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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
 
811-08411
 
(Investment Company Act file number)
 
 
The James Advantage Funds
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1349 Fairground Road
 
Xenia, Ohio 45385
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Barry R. James
P.O. Box 8
 
Alpha, Ohio 45301
 
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (937) 426-7640

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(COVER PAGE)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Shareholder Letter
1
Growth of $10,000 Charts
4
Representation of Schedules of Investments
8
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
9
Schedule of Investments
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
11
James Small Cap Fund
21
James Mid Cap Fund
24
James Micro Cap Fund
26
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
28
James Long-Short Fund
31
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
37
Statements of Operations
39
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
40
Financial Highlights
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund - Retail Class
47
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund - Institutional Class
48
James Small Cap Fund
49
James Mid Cap Fund
50
James Micro Cap Fund
51
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
52
James Long-Short Fund
53
Notes to Financial Statements
54
Additional Information
62
Privacy Policy
63

James Advantage Funds
Shareholder Letter

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Volatility was the hallmark of the stock market in 2015 as events around the world continued to impact U.S. markets. Mergers and acquisitions and stock buybacks were significant factors in propping up the market, which spent a good part of the year in negative territory.

The Markets Over the Past Six Months

The long-anticipated tightening by the Federal Reserve, the first since 2006, finally occurred at their December meeting. However, this event seemed overshadowed by rising problems with the Chinese economy. China devalued its currency in August, sending global markets down hard. Emerging markets, especially those dependent on China’s purchase of commodities, fell the most, but the S&P 500 dropped over 11 percent following the devaluation. China tried to calm worried investors and ordered its banks to buy stocks, leading to another rally in their markets. The S&P 500 also rallied, a little over 13 percent from its August low, before retreating in the final week of the year. Indeed, the stock markets were volatile.

In addition to the China worries, U.S. consumers showed how tech savvy they have become by spending more money online during the important Christmas shopping season, but generally at the expense of the bricks and mortar retailers. This was immediately reflected in their stock prices. For example, over the last six months of 2015, Macy’s dropped over 47% while internet retailer Amazon soared over 55%. Meanwhile, automobile sales and  housing  activity  remained  firm  and  the  unemployment  rate  dropped  to  5%,  giving  evidence  that  the  consumer  remains  a  plus  for economic activity.

Investment Goals and Objectives

The two primary objectives of the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund are preservation of capital and income. The Fund’s allocation to equities is dependent on the Adviser’s research: the Adviser will increase exposure to stocks when its research signals a higher probability of a rally and lower risk in the stock market. It is important to note that the Adviser, James Investment Research, Inc., does its own research and so tends to provide a unique view of the markets.

Even with interest rates at historic lows, the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund paid out a regular dividend every quarter. The Fund’s retail shares paid 6.062 cents/share in September and 5.537 cents/share in December. The institutional shares paid 7.621 cents/share in September and 7.048 cents/share in December. In addition the Fund paid all shareholders a long term capital gains distribution of 42.564 cents/share in December.

The Small Cap Fund, the Mid Cap Fund, the Long-Short Fund, and the Micro Cap Fund seek long term capital appreciation as their primary objective. These Funds look for stocks the Adviser believes to be undervalued, using its proprietary research to sift through a database of over 8,500 stocks. The Long-Short Fund may employ a short-selling strategy, and may also leverage itself through bank borrowings. The Micro Cap Fund and the Small Cap Fund invest in smaller companies, which tend to be riskier and have greater volatility. Potential investors should read the prospectus carefully to understand the risks of micro cap and small cap stocks.

The basic research is the same for all the Funds. The Adviser prides itself on its own research and does not buy outside research. Consistent with this philosophy, the Adviser has no soft-dollar arrangements. These funds do not seek to pay dividends as they do not have income as a primary objective, but will distribute income (and capital gains) when earned through dividends or other sources.

The Aggressive Allocation Fund is the newest member of the James Advantage Funds. It commenced operations on July 1, 2015. It is similar to the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund in that its strategy requires it to hold both stocks and bonds.  However, it is a much more aggressive fund and will hold a higher allocation to stocks than the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund. Its benchmark is a blend of 65% Russell 3000® Index and 35% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Government/Credit Bond Index, so even the bond benchmark is more aggressive than the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund, which uses the Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index in its benchmark.

Investment Philosophy

Investing in stocks is considered risky and most investors are aware of the great bear markets such as 1929 and more recently 2001 and 2008. The Adviser believes that preservation of capital in poor markets is the key to long term success in investing. Its research team is charged with assessing the risk in the markets, both stocks and bonds.  Experience has taught them that stocks with strong earnings growth, low valuations and relative strength have tended to outperform the broad stock market over time, and they have found that preserving capital in down markets is very important in helping to achieve long term growth. The Adviser also tends to believe that credit risk is best taken in stocks, not bonds. Accordingly, they use their bond portfolios to mitigate the pain of falling stocks. James Investment Research’s independent research is generally free of Wall Street hype and is intended to filter out the fads and hysteria, focusing on historical risk/return relationships.
 

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Shareholder Letter
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Strategy for Meeting Fund Objectives

The Funds’ managers are active tactical asset allocators in the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund and in the Long-Short Fund. When the Adviser’s risk research indicates that the risk in the stock market is low and that opportunities for stocks to move higher are great, the Funds’ portfolio managers will increase the allocation to common stocks in the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund and reduce or eliminate short positions in the Long-Short Fund. Of course, a balanced fund will always hold both bonds and stocks, and the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund normally will not fall below 25% in its allocation to either stocks or bonds. The Aggressive Allocation Fund also follows that discipline, but is required to generally hold a higher allocation to equities than the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund. Both of these funds buy only higher quality bonds with Investment Grade ratings by S&P and Moody’s. Neither the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow nor the Aggressive Allocation Fund will sell securities short.

The Small Cap Fund, the Mid Cap Fund, the Micro Cap Fund and the Long-Short Fund use the same proprietary research, but concentrate on separate strategies that include market capitalization niches for the first three funds, and allows for both long and short positions in all market capitalizations for the Long-Short Fund. The Long-Short Fund may also hold bonds in both long or short positions.

The Adviser’s research personnel use independent analysis to identify sectors likely to outperform over coming months, and then ferret out stocks they believe are undervalued. The Adviser often identifies the risk levels in the broad stock market through its research, which then helps Fund managers adjust the Fund holdings accordingly. If the research points towards a decline in economic activity and in stock prices, all the Funds will prefer defensive stocks, such as utilities, health care and non-cyclicals, while still retaining the Adviser’s strategy of seeking out bargain stocks. In addition, the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund and the Aggressive Allocation will increase holdings in bonds and reduce exposure to common equities, and the Long-Short Fund will add short positions. Stocks the Adviser considers to be bargains generally have low value ratios, such as price to earnings and price to cash, but also generally have strong earnings and relative strength. The Adviser has found this strategy to be very useful over the long run.

All of the Funds in the James Advantage Funds family employ a disciplined sell strategy, eliminating securities that lose their value traits or otherwise fall out of favor due to macro-economic changes, management changes or similar events. The Adviser’s staff regularly monitors all of the Funds’ holdings and employs multiple screens to detect changes in a company profile. As you will see in the Financial Highlights report, the Funds’ turnover ratios are low by most industry standards, helping to reduce transaction costs for the shareholders.

Fund Performance

Over the last six months of 2015, the Balanced: Golden Rainbow Retail Class declined 2.21%  and the Institutional Class shares declined 2.11%, while their blended Index benchmark fell 1.93% (see benchmark details on page 4 of this report). The Small Cap Fund declined 3.66% over the last six months of the year versus a drop of 8.75% in its benchmark. The Mid Cap Fund fell 1.31%, beating its benchmark (the S&P Mid Cap 400® Value Index) return of -8.14%. The Micro Cap Fund fell 0.04% versus its benchmark (the Russell Micro Cap Index) return of -10.55%. The Long-Short Fund rose 0.08% percent, its benchmark (the S&P 500® Index), which rose 0.15%. The new Fund, the Aggressive Allocation Fund fell 8.59% since commencement of operations on July 1st as the bulk of its assets came into the Fund at the top of the market. Its benchmark, (65% Russell 3000® Index and 35% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Government/Credit Bond Index) fell 0.93%.

The James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund’s holdings in sovereign bonds were a slight drag on performance, but Fund managers had reduced exposure in that area to only about 1% of total assets by June 30, 2015, down from 1.6% at the beginning of the year. The Funds focus on value investing did not reward shareholders over the last six months of the year. The S&P 500® Value Index fell 2.70% over that period while the S&P 500® Growth Index rose 2.64%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Standardized performance may be found on each individual Fund’s page.
 

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James Advantage Funds
Shareholder Letter

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Expectations for the Future

As noted earlier, the big growth companies, such as Amazon, and the pricey biotech companies led the market in 2015. The Adviser believes, along with most academic research, that value investing is more attractive over longer time periods and it believes that value investing will regain its superiority. According to the Adviser, the major problems the markets will face in 2016 include the evolution of China’s economy away from a model dominated  by  government control and towards  a free-market, consumer driven economy. This  move, in the world’s  second largest economy, will likely continue to disrupt the global stock markets, but we believe it is a necessary change. The course of the Federal Reserve’s tightening and the uncertainties surrounding the 2016 presidential election will also weigh on the markets. However, the U.S. consumers appear to be in good shape and lower gasoline and other commodity prices should help to keep the consumer healthy. The Adviser expects a great deal of volatility in the coming year, but with that will come some real opportunities. Lastly, Fund managers believe this will be a year where experience and active management will be essential.

Thomas L. Mangan
Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Mangan is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

The statements and opinions expressed are those of the author and are as of the date of this report are subject to change, and may not reflect the writer’s current views. All information is historical and not indicative of future results and subject to change. It should not be assumed that an investment in the securities mentioned will be profitable in the future. This information is not a recommendation to buy or sell.

You should carefully consider the investment objectives, potential risks, management fees, and charges and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund, and should be read carefully before investing. You may obtain a current copy of the Fund’s prospectus by calling 1-800-995-2637.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in any Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

The S&P 500® Growth Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index developed by Standard and Poor's consisting of those stocks within the S&P 500 Index that exhibit strong growth characteristics. The Index is a numerical ranking system based on three growth factors and four value factors to determine the constituents and their weightings. The Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses. The Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in the Index.

The S&P 500® Value Index is market-capitalization-weighted index developed by Standard and Poor's consisting of those stocks within the S&P 500 Index that exhibit strong value characteristics. The Index uses a numerical ranking system based on four value factors and three growth factors to determine the constituents and their weightings. The Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses. The Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in the Index.

Price/Earnings ratio is a valuation of a company’s current share price compared to its per-share earnings.

Price/Cash Flow ratio is a ratio used to compare a company’s market value to its cash flow.

Soft dollar arrangements involve using client brokerage commissions to purchase research that helps managers make investment decisions.
 

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Growth of $10,000 Charts
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund – Retail Class
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund – Retail Class 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception(2)
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow  Retail Class
-0.68%
6.37%
6.30%
8.00%
Blended Index(1)
0.03%
6.94%
5.99%
7.95%
Russell 2000® Index
-4.41%
9.19%
6.80%
9.61%
Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index
1.07%
2.58%
4.04%
5.58%
S&P 500® Index
1.38%
12.57%
7.31%
9.35%
 
(1)
The Blended Index is comprised of a 25% weighting in the S&P 500® Index, a 25% weighting in the Russell 2000® Index and a 50% weighting in the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index.
(2)
Inception was July 1, 1991.

The total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the fee table of the most recent prospectus, dated November 1, 2015, was 0.97%.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $50,000 Investment in the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund – Institutional Class
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund – Institutional Class 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception(2)
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow – Institutional Class
-0.48%
6.63%
10.29%
Blended Index(1)
0.03%
6.94%
11.71%
Russell 2000® Index
-4.41%
9.19%
19.57%
Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/ Credit Bond Index
1.07%
2.58%
3.59%
S&P 500® Index
1.38%
12.57%
19.47%
 
(1)
The Blended Index is comprised of a 25% weighting in the S&P 500® Index, a 25% weighting in the Russell 2000® Index and a 50% weighting in the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index.
(2)
Inception was March 2, 2009.
 
The total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the fee table of the most recent prospectus, dated November 1, 2015, was 0.72%.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Please call 1-800-995-2637 for most recent month-end performance information.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation.

The Russell 2000® Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index comprised of the 2,000 smallest U.S. domiciled publicly-traded common stocks of the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index, an unmanaged index of the 3,000 largest U.S. domiciled publicly-traded common stocks by market capitalization.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index measures the performance of U.S. Dollar denominated U.S. Treasuries, government-related and investment grade U.S. corporate securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than one year and less than ten years.

The S&P 500® Index, Russell 2000® Index, Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index and Blended Index are widely recognized unmanaged indices of security prices and are representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from a Fund’s returns. The Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in any Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
 

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Growth of $10,000 Charts

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the James Small Cap Fund
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
James Small Cap Fund Average
Annual Total Returns
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception(1)
James Small Cap Fund
-4.34%
9.76%
5.15%
8.00%
Russell 2000® Index
-4.41%
9.19%
6.80%
8.49%
 
(1)
Fund inception was October 2, 1998.
 
The total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the fee table of the most recent prospectus, dated November 1, 2015, was 1.50%.
 
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the James Mid Cap Fund
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
James Mid Cap Fund
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception(1)
James Mid Cap Fund
0.86%
9.27%
5.76%
S&P MidCap 400® Value Index
-6.65%
10.19%
7.06%
 
(1)
Fund inception was June 30, 2006.
 
The total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the fee table of the most recent prospectus, dated November 1, 2015, was 1.50%.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Please call 1-800-995-2637 for most recent month-end performance information.

Mid, Small and Micro Cap investing involve greater risk not associated with investing in more established companies, such as greater price volatility, business risk, less liquidity and increased competitive threat.

The Mid Cap Fund invests in stocks of mid-cap companies which tend to be more volatile and can be less liquid than stocks of large-cap companies. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

The Russell 2000® Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index comprised of the 2,000 smallest U.S. domiciled publicly-traded common stocks of the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index, an unmanaged index of the 3,000 largest U.S. domiciled publicly-traded common stocks by market capitalization.

The S&P  MidCap 400®  Value  Index is  a  recognized, unmanaged index of  mid cap  stocks considered  to  be  value  stocks using Standard  and Poor’s methodology.

The Russell 2000® Index and S&P MidCap Value 400® Index are widely recognized unmanaged indices of security prices and are representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from a Fund’s returns. The Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in any Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
 

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Growth of $10,000 Charts
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the James Micro Cap Fund
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
James Micro Cap Fund 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
1 Year
5 Year
Since Inception(1)
James Micro Cap Fund
2.61%
10.53%
12.50%
Russell Microcap® Index
-5.16%
9.23%
13.63%
 
(1)
Fund inception was July 1, 2010.
 
The total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the fee table of the most recent prospectus, dated November 1, 2015, was 1.51%.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the James Aggressive Allocation Fund
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
James Aggressive Allocation Fund 
Cumulative Annual Total Returns
 
 
1 Month
3 Month
Since Inception(2)
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
-3.88%
0.45%
-8.59%
Blended Index(1)
-1.48%
3.83%
-0.93%
 
(1)
The Blended Index is comprised of a 35% weighting in the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Government/Credit Bond Index and a 65% weighting in the Russell 3000® Index.
(2)
Fund inception was July 1, 2015.
 
The total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the fee table of the most recent prospectus, dated November 1, 2015, was 0.99%.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Please call 1-800-995-2637 for most recent month-end performance information.

Mid, Small and Micro Cap investing involve greater risk not associated with investing in more established companies, such as greater price volatility, business risk, less liquidity and increased competitive threat.

The Russell Microcap® Index measures the performance of the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. It makes up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market. It includes 1,000 of the smallest securities in the small cap Russell 2000® Index, plus the next smallest eligible securities by market cap.

The Russell 3000® Index is a stock market index of US stocks. The index measures the performance of 3,000 publicly held US companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable US equity market.

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Government/Credit Bond Index (an unmanaged index generally representative of dollar denominated U.S. Treasuries, government related and investment grade U.S. corporate securities that have a remaining maturity greater than one year).

The Russell Microcap® Index and the Blended Index are widely recognized unmanaged indices of security prices and are representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index returns do not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from a Fund’s returns. The Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in any Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
 

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Growth of $10,000 Charts

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in the James Long-Short Fund
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
James Long-Short Fund 
Average Annual Total Returns

 
1 Year
Since Inception(1)
James Long-Short Fund
-4.88%
6.42%
S&P 500® Index
1.38%
12.39%

(1)
Fund inception was May 23, 2011.

The total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the fee table of the most recent prospectus, dated November 1, 2015, was 2.71%.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Please call 1-800-995-2637 for most recent month-end performance information.

Short selling incurs significant additional risk; theoretically, stocks sold short have unlimited upside risk potential. In addition, this strategy depends on the Adviser’s ability to correctly identify undervalued and overvalued stocks, and that the stock markets are reasonable and efficient. Periods of extreme volatility may harm the performance of this product. The Long-Short Fund may have a high portfolio turnover rate. A high portfolio turnover rate can result in increased brokerage commission costs and may expose taxable shareholders to potentially larger current tax liability.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation.

The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index of security prices and are representative of a broader market and range of securities than is found in the Fund’s portfolio. The Index return does not reflect the deduction of expenses, which have been deducted from a Fund’s returns. The Index return assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes and fees. Individuals cannot invest directly in any Index; however, an individual can invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of a benchmark index.
 

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Representation of Schedules of Investments
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

The illustrations below provide the industry sectors for the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund, James Small Cap Fund, James Mid Cap Fund, James Micro Cap Fund, James Aggressive Allocation Fund and James Long-Short Fund.

James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund - Industry Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)*
 
(PIE CHART)
 
James Small Cap Fund - Industry Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)*
 
(PIE CHART)
 
James Mid Cap Fund - Industry Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)*
 
(PIE CHART)
 
James Micro Cap Fund - Industry Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)*
 
(PIE CHART)
 
James Aggressive Allocation Fund - Industry Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)*

(PIE CHART)
 
James Long-Short Fund - Industry Sector Allocation (% of Net Assets)*
(Cash and Cash Equivalents and Other Liabilities in Excess of Assets not included)
 
(BAR CHART)
 
 
*
Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio.

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James Advantage Funds
Disclosure of Fund Expenses

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Example. As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including reinvested dividends or other distributions, and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This example is 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 example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s 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 a Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 
Net Expense
Ratio Annualized 
December 31,
2015(a)
Beginning 
Account Value 
July 1, 2015
Ending 
Account Value 
December 31,
2015
Expense Paid
During Period(b)
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
       
Retail Class Actual
0.96%
$1,000.00
$977.90
$4.77
Retail Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
0.96%
$1,000.00
$1,020.31
$4.88
Institutional Class Actual
0.71%
$1,000.00
$978.90
$3.53
Institutional Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
0.71%
$1,000.00
$1,021.57
$3.61
James Small Cap Fund
       
Actual
1.50%
$1,000.00
$963.40
$7.40
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
1.50%
$1,000.00
$1,017.60
$7.61
James Mid Cap Fund
       
Actual
1.50%
$1,000.00
$986.90
$7.49
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
1.50%
$1,000.00
$1,017.60
$7.61
James Micro Cap Fund
       
Actual
1.50%
$1,000.00
$999.60
$7.54
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
1.50%
$1,000.00
$1,017.60
$7.61
James Aggressive Allocation Fund(c)
       
Actual
0.98%
$1,000.00
$914.10
$4.69
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
0.98%
$1,000.00
$1,020.10
$4.95
James Long-Short Fund
       
Actual
2.20%(d)
$1,000.00
$1,000.80
$11.06
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
2.20%(d)
$1,000.00
$1,014.08
$11.14
 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

(a)
Annualized, based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half year expenses.
(b)
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), divided by 366.
(c)
Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2015.
(d)
Dividend and interest expense on securities sold short and interest expense totaled 0.70% (annualized) of average net assets for the six months ended December 31, 2015. Total annual operating expense of 2.20% includes the 0.70% of dividend and interest expense.
 

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS-49.5%
   
 
Basic Materials-3.2%
   
 
150,000
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
 
$
9,399,000
 
 
465,980
 
Celanese Corp., Series A
   
31,374,433
 
 
647,050
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
26,406,111
 
 
27,990
 
Ciner Resources LP*
   
624,737
 
 
388,280
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
   
14,696,398
 
 
1,018,430
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
   
33,272,108
 
 
212,430
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
11,537,073
 
 
48,740
 
Neenah Paper, Inc.
   
3,042,838
 
 
426,630
 
Newmont Mining Corp.
   
7,675,074
 
 
194,940
 
Richmont Mines, Inc.*
   
625,757
 
 
60,980
 
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
   
4,169,203
 
           
142,822,732
 
               
     
Consumer, Cyclical-9.2%
       
 
1,553,820
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
   
125,098,048
 
 
32,360
 
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*
   
2,182,359
 
 
607,040
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
   
18,484,368
 
 
357,190
 
Cato Corp., Class A
   
13,151,736
 
 
424,890
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
   
21,537,674
 
 
327,840
 
Dillard's, Inc., Class A
   
21,542,366
 
 
87,790
 
Express, Inc.*
   
1,517,011
 
 
68,450
 
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
   
3,024,121
 
 
611,220
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
39,784,310
 
 
586,440
 
Ford Motor Co.
   
8,262,940
 
 
707,700
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
   
20,827,611
 
 
723,880
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*
   
25,574,680
 
 
168,320
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
   
4,228,198
 
 
59,830
 
Lennar Corp., Class A
   
2,926,285
 
 
319,720
 
Macy's, Inc.
   
11,183,806
 
 
9,450
 
Meritage Homes Corp.*
   
321,206
 
 
216,740
 
Multi-Color Corp.
   
12,963,219
 
 
63,410
 
Patrick Industries, Inc.*
   
2,758,335
 
 
70,730
 
PC Connection, Inc.
   
1,601,327
 
 
160,000
 
PharMerica Corp.*
   
5,600,000
 
 
960,000
 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*
   
29,001,600
 
 
761,900
 
Southwest Airlines Co.
   
32,807,414
 
 
115,470
 
TravelCenters of America LLC*
   
1,085,418
 
 
38,460
 
Viacom, Inc., Class B
   
1,583,014
 
 
5,800
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc.
   
106,372
 
           
407,153,418
 
               
     
Consumer, Non-cyclical-10.0%
       
 
447,580
 
Aetna, Inc.
   
48,392,349
 
 
447,115
 
Anthem, Inc.
   
62,345,715
 
 
25,790
 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
   
1,195,109
 
 
32,560
 
Cardtronics, Inc.*
   
1,095,644
 
 
10,960
 
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
   
2,000,310
 
 
16,175
 
Convergys Corp.
   
402,596
 
 
771,540
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
   
71,907,528
 
 
196,730
 
DST Systems, Inc.
   
22,439,024
 
 
429,650
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
36,202,309
 
 
76,960
 
Helen of Troy, Ltd.*
   
7,253,480
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical (continued)
   
 
298,920
 
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A
 
$
13,176,394
 
 
53,960
 
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
   
2,915,459
 
 
1,048,720
 
Kroger Co.
   
43,867,958
 
 
4,720
 
Lannett Co., Inc.*
   
189,366
 
 
32,728
 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.
   
2,758,643
 
 
600,000
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
31,692,000
 
 
42,260
 
National HealthCare Corp.
   
2,607,442
 
 
64,340
 
Natural Health Trends Corp.
   
2,157,320
 
 
49,000
 
Natus Medical, Inc.*
   
2,354,450
 
 
71,460
 
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.*
   
965,425
 
 
447,930
 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
   
19,744,754
 
 
51,495
 
Nutrisystem, Inc.
   
1,114,352
 
 
94,420
 
Omega Protein Corp.*
   
2,096,124
 
 
698,720
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
22,554,682
 
 
575
 
Seaboard Corp.*
   
1,664,475
 
 
42,790
 
Superior Uniform Group, Inc.
   
726,574
 
 
372,225
 
SUPERVALU, Inc.*
   
2,523,685
 
 
315,000
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
37,056,600
 
           
443,399,767
 
               
     
Energy-3.1%
       
 
63,380
 
Advantage Oil & Gas, Ltd.*
   
321,970
 
 
40,240
 
Alon USA Energy, Inc.*
   
597,162
 
 
209,140
 
Chevron Corp.
   
18,814,234
 
 
130,000
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
10,133,500
 
 
230,184
 
HollyFrontier Corp.
   
9,182,040
 
 
19,425
 
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A
   
715,034
 
 
136,580
 
Star Gas Partners LP
   
1,016,155
 
 
514,340
 
Tesoro Corp.
   
54,196,006
 
 
589,990
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
41,718,193
 
 
58,860
 
World Fuel Services Corp.
   
2,263,756
 
           
138,958,050
 
               
     
Financial-8.6%
       
 
12,700
 
Aaron's, Inc.
   
284,353
 
 
115,800
 
ACE, Ltd.
   
13,531,230
 
 
75,360
 
Aircastle, Ltd.
   
1,574,270
 
 
500,673
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
   
36,088,510
 
 
751,430
 
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
   
46,273,059
 
 
221,155
 
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
   
13,233,915
 
 
771,600
 
Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.
   
37,268,280
 
 
149,910
 
Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.
   
9,592,741
 
 
34,590
 
ePlus, Inc.*
   
3,225,863
 
 
88,278
 
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A
   
5,618,012
 
 
477,000
 
Fifth Third Bancorp
   
9,587,700
 
 
182,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
32,801,860
 
 
45,572
 
Hersha Hospitality Trust, REIT
   
991,647
 
 
388,300
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
25,639,449
 
 
1,169,390
 
KeyCorp
   
15,424,254
 
 
14,515
 
LendingTree, Inc.*
   
1,295,899
 
 
50,790
 
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.
   
1,162,075
 
 
7,740
 
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.
   
192,881
 
 
368,200
 
Nelnet, Inc., Class A
   
12,360,474
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Financial (continued)
   
 
417,390
 
Outerwall, Inc.
 
$
15,251,431
 
 
60,180
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
5,735,756
 
 
68,860
 
Reading International, Inc., Class A*
   
902,755
 
 
135,130
 
Torchmark Corp.
   
7,724,031
 
 
542,304
 
Travelers Cos., Inc.
   
61,204,430
 
 
377,025
 
Unum Group
   
12,551,162
 
 
242,880
 
XL Group PLC
   
9,516,038
 
           
379,032,075
 
               
     
Industrial-4.7%
       
 
104,120
 
AMERCO
   
40,554,740
 
 
746,680
 
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*
   
14,142,119
 
 
100,000
 
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
   
4,628,000
 
 
89,005
 
American Woodmark Corp.*
   
7,118,620
 
 
264,110
 
Ball Corp.
   
19,208,720
 
 
110,970
 
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A*
   
2,096,223
 
 
13,670
 
Crown Holdings, Inc.*
   
693,069
 
 
41,005
 
Culp, Inc.
   
1,044,397
 
 
81,190
 
Deere & Co.
   
6,192,361
 
 
77,690
 
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.
   
1,654,797
 
 
64,340
 
Headwaters, Inc.*
   
1,085,416
 
 
480,540
 
Jarden Corp.*
   
27,448,445
 
 
11,000
 
L.S. Starrett Co., Class A
   
106,920
 
 
1,059,400
 
Magna International, Inc.
   
42,969,264
 
 
122,950
 
Matson, Inc.
   
5,241,358
 
 
190,800
 
Meritor, Inc.*
   
1,593,180
 
 
149,710
 
Ryder System, Inc.
   
8,508,019
 
 
55,800
 
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
   
1,226,484
 
 
77,700
 
Sonoco Products Co.
   
3,175,599
 
 
14,540
 
Strattec Security Corp.
   
821,365
 
 
486,350
 
Trinity Industries, Inc.
   
11,682,127
 
 
679,630
 
Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.
   
5,382,670
 
 
34,245
 
Unifi, Inc.*
   
963,997
 
 
113,670
 
USA Truck, Inc.*
   
1,983,542
 
           
209,521,432
 
               
     
Technology-7.0%
       
 
25,000
 
AAR Corp.
   
657,250
 
 
245,360
 
ACCO Brands Corp.*
   
1,749,417
 
 
231,150
 
Apple, Inc.
   
24,330,849
 
 
220,000
 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*
   
11,919,600
 
 
211,540
 
Avnet, Inc.
   
9,062,374
 
 
54,790
 
Cascade Microtech, Inc.*
   
890,337
 
 
62,000
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
1,683,610
 
 
48,970
 
Cohu, Inc.
   
591,068
 
 
220,420
 
Corning, Inc.
   
4,029,278
 
 
8,900
 
CSG Systems International, Inc.
   
320,222
 
 
903,300
 
Deluxe Corp.
   
49,265,982
 
 
57,280
 
FormFactor, Inc.*
   
515,520
 
 
87,450
 
The Hackett Group, Inc.
   
1,405,321
 
 
365,230
 
Intel Corp.
   
12,582,173
 
 
30,490
 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
   
1,715,367
 
 
275,780
 
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A
   
8,949,061
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Technology (continued)
   
 
204,220
 
Lockheed Martin Corp.
 
$
44,346,373
 
 
44,290
 
Mentor Graphics Corp.
   
815,822
 
 
29,675
 
Mind CTI, Ltd.
   
75,078
 
 
25,590
 
NeuStar, Inc., Class A*
   
613,392
 
 
322,650
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
60,919,546
 
 
197,260
 
Orbotech, Ltd.*
   
4,365,364
 
 
114,050
 
Symantec Corp.
   
2,395,050
 
 
213,270
 
SYNNEX Corp.
   
19,179,371
 
 
5,800
 
Tessera Technologies, Inc.
   
174,058
 
 
629,560
 
Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*
   
8,851,614
 
 
140,000
 
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.*
   
2,342,200
 
 
590,000
 
Western Digital Corp.
   
35,429,500
 
 
111,440
 
ZAGG, Inc.*
   
1,219,154
 
           
310,393,951
 
               
     
Utilities-3.7%
       
 
263,540
 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
   
15,356,476
 
 
1,518,080
 
AT&T, Inc.
   
52,237,133
 
 
121,070
 
BCE, Inc.
   
4,675,724
 
 
378,420
 
BT Group PLC, Sponsored ADR
   
13,097,116
 
 
129,400
 
DTE Energy Co.
   
10,376,586
 
 
149,700
 
Edison International
   
8,863,737
 
 
24,200
 
Gas Natural, Inc.
   
180,290
 
 
108,320
 
IDACORP, Inc.
   
7,365,760
 
 
106,870
 
Inteliquent, Inc.
   
1,899,080
 
 
77,700
 
PG&E Corp.
   
4,132,863
 
 
60,090
 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
   
3,874,603
 
 
119,460
 
PNM Resources, Inc.
   
3,651,892
 
 
411,560
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
14,968,437
 
 
122,280
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
   
4,731,013
 
 
9,080
 
TELUS Corp.
   
251,062
 
 
216,920
 
UGI Corp.
   
7,323,219
 
 
982,090
 
Vonage Holdings Corp.*
   
5,637,197
 
 
100,860
 
Westar Energy, Inc.
   
4,277,473
 
           
162,899,661
 
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,813,194,808)
   
2,194,181,086
 
               
CLOSED-END FUNDS-0.0%(a)
       
 
76,550
 
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
   
777,748
 
 
10,000
 
Nuveen Municipal Opportunity Fund, Inc.
   
143,300
 
 
40,000
 
Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc.
   
578,400
 
               
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS (Cost $1,350,150)
   
1,499,448
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-0.2%
   
 
69,710
 
iShares® MSCI Canada ETF
 
$
1,498,765
 
 
51,510
 
iShares® MSCI Philippines ETF
   
1,737,947
 
 
20,000
 
iShares® MSCI Poland Capped ETF
   
361,500
 
 
50,820
 
iShares® MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF
   
1,577,453
 
 
10,000
 
iShares® National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF
   
1,107,100
 
 
122,900
 
SPDR® Nuveen Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
   
2,993,844
 
               
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $9,617,440)
   
9,276,609
 
               
CORPORATE BONDS-6.7%
       
     
Basic Materials-0.1%
       
$
5,000,000
 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 2.750%, 4/1/16
   
5,023,450
 
 
1,500,000
 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 5.750%, 3/15/19
   
1,647,337
 
           
6,670,787
 
     
Consumer, Cyclical-0.4%
       
 
5,000,000
 
eBay, Inc., 2.600%, 7/15/22
   
4,655,955
 
 
5,000,000
 
Home Depot, Inc., 2.700%, 4/1/23
   
4,965,425
 
 
5,000,000
 
Home Depot, Inc., 5.950%, 4/1/41
   
6,220,435
 
 
785,000
 
McDonald's Corp., 5.700%, 2/1/39
   
853,763
 
 
2,000,000
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.250%, 9/1/35
   
2,278,332
 
           
18,973,910
 
     
Consumer, Non-cyclical-1.4%
       
 
10,000,000
 
Coca-Cola Co., 3.200%, 11/1/23
   
10,347,660
 
 
3,000,000
 
Hershey Co., 4.125%, 12/1/20
   
3,235,263
 
 
5,475,000
 
Johnson & Johnson, 4.500%, 9/1/40
   
6,026,897
 
 
5,000,000
 
Merck & Co., Inc., 2.800%, 5/18/23
   
4,978,715
 
 
10,000,000
 
Merck & Co., Inc., 4.150%, 5/18/43
   
10,039,610
 
 
10,000,000
 
PepsiCo, Inc., 5.000%, 6/1/18
   
10,823,380
 
 
10,000,000
 
Stryker Corp., 2.000%, 9/30/16
   
10,076,140
 
 
5,465,000
 
Wyeth LLC, 5.500%, 2/15/16
   
5,493,467
 
           
61,021,132
 
     
Energy-1.3%
       
 
5,000,000
 
Apache Corp., 3.250%, 4/15/22
   
4,762,520
 
 
5,000,000
 
BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.245%, 5/6/22
   
4,940,995
 
 
8,271,000
 
Chevron Corp., 3.326%, 11/17/25
   
8,330,626
 
 
10,000,000
 
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., 5.875%, 5/1/19
   
10,138,140
 
 
5,000,000
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 1.750%, 2/15/17
   
5,010,160
 
 
5,050,000
 
Shell International Finance BV, 2.375%, 8/21/22
   
4,838,061
 
 
5,000,000
 
Shell International Finance BV, 6.375%, 12/15/38
   
5,907,110
 
 
2,625,000
 
Shell International Finance BV, 4.375%, 5/11/45
   
2,478,339
 
 
10,000,000
 
Statoil ASA, 2.250%, 11/8/19
   
9,964,830
 
           
56,370,781
 
     
Financial-2.4%
       
 
5,000,000
 
Aflac, Inc., 2.650%, 2/15/17
   
5,065,765
 
 
20,000,000
 
American Express Credit Corp., 2.800%, 9/19/16
   
20,255,440
 
 
5,000,000
 
Bank of America Corp., 1.823%, 4/27/16(b)
   
4,999,945
 
 
5,000,000
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.750%, 8/15/21
   
5,333,895
 
 
5,000,000
 
Citigroup, Inc., 4.450%, 1/10/17
   
5,138,000
 
 
10,000,000
 
General Electric Capital Corp., 1.121%, 4/15/20(b)
   
10,003,410
 
 
2,000,000
 
General Electric Capital Corp., 6.875%, 1/10/39
   
2,725,996
 
 
15,000,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.600%, 1/15/16
   
15,006,255
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Financial (continued)
   
$
20,000,000
 
Morgan Stanley & Co., 3.800%, 4/29/16
 
$
20,169,120
 
 
5,000,000
 
Morgan Stanley & Co., 4.750%, 3/22/17
   
5,179,015
 
 
6,000,000
 
PNC Bank Na, 2.950%, 2/23/25
   
5,809,980
 
 
5,000,000
 
UBS AG, 5.875%, 12/20/17
   
5,400,775
 
           
105,087,596
 
     
Industrial-0.2%
       
 
1,000,000
 
Caterpillar, Inc., 7.900%, 12/15/18
   
1,170,259
 
 
1,000,000
 
Caterpillar, Inc., 8.250%, 12/15/38
   
1,455,603
 
 
5,000,000
 
United Technologies Corp., 3.100%, 6/1/22
   
5,091,085
 
           
7,716,947
 
     
Technology-0.7%
       
 
8,000,000
 
Google, Inc., 3.625%, 5/19/21
   
8,518,808
 
 
5,000,000
 
Intel Corp., 3.300%, 10/1/21
   
5,182,020
 
 
3,000,000
 
International Business Machines Corp., 1.950%, 7/22/16
   
3,017,991
 
 
7,000,000
 
International Business Machines Corp., 1.875%, 8/1/22
   
6,608,203
 
 
3,700,000
 
Microsoft Corp., 5.200%, 6/1/39
   
4,180,730
 
 
5,000,000
 
Oracle Corp., 2.500%, 10/15/22
   
4,883,440
 
           
32,391,192
 
     
Utilities-0.2%
       
 
5,000,000
 
Duke Energy Florida LLC, Series A, 5.800%, 9/15/17
   
5,357,010
 
 
4,600,000
 
San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 3.000%, 8/15/21
   
4,698,196
 
           
10,055,206
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $298,745,934)
   
298,287,551
 
               
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES-0.5%
       
     
Federal National Mortgage Association-0.4%
       
$
13,857,671
 
3.500%, 9/1/33
   
14,483,936
 
 
2,007,966
 
4.500%, 9/1/40
   
2,097,556
 
           
16,581,492
 
     
Government National Mortgage Association-0.1%
       
 
4,233,737
 
4.000%, 12/20/40
   
4,534,113
 
               
TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $20,578,722)
   
21,115,605
 
               
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-2.7%
       
     
Federal Farm Credit Banks-1.8%
       
 
15,000,000
 
1.690%, 8/12/19
   
15,000,480
 
 
10,000,000
 
1.750%, 5/28/20
   
10,000,210
 
 
10,000,000
 
2.380%, 5/15/23
   
9,712,140
 
 
10,000,000
 
2.980%, 11/25/25
   
9,893,000
 
 
5,725,000
 
2.750%, 11/6/26
   
5,676,818
 
 
10,000,000
 
3.500%, 9/14/29
   
9,834,510
 
 
7,325,000
 
3.400%, 11/25/30
   
7,310,526
 
 
10,000,000
 
3.220%, 3/26/31
   
9,962,250
 
           
77,389,934
 
     
Federal Home Loan Banks-0.8%
       
 
5,000,000
 
1.600%, 10/22/20
   
4,878,600
 
 
5,405,405
 
2.430%, 10/11/22
   
5,405,757
 
 
6,000,000
 
3.250%, 7/28/25
   
5,980,626
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Federal Home Loan Banks (continued)
   
$
10,000,000
 
2.000%, 11/25/30 (c)
 
$
9,968,160
 
 
10,000,000
 
3.880%, 11/5/35
   
10,002,870
 
           
36,236,013
 
     
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development-0.1%
       
 
5,000,000
 
2.050%, 8/1/19
   
5,069,985
 
               
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Cost $119,609,119)
   
118,695,932
 
               
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES-35.2%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Bonds-3.8%
       
$
80,000,000
 
5.375%, 2/15/31
   
108,465,920
 
 
15,000,000
 
2.750%, 8/15/42
   
14,306,865
 
 
50,000,000
 
2.875%, 8/15/45
   
48,466,800
 
           
171,239,585
 
     
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes-0.8%
       
 
13,055,950
 
1.625%, 1/15/18
   
13,459,157
 
 
21,016,800
 
0.125%, 1/15/22
   
20,342,203
 
           
33,801,360
 
     
U.S. Treasury Notes-30.6%
       
 
35,000,000
 
2.000%, 1/31/16
   
35,049,035
 
 
36,000,000
 
1.000%, 9/30/16
   
36,073,080
 
 
80,000,000
 
0.500%, 1/31/17
   
79,705,520
 
 
58,000,000
 
4.625%, 2/15/17
   
60,406,130
 
 
90,000,000
 
0.500%, 2/28/17
   
89,637,480
 
 
50,000,000
 
0.875%, 10/15/17
   
49,853,350
 
 
105,000,000
 
0.875%, 11/15/17
   
104,643,735
 
 
155,000,000
 
1.500%, 8/31/18
   
156,054,930
 
 
190,000,000
 
2.750%, 2/15/19
   
198,035,100
 
 
185,000,000
 
1.500%, 10/31/19
   
184,457,025
 
 
25,000,000
 
1.375%, 9/30/20
   
24,574,075
 
 
200,000,000
 
2.625%, 11/15/20
   
207,871,000
 
 
60,000,000
 
2.125%, 5/15/25
   
59,213,460
 
 
75,000,000
 
2.000%, 8/15/25
   
73,123,800
 
           
1,358,697,720
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES (Cost $1,558,044,802)
   
1,563,738,665
 
               
FOREIGN BONDS-0.7%
       
     
Australia Government-0.2%
       
AUD 10,000,000
 
5.250%, 3/15/19
   
8,014,114
 
               
     
Canada Government-0.2%
       
CAD 5,000,000
 
3.750%, 6/1/19
   
4,001,337
 
CAD 5,000,000
 
3.500%, 6/1/20
   
4,057,274
 
           
8,058,611
 
     
Netherlands Government-0.1%
       
EUR 3,000,000
 
4.000%, 7/15/19(d)
   
3,741,303
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
New Zealand Government Bond-0.2%
   
NZD 15,000,000
 
5.000%, 3/15/19
 
$
10,954,687
 
           
TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS (Cost $34,542,098)
   
30,768,715
 
           
MUNICIPAL BONDS-3.8%
       
 
California-0.0%( a)
       
 
1,000,000
 
Citrus Community College District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Prefunded 6/01/17 @ 100, 4.750%, 6/1/31 (e)
   
1,056,570
 
               
     
Colorado-0.0%(a)
       
 
1,000,000
 
Adams County School District No. 14 General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Prefunded 12/01/16 @ 100, 5.000%, 12/1/26 (e)
   
1,040,010
 
               
     
Connecticut-0.2%
       
 
5,350,000
 
State of Connecticut, Series D, 5.000%, 11/1/25
   
6,253,080
 
               
     
Florida-0.3%
       
 
10,775,000
 
Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay General Obligation Bonds, Series C, 5.000%, 6/1/23
   
13,229,976
 
 
1,000,000
 
Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay General Obligation Bonds, Series D, 5.000%, 6/1/38
   
1,084,480
 
           
14,314,456
 
     
Georgia-0.2%
       
 
3,000,000
 
State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series B, 4.500%, 1/1/29
   
3,277,500
 
 
5,000,000
 
State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series D, 5.000%, 2/1/25
   
6,087,200
 
           
9,364,700
 
     
Hawaii-0.3%
       
 
9,000,000
 
City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series B, 5.000%, 11/1/25
   
10,814,670
 
               
     
Illinois-0.1%
       
 
500,000
 
Kane & DeKalb Counties Community Unit School District No. 302 Kaneland General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building), 5.500%, 2/1/28
   
501,830
 
 
1,000,000
 
Village of Bolingbrook General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 5.000%, 1/1/37
   
1,051,320
 
           
1,553,150
 
     
Maryland-0.1%
       
 
5,000,000
 
County of Montgomery General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series A, 3.000%, 11/1/29
   
5,040,150
 
               
     
Massachusetts-0.0%(a)
       
 
1,000,000
 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Limited Bonds, Series C, Prefunded 8/01/17 @ 100, 5.250%, 8/1/22 (e)
   
1,069,590
 
               
     
Michigan-0.0%(a)
       
 
1,000,000
 
Marysville Public School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building & Site), 5.000%, 5/1/32
   
1,046,070
 
               
     
 Ohio-1.0%
       
 
7,450,000
 
Beavercreek City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 3.250%, 12/1/36
   
7,438,601
 
 
5,450,000
 
City of Columbus General Obligation Various Purpose Limited Tax Bonds, Series B, 3.250%, 8/15/24
   
5,840,874
 
 
5,000,000
 
County of Cuyahoga General Obligation Limited (Capital Improvement), Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/37
   
5,203,100
 
     
Greenville City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Improvement):
       
 
5,000,000
 
5.000%, 1/1/46
   
5,410,300
 
 
11,000,000
 
5.500%, 1/1/51
   
12,222,760
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Ohio (continued)
   
$
1,100,000
 
Miamisburg City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Facilities Construction & Improvement), Prerefunded 12/01/18 @ 100, 5.000%, 12/1/33 (e)
 
$
1,206,964
 
 
500,000
 
Mount Healthy City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Improvement), Prefunded 6/01/18 @ 100, 5.000%, 12/1/26 (e)
   
547,860
 
 
1,000,000
 
Ohio State University General Recipients Revenue Bonds, Series C, 4.910%, 6/1/40
   
1,122,650
 
 
105,000
 
Ohio State University Revenue Bonds, Series A, Prefunded 12/01/18 @ 100, 5.000%, 12/1/28 (e)
   
116,794
 
 
895,000
 
Ohio State University Revenue Bonds, Series A, Unrefunded Portion, 5.000%, 12/1/28
   
993,083
 
 
500,000
 
Springboro Community City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 5.250%, 12/1/23
   
606,850
 
 
365,000
 
State of Ohio General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Prefunded 3/01/18 @ 100, 5.375%, 9/1/28 (e)
   
399,248
 
 
635,000
 
State of Ohio General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Unrefunded Portion, 5.375%, 9/1/28
   
692,017
 
 
1,000,000
 
Wright State University Revenue Bonds, 4.000%, 5/1/18
   
1,053,240
 
           
42,854,341
 
     
Pennsylvania-0.5%
       
 
20,000,000
 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, First Series, 5.000%, 6/1/24
   
23,523,000
 
               
     
Tennessee-0.1%
       
 
5,000,000
 
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County TN General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series C, 4.000%, 7/1/24
   
5,827,850
 
               
     
Texas-0.6%
       
 
1,000,000
 
Friendswood Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (Schoolhouse), 5.000%, 2/15/37
   
1,063,750
 
 
1,000,000
 
Judson Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building), Prefunded  2/01/17 @ 100, 5.000%, 2/1/37 (e)
   
1,047,050
 
 
500,000
 
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (Schoolhouse), 5.000%, 2/15/38
   
519,380
 
 
7,150,000
 
New Caney Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building), Series AD, Prefunded 2/15/16 @ 100, 5.000%, 2/15/35 (e)
   
7,187,394
 
 
5,335,000
 
Port of Houston Authority General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series D-1, 5.000%, 10/1/35
   
6,190,787
 
 
7,620,000
 
Referendum Transportation Community Mobility General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series A, 5.000%, 10/1/25
   
9,586,951
 
 
475,000
 
Tyler Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Prefunded 2/15/18 @ 100, 5.000%, 2/15/34 (e)
   
515,475
 
 
525,000
 
Tyler Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Unrefunded Portion, 5.000%, 2/15/34
   
567,205
 
           
26,677,992
 
     
Washington-0.3%
       
 
5,000,000
 
State of Washington General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series D, 4.000%, 2/1/37
   
5,235,850
 
 
5,845,000
 
State of Washington General Obligation Various Purpose Unlimited Bonds, Series D, 5.000%, 2/1/20
   
6,711,989
 
           
11,947,839
 
     
Wisconsin-0.1%
       
 
5,000,000
 
State of Wisconsin General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series C, 5.000%, 5/1/25
   
5,877,400
 
               
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $162,304,825)
   
168,260,868
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-0.5%
   
 
Mutual Funds-0.5%
   
 
22,147,111
 
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%
 
$
22,147,111
 
               
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $22,147,111)
   
22,147,111
 
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-99.8% (Cost $4,040,135,009)
   
4,427,971,590
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES-0.2%
   
9,852,134
 
NET ASSETS-100.0%
 
$
4,437,823,724
 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. Those definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.
 
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Less than 0.05% of Net Assets.
(b)
Floating or variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at December 31, 2015.
(c)
Step coupon.  Coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule.  Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of December 31, 2015.
(d)
Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $3,741,303, representing 0.08% of net assets.
(e)
Prefunded Issues are bonds which are prerefunded and collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest on tax exempt issues and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
 
AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders 
ADR - American Depositary Receipt 
ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for public limited company 
AUD - Australian Dollar 
BV - Besloten Vennootschap is the Dutch term for private limited liability company 
CAD - Canadian Dollar 
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund 
EUR - Euro 
LLC - Limited Liability Company 
LP - Limited Partnership 
Ltd. - Limited 
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International 
NZD - New Zealand Dollar 
PLC - Public Limited Company 
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust 
SPDR - Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Small Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS-96.1%
   
 
Basic Materials-11.1%
   
 
13,875
 
Ciner Resources LP*
 
$
309,690
 
 
45,820
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
   
1,734,287
 
 
42,780
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
2,323,382
 
 
131,410
 
Lydall, Inc.*
   
4,662,427
 
 
76,045
 
Neenah Paper, Inc.
   
4,747,489
 
 
101,025
 
Richmont Mines, Inc.*
   
324,290
 
 
7,290
 
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
   
498,417
 
           
14,599,982
 
               
     
Consumer, Cyclical-15.5%
       
 
50,438
 
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*
   
3,401,539
 
 
22,110
 
Cato Corp., Class A
   
814,090
 
 
96,345
 
Express, Inc.*
   
1,664,842
 
 
35,174
 
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
   
1,553,987
 
 
158,750
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*
   
5,608,638
 
 
76,157
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
   
1,913,064
 
 
14,565
 
Meritage Homes Corp.*
   
495,064
 
 
32,630
 
Multi-Color Corp.
   
1,951,600
 
 
32,340
 
Patrick Industries, Inc.*
   
1,406,790
 
 
56,450
 
PC Connection, Inc.
   
1,278,028
 
 
32,140
 
TravelCenters of America LLC*
   
302,116
 
 
3,730
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc.
   
68,408
 
           
20,458,166
 
               
     
Consumer, Non-cyclical-15.6%
       
 
4,960
 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
   
229,846
 
 
50,865
 
Cardtronics, Inc.*
   
1,711,607
 
 
7,910
 
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
   
1,443,654
 
 
19,965
 
Convergys Corp.
   
496,929
 
 
29,000
 
Helen of Troy, Ltd.*
   
2,733,250
 
 
53,435
 
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A
   
2,355,415
 
 
31,147
 
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
   
1,682,872
 
 
8,830
 
Lannett Co., Inc.*
   
354,260
 
 
66,122
 
National HealthCare Corp.
   
4,079,727
 
 
32,963
 
Natural Health Trends Corp.
   
1,105,249
 
 
66,515
 
Natus Medical, Inc.*
   
3,196,046
 
 
21,440
 
Omega Protein Corp.*
   
475,968
 
 
26,205
 
Pointer Telocation, Ltd.*
   
160,113
 
 
33,370
 
Superior Uniform Group, Inc.
   
566,623
 
           
20,591,559
 
               
     
Energy-3.0%
       
 
112,685
 
Advantage Oil & Gas, Ltd.*
   
572,440
 
 
71,185
 
Alon USA Energy, Inc.*
   
1,056,385
 
 
34,115
 
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A
   
1,255,773
 
 
136,433
 
Star Gas Partners LP
   
1,015,062
 
           
3,899,660
 
     
Financial-11.5%
       
 
79,495
 
Aircastle, Ltd.
   
1,660,651
 
 
45,278
 
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
   
2,709,436
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Financial (continued)
   
 
52,785
 
Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.
 
$
2,549,515
 
 
29,936
 
ePlus, Inc.*
   
2,791,831
 
 
39,095
 
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A
   
2,488,006
 
 
78,471
 
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.
   
1,795,416
 
 
3,340
 
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.
   
83,233
 
 
42,625
 
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.
   
700,755
 
 
35,253
 
Reading International, Inc., Class A*
   
462,167
 
           
15,241,010
 
               
     
Industrial-12.1%
       
 
88,270
 
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,671,834
 
 
23,605
 
American Woodmark Corp.*
   
1,887,928
 
 
73,940
 
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A*
   
1,396,727
 
 
100,500
 
Headwaters, Inc.*
   
1,695,435
 
 
6,535
 
L.S. Starrett Co., Class A
   
63,520
 
 
41,275
 
Matson, Inc.
   
1,759,553
 
 
53,440
 
Meritor, Inc.*
   
446,224
 
 
7,530
 
SL Industries, Inc.*
   
240,056
 
 
42,555
 
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
   
935,359
 
 
13,168
 
Strattec Security Corp.
   
743,860
 
 
131,688
 
Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A
   
902,063
 
 
179,235
 
Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.
   
1,419,541
 
 
64,115
 
Unifi, Inc.*
   
1,804,837
 
 
58,630
 
USA Truck, Inc.*
   
1,023,094
 
           
15,990,031
 
               
     
Technology-18.6%
       
 
231,045
 
ACCO Brands Corp.*
   
1,647,351
 
 
42,825
 
Cascade Microtech, Inc.*
   
695,906
 
 
24,870
 
Cohu, Inc.
   
300,181
 
 
14,590
 
CSG Systems International, Inc.
   
524,948
 
 
72,463
 
Deluxe Corp.
   
3,952,132
 
 
35,680
 
FormFactor, Inc.*
   
321,120
 
 
47,610
 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
   
2,678,539
 
 
78,740
 
Mentor Graphics Corp.
   
1,450,391
 
 
44,725
 
Mind CTI, Ltd.
   
113,154
 
 
68,660
 
NCI, Inc., Class A
   
937,209
 
 
20,520
 
NeuStar, Inc., Class A*
   
491,865
 
 
162,980
 
Orbotech, Ltd.*
   
3,606,747
 
 
30,105
 
SYNNEX Corp.
   
2,707,343
 
 
298,971
 
Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*
   
4,203,532
 
 
87,950
 
ZAGG, Inc.*
   
962,173
 
           
24,592,591
 
               
     
Utilities-8.7%
       
 
15,615
 
Gas Natural, Inc.
   
116,332
 
 
13,440
 
IDACORP, Inc.
   
913,920
 
 
54,960
 
Inteliquent, Inc.
   
976,639
 
 
69,255
 
PNM Resources, Inc.
   
2,117,125
 
 
73,110
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
2,659,011
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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James Small Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Utilities (continued)
   
 
822,303
 
Vonage Holdings Corp.*
 
$
4,720,020
 
           
11,503,047
 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $105,804,444)
   
126,876,046
 
               
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES-1.9%
       
     
United States Treasury Bill-1.9%
       
$
2,500,000
 
0.403%, 6/2/16(a)
   
2,495,490
 
             
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES (Cost $2,495,744)
   
2,495,490
 
               
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-3.4%
       
     
Mutual Funds-3.4%
       
 
4,523,416
 
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%
   
4,523,416
 
               
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,523,416)
   
4,523,416
 
             
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-101.4% (Cost $112,823,604)
   
133,894,952
 
OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS-(1.4)%
   
(1,814,918
)
NET ASSETS-100.0%
 
$
132,080,034
 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. Those definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

* Non-income producing security.
(a)   Rate shown represents the bond equivalent yield to maturity at date of purchase.

LLC - Limited Liabilty Company 
LP - Limited Partnership 
Ltd. - Limited

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments
James Mid Cap Fund

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS-95.6%
   
 
Basic Materials-8.6%
   
 
7,500
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
 
$
469,950
 
 
5,000
 
Celanese Corp., Series A
   
336,650
 
 
10,000
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
   
378,500
 
 
12,000
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
   
392,040
 
           
1,577,140
 
               
     
Consumer, Cyclical-20.4%
       
 
16,500
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
   
1,328,415
 
 
3,500
 
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*
   
236,040
 
 
7,133
 
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
   
270,483
 
 
16,000
 
Express, Inc.*
   
276,480
 
 
6,500
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
423,085
 
 
15,000
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*
   
529,950
 
 
7,500
 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*
   
226,575
 
 
10,000
 
Vista Outdoor, Inc.*
   
445,100
 
           
3,736,128
 
               
     
Consumer, Non-cyclical-12.1%
       
 
7,500
 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
   
347,550
 
 
20,000
 
Convergys Corp.
   
497,800
 
 
6,000
 
Helen of Troy, Ltd.*
   
565,500
 
 
9,000
 
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A
   
396,720
 
 
5,000
 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.
   
421,450
 
           
2,229,020
 
               
     
Energy-4.7%
       
 
8,250
 
HollyFrontier Corp.
   
329,093
 
 
5,000
 
Tesoro Corp.
   
526,850
 
           
855,943
 
     
Financial-12.9%
       
 
8,775
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
   
632,502
 
 
6,000
 
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
   
369,480
 
 
3,500
 
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
   
209,440
 
 
4,000
 
Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.
   
193,200
 
 
6,000
 
First American Financial Corp.
   
215,400
 
 
7,000
 
Validus Holdings, Ltd.
   
324,030
 
 
11,000
 
XL Group PLC
   
430,980
 
           
2,375,032
 
     
Industrial-14.9%
       
 
3,000
 
AMERCO
   
1,168,500
 
 
17,437
 
Jarden Corp.*
   
996,002
 
 
11,500
 
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
   
252,770
 
 
40,000
 
Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.
   
316,800
 
           
2,734,072
 
               
     
Technology-13.0%
       
 
7,750
 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*
   
419,895
 
 
7,000
 
Avnet, Inc.
   
299,880
 
 
13,950
 
Deluxe Corp.
   
760,833
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
 
Technology (continued)
   
 
5,000
 
Orbital ATK, Inc.
 
$
446,700
 
 
5,000
 
SYNNEX Corp.
   
449,650
 
           
2,376,958
 
               
     
Utilities-9.0%
       
 
15,550
 
CMS Energy Corp.
   
561,044
 
 
4,975
 
DTE Energy Co.
   
398,945
 
 
8,000
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
290,960
 
 
4,500
 
UGI Corp.
   
151,920
 
 
44,000
 
Vonage Holdings Corp.*
   
252,560
 
           
1,655,429
 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $12,065,907)
   
17,539,722
 
               
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-4.5%
       
     
Mutual Funds-4.5%
       
 
831,265
 
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%
   
831,265
 
             
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $831,265)
   
831,265
 
             
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-100.1% (Cost $12,897,172)
   
18,370,987
 
OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS-(0.1)%
   
(10,476
)
NET ASSETS-100.0%
 
$
18,360,511
 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. Those definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

* Non-income producing security.

Ltd. - Limited
PLC - Public Limited Company.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments
James Micro Cap Fund

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS-95.2%
   
 
Basic Materials-4.7%
   
 
11,755
 
Ciner Resources LP*
 
$
262,372
 
 
20,830
 
Lydall, Inc.*
   
739,048
 
 
130,070
 
Richmont Mines, Inc.*
   
417,525
 
           
1,418,945
 
               
     
Consumer, Cyclical-19.5%
       
 
8,200
 
Cato Corp., Class A
   
301,924
 
 
33,001
 
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
   
1,457,984
 
 
25,905
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*
   
915,224
 
 
6,810
 
Multi-Color Corp.
   
407,306
 
 
27,581
 
Patrick Industries, Inc.*
   
1,199,773
 
 
52,668
 
PC Connection, Inc.
   
1,192,404
 
 
30,335
 
TravelCenters of America LLC*
   
285,149
 
 
3,380
 
Wayside Technology Group, Inc.
   
61,989
 
           
5,821,753
 
               
     
Consumer, Non-cyclical-19.7%
       
 
6,850
 
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
   
1,250,193
 
 
20,670
 
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A
   
911,133
 
 
26,501
 
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
   
1,431,849
 
 
28,038
 
Natural Health Trends Corp.
   
940,114
 
 
16,115
 
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.*
   
217,714
 
 
20,525
 
Omega Protein Corp.*
   
455,655
 
 
14,260
 
Pointer Telocation, Ltd.*
   
87,129
 
 
33,857
 
Superior Uniform Group, Inc.
   
574,892
 
           
5,868,679
 
               
     
Energy-2.5%
       
 
98,941
 
Star Gas Partners LP
   
736,121
 
           
736,121
 
               
     
Financial-13.0%
       
 
18,568
 
ePlus, Inc.*
   
1,731,652
 
 
58,813
 
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.
   
1,345,641
 
 
2,955
 
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.
   
73,639
 
 
20,370
 
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.
   
334,883
 
 
28,839
 
Reading International, Inc., Class A*
   
378,079
 
           
3,863,894
 
               
     
Industrial-15.6%
       
 
4,870
 
American Woodmark Corp.*
   
389,503
 
 
54,945
 
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A*
   
1,037,911
 
 
10,610
 
Culp, Inc.
   
270,237
 
 
18,855
 
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.
   
401,611
 
 
4,720
 
L.S. Starrett Co., Class A
   
45,878
 
 
6,285
 
SL Industries, Inc.*
   
200,366
 
 
9,861
 
Strattec Security Corp.
   
557,048
 
 
62,933
 
Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A
   
431,091
 
 
10,305
 
Unifi, Inc.*
   
290,086
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Industrial (continued)
   
 
58,860
 
USA Truck, Inc.*
 
$
1,027,107
 
           
4,650,838
 
               
     
Technology-13.9%
       
 
33,510
 
Cascade Microtech, Inc.*
   
544,538
 
 
21,205
 
Cohu, Inc.
   
255,944
 
 
34,150
 
FormFactor, Inc.*
   
307,350
 
 
34,770
 
Mind CTI, Ltd.
   
87,968
 
 
63,855
 
NCI, Inc., Class A
   
871,621
 
 
51,341
 
Orbotech, Ltd.*
   
1,136,176
 
 
86,290
 
ZAGG, Inc.*
   
944,013
 
           
4,147,610
 
               
     
Utilities-6.3%
       
 
12,150
 
Gas Natural, Inc.
   
90,517
 
 
54,375
 
Inteliquent, Inc.
   
966,244
 
 
145,670
 
Vonage Holdings Corp.*
   
836,146
 
           
1,892,907
 
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $23,517,486)
   
28,400,747
 
               
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES-2.5%
       
     
United States Treasury Bill-2.5%
       
$
750,000
 
0.403%, 6/2/16(a)
   
748,647
 
               
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES (Cost $748,723)
   
748,647
 
               
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-6.1%
       
     
Mutual Funds-6.1%
       
 
1,810,541
 
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%
   
1,810,541
 
             
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,810,541)
   
1,810,541
 
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-103.8% (Cost $26,076,750)
   
30,959,935
 
OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS-(3.8)%
   
(1,144,382
)
NET ASSETS-100.0%
 
$
29,815,553
 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. Those definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Rate shown represents the bond equivalent yield to maturity at date of purchase.

LLC - Limited Liabilty Company 
LP - Limited Partnership 
Ltd. - Limited

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments
James Aggressive Allocation Fund

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS-70.2%
   
 
Basic Materials-8.1%
   
 
1,400
 
Celanese Corp., Series A
 
$
94,262
 
 
1,000
 
Eastman Chemical Co.
   
67,510
 
 
2,000
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
108,620
 
 
1,300
 
Neenah Paper, Inc.
   
81,159
 
 
1,150
 
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
   
78,626
 
           
430,177
 
               
     
Consumer, Cyclical-9.9%
       
 
1,000
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
   
80,510
 
 
700
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
68,439
 
 
4,000
 
Express, Inc.*
   
69,120
 
 
1,150
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
74,854
 
 
800
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
105,799
 
 
1,800
 
Lennar Corp., Class A
   
88,038
 
 
1,000
 
Tata Motors, Ltd., Sponsored ADR*
   
29,470
 
           
516,230
 
               
     
Consumer, Non-cyclical-11.5%
       
 
3,000
 
Convergys Corp.
   
74,670
 
 
1,100
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
   
102,520
 
 
800
 
Helen of Troy, Ltd.*
   
75,400
 
 
1,500
 
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A
   
66,120
 
 
2,000
 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
   
88,160
 
 
2,200
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
71,016
 
 
500
 
Towers Watson & Co., Class A
   
64,230
 
 
600
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
70,584
 
           
612,700
 
     
Energy-3.4%
       
 
1,000
 
Chevron Corp.
   
89,960
 
 
850
 
Tesoro Corp.
   
89,565
 
           
179,525
 
               
     
Financial-8.3%
       
 
750
 
ACE, Ltd.
   
87,638
 
 
1,250
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
   
90,100
 
 
1,500
 
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
   
92,370
 
 
700
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
66,717
 
 
800
 
Travelers Cos., Inc.
   
90,288
 
           
427,113
 
               
     
Industrial-10.1%
       
 
4,000
 
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*
   
75,760
 
 
1,100
 
American Woodmark Corp.*
   
87,978
 
 
1,000
 
Crown Holdings, Inc.*
   
50,700
 
 
700
 
FedEx Corp.
   
104,293
 
 
1,500
 
Matson, Inc.
   
63,945
 
 
4,000
 
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
   
87,920
 
 
1,500
 
Sonoco Products Co.
   
61,305
 
           
531,901
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
Technology-12.5%
   
 
700
 
Apple, Inc.
 
$
73,682
 
 
2,700
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
73,319
 
 
325
 
Lockheed Martin Corp.
   
70,574
 
 
450
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
84,965
 
 
1,000
 
Orbital ATK, Inc.
   
89,339
 
 
2,500
 
Tessera Technologies, Inc.
   
75,025
 
 
6,000
 
Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*
   
84,360
 
 
5,000
 
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.*
   
83,650
 
 
2,000
 
Wipro, Ltd., ADR
   
23,080
 
           
657,994
 
               
     
Utilities-6.4%
       
 
1,200
 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
   
69,924
 
 
2,100
 
Avista Corp.*
   
74,277
 
 
1,750
 
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.
   
75,337
 
 
1,750
 
Vectren Corp.
   
74,235
 
 
8,000
 
Vonage Holdings Corp.*
   
45,920
 
           
339,693
 
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,723,363)
   
3,695,333
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-8.5%
       
 
1,500
 
Global X MSCI Argentina ETF*
   
27,120
 
 
1,200
 
iShares® 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
   
144,744
 
 
2,000
 
iShares® Intermediate Credit Bond ETF
   
214,559
 
 
1,200
 
iShares® MSCI Germany ETF
   
31,428
 
 
800
 
iShares® MSCI Philippines ETF
   
26,992
 
               
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $452,731)
   
444,843
 
               
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-1.9%
       
     
Federal Farm Credit Banks-1.9%
       
$
50,000
 
3.170%, 7/21/25
   
50,003
 
 
50,000
 
3.500%, 9/14/29
   
49,173
 
           
99,176
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Cost $99,900)
   
99,176
 
               
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES-19.2%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Bonds-2.8%
       
$
150,000
 
3.000%, 5/15/45
   
149,027
 
               
     
U.S. Treasury Notes-16.4%
       
 
565,000
 
0.500%, 6/30/16
   
564,865
 
 
200,000
 
0.750%, 6/30/17
   
199,383
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments
James Aggressive Allocation Fund

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares or Principal Amount
 
Value
 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes (continued)
   
$
100,000
 
1.375%, 9/30/20
 
$
98,296
 
           
862,544
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES (Cost $1,018,184)
   
1,011,571
 
               
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-0.3%
       
     
Mutual Funds-0.3%
       
 
15,724
 
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%
   
15,724
 
             
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $15,724)
   
15,724
 
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-100.1% (Cost $5,309,902)
   
5,266,647
 
OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS-(0.1)%
   
(4,788
)
NET ASSETS-100.0%
 
$
5,261,859
 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. Those definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

* Non-income producing security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund 
Ltd. - Limited
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS-120.3%
   
 
Basic Materials-14.6%
   
 
15,630
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
 
$
979,376
 
 
11,250
 
Celanese Corp., Series A(a)
   
757,462
 
 
6,550
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.(a)
   
247,917
 
 
31,940
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a)
   
1,043,480
 
 
11,990
 
Innospec, Inc.(a)
   
651,177
 
 
9,420
 
Lydall, Inc.*(a)
   
334,222
 
            4,013,634  
               
     
Consumer, Cyclical-12.9%
       
 
18,880
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)
   
1,520,028
 
 
6,120
 
Meritage Homes Corp.*(a)
   
208,019
 
 
20,740
 
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
   
305,293
 
 
25,320
 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*(a)
   
764,917
 
 
17,580
 
Southwest Airlines Co.(a)
   
756,995
 
            3,555,252  
               
     
Consumer, Non-cyclical-33.6%
       
 
7,630
 
Aetna, Inc.(a)
   
824,956
 
 
4,060
 
Anthem, Inc.
   
566,126
 
 
15,810
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.(a)
   
1,473,492
 
 
8,300
 
DST Systems, Inc.
   
946,698
 
 
5,225
 
Eli Lilly & Co.(a)
   
440,258
 
 
11,600
 
Helen of Troy, Ltd.*(a)
   
1,093,300
 
 
42,090
 
Kroger Co.(a)
   
1,760,625
 
 
19,685
 
Pfizer, Inc.(a)
   
635,432
 
 
12,650
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)
   
1,488,146
 
           
9,229,033
 
     
Energy-6.6%
       
 
6,400
 
HollyFrontier Corp.
   
255,296
 
 
11,720
 
Tesoro Corp.(a)
   
1,234,937
 
 
4,510
 
Valero Energy Corp.(a)
   
318,902
 
           
1,809,135
 
               
     
Financial-19.6%
       
 
16,640
 
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
   
1,024,691
 
 
9,730
 
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A(a)
   
619,217
 
 
2,060
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(a)
   
371,274
 
 
11,260
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)
   
743,498
 
 
50,000
 
KeyCorp(a)
   
659,500
 
 
12,020
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(a)
   
1,145,626
 
 
7,200
 
Travelers Cos., Inc.(a)
   
812,592
 
           
5,376,398
 
               
     
Industrial-10.7%
       
 
1,060
 
AMERCO(a)
   
412,870
 
 
24,660
 
Magna International, Inc.(a)
   
1,000,210
 
 
39,210
 
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*(a)
   
861,836
 
 
6,720
 
Sonoco Products Co.(a)
   
274,646
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
     
Value
 
 
Industrial (continued)
   
 
50,470
 
Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.(a)
 
$
399,722
 
           
2,949,284
 
               
     
Technology-14.6%
       
 
50,190
 
ACCO Brands Corp.*(a)
   
357,855
 
 
7,660
 
Apple, Inc.(a)
   
806,292
 
 
6,625
 
Deluxe Corp.(a)
   
361,327
 
 
3,525
 
Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)
   
765,454
 
 
7,410
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)
   
1,399,082
 
  22,635  
Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*(a)
   
318,248
 
           
4,008,258
 
               
     
Utilities-7.7%
       
 
7,630
 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.(a)
   
444,600
 
  7,040  
Edison International(a)
   
416,838
 
  14,745  
PNM Resources, Inc.(a)
   
450,755
 
  142,545  
Vonage Holdings Corp.*(a)
   
818,208
 
           
2,130,401
 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $27,672,242)
   
33,071,395
 
               
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-4.7%
       
     
Mutual Funds-4.7%
       
  1,283,769  
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%
   
1,283,769
 
               
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,283,769)
   
1,283,769
 
               
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-125.0%
(Cost $28,956,011)
   
34,355,164
 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT-(26.7)%
       
(Proceeds $7,560,008)
   
(7,328,367
)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES-1.7%
   
451,014
 
NET ASSETS-100.0%
 
$
27,477,811
 
 
Shares
     
Value
 
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
 
COMMON STOCKS-(26.7)%
   
 
Basic Materials-(1.2)%
   
 
(11,275
)
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR
 
$
(48,257
)
 
(7,625
)
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
   
(60,237
)
 
(11,350
)
Pan American Silver Corp.
   
(73,775
)
 
(5,500
)
Platform Specialty Products Corp.
   
(70,565
)
 
(9,025
)
Tahoe Resources, Inc.
   
(78,247
)
           
(331,081
)
     
Communications-(0.4)%
       
 
(850
)
MercadoLibre, Inc.
   
(97,189
)
               
     
Consumer, Cyclical-(2.6)%
       
 
(4,625
)
500.com, Ltd., Class A, ADR
   
(92,963
)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares      
Value
 
 
Consumer, Cyclical (continued)
   
 
(1,275
)
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., Sponsored ADR
 
$
(103,619
)
 
(2,525
)
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.
   
(57,974
)
 
(398
)
Expedia, Inc.
   
(49,410
)
 
(3,625
)
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.
   
(35,779
)
 
(2,675
)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.
   
(58,261
)
 
(1,650
)
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A
   
(77,583
)
 
(1,800
)
Liberty Global PLC, Class A
   
(76,248
)
 
(2,175
)
Liberty Media Corp., Class A
   
(85,369
)
 
(4,350
)
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
   
(85,652
)
           
(722,858
)
     
Consumer, Non-cyclical-(4.7)%
       
 
(1,875
)
Akorn, Inc.
   
(69,956
)
 
(2,550
)
Blueprint Medicines Corp.
   
(67,167
)
 
(6,500
)
Boulder Brands, Inc.
   
(71,370
)
 
(1,800
)
Cempra, Inc.
   
(56,034
)
 
(300
)
CoStar Group, Inc.
   
(62,007
)
 
(675
)
DexCom, Inc.
   
(55,282
)
 
(4,400
)
Endologix, Inc.
   
(43,560
)
 
(1,975
)
ExamWorks Group, Inc.
   
(52,535
)
 
(1,975
)
Forward Pharma A/S, ADR
   
(37,525
)
 
(1,250
)
Galapagos NV, Sponsored ADR
   
(78,600
)
 
(2,675
)
Glaukos Corp.
   
(66,046
)
 
(625
)
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC, ADR
   
(43,400
)
 
(1,475
)
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
   
(63,071
)
 
(1,975
)
Insulet Corp.
   
(74,675
)
 
(350
)
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(52,272
)
 
(6,150
)
LifeLock, Inc.
   
(88,253
)
 
(3,525
)
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(56,083
)
 
(1,075
)
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.
   
(48,708
)
 
(4,425
)
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
   
(52,790
)
 
(9,150
)
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.
   
(94,886
)
 
(4,250
)
Xencor, Inc.
   
(62,135
)
           
(1,296,355
)
     
Energy-(4.0)%
       
 
(3,550
)
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
   
(62,799
)
 
(1,600
)
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
   
(59,600
)
 
(3,225
)
CrossAmerica Partners LP
   
(83,592
)
 
(2,225
)
InterOil Corp.
   
(69,909
)
 
(13,250
)
Kosmos Energy, Ltd.
   
(68,900
)
 
(4,375
)
Memorial Resource Development Corp.
   
(70,656
)
 
(1,962
)
MPLX LP
   
(77,165
)
 
(4,900
)
NOW, Inc.
   
(77,518
)
 
(3,875
)
Pattern Energy Group, Inc.
   
(81,026
)
 
(3,050
)
Pembina Pipeline Corp.
   
(66,368
)
 
(2,375
)
Range Resources Corp.
   
(58,449
)
 
(2,600
)
Rose Rock Midstream LP
   
(39,104
)
 
(4,575
)
Summit Midstream Partners LP
   
(85,690
)
 
(7,200
)
Synergy Resources Corp.
   
(61,344
)
 
(1,350
)
Targa Resources Corp.
   
(36,531
)
 
(1,975
)
Williams Cos, Inc.
   
(50,758
)
 
(2,250
)
Williams Partners LP
   
(62,663
)
           
(1,112,072
)
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Shares      
Value
 
 
Financial-(1.8)%
   
 
(2,875
)
The Charles Schwab Corp.
 
$
(94,674
)
 
(7,575
)
New Senior Investment Group, Inc., REIT
   
(74,690
)
 
(1,675
)
Oaktree Capital Group LLC
   
(79,931
)
 
(10,575
)
Ocwen Financial Corp.
   
(73,708
)
 
(5,675
)
PHH Corp.
   
(91,935
)
 
(4,050
)
The St. Joe Co.
   
(74,965
)
           
(489,903
)
     
Industrial-(2.1)%
       
 
(6,800
)
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
   
(113,424
)
 
(7,400
)
GasLog, Ltd.
   
(61,420
)
 
(2,575
)
Golar LNG, Ltd.
   
(40,659
)
 
(1,075
)
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.
   
(78,045
)
 
(3,600
)
SunPower Corp.
   
(108,036
)
 
(350
)
Tesla Motors, Inc.
   
(84,003
)
 
(2,975
)
XPO Logistics, Inc.
   
(81,069
)
           
(566,656
)
     
Technology-(8.6)%
       
 
(2,350
)
3D Systems Corp.
   
(20,421
)
 
(525
)
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(34,083
)
 
(350
)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(32,949
)
 
(1,125
)
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
   
(29,711
)
 
(650
)
Autodesk, Inc.
   
(39,604
)
 
(275
)
Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR
   
(51,986
)
 
(1,550
)
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
   
(28,954
)
 
(375
)
Bluebird Bio, Inc.
   
(24,082
)
 
(3,775
)
Box, Inc., Class A
   
(52,699
)
 
(900
)
BroadSoft, Inc.
   
(31,824
)
 
(1,600
)
Callidus Software, Inc.
   
(29,712
)
 
(1,650
)
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
   
(24,948
)
 
(2,375
)
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
   
(37,240
)
 
(975
)
Chimerix, Inc.
   
(8,726
)
 
(975
)
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
   
(33,823
)
 
(800
)
CommVault Systems, Inc.
   
(31,480
)
 
(800
)
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
   
(27,624
)
 
(1,125
)
Cree, Inc.
   
(30,004
)
 
(3,225
)
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
   
(31,637
)
 
(1,375
)
Dyax Corp.
   
(51,727
)
 
(2,500
)
Epizyme, Inc.
   
(40,050
)
 
(2,675
)
Evolent Health, Inc., Class A
   
(32,394
)
 
(1,525
)
Exact Sciences Corp.
   
(14,076
)
 
(1,900
)
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
   
(40,014
)
 
(1,250
)
Genomic Health, Inc.
   
(44,000
)
 
(1,100
)
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A
   
(35,266
)
 
(1,750
)
Gogo, Inc.
   
(31,150
)
 
(1,200
)
GTT Communications, Inc.
   
(20,472
)
 
(500
)
HeartWare International, Inc.
   
(25,200
)
 
(2,975
)
HMS Holdings Corp.
   
(36,711
)
 
(1,300
)
Hortonworks, Inc.
   
(28,470
)
 
(2,550
)
ImmunoGen, Inc.
   
(34,603
)
 
(2,050
)
Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A
   
(34,850
)
 
(3,350
)
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(38,826
)
 
(850
)
Itron, Inc.
   
(30,753
)
 
(1,025
)
LDR Holding Corp.
   
(25,738
)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares      
Value
 
 
Technology (continued)
   
 
(150
)
LinkedIn Corp., Class A
 
$
(33,762
)
 
(1,625
)
MacroGenics, Inc.
   
(50,326
)
 
(1,825
)
MakeMyTrip, Ltd.
   
(31,317
)
 
(750
)
The Medicines Co.
   
(28,005
)
 
(850
)
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
   
(41,896
)
 
(3,300
)
Momo, Inc., Sponsored ADR
   
(52,866
)
 
(325
)
NetSuite, Inc.
   
(27,502
)
 
(1,200
)
Nimble Storage, Inc.
   
(11,040
)
 
(3,500
)
Novadaq Technologies, Inc.
   
(44,590
)
 
(2,000
)
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(45,080
)
 
(175
)
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
   
(30,825
)
 
(775
)
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(39,874
)
 
(1,450
)
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.
   
(45,748
)
 
(1,200
)
PROS Holdings, Inc.
   
(27,648
)
 
(800
)
Prothena Corp. PLC
   
(54,488
)
 
(1,275
)
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
   
(41,310
)
 
(475
)
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
   
(37,240
)
 
(725
)
Qlik Technologies, Inc.
   
(22,954
)
 
(2,000
)
Rapid7, Inc.
   
(30,260
)
 
(1,975
)
Relypsa, Inc.
   
(55,972
)
 
(700
)
Seattle Genetics, Inc.
   
(31,416
)
 
(875
)
Shutterstock, Inc.
   
(28,298
)
 
(2,275
)
Spectranetics Corp.
   
(34,262
)
 
(525
)
Splunk, Inc.
   
(30,875
)
 
(3,125
)
SunEdison, Inc.
   
(15,906
)
 
(325
)
Tableau Software, Inc., Class A
   
(30,621
)
 
(800
)
TripAdvisor, Inc.
   
(68,200
)
 
(150
)
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
   
(29,327
)
 
(375
)
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.
   
(42,068
)
 
(250
)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(31,458
)
 
(375
)
Workday, Inc., Class A
   
(29,880
)
 
(1,250
)
Yelp, Inc.
   
(36,000
)
 
(1,125
)
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
   
(29,914
)
           
(2,356,735
)
     
Utilities-(1.3)%
       
 
(4,500
)
Covanta Holding Corp.
   
(69,705
)
 
(1,475
)
Energen Corp.
   
(60,460
)
 
(3,100
)
Grupo Televisa SAB, Sponsored ADR
   
(84,351
)
 
(5,675
)
NRG Yield, Inc., Class C
   
(83,763
)
 
(4,550
)
TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A
   
(57,239
)
           
(355,518
)
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
   
(7,328,367
)
(Proceeds $-7,560,008)
       
  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments
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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
RIGHTS-0.0%
       
 
(320
)
Furiex Pharmaceuticals, CVR(b)(c)
  $ 0  
               
TOTAL RIGHTS SOLD SHORT
    0  
(Proceeds $0)
           
               
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT-(26.7)%
       
(Proceeds $7,560,008)
 
$
(7,328,367
)

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. Those definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.
 
* Non-income producing security.
(a)
Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short, aggregating a total security position market value of $16,453,868.
(b)
Security fair valued using methods determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee.  As of December 31, 2015, the total market value of these securities was $0, representing 0.0% of net assets.
(c)
Security considered illiquid.  On December 31, 2015, the total market value of these securities was $0, representing 0.0% of net assets.
 
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
A/S - Aktieselskab, Joint Stock Company in Denmark 
CVR - Contingent Value Right
LLC - Limited Liability Company
LP - Limited Partnership 
Ltd. - Limited
NV - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation 
PLC - Public Limited Company 
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
SAA - Sociedad Anonima Abierta is the Peruvian term used for companies with 20 or more shareholders 
SAB - Sociedad Anonima Busatil is the Spanish term used for publicly held company

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Advantage Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
                                                              
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
   
James Small
Cap Fund
   
James Mid
Cap Fund
   
James Micro Cap Fund
   
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
   
James Long-Short Fund
 
ASSETS:
                       
                         
Investment securities:
                       
    At cost
 
$
4,040,135,009
   
$
112,823,604
   
$
12,897,172
   
$
26,076,750
   
$
5,309,902
   
$
28,956,011
 
    At value
 
$
4,427,971,590
   
$
133,894,952
   
$
18,370,987
   
$
30,959,935
   
$
5,266,647
   
$
34,355,164
 
Cash
   
48,576
     
     
2,200
     
     
     
 
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short
   
     
     
     
     
     
474,745
 
Dividends and interest receivable
   
16,626,259
     
126,777
     
10,926
     
46,792
     
4,470
     
17,283
 
Receivable for securities sold
   
     
     
     
     
66,681
     
 
Receivable for capital shares sold
   
7,020,820
     
465,089
     
     
59,123
     
     
 
Other assets      
   
149,590
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total Assets
   
4,451,816,835
     
134,486,818
     
18,384,113
     
31,065,850
     
5,337,798
     
34,847,192
 
                                                 
LIABILITIES:
                                               
                                                 
Payable for interest expense
   
     
     
     
     
     
379
 
Payable for securities sold short (proceeds $–, $–, $–, $–, $– and $7,560,008, respectively)
   
     
     
     
     
     
7,328,367
 
Payable for dividends on securities sold short
   
     
     
     
     
     
5,351
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
6,175,507
     
45,913
     
     
192
     
     
 
Payable for securities purchased
   
4,387,451
     
2,193,305
     
     
1,212,010
     
71,691
     
 
Accrued expenses:
                                               
Management fees
   
2,406,590
     
139,382
     
19,639
     
38,081
     
4,248
     
29,338
 
12b-1 distribution and service fees
   
640,043
     
27,963
     
3,943
     
     
     
5,890
 
Trustee fees
   
1,306
     
221
     
20
     
14
     
     
56
 
Other payables
   
382,214
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total Liabilities
   
13,993,111
     
2,406,784
     
23,602
     
1,250,297
     
75,939
     
7,369,381
 
Net Assets
 
$
4,437,823,724
   
$
132,080,034
   
$
18,360,511
   
$
29,815,553
   
$
5,261,859
   
$
27,477,811
 
                                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                                               
                                                 
Paid-in capital
 
$
4,088,902,208
   
$
115,524,246
   
$
13,520,028
   
$
26,194,827
   
$
5,642,062
   
$
24,777,450
 
Accumulated net investment income/(loss)
   
1,628,960
     
33,204
     
2,207
     
(48,359
)
   
(182
)
   
(218,878
)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, securities sold short and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency
   
(40,549,375
)
   
(4,548,764
)
   
(635,539
)
   
(1,214,100
)
   
(336,766
)
   
(2,711,555
)
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency
   
387,841,931
     
21,071,348
     
5,473,815
     
4,883,185
     
(43,255
)
   
5,630,794
 
Net Assets
 
$
4,437,823,724
   
$
132,080,034
   
$
18,360,511
   
$
29,815,553
   
$
5,261,859
   
$
27,477,811
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
   
James Small
Cap Fund
   
James Mid
Cap Fund
   
James Micro Cap Fund
   
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
   
James Long-Short Fund
 
PRICING OF RETAIL CLASS SHARES:
                       
                         
Net assets
 
$
3,002,453,186
     
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par)
   
125,804,770
     
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
Net assets value, offering price and redemption price per share
 
$
23.87
     
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
                                                 
PRICING OF INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES:
                                               
                                                 
Net assets
 
$
1,435,370,538
     
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par)
   
60,748,550
     
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
Net assets value, offering price and redemption price per share
 
$
23.63
     
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
                                                 
PRICING OF SHARES
                                               
                                                 
Net assets
   
N/
A
 
$
132,080,034
    $ 18,360,511    
$
29,815,553
   
$
5,261,859
    $ 27,477,811  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par)
   
N/
A
   
4,267,314
     
1,338,128
     
1,975,747
     
577,303
     
2,073,701
 
Net assets value, offering price and redemption price per share
   
N/
A
 
$
30.95
   
$
13.72
   
$
15.09
   
$
9.11
   
$
13.25
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Advantage Funds
Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

   
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
   
James Small
Cap Fund
   
James Mid
Cap Fund
   
James Micro Cap Fund
   
James Aggressive Allocation Fund(a)
   
James Long-Short Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                       
                         
Dividends (Net of withholding taxes of $100,396, $–, $–, $–, $74 and $1,453, respectively)
 
$
23,838,240
   
$
1,590,343
   
$
242,116
   
$
200,428
   
$
33,394
   
$
266,026
 
Interest
   
19,615,478
     
862
     
     
259
     
5,072
     
 
Total Investment Income
   
43,453,718
     
1,591,205
     
242,116
     
200,687
     
38,466
     
266,026
 
                                                 
EXPENSES:
                                               
                                                 
Management fees
   
13,993,668
     
730,013
     
125,469
     
194,138
     
20,606
     
186,770
 
12b-1 distribution and service fees - Retail Class
   
3,768,881
     
     
     
     
     
 
12b-1 distribution and service fees
   
     
146,569
     
25,192
     
     
     
37,511
 
Dividend expense on securities sold short
   
     
     
     
     
     
24,934
 
Broker fees and charges on securities sold short
   
     
     
     
     
     
80,679
 
Administration fee
   
602,108
     
     
     
     
     
 
Transfer agent fee
   
182,693
     
     
     
     
     
 
Interest expense
   
     
     
     
     
     
123
 
Custodian fees
   
176,308
     
     
     
     
     
 
Professional fees
   
92,462
     
     
     
     
     
 
Trustee fees
   
98,589
     
2,832
     
489
     
557
     
42
     
783
 
Registration fees
   
138,602
     
     
     
     
     
 
Shareholder report printing and mailing
   
121,487
     
     
     
     
     
 
Other expenses
   
53,985
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total Expenses
   
19,228,783
     
879,414
     
151,150
     
194,695
     
20,648
     
330,800
 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)
   
24,224,935
     
711,791
     
90,966
     
5,992
     
17,818
     
(64,774
)
                                                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
                                               
                                                 
Net realized gain/(loss) from:                                                 
Investments
   
(33,956,708
)
   
(4,580,880
)
   
(635,537
)
   
(472,019
)
   
(336,766
)
   
(551,353
)
Securities sold short
   
     
     
     
     
     
297,345
 
Foreign currency transactions
   
(1,630,640
)
   
     
     
     
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(87,126,517
)
   
(3,016,158
)
   
254,758
     
167,809
     
(43,255
)
   
33,669
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short
   
     
     
     
     
     
293,995
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translation
   
49,294
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)on Investments
   
(122,664,571
)
   
(7,597,038
)
   
(380,779
)
   
(304,210
)
   
(380,021
)
   
73,656
 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
 
$
(98,439,636
)
 
$
(6,885,247
)
 
$
(289,813
)
 
$
(298,218
)
 
$
(362,203
)
 
$
8,882
 
(a) Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2015.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund


   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
FROM OPERATIONS:
       
         
Net investment income
 
$
24,224,935
   
$
35,298,797
 
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions
   
(35,587,348
)
   
105,279,369
 
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translation
   
(87,077,223
)
   
(30,759,773
)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
(98,439,636
)
   
109,818,393
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
               
                 
Retail Class Shares:
               
From net investment income
   
(14,230,584
)
   
(20,167,201
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(52,436,228
)
   
(88,883,031
)
Institutional Class Shares:
               
From net investment income
   
(8,438,880
)
   
(11,369,896
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(24,906,312
)
   
(35,788,504
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
   
(100,012,004
)
   
(156,208,632
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
                 
Retail Class Shares:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
477,903,463
     
1,083,291,781
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
64,912,553
     
106,212,553
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(378,674,601
)
   
(673,909,544
)
Net Increase in net assets from Retail Class capital share transactions
   
164,141,415
     
515,594,790
 
                 
Institutional Class Shares:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
353,734,488
     
663,031,846
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
24,863,781
     
32,935,059
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(157,454,871
)
   
(213,184,051
)
Net Increase in net assets from Institutional Class capital share transactions
   
221,143,398
     
482,782,854
 
Total Increase in Net Assets
   
186,833,173
     
951,987,405
 
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
                 
Beginning of period
   
4,250,990,551
     
3,299,003,146
 
End of period
 
$
4,437,823,724
   
$
4,250,990,551
 
Accumulated Net Investment Income
 
$
1,628,960
   
$
73,489
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
SUMMARY OF CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY:
       
         
Retail Class Shares:
       
Shares sold
   
19,386,095
     
43,126,510
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
2,692,717
     
4,294,108
 
Shares redeemed
   
(15,401,535
)
   
(26,927,316
)
Net Increase in shares outstanding
   
6,677,277
     
20,493,302
 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
   
119,127,493
     
98,634,191
 
Shares outstanding, end of period
   
125,804,770
     
119,127,493
 
                 
Institutional Class Shares:
               
Shares sold
   
14,495,847
     
26,756,542
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
1,041,549
     
1,342,995
 
Shares redeemed
   
(6,480,565
)
   
(8,578,394
)
Net Increase in shares outstanding
   
9,056,831
     
19,521,143
 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
   
51,691,719
     
32,170,576
 
Shares outstanding, end of period
   
60,748,550
     
51,691,719
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
James Small Cap Fund

 
   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
FROM OPERATIONS:
       
         
Net investment income
 
$
711,791
   
$
63,755
 
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments
   
(4,580,880
)
   
13,922,731
 
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments
   
(3,016,158
)
   
(16,372,684
)
Net Decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(6,885,247
)
   
(2,386,198
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
               
                 
From net investment income
   
(517,833
)
   
 
From net realized gain on investments
   
(4,796,245
)
   
 
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
   
(5,314,078
)
   
 
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
                 
Proceeds from shares sold
   
42,733,686
     
19,950,230
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
4,858,132
     
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(28,457,947
)
   
(55,955,457
)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
19,133,871
     
(36,005,227
)
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
   
6,934,546
     
(38,391,425
)
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
                 
Beginning of period
   
125,145,488
     
163,536,913
 
End of period
 
$
132,080,034
   
$
125,145,488
 
Accumulated Net Investment Income/(Loss)
 
$
33,204
   
$
(160,754
)
                 
SUMMARY OF CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY:
               
                 
Shares sold
   
1,269,917
     
602,780
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
148,790
     
 
Shares redeemed
   
(890,231
)
   
(1,690,399
)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
528,476
     
(1,087,619
)
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
   
3,738,838
     
4,826,457
 
Shares outstanding, end of period
   
4,267,314
     
3,738,838
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Mid Cap Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
FROM OPERATIONS:
       
         
Net investment income/(loss)
 
$
90,966
   
$
(24,974
)
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments
   
(635,537
)
   
1,310,582
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
254,758
     
(1,497,518
)
Net Decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(289,813
)
   
(211,910
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
               
                 
From net investment income
   
(67,006
)
   
(8,282
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(1,140,547
)
   
(1,523,309
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
   
(1,207,553
)
   
(1,531,591
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
                 
Proceeds from shares sold
   
1,543,843
     
5,839,177
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
1,167,652
     
1,395,032
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(4,043,345
)
   
(2,932,412
)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
(1,331,850
)
   
4,301,797
 
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(2,829,216
)
   
2,558,296
 
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
                 
Beginning of period
   
21,189,727
     
18,631,431
 
End of period
 
$
18,360,511
   
$
21,189,727
 
Accumulated Net Investment Income/(Loss)
 
$
2,207
   
$
(21,753
)
                 
SUMMARY OF CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY:
               
                 
Shares sold
   
102,293
     
385,493
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
83,563
     
96,071
 
Shares redeemed
   
(273,482
)
   
(190,331
)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(87,626
)
   
291,233
 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
   
1,425,754
     
1,134,521
 
Shares outstanding, end of period
   
1,338,128
     
1,425,754
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
James Micro Cap Fund

 
   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
FROM OPERATIONS:
       
         
Net investment income
 
$
5,992
   
$
69,593
 
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments
   
(472,019
)
   
125,414
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
167,809
     
1,199,893
 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
(298,218
)
   
1,394,900
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
               
                 
From net investment income
   
(27,110
)
   
(28,924
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
     
(3,160,652
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
   
(27,110
)
   
(3,189,576
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
                 
Proceeds from shares sold
   
9,871,210
     
9,202,348
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
26,268
     
2,984,065
 
Payments for shares redeemed, net of redemption fees
   
(3,782,477
)
   
(2,621,653
)
Net Increase in net assets from capital share transactions
   
6,115,001
     
9,564,760
 
Total Increase in Net Assets
   
5,789,673
     
7,770,084
 
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
                 
Beginning of period
   
24,025,880
     
16,255,796
 
End of period
 
$
29,815,553
   
$
24,025,880
 
Accumulated Net Investment Loss
 
$
(48,359
)
 
$
(27,241
)
                 
SUMMARY OF CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY:
               
                 
Shares sold
   
644,306
     
606,052
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
1,718
     
208,473
 
Shares redeemed
   
(260,537
)
   
(158,389
)
Net Increase in shares outstanding
   
385,487
     
656,136
 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
   
1,590,260
     
934,124
 
Shares outstanding, end of period
   
1,975,747
     
1,590,260
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Aggressive Allocation Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
   
For the
Period Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)(a)
 
FROM OPERATIONS:
   
     
Net investment income
 
$
17,818
 
Net realized loss from investments
   
(336,766
)
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments
   
(43,255
)
Net Decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(362,203
)
         
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
       
         
From net investment income
   
(18,000
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
   
(18,000
)
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
         
Proceeds from shares sold
   
5,625,131
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
17,190
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(259
)
Net Increase in net assets from capital share transactions
   
5,642,062
 
Total Increase in Net Assets
   
5,261,859
 
         
NET ASSETS:
       
         
Beginning of period
   
 
End of period
 
$
5,261,859
 
Accumulated Net Investment Loss
 
$
(182
)
         
SUMMARY OF CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY:
       
         
Shares sold
   
575,459
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
1,872
 
Shares redeemed
   
(28
)
Net Increase in shares outstanding
   
577,303
 
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
   
 
Shares outstanding, end of year
   
577,303
 

(a)
Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2015.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
James Long-Short Fund

 
   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
 
FROM OPERATIONS:
       
         
Net investment loss
 
$
(64,774
)
 
$
(286,084
)
Net realized loss from investments and securities sold short
   
(254,008
)
   
(1,544,242
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and securities sold short
   
327,664
     
349,528
 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
8,882
     
(1,480,798
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
                 
Proceeds from shares sold
   
1,769,784
     
20,956,361
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(8,191,299
)
   
(9,031,159
)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
(6,421,515
)
   
11,925,202
 
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(6,412,633
)
   
10,444,404
 
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
                 
Beginning of period
   
33,890,444
     
23,446,040
 
End of period
 
$
27,477,811
   
$
33,890,444
 
Accumulated Net Investment Loss
 
$
(218,878
)
 
$
(154,104
)
                 
SUMMARY OF CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY:
               
                 
Shares sold
   
132,428
     
1,516,178
 
Shares redeemed
   
(619,261
)
   
(654,209
)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(486,833
)
   
861,969
 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
   
2,560,534
     
1,698,565
 
Shares outstanding, end of period
   
2,073,701
     
2,560,534
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund – Retail Class
Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2014
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2013
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2012
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 
Net asset value - beginning of year
 
$
24.96
   
$
25.28
   
$
22.55
   
$
20.93
   
$
20.66
   
$
18.32
 
Income/(Loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
   
0.13
(a) 
   
0.22
(a) 
   
0.24
(a) 
   
0.32
(a) 
   
0.25
     
0.24
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
   
(0.67
)
   
0.49
     
2.96
     
1.75
     
0.55
     
2.50
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.54
)
   
0.71
     
3.20
     
2.07
     
0.80
     
2.74
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.24
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.23
)
   
(0.24
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(0.43
)
   
(0.85
)
   
(0.23
)
   
(0.15
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.16
)
Total distributions
   
(0.55
)
   
(1.03
)
   
(0.47
)
   
(0.45
)
   
(0.53
)
   
(0.40
)
Net asset value at end of year
 
$
23.87
   
$
24.96
   
$
25.28
   
$
22.55
   
$
20.93
   
$
20.66
 
                                                 
Total return
   
(2.21
)%(b)
   
2.90
%
   
14.32
%
   
9.98
%
   
3.98
%
   
15.01
%
                                                 
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
 
$
3,002,453
   
$
2,973,350
   
$
2,493,030
   
$
1,735,736
   
$
1,249,228
   
$
937,696
 
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets
   
0.96
%(c)
   
0.97
%
   
1.00
%
   
1.04
%
   
1.07
%
   
1.12
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
1.03
%(c)
   
0.86
%
   
0.99
%
   
1.45
%
   
1.26
%
   
1.27
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
19
%(b)
   
43
%
   
32
%
   
58
%
   
36
%
   
36
%

(a)  
Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)
Not Annualized.
(c)
Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund – Institutional Class

For a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2014
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2013
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2012
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 
Net asset value - beginning of year
 
$
24.72
   
$
25.05
   
$
22.35
   
$
20.81
   
$
20.61
   
$
18.33
 
Income/(Loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
   
0.16
(a) 
   
0.28
(a) 
   
0.29
(a) 
   
0.38
(a) 
   
0.33
     
0.32
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
   
(0.67
)
   
0.50
     
2.94
     
1.73
     
0.52
     
2.47
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.51
)
   
0.78
     
3.23
     
2.11
     
0.85
     
2.79
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.15
)
   
(0.26
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.42
)
   
(0.35
)
   
(0.35
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(0.43
)
   
(0.85
)
   
(0.23
)
   
(0.15
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.16
)
Total distributions
   
(0.58
)
   
(1.11
)
   
(0.53
)
   
(0.57
)
   
(0.65
)
   
(0.51
)
Paid-in capital from redemption fees
   
     
     
     
0.00
(b) 
   
     
 
Net asset value at end of year
 
$
23.63
   
$
24.72
   
$
25.05
   
$
22.35
   
$
20.81
   
$
20.61
 
                                                 
Total return
   
(2.11
)%(c)
   
3.20
%
   
14.59
%
   
10.26
%
   
4.22
%
   
15.27
%
                                                 
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
 
$
1,435,371
   
$
1,277,641
   
$
805,973
   
$
555,766
   
$
304,731
   
$
130,870
 
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets
   
0.71
%(d)
   
0.73
%
   
0.75
%
   
0.79
%
   
0.82
%
   
0.87
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
1.28
%(d)
   
1.11
%
   
1.24
%
   
1.71
%
   
1.52
%
   
1.52
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
19
%(c)
   
43
%
   
32
%
   
58
%
   
36
%
   
36
%
 
(a)
Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)
Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share.
(c)
Not Annualized.
(d)
Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Small Cap Fund
Financial Highlights

 
For a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2014
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2013
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2012
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 
Net asset value - beginning of year
 
$
33.47
   
$
33.88
   
$
28.66
   
$
23.89
   
$
23.88
   
$
17.51
 
Income/(Loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income/(loss)
   
0.20
(a) 
   
0.01
(a) 
   
(0.00
)(a)(b)
   
0.36
(a) 
   
0.15
     
0.05
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
   
(1.36
)
   
(0.42
)
   
6.12
     
4.92
     
(0.11
)
   
6.35
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.16
)
   
(0.41
)
   
6.12
     
5.28
     
0.04
     
6.40
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.12
)
   
     
(0.90
)
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.03
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(1.24
)
   
     
     
     
     
 
Total distributions
   
(1.36
)
   
     
(0.90
)
   
(0.51
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.03
)
Net asset value at end of year
 
$
30.95
   
$
33.47
   
$
33.88
   
$
28.66
   
$
23.89
   
$
23.88
 
                                                 
Total return
   
(3.66
)%(c)
   
(1.21
)%
   
21.46
%
   
22.51
%
   
0.16
%
   
36.59
%
                                                 
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
 
$
132,080
   
$
125,145
   
$
163,537
   
$
161,271
   
$
134,727
   
$
81,505
 
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets
   
1.50
%(d)
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets
   
1.21
%(d)
   
0.04
%
   
(0.00
)%(e)
   
1.39
%
   
0.58
%
   
0.23
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
26
%(c)
   
76
%
   
62
%
   
41
%
   
89
%
   
60
%
 
(a)  
Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)
Amount rounds to less than ($0.005) per share.
(c)
Not Annualized.
(d)
Annualized.
(e)
Amount rounds to less than (0.005%).
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights
James Mid Cap Fund

For a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2014
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2013
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2012
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 
Net asset value - beginning of year
 
$
14.86
   
$
16.42
   
$
12.97
   
$
10.69
   
$
11.38
   
$
8.59
 
Income/(Loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income/(loss)
   
0.07
(a) 
   
(0.02
)(a)
   
0.01
(a) 
   
0.08
(a) 
   
0.04
     
0.01
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
   
(0.25
)
   
(0.15
)
   
3.87
     
2.23
     
(0.64
)
   
2.82
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.17
)
   
3.88
     
2.31
     
(0.60
)
   
2.83
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.05
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.09
)
   
(0.04
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(0.91
)
   
(1.38
)
   
(0.39
)
   
     
     
 
Total distributions
   
(0.96
)
   
(1.39
)
   
(0.43
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.09
)
   
(0.04
)
Net asset value at end of year
 
$
13.72
   
$
14.86
   
$
16.42
   
$
12.97
   
$
10.69
   
$
11.38
 
                                                 
Total return
   
(1.31
)%(b)
   
(0.86
)%
   
30.34
%
   
21.68
%
   
(5.26
)%
   
32.97
%
                                                 
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
 
$
18,361
   
$
21,190
   
$
18,631
   
$
14,643
   
$
12,657
   
$
13,403
 
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets
   
1.50
%(c)
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets
   
0.90
%(c)
   
(0.13
)%
   
0.05
%
   
0.64
%
   
0.32
%
   
0.13
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
27
%(b)
   
50
%
   
31
%
   
26
%
   
36
%
   
56
%
 
(a)
Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)  
Not Annualized.
(c)  
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Micro Cap Fund
Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2014
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2013
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2012
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2011 (a)
 
Net asset value - beginning of year
 
$
15.11
   
$
17.40
   
$
13.96
   
$
11.71
   
$
11.91
   
$
10.00
 
Income/(Loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income/(loss)
   
0.00
(b)(c)
   
0.06
(b) 
   
(0.05
)(b)
   
0.14
(b) 
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.03
)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
   
(0.01
)
   
1.12
     
3.50
     
2.25
     
(0.13
)
   
1.94
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.01
)
   
1.18
     
3.45
     
2.39
     
(0.14
)
   
1.91
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.14
)
   
     
 
From net realized gain on investments
   
     
(3.45
)
   
     
     
(0.06
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.01
)
   
(3.47
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.14
)
   
(0.06
)
   
 
Paid-in capital from redemption fees
   
0.00
(c) 
   
0.00
(c) 
   
0.00
(c) 
   
0.00
(c) 
   
0.00
(c) 
   
 
Net asset value at end of year
 
$
15.09
   
$
15.11
   
$
17.40
   
$
13.96
   
$
11.71
   
$
11.91
 
                                                 
Total return
   
(0.04
)%(d)
   
7.95
%
   
24.75
%
   
20.64
%
   
(1.15
)%
   
19.10
%
                                                 
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
 
$
29,816
   
$
24,026
   
$
16,256
   
$
11,817
   
$
10,173
   
$
9,745
 
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets
   
1.50
%(e)
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets
   
0.05
%(e)
   
0.38
%
   
(0.31
)%
   
1.12
%
   
(0.14
)%
   
(0.31
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
12
%(d)
   
52
%
   
96
%
   
46
%
   
85
%
   
69
%
 
(a)
Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2010.
(b)
Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)
Amount rounds to less than $0.005 per share.
(d)
Not Annualized.
(e)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights
James Aggressive Allocation Fund

For a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

   
For the
Period Ended
December 31, 2015(a)
(Unaudited)
 
Net asset value - beginning of year
 
$
10.00
 
Loss from investment operations:
       
Net investment income(b)
   
0.04
 
Net realized and unrealized loss
   
(0.90
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.86
)
         
Less distributions:
       
From net investment income
   
(0.03
)
Total distributions
   
(0.03
)
Net asset value at end of year
 
$
9.11
 
         
Total return
   
(8.59
)%(c)
         
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
 
$
5,262
 
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
       
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets
   
0.98
%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   
0.85
%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate
   
90
%(c)
 
(a)
Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2015.
(b)
Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)
Not Annualized.
(d)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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James Long-Short Fund
Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

   
For the Six
Months Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2014
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2013
   
For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2012
   
For the
Period Ended
June 30, 2011 (a)
 
Net asset value - beginning of year
 
$
13.24
   
$
13.80
   
$
11.70
   
$
9.99
   
$
10.10
   
$
10.00
 
Income/(Loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income/(loss)
   
(0.03
)(b)
   
(0.13
)(b)
   
(0.06
)(b)
   
0.04
(b) 
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.00
)(c)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
   
0.04
     
(0.43
)
   
2.16
     
1.71
     
(0.05
)
   
0.10
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.01
     
(0.56
)
   
2.10
     
1.75
     
(0.09
)
   
0.10
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
(0.04
)
   
(0.02
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
     
     
     
(0.04
)
   
(0.02
)
   
 
Net asset value at end of year
 
$
13.25
   
$
13.24
   
$
13.80
   
$
11.70
   
$
9.99
   
$
10.10
 
                                                 
Total return
   
0.08
%(d)
   
(4.06
)%
   
17.95
%
   
17.57
%
   
(0.93
)%
   
1.00
%(d)
                                                 
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
 
$
27,478
   
$
33,890
   
$
23,446
   
$
15,694
   
$
9,160
   
$
10,718
 
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)
   
2.20
%(f)
   
2.70
%
   
2.57
%
   
2.70
%
   
2.66
%
   
1.73
%(f)
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets
   
(0.43
)%(f)
   
(0.92
)%
   
(0.44
)%
   
0.35
%
   
(0.44
)%
   
(1.03
)%(f)
Portfolio turnover rate
   
27
%(d)
   
117
%
   
171
%
   
58
%
   
159
%
   
0
%(d)
 
(a)  
Fund commenced operations on May 23, 2011.
(b)   
Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)
Amount rounds to less than ($0.005) per share.
(d)
Not Annualized.
(e)
Dividend  and  interest  expense  on  securities  sold  short  and  interest  expense  totaled  0.70%,  1.20%,  1.07%,  1.20%,  1.15%  and  0.23% (annualized) of average net assets for six months ended December 31, 2015, the years ended June 30, 2015, June 30, 2014, June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 and for the period ended June 30, 2011, respectively.
(f)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
1.
ORGANIZATION


The James Advantage Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company that was organized as an Ohio business trust on August 29, 1997. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund, James Small Cap Fund, James Mid Cap Fund, James Micro Cap Fund, James Aggressive Allocation Fund, and James Long-Short Fund are each a diversified series of the Trust (individually a “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”). Each class of James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments and has the same rights, but differs primarily in distribution fees and shareholder features. The Retail Class shares are subject to distribution (12b-1) fees but have a lower minimum investment requirement and offer certain shareholder services not available to Institutional Class shareholders. The Institutional Class shares are not subject to distribution (12b-1) fees and are available only through investment advisers and bank trust departments that have made arrangements for shares of all of their clients investing in the Fund to be held in an omnibus account (as well as other entities that are approved by management of the Trust).

James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund seeks to provide total return through a combination of growth and income and preservation of capital in declining markets. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks and/or debt securities that the Fund’s adviser, James Investment Research, Inc. (“James” or the “Adviser”), believes are undervalued.

James Small Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of small capitalization companies. The Adviser defines small capitalization as those companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase no larger than the stocks in the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index. As of December 31, 2015, the stock with the maximum capitalization in the Russell 2000® Index had a capitalization of $6.46 billion.

James Mid Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of mid capitalization companies. The Adviser defines mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations at the time of purchase that fall within the range of the S&P MidCap 400® Value Index. As of December 31, 2015, the stock with the maximum capitalization in the S&P MidCap 400® Value Index had a capitalization of $12.59 billion.

James Micro Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of micro capitalization companies. Micro capitalization companies are defined as those companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase no larger than the stocks in the Russell Microcap® Index, including exchange traded funds  (“ETFs”)  that  invest  primarily  in  such  securities. As of December 31, 2015, the stock with the maximum capitalization in the Russell Microcap® Index had a capitalization of $2.34 billion.
 
James Aggressive Allocation Fund seeks to provide total return through a combination of growth and income. Preservation of capital in declining markets is a secondary objective. This Fund will generally run equity allocations of 60% or higher and, therefore, could be more volatile than a more conservative fund that holds a smaller percentage of its assets in stocks.

James Long-Short Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in foreign and domestic equity securities that the Adviser believes are undervalued and more likely to appreciate, and by selling short equity securities that the Adviser believes are overvalued and more likely to depreciate. The Fund also may take long positions in domestic and foreign fixed income securities that the Adviser believes are more likely to appreciate in the interest rate and spread environment anticipated by the Adviser, and short positions in fixed income securities that the Adviser believes are more  likely to depreciate in the interest rate and spread environment anticipated by the Adviser. The Fund seeks to achieve positive returns on both the long positions and short positions that it takes in various securities.
 
2.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


The   following is   a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Funds are considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.
 
Share Valuation
The net asset value per share of each Fund, other than the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund, is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The net asset value per share of each class of shares of the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, less liabilities attributable to that class, by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The offering price and redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value per share, except that shares of the James Micro Cap Fund are subject to a redemption fee of 2% if redeemed within 180 days of purchase. Redemption fees received by the James Micro Cap Fund were $979 and $48 for the six months and year ended December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The redemption fee is reflected in the “Payment for shares redeemed, net of redemption fees” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Securities Valuation
Securities are valued at fair value. The Funds' portfolio securities, including short positions, are valued as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for business. Equity securities that are traded on any exchange, including closed-end funds and exchange- traded funds, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the exchange or market in which such securities are principally traded. Lacking a last sale price, a security is valued at its last bid price
 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
except when, in James’s opinion, the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value of the security. Securities that are traded on the NASDAQ® over-the-counter market are valued at their NASDAQ® Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) for all NASDAQ® National Market (“NNM”) and NASDAQ® Capital Market® securities. When market quotations are not readily available, if an event occurs after the close of the trading  market (but before the time as of which a Fund calculates its net asset value) that materially affects a security’s value, when James determines that the market quotation does not accurately reflect the current value or when a non-144A restricted security is being valued, that security will be valued at its fair value as determined in good faith in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Fixed income securities may also be valued at evaluated prices provided by an independent, recognized pricing service, which determines valuations based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of securities or a matrix method which considers yield or price of comparable bonds provided by a pricing service. If the Adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities or when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, those securities will be priced at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser. Short-term investments in fixed-income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will approximate fair value. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
 
For valuation purposes, quotations of foreign securities in a foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the time of pricing the Funds. The values of foreign portfolio securities are generally based upon market quotations which, depending upon the exchange or market, may be last sale price, last bid price or the average of the last bid and asked prices as of, in each case, the close of the appropriate exchange or another designated time.

In accordance with the Trust’s good faith pricing guidelines, James is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. There is no single standard for determining fair value, since fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current  fair value of an issue of securities being valued by the Adviser would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale. Methods which are in accordance with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings, (ii) a discount from market of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers), or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods.
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
Level 2
Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
Level 3
Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily  an indication of the risk  associated  with investing in those securities. For example, securities maturing within 60 days of the reporting date are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the 1940 Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.


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Notes to Financial Statements
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of December 31, 2015:
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
 
   
Valuation Inputs
     
Investments in Securities at Value*
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
2,194,181,086
    $    
$
   
$
2,194,181,086
 
Closed-End Funds
   
1,499,448
           
     
1,499,448
 
Exchange Traded Funds
   
9,276,609
           
     
9,276,609
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
298,287,551
     
     
298,287,551
 
Mortgage Backed Securities
   
     
21,115,605
     
     
21,115,605
 
U.S. Government Agencies
   
     
118,695,932
     
     
118,695,932
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes
   
1,563,738,665
           
     
1,563,738,665
 
Foreign Bonds
   
     
30,768,715
     
     
30,768,715
 
Municipal Bonds
   
     
168,260,868
     
     
168,260,868
 
Short Term Investments
   
22,147,111
           
     
22,147,111
 
Total
 
$
3,790,842,919
   
$
637,128,671
   
$
   
$
4,427,971,590
 

James Small Cap Fund
 
    Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*
 
Level 1
    Level 2     Level 3    
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
126,876,046
   
$
   
$
   
$
126,876,046
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes
   
2,495,490
     
     
     
2,495,490
 
Short Term Investments
   
4,523,416
     
     
     
4,523,416
 
Total
 
$
133,894,952
   
$
   
$
   
$
133,894,952
 
 
James Mid Cap Fund
 
   
Valuation Inputs
     
Investments in Securities at Value*
 
Level 1
    Level 2     Level 3    
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
17,539,722
   
$
   
$
   
$
17,539,722
 
Short Term Investments
   
831,265
     
     
     
831,265
 
Total
 
$
18,370,987
   
$
   
$
   
$
18,370,987
 

James Micro Cap Fund
 
    Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*
 
Level 1
    Level 2     Level 3    
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
28,400,747
   
$
   
$
   
$
28,400,747
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes
   
748,647
     
     
     
748,647
 
Short Term Investments
   
1,810,541
     
     
     
1,810,541
 
Total
 
$
30,959,935
   
$
   
$
   
$
30,959,935
 
 
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
 
    Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*
 
Level 1
    Level 2     Level 3    
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
3,695,333
   
$
   
$
   
$
3,695,333
 
Exchange Traded Funds
   
444,843
     
     
     
444,843
 
U.S. Government Agencies
   
     
99,176
     
     
99,176
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes
   
1,011,571
     
     
     
1,011,571
 
Short Term Investments
   
15,724
     
     
     
15,724
 
Total
 
$
5,167,471
   
$
99,176
   
$
   
$
5,266,647
 


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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
James Long-Short Fund
 
    Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*
 
Level 1
    Level 2     Level 3    
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
33,071,395
   
$
   
$
   
$
33,071,395
 
Short Term Investments
   
1,283,769
     
     
     
1,283,769
 
Total
 
$
34,355,164
   
$
   
$
   
$
34,355,164
 
 
    Valuation Inputs      
Other Financial Instruments*
 
Level 1
    Level 2     Level 3    
Total
 
Liabilities
               
Securities Sold Short
               
Common Stocks
 
$
(7,328,367
)
 
$
   
$
   
$
(7,328,367
)
Rights(1)
   
     
     
0
     
0
 
TOTAL
 
$
(7,328,367
)
 
$
   
$
0
   
$
(7,328,367
)
 
*
For detailed descriptions of sector and industry, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.
(1)
Furiex Pharmaceuticals, CVR rights are illiquid and considered Level 3. The market value of the rights was $0 as of 12/31/15.
 
The Funds recognize transfer between levels as of the end of period. For the six months ended December 31, 2015, the Funds did not have any transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 securities.

Investment Transactions
 
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method, which liquidates all losses first, before any gains. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any securities so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund will instruct its custodian to segregate assets in a separate account with a current value at least equal to the amount of its when-issued and delayed delivery purchase commitments. As of December 31, 2015, the Funds did not hold when-issued securities or delayed delivery purchase commitments.
 
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance   with  the  Trust’s  understanding  of  the  applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Translation
The market value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate, provided by WM Reuters, at the close of each business day. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars based at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized and between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from the changes in the value of assets and liabilities including investments in securities at the reporting period, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

Short Sales and Segregated Cash
The James Long-Short Fund may actively sell short equity and fixed income securities. Short sales are transactions in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to deliver to the buyer upon the short sale; the Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it in the open market at some later date.

The Fund will incur a loss if the market price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in value between those dates. The Fund is required to pay any dividend or interest due on securities sold short. Such dividends and interest are recorded as an expense. The Fund may pay fees or charges on the assets borrowed for securities sold short.

All short sales are collateralized, as required by the Fund’s prime broker. The Fund maintains the collateral in segregated accounts consisting of cash and/or high-grade liquid assets sufficient to collateralize the market value of the Fund’s short positions.

Investment Income
Dividend income and dividend expense on long securities and securities sold short are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is determined on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on all debt securities. Amortization and accretion is calculated using the effective yield method.
 

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Notes to Financial Statements
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Dividend income includes dividends earned on Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), which may include a return of capital. As such, important taxation issues may arise, which the Funds account for when information is provided by the issuing REIT.

Due to the actual character of dividends paid by REITs not being available until the end of the calendar year, the net investment income and long-term capital gains of the Funds can be different on the tax return compared to this annual report. Substantial unanticipated levels of return of capital may affect the Funds’ earnings and profits from which distributions are made.

Distributions received from Limited Partnership investments of a Fund are usually recorded as a return of capital and are excluded from available income in the calculation of distributions paid by the Funds. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and in the Schedule of Investments.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Net investment income, if any, is generally declared and distributed to shareholders of each Fund on at least an annual basis. Net realized capital gains from security transactions, if any, are distributed to shareholders not less frequently than annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards. Distributions to shareholders of net investment income and net realized capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Allocation of Income and Expense
Investment income earned, realized capital gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Class-specific expenses are charged directly to the class incurring the expense. Common expenses, which are not attributable to a specific class, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Expenses not directly billed to a particular Fund are allocated proportionally among all Funds daily in relation to net assets of each Fund or another reasonable measure.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes
The Funds generally intend to distribute all taxable income and capital gains to shareholders, if any, and to otherwise continue to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment  companies. Therefore,  no  federal  tax  provision is required.

As of and during the six months ended December 31, 2015, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds file U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Funds’ tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

As of December 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

   
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
   
James Small Cap Fund
   
James Mid Cap Fund
   
James Micro Cap Fund
   
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
   
James Long-Short Fund
 
Tax cost of portfolio investments
 
$
4,042,127,575
   
$
112,883,686
   
$
12,897,172
   
$
26,029,433
   
$
5,311,090
   
$
29,082,122
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
504,766,848
   
$
25,523,961
   
$
5,851,110
   
$
6,316,633
   
$
129,912
   
$
6,269,072
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(118,922,833
)
   
(4,512,695
)
   
(377,295
)
   
(1,386,131
)
   
(174,355
)
   
(996,030
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
385,844,015
     
21,011,266
     
5,473,815
     
4,930,502
     
(44,443
)
   
5,273,042
 
Total
 
$
385,844,015
   
$
21,011,266
   
$
5,473,815
   
$
4,930,502
   
$
(44,443
)
 
$
5,273,042
 

The difference between the cost of portfolio investments on a tax basis and financial statement cost for the Funds is due primarily to the deferral of wash sale losses and to the differing treatment of certain investments under income tax regulations and GAAP.

The amounts and characteristic of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of December 31, 2015.
 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended June 30, 2015 was as follows:

   
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
   
James Small Cap Fund
   
James Mid Cap Fund
   
James Micro Cap Fund
   
James Long-Short Fund
 
Ordinary Income
 
$
36,104,504
   
$
   
$
50,911
   
$
29,482
   
$
 
Long-Term Capital Gains
   
120,104,128
     
     
1,480,680
     
3,160,094
     
 
Total
 
$
156,208,632
   
$
   
$
1,531,591
   
$
3,189,576
   
$
 

The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended June 30, 2014 was as follows:

   
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
   
James Small Cap Fund
   
James Mid Cap Fund
   
James Micro Cap Fund
   
James Long-Short Fund
 
Ordinary Income
 
$
30,488,195
   
$
4,195,369
   
$
44,965
   
$
14,357
   
$
 
Long-Term Capital Gains
   
26,660,742
     
     
445,588
     
     
 
Total
 
$
57,148,937
   
$
4,195,369
   
$
490,553
   
$
14,357
   
$
 

Pre-Enactment Capital Losses
During the year ended June 30, 2015, James Small Cap Fund utilized Pre-Act capital loss carryovers in the amount of $8,759,066. The Pre-Act capital losses arose in fiscal years beginning prior to December 22, 2010, and were utilized prior to their expiration date of June 30, 2018.

Post-Enactment Capital Losses
Under the tax code, Capital Losses are carried over to future tax years and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. These losses do not include any late year capital losses (losses arising in the period from November 1st through June 30th) that the funds have elected to defer for the current fiscal year. The Funds’ ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
 
Capital losses carried forward to the next tax year were as follows:

   
Short Term
   
Long Term
 
James Long-Short Fund
 
$
638,551
   
$
 

The Funds elect to defer to the period ending June 30, 2016 capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 in the amount of:

   
Amount
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
 
$
2,677,861
 
James Micro Cap Fund
   
760,853
 
James Long-Short Fund
   
1,414,389
 

The Funds elect to defer to the year ended June 30, 2016 late year ordinary losses in the amount of:

   
Amount
 
James Small Cap Fund
 
$
159,147
 
James Mid Cap Fund
   
21,753
 
James Micro Cap Fund
   
26,472
 
James Long-Short Fund
   
154,104
 

3.
INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 
Purchases and sales (including maturities) of investments in long-term U.S. Government obligations for the six months ended December 31, 2015 were as follows:

   
Purchases
   
Sales
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
 
$
694,029,903
   
$
320,613,210
 
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
   
2,149,959
     
1,034,144
 

Purchases and sales (including maturities) of investments in other long-term securities for the six months ended December 31, 2015 were as follows:

   
Purchases
   
Sales
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
 
$
515,357,414
   
$
471,355,106
 
James Small Cap Fund
   
43,194,651
     
29,910,183
 
James Mid Cap Fund
   
5,163,344
     
7,229,174
 
James Micro Cap Fund
   
8,707,143
     
2,949,398
 
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
   
6,868,641
     
2,352,938
 
James Long-Short Fund
   
9,112,003
     
19,132,076
 

For the six months ended December 31, 2015, the cost of securities purchased to cover short sales and the proceeds from securities sold short were $10,129,475 and $7,742,644, respectively, for the Long-Short Fund.

4.
MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 
Investment Management Agreement
The Funds retain James Investment Research, Inc. (“James”) to manage the Funds’ investments. The investment decisions for the Funds are made by a committee of James’ personnel, which is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s portfolio. The Funds pay James on a monthly basis at the annual rate set forth below of the Funds’ average daily net assets.
 

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Notes to Financial Statements
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
 
Average Total Net Assets
Contractual Fee
Up to and including $500 million
0.74%
Over $500 million and including $1 billion
0.70%
Over $1 billion and including $2 billion
0.65%
Over $2 billion
0.60%
 
James Small Cap Fund
 
Average Total Net Assets
Contractual Fee
Up to and including $500 million
1.25%
Over $500 million and including $1 billion
1.20%
Over $1 billion and including $2 billion
1.15%
Over $2 billion
1.10%
 
James Mid Cap Fund
 
Average Total Net Assets
Contractual Fee
Up to and including $500 million
1.25%
Over $500 million and including $1 billion
1.20%
Over $1 billion and including $2 billion
1.15%
Over $2 billion
1.10%
 
James Micro Cap Fund
 
Average Total Net Assets
Contractual Fee
Up to and including $500 million
1.50%
Over $500 million
1.45%
 
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
 
Average Total Net Assets
Contractual Fee
Up to and including $500 million
0.98%
Over $500 million and including $1 billion
0.95%
Over $1 billion and including $2 billion
0.90%
Over $2 billion
0.85%
 
James Long-Short Fund
 
Average Total Net Assets
Contractual Fee
Up to and including $500 million
1.25%
Over $500 million and including $1 billion
1.20%
Over $1 billion and including $2 billion
1.15%
Over $2 billion
1.10%
 
Advisory fees for the James Small Cap Fund, James Mid Cap Fund, James Micro Cap Fund, James Aggressive Allocation Fund and James Long-Short Fund are reduced by the fees and expenses of the non-interested trustees incurred by the applicable Fund. Under the investment management agreement, James is responsible for the payment of all operating expenses of the James Small Cap Fund, James Mid Cap Fund, James Micro Cap Fund, James Aggressive Allocation Fund and James Long-Short Fund, except for brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest (including dividend expense on securities sold short), fees and expenses of non-interested person trustees, 12b-1 expenses and extraordinary expenses.

Administrative Services Agreement
ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS” or the “Administrator”) serves as administrator to the Funds. ALPS receives a monthly fee paid by James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund, for itself, and paid by James for the remaining Funds, subject to a minimum monthly fee. Pursuant to an administrative agreement, ALPS will provide operational services to the Funds including, but not limited to fund accounting and fund administration and generally assist in each Fund’s operations.

Transfer Agency and Services Agreement
ALPS, pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Services Agreement with the Trust, serves as transfer agent for the Funds. Under the Transfer Agency and Services Agreement, ALPS receives an annual minimum fee, a fee based upon the number of shareholder accounts and is also reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. These fees and reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses are paid and reimbursed by James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund, for itself, and by James for the remaining Funds.

Plans of Distribution
The James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund (Retail Class), James Small Cap Fund, James Mid Cap Fund and James Long Short Fund have adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (collectively, the “Plans”) under which each Fund may incur expenses related to distribution of its shares and for services provided to shareholders. Payments under a Plan are made to James, which uses them to pay distribution and shareholder service expenses on behalf of and as agent of the Fund. The amount payable by each Fund (the Retail Class of the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund), with a Plan, under its Plan is 0.25% of its average daily net assets for the year. The Plans are compensation plans, which means that payments are made to James regardless of 12b-1 expenses actually incurred. Therefore, payments under a Plan may exceed distribution and shareholder service expenses incurred pursuant to the Plan, and James is permitted to retain the excess. It is also possible that 12b-1 expenses paid by James for a period will exceed the payments received by James, in which case James may pay such excess expenses out of its own resources. Payments received by James under the Plans are in addition to the fees paid to James pursuant to the Management Agreements. The Plans require that James act in the Funds’ best interests in expending the payments it receives from the Funds and use payments solely for the purpose of paying distribution and shareholder services expenses on behalf of the Funds. The Funds’ distributor, ALPS Distributors, Inc., validates all payment amounts to be made to brokers that have properly executed dealer agreements with the Funds before James will make such payments. The expenses of the Funds’ Plans are
 

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December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
5.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 
reflected as 12b-1 distribution and service fees – Retail Class on the Statements of Operations.
 
Each Fund has a revolving line of credit agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”). Borrowings under these arrangements are secured by investments held in the Funds’ portfolios as notated on the Schedules of Investments and bear interest at the Bank’s prime rate. For the six months ended December 31, 2015, the James Long-Short Fund utilized its line of credit. The average amount of borrowings was $151,667 over 9 day with a weighted-average interest rate of 3.25% for James Long-Short Fund. As of December 31, 2015, the James Long-Short Fund did not have an outstanding balance with respect to the line of credit. Interest on funded and unfunded loans can be found under interest expense on the Statements of Operations. For the remaining Funds, there were no borrowings on their line of credit during the six-months. Each Fund’s line of credit agreement expired on July 13, 2015 and was renewed for one year. The terms of the agreements can be characterized as follows:

Fund
 
Maximum
Balance
Available
 
Interest
Rate
Expiration Date
James Balanced:
         
Golden Rainbow Fund
 
$
50,000,000
 
Prime Rate*
July 12, 2016
James Small Cap Fund
 
$
6,500,000
 
Prime Rate*
July 12, 2016
James Mid Cap Fund
 
$
715,000
 
Prime Rate*
July 12, 2016
James Micro Cap Fund
 
$
540,000
 
Prime Rate*
July 12, 2016
James Aggressive Allocation Fund
 
$
540,000
 
Prime Rate*
July 12, 2016
James Long-Short Fund
 
$
3,000,000
 
Prime Rate*
July 12, 2016

*
The rate at which the Bank announces as its prime lending rate.


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Additional Information
James Advantage Funds

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

James is responsible for exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and held by the Funds. A description of the policies and procedures that James uses in fulfilling this responsibility and information regarding how those proxies were voted during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge upon request by calling toll free 1-800-995-2637. These items are also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

 
James files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for each Fund as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The complete listing (i) is available on the Commission’s website; (ii) may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; and (iii) will be made available to shareholders upon request by calling 1-800-995-2637. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

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Privacy Policy

December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
Facts
What does James Advantage Funds do with your personal information?

Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:
 
Social Security number and wire transfer instructions
account transactions and transaction history
investment experience and purchase history

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

How?
All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons James Advantage Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
 
Reasons we can share your personal information:
Does James Advantage Funds share information?
Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your
account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus.
YES
NO
For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you.
YES
NO
For joint marketing with other financial companies.
NO
We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records.
NO
We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness.
NO
We don’t share
For our affiliates to market to you
NO
We don’t share
For non-affiliates to market to you
NO
We don’t share
Questions? Call 1-800-99 James
 
What we do:
 
 
 
How does James Advantage Funds protect my personal information?
 
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
       
   
Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.
How does James Advantage Funds
 
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
collect my personal information?
 
open an account or deposit money
   
direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities
   
seek advice about your investments
   
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing?
 
Federal law gives you the right to limit only:
   
sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness.
   
affiliates from using your information to market to you.
   
sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you.
   
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
       
Definitions
 
 
 
Affiliates
 
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
   
Our affiliates include financial companies, such as James Investment Research, Inc. and James Capital Alliance.
Non-affiliates
 
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
   
James Advantage Funds does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing
 
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
   
James Advantage Funds does not jointly market.
 

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(BACK COVER)

Item 2. Code of Ethics.
 
Not applicable to this Report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
 
Not applicable to this Report.
 
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
Not applicable to this Report.
 
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
 
Not applicable to the registrant.
 
Item 6. Investments.
 
(a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Reports to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
 
(b) Not applicable.
 
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not applicable to the registrant.
 
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not applicable to the registrant.
 
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
 
Not applicable to the registrant.
 
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)
Based on an evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Report.
 
(b)
There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.
 
(a)(1)
Not applicable to this Report.
 
(a)(2)
Certifications required by Item 12(a)(2) of Form N-CSR are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.CERT.
 
(a)(3)
Not applicable.
 
(b)
Certifications required by Item 12(b) of Form N-CSR are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


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.
 
The James Advantage Funds

By:
/s/ Barry R. James 
 
 
Barry R. James
 
 
President
 
 
Date:  March 4, 2016
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:
/s/ Barry R. James 
 
 
Barry R. James
 
 
President (Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
Date:  March 4, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Thomas L. Mangan
 
 
Thomas L. Mangan
 
 
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 
 
Date:  March 4, 2016