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Supplemental Information

(unaudited)

Quarterly Form N-Q Portfolio Schedule

Each Portfolio will file its complete portfolio of investments with the SEC on Form N-Q at the end of the first and third fiscal quarters within 60 days of the end of the quarter to which it relates. The Portfolios’ Form N-Q will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room whose telephone number is (800) SEC-0330. Additionally, they are available upon request by calling (877) 435-8105.

Proxy Voting Record

The Fund’s proxy voting record relating to the Portfolios’ securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at www.hardingloevnerfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, on Form N-PX.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures are included in Appendix B to Statement of Additional Information and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 435-8105 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Additional Information

The Adviser updates Fact Sheets for the Portfolios each calendar quarter, which are posted to the Fund’s website at www.hardingloevnerfunds.com. This information, along with the Adviser’s commentaries on its various strategies, is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 435-8105.

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This report is intended for shareholders of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. It may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by the current Prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives, risks and policies of the Portfolios.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) As of October 31, 2017, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer (the “Code of Ethics”).

(c) For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, there were no amendments to a provision of the Registrant’s Code of Ethics.

(d) For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, there were no waivers granted from a provision of the Registrant’s Code of Ethics.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of October 31, 2017, the Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that the following members of the Audit Committee are audit committee financial experts and independent: Carolyn Ainslie, William Chapman, II and Samuel Karetsky. Mr. Chapman is retiring from the Registrant’s Board of Directors effective December 31, 2017.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees: The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP, the Registrant’s principal accountant, for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $213,300 in 2017 and $173,300 in 2016.

(b) Audit-Related Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by KPMG LLP that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are None.

(c) Tax Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP for the review of domestic tax returns were $74,675 in 2017 and $57,525 in 2016.

(d) All Other Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by KPMG LLP, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $18,450 in 2017, related to research, preparation and filing of tax returns in certain foreign jurisdictions; and $0 in 2016.

(e)(1) Disclose the audit committee pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

A copy of the Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures is filed with this Form N-CSR under Item 12(c).

(e)(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

Paragraph (b) Audit-Related Fees: Not applicable

Paragraph (c) Tax Fees: 100%

Paragraph (d): All Other Fees: 100%

(f) Not applicable.

(g) Not applicable.

(h) Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a) Schedule I is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this report on Form N-CSR.

(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.

Not applicable.

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”)) were effective as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the evaluation date.

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

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

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Exhibit 99.12.A: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12(a)(1) to the report filed on Form N-CSR on January 7, 2013 (Accession No. 0001193125-13-005151).

(a)(2) Exhibit 99.CERT: Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Act are attached.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Not applicable.

(b) Exhibit 99.906: Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) of the Act are attached hereto.

(c) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12(c) to the report filed on Form N-CSR on January 1, 2015 (Accession No. 0001193125-16-422394).

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.

Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.
By	/s/ Richard T. Reiter
	Richard T. Reiter (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: January 5, 2018

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

By	/s/ Richard T. Reiter
	Richard T. Reiter (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: January 5, 2018
By	/s/ Charles S. Todd
	Charles S. Todd (Principal Financial Officer)
Date: January 5, 2018

EX-99.CERT

N-CSR Exhibit for Item 12(a)(2): SECTION 302 CERTIFICATIONS EX-99.CERT

I, Richard T. Reiter, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 5, 2018	/s/ Richard T. Reiter
	Richard T. Reiter President (Principal Executive Officer)

N-CSR Exhibit for Item 12(a)(2): SECTION 302 CERTIFICATIONS EX-99.CERT

I, Charles S. Todd, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 5, 2018	/s/ Charles S. Todd
	Charles S. Todd Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-99.906CERT

N-CSR Exhibit for Item 12(b): SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS EX-99.906.CERT

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: January 5, 2018	/s/ Richard T. Reiter
	Richard T. Reiter President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: January 5, 2018	/s/ Charles S. Todd
	Charles S. Todd Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to Rule 30a.2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.