N-CSRS 1 fmif-ncsrs.htm FMI LARGE CAP, FMI COMMON STOCK AND FMI INTERNATIONAL FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT 3-31-17
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number 811-07831



FMI Funds, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



100 East Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Ted D. Kellner
Fiduciary Management, Inc.
100 East Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)

(414) 226-4555
Registrant's telephone number, including area code


Date of fiscal year end: September 30



Date of reporting period:  March 31, 2017

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
March 31, 2017


 
FMI Large Cap Fund
Investor Class (FMIHX)
Institutional Class (FMIQX)

 
FMI Common Stock Fund
Investor Class (FMIMX)
Institutional Class (FMIUX)

 
FMI International Fund
Investor Class (FMIJX)
Institutional Class (FMIYX)

 

 
 
   
 
 
 
 
FMI Funds, Inc.
 
Advised by Fiduciary Management, Inc.
 
www.fmifunds.com
 
 
 
 
 

 

FMI Funds, Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

 
FMI Large Cap Fund 
 
 
Shareholder Letter
1
 
Schedule of Investments
7
 
Industry Sectors
9
     
FMI Common Stock Fund 
 
 
Shareholder Letter
10
 
Schedule of Investments
16
 
Industry Sectors
18
     
FMI International Fund 
 
 
Shareholder Letter
19
 
Schedule of Investments
27
 
Schedule of Forward Currency Contracts
31
 
Industry Sectors
32
     
Financial Statements 
 
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
33
 
Statements of Operations
34
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
35
 
Financial Highlights
38
 
Notes to Financial Statements
44
     
Additional Information
55
Expense Example
56
Advisory Agreements 
58
Disclosure Information 
62


FMI
Large Cap
Fund

 
March 31, 2017
 
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
 
The FMI Large Cap Fund advanced 5.48%1 in the March quarter compared to 6.07% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500).  Consumer Services, Consumer Non-Durables and Producer Manufacturing sectors outperformed in the quarter while Electronic Technology, Retail Trade and Process Industries lagged.  Twenty-First Century Fox (“Fox”), Unilever and Rockwell Automation were the leaders in each of the outperforming groups.  Media stocks in general had a good quarter and Fox also reported solid results; Unilever benefitted from a takeover bid by Kraft-Heinz (rebuffed); and a number of cyclical stocks, including Rockwell, moved higher on the expectations of better economic growth. Rockwell was sold due to a valuation that was nearly two standard deviations higher than its ten-year historical mean, based on enterprise value-to-sales data. The below-average results in Electronic Technology were due to our underweighted sector position.  Dollar General hurt the Retail Trade sector as concerns about overall pricing pressure permeated the space.  Potash Corp. also declined in the quarter, as the market continued to focus on near-term capacity additions.
 
We have to admit that it has been a struggle in recent years to keep these missives fresh.  There are only so many ways to say the same thing!  An enduring belief in the continuation of an environment that yields low interest rates, low inflation and no accidents seems to be the law of the land, even though a rational survey of history would lead to the opposite conclusion.  The economy has been trapped in low growth, earnings gains have been meager, and valuations have continued to climb as stocks have outpaced fundamentals.  Promises of more rapid economic growth and a normalization of interest rates have been “right around the corner” for five or six years.  Of course there is no guarantee that stocks will continue to appreciate even if the economy snaps-to, but unless one believes in a perpetually rising price-to-earnings multiple machine, it’s the best chance.  Recently there has been increased optimism that the economy is indeed gathering steam and that we are on the verge of an economic breakout.  Let’s articulate some of these green shoots.
 
The Purchasing Managers Indices in the U.S., Asia and Europe have been steady or have improved over the past several months, as depicted in the nearby table (readings over 50 indicate expansion).
 
_______________
 
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Performance for the FMI Large Cap Fund Investor Class (FMIHX) for the first quarter of 2017 was 5.48%, and for the FMI Large Cap Fund Institutional Class (FMIQX), 5.53%.
 
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The Richmond Federal Reserve reported an exceptionally strong March Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) figure of 59.4. Export activity in a number of important trade centers has started to improve, according to The Economist.  Research and development (R&D) spending has also begun to advance, based on Factset’s analysis of every company in the S&P 500 and broader measures provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (see nearby chart).
U.S. fixed business investment has recently edged higher.  After being negative for the first three quarters last year, J.P. Morgan recently reported that worldwide equipment spending (excluding China) grew at a 4.1% annualized rate in the fourth quarter.  Improved R&D and capital investment are two critical keys to attaining long-term economic growth.  Additionally, U.S. nonfarm payrolls grew a relatively healthy 235,000 in February, and there was further evidence that European employment has gained ground.  Both Germany and France showed an employment PMI above 50 and overall Eurozone unemployment continued to fall from the peak of 12.1% four years ago to a recent 9.5%.  Producer prices have edged higher in the U.S. and a number of other developed economies.  U.S. consumer sentiment indices are all flashing green.
 
Main Street, if not Wall Street, will be thrilled if these budding positives manifest themselves into true and enduring economic growth.  Counter to these positives, however, are some nagging figures.  The GDPNow survey from the Atlanta Federal Reserve has been trending steadily down since late January, when estimates for first quarter Gross Domestic Product were over 3% compared to the latest data point of 1% (see nearby chart).  The chart also shows the Blue Chip consensus forecast fading.
 
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Additionally, lending activity has really begun to slow, which rarely happens when the economy is on the verge of stronger growth.  David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff recently discussed this slowdown and we’ve included pictorials of a couple of the bigger categories (Commercial and Industrial loans and Consumer Loans). Auto loan growth has also begun to recede.

We read and listen to dozens of corporate calls each quarter, and while there is more optimism in the air, actual earnings growth overall remains somewhat stagnant, and is, at best, just inching ahead at a low single-digit rate, as the nearby chart indicates. Many of the cyclical companies are still seeing earnings declines.  After years of cost cutting, our sense is that companies are nearing the limit in terms of margin expansion.  For the next several years it will be difficult for businesses to grow earnings without experiencing better revenue growth, and we haven’t seen strong evidence of this yet — though it is improving, as the accompanying charts depict.
 
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In last quarter’s letter we said the new administration had a number of things it wanted to accomplish in fairly short order.  To quote ourselves, “Real reform of all of these elements will largely take place on Congress’ time table, not the president’s — and probably not Wall Street’s either.”  The aborted attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act shows just how true this statement was, and how challenging it will be for the erstwhile opposition party to govern.  As of the end of March, the bull market was still intact, so there hasn’t yet been a stock market price to pay for the lack of legislative progress.  Tax reform appears to be next on the agenda, and we’ll reserve judgment until we see something more legislatively plausible than the first pass, which included a border tax (BAT) that uses suspect economic theory and is very unpopular with key constituents.  Retailers, for example, will be severely damaged by the BAT and there are 15.9 million retail employees in the U.S. compared to 12.3 million manufacturing employees.  This isn’t to suggest that retail is more important than manufacturing, but it does point out the political difficulty in favoring one industry over another.  The Republicans seem too timid to offer a truly simplified tax policy… one that offers a relatively low flat rate in exchange for the elimination of deductions.  The timing and character of the horse trading that plays out with tax reform will determine whether immigration, healthcare, entitlement reform or infrastructure investment initiatives reach the president’s desk within the next year or two.  Given the recent healthcare legislative results, tax reform is likely to be the defining litmus test for the 115th Congress and the Trump administration.
 
One thing has remained constant over the past eight years despite historically anemic economic fundamentals:  an unshakeable stock market.  We won’t rehash the plethora of data that shows median valuations are greater than they have ever been, and weighted average measures are nearing the all-time highs of early 2000.  Bullish sentiment by investment advisors is also very high, and as mentioned, consumer confidence is elevated.  The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index reached 125.6 in March, the highest it has been since December of 2000.  Speculative sentiment and overconfidence combined with expensive valuations is not a recipe for good stock market returns.  At some point confidence will be pricked and money will flow out rather than in for a period.  From time eternal that is how markets have behaved.  The market will give us the opportunity to deploy some cash and upgrade a handful of existing holdings to even better businesses.  We have been working hard to build our idea inventory with high-quality businesses that are just too rich to own today; in the meantime, we are finding a few solid franchises with relatively attractive valuations. Two are highlighted below.
 
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Cerner Corporation (CERN)
(Analyst: Matt Sullivan)
 
Description
 
Cerner is a leading supplier of healthcare information technology. The company offers a wide range of solutions and services that support the clinical, financial, and operational needs of healthcare organizations of all sizes. They have systems in more than 25,000 facilities worldwide, including hospitals, physician practices, laboratories, ambulatory centers, behavioral health centers, cardiac facilities, radiology clinics, surgery centers, extended care facilities, retail pharmacies, and employer sites. Cerner was founded by Neal Patterson, Cliff Illig, and Paul Gorup in 1979 and is headquartered in North Kansas City, Missouri.
 
Good Business
 
 
The business has a significant amount of recurring revenue. We estimate that somewhere around 70% of sales and over 80% of gross profits are recurring in nature.
     
 
Cerner’s software and services are mission critical for customers and have high switching costs.
     
 
Cerner is one of the dominant players in the healthcare IT industry. They are one of only a few industry players to have fully integrated clinical and financial software solutions across the continuum of care.
     
 
A large portion of Cerner’s future growth will come from selling existing customers additional software and services. We believe this is an attractive growth opportunity, as Cerner is already highly-entrenched within these customers’ operations, and customers are increasingly looking for integrated IT solutions.
     
 
The business generates solid free cash flow and high returns on invested capital (ROIC). Excluding cash on the balance sheet, the company has averaged a 19% ROIC over the past five years.
     
 
The balance sheet is in terrific shape with very little net debt.
 
Valuation
 
 
The stock performance is down around 12% from its 52-week high and has underperformed the S&P 500 by 38% and 29% over the past two and three years, respectively, on a total return basis.
     
 
Cerner trades at 4.1 times sales, which is more than one standard deviation below the five-year historical average of 5.5 times sales.
     
 
The company trades at 13.5 times trailing earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), and 12.0 times the 2017 estimated EBITDA, both of which are more than one standard deviation below the  five-year historical average of 17.8 times EBITDA.
     
 
The valuation is very reasonable on a relative basis when compared to other healthcare stocks and the broader S&P 500, especially when considering Cerner’s entrenched market position, high returns on capital, and solid long-term growth prospects.
 
Management
 
 
Cerner has a highly experienced management team; most high-level executives have been at the company for over a decade.
     
 
Neal Patterson is a co-founder of the company and has been a director since 1980. Patterson has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer for more than five years.
     
 
Marc Naughton joined Cerner in 1992 and has served as Chief Financial Officer since 1996, and Executive Vice President since 2010.
     
 
Management prefers to grow organically rather than through acquisitions. Most excess free cash is used to repurchase the company’s own stock. We view this as an attractive capital allocation philosophy.

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Investment Thesis
 
Cerner is a terrific franchise with strong recurring revenue, high switching costs, a dominant market position, high returns on capital, and a pristine balance sheet. Following the election of Donald Trump, uncertainty regarding the replacement of the Affordable Care Act put pressure on a number of healthcare stocks, including many in the healthcare information technology industry. While we don’t know what may happen legislatively, we are confident that information technology will have an increasingly important role in delivering healthcare.  We are willing to look past the near-term macro uncertainties to buy a leading bellwether health technology company at a reasonable valuation.
 
Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
(Analyst: Andy Ramer)
 
Description
 
Oracle is the number one database solutions company and the second largest software applications provider in the world.  The company derived 78% of its $37 billion in revenues from software in fiscal 2016, followed by hardware at 13%, and services at 9%.  The U.S. accounted for 47% of sales in the last fiscal year.
 
Good Business
 
 
The database business, as well as the applications, are difficult to displace given high switching costs, especially for large enterprises.  Oracle invests a significant amount of money to support technology (with research and development approximating 15% of sales), and to maintain and grow customer relationships.
     
 
Approximately 80% of the company’s operating profit is derived from recurring sources of revenue like maintenance and cloud subscriptions.  Renewal rates are high and rising.
     
 
Return on invested capital, net of cash, was approximately 30% in fiscal 2016.
     
 
Oracle has a strong balance sheet with net cash and marketable securities of $5.4 billion.
 
Valuation
 
 
Shares have underperformed the market on a total return basis by approximately 25% over the last five years.
     
 
On a basis of enterprise value-to-forward twelve-month forecast earnings before interest and tax, the multiple is 12 times.
     
 
The free cash flow yield is 6%.
 
Management
 
 
Lawrence Ellison is Chairman, Chief Technology Officer, and founder.  He has driven Oracle’s transformation to the cloud, which began over a decade ago with the rewriting of their software.  Ellison owns 27% of the company and thus brings an owner-operator perspective.
     
 
Oracle has returned a significant amount of free cash flow back to shareholders, with shares outstanding down by over 20% since fiscal 2011.
     
 
Co-CEO Mark Hurd is primarily responsible for sales and marketing, and Co-CEO Safra Catz manages the finances.  Thomas Kurian is President of Product Development.
 
Investment Thesis
 
Oracle’s transition to a cloud-based business model has been bumpy, with the shift from licenses to subscriptions pressuring profitability.  However, we believe the strategy is on track, and that margins have troughed.  Investor skepticism about the ultimate success of the transition has given us an opportunity to buy this high-quality and essential business at a relatively attractive price.
 
Thank you for your confidence in the FMI Large Cap Fund.
 

This shareholder letter is unaudited.
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FMI Large Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Shares
 
 
 
Cost
    Value  
         
COMMON STOCKS — 93.3% (a)
       
   
COMMERCIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 3.1%
 
   
Advertising/Marketing Services — 3.1%
           
 
2,429,000
 
Omnicom Group Inc.
 
$
166,418,972
   
$
209,404,090
 
   
COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR — 3.1%
 
     
Specialty Telecommunications — 3.1%
               
 
3,585,000
 
Level 3 Communications Inc.*
   
184,251,218
     
205,133,700
 
   
CONSUMER DURABLES SECTOR — 3.3%
 
     
Tools & Hardware — 3.3%
               
 
1,675,000
 
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
   
164,460,415
     
222,557,250
 
   
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES SECTOR — 6.5%
 
     
Food: Major Diversified — 2.9%
               
 
2,495,000
 
Nestle’ S.A. – SP-ADR
   
135,981,028
     
191,865,500
 
      Household/Personal Care — 3.6%                
 
4,890,000
 
Unilever PLC – SP-ADR
   
196,479,656
      241,272,600  
   
CONSUMER SERVICES SECTOR — 13.2%
 
     
Cable/Satellite TV — 5.0%
               
 
8,859,000
 
Comcast Corp. – Cl A
   
242,054,254
     
333,009,810
 
     
Media Conglomerates — 4.5%
               
 
2,977,000
 
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. – Cl A
   
78,115,260
     
96,425,030
 
 
6,536,000
 
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. – Cl B
   
179,837,219
     
207,714,080
 
     
 
   
257,952,479
      304,139,110  
     
Other Consumer Services — 3.7%
               
 
7,336,000
 
eBay Inc.*
   
162,297,945
     
246,269,520
 
   
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES SECTOR — 3.7%
 
     
Medical Distributors — 3.7%
               
 
2,807,000
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
   
155,295,094
     
248,419,500
 
           
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 3.5%
         
     
Electronic Components — 3.5%
               
 
3,183,000
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
62,840,975
     
237,292,650
 
                 
ENERGY MINERALS SECTOR — 1.5%  
               
     
Oil & Gas Production — 1.5%
               
 
2,363,000
 
Devon Energy Corp.
   
79,527,815
     
98,584,360
 
                 
FINANCE SECTOR — 17.0%  
               
     
Financial Conglomerates — 10.7%
               
 
1,729,000
 
American Express Co.
   
42,797,248
     
136,781,190
 
 
1,962,000
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. – Cl B*
   
126,948,738
     
327,026,160
 
 
2,878,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
185,960,119
     
252,803,520
 
     
 
    355,706,105      
716,610,870
 
     
Major Banks — 3.1%
               
 
4,345,000
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
   
92,229,325
     
205,214,350
 
 
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FMI Large Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
 
 
Cost
    Value  
         
COMMON STOCKS — 93.3% (a) (Continued)
       
   
FINANCE SECTOR — 17.0% (Continued)
 
   
Property/Casualty Insurance — 3.2%
           
 
5,447,000
 
Progressive Corp.
 
$
133,055,587
   
$
213,413,460
 
   
HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR — 4.3%
 
     
Managed Health Care — 4.3%
               
 
1,745,000
 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
   
124,830,125
     
286,197,450
 
   
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 3.4%
 
     
Oilfield Services/Equipment — 3.4%
               
 
2,952,000
 
Schlumberger Ltd.
   
186,936,324
     
230,551,200
 
   
PROCESS INDUSTRIES SECTOR — 3.0%
 
     
Chemicals: Agricultural — 3.0%
               
 
11,547,000
 
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.
   
242,945,124
     
197,222,760
 
   
PRODUCER MANUFACTURING SECTOR — 7.6%
 
     
Industrial Conglomerates — 4.3%
               
 
2,275,000
 
Honeywell International Inc.
   
224,827,180
     
284,079,250
 
     
Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery — 3.3%
               
 
3,308,000
 
PACCAR Inc.
   
136,197,904
     
222,297,600
 
   
RETAIL TRADE SECTOR — 5.4%
 
     
Apparel/Footwear Retail — 1.6%
               
 
1,315,000
 
The TJX Companies Inc.
   
101,690,656
     
103,990,200
 
     
Discount Stores — 3.8%
               
 
3,653,000
 
Dollar General Corp.
   
268,377,767
     
254,723,690
 
   
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SECTOR — 11.3%
 
     
Information Technology Services — 7.1%
               
 
2,131,000
 
Accenture PLC
   
68,775,156
     
255,464,280
 
 
3,744,000
 
Cerner Corp.*
   
198,370,781
     
220,334,400
 
     
 
   
267,145,937
      475,798,680  
     
Packaged Software — 4.2%
               
 
2,100,000
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
56,910,667
     
138,306,000
 
 
3,200,000
 
Oracle Corp.
   
125,224,928
     
142,752,000
 
     
 
   
182,135,595
      281,058,000  
   
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR — 3.4%
 
     
Air Freight/Couriers — 3.4%
               
 
4,072,000
 
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
   
151,987,091
     
230,027,280
 
     
Total common stocks
   
4,275,624,571
     
6,239,132,880
 

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FMI Large Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Principal Amount
 
 
 
Cost
    Value  
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.1% (a)        
   
Bank Deposit Account — 6.1%
           
$
406,317,249
 
U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.620%
 
$
406,317,249
   
$
406,317,249
 
     
Total short-term investments
   
406,317,249
     
406,317,249
 
     
Total investments — 99.4%
 
$
4,681,941,820
     
6,645,450,129
 
     
Other assets, less liabilities — 0.6% (a)
           
38,247,120
 
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
         
$
6,683,697,249
 

*
None-income producing security.
(a)
Percentages for the various classifications relate to net assets.
PLC
Public Limited Company
SP-ADR
Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

INDUSTRY SECTORS
as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 



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FMI
Common Stock
Fund

 
March 31, 2017
 
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
 
The FMI Common Stock Fund advanced 3.52%1 in the March quarter compared to 2.47% for the Russell 2000 Index.  Finance, Commercial Services and Distribution Services were among sectors that outperformed in the quarter while the Health Technology, Electronic Technology and Retail Trade sectors underperformed.  W.R. Berkley, Manpower Group and MSC Industrial Direct were among the leading performers in each of the outperforming groups.  W.R. Berkley continued to put up solid underwriting results, Manpower Group reported good results in most of their non-U.S. markets, and MSC Industrial Direct benefitted from a strong move in the industrial-related stocks. The below-average performance in Health Technology was due to our underweighted sector position.  Esterline Technologies hurt relative performance in the period, although they reported a good quarter and the turnaround seems to be on track. Penske Automotive Group’s stock also declined modestly, perhaps on currency and Brexit concerns, as they have significant dealer exposure in the United Kingdom.  We remain optimistic about both Esterline Technologies and Penske Automotive Group over the next few years.
 
We have to admit that it has been a struggle in recent years to keep these missives fresh.  There are only so many ways to say the same thing!  An enduring belief in the continuation of an environment that yields low interest rates, low inflation and no accidents seems to be the law of the land, even though a rational survey of history would lead to the opposite conclusion.  The economy has been trapped in low growth, earnings gains have been meager, and valuations have continued to climb as stocks have outpaced fundamentals.  Promises of more rapid economic growth and a normalization of interest rates have been “right around the corner” for five or six years.  Of course there is no guarantee that stocks will continue to appreciate even if the economy snaps-to, but unless one believes in a perpetually rising price-to-earnings multiple machine, it’s the best chance.  Recently there has been increased optimism that the economy is indeed gathering steam and that we are on the verge of an economic breakout.  Let’s articulate some of these green shoots.
 
The Purchasing Managers Indices in the U.S., Asia and Europe have been steady or have improved over the past several months, as depicted in the nearby table (readings over 50 indicate expansion).
 

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Performance for both the FMI Common Stock Fund Investor Class (FMIMX) and the FMI Common Stock Fund Institutional Class (FMIUX) was 3.52% for the first quarter of 2017.

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The Richmond Federal Reserve reported an exceptionally strong March Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) figure of 59.4. Export activity in a number of important trade centers has started to improve, according to The Economist.  Research and development (R&D) spending has also begun to advance, based on Factset’s analysis of every company in the S&P 500 and broader measures provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (see nearby chart).
 

 
U.S. fixed business investment has recently edged higher.  After being negative for the first three quarters last year, J.P. Morgan recently reported that worldwide equipment spending (excluding China) grew at a 4.1% annualized rate in the fourth quarter.  Improved R&D and capital investment are two critical keys to attaining long-term economic growth.  Additionally, U.S. nonfarm payrolls grew a relatively healthy 235,000 in February, and there was further evidence that European employment has gained ground.  Both Germany and France showed an employment PMI above 50 and overall Eurozone unemployment continued to fall from the peak of 12.1% four years ago to a recent 9.5%.  Producer prices have edged higher in the U.S. and a number of other developed economies.  U.S. consumer sentiment indices are all flashing green.
 
Main Street, if not Wall Street, will be thrilled if these budding positives manifest themselves into true and enduring economic growth.  Counter to these positives, however, are some nagging figures.  The GDPNow survey from the Atlanta Federal Reserve has been trending steadily down since late January, when estimates for first quarter Gross Domestic Product were over 3% compared to the latest data point of 1% (see nearby chart).  The chart also shows the Blue Chip consensus forecast fading.
 
 
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Additionally, lending activity has really begun to slow, which rarely happens when the economy is on the verge of stronger growth.  David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff recently discussed this slowdown and we’ve included pictorials of a couple of the bigger categories (Commercial and Industrial loans and Consumer Loans). Auto loan growth has also begun to recede.
 
 

We read and listen to dozens of corporate calls each quarter, and while there is more optimism in the air, actual earnings growth overall remains somewhat stagnant, and is, at best, just inching ahead at a low single-digit rate, as the nearby chart indicates. Many of the cyclical companies are still seeing earnings declines.  After years of cost cutting, our sense is that companies are nearing the limit in terms of margin expansion.  For the next several years it will be difficult for businesses to grow earnings without experiencing better revenue growth, and we haven’t seen strong evidence of this yet — though it is improving, as the accompanying charts depict.
 
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In last quarter’s letter we said the new administration had a number of things it wanted to accomplish in fairly short order.  To quote ourselves, “Real reform of all of these elements will largely take place on Congress’ time table, not the president’s — and probably not Wall Street’s either.”  The aborted attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act shows just how true this statement was, and how challenging it will be for the erstwhile opposition party to govern.  As of the end of March, the bull market was still intact, so there hasn’t yet been a stock market price to pay for the lack of legislative progress.  Tax reform appears to be next on the agenda, and we’ll reserve judgment until we see something more legislatively plausible than the first pass, which included a border tax (BAT) that uses suspect economic theory and is very unpopular with key constituents.  Retailers, for example, will be severely damaged by the BAT and there are 15.9 million retail employees in the U.S. compared to 12.3 million manufacturing employees.  This isn’t to suggest that retail is more important than manufacturing, but it does point out the political difficulty in favoring one industry over another.  The Republicans seem too timid to offer a truly simplified tax policy… one that offers a relatively low flat rate in exchange for the elimination of deductions.  The timing and character of the horse trading that plays out with tax reform will determine whether immigration, healthcare, entitlement reform or infrastructure investment initiatives reach the president’s desk within the next year or two.  Given the recent healthcare legislative results, tax reform is likely to be the defining litmus test for the 115th Congress and the Trump administration.
 
One thing has remained constant over the past eight years despite historically anemic economic fundamentals:  an unshakeable stock market.  We won’t rehash the plethora of data that shows median valuations are greater than they have ever been, and weighted average measures are nearing the all-time highs of early 2000.  Bullish sentiment by investment advisors is also very high, and as mentioned, consumer confidence is elevated.  The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index reached 125.6 in March, the highest it has been since December of 2000.  Speculative sentiment and overconfidence combined with expensive valuations is not a recipe for good stock market returns.  At some point confidence will be pricked and money will flow out rather than in for a period.  From time eternal that is how markets have behaved.  The market will give us the opportunity to deploy some cash and upgrade a handful of existing holdings to even better businesses.  We have been working hard to build our idea inventory with high-quality businesses that are just too rich to own today;  in the meantime, we are finding a few solid franchises with relatively attractive valuations. Two are highlighted below.
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White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (WTM)
(Analyst: Matthew Goetzinger)
 
Description
 
White Mountains Insurance Group is a financial services holding company with primary business interests in specialty lines property and casualty insurance, municipal bond insurance, and various capital light insurance services companies. The company’s corporate headquarters are in Hanover, New Hampshire, while the registered offices are located in Hamilton, Bermuda.
 
Good Business
 
 
White Mountains’ goal is to become a premier group of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance underwriters that — with prudent operating and financial leverage — produces for its owners a long-term return equal to 700 basis points over the 10-Year Treasury yield.
     
 
The company’s insurance businesses sell a broad range of high value-added insurance protections against a variety of risks.
     
 
White Mountains functions as an intelligent allocator of capital and allows each member of the group to focus on prudent underwriting and a long-term focus.
     
 
Over long periods of time that include the 2009 financial crisis, the bear market of the early 2000’s for the S&P 500 Index, and a number of significant acquisitions and subsequent divestitures, the company’s long-term adjusted book value per share has grown at a 14% cumulative annual growth rate, outpacing the market (excluding dividends) by approximately 350 basis points.
     
 
The company’s operating businesses are well-capitalized.
 
Valuation
 
 
White Mountains trades at a slight premium to stated book value per share, and approximately in line with a mark-to-market appraisal of the company’s net asset value.
     
 
White Mountains’ share price has closely tracked growth in the company’s book value per share over time.
     
 
Recent takeovers of primary and specialty lines property and casualty insurance companies have been at approximately two times book value.
 
Management
 
 
White Mountains’ holding company is managed by a group of key decision makers that have been with the company for over ten years.
     
 
Management clearly understands economic returns on capital.
     
 
Absent an opportunity to acquire attractively valued new operating businesses, the company has used their capital to repurchase stock at a discount to book value per share.
 
Investment Thesis
 
White Mountains’ long-term partnership model provides a means to gain exposure to a diversified portfolio of differentiated insurance business managed with a focus on long-term value creation. The company’s significant balance of holding company cash preserves optionality and should function as a portfolio ballast in a more challenging stock market environment.
 
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (MDRX)
(Analyst: Matt Sullivan)
 
Description
 
Allscripts is a leading supplier of information technology (IT) solutions and services to a wide range of healthcare providers, including physicians, hospitals, health plans, clinics, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers and post-acute care organizations. Allscripts has one of the largest client bases in the healthcare IT industry, as their products and services are used by over 180,000 physicians, 2,500 hospitals and 45,000 post-acute care facilities. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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Good Business
 
 
The business has a significant amount of recurring revenue; approximately 80% of the company’s revenue is now recurring in nature.
     
 
Allscripts’ software and services are mission-critical for customers and have high switching costs.
     
 
The company has a large, diverse customer base.
     
 
Allscripts’ software products can integrate and exchange data with most other healthcare IT providers; this is becoming increasingly important in the industry.
     
 
A large portion of Allscripts’ future growth will come from selling existing customers additional software and services. We believe this is an attractive growth opportunity as Allscripts is already highly entrenched within these customers’ operations.
     
 
The business generates solid free cash flow and high returns on invested capital. We estimate that Allscripts’ true return on invested capital is over 20%.
 
Valuation
 
 
Allscripts’ performance is down around 11% from its 52-week high. It has underperformed the Russell 2000 by 30%, 7% and 52% over the past one, two and three years, respectively, on a total return basis.
     
 
Allscripts owns a 10% stake in NantHealth, a precision health IT company worth $57 million. Allscripts also owns 49% of a joint venture called NetSmart that we estimate is currently worth around $330 million to Allscripts. After taking these investments into account, we believe that Allscripts’ core business is trading at about 1.8 times sales, which is one standard deviation below the company’s five-year average, and well below where other comparable companies trade.
     
 
After considering the NantHealth and NetSmart investments, we believe that Allscripts’ core business has a 6 % free cash flow yield. We believe this is an attractive yield, given the company’s highly recurring revenue and solid growth prospects.
     
 
Take-out multiples for direct peers and a broader set of software companies indicate that Allscripts trades at an attractive valuation. We believe this provides us with some downside protection.
 
Management
 
 
Paul Black has served as Chief Executive Officer and has been on the board of directors since 2012. Prior to joining the company, he was an Operating Executive of Genstar Capital, a private equity firm, and Senior Advisor at New Mountain Finance Corporation, an investment management company. From 1994 to 2007 Mr. Black served in various executive positions at Cerner Corp., including Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2007.
     
 
Mr. Black has brought a number of former Cerner executives to the company to run different divisions of Allscripts.
 
Investment Thesis
 
Allscripts is a good business with a high level of recurring revenue, high switching costs, a diverse customer base, and attractive returns on invested capital; however, the business has gone through a significant amount of change over the past few years from both an operational and financial perspective, which has caused the stock to lag. This has been compounded by the election of Donald Trump, which created uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act and put additional pressure on healthcare stocks.
 
It is our belief that changes to the business are now largely completed, and that top line growth is set to accelerate over the next few years. Furthermore, while we don’t know what will replace the Affordable Care Act, we are confident that IT will have an increasingly important role in delivering healthcare going forward. Therefore, we’re willing to look past the near-term macro uncertainty and own this above average business at a below-average valuation.
 
Thank you for your confidence in the FMI Common Stock Fund.
 
This shareholder letter is unaudited.
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FMI Common Stock Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
 
 
 
Cost
    Value  
   
COMMON STOCKS — 81.6% (a)
 
   
COMMERCIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 12.9%
 
   
Advertising/Marketing Services — 3.2%
           
 
1,338,000
 
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.
 
$
23,960,538
   
$
32,874,660
 
     
Miscellaneous Commercial Services — 4.0%
               
 
1,650,000
 
Genpact Ltd.
   
29,751,614
     
40,854,000
 
     
Personnel Services — 5.7%
               
 
250,000
 
ManpowerGroup Inc.
   
16,116,295
     
25,642,500
 
 
689,000
 
Robert Half International Inc.
   
22,580,804
     
33,643,870
 
     
 
   
38,697,099
      59,286,370  
   
CONSUMER DURABLES SECTOR — 1.3%
 
     
Homebuilding — 1.3%
               
 
6,600
 
NVR Inc.*
   
6,793,818
     
13,905,408
 
   
CONSUMER SERVICES SECTOR — 6.2%
 
     
Cable/Satellite TV — 2.3%
               
 
38,000
 
Cable One Inc.
   
11,315,190
     
23,729,860
 
     
Other Consumer Services — 3.9%
               
 
68,000
 
Graham Holdings Co.
   
32,353,868
     
40,769,400
 
   
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES SECTOR — 9.4%
 
     
Electronics Distributors — 3.6%
               
 
505,000
 
Arrow Electronics Inc.*
   
11,671,655
     
37,072,050
 
     
Wholesale Distributors — 5.8%
               
 
373,000
 
nixter International Inc.*
   
24,679,795
     
29,578,900
 
 
240,000
 
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.
   
9,670,623
     
14,844,000
 
 
150,000
 
MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc.
   
9,252,738
     
15,414,000
 
     
 
   
43,603,156
      59,836,900  
   
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 3.9%
 
     
Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%
               
 
291,000
 
Esterline Technologies Corp.*
   
27,046,113
     
25,040,550
 
     
Electronic Production Equipment — 1.5%
               
 
230,000
 
MKS Instruments Inc.
   
6,024,501
     
15,812,500
 
   
FINANCE SECTOR — 18.4%
 
     
Finance/Rental/Leasing — 9.8%
               
 
180,000
 
ePlus Inc.*
   
17,107,879
     
24,309,000
 
 
1,025,000
 
FirstCash Inc.
   
38,123,126
     
50,378,750
 
 
356,000
 
Ryder System Inc.
   
15,419,508
     
26,856,640
 
     
 
   
70,650,513
      101,544,390  
     
Property/Casualty Insurance — 5.1%
               
 
687,000
 
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd.*
   
15,908,848
     
15,182,700
 
 
327,000
 
W.R. Berkley Corp.
   
7,992,588
     
23,096,010
 
 
17,000
 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
   
15,690,084
     
14,957,960
 
     
 
   
39,591,520
      53,236,670  

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FMI Common Stock Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
 
 
 
Cost
    Value  
   
COMMON STOCKS — 81.6% (a) (Continued)
 
   
FINANCE SECTOR — 18.4% (Continued)
 
   
Real Estate Development — 1.8%
           
 
835,000
 
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.
 
$
18,293,698
   
$
18,537,000
 
     
Regional Banks — 1.7%
               
 
430,000
 
Zions Bancorporation
   
9,376,971
     
18,060,000
 
   
HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR — 1.0%
 
     
Medical/Nursing Services — 1.0%
               
 
146,425
 
MEDNAX Inc.*
   
9,614,667
     
10,158,966
 
   
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 1.9%
 
     
Medical Specialties — 1.9%
               
 
215,000
 
Varian Medical Systems Inc.*
   
13,696,887
     
19,592,950
 
   
PROCESS INDUSTRIES SECTOR — 6.5%
 
     
Chemicals: Specialty — 1.5%
               
 
225,000
 
Compass Minerals International Inc.
   
16,042,584
     
15,266,250
 
     
Containers/Packaging — 2.4%
               
 
309,000
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
   
10,064,340
     
24,905,400
 
     
Industrial Specialties — 2.6%
               
 
514,000
 
H.B. Fuller Co.
   
13,814,305
     
26,501,840
 
   
PRODUCER MANUFACTURING SECTOR — 9.9%
 
     
Building Products — 2.8%
               
 
620,000
 
Armstrong World Industries Inc.*
   
27,076,094
     
28,551,000
 
     
Industrial Machinery — 2.9%
               
 
441,000
 
Woodward Inc.
   
18,138,890
     
29,952,720
 
     
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 4.2%
               
 
129,000
 
Carlisle Cos. Inc.
   
5,361,902
     
13,726,890
 
 
921,000
 
TriMas Corp.*
   
20,183,321
     
19,110,750
 
 
65,000
 
Valmont Industries Inc.
   
9,454,028
     
10,107,500
 
     
 
   
34,999,251
      42,945,140  
   
RETAIL TRADE SECTOR — 3.2%
 
     
Food Retail — 1.0%
               
 
90,000
 
Casey’s General Stores Inc.
   
10,694,658
     
10,102,500
 
     
Specialty Stores — 2.2%
               
 
487,450
 
Penske Automotive Group Inc.
   
17,709,307
     
22,817,535
 
   
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SECTOR — 5.5%
 
     
Data Processing Services — 3.0%
               
 
455,000
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.
   
9,493,259
     
30,917,250
 
     
Health Industry Services — 2.5%
               
 
2,045,000
 
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.*
   
24,625,663
     
25,930,600
 
   
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR — 1.5%
 
     
Marine Shipping — 1.5%
               
 
221,000
 
Kirby Corp.*
   
7,875,879
     
15,591,550
 
     
Total common stocks
   
582,976,038
     
843,793,459
 
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FMI Common Stock Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Principal Amount
 
Cost
    Value  
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 18.5% (a)
 
                 
   
Bank Deposit Account — 8.8%
           
$
90,992,583
 
U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.620%
 
$
90,992,583
   
$
90,992,583
 
     
U.S. Treasury Securities — 9.7%
               
 
25,000,000
 
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.557%, due 04/13/17^
   
24,994,583
      24,994,975  
 
50,000,000
 
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.652%, due 04/20/17^
   
49,984,299
      49,982,800  
 
25,000,000
 
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.649%, due 04/27/17^
   
24,986,819
      24,987,825  
     
Total U.S. Treasury Securities
   
99,965,701
     
99,965,600
 
     
Total short-term investments
   
190,958,284
     
190,958,183
 
     
Total investments — 100.1%
 
$
773,934,322
     
1,034,751,642
 
     
Other assets, less liabilities — (0.1%) (a)
            (824,471 )
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
         
$
1,033,927,171
 

*
None-income producing security.
^
The rate shown is the yield as of March 31, 2017.
(a)
Percentages for the various classifications relate to net assets.

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.
 

INDUSTRY SECTORS
as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 

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FMI
International
Fund
March 31, 2017
 
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
 
Investor euphoria carried over from late 2016 as global stock markets continued to climb in the first quarter. A handful of positive economic data points added fuel to the fire, with market pundits citing the reawakening of investor “animal spirits” while momentum gathered pace. Unfortunately, a disregard for valuation was also on the rise, which has been amplified by an industry-wide shift to passive investing, where an appraisal of business value (vs. price) is irrelevant. From our vantage point, stock prices have run too far ahead of the fundamentals, and it is doubtful that the growth rates embedded in today’s equity valuations will come to fruition. We are hopeful that the global economy’s nascent recovery is here to stay and that Main Street will pick up enough steam to catch up with Wall Street’s lofty expectations, but view a smooth realignment as highly unlikely.
 
Despite taking a conservative approach, the FMI International Fund (the “Fund”) generated a 5.69%1 return in the first quarter of 2017, compared with the MSCI EAFE Index gain of 4.71% in local currency and 7.25% in U.S. Dollars (USD). The Producer Manufacturing, Electronic Technology, and Consumer Durables sectors were strong contributors, while Industrial Services, Finance, and Technology Services detracted. Akzo Nobel, Unilever and Jardine Strategic Holdings boosted the Fund’s relative performance, as Schlumberger, Potash Corp. and Fairfax Financial Holdings each weighed on the results. Currency hedging and an elevated cash balance were additional headwinds.
 
Up, Up and Away
 
Optimism, both for the global economy and the financial markets, is clearly rising. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and European Central Bank (ECB) have each increased their domestic Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth estimates in recent months, manufacturing purchasing-managers indexes are improving across geographies, business and consumer confidence is increasing, eurozone unemployment is falling, corporate profits are expected to rebound in 2017, and capital investment has finally shown some initial signs of life. Layer on enthusiasm for the Trump economic policy agenda, and public equity markets were off to the races, as can be seen in the nearby chart.
 
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1
Performance for both the FMI International Fund Investor Class (FMIJX) and the FMI International Fund Institutional Class (FMIYX) was 5.69% for the first quarter of 2017.
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While we acknowledge that there might be some “green shoots” in economic activity, we want to remind our readers that we are in the midst of an historic period of extreme (and experimental) monetary policy. Central banks are pulling out virtually all the stops, with unprecedented negative interest rates and massive quantitative easing initiatives. Potential long-term consequences (and risks) are likely to outweigh the short-term benefits we are seeing today. Unfortunately, printing money and suppressing interest rates will not solve the world’s problems.
 
When we peel back the onion, the global economic “recovery” does not appear to be particularly robust, especially in light of all the levers being pulled. While the BOJ and ECB are raising GDP forecasts, growth rates are expected to plateau in 2017 (Eurozone: 1.8%, Japan: 1.5%), before falling in subsequent years. Global GDP is projected to grow at 3.2% in 2017 (up from 3.0% in 2016), which is well short of historical norms (see chart below). Eurozone unemployment has dropped from 12.1% to 9.5%, but remains quite high.2  Corporate profits in developed markets have started to tick up in the last few months, but are still below 2014 levels. Per J.P. Morgan, “global (excluding China) business equipment spending strengthened to 4.1% annualized last quarter [4Q16], a notable increase from the 1% contraction in the year through 3Q16.”3  However, we would caution extrapolating one quarter into the future; in aggregate, full-year capital investment was weak. While confidence is on the rise, consumption and investment have not kept pace. Productivity growth also remains sluggish, which is a key headwind for growth.
 

Meanwhile, the apparent disconnect between economic reality and financial markets is widening. Valuation multiples continue to climb, as illustrated by the charts nearby. In developed markets (excluding the USA), price-to-earnings and price-to-cash flow metrics have now reached 25% and 46% above historical medians, respectively. Absolute value is becoming harder to find.

 

 
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2
Source:  Bloomberg
3
Joseph Lupton, Bruce Kasman and David Hensley. “Profits prime global liftoff.”  J.P. Morgan, March 22, 2017.

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Ultimately, a combination of high asset prices (and expectations), slow growth, vast credit build-up, investor complacency, and ineffective central bank policies could leave investors vulnerable to a sizeable market correction. In addition, just as passive investment vehicles purchase equities with no regard for valuation, so too will they sell when asset flows reverse. As Warren Buffet is often quoted, “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked,” which we think will ring true. We believe it is a matter of when — and not if — stock markets will correct, and when the time comes, we will become more aggressive. Some of the best investments are made in periods of fear and distress. A value investing (contrarian) discipline in times of despair is essential to taking advantage of these rare opportunities.
 
Closer Than They Appear
 
While the eurozone debt crisis might “appear” to be in the rearview mirror (for now), according to Reuters the European Union has warned its banks that they might be facing higher bad loan risks when the ECB takes its foot off the gas and starts to tighten monetary policy. European banks are already lugging around more than €1 trillion of non-performing loans, with more than a quarter held by troubled Italian banks (discussed in the September 2016 letter). Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia and Portugal’s banks are also stressed.4  Per Reuters, “While banks are likely to benefit from higher interest rates, which improve the margin they make on their loans, this may be offset by the effects
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4
Martin Arnold and Jim Brunsden. “EU needs to create ‘bad bank’ for €1tn toxic loan pile, says EBA chief.” Financial Times, January 30, 2017.

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of another economic slowdown.”5  In addition, rising interest rates means increased borrowing costs for companies and households that are already struggling to keep up with their existing debt obligations, which could trigger rising defaults. The ECB will undoubtedly have its hands full once it starts to reverse course. There is no quick fix.
 
Not surprisingly, Greece has recently crept back into the headlines. In a new sustainability report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), they describe Greece’s debt as “highly unsustainable” and on an “explosive” path. The IMF concludes that “Greece cannot be expected to grow out of its debt problem, even with full implementation of reforms” and “requires significant debt relief from its European partners to ensure debt sustainability,” something other creditors (European commission, ECB) have been reluctant to embrace. The IMF predicts that Greece’s debt as a percentage of GDP will reach about 184% once the 2016 figures are tallied.6  Per The Telegraph, “A fresh crisis over Greek debt could be triggered as soon as July when Greece is due to repay some €7 [billion] to its creditors – money the country cannot pay without a fresh injection of bailout cash.”7  While creditors appear optimistic, we have concerns that the worst is yet to come. Europe has continually kicked this can down the road, as the IMF study confirms. Absent a default or restructuring of their debt, Greek financial distress will continue to resurface again and again.  How many other countries are one step behind Greece?
 
China: Keeping Our Distance
 
Fear of a real estate bubble in China continues to linger, despite the government’s attempts to cool the property market. According to the Financial Times, “Property investment grew at its fastest pace in two years in January and February at an annual rate of 8.9 per cent, while sales accelerated to 25.1 per cent growth in floor space terms.” During the same time, house prices were up around 12% nationally.8  Affordability also remains an issue. According to a People’s Bank of China survey, approximately 52.2% of urban households perceive housing prices as “unacceptably high.”9  Forbes reports that the average property price in Shanghai ($725,000), for example, is more than 50 times the city’s median salary ($13,620), which compares with New York, the U.S.’s most expensive city, at about 32 times. The author suggests that China’s housing market is “worth watching,” as China “consumes nearly half of the world’s steel and cement production” and accounts for “a third of global GDP growth.”10  We agree. Property investment remains an important driver of economic growth in China, and the government faces a daunting challenge of balancing internal growth objectives against the increasing risk of a property-induced credit crisis.
 
China’s astonishing accumulation of debt in recent years has been well documented. To further augment our concerns, recent data from China’s elaborate shadow banking system is increasingly worrisome. The Wall Street Journal pens that as banks retreat and credit markets face strains, Chinese companies have been stepping in to lend to one another. Per the report, “Company-to-company loans in China jumped by 20% last year to 13.2 trillion yuan ($1.92 trillion), according to research firm CEIC. That is roughly double the size of the loan book at Wells Fargo & Co., the U.S.’s biggest lender.” These “entrusted loans,” where banks serve as middlemen, can earn
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5
Francesco Guarascio. “EU warns banks may face higher bad loan risk when ECB tightens.” Reuters, July 17, 2015.
6
“Greece. IMF Country Report No. 17/40.” International Monetary Fund, February 2017.
7
Time Wallace. “EU faces crisis as IMF warns Greek debts are on ‘explosive’ path.” The Telegraph, February 7, 2017.
8
Gabriel Wildau. “Chinese cities revive crackdown on home loans as property bubble concerns grow.” Financial Times, March 20, 2017.
9
Huileng Tan. “China’s property bubble represents a social risk: Renowned Chinese economist.” Bloomberg, March 24, 2017.
10
Kenneth Rapoza. “Shanghai Housing Prices Completely Unsustainable.” Forbes, March 19, 2017.

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interest rates of up to 20%. The majority of these loans (about 60%) are being used to “prop up companies in sectors like mining and property where Beijing wants to reduce excess capacity.”11  The quality and pricing of entrusted loans is highly questionable, as “few Chinese companies have the personnel to adequately assess credit risk,”11 which is alarming. On a much smaller scale, but in a similar vein, China has also seen an explosion of peer-to-peer lending. Peer-to-peer loans have grown to 885.7 billion yuan, or $128 billion, up 8 times in only about 2 years. Lenders can expect yields of 8-12%, offering credit to high-risk consumers who are not able to get traditional bank financing.12  With wealth management ($3.8 trillion) and trust products ($2.2 trillion)13  also rapidly growing, shadow banking in China is becoming ever more popular and fraught with risk.
 
Speculation isn’t limited to China’s property and lending markets, however. The Financial Times reports that money has also started to flood into domestic private equity, as “overseas acquisitions become increasingly challenging amid Beijing’s clampdown on moving money offshore.” Nearly one-fifth of global early-stage private equity investments are made in China (approximately $15 billion). Valuations have sky-rocketed, with multiples coming in at around 30 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), which compares with around 17 times in Asia-Pacific and 10 times in the U.S.14  It’s hard to earn your cost of capital at these nosebleed valuations. Overpaying, then trying to protect your intellectual property in China? Priceless.
 
Despite what may be an attractive long-term outlook for China, near-term risks continue to keep us at bay. Our indirect exposure to China (via existing holdings) is heavily weighted toward the Chinese consumer vs. fixed asset investment, which is not likely to change for the foreseeable future.
 
Calm Before The Storm?
 
The following Bloomberg chart illustrates the complacency we are seeing from today’s market participants. While global economic policy uncertainty is near multi-decade highs (e.g. Brexit, European elections, the Trump presidency, impeachments in Brazil and South Korea), stock market volatility (per the VIX Index) is approaching all-time lows. The recent divergence, compared with a more correlated historical relationship, is revealing. One would typically expect increased market volatility in periods of high economic policy uncertainty, yet we are seeing the exact opposite. Is this the calm before the storm?
 

 
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11
Rachel Rosenthal and Anjie Zheng. “Chinese Companies Rush In With Nearly $2 Trillion Where Bankers Fear to Lend.” The Wall Street Journal, February 9, 2017.
12
Yusho Cho. “China’s yield-strapped investors spark peer-to-peer explosion.” Nikkei Asian Review, March 17, 2017.
13
“China’s $9 Trillion Moral Hazard Is Now Too Big to Ignore.” Bloomberg News. February 21, 2017.
14
“Chinese private equity: look elsewhere.” Lex column, Financial Times, March 15, 2017.

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It’s certainly possible. When the masses start to brush aside risk factors (and valuation) and throw caution to the wind, one is better off doing the opposite. As “animal spirits” have taken hold and stock prices drift away from economic reality, finding suitable investments has become especially challenging. That said, we will continue to keep our heads down in search for the next attractive investment opportunity. We are eager to put our cash to work, but will remain disciplined in our approach, with a keen focus on downside protection. Highlighted below are a few examples where we’ve recently found value:
 
Whitbread PLC (WTB LN)
(Analyst: Jordan Teschendorf)
 
Description
 
Whitbread is the largest hospitality group in the United Kingdom, with over 730 hotels and 2,000 coffee shops, operating primarily under two strong brand names, Premier Inn and Costa. Premier Inn is the largest branded budget hotel chain in the U.K. and Costa is the largest branded coffee chain in the U.K. Whitbread also operates over 400 restaurants, nearly 95% of which are co-located with a Premier Inn. The group owns and operates the majority of its hotels, while it utilizes a number of channels to bring its Costa brand to market, including equity stores, franchised stores, wholesale arrangements, and express kiosks. The company is headquartered in Dunstable, U.K. and generates over 95% of its revenue in the U.K.
 
Good Business
 
 
Whitbread is the U.K. market leader in the economy hotel and branded coffee shop market with two strong and focused brands. Economies of scale are present in each business.
     
 
The company has successfully exited non-core businesses over the last ten years and focused on organic growth, driving improved margins and returns on capital.
     
 
Premier Inn derives a high and growing proportion of its bookings directly from its online bookings platform, PremierInn.com, which allows it to sell its inventory of rooms with very low distribution costs, invest at higher rates than competitors, and maintain a superior product.
     
 
The company’s lease-adjusted return on invested capital was 11.7% in fiscal year 2016. Returns have averaged 11.5%, 11.0%, and 10.0% over the last 3-, 5-, and 10- year periods, respectively, well in excess of the company’s cost of capital.
     
 
Whitbread maintains a solid balance sheet with net leverage of 1.3 times EBITDA at the end of the most recently completed period, earning a BBB credit rating from Fitch. Adjusted for off-balance sheet leases, net debt is a reasonable 3.3 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and rent costs (EBITDAR), and the company is committed to keeping it below 3.5 times.
 
Valuation
 
 
The stock is down over 24% from its high in spring 2015, significantly underperforming the FTSE All-Share Index since that time.
     
 
The company’s 12-month forward price-to-earnings multiple is 15.0 times, which is below the 5-year and 10-year averages of 17.4 times and 15.7 times, respectively.
     
 
Shares currently yield 5.2% on our estimate of fiscal year 2017 underlying free cash flow.
 
Management
 
 
Alison Brittain joined Whitbread as CEO Designate in September 2015 before taking over as CEO in December 2015. She previously served as Director of Retail at Lloyds Banking Group (2011–2015).
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Nicholas Cadbury has been Group Finance Director since November 2012, previously serving as CFO of Premier Farnell Plc.
     
 
The management team prioritizes returns on capital when considering growth and this measure is linked to the long term incentive plan.
 
Investment Thesis
 
Premier Inn and Costa have proven to be relatively defensive businesses, capable of growing organically and taking market share in many economic environments. After a period of impressive growth, Whitbread’s shares have come under pressure over the past 18 months as investors have grown cautious on the U.K. hotel cycle and the general sentiment of the U.K. consumer. This has provided us with the opportunity to invest in a high-quality and steadily-growing company, at a relatively attractive valuation.
 
Vivendi SA (VIV FR)
(Analyst: Dan Sievers)
 
Description
 
Vivendi SA is a media holding company headquartered in Paris, France.  Following a multi-year transition, Vivendi’s value lies principally in its two leading content-media businesses, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Canal+, followed by net cash and public equity investments worth about €7 billion. UMG (€5.2 billion in 2016 revenues) is #1 globally in recorded music and music publishing, and returned to growth in 2015 and 2016. Canal+ (€5.3 billion in 2016 revenues) contains the leading European film studio (StudioCanal) and is a leader in premium PayTV channels and packages in France and PayTV channels in Poland, Vietnam, and thirty French-speaking African countries.
 
Good Business
 
 
Global recorded music industry revenues fell by more than 50% between 1999 and 2014 but returned to growth in 2015, and accelerated in 2016. Absolute dollar decreases in physical sales have become smaller while digital streaming and subscription revenues continue to grow rapidly (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.), appealing to new customers and markets due to broad content libraries and attractive interfaces that are steering listeners away from piracy at the margin. In 2016, global recorded music industry revenue share was 29% for Vivendi’s UMG, 22% for Sony Music, and 17% for Warner Music Group. While the industry remains very competitive, these three players are unified in their pursuit of artists’ interests and copyright protections.
     
 
Canal+ has a French premium channels business that is generating significant losses (high sports rights costs and an irrational competitor), but “everything is on the table” to reach break-even by Fiscal Year 2018, and this is just one piece of Canal+.  Canal+ also owns CanalSat (France), which is nicely profitable, and ongoing profit growth is expected from StudioCanal and the Canal+ International PayTV businesses, where subscriptions grew 14% to 6.2 million in 2016.
     
 
Both businesses have difficult-to-replicate content libraries, are leaders in their respective industries, and offer growth potential. Neither business requires significant incremental fixed capital investment, and both are capable of attractive returns on capital employed.
 
Valuation
 
 
Vivendi trades for less than 1.2 times adjusted enterprise value to sales. This compares to UMG segment operating margins of 13% (and rising), and Canal+ segment operating margins of 6% including the aforementioned losses with potential well into the double digits as those losses are reduced.
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If the Canal+ French premium channels business were break-even today, we believe Vivendi would be trading at less than 8 times adjusted enterprise value-to-trailing EBITDA. The losses distort near-term valuation metrics. As Vivendi makes progress toward break-even in Fiscal Year 2018, we note that our adjusted enterprise value to estimated Fiscal Year 2019 EBITDA is 7.4 times.
     
 
Our sum of the parts value for Vivendi exceeds €22, offering more than 20% upside at present.
 
Management
 
 
Vivendi is actively chaired by Vincent Bollore, an astute capital allocator whose controlled-company owns 20% of Vivendi’s shares (and about 29% of the voting rights).
     
 
Vivendi has excess cash and securities and CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine has placed some emphasis on returning  capital to shareholders through buybacks and both regular and special dividends.
 
Investment Thesis
 
Despite lingering investor bias against recorded music, the value of UMG’s content library and UMG’s growth outlook look more positive now than at any time in the last 15 years. While Canal+ Group has a loss-making French premium channels business, it also has a valuable content library in StudioCanal, and an attractive growing International PayTV business (especially throughout French-speaking Africa). Net cash and public investment stakes of about €7 billion provide balance sheet safety, strategic optionality, and return potential. We view the current valuation as providing adequate downside protection and attractive upside, should management achieve break-even at Canal+ French premium channel in Fiscal Year 2018.
 
Thank you for your support of the FMI International Fund.
 


 

 
This shareholder letter is unaudited.
 
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FMI International Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
 
 
 
Cost
    Value  
         
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 78.2%
       
COMMON STOCKS — 71.9% (a)
       
   
COMMERCIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 8.5%
 
   
Advertising/Marketing Services — 2.0%
           
 
6,792,000
 
WPP PLC (Jersey) (b)
 
$
147,481,785
   
$
148,874,062
 
     
Miscellaneous Commercial Services — 3.5%
               
 
1,074,966
 
DKSH Holding AG (Switzerland) (b)
   
68,415,594
     
83,266,799
 
 
2,460,000
 
Secom Co. Ltd. (Japan) (b)
   
171,376,897
     
176,769,246
 
           
239,792,491
     
260,036,045
 
     
Personnel Services — 3.0%
               
 
3,100,000
 
Adecco Group AG (Switzerland) (b)
   
190,781,180
     
220,113,673
 
   
COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR — 3.4%
 
      Wireless Telecommunications — 3.4%                
 
1,796,300
  Millicom International Cellular S.A.                
     
  (Sweden) (b)
   
91,055,568
      100,163,158  
 
7,740,000
 
Vivendi S.A. (France) (b)
   
147,569,568
      150,145,984  
           
238,625,136
     
250,309,142
 
   
CONSUMER DURABLES SECTOR — 8.3%
 
     
Electronics/Appliances — 2.6%
               
 
6,845,000
 
Electrolux AB – Series B (Sweden) (b)
   
176,513,141
     
190,029,705
 
     
Motor Vehicles — 1.6%
               
 
9,063,000
 
Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Japan) (b)
   
104,954,217
     
120,033,003
 
     
Other Consumer Specialties — 1.2%
               
 
24,335,000
 
Samsonite International S.A.
               
     
  (Luxembourg) (b)
   
73,871,338
     
88,649,942
 
     
Tools & Hardware — 2.9%
               
 
5,990,000
 
Makita Corp. (Japan) (b)
   
177,682,828
     
210,079,914
 
   
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES SECTOR — 10.7%
 
     
Food: Major Diversified — 2.0%
               
 
1,945,000
 
Nestle’ S.A. (Switzerland) (b)
   
145,015,822
     
149,282,194
 
     
Household/Personal Care — 8.7%
               
 
1,896,000
 
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany) (b)
   
186,820,720
     
210,851,161
 
 
5,322,000
 
Svenska Cellulosa AB
               
     
  (SCA Group) (Sweden) (b)
   
153,810,623
     
171,508,370
 
 
5,295,000
 
Unilever PLC (Britain) (b)
   
229,418,933
     
261,187,261
 
           
570,050,276
     
643,546,792
 
   
CONSUMER SERVICES SECTOR — 7.0%
 
     
Cable/Satellite TV — 1.6%
               
 
1,807,200
 
Liberty Global PLC (Britain)*
   
41,079,373
     
41,637,888
 
 
3,600,000
 
Shaw Communications Inc. (Canada)
   
69,012,383
     
74,633,981
 
     
 
   
110,091,756
      116,271,869  
      Casinos/Gaming — 1.1%                
 
67,280,000
 
Genting Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia) (b)
   
74,616,562
     
82,842,698
 

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FMI International Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
 
 
 
Cost
    Value  
   
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 78.2% (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 71.9% (a) (Continued)
 
   
CONSUMER SERVICES SECTOR — 7.0% (Continued)
 
   
Restaurants — 4.3%
           
 
5,175,000
 
Compass Group PLC (Britain) (b)
 
$
86,337,636
   
$
97,704,869
 
 
4,350,000
 
Whitbread PLC (Britain) (b)
   
199,988,909
     
215,844,864
 
     
 
   
286,326,545
      313,549,733  
   
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES SECTOR — 3.3%
 
     
Wholesale Distributors — 3.3%
               
 
1,761,800
 
Travis Perkins PLC (Britain) (b)
   
33,342,308
     
33,423,003
 
 
3,311,000
 
Wolseley PLC (Jersey) (b)
   
180,765,788
     
208,465,065
 
     
 
   
214,108,096
      241,888,068  
   
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 5.8%
 
     
Aerospace & Defense — 3.1%
               
 
24,121,000
 
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (Britain)* (b)
   
257,659,555
     
227,872,053
 
     
Electronic Components — 2.7%
               
 
2,688,000
 
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)
   
173,325,892
     
200,390,400
 
   
FINANCE SECTOR — 3.4%
 
     
Property/Casualty Insurance — 3.4%
               
 
2,410,000
 
Admiral Group PLC (Britain) (b)
   
53,581,849
     
60,049,688
 
 
412,000
 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada)
   
205,879,935
     
187,496,635
 
     
 
   
259,461,784
      247,546,323  
   
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 3.4%
 
     
Oilfield Services/Equipment — 3.4%
               
 
3,242,000
 
Schlumberger Ltd. (Curacao)
   
261,404,879
     
253,200,200
 
   
PROCESS INDUSTRIES SECTOR — 3.0%
 
     
Chemicals: Agricultural — 3.0%
               
 
12,733,000
 
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (Canada)
   
281,085,092
     
217,479,640
 
   
PRODUCER MANUFACTURING SECTOR — 6.6%
 
     
Industrial Conglomerates — 6.6%
               
 
5,170,000
 
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) (b)
   
167,571,084
     
217,192,072
 
 
13,055,000
 
Smiths Group PLC (Britain) (b)
   
226,870,788
     
265,256,876
 
     
 
   
394,441,872
      482,448,948  
   
RETAIL TRADE SECTOR — 2.3%
 
     
Department Stores — 0.6%
               
 
2,978,592
 
Hyundai GreenFood Co. Ltd.
               
     
  (South Korea) (b)
   
46,769,395
     
41,699,856
 
     
Specialty Stores — 1.7%
               
 
830,000
 
Dufry AG (Switzerland)* (b)
   
102,027,759
     
126,375,727
 
   
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SECTOR — 3.8%
 
     
Information Technology Services — 3.8%
               
 
2,334,000
 
Accenture PLC (Ireland)
   
238,746,330
     
279,799,920
 
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FMI International Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
 
 
 
Cost
    Value  
   
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 78.2% (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 71.9% (a) (Continued)
 
   
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR — 2.4%
 
   
Other Transportation — 2.4%
           
 
44,544,000
 
Bolloré (France) (b)
 
$
189,303,199
   
$
172,415,331
 
 
219,509
 
Bolloré S.A. (France)* (b)
   
731,567
     
835,300
 
     
 
   
190,034,766
      173,250,631  
 
Total common stocks
   
4,954,868,497
      5,285,570,538  
   
PREFERRED STOCKS — 6.3% (a)
 
   
CONSUMER DURABLES SECTOR — 1.5%
 
     
Motor Vehicles — 1.5%
               
 
1,165,000
 
Hyundai Motor Co. (South Korea) (b)
   
100,902,924
     
107,868,698
 
   
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES SECTOR — 1.9%
 
     
Household/Personal Care — 1.9%
               
 
473,552
 
Amorepacific Corp. (South Korea) (b)
   
61,536,904
     
70,721,659
 
 
160,000
 
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.
               
     
  (South Korea) (b)
   
57,514,856
     
72,993,488
 
     
 
   
119,051,760
      143,715,147  
   
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 2.9%
 
     
Telecommunications Equipment — 2.9%
               
 
149,000
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
               
     
  (South Korea) (b)
   
158,851,538
     
213,426,144
 
     
Total preferred stocks
   
378,806,222
     
465,009,989
 
     
Total long-term investments
   
5,333,674,719
     
5,750,580,527
 

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FMI International Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
 
Cost
    Value  
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 22.0% (a)
       
   
Bank Deposit Account — 8.4%
           
$
615,960,230
 
U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.620%
 
$
615,960,230
   
$
615,960,230
 
     
U.S. Treasury Securities — 13.6%
               
 
300,000,000
 
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.557%, due 04/13/17^
   
299,935,000
     
299,939,700
 
 
400,000,000
 
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.619%, due 04/20/17^
   
399,874,389
     
399,862,400
 
 
300,000,000
 
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.649%, due 04/27/17^
   
299,841,833
     
299,853,900
 
     
Total U.S. treasury securities
   
999,651,222
     
999,656,000
 
     
Total short-term investments
   
1,615,611,452
     
1,615,616,230
 
     
Total investments — 100.2%
 
$
6,949,286,171
     
7,366,196,757
 
     
Other assets, less liabilities — (0.2%) (a)
           
(11,173,575
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
         
$
7,355,023,182
 

*
Non-income producing security.
^
The rate shown is the yield as of March 31, 2017.
(a)
Percentages for the various classifications relate to net assets.
(b)
Security does not trade during New York Stock Exchange hours and has been valued in accordance with the procedures discussed in Note 1(a) to the financial statements and has been classified as Level 2.  As of March 31, 2017 the aggregate value of these securities was $4,495,941,863.
PLC
Public Limited Company
 
 
 
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

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FMI International Fund
SCHEDULE OF FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)


             
U.S. $ Value on
         
U.S. $ Value on
       
             
March 31, 2017
         
March 31, 2017
   
Unrealized
 
Settlement
     
Currency to
   
of Currency to
   
Currency to
   
of Currency to
   
Appreciation
 
Date
 
Counterparty
 
be Delivered
   
be Delivered
   
be Received
   
be Received
   
(Depreciation)
 
4/21/17
 
Goldman
 
95,000,000
   
$
119,083,856
   
118,839,300
   
$
118,839,300
   
$
(244,556
)
 
  Sachs & Co.  
British Pound
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
JPMorgan
 
755,000,000
     
946,403,272
   
933,368,750
     
933,368,750
     
(13,034,522
)
 
  Chase  
British Pound
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
JPMorgan
 
25,000,000
     
18,804,923
   
19,150,309
     
19,150,309
     
345,386
 
 
  Chase  
Canadian Dollar
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
State Street
 
305,000,000
     
229,420,056
   
233,198,613
     
233,198,613
     
3,778,557
 
 
  Global Markets,  
Canadian Dollar
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
 
  LLC                                    
                                         
4/21/17
 
Goldman
 
45,000,000
     
48,050,976
   
48,148,200
     
48,148,200
     
97,224
 
 
 
Sachs & Co.
 
Euro
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
State Street
 
470,000,000
     
501,865,747
   
504,725,010
     
504,725,010
     
2,859,263
 
 
  Global Markets,  
Euro
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
 
LLC
                                   
                                         
4/21/17
 
Bank of New
 
6,000,000,000
     
53,938,529
   
53,021,332
     
53,021,332
     
(917,197
)
 
  York Mellon  
Japanese Yen
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
Northern
 
42,000,000,000
     
377,569,702
   
371,831,136
     
371,831,136
     
(5,738,566
)
 
  Trust Co.  
Japanese Yen
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
Bank of New
 
10,000,000
     
2,257,788
   
2,235,136
     
2,235,136
     
(22,652
)
 
  York Mellon  
Malaysian Ringgit
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
Goldman
 
250,000,000
     
56,444,710
   
55,512,379
     
55,512,379
     
(932,331
)
 
 
Sachs & Co. 
 
Malaysian Ringgit
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
Bank of New
 
25,000,000,000
     
22,361,777
   
21,934,635
     
21,934,635
     
(427,142
)
 
  York Mellon  
South Korean Won
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
State Street
 
400,000,000,000
     
357,788,432
   
341,334,790
     
341,334,790
     
(16,453,642
)
 
  Global Markets,  
South Korean
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
 
  LLC  
Won
                               
                                         
4/21/17
 
Bank of New
 
2,000,000,000
     
223,414,750
   
225,479,652
     
225,479,652
     
2,064,902
 
 
  York Mellon  
Swedish Krona
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
Northern
 
300,000,000
     
33,512,212
   
33,963,161
     
33,963,161
     
450,949
 
 
  Trust Co.  
Swedish Krona
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
Bank of New
 
450,000,000
     
449,802,380
   
451,493,541
     
451,493,541
     
1,691,161
 
 
  York Mellon  
Swiss Franc
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
                                         
4/21/17
 
JPMorgan
 
40,000,000
     
39,982,434
   
40,197,611
     
40,197,611
     
215,177
 
 
 
Chase 
 
Swiss Franc
           
U.S. Dollar
                 
             
$
3,480,701,544
         
$
3,454,433,555
   
$
(26,267,989
)
4/21/17
 
Bank of New
 
108,012,000
     
108,012,000
   
100,000,000
     
106,779,946
     
(1,232,054
)
 
  York Mellon  
U.S. Dollar
           
Euro
                 
        
 
     
3,588,713,544
         
$
3,561,213,501
   
$
(27,500,043
)

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

31

FMI International Fund
INDUSTRY SECTORS
as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
32

FMI Funds, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
   
FMI
   
FMI
   
FMI
 
   
Large Cap
   
Common Stock
   
International
 
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
ASSETS:
                 
Investments in securities, at value (a)
 
$
6,645,450,129
   
$
1,034,751,642
   
$
7,366,196,757
 
Receivables from shareholders for purchases
   
4,324,649
     
3,561,486
     
42,300,231
 
Dividends and interest receivable
   
8,531,857
     
385,643
     
17,114,854
 
Receivable for investments sold
   
34,175,829
     
     
624,498
 
Unrealized appreciation on
                       
  forward currency contracts
   
     
     
11,502,619
 
Prepaid expenses
   
119,060
     
61,618
     
213,352
 
Foreign currency (b)
   
     
     
351
 
Total assets
 
$
6,692,601,524
   
$
1,038,760,389
   
$
7,437,952,662
 
                         
LIABILITIES:
                       
Payable to brokers for investments purchased
 
$
   
$
   
$
30,992,309
 
Payable to shareholders for redemptions
   
4,834,515
     
3,972,989
     
8,089,372
 
Payable to adviser for management fees
   
2,955,021
     
679,299
     
3,314,078
 
Payable for foreign currency transactions
   
     
     
44,760
 
Unrealized depreciation on
                       
  forward currency contracts
   
     
     
39,002,662
 
Other liabilities
   
1,114,739
     
180,930
     
1,486,299
 
Total liabilities
   
8,904,275
     
4,833,218
     
82,929,480
 
Net assets
 
$
6,683,697,249
   
$
1,033,927,171
   
$
7,355,023,182
 
                         
NET ASSETS:
                       
Capital Stock
 
$
4,456,501,837
   
$
730,268,321
   
$
6,843,596,093
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
                       
  on investments:
                       
Securities
   
1,963,508,309
     
260,817,320
     
416,910,586
 
Forward currency contracts
   
     
     
(27,500,043
)
Foreign currency transactions
   
     
     
352,356
 
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain
   
253,233,896
     
43,064,455
     
187,146,485
 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
   
10,453,207
     
(222,925
)
   
(65,482,295
)
Net assets
 
$
6,683,697,249
   
$
1,033,927,171
   
$
7,355,023,182
 
                         
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:
                       
Investor Class shares:
                       
Net assets
 
$
4,549,714,235
   
$
855,970,669
   
$
5,580,714,638
 
Shares outstanding
   
218,692,810
     
31,631,731
     
176,722,569
 
Shares authorized ($0.0001 par value)
   
400,000,000
     
200,000,000
     
300,000,000
 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price
                       
  per share
 
$
20.80
   
$
27.06
   
$
31.58
 
                         
Institutional Class shares:
                       
Net assets
 
$
2,133,983,014
   
$
177,956,502
   
$
1,774,308,544
 
Shares outstanding
   
102,609,703
     
6,575,364
     
56,180,068
 
Shares authorized ($0.0001 par value)
   
200,000,000
     
100,000,000
     
200,000,000
 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price
                       
  per share
 
$
20.80
   
$
27.06
   
$
31.58
 
 
(a)
Identified cost of investments
 
$
4,681,941,820
   
$
773,934,322
   
$
6,949,286,171
 
(b)
Identified cost of foreign currency
 
$
   
$
   
$
351
 

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
33

FMI Funds, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Month Period Ending March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
   
FMI
   
FMI
   
FMI
 
   
Large Cap
   
Common Stock
   
International
 
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
INCOME:
                 
Dividends*
 
$
50,264,265
   
$
5,010,670
   
$
46,202,032
 
Interest
   
968,173
     
318,456
     
2,397,647
 
Total income
   
51,232,438
     
5,329,126
     
48,599,679
 
EXPENSES:
                       
Management fees
   
22,717,150
     
4,500,230
     
21,300,642
 
Shareholder servicing fees  – Investor Class
   
3,402,318
     
404,981
     
3,559,025
 
Administration and accounting services
   
931,130
     
150,742
     
847,269
 
Printing and postage expense – Investor Class
   
213,977
     
29,907
     
216,301
 
Printing and postage expense – Institutional Class
   
18,658
     
3,976
     
17,402
 
Transfer agent fees – Investor Class
   
149,644
     
30,385
     
82,096
 
Transfer agent fees – Institutional Class
   
59,700
     
9,601
     
27,388
 
Custodian fees
   
111,878
     
18,673
     
454,595
 
Registration fees
   
68,600
     
38,691
     
324,896
 
Board of Directors fees
   
63,300
     
63,300
     
63,300
 
Professional fees
   
36,990
     
31,540
     
32,957
 
Other expenses
   
104,004
     
32,872
     
73,965
 
Total expenses
   
27,877,349
     
5,314,898
     
26,999,836
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   
23,355,089
     
14,228
     
21,599,843
 
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
                       
Securities
   
320,329,115
     
47,657,690
     
60,416,110
 
Forward currency contracts
   
     
     
167,469,090
 
Foreign currency transactions
   
     
     
(29,011,563
)
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
   
320,329,115
     
47,657,690
     
198,873,637
 
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
                       
  (DEPRECIATION) ON INVESTMENTS:
                       
Securities
   
320,478,169
     
61,429,492
     
210,998,469
 
Forward currency contracts
   
     
     
(1,400,189
)
Foreign currency transactions
   
     
     
459,841
 
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
                       
  (DEPRECIATION) ON INVESTMENTS:
   
320,478,169
     
61,429,492
     
210,058,121
 
NET GAIN ON INVESTMENTS
   
640,807,284
     
109,087,182
     
408,931,758
 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
                       
  RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
664,162,373
   
$
109,101,410
   
$
430,531,601
 
                         
* Net withholding taxes
 
$
589,111
   
$
   
$
4,285,350
 

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.     

34

FMI Large Cap Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Six Month Period Ending March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and For the Year Ended September 30, 2016
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
 
$
23,355,089
   
$
85,422,434
 
Net realized gain on investments
   
320,329,115
     
444,975,000
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
320,478,169
     
368,090,908
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
   
664,162,373
     
898,488,342
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
               
Net investment income – Investor Class
   
(54,156,552
)
   
(85,598,665
)
Net investment income – Institutional Class
   
(17,815,881
)
   
 
Net realized gains – Investor Class
   
(295,164,433
)
   
(756,814,477
)
Net realized gains – Institutional Class
   
(94,830,701
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(461,967,567
)
   
(842,413,142
)
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES:
               
Net decrease in net assets
               
  derived from Fund share activities (Note 8)
   
(94,606,546
)
   
(1,979,189,844
)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)
   
107,588,260
     
(1,923,114,644
)
NET ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD
   
6,576,108,989
     
8,499,223,633
 
NET ASSETS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
 
$
6,683,697,249
   
$
6,576,108,989
 
Undistributed net investment income
 
$
10,453,207
   
$
59,070,551
 
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Net decrease in shares outstanding (Note 8)
   
(4,304,730
)
   
(99,312,442
)

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

35

FMI Common Stock Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Six Month Period Ending March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and For the Year Ended September 30, 2016
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
14,228
   
$
(607,379
)
Net realized gain on investments
   
47,657,690
     
59,697,294
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
61,429,492
     
64,237,052
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
   
109,101,410
     
123,326,967
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
               
Net investment income – Investor Class
   
(42,282
)
   
 
Net investment income – Institutional Class
   
(28,262
)
   
 
Net realized gains – Investor Class
   
(40,682,135
)
   
(118,034,018
)
Net realized gains – Institutional Class
   
(6,638,215
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(47,390,894
)
   
(118,034,018
)
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES:
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
               
  derived from Fund share activities (Note 8)
   
27,563,121
     
(304,416,881
)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)
   
89,273,637
     
(299,123,932
)
NET ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD
   
944,653,534
     
1,243,777,466
 
NET ASSETS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
 
$
1,033,927,171
   
$
944,653,534
 
Undistributed net investment loss
 
$
(222,925
)
 
$
(166,609
)
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding (Note 8)
   
1,041,107
     
(12,480,330
)

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

36

FMI International Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Six Month Period Ending March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and For the Year Ended September 30, 2016
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
 
$
21,599,843
   
$
34,802,975
 
Net realized gain on investments
   
198,873,637
     
96,862,002
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
210,058,121
     
311,306,685
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
   
430,531,601
     
442,971,662
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
               
Net investment income – Investor Class
   
(146,718,193
)
   
(48,049,577
)
Net investment income – Institutional Class
   
(21,606,217
)
   
 
Net realized gains – Investor Class
   
(34,095,065
)
   
(536,796
)
Net realized gains – Institutional Class
   
(4,989,390
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(207,408,865
)
   
(48,586,373
)
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES:
               
Net increase in net assets derived from
               
  Fund share activities (Note 8)
   
2,106,158,422
     
2,325,388,962
 
TOTAL INCREASE
   
2,329,281,158
     
2,719,774,251
 
NET ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD
   
5,025,742,024
     
2,305,967,773
 
NET ASSETS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
 
$
7,355,023,182
   
$
5,025,742,024
 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
 
$
(65,482,295
)
 
$
81,242,272
 
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Net increase in shares outstanding (Note 8)
   
69,012,388
     
80,416,363
 

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
37

FMI Large Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period)
 
Investor Class
 
   
(Unaudited)
                               
   
For the
                               
   
Six Month
                               
   
Period
                               
   
Ending
                               
   
March 31,
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
PER SHARE OPERATING
                                   
  PERFORMANCE:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
 
$
20.20
   
$
20.00
   
$
22.21
   
$
20.52
   
$
17.38
   
$
14.31
 
Income from
                                               
  investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income(1)
   
0.07
     
0.21
     
0.19
     
0.19
     
0.18
     
0.20
 
Net realized and
                                               
  unrealized gains (loss)
                                               
  on investments
   
2.01
     
2.04
     
(0.17
)
   
2.92
     
3.37
     
3.46
 
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
   
2.08
     
2.25
     
0.02
     
3.11
     
3.55
     
3.66
 
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
   
(0.23
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.17
)
Distributions from net
                                               
  realized gains
   
(1.25
)
   
(1.84
)
   
(2.05
)
   
(1.24
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.42
)
Total from distributions
   
(1.48
)
   
(2.05
)
   
(2.23
)
   
(1.42
)
   
(0.41
)
   
(0.59
)
Net asset value,
                                               
  end of period
 
$
20.80
   
$
20.20
   
$
20.00
   
$
22.21
   
$
20.52
   
$
17.38
 
TOTAL RETURN
   
10.58
%(2)
   
12.36
%
   
(0.54
%)
   
15.77
%
   
20.94
%
   
26.17
%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                               
Net assets, end of
                                               
  period (in 000’s $)
   
4,549,714
     
6,576,109
     
8,499,224
     
9,217,399
     
8,122,016
     
6,167,813
 
Ratio of expenses to
                                               
  average net assets
   
0.87
%(3)
   
0.90
%
   
0.93
%
   
0.94
%
   
0.96
%
   
0.96
%
Ratio of net investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
   
0.69
%(3)
   
1.09
%
   
0.87
%
   
0.87
%
   
0.95
%
   
1.25
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
13
%(2)(4)
   
17
%
   
18
%
   
31
%
   
30
%
   
21
%

(1)
 
Net investment income per share was calculated using average shares outstanding.
(2)
 
Not annualized.
(3)
 
Annualized.
(4)
 
Portfolio turnover rate is disclosed for the Fund as a whole.
 
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

38

FMI Large Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout the period)
 
Institutional Class
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
For the Period
 
   
from October 31, 2016*
 
   
to March 31, 2017
 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
19.73
 
Income from investment operations:
       
Net investment income(1)
   
0.07
 
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments
   
2.48
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.55
 
Less distributions:
       
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.23
)
Distributions from net realized gains
   
(1.25
)
Total from distributions
   
(1.48
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
20.80
 
TOTAL RETURN
   
13.25
%(2)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
       
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s $)
   
2,133,983
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   
0.74
%(3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
0.78
%(3)
Portfolio turnover rate
   
13
%(2)(4)

*
 
Inception date.
(1)
 
Net investment income per share was calculated using average shares outstanding.
(2)
 
Not annualized.
(3)
 
Annualized.
(4)
 
Portfolio turnover rate is disclosed for the Fund as a whole.
 
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

39

FMI Common Stock Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period)
 
Investor Class
 
   
(Unaudited)
                               
   
For the
                               
   
Six Month
                               
   
Period
                               
   
Ending
                               
   
March 31,
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
PER SHARE OPERATING
                                   
  PERFORMANCE:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
 
$
25.42
   
$
25.05
   
$
29.12
   
$
29.05
   
$
25.43
   
$
22.63
 
Income from
                                               
  investment operations:
                                               
Net investment
                                               
  income (loss)(1)
   
(0.00
)*
   
(0.01
)
   
0.01
     
0.04
     
0.07
     
0.09
 
Net realized and
                                               
  unrealized gains (loss)
                                               
  on investments
   
2.92
     
2.84
     
(0.74
)
   
2.91
     
6.05
     
4.79
 
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
   
2.92
     
2.83
     
(0.73
)
   
2.95
     
6.12
     
4.88
 
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
   
0.00
     
     
(0.02
)
   
(0.13
)
   
(0.09
)
   
(0.04
)
Distributions from net
                                               
  realized gains
   
(1.28
)
   
(2.46
)
   
(3.32
)
   
(2.75
)
   
(2.41
)
   
(2.04
)
Total from distributions
   
(1.28
)
   
(2.46
)
   
(3.34
)
   
(2.88
)
   
(2.50
)
   
(2.08
)
Net asset value,
                                               
  end of period
 
$
27.06
   
$
25.42
   
$
25.05
   
$
29.12
   
$
29.05
   
$
25.43
 
TOTAL RETURN
   
11.65
%(2)
   
12.61
%
   
(3.38
%)
   
10.44
%
   
26.63
%
   
22.38
%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                               
Net assets, end of
                                               
  period (in 000’s $)
   
855,971
     
944,654
     
1,243,777
     
1,407,840
     
1,259,158
     
1,118,501
 
Ratio of expenses to
                                               
  average net assets
   
1.08
%(3)
   
1.12
%
   
1.17
%
   
1.18
%
   
1.19
%
   
1.20
%
Ratio of net investment income
                                               
  (loss) to average net assets
   
0.00
%(3)
   
(0.06
%)
   
0.04
%
   
0.14
%
   
0.26
%
   
0.38
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
13
%(2)(4)
   
17
%
   
29
%
   
33
%
   
24
%
   
43
%

*
 
Amount is less than ($0.005).
(1)
 
Net investment income (loss) per share was calculated using average shares outstanding.
(2)
 
Not annualized.
(3)
 
Annualized.
(4)
 
Portfolio turnover rate is disclosed for the Fund as a whole.

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

40

FMI Common Stock Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout the period)
 
Institutional Class
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
For the Period
 
   
from October 31, 2016*
 
   
to March 31, 2017
 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
24.72
 
Income from investment operations:
       
Net investment income(1)
   
0.01
 
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments
   
3.62
 
Total from investment operations
   
3.63
 
Less distributions:
       
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.01
)
Distributions from net realized gains
   
(1.28
)
Total from distributions
   
(1.29
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
27.06
 
TOTAL RETURN
   
14.83
%(2)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
       
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s $)
   
177,956
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   
1.01
%(3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
0.06
%(3)
Portfolio turnover rate
   
13
%(2)(4)

*
 
Inception date.
(1)
 
Net investment income per share was calculated using average shares outstanding.
(2)
 
Not annualized.
(3)
 
Annualized.
(4)
 
Portfolio turnover rate is disclosed for the Fund as a whole.

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

41

FMI International Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period)
 
Investor Class
 
   
(Unaudited)
                               
   
For the
                               
   
Six Month
                               
   
Period
                               
   
Ending
                               
   
March 31,
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
PER SHARE OPERATING
                                   
  PERFORMANCE:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
 
$
30.67
   
$
27.63
   
$
28.64
   
$
26.34
   
$
22.12
   
$
18.06
 
Income from
                                               
  investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income(1)
   
0.11
     
0.29
     
0.25
     
0.30
     
0.25
     
0.22
 
Net realized and
                                               
  unrealized gains (loss)
                                               
  on investments
   
1.92
     
3.27
     
(0.30
)
   
2.74
     
4.29
     
4.00
 
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
   
2.03
     
3.56
     
(0.05
)
   
3.04
     
4.54
     
4.22
 
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
   
(0.91
)
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.58
)
   
(0.19
)
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.16
)
Distributions from net
                                               
  realized gains
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.38
)
   
(0.55
)
   
(0.24
)
   
 
Total from distributions
   
(1.12
)
   
(0.52
)
   
(0.96
)
   
(0.74
)
   
(0.32
)
   
(0.16
)
Net asset value,
                                               
  end of period
 
$
31.58
   
$
30.67
   
$
27.63
   
$
28.64
   
$
26.34
   
$
22.12
 
TOTAL RETURN
   
6.86
%(2)
   
13.07
%
   
(0.19
%)
   
11.74
%
   
20.87
%
   
23.52
%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                               
Net assets, end of
                                               
  period (in 000’s $)
   
5,580,715
     
5,025,742
     
2,305,968
     
474,358
     
137,906
     
67,316
 
Ratio of expenses to
                                               
  average net assets
                                               
Before expense
                                               
  reimbursement
   
0.92
%(3)
   
0.94
%
   
0.98
%
   
1.03
%
   
1.15
%
   
1.45
%
After expense
                                               
  reimbursement
   
0.92
%(3)
   
0.94
%
   
0.98
%
   
1.00
%
   
1.00
%
   
1.00
%
Ratio of net investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
                                               
Before expense
                                               
  reimbursement
   
0.70
%(3)
   
1.01
%
   
0.87
%
   
1.05
%
   
0.89
%
   
0.62
%
After expense
                                               
  reimbursement
   
0.70
%(3)
   
1.01
%
   
0.87
%
   
1.08
%
   
1.04
%
   
1.07
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
15
%(2)(4)
   
16
%
   
9
%
   
22
%
   
21
%
   
20
%

(1)
 
Net investment income per share was calculated using average shares outstanding.
(2)
 
Not annualized.
(3)
 
Annualized.
(4)
 
Portfolio turnover rate is disclosed for the Fund as a whole.

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

42

FMI International Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout the period)

Institutional Class
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
For the Period
 
   
from October 31, 2016*
 
   
to March 31, 2017
 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
30.36
 
Income from investment operations:
       
Net investment income(1)
   
0.11
 
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments
   
2.24
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.35
 
Less distributions:
       
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.92
)
Distributions from net realized gains
   
(0.21
)
Total from distributions
   
(1.13
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
31.58
 
TOTAL RETURN
   
7.97
%(2)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
       
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s $)
   
1,774,308
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   
0.80
%(3)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
0.84
%(3)
Portfolio turnover rate
   
15
%(2)(4)

*
 
Inception date.
(1)
 
Net investment income per share was calculated using average shares outstanding.
(2)
 
Not annualized.
(3)
 
Annualized.
(4)
 
Portfolio turnover rate is disclosed for the Fund as a whole.
 
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
43

FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(1)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies —
   
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the FMI Large Cap Fund, the FMI Common Stock Fund, and the FMI International Fund (collectively, the “Funds” or, individually, a “Fund”). The FMI Large Cap Fund (the “Large Cap Fund”), the FMI Common Stock Fund (the “Common Stock Fund”), and the FMI International Fund (the “International Fund”) are each a series of FMI Funds, Inc. (the “Company”). The Company was incorporated under the laws of Maryland on September 5, 1996. The Large Cap Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2001, and the International Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2010. The Common Stock Fund is the successor to the FMI Common Stock Fund, the sole series of FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc. (the “Predecessor Common Stock Fund”). The Predecessor Common Stock Fund commenced operations on December 18, 1981. The reorganization was effective as of January 31, 2014, and the Common Stock Fund is the accounting survivor of the reorganization. The Predecessor Common Stock Fund was incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin on July 29, 1981.
   
 
Effective October 31, 2016, the Funds offer two classes of shares (Investor and Institutional). The Institutional Class has the same management fee as the Investor Class and does not have a shareholder servicing plan. A higher investment minimum is required for the Institutional Class than the Investor Class. Each class of shares has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect just that class. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class) and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares on its relative net assets. The Board of Directors  (the “Board”) may elect to have certain expenses specific to the Investor Class shares or Institutional Class shares be borne solely by the Class to which such expenses are attributable, but any expenses not specifically allocated to the Investor Class shares or Institutional Class shares are generally allocated to each such class proportionately (after any applicable base fee to be paid by a class of shares of a Fund attributable to such expense) on the basis of the net asset value of that Class in relation to the net asset value of the applicable Fund.
   
 
Both the Large Cap Fund and the International Fund are registered as non-diversified, open-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. The Common Stock Fund is registered as a diversified open-end management investment company under the Act. The Funds follow the investment company accounting and financial reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification “Financial Series – Investment Companies” Topic 946 (“ASC 946”). The assets and liabilities of each Fund in the Company are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which the shareholder owns shares. The investment objective of the Large Cap Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing mainly in a limited number of large capitalization value stocks. The investment objective of the Common Stock Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing mainly in small to medium capitalization value stocks. The investment objective of the International Fund is to seek capital appreciation by investing mainly in a limited number of large capitalization value stocks of non-U.S. companies. Effective April 30, 2017, the International Fund will be closed to new investors.
 
 
(a)
Each security is valued at the current day last sale price reported by the principal security exchange on which the issue is traded. Securities that are traded on the Nasdaq Markets are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, or if no sale is reported, the latest bid price. Securities that are traded over-the-counter, including U.S. Treasury Securities are valued at the
44

FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(1)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)
     
   
close price, if not close, then at the latest bid price. Bank deposits are valued at acquisition cost which approximates fair value. Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the close price, if not close, then at the most recent bid price. Foreign securities are valued on a basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, and are converted from the local currency into U.S. dollars using exchange rates as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. For the International Fund only, options purchased or written by the Fund are valued at the average of the most recent bid and ask prices. Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the investment adviser in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. The fair value of a security is the amount which a Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon a current sale. The fair value of a security may differ from the last quoted price and a Fund may not be able to sell a security at the fair value. Market quotations may not be available, for example, if trading in particular securities was halted during the day and not resumed prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. For the International Fund only, for securities that do not trade during New York Stock Exchange hours, fair value determinations are based on analyses of market movements after the close of those securities’ primary markets, and may include reviews of developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. The Board utilizes a service provided by an independent third party to assist in fair valuation of certain securities for the International Fund.  As of March 31, 2017, there were no securities that were internally fair valued. For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the trade date.
     
   
The Funds apply the provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” Topic 820 (“ASC 820”), which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
     
   
In determining fair value, the Funds use various valuation approaches. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by generally requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For the International Fund only, over the counter derivatives such as forward currency contracts may be valued using quantitative models. These models may use pricing curves based on market inputs including current exchange rates or indices. These curves are combined with volatility factors to value the overall positions. The market inputs are generally significant and can be corroborated with observable market data and therefore are classified in level 2.
     
   
The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
 
   
Level 1 —
Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
 
45

FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(1)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)
 
   
Level 2 —
Valuations based on quoted prices for similar securities or in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
       
   
Level 3 —
Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

   
The following table summarizes the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

       
Large Cap
   
Common Stock
   
International
   
International
 
       
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
       
Investments
   
Investments
   
Investments
   
Other Financial
 
   
Valuation Inputs
 
in Securities
   
in Securities
   
in Securities
    Instruments*  
   
Assets:
                       
   
Level 1 — Common Stocks
 
$
6,239,132,880
   
$
843,793,459
   
$
1,254,638,664
    $  
   
Level 2 — Common Stocks
   
     
      4,030,931,874        
   
   Preferred Stocks
   
     
     
465,009,989
     
 
   
   Short-Term
                               
   
 Bank Deposit
                               
   
      Account
   
406,317,249
     
90,992,583
     
615,960,230
     
 
   
 U.S. Treasury
                               
   
   Securities
   
     
99,965,600
     
999,656,000
     
 
   
 Forward Currency
                               
   
   Contracts
   
     
     
     
11,502,619
 
   
 Total Level 2
   
406,317,249
     
190,958,183
     
6,111,558,093
     
11,502,619
 
   
Level 3  —
   
     
     
       
   
Total Assets
   
6,645,450,129
     
1,034,751,642
     
7,366,196,757
      11,502,619  
   
Liabilities:
                               
   
Level 2 — Forward Currency
                               
   
 Contracts
   
     
     
     
(39,002,662
)
   
Total
 
$
6,645,450,129
   
$
1,034,751,642
   
$
7,366,196,757
    $ (27,500,043 )
 
   
*
Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, specifically forward currency contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument.
 
   
It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels during the six month period ending March 31, 2017.
     
   
See the Schedules of Investments for investments detailed by industry classifications.
     
 
(b)
Net realized gains and losses on sales of securities are computed on the identified cost basis.
     
 
(c)
Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective date of such transactions. The Company does 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 and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on
 
46

FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(1)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)
 
   
securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Company’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period-end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
     
 
(d)
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. The Funds record the amortization and accretion of discounts and premiums on securities purchased using the effective interest method in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations.
     
 
(e)
The International Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or to hedge certain purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies. A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated rate. These contracts are valued daily and the asset or liability therein represents unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date. On a quarterly average there were sixteen forward currency contracts outstanding during the six month period ending March 31, 2017. These contracts are not subject to master netting agreements.
     
   
The fair value of the forward currency contracts as of March 31, 2017, is included in the following location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the International Fund:

        Fair Value of
 
Fair Value of
        Asset Forward
 
(Liability) Forward
      Location
Currency Contracts
Location
Currency Contracts
   
Forward currency
Unrealized
$11,502,619
Unrealized
$(39,002,662)
   
contracts
appreciation on
 
depreciation on
 
      forward currency
 
forward currency
 
      contracts
 
contracts
 
 
   
Realized and unrealized gains and losses on forward currency contracts entered into during the six month period ending March 31, 2017, are recorded in the following location on the Statement of Operations for the International Fund:
 
     
Realized
 
Unrealized
      Location
Gain
Location
(Loss)
   
Forward currency
Net realized
$167,469,090
Net change in
$(1,400,189)
   
contracts
gain on forward
 
unrealized depreciation
 
      currency contracts
 
on forward
 
          currency contracts
 
 
   
These instruments involve market risk, credit risk, or both kinds of risks, in excess of the amount recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the International Fund. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency and securities values and interest rates.
 
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FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(1)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)
 
 
(f)
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
     
 
(g)
The Funds may own certain securities that are restricted. Restricted securities include Section 4(2) commercial paper, securities issued in a private placement, or securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). A restricted security cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the 1933 Act or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. The Funds did not hold any restricted securities as of March 31, 2017.
     
 
(h)
No provision has been made for Federal income taxes since the Funds have elected to be taxed as “regulated investment companies.” The Funds intend to distribute substantially all net investment company taxable income and net capital gains to their respective shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
     
 
(i)
The Funds have reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions, which include Federal and the state of Maryland for the Large Cap Fund, Common Stock Fund and International Fund and Federal and the state of Wisconsin for the Predecessor Common Stock Fund, and concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on certain tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the six months ending March 31, 2017, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. Open tax years are those that are open for exam by taxing authorities and, as of March 31, 2017, open Federal tax years include the three fiscal tax years ended September 30, 2016.  The Funds have no examinations in progress and are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
 
(2)
Investment Adviser and Management Agreement and Transactions With Related Parties —
   
  The Funds each have a management agreement with Fiduciary Management, Inc. (“FMI” or the “Adviser”), with whom certain officers and directors of the Funds are affiliated, to serve as investment adviser and manager.
   
  Pursuant to current Investment Advisory agreements, effective as of February 1, 2017, the Adviser is entitled to receive a fee. The fee is computed and payable at the end of each month. The following annual percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets are used:
 
   
Large Cap Fund: 0.70% of the assets from $0 - $2.5 billion; 0.65% of the assets from $2.5 - $5.0 billion; and 0.60% of the assets over $5.0 billion.
     
 
   
Common Stock Fund: 0.90% of the assets from $0 - $500 million; 0.85% of the assets from $500 million - $1.0 billion; 0.80% of the assets over $1.0 billion.
 
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FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(2)
Investment Adviser and Management Agreement and Transactions With Related Parties — (Continued)
 
   
International Fund: 0.75% of the assets from $0 - $2.5 billion; 0.70% of the assets from $2.5 - $5.0 billion; 0.65% of the assets from $5.0 - $10.0 billion; and 0.60% of the assets over $10.0 billion.
       
 
  Prior to February 1, 2017, the Adviser was entitled to the following annual percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets:
       
   
Large Cap Fund: 0.75% of the assets from $0 - $2.5 billion; 0.70% of the assets from $2.5 - $5.0 billion; 0.65% of the assets from $5.0 - $10.0 billion; and 0.60% of the assets over $10.0 billion.
     
   
Common Stock Fund: 0.95% of the assets from $0 - $500 million; 0.90% of the assets from $500 million - $1.0 billion; 0.85% of the assets from $1.0 - $1.5 billion; and 0.80% of the assets over $1.5 billion.
       
   
International Fund: 0.75% of the assets from $0 - $2.5 billion; 0.70% of the assets from $2.5 - $5.0 billion; 0.65% of the assets from $5.0 - $10.0 billion; and 0.60% of the assets over $10.0 billion.
 
 
The Funds are responsible for paying their proportionate share of the compensation, benefits and expenses of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. For administrative convenience, FMI initially makes these payments and is later reimbursed by the Funds.
   
  Under the respective Investment Advisory or operating expenses limitation agreements, FMI will reimburse the Funds for expenses as follows:
 
     
Investor Class Expense Cap
Institutional Class Expense Cap
   
Large Cap Fund
1.20%
1.10%
   
Common Stock Fund
1.30%
1.20%
   
International Fund
1.75%
1.65%
 
 
For the six month period ending March 31, 2017, there were no contractual or voluntary reimbursements required for the Funds.
   
  The Large Cap Fund and the International Fund have each entered into a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Each Plan, if implemented, provides that the applicable Fund may incur certain costs which may not exceed the lesser of a monthly amount equal to 0.25% of such Fund’s daily net assets or the actual distribution costs incurred during the year. Amounts payable under each Plan would be paid monthly for any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of such Fund. For the six month period ending March 31, 2017, no such expenses were charged to the shareholders of either Fund as the Funds had not implemented the Plan.
   
  Under the Funds’ organizational documents, each director, officer, employee or other agent of any Fund (including the Funds’ investment manager) is indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against such Fund that have not yet
 
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FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(2)
Investment Adviser and Management Agreement and Transactions With Related Parties —
  (Continued)
   
 
occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and believe the risk of loss to be remote.
   
 
At March 31, 2017, two financial intermediaries are the beneficial owners of approximately 7.0% and 5.3% of the Large Cap Fund’s shares.
   
(3)
Shareholder Servicing Plan —
   
 
The Funds have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan pursuant to which Investor Class shares may pay financial intermediaries for assets maintained in an omnibus account at an annual rate of up to 0.15% of the average daily net assets, or an annual per account rate approved by the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors may also authorize the Funds to pay for shareholder services outside of the plan.
   
 
For the six month period ending March 31, 2017, shareholder serving fees incurred are disclosed on the Statements of Operations.
   
(4)
Loan Agreements —
   
 
U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) has made available to the Company a $675,000,000 umbrella credit facility, pursuant to the loan agreement (the “Agreement”) effective June 3, 2016, for the Company for the purposes of having cash available to satisfy redemption requests. Principal is due not more than 45 days after the date of the loan. Amounts under the credit facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Bank’s current prime rate minus one percent on the amount borrowed. Advances will be collateralized by securities owned by the borrowing Fund. During the six month period ending March 31, 2017, none of the Funds borrowed against the Agreement. The new Agreement is subject to renewal on June 2, 2017.
   
(5)
Distribution to Shareholders —
   
 
Net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are distributed to shareholders at least annually.  On December 16, 2016, the following distributions were declared and paid to shareholders of record of the respective Funds on December 15, 2016:
 
     
Large Cap
   
Common Stock
   
International
 
     
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
 
Net Investment Income (Investor Class)
 
$
54,156,552
   
$
42,282
   
$
146,718,193
 
 
Per Share Amount (Investor Class)
 
$
0.22855828
   
$
0.00133499
   
$
0.91189367
 
 
Net Investment Income (Institutional Class)
 
$
17,815,881
   
$
28,262
   
$
21,606,217
 
 
Per Share Amount (Institutional Class)
 
$
0.23402826
   
$
0.00546860
   
$
0.91766187
 
 
Short-Term Realized Gain (Investor Class)
 
$
   
$
479,828
   
$
13,695,304
 
 
Per Share Amount (Investor Class)
 
$
   
$
0.01515
   
$
0.08512
 
 
Short-Term Realized Gain (Institutional Class)
 
$
   
$
78,295
   
$
2,004,138
 
 
Per Share Amount (Institutional Class)
 
$
   
$
0.01515
   
$
0.08512
 
 
Long-Term Realized Gain (Investor Class)
 
$
295,164,433
   
$
40,202,307
   
$
20,399,761
 
 
Per Share Amount (Investor Class)
 
$
1.24569
   
$
1.26934
   
$
0.12679
 
 
Long-Term Realized Gain (Institutional Fund)
 
$
94,830,701
   
$
6,559,920
   
$
2,985,252
 
 
Per Share Amount (Institutional Amount)
 
$
1.24569
   
$
1.26934
   
$
0.12679
 
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FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(6)
Investment Transactions —
   
 
For the six month period ending March 31, 2017, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

     
Large Cap Fund
   
Common Stock Fund
   
International Fund
 
 
Purchases
 
$
760,509,405
   
$
112,356,142
   
$
1,947,740,394
 
 
Sales
   
1,120,889,534
     
212,967,863
     
737,133,020
 
 
(7)
Income Tax Information —
   
  The following information for the Funds is presented on an income tax basis as of September 30, 2016:
 
                     
Net
                   
                     
Unrealized
         
Distribu-
       
                     
Appreciation
   
Distribu-
   
table
   
Other
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
   
(Depreciation)
   
table
   
Long-Term
   
Accum-
 
   
Cost of
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
on
   
Ordinary
   
Capital
   
ulated
 
   
Investments
   
Appreciation
   
Depreciation
   
Investments
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Losses
 
Large Cap
                                         
  Fund
 
$
5,004,516,670
   
$
1,766,480,366
   
$
(167,614,795
)
 
$
1,598,865,571
   
$
59,070,551
   
$
367,064,484
   
$
 
Common
                                                       
  Stock
                                                       
  Fund
   
744,119,016
     
218,867,589
     
(22,722,670
)
   
196,144,919
     
     
45,970,024
     
(166,609
)
International
                                                       
  Fund
   
4,830,230,412
     
465,144,798
     
(260,052,438
)
   
205,092,360
     
65,713,768
     
16,466,037
     
1,032,188
 
 
 
The difference between the cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on security transactions.
   
  The tax components of dividends paid during the six month period ending March 31, 2017 the year ended September 30, 2016 are:
 
     
March 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2016
 
     
Ordinary
   
Long-Term
   
Ordinary
   
Long-Term
 
     
Income
   
Capital Gains
   
Income
   
Capital Gains
 
     
Distributions
   
Distributions
   
Distributions
   
Distributions
 
 
Large Cap Fund
 
$
71,972,433
   
$
389,995,134
   
$
153,479,727
   
$
688,933,415
 
 
Common Stock Fund
   
628,667
     
46,762,227
     
     
118,034,018
 
 
International Fund
   
184,023,852
     
23,385,013
     
48,049,577
     
536,796
 
 
 
For tax purposes, the Common Stock Fund is permitted to defer into its next fiscal year $166,609 of late year losses.
 
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FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(8)
Fund Share Transactions —
   
  Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
 
     
Six Month Period Ending
    Year Ended  
     
March 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2016
 
 
Large Cap Fund
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
                           
 
Purchases
                       
 
  Investor Class
   
338,234,772
   
$
311,207,939
     
49,558,557
   
$
952,385,108
 
 
  Institutional Class
   
107,087,674
     
2,232,311,969
     
     
 
 
Reinvestment of dividends
                               
 
  and distributions
                               
 
  Investor Class
   
17,228,386
     
343,878,586
     
43,713,542
     
796,897,874
 
 
  Institutional Class
   
4,373,527
     
87,208,121
     
     
 
 
Redemptions
                               
 
  Investor Class
   
(462,377,591
)
   
(2,889,401,896
)
   
(192,584,541
)
   
(3,728,472,826
)
 
  Institutional Class
   
(8,851,498
)
   
(179,811,265
)
   
     
 
 
Total Investor Class
   
(106,914,433
)
   
(2,234,315,371
)
   
(99,312,442
)
   
(1,979,189,844
)
 
Total Institutional Class
   
102,609,703
     
2,139,708,825
     
     
 
 
Net decrease
   
(4,304,730
)
 
$
(94,606,546
)
   
(99,312,442
)
 
$
(1,979,189,844
)
                                   
     
Six Month Period Ending
    Year Ended  
     
March 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2016
 
 
Common Stock Fund
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
                                   
 
Purchases
                               
 
  Investor Class
   
39,012,711
   
$
50,671,160
     
5,314,334
   
$
128,194,956
 
 
  Institutional Class
   
6,522,323
     
173,628,525
     
     
 
 
Reinvestment of dividends
                               
 
    and distributions
                               
 
  Investor Class
   
1,488,053
     
39,165,565
     
5,129,663
     
114,904,447
 
 
  Institutional Class
   
251,636
     
6,623,050
     
     
 
 
Redemptions
                               
 
  Investor Class
   
(46,035,021
)
   
(237,227,763
)
   
(22,924,327
)
   
(547,516,284
)
 
  Institutional Class
   
(198,595
)
   
(5,297,416
)
   
     
 
 
Total Investor Class
   
(5,534,257
)
   
(147,391,038
)
   
(12,480,330
)
   
(304,416,881
)
 
Total Institutional Class
   
6,575,364
     
174,954,159
     
     
 
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
1,041,107
   
$
27,563,121
     
(12,480,330
)
 
$
(304,416,881
)
 
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FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(8)
Fund Share Transactions — (Continued)

     
Six Month Period Ending
    Year Ended  
     
March 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2016
 
 
International Fund
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
 
Purchases
                       
 
  Investor Class
   
232,354,930
   
$
2,039,041,252
     
99,474,241
   
$
2,874,668,799
 
 
  Institutional Class
   
57,514,138
     
1,749,994,395
     
     
 
 
Reinvestment of dividends
                               
 
  and distributions
                               
 
  Investor Class
   
5,915,278
     
175,802,061
     
1,718,023
     
47,743,869
 
 
  Institutional Class
   
894,973
     
26,589,641
     
     
 
 
Redemptions
                               
 
  Investor Class
   
(225,437,888
)
   
(1,816,560,842
)
   
(20,775,901
)
   
(597,023,706
)
 
  Institutional Class
   
(2,229,043
)
   
(68,708,085
)
   
     
 
 
Total Investor Class
   
12,832,320
     
398,282,471
     
80,416,363
     
2,325,388,962
 
 
Total Institutional Class
   
56,180,068
     
1,707,875,951
     
     
 
 
Net increase
   
69,012,388
   
$
2,106,158,422
     
80,416,363
   
$
2,325,388,962
 
 
(9)
Change In Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm —
   
  On December 15, 2016, FMI Funds, Inc. (the “Funds”), by action of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm, and engaged Cohen & Company, Ltd. to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
   
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s reports on the Funds’ financial statements for each of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle. During the Funds’ fiscal years ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016 and the interim period through December 15, 2016 (the “Interim Period”), (i) there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in their reports on the Funds’ financial statements for such years, and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
   
   During the Funds’ fiscal years ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016 and the Interim Period, neither the Funds nor anyone on its behalf has consulted Cohen & Company, Ltd. on items which (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the FMI Funds’ financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K and related instructions) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304.
 
53

FMI Funds, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
(10)
Subsequent Events —
   
  Management has evaluated Fund related events and transactions that occurred subsequent to March 31, 2017, through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financial statements. Effective April 30, 2017, the International Fund will be closed to new investors.
 
(11)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements —
   
  In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, “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 for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the amendments to Regulation S-X will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.
 
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FMI Funds, Inc.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 

 
For additional information about the Directors and Officers or for a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, please call (800) 811-5311 and request a Statement of Additional Information. It will be mailed to you free of charge. The Statement of Additional Information is also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at http://www.sec.gov. Information on how each of the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available on the Funds’ website at http://www.fmifunds.com or the website of the Commission no later than August 31 for the prior 12 months ending June 30. The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
 
55

FMI Funds, Inc.
EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Unaudited)


 
As a shareholder of the FMI Funds you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. You do not incur transaction costs such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees because the Funds do not charge these fees. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.
 
Actual Expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these lines, 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 line under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
In addition to the costs highlighted and described below, the only Fund transaction costs you might currently incur would be wire fees ($15 per wire), if you choose to have proceeds from a redemption wired to your bank account instead of receiving a check. Additionally, U.S. Bank charges an annual processing fee ($15) if you maintain an IRA account with the Fund. To determine your total costs of investing in a Fund, you would need to add any applicable wire or IRA processing fees you’ve incurred during the period to the costs provided in the example at the end of this article.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
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FMI
   
FMI
   
FMI
 
   
Large Cap
   
Common Stock
   
International
 
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
Investor Class
                 
Actual Beginning Account Value 10/01/16
 
$
1,000.00
   
$
1,000.00
   
$
1,000.00
 
Actual Ending Account Value 3/31/17
 
$
1,105.80
   
$
1,116.50
   
$
1,068.60
 
Actual Expenses Paid
                       
During Period* 10/01/16-3/31/17
 
$
4.57
   
$
5.70
   
$
4.74
 
Hypothetical Beginning
                       
Account Value 10/01/16
 
$
1,000.00
   
$
1,000.00
   
$
1,000.00
 
Hypothetical Ending
                       
Account Value 3/31/17
 
$
1,020.59
   
$
1,019.55
   
$
1,020.34
 
Hypothetical Expenses Paid
                       
During Period* 10/01/16-3/31/17
 
$
4.38
   
$
5.44
   
$
4.63
 
Annualized Expense Ratio
   
0.87
%
   
1.08
%
   
0.92
%
Institutional Class**
                       
Actual Beginning Account Value 11/01/16
 
$
1,000.00
   
$
1,000.00
   
$
1,000.00
 
Actual Ending Account Value 3/31/17
 
$
1,132.50
   
$
1,148.30
   
$
1,079.70
 
Actual Expenses Paid
                       
During Period *** 11/01/16-3/31/17
 
$
3.24
   
$
4.46
   
$
3.42
 
Hypothetical Beginning
                       
Account Value 10/01/16
 
$
1,000.00
   
$
1,000.00
   
$
1,000.00
 
Hypothetical Ending
                       
Account Value 3/31/17
 
$
1,021.24
   
$
1,019.90
   
$
1,020.94
 
Hypothetical Expenses Paid
                       
During Period* 10/01/16-3/31/17
 
$
3.73
   
$
5.09
   
$
4.03
 
Annualized Expense Ratio
   
0.74
%
   
1.01
%
   
0.80
%
 
*
 
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period between October 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017).
**
 
Inception date October 31, 2016.
***
 
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 150/365 (to reflect the one-half year period between November 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017).
 
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ADVISORY AGREEMENTS


 
Fiduciary Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) is responsible for management of the investment portfolios of the FMI Large Cap Fund, the FMI Common Stock Fund, and the FMI International Fund (collectively the “Funds”, or each a “Fund”), and for overall management of the Funds’ business and affairs pursuant to investment advisory agreements between FMI Funds, Inc., on behalf of each Fund, and the Adviser.  The Funds held a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) on December 15, 2016, at which meeting the members of the Board (the “Directors”) gave consideration to information bearing on the continuation of the investment advisory agreements for the Funds (the “advisory agreements”), and unanimously approved the continuation of the advisory agreements.  At this meeting, the directors had ample opportunity to consider matters they deemed relevant in considering the approval of the advisory agreements, and to request any additional information they considered reasonably necessary to their deliberations, without undue time constraints.  The Directors held a second meeting on January 12, 2017 at which the Directors unanimously approved a reduction in the fees of the FMI Large Cap Fund (the “Large Cap Fund”) and the FMI Common Stock Fund (the “Common Stock Fund”).
 
In advance of the meetings, the Adviser sent detailed information to the Directors to assist them in their evaluation of the advisory agreements.  This information included, but was not limited to, a memorandum that summarized the legal standards applicable to the Directors’ consideration of the advisory agreements, which was provided by the counsel to the Directors who are not deemed “interested persons” (as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Funds (the “Independent Directors”); information regarding the Adviser’s personnel and investment process; detailed comparative information relating to the Funds’ management fees and other expenses of the Funds; information regarding fees paid and other payments; information on the Adviser’s profitability; financial information about the Adviser; information about brokerage commissions; detailed comparative information relating to the Funds’ performance; information about sales and redemptions of the Funds; information about amounts paid to financial intermediaries; information about the Funds’ compliance program; and other information the Directors believed was useful in evaluating the approval of the advisory agreements.
 
As part of the process of approving the continuation of the advisory agreements, the Directors reviewed the fiduciary duties of the Directors with respect to approving the advisory agreements and the relevant factors for the Directors to consider.  The Independent Directors were assisted in their evaluation of the advisory agreements and the factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described below, by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately in executive session.
 
All of the factors discussed by the Directors were considered as a whole, and were considered separately by the Independent Director, meeting in executive session.  The factors were viewed in their totality by the Directors, with no single factor being the principal or determinative factor in the Directors’ determination of whether to approve the continuation of the advisory agreements.  The Directors recognized that the management and fee arrangements for the Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the Independent Directors and the Adviser, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others and that the Directors’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements and information received during the course of the year and in prior years.
 
Prior to approving the continuation of the advisory agreements, the Directors and the Independent Directors in executive session considered, among other items:
 
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The nature and quality of the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser, including the Adviser’s organization and operations, financial condition and stability and ownership structure; and the terms of the advisory agreements and how the services performed by the Adviser under the advisory agreements differ from those performed for other investment companies and accounts.
     
 
A comparison of the fees and expenses of the Funds to other similar funds, including a comparison of the Funds’ total expenses and the total expense ratios.
     
 
A comparison of the fee structures of other accounts managed by the Adviser.
     
 
Whether economies of scale are recognized by the Funds, and whether breakpoints are appropriate.
     
 
The costs and profitability of the Funds to the Adviser.
     
 
The independence, expertise, care, and conscientiousness of the Directors.
     
 
Short-term and long-term investment performance of the Funds, including the past 1, 3, 5 and 10 year periods, including a comparison of performance to various benchmark indices and peer universes.
     
 
The other benefits to the Adviser from serving as investment adviser to the Funds (in addition to the advisory fee).
 
These material considerations and determinations of the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, are described below:
 
Nature and Quality of Investment Advisory Services
 
The Directors noted that the Adviser supervises the investment portfolios of the Funds, directing the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios, including the purchase and sale of investment securities.  The Directors discussed with management the nature of the collaborative investment process employed by the Adviser, which is team-based and highly research intensive, utilizing primarily in-house, fundamental research.  They concluded that this collaborative process is a key driver of the Funds’ positive long-term performance.
 
The Directors then confirmed that the Adviser has enough staff to efficiently conduct the research needed to manage the Funds.  They also determined that they continue to believe that the background and experience of the Adviser’s senior management benefits the Funds and its shareholders.  Based on the Directors’ assessment, the Directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to the Funds by the Adviser, and that the nature and extent of the services provided by the Adviser are appropriate to assure that each Fund’s operations are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
 
Comparative Fees and Expenses
 
The Directors discussed with management the variables, in addition to the management fees, such as administrative and transaction fees, that impact costs to the shareholders of the Funds.  Next, management reviewed with the Directors a comparison of the Funds’ advisory fees and overall fees and operating expenses to other similar funds, and then reviewed a comparison of the Funds’ expense ratios to other similar funds.  As part of the discussion with management, the Directors ensured that they understood and were comfortable with the criteria used to determine the mutual funds that make up the peer universes.
 
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Overall, the Directors concluded that the Funds’ fees are reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided, and are reasonable when compared to the funds in the peer universes.
 
Comparison of Fee Structures of Other Accounts
 
The Directors inquired of management regarding the distinction between the services performed by the Adviser for institutional separate accounts or sub-advised mutual funds and those performed by the Adviser for the Funds.  The Adviser explained that the management of the Funds involves more comprehensive and substantive duties than the management of institutional separate accounts or sub-advised funds.
 
The Directors concluded that the services performed by the Adviser for the Funds require a higher level of service and oversight than the services performed by the Adviser for institutional separate accounts or sub-advised mutual funds.  Based on this determination, the Directors believe that the differential in advisory fees between the Funds and the institutional separate accounts and sub-advised mutual funds are reasonable, and concluded that the fee rates charged to the Funds in comparison to those charged to the Adviser’s other clients are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
The Directors confirmed in discussions with management that prior to the implementation of the breakpoints, as a Fund’s assets have risen over the last seven fiscal years, the Fund’s expense ratio has fallen, primarily as a consequence of the Adviser’s renegotiation of service contracts on behalf of the Funds.  They also noted that the Funds’ expense ratios have fallen as a result of the implementation of breakpoints, which they believe are fair and reasonable.  The Directors concluded that shareholders of the Funds have benefitted from decreased costs as a Funds’ assets have increased, as a result of the Adviser’s efforts to control and reduce expenses and the implementation of breakpoints.
 
Costs and Profitability
 
The Directors discussed the Adviser’s team-oriented approach, noting that all personnel are working on behalf of all the Adviser’s clients, including each Fund.  They then discussed the impact that intermediary service fees paid to intermediaries by the Adviser for the Funds had on the Adviser’s profitability.  As part of this discussion, the Directors noted that the Adviser’s pre-tax margins were generally comparable to that of publicly traded investment advisers.  The Directors also considered the resources and revenues that the Adviser has put into managing and distributing the Funds, and concluded that the level of profitability realized by the Adviser from its provision of services to the Funds is reasonable.
 
Performance
 
The Directors discussed the performance of the Funds for different time periods compared both to various benchmark indices and peer universes.  Specifically, the Large Cap Fund underperformed the benchmark S&P 500 within the last five years, while outperforming the benchmark over the last ten years and since inception; the Common Stock Fund underperformed the benchmark Russell 2000 within the last five years, while outperforming the benchmark over the last ten years and since inception; and the International Fund outperformed both the MSCI EAFE (USD) and MSCI EAFE (Local) benchmarks for one, three, five, and since the Fund’s inception.  Periods of underperformance and outperformance were explained by the Adviser.  The Directors concluded that each Fund’s performance (including absolute performance and
 
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outperformance of peers and relevant benchmarks over long-term periods) supported continuation of the investment advisory agreements.  Where performance had lagged that of a relevant peer group or benchmark for certain recent periods, the Directors concluded that the positive absolute performance of a Fund supported continuation of the advisory arrangement, as it is not unusual for a Fund to lag a strong bull market due to its more conservative investment style.
 
Fall-Out Benefits
 
The Directors considered other benefits to the Adviser from serving as adviser to the Funds (in addition to the advisory fee).  The Directors concluded the primary fall-out benefits for the Adviser include: (1) the potential conversion of Fund shareholders to separate account clients, (2) the acquisition of research products and services in return for brokerage commissions paid by the Funds (“soft dollars”) and (3) reputational benefits as a result of its association with the Funds.  With regard to the brokerage commissions, the Directors determined that trades were executed in a manner designed to obtain best execution.  The Directors concluded that the other benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds were reasonable, noting that, although the Adviser may derive such additional benefits, the Funds also could benefit from potential institutional shareholders who might choose to invest in the Funds because they want the Adviser’s services, but do not meet minimum separate account size requirements, and that the Funds could benefit from the Adviser’s use of soft dollars generated with respect to its separate account clients, and from reputational benefits as a result of the Funds’ association with the Adviser.
 
Determination Regarding Continuation
 
After reviewing the material provided for the meeting, management’s presentation, as well as other information regularly provided at the Board’s quarterly meetings throughout the year regarding the quality of services provided by the Adviser, the performance of the Funds, expense information, regulatory compliance issues, trading information and related matters and other factors deemed relevant by the Board, the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the continuation of the advisory agreements.
 
Determination Regarding Reduction of Fees
 
On January 12, 2017, the Directors met to discuss a reduction in the investment advisory fees for the Large Cap Fund and the Common Stock Fund, including the Independent Directors meeting in executive session.  Management noted that while they continue to believe that the fees charged by the Adviser are fair and reasonable, management had determined that recent shifts in the competitive landscape required a re-evaluation of the fees paid to the Adviser by each of the Large Cap Fund and the Common Stock Fund.  The Directors discussed the changes in the competitive landscape and concluded that while the current advisory fees are fair and reasonable, the reduction in advisory fees would make each of the Funds more competitive.
 
The Directors reviewed with management the fee levels of each of the Large Cap Fund and the Common Stock Fund in comparison to the median fee levels of comparable funds in the peer universes.  The Directors then discussed the positive reception that the fee level reduction would likely receive with the shareholders of each of the Large Cap Fund and the Common Stock Fund.
 
After reviewing the material provided for the meeting, and management’s presentation, the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the reduction of the investment advisory fees for the Large Cap Fund and the Common Stock Fund.
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DISCLOSURE INFORMATION (Unaudited)



Performance for Period Ended March 31, 2017
 
     
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
3
1
3
5
10
Since
Inception
  FMI FUND / INDEX
Months1
Year
Year
Year
Year
Inception1
Date
  Large Cap –Investor Class
5.48%
16.09%
8.68%
12.16%
8.01%
8.92%
12-31-01
     S&P 500
6.07%
17.17%
10.37%
13.30%
7.51%
6.99%
12-31-01
  Large Cap – Institutional Class
5.53%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
13.25%
10-31-16
     S&P 500
6.07%
17.17%
10.37%
13.30%
7.51%
12.17%
10-31-16
  Common Stock – Investor Class
3.52%
18.01%
6.63%
10.28%
8.54%
12.03%
12-18-81
     Russell 2000
2.47%
26.22%
7.22%
12.35%
7.12%
10.45%
12-18-81
  Common Stock – Institutional Class
3.52%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
14.83%
10-31-16
     Russell 2000
2.47%
26.22%
7.22%
12.35%
7.12%
17.08%
10-31-16
  International – Investor Class
5.69%
14.35%
7.23%
10.99%
N/A
10.03%
12-31-10
     MSCI EAFE Net (USD)
7.25%
11.67%
0.50%
5.83%
1.05%
4.20%
12-31-10
     MSCI EAFE Net (LOC)
4.71%
18.00%
7.26%
10.70%
2.33%
7.92%
12-31-10
  International – Institutional Class
5.69%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.97%
10-31-16
     MSCI EAFE Net (USD)
7.25%
11.67%
0.50%
5.83%
1.05%
8.70%
10-31-16
     MSCI EAFE Net (LOC)
4.71%
18.00%
7.26%
10.70%
2.33%
10.80%
10-31-16
 
1
Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of a Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.fmifunds.com or by calling 1-800-811-5311.  The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Securities named in the Letters to Shareholders, but not listed in the Statements of Net Assets are not held in the Funds as of the date of this disclosure.  Portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice and are not intended as recommendations of individual securities.
 
This report is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by the Fund’s current prospectus.
 
As of the Funds’ Prospectus dated January 31, 2017 and supplemented on March 17, 2017, the FMI Large Cap Fund, FMI Common Stock Fund and FMI International Funds’ Investor Class annual operating expense ratios are: 0.84%, 1.04% and 0.94%, respectively.  The FMI Large Cap Fund, FMI Common Stock Fund and FMI International Funds’ Institutional Class annual operating expense ratios are: 0.72%, 0.94%, and 0.80%, respectively.
 
Risks associated with investing in the Funds are as follows:
 
 
FMI Large Cap Fund: Stock Market Risk, Medium and Large Capitalization Companies Risks, Non-Diversification Risk (Non-Diversified funds are subject to higher volatility than funds that are invested more broadly), Value Investing Risk, Foreign Securities Risk (fluctuation of currency, different financial standards, and political instability) and Liquidity Risk.
   
 
FMI Common Stock Fund: Stock Market Risk, Medium and Small Capitalization Companies Risks (which includes the potential for greater volatility and less financial resources than Large-Cap Companies), Value Investing Risk, Foreign Securities Risk (fluctuation of currency, different financial standards, and political instability) and Liquidity Risk.
 
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FMI International Fund: Stock Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk (Non-Diversified funds are subject to higher volatility than funds that are invested more broadly), Value Investing Risk, Foreign Securities Risk (fluctuation of currency, different financial standards, and political instability), Geographic Concentration Risk, Currency Hedging Risk, Large Capitalization Companies Risk and Liquidity Risk.
 
For details regarding these risks, please refer to the Funds’ Summary or Statutory Prospectuses dated January 31, 2017, each supplemented on March 17, 2017.
 
For more information about the FMI Funds, call 1-800-811-5311 for a free Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.  Please read these Prospectuses carefully to consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses, before investing or sending money.  These Prospectuses contain this and more information about the FMI Funds.  Please read the Prospectuses or Summary Prospectuses carefully before investing.
 
Please note that the FMI International Fund is closed to new investors, effective April 30, 2017.
 
The Standard and Poor’s 500 Index consists of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  The Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group designates the stock to be included in the Index on a statistical basis.  A particular stock’s weighting in the Index is based on its relative total market value (i.e., its market price per share times the number of shares outstanding). Stocks may be added or deleted from the Index from time to time.
 
The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index which comprises the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.
 
The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.  The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.  The MSCI EAFE Index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in the Index.  Index results are inclusive of dividends and net of foreign withholding taxes.  The reported figures include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
 
The MSCI EAFE Index is calculated in local currency (LOC) as well as in U.S. Dollars (USD).  The concept of a LOC calculation excludes the impact of currency fluctuations.  All currencies of listing are considered in the Index calculation in LOC where current prices (t) and previous day prices (t-1) are converted into USD using the same exchange rate (exchange rate t-1) in the numerator and denominator.  As a consequence, the FX factor drops out of the equation.  The USD calculation includes exchange rates at t and t-1.  Therefore, the LOC calculation only represents the price appreciation or depreciation of the securities, whereas the USD calculation also accounts for the performance of the currency (or currencies) relative to the USD.
 
MSCI EAFE is a service mark of MSCI Barra.
 
The FTSE All-Share Index, originally known as the FTSE Actuaries All Share Index, is a capitalization-weighted index, comprising around 1000 of more than 2,000 companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. As at June 2011 the constituents of this index totaled 627. It aims to represent at least 98% of the full capital value of all UK companies that qualify as eligible for inclusion. The index base date is 10 April 1962 with a base level of 100.
 
The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) is an index based on the monthly Conference Board survey that measures consumer sentiment regarding current and future economic conditions.
 
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an index based on monthly business surveys by the Institute for Supply Management, used to monitor the condition of industries and businesses.
 
All indices are unmanaged. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.
 
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GLOSSARY
 
EBITDA – Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization is essentially net income with interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization added back to it, and can be used to analyze and compare profitability between companies and industries because it eliminates the effects of financing and accounting decisions.
 
Enterprise Value-to-Sales Ratio – The enterprise value to sales ratio gives investors a quantifiable metric of how much it costs to purchase the company’s sales. Generally, a lower ratio means that a company is believed to be more attractive or undervalued.
 
Price-to-Cash Flow Ratio – The price-to cash flow ratio is a valuation metric used to company a company’s per share market price to it’s per share cash flow.
 
Price-to-Earnings Ratio – The price-earnings ratio (P/E Ratio) is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its per-share earnings.
 
ROIC – Return on Invested Capital – A calculation used to assess a company’s efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments. The return on invested capital measure gives a sense of how well a company is using its money to generate returns.
 
Reference definitions found at Investopedia.com
 

 
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FMI Large Cap Fund
FMI Common Stock Fund
FMI International Fund
 
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
www.fmifunds.com
414-226-4555
 
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
BARRY K. ALLEN
GORDON H. GUNNLAUGSSON
 
 
ROBERT C. ARZBAECHER
TED D. KELLNER
 
 
JOHN S. BRANDSER
PAUL S. SHAIN
 
 
LAWRENCE J. BURNETT
ROBERT J. VENABLE
 
 
PATRICK J. ENGLISH
   
 
INVESTMENT ADVISER
FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT, INC.
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
 
ADMINISTRATOR, ACCOUNTANT, TRANSFER
AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
800-811-5311 or 414-765-4124
 
CUSTODIAN
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
U.S. BANK, N.A.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
 
Cleveland, Ohio
DISTRIBUTOR
 
RAFFERTY CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
LEGAL COUNSEL
Garden City, New York
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
FMI Funds, Inc.
 
1-800-811-5311
 
www.fmifunds.com
 
 
 
 
 



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(a)
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(b)
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(a)
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(b)
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(a)
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(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”) stating whether PWC agrees with the statements made by the Registrant in the Registrant’s Form N-SAR for the Period ended March 31, 2017. Filed herewith.

(b)
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.  Furnished herewith.

(c)
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.


FMI Funds, Inc.
Registrant

By  /s/ Ted D. Kellner  
       Ted D. Kellner, Principal Executive Officer


Date    May 1, 2017




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.

FMI Funds, Inc.
Registrant


By   /s/ Ted D. Kellner
        Ted D. Kellner, Principal Financial Officer


Date    May 1, 2017