N-CSR 1 ccancsr201802.htm UNITED STATES

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 811-22753


CCA Investments Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


190 North Canon Dr., Suite 402

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)


CT Corporation System

Corporation Trust Center

1300 East 9th Street

Cleveland, OH 44114

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)


With copy to:


Donald S. Mendelsohn

Thompson Hine LLP

312 Walnut Street, 14th Floor

Cincinnati, OH 45202



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 310-432-0010


Date of fiscal year end: November 30


Date of reporting period: November 30, 2017


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Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.






CCA AGGRESSIVE RETURN FUND


Institutional Class Shares   (RSKIX)







 



 ANNUAL REPORT


NOVEMBER 30, 2017

 


 














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CCA AGGRESSIVE  RETURN FUND


LETTER TO THE SHAREHOLDERS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



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Adam Checchi


Dear Shareholder,


We are pleased to provide the 2017 annual report on the CCA Aggressive Return Fund (the “Fund”).  On October 16, 2017, The CCA Aggressive Return Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of the CCA Investments Trust, reorganized into a series of the MSS Series Trust.  The Fund is a continuation of the Predecessor Fund.  Any reference to the Fund in this letter includes both the Fund and Predecessor Fund.  This report includes a summary of the twelve months of operations ended November 30, 2017 for the Fund.  In addition to this report, information on the Fund can be found on our website at www.ccafunds.com.


As we have previously stated, we created the Fund with one primary goal: seeking to protect and grow our investors’ hard-earned money!  We feel the best strategy to pursue in seeking to protect and grow our investors’ savings is to invest in civilization - what we refer to as “owning the world.”  We define “owning the world” as an investment strategy that tracks the world’s capital markets.  Presently there are approximately $116 trillion of publicly traded assets, comprised of approximately 8,000 stocks and 21,000 bonds across 54 countries and 24 industries.  We believe that owning the world’s stocks and bonds is a dependable long-term investment strategy because:


·

Global assets should grow with population and productivity


·

Risk is diversified across the world’s companies and governments; not tied to active security selection (i.e., trying to pick the winners and losers)


·

We believe the world will be always be worth more in the future than it is today as our civilization continues to progress


The Fund’s adviser, Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC (“CCA”), uses technology to assess over 85 different fundamental and behavioral characteristics to determine the appropriate category for each security.1  The Fund captures the performance of the Aggressive category, the top 10% of securities around the world, ranked by these factors.    


We encourage you to read through this annual report and the Fund’s prospectus and fact sheets and determine if an investment in the Fund is right for you.


Sincerely,





Adam Checchi





1 For a more detailed explanation of CCA’s risk scoring process, please see the “Principal Investment Strategies” section of the prospectus.



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Management’s Discussion of Performance

Global securities markets performed well in 2017 with both the MSCI ACWI Global Equity Index and the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index producing positive results.  The CCA Aggressive Return Fund Institutional Class returned 21.4% for the twelve months ended November 30, 2017, compared to 25.3% for the MSCI All Country World Index and 6.5% for the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index for the same period. The CCA Aggressive Return Fund Institutional Class returned 5.9% annualized since inception on December 26, 2012.  


The CCA Aggressive Return Fund attempts to capture the performance of the 10% of the world’s assets that provide the highest risk/return, as determined by the Fund’s sub-adviser, CCA.  To determine which securities have the highest risk/return, CCA periodically scores and ranks the world’s assets and modifies the Fund’s holdings accordingly.  As a result, it is difficult to provide an accurate “static” benchmark for the CCA Aggressive Return Fund.  Previously, CCA used a blended benchmark of 100% global equity indices to track the performance of the CCA Aggressive Return Fund.  However, due to historical Fund asset allocations including substantial amounts of both equity and fixed income securities since inception, CCA determined a change was necessary in its blended benchmark methodology.   Therefore, the revised blended benchmark consists of 50% Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, 18% MSCI USA Investable Market Index, 20% MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index, and 12% MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index.  As of November 30, 2017, the CCA Aggressive Return Fund holdings consisted of approximately 100% equities and no fixed income securities.2


The Fund outperformed its revised blended benchmark by 5.1% for the twelve months ended November 30, 2017.  The outperformance was driven primarily by increased volatility in higher risk/return securities which led to differences in asset allocations between the Fund and its revised blended benchmark for significant portions of the year.  The Fund incurred annual operating expenses of 0.9%, which is the contractually agreed limit on annual fund expenses charged to the Fund.  The 0.9% annual operating expense does not include other fees associated with the Fund, including acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, and other brokerage and trading costs.  Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information.3


Excluding Fund operating expenses and management fees, the Fund outperformed its revised blended benchmark by approximately 6.0% for the twelve months ended November 30, 2017.4  CCA expects that the Fund’s performance relative to its revised



2 Asset class allocation excludes cash holdings.

3 CCA has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through March 31, 2018, to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) will not exceed 0.90% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Institutional Class, Investor Class, and Load Class shares, respectively.

4 Returns calculated using the 2017 Aggressive Return Fund blended benchmark performance of 16.3% and deducting annual operating expenses of 0.9%.


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blended benchmark will deviate from year to year, which the Fund experienced in 2017.  As a result, it is difficult to provide a “static” benchmark that consistently approximates the performance of the Fund.  Changes were made to the blended benchmark in 2016, as noted above, to provide the investor with the most accurate performance benchmark possible.  CCA will continue to revisit the Fund’s blended benchmark and the underlying index proportions and adjust accordingly.




























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PERFORMANCE ILLUSTRATION

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURNS

FOR THE PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2017


FUND/INDEX

ONE YEAR

SINCE INCEPTION

VALUE

CCA Aggressive Return Fund – Institutional Class

21.36%

5.91%

$13,269

MSCI USA IMI Index

22.35%

15.18%

$20,071

MSCI EAFE IMI Index

28.64%

8.35%

$14,849

MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index

32.61%

4.02%

$12,142   

MSCI All Country World Index

25.30%

10.79%

$16,570

Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index

6.53%

0.73%

$10,364   

Prior Blended Benchmark

26.92%

9.63%

$15,735

New Blended Benchmark

16.29%

5.27%

$12,880


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Since inception returns assumes inception date of December 26, 2012 for the Institutional Class shares.


This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on the closing of December 26, 2012. Total return is based on the net change in NAV and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions.  Performance figures represent past performance which is not predictive of future performance.   Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.


The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed within 60 days.


MSCI USA IMI Index – A proxy for the Total U.S. Equity Market, the MSCI USA Investable Market Index is designed to measure the performance of the large, mid and small cap segments of the U.S. market. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.


MSCI EAFE IMI Index – A proxy for the Total Developed Equity Market excluding North America, the MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index is designed to measure the performance of the large, mid and small cap segments of the developed markets, excluding North America.


MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index – A proxy for the Total Emerging Equity Market, the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index is designed to measure the performance of the large, mid and small cap segments of the emerging markets.


MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets.


Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index – A proxy for the Total Global Investment Grade Bond Market, the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index is designed to measure the performance of the global investment grade bond markets.


The prior blended benchmark consists of 35% MSCI USA Investable Market Index, 40% MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index and 25% MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index.


The new blended benchmark consists of 50% Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, 18% MSCI USA Investable Market Index, 20% MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index, and 12% MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index.


The Fund's total annual operating expenses before fee waivers, per the September 26, 2017 prospectus, is 1.86% for the Institutional Class. After fee waivers, the Fund's total annual operating expenses are 1.13% for the Institutional Class.  




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PORTFOLIO ILLUSTRATION

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by investment type or industry sector of the underlying securities as on November 30, 2017, represented as a percentage of the portfolio of investments.  Below categories are from Morningstar®.


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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 COMMON STOCKS - 76.21%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising & Marketing

 

 

 

800

 

Cyber Agent, Inc. (Japan)

$       27,208

 

 

2,400

 

Relia, Inc. (Japan)

27,024

 

 

 

 

 

54,232

 

0.15%

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

302

 

Heico Corp.

27,289

 

 

361

 

Heico Corp. Class A

27,400

 

 

978

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

152,529

 

 

368

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

117,436

 

 

211

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

27,917

 

 

769

 

The Boeing Co.

212,859

 

 

 

 

 

565,430

 

1.50%

Air Freight & Logistics

 

 

 

348

 

FedEx Corp.

80,548

 

 

891

 

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

108,212

 

 

 

 

 

188,760

 

0.52%

Air Transportation, Scheduled

 

 

 

202

 

Allegiant Travel Co.

30,704

 

 

500

 

Toyota Industries Corp. (Japan)

30,947

 

 

 

 

 

61,651

 

0.17%

Airlines

 

 

 

616

 

American Airlines Group, Inc.

31,102

 

 

918

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

48,581

 

 

758

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

45,988

 

 

821

 

Spirit Airlines, Inc. *

34,999

 

 

489

 

United Continental Holdings, Inc. *

30,963

 

 

 

 

 

191,633

 

0.53%

Application Software

 

 

 

25,300

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. ADR

1,289,085

 

 

900

 

TKC Corp. (Japan)

30,809

 

 

 

 

 

1,319,894

 

3.67%

Auto Components

 

 

 

2,728

 

Bridgestone Corp. ADR

62,247

 

 

980

 

Dana, Inc.

32,379

 

 

2,689

 

Denso Corp. ADR

76,029

 

 

1,500

 

Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

29,211

 

 

1,100

 

Nok Corp. (Japan)

26,686

 

 

454

 

Tenneco, Inc.

26,972

 

 

 

 

 

253,524

 

0.70%

* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

3,332

 

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. ADR

$     111,089

 

 

7,400

 

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

71,495

 

 

1,200

 

Subaru Corp. (Japan)

39,097

 

 

800

 

Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan)

42,908

 

 

222

 

Tesla, Inc. *

68,565

 

 

2,992

 

Toyota Motor Corp. ADR

378,009

 

 

 

 

 

711,163

 

1.98%

Automotive Wholesalers

 

 

 

1,700

 

Autobacs Seven  Co. Ltd. (Japan)

32,487

 

0.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

9,910

 

Banco Bradesco SA ADR

97,019

 

 

500

 

Daishi Bank Ltd. (Japan)

21,778

 

 

1,449

 

First Horizon National Corp.

28,096

 

 

14,048

 

Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR

176,302

 

 

1,000

 

Kasikornbank PCL ADR

28,900

 

 

25,607

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR

182,578

 

 

46,600

 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

84,375

 

 

12,709

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. ADR

104,214

 

 

321

 

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. *

29,002

 

 

1,100

 

Tokyo TY Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

29,304

 

 

 

 

 

781,568

 

2.17%

Basic and Diversified Chemicals

 

 

 

1,500

 

Adeka Corp. (Japan)

25,255

 

 

1,400

 

Air Water, Inc. (Japan)

29,936

 

 

2,500

 

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Japan)

31,191

 

 

1,500

 

Daicel Corp. (Japan)

17,729

 

 

 

 

 

104,111

 

0.29%

Beverages

 

 

 

800

 

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Japan)

40,543

 

 

225

 

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

48,958

 

 

1,690

 

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. ADR

39,778

 

 

1,806

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

210,435

 

 

2,500

 

Takara Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

27,905

 

 

5,408

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

247,524

 

 

 

 

 

615,143

 

1.71%

Biotechnology

 

 

 

297

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

32,614

 

 

943

 

Amgen, Inc.

165,647

 

 



* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (Continued)

 

 

 

278

 

Biogen, Inc. *

$       89,563

 

 

1,039

 

Celgene Corp. *

104,762

 

 

1,723

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

128,846

 

 

277

 

Incyte Corp. *

27,420

 

 

764

 

Myriad Genetics, Inc. *

26,457

 

 

139

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

50,299

 

 

326

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

47,039

 

 

 

 

 

672,647

 

1.87%

Building Products

 

 

 

400

 

Daikin Industries Ltd. (Japan)

45,892

 

0.13%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable & Other Pay Television Services

 

 

 

500

 

Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Japan)

27,173

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canned, Frozen & Preserved Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties

 

 

 

500

 

Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

27,790

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets

 

 

 

715

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

30,995

 

 

7,055

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc. ADR

42,189

 

 

308

 

Rowe T Price Group, Inc.

31,699

 

 

1,727

 

The Charles Schwab Corp.

84,260

 

 

 

 

 

189,143

 

0.53%

Chemicals

 

 

 

373

 

Ecolab, Inc.

50,698

 

 

567

 

Monsanto Co.

67,099

 

 

2,482

 

Platform Specialty Products Co. *

24,696

 

 

684

 

PolyOne Corp.

31,608

 

 

329

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

38,444

 

 

370

 

Praxair, Inc.

56,950

 

 

2,864

 

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. ADR

75,323

 

 

121

 

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

48,330

 

 

 

 

 

393,148

 

1.09%

Chemicals & Allied Products

 

 

 

885

 

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. *

28,984

 

 

439

 

Ingevity Corp. *

34,940

 

 

 

 

 

63,924

 

0.18%





* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

499

 

Healthcare Service Group, Inc.

$       25,913

 

 

1,000

 

Park24 Co. Ltd. (Japan)

24,580

 

 

300

 

Secom Co. Ltd. (Japan)

22,415

 

 

 

 

 

72,908

 

0.20%

Commercial Vehicles

 

 

 

3,000.00

 

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd. (Japan)

28,691

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment

 

 

 

369

 

Interdigital, Inc.

28,081

 

 

1,914

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

126,975

 

 

384

 

ViaSat, Inc. *

28,508

 

 

 

 

 

183,564

 

0.51%

Computer Communications Equipment

 

 

 

123

 

Arista Networks, Inc. *

28,674

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Peripheral Equipment

 

 

 

1,627

 

FireEye, Inc. *

23,006

 

0.06%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

397

 

Emcor Group, Inc. *

32,066

 

0.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and Mining Machinery

 

 

 

668

 

Atlas Copco Ab (Sweden)

28,698

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

6,000

 

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd. (Japan)

28,025

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Electronic & Appliance Stores

 

 

 

1,100

 

Ai Holdings Corp. (Japan)

26,110

 

 

1,700

 

Casio Computer Co. Ltd. (Japan)

24,788

 

 

 

 

 

50,898

 

0.14%

Consumer Electronics

 

 

 

1,300

 

Nikon Corp. (Japan)

25,708

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

 

1,300

 

Aeon Financial Services Co. Ltd. (Japan)

28,756

 

 

1,120

 

American Express Co.

109,435

 

 

1,300

 

Credit Saison Co. Ltd. (Japan)

24,923

 

 

1,009

 

Synchrony Financial

36,213

 

 

 

 

 

199,327

 

0.55%


* Non-Income Producing Security.




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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

1,126

 

Owens Illinois, Inc. *

$       27,272

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

 

 

 

549

 

PDC Energy, Inc. *

25,227

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department Stores

 

 

 

2,500

 

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (Japan)

28,838

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

306

 

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. *

29,058

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

752

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

53,730

 

 

244

 

Moody's Corp.

37,044

 

 

2,200

 

ORIX Corp. (Japan)

37,783

 

 

 

 

 

128,557

 

0.36%

Educational Services

 

 

 

600

 

Benesse Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

21,099

 

0.06%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment

 

 

 

834

 

Emerson Electric Co.

54,060

 

 

604

 

Generac Holdings, Inc. *

29,699

 

 

300

 

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

40,400

 

 

500

 

Nidec Corp. (Japan)

67,799

 

 

166

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

32,051

 

 

 

 

 

224,009

 

0.62%

Electrical Power Equipment

 

 

 

4,000

 

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan)

28,132

 

 

3,500

 

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

57,576

 

 

 

 

 

85,708

 

0.24%

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus

 

 

 

321

 

Masimo Corp. *

28,518

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Components & Accessories

 

 

 

1,000

 

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc. (China)

20,010

 

 

400

 

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan)

21,099

 

 

700

 

Kyocera Corp. (Japan)

49,113

 

 

1,300

 

Minebea Mitsumi, Inc. (Japan)

25,570

 

 

 

 

 

115,792

 

0.32%




* Non-Income Producing Security.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

391

 

Amphenol Corp. Class A

$       35,421

 

 

907

 

Hitachi Ltd. ADR

67,871

 

 

142

 

Littelfuse, Inc.

28,812

 

 

 

 

 

132,104

 

0.37%

Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

1,157

 

Halliburton Co.

48,339

 

 

1,324

 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

28,585

 

 

1,849

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

116,210

 

 

 

 

 

193,134

 

0.54%

Entertainment Content

 

 

 

762

 

I-Cable Communications Ltd. (Hong Kong) *

22

 

 

898

 

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B *

27,874

 

 

1,058

 

Naspers Ltd. ADR

284,114

 

 

 

 

 

312,010

 

0.87%

Entertainment Facilities

 

 

 

600

 

Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (Japan)

53,232

 

0.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabricated Metal and Hardware

 

 

 

800

 

THK Co. Ltd. (Japan)

29,162

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Factory Automation Equipment

 

 

 

300

 

FANUC Corp. (Japan)

74,445

 

0.21%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance

 

 

 

2,300

 

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Japan)

40,899

 

0.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flow Control Equipment

 

 

 

700

 

Nabtesco Corp. (Japan)

27,257

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Drug Stores

 

 

 

1,200

 

Arcs Co. Ltd. (Japan)

27,642

 

 

1,200

 

Heiwado Co. Ltd. (Japan)

25,809

 

 

400

 

Izumi Co. Ltd. (Japan)

23,408

 

 

2,300

 

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) *

95,450

 

 

400

 

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

32,963

 

 

500

 

Yaoko Co. Ltd. (Japan)

23,488

 

 

 

 

 

228,760

 

0.64%

Food & Kindred Products

 

 

 

680

 

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. *

27,948

 

0.08%


* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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NOVEMBER 30, 2017






 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

248

 

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

$       29,946

 

 

563

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

103,834

 

 

1,324

 

CVS Health Corp.

101,418

 

 

1,400

 

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

57,249

 

 

1,152

 

The Kroger Co.

29,791

 

 

 

 

 

322,238

 

0.90%

Food Products

 

 

 

1,591

 

Darling Ingredients, Inc. *

28,558

 

 

1,508

 

Flowers Foods, Inc.

30,130

 

 

716

 

General Mills, Inc.

40,497

 

 

849

 

Hormel Foods Corp.

30,946

 

 

255

 

The Hershey Co.

28,287

 

 

405

 

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. *

18,638

 

 

 

 

 

177,056

 

0.49%

Footwear, (No Rubber)

 

 

 

1,100

 

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A *

38,610

 

0.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities

 

 

 

368

 

ONE Gas, Inc.

29,164

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

103

 

Align Technology, Inc. *

26,871

 

 

701

 

Baxter International, Inc.

45,937

 

 

292

 

Becton Dickinson and Co.

66,637

 

 

1,777

 

Boston Scientific Corp. *

46,700

 

 

94

 

C R Bard, Inc.

31,578

 

 

273

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *

31,996

 

 

634

 

Haemonetics Corp. *

36,645

 

 

591

 

Halyard Health, Inc. *

28,687

 

 

600

 

Hoya Corp. (Japan)

29,027

 

 

144

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *

57,568

 

 

2,000

 

Nipro Corp. (Japan)

28,842

 

 

481

 

Stryker Corp.

75,036

 

 

600

 

Terumo Corp. (Japan)

28,665

 

 

258

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

30,212

 

 

 

 

 

564,401

 

1.57%

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

589

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. *

18,748

 

 

301

 

Centene Corp. *

30,729

 

 

140

 

Chemed Corp.

34,432

 

 


* Non-Income Producing Security.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (Continued)

 

 

 

319

 

Cigna Corp.

$       67,542

 

 

738

 

Express Scripts Holding Co. *

48,103

 

 

466

 

HCA Healthcare, Inc. *

39,610

 

 

271

 

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. *

27,645

 

 

273

 

McKesson Corp.

40,333

 

 

628

 

Mednax, Inc. *

31,268

 

 

800

 

PeptiDream, Inc. (Japan) *

26,604

 

 

1,255

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

286,353

 

 

 

 

 

651,367

 

1.81%

Health Care Supply Chain

 

 

 

1,000

 

Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan)

19,350

 

 

700

 

Suzuken Co. Ltd. (Japan)

27,599

 

 

 

 

 

46,949

 

0.13%

Health Care Technology

 

 

 

1,943

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. *

27,785

 

 

431

 

Cerner Corp. *

30,467

 

 

 

 

 

58,252

 

0.16%

Home Improvement

 

 

 

200

 

Rinnai Corp. (Japan)

17,884

 

0.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Product Stores

 

 

 

14,381

 

Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (South Africa)

59,152

 

0.16%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilders

 

 

 

2,200

 

Haseko Corp. (Japan)

34,051

 

 

13

 

Lennar Corp. Class B

650

 

 

 

 

 

34,701

 

0.10%

Hospital & Medical Service Plans

 

 

 

304

 

Molina Healthcare, Inc. *

23,785

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels & Motels

 

 

 

1,377

 

Extended Stay America, Inc.

24,056

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

255

 

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *

39,767

 

 

275

 

Jack In The Box, Inc.

28,465

 

 

1,019

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

70,606

 

 

460

 

Marriott International, Inc.

58,420

 

 

1,022

 

McDonalds Corp.

175,753

 

 

735

 

MGM Resorts International

25,078

 

 


* Non-Income Producing Security.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (Continued)

 

 

 

1,836

 

Starbucks Corp.

$     106,158

 

 

436

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

36,393

 

 

 

 

 

540,640

 

1.50%

Household Durables

 

 

 

95

 

Mohawk Industries, Inc. *

26,848

 

 

4,099

 

Panasonic Corp. ADR

61,563

 

 

2,104

 

Sony Corp. ADR

98,467

 

 

440

 

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. *

25,480

 

 

456

 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

28,783

 

 

 

 

 

241,141

 

0.67%

Household Products

 

 

 

1,136

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

82,303

 

 

800

 

Kao Corp. (Japan)

52,840

 

 

500

 

Pigeon Corp. (Japan)

19,070

 

 

207

 

The Clorox Co.

28,833

 

 

 

 

 

183,046

 

0.51%

IT Services

 

 

 

1,106

 

Acxiom Corp. *

30,138

 

 

568

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

65,013

 

 

4,504

 

Cielo SA ADR

31,798

 

 

756

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A

54,644

 

 

597

 

CoreLogic, Inc. *

26,035

 

 

501

 

DST Systems, Inc.

31,353

 

 

427

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

40,279

 

 

266

 

Fiserv, Inc. *

34,966

 

 

156

 

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. *

28,372

 

 

1,189

 

International Business Machines Corp.

183,070

 

 

1,343

 

Mastercard, Inc.

202,081

 

 

423

 

Maximus, Inc.

29,221

 

 

818

 

Teradata Corp. *

31,092

 

 

2,331

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

262,447

 

 

 

 

 

1,050,509

 

2.92%

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

763

 

3M Co.

185,516

 

 

897

 

Danaher Corp.

84,641

 

 

132

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

35,272

 

 

1,829

 

Toshiba Corp. ADR *

27,397

 

 

 

 

 

332,826

 

0.93%

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control

 

 

 

448

 

Fortive Corp.

33,443

 

0.09%


* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Machinery

 

 

 

200

 

Hoshizaki Corp. (Japan)

$       18,985

 

0.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infrastructure Construction

 

 

 

3,200

 

JGC Corp.(Japan)

55,440

 

 

700

 

Kyudenko Corp. (Japan)

33,069

 

 

 

 

 

88,509

 

0.25%

Institutional Brokerage

 

 

 

4,700

 

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

30,300

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

2,200

 

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. (Japan)

44,855

 

 

1,100

 

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

35,702

 

 

 

 

 

80,557

 

0.22%

Insurance Services and Other

 

 

 

2

 

Trisura Group Ltd. (Canada) *

41

 

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

617

 

Amazon.com, Inc. *

726,055

 

 

11,202

 

Groupon, Inc. *

63,179

 

 

3,650

 

JD.com, Inc. ADR *

136,692

 

 

556

 

Netflix, Inc. *

104,294

 

 

63

 

The Priceline Group, Inc. *

109,602

 

 

 

 

 

1,139,822

 

3.17%

Internet Based Services

 

 

 

1,100

 

Dip Corp. (Japan)

28,483

 

 

600

 

En-Japan, Inc. (Japan)

27,038

 

 

 

 

 

55,521

 

0.15%

Internet Media

 

 

 

500

 

Mixi, Inc. (Japan)

23,177

 

 

9,500

 

Yahoo Japan Corp. (Japan)

43,277

 

 

 

 

 

66,454

 

0.18%

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

6,568

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR *

1,163,061

 

 

701

 

Baidu, Inc. ADR *

167,245

 

 

1,370

 

eBay, Inc. *

47,498

 

 

3,085

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A *

546,600

 

 

339

 

NetEase, Inc. ADR

111,433

 

 

500

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

25,588

 

 

610

 

Yelp, Inc. Class A *

27,175

 

 

 

 

 

2,088,600

 

5.81%

* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Laboratory Analytical Instruments

 

 

 

547

 

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. *

$       26,595

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

3,400

 

Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan)

43,054

 

0.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Insurance

 

 

 

17,500

 

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H (China)

172,507

 

0.48%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services

 

 

 

413

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

28,596

 

 

191

 

Illumina, Inc. *

43,936

 

 

515

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

99,271

 

 

 

 

 

171,803

 

0.48%

Lodging

 

 

 

700

 

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. *

27,979

 

 

100

 

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

16,281

 

 

1,500

 

Resort Trust, Inc. (Japan)

32,714

 

 

 

 

 

76,974

 

0.21%

Machinery

 

 

 

761

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

107,415

 

 

214

 

Cummins, Inc.

35,824

 

 

438

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

74,131

 

 

1,600

 

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

49,444

 

 

2,000

 

Kubota Corp. (Japan)

37,651

 

 

457

 

PACCAR, Inc.

32,141

 

 

174

 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

32,623

 

 

100

 

SMC Corp. (Japan)

40,377

 

 

198

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

33,587

 

 

617

 

Terex Corp.

28,851

 

 

173

 

Valmont Industries, Inc.

29,894

 

 

 

 

 

501,938

 

1.40%

Marine

 

 

 

412

 

Kirby Corp. *

27,728

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mass Merchants

 

 

 

500

 

Seria Co. Ltd. (Japan)

31,553

 

0.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurement Instruments

 

 

 

200

 

Keyence Corp. (Japan)

115,280

 

0.32%



* Non-Income Producing Security.




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NOVEMBER 30, 2017






 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

463

 

CBS Corp. Class B

$       25,956

 

 

6,074

 

Comcast Corp. Class A

228,018

 

 

1,352

 

Discovery Communications, Inc. *

24,444

 

 

292

 

Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A *

25,027

 

 

561

 

Naspers Ltd. (South Africa)

30,659

 

 

6,088

 

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

33,484

 

 

2,019

 

The Walt Disney Co.

211,632

 

 

1,383

 

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

44,173

 

 

 

 

 

623,393

 

1.73%

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

1,500

 

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (Japan)

36,244

 

 

1,020

 

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)

42,891

 

 

 

 

 

79,135

 

0.22%

Metalworking Machinery & Equipment

 

 

 

1,600

 

DMG Mori Co. Ltd. (Japan)

31,925

 

0.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining, Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)

 

 

 

876

 

Us Silica Holdings, Inc.

29,057

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories

 

 

 

222

 

Visteon Corp. *

29,235

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail

 

 

 

519

 

Big Lots, Inc.

30,673

 

 

353

 

Dollar General Corp.

31,092

 

 

306

 

Dollar Tree, Inc. *

31,445

 

 

 

 

 

93,210

 

0.26%

Non-Residential Building Construction

 

 

 

3,000

 

Toda Corp. (Japan)

23,869

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

737

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

35,442

 

 

195

 

Concho Resources, Inc. *

27,273

 

 

628

 

Continental Resources, Inc. *

29,723

 

 

759

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

77,661

 

 

2,400

 

Inpex Corp. (Japan)

26,960

 

 

502

 

ONEOK, Inc.

26,054

 

 

225

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

35,109

 

 

1,420

 

Range Resources Corp.

25,588

 

 




* Non-Income Producing Security.




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NOVEMBER 30, 2017






 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)

 

 

 

1,465

 

SM Energy Co.

$       30,238

 

 

1,085

 

The Williams Cos., Inc.

31,519

 

 

 

 

 

345,567

 

0.96%

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings

 

 

 

1,301

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. Class A (Canada)

53,991

 

0.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Hardware

 

 

 

1,000

 

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. (China)

16,643

 

0.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

P&C Insurance

 

 

 

700

 

Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

28,171

 

 

1,400

 

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

61,663

 

 

 

 

 

89,834

 

0.25%

Packaged Food

 

 

 

400

 

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd. (Japan)

19,714

 

 

1,100

 

Fujicco Co. Ltd. (Japan)

24,801

 

 

900

 

House Foods Group, Inc. (Japan)

29,251

 

 

1,000

 

Kewpie Corp. (Japan)

25,619

 

 

300

 

Meiji Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

26,054

 

 

400

 

Morinaga & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

19,998

 

 

900

 

Nichirei Corp. (Japan)

26,054

 

 

5,400

 

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (Japan)

29,443

 

 

4,000

 

Prima Meat Packers Ltd. (Japan)

27,741

 

 

700

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (Japan)

29,712

 

 

1,300

 

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. (Japan)

25,004

 

 

 

 

 

283,391

 

0.79%

Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

1,255

 

KapStone Paper & Packaging Corp.

27,899

 

 

963

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. *

26,588

 

 

 

 

 

54,487

 

0.15%

Personal Credit Institutions

 

 

 

200

 

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

80,275

 

0.22%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

291

 

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

36,326

 

0.10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Preparations

 

 

 

726

 

Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

21,962

 

 

830

 

Akorn, Inc. *

27,016

 

 




* Non-Income Producing Security.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Preparations (Continued)

 

 

 

205

 

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class B *

$       27,029

 

 

587

 

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

       29,790

 

 

748

 

The Medicines Co. *

21,692

 

 

 

 

 

127,489

 

0.35%

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

2,065

 

AbbVie, Inc.

200,140

 

 

1,100

 

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

26,452

 

 

500

 

Eisai Co. Ltd. (Japan)

28,287

 

 

1,000

 

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

44,169

 

 

1,549

 

Roche Holding AG ADR

48,917

 

 

2,865

 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ADR

79,275

 

 

619

 

Zoetis, Inc.

44,747

 

 

 

 

 

471,987

 

1.31%

Plastics Products, Nec

 

 

 

970

 

Entegris, Inc.

29,391

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing Services

 

 

 

2,000

 

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

18,577

 

0.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Services

 

 

 

2,800

 

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

65,815

 

 

239

 

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

29,423

 

 

 

 

 

95,238

 

0.26%

Publishing & Broadcasting

 

 

 

1,900

 

Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

28,244

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pumps & Pumping Equipment

 

 

 

676

 

Colfax Corp. *

25,188

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

1,200

 

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Japan)

43,839

 

 

1,600

 

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Japan)

36,031

 

 

1,200

 

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

27,578

 

 

830

 

Realogy Holdings Corp.

23,165

 

 

4,400

 

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. (Japan)

31,648

 

 

 

 

 

162,261

 

0.45%

Real Estate Services

 

 

 

700

 

Open House Co. Ltd. (Japan)

34,437

 

0.10%




* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refining & Marketing

 

 

 

6,200

 

JXTG Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

$       34,685

 

 

2,300

 

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (Japan)

29,247

 

 

 

 

 

63,932

 

0.18%

Restaurants

 

 

 

668

 

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (China)

27,274

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Eating Places

 

 

 

558

 

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

28,497

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores

 

 

 

535

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

27,371

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Variety Stores

 

 

 

506

 

Five Below, Inc. *

31,271

 

0.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail

 

 

 

720

 

Avis Budget Group, Inc. *

27,432

 

 

300

 

Central Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

55,345

 

 

377

 

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A *

29,715

 

 

276

 

Landstar System, Inc.

28,483

 

 

327

 

Ryder System, Inc.

26,971

 

 

1,016

 

Union Pacific Corp.

128,524

 

 

 

 

 

296,470

 

0.82%

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys

 

 

 

600

 

Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Japan)

29,155

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Services

 

 

 

500

 

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd. (Japan) *

27,661

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security and Commodity Exchanges

 

 

 

1,500

 

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Japan)

27,466

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductor Devices

 

 

 

200

 

Rohm Co. Ltd. (Japan)

20,424

 

0.06%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductor Manufacturing

 

 

 

1,300

 

Advantest Corp. (Japan)

25,801

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Devices

 

 

 

518

 

Cirrus Logic, Inc. *

28,614

 

0.08%


* Non-Income Producing Security.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

992

 

Cree, Inc. *

$       35,256

 

 

1,056

 

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. *

31,775

 

 

301

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

26,184

 

 

1,480

 

Micron Technology, Inc. *

62,737

 

 

337

 

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. *

30,701

 

 

235

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

24,614

 

 

746

 

Synaptics, Inc. *

28,154

 

 

200

 

Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Japan)

36,870

 

 

 

 

 

276,291

 

0.77%

Services-Business Services, Nec

 

 

 

1,343

 

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR *

61,885

 

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design

 

 

 

831

 

NetsScout Systems, Inc. *

25,803

 

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation

 

 

 

304

 

Proofpoint, Inc. *

27,375

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Prepackaged Software

 

 

 

329

 

Ellie Mae, Inc. *

29,080

 

 

367

 

Paycom Software, Inc. *

30,094

 

 

 

 

 

59,174

 

0.16%

Software

 

 

 

1,188

 

ACI Worldwide, Inc. *

27,181

 

 

968

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

60,403

 

 

637

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. *

115,596

 

 

284

 

Autodesk, Inc. *

31,155

 

 

293

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel) *

30,557

 

 

446

 

CommVault Systems, Inc. *

24,039

 

 

396

 

Electronic Arts, Inc. *

42,115

 

 

194

 

Fair Isaac Corp.

30,470

 

 

328

 

Intuit, Inc.

51,568

 

 

1,769

 

Nuance Communications, Inc. *

27,490

 

 

5,400

 

Oracle Corp.

264,924

 

 

227

 

Red Hat, Inc. *

28,775

 

 

922

 

Salesforce.com, Inc. *

96,183

 

 

224

 

ServiceNow, Inc. *

27,552

 

 

343

 

Tableau Software, Inc. Class A *

24,113

 

 

1,301

 

Verint Systems, Inc. *

56,919

 

 

 

 

 

939,040

 

2.61%

* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Apparel Stores

 

 

 

100

 

Shimamura Co. Ltd. (Japan)

$       12,015

 

0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

1,500

 

JSR Corp. (Japan)

28,651

 

 

200

 

Nitto Denko Corp. (Japan)

19,589

 

 

500

 

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

22,822

 

 

1,300

 

Teijin Ltd. (Japan)

27,936

 

 

 

 

 

98,998

 

0.28%

Specialty Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

300

 

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co, Inc. (Japan)

16,836

 

 

97

 

Idorsia Ltd. (Switzerland) *

2,087

 

 

1,500

 

Zeria Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

28,904

 

 

 

 

 

47,827

 

0.13%

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

100

 

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

38,637

 

 

785

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

33,629

 

 

232

 

Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A

27,211

 

 

1,050

 

Lowes Cos., Inc.

87,538

 

 

500

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

38,015

 

 

1,495

 

The Home Depot, Inc.

268,831

 

 

854

 

The TJX Cos., Inc.

64,520

 

 

 

 

 

558,381

 

1.55%

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

 

 

 

408

 

Dexcom, Inc. *

23,839

 

 

490

 

NuVasive, Inc. *

28,268

 

 

 

 

 

52,107

 

0.14%

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

3,431

 

3D Systems Corp. *

30,296

 

 

6,718

 

Apple, Inc.

1,154,488

 

 

2,468

 

Canon, Inc. ADR

94,697

 

 

900

 

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Japan)

36,619

 

 

737

 

NCR Corp. *

23,061

 

 

368

 

Western Digital Corp.

29,020

 

 

 

 

 

1,368,181

 

3.80%

Telecom Carriers

 

 

 

4,700

 

Kddi Corp. (Japan)

134,181

 

 

14,000

 

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan)

730,877

 

 

 

 

 

865,058

 

2.40%

Television Broadcasting Stations

 

 

 

447

 

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Class A

30,351

 

0.08%


* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textile and Textile Products

 

 

 

1,500

 

Seiren Co. Ltd. (Japan)

$       28,012

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

1,689

 

NIKE, Inc.

102,049

 

 

642

 

Steve Madden Ltd. *

27,445

 

 

1,826

 

Under Armour, Inc. Class A *

21,784

 

 

507

 

VF Corp.

36,991

 

 

951

 

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

27,550

 

 

 

 

 

215,819

 

0.60%

Tobacco

 

 

 

2,463

 

Altria Group, Inc.

167,065

 

 

3,600

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan)

118,921

 

 

2,016

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

207,144

 

 

 

 

 

493,130

 

1.37%

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

535

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. *

34,283

 

 

3,000

 

ITOCHU Corp. (Japan) *

51,841

 

 

1,983

 

Mitsubishi Corp. ADR

100,213

 

 

158

 

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. ADR

47,885

 

 

350

 

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A

31,524

 

 

2,175

 

Sumitomo Corp. ADR

34,017

 

 

474

 

WESCO International, Inc. *

31,071

 

 

 

 

 

330,834

 

0.92%

Transit Services

 

 

 

600

 

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

57,889

 

 

1,000

 

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. (Japan)

24,340

 

 

 

 

 

82,229

 

0.23%

Transportation Services

 

 

 

439

 

Gatx Corp.

27,723

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility Networks

 

 

 

600

 

Toho Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan)

16,996

 

0.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products

 

 

 

975

 

Univar, Inc. *

28,723

 

0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials

 

 

 

4,000

 

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. (Japan)

25,077

 

0.07%




* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

1,800

 

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)

$     151,608

 

 

1,070

 

T-Mobile US, Inc. *

65,345

 

 

919

 

Vodafone Group Plc. ADR

28,287

 

 

 

 

 

245,240

 

0.68%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total for Common Stocks (Cost - $25,718,906)

$27,412,703

 

76.21%

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 21.26%

 

 

 

2,604

 

Global X MSCI Colombia ETF

25,334

 

 

896

 

Ishares China Index Etf

19,984

 

 

202

 

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

9,326

 

 

823

 

iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (Ireland)

8,103

 

 

396

 

iShares EURO STOXX Mid UCITS ETF EUR Dist (Ireland)

28,305

 

 

2,885

 

iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP Dist (Ireland)

74,627

 

 

6,213

 

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF

240,443

 

 

2,417

 

iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF

108,572

 

 

4,866

 

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

224,323

 

 

885

 

iShares MSCI France ETF

27,754

 

 

841

 

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

27,955

 

 

36,198

 

iShares MSCI India ETF

1,258,966

 

 

11,151

 

iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF

297,509

 

 

4,573

 

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

149,811

 

 

1,568

 

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF

78,698

 

 

5,375

 

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF

196,779

 

 

1,304

 

iShares MSCI Poland Capped ETF

34,843

 

 

15,022

 

iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF

509,096

 

 

1,047

 

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

67,029

 

 

18,065

 

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF

1,357,585

 

 

819

 

iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF

27,551

 

 

21,418

 

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

794,608

 

 

1,951

 

iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF

174,868

 

 

1

 

Satrix 40 Index Fund (South Africa)

4

 

 

173

 

SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund (Australia)

7,346

 

 

25,476

 

TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund (Japan)

417,615

 

 

788

 

VanEck Vectors Egypt Index ETF *

25,736

 

 

9,202

 

Vanguard Growth ETF

1,287,360

 

 

1,033

 

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

166,292

 

 

 Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost - $6,866,947)

$  7,646,422

 

21.26%




* Non-Income Producing Security.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.




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 Shares

 

 

Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 1.34%

 

 

 

555

 

American Tower Corp.

$       79,881

 

 

1,464

 

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

28,519

 

 

475

 

Equity Residential

31,739

 

 

109

 

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

26,922

 

 

1,119

 

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

29,206

 

 

1

 

Gramercy Property Trust

29

 

 

41

 

Ichigo Office Reit Investment (Japan)

28,544

 

 

8

 

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. (Japan)

26,818

 

 

5

 

Kenedix Office Investment Corp. (Japan)

28,061

 

 

685

 

Prologis, Inc.

45,368

 

 

401

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

64,862

 

 

548

 

Taubman Centers, Inc.

32,162

 

 

1,867

 

Uniti Group, Inc.

30,059

 

 

1,298

 

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

28,543

 

 

 Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost - $476,240)

$     480,713

 

1.34%

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.30%

 

 

 

469,349

 

Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust Treasury Portfolio Institutional Class 0.97% **  (Cost - $469,349)

$     469,349

 

1.30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost - $33,531,442)

$36,009,187

 

100.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities

(38,689)

 

-0.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

$35,970,498

 

100.00%


















** Variable Rate Security: The Yield Rate shown represents the rate at  November 30, 2017.




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As of November 30, 2017, the breakout of the Fund's portfolio by country was as follows:

 

 

Country

% of Net Assets

 

 

Australia

0.02%

 

 

Canada

0.15%

 

 

China

0.73%

 

 

Hong Kong

0.27%

 

 

Ireland

0.31%

 

 

Israel

0.08%

 

 

Japan

16.94%

 

 

Peru

0.12%

 

 

South Africa

0.25%

 

 

Sweden

0.08%

 

 

Switzerland

0.01%

 

 

United States

81.04%

 

 

 

100.00%









































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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

NOVEMBER 30, 2017






Assets:

 

       Investments in Securities, at Value  (Cost $33,531,442)

$   36,009,187

       Receivables:

 

            Dividends and Interest

            36,518

            Shareholder Subscription

                   96

       Prepaid Expenses

            18,061

                     Total Assets

     36,063,862

Liabilities:

 

       Payables:

 

            Adviser Fees

            64,887

            Administrative Fees

                 500

            Chief Compliance Officer Fees

                 500

            Distribution Fees

317

            Trustee Fees

                 600

            Other Accrued Expenses

            26,560

                     Total Liabilities

            93,364

Net Assets

$   35,970,498

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

    Paid In Capital

$   32,399,695

    Undistributed Net Investment Income

            87,122

    Accumulated Realized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

       1,005,936

    Unrealized Appreciation in Value of Investments

       2,477,745

Net Assets

$   35,970,498

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

Net Assets

$   35,970,498

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited shares authorized at no par value)

       2,889,543

Net asset value and offering price per share

$            12.45

Minimum Redemption price per share (a)

$            12.20
















(a) A redemption fee of 2.00% is imposed in the event of certain redemption transactions occurring within sixty days of purchase.




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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended NOVEMBER 30, 2017






Investment Income:

 

       Dividends (a)

$         461,540

       Interest

               3,519

            Total Investment Income

           465,059

 

 

Expenses:

 

       Advisory Fees

           208,507

       Distribution Fees:

 

           Investor Class *

                  142

           Load Class *

                  138

       Administrative Fees

               4,550

       Transfer Agent Fees

             42,222

       Registration Fees

             32,139

       Audit Fees

             13,500

       Legal Fees

             43,368

       Custody Fees

             50,056

       Printing Fees

               1,211

       Insurance Fees

               4,946

       Compliance Officer Fees

             16,030

       Trustee Fees

               3,960

       NASDAQ Fees

               1,800

       Other Fees

               3,000

            Total Expenses

           425,569

                 Fees Waived and/or Expenses Reimbursed by the Adviser

         (134,275)

            Net Expenses

           291,294

 

 

Net Investment Income

           173,765

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency:

 

   Net Realized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

        2,926,278

   Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds

               6,471

   Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

        2,059,220

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency

        4,991,969

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

$      5,165,734












(a) Net of Foreign withholding taxes of $33,387.

* On June 20, 2017, the Investor Class shares and Load Class shares were liquidated, and both classes of shares were closed.




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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS






 

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

11/30/2017

 

11/30/2016

Increase in Net Assets From Operations:

 

 

 

    Net Investment Income

$    173,765

 

$      51,018

    Net Realized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

   2,926,278

 

      408,622

    Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds

          6,471

 

          1,091

    Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

   2,059,220

 

      544,461

    Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   5,165,734

 

   1,005,192

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

    Net Investment Income:

 

 

 

         Institutional Class Shares

     (90,133)

 

   (212,402)

         Investor Class Shares

          (127)

 

          (813)

         Load Class Shares

          (169)

 

          (713)

    Total Distributions Paid to Shareholders

     (90,429)

 

    (213,928)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

    Proceeds from Sale of Shares:

 

 

 

        Institutional Class

 15,499,774

 

   1,168,241

        Investor Class *

        10,589

 

        18,192

        Load Class *

                  -

 

                  -

    Proceeds from Reinvestment of Distributions

 

 

 

        Institutional Class

        88,062

 

      208,022

        Investor Class *

             127

 

             813

        Load Class *

             169

 

             713

    Cost of Shares Redeemed:

 

 

 

        Institutional Class

(5,530,335)

 

 (1,775,614)

        Investor Class *

   (112,901)

 

      (56,689)

        Load Class *

   (103,702)

 

                  -

    Redemption Fees

             901

 

               50

    Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

   9,852,684

 

    (436,272)

 

 

 

 

 

    Net Increase in Net Assets

 14,927,989

 

      354,992

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

    Beginning of Year

 21,042,509

 

 20,687,517

    End of Year (Including Undistributed Net Investment Income

 

 

 

       of $87,122 and $3,786, respectively)

$35,970,498

 

$21,042,509

 

 

 

 

 

Share Activity

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

 

 

 

   Shares Sold

 

    1,347,959

 

       122,729

   Shares Reinvested

           8,363

 

         21,270

   Shares Redeemed

    (489,121)

 

    (181,483)

   Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

       867,201

 

      (37,484)






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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

11/30/2017

 

11/30/2016

Investor Class: *

 

 

 

   Shares Sold

 

              963

 

           1,790

   Shares Reinvested

                12

 

                83

   Shares Redeemed

        (9,790)

 

        (5,536)

   Net Decrease in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

        (8,815)

 

        (3,663)

 

 

 

 

 

Load Class: *

 

 

 

 

   Shares Sold

 

                  -

 

                  -

   Shares Reinvested

                16

 

                72

   Shares Redeemed

        (8,973)

 

                  -

   Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

        (8,957)

 

                72













































* On June 20, 2017, the Investor Class shares and Load Class shares were liquidated, and both classes of shares were closed.




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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  




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INSTITUTIONAL CLASS


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period.






 

 

Year Ended

 

Period Ended(a)

 

 

11/30/2017

11/30/2016

11/30/2015

11/30/2014

 

11/30/2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, at Beginning of Period/Year

$    10.31

$      9.94

$     11.72

$    11.46

 

$      10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Net Investment Income *

        0.07

        0.02

         0.11

        0.21

 

          0.07

  Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

        (Realized and Unrealized)

        2.11

        0.45

   (1.72)(f)

     0.44(f)

 

        1.39(f)

     Total from Investment Operations

        2.18

        0.47

       (1.61)

        0.65

 

          1.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Net Investment Income

     (0.04)

     (0.10)

       (0.17)

     (0.05)

 

                -

  Net Realized Gains

             -

             -

               -

     (0.34)

 

                -

     Total from Distributions

     (0.04)

     (0.10)

       (0.17)

     (0.39)

 

                -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Redemption Fees

          - †

             -

               -

          - †

 

             - †

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, at End of Period/Year

$    12.45

$    10.31

$       9.94

$    11.72

 

$      11.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return **

  21.27%

    4.83%

(13.92)%

    5.73%

 

  14.60%(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Net Assets at End of Period/Year (Thousands)

$  35,970

$  20,859

$    20,475

$  21,929

 

$    11,223

Before Waiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (d)

1.53%(g)

1.63%

1.63%

1.99%

 

2.99%(c)

     Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to

          Average Net Assets (d) (e)

0.14%

(0.48)%

0.23%

0.71%

 

(1.38)% (c)

After Waiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (d)

1.05%(g)

0.90%

0.90%

0.90%

 

0.90%(c)

     Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average

          Net Assets (d) (e)

0.62%

0.24%

0.96%

1.80%

 

0.71%(c)

  Portfolio Turnover

341%

520%

457%

352%

 

370%(b)


(a) The CCA Aggressive Return Fund Institutional Class commenced investment operations on December 26, 2012.

(b) Not annualized.

(c) Annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(e) Recognition of investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(f) The amount of net gain or loss on investments (both realized and unrealized) per share does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares during the period.

(g) For the year ended November 30, 2017, 0.15% of expenses were attributable to legal fees for the reorganization, and therefore were extraordinary and outside of the expense limitation agreement.

† Amount is less than $0.005.

* Per share net investment income has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period.

** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. Returns would have been lower had advisor not reimbursed expenses/waived fees during the period.




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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period.



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  




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1.  ORGANIZATION


MSS Series Trust (“Trust”) is an open-end investment company established under the laws of Ohio by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the "Trust Agreement").  The Trust Agreement permits the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value.  The CCA Aggressive Return Fund (“Fund”), Footprints Discover Value Fund, and Fallen Angels Income Fund are the only three series currently authorized by the Trustees.  The Fund is a diversified fund.  The investment adviser to the Fund is Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC ("CCA" or "Adviser").


The CCA Aggressive Return Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term total return.


2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The following is a summary of significant accounting policies used in preparing the financial statements.  The Trust follows the accounting and reporting requirements under ASC 946 and ASU 2013-08.


SECURITY VALUATIONS:  


Processes and Structure

The Board has adopted guidelines for valuing securities including in circumstances in which market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to the Adviser the responsibility for determining fair value prices, subject to review by the Board.


Fair Value Pricing Policy

The Board has adopted guidelines for Fair Value Pricing, and has delegated to the Adviser the responsibility for determining fair value prices, subject to review by the Board.  If market quotations are not readily available, the security will be valued at fair value (the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale) as determined in good faith by the Adviser (“Fair Value Pricing”), subject to review by the Board.  The Adviser must use reasonable diligence in determining whether market quotations are readily available.  If, for example, the Adviser determines that one source of market value is unreliable, the Adviser must diligently seek market quotations from other sources, such as other brokers or pricing services, before concluding that market quotations are not available.  Fair Value Pricing is not permitted when market quotations are readily available.


Fixed income securities generally are valued using market quotations provided by a pricing service.  If the Adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities, when prices are not readily



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conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees. Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, may be valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, when the Board has determined that it will represent fair value.


Fair Value Measurements

GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability.  The three-tier hierarchy seeks to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  


Equity securities (common stocks, exchange traded funds, and real estate investment trusts). Securities traded on a national securities exchange (or reported on the NASDAQ national market) are stated at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded, and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities may be fair valued using a pricing service that considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, Exchange Traded Funds, and the movement of the certain indexes of securities based on a statistical analysis of the historical relationship and that are categorized in Level 2. Preferred stock and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized in Level 2.


Short-term investments.  Short term investments are valued using amortized cost, which approximates fair value.  These securities will be categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.


A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis follows.


Level 1 - Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level 1 securities.  Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly



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available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

Level 2 - Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.


Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.


The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the security.


The following table presents information about the Fund’s investments measured at fair value as of November 30, 2017, by major security type:


 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

Significant Other Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

Balance as of

November 30, 2017

(Total)

Assets

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

$ 27,412,703

$                 -

$                   -

$ 27,412,703

Exchange Traded Funds

7,646,422

-

-

7,646,422

Real Estate Investment Trusts

480,713

-

-

480,713

Money Market Funds

        469,349

                   -

                     -

        469,349

Total

$ 36,009,187

$                 -

$                   -

$ 36,009,187


During the year ended November 30, 2017, there were no transfers between Level 1, 2, or 3 in the CCA Aggressive Return Fund. The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the year presented.  For a further breakdown of each investment by industry type, please refer to the CCA Aggressive Return Fund’s Schedule of Investments.


SECURITY TRANSACTION TIMING: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date on the last business day of the reporting period.  Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recognized on the ex-dividend date.  Non-cash dividend income is recorded at fair market value of the securities received.  Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.  The Fund uses the specific identification method in computing gain or loss on sale of investment securities.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method.  Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the appropriate country’s rules and tax rates.


FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.



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It is the Fund’s policy to distribute annually, prior to the end of the calendar year, dividends sufficient to satisfy excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. This Internal Revenue Code requirement may cause an excess of distributions over the book year end accumulated income. In addition, it is the Fund’s policy to distribute annually, after the end of the fiscal year, any remaining net investment income and net realized capital gains.


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 as of or during the year ended November 30, 2017, related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2014-2016), or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2017 tax returns.  The Fund identifies their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and certain State tax authorities; however the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.  The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.  During the year ended November 30, 2017, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.


SHARE VALUATION:  The Fund’s net asset values (“NAV”) are calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. The NAV is determined by totaling the value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets held by the Fund, and subtracting from that total all liabilities, including accrued expenses.  The total Net Assets are divided by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund to determine the NAV of each share class.


DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: The Fund typically distributes substantially all of its net investment income and realized gains in the form of dividends and taxable capital gains to its shareholders. The Fund intends to distribute dividends and capital gains at least annually.  Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income taxes purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.  Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value per share of the Fund.




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EXPENSES:  Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not relate to a specific fund of the Trust will be allocated to the individual funds based on each fund’s relative net assets or another appropriate basis (as determined by the Trustees).


REDEMPTION FEES: To discourage short-term trades by investors, and to offset any transaction and other costs associated with short-term trading, the Fund will impose a redemption fee of 2.00% on shares redeemed within 60 days of investment. Shares held longest will be treated as being redeemed first and shares held shortest as being redeemed last.  The redemption fee is applied uniformly in all cases.  There was $901 in redemption fees collected by the Fund during the year ended November 30, 2017.

  

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION:  The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.  Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation.  Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions.


The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held.  Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.


Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.  Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal year-end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.


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 and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: The Fund maintains its cash in an account at a custodian bank which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Funds have not experienced any losses in such accounts and believe it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash deposits.


3.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS




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INVESTMENT ADVISER: From October 1, 2016 through September 25, 2017, Checchi Capital Fund Advisers, LLC served as investment adviser to the CCA Aggressive Return Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of the CCA Investments Trust.  Subject to the supervision and direction of the CCA Investments Trust Trustees, Checchi Capital Fund Advisers, LLC oversaw the Fund’s securities and investments to be sure they are made in accordance with the Fund’s stated investment objectives and policies.  The fee paid to Checchi Capital Fund Advisers, LLC was governed by certain investment management agreement (" Former Management Agreement") between the CCA Investments Trust, on behalf of the Predecessor Fund, and the Checchi Capital Fund Advisers, LLC.  Pursuant to the Former Management Agreement, the Fund payed Checchi Capital Fund Advisers, LLC, on a monthly basis, an annual advisory fee equivalent to 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets.  During the period December 1, 2016 through September 25, 2017, Checchi Capital Fund Advisers, LLC earned $161,049 in management fees from the Fund.  During the period December 1, 2016 through September 25, 2017, the Adviser waived management fees of $129,158.


Effective September 26, 2017, Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC, Adviser, took over as the Fund’s investment adviser under the same terms and conditions of the Former Management Agreement.  Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Fund pays Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC, on a monthly basis, an annual advisory fee equivalent to 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets.  During the period September 26, 2017 through November 30, 2017, the Adviser earned $47,458 in management fees from the Fund.  During the period September 26, 2017 through November 30, 2017, the Adviser waived management fees of $5,117.  At November 30, 2017, the Fund owed the Adviser $64,887.


The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least through September 26, 2018, to ensure that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund, after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expenses, dividend expenses on short sales, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 0.90% of the average daily net assets.  These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund within three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the waiver or reimbursement occurs, if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits.  This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, on 60 days written notice to the Adviser.  Fee waiver and reimbursement arrangements can decrease the Fund’s expenses and boost its performance.  As of November 30, 2017, expense waivers and reimbursements subject to recoupment were as follows:


Recoverable Through

 

Amount Recoverable

November 30, 2020

 

$134,275

November 30, 2019

 

$153,101

November 30, 2018

 

$162,426


4.  SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST





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The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series without par value.  At November 30, 2017, paid in capital amounted to $32,399,695 for the Fund.


5.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS


Investment transactions, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended November 30, 2017, were as follows:

Purchases

$ 103,269,135

Sales

$ 93,462,068

6.  DISTRIBUTION FEES


The Predecessor Fund had adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the "Plan") under which the Predecessor Fund incurred expenses related to distribution of its Investor Class Shares and Load Class Shares. Payments under the Plan were made to the Predecessor Fund’s Distributor or its designee, which used them to pay distribution and shareholder servicing expenses on behalf of and as agent of the Predecessor Fund. The Predecessor Fund’s annual fee for distribution and shareholder servicing expenses was 0.25% of the Predecessor Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the Investor Class shares and Load Class shares.  The Plan was a compensation plan, which means that payments under the Plan may exceed distribution and shareholder servicing expenses incurred pursuant to the Plan.  It is also possible that 12b-1 expenses incurred by the Predecessor Fund for a period will exceed the payments received by the Predecessor Fund's Distributor, Arbor Court Capital, LLC or its designee, in which case the former adviser paid such excess expenses out of its own resources.  During the period December 1, 2016 through June 20, 2017, the Fund incurred $142 and $138 in distribution fees for the Investor Class and Load Class, respectively.  Effective June 20, 2017, the Fund no long accrues expenses under the Plan, and only offers Institutional Class shares.


7.  FEDERAL INCOME TAX


For Federal Income Tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at November 30, 2017 is $33,562,826.  As of November 30, 2017, the gross unrealized appreciation on a tax basis totaled $2,717,941 and the gross unrealized depreciation totaled $271,580 for a net unrealized appreciation of $2,446,361.


As of November 30, 2017 the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:


Net unrealized appreciation

                 

$ 2,446,361

Undistributed long-term capital gain    

          4,843

Undistributed ordinary income

   1,119,599

Total

         

$ 3,570,803


The difference between the accumulated net realized gains for tax purposes and the accumulated net realized gains reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities is due



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to wash sale losses, which are required to be deferred for tax purposes, and the treatment of short-term capital gains as net investment income for tax purposes. Net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis and the net unrealized appreciation on investments reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities differ by this same wash sale loss figure. Under current tax law, net capital losses realized after October 31st may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following year.  The Fund elected to utilize the post-October loss of $309,094 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2017.  The Fund utilized $1,615,592 of short-term capital loss carry-forwards during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2017.


For the year ended November 30, 2017, the Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $90,429.


For the year ended November 30, 2016, the Fund paid an ordinary income distribution of $213,928.


8.  BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.  As of November 30, 2017, Charles Schwab, Inc. held in omnibus accounts for the benefit of others approximately 84% of the voting securities of the Fund and may be deemed to control the Fund.  


9.  CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS


The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Fund.  Additionally, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.  However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.


10.  LINE OF CREDIT


The Fund has a secured $1,700,000 bank line of credit with U.S. Bank; all borrowings under the arrangement bear interest at the prime rate.  At November 30, 2017, the prime rate was 4.25%.  The Fund had total borrowings of $0 during the year ended November 30, 2017 and paid a total of $0 in related interest charges.  The line of credit is collateralized by publicly traded stock held by the Fund.


11.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the issuance date of these financial statements and has noted no such events requiring



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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017



accounting or disclosure other than those listed below.  The following distribution was paid after November 30, 2017:


Distribution Type

Ex-Date

Per Share Rate

Total

Ordinary Income

12/28/2017

$0.056086 per share

$160,774

Long-Term Capital Gain

12/28/2017

$0.002016 per share

$5,779

Short-Term Capital Gain

12/28/2017

$0.360180 per share

$1,032,477



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

CCA Aggressive Return Fund, a series of MSS Series Trust


We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of CCA Aggressive Return Fund, (the “Fund”) a series of MSS Series Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of November 30, 2017 and the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended November 30, 2016 and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended and the period December 26, 2012 through November 30, 2013 (commencement of investment operations), were audited by other auditors whose report dated January 27, 2017, contained an unmodified opinion on the financial statements and financial highlights.  These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.  


We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and cash owned as of November 30, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of November 30, 2017, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



Abington, Pennsylvania                  

January 25, 2018

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CCA AGGRESSIVE RETURN FUND


EXPENSE ILLUSTRATION

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



 Expense Example


As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs which consist of, management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.


The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, June 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017.  


Actual Expenses


The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.


Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes


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

 

Beginning

Account Value

Ending

Account Value

Expenses Paid During the Period*

 

June 1, 2017

November 30, 2017

June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,084.49

$5.49

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,019.80

$5.32

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).  For the six months ended November 30, 2017, 0.15% of expenses were attributable to legal fees for the reorganization and therefore were extraordinary and outside of the expense limitation agreement.

 



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CCA AGGRESSIVE RETURN FUND


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



 Information Regarding Proxy Voting


A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Funds voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ending June 30, are available without charge upon request by (1) calling the Fund at (800) 595-4866 and (2) from Fund documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.


Information Regarding Portfolio Holdings


The Funds file a complete schedule of investments with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Funds’ first and third fiscal quarters end on the last day of February and August. The Funds’ Form N-Q’s are available on the SEC’s website at http://sec.gov, or they may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room).  You may also obtain copies by calling the Fund at 1-800-595-4866.


Information Regarding Statement of Additional Information


The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge upon request, by calling toll free at 1-800-595-4866.


Approval of Advisory Agreement


At a meeting held on June 5, 2017, Legal Counsel directed the Trustees attention to the approval of an investment advisory agreement (the “Management Agreement”) between Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of the CCA Aggressive Return Fund (the “Fund”).  The Trustees relied upon the advice of Counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Management Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor.  The conclusions reached by the Trustees were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor.  Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the Management Agreement.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.  As to the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser's investment philosophy, strategies and implementation process.  The Board reviewed the background information on the investment personnel responsible for servicing the Fund, noting some impressive credentials and career accomplishments, and expressed their satisfaction that the investment and executive team. The Trustees considered that the Adviser will manage the Fund’s portfolio using the same strategy, utilizing its own research and investment



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CCA AGGRESSIVE RETURN FUND


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



process to make all investment decisions currently employed.  The Trustees noted that there have been no material compliance or litigation issues reported that would impede



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



the Adviser from operating and performing its responsibilities.  The Board noted positively that the Adviser has a seasoned investment team with experience in managing mutual funds and concluded that it has the potential of providing a high level of quality service to the Fund and its shareholders.


Performance.  The Trustees considered the performance of the existing fund, noting that the fund will be reorganized into the Fund.  They noted that the existing fund has provided returns in line with the Blended Benchmark (as disclosed in the prospectus) and the Bloomberg World Allocation Category Average, and outperformed the adviser selected peer group average since inception, and outperformed its benchmark indexes for the 1 year period.  They considered the existing fund’s underperformance relative to its peer group for the 1 year period, but agreed that the longer term track record presented by the Adviser was a better indication of the Adviser’s abilities in managing the Fund.  After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser has the potential to provide shareholders with reasonable returns.  


Fees and Expenses.    The Board noted the Adviser will charge a management fee of 0.75% which was higher than the peer group average, but lower than the Bloomberg World Allocation Category average of 0.78%.  They considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses and that after the waiver the Fund’s net expenses, including 0.23% in AFFE was expected to be 1.13% which was less than the category average and well within the range of the peer group.  They also considered that the existing fund is considerably smaller in net asset value as compared to the funds in its peer group and that could lead to some of the disparity with respect to the average management fee.  The Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee was reasonable.  


Profitability.  The Trustees considered the anticipated profits to be realized by the Adviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund and whether the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit with respect to the advisory services to be provided to the Fund.  The Trustees noted that the Adviser anticipates realizing a net loss during the initial fiscal year due in part to its commitment to manage expenses through the expense cap.  The Trustees concluded that excess profitability was not an issue at this time.  


Economies of Scale. As to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that the Management Agreement did not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, but that the expense cap was a benefit to shareholders.  The Trustees agreed that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Adviser to share its economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders if the Fund experiences a substantial growth in assets.  The Board determined to revisit the matter of breakpoints at the renewal of the management agreement.


Conclusion.  Having requested and received such information from the Adviser as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Management Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Board concluded



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CCA AGGRESSIVE RETURN FUND


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



that the approval of the Management Agreement is in the best interests of Trust and the shareholders of the Fund.




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CCA AGGRESSIVE RETURN FUND


TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an "interested person" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


Name Address and Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

Term of Office/

Length of  Time

Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex1 Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years

Paul K. Rode, Esq.

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147

Year: 1980

Trustee

Indefinite/

October 2016- present


Attorney, Keith D. Weiner & Assoc. Co. L.P.A. since September 2005

3

None

Michael Young

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147

Year: 1950

Trustee

Indefinite/

October 2016 - present

November 2013-Present: Consultant/Practitioner for Purdue, Rutgers and Northeastern Universities; June 2002-November 2013: Senior Federal Security Director for U.S. Department of Homeland Security

3

None

















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CCA AGGRESSIVE RETURN FUND


TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



1The "Fund Complex" consists of the MSS Series Trust.



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CCA AGGRESSIVE RETURN FUND


TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (CONTINUED)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an "interested person" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and each officer of the Trust.



Name, Address and Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

Term of Office/ Length of  Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex2 Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years

Dr. Gregory B. Getts 1

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147

Year: 1957

Trustee

Indefinite/

October 2016 - present

Owner/President, Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since 1999; Owner/President Arbor Court Capital, LLC, since January 2012.

3

None

Brandon M. Pokersnik

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147

Year: 1978

Treasurer,

Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Indefinite/

October 2016 - present

Accountant, Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since 2008; Attorney Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, since June 2016; Owner/President, Empirical Administration, LLC, since September 2012.

NA

NA









1 Gregory B. Getts is considered an "Interested" Trustee as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because he is an officer of the Trust and President/owner of the Fund's distributor.


2 The "Fund Complex" consists of the MSS Series Trust.







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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (CONTINUED)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)



The Independent Trustees are paid $300 each for quarterly board meetings.



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INVESTMENT ADVISER

Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC

190 North Canon Drive, Suite 402

Beverly Hills, CA  90210


INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Sanville & Company

1514 Old York Road

Abington, PA 19001

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, OH  43215

 

CUSTODIAN

US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

1555 N. River Center Drive

Milwaukee, WI  53212

 

TRANSFER AGENT AND FUND ACCOUNTANT

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC  

8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400

Broadview Heights, OH  44147


DISTRIBUTOR

Arbor Court Capital, LLC

2000 Auburn Drive, Suite 120

Beachwood, OH  44122







This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the Funds’ prospectus which contains information about the Funds’ management fee and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.













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Item 2. Code of Ethics.


(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.


(b) For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:


(1) Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

(2) Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;

(3) Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;

(4) The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and

(5) Accountability for adherence to the code.


(c) Amendments:  During the period covered by the report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics.


(d) Waivers:  During the period covered by the report, the registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.


(e) The Code of Ethics is not posted on registrant’s website.


(f) A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as an exhibit.


Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.  The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Mr. Matthew Hart is a financial expert.  Mr. Hart is an independent Trustee.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.


(a)

Audit Fees

Registrant

Adviser


FY 2017

$ 11,750

$ 0

FY 2016

$ 27,000

$ 0


(b)

Audit-Related Fees


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Registrant

Adviser


FY 2017

$ 0

$ 0

FY 2016

$ 0

$ 0


(c)

Tax Fees


Registrant

Adviser


FY 2017

$ 2,750

$ 0

FY 2016

$ 4,000

$ 0


(d)

All Other Fees


Registrant

Adviser


FY 2017

$ 0

$ 0

FY 2016

$ 0

$ 0


(e)

(1)

Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies


The audit committee has not adopted pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.


(2)

Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee


None of the services described in paragraph (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.


(f)

During the audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.


(g)


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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:


Registrant


FY 2017

$ 2,750

FY 2016

$ 4,000


(h)

The registrant's audit committee has not considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies.  Not applicable.


Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.


Not applicable – schedule filed with Item 1.


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable.


Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. Not applicable.


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

The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.


(a) The registrant’s president and chief financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) were effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this



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report, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act.


(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 registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics. Filed herewith.

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

(b) Certification pursuant to Section 906 Certification 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.



CCA Investments Trust


By /s/ Adam D. Checchi

      Adam D. Checchi

      President


Date: February 5, 2018



By /s/ Wes Gallup

      Wes Gallup

      Chief Financial Officer


Date: February 5, 2018



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 person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and on the date indicated.


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By /s/ Adam D. Checchi

      Adam D. Checchi

      President


Date: February 5, 2018



By /s/ Wes Gallup

      Wes Gallup

      Chief Financial Officer


Date: February 5, 2018








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