OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number: 3235-0570
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Investment Company Act file number
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811-22680
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225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinnati, Ohio
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45246
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Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
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(513) 587-3400
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Date of fiscal year end:
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November 30, 2014
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Date of reporting period:
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November 30, 2014
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LYRICAL FUNDS
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS |
January 6, 2015
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Average Annual Total Returns(a)
(for the periods ended November 30, 2014)
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1 Year
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Since Inception(b)
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Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund - Institutional Class
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19.41%
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31.49%
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Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund - Investor Class
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n/a
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10.83%(c)
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S&P 500® Index(d)
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16.86%
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22.05%(e)
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(a)
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The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
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(b)
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Commencement of operations for Institutional Class shares was February 4, 2013. Commencement of operations for Investor Class shares was February 25, 2014.
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(c)
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Not annualized.
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(d)
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The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large companies that is widely used as a barometer of U.S. stock market performance. The index is unmanaged and shown for illustration purposes only. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.
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(e)
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Represents the period from February 4, 2013, (date of commencement of operations of Institutional Class shares) through November 30, 2014.
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Total Returns(a)
(for the period ended November 30, 2014)
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Since Inception(b)
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Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund - Institutional Class
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(1.90%)
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Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund - Investor Class
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(2.00%)
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S&P 500® Index(c)
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5.40%
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(a)
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The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
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(b)
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Commencement of operations for Institutional Class and Investor Class shares was July 14, 2014.
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(c)
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The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large companies that is widely used as a barometer of U.S. stock market performance. The index is unmanaged and shown for illustration purposes only. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.
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Security Description
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% of
Net Assets |
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Avago Technologies Ltd.
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4.8%
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Symantec Corporation
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4.4%
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Raytheon Company
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4.4%
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WellPoint, Inc.
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4.4%
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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4.2%
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Aetna, Inc.
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4.1%
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Western Digital Corporation
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4.1%
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Comcast Corporation - Class A
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4.0%
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Liberty Interactive Corporation - Series A
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4.0%
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TE Connectivity Ltd.
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4.0%
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*
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The percentages above for Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund represent the net percentages for the Fund and are computed by taking the net dollar exposure, including short positions, and dividing by the net assets of the Fund.
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Security Description
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% of
Net Assets |
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Avago Technologies Ltd.
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5.0%
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Raytheon Company
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4.4%
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WellPoint, Inc.
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4.4%
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Symantec Corporation
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4.4%
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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4.2%
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Comcast Corporation - Class A
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4.2%
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Aetna, Inc.
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4.1%
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Western Digital Corporation
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4.1%
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TE Connectivity Ltd.
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4.1%
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Liberty Interactive Corporation - Series A
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4.0%
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LYRICAL U.S. VALUE EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2014 |
||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.4%
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Shares
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Value
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||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 16.7%
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||||||||
Auto Components — 6.0%
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||||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The)
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445,094
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$
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12,200,026
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|||||
Johnson Controls, Inc.
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429,373
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21,468,650
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||||||
33,668,676
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||||||||
Household Durables — 2.7%
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||||||||
Jarden Corporation (a)
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335,072
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14,793,407
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||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 4.0%
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||||||||
Liberty Interactive Corporation - Series A (a)
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757,700
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22,086,955
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Media — 4.0%
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||||||||
Comcast Corporation - Class A
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395,364
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22,551,563
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Energy — 9.2%
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||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.2%
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||||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
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263,906
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17,692,258
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||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.0%
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||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc.
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193,977
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16,821,686
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||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc.
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534,421
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16,882,359
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33,704,045
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Financials — 15.4%
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||||||||
Capital Markets — 4.2%
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||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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176,173
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23,214,316
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||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 2.4%
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||||||||
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)
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299,369
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13,444,662
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Insurance — 8.8%
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||||||||
Aflac, Inc.
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345,145
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20,615,511
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||||||
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
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131,885
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6,768,338
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Assurant, Inc.
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125,259
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8,466,256
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||||||
Willis Group Holdings plc
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312,828
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13,360,884
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||||||
49,210,989
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Health Care — 8.5%
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||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 8.5%
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||||||||
Aetna, Inc.
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262,143
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22,869,355
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||||||
WellPoint, Inc.
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189,222
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24,203,386
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||||||
47,072,741
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LYRICAL U.S. VALUE EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
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COMMON STOCKS — 98.4% (Continued)
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Shares
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Value
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Industrials — 17.7%
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Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%
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Raytheon Company
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226,880
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$
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24,208,096
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Construction & Engineering — 1.0%
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AECOM Technology Corporation (a)
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180,743
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5,785,584
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Electrical Equipment — 3.5%
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Eaton Corporation plc
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284,041
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19,266,501
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Road & Rail — 5.2%
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Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)
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184,258
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11,083,119
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Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)
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749,994
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17,804,857
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28,887,976
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 3.6%
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AerCap Holdings N.V. (a)
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370,831
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16,431,522
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MRC Global, Inc. (a)
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179,268
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3,623,006
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20,054,528
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Information Technology — 26.6%
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 7.8%
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Corning, Inc.
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1,006,061
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21,147,402
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TE Connectivity Ltd.
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343,700
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22,065,540
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43,212,942
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IT Services — 3.2%
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Western Union Company (The)
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942,777
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17,516,797
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.8%
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Avago Technologies Ltd.
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286,486
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26,757,792
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Software — 4.4%
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Symantec Corporation
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937,014
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24,446,695
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.4%
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Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A
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105,577
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4,525,030
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NCR Corporation (a)
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286,741
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8,501,871
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Western Digital Corporation
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219,655
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22,683,772
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35,710,673
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Materials — 4.3%
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||||||||
Chemicals — 3.0%
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Celanese Corporation - Series A
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273,908
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16,453,654
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LYRICAL U.S. VALUE EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
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COMMON STOCKS — 98.4% (Continued)
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Shares
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Value
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||||||
Materials — 4.3% (Continued)
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||||||||
Containers & Packaging — 1.3%
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||||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a)
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289,863
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$
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7,432,087
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $500,927,862)
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$
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547,172,937
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.6%
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Shares
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Value
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||||||
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio - Class I, 0.05% (b) (Cost $8,659,444)
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8,659,444
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$
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8,659,444
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|||||
Total Investments at Value — 100.0% (Cost $509,587,306)
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$
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555,832,381
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Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0% (c)
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221,537
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|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0%
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$
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556,053,918
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(a)
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Non-income producing security.
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(b)
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The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2014.
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(c)
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Amount rounds to less than 0.1%
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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LYRICAL U.S. HEDGED VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS November 30, 2014 |
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COMMON STOCKS — 100.6%
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Shares
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Value
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||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 17.1%
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||||||||
Auto Components — 6.2%
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||||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The) (a)
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999
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$
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27,383
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|||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. (a)
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950
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47,500
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||||||
74,883
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||||||||
Household Durables — 2.7%
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||||||||
Jarden Corporation (a) (b)
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749
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33,046
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||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 4.0%
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||||||||
Liberty Interactive Corporation - Series A (a) (b)
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1,663
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48,476
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||||||
Media — 4.2%
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||||||||
Comcast Corporation - Class A (a)
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878
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50,081
|
||||||
Energy — 9.4%
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||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.2%
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||||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)
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576
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38,615
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||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.2%
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||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. (a)
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427
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37,029
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||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. (a)
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1,183
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37,371
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||||||
74,400
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||||||||
Financials — 15.8%
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||||||||
Capital Markets — 4.2%
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||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (a)
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390
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51,390
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||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 2.5%
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||||||||
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The) (a)
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667
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29,955
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||||||
Insurance — 9.1%
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||||||||
Aflac, Inc. (a)
|
770
|
45,992
|
||||||
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (a)
|
296
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15,191
|
||||||
Assurant, Inc. (a)
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280
|
18,925
|
||||||
Willis Group Holdings plc (a)
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697
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29,769
|
||||||
109,877
|
||||||||
Health Care — 8.5%
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||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 8.5%
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||||||||
Aetna, Inc. (a)
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574
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50,076
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||||||
WellPoint, Inc. (a)
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414
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52,955
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||||||
103,031
|
LYRICAL U.S. HEDGED VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 100.6% (Continued)
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Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Industrials — 18.2%
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||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%
|
||||||||
Raytheon Company (a)
|
502
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$
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53,564
|
|||||
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%
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||||||||
AECOM Technology Corporation (a) (b)
|
411
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13,156
|
||||||
Electrical Equipment — 3.6%
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||||||||
Eaton Corporation plc (a)
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631
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42,801
|
||||||
Road & Rail — 5.4%
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||||||||
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) (b)
|
414
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24,902
|
||||||
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)
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1,673
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39,717
|
||||||
64,619
|
||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 3.7%
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||||||||
AerCap Holdings N.V. (a) (b)
|
830
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36,777
|
||||||
MRC Global, Inc. (a) (b)
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400
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8,084
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||||||
44,861
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||||||||
Information Technology — 27.2%
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||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 8.0%
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||||||||
Corning, Inc. (a)
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2,218
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46,622
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||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)
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767
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49,242
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||||||
95,864
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||||||||
IT Services — 3.2%
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||||||||
Western Union Company (The) (a)
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2,104
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39,092
|
||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.0%
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||||||||
Avago Technologies Ltd. (a)
|
642
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59,963
|
||||||
Software — 4.4%
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||||||||
Symantec Corporation (a)
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2,027
|
52,884
|
||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.6%
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||||||||
Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A (a)
|
245
|
10,501
|
||||||
NCR Corporation (b)
|
657
|
19,480
|
||||||
Western Digital Corporation (a)
|
484
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49,983
|
||||||
79,964
|
||||||||
Materials — 4.4%
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||||||||
Chemicals — 3.0%
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||||||||
Celanese Corporation - Series A (a)
|
609
|
36,583
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LYRICAL U.S. HEDGED VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 100.6% (Continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Materials — 4.4% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Containers & Packaging — 1.4%
|
||||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) (b)
|
647
|
$
|
16,589
|
|||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,213,695)
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$
|
1,213,694
|
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.0%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio (The) - Institutional Shares, 0.06%(c) (Cost $11,851)
|
11,851
|
$
|
11,851
|
|||||
Total Investments at Value — 101.6% (Cost $1,225,546)
|
$
|
1,225,545
|
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.6%)
|
(19,863
|
)(d)
|
||||||
Net Assets — 100.0%
|
$
|
1,205,682
|
(a)
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All or a portion of the shares have been committed as collateral for open short positions (Note 2).
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(b)
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Non-income producing security.
|
(c)
|
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2014.
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(d)
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Includes cash held as margin deposits for open short positions.
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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LYRICAL U.S. HEDGED VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT November 30, 2014 |
||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 50.1%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The)
|
1,371
|
$
|
98,452
|
|||||
Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The)
|
768
|
61,302
|
||||||
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The)
|
4,861
|
118,608
|
||||||
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The)
|
739
|
51,427
|
||||||
Industrial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The)
|
2,590
|
147,397
|
||||||
Materials Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The)
|
376
|
18,484
|
||||||
Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (The)
|
2,559
|
108,732
|
||||||
Total Securities Sold Short — 50.1% (Proceeds $587,482)
|
$
|
604,402
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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LYRICAL FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES November 30, 2014 |
||||||||
Lyrical U.S.
Value
Equity Fund
|
Lyrical U.S.
Hedged
Value Fund
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Investments in securities:
|
||||||||
At acquisition cost
|
$
|
509,587,306
|
$
|
1,225,546
|
||||
At value (Note 2)
|
$
|
555,832,381
|
$
|
1,225,545
|
||||
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short (Note 2)
|
—
|
580,640
|
||||||
Cash
|
136,911
|
283
|
||||||
Dividends receivable
|
568,515
|
1,249
|
||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold
|
272,405
|
150
|
||||||
Receivable from Adviser (Note 4)
|
—
|
9,116
|
||||||
Other assets
|
33,996
|
4,778
|
||||||
Total Assets
|
556,844,208
|
1,821,761
|
||||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
Securities sold short, at value (Note 2) (proceeds $0 and $587,482, respectively)
|
—
|
604,402
|
||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed
|
58,053
|
—
|
||||||
Payable to Adviser (Note 4)
|
613,540
|
—
|
||||||
Payable to administrator (Note 4)
|
55,050
|
7,520
|
||||||
Accrued brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2)
|
—
|
218
|
||||||
Other accrued expenses
|
63,647
|
3,939
|
||||||
Total Liabilities
|
790,290
|
616,079
|
||||||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
556,053,918
|
$
|
1,205,682
|
||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
497,993,613
|
$
|
1,225,627
|
||||
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from security transactions
|
11,815,230
|
(3,024
|
)
|
|||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
46,245,075
|
(1
|
)
|
|||||
Short positions
|
—
|
(16,920
|
)
|
|||||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
556,053,918
|
$
|
1,205,682
|
||||
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:
|
||||||||
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
|
||||||||
Net assets applicable to Institutional Class
|
$
|
547,021,364
|
$
|
591,283
|
||||
Institutional Class shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
|
33,573,447
|
60,288
|
||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)
|
$
|
16.29
|
$
|
9.81
|
||||
INVESTOR CLASS
|
||||||||
Net assets applicable to Investor Class
|
$
|
9,032,554
|
$
|
614,399
|
||||
Investor Class shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
|
555,194
|
62,703
|
||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)
|
$
|
16.27
|
$
|
9.80
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Year Ended November 30, 2014(a) |
||||||||
Lyrical U.S.
Value
Equity Fund
|
Lyrical U.S.
Hedged
Value Fund
|
|||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME
|
||||||||
Dividend income
|
$
|
4,952,553
|
$
|
6,200
|
||||
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends
|
(55,663
|
)
|
(64
|
)
|
||||
Total Investment Income
|
4,896,890
|
6,136
|
||||||
EXPENSES
|
||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
|
4,231,589
|
6,560
|
||||||
Administration fees (Note 4)
|
309,402
|
9,000
|
||||||
Registration and filing fees
|
101,207
|
4,975
|
||||||
Custody and bank service fees
|
75,458
|
3,934
|
||||||
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
|
64,509
|
11,291
|
||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4)
|
48,148
|
9,000
|
||||||
Professional fees
|
37,055
|
6,750
|
||||||
Compliance fees (Note 4)
|
36,026
|
4,527
|
||||||
Postage and supplies
|
9,960
|
1,978
|
||||||
Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 4)
|
8,247
|
3,422
|
||||||
Printing of shareholder reports
|
10,094
|
1,080
|
||||||
Distribution fees - Investor Class (Note 4)
|
9,150
|
515
|
||||||
Insurance expense
|
3,817
|
1,483
|
||||||
Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note 2)
|
—
|
2,538
|
||||||
Prime brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2)
|
—
|
1,023
|
||||||
Other expenses
|
8,920
|
2,825
|
||||||
Total Expenses
|
4,953,582
|
70,901
|
||||||
Advisory fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements by Adviser (Note 4)
|
(41,110
|
)
|
(59,418
|
)
|
||||
Net Expenses
|
4,912,472
|
11,483
|
||||||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS
|
(15,582
|
)
|
(5,347
|
)
|
||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) from:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
11,870,000
|
5,822
|
||||||
Securities sold short
|
—
|
(3,499
|
)
|
|||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
37,708,433
|
(1
|
)
|
|||||
Securities sold short
|
—
|
(16,920
|
)
|
|||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
49,578,433
|
(14,598
|
)
|
|||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
49,562,851
|
$
|
(19,945
|
)
|
(a)
|
Except for Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund, which represents the period from the commencement of operations (July 14, 2014) through November 30, 2014.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL U.S. VALUE EQUITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
||||||||
Year
Ended
November 30,
2014
|
Period
Ended
November 30,
2013(a)
|
|||||||
FROM OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
$
|
(15,582
|
)
|
$
|
1,559
|
|||
Net realized gains from security transactions
|
11,870,000
|
1,188,251
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
37,708,433
|
8,536,642
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
49,562,851
|
9,726,452
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
From net investment income, Institutional Class
|
(17,629
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
From net realized gains, Institutional Class
|
(1,211,369
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
|
(1,228,998
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Institutional Class
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
460,875,190
|
96,196,301
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
|
1,000,129
|
—
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(60,859,243
|
)
|
(7,974,697
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in Institutional Class net assets from capital share transactions
|
401,016,076
|
88,221,604
|
||||||
Investor Class
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
11,209,228
|
—
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(2,453,295
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Net increase in Investor Class net assets from capital share transactions
|
8,755,933
|
—
|
||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
458,105,862
|
97,948,056
|
||||||
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
97,948,056
|
—
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
556,053,918
|
$
|
97,948,056
|
||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,559
|
(a)
|
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (February 4, 2013) through November 30, 2013.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL U.S. VALUE EQUITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued) |
||||||||
Year
Ended
November 30,
2014
|
Period
Ended
November 30,
2013(a)
|
|||||||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
|
||||||||
Institutional Class
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
30,358,655
|
7,762,389
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
|
68,785
|
—
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(3,961,000
|
)
|
(655,382
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
26,466,440
|
7,107,007
|
||||||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period
|
7,107,007
|
—
|
||||||
Shares outstanding at end of period
|
33,573,447
|
7,107,007
|
||||||
Investor Class
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
712,342
|
—
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(157,148
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
555,194
|
—
|
||||||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Shares outstanding at end of period
|
555,194
|
—
|
(a)
|
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (February 4, 2013) through November 30, 2013.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL U.S. HEDGED VALUE FUND
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
||||
Period
Ended
November 30,
2014(a)
|
||||
FROM OPERATIONS
|
||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(5,347
|
)
|
|
Net realized gains (losses) from:
|
||||
Investments
|
5,822
|
|||
Securities sold short
|
(3,499
|
)
|
||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
|
||||
Investments
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Securities sold short
|
(16,920
|
)
|
||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
|
(19,945
|
)
|
||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||
Institutional Class
|
||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
600,000
|
|||
Investor Class
|
||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
668,686
|
|||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(43,059
|
)
|
||
Net increase in Investor Class net assets from capital share transactions
|
625,627
|
|||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
1,205,682
|
|||
NET ASSETS
|
||||
Beginning of period
|
—
|
|||
End of period
|
$
|
1,205,682
|
||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
$
|
—
|
||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
|
||||
Institutional Class
|
||||
Shares sold
|
60,288
|
|||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period
|
—
|
|||
Shares outstanding at end of period
|
60,288
|
|||
Investor Class
|
||||
Shares sold
|
67,265
|
|||
Shares redeemed
|
(4,562
|
)
|
||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
62,703
|
|||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period
|
—
|
|||
Shares outstanding at end of period
|
62,703
|
(a)
|
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (July 14, 2014) through November 30, 2014.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL U.S. VALUE EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
||||||||
Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period:
|
||||||||
Year
Ended November 30,
2014
|
Period
Ended November 30,
2013(a)
|
|||||||
Net asset value at beginning of period
|
$
|
13.78
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
(0.00
|
)(b)
|
0.00
|
(b)
|
||||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments
|
2.66
|
3.78
|
||||||
Total from investment operations
|
2.66
|
3.78
|
||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.00
|
)(b)
|
—
|
|||||
Distributions from net realized gains
|
(0.15
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Total distributions
|
(0.15
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Net asset value at end of period
|
$
|
16.29
|
$
|
13.78
|
||||
Total return (c)
|
19.41
|
%
|
37.80
|
%(d)
|
||||
Net assets at end of period (000's)
|
$
|
547,021
|
$
|
97,948
|
||||
Ratios/supplementary data:
|
||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.93
|
%(e)
|
||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (f)
|
1.44
|
%
|
1.45
|
%(e)
|
||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (f)
|
(0.00
|
%)(g)
|
0.01
|
%(e)
|
||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
20
|
%
|
26
|
%(d)
|
(a)
|
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (February 4, 2013) through November 30, 2013.
|
(b)
|
Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
|
(c)
|
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.
|
(d)
|
Not annualized.
|
(e)
|
Annualized.
|
(f)
|
Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements (Note 4).
|
(g)
|
Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL U.S. VALUE EQUITY FUND
INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
||||
Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period:
|
||||
Period
Ended November 30, 2014(a) |
||||
Net asset value at beginning of period
|
$
|
14.68
|
||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.01
|
)
|
||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments
|
1.60
|
|||
Total from investment operations
|
1.59
|
|||
Net asset value at end of period
|
$
|
16.27
|
||
Total return (b)
|
10.83
|
%(c)
|
||
Net assets at end of period (000's)
|
$
|
9,033
|
||
Ratios/supplementary data:
|
||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets
|
2.39
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)
|
1.70
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e)
|
(0.18
|
%)(d)
|
||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
20
|
%(c)(f)
|
(a)
|
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (February 25, 2014) through November 30, 2014.
|
(b)
|
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.
|
(c)
|
Not annualized.
|
(d)
|
Annualized.
|
(e)
|
Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements (Note 4).
|
(f)
|
Represents the year ended November 30, 2014.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL U.S. HEDGED VALUE FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
||||
Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period:
|
||||
Period
Ended November 30,
2014(a)
|
||||
Net asset value at beginning of period
|
$
|
10.00
|
||
Loss from investment operations:
|
||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments and securities sold short
|
(0.15
|
)
|
||
Total from investment operations
|
(0.19
|
)
|
||
Net asset value at end of period
|
$
|
9.81
|
||
Total return (b)
|
(1.90
|
%)(c)
|
||
Net assets at end of period (000's)
|
$
|
591
|
||
Ratios/supplementary data:
|
||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets
|
16.57
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)
|
2.59
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense (e)
|
1.99
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense and prime brokerage expense on securities sold short (e)
|
1.75
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e)
|
(1.15
|
%)(d)(f)
|
||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
9
|
%(c)
|
(a)
|
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (July 14, 2014) through November 30, 2014.
|
(b)
|
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.
|
(c)
|
Not annualized.
|
(d)
|
Annualized.
|
(e)
|
Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements (Note 4).
|
(f)
|
Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL U.S. HEDGED VALUE FUND
INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
||||
Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period:
|
||||
Period
Ended November 30,
2014(a)
|
||||
Net asset value at beginning of period
|
$
|
10.00
|
||
Loss from investment operations:
|
||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.05
|
)
|
||
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments and securities sold short
|
(0.15
|
)
|
||
Total from investment operations
|
(0.20
|
)
|
||
Net asset value at end of period
|
$
|
9.80
|
||
Total return (b)
|
(2.00
|
%)(c)
|
||
Net assets at end of period (000's)
|
$
|
614
|
||
Ratios/supplementary data:
|
||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets
|
16.95
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)
|
2.84
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense (e)
|
2.24
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense and prime brokerage expense on securities sold short (e)
|
2.00
|
%(d)
|
||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (e)
|
(1.38
|
%)(d)(f)
|
||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
9
|
%(c)
|
(a)
|
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (July 14, 2014) through November 30, 2014.
|
(b)
|
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares. The total return would be lower if the Adviser had not reduced advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.
|
(c)
|
Not annualized.
|
(d)
|
Annualized.
|
(e)
|
Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements (Note 4).
|
(f)
|
Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
|
LYRICAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) |
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs |
Lyrical U.S. Value
Equity Fund |
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Investments in Securities
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
547,172,937
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
547,172,937
|
||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
8,659,444
|
—
|
—
|
8,659,444
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
555,832,381
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
555,832,381
|
Lyrical U.S. Hedged
Value Fund |
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Investments in Securities
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
1,213,694
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,213,694
|
||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
11,851
|
—
|
—
|
11,851
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,225,545
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,225,545
|
||||||||
Other Financial Instruments
|
||||||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds - Sold Short
|
$
|
(604,402
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(604,402
|
)
|
LYRICAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) |
Per Share
|
||||||||||
Record Date
|
Ex-Date
|
Ordinary
Income |
Long-term
Capital Gain |
|||||||
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund - Institutional Class
|
11/28/2014
|
12/1/2014
|
$
|
0.2232
|
$
|
0.1250
|
||||
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund - Institutional Class
|
12/30/2014
|
12/31/2014
|
0.0048
|
—
|
||||||
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund - Investor Class
|
11/28/2014
|
12/1/2014
|
0.2232
|
0.1250
|
||||||
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund - Institutional Class
|
11/28/2014
|
12/1/2014
|
0.0009
|
—
|
||||||
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund - Investor Class
|
11/28/2014
|
12/1/2014
|
0.0009
|
—
|
LYRICAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) |
LYRICAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) |
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
|
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
|
|||||||
Tax cost of portfolio investments
|
$
|
509,659,847
|
$
|
1,225,546
|
||||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
62,268,581
|
$
|
62,984
|
||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(16,096,047
|
)
|
(62,985
|
)
|
||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
46,172,534
|
(1
|
)
|
|||||
Net unrealized depreciation on securities sold short
|
—
|
(20,014
|
)
|
|||||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
7,623,205
|
70
|
||||||
Undistributed long-term gains
|
4,264,566
|
—
|
||||||
Accumulated earnings (deficit)
|
$
|
58,060,305
|
$
|
(19,945
|
)
|
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
|
$
|
31,652
|
||
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
|
$
|
5,347
|
LYRICAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) |
Institutional Class
|
Investor Class
|
|
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
|
1.45%
|
1.70%
|
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
|
1.75%
|
2.00%
|
Investment Advisory Fees Reduced
|
Expenses Reimbursed
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
|
$
|
15,825
|
$
|
25,285
|
$
|
41,110
|
||||||
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
|
$
|
6,560
|
$
|
52,858
|
$
|
59,418
|
LYRICAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) |
November 30,
2016
|
November 30,
2017
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
|
$
|
123,637
|
$
|
41,110
|
$
|
164,747
|
||||||
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
59,418
|
$
|
59,418
|
LYRICAL FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) |
LYRICAL FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
BBD, LLP
|
LYRICAL FUNDS
ABOUT YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited) |
Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2014
|
Ending
Account Value
November 30,
2014
|
Net
Expense
Ratio(a)
|
Expenses
Paid During
Period(b)
|
|
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
|
||||
Institutional Class
|
||||
Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,046.90
|
1.44%
|
$7.39
|
Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,017.85
|
1.44%
|
$7.28
|
Investor Class
|
||||
Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,045.60
|
1.70%
|
$8.72
|
Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,016.55
|
1.70%
|
$8.59
|
(a)
|
Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses.
|
(b)
|
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2014(a)
|
Ending
Account Value
November 30,
2014
|
Net
Expense
Ratio(b)
|
Expenses
Paid During
Period(c)
|
|
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
|
||||
Institutional Class
|
||||
Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$981.00
|
2.59%
|
$9.84
|
Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,012.08
|
2.59%
|
$13.06
|
Investor Class
|
||||
Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$980.00
|
2.84%
|
$10.78
|
Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,010.83
|
2.84%
|
$14.32
|
(a)
|
Beginning Account Value is as of July 14, 2014 (date of commencement of operations for each class) for the Actual return information.
|
(b)
|
Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses.
|
(c)
|
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 140/365 (to reflect the period since inception) and 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period), for Actual and Hypothectical Return information, respectively.
|
Name and
Year of Birth |
Length of Time
Served |
Position Held
with the Trust |
Principal
Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee
|
Directorships
of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Trustees:
|
|||||
Robert G. Dorsey*
Year of Birth: 1957 |
Since
February
2012
July
2012 to October
2013
|
Trustee
President
|
Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)
|
10
|
None
|
Independent Trustees:
|
|||||
John C. Davis
Year of Birth: 1952 |
Since
July
2014
Since
June
2012
|
Chairman
Trustee
|
Consultant (government services) since May 2011; Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1974-2010)
|
10
|
None
|
John J. Discepoli
Year of Birth: 1963 |
Since
June
2012
|
Trustee
|
Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since November 2004
|
10
|
None
|
David M. Deptula
Year of Birth: 1958 |
Since
June
2012
|
Trustee
|
Vice President of Tax at The Standard Register Company since November 2011; Tax Partner at Deloitte Tax LLP from 1984 to 2011
|
10
|
None
|
*
|
Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor.
|
Name and
Year of Birth |
Length of Time
Served |
Position Held
with the Trust |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years |
Executive Officers:
|
|||
Andrew B. Wellington
405 Park Avenue, 6th Floor,
New York, New York 10022 Year of Birth: 1968 |
Since January 2013
|
Principal Executive Officer of Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund and Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
|
Managing Director of Lyrical Asset Management LP (2008 to present)
|
David R. Carson
Year of Birth: 1958 |
Since
October
2013
April
2013 –
October
2013
|
President
Vice President
|
Vice President and Director of Client Strategies of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2013 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), The Flex-Funds (2006 to 2011), Meeder Financial (2007 to 2011), Huntington Strategy Shares (2012 to 2013), and Huntington Asset Advisors (2013); Vice President, Huntington National Bank (2001 to 2013).
|
Jennifer L. Leamer
Year of Birth: 1976 |
Since
October
2014
|
Treasurer
|
Assistant Vice President and Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014)
|
Frank L. Newbauer
Year of Birth: 1954 |
Since
February
2012
|
Secretary
|
Assistant Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (2010 to present); Assistant Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (1999 to 2010)
|
Stephen L. Preston
Year of Birth: 1966 |
Since
June
2012
|
Chief
Compliance
Officer
|
Assistant Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC and Assistant Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC since 2011; Senior Consultant at Mainstay Capital Markets Consultants (2010 to 2011); Chief Compliance Officer at INTL Trading, Inc. (2008 to 2010).
|
(a) | Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $13,000 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2014. |
(b) | Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in the last fiscal year for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item. |
(c) | Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $2,000 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2014. The services comprising these fees are the preparation of the registrant’s federal income and excise tax returns. |
(d) | All Other Fees. No fees were billed in the last fiscal year for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item. |
(e)(1) | The audit committee has not adopted pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(e)(2) | None of the services described in paragraph (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(f) | Less than 50% of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees. |
(g) | During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014, aggregate non-audit fees of $2,000 were billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the registrant. No non-audit fees were billed in the last fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant. |
(h) | The principal accountant has not provided any non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant. |
(a) | Not applicable [schedule filed with Item 1] |
(b) | Not applicable |
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
|
Code of Ethics
|
Exhibit 99.CERT
|
Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act
|
Exhibit 99.906CERT
|
Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act
|
(Registrant)
|
Ultimus Managers Trust
|
By (Signature and Title)*
|
/s/ Frank L. Newbauer
|
||
Frank L. Newbauer, Secretary
|
|||
Date
|
February 5, 2015
|
By (Signature and Title)*
|
/s/ Andrew B. Wellington
|
||
Andrew B. Wellington, Principal Executive Officer
(Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund)
|
|||
Date
|
February 5, 2015
|
||
By (Signature and Title)*
|
/s/ Jennifer L. Leamer
|
||
Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer
|
|||
Date
|
February 5, 2015
|
I. | Covered Officers/Purpose of the Code |
· | honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
· | full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Trust files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Trust; |
· | compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; |
· | the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and |
· | accountability for adherence to the Code. |
II. | Covered Officers Should Handle Ethically Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest |
· | not use personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Trust whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Trust; |
· | not cause the Trust to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit of the Trust; |
· | not use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for the Trust to trade personally or cause others to trade personally in contemplation of the market effect of such transactions; and |
· | report at least annually any affiliations or other relationships that could potentially present a conflict of interest with the Trust. |
· | service as a director on the board of any public company; |
· | the receipt of non-nominal gifts from affiliates of the Fund or the Fund’s service providers; |
· | the receipt of entertainment from any company with which the Trust has current or prospective business dealings, including investments in such companies, unless such entertainment is business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any questions of impropriety; |
· | any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Trust’s service providers, other than its investment advisers, principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated person thereof; and |
· | a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Trust for effecting portfolio transactions, including but not limited to certain soft dollar arrangements, or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership. |
III. | Disclosure and Compliance |
· | each Covered Officer shall become familiar with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Trust; |
· | each Covered Officer shall not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Trust to others, whether within or outside the Trust, including to the Trust’s management and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations; |
· | each Covered Officer may, to the extent appropriate within the Covered Officer's area of responsibility and to the extent deemed necessary in the sole discretion of the Covered Officer, consult with other officers and employees of the Trust and the investment advisers and the Trust’s administrator with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Trust files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Trust; and |
· | it is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote Trust compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations. |
IV. | Reporting and Accountability |
· | upon adoption of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing to the Board that the Covered Officer has received, read and understands this Code; |
· | annually thereafter affirm to the Board that the Covered Officer has complied with the requirements of this Code; |
· | not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of the Trust or its affiliated persons for reports of potential violations of this Code that are made in good faith; and |
· | notify the CCO promptly if the Covered Officer knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code. |
· | the CCO shall (with the assistance of Trust Counsel if requested) take all appropriate action to investigate any reported potential violations; |
· | if, after such investigation, the CCO believes that no violation has occurred, then no further action is required; |
· | any matter that the CCO believes may be a violation shall be reported to the Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons," as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act, of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees"); |
· | if the Independent Trustees concur that a violation may have occurred, it will inform and make a recommendation to the Board, which will consider appropriate action, which may include a review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable Trust policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel or the board of the investment adviser or other relevant service provider; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer; |
· | the Board will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate; and |
· | any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules. |
V. | Other Policies and Procedures |
VI. | Amendments |
VII. | Confidentiality |
VIII. | Internal Use |
Signature
|
|
Name (Please Print)
|
|
Date
|
Date: February 5, 2015
|
/s/ Andrew B. Wellington
|
|
Andrew B. Wellington, Principal Executive Officer of
|
||
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
|
Date: February 5, 2015
|
/s/ Jennifer L. Leamer
|
|
Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer
|
1. | The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended November 30, 2014 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
|
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
|
||
Ultimus Managers Trust
|
Ultimus Managers Trust
|
||
/s/ Andrew B. Wellington
|
/s/ Jennifer L. Leamer
|
||
Andrew B. Wellington, Principal
|
Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer
|
||
Executive Officer of Lyrical U.S.
|
|||
Value Equity Fund
|
|||
Date: February 5, 2015
|
Date: February 5, 2015
|
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