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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-08261

 

Madison Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

550 Science Drive, Madison, WI  53711

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

Steve J. Fredricks

Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

550 Science Drive

Madison, WI  53711

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  608-274-0300

 

Date of fiscal year end:  October 31

 

Date of reporting period:  April 30, 2021

 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 

Semi-annual Report

(unaudited)

April 30, 2021

 

 

 

 
Madison Conservative Allocation Fund
Madison Moderate Allocation Fund
Madison Aggressive Allocation Fund
 
Madison Tax-Free Virginia Fund
Madison Tax-Free National Fund
 
Madison High Quality Bond Fund
Madison Core Bond Fund
 
Madison Diversified Income Fund
Madison Covered Call & Equity Income Fund
Madison Dividend Income Fund
Madison Investors Fund
Madison Mid Cap Fund
Madison Small Cap Fund
Madison International Stock Fund

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

  Page
Period in Review 2
Allocation Funds Summary 3
Conservative Allocation Fund 3
Moderate Allocation Fund 3
Aggressive Allocation Fund 3
Tax-Free Virginia Fund 4
Tax-Free National Fund 4
High Quality Bond Fund 4
Core Bond Fund 5
Diversified Income Fund 5
Covered Call & Equity Income Fund 6
Dividend Income Fund 6
Investors Fund 7
Mid Cap Fund 7
Small Cap Fund 7
International Stock Fund 8
Notes to Review of Period 9
Portfolios of Investments  
Conservative Allocation Fund 10
Moderate Allocation Fund 10
Aggressive Allocation Fund 11
Tax-Free Virginia Fund 11
Tax-Free National Fund 13
High Quality Bond Fund 14
Core Bond Fund 15
Diversified Income Fund 18
Covered Call & Equity Income Fund 21
Dividend Income Fund 22
Investors Fund 22
Mid Cap Fund 23
Small Cap Fund 24
International Stock Fund 25
   
Financial Statements  
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 26
Statements of Operations 28
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 30
Financial Highlights 36
   
Notes to Financial Statements 48
   
Other Information 57

 

Although each fund’s name begins with the word “Madison,” the word “Madison” may be omitted in this report for simplicity when referring to any particular fund, group of funds or list of funds.

 

Nondeposit investment products are not federally insured, involve investment risk, may lose value and are not obligations of or guaranteed by any financial institution.

 

For more complete information about Madison Funds, including charges and expenses, request a prospectus from your financial advisor or from Madison Funds, P.O. Box 219083, Kansas City, MO 64121-9083. Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of any fund carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the funds.

 

For more current performance information, please call 1-800-877-6089 or visit our website at www.madisonfunds.com. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted within. Performance data shown represents past performance, past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

Nothing in this report represents a recommendation of a security by the investment adviser. Portfolio holdings may have changed since the date of this report.

 

 

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Period in Review (unaudited)

 

Supported by unprecedented levels of fiscal stimulus, ongoing global central bank accommodation, quickly recovering corporate profits, and encouraging news on the COVID-19 vaccine front, risk assets continued their steady and impressive ascent since putting in their pandemic-related panic lows during March of 2020. For the six-months ended April 30, 2021, U.S. equities represented by the Russell 3000® Index, rose 31.1% while foreign equities represented by the MSCI ACWI-ex U.S. Index, climbed 27.4%. U.S. bonds as represented by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned -1.5% as interest rates rose over the period. The largest U.S. companies as represented by the S&P 500® Index increased 28.9%.

 

The biggest market driver over the period was the surprisingly positive news about three different COVID-19 vaccines, all testing at an efficacy rate which surpassed expectations. The prospect of immunization, first to front-line health care workers, then to high risk populations, and eventually to the full community kept the forward-looking optimism of the stock market at its optimum. At the same time, the initially contested results of the presidential election seemed to be gravitating to more normality, which fit into the overall mood of the market. One specific announcement, regarding Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to head Treasury, seemed to be especially well received by the market as it harkened back to her consistently dovish governance during her tenure as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair.

 

In late 2020 to early 2021, one of the leading S&P 500® sectors was Energy, which only composed 2% of the Index. Yet it had been more than 13% of the Index as recently as the end of 2008. It is important to realize that a big move in an index forty years ago, or even a dozen years ago involved different companies, different sector weightings, and continuous material changes to economic environments. When sector returns vary as much as they have lately, the composition of an index, as well as the composition of an actively managed portfolio, can have a major influence on real as well as relative returns.

 

The Energy sector rally reflected the overall rotation of the market to more economically sensitive components which had lagged the broader market recovery since the steep drop March of 2020. This signaled a market looking down the road to what appears to be better times ahead.

 

In terms of industry specific variance, over the past few months we have been seeing a shift in market leadership from the most aggressive growth companies, mostly in the technology sector, to more cyclically oriented value stocks, while smaller stocks made up ground after having trailed large-cap stocks through much of the past year’s COVID-19 driven market. This trend generally continued over the first four months of 2021. The strongest sectors were in economically sensitive, cyclical areas including Energy, Financials, and Industrials. The traditionally defensive Health Care and Consumer Staples sectors were weaker. Much of this has been powered by a growing confidence in economic recovery, largely based on encouraging COVID-19 developments, particularly the expanding vaccination effort.

 

On February 23, Fed Chairman Powell held his semiannual testimony before Congress and reaffirmed the Fed’s commitment to holding rates at their current lows for some time while maintaining its current level of asset purchasing in support of price stabilization and full employment. While this kind of commitment is typically bullish for stocks, it was overwhelmed by concerns that the Fed would be hampered in its normal reactions to any substantial increase in inflation. Over the next few days, the growing confidence in economic expansion and loose money fueled inflationary concerns which in turn put selling pressure on the relatively low-yielding 5-year and 10-year Treasury Bonds. Concerns over the economy over-heating, or perhaps inflation, also appeared to be behind the late-February dip in the stock market. Central banks around the world are of similar mindset to our Fed, and the prospect of $1.9 trillion in U.S. fiscal stimulus is being seconded internationally. Much of the impetus for fiscal stimulus comes from the consensus that the recovery from the financial crisis of 2008 was hampered by an insufficient fiscal response. While the boom in housing pricing is not directly folded into the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measurement, the cascading effect into rental rates could be coming down the road. Oil prices have been rising steadily along with other essential commodities and food prices were up around 4% in 2020.

 

After more than a decade of subdued inflation, memories of the complications of investing in inflationary times have faded. It is possible that as the economy reopens, we may see some transient bursts of inflation as supply chains normalize but at this point, we do not anticipate a sustained rise in inflation. We also prefer to look at the potential impact of inflation on our holdings company by company. Can the company absorb higher input costs by passing along these increased costs to customers? What will higher borrowing rates mean? The prospect of rising interest rates, for instance, can be a plus for many financials. Over longer periods of inflation, owning stocks has been one of best means of staying ahead of the potential erosion of purchasing power. While recognizing the power investing in stocks can have in fending off inflation it should be noted that not all stocks and sectors react the same in this type of economic environment, supporting the continual oversight of active management.

 

 

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ALLOCATION FUNDS SUMMARY

 

The Madison Conservative Allocation, Moderate Allocation and Aggressive Allocation Funds invest primarily in shares of registered investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”). The funds are diversified among a number of asset classes and their allocation among Underlying Funds are based on an asset allocation model developed by Madison Asset Management, LLC (“Madison”), the funds’ investment adviser. The team may use multiple analytical approaches to determine the appropriate asset allocation, including:

 

Asset allocation optimization analysis – considers the degree to which returns in different asset classes do or do not move together, and the funds’ aim to achieve a favorable overall risk profile for any targeted portfolio return.

Scenario analysis– historical and expected return data is analyzed to model how individual asset classes and combinations of asset classes would affect the funds under different economic and market conditions.

Fundamental analysis – draws upon Madison’s investment teams to judge each asset class against current and forecasted market conditions. Economic, industry and security analysis is used to develop return and risk expectations that may influence asset class selection. In addition, Madison has a flexible mandate which permits the funds, at the sole discretion of Madison, to materially reduce equity risk exposures when and if conditions are deemed to warrant such an action.

 

MADISON CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

Under normal circumstances, the Madison Conservative Allocation Fund’s total net assets will be allocated among various asset classes and Underlying Funds, including those whose shares trade on a stock exchange (exchange traded funds or “ETFs”), with target allocations over time of approximately 35% equity investments and 65% fixed income investments. Underlying Funds in which the fund invests may include funds advised by Madison and/or its affiliates, including other Madison Funds (the “Affiliated Underlying Funds”). Generally, Madison will not invest more than 75% of the fund’s net assets, at the time of purchase, in Affiliated Underlying Funds.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Conservative Allocation Fund (Class A at NAV) returned 4.93% for the period, underperforming the Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index return of 8.76%. The Fund underperformed its peers as measured by the Morningstar U.S. Fund Allocation 30%-50% Equity category, which returned 13.15%. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Alternative Funds 2.2%
Bond Funds 62.9%
Foreign Stock Funds 10.8%
Short-Term Investments 13.7%
Stock Funds 20.5%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities (10.1)%
   
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I 21.3%
iShares MBS ETF 12.5%
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 12.5%
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional Shares 8.6%
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 8.0%
Madison Investors Fund Class R6 7.9%
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF 4.5%
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I 3.7%
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF 2.5%
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF 2.4%

 

MADISON MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

Under normal circumstances, the Madison Moderate Allocation Fund’s total net assets will be allocated among various asset classes and Underlying Funds, including those whose shares trade on a stock exchange (exchange traded funds or “ETFs”), with target allocations over time of approximately 60% equity investments and 40% fixed income investments. Underlying Funds in which the fund invests may include Affiliated Underlying Funds. Generally, Madison will not invest more than 75% of the fund’s net assets, at the time of purchase, in Affiliated Underlying Funds.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Moderate Allocation Fund (Class A at NAV) returned 10.17% for the period, while its blended benchmark, the Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index, returned 16.58%. The Fund underperformed its Morningstar peer group as the U.S. Fund Allocation 50%-70% Equity category, which averaged a 20.03% return. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Alternative Funds 3.6%
Bond Funds 37.6%
Foreign Stock Funds 20.1%
Short-Term Investments 7.5%
Stock Funds 34.1%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities (2.9)%
   
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Madison Investors Fund Class R6 12.1%
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I 11.8%
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 8.0%
iShares MBS ETF 7.4%
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I 7.1%
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF 6.7%
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 5.4%
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional Shares 4.9%
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF 4.0%
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF 3.8%

 

MADISON AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

Under normal circumstances, the Madison Moderate Allocation Fund’s total net assets will be allocated among various asset classes and Underlying Funds, including those whose shares trade on a stock exchange (exchange traded funds or “ETFs”), with target allocations over time of approximately 80% equity investments and 20% fixed income investments. Underlying Funds in which the fund invests may include Affiliated Underlying Funds. Generally, Madison will not invest more than 75% of the fund’s net assets, at the time of purchase, in Affiliated Underlying Funds.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Aggressive Allocation Fund (Class A at NAV) returned 14.48% for the period, trailing its blended benchmark, the Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index, which returned 23.14%. The Fund underperformed its Morningstar U.S. Fund Allocation 70%-85% Equity category peer group, which averaged a 24.69% return. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

 

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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Alternative Funds 4.8%
Bond Funds 18.0%
Foreign Stock Funds 29.5%
Short-Term Investments 15.7%
Stock Funds 42.5%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities (10.5)%

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Madison Investors Fund Class R6 14.2%
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I 9.6%
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF 7.7%
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I 6.0%
Vanguard FTSE All World ex-U.S. Small-Cap ETF 5.4%
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF 5.3%
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF 5.3%
Vanguard Information Technology ETF 5.0%
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy 4.8%
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 4.4%

 

MADISON TAX-FREE VIRGINIA FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison Tax-Free Virginia Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds that are exempt from federal and state income tax for residents of Virginia. These securities may be issued by state governments, their political subdivisions (for example, cities and counties) and public authorities (for example, school districts and housing authorities). The fund may also invest in bonds that, under federal law, are exempt from federal and state income taxation, such as bonds issued by the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. The fund invests in intermediate and long-term bonds having average, aggregate maturities (at the portfolio level) of 7 to 15 years.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Tax-Free Virginia Fund (Class Y) had a total return of 0.61% for the period. The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-22 year Municipal Securities Index returned 2.20%, while the Fund’s Morningstar peer group, the Municipal Single State Intermediate Category returned 1.46%. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Airport 3.4%
Development 5.8%
Education 9.3%
Facilities 7.1%
General 16.0%
General Obligation 24.6%
Medical 5.5%
Power 1.6%
Transportation 10.2%
Utilities 1.6%
Water 12.9%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities 2.0%

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, 5.0%, 6/1/30 4.3%
County of Arlington VA, 5.0%, 8/15/30 3.6%
James City County Economic Development Authority, 5.0%, 6/15/30 3.1%
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Revenue, 5.0%, 10/1/43 2.9%
County of Henrico VA Water & Sewer Revenue, 4.0%, 5/1/32 2.9%
City of Norfolk VA, 5.0%, 8/1/47 2.9%
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, 5.0%, 7/1/42 2.8%
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, 5.0%, 3/15/25 2.8%
Commonwealth of Virginia, 5.0%, 6/1/23 2.7%
Virginia College Building Authority, 5.0%, 2/1/23 2.6%

 

MADISON TAX-FREE NATIONAL FUND 

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison Tax-Free National Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds that are exempt from federal income taxes. These securities may be issued by state governments, their political subdivisions (for example, cities and counties) and public authorities (for example, school districts and housing authorities). The fund may also invest in bonds that, under federal law, are exempt from federal and state income taxation, such as bonds issued by the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. The fund invests in intermediate and long-term bonds having average, aggregate maturities (at the portfolio level) of 7 to 15 years. The primary difference between this fund and the Madison Tax-Free Virginia Fund is that the Madison Tax-Free Virginia Fund will invest in bonds that are exempt from federal and state income tax for residents of Virginia, while this fund will invest in bonds that are exempt from federal income tax.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Tax-Free National Fund (Class Y) had a total return of 0.95% for the period, underperforming its benchmark ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-22 year Municipal Securities Index which returned 2.20%, while the Fund’s Morningstar peer group, the Municipal National Intermediate, returned 2.78%. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

STATE ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Alabama 2.9%   New Mexico 1.0%
Arkansas 0.9%   New York 5.1%
California 0.7%   North Carolina 3.8%
Colorado 2.2%   Ohio 2.5%
Florida 6.2%   Oklahoma 4.1%
Georgia 4.0%   Pennsylvania 3.1%
Hawaii 2.3%   South Carolina 1.1%
Idaho 2.4%   Tennessee 2.4%
Illinois 6.1%   Texas 9.7%
Indiana 5.4%   Utah 1.7%
Kansas 3.7%   Virginia 6.9%
Kentucky 2.3%   Washington 1.0%
Michigan 1.7%   West Virginia 2.4%
Mississippi 2.6%   Wisconsin 2.0%
Missouri 2.1%   Net Other Assets and Liabilities 2.0%
New Jersey 5.7%      

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Cook County School District No. 111, General Obligation, 5.0%, 12/1/35 3.0%
City of Austin TX, General Obligation, 5.0%, 9/1/26 2.9%
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, 5.0%, 10/1/36 2.8%
Vanderburgh County Redevelopment District, Tax Allocation, 5.0%, 2/1/26 2.6%
City of Wichita KS, General Obligation, 5.0%, 12/1/24 2.6%
City of Fort Worth TX, General Obligation, 4.0%, 3/1/29 2.6%
Medical Center Educational Building Corp., 5.0%, 6/1/30 2.6%
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, 5.0%, 6/1/40 2.5%
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, 5.0%, 7/1/24 2.5%
Orlando Utilities Commission, 5.0%, 10/1/22 2.5%

 

MADISON HIGH QUALITY BOND FUND 

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison High Quality Bond Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through diversified investments in a broad range of corporate debt securities, obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies, and money market instruments. In seeking to achieve the fund’s goals, the fund’s management will (1) shorten or lengthen the dollar weighted average maturity of the fund based on its anticipation of the movement of interest rates (the dollar weighted average maturity is expected to be ten years or less), and (2) monitor the yields of the

 

 

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various bonds that satisfy the fund’s investment guidelines to determine the best combination of yield, credit risk and diversification for the fund. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in higher quality bond issues and, therefore, intends to maintain an overall portfolio quality rating of A by Standard & Poor’s and/or A2 by Moody’s.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison High Quality Bond Fund (Class Y) returned -0.88% for the period, outperforming the Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government Credit A+ Bond Index, which returned -1.01%. The Morningstar Short-Term Bond peer group returned 1.17% for the period. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Communication Services 2.2%
Consumer Discretionary 6.6%
Consumer Staples 4.9%
Fannie Mae 10.4%
Financials 18.5%
Freddie Mac 6.9%
Health Care 1.0%
Industrials 1.2%
Information Technology 4.1%
Short-Term Investments 0.1%
U.S. Treasury Notes 42.6%
Utilities 0.3%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities 1.2%

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Fannie Mae, 1.875%, 4/5/22 3.3%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 8/15/24 3.1%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.125%, 5/15/25 3.1%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.500%, 8/15/23 3.0%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.125%, 2/29/24 3.0%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 5/31/23 3.0%
Freddie Mac, 0.375%, 4/20/23 2.9%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.750%, 11/15/23 2.7%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.250%, 11/15/24 2.7%
Fannie Mae, 2.125%, 4/24/26 2.7%

 

MADISON CORE BOND FUND 

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

Under normal market conditions, the Madison Core Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds. To keep current income relatively stable and to limit share price volatility, the fund emphasizes investment grade securities and maintains an intermediate (typically 3-7 year) average portfolio duration, with the goal of being between 85-115% of the market benchmark duration. The fund strives to add incremental return in the portfolio by making strategic decisions related to credit risk, sector exposure and yield curve positioning. The fund may invest in corporate debt securities, U.S. Government debt securities, foreign government debt securities, non-rated debt securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Core Bond Fund (Class Y) returned -0.24% for the period, outperforming the Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index®, which returned -1.52%. The Fund outpaced its Morningstar Intermediate-Term Core Bond peer group which fell -0.87% for the period. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Asset Backed Securities 8.2%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 6.6%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.4%
Corporate Notes and Bonds 39.3%
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.2%
Mortgage Backed Securities 13.8%
Short-Term Investments 5.5%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 23.6%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities (0.6)%
   
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, 8/15/26 3.3%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 1/31/26 3.3%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.250%, 11/15/25 3.3%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 5/15/27 2.7%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.750%, 2/15/24 1.7%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.625%, 2/15/27 1.6%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.500%, 5/15/38 1.3%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31 1.0%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.0%, 5/15/45 0.9%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.875%, 5/15/28 0.9%

 

MADISON DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND 

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison Diversified Income Fund seeks income by investing in a broadly diversified array of securities including bonds, common stocks, real estate securities, foreign market bonds and stocks and money market instruments. Bonds, stock and cash components will vary, reflecting the portfolio managers’ judgments of the relative availability of attractively yielding and priced stocks and bonds; however, under normal market conditions, the fund’s portfolio managers generally attempt to target a 40% bond and 60% stock investment allocation. Nevertheless, bonds may constitute up to 80% of the fund’s assets, stocks will constitute up to 70% of the fund’s assets, real estate securities will constitute up to 25% of the fund’s assets, foreign stocks and bonds will constitute up to 25% of the fund’s assets and money market instruments may constitute up to 25% of the fund’s assets. Although the fund is permitted in invest up to 80% of its assets in lower credit quality bonds, under normal circumstances, the fund intends to limit the investment in lower credit quality bonds to less than 50% of the fund’s assets.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Diversified Income Fund (Class A at NAV) returned 16.26% for the period, outperforming its blended index (50% ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index and 50% S&P 500®) which returned 12.75%. The Fund’s comparative Morningstar peer group, the U.S. Funds Allocation 50%-70% Equity category, averaged a 20.03% return for the period. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Asset Backed Securities 1.4%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 1.5%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.1%
Common Stocks 68.1%
Corporate Notes and Bonds 11.8%
Long Term Municipal Bonds 0.7%
Mortgage Backed Securities 4.5%
Short-Term Investments 2.4%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 7.2%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities 1.3%

 

 

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TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Home Depot Inc./The 3.0%
Nucor Corp. 2.9%
Comcast Corp. 2.8%
BlackRock Inc. 2.7%
Johnson & Johnson 2.5%
Cisco Systems Inc. 2.4%
Northern Trust Corp. 2.3%
Travelers Cos. Inc./The 2.3%
Verizon Communications Inc. 2.3%
Emerson Electric Co. 2.2%

 

MADISON COVERED CALL & EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison Covered Call & Equity Income Fund invests, under normal market conditions, primarily in common stocks of large-and mid-capitalization companies that are, in the view of the fund’s investment adviser, selling at a reasonable price in relation to their long-term earnings growth rates. The portfolio managers will allocate the fund’s assets among stocks in sectors of the economy based upon their views on forward earnings growth rates, adjusted to reflect their views on economic and market conditions and sector risk factors.

 

The fund will seek to generate current earnings from option premiums by writing (selling) covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio securities. The extent of option writing activity will depend upon market conditions and the portfolio manager’s ongoing assessment of the attractiveness of writing call options on the fund’s stock holdings. In addition to providing income, covered call writing helps to reduce the volatility (and risk profile) of the fund by providing downside protection.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Covered Call & Equity Income Fund (Class Y) returned 26.91% for the period, outperforming its covered call benchmark, the CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write® Index (BXM), which returned 18.97%. The Fund outperformed the Morningstar Derivative Income category’s return of 19.16%. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS AS OF 4/30/21  
Communication Services 8.9%
Consumer Discretionary 2.2%
Consumer Staples 4.5%
Energy 11.1%
Exchange Traded Funds 2.3%
Financials 1.6%
Health Care 8.5%
Industrials 2.6%
Information Technology 12.5%
Materials 6.9%
Money Market Funds 36.2%
Utilities 2.7%
   
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
CVS Health Corp. 4.2%
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. 3.3%
PayPal Holdings Inc. 3.3%
Visa Inc. 3.2%
Barrick Gold Corp. 3.2%
Comcast Corp. 2.9%
Microsoft Corp. 2.9%
JM Smucker Co./The 2.8%
Lumen Technologies Inc. 2.8%
Honeywell International Inc. 2.6%

 

MADISON DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison Dividend Income Fund invests in equity securities of companies with a market capitalization of over $1 billion and a history of paying dividends, with the ability to increase dividends over time. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets will be invested in dividend paying equity securities. The fund typically owns 30-60 securities which generally have a dividend yield of at least the S&P 500’s average yield, a strong balance sheet, a dividend that has been maintained and likely to increase and trades at a high relative dividend yield due to issues viewed by the adviser as temporary, among other characteristics.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Dividend Income Fund (Class Y) returned 24.54% for the period, underperforming its benchmark indices, the S&P 500® Index, which returned 28.85% and the Lipper Equity Income Funds Index®, which returned 29.49%. This performance trailed its peer group, as the Morningstar Large Value category returned 35.85%. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Communication Services 7.3%
Consumer Discretionary 9.1%
Consumer Staples 10.0%
Energy 1.2%
Financials 18.9%
Health Care 14.2%
Industrials 14.9%
Information Technology 13.7%
Materials 5.9%
Real Estate 1.4%
Short-Term Investments 0.9%
Utilities 2.1%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities 0.4%
   
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21  
Home Depot Inc./The 4.3
Nucor Corp. 4.2
Comcast Corp. 4.0
BlackRock Inc. 3.9
Johnson & Johnson 3.5
Cisco Systems Inc. 3.4
Travelers Cos. Inc./The 3.4
Northern Trust Corp. 3.3
Verizon Communications Inc. 3.3
Emerson Electric Co. 3.2

 

 

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MADISON INVESTORS FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison Investors Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of established, high-quality companies selected via bottom-up fundamental analysis. The fund typically owns 25-40 securities which have demonstrated stable revenue and earnings growth patterns, have high profitability metrics, and have maintained proportionately low levels of debt. A rigorous analytical process is followed when evaluating companies. The business model, the management team and the valuation of each potential investment are considered. Management strives to purchase securities trading at a discount to their intrinsic value as determined by discounted cash flows. Management corroborates this valuation work with additional valuation methodologies. The fund typically sells a stock when the valuation target the portfolio managers have set for the stock has been exceeded, the fundamental business prospects for the company have materially changed, or the portfolio managers find a more attractive alternative.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Investors Fund (Class Y) returned 25.21% for the period, underperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, which returned 28.85%. This performance trailed its peer group, as the Morningstar Large Blend category returned 28.97%. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21    
Communication Services   12.7%
Consumer Discretionary   12.0%
Financials   22.7%
Health Care   12.9%
Industrials   9.5%
Information Technology   19.1%
Materials   6.2%
Real Estate   2.4%
Short-Term Investments   2.5%

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21    
Alphabet Inc.   5.2%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc.   4.9%
Liberty Broadband Corp.   4.7%
US Bancorp   4.5%
Becton Dickinson and Co.   4.4%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.   4.2%
Progressive Corp./The   4.2%
Fiserv Inc.   4.1%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.   4.0%
Dollar Tree Inc.   3.7%

 

MADISON MID CAP FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison Mid Cap Fund invests generally in common stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and related equity securities of midsize companies and will, under normal market conditions, maintain at least 80% of its net assets in such midcap securities. The fund seeks attractive long-term returns through bottom-up security selection based on fundamental analysis in a diversified portfolio of high-quality growth companies with attractive valuations. These will typically be industry leading companies in niches with strong growth prospects. The fund’s portfolio managers believe in selecting stocks for the fund that show steady, sustainable growth and reasonable valuation. The fund generally holds 25-40 individual securities in its portfolio at any given time. Stocks are generally sold when target prices are reached, company fundamentals deteriorate or more attractive stocks are identified.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Mid Cap Fund (Class Y) returned 29.01% for the period, underperforming its benchmark Russell Midcap® Index’s 35.42% return. The Fund also trailed its peer group, the Morningstar Mid-Cap Blend category, which returned 38.93%. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21    
Communication Services   6.1%
Consumer Discretionary   12.3%
Consumer Staples   1.1%
Financials   29.7%
Health Care   4.2%
Industrials   21.5%
Information Technology   17.6%
Materials   0.7%
Real Estate   0.2%
Short-Term Investments   6.4%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities   0.2%

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21    
Liberty Broadband Corp.   6.1%
Gartner Inc.   5.0%
Dollar Tree Inc.   4.8%
Arch Capital Group Ltd.   4.7%
Markel Corp.   4.5%
Carlisle Cos. Inc.   4.2%
CarMax Inc.   4.2%
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   4.2%
Brown & Brown Inc.   3.9%
Progressive Corp./The   3.9%

 

MADISON SMALL CAP FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison Small Cap Fund invests primarily in a diversified mix of common stocks of small-cap U.S. companies that are believed to be undervalued by various measures and offer sound prospects for capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will maintain at least 80% of its net assets in small-cap securities.

 

Madison focuses on core growth strategies through bottom-up fundamental research analysis to identify stocks of businesses that are selling at what it believes are substantial discounts to prices that accurately reflect their future earnings prospects. Madison conducts extensive research on each prospective investment using a five pillar analysis process to evaluate companies as potential investments for the portfolio. Investments that meet most of the criteria are added to a list of similar companies to be monitored by Madison. Companies meeting all five pillars may be added to the portfolio. The five pillars of the analysis are: (1) strong business traits, (2) defendable market niche, (3) attractive growth potential, (4) capable management, and (5) discount to private market value. In reviewing companies, Madison applies the characteristics identified above on a case-by-case basis as the order of importance varies depending on the type of business or industry and the company being reviewed. As a result of employing the five pillar analysis, the Fund may hold cash opportunistically, particularly during periods of market uncertainty when investments meeting all five pillars may be difficult to identify.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison Small Cap Fund (Class Y) returned 47.43% for the period, underperforming the Russell 2000® Index’s return of 48.06% and outperforming the Russell 2500TM Index’s return of 44.37%. The Fund also lagged its peer group average, as the Morningstar Small Blend category return of 48.61%. For more up-to-

 

 

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date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21    
Communication Services   3.3%
Consumer Discretionary   7.4%
Consumer Staples   10.8%
Financials   12.0%
Health Care   15.2%
Industrials   23.6%
Information Technology   16.0%
Materials   7.9%
Short-Term Investments   2.7%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities   1.1%

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21    
CommVault Systems Inc.   3.7%
Hain Celestial Group Inc./The   3.5%
Globus Medical Inc.   2.6%
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.   2.5%
Covetrus Inc.   2.3%
MGIC Investment Corp.   2.3%
Western Alliance Bancorp   2.3%
Edgewell Personal Care Co.   2.2%
PacWest Bancorp   2.2%
Owens & Minor Inc.   2.2%

 

MADISON INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Madison International Stock Fund will invest, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in the stock of foreign companies. Typically, a majority of the fund’s assets are invested in relatively large capitalization stocks of companies located or operating in developed countries. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries. Madison typically maintain this segment of the fund’s portfolio in such stocks which they believe have a low market price relative to their perceived value based on fundamental analysis of the issuing company and its prospects. The fund may also invest in foreign debt and other income bearing securities at times when the portfolio managers believe that income bearing securities have greater capital appreciation potential than equity securities. The fund usually holds securities of issuers located in at least three countries other than the U.S. and generally holds 50-70 individual securities in its portfolio at any given time.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Madison International Stock Fund (Class A at NAV) returned 19.42% for the period, lagging its benchmark indices, the MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index (net) 27.40% return and the EAFE Index (net) 28.84% return. The Fund trailed its peer group, with the Morningstar Foreign Large Blend Category averaging a 27.60% return. Performance and management of the Fund prior to March 1, 2021 reflects that of a previous subadviser of the Fund. For more up-to-date information about the Fund, including a quarterly investment letter from the portfolio managers, please visit www.madisonfunds.com.

 

GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21    
Japan   12.9%
United Kingdom   9.6%
China   9.2%
Germany   8.4%
France   6.9%
Netherlands   6.6%
Switzerland   6.1%
India   5.8%
Canada   5.5%
Australia   4.6%
Mexico   4.1%
Brazil   2.6%
Ireland   2.5%
Sweden   2.5%
Denmark   2.1%
United States   2.1%
Taiwan   1.8%
Hong Kong   1.6%
Singapore   1.3%
Spain   1.2%
Israel   1.1%
South Korea   1.1%
Other Net Assets   0.4%

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21    
Communication Services   2.9%
Consumer Discretionary   12.1%
Consumer Staples   11.4%
Energy   3.2%
Financials   20.0%
Health Care   8.8%
Industrials   12.1%
Information Technology   19.9%
Investment Companies   0.7%
Materials   7.1%
Short-Term Investments   1.4%
Net Other Assets and Liabilities   0.4%

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 4/30/21     
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   3.1%
Prudential PLC   3.0%
ASML Holding N.V.   2.7%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.   2.6%
AstraZeneca PLC   2.5%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.   2.5%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson   2.5%
Manulife Financial Corp.   2.4%
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.   2.3%
Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V.   2.2%

 

 

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Notes to Review of Period

 

BENCHMARK DESCRIPTIONS

 

Allocation Fund Indexes* 

The Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 65% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, 24.5% Russell 3000® Index and 10.5% MSCI ACWI ex-US Index. See market index descriptions below.

 

The Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 42% Russell 3000® Index, 40% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index and 18% MSCI ACWI ex-US Index. See market index descriptions below.

 

The Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 56% Russell 3000® Index, 24% MSCI ACWI ex-US Index and 20% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index. See market index descriptions below.

 

Hybrid Fund Indexes* 

The Custom Blended Index consists of 50% S&P 500® Index and 50% ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index. See market index descriptions below.

 

Market Indexes 

The CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite® IndexSM (BXM) is a benchmark index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical buy-write strategy (i.e. holding a long position in and selling covered call options on that position) on the S&P 500® Index.

 

The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-22 Year U.S. Municipal Securities Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated investment grade tax-exempt debt publicly issued by U.S. states and territories, their political subdivisions, in the U.S. domestic market, with a remaining term to final maturity less than 22 years.

 

The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index is a broad-based measure of the total rate of return performance of the U.S. investment-grade bond markets. The index is a capitalization-weighted aggregation of outstanding U.S. treasury, agency and supranational mortgage pass-through, and investment-grade corporate bonds meeting specified selection criteria.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage backed-securities, asset-backed securities and corporate securities, with maturities greater than one year.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government Credit A+ Bond Index measures the performance of U.S. dollar denominated U.S. Treasuries, government related and investment grade U.S. corporate securities with quality ratings of A3/A-or better and maturities between one and 10 years.

 

The Lipper Equity Income Funds Index tracks the performance of funds that, by prospectus language and portfolio practice, seek relatively high current income and growth of income by investing at least 65% of their portfolio weight in dividend-paying equity securities. The Index is composed of the 30 largest funds by asset size in the Lipper investment objective category.

 

THE MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and designed to provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based companies. The Index includes both developed and emerging markets.

 

The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia & Far East) Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index (net) is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested after the deduction of withholding taxes.

 

The Russell 1000® Value Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

The Russell 2000® Index is a small-cap market index which measures the performance of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000® Index.

 

The Russell 2500™ Index is a broad index, featuring 2,500 stocks that cover the small- and mid-cap market capitalizations of the U.S. equity universe.

 

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

The Russell Midcap® Index is a mid-cap market index which measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading industries in the U.S.

 

*The Custom Indexes are calculated using a monthly re-balancing frequency (i.e., rebalanced back to original constituent weight every calendar month-end).

 

© 2021 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

 

Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.

 

 

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 Madison Conservative Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 96.4%          
           
Alternative Funds - 2.2%          
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified          
Commodity Strategy   80,630   $1,502,137 
           
Bond Funds - 62.9%          
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional Shares   521,388    5,943,820 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (A)   39,663    5,498,878 
iShares MBS ETF   79,435    8,647,294 
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I (B)   1,420,238    14,685,256 
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF   104,196    8,620,136 
         43,395,384 
Foreign Stock Funds - 10.8%          
iShares MSCI China ETF (A)   4,230    346,775 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF   6,381    581,883 
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (A)   21,892    712,147 
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF   6,127    343,112 
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF   12,213    1,623,352 
Vanguard FTSE All World ex-U.S. Small-Cap ETF   5,603    749,961 
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF   49,694    3,092,955 
         7,450,185 
Stock Funds – 20.5%          
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I (B)   79,690    2,575,596 
Madison Investors Fund Class R6 (B)   199,720    5,476,329 
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (A)   23,015    1,715,308 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF   46,397    1,594,201 
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   3,766    1,419,556 
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF   6,642    1,343,411 
         14,124,401 
Total Investment Companies          
(Cost $61,865,721)        66,472,107 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 13.7%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (C)   2,472,277    2,472,277 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.02% (C) (D)   6,989,383    6,989,383 
Total Short-Term Investments          
(Cost $9,461,660)        9,461,660 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 110.1% (Cost $71,327,381**)    75,933,767 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (10.1%)   (6,984,762)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $68,949,005 

 

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $71,427,429.
(A)  All or a portion of these securities, with an aggregate fair value of $7,329,452, are on loan as part of a securities lending program. See footnote (D) and Note 11 for details on the securities lending program.
(B)  Affiliated Company (see Note 14).
(C)  7-day yield.
(D)  Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.
ETF  Exchange Traded Fund.

 
 Madison Moderate Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 95.4%          
           
Alternative Funds - 3.6%          
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified          
Commodity Strategy   267,591   $4,985,220 
           
Bond Funds - 37.6%          
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional          
Shares   588,612    6,710,181 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (A)   53,195    7,374,955 
iShares MBS ETF   93,457    10,173,729 
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I (B)   1,556,562    16,094,850 
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF   132,182    10,935,417 
         51,289,132 
Foreign Stock Funds - 20.1%          
iShares MSCI China ETF (A)   16,668    1,366,443 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF   37,413    3,411,691 
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (A)   74,928    2,437,408 
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF   30,437    1,704,472 
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF   38,907    5,171,518 
Vanguard FTSE All World ex-U.S. Small-Cap ETF   30,609    4,097,015 
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF   148,079    9,216,437 
         27,404,984 
Stock Funds - 34.1%          
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   5,128    1,393,585 
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I (B)   298,968    9,662,650 
Madison Investors Fund Class R6 (B)   601,199    16,484,874 
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF   63,288    4,716,855 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF   157,776    5,421,184 
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   13,240    4,990,686 
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF   19,441    3,932,137 
         46,601,971 
Total Investment Companies          
(Cost $113,479,939)        130,281,307 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.5%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (C)   6,405,915    6,405,915 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending          
Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.02% (C) (D)   3,892,753    3,892,753 
Total Short-Term Investments          
(Cost $10,298,668)        10,298,668 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.9% (Cost     
$123,778,607**)  140,579,975 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (2.9%)   (4,004,434)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $136,575,541 

 

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $123,856,898.
(A)  All or a portion of these securities, with an aggregate fair value of $10,968,372, are on loan as part of a securities lending program. See footnote (D) and Note 11 for details on the securities lending program.
(B)  Affiliated Company (see Note 14).
(C)  7-day yield.
(D)  Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.
ETF  Exchange Traded Fund.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Madison Aggressive Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 94.8%          
           
Alternative Funds - 4.8%          
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified          
Commodity Strategy (A)   176,643   $3,290,859 
           
Bond Funds - 18.0%          
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional Shares   14,777    168,460 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (A)   17,801    2,467,931 
iShares MBS ETF   23,315    2,538,071 
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I (B)   396,829    4,103,207 
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF   36,817    3,045,870 
         12,323,539 
Foreign Stock Funds - 29.5%          
iShares MSCI China ETF (A)   16,690    1,368,246 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF   29,970    2,732,964 
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (A)   64,276    2,090,898 
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF   24,496    1,371,776 
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (A)   27,271    3,624,862 
Vanguard FTSE All World ex-U.S. Small-Cap ETF   27,746    3,713,802 
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF   85,173    5,301,168 
         20,203,716 
Stock Funds - 42.5%          
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   3,848    1,045,732 
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I (B)   203,928    6,590,963 
Madison Investors Fund Class R6 (B)   355,439    9,746,135 
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (A)   31,994    2,384,513 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF   106,216    3,649,582 
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   9,014    3,397,737 
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF   11,706    2,367,656 
         29,182,318 
Total Investment Companies          
(Cost $54,142,668        65,000,432 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 15.7%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (C)   3,682,320    3,682,320 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.02% (C) (D)   7,103,986    7,103,986 
Total Short-Term Investments          
(Cost $10,786,306)        10,786,306 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 110.5% (Cost $64,928,974**)        75,786,738 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (10.5%)        (7,181,371)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $68,605,367 

 

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $64,936,675.
(A)  All or a portion of these securities, with an aggregate fair value of $7,543,228, are on loan as part of a securities lending program. See footnote (D) and Note 11 for details on the securities lending program.
(B)  Affiliated Company (see Note 14).
(C)  7-day yield.
(D)  Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.
ETF  Exchange Traded Fund.

 
 Madison Tax-Free Virginia Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 98.0%          
Airport - 3.4%          
Metropolitan Washington Airports          
Authority Revenue, Series B, 5%, 10/1/21  $100,000   $101,987 
Metropolitan Washington Airports          
Authority Revenue, Series A, AMT, 5%, 10/1/43   500,000    609,738 
         711,725 
Development - 5.8%          
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Series A, 5%, 10/1/26   150,000    174,001 
Loudoun County Economic Development Authority, 5%, 12/1/25   125,000    150,749 
Manassas Park Economic Development Authority Revenue, 3%, 12/15/44   345,000    366,098 
Norfolk Economic Development Authority, (Prerefunded 11/1/22 @ $100), 5%, 11/1/29   480,000    514,599 
         1,205,447 
Education - 9.3%          
Campbell County Industrial Development Authority, 3%, 6/1/48   415,000    443,601 
Henrico County Economic Development Authority, 4%, 4/15/42   220,000    228,014 
Virginia College Building Authority, Series E, 5%, 2/1/23   500,000    542,439 
Virginia Commonwealth University, Series A, 5%, 5/1/26   385,000    418,758 
Virginia Resources Authority, Series C, (MORAL OBLG), 4%, 11/1/32   250,000    294,108 
         1,926,920 
Facilities - 7.1%          
Henry County Virginia Industrial          
Development Authority, 4.125%, 11/1/50   250,000    279,854 
New River Valley Regional Jail Authority, 5%, 10/1/25   100,000    118,884 
Prince Edward County Industrial          
Development Authority, 5%, 9/1/32   405,000    492,893 
Stafford County & Staunton Industrial Development Authority, Series B, (NATL-RE), 4.5%, 8/1/25   20,000    20,025 
Western Regional Jail Authority,          
(Prerefunded 12/1/25 @ $100), 3.125%, 12/1/29   245,000    273,699 
Western Regional Jail Authority, 3.125%, 12/1/29   255,000    277,985 
         1,463,340 
General - 16.0%          
Chesterfield County Economic          
Development Authority Revenue, Series B, 3%, 4/1/38   285,000    313,555 
James City County Economic Development Authority, 5%, 6/15/30   500,000    640,286 
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, 5%, 6/1/30   780,000    887,521 
Virginia Beach Development Authority, 5%, 9/1/28   100,000    117,199 
Virginia Beach Development Authority, 5%, 9/1/29   125,000    145,729 
Virginia Beach Development Authority, Series A, 3.5%, 5/1/30   250,000    268,082 
Virginia Public Building Authority, Series B, 5%, 8/1/25   235,000    280,538 
Virginia Resources Authority, Series C, 5%, 11/1/30   250,000    317,338 
Virginia Resources Authority, Series C, (MORAL OBLG), 4%, 11/1/34   125,000    145,258 
Wise County Industrial Development Authority Revenue, 5%, 11/1/21   100,000    102,317 
Wise County Industrial Development Authority Revenue, 5%, 11/1/22   100,000    106,959 
         3,324,782 
General Obligation - 24.6%          
City of Alexandria VA, Series A (ST AID WITHHLDG), 5%, 7/15/27   150,000    185,294 
City of Alexandria VA, Series A, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 5%, 7/15/28   100,000    126,654 
City of Danville VA, Series A, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 5%, 8/1/23   190,000    210,266 
City of Norfolk VA, (Prerefunded 8/1/28 @ $100), (ST AID WTHHLDG), 5%, 8/1/47   455,000    591,420 
City of Poquoson VA, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 4%, 2/15/29   425,000    513,502 
City of Portsmouth VA, Series A, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 5%, 2/1/31   75,000    81,068 
City of Richmond VA, Series A, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 3%, 7/15/34   435,000    491,760 
City of Virginia Beach VA, Series A, 4%, 8/1/22   300,000    314,437 
Commonwealth of Virginia, Series A, 5%, 6/1/23   500,000    550,737 
County of Arlington VA, Series B, (Prerefunded 8/15/24 @ $100), (ST AID WITHHLDG), 5%, 8/15/27   175,000    202,203 
County of Arlington VA, Series A, (Prerefunded 8/15/26 @ $100), 5%, 8/15/30   600,000    741,237 
County of Fairfax VA, Series B, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 4%, 10/1/22   250,000    263,754 
County of Fairfax VA, Series A, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 5%, 10/1/26   410,000    509,694 
County of Spotsylvania VA, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 5%, 1/15/24   200,000    225,901 
Town of Leesburg VA, (ST AID WITHHLDG), 5%, 1/15/25   90,000    105,522 
         5,113,449 
Medical - 5.5%          
Norfolk Economic Development Authority, Series B, 5%, 11/1/36   480,000    512,001 
Prince William County Industrial Development Authority, Series B, 4%, 11/1/22   300,000    316,971 
Stafford County Economic Development Authority Revenue, 5%, 6/15/25   260,000    305,892 
         1,134,864 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Madison Tax-Free Virginia Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) - continued

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - continued          
Power - 1.6%          
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Series V, (BHAC-CR, MBIA-RE, FGIC), 5.25%, 7/1/24  $290,000   $325,627 
           
Transportation - 10.2%          
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, Series A, 5%, 7/1/42   470,000    576,080 
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission Revenue, Series A, 5%, 7/1/37   170,000    222,653 
Richmond Metropolitan Authority, (NATL-RE), 5.25%, 7/15/22   55,000    56,707 
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, 5%, 5/15/22   100,000    105,046 
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Series A, (Prerefunded 3/15/22 @ $100), 5%, 9/15/24   225,000    234,538 
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Series B, (Prerefunded 9/15/22 @ $100), 5%, 3/15/25   535,000    570,644 
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, 5%, 9/15/27   200,000    254,217 
Virginia Port Authority Revenue, Series B, AMT, 5%, 7/1/21   100,000    100,745 
         2,120,630 
Utilities - 1.6%        
City of Richmond VA Public Utility Revenue, Series A, (Prerefunded 1/15/23 @ $100), 5%, 1/15/38   300,000    324,868 
           
Water - 12.9%          
County of Henrico VA Water & Sewer Revenue, 4%, 5/1/32   500,000    596,402 
County of Henrico VA Water & Sewer Revenue, 5%, 5/1/27   150,000    183,713 
Fairfax County Water Authority, Series B, 5.25%, 4/1/23   180,000    197,669 
Fairfax County Water Authority, (Prerefunded 4/1/22 @ $100), 5%, 4/1/27   150,000    156,671 
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Series A, (Prerefunded 10/1/27 @ $100), 5%, 10/1/35   410,000    521,470 
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Series A, (Prerefunded 10/1/27 @ $100), 5%, 10/1/36   250,000    317,969 
Prince William County Service Authority, 5%, 7/1/22   250,000    264,177 
Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority, 3%, 7/1/49   380,000    412,712 
Virginia Resources Authority, Series B, (Prerefunded 11/1/21@ $100), (MORAL OBLG), 5%, 11/1/23   15,000    15,362 
Virginia Resources Authority, Series B, (MORAL OBLG), 5%, 11/1/23   20,000    20,476 
         2,686,621 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.0%     
(Cost $19,045,727**)   20,338,273 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 2.0%   408,200 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $20,746,473 

 

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $19,045,727.

 

BHAC-CR  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
FGIC  Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
MBIA  MBIA Insurance Corp.
MORAL OBLG  Moral Obligation.
NATL-RE  National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
ST AID WITHHLDG  State Aid Withholding.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Madison Tax-Free National Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 98.0%          
           
Alabama - 2.9%          
Butler County Board of Education, (AGM), 5%, 7/1/37  $235,000   $273,939 
Town of Pike Road Authority Revenue, 4%, 9/1/31   170,000    189,617 
UAB Medicine Finance Authority Revenue, 5%, 9/1/27   150,000    189,202 
         652,758 
Arkansas - 0.9%          
Arkansas Development Finance Authority, 5%, 2/1/26   175,000    208,188 
           
California - 0.7%          
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5%, 7/1/40   120,000    148,736 
           
Colorado - 2.2%          
El Paso County Facilities Corp., Certificate Participation, Series A, 5%, 12/1/27   400,000    503,261 
           
Florida - 6.2%          
Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, (AGM), 5%, 8/1/21   250,000    252,718 
Orlando Utilities Commission, 5%, 10/1/22   525,000    561,194 
Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, 5%, 10/1/24   300,000    305,900 
Port St. Lucie Community Redevelopment Agency Revenue, Tax Allocation, 5%, 1/1/26   250,000    298,226 
         1,418,038 
Georgia - 4.0%          
Americus-Sumter Payroll Development Authority, 3.25%, 6/1/33   150,000    164,298 
City of Atlanta GA Water & Wastewater Revenue, (AGM), 5.75%, 11/1/30   300,000    426,321 
City of Atlanta GA Water & Wastewater Revenue, (Prerefunded 5/1/25 @ $100), 5%, 11/1/43   275,000    325,765 
         916,384 
Hawaii - 2.3%          
State of Hawaii, General Obligation, Series EY, 5%, 10/1/25   435,000    521,765 
           
Idaho - 2.4%          
Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Series A, 5%, 3/1/34   500,000    550,488 
           
Illinois - 6.1%          
Cook County School District No. 111, General Obligation, (BAM), 5%, 12/1/35   545,000    680,616 
Du Page County School District No. 45, General Obligation, 4%, 1/1/26   460,000    528,414 
Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Series C, 5%, 1/1/27   140,000    170,507 
         1,379,537 
Indiana - 5.4%          
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Revenue, 5%, 2/1/24   275,000    310,362 
Lincoln Center Building Corp., 4%, 8/1/28   285,000    333,588 
Vanderburgh County Redevelopment District, Tax Allocation, (AGM), 5%, 2/1/26   500,000    597,648 
         1,241,598 
Kansas - 3.7%          
City of Wichita KS, General Obligation, Series 816, 5%, 12/1/24   510,000    594,970 
Shawnee County Unified School District No. 437, General Obligation, 4%, 9/1/24   220,000    246,215 
         841,185 
Kentucky - 2.3%          
Eastern Kentucky University, Series A, (ST INTERCEPT), 5%, 4/1/33   445,000    513,046 
           
Michigan - 1.7%          
Central Michigan University, 5%, 10/1/21   150,000    152,881 
Redford Unified School District No. 1, General Obligation, (Q-SBLF), 5%, 5/1/22   220,000    225,328 
         378,209 
Mississippi - 2.6%          
Medical Center Educational Building Corp., 5%, 6/1/30   475,000    582,818 
           
Missouri - 2.1%          
Springfield School District No. R-12, General Obligation, Series B, (ST AID DIR DEP), 5%, 3/1/25   400,000    471,095 
           
New Jersey - 5.7%          
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue, (ST APPROP), 5%, 3/1/26   450,000    487,947 
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, Series A, (BHAC-CR, AGM), 5.25%, 1/1/28   250,000    321,018 
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, Series A, (BHAC-CR, AGM), 5.25%, 1/1/29   250,000    328,389 
Union County Improvement Authority, Series A, 4%, 2/1/25   150,000    164,923 
         1,302,277 
New Mexico - 1.0%          
County of Otero NM, (BAM), 4%, 12/1/28   195,000    231,811 
           
New York - 5.1%          
Brookhaven Local Development Corp., 5%, 11/1/24   110,000    124,858 
New York State Dormitory Authority, Series C, (NATL), 5.25%, 7/1/21   225,000    226,746 
New York State Dormitory Authority, Series 1, (BHAC-CR), 5.5%, 7/1/31   250,000    326,837 
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, (GO of AUTH), 5.375%, 3/1/28   415,000    489,685 
         1,168,126 
North Carolina - 3.8%          
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, 5%, 6/1/40   500,000    568,483 
Town of Cary NC Combined Utility Systems Revenue, (Prerefunded 12/1/22 @ $100), 5%, 12/1/23   285,000    306,925 
         875,408 
Ohio - 2.5%          
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (A), 5%, 7/1/24   500,000    568,236 
           
Oklahoma - 4.1%          
Elk City Industrial Authority, 4%, 5/1/30   435,000    504,593 
Tulsa County Industrial Authority, 3%, 2/1/31   400,000    433,351 
         937,944 
Pennsylvania - 3.1%          
Commonwealth Financing Authority Revenue, Series A, 5%, 6/1/35   370,000    431,684 
Waverly Township Municipal Authority, (BAM ST AID WITHHLDG), 4%, 2/15/26   250,000    281,559 
         713,243 
South Carolina - 1.1%          
City of Newberry SC Revenue, (AGM), 4%, 4/1/22   240,000    248,116 
           
Tennessee - 2.4%          
City of Newport Tennessee Electric System Revenue, (AGM), 4%, 5/1/32   370,000    424,994 
Town of Decatur TN Water & Sewer Revenue, General Obligation, 3%, 6/1/24   120,000    129,646 
         554,640 
Texas - 9.7%          
City of Austin TX, General Obligation, 5%, 9/1/26   550,000    658,937 
City of Center TX, General Obligation, 3%, 8/15/34   410,000    456,030 
City of Fort Worth TX, General Obligation, 4%, 3/1/29   500,000    587,160 
Red River Education Finance Corp., REF-ST Edwards University Project., 5%, 6/1/21   300,000    300,897 
San Jacinto River Authority, (BAM), 4%, 10/1/23   200,000    216,683 
         2,219,707 
Utah - 1.7%          
Utah Transit Authority, (BHAC-CR, MBIA), 5%, 6/15/35   280,000    389,189 
           
Virginia - 6.9%          
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Series A, (Prerefunded 10/1/27 @ $100), 5%, 10/1/36   500,000    635,938 
Manassas Park Economic Development Authority Revenue, 3%, 12/15/44   300,000    318,346 
Western Regional Jail Authority, (Prerefunded 12/1/26 @ $100), 5%, 12/1/34   250,000    310,221 
Western Regional Jail Authority, 5%, 12/1/34   250,000    306,594 
         1,571,099 
Washington - 1.0%          
State of Washington, General Obligation, Series E, 5%, 2/1/29   205,000    230,939 
           
West Virginia - 2.4%          
West Virginia Economic Development Authority, Series A, Series A, 5%, 7/1/37   450,000    553,406 
           
Wisconsin - 2.0%          
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Series A, Series A, 4%, 11/15/35   400,000    450,996 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.0% (Cost $20,747,785**)        22,342,243 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 2.0%        466,849 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $22,809,092 

 

**Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $20,747,785.
(A)Restricted. The aggregate cost of such securities is $535,150. The aggregate value is $568,236, representing 2.5% of net assets.

 

AGM   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BAM   Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
BHAC-CR   Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
GO of AUTH   General Obligation of the Authority.
MBIA   MBIA Insurance Corp.
NATL   National Interstate Corporation.
NATL-RE   National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
Q-SBLF   Qualified School Board Loan Fund.
ST AID DIR DEP   State Aid Direct Deposit.
ST AID WITHHLDG   State Aid Withholding.
ST APPROP   State Appropriations.
ST INTERCEPT   State Intercept.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Madison High Quality Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 38.8%          
Communication Services - 2.2%          
Comcast Corp., 3.15%, 3/1/26  $1,000,000   $1,090,972 
Walt Disney Co./The, 3.8%, 3/22/30   2,125,000    2,375,832 
         3,466,804 
Consumer Discretionary - 6.6%          
Costco Wholesale Corp., 1.375%, 6/20/27   2,125,000    2,132,321 
Cummins Inc., 1.5%, 9/1/30   1,500,000    1,417,538 
Home Depot Inc./The, 2.7%, 4/15/30   2,125,000    2,230,731 
NIKE Inc., 2.75%, 3/27/27   2,125,000    2,290,763 
Target Corp., 2.9%, 1/15/22   1,750,000    1,782,183 
Target Corp., 3.5%, 7/1/24   305,000    333,970 
         10,187,506 
Consumer Staples - 4.9%          
Coca-Cola Co./The, 1%, 3/15/28   1,500,000    1,437,720 
Hershey Co./The, 1.7%, 6/1/30   2,000,000    1,944,193 
Kimberly-Clark Corp., 1.05%, 9/15/27   2,000,000    1,953,851 
PepsiCo Inc., 2.75%, 3/19/30   2,125,000    2,237,743 
         7,573,507 
Financials - 18.5%          
American Express Credit Corp., MTN,          
2.7%, 3/3/22   1,500,000    1,527,883 
Bank of America Corp., MTN, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.930%) (A), 2.816%, 7/21/23   625,000    642,724 
Bank of America Corp., MTN, (SOFR + 1.010%) (A), 1.197%, 10/24/26   2,000,000    1,985,544 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The, MTN, 2.2%, 8/16/23   1,500,000    1,560,470 
BlackRock Inc., 3.5%, 3/18/24   1,750,000    1,903,935 
Charles Schwab Corp./The, 0.9%, 3/11/26   2,000,000    1,977,705 
Huntington National Bank/The, 3.55%, 10/6/23   1,500,000    1,609,119 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.972%, 1/15/23   1,500,000    1,527,749 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., (3M USD LIBOR + 1.155%) (A), 3.22%, 3/1/25   2,125,000    2,268,146 
Mastercard Inc., 3.3%, 3/26/27   2,259,000    2,491,871 
PNC Financial Services Group Inc./The, 3.3%, 3/8/22   1,500,000    1,534,696 
State Street Corp., (SOFR + 0.940%) (A), 2.354%, 11/1/25   2,125,000    2,235,504 
Truist Financial Corp., MTN, 2.85%, 10/26/24   2,000,000    2,144,551 
Truist Financial Corp., MTN (B), 1.95%, 6/5/30   1,500,000    1,471,347 
U.S. Bancorp, MTN, 2.625%, 1/24/22   1,750,000    1,777,184 
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, (SOFR + 1.087%) (A), 2.406%, 10/30/25   2,000,000    2,091,405 
         28,749,833 
Health Care - 1.0%          
UnitedHealth Group Inc., 2.875%, 3/15/23   1,500,000    1,570,709 
           
Industrials - 1.2%          
John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 2.65%, 1/6/22   1,750,000    1,778,419 
           
Information Technology - 4.1%          
Apple Inc., 2.4%, 5/3/23   1,500,000    1,563,162 
Microsoft Corp., 2.875%, 2/6/24   750,000    798,274 
salesforce.com Inc., 3.25%, 4/11/23   1,750,000    1,845,657 
Texas Instruments Inc., 1.375%, 3/12/25   2,125,000    2,176,796 
         6,383,889 
Utilities - 0.3%          
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 1%, 6/15/26   500,000    489,897 
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds
(Cost $59,420,717
        60,200,564 
           
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY          
OBLIGATIONS - 59.9%          
Fannie Mae - 10.4%          
1.375%, 10/7/21   1,000,000    1,005,725 
1.875%, 4/5/22   5,000,000    5,083,018 
0.500%, 11/7/25   2,500,000    2,470,775 
2.125%, 4/24/26   4,000,000    4,243,822 
0.750%, 10/8/27   3,500,000    3,390,900 
         16,194,240 
Freddie Mac - 6.9%          
2.375%, 1/13/22   2,000,000    2,032,336 
0.375%, 4/20/23   4,500,000    4,516,836 
0.375%, 7/21/25   4,250,000    4,193,453 
         10,742,625 
U.S. Treasury Notes - 42.6%          
2.000%, 2/15/22   2,000,000    2,030,625 
1.125%, 2/28/22   3,000,000    3,026,484 
1.875%, 7/31/22   3,000,000    3,066,797 
0.125%, 11/30/22   1,500,000    1,500,000 
1.750%, 5/15/23   4,000,000    4,127,031 
1.625%, 5/31/23   4,500,000    4,634,121 
2.500%, 8/15/23   4,500,000    4,733,613 
2.750%, 11/15/23   4,000,000    4,252,344 
2.125%, 2/29/24   4,500,000    4,730,449 
2.375%, 8/15/24   4,500,000    4,788,281 
2.250%, 11/15/24   4,000,000    4,247,656 
2.125%, 5/15/25   4,500,000    4,771,231 
0.375%, 1/31/26   4,000,000    3,919,063 
1.625%, 5/15/26   3,500,000    3,630,020 
1.500%, 8/15/26   3,500,000    3,600,898 
0.625%, 3/31/27   3,000,000    2,920,313 
2.375%, 5/15/27   3,000,000    3,222,656 
2.250%, 11/15/27   2,750,000    2,927,676 
         66,129,258 
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $92,374,537)        93,066,123 
           
   Shares      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.02% (C) (D)   202,000    202,000 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $202,000)
        202,000 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.8% (Cost $151,997,254**)        153,468,687 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.2%        1,899,881 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $155,368,568 

 

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $151,997,254.
(A)  Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of April 30, 2021.
(B)  All or a portion of these securities, with an aggregate fair value of $197,751, are on loan as part of a securities lending program. See footnote (D) and Note 11 for details on the securities lending program.
(C)  7-day yield.
(D)  Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate.
MTN Medium Term Note.
SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Madison Funds | April 30, 2021

 
Madison Core Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 8.2%          
BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A2, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.320%) (A) (B), 0.435%, 5/15/23  $325,000   $325,041 
CCG Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A2 (A), 0.54%, 12/14/27   724,246    725,812 
Chase Auto Credit Linked Notes, Series 2021-1, Class B (A), 0.875%, 9/25/28   1,000,000    1,000,060 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018- 3A, Class B (A), 3.62%, 1/15/31   100,000    103,373 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018- 1A, Class A1 (A), 3.04%, 4/15/30   159,837    160,663 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018- 2A, Class A1 (A), 3.23%, 8/15/30   137,708    139,297 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018- 2A, Class B (A), 3.52%, 8/15/30   350,000    355,861 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2020- 1A, Class A1 (A), 0.87%, 8/16/32   165,793    166,712 
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A4, 3.22%, 1/15/26   385,000    403,158 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A2 (A), 0.47%, 10/24/22   500,000    500,764 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A3 (A), 1.91%, 10/22/24   550,000    556,238 
Donlen Fleet Lease Funding LLC, Series 2021-2, Class A2 (A), 0.56%, 12/11/34   700,000    699,930 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, Series 2017-3, Class A3 (A), 2.36%, 5/20/23   497,216    498,958 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, Series 2019-3, Class A2 (A), 2.06%, 5/20/25   337,392    342,119 
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B, 2.87%, 10/16/24   500,000    517,285 
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2020-2, Series 2020-2, Class B, 2.54%, 8/18/25   1,000,000    1,044,992 
GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2020-1, Class A2 (A), 1.76%, 6/15/22   174,931    175,763 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Series 2020-1, Class B (A), 0.991%, 1/25/28   966,659    969,319 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Series 2020-2, Class B (A), 0.84%, 2/25/28   1,131,741    1,133,046 
Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-BA, Class A3 (A), 0.46%, 8/15/24   1,000,000    1,001,146 
Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust, Series 2019-A, Class C (A), 3%, 1/26/32   500,000    528,290 
Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2018-2, Class C, 3.87%, 5/15/26   850,000    903,759 
Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A1A, 3.23%, 4/20/23   355,220    358,493 
Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class B, 1.98%, 7/22/24   350,000    359,814 
Wheels SPV LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A3 (A), 2.35%, 5/22/28   300,000    307,241 
Total Asset Backed Securities
(Cost $13,214,977)
        13,277,134 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE  OBLIGATIONS - 6.6%          
Bunker Hill Loan Depositary Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A1 (A) (C), 2.879%, 7/25/49   352,093    360,033 
Bunker Hill Loan Depositary Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1, CMO (A) (B) (D), 1.724%, 2/25/55   383,536    389,110 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2015-12, Class NI, IO, 3.5%, 3/25/30   934,232    90,331 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2011-31, Class DB, 3.5%, 4/25/31   507,282    549,023 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2011-36, Class QB, 4%, 5/25/31   627,234    689,469 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2001-73, Class GZ, 6%, 12/25/31   139,166    158,033 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2005-79, Class LT, 5.5%, 9/25/35   113,881    132,775 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2020-44, Class TI, CMO, IO, 5.5%, 12/25/35   3,758,084    688,754 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2016-21, Class BA, 3%, 3/25/42   217,470    221,669 
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 4066, Class DI, IO, 3%, 6/15/27   1,154,522    65,845 
Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust, Series 2021-DNA3, Class M1, CMO, (SOFR + 0.750%) (A) (B) (D), 0.76%, 10/25/33   1,000,000    1,000,977 
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-53, Class IL, IO, 3%, 9/20/44   307,582    6,517 
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-5, Class A3 (A) (B) (D), 4%, 11/25/49   127,206    130,544 
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-7, Class A3 (A) (B) (D), 3.5%, 2/25/50   265,894    271,037 
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A3, CMO (A) (B) (D), 2.5%, 6/25/51   960,634    980,410 
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A3, CMO (A) (B) (D), 2.5%, 7/1/51   736,455    751,394 
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-6, Class A4, CMO (A) (B) (D), 2.5%, 10/25/51   1,000,000    1,027,656 
JPMorgan Wealth Management, Series 2020-ATR1, Class A3 (A) (B) (D), 3%, 2/25/50   289,515    298,969 
Onslow Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2015-1, Class 2A4 (A) (B) (D), 3%, 11/25/45   208,400    216,090 
PSMC Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A1 (A) (B) (D), 3.5%, 10/25/49   111,557    112,604 
PSMC Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A2, CMO (A) (B) (D), 3%, 5/25/50   449,622    455,989 
PSMC Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A11, CMO (A) (B) (D), 2.5%, 3/25/51   1,000,000    1,028,150 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-7, Class A2 (B) (D), 3%, 6/25/43   483,730    489,635 
Towd Point HE Trust, Series 2021-HE1, Class A1, CMO (A) (B) (D), 0.918%, 2/25/63   451,080    450,939 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A1 (A) (B) (D), 4%, 4/25/49   69,691    70,391 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $10,811,697)        10,636,344 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 3.4%          
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M15, Class ATS2 (B) (D), 3.196%, 11/25/27   900,000    957,659 
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K718, Class X1, IO (B) (D), 0.689%, 1/25/22   20,467,693    37,126 
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KJ17, Class A2, 2.982%, 11/25/25   387,661    416,286 
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K058, Class A2, 2.653%, 8/25/26   1,000,000    1,075,955 
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K059, Class X1, IO (B) (D), 0.43%, 9/25/26   15,542,323    231,111 
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K066, Class A2, 3.117%, 6/25/27   1,000,000    1,102,940 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-K33, Class B (A) (B) (D), 3.612%, 8/25/46   900,000    952,831 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-K721, Class B (A) (B) (D), 3.673%, 11/25/47   750,000    777,020 
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $5,290,193)        5,550,928 
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 39.3%          
Communication Services - 4.5%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (E), 2.125%, 2/9/31   500,000    481,772 
AT&T Inc., 2.25%, 2/1/32   500,000    473,714 
AT&T Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46   500,000    573,144 
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.464%, 7/23/22   500,000    520,553 
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 3.85%, 4/1/61   400,000    366,576 
Comcast Corp., 4.7%, 10/15/48   250,000    312,699 
Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co. (A), 5.375%, 8/15/26   100,000    73,000 
Discovery Communications LLC, 5%, 9/20/37   500,000    591,460 
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/21   525,000    525,656 
eBay Inc., 1.9%, 3/11/25   325,000    335,611 
Expedia Group Inc., 3.25%, 2/15/30   500,000    507,300 
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26   200,000    220,200 
Lumen Technologies Inc. (A), 4.5%, 1/15/29   125,000    123,125 
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC (A), 3.36%, 3/20/23   93,750    94,336 
T-Mobile USA Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/26   250,000    254,300 
Verizon Communications Inc., 4.4%, 11/1/34   500,000    581,950 
Verizon Communications Inc., 3.4%, 3/22/41   500,000    511,487 
Vodafone Group PLC (E), 5%, 5/30/38   250,000    305,106 
Walt Disney Co./The, 3.8%, 3/22/30   300,000    335,411 
         7,187,400 
Consumer Discretionary - 3.7%          
7-Eleven Inc. (A), 1.8%, 2/10/31   400,000    378,147 
7-Eleven Inc. (A), 2.5%, 2/10/41   250,000    227,389 
Advance Auto Parts Inc., 1.75%, 10/1/27   250,000    247,432 
American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. (A) (E), 5.5%, 4/20/26   300,000    315,000 
Delta Air Lines Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/26   200,000    234,833 
Diamond Resorts International Inc. (A), 7.75%, 9/1/23   250,000    260,313 
Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc. (A), 5.375%, 5/1/25   250,000    263,288 
Home Depot Inc./The, 3.35%, 4/15/50   250,000    263,502 
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 3%, 10/15/50   500,000    471,126 
McDonald’s Corp., MTN, 2.125%, 3/1/30   250,000    247,471 
McDonald’s Corp., MTN, 4.2%, 4/1/50   250,000    287,921 
Performance Food Group Inc. (A), 5.5%, 10/15/27   150,000    158,076 
Picasso Finance Sub Inc. (A), 6.125%, 6/15/25   250,000    265,937 
QVC Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/27   250,000    263,750 
Scientific Games International Inc. (A), 5%, 10/15/25   275,000    283,937 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Madison Core Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) - continued

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - continued          
Consumer Discretionary - continued          
Southwest Airlines Co., 5.25%, 5/4/25  $350,000   $400,755 
Southwest Airlines Co., 5.125%, 6/15/27   500,000    584,525 
Tractor Supply Co., 1.75%, 11/1/30   550,000    513,971 
Vail Resorts Inc. (A), 6.25%, 5/15/25   250,000    265,313 
         5,932,686 
Consumer Staples - 2.2%          
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance Inc. (A), 5.25%, 3/15/25   157,000    159,355 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 1.63%, 8/17/25   500,000    505,738 
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc./The, 2.6%, 4/15/30   200,000    207,606 
General Mills Inc., 2.875%, 4/15/30   200,000    207,580 
Hormel Foods Corp., 1.8%, 6/11/30   200,000    194,013 
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., 3.8%, 5/1/50   300,000    319,687 
Kimberly-Clark Corp., 3.1%, 3/26/30   325,000    351,846 
Mars Inc. (A), 3.875%, 4/1/39   400,000    452,069 
Mars Inc. (A), 2.375%, 7/16/40   350,000    323,650 
STERIS Irish FinCo UnLtd Co. (E), 3.75%, 3/15/51   500,000    505,313 
Sysco Corp., 5.95%, 4/1/30   300,000    378,108 
         3,604,965 
Energy - 4.4%          
Berry Petroleum Co. LLC (A), 7%, 2/15/26   150,000    150,156 
Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., 4.45%, 7/15/27   400,000    449,880 
Energy Transfer L.P., 5.25%, 4/15/29   375,000    429,908 
EnLink Midstream Partners L.P., 5.45%, 6/1/47   400,000    337,000 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.75%, 2/15/25   500,000    546,792 
Kinder Morgan Inc., 5.55%, 6/1/45   400,000    486,877 
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.7%, 5/1/25   275,000    309,929 
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.8%, 4/1/28   600,000    656,018 
MPLX L.P., 4.8%, 2/15/29   250,000    288,006 
MPLX L.P., 2.65%, 8/15/30   350,000    345,400 
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.5%, 8/15/29   500,000    477,500 
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.4%, 8/15/49   250,000    216,250 
ONEOK Inc., 5.85%, 1/15/26   150,000    176,628 
Phillips 66, 0.9%, 2/15/24   500,000    500,595 
Phillips 66, 2.15%, 12/15/30   500,000    476,068 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 2.15%, 1/15/31   375,000    354,365 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.5%, 5/15/30   250,000    281,423 
Valero Energy Corp., 6.625%, 6/15/37   500,000    653,240 
         7,136,035 
Financials - 13.0%          
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (E), 4.5%, 9/15/23   150,000    161,490 
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (E), 1.75%, 1/30/26   500,000    490,022 
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (E), 4.625%, 10/15/27   250,000    278,256 
Air Lease Corp., 3.75%, 2/1/22   300,000    305,525 
Air Lease Corp., MTN, 2.875%, 1/15/26   500,000    520,605 
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (A) (F), 4.75%, 12/15/24   500,000    513,275 
Ally Financial Inc., Series B, (5 year CMT + 3.868%) (B), 4.7%, 5/15/26   250,000    253,425 
American International Group Inc., 4.75%, 4/1/48   500,000    603,026 
Athene Global Funding (A), 1.45%, 1/8/26   500,000    494,578 
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (A) (E), 2.125%, 2/21/26   500,000    488,621 
Bank of America Corp., Series N, (SOFR + 0.910%) (B), 1.658%, 3/11/27   400,000    403,256 
Bank of America Corp., MTN, (SOFR + 1.370%) (B), 1.922%, 10/24/31   250,000    237,402 
Belrose Funding Trust (A), 2.33%, 8/15/30   350,000    337,912 
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.3%, 10/30/24   350,000    378,639 
Cboe Global Markets Inc., 3.65%, 1/12/27   445,000    492,415 
Charles Schwab Corp./The, Series H, (10 year CMT + 3.079%) (B), 4%, 12/1/30   550,000    557,122 
Credit Acceptance Corp. (A), 5.125%, 12/31/24   155,000    159,844 
Credit Suisse Group AG, (5 year CMT + 3.554%) (A) (B) (E) (G), 4.5%, 9/3/30   175,000    167,125 
Empower Finance L.P. (A), 3.075%, 9/17/51   350,000    335,520 
Fifth Third Bancorp, 2.55%, 5/5/27   350,000    367,195 
Five Corners Funding Trust II (A), 2.85%, 5/15/30   250,000    259,719 
Genworth Mortgage Holdings Inc. (A), 6.5%, 8/15/25   250,000    271,478 
Goldman Sachs BDC Inc., 2.875%, 1/15/26   400,000    413,778 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc./The, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.201%) (B), 3.272%, 9/29/25   500,000    536,918 
Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Series I, 3.5%, 9/15/30   350,000    360,009 
Huntington Bancshares Inc., Series G, (7 year CMT + 4.045%) (B), 4.45%, 10/15/27   125,000    133,656 
Huntington Bancshares Inc., 2.55%, 2/4/30   300,000    304,350 
Huntington National Bank/The, 3.55%, 10/6/23   500,000    536,373 
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., 3.75%, 9/21/28   250,000    277,499 
Iron Mountain Inc. (A), 4.5%, 2/15/31   250,000    249,320 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series II, (SOFR + 2.745%) (B), 4%, 4/1/25   600,000    602,805 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., (SOFR + 0.695%) (B), 1.04%, 2/4/27   650,000    638,106 
KKR Group Finance Co. VIII LLC (A), 3.5%, 8/25/50   250,000    252,498 
Liberty Mutual Group Inc. (A), 3.95%, 5/15/60   150,000    154,193 
M&T Bank Corp., 3.55%, 7/26/23   250,000    267,088 
MetLife Inc., Series G, (5 year CMT + 3.576%) (B), 3.85%, 9/15/25   350,000    368,375 
Morgan Stanley, (SOFR + 1.990%) (B), 2.188%, 4/28/26   175,000    181,896 
Morgan Stanley, (SOFR + 0.879%) (B), 1.593%, 5/4/27   250,000    250,942 
Morgan Stanley, MTN, (SOFR + 1.020%) (B), 1.928%, 4/28/32   500,000    473,314 
MPT Operating Partnership L.P. / MPT Finance Corp., 5%, 10/15/27   250,000    263,125 
Nasdaq Inc., 1.65%, 1/15/31   750,000    694,304 
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., 3.375%, 2/1/31   250,000    252,589 
PNC Bank NA, 2.7%, 10/22/29   250,000    258,031 
Prudential Financial Inc., (5 year CMT + 3.035%) (B), 3.7%, 10/1/50   250,000    258,125 
Regions Financial Corp., 2.25%, 5/18/25   500,000    521,101 
Royal Bank of Canada, MTN (E), 1.15%, 6/10/25   500,000    502,994 
Standard Chartered PLC, (5 year CMT + 3.805%) (A) (B) (E) (G), 4.75%, 1/14/31   750,000    761,400 
State Street Corp., (SOFR + 1.490%) (B), 3.031%, 11/1/34   250,000    260,209 
STORE Capital Corp., 4.5%, 3/15/28   500,000    557,041 
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (A), 3.3%, 5/15/50   300,000    297,978 
Truist Bank, 2.25%, 3/11/30   325,000    320,622 
Truist Financial Corp., MTN, (SOFR + 0.609%) (B), 1.267%, 3/2/27   500,000    497,492 
UBS Group AG, (5 year CMT + 3.313%) (A) (B) (E), 4.375%, 2/10/31   400,000    398,504 
USAA Capital Corp. (A), 2.125%, 5/1/30   175,000    173,070 
Wells Fargo & Co., (5 year CMT + 3.453%) (B), 3.9%, 3/15/26   250,000    255,600 
Wells Fargo & Co., (SOFR + 2.000%) (B), 2.188%, 4/30/26   350,000    362,502 
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, (SOFR + 2.100%) (B), 2.393%, 6/2/28   250,000    257,211 
         20,969,468 
Health Care - 2.7%          
AbbVie Inc., 5%, 12/15/21   200,000    203,571 
AbbVie Inc., 3.75%, 11/14/23   400,000    431,822 
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 2.894%, 6/6/22   341,000    349,713 
Cigna Corp., 4.9%, 12/15/48   500,000    616,372 
CVS Health Corp., 5.125%, 7/20/45   500,000    622,687 
Health Care Service Corp. A Mutual Legal Reserve Co. (A), 2.2%, 6/1/30   250,000    246,723 
Royalty Pharma PLC (A) (E), 2.2%, 9/2/30   500,000    477,396 
Royalty Pharma PLC (A) (E), 3.55%, 9/2/50   500,000    472,761 
UnitedHealth Group Inc., 3.7%, 8/15/49   250,000    273,486 
Viatris Inc. (A), 2.7%, 6/22/30   400,000    394,989 
Zoetis Inc., 3%, 5/15/50   250,000    241,557 
         4,331,077 
Industrials - 4.7%          
Berry Global Inc. (G), 5.125%, 7/15/23   117,000    118,024 
Boeing Co./The, 2.196%, 2/4/26   400,000    400,408 
Boeing Co./The, 3.625%, 2/1/31   350,000    367,810 
Boeing Co./The, 5.805%, 5/1/50   350,000    448,843 
Carlisle Cos. Inc., 3.5%, 12/1/24   500,000    542,001 
Carrier Global Corp., 3.577%, 4/5/50   200,000    200,879 
DAE Funding LLC (A), 5.25%, 11/15/21   500,000    506,875 
DAE Funding LLC (A), 5%, 8/1/24   250,000    256,562 
General Electric Co., 3.45%, 5/1/27   250,000    273,026 
Howmet Aerospace Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/24   200,000    219,250 
Otis Worldwide Corp., 2.565%, 2/15/30   350,000    355,969 
Quanta Services Inc., 2.9%, 10/1/30   500,000    513,244 
Tennant Co., 5.625%, 5/1/25   275,000    282,736 
Textron Inc., 2.45%, 3/15/31   250,000    246,795 
TransDigm Inc. (A), 6.25%, 3/15/26   475,000    502,906 
Vontier Corp. (A), 1.8%, 4/1/26   300,000    299,211 
Vulcan Materials Co. (G), 3.5%, 6/1/30   500,000    543,868 
WRKCo Inc., 3.9%, 6/1/28   700,000    779,199 
WRKCo Inc., 3%, 6/15/33   300,000    309,356 
Xylem Inc., 2.25%, 1/30/31   350,000    342,187 
         7,509,149 
Information Technology - 2.1%          
Broadcom Inc., 4.15%, 11/15/30   250,000    273,130 
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. (A), 8.35%, 7/15/46   350,000    547,994 
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc., 8.25%, 10/15/24   275,000    288,062 
Intuit Inc., 1.65%, 7/15/30   250,000    240,479 
Lam Research Corp., 1.9%, 6/15/30   350,000    342,579 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (E), 4.2%, 6/22/23   500,000    530,795 
Micron Technology Inc., 2.497%, 4/24/23   250,000    259,001 
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA Inc. (A) (E), 3.15%, 5/1/27   200,000    214,235 
Oracle Corp., 3.95%, 3/25/51   750,000    778,279 
         3,474,554 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Madison Core Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) - continued

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - continued          
Materials - 0.6%          
EI du Pont de Nemours and Co., 1.7%, 7/15/25  $150,000   $154,135 
LYB International Finance III LLC, 3.625%, 4/1/51   400,000    400,180 
Nutrition & Biosciences Inc. (A), 3.468%, 12/1/50   500,000    493,781 
         1,048,096 
Utilities - 1.4%          
AES Corp./The (A), 1.375%, 1/15/26   750,000    737,323 
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 1.65%, 5/15/31   350,000    330,204 
Duke Energy Corp., 3.75%, 9/1/46   500,000    515,790 
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings LLC, Series B, 3%, 11/15/29   350,000    366,541 
Interstate Power & Light Co., 3.5%, 9/30/49   250,000    259,513 
         2,209,371 
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds
(Cost $60,812,697)
        63,402,801 
FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS - 0.2%          
Industrials - 0.2%          
Delta Air Lines Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd. (A) (E), 4.75%, 10/20/28   250,000    274,427 
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds
(Cost $250,000)
        274,427 
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 13.8%          
Fannie Mae - 7.6%          
3%, 9/1/30 Pool # 890696   505,146    535,535 
3%, 12/1/30 Pool # AL8924   262,011    276,421 
7%, 11/1/31 Pool # 607515   5,262    5,994 
3.5%, 12/1/31 Pool # MA0919   171,220    184,514 
6.5%, 3/1/32 Pool # 631377   18,285    20,541 
6.5%, 5/1/32 Pool # 636758   1,012    1,137 
7%, 5/1/32 Pool # 644591   457    476 
6.5%, 6/1/32 Pool # 545691   35,929    40,977 
3.5%, 8/1/32 Pool # MA3098   259,173    279,277 
3.5%, 9/1/32 Pool # MA3126   180,281    194,557 
5.5%, 11/1/33 Pool # 555880   42,890    49,258 
5%, 5/1/34 Pool # 780890   19,420    22,446 
7%, 7/1/34 Pool # 792636   6,838    7,135 
4%, 2/1/35 Pool # MA2177   402,186    440,308 
5%, 8/1/35 Pool # 829670   44,458    51,341 
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 835699   49,878    56,520 
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 820347   60,995    70,522 
3.5%, 12/1/35 Pool # MA2473   423,413    458,731 
4.5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 745147   6,498    7,239 
5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 850561   15,197    17,574 
6%, 11/1/36 Pool # 902510   43,921    52,255 
6%, 10/1/37 Pool # 947563   49,129    58,462 
6.5%, 12/1/37 Pool # 889072   37,708    44,338 
6.5%, 8/1/38 Pool # 987711   108,559    132,112 
3%, 11/1/39 Pool # MA3831   220,028    230,559 
4%, 9/1/40 Pool # AE3039   436,156    483,598 
4%, 1/1/41 Pool # AB2080   323,403    356,915 
2.5%, 5/1/41 Pool # MA4334   1,000,000    1,043,398 
5.5%, 7/1/41 Pool # AL6588   298,010    346,246 
4%, 9/1/41 Pool # AJ1406   167,469    183,889 
4%, 10/1/41 Pool # AJ4046   427,159    477,743 
3.5%, 11/1/41 Pool # AB3867   159,798    174,513 
4%, 3/1/42 Pool # AL1998   600,829    662,767 
3.5%, 6/1/42 Pool # AO4134   660,066    722,890 
3.5%, 8/1/42 Pool # AP2133   339,346    369,559 
3%, 9/1/42 Pool # AP6568   68,587    73,316 
3.5%, 9/1/42 Pool # AB6228   220,410    240,033 
4%, 10/1/42 Pool # AP7363   448,723    497,291 
3.5%, 1/1/43 Pool # AQ9326   371,757    407,729 
3%, 2/1/43 Pool # AL3072   636,481    680,426 
3.5%, 3/1/43 Pool # AT0310   317,791    347,019 
3.5%, 4/1/43 Pool # AT2887   281,652    308,403 
4%, 1/1/45 Pool # AS4257   106,553    117,529 
4.5%, 10/1/46 Pool # MA2783   75,960    83,695 
3%, 1/1/47 Pool # BE0108   448,250    476,689 
2.5%, 12/1/47 Pool # FM3165   986,288    1,030,533 
         12,322,410 
Freddie Mac - 6.2%          
4.5%, 2/1/25 Pool # J11722   48,114    51,169 
4.5%, 5/1/25 Pool # J12247   96,964    102,757 
8%, 6/1/30 Pool # C01005   359    426 
6.5%, 1/1/32 Pool # C62333   17,783    20,115 
2.5%, 2/1/32 Pool # ZS8641   360,064    376,214 
3.5%, 8/1/32 Pool # C91485   201,118    219,031 
4%, 5/1/33 Pool # G18693   436,574    467,782 
4.5%, 6/1/34 Pool # C01856   239,047    266,421 
2.5%, 6/1/35 Pool # RC1421   542,860    567,050 
6.5%, 11/1/36 Pool # C02660   5,034    5,928 
5.5%, 1/1/37 Pool # G04593   147,638    171,746 
5.5%, 11/1/37 Pool # A68787   98,824    115,544 
5.5%, 12/1/38 Pool # G05267   245,996    287,400 
4.5%, 8/1/39 Pool # G08361   269,796    303,132 
3.5%, 11/1/40 Pool # G06168   245,670    267,451 
2%, 3/1/41 Pool # RB5105   1,239,925    1,265,941 
4%, 10/1/41 Pool # Q04092   481,115    533,662 
4.5%, 3/1/42 Pool # G07491   297,368    333,556 
3%, 9/1/42 Pool # C04233   382,204    408,759 
3%, 2/1/43 Pool # Q15767   296,147    316,735 
3%, 4/1/43 Pool # V80026   266,193    284,693 
3%, 4/1/43 Pool # V80025   276,872    296,125 
3.5%, 8/1/44 Pool # Q27927   320,504    348,997 
3%, 7/1/45 Pool # G08653   499,384    529,102 
3.5%, 8/1/45 Pool # Q35614   366,261    397,213 
3%, 11/1/45 Pool # G08675   409,461    433,408 
3%, 1/1/46 Pool # G08686   530,426    561,481 
3%, 10/1/46 Pool # G60722   504,422    536,120 
3.5%, 11/1/47 Pool # Q52079   461,130    493,650 
         9,961,608 
Ginnie Mae - 0.0%          
6.5%, 2/20/29 Pool # 2714   5,537    6,372 
6.5%, 4/20/31 Pool # 3068   2,670    3,123 
4%, 4/15/39 Pool # 698089   19,583    21,529 
         31,024 
Total Mortgage Backed Securities
(Cost $21,322,494)
        22,315,042 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 23.6%          
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 7.0%          
6.625%, 2/15/27  $2,000,000   $2,630,859 
5.375%, 2/15/31   1,250,000    1,682,471 
4.500%, 5/15/38   1,500,000    2,039,883 
3.750%, 8/15/41   1,000,000    1,266,133 
3.000%, 5/15/45   1,250,000    1,421,338 
3.000%, 5/15/47   750,000    856,260 
3.375%, 11/15/48   500,000    612,695 
1.250%, 5/15/50   1,000,000    774,531 
         11,284,170 
U.S. Treasury Notes - 16.6%          
2.750%, 2/15/24   2,500,000    2,670,312 
2.250%, 11/15/25   5,000,000    5,336,719 
0.375%, 1/31/26   5,500,000    5,388,711 
1.500%, 8/15/26   5,250,000    5,401,348 
2.375%, 5/15/27   4,000,000    4,296,875 
2.875%, 5/15/28   1,250,000    1,381,689 
2.625%, 2/15/29   1,000,000    1,088,906 
0.625%, 8/15/30   1,250,000    1,144,727 
         26,709,287 
           
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $36,698,120)        37,993,457 

 

   Shares     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.5%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (H)   7,213,408    7,213,408 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.02% (H) (I)   1,576,363    1,576,363 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $8,789,771)
        8,789,771 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.6%
(Cost $157,189,949**)
        162,239,904 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.6%)        (970,450)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $161,269,454 

 

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $157,297,922.
(A)   Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “qualified institutional buyers.”
(B)   Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of April 30, 2021.
(C)   Stepped rate security. Rate shown is as of April 30, 2021.
(D)   Coupon rate may change based on changes of the underlying collateral or prepayments of principal. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.
(E)   Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars. The aggregate of these securities is 4.2% of total net assets.
(F)   Restricted. The aggregate cost of such securities is $5,00,000. The aggregate value is $5,13,275, representing 0.3% of net assets.
(G)   All or a portion of these securities, with an aggregate fair value of $1,541,746, are on loan as part of a securities lending program. See footnote (I) and Note 11 for details on the securities lending program.
(H)   7-day yield.
(I)   Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.
CMT   Constant Maturity Treasury.
DAC   Designated Activity Company.
FHLMC   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp or Freddie Mac.
FREMF   Freddie Mac Multifamily.
IO   Interest Only.
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate.
LLC   Limited Liability Company.
MTN   Medium Term Note.
PLC   Public Limited Company.
REMIC   Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit.
SOFR   Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
STACR   Structured Agency Credit Risk.
USD   United States Dollar.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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MADISON FUNDS | April 30, 2021

 

Madison Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
COMMON STOCKS - 68.1%          
Communication Services - 5.1%          
Comcast Corp., Class A   88,550   $4,972,083 
Verizon Communications Inc.   70,300    4,062,637 
         9,034,720 
Consumer Discretionary - 6.3%          
Home Depot Inc./The   16,400    5,308,188 
McDonald’s Corp.   14,750    3,482,180 
Starbucks Corp.   21,300    2,438,637 
         11,229,005 
Consumer Staples - 6.9%          
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   31,000    1,957,030 
Coca-Cola Co./The   36,150    1,951,377 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   16,300    1,315,410 
Hershey Co./The   8,400    1,380,120 
PepsiCo Inc.   22,450    3,236,392 
Procter & Gamble Co./The   18,800    2,508,296 
         12,348,625 
Energy - 0.8%          
Baker Hughes Co.   73,100    1,467,848 
           
Financials - 13.3%          
Aflac Inc.   45,700    2,455,461 
BlackRock Inc.   6,000    4,915,800 
CME Group Inc.   12,200    2,464,278 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   23,975    3,687,595 
Northern Trust Corp.   35,700    4,062,660 
Travelers Cos. Inc./The   26,925    4,164,220 
US Bancorp   35,650    2,115,828 
         23,865,842 
Health Care - 9.7%          
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   11,100    1,340,880 
Amgen Inc.   8,250    1,977,030 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   55,200    3,445,584 
Johnson & Johnson   27,100    4,409,983 
Medtronic PLC   16,200    2,120,904 
Merck & Co. Inc.   31,025    2,311,362 
Pfizer Inc.   47,100    1,820,415 
         17,426,158 
Industrials - 10.2%          
3M Co.   15,100    2,976,814 
Caterpillar Inc.   15,750    3,592,732 
Emerson Electric Co.   44,000    3,981,560 
Fastenal Co.   50,500    2,640,140 
Honeywell International Inc.   6,150    1,371,696 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   3,750    1,427,100 
Union Pacific Corp.   10,175    2,259,766 
         18,249,808 
Information Technology - 9.3%          
Analog Devices Inc.   15,975    2,446,731 
Automatic Data Processing Inc.   7,800    1,458,522 
Cisco Systems Inc.   83,000    4,225,530 
Oracle Corp.   16,750    1,269,483 
Paychex Inc.   23,825    2,322,699 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   9,325    1,253,933 
Texas Instruments Inc.   20,800   3,754,608 
        16,731,506 
Materials - 4.1%          
Linde PLC   7,300    2,086,632 
Nucor Corp.   62,900    5,174,154 
         7,260,786 
Real Estate - 0.9%          
American Tower Corp., REIT   6,500    1,656,005 
           
Utilities - 1.5%          
Dominion Energy Inc.   32,450    2,592,755 
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost $80,510,803)        121,863,058 

 

   Par Value     
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 1.4%          
BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A2, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.320%) (A) (B), 0.435%, 5/15/23  $175,000    175,022 
CCG Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class  A2 (A), 0.54%, 12/14/27   337,982    338,712 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018- 3A, Class B (A), 3.62%, 1/15/31   100,000    103,373 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018- 1A, Class A1 (A), 3.04%, 4/15/30   122,952    123,587 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018- 2A, Class A1 (A), 3.23%, 8/15/30   51,640    52,236 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2020- 1A, Class A1 (A), 0.87%, 8/16/32   82,897    83,356 
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2019-A, Class  A4, 3.22%, 1/15/26   130,000    136,131 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2019- 2, Class A3 (A), 1.91%, 10/22/24   250,000    252,836 
Donlen Fleet Lease Funding LLC, Series  2021-2, Class A2 (A), 0.56%, 12/11/34   150,000    149,985 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, Series  2019-3, Class A2 (A), 2.06%, 5/20/25   202,435    205,272 
GM Financial Consumer Automobile  Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B, 2.87%, 10/16/24   150,000    155,186 
GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding  LLC, Series 2020-1, Class A2 (A), 1.76%, 6/15/22   58,310    58,588 
Santander Consumer Auto Receivables  Trust, Series 2020-BA, Class A3 (A), 0.46%, 8/15/24   250,000    250,286 
Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust, Series 2019-A, Class C (A), 3%, 1/26/32   150,000    158,487 
Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2018-A, Class  A1A, 3.23%, 4/20/23   106,994    107,980 
Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class  B, 1.98%, 7/22/24   100,000    102,804 
Wheels SPV LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2  (A), 2.3%, 5/22/28   41,973    42,303 
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost  $2,474,594)       2,496,144 

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 1.5%          
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2011-31, Class  DB, 3.5%, 4/25/31  $115,950   $125,491 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2011-36, Class  QB, 4%, 5/25/31   156,809    172,367 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2005-79, Class  LT, 5.5%, 9/25/35   53,382    62,238 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2020-44, Class  TI, CMO, IO, 5.5%, 12/25/35   1,282,170    234,987 
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2016-21, Class  BA, 3%, 3/25/42   86,988    88,668 
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3187, Class Z, 5%, 7/15/36   141,689    160,527 
Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust, Series  2021-DNA3, Class M1, CMO, (SOFR + 0.750%) (A) (B) (C), 0.76%, 10/25/33   225,000    225,220 
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-7, Class A3 (A) (B) (C), 3.5%, 2/25/50   81,699    83,280 
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A3, CMO (A) (B) (C), 2.5%, 6/25/51   288,190    294,123 
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-6, Class A4, CMO (A) (B) (C), 2.5%, 10/25/51   350,000    359,680 
JPMorgan Wealth Management, Series  2020-ATR1, Class A3 (A) (B) (C), 3%, 2/25/50   115,806    119,588 
Onslow Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series  2015-1, Class 2A4 (A) (B) (C), 3%, 11/25/45   89,314    92,610 
PSMC Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A1 (A) (B)  (C), 3.5%, 10/25/49   22,311    22,521 
PSMC Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A11, CMO  (A) (B) (C), 2.5%, 3/25/51   100,000    102,815 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-7, Class A2 (B) (C), 3%, 6/25/43   231,993    234,825 
Towd Point HE Trust, Series 2021-HE1, Class  A1, CMO (A) (B) (C), 0.918%, 2/25/63   225,540    225,469 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities  Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A1 (A) (B) (C), 4%, 4/25/49   115,570    116,731 
Total Collateralized Mortgage  Obligations (Cost $2,683,318)        2,721,140 
           
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.1%          
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2013-M12, Class  APT (B) (C), 2.495%, 3/25/23   243,858    250,537 
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M15, Class  A1, VRN (B) (C), 3.058%, 9/25/27   362,660    389,883 
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M15, Class ATS2 (B) (C), 3.196%, 11/25/27   250,000    266,016 
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass  Through Certificates, Series KJ17, Class A2, 2.982%, 11/25/25   242,288    260,179 
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass  Through Certificates, Series K066, Class A2, 3.117%, 6/25/27   600,000    661,764 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-K721, Class B (A) (B) (C), 3.673%, 11/25/47   200,000    207,205 
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed  Securities (Cost $1,904,676)        2,035,584 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Madison Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) - continued

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - continued          
Communication Services - 1.4%          
AT&T Inc., 2.25%, 2/1/32  $150,000   $142,114 
AT&T Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46   200,000    229,258 
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.464%, 7/23/22   200,000    208,221 
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 3.85%, 4/1/61   100,000    91,644 
Comcast Corp., 4.15%, 10/15/28   275,000    316,205 
Discovery Communications LLC, 5%, 9/20/37   250,000    295,730 
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/21   100,000    100,125 
eBay Inc., 1.9%, 3/11/25   50,000    51,632 
Expedia Group Inc., 3.25%, 2/15/30   200,000    202,920 
T-Mobile USA Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/26   100,000    101,720 
Verizon Communications Inc., 4.329%, 9/21/28   331,000    381,426 
Verizon Communications Inc., 3.875%, 2/8/29   100,000    112,524 
Verizon Communications Inc., 3.7%, 3/22/61   200,000    202,002 
Walt Disney Co./The, 3.8%, 3/22/30   50,000    55,902 
         2,491,423 
Consumer Discretionary - 0.9%          
7-Eleven Inc. (A), 1.8%, 2/10/31   100,000    94,537 
Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc. (A), 5.375%, 5/1/25   100,000    105,315 
Home Depot Inc./The, 3.35%, 4/15/50   100,000    105,401 
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 3%, 10/15/50   250,000    235,563 
McDonald’s Corp., MTN, 2.125%, 3/1/30   50,000    49,494 
McDonald’s Corp., MTN, 4.875%, 12/9/45   300,000    370,090 
Performance Food Group Inc. (A), 5.5%, 10/15/27   50,000    52,692 
Picasso Finance Sub Inc. (A), 6.125%, 6/15/25   100,000    106,375 
Southwest Airlines Co., 5.25%, 5/4/25   50,000    57,251 
Southwest Airlines Co., 5.125%, 6/15/27   200,000    233,810 
Tractor Supply Co., 1.75%, 11/1/30   125,000    116,812 
Vail Resorts Inc. (A), 6.25%, 5/15/25   100,000    106,125 
         1,633,465 
Consumer Staples - 0.6%          
Hormel Foods Corp., 1.8%, 6/11/30   100,000    97,007 
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., 3.8%, 5/1/50   75,000    79,922 
Kimberly-Clark Corp., 3.1%, 3/26/30   100,000    108,260 
Mars Inc. (A), 2.375%, 7/16/40   250,000    231,178 
Mars Inc. (A), 3.95%, 4/1/49   200,000    228,479 
STERIS Irish FinCo UnLtd Co. (D), 3.75%, 3/15/51   150,000    151,594 
Sysco Corp., 5.95%, 4/1/30   100,000    126,036 
         1,022,476 
Energy - 2.0%          
BP Capital Markets America Inc., 3.119%, 5/4/26   200,000    215,776 
ConocoPhillips Co., 4.15%, 11/15/34   129,000    143,718 
Energy Transfer L.P., 5.25%, 4/15/29   75,000    85,982 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.75%, 2/15/25   300,000    328,075 
Exxon Mobil Corp., 4.114%, 3/1/46   225,000    252,697 
Kinder Morgan Inc., 5.55%, 6/1/45   200,000    243,438 
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.7%, 5/1/25   100,000    112,701 
MPLX L.P., 4.8%, 2/15/29   150,000    172,804 
MPLX L.P., 2.65%, 8/15/30   100,000    98,686 
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.5%, 8/15/29   100,000    95,500 
Phillips 66, 2.15%, 12/15/30   200,000    190,427 
Phillips 66, 4.65%, 11/15/34   250,000    291,869 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 2.15%, 1/15/31   75,000    70,873 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.5%, 5/15/30   200,000    225,138 
Schlumberger Holdings Corp. (A), 4%, 12/21/25   20,000    22,261 
Schlumberger Holdings Corp. (A), 3.9%, 5/17/28   292,000    320,387 
Valero Energy Corp., 6.625%, 6/15/37   250,000    326,620 
Valero Energy Partners L.P., 4.5%, 3/15/28   300,000    334,444 
         3,531,396 
Financials - 3.7%          
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (D), 1.75%, 1/30/26   150,000    147,006 
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (D), 4.625%, 10/15/27   150,000    166,953 
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (A) (D), 2.125%, 2/21/26   150,000    146,586 
Bank of America Corp., MTN, (3M USD  LIBOR + 1.090%) (B), 3.093%, 10/1/25   400,000    427,762 
Bank of America Corp., Series N, (SOFR + 0.910%) (B), 1.658%, 3/11/27   200,000    201,628 
Bank of America Corp., MTN, (SOFR + 1.370%) (B), 1.922%, 10/24/31   150,000    142,441 
Bank of Montreal, MTN (D), 3.3%, 2/5/24   110,000    118,305 
Belrose Funding Trust (A), 2.33%, 8/15/30   100,000    96,546 
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.3%, 10/30/24   200,000    216,365 
Cboe Global Markets Inc., 3.65%, 1/12/27   130,000    143,852 
Charles Schwab Corp./The, Series H, (10 year CMT + 3.079%) (B), 4%, 12/1/30   175,000    177,266 
Credit Suisse Group AG, (5 year CMT + 3.554%) (A) (B) (D) (E), 4.5%, 9/3/30   100,000    95,500 
Empower Finance L.P. (A), 3.075%, 9/17/51   100,000    95,863 
Fifth Third Bancorp, 2.55%, 5/5/27   125,000    131,141 
Goldman Sachs BDC Inc., 2.875%, 1/15/26   100,000    103,445 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc./The, (3M USD  LIBOR + 1.201%) (B), 3.272%, 9/29/25   350,000    375,843 
Healthpeak Properties Inc., 3.25%, 7/15/26   100,000    108,673 
Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Series I, 3.5%, 9/15/30   100,000    102,860 
Huntington Bancshares Inc., 2.55%, 2/4/30   100,000    101,450 
Iron Mountain Inc. (A), 4.5%, 2/15/31   50,000    49,864 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series II, (SOFR + 2.745%) (B), 4%, 4/1/25   250,000    251,169 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., (SOFR + 0.695%)  (B), 1.04%, 2/4/27   200,000    196,340 
KKR Group Finance Co. VIII LLC (A), 3.5%, 8/25/50   125,000    126,249 
Liberty Mutual Group Inc. (A), 3.95%, 5/15/60   25,000    25,699 
Markel Corp., (5 year CMT + 5.662%) (B), 6%, 6/1/25   100,000    109,000 
Morgan Stanley, MTN, 3.875%, 1/27/26   100,000    111,428 
Morgan Stanley, (SOFR + 0.879%) (B), 1.593%, 5/4/27   100,000    100,377 
Morgan Stanley, MTN, (SOFR + 1.020%)  (B), 1.928%, 4/28/32   250,000    236,657 
Nasdaq Inc., 1.65%, 1/15/31   250,000    231,435 
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., 3.375%, 2/1/31   100,000    101,036 
PNC Financial Services Group Inc./The, 3.45%, 4/23/29   300,000    330,904 
Prudential Financial Inc., (5 year CMT + 3.035%) (B), 3.7%, 10/1/50   125,000    129,063 
Regions Financial Corp., 2.25%, 5/18/25   100,000    104,220 
Standard Chartered PLC, (5 year CMT + 3.805%) (A) (B) (D), 4.75%, 1/14/31   250,000    253,800 
STORE Capital Corp., 4.5%, 3/15/28   100,000    111,408 
Synchrony Financial, 3.7%, 8/4/26   150,000    162,912 
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association  of America (A), 3.3%, 5/15/50   100,000    99,326 
Truist Bank, 2.25%, 3/11/30   50,000    49,327 
Truist Financial Corp., MTN, 2.85%, 10/26/24   200,000    214,455 
Truist Financial Corp., MTN, (SOFR + 0.609%) (B), 1.267%, 3/2/27   200,000    198,997 
UBS Group AG, (5 year CMT + 3.313%) (A)  (B) (D), 4.375%, 2/10/31   200,000    199,252 
Wells Fargo & Co., (5 year CMT + 3.453%)  (B), 3.9%, 3/15/26   100,000    102,240 
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, (SOFR + 2.100%)  (B), 2.393%, 6/2/28   100,000    102,884 
         6,697,527 
Health Care - 0.9%          
Anthem Inc., 2.375%, 1/15/25   50,000    52,444 
Cigna Corp., 4.375%, 10/15/28   50,000    57,163 
CVS Health Corp., 5.125%, 7/20/45   250,000    311,344 
Health Care Service Corp. A Mutual Legal  Reserve Co. (A), 2.2%, 6/1/30   50,000    49,345 
Royalty Pharma PLC (A) (D), 2.2%, 9/2/30   250,000    238,698 
Royalty Pharma PLC (A) (D), 3.55%, 9/2/50   250,000    236,380 
UnitedHealth Group Inc., 3.7%, 8/15/49   50,000    54,697 
Viatris Inc. (A), 2.7%, 6/22/30   125,000    123,434 
Zoetis Inc., 3%, 9/12/27   350,000    376,908 
Zoetis Inc., 3%, 5/15/50   100,000    96,623 
         1,597,036 
Industrials - 0.9%          
Boeing Co./The, 2.196%, 2/4/26   100,000    100,102 
Boeing Co./The, 3.625%, 2/1/31   125,000    131,361 
Boeing Co./The, 5.805%, 5/1/50   50,000    64,121 
DAE Funding LLC (A), 5.25%, 11/15/21   100,000    101,375 
General Electric Co., 3.45%, 5/1/27   100,000    109,210 
Otis Worldwide Corp., 2.565%, 2/15/30   125,000    127,132 
Quanta Services Inc., 2.9%, 10/1/30   150,000    153,973 
Textron Inc., 2.45%, 3/15/31   100,000    98,718 
TransDigm Inc. (A), 6.25%, 3/15/26   75,000    79,406 
Vulcan Materials Co. (E), 3.5%, 6/1/30   200,000    217,547 
WRKCo Inc., 3.9%, 6/1/28   250,000    278,285 
Xylem Inc., 2.25%, 1/30/31   150,000    146,652 
         1,607,882 
Information Technology - 0.8%          
Broadcom Inc., 4.15%, 11/15/30   200,000    218,504 
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., 2.9%, 12/1/29   150,000    154,261 
Citrix Systems Inc., 4.5%, 12/1/27   55,000    63,063 
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. (A), 8.35%, 7/15/46   75,000    117,427 
Intel Corp., 3.734%, 12/8/47   272,000    295,777 
Intuit Inc., 1.65%, 7/15/30   125,000    120,240 
Lam Research Corp., 1.9%, 6/15/30   50,000    48,940 
Micron Technology Inc., 2.497%, 4/24/23   100,000    103,600 
Oracle Corp., 4%, 7/15/46   200,000    208,014 
Oracle Corp., 3.95%, 3/25/51   150,000    155,656 
         1,485,482 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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MADISON FUNDS | April 30, 2021

 

Madison Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) - continued

 

   Par Value   Value (Note 2,3) 
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - continued          
Materials - 0.3%          
DuPont de Nemours Inc., 4.725%, 11/15/28  $180,000   $210,909 
EI du Pont de Nemours and Co., 1.7%, 7/15/25   50,000    51,378 
Nutrition & Biosciences Inc. (A), 1.832%, 10/15/27   250,000    246,838 
         509,125 
Utilities - 0.3%          
AES Corp./The (A), 1.375%, 1/15/26   250,000    245,775 
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 1.65%, 5/15/31   125,000    117,930 
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings LLC, Series  B, 3%, 11/15/29   150,000    157,089 
Interstate Power & Light Co., 3.5%, 9/30/49   100,000    103,805 
         624,599 
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds
(Cost $19,995,738)
        21,200,411 
LONG TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.7%          
Metropolitan Transportation Authority  Revenue, 6.548%, 11/15/31   325,000    410,659 
New York City Transitional Finance  Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, 6.267%, 8/1/39   500,000    500,253 
University of Massachusetts Building  Authority Revenue, 6.573%, 5/1/39   35,000    35,114 
Washington County Hillsboro School District #1J, General Obligation, 4.355%, 6/30/34   200,000    218,965 
Total Long Term Municipal Bonds
(Cost $1,142,648)
        1,164,991 
           
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 4.5%          
           
Fannie Mae - 2.7%          
3%, 9/1/30 Pool # 890696   105,918    112,290 
3%, 12/1/30 Pool # AL8924   174,674    184,281 
7%, 11/1/31 Pool # 607515   5,262    5,994 
3.5%, 12/1/31 Pool # MA0919   272,775    293,953 
7%, 5/1/32 Pool # 644591   732    762 
3.5%, 8/1/32 Pool # MA3098   86,391    93,092 
3.5%, 9/1/32 Pool # MA3126   73,349    79,157 
5.5%, 10/1/33 Pool # 254904   29,101    33,741 
7%, 7/1/34 Pool # 792636   4,298    4,485 
4%, 2/1/35 Pool # MA2177   174,281    190,800 
5%, 8/1/35 Pool # 829670   25,848    29,849 
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 820347   36,383    42,066 
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 835699   31,047    35,181 
3%, 12/1/35 Pool # AS6267   128,746    135,478 
5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 850561   9,250    10,697 
4%, 6/1/36 Pool # AL8618   131,661    144,337 
5.5%, 9/1/36 Pool # 831820   50,067    58,241 
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 901723   16,504    19,150 
5.5%, 12/1/36 Pool # 903059   37,494    42,527 
3%, 11/1/39 Pool # MA3831   110,014    115,279 
2.5%, 5/1/41 Pool # MA4334   250,000    260,849 
4.5%, 7/1/41 Pool # AB3274   91,208    102,947 
5.5%, 7/1/41 Pool # AL6588   89,403    103,874 
3.5%, 6/1/42 Pool # AO4134   154,703    169,427 
4%, 6/1/42 Pool # MA1087   107,262    118,935 
3.5%, 8/1/42 Pool # AP2133   101,804    110,868 
3.5%, 8/1/42 Pool # AO8100   55,644    60,311 
4%, 10/1/42 Pool # AP7363   192,310    213,125 
3%, 2/1/43 Pool # AB8486   169,860    180,836 
3%, 2/1/43 Pool # AB8563   98,161    104,507 
3%, 2/1/43 Pool # AL3072   194,314    207,730 
3%, 3/1/43 Pool # AB8818   159,993    171,017 
3.5%, 3/1/43 Pool # AT0310   90,797    99,148 
4%, 1/1/45 Pool # AS4257   56,080    61,857 
4%, 1/1/45 Pool # MA2145   174,403    192,396 
4.5%, 2/1/45 Pool # MA2193   104,782    115,605 
3.5%, 12/1/45 Pool # AS6309   81,519    88,481 
3%, 1/1/47 Pool # BE0108   149,417    158,896 
2.5%, 12/1/47 Pool # FM3165   328,763    343,511 
3.5%, 12/1/47 Pool # MA3210   209,574    223,995 
4%, 7/1/48 Pool # MA3415   61,975    66,614 
         4,786,289 
Freddie Mac - 1.8%          
4.5%, 2/1/25 Pool # J11722   12,029    12,792 
4.5%, 5/1/25 Pool # J12247   10,389    11,010 
8%, 6/1/30 Pool # C01005   664    788 
6.5%, 1/1/32 Pool # C62333   26,674    30,173 
2.5%, 2/1/32 Pool # ZS8641   240,042    250,809 
2.5%, 6/1/35 Pool # RC1421   180,953    189,017 
4.5%, 8/1/39 Pool # G08361   134,898    151,566 
3.5%, 11/1/40 Pool # G06168   130,316    141,870 
2%, 3/1/41 Pool # RB5105   495,970    506,376 
4.5%, 9/1/41 Pool # Q03516   80,046    90,412 
4%, 10/1/41 Pool # Q04092   113,718    126,138 
3%, 8/1/42 Pool # G08502   111,488    118,031 
3%, 9/1/42 Pool # C04233   70,367    75,256 
3%, 4/1/43 Pool # V80025   184,582    197,417 
3%, 4/1/43 Pool # V80026   177,462    189,795 
3.5%, 8/1/44 Pool # Q27927   248,390    270,473 
3%, 7/1/45 Pool # G08653   166,461    176,367 
3.5%, 8/1/45 Pool # Q35614   183,131    198,607 
3%, 10/1/46 Pool # G60722   163,937    174,239 
4%, 3/1/47 Pool # Q46801   99,740    108,013 
3.5%, 12/1/47 Pool # Q52955   222,624    238,028 
         3,257,177 
Ginnie Mae - 0.0%          
6.5%, 2/20/29 Pool # 2714   7,752    8,921 
6.5%, 4/20/31 Pool # 3068   4,450    5,204 
        14,125 
Total Mortgage Backed Securities
(Cost $7,730,949)
        8,057,591 
           
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 7.2%          
           
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 1.7%          
6.625%, 2/15/27  700,000    920,801 
3.750%, 8/15/41   400,000    506,453 
3.000%, 5/15/42   550,000    626,570 
2.500%, 2/15/45   500,000    521,231 
2.500%, 5/15/46   200,000    208,164 
3.000%, 2/15/48   250,000    285,928 
1.250%, 5/15/50   85,000    65,835 
         3,134,982 
U.S. Treasury Notes - 5.5%          
2.000%, 8/15/25   2,000,000    2,111,875 
2.250%, 11/15/25   2,500,000    2,668,359 
0.375%, 1/31/26   1,000,000    979,766 
1.500%, 8/15/26   2,000,000    2,057,656 
0.375%, 9/30/27   500,000    474,121 
2.875%, 5/15/28   750,000    829,014 
0.625%, 8/15/30   750,000    686,836 
        9,807,627 
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $12,626,400)        12,942,609 

 

   Shares     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.4%          
State Street Institutional U.S.          
Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%,          
Premier Class (F)   4,015,517    4,015,517 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.02% (F) (G)   317,275    317,275 
Total Short-Term Investments  (Cost $4,332,792)        4,332,792 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.7% (Cost $133,401,918**)        176,814,320 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.3%        2,260,027 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $179,074,347 

 

**Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $133,580,573.
(A)Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “qualified institutional buyers.”
(B)Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of April 30, 2021.
(C)Coupon rate may change based on changes of the underlying collateral or prepayments of principal. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.
(D)Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars. The aggregate of these securities is 1.0% of total net assets.
(E)All or a portion of these securities, with an aggregate fair value of $310,325, are on loan as part of a securities lending program. See footnote (G) and Note 11 for details on the securities lending program.
(F)7-day yield.
(G)Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.

 

CMT Constant Maturity Treasury.
DAC Designated Activity Company.
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp or Freddie Mac.
FREMF Freddie Mac Multifamily.
IO Interest Only.
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate.
LLC Limited Liability Company.
MTN Medium Term Note.
PLC Public Limited Company.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.
REMIC Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit.
SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
STACR Structured Agency Credit Risk.
USD United States Dollar.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Madison Covered Call & Equity Income Fund Portfolio of Investments

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
COMMON STOCKS - 61.9%          
Communication Services - 9.0%          
Comcast Corp., Class A (A)   46,000   $2,582,900 
Lumen Technologies Inc.   189,000    2,424,870 
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. * (A)   22,000    2,906,860 
         7,914,630 
Consumer Discretionary - 2.2%          
Amazon.com Inc. *   150    520,113 
Nordstrom Inc. * (A)   39,800    1,459,864 
         1,979,977 
Consumer Staples - 4.5%          
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (A)   23,700    1,496,181 
JM Smucker Co./The (A)   18,700    2,449,513 
         3,945,694 
Energy - 11.2%          
APA Corp.   52,600    1,052,000 
Baker Hughes Co.   96,300    1,933,704 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (A)   63,000    1,913,940 
EOG Resources Inc. (A)   27,000    1,988,280 
Range Resources Corp. * (A)   202,200    1,985,604 
Transocean Ltd. *   295,000    949,900 
         9,823,428 
Financials - 1.6%          
Aflac Inc. (A)   26,000    1,396,980 
           
Health Care - 8.6%          
Baxter International Inc. (A)   21,000    1,799,490 
CVS Health Corp. (A)   48,200    3,682,480 
Gilead Sciences Inc. (A)   32,500    2,062,775 
         7,544,745 
Industrials - 2.6%          
Honeywell International Inc. (A)   10,300    2,297,312 
           
Information Technology - 12.6%          
Fiserv Inc. * (A)   15,000    1,801,800 
Microsoft Corp. (A)   10,000    2,521,800 
PayPal Holdings Inc. * (A)   11,000    2,885,190 
Texas Instruments Inc. (A)   6,000    1,083,060 
Visa Inc., Class A (A)   12,000    2,802,720 
         11,094,570 
Materials - 6.9%          
Barrick Gold Corp.   131,000    2,783,750 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (A)   30,000    1,131,300 
Newmont Corp. (A)   35,000    2,184,350 
         6,099,400 
Utilities - 2.7%          
Entergy Corp. (A)   12,800    1,398,912 
NextEra Energy Inc. (A)   12,500    968,875 
         2,367,787 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $66,511,315)
        54,464,523 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 2.3%          
Stock Funds - 2.3%          
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (A)   60,000    2,061,600 
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $2,344,195)
        2,061,600 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 36.5%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (B)   32,100,919    32,100,919 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $32,100,919)
        32,100,919 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.7%          
(Cost $100,956,429**)        88,627,042 
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (1.4%)        (1,189,385)
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.7%        563,914 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $88,001,571 

 

*  Non-income producing.

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $102,040,749.

(A)  All or a portion of these securities’ positions, with a value of $46,861,786, represent covers (directly or through conversion rights) for outstanding options written.

(B)  7-day yield.

ETF  Exchange Traded Fund.

 

Written Option Contracts Outstanding at April 30, 2021

 

Description  Exercise Price   Expiration Date  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Fair Value   Premiums (Received)   Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Call Options Written                                 
Aflac Inc.  $55.00   8/20/21   (130)  $(715,000)  $(20,475)  $(15,465)  $(5,010)
Aflac Inc.   52.50   5/21/21   (130)   (682,500)   (20,475)   (13,515)   (6,960)
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   60.00   6/18/21   (237)   (1,422,000)   (87,690)   (31,785)   (55,905)
Baxter International Inc.   85.00   5/21/21   (210)   (1,785,000)   (40,950)   (56,481)   15,531 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   30.00   6/18/21   (315)   (945,000)   (60,638)   (31,845)   (28,793)
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   35.00   6/18/21   (315)   (1,102,500)   (15,750)   (36,248)   20,498 
Comcast Corp.   57.50   6/18/21   (230)   (1,322,500)   (25,760)   (31,575)   5,815 
Comcast Corp.   60.00   6/18/21   (230)   (1,380,000)   (10,350)   (32,126)   21,776 
CVS Health Corp.   75.00   5/21/21   (241)   (1,807,500)   (63,142)   (52,644)   (10,498)
CVS Health Corp.   80.00   5/21/21   (241)   (1,928,000)   (14,219)   (35,093)   20,874 
Entergy Corp.   105.00   5/21/21   (128)   (1,344,000)   (56,320)   (15,782)   (40,538)
EOG Resources Inc.   80.00   5/21/21   (135)   (1,080,000)   (14,850)   (35,744)   20,894 
EOG Resources Inc.   85.00   7/16/21   (135)   (1,147,500)   (27,608)   (33,819)   6,211 
Fiserv Inc.   130.00   6/18/21   (150)   (1,950,000)   (13,650)   (22,871)   9,221 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   35.00   5/21/21   (300)   (1,050,000)   (100,500)   (39,181)   (61,319)
Gilead Sciences Inc.   70.00   5/21/21   (325)   (2,275,000)   (5,362)   (43,768)   38,406 
Honeywell International Inc.   230.00   5/21/21   (63)   (1,449,000)   (6,961)   (17,683)   10,722 
JM Smucker Co./The   135.00   7/16/21   (75)   (1,012,500)   (26,250)   (23,172)   (3,078)
JM Smucker Co./The   135.00   5/21/21   (112)   (1,512,000)   (9,240)   (29,724)   20,484 
Microsoft Corp.   245.00   6/18/21   (60)   (1,470,000)   (69,900)   (35,126)   (34,774)
Microsoft Corp.   265.00   6/18/21   (40)   (1,060,000)   (11,300)   (15,159)   3,859 
Newmont Corp.   65.00   5/21/21   (350)   (2,275,000)   (23,100)   (80,984)   57,884 
NextEra Energy Inc.   75.00   6/18/21   (125)   (937,500)   (45,625)   (28,624)   (17,001)
Nordstrom Inc.   50.00   6/18/21   (398)   (1,990,000)   (16,119)   (97,659)   81,540 
PayPal Holdings Inc.   260.00   5/21/21   (110)   (2,860,000)   (127,875)   (65,496)   (62,379)
Range Resources Corp.   15.00   6/18/21   (328)   (492,000)   (1,968)   (21,656)   19,688 
T-Mobile U.S. Inc.   130.00   5/21/21   (120)   (1,560,000)   (55,500)   (36,564)   (18,936)
T-Mobile U.S. Inc.   140.00   6/18/21   (100)   (1,400,000)   (19,100)   (20,963)   1,863 
Texas Instruments Inc.   190.00   6/18/21   (60)   (1,140,000)   (16,560)   (19,138)   2,578 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF   35.00   5/21/21   (102)   (357,000)   (7,548)   (8,054)   506 
Visa Inc., Class A   220.00   5/21/21   (120)   (2,640,000)   (174,600)   (47,449)   (127,151)
Total Options Written, at Value                    $(1,189,385)  $(1,075,393)  $(113,992)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Madison Dividend Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.7%          
Communication Services - 7.3%          
Comcast Corp., Class A   234,500   $13,167,175 
Verizon Communications Inc.   186,000    10,748,940 
         23,916,115 
Consumer Discretionary - 9.1%          
Home Depot Inc./The   43,400    14,047,278 
McDonald’s Corp.   39,000    9,207,120 
Starbucks Corp.   56,000    6,411,440 
         29,665,838 
Consumer Staples - 10.0%          
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   82,000    5,176,660 
Coca-Cola Co./The   95,000    5,128,100 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   43,700    3,526,590 
Hershey Co./The   22,000    3,614,600 
PepsiCo Inc.   59,000    8,505,440 
Procter & Gamble Co./The   50,500    6,737,710 
         32,689,100 
Energy - 1.2%          
Baker Hughes Co.   196,000    3,935,680 
           
Financials - 18.9%          
Aflac Inc.   100,000    5,373,000 
BlackRock Inc.   15,700    12,863,010 
CME Group Inc.   32,000    6,463,680 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   63,000    9,690,030 
Northern Trust Corp.   95,000    10,811,000 
Travelers Cos. Inc./The   71,500    11,058,190 
US Bancorp   95,000    5,638,250 
         61,897,160 
Health Care - 14.2%          
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   30,000    3,624,000 
Amgen Inc.   22,100    5,296,044 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   147,000    9,175,740 
Johnson & Johnson   71,000    11,553,830 
Medtronic PLC   43,500    5,695,020 
Merck & Co. Inc.   82,000    6,109,000 
Pfizer Inc.   125,000    4,831,250 
         46,284,884 
Industrials - 14.9%          
3M Co.   40,000    7,885,600 
Caterpillar Inc.   42,000    9,580,620 
Emerson Electric Co.   117,000    10,587,330 
Fastenal Co.   135,000    7,057,800 
Honeywell International Inc.   17,000    3,791,680 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   10,300    3,919,768 
Union Pacific Corp.   27,000    5,996,430 
         48,819,228 
Information Technology - 13.7%          
Analog Devices Inc.   42,700    6,539,932 
Automatic Data Processing Inc.   21,300    3,982,887 
Cisco Systems Inc.   220,000    11,200,200 
Oracle Corp.   45,000    3,410,550 
Paychex Inc.   64,000    6,239,360 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   24,500    3,294,515 
Texas Instruments Inc.   55,000    9,928,050 
         44,595,494 
Materials - 5.9%          
Linde PLC   19,600    5,602,464 
Nucor Corp.   167,000    13,737,420 
         19,339,884 
Real Estate - 1.4%          
American Tower Corp., REIT   18,000    4,585,860 
Utilities - 2.1%          
Dominion Energy Inc.   85,500    6,831,450 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $240,313,973)
        322,560,693 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (A)   2,902,820    2,902,820 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $2,902,820)
        2,902,820 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6%
(Cost $243,216,793**)
        325,463,513 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.4%        1,237,400 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $326,700,913 

 

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $243,541,261.

(A)  7-day yield.

PLC  Public Limited Company.

REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust.

 
 Madison Investors Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.5%          
Communication Services - 12.7%          
Alphabet Inc., Class C *   8,854   $21,339,203 
Facebook Inc., Class A *   35,591    11,569,922 
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C *   117,610    19,137,499 
         52,046,624 
Consumer Discretionary - 12.0%          
Dollar Tree Inc. *   129,924    14,928,267 
Lowe’s Cos. Inc.   101,351    19,890,134 
TJX Cos. Inc./The   200,945    14,267,095 
         49,085,496 
Financials - 22.7%          
Arch Capital Group Ltd. *   280,216    11,127,378 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B *   62,525    17,191,249 
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A   313,393    14,284,453 
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.   107,023    14,523,021 
Progressive Corp./The   171,515    17,278,421 
US Bancorp   311,241    18,472,153 
         92,876,675 
Health Care - 12.9%          
Alcon Inc. *   168,006    12,672,693 
Becton Dickinson and Co.   71,908    17,891,429 
Danaher Corp.   39,333    9,988,222 
Novartis AG, ADR   143,668    12,246,260 
         52,798,604 
Industrials - 9.5%          
Copart Inc. *   88,575    11,028,473 
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.   122,321    16,343,309 
PACCAR Inc.   127,010    11,415,659 
         38,787,441 
Information Technology - 19.1%          
Accenture PLC, Class A   43,123    12,504,376 
Adobe Inc. *   16,364    8,318,476 
Analog Devices Inc.   87,367    13,381,130 
Fiserv Inc. *   139,684    16,778,842 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   90,007    12,103,241 
Visa Inc., Class A   64,854    15,147,300 
         78,233,365 
Materials - 6.2%          
Linde PLC   36,925    10,554,642 
PPG Industries Inc.   86,514    14,814,657 
         25,369,299 
Real Estate - 2.4%          
American Tower Corp., REIT   37,623    9,585,212 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $239,533,814)
        398,782,716 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (A)   10,000,146   10,000,146 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $10,000,146)
        10,000,146 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0%
(Cost $249,533,960**)
        408,782,862 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.0%        80,084 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $408,862,946 

 

*  Non-income producing.

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $250,544,851.

(A)  7-day yield.

ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

PLC  Public Limited Company.

REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Madison Mid Cap Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
COMMON STOCKS - 93.4%          
Communication Service - 6.1%          
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C *   255,569   $41,586,188 
           
Consumer Discretionary - 12.3%          
CarMax Inc. *   214,535    28,584,644 
Dollar Tree Inc. *   282,459    32,454,539 
Ross Stores Inc.   169,831    22,237,671 
         83,276,854 
Consumer Staples - 1.1%          
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B   102,624    7,828,159 
           
Financials - 29.7%          
Capital Markets - 4.4%          
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A   402,729    18,356,388 
Moelis & Co., Class A   217,703    11,816,919 
         30,173,307 
Commercial Banks - 2.1%          
Glacier Bancorp Inc.   239,337    14,108,916 
Diversified Financial Services - 1.9%          
Cannae Holdings Inc. *   331,175    13,147,647 
Insurance - 21.3%          
Arch Capital Group Ltd. *   807,780    32,076,944 
Brown & Brown Inc.   495,349    26,342,660 
Kemper Corp.   151,804    11,849,820 
Markel Corp. *   25,773    30,319,873 
Progressive Corp./The   263,949    26,590,222 
WR Berkley Corp.   218,716    17,436,039 
         144,615,558 
         202,045,428 
Health Care - 4.2%          
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *   108,175    28,760,487 
           
Industrials - 21.5%          
Armstrong World Industries Inc.   151,171    15,668,874 
Carlisle Cos. Inc.   150,158    28,777,781 
Clarivate PLC *   664,103    18,548,397 
Copart Inc. *   189,185    23,555,424 
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. *   679,362    16,141,641 
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.   124,618    13,690,534 
Fastenal Co.   225,744    11,801,896 
IHS Markit Ltd.   163,561    17,595,892 
         145,780,439 
Information Technology - 17.6%          
Amphenol Corp., Class A   283,303    19,077,624 
Arista Networks Inc. *   73,348    23,117,089 
CDW Corp.   136,248    24,297,106 
Gartner Inc. *   172,701    33,828,672 
Vontier Corp. *   615,071    19,276,325 
         119,596,816 
Materials - 0.7%          
NewMarket Corp.   13,259    4,595,437 
           
Real Estate - 0.2%          
Equity Commonwealth, REIT   37,755    1,087,344 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $340,810,652)
        634,557,152 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.4%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (A)   43,169,859    43,169,859 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $43,169,859)
        43,169,859 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8%
(Cost $383,980,511**)
        677,727,011 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.2%        1,361,955 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $679,088,966 

 

*  Non-income producing.

**  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $385,027,596.

(A)  7-day yield.

PLC  Public Limited Company.

REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Madison Small Cap Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.2%          
           
Communication Services - 3.3%          
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.   61,724   $4,660,779 
Magnite Inc. *   108,040    4,327,002 
Radius Global Infrastructure Inc., Class A *   55,027    814,950 
         9,802,731 
           
Consumer Discretionary - 7.4%          
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. *   142,641    3,611,670 
Brunswick Corp.   30,425    3,259,430 
Casper Sleep Inc. *   337,794    2,888,139 
Hibbett Sports Inc. *   48,649    3,865,163 
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. *   14,710    156,735 
Revolve Group Inc. *   105,268    5,104,445 
Shake Shack Inc., Class A *   29,204    3,175,935 
         22,061,517 
Consumer Staples - 10.8%          
Boston Beer Co. Inc./The, Class A *   3,234    3,934,129 
Edgewell Personal Care Co.   173,489    6,627,280 
Hain Celestial Group Inc./The *   252,421    10,351,785 
Primo Water Corp.   310,564    5,198,841 
Simply Good Foods Co./The *   172,212    5,949,925 
         32,061,960 
           
Financials - 12.0%          
Arch Capital Group Ltd. *   111,870    4,442,358 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.   87,459    4,880,212 
MGIC Investment Corp.   449,613    6,852,102 
PacWest Bancorp   152,391    6,615,293 
PRA Group Inc. *   20,725    780,918 
Veritex Holdings Inc.   153,929    5,199,722 
Western Alliance Bancorp   64,299    6,755,896 
         35,526,501 
           
Health Care - 15.2%          
Castle Biosciences Inc. *   50,162    3,462,683 
Covetrus Inc. *   242,772    6,955,418 
Encompass Health Corp.   70,351    5,969,986 
Flexion Therapeutics Inc. *   284,937    2,211,111 
Glaukos Corp. *   37,156    3,498,609 
Globus Medical Inc., Class A *   108,073    7,756,399 
Owens & Minor Inc.   181,605    6,554,124 
PetIQ Inc. * (A)   100,136    4,265,794 
Sientra Inc. *   189,719    1,301,472 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. *   105,156    3,202,000 
         45,177,596 
           
Industrials - 23.6%          
Armstrong World Industries Inc.   50,287    5,212,248 
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. *   93,886    5,288,598 
Carlisle Cos. Inc.   25,317    4,852,003 
Crane Co.   46,572    4,380,562 
EnerSys   57,059    5,225,463 
Healthcare Services Group Inc.   97,615    2,923,569 
Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc. *   84,025    5,520,443 
Insperity Inc.   49,150    4,302,591 
Kennametal Inc.   87,895    3,529,863 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.   74,262    3,499,226 
Masco Corp.   49,690    3,174,197 
Rexnord Corp.   86,047    4,296,327 
Robert Half International Inc.   55,423    4,855,609 
Stericycle Inc. *   52,254    3,985,935 
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. *   255,348    7,474,036 
XPO Logistics Inc. *   11,033    1,534,911 
         70,055,581 
           
Information Technology - 16.0%          
Box Inc., Class A *   249,964    5,324,233 
Ciena Corp. *   67,065    3,384,770 
CommVault Systems Inc. *   158,592    11,023,730 
Entegris Inc.   56,829    6,397,809 
LiveRamp Holdings Inc. *   118,046    5,781,893 
National Instruments Corp.   93,256    3,861,731 
New Relic Inc. *   48,773    3,136,104 
PTC Inc. *   45,372    5,941,010 
Varonis Systems Inc. *   46,749    2,475,360 
         47,326,640 
           
Materials - 7.9%          
Ferro Corp. *   358,149    5,966,763 
Huntsman Corp.   176,618    5,063,638 
Olin Corp.   110,739    4,765,099 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co./The   20,420    4,720,287 
Summit Materials Inc., Class A *   103,724    2,986,214 
         23,502,001 
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost $177,249,060)        285,514,527 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.7%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (B)   7,997,170    7,997,170 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.02% (B) (C)   18,920    18,920 
Total Short-Term Investments          
(Cost $8,016,090)        8,016,090 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost $185,265,150**)        293,530,617 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.1%        3,324,644 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $296,855,261 
           
*   Non-income producing.
**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $185,755,191.
(A)   All or a portion of these securities, with an aggregate fair value of $3,800,130, are on loan as part of a securities lending program. See footnote (C) and Note 11 for details on the securities lending program.
(B)   7-day yield.
(C)   Represents investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Madison International Stock Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value (Note 2,3) 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.5%          
Australia - 4.6%          
CSL Ltd.   1,014   $211,812 
Macquarie Group Ltd.   2,232    275,950 
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.   44,087    340,983 
         828,745 
           
Brazil - 2.6%          
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., ADR   38,840    194,200 
Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A *   5,915    270,552 
         464,752 
           
Canada - 5.5%          
Cameco Corp.   16,577    278,659 
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.   724    270,146 
Manulife Financial Corp.   20,068    438,486 
         987,291 
           
China - 9.2%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR *   2,055    474,602 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.,          
Class H   37,670    411,968 
TAL Education Group, ADR *   3,736    212,765 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   6,973    559,259 
         1,658,594 
           
Denmark - 2.1%          
Chr Hansen Holding A/S * (A)   1,909    175,410 
Genmab A/S * (A)   554    204,386 
         379,796 
           
France - 6.9%          
Air Liquide S.A.   1,531    257,911 
EssilorLuxottica S.A.   1,167    194,179 
Hermes International   165    207,099 
Iliad S.A.   1,680    304,987 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   364    274,037 
         1,238,213 
           
Germany - 8.4%          
adidas AG *   771    238,083 
Bayer AG   3,412    220,774 
KION Group AG   2,756    274,813 
SAP SE, ADR   1,397    195,496 
Siemens AG   2,335    389,703 
Symrise AG   1,455    187,872 
         1,506,741 
           
Hong Kong - 1.6%          
AIA Group Ltd.   22,844    290,853 
           
India - 5.8%          
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR *   5,671    398,558 
Infosys Ltd., ADR   10,771    194,740 
Larsen & Toubro Ltd., GDR   24,925    447,154 
         1,040,452 
Ireland - 2.5%        
Kerry Group PLC, Class A   1,586    205,550 
Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR *   2,118    247,488 
         453,038 
           
Israel - 1.1%          
CyberArk Software Ltd. *   1,445    203,023 
           
Japan - 12.9%          
CyberAgent Inc.   10,400    213,919 
Disco Corp.   600    194,345 
Keyence Corp.   400    192,223 
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   2,200    175,191 
Nidec Corp.   1,500    173,689 
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.   7,400    318,168 
Shiseido Co. Ltd.   2,900    210,369 
Sony Group Corp.   3,200    319,151 
Toray Industries Inc.   42,100    261,637 
Toyota Motor Corp.   3,500    260,266 
         2,318,958 
           
Mexico - 4.1%          
Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Series B   89,166    404,432 
Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., ADR (B)   10,417    341,677 
         746,109 
Netherlands - 6.6%          
Airbus SE *   3,112    373,916 
ASML Holding N.V.   743    481,538 
NXP Semiconductors N.V.   1,768    340,358 
         1,195,812 
           
Singapore - 1.3%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   10,000    224,761 
           
South Korea - 1.1%          
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.   138    190,931 
           
Spain - 1.2%          
Grifols S.A.   8,019    217,401 
           
Sweden - 2.5%          
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B   33,034    452,417 
           
Switzerland - 6.1%          
Credit Suisse Group AG   36,528    381,819 
Nestle S.A.   1,626    193,856 
Novartis AG   3,493    298,182 
Partners Group Holding AG   163    232,028 
         1,105,885 
Taiwan - 1.8%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.          
Ltd., ADR   2,785    325,121 
         
United Kingdom - 9.6%        
AstraZeneca PLC   4,270    454,960 
Diageo PLC   5,350    240,204 
London Stock Exchange Group PLC   2,024    206,848 
Prudential PLC   25,272    535,569 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B   16,062    288,150 
         1,725,731 
           
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost $17,336,313)        17,554,624 
           
RIGHTS - 0.0%          
           
Switzerland - 0.0%          
Credit Suisse Group AG, Expires 5/6/21*   36,528     
Total Rights (Cost $–)         
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 0.7%          
United States - 0.7%          
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF   2,404    136,042 
Total Exchange Traded Funds          
(Cost $136,760)        136,042 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.4%          
United States - 1.4%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.03%, Premier Class (C)   244,315    244,315 
Total Short-Term Investments          
(Cost $244,315)        244,315 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% (Cost $17,717,388**)        17,934,981 
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.4%        70,096 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $18,005,077 
           
*   Non-income producing.
**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $17,762,997.
(A)   Due to events that occurred between the close of the exchange on which this security is traded and that of the New York Stock Exchange, fair value was determined for this security using methods determined in good faith by or at the discretion of the Board of Trustees (see Note 3).
(B)   All or a portion of these securities, with an aggregate fair value of $52,768, are on loan as part of a securities lending program. See Note 11 for details on the securities lending program.
(C)   7-day yield.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund.
GDR   Global Depositary Receipt.
PLC   Public Limited Company.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Conservative Allocation Fund   Moderate Allocation Fund   Aggressive Allocation Fund   Tax-Free Virginia Fund   Tax-Free National Fund   High Quality Bond Fund   Core Bond Fund 
Assets:                            
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value† §  $53,196,586   $98,337,601   $55,346,433   $20,338,273   $22,342,243   $153,468,687   $162,239,904 
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value1 ‡   22,737,181    42,242,374    20,440,305                 
Cash               185,024    279,040        423,768 
Receivables:                                   
Investments sold                       1,594,482     
Fund shares sold   49,646    61,770    9,285    50        242,975    7,678 
Dividends and interest    24,699    27,271    7,057    239,603    260,473    682,759    973,018 
Due from Adviser                       13,540     
Other assets                           11 
Total assets   76,008,112    140,669,016    75,803,080    20,762,950    22,881,756    156,002,443    163,644,379 
Liabilities:                                   
Payables:                                   
Investments purchased                           528,302 
Fund shares repurchased   13,865    108,616    48,428    446    54,453    143,309    12,620 
Upon return of securities loaned    6,989,383    3,892,753    7,103,986            202,000    1,576,363 
Advisory agreement fees    11,348    22,436    11,254    8,528    7,516    40,620    52,118 
Administrative services agreement fees    14,186    28,045    14,068    5,970    6,576    25,725    18,327 
Distribution fees - Class B   2,058    4,936    2,544                444 
Distribution fees - Class C   12,460    5,634    1,863                 
Shareholder service fees    14,153    27,835    13,989                9,670 
Trustee fees   1,654    3,220    1,581    511    555    4,398    3,693 
Due to Custodian                       217,823     
Dividends               1,022    3,564        173,388 
Total liabilities   7,059,107    4,093,475    7,197,713    16,477    72,664    633,875    2,374,925 
Net Assets  $68,949,005   $136,575,541   $68,605,367   $20,746,473   $22,809,092   $155,368,568   $161,269,454 
Net Assets consist of:                                   
Common Stock/Shares:                                   
Paid-in capital  $63,058,698   $116,385,631   $56,050,130   $19,411,413   $21,205,840   $153,532,186   $157,787,174 
Accumulated distributable earnings (loss)   5,890,307    20,189,910    12,555,237    1,335,060    1,603,252    1,836,382    3,482,280 
Net Assets  $68,949,005   $136,575,541   $68,605,367   $20,746,473   $22,809,092   $155,368,568   $161,269,454 
Class A Shares:                                   
Net Assets  $45,406,964   $119,496,608   $61,473,738                  $45,374,895 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding   4,136,853    10,003,623    4,943,203                   4,351,109 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share  $10.98   $11.95   $12.44                  $10.43 
Sales charge of offering price2     0.67    0.73    0.76                   0.49 
Maximum offering price per share   $11.65   $12.68   $13.20                  $10.92 
Class B Shares:                                   
Net Assets  $3,256,505   $7,892,250   $4,075,070                   696,310 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding    292,225    665,897    338,998                   66,768 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3    $11.14   $11.85   $12.02                  $10.43 
Class C Shares:                                   
Net Assets  $20,285,536   $9,186,683   $3,056,559                     
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding    1,818,963    774,185    254,012                     
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3   $11.15   $11.87   $12.03                     
Class Y Shares:                                   
Net Assets                 $20,746,473   $22,809,092   $155,368,568   $13,043,364 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding                  1,749,942    2,057,045    13,827,652    1,257,538 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3                  $11.86   $11.09   $11.24   $10.37 
Class I Shares:4                                   
Net Assets                                $102,154,885 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding                                  9,878,437 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3                                  $10.34 
                                    
Cost of Investments in unaffiliated securities   $50,889,672   $90,485,572   $49,999,476   $19,045,727   $20,747,785   $151,997,254   $157,189,949 
Cost of investments in affiliated securities1  $20,437,709   $33,293,035   $14,929,498   $   $   $   $ 
§ Fair Value of securities on loan  $7,329,452   $10,968,372   $7,543,228   $   $   $197,751   $1,541,746 

 

1See Note 14 for information on affiliated issuers.
2Sales charge of offering price is 5.75% for the Conservative Allocation, Moderate Allocation, Aggressive Allocation, Diversified Income, Covered Call & Equity Income, Dividend Income, Investors, Mid Cap, Small Cap and International Stock Funds and 4.50% for the Core Bond Fund..
3If applicable, redemption price per share may be reduced by a contingent deferred sales charge.
4The Core Bond Fund launched Class I shares on February 26, 2021 and the share class commenced operations effective March 1, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Diversified Income Fund   Covered Call & Equity Income Fund   Dividend Income Fund   Investors Fund   Mid Cap Fund   Small Cap Fund   International Stock Fund 
Assets:                            
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value† §   $176,814,320   $88,627,042   $325,463,513   $408,782,862   $677,727,011   $293,530,617   $17,934,981 
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value1 ‡                              
Foreign currency (cost of 12,784) (Note 2)                            12,708 
Receivables:                                   
Investments sold   3,414,372    809,750        2,031,317    2,743,265    3,792,791     
Fund shares sold   42,995    181,075    1,161,351    391,746    576,306    97,265    1,193 
Dividends and interest    495,642    34,201    562,750    482,978    99,078    4,895    82,783 
Other assets           382        51         
Total assets    180,767,329    89,652,068    327,187,996    411,688,903    681,145,711    297,425,568    18,031,665 
Liabilities:                                   
Payables:                                   
Investments purchased   1,179,105            1,927,616    1,088,231    153,009     
Fund shares repurchased    11,670    377,142    230,972    590,828    432,911    127,506    2,205 
Upon return of securities loaned    317,275                    18,920     
Advisory agreement fees   95,111    61,370    187,674    231,546    414,657    216,995    15,733 
Administrative services agreement fees    29,265    10,825    49,284    46,059    91,341    47,022    4,496 
Distribution fees - Class B    3,840                819        299 
Distribution fees - Class C   12,334    5,140                     
Shareholder service fees    39,558    4,630    12,081    21,248    14,908    963    3,435 
Trustee fees   3,955    2,005    7,072    8,660    13,878    5,892    420 
Dividends   869                         
Options written, at value (premium received $1,075,393) (Note 8)       1,189,385                     
Total liabilities   1,692,982    1,650,497    487,083    2,825,957    2,056,745    570,307    26,588 
Net Assets   $179,074,347   $88,001,571   $326,700,913   $408,862,946   $679,088,966   $296,855,261   $18,005,077 
Net Assets consist of:                                   
Common Stock/Shares:                                   
Paid-in capital  $124,620,332   $100,932,273   $233,787,845   $240,667,943   $364,621,850   $156,899,138   $13,080,103 
Accumulated distributable earnings (loss)    54,454,015    (12,930,702)   92,913,068    168,195,003    314,467,116    139,956,123    4,924,974 
Net Assets  $179,074,347   $88,001,571   $326,700,913   $408,862,946   $679,088,966   $296,855,261   $18,005,077 
Class A Shares:                                   
Net Assets  $152,828,095   $14,398,941   $61,103,963   $107,081,431   $72,925,700   $4,751,146   $16,591,617 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding    8,633,892    1,509,563    1,894,956    3,946,109    5,730,926    311,495    1,224,213 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share  $17.70   $9.54   $32.25   $27.14   $12.72   $15.25   $13.55 
Sales charge of offering price2     1.08    0.58    1.97    1.66    0.78    0.93    0.83 
Maximum offering price per share   $18.78   $10.12   $34.22   $28.80   $13.50   $16.18   $14.38 
Class B Shares:                                   
Net Assets  $6,181,877                  $1,346,457        $472,714 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding    346,368                   137,069         35,992 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3  $17.85                  $9.82        $13.13 
Class C Shares:                                   
Net Assets  $20,064,375   $8,038,877                          
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding   1,124,042    919,472                          
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3   $17.85   $8.74                          
Class Y Shares:                                   
Net Assets       $65,093,946   $212,114,061   $108,893,671   $263,925,184   $270,670,371   $940,746 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding         6,596,795    6,566,588    4,010,276    19,440,575    17,612,862    69,675 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3        $9.87   $32.30   $27.15   $13.58   $15.37   $13.50 
Class R6 Shares:                                   
Net Assets       $469,807        $81,833,237   $98,520,206           
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding         46,854         2,984,077    7,065,342           
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3        $10.03        $27.42   $13.94           
Class I Shares:4                                   
Net Assets            $53,482,889   $111,054,607   $242,371,419   $21,433,744      
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding             1,654,817    4,096,013    17,844,763    1,394,343      
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share3             $32.32   $27.11   $13.58   $15.37      
                                    
Cost of Investments in unaffiliated securities   $133,401,918   $100,956,429   $243,216,793   $249,533,960   $383,980,511   $185,265,150   $17,717,388 
Cost of investments in affiliated securities1  $   $   $   $   $   $   $ 
§ Fair Value of securities on loan  $310,325   $   $   $   $   $3,800,130   $52,768 

 

1See Note 14 for information on affiliated issuers.
2Sales charge of offering price is 5.75% for the Diversified Income, Covered Call & Equity Income, Dividend Income, Investors, Mid Cap, Small Cap and International Stock Funds.
3If applicable, redemption price per share may be reduced by a contingent deferred sales charge.
4The Small Cap Fund launched Class I shares on February 26, 2021 and the share class commenced operations effective March 1, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations for the Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Conservative Allocation Fund   Moderate Allocation Fund   Aggressive Allocation Fund   Tax-Free Virginia Fund   Tax-Free National Fund   High Quality Bond Fund   Core Bond Fund 
Investment Income:                                   
Interest  $357   $1,015   $639   $257,863   $284,338   $1,101,502   $1,862,957 
Dividends                                   
Unaffiliated issuers   371,415    708,018    345,321                 
Affiliated issuers1    209,840    337,879    143,324                 
Income from securities lending   7,909    15,542    13,480            427    503 
Total investment income     589,521    1,062,454    502,764    257,863    284,338    1,101,929    1,863,460 
Expenses:2                                   
Advisory agreement fees     68,991    134,737    67,084    52,264    45,839    263,964    367,690 
Administrative services agreement fees    86,238    168,422    83,855    36,585    40,109    167,177    118,469 
Distribution fees - Class B    14,463    33,341    16,127                3,428 
Distribution fees - Class C    75,987    35,262    10,828                 
Shareholder service fees - Class A   56,026    145,145    74,743                58,292 
Shareholder service fees - Class B   4,821    11,103    5,350                1,143 
Shareholder service fees - Class C   25,329    11,754    3,609                 
Trustee fees    3,394    6,649    3,295    1,039    1,130    8,936    7,762 
Other expenses   76    148    73    23    24    188    175 
Total expenses before reimbursement/waiver     335,325    546,561    264,964    89,911    87,102    440,265    556,959 
Less reimbursement/waiver                       (87,988)    
Total expenses net of reimbursement/waiver   335,325    546,561    264,964    89,911    87,102    352,277    556,959 
Net Investment Income (Loss)    254,196    515,893    237,800    167,952    197,236    749,652    1,306,501 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments                                   
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (including net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions)                                   
Options purchased                            
Options written                             
Unaffiliated issuers   791,981    3,430,856    2,294,839    41,020    29,545    234,719    732,696 
Affiliated issuers1     127,852    (1,606,045)   (1,338,546)                
Capital gain distributions received from underlying funds                                   
Unaffiliated issuers   86,883    119,776    14,801                 
Affiliated issuers1     766,391    1,679,745    849,723                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (including net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency related transactions)                                   
Options written                             
Unaffiliated issuers   325,388    2,875,194    2,717,452    (81,302)   (19,007)   (2,515,103)   (3,024,404)
Affiliated issuers1     890,963    5,847,683    4,142,099                 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments    2,989,458    12,347,209    8,680,368    (40,282)   10,538    (2,280,384)   (2,291,708)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations   $3,243,654   $12,863,102   $8,918,168   $127,670   $207,774   $(1,530,732)  $(985,207)

 

1See Note 14 for information on affiliated issuers.
2See Note 5 for information on expense, including any waivers.

  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations for the Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Diversified Income Fund   Covered Call & Equity Income Fund   Dividend Income Fund   Investors Fund   Mid Cap Fund   Small Cap Fund   International Stock Fund 
Investment Income:                                   
Interest    $618,908   $2,737   $573   $1,517   $7,598   $1,986   $38 
Dividends                                   
Unaffiliated issuers    1,481,138    612,916    3,824,878    2,871,834    3,712,616    974,676    221,904 
Affiliated issuers1                            
Less: Foreign taxes withheld/reclaimed       (9,141)       (79,248)   (14,333)   (4,584)   (15,106)
Income from securities lending   237    1,824                5,321    914 
Total investment income   2,100,283    608,336    3,825,451    2,794,103    3,705,881    977,399    207,750 
Expenses:2                                   
Advisory agreement fees   551,970    353,372    1,083,143    1,312,405    2,327,495    1,311,172    95,820 
Administrative services agreement fees   169,837    61,793    284,110    273,592    519,701    314,525    27,377 
Distribution fees - Class B   24,761                4,932        2,006 
Distribution fees - Class C   70,184    29,868                     
Shareholder service fees - Class A    180,208    16,538    70,480    122,434    83,876    5,075    20,736 
Shareholder service fees - Class B    8,242                1,644        669 
Shareholder service fees - Class C     23,138    9,956                     
Trustee fees   8,198    4,037    14,813    18,145    29,481    12,942    898 
Other expenses    183    89    337    408    687    311    21 
Total expenses before reimbursement/waiver   1,036,721    475,653    1,452,883    1,726,984    2,967,816    1,644,025    147,527 
Less reimbursement/waiver                        (35,536)    
Total expenses net of reimbursement     1,036,721    475,653    1,452,883    1,726,984    2,967,816    1,608,489    147,527 
Net Investment Income (Loss)    1,063,562    132,683    2,372,568    1,067,119    738,065    (631,090)   60,223 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments                                   
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (including net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions)                                   
Options purchased         (992,419)                    
Options written       (1,906,320)                    
Unaffiliated issuers    11,247,125    5,369,415    15,165,893    9,168,016    21,923,653    33,722,274    4,791,581 
Affiliated issuers1                             
Capital gain distributions received from underlying funds                                   
Unaffiliated issuers                             
Affiliated issuers1                             
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (including net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency related transactions)                                   
Options written       9,788                     
Unaffiliated issuers     12,971,799    16,975,614    49,201,157    73,960,346    133,745,838    68,176,844    (1,769,178)
Affiliated issuers1                             
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   24,218,924    19,456,078    64,367,050    83,128,362    155,669,491    101,899,118    3,022,403 
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations  $25,282,486   $19,588,761   $66,739,618   $84,195,481   $156,407,556   $101,268,028   $3,082,626 

 

1See Note 14 for information on affiliated issuers.
2See Note 5 for information on expenses, including any waivers.

  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Conservative Allocation Fund   Moderate Allocation Fund   Aggressive Allocation Fund   Tax-Free Virginia Fund 
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021 (unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2019
 
Net Assets at beginning of period  $68,546,140   $68,422,301   $129,932,373   $136,276,491   $63,118,605   $63,324,971   $21,572,312   $22,225,339 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:                                        
Net investment income   254,196    622,814    515,893    1,125,055    237,800    431,570    167,952    366,206 
Net realized gain   1,773,107    3,781,024    3,624,332    10,276,139    1,820,817    4,976,485    41,020    32,787 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   1,216,351    (937,234)   8,722,877    (5,491,060)   6,859,551    (3,096,627)   (81,302)   320,970 
Net increase in net assets from operations   3,243,654    3,466,604    12,863,102    5,910,134    8,918,168    2,311,428    127,670    719,963 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Accumulated earnings (combined net investment income and net realized gains):                                        
Class A   (2,801,105)   (1,563,853)   (9,947,295)   (4,358,239)   (4,829,669)   (2,900,149)        
Class B   (240,207)   (150,862)   (713,542)   (416,490)   (335,113)   (274,537)        
Class C   (1,182,567)   (580,804)   (747,499)   (302,208)   (218,193)   (104,938)        
Class Y                           (181,513)   (365,497)
Total distributions   (4,223,879)   (2,295,519)   (11,408,336)   (5,076,937)   (5,382,975)   (3,279,624)   (181,513)   (365,497)
Capital Stock transactions:                                        
Class A Shares                                        
Shares sold   2,883,133    7,093,918    4,829,253    8,499,497    2,438,505    5,210,236           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   2,795,670    1,561,932    9,924,011    4,354,000    4,828,116    2,899,065           
Shares redeemed   (3,773,783)   (7,905,177)   (7,573,590)   (15,420,297)   (5,024,237)   (6,160,758)          
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   1,905,020    750,673    7,179,674    (2,566,800)   2,242,384    1,948,543           
Class B Shares                                        
Shares sold   23,089    129,043    25,081    38,539    35,880    21,981           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   240,082    150,862    713,105    416,321    335,113    274,537           
Shares redeemed   (1,212,904)   (1,558,772)   (2,559,276)   (4,631,541)   (910,995)   (1,839,039)          
Net decrease from capital stock transactions   (949,733)   (1,278,867)   (1,821,090)   (4,176,681)   (540,002)   (1,542,521)          
Class C Shares                                        
Shares sold   626,393    1,038,152    223,752    337,161    96,350    513,887           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   1,182,271    580,696    747,499    302,208    197,304    92,786           
Shares redeemed   (1,380,861)   (2,137,900)   (1,141,433)   (1,073,203)   (44,467)   (250,865)          
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   427,803    (519,052)   (170,182)   (433,834)   249,187    355,808           
Class Y Shares                                        
Shares sold                                 312,023    404,399 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                                 175,372    354,363 
Shares redeemed                                 (1,259,391)   (1,766,255)
Net decrease from capital stock transactions                                 (771,996)   (1,007,493)
Total net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   1,383,090    (1,047,246)   5,188,402    (7,177,315)   1,951,569    761,830    (771,996)   (1,007,493)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   402,865    123,839    6,643,168    (6,344,118)   5,486,762    (206,366)   (825,839)   (653,027)
                                         
Net Assets at end of period  $68,949,005   $68,546,140   $136,575,541   $129,932,373   $68,605,367   $63,118,605   $20,746,473   $21,572,312 
Capital Share transactions:                                        
Class A Shares                                        
Shares sold   261,422    645,247    405,744    735,411    198,276    457,537           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   255,891    146,128    856,996    376,970    408,125    247,150           
Shares redeemed   (339,898)   (725,523)   (634,488)   (1,339,052)   (410,601)   (530,897)          
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   177,415    65,852    628,252    (226,671)   195,800    173,790           
Class B Shares                                        
Shares sold   1,994    11,294    2,108    3,356    2,983    2,043           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   21,611    13,893    61,901    36,328    29,217    24,082           
Shares redeemed   (108,336)   (139,752)   (216,568)   (406,737)   (76,696)   (166,506)          
Net decrease from capital stock transactions   (84,731)   (114,565)   (152,559)   (367,053)   (44,496)   (140,381)          
Class C Shares                                        
Shares sold   55,871    93,732    18,707    29,740    8,061    52,011           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   106,325    53,455    64,831    26,348    17,187    8,132           
Shares redeemed   (122,641)   (195,177)   (98,022)   (94,703)   (3,762)   (22,199)          
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   39,555    (47,990)   (14,484)   (38,615)   21,486    37,944           
Class Y Shares                                        
Shares sold                                 26,087    34,374 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                                 14,740    29,921 
Shares redeemed                                 (105,352)   (148,543)
Net decrease in shares outstanding                                 (64,525)   (84,248)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Tax-Free National Fund   High Quality Bond Fund   Core Bond Fund   Diversified Income Fund 
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
 
Net Assets at beginning of period  $23,376,610   $23,806,625   $184,881,456   $90,406,594   $151,203,152   $153,141,020   $157,691,661   $165,384,844 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:                                        
Net investment income   197,236    449,163    749,652    1,680,974    1,306,501    2,497,838    1,063,562    2,478,215 
Net realized gain (loss)   29,545    (23,679)   234,719    712,867    732,696    3,385,783    11,247,125    2,097,867 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (19,007)   332,210    (2,515,103)   2,324,163    (3,024,404)   2,068,235    12,971,799    (3,196,299)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   207,774    757,694    (1,530,732)   4,718,004    (985,207)   7,951,856    25,282,486    1,379,783 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Accumulated earnings (combined net investment income and net realized gains):                                        
Class A                       (1,262,424)   (645,424)   (2,763,360)   (9,163,171)
Class B                       (23,742)   (13,418)   (101,940)   (523,581)
Class C                                 (277,498)   (933,947)
Class Y   (197,202)   (522,689)   (1,267,456)   (1,687,806)   (2,917,726)   (2,325,907)          
Class R6                           (27,756)          
Class I                       (353,924)              
Total distributions   (197,202)   (522,689)   (1,267,456)   (1,687,806)   (4,557,816)   (3,012,505)   (3,142,798)   (10,620,699)
Capital Stock transactions:                                        
Class A Shares                                        
Shares sold                       2,973,090    4,643,482    4,033,240    11,099,530 
Shares issued due to reorganization                           15,724,357         
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                       1,248,712    639,632    2,749,491    9,113,768 
Shares redeemed                       (4,604,988)   (3,830,454)   (6,994,887)   (17,881,962)
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions                       (383,186)   17,177,017    (212,156)   2,331,336 
Class B Shares                                        
Shares sold                       34,633    34,679        69,932 
Shares issued due to reorganization                           338,012         
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                       23,742    13,400    101,912    523,581 
Shares redeemed                       (420,463)   (615,559)   (1,385,297)   (3,072,106)
Net decrease from capital stock transactions                       (362,088)   (229,468)   (1,283,385)   (2,478,593)
Class C Shares                                        
Shares sold                                 1,070,451    2,780,751 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                                 277,498    933,947 
Shares redeemed                                 (609,410)   (2,019,708)
Net increase from capital stock transactions                                 738,539    1,694,990 
Class Y Shares                                        
Shares sold   162,421    554,843    22,034,165    126,840,088    18,528,435    16,579,786           
Shares issued due to reorganization                       788,452           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   144,793    463,353    1,219,207    1,602,692    297,442    155,659           
Shares redeemed   (885,304)   (1,683,216)   (49,968,072)   (36,998,116)   (104,512,835)   (39,308,599)          
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   (578,090)   (665,020)   (26,714,700)   91,444,664    (85,686,958)   (21,784,702)          
Class R6 Shares1                                        
Shares sold                           516,746           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                           27,756           
Shares redeemed                           (2,584,568)          
Net decrease from capital stock transactions                           (2,040,066)          
Class I Shares2                                        
Shares sold                       102,041,262               
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                       1,306               
Shares redeemed                       (1,011)              
Net increase from capital stock transactions                       102,041,557               
Total net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   (578,090)   (665,020)   (26,714,700)   91,444,664    15,609,325    (6,877,219)   (757,002)   1,547,733 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   (567,518)   (430,015)   (29,512,888)   94,474,862    10,066,302    (1,937,868)   21,382,686    (7,693,183)
Net Assets at end of period  $22,809,092   $23,376,610   $155,368,568   $184,881,456   $161,269,454   $151,203,152   $179,074,347   $157,691,661 

 

1 The Core Bond converted Class R6 Shares to Class Y Shares effective May 28, 2020. 

2 The Core Bond Fund launched Class I shares on February 26, 2021 and the share class commenced operations effective March 1, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  

   Tax-Free National Fund   High Quality Bond Fund   Core Bond Fund   Diversified Income Fund 
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended October 31,
2020
 
Capital Share transactions:                                
Class A Shares                                
Shares sold               281,469    435,951    236,584    708,750 
Shares issued due to reorganization                           1,444,073         
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                       117,064    60,353    164,861    574,898 
Shares redeemed                       (435,760)   (362,611)   (414,060)   (1,172,189)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding                       (37,227)   1,577,766    (12,615)   111,459 
Class B Shares                                        
Shares sold                       3,189    3,323        4,840 
Shares issued due to reorganization                           31,046         
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                       2,222    1,271    6,081    32,643 
Shares redeemed                       (39,606)   (58,337)   (81,003)   (199,335)
Net decrease in shares outstanding                       (34,195)   (22,697)   (74,922)   (161,852)
Class C Shares                                        
Shares sold                                 63,621    174,601 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                                 16,549    58,291 
Shares redeemed                                 (35,543)   (130,056)
Net increase in shares outstanding                                 44,627    102,836 
Class Y Shares                                        
Shares sold   14,562    50,123    1,941,591    11,179,070    1,742,939    1,532,928           
Shares issued due to reorganization                       72,851           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   13,041    41,998    107,621    141,816    28,132    14,786           
Shares redeemed   (79,491)   (155,120)   (4,416,632)   (3,261,956)   (10,110,314)   (3,833,415)          
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   (51,888)   (62,999)   (2,367,420)   8,058,930    (8,339,243)   (2,212,850)          
Class R6 Shares1                                        
Shares sold                           49,148           
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                           2,673           
Shares redeemed                           (242,254)          
Net decrease in shares outstanding                           (190,433)          
Class I Shares2                                        
Shares sold                       9,878,408               
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                       127               
Shares redeemed                       (98)              
Net increase in shares outstanding                       9,878,437               

  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Covered Call & Equity Income Fund   Dividend Income Fund   Investors Fund   Mid Cap Fund 
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
 
Net Assets at beginning of period  $80,557,303   $126,342,782   $274,664,958   $220,725,320   $338,058,006   $338,982,611   $537,181,623   $587,164,499 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)   132,683    870,687    2,372,568    3,966,281    1,067,119    1,276,376    738,065    (1,237,677)
Net realized gain (loss)   2,470,676    5,645,629    15,165,893    (2,465,979)   9,168,016    32,158,396    21,923,653    19,875,039 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   16,985,402    (4,251,373)   49,201,157    (4,718,618)   73,960,346    (16,306,090)   133,745,838    (41,477,178)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   19,588,761    2,264,943    66,739,618    (3,218,316)   84,195,481    17,128,682    156,407,556    (22,839,816)
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Accumulated earnings (combined net investment income and net realized gains):                                        
Class A   (470,304)   (897,441)   (417,780)   (184,150)   (8,787,439)   (4,711,599)   (2,391,040)   (2,562,189)
Class B                           (61,728)   (82,316)
Class C   (295,673)   (561,426)                        
Class Y   (2,131,000)   (5,466,775)   (1,617,919)   (8,813,746)   (11,918,197)   (13,142,531)   (9,146,175)   (16,177,313)
Class R6   (33,116)   (136,433)           (6,777,217)   (456,764)   (3,415,023)   (2,869,745)
Class I           (409,606)   (194,116)   (6,435,009)       (6,327,888)    
Total distributions   (2,930,093)   (7,062,075)   (2,445,305)   (9,192,012)   (33,917,862)   (18,310,894)   (21,341,854)   (21,691,563)
Capital Stock transactions:                                        
Class A Shares1                                        
Shares sold   315,205    531,031    862,545    162,725    1,917,441    7,494,266    1,832,822    3,687,693 
Shares issued due to reorganization                 53,099,374                     
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   456,414    864,024    415,739    183,613    8,750,372    4,679,379    2,379,913    2,548,026 
Shares redeemed   (1,027,551)   (3,049,373)   (3,268,527)   (1,031,272)   (5,704,951)   (9,962,407)   (4,268,180)   (8,422,960)
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   (255,932)   (1,654,318)   (1,990,243)   52,414,440    4,962,862    2,211,238    (55,445)   (2,187,241)
Class B Shares                                        
Shares sold                                 15,000    9,912 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                                 61,728    82,316 
Shares redeemed                                 (180,344)   (447,429)
Net decrease from capital stock transactions                                 (103,616)   (355,201)
Class C Shares                                        
Shares sold   194,759    193,176                               
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   281,250    486,959                               
Shares redeemed   (1,125,670)   (1,595,458)                              
Net decrease from capital stock transactions   (649,661)   (915,323)                              
Class Y Shares                                        
Shares sold   13,657,087    24,764,980    42,423,437    116,254,071    10,856,958    91,655,191    41,418,850    126,498,351 
Shares issued due to reorganization                 1,571,749                     
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   2,129,796    5,380,457    1,595,397    8,694,762    11,152,740    12,775,182    8,893,537    13,304,045 
Shares redeemed   (22,899,858)   (67,683,070)   (44,894,160)   (166,053,975)   (91,268,199)   (179,734,212)   (177,846,378)   (246,093,510)
Net decrease from capital stock transactions   (7,112,975)   (37,537,633)   (875,326)   (39,533,393)   (69,258,501)   (75,303,839)   (127,533,991)   (106,291,114)
Class R6 Shares                                        
Shares sold   20,593    196,722              1,138,629    70,970,800    5,369,012    72,734,675 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   33,116    136,433              6,777,217    456,764    1,103,541    823,094 
Shares redeemed   (1,249,541)   (1,214,228)             (6,807,031)   (18,869,977)   (20,609,512)   (32,262,113)
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   (1,195,832)   (881,073)             1,108,815    52,557,587    (14,136,959)   41,295,656 
Class I Shares2                                        
Shares sold             3,910,135    58,779,537    91,604,629    21,129,423    160,172,669    64,014,783 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions             409,606    194,116    6,429,197        6,327,888     
Shares redeemed             (13,712,530)   (5,504,734)   (14,319,681)   (336,802)   (17,828,905)   (1,928,380)
Net decrease from capital stock transactions             (9,392,789)   53,468,919    83,714,145    20,792,621    148,671,652    62,086,403 
Total net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   (9,214,400)   (40,988,347)   (12,258,358)   66,349,966    20,527,321    257,607    6,841,641    (5,451,497)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   7,444,268    (45,785,479)   52,035,955    53,939,638    70,804,940    (924,605)   141,907,343    (49,982,876)
Net Assets at end of period  $88,001,571   $80,557,303   $326,700,913   $274,664,958   $408,862,946   $338,058,006   $679,088,966   $537,181,623 

 

1 The Dividend Income Fund launched Class A shares on May 29, 2020 and the share class commenced operations effective June 1, 2020. 

2 The Dividend Income Fund, Investors Fund and Mid Cap Fund launched Class I shares on August 31, 2020 and the share class commenced operations effective September 1, 2020.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  

   Covered Call & Equity Income Fund   Dividend Income Fund   Investors Fund   Mid Cap Fund 
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
 
Capital Share transactions:                                
Class A Shares1                                        
Shares sold   34,991    68,252    28,418    6,198    75,950    332,104    157,011    358,565 
Shares issued due to reorganization                 1,986,832                     
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   51,680    117,113    13,808    6,895    359,506    198,111    208,764    233,764 
Shares redeemed   (115,445)   (401,456)   (108,888)   (38,307)   (225,015)   (434,697)   (365,581)   (833,683)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   (28,774)   (216,091)   (66,662)   1,961,618    210,441    95,518    194    (241,354)
Class B Shares                                        
Shares sold                                 1,645    1,430 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                                 6,999    9,583 
Shares redeemed                                 (19,889)   (58,359)
Net decrease in shares outstanding                                 (11,245)   (47,346)
Class C Shares                                        
Shares sold   23,599    26,974                               
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   34,658    71,118                               
Shares redeemed   (134,179)   (223,580)                              
Net decrease in shares outstanding   (75,922)   (125,488)                              
Class Y Shares                                        
Shares sold   1,452,151    3,193,353    1,423,005    4,487,585    426,190    4,008,921    3,348,281    11,871,976 
Shares issued due to reorganization                 58,769                     
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   233,011    703,392    52,713    323,368    458,395    541,321    732,581    1,152,864 
Shares redeemed   (2,533,927)   (9,103,025)   (1,480,059)   (6,282,108)   (3,502,497)   (8,178,001)   (14,366,651)   (22,912,098)
Net decrease in shares outstanding   (848,765)   (5,206,280)   (4,341)   (1,412,386)   (2,617,912)   (3,627,759)   (10,285,789)   (9,887,258)
Class R6 Shares                                        
Shares sold   2,197    24,288              44,592    3,462,149    412,904    6,590,295 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   3,652    17,687              275,945    19,152    88,567    69,577 
Shares redeemed   (135,087)   (158,222)             (259,163)   (893,715)   (1,616,580)   (3,100,308)
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   (129,238)   (116,247)             61,374    2,587,586    (1,115,109)   3,559,564 
Class I Shares2                                        
Shares sold             126,146    2,179,685    3,529,099    879,497    13,080,759    5,843,622 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions             13,505    7,281    264,685        521,243     
Shares redeemed             (463,312)   (208,488)   (563,558)   (13,710)   (1,428,144)   (172,717)
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions             (323,661)   1,978,478    3,230,226    865,787    12,173,858    5,670,905 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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 Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Small Cap Fund   International Stock Fund 
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
   Six-Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
October 31,
2020
 
Net Assets at beginning of period  $218,848,130   $266,983,694   $15,919,225   $19,233,863 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)   (631,090)   263,504    60,223    84,089 
Net realized gain   33,722,274    17,193,611    4,791,581    741,444 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   68,176,844    (11,965,785)   (1,769,178)   (2,099,550)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   101,268,028    5,491,330    3,082,626    (1,274,017)
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Accumulated earnings (combined net investment income and net realized gains):                    
Class A   (236,905)   (135,732)   (705,083)   (1,103,915)
Class B           (21,551)   (40,537)
Class Y   (16,540,430)   (10,012,090)   (43,074)   (72,055)
Class I                
Total distributions   (16,777,335)   (10,147,822)   (769,708)   (1,216,507)
Capital Stock transactions:                    
Class A Shares                    
Shares sold   519,963    248,047    397,568    510,507 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   236,219    135,376    703,445    1,100,645 
Shares redeemed   (169,259)   (814,557)   (1,241,576)   (1,971,303)
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   586,923    (431,134)   (140,563)   (360,151)
Class B Shares                    
Shares sold                  
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions             21,551    40,537 
Shares redeemed             (113,530)   (167,513)
Net decrease from capital stock transactions             (91,979)   (126,976)
Class Y Shares                    
Shares sold   9,796,366    13,667,468    173,645    181,689 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   16,073,049    9,797,935    43,074    72,055 
Shares redeemed   (53,268,860)   (66,513,341)   (211,243)   (590,731)
Net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions   (27,399,445)   (43,047,938)   5,476    (336,987)
Class I Shares1                    
Shares sold   20,652,771               
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                  
Shares redeemed   (323,811)              
Net increase from capital stock transactions   20,328,960               
Total net decrease from capital stock transactions   (6,483,562)   (43,479,072)   (227,066)   (824,114)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   78,007,131    (48,135,564)   2,085,852    (3,314,638)
Net Assets at end of period  $296,855,261   $218,848,130   $18,005,077   $15,919,225 
Capital Share transactions:                    
Class A Shares                    
Shares sold   37,558    23,712    29,105    42,202 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   18,073    12,066    51,686    83,068 
Shares redeemed   (11,983)   (78,362)   (91,009)   (162,615)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   43,648    (42,584)   (10,218)   (37,345)
Class B Shares                    
Shares sold                  
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions             1,630    3,135 
Shares redeemed             (8,689)   (14,483)
Net decrease in shares outstanding             (7,059)   (11,348)
Class Y Shares                    
Shares sold   708,334    1,323,704    12,741    14,756 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   1,221,356    868,611    3,179    5,446 
Shares redeemed   (3,753,564)   (6,300,930)   (15,840)   (47,161)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   (1,823,874)   (4,108,615)   80    (26,959)
Class I Shares1                    
Shares sold   1,415,757                
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                   
Shares redeemed   (21,414)               
Net increase in shares outstanding   1,394,343                

 

1 The Small Cap Fund launched Class I shares on February 26, 2021 and the share class commenced operations effective March 1, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS B 
   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31, 
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.15   $10.96   $10.39   $10.97   $10.46   $10.63   $11.31   $11.10   $10.47   $11.05   $10.52   $10.69 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.06    0.131   0.361,2   0.19    0.151   0.141   0.04    0.061   0.311,2   0.12    0.081   0.071
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.48    0.46    0.682   (0.26)   0.69    0.17    0.46    0.46    0.662   (0.28)   0.69    0.16 
Total from investment operations   0.54    0.59    1.04    (0.07)   0.84    0.31    0.50    0.52    0.97    (0.16)   0.77    0.23 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.19)   (0.18)   (0.24)   (0.18)   (0.16)   (0.09)   (0.10)   (0.05)   (0.15)   (0.09)   (0.08)
Capital gains   (0.58)   (0.21)   (0.29)   (0.27)   (0.15)   (0.32)   (0.58)   (0.21)   (0.29)   (0.27)   (0.15)   (0.32)
Total distributions   (0.71)   (0.40)   (0.47)   (0.51)   (0.33)   (0.48)   (0.67)   (0.31)   (0.34)   (0.42)   (0.24)   (0.40)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   (0.17)   0.19    0.57    (0.58)   0.51    (0.17)   (0.17)   0.21    0.63    (0.58)   0.53    (0.17)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $10.98   $11.15   $10.96   $10.39   $10.97   $10.46   $11.14   $11.31   $11.10   $10.47   $11.05   $10.52 
Total Return (%)3   4.934   5.62    10.37    (0.75)   8.25    3.10    4.464   4.89    9.51    (1.51)   7.47    2.27 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $45,407   $44,146   $42,662   $42,247   $45,005   $43,752   $3,257   $4,263   $5,457   $6,049   $8,119   $9,175 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   0.715   0.70    0.70    0.70    0.70    0.71    1.465   1.45    1.45    1.45    1.45    1.46 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   1.005   1.19    3.382   1.74    1.46    1.36    0.295   0.48    2.682   1.04    0.74    0.60 
Portfolio turnover (%)6   264   73    57    63    48    82    264   73    57    63    48    82 
                                                             
   CLASS C     
   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31,         
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.32   $11.11   $10.48   $11.06   $10.53   $10.69                               
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.02    0.041   0.291,2   0.11    0.081   0.061                              
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.48    0.48    0.682   (0.27)   0.69    0.18                               
Total from investment operations   0.50    0.52    0.97    (0.16)   0.77    0.24                               
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.10)   (0.05)   (0.15)   (0.09)   (0.08)                              
Capital gains   (0.58)   (0.21)   (0.29)   (0.27)   (0.15)   (0.32)                              
Total distributions   (0.67)   (0.31)   (0.34)   (0.42)   (0.24)   (0.40)                              
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   (0.17)   0.21    0.63    (0.58)   0.53    (0.16)                              
Net Asset Value at end of period  $11.15   $11.32   $11.11   $10.48   $11.06   $10.53                               
Total Return (%)3   4.464   4.89    9.50    (1.51)   7.46    2.37                               
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $20,286   $20,137   $20,303   $20,001   $20,960   $20,225                               
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.465   1.45    1.45    1.45    1.45    1.46                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   0.255   0.45    2.602    0.99    0.71    0.54                               
Portfolio turnover (%)6   264   73    57    63    48    82                               

 

1  Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.

2  In 2019, the Fund reported distributions of capital gains from investment companies as part of net investment income in the financial highlights. Had the Fund reported these capital gains as net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net investment income, net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been; $0.17, $0.87, and 1.64%, respectively, for the class A Shares, $0.11, $0.86, and 0.90%, respectively, for the class B shares, and $0.10, $0.87, and 0.89%, respectively, for the class C shares.

3  Total return without applicable sales charge.

4  Not annualized.

5  Annualized.

6  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS B 
   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31, 
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.85   $11.76   $11.59   $12.20   $11.18   $11.62   $11.69   $11.60   $11.46   $12.06   $11.05   $11.52 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.06    0.121   0.511,2   0.17    0.141   0.131   0.03    0.051   0.531,2   0.10    0.071   0.061
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.11    0.43    0.602   (0.17)   1.35    0.18    1.07    0.41    0.482   (0.18)   1.33    0.16 
Total from investment operations   1.17    0.55    1.11        1.49    0.31    1.10    0.46    1.01    (0.08)   1.40    0.22 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.17)   (0.17)   (0.17)   (0.15)   (0.12)       (0.08)   (0.10)   (0.08)   (0.07)   (0.06)
Capital gains   (0.94)   (0.29)   (0.77)   (0.44)   (0.32)   (0.63)   (0.94)   (0.29)   (0.77)   (0.44)   (0.32)   (0.63)
Total distributions   (1.07)   (0.46)   (0.94)   (0.61)   (0.47)   (0.75)   (0.94)   (0.37)   (0.87)   (0.52)   (0.39)   (0.69)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   0.10    0.09    0.17    (0.61)   1.02    (0.44)   0.16    0.09    0.14    (0.60)   1.01    (0.47)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $11.95   $11.85   $11.76   $11.59   $12.20   $11.18   $11.85   $11.69   $11.60   $11.46   $12.06   $11.05 
Total Return (%)3   10.174   4.75    10.69    (0.12)   13.88    2.95    9.674   4.00    9.79    (0.82)   13.07    2.15 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $119,497   $111,135   $112,916   $108,459   $115,586   $104,276   $7,892   $9,568   $13,754   $17,481   $23,101   $25,440 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   0.715   0.70    0.70    0.70    0.70    0.71    1.465   1.45    1.45    1.45    1.45    1.46 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   0.865   0.96    4.422   1.39    1.23    1.13    0.155   0.27    4.012   0.73    0.56    0.58 
Portfolio turnover (%)6   344   87    64    75    50    97    344   87    64    75    50    97 
                                                             
   CLASS C     
   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31,         
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.70   $11.61   $11.47   $12.07   $11.06   $11.53                               
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.01    0.021   0.421,2   0.08    0.061   0.051                              
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.10    0.44    0.592   (0.16)   1.34    0.17                               
Total from investment operations   1.11    0.46    1.01    (0.08)   1.40    0.22                               
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income       (0.08)   (0.10)   (0.08)   (0.07)   (0.06)                              
Capital gains   (0.94)   (0.29)   (0.77)   (0.44)   (0.32)   (0.63)                              
Total distributions   (0.94)   (0.37)   (0.87)   (0.52)   (0.39)   (0.69)                              
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   0.17    0.09    0.14    (0.60)   1.01    (0.47)                              
Net Asset Value at end of period  $11.87   $11.70   $11.61   $11.47   $12.07   $11.06                               
Total Return (%)3   9.754   3.99    9.78    (0.82)   13.06    2.15                               
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $9,187   $9,230   $9,607   $9,338   $9,625   $9,100                               
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.465   1.45    1.45    1.45    1.45    1.46                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   0.135   0.22    3.682   0.62    0.52    0.47                               
Portfolio turnover (%)6   344   87    64    75    50    97                               

 

1  Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.

2  In 2019, the Fund reported distributions of capital gains from investment companies as part of net investment income in the financial highlights. Had the Fund reported these capital gains as net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net investment income, net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been; $0.17, $0.94, and 1.39%, respectively, for the class A Shares, $0.09, $0.92, and 0.67%, respectively, for the class B shares, and $0.08, $0.93, and 0.64%, respectively, for the class C shares.

3  Total return without applicable sales charge.

4  Not annualized.

5  Annualized.

6  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS B 
   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31, 
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.81   $12.02   $12.01   $12.71   $11.12   $11.87   $11.41   $11.62   $11.65   $12.35   $10.83   $11.65 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.05    0.101   0.561,2   0.14    0.131   0.121   (0.02)   (0.06)1   0.551,2   0.03    0.021   0.061
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.61    0.33    0.572   (0.11)   1.88    0.15    1.57    0.39    0.472   (0.10)   1.85    0.12 
Total from investment operations   1.66    0.43    1.13    0.03    2.01    0.27    1.55    0.33    1.02    (0.07)   1.87    0.18 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.16)   (0.14)   (0.15)   (0.13)   (0.10)       (0.06)   (0.07)   (0.05)   (0.06)   (0.08)
Capital gains   (0.94)   (0.48)   (0.98)   (0.58)   (0.29)   (0.92)   (0.94)   (0.48)   (0.98)   (0.58)   (0.29)   (0.92)
Total distributions   (1.03)   (0.64)   (1.12)   (0.73)   (0.42)   (1.02)   (0.94)   (0.54)   (1.05)   (0.63)   (0.35)   (1.00)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   0.63    (0.21)   0.01    (0.70)   1.59    (0.75)   0.61    (0.21)   (0.03)   (0.70)   1.52    (0.82)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $12.44   $11.81   $12.02   $12.01   $12.71   $11.12   $12.02   $11.41   $11.62   $11.65   $12.35   $10.83 
Total Return (%)3   14.484   3.59    10.93    0.06    18.66    2.65    13.944   2.88    10.12    (0.74)   17.83    1.88 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $61,474   $56,089   $54,974   $51,274   $52,811   $45,317   $4,075   $4,375   $6,088   $7,938   $10,442   $11,089 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   0.715   0.70    0.70    0.70    0.70    0.71    1.465   1.45    1.45    1.45    1.45    1.46 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)   0.795   0.78    4.772   1.08    1.02    1.04    0.065   0.11    4.502   0.45    0.35    0.56 
Portfolio turnover (%)6   384   105    79    71    45    98    384   105    79    71    45    98 
                                                             
   CLASS C     
   Six Months Ended 4/30/21   Year Ended October 31,         
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.42   $11.63   $11.66   $12.36   $10.84   $11.66                               
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.01    0.031   0.481,2   0.04    0.021   0.051                              
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.54    0.30    0.542   (0.11)   1.85    0.13                               
Total from investment operations   1.55    0.33    1.02    (0.07)   1.87    0.18                               
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income       (0.06)   (0.07)   (0.05)   (0.06)   (0.08)                              
Capital gains   (0.94)   (0.48)   (0.98)   (0.58)   (0.29)   (0.92)                              
Total distributions   (0.94)   (0.54)   (1.05)   (0.63)   (0.35)   (1.00)                              
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   0.61    (0.21)   (0.03)   (0.70)   1.52    (0.82)                              
Net Asset Value at end of period  $12.03   $11.42   $11.63   $11.66   $12.36   $10.84                               
Total Return (%)3   13.924   2.88    10.11    (0.74)   17.81    1.87                               
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $3,057   $2,655   $2,263   $2,160   $2,300   $2,411                               
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.465   1.45    1.45    1.45    1.45    1.46                               
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)   0.035   (0.01)   4.152   0.32    0.45    0.42                               
Portfolio turnover (%)6   384   105    79    71    45    98                               

 

1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.

2In 2019, the Fund reported distributions of capital gains from investment companies as part of net investment income in the financial highlights. Had the Fund reported these capital gains as net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments, net investment income, net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been; $0.15, $0.98, and 1.25%, respectively, for the class A Shares, $0.03, $0.99, and 0.52%, respectively, for the class B shares, and $0.07, $0.95, and 0.50%, respectively, for the class C shares.

3Total return without applicable sales charge.

4Not annualized.

5Annualized.

6Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   TAX-FREE VIRGINIA FUND   TAX-FREE NATIONAL FUND 
   CLASS Y   CLASS Y 
   Six Months   Period Ended October 31,   Six Months   Period Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.89   $11.71   $11.08   $11.49   $11.67   $11.61   $11.08   $10.96   $10.41   $10.85   $11.10   $11.01 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.10    0.201   0.231   0.24    0.241   0.251   0.10    0.211   0.241   0.24    0.251   0.261
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.02)   0.18    0.63    (0.41)   (0.16)   0.10    0.01    0.15    0.61    (0.41)   (0.18)   0.15 
Total from investment operations   0.08    0.38    0.86    (0.17)   0.08    0.35    0.11    0.36    0.85    (0.17)   0.07    0.41 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.10)   (0.20)   (0.23)   (0.24)   (0.24)   (0.25)   (0.10)   (0.21)   (0.24)   (0.24)   (0.25)   (0.26)
Capital gains   (0.01)               (0.02)   (0.04)       (0.03)   (0.06)   (0.03)   (0.07)   (0.06)
Total distributions   (0.11)   (0.20)   (0.23)   (0.24)   (0.26)   (0.29)   (0.10)   (0.24)   (0.30)   (0.27)   (0.32)   (0.32)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   (0.03)   0.18    0.63    (0.41)   (0.18)   0.06    0.01    0.12    0.55    (0.44)   (0.25)   0.09 
Net Asset Value at end of period  $11.86   $11.89   $11.71   $11.08   $11.49   $11.67   $11.09   $11.08   $10.96   $10.41   $10.85   $11.10 
Total Return (%)2   0.613   3.24    7.78    (1.52)   0.68    3.01    0.953    3.36    8.20    (1.56)   0.72    3.75 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $20,746   $21,572   $22,225   $20,868   $21,866   $22,350   $22,809   $23,377   $23,807   $23,325   $25,294   $27,333 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   0.864   0.85    0.85    0.85    0.86    0.85    0.764   0.75    0.75    0.75    0.75    0.79 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   1.614   1.66    1.96    2.09    2.06    2.12    1.724    1.91    2.19    2.25    2.30    2.27 
Portfolio turnover (%)5   43   7    22    26    8    12    63   13    26    31    6    9 

 

   HIGH QUALITY BOND FUND 
   CLASS Y 
   Six Months   Period Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.42   $11.11   $10.64   $10.93   $11.06   $11.04 
Income from Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income   0.05    0.131   0.211   0.18    0.141   0.121
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.15)   0.32    0.47    (0.30)   (0.12)   0.06 
Total from investment operations   (0.10)   0.45    0.68    (0.12)   0.02    0.18 
Less Distributions From:                              
Net investment income   (0.05)   (0.14)   (0.21)   (0.17)   (0.14)   (0.12)
Capital gains   (0.03)               (0.01)   (0.04)
Total distributions   (0.08)   (0.14)   (0.21)   (0.17)   (0.15)   (0.16)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   (0.18)   0.31    0.47    (0.29)   (0.13)   0.02 
Net Asset Value at end of period  $11.24   $11.42   $11.11   $10.64   $10.93   $11.06 
Total Return (%)2   (0.88)3   4.08    6.43    (1.09)   0.25    1.62 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $155,369   $184,881   $90,407   $89,253   $100,536   $105,807 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)                              
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   0.504   0.49                 
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   0.404   0.46    0.49    0.49    0.49    0.50 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)                              
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   0.754   1.17    1.88    1.64    1.32    1.10 
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   0.854   1.20                 
Portfolio turnover (%)5   103   21    20    31    26    25 

 

1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.
2Total return without applicable sales charge.
3Not annualized.
4Annualized.
5Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   CORE BOND FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS B 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Year Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $10.78   $10.28   $9.55   $10.03   $10.20   $10.09   $10.78   $10.29   $9.55   $10.03   $10.21   $10.10 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.08    0.181   0.241   0.21    0.201   0.201   0.09    0.121   0.161   0.15    0.141   0.131
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.14)   0.53    0.74    (0.46)   (0.10)   0.21    (0.19)   0.51    0.75    (0.47)   (0.12)   0.21 
Total from investment operations   (0.06)   0.71    0.98    (0.25)   0.10    0.41    (0.10)   0.63    0.91    (0.32)   0.02    0.34 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.08)   (0.19)   (0.25)   (0.23)   (0.22)   (0.22)   (0.04)   (0.12)   (0.17)   (0.16)   (0.15)   (0.15)
Capital gains   (0.21)   (0.02)       (0.00)5   (0.05)   (0.08)   (0.21)   (0.02)       (0.00)5   (0.05)   (0.08)
Total distributions   (0.29)   (0.21)   (0.25)   (0.23)   (0.27)   (0.30)   (0.25)   (0.14)   (0.17)   (0.16)   (0.20)   (0.23)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   (0.35)   0.50    0.73    (0.48)   (0.17)   0.11    (0.35)   0.49    0.74    (0.48)   (0.18)   0.11 
Net Asset Value at end of period  $10.43   $10.78   $10.28   $9.55   $10.03   $10.20   $10.43   $10.78   $10.29   $9.55   $10.03   $10.21 
Total Return (%)2   (0.62)3   7.00    10.37    (2.45)   1.05    4.21    (0.98)3   6.10    9.65    (3.18)   0.20    3.43 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $45,375   $47,304   $28,902   $29,605   $33,738   $34,325   $696   $1,088   $1,272   $1,466   $2,004   $2,575 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   0.894   0.90    0.90    0.90    0.90    0.91    1.654   1.66    1.65    1.65    1.65    1.66 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   1.454   1.78    2.35    2.20    2.00    2.00    0.704   1.05    1.60    1.44    1.25    1.25 
Portfolio turnover (%)6  283   61    36    26    27    39    283   61    36    26    27    39 

 

   CLASS Y  CLASS I* 
   Six Months
Ended
   Year Ended October 31,   Period Ended 
   4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   4/30/21
(unaudited)
 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $10.71   $10.25   $9.52   $9.99   $10.17   $10.07   $10.39 
Income from Investment Operations:                                   
Net investment income   (0.06)   0.201   0.251   0.24    0.231   0.231   0.03 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.04    0.52    0.75    (0.45)   (0.11)   0.20    (0.04)
Total from investment operations   (0.02)   0.72    1.00    (0.21)   0.12    0.43    (0.01)
Less Distributions From:                                   
Net investment income   (0.11)   (0.24)   (0.27)   (0.26)   (0.25)   (0.25)   (0.04)
Capital gains   (0.21)   (0.02)       (0.00)5  (0.05)   (0.08)    
Total distributions   (0.32)   (0.26)   (0.27)   (0.26)   (0.30)   (0.33)   (0.04)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   (0.34)   0.46    0.73    (0.47)   (0.18)   0.10    (0.05)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $10.37   $10.71   $10.25   $9.52   $9.99   $10.17   $10.34 
Total Return (%)2   (0.24)3   7.13    10.67    (2.12)   1.22    4.40    (0.13)3
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                   
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $13,043   $102,811   $121,000   $138,186   $170,169   $178,046   $102,155 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   0.654   0.65    0.65    0.65    0.65    0.66    0.504
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   1.684   2.03    2.60    2.44    2.25    2.25    1.864
Portfolio turnover (%)6   283   61    36    26    27    39    283

 

*Class I shares commenced operations effective March 1, 2021.

1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.
2Total return without applicable sales charge.

3Not annualized.
4Annualized.

5Amounts represent less than $0.005 per share.

6Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS B 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Year Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $15.52   $16.37   $15.98   $15.93   $14.92   $14.75   $15.64   $16.48   $16.08   $16.04   $15.01   $14.83 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.11    0.261   0.281   0.28    0.261   0.251   0.06    0.141   0.161   0.16    0.141   0.141
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.39    (0.04)   1.64    0.30    1.56    0.52    2.41    (0.03)   1.65    0.29    1.58    0.53 
Total from investment operations   2.50    0.22    1.92    0.58    1.82    0.77    2.47    0.11    1.81    0.45    1.72    0.67 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.12)   (0.27)   (0.29)   (0.29)   (0.27)   (0.26)   (0.06)   (0.15)   (0.17)   (0.17)   (0.15)   (0.15)
Capital gains   (0.20)   (0.80)   (1.24)   (0.24)   (0.54)   (0.34)   (0.20)   (0.80)   (1.24)   (0.24)   (0.54)   (0.34)
Total distributions   (0.32)   (1.07)   (1.53)   (0.53)   (0.81)   (0.60)   (0.26)   (0.95)   (1.41)   (0.41)   (0.69)   (0.49)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   2.18    (0.85)   0.39    0.05    1.01    0.17    2.21    (0.84)   0.40    0.04    1.03    0.18 
Net Asset Value at end of period  $17.70   $15.52   $16.37   $15.98   $15.93   $14.92   $17.85   $15.64   $16.48   $16.08   $16.04   $15.01 
Total Return (%)2   16.263   1.27    13.51    3.63    12.57    5.38    15.863    0.56    12.64    2.77    11.79    4.63 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $152,828   $134,213   $139,683   $131,127   $137,863   $128,208   $6,182   $6,591   $9,612   $10,832   $12,702   $13,293 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.114   1.10    1.10    1.10    1.10    1.11    1.864   1.85    1.85    1.85    1.85    1.86 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   1.364   1.66    1.80    1.72    1.65    1.68    0.624   0.92    1.06    0.97    0.91    0.94 
Portfolio turnover (%)5   203   31    34    27    21    35    203   31    34    27    21    35 

 

   CLASS C 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $15.65   $16.48   $16.07   $16.03   $15.01   $14.83 
Income from Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income   0.06    0.151   0.161   0.16    0.141   0.141
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.40    (0.03)   1.66    0.29    1.57    0.53 
Total from investment operations   2.46    0.12    1.82    0.45    1.71    0.67 
Less Distributions From:                              
Net investment income   (0.06)   (0.15)   (0.17)   (0.17)   (0.15)   (0.15)
Capital gains   (0.20)   (0.80)   (1.24)   (0.24)   (0.54)   (0.34)
Total distributions   (0.26)   (0.95)   (1.41)   (0.41)   (0.69)   (0.49)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   2.20    (0.83)   0.41    0.04    1.02    0.18 
Net Asset Value at end of period  $17.85   $15.65   $16.48   $16.07   $16.03   $15.01 
Total Return (%)2   15.793    0.62    12.72    2.77    11.72    4.63 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $20,064   $16,888   $16,090   $14,647   $15,103   $13,498 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.854   1.85    1.84    1.85    1.85    1.86 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   0.624   0.91    1.05    0.97    0.89    0.93 
Portfolio turnover (%)5   203   31    34    27    21    35 

 

1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.
2Total return without applicable sales charge.

3Not annualized.
4Annualized.

5Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   COVERED CALL & EQUITY INCOME FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS C 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Year Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $7.80   $7.84   $8.52   $8.88   $8.95   $9.14   $7.19   $7.31   $8.04   $8.47   $8.63   $8.89 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.01    (0.09)1   0.031   0.06    0.07    0.05    (0.09)   (0.18)1   (0.05)1   (0.10)   0.02    0.06 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.04    0.60    0.05    0.30    0.46    0.33    1.94    0.60    0.07    0.38    0.42    0.24 
Total from investment operations   2.05    0.51    0.08    0.36    0.53    0.38    1.85    0.42    0.02    0.28    0.44    0.30 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.15)   (0.39)   (0.44)   (0.43)   (0.39)   (0.41)   (0.14)   (0.38)   (0.43)   (0.42)   (0.39)   (0.40)
Capital gains   (0.16)   (0.16)   (0.32)   (0.29)   (0.21)   (0.16)   (0.16)   (0.16)   (0.32)   (0.29)   (0.21)   (0.16)
Total distributions   (0.31)   (0.55)   (0.76)   (0.72)   (0.60)   (0.57)   (0.30)   (0.54)   (0.75)   (0.71)   (0.60)   (0.56)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   1.74    (0.04)   (0.68)   (0.36)   (0.07)   (0.19)   1.55    (0.12)   (0.73)   (0.43)   (0.16)   (0.26)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $9.54   $7.80   $7.84   $8.52   $8.88   $8.95   $8.74   $7.19   $7.31   $8.04   $8.47   $8.63 
Total Return (%)2   26.683   7.10    1.46    3.96    5.97    4.29    26.153   6.31    0.68    3.21    5.09    3.53 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $14,399   $11,996   $13,748   $16,035   $16,773   $18,252   $8,039   $7,156   $8,191   $9,638   $13,299   $13,519 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.254   1.25    1.25    1.25    1.25    1.25    2.014   2.01    2.00    2.00    2.00    2.00 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)   0.214   0.70    1.05    0.47    1.03    0.17    (0.54)4   (0.05)   0.29    (0.28)   0.28    (0.58)
Portfolio turnover (%)5   633   108    116    130    166    135    633   108    116    130    166    135 

 

   CLASS Y   CLASS R6  
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Year Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   Ended 4/30/21
(unaudited)
   2019   2020   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $8.05   $8.06   $8.73   $9.06   $9.11   $9.27   $8.17   $8.16   $8.81   $9.13   $9.16   $9.31 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.03    (0.39)1   0.121   0.10    0.14    0.08    0.14    (0.45)1   0.181   0.06    0.14    0.07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.10    0.94    (0.02)   0.29    0.42    0.33    2.03    1.02    (0.06)   0.34    0.44    0.35 
Total from investment operations   2.13    0.55    0.10    0.39    0.56    0.41    2.17    0.57    0.12    0.40    0.58    0.42 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.15)   (0.40)   (0.45)   (0.43)   (0.40)   (0.41)   (0.15)   (0.40)   (0.45)   (0.43)   (0.40)   (0.41)
Capital gains   (0.16)   (0.16)   (0.32)   (0.29)   (0.21)   (0.16)   (0.16)   (0.16)   (0.32)   (0.29)   (0.21)   (0.16)
Total distributions   (0.31)   (0.56)   (0.77)   (0.72)   (0.61)   (0.57)   (0.31)   (0.56)   (0.77)   (0.72)   (0.61)   (0.57)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   1.82    (0.01)   (0.67)   (0.33)   (0.05)   (0.16)   1.86    0.01    (0.65)   (0.32)   (0.03)   (0.15)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $9.87   $8.05   $8.06   $8.73   $9.06   $9.11   $10.03   $8.17   $8.16   $8.81   $9.13   $9.16 
Total Return (%)2   26.913   7.34    1.60    4.29    6.15    4.63    27.013   7.51    1.82    4.37    6.34    4.72 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $65,094   $59,966   $102,018   $106,576   $95,640   $71,241   $470   $1,439   $2,385   $2,388   $2,531   $3,110 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.014   1.01    1.00    1.00    1.00    1.00    0.884   0.87    0.87    0.87    0.87    0.88 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)   0.454   0.98    1.28    0.73    1.26    0.42    0.744   1.10    1.41    0.85    1.26    0.55 
Portfolio turnover (%)5   633   108    116    130    166    135    633   108    116    130    166    135 

  

1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.
2Total return without applicable sales charge.

3Not annualized.
4Annualized.

5Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   DIVIDEND INCOME FUND 
   CLASS A*   CLASS Y   CLASS I** 
   Six Months   Period Ended   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Period Ended 
   Ended 4/30/21   October 31,   Ended 4/30/21                       Ended 4/30/21   October 31, 
   (unaudited   2020   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudited)   2020 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $26.10   $25.17   $26.14   $27.65   $27.01   $26.18   $22.38   $22.28   $26.14   $27.19 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                  
Net investment income   0.20    0.161   0.23    0.511    0.461    0.47    0.441    0.331    0.25    0.061 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   6.17    0.98    6.17    (0.88)   3.12    1.42    4.34    0.99    6.18    (1.02)
Total from investment operations   6.37    1.14    6.40    (0.37)   3.58    1.89    4.78    1.32    6.43    (0.96)
Less Distributions From:                                                  
Net investment income           (0.24)   (0.45)   (0.43)   (0.47)   (0.44)   (0.32)        
Capital gains   (0.22)   (0.21)       (0.69)   (2.51)   (0.59)   (0.54)   (0.90)   (0.25)   (0.09)
                                                   
Total distributions   (0.22)   (0.21)   (0.24)   (1.14)   (2.94)   (1.06)   (0.98)   (1.22)   (0.25)   (0.09)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   6.15    0.93    6.16    (1.51)   0.64    0.83    3.80    0.10    6.18    (1.05)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $32.25   $26.10   $32.30   $26.14   $27.65   $27.01   $26.18   $22.38   $32.32   $26.14 
Total Return (%)2   24.463   4.533    24.543    (1.42)   15.48    7.35    21.85    6.16    24.653    (3.53)3
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                  
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $61,104  $51,207   $212,114   $171,733   $220,725   $111,457   $107,411   $102,402   $53,483   $51,725 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)                                                  
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   1.154    1.174    0.914    1.02    1.10    1.10    1.10    1.10    0.814    0.824 
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   1.154    1.174    0.914    0.93    0.95    0.95    0.95    0.95    0.814    0.824 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)                                                  
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   1.314    1.094    1.564    1.72    1.64    1.60    1.66    1.46    1.653    1.554 
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   1.314    1.094    1.564    1.81    1.79    1.75    1.81    1.61    1.653    1.554 
Portfolio turnover (%)5   143   333    143    33    28    32    19    33    143    333 

 

*Class A shares commenced operations effective June 1, 2020.
**Class I shares commenced operations effective September 1, 2020.
1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.
2Total return without applicable sales charge.
3Not annualized.
4Annualized.
5Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   INVESTORS FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS Y 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Period Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21                       Ended 4/30/21                     
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $23.81   $23.76   $23.85   $23.22   $19.57   $21.30   $23.84   $23.83   $23.92   $23.29   $19.62   $21.36 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.04    0.041    0.061    0.05    0.031    (0.00)1,2,3   0.13    0.141    0.121    0.11    0.091    0.061,3 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   5.66    1.31    3.39    1.87    4.23    1.18    5.60    1.29    3.39    1.87    4.24    1.17 
Total from investment operations   5.70    1.35    3.45    1.92    4.26    1.18    5.73    1.43    3.51    1.98    4.33    1.23 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income           (0.10)   (0.03)       (0.12)   (0.05)   (0.12)   (0.16)   (0.09)   (0.05)   (0.18)
Capital gains   (2.37)   (1.30)   (3.44)   (1.26)   (0.61)   (2.79)   (2.37)   (1.30)   (3.44)   (1.26)   (0.61)   (2.79)
Total distributions   (2.37)   (1.30)   (3.54)   (1.29)   (0.61)   (2.91)   (2.42)   (1.42)   (3.60)   (1.35)   (0.66)   (2.97)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   3.33    0.05    (0.09)   0.63    3.65    (1.73)   3.31    0.01    (0.09)   0.63    3.67    (1.74)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $27.14   $23.81   $23.76   $23.85   $23.22   $19.57   $27.15   $23.84   $23.83   $23.92   $23.29   $19.62 
Total Return (%)4   25.045   5.75    18.37    8.50    22.30    6.46    25.215    6.06    18.63    8.75    22.62    6.69 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $107,081   $88,934   $86,476   $78,043   $77,891   $67,479   $108,894   $157,991   $244,443   $208,942   $222,363   $204,962 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.166   1.18    1.20    1.20    1.20    1.20    0.916    0.94    0.95    0.95    0.95    0.98 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   0.336   0.18    0.23    0.22    0.14    (0.01)   0.566    0.54    0.47    0.47    0.39    0.33 
Portfolio turnover (%)7   105   41    23    40    33    27    105   41    23    40    33    27 
                                 
   CLASS R6   CLASS I* 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Period Ended 
   Ended 4/30/21                       Ended 4/30/21   October 31, 
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudixted)   2020 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $24.12   $24.06   $24.07   $23.44   $19.74   $21.47   $23.84   $24.51 
Income from Investment Operations:                                        
Net investment income   0.10    0.031   0.161   0.15    0.131   0.111,3   0.10    0.001,2
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   5.71    1.45    3.43    1.88    4.26    1.17    5.64    (0.67)
Total from investment operations   5.81    1.48    3.59    2.03    4.39    1.28    5.74    (0.67)
Less Distributions From:                                        
Net investment income   (0.14)   (0.12)   (0.16)   (0.14)   (0.08)   (0.22)   (0.10)    
Capital gains   (2.37)   (1.30)   (3.44)   (1.26)   (0.61)   (2.79)   (2.37)    
Total distributions   (2.51)   (1.42)   (3.60)   (1.40)   (0.69)   (3.01)   (2.47)    
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   3.30    0.06    (0.01)   0.63    3.70    (1.73)   3.27    (0.67)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $27.42   $24.12   $24.06   $24.07   $23.44   $19.74   $27.11   $23.84 
Total Return (%)4   25.335   6.21    18.88    8.90    22.87    6.92    25.295   (2.73)5
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $81,833   $70,490   $8,063   $6,919   $6,898   $6,198   $111,055   $20,643 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   0.736    0.74    0.77    0.77    0.77    0.77    0.816   0.826
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)   0.756    0.26    0.65    0.64    0.56    0.57    0.746   0.026
Portfolio turnover (%)7   105    41    23    40    33    27    105   415

 

*Class I shares commenced operations effective September 1, 2020.
1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.
2Amounts represent less than $0.005 per share.
3Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
4Total return without applicable sales charge.
5Not annualized.
6Annualized.
7Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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   MID CAP FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS B 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,       Six Months   Year Ended October 31,     
   Ended 4/30/21                       Ended 4/30/21                     
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $10.26   $11.09   $9.77   $9.37   $8.34   $8.59   $8.03   $8.84   $7.98   $7.78   $7.04   $7.38 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.01)   (0.08)1   (0.07)1   (0.06)   (0.05)1   (0.04)1   (0.18)   (0.53)1   (0.32)1   (0.35)   (0.20)1   (0.14)1
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   2.89    (0.32)   2.07    0.81    1.46    0.29    2.39    0.15    1.86    0.90    1.32    0.30 
Total from investment operations   2.88    (0.40)   2.00    0.75    1.41    0.25    2.21    (0.38)   1.54    0.55    1.12    0.16 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Capital gains   (0.42)   (0.43)   (0.68)   (0.35)   (0.38)   (0.50)   (0.42)   (0.43)   (0.68)   (0.35)   (0.38)   (0.50)
Total distributions   (0.42)   (0.43)   (0.68)   (0.35)   (0.38)   (0.50)   (0.42)   (0.43)   (0.68)   (0.35)   (0.38)   (0.50)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   2.46    (0.83)   1.32    0.40    1.03    (0.25)   1.79    (0.81)   0.86    0.20    0.74    (0.34)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $12.72   $10.26   $11.09   $9.77   $9.37   $8.34   $9.82   $8.03   $8.84   $7.98   $7.78   $7.04 
Total Return (%)2   28.543   (3.81)   22.65    8.15    17.40    3.12    28.113   (4.59)   21.91    7.21    16.46    2.38 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $72,926   $58,782   $66,250   $59,519   $59,175   $52,482   $1,346   $1,191   $1,730   $1,891   $2,550   $2,832 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.404   1.40    1.40    1.40    1.40    1.41    2.154   2.15    2.15    2.15    2.15    2.16 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)   (0.21)4   (0.64)   (0.59)   (0.51)   (0.53)   (0.47)   (0.95)4   (1.37)   (1.33)   (1.26)   (1.28)   (1.23)
Portfolio turnover (%)5   133   24    25    27    22    27    133   24    25    27    22    27 
                                                 
                                                 
   CLASS Y   CLASS R6 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Year Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21                       Ended 4/30/21                     
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $10.89   $11.71   $10.23   $9.76   $8.64   $8.85   $11.19   $11.99   $10.44   $9.94   $8.77   $8.95 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income (loss)   0.03    (0.03)1   (0.02)1   (0.01)   (0.01)1   0.001,6    0.03    (0.02)1   (0.10)1   0.01    0.011   0.021
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   3.08    (0.36)   2.18    0.83    1.51    0.29    3.16    (0.35)   2.33    0.84    1.54    0.30 
Total from investment operations   3.11    (0.39)   2.16    0.82    1.50    0.29    3.19    (0.37)   2.23    0.85    1.55    0.32 
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income       (0.00)6                   (0.02)   (0.00)6                
Capital gains   (0.42)   (0.43)   (0.68)   (0.35)   (0.38)   (0.50)   (0.42)   (0.43)   (0.68)   (0.35)   (0.38)   (0.50)
Total distributions   (0.42)   (0.43)   (0.68)   (0.35)   (0.38)   (0.50)   (0.44)   (0.43)   (0.68)   (0.35)   (0.38)   (0.50)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   2.69    (0.82)   1.48    0.47    1.12    (0.21)   2.75    (0.80)   1.55    0.50    1.17    (0.18)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $13.58   $10.89   $11.71   $10.23   $9.76   $8.64   $13.94   $11.19   $11.99   $10.44   $9.94   $8.77 
Total Return (%)2   29.013   (3.52)   23.27    8.55    17.85    3.50    29.023   (3.26)   23.49    8.71    18.17    3.81 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                        
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $263,925   $323,841   $463,768   $351,716   $270,989   $242,308   $98,520   $91,562   $55,417   $12,886   $11,713   $8,792 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   0.954    0.97    0.98    0.98    0.98    1.08    0.774   0.77    0.76    0.77    0.77    0.78 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)   0.244    (0.20)   (0.18)   (0.09)   (0.11)   (0.14)   0.444   (0.03)   (0.06)   0.12    0.10    0.16 
Portfolio turnover (%)5   133    24    25    27    22    27    133   24    25    27    22    27 

 

1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.
2Total return without applicable sales charge.
3Not annualized.
4Annualized.
5Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.
6Amounts represent less than $0.005 per share.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   MID CAP FUND - continued   SMALL CAP FUND 
   CLASS I**   CLASS A 
   Six Months   Period Ended   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Inception to 
   Ended 4/30/21   October 31,   Ended 4/30/21           September 30, 
   (unaudited)   2020   (unaudited)   2020   2019   20198 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $10.90   $11.21   $11.04   $11.14   $10.82   $10.53 
Income from Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)   (0.01)   (0.01)1   (0.04)   (0.02)1   (0.01)1   (0.01)1
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   3.11    (0.30)   5.11    0.36    0.33    0.30 
Total from investment operations   3.10    (0.31)   5.07    0.34    0.32    0.29 
Less Distributions From:                              
Net investment income   0.006                    
Capital gains   (0.42)       (0.86)   (0.44)        
Total distributions   (0.42)       (0.86)   (0.44)        
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   2.68    (0.31)   4.21    (0.10)   0.32    0.29 
Net Asset Value at end of period  $13.58   $10.90   $15.25   $11.04   $11.14   $10.82 
Total Return (%)2   28.943   (2.77)3   47.273   3.02    2.963   2.753
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $242,371   $61,805   $4,751   $2,958   $3,457   $3,420 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)                              
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   0.854   0.864   1.444   1.51    1.504   1.504
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   0.854   0.864   1.424   1.47    1.464   1.464
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)                              
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   0.304    (0.43)4   (0.73)4   (0.18)   (1.07)4   (1.28)4
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   0.304    (0.43)4   (0.71)4   (0.14)   (1.03)4   (1.24)4
Portfolio turnover (%)5   133   243   263   47    3    73 

 

   CLASS Y*   CLASS I*** 
   Six Months   Year Ended   Period Ended   Year Ended September 30,       Period Ended 
   Ended 4/30/21   October 31,   October 31,                   4/30/21 
   (unaudited)   2020   20197   2019   20189   20179   20169   (unaudited) 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.11   $11.19   $10.87   $15.56   $15.03   $14.09   $13.71   $14.41 
Income from Investment Operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)   (0.04)   0.021   (0.01)1   (0.04)1   (0.08)   (0.09)   (0.06)   (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   5.16    0.35    0.33    (1.39)   2.21    1.70    1.60    0.97 
Total from investment operations   5.12    0.37    0.32    (1.43)   2.13    1.61    1.54    0.96 
Less Distributions From:                                        
Net investment income       (0.01)                        
Capital gains   (0.86)   (0.44)       (3.26)   (1.60)   (0.67)   (1.16)    
Total distributions   (0.86)   (0.45)       (3.26)   (1.60)   (0.67)   (1.16)    
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   4.26    (0.08)   0.32    (4.69)   0.53    0.94    0.38    0.96 
Net Asset Value at end of period  $15.37   $11.11   $11.19   $10.87   $15.56   $15.03   $14.09   $15.37 
Total Return (%)2   47.433   3.27    2.943   (8.81)   15.29    11.58    12.17    6.663
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $270,670   $215,890   $263,527   $274,824   $543,961   $611,730   $653,838   $21,434 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)                                        
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   1.204   1.26    1.254   1.29    1.21    1.23    1.25    1.024
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   1.174   1.22    1.214   1.29    1.21    1.23    1.25    1.024
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%)                                        
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   (0.48)4   0.08    (0.82)4   (0.36)   (0.57)   (0.64)   (0.42)   (0.82)4
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser (%)   (0.45)4   0.12    (0.78)4   (0.36)   (0.57)   (0.64)   (0.42)   (0.82)4
Portfolio turnover (%)5   263   47    3    73    49    53    40    263

 

* The Financial Highlights presented herein reflect the adjusted historical operating results of the Broadview Opportunity Fund through August 30, 2019. Effective after market close on this date, the Broadview Opportunity Fund reorganized into the Madison Small Cap Fund. 

** Class I shares commenced operations effective September 1, 2020. 

*** Class I shares commenced operations effective March 1, 2021. 

1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.
2Total return without applicable sales charge.
3Not annualized.
4Annualized.
5Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.
6Amounts represent less than $0.005 per share.
7Disclosure represents the period October 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.
8For accounting purposes, the Small Cap Fund Class A is treated as having commenced investment operations on August 31, 2019.
9The financial highlights prior to August 31, 2019 are those of the Broadview Opportunity Fund, the accounting survivor of the reorganization of the Madison Small Cap Fund and Broadview Opportunity Fund. The net asset values and other per share information of the Broadview Opportunity Fund have been restated by the conversion ratio of 2.469195 for Class Y shares to reflect those of the legal survivor of the reorganization, the Madison Small Cap Fund.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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   INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND 
   CLASS A   CLASS B 
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   Six Months   Year Ended October 31, 
   Ended 4/30/21                       Ended 4/30/21                     
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.83   $13.53   $12.92   $14.00   $12.03   $12.99   $11.47   $13.14   $12.56   $13.63   $11.73   $12.68 
Income from Investment Operations:                                                            
Net investment income   0.05    0.061    0.181    0.16    0.10 1    0.121    (0.06)   (0.08)1   0.061    0.03    0.001,6   0.031 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.25    (0.89)   0.99    (1.12)   2.01    (0.97)   2.24    (0.82)   0.99    (1.07)   1.97    (0.95)
Total from investment operations   2.30    (0.83)   1.17    (0.96)   2.11    (0.85)   2.18    (0.90)   1.05    (1.04)   1.97    (0.92)
Less Distributions From:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.06)   (0.19)   (0.19)   (0.12)   (0.14)   (0.11)       (0.09)   (0.10)   (0.03)   (0.07)   (0.03)
Capital gains   (0.52)   (0.68)   (0.37)               (0.52)   (0.68)   (0.37)            
Total distributions   (0.58)   (0.87)   (0.56)   (0.12)   (0.14)   (0.11)   (0.52)   (0.77)   (0.47)   (0.03)   (0.07)   (0.03)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   1.72    (1.70)   0.61    (1.08)   1.97    (0.96)   1.66    (1.67)   0.58    (1.07)   1.90    (0.95)
Net Asset Value at end of period  $13.55   $11.83   $13.53   $12.92   $14.00   $12.03   $13.13   $11.47   $13.14   $12.56   $13.63   $11.73 
Total Return (%)2   19.423    (6.78)   9.85    (6.94)   17.79    (6.60)   18.983    (7.49)   9.04    (7.65)   16.89    (7.27)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $16,592   $14,602   $17,209   $17,679   $20,520   $18,573   $473   $494   $715   $840   $1,195   $1,288 
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.614    1.60    1.60    1.60    1.60    1.61    2.364   2.36    2.35    2.35    2.35    2.36 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   0.674    0.50    1.42    1.14    0.82    1.00    (0.08)4   (0.26)   0.65    0.36    0.05    0.21 
Portfolio turnover (%)5   1083   34    37    29    32    34    1083   34    37    29    32    34 

 

   CLASS Y   
   Six Months   Year Ended October 31,   
   Ended 4/30/21                       
   (unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period  $11.83   $13.57   $12.96   $14.04   $12.05   $13.00   
Income from Investment Operations:                                
Net investment income   0.07    1.301   0.621   2.47    0.341   0.141  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.25    (2.10)   0.58    (3.40)   1.82    (0.95)  
Total from investment operations   2.32    (0.80)   1.20    (0.93)   2.16    (0.81)  
Less Distributions From:                                
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.26)   (0.22)   (0.15)   (0.17)   (0.14)  
Capital gains   (0.52)   (0.68)   (0.37)              
Total distributions   (0.65)   (0.94)   (0.59)   (0.15)   (0.17)   (0.14)  
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value   1.67    (1.74)   0.61    (1.08)   1.99    (0.95)  
Net Asset Value at end of period  $13.50   $11.83   $13.57   $12.96   $14.04   $12.05   
Total Return (%)2   19.593   (6.58)   10.10    (6.72)   18.18    (6.40)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)  $941   $823   $1,310   $1,434   $10,098   $15,398   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)   1.364   1.36    1.35    1.35    1.35    1.36   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)   0.944   0.73    1.67    1.12    1.06    1.21   
Portfolio turnover (%)5   1083   34    37    29    32    34   

 

1Net investment income (loss) calculated excluding permanent tax adjustments to undistributed net investment income.

2Total return without applicable sales charge.

3Not annualized.

4Annualized.

5Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

6Amounts represent less than $0.005 per share.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Madison Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. As of the date of this report, the Trust offers the following funds (individually, a “fund,” collectively, the “funds”), with the share classes listed:

 

Fund   Share Class(es) Offered
Conservative Allocation*   Class A, Class B, Class C
Moderate Allocation*   Class A, Class B, Class C
Aggressive Allocation*   Class A, Class B, Class C
Tax-Free Virginia   Class Y
Tax-Free National   Class Y
High Quality Bond   Class Y
Core Bond**   Class A, Class B, Class Y, Class I
Diversified Income   Class A, Class B, Class C
Covered Call & Equity Income   Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class R6
Dividend Income   Class A, Class Y, Class I
Investors   Class A, Class Y, Class I, Class R6
Mid Cap   Class A, Class B, Class Y, Class I, Class R6
Small Cap1   Class A, Class Y, Class I
International Stock   Class A, Class B, Class Y

 

*The Conservative Allocation, Moderate Allocation and Aggressive Allocation Funds are collectively referred to herein as the “Allocation Funds.”

 

**The Core Bond, and Small Cap Funds launched Class I shares on February 26, 2021, and the share class commenced operations effective March 1, 2021.

 

Each Class of shares represents an interest in the assets of the respective fund and has identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that each Class of shares bears its own distribution fees and servicing fees, if any, and its proportional share of fund level expenses; is subject to its own sales charge, if any; and has exclusive voting rights on matters pertaining to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act as it relates to that Class or other Class-specific matters.

 

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust without par value. The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Madison Asset Management, LLC (the “Investment Adviser” or “Madison”).

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The preparation of financial statements 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 income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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”.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Portfolio Valuation: Equity securities, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depository Receipts (“GDRs”) and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) listed on any U.S. or foreign stock exchange or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last quoted sale price or official closing price on that exchange or NASDAQ on the valuation day (provided that, for securities traded on NASDAQ, the funds utilize the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”)). If no sale occurs, equities traded on a U.S. exchange, foreign exchange or on NASDAQ are valued at the bid price. Debt securities purchased (other than short-term obligations) with a remaining maturity of 61 days or more are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services approved by the Trust. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measurements based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments.

 

Municipal debt securities are traded via a network of dealers and brokers that connect buyers and sellers. They are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services approved by the Trust. There may be little trading in the secondary market for particular bonds and other debt securities, making them more difficult to value or sell. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.

 

Investments in shares of open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their daily net asset value (“NAV”) which is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on each day on which the NYSE is open for business. NAV per share is determined by dividing each fund’s total net assets by the number of shares of such fund outstanding at the time of calculation. Because the assets of each Allocation Fund consist primarily of shares of other registered investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”), the NAV of each fund is determined based on the NAVs of the Underlying Funds. Total net assets are determined by adding the total current value of portfolio securities, cash, receivables, and other assets and subtracting liabilities. Short-term instruments having maturities of 60 days or less are valued on an amortized cost basis, which approximates fair value.

 

Over-the-counter securities not listed or traded on NASDAQ are valued at the last sale price on the valuation day. If no sale occurs on the valuation day, an over-the-counter security is valued at the last bid price. Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean of the best bid and ask prices across all option exchanges. Over-the-counter options are valued based upon prices provided by market makers in such securities or dealers in such currencies. Financial futures contracts generally are valued at the settlement price established by the exchange(s) on which the contracts are primarily traded. Spot and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued based on quotations supplied by dealers in such contracts. Overnight repurchase agreements are valued at cost, and term repurchase agreements (i.e., those whose maturity exceeds seven days), swaps, caps, collars and floors, if any, are valued at the average of the closing bids obtained daily from at least one dealer.

 

Through the end of this reporting period, the value of all assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies was converted into U.S. dollar values using the then-current exchange rate at the close of regular trading on the NYSE.

 

All other securities for which either quotations are not readily available, no other sales have occurred, or in the Investment Adviser’s opinion, do not reflect the current fair value, are appraised at their fair values as determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee ( the “Committee”) and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by the funds to calculate NAV may differ from market quotations or NOCP. Because the Allocation Funds primarily invest in Underlying Funds, government securities and short-term paper, it is not anticipated that the Investment Adviser will need to “fair value” any of the investments of these funds. However, an Underlying Fund may need to “fair value” one or more of its investments, which may, in turn, require an Allocation Fund to do the same because of delays in obtaining the Underlying Fund’s NAV.

 

 

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A fund’s investments will be valued at fair value if, in the judgment of the Committee, an event impacting the value of an investment occurred between the closing time of a security’s primary market or exchange (for example, a foreign exchange or market) and the time the fund’s share price is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Significant events may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) significant fluctuations in domestic markets, foreign markets or foreign currencies; (2) occurrences not directly tied to the securities markets such as natural disasters, armed conflicts or significant government actions; and (3) major announcements affecting a single issuer or an entire market or market sector. In responding to a significant event, the Committee would determine the fair value of affected securities considering factors including, but not limited to: fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment; and the forces influencing the market(s) in which the investment is purchased or sold. The Committee may rely on an independent fair valuation service to adjust the valuations of foreign equity securities based on specific market-movement parameters established by the Committee and approved by the Trust.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements: In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The adoption of the ASU is elective. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

 

In October 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies. Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund could enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. While the new rule became effective February 19, 2021, funds will not be required to fully comply with the new rule until August 19, 2022. It is not currently clear what impact, if any, the new rule will have on the availability, liquidity or performance of derivatives. When fully implemented, the new rule may require changes in how a fund will use derivatives, may adversely affect a fund’s performance and may increase costs related to a fund’s use of derivatives.

 

Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Net realized gains or losses on sales are determined by the identified cost method. Net realized gain on investments in the Statements of Operations also includes realized gain distributions received from the underlying exchange-listed funds. Distributions of net realized gains are recorded on the fund’s ex-distribution date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded after the ex-dividend date based on when the funds are informed of the dividend. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis and is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Amortization and accretion are recorded on the effective yield method.

 

Expenses: Expenses that are directly related to one fund are charged directly to that fund. Other operating expenses are prorated to the funds on the basis of relative net assets. Class-specific expenses are borne by that class.

 

Share Classes: Income and realized and unrealized gains/losses are allocated to the respective share classes on the basis of relative net assets.

 

Repurchase Agreements: Each fund may engage in repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a security is purchased for a relatively short period (usually not more than seven days) subject to the obligation to sell it back to the issuer at a fixed time and price plus accrued interest. The funds will enter into repurchase agreements only with members of the Federal Reserve System and with “primary dealers” in U.S. Government securities. As of April 30, 2021, none of the funds held open repurchase agreements.

 

The Trust has established a procedure providing that the securities serving as collateral for each repurchase agreement must be delivered to the funds’ custodian either physically or in book-entry form and that the collateral must be marked to market daily to ensure that each repurchase agreement is fully collateralized at all times. In the event of bankruptcy or other default by a seller of a repurchase agreement, a fund could experience one of the following: delays in liquidating the underlying securities during the period in which the fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto, possible decreased levels of income, declines in value of the underlying securities, or lack of access to income during this period and the expense of enforcing its rights.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions: The fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency-denominated transactions (i.e., fair value of investment securities, assets and liabilities, purchases and sales of investment securities, and income and expenses) are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange. The funds enter into contracts on the trade date to settle any securities transactions denominated in foreign currencies on behalf of the funds at the spot rate at settlement.

 

Each fund, except the Tax-Free Virginia and Tax-Free National Funds, reports certain foreign currency-related transactions as components of realized gains or losses for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Realized gains or losses associated with currency transactions are included in the Statements of Operations under the heading “Net realized gain (loss) on investments. The Covered Call & Equity Fund had net realized losses of $16, and The International Stock Fund had net realized gains of $3,406 related to foreign currency transactions.

 

The funds do not isolate the portion of gains and losses on investments in securities that is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to change in market prices of securities. Such amounts are categorized as gain or loss on investments for financial reporting purposes.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Each fund, except the Tax-Free Virginia and Tax-Free National Funds, may purchase and sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts for defensive or hedging purposes. When entering into forward foreign currency exchange contracts, the funds agree to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily. The funds’ net assets reflect unrealized gains or losses on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign currency exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date. The funds realize a gain or a loss at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled or closed out with an offsetting contract. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statements of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2021, none of the funds had open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

If a fund enters into a forward foreign currency exchange contract to buy foreign currency for any purpose, the fund will be required to place cash or other liquid assets in a segregated account with the fund’s custodian in an amount equal to the value of the fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of the forward contract. If the value of the securities in the segregated account declines, additional cash or securities will be placed in the segregated account so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the fund’s commitment with respect to the contract.

 

 

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Cash Concentration: At times, the funds maintain cash balances at financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. The funds monitor this credit risk and have not experienced any losses related to this risk.

 

Illiquid Securities: Each fund currently limits investments in illiquid investments as defined by Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, to 15% of net assets at the time of purchase. An illiquid investment is generally defined as a security that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security. Based upon the determination of the Board of Trustees, at April 30, 2021, there were no illiquid securities held in the funds.

 

Delayed Delivery Securities: Each fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. “When-issued” refers to securities whose terms are available and for which a market exists, but that have not been issued. For when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, no payment is made until delivery date, which is typically longer than the normal course of settlement. When a fund enters into an agreement to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the fund segregates cash or other liquid securities, of any type or maturity, equal in value to the fund’s commitment. Losses may arise due to changes in the fair value of the underlying securities, if the counterparty does not perform under the contract, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. As of April 30, 2021, none of the funds had entered into such transactions.

 

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

 

3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Each fund has adopted FASB guidance on fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that each fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data “inputs” and minimize the use of unobservable “inputs” and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs used in the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable.

 

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:

 

Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rate volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risk, benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, new issues, spreads, and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities, underlying equity of the issuer; and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance, and other reference data, etc.)

 

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

 

The valuation techniques used by the funds to measure fair value for the period ended April 30, 2021 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. The funds estimated the price that would have prevailed in a liquid market for an international equity security given information available at the time of valuation. As of April 30, 2021, none of the funds held securities deemed as a Level 3, and there were no transfers between classification levels.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2021, in valuing the funds’ investments carried at fair value (please see the Portfolio of Investments for each fund for a listing of all securities within each category):

 

Fund1     Quoted Prices In
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Value at
4/30/21
 
Conservative Allocation                          
Investment Companies   $ 66,472,107   $   $   $ 66,472,107  
Short-Term Investments     9,461,660             9,461,660  
      75,933,767             75,933,767  
Moderate Allocation                          
Investment Companies     130,281,307             130,281,307  
Short-Term Investments     10,298,668             10,298,668  
      140,579,975             140,579,975  
Aggressive Allocation                          
Investment Companies     65,000,432             65,000,432  
Short-Term Investments     10,786,306             10,786,306  
      75,786,738             75,786,738  
Tax-Free Virginia                          
Municipal Bonds         20,338,273         20,338,273  
Tax-Free National                          
Municipal Bonds         22,342,243         22,342,243  
High Quality Bond                          
Corporate Notes and Bonds         60,200,564         60,200,564  
U.S. Government and Agency                          
Obligations         93,066,123         93,066,123  
Short-Term Investments     202,000             202,000  
      202,000     153,266,687         153,468,687  
Core Bond                          
Asset Backed Securities         13,277,134         13,277,134  
Collateralized Mortgage                          
Obligations         10,636,344         10,636,344  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed                          
Securities         5,550,928         5,550,928  
Corporate Notes and Bonds         63,402,801         63,402,801  
Foreign Corporate Bonds         274,427         274,427  
Mortgage Backed Securities         22,315,042         22,315,042  
U.S. Government and Agency                          
Obligations         37,993,457         37,993,457  
Short-Term Investments     8,789,771             8,789,771  
      8,789,771     153,450,133         162,239,904  

 

 

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   Quoted Prices In   Significant         
   Active Markets   Other   Significant     
   for Identical   Observable   Unobservable     
   Investments   Inputs   Inputs   Value at 
Fund1  (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   4/30/21 
Diversified Income                    
Common Stocks  $121,863,058   $   $   $121,863,058 
Asset Backed Securities       2,496,144        2,496,144 
Collateralized Mortgage                    
Obligations       2,721,140        2,721,140 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed                    
Securities       2,035,584        2,035,584 
Corporate Notes and Bonds       21,200,411        21,200,411 
Long Term Municipal Bonds       1,164,991        1,164,991 
Mortgage Backed Securities       8,057,591        8,057,591 
U.S. Government and Agency                    
Obligations       12,942,609        12,942,609 
Short-Term Investments   4,332,792            4,332,792 
    126,195,850    50,618,470        176,814,320 
Covered Call & Equity Income                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks   54,464,523            54,464,523 
Exchange Traded Funds   2,061,600            2,061,600 
Short-Term Investments   32,100,919            32,100,919 
    88,627,042            88,627,042 
Liabilities:                    
Call Options Written   (1,189,385)           (1,189,385)
Dividend Income                    
Common Stocks   322,560,693            322,560,693 
Short-Term Investments   2,902,820            2,902,820 
    325,463,513            325,463,513 
Investors                    
Common Stocks   398,782,716            398,782,716 
Short-Term Investments   10,000,146            10,000,146 
    408,782,862            408,782,862 
Mid Cap                    
Common Stocks   634,557,152            634,557,152 
Short-Term Investments   43,169,859            43,169,859 
    677,727,011            677,727,011 
Small Cap                    
Common Stocks   285,514,527            285,514,527 
Short-Term Investments   8,016,090            8,016,090 
    293,530,617            293,530,617 
International Stock                    
Common Stocks                    
Australia       828,745        828,745 
Brazil   464,752            464,752 
Canada   987,291            987,291 
China   687,367    971,227        1,658,594 
Denmark       379,796        379,796 
France       1,238,213        1,238,213 
Germany   195,496    1,311,245        1,506,741 
Hong Kong       290,853        290,853 
India   1,040,452            1,040,452 
Ireland   247,488    205,550        453,038 
Israel   203,023            203,023 
Japan       2,318,958        2,318,958 
Mexico   341,677    404,432        746,109 
Netherlands   821,896    373,916        1,195,812 
Singapore       224,761        224,761 
South Korea       190,931        190,931 
Spain       217,401        217,401 
Sweden       452,417        452,417 
Switzerland       1,105,885        1,105,885 
Taiwan   325,121            325,121 
United Kingdom       1,725,731        1,725,731 
Exchange Traded Funds   136,042            136,042 
Short-Term Investments   244,315            244,315 
    5,694,920    12,240,061        17,934,981 

 

1See respective Portfolio of Investments for underlying holdings in each fund. For additional information on the Underlying funds held in the Allocation funds, including shareholder prospectuses and financial reports, please visit each Underlying Fund’s website or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

4. DERIVATIVES

 

The FASB issued guidance intended to enhance financial statement disclosure for derivative instruments and enable investors to understand: a) how and why a fund uses derivative investments, b) how derivative instruments are accounted for, and c) how derivative instruments affect a fund’s financial position, and results of operations.

 

The following table presents the types of derivatives in the fund by location and as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2021.

 

    Statements of Asset & Liability Presentation of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
        Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
        Statements of Assets       Statements of Assets    
    Underlying   and Liabilities       and Liabilities    
Fund   Risk   Location   Fair Value   Location   Fair Value
Covered Call & Equity Income   Equity   Options purchased   $–   Options written   $1,189,385

 

The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2021.

 

             Change in Unrealized 
         Realized Gain   Appreciation 
         (Loss) on   (Depreciation) 
Fund  Underlying Risk  Statement of Operations  Derivatives:   on Derivatives 
Covered Call &  Equity  Options Purchased  $(992,419)  $ 
Equity Income  Equity  Options Written   (1,906,320)   9,788 
      Total  $(2,898,739)  $9,788 

 

The average volume (based on the open positions at each month-end) of derivative activity during the period ended April 30, 2021.

 

  Options Purchased Contracts(1)   Options Written Contracts(1)
Covered Call & Equity Income 250   4,081

 

(1) Number of Contracts

 

There is no impact on the financial statement of the other funds as they did not hold derivative investments during the period ended April 30, 2021.

 

5. ADVISORY, ADMINISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS

 

Advisory Agreement. For its investment advisory services to the funds, pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement between Madison and the Trust, Madison is entitled to receive a fee, which is computed daily and paid monthly, at an annualized percentage rate of the average daily value of the net assets of each fund as follows as of April 30, 2020:

 

Fund   Management Fee   Fund   Management Fee
Conservative Allocation   0.20%   Diversified Income2   0.65%
Moderate Allocation   0.20%   Covered Call & Equity Income   0.85%
Aggressive Allocation   0.20%   Dividend Income2   0.70%
Tax-Free Virginia   0.50%   Investors2   0.70%
Tax-Free National   0.40%   Mid Cap2   0.75%
High Quality Bond1   0.30%   Small Cap2,4   0.89%
Core Bond2,3   0.39%   International Stock2   1.05%

 

1For the period August 7, 2020 to February 27, 2021, Madison voluntary waived 0.10% of its 0.30% annual management fee. Effective February 28, 2021, Madison contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of its 0.30% annual management fee until at least February 27, 2022. The fee waiver agreement may be terminated at any time or for any reason, but only with fund Board approval. Any fees waived will not be subject to later recoupment by Madison.

2The fund’s management fee will be reduced by 0.05% on assets exceeding $500 million, and by another 0.05% on assets exceeding $1 billion.

3Effective February 28, 2021, the annual management fee was reduced from 0.50% to 0.39%.
4Effective February 28, 2021, the annual management fee was reduced from 1.00% to 0.89%.

 

 

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The Investment Adviser may from time to time, contractually or voluntarily, agree to waive a portion of its management fees and/or reimburse each fund’s operating expenses to ensure that each fund’s operating expenses do not exceed the expense limitation listed below. Contractual fee agreements may by modified or terminated at any time or for any reason, but only with fund Board approval.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2021, the Investment Adviser agreed to waive management fees for the following fund:

 

        Management   Amount
Fund   Arrangement   Fee Waiver   Waived
High Quality Bond   Voluntary (ended February 27, 2021)   0.10%   $59,886
High Quality Bond   Contractual (until at least February 27, 2022)   0.10%   $28,102

 

The amounts waived for the period ended April 30, 2021, are reflected as fees waived in the accompanying Statements of Operations. The Investment Adviser does not have the right to recoup waived fees.

 

Administrative Services Agreement. In addition to the management fee, the Investment Adviser is entitled to receive an administrative services fee from each fund pursuant to the terms of a separate Administrative Services Agreement. Under this fee agreement, the Investment Adviser provides or arranges for each fund to have all of the necessary operational and support services it needs for a fee. These fees are computed daily and paid monthly, at an annualized percentage rate of the average daily value of the net assets of each fund as noted below.

 

Expenses that are not included under this fee agreement and are paid by the funds are: (i) transaction-related expenses including, but not limited to, brokerage commissions paid in connection with fund transactions, interest or fees in connection with fund indebtedness or taxes paid in connection with portfolio securities held, (ii) Rule 12b-1 distribution and service fees, (iii) acquired fund fees, if any, (iv) any extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses (such as fees and expenses relating to any temporary line of credit the funds maintain for emergency or extraordinary purposes), and (v) Independent Trustee compensation, including Lead Independent Trustee compensation.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2021, the funds and their respective share classes were charged the following fees under the Administrative Services Agreement:

 

Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class Y   Class R6   Class I
Conservative Allocation   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   N/A   N/A   N/A
Moderate Allocation   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   N/A   N/A   N/A
Aggressive Allocation   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   N/A   N/A   N/A
Tax-Free Virginia   N/A   N/A   N/A   0.35%   N/A   N/A
Tax-Free National   N/A   N/A   N/A   0.35%   N/A   N/A
High Quality Bond   N/A   N/A   N/A   0.19%   N/A   N/A
Core Bond   0.20%1   0.20%1   N/A   0.20%1   N/A   0.10%2
Diversified Income   0.20%   0.20%   0.20%   N/A   N/A   N/A
Covered Call & Equity Income   0.15%   N/A   0.15%   0.15%   0.02%   N/A
Dividend Income   0.20%   N/A   N/A   0.20%   N/A   0.10%
Investors   0.20%   N/A   N/A   0.20%   0.02%   0.10%
Mid Cap   0.40%   0.40%   N/A   0.20%   0.02%   0.10%
Small Cap   0.20%3   N/A   N/A   0.20%3   N/A   0.10%2
International Stock   0.30%   0.30%   N/A   0.30%   N/A   N/A

 

1Effective February 28, 2021, the annual administrative services fee was increased from 0.15% to 0.20%.

2The Core Bond Fund and Small Cap Fund launched Class I shares on February 26, 2021 and the share class commenced operations effective March 1, 2021.

3Effective February 28, 2021, the Board of Trustees approved the termination of Madison’s contractual agreement to waive 0.04% of the fund’s 0.25% annual administrative services fee which commenced August 31, 2019 and was set to expire on August 31, 2021, and the annual administrative services fee was reduced from 0.25% to 0.20%. Madison does not have the right to recoup any waived fees.

 

The Investment Adviser may from time to time, contractually or voluntarily, agree to waive a portion of it’s the administrative services fees and/or reimburse each fund’s operating expenses to ensure that each fund’s operating expenses do not exceed the expense limitation listed below. Contractual fee agreements may by modified or terminated at any time or for any reason, but only with fund Board approval.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2021, the Investment Adviser agreed to waive Administrative Services fees for the following fund:

 

Fund   Arrangement   Administrative Services Fee Waiver   Amount Waived
Small Cap   Contractual   0.04%   $35,536
    (ended February 27, 2021)        

 

Shareholder Service and Distribution Plans (Rule 12b-1). The Trust has adopted, on behalf of certain funds and share classes, distribution and/or service plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. These plans permit the applicable share classes to pay for distribution of their shares and servicing of their shareholders out of fund assets; therefore, the cost of these plans is indirectly borne by all shareholders who own shares of the affected funds and share classes. These plans are described below:

 

Shareholder Service Fees (Class A, B and C shares). Service plans have been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Class A, B and C shares of each of the funds. Under the terms of these plans, each fund pays MFD Distributor, LLC (“MFD”) a service fee equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares of that fund. The service fee is used by MFD to offset costs of servicing shareholder accounts or to compensate other qualified broker/dealers who sell shares of the funds pursuant to agreements with MFD for their costs of servicing shareholder accounts. MFD may retain any portion of the service fee for which there is no broker/dealer of record as partial consideration for its services with respect to shareholder accounts.

 

Distribution Fees (Class B and C shares only). Distribution plans have been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under 1940 Act for Class B and C shares of each of the funds. Under the terms of each plan, each fund pays its principal distributor, MFD, a fee equal to 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and C shares of that fund. MFD may use this fee to cover its distribution-related expenses (including commissions paid to broker/dealers for selling Class B and C shares) or distribution-related expenses of dealers. This fee increases the cost of investment in the Class B and C shares of a fund and, over time, may cost more than paying the initial sales charge for Class A shares.

 

The Shareholder Servicing & Distribution Fees are computed daily and paid monthly, at an annualized percentage rate of the average daily value of the net assets of each fund as follows:

 

                        Total Shareholder Servicing
                        and Distribution Fees
    Shareholder Servicing Fee   Distribution Fee   (Rule 12b-1)
Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class B   Class C   Class A   Class B   Class C
Conservative Allocation   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.75%   0.75%   0.25%   1.00%   1.00%
Moderate Allocation   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.75%   0.75%   0.25%   1.00%   1.00%
Aggressive Allocation   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.75%   0.75%   0.25%   1.00%   1.00%
Tax-Free Virginia   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
Tax-Free National   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
High Quality Bond   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
Core Bond   0.25%   0.25%   N/A   0.75%   N/A   0.25%   1.00%   N/A
Diversified Income   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.75%   0.75%   0.25%   1.00%   1.00%
Covered Call & Equity                                
Income   0.25%   N/A   0.25%   N/A   0.75%   0.25%   N/A   1.00%
Dividend Income   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
Investors   0.25%   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   0.25%   N/A   N/A
Mid Cap   0.25%   0.25%   N/A   0.75%   N/A   0.25%   1.00%   N/A
Small Cap   0.25%   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   0.25%   N/A   N/A
International Stock   0.25%   0.25%   N/A   0.75%   N/A   0.25%   1.00%   N/A

 

MFD may from time to time voluntarily agree to waive a portion of its fees or expenses related to the funds. For the period April 30, 2021, no fees were waived. MFD does not have the right to recoup these waived fees.

 

Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) do not represent expenses of the funds. Rather, they are deducted from the proceeds of sales of fund shares prior to investment (Class A shares) or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance (Class A, B, and C shares), as applicable. MFD, in turn, uses a

 

 

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portion of these fees to pay financial advisors who sell fund shares, as disclosed in the prospectus. The sales charges and CDSC collected and retained for the period April 30, 2021, were as follows:

 

   Amount Collected   Amount Retained 
Fund  Class A   Class B   Class C   Class A   Class B   Class C 
Conservative Allocation  $20,174   $50   $147   $2,593   $50   $147 
Moderate Allocation   65,056    2,695    331    7,660    2,695    331 
Aggressive Allocation   30,595    452        3,400    452     
Core Bond   32,983    140    N/A    4,460    140    N/A 
Diversified Income   56,823    501    27    7,521    501    27 
Dividend Income   12,799    N/A    N/A    1,555    N/A    N/A 
Covered Call & Equity Income   8,686    N/A        946    N/A     
Investors   33,270    N/A    N/A    3,898    N/A    N/A 
Mid Cap   18,468    64    N/A    2,318    64    N/A 
Small Cap   2,482    N/A    N/A    314    N/A    N/A 
International Stock   6,599    73    N/A    813    73    N/A 

 

Other Expenses: In addition to the fees described above, the funds are responsible for brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of investments, costs of borrowing money, overdrafts and any potential taxes owed and extraordinary expenses as approved by a majority of independent trustees.

 

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and trustees of the funds are also officers of the Investment Adviser. The funds do not compensate their officers or affiliated trustees. Independent Trustees are compensated from the Funds.

 

6. DIVIDENDS FROM NET INCOME AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF CAPITAL GAINS

 

With respect to dividends from net investment income, Tax-Free Virginia, Tax-Free National, Core Bond and Diversified Income Funds declare and reinvest dividends, if any, monthly. The Conservative Allocation, High Quality Bond, Dividend Income and Covered Call & Equity Income Funds declare and reinvest dividends, if any, quarterly. The Moderate Allocation, Aggressive Allocation, Investors, Mid Cap, Small Cap and International Stock Funds declare and reinvest dividends, if any, annually. The funds distribute net realized gains from investment transactions, if any, to shareholders annually.

 

Income and capital gain distributions, if any, are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Taxable distributions from income and realized capital gains in the funds differ from book amounts earned during the period due to differences in the timing of capital gains recognition, and due to the reclassification of certain gains or losses from capital to income. Dividends from net investment income are determined on a class level. Capital gains are determined on a fund level.

 

7. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

For the period ended April 30, 2021, aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term investment, were as follows:

 

   U.S. Government Securities   Other Investment Securities 
Fund  Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales 
Conservative Allocation  $   $   $16,933,490   $17,417,235 
Moderate Allocation           43,513,496    42,973,306 
Aggressive Allocation           24,928,965    23,761,285 
Tax-Free Virginia           748,453    1,112,978 
Tax-Free National           1,319,387    1,553,198 
High Quality Bond   11,053,469    31,263,630    5,727,734    10,177,974 
Core Bond   30,359,224    22,218,834    26,686,297    20,511,957 
Diversified Income   10,588,341    7,182,430    23,089,682    34,533,579 
Covered Call & Equity Income           39,623,686    66,380,617 
Dividend Income           43,799,077    55,536,083 
Investors           36,032,929    37,571,555 
Mid Cap           71,976,098    72,923,454 
Small Cap           66,206,585    80,578,895 
International Stock           18,997,960    19,935,395 

 

8. COVERED CALL AND PUT OPTIONS

 

An option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (in the case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a specified exercise or “strike” price. The writer of an option on a security has an obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price (in the case of a call) or pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security (in the case of a put).

 

The Covered Call & Equity Income Fund pursues its primary objective by employing an option strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on common stocks. The number of call options the fund can write (sell) is limited by the amount of equity securities the fund holds in its portfolio. The fund will not write (sell) “naked” or uncovered call options. The fund seeks to produce a high level of current income and gains generated from option writing premiums and, to a lesser extent, from dividends. Covered call writing also helps to reduce volatility (and risk profile) of the fund by providing protection from declining stock prices.

 

When an option is written, the premium received is recorded as an asset with an equal liability and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current fair value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums received from writing options which expire unexercised are recorded on the expiration date as a realized gain. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transactions, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether there has been a realized gain or loss. See Note 2 for information on derivatives.

 

9. FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

The Core Bond Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and purchase and write options on futures contracts on a limited basis. The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts based on various securities (such as U.S. Government securities), securities indices, foreign currencies and other financial instruments and indices. The Fund will engage in futures or related options transactions on a limited basis only for bona fide hedging purposes or for purposes of seeking to increase total returns to the extent permitted by regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

 

Futures Contracts. The Core Bond Fund may use futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in interest rates and currency values. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with its futures broker an amount of cash, U.S. government and agency obligations, or other liquid assets, in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and based on such movements in the price of the contracts, an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value may be posted or collected by the Fund (“variation margin”). Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or close. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed within exchange traded or centrally cleared financial derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. During the period ended April 30, 2021, none of the funds held futures contracts.

 

Options on Futures Contracts. The acquisition of put and call options on futures contracts will give the Core Bond Fund and Covered Call & Equity Fund the right (but not the obligation) for a specified price, to sell or to purchase, respectively, the underlying futures contract at any time during the option period. As the purchaser of

 

 

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an option on a futures contract, the Fund obtains the benefit of the futures position if prices move in a favorable direction but limits its risk of loss in the event of an unfavorable price movement to the loss of the premium and transaction costs.

 

The writing of a call option on a futures contract generates a premium which may partially offset a decline in the value of the Fund’s assets. By writing a call option, the Fund becomes obligated, in exchange for the premium, to sell a futures contract which may have a value higher than the exercise price. Conversely, the writing of a put option on a futures contract generates a premium, which may partially offset an increase in the price of securities that the Fund intends to purchase. However, the Fund becomes obligated to purchase a futures contract, which may have a value lower than the exercise price. Thus, the loss incurred by the Fund in writing options on futures is potentially unlimited and may exceed the amount of the premium received.

 

At the period end April 30, 2021, none of the funds held options of futures contracts.

 

10. FOREIGN SECURITIES

 

Each fund, other than the Tax-Free Virginia and Tax-Free National Funds may invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities are defined as securities that are: (i) issued by companies organized outside the U.S. or whose principal operations are outside the U.S., or issued by foreign governments or their agencies or instrumentalities (“foreign issuers”); (ii) principally traded outside of the U.S.; and (iii) quoted or denominated in a foreign currency (“non-dollar securities”). Foreign securities include ADRs, European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), GDRs, Swedish Depositary Receipts (“SDRs”) and foreign money market securities.

 

Certain of the funds have reclaims receivable balances, in which the funds are due a reclaim on the taxes that have been paid to some foreign jurisdictions. The values of all reclaims are not significant for any of the funds and are reflected in Other Assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These receivables are reviewed to ensure the current receivable balance is reflective of the amount deemed to be collectible.

 

11. SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Board of Trustees has authorized the funds to engage in securities lending with State Street Bank and Trust Company as securities lending agent pursuant to a Securities Lending Authorization Agreement (the “Agreement”) and subject to certain securities lending policies and procedures. Under the terms of the Agreement, and subject to the policies and procedures, the authorized funds may lend portfolio securities to qualified borrowers in order to generate additional income, while managing risk associated with the securities lending program. The Agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times by cash or U.S.government securities, initially equal to at least 102% of the value of domestic securities and 105% of non-domestic securities. The loaned securities and collateral are marked to market daily to maintain collateral at 102% of the total loaned portfolio for each broker/borrower. Amounts earned as interest on investments of cash collateral, net of rebates and fees, if any, are included in the Statements of Operations. The primary risk associated with securities lending is loss associated with investment of cash and non-cash collateral. A secondary risk is if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons. The fund could experience delays and costs in recovering securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Under the Agreement, the securities lending agent has provided a limited indemnification in the event of a borrower default. The funds do not have a master netting agreement.

 

As of April 30, 2021, the aggregate fair value of securities on loan for the Madison fund family was $31,743,772. Cash collateral received for such loans are reinvested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio. Non-cash collateral is invested in U.S.treasuries or government securities. See below for fair value on loan and collateral breakout for each fund and each respective fund’s portfolio of investments for individual securities identified on loan.

 

Fund  Market Value   Cash Collateral*   Non-Cash Collateral* 
Conservative Allocation  $7,329,452   $6,989,383   $496,529 
Moderate Allocation   10,968,372    3,892,753    7,462,549 
Aggressive Allocation   7,543,228    7,103,986    665,359 
Core Bond   197,751    202,000     
Diversified Income   1,541,746    1,576,363     
Covered Call & Equity Income   310,325    317,275     
Small Cap   3,800,130    18,920    3,961,954 
International Stock   52,768        54,189 

 

*Represents minimum 102% of the value of domestic securities and 105% of non-domestic securities on loan, based upon the prior days market value for securities loaned. Cash Collateral is maintained in a Government Money Market account and Non-Cash Collateral is in U.S. Government Securities.

 

The following table provides increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged for securities lending transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing. Non-cash collateral is not reflected in the table because the funds cannot repledge or resell this collateral.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements As of April 30, 2021     
   Overnight and      Between         
Securities Lending Transactions(1)  Continuous   <30 days   30 & 90 days   >90 days   Total 
Conservative Allocation                         
Government Money Market  $6,989,383   $   $   $   $6,989,383 
Total Borrowings  $6,989,383   $   $   $   $6,989,383 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions   $6,989,383 
Moderate Allocation                         
Government Money Market  $3,892,753   $   $   $   $3,892,753 
Total Borrowings  $3,892,753   $   $   $   $3,892,753 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions   $3,892,753 
Aggressive Allocation                         
Government Money Market  $7,103,986   $   $   $   $7,103,986 
Total Borrowings  $7,103,986   $   $   $   $7,103,986 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions  $7,103,986 
Core Bond                         
Government Money Market  $202,000   $   $   $   $202,000 
Total Borrowings  $202,000   $   $   $   $202,000 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions  $202,000 
Diversified Income                         
Government Money Market  $1,576,363   $   $   $   $1,576,363 
Total Borrowings  $1,576,363   $   $   $   $1,576,363 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions  $1,576,363 
Covered Call & Equity Income                         
Government Money Market  $317,275   $   $   $   $317,275 
Total Borrowings  $317,275   $   $   $   $317,275 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions  $317,275 
Small Cap                         
Government Money Market  $18,920   $   $   $   $18,920 
Total Borrowings  $18,920   $   $   $   $18,920 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions   $18,920 

 

(1) Amounts represent the payable for cash collateral received on securities on loan. This will generally be in the “Overnight and Continuous” column as the securities are typically callable on demand. The payable will be allocated into categories of securities based on the market value of the securities on loan.

 

12. FEDERAL AND FOREIGN INCOME TAX INFORMATION

 

It is each fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all its taxable income to its shareholders and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are recorded in the accompanying statements.

 

 

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The funds have not recorded any liabilities for material unrecognized tax benefits as of April 30, 2021. It is each fund’s policy to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income taxes, as appropriate. Tax years that remain open to examination by major tax jurisdictions include tax years ended October 31, 2017 through October 31, 2020.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the funds listed below have capital loss carryovers as of October 31, 2020, which are available to offset future capital gains, if any, realized through the fiscal year listed:

 

   No Expiration Date 
Fund  Short-Term   Long-Term 
Tax-Free National  $   $23,679 
Core Bond   348,969    1,794,440 
Dividend Income   4,377,763     

 

At April 30, 2021, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for all securities, as computed on a federal income tax basis for each fund were as follows:

 

Fund  Appreciation   Depreciation   Net 
Conservative Allocation  $5,195,757   $689,419   $4,506,338 
Moderate Allocation   17,646,914    923,837    16,723,077 
Aggressive Allocation   11,164,306    314,243    10,850,063 
Tax-Free Virginia   1,293,217    671    1,292,546 
Tax-Free National   1,598,277    3,819    1,594,458 
High Quality Bond   2,322,785    851,352    1,471,433 
Core Bond   6,238,075    1,296,093    4,941,982 
Diversified Income   43,987,878    754,131    43,233,747 
Covered Call & Equity Income   1,794,555    15,208,262    (13,413,707)
Dividend Income   82,907,031    984,779    81,922,252 
Investors   159,199,674    961,663    158,238,011 
Small Cap   109,212,410    1,436,984    107,775,426 
Mid Cap   294,098,751    1,399,336    292,699,415 
International Stock   1,195,240    1,023,256    171,984 

 

The differences between cost amounts for book purposes and tax purposes are primarily due to the tax deferral of wash sales.

 

13. CERTAIN RISKS

 

Investing in certain financial instruments, including forward foreign currency contracts, involves certain risks. Risks associated with these instruments include potential for an illiquid secondary market for the instruments or inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts, changes in the value of foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and financial statements’ volatility resulting from an imperfect correlation between the movements in the prices of the instruments and the prices of the underlying securities and interest rates being hedged. The International Stock Fund may enter into these contracts primarily to protect the fund from adverse currency movements.

 

Investing in foreign securities involves certain risks not necessarily found in U.S. markets. These include risks associated with adverse changes in economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, changes in currency exchange rates, exchange control regulations, expropriation of assets or nationalization, imposition of withholding taxes on dividend or interest payments or capital gains, and possible difficulty in obtaining and enforcing judgments against foreign entities. Further, issuers of foreign securities are subject to different, and often less comprehensive, accounting, reporting and disclosure requirements than domestic issuers.

 

The funds may be subject to interest rate risk which is the risk that the value of your investment will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the fair value of income-bearing securities. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall; generally the longer a bond’s maturity, the more sensitive it is to risk. Federal Reserve policy changes may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility and may reduce liquidity for certain fund investments, which could cause the value of a fund’s investments and share price to decline. The Core Bond Fund may invest in derivatives tied to fixed-income markets and may be more substantially exposed to these risks than a fund that does not invest in derivatives.

 

The Tax-Free Funds invest in municipal securities. Municipal securities generally are subject to possible default, bankruptcy or insolvency of the issuer. Principal and interest repayment may be affected by federal, state and local legislation, referendums, judicial decisions and executive acts. The tax-exempt status of municipal securities may be affected by future changes in the tax laws, litigation involving the tax status of the securities and errors and omissions by issuers and their counsel. Madison will not attempt to make an independent determination of the present or future tax-exempt status of municipal securities acquired for the funds. While most municipal securities have a readily available market, a variety of factors, including the scarcity of issues and the fact that tax-free investments are inappropriate for significant numbers of investors, limit the depth of the market for these securities. Accordingly, it may be more difficult for the funds to sell large blocks of municipal securities advantageously than would be the case with comparable taxable securities.

 

The Core Bond Fund may invest in futures contracts or options on futures contracts. Investing in futures contracts and options on futures entail certain other risks such as: unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency exchange rates, and may result in a poorer overall performance for the fund than if it had not entered into any futures contracts or options transactions. In the event of an imperfect correlation between a futures position and portfolio position which is intended to be protected, the desired protection may not be obtained and the fund may be exposed to risk of loss. Perfect correlation between the fund’s futures positions and portfolio positions may be difficult to achieve.

 

The Covered Call & Equity Income Fund invests in options on securities. As the writer of a covered call option, the fund forgoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the fair value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. A writer of a put option is exposed to the risk of loss if fair value of the underlying securities declines, but profits only to the extent of the premium received if the underlying security increases in value. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as writer of the option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying security at the exercise price.

 

The Allocation Funds are fund of funds, meaning that each invests primarily in Underlying Funds, including ETFs. Thus, each fund’s investment performance and its ability to achieve its investment goal are directly related to the performance of the Underlying Funds in which it invests; and the Underlying Fund’s performance, in turn, depends on the particular securities in which that Underlying Fund invests and the expenses of that fund. Accordingly, the Allocation Funds are subject to the risks of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the allocation of their respective assets among the Underlying Funds.

 

Additionally, the Allocation Funds are subject to asset allocation risk and manager risk. Manager risk (i.e., fund selection risk) is the risk that the Underlying Fund(s) selected to fulfill a particular asset class underperforms their peers. Asset allocation risk is the risk that the allocation of the fund’s assets among the various asset classes and market segments will cause the fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective.

 

The funds are also subject to cybersecurity risk, which include the risks associated with computer systems, networks and devices to carry out routine business operations. These systems, networks and devices employ a variety of protections that are designed to prevent cyberattacks. Despite the various cyber protections

 

 

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utilized by the funds, the Investment Adviser, and other service providers, their systems, networks, or devices could potentially be breached. The funds, their shareholders, and the Investment Adviser could be negatively impacted as a result of a cybersecurity breach. The funds cannot control the cybersecurity plans and systems put in place by service providers or any other third parties whose operations may affect the funds. The funds do monitor this risk closely.

 

In addition to the other risks described above and in the Prospectus, you should understand what we refer to as “unknown market risks”. While investments in securities have been keystones in wealth building and management, at times these investments have produced surprises. Those who enjoyed growth and income of their investments generally were rewarded for the risks they took by investing in the markets. Although the Investment Adviser seeks to appropriately address and manage the risks identified and disclosed to you in connection with the management of the securities in the funds, you should understand that the very nature of the securities markets includes the possibility that there may be additional risks of which we are not aware. We certainly seek to identify all applicable risks and then appropriately address them, take appropriate action to reasonably manage them and to make you aware of them so you can determine if they exceed your risk tolerance. Nevertheless, the often volatile nature of the securities markets and the global economy in which we work suggests that the risk of the unknown is something to consider in connection with an investment in securities. Unforeseen events could under certain circumstances produce a material loss of the value of some or all of the securities we manage for you in the funds.

 

14. CAPITAL SHARES AND AFFILIATED OWNERSHIP

 

The Allocation Funds invest in Underlying Funds, certain of which may be deemed to be under common control because of the same or affiliated investment adviser and membership in a common family of investment companies (the “Affiliated Issuers”). A summary of the transactions with each Affiliated Underlying Fund during the period ended April 30, 2021 follows:

 

                   Change in                 
   Beginning               Unrealized                 
  Value as of   Gross   Gross   Realized   Appreciation   Value at       Dividend   Distributions 
Fund/Underlying Fund  10/31/2020   Additions   Sales   Gain (Loss)   (Depreciation)   4/30/2021   Shares   Income   Received1 
Conservative Allocation Fund                                    
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y2  $15,767,502   $   $(15,027,452)  $22,724   $(762,774)  $       $105,388   $312,878 
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I       14,476,932            208,324    14,685,256    1,420,238    50,884     
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I3   3,979,989    25,948    (2,207,128)   (190,025)   966,812    2,575,596    79,690    25,949     
Madison Investors Fund Class R64   4,691,920    455,715    (349,829)   138,007    540,516    5,476,329    199,720    26,202    429,514 
Madison Mid Cap Fund Class R64   729,280    25,416    (849,927)   157,146    (61,915)           1,417    23,999 
Totals  $25,168,691   $14,984,011   $(18,434,336)  $127,852   $890,963   $22,737,181        $209,840   $766,391 
Moderate Allocation Fund                                             
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y2  $16,075,227   $600,000   $(15,634,981)  $   $(1,040,246)  $       $113,074   $330,803 
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I       15,634,981            459,869    16,094,850    1,556,562    55,769     
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I3   11,483,821    86,860    (4,336,468)   (1,181,438)   3,609,875    9,662,650    298,968    86,859     
Madison Investors Fund Class R64   14,792,518    1,371,797    (1,777,650)   (907,022)   3,005,231    16,484,874    601,199    78,871    1,292,926 
Madison Mid Cap Fund Class R64   2,203,193    59,323    (2,557,885)   482,415    (187,046)           3,306    56,016 
Totals  $44,554,759   $17,752,961   $(24,306,984)  $(1,606,045)  $5,847,683   $42,242,374        $337,879   $1,679,745 
Aggressive Allocation Fund                                             
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y2  $3,564,656   $375,000   $(3,721,531)  $   $(218,125)  $       $26,703   $78,121 
Madison Core Bond Fund Class I       4,021,531            81,676    4,103,207    396,829    14,218     
Madison Dividend Income Fund Class I3   7,003,254    55,398    (1,972,945)   (943,339)   2,448,595    6,590,963    203,928    55,397     
Madison Investors Fund Class R64   7,973,078    1,083,668    (493,533)   (813,133)   1,996,055    9,746,135    355,439    45,058    738,612 
Madison Mid Cap Fund Class R64   1,956,503    34,939    (2,243,266)   417,926    (166,102)           1,948    32,990 
Totals  $20,497,491   $5,570,536   $(8,431,275)  $(1,338,546)  $4,142,099   $20,440,305        $143,324   $849,723 

 

1Distributions received include distributions from net investment income and from capital gains from the underlying funds.

2During the six month period ended April 30, 2021, all Class Y shares were exchanged tax-free into Class I shares.

3During the year ended October 31, 2020, all Class Y shares were exchanged tax-free into Class I shares.

4During the year ended October 31, 2020, all Class Y shares were exchanged tax-free into Class R6 shares.

 

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the funds through the date the financial statements were available for issue. No other events have taken place that meet the definition of subsequent event that require adjustment to, or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Other Information (unaudited)

 

FUND EXPENSES PAID BY SHAREHOLDERS

 

As shareholders of the funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended April 30, 2021. Expenses paid during the period in the tables below are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half fiscal year period).

 

Actual Expenses

 

The table below provides information about actual account values using actual expenses and actual returns for the funds. You may use the information in this table, 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 table for the fund you own under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

   CLASS A     CLASS B 
   Beginning   Ending   Annual   Expenses Paid     Ending   Annual   Expenses Paid 
Fund  Account Value   Account Value   Expense Ratio   During Period     Account Value   Expense Ratio   During Period 
Conservative Allocation*  $1,000   $1,049.30    0.71%  $3.61     $1,044.60    1.46%  $7.40 
Moderate Allocation*   1,000    1,101.70    0.71%   3.70      1,096.70    1.46%   7.59 
Aggressive Allocation*   1,000    1,144.80    0.71%   3.78      1,139.40    1.46%   7.74 
Core Bond   1,000    993.80    0.89%   4.40      990.20    1.65%   8.14 
Diversified Income   1,000    1,162.60    1.11%   5.95      1,158.60    1.86%   9.95 
Covered Call & Equity Income   1,000    1,266.80    1.25%   7.03      N/A    N/A    N/A 
Dividend Income   1,000    1,244.60    1.15%   6.40      N/A    N/A    N/A 
Investors   1,000    1,250.40    1.16%   6.47      N/A    N/A    N/A 
Mid Cap   1,000    1,285.40    1.40%   7.93      1,281.10    2.15%   12.16 
Small Cap   1,000    1,472.70    1.42%   8.71      N/A    N/A    N/A 
International Stock   1,000    1,194.20    1.61%   8.76      1,189.80    2.36%   12.81 

 

   CLASS C 
Fund  Beginning Account Value   Ending Account Value   Annual Expense Ratio   Expenses Paid During Period 
Conservative Allocation  $1,000   $1,044.60    1.46%  $7.40 
Moderate Allocation   1,000    1,097.50    1.46%   7.59 
Aggressive Allocation   1,000    1,139.20    1.46%   7.74 
Diversified Income   1,000    1,157.90    1.85%   9.90 
Covered Call & Equity Income   1,000    1,261.50    2.01%   11.27 

 

   CLASS Y 
Fund  Beginning Account Value   Ending Account Value   Annual Expense Ratio   Expenses Paid During Period 
Tax-Free Virginia  $1,000   $1,006.10    0.86%  $4.28 
Tax-Free National   1,000    1,009.50    0.76%   3.79 
High Quality Bond   1,000    991.20    0.40%   1.97 
Core Bond   1,000    997.60    0.65%   3.22 
Covered Call & Equity Income   1,000    1,269.10    1.01%   5.68 
Dividend Income   1,000    1,245.40    0.91%   5.07 
Investors   1,000    1,252.10    0.91%   5.08 
Mid Cap   1,000    1,290.10    0.95%   5.39 
Small Cap   1,000    1,474.30    1.17%   7.18 
International Stock   1,000    1,195.90    1.36%   7.40 

 

   CLASS R6 
Fund  Beginning Account Value   Ending Account Value   Annual Expense Ratio   Expenses Paid During Period 
Covered Call & Equity Income  $1,000   $1,270.10    0.88%  $4.95 
Investors   1,000    1,253.30    0.73%   4.08 
Mid Cap   1,000    1,290.20    0.77%   4.37 

 

   CLASS I 
Fund  Beginning Account Value   Ending Account Value   Annual Expense Ratio   Expenses Paid During Period 
Core Bond**  $1,000   $998.70    0.50%  $0.84 
Dividend Income   1,000    1,246.50    0.81%   4.51 
Investors   1,000    1,252.90    0.81%   4.52 
Mid Cap   1,000    1,289.40    0.85%   4.82 
Small Cap**   1,000    1,066.60    1.02%   1.76 

 

*The annual expense ratio does not include the expenses of the underlying funds. 

**Commenced investment operations on March 1, 2021. Expenses represent the 61 days period ending April 30, 2021.

 

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. 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 funds and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example of the funds you own with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other similar funds.

 

   CLASS A  CLASS B
Fund    Beginning
Account Value
   Ending
Account Value
  Annual
Expense Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During Period
     Ending
Account Value
  Annual
Expense Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During Period
 
Conservative Allocation*    $1,000      $1,021.27    0.71%  $3.56       $1,017.55  1.46%  $  7.30  
Moderate Allocation*    1,000    1,021.27  0.71%  3.56      1,017.55  1.46%  7.30  
Aggressive Allocation*    1,000    1,021.27  0.71%  3.56      1,017.55  1.46%  7.30  
Core Bond    1,000    1,020.38  0.89%  4.46      1,016.61  1.65%  8.25  
Diversified Income    1,000    1,019.29  1.11%  5.56      1,015.57  1.86%  9.30  
Dividend Income    1,000    1,019.09  1.15%  5.76      N/A  N/A  N/A  
Covered Call & Equity Income    1,000    1,018.60  1.25%  6.26      N/A  N/A  N/A  
Investors    1,000    1,019.04  1.16%  5.81      N/A  N/A  N/A  
Mid Cap    1,000    1,017.85  1.40%  7.00      1,014.13  2.15%  10.74  
Small Cap    1,000    1,017.75  1.42%  7.10      N/A  N/A  N/A  
International Stock    1,000    1,016.81  1.61%  8.05      1,013.09  2.36%  11.78  

 

   CLASS C
Fund    Beginning Account Value    Ending Account Value  Annual Expense Ratio  Expenses Paid During Period  
Conservative Allocation*    $1,000      $1,017.55    1.46%  $  7.30     
Moderate Allocation*    1,000    1,017.55  1.46%  7.30  
Aggressive Allocation*    1,000    1,017.55  1.46%  7.30  
Diversified Income    1,000    1,015.62  1.85%  9.25  
Covered Call & Equity Income    1,000    1,014.83  2.01%  10.04  

 

   CLASS Y
Fund    Beginning Account Value    Ending Account Value  Annual Expense Ratio  Expenses Paid During Period  
Tax-Free Virginia    $1,000      $1,020.53    0.86%  $4.31   
Tax-Free National    1,000    1,021.03  0.76%  3.81  
High Quality Bond    1,000    1,022.81  0.40%  2.01  
Core Bond    1,000    1,021.57  0.65%  3.26  
Covered Call & Equity Income    1,000    1,019.79  1.01%  5.06  
Dividend Income    1,000    1,020.28  0.91%  4.56  
Investors    1,000    1,020.28  0.91%  4.56  
Mid Cap    1,000    1,020.08  0.95%  4.76  
Small Cap    1,000    1,018.99  1.17%  5.86  
International Stock    1,000    1,018.05  1.36%  6.81  

 

   CLASS R6
Fund    Beginning Account Value    Ending Account Value  Annual Expense Ratio  Expenses Paid During Period  
Covered Call & Equity Income    $1,000      $1,020.43    0.88%  $4.41   
Investors    1,000    1,021.17  0.73%  3.66  
Mid Cap    1,000    1,020.98  0.77%  3.86  

 

   CLASS I
Fund    Beginning Account Value    Ending Account Value  Annual Expense Ratio  Expenses Paid During Period  
Core Bond**    $1,000     $1,022.32    0.50%  $2.51   
Dividend Income    1,000    1,020.78  0.81%  4.06  
Investors    1,000    1,020.78  0.81%  4.06  
Mid Cap    1,000    1,020.58  0.85%  4.26  
Small Cap**    1,000    1,019.74  1.02%  5.11  

 

*The annual expense ratio does not include the expenses of the underlying funds.

**Commenced investment operations on March 1, 2021. Expenses represent the 61 days period ending April 30, 2021.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or redemption fees. The information provided in the hypothetical example table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. 

 

 

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AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

 

The funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-EX. Form NPORT-EX is available to shareholders at no cost by calling 1-800-877-6089 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form NPORT-EX may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. More information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND RECORDS

 

A description of the policies and procedures used by the funds to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available to shareholders at no cost on the funds’ website at www.madisonfunds.com or upon request by calling 1-800-877-6089 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The proxy voting records for the Funds for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available to shareholders at no cost upon request 1-800-SEC-0330 on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLOSURE

 

One of our most important responsibilities as investment company managers is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Some of our comments in the “Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance” are based on current management expectations and are considered “forward-looking statements.” Actual future results, however, may prove to be different from our expectations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as estimate, may, will, expect, believe, plan and other similar terms. We cannot promise future returns. Our opinions are a reflection of our best judgment at the time this report is compiled, and we disclaim any obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable to Semi-Annual Report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable to Semi-Annual Report.  

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable to Semi-Annual Report.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

 

Schedule included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

The Trust does not normally hold shareholder meetings.  There have been no changes to the Trust’s procedures during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer determined that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 90 days of the date of this report. There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. The officers identified no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses.

 

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

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)          (1) Code of ethics - See Item 2.

 

(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act. – Filed herewith.

 

(3) Not applicable.

 

(4) There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act. - Filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Madison Funds

 

/s/ Steven J. Fredricks  
Steven J. Fredricks, Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer  

  

Date: July 1, 2021

 

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

 

/s/ Patrick F. Ryan  
Patrick F. Ryan, Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date: July 1, 2021

 

/s/ Greg Hoppe  
Greg Hoppe, Principal Financial Officer  

 

Date: July 1, 2021