EMPIRIC FUND | |||||||
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | |||||||
December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 87.4% | |||||||
ADVERTISING & MARKETING - 2.5% | |||||||
19,563 | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The) (a) | $ 638,536 | |||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT - 7.3% | |||||||
7,700 | Ares Management Corporation, Class A | 915,684 | |||||
4,250 | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 967,385 | |||||
1,883,069 | |||||||
BEVERAGES - 4.7% | |||||||
1,307 | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (a) | 1,213,419 | |||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.2% | |||||||
8,166 | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b) | 301,815 | |||||
CHEMICALS - 1.6% | |||||||
1,988 | Avery Dennison Corporation | 401,894 | |||||
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 7.5% | |||||||
3,545 | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b) | 265,450 | |||||
4,205 | Brink's Company (The) | 369,830 | |||||
9,910 | Robert Half, Inc. | 871,287 | |||||
3,836 | TriNet Group, Inc.(a)(b) | 456,215 | |||||
1,962,782 | |||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 1.5% | |||||||
4,288 | Crown Holdings, Inc. | 394,882 | |||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.2% | |||||||
2,529 | A O Smith Corporation | 208,491 | |||||
1,677 | Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | 216,736 | |||||
437 | Hubbell, Inc. | 143,742 | |||||
568,969 | |||||||
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.9% | |||||||
3,412 | Quanta Services, Inc. | 736,310 | |||||
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 6.6% | |||||||
435 | Chemed Corporation | 254,366 |
EMPIRIC FUND | |||||||
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) | |||||||
December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 87.4% (Continued) | |||||||
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 6.6% (Continued) | |||||||
5,044 | Henry Schein, Inc.(b) | $ 381,881 | |||||
1,511 | Medpace Holdings, Inc.(b) | 463,167 | |||||
1,705 | Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) | 616,034 | |||||
1,715,448 | |||||||
INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 4.2% | |||||||
1,880 | United Rentals, Inc. (a) | 1,078,030 | |||||
INSURANCE - 1.6% | |||||||
2,394 | Assurant, Inc. | 403,365 | |||||
LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 3.7% | |||||||
6,036 | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 299,687 | |||||
860 | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 354,518 | |||||
1,394 | Vail Resorts, Inc. | 297,577 | |||||
951,782 | |||||||
MACHINERY - 5.8% | |||||||
5,500 | Donaldson Company, Inc. | 359,425 | |||||
3,496 | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (a) | 760,240 | |||||
3,872 | Toro Company (The) | 371,673 | |||||
1,491,338 | |||||||
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 3.6% | |||||||
8,068 | Bruker Corporation | 592,837 | |||||
6,429 | Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(b) | 342,601 | |||||
935,438 | |||||||
OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 2.1% | |||||||
3,108 | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 310,738 | |||||
640 | Murphy USA, Inc. | 228,198 | |||||
538,936 | |||||||
PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 0.3% | |||||||
500 | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | 78,375 | |||||
RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.8% | |||||||
6,800 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(b) | 453,288 |
EMPIRIC FUND | |||||||
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) | |||||||
December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Shares | Fair Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 87.4% (Continued) | |||||||
RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.8% (Continued) | |||||||
1,935 | Casey's General Stores, Inc. | $ 531,622 | |||||
984,910 | |||||||
RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 3.7% | |||||||
140 | AutoZone, Inc.(b) | 361,985 | |||||
400 | O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b) | 380,032 | |||||
1,125 | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a) | 227,003 | |||||
969,020 | |||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.7% | |||||||
4,064 | Teradyne, Inc. (a) | 441,025 | |||||
SOFTWARE - 11.3% | |||||||
13,376 | Agilysys, Inc.(b) | 1,134,553 | |||||
16,206 | Calix, Inc.(b) | 708,040 | |||||
7,600 | CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) | 606,860 | |||||
2,250 | Paycom Software, Inc. | 465,120 | |||||
2,914,573 | |||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 0.8% | |||||||
12,298 | Extreme Networks, Inc.(b) | 216,937 | |||||
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 5.0% | |||||||
762 | Fair Isaac Corporation (a)(b) | 886,975 | |||||
800 | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 341,208 | |||||
2,807 | TTEC Holdings, Inc. | 60,828 | |||||
1,289,011 | |||||||
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.8% | |||||||
225 | GXO Logistics, Inc.(b) | 13,761 | |||||
2,160 | Landstar System, Inc. | 418,284 | |||||
225 | XPO Logistics, Inc.(b) | 19,708 | |||||
451,753 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $11,082,825) |
22,561,617 | ||||||
EMPIRIC FUND | ||||||||
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) | ||||||||
December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.5% | ||||||||
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 7.5% | ||||||||
1,939,759 | Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 5.55% (Cost $1,939,759)(c)(d) | $ 1,939,759 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,939,759) |
1,939,759 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 94.9% (Cost $13,022,584) | $ 24,501,376 | |||||||
ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 5.1% |
1,303,656 | |||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
$ 25,805,032 | |||||||
(a) | All or a portion of the security is on loan. The total fair value of the securities on loan as of December 31, 2023 was $1,880,435. |
(B) | Non-income producing security. |
(C) | Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of December 31, 2023. |
(d) | Security was purchased with cash received as collateral for securities on loan at December 31, 2023. Total collateral had a value of $1,939,759 at December 31, 2023. |