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1.818308631144 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Gray Television Inc 529900TM5726KDN7UU35 Gray Television, Inc. 389375106 32300.00000000 NS USD 527136.00000000 1.326878927477 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Modine Manufacturing Co Z35SZFYJR8GZZRSIUU09 Modine Manufacturing Co. 607828100 36910.00000000 NS USD 419666.70000000 1.056362875603 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Lgi Homes Inc 549300W02B4WNV8CV109 LGI Homes, Inc. 50187T106 7395.00000000 NS USD 616151.40000000 1.550943795900 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N 2019-10-31 JAMES ADVANTAGE FUNDS Lesley Ott Lesley Ott Chief Compliance Officer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 fp0047746_nportex_omz5si5n.htm

JAMES BALANCED: GOLDEN RAINBOW FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
COMMON STOCKS-44.11% 
    Basic Materials-1.25%    
 36,770   Avery Dennison Corp.  $4,175,969 
 41,145   Celanese Corp.   5,031,622 
 122,865   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.   887,085 
 37,160   International Paper Co.   1,554,031 
 7,335   Universal Forest Products, Inc.   292,520 
         11,941,227 
           
     Consumer, Cyclical-7.86%     
 17,295   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*   1,769,797 
 131,320   Best Buy Co., Inc.   9,059,767 
 73,100   Bloomin' Brands, Inc.   1,383,783 
 11,930   BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.*   312,327 
 5,015   Brinker International, Inc.   213,990 
 67,710   Delta Air Lines, Inc.   3,900,096 
 69,010   General Motors Co.   2,586,495 
 16,930   Home Depot, Inc.   3,928,099 
 51,275   Insight Enterprises, Inc.*   2,855,505 
 9,335   KB Home   317,390 
 10,870   Knoll, Inc.   275,554 
 64,755   McDonald's Corp.   13,903,546 
 2,925   Omnicom Group, Inc.   229,027 
 5,195   Penske Automotive Group, Inc.   245,620 
 27,632   PulteGroup, Inc.   1,009,950 
 6,195   SPX Corp.*   247,862 
 37,540   Target Corp.   4,013,401 
 13,055   Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A*   338,647 
 21,815   United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*   1,928,664 
 150,285   Walmart, Inc.   17,835,824 
 61,135   Walt Disney Co.   7,967,113 
 1,550   Whirlpool Corp.   245,458 
 6,920   Winnebago Industries, Inc.   265,382 
         74,833,297 
           
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-7.57%     
 27,145   Anthem, Inc.   6,517,514 
 9,575   Cardinal Health, Inc.   451,844 
 33,955   Eli Lilly & Co.   3,797,188 
 17,460   FTI Consulting, Inc.*   1,850,585 
 19,900   Helen of Troy, Ltd.*   3,137,434 
 58,170   Johnson & Johnson   7,526,035 
 85,000   Kraft Heinz Co.   2,374,475 
 122,105   Kroger Co.   3,147,867 
 40,200   Medtronic PLC   4,366,524 
 85,735   Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B   4,929,762 
 36,800   National HealthCare Corp.   3,012,080 
 340,000   Pfizer, Inc.   12,216,200 
 61,000   Procter & Gamble Co.   7,587,180 
 101,975   Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A   8,784,127 
 11,280   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   2,451,370 
         72,150,185 
           
     Energy-2.73%     
 69,185   Chevron Corp.   8,205,341 
 61,725   ConocoPhillips   3,517,090 
 93,710   Exxon Mobil Corp.   6,616,863 
 4,485   HollyFrontier Corp.   240,575 

 

 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
     Energy (continued)     
 47,845   Phillips 66  $4,899,328 
 30,780   Valero Energy Corp.   2,623,687 
         26,102,884 
           
     Financial-7.59%     
 53,625   Aaron's, Inc.   3,445,942 
 129,135   Aflac, Inc.   6,756,343 
 6,175   Air Lease Corp.   258,238 
 11,355   Aircastle, Ltd.   254,693 
 60,295   Allstate Corp.   6,552,861 
 8,430   Ally Financial, Inc.   279,539 
 43,812   American Financial Group, Inc.   4,725,124 
 50,605   Capital One Financial Corp.   4,604,043 
 18,850   CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*   999,238 
 6,870   Encore Capital Group, Inc.*   228,943 
 157,445   Fifth Third Bancorp   4,310,844 
 4,350   First American Financial Corp.   256,693 
 6,095   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   1,263,067 
 4,550   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   275,775 
 138,070   JPMorgan Chase & Co.   16,249,458 
 3,790   McGrath RentCorp   263,746 
 42,630   Nelnet, Inc., Class A   2,711,268 
 23,105   PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   3,238,397 
 14,000   Public Storage, REIT   3,433,780 
 65,867   Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund   2,591,208 
 4,085   Stifel Financial Corp.   234,397 
 30,700   Travelers Cos., Inc.   4,564,783 
 160,065   Unum Group   4,757,132 
 4,115   Walker & Dunlop, Inc.   230,152 
         72,485,664 
           
     Industrial-1.80%     
 24,852   Caterpillar, Inc.   3,139,056 
 1   Delphi Technologies PLC   13 
 37,300   Eaton Corp. PLC   3,101,495 
 2,930   Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   217,670 
 5,570   Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*   255,886 
 53,020   Magna International, Inc.   2,827,557 
 26,943   MasTec, Inc.*   1,749,409 
 10,390   Meritor, Inc.*   192,215 
 2,790   Oshkosh Corp.   211,482 
 26,200   Owens-Illinois, Inc.   269,074 
 1,255   Parker-Hannifin Corp.   226,666 
 2,505   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   249,648 
 32,334   Republic Services, Inc.   2,798,508 
 3,565   Saia, Inc.*   334,041 
 10,710   United Rentals, Inc.*   1,334,894 
 6,450   Werner Enterprises, Inc.   227,685 
         17,135,299 
           
     Technology-10.19%     
 21,160   Amgen, Inc.   4,094,672 
 72,010   Apple, Inc.   16,128,080 
 68,115   Arrow Electronics, Inc.*   5,080,017 
 15,165   Avnet, Inc.   674,615 
 17,100   Cabot Microelectronics Corp.   2,414,691 
 191,810   Cisco Systems, Inc.   9,477,332 
 82,090   Corning, Inc.   2,341,207 
 26,400   Crown Castle International Corp., REIT   3,669,864 
 52,385   Deluxe Corp.   2,575,247 
 5,890   Diodes, Inc.*   236,483 
 19,786   Incyte Corp.*   1,468,715 

 

 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
     Technology (continued)     
 6,461   Integer Holdings Corp.*  $488,193 
 189,220   Intel Corp.   9,750,507 
 20,119   International Business Machines Corp.   2,925,705 
 23,610   KEMET Corp.   429,230 
 11,652   Leidos Holdings, Inc.   1,000,674 
 13,800   Lockheed Martin Corp.   5,382,828 
 5,645   Micron Technology, Inc.*   241,888 
 121,325   Microsoft Corp.   16,867,815 
 32,890   Motorola Solutions, Inc.   5,604,785 
 11,965   Northrop Grumman Corp.   4,484,362 
 9,905   ON Semiconductor Corp.*   190,275 
 5,765   PC Connection, Inc.   224,258 
 7,395   Sanmina Corp.*   237,453 
 2,340   SYNNEX Corp.   264,186 
 10,320   Triumph Group, Inc.   236,122 
 16,380   Western Digital Corp.   976,903 
         97,466,107 
           
     Utilities-5.12%     
 41,003   American Electric Power Co., Inc.   3,841,571 
 95,163   AT&T, Inc.   3,600,968 
 187,020   CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   5,644,264 
 63,710   Entergy Corp.   7,477,006 
 143,770   Exelon Corp.   6,945,529 
 40,233   FirstEnergy Corp.   1,940,438 
 82,523   NRG Energy, Inc.   3,267,911 
 32,616   PNM Resources, Inc.   1,698,641 
 240,055   Verizon Communications, Inc.   14,489,720 
         48,906,048 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
(Cost $338,473,890)   421,020,711 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-0.44%     
300,686  iShares® Gold Trust ETF*   4,239,672 
         
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS     
(Cost $3,716,787)      4,239,672 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
CORPORATE BONDS-8.42% 
    Consumer, Cyclical-1.46%    
$5,000,000   eBay, Inc., 2.600%, 7/15/22   5,038,996 
 5,000,000   Home Depot, Inc., 2.700%, 4/1/23   5,146,965 
 785,000   McDonald's Corp., 5.700%, 2/1/39   1,020,555 
 2,000,000   Walmart, Inc., 5.250%, 9/1/35   2,666,028 
         13,872,544 
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-0.52%     
 3,000,000   Hershey Co., 4.125%, 12/1/20   3,067,425 
 1,950,000   Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 2.530%, 11/15/21   1,956,964 
         5,024,389 
     Energy-1.05%     
 10,000,000   Equinor ASA, 2.250%, 11/8/19   10,000,068 
           
     Financial-1.82%     
 8,100,000   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.750%, 8/15/21   8,352,650 
 4,000,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.750%, 6/23/20   4,017,728 
 5,000,000   Wells Fargo & Co., 2.500%, 3/4/21   5,022,944 
         17,393,322 

 

 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
     Industrial-0.55%     
$1,000,000   Caterpillar, Inc., 8.250%, 12/15/38  $1,667,609 
 1,000,000   General Electric Co., 2.700%, 10/9/22   1,002,589 
 2,000,000   General Electric Co., 6.875%, 1/10/39   2,647,141 
         5,317,339 
     Technology-3.02%     
 3,419,000   Apple, Inc., 1.550%, 2/7/20   3,413,969 
 10,000,000   Apple, Inc., 3M US L + 0.20%, 2/7/20(a)   10,006,350 
 5,000,000   Intel Corp., 3.300%, 10/1/21   5,146,260 
 5,000,000   Intel Corp., 2.875%, 5/11/24   5,196,238 
 3,700,000   Microsoft Corp., 5.200%, 6/1/39   5,030,829 
         28,793,646 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS     
(Cost $76,195,830)   80,401,308 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
MUNICIPAL BONDS-3.15% 
     Hawaii-1.05%     
 9,000,000   City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series B, 5.000%, 11/1/25   9,990,270 
           
     Ohio-2.08%     
 7,450,000   Beavercreek City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 3.250%, 12/1/36   7,751,278 
     Greenville City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Improvement):     
 5,000,000   5.000%, 1/1/46   5,345,150 
 5,000,000   5.500%, 1/1/51   5,419,550 
 1,000,000   Ohio State University General Recipients Revenue Bonds, Series C, 4.910%, 6/1/40   1,297,280 
         19,813,258 
     Texas-0.02%     
 235,000   Tyler Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Unrefunded 2016, 5.000%, 2/15/34   238,208 
           
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS     
(Cost $28,288,327)   30,041,736 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-10.31%     
     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.-1.69%     
$10,000,000   3M US L + 0.08%, 1/3/22(a)   9,984,079 
 6,177,000   3.150%, 11/9/27   6,183,377 
         16,167,456 
     Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.-0.75%     
 1,000,000   2.400%, 6/19/23   1,002,966 
 5,725,000   2.750%, 11/6/26   6,098,545 
         7,101,511 
     Federal Home Loan Banks-5.34%     
 5,000,000   1.600%, 10/22/20   4,978,410 
 10,000,000   2.875%, 6/13/25   10,642,649 
 10,000,000   2.620%, 4/28/26   10,000,321 
 5,000,000   2.420%, 9/17/27   5,003,429 
 1,000,000   2.500%, 9/11/29   1,000,930 
 14,000,000   2.000%, 6/30/31(b)   14,000,602 
 5,000,000   4.080%, 5/25/33   5,322,831 
         50,949,172 
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-1.05%     
 10,000,000   1.800%, 4/13/20   9,999,985 

 

 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
   Tennessee Valley Authority-1.48%     
$ 10,000,000  5.250%, 9/15/39  $14,163,443 
         
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES     
(Cost $96,164,249)      98,381,567 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES-3.15%     
     Fannie Mae Pool-2.67%     
 7,954,724   3.500%, 9/1/33   8,278,538 
 17,479,581   2.500%, 1/1/57   17,244,521 
         25,523,059 
     Fannie Mae REMICS-0.48%     
 4,359,609   3.500%, 5/25/47   4,538,410 
           
TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES     
(Cost $29,338,310)   30,061,469 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES-28.71%     
     U.S. Treasury Bonds-13.91%     
$10,000,000   2.625%, 11/15/20   10,089,063 
 25,000,000   2.000%, 8/15/25   25,556,641 
 55,000,000   2.750%, 2/15/28   59,722,266 
 5,000,000   2.625%, 2/15/29   5,412,891 
 5,000,000   1.625%, 8/15/29   4,978,320 
 17,500,000   3.000%, 8/15/48   20,827,734 
 6,000,000   2.250%, 8/15/49   6,176,953 
         132,763,868 
     U.S. Treasury Notes-12.62%     
 60,000,000   1.000%, 11/30/19   59,896,392 
 15,000,000   3.500%, 5/15/20   15,151,172 
 45,000,000   2.375%, 4/15/21   45,425,390 
         120,472,954 
     United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds-2.18%     
 20,657,400   0.625%, 4/15/23   20,832,021 
           
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES     
(Cost $262,682,466)   274,068,843 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
FOREIGN BONDS-0.77%
   Singapore Government Bond-0.77%     
SGD 10,000,000  2.250%, 6/1/21   7,308,394 
         
TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS     
(Cost $7,486,124)   7,308,394 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-0.69%     
   Mutual Fund-0.69%     
6,570,945  First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 7-Day Yield 1.869%   6,570,945 
         
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $6,570,945)   6,570,945 
         
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-99.75%     
(Cost $848,916,928)   952,094,645 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES-0.25%   2,385,980 
NET ASSETS-100.00%  $954,480,625 

 

 

 

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) Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described below. The rate in effect as of September 30, 2019 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security’s last reset date.
(b) Step coupon.  Coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule.  Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of September 30, 2019.

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

Libor Rates:

3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2019 was 2.09%

 

SGD - Singapore Dollar

 

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

JAMES SMALL CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS-97.33% 
    Basic Materials-5.03%    
 18,605   Boise Cascade Co.  $606,337 
 87,515   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.   631,858 
 37,790   Mercer International, Inc.   473,887 
 13,820   Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A   285,521 
         1,997,603 
           
     Consumer, Cyclical-20.16%     
 19,190   AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*   943,381 
 38,160   Bloomin' Brands, Inc.   722,369 
 26,220   Brinker International, Inc.   1,118,807 
 7,120   Deckers Outdoor Corp.*   1,049,203 
 32,300   Gray Television, Inc.*   527,136 
 19,890   Insight Enterprises, Inc.*   1,107,674 
 33,203   MDC Holdings, Inc.   1,431,049 
 9,680   Patrick Industries, Inc.*   415,078 
 12,000   SkyWest, Inc.   688,800 
         8,003,497 
           
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-13.32%     
 8,000   FTI Consulting, Inc.*   847,920 
 21,275   Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A   826,747 
 13,050   National HealthCare Corp.   1,068,143 
 31,865   Tivity Health, Inc.*   529,915 
 11,640   TriNet Group, Inc.*   723,892 
 27,620   Village Super Market, Inc., Class A   730,549 
 14,790   Weis Markets, Inc.   564,091 
         5,291,257 
           
     Energy-0.40%     
 61,530   Denbury Resources, Inc.*   73,221 
 32,335   Gulfport Energy Corp.*   87,628 
         160,849 
           
     Financial-21.18%     
 20,080   Aaron's, Inc.   1,290,341 
 30,680   American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.   742,456 
 77,700   First BanCorp   775,446 
 202,000   Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*   888,800 
 43,000   Ladder Capital Corp., REIT   742,610 
 7,395   LGI Homes, Inc.*   616,151 
 14,775   Piper Jaffray Cos.   1,115,217 
 14,380   Stifel Financial Corp.   825,124 
 26,990   TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.   566,250 
 40,100   Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT   846,912 
         8,409,307 
           
     Industrial-8.16%     
 18,955   Encore Wire Corp.   1,066,787 
 12,140   Generac Holdings, Inc.*   951,048 
 47,755   Milacron Holdings Corp.*   796,076 
 36,910   Modine Manufacturing Co.*   419,667 
         3,233,578 
           
     Technology-20.74%     
 32,445   Blucora, Inc.*   702,110 

 

 

 

Shares   Value 
     Technology (continued)     
 2,000   Cabot Microelectronics Corp.  $282,420 
 27,683   Deluxe Corp.   1,360,896 
 78,260   Innoviva, Inc.*   824,860 
 12,790   Integer Holdings Corp.*   966,412 
 42,090   KEMET Corp.   765,196 
 32,945   Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.*   1,046,663 
 19,000   Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*   582,160 
 9,550   SYNNEX Corp.   1,078,195 
 36,510   Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.   618,114 
         8,227,026 
           
     Utilities-8.34%     
 9,300   IDACORP, Inc.   1,047,831 
 22,940   PNM Resources, Inc.   1,194,715 
 18,910   Portland General Electric Co.   1,065,957 
         3,308,503 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
(Cost $34,897,890)   38,631,620 

 

Shares  Value 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-2.71%     
   Mutual Fund-2.71%     
1,076,289  First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 7-Day Yield 1.869%   1,076,289 
         
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $1,076,289)   1,076,289 
         
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-100.04%     
(Cost $35,974,179)   39,707,909 
OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS-(0.04)%   (15,121)
NET ASSETS-100.00%  $39,692,788 

 

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.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.

 

 

JAMES MICRO CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
COMMON STOCKS-96.11% 
    Basic Materials-3.34%    
 41,440   Mercer International, Inc.  $519,658 
 16,645   Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A   343,886 
         863,544 
           
     Consumer, Cyclical-19.82%     
 34,280   Century Communities, Inc.*   1,049,996 
 22,875   Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.   463,676 
 29,210   M/I Homes, Inc.*   1,099,756 
 22,811   Patrick Industries, Inc.*   978,136 
 31,220   Stoneridge, Inc.*   966,883 
 60,375   Tilly's, Inc., Class A   569,940 
         5,128,387 
           
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-16.44%     
 23,615   Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.   644,689 
 12,740   Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A   495,076 
 10,017   John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.   967,642 
 30,635   Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*   767,866 
 18,450   PetIQ, Inc.*   502,947 
 25,325   TrueBlue, Inc.*   534,358 
 12,940   Village Super Market, Inc., Class A   342,263 
         4,254,841 
           
     Energy-4.10%     
 223,430   Denbury Resources, Inc.*   265,882 
 181,515   W&T Offshore, Inc.*   793,221 
         1,059,103 
           
     Financial-28.79%     
 52,800   Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp., REIT   804,144 
 44,835   Enova International, Inc.*   930,326 
 67,725   EZCORP, Inc., Class A*   437,165 
 8,595   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C   701,868 
 14,305   LGI Homes, Inc.*   1,191,893 
 56,010   OFG Bancorp   1,226,619 
 9,990   Piper Jaffray Cos.   754,045 
 17,865   SP Plus Corp.*   661,005 
 24,615   Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.   738,204 
         7,445,269 
           
     Industrial-12.85%     
 12,020   ArcBest Corp.   366,009 
 8,215   Argan, Inc.   322,767 
 25,740   CAI International, Inc.*   560,360 
 9,410   Encore Wire Corp.   529,595 
 7,105   NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A   454,081 

 

 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
     Industrial (continued)     
 26,745   Vectrus, Inc.*  $1,087,184 
         3,319,996 
           
     Technology-10.77%     
 94,290   ACCO Brands Corp.   930,642 
 21,405   Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.*   680,037 
 30,213   PC Connection, Inc.   1,175,286 
         2,785,965 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
(Cost $20,332,197)   24,857,105 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES-1.93%  
   U.S. Treasury Notes-1.93%     
$ 500,000  1.000%, 11/30/19   499,136 
         
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES  
(Cost $498,887)      499,136 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-5.55%  
   Mutual Fund-5.55%     
1,436,484  First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 7-Day Yield 1.869%   1,436,484 
         
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS  
(Cost $1,436,484)1,436,484 
         
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-103.59%     
(Cost $22,267,568)   26,792,725 
OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS-(3.59)%   (927,970)
NET ASSETS-100.00%  $25,864,755 

 

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.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

JAMES AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
COMMON STOCKS-70.66% 
    Basic Materials-6.27%    
 2,675   Celanese Corp.  $327,126 
 27,300   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.   197,106 
 2,975   Eastman Chemical Co.   219,644 
 8,675   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.   124,963 
 2,375   International Paper Co.   99,322 
 6,025   Newmont Mining Corp.   228,468 
 5,225   Nucor Corp.   266,005 
         1,462,634 
           
     Consumer, Cyclical-12.14%     
 3,950   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*   404,203 
 3,300   Best Buy Co., Inc.   227,667 
 3,600   CVS Health Corp.   227,052 
 1,625   Deckers Outdoor Corp.*   239,460 
 3,650   Delta Air Lines, Inc.   210,240 
 7,425   General Motors Co.   278,289 
 5,250   Lennar Corp., Class A   293,213 
 3,125   SkyWest, Inc.   179,375 
 2,250   Target Corp.   240,548 
 7,600   Viacom, Inc., Class B   182,628 
 2,950   Walmart, Inc.   350,106 
         2,832,781 
           
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-9.76%     
 775   Anthem, Inc.   186,077 
 2,700   FTI Consulting, Inc.*   286,173 
 800   Humana, Inc.   204,536 
 9,300   Kroger Co.   239,754 
 3,125   Medtronic PLC   339,438 
 2,675   Merck & Co., Inc.   225,182 
 2,750   National HealthCare Corp.   225,088 
 2,800   Procter & Gamble Co.   348,264 
 2,550   Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A   219,657 
         2,274,169 
           
     Energy-5.11%     
 1,850   Chevron Corp.   219,410 
 2,700   ConocoPhillips   153,846 
 3,000   Exxon Mobil Corp.   211,830 
 2,525   Phillips 66   258,560 
 1,725   Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, Sponsored ADR   101,516 
 2,900   Valero Energy Corp.   247,196 
         1,192,358 
           
     Financial-11.93%     
 4,125   Aflac, Inc.   215,820 
 2,800   Air Lease Corp.   117,096 
 3,200   Allstate Corp.   347,776 
 2,200   American Financial Group, Inc.   237,270 
 2,225   CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*   117,947 
 17,125   Chimera Investment Corp., REIT   334,965 
 1,700   Globe Life, Inc.   162,792 
 1,150   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   238,314 
 2,000   iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund   240,040 
 2,100   JPMorgan Chase & Co.   247,149 

 

 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
     Financial (continued)     
 6,150   Ladder Capital Corp., REIT  $106,211 
 8,500   Regions Financial Corp.   134,470 
 1,875   Travelers Cos., Inc.   278,794 
         2,778,644 
           
     Industrial-4.41%     
 3,025   AGCO Corp.   228,992 
 1,650   Lear Corp.   194,535 
 4,650   Magna International, Inc.   247,985 
 4,500   TriMas Corp.*   137,925 
 1,775   United Rentals, Inc.*   221,236 
         1,030,673 
           
     Technology-13.79%     
 1,250   Amgen, Inc.   241,887 
 1,125   Apple, Inc.   251,966 
 1,550   Arrow Electronics, Inc.*   115,599 
 5,000   Cisco Systems, Inc.   247,050 
 1,375   Incyte Corp.*   102,066 
 5,875   Intel Corp.   302,739 
 5,000   KEMET Corp.   90,900 
 900   Lockheed Martin Corp.   351,054 
 2,100   Microsoft Corp.   291,963 
 1,675   Motorola Solutions, Inc.   285,437 
 725   Northrop Grumman Corp.   271,723 
 8,300   Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*   254,312 
 1,650   Visa, Inc., Class A   283,817 
 2,100   Western Digital Corp.   125,244 
         3,215,757 
           
     Utilities-7.25%     
 8,475   AES Corp.   138,481 
 2,950   Ameren Corp.   236,147 
 3,700   American Electric Power Co., Inc.   346,653 
 6,875   AT&T, Inc.   260,150 
 3,000   Entergy Corp.   352,080 
 5,200   FirstEnergy Corp.   250,796 
 1,750   Verizon Communications, Inc.   105,630 
         1,689,937 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
(Cost $15,427,731)   16,476,953 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-0.25%     
1,400  iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   57,218 
         
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS     
(Cost $61,880)   57,218 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
CORPORATE BONDS-1.50% 
     Industrial-0.22%     
$50,000   General Electric Co., 2.700%, 10/9/22   50,129 
           
     Technology-1.28%     
 250,000   International Business Machines Corp., 1.625%, 5/15/20   249,520 

 

 

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value 
     Technology (continued)     
$50,000   Microsoft Corp., 1.850%, 2/6/20  $49,976 
         299,496 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS     
(Cost $348,718)   349,625 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-4.29%     
     Federal Farm Credit Banks-4.29%     
$1,000,000   2.370%, 7/3/23   1,000,031 
           
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES     
 (Cost $1,000,000)       1,000,031 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES-19.55%     
     U.S. Treasury Bonds-10.94%     
$250,000   2.625%, 11/15/20   252,227 
 1,400,000   2.625%, 2/15/29   1,515,609 
 600,000   2.750%, 11/15/47   680,133 
 100,000   2.250%, 8/15/49   102,949 
         2,550,918 
     U.S. Treasury Notes-7.51%     
 250,000   1.375%, 12/15/19   249,737 
 500,000   3.500%, 5/15/20   505,039 
 1,000,000   1.375%, 9/15/20   996,289 
         1,751,065 
     United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds-1.10%     
 256,120   0.625%, 7/15/21   257,088 
           
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES     
(Cost $4,387,503)   4,559,071 

 

Shares or Principal Amount  Value 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-3.61%     
   Mutual Fund-1.46%     
340,947  First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 7-Day Yield 1.869%   340,947 
         
   U.S. Treasury Bill-2.15%     
500,000  United States Treasury Bill, 2.276%, 10/3/2019(a)   499,954 
         
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $840,883)   840,901 
         
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-99.86%     
(Cost $22,066,715)   23,283,799 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES-0.14%   33,324 
NET ASSETS-100.00%  $23,317,123 

 

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.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.

 

 

James Advantage Funds Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments
  September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

 

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 Micro Cap Fund and James Aggressive Allocation 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 investors 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 James Balanced: Golden Rainbow 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 James Small Cap 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 James Small Cap Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index.

 

James Micro Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The James Micro Cap 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.

 

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. The James Aggressive Allocation 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. Due to its aggressive nature, the James Aggressive Allocation Fund will generally have a turnover ratio much higher than the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund.

 

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 (“U.S. GAAP”). The Funds are considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under U.S. 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.

 

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 except when, in James’ 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”). Corporate bonds, U.S. government agencies, U.S. Treasury bonds and notes, foreign, and municipal bonds are generally valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service. The pricing services generally use market models that consider trade data, yields, spreads, quotations from dealers and active market makers, credit worthiness, market information of comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Asset backed/commercial mortgage backed securities are generally valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service. The pricing service generally uses models that consider trade data, prepayment, and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. 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. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

 

 

 

Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments James Advantage Funds
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)  

 

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; or
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.

 

 

 

James Advantage Funds Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments
  September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2019:

 

James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund
    Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total 
Common Stocks  $421,020,711   $   $   $421,020,711 
Exchange Traded Funds   4,239,672            4,239,672 
Corporate Bonds       80,401,308        80,401,308 
Municipal Bonds       30,041,736        30,041,736 
U.S. Government Agencies       98,381,567        98,381,567 
Mortgage Backed Securities       30,061,469        30,061,469 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes   274,068,843            274,068,843 
Foreign Bonds       7,308,394        7,308,394 
Short Term Investments   6,570,945            6,570,945 
Total  $705,900,171   $246,194,47   $   $952,094,645 

 

James Small Cap Fund
    Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total 
Common Stocks  $38,631,620   $   $   $38,631,620 
Short Term Investments   1,076,289            1,076,289 
Total  $39,707,909   $   $   $39,707,909 

 

James Micro Cap Fund
    Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total 
Common Stocks  $24,857,105   $   $   $24,857,105 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes   499,136            499,136 
Short Term Investments   1,436,484            1,436,484 
Total  $26,792,725   $   $   $26,792,725 

 

James Aggressive Allocation Fund
    Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total 
Common Stocks  $16,476,953   $   $   $16,476,953 
Exchange Traded Funds   57,218            57,218 
Corporate Bonds       349,625        349,625 
U.S. Government Agencies       1,000,031        1,000,031 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes   4,559,071            4,559,071 
Short Term Investments   840,901            840,901 
Total  $21,934,143   $1,349,656   $   $23,283,799 

 

*For detailed descriptions of sector and industry, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

 

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 Funds 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 September 30, 2019, 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.

 

 

 

Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments James Advantage Funds
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)  

 

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 to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

 

3. LINE OF CREDIT

 

 

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 three months ended September 30, 2019, the Funds did not utilize their line of credit. Each Fund’s line of credit agreement expired on July 9, 2019 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  $40,000,000   Prime Rate*  July 8, 2020
James Small Cap Fund  $2,000,000   Prime Rate*  July 8, 2020
James Micro Cap Fund  $1,250,000   Prime Rate*  July 8, 2020
James Aggressive Allocation Fund  $500,000   Prime Rate*  July 8, 2020

 

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