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)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(626) 385-5777
Date of fiscal year end:
December 31
Date of reporting period:
June 30, 2024
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
(a) The registrant's 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:
 
 
Robinson
Opportunistic Income Fund
Class A/RBNAX
TSR RINCOPP Logo - Cover
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | June 30, 2024
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-opportunistic-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Fund Expenses
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund (Class) Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund
(Class A/RBNAX)
$83 1.61%
Key Fund Statistics
The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.
Fund net assets $10,768,588)%
Total number of portfolio holdings $46)%
Total advisory fee paid/(reimbursed) $(32,990)%
Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period $20)%
Graphical Representation of Holdings
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total net assets of the Fund. The Top Ten Holdings exclude short-term holdings, if any.
Top Ten Holdings
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund 5.6%
Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 5.4%
Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund, Inc. 5.3%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund, Inc. 5.3%
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund 5.0%
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund 5.0%
FS Credit Opportunities Corp. 4.9%
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund 4.6%
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund, Inc. 4.1%
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II 3.8%
Asset Allocation
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.
Availability of Additional Information
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information, fund holdings and proxy voting information at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-opportunistic-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports and other communications to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name, or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain a shareholder of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call (800) 207-7108 and we will begin sending you separate copies of these materials within 30 days after receiving your request.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), serves as the Fund's distributor.
Robinson
Opportunistic Income Fund
Class C/RBNCX
TSR RINCOPP Logo - Cover
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | June 30, 2024
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-opportunistic-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Fund Expenses
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund (Class) Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund
(Class C/RBNCX)
$122 2.36%
Key Fund Statistics
The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.
Fund net assets $10,768,588)%
Total number of portfolio holdings $46)%
Total advisory fee paid/(reimbursed) $(32,990)%
Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period $20)%
Graphical Representation of Holdings
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total net assets of the Fund. The Top Ten Holdings exclude short-term holdings, if any.
Top Ten Holdings
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund 5.6%
Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 5.4%
Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund, Inc. 5.3%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund, Inc. 5.3%
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund 5.0%
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund 5.0%
FS Credit Opportunities Corp. 4.9%
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund 4.6%
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund, Inc. 4.1%
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II 3.8%
Asset Allocation
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.
Availability of Additional Information
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information, fund holdings and proxy voting information at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-opportunistic-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports and other communications to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name, or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain a shareholder of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call (800) 207-7108 and we will begin sending you separate copies of these materials within 30 days after receiving your request.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), serves as the Fund's distributor.
Robinson
Opportunistic Income Fund
Institutional Class/RBNNX
TSR RINCOPP Logo - Cover
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | June 30, 2024
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-opportunistic-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Fund Expenses
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund (Class) Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund
(Institutional Class/RBNNX)
$70 1.36%
Key Fund Statistics
The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.
Fund net assets $10,768,588)%
Total number of portfolio holdings $46)%
Total advisory fee paid/(reimbursed) $(32,990)%
Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period $20)%
Graphical Representation of Holdings
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total net assets of the Fund. The Top Ten Holdings exclude short-term holdings, if any.
Top Ten Holdings
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund 5.6%
Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 5.4%
Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund, Inc. 5.3%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund, Inc. 5.3%
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund 5.0%
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund 5.0%
FS Credit Opportunities Corp. 4.9%
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund 4.6%
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund, Inc. 4.1%
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II 3.8%
Asset Allocation
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.
Availability of Additional Information
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information, fund holdings and proxy voting information at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-opportunistic-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports and other communications to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name, or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain a shareholder of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call (800) 207-7108 and we will begin sending you separate copies of these materials within 30 days after receiving your request.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), serves as the Fund's distributor.
Robinson
Tax Advantaged Income Fund
Class A/ROBAX
TSR RTAXADV Logo - Cover
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | June 30, 2024
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-tax-advantaged-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Fund Expenses
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund (Class) Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund
(Class A/ROBAX)
$83 1.61%
Key Fund Statistics
The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.
Fund net assets $260,017,324%
Total number of portfolio holdings $57%
Total advisory fee paid/(reimbursed) $1,340,260%
Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period $19%
Graphical Representation of Holdings
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total net assets of the Fund. The Top Ten Holdings exclude short-term holdings, if any.
Top Ten Holdings
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund 6.2%
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund 6.1%
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund 6.0%
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund 4.6%
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust 4.5%
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II 4.1%
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II 3.0%
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. 3.0%
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. 2.9%
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust 2.8%
Asset Allocation
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.
Availability of Additional Information
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information, fund holdings and proxy voting information at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-tax-advantaged-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports and other communications to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name, or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain a shareholder of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call (800) 207-7108 and we will begin sending you separate copies of these materials within 30 days after receiving your request.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), serves as the Fund's distributor.
Robinson
Tax Advantaged Income Fund
Class C/ROBCX
TSR RTAXADV Logo - Cover
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | June 30, 2024
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-tax-advantaged-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Fund Expenses
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund (Class) Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund
(Class C/ROBCX)
$122 2.36%
Key Fund Statistics
The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.
Fund net assets $260,017,324%
Total number of portfolio holdings $57%
Total advisory fee paid/(reimbursed) $1,340,260%
Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period $19%
Graphical Representation of Holdings
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total net assets of the Fund. The Top Ten Holdings exclude short-term holdings, if any.
Top Ten Holdings
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund 6.2%
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund 6.1%
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund 6.0%
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund 4.6%
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust 4.5%
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II 4.1%
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II 3.0%
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. 3.0%
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. 2.9%
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust 2.8%
Asset Allocation
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.
Availability of Additional Information
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information, fund holdings and proxy voting information at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-tax-advantaged-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports and other communications to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name, or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain a shareholder of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call (800) 207-7108 and we will begin sending you separate copies of these materials within 30 days after receiving your request.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), serves as the Fund's distributor.
Robinson
Tax Advantaged Income Fund
Institutional Class/ROBNX
TSR RTAXADV Logo - Cover
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | June 30, 2024
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund (“Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-tax-advantaged-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Fund Expenses
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund (Class) Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage
of a $10,000 investment
Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund
(Institutional Class/ROBNX)
$70 1.36%
Key Fund Statistics
The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.
Fund net assets $260,017,324%
Total number of portfolio holdings $57%
Total advisory fee paid/(reimbursed) $1,340,260%
Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period $19%
Graphical Representation of Holdings
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentage of the total net assets of the Fund. The Top Ten Holdings exclude short-term holdings, if any.
Top Ten Holdings
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund 6.2%
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund 6.1%
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund 6.0%
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund 4.6%
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust 4.5%
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II 4.1%
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II 3.0%
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. 3.0%
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. 2.9%
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust 2.8%
Asset Allocation
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.
Availability of Additional Information
You can find additional information about the Fund such as the prospectus, financial information, fund holdings and proxy voting information at https://libertystreetfunds.com/robinson-tax-advantaged-income-fund/. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 207-7108.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports and other communications to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name, or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain a shareholder of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call (800) 207-7108 and we will begin sending you separate copies of these materials within 30 days after receiving your request.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a ACA Group), serves as the Fund's distributor.

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 7 of this Form.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

 

 

 

Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund

(Class A: ROBAX)

(Class C: ROBCX)

(Institutional Class: ROBNX)

 

Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund

(Class A: RBNAX)

(Class C: RBNCX)

(Institutional Class: RBNNX)

 

SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION

June 30, 2024

 

 

Robinson Tax Advantage Income Fund

Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund

Each a series of Investment Managers Series Trust

 

Table of Contents 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights  
Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund  
Schedule of Investments 1
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 4
Statements of Operations 5
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 6
Financial Highlights 7
Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund  
Schedule of Investments 13
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 16
Statements of Operations 17
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 18
Financial Highlights 19
Notes to Financial Statements 22

 

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

 

www.libertystreetfunds.com 

 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
        Value  
        CLOSED-END FUNDS — 96.4%        
  47,737     abrdn National Municipal Income Fund   $ 504,103  
  116,994     BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust     1,400,418  
  212,646     BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.     2,545,373  
  264,864     BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.     3,268,422  
  177,900     BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust     2,038,734  
  1,158,716     BlackRock Municipal Income Trust     11,830,490  
  979,043     BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II     10,583,455  
  691,661     BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.     7,677,437  
  269,467     BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.     3,257,856  
  418,591     BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.     4,767,751  
  149,275     BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.     1,606,199  
  345,226     BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.     3,521,305  
  561,045     BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.     6,199,547  
  1,044,837     BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.     7,491,481  
  52,867     BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.     573,607  
  630,649     BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.     7,214,561  
  339,827     BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.     3,557,989  
  561,766     BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.     5,780,572  
  217,393     BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.     2,430,454  
  66,342     BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust     710,523  
  164,148     BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.     975,039  
  317,534     DWS Municipal Income Trust     3,007,047  
  47,321     Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund     450,023  
  273,836     Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund     2,897,185  
  586,320     Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust     6,068,412  
  880,336     Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II     7,808,580  
  275,134     Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust     2,866,896  
  729,003     Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust     7,348,350  
  607,892     Invesco Municipal Trust     6,054,604  
  475,346     Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust     4,715,432  
  666,463     Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals     6,844,575  
  275,205     Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals     3,093,304  
  596,608     Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust     7,362,143  
  249,329     MFS Municipal Income Trust     1,361,336  
  103,509     Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund, Inc.     1,105,476  
  1,287,035     Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund     16,036,456  
  1,038,384     Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund     11,899,881  
  84,555     Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund     943,634  
  450,850     Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund     5,198,301  
  1,273,328     Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund     15,725,601  
  642,210     Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund     7,083,576  
  421,344     Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund     4,546,302  
  54,017     Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund     659,548  
  102,408     Nuveen New York Quality Municipal Income Fund     1,152,090  

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
        Value  
        CLOSED-END FUNDS (Continued)        
  137,241     Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund   $ 1,674,340  
  1,347,400     Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund     15,818,476  
  166,553     Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund     1,915,360  
  47,508     PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund     447,525  
  164,128     PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II     1,216,024  
  476,307     Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust     2,953,103  
  649,819     Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust     6,667,143  
  101,718     RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund, Inc.     1,552,217  
  27,647     RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc.     439,864  
  15,672     Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund, Inc.     123,182  
  447,196     Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc.     4,628,479  
  172,724     Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund, Inc.     1,171,069  
        TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS        
        (Cost $ 232,372,686)     250,770,850  

 

Principal
Amount
           
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.6%      
             
$ 4,142,315     UMB Bank, Institutional Banking Money Market II Deposit Investment, 4.78%     4,142,315  
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS        
        (Cost $ 4,142,315)     4,142,315  
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.0%        
        (Cost $236,515,001)     254,913,165  
        Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.0%     5,104,159  
        TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 260,017,324  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS

         

Number of Contracts Long (Short)   Description   Expiration 
Date
  Notional Amount     Value/Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
                 
(400)   U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note   September 2024   $ (44,003,546 )   $ 9,796  
(300)   U.S. Treasury Long Bond   September 2024     (35,573,437 )     79,687  
(200)   Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond   September 2024     (25,176,563 )     107,813  
                         
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS   $ (104,753,546 )   $ 197,296  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 

As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:      
Investments, at value (cost $236,515,001)   $ 254,913,165  
Cash deposited with brokers for futures contracts     4,799,052  
Receivables:        
Investment securities sold     793,335  
Variation margin on futures contracts     197,296  
Fund shares sold     342,602  
Dividends and interest     997,975  
Prepaid expenses     37,888  
Total assets     262,081,313  
         
Liabilities:        
Payables:        
Investment securities purchased     848,939  
Fund shares redeemed     919,511  
Advisory fees     219,082  
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)     548  
Distribution fees - Class A & Class C (Note 6)     9,009  
Fund services fees     24,033  
Trustees' deferred compensation (Note 3)     20,101  
Commitment fees payable (Note 12)     10,086  
Auditing fees     9,105  
Chief Compliance Officer fees     1,470  
Trustees' fees and expenses     382  
Accrued other expenses     1,723  
Total liabilities     2,063,989  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)        
Net Assets   $ 260,017,324  
         
Components of Net Assets:        
Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share with an unlimited number of shares authorized)   $ 253,864,098  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)     6,153,226  
Net Assets   $ 260,017,324  
         
Maximum Offering Price per Share:        
Class A Shares:        
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding   $ 40,385,236  
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding     4,530,187  
Redemption price1   $ 8.91  
Maximum sales charge (3.75% of offering price)2     0.35  
Maximum offering price to public   $ 9.26  
         
Class C Shares:        
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding   $ 1,886,949  
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding     211,634  
Redemption price3   $ 8.92  
         
Institutional Class Shares:        
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding   $ 217,745,139  
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding     24,441,598  
Redemption price   $ 8.91  

 

1 A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% may be charged on certain purchases of $500,000 or more that are redeemed in whole or in part within 18 months of the date of purchase.
2 No initial sales charge is applied to purchases of $500,000 or more.
3 A CDSC of 1.00% may be charged on purchases that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of the date of purchase.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment income:      
Dividends   $ 5,837,943  
Interest     26,549  
Total investment income     5,864,492  
         
Expenses:        
Advisory fees     1,402,798  
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)     86,016  
Distribution fees - Class A (Note 6)     50,182  
Distribution fees - Class C (Note 6)     9,732  
Fund services fees     222,524  
Registration fees     21,994  
Commitment fees (Note 12)     18,693  
Auditing fees     10,346  
Shareholder reporting fees     9,979  
Legal fees     9,837  
Trustees' fees and expenses     8,265  
Chief Compliance Officer fees     5,907  
Miscellaneous     4,487  
Insurance fees     2,001  
Total expenses     1,862,761  
Advisory fees recovered (waived)     (62,538 )
Net expenses     1,800,223  
Net investment income (loss)     4,064,269  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on:        
Net realized gain (loss) on:        
Investments     1,625,552  
Futures contracts     122,557  
Net realized gain (loss) on:     1,748,109  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:        
Investments     7,743,080  
Futures contracts     5,442,502  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     13,185,582  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     14,933,691  
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations   $ 18,997,960  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)     For the Year Ended December 31, 2023  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:                
Operations:                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 4,064,269     $ 5,083,108  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts     1,748,109       (7,924,910 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures contracts     13,185,582       11,189,100  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     18,997,960       8,347,298  
Distributions to Shareholders:                
Distributions:                
Class A     (753,052 )     (807,448 )
Class C     (28,740 )     (68,465 )
Institutional Class     (4,255,697 )     (4,279,396 )
From return of capital:                
Class A     -       (85,349 )
Class C     -       (7,237 )
Institutional Class     -       (452,365 )
Total distributions to shareholders     (5,037,489 )     (5,700,260 )
Capital Transactions:                
Net proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     1,449,640       19,389,970  
Class C     24,475       373,500  
Institutional Class     24,887,448       133,502,710  
Reinvestment of distributions:                
Class A     743,095       879,079  
Class C     28,019       75,055  
Institutional Class     3,740,997       4,254,888  
Cost of shares redeemed:                
Class A     (4,061,783 )     (9,022,614 )
Class C     (555,923 )     (3,574,412 )
Institutional Class     (33,469,937 )     (63,829,873 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions     (7,213,969 )     82,048,303  
                 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     6,746,502       84,695,341  
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     253,270,822       168,575,481  
End of period   $ 260,017,324     $ 253,270,822  
Capital Share Transactions:                
Shares sold:                
Class A     166,725       2,341,316  
Class C     2,772       45,056  
Institutional Class     2,876,479       16,311,145  
Shares reinvested:                
Class A     85,829       107,464  
Class C     3,234       9,148  
Institutional Class     432,457       520,754  
Shares redeemed:                
Class A     (467,639 )     (1,098,774 )
Class C     (64,518 )     (437,895 )
Institutional Class     (3,892,097 )     (7,950,173 )
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions     (856,758 )     9,848,041  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Class A

 

 

Per share operating performance. 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024     For the Year Ended December 31,  
   

(Unaudited)

   

2023

   

2022

   

2021

   

2020

   

2019

 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.44     $ 8.35     $ 9.48     $ 9.38     $ 9.63     $ 8.64  
Income from Investment Operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss)1,2     0.13       0.19       0.21       0.25       0.27       0.28  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.50       0.11       (1.07 )     0.57       (0.25 )     1.00  
Net increase from payment by affiliates     -       -       -       - 3     -       -  
Total from investment operations     0.63       0.30       (0.86 )     0.82       0.02       1.28  
                                                 
Less Distributions:                                                
From net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.19 )     (0.24 )     (0.26 )     (0.27 )     (0.28 )
From net realized gain     -       -       (0.03 )     (0.46 )     -       -  
From return of capital     -       (0.02 )     -       -       -       (0.01 )
Total distributions     (0.16 )     (0.21 )     (0.27 )     (0.72 )     (0.27 )     (0.29 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.91     $ 8.44     $ 8.35     $ 9.48     $ 9.38     $ 9.63  
                                                 
Total return4     7.55 %5     3.67 %     (9.02 )%     8.86 %6     0.44 %     14.93 %
                                                 
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 40,385     $ 40,029     $ 28,361     $ 24,282     $ 40,247     $ 36,465  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered7,8     1.66 %9     1.64 %     1.68 %     1.64 %     1.65 %     1.63 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered7,8     1.61 %9     1.61 %     1.58 %10     1.51 %     1.54 %     1.51 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2     2.93 %9     2.23 %     2.42 %     2.37 %     2.94 %     2.89 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2     2.98 %9     2.26 %     2.52 %     2.50 %     3.05 %     3.01 %
Portfolio turnover rate     19 %5     105 %     255 %     270 %     185 %     78 %

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2 Recognition of the net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3 Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
4 Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/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. Returns shown do not include payment of sales load of 3.75% of offering price which is reduced on sales of $100,000 or more and no initial sales charge is applied to purchases of $500,000 or more. Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% on certain purchases of $500,000 or more that are redeemed in whole or in part within 18 months or purchase. If these sales charges were included total returns would be lower.
5 Not annualized.
6 The Advisor reimbursed the Tax Advantaged Income Fund $658 for losses from a trade error. This reimbursement had no impact to the total return.
7 Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 If interest expense and commitment fees had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.01% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For the prior years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.01%, 0.02% 0.01%, 0.04% and 0.01%, respectively.
9 Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued 

Class A

 

 

10 Effective March 15, 2018 the Fund's advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding, as applicable, any taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses (as determined in accordance with Form N-1A), expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) do not exceed 1.50% of the average daily net assets until April 30, 2022. Prior to March 15, 2018, the annual fund operating expense limitation was 1.60%. The voluntary waiver was terminated effective May 1, 2022, and the expense limitation is 1.60%.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Class C

 

 

Per share operating performance. 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024     For the Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.44     $ 8.35     $ 9.48     $ 9.37     $ 9.62     $ 8.63  
Income from Investment Operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss)1,2     0.10       0.12       0.15       0.17       0.21       0.21  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.51       0.11       (1.08 )     0.59       (0.26 )     0.99  
Net increase from payment by affiliates     -       -       -       - 3     -       -  
Total from investment operations     0.61       0.23       (0.93 )     0.76       (0.05 )     1.20  
                                                 
Less Distributions:                                                
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.13 )     (0.17 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.21 )
From net realized gain     -       -       (0.03 )     (0.46 )     -       -  
From return of capital     -       (0.01 )     -       -       -       -3  
Total distributions     (0.13 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )     (0.65 )     (0.20 )     (0.21 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.92     $ 8.44     $ 8.35     $ 9.48     $ 9.37     $ 9.62  
                                                 
Total return4     7.26 %5     2.87 %     (9.73 )%     8.17 %6     (0.33 )%     14.08 %
                                                 
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 1,887     $ 2,279     $ 5,460     $ 9,221     $ 9,419     $ 7,706  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered7,8     2.41 %9     2.39 %     2.43 %     2.39 %     2.40 %     2.38 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered7,8     2.36 %9     2.36 %     2.33 %10     2.26 %     2.29 %     2.26 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2     2.18 %9     1.48 %     1.67 %     1.62 %     2.19 %     2.14 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2     2.23 %9     1.51 %     1.77 %     1.75 %     2.30 %     2.26 %
Portfolio turnover rate     19 %5     105 %     255 %     270 %     185 %     78 %

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2 Recognition of the net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3 Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
4 Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/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. Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% on purchases that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of purchase. If these sales charges were included total returns would be lower.
5 Not annualized.
6 The Advisor reimbursed the Tax Advantaged Income Fund $658 for losses from a trade error. This reimbursement had no impact to the total return.
7 Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 If interest expense and commitment fees had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.01% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For the prior years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.01%, 0.02% 0.01%, 0.04% and 0.01%, respectively.
9 Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued 

Class C

 

 

10 Effective March 15, 2018 the Fund's advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding, as applicable, any taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses (as determined in accordance with Form N-1A), expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) do not exceed 2.25% of the average daily net assets until April 30, 2022. Prior to March 15, 2018, the Fund's advisor had 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, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 2.35% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The voluntary waiver was terminated effective May 1, 2022, and the expense limitation is 2.35%. 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Institutional Class

 

 

Per share operating performance. 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024     For the Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.43     $ 8.35     $ 9.48     $ 9.37     $ 9.62     $ 8.64  
Income from Investment Operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss) 1,2     0.14       0.21       0.24       0.27       0.29       0.31  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.51       0.10       (1.08 )     0.59       (0.25 )     0.99  
Net increase from payment by affiliates     -       -       -       - 3     -       -  
Total from investment operations     0.65       0.31       (0.84 )     0.86       0.04       1.30  
                                                 
Less Distributions:                                                
From net investment income     (0.17 )     (0.21 )     (0.26 )     (0.29 )     (0.29 )     (0.31 )
From net realized gain     -       -       (0.03 )     (0.46 )     -       -  
From return of capital     -       (0.02 )     -       -       -       (0.01 )
Total distributions     (0.17 )     (0.23 )     (0.29 )     (0.75 )     (0.29 )     (0.32 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.91     $ 8.43     $ 8.35     $ 9.48     $ 9.37     $ 9.62  
                                                 
Total return4     7.82 %5     3.81 %     (8.79 )%     9.26 %6     0.70 %     15.11 %
                                                 
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 217,745     $ 210,963     $ 134,755     $ 97,671     $ 110,937     $ 213,150  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered7,8     1.41 %9     1.39 %     1.43 %     1.39 %     1.40 %     1.38 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered7,8     1.36 %9     1.36 %     1.33 %10     1.26 %     1.29 %     1.26 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2     3.18 %9     2.48 %     2.67 %     2.62 %     3.19 %     3.14 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2     3.23 %9     2.51 %     2.77 %     2.75 %     3.30 %     3.26 %
Portfolio turnover rate     19 %5     105 %     255 %     270 %     185 %     78 %

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2 Recognition of the net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3 Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
4 Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/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.
5 Not annualized.
6 The Advisor reimbursed the Tax Advantaged Income Fund $658 for losses from a trade error. This reimbursement had no impact to the total return.
7 Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 If interest expense and commitment fees had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.01% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For the prior years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.01%, 0.02% 0.01%, 0.04% and 0.01%, respectively.
9 Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued 

Institutional Class

 

 

10 Effective March 15, 2018 the Fund's advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding, as applicable, any taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses (as determined in accordance with Form N-1A), expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) do not exceed 1.25% of the average daily net assets until April 30, 2022. Prior to March 15, 2018, the Fund's advisor had 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, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 1.35% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The voluntary waiver was terminated effective May 1, 2022, and the expense limitation is 1.35%. 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value
        CLOSED-END FUNDS — 65.0%        
  54,802     Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund   $ 538,156  
  8,675     BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust     141,836  
  41,759     Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund     496,514  
  45,102     Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund, Inc.     575,502  
  60,000     Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund     121,200  
  22,866     Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund     322,868  
  17,089     Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund     233,607  
  15,960     Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund, Inc.     306,432  
  54,708     Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund, Inc.     571,152  
  1,503     Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Securities Fund, Inc.     22,229  
  83,152     FS Credit Opportunities Corp.     529,678  
  7,745     PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.     99,756  
  38,987     PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund     597,671  
  823     Principal Real Estate Income Fund     8,403  
  1,890     Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc.     81,175  
  166,098     Virtus Convertible & Income Fund     543,140  
  141,348     Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II     412,736  
  40,000     Western Asset Diversified Income Fund     576,400  
  87,300     Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc.     379,755  
  36,876     Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund, Inc.     439,931  
        TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS        
        (Cost $ 6,670,555)     6,998,141  
        COMMON STOCKS — 15.2%        
        SPECIFIED PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES – 15.2%        
  12,000     Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp. 1*,1     128,760  
  20,000     Berenson Acquisition Corp. I - Class A*     213,000  
  5,000     Bowen Acquisition Corp.*,1     52,750  
  20,000     BurTech Acquisition Corp. - Class A*     222,400  
  11,267     Focus Impact BH3 Acquisition Co - Class A*     119,994  
  20,000     Gores Holdings IX, Inc. - Class A*     210,800  
  5,000     Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4*,1     52,550  
  16,447     Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI - Class A*     173,516  
  7,000     Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II - Class A*,1     74,200  
  17,500     Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. V - Class A*,1     193,987  
  20,000     Northern Star Investment Corp. IV - Class A      
  1,062     Roth CH Acquisition V Co.*     12,017  
  16,092     Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp.*     178,460  
              1,632,434  
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS        
        (Cost $ 1,763,191)     1,632,434  

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued 

As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value
        EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 2.1%        
  10,000     iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF   $ 221,600  
        TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS        
        (Cost $ 219,859)     221,600  
        RIGHTS — 0.0%        
  5,000     Bowen Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: November 26, 2026*,1     662  
        TOTAL RIGHTS        
        (Cost $ 0)     662  
        WARRANTS — 0.0%        
  6,000     Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp. 1, Expiration Date: June 26, 2028*,1     840  
  3,400     Churchill Capital Corp. VII, Expiration Date: February 29, 2028*     1,190  
  15,310     Electriq Power Holdings, Inc., Expiration Date: January 25, 2028*     9  
  11,805     Estrella Immunopharma, Inc., Expiration Date: July 18, 2028*     685  
  4,557     Getaround, Inc., Expiration Date: December 31, 2027*     39  
  3,333     Global Partner Acquisition Corp. II, Expiration Date: December 30, 2027*,1     600  
  2,500     Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, Expiration Date: September 12, 2028*,1     437  
  3,500     Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II, Expiration Date: July 17, 2028*,1     331  
  3,703     Northern Star Investment Corp. III, Expiration Date: February 24, 2028*      
  5,000     QT Imaging Holdings, Inc., Expiration Date: December 31, 2028*     195  
        TOTAL WARRANTS        
        (Cost $ 0)     4,326  

 

Principal
Amount
       
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 17.6%    
         
$ 1,895,695     UMB Bank, Institutional Banking Money Market II Deposit Investment, 4.78%2     1,895,695  
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS        
        (Cost $ 1,895,695)     1,895,695  
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%        
        (Cost $10,549,300)     10,752,858  
        Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%     15,730  
        TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 10,768,588  

 

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

* Non-income producing security.
1 Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
2 The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

         

FUTURES CONTRACTS

         

Number of Contracts Long (Short)   Description   Expiration Date   Notional Amount     Value/Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
                 
(2)   E-mini Dow ($5)   September 2024   $ (396,430 )   $ 1,740  
(4)   E-mini Russell 1000   September 2024     (348,720 )     2,360  
(8)   U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note   September 2024     (880,071 )     196  
(3)   U.S. Treasury Long Bond   September 2024     (355,734 )     797  
                         
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS   $ (1,980,955 )   $ 5,093  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 

As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:      
Investments, at value (cost $10,549,300)   $ 10,752,858  
Cash deposited with brokers for futures contracts     272,523  
Receivables:        
Variation margin on futures contracts     5,093  
Fund shares sold     22,500  
Dividends and interest     21,818  
Due from Advisor     5,751  
Prepaid expenses     24,450  
Total assets     11,104,993  
         
Liabilities:        
Payables:        
Investment securities purchased     297,923  
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)     731  
Distribution fees - Class A & Class C (Note 6)     1,099  
Fund services fees     4,438  
Trustees' deferred compensation (Note 3)     16,942  
Auditing fees     9,161  
Commitment fees payable (Note 12)     3,459  
Chief Compliance Officer fees     967  
Trustees' fees and expenses     335  
Accrued other expenses     1,350  
Total liabilities     336,405  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)        
Net Assets   $ 10,768,588  
         
Components of Net Assets:        
Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share with an unlimited number of shares authorized)   $ 15,601,123  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)     (4,832,535 )
Net Assets   $ 10,768,588  
         
Maximum Offering Price per Share:        
Class A Shares:        
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding   $ 595,521  
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding     58,886  
Redemption price1   $ 10.11  
Maximum sales charge (4.25% of offering price)2     0.45  
Maximum offering price to public   $ 10.56  
         
Class C Shares:        
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding   $ 1,088,250  
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding     107,995  
Redemption price3   $ 10.08  
         
Institutional Class Shares:        
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding   $ 9,084,817  
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding     898,800  
Redemption price   $ 10.11  

 

1 A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% may be imposed on certain purchases of $1 million or more that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of purchase.
2 No initial sales charge is applied to purchases of $1 million or more.
3 A CDSC of 1.00% may be charged on purchases that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of the date of purchase.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment income:      
Dividends   $ 228,305  
Interest     5,853  
Total investment income     234,158  
         
Expenses:        
Advisory fees     61,124  
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)     4,528  
Distribution fees - Class A (Note 6)     726  
Distribution fees - Class C (Note 6)     5,579  
Fund services fees     41,922  
Registration fees     21,764  
Auditing fees     10,346  
Shareholder reporting fees     8,257  
Trustees' fees and expenses     7,232  
Legal fees     6,233  
Miscellaneous     3,484  
Chief Compliance Officer fees     2,430  
Insurance fees     1,810  
Commitment fees (Note 12)     601  
Total expenses     176,036  
Advisory fees recovered (waived)     (61,124 )
Other expenses (waived)     (32,990 )
Net expenses     81,922  
Net investment income (loss)     152,236  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on:        
Net realized gain (loss) on:        
Investments     575,547  
Futures contracts     (23,220 )
Net realized gain (loss) on:     552,327  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:        
Investments     105,216  
Futures contracts     63,487  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     168,703  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     721,030  
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations   $ 873,266  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2023

 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:                
Operations:                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 152,236     $ 384,837  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts     552,327       (106,350 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures contracts     168,703       1,139,465  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     873,266       1,417,952  
Distributions to Shareholders:                
Distributions:                
Class A     (10,517 )     (33,080 )
Class C     (16,254 )     (33,193 )
Institutional Class     (183,947 )     (372,699 )
Total distributions to shareholders     (210,718 )     (438,972 )
Capital Transactions:                
Net proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     42,178       36,137  
Class C     3,167       27,500  
Institutional Class     930,496       3,154,462  
Reinvestment of distributions:                
Class A     8,962       26,881  
Class C     15,839       32,181  
Institutional Class     114,117       164,421  
Cost of shares redeemed:                
Class A     (104,351 )     (508,210 )
Class C     (102,306 )     (314,513 )
Institutional Class     (2,530,265 )     (3,309,996 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions     (1,622,163 )     (691,137 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (959,615 )     287,843  
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     11,728,203       11,440,360  
End of period   $ 10,768,588     $ 11,728,203  
Capital Share Transactions:                
Shares sold:                
Class A     4,178       3,939  
Class C     318       2,949  
Institutional Class     95,279       342,299  
Shares reinvested:                
Class A     915       2,934  
Class C     1,620       3,514  
Institutional Class     11,653       17,803  
Shares redeemed:                
Class A     (10,631 )     (53,686 )
Class C     (10,326 )     (34,288 )
Institutional Class     (259,068 )     (354,689 )
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions     (166,062 )     (69,225 )

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Class A

 

 

Per share operating performance. 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
    For the Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.53     $ 8.80     $ 9.73     $ 9.00     $ 10.35     $ 9.47  
Income from Investment Operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss)1,2     0.13       0.28       0.21       0.28       0.57       0.58  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.63       0.78       (0.94 )     0.79       (1.33 )     0.89  
Total from investment operations     0.76       1.06       (0.73 )     1.07       (0.76 )     1.47  
                                                 
Less Distributions:                                                
From net investment income     (0.18 )     (0.33 )     (0.20 )     (0.32 )     (0.59 )     (0.59 )
From return of capital     -       -       -       (0.02 )     -       -  
Total distributions     (0.18 )     (0.33 )     (0.20 )     (0.34 )     (0.59 )     (0.59 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.11     $ 9.53     $ 8.80     $ 9.73     $ 9.00     $ 10.35  
                                                 
Total return3     8.03 %4     12.20 %     (7.51 )%     12.08 %     (6.90 )%     15.83 %
                                                 
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 596     $ 614     $ 979     $ 1,463     $ 2,061     $ 4,553  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered5,6      3.31 %7     3.05 %     2.99 %     2.42 %     2.31 %     2.12 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered5,6      1.61 %7     1.61 %     1.63 %     1.62 %     1.63 %     1.62 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered     0.90 %7     1.64 %     0.98 %     2.20 %     5.77 %     5.21 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2      2.60 %7     3.08 %     2.34 %     3.00 %     6.45 %     5.71 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate     20 %4     120 %     38 %     112 %     124 %     114 %

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2 Recognition of the net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3 Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/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. Returns shown do not include payment of sales load of 5.75% of offering price which is reduced on sales of $50,000 or more and no initial sales charge is applied to purchases of $1 million or more. Effective February 15, 2017, the Fund has lowered the maximum sales charge imposed on purchases of Class A Shares from 5.75% to 4.25%. Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% on certain purchases of $1 million or more that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of purchase. If these sales charges were included total returns would be lower.
4 Not annualized.
5 Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 If interest expense and commitment fees had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.01% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For the prior years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.01%, 0.03% 0.02%, 0.03% and 0.02%, respectively.
7 Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Class C

 

 

Per share operating performance. 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
    For the Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.50     $ 8.77     $ 9.70     $ 8.97     $ 10.33     $ 9.45  
Income from Investment Operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss)1,2     0.09       0.21       0.14       0.21       0.50       0.50  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.63       0.78       (0.93 )     0.78       (1.33 )     0.90  
Total from investment operations     0.72       0.99       (0.79 )     0.99       (0.83 )     1.40  
                                                 
Less Distributions:                                                
From net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.26 )     (0.14 )     (0.25 )     (0.53 )     (0.52 )
From return of capital     -       -       -       (0.01 )     -       -  
Total distributions     (0.14 )     (0.26 )     (0.14 )     (0.26 )     (0.53 )     (0.52 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.08     $ 9.50     $ 8.77     $ 9.70     $ 8.97     $ 10.33  
                                                 
Total return3     7.65 %4     11.41 %     (8.19 )%     11.15 %     (7.62 )%     15.01 %
                                                 
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 1,088     $ 1,105     $ 1,265     $ 2,900     $ 3,316     $ 4,586  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered5,6      4.06 %7     3.80 %     3.74 %     3.17 %     3.06 %     2.87 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered5,6      2.36 %7     2.36 %     2.38 %     2.37 %     2.38 %     2.37 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered     0.15 %7     0.89 %     0.23 %     1.45 %     5.02 %     4.46 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered     1.85 %7     2.33 %     1.59 %     2.25 %     5.70 %     4.96 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate     20 %4     120 %     38 %     112 %     124 %     114 %

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2 Recognition of the net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3 Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/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. Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% on purchases that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of purchase. If these sales charges were included total returns would be lower.
4 Not annualized.
5 Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 If interest expense and commitment fees had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.01% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For the prior years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.01%, 0.03% 0.02%, 0.03% and 0.02%, respectively.
7 Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Institutional Class

 

 

Per share operating performance. 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
    For the Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.52     $ 8.80     $ 9.73     $ 8.99     $ 10.35     $ 9.47  
Income from Investment Operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss) 1,2     0.14       0.31       0.24       0.31       0.59       0.61  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.64       0.76       (0.95 )     0.79       (1.34 )     0.89  
Total from investment operations     0.78       1.07       (0.71 )     1.10       (0.75 )     1.50  
                                                 
Less Distributions:                                                
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.35 )     (0.22 )     (0.34 )     (0.61 )     (0.62 )
From return of capital     -       -       -       (0.02 )     -       -  
Total distributions     (0.19 )     (0.35 )     (0.22 )     (0.36 )     (0.61 )     (0.62 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.11     $ 9.52     $ 8.80     $ 9.73     $ 8.99     $ 10.35  
                                                 
Total return3     8.28 %4     12.38 %     (7.29 )%     12.37 %     (6.65 )%     16.13 %
                                                 
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 9,085     $ 10,009     $ 9,197     $ 14,346     $ 17,457     $ 22,711  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered5,6     3.06 %7     2.80 %     2.74 %     2.17 %     2.06 %     1.87 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered5,6     1.36 %7     1.36 %     1.38 %     1.37 %     1.38 %     1.37 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (including interest expense and commitment fees):                                                
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2     1.15 %7     1.89 %     1.23 %     2.45 %     6.02 %     5.46 %
After fees waived and expenses absorbed/recovered2     2.85 %7     3.33 %     2.59 %     3.25 %     6.70 %     5.96 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate     20 %4     120 %     38 %     112 %     124 %     114 %

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2 Recognition of the net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3 Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/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.
4 Not annualized.
5 Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 If interest expense and commitment fees had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.01% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For the prior years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the ratios would have been lowered by 0.01%, 0.03% 0.02%, 0.03% and 0.02%, respectively.
7 Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Robinson Funds 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Note 1 – Organization 

Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund (“Tax Advantaged Income” or “Tax Advantaged Income Fund”) and Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund (“Opportunistic Income” or “Opportunistic Income Fund”) (collectively referred to as the “Funds”) are organized as diversified 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 Tax Advantaged Income Fund seeks total return with an emphasis on providing current income, a substantial portion of which will be exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund commenced investment operations on September 30, 2014. The Fund currently offers four classes of shares: A shares, C shares, T shares and Institutional shares. Class T shares are not currently available for purchase.

 

The Opportunistic Income Fund seeks total return with an emphasis on providing current income. The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2015, prior to which its only activity was the receipt of a $10,000 investment from principals of the Fund’s advisor and a $36,879,274 transfer of shares of the Fund in exchange for the net assets of the Robinson Income and Principal Preservation Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company”). This exchange was nontaxable, whereby the Fund’s Institutional Class issued 3,687,927 shares for the net assets of the Company on December 31, 2015. Assets with a fair market value of $36,879,274 consisting of cash, interest receivable and securities of the Company with a fair value of $33,516,116 (identified costs of investments transferred were $35,067,906) and cash were the primary assets received by the Fund on January 1, 2016. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Partnership 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 Fund currently offers four classes of shares: A shares, C shares, T shares and Institutional shares. Class T shares are not currently available for purchase.

 

The shares of each class represent an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Funds and have equal rights as to voting, redemptions, dividends, liquidation, income and expenses, except class specific expenses, 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, “Financial Services – Investment Companies”, Topic 946 (ASC 946).

 

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.

 

(a) Valuation of Investments 

The Funds value 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 Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale). The Board of Trustees has designated the Advisor as the Fund’s valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) to make all fair value determinations with respect to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight. As the Valuation Designee, the Advisor has adopted and implemented policies and procedures to be followed when the Fund must utilize fair value pricing.

 

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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Trading in securities on many foreign securities exchanges and OTC markets is normally completed before the close of business on each U.S. business day. In addition, securities trading in a particular country or countries may not take place on all U.S. business days or may take place on days which are not U.S. business days. Changes in valuations on certain securities may occur at times or on days on which the Fund’s net asset values (“NAV”) are not calculated and on which the Fund does not effect sales and redemptions of its shares.

 

(b) 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 Statement 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 Funds 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.

 

(c) Closed-End Funds 

The Funds invest in shares of closed-end funds (“CEFs”). Investments in closed-end funds are subject to various risks, including reliance on management’s ability to meet the closed-end fund’s investment objective and to manage the closed-end fund portfolio; fluctuation in the net asset value of closed-end fund shares compared to the changes in the value of the underlying securities that the closed-end fund owns; and bearing a pro rata share of the management fees and expenses of each underlying closed-end fund resulting in Fund’s shareholders being subject to higher expenses than if he or she invested directly in the closed-end fund(s). The closed-end funds in which the Funds will invest may be leveraged. As a result, the Funds may be exposed indirectly to leverage through investment in a closed-end fund. An investment in securities of a closed-end fund that uses leverage may expose the Fund to higher volatility in the market value of such securities and the possibility that the Fund’s long-term returns on such securities (and, indirectly, the long-term returns of the shares) will be diminished.

 

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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

(d) Municipal Bonds Risk  

The underlying closed-end funds, in which the Tax Advantaged Fund invests in, primarily invest in municipal bonds. Litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on the ability of an issuer of municipal bonds to make payments of principal and/or interest. Political changes and uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders can significantly affect municipal bonds. If the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) determines that an issuer of a municipal security has not complied with applicable tax requirements, interest from the security could become taxable and the security could significantly decline in value.

 

(e) Futures Contracts 

The Funds may enter into futures contracts (including contracts relating to foreign currencies, interest rates, commodities securities and other financial indexes and other commodities), and purchase and write (sell) related options traded on exchanges designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or, consistent with CFTC regulations, on foreign exchanges. The Funds intend primarily to invest in short positions on U.S. Treasury Futures contracts. A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified quantity of the security or other financial instrument at a specified price and time. A futures contract on an index is an agreement pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of the index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the index contract originally was written. The clearing house of the exchange on which a futures contract is entered into becomes the counterparty to each purchaser and seller of the futures contract.

 

A futures contract held by a Fund is valued daily at the official settlement price on the exchange on which it is traded. Each day a futures contract is held, the Fund pays or receives cash, called “variation margin,” equal to the daily change in value of the futures contract. Variation margin does not represent borrowing or a loan by the Fund but is instead a settlement between the Fund and the broker of the amount one would owe the other if the futures contract expired. The Fund also is required to deposit and to maintain margin with respect to put and call options on futures contracts written by it. Such margin deposits will vary depending on the nature of the underlying futures contract (and the related initial margin requirements), the current market value of the option and other futures positions held by the Fund. Although some futures contracts call for making or taking delivery of the underlying assets, generally these obligations are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching futures contracts (involving the same exchange, underlying security or index and delivery month). If an offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, a Fund realizes a capital gain, or if it is more, the Fund realizes a capital loss. Conversely, if an offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, a Fund realizes a capital gain, or if it is less, the Fund realizes a capital loss. The transaction costs also must be included in these calculations. As discussed below, however, the Funds may not always be able to make an offsetting purchase or sale. In the case of a physically settled futures contract, this could result in the Funds being required to deliver, or receive, the underlying physical commodity, which could be adverse to the Funds.

 

At any time prior to the expiration of a futures contract, a Fund may seek to close the position by seeking to take an opposite position, which would operate to terminate the Fund’s existing position in the contract. Positions in futures contracts and options on futures contracts may be closed out only on the exchange on which they were entered into (or through a linked exchange). No secondary market for such contracts exists. Although the Funds may enter into futures contracts only if there is an active market for such contracts, there is no assurance that an active market will exist at any particular time. Most futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified periods during the day. It is possible that futures contract prices could move to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions at an advantageous price and subjecting the Fund to substantial losses. In such event, and in the event of adverse price movements, the Fund would be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. In such situations, if the Fund had insufficient cash, it might have to sell assets to meet daily variation margin requirements at a time when it would be disadvantageous to do so. In addition, if the transaction is entered into for hedging purposes, in such circumstances the Fund may realize a loss on a futures contract or option that is not offset by an increase in the value of the hedged position. Losses incurred in futures transactions and the costs of these transactions will affect the Fund’s performance.

 

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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

(f) Short Sales 

The Funds and the CEFs held by the Funds may sell securities short. Short sales are transactions under which the Funds sell a security they do 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.

 

(g) Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”)  

ETFs typically trade on securities exchanges and their shares may, at times, trade at a premium or discount to their net asset values. In addition, an ETF may not replicate exactly the performance of the benchmark index it seeks to track for a number of reasons, including transaction costs incurred by the ETF, the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting of securities or the number of securities held. Investing in ETFs, which are investment companies, may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly bear their proportionate share of these acquired expenses. Therefore, the cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in ETFs and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in securities.

 

Each ETF in which the Fund invests is subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the ETF. Each ETF is subject to the risks associated with direct ownership of the securities comprising the index on which the ETF is based. These risks could include liquidity risk, sector risk as well as risks associated with fixed-income securities.

 

(h) Distributions to Shareholders 

The Funds will make dividend distributions of net investment income, if any, monthly and net capital gains distributions, if any, at least annually, typically in December. Each Fund may make an additional payment of dividends or distributions if it deems it desirable at any other time during the year. 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.

 

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Robinson Funds 

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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

(i) 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.

 

(j) 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 Fund’s 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 June 30, 2024, and during the prior three open tax years, 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 they are reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

Note 3 – Investment Advisory and Other Agreements 

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Liberty Street Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Funds pay a monthly investment advisory fee to the Advisor at the annual rate of 1.10% of the Funds’ average daily net assets. The Advisor engages Robinson Capital Management, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”) to manage the Funds and pays the Sub-Advisor from its advisory fees.

 

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Funds to ensure that total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, portfolio transaction expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization and extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) do not exceed 1.60%, 2.35% and 1.35% of the Funds’ average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class, respectively. This agreement is in effect until April 30, 2025 for the Funds, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

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Robinson Funds 

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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Advisor waived a portion of its advisory fees and other expenses totaling $62,538, and $94,114 for the Tax Advantaged Income Fund and Opportunistic Income Fund, respectively. The Fund’s 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. The potential recoverable amount is noted as "Commitments and contingencies" as reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Advisor may recapture all or a portion of this amount no later than December 31, of the years stated below:

 

    Tax Advantaged Income Fund     Opportunistic Income Fund  
2024     48,494 *     176,965  
2025     76,403 *     187,727  
2026     44,710       172,782  
2027     62,538       94,114  
Total   $ 232,145     $ 631,588  

 

* Prior to May 1, 2022, the Advisor had agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of its advisory fee after expenses reimbursed.

 

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 June 30, 2024 are reported on the Statement of Operations as Fund services fees.

 

Foreside Fund Services, 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 June 30, 2024, the Funds’ allocated fees incurred to Trustees who are not affiliated with the Funds’ co-administrators are reported on the Statement 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 Statement 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 Statement of Operations.

 

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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Dziura Compliance Consulting, LLC provides Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) services to the Trust. The Funds’ allocated fees incurred for CCO services for the six months ended June 30, 2024 are reported on the Statement of Operations.

 

Note 4 – Federal Income Taxes 

At June 30, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    Tax Advantaged Income Fund     Opportunistic Income Fund  
Cost of investments   $ 237,655,216     $ 10,549,300  
                 
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 18,221,972     $ 709,692  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (964,023 )     (506,134 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   $ 17,257,949     $ 203,558  

 

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.

 

As of December 31, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Tax Advantaged Income Fund     Opportunistic Income Fund  
Undistributed ordinary income   $ -     $ 72,481  
Undistributed long-term gains     -       -  
Tax accumulated earnings     -       72,481  
                 
Accumulated capital and other losses     (17,305,310 )     (5,591,976 )
Unrealized appreciation on investments     9,514,869       38,781  
Unrealized deferred compensation     (16,804 )     (14,369 )
Total accumulated deficit   $ (7,807,245 )   $ (5,495,083 )

 

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Robinson Funds 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

The tax character of distribution paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

    Tax Advantaged Income Fund     Opportunistic Income Fund  
Distribution paid from:   2023     2022     2023     2022  
Tax exempt income   $ 5,099,532     $ 3,295,351     $ -     $ -  
Ordinary income     55,777       125,704       438,972       312,840  
Net long-term capital gains     -       546,822       -       -  
Return of capital     544,951       -       -       -  
Total distributions paid   $ 5,700,260     $ 3,967,877     $ 438,972     $ 312,840  

 

To the extent that a fund may realize future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any of its unused capital loss carryforward. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

 

As of December 31, 2023, The Funds had net capital loss carryovers as follows:

 

Not subject to expiration:   Tax Advantaged Income Fund     Opportunistic Income Fund  
Short Term   $ 7,613,736     $ 2,064,922  
Long Term     9,691,574       3,527,054  
Total   $ 17,305,310     $ 5,591,976  

 

Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce further taxable gain distributions. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Tax Advantaged Income Fund utilized $0 of its capital loss carryover and the Opportunistic Income Fund utilized $58,358 of its capital loss carryover.

 

Note 5 – Investment Transactions 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  
Tax Advantaged Income Fund   $ 48,329,491     $ 54,257,938  
Opportunistic Income Fund     2,096,117       4,990,446  

 

Note 6 – Distribution Plan 

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, that allows the Funds to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of their Class A and Class C shares. For Class A shares, the maximum annual fee payable to the Distributor for such distribution and/or shareholder liaison services is 0.25% of the average daily net assets of such shares. For Class C shares, the maximum annual fees payable to the Distributor for distribution services and administrative services are 0.75% and 0.25%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of such shares. The Institutional Class does not pay any distribution fees.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, distribution fees incurred are disclosed on the Statement of Operations.

 

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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Advisor’s affiliated broker-dealer, HRC Fund Associates, LLC (“HRC”), Member FINRA/SIPC, markets the Fund shares to financial intermediaries pursuant to a marketing agreement with the Advisor. The marketing agreement between the Advisor and HRC is not part of the Plan. The Advisor pays HRC out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Fund or its shareholders.

 

Note 7 – Shareholder Servicing Plan 

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan to pay a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.15% of average daily net assets of shares serviced by shareholder servicing agents who provide administrative and support services to their customers.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, shareholder servicing fees incurred are disclosed on the Statement 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 

FASB Accounting Standard Codification, “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures”, Topic 820 (ASC 820) 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.

 

Under ASC 820, 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.

 

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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

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 June 30, 2024, in valuing the Funds’ assets carried at fair value:

 

Tax Advantaged Income Fund   Level 1     Level 2**     Level 3***     Total  
Assets                                
Investments                                
Closed-End Funds   $ 250,770,850     $ -     $ -     $ 250,770,850  
Short-Term Investments     4,142,315       -       -       4,142,315  
Total Investments   $ 254,913,165     $ -     $ -     $ 254,913,165  
                                 
Other Financial Instruments*                                
Futures Contracts   $ 197,296     $ -     $ -     $ 197,296  
Total Assets   $ 255,110,461     $ -     $ -     $ 255,110,461  

 

Opportunistic Income Fund   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3***     Total  
Assets                                
Investments                                
Closed-End Funds   $ 6,998,141     $ -     $ -     $ 6,998,141  
Common Stocks     1,632,434       -       -       1,632,434  
Exchange-Traded Funds     221,600       -       -       221,600  
Rights     662       -       -       662  
Warrants     4,326       -       -       4,326  
Short-Term Investments     1,895,695       -       -       1,895,695  
Total Investments   $ 10,752,858     $ -     $ -     $ 10,752,858  
                                 
Other Financial Instruments*                                
Futures Contracts   $ 5,093     $ -     $ -     $ 5,093  
Total Assets   $ 10,757,951     $ -     $ -     $ 10,757,951  

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments such as futures contracts.   Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. 
** The Fund did not hold any Level 2 securities at period end. 
*** The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities at period end.

 

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Robinson Funds 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Note 10 – Derivatives and Hedging Disclosures 

FASB Accounting Standard Codification, “Derivative and Hedging”, Topic 815 (ASC 815) requires enhanced disclosures about each Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effects on each Fund’s financial position, performance and cash flows. The Funds invested in futures contracts during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

The effects of these derivative instruments on each Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations are presented in the tables below. The fair values of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2024 by risk category are as follows:

 

    Statement of Asset and   Derivatives not designated as   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
    Liabilities Location   hedging instruments   Value     Value  
Tax Advantaged Income Fund   Unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on open futures contracts*   Interest rate contracts   $ 197,296     $  
Opportunistic Income Fund   Unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on open futures contracts*   Equity contracts     4,100          
    Unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on open futures contracts*   Interest rate contracts     993          

 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Variation margin is presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 are as follows:

 

      Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
      Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
      Equity Contracts   Interest Rate Contracts     Total  
Tax Advantaged Income Fund                      
Futures contracts   $ -   $ 122,557     $ 122,557  
Opportunistic Income Fund                      
Futures contracts     (30,068)     6,848       (23,220 )

 

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Robinson Funds 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

     

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives  

Recognized in Income 

      Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
      Equity Contracts   Interest Rate Contracts     Total  
Tax Advantaged Income Fund                      
Futures contracts   $ -   $ 5,442,502     $ 5,442,502  
Opportunistic Income Fund                      
Futures contracts     13,450     50,037       63,487  

 

The number of contracts are included on the Schedule of Investments. The quarterly average volumes of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2024 are as follows:

 

    Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments   Notional Value  
Tax Advantaged Income Fund            
Futures contracts   Interest rate contracts   $ (104,907,172 )
Opportunistic Income Fund            
Futures contracts   Equity contracts   $ (728,403 )
Futures contracts   Interest rate contracts   $ (1,385,534 )

 

Note 11 – ReFlow Liquidity Program 

The Funds may participate in the ReFlow Fund, LLC (“ReFlow”) liquidity program, which is designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for mutual funds experiencing redemptions of their shares. In order to pay cash to shareholders who redeem their shares on a given day, a mutual fund typically must hold cash in its portfolio, liquidate portfolio securities, or borrow money, all of which impose certain costs on a fund. ReFlow provides participating mutual funds with another source of cash by standing ready to purchase shares from a fund equal to the amount of each fund’s net redemptions on a given day. ReFlow will purchase Institutional Class Shares of a Fund at net asset value and will not be subject to any investment minimum applicable to such shares. ReFlow is prohibited from acquiring more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund. ReFlow will periodically redeem its entire share position in a Fund. For use of the ReFlow service, each Fund will pay a fee to ReFlow at a rate determined by a daily auction with other participating mutual funds. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, ReFlow was not utilized by the Funds.

 

Note 12 – Line of Credit 

The Funds together with Bramshill Multi-Strategy Income Fund managed by the Advisor (together “Liberty Street Funds”) have entered into a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (“Facility”) of $25,000,000 (committed) and $25,000,000 (uncommitted) with UMB Bank, n.a. Each Fund is permitted to borrow up to the lesser of 20.00% of its adjusted net assets with the cap limit of $25,000,000, or the maximum amount permitted subject to the Fund’s investment limitations. The purpose of the Facility is to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of each Fund. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 275 basis points, subject to daily floor rate of 6.00%. As compensation for holding the lending commitment available, the Liberty Street Funds are charged a commitment fee on the average daily unused balance of the Facility at the rate of 0.20% per annum. Commitment fees and interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2024 are disclosed in each Fund’s Statement of Operations. The Funds did not borrow under the line of credit agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

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Robinson Funds 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Note 13 – Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks  

Certain local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illnesses and/or other public health issues, financial institution instability or other events may have a significant impact on a security or instrument. These types of events and other like them are collectively referred to as “Market Disruptions and Geopolitical Risks” and they may have adverse impacts on 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. Some of the impacts noted in recent times include but are not limited to embargos, political actions, supply chain disruptions, bank failures, restrictions to investment and/or monetary movement including the forced selling of securities or the inability to participate impacted markets. The duration of these events 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 “Market Disruptions and Geopolitical Risks” on the financial performance of the Fund’s investments is not reasonably estimable at this time. Management is actively monitoring these events.

 

Note 14- New Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Updates 

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. The Funds have adopted procedures in accordance with the SEC’s rules and form amendments.

 

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in the ASU provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. The ASU is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which extends the period through December 31, 2024. Management has reviewed the requirements and believes the adoption of these ASUs will not have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

Note 15 – 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 each Fund’s related events and transactions that occurred through the date of issuance of each Fund’s financial statements.

 

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

 

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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

This information is included in Item 7, as part of the financial statements.

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund and Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

Board Consideration of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

 

At an in-person meeting held on June 4-5, 2024, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Investment Managers Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), reviewed and unanimously approved the renewal of the investment advisory agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust and Liberty Street Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), and the sub-advisory agreements (the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”) between the Advisor and Robinson Capital Management, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to the Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund (the “Opportunistic Income Fund”) and the Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund (the “Tax Advantaged Fund” and together with the Opportunistic Income Fund, the “Funds”) for additional one-year terms from when they otherwise would expire. The Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to below as the “Fund Advisory Agreements.” In approving renewal of each Fund Advisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined that such renewal was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

 

Background 

In advance of the meeting, the Board received information about the Funds and the Fund Advisory Agreements from the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor, and Mutual Fund Administration, LLC and UMB Fund Services, Inc., the Trust’s co-administrators, certain portions of which are discussed below. The materials, among other things, included information about the organization and financial condition of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor; information regarding the background, experience, and compensation structure of relevant personnel providing services to the Funds; information about the Advisor’s and the Sub-Advisor’s compliance policies and procedures, disaster recovery and contingency planning, and policies with respect to portfolio execution and trading; information regarding the profitability of the Advisor’s overall relationship with the Funds; reports comparing the performance of each Fund with returns of its benchmark index and a group of comparable funds (each a “Peer Group”) selected by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) from Morningstar, Inc.’s relevant fund universe (each a “Fund Universe”) for various periods ended March 31, 2024; reports comparing the investment advisory fee and total expenses of each Fund with those of its Peer Group and Fund Universe; and the advisory and sub-advisory fees paid pursuant to the Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively. The Board also received a memorandum from legal counsel to the Trust discussing the legal standards under the 1940 Act and other applicable law for their consideration of the proposed renewal of the Fund Advisory Agreements. In addition, the Board considered information reviewed by the Board during the year at other Board and Board committee meetings. No representatives of the Advisor or Sub-Advisor were present during the Board’s consideration of the Fund Advisory Agreements, and the Independent Trustees were represented by their legal counsel with respect to the matters considered.

 

In renewing each Fund Advisory Agreement, the Board and the Independent Trustees considered a variety of factors, including those discussed below. In their deliberations, the Board and the Independent Trustees did not identify any particular factor that was controlling, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors.

 

 

Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund and Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

Board Consideration of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

 

Liberty Street Advisors, Inc.

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services

The Board considered information included in the meeting materials regarding the performance of each Fund. The materials they reviewed indicated the following:

 

The Opportunistic Income Fund’s annualized total returns for the one-, three-, and five-year periods were above the Peer Group and High Yield Bond Fund Universe median returns and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index returns.

 

The Tax Advantaged Fund’s annualized total returns for the one-, three-, and five-year periods were above the Peer Group and Muni National Long Fund Universe median returns and the Bloomberg Municipal Intermediate-Short 1-10 Year Index returns.

 

The Board also considered the overall quality of services provided by the Advisor to the Funds. In doing so, the Board considered the Advisor’s specific responsibilities in day-to-day management and oversight of the Funds, as well as the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of the personnel involved in the activities of the Funds. The Board also considered the overall quality of the organization and operations of the Advisor, as well as its compliance structure. In addition, the Board considered the respective roles of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor, noting that the Advisor provides overall supervision of the general investment management and investment operations of the Funds and oversees the Sub-Advisor with respect to the Funds’ operations, including monitoring the investment and trading activities of the Sub-Advisor, monitoring each Fund’s compliance with its investment policies, and providing general administrative services related to the Advisor’s overall supervision of the Funds; and that the Sub-Advisor’s responsibilities include day-to-day portfolio management. The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that based on the various factors they had reviewed, the nature, overall quality, and extent of the management and oversight services provided by the Advisor to each Fund were satisfactory.

 

Advisory Fee and Expense Ratio

With respect to the advisory fees and expenses paid by the Funds, the meeting materials indicated the following:

 

The Opportunistic Income Fund’s annual investment advisory fee (gross of fee waivers) was higher than the Peer Group and High Yield Bond Fund Universe medians by 0.325% and 0.55%, respectively. The Trustees considered the Advisor’s assertion that none of the funds in the Peer Group invest exclusively in closed-end funds and employ interest rate hedging like the Fund, and that due to the additional complexities of the Fund’s strategy in comparison to the funds in the Peer Group, the Fund’s advisory fee is appropriate. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is the same as the advisory fee that the Advisor charges to manage the Tax Advantaged Fund, which has similar objectives and policies as the Fund, and is within the range of advisory fees paid by other series of the Trust managed by the Advisor.

 

The annual total expenses paid by the Fund (net of fee waivers) for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year were higher than the Peer Group and Fund Universe medians by 0.29% and 0.66%, respectively. The Trustees noted, however, that the average net assets of the Fund’s class considered by Broadridge were significantly lower than the average net assets of corresponding classes of funds in the Peer Group and Fund Universe, and that certain of those other funds also had significant assets in other classes.

 

 

Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund and Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

Board Consideration of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

 

The Tax Advantaged Fund’s annual investment advisory fee (gross of fee waivers) was higher than the Peer Group and Muni National Long Fund Universe medians by 0.40% and 0.70%, respectively. The Trustees considered the Advisor’s assertion that none of the funds in the Peer Group invest exclusively in municipal bond closed-end funds and employ interest rate and duration hedging like the Fund, and that due to the additional complexities of the Fund’s strategy in comparison to the funds in the Peer Group, the Fund’s advisory fee is appropriate. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is the same as the advisory fee that the Advisor charges to manage the Opportunistic Income Fund, which has similar objectives and policies as the Fund, and is within the range of advisory fees paid by other series of the Trust managed by the Advisor.

 

The annual total expenses paid by the Fund (net of fee waivers) for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year were the same as the Peer Group median, but higher than the Fund Universe median by 0.86%. The Trustees noted, however, that the average net assets of the Fund’s class considered by Broadridge were significantly lower than the average net assets of corresponding classes of funds in the Fund Universe, and that certain of those other funds also had significant assets in other classes.

 

The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that based on the factors they had reviewed, the compensation payable to the Advisor by each Fund under its Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services the Advisor provides to each Fund.

 

Profitability, Benefits to the Advisor, and Economies of Scale

The Board next considered information prepared by the Advisor relating to its costs and profits with respect to the Funds for the year ended March 31, 2024, noting that the Advisor had waived its entire advisory fee and subsidized certain of the operating expenses for the Opportunistic Income Fund, had waived a portion of its advisory fee for the Tax Advantaged Fund, and did not realize a profit with respect to the Opportunistic Income Fund. The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that the profit of the Advisor from its relationship with the Tax Advantaged Fund was reasonable.

 

The Board also considered the benefits received by the Advisor and its affiliates as a result of the Advisor’s relationship with the Funds, other than the receipt of its investment advisory fees, including the benefits received by its affiliated broker-dealer in connection with the marketing of Fund shares, the beneficial effects from the review by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor’s compliance program, the intangible benefits of the Advisor’s association with the Funds generally, and any favorable publicity arising in connection with the Funds’ performance. The Trustees noted that although there were no advisory fee breakpoints, the asset levels of the Funds were not currently likely to lead to significant economies of scale, and that any such economies would be considered in the future as the assets of the Funds grow.

 

 

Robinson Opportunistic Income Fund and Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund 

Board Consideration of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

 

Robinson Capital Management, LLC

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services

The Board considered the overall quality of services provided by the Sub-Advisor to the Funds. In doing so, the Board considered the Sub-Advisor’s specific responsibilities in day-to-day portfolio management of each Fund, as well as the qualifications, experience, and responsibilities of the personnel involved in the activities of the Funds. The Board also considered the overall quality of the organization and operations of the Sub-Advisor, as well as its compliance structure. The Board’s observations regarding the performance of each Fund are described above. The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that based on the various factors they had reviewed, the nature, overall quality, and extent of the management services provided by the Sub-Advisor to each Fund were satisfactory.

 

Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board reviewed information regarding the sub-advisory fees charged by the Sub-Advisor with respect to the Opportunistic Income Fund and the Tax Advantaged Fund, and noted that the sub-advisory fee charged with respect to each Fund is the same as the fees charged by the Sub-Advisor to institutional clients for separately managed accounts utilizing the Sub-Advisor’s closed-end fund arbitrage strategy. The Board considered, however, that the Sub-Advisor does not provide credit or interest rate risk hedges for its separately managed account clients, and that management of mutual fund assets requires compliance with certain requirements under the 1940 Act that do not apply to the Sub-Advisor’s separate account clients. The Board also noted that the Advisor pays the Sub-Advisor’s sub-advisory fees out of the Advisor’s advisory fees.

 

The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that based on the factors they had reviewed, the compensation payable to the Sub-Advisor by each Fund under its Sub-Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services the Sub-Advisor provides to each Fund.

 

Benefits to the Sub-Advisor

The Board considered the benefits received by the Sub-Advisor as a result of its relationship with the Funds, other than the receipt of its sub-advisory fees, including any research received from broker-dealers providing execution services to the Funds, the beneficial effects from the review by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer of the Sub-Advisor’s compliance program, the intangible benefits of the Sub-Advisor’s association with the Funds generally, and any favorable publicity arising in connection with the Funds’ performance.

 

Conclusion 

Based on these and other factors, the Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that renewal of the Fund Advisory Agreements was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders and, accordingly, renewed each Fund Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds.

 

 

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The registrant has not made any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal 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 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 19. 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.

 

(a) (2) Any policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10D-1) by the registered national securities exchange or registered national securities association upon which the registrant’s securities are listed. Instruction to paragraph (a)(2). – Not Applicable.

 

(a) (3) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), Filed herewith.

 

(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 and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date 9/9/2024  

 

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 and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date 9/9/2024  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Rita Dam  
  Rita Dam, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
     
Date 9/9/2024