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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

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21719

 

INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

235 W. Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Diane J. Drake

Mutual Fund Administration, LLC

2220 E. Route 66, Suite 226

Glendora, CA 91740

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(626) 385-5777

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2022

   

 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

 

The registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), is as follows:

 

 

 

361 DOMESTIC LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND

(INVESTOR CLASS: ADMQX)

(CLASS I: ADMZX)

 

361 GLOBAL LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND

(INVESTOR CLASS: AGAQX)

(CLASS I: AGAZX)

(CLASS Y: AGAWX)

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2022 

   

 

361 Funds

Each a series of Investment Managers Series Trust

 

Table of Contents

 

Schedules of Investments 1
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 19
Statements of Operations 21
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 22
Statement of Cash Flows 26
Financial Highlights 28
Notes to Financial Statements 36
Supplemental Information 49
Expense Examples 50

 

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Futures prices may be very volatile. The small margin required for futures contracts magnifies the effect of market volatility and allows the loss from a contract potentially to exceed the Fund's initial investment. The potential loss from a short sale is theoretically unlimited since the appreciation of the underlying asset also is theoretically unlimited. Small- and mid-sized company securities tend to be less liquid and more volatile than those of large companies. Bond prices generally fall when interest rates rise. High-yield bonds have higher default rates. Prices of commodities and related contracts may be very volatile for a variety of reasons, and may be difficult to liquidate in volatile markets

 

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the general information of the shareholders of the 361 Funds. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

 

www.361Capital.com

   

 

361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS — 94.0%    
    BASIC MATERIALS — 1.8%    
 24   Celanese Corp.1  $3,526 
 127   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.1   12,297 
 207   Mosaic Co.1   12,921 
 137   NewMarket Corp.1   44,472 
 115   Newmont Corp.1   8,378 
 333   Royal Gold, Inc.1   43,450 
         125,044 
     COMMUNICATIONS — 9.6%     
 2,514   A10 Networks, Inc.1   35,900 
 57   Alphabet, Inc. - Class A*1   130,085 
 53   Alphabet, Inc. - Class C*1   121,864 
 52   Amazon.com, Inc.*1   129,253 
 452   Comcast Corp. - Class A1   17,971 
 7,024   CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*1   42,355 
 2,661   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.1   86,802 
 1,069   Omnicom Group, Inc.1   81,383 
 899   Verizon Communications, Inc.1   41,624 
         687,237 
     CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 9.3%     
 588   Alaska Air Group, Inc.*1   31,981 
 842   Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.1   31,525 
 1,192   American Airlines Group, Inc.*1   22,374 
 10   AutoZone, Inc.*1   19,555 
 296   Biglari Holdings, Inc.*1   40,372 
 348   BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.*1   23,201 
 403   Casey's General Stores, Inc.1   81,124 
 68   Costco Wholesale Corp.1   36,157 
 639   Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A1   49,503 
 480   Ford Motor Co.1   6,797 
 1,745   General Motors Co.*1   66,153 
 403   Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*1   38,269 
 1,129   Mattel, Inc.*1   27,446 
 2,249   ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.*1   20,938 
 27   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*1   16,377 
 760   Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*1   29,085 
 277   Starbucks Corp.1   20,675 
 58   Tesla, Inc.*1   50,504 
 40   Ulta Beauty, Inc.*1   15,872 
 88   Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.1   3,731 
 80   Walmart, Inc.1   12,239 

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Number of Shares      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued)    
 1,203   Wendy's Co.1  $23,771 
        667,649 
     CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 28.8%     
 5,610   Acacia Research Corp.*1   26,311 
 1,955   AdaptHealth Corp.*1   24,750 
 105   Altria Group, Inc.1   5,835 
 11   Anthem, Inc.1   5,521 
 50   Baxter International, Inc.1   3,553 
 819   BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*1   66,626 
 43   Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A*1   22,019 
 151   Bio-Techne Corp.1   57,333 
 634   Bruker Corp.1   36,449 
 670   Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*1   5,105 
 133   Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*1   32,121 
 457   Church & Dwight Co., Inc.1   44,585 
 239   Cigna Corp.1   58,980 
 23   Clorox Co.1   3,300 
 2,080   Coca-Cola Co.1   134,389 
 320   Community Health Systems, Inc.*1   2,454 
 154   Cooper Cos., Inc.1   55,600 
 51   Eli Lilly & Co.1   14,899 
 10   Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. - Class A1   2,641 
 3,494   Exelixis, Inc.*1   78,056 
 238   Gartner, Inc.*1   69,151 
 6,061   Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*1   31,638 
 32   Horizon Therapeutics PLC*1,2   3,154 
 151   Humana, Inc.1   67,129 
 471   Ingredion, Inc.1   40,087 
 1,305   Inotiv, Inc.*1   18,596 
 105   Johnson & Johnson1   18,948 
 1,633   Kroger Co.1   88,117 
 830   Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.1   54,863 
 967   ManpowerGroup, Inc.1   87,223 
 194   Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. - Class A*1   5,962 
 345   Masimo Corp.*1   38,975 
 167   Moderna, Inc.*1   22,446 
 273   Molina Healthcare, Inc.*1   85,572 
 94   Monster Beverage Corp.*1   8,054 
 1,872   Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.*1   12,056 
 3,003   Organon & Co.1   97,087 
 1,878   Pfizer, Inc.1   92,153 
 1,997   Pilgrim's Pride Corp.*1   56,615 

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued)    
 1,012    Premier, Inc. - Class A1  $36,645 
 475   Procter & Gamble Co.1   76,261 
 10   S&P Global, Inc.1   3,765 
 807   Service Corp. International1   52,947 
 10   Teleflex, Inc.1   2,856 
 738   Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A1   68,752 
 1,506   Vector Group Ltd.1   19,156 
 9,258   Viatris, Inc.1   95,635 
 50   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.1   15,753 
 4,038   Whole Earth Brands, Inc.*1   27,903 
 2,065   XBiotech, Inc.1,2   16,024 
 394   Zoetis, Inc.1   69,836 
         2,063,886 
     ENERGY — 5.4%     
 621   APA Corp.1   25,418 
 86   California Resources Corp.1   3,458 
 521   ConocoPhillips1   49,766 
 26   Diamondback Energy, Inc.1   3,282 
 1,519   Exxon Mobil Corp.1   129,495 
 1,399   Marathon Oil Corp.1   34,863 
 196   Marathon Petroleum Corp.1   17,103 
 5,490   Newpark Resources, Inc.*1   19,160 
 274   Phillips 661   23,772 
 355   SM Energy Co.1   12,613 
 471   Targa Resources Corp.1   34,576 
 1,006   Warrior Met Coal, Inc.1   34,274 
         387,780 
     FINANCIAL — 8.4%     
 450   AGNC Investment Corp. - REIT1   4,941 
 39   Allstate Corp.1   4,935 
 69   Apartment Income REIT Corp.1   3,393 
 2,041   Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.1,2   117,011 
 336   Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.1   18,413 
 120   Capital One Financial Corp.1   14,954 
 335   Cboe Global Markets, Inc.1   37,848 
 1,780   City Office REIT, Inc. - REIT1   26,415 
 377   Comerica, Inc.1   30,876 
 55   Everest Re Group Ltd.1,2   15,109 
 96   Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.1   14,095 
 362   Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.1   41,923 
 262   Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*1   57,307 

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    FINANCIAL (Continued)    
 362    Life Storage, Inc. - REIT1  $47,961 
 1,507   Old Republic International Corp.1   33,169 
 74   OneMain Holdings, Inc.1   3,399 
 333   Realty Income Corp. - REIT1   23,097 
 14,735   Retail Value, Inc. - REIT1   46,268 
 637   Virtu Financial, Inc. - Class A1   18,397 
 746   Zions Bancorporation, N.A.1   42,157 
         601,668 
     INDUSTRIAL — 9.7%     
 20   Agilent Technologies, Inc.1   2,385 
 326   Amphenol Corp. - Class A1   23,309 
 847   Arrow Electronics, Inc.*1   99,828 
 1,026   Avnet, Inc.1   44,795 
 432   Berry Global Group, Inc.*1   24,343 
 489   Centrus Energy Corp. - Class A*1   13,575 
 228   Dover Corp.1   30,393 
 411   Emerson Electric Co.1   37,064 
 462   Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.1   45,770 
 298   General Dynamics Corp.1   70,486 
 337   Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.1   71,693 
 137   Jabil, Inc.1   7,909 
 6   Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*1   7,665 
 296   National Instruments Corp.1   10,698 
 8   Northrop Grumman Corp.1   3,515 
 1,819   Ranpak Holdings Corp.*1   27,431 
 324   Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. - Class A1   13,621 
 37    TD SYNNEX Corp.1   3,703 
 3,294   Vontier Corp.1   84,392 
 234    Waters Corp.*1   70,907 
         693,482 
     TECHNOLOGY — 13.3%     
 1,087   Apple, Inc.1   171,366 
 1,345   Black Knight, Inc.*1   88,488 
 222   Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*1   33,489 
 24   Concentrix Corp.1   3,779 
 167   Fortinet, Inc.*1   48,265 
 275   Globant S.A.*1,2   59,397 
 665   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.1   10,248 
 179   Intuit, Inc.1   74,956 
 1,206   Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*1   14,339 
 49   Micron Technology, Inc.1   3,341 

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    TECHNOLOGY (Continued)    
 678   Microsoft Corp.1  $188,159 
 47   NetApp, Inc.1   3,443 
 116   NVIDIA Corp.1   21,514 
 1,258   Oracle Corp.1   92,337 
 1,261   SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.1   81,536 
 174   Synopsys, Inc.*1   49,901 
 33   Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A*1   3,286 
         947,844 
     UTILITIES — 7.7%     
 595   American Electric Power Co., Inc.1   58,970 
 1,133   Atmos Energy Corp.1   128,482 
 58   CMS Energy Corp.1   3,984 
 188   Consolidated Edison, Inc.1   17,435 
 415   Dominion Energy, Inc.1   33,881 
 545   Evergy, Inc.1   36,978 
 1,561   NextEra Energy, Inc.1   110,862 
 439   NiSource, Inc.1   12,784 
 4,043   Vistra Corp.1   101,156 
 441   WEC Energy Group, Inc.1   44,122 
         548,654 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $7,012,818)
   6,723,244 

 

Principal Amount        
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 15.4%    
$1,103,784   UMB Bank Demand Deposit, 0.01%3   1,103,784 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,103,784)
   1,103,784 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 109.4%
(Cost $8,116,602)
   7,827,028 
     Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (9.4)%   (670,037)
     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $7,156,991 

 

Number of
Shares
        
    SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (26.1)%    
    COMMON STOCKS — (26.1)%    
    BASIC MATERIALS — (0.2)%    
 (2,225)  Energy Fuels, Inc.*2   (16,710)

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)    
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    COMMUNICATIONS — (3.5)%    
 (2,188)  1stdibs.com, Inc.*  $(16,541)
 (2,120)  EverQuote, Inc.*   (29,426)
 (7,223)  Limelight Networks, Inc.*   (25,786)
 (801)  Lyft, Inc. - Class A*   (26,113)
 (93)  Paramount Global - Class A   (2,934)
 (100)  Paramount Global - Class B   (2,912)
 (1,110)  TripAdvisor, Inc.*   (28,494)
 (266)  Ubiquiti, Inc.   (75,079)
 (2,191)  Vimeo, Inc.*   (22,326)
 (259)  Wayfair, Inc. - Class A*   (19,927)
         (249,538)
     CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — (3.2)%     
 (982)  Bally's Corp.*   (29,303)
 (300)  Carvana Co.*   (17,388)
 (2,486)  F45 Training Holdings, Inc.*   (21,852)
 (277)  Freshpet, Inc.*   (25,858)
 (436)  NeoGames S.A.*2   (5,698)
 (1,783)  Penn National Gaming, Inc.*   (65,204)
 (1,516)  Purple Innovation, Inc.*   (6,246)
 (2,922)  QuantumScape Corp.*   (43,655)
 (872)  TuSimple Holdings, Inc. - Class A*   (9,042)
 (334)  Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.*   (2,502)
         (226,748)
     CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — (6.7)%     
 (1,410)  agilon health, Inc.*   (25,056)
 (4,430)  Allovir, Inc.*   (20,157)
 (137)  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   (18,280)
 (600)  Beyondspring, Inc.*2   (912)
 (2,342)  Certara, Inc.*   (42,976)
 (847)   Chegg, Inc.*   (20,955)
 (1,726)  Embecta Corp.*   (52,522)
 (910)  IGM Biosciences, Inc.*   (15,233)
 (3,237)  ImmunityBio, Inc.*   (11,750)
 (1,682)   Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.*   (25,482)
 (3,741)   Legalzoom.com, Inc.*   (53,683)
 (37)   Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*   (2,286)
 (330)  MoneyGram International, Inc.*   (3,343)
 (729)  Natera, Inc.*   (25,603)
 (178)  Novavax, Inc.*   (8,022)
 (289)  Novocure Ltd.*2   (22,132)

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)    
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued)    
 (1,801)  Pulse Biosciences, Inc.*  $(4,503)
 (851)  Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Class A*   (21,598)
 (1,725)  Sabre Corp.*   (18,061)
 (1,942)  Scholar Rock Holding Corp.*   (13,730)
 (3,919)  Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.*   (5,918)
 (286)  TG Therapeutics, Inc.*   (1,985)
 (506)  Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*   (35,769)
 (2,569)  Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   (16,878)
 (4,333)  Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.*   (11,049)
         (477,883)
     ENERGY — (2.6)%     
 (396)  First Solar, Inc.*   (28,920)
 (3,574)  Fluence Energy, Inc.*   (32,774)
 (3,916)  FuelCell Energy, Inc.*   (15,977)
 (1,330)  Golar LNG Ltd.*2   (29,686)
 (1,573)  Plug Power, Inc.*   (33,064)
 (2,142)  Sunrun, Inc.*   (42,797)
 (3)  Texas Pacific Land Corp.   (4,100)
         (187,318)
     FINANCIAL — (1.8)%     
 (125)  Lemonade, Inc.*   (2,608)
 (5,379)  Orion Office REIT, Inc. - REIT   (72,186)
 (6,027)  Rocket Cos., Inc. - Class A   (53,339)
 (24)  Upstart Holdings, Inc.*   (1,800)
         (129,933)
     INDUSTRIAL — (3.4)%     
 (667)  Axon Enterprise, Inc.*   (74,837)
 (3,765)  ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.*   (48,719)
 (893)  Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.   (27,433)
 (873)  Mercury Systems, Inc.*   (48,705)
 (361)  Trex Co., Inc.*   (21,007)
 (675)   Xometry, Inc. - Class A*   (22,153)
         (242,854)
     TECHNOLOGY — (4.7)%     
 (2,115)  Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.*   (51,416)
 (823)  Atomera, Inc.*   (8,600)
 (4,021)  AXT, Inc.*   (23,724)
 (1,058)  Azenta, Inc.   (79,308)
 (539)  C3.ai, Inc. - Class A*   (9,158)
 (3,002)  Forian, Inc.*   (10,207)

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
        Value  
      SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)      
      COMMON STOCKS (Continued)      
      TECHNOLOGY (Continued)      
  (862 )   GlobalFoundries, Inc.*2   $ (45,074 )
  (4,870 )   Inseego Corp.*     (13,879 )
  (309 )   Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*     (25,094 )
  (6,183 )   Ouster, Inc.*     (20,466 )
  (2,908 )   Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A*     (30,243 )
  (1,970 )   Skillz, Inc.*     (4,038 )
  (2,808 )   Vuzix Corp.*     (14,517 )
              (335,724 )
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS      
         (Proceeds $2,531,276)      (1,866,708 )
        RIGHTS — 0.0%        
        CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 0.0%        
  (1,801 )   Pulse Biosciences, Inc., Expiration Date: May 23, 2022*4      
        TOTAL RIGHTS        
         (Proceeds $0)      
        TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT      
         (Proceeds $2,531,276)   $  (1,866,708 )

 

PLC – Public Limited Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

*Non-income producing security.
1All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for securities sold short. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral was $6,585,690, which represents 92.02% of total net assets of the Fund.
2Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
3The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
4Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.00% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $0.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Security Type/Sector  Percent of Total
Net Assets
 
Common Stocks    
Consumer, Non-cyclical   28.8%
Technology   13.3%
Industrial   9.7%
Communications   9.6%
Consumer, Cyclical   9.3%
Financial   8.4%
Utilities   7.7%
Energy   5.4%
Basic Materials   1.8%
Total Common Stocks   94.0%
Short-Term Investments   15.4%
Total Investments   109.4%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (9.4)%
Total Net Assets   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS — 93.9%    
    BASIC MATERIALS — 8.7%    
 1,689   Anglo American PLC  $74,804 
 3,901   ArcelorMittal S.A.   113,746 
 138,602   BlueScope Steel Ltd.   1,970,346 
 45,976   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.1   4,451,856 
 1,018,011   Glencore PLC*   6,272,294 
 75,223   ICL Group Ltd.   815,740 
 45,115   K+S A.G.*   1,515,343 
 50,513   Mosaic Co.1   3,153,022 
 166,196   Norsk Hydro A.S.A.   1,395,627 
 49,664   Nucor Corp.1   7,686,994 
 100,200   Nutrien Ltd.   9,846,072 
 58,358   Rio Tinto Ltd.   4,616,438 
 13,519   Solvay S.A.   1,271,305 
 2,803,340   South32 Ltd.   9,336,214 
 38,147   Steel Dynamics, Inc.1   3,271,105 
 13,600   Teck Resources Ltd.   536,505 
 15,255    Yara International A.S.A.   775,686 
         57,103,097 
     COMMUNICATIONS — 8.2%     
 4,171   Alphabet, Inc. - Class A*1   9,519,014 
 4,114   Alphabet, Inc. - Class C*1   9,459,444 
 1,224   Amazon.com, Inc.*1   3,042,411 
 103,500   Dentsu Group, Inc.   3,730,312 
 88,012   eBay, Inc.1   4,569,583 
 131,882   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.1   4,301,991 
 128,852   Liberty Global PLC*1,2   3,053,792 
 720,386   Lumen Technologies, Inc.1   7,247,083 
 4,774   NortonLifeLock, Inc.1   119,541 
 9,188   Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*1   5,157,041 
 21,757   VeriSign, Inc.*1   3,887,758 
         54,087,970 
     CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 9.0%     
 54,400   Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.   2,421,683 
 57,552    A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.1   4,535,098 
 3,010   AutoZone, Inc.*1   5,885,965 
 8,610   Bayerische Motoren Werke A.G.   634,295 
 224,300   City Developments Ltd.   1,375,155 
 3,814   Costco Wholesale Corp.1   2,027,980 
 22,451   Domino's Pizza, Inc.1   7,588,438 
 27,100   Gildan Activewear, Inc.   918,240 
 10,051   Lennar Corp. - Class A1   768,801 

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As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued)    
 861,700   Marubeni Corp.  $9,405,992 
 41,500   Mitsubishi Corp.   1,393,384 
 174,600   Mitsui & Co., Ltd.   4,228,080 
 39,944   Pandora A/S   3,507,341 
 89,840   PulteGroup, Inc.1   3,751,718 
 501,500   Sumitomo Corp.   7,935,556 
 1,430   Tesla, Inc.*1   1,245,187 
 27,460   Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.1   1,164,304 
 3,551    Yum! Brands, Inc.1   415,503 
         59,202,720 
     CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 33.2%     
 65,694   AbbVie, Inc.1   9,649,135 
 34,443   AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*1   3,366,803 
 64,042   Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*1   2,271,570 
 87,760    Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.1   7,859,786 
 161,791   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.1   12,178,009 
 1,759   British American Tobacco PLC   73,720 
 57,989   Bunge Ltd.1,2   6,559,716 
 21,693   Carlsberg A/S - Class B   2,755,732 
 93,589   Carrefour S.A.   1,984,819 
 392,113   Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*1   2,987,901 
 79   Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli A.G.   885,939 
 23,881   Church & Dwight Co., Inc.1   2,329,830 
 30,838   Coca-Cola Co.1   1,992,443 
 3,331    Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.1   1,470,636 
 107,214   Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC1,2   5,355,339 
 25,765   Colgate-Palmolive Co.1   1,985,193 
 6,326   Conagra Brands, Inc.1   220,967 
 150,340   Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*1   2,817,372 
 14,783   CVS Health Corp.1   1,421,090 
 5,273   Eli Lilly & Co.1   1,540,401 
 12,192   Gartner, Inc.*1   3,542,386 
 19,407   General Mills, Inc.1   1,372,657 
 24,500   George Weston Ltd.   3,047,863 
 27,194   Getinge A.B. - B Shares   786,658 
 186,798   Gilead Sciences, Inc.1   11,084,593 
 21,482   Hershey Co.1   4,849,991 
 140,623   Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC   3,303,129 
 136,075   Imperial Brands PLC   2,832,338 
 167,716   Innoviva, Inc.*1   2,861,235 
 67,461   iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.*1   1,800,534 
 514,977   J Sainsbury PLC   1,502,518 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of Shares      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued)    
 195,937   Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.  $4,078,793 
 16,226    JM Smucker Co.1   2,221,826 
 11,749   Kimberly-Clark Corp.1   1,631,114 
 6,516    Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.   192,198 
 134,956    Kroger Co.1   7,282,226 
 13,200   Loblaw Cos. Ltd.   1,207,389 
 46,042   Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. - Class A*1   1,414,871 
 79,418   Merck & Co., Inc.1   7,043,582 
 17,233   Moderna, Inc.*1   2,316,288 
 26,215   Molina Healthcare, Inc.*1   8,217,092 
 17,971   Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B1   972,950 
 67,524   Novartis A.G.   5,966,746 
 63,091   Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B   7,206,651 
 55,300   Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.   1,097,132 
 253,675   Pfizer, Inc.1   12,447,832 
 2,081   Philip Morris International, Inc.1   208,100 
 25,259   Procter & Gamble Co.1   4,055,332 
 375   Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*1   247,166 
 82,198   Robert Half International, Inc.1   8,080,885 
 3,855   Roche Holding A.G.   1,548,649 
 1,229   S&P Global, Inc.1   462,719 
 436,252   Tesco PLC   1,482,039 
 129,330   Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A1   12,048,383 
 850,712   Viatris, Inc.1   8,787,855 
 78,071   Vir Biotechnology, Inc.*1   1,588,745 
 10,621,000   WH Group Ltd.3   7,334,811 
 332,605   Zynex, Inc.1   2,118,694 
         217,950,371 
     ENERGY — 9.5%     
 19,921   Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.*1   3,082,576 
 244,212   BP PLC   1,178,961 
 34,000   Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   2,104,258 
 4,401   ConocoPhillips1   420,384 
 53,134   Devon Energy Corp.1   3,090,805 
 16,197   Diamondback Energy, Inc.1   2,044,547 
 110,402   Eni S.p.A.   1,543,310 
 37,497   EOG Resources, Inc.1   4,378,150 
 252,115   Equinor A.S.A.   8,521,336 
 49,264    Exxon Mobil Corp.1   4,199,756 
 125,300    Imperial Oil Ltd.   6,308,402 
 709,400   Inpex Corp.   8,440,564 
 55,269   Occidental Petroleum Corp.1   3,044,769 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    ENERGY (Continued)    
 16,741   Raspadskaya OJSC4  $ 
 286,236   Repsol S.A.   4,270,077 
 135,200   Tourmaline Oil Corp.   6,962,584 
 80,092   Warrior Met Coal, Inc.1   2,728,734 
         62,319,213 
     FINANCIAL — 5.9%     
 19,253   Aegon N.V.   99,822 
 1,547,167   Banco Santander S.A.   4,521,371 
 6,194   CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A*1   514,350 
 58,267   Deutsche Bank AG*   582,639 
 9,090   Everest Re Group Ltd.1,2   2,497,114 
 22,233   Extra Space Storage, Inc. - REIT1   4,224,270 
 105,112   Franklin Resources, Inc.1   2,584,704 
 25,899   Investor A.B. - A Shares   540,937 
 62,448   Iron Mountain, Inc. - REIT1   3,355,331 
 2,147,651   NatWest Group PLC   5,761,365 
 448,000   New World Development Co., Ltd.   1,713,504 
 173,300   RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust - REIT   3,237,487 
 60,920   Segro PLC   1,019,876 
 6,308   Societe Generale S.A.   151,609 
 4,759,884   Vicinity Centres - REIT   6,210,752 
 16,963   Wendel S.A.   1,690,117 
         38,705,248 
     INDUSTRIAL — 7.1%     
 38,037   ABB, Ltd.   1,141,126 
 139,200   AGC, Inc.   5,218,527 
 76,092   Arrow Electronics, Inc.*1   8,968,203 
 5,159   C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.1   547,628 
 48,819   Centrus Energy Corp. - Class A*1   1,355,215 
 111,033   Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.1   11,000,039 
 104,568   Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.1   5,007,762 
 3,324   Lockheed Martin Corp.1   1,436,367 
 2,300   NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, Inc.   134,851 
 38,900   Nippon Yusen KK   2,806,401 
 7,697   Northrop Grumman Corp.1   3,382,062 
 86,261   Ryerson Holding Corp.1   3,175,267 
 44,320   ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.1,2   2,465,522 
         46,638,970 
     TECHNOLOGY — 8.3%     
 7,013   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*1   599,752 
 69,388   Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.*1,2   2,976,745 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    TECHNOLOGY (Continued)    
 71,924   Apple, Inc.1  $11,338,819 
 83,752   Avid Technology, Inc.*1   2,655,776 
 184,908   Dropbox, Inc. - Class A*1   4,021,749 
 15,252   Fortinet, Inc.*1   4,407,980 
 360,033   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.1   5,548,108 
 61,884   HP, Inc.1   2,266,811 
 45,506   Microsoft Corp.1   12,628,825 
 6,781   NVIDIA Corp.1   1,257,672 
 44,526   Sage Group PLC   408,578 
 58,554   Seagate Technology Holdings PLC1,2   4,803,770 
 18,468   SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.1   1,194,141 
 1,754   Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A*1   174,646 
         54,283,372 
     UTILITIES — 4.0%     
 205,595   Electricite de France S.A.   1,869,095 
 602,264   Engie S.A.   7,107,084 
 7,877   FirstEnergy Corp.1   341,153 
 315,462   Fortum Oyj   5,244,909 
 104,045   NiSource, Inc.1   3,029,790 
 215,649   Uniper S.E.   5,543,242 
 5,101   Veolia Environnement S.A.   148,832 
 133,521   Vistra Corp.1   3,340,695 
         26,624,800 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
     (Cost $636,034,730)   616,915,761 

 

 Principal
Amount
         
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.6%     
$62,727,234    UMB Bank Demand Deposit, 0.01%5   62,727,234 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
     (Cost $62,727,234)   62,727,234 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.5%     
     (Cost $698,761,964)   679,642,995 
     Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.5)%   (23,001,525)
     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $656,641,470 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (23.8)%    
    COMMON STOCKS — (23.8)%    
    BASIC MATERIALS — (0.5)%    
 (478,200)  Amyris, Inc.*  $(1,640,226)
 (2,126,633)  De Grey Mining Ltd.*   (1,789,299)
         (3,429,525)
     COMMUNICATIONS — (3.1)%     
 (10,221)  Adevinta A.S.A.*   (78,961)
 (57,157)  Delivery Hero S.E.*3   (2,009,262)
 (431,200)  Grab Holdings Ltd. - Class A*2   (1,272,040)
 (32,500)  Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V.*3   (882,794)
 (69,792)  Lyft, Inc. - Class A*   (2,275,219)
 (20,376)  Okta, Inc.*   (2,431,061)
 (23,851)  Roku, Inc.*   (2,215,758)
 (51,730)  Schibsted A.S.A. - B Shares   (1,001,023)
 (147,563)  Schibsted A.S.A. - Class A   (3,075,032)
 (113,692)  Vimeo, Inc.*   (1,158,522)
 (47,549)  Wayfair, Inc. - Class A*   (3,658,420)
         (20,058,092)
     CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — (4.3)%     
 (78,892)  Bally's Corp.*   (2,354,137)
 (984,264)  Betmakers Technology Group Ltd.*   (393,135)
 (41,528)  Carvana Co.*   (2,406,963)
 (326,702)  Clean Energy Fuels Corp.*   (1,914,474)
 (8,000)  Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.   (3,683,249)
 (4,889)  iRobot Corp.*   (247,628)
 (95,667)  Las Vegas Sands Corp.*   (3,389,482)
 (113,317)  Luminar Technologies, Inc.*   (1,401,731)
 (39,900)  Oriental Land Co., Ltd.   (6,035,680)
 (618,843)  PointsBet Holdings Ltd.*   (1,261,123)
 (58,353)  Rivian Automotive, Inc. - Class A*   (1,764,595)
 (140,422)  TuSimple Holdings, Inc. - Class A*   (1,456,176)
 (26,666)   Wynn Resorts Ltd.*   (1,879,420)
         (28,187,793)
     CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — (6.3)%     
 (52,205)  10X Genomics, Inc. - Class A*   (2,493,311)
 (40,512)  Affirm Holdings, Inc.*   (1,162,694)
 (28,505)  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   (3,803,422)
 (51,059)  Amadeus IT Group S.A.*   (3,199,545)
 (15,943)  Argenx S.E.*   (4,593,374)
 (620,300)  Canopy Growth Corp.*   (3,577,818)
 (82,971)  Exact Sciences Corp.*   (4,567,554)
 (34,749)  Novocure Ltd.*2   (2,661,078)

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)    
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued)    
 (488,876)  Ocado Group PLC*  $(5,590,816)
 (109,090)  Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   (1,411,625)
 (35,136)  Seagen, Inc.*   (4,603,167)
 (3,300)  Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.   (129,980)
 (171,385)  TG Therapeutics, Inc.*   (1,189,412)
 (63,550)  Worldline S.A.*3   (2,500,353)
         (41,484,149)
     ENERGY — (3.4)%     
 (448,700)  Ballard Power Systems, Inc.*   (3,726,651)
 (61,260)  Ceres Power Holdings PLC*   (558,943)
 (72,100)  Enbridge, Inc.   (3,146,202)
 (373,102)  FuelCell Energy, Inc.*   (1,522,256)
 (443,084)  Gevo, Inc.*   (1,643,842)
 (571,569)  ITM Power PLC*   (2,354,623)
 (162,154)  Plug Power, Inc.*   (3,408,477)
 (137,884)  SunPower Corp.*   (2,276,465)
 (149,955)  Sunrun, Inc.*   (2,996,101)
 (31,764)  Vestas Wind Systems A/S   (810,014)
         (22,443,574)
     FINANCIAL — (1.9)%     
 (1)  Jackson Financial, Inc. - Class A   (35)
 (74,338)  Lemonade, Inc.*   (1,550,691)
 (178,743)  Redfin Corp.*   (1,992,984)
 (259,383)  SoFi Technologies, Inc.*   (1,587,424)
 (113,824)  Tryg A/S   (2,706,408)
 (924,488)  Tyro Payments Ltd.*   (790,188)
 (194,287)  Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd.   (3,785,981)
         (12,413,711)
     INDUSTRIAL — (1.8)%     
 (103,340)  908 Devices, Inc.*   (1,834,285)
 (13,663)  Boeing Co.*   (2,033,601)
 (67,981)  Cellnex Telecom S.A.3   (3,168,657)
 (41,300)  Fujitsu General Ltd.   (734,070)
 (31,126)  Safran S.A.   (3,342,927)
 (36,472)  Stoneridge, Inc.*   (718,863)
         (11,832,403)
     TECHNOLOGY — (2.5)%     
 (48,306)  AVEVA Group PLC   (1,298,212)
 (10,866)  Azenta, Inc.   (814,515)
 (12,340)  Bechtle A.G.   (570,235)

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number of
Shares
      Value 
    SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)    
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)    
    TECHNOLOGY (Continued)    
 (119,366)  BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.*  $(2,133,070)
 (176,800)  Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.*   (3,951,061)
 (65,428)  Megaport Ltd.*   (388,708)
 (29,890)  PAR Technology Corp.*   (987,566)
 (90,238)  Phreesia, Inc.*   (2,064,646)
 (42,472)  SkyWater Technology, Inc.*   (259,929)
 (18,359)  Twilio, Inc. - Class A*   (2,052,903)
 (195,805)   Vuzix Corp.*   (1,012,312)
 (15,653)  Xero Ltd.*   (1,032,213)
         (16,565,370)
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
     (Proceeds $230,313,390)   (156,414,617)
     TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT     
     (Proceeds $230,313,390)  $(156,414,617)

 

PLC – Public Limited Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts

*Non-income producing security.
1All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for securities sold short. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral was $395,732,324, which represents 60.27% of total net assets of the Fund.
2Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
3Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. The absolute value of these securities is $15,895,877, which represents 2.42% of total net assets of the Fund.
4Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.00% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $0.
5The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Security Type/Country  Percent of Total
Net Assets
 
Common Stocks    
United States   59.0%
Japan   6.8%
Canada   5.6%
United Kingdom   4.2%
Australia   2.7%
Switzerland   2.4%
Denmark   2.0%
France   2.0%
Norway   1.6%
Hong Kong   1.4%
Spain   1.3%
Germany   1.3%
Finland   0.8%
Portugal   0.6%
Jordan   0.5%
Israel   0.5%
Bermuda   0.4%
Italy   0.2%
Singapore   0.2%
Sweden   0.2%
Belgium   0.2%
Netherlands   0.0%
Luxembourg   0.0%
Russia   0.0%
Total Common Stocks   93.9%
Short-Term Investments   9.6%
Total Investments   103.5%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (3.5)%
Total Net Assets   100.0%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

   361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund   361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund 
Assets:        
Investments, at cost  $8,116,602   $698,761,964 
Foreign currency, at cost   -    425,230 
Investments, at value  $7,827,028   $679,642,995 
Foreign currency, at value   -    424,362 
Cash   15    75,000,000 
Cash deposited with brokers for securities sold short   1,211,364    56,556,989 
Receivables:          
Fund shares sold   -    755,437 
Dividends and interest   2,462    2,009,727 
Due from Advisor   12,910    - 
Due from Custodian   -    46 
Prepaid expenses   22,264    24,732 
Total assets   9,076,043    814,414,288 
           
Liabilities:          
Securities sold short, proceeds  $2,531,276   $230,313,390 
Securities sold short, at value  $1,866,708   $156,414,617 
Payables:          
Fund shares redeemed   -    106,023 
Advisory fees   -    661,516 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)   2,830    30,147 
Distribution fees (Note 6)   593    1,943 
Fund accounting and administration fees   11,946    54,554 
Transfer agent fees and expenses   7,679    26,498 
Custody fees   4,105    22,449 
Auditing fees   10,169    10,424 
Trustees' deferred compensation (Note 3)   7,784    11,528 
Dividends and interest on securities sold short   2,571    430,133 
Chief Compliance Officer fees   1,288    1,163 
Trustees' fees and expenses   328    651 
Shareholder reporting fees   187    756 
Accrued other expenses   2,864    416 
Total liabilities   1,919,052    157,772,818 
Net Assets  $7,156,991   $656,641,470 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - Continued

As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

   361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund   361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund 
Components of Net Assets:        
Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share with a number of shares authorized)  $6,334,197   $615,980,888 
Total distributable earnings   822,794    40,660,582 
Net Assets  $7,156,991   $656,641,470 
           
Maximum Offering Price per Share:          
Investor Class Shares:          
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding  $2,991,738   $8,543,159 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding   342,254    718,793 
Redemption price per share  $8.74   $11.89 
           
Class I Shares:          
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding  $4,165,253   $157,823,618 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding   466,381    13,100,395 
Redemption price per share  $8.93   $12.05 
           
Class Y Shares:          
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding1  $-   $490,274,693 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding   -    40,537,063 
Redemption price per share  $-   $12.09 

 

1Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund's Class Y shares were liquidated on October 29, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

   361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund   361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund 
Investment income:        
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $0 and $436,104, respectively)  $14,340   $6,259,862 
Interest   68    3,536 
Total investment income   14,408    6,263,398 
           
Expenses:          
Advisory fees   35,510    4,157,155 
Shareholder servicing fees - Class I (Note 7)   1,790    65,225 
Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class (Note 7)   1,865    6,951 
Distribution fees (Note 6)   3,109    11,586 
Fund accounting and administration fees   44,059    257,994 
Transfer agent fees and expenses   18,015    75,404 
Custody fees   11,626    101,115 
Registration fees   23,396    30,768 
Interest expense   17,437    1,679,519 
Auditing fees   10,419    10,417 
Chief Compliance Officer fees   8,832    8,132 
Shareholder reporting fees   6,400    44,623 
Legal fees   4,711    13,275 
Trustees' fees and expenses   3,365    5,856 
Miscellaneous   2,978    5,961 
Dividends on securities sold short   1,443    276,771 
Insurance fees   1,153    1,844 
Total expenses   196,108    6,752,596 
Advisory fees waived   (35,510)   (89,786)
Other expenses absorbed   (90,081)   - 
Net expenses   70,517    6,662,810 
Net investment loss   (56,109)   (399,412)
           
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):          
Net realized gain (loss) on:          
Investments   356,604    (36,278,754)
Securities sold short   428,898    28,131,537 
Foreign currency transactions   -    86,818 
Net realized gain (loss)   785,502    (8,060,399)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:          
Investments   (784,648)   (52,445,802)
Securities sold short   605,848    72,688,198 
Foreign currency translations   -    (114,971)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation  $(178,800)  $20,127,425 
Net realized and unrealized gain   606,702    12,067,026 
           
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations  $550,593   $11,667,614 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:        
Operations:        
Net investment loss  $(56,109)  $(143,046)
Net realized gain on investments and securities sold short   785,502    2,048,790 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and securities sold short   (178,800)   (555,933)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   550,593    1,349,811 
Distributions to Shareholders:          
Investor Class   (714,276)   (109,018)
Class I   (1,148,448)   (328,976)
Class Y1   -    (215,019)
Total distributions to shareholders   (1,862,724)   (653,013)
Capital Transactions:          
Net proceeds from shares sold:          
Investor Class   919,814    235,642 
Class I   1,170,780    1,122,840 
Reinvestment of distributions:          
Investor Class   653,525    102,168 
Class I   1,122,700    320,950 
Class Y1   -    36,048 
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Investor Class   (411,485)   (772,668)
Class I   (3,647,900)   (3,583,859)
Class Y1   -    (5,575,667)
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions   (192,566)   (8,114,546)
           
Total decrease in net assets   (1,504,697)   (7,417,748)
           
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   8,661,688    16,079,436 
End of period  $7,156,991   $8,661,688 
           
Capital Share Transactions:          
Shares sold:          
Investor Class   103,296    22,760 
Class I   128,882    102,261 
Shares reinvested:          
Investor Class   79,119    10,268 
Class I   133,179    31,904 
Class Y1   -    3,569 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - Continued

 

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 
Shares redeemed:        
Investor Class   (49,008)   (74,534)
Class I   (349,096)   (344,174)
Class Y1   -    (504,588)
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   46,372    (752,534)

 

1Class Y shares were liquidated on October 29, 2021.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:        
Operations:        
Net investment loss  $(399,412)  $(3,961,807)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions   (8,060,399)   73,155,660 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, securities sold short and foreign currency translations   20,127,425    (15,653,933)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   11,667,614    53,539,920 
Distributions to Shareholders:          
Investor Class   (287,566)   - 
Class I   (5,038,971)   - 
Class Y   (14,471,576)   - 
Total distributions to shareholders   (19,798,113)   - 
Capital Transactions:          
Net proceeds from shares sold:          
Investor Class   1,404,256    3,032,068 
Class I   19,003,952    45,304,346 
Class Y   38,488,118    72,699,567 
Reinvestment of distributions:          
Investor Class   277,776    - 
Class I   4,477,032    - 
Class Y   11,038,477    - 
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Investor Class   (2,608,414)   (6,323,178)
Class I   (34,317,180)   (93,092,933)
Class Y   (57,472,283)   (87,526,230)
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions   (19,708,266)   (65,906,360)
           
Total decrease in net assets   (27,838,765)   (12,366,440)
           
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   684,480,235    696,846,675 
End of period  $656,641,470   $684,480,235 
           
Capital Share Transactions:          
Shares sold:          
Investor Class   115,824    269,994 
Class I   1,545,117    3,913,510 
Class Y   3,113,308    6,261,471 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - Continued

 

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 
Shares reinvested:        
Investor Class   23,303    - 
Class I   370,922    - 
Class Y   911,518    - 
Shares redeemed:          
Investor Class   (215,573)   (541,969)
Class I   (2,792,657)   (8,030,077)
Class Y   (4,676,403)   (7,444,515)
Net decrease in capital share transactions   (1,604,641)   (5,571,586)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Cash:    
Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities:    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $550,593 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:     
Purchases of long-term investments   (12,981,722)
Sales of long-term investments   14,355,230 
Proceeds from securities sold short   4,540,805 
Cover short securities   (4,172,806)
Sales of short-term investments, net   1,576,218 
Decrease in investment securities sold receivable   3,461,316 
Increase in due from advisor receivable   (1,973)
Decrease in interest and dividends receivables   4,855 
Increase in prepaid expenses   (5,728)
Decrease in investment securities purchased payable   (1,132,537)
Decrease in interest and dividends on securities sold short   (1,962)
Decrease in accrued expenses   (15,835)
Net realized gain   (789,254)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   178,800 
Net cash provided by operating activities   5,566,000 
      
Cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities:     
Proceeds from shares sold   2,090,594 
Cost of shares redeemed   (7,264,231)
Dividends paid to shareholders, net of reinvestments   (86,499)
Net cash used for financing activities   (5,260,136)
      
Net increase in cash   305,864 
      
Cash and cash equivalents:     
Beginning cash balance    
Beginning cash held at brokers   905,515 
Total beginning cash and cash equivalents   905,515 
      
Ending cash balance   15 
Ending cash held at brokers   1,211,364 
Total ending cash and cash equivalents  $1,211,379 
Supplemental disclosure of interest expense paid  $19,399 

 

Non cash financing activities not included herein consist of $1,776,225 of reinvested dividends.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Cash:    
Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities:    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $11,667,614 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:     
Purchases of long-term investments   (1,574,798,876)
Sales of long-term investments   1,576,110,171 
Proceeds from securities sold short   414,783,006 
Cover short securities   (375,615,191)
Sales of short-term investments, net   45,325,081 
Increase in foreign currency   (256,555)
Increase in interest and dividends receivables   (625,385)
Decrease in prepaid expenses   2,703 
Decrease in other assets   1,157,107 
Decrease in advisory fees payable   (50,125)
Decrease in interest and dividends on securities sold short   (12,444)
Decrease in accrued expenses   (100,032)
Net realized loss   8,287,212 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (20,242,396)
Net cash provided by operating activities   85,631,890 
      
Cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities:     
Proceeds from shares sold   58,302,723 
Cost of shares redeemed   (97,486,317)
Dividends paid to shareholders, net of reinvestments   (4,004,828)
Net cash used for financing activities   (43,188,422)
      
Net increase in cash   42,443,468 
      
Cash and cash equivalents:     
Beginning cash balance   75,000,000 
Beginning cash held at brokers   14,113,521 
Total beginning cash and cash equivalents   89,113,521 
      
Ending cash balance   75,000,000 
Ending cash held at brokers   56,556,989 
Total ending cash and cash equivalents  $131,556,989 
Supplemental disclosure of interest expense paid  $1,659,902 

 

Non cash financing activities not included herein consist of $15,793,285 of reinvested dividends.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Investor Class

 

 

Per share operating performance.

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 For the Year Ended October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2021   2020   2019   2018   2017 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.25   $10.51   $10.56   $10.96   $10.91   $9.90 
Income from Investment Operations:                              
Net investment loss1   (0.09)   (0.14)   (0.11)   (0.03)   (0.12)   (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain   1.00    1.32    0.46    0.40    0.43    1.16 
Total from investment operations   0.91    1.18    0.35    0.37    0.31    1.11 
Less Distributions:                              
From net investment income   -    -    -    -    -    (0.02)
From net realized gain   (3.42)   (0.44)   (0.40)   (0.77)   (0.26)   (0.08)
Total distributions   (3.42)   (0.44)   (0.40)   (0.77)   (0.26)   (0.10)
Net asset value, end of period  $8.74   $11.25   $10.51   $10.56   $10.96   $10.91 
Total return2   9.86%3   11.75%   3.43%   3.88%   2.87%   11.26%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)  $2,992   $2,349   $2,631   $656   $691   $398 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed4   6.27%5   4.80%   3.27%   3.06%   3.38%   3.03%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed4   2.38%5   2.97%   2.69%   2.83%   3.02%   2.42%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed   (5.82)%5   (3.19)%   (1.65)%   (0.49)%   (1.44)%   (1.05)%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed   (1.93)%5   (1.36)%   (1.07)%   (0.26)%   (1.08)%   (0.44)%
Portfolio turnover rate   211%3   479%   538%   332%   262%   263%

 

1Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived by the Advisor. These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3Not annualized.
4If interest expense and dividends on securities sold short had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.59% for the six months ended April 30, 2022. For the prior periods ended October 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, the ratios would have been lowered by 1.18%, 0.90%, 1.04%, 1.23%, and 0.63%, respectively.
5Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Class I

 

 

Per share operating performance.

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022   For the Year Ended October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2021   2020   2019   2018   2017 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.41   $10.62   $10.65   $11.02   $10.94   $9.90 
Income from Investment Operations:                              
Net investment loss1   (0.08)   (0.11)   (0.08)   -2   (0.09)   (0.02)
Net realized and unrealized gain   1.02    1.34    0.46    0.40    0.43    1.17 
Total from investment operations   0.94    1.23    0.38    0.40    0.34    1.15 
                               
Less Distributions:                              
From net investment income   -    -    (0.01)   -    -    (0.03)
From net realized gain   (3.42)   (0.44)   (0.40)   (0.77)   (0.26)   (0.08)
Total distributions   (3.42)   (0.44)   (0.41)   (0.77)   (0.26)   (0.11)
Net asset value, end of period  $8.93   $11.41    $10.62   $10.65   $11.02   $10.94 
                               
Total return3   10.02%4   12.11%   3.71%   4.15%   3.14%   11.72%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)  $4,165  $6,313   $8,108   $13,658   $9,261   $3,436 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed5   5.96%6   4.49%   2.99%   2.77%   3.06%   2.76%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed5   2.07%6   2.66%   2.41%   2.54%   2.70%   2.15%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed   (5.51)%6   (2.88)%   (1.37)%   (0.20)%   (1.12)%   (0.78)%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed   (1.62)%6   (1.05)%   (0.79)%   0.03%   (0.76)%   (0.17)%
Portfolio turnover rate   211%4   479%   538%   332%   262%   263%

 

1Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived by the Advisor. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4Not annualized.
5If interest expense and dividends on securities sold short had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.59% for the six months ended April 30, 2022. For the prior periods ended October 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, October 31, 2018, and October 31, 2017, the ratios would have been lowered by 1.18%, 0.90%, 1.04%, 1.23%, and 0.63%, respectively.
6Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Investor Class

 

 

Per share operating performance.

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022   For the Year Ended October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2021   2020   2019   2018   2017 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.06   $11.21   $10.98   $11.32   $12.15   $10.76 
Income from Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)1   (0.03)   (0.11)   (0.09)   0.01    (0.05)   0.03 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   0.23    0.96    0.32    (0.02)   -    1.39 
Total from investment operations   0.20    0.85    0.23    (0.01)   (0.05)   1.42 
                               
Less Distributions:                              
From net investment income   -    -    -    -    (0.02)   (0.03)
From net realized gain   (0.37)   -    -    (0.33)   (0.76)   - 
Total distributions   (0.37)   -    -    (0.33)   (0.78)   (0.03)
Net asset value, end of period  $11.89   $12.06   $11.21   $10.98   $11.32   $12.15 
                               
Total return2   1.63%3   7.58%   2.09%   0.06%   (0.55)%   13.26%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)  $8,543   $9,593   $11,967   $29,320   $70,194   $82,319 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered4,5   2.41%6   2.77%   2.72%   2.74%   2.68%   2.50%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered4,5   2.38%6   2.75%   2.67%   2.71%   2.63%   2.51%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered   (0.52)%6   (0.98)%   (0.91)%   0.03%   (0.48)%   0.32%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered   (0.49)%6   (0.96)%   (0.86)%   0.06%   (0.43)%   0.31%
Portfolio turnover rate   235%3   437%   403%   220%   197%   237%

 

1Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived/recovered by the Advisor. These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3Not annualized.
4If interest expense and dividends on securities sold short had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.59% for the six months ended April 30, 2022. For the prior periods ended October 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.96%, 0.88%, 0.92%, 0.85%, and 0.61%, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued

Investor Class

 

 

5Effective December 18, 2017, the Fund's advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with SEC Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 1.79% of average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to December 18, 2017, the annual operating expense limitation was 1.94%.
6Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Class I

 

 

Per share operating performance.

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022   For the Year Ended October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2021   2020   2019   2018   2017 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.20   $11.30   $11.07   $11.37   $12.20   $10.82 
Income from Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)1   (0.01)   (0.07)   (0.06)   0.04    (0.02)   0.07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   0.23    0.97    0.32    (0.01)   -    1.39 
Total from investment operations   0.22    0.90    0.26    0.03    (0.02)   1.46 
                               
Less Distributions:                              
From net investment income   -    -    (0.03)   -    (0.05)   (0.08)
From net realized gain   (0.37)   -    -    (0.33)   (0.76)   - 
Total distributions   (0.37)   -    (0.03)   (0.33)   (0.81)   (0.08)
Net asset value, end of period  $12.05   $12.20   $11.30   $11.07   $11.37   $12.20 
                               
Total return2   1.78%3   7.96%   2.38%   0.42%   (0.25)%   13.54%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)  $157,824   $170,553   $204,510   $332,247   $536,076   $430,610 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered4,5   2.09%6   2.41%   2.41%   2.42%   2.40%   2.21%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered4,5   2.06%6   2.39%   2.36%   2.39%   2.35%   2.22%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered   (0.20)%6   (0.62)%   (0.60)%   0.35%   (0.20)%   0.60%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered   (0.17)%6   (0.60)%   (0.55)%   0.38%   (0.15)%   0.59%
Portfolio turnover rate   235%3   437%   403%   220%   197%   237%

 

1Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived/recovered by the Advisor. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3Not annualized.
4If interest expense and dividends on securities sold short had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.59% for the six months ended April 30, 2022. For the prior periods ended October 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.96%, 0.88%, 0.92%, 0.85%, and 0.61%, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued

Class I

 

 

5Effective December 18, 2017, the Fund's advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with SEC Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 1.54% of average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to December 18, 2017, the annual operating expense limitation was 1.69%.
6Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Class Y

 

 

Per share operating performance.

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

   For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022   For the Year Ended October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2021   2020   2019   2018   2017 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.24   $11.34   $11.10   $11.39   $12.23   $10.84 
Income from Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)1   (0.01)   (0.07)   (0.05)   0.05    -    0.08 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   0.23    0.97    0.33    (0.01)   (0.01)   1.40 
Total from investment operations   0.22    0.90    0.28    0.04    (0.01)   1.48 
                               
Less Distributions:                              
From net investment income   -    -    (0.04)   -    (0.07)   (0.09)
From net realized gain   (0.37)   -    -    (0.33)   (0.76)   - 
Total distributions   (0.37)   -    (0.04)   (0.33)   (0.83)   (0.09)
Net asset value, end of period  $12.09   $12.24   $11.34   $11.10   $11.39   $12.23 
                               
Total return2   1.77%3   7.94%   2.54%   0.51%   (0.21)%   13.71%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)  $490,275   $504,335   $480,370   $510,403   $145,591   $38,730 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered4,5   2.01%6   2.37%   2.32%   2.34%   2.29%   2.10%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered4,5   1.98%6   2.35%   2.27%   2.31%   2.24%   2.11%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including dividends on securities sold short and interest expense):                              
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered   (0.12)%6   (0.58)%   (0.51)%   0.43%   (0.09)%   0.71%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered   (0.09)%6   (0.56)%   (0.46)%   0.46%   (0.04)%   0.70%
Portfolio turnover rate   235%3   437%   403%   220%   197%   237%

 

1Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived/recovered by the Advisor. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3Not annualized.
4If interest expense and dividends on securities sold short had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.59% for the six months ended April 30, 2022. For the prior periods ended October 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.96%, 0.88%, 0.92%, 0.85%, and 0.61%, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued

Class Y

 

 

5Effective December 18, 2017, the Fund's advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with SEC Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 1.39% of average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to December 18, 2017, the annual operating expense limitation was 1.54%.
6Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1 – Organization

361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund (“Domestic Long/Short Equity” or “Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund”) and 361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund (“Global Long/Short Equity” or “Global Long/Short Equity Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the ‘‘Funds’’) are organized as a series of Investment Managers Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) which is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund and Global Long/Short Equity Fund are diversified Funds.

 

The Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund’s primary investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. As a secondary objective, the Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund also seeks to preserve capital in down markets. The Fund commenced investment operations on March 31, 2016, with three classes of shares, Investor Class, Class I and Class Y. The Fund’s Class Y shares are not currently available for purchase.

 

The Global Long/Short Equity Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek to achieve long-term capital appreciation. As a secondary objective, the Global Long/Short Equity Fund also seeks to preserve capital in down markets. The Fund commenced investment operations on December 12, 2014, with three classes of shares, Investor Class, Class I and Class Y.

 

The Global Long/Short Equity Fund commenced operations on December 12, 2014, prior to which its only activity was the receipt of a $10,010 investment from the Fund’s advisor and a $644,131 transfer of shares of the Fund in exchange for the net assets of the Analytic Global Long/Short Equity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“L.P.”). This exchange was nontaxable, whereby the Fund issued 64,413 shares for the net assets of the SMA on December 12, 2014. Gross assets with a fair market value of $830,593 consisting of cash, interest receivable and securities of the L.P. with a fair value of $644,098 (identified cost of investments transferred $638,574) were the primary assets received by the Fund. The Fund also assumed a liability for short securities with a fair market value of $186,452 (identified proceeds of $203,052) as part of this exchange. For financial reporting purposes, assets and liabilities received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the L.P. was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amount distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

 

The shares of each class represent an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund and have equal rights as to voting, redemptions, dividends and liquidation, subject to the approval of the Trustees. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class) and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares in proportion to their relative net assets. Shareholders of a class that bears distribution and service expenses under the terms of a distribution plan have exclusive voting rights to that distribution plan.

 

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

 

Note 2 – Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

(a) Valuation of Investments

Each Fund values equity securities at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange or in the principal over the counter (“OTC”) market in which such securities are traded, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day the securities are being valued or, if the last-quoted sales price is not readily available, the securities will be valued at the last bid or the mean between the last available bid and ask price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at the daily closing net asset value of the respective investment company. Debt securities are valued by utilizing a price supplied by independent pricing service providers. The independent pricing service providers may use various valuation methodologies including matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. These models generally consider such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions. If a price is not readily available for a portfolio security, the security will be valued at fair value (the amount which the Funds might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale) as determined in good faith by the Funds’ advisor, subject to review and approval by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The actions of the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed by the Board at its next regularly scheduled board meeting. The Valuation Committee meets as needed. The Valuation Committee is comprised of all the Trustees, but action may be taken by any one of the Trustees.

 

Foreign securities traded in countries outside the U.S. are fair valued by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indexes, securities and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time the Fund calculates the NAVs. The Board reviews the independent third party fair valuation analysis report quarterly.

 

(b) Options

The Funds may write or purchase options contracts primarily to enhance the Funds’ returns or reduce volatility. In addition, the Funds may utilize options in an attempt to generate gains from option premiums or to reduce overall portfolio risk. When a Fund writes or purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by a Fund is recorded as a liability or an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by a Fund on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether a Fund has realized a gain or a loss on investment transactions. A Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

(c) Stock Index Futures

The Funds may invest in stock index futures as a substitute for a comparable market position in the underlying securities. A stock index future obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to accept), effectively, an amount of cash equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific stock index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. No physical delivery of the underlying stocks in the index is made. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral for the account of the broker (the Funds’ agent in acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contracts at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contracts are closed, a Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the contract. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. The purchase of a futures contract involves the risk that a Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate the futures transaction. There is minimal counterparty credit risk involved in entering into futures contracts since they are exchange-traded instruments and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

(d) Short Sales

Short sales are transactions under which the Funds sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the Funds must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Funds then are obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Funds. When a security is sold short a decrease in the value of the security will be recognized as a gain and an increase in the value of the security will be recognized as a loss, which is potentially limitless. Until the security is replaced, the Funds are required to pay the lender amounts equal to dividend or interest that accrue during the period of the loan which is recorded as an expense. To borrow the security, the Funds also may be required to pay a premium or an interest fee, which are recorded as interest expense. Cash or securities are segregated for the broker to meet the necessary margin requirements. The Funds are subject to the risk that it may not always be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

 

The Funds have an agreement with SG Americas Securities, LLC for the purpose of purchasing or borrowing securities on margin. The Funds are charged interest on debit margin balances at a rate equal to Federal funds rate plus 65 basis points and the interest rate for debit cash balances is Federal funds rate plus 75 basis points. For balances denominated in foreign currencies, the rate charged is reference rate of each respective country plus 130 basis points. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the short sales transactions are as follows:

 

   Outstanding average daily balance   Weighted average interest rate   Maximum amount outstanding   Outstanding balance as of 4/30/2022   Investments sold short at 4/30/2022   Interest Expense* 
Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund  $1,225,381    0.88%  $2,944,745   $655,344   $1,866,708   $17,437 
Global Long/Short Equity Fund   145,131,664    1.20%   207,503,469    101,031,958    156,414,617    1,679,519 

 

*Includes interest expense on investments sold short and margin interest expense/rebate.

 

(e) Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if applicable, are paid (a portion of which may be reclaimable) or provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates and are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. Withholding tax reclaims are filed in certain countries to recover a portion of the amounts previously withheld. The Funds record a reclaim receivable based on a number of factors, including a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims as well as payment history and market convention. Discounts on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Premiums for callable debt securities are amortized to the earliest call date, if the call price was less than the purchase price. If the call price was not at par and the security was not called, the security is amortized to the next call price and date. Income and expenses of the Fund are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class of shares relative net assets, except for distribution and service fees, which are unique to each class of shares. Expenses incurred by the Trust with respect to more than one fund are allocated in proportion to the net assets of each fund except where allocation of direct expenses to each fund or an alternative allocation method can be more appropriately made.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

In conjunction with the use of short sales, written options contracts or futures contracts, the Funds may be required to maintain collateral in various forms. At April 30, 2022, such collateral is denoted in the Funds’ Schedule of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Also in conjunction with the use of short sales, written options contracts or futures contracts, the Funds, when appropriate, utilize a segregated margin deposit account with the counterparty. At April 30, 2022, these segregated margin deposit accounts are denoted in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(f) Federal Income Taxes

The Funds intend to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes. Due to the timing of dividend distributions and the differences in accounting for income and realized gains and losses for financial statement and federal income tax purposes, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the income and realized gains and losses are recorded by the Funds.

 

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (the “Income Tax Statement”) requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing a Funds’ tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations.

 

The Income Tax Statement requires management of the Funds to analyze tax positions taken in the prior three open tax years, if any, and tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ current tax year, as defined by the IRS statute of limitations for all major jurisdictions, including federal tax authorities and certain state tax authorities. As of April 30, 2022 and during the open tax years ended October 31, 2019 through 2021, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds have no examination in progress and are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

(g) Distributions to Shareholders

The Funds will make distributions of net investment income and net capital gains, if any, at least annually. Distributions to shareholders 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.

 

The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from the characterization for federal income tax purposes due to differences in the recognition of income, expense and gain (loss) items for financial statement and tax purposes.

 

(h) Illiquid Securities

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have adopted a Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) that requires, among other things, that the Funds limit their illiquid investments that are assets to no more than 15% of net assets. An illiquid investment is any security which may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. If the Advisor, at any time, determines that the value of illiquid securities held by a Fund exceeds 15% of its net asset value, the Advisor will take such steps as it considers appropriate to reduce them as soon as reasonably practicable in accordance with the Funds’ written LRMP.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 – Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Hamilton Lane Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Advisor”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Funds pay a monthly investment advisory fee to the Advisor. The annual rates are listed by Fund in the tables below. The Advisor engages Allspring Global Investments, LLC (formerly, Wells Capital Management, Inc.), (the “Sub-Advisor”) to manage the Fund and pays the Sub-Advisor from its advisory fees.

 

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Funds pay a monthly investment advisory fee to the Advisor. The annual rates are listed by Fund in the tables below. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fee and/or pay for operating expenses (excluding any taxes, leverage interest, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with Form N-1A, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses, Rule 12b-1 fees and shareholder service fees) in order to limit total annual operating expenses of each fund set forth in table below. This agreement is in effect until March 31, 2023 for the Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund and Global Long/Short Equity Fund and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust's Board of Trustees. The table below contains the investment advisory fees and the expense cap by Fund:

 

  Investment Advisory Fees† Total Limit on Annual Operating
Expenses†
Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund 1.10% 1.39%
Global Long/Short Equity Fund 1.25% 1.39%

 

†The investment advisory fees and total limit on annual operating expenses is calculated based on each Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Advisor waived fees and absorbed other expenses as follows:

 

   Advisory fees waived and other expenses absorbed 
Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund  $125,591 
Global Long/Short Equity Fund  $89,786 

 

The Advisor is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, of fees waived or payments made to the Fund for a period ending three full fiscal years after the date of the waiver or payment. This reimbursement may be requested from the Fund if the reimbursement will not cause the Fund’s annual expense ratio to exceed the lesser of (a) the expense limitation amount in effect at the time such fees were waived or payments made, or (b) the expense limitation amount in effect at the time of the reimbursement. In addition, the Advisor is permitted to seek reimbursement of fees or payments made by 361 Capital, LLC, (the “Prior Advisor”) to the Funds prior to the Advisor acquiring the assets of Prior Advisor on April 1, 2021.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

At April 30, 2022, the amount of these potentially recoverable expenses was $630,766 and $862,809 for the Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund and Global Long/Short Equity Fund, respectively. The Advisor may recapture all or a portion of these amounts no later than October 31, of the years stated below:

 

   Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund   Global Long/Short Equity Fund 
2022  $101,935   $211,030 
2023   161,328    407,583 
2024   241,912    154,410 
2025   125,591    89,786 
Total  $630,766   $862,809 

 

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) serves as the Funds’ fund accountant, transfer agent and co-administrator; and Mutual Fund Administration, LLC (“MFAC”) serves as the Funds’ other co-administrator. UMB Bank, n.a., an affiliate of UMBFS, serves as the Funds’ custodian. The Funds’ allocated fees incurred for fund accounting, fund administration, transfer agency and custody services for the six months ended April 30, 2022 are reported on the Statements of Operations.

 

IMST Distributors, LLC serves as the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). The Distributor does not receive compensation from the Funds for its distribution services; the Advisor pays the Distributor a fee for its distribution-related services.

 

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are employees of UMBFS or MFAC. The Funds do not compensate trustees and officers affiliated with the Funds’ co-administrators. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Funds’ allocated fees incurred for Trustees who are not affiliated with the Funds’ co-administrators are reported on the Statements of Operations.

 

The Funds’ Board of Trustees has adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for the Independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to receive payment in cash or the option to select various fund(s) in the Trust in which their deferred accounts shall be deemed to be invested. If a trustee elects to defer payment, the Plan provides for the creation of a deferred payment account. The Funds’ liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes in the invested fund(s) and remains a liability to the Funds until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The Trustees Deferred compensation liability under the Plan constitutes a general unsecured obligation of each Fund and is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Contributions made under the plan and the change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation and income are included in the Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations.

 

Dziura Compliance Consulting, LLC provides Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) services to the Trust. The Funds’ allocated fees incurred for CCO services for the for the six months ended April 30, 2022 are reported on the Statements of Operations.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Note 4 – Federal Income Taxes

As of April 30, 2022, the cost of investments on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

   Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund   Global
Long/Short Equity Fund
 
Cost of investments  $5,635,883   $473,910,792 
           
Gross unrealized appreciation  $943,172   $101,573,711 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (618,735)   (52,256,125)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments  $324,437   $49,317,586 

 

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are due primarily to wash sale loss deferrals.

 

As of October 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

   Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund   Global Long/Short Equity Fund 
Undistributed ordinary income  $982,521   $- 
Undistributed long-term capital gains   656,564    19,794,828 
Tax accumulated earnings   1,639,085    19,794,828 
           
Accumulated capital and other losses   -    (40,277)
Unrealized appreciation on investments   503,237    29,052,621 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency and futures contracts   -    (5,320)
Unrealized deferred compensation   (7,397)   (10,771)
Total accumulated earnings  $2,134,925   $48,791,081 

 

The tax character of the distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

   Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund   Global Long/Short Equity Fund 
Distributions paid from:  2021   2020   2021   2020 
   Ordinary income  $-   $62,811   $-   $2,790,524 
   Net long-term capital gains   653,013    1,302,832    -    - 
Total distributions paid  $653,013   $1,365,643   $-   $2,790,524 

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

As of October 31, 2021, the following funds had qualified late-year ordinary losses, which are deferred until fiscal year 2022 for tax purposes.

 

Fund  Late-Year Ordinary Losses 
Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund  $- 
Global Long/Short Equity Fund   40,277 

 

Net late-year losses incurred after December 31, and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

 

Note 5 – Investment Transactions

For the year ended April 30, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, futures contracts and options contracts, were as follows:

 

   Purchases   Sales   Securities sold short   Cover short securities 
Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund  $12,981,722   $14,355,230   $4,540,805   $4,172,806 
Global Long/Short Equity Fund   1,574,798,876    1,567,110,171    414,783,006    375,615,191 

 

Note 6 – Distribution Plan

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act which allows each Fund to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of its Investor Class shares. The Plan provides for the payment of distribution fees at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares, payable to IMST Distributors, LLC. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay any distribution fees.

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, distribution fees incurred are disclosed on the Statements of Operations.

 

Note 7 – Shareholder Servicing Plan

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan to pay a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.15% of each Fund’s average daily net assets of shares serviced by shareholder servicing agents who provide administrative and support services to their customers. Class Y shares do not participate in the Shareholder Servicing Plan.

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, shareholder servicing fees incurred are disclosed on the Statements of Operations.

 

Note 8 – Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or a liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into a fair value measurement.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Under Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad Levels as described below:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2022, in valuing the Funds’ assets carried at fair value:

 

 

Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund  Level 1   Level 2*   Level 3   Total 
Assets                
Investments                
Common Stocks1  $6,723,244   $-   $-   $6,723,244 
Short-Term Investments   1,103,784    -    -    1,103,784 
Total Assets  $7,827,028   $-   $-   $7,827,028 
                     
Liabilities                    
Securities Sold Short                    
Common Stocks1  $1,866,708   $-   $-   $1,866,708 
Rights2   -    -    0    0 
Total Liabilities  $1,866,708   $-   $0   $1,866,708 

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Global Long/Short Equity Fund  Level 1   Level 2        Level 3    Total 
Assets                
Investments                
Common Stocks                
Basic Materials  $28,945,554   $28,157,543   $-   $57,103,097 
Communications   50,357,658    3,730,312    -    54,087,970 
Consumer, Cyclical   30,722,917    28,479,803    -    59,202,720 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   174,918,499    43,031,872    -    217,950,371 
Energy2   38,364,965    23,954,248    0    62,319,213 
Financial   16,413,256    22,291,992    -    38,705,248 
Industrial   37,338,065    9,300,905    -    46,638,970 
Technology   53,874,794    408,578    -    54,283,372 
Utilities   6,711,638    19,913,162    -    26,624,800 
Short-Term Investments   62,727,234    -    -    62,727,234 
Total Assets  $500,374,580   $179,268,415   $-   $679,642,995 

 

Liabilities                
Securities Sold Short                
Common Stocks                
Basic Materials  $1,640,226   $1,789,299   $-   $3,429,525 
Communications   14,012,043    6,046,049    -    20,058,092 
Consumer, Cyclical   16,814,606    11,373,187    -    28,187,793 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   25,470,081    16,014,068    -    41,484,149 
Energy   18,719,994    3,723,580    -    22,443,574 
Financial   5,131,134    7,282,577    -    12,413,711 
Industrial   4,586,749    7,245,654    -    11,832,403 
Technology   13,276,002    3,289,368    -    16,565,370 
Total Liabilities  $99,650,835   $56,763,782   $-   $156,414,617 

 

1For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
2The Fund held a Level 3 security valued at zero at period end.
*The Fund did not hold any Level 2 securities at period end.

 

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

 

   Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund   Global Long/Short Equity Fund 
Beginning balance October 31, 2021  $-   $- 
Transfers into Level 3 during the period   -    0 
Transfers out of Level 3 during the period   -    - 
Total realized gain/(loss)   -    - 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)   -    - 
Net purchases   0    - 
Return of Capital   -    - 
Net sales   -    - 
Balance as of April 30, 2022  $0   $0 

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following tables present additional quantitative information about valuation methodologies and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of April 30, 2022:

 

361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund
Asset Class Fair Value at 4/30/2022 Valuation Technique(s) Unobservable Input Range of Input Weighted  Average of Input Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input(1)
Right $0 Market Approach Discount for lack of marketability $0 N/A Increase

 

361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund
Asset Class Fair Value at 4/30/2022 Valuation Technique(s) Unobservable Input Range of Input Weighted  Average of Input Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input(1)

Common Stock

$0 Market Approach Liquidity Discount $0 N/A Increase

 

(1)This column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.

 

Note 10 – Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks

Certain local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on a security or instrument. Since 2020, the novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial health of individual companies and the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Following Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order in February 2022 prohibiting U.S. persons from entering transactions with the Central Bank of Russia and Executive Orders in March 2022 prohibiting U.S. persons from importing oil and gas from Russia as well as other popular Russian exports, such as diamonds, seafood and vodka. There may also be restrictions on investments in Chinese companies. For example, the President of the United States of America signed an Executive Order in June 2021 affirming and expanding the U.S. policy prohibiting U.S. persons from purchasing or investing in publicly-traded securities of companies identified by the U.S. Government as “Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies.” The list of such companies can change from time to time, and as a result of forced selling or an inability to participate in an investment the Advisor otherwise believes is attractive, the Fund may incur losses. The duration of the coronavirus outbreak and the Russian-Ukraine conflict could adversely affect the Fund’s performance, the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests and may lead to losses on your investment. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and Russia Invasion on the financial performance of the Fund’s investments is not reasonably estimable at this time. Management is actively monitoring these events.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Note 11 – New Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2020, the SEC adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a Fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and require funds whose use of derivatives is greater than a limited specified amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. Funds will be required to comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. It is not currently clear what impact, if any, Rule 18f-4 will have on the availability, liquidity or performance of derivatives. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of Rule 18f-4 on the Fund(s). When fully implemented, Rule 18f-4 may require changes in how a Fund uses derivatives, adversely affect the Fund’s performance and increase costs related to the Fund’s use of derivatives.

 

In December 2020, the SEC adopted a new rule providing a framework for fund valuation practices (“Rule 2a-5”). Rule 2a-5 establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 will permit fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. In connection with Rule 2a-5, the SEC also adopted related recordkeeping requirements and is rescinding previously issued guidance, including with respect to the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. The Funds will be required to comply with the rules by September 8, 2022. Management is currently assessing the potential impact of the new rules on the Funds’ financial statements.

 

The SEC adopted new Rule 12d1-4, which will allow registered investment companies (including business development companies (“BDCs”), unit investment trusts (“UITs”), closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and exchange-traded managed funds (“ETMFs”) (an “acquiring” fund), to invest in other investment companies (an “acquired fund”), including private funds under a specific exception, beyond the limits of Section 12(d)(1), subject to the conditions of the rule. Rule 12d1-4 became effective January 19, 2021.

 

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The main objective of the new guidance is to provide relief to companies that will be impacted by the expected change in benchmark interest rates at the end of 2021, when participating banks will no longer be required to submit London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) quotes by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The new guidance allows companies to, provided the only change to existing contracts are a change to an approved benchmark interest rate, account for modifications as a continuance of the existing contract without additional analysis. In addition, derivative contracts that qualified for hedge accounting prior to modification, will be allowed to continue to receive such treatment, even if critical terms change due to a change in the benchmark interest rate. For new and existing contracts, the Funds may elect to apply the amendments as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently assessing the impact of the ASU’s adoption to the Funds’ financial statements and various filings.

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361 Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Note 12 – Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End

The Funds have adopted financial reporting rules regarding subsequent events which require an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. Management has evaluated the Funds’ related events and transactions that occurred through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

There were no events or transactions that occurred during this period that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements.

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361 Funds

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. 

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Investment Managers Series Trust (the “Trust”) met on December 8-9, 2021 (the “Meeting”), to review the liquidity risk management program (the “Fund Program”) applicable to the following series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) pursuant to the Liquidity Rule:

 

361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund

 

The Board has appointed Hamilton Lane Advisors, L.L.C., the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator (“Program Administrator”) for the Fund Program1. Under the Trust’s liquidity risk management program (the “Trust Program”), the Board has delegated oversight of the Trust Program to the Liquidity Oversight Committee (the “Oversight Committee”). At the Meeting, the Oversight Committee, on behalf of Program Administrator and the Funds, provided the Board with a written report (the “Report”) that addressed the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Fund Program, and any material changes to it for the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

 

In assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Fund Program, the Report discussed the following, among other things:

·The Fund Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions);
·An overview of market liquidity for each Fund during the Program Reporting Period;
·Each Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests;
·Each Fund’s cash management;
·Each Fund’s borrowing activity, if any, in order to meet redemption requests;
·Each Fund’s compliance with the 15% limit of illiquid investments; and
·Each Fund’s status as a primarily highly liquid fund (“PHLF”), the effectiveness of the implementation of the PHLF standard, and whether it would be appropriate for each Fund to adopt a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”).

 

The Report stated that the Funds primarily hold assets that are defined under the Liquidity Rule as "highly liquid investments," and therefore each Fund is not required to establish an HLIM. Highly liquid investments are defined as cash and any investment reasonably expected to be convertible to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without the conversion to cash significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Report also stated that there were no material changes made to the Fund Program during the Program Reporting Period.

 

In the Report, the Program Administrator concluded that (i) the Fund Program, as adopted and implemented, remains reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) each Fund continues to qualify as a PHLF and therefore is not required to adopt an HLIM; (iii) during the Program Reporting Period, each Fund was able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests; and (iv) there were no weaknesses in the design or implementation of the Fund Program during the Program Reporting Period.

 

There can be no assurance that the Fund Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding each Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Funds may be subject.

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361 Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLES

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (Investor Class only); and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

 

Actual Expenses

The information in the row titled “Actual Performance” of the table below provides actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, 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 appropriate row for your share class, under the column titled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the row titled “Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)” of the table below provides hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. Therefore, the information in the row titled “Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund

 

Beginning Account Value Ending Account Value Expenses Paid During Period*
11/1/21 4/30/22 11/1/21 – 4/30/22
Investor Class Actual Performance $ 1,000.00 $ 1,098.60 $ 12.36
  Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)   1,000.00   1,013.02   11.85
Class I Actual Performance   1,000.00   1,100.20   10.76
  Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)   1,000.00   1,014.55   10.32

 

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.38%, and 2.07% for Investor Class and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six month period). The expense ratios reflect an expense waiver. Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.

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361 Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLES - Continued

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

 

Beginning Account Value Ending Account Value Expenses Paid During Period*
11/1/21 4/30/22 11/1/21 – 4/30/22
Investor Class Actual Performance $ 1,000.00 $ 1,016.30 $ 11.89
  Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)   1,000.00   1,013.00   11.87
Class I Actual Performance   1,000.00   1,017.80   10.30
  Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)   1,000.00   1,014.59   10.28
Class Y Actual Performance   1,000.00   1,017.70   9.90
  Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)   1,000.00   1,014.98   9.88

 

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.38%, 2.06% and 1.98% for Investor Class, Class I and Class Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six month period). The expense ratios reflect an expense waiver. Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.

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361 Funds

Each a series of Investment Managers Series Trust

 

Investment Advisor

Hamilton Lane Advisors, L.L.C.

Seven Tower Bridge

110 Washington St., Suite 1300

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428

 

Sub-Advisor

Allspring Global Investments, LLC

525 Market St.

San Francisco, California 94105

 

Custodian

UMB Bank, n.a.

928 Grand Boulevard, 5th Floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

 

Fund Co-Administrator

Mutual Fund Administration, LLC

2220 East Route 66, Suite 226

Glendora, California 91740

 

Fund Co-Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund Accountant

UMB Fund Services, Inc.

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

 

Distributor

IMST Distributors, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, Maine 04101

www.foreside.com

   

 

FUND INFORMATION

 

  TICKER CUSIP
361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund – Investor Class shares ADMQX 461 41Q 527
361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund – Class I shares ADMZX 461 41Q 535
361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund – Investor Class shares AGAQX 461 41Q 881
361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund – Class I shares AGAZX 461 41Q 873
361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund – Class Y shares AGAWX 461 41Q 865

 

Privacy Principles of the 361 Funds for Shareholders

The Funds are committed to maintaining the privacy of their shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Funds collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.

 

Generally, the Funds do not receive any non-public personal information relating to their shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of their shareholders may become available to the Funds. The Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information about their shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third-party administrator).

 

 

 

This report is sent to shareholders of the 361 Funds for their information. It is not a Prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Funds or of any securities mentioned in this report.

 

Proxy Voting

The Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures, as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are also available, without charge and upon request by calling the Funds at (888) 736-1227 (888-7361CAP), on the Funds’ website at www.361capital.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Fund Portfolio Holdings

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT within 60 days of the end of such fiscal quarter. Shareholders may obtain the Funds’ Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Prior to the use of Form N-PORT, the Funds filed their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q, which is available online at www.sec.gov.

 

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, and notice of annual and semi-annual reports availability and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (888) 736-1227 (888-7361CAP).

 

361 Funds

P.O. Box 2175

Milwaukee, WI 53201

Toll Free: (888) 736-1227 (888-7361CAP)

   

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a)Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

   

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

 

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

 

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

 

Not applicable for open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Not Applicable

 

(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

(b)Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

   

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(Registrant) Investment Managers Series Trust  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Maureen Quill  
  Maureen Quill, President/Chief Executive Officer  
     
Date 7/08/2022  

 

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 (Signature and Title) /s/ Maureen Quill  
  Maureen Quill, President/Chief Executive Officer  
     
Date 7/08/2022  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Rita Dam  
  Rita Dam, Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer  
     
Date 7/08/2022