N-CSRS 1 renaissance_ncsrs.htm N-CSRS Blu Giant, LLC

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: 811-08049

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RENAISSANCE CAPITAL GREENWICH FUNDS

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

165 MASON STREET

GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830

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(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Patricia A. Morisette, Esq.

100 Lincoln Street, SUM0703

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

James Ash

Gemini Fund Services, LLC

80 Arkay Drive

Hauppauge, New York 11788

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 622-2978

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30th

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2017

 

Item 1: Shareholder Report

 

 

(IPO LOGO)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global IPO Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017 Semi-Annual Report
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Renaissance Capital LLC
The IPO Expert

 

 

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For a prospectus or summary prospectus with this and other information about the Fund, please visit our website at http://www.renaissancecapital.com/Docs/Global-IPO-Fund-Prospectus.pdf or call (888) 476-3863. Read the prospectus or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

 

Global IPO Fund
Holdings By Industry
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   % of      % of 
Holdings By Industry  Net Assets      Holdings By Industry  Net Assets 
Software   16.9%  Packaging & Containers   3.8%
Internet   13.7%  Distribution/Wholesale   3.8%
Commercial Services   10.0%  Oil & Gas   3.7%
Health Services   7.5%  Telecommunications   3.7%
Retail   7.5%  Cosmetics/Personal Care   3.6%
Banks   5.5%  Pharmaceuticals   3.4%
Insurance   5.4%  Diversified Financial Services   1.9%
Building Materials   4.3%  Leisure Time   1.0%
Food Service   4.1%  Other/Cash & Equivalents   0.2%
        Total   100.0%

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Global IPO Fund
Portfolio Of Investments
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK - 99.8%          
BANKS - 5.5%          
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.   5,000   $159,550 
First Republic Bank   2,000    187,620 
         347,170 
BUILDING MATERIALS - 4.3%          
Forterra, Inc.   9,000    175,500 
JELD-WEN Holdings, Inc.   3,000    98,550 
         274,050 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 10.0%          
IHS Markit Ltd.*   6,000    251,700 
TransUnion*   10,000    383,500 
         635,200 
COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE - 3.6%          
elf Beauty, Inc.*   8,000    230,400 
           
DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE - 3.8%          
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*   5,000    242,050 
           
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.9%          
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.*   3,000    114,900 
Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.* (a) (c)       5,136 
         120,036 
FOOD SERVICE - 4.1%          
AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.   2,000    62,340 
US Foods Holding Corp.*   7,000    195,860 
         258,200 
HEALTH SERVICES - 7.5%          
INC Research Holdings, Inc.*   2,000    91,700 
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.*   6,000    225,600 
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc.*   2,000    161,060 
         478,360 
INSURANCE - 5.4%          
Athene Holding Ltd.*   3,000    149,970 
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.   6,000    192,240 
         342,210 
           

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Global IPO Fund
Portfolio Of Investments
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   Shares   Value 
INTERNET - 13.7%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.* - ADR   1,000   $107,830 
Facebook, Inc.*   1,500    213,076 
GoDaddy, Inc.*   5,000    189,500 
Snap, Inc.   6,000    135,180 
Trade Desk, Inc.*   6,000    223,500 
         869,086 
LEISURE TIME - 1.0%          
Camping World Holdings, Inc.   2,000    64,480 
           
OIL & GAS - 3.7%          
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*   4,000    74,200 
Parsley Energy, Inc.*   5,000    162,550 
         236,750 
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 3.8%          
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.*   5,000    242,850 
           
PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.4%          
Zoetis, Inc.   4,000    213,480 
           
RETAIL - 7.5%          
J. Jill, Inc.*   10,000    141,000 
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*   10,000    335,000 
         476,000 
SOFTWARE - 16.9%          
Alteryx, Inc.*   10,000    156,300 
Blackline, Inc.*   5,000    148,800 
Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.*   7,000    291,410 
Coupa Software, Inc.*   2,000    50,800 
MuleSoft, Inc.*   8,000    194,640 
Twilio, Inc.*   8,000    230,960 
         1,072,910 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.7%          
Acacia Communications, Inc.*   4,000    234,480 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $4,884,399)        6,337,712 
           

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Global IPO Fund
Portfolio Of Investments
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

   Shares   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.2%          
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 3.2%          
Dreyfus Institutional Reserve Money Fund Premier Shares, 0.01%**   100,113   $100,113 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Shares, 0.30%**   100,113    100,113 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $200,226)
        200,226 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.0%
(Cost - $5,084,625) (b)
       $6,537,938 
LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS - (3.0)%        (185,964)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $6,351,974 
           
*Non-income producing security.

 

**Money Market Fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on March 31, 2017.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

(a)Illiquid Security: the Fund holds fractional shares of this security. The Fund has the ability to sell the security back to DTCC or to other Shareholders of the Fund.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. The cost for Federal income tax purposes is $5,058,195. At March 31, 2017 net appreciation for all securities was $1,453,313. This consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $1,478,901 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $25,588.

 

(c)Fair valued security. Total market value for fair valued securities is $5,136, representing 0.08% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Global IPO Fund
Statement Of
Assets And Liabilities
As of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Assets     
Investment securities     
At cost  $5,084,625 
At value  $6,537,938 
Receivable for Investments Sold   123,453 
Dividends and Interest Receivable   31 
Due From Advisor   4,384 
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets   21,575 
Total Assets   6,687,381 
      
Liabilities     
Payable for Investments Purchased   287,227 
Payable for Distribution Fees   1,338 
Payable to Related Parties   11,778 
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities   35,064 
Total Liabilities   335,407 
      
Net Assets  $6,351,974 
      
Net Assets Consist of:     
Paid-in-Capital  $5,239,653 
Accumulated Net Investment Loss   (181,047)
Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments   (159,945)
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments   1,453,313 
   $6,351,974 
      
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share*
($6,351,974/425,479 shares of beneficial interest, without par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
  $14.93 
      
*The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold, other than those received from the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, that were held 90 days or fewer.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Global IPO Fund
Statement Of Operations
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income     
Dividends  $10,395 
Interest   3,202 
Total Investment Income   13,597 
      
Expenses     
Investment Adviser   48,265 
Federal and State Registration   13,961 
Administration Fees   29,917 
Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses   17,149 
Professional Fees   16,706 
Shareholder Reports   12,465 
Distribution Fees   8,044 
Trustees’ Fees   4,987 
Custody Fees   4,239 
Other Expenses   249 
Total Expenses   155,982 
Less:     
Fees Waived and Expenses Reimbursed by the Adviser   (75,636)
Net Expenses   80,346 
Net Investment Loss   (66,749)
      
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments   134,874 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) During the year on Investments   (311,874)
      
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   (177,000)
      
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(243,749)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Global IPO Fund
Statements Of
Changes In Net Assets

 

   Six Months   Year 
   Ended     Ended 
   March 31,   September 30, 
   2017   2016 
   (Unaudited)     
Increase in Net Assets from Operations          
Net Investment Loss  $(66,749)  $(151,860)
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments   134,874    (49,079)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments   (311,874)   687,766 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (243,749)   486,827 
           
Distributions To Shareholders          
From net realized gains       (157,497)
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders       (157,497)
           
Fund Share Transactions          
Proceeds from Shares Sold   116,561    91,596 
Shares reinvested       153,997 
Cost of Shares Redeemed   (638,065)   (1,245,170)
Redemption Fee Proceeds   88    202 
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions   (999,375)   (2,600,847)
           
Total Decrease in Net Assets   (765,165)   (670,045)
           
Net Assets          
Beginning of Period   7,117,139    7,787,184 
End of Period*  $6,351,974   $7,117,139 
* Includes Accumulated Net Investment Loss of  $(181,047)  $(114,298)
           
Increase (Decrease) in Fund Shares Issued          
Number of Shares Sold   7,974    6,288 
Shares reinvested       10,791 
Number of Shares Redeemed   (44,185)   (88,407)
Net Decrease in Fund Shares   (36,211)   (71,328)
           

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Global IPO Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   Six Months Ended                     
   March 31, 2017   Year Ended September 30, 
   (Unaudited)   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $15.41   $14.61   $16.28   $15.60   $11.03   $9.83 
Income (Loss) From Investment Operations                              
Net Investment Loss   (0.15) **   (0.30) **   (0.38) **   (0.32) **   (0.15) **   (0.20)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   (0.33)   1.40    (1.29)   0.98    4.72    1.39 
Total from Investment Operations   (0.48)   1.10    (1.67)   0.66    4.57    1.19 
Less distributions from:                              
Net realized gains       (0.30)                
Total from distributions       (0.30)                
Paid-in-Capital From Redemption Fees   0.00 *   0.00 *   0.00 *   0.02    0.00 *   0.01 
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $14.93   $15.41   $14.61   $16.28   $15.60   $11.03 
Total Return(1)   (3.11)% (4)   7.70%   (10.26)%   4.36%   41.43%   0.1221 
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net Assets, End of Period (000s)  $6,352 (3)  $7,117   $7,787   $11,277   $53,927   $8,182 
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets(2)   2.50(3)   2.49%   2.49%   2.50%   2.50%   2.50%
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets(2)   (2.08)% (3)   (2.14)%   (2.29)%   (2.04)%   (1.15)%   (1.74)%
Ratio of Expense to Average Net Assets, excluding waivers(2)   4.85(3)   4.62%   3.86%   2.83%   3.47%   4.46%
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets, excluding waivers(2)   (4.43)% (3)   (4.26)%   (3.66)%   (2.37)%   (2.12)%   (3.70)%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   66.78(4)   109.24%   112.50%   198.00%   142.01%   127.64%
                               
(1)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.

 

(2)The ratios of expenses and net investment income (loss) to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of underlying investments companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(3)Annualized.

 

(4)Not annualized.

 

*Per share amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

**Per Share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Global IPO Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Global IPO Fund (“Global IPO Fund” or “Fund”) is a series of Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds (“Trust”), a Delaware Trust, operating as a registered, diversified, open-end investment company. The Trust, organized on February 3, 1997, may issue an unlimited number of shares and classes of the Global IPO Fund. 

 

The investment objective of the Global IPO Fund is to seek capital appreciation by investing in the common stocks of Initial Public Offerings on the offering and in post-IPO trading. 

 

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” including FASB Accounting Standard Update ASU 2013-08.

 

A. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 

 

1. SECURITY VALUATION: The values of the Fund’s securities are based on the securities’ closing prices on their principal markets, where available. In the absence of a last reported sales price, values may be based on the mean between the last bid and ask prices, if available. Short-term investments that mature in 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. For restricted securities, as well as securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, those securities are to be valued at fair value using good faith estimates as determined in accordance with the Trust’s Fund Securities Valuation Procedures, which is approved annually by the Board. There is no single standard for determining the fair value of such securities. Rather, in determining the fair value of a security, the Fair Value Committee, after consulting with representatives of the Fund’s Advisor and/or the Fund’s Administrator, shall take into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances, a few of which may include: (i) market prices for a security or securities deemed comparable, including the frequency of trades or quotes for the security and comparable securities; (ii) dealer valuations of a security or securities deemed comparable; and (iii) determinations of value by one or more pricing services for a security or securities deemed comparable. The Funds may also use fair value pricing in a variety of circumstances, including, but not limited to, situations where the value of a security in a Fund’s portfolio has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which the security is principally traded, or where trading in a security has been suspended or halted. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that a fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security.

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Global IPO Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of all of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are: 

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access. 

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data. 

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available. The security is valued at book value which represents the issuer’s buy-back price. 

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. 

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of March 31, 2017 for the Fund’s assets measured at fair value: 

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks*  $6,332,576   $   $5,136   $6,337,712 
Money Market Funds   200,226            200,226 
Total    $6,532,802   $   $5,136   $6,537,938 

 

 There were no transfers in to or out of Level 1 and 2 during the current period presented. It is the Fund’s policy to record transfers at the end of the reporting period. 

 

* Refer to the Portfolio of Investments for industry classification. 

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Global IPO Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:

 

   Common Stock 
Beginning Balance  $4,232 
Net realized gain (loss)    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   862 
Cost of purchases   42 
Proceeds from sales    
Accrued interest    
Ending balance  $5,136 

 

 The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the Statement of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at March 31, 2017 is $862. 

 

Level 3 investments are valued using methods the Board of Trustees has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. The investments did not have a material impact on the Fund’s net assets, therefore unobservable inputs used in formulating such valuations are not presented. 

 

2. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: It is the Global IPO Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and intends to distribute all of its taxable income to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes is required in the financial statements. 

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions in the open tax years of (2015 – 2016) or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2017 tax returns and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken in the above open tax years. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

   Fiscal Year Ended   Fiscal Year Ended 
   September 30, 2016   September 30, 2015 
Ordinary Income  $   $ 
Long-Term Capital Gain   157,497     
Return of Capital        
   $157,497   $ 

 

There were no distributions for the year ended September 30, 2015.

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Global IPO Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

As of September 30, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

                        Total 
Undistributed   Undistributed   Post October   Capital   Other   Unrealized   Accumulated 
Ordinary   Long-Term   and Late   Loss Carry   Book/Tax   Appreciation/   Earnings/ 
Income   Gains   Year Losses   Forwards   Differences   (Depreciation)   (Deficits) 
$   $   $(382,570)  $   $   $1,738,640   $1,356,070 

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis accumulated net investment loss and net realized loss, and unrealized appreciation from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. 

 

Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Fund incurred and elected to defer such late year losses of $114,298. 

 

Capital losses incurred after October 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Fund incurred and elected to defer such capital losses of $268,272.

 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the reclass of net operating losses and publicly traded partnerships, resulted in reclassification for the year ended September 30, 2016 as follows: 

 

Paid In   Undistributed Net   Accumulated Net 
Capital   Investment Income (Loss)   Realized Gains (Loss) 
$(178,186)  $205,268   $(27,082)

 

 3. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: The Global IPO Fund will normally distribute substantially all of its net investment income in December. Any realized net capital gains will be distributed annually. All distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (e.g., deferred losses, capital loss carryforwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations, or net asset values per share of the Fund.  

 

4. OTHER: Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. In determining the gain or loss from the sale of securities, the cost of securities sold is determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.  

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Global IPO Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

5. INDEMNIFICATION: Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties for the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with vendors that contain a variety of representations and warranties that provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the risk of loss due to these warranties appears to be remote. 

 

B. INVESTMENT ADVISER: Under the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement with Renaissance Capital LLC (“the Adviser”), a registered investment adviser, the Global IPO Fund agrees to pay Renaissance Capital LLC an annual fee equal to 1.50% of the average daily net assets of the Global IPO Fund, payable monthly. For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $48,265. Additionally, the Adviser has contractually agreed to defer or waive fees or absorb some or all of the expenses (excluding dividends on short sales) of the Global IPO Fund in order to limit Total Fund Operating Expenses to 2.50% through January 31, 2018. During the six months ended March 31, 2017, the Adviser deferred fees and reimbursed expenses of $75,636. These deferrals are subject to later recapture by Renaissance Capital for a period of three years. Total deferrals subject to recapture by Renaissance Capital are $353,121. These deferrals and reimbursements will expire as follows: $72,986 expiring in 2017, $129,438 expiring in 2018, and expiring $150,697 in 2019.  

 

C. FUND ADMINISTRATION: Under an Administration and Fund Accounting Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), the Administrator generally supervises certain operations of the Global IPO Fund, subject to the overall authority of the Board. For its services, the Administrator receives a fee computed daily at an annual rate based on average daily net assets of the Global IPO Fund, subject to an annual minimum plus out of pocket expenses.

 

D. SHAREHOLDER SERVICES: The Global IPO Fund has adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan (“the Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan authorizes the Global IPO Fund, as determined from time to time by the Board, to pay an annual fee on the Global IPO Fund’s average daily net assets for distribution and shareholder servicing.  

 

The total annual fee for distribution and shareholder servicing of the Global IPO Fund’s shares, which is payable monthly, will not exceed 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of shares invested in the Global IPO Fund by customers of broker-dealers or distributors or by investors for whom the shareholder servicing agent maintains a servicing relationship. 

 

To discourage short-term investing and recover certain administrative, transfer agency, shareholder servicing and other costs associated with such short-term investing, the Global IPO Fund charges a 2% fee on such redemptions of shares held less than 90 days. Such fees amounted to $88 for the six months ended March 31, 2017.

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Global IPO Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

E. TRUSTEES’ FEES: Independent Trustees’ fees are $6,000 per year per Trustee.

 

F. PURCHASES AND SALES: For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the Global IPO Fund made purchases with a cost of $4,293,510 and sales with proceeds of $4,901,553 of investment securities other than long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities.

 

G. OTHER: Investing in Initial Public Offerings entails special risks, including limited operating history of the companies, unseasoned trading, high portfolio turnover and limited liquidity.  

 

H. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT: On October 13, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission amended existing rules intended to modernize reporting and disclosure of information. These amendments relate to Regulation S-X which sets forth the form and content of financial statements. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of adopting these amendments and their impact on the financial statements and accompanying notes.  

 

I. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: Subsequent events after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

OBTAINING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

HOW TO OBTAIN PROXY VOTING INFORMATION 

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the year ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-476-3863 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov. 

 

HOW TO OBTAIN 1st and 3rd FISCAL QUARTER PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (1-800-SEC-0330). The information on Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-476-3863.

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Global IPO Fund
Supplemental Information
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Cost of Investing

 

Shareholders of the Fund will pay ongoing expenses, such as advisory fees, distribution and service fees (12b-1 fees), and other expenses. The following examples are intended to help the shareholder understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note, the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs on redemptions or redemption fees on shares sold that were held 90 days or fewer. Further, the expenses shown do not include account service fees, which may or may not be applicable, as described in the prospectus. 

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the six-month period from October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. 

 

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

 

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

 

   Beginning  Ending  Expenses Paid
   Account Value  Account Value  During Period*
   (10/1/16)  (3/31/17)  (10/1/16 – 3/31/17)
Actual  $        1,000.00  $         968.90  $           12.27
Hypothetical         
(5% return before expenses)           1,000.00           1,012.47              12.54

 

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the days in the reporting period).

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Global IPO Fund
Supplemental Information
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Renewal of Advisory Agreement – Global IPO Fund 

 

At an in-person meeting (the “Meeting”) of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds (the “Trust”) held on November 18, 2016, the Board, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (hereafter, the “Independent Trustees”), approved the continuance of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Renaissance Capital LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Global IPO Fund (the “Fund”). 

 

In connection with considering the approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees met in executive session with counsel (“Counsel”) to discuss the continuance of the Advisory Agreement and the information provided in connection with the renewal. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, evaluated the terms of the Advisory Agreement, reviewed the information provided by the Adviser in connection with its consideration of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, and reviewed the duties and responsibilities of the Trustees in evaluating and approving such an agreement. 

 

In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for an additional year, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the materials provided for the Meeting and other information from Counsel and from the Adviser, including: (i) a copy of the Advisory Agreement; (ii) information describing the nature, quality and extent of the services that the Adviser provided to the Fund; (iii) information concerning the Adviser’s financial condition, business, operations, portfolio management team and compliance programs; (iv) information describing the Fund’s advisory fee and expenses; and (v) a memorandum from Counsel on the responsibilities of trustees in considering investment advisory arrangements under the 1940 Act. The Board considered the information presented at Board meetings over the last year. In addition, the Board considered presentations made by, and discussions held with, representatives of the Adviser. The Board also received information comparing the advisory fees and expenses of the Fund with the advisory fees and expenses of comparably managed funds. 

 

The Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors during their deliberations: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser; (2) the investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser; (3) the cost of services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates; (4) the extent to which economies of scale were realized as the Fund grew; (5) whether the fee levels reflected these economies of scale; (6) services and fees relating to other accounts and clients managed by the Adviser; (7) the depth of experience and knowledge of the Adviser with respect to the IPO market; and (8) “fall-out” or ancillary benefits derived by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund. 

 

The Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered and discussed the following with respect to the Fund: 

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Global IPO Fund
Supplemental Information
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the services that the Adviser provides to the Fund, including, but not limited to, specialized IPO research, making the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund and managing the Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated investment objective and policies of the Fund. The Board reviewed the professional personnel of the Adviser and discussed their qualifications. The Board considered and discussed, among other things, the Adviser’s experience and expertise in IPO investment services and the Adviser’s resources, and the proprietary research used to manage the Fund. On this basis, the Board concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. 

 

Investment Performance of the Fund and the Adviser. The Board considered the Fund’s performance history and market conditions over the last year. They reviewed the performance of the Fund as compared to the benchmark index the Fund uses for performance comparison purposes, and considered the unique nature of the Fund as an IPO portfolio. The Board concluded that they were satisfied with the investment performance of the Fund under the Adviser’s management. 

 

Costs of Advisory Services. The Board reviewed the report of the advisory fee and expenses of the Fund as compared to the advisory fees and expenses of other comparably managed funds. The Board considered the peer group report and concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee and expenses were comparable to similar funds managed by specialized research-driven investment advisers, in light of the unique nature of the Fund as an IPO-focused fund. The Board also considered the fee rates charged to other accounts and clients managed by the Adviser, including the differences in services provided to the non-investment company clients. In addition, the Board considered “fall-out” or ancillary benefits derived by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund. After review of this information, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee and expenses were reasonable. 

 

Profitability. The Board considered the level of profitability of the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted the Adviser’s contractual agreement to waive its advisory fee and reimburse expenses in an effort to limit the Fund’s expense ratio. The Board concluded that the Adviser’s current level of profitability was reasonable. 

 

Economies of Scale. The Board reviewed the Fund’s current asset level and concluded that the Fund had not yet reached the level where economies of scale could be achieved. 

 

Conclusion. Based on their deliberations and evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously: (a) concluded that terms of the Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable; (b) concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee and expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the Adviser provides to the Fund; and (c) agreed to continue the Advisory Agreement for another year.

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Renaissance IPO ETF

 

Renaissance International IPO ETF

 

 

 

 

 

2017 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renaissance Capital LLC

 

The IPO Expert

 

 

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For a prospectus or summary prospectus with this and other information about the Funds, please visit our website at www.renaissancecapital.com/Docs/Renaissance-IPO-ETFs-Prospectus.pdf or call (866) 486-6645. Read the prospectus or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

 

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Renaissance IPO ETF
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Top Ten Holdings

As of March 31, 2017

 

  % of Net Assets
Ferrari NV 11.0%
TransUnion 7.7%
First Data Corp. 7.1%
Shopify, Inc. 5.8%
Snap, Inc. 4.4%
Univar, Inc. 4.1%
Square, Inc. 3.7%
US Foods Holding Corp. 3.2%
Atlassian Corp. PLC 2.9%
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. 2.8%

 

(The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)

 

Holdings By Industry

As of March 31, 2017

 

   % of Net     % of Net
   Assets     Assets
IT Services  12.0%  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  1.3%
Internet Software & Services  11.3%  Health Care Technology  1.3%
Automobiles  11.0%  Air Freight & Logistics  1.2%
Software  9.1%  Life Sciences Tools & Services  1.1%
Professional Services  7.6%  Building Products  1.1%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  6.2%  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  1.1%
Food & Staples Retailing  5.0%  Computers & Peripherals  1.0%
Food Products  4.4%  Chemicals  1.0%
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  4.2%  Specialty Retail  0.9%
Trading Companies & Distributors  4.1%  Commercial Services & Supplies  0.6%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  2.8%  Diversified Consumer Services  0.5%
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  2.6%  Short-Term Investments  5.6%
Multiline Retail  2.1%  Other assets less liabilities  (5.6%)
Commercial Banks  2.1%  Total  100.0%
Insurance  1.5%      
Capital Markets  1.5%      
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders  1.4%      

 

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Renaissance International IPO ETF
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Top Ten Holdings

As of March 31, 2017

 

  % of Net Assets
Covestro AG 6.5%
Worldpay Group PLC 6.1%
ABN AMRO Group NV 6.0%
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. 5.0%
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. 4.5%
Kyushu Railway Co. 4.3%
Innogy SE 4.3%
Auto Trader Group PLC 4.1%
DONG Energy AS 3.7%
Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. 2.9%

 

(The ten largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)

 

Holdings By Industry

As of March 31, 2017

 

   % of Net     % of Net
   Assets     Assets
Commercial Banks  15.9%  Beverages  0.8%
Insurance  13.6%  Leisure Equipment & Products  0.6%
Capital Markets  11.3%  Airlines  0.6%
IT Services  7.8%  Real Estate Management & Development  0.5%
Chemicals  6.5%  Health Care Providers & Services  0.4%
Electric Utilities  6.5%  Marine  0.4%
Road & Rail  4.3%  Other assets less liabilities  0.4%
Multi-Utilities  4.3%  Total  100.0%
Internet Software & Services  4.1%      
Auto Components  3.2%      
Diversified Telecommunication Services  3.2%      
Machinery  2.3%      
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  2.0%      
Life Sciences Tools & Services  1.9%      
Electrical Equipment  1.7%      
Computers & Peripherals  1.5%      
Construction & Engineering  1.2%      
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  1.1%      
Biotechnology  1.1%      
Food Products  1.0%      
Trading Companies & Distributors  1.0%      
Pharmaceuticals  0.8%      

 

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Renaissance IPO ETF
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2017

 

Shares      Value (US$) 
     COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%     
     CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 17.1%     
     Automobiles - 11.0%     
 20,552   Ferrari NV  $1,528,247 
     Diversified Consumer Services - 0.5%     
 5,190   Laureate Education, Inc. - Cl. A *   74,061 
     Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.6%     
 10,100   Planet Fitness, Inc. - Cl. A   194,627 
 7,411   Red Rock Resorts, Inc. - Cl. A   164,376 
         359,003 
     Multiline Retail - 2.1%     
 8,680   Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. *   290,780 
     Specialty Retail - 0.9%     
 2,100   Camping World Holdings, Inc. - Cl. A   67,704 
 4,050   Party City Holdco, Inc. *   56,902 
         124,606 
         2,376,697 
     CONSUMER STAPLES - 9.4%     
     Food & Staples Retailing - 5.0%     
 10,460   Performance Food Group Co. *   248,948 
 15,780   US Foods Holding Corp. *   441,525 
         690,473 
     Food Products - 4.4%     
 7,020   AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.   218,813 
 17,183   Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. *   395,209 
         614,022 
         1,304,495 
     ENERGY - 1.6%     
     Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.6%     
 7,380   Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. *   136,899 
 6,800   Jagged Peak Energy, Inc. *   88,672 
         225,571 
           
     FINANCIALS - 9.3%     
     Capital Markets - 1.5%     
 4,784   Virtu Financial, Inc. - Cl. A   81,328 
 3,730   Houlihan Lokey, Inc.   128,499 
         209,827 
     Commercial Banks - 2.1%     
 9,480   First Hawaiian, Inc.   283,642 
     Insurance - 1.5%     
 4,260   Athene Holding, Ltd. - Cl. A *   212,957 
     Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 4.2%     
 14,030   Invitation Homes, Inc. *   306,275 
 10,284   MGM Growth Properties LLC - Cl. A   278,182 
         584,457 
         1,290,883 
     HEALTH CARE - 5.2%     
     Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.8%     
 4,640   Penumbra, Inc. *   387,208 
     Health Care Technology - 1.3%     
 4,330   Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. *   180,258 
     Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.1%     
 5,710   Patheon NV *   150,401 
         717,867 
     INDUSTRIALS - 14.6%     
     Air Freight & Logistics - 1.2%     
 13,150   ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. - ADR * (a)   172,134 
     Building Products - 1.1%     
 4,500   JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. *   147,825 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Renaissance IPO ETF
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2017 (continued)

 

Shares      Value (US$) 
     Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6%     
 3,610   Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. *  $81,586 
     Professional Services - 7.6%     
 27,701   TransUnion *   1,062,333 
     Trading Companies & Distributors - 4.1%     
 18,517   Univar, Inc. *   567,731 
         2,031,609 
     INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 35.8%     
     Computers & Peripherals - 1.0%     
 14,792   Pure Storage, Inc. - Cl. A *   145,405 
     Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.1%     
 24,949   Fitbit, Inc. - Cl. A * (a)   147,698 
     Internet Software & Services - 11.3%     
 10,009   GoDaddy, Inc. - Cl. A *   379,341 
 7,993   Match Group, Inc. * (a)   130,526 
 3,050   Nutanix, Inc. - Cl. A *   57,249 
 11,761   Shopify, Inc. - Cl. A *   800,806 
 5,370   Trivago NV - ADR *   69,971 
 4,430   Twilio, Inc. - Cl. A * (a)   127,894 
         1,565,787 
     IT Services - 12.0%     
 4,197   Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. - Cl. A *   160,745 
 63,874   First Data Corp. - Cl. A *   990,047 
 29,746   Square, Inc. - Cl. A *   514,011 
         1,664,803 
     Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.3%     
 3,080   Acacia Communications, Inc. * (a)   180,550 
     Software - 9.1%     
 13,440   Atlassian Corp. PLC - Cl. A *   402,528 
 6,601   LINE Corp. - ADR * (a)   253,874 
 27,230   Snap, Inc. - Cl. A *   613,492 
         1,269,894 
         4,974,137 
     MATERIALS - 1.0%     
     Chemicals - 1.0%     
 5,490   Valvoline, Inc. (a)   134,780 
           
     UTILITIES - 1.4%     
     Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.4%     
 11,227   NRG Yield, Inc. - Cl. C   198,718 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $11,908,242)   13,254,757 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Renaissance IPO ETF
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2017 (continued)

 

Units      Value (US$) 
     LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS - 2.2%     
     ENERGY - 2.2%     
     Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.2%     
 10,393   Tallgrass Energy GP LP  $298,902 
           
     TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (Cost - $220,923)   298,902 
           
     MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS - 2.4%     
     ENERGY - 2.4%     
     Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.4%     
 13,420   Black Stone Minerals LP   221,564 
 3,804   EQT GP Holdings LP   104,154 
         325,718 
           
     TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (Cost - $321,515)   325,718 
           
Shares         
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.6%     
 780,797   State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (b)  $780,797 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $780,797)   780,797 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 105.6% (Cost - $13,231,477) (c)  $14,660,174 
     LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS - (5.6)%   (772,360)
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $13,887,814 

 

*Non- income producing security.

 

(a)Securities (or a portion of the security) on loan. As of March 31, 2017, the market value of securities loaned was $766,074. The loaned securities were secured with cash collateral of $780,797. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.

 

(b)Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.

 

(c)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. The cost for Federal income tax purposes is $13,231,477. At March 31, 2017, net appreciation for all securities was $1,428,697. This consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $1,772,343 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $343,646.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

LLC - Limited Liability Company

 

LP - Limited Partnership

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(IPO LOGO)
 
Renaissance International IPO ETF
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2017

 

Shares      Value (US$) 
     COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%     
     BRITAIN - 17.6%     
 16,647   Auto Trader Group PLC (a)  $81,822 
 11,180   ConvaTec Group PLC * (a)   39,081 
 15,315   CYBG PLC *   53,266 
 1,289   Metro Bank PLC *   52,552 
 32,657   Worldpay Group PLC (a)   120,866 
         347,587 
     CANADA - 3.4%     
 2,995   Hydro One, Ltd. (a)   54,614 
 410   Spin Master Corp. * (a)   11,929 
         66,543 
     CHINA - 17.7%     
 17,045   3SBio, Inc. * (a)   21,055 
 12,419   China International Capital Corp., Ltd. - Cl. H * (a)   18,697 
 6,270   China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. - Cl. H * (a)   9,601 
 27,366   China Railway Signal & Communication Corp., Ltd. - Cl. H (a)   22,044 
 117,247   China Reinsurance Group Corp. - Cl. H   27,005 
 14,190   China Resources Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd. * (a)   16,579 
 9,970   CSC Financial Co., Ltd. - Cl. H * (a)   9,186 
 35,684   Dali Foods Group Co., Ltd. (a)   20,617 
 3,904   Everbright Securities Co., Ltd. - Cl. H * (a)   6,008 
 8,788   Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. - Cl. H (a)   30,475 
 26,905   GF Securities Co., Ltd. - Cl. H   56,361 
 29,867   Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. - Cl. H (a)   58,108 
 6,954   Legend Holdings Corp. - Cl. H (a)   17,807 
 8,080   Meitu, Inc. * (a)   12,664 
 14,272   Orient Securities Co., Ltd. - Cl. H * (a)   13,920 
 9,145   Red Star Macalline Group Corp., Ltd. - Cl. H (a)   10,143 
 40,580   Tianhe Chemicals Group, Ltd. * (a) (b)    
         350,270 
     DENMARK - 5.4%     
 1,890   DONG Energy AS (a)   72,878 
 2,090   Nets AS * (a)   33,716 
         106,594 
     FRANCE - 3.9%     
 877   Amundi SA (a)   51,747 
 1,014   SPIE SA   24,463 
         76,210 
     GERMANY - 12.3%     
 1,678   Covestro AG (a)   129,173 
 273   Hapag-Lloyd AG * (a)   8,009 
 2,240   Innogy SE * (a)   84,557 
 1,277   Schaeffler AG - (Preference Shares)   22,451 
         244,190 
     INDIA - 1.9%     
 4,490   ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (a)   26,559 
 670   InterGlobe Aviation, Ltd. (a)   10,839 
         37,398 
     INDONESIA - 0.4%     
 44,247   Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT   8,766 
           
     ITALY - 3.8%     
 4,218   Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. (a)   22,238 
 8,007   Poste Italiane S.p.A. (a)   53,386 
         75,624 
     JAPAN - 15.1%     
 7,154   Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.   88,742 
 7,862   Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.   98,655 
 1,143   Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.   26,190 
 2,780   Kyushu Railway Co.   85,525 
         299,112 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Renaissance International IPO ETF
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2017 (continued)

 

Shares      Value (US$) 
     MEXICO - 1.3%     
 8,850   Becle SAB de CV *  $15,689 
 9,561   Nemak SAB de CV (a)   10,617 
         26,306 
     NETHERLANDS - 9.6%     
 4,927   ABN AMRO Group NV (a)   119,577 
 1,282   ASR Nederland NV *   36,550 
 1,153   Philips Lighting NV * (a)   32,977 
         189,104 
     SINGAPORE - 1.0%     
 3,620   BOC Aviation, Ltd. (a)   19,308 
           
     SOUTH KOREA - 2.6%     
 410   Doosan Bobcat, Inc.   13,455 
 240   Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. *   37,128 
         50,583 
     SPAIN - 2.0%     
 2,428   Cellnex Telecom SAU (a)   40,083 
           
     SWITZERLAND - 1.6%     
 300   VAT Group AG * (a)   32,676 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $1,914,536)   1,970,354 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% (Cost - $1,914,536) (c)  $1,970,354 
     LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS - 0.4 %   7,045 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $1,977,399 

 

*Non- income producing security.

 

(a)Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, this security can only be sold to qualified institutional investors.

 

(b)Security has been deemed worthless by the Advisor in accordance with the valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Advisor has determined this security to be a Level 3.

 

(c)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. The cost for Federal income tax purposes is $1,914,536 . At March 31, 2017, net appreciation for all securities was $55,818. This consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $136,341 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $80,523.

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Renaissance IPO ETFs
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

       Renaissance 
   Renaissance   International 
   IPO ETF   IPO ETF 
Assets          
Investment Securities          
At Cost  $13,231,477   $1,914,536 
At Value*   14,660,174    1,970,354 
Cash   17,249    4,133 
Foreign Cash, at Value (Cost $0 and $353, respectively)       354 
Dividends Receivable   4,228    5,061 
Total Assets   14,681,651    1,979,902 
           
Liabilities          
Payable Upon Receipt of Securities Loaned   780,797     
Payable for Investments Purchased       2 
Accrued Management Fees   13,040    2,501 
Total Liabilities   793,837    2,503 
Net Assets  $13,887,814   $1,977,399 
           
Net Assets Consist of:          
Paid-in-Capital  $15,544,037   $2,150,294 
Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss)   20,472    (3,238)
Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency   (3,105,392)   (225,456)
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency   1,428,697    55,799 
Total Net Assets  $13,887,814   $1,977,399 
           
Net Asset Value Per Share  $23.15   $19.77 
Shares Outstanding (no par value, unlimited amount authorized)   600,000    100,001 
*   Includes investments in securities on loan, at value  $766,074     

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(IPO LOGO)
 
Renaissance IPO ETFs
Statements of Operations
For the Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

       Renaissance 
   Renaissance   International 
   IPO ETF   IPO ETF 
Investment Income          
Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld of $0 and $953, respectively)  $52,052   $6,904 
Securities Lending Income   19,841    219 
Total Investment Income   71,893    7,123 
Expenses          
Management Fees   38,383    7,544 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   33,510    (421)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency          
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments   18,949    (35,586)
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Transactions       (2,722)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments   1,157,789    66,077 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Translations       15 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency   1,176,738    27,784 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $1,210,248   $27,363 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(IPO LOGO)
 
Renaissance IPO ETF
Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Six     
   Months Ended     
   March 31,   Year Ended 
   2017   September 30, 
   (Unaudited)   2016 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations          
Net Investment Income  $33,510   $63,219 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency   18,949    (3,240,579)
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on In-Kind Transactions       (142,264)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments   1,157,789    3,735,973 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,210,248    416,349 
Distributions to Shareholders From          
Net Investment Income   (13,038)   (66,974)
Net Realized Gain on Investments        
Total Distributions to Shareholders   (13,038)   (66,974)
Fund Share Transactions          
Proceeds from Shares Sold        
Cost of Shares Redeemed       (8,616,024)
Other Capital (Note 4)       1,750 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions       (8,614,274)
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   1,197,210    (8,264,899)
Net Assets          
Beginning of Period   12,690,604    20,955,503 
End of Period*  $13,887,814   $12,690,604 
* Includes Accumulated Net Investment Income of  $20,472   $ 
Increase (Decrease) in Fund Shares Issued          
Number of Shares Sold        
Number of Shares Redeemed       (450,000)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Fund Shares       (450,000)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(IPO LOGO)
 
Renaissance International IPO ETF
Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Six Months     
   Ended     
   March 31,   Year Ended 
   2017   September 
   (Unaudited)   30, 2016 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations          
Net Investment Income (Loss)  $(421)  $36,960 
Net Realized Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency   (38,308)   (152,166)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments   66,092    183,457 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   27,363    68,251 
Distributions to Shareholders From          
Net Investment Income       (31,470)
Net Realized Gain on Investments        
Total Distributions to Shareholders       (31,470)
Fund Share Transactions          
Proceeds from Shares Sold        
Cost of Shares Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions        
Total Increase in Net Assets   27,363    36,781 
Net Assets          
Beginning of Period   1,950,036    1,913,255 
End of Period*  $1,977,399   $1,950,036 
* Includes Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss) of  $(3,238)  $(2,817)
Increase (Decrease) in Fund Shares Issued          
Number of Shares Sold        
Number of Shares Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease) in Fund Shares        

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(IPO LOGO)
 
Renaissance IPO ETF
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

   Six Months Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   March 31, 2017   September 30,   September 30,   September 30, 
   (Unaudited)   2016   2015   2014(1) 
Net Assets Value, Beginning of Period  $21.15   $19.96   $22.98   $20.00 
Income (Loss) From Investment Operations                    
Net Investment Income(2)   0.06    0.08    0.07    0.06 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   1.96    1.21    (2.57)   2.98 
Total from Investment Operations   2.02    1.29    (2.50)   3.04 
Other Capital(2)   0.00 *   0.00 *   0.00 *   0.00 *
Distribution to Shareholders From Net Investment Income   (0.02)   (0.10)   (0.07)   (0.06)
Realized Gain on Investments           (0.45)    
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $23.15   $21.15   $19.96   $22.98 
Total Return(3)   9.38%   6.50%   (11.18)%   15.22%
Ratios and Supplemental Data                    
Net Assets, End of Period (000s)  $13,888   $12,691   $20,956   $33,325 
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets   0.60(4)   0.60%   0.60%   0.60(4)
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets   0.52(4)   0.41%   0.30%   0.30(4)
Portfolio Turnover Rate(5)   84%   109%   86%   127 

 

(1)Commenced operations October 14, 2013.

 

(2)Calculated using average shares method.

 

(3)Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the payment date. Total return for periods of less than one year is not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.

 

(4)Annualized.

 

(5)Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions.

 

*Per share amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(IPO LOGO)
 
Renaissance International IPO ETF
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

   Six Months Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   March 31, 2017   September 30,   September 30, 
   (Unaudited)   2016   2015(1) 
Net Assets Value, Beginning of Period  $19.50   $19.13   $20.00 
Income (Loss) From Investment Operations               
Net Investment Income (Loss)(2)   (0.00) *   0.37    0.24 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   0.27    0.31    (0.87)
Total from Investment Operations   0.27    0.68    (0.63)
Distribution to Shareholders From Net Investment Income       (0.31)   (0.24)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $19.77   $19.50   $19.13 
Total Return(3)   1.40%   3.73%   (3.24)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data               
Net Assets, End of Period (000s)  $1,977   $1,950   $1,913 
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets   0.80%   0.80%   0.80(4)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets   (0.04)% (4)   1.95%   1.18(4)
Portfolio Turnover Rate(5)   56(4)   81%   101%

 

(1)Commenced operations October 6, 2014.

 

(2)Calculated using average shares method.

 

(3)Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the payment date. Total return for periods of less than one year is not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.

 

(4)Annualized.

 

(5)Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions.

 

*Per share amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Renaissance IPO ETFs
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Renaissance IPO ETF and the Renaissance International IPO ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are a series of Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds (“the Trust”), a Delaware Trust, operating as a registered, non-diversified, open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Trust, organized on February 3, 1997, may issue an unlimited number of shares of the Funds. The shares of the Fund are referred to herein as “Shares.”

 

The Trust currently consists of three series: an open-end mutual fund and the Funds. The Renaissance IPO ETF commenced operations on October 14, 2013 and the Renaissance International IPO ETF commenced operations on October 6, 2014. The financial statements herein relate solely to those of the Funds.

 

The Funds are exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). As ETFs, the Funds trade like other publicly-traded securities and are designed to track an index. Unlike shares of a mutual fund, which can be bought from and redeemed by the issuing fund by all shareholders at a price based on net asset value (“NAV”), Shares of the Funds may be directly purchased from and redeemed by a Fund at NAV solely by certain large institutional investors. The Shares of the Funds are listed on the NYSE Arca (the “Exchange”), and trade in the secondary market at market prices that may differ from the Shares’ NAV.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These financial statements are presented in United States dollars.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

A. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS: Values of investments denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend income are translated into U.S. dollars using the current prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized and unrealized gains or losses on securities is reflected as a component of such gains or losses. Transactions in foreign denominated assets may involve greater risks than domestic transactions.

 

B. SECURITY VALUATION: The values of the Funds’ securities are based on the securities’ closing prices on their principal markets, where available. In the absence of a last reported sales price, values may be based on the mean between the last bid and ask prices, if available. For restricted securities, as well as securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, those securities are to be valued at fair value using good faith estimates as determined in accordance with the Trust’s Fund Securities Valuation Procedures, which is approved annually by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). There is no single standard for determining the fair value of such securities. Rather, in determining the fair value of a security, the Fair Value Committee, after consulting with representatives of the Fund’s Adviser, Renaissance Capital LLC (the “Advisor”), and/or the Fund’s Administrator, State Street Bank and Trust, shall take into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances, a few of which may include: (i) market prices for a security or securities deemed comparable, including the frequency of trades or quotes for the security and comparable securities; (ii) dealer valuations of a security or securities deemed comparable; (iii) short-term instruments with maturities of 60 days or less at the date of the purchase are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value; short-term instruments with maturities greater than 60 days at the date of purchase are valued at the midpoint between the latest available and representative asked and bid prices, and commencing 60 days prior to maturity such securities are valued at amortized cost; and (iv) determinations of value by one or more pricing services for a security or securities deemed comparable. The Funds may also use fair value pricing in a variety of circumstances, including, but not limited to, situations where the value of a security in a Fund’s portfolio has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which the security is principally traded, or where trading in a security has been suspended or halted. Fair value pricing involves

 

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Renaissance IPO ETFs
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

subjective judgments and it is possible that a fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security. In addition, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the NAV of the Funds and the prices used by each of the Funds’ benchmark indices, the Renaissance IPO Index and the Renaissance International IPO Index, respectively (the “Indices”). This may adversely affect the Funds’ ability to track the Indices.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability and would be based on the best information available.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. At March 31, 2017, all of the Funds’ investments were valued based on Level 1 inputs, except as noted and detailed on the Portfolio of Investments.

 

It is the Funds’ policy to record transfers in to or out of Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 at the end of the reporting period. There were no significant transfers in to or out of any level during the current period presented.

 

C. INVESTMENT INCOME: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, if any, is recorded on an accrual basis.

 

D. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS: Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis for financial reporting purposes. In determining the gain or loss from the sale of securities, the cost of securities sold is determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

2. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: It is the Funds’ intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and intend to distribute all of their taxable income to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions in the open tax years (current and prior years, as applicable) or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2017 tax returns and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken in the above open tax years. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and foreign jurisdictions where the Funds make significant investments.

 

A. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: The Funds will normally distribute substantially all of their net investment income at least annually. Any realized net capital gains will be distributed annually. The Funds may also pay a special distribution at any time to comply with U.S. federal tax requirements. All distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Renaissance IPO ETFs
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Period Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (e.g., deferred losses, capital loss carryforwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations, or net asset values per share of the Funds.

 

3. FEES AND EXPENSES

 

A. MANAGEMENT FEE: The Advisor serves as investment advisor to the Funds pursuant to an investment management agreement between the Trust and the Advisor (the “Investment Management Agreement”). Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Advisor, subject to the supervision of the Board and in conformity with the stated investment policies of the Funds, manages the investment of the Funds’ assets. The Advisor is responsible for placing purchase and sale orders and providing continuous supervision of the investment portfolio of the Funds.

 

Pursuant to a Supervision and Administration Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor, the Advisor oversees the operation of the Funds, provides or causes to be furnished the advisory, supervisory, administrative, distribution, transfer agency, custody and all other services necessary for the Funds to operate, and exercises day-to-day oversight over the Funds’ service providers. Under the Supervision and Administration Agreement, the Advisor also bears all the fees and expenses incurred in connection with its obligations under the Supervision and Administration Agreement, including, but not limited to, the costs of various third-party services required by the Funds, including audit, certain custody, portfolio accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs, except those fees and expenses specifically assumed by the Trust on behalf of the Funds.

 

Pursuant to the terms of each of the Investment Management Agreement and the Supervision and Administration Agreement, the Trust has agreed to indemnify the Advisor for certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the federal securities laws, unless such loss or liability results from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or the reckless disregard of its obligations and duties. The Investment Management Agreement also provides that the Advisor may engage in other businesses, devote time and attention to any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, and render investment advisory services to others.

 

As compensation for its services, the Advisor is paid a monthly management fee for providing investment advisory, supervisory, administrative and other services the Funds require under an all-in fee structure based on a percentage of the Funds’ average daily net assets at the annual rate of 0.60% for Renaissance IPO ETF and 0.80% for Renaissance International IPO ETF.

 

The Funds also bear certain other expenses, which are specifically excluded from being covered under the management fee and the Supervision and Administration Agreement (“Excluded Expenses”) and may vary and will affect the total level of expenses paid by the Funds. Such Excluded Expenses include taxes, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, interest and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification expenses). The Funds also bear asset-based custodial fees not covered by the Supervision and Administration Agreement.

 

B. DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICING FEES: Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of the Shares of the Funds. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a distribution and services plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay distribution fees in connection with the sale and distribution of their Shares and pay service fees in connection with the provision of ongoing services to shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder accounts in an amount up to 0.25% of the Funds’ average daily net assets each year. No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because these fees are paid out of the Funds’ assets on an ongoing basis, these fees will increase the cost of your investment in the Funds.

 

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4. SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS: The Funds issue and redeem Shares at NAV only in a large specified number of Shares each called a “Creation Unit,” or multiples thereof. Creation Units are sold to and from institutional brokers through participation agreements. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares of the Funds are not redeemable. Such transactions generally consist of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities (the “Deposit Securities”) that comprise the Index and an amount of cash computed as described below (the “Cash Component”) or, as permitted or required by the Funds, of cash. The Cash Component together with the Deposit Securities, as applicable, are referred to as the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for Shares. The Cash Component represents the difference between the NAV of a Creation Unit and the market value of Deposit Securities and may include a Dividend Equivalent Payment. The “Dividend Equivalent Payment” enables the Funds to make a complete distribution of dividends on the next dividend payment date, and is an amount equal, on a per Creation Unit basis, to the dividends on all the securities held by the Funds (“Fund Securities”) with ex-dividend dates within the accumulation period for such distribution (the “Accumulation Period”), net of expenses and liabilities for such period, as if all of the Fund Securities had been held by the Trust for the entire Accumulation Period. The Accumulation Period begins on the ex-dividend date for the Funds and ends on the next ex-dividend date. Transactions in capital shares for the Funds are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

A fixed transaction fee of $500 per Creation Unit for the Renaissance IPO ETF and $1,000 per Creation Unit for the Renaissance International IPO ETF, regardless of the number of Creation Units that are created or redeemed on the same day, is charged to the institutional broker creating or redeeming Creation Units. An additional variable fee may be charged for certain transactions. Transaction fees are received by the Trust and/or Custodian and are used to defray related expenses. The amounts are included in Other Capital on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

5. INDEMNIFICATION: Under the Funds’ organizational documents, their officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties for the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts with vendors that contain a variety of representations and warranties that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the risk of loss due to these warranties appears to be remote.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS: For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the Renaissance IPO ETF and the Renaissance International IPO ETF did not have any in-kind transactions.

 

The in-kind contributions and in-kind redemptions may not agree with the Fund Share Transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The amounts represent the accumulation of each Fund’s daily net shareholder transactions while the Statements of Changes in Net Assets reflects gross shareholder transactions including any cash component of the transaction.

 

The length of time the Funds have held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. A change in the securities held by each Fund is known as “portfolio turnover.” The Funds may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve their investment objective, including, without limitation, to reflect changes in the component securities of the Index, such as reconstitutions or additions or deletions of component securities. To the extent that Creation Unit purchases from and redemptions by the Funds are effected in cash, frequent purchases and redemptions may increase the rate of portfolio turnover. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater expenses to the Funds, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gains, including short-term capital gains (which are generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates). The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Funds’ performance. The portfolio turnover rates are reported in the Financial Highlights.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the Renaissance IPO ETF made purchases with a cost of $11,079,578 and sales with proceeds of $10,825,866 of investment securities and the Renaissance International IPO ETF made purchases with a cost of $1,065,443 and sales with proceeds of $1,072,202 of investment securities (excluding short-term securities).

 

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7. SECURITIES LENDING: The Funds may lend their portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions desiring to borrow securities to complete transactions and for other purposes. In connection with such loans, the Funds receive liquid collateral equal to at least 102% for U.S. securities and 105% for international securities of the value of the portfolio securities being loaned. This collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis. Although the Funds will receive collateral in connection with all loans of its securities holdings, the Funds would be exposed to a risk of loss should a borrower fail to return the borrowed securities (e.g., the loaned securities may have appreciated beyond the value of the collateral held by the Funds) or become insolvent. The Funds may pay fees to the party arranging the loan of securities. In addition, the Funds will bear the risk of loss of any cash collateral that it invests. The Funds will then invest the cash collateral received in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, and record a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. The Funds are subject to a lending limit of 33⅓% of total assets (including the value of collateral).

 

The loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the lender securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail to return loaned securities, the Funds have the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market.

 

The borrower pays fees at the Funds’ direction to the lending agent. The lending agent may retain a portion of the fees and interest earned on the cash collateral invested as compensation for its services. Investments made with the cash collateral are disclosed on the Schedules of Investments. The lending fees and the Funds’ portion of the interest income earned on the cash collateral are included on the Statements of Operations as securities lending income.

 

See the Portfolio of Investments for information about the value of the securities on loan and their related collateral. The loaned securities are subject to enforceable netting arrangements and as of March 31, 2017, the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned.

 

       Gross Amounts not offset in the 
       Statement of Financial Position 
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts             
   Gross Amounts   Offset in the   Presented in the       Collateral     
   of Recognized   Statement of   Statement of   Financial   Pledged   Net 
Securities Lending  Liabilities   Financial Position   Financial Position   Instruments   (Received)   Amount 
Renaissance IPO ETF  $780,797   $   $780,797   $780,797 (a)  $   $ 

 

(a)Collateral for securities on loan is included in the Schedule of Investments

 

The following table represents the amount of payables for cash collateral received on securities on loan as shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the six months ended March 31, 2017:

 

   Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements 
   As of March 31, 2017 
   Overnight and       Between         
   Continuous   <30 days   30 & 90 days   >90 days   Total 
Securities Lending Transactions                         
Common Stocks  $780,797   $   $   $   $780,797 
Total Borrowings  $780,797   $   $   $   $780,797 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions   $780,797 

 

8. PRINCIPAL RISKS: Investors in the Funds should be willing to accept a high degree of volatility in the price of the Funds’ Shares and the possibility of significant losses. An investment in the Funds involves a substantial degree of risk. Therefore, you should consider carefully the following risks before investing in the Funds. In the normal course of business the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to such

 

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things as changes in the market (market risk) or failure or inability of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk). See below for a detailed description of selected principal risks. For a more comprehensive list of potential risks the Funds may be subject to, please see the Funds’ Prospectus.

 

A. RISK OF INVESTING IN IPOs. The Funds invest in companies that have recently completed an initial public offering. The stocks of such companies are unseasoned equities lacking a trading history, a track record of reporting to investors, widely available research coverage and often may have a limited operating history. IPOs are thus often subject to extreme price volatility and speculative trading. These stocks may have above-average price appreciation in connection with the initial public offering prior to inclusion in the Indices. The price of stocks included in the Indices may not continue to appreciate and the performance of these stocks may not replicate the performance exhibited in the past. In addition, IPOs share similar illiquidity risks of private equity and venture capital. The free float shares held by the public in an IPO are typically a small percentage of the market capitalization. The ownership of many IPOs often include large holdings by venture capital and private equity investors who seek to sell their shares in the public market in the months following an IPO when shares restricted by lock-up are released, causing greater volatility and possible downward pressure during the time that locked-up shares are released.

 

B. FINANCIAL SECTOR RISK. Financial companies frequently represent the largest sector in the Renaissance International IPO Index. Financial companies are especially subject to the adverse effects of economic recession, currency exchange rates, government regulation, decreases in the availability of capital, volatile interest rates, portfolio concentrations in geographic markets and in commercial and residential real estate loans, and competition from new entrants in their fields of business.

 

C. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RISK. Information technology companies frequently represent the largest sector in the Renaissance IPO Index. Information technology companies are generally subject to the risks of rapidly changing technologies; short product life cycles; fierce competition; aggressive pricing and reduced profit margins; the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections; cyclical market patterns; evolving industry standards; and frequent new product introductions. Information technology companies may be smaller and less experienced companies, with limited product lines, markets or financial resources and fewer experienced management or marketing personnel. Information technology company stocks, especially those which are internet-related, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that are often unrelated to their operating performance.

 

D. SMALL AND MID-CAPITALIZATION COMPANY RISK. The Funds invest in small and mid-capitalization companies. Such companies may be more vulnerable to adverse general market or economic developments, and their securities may be less liquid and may experience greater price volatility than larger, more established companies as a result of several factors, including limited trading volumes, products or financial resources, management inexperience and less publicly available information. Accordingly, such companies are generally subject to greater market risk than larger, more established companies.

 

E. DEPOSITARY RECEIPT RISK. The Funds may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of ADRs and GDRs. ADRs are negotiable certificates issued by a U.S. financial institution that represent a specified number of shares in a foreign stock and trade on a U.S. national securities exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange. GDRs are certificates issued in more than one country for shares in a foreign company. The shares are held by a foreign branch of an international bank. The shares trade as domestic shares, but are offered for sale globally through the various bank branches. Sponsored ADRs or GDRs are issued with the support of the issuer of the foreign stock underlying the ADRs or GDRs and carry all of the rights of common shares, including voting rights. The underlying securities of the ADRs and GDRs in the Funds’ portfolios are usually denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. As a result, changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of the Funds’ portfolios. In addition, because the underlying securities of ADRs or GDRs trade on foreign exchanges at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, the value of the securities underlying the ADRs or GDRs may change materially at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, regardless of whether there is an active U.S. market for shares of the Funds.

 

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F. REIT RISK. Investments in securities of real estate companies involve risks. These risks include, among others, adverse changes in foreign, national, state or local real estate conditions; obsolescence of properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgage funds; and the impact of changes in environmental laws. In addition, a Real Estate Investment Trust (a “REIT”) that fails to comply with foreign or domestic tax requirements affecting REITs may be subject to income taxation, including the U.S. federal tax requirement that a REIT distribute substantially all of its net income to its shareholders may result in a REIT having insufficient capital for future expenditures. The value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT. In addition, like mutual funds, REITs have expenses, including advisory and administration fees that are paid by their shareholders. As a result, you will absorb duplicate levels of fees when the Funds invest in REITs. In addition, REITs are subject to certain provisions under federal tax law. The failure of a company to qualify as a REIT could have adverse consequences for a Fund, including significantly reducing return to the Fund on its investment in such company.

 

G. PARTNERSHIP UNIT RISK. Investments in partnership units, such as master limited partnerships and trusts, involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. Holders of partnership units have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. There are also certain tax risks associated with an investment in partnership units. In addition, conflicts of interest may exist between common unit holders, subordinated unit holders and the general partner of a partnership, including a conflict arising as a result of incentive distribution payments.

 

H. NON-U.S. ISSUER RISK. Certain companies in which the Funds may invest may be non-U.S. issuers whose securities are listed on U.S. exchanges. These securities involve risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities, including greater market volatility, higher transactional costs, the possibility that the liquidity of such securities could be impaired because of future political and/or economic developments, taxation by foreign governments, political instability, the possibility that foreign governmental restrictions may be adopted which might adversely affect such securities and that the selection of such securities may be more difficult because there may be less publicly available information concerning such non-U.S. issuers or the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements applicable to non-U.S. issuers may differ from those applicable to U.S. issuers. Current political uncertainty surrounding the European Union (the “EU”) and its membership, including the 2016 referendum in which the United Kingdom voted to exit the EU, may increase market volatility.

 

I. EMERGING MARKETS RISK. The funds may invest a portion of their portfolios in securities of issuers located in emerging markets. Emerging market companies involve certain risks not associated with investing in developed market countries because emerging market countries are often in the initial stages of their industrialization cycles and have low per capita income. These increased risks include the possibility of investment and trading limitations, greater liquidity concerns, higher price volatility, greater delays and possibility of disruptions in settlement transactions, greater political uncertainties and greater dependence on international trade or development assistance. In addition, emerging market countries may be subject to overburdened infrastructures and environmental problems.

 

J. EQUITY SECURITIES RISK. The value of the equity securities held by the Funds may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the markets in which the issuers of securities held by the Funds participate, or factors relating to specific issuers in which the Funds invest. Equity securities are subordinated to preferred securities and debt in a company’s capital structure with respect to priority in right to a share of corporate income, and therefore will be subject to greater dividend risk than preferred securities or debt instruments. In addition, while broad market measures of equity securities have historically generated higher average returns than fixed income securities, equity securities have also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns.

 

K. MARKET RISK. The prices of the securities in the Funds are subject to the risk associated with investing in the securities market, including general economic conditions and sudden and unpredictable drops in value. An investment in the Funds may lose money.

 

L. INDEX TRACKING RISK. The Funds’ returns may not match the returns of the Indices for a number of reasons. For example, a Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to its Index and incurs costs associated with buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing a Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its

 

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Index. Because the Funds bear the costs and risks associated with buying and selling securities while such costs and risks are not factored into the returns of the Indices, the Funds’ returns may deviate significantly from the returns of the Indices. In addition, the Funds may not be able to invest in certain securities included in the Indices, or invest in them in the exact proportions in which they are represented in the Indices, due to legal restrictions or other limitations. To the extent that a Fund calculates its NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the Index is based on securities’ closing prices, a Fund’s ability to track its Index may be adversely affected.

 

M. REPLICATION MANAGEMENT RISK. An investment in the Funds involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund of equity securities traded on an exchange, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in security prices. However, because the Funds are not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from one of the Indices, the Funds generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. Therefore, the Funds’ performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers.

 

N. PREMIUM/DISCOUNT RISK. Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholders may sustain losses.

 

O. NON-DIVERSIFIED RISK. The Funds are classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act. Therefore, the Funds may invest a relatively high percentage of their assets in a smaller number of issuers or may invest a larger proportion of their assets in a single company. As a result, the gains and losses on a single investment may have a greater impact on the Funds’ NAV and may make the Funds more volatile than more diversified funds. The Funds may be particularly vulnerable to this risk because they seek to replicate indices that are comprised of a limited number of securities.

 

P. CONCENTRATION RISK. A Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries to the extent its Index concentrates in a particular sector or sectors or industry or group of industries. The Funds may be subject to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on that industry will negatively impact the Funds to a greater extent than if the Funds’ assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries.

 

Q. SECURITIES LENDING RISK. The Funds may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves the risk that the fund may lose money because the borrower of the Funds’ loaned securities fails to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. The Funds could also lose money in the event of a decline in the value of the collateral provided for the loaned securities or a decline in the value of any investments made with cash collateral. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Funds.

 

R. CUSTODY RISK. The Renaissance International IPO ETF invests in securities on non-U.S. exchanges. Custody risk refers to risks in the process of clearing and settling trades and to the holding of securities by local banks, agents and depositories. Low trading volumes and volatile prices in less developed markets make trades harder to complete and settle. Local agents are held only to the standard of care of the local markets. Governments or trade groups may compel local agents to hold securities in designated depositories that are subject to independent evaluation. The less developed a country’s securities market is, the greater the likelihood of custody problems occurring.

 

S. CURRENCY RISK. The Funds hold investments that are denominated in non-U.S. currencies, or in securities that provide exposure to such currencies, currency exchange rates or interest rates denominated in such currencies. Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Funds’ investment and the value of the Funds’ Shares. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Funds may change quickly and without warning and you may lose money.

 

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T. VALUATION RISK. The sales price the Renaissance International IPO ETF could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Renaissance International IPO Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Because non-U.S. exchanges may be open on days when the Fund does not price its Shares, the value of the securities in the Renaissance International IPO ETF portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s Shares.

 

U. AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT CONCENTRATION RISK. Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Funds. The Funds have a limited number of institutions that act as authorized participants. To the extent that these institutions exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Funds and no other authorized participant is able to step forward to create or redeem Creation Units (as defined above), Fund shares may trade at a discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting. This risk may be more pronounced in volatile markets, potentially where there are significant redemptions in ETFs generally.

 

9. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS: In December 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards update 2016-19 - Technical Corrections and Improvements (“ASU 2016-19”), which is effective for interim periods for all entities beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2016-19 includes an amendment to Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, which clarifies the difference between a valuation approach and a valuation technique when applying the guidance in that Topic. That amendment also requires an entity to disclose when there has been a change in either or both a valuation approach and/or a valuation technique. The transition guidance for the amendment must be applied prospectively because it could potentially involve the use of hindsight that includes fair value measurements. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2016-19 to the Portfolio, management expects that the impact of the Portfolio’s adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.

 

In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a new rule, Investment Company Reporting Modernization, which, among other provisions, amends Regulation S-X to require standardized, enhanced disclosures, particularly related to derivatives, in investment company financial statements. Compliance with the guidance is effective for financial statements filed with the SEC on or after August 1, 2017; adoption will have no effect on the Portfolio’s net assets or results of operations. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of the Investment Company Reporting Modernization to the Portfolio, management expects that the impact of the Portfolio’s adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of their financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has determined that there were no subsequent events to report through the issuance of these financial statements.

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records

 

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the year ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-486-6645 or by referring to the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (1-800-SEC-0330). The information on Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-486-6645.

 

Discount/Premium Information

 

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the Net Asset Value of the Fund during the past calendar year, when available can be found at www.renaissancecapital.com.

 

Cost of Investing

 

Shareholders of the Funds will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include creation and redemption fees or brokerage charges and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help the shareholder understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six month period ended March 31, 2017.

 

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

 

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds 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. The Renaissance IPO ETF charges a transaction fee of $500 per Creation Unit and the Renaissance International IPO ETF charges a transaction fee of $1,000 per Creation Unit to those persons creating or redeeming Creation Units. If you buy or sell the Funds’ shares in the secondary market, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges.

 

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

 

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   Beginning   Ending   Expenses Paid     
   Account Value   Account Value   During Period*   Annualized 
   (10/1/16)   (3/31/17)   (10/1/16-3/31/17)   Expense Ratio 
Renaissance IPO ETF                    
Actual  $1,000   $1,094   $3.13    0.60%
Hypothetical  $1,000   $1,022   $3.02    0.60%
(5% return before expenses)                    
                     
Renaissance International IPO ETF                    
Actual  $1,000   $1,014   $4.02    0.80%
Hypothetical  $1,000   $1,021   $4.03    0.80%
(5% return before expenses)                    

 

*Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six month period, then divided by 365.

 

Investment Advisory Agreement

 

Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At an in-person meeting (the “Meeting”) of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds (the “Trust”) held on November 18, 2016, the Board, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (hereafter, the “Independent Trustees”), approved the continuance of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Renaissance Capital LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Renaissance IPO ETF and Renaissance International IPO ETF (the “Funds”).

 

In connection with considering the approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees met in executive session with counsel (“Counsel”) to discuss the continuance of the Advisory Agreement and the information provided in connection with the renewal. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, evaluated the terms of the Advisory Agreement, reviewed the information provided by the Adviser in connection with its consideration of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, and reviewed the duties and responsibilities of the Trustees in evaluating and approving such an agreement.

 

In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for an additional year, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the materials provided for the Meeting and other information from Counsel and from the Adviser, including: (1 ) a copy of the Advisory Agreement; (2) information describing the nature, quality and extent of the services that the Adviser provided to the Funds; (3) information concerning the Adviser’s financial condition, business, operations, portfolio management team and compliance programs; (4) information describing each Fund’s advisory fee and expenses; and (5) a memorandum from Counsel on the responsibilities of trustees in considering investment advisory arrangements under the 1940 Act. The Board considered the information presented at Board meetings over the last year. In addition, the Board considered presentations made by, and discussions held with, representatives of the Adviser. The Board also received information comparing the advisory fees and expenses of the Funds with the advisory fees and expenses of comparably managed exchange- traded funds (“ETFs”).

 

The Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors during their deliberations: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser; (2) the investment performance of each Fund and the Adviser; (3) the cost of services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates; (4) the extent to which economies of scale were realized as each Fund grew; (5) whether the fee levels reflected these economies of scale; (6) services and fees relating to other accounts and clients managed by the Adviser; (7) the depth of experience and knowledge of the Adviser with respect to the IPO market; and (8) “fall-out” or ancillary benefits derived by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.

 

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(IPO LOGO)

 

The Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered and discussed the following with respect to each Fund:

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the services that the Adviser provides to the Funds, including, but not limited to, managing the day-to-day investment of the assets of the Funds in accordance with the stated investment objective and policies of each Fund. The Board reviewed the professional personnel of the Adviser and discussed their qualifications. The Board considered and discussed, among other things, the Adviser’s experience and expertise in IPO investment services and the Adviser’s resources. On this basis, the Board concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser.

 

Investment Performance of the Funds and the Adviser. The Board considered the Funds’ performance history and market conditions over the last year. The Board considered that each Fund had closely tracked its respective underlying index. The Board considered tracking error data provided by the Adviser to the Board for the Meeting and at prior meetings. The Board also considered information about the premium/discount history of the Funds provided by the Adviser to the Board for the Meeting and at prior meetings, which illustrated the number of times that the market price of the Funds trading on the secondary market closed above or below the net asset value of the Funds, and by how much, measured in basis points. The Board concluded that they were satisfied with the investment performance of the Funds under the Adviser’s management, including the tracking error of the Funds.

 

Costs of Advisory Services. The Board reviewed the report of the advisory fee and expenses of each Fund as compared to the advisory fees and expenses of other comparably managed ETFs. The Trustees noted the Funds’ unitary fee structure. The Board considered the peer group report and concluded that each Fund’s respective advisory fee and expenses were comparable to similar ETFs managed by specialized research-driven investment advisers, in light of the unique nature of the Funds as IPO-focused ETFs. The Board also considered the fee rates charged to other accounts and clients managed by the Adviser, including the differences in services provided to the non-investment company clients. In addition, the Board considered “fall-out” or ancillary benefits derived by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. After review of this information, the Board concluded that each Fund’s advisory fee and expenses were reasonable.

 

Profitability. The Board considered the level of profitability of the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds. The Board concluded that the Adviser’s current level of profitability was reasonable.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board reviewed each Fund’s current asset level and concluded that the Funds had not yet reached the level where economies of scale could be achieved.

 

Conclusion. Based on their deliberations and evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously: (1) concluded that terms of the Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable; (2) concluded that each Fund’s advisory fee and expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the Adviser provides to the Funds; and (3) agreed to continue the Advisory Agreement for another year.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

 

Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1 of the Form N-CSR.

 

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

 

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

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

 

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

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

 

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)        Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant are reasonably designed to ensure the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)       There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report (in the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Not applicable to the filing.

 

(a)(2) Certification(s) required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable to the filing.

 

(b)       The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Sections 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

RENAISSANCE CAPITAL GREENWICH FUNDS

 

By: /s/ William K. Smith

William K. Smith,

President

 

Date: June 1, 2017

 

 

 

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

 

By: /s/ William K. Smith

William K. Smith,

President

 

Date: June 1, 2017

 

 

By: /s/ Kathleen S. Smith

Kathleen S. Smith,

Chairman of the Board, Treasurer

 

Date: June 1, 2017