Letter to Shareholders/Commentary
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3
|
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Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
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6
|
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Schedule of Investments
|
7
|
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
23
|
|
Statement of Operations
|
24
|
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
25
|
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Financial Highlights
|
26
|
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Notes to the Financial Statements
|
27
|
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
36
|
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Expense Example
|
37
|
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Notice to Shareholders
|
39
|
|
Trustees and Officers
|
40
|
|
Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement
|
43
|
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Privacy Notice
|
47
|
Average Annual Return
|
Since Inception
|
|||
Periods Ended March 31, 2019:
|
1 Year
|
3 Year
|
5 Year
|
(2/1/2010)
|
Pemberwick Fund (No Load)
|
2.53%
|
1.47%
|
1.20%
|
1.30%
|
Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year
|
||||
US Government/Credit Index
|
3.03%
|
1.32%
|
1.22%
|
1.30%
|
SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS
|
at March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES – 85.1%
|
Value
|
Value
|
||||||
Basic Materials – 0.0%
|
||||||||
Praxair, Inc.
|
||||||||
2.250%, 09/24/2020
|
$
|
30,000
|
$
|
29,866
|
||||
Communications – 1.5%
|
||||||||
AT&T, Inc
|
||||||||
3.737% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.950%), 07/15/2021 (a)
|
5,000,000
|
5,060,648
|
||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
||||||||
2.200%, 02/28/2021
|
100,000
|
99,345
|
||||||
3.000%, 06/15/2022
|
105,000
|
106,603
|
||||||
Comcast Corp.
|
||||||||
1.625%, 01/15/2022
|
60,000
|
58,365
|
||||||
2.850%, 01/15/2023
|
100,000
|
100,384
|
||||||
NBCUniversal Media LLC
|
||||||||
5.150%, 04/30/2020
|
100,000
|
102,538
|
||||||
The Walt Disney Co.
|
||||||||
1.800%, 06/05/2020
|
30,000
|
29,728
|
||||||
2.150%, 09/17/2020
|
70,000
|
69,644
|
||||||
5,627,255
|
||||||||
Consumer, Cyclical – 0.8%
|
||||||||
American Honda Finance Corp.
|
||||||||
2.600%, 11/16/2022
|
50,000
|
49,900
|
||||||
3.625%, 10/10/2023
|
200,000
|
207,312
|
||||||
3.550%, 01/12/2024
|
50,000
|
51,547
|
||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
|
||||||||
3.911% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.310%), 06/30/2022 (a)
|
2,000,000
|
1,985,846
|
||||||
PACCAR Financial Corp.
|
||||||||
1.300%, 05/10/2019
|
12,000
|
11,983
|
||||||
3.100%, 05/10/2021
|
62,000
|
62,515
|
||||||
3.400%, 08/09/2023
|
60,000
|
60,824
|
||||||
The Home Depot, Inc.
|
||||||||
2.000%, 06/15/2019
|
30,000
|
29,966
|
||||||
2.000%, 04/01/2021
|
100,000
|
98,964
|
||||||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
|
||||||||
2.125%, 07/18/2019
|
40,000
|
39,945
|
||||||
2.200%, 01/10/2020
|
40,000
|
39,884
|
||||||
4.250%, 01/11/2021
|
100,000
|
102,923
|
||||||
2.150%, 09/08/2022
|
30,000
|
29,607
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Consumer, Cyclical – 0.8% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Walmart, Inc.
|
||||||||
1.900%, 12/15/2020
|
$
|
30,000
|
$
|
29,756
|
||||
4.250%, 04/15/2021
|
60,000
|
62,339
|
||||||
2,863,311
|
||||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 2.5%
|
||||||||
AstraZeneca PLC
|
||||||||
3.221% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.620%), 06/10/2022 (a)(e)
|
2,000,000
|
1,986,014
|
||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
|
||||||||
2.250%, 11/15/2022
|
75,000
|
74,630
|
||||||
Danaher Corp.
|
||||||||
2.400%, 09/15/2020
|
25,000
|
24,893
|
||||||
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
||||||||
2.350%, 05/15/2022
|
70,000
|
69,657
|
||||||
Johnson & Johnson
|
||||||||
2.250%, 03/03/2022
|
60,000
|
59,759
|
||||||
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
||||||||
1.850%, 02/10/2020
|
14,000
|
13,911
|
||||||
3.875%, 01/15/2021
|
50,000
|
51,082
|
||||||
Novartis Capital Corp.
|
||||||||
1.800%, 02/14/2020
|
70,000
|
69,521
|
||||||
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
||||||||
2.150%, 10/14/2020
|
60,000
|
59,807
|
||||||
3.600%, 03/01/2024
|
100,000
|
104,579
|
||||||
Pfizer, Inc.
|
||||||||
1.700%, 12/15/2019
|
50,000
|
49,590
|
||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC
|
||||||||
3.162% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.560%), 06/24/2022
|
||||||||
(Acquired 02/15/2018, Cost $5,772,443) (a)(d)(e)
|
5,775,000
|
5,729,648
|
||||||
The Coca-Cola Co.
|
||||||||
1.375%, 05/30/2019
|
20,000
|
19,950
|
||||||
2.200%, 05/25/2022
|
50,000
|
49,758
|
||||||
3.200%, 11/01/2023
|
60,000
|
61,721
|
||||||
The Hershey Co.
|
||||||||
3.100%, 05/15/2021
|
150,000
|
151,578
|
||||||
The Procter & Gamble Co.
|
||||||||
2.300%, 02/06/2022
|
60,000
|
59,955
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 2.5% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Unilever Capital Corp.
|
||||||||
2.750%, 03/22/2021
|
$
|
100,000
|
$
|
100,406
|
||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
2.700%, 07/15/2020
|
155,000
|
155,367
|
||||||
3.500%, 02/15/2024
|
160,000
|
164,920
|
||||||
9,056,746
|
||||||||
Energy – 0.1%
|
||||||||
BP Capital Markets America, Inc.
|
||||||||
3.790%, 02/06/2024
|
200,000
|
207,774
|
||||||
Chevron Corp.
|
||||||||
2.419%, 11/17/2020
|
50,000
|
49,927
|
||||||
3.191%, 06/24/2023
|
50,000
|
51,182
|
||||||
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
||||||||
5.625%, 06/01/2019
|
15,000
|
15,071
|
||||||
2.625%, 03/15/2023
|
100,000
|
99,373
|
||||||
423,327
|
||||||||
Financial – 79.1%
|
||||||||
American Express Co.
|
||||||||
3.346% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.610%), 08/01/2022 (a)
|
3,391,000
|
3,391,348
|
||||||
3.289% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.650%), 02/27/2023 (a)
|
2,700,000
|
2,696,554
|
||||||
American Express Credit Corp.
|
||||||||
2.250%, 08/15/2019
|
95,000
|
94,855
|
||||||
3.321% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.570%), 10/30/2019 (a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,002,675
|
||||||
3.045% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.430%), 03/03/2020 (a)
|
1,799,000
|
1,802,018
|
||||||
3.315% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.700%), 03/03/2022 (a)
|
6,990,000
|
7,015,924
|
||||||
Athene Global Funding
|
||||||||
4.038% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.230%), 07/01/2022
|
||||||||
(Acquired 02/22/2018, Cost $3,046,805) (a)(d)
|
3,000,000
|
3,015,079
|
||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
|
||||||||
3.625%, 10/01/2020
|
50,000
|
50,602
|
||||||
Banco Santander SA
|
||||||||
4.359% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.560%), 04/11/2022 (a)(e)
|
4,800,000
|
4,841,904
|
||||||
3.741% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.090%), 02/23/2023 (a)(e)
|
13,250,000
|
13,082,300
|
||||||
3.917% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.120%), 04/12/2023 (a)(e)
|
500,000
|
494,155
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Financial – 79.1% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
|
||||||||
2.650%, 04/01/2019
|
$
|
60,000
|
$
|
60,000
|
||||
4.181% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.420%), 04/19/2021 (a)
|
3,500,000
|
3,574,979
|
||||||
3.421% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.660%), 07/21/2021 (a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,002,599
|
||||||
3.242% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.650%), 10/01/2021 (a)
|
2,000,000
|
2,006,643
|
||||||
3.252% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.650%), 06/25/2022 (a)
|
2,500,000
|
2,501,326
|
||||||
3.941% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.180%), 10/21/2022 (a)
|
5,400,000
|
5,465,182
|
||||||
3.921% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.160%), 01/20/2023 (a)
|
850,000
|
860,811
|
||||||
3.389% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.790%), 03/05/2024 (a)
|
950,000
|
947,249
|
||||||
Bank of Montreal
|
||||||||
3.231% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.630%), 09/11/2022 (a)(e)
|
4,300,000
|
4,309,619
|
||||||
BB&T Corp.
|
||||||||
3.242% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.650%), 04/01/2022 (a)
|
3,600,000
|
3,611,566
|
||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
|
||||||||
4.250%, 01/15/2021
|
210,000
|
216,835
|
||||||
BlackRock, Inc.
|
||||||||
5.000%, 12/10/2019
|
75,000
|
76,196
|
||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
|
||||||||
3.105% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.310%), 10/05/2020 (a)(e)
|
4,000,000
|
4,009,142
|
||||||
3.335% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.720%), 06/16/2022 (a)(e)
|
4,496,000
|
4,518,680
|
||||||
Capital One Financial Corp.
|
||||||||
3.458% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.760%), 05/12/2020 (a)
|
5,848,000
|
5,874,211
|
||||||
3.551% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.950%), 03/09/2022 (a)
|
3,000,000
|
3,013,536
|
||||||
3.471% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.720%), 01/30/2023 (a)
|
4,583,000
|
4,526,476
|
||||||
Capital One, N.A.
|
||||||||
3.558% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.820%), 08/08/2022 (a)
|
3,385,000
|
3,384,033
|
||||||
3.901% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.150%), 01/30/2023 (a)
|
5,291,000
|
5,303,063
|
||||||
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||
2.300%, 11/03/2020
|
80,000
|
79,643
|
||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
||||||||
4.075% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.310%), 10/26/2020 (a)
|
2,000,000
|
2,027,704
|
||||||
3.981% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.380%), 03/30/2021 (a)
|
550,000
|
559,485
|
||||||
3.928% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.190%), 08/02/2021 (a)
|
1,570,000
|
1,592,832
|
||||||
3.665% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.070%), 12/08/2021 (a)
|
5,000,000
|
5,058,216
|
||||||
3.731% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.960%), 04/25/2022 (a)
|
1,890,000
|
1,905,541
|
||||||
3.455% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.690%), 10/27/2022 (a)
|
2,700,000
|
2,691,043
|
||||||
3.729% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.950%), 07/24/2023 (a)
|
4,350,000
|
4,359,103
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Financial – 79.1% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG
|
||||||||
3.793% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.200%), 12/14/2023
|
||||||||
(Acquired 09/11/2017, Cost $10,445,011) (a)(d)(e)
|
$
|
10,300,000
|
$
|
10,261,506
|
||||
Deutsche Bank AG
|
||||||||
3.767% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.970%), 07/13/2020 (a)(e)
|
8,000,000
|
7,974,096
|
||||||
ERP Operating LP
|
||||||||
4.625%, 12/15/2021
|
75,000
|
78,464
|
||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC
|
||||||||
4.835% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.240%), 03/08/2021 (a)(e)
|
1,000,000
|
1,031,520
|
||||||
3.283% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.600%), 05/18/2021 (a)(e)
|
6,300,000
|
6,298,875
|
||||||
4.295% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.500%), 01/05/2022 (a)(e)
|
9,400,000
|
9,609,321
|
||||||
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
|
||||||||
3.266% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.640%), 12/01/2021 (a)
|
5,000,000
|
4,977,645
|
||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
3.561% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.790%), 07/25/2022 (a)(e)
|
1,975,000
|
1,976,507
|
||||||
3.355% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.740%), 03/02/2023 (a)(e)
|
2,000,000
|
2,000,143
|
||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
3.748% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.140%), 09/13/2021 (a)(e)
|
4,000,000
|
4,046,993
|
||||||
3.569% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.940%), 02/28/2022 (a)(e)
|
7,300,000
|
7,341,377
|
||||||
3.481% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.880%), 09/11/2022 (a)(e)
|
1,100,000
|
1,105,360
|
||||||
3.389% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.790%), 03/05/2023 (a)(e)
|
3,900,000
|
3,905,692
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
||||||||
3.905% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.140%), 01/27/2020 (a)
|
1,334,000
|
1,342,799
|
||||||
4.161% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.400%), 04/21/2021 (a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,018,094
|
||||||
3.941% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.180%), 01/20/2022 (a)
|
1,900,000
|
1,919,571
|
||||||
3.691% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.930%), 07/22/2022 (a)
|
7,920,000
|
7,964,063
|
||||||
4.179% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.400%), 10/24/2023 (a)
|
4,900,000
|
4,978,251
|
||||||
3.958% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.220%), 05/08/2024 (a)
|
1,029,000
|
1,037,127
|
||||||
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
|
||||||||
2.300%, 11/15/2019
|
25,000
|
24,936
|
||||||
2.000%, 01/27/2020
|
75,000
|
74,753
|
||||||
Northern Trust Corp.
|
||||||||
3.450%, 11/04/2020
|
25,000
|
25,366
|
||||||
3.375%, 08/23/2021
|
25,000
|
25,482
|
||||||
PNC Bank, N.A.
|
||||||||
2.400%, 10/18/2019
|
3,000,000
|
2,995,875
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Financial – 79.1% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Public Storage
|
||||||||
2.370%, 09/15/2022
|
$
|
180,000
|
$
|
178,275
|
||||
Royal Bank of Canada
|
||||||||
3.466% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.730%), 02/01/2022 (a)(e)
|
5,355,000
|
5,410,930
|
||||||
Simon Property Group LP
|
||||||||
4.375%, 03/01/2021
|
50,000
|
51,405
|
||||||
2.500%, 07/15/2021
|
120,000
|
119,738
|
||||||
2.350%, 01/30/2022
|
50,000
|
49,667
|
||||||
State Street Corp.
|
||||||||
1.950%, 05/19/2021
|
25,000
|
24,683
|
||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
|
||||||||
3.090% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.310%), 10/18/2019 (a)(e)
|
2,000,000
|
2,002,310
|
||||||
3.123% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.350%), 01/17/2020 (a)(e)
|
2,525,000
|
2,529,644
|
||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
3.897% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.110%), 07/14/2021 (a)(e)
|
6,013,000
|
6,085,293
|
||||||
3.901% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.140%), 10/19/2021 (a)(e)
|
2,000,000
|
2,024,820
|
||||||
3.567% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.780%), 07/12/2022 (a)(e)
|
5,400,000
|
5,416,813
|
||||||
SunTrust Bank
|
||||||||
3.274% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.530%), 01/31/2020 (a)
|
2,000,000
|
2,006,106
|
||||||
3.265% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.500%), 10/26/2021 (a)
|
3,000,000
|
3,003,452
|
||||||
3.328% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.590%), 08/02/2022 (a)
|
8,500,000
|
8,447,504
|
||||||
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
|
||||||||
4.600%, 01/15/2020
|
30,000
|
30,445
|
||||||
2.450%, 11/27/2020
|
35,000
|
34,859
|
||||||
3.801% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.050%), 10/30/2023 (a)
|
11,036,000
|
11,170,666
|
||||||
The Bank of Nova Scotia
|
||||||||
3.187% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.390%), 07/14/2020 (a)(e)
|
3,000,000
|
3,008,248
|
||||||
3.247% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.640%), 03/07/2022 (a)(e)
|
5,900,000
|
5,927,907
|
||||||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
||||||||
4.131% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.360%), 04/23/2021 (a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,015,031
|
||||||
3.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.170%), 11/15/2021 (a)
|
2,000,000
|
2,019,138
|
||||||
3.875% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.110%), 04/26/2022 (a)
|
1,941,000
|
1,951,957
|
||||||
3.524% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.780%), 10/31/2022 (a)
|
7,020,000
|
6,993,429
|
||||||
3.779% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.000%), 07/24/2023 (a)
|
550,000
|
550,008
|
||||||
4.229% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.600%), 11/29/2023 (a)
|
5,600,000
|
5,729,540
|
||||||
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
|
||||||||
3.031% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.430%), 06/11/2021 (a)(e)
|
2,350,000
|
2,358,867
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Financial – 79.1% (Continued)
|
||||||||
The Travelers Cos, Inc.
|
||||||||
3.900%, 11/01/2020
|
$
|
110,000
|
$
|
112,294
|
||||
Visa, Inc.
|
||||||||
2.200%, 12/14/2020
|
70,000
|
69,712
|
||||||
2.150%, 09/15/2022
|
50,000
|
49,518
|
||||||
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
||||||||
2.150%, 01/30/2020
|
200,000
|
199,095
|
||||||
3.431% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.680%), 01/30/2020 (a)
|
2,000,000
|
2,009,749
|
||||||
2.500%, 03/04/2021
|
30,000
|
29,870
|
||||||
3.955% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.340%), 03/04/2021 (a)
|
2,500,000
|
2,544,401
|
||||||
4.600%, 04/01/2021
|
60,000
|
62,006
|
||||||
2.100%, 07/26/2021
|
110,000
|
108,324
|
||||||
3.627% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.930%), 02/11/2022 (a)
|
4,500,000
|
4,532,151
|
||||||
3.889% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.110%), 01/24/2023 (a)
|
6,890,000
|
6,961,167
|
||||||
3.974% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.230%), 10/31/2023 (a)
|
925,000
|
940,208
|
||||||
288,796,173
|
||||||||
Industrial – 0.6%
|
||||||||
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
|
||||||||
2.250%, 12/01/2019
|
20,000
|
19,953
|
||||||
2.950%, 05/15/2020
|
50,000
|
50,173
|
||||||
1.850%, 09/04/2020
|
25,000
|
24,731
|
||||||
2.900%, 03/15/2021
|
15,000
|
15,082
|
||||||
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
||||||||
3.400%, 05/15/2024
|
60,000
|
62,216
|
||||||
Emerson Electric Co.
|
||||||||
4.875%, 10/15/2019
|
45,000
|
45,522
|
||||||
General Dynamics Corp.
|
||||||||
3.000%, 05/11/2021
|
105,000
|
105,924
|
||||||
2.250%, 11/15/2022
|
60,000
|
59,441
|
||||||
General Electric Co.
|
||||||||
6.000%, 08/07/2019
|
50,000
|
50,480
|
||||||
5.500%, 01/08/2020
|
100,000
|
102,189
|
||||||
4.625%, 01/07/2021
|
250,000
|
256,796
|
||||||
4.000% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.280%), 12/29/2049 (a)(b)
|
1,234,000
|
902,640
|
||||||
Honeywell International, Inc.
|
||||||||
1.800%, 10/30/2019
|
60,000
|
59,710
|
||||||
1.850%, 11/01/2021
|
60,000
|
58,965
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Industrial – 0.6% (Continued)
|
||||||||
John Deere Capital Corp.
|
||||||||
1.950%, 06/22/2020
|
$
|
75,000
|
$
|
74,430
|
||||
2.375%, 07/14/2020
|
50,000
|
49,858
|
||||||
2.650%, 01/06/2022
|
50,000
|
50,001
|
||||||
2.800%, 01/27/2023
|
60,000
|
60,292
|
||||||
Pall Corp.
|
||||||||
5.000%, 06/15/2020
|
50,000
|
51,280
|
||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc.
|
||||||||
3.125%, 01/15/2021
|
30,000
|
30,366
|
||||||
2.350%, 05/16/2022
|
50,000
|
49,722
|
||||||
2,179,771
|
||||||||
Technology – 0.3%
|
||||||||
Apple, Inc.
|
||||||||
1.550%, 02/07/2020
|
10,000
|
9,924
|
||||||
1.900%, 02/07/2020
|
45,000
|
44,796
|
||||||
1.800%, 05/11/2020
|
50,000
|
49,625
|
||||||
2.250%, 02/23/2021
|
63,000
|
62,773
|
||||||
2.150%, 02/09/2022
|
155,000
|
153,526
|
||||||
2.400%, 05/03/2023
|
60,000
|
59,482
|
||||||
IBM Credit LLC
|
||||||||
1.800%, 01/20/2021
|
100,000
|
98,526
|
||||||
Intel Corp.
|
||||||||
1.700%, 05/19/2021
|
110,000
|
108,171
|
||||||
3.300%, 10/01/2021
|
33,000
|
33,650
|
||||||
3.100%, 07/29/2022
|
50,000
|
50,924
|
||||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
||||||||
1.900%, 01/27/2020
|
100,000
|
99,384
|
||||||
Microsoft Corp.
|
||||||||
4.200%, 06/01/2019
|
30,000
|
30,072
|
||||||
1.550%, 08/08/2021
|
225,000
|
219,753
|
||||||
Oracle Corp.
|
||||||||
5.000%, 07/08/2019
|
30,000
|
30,185
|
||||||
2.500%, 05/15/2022
|
130,000
|
129,406
|
||||||
1,180,197
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Utilities – 0.2%
|
||||||||
DTE Electric Co.
|
||||||||
3.900%, 06/01/2021
|
$
|
55,000
|
$
|
56,323
|
||||
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
|
||||||||
4.300%, 06/15/2020
|
25,000
|
25,500
|
||||||
3.900%, 06/15/2021
|
25,000
|
25,692
|
||||||
Duke Energy Progress LLC
|
||||||||
2.800%, 05/15/2022
|
70,000
|
70,445
|
||||||
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC
|
||||||||
3.950%, 10/01/2020
|
50,000
|
50,781
|
||||||
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
|
||||||||
7.150%, 04/01/2019
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
||||||
Kentucky Utilities Co.
|
||||||||
3.250%, 11/01/2020
|
30,000
|
30,252
|
||||||
Northern States Power Co.
|
||||||||
2.200%, 08/15/2020
|
30,000
|
29,865
|
||||||
Public Service Co. of Colorado
|
||||||||
3.200%, 11/15/2020
|
30,000
|
30,206
|
||||||
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
|
||||||||
1.800%, 06/01/2019
|
25,000
|
24,964
|
||||||
2.000%, 08/15/2019
|
75,000
|
74,822
|
||||||
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
|
||||||||
3.000%, 08/15/2021
|
30,000
|
30,171
|
||||||
Southern California Edison Co.
|
||||||||
3.875%, 06/01/2021
|
40,000
|
40,330
|
||||||
3.400%, 06/01/2023
|
50,000
|
49,660
|
||||||
Westar Energy, Inc.
|
||||||||
5.100%, 07/15/2020
|
75,000
|
77,024
|
||||||
Wisconsin Power & Light Co
|
||||||||
5.000%, 07/15/2019
|
25,000
|
25,162
|
||||||
661,197
|
||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES
|
||||||||
(Cost $312,098,333)
|
310,817,843
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
COLLATERALIZED
|
Par
|
|||||||
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 1.7%
|
Value
|
Value
|
||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
|
||||||||
Corporation REMICS – 0.7%
|
||||||||
Series 3799, Class GK
|
||||||||
2.750%, 01/15/2021
|
$
|
66,958
|
$
|
66,849
|
||||
Series 3784, Class BH
|
||||||||
3.500%, 01/15/2021
|
132,691
|
133,302
|
||||||
Series 2989, Class TG
|
||||||||
5.000%, 06/15/2025
|
20,551
|
21,186
|
||||||
Series 3002, Class YD
|
||||||||
4.500%, 07/15/2025
|
8,428
|
8,778
|
||||||
Series 3990, Class UB
|
||||||||
2.500%, 01/15/2026
|
123,922
|
123,396
|
||||||
Series 3917, Class AB
|
||||||||
1.750%, 07/15/2026
|
87,326
|
86,021
|
||||||
Series 2097, Class PZ
|
||||||||
6.000%, 11/15/2028
|
257,997
|
280,304
|
||||||
Series 2091, Class PG
|
||||||||
6.000%, 11/15/2028
|
407,512
|
444,102
|
||||||
Series 2526, Class FI
|
||||||||
3.484% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.000%), 02/15/2032 (a)
|
47,224
|
47,133
|
||||||
Series 4203, Class DM
|
||||||||
3.000%, 04/15/2033
|
181,109
|
183,076
|
||||||
Series 4363, Class EJ
|
||||||||
4.000%, 05/15/2033
|
130,130
|
135,676
|
||||||
Series 4453, Class DA
|
||||||||
3.500%, 11/15/2033
|
251,348
|
256,574
|
||||||
Series 2759, Class TC
|
||||||||
4.500%, 03/15/2034
|
243,448
|
257,775
|
||||||
Series 2881, Class AE
|
||||||||
5.000%, 08/15/2034
|
5,777
|
5,918
|
||||||
Series 2933, Class HD
|
||||||||
5.500%, 02/15/2035
|
11,090
|
11,918
|
||||||
Series 4305, Class KA
|
||||||||
3.000%, 03/15/2038
|
26,819
|
26,844
|
||||||
Series 3843, Class GH
|
||||||||
3.750%, 10/15/2039
|
28,328
|
28,946
|
||||||
Series 3824, Class PA
|
||||||||
4.500%, 11/15/2039
|
210,057
|
213,459
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
|
||||||||
Corporation REMICS – 0.7% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Series 3786, Class NA
|
||||||||
4.500%, 07/15/2040
|
$
|
51,763
|
$
|
53,948
|
||||
Series 4305, Class A
|
||||||||
3.500%, 06/15/2048
|
73,933
|
75,292
|
||||||
2,460,497
|
||||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS – 0.8%
|
||||||||
Series 2005-40, Class YG
|
||||||||
5.000%, 05/25/2025
|
17,772
|
18,277
|
||||||
Series 2011-122, Class A
|
||||||||
3.000%, 12/25/2025
|
14,713
|
14,682
|
||||||
Series 2011-110, Class CA
|
||||||||
3.500%, 06/25/2026
|
412,061
|
413,190
|
||||||
Series 2011-110, Class CY
|
||||||||
3.500%, 11/25/2026
|
375,000
|
385,861
|
||||||
Series 2007-27, Class MQ
|
||||||||
5.500%, 04/25/2027
|
5,434
|
5,813
|
||||||
Series 2013-124, Class BD
|
||||||||
2.500%, 12/25/2028
|
192,504
|
190,919
|
||||||
Series 2014-8, Class DA
|
||||||||
4.000%, 03/25/2029
|
142,020
|
146,680
|
||||||
Series 2002-56, Class PE
|
||||||||
6.000%, 09/25/2032
|
117,511
|
130,504
|
||||||
Series 2013-72, Class HG
|
||||||||
3.000%, 04/25/2033
|
288,755
|
291,583
|
||||||
Series 2003-127, Class EG
|
||||||||
6.000%, 12/25/2033
|
142,380
|
158,107
|
||||||
Series 2004-60, Class AB
|
||||||||
5.500%, 04/25/2034
|
369,815
|
391,981
|
||||||
Series 2005-48, Class AR
|
||||||||
5.500%, 02/25/2035
|
2,976
|
2,990
|
||||||
Series 2005-62, Class CQ
|
||||||||
4.750%, 07/25/2035
|
2,435
|
2,468
|
||||||
Series 2005-64, Class PL
|
||||||||
5.500%, 07/25/2035
|
27,665
|
29,923
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Federal National Mortgage
|
||||||||
Association REMICS – 0.8% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Series 2005-68, Class PG
|
||||||||
5.500%, 08/25/2035
|
$
|
22,047
|
$
|
23,956
|
||||
Series 2005-83A, Class LA
|
||||||||
5.500%, 10/25/2035
|
11,832
|
12,834
|
||||||
Series 2006-57, Class AD
|
||||||||
5.750%, 06/25/2036
|
41,935
|
43,616
|
||||||
Series 2014-23, Class PA
|
||||||||
3.500%, 08/25/2036
|
66,694
|
67,584
|
||||||
Series 2007-39, Class NA
|
||||||||
4.250%, 01/25/2037
|
45
|
45
|
||||||
Series 2013-83, Class CA
|
||||||||
3.500%, 10/25/2037
|
41,626
|
42,040
|
||||||
Series 2011-9, Class LH
|
||||||||
3.500%, 01/25/2039
|
424,294
|
433,432
|
||||||
Series 2009-47, Class PA
|
||||||||
4.500%, 07/25/2039
|
2,787
|
2,854
|
||||||
Series 2011-113, Class NE
|
||||||||
4.000%, 03/25/2040
|
5,574
|
5,577
|
||||||
Series 2012-134, Class VP
|
||||||||
3.000%, 10/25/2042
|
169,257
|
170,751
|
||||||
2,985,667
|
||||||||
Government National Mortgage
|
||||||||
Association REMICS – 0.2%
|
||||||||
Series 2013-88, Class WA
|
||||||||
5.029%, 06/20/2030 (a)
|
68,871
|
71,705
|
||||||
Series 2002-22, Class GF
|
||||||||
6.500%, 03/20/2032
|
27,238
|
27,194
|
||||||
Series 2002-51, Class D
|
||||||||
6.000%, 07/20/2032
|
30,874
|
30,835
|
||||||
Series 2008-50, Class NA
|
||||||||
5.500%, 03/16/2037
|
963
|
966
|
||||||
Series 2007-11, Class PE
|
||||||||
5.500%, 03/20/2037
|
16,029
|
17,641
|
||||||
Series 2009-127, Class PK
|
||||||||
4.000%, 10/20/2038
|
138,751
|
139,684
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Government National Mortgage
|
||||||||
Association REMICS – 0.2% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Series 2013-113, Class UB
|
||||||||
3.000%, 11/20/2038
|
$
|
34,488
|
$
|
34,611
|
||||
Series 2010-58, Class YJ
|
||||||||
3.000%, 05/16/2039
|
124,451
|
124,982
|
||||||
Series 2011-18, Class NH
|
||||||||
3.500%, 05/20/2039
|
132,085
|
131,844
|
||||||
Series 2012-39, Class MP
|
||||||||
2.000%, 08/20/2039
|
108,878
|
108,250
|
||||||
Series 2010-112, Class NG
|
||||||||
2.250%, 09/16/2040
|
190,446
|
186,227
|
||||||
873,939
|
||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED
|
||||||||
MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,236,641)
|
6,320,103
|
|||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 0.6%
|
||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank – 0.1%
|
||||||||
Federal Home Loan Banks
|
||||||||
0.875%, 08/05/2019
|
200,000
|
198,916
|
||||||
1.000%, 09/26/2019
|
300,000
|
297,927
|
||||||
496,843
|
||||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. – 0.2%
|
||||||||
1.750%, 05/30/2019
|
200,000
|
199,771
|
||||||
1.500%, 01/17/2020
|
355,000
|
352,357
|
||||||
5.500%, 04/01/2021, Gold Pool #G11941
|
6,887
|
7,001
|
||||||
5.500%, 11/01/2021, Gold Pool #G12454
|
4,011
|
4,101
|
||||||
5.500%, 04/01/2023, Gold Pool #G13145
|
10,003
|
10,351
|
||||||
4.000%, 02/01/2026, Gold Pool #J14494
|
30,289
|
31,283
|
||||||
4.000%, 06/01/2026, Gold Pool #J15974
|
11,144
|
11,514
|
||||||
3.000%, 12/01/2026, Gold Pool #J17508
|
99,773
|
101,124
|
||||||
4.500%, 06/01/2029, Gold Pool #C91251
|
10,757
|
11,261
|
||||||
4.500%, 12/01/2029, Gold Pool #C91281
|
20,840
|
21,819
|
||||||
4.500%, 04/01/2030, Gold Pool #C91295
|
11,429
|
11,965
|
||||||
762,547
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association – 0.3%
|
||||||||
1.000%, 08/28/2019
|
$
|
125,000
|
$
|
124,261
|
||||
2.000%, 01/05/2022
|
610,000
|
605,688
|
||||||
6.000%, 09/01/2019, Pool #735439
|
30
|
30
|
||||||
5.500%, 06/01/2020, Pool #888601
|
161
|
161
|
||||||
5.000%, 05/01/2023, Pool #254762
|
6,817
|
7,206
|
||||||
5.500%, 01/01/2024, Pool #AD0471
|
4,323
|
4,424
|
||||||
5.000%, 12/01/2025, Pool #256045
|
16,268
|
17,195
|
||||||
5.500%, 05/01/2028, Pool #257204
|
16,083
|
17,174
|
||||||
4.000%, 08/01/2029, Pool #MA0142
|
18,772
|
19,318
|
||||||
5.500%, 04/01/2037, Pool #AD0249
|
21,790
|
23,767
|
||||||
5.000%, 10/01/2039, Pool #AC3237
|
48,243
|
52,172
|
||||||
871,396
|
||||||||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
|
||||||||
(Cost $2,131,354)
|
2,130,786
|
|||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 9.7%
|
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 9.7%
|
||||||||
1.000%, 08/31/2019
|
690,000
|
685,876
|
||||||
1.750%, 09/30/2019
|
515,000
|
513,230
|
||||||
1.500%, 11/30/2019
|
410,000
|
407,486
|
||||||
1.125%, 12/31/2019
|
640,000
|
633,925
|
||||||
1.625%, 12/31/2019
|
220,000
|
218,681
|
||||||
1.250%, 01/31/2020
|
850,000
|
841,832
|
||||||
1.375%, 01/31/2020
|
250,000
|
247,900
|
||||||
1.375%, 02/29/2020
|
680,000
|
673,652
|
||||||
1.125%, 03/31/2020
|
300,000
|
296,338
|
||||||
1.375%, 04/30/2020
|
2,080,000
|
2,057,697
|
||||||
1.500%, 05/15/2020
|
1,300,000
|
1,287,406
|
||||||
1.500%, 05/31/2020
|
1,460,000
|
1,445,257
|
||||||
1.875%, 06/30/2020
|
200,000
|
198,770
|
||||||
2.500%, 06/30/2020
|
3,500,000
|
3,505,332
|
||||||
1.625%, 07/31/2020
|
2,130,000
|
2,109,158
|
||||||
2.000%, 07/31/2020
|
910,000
|
905,752
|
||||||
1.375%, 08/31/2020
|
1,230,000
|
1,213,063
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Par
|
||||||||
Value
|
Value
|
|||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 9.7% (Continued)
|
||||||||
1.375%, 09/30/2020
|
$
|
1,975,000
|
$
|
1,946,802
|
||||
1.375%, 10/31/2020
|
1,435,000
|
1,413,727
|
||||||
1.750%, 10/31/2020
|
6,950,000
|
6,887,016
|
||||||
1.625%, 11/30/2020
|
490,000
|
484,468
|
||||||
2.000%, 11/30/2020
|
390,000
|
387,943
|
||||||
1.375%, 01/31/2021
|
2,300,000
|
2,261,951
|
||||||
2.125%, 01/31/2021
|
345,000
|
343,956
|
||||||
1.125%, 02/28/2021
|
1,165,000
|
1,139,789
|
||||||
1.250%, 03/31/2021
|
2,135,000
|
2,093,384
|
||||||
1.375%, 04/30/2021
|
1,025,000
|
1,006,582
|
||||||
3.125%, 05/15/2021
|
100,000
|
101,746
|
||||||
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
|
||||||||
(Cost $35,442,459)
|
35,308,719
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.5%
|
||||||||
Commercial Paper – 1.1%
|
||||||||
MUFG Bank Ltd., 2.381%, 04/01/2019
|
2,000,000
|
1,999,598
|
||||||
MUFG Bank Ltd., 2.381%, 04/02/2019
|
2,000,000
|
1,999,464
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
|
||||||||
(Cost $3,999,868)
|
3,999,062
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Money Market Funds – 1.4%
|
||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund –
|
||||||||
Class X, 2.36% (c) (Cost $5,221,124)
|
5,221,124
|
$
|
5,221,124
|
|||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $9,220,992)
|
9,220,186
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $365,129,779) – 99.6%
|
363,797,637
|
|||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.4%
|
1,483,822
|
|||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
|
$
|
365,281,459
|
(a)
|
Variable or Floating Rate Security. The rate shown represents the rate at March 31, 2019.
|
(b)
|
Security is a perpetual bond and has no definite maturity date.
|
(c)
|
The rate shown represents the fund’s 7-day yield as of March 31, 2019.
|
(d)
|
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These
securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. At March 31, 2019, the market value of these securities total $19,006,233 which represents 5.2% of total net assets.
|
(e)
|
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
|
Issuer
|
U.S. Bancorp1
|
|||
Market Value at 3/31/18
|
$
|
74,602
|
||
Purchases
|
$
|
0
|
||
Sales
|
$
|
(75,000
|
)
|
|
Amortization
|
$
|
(547
|
)
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
$
|
945
|
||
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
|
$
|
0
|
||
Market Value at 3/31/19
|
$
|
0
|
||
Interest Income | $ |
1,075 | ^ |
1
|
Par values were $75,000 and $0 at 3/31/18 and 3/31/19, respectively.
|
^
|
Includes amortization of $(547).
|
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
|
at March 31, 2019
|
Assets:
|
||||
Investments in securities, at value (cost of $365,129,779)
|
$
|
363,797,637
|
||
Receivables:
|
||||
Dividends and interest
|
1,899,265
|
|||
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
1,135
|
|||
Total assets
|
365,698,037
|
|||
Liabilities:
|
||||
Payables:
|
||||
Due to custodian
|
457
|
|||
Distribution payable
|
144,887
|
|||
Fund shares redeemed
|
130,000
|
|||
Advisory fee
|
46,254
|
|||
Administration and fund accounting fees
|
52,346
|
|||
Reports to shareholders
|
3,771
|
|||
Custody fees
|
5,679
|
|||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
9,825
|
|||
Other accrued expenses
|
23,359
|
|||
Total liabilities
|
416,578
|
|||
Net assets
|
$
|
365,281,459
|
||
Net assets consist of:
|
||||
Capital stock
|
$
|
367,414,693
|
||
Total accumulated deficit
|
(2,133,234
|
)
|
||
Net assets
|
$
|
365,281,459
|
||
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial interest
|
||||
authorized, $0.01 par value)
|
36,635,347
|
|||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
|
$
|
9.97
|
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
Year Ended March 31, 2019
|
Investment income:
|
||||
Interest income from unaffiliated securities
|
$
|
10,136,061
|
||
Interest income from affiliated securities
|
1,075
|
|||
Total investment income
|
10,137,136
|
|||
Expenses:
|
||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
|
872,988
|
|||
Administration and fund accounting fees (Note 4)
|
310,167
|
|||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
62,384
|
|||
Federal and state registration fees
|
17,540
|
|||
Audit fees
|
17,000
|
|||
Compliance expense
|
16,737
|
|||
Legal fees
|
14,465
|
|||
Reports to shareholders
|
3,500
|
|||
Trustees’ fees and expenses
|
10,047
|
|||
Custody fees
|
33,766
|
|||
Other
|
9,499
|
|||
Total expenses before reimbursement from advisor
|
1,368,093
|
|||
Expense reimbursement from advisor (Note 4)
|
(349,195
|
)
|
||
Net expenses
|
1,018,898
|
|||
Net investment income
|
9,118,238
|
|||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
|
||||
Net realized loss on unaffiliated investments
|
(118,386
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain (loss) on affiliated investments
|
—
|
|||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
||||
on unaffiliated investments
|
(435,164
|
)
|
||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
||||
on affiliated investments
|
945
|
|||
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
|
(552,605
|
)
|
||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
8,565,633
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
March 31, 2019
|
March 31, 2018
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
9,118,238
|
$
|
3,148,112
|
||||
Net realized loss on investments
|
(118,386
|
)
|
(8,467
|
)
|
||||
Net change in unrealized
|
||||||||
appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
(434,219
|
)
|
(1,113,784
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets
|
||||||||
resulting from operations
|
8,565,633
|
2,025,861
|
||||||
Distributions to Shareholders From:
|
||||||||
Distributable earnings
|
(9,138,771
|
)
|
(3,195,328
|
)
|
||||
Total distributions
|
(9,138,771
|
)
|
(3,195,328
|
)(1)
|
||||
Capital Share Transactions:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
191,436,335
|
133,860,651
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders
|
||||||||
in reinvestment of dividends
|
8,989,855
|
3,190,364
|
||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(114,891,314
|
)
|
(39,660,295
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets from
|
||||||||
capital share transactions
|
85,534,876
|
97,390,720
|
||||||
Total increase in net assets
|
84,961,738
|
96,221,253
|
||||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
280,319,721
|
184,098,468
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
365,281,459
|
$
|
280,319,721
|
(2)
|
|||
Changes in Shares Outstanding:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
19,188,022
|
13,360,376
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to
|
||||||||
holders in reinvestment of dividends
|
902,596
|
318,422
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(11,539,728
|
)
|
(3,955,495
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
8,550,890
|
9,723,303
|
(1)
|
Includes net investment income distributions of $3,195,328.
|
(2)
|
Includes accumulated net investment income of $0.
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
|
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period
|
Eleven
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended
|
Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31,
|
March 31,
|
Year Ended April 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017*
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period
|
$
|
9.98
|
$
|
10.03
|
$
|
10.05
|
$
|
10.06
|
$
|
10.08
|
$
|
10.12
|
||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.26
|
0.15
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
1
|
0.09
|
1
|
0.10
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.25
|
0.10
|
0.07
|
0.08
|
0.07
|
0.07
|
||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net Asset Value – End of Period
|
$
|
9.97
|
$
|
9.98
|
$
|
10.03
|
$
|
10.05
|
$
|
10.06
|
$
|
10.08
|
||||||||||||
Total Return2
|
2.53
|
%
|
1.02
|
%
|
0.68%
|
^ |
0.85
|
%
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.68
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
|
$
|
365,281
|
$
|
280,320
|
$
|
184,098
|
$
|
177,808
|
$
|
169,980
|
$
|
167,888
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets3:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before reimbursements
|
0.39
|
%
|
0.42
|
%
|
0.67
|
%+
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.76
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After reimbursements
|
0.29
|
%
|
0.32
|
%
|
0.40
|
%+
|
0.39
|
%
|
0.39
|
%
|
0.41
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets3:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before reimbursements
|
2.51
|
%
|
1.42
|
%
|
0.68
|
%+
|
0.57
|
%
|
0.56
|
%
|
0.65
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After reimbursements
|
2.61
|
%
|
1.52
|
%
|
0.95
|
%+
|
0.92
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
1.00
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
24
|
%
|
38
|
%
|
17%
|
^ |
45
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
+
|
Annualized
|
|
^
|
Not Annualized
|
|
1
|
The net investment income per share was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
|
|
2
|
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last
day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any.
|
|
3
|
During the period, certain fees were waived. If such fee waivers had not occurred, the ratios would have been as
indicated (See Note 4).
|
|
*
|
Fund changed its fiscal year from April 30 to March 31.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
March 31, 2019
|
A.
|
Security Valuation:
All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.
|
|
B.
|
Federal Income
Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy 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 taxable income to its
shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are required.
|
|
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to
be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions to be taken or
expected to be taken on a tax return. The tax returns for the Fund for the prior three fiscal years are open for examination. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Delaware.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019
|
C.
|
Securities
Transactions, Income and Distributions: Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on an
accrual basis. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities are amortized using the effective interest method.
|
|
The Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, daily, and net realized capital gains,
if any, annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains. All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. The amount of dividends and distributions to
shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which differ from GAAP. To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent, such amounts are
reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax treatment.
|
||
The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to it, such as investment advisory, custody and
transfer agent fees. Expenses that are not attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the funds in the Trust proportionately based on allocation methods approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Common expenses of the
Trust are typically allocated among the funds in the Trust based on a fund’s respective net assets, or by other equitable means.
|
||
D.
|
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
|
|
E.
|
Redemption Fees:
The Fund does not charge redemption fees to shareholders.
|
|
F.
|
Reclassification of
Capital Accounts: GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value
per share. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, the Fund made the following permanent tax adjustments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
|
Total Distributable Earnings
|
Capital Stock
|
||
$9,955
|
$(9,955)
|
G.
|
Events Subsequent to
the Fiscal Year End: In preparing the financial statements as of March 31, 2019, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements and had concluded that no
additional disclosures are necessary.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019
|
H.
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Rule Issuances:
|
|
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting
Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable
debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; which continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU is effective for fiscal
years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
|
||
In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):
Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes
affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after
December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their
effective date. Management has evaluated the impact of this change in guidance, and due to the permissibility of early adoption, modified the Fund’s fair value disclosures for the current reporting period.
|
||
New Rule Issuances
|
||
Disclosure Update and Simplification:
|
||
In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Final Rule Release No.
33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which in part amends certain financial statement disclosure requirements of Regulation S-X that have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded, in light of other
Commission disclosure requirements, U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or changes in the information environment. The amendments are intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and simplify compliance
without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. The amendments to Rule 6-04.17 of Regulation S-X (balance sheet) were amended to require presentation of the total, rather than the components of net assets,
of distributable earnings on the balance sheet. Consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose total distributable earnings. The amendments to Rule 6-09 of Regulation S-X (statement of changes in net assets) omit the
requirement to separately state the sources of distributions paid as well as omit the requirement to parenthetically state the book basis amount
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019
|
of undistributed net investment income. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose the
total amount of distributions paid, except that any tax return of capital must be separately disclosed. The requirements of the Final Rule Release are effective November 5, 2018 and the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the
Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the current reporting period have been modified accordingly.
|
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.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds and Notes
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
310,817,843
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
310,817,843
|
||||||||
Collateralized
|
||||||||||||||||
Mortgage Obligations
|
—
|
6,320,103
|
—
|
6,320,103
|
||||||||||||
U.S. Government
|
||||||||||||||||
Agency Obligations
|
—
|
2,130,786
|
—
|
2,130,786
|
||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations
|
—
|
35,308,719
|
—
|
35,308,719
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
5,221,124
|
3,999,062
|
—
|
9,220,186
|
||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
5,221,124
|
$
|
358,576,513
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
363,797,637
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019
|
Administration & fund accounting
|
$310,167
|
||
Custody
|
$ 33,766
|
||
Transfer agency(a)
|
$ 25,923
|
||
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket
expenses.
|
Administration & fund accounting
|
$52,346
|
||
Custody
|
$ 5,679
|
||
Transfer agency(a)
|
$ 4,282
|
||
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket
expenses.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019
|
Purchases
|
||
U.S. Government Obligations
|
$ 24,112,947
|
|
Other
|
$128,694,149
|
|
Sales
|
||
U.S. Government Obligations
|
$ 30,870,424
|
|
Other
|
$ 49,646,416
|
Cost of investments(a)
|
$
|
365,132,560
|
|||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
432,560
|
||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(1,767,483
|
)
|
|||
Net unrealized depreciation
|
(1,334,923
|
)
|
|||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
466
|
||||
Undistributed long-term capital gain
|
—
|
||||
Total distributable earnings
|
466
|
||||
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
|
(798,777
|
)
|
|||
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
|
$
|
(2,133,234
|
)
|
(a)
|
The difference between the book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation and cost is attributable primarily to
wash sales.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||
March 31, 2019
|
March 31, 2018
|
||
Ordinary income
|
$9,138,771
|
$3,195,328
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019
|
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
|
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
|
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Continued)
|
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
During Period(1)
|
|
10/1/2018
|
3/31/2019
|
10/1/2018 – 3/31/2019
|
|
Actual
|
|||
Total Fund
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,012.00
|
$1.45
|
Hypothetical (5% return
|
|||
before expenses)
|
|||
Total Fund
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,023.49
|
$1.46
|
(1)
|
Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.29%, multiplied by the average account value over the
period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the period).
|
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
at March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
|
(Unaudited)
|
Number of
|
Other
|
|||
Funds
|
Directorships
|
|||
Position(s) Held
|
in Fund
|
Held by
|
||
Name,
|
with the Trust
|
Complex
|
Trustee
|
|
(Year of Birth)
|
and Length of
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
Overseen by
|
During the
|
and Address(1)
|
Time Served(3)
|
During Past Five Years
|
Trustee
|
Past Five Years
|
INTERESTED TRUSTEE
|
||||
James R.
|
Trustee and
|
Distribution consultant since
|
9
|
None
|
Schoenike(2)
|
Chairman
|
2018, President and CEO,
|
||
(Born 1959)
|
since
|
Board of Managers, Quasar
|
||
July 2016
|
Distributors, LLC (2013-2018).
|
|||
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
|
||||
Gaylord B. Lyman
|
Trustee and Audit
|
Senior Portfolio Manager,
|
9
|
None
|
(Born 1962)
|
Committee
|
Affinity Investment Advisors,
|
||
Chairman, since
|
LLC, since 2017; Managing
|
|||
April 2015
|
Director of Kohala Capital
|
|||
Partners, LLC (2011 – 2016).
|
||||
Scott Craven Jones
|
Trustee since
|
Managing Director, Carne
|
9
|
Director,
|
(Born 1962)
|
July 2016
|
Global Financial Services
|
Guestlogix Inc.
|
|
and Lead
|
(US) LLC (a provider of
|
(a provider of
|
||
Independent
|
independent governance and
|
ancillary-focused
|
||
Trustee since
|
distribution support for the
|
technology to the
|
||
May 2017
|
asset management industry),
|
travel industry)
|
||
since 2013.
|
(2015-2016);
|
|||
Trustee, XAI
|
||||
Octagon Floating
|
||||
Rate &
|
||||
Alternative
|
||||
Income Term
|
||||
Trust, since 2017.
|
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Continued)
|
(Unaudited)
|
Number of
|
Other
|
|||
Funds
|
Directorships
|
|||
Position(s) Held
|
in Fund
|
Held by
|
||
Name,
|
with the Trust
|
Complex
|
Trustee
|
|
(Year of Birth)
|
and Length of
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
Overseen by
|
During the
|
and Address(1)
|
Time Served(3)
|
During Past Five Years
|
Trustee
|
Past Five Years
|
Lawrence T.
|
Trustee since
|
Senior Vice President and
|
9
|
None
|
Greenberg
|
July 2016
|
Chief Legal Officer, The Motley
|
||
(Born 1963)
|
Fool Holdings, Inc., since 1996;
|
|||
Venture Partner and General
|
||||
Counsel, Motley Fool Ventures LP,
|
||||
since 2018; Manager, Motley
|
||||
Fool Wealth Management, LLC,
|
||||
since 2013; Adjunct Professor,
|
||||
Washington College of Law,
|
||||
American University, since 2006;
|
||||
General Counsel Motley Fool
|
||||
Asset Management, LLC
|
||||
(2008 – 2019).
|
(1)
|
The address of each Trustee as it relates to the Trust’s business is c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services LLC, 615 East
Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
|
(2)
|
Mr. Schoenike is an Interested Trustee by virtue of the fact that he was recently President of Quasar Distributors,
LLC, the Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”).
|
(3)
|
Each Trustee serves during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or
incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or is removed.
|
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Continued)
|
(Unaudited)
|
Name
|
Position(s) Held with
|
|
(Year of Birth)
|
the Trust and Length
|
|
and Address
|
of Time Served(3)
|
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
|
OFFICERS
|
||
Douglas J. Neilson(1)
|
President and Principal
|
Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
|
(Born 1975)
|
Executive Officer, since
|
USBFS, since 2001
|
July 1, 2016
|
||
Matthew J. McVoy(1)
|
Treasurer and Principal
|
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and
|
(Born 1980)
|
Financial Officer,
|
Administration, USBFS, since 2005
|
since July 1, 2016
|
||
Gerard Scarpati(2)
|
Chief Compliance
|
Compliance Director, Vigilant, since 2010
|
(Born 1955)
|
Officer and
|
|
Anti-Money Laundering
|
||
Compliance Officer,
|
||
since July 1, 2016
|
||
Rachel A. Spearo(1)
|
Secretary, since
|
Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
|
(Born 1979)
|
October 31, 2016
|
USBFS, since 2004
|
(1)
|
The mailing address of this officer is: 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.
|
(2)
|
The mailing address of this officer is: 223 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 216, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317.
|
(3)
|
Each officer is elected annually and serves until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.
|
APPROVAL OF PEMBERWICK FUND INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
|
AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
|
APPROVAL OF PEMBERWICK FUND INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
|
AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
APPROVAL OF PEMBERWICK FUND INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
|
AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
APPROVAL OF PEMBERWICK FUND INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
|
AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICY & PRACTICES
|
•
|
information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
|
|
•
|
information you give us orally; and
|
|
•
|
information about your transactions with us or others.
|
•
|
social security number;
|
|
•
|
account balances;
|
|
•
|
account transactions;
|
|
•
|
transaction history;
|
|
•
|
wire transfer instructions; and
|
|
•
|
checking account information.
|
FYE 3/31/2019
|
FYE 3/31/2018
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$14,000
|
$12,000
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Tax Fees
|
$3,000
|
$3,000
|
All Other Fees
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
FYE 3/31/2019
|
FYE 3/31/2018
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
Tax Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
All Other Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
Non-Audit Related Fees
|
FYE 3/31/2019
|
FYE 3/31/2018
|
Registrant
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
(a)
|
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
|
(b)
|
Not Applicable.
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/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, as amended, (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 fourth fiscal quarter of 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.
|
(a)
|
(1) Any code of ethics or
amendment thereto, that is subject to the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Filed herewith.
|
(b)
|
Certifications pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.
|
A. |
honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
|
B. |
full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Trust files with or submits to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Trust;
|
C. |
compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;
|
D. |
the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and
|
E. |
accountability for adherence to the Code.
|
II. |
COVERED OFFICERS SHOULD HANDLE ETHICALLY ACTUAL AND APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
|
A. |
not use his personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Trust whereby the Covered
Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Trust;
|
B. |
not cause the Trust to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit the Trust; and
|
C. |
not use material nonpublic knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for the Trust to trade personally or cause others to trade personally in
contemplation of the market effect of such transactions.
|
A. |
service as a director on the board of any public or private company;
|
B. |
the receipt of any non-nominal gifts;
|
C. |
the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Trust has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is
business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety;
|
D. |
any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Trust’s service providers, other than its investment adviser,
principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated persons thereof; and
|
E. |
a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Trust for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling
or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership.
|
A. |
Each Covered Officer should familiarize himself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Trust;
|
B. |
each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Trust to others, whether within or outside the Trust,
including to the Trust’s Trustees and auditors, governmental regulators, and self-regulatory organizations;
|
C. |
each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Trust and the
adviser with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Trust files with or submit to the SEC and in other public communications made by the Trust; and
|
D. |
it is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws rules and regulations.
|
A. |
upon adoption of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing to the Board that he has received, read, and
understands the Code (See Exhibit B);
|
B. |
annually thereafter affirm to the Board that he has complied with the requirements of the Code (See Exhibit B);
|
C. |
not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of the Trust or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in
good faith; and
|
D. |
notify the Trust’s compliance officer promptly if he knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.
|
A. |
The compliance officer will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him.
|
B. |
If, after such investigation, the compliance officer believes that no violation has occurred, the compliance officer is not required to take any further
action.
|
C. |
Any matter that the compliance officer believes is a violation will be reported to the Board.
|
D. |
If the Board concurs that a violation has occurred, it will consider appropriate action, which may include review of and appropriate modifications to
applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of the investment adviser or its board; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer.
|
E. |
The Board will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate.
|
F. |
Any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Manager Directed Portfolios;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth
fiscal quarter of 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; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: 6/4/2019
|
/s/Douglas J. Neilson
Douglas J. Neilson President/Principal Executive Officer |
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Manager Directed Portfolios;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth
fiscal quarter of 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; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: 6/4/2019
|
/s/Matthew J. McVoy
Matthew J. McVoy Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
|
/s/Douglas J. Neilson
Douglas J. Neilson
President, Manager Directed Portfolios
|
/s/Matthew J. McVoy
Matthew J. McVoy
Treasurer, Manager Directed Portfolios
|
Dated: 6/4/2019
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