NPORT-EX 2 empiricnport.htm EMPIRIC NQ 12.31.23

 

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
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         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.