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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 811-22213  

 

AlphaMark Investment Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

810 Wright’s Summit Parkway, Suite 100 Ft. Wright, Kentucky 41011
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Benjamin V. Mollozzi, Esq.

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (859) 957-1803  

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31  
     
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2018  

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

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Item 1.Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

AlphaMark Large Cap Growth Fund

 

A series of
AlphaMark Investment Trust

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

February 28, 2018
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)


 

Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)

 

 

Top Ten Equity Holdings

 

Security Description

% of
Net Assets

Amgen, Inc.

4.0%

Mylan N.V.

3.6%

Total System Services, Inc.

3.5%

XPO Logistics, Inc.

3.5%

Fifth Third Bancorp

3.4%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

3.4%

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

3.3%

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

3.3%

Packaging Corporation of America

3.2%

PVH Corporation

3.1%

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)
Common Stocks — 90.2%  Shares   Value 
Consumer Discretionary — 11.9%        
Auto Components — 3.1%          
Lear Corporation   4,238   $790,684 
           
Automobiles — 2.7%          
General Motors Company   18,059    710,622 
           
Specialty Retail — 3.0%          
Ross Stores, Inc.   9,791    764,579 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.1%          
PVH Corporation   5,537    798,878 
           
Consumer Staples — 5.4%          
Food Products — 2.5%          
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A   8,721    648,668 
           
Personal Products — 2.9%          
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) - Class A   5,287    731,932 
           
Energy — 5.5%          
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.5%          
Andeavor   7,139    639,797 
EOG Resources, Inc.   7,558    766,532 
         1,406,329 
Financials — 16.5%          
Banks — 3.4%          
Fifth Third Bancorp   26,532    876,882 
           
Capital Markets — 3.4%          
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)   3,327    874,768 
           
Diversified Financial Services — 3.3%          
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   11,386    832,089 
           
Insurance — 3.1%          
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.   1,622    791,147 
           
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 3.3%          
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.   62,485    851,046 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Common Stocks — 90.2% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Health Care — 10.5%        
Biotechnology — 6.9%        
Amgen, Inc.   5,604   $1,029,847 
United Therapeutics Corporation *   6,300    729,855 
         1,759,702 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%          
Mylan N.V. *   22,932    924,618 
           
Industrials — 11.7%          
Air Freight & Logistics — 3.5%          
XPO Logistics, Inc. *   9,107    896,402 
           
Airlines — 2.8%          
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   13,474    726,249 
           
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.6%          
Waste Management, Inc.   7,730    667,254 
           
Electrical Equipment — 2.8%          
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   3,878    701,142 
           
Information Technology — 17.1%          
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.0%          
Amphenol Corporation - Class A   8,492    776,084 
           
IT Services — 3.5%          
Total System Services, Inc.   10,386    913,448 
           
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 7.6%          
Broadcom Ltd.   2,406    592,983 
KLA-Tencor Corporation   6,431    728,697 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   5,750    628,187 
         1,949,867 
Software — 3.0%          
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *   19,653    761,947 
           
Materials — 7.0%          
Chemicals — 3.8%          
Celanese Corporation - Series A   4,640    467,990 
Eastman Chemical Company   5,183    523,898 
         991,888 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Common Stocks — 90.2% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Materials — 7.0% (Continued)        
Containers & Packaging — 3.2%        
Packaging Corporation of America   6,840   $815,328 
           
Telecommunication Services — 4.6%          
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2%          
Verizon Communications, Inc.   11,662    556,744 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.4%          
T-Mobile US, Inc. *   10,195    617,919 
           

Total Common Stocks (Cost $16,004,141)

       $23,136,216 

 

Money Market Funds — 9.7%  Shares   Value 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 1.26% (a) (Cost $2,483,723)

   2,483,723   $2,483,723 
           

Total Investments at Value — 99.9% (Cost $18,487,864)

       $25,619,939 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%        32,241 
           
Total Net Assets — 100.0%       $25,652,180 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2018.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)
ASSETS    
Investments in securities:    
At acquisition cost  $18,487,864 
At value (Note 2)  $25,619,939 
Dividends receivable   36,754 
Other assets   29,114 
TOTAL ASSETS   25,685,807 
      
LIABILITIES     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   10,604 
Accrued advisory fees (Note 4)   8,018 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)   6,196 
Other accrued expenses   8,809 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   33,627 
      
NET ASSETS  $25,652,180 
      
Net assets consist of:     
Paid-in capital  $16,575,763 
Accumulated net investment income   10,961 
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions   1,933,381 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments   7,132,075 
NET ASSETS  $25,652,180 
      
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)   1,571,688 
      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (a) (Note 2)

  $16.32 

 

(a)

Redemption price varies based on length of time shares are held.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME    
Dividend income  $193,947 
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends   (2,433)
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   191,514 
      
EXPENSES     
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)   120,335 
Professional fees   33,265 
Distribution fees (Note 4)   21,660 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)   16,190 
Administration fees (Note 4)   15,000 
Registration and filing fees   9,645 
Insurance expense   7,417 
Transfer agent fees (Note 4)   6,000 
Trustees’ fees (Note 4)   6,000 
Custody and bank service fees   5,530 
Printing of shareholder reports   3,166 
Compliance service fees (Note 4)   3,000 
Postage and supplies   2,646 
Other expenses   4,453 
TOTAL EXPENSES   254,307 
Fee reductions by the Advisor (Note 4)   (73,804)
NET EXPENSES   180,503 
      
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   11,011 
      
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS     
Net realized gains from investment transactions   2,181,617 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   1,067,220 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS   3,248,837 
      
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS  $3,259,848 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2018
(Unaudited)
   Year
Ended
August 31,
2017
 
FROM OPERATIONS        
Net investment income  $11,011   $53,936 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   2,181,617    1,082,552 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   1,067,220    2,284,611 
Net increase in net assets from operations   3,259,848    3,421,099 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)          
From net investment income   (53,986)   (1,619)
From net realized gains   (1,330,788)   (1,725,815)
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders   (1,384,774)   (1,727,434)
           
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   2,626,297    2,468,825 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   1,384,775    1,727,434 
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 2)   124     
Payments for shares redeemed   (2,339,498)   (6,724,937)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions   1,671,698    (2,528,678)
           
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   3,546,772    (835,013)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   22,105,408    22,940,421 
End of period  $25,652,180   $22,105,408 
           
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT INCOME  $10,961   $53,936 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   157,361    175,227 
Shares reinvested   85,112    129,493 
Shares redeemed   (142,506)   (470,563)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   99,967    (165,843)
Shares outstanding at beginning of period   1,471,721    1,637,564 
Shares outstanding at end of period   1,571,688    1,471,721 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
   Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2018
(Unaudited)
   Year
Ended
August 31,
2017
   Year
Ended
August 31,
2016
   Year
Ended
August 31,
2015
   Year
Ended
August 31,
2014
   Year
Ended
August 31,
2013
 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $15.02   $14.01   $14.99   $17.82   $14.98   $13.76 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)   0.01    0.04    0.01    (0.02)   0.01    (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   2.24    2.04    1.33    (0.73)   4.24    2.45 
Total from investment operations   2.25    2.08    1.34    (0.75)   4.25    2.44 
                               
Less distributions:                              
From net investment income   (0.04)   (0.00)(a)   (0.01)   (0.00)(a)        
From net realized gains on investments   (0.91)   (1.07)   (2.31)   (2.08)   (1.41)   (1.22)
Total distributions   (0.95)   (1.07)   (2.32)   (2.08)   (1.41)   (1.22)
                               
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 2)   0.00(a)       0.00(a)   0.00(a)   0.00(a)   0.00(a)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $16.32   $15.02   $14.01   $14.99   $17.82   $14.98 
                               

Total return (b)

   14.98%(c)   15.78%   10.44%   (4.82%)   29.59%   19.29%
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $25,652   $22,105   $22,940   $22,659   $23,591   $18,858 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   2.11%(d)   1.94%   1.98%   1.88%   1.94%   2.03%
                               

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)

   1.50%(d)   1.50%   1.50%   1.50%   1.50%   1.50%
                               

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (e)

   0.09%(d)   0.23%   0.09%   (0.13%)   0.04%   (0.06%)
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   15%(c)   17%   59%   43%   30%   40%

 

(a)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(b)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions (Note 4).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)


 

1. Organization

 

AlphaMark Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a no-load, diversified series of AlphaMark Investment Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 24, 2008. The public offering of shares of the Fund commenced on October 31, 2008.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is long-term growth of capital.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”

 

Securities valuation – The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). Securities, including common stocks, which are traded on stock exchanges are valued on the basis of their last sales prices on the exchanges on which they are primarily traded, or, if not traded on a particular day, at the closing bid price. Securities quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price or, if not traded on a particular day, at the last bid price as reported by NASDAQ. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last sale price, if available, otherwise, at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices. When using a quoted price and when the market for the security is considered active, the security will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy (see below). Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or are considered to be unreliable due to significant market or other events are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used.

 

GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by security type as of February 28, 2018:

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $23,136,216   $   $   $23,136,216 
Money Market Funds   2,483,723            2,483,723 
Total  $25,619,939   $   $   $25,619,939 
 

See the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type.

 

The Fund did not have any transfers into or out of any Level as of February 28, 2018. The Fund did not hold any derivative instruments or assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of February 28, 2018. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into or out of any Level at the end of the reporting period.

 

Share valuation – The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share, except that shares of the Fund are subject to a redemption fee of 1.5%, payable to the Fund, if redeemed within sixty days of the date of purchase. During the periods ended February 28, 2018 and August 31, 2017, proceeds from redemption fees totaled $124 and $0, respectively.

 

Investment transactions and investment income – Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on a specific identification basis, which compares the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been recorded for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

Distributions to shareholders – Dividends arising from net investment income and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually in December. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


 

capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. The Fund may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders of the Fund during the periods ended February 28, 2018 and August 31, 2017 was as follows:

 

Periods
Ended
   Ordinary
Income
   Long-Term
Capital Gains
   Total
Distributions
 
 

2/28/2018

   $253,399   $1,131,375   $1,384,774 
 

8/31/2017

   $38,527   $1,688,907   $1,727,434 

 

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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Federal income tax – The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.

 

In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.

 

The following is computed on a tax basis for each item as of February 28, 2018:

 

Cost of portfolio investments  $18,487,864 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $7,424,238 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (292,163)
Net unrealized appreciation   7,132,075 
Accumulated ordinary income   10,961 
Other gains   1,933,381 
Total accumulated earnings  $9,076,417 
 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions and concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken in the Fund’s current and all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2014 through August 31, 2017).

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2018, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. Generally, tax authorities can examine tax returns filed during the last three years. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2018, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and U.S. government securities, were as follows:

 

Cost of purchases of investment securities  $3,435,244 
Proceeds from sales of investment securities  $5,468,137 
 

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

The President of AlphaMark Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), the investment advisor to the Fund, is also the President and a Trustee of the Trust. Certain other officers of the Trust are also officers of the Advisor, or of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), the Fund’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accounting agent, and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s principal underwriter and an affiliate of Ultimus.

 

Trustees and officers affiliated with the Advisor or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services. Each Trustee who is not an interested person of the Trust receives an annual retainer of $2,000 and a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended, plus reimbursement of travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings, if any.

 

The Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) of the Trust is an employee of the Advisor. The Fund reimburses the Advisor $6,000 annually for the services provided by the CCO to the Trust.

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Under the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Advisor, the Advisor serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. The Fund pays the Advisor an investment advisory fee computed at the annual rate of 1.00% of its average daily net assets.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


 

The Advisor has contractually agreed, until at least December 31, 2018, to reduce its investment advisory fees and to reimburse other ordinary operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s annual ordinary operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) to 1.50% of its average daily net assets. Pursuant to this agreement, the Advisor reduced its fees by $73,804 during the six months ended February 28, 2018. Any fee reductions by the Advisor are subject to repayment by the Fund, provided that the repayment does not cause the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses to exceed the 1.50% expense limit, and provided further that the fees and expenses which are the subject of the repayment were incurred within three years of the repayment. As of February 28, 2018, the Advisor may in the future recover fee reductions totaling $322,178. The Advisor may recover these amounts no later than the dates stated below:

 

August 31, 2018

   $39,304 

August 31, 2019

    105,994 

August 31, 2020

    103,076 

February 28, 2021

    73,804 
    $322,178 
 

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus provides administrative, pricing, accounting, dividend disbursing, shareholder servicing and transfer agent services for the Fund. The Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the terms of the agreements for such services. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies and costs of pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities.

 

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

The Trust has adopted a plan of distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Plan”) which allows the Fund to incur expenses related to the distribution of its shares. The annual fees payable under the Plan may not exceed an amount equal to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the six months ended February 28, 2018, the total expenses incurred pursuant to the Plan were $21,660.

 

5. Principal Owner of Fund Shares

 

As of February 28, 2018, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., for the benefit of its customers, owned of record 96% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. A beneficial owner of 25% or more of the Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a significant effect on matters presented at a shareholder’s meeting.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


 

6. Contingencies and Commitments

 

The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from the 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 Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

7. Subsequent Events

 

The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(Unaudited)


 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and other operating expenses. These ongoing costs, which are deducted from the Fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the Fund.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the 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 examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (September 1, 2017) and held until the end of the period (February 28, 2018).

 

The table below illustrates the Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

 

Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, 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 given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U. S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess the Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not impose any sales loads. However, a redemption fee of 1.5% is applied on the sale of shares redeemed within sixty days of the date of purchase. The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(Unaudited) (Continued)


 

More information about the Fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2017

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2018

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,149.80

$8.00

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return

$1,000.00

$1,017.36

$7.50

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.50% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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ALPHAMARK LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
OTHER INFORMATION
(Unaudited)


 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-420-3350, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-420-3350, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-866-420-3350. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of these filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

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Rev. October 2010

Privacy Notice

FACTS

WHAT DOES THE ALPHAMARK INVESTMENT TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

   

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

   

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

■ Social Security number

■ Assets

■ Retirement Assets

■ Transaction History

■ Checking Account Information

■ Purchase History

■ Account Balances

■ Account Transactions

■ Wire Transfer Instructions

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

   

How?

All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the AlphaMark Investment Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

       

Reasons we can share your personal information

Does the AlphaMark Investment Trust share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –
Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you

No

We don’t share

For joint marketing with other financial companies

No

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your transactions and experiences

No

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness

No

We don’t share

For nonaffiliates to market to you

No

We don’t share

   

Questions?

Call 1-866-420-3350

 

 

 

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

AlphaMark Investment Trust

AlphaMark Advisors, LLC (Advisor)

Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (Distributor)

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (Administrator)

What we do

How does the AlphaMark Investment Trust protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does the AlphaMark Investment Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

■ Open an account

■ Provide account information

■ Give us your contact information

■ Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

■ Make a wire transfer

■ Tell us where to send the money

■ Tells us who receives the money

■ Show your government-issued ID

■ Show your driver’s license

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

■ Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

■ Affiliates from using your information to market to you

■ Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

   

Definitions

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

AlphaMark Advisors, LLC, the investment advisor to the AlphaMark Investment Trust, could be deemed to be an affiliate.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies

The AlphaMark Investment Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

The AlphaMark Investment Trust does not jointly market.

 

 

 

 

 

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ALPHAMARK INVESTMENT TRUST

 

Investment Advisor

 

AlphaMark Advisors, LLC
810 Wright’s Summit Parkway, Suite 100
Fort Wright, Kentucky 41011

 

Administrator

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707
1-866-420-3350

 

Legal Counsel

 

Thompson Hine LLP
312 Walnut Street, 14th floor
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

 

Distributor

 

Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

Custodian

 

U.S. Bank, N.A.
425 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

 

Board of Trustees

 

John W. Hopper, Jr., Chairman
T. Brian Brockhoff
Michael L. Simon

 

Officers

 

Michael L. Simon, President
Christian A. Lucas, Vice President
Robert G. Dorsey, Vice President
Theresa M. Bridge, Treasurer
Benjamin V. Mollozzi, Secretary
Anne M. Haggerty, Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics.

 

Not required

 

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not required

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not required

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 6.Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)Not applicable [schedule filed with Item 1]

 

(b)Not applicable

 

Item 7.Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

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’s Committee of Independent Trustees shall review shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the registrant’s board of trustees if such recommendations are submitted in writing and addressed to the Committee at the registrant’s offices. The Committee may adopt, by resolution, a policy regarding its procedures for considering candidates for the board of trustees, including any recommended by shareholders.

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the 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.Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 13.Exhibits.

 

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not required

 

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto

 

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable

 

(a)(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountants: Not applicable

 

(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)): Attached hereto

 

Exhibit 99.CERTCertifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act

 

Exhibit 99.906CERTCertifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) AlphaMark Investment Trust    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Michael L. Simon  
    Michael L. Simon, President  
       
Date May 2, 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 persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Michael L. Simon  
    Michael L. Simon, President  
       
Date May 2, 2018    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Theresa M. Bridge  
    Theresa M. Bridge, Treasurer  
       
Date May 2, 2018    

 

*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.