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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: 811-22538

Advisers Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

50 S. LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

The Northern Trust Company

50 S. LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 866-638-5859

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2023

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INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS

US EQUITY FUND

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

   1

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

   2

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

   9

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

   11

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

   12

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   13

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   14

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   15

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

   21

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

September 30, 2023

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present to shareholders the September 30, 2023 Annual Report for the Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Advisers Investment Trust. This report contains the results of Fund operations for the year ended September 30, 2023.

We appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in us by choosing the Fund and its Investment Adviser, Independent Franchise Partners, LLP, and we look forward to continuing to serve your investing needs.

 

Sincerely,

     

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Barbara J. Nelligan

  

Sandeep Ghela

  

President

  

Chief Operating Officer

  

Advisers Investment Trust

  

Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

  

 

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Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

Value of a hypothetical $3,000,000 investment in the Fund from September 30, 2013 to September 30, 2023

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2023

 

    

Independent Franchise
Partners US Equity

Fund

(without redemption

fee)

  

Independent Franchise

Partners US Equity

Fund

(with redemption fee)

  

Russell 1000

Value Index

  

S&P 500      

Index      

  Q4 2022

   9.94%    9.70%    12.42%    7.56%      

  Q1 2023

   8.59%    8.32%    1.01%    7.50%      

  Q2 2023

   8.52%    8.25%    4.07%    8.74%      

  Q3 2023

   -4.31%    -4.55%    -3.17%    -3.27%      

  Year to Date

   12.76%    12.48%    1.79%    13.07%      

  1 Year

   23.97%    23.70%    14.44%    21.62%      

  3 Years (Annualized)

   9.89%    9.83%    11.05%    10.15%      

  5 Years (Annualized)

   11.13%    11.09%    6.23%    9.92%      

  10 Years (Annualized)

   11.63%    11.62%    8.45%    11.91%      

  Since Inception

           

  (Annualized)

   12.42%    12.41%    10.53%    13.27%      

The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs (including the Fund’s 0.25% redemption fee unless noted otherwise) and the deduction of fees and expenses. The Fund’s Total Annual Operating Expense, per the most recent Prospectus, is 0.68%.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 855-233-0437 or 312-557-7902.

Data as at September 30, 2023. The Inception date of the Fund is December 20, 2011. Performance is shown net of fees and periods greater than one year are annualized. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

The Fund’s primary benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Russell 1000 Value Index. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the return of the large-cap value segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The Russell 1000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap value segment of the US economy. The Index is completely

 

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reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics. Benchmark returns are calculated with dividends reinvested gross of withholding tax. The index reflects the returns of approximately 1000 holdings. The secondary benchmark is the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index is a capitalisation-weighted index of 500 US stocks. The benchmark is designed to measure the return of the broad domestic US economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Sources of foreign exchange rates may be different between composites and the benchmark. Benchmark returns are calculated with dividends reinvested gross of withholding tax. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the Index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus for further information.

Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company. Neither Russell nor its licensors accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the Russell Indexes and / or Russell ratings or underlying data and no party may rely on any Russell Indexes and / or Russell ratings and / or underlying data contained in this communication. No further distribution of Russell Data is permitted without Russell’s express written consent. Russell does not promote, sponsor or endorse the content of this communication. Please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus for further information.

Portfolio Commentary

In the year to September 30, 2023, the Fund returned 23.97% (assuming no redemption fee). This is an attractive absolute return and compares favorably against the Russell 1000 Value Index and S&P 500 Index which rose 14.44% and 21.62%, respectively. We are pleased with the Fund’s return although it is unusual for the US Franchise strategy to outpace such a rapidly rising market. If these strong market returns continue, it is reasonable to expect the Fund’s returns to start to lag the broader equity market.

The Fund benefitted from exposure to certain stocks that possess durable intangible assets, notably Oracle in the information technology sector, Booking Holdings and Richemont in the consumer discretionary sector, Zillow in the real estate sector, and News Corp in the communication services sector.

The Fund’s lack of exposure to the utilities sector, which was the only sector to fall during the review period, benefited returns relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index. Companies in the utilities sector tend to be highly capital intensive and operate in a regulated environment in which it is hard to exercise pricing power. These attributes do not fit our long-term, buy and hold investment approach.

Materials was the weakest sector for the Fund, driven by weaker returns from Corteva, which detracted from the Fund’s return. Companies such as Bristol Myers Squibb and British American Tobacco (BAT), in the health care and consumer staples sectors, respectively, also detracted from the Fund’s returns during the period.

We encourage clients to assess returns over longer intervals, like a full market cycle, in line with our investment horizon. We caution that Franchise returns will likely lag if markets are led by sectors where we do not find Franchise opportunities. As always, we continue to design Franchise portfolios with the dual goals of earning an attractive long-term rate of return while insulating clients from the worst of equity market drawdowns.

Investment Returns and Contribution to Fund Return – 1 Year ended September 30, 2023

 

US Equity Fund – Stock Returns (%)           US Equity Fund – Contribution to Fund Return (bps)       
Top           Bottom           Top           Bottom       

Booking

     +86%      Bristol Myers Squibb      -16%      Oracle      +359      Bristol Myers Squibb      -81    

Oracle

     +78%      Corteva      -9%      Booking      +322      Corteva      -27    

Zillow

     +61%      BAT      -6%      Zillow      +234      BAT      -10    

Salesforce

     +41%      Estée Lauder      -5%      Richemont      +173      Estée Lauder      -8    

Novartis

     +37%      Johnson & Johnson      -2%      News Corp      +170      Johnson & Johnson      0    

Stock returns reflect total returns and are presented in US Dollars for the period the stock was held during the year ended September 30, 2023. Contribution to Fund return reflects contribution to gross return and is presented in US Dollars for the period the stocks were held during the year to September 30, 2023. Source: FactSet, Independent Franchise Partners, LLP. For complete attribution and methodology, please contact clientservice@franchisepartners.com.

 

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Significant Contributors to the Fund’s Return

Among the top contributors to the Fund’s return were Oracle, Booking and Zillow.

Oracle is making strong progress in transitioning both its application and database businesses to the cloud. Oracle’s cloud infrastructure solutions are performing well ahead of market expectations. The company is now gaining market share in the Infrastructure-as-a-Service market, albeit from a low base. We think these share gains can continue in the medium term. We reduced the position size in June 2023 given the strong share price performance since the start of 2023 as the market starts to recognise the improved competitive position and revenue growth acceleration. Oracle’s shares trade on a 4.6% estimated free cash flow yield.

Booking’s quarterly results releases in February and August 2023 demonstrated that it is benefitting from greater demand for travel and higher hotel prices. Booking has emerged from the COVID-19 travel downturn in a stronger competitive position as it starts to realise the benefits of its investment in its “Connected Trip” or one-stop, travel solution. The company revealed that an increasing proportion of its total bookings come through its apps, growing from 32% in 2019 to 48% by mid-2023. This is a further indication of the strength of the Booking.com brand. We continue to think Booking is well placed to further increase its market share given the strength of its brand, the broad geographic footprint of its listings, and its continued investment to improve the customer experience. Booking’s shares trade on a 6.3% estimated free cash flow yield.

Zillow’s shares benefitted from a stabilisation in U.S. home buying interest in the first half of 2023 following steady declines for much of 2022. We think Zillow is well placed to improve medium-term revenues and margins by better monetising its strong brand. Almost 70% of U.S. consumers start their home search on Zillow, but the company currently only monetises around 3% of housing transactions. Zillow is making progress on several near-term product development initiatives in touring, mortgage, and seller services that should help to close this gap. The company’s shares trade on a 5.5% estimated free cash flow yield. While we are mindful of the shorter-term cyclical headwinds driven by higher interest rates, we think this is an attractive valuation given Zillow’s leading market position and its secular growth opportunity.

Notable Detractors from the Fund’s Return

Among the largest detractors from the Fund’s return were Bristol Myers Squibb, Corteva and BAT.

Bristol’s shares were affected by some modest clinical trial setbacks and disappointing second quarter 2023 results, with a reduction in full year guidance due to lower-than-expected revenues for its off-patent drug Revlimid. In addition, the company announced the failure of a clinical trial for the use of its drug Sotyktu. Uncertainty also emerged over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s upcoming approval for Reblozyl. Bristol also announced the pending retirement of CEO Giovanni Caforio in November 2023. Caforio will be replaced by Chief Commercialisation Officer Christopher Boerner. We do not expect the company’s strategic priorities to change materially, and the transition appears to be orderly.

We are not overly concerned by the Sotyktu clinical trial failure and Reblozyl uncertainty. These are just two of a number of strong new therapy launches for the company and Reblozyl already has good traction as a second-line treatment. The weakness in Revlimid’s revenues does not materially affect our investment thesis as the drug is now off patent and therefore represents a smaller proportion of the company’s expected future revenues. The company’s shares trade on an estimated 12.1% free cash flow yield, which we think underestimates the strength of its new drug launches and pipeline.

Corteva reported better-than-expected first quarter results, and second quarter results that were in line with the market’s expectations. However, management indicated that industry-wide de-stocking in crop protection chemicals (CPC) would weigh on full year results. We think this is a short-term concern. We remain encouraged by Corteva’s strong execution of its newly launched CPC products, the continued increase in the penetration of its Enlist seeds trait platform, and the market share gains that Corteva has made in key geographies. Corteva’s shares trade on a 7.1% estimated free cash flow yield.

BAT announced a 12-month suspension of its share buybacks. In addition, weak U.S. cigarette volumes, concerns that BAT’s strong market share gains in the U.S. may abate following Altria’s acquisition of a smaller U.S. vaping competitor, and the unanticipated announcement that CEO Jack Bowles has been replaced by CFO Tadeu Marroco also weighed on the stock.

We expect the suspension of the share buybacks to be a temporary move to bolster the company’s balance sheet in relation to litigation payments that are finally coming due. We believe BAT’s U.S. business should benefit from

 

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the continued reduction in synthetic nicotine volumes as regulatory scrutiny increases on this part of the market, and also from the continued significant operational weakness at next generation product competitor Juul. This should offset any potential slowing of market share gains.

We understand the market’s negative reaction to the CEO’s unexpected departure. However, we believe Marroco is a solid appointment and think the company’s strategy is unlikely to change significantly. Bowles’ departure follows a recent large fine from the U.S. Department of Justice for engaging in commercial activity in sanctioned countries in the Asia-Pacific region in the early-to-mid-2010s. The company has subsequently overhauled its global compliance function and increased senior executive oversight to help prevent a repeat of this activity. BAT continues to deliver attractive compounding due to its strong pricing power and remains well-positioned in less harmful products, especially in the U.S., where it has a consistent track record of taking market share. The company’s shares trade on a 10.0% estimated free cash flow yield.

Significant Portfolio Changes During the Year

During the year, we initiated positions in Aspen Technology, Estée Lauder and The New York Times. We sold the positions in Accenture, Alphabet, Microsoft and Western Union.

Initial Purchases

We began building a position in Aspen Technology in June and completed the initial purchase in July. The company sells complex software to optimise the construction and operation of process manufacturing facilities such as chemical plants and oil refineries. Aspen is the clear industry leader with a strong track record of innovation and, we believe, market share gains.

The software’s complexity creates powerful barriers to entry; there have been no meaningful new market entrants in the past two decades. The key intangible asset is the high switching costs from the significant disruption and re-training involved when a client changes software provider. We have followed the company for close to a decade and management has a strong track record of execution, innovation and capital allocation. We think Aspen has the opportunity to generate double digit top-line growth, as well as significantly increase margins due to operating leverage and acquisition synergies in the next few years.

There are three main risks to the investment thesis. The first is the potential for poor capital allocation. However, Aspen’s management team has a history of financial discipline, and of successfully acquiring and integrating companies with niche capabilities. The second risk is the long-term outlook for upstream and downstream oil-related capital expenditure due to decarbonisation. We actually think decarbonisation should be positive for Aspen in the medium and potentially even the long term as customers invest to improve the efficiency of their existing plants. The third risk is short-term economic headwinds.

Short-term economic concerns gave us the opportunity to initiate the position. The share price fell 25% in April following management’s downgrade of its 2023 full year guidance, primarily due to economic weakness in its chemical end markets. We think the company’s long-term competitive position remains unchanged. At the time we started building the position, the shares traded on a 5.4% estimated free cash flow yield.

We began building a position in Estée Lauder, the second largest company in the global prestige beauty industry, in August and completed the initial purchase in September. We’ve followed the company for many years, and previously owned a position in our Global Franchise portfolio between 2005 and 2011.

Estée Lauder, founded in 1946, has leading market positions across all major luxury sub-categories of skincare, make-up and fragrances. Its key intangible asset is its brands, which include Clinique, Estée Lauder, La Mer and M·A·C. The prestige beauty industry has enjoyed solid mid-single digit revenue growth over the past 15 years. Leading into 2023, the company had consistently grown ahead of the industry.

The opportunity to initiate the position arose from the 60% share price decline price from its April 2022 peak. This decline was driven by a rapid slowdown in the company’s most profitable travel retail channel, particularly in Asia. We view this slowdown as transitory and expect profits, margins and cash flows to revert towards historic levels in the years ahead. This recovery is underpinned by long term demographic trends that are supportive of Asian travel retail, including growing female workforce participation in Asia, a growing middle-class population, and increased international travel.

There are two key risks to the investment thesis. The first is the risk of under-investment in marketing and innovation. Despite current pressure on profits, our research indicates there is no evidence of such short-term

 

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practices and the brands remain well invested. The founding family’s alignment with shareholders provides further comfort that the business will continue to be run in the long-term interests of all stakeholders. The second risk is that there is limited visibility on near-term market trends. Prestige cosmetics are a discretionary purchase at a time when the macro-economic climate and disposable incomes are under pressure. This could lead to further share price volatility in the coming quarters.

At the time we began building the position, Estée Lauder’s shares offered a 4.5% estimated free cash flow yield on what we estimate to be a sustainable level of free cash flow. We think this is an attractive valuation for a high-quality franchise with strong topline and margin growth prospects.

We began building a position in The New York Times in January, completing the initial purchase in June. The Times, founded in 1851, is the leading consumer newspaper in the U.S. It has a strong brand, underpinned by a reputation for outstanding journalism. The Times has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, more than double the next highest winner, The Washington Post.    

The company has been controlled by the Sulzberger family for over a century. This has led to a long-term focus and sustained newsroom investment. Following two decades of internet disruption of its traditional print newspaper business model, The Times has emerged as a higher quality, digital subscription business – over 90% of subscribers are digital – and as the clear market leader in an improved market structure.

Our long-term thesis is that the company should start to benefit from the potential for significant operating leverage now that it is a digital-first publication. We think there is significant margin opportunity given the more favourable market structure and digital subscription model. Current operating margins of nearly 13% are well below the peak of around 30% in 2000. The Times is initiating a bundling strategy of its news, sports, games and cookery content to improve per-subscriber economics through better pricing and lower customer churn rates. Our analysis of third party data suggests this strategy is gaining traction. Together with more disciplined spending on technology and marketing, we think this should significantly improve profitability over the long term.    

The primary structural risk to the investment thesis is the potential for a lack of editorial integrity in an increasingly politicised news and opinion industry. However, we think the Sulzberger’s ownership and strict editorial guidelines help to mitigate this risk. In the short term, the main risk is the cyclicality of the advertising market.

The opportunity to initiate the position arose due to shorter-term investors’ disappointment at last year’s investor day about the pace of expected profitability improvements, as well as near-term concerns about the health of the advertising market. At the time we started building the position, the shares traded on a 4.7% 2023 estimated free cash flow yield, based on what we believe to be significantly depressed margins.

Final Sales

We completed the final sale of Accenture in October. We have held the stock since the inception of the Fund in December 2011. Accenture has transitioned from more commoditised IT services – like enterprise resource planning implementation – towards faster growth, premium-priced services like cloud software implementation and digital marketing. In doing so, it has consistently gained market share and compounded revenue and free cash flow at a mid- to high-single digit rate.

We think Accenture can continue to grow and gain market share. However, at a 4.7% estimated free cash flow yield, we felt the valuation no longer provided adequate compensation for the risks the company faces.

We completed the final sale of the small remaining position in Alphabet in June, having substantially reduced the position size in the first quarter of the year. Google Search’s sheer size means that it will be challenging for the company to meet consensus expectations of continued double-digit growth. We think it will be difficult for Google to gain further significant market share in the online advertising market over the next decade. Finally, while the short-term impact of ChatGPT on Bing and Google search revenue is likely to be limited, the competitive threat posed by the shift to AI-driven search likely limits margin expansion from current levels. Given these factors, we felt the estimated free cash flow yield below 4.0% no longer represented a compelling risk/reward trade-off.    

We completed the final sale of Microsoft in September. When we initiated the position over a decade ago, the market was concerned that the company would struggle to migrate its dominance in desktop software into a more cloud-centric office software environment. This was reflected in the stock’s 10% estimated free cash flow yield.

 

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Our research at the time gave us confidence that Microsoft had the building blocks in place to navigate the transition.

Since then, Microsoft has successfully migrated the majority of its commercial customers to Office365 and, in Azure, built a successful cloud business. Operating margins have improved, with operating profit and free cash flow compounding in the mid-teens on average over the last decade. In addition, the company has allocated its capital judiciously. Notwithstanding the large acquisitions of LinkedIn and, more recently, Activision Blizzard, most of its free cash flow has been returned to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.

This progress has been recognised by the market. We sold the remaining position at an estimated 3.3% free cash flow yield, having significantly reduced the position size over the past two years. We continue to admire the quality of the business although this valuation no longer represents an attractive risk/reward proposition.

We completed the final sale of Western Union in January, having initiated the position in March 2019. This was a frustrating investment for us. We continue to think Western Union has a strong, globally recognised brand and network of exclusive retail affiliates. However, it has become increasingly clear that it needs to make significant progress in its digital operations. COVID-19 accelerated the uptake of digital operations in the money transfer business. While Western Union’s new management team, which we rate highly, has detailed plans to address these gaps, we are concerned about the pace of the transition given the increasingly competitive digital money transfer market. Despite the optically attractive estimated free cash flow yield in excess of 11%, we felt there were better risk/reward opportunities and sold the position.

Capacity Status

Client assets in the US Franchise strategy are $3.9bn at September 30, 2023. We have capacity available in the strategy for existing or new clients.

We remain completely dedicated to investing our clients’ portfolios in keeping with the rigors of the Franchise quality and value criteria. As ever, we measure our success through long-term investment results and enduring client relationships. We thank you for your support and look forward to serving you in the coming years.

 

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Jayson Vowles, CFA

Co-Lead Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Michael Allison, CFA

Co-Lead Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Richard Crosthwaite

Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Sandeep Ghela

Chief Operating Officer and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Karim Ladha, CFA

Portfolio Manager of the Fund and Partner of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

 

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Principal Investment Risks: Fund holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. All investments carry a certain amount of risk, and the Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. The value of the Fund’s investments will fluctuate with market conditions, and the value of your investment in the Fund also will vary. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could perform worse than other investments. Investments in the Fund are not deposits of a bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. The main risks of investing in the Fund are set out in the Fund’s Prospectus, which can be obtained at www.franchisepartners.com/funds or by calling 855-233-0437 or 312-557-7902.

The comments and free cash flow yield estimates reflect the views of Independent Franchise Partners, LLP at the time of writing, unless otherwise indicated, and are subject to change without notice to the recipients of this document. Free cash flow yield estimates are based on the firm’s proprietary research and methodology.

•Free cash flow yield: A valuation ratio that measures the operating cash flow after capital expenditure and expenses, relative to the company’s market capitalization.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

       
      Percentage
of Net
Assets
   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS

       96.7%          

Biotechnology

       4.2%          

Corteva Inc.

             1,494,495      $ 76,458,364
              

 

 

 

Commercial Services

       9.3%          

RB Global Inc.

            1,834,351            114,646,937

TransUnion

            776,272        55,728,567
              

 

 

 
                 170,375,504
              

 

 

 

Cosmetics/Personal Care

       2.4%          

Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. - Class A

            300,409        43,424,121
              

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

       7.2%          

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

            741,879        81,621,528

S&P Global Inc.

            137,354        50,190,525
              

 

 

 
                 131,812,053
              

 

 

 

Entertainment

       3.5%          

TKO Group Holdings Inc.

            767,701        64,532,946
              

 

 

 

Insurance

       4.2%          

Aon PLC - Class A

            236,628        76,719,530
              

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

       12.2%          

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

            24,145        74,461,973

eBay Inc.

            1,223,378        53,938,736

Zillow Group Inc. - Class A(a)

            253,418        11,350,592

Zillow Group Inc. - Class C(a)

            1,809,046        83,505,563
              

 

 

 
                 223,256,864
              

 

 

 

Media

       11.9%          

Fox Corp. - Class A

            2,146,289        66,964,217

Fox Corp. - Class B

            391,598        11,309,350

New York Times Co. - Class A

            903,787        37,236,024

News Corp. - Class A

            3,528,815        70,788,029

News Corp. - Class B

            1,445,086        30,158,945
              

 

 

 
                 216,456,565
              

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

       12.9%          

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

            1,753,286        101,760,719

Johnson & Johnson

            273,185        42,548,564

Novartis AG - REG

            882,807        90,532,685
              

 

 

 
                 234,841,968
              

 

 

 

Software

       13.7%          

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

            206,028        42,083,279

Electronic Arts Inc.

            560,622        67,498,889

Oracle Corp.

            682,717        72,313,385

Salesforce Inc.(a)

            330,042        66,925,917
              

 

 

 
                 248,821,470
              

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

       2.6%          

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. - Class A - REG

            381,595        46,691,036
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

       
      Percentage
of Net
Assets
   Shares    Value

Tobacco

       8.5%          

British American Tobacco PLC

             2,030,567      $ 63,845,045

Philip Morris International Inc.

            974,948        90,260,686
              

 

 

 
                 154,105,731
              

 

 

 

Toys/Games/Hobbies

       4.1%          

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

            1,808,870        75,409,931
              

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,463,697,635)

                 1,762,906,083
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,463,697,635)

       96.7%             1,762,906,083

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

       3.3%             59,480,031
              

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0%           $   1,822,386,114
              

 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

Abbreviations:

REG – Registered

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s investments were concentrated in the following countries:

 

Country Allocation (Unaudited)   

Percentage

of Net Assets

 
   

United States

     75.3

Switzerland

     7.5  

Canada(b)

     6.3  

Japan

     4.1  

United Kingdom

     3.5  
   

Total

     96.7
   

(b)Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is incorporated in Canada; however, its primary listing is on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the United States. We therefore define Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers as a United States equity, consistent with the terms set out in the prospectus.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

      Independent
Franchise Partners
US Equity Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost:$1,463,697,635)

   $     1,762,906,083  

Cash

     64,058,589  

Receivable for dividends

     3,840,617  

Reclaims receivable

     2,869,540  

Prepaid expenses

     20,654  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,833,695,483  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Securities purchased payable

     8,600,835  

Capital shares redeemed payable

     500,000  

Investment advisory fees payable

     925,128  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

     1,160,171  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

     43,211  

Risk Officer fees payable

     15,000  

Trustee fees payable

     596  

Accrued expenses and other payables

     64,428  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     11,309,369  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,822,386,114  
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 1,822,386,114  

Shares of common stock outstanding

     97,788,202  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 18.64  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 1,402,508,280  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     419,877,834  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,822,386,114  
  

 

 

 
          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2023

 

 

 

     

Independent

Franchise Partners

US Equity Fund

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income (Net of foreign withholding tax of $1,255,974)

   $ 35,437,832  

Operating expenses:

  

Investment advisory

     10,546,917  

Accounting and Administration

     836,728  

Regulatory and Compliance

     168,950  

Trustees

     70,970  

Legal

     52,118  

Risk Officer

     35,846  

Other

     119,744  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     11,831,273  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     23,606,559  
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     118,172,861  

Net realized losses from foreign currency transactions

     (119,010

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     212,082,948  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency

     65,548  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains from investment activities

     330,202,347  
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $     353,808,906  
  

 

 

 
          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

 

 

    

Independent Franchise Partners

US Equity Fund

 
      2023     2022  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 23,606,559     $ 19,641,833  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment and foreign currency transactions

     118,053,851       212,430,625  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     212,148,496       (512,018,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     353,808,906       (279,945,721
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

     (235,042,088     (137,522,026
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (235,042,088     (137,522,026
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     127,417,010       63,964,242  

Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

     203,432,724       131,436,175  

Value of shares redeemed

     (117,449,197     (315,038,992
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     213,400,537       (119,638,575
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     332,167,355       (537,106,322

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     1,490,218,759       2,027,325,081  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $     1,822,386,114     $     1,490,218,759  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Sold

     7,004,971       3,008,252  

Reinvested

     11,882,753       6,238,072  

Redeemed

     (6,417,654     (15,006,072
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change

     12,470,070       (5,759,748
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the years indicated

 

 

 

    

Independent Franchise Partners

US Equity Fund

 
     

Year Ended
September 30,
2023

 

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2022

 

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2021

 

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

 

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 17.47     $ 22.26     $ 19.72     $ 18.67     $ 18.55  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.25       0.23       0.31       0.37       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     3.69       (3.52     4.70       2.72       1.06  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.94       (3.29     5.01       3.09       1.36  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.20     (0.26     (0.30     (0.37     (0.31

From net realized gains on investments

     (2.57     (1.24     (2.17     (1.68     (0.93
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (2.77     (1.50     (2.47     (2.05     (1.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase from redemption fees

     (a)       (a)       (a)       0.01       (a)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     1.17       (4.79     2.54       1.05       0.12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 18.64     $ 17.47 $        22.26     $ 19.72     $ 18.67  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     23.97     (15.93 %)      27.34     17.50 %(c)       8.67

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $     1,822,386     $     1,490,219     $     2,027,325     $     1,677,925     $     2,128,522  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.67     0.68     0.72     0.76     0.76

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.34     1.06     1.42     1.49     1.62

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     0.67     0.68     0.72     0.76     0.76 %(d)  

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     21.75     25.80     23.67     43.46     37.99

 

(a)

Redemption fees were less than $0.005 per share.

(b)

Total return excludes redemption fees.

(c)

During the period, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund for a loss realized in connection with a trade error. Such payment represented 0.02% to the Fund’s total return.

(d)

During the years shown, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

(e)

Portfolio turnover rate includes applicable corporate action activity and securities trading as a result of investor subscription and redemption activity.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated March 9, 2023. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund (the “IFP US Equity Fund” or the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements and notes only relate to the Fund.

The Fund is a non-diversified fund, meaning it may invest in a smaller number of companies than a diversified fund, and seeks to achieve an attractive long-term rate of return.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for 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.

 

A.

Significant accounting policies are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the following three broad levels:

Level 1 —quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, certain short-term debt securities may be valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current value of a security, but since this valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities would be reflected as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Security prices are generally provided by an approved independent third party pricing service as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each business day on which the share price of the Fund is calculated. Equity securities listed or traded on a primary exchange are valued at the closing price, if available, or the last sales price on the primary exchange. If no sale occurred on the valuation date, the securities will be valued at the latest quotations as of the close of the primary exchange. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies. In these types of situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued at an evaluated price provided by an approved independent pricing source. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality that mature within sixty days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

The Trustees have designated Independent Franchise Partners, LLP, as investment adviser to the Fund, as the Fund’s Valuation Designee with responsibility for establishing fair value when the price of a security is not readily available or deemed unreliable (e.g., an approved pricing service does not provide a price, a furnished price is in error, certain stale prices, or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price) according to policies approved by the Board. In addition, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The Fund identifies possible fluctuations in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an approved independent third party pricing service to fair value its international equity securities.

In the fair value situations noted above, while the Trust’s valuation policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values determined pursuant to these guidelines would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Depending on the source and relative significance of the valuation inputs in these instances, the instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels defined above:

 

Fund   

Level 1 -

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2 -

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

    

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable Inputs

     Total  
                                     

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

           

Common Stocks(1)

     $ 1,762,906,083      $      $      $ 1,762,906,083  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     $     1,762,906,083      $                     —      $                     —      $     1,762,906,083  
  

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See investment industries in the Schedule of Investments.

As of September 30, 2023, there were no Level 2 or Level 3 securities held by the Fund. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2023.

CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

The functional and reporting currency for the Fund is the U.S. dollar. The Fund may engage in spot currency transactions for the purpose of foreign security settlement and operational processes. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also may have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The Fund does not separately report the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment activities on the Statement of Operations.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. At financial reporting period ends, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date, or as soon as the information is available.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders on an annual basis. The Fund intends to distribute its net realized long-term capital gains and its net realized short-term capital gains at least once a year.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital, redemption in-kind, etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

REDEMPTION FEES

The Fund will charge a redemption fee of up to 0.25% of the total redemption amount if you sell your shares, regardless of the length of time you have held your shares and subject to certain exceptions and limitations described in the prospectus. The redemption fee is paid directly to the Fund and is intended to encourage long-term investment in the Fund, to facilitate portfolio management and to avoid (or compensate the Fund for the impact of) transaction and other Fund expenses incurred as a result of shareholder redemptions. Redemption fees charged for the years ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 were $173,557 and $450,889, respectively, and are reflected within the value of shares redeemed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

As of September 30, 2023, the Fund did not have material uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure based on an evaluation of all open tax years for all major tax jurisdictions. The Fund’s Federal tax returns for the tax years ended September 30, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown, uncertain tax positions taken by the Fund will be recorded as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Management 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 12 months.

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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS US EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

B.

Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Independent Franchise Partners, LLP (the “Adviser”), which is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, to provide investment management services to the Fund. Total fees incurred pursuant to the Agreement are reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statement of Operations. Under the terms of the Agreement, and for the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund paid the Adviser a monthly fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets at the following annualized rates:

 

Adviser’s Assets

Under Management(1)

  

Scale Discount for

Assets in each Range(1)

   Annualized Rate(1)
  

Effective Overall Annual

Fee(1)

First $1 billion

      0.80%    0.80%

$1 - 2 billion

   0.10%    0.70%    at $2 billion 0.75%

$2 - 3 billion

   0.20%    0.60%    at $3 billion 0.70%

$3 - 4 billion

   0.30%    0.50%    at $4 billion 0.65%

$4 - 5 billion

   0.40%    0.40%    at $5 billion 0.60%

Above $5 billion

         0.60%

 

(1) 

The Adviser’s total assets under management at the end of each calendar quarter are used to calculate the effective annual fee to be applied during the next calendar quarter. During the year ended September 30, 2023, the effective annualized rate was 0.60% given the Adviser’s total assets under management were in excess of $5 billion during the year.

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) provides distribution services to the Fund pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Distributor acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund on a continuous basis. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Distributor an annual $5,000 fee for these services and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian and fund accounting agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Northern Trust. The Fund has agreed to pay Northern Trust certain annual and transaction-based fees, a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, subject to a minimum annual fee of $175,000 relating to these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund as well as other charges for additional service activities. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”, d/b/a ACA Group) provides compliance and financial control services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, including providing certain officers to the Fund. The Fund pays Foreside an annual base fee, a basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets and reimburses for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Carne Global Financial Services (US) LLC (“Carne”) provides risk management and oversight services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Carne, including providing the Risk Officer to the Fund to administer the Fund’s risk program and oversee the analysis of investment performance and performance of service providers. The Fund has agreed to pay Carne an annual fee of $30,000 for these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Carne pursuant to this agreement are reflected as “Risk Officer” fees on the Statement of Operations.

The officers of the Trust are affiliated with Foreside, Northern Trust, Carne or the Distributor and receive no compensation directly from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2023, the Trust paid each Trustee who is not an “interested person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (each, an “Independent Trustee” and, collectively, the “Independent Trustees”) compensation for their services based on an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2023, the Trust pays an annual retainer of $132,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may

 

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September 30, 2023

 

 

 

apply. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $416,750. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Fund is reflected as “Trustees” fees on the Statement of Operations.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends on short positions, litigation and indemnification expenses, fees and expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to 0.85% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until January 28, 2024. For the year ended September 30, 2023, there were no expenses reduced by the Adviser. Any fees waived or expenses reimbursed during a fiscal year are not subject to repayment from the Fund to the Adviser in subsequent fiscal years.

 

C.

Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2023, the aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Fund were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost of Purchases      Proceeds from sales  

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

   $     373,002,885      $     418,852,936  

 

D.

Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2023, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost     

Gross

Unrealized
Appreciation

    

Gross

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

   $   1,484,476,026      $     331,714,218      $     (53,284,161   $     278,430,057  

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the latest tax years ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 for the Fund was as follows:

 

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity

Fund

   Ordinary Income     

Net Long

Term Gains

     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Tax Return
of Capital
     Total Distributions
Paid
 

2023

   $      24,755,886      $      210,286,202      $      235,042,088      $              —      $     235,042,088  

2022

   $ 38,179,775      $ 99,342,251      $ 137,522,026      $      $ 137,522,026  

As of the latest tax year ended September 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary Income
   

Undistributed Long
Term Capital

Gains

    Accumulated
Earnings
    Distributions
Payable
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings
 

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

    $40,989,104       $100,553,742       $141,542,846       $—       $—       $278,334,988       $419,877,834  

At September 30, 2023, the latest tax year end, the Fund had no capital loss carry-forwards available to offset future net capital gains.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

E.

In-Kind Transactions

Shareholders in the Fund may receive securities rather than cash for their redemption amounts in accordance with the provisions of the Fund. In such cases, shareholders will receive securities with a fair value equal to the value of the number of shares they owned at the current net asset value at the redemption date.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, in-kind withdrawals of $1,258,761 occurred and are reflected within the “Value of shares redeemed” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, and net gains of $466,945 on the securities distributed to shareholders are reflected within the “Net realized gains (losses) from investment and foreign currency transactions” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

There were no in-kind transactions for the year ended September 30, 2023.

 

F.

Concentration of Ownership Risk

A significant portion of the Fund’s shares may be held in a limited number of shareholder accounts. To the extent that a shareholder or group of shareholders redeem a significant portion of the shares issued by the Fund, this could have a disruptive impact on the efficient implementation of the Fund’s investment strategy.

 

G.

Other Risks

The Fund is subject to market risk, which is the risk related to investments in securities in general and the daily fluctuations in the securities markets. The Fund’s investment return per share will change daily based on many factors, including fluctuation in interest rates, the quality of the instruments in the Fund’s investment portfolio, national and international economic conditions, disruptions to business operations and supply chains, staffing shortages, and general market conditions. The increasing interconnectivity between global economies and financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Political events, including armed conflict, tariffs and economic sanctions also contribute to market volatility. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may be impacted by inflation (or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters, pandemics (e.g., COVID-19), climate change and climate-related events, epidemics, terrorism, regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions. These events can have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and performance.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust and Shareholders of Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting Advisers Investment Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) as of September 30, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.    

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.    

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 17, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Advisers Investment Trust since 2011.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A.

Other Federal Tax Information

Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (the “Act”), the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 are designated as Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”), as defined in the Act, subject to reduced tax rates in 2023:

 

Fund    QDI Percentage  

IFP US Equity Fund

     67.46

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the Fund qualifies for the Dividends-Received Deduction (“DRD”) for corporate shareholders:

 

Fund    Corporate
DRD Percentage
 

IFP US Equity Fund

     45.53

 

B.

Summary of Fund Holdings as of September 30, 2023

 

Market Exposure  
Equity Securities    % of Net Assets  

Software

     13.7

Pharmaceuticals

     12.9  

Internet Software & Services

     12.2  

Media

     11.9  

Commercial Services

     9.3  

Tobacco

     8.5  

Diversified Financials

     7.2  

Insurance

     4.2  

Biotechnology

     4.2  

Toys/Games/Hobbies

     4.1  

Entertainment

     3.5  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.6  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     2.4  

Total

     96.7
          

 

5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

RB Global Inc.

     6.3

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     5.6  

Novartis AG - REG

     5.0  

Philip Morris International Inc.

     4.9  

Zillow Group Inc. - Class C

     4.6  

Total

     26.4

 

C.

Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below are 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. Please note that the expenses

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2023 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2023.

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 the 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.

 

      Expense
Ratio
   

Beginning Account
Value

4/1/2023

     Ending Account
Value
9/30/2023
     Expenses Paid
4/1/23–9/30/23*
 

Actual

     0.68   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,038.40      $ 3.47  

Hypothetical

     0.68   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.66      $ 3.45  

 

*

Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (365).

 

D.

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

Section 15 of the 1940 Act requires that the Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the Fund be approved by a majority of the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees. It is the duty of the Board to request as much information as is reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement to determine whether the Agreement is fair to the Fund and its shareholders. The Board considered and approved the Agreement for the Fund at an in-person meeting held on June 14, 2023.

The Board requested, and the Adviser provided, both written and oral reports containing information and data related to the following: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser; (iii) the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows; and (v) whether the fee level reflects these economies of scale to the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders

The Board examined the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory services provided by the Adviser. The Board considered the terms of the Agreement, information and reports provided by the Adviser on its business, personnel and operations, and advisory services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s investment philosophy and portfolio construction processes, the Adviser’s compliance program, pending material litigation (or lack thereof), insurance coverage, business continuity program, and information security practices. The Board noted that, as set forth in the reports provided by the Adviser, there had been no material compliance issues or concerns raised or encountered since the last renewal of the Agreement that impacted the Fund and that there had been no material compliance issues since the last renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Fund. The Board then considered key risks associated with the Fund and ways in which those risks are mitigated. Taking into account the personnel involved in servicing the Fund as well as the materials provided by the Adviser, the Board expressed satisfaction with the quality, extent, and nature of the services expected from the Adviser.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

The Board reviewed the investment performance of the Fund. As part of this analysis, the Board reviewed an independent report prepared by FUSE Research Network, LLC (the “FUSE Report”). The FUSE Report consisted of comparisons of the performance of the Fund to the performance of (i) its selected benchmark, (ii) 15 other large blend funds selected by FUSE with similar pricing characteristics (the “Peer Group”), and (iii) the Peer Group and all other large blend funds with similar pricing features (the “Peer Universe”). The Board reviewed the methodology used to select the Peer Group and the Peer Universe.

The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund compared to the selected benchmark, the Peer Group and the Peer Universe for the three-month, one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2023. The Board also reviewed the performance of another investment fund and separate accounts advised by the Adviser with a similar investment mandate for one-month, three-month, one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods ended March 31, 2023. After considering the information presented to it, the Board expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Fund and the Adviser.

The Board reviewed the cost of services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser, including assertions related to compensation and profitability. The Board discussed the advisory fee paid by the Fund and the total operating expenses of the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser received a management fee of 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Board reviewed the investment advisory fee and the total net expenses paid by the Fund in comparison to the investment advisory fees and the total net expenses paid by the Peer Group and Peer Universe. The Board then reviewed the advisory fees paid by the other fund and accounts managed by the Adviser with similar investment mandates and noted that the Fund paid the same investment advisory fee as the fund and accounts. The Board then considered the expense cap for the Fund noting that the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive fees and or reimburse expenses to limit total annual fund operating expenses to 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. After considering the comparative data provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio were reasonable.

The Board considered the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund and considered the information provided by the Adviser. Among other things, the Board considered the overall financial condition of the Adviser and representations made thereto and to the overall importance of the Fund’s relationship to the Adviser’s business strategy. The Board examined the Fund’s profit margin and the Adviser’s overall profitability. The Board concluded that, based on both the written and oral reports provided by the Adviser, the profit margin was reasonable.

In considering the economies of scale for the Fund, the Board considered the marketing and distribution plans for the Fund, its capacity, and breakeven point. The Board noted that, other than the investment advisory fee, the Adviser derived no other fees or monetary benefits from the Fund. The Board also noted that the Fund does not assess and the Adviser does not receive Rule 12b-1 fees, that soft dollars are not a consideration for broker selection, and that the Adviser paid all third-party research expenses directly.

In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any particular factor or factors that were all-important or controlling; and each Trustee assigned different weights to various factors considered.

 

E.

Other Information

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by writing to the Fund at Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 855-233-0437 (toll free); and (ii) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at 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 available (i) without charge, by calling the Fund at 855-233-0437 (toll free); and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available to shareholders upon written request or by calling the Fund at 855-233-0437 (toll free).

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

F.

Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Independent Trustee.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
   Term of
Office /Length of
Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

   Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen
by Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5
Years

Robert Gordon

Year of Birth: 1961

   Trustee    Indefinite/January 2022 to present    Independent Director, VAM Funds Luxembourg, 2018 to present; Independent Director, Anchor Capital Advisors, 2020 to present; Independent Director, Trust Company of Illinois, 2019 to 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer, Driehaus Capital Management, 2006 to 2017.    9    VAM Funds Luxembourg, Anchor Capital Advisors, Trust Company of Illinois

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds, 2007 to 2022; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds, 2014 to 2022.    9    Diamond Hill Funds (retired 2022)

Steven R. Sutermeister

Year of Birth: 1954

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present   

President, Vadar Capital LLC,

2008 to 2017.

   9    None

 

1 

The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

The following table provides information regarding each officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

   Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen
by Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5
Years

Barbara J. Nelligan

Year of Birth: 1969

   President    Indefinite/ August 2017 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018; Vice President of Advisers Investment Trust, 2012 to 2017.    N/A    N/A

Scott Craven Jones

Year of Birth: 1962

   Risk Officer    Indefinite/July 2014 to present    Director, Carne Global Financial Services, Inc., 2013 to present.    N/A    N/A

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

   Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen
by Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5
Years

Rodney L. Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

   Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer    Indefinite/ March 2019 to present    Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services), 2016 to 2022.    N/A    N/A

Kara M. Schneider

Year of Birth: 1973

   Secretary    Indefinite/ March 2023 to present    Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2021 to present; Manager, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC, 2017 to 2021; Assistant Secretary of Advisers Investment Trust, 2021 to March 2023.    N/A    N/A

Troy A. Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

   Treasurer    Indefinite/January 2022 to present    Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Senior Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, 2011 to 2021; Assistant Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.    N/A    N/A

Tracy L. Dotolo

Year of Birth: 1976

   Assistant Treasurer    Indefinite/January 2022 to present    Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.    N/A    N/A

Stefania C. Suciu

Year of Birth: 1979

   Assistant Secretary    Indefinite/ March 2023 to present    Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2015 to present    N/A    N/A

1 The mailing address of Messrs. Ruehle and Sheets and Ms. Dotolo is 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. The mailing address of Mr. Jones and Mses. Nelligan, Schneider, and Suciu is 333 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 855-233-0437.

 

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Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

(Series of the Advisers Investment Trust)

Privacy Policy

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

We recognize and respect the privacy expectations of each of our investors and we believe the confidentiality and protection of investor information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. New technologies have dramatically changed the way information is gathered and used, but our continuing commitment to preserving the security and confidentiality of investor information has remained a core value of the Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We may collect information about our customers to help identify you, evaluate your application, service and manage your account and offer services and products you may find valuable. We collect this information from a variety of sources including:

 

 

Information we receive from you on applications or other forms (e.g. your name, address, date of birth, social security number and investment information);

 

 

Information about your transactions and experiences with us and our affiliates (e.g. your account balance, transaction history and investment selections); and

 

 

Information we obtain from third parties regarding their brokerage, investment advisory, custodial or other relationship with you (e.g. your account number, account balance and transaction history.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies (including affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreements regarding the information.

INFORMATION WE MAY SHARE WITH AFFILIATES

If we have affiliates which are financial service providers that offer investment advisory, brokerage and other financial services, we may (subject to Board approval) share information among our affiliates to better assist you in achieving your financial goals.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We will limit the collection and use of non-public customer information to the minimum necessary to deliver superior service to our customers which includes advising our customers about our products and services and to administer our business.

We will permit only authorized employees who are trained in the proper handling of non-public customer information to have access to that information.

We will not reveal non-public customer information to any external organization unless we have previously informed the customer in disclosures or agreements, have been authorized by the customer or are required by law or our regulators.

We value you as a customer and take your personal privacy seriously. We will inform you of our policies for collecting, using, securing and sharing nonpublic personal information the first time we do business and every year that you are a customer of the Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund or anytime we make a material change to our privacy policy.


 

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Investment Adviser

Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

Level 1, 10 Portman Square

London, W1H 6AZ

United Kingdom

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100                

Portland, Maine 04101

For Additional Information, call

855-233-0437 or 312-557-7902

 

 

IFP 09/23


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NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

ANNUAL REPORT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

 

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund (the “Fund”). It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     1  

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

     3  

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

     4  

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     5  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     6  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     7  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     12  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     14  


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

     Percentage      Principal         
     of Net      Amount      Value  
     Assets      (000s)      (000s)  

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

     27.8%        

U.S. Treasury Bills

     18.3%        

5.05%, 10/10/23(a)

      $             75,000      $             74,903  

5.09%, 10/10/23(a)

        25,000        24,968  

4.97%, 10/17/23(a)

        125,000        124,714  

5.04%, 10/24/23(a)

        61,610        61,404  

5.00%, 10/31/23(a)

        90,000        89,608  

5.19%, 11/9/23(a)

        110,000        109,370  

5.29%, 11/21/23(a)

        10,000        9,925  

5.20%, 11/24/23(a)

        110,000        109,125  

4.96%, 11/28/23(a)

        75,000        74,378  

5.28%, 12/7/23(a)

        10,000        9,901  

5.22%, 12/14/23(a)

        120,000        118,688  

5.12%, 12/19/23(a)

        70,000        69,185  

5.19%, 12/21/23(a)

        117,640        116,272  

5.13%, 12/26/23(a)

        75,000        74,048  

5.20%, 12/28/23(a)

        55,000        54,292  

5.23%, 12/28/23(a)

        80,000        78,970  

5.28%, 12/28/23(a)

        50,000        49,356  

5.17%, 1/9/24(a)

        25,000        24,631  

5.14%, 1/16/24(a)

        75,000        73,812  

5.15%, 1/16/24(a)

        75,000        73,812  

5.16%, 1/30/24(a)

        75,000        73,675  

5.29%, 3/28/24(a)

        55,000        53,548  

5.30%, 3/28/24(a)

        55,000        53,548  
        

 

 

 
           1,602,133  
        

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

     9.5%        

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY - 0.08%) 5.33%, 10/2/23(b)

        190,000        189,939  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.04%) 5.44%, 10/2/23(b)

        96,500        96,496  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.13%) 5.53%, 10/2/23(b)

        80,000        79,970  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.14%) 5.54%, 10/2/23(b)

        295,000        295,194  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.17%) 5.57%, 10/2/23(b)

        110,000        110,107  

(Floating, U.S. Treasury 3M Bill MMY + 0.20%) 5.60%, 10/2/23(b)

        59,140        59,239  
        

 

 

 
           830,945  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $2,433,078)

           2,433,078  
        

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

     74.2%        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 9/29/23, repurchase price $1,401, 5.30%, 10/2/23(c)

        1,400        1,400  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 9/29/23, repurchase price $850,375, 5.30%, 10/2/23(c)

        850,000        850,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

     Percentage     Principal         
     of Net     Amount      Value  
     Assets     (000s)      (000s)  

 

 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, dated 9/29/23, repurchase price $4,157,836, 5.30%, 10/2/23(d)

     $         4,156,000      $ 4,156,000  

JPMorgan Securities LLC, dated 9/29/23, repurchase price $1,500,663, 5.30%, 10/2/23(e)

       1,500,000        1,500,000  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Cost $6,507,400)

          6,507,400  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $8,940,478)

     102.0%          8,940,478  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     (2.0%        (177,899
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%        $         8,762,579  
       

 

 

 
(a)

Discount rate at the time of purchase.

(b)

Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2023 is disclosed. Maturity date represents the next interest reset date. The security’s legal final maturity date is longer than the reset date. Securities with longer maturity dates have a greater sensitivity to changes in liquidity, interest rate risk and/or credit risk.

(c)

The nature and terms of the collateral received for the repurchase agreements are as follows:

 

     Value      Coupon     Maturity  
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.    (000s)      Rates     Dates  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

   $ 868,428        0.50% — 1.75%       10/31/23 — 1/31/29  

 

 

(d) The nature and terms of the collateral received for the repurchase agreements are as follows:

 

     Value      Coupon     Maturity  
Federal Reserve Bank of New York    (000s)      Rates     Dates  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   $ 12,878        2.25%       5/15/41  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   $ 4,144,958        1.25% — 3.13%       8/15/25 — 2/15/32  

 

 

Total

   $ 4,157,836       

 

 
       

 

 

(e) The nature and terms of the collateral received for the repurchase agreements are as follows:

 

     Value      Coupon     Maturity  
JP Morgan    (000s)      Rates     Dates  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

   $ 27,616        — %       11/14/23  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   $ 1,502,384        0.25% — 2.88%       9/30/23 — 2/28/26  

 

 

Total

   $                 1,530,000       

 

 
       

 

 

At September 30, 2023 the asset allocations for the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund were:

 

Asset Allocation    % of Net Assets      

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

     18.3%  

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

     9.5     

Repurchase Agreements

     74.2     

 

 

Total

     102.0%  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

     NTAM  
     Treasury  
Amounts in thousands    Assets Fund  

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost: $2,433,078)

   $             2,433,078  

Repurchase agreements, cost equals fair value

     6,507,400  

Cash

     95  

Receivable for interest

     9,735  

Prepaid expenses

     26  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     8,950,334  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Securities purchased payable

     148,053  

Distributions payable to shareholders

     38,227  

Investment advisory fees payable

     589  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

     736  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

     70  

Accrued expenses and other payable

     80  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     187,755  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 8,762,579  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 8,762,579  

Shares of common stock outstanding

     8,762,673  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 1.00  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 8,762,619  

Distributable earnings

     (40
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 8,762,579  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2023

 

 

 

     NTAM  
     Treasury  
Amounts in thousands    Assets Fund  

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $  348,238  

Operating expenses:

  

Investment advisory

     8,399  

Accounting and Administration

     989  

Regulatory and Compliance

     246  

Trustees

     71  

Other

     326  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     10,031  

Expenses reduced by Service Providers

     (2,337
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     7,694  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     340,544  
  

 

 

 

Realized Gains from Investment Activities:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     18  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gains from investment activities

     18  
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $             340,562  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

 

 

     NTAM  
     Treasury  
     Assets Fund  
         September 30,             September 30,      
Amounts in thousands    2023     2022  

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 340,544     $ 53,190  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     18       26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     340,562       53,216  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

     (340,545     (53,247
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (340,545     (53,247
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     11,275,000       5,362,000  

Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

     316,678       38,953  

Value of shares redeemed

     (10,514,955     (5,444,442
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     1,076,723       (43,489
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     1,076,740       (43,520

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     7,685,839       7,729,359  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 8,762,579     $ 7,685,839  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions

    

Sold

     11,275,000       5,362,000  

Reinvested

     316,678       38,953  

Redeemed

     (10,514,955     (5,444,442
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change

     1,076,723       (43,489
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     NTAM  
     Treasury  
     Assets Fund  
     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
         September 30,         September 30,     September 30,     September 30,         September 30,      
     2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.04       0.01       (a)       0.01       0.02  

Net realized gains from investments(a)

                              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.04       0.01             0.01       0.02  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.04     (0.01     (— )(a)       (0.01     (0.02

From net realized gains on investments(a)

                 (—     (—     (—
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.04     (0.01           (0.01     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

                              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     4.47     0.66     0.03     1.06     2.28

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 8,762,579     $       7,685,839     $       7,729,359     $       7,012,840     $       8,037,595  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.10     0.09     0.07     0.10     0.10

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.46     0.68     0.02     0.93     2.25

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(b)

     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13

 

 

 

(a)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(b)

During the period shown, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated March 9, 2023. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The NTAM Treasury Assets Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and commenced operations on April 4, 2018. Shares of the Fund are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Investments in the Fund may be made only by individuals or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act.

The Fund is a diversified fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity by investing its net assets, under normal market conditions, exclusively in United States (“U.S.”) Treasury securities and related repurchase agreements and other securities that limit their investments to, or are backed by, U.S. Treasury securities.

The Fund operates as a “government money market fund” under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for 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.

 

A.

Significant accounting policies are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Under this method, investments purchased at a discount or premium are valued by accruing or amortizing the difference between the original purchase price and maturity value of the issue over the period to effective maturity. The Trustees have designated Northern Trust Investments, Inc., as investment adviser to the Fund, as the Fund’s Valuation Designee with responsibility for establishing fair value when amortized cost does not approximate fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels as follows:

• Level 1 —quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

• Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

• Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

            Level 2 -      Level 3 -         
     Level 1 -      Other Significant      Significant         
Amounts in thousands        Quoted Prices          Observable Inputs      Unobservable Inputs      Total  

 

 

Investments held by the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund*

     $      $ 8,940,478      $      $ 8,940,478  
  

 

 

 

 

*

See additional categories in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2023, there were no Level 1 or Level 3 securities held by the Fund. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2023.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a master repurchase agreement by which it purchases securities for cash from a seller and agrees to resell those securities to the same seller at a specific price within a specified time or with an indefinite life and a liquidity feature which allows the Fund to resell the security quarterly. The interest rate on such repurchase agreements resets daily. During the term of a repurchase agreement, the fair value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, is required to equal or exceed the fair value of the repurchase agreement. The Fund is subject to credit risk on repurchase agreements to the extent that the counterparty fails to perform under the agreement and the value of the collateral received falls below the agreed repurchase price. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. The Fund has entered into such repurchase agreements at September 30, 2023, as reflected in the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

 

     Gross Amounts not Offset in the        
Amounts in thousands    Statement of Assets and Liabilities        

 

 
     Gross Amounts of Assets               
     Presented in Statements of      Financial     Net  
Counterparty    Assets and Liabilities            Instruments*           Amount  

 

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     $ 851,400      $ (851,400   $  

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

     4,156,000        (4,156,000      

JP Morgan Securities LLC

     1,500,000        (1,500,000      
  

 

 

 
     $                                          6,507,400      $ (6,507,400   $                     —  
  

 

 

 

*Collateral received is reflected up to the fair market value of the repurchase agreement.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net income are declared daily and paid monthly by the Fund to its shareholders. Net income includes the interest accrued on the Fund’s assets less estimated expenses. The Fund’s net realized short-term capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital, etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

As of September 30, 2023, the Fund did not have uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure based on an evaluation of all open tax years for all major tax jurisdictions. The Fund’s Federal tax returns for the tax years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown or uncertain tax positions taken by the Fund will be recorded as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Management 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 12 months.

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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

B. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “NTI”), which is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, to provide investment management services to the Fund. Total fees incurred pursuant to the Agreement are reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statement of Operations. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the annualized rate of 0.11%.

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Placement Agent”) provides private placement services to the Fund pursuant to a placement agent agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Placement Agent acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund on a private placement basis to eligible investors only. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Placement Agent an asset-based fee, which is calculated and billed monthly, for these services and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”), an affiliate to NTI, serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian, and fund accounting agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Northern Trust. The Fund pays Northern Trust certain annual and transaction-based fees, a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended September 30, 2023, Northern Trust voluntarily reimbursed $39,987 in expenses. This amount is included in “Expenses Reduced by Service Providers” in the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”, d/b/a ACA Group) provides compliance and financial control services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, including providing certain officers to the Fund. The Fund pays Foreside an annual base fee, a basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets and reimburses for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statement of Operations.

The officers of the Trust are affiliated with Foreside, Northern Trust, or the Placement Agent and receive no compensation directly from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2023, the Trust paid each Trustee who is not an “interested person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (each, an “Independent Trustee” and, collectively, the “Independent Trustees”) compensation for their

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

services based on an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2023, the Trust pays an annual retainer of $132,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $416,750. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Fund is reflected as “Trustees” fees on the Statement of Operations.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of the compensation paid to each Independent Trustee, expenses associated with an Independent Trustee’s attendance at Board meetings and other Trust related travel, expenses of third party consultants engaged by the Board, any membership dues paid to the Investment Company Institute and Mutual Fund Directors Forum, brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until January 28, 2024. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of the compensation paid to each Independent Trustee, expenses associated with an Independent Trustee’s attendance at Board meetings and other Trust related travel, expenses of third party consultants engaged by the Board, any membership dues paid to the Investment Company Institute and Mutual Fund Directors Forum, brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to exceed the applicable expense limitation in effect at the time of repayment or the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. The agreement to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses automatically renews annually from year to year on the effective date of each subsequent annual update to the Fund’s registration statement, until such time as the Adviser provide written notice of non-renewal.

The Adviser may reimburse additional expenses or waive all or a portion of the management fee of the Fund from time to time, including to avoid a negative yield, and such amounts are not subject to recoupment in future periods. Any such additional expense reimbursement or waiver would be voluntary and could be implemented, increased or decreased or discontinued at any time.

For the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund incurred advisory fees payable to NTI, contractual expense waivers and/or reimbursements from NTI, and paid expense recoupments to NTI, as follows:

 

Amounts in thousands    Advisory Fee to NTI     

Expenses Reduced by

NTI

    

Advisory Fees

Recouped by NTI

 

 

 

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

   $ 8,399         $                       2,297            $  

The balances of recoverable expenses to NTI by the Fund at September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):

 

For the:    Expiring           NTAM
Treasury
Assets Fund
 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2021

   September 30, 2024         $2,217  

Year ended September 30, 2022

   September 30, 2025                      2,305  

Year ended September 30, 2023

   September 30, 2026         2,297  
        

 

 

 

Balances of Recoverable Expenses to the Adviser

           $6,819  
        

 

 

 

C. Other Risks

General market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets, disruptions to business operations and supply chains, staffing shortages, or adverse investor sentiment could cause the value of your investment in the Fund, or its yield, to decline. The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may be impacted in response to the prospects of particular sectors or governments, general economic conditions, and/or other events (such as

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

pandemics, terrorism, etc.) throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Political events, including armed conflict, tariffs and economic sanctions also contribute to market volatility. These events can have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and performance.

D. Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2023, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Amounts in thousands    Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

   $     8,940,478      $      $      $  

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the latest tax periods ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 for the Fund were as follows:

 

Amounts in thousands    Ordinary Income      Net Long
Term Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions Paid
     Tax Return
of Capital
     Total Distributions
Paid
 

 

 

2023

   $ 316,676      $      $ 316,676      $      $ 316,676  

2022

     38,953               38,953               38,953  

As of the latest tax year ended September 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Amounts in thousands    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
    

Undistributed Long-
Term Capital

Gains

     Accumulated
Earnings
     Distributions
Payable
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Depreciation

     Total
Accumulated
Earnings
 

 

 

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

     $38,228        $—        $38,228        $(38,227)        $(40)        $—        $(39

At September 30, 2023, non-expiring capital losses incurred by the Fund are carried forward indefinitely under the provisions of the

Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 are as follows:

 

Fund   

Short-Term

Capital Loss

    Carry-Forward    

    Long-Term
Capital Loss
    Carry-Forward    
 

 

 

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

   $ (40   $  

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the following amount of capital loss carryforwards was utilized: $18.

 

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LOGO    LOGO

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders of the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund and the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund (the “Fund”), one of the portfolios constituting Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the NTAM Treasury Assets Fund of the Trust as of September 30, 2023, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2023, by correspondence with the

 

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custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

November 17, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more Northern Trust investment companies since 2002.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

A.

Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2023 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2023.

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 the 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.

 

     

Expense

Ratio

  

Beginning Account
Value

4/1/2023

    

Ending Account
Value

9/30/2023

     Expenses Paid  
4/1/23–9/30/23*  
 

Actual

   0.10%                $           1,000.00      $           1,025.60      $                 0.51  

Hypothetical

   0.10%                $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.57      $ 0.51  

 

*

Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (365).

 

B.

Other Information

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by writing to the Fund at NTAM Treasury Assets Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 855-351-4583 (toll free); and (ii) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at 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 available (i) without charge, by calling the Fund at 855-351-4583 (toll free); and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete Schedule of Portfolio Holdings with the SEC each month on Form N-MFP, which is available without charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to shareholders at https://www.northerntrust.com/united-states/what-we-do/investment-management/northern-funds/ntam-treasury-assets-fund.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

C.     Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Independent Trustee.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

 

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of

Office/Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During

Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen
by Trustee
 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

                    Years

Robert Gordon

Year of Birth: 1961

  Trustee   Indefinite/January 2022 to present   Independent Director, VAM Funds Luxembourg, 2018 to present; Independent Director, Anchor Capital Advisors, 2020 to present; Independent Director, Trust Company of Illinois, 2019 to 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer, Driehaus Capital Management, 2006 to 2017.   9   VAM Funds Luxembourg, Anchor Capital Advisors, Trust Company of Illinois

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

  Trustee  

Indefinite/July

2011 to present

  Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds, 2007 to 2022; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds, 2014 to 2022.   9   Diamond Hill Funds (retired 2022)

Steven R. Sutermeister

Year of Birth: 1954

  Trustee  

Indefinite/July

2011 to present

  President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.   9   None

1 The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

The following table provides information regarding each officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen

by Trustee

 

Other

Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5

Years

Barbara J. Nelligan

Year of Birth: 1969

  President   Indefinite/August 2017 to present   Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018.   N/A   N/A

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

NTAM TREASURY ASSETS FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen

by Trustee

 

Other

Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5

Years

Rodney L. Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

  Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer   Indefinite/March 2019 to present   Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services), 2016 to 2022.   N/A   N/A

Kara M. Schneider

Year of Birth: 1973

  Secretary   Indefinite/March 2023 to present   Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2021 to present; Manager, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC, 2017 to 2021; Assistant Secretary of Advisers Investment Trust, 2021 to March 2023.   N/A   N/A

Troy A. Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

  Treasurer   Indefinite/January 2022 to present   Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Senior Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, 2011 to 2021; Assistant Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.   N/A   N/A

Tracy L. Dotolo

Year of Birth: 1976

  Assistant Treasurer   Indefinite/January 2022 to present   Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.   N/A   N/A

Stefania C. Suciu

Year of Birth: 1979

  Assistant Secretary   Indefinite/March 2023 to present   Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2015 to present.   N/A   N/A

1 The mailing address of Messrs. Ruehle and Sheets and Ms. Dotolo is 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. The mailing address of Mses. Nelligan, Schneider, and Suciu is 333 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 855-351-4583.

 

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NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

(Series of the Advisers Investment Trust)

Privacy Policy

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

We recognize and respect the privacy expectations of each of our investors and we believe the confidentiality and protection of investor information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. New technologies have dramatically changed the way information is gathered and used, but our continuing commitment to preserving the security and confidentiality of investor information has remained a core value of the Advisers Investment Trust.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We may collect information about our customers to help identify you, evaluate your application, service and manage your account and offer services and products you may find valuable. We collect this information from a variety of sources including:

 

 

Information we receive from you on applications or other forms (e.g. your name, address, date of birth, social security number and investment information);

 

 

Information about your transactions and experiences with us and our affiliates (e.g. your account balance, transaction history and investment selections); and

 

 

Information we obtain from third parties regarding their brokerage, investment advisory, custodial or other relationship with you (e.g. your account number, account balance and transaction history.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies (including affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreements regarding the information.

INFORMATION WE MAY SHARE WITH AFFILIATES

If we have affiliates which are financial service providers that offer investment advisory, brokerage and other financial services, we may (subject to Board approval) share information among our affiliates to better assist you in achieving your financial goals.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We will limit the collection and use of non-public customer information to the minimum necessary to deliver superior service to our customers which includes advising our customers about our products and services and to administer our business.

We will permit only authorized employees who are trained in the proper handling of non-public customer information to have access to that information.

We will not reveal non-public customer information to any external organization unless we have previously informed the customer in disclosures or agreements, have been authorized by the customer or are required by law or our regulators.

We value you as a customer and take your personal privacy seriously. We will inform you of our policies for collecting, using, securing and sharing nonpublic personal information the first time we do business and every year that you are a customer of the Advisers Investment Trust or anytime we make a material change to our privacy policy.


Investment Adviser

Northern Trust Investments, Inc.

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

111 S. Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

Placement Agent

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, Maine 04101

For Additional Information, call

855-351-4583 (toll free)

 

 

NT 09/23


 

LOGO

 

 

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN

BOND FUND

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2023

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”). It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

   1

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

   2

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

   6

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

   13

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

   14

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   15

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   16

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   17

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

   25

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   27


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SHAREHOLDER LETTER

September 30, 2023

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present to shareholders the September 30, 2023 Annual Report for the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Advisers Investment Trust. This report contains the results of Fund operations for the year ended September 30, 2023.

We appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in us by choosing the Fund and its Investment Adviser, River Canyon Fund Management LLC, and we look forward to continuing to serve your investing needs.

Sincerely,

 

 

LOGO

Barbara J. Nelligan

President

Advisers Investment Trust

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

Value of a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Fund’s Institutional Shares from inception on December 30, 2014 to September 30, 2023

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2023

 

     1-Year Return     5-Year Return    

Since Inception  

Return

 

Gross Expense  

Ratio *

 

Net Expense  

Ratio *

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund – Institutional Shares   6.70%   4.36%   4.88%   0.83%   0.66%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index   0.64%   0.10%   0.64%   -   -

*The Institutional Shares Gross and Net Annual Operating Expense Ratio are 0.83% and 0.66%, respectively, as per the most recent Prospectus. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to the Fund to limit expenses to 0.65% until January 28, 2024, which is exclusive of the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses reflected in the Prospectus.

Data as of September 30, 2023. The Inception date of the Fund is December 30, 2014. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of any transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 800-245-0371 or 312-557-0164.

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The index is an unmanaged index that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index. The impact of any transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Market Commentary (for fiscal year ended September 30, 2023)

As the nation’s central bank, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) operates under a dual mandate to promote price stability and maximum sustainable employment. This is a balancing act because an economy without inflation is typically stagnant with a weak employment climate, while a booming economy with plenty of jobs is susceptible to high inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), responsible for setting monetary policy in line with the Fed’s mandate, has established a 2% annual inflation target based on the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. This dual mandate drove the sharp reversal in Fed policy in June 2022, setting the tone for the Fund’s fiscal year. The Fund’s fiscal year started with the FOMC in the midst of its fastest and greatest tightening cycle in the last 30 years, as the Fed Funds rate would increase over 525 basis points between the middle of 2022 and the end of the Fund’s fiscal year in September 2023. In addition to increasing rates, the Fed continued its Quantitative Tightening by reducing its balance sheet of Treasury and Agency MBS holdings, further tightening financial conditions. Mortgage Rates climbed to over 7%, significantly impacting home affordability and the supply of existing homes for sale, as homeowners who locked in low mortgage rates over the past few years opted not to move or sell. The rapid rate shift and Quantitative Tightening produced what many have called “pretty much the worst bond market ever,” as many fixed-income asset classes produced negative returns. For most of the year, the yield curve remained significantly inverted, with 2-year Treasury rates substantially higher than 10-year Treasury rates, reaching its most significant differential in July 2022 at -108bps, but by the end of the year, the curve was notably less inverted at -48bps, on the back of the investor’s recognition that Treasury rates were likely to stay higher for longer.

Adding to the volatility during the year were the contagion worries for the regional banking system after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023, one of the largest bank failures in US history and the largest since the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008. Regulators stepped in to backstop depositors and were able to limit the damage to a handful of other regional banks, but the fear of deposit flight forced many regional banks to pull back on lending as the year progressed. Although many prognosticators were forecasting a recession throughout the year, it never came to pass, as unemployment stayed low, consumer spending remained strong, and the economy grew at a reasonable rate. The stock market indices performed well, led by the seven largest technology stocks (Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Tesla) that became known as the “The Magnificent Seven,” but under the surface, most stocks produced negative returns.

Toward the end of the fiscal year, the PCE index was steadily trending lower, but still at an elevated level near 3.5%, stubbornly above the Fed’s 2% target, nonetheless, the Fed began signaling that they were close to the end of the rate tightening cycle, but gave no indication that they would be reversing course any time soon. We would be remiss if we didn’t comment on the US Fiscal situation as total US Federal Debt is on pace to be $33T by the end of 2023, up from $23T at the end of 2019 and $9T at the end of 2007. Expressed as a percentage of GDP held by the public, projections are that Federal Debt will be over 100% by the end of 2023, up from 79% at the end of 2019 and 35% at the end of 2007. The current US Federal Budget Deficit at -8% is the highest in history outside of war or recession. According to the Office of Management & Budget, the fiscal deficit is expected to be $1.6T this year, rising to $1.8T next year, and if Quantitative Tightening stays in place, that will add $720B in issuance.

Fund Insights

The Fund navigated the volatility during the fiscal year, outperforming its benchmark and producing positive mid-single digit positive returns. The portfolio management team was able to strategically and tactically reposition the portfolio during the year, particularly increasing the funds allocation to the corporate credit sector. The Fund’s sector allocation to structured credit and corporate credit, focus on floating rate coupons and shorter duration securities, positioned it well for the volatile fixed income market and were the primary drivers of its top decile performance in the Morningstar Multi-Sector bond category based on Total Return. The Fund enjoyed strong inflows in a fixed-income mutual fund market where many funds saw significant outflows.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Looking Forward

The Fund’s portfolio management team of Sam Reid, Todd Lemkin, and Adam Rizkalla continue to manage the portfolio, focusing on delivering strong relative and absolute returns across a turbulent interest rate and economic environment. They effectively managed the Fund’s credit and duration risks throughout the year. We believe the Fund is well-positioned to earn a defensive real return going forward. At the same time, fund inflows and our current cash position should allow us to capitalize on dislocations, providing good entry points to capture long-term returns. The Fund’s fiscal year performance supports momentum in the Fund’s growth as fixed-income investors reassess traditional bond allocations, which have delivered near-record negative returns for the past three fiscal years. Our research process, security level analysis, size, and experience in the corporate and structured product markets position us favorably in managing the Fund’s prospects.

 

 

The River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund is offered only by prospectus. The prospectus contains important information, including investment objectives, risks, advisory fees and expenses. Please read the Prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. For a current Prospectus please call 800-245-0371.

Distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC.

Disclaimer

Any investment in the Fund involves significant risk, including the risk of loss of all or a portion of your investment. The results indicated herein include both realized and unrealized gains and losses, and actual results when realized may differ materially from those set forth herein. Total returns include reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions. The value of an investment in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than its original purchase cost. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing.

Certain information contained herein constitutes “forward-looking statements”, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue” or “believe” or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. Due to various risks and uncertainties, actual events or results or the actual performance of an individual investment, an asset class or the Fund may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Certain Investment Risks

It is important to note that the Fund is not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Fixed income investments involve interest rate risk, issuer credit risk and risk of default, prepayment risk, duration, risk and price volatility risk. Funds investing in bonds can lose their value as interest rates rise, and investors participating in such Funds can suffer a partial or total loss of their principal.

Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities involve risks that are different from or more acute than risks associated with other types of debt instruments. For example, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed-rate MBS, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates and causing funds investing in such securities (such as the Fund) to exhibit additional volatility. Conversely, declining interest rates may cause borrowers to pay off their mortgages sooner than expected, thereby reducing returns because the Fund may be required to reinvest the return of borrower principal at the lower prevailing interest rate. MBS related to floating rate loans may exhibit greater price volatility than a fixed rate obligation of similar credit quality. With respect to non-agency MBS, there are no direct or indirect government or agency guarantees of payments in pools created by non-governmental issuers. Non-agency MBS also are not subject to the same underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage-related securities that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee.

For a more complete list of Fund risks, please see the Prospectus.

 

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PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Duration: A measurement of the portfolio’s bonds’ sensitivity to interest rate changes. “Duration” represents Effective Duration for the Fund and Modified Adjusted Duration for the Index.

MBS: Mortgage-Backed Securities

CMBS: Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

RMBS: Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

ABS: Asset Backed Securities

CLO: Collateralized Loan Obligation

Bps: Basis Points (bps) are a unit of measure used in finance to describe the percentage change in the value of a financial instrument. One basis point is equivalent to 0.01% (1/100th of a percent).

Quantitative tightening refers to monetary policies that contract, or reduce, the Federal Reserve System (Fed) balance sheet. This process is also known as balance sheet normalization.

 

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RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

     Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Principal Amount      Value  

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

     34.4%        

ACC Auto Trust Series 2022-A(a)
4.58%, 07/15/26

      $ 3,300,126      $         3,262,532  

ACM Auto Trust Series 2023-1A(a)
8.59%, 01/22/30

        3,000,000        2,998,557  

Business Jet Securities LLC Series 2021-1A(a)
5.07%, 04/15/36

        1,355,011        1,261,250  

Clsec Holdings 22t LLC Series 2021-1(a)
6.17%, 05/11/37

        13,931,725        10,872,050  

CP EF Asset Securitization I LLC Series 2022-1A(a)
5.96%, 04/15/30

        2,588,974        2,549,074  

FAT Brands Fazoli’s Native I LLC Series 2021-1(a)
7.00%, 07/25/51

        15,900,000        13,851,301  

FAT Brands GFG Royalty I LLC Series 2021-1A(a)
6.00%, 07/25/51

        15,700,000        13,768,304  

Foundation Finance Trust Series 2023-2A(a)
9.10%, 06/15/49

        2,944,000        2,943,377  

Goldman Home Improvement Issuer Trust Series 2022-GRN1(a)(b)(c)
0.00%, 06/25/52

        50,000        6,470,755  

HOA Funding LLC Series 2021-1A(a)
4.72%, 08/20/51

        3,920,000        3,210,127  

Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd. Series 2018-1(a)
4.46%, 12/15/38

        4,387,428        3,756,902  

ICG U.S. CLO Ltd. Series 2020-1A(a)(d)
9.19%, 01/20/35

        3,000,000        2,806,556  

L.P. LMS Asset Securitization Trust Series 2023-1A(a)
7.48%, 10/17/33

        3,000,000        2,830,074  

Lendingpoint Asset Securitization Trust Series 2022-C(a)
13.09%, 02/15/30

        6,400,000        5,257,740  

Lendmark Funding Trust Series 2021-2A(a)
3.09%, 04/20/32

        3,160,000        2,573,217  

MAPS Ltd. Series 2019-1A(a)
4.46%, 03/15/44

        924,435        816,304  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust Series 2021-BA(a)
3.42%, 11/20/36

        1,980,000        1,630,366  

Marlette Funding Trust Series 2023-3A(a)
8.04%, 09/15/33

        3,000,000        3,005,417  

Mercury Financial Credit Card Master Trust Series 2022-3A(a)
13.44%, 06/21/27

        3,550,000        3,567,889  

Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust Series 2022-A(a)
6.92%, 09/15/27

        3,000,000        2,968,504  

Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust Series 2023-A(a)
10.03%, 07/17/28

        3,500,000        3,500,277  

NRZ Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes Series 2021-GTN1(a)
3.47%, 11/25/26

        9,724,481        8,758,266  

Oasis Securitization Funding LLC Series 2021-2A(a)
2.14%, 10/15/33

        2,428,288        2,419,880  

OnDeck Asset Securitization Trust IV LLC Series 2023-1A(a)
9.93%, 08/19/30

        6,000,000        5,902,135  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

     Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Principal Amount      Value  

 

 

Oportun Issuance Trust Series 2021-B(a)
5.41%, 05/08/31

      $ 4,910,000      $         4,442,206  

Oportun Issuance Trust Series 2021-C(a)
3.61%, 10/08/31

        2,659,000        2,365,908  

PAGAYA AI Debt Trust Series 2022-2(a)
4.97%, 01/15/30

        4,234,414        4,192,565  

PAGAYA AI Debt Trust Series 2023-6(a)
9.00%, 06/16/31

        2,750,000        2,541,464  

PMT Issuer Trust - FMSR Series 2022-FT1
(Floating, U.S. 30-Day Average SOFR + 4.19%, 4.19% Floor)(a)(e)
9.50%, 06/25/27

        8,000,000        7,995,675  

PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST Series 2022-GT1
(Floating, U.S. 30-Day Average SOFR + 4.25%)(a)(e)
9.56%, 05/25/27

        12,000,000        12,007,675  

Project Silver Series 2019-1(a)
3.97%, 07/15/44

        3,059,001        2,593,360  

SAFCO Auto Receivables Trust Series 2022-1A(a)
8.62%, 11/19/29

        3,000,000        2,977,859  

Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2022-A(a)
9.97%, 05/15/32

        2,250,000        2,249,027  

Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2022-A(a)
12.66%, 05/15/32

        8,250,000        8,214,401  

Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2023-A(a)
7.08%, 06/15/33

        2,171,939        2,166,404  

Service Experts Issuer LLC Series 2021-1A(a)
5.37%, 02/02/32

        3,000,000        2,244,341  

Skyline Aircraft Series 2006-S3(c)
6.17%, 08/17/33

        4,508,040        3,880,670  

Sound Point CLO XXX Ltd. Series 2021-2A(a)(d)
8.96%, 07/25/34

        4,000,000        3,738,583  

Sound Point CLO XXXI Ltd. Series 2021-3A(a)(d)
8.86%, 10/25/34

        2,750,000        2,568,699  

U.S. Auto Funding Trust Series 2022-1A(a)
3.98%, 04/15/25

        2,092,741        2,040,001  

U.S. Auto Funding Trust Series 2022-1A(a)(c)
11.79%, 06/15/29

        5,000,000        2,500,000  

Upstart Securitization Trust Series 2022-2(a)
4.37%, 05/20/32

        2,838,527        2,818,043  

Upstart Securitization Trust Series 2022-3(a)(b)(c)
0.00%, 06/20/32

        5,575        806,817  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $193,850,800)

           183,324,552  
        

 

 

 

BANK DEBTS

     12.3%        

CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
9.57%, 12/16/25

        19,548,827        18,655,250  

Imperva, Inc.
9.39%, 01/12/25

        20,000,000        20,017,800  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.
9.78%, 12/08/28

        4,220,723        4,207,302  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

     Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Principal Amount      Value  

 

 

PREIT Associates L.P.
11.16%, 12/10/23

      $ 2,397,380      $         2,319,465  

Staples, Inc.
10.07%, 09/12/24

        2,393,531        2,374,574  

Verscend Holding Corp.
9.32%, 08/27/25

        17,870,520        17,851,398  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK DEBTS
(Cost $65,531,329)

           65,425,789  
        

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS

     22.4%        

Ahead DB Holdings LLC(a)
6.63%, 05/01/28

        1,000,000        844,679  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance U.S.A. LLC(a)
4.00%, 09/01/29

        2,000,000        1,565,142  

Arrow Bidco LLC(a)
9.50%, 03/15/24

        2,070,000        2,070,000  

Azul Secured Finance LLP(a)
11.93%, 08/28/28

        9,000,000        8,913,494  

Centene Corp.
4.25%, 12/15/27

        5,000,000        4,609,550  

Charter Communications Operating LLC
4.91%, 07/23/25

        5,000,000        4,885,762  

CSC Holdings LLC(a)
7.50%, 04/01/28

        5,000,000        3,246,475  

HCA, Inc.
5.00%, 03/15/24

        10,325,000        10,271,660  

LABL, Inc.(a)
10.50%, 07/15/27

        22,629,000        21,268,609  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.(a)
9.25%, 04/15/27

        3,000,000        2,622,255  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.(a)
7.88%, 08/15/26

        3,000,000        2,894,208  

MPT Operating Partnership L.P.
2.55%, 12/05/23

        12,747,000        15,148,092  

Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)
7.25%, 11/01/25

        10,000,000        9,246,300  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(a)
10.00%, 04/15/27

        7,638,000        7,723,927  

Viasat, Inc.(a)
7.50%, 05/30/31

        4,955,000        3,272,777  

VICI Properties L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc.(a)
4.25%, 12/01/26

        10,000,000        9,317,511  

VICI Properties L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc.(a)
3.50%, 02/15/25

        2,000,000        1,913,559  

VICI Properties L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc.(a)
4.63%, 06/15/25

        7,089,000        6,845,776  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(a)
3.55%, 07/15/24

        3,000,000        2,925,805  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $123,093,108)

           119,585,581  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

     Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Principal Amount      Value  

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

     18.0%        

PRIVATE

     8.6%        

Home Equity

     7.8%        

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust Series 2022-3(a)(d)
4.14%, 01/10/67

      $ 6,160,834      $         5,415,806  

Barclays Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2022-INV1(a)(d)
4.56%, 02/25/62

        8,472,800        5,497,640  

CFMT LLC Series 2023-H12(a)
4.25%, 04/25/33

        5,000,000        3,952,815  

CWHEQ Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-S2(c)
5.64%, 07/25/27

        272,073        204,055  

CWHEQ Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-S3
(Step to 6.26% on 11/25/23)(f)(g)(h)
5.56%, 06/25/21

        3        545,600  

CWHEQ Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-S5(g)(h)
5.75%, 06/25/35

        8        1,320,000  

Home Equity Mortgage Trust Series 2006-3
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 1M + 0.57%, 0.46% Floor)(c)(e)
5.89%, 09/25/36

        2,708,000        863  

Home Equity Mortgage Trust Series 2006-3
(Step to 5.63% on 10/25/23)(c)(f)
6.09%, 09/25/36

        2,590,482        100,511  

Home Equity Mortgage Trust Series 2006-4(c)(h)
0.00%, 11/25/36

        4,391,000        128  

Home Equity Mortgage Trust Series 2006-4
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 1M + 0.61%, 0.50% Floor)(c)(e)
5.93%, 11/25/36

        1,354,000        501  

Home Equity Mortgage Trust Series 2006-4(c)
6.23%, 11/25/36

        1,614,800        76,703  

Home Equity Mortgage Trust Series 2006-5
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 1M + 0.51%, 0.40% Floor)(c)(e)(h)
5.83%, 01/25/37

        259,263        12,963  

Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust Series 2022-NQM4
(Step to 5.02% on 11/25/23)(a)(f)
5.04%, 06/25/67

        4,000,000        2,922,723  

Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust Series 2022-NQM5
(Step to 6.35% on 08/25/26)(a)(f)
6.25%, 08/25/67

        4,125,000        3,856,119  

Indymac Residential Mortgage-Backed Trust Series 2005-L3
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 1M + 0.55%, 0.44% Floor)(e)
5.87%, 12/16/35

        1,085,275        781,398  

JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust Series 2009-7(a)(d)
7.00%, 09/27/37

        9,586,710        4,125,607  

PRPM Trust Series 2022-INV1(a)(d)
4.44%, 04/25/67

        2,600,000        1,851,378  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

     Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Principal Amount      Value  

 

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust Series 2006-A6
(Floating, 5.79% - CME Term SOFR 1M, 5.90% Floor)(e)(i)
0.47%, 07/25/36

      $ 12,022,249      $            655,855  

Saluda Grade Alternative Mortgage Trust Series 2023-SEQ3(a)(d)
10.25%, 06/01/53

        10,502,250        10,442,384  
        

 

 

 

Total Home Equity
(Cost $48,507,900)

           41,763,049  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0.8%        

CSMC Trust Series 2022-NQM4
(Step to 5.29% on 7/25/26)(a)(f)
4.82%, 06/25/67

        4,511,328        4,279,962  
        

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $4,335,131)

           4,279,962  
        

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN AGENCIES

     1.5%        

U.S. Government Agencies

     1.5%        

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2022-190
(Floating, 5.99% - CME Term SOFR 1M, 6.10% Floor)(e)(h)(i)
0.66%, 08/20/49

        34,415,975        2,660,624  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2023-135
(Floating, 28.17% - U.S. 30-Day Average SOFR, 28.17% Cap)(e)
5.47%, 09/20/53

        5,000,000        5,081,250  
        

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(Cost $8,138,691)

           7,741,874  
        

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

     7.9%        

Fannie Mae REMICS Series 2013-67
(Floating, 5.99% - U.S. 30-Day Average SOFR, 6.10% Cap)(e)(i)
0.67%, 07/25/43

        8,859,123        747,228  

Fannie Mae REMICS Series 2020-27
(Floating, 5.84% - U.S. 30-Day Average SOFR, 5.95% Cap)(e)(h)(i)
0.52%, 05/25/50

        18,605,279        1,487,611  

Fannie Mae REMICS Series 2022-19
(Floating, 5.60% - U.S. 30-Day Average SOFR, 5.60% Cap)(e)(h)(i)
0.29%, 04/25/52

        34,451,536        2,639,032  

FREMF Mortgage Trust Series 2019-KF59
(Floating, U.S. 30-Day Average SOFR + 6.11%, 6.00% Floor)(a)(e)
11.43%, 02/25/29

        19,291,012        19,117,105  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2021-160
(Floating, 6.19% - CME Term SOFR 1M, 6.30% Floor)(e)(h)(i)
0.86%, 09/20/51

        14,374,704        1,575,353  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2021-205
(Floating, 3.20% - U.S. 30-Day Average SOFR, 3.20% Cap)(e)(h)(i)
0.00%, 11/20/51

        171,885,013        1,294,466  

Government National Mortgage Association Series 2021-70(d)(h)(i)
0.71%, 04/16/63

        283,007,016        15,382,705  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
(Cost $60,635,385)

           42,243,500  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $121,617,107)

           96,028,385  
        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

     Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Principal Amount      Value  

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

     0.9%        

U.S. Treasury Note
4.00%, 08/15/33

        5,000,000        4,724,219  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $4,861,907)

           4,724,219  
        

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS

     4.5%        

GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Commonwealth Puerto Rico Taxable Revenue Bond
7.50%, 08/20/40

      $ 23,539,083      $       19,007,809  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Notes, Subseries CW(j)
0.00%, 11/01/43

        9,482,569        4,919,083  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost $26,177,709)

           23,926,892  
        

 

 

 
     Percentage
of Net
Assets
     Shares      Value  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     6.4%        

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio (Premier Class), 5.20%(k)

        34,001,974        34,001,974  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $34,001,974)

           34,001,974  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $569,133,934)

     98.9%           527,017,392  
        

 

 

 

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

     1.1%           6,037,124  
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%         $     533,054,516  
        

 

 

 

(a)Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may not be publicly traded without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The value of these securities is determined by valuations supplied by a pricing service or brokers.

(b)Equity tranche security.

(c)Security valued pursuant to Level 3 unobservable inputs.

(d)Variable or floating rate security, the interest rate of which adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets.

(e)Floating rate security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at September 30, 2023, and the related index and spread are shown parenthetically for each security.

(f)Step coupon bond. Rate as of September 30, 2023 is disclosed.

(g)FGIC insured bond in which the current value primarily relates to pending insurance payments.

(h)Non-income producing security.

(i)Interest only security.

(j)These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the interest rate is determined by general market conditions and supply and demand.

(k)7-day current yield as of September 30, 2023 is disclosed.

Abbreviations:

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

USD – United States Dollar

GBP – British Pound

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts at September 30, 2023:

 

Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Currency
Purchased
   Currency
Purchased
Amount
     Currency
Sold
   Currency
Sold
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

     12/05/2023      USD      15,156,342      GBP      12,428,325      $ (13,767
                 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements outstanding at September 30, 2023:

 

Counterparty

   Fund Pays    Fund
Receives
  Maturity
Date
   Currency    Notional
Amount
     Market Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs International

   SPDR S&P 500 ETF
return
   1-Day
SOFR-0.25%
  08/12/2024    USD      15,002,914      $ 629,652      $ 629,652  
                

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

     River Canyon
Total Return
Bond Fund
 

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost:$569,133,934)

   $ 527,017,392  

Foreign currencies (Cost:$172)

     169  

Cash collateral for derivatives

     1,870,914  

Receivable for interest

     4,390,603  

Receivable for dividends

     225,960  

Receivable for investments sold

     7,059,905  

Receivables for capital shares sold

     1,175,353  

Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps

     629,652  

Prepaid expenses

     31,202  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     542,401,150  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Cash Overdraft

     1,034,230  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     13,767  

Securities purchased payable

     6,424,008  

Capital shares redeemed payable

     1,150,555  

Investment advisory fees payable

     209,917  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

     371,626  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

     63,556  

Trustee fees payable

     596  

Accrued expenses and other payables

     78,379  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     9,346,634  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 533,054,516  
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 533,054,516  

Shares of common stock outstanding

     53,938,587  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 9.88  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 618,732,656  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (85,678,140
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $       533,054,516  
  

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2023

    

 

 

    

River Canyon

Total Return

Bond Fund

 

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income

   $ 1,851,125  

Interest income

     37,176,647  
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     39,027,772  
  

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

  

Investment advisory

     2,930,744  

Accounting and Administration

     444,135  

Regulatory and Compliance

     224,629  

Trustees

     70,970  

Legal

     50,544  

Interest expense

     77,884  

Other

     182,958  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     3,981,864  

Expenses reduced by Adviser

     (973,234
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     3,008,630  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     36,019,142  
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     (29,277

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     219,874  

Foreign currency

     79,652  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     270,249  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (9,070,788

Foreign currency translations

     (8,966

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (13,767

Swap agreements

     629,652  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (8,463,869
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized losses from investment activities

     (8,193,620
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $         27,825,522  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

    

 

 

    

River Canyon

Total Return Bond Fund

 
  

 

 

 
     2023     2022  

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 36,019,142     $ 37,897,711  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     270,249       (40,159,695

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (8,463,869     (45,030,505
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     27,825,522       (47,292,489
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

     (37,841,846     (35,831,722
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (37,841,846     (35,831,722
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     330,916,265       727,783,543  

Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

     34,625,289       32,442,475  

Value of shares redeemed

     (323,047,552     (1,045,178,807
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     42,494,002       (284,952,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     32,477,678       (368,077,000

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     500,576,838       868,653,838  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $       533,054,516     $       500,576,838  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Sold

     32,914,124       66,569,894  

Reinvested

     3,468,184       3,039,952  

Redeemed

     (32,158,774     (97,903,369
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change

     4,223,534       (28,293,523
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the years indicated

    

 

 

    

River Canyon

Total Return Bond Fund

 
  

 

 

 
     Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   

Year Ended
September 30,

2022

    Year Ended
September 30,
2021
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.07     $ 11.14     $ 10.92     $ 11.17     $ 10.41  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.80       0.49       0.40       0.33       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments

     (0.16     (1.09     0.46       0.02       0.79  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.64       (0.60     0.86       0.35       1.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.83     (0.47     (0.40     (0.35     (0.27

From net realized gains on investments

                 (0.24     (0.25      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.83     (0.47     (0.64     (0.60     (0.27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     (0.19     (1.07     0.22       (0.25     0.76  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 9.88     $ 10.07     $ 11.14     $ 10.92     $ 11.17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     6.70 %(a)       (5.60 %)      8.10     3.20     10.16

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $         533,055     $         500,577     $         868,654     $         166,302     $         115,186  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.67 %(b)       0.65     0.66 %(b)      0.65     0.65

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     7.99     4.41     3.51     3.02     2.60

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(c)

     0.89     0.82     0.88     1.06     1.48

Portfolio turnover rate

     71.33     122.12 %(d)      55.64     44.82     30.46

 

 

 

(a)

The Adviser reimbursed the Fund $67,395 during the period in connection with an error. Such reimbursement was 0.02% to the Fund’s total return on the payment date.

(b)

Expenses include interest expense on reverse repurchase agreements of 0.01% and 0.02% for the years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2023, respectively, which is excluded from the Fund’s contractual expense limit.

(c)

During the years shown, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rate increased during the year in connection with increased shareholder activity in the Fund.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated March 9, 2023. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and the Fund’s Institutional Shares class commenced operations on December 30, 2014. Prior to April 6, 2015 shares of the Fund were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). During that time, investments in the Fund were made only by individuals or entities that were “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, and shares were issued solely in private placement transactions that did not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. Effective April 6, 2015, the Fund became publicly available for investment.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to maximize total return. The Fund has been managed as a diversified fund pursuant to Section 5(b) of the 1940 Act since July 2018. Effective April 26, 2021, the Fund determined to continue to be managed as a diversified fund.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for 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.

A.     Significant accounting policies are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the following three broad levels:

• Level 1 —quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

• Level 2 —other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

• Level 3 —significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, certain short-term debt securities may be valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current value of a security, but since this valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities would be reflected as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Security prices are generally provided by an approved independent third party pricing service as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each business day on which the share price of the Fund is calculated.

 

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RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

Debt and other fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued at an evaluated price provided by an approved independent pricing source. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality that mature within sixty days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Equity securities listed or traded on a primary exchange are valued at the closing price, if available, or the last sales price on the primary exchange. If no sale occurred on the valuation date, the securities will be valued at the latest quotations as of the close of the primary exchange. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies. In these types of situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Spot and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued using an independent pricing service. Forward contracts are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Swap agreements are valued daily based upon the terms specific to each agreement with its counterparty as noted in the “Swap Contracts” note in these notes to financial statements.

The Trustees have designated River Canyon Fund Management LLC, as investment adviser to the Fund, as the Fund’s Valuation Designee with responsibility for establishing fair value when the price of a security is not readily available or deemed unreliable (e.g., an approved pricing service does not provide a price, a furnished price is in error, certain stale prices, or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price) according to policies approved by the Board.

In the fair value situations noted above, while the Trust’s valuation policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values determined pursuant to these guidelines would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Depending on the source and relative significance of the valuation inputs in these instances, the instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels defined above:

 

    

Level 1 -

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2 -

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

   

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Investments in Securities:

          

Asset-Backed Securities

   $      $ 169,666,310     $ 13,658,242      $ 183,324,552  

Bank Debts

            65,425,789              65,425,789  

Corporate Bonds

            119,585,581              119,585,581  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

            95,632,661       395,724        96,028,385  

U.S. Government Obligations

            4,724,219              4,724,219  

Municipal Bonds

            23,926,892              23,926,892  

Short-Term Investments

     34,001,974                     34,001,974  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $           34,001,974      $           478,961,452     $           14,053,966      $           527,017,392  
  

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

          

Total Return Swaps*

            629,652              629,652  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts*

            (13,767            (13,767
  

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $      $ 615,885     $      $ 615,885  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 34,001,974      $ 479,577,337     $ 14,053,966      $ 527,633,277  
  

 

 

 

 

*

These investments are reflected in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

The Level 3 securities noted above were held at the prior year end or transferred into Level 3 during the current year ended September 30, 2023. The value of these securities compared to the total Fund net assets is not material and, therefore, the reconciliation of Level 3 securities and related valuation techniques are not disclosed.

FORWARD COMMITMENTS

The Fund may contract to purchase securities for a fixed price at a transaction date beyond the customary settlement period (i.e., “when issued,” “delayed delivery,” “forward commitment,” or “TBA transaction”) consistent with the Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio. No interest will be earned by the Fund on such purchases until the securities are delivered, however the market value may change prior to delivery. When the Fund makes a commitment to purchase a security on a forward commitment basis, cash or liquid securities equal to the amount of such Fund’s commitments will be reserved for payment of the commitment.

The Fund may enter into TBA sale commitments to help manage portfolio duration, hedge its positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction.

Unsettled TBA sale (purchase) commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities. The contract is adjusted to market value daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA sale (purchase) commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase (sale) commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered.

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund delivers securities in exchange for cash to a counterparty, with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same or substantially same securities at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund is entitled to receive principal and interest payments, if any, made on the securities delivered to the counterparty during the term of the agreement. Cash received in exchange for the securities delivered will accrue interest to be paid by the Fund to the counterparty and is recorded as a component of interest expense on the Statement of Operations. The Fund will earmark and reserve Fund assets, in cash or liquid securities, in an amount at least equal to its purchase obligations under the agreements. As of September 30, 2023, there were no reverse repurchase agreements held by the Fund.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Fund may engage in various portfolio strategies to seek to increase their return by hedging the portfolio against adverse movements in the equity, debt and currency markets. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the contract if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Fund, in its normal course of business, may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s exposure may include future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

FASB “Derivatives and Hedging” includes required disclosure for (i) the nature and terms of the derivative, reasons for entering into the derivative, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the derivative, (ii) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the seller could be required to make under the derivative, (iii) the fair value of the derivative and (iv) the nature of any recourse provisions and assets held either as collateral or by third parties. FASB “Guarantees” requires additional disclosures about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. All of this information has been incorporated for the current period as part of the Schedule of Investments and in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against adverse exchange rate fluctuation to the U.S. dollar or between different foreign currencies in connection with either specific security transactions or portfolio positions. Each contract is valued daily and the change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening value and the closing value of the contract. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of the contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

Swap Contracts — The Fund may enter into swap agreements, such as total return swaps.

Swap agreements are privately negotiated agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals. A swap may be entered into in order to, among other things, change the maturity of the Fund’s portfolio, to protect the Fund’s value from changes in interest rates, to expose the Fund to a different security or market or to help the Fund achieve a strategy relative to an index or other benchmark. By entering into a swap agreement, the Fund is exposed to the risk of unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of an underlying security or index (or the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation under the agreement).

Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third party vendors or quotations from market makers to the extent available; and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or deemed reliable, certain swap agreements may be valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. In the event that market quotes are not readily available and the swap cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the swap will be determined in good faith by the Fund’s Valuation Designee.

Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments made or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap is recorded as realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are included as part of realized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. If any, realized gains/losses on swap agreements would be included in Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations.

Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders on a monthly basis. The Fund intends to distribute its net realized long-term capital gains and its net realized short-term capital gains at least once a year.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital, redemption in-kind, etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

As of September 30, 2023, the Fund did not have uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure based on an evaluation of all open tax years for all major tax jurisdictions. The Fund’s tax return for the tax years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown, uncertain tax positions taken by the Fund will be recorded as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Management 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 12 months.

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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

B.     Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

River Canyon Fund Management LLC (the “Adviser” or “River Canyon”), which is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the Trust’s Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.65% of average daily net assets. Total fees incurred pursuant to the Agreement are reflected as “Investment advisory” expenses on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) provides distribution services to the Fund pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Distributor acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund on a continuous basis. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Distributor an annual $25,000 fee for these services and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian and fund accounting agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Northern Trust. The Fund has agreed to pay Northern Trust a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, subject to a minimum annual fee of $150,000 relating to these services, as well as other charges for additional service activities. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” expenses on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”, d/b/a ACA Group) provides compliance and financial control services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, including providing certain officers to the Fund. The Fund pays Foreside an annual asset-based fee, a basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, subject to an overall annual minimum fee of $125,000 for these services, and reimburses for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statement of Operations.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

The officers of the Trust are affiliated with Foreside, NorthernTrust, or the Distributor and receive no compensation directly from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2023, the Trust paid each Trustee who is not an “interested person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (each, an “Independent Trustee” and, collectively, the “Independent Trustees”) compensation for their services based on an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2023, the Trust pays an annual retainer of $132,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $416,750. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Fund is reflected as “Trustees” fees on the Statement of Operations.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividend expense on short positions, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until January 28, 2024. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date in which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividend expense on short positions, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) to exceed the applicable expense limitation in effect at the time of repayment or the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. The agreement to waive fees and reimburse expenses may be terminated by the Board at any time and will terminate automatically upon termination of the Agreement.

For the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund incurred advisory fees payable to River Canyon, expense waivers/reimbursements from River Canyon, and paid expense recoupments to River Canyon as follows:

 

     Advisory      Expenses      Advisory Waivers  
     Fee to      Reduced      Recouped  
Fund    River Canyon      by River Canyon      by River Canyon  

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   $               2,930,744      $                 973,234      $                       —  

The balances of recoverable expenses to River Canyon by the Fund at September 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

For the:    Expiring    River Canyon  

 

 

Year Ended September 30, 2021

   September 30, 2024    $ 932,666  

Year Ended September 30, 2022

   September 30, 2025      1,483,301  

Year Ended September 30, 2023

   September 30, 2026      973,234  
     

 

 

 

Balances of Recoverable Expenses to the Adviser

      $ 3,389,201  
     

 

 

 

C.     Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2023, the aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Fund were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost of Purchases      Proceeds from sales  

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   $         291,952,236      $         307,670,219  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

D.     Derivative Instruments

Below are the types of derivatives by primary risk exposure as presented in the Statement of Assets & Liabilities as of September 30, 2023:

 

         

Assets

    

Liabilities

 
          Statement of           Statement of       
Fund    Contract Type    Assets Location    Value      Liabilities Location    Value  

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   Foreign exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $         —      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 13,767  
   Equity contracts    Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     

629,652

     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements       

The following table, set forth by primary risk exposure, displays the Fund’s realized gains (losses) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) by type of derivative contract for the year ended September 30, 2023:

 

               Amount of Realized Gain  
Fund    Contract Type    Statement of Operations Location    (Loss) on Derivative Contracts  

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   Foreign exchange contracts    Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      $                219,874               
   Equity contracts    Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements      —               
Fund    Contract Type    Statement of Operations Location    Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on Derivative Contracts
 

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   Foreign exchange contracts    Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      $                (13,767)              
   Equity contracts    Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements      629,652               

Volume of derivative activity for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023:

 

     Foreign Exchange      Equity  
     Contracts      Contracts  
             Number                    Average                      Number            Average  
     Of    Notional      Of    Notional  
Fund    Trades    Amount      Trades    Amount  

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   6    $         7,382,008      4    $         3,750,729  

At September 30, 2023, derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master Agreement and net of the related collateral (received)/pledged by the Trust are as follows:

 

     Derivative Assets      Derivative Liabilities                      
                                             Net                
     Foreign                    Foreign                  Derivatives      Collateral         
     exchange                    exchange                  Assets      (Received)/      Net  
Counterparty            contracts              Swaps      Total      contracts     Swaps      Total     (Liabilities)      Pledged      Exposure  

Goldman Sachs International

                 $–                  $     629,652      $     629,652      $   (13,757       $ –          $   (13,757   $     615,895      $   2,770,914      $   3,386,809  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

    

 

 

E.     Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2023, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost     

Gross

Unrealized
Appreciation

    

Gross

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   $     570,848,053      $         3,190,321      $     (47,020,982   $     (43,830,661

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the latest tax years ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 for the Fund was as follows:

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund    Ordinary Income      Net Long
Term Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
    

Tax Return

of Capital

     Total Distributions
Paid
 

 

 

2023

   $         37,841,846      $                 —      $         37,841,846      $                   —      $       37,841,846  

2022

   $ 35,831,722      $      $ 35,831,722      $      $ 35,831,722  

As of the tax year ended September 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
     Undistributed Long
Term Capital
Gains
     Accumulated
Earnings
     Distributions
Payable
    

Accumulated

Capital and
Other Losses

    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
   

Total

Accumulated
(Deficit)

 

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   $ 1,700,739        $—      $ 1,700,739        $—      $ (43,525,484   $ (43,853,395   $ (85,678,140

As of the tax year ended September 30, 2023, non-expiring capital losses incurred by the Fund are carried forward indefinitely under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 and are as follows:

 

Fund   

Short-Term

Capital Loss
Carry-Forward

    

Long-Term

Capital Loss

Carry-Forward

 

 

 

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

   $             36,119,452      $             7,406,032  

F.     Concentration of Ownership

A significant portion of the Fund’s shares may be held in a limited number of shareholder accounts. To the extent that a shareholder or group of shareholders redeem a significant portion of the shares issued by the Fund, this could have a disruptive impact on the efficient implementation of the Fund’s investment strategy.

G.     Other Risks

The Fund is subject to market risk, which is the risk related to investments in securities in general and the daily fluctuations in the securities markets. The market prices of the Fund’s securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to many factors, including fluctuation in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond market, national and international economic conditions, adverse investor sentiment, natural disasters, pandemics (e.g., COVID-19), climate change and climate-related events, disruptions to business operations and supply chains, staffing shortages, regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions and general market conditions. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected and events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Political events, including armed conflict, tariffs and economic sanctions also contribute to market volatility. These events can have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and performance.

 

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LOGO    LOGO

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders of the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund and the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), one of the portfolios constituting Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund of the Trust as of September 30, 2023, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2023, by correspondence with the

 

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custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

November 17, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more River Canyon Fund Management LLC investment companies since 2015.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

A.

Security Allocation as of September 30, 2023

Market Exposure  
Securities    % of Net Assets  

Asset-Backed Securities

     34.4

Corporate Bonds

     22.4  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     18.0  

Bank Debts

     12.3  

Municipal Bonds

     4.5  

U.S. Government Obligations

     0.9  

Total Securities

     92.5

Total Return Swaps

     0.1  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     0.0  

Total Investments

     92.6
5 Largest Security Positions  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

LABL, Inc.

  

10.50%, 7/15/27

     4.0

Imperva, Inc.

  

9.39%, 1/12/25

     3.7  

FREMF Mortgage Trust Series 2019-KF59

  

11.43%, 2/25/29

     3.6  

GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Commonwealth Puerto Rico Taxable Revenue Bond

  

7.50%, 8/20/40

     3.6  

CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc.

  

9.57%, 12/16/25

     3.5  

Total

     18.4
 

 

B.

Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2023 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2023.

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 the 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.

 

     

Expense

Ratio

  

Beginning Account

Value

4/1/2023

    

Ending Account

Value

9/30/2023

    

Expenses Paid

4/1/23–9/30/23*

 

Actual

   0.65%                $           1,000.00      $           1,024.20      $                 3.30  

Hypothetical

   0.65%                $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.81      $ 3.29  

 

*

Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (365).

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

C.

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

Section 15 of the 1940 Act requires that the Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the Fund be approved by a majority of the Board including a majority of Independent Trustees. It is the duty of the Board to request as much information as is reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement to determine whether the Agreement is fair to the Fund and its shareholders. The Board considered and approved the Agreement for the Fund at a meeting held on September 13, 2023.

The Board requested, and the Adviser provided, both written and oral reports containing information and data related to the following: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser (iii) the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows; and (v) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders.

The Board examined the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory services provided by the Adviser. The Board considered the terms of the Agreement, information and reports provided by the Adviser regarding its business, personnel and operations, and advisory services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s investment philosophy and portfolio construction processes, the Adviser’s compliance program, pending material litigation (if any), insurance coverage, business continuity program, and information security practices. The Board noted that, as set forth in the reports provided by the Adviser, there had been no material compliance issues or concerns raised or encountered since the last renewal of the Agreement with respect to the Fund or any other fund managed by the Adviser. The Board then considered key risks associated with the Fund and ways in which those risks were mitigated. Taking into account the personnel involved in servicing the Fund, as well as the materials provided by the Adviser, the Board expressed satisfaction with the quality, extent, and nature of the services received from the Adviser.

The Board reviewed the investment performance for the Fund. As part of this analysis, the Board reviewed an independent report prepared by FUSE Research Network, LLC (the “FUSE Report”). The FUSE Report consisted of comparisons of the performance of the Fund to the performance of (i) its selected benchmark; (ii) 14 other multisector bond funds selected by FUSE with similar pricing characteristics (the “Peer Group”); and (iii) the Peer Group and all other multisector bond funds with similar pricing features (the “Peer Universe”). The Board reviewed the methodology used to select the Peer Group and the Peer Universe. The Board reviewed the performance of the River Canyon Fund for the three-month, one-year, three-year, five-year, and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023 compared to the Peer Group, Peer Universe, and the selected benchmark and noted the River Canyon Fund’s outperformance for all periods. After considering the information presented to it, the Board expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Fund and the Adviser.

The Board reviewed the cost of services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser, including assertions related to compensation and profitability. The Board discussed the advisory fee paid by the Fund and the total operating expenses of the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser received a management fee of 0.65% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The Board reviewed the investment advisory fee and the total net expenses paid by the River Canyon Fund in comparison to the median investment advisory fees and the median total net expenses paid by the Peer Group and Peer Universe and noted that the River Canyon Fund advisory fee was higher than the median paid by the Peer Group and that the River Canyon Fund’s total net operating expenses were in line with the median for the Peer Group and lower than the Peer Universe as set forth in the FUSE Report. The Board then considered the expense cap in place for the Fund, noting that the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to limit total annual fund operating expenses to 0.65% of average daily net assets. After considering the comparative fee and expense data, as well as performance data, provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the advisory fees and expense ratios were reasonable.

The Board examined the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund and considered the information provided by the Adviser. Among other things, the Board considered the overall financial condition and profitability of the Adviser and representations made thereto and to overall importance of the Fund’s relationship to the Adviser’s business strategy. The Board concluded that, based on both the written and oral reports provided by the Adviser, River Canyon did not expect to earn a profit with respect to its management of the River Canyon Fund.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

In considering the economies of scale for the Fund, the Board considered the marketing and distribution plans for the Fund, the Fund’s capacity, and the Fund’s breakeven point. The Board noted than other than the investment advisory fee, the Adviser derived no other fees or monetary benefits from the Fund.

In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any particular factor or factors that were all-important or controlling; and each Trustee assigned different weights to various factors considered.

 

D.

Other Information

Investors may obtain a copy of the proxy voting policies and procedures of the Fund by writing to the Trust in the name of the Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 800-245-0371 (toll free) or 312-557-0164. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust at 800-245-0371 (toll free) or 312-557-0164 and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available to shareholders upon written request or by calling the Fund at 800-245-0371 (toll free).

 

E.

Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Independent Trustee.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of

Office/Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Robert Gordon

Year of Birth: 1961

   Trustee    Indefinite/ January 2022 to present    Independent Director, VAM Funds Luxembourg, 2018 to present; Independent Director, Anchor Capital Advisors, 2020 to present; Independent Director, Trust Company of Illinois, 2019 to 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer, Driehaus Capital Management, 2006 to 2017.    9    VAM Funds Luxembourg, Anchor Capital Advisors, Trust Company of Illinois

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds, 2007 to 2022; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds, 2014 to 2022.    9    Diamond Hill Funds (retired 2022)

Steven R. Sutermeister

Year of Birth: 1954

   Trustee    Indefinite/July 2011 to present    President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.    9    None

 

1 

The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

The following table provides information regarding each officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Portfolios in the

Trust Overseen

by Trustee

  

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Barbara J. Nelligan

Year of Birth: 1969

   President    Indefinite/August 2017 to present    Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018; Vice President of Advisers Investment Trust, 2012 to 2017.    N/A    N/A

Rodney Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

   Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer    Indefinite/March 2019 to present    Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services), 2016 to 2022.    N/A    N/A

Kara M. Scheider

Year of Birth: 1973

   Secretary    Indefinite/March 2023 to present    Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2021 to present; Manager, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC, 2017 to 2021; Assistant Secretary of Advisers Investment Trust, 2021 to March 2023.    N/A    N/A

Troy Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

   Treasurer    Indefinite January 2022 to present    Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Senior Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, 2011 to 2021; Assistant Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.    N/A    N/A

Tracy L. Dotolo

Year of Birth: 1976

   Assistant Treasurer    Indefinite/January 2022 to present    Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.    N/A    N/A

 

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RIVER CANYON TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

  

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

  

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

   Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen
by Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During Past 5
Years

 

Stefania C. Suciu

Year of Birth: 1979

  

Assistant

Secretary

   Indefinite/March 2023 to present    Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2015 to present.    N/A    N/A

1 The mailing address of Messrs. Ruehle and Sheets and Ms. Dotolo is 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. The mailing address of Mses. Nelligan, Schneider, and Suciu is 333 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 800-245-0371.

 

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River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

Notice of Privacy Policy & Practices

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

The Fund recognizes and respects the privacy concerns and expectations of our customers. We are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal confidential information we collect about you. We provide this notice so that you will know what kinds of information we collect and the circumstances in which that information may be disclosed to third parties.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We collect nonpublic personal information about our customers from the following sources:

   

Account Applications and other forms, which may include a customer’s name, address, social security number, and information about a customer’s investment goals and risk tolerance;

   

Account History, including information about the transactions and balances in a customer’s account(s); and

   

Correspondences including written, telephonic or electronic between a customer and the Funds or service providers to the Funds.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

The Fund may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services, provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreement regarding the information. The Fund also may disclose non-public personal information as otherwise permitted by law.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We require service providers to the Fund:

   

to maintain policies and procedures designed to assure only appropriate access to, and use of information about customers of the Funds; and

   

to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard nonpublic personal information of customers of the Funds.

We will adhere to the policies and practices described in this notice regardless of whether you are a current or former shareholder of the Fund.


 

 

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Investment Adviser

River Canyon Fund Management LLC

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The Northern Trust Company

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For Additional Information, call

800-245-0371 (toll free) or 312-557-0164

 

 

 

RC 09/23


September 30, 2023

 

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

Advisers Investment Trust

State Farm Funds

Table of Contents

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

 

   

Message to Shareholders

     1  
 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

 

State Farm Growth Fund

     2  

State Farm Balanced Fund

     4  

State Farm Interim Fund

     7  

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

     9  
   

Schedule of Investments

    

State Farm Growth Fund

     11  

State Farm Balanced Fund

     15  

State Farm Interim Fund

     36  

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

     37  
   

Financial Statements

    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     50  

Statements of Operations

     51  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     52  
   

Financial Highlights

     54  
   

Notes to Financial Statements

     58  
   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     69  
   

Federal Income Tax Information (unaudited)

     70  
   

Portfolio Summary (unaudited)

    

State Farm Growth Fund

     71  

State Farm Balanced Fund

     71  

State Farm Interim Fund

     72  

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

     72  
   

Expense Examples (unaudited)

     73  
   

Management Information (unaudited)

 

     74  

Investors may obtain a copy of the proxy voting policies and procedures by writing to Advisers Investment Trust in the name of the respective Fund, P.O. Box 182330, Columbus, OH 43218-2330 or by calling the Fund at 800-477-0740 (toll free), 866-342-2418 (toll free) or 501-255-1812. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-477-0740 (toll free), 866-342-2418 (toll free) or 501-255-1812 and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their respective complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their respective reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available to shareholders upon written request or by calling 800-477-0740 (toll free), 866-342-2418 (toll free) or 501-255-1812.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

MESSAGE TO SHAREHOLDERS

September 30, 2023

Dear Shareholders,

Thank you for investing with State Farm Funds®. Enclosed is the Annual Report for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, for the State Farm Growth Fund, the State Farm Balanced Fund, the State Farm Interim Fund, and the State Farm Municipal Bond Fund (the “State Farm Funds” or the “Funds”), each a series of Advisers Investment Trust (“the Trust”). In this report you will find management’s discussion of the investment philosophy and process for each of the State Farm Funds in the Trust, factors that affected each Fund’s performance over the 12-month period, and benchmark index comparisons that are designed to put that performance into context.

The State Farm Funds are advised by State Farm Investment Management Corp. with Northern Trust Investments, Inc. providing day-to-day portfolio management as the sub-adviser. The Northern Trust Company serves as the Funds’ administrator, fund accountant, custodian, and transfer agent.

State Farm Investment Management Corp. has consistently maintained a long-term, disciplined approach to managing investment risk and providing competitive investment products that can help you, our valued shareholder, with your investment goals.1 We believe that remaining focused on your long-term goals and maintaining an appropriate asset allocation mix are important elements in pursuing investment success.2

 

Sincerely,
LOGO
Sarah Mineau
Vice President
State Farm Investment Management Corp.

 

 

1 

Investing involves risk, including potential for loss.

 

2 

Asset allocation does not assure a profit or protect against loss.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM GROWTH FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Overview

Describe the Fund’s investment objective and philosophy.

The State Farm Growth Fund is managed with a long-term investment orientation. State Farm Investment Management Corp., investment adviser to the Fund, has selected Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) as sub-adviser to the Fund. In general, the Sub-Adviser employs a long-term ownership strategy, which emphasizes buying securities as long-term investments. While the Fund seeks to maintain sector weights consistent within 3% to 5% of each sector’s weight in the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”), the Fund’s benchmark index, in making investment decisions on specific securities, the Sub-Adviser uses statistical modeling and research to look for companies with strong profitability and cash flows within their sector and strong management efficiency.

Describe the relevant market environment as it related to the Fund for the reporting period.

Global markets finished the 4th quarter of 2022 higher, with investor sentiment buoyed by easing inflationary pressures. However, most major asset classes finished calendar year 2022 with double-digit losses. Declining inflation levels allowed the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) and European Central Bank to slow the pace of interest rate increases, but a significant amount of uncertainty remained surrounding the ultimate level of global interest rates and the duration of restrictive monetary policy. Economic cross-currents added to intra-quarter volatility as sluggish manufacturing and U.S. housing data was at odds with continued strength in the global labor market.

Global equity markets posted mid-single-digit gains in the first quarter of 2023, despite additional central bank tightening and the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Throughout the first two months of the quarter, investor focus gradually drifted from a more optimistic view on the path of inflation in January to concerns of further central bank tightening (February through early-March). Attention quickly pivoted to the banking sector in mid-March, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the U.S., as well as the rescue acquisition of Credit Suisse by Swiss competitor UBS. Central banks responded to the banking issues with emergency liquidity measures, but continued raising rates later in the quarter. During the first quarter, higher dividend payers gave back some gains following very strong performance in 2022, and low volatility names significantly underperformed high volatility names, thus the high dividend yield and low volatility emphasis of the Fund underperformed in the first quarter.

The equity market continued to post robust gains in the second quarter of 2023, but it was a narrowly led rally driven by a few mega cap technology names. Underlying fundamental measures such as high margins and return on equity (ROE) lagged and strong sales growth was in favor. As higher volatility growth stocks rallied and valuations widened, the equity portfolio’s low volatility and high dividend yield emphasis continued to underperform.

The market in the third quarter experienced a dramatic mood shift as the mega cap growth rally unwound and fundamental measures such as return on invested capital and stable earnings moved in favor. The first half of the year was driven primarily by outperformance of lower quality and higher volatility names, and this trend reversed in the third quarter resulting in favorable performance from the Fund’s emphasized factors. The S&P 500 index modestly declined in the third quarter as rising oil prices and interest rates weighed on investor sentiment. Energy was the best performing sector, benefiting from rising oil prices. Real Estate, Utilities and Consumer Staples sectors lagged, negatively impacted by rising interest rates. Sector performance remained highly reversionary with continued prominent sector dispersion and the growth factor only working in a few sectors. The multiple expansion that drove U.S. equity performance on a year to date basis began to reverse in the third quarter, and factors turned a corner with low volatility and quality ultimately outperforming. Sector neutral positioning and risk controls in the quantitative strategies supported relative returns in a market that saw significant dispersion between top and bottom performers.

How did the Fund perform during the reporting period?

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, the State Farm Growth Fund experienced a total return of 18.58% after expenses, compared to a 21.62% total return for the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index was up significantly (+7.56%) to close 2022 and the Growth Fund outperformed by 2.92% during that timeframe. The Index then continued to climb 7.50% and 8.74%, respectively, for the first and second quarters of 2023. During that timeframe, the Growth Fund’s bias toward higher quality, lower volatility, and higher dividend-yielding stocks led to underperformance as much of the market’s momentum was temporarily propelled by a relatively small number of higher volatility, non-dividend paying mega-cap names. During the third quarter of 2023, the S&P 500 Index declined 3.27% and the Growth Fund’s performance slightly underperformed (down -3.38%) relative to the benchmark.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM GROWTH FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The line graph below provides additional perspective on the Fund’s long term results.

Comparison of change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment

for the years ended September 30

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2023**

 

     Total Returns
1-Year
  Total Returns
5-Years
  Total Returns
10-Years
  Gross Expense
Ratio***
  Net Expense
Ratio***

State Farm Growth Fund

       18.58 %       9.95 %       10.50 %       0.16 %       0.12 %
Benchmark: S&P 500 Index        21.62 %       9.92 %       11.91 %            

The performance data quoted above represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and Fund shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Recent performance may be less than the figures shown. Obtain total returns current to the most recent month-end by calling 866-342-2418 (toll free) or 312-557-7940. These figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

 

 

*

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted measure of the common stocks of 500 large U.S. companies.

The S&P 500 Index represents an unmanaged group of stocks that differs from the composition of the Growth Fund. Unlike an investment in the Growth Fund, a theoretical investment in the Index does not reflect any expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

**

The Fund is the successor to the State Farm Growth Fund, a series of the State Farm Associates’ Funds Trust (the “Growth Predecessor Fund”), a mutual fund with similar investment objectives, policies, and restrictions. The Growth Predecessor Fund reorganized into the Fund on August 23, 2021. The performance in the charts above includes that of the Growth Predecessor Fund for the periods prior to the reorganization.

 

***

Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2023. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to the Fund until January 28, 2025.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Overview

Describe the Fund’s investment objective and philosophy.

The State Farm Balanced Fund is invested in a combination of stocks and bonds in pursuit of long-term growth of principal while providing some current income. State Farm Investment Management Corp., investment adviser to the Fund, has selected Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) as sub-adviser to the Fund. The Balanced Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing under normal market conditions approximately 65% of its total assets in common stocks, and ordinarily limits its common stock investments to no more than 75% of its total assets. The Sub-Adviser chooses stocks for the Fund’s portfolio for their long-term potential to generate capital gains, but may also consider a stock’s long-term potential to generate income. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests approximately 35% and at least 25% of its total assets in a representative sample of fixed income securities in the Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index (the “Index”). The Fund will buy and sell fixed income securities with the goal of achieving overall duration and total return similar to that of the Index.

Describe the relevant market environment as it related to the Fund for the reporting period.

Global equity markets and fixed income assets finished the 4th quarter of 2022 higher, with investor sentiment buoyed by easing inflationary pressures. Declining inflation levels allowed the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank to slow the pace of interest rate increases, but a significant amount of uncertainty remained surrounding the ultimate level of global interest rates and the duration of restrictive monetary policy. Economic cross-currents added to intra-quarter volatility as sluggish manufacturing and U.S. housing data was at odds with continued strength in the global labor market.

Global equity markets and fixed income assets posted positive results the first quarter of 2023, despite additional central bank tightening and the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Throughout the first two months of the quarter, investor focus gradually drifted from a more optimistic view on the path of inflation in January to concerns of further central bank tightening (February through early-March). Attention quickly pivoted to the banking sector in mid-March, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the U.S., as well as the rescue acquisition of Credit Suisse by Swiss competitor UBS. Central banks responded to the banking issues with emergency liquidity measures, but continued raising rates later in the quarter. During the first quarter, higher dividend payers gave back some gains following very strong performance in 2022, and low volatility names significantly underperformed high volatility names, thus the high dividend yield and low volatility emphasis of the Fund underperformed in the first quarter. Fixed income assets rallied into quarter end as investors sought relative safety and systematic banking concerns alleviated.

The equity market continued to post robust gains in the second quarter of 2023, but it was a narrowly led rally driven by a few mega cap technology names. Underlying fundamental measures such as high margins and ROE lagged and strong sales growth was in favor. As higher volatility growth stocks rallied and valuations widened, the equity portfolio’s low volatility and high dividend yield emphasis continued to underperform.

Fixed income assets generally posted negative results in the second quarter. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year treasury yield curve further inverted to end the quarter at -1.06%. April brought the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) takeover and subsequent sale to JP Morgan of First Republic Bank, but systemic banking sector concerns eased as deposit outflows slowed and bank earnings came in better than expected. Volatility returned as the U.S. Treasury federal debt ceiling approached but a deal was eventually reached in early June. Amid the uncertain risk backdrop, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised rates once during the quarter by 25 basis points (0.25%) to a range of 5.00%-5.25% in May. The committee paused in June, but the dot plot signaled more hikes on the horizon with most members seeing a year end Fed Funds rate of 5.6%. Finally, credit markets responded well to economic data during the quarter that pointed to a tight labor market implying a resilient consumer and indications that inflation continues to ease. Spreads broadly tightened, providing some relief to rising rates.

The market in the third quarter experienced a dramatic mood shift as the mega cap growth rally unwound and fundamental measures such as return on invested capital and stable earnings moved in favor. The first half of the year was driven primarily by outperformance of lower quality and higher volatility names, and this trend reversed in the third quarter resulting in favorable performance from the Fund’s emphasized factors. Sector performance remained highly reversionary with continued prominent sector dispersion and the growth factor only working in a few sectors. The multiple expansion that drove US equity performance on a year to date basis began to reverse in the third quarter, and factors turned a corner with low volatility and quality ultimately outperforming. Sector neutral positioning and risk controls in the quantitative strategies supported relative returns in a market that saw significant dispersion between top and bottom performers. Fixed Income assets generally posted negative results in the third quarter amid a volatile rate environment where the yield curve became substantially less inverted. The two-year U.S. Treasury rose 15 basis points (0.15%) while the 10-year U.S. Treasury moved higher by 73 basis points (0.73%) ending the quarter inverted -0.48%. Underlying inflation, while still elevated, eased a bit and the labor market remained robust. Market sentiment turned negative during the quarter amid the Fitch downgrade of U.S. Sovereign debt and rising concern about the effects of a

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

U.S. government shutdown on the growth outlook. The FOMC resumed its hiking cycle and raised the federal funds rate to a target range of 5.25%-5.50% in July, before pausing again in September

How did the Fund perform during the reporting period?

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, the State Farm Balanced Fund experienced a total return of 13.87% after expenses, compared to a 14.71% return of the blended benchmark of the Fund. The Balanced Fund’s 12-month underperformance was driven primarily by the equity portion of the Fund. The S&P 500 Index was up significantly (+7.56%) to close 2022 and equity portion of the Fund outperformed during that timeframe. The Index then continued to climb 7.50% and 8.74%, respectively, for the first and second quarters of 2023. During that timeframe, the equity portion of the Balanced Fund’s bias toward higher quality, lower volatility, and higher dividend-yielding stocks led to underperformance as much of the market’s momentum was temporarily propelled by a relatively small number of higher volatility, non-dividend paying mega-cap names. During the third quarter of 2023, the S&P 500 Index declined 3.27% and the Balanced Fund’s equity performance slightly underperformed relative to the benchmark. The fixed income portion of the Balanced Fund underperformed the Fund’s fixed income benchmark due to the Fund’s security selection.

The line graph below provides additional perspective on the Fund’s long term results.

Comparison of change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment

for the years ended September 30

 

LOGO

 

 

 

*

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted measure of the common stocks of 500 large U.S. companies.

 

**

The Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index contains 5,307 U.S. Treasury, corporate and other securities with an average maturity of about 4.40 years.

 

***

The Northern Trust Company computes the Blended Benchmark using 65% S&P 500 Index and 35% Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Gov/Credit Index (rebalanced on a monthly basis).

The S&P 500 Index and the Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Gov/Credit Index represent unmanaged groups of stocks and bonds that differ from the composition of the Balanced Fund. Unlike an investment in the Balanced Fund, theoretical investments in the Indices or Blended Benchmark do not reflect any expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index or the Blended Benchmark.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2023****

 

     Total Returns
1-Year
  Total Returns
5-Years
  Total Returns
10-Years
  Gross Expense
Ratio*****
  Net Expense
Ratio*****

State Farm Balanced Fund

       13.87 %       7.69 %       7.75 %       0.18 %       0.14 %

Benchmark: S&P 500 Index

       21.62 %       9.92 %       11.91 %            

Benchmark: Bloomberg Intermediate

                    

U.S. Government/Credit Index

       2.20 %       1.02 %       1.27 %            

Benchmark: Blended Benchmark

       14.71 %       7.11 %       8.33 %            

The performance data quoted above represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and Fund shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Recent performance may be less than the figures shown. Obtain total returns current to the most recent month-end by calling by calling 866-342-2418 (toll free) or 312-557-7940. These figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

 

 

 

****

The Fund is the successor to the State Farm Balanced Fund, a series of the State Farm Associates’ Funds Trust (the “Balanced Predecessor Fund”), a mutual fund with similar investment objectives, policies, and restrictions. The Balanced Predecessor Fund reorganized into the Fund on August 23, 2021. The performance in the charts above includes that of the Balanced Predecessor Fund for the periods prior to the reorganization.

 

*****

Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2023. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to the Fund until January 28, 2025.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM INTERIM FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Overview

Describe the Fund’s investment objective and philosophy.

The State Farm Interim Fund is managed in a manner that seeks to provide investment results approximating the performance of the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index. State Farm Investment Management Corp., investment adviser to the Fund, has selected Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) as sub-adviser to the Fund. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all its net assets in a representative sample of the U.S. Treasury obligations included in the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index (the “Index”). The Sub-Adviser tries to replicate the investment composition and performance of the Index using computer programs and statistical procedures. The Fund will buy and sell securities with the goal of achieving an overall duration and total return for the Fund similar to that of the Index.

Describe the relevant market environment as it related to the Fund for the reporting period.

Following three negative quarters, fixed income assets posted positive results in the fourth quarter of 2022. Though not in a linear fashion, credit spreads were broadly tighter, and the treasury yield curve moved lower and flatter. Markets hoped softer economic data reported during the quarter would pave the way for the Fed to slow the pace of rate hikes and pause its hiking cycle early. During the quarter, the Fed increased the Federal Funds target range to 4.25-4.50% via a 75 and 50 basis point hike in November and December, respectively. Importantly, the Summary of Economic Projections reflected a peak Fed Funds Rate of 5.1%, half a percentage point higher than September projections and higher than the market is pricing. The labor market remained tight as the unemployment rate ticked up only slightly to 3.7% during the quarter. While uncertainty still existed, markets embraced the overall softer economic data during the quarter.

Fixed income assets posted positive results in the first quarter of 2023; however, it was not without volatility. Interest rates ended the quarter lower and credit spreads were broadly tighter contributing to positive results amidst near unprecedented interest rate volatility. Ultimately, the two-year and 10-year treasury yield fell in parallel down 40 basis points (0.40%) in the quarter while the Fed raised rates twice during the quarter via two 25 basis point (0.25%) hikes. January had positive economic data as inflation continued to tick down, and Gross Domestic Product came in higher than expected. Markets hoped this was a sign the economy could avoid a recession and the Fed would be closer to ending its rate hiking cycle. However, February payroll exceeded expectations while the core personal consumption expenditures came in hotter than expected. Markets reversed all gains earned in January as the likelihood for a “higher-for-longer” rate environment increased. Finally, markets entered a period of intense volatility in March following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank and Credit Suisse, which introduced fears regarding banking sector stability. The ICE BofA Move Index, which measures bond market volatility, spiked hitting a high price of 198 on March 15th, the highest since the Great Financial Crisis. Fixed income assets rallied into quarter end as investors sought relative safety and systematic banking concerns alleviated.

Fixed income assets generally posted negative results in the second quarter. The spread between the two year and 10-year treasury yield curve further inverted to end the quarter at -1.06%. April brought the FDIC takeover and subsequent sale to JP Morgan of First Republic Bank, but systemic banking sector concerns eased as deposit outflows slowed and bank earnings came in better than expected. Volatility returned as the U.S. Treasury federal debt ceiling approached but a deal was eventually reached in early June. Amid the uncertain risk backdrop, the FOMC raised rates once during the quarter by 25 basis points (0.25%) to a range of 5.00%-5.25% in May. The committee paused in June, but the dot plot signaled more hikes on the horizon with most members seeing a year end Fed Funds rate of 5.6%. Markets dramatically lowered their expectations for rate cuts by year end following the June meeting. Finally, credit markets responded well to economic data during the quarter that pointed to a tight labor market implying a resilient consumer and indications that inflation continues to ease. Spreads broadly tightened, providing some relief to rising rates.

Fixed Income assets generally posted negative results in the third quarter amid a volatile rate environment where the yield curve became substantially less inverted. The two-year U.S. Treasury rose 15 basis points (0.15%) while the 10-year U.S. Treasury moved higher by 73 basis points (0.73%) ending the quarter inverted -0.48%. Economic data cooled off some but remained resilient. Underlying inflation, while still elevated, eased a bit and the labor market remained robust. Market sentiment turned negative during the quarter amid the Fitch downgrade of U.S. Sovereign debt and rising concern about the effects of a U.S. government shutdown on the growth outlook. The FOMC resumed its hiking cycle and raised the federal funds rate to a target range of 5.25%-5.50% in July, before pausing again in September. Importantly, FOMC participants reduced the number of rate cuts expected in 2024, reinforcing the “higher for longer” message and likely contributing to the run-up in U.S. Treasury yields.

 

How did the Fund perform during the reporting period?

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, the State Farm Interim Fund experienced a total return of 1.92% after expenses, compared to a 2.07% return for the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index. The impact of expenses, and to a smaller

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM INTERIM FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

extent the duration and security selection effects associated with sampling from the benchmark, the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index, contributed to the Fund’s overall relative underperformance.

The line graph below provides additional perspective on the Fund’s long term results.

Comparison of change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment

for the years ended September 30

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2023**

 

     Total Returns
1-Year
  Total Returns
5-Years
  Total Returns
10-Years
  Gross Expense
Ratio***
  Net Expense
Ratio***

State Farm Interim Fund

   1.92%   0.70%   0.65%   0.22%   0.16%
Benchmark: Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index    2.07%   0.90%   0.79%    

The performance data quoted above represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and Fund shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Recent performance may be less than the figures shown. Obtain total returns current to the most recent month-end by calling 866-342-2418 (toll free) or 312-557-7940. These figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

 

*

The Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index measures the performance of short-term U.S. Treasury Securities maturing within one to five years.

The Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index represents an unmanaged group of bonds that differs from the composition of the Interim Fund. Unlike an investment in the Interim Fund, a theoretical investment in the Index does not reflect any expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

**

The Fund is the successor to the State Farm Interim Fund, a series of the State Farm Associates’ Funds Trust (the “Interim Predecessor Fund”), a mutual fund with similar investment objectives, policies, and restrictions. The Interim Predecessor Fund reorganized into the Fund on August 23, 2021. The performance in the charts above includes that of the Interim Predecessor Fund for the periods prior to the reorganization.

 

***

Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2023. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to the Fund until January 28, 2025.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Overview

Describe the Fund’s investment objective and philosophy.

The State Farm Municipal Bond Fund seeks as high a rate of income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investment management. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests so that either (1) at least 80% of the Fund’s net investment income is exempt from regular federal income tax or (2) at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets are invested in securities that produce income exempt from federal income tax. State Farm Investment Management Corp., investment adviser to the Fund, has selected Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) as sub-adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser will invest the Fund’s assets primarily in a diversified selection of municipal bonds with maturities of one to 17 years, although from time to time the Sub-Adviser may purchase issues with longer maturities. A majority of the Fund’s investments are in issues with maturities longer than five years.

Describe the relevant market environment as it related to the fund for the reporting period.

The municipal bond market experienced volatility throughout the fiscal year as hopes for a “soft landing” economic outlook collided with regional banking concerns, Treasury debt limits, and geopolitical conflict. Amid elevated, yet slowing inflation and resilient economic data, the FOMC raised the Federal Funds rate six times while continuing to reduce its balance sheet on a consistent monthly basis. The FOMC entered a holding pattern following its July meeting and the Federal Funds rate ended the fiscal year at a range of 5.25%-5.50%. Longer term interest rates generally fell during the first half of the fiscal year before reversing course and rising into fiscal year end. The Municipal yield curve flattened as 2-year and 10-year AAA Municipal yields rose 58 and 18 basis points (bps), respectively. Comparatively, the 2-year and 10-year US Treasury rose 77 and 74 bps, respectively. The relative interest rate move pushed Municipal/Treasury ratios lower with Municipals ending the fiscal year at relatively more expensive levels than the start of the fiscal year.

Municipal bond mutual fund outflows continued during the reporting period at a measured pace but slowed significantly compared to fiscal year 2022 as higher yields and expectations for the end of the FOMC hiking cycle tempered outflows relative to the previous year. New issuance in the primary market continued to slow on a year over year basis, as strong balance sheets, robust revenue, stimulus cash and higher rates resulted in less borrowing and refinancings. Municipal bond credit spreads tightened over the course of the fiscal year as investors were attracted to yields amid a benign economic environment. Lower rated credit spreads tightened by a greater degree than higher rated counterparts, pushing credit spreads for the lowest rated issuers significantly below the one-year averages.

How did the Fund perform during the reporting period?

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023, the State Farm Municipal Bond Fund experienced a total return of 2.64% after expenses, compared to a 2.23% return for the Bloomberg 7-Year Municipal Bond Index. Duration positioning was the largest contributor to outperformance as the Fund carried an overall longer duration than the benchmark and duration positioning moved lower to neutral during the year. Credit quality allocation and selection detracted marginally from performance. The Fund was overweight higher credit quality names versus its benchmark during the fiscal year which dragged on performance as the lower rated segment outperformed as credit spreads tightened.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The line graph below provides additional perspective on the Fund’s long term results.

Comparison of change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment

for the years ended September 30

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2023**

 

     Total Returns
1-Year
  Total Returns
5-Years
  Total Returns
10-Years
  Gross Expense
Ratio***
  Net Expense
Ratio***

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

   2.64%   1.17%   1.91%   0.19%   0.17%
Benchmark: Bloomberg 7-Year Municipal Bond Index    2.23%   1.27%   1.94%    

The performance data quoted above represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate and Fund shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Recent performance may be less than the figures shown. Obtain total returns current to the most recent month-end by calling 1-800-447-0740. These figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

 

 

*

The Bloomberg Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of investment grade municipal bonds with maturities of six to eight years.

The Bloomberg Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index differs from the composition of the Municipal Bond Fund. Unlike an investment in the Municipal Bond Fund, a theoretical investment in the Index does not reflect any expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

**

The Fund is the successor to the State Farm Municipal Bond Fund, a series of the State Farm Associates’ Funds Trust (the “Municipal Bond Predecessor Fund”), a mutual fund with similar investment objectives, policies, and restrictions. The Municipal Bond Predecessor Fund reorganized into the Fund on August 23, 2021. The performance in the charts above includes that of the Municipal Bond Predecessor Fund for the periods prior to the reorganization.

 

***

Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2023. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to Fund until January 28, 2025.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM GROWTH FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (99.10%)

     

Advertising & Marketing (0.23%)

 

  

Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc., The

     528,100      $ 15,135,346  
     

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.20%)

     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     32,100        13,127,616  
     

 

 

 

Apparel & Textile Products (0.42%)

 

NIKE Inc., Class B

     6,400        611,968  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     113,900        13,222,651  

Tapestry Inc.

     455,200        13,087,000  
     

 

 

 
        26,921,619  
     

 

 

 

Asset Management (0.61%)

     

BlackRock Inc.

     23,800        15,386,462  

Invesco Ltd.

     100        1,452  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

     584,200        15,084,044  

Voya Financial Inc.

     130,300        8,658,435  
     

 

 

 
        39,130,393  
     

 

 

 

Automotive (0.56%)

     

Tesla Inc.(a)

     144,800        36,231,856  
     

 

 

 

Banking (1.81%)

     

Bank of America Corp.

     76,000        2,080,880  

Citigroup Inc.

     20,600        847,278  

Comerica Inc.

     100        4,155  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     97,500        14,139,450  

M&T Bank Corp.

     62,000        7,839,900  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

     46,000        3,083,840  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     2,178,700        89,021,682  

Zions Bancorp NA

     100        3,489  
     

 

 

 
        117,020,674  
     

 

 

 

Beverages (2.07%)

     

Coca-Cola Co., The

     847,000        47,415,060  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

     7,200        1,809,576  

PepsiCo Inc.

     496,000        84,042,240  
     

 

 

 
        133,266,876  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (17.52%)

 

AbbVie Inc.

     636,000        94,802,160  

Amgen Inc.

     176,485        47,432,109  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     18,800        1,091,152  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     738,000        396,401,940  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     189,800        14,223,612  

Johnson & Johnson

     2,303,620        358,788,815  

Merck & Co. Inc.

     82,250        8,467,638  

Organon & Co.

     17,103        296,908  

Pfizer Inc.

     2,214,832        73,465,977  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

     1,500        1,234,440  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

     31,300        10,884,262  

Zoetis Inc.

     705,396        122,724,796  
     

 

 

 
        1,129,813,809  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

     

Cable & Satellite (0.18%)

 

  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     84,300      $ 3,737,862  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.

     1,756,100        7,937,572  
     

 

 

 
        11,675,434  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals (4.71%)

     

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

     829,800        235,165,320  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     53,700        9,809,379  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

     524,541        35,757,960  

Linde PLC

     59,000        21,968,650  

Sherwin-Williams Co., The

     4,700        1,198,735  
     

 

 

 
        303,900,044  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Support Services (0.55%)

 

Cintas Corp.

     16,600        7,984,766  

H&R Block Inc.

     547,700        23,583,962  

Republic Services Inc.

     28,200        4,018,782  
     

 

 

 
        35,587,510  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials (3.26%)

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     1,039,200        209,939,184  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services (0.07%)

     

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)

     39,500        4,616,760  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.79%)

 

AptarGroup Inc.

     409,497        51,203,505  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Industrials (3.00%)

 

3M Co.

     164,400        15,391,128  

Emerson Electric Co.

     126,400        12,206,448  

Honeywell International Inc.

     82,800        15,296,472  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

     652,300        150,231,213  
     

 

 

 
          193,125,261  
     

 

 

 

E-Commerce Discretionary (0.37%)

 

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

     188,800        24,000,256  

Etsy Inc.(a)

     100        6,458  
     

 

 

 
        24,006,714  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.68%)

     

Consolidated Edison Inc.

     91,200        7,800,336  

Duke Energy Corp.

     17,400        1,535,724  

Evergy Inc.

     182,200        9,237,540  

OGE Energy Corp.

     254,300        8,475,819  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     103,500        7,625,880  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

     165,900        9,441,369  
     

 

 

 
        44,116,668  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (0.08%)

 

AMETEK Inc.

     36,000        5,319,360  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment Content (3.33%)

 

Electronic Arts Inc.

     27,200        3,274,880  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   11


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM GROWTH FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

 

Entertainment Content (Cont.)

 

Walt Disney Co., The(a)

     2,609,440      $ 211,495,112  

Warner Bros Discovery Inc.(a)

     100        1,086  
     

 

 

 
        214,771,078  
     

 

 

 

Food (1.31%)

     

General Mills Inc.

     135,500        8,670,645  

Kellogg Co.

     179,400        10,676,094  

McCormick & Co. Inc.

     856,600        64,793,224  
     

 

 

 
        84,139,963  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Facilities & Services (0.75%)

 

Cardinal Health Inc.

     114,700        9,958,254  

Chemed Corp.

     18,700        9,718,390  

Cigna Group, The

     11,200        3,203,984  

CVS Health Corp.

     5,300        370,046  

Elevance Health Inc.

     12,100        5,268,582  

McKesson Corp.

     26,800        11,653,980  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

     47,400        5,776,164  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     5,000        2,520,950  
     

 

 

 
        48,470,350  
     

 

 

 

Home & Office Products (0.77%)

 

HNI Corp.

     1,439,200        49,839,496  
     

 

 

 

Household Products (2.62%)

     

Clorox Co., The

     11,500        1,507,190  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     466,300        33,158,593  

Kenvue Inc.

     1,427,196        28,658,096  

Procter & Gamble Co., The

     724,755        105,712,764  
     

 

 

 
        169,036,643  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Support Services (0.09%)

 

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc.,

     

Class A

     22,700        2,228,005  

Watsco Inc.

     9,200        3,475,024  
     

 

 

 
        5,703,029  
     

 

 

 

Institutional Financial Services (0.31%)

 

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

     6,500        1,015,365  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., The

     3,500        1,132,495  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

     104,200        11,464,084  

Northern Trust Corp.

     20,600        1,431,288  

SEI Investments Co.

     9,400        566,162  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A, Class A

     270,000        4,662,900  
     

 

 

 
        20,272,294  
     

 

 

 

Insurance (0.91%)

 

Allstate Corp., The

     28,700        3,197,467  

Aon PLC, Class A

     12,800        4,150,016  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

     23,800        8,337,140  

Chubb Ltd.

     56,500        11,762,170  

Lincoln National Corp.

     599,300        14,796,717  

Travelers Cos. Inc., The

     66,700        10,892,777  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     25,300        5,286,688  
     

 

 

 
        58,422,975  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

     

Internet Media & Services (4.33%)

 

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

     1,534,300      $ 200,778,498  

Alphabet Inc., Class C(a)

     118,320        15,600,492  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

     400        1,233,580  

Meta Platforms Inc., Class A(a)

     128,870        38,688,063  

Netflix Inc.(a)

     61,400        23,184,640  
     

 

 

 
        279,485,273  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Facilities & Services (1.35%)

 

Carnival Corp.(a)

     68,700        942,564  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

     9,500        3,598,505  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     100        4,584  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

     40,100        7,069,630  

McDonald’s Corp.

     84,600        22,287,024  

MGM Resorts International

     27,600        1,014,576  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Ltd.(a)

     100        1,648  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

     40,800        3,759,312  

Starbucks Corp.

     277,600        25,336,552  

TKO Group Holdings Inc.

     200,100        16,820,406  

Travel + Leisure Co.

     138,700        5,094,451  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     14,600        1,349,186  
     

 

 

 
        87,278,438  
     

 

 

 

Machinery (3.82%)

 

Caterpillar Inc.

     892,321        243,603,633  

Snap-on Inc.

     9,400        2,397,564  
     

 

 

 
        246,001,197  
     

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices (2.35%)

 

Abbott Laboratories

     847,500        82,080,375  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

     548,071        61,285,299  

Danaher Corp.

     5,900        1,463,790  

QIAGEN NV(a)

     159,100        6,443,550  
     

 

 

 
        151,273,014  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.89%)

 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

     268,400        10,008,636  

Rio Tinto PLC Sponsored ADR

     739,300        47,049,052  
     

 

 

 
        57,057,688  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers (4.09%)

 

APA Corp.

     188,200        7,735,020  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

     35,500        5,891,580  

Chevron Corp.

     1,095,600        184,740,072  

ConocoPhillips

     26,000        3,114,800  

Devon Energy Corp.

     40,600        1,936,620  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

     24,200        3,748,096  

EOG Resources Inc.

     100        12,676  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     265,600        31,229,248  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     104,600        2,798,050  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     197,500        12,813,800  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     1,200        275,460  

Targa Resources Corp.

     108,200        9,274,904  
     

 

 

 
        263,570,326  
     

 

 

 
 

 

12   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM GROWTH FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

 

Oil, Gas Services & Equipment (0.00%)

 

Halliburton Co.

     1,400      $ 56,700  
     

 

 

 

Publishing & Broadcasting (0.02%)

 

Nexstar Media Group Inc.

     9,700        1,390,689  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.00%)

 

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     65,900        11,317,666  

Boston Properties Inc.

     204,100        12,139,868  

Equity Residential

     31,200        1,831,752  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

     7,300        1,548,257  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

     317,100        6,535,431  

Iron Mountain Inc.

     129,400        7,692,830  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

     120,400        10,049,788  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

     195,400        1,064,930  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

     58,300        7,500,295  

Public Storage

     18,700        4,927,824  
     

 

 

 
        64,608,641  
     

 

 

 

Retail - Consumer Staples (2.81%)

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     13,100        7,400,976  

Walmart Inc.

     1,088,600        174,099,798  
     

 

 

 
        181,500,774  
     

 

 

 

Retail - Discretionary (0.95%)

 

AutoZone Inc.(a)

     4,700        11,937,953  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

     81,100        2,741,180  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

     7,400        803,492  

Home Depot Inc., The

     99,747        30,139,553  

Lowe’s Cos. Inc.

     5,400        1,122,336  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

     14,600        13,269,356  

TJX Cos. Inc., The

     9,700        862,136  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

     900        359,505  
     

 

 

 
        61,235,511  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors (5.72%)

 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

     3,600        370,152  

Analog Devices Inc.

     3,300        577,797  

Applied Materials Inc.

     6,900        955,305  

ASML Holding NV NY Reg. Shares

     334,633        196,985,062  

Broadcom Inc.

     35,000        29,070,300  

KLA Corp.

     33,000        15,135,780  

Lam Research Corp.

     14,600        9,150,842  

Microchip Technology Inc.

     80,000        6,244,000  

NVIDIA Corp.

     187,400        81,517,126  

QUALCOMM Inc.

     4,300        477,558  

Texas Instruments Inc.

     178,407        28,368,497  
     

 

 

 
        368,852,419  
     

 

 

 

Software (4.00%)

 

Adobe Inc.(a)

     9,516        4,852,208  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

     24,000        7,141,200  

Intuit Inc.

     41,500        21,204,010  

Microsoft Corp.

     701,169        221,394,112  

Roper Technologies Inc.

     6,400        3,099,392  
     

 

 

 
        257,690,922  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

 

Specialty Finance (0.50%)

 

AGNC Investment Corp.

     541,400      $ 5,110,816  

Ally Financial Inc.

     16,200        432,216  

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)

     6,700        3,082,804  

MGIC Investment Corp.

     683,200        11,402,608  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

     253,200        10,150,788  

UWM Holdings Corp.

     367,719        1,783,437  
     

 

 

 
        31,962,669  
     

 

 

 

Steel (1.18%)

 

Nucor Corp.

     486,500        76,064,275  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware (13.08%)

 

Apple Inc.

     4,563,868        781,379,840  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     74,100        3,983,616  

Corning Inc.

     1,284,600        39,141,762  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     30,300        8,248,872  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

     26,200        10,704,796  
     

 

 

 
        843,458,886  
     

 

 

 

Technology Services (1.86%)

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     79,400        24,384,534  

Amdocs Ltd.

     93,500        7,899,815  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     109,900        26,439,742  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

     33,900        6,069,795  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

     100        2,083  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

     1,300        71,851  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

     55,100        6,224,096  

Genpact Ltd.

     26,600        962,920  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

     6,964        2,757,117  

Paychex Inc.

     15,400        1,776,082  

Science Applications International Corp.

     102,200        10,786,188  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

     57,300        13,536,552  

Visa Inc., Class A

     24,912        5,730,009  

Western Union Co., The

     1,014,000        13,364,520  
     

 

 

 
        120,005,304  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications (0.22%)

 

AT&T Inc.

     830,600        12,475,612  

Verizon Communications Inc.

     42,400        1,374,184  
     

 

 

 
        13,849,796  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco & Cannabis (0.03%)

 

Altria Group Inc.

     34,400        1,446,520  

Philip Morris International Inc.

     3,800        351,804  
     

 

 

 
        1,798,324  
     

 

 

 

Transportation & Logistics (0.50%)

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

     11,000        947,430  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

     100        3,700  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

     6,500        745,095  

Landstar System Inc.

     61,000        10,793,340  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     44,100        8,684,613  

Ryder System Inc.

     31,000        3,315,450  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   13


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STATE FARM GROWTH FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

 

Transportation & Logistics (Cont.)

 

Union Pacific Corp.

     36,600      $ 7,452,858  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)

     7,300        308,790  
     

 

 

 
        32,251,276  
     

 

 

 

Wholesale - Consumer Staples (3.20%)

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     2,733,954        206,194,811  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(cost $1,701,051,038)

 

 

     6,390,381,390  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Obligations (0.02%)

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

5.100%, 10/26/2023(b),(c)

   $ 1,435,000        1,429,946  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(cost $1,430,076)

 

 

     1,429,946  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Short-term Investments (0.86%)

 

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio (Premier Class), 5.20%(d)

     55,512,131        55,512,131  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments

(cost $55,512,131)

 

 

     55,512,131  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.98%)

(cost $1,757,993,245)

 

 

     6,447,323,467  

OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES (0.02%)

        1,259,557  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

      $ 6,448,583,024  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts.

(c)

Discount rate at the time of purchase.

(d)

Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2023.

PLC – Public Limited Company

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

At September 30, 2023, the Fund had open futures contracts as follows:

 

Description

  Number
of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Trading
Currency
  Notional
Amount
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)*

Long Contracts

 

               

E-Mini S&P 500

      126       12/15/2023       USD       27,250,650     $ (1,156,499 )

*Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

14   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (69.39%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.15%)

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     7,900      $ 3,230,784  
     

 

 

 

Apparel & Textile Products (0.01%)

 

NIKE Inc., Class B

     2,500        239,050  
     

 

 

 

Asset Management (0.27%)

 

BlackRock Inc.

     5,300        3,426,397  

Voya Financial Inc.

     35,800        2,378,910  
     

 

 

 
        5,805,307  
     

 

 

 

Automotive (0.09%)

 

Tesla Inc.(a)

     7,600        1,901,672  
     

 

 

 

Banking (1.63%)

     

Bank of America Corp.

     23,700        648,906  

Citigroup Inc.

     16,900        695,097  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     20,100        2,914,902  

M&T Bank Corp.

     19,000        2,402,550  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

     13,400        898,336  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     676,300        27,633,618  
     

 

 

 
        35,193,409  
     

 

 

 

Beverages (0.82%)

 

Coca-Cola Co., The

     177,257        9,922,847  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

     200        50,266  

PepsiCo Inc.

     46,400        7,862,016  
     

 

 

 
        17,835,129  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (12.85%)

 

AbbVie Inc.

     51,900        7,736,214  

Amgen Inc.

     70,750        19,014,770  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     2,300        133,492  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     209,100        112,313,883  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     48,900        3,664,566  

Johnson & Johnson

     391,909        61,039,827  

Merck & Co. Inc.

     71,600        7,371,220  

Moderna Inc.(a)

     100        10,329  

Organon & Co.

     7,162        124,332  

Pfizer Inc.

     727,540        24,132,502  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

     7,400        2,573,276  

Zoetis Inc.

     229,295        39,892,744  
     

 

 

 
        278,007,155  
     

 

 

 

Cable & Satellite (0.13%)

 

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

     1,200        527,784  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     14,800        656,232  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

     100        586  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.

     355,600        1,607,312  
     

 

 

 
        2,791,914  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals (3.79%)

 

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

     229,900        65,153,660  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     15,100        2,758,317  

Dow Inc.

     19,570        1,009,029  
     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

 

Chemicals (Cont.)

     

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

     119,888      $ 8,172,765  

Linde PLC

     13,100        4,877,785  
     

 

 

 
        81,971,556  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Support Services (0.10%)

 

Cintas Corp.

     4,100        1,972,141  

Republic Services Inc.

     2,100        299,271  
     

 

 

 
        2,271,412  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials (1.49%)

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     160,000        32,323,200  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services (0.07%)

 

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)

     12,200        1,425,936  

Service Corp. International

     1,700        97,138  
     

 

 

 
        1,523,074  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.62%)

 

AptarGroup Inc.

     106,800        13,354,272  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Industrials (2.13%)

 

3M Co.

     77,200        7,227,464  

Emerson Electric Co.

     62,400        6,025,968  

Honeywell International Inc.

     15,100        2,789,574  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

     130,400        30,032,424  
     

 

 

 
        46,075,430  
     

 

 

 

E-Commerce Discretionary (0.23%)

 

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

     38,900        4,944,968  

Etsy Inc.(a)

     100        6,458  
     

 

 

 
        4,951,426  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.51%)

     

Consolidated Edison Inc.

     23,400        2,001,402  

Duke Energy Corp.

     11,633        1,026,728  

Evergy Inc.

     38,200        1,936,740  

OGE Energy Corp.

     67,700        2,256,441  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     20,900        1,539,912  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

     38,200        2,173,962  
     

 

 

 
        10,935,185  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (0.04%)

 

AMETEK Inc.

     5,900        871,784  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment Content (3.33%)

 

Electronic Arts Inc.

     6,100        734,440  

Walt Disney Co., The(a)

     879,595        71,291,175  

Warner Bros Discovery Inc.(a)

     100        1,086  
     

 

 

 
        72,026,701  
     

 

 

 

Food (0.47%)

 

General Mills Inc.

     31,800        2,034,882  

Kellogg Co.

     136,100        8,099,311  

Nestle SA Sponsored ADR

     100        11,317  
     

 

 

 
        10,145,510  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   15


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

     

Gas & Water Utilities (0.00%)

     

American Water Works Co. Inc.

     400      $ 49,532  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Facilities & Services (0.43%)

 

Chemed Corp.

     4,800        2,494,560  

Cigna Group, The

     2,400        686,568  

CVS Health Corp.

     1,200        83,784  

Elevance Health Inc.

     2,800        1,219,176  

Humana Inc.

     300        145,956  

McKesson Corp.

     6,900        3,000,465  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

     7,900        962,694  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     1,200        605,028  
     

 

 

 
        9,198,231  
     

 

 

 

Home & Office Products (0.26%)

 

HNI Corp.

     160,000        5,540,800  
     

 

 

 

Household Products (3.43%)

 

Clorox Co., The

     1,900        249,014  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     12,300        874,653  

Kenvue Inc.

     205,557        4,127,584  

Procter & Gamble Co., The

     472,600        68,933,436  
     

 

 

 
        74,184,687  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Support Services (0.06%)

 

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

     3,700        363,155  

Watsco Inc.

     2,200        830,984  
     

 

 

 
        1,194,139  
     

 

 

 

Institutional Financial Services (0.17%)

 

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

     1,600        249,936  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., The

     800        258,856  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

     27,000        2,970,540  

Northern Trust Corp.

     3,400        236,232  
     

 

 

 
        3,715,564  
     

 

 

 

Insurance (0.56%)

 

Allstate Corp., The

     6,700        746,447  

Aon PLC, Class A

     3,000        972,660  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

     5,300        1,856,590  

Chubb Ltd.

     6,800        1,415,624  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., The

     2,000        141,820  

Lincoln National Corp.

     119,200        2,943,048  

Travelers Cos. Inc., The

     16,400        2,678,284  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     6,900        1,441,824  
     

 

 

 
        12,196,297  
     

 

 

 

Internet Media & Services (3.86%)

 

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

     431,640        56,484,410  

Alphabet Inc., Class C(a)

     71,180        9,385,083  

Match Group Inc.(a)

     100        3,918  

Meta Platforms Inc., Class A(a)

     58,930        17,691,375  

Netflix Inc.(a)

     100        37,760  
     

 

 

 
        83,602,546  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

     

Leisure Facilities & Services (0.49%)

 

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

     100      $ 4,635  

Carnival Corp.(a)

     100        1,372  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

     11,400        2,009,820  

McDonald’s Corp.

     18,900        4,979,016  

MGM Resorts International

     100        3,676  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

     100        1,648  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

     100        9,214  

Starbucks Corp.

     27,400        2,500,798  

Travel + Leisure Co.

     32,400        1,190,052  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     100        9,241  
     

 

 

 
        10,709,472  
     

 

 

 

Machinery (4.18%)

 

Caterpillar Inc.

     264,300        72,153,900  

Deere & Co.

     41,002        15,473,335  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

     36,517        2,177,874  

Snap-on Inc.

     2,200        561,132  
     

 

 

 
        90,366,241  
     

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices (1.23%)

 

Abbott Laboratories

     104,075        10,079,664  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

     143,587        16,055,898  

QIAGEN NV(a)

     9,900        400,950  
     

 

 

 
        26,536,512  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.59%)

 

Rio Tinto PLC Sponsored ADR

     200,000        12,728,000  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers (3.68%)

     

APA Corp.

     100        4,110  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

     8,200        1,360,872  

Chevron Corp.

     274,000        46,201,880  

ConocoPhillips

     1,100        131,780  

EOG Resources Inc.

     400        50,704  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     271,000        31,864,180  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     100        6,488  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     200        45,910  
     

 

 

 
        79,665,924  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.28%)

 

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     10,400        1,786,096  

Equity Residential

     3,600        211,356  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

     1,300        275,717  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

     46,200        251,790  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

     7,400        952,010  

Prologis Inc.

     2,600        291,746  

Public Storage

     8,600        2,266,272  
     

 

 

 
        6,034,987  
     

 

 

 
 

 

16   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

 

Retail - Consumer Staples (0.75%)

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     1,900      $ 1,073,424  

Walmart Inc.

     95,200        15,225,336  
     

 

 

 
        16,298,760  
     

 

 

 

Retail - Discretionary (0.59%)

 

AutoZone Inc.(a)

     1,100        2,793,989  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

     100        3,380  

Home Depot Inc., The

     18,860        5,698,738  

Lowe’s Cos. Inc.

     1,400        290,976  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

     3,700        3,362,782  

TJX Cos. Inc., The

     2,400        213,312  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

     900        359,505  
     

 

 

 
        12,722,682  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors (0.95%)

 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

     100        10,282  

Applied Materials Inc.

     100        13,845  

ASML Holding NV NY Reg. Shares

     14,821        8,724,530  

Broadcom Inc.

     4,000        3,322,320  

Micron Technology Inc.

     100        6,803  

NVIDIA Corp.

     10,400        4,523,896  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

     100        9,295  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

     100        9,547  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

     100        9,859  

Texas Instruments Inc.

     24,373        3,875,551  
     

 

 

 
        20,505,928  
     

 

 

 

Software (2.63%)

 

ANSYS Inc.(a)

     5,700        1,696,035  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

     100        6,785  

Intuit Inc.

     9,500        4,853,930  

Microsoft Corp.

     157,321        49,674,106  

Oracle Corp.

     1,800        190,656  

Roper Technologies Inc.

     800        387,424  
     

 

 

 
        56,808,936  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Finance (0.19%)

 

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)

     400        184,048  

GATX Corp.

     4,200        457,086  

MGIC Investment Corp.

     166,600        2,780,554  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

     6,000        240,540  

UWM Holdings Corp.

     85,270        413,559  
     

 

 

 
        4,075,787  
     

 

 

 

Steel (3.15%)

     

Nucor Corp.

     436,500        68,246,775  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware (9.52%)

 

Apple Inc.

     1,115,004        190,899,835  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     5,700        306,432  

Corning Inc.

     335,292        10,216,347  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     6,500        1,769,560  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

     6,700        2,737,486  
     

 

 

 
        205,929,660  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (Cont.)

 

Technology Services (1.31%)

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     18,700      $ 5,742,957  

Amdocs Ltd.

     26,800        2,264,332  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     38,600        9,286,388  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

     3,700        662,485  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

     100        2,083  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

     14,200        1,604,032  

Genpact Ltd.

     8,600        311,320  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

     1,300        196,482  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

     2,039        807,261  

Paychex Inc.

     5,400        622,782  

Science Applications International Corp.

     22,000        2,321,880  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

     13,500        3,189,240  

Visa Inc., Class A

     5,730        1,317,957  
     

 

 

 
        28,329,199  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications (0.10%)

 

AT&T Inc.

     143,700        2,158,374  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco & Cannabis (0.00%)

 

Altria Group Inc.

     1,400        58,870  
     

 

 

 

Transportation & Logistics (0.31%)

 

American Airlines Group
Inc.(a)

     100        1,281  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

     2,800        241,164  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

     4,800        550,224  

Landstar System Inc.

     12,800        2,264,832  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     6,300        1,240,659  

Union Pacific Corp.

     12,066        2,457,000  
     

 

 

 
        6,755,160  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Equipment (0.00%)

 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     676        71,838  
     

 

 

 

Wholesale - Consumer Staples (1.94%)

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     556,461        41,968,289  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(cost $330,326,972)

        1,501,107,160  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (8.92%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.14%)

 

General Dynamics Corp.

3.250%, 04/01/2025

   $   200,000        193,400  

Boeing Co., The

     

4.875%, 05/01/2025

     250,000        245,705  

2.196%, 02/04/2026

     350,000        321,364  

3.250%, 02/01/2028

     250,000        225,446  

5.150%, 05/01/2030

     250,000        238,875  

3.625%, 02/01/2031

     150,000        129,569  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     

4.950%, 10/15/2025

     100,000        99,237  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   17


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Aerospace & Defense (Cont.)

 

5.100%, 11/15/2027

   $   250,000      $ 248,550  

4.450%, 05/15/2028

     250,000        241,954  

5.250%, 01/15/2033

     250,000        246,943  

RTX Corp.

     

5.000%, 02/27/2026

     150,000        148,173  

5.150%, 02/27/2033

     250,000        236,741  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

     

5.400%, 01/15/2027

     150,000        148,695  

5.400%, 07/31/2033

     100,000        96,127  

HEICO Corp.

     

5.250%, 08/01/2028

     150,000        146,332  
     

 

 

 
          2,967,111  
     

 

 

 

Asset Management (0.06%)

 

Charles Schwab Corp., The

     

0.900%, 03/11/2026

     250,000        221,609  

5.853%, 05/19/2034

     150,000        142,634  

Blue Owl Credit Income Corp.

     

7.750%, 09/16/2027

     250,000        247,990  

BlackRock Inc.

     

2.400%, 04/30/2030

     250,000        208,359  

4.750%, 05/25/2033

     150,000        140,769  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     

4.500%, 05/13/2032

     250,000        229,233  

5.150%, 05/15/2033

     100,000        94,455  

Brookfield Capital Finance LLC

     

6.087%, 06/14/2033

     100,000        97,173  
     

 

 

 
        1,382,222  
     

 

 

 

Automotive (0.21%)

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

     

4.800%, 01/10/2025

     250,000        247,640  

1.450%, 01/13/2025

     250,000        237,368  

3.650%, 08/18/2025

     250,000        241,823  

4.550%, 09/20/2027

     250,000        243,201  

American Honda Finance Corp.

     

4.600%, 04/17/2025

     250,000        245,999  

5.000%, 05/23/2025

     250,000        247,287  

5.250%, 07/07/2026

     250,000        248,455  

5.125%, 07/07/2028

     250,000        246,095  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

     

6.050%, 10/10/2025

     250,000        248,893  

5.400%, 04/06/2026

     250,000        244,827  

5.000%, 04/09/2027

     250,000        239,969  

6.000%, 01/09/2028

     250,000        246,939  

5.800%, 06/23/2028

     250,000        244,231  

5.850%, 04/06/2030

     250,000        239,468  

6.400%, 01/09/2033

     250,000        244,151  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     

5.275%, 07/13/2026

     250,000        249,491  

5.118%, 07/13/2028

     250,000        248,652  

5.123%, 07/13/2033

     250,000        243,905  

Magna International Inc.

     

5.500%, 03/21/2033

     200,000        195,428  
     

 

 

 
        4,603,822  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Banking (2.18%)

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

     

5.350%, 10/18/2024

   $   250,000      $   249,003  

3.735%, 08/26/2025

     250,000        241,889  

4.043%, 08/26/2027

     250,000        239,546  

5.457%, 11/18/2027

     250,000        250,191  

Royal Bank of Canada

     

5.660%, 10/25/2024

     250,000        249,111  

1.600%, 01/21/2025

     150,000        142,002  

3.375%, 04/14/2025

     150,000        144,718  

4.950%, 04/25/2025

     250,000        246,379  

4.875%, 01/12/2026

     100,000        98,140  

5.200%, 07/20/2026

     250,000        247,273  

4.240%, 08/03/2027

     150,000        142,532  

6.000%, 11/01/2027

     250,000        251,804  

4.900%, 01/12/2028

     150,000        145,694  

5.200%, 08/01/2028

     150,000        145,996  

5.000%, 02/01/2033

     150,000        139,764  

5.000%, 05/02/2033

     125,000        116,134  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     

5.132%, 11/22/2024

     250,000        248,543  

5.200%, 05/13/2025

     250,000        248,451  

3.500%, 06/09/2025

     250,000        241,637  

4.966%, 01/12/2026

     250,000        247,032  

3.905%, 06/09/2027

     250,000        236,377  

4.944%, 01/12/2028

     250,000        244,796  

4.900%, 06/13/2028

     250,000        242,836  

Bank of Nova Scotia, The

     

5.250%, 12/06/2024

     250,000        247,700  

1.450%, 01/10/2025

     150,000        141,741  

3.450%, 04/11/2025

     150,000        144,425  

5.450%, 06/12/2025

     150,000        148,559  

4.750%, 02/02/2026

     250,000        244,035  

5.250%, 06/12/2028

     150,000        146,059  

4.850%, 02/01/2030

     250,000        235,423  

4.588%, 05/04/2037

     150,000        125,018  

Bank of Montreal

     

5.200%, 12/12/2024

     250,000        247,827  

1.500%, 01/10/2025

     150,000        141,787  

3.700%, 06/07/2025

     150,000        144,574  

5.300%, 06/05/2026

     250,000        246,633  

2.650%, 03/08/2027

     150,000        134,947  

4.700%, 09/14/2027

     150,000        143,748  

5.203%, 02/01/2028

     150,000        146,413  

3.088%, 01/10/2037

     150,000        111,776  

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.

     

1.375%, 01/10/2025

     250,000        236,531  

5.000%, 01/13/2025

     250,000        247,750  

5.500%, 07/18/2025

     250,000        248,874  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, The

     

1.450%, 01/10/2025

     150,000        142,002  

3.766%, 06/06/2025

     150,000        145,078  

0.750%, 01/06/2026

     250,000        223,061  

5.103%, 01/09/2026

     250,000        246,654  

5.532%, 07/17/2026

     250,000        248,178  

4.108%, 06/08/2027

     150,000        141,584  

4.693%, 09/15/2027

     250,000        240,427  
 

 

18   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Banking (Cont.)

 

5.156%, 01/10/2028

   $   150,000      $   146,399  

5.523%, 07/17/2028

     150,000        148,056  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     

5.079%, 01/10/2025

     250,000        248,468  

5.316%, 03/13/2026

     250,000        249,029  

National Bank of Canada

     

5.250%, 01/17/2025

     250,000        248,046  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

3.125%, 01/23/2025

     250,000        241,332  

1.561%, 12/10/2025

     250,000        236,270  

5.546%, 12/15/2025

     250,000        248,257  

2.595%, 02/24/2026

     150,000        142,805  

3.300%, 04/01/2026

     250,000        236,037  

4.080%, 04/26/2026

     250,000        242,616  

2.947%, 02/24/2028

     250,000        226,788  

4.323%, 04/26/2028

     150,000        142,320  

4.851%, 07/25/2028

     250,000        240,991  

5.299%, 07/24/2029

     250,000        243,246  

3.702%, 05/06/2030

     250,000        222,970  

4.565%, 06/14/2030

     250,000        233,209  

1.953%, 02/04/2032

     250,000        189,593  

2.580%, 04/22/2032

     250,000        197,206  

2.545%, 11/08/2032

     250,000        193,474  

2.963%, 01/25/2033

     250,000        199,032  

4.586%, 04/26/2033

     500,000        450,723  

4.912%, 07/25/2033

     500,000        460,025  

5.717%, 09/14/2033

     250,000        240,320  

5.350%, 06/01/2034

     250,000        237,069  

HSBC U.S.A. Inc.

     

5.625%, 03/17/2025

     250,000        248,520  

Banco Santander SA

     

3.496%, 03/24/2025

     200,000        192,239  

5.147%, 08/18/2025

     200,000        195,801  

5.294%, 08/18/2027

     200,000        193,375  

4.175%, 03/24/2028

     200,000        184,676  

5.588%, 08/08/2028

     200,000        195,648  

6.921%, 08/08/2033

     200,000        191,097  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     

3.300%, 04/07/2025

     150,000        144,177  

5.144%, 04/28/2025

     250,000        246,740  

3.945%, 08/04/2025

     150,000        144,817  

5.615%, 07/17/2026

     150,000        149,280  

3.450%, 04/07/2027

     150,000        138,490  

5.001%, 04/28/2028

     150,000        144,010  

Deutsche Bank AG

     

4.162%, 05/13/2025

     250,000        242,419  

6.119%, 07/14/2026

     200,000        197,847  

7.146%, 07/13/2027

     250,000        251,692  

5.371%, 09/09/2027

     250,000        244,132  

2.552%, 01/07/2028

     250,000        218,165  

6.720%, 01/18/2029

     250,000        248,514  

3.742%, 01/07/2033

     250,000        179,399  

PNC Bank N.A.

     

3.250%, 06/01/2025

     250,000        238,870  

3.100%, 10/25/2027

     250,000        225,183  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Banking (Cont.)

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     

5.375%, 07/03/2025

   $   250,000      $   249,038  

5.088%, 12/08/2025

     250,000        247,561  

Morgan Stanley Bank N.A.

     

5.479%, 07/16/2025

     250,000        249,104  

4.754%, 04/21/2026

     250,000        244,363  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     

5.550%, 08/01/2025

     250,000        249,177  

5.450%, 08/07/2026

     250,000        248,326  

KeyBank N.A.

     

4.150%, 08/08/2025

     250,000        235,427  

4.700%, 01/26/2026

     250,000        237,059  

5.850%, 11/15/2027

     250,000        237,750  

Bank of America N.A.

     

5.650%, 08/18/2025

     250,000        249,348  

5.526%, 08/18/2026

     250,000        248,787  

Fifth Third Bank N.A.

     

5.852%, 10/27/2025(b)

     250,000        245,942  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.,
The (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.09%)(b)

     

5.671%, 10/28/2025

     150,000        148,842  

4.758%, 01/26/2027

     250,000        243,022  

5.582%, 06/12/2029

     250,000        242,528  

6.037%, 10/28/2033

     150,000        145,571  

5.939%, 08/18/2034

     150,000        144,123  

Huntington National Bank, The

     

5.699%, 11/18/2025(b)

     250,000        244,353  

Bank of New York Mellon,
The (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.80%)(b)

     

5.224%, 11/21/2025

     250,000        247,763  

5.148%, 05/22/2026

     250,000        247,651  

HSBC Holdings PLC (Variable,
U.S. SOFR + 1.51%)(b)

     

4.180%, 12/09/2025

     250,000        243,244  

2.999%, 03/10/2026

     200,000        190,592  

7.336%, 11/03/2026

     200,000        204,155  

5.887%, 08/14/2027

     250,000        246,950  

4.755%, 06/09/2028

     250,000        236,535  

5.210%, 08/11/2028

     250,000        240,692  

7.390%, 11/03/2028

     250,000        258,636  

6.161%, 03/09/2029

     250,000        247,486  

5.402%, 08/11/2033

     250,000        230,379  

8.113%, 11/03/2033

     250,000        262,908  

6.254%, 03/09/2034

     250,000        244,337  

6.547%, 06/20/2034

     200,000        189,673  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

     

5.464%, 01/13/2026

     200,000        198,010  

5.880%, 07/13/2026

     250,000        249,703  

5.520%, 01/13/2028

     250,000        246,586  

5.800%, 07/13/2028

     250,000        248,264  

5.710%, 01/13/2030

     250,000        244,605  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   19


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Banking (Cont.)

 

5.766%, 01/13/2033

   $   250,000      $   244,329  

Citigroup Inc. (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.69%)(b)

     

2.014%, 01/25/2026

     250,000        236,075  

3.290%, 03/17/2026

     250,000        239,245  

5.610%, 09/29/2026

     250,000        247,458  

3.070%, 02/24/2028

     250,000        226,775  

4.658%, 05/24/2028

     150,000        143,372  

2.561%, 05/01/2032

     250,000        193,524  

3.057%, 01/25/2033

     500,000        395,268  

3.785%, 03/17/2033

     500,000        417,118  

4.910%, 05/24/2033

     500,000        454,953  

6.270%, 11/17/2033

     250,000        249,261  

6.174%, 05/25/2034

     250,000        238,906  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

     

4.650%, 01/27/2026

     250,000        238,270  

4.700%, 01/27/2028

     250,000        230,888  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.08%)(b)

     

5.719%, 02/20/2026

     250,000        248,520  

5.541%, 04/17/2026

     200,000        198,243  

2.341%, 01/19/2028

     250,000        222,390  

5.017%, 07/20/2028

     250,000        241,881  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.60%)(b)

     

3.511%, 03/18/2026

     200,000        191,814  

5.985%, 08/07/2027

     250,000        247,749  

3.750%, 03/18/2028

     250,000        229,577  

ING Groep N.V. (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.64%)(b)

     

3.869%, 03/28/2026

     200,000        193,019  

4.017%, 03/28/2028

     200,000        185,675  

Bank of America Corp. (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.33%)(b)

     

3.384%, 04/02/2026

     250,000        239,274  

4.827%, 07/22/2026

     250,000        243,722  

5.080%, 01/20/2027

     250,000        244,363  

1.734%, 07/22/2027

     250,000        221,540  

2.551%, 02/04/2028

     250,000        222,919  

4.376%, 04/27/2028

     250,000        236,064  

4.948%, 07/22/2028

     150,000        144,129  

6.204%, 11/10/2028

     250,000        251,129  

5.202%, 04/25/2029

     250,000        240,826  

2.087%, 06/14/2029

     250,000        209,284  

3.974%, 02/07/2030

     250,000        224,525  

3.194%, 07/23/2030

     250,000        213,693  

2.572%, 10/20/2032

     250,000        192,098  

2.972%, 02/04/2033

     500,000        394,278  

4.571%, 04/27/2033

     500,000        443,917  

5.015%, 07/22/2033

     500,000        460,023  

5.288%, 04/25/2034

     250,000        232,628  

5.872%, 09/15/2034

     175,000        170,307  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Banking (Cont.)

 

2.482%, 09/21/2036

   $   250,000      $   181,919  

3.846%, 03/08/2037

     250,000        203,339  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

3.000%, 04/22/2026

     250,000        232,873  

3.908%, 04/25/2026

     150,000        144,533  

4.540%, 08/15/2026

     250,000        242,815  

3.000%, 10/23/2026

     250,000        229,598  

3.526%, 03/24/2028

     250,000        229,593  

3.584%, 05/22/2028

     364,000        333,239  

4.150%, 01/24/2029

     186,000        170,785  

5.574%, 07/25/2029

     200,000        195,118  

3.350%, 03/02/2033

     500,000        404,172  

4.897%, 07/25/2033

     500,000        452,500  

5.389%, 04/24/2034

     150,000        140,236  

5.557%, 07/25/2034

     150,000        142,033  

U.S. Bancorp

     

2.375%, 07/22/2026

     250,000        228,192  

5.727%, 10/21/2026

     100,000        99,168  

3.150%, 04/27/2027

     250,000        228,419  

3.900%, 04/26/2028

     250,000        230,218  

4.548%, 07/22/2028

     150,000        140,896  

4.653%, 02/01/2029

     150,000        140,377  

5.775%, 06/12/2029

     250,000        243,345  

4.839%, 02/01/2034

     150,000        132,069  

5.836%, 06/12/2034

     250,000        235,787  

Barclays PLC (Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 3.05%)(b)

     

7.325%, 11/02/2026

     200,000        203,038  

5.829%, 05/09/2027

     250,000        245,520  

5.746%, 08/09/2033

     250,000        230,716  

7.437%, 11/02/2033

     250,000        256,720  

6.224%, 05/09/2034

     250,000        236,822  

7.119%, 06/27/2034

     250,000        240,783  

NatWest Group PLC (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.85%)(b)

     

7.472%, 11/10/2026

     200,000        204,022  

5.847%, 03/02/2027

     200,000        197,393  

Truist Financial Corp. (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.05%)(b)

     

6.047%, 06/08/2027

     250,000        247,281  

5.867%, 06/08/2034

     150,000        141,183  

Santander Holdings U.S.A. Inc.

     

2.490%, 01/06/2028(b)

     250,000        217,069  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.22%)(b)

     

2.469%, 01/11/2028

     250,000        217,577  

6.534%, 01/10/2029

     250,000        247,686  

Fifth Third Bancorp (Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.34%)(b)

     

6.339%, 07/27/2029

     150,000        148,180  
 

 

20   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Banking (Cont.)

 

4.772%, 07/28/2030

   $   150,000      $ 136,170  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

     

5.748%, 07/06/2034(b)

     200,000        190,914  
     

 

 

 
          47,139,841  
     

 

 

 

Beverages (0.12%)

 

Diageo Capital PLC

     

5.200%, 10/24/2025

     200,000        199,042  

5.300%, 10/24/2027

     250,000        249,576  

5.500%, 01/24/2033

     200,000        200,460  

Constellation Brands Inc.

     

5.000%, 02/02/2026

     250,000        245,490  

4.350%, 05/09/2027

     250,000        239,222  

4.750%, 05/09/2032

     250,000        231,593  

4.900%, 05/01/2033

     100,000        92,811  

PepsiCo Inc.

     

4.550%, 02/13/2026

     250,000        247,331  

3.600%, 02/18/2028

     250,000        236,553  

4.450%, 05/15/2028

     250,000        245,437  

3.900%, 07/18/2032

     100,000        91,121  

4.450%, 02/15/2033

     100,000        95,819  

Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc.

     

4.050%, 04/15/2032

     250,000        221,005  

Brown-Forman Corp.

     

4.750%, 04/15/2033

     100,000        95,046  
     

 

 

 
        2,690,506  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (0.36%)

 

Amgen Inc.

     

5.250%, 03/02/2025

     250,000        248,129  

5.507%, 03/02/2026

     250,000        248,491  

2.600%, 08/19/2026

     250,000        230,738  

5.150%, 03/02/2028

     250,000        245,874  

3.000%, 02/22/2029

     250,000        222,155  

4.050%, 08/18/2029

     250,000        232,052  

5.250%, 03/02/2030

     250,000        244,247  

3.350%, 02/22/2032

     150,000        126,701  

4.200%, 03/01/2033

     150,000        133,361  

5.250%, 03/02/2033

     250,000        238,990  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.

     

4.650%, 05/19/2025

     250,000        246,545  

4.450%, 05/19/2026

     250,000        244,227  

4.450%, 05/19/2028

     250,000        241,029  

4.650%, 05/19/2030

     250,000        239,576  

4.750%, 05/19/2033

     250,000        236,319  

Royalty Pharma PLC

     

1.200%, 09/02/2025

     250,000        227,188  

Zoetis Inc.

     

5.400%, 11/14/2025

     250,000        248,928  

5.600%, 11/16/2032

     250,000        248,860  

AstraZeneca PLC

     

3.375%, 11/16/2025

     150,000        143,926  

Novartis Capital Corp.

     

3.000%, 11/20/2025

     150,000        142,957  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (Cont.)

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

     

5.000%, 02/27/2026

   $   250,000      $ 249,050  

3.375%, 03/15/2029

     207,000        190,558  

4.700%, 02/27/2033

     150,000        144,400  

Johnson & Johnson

     

2.450%, 03/01/2026

     150,000        140,891  

Astrazeneca Finance LLC

     

1.200%, 05/28/2026

     250,000        224,607  

4.875%, 03/03/2028

     250,000        245,618  

4.900%, 03/03/2030

     250,000        243,566  

4.875%, 03/03/2033

     150,000        144,727  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

     

3.875%, 05/15/2028

     250,000        236,720  

Merck & Co. Inc.

     

4.050%, 05/17/2028

     250,000        240,565  

3.400%, 03/07/2029

     150,000        137,092  

4.300%, 05/17/2030

     250,000        236,277  

4.500%, 05/17/2033

     150,000        140,374  

Sanofi

     

3.625%, 06/19/2028

     150,000        141,308  

Pfizer Inc.

     

3.450%, 03/15/2029

     150,000        138,109  

AbbVie Inc.

     

3.200%, 11/21/2029

     250,000        220,612  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     

2.950%, 03/15/2032

     250,000        208,660  
     

 

 

 
          7,673,427  
     

 

 

 

Cable & Satellite (0.10%)

 

Comcast Corp.

     

5.250%, 11/07/2025

     250,000        248,860  

3.300%, 04/01/2027

     200,000        186,197  

5.350%, 11/15/2027

     250,000        249,869  

4.550%, 01/15/2029

     250,000        240,085  

5.500%, 11/15/2032

     250,000        247,116  

4.650%, 02/15/2033

     250,000        234,054  

4.800%, 05/15/2033

     250,000        234,535  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

     

2.250%, 01/15/2029

     250,000        203,895  

4.400%, 04/01/2033

     250,000        212,635  
     

 

 

 
        2,057,246  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.13%)

 

Linde Inc.

     

4.800%, 12/05/2024

     100,000        99,276  

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC

     

6.050%, 03/15/2025

     150,000        149,461  

6.165%, 07/15/2027

     150,000        147,910  

6.350%, 11/15/2028

     150,000        148,115  

6.330%, 07/15/2029

     150,000        147,032  

6.550%, 11/15/2030

     150,000        146,795  

6.379%, 07/15/2032

     150,000        144,528  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   21


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Chemicals (Cont.)

 

Sherwin-Williams Co., The

     

4.250%, 08/08/2025

   $   150,000      $ 145,864  

Nutrien Ltd.

     

5.950%, 11/07/2025

     150,000        150,162  

4.900%, 03/27/2028

     150,000        144,873  

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

     

4.500%, 05/15/2026

     150,000        146,104  

FMC Corp.

     

5.150%, 05/18/2026

     150,000        145,730  

Albemarle Corp.

     

4.650%, 06/01/2027

     150,000        143,024  

5.050%, 06/01/2032

     150,000        136,084  

Ecolab Inc.

     

5.250%, 01/15/2028

     150,000        149,729  

Cabot Corp.

     

5.000%, 06/30/2032

     150,000        137,118  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

     

4.800%, 03/03/2033

     100,000        95,936  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     

5.750%, 03/08/2033

     100,000        95,549  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     

5.750%, 03/15/2033

     100,000        97,949  

Dow Chemical Co., The

     

6.300%, 03/15/2033

     150,000        154,718  
     

 

 

 
          2,725,957  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Support Services (0.03%)

 

Cintas Corp. No. 2

     

3.450%, 05/01/2025

     100,000        96,596  

Waste Management Inc.

     

4.875%, 02/15/2029

     150,000        146,670  

4.625%, 02/15/2030

     100,000        95,510  

4.150%, 04/15/2032

     100,000        91,018  

4.625%, 02/15/2033

     100,000        93,117  

Republic Services Inc.

     

4.875%, 04/01/2029

     150,000        145,779  

2.375%, 03/15/2033

     100,000        76,832  
     

 

 

 
        745,522  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.00%)

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     

5.800%, 03/01/2026

     100,000        99,509  
     

 

 

 
        99,509  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.01%)

 

Amcor Flexibles North America Inc.

     

4.000%, 05/17/2025

     100,000        96,714  

Berry Global Inc.

     

5.500%, 04/15/2028(c)

     100,000        96,596  

Amcor Finance U.S.A. Inc.

     

5.625%, 05/26/2033

     100,000        96,017  
     

 

 

 
        289,327  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Diversified Industrials (0.06%)

 

Honeywell International Inc.

     

4.850%, 11/01/2024

   $   250,000      $ 248,296  

4.950%, 02/15/2028

     150,000        149,403  

4.250%, 01/15/2029

     150,000        143,249  

5.000%, 02/15/2033

     125,000        121,357  

3M Co.

     

3.000%, 08/07/2025

     250,000        238,097  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     

4.250%, 09/15/2027

     150,000        143,307  

4.500%, 09/15/2029

     150,000        141,978  
     

 

 

 
          1,185,687  
     

 

 

 

E-Commerce Discretionary (0.13%)

 

Amazon.com Inc.

     

4.700%, 11/29/2024

     250,000        247,676  

3.000%, 04/13/2025

     250,000        241,536  

4.600%, 12/01/2025

     150,000        148,086  

3.300%, 04/13/2027

     150,000        141,135  

4.550%, 12/01/2027

     250,000        244,827  

3.450%, 04/13/2029

     250,000        230,847  

4.650%, 12/01/2029

     150,000        146,309  

2.100%, 05/12/2031

     150,000        120,251  

3.600%, 04/13/2032

     250,000        221,687  

4.700%, 12/01/2032

     250,000        238,693  

eBay Inc.

     

5.900%, 11/22/2025

     250,000        250,454  

5.950%, 11/22/2027

     250,000        252,368  

6.300%, 11/22/2032

     250,000        254,537  
     

 

 

 
        2,738,406  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.56%)

 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.

     

6.051%, 03/01/2025

     150,000        150,227  

4.450%, 06/20/2025

     150,000        146,310  

5.749%, 09/01/2025

     150,000        149,579  

4.625%, 07/15/2027

     150,000        144,579  

4.900%, 02/28/2028

     150,000        145,174  

5.000%, 02/28/2030

     150,000        143,302  

5.000%, 07/15/2032

     150,000        140,180  

5.050%, 02/28/2033

     150,000        139,969  

Sempra

     

3.300%, 04/01/2025

     100,000        96,124  

5.400%, 08/01/2026

     100,000        98,939  

3.700%, 04/01/2029

     100,000        90,097  

5.500%, 08/01/2033

     200,000        191,332  

Southern California Edison Co.

     

4.200%, 06/01/2025

     150,000        146,019  

4.900%, 06/01/2026

     150,000        147,337  

4.700%, 06/01/2027

     150,000        145,533  

5.850%, 11/01/2027

     150,000        150,805  

5.300%, 03/01/2028

     150,000        148,051  

5.950%, 11/01/2032

     150,000        149,600  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

     

4.950%, 06/08/2025

     150,000        146,470  

5.450%, 06/15/2027

     150,000        144,365  
 

 

22   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Electric Utilities (Cont.)

 

4.400%, 03/01/2032

   $   150,000      $   127,053  

5.900%, 06/15/2032

     150,000        140,085  

6.400%, 06/15/2033

     150,000        144,575  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.

     

3.450%, 06/15/2025

     150,000        144,327  

5.450%, 10/30/2025

     150,000        149,812  

4.450%, 03/13/2026

     150,000        146,515  

4.800%, 03/15/2028

     150,000        146,269  

Edison International

     

4.700%, 08/15/2025

     150,000        145,965  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

     

5.000%, 09/27/2025

     150,000        147,801  

4.750%, 01/09/2026

     150,000        146,938  

5.150%, 10/01/2027

     150,000        147,486  

4.750%, 01/15/2028

     150,000        145,038  

Southern Co., The

     

5.150%, 10/06/2025

     150,000        148,485  

5.113%, 08/01/2027

     150,000        146,995  

4.850%, 06/15/2028

     150,000        144,939  

5.700%, 10/15/2032

     150,000        147,334  

5.200%, 06/15/2033

     150,000        141,782  

Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

     

5.350%, 11/10/2025

     150,000        149,527  

Duke Energy Corp.

     

5.000%, 12/08/2025

     150,000        147,893  

5.000%, 12/08/2027

     150,000        146,435  

4.300%, 03/15/2028

     150,000        142,230  

Florida Power & Light Co.

     

4.450%, 05/15/2026

     150,000        146,782  

5.050%, 04/01/2028

     150,000        148,093  

4.400%, 05/15/2028

     150,000        144,637  

4.625%, 05/15/2030

     150,000        143,120  

5.100%, 04/01/2033

     150,000        145,109  

4.800%, 05/15/2033

     150,000        141,787  

Eversource Energy

     

4.750%, 05/15/2026

     150,000        146,630  

2.900%, 03/01/2027

     150,000        136,972  

4.600%, 07/01/2027

     150,000        144,270  

5.450%, 03/01/2028

     150,000        148,262  

5.125%, 05/15/2033

     150,000        139,518  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

     

5.250%, 08/10/2026

     150,000        148,071  

Exelon Corp.

     

2.750%, 03/15/2027

     150,000        136,213  

5.150%, 03/15/2028

     150,000        147,205  

5.300%, 03/15/2033

     150,000        143,036  

Virginia Electric and Power Co.

     

3.750%, 05/15/2027

     150,000        141,570  

5.000%, 04/01/2033

     150,000        140,621  

5.300%, 08/15/2033

     150,000        143,668  

Alabama Power Co.

     

3.750%, 09/01/2027

     150,000        141,705  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

     

5.750%, 11/01/2027

     150,000        150,866  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Electric Utilities (Cont.)

 

5.950%, 11/01/2032

   $   150,000      $ 149,558  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

     

5.850%, 11/15/2027

     150,000        150,897  

Consumers Energy Co.

     

4.650%, 03/01/2028

     150,000        146,496  

4.625%, 05/15/2033

     150,000        139,634  

Constellation Energy Generation LLC

     

5.600%, 03/01/2028

     150,000        148,981  

Black Hills Corp.

     

5.950%, 03/15/2028

     150,000        149,946  

Georgia Power Co.

     

4.650%, 05/16/2028

     150,000        144,710  

4.700%, 05/15/2032

     150,000        138,977  

4.950%, 05/17/2033

     150,000        140,601  

DTE Energy Co.

     

4.875%, 06/01/2028

     150,000        144,966  

AES Corp., The

     

5.450%, 06/01/2028

     150,000        144,797  

National Grid PLC

     

5.602%, 06/12/2028

     150,000        148,366  

5.809%, 06/12/2033

     150,000        145,698  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

     

4.950%, 08/15/2028

     150,000        146,025  

Puget Energy Inc.

     

4.224%, 03/15/2032

     150,000        127,994  

AEP Texas Inc.

     

4.700%, 05/15/2032

     150,000        137,260  

Xcel Energy Inc.

     

4.600%, 06/01/2032

     150,000        136,118  

5.450%, 08/15/2033

     150,000        143,149  

Dominion Energy Inc.

     

5.375%, 11/15/2032

     150,000        143,207  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

     

4.950%, 01/15/2033

     150,000        142,527  

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

     

5.000%, 05/15/2033

     150,000        143,165  

Ameren Illinois Co.

     

4.950%, 06/01/2033

     150,000        141,925  

Public Service Electric and Gas Co.

     

5.200%, 08/01/2033

     150,000        146,498  

Arizona Public Service Co.

     

5.550%, 08/01/2033

     150,000        145,406  
     

 

 

 
          12,186,512  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (0.05%)

 

Tyco Electronics Group SA

     

4.500%, 02/13/2026

     150,000        146,679  

Amphenol Corp.

     

4.750%, 03/30/2026

     150,000        147,329  

Vontier Corp.

     

1.800%, 04/01/2026

     150,000        134,352  

2.950%, 04/01/2031

     150,000        115,692  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     

5.250%, 08/16/2028

     150,000        147,446  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   23


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STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Electrical Equipment (Cont.)

 

Lennox International Inc.

     

5.500%, 09/15/2028

   $ 100,000      $ 98,143  

Allegion U.S. Holding Co. Inc.

     

5.411%, 07/01/2032

     150,000        141,076  

Trane Technologies Financing Ltd.

     

5.250%, 03/03/2033

     100,000        96,685  
     

 

 

 
        1,027,402  
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction (0.02%)

 

Ste Transcore Holdings Inc.

     

4.125%, 05/23/2026

     250,000        242,246  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

     

6.350%, 08/18/2028

     100,000        99,709  
     

 

 

 
        341,955  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment Content (0.08%)

 

Warnermedia Holdings Inc.

     

3.638%, 03/15/2025

     500,000        482,245  

3.788%, 03/15/2025

     250,000        241,414  

6.412%, 03/15/2026

     500,000        499,917  

4.279%, 03/15/2032

     500,000        424,409  
     

 

 

 
        1,647,985  
     

 

 

 

Food (0.14%)

 

General Mills Inc.

     

5.241%, 11/18/2025

     200,000        198,198  

4.950%, 03/29/2033

     100,000        93,697  

Conagra Brands Inc.

     

5.300%, 10/01/2026

     250,000        247,461  

JBS U.S.A. LUX SA/JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS U.S.A. Finance Inc.

     

2.500%, 01/15/2027

     250,000        220,830  

5.125%, 02/01/2028

     250,000        237,901  

3.000%, 02/02/2029

     250,000        209,797  

5.500%, 01/15/2030

     250,000        233,384  

3.625%, 01/15/2032

     250,000        199,053  

5.750%, 04/01/2033

     100,000        91,456  

Mondelez International Inc.

     

2.625%, 03/17/2027

     250,000        227,546  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

     

3.750%, 04/01/2030

     250,000        223,136  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

     

4.250%, 04/15/2031

     250,000        208,551  

3.500%, 03/01/2032

     250,000        193,326  

6.250%, 07/01/2033

     100,000        93,979  

Kellogg Co.

     

5.250%, 03/01/2033

     100,000        95,553  

McCormick & Co. Inc.

     

4.950%, 04/15/2033

     100,000        93,046  

Hershey Co., The

     

4.500%, 05/04/2033

     100,000        94,349  
     

 

 

 
        2,961,263  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Gas & Water Utilities (0.04%)

 

National Fuel Gas Co.

     

5.500%, 10/01/2026

   $   250,000      $   246,565  

Southern California Gas Co.

     

2.950%, 04/15/2027

     100,000        91,733  

5.200%, 06/01/2033

     100,000        94,602  

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

     

5.250%, 03/01/2028

     100,000        98,686  

5.400%, 03/01/2033

     100,000        96,184  

NiSource Inc.

     

5.250%, 03/30/2028

     100,000        98,004  

Southwest Gas Corp.

     

4.050%, 03/15/2032

     100,000        86,381  

American Water Capital Corp.

     

4.450%, 06/01/2032

     100,000        92,408  
     

 

 

 
        904,563  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Facilities & Services (0.33%)

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     

5.000%, 10/15/2024

     500,000        497,768  

5.150%, 10/15/2025

     250,000        249,263  

3.700%, 05/15/2027

     250,000        236,968  

5.250%, 02/15/2028

     250,000        250,425  

4.000%, 05/15/2029

     250,000        233,967  

5.300%, 02/15/2030

     250,000        248,446  

4.200%, 05/15/2032

     250,000        228,180  

Elevance Health Inc.

     

5.350%, 10/15/2025

     250,000        248,423  

4.900%, 02/08/2026

     500,000        490,452  

5.500%, 10/15/2032

     250,000        246,059  

4.750%, 02/15/2033

     250,000        232,696  

McKesson Corp.

     

5.250%, 02/15/2026

     250,000        247,219  

4.900%, 07/15/2028

     150,000        146,585  

5.100%, 07/15/2033

     100,000        95,546  

CVS Health Corp.

     

5.000%, 02/20/2026

     250,000        246,119  

5.000%, 01/30/2029

     150,000        145,110  

5.125%, 02/21/2030

     250,000        240,456  

5.250%, 01/30/2031

     250,000        240,206  

5.250%, 02/21/2033

     100,000        94,741  

5.300%, 06/01/2033

     100,000        94,716  

Cigna Group, The

     

5.685%, 03/15/2026

     150,000        149,068  

Universal Health Services Inc.

     

1.650%, 09/01/2026

     250,000        220,366  

2.650%, 10/15/2030

     250,000        194,855  

HCA Inc.

     

3.125%, 03/15/2027

     150,000        136,288  

5.200%, 06/01/2028

     150,000        144,970  

3.375%, 03/15/2029

     150,000        131,425  

3.625%, 03/15/2032

     100,000        82,889  

5.500%, 06/01/2033

     100,000        94,572  

CommonSpirit Health

     

6.073%, 11/01/2027

     150,000        151,339  
 

 

24   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Health Care Facilities & Services (Cont.)

 

Humana Inc.

     

5.750%, 03/01/2028

   $   250,000      $ 250,890  

3.700%, 03/23/2029

     250,000        228,056  

IQVIA Inc.

     

5.700%, 05/15/2028(c)

     200,000        194,308  

Centene Corp.

     

2.450%, 07/15/2028

     250,000        211,211  

Adventist Health System

     

5.430%, 03/01/2032

     150,000        145,003  

Sutter Health

     

5.164%, 08/15/2033

     100,000        95,991  
     

 

 

 
          7,144,576  
     

 

 

 

Home & Office Products (0.00%)

 

Whirlpool Corp.

     

4.700%, 05/14/2032

     100,000        91,468  
     

 

 

 
        91,468  
     

 

 

 

Home Construction (0.03%)

 

D.R. Horton Inc.

     

2.600%, 10/15/2025

     100,000        93,570  

1.300%, 10/15/2026

     100,000        87,686  

1.400%, 10/15/2027

     100,000        84,944  

MDC Holdings Inc.

     

2.500%, 01/15/2031

     100,000        74,674  

Fortune Brands Innovations Inc.

     

4.000%, 03/25/2032

     150,000        127,871  

5.875%, 06/01/2033

     100,000        96,309  
     

 

 

 
        565,054  
     

 

 

 

Household Products (0.10%)

 

Kenvue Inc.(c)

     

5.500%, 03/22/2025

     100,000        99,762  

5.350%, 03/22/2026

     100,000        99,763  

5.050%, 03/22/2028

     100,000        98,676  

5.000%, 03/22/2030

     100,000        97,429  

4.900%, 03/22/2033

     100,000        95,570  

Haleon UK Capital PLC

     

3.125%, 03/24/2025

     250,000        240,121  

Procter & Gamble Co., The

     

4.100%, 01/26/2026

     100,000        97,800  

1.900%, 02/01/2027

     100,000        90,599  

3.950%, 01/26/2028

     100,000        96,738  

2.300%, 02/01/2032

     100,000        82,382  

4.050%, 01/26/2033

     100,000        93,127  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     

4.800%, 03/02/2026

     100,000        99,532  

3.100%, 08/15/2027

     100,000        93,579  

4.600%, 03/01/2028

     100,000        98,878  

Haleon U.S. Capital LLC

     

3.375%, 03/24/2027

     250,000        231,937  

3.625%, 03/24/2032

     250,000        214,413  

Clorox Co., The

     

4.600%, 05/01/2032

     100,000        93,117  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

 

Household Products (Cont.)

 

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

     

5.600%, 11/15/2032

   $   100,000      $ 100,282  

Estee Lauder Cos. Inc., The

     

4.650%, 05/15/2033

     100,000        93,273  
     

 

 

 
          2,216,978  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Intermediate Products (0.01%)

 

Timken Co., The

     

4.125%, 04/01/2032

     150,000        127,793  
     

 

 

 
        127,793  
     

 

 

 

Institutional Financial Services (0.64%)

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., The

     

5.700%, 11/01/2024

     250,000        249,045  

3.500%, 04/01/2025

     250,000        240,718  

5.798%, 08/10/2026

     150,000        148,853  

4.387%, 06/15/2027

     250,000        240,563  

2.640%, 02/24/2028

     250,000        222,926  

3.615%, 03/15/2028

     250,000        230,668  

4.482%, 08/23/2028

     250,000        236,628  

2.615%, 04/22/2032

     250,000        195,269  

2.383%, 07/21/2032

     250,000        190,397  

3.102%, 02/24/2033

     500,000        399,853  

State Street Corp.

     

3.300%, 12/16/2024

     250,000        242,352  

3.550%, 08/18/2025

     250,000        240,123  

4.857%, 01/26/2026

     250,000        245,812  

5.104%, 05/18/2026

     250,000        246,840  

2.650%, 05/19/2026

     250,000        233,342  

5.272%, 08/03/2026

     150,000        148,591  

2.203%, 02/07/2028

     150,000        133,677  

5.159%, 05/18/2034

     150,000        139,503  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

     

4.700%, 03/24/2025

     250,000        242,527  

7.050%, 09/29/2025

     500,000        500,767  

3.250%, 03/15/2027

     500,000        434,317  

4.000%, 01/15/2029

     250,000        212,518  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

     

3.650%, 05/23/2025

     250,000        241,653  

4.000%, 09/15/2027

     250,000        236,602  

4.350%, 06/15/2029

     250,000        235,218  

4.600%, 03/15/2033

     250,000        229,649  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

     

5.099%, 07/03/2025

     250,000        245,230  

5.709%, 01/09/2026

     250,000        247,355  

5.842%, 01/18/2028

     500,000        492,801  

6.181%, 01/18/2033

     250,000        247,000  

Morgan Stanley (Variable, U.S. SOFR +0.56%)(b)

     

1.164%, 10/21/2025

     250,000        235,992  

2.630%, 02/18/2026

     150,000        142,774  

4.679%, 07/17/2026

     250,000        243,543  

6.138%, 10/16/2026

     100,000        100,095  

5.050%, 01/28/2027

     250,000        245,058  

1.512%, 07/20/2027

     250,000        220,898  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   25


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Institutional Financial Services (Cont.)

 

2.475%, 01/21/2028

   $     250,000      $ 222,905  

4.210%, 04/20/2028

     250,000        235,070  

5.123%, 02/01/2029

     250,000        240,754  

5.164%, 04/20/2029

     250,000        240,514  

5.449%, 07/20/2029

     250,000        243,617  

4.431%, 01/23/2030

     250,000        231,286  

2.699%, 01/22/2031

     250,000        204,403  

2.239%, 07/21/2032

     250,000        188,421  

2.943%, 01/21/2033

     250,000        196,877  

4.889%, 07/20/2033

     500,000        454,313  

6.342%, 10/18/2033

     500,000        502,850  

5.250%, 04/21/2034

     150,000        139,272  

5.424%, 07/21/2034

     150,000        141,494  

2.484%, 09/16/2036

     250,000        181,597  

5.297%, 04/20/2037

     250,000        222,754  

5.948%, 01/19/2038

     250,000        233,669  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., The

     

2.800%, 05/04/2026

     250,000        233,560  

2.450%, 08/17/2026

     250,000        230,070  

4.947%, 04/26/2027

     100,000        97,609  

3.400%, 01/29/2028

     250,000        229,839  

3.992%, 06/13/2028

     150,000        141,412  

5.834%, 10/25/2033

     150,000        147,449  

4.706%, 02/01/2034

     150,000        135,422  

CME Group Inc.

     

2.650%, 03/15/2032

     100,000        81,482  
     

 

 

 
            13,915,796  
     

 

 

 

Insurance (0.16%)

     

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

     

2.300%, 03/15/2027

     250,000        229,334  

Progressive Corp., The

     

2.500%, 03/15/2027

     250,000        227,004  

Aon Corp./Aon Global Holdings PLC

     

2.850%, 05/28/2027

     250,000        227,012  

5.350%, 02/28/2033

     250,000        239,664  

Willis North America Inc.

     

4.650%, 06/15/2027

     250,000        239,288  

F&G Annuities & Life Inc.

     

7.400%, 01/13/2028

     250,000        249,392  

Corebridge Financial Inc.

     

3.850%, 04/05/2029

     250,000        224,571  

3.900%, 04/05/2032

     250,000        210,374  

6.875%, 12/15/2052

     250,000        239,497  

MetLife Inc.

     

4.550%, 03/23/2030

     250,000        237,139  

Aflac Inc.

     

3.600%, 04/01/2030

     250,000        221,402  

American International Group Inc.

     

5.125%, 03/27/2033

     250,000        232,615  

Allstate Corp., The

     

5.250%, 03/30/2033

     250,000        235,678  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Insurance (Cont.)

 

Prudential Financial Inc. (Variable,

     

U.S. SOFR + 3.16%)(b)

     

5.125%, 03/01/2052

   $     250,000      $ 215,286  

6.000%, 09/01/2052

     250,000        228,862  
     

 

 

 
            3,457,118  
     

 

 

 

Internet Media & Services (0.11%)

 

Alphabet Inc.

     

1.998%, 08/15/2026

     150,000        138,018  

Meta Platforms Inc.

     

3.500%, 08/15/2027

     500,000        471,554  

4.600%, 05/15/2028

     500,000        489,107  

4.800%, 05/15/2030

     500,000        487,020  

3.850%, 08/15/2032

     500,000        443,597  

4.950%, 05/15/2033

     250,000        239,587  
     

 

 

 
        2,268,883  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Facilities & Services (0.06%)

 

Starbucks Corp.

     

4.750%, 02/15/2026

     250,000        246,321  

2.250%, 03/12/2030

     100,000        81,914  

4.800%, 02/15/2033

     100,000        94,095  

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

     

5.750%, 01/30/2027

     250,000        248,397  

McDonald’s Corp.

     

4.800%, 08/14/2028

     250,000        244,528  

3.600%, 07/01/2030

     150,000        133,913  

4.950%, 08/14/2033

     100,000        95,388  

Marriott International Inc.

     

4.900%, 04/15/2029

     250,000        238,362  
     

 

 

 
        1,382,918  
     

 

 

 

Machinery (0.17%)

     

John Deere Capital Corp.

     

1.250%, 01/10/2025

     100,000        94,760  

5.150%, 03/03/2025

     100,000        99,712  

4.950%, 06/06/2025

     150,000        149,018  

4.800%, 01/09/2026

     100,000        98,838  

5.050%, 03/03/2026

     100,000        99,398  

4.750%, 06/08/2026

     100,000        98,657  

4.150%, 09/15/2027

     100,000        96,367  

4.900%, 03/03/2028

     100,000        98,574  

4.950%, 07/14/2028

     100,000        98,619  

4.850%, 10/11/2029

     150,000        147,207  

4.700%, 06/10/2030

     150,000        144,245  

4.350%, 09/15/2032

     100,000        92,997  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

     

4.900%, 01/17/2025

     100,000        99,296  

5.400%, 03/10/2025

     150,000        150,209  

5.150%, 08/11/2025

     150,000        149,197  

4.800%, 01/06/2026

     100,000        98,892  

4.350%, 05/15/2026

     100,000        97,756  

3.600%, 08/12/2027

     100,000        94,346  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

     

2.300%, 02/24/2025

     150,000        142,720  
 

 

26   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Machinery (Cont.)

     

6.000%, 03/06/2028

   $     150,000      $ 151,167  

Regal Rexnord Corp.(c)

     

6.050%, 02/15/2026

     150,000        148,328  

6.050%, 04/15/2028

     150,000        145,900  

6.300%, 02/15/2030

     150,000        144,896  

6.400%, 04/15/2033

     250,000        240,802  

CNH Industrial Capital LLC

     

4.550%, 04/10/2028

     100,000        95,009  

Eaton Corp.

     

4.350%, 05/18/2028

     150,000        144,330  

4.150%, 03/15/2033

     100,000        90,395  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

     

5.400%, 08/14/2028

     150,000        147,474  

5.700%, 08/14/2033

     100,000        96,512  

Veralto Corp.

     

5.350%, 09/18/2028(c)

     100,000        98,869  

Pentair Finance S.a.r.l.

     

5.900%, 07/15/2032

     100,000        97,674  
     

 

 

 
            3,752,164  
     

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices (0.15%)

 

  

GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.

     

5.550%, 11/15/2024

     250,000        248,747  

5.600%, 11/15/2025

     250,000        248,557  

5.650%, 11/15/2027

     150,000        149,754  

5.857%, 03/15/2030

     250,000        248,009  

5.905%, 11/22/2032

     250,000        248,025  

Baxter International Inc.

     

1.322%, 11/29/2024

     250,000        236,652  

1.915%, 02/01/2027

     150,000        132,293  

2.539%, 02/01/2032

     100,000        77,438  

Illumina Inc.

     

5.800%, 12/12/2025

     250,000        248,386  

5.750%, 12/13/2027

     150,000        147,487  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     

4.953%, 08/10/2026

     250,000        247,461  

4.800%, 11/21/2027

     150,000        148,260  

4.977%, 08/10/2030

     250,000        243,337  

5.086%, 08/10/2033

     100,000        96,695  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.

     

3.300%, 03/15/2027

     150,000        138,245  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

4.693%, 02/13/2028

     150,000        145,422  

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA

     

4.250%, 03/30/2028

     150,000        143,575  

4.500%, 03/30/2033

     100,000        93,156  
     

 

 

 
        3,241,499  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.04%)

     

BHP Billiton Finance U.S.A. Ltd.

     

4.875%, 02/27/2026

     150,000        147,908  

4.750%, 02/28/2028

     150,000        146,039  

5.100%, 09/08/2028

     100,000        98,148  

4.900%, 02/28/2033

     100,000        94,971  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Metals & Mining (Cont.)

     

Yamana Gold Inc.

     

2.630%, 08/15/2031

   $     150,000      $     115,098  

Rio Tinto Finance U.S.A. PLC

     

5.000%, 03/09/2033

     100,000        95,982  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

     

6.125%, 06/12/2033

     100,000        96,578  
     

 

 

 
        794,724  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers (0.49%)

     

Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

     

3.900%, 11/15/2024

     250,000        245,833  

1.018%, 08/12/2027

     250,000        214,861  

3.850%, 01/15/2028

     250,000        237,597  

3.250%, 10/15/2029

     250,000        225,305  

Enbridge Inc.

     

2.500%, 02/14/2025

     250,000        238,212  

5.969%, 03/08/2026

     250,000        248,766  

5.700%, 03/08/2033

     150,000        143,700  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     

2.992%, 03/19/2025

     150,000        144,844  

3.294%, 03/19/2027

     250,000        236,069  

2.610%, 10/15/2030

     250,000        211,094  

Shell International Finance B.V.

     

3.250%, 05/11/2025

     150,000        144,907  

2.875%, 05/10/2026

     150,000        141,498  

Ovintiv Inc.

     

5.650%, 05/15/2025

     250,000        248,569  

5.650%, 05/15/2028

     250,000        244,535  

6.250%, 07/15/2033

     250,000        241,729  

Chevron Corp.

     

3.326%, 11/17/2025

     150,000        144,161  

2.236%, 05/11/2030

     250,000        208,403  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

     

5.050%, 01/10/2026

     250,000        247,278  

5.350%, 01/31/2033

     100,000        97,765  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

     

4.875%, 01/15/2026

     150,000        146,931  

6.203%, 03/09/2026

     250,000        249,589  

4.250%, 05/15/2028

     150,000        140,533  

Williams Cos. Inc., The

     

5.400%, 03/02/2026

     250,000        248,060  

5.300%, 08/15/2028

     250,000        244,535  

2.600%, 03/15/2031

     250,000        199,114  

5.650%, 03/15/2033

     100,000        96,629  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     

5.100%, 03/29/2026

     250,000        246,787  

Phillips 66 Co.

     

3.550%, 10/01/2026

     250,000        235,472  

4.950%, 12/01/2027

     125,000        122,496  

3.750%, 03/01/2028

     100,000        92,854  

3.150%, 12/15/2029

     150,000        129,750  

5.300%, 06/30/2033

     150,000        143,540  

ONEOK Inc.

     

5.550%, 11/01/2026

     250,000        248,370  

5.650%, 11/01/2028

     250,000        246,762  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   27


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Oil & Gas Producers (Cont.)

 

  

5.800%, 11/01/2030

   $     250,000      $ 244,763  

6.100%, 11/15/2032

     150,000        148,104  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     

1.750%, 11/15/2026

     250,000        222,347  

5.200%, 06/01/2033

     100,000        92,492  

Coterra Energy Inc.

     

3.900%, 05/15/2027

     250,000        234,769  

4.375%, 03/15/2029

     250,000        231,207  

Targa Resources Corp.

     

5.200%, 07/01/2027

     250,000        244,981  

6.125%, 03/15/2033

     100,000        98,030  

Energy Transfer L.P.

     

5.550%, 02/15/2028

     250,000        245,579  

5.750%, 02/15/2033

     100,000        96,126  

EQT Corp.

     

5.700%, 04/01/2028

     250,000        245,021  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

     

4.625%, 10/15/2028

     250,000        229,863  

Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc.

     

3.000%, 11/15/2029

     150,000        127,506  

Cheniere Corp.us Christi Holdings LLC

     

3.700%, 11/15/2029

     250,000        221,780  

BP Capital Markets America Inc.

     

2.721%, 01/12/2032

     250,000        202,912  

4.812%, 02/13/2033

     250,000        233,970  

Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

     

4.000%, 01/15/2032

     250,000        210,370  

MPLX L.P.

     

5.000%, 03/01/2033

     100,000        91,124  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

     

6.250%, 03/15/2033

     250,000        250,143  

Western Midstream Operating L.P.

     

6.150%, 04/01/2033

     250,000        241,102  

Cheniere Energy Partners L.P.

     

5.950%, 06/30/2033(c)

     100,000        96,447  
     

 

 

 
            10,665,184  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas Services & Equipment (0.02%)

 

Schlumberger Investment SA

     

4.500%, 05/15/2028

     150,000        145,315  

2.650%, 06/26/2030

     100,000        84,655  

4.850%, 05/15/2033

     100,000        94,425  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

     

2.900%, 09/29/2031

     100,000        79,089  
     

 

 

 
        403,484  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.43%)

 

VICI Properties L.P.

     

4.375%, 05/15/2025

     250,000        241,630  

4.750%, 02/15/2028

     250,000        233,817  

5.125%, 05/15/2032

     250,000        223,768  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cont.)

 

Realty Income Corp.

     

4.625%, 11/01/2025

   $     250,000      $     244,469  

5.050%, 01/13/2026

     250,000        246,438  

4.875%, 06/01/2026

     250,000        245,338  

4.700%, 12/15/2028

     250,000        238,384  

4.850%, 03/15/2030

     250,000        235,612  

5.625%, 10/13/2032

     250,000        241,689  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     

4.750%, 05/15/2026

     150,000        146,381  

3.375%, 03/09/2033

     100,000        81,844  

Prologis L.P.

     

3.250%, 06/30/2026

     250,000        235,653  

3.375%, 12/15/2027

     250,000        229,862  

4.000%, 09/15/2028

     250,000        233,248  

2.875%, 11/15/2029

     250,000        214,421  

1.750%, 07/01/2030

     250,000        194,318  

4.750%, 06/15/2033

     250,000        230,318  

Extra Space Storage L.P.

     

3.500%, 07/01/2026

     250,000        233,907  

5.700%, 04/01/2028

     250,000        247,056  

3.900%, 04/01/2029

     250,000        224,543  

5.500%, 07/01/2030

     250,000        241,743  

2.200%, 10/15/2030

     100,000        77,542  

2.400%, 10/15/2031

     100,000        76,557  

Public Storage Operating Co.

     

1.500%, 11/09/2026

     250,000        223,328  

Boston Properties L.P.

     

6.750%, 12/01/2027

     250,000        251,321  

Digital Realty Trust L.P.

     

5.550%, 01/15/2028

     250,000        244,490  

Hudson Pacific Properties L.P.

     

5.950%, 02/15/2028

     250,000        208,707  

American Tower Corp.

     

5.500%, 03/15/2028

     500,000        490,544  

5.250%, 07/15/2028

     500,000        482,822  

5.650%, 03/15/2033

     500,000        480,633  

Rexford Industrial Realty L.P.

     

5.000%, 06/15/2028

     250,000        238,982  

Kimco Realty OP LLC

     

3.200%, 04/01/2032

     250,000        201,223  

American Homes 4 Rent L.P.

     

3.625%, 04/15/2032

     250,000        206,859  

Equinix Inc.

     

3.900%, 04/15/2032

     150,000        128,174  

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership L.P.

     

4.150%, 04/15/2032

     250,000        215,018  

Welltower OP LLC

     

3.850%, 06/15/2032

     250,000        213,242  

Healthpeak OP LLC

     

5.250%, 12/15/2032

     250,000        232,517  

Sun Communities Operating L.P.

     

5.700%, 01/15/2033

     250,000        236,229  
 

 

28   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cont.)

 

Simon Property Group L.P.

     

5.500%, 03/08/2033

   $     250,000      $ 237,190  

Crown Castle Inc.

     

5.100%, 05/01/2033

     250,000        231,137  
     

 

 

 
            9,340,954  
     

 

 

 

Retail - Consumer Staples (0.11%)

 

Walmart Inc.

     

3.900%, 09/09/2025

     150,000        146,219  

4.000%, 04/15/2026

     250,000        243,411  

3.950%, 09/09/2027

     150,000        144,743  

3.900%, 04/15/2028

     250,000        238,666  

4.000%, 04/15/2030

     250,000        234,799  

4.150%, 09/09/2032

     250,000        232,772  

4.100%, 04/15/2033

     250,000        228,654  

Target Corp.

     

1.950%, 01/15/2027

     250,000        225,784  

6.350%, 11/01/2032

     100,000        105,688  

4.400%, 01/15/2033

     250,000        230,509  

Dollar General Corp.

     

5.200%, 07/05/2028

     250,000        242,513  

Kroger Co., The

     

1.700%, 01/15/2031

     250,000        188,375  
     

 

 

 
        2,462,133  
     

 

 

 

Retail - Discretionary (0.10%)

 

Home Depot Inc., The

     

2.700%, 04/15/2025

     150,000        144,065  

4.000%, 09/15/2025

     150,000        146,377  

2.875%, 04/15/2027

     150,000        138,870  

4.500%, 09/15/2032

     250,000        235,868  

Lowe’s Cos. Inc.

     

4.400%, 09/08/2025

     150,000        146,639  

4.800%, 04/01/2026

     250,000        245,302  

3.350%, 04/01/2027

     150,000        139,649  

1.300%, 04/15/2028

     150,000        125,003  

3.750%, 04/01/2032

     150,000        129,885  

5.150%, 07/01/2033

     250,000        237,158  

AutoZone Inc.

     

5.050%, 07/15/2026

     150,000        147,811  

4.500%, 02/01/2028

     150,000        143,865  

AutoNation Inc.

     

3.850%, 03/01/2032

     150,000        121,920  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

     

4.700%, 06/15/2032

     150,000        137,460  
     

 

 

 
        2,239,872  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors (0.22%)

     

Texas Instruments Inc.

     

4.700%, 11/18/2024

     250,000        247,355  

1.125%, 09/15/2026

     150,000        133,891  

2.900%, 11/03/2027

     150,000        137,553  

4.900%, 03/14/2033

     250,000        241,776  

Qorvo Inc.

     

1.750%, 12/15/2024(c)

     250,000        234,892  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Semiconductors (Cont.)

     

NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC/NXP U.S.A. Inc.

     

2.700%, 05/01/2025

   $     250,000      $ 237,428  

3.150%, 05/01/2027

     150,000        136,774  

3.400%, 05/01/2030

     150,000        128,270  

2.500%, 05/11/2031

     100,000        78,081  

Intel Corp.

     

3.700%, 07/29/2025

     150,000        145,185  

4.875%, 02/10/2026

     250,000        247,002  

3.750%, 08/05/2027

     150,000        141,500  

1.600%, 08/12/2028

     250,000        211,375  

4.000%, 08/05/2029

     150,000        140,023  

5.125%, 02/10/2030

     150,000        147,192  

5.200%, 02/10/2033

     250,000        242,059  

NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC

     

5.350%, 03/01/2026

     100,000        98,512  

TSMC Arizona Corp.

     

1.750%, 10/25/2026

     200,000        179,416  

3.875%, 04/22/2027

     200,000        190,441  

QUALCOMM Inc.

     

3.250%, 05/20/2027

     150,000        139,924  

5.400%, 05/20/2033

     250,000        250,769  

Micron Technology Inc.

     

5.375%, 04/15/2028

     250,000        241,337  

6.750%, 11/01/2029

     150,000        152,407  

5.875%, 02/09/2033

     250,000        238,815  

Broadcom Inc.(c)

     

4.000%, 04/15/2029

     150,000        135,359  

2.450%, 02/15/2031

     150,000        117,241  

4.150%, 04/15/2032

     150,000        130,172  
     

 

 

 
            4,724,749  
     

 

 

 

Software (0.13%)

     

Oracle Corp.

     

5.800%, 11/10/2025

     250,000        250,937  

1.650%, 03/25/2026

     100,000        90,579  

2.650%, 07/15/2026

     150,000        138,299  

3.250%, 11/15/2027

     150,000        136,699  

4.500%, 05/06/2028

     250,000        238,279  

6.150%, 11/09/2029

     150,000        152,273  

4.650%, 05/06/2030

     150,000        140,277  

2.875%, 03/25/2031

     100,000        81,683  

6.250%, 11/09/2032

     250,000        253,088  

4.900%, 02/06/2033

     250,000        230,433  

Concentrix Corp.

     

6.650%, 08/02/2026

     150,000        149,097  

Microsoft Corp.

     

2.400%, 08/08/2026

     250,000        232,241  

3.300%, 02/06/2027

     250,000        237,193  

VMware Inc.

     

1.400%, 08/15/2026

     150,000        132,316  

Workday Inc.

     

3.500%, 04/01/2027

     150,000        139,955  

3.800%, 04/01/2032

     150,000        128,613  
     

 

 

 
            2,731,962  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   29


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Specialty Finance (0.19%)

     

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust

     

1.650%, 10/29/2024

   $     500,000      $ 475,621  

1.750%, 01/30/2026

     250,000        225,617  

2.450%, 10/29/2026

     500,000        447,848  

3.300%, 01/30/2032

     500,000        397,456  

American Express Co.

     

2.250%, 03/04/2025

     250,000        237,570  

3.950%, 08/01/2025

     250,000        241,842  

4.900%, 02/13/2026

     250,000        245,270  

4.990%, 05/01/2026

     250,000        245,615  

2.550%, 03/04/2027

     150,000        135,243  

5.389%, 07/28/2027

     250,000        246,501  

5.850%, 11/05/2027

     150,000        151,083  

5.282%, 07/27/2029

     150,000        146,240  

5.043%, 05/01/2034

     150,000        138,293  

Capital One Financial Corp.(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.29%)(b)

     

2.636%, 03/03/2026

     150,000        141,565  

4.927%, 05/10/2028

     150,000        142,359  

5.247%, 07/26/2030

     150,000        139,052  

6.377%, 06/08/2034

     150,000        141,557  

Air Lease Corp.

     

5.300%, 02/01/2028

     250,000        241,535  
     

 

 

 
            4,140,267  
     

 

 

 

Steel (0.03%)

     

Nucor Corp.

     

3.950%, 05/23/2025

     150,000        145,493  

4.300%, 05/23/2027

     150,000        143,958  

3.125%, 04/01/2032

     150,000        123,992  

ArcelorMittal SA

     

6.550%, 11/29/2027

     150,000        152,156  

6.800%, 11/29/2032

     150,000        148,972  
     

 

 

 
        714,571  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware (0.22%)

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     

5.900%, 10/01/2024

     250,000        249,797  

6.102%, 04/01/2026

     250,000        249,674  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     

3.500%, 06/15/2025

     150,000        145,333  

2.950%, 02/28/2026

     150,000        142,465  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

     

5.850%, 07/15/2025

     250,000        249,667  

4.900%, 10/01/2026

     150,000        146,348  

5.300%, 10/01/2029

     150,000        145,615  

6.200%, 07/15/2030

     150,000        151,228  

5.750%, 02/01/2033

     250,000        242,906  

Apple Inc.

     

0.700%, 02/08/2026

     250,000        225,396  

4.421%, 05/08/2026

     250,000        246,009  

4.000%, 05/10/2028

     250,000        240,053  

1.400%, 08/05/2028

     250,000        211,795  

3.250%, 08/08/2029

     150,000        136,893  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Technology Hardware (Cont.)

 

4.150%, 05/10/2030

   $     150,000      $ 143,094  

1.650%, 02/08/2031

     150,000        118,824  

4.300%, 05/10/2033

     250,000        235,994  

Arrow Electronics Inc.

     

6.125%, 03/01/2026

     250,000        248,964  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

     

1.750%, 08/09/2026

     150,000        131,815  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.

     

2.670%, 12/01/2026

     150,000        135,286  

Jabil Inc.

     

4.250%, 05/15/2027

     150,000        141,853  

5.450%, 02/01/2029

     250,000        243,112  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.

     

2.750%, 04/01/2031

     250,000        201,847  

HP Inc.

     

2.650%, 06/17/2031

     150,000        117,205  

4.200%, 04/15/2032

     150,000        129,764  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     

5.600%, 06/01/2032

     150,000        143,498  
     

 

 

 
            4,774,435  
     

 

 

 

Technology Services (0.27%)

     

Global Payments Inc.

     

1.500%, 11/15/2024

     250,000        237,468  

2.150%, 01/15/2027

     150,000        132,244  

5.400%, 08/15/2032

     150,000        140,603  

Fidelity National Information

     

Services Inc.

     

4.500%, 07/15/2025

     250,000        243,896  

5.100%, 07/15/2032

     150,000        141,665  

International Business Machines Corp.

     

4.000%, 07/27/2025

     250,000        243,422  

4.500%, 02/06/2026

     250,000        244,535  

2.200%, 02/09/2027

     150,000        134,939  

4.150%, 07/27/2027

     150,000        143,156  

1.950%, 05/15/2030

     200,000        160,641  

4.750%, 02/06/2033

     250,000        235,220  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     

3.375%, 09/15/2025

     150,000        144,602  

Visa Inc.

     

3.150%, 12/14/2025

     250,000        238,613  

1.100%, 02/15/2031

     250,000        188,676  

CGI Inc.

     

1.450%, 09/14/2026

     150,000        132,316  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.

     

2.050%, 10/15/2026

     150,000        130,933  

2.700%, 10/15/2028

     250,000        205,531  

3.150%, 10/15/2031

     150,000        113,609  

Mastercard Inc.

     

2.950%, 11/21/2026

     150,000        140,461  

4.875%, 03/09/2028

     250,000        248,120  

4.850%, 03/09/2033

     250,000        241,470  

S&P Global Inc.

     

2.450%, 03/01/2027

     150,000        136,630  
 

 

30   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Technology Services (Cont.)

 

4.250%, 05/01/2029

   $ 150,000      $ 141,602  

2.500%, 12/01/2029

     150,000        127,438  

1.250%, 08/15/2030

     250,000        190,827  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

     

2.900%, 03/01/2027

     150,000        136,783  

PayPal Holdings Inc.

     

3.900%, 06/01/2027

     100,000        95,534  

4.400%, 06/01/2032

     150,000        138,669  

Fiserv Inc.

     

5.450%, 03/02/2028

     250,000        247,802  

5.600%, 03/02/2033

     250,000        242,296  

Equifax Inc.

     

5.100%, 06/01/2028

     250,000        241,576  

RELX Capital Inc.

     

4.000%, 03/18/2029

     150,000        139,820  

3.000%, 05/22/2030

     150,000        128,413  

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

     

5.950%, 08/04/2033

         100,000        97,560  
     

 

 

 
            5,907,070  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications (0.26%)

 

Rogers Communications Inc.

     

2.950%, 03/15/2025

     500,000        476,860  

T-Mobile U.S.A. Inc.

     

3.500%, 04/15/2025

     250,000        241,227  

4.950%, 03/15/2028

     500,000        485,232  

4.800%, 07/15/2028

     500,000        480,513  

2.400%, 03/15/2029

     500,000        420,733  

2.700%, 03/15/2032

     500,000        391,118  

5.050%, 07/15/2033

     250,000        231,953  

AT&T Inc.

     

1.650%, 02/01/2028

     1,000,000        843,996  

4.350%, 03/01/2029

     500,000        465,312  

Verizon Communications Inc.

     

4.329%, 09/21/2028

     1,012,000        950,908  

3.875%, 02/08/2029

     500,000        457,874  

5.050%, 05/09/2033

     250,000        233,548  
     

 

 

 
        5,679,274  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco & Cannabis (0.10%)

 

Philip Morris International Inc.

     

5.125%, 11/15/2024

     250,000        248,214  

5.000%, 11/17/2025

     150,000        148,214  

4.875%, 02/13/2026

     200,000        196,716  

5.125%, 11/17/2027

     150,000        146,879  

4.875%, 02/15/2028

     150,000        145,316  

5.625%, 11/17/2029

     150,000        148,299  

5.125%, 02/15/2030

     150,000        143,856  

5.750%, 11/17/2032

     150,000        146,359  

5.375%, 02/15/2033

     150,000        142,176  

BAT International Finance PLC

     

4.448%, 03/16/2028

     150,000        139,878  

5.931%, 02/02/2029

     150,000        147,262  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds (Cont.)

     

Tobacco & Cannabis (Cont.)

 

BAT Capital Corp.

     

6.343%, 08/02/2030

   $     150,000      $ 147,746  

6.421%, 08/02/2033

     150,000        145,785  
     

 

 

 
        2,046,700  
     

 

 

 

Transportation & Logistics (0.13%)

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

     

1.350%, 12/02/2024

     150,000        142,204  

1.750%, 12/02/2026

     150,000        133,827  

2.875%, 11/15/2029

     150,000        129,111  

2.450%, 12/02/2031

     100,000        86,422  

Union Pacific Corp.

     

3.250%, 08/15/2025

     150,000        144,014  

4.750%, 02/21/2026

     250,000        246,867  

3.700%, 03/01/2029

     250,000        231,968  

2.800%, 02/14/2032

     100,000        82,521  

4.500%, 01/20/2033

     100,000        93,105  

United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B

     

4.875%, 01/15/2026

     96,975        93,879  

GXO Logistics Inc.

     

1.650%, 07/15/2026

     250,000        219,670  

2.650%, 07/15/2031

     150,000        113,808  

Ryder System Inc.

     

2.850%, 03/01/2027

     150,000        136,490  

4.300%, 06/15/2027

     150,000        142,837  

5.250%, 06/01/2028

     150,000        145,986  

United Parcel Service Inc.

     

2.500%, 09/01/2029

     150,000        129,091  

4.875%, 03/03/2033

     100,000        96,335  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     

5.050%, 08/01/2030

     150,000        144,525  

3.000%, 03/15/2032

     100,000        82,393  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     

3.850%, 08/05/2032

     100,000        89,072  

CSX Corp.

     

4.100%, 11/15/2032

     100,000        89,925  
     

 

 

 
            2,774,050  
     

 

 

 

Wholesale - Consumer Staples (0.00%)

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     

4.500%, 08/15/2033

     100,000        92,952  
     

 

 

 
        92,952  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

(cost $197,190,348)

        193,024,891  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds (1.41%)

 

Austria (0.02%)

     

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG

     

4.625%, 11/03/2025

     250,000        247,288  

3.625%, 09/09/2027

     250,000        239,381  
     

 

 

 
        486,669  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   31


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Foreign Government Bonds (Cont.)

 

Canada (0.15%)

     

Canada Government International Bond

     

1.625%, 01/22/2025

   $ 250,000      $ 238,185  

0.750%, 05/19/2026

     250,000        224,306  

Province of Quebec Canada

     

1.500%, 02/11/2025

     250,000        236,865  

1.350%, 05/28/2030

     250,000        199,153  

Export Development Canada

     

3.375%, 08/26/2025

     250,000        241,899  

Province of Ontario Canada

     

0.625%, 01/21/2026

     250,000        225,383  

1.050%, 04/14/2026

     250,000        226,027  

3.100%, 05/19/2027

     250,000        234,732  

1.800%, 10/14/2031

     250,000        198,080  

2.125%, 01/21/2032

     250,000        201,690  

Province of British Columbia Canada

     

0.900%, 07/20/2026

     250,000        223,195  

Province of Alberta Canada

     

3.300%, 03/15/2028

     250,000        233,448  

1.300%, 07/22/2030

     250,000        196,446  

Province of Manitoba Canada

     

4.300%, 07/27/2033

     250,000        235,199  
     

 

 

 
            3,114,608  
     

 

 

 

Chile (0.02%)

     

Chile Government International Bond

     

2.750%, 01/31/2027

     250,000        229,463  

3.240%, 02/06/2028

     250,000        229,099  
     

 

 

 
        458,562  
     

 

 

 

Germany (0.24%)

     

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau

     

1.250%, 01/31/2025

         1,000,000        946,435  

3.125%, 06/10/2025

     1,000,000        965,148  

0.375%, 07/18/2025

     1,000,000        917,914  

0.625%, 01/22/2026

     250,000        226,092  

4.625%, 08/07/2026

     500,000        495,812  

1.000%, 10/01/2026

     250,000        223,287  

2.875%, 04/03/2028

     500,000        461,754  

1.750%, 09/14/2029

     250,000        212,197  

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

     

0.875%, 03/30/2026

     250,000        225,877  

3.875%, 09/28/2027

     250,000        242,203  

0.875%, 09/03/2030

     250,000        192,581  
     

 

 

 
        5,109,300  
     

 

 

 

Indonesia (0.05%)

     

Indonesia Government International Bond

     

4.550%, 01/11/2028

     250,000        242,029  

4.100%, 04/24/2028

     250,000        235,663  

4.750%, 02/11/2029

     250,000        239,688  

4.850%, 01/11/2033

     250,000        237,867  
     

 

 

 
        955,247  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Foreign Government Bonds (Cont.)

 

  

Israel (0.01%)

     

Israel Government International Bond

     

2.750%, 07/03/2030

   $ 250,000      $ 212,219  
     

 

 

 
        212,219  
     

 

 

 

Italy (0.02%)

     

Republic of Italy Government International Bond

     

1.250%, 02/17/2026

     250,000        224,767  

2.875%, 10/17/2029

     250,000        213,850  
     

 

 

 
        438,617  
     

 

 

 

Japan (0.03%)

     

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

     

4.625%, 07/19/2028

     250,000        245,472  

3.250%, 07/20/2028

     250,000        230,491  

2.125%, 02/16/2029

     250,000        214,901  
     

 

 

 
        690,864  
     

 

 

 

Mexico (0.07%)

     

Mexico Government International Bond

     

4.150%, 03/28/2027

     250,000        240,010  

5.400%, 02/09/2028

     250,000        246,111  

4.500%, 04/22/2029

     250,000        232,954  

2.659%, 05/24/2031

     1,000,000        789,034  
     

 

 

 
        1,508,109  
     

 

 

 

Panama (0.01%)

     

Panama Government International Bond

     

3.298%, 01/19/2033

     250,000        194,814  
     

 

 

 
        194,814  
     

 

 

 

Philippines (0.03%)

     

Philippine Government International Bond

     

5.170%, 10/13/2027

     250,000        247,561  

3.750%, 01/14/2029

     250,000        230,946  

5.609%, 04/13/2033

     250,000        250,492  
     

 

 

 
        728,999  
     

 

 

 

Poland (0.01%)

     

Republic of Poland Government International Bond

     

5.750%, 11/16/2032

     250,000        250,263  
     

 

 

 
        250,263  
     

 

 

 

South Korea (0.03%)

     

Export-Import Bank of Korea

     

4.250%, 09/15/2027

     250,000        240,438  
 

 

32   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Foreign Government Bonds (Cont.)

 

  

South Korea (Cont.)

     

5.000%, 01/11/2028

   $ 250,000      $     247,007  

5.125%, 01/11/2033

     250,000        244,944  
     

 

 

 
        732,389  
     

 

 

 

Supranational (0.71%)

     

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

     

1.625%, 01/15/2025

     250,000        238,133  

0.625%, 04/22/2025

         1,000,000        929,335  

0.375%, 07/28/2025

     1,000,000        916,242  

0.500%, 10/28/2025

     250,000        227,514  

3.125%, 11/20/2025

     250,000        239,878  

0.875%, 07/15/2026

     250,000        223,752  

3.125%, 06/15/2027

     250,000        235,804  

0.750%, 11/24/2027

     250,000        212,881  

1.750%, 10/23/2029

     250,000        211,600  

0.875%, 05/14/2030

     250,000        194,995  

4.000%, 07/25/2030

     250,000        238,556  

1.250%, 02/10/2031

     250,000        196,359  

European Investment Bank

     

1.625%, 03/14/2025

     250,000        237,052  

2.750%, 08/15/2025

     250,000        239,342  

0.375%, 12/15/2025

     250,000        225,915  

0.375%, 03/26/2026

     250,000        223,480  

2.125%, 04/13/2026

     250,000        233,192  

0.750%, 10/26/2026

     250,000        221,087  

0.625%, 10/21/2027

     250,000        212,664  

4.500%, 10/16/2028

     500,000        495,700  

1.625%, 10/09/2029

     250,000        210,976  

1.250%, 02/14/2031

     250,000        197,416  

Inter-American Development Bank

     

1.750%, 03/14/2025

     250,000        237,366  

0.875%, 04/20/2026

     250,000        225,582  

4.500%, 05/15/2026

     250,000        247,177  

1.500%, 01/13/2027

     250,000        224,627  

2.375%, 07/07/2027

     250,000        229,608  

0.625%, 09/16/2027

     250,000        213,262  

4.000%, 01/12/2028

     250,000        242,358  

1.125%, 07/20/2028

     250,000        211,259  

3.500%, 09/14/2029

     250,000        234,689  

1.125%, 01/13/2031

     500,000        389,304  

Inter-American Investment Corp.

     

2.625%, 04/22/2025

     250,000        239,316  

Asian Development Bank

     

0.625%, 04/29/2025

     250,000        232,385  

2.875%, 05/06/2025

     250,000        240,681  

0.500%, 02/04/2026

     250,000        225,085  

1.000%, 04/14/2026

     250,000        226,426  

1.500%, 01/20/2027

     250,000        224,678  

1.250%, 06/09/2028

     250,000        213,396  

4.500%, 08/25/2028

     250,000        247,174  

3.125%, 09/26/2028

     250,000        231,997  

1.875%, 03/15/2029

     250,000        215,783  

1.750%, 09/19/2029

     250,000        211,959  

1.875%, 01/24/2030

     250,000        210,533  

3.125%, 04/27/2032

     250,000        221,382  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Foreign Government Bonds (Cont.)

 

  

Supranational (Cont.)

     

Council of Europe Development Bank

     

3.000%, 06/16/2025

   $ 250,000      $ 240,443  

0.875%, 09/22/2026

     250,000        222,003  

3.625%, 01/26/2028

     250,000        238,689  

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, The

     

3.375%, 06/29/2025

     250,000        241,388  

0.500%, 01/27/2026

     250,000        224,460  

African Development Bank

     

3.375%, 07/07/2025

     250,000        242,216  

0.875%, 03/23/2026

     250,000        225,879  

0.875%, 07/22/2026

     250,000        223,464  

4.375%, 11/03/2027

     250,000        246,398  

International Finance Corp.

     

3.625%, 09/15/2025

     250,000        242,967  

0.750%, 10/08/2026

     250,000        221,215  

0.750%, 08/27/2030

     250,000        191,428  

Corp. Andina de Fomento

     

5.250%, 11/21/2025

     250,000        246,632  

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

     

0.500%, 11/25/2025

     250,000        226,826  

Nordic Investment Bank

     

3.375%, 09/08/2027

     250,000        237,741  
     

 

 

 
            15,429,649  
     

 

 

 

Sweden (0.01%)

     

Svensk Exportkredit AB

     

4.000%, 07/15/2025

     250,000        244,200  
     

 

 

 
        244,200  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

(cost $30,790,516)

 

 

     30,554,509  
     

 

 

 

Agency Securities (d) (0.59%)

 

  

Federal Farm Credit Banks

     

4.500%, 08/14/2026

         2,000,000        1,980,201  

Federal Home Loan Banks

     

0.900%, 02/26/2027

     250,000        217,354  

0.500%, 04/14/2025

     1,770,000        1,646,432  

4.625%, 12/13/2024

     5,000,000        4,953,416  

5.125%, 06/13/2025

     250,000        249,554  

4.000%, 06/30/2028

     1,000,000        970,803  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

6.750%, 03/15/2031

     250,000        280,184  

6.250%, 07/15/2032

     250,000        276,600  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

7.125%, 01/15/2030

     250,000        281,202  

6.625%, 11/15/2030

     250,000        276,736  

7.250%, 05/15/2030

     250,000        284,335  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   33


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

Agency Securities (Cont.)

     

Federal National Mortgage Association (Cont.)

 

0.500%, 06/17/2025

   $ 1,007,000      $ 931,070  

0.750%, 10/08/2027

     500,000        427,563  
     

 

 

 

Total Agency Securities

(cost $12,780,866)

        12,775,450  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (18.28%)

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

     

5.100%, 10/26/2023(e),(f)

     775,000        772,270  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

1.500%, 10/31/2024

     1,500,000        1,438,594  

4.375%, 10/31/2024

     1,000,000        988,789  

2.250%, 10/31/2024

     1,000,000        966,758  

0.750%, 11/15/2024

     2,500,000        2,374,609  

1.500%, 11/30/2024

     10,000,000        9,567,578  

1.000%, 12/15/2024

     2,000,000        1,899,141  

1.375%, 01/31/2025

     15,000,000        14,242,969  

1.125%, 02/28/2025

     19,500,000        18,406,172  

4.625%, 02/28/2025

     1,000,000        990,938  

1.750%, 03/15/2025

     2,000,000        1,901,875  

3.875%, 03/31/2025

     2,000,000        1,960,234  

2.625%, 04/15/2025

     5,000,000        4,808,789  

0.375%, 04/30/2025

     2,000,000        1,854,141  

2.750%, 05/15/2025

     5,000,000        4,809,961  

2.125%, 05/15/2025

     2,000,000        1,904,922  

0.250%, 05/31/2025

     5,000,000        4,610,547  

2.875%, 06/15/2025

     2,000,000        1,925,469  

0.250%, 06/30/2025

     2,000,000        1,838,125  

3.000%, 07/15/2025

     5,000,000        4,818,359  

0.250%, 07/31/2025

     2,000,000        1,831,250  

2.875%, 07/31/2025

     1,000,000        960,859  

2.000%, 08/15/2025

     3,000,000        2,834,648  

3.125%, 08/15/2025

     2,000,000        1,929,453  

5.000%, 08/31/2025

     3,000,000        2,993,906  

0.250%, 08/31/2025

     2,000,000        1,824,922  

2.750%, 08/31/2025

     1,000,000        957,305  

3.500%, 09/15/2025

     2,000,000        1,941,406  

0.250%, 09/30/2025

     3,000,000        2,730,000  

0.250%, 10/31/2025

     2,000,000        1,813,516  

2.250%, 11/15/2025

     2,000,000        1,889,688  

0.375%, 11/30/2025

     2,000,000        1,812,109  

0.375%, 12/31/2025

     7,000,000        6,328,164  

3.875%, 01/15/2026

     2,000,000        1,952,969  

0.375%, 01/31/2026

     2,000,000        1,800,391  

0.500%, 02/28/2026

     10,000,000        9,003,125  

0.750%, 03/31/2026

     10,000,000        9,042,969  

0.750%, 04/30/2026

     10,000,000        9,008,203  

0.750%, 05/31/2026

     10,000,000        8,980,859  

0.875%, 06/30/2026

     10,000,000        8,997,656  

0.625%, 07/31/2026

     10,000,000        8,900,391  

1.125%, 10/31/2026

     5,000,000        4,480,078  

1.250%, 11/30/2026

     2,500,000        2,243,164  

1.625%, 11/30/2026

     1,000,000        907,930  

1.250%, 12/31/2026

     2,500,000        2,239,453  

1.750%, 12/31/2026

     1,000,000        910,117  

1.500%, 01/31/2027

     2,000,000        1,800,781  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cont.)

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (Cont.)

     

1.125%, 02/28/2027

   $ 10,000,000      $ 8,875,391  

0.625%, 03/31/2027

     10,000,000        8,688,281  

0.500%, 04/30/2027

     10,000,000        8,621,875  

2.750%, 04/30/2027

     2,000,000        1,870,234  

2.625%, 05/31/2027

     5,000,000        4,648,047  

0.375%, 09/30/2027

     10,000,000        8,441,016  

4.125%, 09/30/2027

     2,000,000        1,958,359  

2.250%, 11/15/2027

     2,000,000        1,818,906  

0.625%, 11/30/2027

     5,000,000        4,240,039  

0.625%, 12/31/2027

     5,000,000        4,227,734  

3.500%, 01/31/2028

     5,000,000        4,771,680  

0.750%, 01/31/2028

     5,000,000        4,239,453  

2.750%, 02/15/2028

     5,000,000        4,624,219  

1.250%, 03/31/2028

     5,000,000        4,315,430  

3.625%, 04/30/2028

     5,000,000        4,765,625  

2.875%, 05/15/2028

     5,000,000        4,633,594  

1.250%, 06/30/2028

     5,000,000        4,281,641  

2.875%, 08/15/2028

     5,000,000        4,616,992  

4.375%, 08/31/2028

     7,000,000        6,930,547  

1.250%, 09/30/2028

     3,000,000        2,549,648  

3.125%, 11/15/2028

     5,000,000        4,655,664  

1.375%, 12/31/2028

     4,000,000        3,397,344  

2.625%, 02/15/2029

     4,000,000        3,618,438  

2.875%, 04/30/2029

     10,000,000        9,132,422  

2.375%, 05/15/2029

     5,000,000        4,443,359  

2.750%, 05/31/2029

     5,000,000        4,529,687  

2.625%, 07/31/2029

     8,000,000        7,177,812  

1.625%, 08/15/2029

     5,000,000        4,242,969  

1.750%, 11/15/2029

     6,000,000        5,103,281  

1.500%, 02/15/2030

     15,000,000        12,433,594  

0.875%, 11/15/2030

     20,000,000        15,559,375  

1.625%, 05/15/2031

     12,000,000        9,742,500  

1.250%, 08/15/2031

     8,000,000        6,252,812  

1.375%, 11/15/2031

     7,000,000        5,486,797  

1.875%, 02/15/2032

     12,000,000        9,747,656  

4.000%, 08/15/2033

     9,000,000        8,503,594  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(cost $398,921,035)

 

 

     395,341,567  
     

 

 

 

Long-term Municipal Bonds (0.03%)

 

  

California (0.02%)

     

California State Taxable Various Purpose, General Obligation Bonds

     

6.000%, 03/01/2033

     250,000        260,083  

University of California Regents Medical Center Pooled Taxable Revenue Bonds

     

4.132%, 05/15/2032

     250,000        227,239  
     

 

 

 
        487,322  
     

 

 

 
 

 

34   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

Long-term Municipal Bonds (Cont.)

 

  

Louisiana (0.01%)

     

Louisiana State Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Taxable Revenue Bonds, Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corp. Project

     

4.145%, 02/01/2033

   $ 250,000      $ 234,508  
     

 

 

 
        234,508  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-term Municipal Bonds

(cost $729,031)

 

 

     721,830  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Short-term Investments (1.37%)

 

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio (Premier Class), 5.20%(g)

     29,706,555        29,706,555  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments

(cost $29,706,555)

 

 

     29,706,555  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.99%)

(cost $1,000,445,323)

 

 

     2,163,231,962  

CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES (0.01%)

        172,421  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

      $ 2,163,404,383  
     

 

 

 
(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Floating rate security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at September 30, 2023, and the related index and spread are shown parenthetically for each security.

(c)

Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2023, the value of these securities amounted to $2,275,010 or 0.10% of net assets.

(d)

The obligations of these U.S. Government-sponsored entities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. On September 6, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“Freddie Mac”) into conservatorship. The United States Treasury has put in place a set of financing agreements to help ensure that these entities continue to meet their obligations to holders of bonds they have issued or guaranteed.

(e)

Security pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts.

(f)

Discount rate at the time of purchase.

(g)

Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2023.

PLC – Public Limited Company

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

LLC – Limited Liability Company

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
   Expiration
Date
     Trading
Currency
     Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)*
 

Long Contracts

           

E-Mini S&P 500

   68      12/15/2023        USD        14,706,700        $(638,622)  

*Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   35


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM INTERIM FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

     Principal
amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Obligations (99.28%)

 

  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

0.625%, 10/15/2024

   $ 2,908,000      $ 2,767,825  

4.375%, 10/31/2024

     2,000,000        1,977,578  

2.250%, 10/31/2024

     1,500,000        1,450,137  

1.500%, 10/31/2024

     1,168,000        1,120,185  

2.250%, 11/15/2024

     2,939,000        2,839,120  

0.750%, 11/15/2024

     2,425,000        2,303,371  

4.500%, 11/30/2024

     2,000,000        1,979,922  

1.500%, 11/30/2024

     1,500,000        1,435,137  

2.125%, 11/30/2024

     1,000,000        963,438  

1.000%, 12/15/2024

     2,100,000        1,994,098  

2.250%, 12/31/2024

     2,022,000        1,947,123  

1.750%, 12/31/2024

     2,000,000        1,913,594  

4.250%, 12/31/2024

     1,500,000        1,479,785  

1.125%, 01/15/2025

     3,707,000        3,514,410  

4.125%, 01/31/2025

     2,500,000        2,461,328  

1.375%, 01/31/2025

     2,165,000        2,055,735  

2.000%, 02/15/2025

     4,592,000        4,392,356  

1.500%, 02/15/2025

     2,735,000        2,598,036  

1.125%, 02/28/2025

     2,395,000        2,260,655  

4.625%, 02/28/2025

     1,000,000        990,938  

1.750%, 03/15/2025

     3,502,000        3,330,183  

0.500%, 03/31/2025

     2,000,000        1,863,672  

2.625%, 04/15/2025

     3,249,000        3,124,751  

4.125%, 04/30/2025

     3,500,000        3,428,770  

2.125%, 05/15/2025

     6,157,000        5,864,302  

2.750%, 05/15/2025

     4,000,000        3,847,969  

4.250%, 05/31/2025

     3,000,000        2,955,469  

2.875%, 06/15/2025

     3,079,000        2,964,259  

2.750%, 06/30/2025

     3,259,000        3,129,149  

4.625%, 06/30/2025

     3,250,000        3,222,197  

3.000%, 07/15/2025

     4,550,000        4,384,707  

4.750%, 07/31/2025

     1,500,000        1,490,039  

3.125%, 08/15/2025

     5,440,000        5,248,112  

2.000%, 08/15/2025

     4,699,000        4,440,004  

5.000%, 08/31/2025

     2,000,000        1,995,937  

0.250%, 09/30/2025

     4,500,000        4,095,000  

5.125%, 09/30/2025

     4,000,000        3,996,250  

4.250%, 10/15/2025

     4,000,000        3,937,344  

2.250%, 11/15/2025

     8,500,000        8,031,172  

4.500%, 11/15/2025

     3,500,000        3,462,949  

4.000%, 12/15/2025

     1,500,000        1,468,770  

2.625%, 12/31/2025

     4,409,000        4,190,617  

0.375%, 12/31/2025

     1,000,000        904,023  

3.875%, 01/15/2026

     1,000,000        976,484  

2.625%, 01/31/2026

     7,000,000        6,644,258  

1.625%, 02/15/2026

     6,000,000        5,557,969  

4.000%, 02/15/2026

     1,000,000        978,867  

0.500%, 02/28/2026

     700,000        630,219  

2.250%, 03/31/2026

     5,000,000        4,692,187  

3.750%, 04/15/2026

     2,000,000        1,945,312  

2.375%, 04/30/2026

     1,000,000        939,609  

3.625%, 05/15/2026

     5,000,000        4,846,680  

1.625%, 05/15/2026

     5,000,000        4,602,734  

4.125%, 06/15/2026

     2,000,000        1,962,969  

1.875%, 06/30/2026

     4,500,000        4,162,852  

1.875%, 07/31/2026

     5,338,000        4,924,305  
     Principal
amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cont.)

 

  

U.S. Treasury Notes (Cont.)

     

4.500%, 08/15/2026

   $ 1,000,000      $ 987,578  

0.750%, 08/31/2026

     3,712,000        3,305,565  

1.375%, 08/31/2026

     2,000,000        1,814,609  

4.625%, 09/15/2026

     1,000,000        995,078  

0.875%, 09/30/2026

     3,500,000        3,123,203  

1.625%, 09/30/2026

     1,314,000        1,199,487  

1.625%, 10/31/2026

     3,775,000        3,434,955  

1.125%, 10/31/2026

     3,357,000        3,007,924  

1.250%, 11/30/2026

     5,485,000        4,921,502  

1.250%, 12/31/2026

     5,580,000        4,998,459  

1.500%, 01/31/2027

     6,896,000        6,209,094  

1.875%, 02/28/2027

     5,222,000        4,752,836  

2.500%, 03/31/2027

     4,611,000        4,283,007  

2.750%, 04/30/2027

     3,426,000        3,203,711  

2.625%, 05/31/2027

     5,792,000        5,384,298  

3.250%, 06/30/2027

     6,500,000        6,175,762  

2.750%, 07/31/2027

     3,500,000        3,260,332  

3.125%, 08/31/2027

     6,000,000        5,662,734  

4.125%, 09/30/2027

     6,212,000        6,082,664  

4.125%, 10/31/2027

     5,000,000        4,893,555  

3.875%, 11/30/2027

     6,000,000        5,816,250  

3.875%, 12/31/2027

     4,650,000        4,506,686  

3.500%, 01/31/2028

     7,000,000        6,680,352  

4.000%, 02/29/2028

     8,250,000        8,036,660  

3.625%, 03/31/2028

     5,000,000        4,793,359  

3.625%, 04/30/2028

     5,000,000        4,765,625  

2.875%, 05/15/2028

     5,000,000        4,633,594  

3.625%, 05/31/2028

     6,000,000        5,750,625  

4.000%, 06/30/2028

     4,750,000        4,623,271  

4.125%, 07/31/2028

     4,500,000        4,402,969  

2.875%, 08/15/2028

     3,500,000        3,231,895  

4.375%, 08/31/2028

     6,000,000        5,940,469  

4.625%, 09/30/2028

     5,000,000        5,003,125  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(cost $329,918,191)

 

 

     312,566,094  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Short-term Investments (0.95%)

 

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio (Premier Class),
5.20%(a)

     2,991,975        2,991,975  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments

(cost $2,991,975)

 

 

     2,991,975  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.23%)

(cost $332,910,166)

 

 

     315,558,069  

OTHER LIABILITIES, NET OF ASSETS ((0.23)%)

        (721,377 ) 
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

      $ 314,836,692  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

 

36   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
     Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (94.46%)

           

Alabama (2.19%)

           

City of Athens, Alabama, Electric Revenue Warrants

     3.250%        06/01/2025      $ 600,000      $ 586,059  

City of Athens, Alabama, Electric Revenue Warrants

     3.500%        06/01/2026        220,000        214,347  

City of Athens, Alabama, Electric Revenue Warrants

     3.750%        06/01/2027        645,000        631,379  

City of Athens, Alabama, Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Warrants

     3.000%        05/01/2028        980,000        930,455  

City of Athens, Alabama, Electric Revenue Warrants

     4.000%        06/01/2028        665,000        653,646  

Madison Water & Wastewater Board Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        12/01/2028        2,165,000        2,148,377  

City of Athens, Alabama, Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Warrants

     3.125%        05/01/2029        1,010,000        945,997  

Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Prerefunded to 09-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     4.000%        09/01/2032        1,000,000        1,001,869  

Madison Water & Wastewater Board Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        12/01/2035        215,000        211,069  

Madison Water & Wastewater Board Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        12/01/2036        310,000        296,132  

Mobile County Board of School Commissioners Special Tax Warrants, Series B

     5.000%        03/01/2037        1,000,000        1,037,714  

Madison Water & Wastewater Board Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        12/01/2037        270,000        254,479  

Black Belt Energy Gas District Revenue Bonds, Series C-1(b)

     5.250%        02/01/2053        1,000,000        1,014,757  

Black Belt Energy Gas District Revenue Bonds, Series B(c)

     5.250%        12/01/2053        2,000,000        2,051,426  
           

 

 

 
                11,977,706  
           

 

 

 

Alaska (1.52%)

           

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.250%        09/01/2028        1,095,000        1,065,986  

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.250%        09/01/2028        1,050,000        1,022,179  

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.500%        09/01/2029        1,390,000        1,379,026  

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.500%        09/01/2029        1,090,000        1,081,395  

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.500%        09/01/2030        1,440,000        1,428,435  

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.500%        09/01/2030        1,125,000        1,115,965  

Borough of Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000%        08/01/2031        1,225,000        1,225,475  
           

 

 

 
              8,318,461  
           

 

 

 

Arizona (1.44%)

           

Maricopa County Union High School District No. 210 Phoenix, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000%        07/01/2024        1,165,000        1,165,140  

County of Pima, Arizona, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000%        07/01/2026        2,000,000        1,907,978  

Pima County Unified School District No. 10 Amphitheater, Arizona, General Obligation Bonds, Project of 2007, Series D

     5.000%        07/01/2026        555,000        555,391  

Maricopa County Unified School District No. 93 Cave Creek, Arizona, General Obligation Bonds, Project of 2014, Series A

     4.000%        07/01/2027        1,100,000        1,103,785  

Pima County Unified School District No. 10 Amphitheater, Arizona, General Obligation Bonds, Project of 2007, Series D

     5.000%        07/01/2027        400,000        400,282  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     4.000%        12/01/2033        2,000,000        1,981,657  

Kyrene Elementary School District No. 28, General Obligation Bonds, Series C

     5.000%        07/01/2034        710,000        772,507  
           

 

 

 
              7,886,740  
           

 

 

 

Arkansas (1.48%)

           

State of Arkansas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        06/01/2027        3,000,000        2,983,585  

University of Arkansas Revenue Bonds (Prerefunded to 11-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     5.000%        11/01/2028        365,000        369,489  

Rogers School District No. 30, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.125%        02/01/2030        2,880,000        2,646,225  

University of Arkansas Revenue Bonds (Prerefunded to 11-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     5.000%        11/01/2030        785,000        794,654  

Rogers School District No. 30, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000%        02/01/2033        1,500,000        1,307,096  
           

 

 

 
              8,101,049  
           

 

 

 

California (4.91%)

           

Atascadero Unified School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2010, Series B

     5.000%        08/01/2025        225,000        227,048  

Atascadero Unified School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2010, Series B

     5.000%        08/01/2027        1,080,000        1,089,104  

East Side Union High School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.500%        08/01/2027        1,000,000        983,834  

Newark Unified School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2011, Series C

     3.000%        08/01/2028        750,000        713,869  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   37


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
     Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

           

California (Cont.)

           

Santee School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.500%        08/01/2028      $ 1,565,000      $ 1,537,931  

Campbell Union High School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.250%        08/01/2029        1,965,000        1,854,208  

City of La Mesa, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.500%        08/01/2029        1,190,000        1,159,520  

Santee School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.500%        08/01/2029        1,725,000        1,680,116  

Sonoma County Junior College District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.250%        08/01/2029        2,835,000        2,708,358  

City of La Mesa, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        08/01/2030        540,000        543,037  

Marin Community College District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2016, Series A (Prerefunded to 08-01-2026 @ 100)(a)

     4.000%        08/01/2030        1,095,000        1,115,140  

Sonoma County Junior College District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2014, Series A

     4.000%        08/01/2030        1,600,000        1,613,702  

Sequoia Union High School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2014

     3.000%        07/01/2031        2,000,000        1,872,130  

City of La Mesa, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        08/01/2031        400,000        402,083  

Redondo Beach Unified School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Election of 2008, Series D

     3.000%        08/01/2031        750,000        688,537  

City of La Mesa, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        08/01/2032        500,000        502,295  

Tustin Unified School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        08/01/2032        510,000        517,323  

Tustin Unified School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        08/01/2033        600,000        608,487  

Anaheim Housing & Public Improvements Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     5.000%        10/01/2033        1,000,000        1,055,314  

Kentfield School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2014, Series B

     5.000%        08/01/2034        200,000        205,759  

Antioch Unified School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series E

     3.000%        08/01/2035        1,150,000        973,784  

Central Unified School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2016, Series C

     3.000%        08/01/2035        300,000        258,422  

Gavilan Joint Community College District, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.000%        08/01/2035        1,000,000        861,406  

Kentfield School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2014, Series B

     5.000%        08/01/2035        355,000        363,485  

Antioch Unified School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series E

     3.000%        08/01/2036        600,000        493,656  

Gavilan Joint Community College District, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.000%        08/01/2036        1,000,000        836,559  

Kentfield School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2014, Series B

     5.000%        08/01/2036        400,000        408,759  

Central Unified School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2016, Series C

     3.000%        08/01/2037        755,000        615,007  

Kentfield School District, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2014, Series B

     5.000%        08/01/2037        500,000        509,638  

Mountain View-Whisman School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     4.000%        09/01/2038        500,000        481,159  
           

 

 

 
                26,879,670  
           

 

 

 

Colorado (2.93%)

           

Arapahoe County School District No. 5 Cherry Creek, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.000%        12/15/2023        3,300,000        3,290,519  

El Paso County School District No. 20 Academy, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        12/15/2025        1,000,000        1,001,382  

Garfield Pitkin & Eagle Counties School District No. RE-1 Roaring Fork, General Obligation

           

Refunding Bonds, Series B

     2.500%        12/15/2027        3,000,000        2,814,934  

Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000%        12/01/2030        465,000        467,530  

Gunnison Watershed School District No. RE-1J, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A (Prerefunded to 12-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     4.000%        12/01/2031        1,000,000        1,000,911  

Town of Estes Park Colorado Power & Communications Enterprise Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     4.000%        11/01/2034        1,805,000        1,802,393  

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     5.000%        12/15/2034        3,500,000        3,592,660  

Town of Estes Park Colorado Power & Communications Enterprise Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     4.000%        11/01/2035        980,000        965,756  

Rangeview Library District, Certificate of Participation, Series A

     5.000%        12/15/2037        650,000        664,061  

Gunnison Watershed School District No. Re 1J, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000%        12/01/2038        450,000        478,801  
           

 

 

 
              16,078,947  
           

 

 

 

Connecticut (0.97%)

           

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A(d)

     2.000%        07/01/2042        5,700,000        5,314,695  
           

 

 

 

District of Columbia (0.79%)

           

District of Columbia, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000%        06/01/2034        1,500,000        1,521,678  

 

38   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
     Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

           

District of Columbia (Cont.)

           

District of Columbia G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C

     5.000%        06/01/2038      $   1,500,000      $ 1,503,834  

District of Columbia Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000%        07/01/2039        1,250,000        1,322,918  
           

 

 

 
              4,348,430  
           

 

 

 

Florida (2.46%)

           

County of Lee County Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series A (Prerefunded to 10-01-2023 @ 100)(a)

     5.000%        10/01/2026        400,000        400,000  

City of Pembroke Pines, Florida, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     5.000%        09/01/2031        2,100,000        2,143,817  

Florida Municipal Loan Council Revenue Bonds, Series A

     3.000%        08/01/2032        520,000        461,668  

City of Miami Beach, Florida, Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        09/01/2032        540,000        543,145  

County of Lee County Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series A (Prerefunded to 10-01-2023 @ 100)(a)

     5.000%        10/01/2032        750,000        750,000  

Collier County Water-Sewer District Revenue Bonds

     3.000%        07/01/2033        5,080,000        4,621,860  

Florida Municipal Loan Council Revenue Bonds, Series A

     3.250%        08/01/2033        535,000        483,505  

City of Miami Beach, Florida, Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000%        09/01/2033        750,000        787,890  

Florida Municipal Loan Council Revenue Bonds, Series A

     4.000%        08/01/2034        555,000        555,062  

City of Miami Beach, Florida, Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000%        09/01/2034        750,000        785,405  

Florida Department of Management Services, Certificate of Participation, Series A

     3.000%        11/01/2035        1,000,000        860,794  

County of Sarasota Utility System Revenue Bonds

     5.250%        10/01/2039        1,000,000        1,083,472  
           

 

 

 
                13,476,618  
           

 

 

 

Georgia (0.54%)

           

Bartow County Development Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds

     1.800%        09/01/2029        1,000,000        814,819  

Harris County School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000%        03/01/2035        250,000        215,961  

Coweta County Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

     5.000%        09/01/2035        550,000        603,332  

Georgia Ports Authority Revenue Bonds

     5.250%        07/01/2039        1,250,000        1,341,442  
           

 

 

 
              2,975,554  
           

 

 

 

Idaho (1.10%)

           

Nez Perce County Independent School District No 1., General Obligation Bonds

     4.000%        09/15/2031        2,880,000        2,884,732  

Boise State University Revenue Bonds, Series A

     4.000%        04/01/2032        445,000        445,359  

Boise State University Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.000%        04/01/2033        545,000        496,732  

Idaho State University Revenue Bonds

     4.000%        04/01/2033        180,000        175,519  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        03/01/2034        400,000        376,360  

Boise State University Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000%        04/01/2034        240,000        250,239  

Idaho State University Revenue Bonds

     4.000%        04/01/2034        255,000        248,072  

Boise State University Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000%        04/01/2035        250,000        259,852  

Boise State University Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.000%        04/01/2035        300,000        264,853  

Idaho State University Revenue Bonds

     4.000%        04/01/2035        175,000        168,315  

Idaho State University Revenue Bonds

     4.000%        04/01/2036        200,000        190,066  

Boise State University Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.000%        04/01/2037        310,000        260,169  
           

 

 

 
              6,020,268  
           

 

 

 

Illinois (2.97%)

           

DeWitt Ford & Livingston Etc. Counties Community College District No. 540 Heartland, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000%        12/01/2032        1,500,000        1,321,941  

Chicago Wastewater Transmission Second Lien Revenue Bonds

     5.000%        01/01/2033        1,000,000        999,818  

County of Sangamon, Illinois, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000%        12/15/2033        800,000        690,715  

Cook County Community Consolidated School District No. 64 Park Ridge-Niles, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000%        12/01/2034        1,000,000        877,828  

Village of Schaumburg, Illinois, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000%        12/01/2034        2,500,000        2,397,630  

Chicago Midway International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B

     5.000%        01/01/2035        2,000,000        1,998,318  

Sangamon County School District No. 186 Springfield, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000%        02/01/2035        1,000,000        847,621  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C

     5.000%        01/01/2038        1,050,000        1,053,843  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Revenue Bonds, Series B

     5.000%        01/01/2038        1,000,000        999,962  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   39


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STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

Illinois (Cont.)

          

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     08/01/2038      $   1,000,000      $ 906,015  

Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Rush University Medical Center

     5.000     11/15/2038        2,000,000        1,955,815  

Cook County Community Consolidated School District No. 65 Evanston Revenue Bonds

     5.000     12/01/2039        1,000,000        1,039,316  

Village of Mundelein, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/15/2039        1,355,000        1,203,568  
          

 

 

 
               16,292,390  
          

 

 

 

Indiana (3.37%)

          

East Noble School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds

     2.000     01/15/2027        1,205,000        1,099,087  

Hamilton Southeastern Consolidated School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds, Series G

     4.000     07/15/2027        1,190,000        1,192,591  

Hamilton Southeastern Consolidated School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds, Series G

     4.500     07/15/2028        500,000        505,855  

Warsaw Multi-School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds

     4.000     07/15/2028        1,000,000        1,004,256  

City of West Lafayette, Indiana, Sewer Revenue Bonds

     3.750     07/01/2029        220,000        218,033  

Valparaiso Multi-Schools Building Corporation Revenue Bonds

     5.000     07/15/2029        3,000,000        3,069,356  

City of West Lafayette, Indiana, Sewer Revenue Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2030        750,000        744,854  

Munster School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds

     3.375     01/15/2031        1,095,000        1,053,045  

City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Waterworks Utility Revenue Bonds, Series A

     3.000     12/01/2033        650,000        565,994  

City of Lebanon, Indiana, Sewage Works Revenue Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2034        865,000        844,819  

Borden-Henryville Multi-School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds

     5.000     07/15/2034        1,270,000        1,363,938  

Hamilton Southeastern Consolidated School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds

     5.000     07/15/2034        335,000        352,269  

City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Waterworks Utility Revenue Bonds, Series A

     3.000     12/01/2034        675,000        580,052  

City of Lebanon, Indiana, Sewage Works Revenue Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2035        895,000        862,617  

City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Waterworks Utility Revenue Bonds, Series A

     3.000     12/01/2035        700,000        587,605  

Hamilton Southeastern Consolidated School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds

     5.000     07/15/2036        700,000        733,773  

Indiana State Finance Authority Revolving Revenue Refunding Bonds, Green Bonds

     5.000     02/01/2039        1,000,000        1,065,202  

Tippecanoe Valley Akron School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds

     5.000     07/15/2039        1,000,000        1,025,110  

Indiana Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     10/01/2039        1,750,000        1,615,186  
          

 

 

 
             18,483,642  
          

 

 

 

Iowa (1.26%)

          

Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E

     3.000     06/01/2027        1,610,000        1,535,958  

Waukee Community School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     2.000     06/01/2027        2,100,000        1,899,826  

City of Cedar Rapids Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D

     3.000     06/01/2029        950,000        870,917  

City of Council Bluffs, Iowa, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.000     06/01/2029        1,050,000        980,520  

City of West Des Moines, Iowa, General Obligation Bonds, Series D

     3.000     06/01/2031        1,770,000        1,599,362  
          

 

 

 
             6,886,583  
          

 

 

 

Kansas (2.31%)

          

Johnson County Unified School District No. 233 Olathe, General Obligation Bonds, Series A (Prerefunded to 09-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     3.000     09/01/2026        2,740,000        2,716,476  

Johnson County Unified School District No. 233 Olathe, General Obligation Bonds, Series A (Prerefunded to 09-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     3.000     09/01/2027        1,490,000        1,477,208  

Johnson County Unified School District No. 512 Shawnee Mission, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.000     10/01/2027        1,000,000        948,975  

Johnson County Water District No. 1 Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.000     01/01/2032        2,500,000        2,288,879  

State of Kansas Department of Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000     09/01/2033        5,000,000        5,198,903  
          

 

 

 
             12,630,441  
          

 

 

 

Kentucky (3.26%)

          

Northern Kentucky Water District Revenue Bonds, Series A

     4.000     02/01/2028        1,110,000        1,110,057  

City of Owensboro, Kentucky, Water Revenue Refunding Bonds

     3.250     09/15/2029        1,735,000        1,615,703  

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.000     10/01/2029        1,060,000        958,475  

City of Owensboro, Kentucky, Water Revenue Refunding Bonds

     3.375     09/15/2030        1,800,000        1,685,084  

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.125     10/01/2030        1,095,000        989,529  

 

40   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

Kentucky (Cont.)

          

Northern Kentucky Water District Revenue Refunding Bonds

     3.000     02/01/2031      $   3,660,000      $ 3,336,340  

City of Owensboro, Kentucky, Water Revenue Refunding Bonds

     3.500     09/15/2031        1,860,000        1,736,389  

Kenton County School District Finance Corporation Revenue Bonds

     2.000     12/01/2031        1,565,000        1,261,062  

Kenton County School District Finance Corporation Revenue Bonds

     2.000     02/01/2032        1,770,000        1,421,101  

City of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds

     3.000     06/01/2033        3,115,000        2,718,720  

Woodford County School District Finance Corporation Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000     08/01/2039        1,000,000        1,022,859  
          

 

 

 
             17,855,319  
          

 

 

 

Louisiana (0.62%)

          

St. John the Baptist Parish School District No. 1, General Obligation Bonds

     5.250     03/01/2037        1,500,000        1,543,094  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds

     5.000     08/15/2037        1,000,000        1,009,088  

City of West Monroe, Louisiana, Sales & Use Tax Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000     12/01/2039        830,000        847,689  
          

 

 

 
             3,399,871  
          

 

 

 

Maryland (0.69%)

          

County of Caroline, Maryland, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000     01/15/2032        1,150,000        1,044,754  

City of Baltimore Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000     07/01/2035        1,000,000        1,092,722  

County of Baltimore, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2038        1,750,000        1,669,644  
          

 

 

 
             3,807,120  
          

 

 

 

Massachusetts (0.90%)

          

Town of Swampscott, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     03/01/2034        1,000,000        881,542  

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Partners Healthcare System

     5.000     07/01/2035        1,400,000        1,427,715  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series J

     5.000     12/01/2038        1,000,000        1,024,513  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     5.000     05/01/2039        1,480,000        1,579,854  
          

 

 

 
             4,913,624  
          

 

 

 

Michigan (4.63%)

          

East Grand Rapids Public School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A (Prerefunded to 05-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     05/01/2027        1,000,000        1,005,908  

Hamilton Community School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     05/01/2027        500,000        502,352  

Mattawan Consolidated School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series I (Prerefunded to 05-01-2025 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     05/01/2027        1,005,000        1,024,290  

Michigan State Finance Authority Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Great Lakes Water

     5.000     07/01/2027        1,650,000        1,655,917  

East Grand Rapids Public School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A (Prerefunded to 05-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     05/01/2028        765,000        769,520  

Hamilton Community School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     05/01/2028        300,000        301,594  

Mattawan Consolidated School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series I (Prerefunded to 05-01-2025 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     05/01/2028        600,000        611,516  

Zeeland Public Schools, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     05/01/2029        700,000        709,685  

Zeeland Public Schools, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     05/01/2030        1,100,000        1,114,883  

City of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     10/01/2032        595,000        600,885  

City of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     10/01/2033        630,000        633,859  

City of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     10/01/2034        670,000        674,962  

Lowell Area Schools, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     05/01/2035        400,000        397,200  

Rockford Public Schools, General Obligation Bonds, Series I

     4.000     05/01/2035        1,755,000        1,737,922  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000     07/01/2035        750,000        806,359  

Van Buren Public Schools, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     11/01/2035        1,000,000        958,768  

Grosse Pointe Public School System, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     5.000     05/01/2036        1,635,000        1,736,349  

Lowell Area Schools, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     05/01/2036        865,000        854,266  

West Bloomfield School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     05/01/2036        3,825,000        3,158,153  

Dundee Community Schools, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     05/01/2037        1,000,000        1,048,297  

Fowlerville Community Schools, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     05/01/2038        1,470,000        1,375,403  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   41


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STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

Michigan (Cont.)

          

Portage Public Schools, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     11/01/2038      $   1,000,000      $ 777,601  

Wayne-Westland Community Schools, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     11/01/2038        1,000,000        945,783  

Lake Orion Community School District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     05/01/2039        1,000,000        938,447  

Michigan State Building Authority Revenue Bonds, Series I

     5.000     10/15/2039        1,000,000        1,047,956  
          

 

 

 
             25,387,875  
          

 

 

 

Minnesota (3.65%)

          

Shakopee Independent School District No. 720, General Obligation Bonds, Series A(a)

     3.250     02/01/2026        3,860,000        3,848,075  

City of Eagan, Minnesota, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.250     02/01/2032        1,245,000        1,195,217  

Metropolitan Council, General Obligation Bonds, Series C

     3.750     03/01/2032        5,500,000        5,335,029  

University of Minnesota Revenue Bonds, Series B

     4.000     01/01/2033        2,230,000        2,175,729  

Big Lake Independent School District No. 727, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.000     02/01/2033        570,000        512,132  

North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Independent School District No. 622, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.000     02/01/2034        3,300,000        2,919,590  

Red Rock Central Independent School District No. 2884, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.000     02/01/2034        1,000,000        884,724  

City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     12/01/2035        2,000,000        1,729,884  

Jordan Independent School District No. 717 General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000     02/01/2041        1,500,000        1,380,490  
          

 

 

 
             19,980,870  
          

 

 

 

Mississippi (0.95%)

          

State of Mississippi, General Obligation Bonds, Series F

     3.000     11/01/2026        3,000,000        2,892,270  

Mississippi Development Bank Revenue Bonds (Prerefunded to 12-01-2025 @ 100)(a)

     4.250     12/01/2028        2,305,000        2,329,355  
          

 

 

 
             5,221,625  
          

 

 

 

Missouri (2.59%)

          

Fort Zumwalt School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2027        465,000        465,366  

Fort Zumwalt School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2028        400,000        400,307  

Fort Zumwalt School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2029        425,000        424,408  

Liberty Public School District No. 53, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2033        1,000,000        989,889  

Liberty Public School District No. 53, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2034        2,500,000        2,470,333  

St. Charles County School District No. R-IV Wentzville, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2034        3,000,000        3,006,051  

Jackson County School District No. R-5 Grain Valley, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     03/01/2035        2,000,000        2,063,367  

City of Columbia Water & Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B

     3.000     10/01/2035        2,520,000        2,143,022  

Jackson County Reorganized School District No. 7, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     03/01/2036        1,000,000        1,003,807  

Nixa Public Schools General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     03/01/2039        1,170,000        1,216,335  
          

 

 

 
             14,182,885  
          

 

 

 

Montana (2.99%)

          

Hellgate School District No. 4, General Obligation Bonds

     3.500     06/15/2025        860,000        850,347  

Hellgate School District No. 4, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     06/15/2032        945,000        975,771  

Missoula High School District No. 1, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2032        1,010,000        1,013,770  

Hellgate School District No. 4, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     06/15/2033        1,005,000        1,036,679  

Flathead County School District No. 44 Whitefish, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2033        520,000        520,796  

Lewis & Clark County K-12 School District No. 9 East Helena, General Obligation Bonds

     4.500     07/01/2033        560,000        575,296  

Hellgate School District No. 4, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     06/15/2034        505,000        521,269  

Cascade County High School District A Great Falls, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     07/01/2034        725,000        767,086  

Flathead County School District No. 44 Whitefish, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2034        565,000        566,060  

Flathead County School District No. 6 Columbia Falls, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2034        1,000,000        996,914  

Hellgate School District No. 4, General Obligation Bonds

     5.250     06/15/2035        880,000        914,916  

Flathead County School District No. 44 Whitefish, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2035        845,000        844,284  

Flathead County School District No. 6 Columbia Falls, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2035        750,000        738,314  

Lewis & Clark County K-12 School District No. 9 East Helena, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     07/01/2035        1,925,000        2,045,489  

Montana State Board of Regents Revenue Refunding Bonds

     3.000     11/15/2035        3,660,000        3,076,716  

 

42   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

Montana (Cont.)

          

Flathead County School District No. 44 Whitefish, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2036      $ 585,000      $ 577,647  

Broadwater County K-12 School District No. 1 Townsend, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     07/01/2037        465,000        379,403  
          

 

 

 
             16,400,757  
          

 

 

 

Nebraska (1.42%)

          

Gretna Public Schools, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000     12/15/2024        145,000        142,695  

Gretna Public Schools, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     12/15/2025        180,000        180,631  

City of Columbus, Nebraska, Combined Utilities System Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     12/15/2028        150,000        150,579  

Gretna Public Schools, General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Prerefunded to 12-15-2025 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     12/15/2028        250,000        256,876  

City of Columbus, Nebraska, Combined Utilities System Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     12/15/2029        250,000        250,083  

Gretna Public Schools, General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Prerefunded to 12-15-2025 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     12/15/2029        260,000        267,151  

City of Columbus, Nebraska, Combined Utilities System Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     12/15/2030        325,000        323,658  

Grand Island Public Schools, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 12-15-2024 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     12/15/2030        700,000        709,599  

Grand Island Public Schools, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 12-15-2024 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     12/15/2032        565,000        572,747  

City of Lincoln Sanitary Sewer Revenue Bonds

     3.000     06/15/2034        1,105,000        983,524  

City of Kearney, Nebraska, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     05/15/2035        500,000        473,221  

City of Lincoln Sanitary Sewer Revenue Bonds

     3.000     06/15/2035        1,140,000        993,582  

Omaha Public Power District Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000     02/01/2036        750,000        819,501  

County of Sarpy, Nebraska, General Obligation Bonds

     3.500     06/01/2037        1,000,000        893,756  

City of La Vista, Nebraska, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     09/15/2041        1,000,000        748,539  
          

 

 

 
             7,766,142  
          

 

 

 

Nevada (1.28%)

          

Nevada System of Higher Education Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2030        3,045,000        3,053,370  

Clark County School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series C

     4.000     06/15/2037        2,000,000        1,856,795  

Clark County School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     06/15/2039        2,000,000        2,105,233  
          

 

 

 
             7,015,398  
          

 

 

 

New Jersey (1.14%)

          

Hopewell Valley Regional School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.500     01/15/2027        3,330,000        3,250,465  

Livingston Township School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     07/15/2029        1,000,000        1,002,349  

Hopewell Valley Regional School District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     01/15/2032        2,000,000        1,994,525  
          

 

 

 
             6,247,339  
          

 

 

 

New Mexico (3.48%)

          

County of Bernalillo, New Mexico, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     2.250     08/15/2024        1,050,000        1,028,942  

County of Bernalillo, New Mexico, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     08/15/2025        1,235,000        1,204,977  

City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     08/01/2026        225,000        225,036  

City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     08/01/2027        700,000        700,156  

Las Cruces School District No. 2, General Obligation Bonds, Series C

     3.250     08/01/2027        900,000        877,219  

Rio Rancho Public School District No. 94, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.000     08/01/2027        1,515,000        1,449,257  

City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     08/01/2028        725,000        725,171  

Las Cruces School District No. 2, General Obligation Bonds, Series C

     3.500     08/01/2028        900,000        884,983  

Rio Rancho Public School District No. 94, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.125     08/01/2028        1,515,000        1,447,370  

City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     08/01/2029        750,000        750,149  

Santa Fe Public School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.625     08/01/2029        3,075,000        3,018,235  

Santa Fe Public School District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     08/01/2030        1,000,000        1,002,162  

Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     08/01/2034        1,800,000        1,901,004  

City of Albuquerque Gross Receipts Tax Revenue Bonds, Series B

     5.000     07/01/2035        1,000,000        1,096,439  

Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     08/01/2035        2,600,000        2,728,844  
          

 

 

 
             19,039,944  
          

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   43


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September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

New York (2.78%)

          

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue Bonds, Series 179

     5.000     12/01/2032      $   3,000,000      $ 3,005,525  

State of New York Mortgage Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 220

     2.400     10/01/2034        1,000,000        797,147  

New York State Urban Development Corporation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     5.000     03/15/2035        2,000,000        2,030,585  

New York City Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series DD

     5.000     06/15/2035        2,500,000        2,509,478  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B-1

     5.250     11/01/2036        1,500,000        1,631,855  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series B1

     5.000     11/01/2036        1,500,000        1,505,451  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds

     5.000     02/01/2039        1,060,000        1,061,088  

New York State Housing Finance Agency Variable Revenue Bonds, Series J(e)

     1.100     11/01/2061        2,000,000        1,739,462  

New York State Housing Finance Agency Variable Revenue Bonds(f)

     3.800     11/01/2062        1,000,000        962,942  
          

 

 

 
             15,243,533  
          

 

 

 

North Carolina (1.57%)

          

Buncombe County Metropolitan Sewerage District Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2027        1,210,000        1,209,480  

City of Gastonia, North Carolina, Combined Utilities System Revenue Bonds

     5.000     05/01/2028        700,000        710,069  

City of Gastonia, North Carolina, Combined Utilities System Revenue Bonds

     5.000     05/01/2029        265,000        268,883  

County of Union, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds

     3.000     06/01/2031        2,850,000        2,585,404  

County of Forsyth, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.000     03/01/2032        1,000,000        910,105  

City of Salisbury, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     02/01/2033        750,000        804,010  

City of Salisbury, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     02/01/2035        1,000,000        1,068,226  

City of Salisbury, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     02/01/2037        1,000,000        1,053,912  
          

 

 

 
             8,610,089  
          

 

 

 

North Dakota (1.41%)

          

City of Bismarck, North Dakota, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series L

     3.125     05/01/2028        845,000        814,009  

City of Bismarck, North Dakota, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series L

     3.250     05/01/2029        835,000        801,511  

Bismarck Public School District No. 1, General Obligation Bonds

     3.125     05/01/2030        1,695,000        1,627,879  

City of Bismarck, North Dakota, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series M

     3.125     05/01/2031        1,015,000        938,371  

City of Bismarck, North Dakota, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series M

     3.125     05/01/2032        1,060,000        965,061  

City of Fargo, North Dakota, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.000     05/01/2033        1,350,000        1,202,228  

City of Fargo, North Dakota, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.000     05/01/2034        1,550,000        1,357,462  
          

 

 

 
             7,706,521  
          

 

 

 

Ohio (3.70%)

          

Lake Local School District/Stark County, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     12/01/2025        190,000        185,886  

Lake County Community College District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.000     12/01/2026        355,000        344,019  

Northwest Local School District/Hamilton & Butler Counties, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     12/01/2027        175,000        175,270  

Perrysburg Exempted Village School District, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 12-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     4.000     12/01/2027        1,250,000        1,251,843  

Northwest Local School District/Hamilton & Butler Counties, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 12-01-2023 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     12/01/2028        225,000        225,355  

Fairfield City School District, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 11-01-2023 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     11/01/2029        800,000        800,629  

Northwest Local School District/Hamilton & Butler Counties, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 12-01-2023 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     12/01/2029        200,000        200,315  

Fairfield City School District, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 11-01-2023 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     11/01/2030        1,335,000        1,336,049  

Lakewood City School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     4.000     11/01/2030        235,000        237,110  

Hudson City School District, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2030        750,000        754,596  

Northwest Local School District/Hamilton & Butler Counties, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2030        365,000        365,142  

Lakewood City School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     4.000     11/01/2031        220,000        221,536  

Hudson City School District, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2031        350,000        351,789  

Lakewood City School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     4.000     11/01/2032        220,000        220,794  

City of Marysville, Ohio, Water System Revenue Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2032        315,000        315,465  

Cuyahoga Community College District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2032        1,750,000        1,753,228  

Hudson City School District, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2032        375,000        376,728  

Lakewood City School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     4.000     11/01/2033        370,000        370,705  

 

44   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

Ohio (Cont.)

          

City of Marysville, Ohio, Water System Revenue Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2033      $ 235,000      $ 234,974  

Dublin City School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000     12/01/2033        500,000        505,777  

Hudson City School District, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2033        400,000        401,479  

Worthington City School District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2033        790,000        796,847  

City of Toledo, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds

     5.250     12/01/2034        1,000,000        1,083,630  

Cuyahoga Community College District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2034        1,000,000        1,002,183  

Dublin City School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000     12/01/2034        500,000        504,753  

Hudson City School District, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2034        875,000        876,690  

City of Marysville, Ohio, Water System Revenue Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2035        1,870,000        1,854,856  

Dublin City School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000     12/01/2035        500,000        501,723  

Worthington City School District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2035        475,000        472,053  

Dublin City School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000     12/01/2036        1,000,000        988,437  

Ohio Water Development Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000     12/01/2039        1,470,000        1,548,412  
          

 

 

 
             20,258,273  
          

 

 

 

Oklahoma (1.62%)

          

City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     04/01/2028        3,000,000        2,843,891  

Grand River Dam Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A

     5.000     06/01/2031        1,835,000        1,845,402  

Edmond Public Works Authority Revenue Bonds

     5.000     07/01/2032        1,500,000        1,572,579  

Oklahoma County Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

     5.000     09/01/2036        2,500,000        2,600,816  
          

 

 

 
             8,862,688  
          

 

 

 

Oregon (0.94%)

          

State of Oregon, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series J

     2.800     06/01/2025        155,000        151,942  

Clackamas County School District No. 12 North Clackamas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Prerefunded to 06-15-2024 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     06/15/2028        2,500,000        2,518,950  

Deschutes County Administrative School District No. 1 Bend-La Pine, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     06/15/2035        2,865,000        2,475,739  
          

 

 

 
             5,146,631  
          

 

 

 

Pennsylvania (1.76%)

          

Township of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     4.000     06/01/2028        340,000        343,410  

Township of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     4.000     06/01/2029        305,000        307,587  

West View Municipal Authority Water Revenue Bonds (Prerefunded to 11-15-2024 @ 100)(a)

     5.000     11/15/2031        1,365,000        1,381,619  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 137

     2.200     04/01/2033        2,785,000        2,211,796  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 138A

     2.700     04/01/2033        1,500,000        1,262,846  

County of Jefferson, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000     12/15/2033        400,000        347,353  

Twin Valley School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.000     04/01/2034        1,300,000        1,113,554  

Delaware River Port Authority Revenue Bonds

     5.000     01/01/2037        1,000,000        1,001,232  

County of Jefferson, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000     12/15/2037        770,000        611,685  

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds

     5.000     06/01/2038        1,000,000        1,057,462  
          

 

 

 
             9,638,544  
          

 

 

 

Rhode Island (0.11%)

          

Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corporation Revenue Bonds, Series 76-A

     2.200     10/01/2033        780,000        602,305  
          

 

 

 

South Carolina (0.72%)

          

Town of Fort Mill Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds

     3.500     12/01/2027        380,000        366,960  

Town of Fort Mill Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2028        520,000        513,394  

City of Columbia Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B

     4.000     02/01/2029        1,045,000        1,053,791  

Town of Fort Mill Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2030        535,000        525,581  

City of Columbia Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series A

     3.000     02/01/2035        1,750,000        1,514,247  
          

 

 

 
             3,973,973  
          

 

 

 

Tennessee (0.89%)

          

City of Knoxville Water System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series BB

     3.000     03/01/2025        1,170,000        1,146,156  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   45


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September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

Tennessee (Cont.)

          

County of Washington, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     3.000     06/01/2030      $ 850,000      $ 784,924  

Harpeth Valley Utilities District of Davidson and Williamson Counties Revenue Bonds

     5.000     09/01/2031        1,065,000        1,074,027  

County of Knox, Tennessee, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     3.000     06/01/2032        1,105,000        995,511  

City of Memphis Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series A

     3.000     12/01/2035        1,000,000        864,791  
          

 

 

 
             4,865,409  
          

 

 

 

Texas (6.33%)

          

Eanes Independent School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.500     08/01/2026        1,670,000        1,643,062  

University of North Texas Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     5.000     04/15/2027        1,000,000        1,012,420  

Upper Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     08/15/2031        1,000,000        899,958  

State of Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B

     2.250     08/01/2032        750,000        605,207  

Lake Travis Independent School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     02/15/2033        1,000,000        1,004,673  

City of Laredo, Texas, Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue Bonds

     5.000     03/01/2033        200,000        207,220  

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B

     5.000     01/01/2034        1,220,000        1,226,166  

San Antonio Electric & Gas Junior Lien Revenue Bonds

     5.000     02/01/2034        2,500,000        2,503,300  

City of Laredo, Texas, Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2034        280,000        270,004  

City of Laredo, Texas, Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2035        200,000        192,119  

Klein Independent School District, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     08/01/2035        1,000,000        1,088,030  

Texas State Technical College Revenue Bonds

     5.250     08/01/2035        1,000,000        1,088,100  

Texas State Transportation Commission Mobility Fund, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     10/01/2035        2,655,000        2,534,832  

Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     02/15/2036        1,745,000        1,811,857  

Richardson Independent School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     02/15/2036        1,000,000        1,080,632  

City of Laredo, Texas, Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2036        325,000        307,632  

Texas A&M University Revenue Bonds

     5.250     05/15/2036        1,000,000        1,103,575  

Trinity River Authority Central Regional Wastewater System Revenue Bonds

     3.500     08/01/2036        1,000,000        895,163  

Texas Water Development Board Revenue Bonds

     4.450     10/15/2036        1,000,000        1,011,410  

Texas Water Development Board Revenue Bonds

     4.000     10/15/2036        1,000,000        970,719  

City of Cedar Park, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     02/15/2037        1,000,000        1,055,928  

Waller Consolidated Independent School District, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     02/15/2037        1,000,000        1,066,042  

City of Sugar Land, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     02/15/2038        635,000        661,493  

Sanger Independent School District, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     08/15/2038        1,250,000        1,160,104  

Aubrey Independent School District, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     02/15/2039        1,000,000        1,048,403  

City of Pflugerville, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     08/01/2039        1,580,000        1,466,835  

Harlandale Independent School District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.250     08/15/2039        1,000,000        1,079,910  

Smith County, General Obligation Bonds

     5.000     08/15/2039        1,000,000        1,051,684  

Houston Combined Utility System First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D

     5.000     11/15/2039        1,725,000        1,728,897  

Permanent University Fund - University of Texas System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     5.000     07/01/2040        1,750,000        1,861,997  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Revenue Bonds(g)

     5.000     11/15/2052        1,000,000        1,018,473  
          

 

 

 
             34,655,845  
          

 

 

 

Utah (1.23%)

          

Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.000     12/15/2025        1,260,000        1,228,341  

Central Utah Water Conservancy District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B

     4.000     10/01/2033        2,500,000        2,488,998  

Wasatch County School District Local Building Authority Revenue Bonds

     5.000     06/01/2034        750,000        812,129  

Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B

     4.000     10/01/2034        1,000,000        1,000,527  

Duchesne County School District Revenue Bonds

     5.000     06/01/2036        1,150,000        1,190,606  
          

 

 

 
             6,720,601  
          

 

 

 

Vermont (0.59%)

          

City of Burlington, Vermont, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/01/2032        175,000        185,923  

City of Burlington, Vermont, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/01/2033        190,000        201,538  

City of Burlington, Vermont, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/01/2034        255,000        269,929  

City of Burlington, Vermont, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     5.000     11/01/2034        410,000        434,003  

City of Burlington, Vermont, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/01/2035        265,000        279,274  

City of Burlington, Vermont, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     5.000     11/01/2035        435,000        458,431  

 

46   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

Vermont (Cont.)

          

City of Burlington, Vermont, General Obligation Bonds, Series B

     5.000     11/01/2036      $ 910,000      $ 952,686  

City of Burlington, Vermont, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/01/2037        440,000        458,303  
          

 

 

 
             3,240,087  
          

 

 

 

Virginia (0.50%)

          

County of Stafford, Virginia, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     07/01/2030        1,205,000        1,205,043  

City of Danville, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     09/01/2039        1,625,000        1,528,393  
          

 

 

 
             2,733,436  
          

 

 

 

Washington (5.96%)

          

City of Spokane, Washington, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     12/01/2025        1,295,000        1,258,406  

King County School District No 414 Lake Washington, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.500     12/01/2025        1,000,000        994,935  

Clark County School District No. 98 Hockinson, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2027        1,090,000        1,093,203  

City of Camas, Washington, Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2028        1,050,000        1,054,356  

City of Tacoma, Washington, Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     3.250     12/01/2028        350,000        339,623  

Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County, Washington, Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     09/01/2029        1,000,000        1,002,667  

City of Camas, Washington, Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds

     3.125     12/01/2029        2,000,000        1,898,944  

Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 Revenue Refunding Bonds(a)

     5.000     01/01/2030        985,000        987,187  

Energy Northwest Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     07/01/2030        5,000,000        5,091,650  

Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County, Washington, Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     09/01/2030        2,100,000        2,105,430  

King County School District No 414 Lake Washington, General Obligation Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2033        5,000,000        5,009,789  

King County School District No. 405 Bellevue, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     12/01/2033        5,095,000        4,561,557  

Kitsap County School District No. 303 Bainbridge Island, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000     12/01/2033        840,000        841,929  

Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     01/01/2034        1,010,000        1,037,505  

City of Shoreline, Washington, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     12/01/2034        1,000,000        1,008,504  

Kitsap County School District No. 303 Bainbridge Island, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     4.000     12/01/2034        510,000        511,105  

Yakima & Kittitas Counties School District No. 119 Selah, General Obligation Bonds

     4.375     12/01/2034        1,040,000        1,062,397  

Lakehaven Water & Sewer District Revenue Bonds

     3.000     10/01/2035        700,000        601,948  

Okanogan County Public Utility District No. 1 Revenue Bonds, Series A

     4.000     12/01/2035        500,000        497,128  

Seattle Drainage & Wastewater Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds

     4.000     05/01/2036        1,000,000        957,817  

Okanogan County Public Utility District No. 1 Revenue Bonds, Series A

     4.000     12/01/2037        800,000        749,758  
          

 

 

 
             32,665,838  
          

 

 

 

West Virginia (0.07%)

          

Braxton County Board of Education, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     05/01/2026        250,000        250,789  

Braxton County Board of Education, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     2.250     05/01/2026        125,000        117,686  
          

 

 

 
             368,475  
          

 

 

 

Wisconsin (6.44%)

          

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series C

     2.500     10/01/2024        2,000,000        1,961,144  

Ellsworth Community School District, Wisconsin, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 04-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     4.000     04/01/2027        340,000        340,224  

Ellsworth Community School District, Wisconsin, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 04-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     4.000     04/01/2028        275,000        275,181  

Ellsworth Community School District, Wisconsin, General Obligation Bonds (Prerefunded to 04-01-2024 @ 100)(a)

     4.000     04/01/2029        400,000        400,263  

Central Brown County Water Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/01/2029        1,000,000        1,009,080  

Wisconsin-Dells School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.125     03/01/2030        1,595,000        1,479,391  

Central Brown County Water Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/01/2030        2,000,000        2,021,528  

City of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     2.000     03/01/2031        895,000        736,626  

County of Waupaca, Wisconsin, General Obligation Bonds, Series A

     3.250     03/01/2031        1,160,000        1,079,770  

Wisconsin-Dells School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.250     03/01/2031        1,395,000        1,306,326  

Burlington Area School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.125     04/01/2031        1,000,000        922,821  

D. C. Everest Area School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.375     04/01/2031        3,900,000        3,662,397  

Poynette School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.000     04/01/2031        850,000        768,575  

Western Technical College District, General Obligation Bonds, Series C

     4.000     04/01/2031        1,000,000        998,505  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   47


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

September 30, 2023

 

     Coupon
rate
    Maturity
date
     Principal
amount
     Value  

Long-term Municipal Bond (Cont.)

          

Wisconsin (Cont.)

          

City of Muskego, Wisconsin, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     4.000     06/01/2031      $ 300,000      $ 300,508  

Central Brown County Water Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A

     5.000     11/01/2031        2,200,000        2,223,681  

Burlington Area School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.250     04/01/2032        1,120,000        1,020,013  

Hamilton School District, Wisconsin, General Obligation Bonds

     3.250     04/01/2032        3,390,000        3,207,548  

Poynette School District, General Obligation Bonds

     3.125     04/01/2032        1,520,000        1,366,952  

Western Technical College District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series F

     3.000     04/01/2032        2,240,000        2,039,930  

City of Muskego, Wisconsin, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     4.000     06/01/2032        675,000        675,266  

City of Muskego, Wisconsin, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A

     4.000     06/01/2034        1,390,000        1,364,114  

Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000     03/01/2035        1,405,000        1,192,590  

Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     3.000     03/01/2036        1,535,000        1,280,992  

Platteville School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2038        775,000        723,964  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     07/01/2038        1,000,000        1,008,045  

Two Rivers Public School District, General Obligation Refunding Bonds

     4.000     03/01/2039        1,000,000        921,625  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds

     5.000     11/15/2039        1,000,000        1,006,095  
          

 

 

 
             35,293,154  
          

 

 

 

Total Long-term Municipal Bond

(cost $548,675,320)

             517,475,365  
          

 

 

 
                  Shares      Value  

Short-term Investments (4.61%)

          

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio (Premier Class), 5.20%(h)

          25,271,462        25,271,462  
          

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments

(cost $25,271,462)

             25,271,462  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.07%)

(cost $573,946,782)

             542,746,827  

OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES (0.93%)

             5,096,592  
          

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

           $ 547,843,419  
          

 

 

 

 

(a)

Advanced Refunded Bonds are backed by an escrow or trust containing U.S. Government, U.S. Government Agency or other securities to support the timely payment of principal and interest.

(b)

Rate shown is fixed until mandatory tender date of June 1, 2029.

(c)

Rate shown is fixed until mandatory tender date of December 1, 2030.

(d)

Rate shown is fixed until mandatory tender date of July 1, 2026.

(e)

Rate shown is fixed until mandatory tender date of May 1, 2027.

(f)

Rate shown is fixed until mandatory tender date of May 1, 2029.

(g)

Rate shown is fixed until mandatory tender date of May 15, 2026.

(h)

Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

48   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


 

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

September 30, 2023

 

     State Farm
Growth Fund
     State Farm
Balanced Fund
     State Farm
Interim Fund
    State Farm
Municipal Bond Fund
 

Assets

          

Investments in securities at identified cost

   $ 1,757,993,245        1,000,445,323        332,910,166       573,946,782  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities at market value

   $ 6,447,323,467        2,163,231,962        315,558,069       542,746,827  

Cash

            477,028               

Foreign currency (Cost: $0, $18, $0, and $0, respectively)

            19               

Receivables:

          

Dividends and interest

     5,037,718        5,794,159        2,502,589       5,735,906  

Reclaims

     285,620        228,283               

Securities sold

     741,972        2,360,064        7,071,175       160,183  

Shares of the Fund sold

     182,398        249,630        639,504       1,147,952  

Prepaid expenses

     236,054        92,102        32,444       29,248  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     6,453,807,229        2,172,433,247        325,803,781       549,820,116  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Net Assets

          

Distributions to shareholders

                   642,278       1,591,050  

Payables:

          

Securities purchased

     741,972        7,440,028        10,000,571        

Shares of the Fund redeemed

     1,389,298        356,649        27,710       31,824  

Investment advisory fees

     547,468        200,340        31,118       50,490  

Accounting and Administration fees

     2,299,488        904,661        218,125       252,405  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     1,808                      

Regulatory and Compliance fees

     73,605        23,747        2,938       5,551  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     75,600        40,800               

Accrued expenses and other payables

     94,966        62,639        44,349       45,377  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,224,205        9,028,864        10,967,089       1,976,697  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding of common stock

   $ 6,448,583,024        2,163,404,383        314,836,692       547,843,419  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund shares outstanding (no par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)      62,944,356        26,085,115        33,653,393       70,105,348  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share    $ 102.45        82.94        9.36       7.81  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Analysis of Net Assets

          

Paid-in-capital

   $ 1,750,422,845        983,057,954        344,466,314       591,187,950  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     4,698,160,179        1,180,346,429        (29,629,622     (43,344,531
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 6,448,583,024        2,163,404,383        314,836,692       547,843,419  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

50   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Year ended September 30, 2023

 

     State Farm
Growth Fund
    State Farm
Balanced Fund
    State Farm
Interim Fund
    State Farm
Municipal Bond Fund
 

Investment Income:

        

Dividends

   $ 119,598,896       27,649,147       32,410       1,403,116  

Interest

     168,467       24,722,369       7,358,557       16,955,535  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     119,767,363       52,371,516       7,390,967       18,358,651  

Less: foreign withholding taxes

     (239,478     (49,329            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     119,527,885       52,322,187       7,390,967       18,358,651  

Expenses:

        

Investment advisory fees

     6,419,110       2,386,982       411,298       641,984  

Accounting and Administration fees

     2,999,062       1,186,108       289,771       332,287  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     102,084       33,776       4,777       8,474  

Insurance fees

     69,236       24,295       4,389       6,975  

Regulatory and Compliance fees

     279,670       94,164       14,523       25,007  

Registration fees

     24,389       24,452       21,494       22,503  

Other

     194,843       104,383       51,747       54,557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     10,088,394       3,854,160       797,999       1,091,787  

Less: expense reductions by Adviser

     (2,385,389     (816,185     (249,606     (157,992
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     7,703,005       3,037,975       548,393       933,795  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     111,824,880       49,284,212       6,842,574       17,424,856  

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

        

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (8,651,100     18,943,353       (8,232,646     (4,287,871

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts

     1,350,575       1,017,560              

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

     259       107              

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     943,417,092       205,725,707       8,164,675       3,772,585  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts

     2,988,909       250,520              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      939,105,735       225,937,247       (67,971     (515,286
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net change in net assets resulting from operations    $ 1,050,930,615       275,221,459       6,774,603       16,909,570  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   51


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    State Farm
Growth Fund
 

Year ended September 30, 2023 and year ended September 30, 2022

  2023     2022  

From operations:

   

Net investment income

  $ 111,824,880       108,219,435  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (7,300,266     (17,456,138

Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation

    946,406,001       (639,229,389
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in net assets resulting from operations

    1,050,930,615       (548,466,092

Distributions to shareholders from:

   

Distributable earnings (Net investment income, Net realized gain)

    (111,552,599     (977,372,639
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (111,552,599     (977,372,639

From Fund share transactions:

   

Proceeds from shares sold

    190,715,078       269,135,832  

Reinvestment of distributions

    102,728,019       913,433,616  

Less payments for shares redeemed

    (492,194,611     (537,745,932
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

    (198,751,514     644,823,516  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    740,626,502       (881,015,215
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets:

   

Beginning of period

    5,707,956,522       6,588,971,737  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 6,448,583,024       5,707,956,522  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Information

   

Sold

    1,893,455       2,564,044  

Issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,025,466       8,649,458  

Redeemed

    (4,900,431     (5,105,548
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,981,510     6,107,954  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

52   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

State Farm

Balanced Fund

   

State Farm

Interim Fund

   

State Farm

Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
2023     2022     2023     2022     2023     2022  
                                  
  49,284,212       37,575,119       6,842,574       3,981,455       17,424,856       16,029,369  
  19,961,020       (3,366,774     (8,232,646     (3,877,824     (4,287,871     (7,856,828
  205,976,227       (234,842,330     8,164,675       (29,731,655     3,772,585       (71,463,953

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  275,221,459       (200,633,985     6,774,603       (29,628,024     16,909,570       (63,291,412
                              
  (46,060,194     (214,292,681     (6,842,453     (4,203,011     (17,424,600     (16,706,754

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (46,060,194     (214,292,681     (6,842,453     (4,203,011     (17,424,600     (16,706,754
                              
  85,554,058       119,468,092       33,167,368       82,629,066       20,689,465       41,897,137  
  43,403,536       203,958,348       6,791,042       4,172,888       13,976,756       13,676,775  
  (202,578,102     (260,859,337     (93,247,882     (131,751,080     (66,615,266     (98,411,611

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (73,620,508     62,567,103       (53,289,472     (44,949,126     (31,949,045     (42,837,699

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  155,540,757       (352,359,563     (53,357,322     (78,780,161     (32,464,075     (122,835,865

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                              
  2,007,863,626       2,360,223,189       368,194,014       446,974,175       580,307,494       703,143,359  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,163,404,383       2,007,863,626       314,836,692       368,194,014       547,843,419       580,307,494  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                              
  1,037,103       1,394,136       3,514,463       8,398,828       2,549,329       4,908,002  
  532,309       2,348,663       719,768       426,714       1,728,311       1,619,903  
  (2,470,945     (3,042,227     (9,873,776     (13,358,520     (8,205,775     (11,615,394

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (901,533     700,572       (5,639,545     (4,532,978     (3,928,135     (5,087,489

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   53


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the financial performance of each Fund for the past five years. Prior to August 23, 2021, each State Farm Fund operated as a series of State Farm Associates’ Funds Trust (each a “Predecessor Fund” and together the “Predecessor Funds”). On August 23, 2021, the Predecessor Funds were reorganized into the Trust, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization approved by the State Farm Associates’ Funds’ Board of Trustees on March 11, 2021 and by the Predecessor Funds’ shareholders on June 17, 2021. Because each Fund is a continuation of its respective Predecessor Fund, the following financial information includes results of each Fund’s respective Predecessor Fund for periods prior to August 23, 2021. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns within each table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).

STATE FARM GROWTH FUND

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year ended September 30,     10-month period ended
September 30,

2021
  Year ended November 30,  
     2023     2022     2020     2019     2018  

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $  87.92        112.02      97.62       89.37       81.06       80.41  

Income from Investment Operations

            

Net investment income(a)

     1.75        1.70      1.67     1.99       2.13       1.93  

Net gain (loss) on investments (both realized and unrealized)

     14.53        (9.06)     15.56       9.22       9.30       1.51  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     16.28        (7.36)     17.23       11.21       11.43       3.44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions

            

Net investment income

     (1.75)       (1.83)     (1.97)     (2.11     (2.09     (1.90

Net realized gain

     —        (14.91)     (0.86)     (0.85     (1.03     (0.89
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.75)       (16.74)     (2.83)     (2.96     (3.12     (2.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $  102.45        87.92      112.02       97.62       89.37       81.06  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     18.58     (8.99)         17.89%(b)     12.96     14.91     4.41

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (millions)

     $6,448.6        5,708.0      6,589.0         5,819.8       5,502.5       4,992.6  

Average net asset ratios

            

Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements

     0.12         0.12%               0.12%(c)     0.12     0.12     0.12

Expenses, gross of waivers and reimburements

     0.16     0.16%               0.13%(c)     0.12     0.12     0.12

Net investment income, net of waivers and reimbursements

     1.74     1.63%               1.81%(c)     2.29     2.62     2.42

Portfolio turnover rate

     22     28%                            23%(b),(d),(e)     0 %(f)      1     0 %(f) 

 

(a)

Average shares outstanding for the period were used to calculate net investment income per share.

(b)

Not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

(c)

Determined on an annualized basis.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rate excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions in-kind.

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate increased due to certain investment activity in connection with the Reorganization of the Fund from the State Farm Associates’ Fund Trust into the Advisers Investment Trust.

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate rounds to less than 1% for the year ended November 30, 2018 and 2020.

 

54   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

STATE FARM BALANCED FUND

 

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year ended September 30,     10-month period ended
September 30,

2021
  Year ended November 30,  
     2023     2022     2020     2019     2018  

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $  74.40        89.79      81.66       75.35       68.52       68.84  

Income from Investment Operations

            

Net investment income(a)

     1.86        1.39      1.41     1.69       1.81       1.70  

Net gain (loss) on investments (both realized and unrealized)

     8.43        (8.53)     9.03     6.62       7.30       (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     10.29        (7.14)     10.44       8.31       9.11       1.67  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions

            

Net investment income

     (1.75)       (1.50)     (1.68)     (1.78     (1.79     (1.68

Net realized gain

     —        (6.75)     (0.63)     (0.22     (0.49     (0.31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.75)       (8.25)     (2.31)     (2.00     (2.28     (1.99
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $  82.94        74.40      89.79     81.66       75.35       68.52  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     13.87     (9.20)         12.95%(b)     11.31     13.82     2.49

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (millions)

     $2,163.4        2,007.9      2,360.2         2,251.1       2,121.8       1,935.4  

Average net asset ratios

            

Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements

     0.14         0.14%               0.13%(c)     0.14     0.13     0.13

Expenses, gross of waivers and reimburements

     0.18     0.18%               0.14%(c)     0.14     0.13     0.13

Net investment income, net of waivers and reimbursements

     2.27     1.63%               1.90%(c)     2.27     2.59     2.50

Portfolio turnover rate

     38     40%                            22%(b),(d),(e)     3     4     5

 

(a)

Average shares outstanding for the period were used to calculate net investment income per share.

(b)

Not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

(c)

Determined on an annualized basis.

(d)

The portfolio turnover rate excludes securities delivered from processing redemptions in-kind.

(e)

The portfolio turnover rate increased due to certain investment activity in connection with the Reorganization of the Fund from the State Farm Associates’ Fund Trust into the Advisers Investment Trust.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   55


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

STATE FARM INTERIM FUND

 

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

     Year ended September 30,     10-month period ended
September 30,

2021
  Year ended November 30,  
     2023     2022     2020     2019     2018  

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.37        10.20      10.36     10.10       9.76       9.87  

Income from Investment Operations

            

Net investment income

     0.19        0.10      0.09     0.14       0.17       0.14  

Net gain (loss) on investments (both realized and unrealized)

     (0.01)       (0.83)     (0.16)     0.26       0.34       (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.18       (0.73)     (0.07)     0.40       0.51       0.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions

            

Net investment income

     (0.19)       (0.10)     (0.09)     (0.14     (0.17     (0.14

Net realized gain

     —        —                       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.19)       (0.10)     (0.09)     (0.14     (0.17     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $9.36        9.37      10.20     10.36       10.10       9.76  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     1.92     (7.17)           (0.71)%(a)     4.02     5.26     0.33

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (millions)

     $314.8       368.2      447.0         495.2       350.7       337.9  

Average net asset ratios

            

Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements

     0.16         0.16%         0.16%(b)     0.16     0.17     0.17

Expenses, gross of waivers and reimburements

     0.23     0.22%         0.18%(b)     0.16     0.17     0.17

Net investment income, net of waivers and reimbursements

     2.00     0.99%         1.02%(b)     1.38     1.71     1.45

Portfolio turnover rate

     39     45%             36%(a)     20     20     16

 

(a)

Not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

(b)

Determined on an annualized basis.

 

56   See accompanying notes to financial statements.


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

STATE FARM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

 

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year ended September 30,      10-month period ended
September 30,

2021
  Year ended November 30,  
     2023     2022     2020     2019     2018  

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $7.84        8.89       9.04     8.80       8.44       8.61  

Income from Investment Operations

             

Net investment income

     0.24        0.21       0.18     0.23       0.24       0.25  

Net gain (loss) on investments (both realized and unrealized)

     (0.03)       (1.04)      (0.14)     0.24       0.36       (0.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.21        (0.83)      0.04     0.47       0.60       0.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions

             

Net investment income

     (0.24)       (0.21)      (0.18)     (0.23     (0.24     (0.25

Net realized gain(a)

     —        (0.01)      (0.01)                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.24)       (0.22)      (0.19)     (0.23     (0.24     (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $7.81        7.84       8.89     9.04       8.80       8.44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     2.64     (9.51)%              0.37%(b)     5.40     7.19     0.99

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (millions)

     $547.8        580.3          703.1     741.0       710.9       675.4  

Average net asset ratios

             

Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements

     0.16     0.16%                0.17%(c)     0.16     0.16     0.16

Expenses, gross of waivers and reimburements

     0.19     0.18%                0.18%(c)     0.16     0.16     0.16

Net investment income, net of waivers and reimbursements

     2.99     2.47%                2.34%(c)     2.53     2.74     2.93

Portfolio turnover rate

     16     31%                     11%(b)     10     14     12

 

(a)

Net realized gain distributions represent less than $0.01 per share for the years ended November 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

(b)

Not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

(c)

Determined on an annualized basis.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   57


ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATE FARM FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust” or “AIT”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated March 9, 2023. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies.” The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The State Farm Growth Fund, the State Farm Balanced Fund, the State Farm Interim Fund, and the State Farm Municipal Bond Fund (referred to individually as a “Fund” and collectively as the “Funds” or the “State Farm Funds”) are each a diversified fund and are each a series of the Trust which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements and notes only relate to the State Farm Funds.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds.

Prior to August 23, 2021, each State Farm Fund operated as a series of State Farm Associates’ Funds Trust (each a “Predecessor Fund” and together the “Predecessor Funds”). On August 23, 2021, the Predecessor Funds were reorganized into the Trust, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization approved by the State Farm Associates’ Funds’ Board of Trustees on March 11, 2021 and by the Predecessor Funds’ shareholders on June 17, 2021 (each a “Reorganization” and collectively, the “Reorganizations”).

At the time of the Reorganizations, each Predecessor Fund transferred all of its assets to its corresponding State Farm Fund in exchange for shares of the corresponding State Farm Fund and the assumption of all of the liabilities of the Predecessor Fund by the corresponding State Farm Fund. Upon closing of the Reorganizations, holders of a Predecessor Fund’s shares received shares of the corresponding State Farm Fund’s shares. The Reorganizations were tax-free for U.S federal income tax purposes.

Prior to the Reorganizations, the State Farm Funds had no net assets or operations in the Trust, and therefore, activity shown in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights prior to the Reorganization represents the operations and changes in net assets of each Predecessor Fund. The cost basis of the investments transferred from each Predecessor Fund was carried forward to the corresponding Fund for accounting and tax purposes.

As part of each Reorganization, the Board approved a September 30 fiscal year end for each State Farm Fund. Prior to each Reorganization, each Predecessor Fund had a November 30 fiscal year end.

1. Investment Objective

The State Farm Growth Fund (the “Growth Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital, which may be supplemented by income. For information on the specific strategies of the Growth Fund, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus.

The State Farm Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital while providing some current income. For information on the specific strategies of the Balanced Fund, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus.

The State Farm Interim Fund (the “Interim Fund”) seeks to provide investment results approximating the performance of the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index. For information on the specific strategies of the Interim Fund, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus.

The State Farm Municipal Bond Fund (the “Municipal Bond Fund”) seeks as high rate of income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investment management. For information on the specific strategies of the Municipal Bond Fund, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Investment Valuation

All investments are recorded at their fair value. For more information see Note 3 Investment Valuation.

When-Issued Securities

The Municipal Bond Fund may purchase municipal bonds on a “when-issued” basis. Delivery and payment for these securities may be a month or more after the purchase date, during which time such securities are subject to market fluctuations. The Municipal Bond Fund identifies and holds specific liquid assets with a market value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued purchase commitments in order to ensure that it can meet

 

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those commitments. It is possible that the securities will never be issued and the commitment cancelled. At September 30, 2023, the Municipal Bond Fund had no commitments for when-issued securities.

Futures Contracts

Certain Funds invest in stock index futures contracts for hedging purposes, to increase total return (i.e., for speculative purposes), to maintain liquidity to meet potential shareholder redemptions, to invest cash balances or dividends, or to minimize trading costs. When used as a hedge, a Fund may sell a futures contract in order to offset a decrease in the fair value of its portfolio securities that might otherwise result from a market decline. A Fund may do so either to hedge the value of its portfolio securities as a whole, or to protect against declines occurring prior to sales of securities in the value of the securities to be sold. Conversely, a Fund may purchase a futures contract as a hedge in anticipation of purchases of securities. In addition, a Fund may utilize futures contracts in anticipation of changes in the composition of its portfolio holdings. A Fund bears the market risk arising from changes in the value of these financial instruments. At the time a Fund enters into a futures contract, it is generally required to make a margin deposit with the custodian of a specified amount of liquid assets. Futures are marked-to-market each day with the change in value reflected in the unrealized gains or losses. Risk may arise as a result of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Credit risk is mitigated to the extent that the exchange on which a particular futures contract is traded assumes the risk of a counterparty defaulting on its obligations under the contract. The Statements of Operations include any realized gains or losses on closed futures contracts in Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, and any unrealized gains or losses on open futures contracts in Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.

Further information on the impact of these positions on the Funds’ financial statements can be found in Note 7.

Currency Transactions

The functional and reporting currency for the Funds is the U.S. dollar. The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The Funds do not separately report the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment activities on the Statements of Operations.

Investment Transactions and Income

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date, or as soon as the information is available.

Expense Allocations

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in the Trust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis, based on relative net assets, or another reasonable basis.

Dividends and Distributions

Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to its shareholders on an annual basis. The Growth Fund and Balanced Fund declare and pay dividends, and capital gain distributions, if any, at least annually. The Interim Fund and Municipal Bond Fund declare dividends daily and pay them monthly on the last business day of the month. Shares of the Interim Fund and Municipal Bond Fund begin to earn dividends on the day after they are purchased. The Interim Fund and Municipal Bond Fund distribute net realized capital gain, if any, at least annually.

The Funds intend to distribute their net realized long-term capital gains and their net realized short-term capital gains at least once a year.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital, etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

Federal Income Tax Information

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

 

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The Funds analyzed all open tax years, as defined by the Statute of Limitations, for all major jurisdictions that remain subject to examination. The Funds’ Federal tax returns for the tax years ended November 30, 2020 and September 30, 2021, 2022 and 2023, as applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown or uncertain tax positions taken by the Funds will be recorded as interest expense on the Statements of Operations.

Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

3. Investment Valuation

Investments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques employed by the Funds, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the following three broad levels:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, certain short-term debt securities may be valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current value of a security, but since this valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities would be reflected as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Security prices are generally provided by an approved independent third party pricing service as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each business day on which the share price of the Fund is calculated. Equity securities listed or traded on a primary exchange are valued at the closing price, if available, or the last sales price on the primary exchange. If no sale occurred on the valuation date, the securities will be valued at the latest quotations as of the close of the primary exchange. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies. In these types of situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued at an evaluated price provided by an approved independent pricing source. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality that mature within sixty days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Trustees have designated State Farm Investment Management Corp., as investment adviser to the Funds, as the Funds’ Valuation Designee with responsibility for establishing fair value when the price of a security is not readily available or deemed unreliable (e.g., an approved pricing service does not provide a price, a furnished price is in error, certain stale prices, or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price). In addition, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated.

In the fair value situations noted above, while the Trust’s valuation policy is intended to result in a calculation of each Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values determined pursuant to these guidelines would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Funds may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Depending on the source and relative significance of the valuation inputs in these instances, the instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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September 30, 2023

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2023 in valuing each Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels defined above:

 

Fund

 

Level 1

    

Level 2

      

Level 3

      

Total

 

State Farm Growth Fund

              

Investments in Securities:

              

Common Stocks (a)

  $ 6,390,381,390      $          $—          $ 6,390,381,390  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           1,429,946                   1,429,946  

Short-term Investments

    55,512,131                          55,512,131  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    6,445,893,521        1,429,946                   6,447,323,467  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

              

Liabilities:

              

Futures Contracts

    (1,156,499                        (1,156,499

State Farm Balanced Fund

              

Investments in Securities:

              

Common Stocks (a)

    1,501,107,160                          1,501,107,160  

Corporate Bonds (a)

           193,024,891                   193,024,891  

Foreign Government Bonds

           30,554,509                   30,554,509  

Agency Securities

           12,775,450                   12,775,450  

Long-term Municipal Bonds

           721,830                   721,830  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           395,341,567                   395,341,567  

Short-term Investments

    29,706,555                          29,706,555  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    1,530,813,715        632,418,247                   2,163,231,962  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

              

Liabilities:

              

Futures Contracts

    (638,622                        (638,622

State Farm Interim Fund

              

Investments in Securities:

              

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           312,566,094                   312,566,094  

Short-term Investments

    2,991,975                          2,991,975  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    2,991,975        312,566,094                   315,558,069  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

              

Investments in Securities:

              

Long-term Municipal Bonds

           517,475,365                   517,475,365  

Short-term Investments

    25,271,462                          25,271,462  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    25,271,462        517,475,365                   542,746,827  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

  (a) Industry classification is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments.

As of September 30, 2023, there were no Level 3 securities held by the Funds. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2023.

 

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4. Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2023, each Fund’s aggregate unrealized gains and losses for all investments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Cost of Investments for
Federal Tax Purposes

  

Gross Unrealized
Appreciation

  

Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)

State Farm Growth Fund

     $ 1,756,837,001          $ 4,712,938,203        $ (23,608,237 )       $ 4,689,329,966

State Farm Balanced Fund

       999,807,400            1,174,992,843          (12,206,903 )         1,162,785,940

State Farm Interim Fund

       332,912,616            —          (17,354,547 )         (17,354,547 )

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

       573,946,783            104,270          (31,304,226 )         (31,199,956 )

As of the latest tax period ended September 30, 2023, the following Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains realized after September 30, 2023, if any. Future capital loss carryforward utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. If not applied, the capital losses will carryforward indefinitely as follows:

 

       

      Unused Non Expiring Capital  Loss Carryforwards      

 

Fund

 

Loss Carryforwards Utilized in 2023

 

      Short-term       

   

Long-term

 

        Total          

 

State Farm Growth Fund

  $—     $24,268,163          $              —        $24,268,163        

State Farm Interim Fund

      2,675,178          9,600,008     12,275,186        

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

      7,124,051          5,020,648     12,144,699        

As of the latest tax period ended September 30, 2023, in accordance with federal tax regulations, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Undistributed
Tax Exempt Income

   

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

   

Undistributed
Long-term Gain

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses

    Total  

State Farm Growth Fund

    $          —               $33,115,240           $          —       $4,689,313,102       $(24,268,163)       $4,698,160,179  

State Farm Balanced Fund

    —               14,654,870           2,913,803       1,162,777,756             1,180,346,429  

State Farm Interim Fund

    —               642,389           —           (17,354,547     (12,917,464)       (29,629,622

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

    1,591,176               —           —           (31,199,956     (13,735,751)       (43,344,531

The tax character of distributions was designated as follows for the latest tax periods ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022:

 

2023

 

Tax-Exempt Income

 

Ordinary Income

 

Long-term Capital Gain

 

       Total       

State Farm Growth Fund

    $     $ 111,552,599     $     $ 111,552,599

State Farm Balanced Fund

            46,037,202       22,992       46,060,194

State Farm Interim Fund

            6,202,900             6,202,900

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

      14,719,378       1,377,496             16,096,874

 

2022

 

Tax-Exempt Income

 

Ordinary Income

 

Long-term Capital Gain

 

       Total       

State Farm Growth Fund

    $     $ 112,654,247     $ 864,718,392     $ 977,372,639

State Farm Balanced Fund

            42,657,973       171,634,708       214,292,681

State Farm Interim Fund

            3,981,466       221,545       4,203,011

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

      15,860,525       197,664       648,565       16,706,754

 

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5. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

Investment Adviser

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with State Farm Investment Management Corp. (the “Adviser” or “State Farm”), which is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, (as amended), to provide investment advisory services to the Funds, including oversight of Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser” or “NTI”). Total fees incurred pursuant to the Advisory Agreement are reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statements of Operations. Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Funds pay the Adviser a monthly fee based on each Fund’s daily net assets at the following annualized rates:

 

Fund

  

Management Fee
(as percentage of
average daily net  assets)

 

State Farm Growth Fund

     0.10%  

State Farm Balanced Fund

     0.11%  

State Farm Interim Fund

     0.12%  

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

     0.11%  

The Advisory Agreement continues for an initial term of two years, and on a year-to-year basis thereafter, provided that continuance is approved at least annually by specific approval of the Board or by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund. In either event, it must also be approved by a majority of the Trustees who are neither parties to the Advisory Agreement nor interested persons, as defined in the 1940 Act, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated as to a particular Fund at any time on 60 days’ written notice, without the payment of any penalty, by the Trust (by vote of the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund) or by the Adviser. In the event of its assignment, the Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically.

Expense Limitation Agreement

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the total annual operating expenses of each Fund (excluding brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends and other expenses in connection with the short sale of securities, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies, and extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted principles) to amounts specified in the table below:

 

Fund

  

Expense Limitation

 

State Farm Growth Fund

     0.12%  

State Farm Balanced Fund

     0.14%  

State Farm Interim Fund

     0.16%  

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

     0.16%  

The expense limitation agreement is effective until January 28, 2025 for the Funds at which time it will be subject to automatic renewal upon the effective date of the Funds’ registration statement. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends and other expenses in connection with the short sale of securities, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with investments in underlying investment companies, and extraordinary expenses) to exceed the lesser of the current expense limitation or the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. The agreement to waive fees and reimburse expenses may be terminated by the Board at any time and will terminate automatically upon termination of the Advisory Agreement.

 

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The balances of recoverable expenses to State Farm by the Funds at September 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

     Expiring  

Fund

   2024      2025          2026      

State Farm Growth Fund

   $ 267,169      $ 2,447,711      $ 2,385,389  

State Farm Balanced Fund

     99,813        837,229        816,185  

State Farm Interim Fund

     41,335        241,310        249,606  

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

     28,333        127,994        157,992  

Investment Sub-Adviser

NTI serves as the Sub-Adviser to the Funds. For its services to the Funds, NTI does not directly receive a fee from the Funds. NTI receives a fee from the Adviser which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly as follows:

 

    Management Fee  

Fund

  (as percentage of average daily net assets)  

State Farm Growth Fund

    0.085%  

State Farm Balanced Fund

    0.080%  

State Farm Interim Fund

    0.075%  

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

    0.080%  

The Sub-Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the Funds’ assets, including making investment decisions and placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities for the Funds directly with the issuers or with brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Adviser in its discretion. The investment advisory services of the Sub-Adviser are not exclusive under the terms of its sub-advisory agreement. The Sub-Adviser is free to render investment advisory services to others. The Sub-Adviser also furnishes to the Adviser and to the Board, which has overall responsibility for the business and affairs of the Trust, periodic reports on its services and the investment performance of the Funds.

Distribution Agreement

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), provides distribution services to the Funds pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Distributor acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Funds on a continuous basis. The Distributor has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of Fund shares. The Distributor, and its officers, have no role in determining each Fund’s investment policies or which securities to buy or sell. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Distributor a fee for distribution-related services.

Custody, Transfer Agency, and Fund Administration and Accounting Services Agreements with the Northern Trust Company

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian, and fund accounting agent for the Funds pursuant to written agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and Northern Trust. The Funds have agreed to pay Northern Trust certain annual and transaction-based fees, a tiered basis-point fee based on each Fund’s daily net assets, subject to a minimum annual fee relating to these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Funds as well as other charges for additional service activities. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statements of Operations.

Services Agreement with Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”, d/b/a ACA Group) provides compliance and financial control services for the Funds pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Funds, including providing certain officers to the Funds. The Funds pay Foreside an annual base fee, a basis-point fee based on each Fund’s daily net assets and reimburses for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to this agreement are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statements of Operations.

Trustee Compensation

Officers of the Trust receive no compensation directly from the Funds for serving in their respective roles. The Trust has no retirement or pension plans. Through March 31, 2023, the Trust paid an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses to each Trustee who is not an “interested person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (each, an “Independent Trustee” and, collectively, the “Independent Trustees”). Effective April 1, 2023, the Trust pays an annual retainer of $132,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the aggregate Independent Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was

 

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$416,750. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Funds are reflected as “Trustees’ fees and expenses” on the Statements of Operations.

6. Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2023, investment transactions (exclusive of futures contracts and short-term instruments) were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Purchases (excluding U.S.
Government Obligations)

 

Sales/Maturities (excluding U.S.
Government Obligations)

 

Purchases of U.S.
Government Obligations

 

Sales/Maturities of U.S.
Government Obligations

State Farm Growth Fund

    $ 1,417,465,721         $ 1,598,062,911     $ —         $ —    

State Farm Balanced Fund

      440,110,854           532,599,730       369,873,914           354,981,177    

State Farm Interim Fund

      —                 132,125,590           184,595,873    
State Farm Municipal Bond Fund       88,160,054           119,294,961           —           —    

7. Derivative Instruments

Information concerning the types of derivatives in which the Funds invest, the objectives for using them and their related risks can be found in Note 2.

Below are the types of derivatives by primary risk exposure as presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2023:

 

         

Assets

    

Liabilities

 

Fund

  

Contract Type

  

Statements of
Assets Location

  

Value

    

Statements of
Liabilities Location

   Value  
State Farm Growth Fund    Equity risk    Net Assets - Net unrealized appreciation      $—        Net Assets - Net unrealized depreciation    $ (1,156,499 )* 
State Farm Balanced Fund    Equity risk    Net Assets - Net unrealized appreciation      —        Net Assets - Net unrealized depreciation      (638,622 )* 

*Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on future contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments’ footnotes. Only the current day’s variation margin is separately reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by primary risk exposure, the Funds’ realized gains (losses) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) by type of derivative contract for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023:

 

         

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Contracts

 

Fund

  

Contract Type

  

Statements of Operations Location

  

    Value    

 

State Farm Growth Fund

   Equity risk    Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts    $ 1,350,575  

State Farm Balanced Fund

   Equity risk    Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts      1,017,560  

 

         

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivative Contracts

 

Fund

  

Contract Type

  

Statements of Operations Location

  

    Value    

 

State Farm Growth Fund

   Equity risk    Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts    $ 2,988,909  

State Farm Balanced Fund

   Equity risk    Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts      250,520  

Volume of derivative activity for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023:*

 

     Equity Contracts

Fund

   Number of Trades   Average Notional Amount

State Farm Growth Fund

   21   $14,989,537

State Farm Balanced Fund

   23   5,570,203

*Activity for the fiscal year is measured by number of trades during the fiscal year and average notional amount for futures equity contracts.

 

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8. Principal Investment Risks

Investing in a Fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus and statement of additional information for more information on risks associated with investing in the Funds.

Management Risk

The assessment by the Sub-Adviser of the securities to be purchased or sold by the Funds may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance, even in a rising market. This may be as a result of the factors used by the Sub-Adviser in building a multifactor quantitative model. Whenever a model is used, there is also a risk that the model will not work as planned. In addition, there may be periods when quality investing is out of favor and during which time the Funds’ performance may suffer.

Market Risk

The risk that the value of the Funds’ investments may increase or decrease in response to expected, real or perceived economic, political or financial events in the U.S. or global markets. The frequency and magnitude of such changes in value cannot be predicted. The increasing interconnectivity between global economies and financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Political events, including armed conflict, tariffs and economic sanctions also contribute to market volatility. Securities in the Funds’ portfolio may underperform due to inflation (or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters, pandemics (including COVID-19), epidemics, climate change and climate-related events, terrorism, regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions.

Tracking Risk

The Sub-Adviser invests in fixed income securities to try to duplicate the investment composition and performance of a Fund’s respective index. There is a risk that a Fund’s performance may vary substantially from the performance of its respective index as a result of share purchases and redemptions, transaction costs, expenses and other factors.

Liquidity Risk

The Sub-Adviser may have difficulty selling securities the Funds hold at the time it would like to sell, and at the value the Funds have placed on those securities.

High Yield Risk

High yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (securities rated below investment grade, commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater levels of credit, call, and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments and may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity.

Long-term Ownership Strategy Risk

The Funds’ investment approach generally emphasizes buying and holding securities over long periods. As such, the Funds could continue to hold certain securities through adverse cycles for those securities rather than selling them, which could cause the Funds to underperform compared to a fund that has invested in similar securities but actively shifts its portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities and that does not seek reduced portfolio turnover.

Tax Risk

The Funds’ long-term ownership strategy historically has resulted in a low rate of turnover in its portfolio. Therefore, the Funds have accumulated a large amount of unrealized capital gains, and distribution of such gains to shareholders may be larger than the capital gain distributions made by other similar mutual funds. Should the Sub-Adviser sell any appreciated assets in the Funds, shareholders generally will receive their proportional share of the resulting realized capital gains regardless of how long they owned such shares. As a result, unless you are purchasing shares of the Funds through a tax-advantaged account (such as an IRA), buying shares at a time when the Funds have unrealized gains might eventually cost you money in taxes.

Large Cap Risk

The risk that returns on investments in stocks of large companies could trail the returns on investments in stocks of smaller and mid-sized companies.

Mid Cap Stock Risk

The risk that stocks of mid-sized companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than stocks of larger, more established companies, and may lack sufficient market liquidity. Generally, the smaller the company size, the greater the risk.

 

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Interest Rate Risk

The risk that during periods of rising interest rates, the Funds’ yield (and the market value of its securities) will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates; in periods of falling interest rates, the Funds’ yield (and the market value of its securities) will tend to be higher. Securities with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, causing them to be more volatile than securities with shorter maturities. Securities with shorter maturities tend to provide lower returns and be less volatile than securities with longer maturities.

Prepayment (or Call) Risk

The risk that an issuer could exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by the Funds (such as an asset-backed security) earlier than expected. The exercise of such right may result in a decreased rate of return and a decline in value of those obligations and, accordingly, a decline in the Funds’ net asset value.

U.S. Government Securities Risk

The risk that the U.S. government will not provide financial support to its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. Certain U.S. government securities purchased by the Funds are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

Municipal Securities Risks

The municipal market can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, political or public health changes and the financial condition of issuers of municipal securities. In recent years an increasing number of municipal issuers have defaulted on obligations, been downgraded or commenced insolvency proceedings. The Funds may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business, political or public health developments if it invests more than 25% of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). While interest earned on municipal securities is generally not subject to federal tax, any interest earned on taxable municipal securities is fully taxable at the federal level and may be subject to tax at the state level. Municipal securities may be fully or partially backed or enhanced by the taxing authority of a local government, by the current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets, or by the credit of, or liquidity enhancement provided by, a private issuer. Special factors, such as legislative changes, and state and local economic and business developments, may adversely affect the yield and/or value of the Fund’s investments in municipal securities. For example, the adverse events mentioned above can significantly stress the financial resources of many municipal issuers, which may impair a municipal issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations and could adversely impact the value of its bonds, which in turn could negatively impact the performance of the Funds. The secondary market for municipal obligations also tends to be less well developed and less liquid than many other securities markets, which may limit the Funds’ ability to sell its municipal obligations at attractive prices.

Credit (or Default) Risk

The risk that the inability or unwillingness of an issuer or a counterparty to meet its principal or interest payments or other financial obligations will adversely affect the value of the Funds’ investments and their returns. The credit quality of a debt security or of the issuer of a debt security held by the Funds could deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Funds’ liquidity or cause a deterioration in the Funds’ net asset value.

Debt Extension Risk

The risk that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by the Funds later than expected. Under these circumstances, the value of the obligation will decrease.

Inflation Risk

The risk that the value of the assets or income from an investment will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money.

Income Risk

The risk that the income from the bonds the Funds holds will decline. This risk applies when the Funds invest the proceeds from new share sales, or from matured or called bonds, at market interest rates that are below the portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Valuation Risk

The risk that the sale price the Funds could receive for a portfolio security may differ from the Funds’ valuation of the security, particularly for securities that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Fair valuation of the Funds’ investments involves subjective judgment. The Funds’ ability to value their investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services

 

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or other third-party service providers. In addition, the value of the securities in the Funds’ portfolios may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Funds’ shares.

Stock Index Futures Risk

The risk arising from the Funds’ use of futures and includes: the risk that there will be imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the Funds’ securities and the price of futures contracts; the possible inability of the Funds to close a futures contract when desired; losses due to unanticipated market movements, which potentially are unlimited; and the possible inability of the Funds’ investment sub-adviser to correctly predict the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors.

Geographic and Sector Risk

The risk that if a Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund’s investments more, and the Fund’s investments may be more volatile, than if its investments were not so concentrated in such geographic region or economic sector.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Advisers Investment Trust and Shareholders of State Farm Growth Fund, State Farm Balanced Fund, State Farm Interim Fund and State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of State Farm Growth Fund, State Farm Balanced Fund, State Farm Interim Fund and State Farm Municipal Bond Fund (four of the funds constituting Advisers Investment Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2023, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2023 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 17, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Advisers Investment Trust since 2011.

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The following information is provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code for dividends paid by each Fund during the year ended September 30, 2023.

 

              Total Distributions  
     Total Qualified        Qualifying for the  

Fund

  

Dividend Income Distributed

      

Dividends-Received Deduction

 

State Farm Growth Fund

     $111,552,599          $105,909,722  

State Farm Balanced Fund

     26,620,610          25,101,873  

State Farm Interim Fund

               

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

               

Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Funds. Individual shareholders should refer to their Form 1099 to determine the amounts to be included on their federal income tax return.

DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

For purposes of Section 19 of the 1940 Act, the Funds estimated the periodic sources of any dividends paid during the period covered by this report in accordance with good accounting practice. The State Farm Balanced Fund did not issue a Section 19(a) notice because at the time the Fund did not believe that such a notice was necessary. Pursuant to Rule 19a-1(e) under the 1940 Act, the information in the table below includes the sources of the State Farm Balanced Fund’s distributions paid on record date June 22, 2023. Please note that the information in the table below is for financial accounting purposes only. Form 1099-DIV received by shareholders for the calendar year specifies how shareholders should characterize and report distributions paid by the Fund during the year for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The Fund’s distributions were paid from:

 

     Record Date      Ordinary Income    Long-term Capital Gains

State Farm Balanced Fund

     June 22, 2023      .883067    .000880

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

State Farm Growth Fund

Fund Composition*

 

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  *

Illustrated by Sector and based on total net assets as of September 30, 2023. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for details concerning Fund holdings.

State Farm Balanced Fund

Fund Composition*

 

LOGO

 

  *

Illustrated by Type of Security and based on total net assets as of September 30, 2023. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for details concerning Fund holdings.

 

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September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

State Farm Interim Fund

Fund Composition*

 

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  *

Illustrated by Maturity and based on total net assets as of September 30, 2023. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for details concerning Fund holdings.

  **

Includes a 0.23% allocation for net other assets/liabilities.

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

Fund Composition*

 

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  *

Illustrated by Maturity and based on total net assets as of September 30, 2023. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for details concerning Fund holdings.

  **

Includes a 0.93% allocation for net other assets/liabilities

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLES

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2023 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2023.

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a 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 the Funds 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.

 

            Annualized Expense    
            Ratio Based   Expenses Paid
    Beginning   Ending   on the Period   During Period
    Account Value   Account Value   April 01, 2023 to   April 01, 2023 to
     April 01, 2023   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2023*

State Farm Growth Fund

               

Actual

      $1,000.00       $1,039.30       0.12 %       $0.61

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      $1,000.00       $1,024.47       0.12 %       $0.61

State Farm Balanced Fund

               

Actual

      $1,000.00       $1,026.10       0.14 %       $0.71

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      $1,000.00       $1,024.37       0.14 %       $0.71

State Farm Interim Fund

               

Actual

      $1,000.00       $   992.20       0.16 %       $0.80

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      $1,000.00       $1,024.27       0.16 %       $0.81

State Farm Municipal Bond Fund

               

Actual

      $1,000.00       $   963.70       0.16 %       $0.79

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      $1,000.00       $1,024.27       0.16 %       $0.81

 

*

Expenses are calculated using the applicable Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (365).

 

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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Trustees & Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Independent Trustee.

 

                    Number of    Other
                    Portfolios    Directorships
                    in    Held by
     Position(s)    Term of Office/         the Trust    Trustee
Name, Address, and    Held with    Length of    Principal Occupation(s) During    Overseen    During Past 5

Year of Birth1

  

the Trust

  

Time Served

  

Past 5 Years

   by Trustee   

Years

Robert Gordon

Year of Birth: 1961

   Trustee    Indefinite/January 2022 to present   

Independent Director, VAM Funds Luxembourg, 2018 to present; Independent Director, Anchor Capital Advisors, 2020 to present; Independent Director, Trust Company of Illinois, 2019 to 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer, Driehaus Capital Management, 2006 to 2017.

 

   9    VAM Funds Luxembourg, Anchor Capital Advisors, Trust Company of Illinois

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

   Trustee    Indefinite/July, 2011 to present   

Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds, 2007 to 2022; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds, 2014 to 2022.

 

   9    Diamond Hill Funds (retired 2022)

Steven R. Sutermeister

Year of Birth: 1954

 

   Trustee   

Indefinite/July, 2011 to present

 

  

President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.

 

   9    None

 

1 

The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

 

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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The following table provides information regarding each officer of the Trust.

 

                    Number of    Other
                    Portfolios    Directorships
                    in    Held by
     Position(s)    Term of Office/         the Trust    Trustee
Name, Address and    Held with    Length of    Principal Occupation(s) During    Overseen    During Past 5

Year of Birth1

  

the Trust

  

Time Served

  

Past 5 Years

   by Trustee   

Years

Barbara J. Nelligan

Year of Birth: 1969

   President    Indefinite/August 2017 to present   

Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018.

 

   N/A    N/A

Rodney L. Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

   Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer    Indefinite/March 2019 to present   

Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services), 2016 to 2022.

 

   N/A    N/A

Kara M. Schneider

Year of Birth: 1973

   Secretary    Indefinite/March 2023 to present   

Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2021 to present; Manager, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC, 2017 to 2021; Assistant Secretary of Advisers Investment Trust, 2021 to March 2023

 

   N/A    N/A

Troy A. Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

   Treasurer    Indefinite/January 2022 to present   

Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Senior Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, 2011 to May 2021; Assistant Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.

 

   N/A    N/A

Tracy L. Dotolo

Year of Birth: 1976

   Assistant Treasurer    Indefinite/January 2022 to present   

Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021

 

   N/A    N/A

Stefania C. Suciu

Year of Birth: 1979

   Assistant Secretary    Indefinite/March 2023 to present   

Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2015 to present.

 

   N/A    N/A

1The mailing address of Messrs. Ruehle and Sheets and Ms. Dotolo is 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. The mailing address of Mses. Nelligan, Schneider, and Suciu is 333 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 866-342-2418 or 312-557-7940.

 

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STATE FARM FUNDS

(Series of the Advisers Investment Trust)

NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICY & PRACTICES

 

 

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

The Funds recognizes and respects the privacy concerns and expectations of our customers1. We are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal confidential information we collect about you. We provide this notice so that you will know what kinds of information we collect and the circumstances in which that information may be disclosed to third parties.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We collect nonpublic personal information about our customers from the following sources:

 

 

Account Applications and other forms, which may include a customer’s name, address, social security number, and information about a customer’s investment goals and risk tolerance;

 

Account History, including information about the transactions and balances in a customer’s account(s); and

 

Correspondences including written, telephonic or electronic between a customer and the Funds or service providers to the Funds.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

The Funds may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services, provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreement regarding the information. The Funds also may disclose non-public personal information as otherwise permitted by law.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We require service providers to the Funds:

 

 

to maintain policies and procedures designed to assure only appropriate access to, and use of information about customers of the Funds; and

 

to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard nonpublic personal information of customers of the Funds.

We will adhere to the policies and practices described in this notice regardless of whether you are a current or former shareholder of the Funds.

1 For purposes of this notice, the term “customer” or “customers” include individuals who provide nonpublic personal information to the Funds, but do not invest in Fund shares.

 

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Investment Adviser

State Farm Investment Management Corp.

One State Farm Plaza, B-2

Bloomington, IL 61710

Investment Sub-Adviser

Northern Trust Investments, Inc.

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP

One North Wacker

Chicago, IL 60606

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, OH 43215-6101

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

For Additional Information, call

800-447-0740 (toll free), 866-342-2418 (toll free) or 501-255-1812

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2023

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund (the “Fund”). It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

     1  

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     4  

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     6  

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

     7  

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     8  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     9  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     10  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     16  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     17  


 

ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

Value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund Class I Shares from inception on March 27, 2018 to September 30, 2023

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2023

 

           
     One Year
Return
   Five Year
Return
   Since Inception
Return
   Gross Expense
Ratio *
   Net Expense
Ratio *
           

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund – Class I

   26.15%    10.25%    11.45%    2.74%    0.65%
           

S&P 500 Index

   21.62%    9.92%    11.33%    -    -

Data as of September 30, 2023. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends as well as the impact of transaction costs and the deduction of fees and expenses. The performance does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund commenced operations on March 27, 2018.

* Expense ratios are per the most recent Fund Prospectus dated January 28, 2023. The Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to the Fund until January 28, 2024.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investors may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, within 7 business days, by calling 866-252-5393 or 312-630-6583.

The Fund’s benchmark for performance comparison purposes is the Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index which is an unmanaged index consisting of securities listed on exchanges in the United States of America. The index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested, but does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other investment expenses, and is expressed in U.S. Dollars. The table reflects the theoretical reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index. The impact of transaction costs and the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and administration fees, are not reflected in the index calculations. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Portfolio Commentary

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, the Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund delivered a net return of 26.15%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark return of 21.62%. Positive stock selection in financials was the largest contributor to relative performance side, followed positive stock selection combined with an underweight to consumer discretionary. However, lack of exposure to the energy sector was the largest detractor to relative returns, followed by negative stock selection in industrials.

Leading contributors to Fund absolute performance during the period were Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Comcast Corp.

Adobe Systems Inc.

The company saw price recovery after seeing pressure around the narrative of negative AI implications. The company has been releasing AI features and demonstrating its capabilities that highlight how Adobe will remain an important part of the creative users’ toolkit. In a subsequent earnings update reported in June, the company reported good results which were above expectations. While valuations remain top of mind given the macro environment, Adobe remains a high-quality name with durable growth expected going forward and various positive catalysts including their AI offerings and subsequent user growth. Adobe is a leading software solutions provider in the content creation and digital marketing space. Adobe’s advantage comes from a comprehensive offering of services (e.g., well-established and well-known like Photoshop) that companies, individuals or anyone engaged in creating digital content, can easily access. In our opinion, its broad offering in the content creation business is unrivaled and is a nice complement to the digital marketing space where Adobe allows users to tailor marketing campaigns across all channels. As a key player in the fast-growing digital content and digital marketing space, we believe Adobe continues to deliver high and reliable growth with a highly recurring revenue base.

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)

Microsoft’s stock performance has been aided by optimism over the potential of generative AI, where the company has established itself as a leader with its partnership with OpenAI. We expect Microsoft’s leadership in providing AI models to further bolster the competitive position of its Azure public cloud. In addition, the company’s broad portfolio of applications have opportunities to further monetize through the introduction of AI “Copilots”. The ability to offer AI capabilities at different levels of the overall technology stack should further strengthen the company’s already strong relationships with business enterprises. The stock has also benefited from the broader rally in mega cap technology stocks. Once defined by its reliance on a PC-centric world, Microsoft has successfully transformed into more of a cloud first company. The company has built Azure into a leading public cloud provider, with natural strengths in hybrid cloud and ability to sell to enterprises. In addition, the shift to cloud computing is driving growth in its traditional franchises, as the company is shifting to more of a SaaS (software as a service) model. Under CEO Satya Nadella, we believe MSFT has become a much more open technology company that is now able to go after larger, addressable markets. In our view, MSFT offers an attractive combination of durable franchises and strong earnings growth.

Comcast Corp. (CMCSA)

Comcast cited better broadband margins and overall media results (Universal theme parks stronger) along with containing costs on loss making streaming business Peacock. Comcast Corp. is a Philadelphia-based cable TV conglomerate operating with two main divisions: Xfinity brand for cable/internet/phone service and NBCUniversal for TV/movie/theme park content and production. The cable company also owns the Philadelphia Flyers NHL team and arena. CMCSA has proven to be a strong compounder on its record of earnings (double-digit) and returns, and we believe the company has a superior business/network mix. Management has a solid track record in cable and shareholder value creation. CMCSA also has the optional scope to drive further national consolidation of industry and new areas of growth (home security, commercial apps, Internet of Things).

Leading detractors from Fund absolute performance were Keysight Technologies, Estée Lauder Companies, and RB Global.

 

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Keysight Technologies

The company saw weak results after the outperformance seen during the pandemic impacted period. A combination of demand normalization and negative impact from China contributed to the pull back. Their execution during this weakness seems good, and the secular drivers still seem exciting, and in our view Keysight is still positioned well for the long term. Keysight Technologies is a leading provider in the testing and measurement of signals, with the broadest and highest quality solutions. Their capabilities require continued research and are difficult to replicate. We believe testing and measurement to be generally stable as it’s a mission critical and low-cost aspect of customers’ businesses. This stability is supported by a diversified customer base and the exposure to the entire life cycle of electronics. While the near-term growth is supported by the gaining traction in 5G, the proliferation of electronic devices and the usage of data should support robust growth for Keysight’s business for the long term. In addition, as software has become a bigger component of the network and electronics, Keysight is seeing margin expansion and higher recurring revenue.

Estée Lauder Companies

Estée has been very adversely impacted by the slowdown in the Chinese economy on the mainland. In addition, with fewer Chinese travelling, Estée’s travel retail business has also been hurt. A final problem has been excess inventory in the retail channel. After COVID-19, retailers assumed there would be a big bounce in the Chinese economy and stocked up inventories. The rebound in the economy has been subpar so it will take some time for these excess inventories to be worked off. Estée Lauder Cos., Inc. manufactures and markets skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Estée Lauder sell products under the brands Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Kiton, La Mer, Donna Karan, Aveda, Jo Malone, Bumble and Bumble, Darphin, Michael Kors, American Beauty, Flirt!, GoodSkin Labs, Grassroots Research Labs, Sean John, Missoni, Tom Ford, Coach, Ojon, Smashbox and Ermenegildo Zegna. The company was founded by Estée Lauder and Joseph Lauder in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

RB Global

There was a negative reaction to the IAA acquisition announced by the company late last year. That and the subsequent management change created some headwinds around the stock price, but RB Global has continued to deliver good results. We feel the company will continue to execute on its integration and is well positioned in both is legacy business as well as the new auto salvage business. The company provides a market for selling & buying equipment through auctions and other channels. It is the dominant player in fragmented market and benefits from a scaling effect through its auction model with operational leverage as its gross auction proceeds grow. Revenue is mostly through commissions with extra revenue from auction fees and services provided at the auction (administrative, financing, inspections, etc.). It is a capital light business, generates good cash flow with double digit returns. The recent acquisition of IAA adds an opportunity in the auto salvage market, where IAA is in a duopolistic position, in a similar 2 sided network model.

Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The market price of equity securities may be affected by financial market, industry, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or on small or medium sized companies may enhance that risk. Larger companies value may not rise as much as smaller companies and larger companies may be unable to respond quickly to competitive challenges. A fund that focuses its investments in a particular industry or sector will be more sensitive to conditions that affect that industry or sector than a non-concentrated fund. Investing internationally, especially in emerging markets, involves additional risks such as currency, political, accounting, economic, and market risk.

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for a complete list of Fund holdings.

 

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
  Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS

       98.7 %         

Communication Services

       8.9 %         

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)

           3,260      $ 426,604

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)

           8,698        1,146,831

Comcast Corp. - Class A

           24,731        1,096,572
             

 

 

 
                        2,670,007
             

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

       7.0 %         

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

           8,782        1,116,368

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)

           118        363,906

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. - Class A(a)

           1,153        104,347

Home Depot (The), Inc.

           932        281,613

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

           2,423        231,687
             

 

 

 
                2,097,921
             

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

       18.6 %         

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

           3,867        1,049,968

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

           21,413        1,198,700

Hershey (The) Co.

           2,571        514,406

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

           18,386        1,275,988

PepsiCo, Inc.

           4,998        846,861

Walmart, Inc.

           4,292        686,419
             

 

 

 
                5,572,342
             

 

 

 

Financials

       20.4 %         

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a)

           2,541        890,112

CME Group, Inc.

           6,824        1,366,301

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

           11,176        1,229,584

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

           3,085        1,221,383

Progressive (The) Corp.

           3,957        551,210

Visa, Inc. - Class A

           3,601        828,266
             

 

 

 
                6,086,856
             

 

 

 

Health Care

       18.7 %         

Abbott Laboratories

           9,543        924,240

Becton Dickinson and Co.

           3,479        899,426

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

           16,109        850,555

Humana, Inc.

           1,485        722,482

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

           260        75,995

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

           1,829        925,785

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

           2,394        1,207,031
             

 

 

 
                5,605,514
             

 

 

 

Industrials

       4.3 %         

Copart, Inc.(a)

           2,118        91,265

Graco, Inc.

           3,733        272,061

RB Global, Inc.

           14,518        907,375
             

 

 

 
                1,270,701
             

 

 

 

Information Technology

       18.1 %         

Adobe, Inc.(a)

           2,279        1,162,062

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

      Percentage
of Net
Assets
  Shares    Value

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

           5,410      $ 454,386

Intuit, Inc.

           1,687        861,956

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

           1,167        154,406

KLA Corp.

           603        276,572

Microsoft Corp.

           5,185        1,637,163

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

           927        518,156

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

           729        334,589
             

 

 

 
                5,399,290
             

 

 

 

Materials

       2.7 %         

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

           1,117        284,891

Vulcan Materials Co.

           2,647        534,747
             

 

 

 
                819,638
             

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $23,427,709)

                29,522,269
             

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       2.8 %         

Northern Institutional U.S. Government Select Portfolio – Shares Class, 5.22%(b)

           839,085        839,085
             

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $839,085)

                839,085
             

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $24,266,794)

       101.5 %            30,361,354

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

       (1.5 %)            (449,350 )
             

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %          $       29,912,004
             

 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)7-day current yield as of September 30, 2023 is disclosed.

At September 30, 2023, the Fund’s investments (excluding short-term investments) were domiciled in the following countries:

 

CONCENTRATION BY COUNTRY    % OF NET ASSETS

United States

   95.7%

Canada

   3.0   

Total

   98.7%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

      Vontobel
U.S. Equity
Institutional Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost:$24,266,794)

   $ 30,361,354  

Receivable for dividends

     23,313  

Reclaims receivable

     2,527  

Receivable from investment adviser

     27,603  

Prepaid expenses

     11,678  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     30,426,475  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Securities purchased payable

     271,683  

Accounting and Administration fees payable

     151,445  

Regulatory and Compliance fees payable

     37,808  

Trustee fees payable

     596  

Accrued expenses and other payables

     52,939  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     514,471  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 29,912,004  
  

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 29,912,004  

Shares of common stock outstanding

     2,006,809  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 14.91  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 23,682,096  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     6,229,908  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $         29,912,004  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended September 30, 2023

 

 

 

      Vontobel
U.S. Equity
Institutional Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income (Net of foreign withholding tax of $5,472)

   $ 308,060  

Operating expenses:

  

Investment advisory

     116,726  

Accounting and Administration

     161,000  

Regulatory and Compliance

     149,911  

Audit fees

     34,930  

Trustees

     70,970  

Legal

     52,663  

Other

     53,570  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     639,770  

Expenses reduced by Adviser

     (488,025
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     151,745  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     156,315  
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities:

  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     214,843  

Net realized losses from foreign currency transactions

     (2

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     4,499,907  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency

     10  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains from investment activities

     4,714,758  
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $         4,871,073  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

 

 

     Vontobel
U.S. Equity
Institutional Fund
 
      2023     2022  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 156,315     $ 117,348  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment and foreign currency transactions

     214,841       1,045,059  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     4,499,917       (4,711,952
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     4,871,073       (3,549,545
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders:

    

From distributable earnings

     (982,719     (2,462,623
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends paid to shareholders

     (982,719     (2,462,623
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions (Class I Shares):

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     7,698,838       1,562,920  

Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends

     292,582       643,635  

Value of shares redeemed

     (1,314,528     (850,379
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     6,676,892       1,356,176  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     10,565,246       (4,655,992

Net assets:

    

Beginning of year

     19,346,758       24,002,750  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $       29,912,004     $       19,346,758  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions (Class I Shares):

    

Sold

     520,220       100,684  

Reinvested

     22,805       41,022  

Redeemed

     (98,074     (57,551
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change

     444,951       84,155  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the periods indicated

 

 

 

     I shares  
Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund    Year Ended
September 30,
2023
    Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    Year Ended
September 30,
2021
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 12.39     $ 16.24     $ 13.77     $ 12.35     $ 11.16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.09       0.08       0.05       0.07       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments and foreign currency

     3.05       (2.29     2.81       1.58       1.17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.14       (2.21     2.86       1.65       1.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions paid:

          

From net investment income

     (0.05     (0.06     (0.04     (0.09     (0.07

From net realized gains

     (0.57     (1.58     (0.35     (0.14      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     (0.62     (1.64     (0.39     (0.23     (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net asset value

     2.52       (3.85     2.47       1.42       1.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 14.91     $ 12.39     $ 16.24     $ 13.77     $ 12.35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     26.15     (15.76 %)      21.18     13.47     11.46

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $         29,912     $         19,347     $         24,003     $         19,816     $         15,921  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.67     0.51     0.34     0.54     0.82

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

     2.74     2.74     2.61     3.33     3.15

Portfolio turnover rate

     30.34     50.11     43.97     57.97     27.31

 

 

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) for the period ended was calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust operating under a Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) dated March 9, 2023. The Trust was formerly an Ohio business trust, which commenced operations on December 20, 2011. On March 31, 2017, the Trust was converted to a Delaware statutory trust. As an open-end registered investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08, the Trust follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies”. The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or “Board”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, at no par value, in separate series of the Trust. The Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Trust which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and commenced operations on March 27, 2018. These financial statements and notes only relate to the Fund.

The Fund is a diversified fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust and Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for 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.

 

A.

Significant accounting policies are as follows:

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Investments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the following three broad levels:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, certain short-term debt securities may be valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current value of a security, but since this valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities would be reflected as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Security prices are generally provided by an approved independent third party pricing service as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each business day on which the share price of the Fund is calculated. Equity securities listed or traded on a primary exchange are valued at the closing price, if available, or the last sales price on the primary exchange. If no sale occurred on the valuation date, the securities will be valued at the latest quotations as of the close of the primary exchange. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies. In these types of situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities, if any, are generally valued at an evaluated price provided by an approved independent pricing source. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality that mature within sixty days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

The Trustees have designated Vontobel Asset Management, Inc., as investment adviser to the Fund, as the Fund’s Valuation Designee with responsibility for establishing fair value when the price of a security is not readily available or deemed unreliable (e.g., an approved pricing service does not provide a price, a furnished price is in error, certain stale prices, or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price) according to policies approved by the Board. In addition, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The Fund identifies possible fluctuations in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an approved independent third party pricing service to fair value its international equity securities.

In the fair value situations noted above, while the Trust’s valuation policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot ensure that fair values determined pursuant to these guidelines would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold, and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Depending on the source and relative significance of the valuation inputs in these instances, the instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three fair value levels defined above:

 

Fund    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

           

Common Stocks*

   $ 29,522,269      $      $      $ 29,522,269  

Short-Term Investments

     839,085                      839,085  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $       30,361,354      $             —      $             —      $       30,361,354  
  

 

 

 

*See additional categories in the Schedule of Investments.

As of September 30, 2023 there were no Level 2 or Level 3 securities held by the Fund. There were no transfers to or from Level 3 during the year ended September 30, 2023.

CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

The functional and reporting currency for the Fund is the U.S. dollar. The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The Fund does not separately report the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in Net realized and unrealized gains (and losses) from investment activities on the Statement of Operations. The Fund may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities and may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time or through a forward foreign currency contract. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arising from sales of spot foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid are included in Net realized gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions on the Statement of Operations. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) arising from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period are included in Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency on the Statement of Operations.

 

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

The Fund may engage in spot currency transactions for the purpose of foreign security settlement and operational processes. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also may have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investments are reported as of the trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by using an identified cost basis method. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date, or as soon as the information is available.

EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS

Expenses directly attributable to a fund in the Trust are charged to that fund, while expenses that are attributable to more than one fund in theTrust are allocated among the applicable funds on a pro-rata basis to each adviser’s series of funds based on relative net assets or another reasonable basis.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders on an annual basis. The Fund intends to distribute its net realized long-term capital gains and its net realized short-term capital gains at least once a year.

Distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. treatment of certain dividend distributions, gains/losses, return of capital, redemption in-kind, etc.), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

No provision is made for Federal income taxes as the Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gain in accordance with the Code.

As of September 30, 2023, the Fund did not have uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure based on an evaluation of all open tax years for all major tax jurisdictions. The Fund’s tax return for the tax years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Interest or penalties incurred, if any, on future unknown, uncertain tax positions taken by the Fund will be recorded as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Management 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 12 months.

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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

OTHER RISKS

The Fund is subject to market risk, which is the risk that the value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions, disruptions to business operations and supply chains, and staffing shortages. The net asset value of the Fund will fluctuate based on changes in the value of the securities in which the Fund invests. The price of securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes. Security prices in general may decline over short or even extended periods of time. Factors such as domestic and international economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels and political events affect the securities markets. The increasing interconnectivity between global economies and financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Continuing uncertainties about interest rates, armed conflicts, rising government debt, political events, trade tensions and economic sanctions also contribute to market volatility. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform due to inflation (or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters, pandemics (such as COVID-19), epidemics, climate change or climate-related events, terrorism, regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions.

 

B.

Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Vontobel”), which is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, to provide investment advisory services to the Fund. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an annual fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets as set forth in the following table. The total fees incurred by the Fund pursuant to the Agreement is reflected as “Investment advisory” fees on the Statement of Operations. In addition, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that Total Annual Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, interest, taxes, short sale dividends and financing costs associated with the use of the cash proceeds on securities sold short, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses) exceed the rate in the table below.

 

Fund    Class      Advisory Fee                          Expense
Limitation

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

   Class I      0.50% on first $500 million      0.65%
       

0.45% on assets over $500 million

    

The expense limitation agreement is effective until January 28, 2024. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, interest, taxes, short sale dividends and financing costs associated with the use of the cash proceeds on securities sold short, litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted principles) to exceed the current expense limitation at the time of repayment or the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. The agreement to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses automatically renews annually from year to year on the effective date of each subsequent annual update to the Fund’s registration statement, until such time as the Adviser provides written notice of non-renewal, and will terminate automatically upon termination of the Agreement.

 

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund incurred advisory fees payable to Vontobel, expense waivers/reimbursements from Vontobel and paid expense recoupments to Vontobel as follows:

 

Fund    Advisory
Fee to
Vontobel
     Expenses
Reduced
by Vontobel
     Advisory Waivers
Recouped
by Vontobel
 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

   $           116,726      $           488,025      $                 —  

The balances of recoverable expenses to Vontobel by the Fund at September 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

For the:    Expiring    Vontobel  

Year Ended September 30, 2021

   September 30, 2024    $ 444,141  

Year Ended September 30, 2022

   September 30, 2025      481,888  

Year Ended September 30, 2023

   September 30, 2026      488,025  
     

 

 

 

Balances of Recoverable Expenses to the Adviser

      $ 1,414,054  
     

 

 

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) provides distribution services to the Fund pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Under its agreement with the Trust, the Distributor acts as an agent of the Trust in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund on a continuous basis. The Adviser, at its own expense, pays the Distributor $50,000 annually and reimburses for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund.

The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) serves as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian, and fund accounting agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreements with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. The Fund has agreed to pay Northern Trust a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, and certain per account and transaction charges. The Fund is subject to a minimum annual fee of $150,000 relating to these services, and reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund, as well as other charges for additional service activities. Total fees paid to Northern Trust pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Accounting and Administration” fees on the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“Foreside”, d/b/a ACA Group) provides compliance and financial control services for the Fund pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, d/b/a ACA Group including providing certain officers to the Fund. The Fund has agreed to pay Foreside a tiered basis-point fee based on the Fund’s daily net assets, subject to an overall minimum annual fee of $150,000 for these services, and reimburse for certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund. Total fees paid to Foreside pursuant to these agreements are reflected as “Regulatory and Compliance” fees on the Statement of Operations.

The officers of theTrust are affiliated with Foreside, NorthernTrust, or the Distributor and receive no compensation directly from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Through March 31, 2023, the Trust paid each Trustee who is not an “interested person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (each, an “Independent Trustee” and, collectively, the “Independent Trustees”) compensation for their services based on an annual retainer of $125,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. Effective April 1, 2023, the Trust pays an annual retainer of $132,000 and reimbursement for certain expenses. If there are more than six meetings in a year, additional meeting fees may apply. For the year ended September 30, 2023, the aggregate Trustee compensation paid by the Trust was $416,750. The amount of total Trustee compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses allocated from the Trust to the Fund is reflected as “Trustees” fees on the Statement of Operations.

 

C.

Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2023, the aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Fund were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost of Purchases      Proceeds from sales  

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

   $       12,561,684      $         7,066,084  

 

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

 

 

 

D.

Federal Income Tax

As of September 30, 2023, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost     

Gross

Unrealized
Appreciation

     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

   $     24,409,769      $       6,042,139      $       (90,554   $       5,951,585  

The difference between the tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost is primarily due to wash sale loss deferrals.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the latest tax years ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 for the Fund were as follows:

 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund    Ordinary Income      Net Long
Term Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Tax Return
of Capital
     Total Distributions
Paid
 

2023

   $ 74,211      $ 908,508      $ 982,719      $      $ 982,719  

2022

   $         625,176      $         1,837,447      $         2,462,623      $             —      $         2,462,623  

As of the latest tax year ended September 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
     Undistributed Long
Term Capital
Gains
     Accumulated
Earnings
     Distributions
Payable
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings
 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

     $104,526        $173,797        $278,323        $ —        $ —        $5,951,585        $6,229,908  

 

E.

Concentration by Ownership

A significant portion of the Fund’s shares may be held in a limited number of shareholder accounts including in certain omnibus or institutional accounts which typically hold shares for the benefit of other underlying investors. To the extent that a shareholder or group of shareholders redeem a significant portion of the shares issued by the Fund, this could have a disruptive impact on the efficient implementation of the Fund’s investment strategy.

In addition, as of September 30, 2023, the Adviser or Adviser affiliates held outstanding shares of the Fund as follows:

 

Fund    Class      %
Ownership
 

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

     I shares        63.5  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Advisers Investment Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2023, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting Advisers Investment Trust) at September 30, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor on one or more investment companies in the Trust since 2013.

New York, New York

November 17, 2023

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A.

Other Federal Tax Information

Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (the “Act”), the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 are designated as Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”), as defined in the Act, subject to reduced tax rates in 2023:

 

      QDI Percentage  

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

     100

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the Fund qualifies for the Dividends-Received Deduction (“DRD”) for corporate shareholders:

 

      Corporate
DRD Percentage
 

US Equity Institutional Fund

         100

 

B.

Summary of Fund Holdings as of September 30, 2023

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

 

Market Exposure  
Equity Securities    % of Net Assets  

Software

     15.1

Medical Equipment & Devices

     12.4  

Institutional Financial Services

     8.7  

Technology Services

     6.9  

Beverages

     6.8  

Internet Media & Services

     6.4  

Health Care Facilities & Services

     6.4  

Food

     6.0  

Retail - Consumer Staples

     5.8  

Insurance

     4.8  

Cable & Satellite

     3.7  

E-Commerce Discretionary

     3.7  

Industrial Support Services

     3.0  

Electrical Equipment

     2.0  

Construction Materials

     1.8  

Retail - Discretionary

     1.3  
Market Exposure  
Equity Securities    % of Net Assets  

Chemicals

     1.0

Machinery

     0.9  

Semiconductors

     0.9  

Apparel & Textile Products

     0.8  

Wholesale - Discretionary

     0.3  

Total

     98.7
Equity  
Issuer    % of Net Assets  

Microsoft Corp.

     5.5

CME Group, Inc.

     4.6  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

     4.3  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     4.1  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

     4.1  

Total

     22.6
 
C.

Expense Examples

As a Fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at April 1, 2023 and held for the entire period through September 30, 2023.

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

The Actual Expense Example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The Hypothetical Expense Example below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 the 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.

 

             Expense
        Ratio
  

Beginning Account
Value

4/1/2023

    

Ending Account
Value

9/30/2023

    

    Expenses Paid    

    4/1/23–9/30/23*    

 

Actual

  0.65%            $ 1,000.00      $ 1,085.10      $ 3.40  

Hypothetical

  0.65%            $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.81      $ 3.29  

*Actual expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the actual number of operational days in the most recent half fiscal year (183), and divided by the number of days in the current year (365).

 

D.

Other Information

Investors may obtain a copy of the proxy voting policies and procedures by writing to the Trust in the name of the Fund c/o The Northern Trust Company, P.O. Box 4766, Chicago, Illinois 60680-4766 or by calling the Fund at 866-252-5393 (toll free) or 312-630-6583. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust at 866-252-5393 (toll free) or 312-630-6583 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available to shareholders upon written request or by calling the Fund at 866-252-5393 (toll free).

 

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VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

E.

Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Independent Trustee.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

 

Position(s)

Held with
the Trust

 

Term of

Office/Length

of Time Served

  Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen
by Trustee
 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Robert Gordon

Year of Birth: 1961

  Trustee  

Indefinite/January

2022 to present

  Independent Director, VAM Funds Luxembourg, 2018 to present; Independent Director, Anchor Capital Advisors, 2020 to present; Independent Director, Trust Company of Illinois, 2019 to 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer, Driehaus Capital Management, 2006 to 2017.   9   VAM Funds Luxembourg, Anchor Capital Advisors, Trust Company of Illinois

D’Ray Moore

Year of Birth: 1959

  Trustee  

Indefinite/July

2011 to present

  Independent Trustee, Diamond Hill Funds, 2007 to 2022; Chairperson, Diamond Hill Funds, 2014 to 2022.   9  

Diamond Hill Funds

(retired 2022)

Steven R. Sutermeister

Year of Birth: 1954

  Trustee  

Indefinite/July

2011 to present

  President, Vadar Capital LLC, 2008 to 2017.   9   None

 

1

The mailing address of each Trustee is 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603.

The following table provides information regarding each officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

 

Position(s)

Held with
the Trust

 

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

  Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen
by Trustee
 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5

Years

Barbara J. Nelligan

Year of Birth: 1969

  President  

Indefinite/ August

2017 to present

  Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2018 to present; Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services Product Management, The Northern Trust Company, 2007 to 2018.   N/A   N/A

Rodney L. Ruehle

Year of Birth: 1968

  Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer  

Indefinite/March

2019 to present

  Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (formerly Foreside Compliance Services, LLC) (financial services), 2016 to 2022.   N/A   N/A

 

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ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST

VONTOBEL U.S. EQUITY INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth1

 

Position(s)
Held with

the Trust

 

Term of Office/

Length of Time

Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in the
Trust Overseen
by Trustee
 

Other
Directorships

Held by Trustee
During Past 5
Years

Kara M. Schneider

Year of Birth: 1973

  Secretary  

Indefinite/

March 2023

to present

  Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2021 to present; Manager, Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC, 2017 to 2021; Assistant Secretary of Advisers Investment Trust, 2021 to March 2023.   N/A   N/A

Troy A. Sheets

Year of Birth: 1971

  Treasurer  

Indefinite/January

2022 to present

  Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Senior Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, 2011 to 2021; Assistant Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.   N/A   N/A

Tracy L. Dotolo

Year of Birth: 1976

  Assistant Treasurer  

Indefinite/

January 2022 to

present

  Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group, 2022 to present; Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC, 2016 to 2022; Treasurer of Advisers Investment Trust, May 2021 to December 2021.   N/A   N/A

Stefania C. Suciu

Year of Birth: 1979

  Assistant Secretary  

Indefinite/March

2023 to present

  Second Vice President, Global Fund Services Fund Governance Solutions, The Northern Trust Company, 2015 to present.   N/A   N/A

 

1

The mailing address of Messrs. Ruehle and Sheets and Ms. Dotolo is 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. The mailing address of Mses. Nelligan, Schneider, and Suciu is 333 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free 866-252-5393.

 

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Vontobel U.S. Equity

Institutional Fund

(A series of the Advisers Investment Trust)

Privacy Policy

SAFEGUARDING PRIVACY

We recognize and respect the privacy expectations of each of our investors and we believe the confidentiality and protection of investor information is one of our fundamental responsibilities. New technologies have dramatically changed the way information is gathered and used, but our continuing commitment to preserving the security and confidentiality of investor information has remained a core value of the Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We may collect information about our customers to help identify you, evaluate your application, service and manage your account and offer services and products you may find valuable. We collect this information from a variety of sources including:

 

 

Information we receive from you on applications or other forms (e.g. your name, address, date of birth, social security number and investment information);

 

 

Information about your transactions and experiences with us and our affiliates (e.g. your account balance, transaction history and investment selections); and

 

 

Information we obtain from third parties regarding their brokerage, investment advisory, custodial or other relationship with you (e.g. your account number, account balance and transaction history.

INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may disclose all non-public personal information we collect, as described above, to companies (including affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, including those that assist us in responding to inquiries, processing transactions, preparing and mailing account statements and other forms of shareholder services provided they use the information solely for these purposes and they enter into a confidentiality agreements regarding the information.

INFORMATION WE MAY SHARE WITH AFFILIATES

If we have affiliates which are financial service providers that offer investment advisory, brokerage and other financial services, we may (subject to Board approval) share information among our affiliates to better assist you in achieving your financial goals.

SAFEGUARDING CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We will safeguard, according to federal standards of security and confidentiality, any non-public personal information our customers share with us.

We will limit the collection and use of non-public customer information to the minimum necessary to deliver superior service to our customers which includes advising our customers about our products and services and to administer our business.

We will permit only authorized employees who are trained in the proper handling of non-public customer information to have access to that information.

We will not reveal non-public customer information to any external organization unless we have previously informed the customer in disclosures or agreements, have been authorized by the customer or are required by law or our regulators.

We value you as a customer and take your personal privacy seriously. We will inform you of our policies for collecting, using, securing and sharing nonpublic personal information the first time we do business and every year that you are a customer of the Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund or anytime we make a material change to our privacy policy.


Investment Adviser

Vontobel Asset Management, Inc.

1540 Broadway

38th Floor

New York, New York 10036

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, New York 10001-8604

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

3 Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, Maine 04101

For Additional Information, call

866-252-5393 (toll free) or 312-630-6583


(b) Not applicable.

 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

As of September 30, 2023, the registrant had adopted a “code of ethics” (as such term is defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR) that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. This code is filed as Exhibit 13(a)(1) hereto. There were no substantive amendments or waivers to the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as such term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The “audit committee financial expert” is Mr. Steven R. Sutermeister, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)

Audit Fees

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2023: $24,200

2022: $23,050

State Farm Funds

2023: $128,940

2022: $122,800

The fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relate to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and letters for the filings of the registrant’s Form N-CEN and Form N-1A.

Vontobel U.S Equity Institutional Fund

2023: $29,000

2022: $28,000

The fees paid to Ernst & Young LLP relate to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and letters for the filings of the registrant’s Form N-CEN and Form N-1A.

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2023: $40,000

2022: $34,400

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2023: $28,600

2022: $27,300

The fees paid to Deloitte & Touche LLP relate to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and letters for the filings of the registrant’s Form N-CEN and Form N-1A.


(b)

Audit-Related Fees

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2023: $0

2022: $0

State Farm Funds

2023: $0

2022: $0

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

2023: $0

2022: $0

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2023: $0

2022: $0

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2023: $0

2022: $0

 

(c)

Tax Fees

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2023: $6,115

2022: $5,825

State Farm Funds

2023: $27,760

2022: $26,040

The fees to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relate to the preparation of the registrant’s tax returns, review of annual distributions, and additional tax provision support fees.

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

2023: $7,150

2022: $6,930

The fees to Ernst & Young LLP relate to the preparation of the registrant’s tax returns, review of annual distributions, and additional tax provision support fees.    

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2023: $7,000

2022: $6,700


NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2023: $3,600

2022: $3,400

The fees to Deloitte & Touche LLP relate to the preparation of the registrant’s tax returns, review of annual distributions and additional tax provision support services.

 

(d)

All Other Fees

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2023: $0

2022: $0

State Farm Funds

2023: $0

2022: $0

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

2023: $0

2022: $0

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2023: $0

2022: $0

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2023: $0

2022: $0

(e)(1) Except as permitted by rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of regulation S-X the registrant’s audit committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent accountants relating to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to the registrant, the audit committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.

 

(e)(2)

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2023: 0%

2022: 0%

State Farm Funds

2023: 0%

2022: 0%

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

2023: 0%

2022: 0%

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2023: 0%

2022: 0%


NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2023: 0%

2022: 0%

 

(f)

Not applicable.

 

(g)

Independent Franchise Partners US Equity Fund

2023: $6,115

2022: $5,825

State Farm Funds

2023:$27,760

2022: $26,040

Vontobel U.S. Equity Institutional Fund

2023: $7,150

2022: $6,930

River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund

2023: $7,000

2022: $6,700

NTAM Treasury Assets Fund

2023: $3,600

2022: $3,400

(h) The Audit Committee considered the non-audit services rendered to each of the registrant’s investment advisers and believes the services are compatible with each principal accountant’s independence.

(i) The registrant has not been identified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as having filed an annual report issued by a registered public accounting firm branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction where the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect or completely investigate because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.

(j) The registrant is not a foreign issuer.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

The Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included in the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(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.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(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 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.

 

(a)(1)

The Code of Ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is filed herewith.

 

(a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are filed herewith.

 

(a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) is 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.

Advisers Investment Trust

 

By:   /s/Troy A. Sheets            
  Troy A. Sheets
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date:           November 29, 2023

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:   /s/Barbara J. Nelligan                        
  Barbara J. Nelligan
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:   November 29, 2023
By:   /s/Troy A. Sheets            
  Troy A. Sheets
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date:           November 29, 2023