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Schedules of Investments

March 31, 2023

 

International High Dividend Fund

High Dividend Equity Fund

Small Cap Value Fund

Value Fund

Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

Enhanced Equity Income Fund

 

 

Cullen International High Dividend Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023

 

  

   Shares  

Value

(Note 2)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 93.09%          
Australia - 5.44%          
Rio Tinto Ltd.   38,400   $3,085,428 
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.   233,850    5,482,131 
Woodside Energy Group Ltd.   172,170    3,846,300 
         12,413,859 
           
Brazil - 1.33%          
Vale SA   191,482    3,026,114 
           
Canada - 1.94%          
BCE, Inc.   45,394    2,033,197 
Power Corp. of Canada   93,744    2,395,796 
         4,428,993 
           
Finland - 2.40%          
UPM-Kymmene Oyj   163,382    5,487,697 
           
France - 12.66%          
BNP Paribas   95,049    5,676,121 
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA   90,850    5,164,263 
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin   44,706    1,366,592 
Sanofi   56,677    6,148,275 
TotalEnergies SE - Sponsored ADR   82,361    4,863,417 
Veolia Environnement   184,540    5,694,412 
         28,913,080 
           
Germany - 12.21%          
Deutsche Post AG   130,170    6,096,622 
Deutsche Telekom AG   204,861    4,964,274 
Mercedes-Benz Group AG   73,454    5,648,841 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen   11,793    4,123,273 
Siemens AG   43,528    7,051,736 
         27,884,746 
           
Hong Kong - 1.31%          
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.   1,666,747    2,981,641 
           
Ireland - 2.15%          
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC   135,080    4,899,384 
           
Italy - 1.62%          
Enel SpA   606,805     3,700,890 
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Value

(Note 2)

 
Japan - 9.74%          
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.   239,401   $7,153,958 
SoftBank Corp.   157,235    1,815,090 
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.   231,847    4,461,886 
Tokyo Electron Ltd.   49,770    6,080,206 
Toyota Motor Corp.   190,950    2,718,251 
         22,229,391 
           
Jersey - 0.54%          
Glencore PLC   213,841    1,230,481 
           
Mexico - 5.44%          
Coca-Cola FEMSA, SAB de C.V.   963,651    7,745,037 
TF Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV   2,538,203    4,676,379 
         12,421,416 
           
Netherlands - 2.57%          
NN Group N.V.   38,819    1,409,521 
Shell PLC   156,589    4,462,543 
         5,872,064 
           
Norway - 1.77%          
DNB Bank ASA   225,912    4,042,864 
           
Singapore - 4.60%          
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT   2,187,631    4,716,998 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.   257,927    5,785,056 
         10,502,054 
           
Spain - 1.85%          
Iberdrola Sociedad Anonima   338,751    4,220,112 
           
Sweden - 1.84%          
Svenska Handelsbanken AB   231,499    2,004,981 
Aktiebolaget Volvo   106,935    2,203,573 
         4,208,554 
           
Switzerland - 11.36%          
Nestle SA   58,498    7,132,694 
Novartis AG - Sponsored ADR   75,575    6,952,900 
Roche Holding AG   10,549    3,014,299 
UBS Group AG   159,166    3,368,080 
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.   11,420    5,472,449 
         25,940,422 


See Notes to Schedules of Investments 

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Cullen International High Dividend Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023 (Continued)

 

 

   Shares  

Value

(Note 2)

 
Taiwan - 2.54%          
Ase Technology Holding Co. Ltd.   1,562,200   $5,797,423 
Quanta Computer, Inc.   5    15 
         5,797,438 
           
United Kingdom - 9.78%          
3i Group PLC   305,324    6,363,987 
BAE Systems PLC   603,387    7,298,613 
British American Tobacco PLC - Sponsored ADR   103,185    3,623,857 
Britvic PLC   221,948    2,444,347 
Diageo PLC   1,395    62,258 
Tesco PLC   105,049    344,394 
Unilever PLC - Sponsored ADR   42,219    2,192,433 
         22,329,889 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS         
(Cost $172,613,741)        212,531,089 
           
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.26%          
South Korea - 2.26%          
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   123,838    5,153,470 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          
(Cost $5,125,676)        5,153,470 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.35%         
(Cost $177,739,417)       $217,684,559 
           
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 4.65%        10,617,150 
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $228,301,709 
           
ADR - American Depositary Receipt          

 

Sector Diversification 

% of Net

Assets

  

Value

(Note 2)

 
COMMON STOCKS          
Financials   19.77%  $45,104,014 
Materials   11.34    25,875,008 
Consumer Staples   10.31    23,545,020 
Industrials   9.91    22,650,544 
Health Care   9.46    21,597,605 
Communications   6.99    15,966,519 
Utilities   5.96    13,615,414 
Energy   5.77    13,172,260 
Technology   5.20    11,877,644 
Consumer Discretionary   4.26    9,733,684 
Real Estate   4.12    9,393,377 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   93.09%   212,531,089 
Sector Diversification 

% of Net

Assets

  

Value

(Note 2)

 
PREFERRED STOCKS          
Technology   2.26%  $5,153,470 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   2.26%   5,153,470 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   95.35    217,684,559 
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities   4.65    10,617,150 
NET ASSETS   100.00%  $228,301,709 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.



See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Cullen High Dividend Equity Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023

 

 

   Shares   Value
(Note 2)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.45%          
Banking - 8.11%          
Bank of America Corp.   733,000   $20,963,800 
Citigroup, Inc.   270,600    12,688,434 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   215,170    28,038,803 
Truist Financial Corp.   465,741    15,881,768 
         77,572,805 
           
Consumer Staple Products - 11.90%          
Altria Group, Inc.   415,240    18,528,009 
Diageo PLC - Sponsored ADR   83,667    15,158,787 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   180,754    24,260,802 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   295,195    28,707,713 
Unilever PLC - Sponsored ADR   521,145    27,063,060 
         113,718,371 
           
Financial Services - 2.77%          
Morgan Stanley   301,760    26,494,528 
           
Health Care - 13.84%          
Johnson & Johnson   180,265    27,941,075 
Medtronic PLC   290,000    23,379,800 
Merck & Co., Inc.   259,488    27,606,928 
Novartis AG - Sponsored ADR   309,620    28,485,040 
Pfizer, Inc.   609,153    24,853,443 
         132,266,286 
           
Industrial Products - 10.55%          
General Dynamics Corp.   111,290    25,397,491 
Johnson Controls International PLC   401,162    24,157,976 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.   321,934    31,526,996 
Siemens AG - Sponsored ADR   244,500    19,792,275 
         100,874,738 
           
Industrial Services - 2.48%          
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   122,022    23,671,048 
           
Insurance - 4.16%          
Chubb Ltd.   132,359    25,701,471 
Travelers Cos., Inc.   82,291    14,105,500 
         39,806,971 
           
Materials - 2.55%          
Dow, Inc.   444,440    24,364,201 
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Media - 2.34%          
Comcast Corp., Class A   589,915   $22,363,678 
           
Oil & Gas - 8.27%          
Chevron Corp.   167,600    27,345,616 
ConocoPhillips   231,000    22,917,510 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   262,523    28,788,272 
         79,051,398 
           
Real Estate - 4.86%          
Boston Properties, Inc.   117,300    6,348,276 
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   750,000    16,477,500 
VICI Properties, Inc.   723,019    23,584,880 
         46,410,656 
           
Retail & Wholesale - Discretionary - 5.28%          
Genuine Parts Co.   144,175    24,121,919 
Lowe's Cos., Inc.   131,961    26,388,241 
         50,510,160 
           
Retail & Wholesale - Staples - 2.33%          
Target Corp.   134,717    22,313,177 
           
Software & Tech Services - 1.76%          
Microsoft Corp.   58,470    16,856,901 
           
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors - 7.49%          
Broadcom, Inc.   46,801    30,024,713 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   541,600    28,312,140 
Intel Corp.   407,279    13,305,805 
         71,642,658 
           
Telecommunications - 4.36%          
AT&T, Inc.   858,974    16,535,250 
BCE, Inc.   560,643    25,111,200 
         41,646,450 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Cullen High Dividend Equity Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023 (Continued)

 

 

    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
 
Utilities - 5.40%            
Duke Energy Corp.     276,400    $ 26,664,308 
NextEra Energy, Inc.     323,205      24,912,641 
             51,576,949 
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS              
(Cost $543,462,498)            941,140,975 
               
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.45%              
(Cost $543,462,498)          $ 941,140,975 
               
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 1.55%      14,810,308 
               
NET ASSETS - 100.00%          $955,951,283 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt                

 

Sector Diversification  % of Net
Assets
   Value
(Note 2)
 
COMMON STOCKS          
Financials   15.04%  $143,874,304 
Consumer Staples   14.23    136,031,548 
Health Care   13.84    132,266,286 
Industrials   13.03    124,545,786 
Technology   9.25    88,499,559 
Energy   8.27    79,051,398 
Communications   6.70    64,010,128 
Utilities   5.40    51,576,949 
Consumer Discretionary   5.28    50,510,160 
Real Estate   4.86    46,410,656 
Materials   2.55    24,364,201 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   98.45%   941,140,975 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   98.45    941,140,975 
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities   1.55    14,810,308 
NET ASSETS   100.00%  $955,951,283 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.


See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Cullen Small Cap Value Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023

 

 

   Shares   Value
(Note 2)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.34%            
Banking - 18.20%            
Ameris Bancorp    6,880   $ 251,671 
Enterprise Financial Services Corp.    4,600     205,114 
First Horizon Corp.    7,177     127,607 
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A    12,240     365,486 
Premier Financial Corp.    12,540     259,954 
Simmons First National Corp., Class A    12,660     221,423 
SouthState Corp.    2,700     192,402 
Western Alliance BanCorp    6,000     213,240 
           1,836,897 
             
Consumer Discretionary Products - 13.31%            
Carter's, Inc.    3,350     240,932 
Columbia Sportswear Co.    1,400     126,336 
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A    690     80,502 
Standard Motor Products, Inc.    8,510     314,104 
Steven Madden Ltd.    6,240     224,640 
Under Armour, Inc.(a)    41,856     357,032 
           1,343,546 
             
Consumer Discretionary Services - 4.12%            
Denny's Corp.(a)    31,590     352,545 
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.    3,820     62,724 
         415,269 
             
Consumer Staple Products - 4.41%            
Vector Group Ltd.    37,050     444,971 
             
Health Care - 11.84%            
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)    8,040     319,349 
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)    5,400     55,944 
Haemonetics Corp.(a)    5,110     422,852 
Varex Imaging Corp.(a)    21,830     397,088 
           1,195,233 
             
Industrial Products - 8.06%            
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A    17,330     598,405 
Timken Co.    2,630     214,923 
           813,328 
             
Industrial Services - 9.33%          
Barrett Business Services, Inc.   780    69,139 
BGSF, Inc.   24,290    258,688 
Copa Holdings, SA(a)   2,890    266,892 
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)   63,834    346,619 
         941,338 
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(Note 2)
 
Materials - 7.51%          
Cabot Corp.   1,320   $101,165 
Ecovyst, Inc.(a)   37,620    415,701 
Huntsman Corp.   8,790    240,494 
         757,360 
           
Oil & Gas - 10.88%          
Civitas Resources, Inc.   4,110    280,877 
Coterra Energy, Inc.   9,320    228,713 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   3,870    138,353 
HF Sinclair Corp.   3,330    161,105 
Sitio Royalties Corp., Class A   12,770    288,602 
         1,097,650 
           
Real Estate - 1.81%          
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   5,240    86,408 
RLJ Lodging Trust   9,100    96,460 
         182,868 
           
Software & Tech Services - 2.27%          
Unisys Corp.(a)   59,000    228,920 
           
           
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors - 1.83%          
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.   9,790    122,179 
MKS Instruments, Inc.   700    62,034 
         184,213 
           
Utilities - 3.77%          
Spire, Inc.   5,430    380,860 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $8,642,960)        9,822,453 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.34%           
(Cost $8,642,960)       $9,822,453 
           
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 2.66%    268,574 
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $10,091,027 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

Sector Diversification  % of Net
Assets
   Value
(Note 2)
 
COMMON STOCKS          
Financials   18.20%  $1,836,897 
Consumer Discretionary   17.43    1,758,815 
Industrials   17.39    1,754,666 
Health Care   11.84    1,195,233 
Energy   10.88    1,097,650 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Cullen Small Cap Value Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023 (Continued)

 

 

Sector Diversification  % of Net
Assets
   Value
(Note 2)
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)          
Materials   7.51%  $757,360 
Consumer Staples   4.41    444,971 
Technology   4.10    413,133 
Utilities   3.77    380,860 
Real Estate   1.81    182,868 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   97.34%   9,822,453 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   97.34    9,822,453 
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities   2.66    268,574 
NET ASSETS   100.00%  $10,091,027 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.


See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Cullen Value Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS 

March 31, 2023

 

 

   Shares  

Value 

(Note 2)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.11%          
Banking - 7.90%          
Bank of America Corp.   17,700   $506,220 
Citigroup, Inc.   12,680    594,565 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   5,191    676,439 
         1,777,224 
           
Consumer Discretionary Products - 2.82%          
BorgWarner, Inc.   12,900    633,519 
           
Consumer Staple Products - 5.50%          
Mondelez International, Inc.   8,495    592,271 
Unilever PLC - Sponsored ADR   12,393    643,569 
         1,235,840 
           
Financial Services - 6.12%          
American Express Co.   4,300    709,285 
Morgan Stanley   7,604    667,631 
         1,376,916 
           
Health Care - 20.32%          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   13,132    910,179 
Cigna Group   2,364    604,073 
Johnson & Johnson   4,245    657,975 
Medtronic PLC   7,005    564,743 
Merck & Co., Inc.   8,191    871,441 
Pfizer, Inc.   14,674    598,699 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   631    363,689 
         4,570,799 
           
Industrial Products - 12.72%          
Boeing Co.(a)   2,775    589,493 
General Dynamics Corp.   3,279    748,301 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.   8,183    801,361 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC   5,700    285,114 
Siemens AG - Sponsored ADR   5,400    437,130 
         2,861,399 
           
Industrial Services - 1.98%          
Canadian National Railway Co.   3,774    445,219 
           
Insurance - 5.55%          
Allstate Corp.   4,396    487,121 
Chubb Ltd.   3,925    762,156 
         1,249,277 
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Value 

(Note 2)

 
Materials - 3.67%        
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)   14,400   $436,176 
Packaging Corp. of America   2,800    388,724 
         824,900 
           
Media - 4.19%          
Comcast Corp., Class A   14,300    542,113 
Walt Disney Co.(a)   3,992    399,719 
         941,832 
           
Oil & Gas - 7.13%          
Chevron Corp.   5,089    830,321 
ConocoPhillips   7,798    773,640 
         1,603,961 
           
Retail & Wholesale - Discretionary - 3.64%          
Lowe's Cos., Inc.   4,091    818,077 
           
Retail & Wholesale - Staples - 1.60%          
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   4,507    359,028 
           
Software & Tech Services - 3.50%          
Oracle Corp.   8,476    787,590 
           
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors - 9.38%          
Applied Materials, Inc.   4,800    589,584 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)   6,778    846,369 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   12,901    674,400 
         2,110,353 
           
Telecommunications - 2.09%          
Verizon Communications, Inc.   12,100    470,569 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $13,948,139)        22,066,503 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.11%          
(Cost $13,948,139)       $22,066,503 
           
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 1.89%        424,541 
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $22,491,044 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

8 

 

Cullen Value Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS 

March 31, 2023 (Continued)

 

 

Sector Diversification 

% of Net 

Assets

  

Value 

(Note 2)

 
COMMON STOCKS          
Health Care   20.32%  $4,570,799 
Financials   19.57    4,403,417 
Industrials   14.70    3,306,618 
Technology   12.88    2,897,943 
Energy   7.13    1,603,961 
Consumer Staples   7.10    1,594,868 
Consumer Discretionary   6.46    1,451,596 
Communications   6.28    1,412,401 
Materials   3.67    824,900 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   98.11%   22,066,503 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   98.11    22,066,503 
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities   1.89    424,541 
NET ASSETS   100.00%  $22,491,044 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

9 

 

Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023

 

 

   Shares   Value
(Note 2)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 94.22%          
Brazil - 4.26%          
Petroleo Brasileiro SA   645,350   $3,379,256 
SLC Agricola SA   1,043,474    9,385,903 
Vale SA   243,286    3,844,806 
         16,609,965 
           
Cayman Islands - 5.77%          
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)   1,518,000    4,281,317 
Meituan, Class B(a)(b)(c)   30,920    560,957 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   361,200    17,651,600 
         22,493,874 
           
Chile - 2.11%          
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA - Sponsored ADR   58,960    4,779,298 
Vina Concha y Toro SA   2,706,003    3,461,780 
         8,241,078 
           
China - 4.34%          
China Construction Bank Corp.   7,325,300    4,740,898 
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.   852,000    4,326,473 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.   4,703,000    7,846,297 
         16,913,668 
           
Egypt - 0.37%          
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings PLC(a)(b)   3,127,641    1,441,842 
           
Greece - 8.18%          
Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA(c)   6,468,110    8,570,183 
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA   11,650    170,624 
Mytilineos SA   376,190    10,724,588 
OPAP SA   775,730    12,441,958 
         31,907,353 
           
Hong Kong - 11.03%          
AIA Group Ltd.   1,019,024    10,686,870 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(c)   900,950    11,410,979 
BOC Aviation Ltd.(a)(b)   858,020    6,653,777 
China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd.   1,743,200    1,238,380 
CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.   6,740,000    6,522,378 
PAX Global Technology Ltd.   3,271,300    2,747,026 
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.   2,112,900    3,779,764 
         43,039,174 


 

   Shares   Value
(Note 2)
 
India - 10.42%          
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR   438,180   $9,455,924 
NHPC Ltd.   15,670,000    7,687,378 
Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.   2,478,000    4,566,781 
Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.   3,048,000    8,391,394 
PowerGrid Infrastructure Investment Trust(a)(b)   4,227,600    6,302,626 
RITES Ltd.   982,023    4,251,282 
         40,655,385 
           
Indonesia - 3.74%          
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   29,008,744    9,191,502 
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   19,919,000    5,408,866 
         14,600,368 
           
Jersey - 0.95%          
Glencore PLC   646,000    3,717,205 
           
Kazakhstan - 2.54%          
Kaspi.kz Joint Stock Co. - GDR   131,184    9,904,392 
           
Mexico - 11.52%          
Arca Continental, SAB de C.V.   1,375,329    12,469,548 
Banco del Bajio SA(a)(b)   1,874,622    6,819,172 
Grupo Mexico, SAB de C.V.   960,176    4,541,920 
TF Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV   4,700,971    8,661,056 
Prologis Property Mexico, SA de C.V.   3,461,327    12,466,156 
         44,957,852 
           
Panama - 1.72%          
Copa Holdings, SA(c)   72,765    6,719,848 
           
Russia - 0.00%          
 Globaltrans Investment PLC - Sponsored GDR(b)(c)(d)   25,467     
           
South Africa - 1.98%          
Anglo American PLC   207,675    6,907,547 
Mondi PLC   14,950    237,081 
Sasol Ltd.   43,073    582,073 
         7,726,701 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023 (Continued)

 

 

   Shares   Value
(Note 2)
 
South Korea - 4.57%        
Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund  852,777   $ 8,201,988 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.  189,479   9,369,919 
SK Telecom Co. Ltd.  6,784   251,701 
       17,823,608 
         
Taiwan - 15.23%        
Ase Technology Holding Co. Ltd.  2,793,728   10,367,701 
MediaTek, Inc.  351,969   9,125,192 
Quanta Computer, Inc.  5   15 
SINBON Electronics Co. Ltd.  349,000   3,927,886 
Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co. Ltd.  481,900   831,507 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - Sponsored ADR  175,058   16,283,895 
Unimicron Technology Corp.  2,002,000   9,764,295 
Wiwynn Corp.  245,723   9,116,675 
       59,417,166 
           
Thailand - 1.26%          
Thai Beverage Public Co. Ltd.   10,400,000    4,931,208 
           
United Kingdom - 1.51%          
Airtel Africa PLC(a)(b)   4,500,900    5,904,677 
           
Vietnam - 2.72%          
Gemadept Corp.   2,984,700    6,562,624 
Ho Chi minh City Securities Corp.   3,687,000    4,029,546 
         10,592,170 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $310,364,531)        367,597,534 
           
PARTICIPATORY NOTES - 3.37%          
China - 3.37%          
Midea Group Co. Ltd.   1,679,211    13,149,057 
           
TOTAL PARTICIPATORY NOTES          
(Cost $13,996,027)        13,149,057 

  

   Shares    Value
(Note 2)
 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.09%        
Brazil - 0.09%        
Itau Unibanco Holding SA    74,669    $ 366,093 
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS            
(Cost $357,788)          366,093 
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.68%            
(Cost $324,718,346)      $381,112,684 
           
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 2.32%        9,047,335 
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%      $390,160,019 

 

(a) All or a portion of the security is exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2023, these securities had an aggregate value of $31,964,368 or 8.19% of net assets.
(b) Security was issued pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of March 31, 2023, the aggregate market value of these securities was $31,964,368, representing 8.19% of net assets.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) As a result of the use of significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value, these investments have been classified as Level 3 assets.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

Sector Diversification  % of Net
Assets
   Value
(Note 2)
 
COMMON STOCKS          
Technology   20.66%   $  80,606,996 
Financials   18.64    72,676,333 
Materials   9.27    36,235,991 
Real Estate   8.13    31,711,155 
Consumer Staples   7.76    30,248,439 
Communications   7.68    29,948,425 
Utilities   6.87    26,803,360 
Consumer Discretionary   6.43    25,091,317 
Industrials   4.70    18,365,261 
Energy   3.71    14,468,415 
Health Care   0.37    1,441,842 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   94.22%   367,597,534 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023 (Continued)

 

 

Sector Diversification  % of Net
Assets
   Value
(Note 2)
 
         
PARTICIPATORY NOTES          
Consumer Discretionary   3.37%   $13,149,057 
TOTAL PARTICIPATORY NOTES   3.37%   13,149,057 
           
PREFERRED STOCKS          
Financials   0.09    366,093 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   0.09%   366,093 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   97.68    381,112,684 
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities   2.32    9,047,335 
NET ASSETS   100.00%   $390,160,019 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.


 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

12 

 

Cullen Enhanced Equity Income Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS 

March 31, 2023

 

  

   Shares  

Value

(Note 2)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 94.19%          
Banking - 7.22%     
Citigroup, Inc.   104,578   $4,903,662 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   44,670    5,820,948 
Truist Financial Corp.   146,809    5,006,187 
         15,730,797 
           
Consumer Staple Products - 11.30%          
Altria Group, Inc.   113,750    5,075,525 
Conagra Brands, Inc.(a)   200,380    7,526,273 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   58,486    5,687,763 
Unilever PLC - Sponsored ADR(a)   122,135    6,342,471 
         24,632,032 
           
Financial Services - 2.57%          
Morgan Stanley(a)   63,873    5,608,049 
           
Health Care - 16.58%          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   105,801    7,333,067 
Johnson & Johnson   41,457    6,425,835 
Medtronic PLC(a)   102,700    8,279,674 
Merck & Co., Inc.   67,518    7,183,240 
Novartis AG - Sponsored ADR(a)   75,180    6,916,560 
         36,138,376 
           
Industrial Products - 6.88%          
Johnson Controls International PLC   40,086    2,413,979 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.   62,655    6,135,804 
Siemens AG - Sponsored ADR   79,740    6,454,953 
         15,004,736 
Insurance - 2.30%          
Allstate Corp.   45,270    5,016,369 
           
Materials - 4.71%          
Dow, Inc.(a)   114,053    6,252,385 
Rio Tinto PLC - Sponsored ADR   58,445    4,009,327 
         10,261,712 
           
Media - 2.50%          
Comcast Corp., Class A   143,581     5,443,156 
   Shares   Value
 (Note 2)
 
Oil & Gas - 9.99%      
Chevron Corp.  45,120   $7,361,779 
EOG Resources, Inc.   71,331    8,176,673 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   56,830    6,231,978 
         21,770,430 
Real Estate - 6.45%          
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   268,664    5,902,548 
VICI Properties, Inc.   250,035    8,156,142 
         14,058,690 
Retail & Wholesale - Discretionary - 1.89%          
Genuine Parts Co.   24,667    4,127,036 
           
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors - 7.31%          
Cisco Systems, Inc.   114,312    5,975,660 
Intel Corp.(a)   164,271    5,366,734 
Qualcomm, Incorporated   35,949    4,586,373 
         15,928,767 
           
Telecommunications - 6.86%          
BCE, Inc.(a)   142,760    6,394,220 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   220,000    8,555,800 
         14,950,020 
           
Utilities - 7.63%          
Duke Energy Corp.   82,048    7,915,171 
PPL Corp.   313,823    8,721,141 
         16,636,312 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $204,463,574)        205,306,482 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 94.19%          
(Cost $204,463,574)       $205,306,482 
           
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities - 5.81%        12,652,953 
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $217,959,435 

   

(a)Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for written options as of March 31, 2023.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

13 

 

Cullen Enhanced Equity Income Fund

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS 

March 31, 2023 (Continued)

 

 

Schedule of Call Options Written 

Notional

Amount

  

Number of

Contracts

   Value 
WRITTEN OPTIONS - (0.86%)               
BCE, Inc., Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $45.00  $(6,391,533)   (1,427)  $(99,890)
Citigoup, Inc., Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $49.00   (2,452,347)   (523)   (30,334)
Conagra Brands, Inc., Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $37.00   (3,763,512)   (1,002)   (119,238)
Dow, Inc., Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $55.00   (3,130,222)   (571)   (69,662)
Intel Corp., Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $27.50   (5,364,414)   (1,642)   (894,890)
Medtronic PLC, Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $84.00   (8,279,674)   (1,027)   (34,918)
Morgan Stanley, Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $95.00   (2,809,600)   (320)   (10,240)
Novartis AG, Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $85.00   (6,909,200)   (751)   (551,985)
Unilever PLC, Expires April, 2023, Exercise Price $52.50   (6,340,653)   (1,221)   (54,945)
                
TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS             
(Premiums received $579,716)             (1,866,102)

  

Sector Diversification 

% of Net

Assets

   Value
 (Note 2)
 
COMMON STOCKS          
Health Care   16.58%  $36,138,376 
Financials   12.09    26,355,215 
Consumer Staples   11.30    24,632,032 
Energy   9.99    21,770,430 
Communications   9.36    20,393,176 
Utilities   7.63    16,636,312 
Technology   7.31    15,928,767 
Industrials   6.88    15,004,736 
Real Estate   6.45    14,058,690 
Materials   4.71    10,261,712 
Consumer Discretionary   1.89    4,127,036 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   94.19%   205,306,482 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   94.19    205,306,482 
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities   5.81    12,652,953 
NET ASSETS   100.00%  $217,959,435 
Sector Diversification 

% of Net

Assets

  

Value

(Note 2)

 
WRITTEN OPTIONS          
Financials   (0.01)%  $(40,574)
Materials   (0.03)   (69,662)
Communications   (0.05)   (99,890)
Consumer Staples   (0.09)   (174,183)
Health Care   (0.27)   (586,903)
Technology   (0.41)   (894,890)
TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS   (0.86)   (1,866,102)

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

14 

 

Cullen Funds

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

 

The Cullen Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is an open end management investment company created as a Delaware business trust on March 25, 2000 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust currently offers six separate series to investors: the Cullen International High Dividend Fund, the Cullen High Dividend Equity Fund, the Cullen Small Cap Value Fund, the Cullen Value Fund, the Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and the Cullen Enhanced Equity Income Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are open end, diversified management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. The investment objectives of the Cullen International High Dividend Fund, the Cullen High Dividend Equity Fund, the Cullen Value Fund, the Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund and the Cullen Enhanced Equity Income Fund are long-term capital appreciation and current income. The investment objective of the Cullen Small Cap Value Fund is long-term capital appreciation.

 

NOTE 2 - VALUATION OF SECURITIES

 

Securities that are primarily traded on a national or foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sales price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Securities primarily traded in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) National Market System for which market quotations are readily available are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Money market mutual funds are valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) of shares held by the Funds on the day of valuation. Any securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Funds’ Board of Trustees under supervision of the full Board. The values for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates at the time of valuation. Exchange rates are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents.

 

Option Contracts – Option contracts shall typically be valued using reliable market quotations from the primary exchange on which the respective options are traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no trade on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Any options for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Funds’ Board of Trustees under supervision of the Board, which may include a Black-Scholes model, the Cox- Rubenstein Binomial Option Pricing Model, or other appropriate option pricing model deemed appropriate. As of March 31, 2023, all written option contracts held are exchange-traded.

 

Participatory Notes/Warrants – The Funds may gain exposure to securities in certain foreign markets through investments in participatory notes (“P-notes”). The Funds may purchase P-notes pending ability to invest directly in a foreign market due to restrictions applicable to foreign investors or other market factors. P-notes are generally issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying security. P-notes involve transaction costs, which may be higher than those applicable to the equity securities. An investment in a P-note may involve risks, including counterparty risk, beyond those normally associated with a direct investment in the underlying security. The Funds must rely on the creditworthiness of the counterparty and would have no rights against the issuer of the underlying security. Furthermore, the P-note’s performance may differ from that of the underlying security. The holder of the P-note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer an amount equal to dividends paid by the issuer of the underlying security; however, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (e.g. voting rights) as an owner of the underlying security. There is also no assurance that there will be a secondary trading market for a P-note or that the trading price of a P-note will equal the value of the underlying security. P-notes are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market.

 

Portfolio securities that are primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the last reported trade or closing price of such securities on their respective exchanges, except when an occurrence subsequent to the time a value was so established is likely to have changed such value. In such an event, the fair value of those securities is determined in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by, and under the general supervision of, the Board of Trustees. The Funds use a fair valuation model provided by independent pricing vendors, which is intended to reflect fair value when a security’s value is believed to have been materially affected by a valuation event that has occurred between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is traded and the close of the regular trading day of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Funds’ procedures set forth certain triggers that instruct when to use the fair valuation model. The value assigned to a security by the fair valuation model is a determination of fair value made under the Funds’ valuation procedures and under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. In such a case, a Fund’s value for a security may be different from the last sales price (or the latest closing price) and there is no guarantee that a fair valued security will be sold at the price at which a Fund is valuing the security. In such a circumstance, the affected securities would be considered level 2.

 

The Trust follows the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements. FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurements. This standard emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability and establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation approaches used to measure fair value.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The Trust’s policy is to disclose transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. The portfolio may hold securities which are periodically fair valued in accordance with the Trust’s fair value procedures. This may result in movements between levels 1, 2 and 3 throughout the period. Pursuant to the Trust’s fair value procedures noted previously, equity securities (including exchange traded securities and open-end regulated investment companies), exchange traded derivatives (i.e. options) and money market instruments are generally categorized as level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Fixed income securities and non-exchange traded derivatives are generally categorized as level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. Provided pre-defined triggers have been met, the Board of Trustees has approved independent pricing vendors that calculate fair valuations of international equity securities based on a number of factors that appear to correlate to the movements in the U.S. markets. These valuations are typically categorized as level 2 or level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

15 

 

Cullen Funds

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2023 (Continued)

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2023 in valuing each Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a) 

Level 1 -

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

  

Level 2 -

Other Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Cullen International High Dividend Fund                    
Common Stocks  $37,509,130   $175,021,959   $   $212,531,089 
Preferred Stocks       5,153,470        5,153,470 
Total  $37,509,130   $180,175,429   $   $217,684,559 

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a) 

Level 1 -

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

  

Level 2 -

Other Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Cullen High Dividend Equity Fund                    
Common Stocks  $941,140,975   $      –   $   $941,140,975 
Total  $941,140,975   $   $   $941,140,975 

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a) 

Level 1 -

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

  

Level 2 -

Other Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Cullen Small Cap Value Fund                    
Common Stocks  $9,822,453   $     –   $   $9,822,453 
Total  $9,822,453   $   $   $9,822,453 

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a) 

Level 1 -

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

  

Level 2 -

Other Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Cullen Value Fund                    
Common Stocks  $22,066,503   $     –   $   $22,066,503 
Total  $22,066,503   $   $   $22,066,503 

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a) 

Level 1 -

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

  

Level 2 -

Other Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund                    
Common Stocks  $119,917,422   $247,680,112   $   $367,597,534 
Participatory Notes       13,149,057        13,149,057 
Preferred Stocks   366,093         –        366,093 
Total  $120,283,515   $260,829,169   $   $381,112,684 

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a) 

Level 1 -

Unadjusted

Quoted Prices

  

Level 2 -

Other Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Total 
Cullen Enhanced Equity Income Fund                    
Common Stocks  $205,306,482   $     –   $   $205,306,482 
Total  $205,306,482   $   $   $205,306,482 
Other Financial Instruments(b)                    
Written Options  $(1,866,102)  $   $   $(1,866,102)
Total  $(1,866,102)  $   $   $(1,866,102)

 

(a)For detailed descriptions and other security classifications, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

(b)Other financial instruments are derivative instruments reflected in the Schedule of Investments.

 

NOTE 3 - FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK

 

The Trust invests in securities traded on exchanges outside the United States. Further, each Fund invests in securities issued by companies domiciled outside the United States, which may be subject to political, social and economic uncertainty to a greater extent and may also be affected by currency controls; different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices in some countries; expropriation; changes in tax policy; greater market volatility; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends.

 

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