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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number
811-22680
 

Ultimus Managers Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450          Cincinnati, Ohio
45246
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

Frank L. Newbauer, Esq.

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC       225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450       Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(513) 587-3400
 

Date of fiscal year end:
May 31
 
     
Date of reporting period:
May 31, 2015
 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
 
 
 

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND

(APSGX)

 

Annual Report

 

May 31, 2015

 

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

May 31, 2015

 

Dear APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund Shareholder,

 

APEX INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY

We believe that the best way to provide value-added returns is to identify companies that exhibit certain favorable fundamental advantages and benefit from secular growth trends, allowing us to structure the portfolio in high-conviction areas of longer-term sustainable growth. Embedded in our portfolio construction is the recognition of companies at different stages of their growth cycle, which we designate as “stable” and “emerging” growth stocks. We are confident that having the spectrum of growth companies that are truly innovative and growing rapidly, combined with established growth companies, can provide relative stability while allowing the opportunity to drive outperformance versus our benchmark and peers over time. In addition, the SMID style provides the opportunity to invest in higher-growth companies and capture a longer period of growth as these companies mature.

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

The APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) underperformed the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500TM Growth Index (the “Index”), for the 12-month period ended May 31, 2015. The Fund’s total return was 14.67% (net of fees), while the total return of the benchmark was 17.55%. While the environment has been challenging for our performance over the past year—a time period in which small-cap growth stocks outperformed mid-cap growth stocks by approximately 3%--we think our measured approach is appropriate in this more volatile setting.

 

MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Most domestic stock indices delivered double–digit gains in the past 12 months. The U.S. economy began to exhibit sufficient strength to allow the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) to end its easing monetary policy and turn its attention to its first interest rate increase in nearly a decade. With many of the world’s economies, currencies, central banks and interest rates on very diverse paths, the advance was not consistent across sectors. Investors wrestled with the implications of a dramatic collapse of oil prices, which then punished the Energy sector, while the rapid ascent of the U.S. dollar put pressure on the earnings outlooks of many multinational firms. While these late-2014 and early-2015 macroeconomic factors hurt sectors such as Energy, Materials and Industrials, the Health Care sector delivered very strong returns that far outpaced the rest of the market. The Health Care sector was powered by a vigorous mergers and acquisitions (M&A) environment, especially within the biotechnology and specialty pharmaceutical industries.

 

During the first five months of 2015, the U.S. economy appeared to have hit a soft patch, restrained by an unusually harsh winter across much of the Midwest and Northeast, accompanied by a prolonged stoppage at West Coast ports, with the impact resonating in Q1 2015 as GDP output decreased to a 0.7% annualized

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rate. For most of 2015, the market has been volatile, and as we moved into May, the stronger dollar reflected signs of stability and interest rates began to rise along with the price of oil. Additionally, the massive monetary stimulus launched by the European Central Bank in early 2015 showed signs of promoting growth in the Eurozone as well as economies dependent on global trade.

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

While the Index was up 17.55% for the reporting period, its performance was predominately driven by three sectors; Consumer Discretionary (up approximately 19%), Health Care (up approximately 46%), and Information Technology (up approximately 24%). These gains offset relative weakness within Financials, Materials, Consumer Staples, and Industrials, along with the dismal performance of Energy (down approximately 29%). Our portfolio structure was solid during the period as we were either equal or overweight the three best performing sectors of Health Care, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary, which collectively added 60 basis points to the Fund’s performance versus the Index. Of equal importance was the underweight in Consumer Staples, Financials, Industrials, and Materials, which added approximately another 90 basis points to the Fund’s performance versus the Index. The Fund’s underperformance was due, in part, to our slight overweight in Energy compared to the Index, which detracted approximately 38 basis points.

 

Although we had strong stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Financials sectors, the underperformance is directly attributed to stock selection in Energy, Materials, Industrials, Health Care and Information Technology. We have noted some of the highlights below.

 

The Consumer Discretionary sector was a standout performer, benefitting from continued M&A activity across multiple industries. Expedia, with its acquisition of Orbitz, and Signet Jewelers acquiring Zales were cheered by investors, as these solid business models continue to deliver and add scale. PetSmart preferred the private equity path, with the intent of unlocking tremendous value in this dominant franchise. Such excellent performance was offset by unacceptable performance from Zulily. The fast growing leader in “flash sales” faced scale and distribution headwinds in maintaining the high-level growth pace. Also, Decker’s Outdoor, which manages popular footwear brands like UGGS and Teva, missed estimates and struggled with their direct-to-consumer offering. We have exited both companies given the lackluster execution.

 

The Financials sector contributed excess returns driven by CBRE Group, Inc. The company provides commercial real estate services and is benefitting from its ability to grow market share in an industry that is very fragmented with smaller market operators increasingly unable to compete with CBRE’s reach and service capabilities. The company also continues to benefit from increased M&A activity with its March 2015 acquisition of Johnson Controls’ Global Workplace Solutions.

 

The Materials sector was the Fund’s largest detractor from relative performance, as earnings prospects for most Materials sector companies diminished with the rising U.S. dollar and signs of global, especially Chinese, economic deterioration. Although

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we were underweight this sector, our holding in Constellium, a manufacturer of aluminum, declined in excess of 40%. Our initial thesis was motivated by our belief in the opportunities existing in key end markets such as aerospace and automotive. The thesis proved to be incorrect in this environment of downward earnings revisions, and we thus eliminated the position.

 

The Energy sector also detracted from performance. Energy was the only segment of the market to post negative absolute returns in the past 12 months. Although less than 5% of our holdings, we were not immune to the carnage as oil prices declined dramatically. Significant selloffs occurred in companies that support our U.S. energy independence theme, as seen with oil service companies possessing next generation technology, as well as in oil exploration companies that have key geological assets in fast growing energy regions. Our holdings in key strategic companies such as Whiting Petroleum and Helmerich & Payne underperformed the sector. With the oil rig count down approximately 50% and a slowing domestic oil supply, we proceeded with exiting the positions. We maintained positions in Carrizo Oil & Gas, favoring their key reserves in the Eagle Ford area and the low transport costs to the gulf, as well as Core Labs with their diversified business focused on reservoir monitoring and services.

 

The Industrials sector also detracted from relative performance. We lowered our exposure in this multifaceted sector, as companies within global-oriented industries and those tied to energy infrastructure lagged. Employment services such as our investment in Robert Half performed very well in this environment. Our biggest disappointment was United Rentals, a long-time holding of the Fund which has had stellar performance until late 2014. The timing of the Company’s decision to enhance their tool rental business into a more focused offering in energy services exacerbated the uncertainty of sustainable growth, and we reluctantly sold the position.

 

The Information Technology (“IT”) sector continued to contribute positively to strong relative returns, and the Fund benefitted from its overweight positioning. However, stock selection within the sector was not up to our standards, and late in the year we adjusted our holdings. During this time period where the IT sector was up in excess of 20%, we had a few names that underperformed. Capital expenditures have been choppy for companies tied to telecom and cable/digital distribution which impacted both Finisar and Rovi (down in excess of 25%). We sold Finisar, and although we continue to see expanded breadth and applicability of the patent portfolio of Rovi in the evolution of digital content, that holding was eliminated as well. Yelp was also down in excess of 25%, as the opportunity associated with relatively unpenetrated local advertising became more competitive driving up costs. Additionally, its reliance on traffic from Google added volatility to results, and we moved on to better opportunities elsewhere. As strong advocates to the value of secular themes, it is hard to argue the importance of big data, business intelligence and now cybersecurity. Our biggest winner for the time period was business intelligence software provider Tableau with its unique dashboard and pricing approach to making the mountains of data more useful. Not only has the explosion of data and our online existence provided tremendous efficiencies to individuals and businesses, the risks continue to mount to exploit the interconnectedness to our disadvantage. Cybersecurity safeguards are becoming one

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of the most important and challenging aspects of our technology dependent lifestyle. Accordingly we added Verint Systems, Fortinet, and FireEye, each with their own security and incident response propositions.

 

The Health Care sector was the runaway winner during this one-year period. The sector continued to be fueled by M&A activity, and although stock selection was a slight detractor from performance, we are pleased with the performance of our more diverse sector holdings. Half of our top ten contributors to performance came from this sector. Two beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid health care providers and hospitals, were well represented in the portfolio with Centene and Universal Health Services, respectively. Biotechnology continues to provide long-term opportunity, and our best performer for the time period was ISIS Pharmaceuticals. The strategic antisense platform continues to build its pipeline of potentially effective drugs and partnerships. Along with ISIS, Medivation partnered with Astellas in providing commercially relevant Xtandi, which provides a very attractive profile to urologists and oncologists for pre-chemo prostate cancer. Lastly, Akorn, a niche generic manufacturer in high barrier-to-entry markets (injectable, ophthalmology, etc.), has positioned itself for long-term sustainable growth.

 

OUTLOOK

We believe the economic weakness noted in Q1 2015 will prove to be transient, and that economic growth will resume, fueled by low inflation, a benign interest rate environment, and improving consumer spending. Some of this strength is showing up in improving home prices, employment and consumer sentiment. We continue to have faith in the strength of the U.S. economy, as well as indications of an improving recovery in Europe. We would expect higher levels of volatility to continue, as the market perceives stocks to be expensive and earnings growth weak. With the rising U.S. dollar and the associated corresponding cheaper imports, we would anticipate inflation expectations to remain subdued, allowing the Fed to be more patient in raising interest rates.

 

At Apex, one of the foundations of our success is focusing on the long-term sustainability of secular growth trends. The performance dichotomy across sectors highlights the importance of sharpening the focus on those industries that are able to deliver sustained earnings growth within an uncertain economic backdrop. During challenging times, we remain committed to the opportunities provided in such areas as consumer mobility, big data and cloud computing, cybersecurity, the U.S. manufacturing renaissance, personalized medicine and genomics, and energy independence. As we navigate through the early stages of the self-sustaining U.S. economy, coupled with global growth anxieties, our focus will continue to be on selective opportunities that could benefit in this environment.

 

Sincerely,

 

Nitin N. Kumbhani

 

President and Chief Investment Officer

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Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end are available by calling 1-888-575-4800.

 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus, please visit our website at www.apexcmfund.com or call 1-888-575-4800 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.

 

The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the Adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Fund that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Fund, may be sold at any time and may no longer be held by the Fund. The opinions of the Fund’s Adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000

Investment in APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund

versus the Russell 2500TM Growth Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended May 31, 2015

 
 

1 Year

Since
Inception(b)

 

APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund(a)

14.67%

21.37%

 

Russell 2500TM Growth Index

17.55%

21.09%

 

 

(a)

The Fund’s total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

The Fund commenced operations on June 29, 2012.

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)

 

 

Top 10 Equity Holdings


Security Description

% of
Net Assets

Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B

2.6%

Wabtec Corp.

2.3%

Tableau Software, Inc. - Class A

2.3%

Autoliv, Inc.

2.2%

IAC/InterActiveCorp

2.2%

Total System Services, Inc.

2.1%

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A

2.1%

Medivation, Inc.

2.1%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

2.1%

Foot Locker, Inc.

2.1%

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2015

COMMON STOCKS — 96.6%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 17.6%

       

Auto Components — 2.2%

       

Autoliv, Inc.

   

42,474

   

$

5,358,095

 
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.4%

               

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.

   

45,048

     

2,403,761

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

   

40,419

     

3,431,977

 
             

5,835,738

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 2.0%

               

Expedia, Inc.

   

45,373

     

4,866,708

 
                 

Media — 1.1%

               

IMAX, Corp. *

   

64,798

     

2,613,951

 
                 

Multi-Line Retail — 2.3%

               

Burlington Stores, Inc. *

   

62,960

     

3,322,399

 

Dillard's, Inc. - Class A

   

19,431

     

2,254,190

 
             

5,576,589

 

Specialty Retail — 5.6%

               

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

79,670

     

5,035,144

 

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

   

25,257

     

3,266,488

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   

64,214

     

5,047,863

 
             

13,349,495

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.0%

               

Carter's, Inc.

   

23,520

     

2,427,735

 

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

   

22,991

     

2,434,057

 
             

4,861,792

 

Consumer Staples — 1.3%

               

Food Products — 1.3%

               

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) *

   

50,018

     

3,164,639

 
                 

Energy — 2.9%

               

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%

               

Core Laboratories N.V.

   

13,744

     

1,614,645

 
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.2%

               

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. *

   

61,063

     

3,062,920

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc. *

   

30,153

     

2,346,205

 
             

5,409,125

 

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 96.6% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Financials — 4.9%

       

Banks — 1.7%

       

First Republic Bank/CA

   

64,586

   

$

3,910,682

 
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%

               

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. - Class A

   

39,988

     

1,427,571

 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   

13,993

     

1,237,681

 
             

2,665,252

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.1%

               

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A *

   

134,282

     

5,134,944

 
                 

Health Care — 23.5%

               

Biotechnology — 8.3%

               

Agios Pharamceuticals, Inc. *

   

10,952

     

1,336,363

 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

   

17,900

     

1,245,482

 

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

   

64,175

     

2,623,474

 

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

   

62,643

     

4,217,127

 

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. *

   

115,693

     

1,203,207

 

Medivation, Inc. *

   

38,837

     

5,128,426

 

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

   

54,867

     

1,089,110

 

Receptos, Inc. *

   

4,969

     

819,338

 

United Therapeutics Corp. *

   

12,655

     

2,324,977

 
             

19,987,504

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%

               

Align Technology, Inc. *

   

50,875

     

3,086,586

 

DexCom, Inc. *

   

37,625

     

2,698,465

 

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. *

   

50,017

     

603,705

 
             

6,388,756

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.3%

               

Centene Corp. *

   

55,648

     

4,192,520

 

Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B

   

47,496

     

6,154,532

 
             

10,347,052

 

Health Care Technology — 1.3%

               

Medidata Solutions, Inc. *

   

52,121

     

3,023,539

 
                 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.7%

               

ICON plc *

   

43,654

     

2,831,835

 

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman), Inc. - ADR *

   

86,208

     

3,708,668

 
             

6,540,503

 

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 96.6% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Health Care — 23.5% (Continued)

       

Pharmaceuticals — 4.2%

       

Akorn, Inc. *

   

93,545

   

$

4,293,716

 

Horizon Pharma plc *

   

40,545

     

1,314,874

 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc *

   

18,656

     

3,345,954

 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

   

88,023

     

1,251,687

 
             

10,206,231

 

Industrials — 12.7%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%

               

B/E Aerospace, Inc.

   

32,836

     

1,882,816

 
                 

Machinery — 4.0%

               

Nordson Corp.

   

36,555

     

2,957,665

 

Proto Labs, Inc. *

   

15,187

     

1,050,637

 

Wabtec Corp.

   

55,827

     

5,599,448

 
             

9,607,750

 

Professional Services — 3.3%

               

Robert Half International, Inc.

   

68,168

     

3,842,630

 

Towers Watson & Co. - Class A

   

30,511

     

4,208,992

 
             

8,051,622

 

Road & Rail — 2.8%

               

Avis Budget Group, Inc. *

   

49,674

     

2,533,374

 

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. *

   

60,423

     

4,109,368

 
             

6,642,742

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.8%

               

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. *

   

136,548

     

4,430,983

 
                 

Information Technology — 31.3%

               

Communications Equipment — 4.4%

               

Ciena Corp. *

   

124,420

     

3,001,010

 

F5 Networks, Inc. *

   

32,602

     

4,097,746

 

Infinera Corp. *

   

173,341

     

3,577,758

 
             

10,676,514

 

Electronic Equipment,
Instruments & Components — 0.9%

               

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A

   

53,232

     

2,084,033

 
                 

Internet Software & Services — 5.6%

               

Bitauto Holdings Ltd. - ADR *

   

38,862

     

2,352,706

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp

   

70,960

     

5,326,967

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.

   

21,656

     

3,142,935

 

YY, Inc. - ADR *

   

41,768

     

2,708,237

 
             

13,530,845

 

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 96.6% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Information Technology — 31.3% (Continued)

       

IT Services — 6.3%

       

Gartner, Inc. *

   

27,354

   

$

2,392,928

 

Global Payments, Inc.

   

43,861

     

4,578,211

 

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

   

58,211

     

3,111,378

 

Total System Services, Inc.

   

124,889

     

5,145,427

 
             

15,227,944

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.8%

               

Entegris, Inc. *

   

162,211

     

2,259,599

 

Power Integrations, Inc.

   

39,428

     

2,001,365

 
             

4,260,964

 

Software — 12.3%

               

ACI Worldwide, Inc. *

   

72,793

     

1,733,201

 

Advent Software, Inc.

   

67,736

     

2,964,127

 

BroadSoft, Inc. *

   

27,323

     

997,563

 

FireEye, Inc. *

   

53,697

     

2,500,669

 

Fortinet, Inc. *

   

96,884

     

3,881,173

 

Informatica Corp. *

   

76,588

     

3,706,859

 

Manhattan Associates, Inc. *

   

34,521

     

1,893,477

 

NetScout Systems, Inc. *

   

3,664

     

146,853

 

Splunk, Inc.*

   

57,172

     

3,865,971

 

Tableau Software, Inc. - Class A *

   

47,888

     

5,421,401

 

Verint Systems, Inc. *

   

37,946

     

2,453,968

 
             

29,565,262

 

Materials — 2.4%

               

Containers & Packaging — 1.2%

               

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   

53,940

     

2,931,100

 
                 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.2%

               

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.

   

101,207

     

2,727,529

 
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $200,912,620)

         

$

232,475,344

 
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.6%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio - Class I, 0.10% (a) (Cost $11,174,521)

   

11,174,521

   

$

11,174,521

 
                 

Total Investments at Value — 101.2% (Cost $212,087,141)

         

$

243,649,865

 
                 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.2%)

           

(2,904,734

)

                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

         

$

240,745,131

 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2015.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2015

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities:

   

At acquisition cost

 

$

212,087,141

 

At value (Note 2)

 

$

243,649,865

 

Dividends receivable

   

152,057

 

Receivable for capital shares sold

   

1,399,249

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

   

8,057,355

 

Other assets

   

18,790

 

Total assets

   

253,277,316

 
         

LIABILITIES

       

Payable for investment securities purchased

   

12,310,573

 

Payable for capital shares redeemed

   

4,997

 

Payable to Adviser (Note 4)

   

165,902

 

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

   

27,890

 

Other accrued expenses

   

22,823

 

Total liabilities

   

12,532,185

 
         

NET ASSETS

 

$

240,745,131

 
         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

 

$

209,204,785

 

Accumulated net investment loss

   

(395,464

)

Undistributed net realized gains from security transactions

   

373,086

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

   

31,562,724

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

240,745,131

 
         

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

   

13,808,259

 
         

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

 

$

17.43

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2015

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividend income (net of foreign taxes of $3,525)

 

$

836,621

 
         

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

   

1,468,496

 

Administration fees (Note 4)

   

147,153

 

Registration and filing fees

   

46,227

 

Custody and bank service fees

   

45,338

 

Fund accounting fees (Note 4)

   

44,466

 

Professional fees

   

32,861

 

Transfer agent fees (Note 4)

   

19,813

 

Compliance fees (Note 4)

   

16,773

 

Postage and supplies

   

8,690

 

Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 4)

   

7,366

 

Insurance expense

   

3,102

 

Other expenses

   

18,722

 

Total expenses

   

1,859,007

 

Less fee waivers by the Adviser (Note 4)

   

(317,860

)

Net expenses

   

1,541,147

 
         

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

   

(704,526

)

         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gains from security transactions

   

830,411

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

   

21,795,162

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

   

22,625,573

 
         

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

21,921,047

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

14

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   

 

Year
Ended
May 31,
2015

   

Year
Ended
May 31,
2014

 

FROM OPERATIONS

       

Net investment loss

 

$

(704,526

)

 

$

(192,714

)

Net realized gains (losses) from security transactions

   

830,411

     

(197,613

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   

21,795,162

     

8,704,592

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   

21,921,047

     

8,314,265

 
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

From net realized gains

   

     

(226,268

)

                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

   

154,037,822

     

74,662,709

 

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

   

     

162,061

 

Payments for shares redeemed

   

(23,690,438

)

   

(7,589,046

)

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

   

130,347,384

     

67,235,724

 
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

   

152,268,431

     

75,323,721

 
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of year

   

88,476,700

     

13,152,979

 

End of year

 

$

240,745,131

   

$

88,476,700

 
                 

ACCUMULATED NET
INVESTMENT LOSS

 

$

(395,464

)

 

$

(105,388

)

                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

   

9,429,777

     

5,289,946

 

Shares reinvested

   

     

10,768

 

Shares redeemed

   

(1,443,740

)

   

(515,199

)

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

7,986,037

     

4,785,515

 

Shares outstanding at beginning of year

   

5,822,222

     

1,036,707

 

Shares outstanding at end of year

   

13,808,259

     

5,822,222

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

  

 

Year
Ended
May 31,
2015

   

Year
Ended
May 31,
2014

   

Period
Ended
May 31,
2013(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

15.20

   

$

12.69

   

$

10.00

 
                         

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income (loss)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.03

)

   

0.04

(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

   

2.27

     

2.60

     

2.72

 

Total from investment operations

   

2.23

     

2.57

     

2.76

 
                         

Less distributions:

                       

From net investment income

   

     

     

(0.07

)

From net realized gains

   

     

(0.06

)

   

 

Total distributions

   

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.07

)

                         

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

17.43

   

$

15.20

   

$

12.69

 
                         

Total return (c)

   

14.67

%

   

20.26

%

   

27.65

%(d)

                         

Net assets at end of period (000's)

 

$

240,745

   

$

88,477

   

$

13,153

 
                         

Ratios/supplementary data:

                       

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

   

1.26

%

   

1.49

%

   

4.87

%(e)

                         

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (f)

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%(e)

                         

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

   

(0.48

%)

   

(0.38

%)

   

0.26

%(e)

                         

Portfolio turnover rate

   

58

%

   

47

%

   

18

%(d)

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (June 29, 2012) through May 31, 2013.

(b)

Calculated using weighted average shares outstanding during the period.

(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 waived advisory fees and/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4).

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

Ratio was determined after advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 4).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

16

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2015


 

1. Organization

 

APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report. The Fund commenced operations on June 29, 2012.

 

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

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”

 

Securities valuation – The Fund values its portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. The pricing and valuation of portfolio securities is determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by and under the direction of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust. The Fund values its listed securities on the basis of the security’s last sale price on the security’s primary exchange, if available, otherwise at the exchange’s most recently quoted bid price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the Fund values its securities and other assets at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

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

17

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

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

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2015:

 


  

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

232,475,344

   

$

   

$

   

$

232,475,344

 

Money Market Funds

   

11,174,521

     

     

     

11,174,521

 

Total

 

$

243,649,865

   

$

   

$

   

$

243,649,865

 

 

Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type. As of May 31, 2015, the Fund did not have any transfers into and out of any Level. In addition, the Fund did not hold derivative instruments or any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of May 31, 2015. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of any Level at the end of the reporting period.

 

Share valuation – The net asset value per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the net asset value per share.

 

Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned.

 

Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.

18

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

Distributions to shareholders – The Fund will distribute to shareholders any net investment income dividends and net realized capital gains distributions at least once each year. The amount of such dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of the Fund’s distributions paid during the years ended May 31, 2015 and May 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

Year Ended

 

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term

Capital Gains

   

Total

Distributions

 

May 31, 2015

 

$

   

$

   

$

 

May 31, 2014

 

$

212,871

   

$

13,397

   

$

226,268

 

 

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

 

Federal income tax – The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code. Accordingly, no provision for income tax has been made.

 

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

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of May 31, 2015:

 


Tax cost of portfolio investments

 

$

212,099,228

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

35,041,342

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(3,490,705

)

Net unrealized appreciation

   

31,550,637

 

Qualified late year losses

   

(395,464

)

Undistributed long term gains

   

385,173

 

Accumulated earnings

 

$

31,540,346

 



19

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

The value of the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the tax components of accumulated earnings and the financial statement cost of portfolio investments and components of net assets may be temporarily different (“book/tax difference”). These book/tax differences are due to the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP, primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

Qualified late year losses incurred after December 31, 2014 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year. For the year ended May 31, 2015, the Fund intends to defer $395,464 of late year ordinary losses to June 1, 2015 for federal income tax purposes.

 

For the year ended May 31, 2015, the Fund reclassified $414,450 of accumulated net investment loss against paid-in capital on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such reclassification, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, had no effect on the Fund’s total net assets or net asset value per share.

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax periods (periods ended May 31, 2013 through May 31, 2015) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

During the year ended May 31, 2015, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $208,711,369 and $82,463,546, respectively.

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Fund’s investments are managed by Apex Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of its average daily net assets.

 

Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until October 1, 2016, to waive investment advisory fees and reimburse other expenses to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization

20

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

costs, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) to an amount not exceeding 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Accordingly, during the year ended May 31, 2015 the Adviser waived its advisory fees in the amount of $317,860.

 

Under the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement, investment advisory fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to recoupment by the Adviser for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided the recoupments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed the foregoing expense limitations. As of May 31, 2015, the Adviser may seek recoupment of investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements no later than the dates as stated below:

 

May 31, 2016

 

May 31, 2017

 

May 31, 2018

$144,876

 

$223,293

 

$317,860

 

Certain officers of the Fund are also officers of the Adviser.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides fund administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including but not limited to postage, supplies and costs of pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities.

 

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter to the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Fund) for acting as principal underwriter.

 

Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.

 

TRUSTEE COMPENSATION

Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. In addition, effective January 1, 2015, each Independent Trustee also receives a $500 annual retainer from the Fund. Trustees affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services.

21

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

PRINICIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES

As of May 31, 2015, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:

 

Name of Record Owner

% Ownership

UBS Financial Services, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)

31%

Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)

28%

 

A beneficial owner of 25% or more of a Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholder’s meeting.

 

5. Sector Risk

 

If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers within a particular sector, any development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that sector. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value per share. Occasionally, market conditions, regulatory changes or other developments may negatively impact this sector, and therefore the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of May 31, 2015, the Fund had 31.3% of the value of its net assets invested in stocks within the Information Technology sector.

 

6. Contingencies and Commitments

 

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

 

7. Subsequent Events

 

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

22

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


 

To the Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), a series of shares of beneficial interest in Ultimus Managers Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period June 29, 2012 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2013. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund as of May 31, 2015, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period June 29, 2012 through May 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 
 

BBD, LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 27, 2015

23

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)


 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. The following examples 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.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (December 1, 2014) and held until the end of the period (May 31, 2015).

 

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

 

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

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

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

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

24

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)


 

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

 

   

Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2014

Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2015

Expenses
Paid During
Period*

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,066.70

$ 5.41

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.70

$ 5.29

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.05% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)


 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-575-4800, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-575-4800, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-888-575-4800. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.  

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited)


 

The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund:

 

Name and
Year of Birth

Length of Time Served

Position(s) Held with 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

Trustee

(February 2012 to present)

President

(June 2012 to October 2013)

Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)

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n/a

Independent Trustees:

John C. Davis

Year of Birth: 1952

Since June 2012

Chairman

(July 2014 to present)

Trustee

(June 2012 to present)

Consultant ( government services) since May 2011; Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1974-2010)

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n/a

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

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n/a

John J. Discepoli

Year of Birth: 1963

Since June 2012

Trustee

Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since November 2004

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n/a

 

*

Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor. Mr. Dorsey was President of the Trust from June 2012 to October 2013.

 

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)


 

Name and
Year of Birth

Length of Time Served

Position(s) Held

with Trust

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Executive Officers:

Nitin N. Kumbhani

8163 Old Yankee Road, Suite E

Dayton, Ohio 45458

Year of Birth: 1948

Since June 2012

Principal Executive Officer of APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund

President and Chief Investment Officer of Apex Capital Management, Inc. (1987 to present)

Michael Kalbfleisch

8163 Old Yankee Road, Suite E

Dayton, Ohio 45458

Year of Birth: 1959

Since June 2012

Vice President of APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Apex Capital Management, Inc. (2001 to present)

David R. Carson

Year of Birth: 1958

Since April 2013

President

(October 2013 to present)

Vice President (April 2013 to October 2013)

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 April 2014

Treasurer (October 2014 - present)

Assistant Treasurer (April 2014 - October 2014)

Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014)

Bo J. Howell

Year of Birth: 1981

Since October 2014

Secretary (April 2015 to present)

Assistant Secretary (October 2014 to April 2015)

V.P., Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012)

Stephen L. Preston

Year of Birth: 1966

Since June 2012

Chief Compliance Officer

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC and Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2011 to present); Senior Consultant at Mainstay Capital Markets Consultants (2010 to 2011); Chief Compliance Officer at INTL Trading, Inc. (2008 to 2010)

 

Additional information about members of the Board and executive officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-888-575-4800.

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)


 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees voting separately, has reviewed and approved the Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement with Apex Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) for an additional annual term. Approval took place at an in-person meeting held on April 20, 2015, at which all of the Trustees were present.

 

In the course of their deliberations, the Board was advised by legal counsel. The Board received and reviewed information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.

 

In considering the Investment Advisory Agreement and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors described below.

 

The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board reviewed the services being provided by the Adviser to the Fund including, without limitation, its investment advisory services since the Fund’s inception, the Adviser’s compliance procedures and practices, and its efforts to promote the Fund and assist in its distribution. The Board also noted that a principal of the Adviser serves as the Fund’s Principal Executive Officer without additional compensation. After reviewing the foregoing information and further information regarding the Adviser’s business, the Board concluded that the quality, extent, and nature of the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and adequate for the Fund.

 

The investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board compared the performance of the Fund with the performance of its benchmark index and related Morningstar category. The Board also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Following discussion of the investment performance of the Fund and its performance relative to its Morningstar category, the Adviser’s experience in managing mutual funds, its historical investment performance, and other factors, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Fund has been satisfactory.

 

The costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from its relationship with the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operations; the education and experience of its personnel; compliance program, policies, and procedures; financial condition and the level of commitment to the Fund, and, generally, the Adviser’s advisory business; the asset level of the Fund; the overall expenses of the Fund, including the advisory fee; and the differences in fees and services to the Adviser’s other clients that may be similar to the Fund. The Board considered the Adviser’s Expense Limitation Agreement (the “ELA”) with the Fund, and considered the Adviser’s current and

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)


 

past fee reductions and expense reimbursements for the Fund. The Board further took into account the Adviser’s commitment to continue the ELA for the Fund until at least October 1, 2016.

 

The Board also considered potential benefits for the Adviser in managing the Fund, including promotion of the Adviser’s name and the potential for it to receive research, statistical, or other services from the Fund’s trades. The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee and overall expense ratio to the average advisory fees and average expense ratios for its Morningstar category. The Board noted that the advisory fee for the Fund was above the average and the median for the Morningstar Mid Cap Growth category. The Board further noted that the overall annual expense ratio of 1.05 percent for the Fund with the Adviser’s ELA is lower than the Morningstar category’s average expense ratio (1.33 percent) and median expense ratio (1.23 percent). The Board also noted that the Fund had significantly less assets than the average or median fund in its Morningstar category. The Board also compared the fees paid by the Fund to the fees paid by other clients of the Adviser, and considered the similarities and differences of services received by such other clients as compared to the service provided to the Fund. Following these comparisons and upon further consideration and discussion of the foregoing, the Board concluded that the advisory fee paid to the Adviser by the Fund is fair and reasonable.

 

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In this regard, the Board considered that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser involve both the advisory fee and the ELA. The Board determined that while the advisory fee remained the same as asset levels increased, the shareholders of the Fund have experienced benefits from the ELA. Following further discussion of the Fund’s asset level, expectations for growth, and level of fees, the Board determined that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser would continue to provide benefits. The Board also determined that the fee arrangements were fair and reasonable given the Fund’s projected asset levels for the next year.

 

Brokerage and portfolio transactions. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s trading policies, procedures, and performance in seeking best execution for the Fund. The Board also considered the historical portfolio turnover rate for the Fund; the process by which evaluations are made of the overall reasonableness of commissions paid; the method and basis for selecting and evaluating the broker-dealers used; any anticipated allocation of portfolio business to persons affiliated with the Adviser; and the extent to which the Fund’s trades are allocated to soft-dollar arrangements. After further review and discussion, the Board determined that the Adviser’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions were satisfactory.

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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)


 

Possible conflicts of interest. In evaluating the possibility for conflicts of interest, the Board considered such matters as the experience and abilities of the advisory personnel assigned to the Fund, the Adviser’s process for allocating trades among its different clients, and the substance and administration of the Adviser’s code of ethics. Following further consideration and discussion, the Board found that the Adviser’s standards and practices relating to the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interests were satisfactory.

 

Conclusion

After consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously concluded that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS (BALIX)

INVESTOR CLASS (BALAX)

 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS (BFSLX)

INVESTOR CLASS (BFLSX)

 

 

Annual Report

 

May 31, 2015

 

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

June 26, 2015

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We are pleased to report on the status and performance of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (“the Fund”) for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015. On May 1, 2015 the Fund changed its name from Barrow All-Cap Core Fund.

 

We believe that the Fund owns a well-positioned portfolio of equity interests in excellent businesses at attractive valuations. This portfolio is highly diversified by market capitalization segments (large, middle, small), industry sectors, and issuers. The underlying businesses feature high returns on capital, wide operating margins, and low debt loads. Based on our estimates of intrinsic value, our portfolio’s valuation is attractively low on an absolute basis and less expensive than the U.S. stock market as represented by the S&P 500® Index (the “S&P 500”).

 

On August 30, 2013, the Fund was reorganized as a mutual fund from a private limited partnership, which had commenced operations on December 31, 2008. Please refer to the Performance Information on pages 4 and 5 for a summary of Fund performance versus the S&P 500 over various periods of time since the Fund’s inception.

 

The Fund’s long-term performance has been excellent relative to the S&P 500. The Fund has exceeded the total return of the S&P 500 in five of the past six calendar years1. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015, the Institutional Class of the Fund returned 10.10% net of all fees and expenses, which lagged the S&P 500 by 1.71%. This lag is attributable to the Fund’s large-cap and small-cap positions, which underperformed the S&P 500, while its mid-cap positions outperformed. We are confident the Fund’s large-cap and small-cap holdings will make meaningful contributions to the Fund’s performance over time, as they have in the past, and the Fund continues to hold substantial positions in each market capitalization segment.

 

Barrow Street Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) continued using its proprietary private-equity approach to uncover companies that exhibit its Quality-meets-Value criteria. Based on extensive research by the Adviser, the Fund seeks to invest in companies with fundamental operating and financial attributes representative of both quality and value. To increase the Fund’s chances for success, we harness these opportunities by investing in a variety of positions diversified across market capitalization and industry sectors.

 

Over the past fiscal year, we uncovered 114 new investment opportunities, composed of 53 small caps, 28 mid caps, and 33 large caps, and representing six different industry sectors. We believe all of these new additions to the Fund’s portfolio are excellent companies with strong balance sheets. These companies are generally using their ample free cash flow to: a) re-invest in growth opportunities at high rates of return; b) pay dividends; c) repurchase stock at attractive valuations; and/or d) retire outstanding debt.

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In keeping with our practice since the beginning of 2009, over the past year the Fund’s investments were sourced by taking account of the opportunity set of all companies in our broad investment universe each time we committed capital to a new position. We think this approach allows us to uncover excellent investment opportunities that arise from temporary market inefficiencies and to gather up the most compelling investments across a wide array of industries and market capitalizations, while avoiding the destructive behavioral biases inherent in concentrated-stock and sector-specialized investing.

 

Seven of the Fund’s holdings were announced as take-over targets over the past year, which was approximately 1.4x the market average. The Fund has had investments in 67 take-overs since December 31, 2008, or roughly 4x the market average2. The control premiums we have captured by virtue of holding stocks that end up being merger targets have made repeated and meaningful contributions to the Fund’s total returns, and we expect continued benefits from this effect going forward. We sell companies from the Fund’s portfolio soon after they are announced as take-over targets and re-invest that capital.

 

Over the past fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio generated a total return, before fees and expenses, of +11.24%, including +8.03% for large caps, +14.98% for mid caps and +9.45% for small caps. This compares to +11.81% for the S&P 500 (for large caps), +12.28% for the S&P 400 Midcap (for mid caps), and +11.32% for the Russell 2000 (for small caps) over the same period. The Fund’s sectors with the best absolute performance were Health Care and Consumer Staples, which generated total returns of +28.80% and +21.15%, respectively. The Fund’s sectors with the worst absolute performance were Energy and Materials, which returned -20.84% and +7.32%, respectively.

 

You can find additional commentary and reports about the Adviser’s management of the Fund’s portfolio on the Barrow Funds’ website (www.barrowfunds.com), including our unique quarterly “consolidated look-through” report in which we compare the portfolio of the Fund with the S&P 500 as if they were both public holding companies like Berkshire Hathaway. The consolidated look-through analysis is another example of how we look at our portfolio through a private equity lens. We focus on the key characteristics of good business, such as total enterprise value (not just equity market capitalization), unleveraged cash flow, return on capital, leverage, growth, and insider ownership. At the same time, we are buying a diverse group of these high quality companies at attractive valuation levels. This unique approach has served our investors well, and we remain confident in the future.

 

Sincerely,

 

Nicholas Chermayeff

Robert F. Greenhill, Jr.

David R. Bechtel

Co-Portfolio Manager,

Co-Portfolio Manager,

Principal,

Investment Committee

Investment Committee

Investment Committee

 

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The investment related and performance information discussed above for periods prior to Barrow Value Opportunity Fund’s reorganization date (August 30, 2013) are based on the activities of the Fund’s predecessor, the Barrow Street Fund L.P. (the “Predecessor Private Fund”), an unregistered limited partnership managed by the portfolio managers of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund. The Predecessor Private Fund was reorganized into the Institutional Class shares of the Barrow Value Opportunity Fund on August 30, 2013, the date that the Fund commenced operations (the “Reorganization”). Barrow Value Opportunity Fund has been managed in the same style and by the same portfolio managers since the Predecessor Private Fund’s inception on December 31, 2008. The performance information shows the Predecessor Private Fund’s returns calculated using the actual fees and expenses charged by the Predecessor Private Fund. This prior performance is net of management fees and other expenses, but does not include the effect of the Predecessor Private Fund’s performance fee, which was in place until October 7, 2012. Prior to the Reorganization, the Predecessor Private Fund was not subject to certain investment restrictions, diversification requirements, and other restrictions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if they had been applicable, might have adversely affected Barrow Value Opportunity Fund’s performance.

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The frequency of merger and acquisition (“M&A”) activity in the Fund’s portfolio is calculated on a quarterly basis by dividing the cumulative number of portfolio holdings that have been announced as merger or acquisition targets by the cumulative number of unique holdings held in the Fund’s portfolio. The frequency of M&A activity in the market is calculated on a quarterly basis by dividing the cumulative number of publicly-traded U.S. common stocks that have been announced as acquisition targets per Bloomberg by the total universe of publicly-traded U.S. common stocks as identified by Bloomberg (approximately 10,000).

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end are available by calling 1-877-767-6633.

 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus please visit our website at www.barrowfunds.com or call 1-877-767-6633 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.

 

The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the Adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Fund that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Fund, may be sold at any time and may no longer be held by the Fund. The opinions of the Fund’s Adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.

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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $250,000 Investment in
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund - Institutional Class(a)
versus the S&P 500® Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)

For the periods ended May 31, 2015(a)

 
 

1 Year

5 Years

Since
Inception(c)

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund - Institutional Class

10.10%

17.24%

18.49%

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund - Investor Class

9.81%

n/a

14.54%

 

S&P 500® Index

11.81%

16.54%

16.60%(d)

 

 

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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited) (Continued)


 

Comparison of Yearly Total Returns with the S&P 500® Index

 
 

Barrow Value

Opportunity Fund -

Institutional Class(a)

S&P 500® Index

Difference

 

Yearly Total Returns for the Calendar Years:

       

2009

30.10%

26.46%

3.64%

 

2010

18.75%

15.06%

3.69%

 

2011

5.50%

2.11%

3.39%

 

2012

18.77%

16.00%

2.77%

 

2013

36.69%

32.39%

4.30%

 

2014

5.13%

13.69%

(8.56%)

 
         

Total Return Since Inception (not annualized, through 5/31/15)

196.87%

167.81%

29.06%

 

 

(a)

The Barrow Value Opportunity Fund - Institutional Class (the "Fund") performance includes the performance of the Barrow Street Fund L.P. (the "Predecessor Private Fund"), the Fund's predecessor, for the periods before the Fund's registration statement became effective. The Predecessor Private Fund was reorganized into the Institutional Class shares of the Fund at the close of business on August 30, 2013 (the "Reorganization"), the date the Fund commenced operations. The Fund has been managed in the same style and by the same portfolio managers since the Predecessor Private Fund’s inception on December 31, 2008. The Fund’s investment goals, policies, guidelines and restrictions are, in all material respects, equivalent to those of the Predecessor Private Fund. The performance of the Predecessor Private Fund is net of management fees of 1.50% of assets but does not include the effect of a 20% performance fee which was in place until October 7, 2012. Prior to the Reorganization, the Predecessor Private Fund was not subject to certain investment restrictions, diversification requirements and other restrictions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If such restrictions had been applicable, they might have adversely affected the Predecessor Private Fund’s performance.

(b)

The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares.

(c)

Represents the period from December 31, 2008(a) and August 30, 2013 for the Institutional and Investor Classes, respectively, through May 31, 2015.

(d)

Represents the period from December 31, 2008(a) (the commencement of operations for the Predecessor Private Fund) through May 31, 2015.

 

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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

June 26, 2015

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We are pleased to report on the status and performance of Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (“the Fund”) for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015. On May 1, 2015, the Fund changed its name from Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund.

 

We believe the Fund owns a well-positioned long portfolio of equity positions in excellent businesses at attractive valuations that feature high returns on capital, wide operating margins, and low debt load. The Fund also sells short the common stock of companies with poor business characteristics that are trading at high prices. The Fund’s long and short portfolios are highly diversified by market cap segments (large, mid, small), industry sectors, and issuers.

 

We believe the Fund is well positioned to do well in any future market condition, especially a bear market. We believe the Fund’s long and short portfolios are cheap and expensive, respectively, on an absolute basis and in relation to the U.S. stock market as represented by the S&P 500 Index. We believe the Fund’s short portfolio provides a meaningful hedge against the market’s potential downside volatility.

 

On August 30, 2013, Barrow Street Advisors, LLC (“the Adviser”) launched the Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”). For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015, the Institutional Class of the Fund posted a total return of 4.01%, which compares to 11.81% for the S&P 500 Index and 5.31% for the HFRI Equity Hedge Index. The Fund lagged the performance of the S&P 500 due to the successful implementation of its mission to hedge a significant amount of market exposure.

 

The Fund maintains a gross exposure of approximately 220% of its net capital with long exposure of 130%, short exposure of 90%, and net exposure of 40%. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015, the Fund’s long portfolio generated an unleveraged total return before fees and expenses of +11.24%, which trailed the S&P 500 by 57 basis points largely because the Fund’s large-cap and small-cap positions underperformed the S&P 500. With respect to its short book, the Fund experienced attractive performance as the companies that the Fund sold short returned less than the Fund’s long book. The Fund’s short portfolio generated an unleveraged total return before fees and expenses of +9.87%, or 194 bps less than the S&P 500 with strong contributions from the small cap segment.

 

The Adviser continued using its proprietary private equity approach to uncover companies that exhibit its Quality-meets-Value criteria. Based on extensive research by the Adviser, the Fund seeks to invest in companies with fundamental operating and financial attributes representative of both quality and value. Using this approach the Fund continued to uncover potential opportunities to: 1) purchase quality companies trading at temporary discounts to their intrinsic values; and 2) sell short the stock of

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lower quality companies trading at prices well above their intrinsic values. To increase the Fund’s chances for success, we harness these opportunities by investing in a variety of positions diversified across market capitalization and industry sectors.

 

Over the past year, we uncovered 114 new long opportunities in six industry sectors, including 53 small caps, 28 mid caps, and 33 large caps. We believe all of these new additions to the Fund’s portfolio are excellent companies with strong balance sheets. They are generally using their ample free cash flow to: a) re-invest in growth opportunities at high rates of return; b) pay dividends; c) repurchase stock at attractive valuations; and/or d) retire outstanding debt. In tandem, we initiated 194 new short positions, including 95 small caps, 50 mid caps and 49 large caps. We believe these companies are overpriced and exhibit weak quality characteristics.

 

In keeping with our practice, over the past year the Fund’s investments were sourced by taking account of the opportunity set of all companies in our broad investment universe each time we committed capital to a new position. We think this approach allows us to uncover excellent investment opportunities that arise from temporary market inefficiencies and to gather up the most compelling investments across a wide array of industries and market capitalizations while avoiding the destructive behavioral biases inherent in concentrated-stock and sector-specialized investing.

 

Seven of the Fund’s long positions were announced as take-over targets since May 31, 2014, which was approximately 1.4x the market average. On the short side, 35 of the Fund’s positions were announced as take-over targets since May 31, 2014, which was approximately 1.7x the market average1.

 

Since May 31, 2014, the long portfolio generated an unleveraged total return before fees and expenses of +11.24%, including +8.03% for large caps, +14.98% for mid caps and +9.45% for small caps. This compares to +11.81% for the S&P 500, +12.28% for the S&P 400 Midcap, and +11.32% for the Russell 2000. The Fund’s sectors with the best absolute performance were Health Care and Consumer Staples, which generated total returns of +28.80% and +21.15%, respectively. The Fund’s sectors that did least well were Energy and Materials, which returned -20.84% and +7.32%, respectively.

 

Over the same period, the Fund’s short portfolio generated an unleveraged total return before fees and expenses of +9.87%, including +11.87% for large caps, +12.36% for mid caps and +6.95% for small caps. The Fund’s sectors with the best performance were Energy and Materials, which returned -16.30% and -2.66%, respectively. Our sectors that did least well were Health Care and Consumer Discretionary, which generated total returns of +33.04% and +16.33%, respectively.

 

You can find more information about the Fund’s portfolio on the Barrow Funds website (www.barrowfunds.com), including our unique quarterly “consolidated look-through” report in which we compare the portfolio of the Fund with the S&P 500 as if they were public holding companies like Bershire Hathaway. The consolidated look-through analysis is another example of how we look at our portfolio through a private equity lens. We focus on the key characteristics of good business, such as total enterprise value (not just equity market capitalization), unleveraged cash flow, return on capital, leverage, growth, and insider ownership. At the same time, we are buying a diverse

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group of these high quality companies at attractive valuation levels and selling short the stock of companies with fewer of these characteristics at high prices. This unique approach has served our investors well, and we remain confident in the future.

 

Sincerely,

 

Nicholas Chermayeff

Robert F. Greenhill, Jr.

David R. Bechtel

Co-Portfolio Manager,

Co-Portfolio Manager,

Principal,

Investment Committee

Investment Committee

Investment Committee

 

1

The frequency of merger and acquisition (“M&A”) activity in the Fund’s portfolio is calculated on a quarterly basis by dividing the cumulative number of portfolio holdings that have been announced as merger or acquisition targets by the cumulative number of unique holdings held in the Fund’s portfolio. The frequency of M&A activity in the market is calculated on a quarterly basis by dividing the cumulative number of publicly-traded U.S. common stocks that have been announced as acquisition targets per Bloomberg by the total universe of publicly-traded U.S. common stocks as identified by Bloomberg (approximately 10,000).

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end are available by calling 1-877-767-6633.

 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus please visit our website at www.barrowfunds.com or call 1-877-767-6633 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.

 

The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the Adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Fund that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Fund, may be sold at any time and may no longer be held by the Fund. The opinions of the Fund’s Adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.

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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $250,000 Investment in
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund - Institutional Class
versus the S&P 500® Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns(a)
For Periods Ended May 31, 2015

 
 

1 Year

Since
Inception(b)

 

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund - Institutional Class

4.01%

4.65%

 

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund - Investor Class

3.82%

4.42%

 

S&P 500® Index

11.81%

18.08%

 

 

(a)

The Fund's total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions, if any, or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

The Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2013.

 

9

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Sector Diversification

 

 

Top 10 Equity Holdings


Security Description

% of
Net Assets

Starz - Series A

1.92%

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

1.92%

Outerwall, Inc.

1.72%

GameStop Corporation - Class A

1.71%

RPX Corporation

1.67%

Omnicom Group, Inc.

1.64%

Steven Madden Ltd.

1.58%

WD-40 Company

1.56%

H&R Block, Inc.

1.52%

Deluxe Corporation

1.46%

 

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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Net Sector Exposure Diversification*

 

 

*

The net percentages are computed by taking the net dollar exposure, including short positions, and dividing by the net assets of the Fund. Consequently, the percentages will not total to 100%.

 

Top 10 Long Equity Holdings

 

Top 10 Short Equity Holdings

Security Description

% of
Net Assets

 

Security Description

% of
Net Assets

Starz - Series A

2.55%

 

Dean Foods Company

0.73%

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

2.54%

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

0.65%

Outerwall, Inc.

2.28%

 

Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

0.64%

GameStop Corporation - Class A

2.27%

 

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

0.57%

RPX Corporation

2.21%

 

Boston Beer Company, Inc. - Class A

0.54%

Omnicom Group, Inc.

2.18%

 

Anderson's, Inc. (The)

0.53%

Steven Madden Ltd.

2.10%

 

Boulder Brands, Inc.

0.49%

WD-40 Company

2.07%

 

United Natural Foods, Inc.

0.49%

H&R Block, Inc.

2.02%

 

Snyder's-Lance, Inc.

0.48%

Deluxe Corporation

1.93%

 

DexCom, Inc.

0.47%

 

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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2015

COMMON STOCKS — 98.2%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 21.8%

       

Auto Components — 0.4%

       

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)

   

786

   

$

36,675

 

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (a)

   

3,317

     

95,430

 
             

132,105

 

Automobiles — 0.8%

               

Thor Industries, Inc.

   

2,926

     

178,749

 

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

   

4,255

     

92,461

 
             

271,210

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5%

               

H&R Block, Inc. (b)

   

15,455

     

490,387

 
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%

               

DineEquity, Inc.

   

403

     

39,333

 

Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (b)

   

13,235

     

344,374

 
             

383,707

 

Household Durables — 0.9%

               

NVR, Inc. (a)

   

98

     

133,339

 

Tupperware Brands Corporation (b)

   

2,117

     

139,171

 
             

272,510

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.5%

               

Lands' End, Inc. (a)

   

5,482

     

161,226

 
                 

Leisure Products — 1.2%

               

Arctic Cat, Inc.

   

730

     

24,149

 

Nautilus, Inc. (a)

   

1,770

     

37,382

 

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (a)

   

9,917

     

145,879

 

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.

   

3,105

     

166,863

 
             

374,273

 

Media — 5.5%

               

CBS Corporation - Class B

   

984

     

60,733

 

Entravision Communications Corporation - Class A

   

12,335

     

83,261

 

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (b)

   

13,213

     

269,809

 

National CineMedia, Inc.

   

9,492

     

151,208

 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

7,099

     

529,088

 

Starz - Series A (a)

   

14,757

     

619,204

 

Time Warner, Inc.

   

333

     

28,132

 

Time, Inc.

   

977

     

21,992

 
             

1,763,427

 

 

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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 98.2% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 21.8% (Continued)

       

Specialty Retail — 7.7%

       

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

   

49

   

$

33,007

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,836

     

273,584

 

Buckle, Inc. (The) (b)

   

515

     

21,929

 

Cato Corporation (The) - Class A (b)

   

3,499

     

130,478

 

Express, Inc. (a) (b)

   

6,269

     

110,585

 

Finish Line, Inc. (The) - Class A

   

1,352

     

35,382

 

Foot Locker, Inc. (b)

   

2,036

     

128,675

 

Francesca's Holdings Corporation (a)

   

5,547

     

86,921

 

GameStop Corporation - Class A (b)

   

12,684

     

550,612

 

GNC Holdings, Inc. - Class A

   

5,730

     

255,214

 

Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a)

   

2,798

     

130,247

 

Outerwall, Inc. (b)

   

7,227

     

554,022

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

326

     

31,514

 

Select Comfort Corporation (a)

   

3,614

     

112,576

 

Winmark Corporation

   

307

     

28,223

 
             

2,482,969

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.1%

               

Coach, Inc.

   

1,601

     

56,627

 

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (a)

   

751

     

51,181

 

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,380

     

61,452

 

Steven Madden Ltd. (a) (b)

   

13,491

     

509,690

 
             

678,950

 

Consumer Staples — 20.4%

               

Beverages — 1.7%

               

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (b)

   

3,838

     

294,144

 

National Beverage Corporation (a) (b)

   

6,552

     

135,627

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

1,109

     

106,941

 
             

536,712

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%

               

CVS Health Corporation

   

557

     

57,026

 

Fresh Market, Inc. (The) (a)

   

816

     

25,908

 

Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A

   

2,358

     

75,503

 
             

158,437

 

Food Products — 7.1%

               

B&G Foods, Inc. (b)

   

9,841

     

304,481

 

Calavo Growers, Inc.

   

1,298

     

65,484

 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

   

5,851

     

331,693

 

General Mills, Inc.

   

88

     

4,941

 

J & J Snack Foods Corporation

   

1,156

     

124,617

 

 

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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 98.2% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Staples — 20.4% (Continued)

       

Food Products — 7.1% (Continued)

       

J.M. Smucker Company (The)

   

44

   

$

5,216

 

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

   

1,307

     

66,147

 

Kellogg Company

   

3,961

     

248,632

 

Lancaster Colony Corporation (b)

   

2,772

     

247,373

 

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (b)

   

9,862

     

252,270

 

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

   

7,179

     

302,595

 

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

   

2,709

     

220,865

 

Seaboard Corporation (a)

   

31

     

106,330

 
             

2,280,644

 

Household Products — 2.3%

               

Clorox Company (The)

   

1,319

     

142,003

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

39

     

5,526

 

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

   

974

     

94,137

 

WD-40 Company

   

5,970

     

503,689

 
             

745,355

 

Personal Products — 3.6%

               

Herbalife Ltd. (a)

   

6,009

     

312,649

 

Inter Parfums, Inc.

   

4,728

     

158,057

 

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A

   

1,670

     

84,502

 

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) (b)

   

4,824

     

617,906

 
             

1,173,114

 

Tobacco — 5.2%

               

Altria Group, Inc. (b)

   

7,596

     

388,915

 

Philip Morris International, Inc. (b)

   

3,711

     

308,273

 

Reynolds American, Inc. (b)

   

5,599

     

429,723

 

Universal Corporation

   

1,760

     

90,622

 

Vector Group Ltd. (b)

   

20,815

     

460,220

 
             

1,677,753

 

Energy — 9.9%

               

Energy Equipment & Services — 3.6%

               

Cameron International Corporation (a)

   

2,381

     

122,217

 

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

   

168

     

7,165

 

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

   

3,173

     

239,815

 

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

5,172

     

216,138

 

Halliburton Company

   

1,794

     

81,447

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

   

298

     

21,751

 

Oceaneering International, Inc.

   

4,007

     

203,556

 

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

   

403

     

16,475

 

RPC, Inc.

   

605

     

8,748

 

 

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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 98.2% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Energy — 9.9% (Continued)

       

Energy Equipment & Services — 3.6% (Continued)

       

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

706

   

$

64,084

 

US Silica Holdings, Inc.

   

5,515

     

170,138

 
             

1,151,534

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.3%

               

Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.

   

4,577

     

220,611

 

Alon USA Partners, L.P. (b)

   

11,926

     

242,813

 

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust

   

1,122

     

74,871

 

CVR Energy, Inc. (b)

   

1,397

     

54,148

 

Exxon Mobil Corporation

   

290

     

24,708

 

Green Plains, Inc.

   

1,996

     

65,589

 

HollyFrontier Corporation (b)

   

2,055

     

85,591

 

Marathon Oil Corporation (b)

   

1,462

     

39,752

 

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (b)

   

2,192

     

226,784

 

Northern Tier Energy, L.P. (b)

   

3,266

     

79,788

 

Permian Basin Royalty Trust

   

1,467

     

12,162

 

REX American Resources Corporation (a)

   

2,057

     

131,381

 

Sabine Royalty Trust

   

6,732

     

265,779

 

Valero Energy Corporation

   

1,734

     

102,722

 

Western Refining, Inc. (b)

   

9,631

     

423,571

 
             

2,050,270

 

Health Care — 17.4%

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%

               

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a)

   

663

     

86,667

 

Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)

   

12,482

     

323,783

 

Medtronic plc (b)

   

2,627

     

200,493

 

Thoratec Corporation (a)

   

678

     

30,775

 
             

641,718

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 10.8%

               

Accretive Health, Inc. (a)

   

5,085

     

27,357

 

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) (b)

   

4,632

     

123,165

 

AmSurg Corporation (a) (b)

   

6,855

     

461,616

 

Cardinal Health, Inc. (b)

   

1,529

     

134,812

 

Chemed Corporation (b)

   

2,679

     

332,705

 

CorVel Corporation (a)

   

797

     

28,612

 

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a)

   

1,424

     

119,303

 

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

   

1,631

     

75,629

 

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

354

     

28,968

 

HealthSouth Corporation (b)

   

7,151

     

308,637

 

 

15

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 98.2% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Health Care — 17.4% (Continued)

       

Health Care Providers & Services — 10.8% (Continued)

       

IPC Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   

811

   

$

40,039

 

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a) (b)

   

1,361

     

160,530

 

MEDNAX, Inc. (a) (b)

   

6,040

     

429,927

 

Patterson Companies, Inc. (b)

   

2,828

     

135,291

 

Premier, Inc. - Class A (a)

   

7,106

     

272,302

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (b)

   

5,761

     

433,400

 

Select Medical Holdings Corporation

   

3,819

     

62,441

 

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (a)

   

6,232

     

236,754

 

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

   

558

     

27,822

 

VCA, Inc. (a) (b)

   

770

     

40,394

 
             

3,479,704

 

Health Care Technology — 0.3%

               

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

   

1,579

     

82,629

 
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 4.3%

               

DepoMed, Inc. (a)

   

15,236

     

317,823

 

Johnson & Johnson

   

2,374

     

237,733

 

Lannett Company, Inc. (a)

   

1,549

     

86,171

 

Pfizer, Inc. (b)

   

4,791

     

166,487

 

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

   

3,312

     

145,463

 

SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

21,619

     

200,192

 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

17,274

     

245,636

 
             

1,399,505

 

Industrials — 17.5%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%

               

B/E Aerospace, Inc.

   

436

     

25,000

 

Cubic Corporation (b)

   

591

     

28,250

 

Engility Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

699

     

19,516

 

Northrop Grumman Corporation (b)

   

2,515

     

400,338

 

Raytheon Company (b)

   

1,822

     

188,140

 

Vectrus, Inc. (a) (b)

   

344

     

8,631

 
             

669,875

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%

               

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   

1,027

     

47,078

 
                 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%

               

Deluxe Corporation (b)

   

7,353

     

469,342

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc. (b)

   

6,199

     

135,448

 
             

604,790

 

 

16

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 98.2% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 17.5% (Continued)

       

Construction & Engineering — 1.4%

       

Argan, Inc.

   

9,137

   

$

326,922

 

Fluor Corporation

   

2,423

     

136,221

 
             

463,143

 

Electrical Equipment — 3.2%

               

Babcock & Wilcox Company (The)

   

9,580

     

318,918

 

Emerson Electric Company (b)

   

4,292

     

258,851

 

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

2,639

     

110,257

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

814

     

100,032

 

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

10,966

     

249,038

 
             

1,037,096

 

Machinery — 2.4%

               

Actuant Corporation - Class A

   

347

     

8,154

 

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

   

1,235

     

25,071

 

Dover Corporation

   

2,507

     

189,028

 

Graco, Inc.

   

390

     

28,310

 

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The)

   

4,181

     

251,822

 

Hillenbrand, Inc.

   

1,393

     

42,793

 

Lindsay Corporation (b)

   

1,093

     

88,030

 

Oshkosh Corporation (b)

   

1,313

     

65,860

 

PACCAR, Inc. (b)

   

472

     

30,000

 

Valmont Industries, Inc. (b)

   

484

     

60,234

 
             

789,302

 

Professional Services — 4.8%

               

Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The) (b)

   

2,843

     

363,705

 

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,520

     

97,736

 

Insperity, Inc.

   

4,931

     

259,469

 

Korn/Ferry International

   

2,978

     

95,564

 

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,606

     

21,857

 

Resources Connection, Inc. (b)

   

10,672

     

167,444

 

RPX Corporation (a) (b)

   

33,780

     

537,440

 
             

1,543,215

 

Road & Rail — 0.4%

               

Landstar System, Inc.

   

1,764

     

115,366

 
                 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.2%

               

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

   

1,883

     

167,417

 

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   

2,967

     

213,209

 
             

380,626

 

 

17

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 98.2% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Materials — 11.2%

       

Chemicals — 8.2%

       

Albemarle Corporation

   

3,266

   

$

196,450

 

Celanese Corporation - Series A

   

1,776

     

122,278

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

1,234

     

389,796

 

Chemtura Corporation (a)

   

4,074

     

113,094

 

CVR Partners, L.P.

   

971

     

13,837

 

Ferro Corporation (a)

   

18,184

     

275,851

 

Flotek Industries, Inc. (a)

   

7,245

     

83,245

 

FutureFuel Corporation

   

6,907

     

82,884

 

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

   

212

     

11,047

 

Innospec, Inc.

   

3,606

     

154,625

 

LSB Industries, Inc. (a)

   

1,057

     

44,954

 

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Class A

   

2,873

     

290,460

 

NewMarket Corporation (b)

   

285

     

131,217

 

OCI Partners, L.P.

   

6,089

     

106,192

 

Olin Corporation (b)

   

4,171

     

121,960

 

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) - Class A

   

1,489

     

91,216

 

Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P.

   

710

     

92,982

 

Valspar Corporation (The)

   

590

     

49,242

 

W.R. Grace & Company (a)

   

179

     

17,530

 

Westlake Chemical Corporation

   

2,849

     

200,883

 

Westlake Chemical Partners, L.P.

   

1,362

     

29,746

 
             

2,619,489

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.7%

               

Avery Dennison Corporation

   

5,877

     

363,845

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a)

   

3,142

     

75,094

 

Sonoco Products Company

   

2,573

     

115,836

 
             

554,775

 

Metals & Mining — 1.2%

               

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

   

2,860

     

246,418

 

Hi-Crush Partners, L.P.

   

2,869

     

85,496

 

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (b)

   

172

     

13,954

 

OCI Resources, L.P.

   

1,162

     

27,272

 

Southern Copper Corporation (b)

   

589

     

17,682

 
             

390,822

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%

               

Boise Cascade Company (a)

   

332

     

11,766

 

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (b)

   

678

     

27,364

 
             

39,130

 
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $26,998,915)

         

$

31,642,846

 

 

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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.9%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (c) (Cost $605,368)

   

605,368

   

$

605,368

 
                 

Total Investments at Value — 100.1% (Cost $27,604,283)

         

$

32,248,214

 
                 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)

           

(27,640

)

                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

         

$

32,220,574

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of the shares have been pledged as collateral for the bank line of credit (Note 5).

(c)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2015.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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May 31, 2015

COMMON STOCKS — 128.7%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 28.8%

       

Auto Components — 0.5%

       

Dorman Products, Inc. (a) (b)

   

314

   

$

14,651

 

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,333

     

38,351

 
             

53,002

 

Automobiles — 1.1%

               

Thor Industries, Inc. (b)

   

1,195

     

73,003

 

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (b)

   

1,739

     

37,788

 
             

110,791

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 2.0%

               

H&R Block, Inc. (b)

   

6,285

     

199,423

 
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%

               

DineEquity, Inc. (b)

   

159

     

15,518

 

Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (b)

   

5,380

     

139,988

 
             

155,506

 

Household Durables — 1.1%

               

NVR, Inc. (a) (b)

   

38

     

51,703

 

Tupperware Brands Corporation (b)

   

870

     

57,194

 
             

108,897

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.7%

               

Lands' End, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,213

     

65,084

 
                 

Leisure Products — 1.6%

               

Arctic Cat, Inc. (b)

   

290

     

9,593

 

Nautilus, Inc. (a) (b)

   

723

     

15,270

 

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (a) (b)

   

4,088

     

60,135

 

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (b)

   

1,257

     

67,551

 
             

152,549

 

Media — 7.2%

               

CBS Corporation - Class B (b)

   

398

     

24,565

 

Entravision Communications Corporation - Class A (b)

   

5,019

     

33,878

 

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (b)

   

5,344

     

109,125

 

National CineMedia, Inc. (b)

   

3,861

     

61,506

 

Omnicom Group, Inc. (b)

   

2,882

     

214,795

 

Starz - Series A (a) (b)

   

5,999

     

251,718

 

Time Warner, Inc. (b)

   

132

     

11,151

 

Time, Inc.

   

295

     

6,640

 
             

713,378

 

 

20

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COMMON STOCKS — 128.7% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 28.8% (Continued)

       

Specialty Retail — 10.2%

       

AutoZone, Inc. (a) (b)

   

20

   

$

13,472

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,551

     

110,617

 

Buckle, Inc. (The) (b)

   

207

     

8,814

 

Cato Corporation (The) - Class A (b)

   

1,423

     

53,064

 

Express, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,565

     

45,247

 

Finish Line, Inc. (The) - Class A (b)

   

542

     

14,184

 

Foot Locker, Inc. (b)

   

821

     

51,887

 

Francesca's Holdings Corporation (a) (b)

   

2,267

     

35,524

 

GameStop Corporation - Class A (b)

   

5,159

     

223,952

 

GNC Holdings, Inc. - Class A (b)

   

2,320

     

103,333

 

Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,134

     

52,788

 

Outerwall, Inc. (b)

   

2,934

     

224,920

 

Ross Stores, Inc. (b)

   

131

     

12,664

 

Select Comfort Corporation (a)

   

1,473

     

45,884

 

Winmark Corporation

   

122

     

11,215

 
             

1,007,565

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.8%

               

Coach, Inc. (b)

   

665

     

23,521

 

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (a) (b)

   

303

     

20,649

 

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) (b)

   

967

     

24,968

 

Steven Madden Ltd. (a) (b)

   

5,492

     

207,488

 
             

276,626

 

Consumer Staples — 25.9%

               

Beverages — 2.2%

               

Brown-Forman Corporation - Class B (b)

   

2

     

188

 

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (b)

   

1,562

     

119,712

 

National Beverage Corporation (a) (b)

   

2,654

     

54,938

 

PepsiCo, Inc. (b)

   

444

     

42,815

 
             

217,653

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%

               

CVS Health Corporation (b)

   

223

     

22,831

 

Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A (b)

   

939

     

30,067

 
             

52,898

 

Food Products — 8.8%

               

B&G Foods, Inc. (b)

   

4,009

     

124,038

 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (b)

   

2,255

     

127,836

 

General Mills, Inc. (b)

   

33

     

1,853

 

J & J Snack Foods Corporation (b)

   

469

     

50,558

 

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (b)

   

543

     

27,481

 

Kellogg Company (b)

   

1,497

     

93,967

 

 

21

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COMMON STOCKS — 128.7% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Staples — 25.9% (Continued)

       

Food Products — 8.8% (Continued)

       

Lancaster Colony Corporation (b)

   

1,117

   

$

99,681

 

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (b)

   

3,994

     

102,167

 

Pinnacle Foods, Inc. (b)

   

2,936

     

123,752

 

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (b)

   

1,100

     

89,683

 

Seaboard Corporation (a) (b)

   

7

     

24,010

 
             

865,026

 

Household Products — 3.0%

               

Clorox Company (The) (b)

   

533

     

57,383

 

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

394

     

38,080

 

WD-40 Company (b)

   

2,417

     

203,922

 
             

299,385

 

Personal Products — 4.6%

               

Herbalife Ltd. (a) (b)

   

2,443

     

127,109

 

Inter Parfums, Inc. (b)

   

1,140

     

38,110

 

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A (b)

   

681

     

34,459

 

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,957

     

250,672

 
             

450,350

 

Tobacco — 6.8%

               

Altria Group, Inc. (b)

   

3,076

     

157,491

 

Philip Morris International, Inc. (b)

   

1,508

     

125,270

 

Reynolds American, Inc. (b)

   

2,272

     

174,376

 

Universal Corporation (b)

   

434

     

22,347

 

Vector Group Ltd. (b)

   

8,437

     

186,542

 
             

666,026

 

Energy — 13.3%

               

Energy Equipment & Services — 4.7%

               

Cameron International Corporation (a) (b)

   

968

     

49,687

 

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

   

68

     

2,900

 

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

   

1,287

     

97,271

 

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,097

     

87,634

 

Halliburton Company

   

742

     

33,687

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

   

125

     

9,124

 

Oceaneering International, Inc. (b)

   

1,621

     

82,347

 

Oil States International, Inc. (a) (b)

   

166

     

6,786

 

RPC, Inc.

   

244

     

3,528

 

Schlumberger Ltd. (b)

   

293

     

26,596

 

US Silica Holdings, Inc.

   

2,243

     

69,197

 
             

468,757

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 128.7% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Energy — 13.3% (Continued)

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.6%

       

Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (b)

   

1,863

   

$

89,797

 

Alon USA Energy, Inc. (b)

   

492

     

8,674

 

Alon USA Partners, L.P. (b)

   

4,870

     

99,153

 

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (b)

   

455

     

30,362

 

CVR Energy, Inc. (b)

   

557

     

21,589

 

Exxon Mobil Corporation (b)

   

120

     

10,224

 

Green Plains, Inc. (b)

   

826

     

27,142

 

HollyFrontier Corporation (b)

   

837

     

34,861

 

Marathon Oil Corporation (b)

   

550

     

14,954

 

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (b)

   

894

     

92,493

 

Northern Tier Energy, L.P. (b)

   

1,334

     

32,590

 

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (b)

   

595

     

4,933

 

Phillips 66 (b)

   

57

     

4,510

 

REX American Resources Corporation (a) (b)

   

836

     

53,395

 

Sabine Royalty Trust (b)

   

2,725

     

107,583

 

Valero Energy Corporation (b)

   

705

     

41,764

 

Western Refining, Inc. (b)

   

3,923

     

172,534

 
             

846,558

 

Financials — 0.0% (c)

               

Insurance — 0.0% (c)

               

Gerova Financial Group Ltd. (a) (b) (d)

   

2

     

0

 
                 

Health Care — 23.0%

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%

               

Align Technology, Inc. (a) (b)

   

68

     

4,126

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a) (b)

   

271

     

35,425

 

Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)

   

5,075

     

131,645

 

Medtronic plc (b)

   

1,062

     

81,052

 

Thoratec Corporation (a) (b)

   

197

     

8,942

 
             

261,190

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 14.3%

               

Accretive Health, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,062

     

11,094

 

AmerisourceBergen Corporation (b)

   

4

     

450

 

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,850

     

49,192

 

AmSurg Corporation (a) (b)

   

2,789

     

187,811

 

Cardinal Health, Inc. (b)

   

607

     

53,519

 

Chemed Corporation (b)

   

1,080

     

134,125

 

 

23

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 128.7% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Health Care — 23.0% (Continued)

       

Health Care Providers & Services — 14.3% (Continued)

       

CorVel Corporation (a) (b)

   

331

   

$

11,883

 

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a) (b)

   

583

     

48,844

 

Ensign Group, Inc. (The) (b)

   

664

     

30,790

 

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

140

     

11,456

 

HealthSouth Corporation (b)

   

2,909

     

125,552

 

IPC Healthcare, Inc. (a) (b)

   

335

     

16,539

 

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a) (b)

   

524

     

61,806

 

MEDNAX, Inc. (a) (b)

   

2,448

     

174,249

 

Patterson Companies, Inc. (b)

   

1,136

     

54,346

 

Premier, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)

   

2,910

     

111,511

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (b)

   

2,341

     

176,113

 

Select Medical Holdings Corporation (b)

   

1,542

     

25,212

 

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (a)

   

2,529

     

96,077

 

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

   

221

     

11,019

 

VCA, Inc. (a) (b)

   

305

     

16,000

 
             

1,407,588

 

Health Care Technology — 0.3%

               

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (b)

   

638

     

33,387

 
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 5.7%

               

DepoMed, Inc. (a) (b)

   

6,186

     

129,040

 

Johnson & Johnson (b)

   

969

     

97,036

 

Lannett Company, Inc. (a) (b)

   

634

     

35,269

 

Pfizer, Inc. (b)

   

1,932

     

67,137

 

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,342

     

58,941

 

SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

8,792

     

81,414

 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

7,007

     

99,639

 
             

568,476

 

Industrials — 23.1%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 2.6%

               

B/E Aerospace, Inc. (b)

   

76

     

4,358

 

Cubic Corporation (b)

   

149

     

7,122

 

Engility Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

279

     

7,790

 

Northrop Grumman Corporation (b)

   

1,019

     

162,205

 

Raytheon Company (b)

   

736

     

75,999

 

Vectrus, Inc. (a) (b)

   

137

     

3,437

 
             

260,911

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

               

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (b)

   

423

     

19,390

 

 

24

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 128.7% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 23.1% (Continued)

       

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.5%

       

Deluxe Corporation (b)

   

2,987

   

$

190,660

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc. (b)

   

2,519

     

55,040

 
             

245,700

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.9%

               

Argan, Inc. (b)

   

3,710

     

132,744

 

Fluor Corporation (b)

   

991

     

55,714

 
             

188,458

 

Electrical Equipment — 4.2%

               

Babcock & Wilcox Company (The) (b)

   

3,826

     

127,368

 

Emerson Electric Company (b)

   

1,729

     

104,276

 

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,076

     

44,955

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (b)

   

337

     

41,414

 

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

   

4,440

     

100,832

 
             

418,845

 

Machinery — 3.3%

               

Actuant Corporation - Class A (b)

   

114

     

2,679

 

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (b)

   

504

     

10,231

 

Dover Corporation (b)

   

1,028

     

77,511

 

Graco, Inc.

   

155

     

11,252

 

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (b)

   

1,710

     

102,993

 

Hillenbrand, Inc. (b)

   

531

     

16,312

 

Joy Global, Inc. (b)

   

86

     

3,349

 

Lindsay Corporation (b)

   

443

     

35,679

 

Oshkosh Corporation (b)

   

546

     

27,388

 

PACCAR, Inc. (b)

   

190

     

12,077

 

Valmont Industries, Inc. (b)

   

196

     

24,392

 
             

323,863

 

Professional Services — 6.3%

               

Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The) (b)

   

1,155

     

147,759

 

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a) (b)

   

619

     

39,802

 

Insperity, Inc. (b)

   

1,971

     

103,714

 

Korn/Ferry International (b)

   

1,220

     

39,150

 

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a) (b)

   

145

     

1,973

 

Resources Connection, Inc. (b)

   

4,359

     

68,393

 

RPX Corporation (a) (b)

   

13,725

     

218,365

 
             

619,156

 

Road & Rail — 0.5%

               

Landstar System, Inc.

   

713

     

46,630

 

 

25

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 128.7% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 23.1% (Continued)

       

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.6%

       

United Rentals, Inc. (a) (b)

   

765

   

$

68,016

 

WESCO International, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,200

     

86,232

 
             

154,248

 

Materials — 14.6%

               

Chemicals — 10.6%

               

Albemarle Corporation (b)

   

1,233

     

74,165

 

Celanese Corporation - Series A (b)

   

693

     

47,713

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

499

     

157,624

 

Chemtura Corporation (a) (b)

   

1,470

     

40,807

 

CVR Partners, L.P.

   

390

     

5,557

 

Ferro Corporation (a) (b)

   

7,091

     

107,570

 

Flotek Industries, Inc. (a)

   

2,948

     

33,873

 

FutureFuel Corporation (b)

   

2,809

     

33,708

 

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

   

84

     

4,377

 

Innospec, Inc. (b)

   

1,462

     

62,691

 

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

196

     

5,061

 

LSB Industries, Inc. (a)

   

272

     

11,568

 

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Class A (b)

   

1,168

     

118,085

 

NewMarket Corporation (b)

   

117

     

53,868

 

OCI Partners, L.P. (b)

   

2,486

     

43,356

 

Olin Corporation (b)

   

1,685

     

49,269

 

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) - Class A (b)

   

595

     

36,450

 

Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (b)

   

284

     

37,193

 

Valspar Corporation (The)

   

236

     

19,697

 

W.R. Grace & Company (a)

   

72

     

7,051

 

Westlake Chemical Corporation (b)

   

1,151

     

81,157

 

Westlake Chemical Partners, L.P.

   

541

     

11,815

 
             

1,042,655

 

Containers & Packaging — 2.3%

               

Avery Dennison Corporation (b)

   

2,386

     

147,717

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) (b)

   

1,274

     

30,449

 

Sonoco Products Company (b)

   

1,037

     

46,686

 
             

224,852

 

Metals & Mining — 1.6%

               

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (b)

   

1,166

     

100,462

 

Hi-Crush Partners, L.P.

   

1,170

     

34,866

 

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (b)

   

54

     

4,381

 

OCI Resources, L.P.

   

461

     

10,820

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company (b)

   

7

     

446

 

 

26

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 128.7% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Materials — 14.6% (Continued)

       

Metals & Mining — 1.6% (Continued)

       

Southern Copper Corporation (b)

   

236

   

$

7,085

 
             

158,060

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%

               

Boise Cascade Company (a)

   

131

     

4,643

 

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (b)

   

270

     

10,897

 
             

15,540

 
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $11,189,124)

         

$

12,698,423

 

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 8.3%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (e) (Cost $816,934)

   

816,934

   

$

816,934

 
                 

Total Investments at Value — 137.0% (Cost $12,006,058)

         

$

13,515,357

 
                 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (f) — (37.0%)

           

(3,653,308

)

                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

         

$

9,862,049

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of the shares have been pledged as collateral for open short positions and any outstanding borrowings for investment purposes (Note 2).

(c)

Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

(d)

Security value has been determined in good faith pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The total value of such securities is $0 at May 31, 2015, representing 0.0%(c) of net assets (Note 2).

(e)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2015.

(f)

Includes cash held as margin deposits for open short positions.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

27

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
May 31, 2015

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 20.7%

       

Auto Components — 0.5%

       

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

   

97

   

$

2,968

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

75

     

4,511

 

Federal Mogul Holdings Corporation

   

125

     

1,554

 

Gentherm, Inc.

   

114

     

5,844

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The)

   

112

     

3,567

 

Modine Manufacturing Company

   

1,045

     

11,693

 

Remy International, Inc.

   

203

     

4,486

 

Superior Industries International, Inc.

   

587

     

11,323

 

Visteon Corporation

   

59

     

6,462

 
             

52,408

 

Automobiles — 0.2%

               

General Motors Company

   

294

     

10,575

 

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

27

     

1,444

 

Tesla Motors, Inc.

   

55

     

13,794

 
             

25,813

 

Distributors — 0.2%

               

Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc.

   

271

     

14,555

 

LKQ Corporation

   

329

     

9,400

 
             

23,955

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.6%

               

Carriage Services, Inc.

   

49

     

1,219

 

Liberty Tax, Inc.

   

37

     

880

 

LifeLock, Inc.

   

1,047

     

15,935

 

Matthews International Corporation - Class A

   

252

     

12,512

 

Regis Corporation

   

952

     

15,384

 

Service Corporation International

   

283

     

8,224

 

Sotheby's

   

29

     

1,300

 
             

55,454

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.6%

               

Aramark

   

420

     

13,167

 

Biglari Holdings, Inc.

   

39

     

13,778

 

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.

   

369

     

16,893

 

Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

   

772

     

17,339

 

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

   

313

     

14,376

 

Brinker International, Inc.

   

208

     

11,477

 

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.

   

101

     

15,420

 

Carnival Corporation

   

289

     

13,389

 

Cedar Fair, L.P.

   

244

     

14,716

 

 

28

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 20.7% (Continued)

       

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.6% (Continued)

       

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)

   

292

   

$

15,058

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

   

18

     

11,079

 

Churchill Downs, Inc.

   

162

     

20,198

 

Chuy's Holdings, Inc.

   

209

     

5,432

 

ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.

   

753

     

17,116

 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

   

63

     

8,888

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

220

     

14,419

 

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

   

210

     

6,642

 

Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc.

   

608

     

11,309

 

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

   

633

     

19,686

 

Extended Stay America, Inc.

   

713

     

13,982

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.

   

278

     

12,935

 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

257

     

7,443

 

Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Class A

   

199

     

11,435

 

International Speedway Corporation - Class A

   

470

     

17,498

 

Jack in the Box, Inc.

   

219

     

19,011

 

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.

   

642

     

11,164

 

La Quinta Holdings, Inc.

   

481

     

11,958

 

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

   

123

     

6,252

 

Marcus Corporation (The)

   

747

     

14,641

 

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A

   

155

     

12,088

 

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

   

239

     

21,099

 

MGM Resorts International

   

554

     

11,108

 

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

   

302

     

16,477

 

Papa John's International, Inc.

   

69

     

4,741

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

   

136

     

2,262

 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

   

217

     

18,096

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   

173

     

13,145

 

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

   

678

     

4,231

 

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

   

398

     

5,862

 

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

   

463

     

10,001

 

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

   

399

     

19,495

 

Sonic Corporation

   

573

     

17,270

 

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

   

604

     

13,240

 

Starbucks Corporation

   

222

     

11,535

 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   

147

     

12,166

 

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

   

447

     

15,654

 

Vail Resorts, Inc.

   

190

     

19,711

 

Wendy's Company (The)

   

1,787

     

20,086

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

   

67

     

6,746

 

 

29

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 20.7% (Continued)

       

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.6% (Continued)

       

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

50

   

$

4,505

 

Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.

   

42

     

1,331

 
             

647,550

 

Household Durables — 2.8%

               

Cavco Industries, Inc.

   

100

     

7,253

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   

453

     

11,832

 

GoPro, Inc. - Class A

   

36

     

1,997

 

Harman International Industries, Inc.

   

103

     

12,414

 

Installed Building Products, Inc.

   

612

     

13,121

 

Jarden Corporation

   

270

     

14,326

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   

336

     

15,886

 

Lennar Corporation - Class A

   

278

     

12,963

 

Libbey, Inc.

   

384

     

15,168

 

M/I Homes, Inc.

   

660

     

15,358

 

MDC Holdings, Inc.

   

559

     

15,630

 

Meritage Homes Corporation

   

100

     

4,386

 

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

   

78

     

14,558

 

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   

274

     

10,831

 

PulteGroup, Inc.

   

566

     

10,856

 

Ryland Group, Inc. (The)

   

94

     

3,955

 

Standard Pacific Corporation

   

1,512

     

12,459

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

47

     

4,815

 

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation - Class A

   

235

     

4,521

 

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

   

56

     

3,337

 

Toll Brothers, Inc.

   

343

     

12,406

 

TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.

   

987

     

14,233

 

Universal Electronics, Inc.

   

267

     

13,836

 

WCI Communities, Inc.

   

764

     

17,763

 

Whirlpool Corporation

   

18

     

3,316

 

William Lyon Homes - Class A

   

301

     

6,812

 
             

274,032

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.9%

               

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. - Class A

   

825

     

7,846

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

36

     

15,452

 

Expedia, Inc.

   

8

     

858

 

Groupon, Inc.

   

2,189

     

13,966

 

HomeAway, Inc.

   

188

     

5,277

 

Liberty Interactive Corporation - Series A

   

180

     

5,035

 

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. - Class A

   

42

     

1,175

 

Liberty Ventures - Series A

   

18

     

747

 

 

30

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 20.7% (Continued)

       

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.9% (Continued)

       

NetFlix, Inc.

   

26

   

$

16,226

 

NutriSystem, Inc.

   

238

     

5,417

 

Overstock.com, Inc.

   

211

     

4,564

 

TripAdvisor, Inc.

   

146

     

11,134

 

zulily, Inc. - Class A

   

77

     

1,018

 
             

88,715

 

Leisure Products — 0.2%

               

Callaway Golf Company

   

1,857

     

17,530

 

Mattel, Inc.

   

31

     

800

 
             

18,330

 

Media — 2.5%

               

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. - Class A

   

367

     

10,610

 

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.

   

421

     

11,716

 

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A

   

47

     

8,414

 

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

   

20

     

811

 

DISH Network Corporation - Class A

   

175

     

12,388

 

E.W. Scripps Company (The) - Class A

   

784

     

18,369

 

Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.

   

553

     

7,504

 

Journal Media Group, Inc.

   

165

     

1,320

 

Lamar Advertising Company - Class A

   

158

     

9,578

 

Liberty Broadband - Class A

   

15

     

809

 

Liberty Broadband - Class C

   

6

     

321

 

Liberty Media Corporation - Class A

   

271

     

10,383

 

Liberty Media Corporation - Class C

   

27

     

1,025

 

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation

   

42

     

1,390

 

Live Nation, Inc.

   

531

     

15,187

 

Madison Square Garden Company (The) - Class A

   

148

     

12,644

 

Media General, Inc.

   

429

     

7,104

 

Morningstar, Inc.

   

131

     

10,126

 

New Media Investment Group, Inc.

   

554

     

12,199

 

New York Times Company (The) - Class A

   

906

     

12,593

 

News Corporation - Class A

   

639

     

9,681

 

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. - Class A

   

52

     

2,958

 

Regal Entertainment Group - Class A

   

673

     

14,106

 

Rentrak Corporation

   

259

     

17,589

 

Scholastic Corporation

   

430

     

19,113

 

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

   

2,468

     

9,526

 

Tribune Media Company - Class A

   

183

     

9,699

 

Tribune Publishing Company

   

5

     

75

 

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class A

   

28

     

941

 
             

248,179

 

 

31

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 20.7% (Continued)

       

Multiline Retail — 0.8%

       

Big Lots, Inc.

   

188

   

$

8,253

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.

   

395

     

20,844

 

Fred's, Inc. - Class A

   

956

     

16,749

 

Kohl's Corporation

   

67

     

4,388

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

   

36

     

2,615

 

Target Corporation

   

177

     

14,040

 

Tuesday Morning Corporation

   

833

     

10,679

 
             

77,568

 

Specialty Retail — 3.9%

               

Aaron's, Inc.

   

458

     

16,044

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Company - Class A

   

519

     

10,624

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   

65

     

9,959

 

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   

895

     

14,651

 

America's Car-Mart, Inc.

   

48

     

2,547

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

   

34

     

2,894

 

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

   

341

     

5,040

 

AutoNation, Inc.

   

206

     

12,856

 

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

   

614

     

14,441

 

Cabela's, Inc.

   

267

     

13,617

 

CarMax, Inc.

   

214

     

15,203

 

Chico's FAS, Inc.

   

615

     

10,215

 

Children's Place, Inc. (The)

   

16

     

1,046

 

CST Brands, Inc.

   

421

     

16,743

 

Five Below, Inc.

   

347

     

11,538

 

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

   

105

     

2,206

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

   

15

     

1,671

 

Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A

   

191

     

20,332

 

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

200

     

13,996

 

MarineMax, Inc.

   

467

     

11,171

 

Mattress Firm Holding Corporation

   

232

     

13,707

 

Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (The)

   

334

     

19,375

 

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

   

217

     

12,805

 

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   

8

     

1,756

 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

   

310

     

15,999

 

Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack (The)

   

1,594

     

16,147

 

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

   

235

     

7,109

 

Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.

   

174

     

15,827

 

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.

   

131

     

924

 

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

   

184

     

5,086

 

Stage Stores, Inc.

   

685

     

11,090

 

 

32

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 20.7% (Continued)

       

Specialty Retail — 3.9% (Continued)

       

Staples, Inc.

   

273

   

$

4,495

 

Stein Mart, Inc.

   

648

     

6,882

 

Systemax, Inc.

   

86

     

718

 

Tiffany & Company

   

104

     

9,748

 

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (The)

   

82

     

1,023

 

Tractor Supply Company

   

143

     

12,461

 

TravelCenters of America, LLC

   

278

     

4,376

 

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.

   

99

     

15,109

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   

11

     

865

 
             

382,296

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.5%

               

Columbia Sportswear Company

   

288

     

16,142

 

CROCS, Inc.

   

1,197

     

18,003

 

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.

   

91

     

5,174

 

Hanesbrands, Inc.

   

440

     

14,018

 

Kate Spade & Company

   

544

     

13,480

 

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

   

127

     

12,912

 

PVH Corporation

   

103

     

10,778

 

Sequential Brands Group, Inc.

   

85

     

1,188

 

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

   

126

     

13,340

 

Under Armour, Inc. - Class A

   

179

     

14,035

 

Unifi, Inc.

   

451

     

14,667

 

VF Corporation

   

108

     

7,607

 

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

   

235

     

6,904

 
             

148,248

 

Consumer Staples — 16.6%

               

Beverages — 2.5%

               

Boston Beer Company, Inc. - Class A

   

203

     

53,547

 

Brown-Forman Corporation - Class B

   

234

     

22,059

 

Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

   

556

     

63,145

 

Coca-Cola Company (The)

   

389

     

15,934

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   

306

     

13,535

 

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

   

291

     

34,306

 

Molson Coors Brewing Company - Class B

   

353

     

25,903

 

Monster Beverage Corporation

   

129

     

16,419

 
             

244,848

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 5.3%

               

Anderson's, Inc. (The)

   

1,173

     

52,011

 

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

   

512

     

44,641

 

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (The)

   

1,590

     

29,812

 

 

33

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Staples — 16.6% (Continued)

       

Food & Staples Retailing — 5.3% (Continued)

       

Costco Wholesale Corporation

   

212

   

$

30,229

 

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.

   

205

     

7,923

 

Fresh Market, Inc. (The)

   

648

     

20,574

 

Ingles Markets, Inc. - Class A

   

100

     

4,888

 

Kroger Company (The)

   

482

     

35,090

 

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

   

1,651

     

39,971

 

PriceSmart, Inc.

   

229

     

18,673

 

Rite Aid Corporation

   

2,815

     

24,547

 

SpartanNash Company

   

520

     

16,255

 

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

   

1,288

     

38,627

 

Sysco Corporation

   

752

     

27,944

 

United Natural Foods, Inc.

   

720

     

48,290

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   

394

     

33,821

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   

90

     

6,684

 

Weis Markets, Inc.

   

305

     

13,167

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   

648

     

26,724

 
             

519,871

 

Food Products — 7.6%

               

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

   

537

     

28,380

 

Boulder Brands, Inc.

   

5,250

     

48,405

 

Bunge Ltd.

   

336

     

31,100

 

Calavo Growers, Inc.

   

102

     

5,146

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   

831

     

32,085

 

Darling Ingredients, Inc.

   

2,902

     

45,561

 

Dean Foods Company

   

3,923

     

72,262

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

   

2,262

     

64,377

 

Farmer Brothers Company

   

801

     

19,665

 

Flowers Foods, Inc.

   

526

     

11,814

 

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

   

1,489

     

56,046

 

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)

   

688

     

43,530

 

Hershey Company (The)

   

80

     

7,429

 

Ingredion, Inc.

   

138

     

11,312

 

JM Smucker Company (The)

   

5

     

593

 

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

   

203

     

17,507

 

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

   

26

     

2,196

 

McCormick & Company, Inc.

   

362

     

28,417

 

Mead Johnson Nutrition Company

   

78

     

7,589

 

Mondelēz International, Inc. - Class A

   

780

     

32,440

 

Snyder's-Lance, Inc.

   

1,597

     

47,702

 

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

   

1,337

     

41,099

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

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Value

 

Consumer Staples — 16.6% (Continued)

       

Food Products — 7.6% (Continued)

       

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

   

621

   

$

44,296

 

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

   

372

     

15,791

 

WhiteWave Foods Company (The)

   

781

     

37,511

 
             

752,253

 

Household Products — 0.4%

               

Colgate-Palmolive Company

   

248

     

16,564

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

   

4

     

567

 

Kimberly Clark Corporation

   

164

     

17,853

 

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

   

59

     

4,625

 
             

39,609

 

Personal Products — 0.8%

               

Avon Products, Inc.

   

2,948

     

19,810

 

Coty, Inc. - Class A

   

1,320

     

32,908

 

Estèe Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) - Class A

   

81

     

7,082

 

IGI Laboratories, Inc.

   

2,544

     

16,536

 
             

76,336

 

Energy — 9.9%

               

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.1%

               

Basic Energy Services, Inc.

   

183

     

1,594

 

Bristow Group, Inc.

   

78

     

4,524

 

C&J Energy Services Ltd.

   

90

     

1,353

 

Era Group, Inc.

   

252

     

5,292

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc.

   

408

     

13,489

 

Exterran Partners, L.P.

   

123

     

3,185

 

Key Energy Services, Inc.

   

685

     

1,541

 

McDermott International, Inc.

   

2,435

     

13,295

 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   

246

     

4,969

 

Pioneer Energy Services Corporation

   

679

     

4,767

 

RigNet, Inc.

   

84

     

2,981

 

Rowan Companies plc - Class A

   

430

     

9,236

 

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.

   

133

     

9,326

 

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

   

322

     

7,435

 

TETRA Technologies, Inc.

   

1,074

     

6,755

 

Unit Corporation

   

55

     

1,734

 

USA Compression Partners, L.P.

   

834

     

18,590

 
             

110,066

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.8%

               

Alon USA Energy, Inc.

   

925

     

16,308

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

   

25

     

2,090

 

Antero Resources Corporation

   

285

     

11,403

 

 

35

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COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

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Value

 

Energy — 9.9% (Continued)

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.8% (Continued)

       

Apache Corporation

   

72

   

$

4,309

 

Atlas Energy Group, LLC

   

194

     

1,261

 

Bill Barrett Corporation

   

87

     

768

 

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P.

   

849

     

13,601

 

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.

   

398

     

8,270

 

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

   

154

     

11,909

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

   

277

     

9,407

 

Callon Petroleum Company

   

829

     

6,516

 

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.

   

159

     

4,234

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.

   

293

     

14,697

 

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

   

311

     

10,322

 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

   

183

     

13,877

 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

   

62

     

875

 

Cimarex Energy Company

   

8

     

924

 

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.

   

304

     

1,754

 

Cobalt International Energy, Inc.

   

1,603

     

16,287

 

Concho Resources, Inc.

   

112

     

13,474

 

ConocoPhillips

   

14

     

892

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

   

375

     

10,440

 

Contango Oil & Gas Company

   

215

     

2,963

 

Crestwood Equity Partners, L.P.

   

1,213

     

6,065

 

Crestwood Midstream Partners, L.P.

   

136

     

1,825

 

CrossAmerica Partners, L.P.

   

250

     

8,358

 

DCP Midstream Partners, L.P.

   

136

     

5,141

 

Devon Energy Corporation

   

14

     

913

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

   

258

     

20,075

 

Dominion Midstream Partners, L.P.

   

53

     

2,234

 

Eclipse Resources Corporation

   

1,656

     

10,433

 

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.

   

327

     

12,128

 

Energen Corporation

   

221

     

15,293

 

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

   

224

     

15,382

 

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

   

134

     

7,535

 

EnLink Midstream Partners, L.P.

   

461

     

11,442

 

EnLink Midstream, LLC

   

366

     

12,118

 

Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.

   

330

     

10,699

 

EQT Corporation

   

120

     

10,208

 

EQT Midstream Partners, L.P.

   

81

     

6,777

 

EV Energy Partners, L.P.

   

208

     

2,939

 

Gastar Exploration, Inc.

   

300

     

915

 

Genesis Energy, L.P.

   

387

     

18,820

 

 

36

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COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Energy — 9.9% (Continued)

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.8% (Continued)

       

Gulfport Energy Corporation

   

286

   

$

12,344

 

Hess Corporation

   

37

     

2,498

 

Jones Energy, Inc. - Class A

   

682

     

6,622

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

271

     

11,244

 

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

   

223

     

1,982

 

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.

   

324

     

4,413

 

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

   

50

     

3,986

 

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

   

183

     

11,827

 

Matador Resources Company

   

417

     

11,484

 

Memorial Production Partners, L.P.

   

115

     

1,718

 

Memorial Resource Development Corporation

   

219

     

4,141

 

MPLX, L.P.

   

192

     

14,016

 

Newfield Exploration Company

   

129

     

4,878

 

NGL Energy Partners, L.P.

   

588

     

17,675

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

   

190

     

8,318

 

NuStar Energy, L.P.

   

229

     

14,292

 

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

   

12

     

938

 

ONEOK, Inc.

   

222

     

9,306

 

Par Petroleum Corporation

   

690

     

15,732

 

Parsley Energy, Inc. - Class A

   

480

     

8,395

 

PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A

   

202

     

5,418

 

PDC Energy, Inc.

   

394

     

23,498

 

Phillips 66

   

115

     

9,099

 

Phillips 66 Partners, L.P.

   

30

     

2,182

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

   

77

     

11,383

 

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

   

152

     

7,136

 

Plains GP Holdings, L.P. - Class A

   

84

     

2,349

 

QEP Resources, Inc.

   

591

     

11,129

 

Range Resources Corporation

   

85

     

4,710

 

Rentech, Inc.

   

2,255

     

2,661

 

Rex Energy Corporation

   

136

     

683

 

Rice Energy, Inc.

   

567

     

12,434

 

RSP Permian, Inc.

   

489

     

13,927

 

SemGroup Corporation - Class A

   

242

     

19,045

 

Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.

   

52

     

307

 

Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.

   

25

     

1,123

 

Spectra Energy Corporation

   

342

     

12,028

 

Sprague Resources, L.P.

   

295

     

8,172

 

Stone Energy Corporation

   

85

     

1,154

 

Summit Midstream Partners, L.P.

   

211

     

7,096

 

 

37

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COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Energy — 9.9% (Continued)

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.8% (Continued)

       

Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P.

   

308

   

$

12,197

 

Sunoco, L.P.

   

287

     

13,259

 

Synergy Resources Corporation

   

1,902

     

21,892

 

Tallgrass Energy Partners, L.P.

   

384

     

19,004

 

Targa Resources Corporation

   

115

     

10,574

 

Targa Resources Partners, L.P.

   

21

     

908

 

Tesoro Logistics, L.P.

   

304

     

17,574

 

Valero Energy Partners, L.P.

   

149

     

7,630

 

W&T Offshore, Inc.

   

67

     

362

 

Western Gas Equity Partners, L.P.

   

128

     

8,198

 

Western Gas Partners, L.P.

   

189

     

12,947

 

Western Refining Logistics, L.P.

   

497

     

14,666

 

Whiting Petroleum Corporation

   

127

     

4,190

 

Williams Companies, Inc. (The)

   

260

     

13,286

 

Williams Partners, L.P.

   

257

     

14,336

 

WPX Energy, Inc.

   

1,219

     

15,713

 
             

863,960

 

Financials — 0.0% (a)

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.0% (a)

               

Iron Mountain, Inc.

   

119

     

4,340

 

OUTFRONT Media, Inc.

   

9

     

250

 
             

4,590

 

Health Care — 16.0%

               

Biotechnology — 0.0% (a)

               

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.

   

1

     

1

 
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 8.7%

               

Abaxis, Inc.

   

59

     

3,133

 

Abiomed, Inc.

   

544

     

32,488

 

Accuray, Inc.

   

2,403

     

14,766

 

Align Technology, Inc.

   

68

     

4,125

 

Analogic Corporation

   

197

     

16,668

 

AngioDynamics, Inc.

   

839

     

13,466

 

AtriCure, Inc.

   

740

     

16,976

 

Baxter International, Inc.

   

312

     

20,782

 

Becton, Dickinson and Company

   

149

     

20,936

 

Boston Scientific Corporation

   

1,747

     

31,918

 

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

   

597

     

16,704

 

 

38

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COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Health Care — 16.0% (Continued)

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 8.7% (Continued)

       

CONMED Corporation

   

310

   

$

17,217

 

Cooper Companies, Inc. (The)

   

149

     

27,084

 

Cynosure, Inc. - Class A

   

318

     

11,353

 

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

   

409

     

21,282

 

DexCom, Inc.

   

648

     

46,474

 

Endologix, Inc.

   

1,297

     

21,647

 

Entellus Medical, Inc.

   

128

     

2,989

 

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.

   

1,122

     

10,289

 

Greatbatch, Inc.

   

35

     

1,819

 

Haemonetics Corporation

   

775

     

32,023

 

Halyard Health, Inc.

   

8

     

331

 

HeartWare International, Inc.

   

227

     

16,746

 

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   

588

     

30,317

 

Hologic, Inc.

   

888

     

31,764

 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

   

161

     

21,832

 

Inogen, Inc.

   

327

     

12,223

 

Insulet Corporation

   

810

     

22,899

 

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation

   

432

     

29,017

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

   

36

     

17,559

 

Invacare Corporation

   

890

     

19,340

 

K2M Group Holdings, Inc.

   

141

     

3,686

 

LDR Holding Corporation

   

411

     

16,654

 

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

   

1,080

     

22,205

 

Neogen Corporation

   

100

     

4,674

 

NuVasive, Inc.

   

600

     

30,330

 

NxStage Medical, Inc.

   

1,172

     

18,998

 

OraSure Technologies, Inc.

   

861

     

5,330

 

Quidel Corporation

   

732

     

15,862

 

ResMed, Inc.

   

51

     

3,000

 

Spectranetics Corporation (The)

   

628

     

15,593

 

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

   

153

     

11,284

 

STAAR Surgical Company

   

198

     

1,849

 

STERIS Corporation

   

153

     

10,225

 

Stryker Corporation

   

272

     

26,147

 

Teleflex, Inc.

   

73

     

9,398

 

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   

685

     

37,086

 

Wright Medical Group, Inc.

   

649

     

17,783

 

ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.

   

689

     

18,920

 

 

39

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SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Health Care — 16.0% (Continued)

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 8.7% (Continued)

       

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

   

32

   

$

3,651

 
             

858,842

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.5%

               

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.

   

586

     

43,446

 

Adeptus Health, Inc. - Class A

   

448

     

31,382

 

Air Methods Corporation

   

269

     

11,341

 

Amedisys, Inc.

   

799

     

24,785

 

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

   

111

     

12,494

 

BioScrip, Inc.

   

732

     

2,599

 

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

   

607

     

22,878

 

Capital Senior Living Corporation

   

622

     

16,023

 

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

   

551

     

20,359

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc.

   

339

     

13,858

 

Express Scripts Holding Company

   

25

     

2,179

 

Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

   

681

     

4,345

 

Healthways, Inc.

   

1,028

     

15,585

 

Henry Schein, Inc.

   

78

     

11,050

 

HMS Holdings Corporation

   

865

     

14,740

 

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

   

67

     

1,535

 

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.

   

474

     

35,687

 

McKesson Corporation

   

115

     

27,281

 

Omnicare, Inc.

   

99

     

9,434

 

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   

162

     

5,398

 

PharMerica Corporation

   

504

     

16,763

 

Team Health Holdings, Inc.

   

133

     

7,778

 
             

350,940

 

Health Care Technology — 1.7%

               

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

   

2,460

     

34,612

 

athenahealth, Inc.

   

244

     

28,450

 

Cerner Corporation

   

395

     

26,580

 

IMS Health Holdings, Inc.

   

538

     

16,011

 

MedAssets, Inc.

   

244

     

5,092

 

Medidata Solutions, Inc.

   

741

     

42,985

 

Quality Systems, Inc.

   

627

     

9,932

 

Veeva Systems, Inc. - Class A

   

99

     

2,685

 
             

166,347

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%

               

Abbott Laboratories

   

556

     

27,022

 

Actavis plc

   

123

     

37,738

 

Akorn, Inc.

   

260

     

11,934

 

 

40

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SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Health Care — 16.0% (Continued)

       

Pharmaceuticals — 2.1% (Continued)

       

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

   

140

   

$

9,044

 

ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   

1

     

1

 

Eli Lilly & Company

   

306

     

24,143

 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc

   

47

     

8,429

 

Mallinckrodt plc

   

270

     

34,949

 

Merck & Company, Inc.

   

501

     

30,506

 

Mylan N.V.

   

19

     

1,380

 

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.

   

51

     

1,233

 

Zoetis, Inc.

   

399

     

19,858

 
             

206,237

 

Industrials — 16.0%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%

               

AAR Corporation

   

194

     

5,731

 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

   

475

     

9,856

 

AeroVironment, Inc.

   

337

     

8,711

 

American Science & Engineering, Inc.

   

24

     

939

 

Astronics Corporation

   

154

     

10,763

 

Boeing Company (The)

   

86

     

12,085

 

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

   

152

     

10,958

 

DigitalGlobe, Inc.

   

537

     

16,110

 

Esterline Technologies Corporation

   

142

     

15,360

 

HEICO Corporation

   

49

     

2,808

 

Hexcel Corporation

   

373

     

18,366

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

   

9

     

1,116

 

KLX, Inc.

   

40

     

1,754

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

   

23

     

2,710

 

MOOG, Inc. - Class A

   

225

     

15,442

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

   

135

     

12,851

 

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. - Class A

   

301

     

16,431

 

TASER International, Inc.

   

165

     

5,211

 

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

   

53

     

5,370

 

Textron, Inc.

   

288

     

13,023

 

Triumph Group, Inc.

   

71

     

4,735

 

United Technologies Corporation

   

14

     

1,640

 
             

191,970

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%

               

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.

   

1,115

     

11,730

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

   

271

     

8,721

 

FedEx Corporation

   

69

     

11,952

 

Hub Group, Inc. - Class A

   

163

     

6,914

 

 

41

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 16.0% (Continued)

       

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8% (Continued)

       

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   

116

   

$

11,509

 

UTi Worldwide, Inc.

   

900

     

8,658

 

XPO Logistics, Inc.

   

392

     

19,271

 
             

78,755

 

Building Products — 1.9%

               

A.O. Smith Corporation

   

77

     

5,496

 

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

   

117

     

3,398

 

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

   

233

     

12,519

 

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

   

305

     

16,751

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

   

1,238

     

15,203

 

Continental Building Products, Inc.

   

402

     

8,964

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

   

273

     

12,520

 

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

   

501

     

8,978

 

Griffon Corporation

   

134

     

2,140

 

Lennox International, Inc.

   

76

     

8,558

 

Masco Corporation

   

175

     

4,737

 

Masonite International Corporation

   

209

     

14,258

 

NCI Building Systems, Inc.

   

544

     

8,149

 

Nortek, Inc.

   

43

     

3,552

 

Owens Corning

   

416

     

17,622

 

Quanex Building Products Corporation

   

509

     

9,055

 

Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.

   

118

     

4,002

 

Trex Company, Inc.

   

185

     

9,361

 

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

   

48

     

2,657

 

USG Corporation

   

570

     

16,439

 
             

184,359

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.5%

               

ABM Industries, Inc.

   

218

     

7,072

 

ADT Corporation (The)

   

300

     

10,944

 

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

   

167

     

1,251

 

Brady Corporation - Class A

   

210

     

5,313

 

Brink's Company (The)

   

373

     

11,921

 

Cintas Corporation

   

64

     

5,510

 

Clean Harbors, Inc.

   

304

     

17,127

 

Covanta Holding Corporation

   

738

     

16,310

 

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

   

532

     

16,072

 

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

233

     

6,454

 

HNI Corporation

   

78

     

3,782

 

InnerWorkings, Inc.

   

89

     

566

 

Interface, Inc.

   

495

     

10,657

 

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

   

442

     

16,469

 

 

42

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 16.0% (Continued)

       

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.5% (Continued)

       

Kimball International, Inc. - Class B

   

93

   

$

1,134

 

Knoll, Inc.

   

412

     

9,377

 

McGrath RentCorp

   

267

     

8,128

 

Mobile Mini, Inc.

   

245

     

9,722

 

MSA Safety, Inc.

   

173

     

7,733

 

Multi-Color Corporation

   

52

     

3,331

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

   

151

     

2,896

 

Republic Services, Inc.

   

298

     

12,006

 

Rollins, Inc.

   

66

     

1,638

 

Steelcase, Inc. - Class A

   

128

     

2,202

 

Stericycle, Inc.

   

94

     

12,906

 

Team, Inc.

   

97

     

3,861

 

Tetra Tech, Inc.

   

63

     

1,648

 

Tyco International plc

   

136

     

5,489

 

US Ecology, Inc.

   

146

     

6,732

 

Viad Corporation

   

57

     

1,530

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

   

248

     

12,035

 

Waste Management, Inc.

   

239

     

11,866

 
             

243,682

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.8%

               

AECOM

   

288

     

9,513

 

Aegion Corporation

   

404

     

7,199

 

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

   

436

     

9,788

 

Dycom Industries, Inc.

   

266

     

15,316

 

Granite Construction, Inc.

   

248

     

8,891

 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company

   

502

     

2,791

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

   

113

     

4,889

 

KBR, Inc.

   

446

     

8,541

 

MasTec, Inc.

   

52

     

918

 

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

351

     

10,291

 
             

78,137

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.7%

               

Acuity Brands, Inc.

   

66

     

11,648

 

Eaton Corporation plc

   

170

     

12,170

 

Encore Wire Corporation

   

56

     

2,446

 

Enphase Energy, Inc.

   

513

     

4,858

 

Franklin Electric Company, Inc.

   

144

     

5,068

 

GrafTech International Ltd.

   

176

     

892

 

Powell Industries, Inc.

   

36

     

1,306

 

Power Solutions International, Inc.

   

161

     

8,855

 

Regal-Beloit Corporation

   

190

     

14,856

 

 

43

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 16.0% (Continued)

       

Electrical Equipment — 0.7% (Continued)

       

Vicor Corporation

   

353

   

$

4,812

 
             

66,911

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

               

Carlisle Companies, Inc.

   

21

     

2,082

 

Danaher Corporation

   

23

     

1,986

 

General Electric Company

   

60

     

1,636

 

Raven Industries, Inc.

   

69

     

1,329

 
             

7,033

 

Machinery — 3.3%

               

Alamo Group, Inc.

   

54

     

2,860

 

Albany International Corporation - Class A

   

252

     

9,974

 

Altra Industrial Motion Corporation

   

44

     

1,210

 

Astec Industries, Inc.

   

239

     

9,883

 

Barnes Group, Inc.

   

319

     

12,843

 

Blount International, Inc.

   

531

     

6,144

 

Briggs & Stratton Corporation

   

484

     

9,239

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

102

     

8,703

 

Chart Industries, Inc.

   

71

     

2,305

 

CIRCOR International, Inc.

   

32

     

1,706

 

CLARCOR, Inc.

   

237

     

14,602

 

Colfax Corporation

   

201

     

10,128

 

Cummins, Inc.

   

11

     

1,491

 

Donaldson Company, Inc.

   

279

     

9,949

 

EnPro Industries, Inc.

   

146

     

8,830

 

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

   

26

     

970

 

Flowserve Corporation

   

51

     

2,805

 

Gorman-Rupp Company (The)

   

203

     

5,690

 

Harsco Corporation

   

562

     

9,054

 

Ingersoll-Rand plc

   

102

     

7,015

 

ITT Corporation

   

138

     

5,890

 

John Bean Technologies Corporation

   

282

     

10,595

 

Joy Global, Inc.

   

171

     

6,659

 

Kennametal, Inc.

   

391

     

14,099

 

Lydall, Inc.

   

299

     

8,196

 

Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)

   

2

     

38

 

Meritor, Inc.

   

240

     

3,434

 

Middleby Corporation (The)

   

79

     

8,587

 

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   

82

     

2,858

 

Mueller Water Products, Inc. - Class A

   

94

     

867

 

Nordson Corporation

   

11

     

890

 

Pall Corporation

   

120

     

14,933

 

 

44

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 16.0% (Continued)

       

Machinery — 3.3% (Continued)

       

Parker Hannifin Corporation

   

53

   

$

6,383

 

Proto Labs, Inc.

   

133

     

9,201

 

RBC Bearings, Inc.

   

34

     

2,383

 

Rexnord Corporation

   

207

     

5,303

 

SPX Corporation

   

161

     

11,964

 

Tennant Company

   

102

     

6,503

 

Terex Corporation

   

58

     

1,434

 

Timken Company (The)

   

218

     

8,524

 

Titan International, Inc.

   

843

     

8,978

 

TriMas Corporation

   

115

     

3,323

 

Trinity Industries, Inc.

   

44

     

1,320

 

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

   

106

     

13,400

 

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A

   

253

     

13,442

 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

   

49

     

4,915

 

Woodward, Inc.

   

218

     

11,105

 

Xylem, Inc.

   

305

     

11,154

 
             

331,779

 

Marine — 0.1%

               

Kirby Corporation

   

49

     

3,759

 

Matson, Inc.

   

235

     

9,466

 

Scorpio Bulkers, Inc.

   

538

     

1,275

 
             

14,500

 

Professional Services — 1.2%

               

Acacia Research Corporation

   

656

     

6,698

 

Advisory Board Company (The)

   

283

     

14,368

 

CEB, Inc.

   

227

     

19,202

 

Equifax, Inc.

   

10

     

1,003

 

FTI Consulting, Inc.

   

22

     

865

 

IHS, Inc. - Class A

   

93

     

11,476

 

Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A

   

568

     

8,815

 

Kforce, Inc.

   

287

     

6,317

 

Mistras Group, Inc.

   

488

     

9,033

 

Nielsen N.V.

   

244

     

10,977

 

Paylocity Holding Corporation

   

386

     

12,923

 

TriNet Group, Inc.

   

232

     

6,944

 

TrueBlue, Inc.

   

33

     

940

 

WageWorks, Inc.

   

200

     

8,576

 
             

118,137

 

Road & Rail — 2.0%

               

AMERCO

   

7

     

2,303

 

ArcBest Corporation

   

220

     

7,522

 

 

45

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 16.0% (Continued)

       

Road & Rail — 2.0% (Continued)

       

Celadon Group, Inc.

   

384

   

$

8,955

 

Con-Way, Inc.

   

293

     

11,858

 

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. - Class A

   

133

     

4,111

 

CSX Corporation

   

319

     

10,871

 

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. - Class A

   

139

     

11,445

 

Heartland Express, Inc.

   

617

     

13,111

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   

144

     

12,099

 

Kansas City Southern

   

101

     

9,140

 

Knight Transportation, Inc.

   

558

     

15,959

 

Marten Transport Ltd.

   

410

     

9,299

 

Norfolk Southern Corporation

   

109

     

10,028

 

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

   

161

     

10,950

 

Ryder System, Inc.

   

137

     

12,556

 

Saia, Inc.

   

168

     

6,878

 

Swift Transportation Company

   

596

     

13,869

 

Union Pacific Corporation

   

110

     

11,100

 

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   

486

     

13,375

 
             

195,429

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%

               

Aceto Corporation

   

155

     

3,653

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

   

275

     

8,624

 

DXP Enterprises, Inc.

   

53

     

2,174

 

Fastenal Company

   

225

     

9,340

 

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

   

126

     

2,751

 

HD Supply Holdings, Inc.

   

162

     

5,257

 

Kaman Corporation

   

122

     

5,168

 

MRC Global, Inc.

   

251

     

3,843

 

MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. - Class A

   

31

     

2,150

 

Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class A

   

143

     

3,799

 

Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc.

   

169

     

2,824

 
             

49,583

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

               

Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation

   

204

     

17,267

 

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.

   

212

     

3,129

 
             

20,396

 

Materials — 9.3%

               

Chemicals — 3.7%

               

A. Schulman, Inc.

   

156

     

6,672

 

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.

   

339

     

4,644

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   

111

     

16,290

 

Airgas, Inc.

   

141

     

14,374

 

 

46

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Materials — 9.3% (Continued)

       

Chemicals — 3.7% (Continued)

       

Ashland, Inc.

   

81

   

$

10,319

 

Axiall Corporation

   

449

     

16,932

 

Balchem Corporation

   

183

     

10,332

 

Cabot Corporation

   

71

     

2,944

 

Cytec Industries, Inc.

   

117

     

7,077

 

Dow Chemical Company (The)

   

144

     

7,498

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

   

225

     

15,977

 

Eastman Chemical Company

   

50

     

3,839

 

Ecolab, Inc.

   

109

     

12,497

 

FMC Corporation

   

141

     

8,061

 

H.B. Fuller Company

   

355

     

14,949

 

Huntsman Corporation

   

659

     

14,788

 

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   

23

     

2,738

 

Intrepid Potash, Inc.

   

1,096

     

12,736

 

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

   

263

     

6,791

 

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.

   

760

     

18,050

 

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

   

766

     

9,345

 

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   

285

     

19,183

 

Monsanto Company

   

9

     

1,053

 

Mosaic Company (The)

   

265

     

12,150

 

OM Group, Inc.

   

541

     

14,358

 

Platform Specialty Products Corporation

   

89

     

2,329

 

PolyOne Corporation

   

540

     

21,001

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

5

     

1,144

 

Praxair, Inc.

   

123

     

15,112

 

Sensient Technologies Corporation

   

430

     

29,111

 

Tredegar Corporation

   

103

     

2,045

 

Trinseo S.A.

   

41

     

1,198

 

Tronox Ltd. - Class A

   

981

     

16,540

 

Valhi, Inc.

   

1,980

     

12,652

 
             

364,729

 

Construction Materials — 0.7%

               

Eagle Materials, Inc.

   

232

     

19,367

 

Headwaters, Inc.

   

825

     

15,659

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   

121

     

18,030

 

Vulcan Materials Company

   

228

     

20,504

 
             

73,560

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.7%

               

Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

   

238

     

7,966

 

Graphic Packaging Holding Company

   

1,416

     

20,164

 

Myers Industries, Inc.

   

720

     

12,449

 

 

47

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 88.5% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Materials — 9.3% (Continued)

       

Containers & Packaging — 0.7% (Continued)

       

Packaging Corporation of America

   

142

   

$

9,824

 

Rock-Tenn Company - Class A

   

145

     

9,445

 

Sealed Air Corporation

   

203

     

9,886

 
             

69,734

 

Metals & Mining — 3.2%

               

Alcoa, Inc.

   

1,056

     

13,200

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   

716

     

23,270

 

Carpenter Technology Corporation

   

536

     

21,890

 

Century Aluminum Company

   

757

     

8,463

 

Coeur Mining, Inc.

   

2,041

     

11,123

 

Commercial Metals Company

   

468

     

7,521

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

356

     

6,995

 

Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.

   

827

     

15,986

 

Haynes International, Inc.

   

323

     

15,229

 

Hecla Mining Company

   

5,250

     

16,328

 

Horsehead Holding Corporation

   

1,005

     

12,482

 

Materion Corporation

   

403

     

14,988

 

Newmont Mining Corporation

   

698

     

19,014

 

NN, Inc.

   

177

     

4,823

 

Nucor Corporation

   

220

     

10,406

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company

   

38

     

2,424

 

Royal Gold, Inc.

   

359

     

23,252

 

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. - Class A

   

548

     

9,815

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

1,007

     

21,963

 

Stillwater Mining Company

   

985

     

14,273

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

   

788

     

12,813

 

TimkenSteel Corporation

   

8

     

238

 

United States Steel Corporation

   

508

     

12,395

 

Worthington Industries, Inc.

   

457

     

12,435

 
             

311,326

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.0%

               

Clearwater Paper Corporation

   

192

     

11,522

 

Deltic Timber Corporation

   

236

     

15,231

 

International Paper Company

   

279

     

14,461

 

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

   

67

     

1,806

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

   

1,643

     

29,722

 

P.H. Glatfelter Company

   

450

     

10,570

 

Wausau Paper Corporation

   

1,181

     

11,550

 
             

94,862

 
                 

Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $8,176,578)

         

$

8,731,330

 

 

48

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)

WARRANTS — 0.0% (a)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

BioTime, Inc.

   

1

   

$

2

 

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (b)

   

97

     

0

 

Total Warrants (Proceeds $2)

         

$

2

 
                 

Total Securities Sold Short — 88.5% (Proceeds $8,176,580)

         

$

8,731,332

 

 

(a)

Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

(b)

Security value has been determined in good faith pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The total value of such securities is $0 at May 31, 2015, representing 0.0% of net assets. (Note 1).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

49

BARROW FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2015

  

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

   

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities:

       

At acquisition cost

 

$

27,604,283

   

$

12,006,058

 

At value (Note 2)

 

$

32,248,214

   

$

13,515,357

 

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short (Note 2)

   

     

5,090,108

 

Cash

   

     

19

 

Dividends and interest receivable

   

36,703

     

15,129

 

Receivable for capital shares sold

   

     

100

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

   

5,222,173

     

2,125,640

 

Receivable from Adviser (Note 4)

   

     

5,286

 

Other assets

   

10,317

     

8,842

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   

37,517,407

     

20,760,481

 

LIABILITIES

               

Securities sold short, at value (Note 2) (proceeds $— and $8,176,580, respectively)

   

     

8,731,332

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

   

5,265,774

     

2,141,503

 

Dividends payable on securities sold short (Note 2)

   

     

6,853

 

Payable to Adviser (Note 4)

   

12,908

     

 

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

   

8,730

     

8,080

 

Accrued brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2)

   

     

648

 

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

   

9,421

     

10,016

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

   

5,296,833

     

10,898,432

 
                 

NET ASSETS

 

$

32,220,574

   

$

9,862,049

 

Net assets consist of:

               

Paid-in capital

 

$

27,229,517

   

$

9,354,980

 

Undistributed net investment income

   

198,721

     

12,858

 

Accumulated undistributed net realized gains (losses) from security transactions

   

148,405

     

(460,336

)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investments

   

4,643,931

     

1,509,299

 

Short positions

   

     

(554,752

)

Net assets

 

$

32,220,574

   

$

9,862,049

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:

               

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

               

Net assets applicable to Institutional Class

 

$

31,944,944

   

$

9,670,643

 

Institutional Class shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

   

1,201,742

     

909,832

 

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

 

$

26.58

   

$

10.63

 

INVESTOR CLASS

               

Net assets applicable to Investor Class

 

$

275,630

   

$

191,406

 

Investor Class shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

   

10,392

     

18,074

 

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

 

$

26.52

   

$

10.59

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

50

BARROW FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2015

   

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

   

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends

 

$

584,360

   

$

251,508

 

Interest

   

     

22,813

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

   

584,360

     

274,321

 
                 

EXPENSES

               

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

   

236,138

     

112,568

 

Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note 2)

   

     

87,044

 

Professional fees

   

34,279

     

34,279

 

Accounting services fees (Note 4)

   

34,637

     

32,995

 

Brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2)

   

     

60,379

 

Registration and filing fees

   

27,447

     

26,589

 

Administration fees (Note 4)

   

26,907

     

26,250

 

Transfer agent fees (Note 4)

   

24,000

     

24,000

 

Custodian and bank service fees

   

22,661

     

24,560

 

Pricing fees

   

4,227

     

20,048

 

Compliance service fees (Note 4)

   

12,000

     

12,000

 

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)

   

7,366

     

7,366

 

Printing of shareholder reports

   

6,409

     

5,397

 

Postage and supplies

   

4,455

     

4,431

 

Insurance expense

   

2,968

     

2,968

 

Distribution fees, Investor Class (Note 4)

   

634

     

441

 

Borrowing costs (Note 5)

   

913

     

 

Other expenses

   

10,949

     

9,775

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

   

455,990

     

491,090

 

Investment advisory fee waivers and expense reimbursements by Adviser (Note 4)

   

(180,140

)

   

(212,647

)

NET EXPENSES

   

275,850

     

278,443

 
                 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

   

308,510

     

(4,122

)

                 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

               

Net realized gains (losses) from:

               

Investments

   

163,178

     

133,151

 

Securities sold short

   

     

(474,610

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investments

   

1,815,680

     

1,169,975

 

Securities sold short

   

     

(313,893

)

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

   

1,978,858

     

514,623

 
                 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

2,287,368

   

$

510,501

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

51

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  

 

Year Ended
May 31, 2015

   

Period Ended
May 31, 2014(a)

 

FROM OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

 

$

308,510

   

$

147,458

 

Net realized gains from security transactions

   

163,178

     

2,033,616

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   

1,815,680

     

550,715

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   

2,287,368

     

2,731,789

 
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

               

Investment income, Institutional Class

   

(166,316

)

   

(48,373

)

Investment income, Investor Class

   

(1,730

)

   

(223

)

Realized gains, Institutional Class

   

(1,701,605

)

   

(360,767

)

Realized gains, Investor Class

   

(24,232

)

   

(2,390

)

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

   

(1,893,883

)

   

(411,753

)

                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Institutional Class

               

Proceeds from shares sold

   

9,208,231

     

2,180,472

 

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   

1,843,520

     

409,139

 

Proceeds from tax-free reorganization (Note 1)

   

     

16,732,894

 

Payments for shares redeemed

   

(881,565

)

   

(243,555

)

Net increase in Institutional Class net assets from capital share transactions

   

10,170,186

     

19,078,950

 
                 

Investor Class

               

Proceeds from shares sold

   

293,091

     

337,567

 

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   

25,962

     

2,613

 

Payments for shares redeemed

   

(401,316

)

   

 

Net increase (decrease) in Investor Class net assets from capital share transactions

   

(82,263

)

   

340,180

 
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

   

10,481,408

     

21,739,166

 
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

   

21,739,166

     

 

End of period

 

$

32,220,574

   

$

21,739,166

 
                 

UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

 

$

148,405

   

$

98,862

 

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014 (Note 1).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

52

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

  

 

Year Ended
May 31, 2015

   

Period Ended
May 31, 2014(a)

 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

       

Institutional Class

       

Shares sold

   

352,569

     

85,541

 

Shares reinvested

   

73,284

     

15,791

 

Shares issued from tax-free reorganization (Note 1)

   

     

718,150

 

Shares redeemed

   

(33,824

)

   

(9,769

)

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

392,029

     

809,713

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

   

809,713

     

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

   

1,201,742

     

809,713

 
                 

Investor Class

               

Shares sold

   

11,054

     

13,501

 

Shares reinvested

   

1,035

     

101

 

Shares redeemed

   

(15,299

)

   

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   

(3,210

)

   

13,602

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

   

13,602

     

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

   

10,392

     

13,602

 

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014 (Note 1).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

53

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   

 

Year Ended
May 31, 2015

   

Period Ended
May 31, 2014(a)

 

FROM OPERATIONS

       

Net investment loss

 

$

(4,122

)

 

$

(10,870

)

Net realized gains (losses) from:

               

Investments

   

133,151

     

253,094

 

Securities sold short

   

(474,610

)

   

(188,254

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investments

   

1,169,975

     

339,324

 

Securities sold short

   

(313,893

)

   

(240,859

)

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   

510,501

     

152,435

 
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

               

Realized gains, Institutional Class

   

(169,448

)

   

 

Realized gains, Investor Class

   

(3,197

)

   

 

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

   

(172,645

)

   

 
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Institutional Class

               

Proceeds from shares sold

   

5,065,056

     

5,510,279

 

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   

165,696

     

 

Payments for shares redeemed

   

(106,526

)

   

(1,444,928

)

Net increase in Institutional Class net assets from capital share transactions

   

5,124,226

     

4,065,351

 
                 

Investor Class

               

Proceeds from shares sold

   

10,500

     

201,389

 

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   

3,197

     

 

Payments for shares redeemed

   

     

(32,905

)

Net increase in Investor Class net assets from capital share transactions

   

13,697

     

168,484

 
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

   

5,475,779

     

4,386,270

 
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

   

4,386,270

     

 

End of period

 

$

9,862,049

   

$

4,386,270

 
                 

UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

 

$

12,858

   

$

11,721

 

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014 (Note 1).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

54

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

  

 

Year Ended
May 31, 2015

   

Period Ended
May 31, 2014(a)

 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

       

Institutional Class

       

Shares sold

   

499,343

     

546,033

 

Shares reinvested

   

16,134

     

 

Shares redeemed

   

(10,410

)

   

(141,268

)

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

505,067

     

404,765

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

   

404,765

     

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

   

909,832

     

404,765

 
                 

Investor Class

               

Shares sold

   

1,004

     

19,972

 

Shares reinvested

   

312

     

 

Shares redeemed

   

     

(3,214

)

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

1,316

     

16,758

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

   

16,758

     

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

   

18,074

     

16,758

 

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014 (Note 1).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

55

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

   

 

Year Ended
May 31, 2015

   

Period Ended
May 31, 2014(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

26.40

   

$

23.30

 
                 

Income from investment operations:

               

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.18

 

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

   

2.25

     

3.47

 

Total from investment operations

   

2.52

     

3.65

 
                 

Less distributions:

               

From net investment income

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.06

)

From net realized gains from investments

   

(2.14

)

   

(0.49

)

Total from investment operations

   

(2.34

)

   

(0.55

)

                 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

26.58

   

$

26.40

 
                 

Total return (b)

   

10.10

%

   

15.73

%(c)

                 

Ratios and supplemental data:

               

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

31,945

   

$

21,380

 
                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

   

1.79

%

   

1.86

%(d)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%(d)

                 

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

   

1.29

%

   

1.01

%(d)

                 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

112

%

   

45

%(c)

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014 (Note 1).

(b)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would have been lower if the Adviser had not waived advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

Ratio was determined after fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

56

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
INVESTOR CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

   

 

Year Ended
May 31, 2015

   

Period Ended
May 31, 2014(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

26.37

   

$

23.30

 
                 

Income from investment operations:

               

Net investment income

   

0.28

     

0.09

 

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

   

2.16

     

3.51

 

Total from investment operations

   

2.44

     

3.60

 
                 

Less distributions:

               

From net investment income

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.04

)

From net realized gains from investments

   

(2.14

)

   

(0.49

)

Total from investment operations

   

(2.29

)

   

(0.53

)

                 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

26.52

   

$

26.37

 
                 

Total return (b)

   

9.81

%

   

15.51

%(c)

                 

Ratios and supplemental data:

               

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

276

   

$

359

 
                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

   

13.03

%

   

16.03

%(d)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)

   

1.40

%

   

1.40

%(d)

                 

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

   

1.15

%

   

0.76

%(d)

                 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

112

%

   

45

%(c)

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014 (Note 1).

(b)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would have been lower if the Adviser had not waived advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

Ratio was determined after fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

57

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

  

 

Year Ended
May 31, 2015

   

Period Ended
May 31, 2014(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

10.41

   

$

10.00

 
                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

               

Net investment loss

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.03

)

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

   

0.43

     

0.44

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.41

     

0.41

 
                 

Less distributions:

               

From net realized gains from investments

   

(0.19

)

   

 
                 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

10.63

   

$

10.41

 
                 

Total return (b)

   

4.01

%

   

4.10

%(c)

                 

Ratios and supplemental data:

               

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

9,671

   

$

4,212

 
                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)

   

6.16

%

   

8.69

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) (f)

   

3.70

%

   

3.51

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense (d) (f)

   

2.54

%

   

2.51

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense and brokerage expense on securities sold short (f)

   

1.74

%

   

1.74

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (f)

   

(0.05

%)

   

(0.37%

)(e)

                 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

111

%

   

76

%(c)

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014 (Note 1).

(b)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would have been lower if the Adviser had not waived advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

The Fund earns interest income on the margin account balance that is associated with securities sold short. The ratio of interest income to average net assets for the periods ended May 31, 2015 and May 31, 2014 is 0.30% and 0.28%(e), respectively.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

Ratio was determined after fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

58

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
INVESTOR CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

  

 

Year Ended
May 31, 2015

   

Period Ended
May 31, 2014(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

10.39

   

$

10.00

 
                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

               

Net investment loss

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.04

)

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

   

0.43

     

0.43

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.39

     

0.39

 
                 

Less distributions:

               

From net realized gains from investments

   

(0.19

)

   

 
                 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

10.59

   

$

10.39

 
                 

Total return (b)

   

3.82

%

   

3.90

%(c)

                 

Ratios and supplemental data:

               

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

 

$

191

   

$

174

 
                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)

   

22.16

%

   

21.15

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) (f)

   

3.95

%

   

3.76

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense (d) (f)

   

2.79

%

   

2.76

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense and brokerage expense on securities sold short (f)

   

1.99

%

   

1.99

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (f)

   

(0.37

%)

   

(0.62%

)(e)

                 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

111

%

   

76

%(c)

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014 (Note 1).

(b)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would have been lower if the Adviser had not waived advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

The Fund earns interest income on the margin account balance that is associated with securities sold short. The ratio of interest income to average net assets for the periods ended May 31, 2015 and May 31, 2014 is 0.30% and 0.28%(f), respectively.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

Ratio was determined after fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1. Organization

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Core Fund) and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund) (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report. The Funds commenced operations at the close of business on August 30, 2013.

 

The investment objective of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund is to generate long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective of Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund is to generate above-average returns through capital appreciation, while also attempting to reduce volatility and preserve capital during market downturns.

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund acquired the assets and liabilities of Barrow Street Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Predecessor Private Fund”), in a tax-free reorganization completed at the close of business on August 30, 2013, the date the Barrow Value Opportunity Fund commenced operations. The Predecessor Private Fund had an investment objective and investment policies that were, in all material respects, equivalent to those of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund. However, the Predecessor Private Fund was not a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). These requirements and restrictions would have affected the Predecessor Private Fund’s performance. In addition, the Predecessor Private Fund charged an annual management fee of 1.50% of assets and, until October 7, 2012, a 20% performance fee after it reached certain performance benchmarks. Barrow Value Opportunity Fund pays a management fee equal to 0.99% of average daily net assets and does not charge a performance fee.

 

Upon completion of the reorganization, the net assets of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund were $16,732,894. The number of shares of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund issued in connection with the reorganization was 718,150, and the amount of net unrealized gains on the portfolio securities transferred to Barrow Value Opportunity Fund was $2,277,536.

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2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Funds follow accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”

 

Securities valuation – Each Fund values its portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. The Funds value their listed securities on the basis of the security’s last sale price on the security’s primary exchange, if available, otherwise at the exchange’s most recently quoted bid price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the Funds value their securities and other assets at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate each Fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

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

 

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

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

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

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments and other financial instruments as of May 31, 2015:

 


Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investments in Securities:

               

Common Stocks

 

$

31,642,846

   

$

   

$

   

$

31,642,846

 

Money Market Funds

   

605,368

     

     

     

605,368

 

Total

 

$

32,248,214

   

$

   

$

   

$

32,248,214

 

 

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investments in Securities:

                               

Common Stocks

 

$

12,698,423

   

$

0

(a) 

 

$

   

$

12,698,423

 

Money Market Funds

   

816,934

     

     

     

816,934

 

Total

 

$

13,515,357

   

$

0

(a) 

 

$

   

$

13,515,357

 

Other Financial Instruments:

                               

Common Stocks – Sold Short

 

$

(8,731,330

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(8,731,330

)

Warrants – Sold Short

   

(2

)

   

0

(a) 

   

     

(2

)

Total

 

$

(8,731,332

)

 

$

0

(a) 

 

$

   

$

(8,731,332

)


 

(a)

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund holds Level 2 securities which are valued at $0.

 

Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments and Schedule of Securities Sold Short, as applicable, for a listing of securities by industry type. As of May 31, 2015, the Funds did not have any transfers into and out of any Level. There were no Level 3 securities or derivative instruments held by the Funds as of May 31, 2015. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers into and out of any Level at the end of the reporting period.

 

Share valuation – The net asset value per share of each class of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the assets attributable to that class, less liabilities attributable to that class, by the number of shares of that class outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of each class of each Fund is equal to the net asset value per share of such class.

 

Investment income/expense – Dividend income and expense are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned.

 

Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

Allocation between classes – Investment income earned, realized capital gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of each Fund. Class specific expenses are charged directly to the class incurring the expense. Fund-level

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expenses of each Fund that are not attributable to a specific class are allocated daily to each class of shares of that Fund based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund.

 

Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Funds and the other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.

 

Distributions to shareholders – The Funds distribute to shareholders any net investment income dividends and net realized capital gains distributions at least once each year. The amount of such dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year/period ended May 31, 2015 and May 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

  

Year/Period

Ended

Ordinary

Income

Long-Term

Capital Gains

Total

Distributions

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

     

Institutional Class

     

May 31, 2015

$ 272,298

$ 1,595,623

$ 1,867,921

May 31, 2014

$ 193,861

$ 215,279

$ 409,140

       

Investor Class

     

May 31, 2015

$ 3,239

$ 22,723

$ 25,962

May 31, 2014

$ 1,187

$ 1,426

$ 2,613

       

 

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

Institutional Class

     

May 31, 2015

$ 169,448

$ —

$ 169,448

May 31, 2014

$ —

$ —

$ —

       

Investor Class

     

May 31, 2015

$ 3,197

$ —

$ 3,197

May 31, 2014

$ —

$ —

$ —

 

Short Sales – Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund may sell securities short. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability is then subsequently marked-to-market daily to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of securities sold, but not yet purchased, may require purchasing the securities at prices which may differ from the market value reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund is liable for any dividends payable on securities while those securities are in a short position and will also bear

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

other costs, such as charges for the prime brokerage accounts, in connection with the short positions. These costs are reported as dividend expense and brokerage expense on securities sold short, respectively, in the Statements of Operations. As collateral for its short positions, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or other liquid securities equal to the market value of the securities sold short. The cash deposits with brokers for securities sold short are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the value of the securities sold short. To the extent Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund invests the proceeds received from selling securities short, the Fund is engaging in a form of leverage. The use of leverage by the Fund may make any change in the Fund’s net asset value greater than it would be without the use of leverage. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the ability of Barrow Street Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) to accurately anticipate the future value of a security.

 

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

 

Federal income tax – Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under the Code. Qualification generally will relieve each Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code. Accordingly, no provision for income tax has been made.

 

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

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BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of May 31, 2015:

 


   

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

   

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

 

Cost of portfolio investments

 

$

27,651,593

   

$

12,029,416

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,893,841

   

$

1,621,409

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(297,220

)

   

(135,468

)

Net unrealized appreciation

   

4,596,621

     

1,485,941

 

Net unrealized depreciation on securities sold short

   

     

(743,976

)

Undistributed ordinary income

   

112,802

     

 

Undistributed long-term gains

   

281,634

     

 

Capital loss carryforward

   

     

(218,049

)

Qualified late year losses

   

     

(16,847

)

Accumulated earnings

 

$

4,991,057

   

$

507,069

 

 

As of May 31, 2015, the proceeds of securities sold short on a tax basis is $7,987,356 for Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund.

 

The value of the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments, securities sold short, tax components of accumulated earnings, and financial statement cost of portfolio investments and securities sold short and components of net assets may be temporarily different (“book/tax differences”). These book/tax differences are due to the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP, primarily the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the tax treatment of income and capital gains on publicly-traded partnerships held by the Funds.

 

As of May 31, 2015, Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $218,049 for federal income tax purposes. This capital loss carryforward, which does not expire, may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.

 

Qualified late year losses for Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund incurred after December 31, 2014 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year. For the year ended May 31, 2015, the Fund intends to defer $16,847 of late year ordinary losses to June 1, 2015 for federal income tax purposes.

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BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

For the year ended May 31, 2015, the following reclassifications were made as a result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements:

 

  

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

   

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

(40,605

)

 

$

5,259

 

Accumulated net realized gain from securities transactions

 

$

40,605

   

$

11,519

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

   

$

(16,778

)

 

Such reclassifications had no effect on either Fund’s total net assets or net asset value per share.

 

The Funds recognize tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” of being sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended May 31, 2014 and May 31, 2015) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

During the year ended May 31, 2015, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and short positions, amounted to $35,329,183 and $26,933,268, respectively, for Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and $16,446,333 and $10,792,189, respectively, for Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund.

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Each Fund’s investments are managed by the Adviser pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Barrow Value Opportunity Fund pays the Adviser an investment advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.99% of its average daily net assets. Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund pays the Adviser an investment advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.50% of its average daily net assets.

 

Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Funds and the Adviser, the Adviser has agreed, until October 1, 2016, to waive investment advisory fees and reimburse Other Expenses to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs, taxes, borrowing costs such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business) to an amount not exceeding the following percentages of average daily net assets attributable to each respective Class:

 

 

Institutional Class

Investor Class

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

1.15%

1.40%

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

1.74%

1.99%

 

Accordingly, during the year ended May 31, 2015, the Adviser waived investment advisory fees and reimbursed expenses as follows:

 

   

 

Investment Advisory Fees Waived

   

Expense Reimbursements

   

Total

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

 

$

133,153

   

$

46,987

   

$

180,140

 

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

 

$

112,065

   

$

100,582

   

$

212,647

 

 

Under the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement, investment advisory fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to recoupment by the Adviser for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided that the recoupments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed the foregoing expense limitations. As of May 31, 2015, the Adviser may seek recoupment of investment advisory fee waivers and expense reimbursements no later than the dates as stated below:

 

   

 

May 31,
2017

   

May 31,
2018

   

Total

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

 

$

118,161

   

$

180,140

   

$

298,301

 

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

 

$

156,927

   

$

212,647

   

$

369,574

 

 

The Principle Executive Officer of the Funds is also an officer of the Adviser.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides fund administration, fund accounting, compliance, and transfer agency services to the Funds. Each Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, each Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies, and costs of pricing its portfolio securities.

 

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter to each Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus.

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Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.

 

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

Each Fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”) pursuant to which each Fund may pay intermediaries and other persons for rendering distribution and shareholder services and for bearing any related expenses with respect to the Investor Class of each Fund. These distribution and shareholder service fees will not exceed the annual rate of 0.25% of each Fund's average daily net assets allocable to Investor Class Shares. During the year ended May 31, 2015, the Investor Class of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund incurred $634 and $441, respectively, of distribution fees under the Plan.

 

TRUSTEE COMPENSATION

Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives from each Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. In addition, effective January 1, 2015, each Independent Trustee also receives a $500 annual retainer from each Fund. Trustees affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Funds for their services.

 

PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES

As of May 31, 2015, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of each Fund:

 

Name of Record Owner

% Ownership

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund – Institutional Class:

 

Socatean Partners

50%

Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)

30%

Robert F. Greenhill, Jr. (a principal of the Adviser)

14%

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund – Investor Class:

 

Robert F. Greenhill, Jr.

39%

National Financial Services Corporation (for the benefit of its customers)

15%

Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)

13%

Peter Jennings

10%

Seshadri Narasimhan

10%

Nicholas Chermayeff (a principal of the Adviser)

6%

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund – Institutional Class:

 

Socatean Partners

55%

Robert F. Greenhill, Jr.

25%

Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)

6%

 
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Name of Record Owner

% Ownership

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund – Investor Class:

 

Robert F. Greenhill, Jr.

50%

Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)

28%

James E. King

11%

Nicholas Chermayeff

6%

 
A beneficial owner of 25% or more of either Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholder’s meeting.

 

5. Borrowing Costs

 

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund has a secured bank line of credit with BNP Paribas that provides a maximum borrowing of up to one-third of its net assets. The line of credit may be used to maintain necessary liquidity to make payments for redemptions of Fund shares or for temporary emergency purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at an annual rate equal to the one-month LIBOR at the time of borrowing plus 0.85%. During the year ended May 31, 2015, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund incurred $913 of borrowing costs. As of May 31, 2015, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund did not have outstanding borrowings. The average outstanding borrowings and average interest rate on such borrowings by Barrow Value Opportunity Fund during the year ended May 31, 2015 were $87,672 and 1.04%, respectively. Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund does not have a bank line of credit.

 

6. Contingencies and Commitments

 

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

 

7. Sector Risk

 

If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers within a particular sector, any development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that sector. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value per share. Occasionally, market conditions, regulatory changes, or other developments may negatively impact

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a particular sector, and therefore the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of May 31, 2015, Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund had the following percentages of the value of its net assets invested or sold short in stocks within the following sectors:

 

Sector

Long
Positions

Short
Positions

Net
Exposure

Consumer Discretionary

28.8%

(20.6%)

8.2%

Consumer Staples

25.9%

(16.6%)

9.3%

 

As shown above, although the Fund has greater than 25% of the Fund’s net assets invested in long positions in the sectors noted, each sector exposure is mitigated by short positions. As part of the Fund’s principal investment strategies, the Adviser monitors the Fund’s sector exposure to ensure the Fund’s portfolio is significantly diversified.

 

8. Subsequent Events

 

The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted the following:

 

Until June 30, 2015, each Fund offered two classes of shares: Institutional Class shares (sold without any sales loads or distribution fees and requires a $250,000 initial investment) and Investor Class shares (sold without any sales loads, but subject to a distribution fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares and requires a $2,500 initial investment). Each class of shares represented an ownership interest in the same investment portfolio. On June 30, 2015, all existing Investor Class Shares of each Fund converted into Institutional Class Shares and the initial minimum investment was reduced to $2,500 (the “Conversion”). After the Conversion, the Funds each offer a single class of shares.

 

Management has noted no other such events.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Core Fund) and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund) (the "Funds"), each a series of shares of beneficial interest in Ultimus Managers Trust, including the schedules of investments, as of May 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period August 30, 2013 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund as of May 31, 2015, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, and the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period August 30, 2013 through May 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 
 

BBD, LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 30, 2015

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BARROW FUNDS
ABOUT YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, class specific fees (such as Rule 12b-1 distribution fees) and other operating expenses. The following examples 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.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (December 1, 2014) and held until the end of the period (May 31, 2015).

 

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

 

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

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Funds under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

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

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor do they carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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BARROW FUNDS
ABOUT YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

More information about the Funds’ expenses can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus.

 

  

Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2014

Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2015

Net
Expense
Ratio(a)

Expenses
Paid During

Period(b)

Barrow Value Opportunity Fund

       

Institutional Class

       

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,062.30

1.15%

$ 5.91

Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,019.20

1.15%

$ 5.79

Investor Class

       

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,061.00

1.40%

$ 7.19

Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.95

1.40%

$ 7.04

Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund

     

Institutional Class

       

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,040.10

3.72%

$ 18.92

Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,006.38

3.72%

$ 18.61

Investor Class

       

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,039.20

3.97%

$ 20.18

Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,005.14

3.97%

$ 19.85

 

(a)

Annualized, based on the Fund's most recent one-half year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to the Funds' annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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BARROW FUNDS
OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-877-767-6633, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 is also available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-877-767-6633, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for each of the Funds with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-877-767-6633. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)


 

In accordance with federal tax requirements, the following provides shareholders with information concerning distributions from ordinary income and net realized capital gains made by each Fund during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015. Certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%. Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund intend to designate up to a maximum amount of $275,513 and $131,654, respectively, as taxed at a maximum rate of 23.8%. Additionally, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount of $1,618,370 as a long-term capital gain distribution. As required by federal regulations, complete information was computed and reported in conjunction with your 2014 Form 1099-DIV.

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BARROW FUNDS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund:

 

Name and
Year of Birth

Length of Time Served

Position(s) Held with 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

Trustee

(February 2012 to present)

President (July 2012 to October 2013)

Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)

11

None

Independent Trustees:

John C. Davis

Year of Birth: 1952

Since
July 2012

Chairman

(July 2014
to present)

Trustee

(June 2012
to present)

Consultant (government services) since May 2011; Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1974-2010)

11

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

11

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

11

None

 

*

Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor.

 

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BARROW FUNDS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name and
Year of Birth

Length

of Time Served

Position(s) Held

with Trust

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Executive Officers:

Nicholas Chermayeff

300 First Stamford Place

3rd Floor East

Stamford, CT 06902

Year of Birth: 1969

Since April 2013

Principal Executive Officer of Barrow All-Cap Core Fund and Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Barrow Street Capital LLC (since 1997)

David R. Carson

Year of Birth: 1958

Since April 2013

President

(October 2013
to present)

Vice
President

(April 2013 to October 2013)

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 February 2014

Treasurer

(October 2014 to present)

Assistant Treasurer (April 2014 to October 2014)

Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions (2007 to 2014)

Bo J. Howell

Year of Birth: 1981

Since October 2014

Secretary

(April 2015 to present)

Assistant Secretary (October 2014 to April 2015)

V.P., Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012)

Stephen L. Preston

Year of Birth: 1966

Since October 2014

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)

 

Additional information about members of the Board and executive officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-877-767-6633.

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BARROW FUNDS
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT

ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees voting separately, has reviewed and approved the Funds’ Investment Advisory Agreement with the Barrow Street Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) for an additional annual term. Approval took place at an in-person meeting held on January 26, 2015, at which all of the Trustees were present.

 

In the course of their deliberations, the Board was advised by legal counsel. The Board received and reviewed information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.

 

In considering the Investment Advisory Agreement and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors described below.

 

The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board reviewed the services being provided by the Adviser to the Funds including, without limitation, its investment advisory services since the Funds’ inception, the Adviser’s compliance procedures and practices, and its efforts to promote the Funds and assist in their distribution. The Board also noted that a principal of the Adviser serves as the Funds’ Principal Executive Officer without additional compensation. After reviewing the foregoing information and further information regarding the Adviser’s business, the Board concluded that the quality, extent, and nature of the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and adequate for the Funds.

 

The investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, the Board compared the performance of each Fund with the performance of its benchmark indexes and related Morningstar categories. The Board also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management with each Fund’s investment objective and policies. Following consideration of the investment performance of each Fund and its performance relative to its respective Morningstar categories, the Adviser’s experience in managing mutual funds, its historical investment performance, and other factors, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Funds has been satisfactory.

 

The costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from its relationship with the Funds. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operations; the education and experience of its personnel; its compliance program, policies, and procedures; its financial condition and the level of commitment to each Fund, and, generally, the Adviser’s advisory business; the asset level of each Fund; the overall expenses of each Fund, including the advisory fee; and the differences in fees and services to the Adviser’s other clients that may be similar to the Funds. The Board considered the Adviser’s Expense Limitation Agreement (the “ELA”) with the Funds, and considered the Adviser’s current and past fee waivers and expense reimbursements for each Fund. The Board further took into account the Adviser’s commitment to continue the ELA for each Fund until at least October 1, 2016.

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BARROW FUNDS
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT

ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The Board also considered potential benefits for the Adviser in managing the Funds, including promotion of the Adviser’s name and the potential for it to receive research, statistical, or other services from the Funds’ trades. The Board compared each Fund’s advisory fee and overall expense ratio to the average advisory fees and average expense ratios for its Morningstar category. In addition, the Board compared each Fund to the other mutual funds in its Morningstar category in terms of the style of investment management, the size of the fund, and the nature of the investment strategy. The Board noted that the advisory fee for Barrow Value Opportunity Fund was slightly above the 25th percentile for its Morningstar category and the overall expense ratio for the Institutional Class was at the median for its Morningstar category and the overall expense ratio for the Investor Class was at the 25th percentile for its Morningstar category. The Board noted that the advisory fee for Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund was at the 25th percentile for its Morningstar category and the overall expense ratio for the Institutional Class was at the median for its Morningstar category and the overall expense ratio for the Investor Class was at the 25th percentile for its Morningstar category. The Board also noted that both Funds had significantly less assets than most funds in their respective peer groups. The Board also compared the fees paid by each Fund to the fees paid by other clients of the Adviser, and considered the similarities and differences of services received by such other clients as compared to the services provided to each Fund. Following these comparisons and upon further consideration of the foregoing, the Board concluded that the advisory fee paid to the Adviser by each Fund is fair and reasonable.

 

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as each Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Funds’ investors. In this regard, the Board considered that each Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser involve both the advisory fee and the ELA. The Board determined that while the advisory fee remains the same as asset levels increase, the shareholders of each Fund have experienced benefits from the ELA. Following consideration of each Fund’s asset levels, expectations for growth, and level of fees, the Board determined that each Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser would continue to provide benefits. The Board also determined that the fee arrangements were fair and reasonable given each Fund’s projected asset levels for the next year.

 

Brokerage and portfolio transactions. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s trading policies, procedures, and performance in seeking best execution for the Funds. The Board also considered the historical portfolio turnover rate for each Fund; the process by which evaluations are made of the overall reasonableness of commissions paid; the method and basis for selecting and evaluating the broker-dealers used; and any anticipated allocation of brokerage business to persons affiliated with Barrow. After further review and discussion, the Board determined that the Adviser’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions were satisfactory.

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BARROW FUNDS
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT

ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Possible conflicts of interest. In evaluating the possibility for conflicts of interest, the Board considered such matters as the experience and abilities of the advisory personnel assigned to each Fund, the Adviser’s process for allocating trades among its different clients, and the substance and administration of the Adviser’s code of ethics. The Board found that the Adviser’s standards and practices relating to the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interests were satisfactory.

 

Conclusion

 

After consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously concluded that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:

BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

 

Annual Report

 

May 31, 2015


CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

July 2, 2015

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

 

Our Annual report for the Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) presents data and performance for the 12 months ended May 31, 2015. All of us at Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc. want to thank you for your investment with us, and we appreciate your confidence in our investment management.

 

The Fund is currently invested primarily in investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds that we consider undervalued. We believe that our proprietary analysis enhances our ability to identify such opportunities and enables us to sell securities when more attractive opportunities present themselves. These investment decisions are made with the important discipline of maintaining portfolio diversification and with the dual objectives of achieving a high level of income while preserving capital. Our objective is to improve quality, increase yield and shorten maturity.

 

Our disciplined investing strategy resulted in the Fund holding 86 positions in the bonds of 78 different corporations on May 31, 2015. The Fund continues to be fully invested, as is its objective. The Fund outperformed the Barclays U.S. Corporate BAA Index (the “Benchmark”) for the 12-month fiscal period ended May 31, 2015, with a total return of 2.99% compared to a return of 2.39% for the Benchmark. We attribute this outperformance primarily to security selection.

 

During the past year, interest rates have been volatile. On May 1, 2014, the yield on the 10-year Treasury Bond was 2.65%; on January 1, 2015 it was 2.17%; on April 1, 2015 it was 1.92%; and on May 31, 2015, it was at 2.12%. (As of the date of this Letter, that rate is slightly over 2.35%.) Bond prices generally decline as rates increase, and the net asset value of the Fund will reflect those changes in interest rates. Many economists now believe that the Federal Reserve Board (the “FED”) won’t increase rates until late 2015 or, perhaps, not until 2016. At this time, the timing of rate increases is less critical than the questions of “how high” and “how fast.” As of May 31, 2015, bonds that the Fund owns were yielding 4.17%, on average, around 2.0% more than U.S. Treasury yields. We believe that the Fund’s positions will continue to provide excellent value relative to other investment-grade rated fixed-income alternatives.

 

During the second half of the Fund’s fiscal year, revised gross domestic product (“GDP”) for the fourth calendar quarter of 2014 was +2.2%, while revised first calendar quarter of 2015 was -0.20%. Current consensus forecast for GDP growth in the second half of 2015 is 3%. Unemployment settled at 5.4% on May 31, 2015, while continuing jobless claims and initial jobless claims showed improvement. The FED’s measure of inflation was +1.3%, well below their target of 2.0%. Although interest rates will be impacted by “headline” news and the so-called “risk-off/risk-on” trades that cause short-term volatility, we intend to focus on the relative value of corporate and high-yield bonds and will maintain our focus on the intermediate-term maturity of the portfolio. It is the underlying credit quality of the companies we purchase that influences our investment decisions, not short-term interest rate fluctuations.

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A predominant theme for the last six months has been the rapid decline of oil prices, falling from over $100 per barrel to less than $50 per barrel, before rebounding to the $60 range. Many corporations engaged in exploration and production, as well as many corporations providing services to the Energy sector, have experienced a significant impact on their performance and their bonds have underperformed market averages. The Fund holds several positions in these companies as well as issues of coal companies that have been adversely impacted by the pressures of a struggling coal market. We continue to actively monitor these credits to determine how they may perform over a full market cycle, always seeking to be rewarded for the risks we assume.

 

We continue to expect increased volatility in fixed-income markets as some participants continually readjust positioning, trying to time the expected moves by the FED. Additionally, we expect new issue volume to remain quite strong as companies try to complete financing before the expected rise in interest rates. As always, we will continue to search for value and adjust positions as we uncover compelling situations.

 

Thank you again for your confidence in our Fund. Our fellow investors are very important to us and if you have any questions regarding market conditions or the Fund, please don’t hesitate to call us (513.554.8500).

 

Sincerely,

 

Cincinnati Asset Management Funds:
Broad Market Strategic Income Fund
Managed by Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc.

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end are available by calling 1-866-738-1128.

 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus please call 1-866-738-1128 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.

 

The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed. The securities held by the Fund that are discussed in the Letter to Shareholders were held during the period covered by this Report. They do not comprise the entire investment portfolio of the Fund, may be sold at any time and may no longer be held by the Fund. The opinions of the Fund’s adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment
in Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic
Income Fund versus the Barclays U.S. Corporate BAA Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

For Periods Ended May 31, 2015

 
 

1 Year

Since
Inception(b)

 

Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund (a)

2.99%

3.13%

 

Barclays U.S. Corporate BAA Index

2.39%

2.77%

 

 

(a)

The Fund’s total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

The Fund commenced operations on October 26, 2012.

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)

 

 

Top 10 Investments


 

Security Description

% of Net Assets

L-3 Communications Corp., 3.950%, due 05/28/24

2.7%

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 5.875%, due 02/15/22

2.6%

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.125%, due 08/15/23

2.6%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.250%, due 11/01/23

2.5%

U.S. Bancorp, 2.950%, due 07/15/22

2.4%

Qwest Corp., 6.750%, due 12/01/21

2.3%

US Airways, Inc., Class A Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2012-2, 4.625%, 06/03/25

2.3%

PerkinElmer, Inc., 5.000%, due 11/15/21

2.3%

International Lease Finance Corp., 5.875%, due 08/15/22

2.3%

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 4.250%, due 09/20/22

2.2%

 

Credit Rating Allocation

S&P Credit Quality

 

% of Portfolio

AA

 

6.1%

A

 

43.0%

BBB

 

17.4%

BB

 

22.6%

B

 

10.9%

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2015

CORPORATE BONDS — 96.0%

 

Coupon

Maturity

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 8.1%

             

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC

   

5.500

%

04/01/23

 

$

50,000

   

$

51,438

 

CHC Helicopter S.A.

   

9.250

%

10/15/20

   

51,300

     

43,733

 

Cinemark USA, Inc.

   

4.875

%

06/01/23

   

65,000

     

65,484

 

Penske Auto Group, Inc.

   

5.375

%

12/01/24

   

60,000

     

62,250

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

   

6.500

%

11/15/23

   

60,000

     

63,975

 

Regal Entertainment Group

   

5.750

%

02/01/25

   

61,000

     

61,610

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   

5.250

%

11/15/22

   

60,000

     

63,600

 

Service Corp. International

   

5.375

%

05/15/24

   

9,000

     

9,585

 

Service Corp. International

   

7.500

%

04/01/27

   

50,000

     

58,750

 

Tenneco, Inc.

   

5.375

%

12/15/24

   

4,000

     

4,180

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   

2.350

%

12/01/22

   

100,000

     

98,867

 
                       

583,472

 

Consumer Staples — 3.8%

                         

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

   

2.625

%

01/17/23

   

100,000

     

97,649

 

B&G Foods, Inc.

   

4.625

%

06/01/21

   

58,000

     

58,145

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

   

6.625

%

11/15/22

   

50,000

     

53,875

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   

2.550

%

04/11/23

   

65,000

     

64,853

 
                       

274,522

 

Energy — 16.0%

                         

Apache Corp.

   

3.250

%

04/15/22

   

109,000

     

109,830

 

Bristow Group, Inc.

   

6.250

%

10/15/22

   

65,000

     

65,000

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

5.750

%

03/15/23

   

7,000

     

6,948

 

Chevron Corp.

   

2.355

%

12/05/22

   

150,000

     

146,238

 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources, LLC

   

8.500

%

12/15/19

   

12,000

     

11,460

 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources, LLC

   

6.375

%

03/15/24

   

29,000

     

23,780

 

ConocoPhillips Co.

   

2.400

%

12/15/22

   

150,000

     

146,181

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.

   

4.625

%

07/15/23

   

56,000

     

51,380

 

Halliburton Co.

   

3.500

%

08/01/23

   

150,000

     

155,174

 

Offshore Group Investment Ltd.

   

7.500

%

11/01/19

   

20,000

     

14,550

 

Offshore Group Investment Ltd.

   

7.125

%

04/01/23

   

42,000

     

29,610

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

   

7.875

%

11/01/26

   

50,000

     

24,500

 

Range Resources Corp.

   

5.000

%

08/15/22

   

56,000

     

56,000

 

Rosetta Resources, Inc.

   

5.875

%

06/01/22

   

65,000

     

69,713

 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC

   

5.625

%

04/15/23

   

59,000

     

60,328

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

3.650

%

12/01/23

   

125,000

     

131,958

 

Williams Partners, L.P.

   

4.875

%

05/15/23

   

55,000

     

56,236

 
                       

1,158,886

 

Financials — 21.5%

                         

Aircastle Ltd.

   

5.500

%

02/15/22

   

35,000

     

37,100

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

3.300

%

01/11/23

   

150,000

     

150,531

 

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

CORPORATE BONDS — 96.0% (Continued)

 

Coupon

Maturity

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

Financials — 21.5% (Continued)

             

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   

3.000

%

02/24/25

 

$

100,000

   

$

99,523

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC

   

4.250

%

09/20/22

   

150,000

     

159,902

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

   

3.150

%

09/07/22

   

80,000

     

82,295

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

   

5.875

%

08/15/22

   

150,000

     

166,125

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (a)

   

2.854

%

11/09/22

   

150,000

     

149,925

 

Simon Property Group, L.P.

   

3.750

%

02/01/24

   

150,000

     

157,434

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

   

5.875

%

02/15/22

   

175,000

     

191,625

 

U.S. Bancorp

   

2.950

%

07/15/22

   

175,000

     

175,865

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

4.125

%

08/15/23

   

175,000

     

185,592

 
                       

1,555,917

 

Health Care — 7.2%

                         

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

3.250

%

11/01/23

   

175,000

     

180,773

 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   

6.875

%

02/01/22

   

54,000

     

57,780

 

HCA Holdings, Inc.

   

5.375

%

02/01/25

   

60,000

     

61,950

 

HealthSouth Corp.

   

5.750

%

11/01/24

   

54,000

     

55,957

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   

5.000

%

11/15/21

   

150,000

     

167,183

 
                       

523,643

 

Industrials — 13.4%

                         

Continental Resources, Inc.

   

5.000

%

09/15/22

   

61,000

     

60,924

 

General Dynamics Corp.

   

2.250

%

11/15/22

   

150,000

     

145,503

 

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., Series 2013-1A

   

3.900

%

01/15/26

   

72,578

     

73,123

 

Iron Mountain, Inc.

   

5.750

%

08/15/24

   

57,000

     

58,639

 

Raytheon Co.

   

2.500

%

12/15/22

   

150,000

     

149,166

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

2.900

%

11/01/22

   

150,000

     

151,028

 

Teekay Corp.

   

8.500

%

01/15/20

   

55,000

     

61,875

 

United Airlines, Inc., Class B Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2013-1

   

5.375

%

02/15/23

   

41,096

     

43,048

 

United Rentals North America, Inc.

   

5.500

%

07/15/25

   

60,000

     

60,075

 

US Airways, Inc., Class A Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2012-2

   

4.625

%

06/03/25

   

158,495

     

168,004

 
                       

971,385

 

Information Technology — 7.8%

                         

Equinix, Inc.

   

5.375

%

04/01/23

   

55,000

     

56,925

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   

4.375

%

09/15/21

   

150,000

     

159,697

 

Intel Corp.

   

2.700

%

12/15/22

   

150,000

     

149,626

 

L-3 Communications Corp.

   

3.950

%

05/28/24

   

195,000

     

193,735

 
                       

559,983

 

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

CORPORATE BONDS — 96.0% (Continued)

 

Coupon

Maturity

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

Materials — 2.8%

             

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

   

4.750

%

04/15/21

 

$

55,000

   

$

57,337

 

Praxair, Inc.

   

2.200

%

08/15/22

   

150,000

     

146,451

 
                       

203,788

 
                           

Telecommunication Services — 10.0%

                         

AT&T, Inc.

   

2.625

%

12/01/22

   

140,000

     

134,703

 

CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

   

5.750

%

01/15/24

   

6,000

     

6,195

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

   

5.800

%

03/15/22

   

5,000

     

5,144

 

Comcast Corp.

   

3.600

%

03/01/24

   

80,000

     

82,874

 

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

9.000

%

08/15/31

   

55,000

     

54,450

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

   

5.500

%

08/01/23

   

60,000

     

55,331

 

Mediacom, LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp.

   

5.500

%

04/15/21

   

17,000

     

16,979

 

Mediacom, LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp.

   

7.250

%

02/15/22

   

43,000

     

45,795

 

Qwest Corp.

   

6.750

%

12/01/21

   

150,000

     

168,975

 

Qwest Corp.

   

6.875

%

09/15/33

   

55,000

     

55,716

 

Sprint Corp.

   

7.875

%

09/15/23

   

8,000

     

8,155

 

Sprint Corp.

   

7.625

%

02/15/25

   

60,000

     

59,006

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

5.150

%

09/15/23

   

25,000

     

27,968

 
                       

721,291

 

Utilities — 5.4%

                         

AES Corp. (The)

   

5.500

%

03/15/24

   

43,000

     

43,430

 

AES Corp. (The)

   

5.500

%

04/15/25

   

30,000

     

29,625

 

Amerigas Finance, LLC

   

7.000

%

05/20/22

   

55,000

     

59,400

 

Calpine Corp.

   

5.750

%

01/15/25

   

60,000

     

60,600

 

Ferrellgas, L.P.

   

6.500

%

05/01/21

   

55,000

     

55,963

 

Ferrellgas, L.P.

   

6.750

%

01/15/22

   

2,000

     

2,055

 

GenOn Americas Generation, LLC

   

8.500

%

10/01/21

   

28,000

     

27,090

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

6.625

%

03/15/23

   

46,000

     

48,300

 

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.

   

5.500

%

06/01/24

   

60,000

     

62,250

 
                       

388,713

 
                           

Total Investments at Value — 96.0% (Cost $6,947,077)

   

$

6,941,600

 
                           

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 4.0%

     

290,651

 
                           

Net Assets — 100.0%

   

$

7,232,251

 

 

(a)

Step coupon security. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of May 31, 2015.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2015

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities:

   

At acquisition cost

 

$

6,947,077

 

At value (Note 2)

 

$

6,941,600

 

Cash

   

28,520

 

Interest receivable

   

83,599

 

Receivable from Adviser (Note 4)

   

13,238

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

   

227,954

 

Other assets

   

13,258

 

Total assets

   

7,308,169

 
         

LIABILITIES

       

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

   

7,000

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

   

62,418

 

Other accrued expenses

   

6,500

 

Total liabilities

   

75,918

 
         

NET ASSETS

 

$

7,232,251

 
         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

 

$

7,197,981

 

Undistributed net investment income

   

41,585

 

Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions

   

(1,838

)

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

   

(5,477

)

NET ASSETS

 

$

7,232,251

 
         

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

   

721,498

 
         

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

 

$

10.02

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2015

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Interest

 

$

276,323

 
         

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

   

51,815

 

Professional fees

   

33,162

 

Fund accounting fees (Note 4)

   

29,383

 

Administration fees (Note 4)

   

28,750

 

Registration and filing fees

   

21,475

 

Pricing fees

   

21,024

 

Distribution fees (Note 4)

   

17,272

 

Compliance fees (Note 4)

   

12,000

 

Transfer agent fees (Note 4)

   

12,000

 

Custody and bank service fees

   

8,551

 

Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 4)

   

7,366

 

Postage and supplies

   

3,488

 

Insurance expense

   

3,010

 

Other expenses

   

7,293

 

Total expenses

   

256,589

 

Less fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4)

   

(211,682

)

Net expenses

   

44,907

 
         

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   

231,416

 
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS
(LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gains from security transactions

   

2,330

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

   

(28,468

)

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS

   

(26,138

)

         

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

205,278

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

9

CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

  

 

Year
Ended
May 31,
2015

   

Year
Ended
May 31,
2014

 

FROM OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

 

$

231,416

   

$

178,886

 

Net realized gains (losses) from security transactions

   

2,330

     

(3,453

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

   

(28,468

)

   

80,934

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   

205,278

     

256,367

 
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

From net investment income

   

(221,564

)

   

(175,744

)

                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

   

1,022,639

     

1,179,992

 

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

   

221,564

     

175,744

 

Payments for shares redeemed

   

(403,078

)

   

(248,777

)

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

   

841,125

     

1,106,959

 
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

   

824,839

     

1,187,582

 
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of year

   

6,407,412

     

5,219,830

 

End of year

 

$

7,232,251

   

$

6,407,412

 
                 

UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

 

$

41,585

   

$

31,733

 
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

   

102,166

     

119,978

 

Shares reinvested

   

22,290

     

18,333

 

Shares redeemed

   

(40,361

)

   

(25,837

)

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

84,095

     

112,474

 

Shares outstanding at beginning of year

   

637,403

     

524,929

 

Shares outstanding at end of year

   

721,498

     

637,403

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

  

 

Year
Ended
May 31,
2015

   

Year
Ended
May 31,
2014

   

Period
Ended
May 31,
2013(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

10.05

   

$

9.94

   

$

10.00

 
                         

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                       

Net investment income

   

0.33

     

0.33

     

0.16

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

   

(0.04

)

   

0.11

     

(0.11

)

Total from investment operations

   

0.29

     

0.44

     

0.05

 
                         

Less distributions:

                       

From net investment income

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.11

)

                         

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

10.02

   

$

10.05

   

$

9.94

 
                         

Total return (b)

   

2.99

%

   

4.68

%

   

0.48

%(c)

                         

Net assets at end of period

 

$

7,232,251

   

$

6,407,412

   

$

5,219,830

 
                         

Ratios/supplementary data:

                       

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

   

3.71

%

   

4.53

%

   

3.69

%(d)

                         

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%(d)

                         

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

   

3.35

%

   

3.41

%

   

2.81

%(d)

                         

Portfolio turnover rate

   

23

%

   

11

%

   

13

%(c)

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (October 26, 2012) through May 31, 2013.

(b)

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 waived advisory fees and reimbursed expenses.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

Ratio was determined after advisory fee waivers and expense reimbursements (Note 4).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2015


 

1. Organization

 

Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report. The Fund commenced operations on October 26, 2012.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve a high level of income consistent with a secondary goal of capital preservation.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”

 

Securities valuation – The Fund’s fixed income securities are generally valued using prices provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The independent pricing service uses information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities, and various relationships between securities in determining these prices. The methods used by the independent pricing service and the quality of valuations so established are reviewed by Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”), under the general supervision of the Board. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Board.

 

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

 

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

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

Corporate bonds are classified as Level 2 since values are based on prices provided by an independent pricing service that utilizes various “other significant observable inputs” including bid and ask quotations, prices of similar securities, and interest rates, among other factors. The inputs or methods used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair

12

CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2015:

 


  

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

   

$

6,941,600

   

$

   

$

6,941,600

 

 

Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the securities by sector type. As of May 31, 2015, the Fund did not have any transfers into and out of any Level. In addition, the Fund did not have derivative instruments or any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of May 31, 2015. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of any Level at the end of the reporting period.

 

Share valuation – The net asset value per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the net asset value per share.

 

Investment income – Interest income is accrued as earned. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities purchased are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Fund and other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.

 

Distributions to shareholders – Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least once each year. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of the Fund’s distributions during the years ended May 31, 2015 and May 31, 2014 was ordinary income. On June 30, 2015, the Fund paid an ordinary income dividend of $0.0858 per share to shareholders of record on June 29, 2015.

13

CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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

 

Federal income tax – The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized gains are distributed in accordance with the Code. Accordingly, no provision for income tax has been made.

 

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

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of May 31, 2015:

 


Tax cost of portfolio investments

 

$

6,947,077

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

117,737

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(123,214

)

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

   

(5,477

)

Undistributed ordinary income

   

41,585

 

Capital loss carryforwards

   

(1,838

)

Accumulated earnings

 

$

34,270

 



As of May 31, 2015, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $1,838. This capital loss carryforward, which does not expire, may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax periods (periods ended May 31, 2013 through May 31, 2015) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

During the year ended May 31, 2015, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $2,312,970 and $1,514,320, respectively.

 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Fund’s investments are managed by the Adviser pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.75% of its average daily net assets.

 

Pursuant to an expense limitation agreement between the Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed until October 1, 2016, to waive investment advisory fees and reimburse certain Other Expenses to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs; taxes; interest; acquired fund fees and expenses; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs; and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) to an amount not exceeding 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Accordingly, the Adviser did not collect any of its advisory fees and, in addition, reimbursed other operating expenses totaling $159,867 during the year ended May 31, 2015.

 

Certain officers of the Fund are also officers of the Adviser.

 

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Rule 12b-1 Plan”), pursuant to which the Fund may incur certain costs for distribution and/or shareholder servicing expenses not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the year ended May 31, 2015, the Fund incurred $17,272 in distribution and service fees under the Rule 12b-1 Plan.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides fund administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to postage, supplies and costs of pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities.

 

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter to the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus.

 

Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.

 

TRUSTEE COMPENSATION

Each Trustee who is not an “Interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. In addition, effective January 1, 2015, each Independent Trustee also receives a $500 annual retainer from the Fund. Trustees affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services.

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES

As of May 31, 2015, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:

 

Name of Record Owner

% Ownership

Mary S. Sloneker

44%

Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc.

26%

William S. Sloneker

19%

Charles Schwab (for the benefit of its customers)

6%

 

A beneficial owner of 25% or more of the Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholder’s meeting.

 

5. Contingencies and Commitments

 

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

 

6. Subsequent Events

 

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

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


 

To the Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of Cincinnati Asset Management Funds:
Broad Market Strategic Income Fund

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”), a series of shares of beneficial interest in Ultimus Managers Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period October 26, 2012 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2013. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund as of May 31, 2015, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period October 26, 2012 through May 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 
 

BBD, LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 27, 2015

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and other operating expenses. The following examples 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.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (December 1, 2014) and held until the end of the period (May 31, 2015).

 

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

 

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

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

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

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.” The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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

 

  

Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2014

Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2015

Expenses
Paid During

Period*

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,018.40

$3.27

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,021.69

$3.28

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.65% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)


 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-738-1128, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-738-1128, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-866-738-1128. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited)


 

The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund:

 

Name and
Year of Birth

Length of Time Served

Position(s) Held with 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

Trustee

(February 2012 to present)

President

(June 2012 to October 2013)

Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)

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None

Independent Trustees:

John C. Davis

Year of Birth: 1952

Since
June 2012

Chairman

(July 2014 to present)

Trustee

(June 2012 to present)

Consultant ( government services) since May 2011; Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1974-2010)

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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

11

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

11

None

 

*

Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor.

 

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(Unaudited) (Continued)


 

Name and
Year of Birth

Length of Time Served

Position(s)
Held with
Trust

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Executive Officers:

William S. Sloneker 8845 Governor’s Hill Drive,

Cincinnati, Ohio 45249

Year of Birth: 1953

Since
June 2012

Principal Executive Officer of Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund

Chairman, Chief Executive Office and Portfolio Manager of Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc. (1989 to present)

David R. Carson

Year of Birth: 1958

Since
April 2013

President
(October 2013 to present)

Vice President
(April 2013 to October 2013)

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
April 2014

Treasurer
(October 2014 to present)

Assistant Treasurer (April 2014 to October 2014)

Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014)

Bo J. Howell

Year of Birth: 1981

Since
October 2014

Secretary
(April 2015 to present)

Assistant Secretary (October 2014 to April 2015)

V.P., Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012)

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)

 

Additional information about members of the Board and executive officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-866-738-1128.

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)


 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees voting separately, has reviewed and approved the Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement with Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) for an additional annual term. Approval took place at an in-person meeting held on April 21, 2015, at which all of the Trustees were present.

 

In the course of their deliberations, the Board was advised by legal counsel. The Board received and reviewed information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.

 

In considering the Investment Advisory Agreement and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors described below.

 

The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board reviewed the services being provided by the Adviser to the Fund including, without limitation, its investment advisory services since the Fund’s inception, the Adviser’s compliance procedures and practices, and its efforts to promote the Fund and assist in its distribution. The Board also noted that a principal of the Adviser serves as the Fund’s Principal Executive Officer without additional compensation. After reviewing the foregoing information and further information regarding the Adviser’s business, the Board concluded that the quality, extent, and nature of the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and adequate for the Fund.

 

The investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board compared the performance of the Fund with the performance of its benchmark index and related Morningstar category. The Board also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Following discussion of the investment performance of the Fund and its performance relative to its Morningstar category, the Adviser’s experience in managing a mutual fund, its historical investment performance, and other factors, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Fund has been satisfactory.

 

The costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from its relationship with the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operations; the education and experience of its personnel; compliance program, policies, and procedures; financial condition and the level of commitment to the Fund, and, generally, the Adviser’s advisory business; the asset level of the Fund; and the overall expenses of the Fund, including the advisory fee. The Board considered the Adviser’s Expense Limitation Agreement (the “ELA”) with the Fund, and considered the Adviser’s current and past fee reductions and expense reimbursements for the Fund. The Board further took into account the Adviser’s commitment to continue the ELA for the Fund until at least October 1, 2016.

 

The Board also considered potential benefits for the Adviser in managing the Fund, including promotion of the Adviser’s name and the potential for it to receive research, statistical, or other services from the Fund’s trades. The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee

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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)


 

and overall expense ratio to the average advisory fees and average expense ratios for its Morningstar category. The Board noted that while the advisory fee for the Fund was above the average and the median for the Morningstar Multisector Bond Fund category, it was less than the highest advisory fee in the category. The Board further noted that the overall annual expense ratio of 0.65 percent for the Fund with the ELA is lower than the Morningstar category’s average expense ratio (1.05 percent) and median expense ratio (0.95 percent). The Board also noted that the Fund had significantly less assets than the average or median fund in its Morningstar category. Following these comparisons and upon further consideration and discussion of the foregoing, the Board concluded that the advisory fee paid to the Adviser by the Fund is fair and reasonable.

 

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In this regard, the Board considered that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser involve both the advisory fee and the ELA. The Board determined that while the advisory fee remained the same as asset levels increased, the shareholders of the Fund have experienced benefits from the ELA. Following further discussion of the Fund’s asset level, expectations for growth, and level of fees, the Board determined that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser would continue to provide benefits. The Board also determined that the fee arrangements were fair and reasonable given the Fund’s projected asset levels for the next year.

 

Brokerage and portfolio transactions. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s trading policies, procedures, and performance in seeking best execution for the Fund. The Board also considered the historical portfolio turnover rate for the Fund; the process by which evaluations are made of the overall reasonableness of commissions paid; the method and basis for selecting and evaluating the broker-dealers used; and any anticipated allocation of portfolio business to persons affiliated with the Adviser. After further review and discussion, the Board determined that the Adviser’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions were satisfactory.

 

Possible conflicts of interest. In evaluating the possibility for conflicts of interest, the Board considered such matters as the experience and abilities of the advisory personnel assigned to the Fund, the Adviser’s process for allocating trades among its different clients, and the substance and administration of the Adviser’s code of ethics. Following further consideration and discussion, the Board found that the Adviser’s standards and practices relating to the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interests were satisfactory.

 

Conclusion

 

After consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously concluded that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

July 15, 2015

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

In the months since our last letter, heightened levels of uncertainty persisted in global financial markets. Concerns over the future path of interest rates and the resurgence of European sovereign debt issues pushed many investors to the sidelines, often as a reaction to short-term headlines. This cycle of investor sentiment has created both risks and opportunities, and through it we have maintained our investment discipline, focusing on the forces that matter most: growth and inflation.

 

What follows is designed to provide context around returns in a way that builds a deeper understanding of the investment process that supports them. Through this we hope to build on the partnership your investment creates.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015, the Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) delivered a return of -0.17% versus a benchmark return of +0.02% for the S&P / BGCantor 0-3 Month US Treasury Bill Index (which seeks to represent the return from not taking risk in financial markets). The Fund’s relatively muted performance came at a time when many investors moved out of markets and into cash instruments. Throughout this period the Fund maintained a disciplined balance to changing growth and inflation conditions in line with its long-term investment objectives.

 

WAVELENGTH PHILOSOPHY

 

We believe that macroeconomic conditions drive asset prices and central banks use interest rates to manage macroeconomic conditions. Based on this fundamental logic, we seek to build a portfolio that is hedged to changes in interest rates by balancing investment exposure between instruments we expect to outperform in rising and falling macroeconomic conditions.

 

INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT

 

As an extension of our investment philosophy we believe that changing expectations for macroeconomic conditions drive investment decisions, which in turn drive market prices. This logic held true over the period, as changing growth and inflation expectations resulted in a wide range of market pricing.

 

After a series of positive growth surprises toward the end of 2014, economic data turned less optimistic at the beginning of 2015. Downside surprises to growth were logically followed by a rally in government bonds and other markets linked to falling growth conditions. Conversely, credit and equities underperformed throughout January of 2015 in response to these changing expectations.

 

While this trend in data continued into February, growth assets began to rebound from their lows as many market participants considered the sell-off over-extended. As additional data came in below expectations in March, however, growth-related markets fell further and government bonds outperformed. April and May brought a reversal in these conditions, and

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markets that had underperformed for the year started to bounce back. Credit and equities benefited from these circumstances through mid-May, and government bonds began their decline led by longer-dated issues. This price action was significant as it resulted in the first prolonged yield curve steepening in months.

 

Inflation conditions remained subdued over the first calendar quarter, and nominal bonds outperformed inflation-linked bonds in their total returns. A modest uptick for inflation in April then reversed this underperformance, and breakeven inflation remained on the rise into May. In this context, commodity prices also came back from their lows and built momentum as the early signs of rising inflation took hold.

 

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

The Fund maintained its targeted balance to growth and inflation conditions during the period, in line with its investment objectives. As a result of its hedged structure, changing expectations that drove market volatility were less impactful and the portfolio produced relatively muted returns.

 

The portfolio benefited most from the recovery of assets directly linked to growth, as convertible bonds generated meaningful positive returns. High-yield credit and bank loans also contributed to performance, as expectations of better-than-expected growth were recognized across the capital structure. Performance was limited by a downturn in government bond returns, and this was extended by the fear of rising rates. The reversal was also driven by a change in expectations for inflation, and a bear steepening of the yield curve took hold as longer-dated U.S. Treasuries underperformed through April and May.

 

On the inflation side of the portfolio, inflation-linked bonds responded in line with the pickup in expectations, generating outperformance in May after underperforming in prior months. Futures contracts performed similarly and extended their recovery from mid-March onwards, generating positive returns to offset losses experienced by falling inflation assets.

 

OUTLOOK

 

Markets remain in transition, and as prices adjust to a new set of conditions we expect related uncertainty to produce heightened levels of volatility. In this environment we expect growth and inflation to maintain their position as the drivers of asset prices, re-setting prices to logical, fundamental levels over long-term time horizons. With this backing as the consistent foundation of our investment process, we believe that targeting a balance to potential macroeconomic outcomes remains a prudent approach to investing that will deliver value to our investors through absolute returns.

 

Thank you for your trust and commitment through investment.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Andrew Dassori

 

Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Wavelength Capital Management

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Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end are available by calling 1-866-896-9292.

 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other important information. To obtain a copy of the Fund’s prospectus please call 1-866-896-9292 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.

 

The Letter to Shareholders seeks to describe some of the Adviser’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Adviser believes it has a reasonable basis for any opinions or views expressed, actual results may differ, sometimes significantly so, from those expected or expressed.

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund versus the
S&P/BGCantor 0-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended May 31, 2015

 
 

1 Year

Since
Inception(b)

 

Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund(a)

(0.17%)

2.64%

 

S&P/BGCantor 0-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

0.02%

0.03%

 

 

(a)

The Fund’s total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2013.

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)


 

Portfolio Allocation (% of Net Assets)

 

 

Top 10 Equity Holdings


 

Security Description

% of
Net Assets

iShares® TIPS Bond ETF

17.4%

SPDR® Barclays Convertible Securities ETF

16.0%

SPDR® Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF

12.4%

PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio

8.4%

iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

8.2%

PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio

6.1%

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

5.7%

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

4.3%

Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

3.2%

SPDR® Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

1.7%

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2015

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 85.7%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Emerging Markets Debt — 17.5%

       

iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

   

13,017

   

$

1,462,720

 

Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

   

22,891

     

564,263

 

PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio

   

38,454

     

1,092,863

 
             

3,119,846

 

Large Cap Index — 0.1%

               

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF

   

35

     

7,389

 
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) — 1.7%

               

SPDR® Dow Jones REIT ETF

   

1,175

     

104,540

 

Vanguard REIT ETF

   

2,550

     

201,807

 
             

306,347

 

U.S. Fixed Income — 66.4%

               

iShares® 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

   

25

     

3,092

 

iShares® 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

   

40

     

4,277

 

iShares® 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

   

875

     

107,397

 

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   

8,410

     

764,553

 

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF

   

8,540

     

1,010,026

 

iShares® TIPS Bond ETF

   

27,426

     

3,105,172

 

PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio

   

61,838

     

1,491,533

 

SPDR® Barclays Convertible Securities ETF

   

57,759

     

2,842,320

 

SPDR® Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

   

7,610

     

299,986

 

SPDR® Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF

   

75,377

     

2,207,039

 
             

11,835,395

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $15,315,113)

         

$

15,268,977

 

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 8.0%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01%(a) (Cost $1,430,846)

   

1,430,846

   

$

1,430,846

 
                 

Total Investments at Value — 93.7% (Cost $16,745,959)

         

$

16,699,823

 
                 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 6.3%

           

1,115,354

 
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

         

$

17,815,177

 

 

(a)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2015.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
May 31, 2015

FUTURES CONTRACTS

Expiration

Date

 

Contracts

   

Aggregate

Market Value

of Contracts

   

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Commodity Futures

             

Bloomberg Commodity Index Future

6/17/2015

   

33

   

$

333,630

   

$

(4,790

)

COMEX miNY Gold Future

7/29/2015

   

5

     

297,687

     

517

 

S&P® GSCI® Future

6/15/2015

   

1

     

109,838

     

(4,965

)

Total Commodity Futures

             

741,155

     

(9,238

)

                           

Index Futures

                         

E-Mini Dow CBOT DJIA Future

6/19/2015

   

7

     

630,630

     

(3,614

)

E-Mini Nasdaq 100 Future

6/19/2015

   

6

     

540,930

     

(262

)

E-Mini S&P 500® Future

6/19/2015

   

8

     

841,800

     

(5,289

)

Total Index Futures

             

2,013,360

     

(9,165

)

                           

Treasury Futures

                         

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

9/30/2015

   

14

     

1,674,750

     

5,127

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

9/21/2015

   

20

     

2,549,688

     

6,813

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bond Future

9/21/2015

   

16

     

2,479,000

     

(1,712

)

Total Treasury Futures

             

6,703,438

     

10,228

 
                           

Total Futures Contracts

           

$

9,457,953

   

$

(8,175

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2015

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities:

   

At acquisition cost

 

$

16,745,959

 

At value (Note 2)

 

$

16,699,823

 

Cash

   

4,853

 

Margin deposits for futures contracts (Notes 2 and 5)

   

413,295

 

Dividends receivable

   

16

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

   

841,757

 

Other assets

   

1,410

 

Total assets

   

17,961,154

 
         

LIABILITIES

       

Payable for investment securities purchased

   

123,241

 

Payable to Adviser (Note 4)

   

2,879

 

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

   

6,900

 

Variation margin payable (Notes 2 and 5)

   

7,562

 

Other accrued expenses

   

5,395

 

Total liabilities

   

145,977

 
         

NET ASSETS

 

$

17,815,177

 
         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

 

$

17,992,213

 

Accumulated net investment income

   

48,086

 

Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions and other financial instruments

   

(170,811

)

Net unrealized depreciation on:

       

Investments

   

(46,136

)

Futures contracts

   

(8,175

)

NET ASSETS

 

$

17,815,177

 
         

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

   

1,765,676

 
         

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

 

$

10.09

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2015

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends

 

$

458,279

 
         

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

   

123,908

 

Professional fees

   

35,173

 

Fund accounting fees (Note 4)

   

27,308

 

Administration fees (Note 4)

   

26,000

 

Custody and bank service fees

   

16,553

 

Transfer agent fees (Note 4)

   

14,250

 

Compliance fees (Note 4)

   

12,000

 

Registration and filing fees

   

9,010

 

Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 4)

   

7,764

 

Postage and supplies

   

3,200

 

Insurance expense

   

3,010

 

Other expenses

   

8,624

 

Total expenses

   

286,800

 

Less fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4)

   

(157,675

)

Net expenses

   

129,125

 
         

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   

329,154

 
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS AND OPTION AND FUTURES CONTRACTS

       

Net realized losses from:

       

Investments

   

(168,620

)

Option contracts (Note 5)

   

(8,464

)

Futures contracts (Note 5)

   

(14,863

)

Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies

   

37,148

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

       

Investments

   

(153,547

)

Futures contracts (Note 5)

   

(18,308

)

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS

   

(326,654

)

         

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

2,500

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   

 

Year
Ended
May 31,
2015

   

Period
Ended
May 31,
2014(a)

 

FROM OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

 

$

329,154

   

$

41,316

 

Net realized gains (losses) from:

               

Investments

   

(168,620

)

   

22,444

 

Option contracts (Note 5)

   

(8,464

)

   

 

Futures contracts (Note 5)

   

(14,863

)

   

13,061

 

Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies

   

37,148

     

39

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

               

Investments

   

(153,547

)

   

107,411

 

Futures contracts (Note 5)

   

(18,308

)

   

10,133

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

   

2,500

     

194,404

 
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

               

From net investment income

   

(293,521

)

   

(27,944

)

From net realized gains

   

(48,557

)

   

(3,918

)

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

   

(342,078

)

   

(31,862

)

                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

   

13,413,165

     

4,572,557

 

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

   

339,021

     

31,862

 

Payments for shares redeemed

   

(314,392

)

   

(50,000

)

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

   

13,437,794

     

4,554,419

 
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

   

13,098,216

     

4,716,961

 
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

   

4,716,961

     

 

End of period

 

$

17,815,177

   

$

4,716,961

 
                 

ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

 

$

48,086

   

$

13,372

 
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

   

1,308,050

     

456,307

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

   

34,071

     

3,190

 

Shares redeemed

   

(31,083

)

   

(4,859

)

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

1,311,038

     

454,638

 

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

   

454,638

     

 

Shares outstanding at end of period

   

1,765,676

     

454,638

 

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

 

Year
Ended
May 31,
2015

   

Period
Ended
May 31,
2014(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

10.38

   

$

10.00

 
                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

               

Net investment income

   

0.23

     

0.10

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and futures contracts

   

(0.25

)

   

0.36

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.02

)

   

0.46

 
                 

Less distributions:

               

Distributions from net investment income

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.07

)

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.01

)

Total distributions

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.08

)

                 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

10.09

   

$

10.38

 
                 

Total return (b)

   

(0.17

%)

   

4.62

%(c)

                 

Net assets at end of period (000's)

 

$

17,815

   

$

4,717

 
                 

Ratios/supplementary data:

               

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)

   

2.19

%

   

4.42

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) (f)

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%(e)

                 

Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets (f) (g)

   

2.52

%

   

1.55

%(e)

                 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

107

%

   

114

%(c)

 

(a)

Represents the period from the commencement of operations (September 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014.

(b)

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.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

The ratios of expenses to average net assets do not reflect the Fund's proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declarations of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2015


 

1. Organization

 

Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end investment company established as an Ohio business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated February 28, 2012. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report. The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2013.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is total return.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As an investment company, as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, the Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”

 

Securities and futures valuation – The Fund values its portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open. The Fund values its listed securities on the basis of the security’s last sale price on the security’s primary exchange, if available, otherwise at the exchange’s most recently quoted bid price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Option contracts are valued at the closing price as quoted on the exchanges in which they are primarily traded. If no closing price is readily available at the time of valuation, the option will be valued at the closing bid price for that day. The Fund values its exchange-traded futures contracts at their last sale price as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Prices for these futures contracts are monitored daily by the Adviser until the close of regular trading to determine if fair valuation is required.

 

In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, the Fund values its securities and other assets at fair value pursuant to the procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading.

 

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

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

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

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2015:

 


  

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investments in Securities

               

Exchange-Traded Funds

 

$

15,268,977

   

$

   

$

   

$

15,268,977

 

Money Market Funds

   

1,430,846

     

     

     

1,430,846

 

Total

 

$

16,699,823

   

$

   

$

   

$

16,699,823

 

Other Financial Instruments

                               

Futures Contracts

 

$

(8,175

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(8,175

)


 

As of May 31, 2015, the Fund did not have any transfers into and out of any Level. In addition, the Fund did not have any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of May 31, 2015. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of any Level at the end of the reporting period.

 

Share valuation – The net asset value per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the net asset value per share.

 

Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned.

 

Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

Common expenses – Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other series of the Trust based on the relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

Distributions to shareholders – The Fund will distribute to shareholders any net investment income dividends on a quarterly basis and any net realized capital gains distributions at least annually. The amount of such dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended May 31, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:

 

Periods Ended

 

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term

Capital Gains

   

Total

Distributions

 

May 31, 2015

 

$

328,122

   

$

13,956

   

$

342,078

 

May 31, 2014

 

$

31,862

   

$

   

$

31,862

 

 

On June 30, 2015, the Fund paid an ordinary income dividend of $0.0435 per share to shareholders of record on June 29, 2015.

 

Option contracts – The Fund may use option contracts in any manner consistent with its investment objective and as long as the use is consistent with relevant provisions of the 1940 Act. The Fund may use options for speculative investment purposes as well as for the purpose of seeking to reduce the overall investment risk that would otherwise be associated with the securities in which a Fund invests. When a Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the total premium (the premium plus the commission) paid by the Fund is recorded as an asset in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently marked-to-market daily. Premiums paid in the purchase of options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid in the purchase of call options which are exercised increase the cost of the security purchased. If a closing sale transaction is used to terminate a Fund’s obligation on an option, a gain or loss will be realized depending upon whether the price of the closing sale transaction is more or less than the premium previously paid on the option purchased.

 

Futures contracts – The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to or to hedge against changes in the value of equities, real estate, interest rates or commodities. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. When the Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, no price is paid to or received by the Fund. Instead, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated asset account an amount of cash or qualifying securities currently ranging from 2% to 10% of the contract amount. This is called the “initial margin deposit.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying asset. The Fund recognizes an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. If market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. The margin deposits for futures contracts and the variation margin payable are reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

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

 

Federal income tax – The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized gains are distributed in accordance with the Code. Accordingly, no provision for income tax has been made.

 

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

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of May 31, 2015:

 


Tax cost of portfolio investments

 

$

16,886,192

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

64,970

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(251,339

)

Net unrealized depreciation

   

(186,369

)

Accumulated ordinary income

   

48,086

 

Capital loss carryforward

   

(38,753

)

Total accumulated deficit

 

$

(177,036

)


 

The value of the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the tax components of the accumulated deficit and the financial statement cost and components of net assets may be temporarily different (“book/tax difference”). These book/tax differences are due to the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP, primarily the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the tax treatment of realized and unrealized gains and losses on futures contracts.

 

As of May 31, 2015, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $38,753 for federal income tax purposes. This capital loss carryforward, which does not expire, may be utilized in future years to offset net realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.

 

For the year ended May 31, 2015, the Fund reclassified $919 of accumulated net investment income against accumulated net realized losses on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such reclassification, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, had no effect on the Fund’s total net assets or net asset value per share.

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax periods (periods ended May 31, 2014 and May 31, 2015) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

During the year ended May 31, 2015, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $24,045,752 and $12,707,165, respectively.

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Fund’s investments are managed by Wavelength Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) pursuant to the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.95% of its average daily net assets.

 

Pursuant to an expense limitation agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”), the Adviser has contractually agreed, until October 1, 2016, to waive investment advisory fees and reimburse certain Other Expenses to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs; taxes; interest; borrowing costs such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short; acquired fund fees and expenses; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs; and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) to an amount not exceeding 0.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the year ended May 31, 2015, the Adviser did not collect any of its investment advisory fees and, in addition, reimbursed the Fund for other operating expenses totaling $33,767.

 

Under the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement, investment advisory fees waived and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to recoupment by the Adviser for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided that the repayments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed the foregoing expense limitations. As of May 31, 2015, the Adviser may seek recoupment of investment advisory fees waived and expense reimbursements no later than the dates as stated below:

 

May 31, 2017

May 31, 2018

Total

$91,664

$157,675

$249,339

 

An officer of the Fund is also an officer of the Adviser.

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides fund administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies and costs of pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities.

 

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the principal underwriter to the Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Fund) for acting as principal underwriter.

 

Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.

 

TRUSTEE COMPENSATION

Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement of travel and other meeting-related expenses. In addition, effective January 1, 2015, each Independent Trustee also receives a $500 annual retainer from the Fund. Trustees affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services.

 

PRINCIPAL HOLDER OF FUND SHARES

As of May 31, 2015, the following shareholders owned of record more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund:

 

Name of Record Owner

% Ownership

Interactive Brokers, LLC (for the benefit of its customers)

69%

R&T Partners, LLC (for the benefit of its customers)

11%

 

A shareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25% of a Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders’ meeting.

 

5. Derivatives Transactions

 

The Fund’s position in derivative instruments as of May 31, 2015 is recorded in the following location in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivative Investment Type

Location

Futures contracts

Variation margin payable

 

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

The following table sets forth the values of variation margin of the Fund as of May 31, 2015:

 


   

Variation Margin

     

  

 

Receivable

   

(Payable)

   

Total

 

Asset Derivatives

           

Futures contracts

           

Commodity

 

$

5,970

   

$

   

$

5,970

 

Index

   

     

(23,707

)

   

(23,707

)

Treasury

   

10,837

     

(662

)

   

10,175

 

Total Asset Derivatives

 

$

16,807

   

$

(24,369

)

 

$

(7,562

)


 
Transactions in derivative instruments for the Fund during the year ended May 31, 2015 are recorded in the following locations in the Statement of Operations:

 

Derivative Investment Type

Location

Call options purchased

Net realized losses from option contracts

Futures contracts

Net realized losses from futures contracts

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on derivative instruments recognized in the Statement of Operations during the year ended May 31, 2015:

 

Type of Derivative

 

Net Realized

Gains (Losses)

   

Net Change

in Unrealized Appreciation/

Depreciation

 

Index call options purchased

 

$

(8,464

)

 

$

 

Futures contracts

               

Commodity

   

(218,618

)

   

(9,238

)

Index

   

123,273

     

(16,611

)

Treasury

   

80,482

     

7,541

 

 

   

(14,863

)

   

(18,308

)

Total

 

$

(23,327

)

 

$

(18,308

)


 
The average monthly notional amount of futures contracts purchased during the year ended May 31, 2015, was $6,286,452, and the gross notional amount of futures contracts outstanding at May 31, 2015 was $9,457,953.
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

In the ordinary course of business, the Fund may enter into transactions subject to enforceable netting agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows the Fund to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, the Fund manages its cash collateral securities and securities collateral on a counterparty basis. As of May 31, 2015, the offsetting of financial assets and derivatives assets is as follows:

 

Description

 

Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets

   

Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

Net Amounts

of Liabilities Presented in Statement of
Assets and Liabilities

   

Collateral Pledged

   

Net Amount

 

Variation margin payable - futures contracts

 

$

16,807

   

$

(24,369

)

 

$

(7,562

)

 

$

413,295

   

$

405,733

 

Total subject to a master netting or similar arrangement

 

$

16,807

   

$

(24,369

)

 

$

(7,562

)

 

$

413,295

   

$

405,733

 


 

6. Certain Investments and Risks

 

The securities in which the Fund invests, as well as the risks associated with these securities, are described in the Fund’s prospectus. Among these risks are those associated with investments in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs provide their shares to authorized participants in return for a specific basket of securities. The authorized participant then sells the ETF’s shares on the secondary market. In other words, ETF shares are traded on a securities exchange based on their market value. Investments in ETFs are subject to the risk that the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium (creating the risk that the Fund pays more than net asset value (“NAV”) for an ETF when making a purchase) or discount (creating the risk that the Fund receives less than NAV when selling an ETF) to the ETF’s NAV. Investments in ETFs are also subject to index-tracking risk because the total return generated by the securities will be reduced by transaction costs and expenses not incurred by the indices. Certain securities comprising the index tracked by an ETF may, from time to time, temporarily be unavailable, which may further impede the ETF’s ability to track their applicable index or match the index’s performance. To the extent that the Fund invests in an ETF, the Fund incurs additional expenses because the Fund bears its pro-rata portion of such ETF’s advisory fees and operational expenses. Finally, ETF shares are also subject to the risks applicable to the underlying basket of securities. As of May 31, 2015, the Fund had 85.7% of the value of its net assets invested in ETFs.

20

WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 

7. Contingencies and Commitments

 

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

 

8. Subsequent Events

 

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

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


 

To the Board of Trustees of Ultimus Managers Trust
and the Shareholders of Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund (the “Fund”), a series of shares of beneficial interest in Ultimus Managers Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period September 30, 2013 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund as of May 31, 2015, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period September 30, 2013 through May 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 
 

BBD, LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 27, 2015

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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)


 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. The following examples 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.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the most recent period (December 1, 2014) and held until the end of the period (May 31, 2015).

 

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

 

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

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

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

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

23

WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)


 

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

 

  

Beginning

Account Value

December 1, 2014

Ending

Account Value

May 31, 2015

Expenses

Paid During

Period*

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,008.00

$ 4.96

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.00

$ 4.99

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.99% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)


 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-896-9292, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-896-9292, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-866-896-9292. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

24

WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)


 

In accordance with federal tax requirements, the following provides shareholders with information concerning distributions from ordinary income and net realized gains made by the Fund during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015. Certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount of $11,809 as taxed at a maximum rate of 23.8%. Additionally, the Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount of $14,012 as a long-term gain distribution. As required by federal regulations, complete information was computed and reported in conjunction with your 2014 Form 1099-DIV.

25

WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (Unaudited)


 

The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for management of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement, or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee’s and officer’s address is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246. The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund:

 

Name and
Year of Birth

Length

of Time

Served

Position(s)

Held with

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

Trustee

(February 2012 to present)

President

(June 2012 to October 2013)

Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)

11

None

Independent Trustees: 

John C. Davis

Year of Birth: 1952

Since
June 2012

Chairman

(July 2014 to present)

Trustee

(June 2012 to present)

Consultant ( government services) since May 2011; Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1974-2010)

11

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

11

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

11

None

 

*

Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor. Mr. Dorsey was President of the Trust from June 2012 to October 2013.

 

26

WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (Unaudited) (Continued)


 

Name and
Year of Birth

Length of Time Served

Position(s)
Held with
Trust

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Executive Officers:

Andrew Dassori

215 Park Avenue South, Suite 1902

New York, NY 10003

Year of Birth: 1984

Since
July 2013

Principal Executive Officer of Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund

Managing Member and Chief Compliance Officer of Wavelength Capital Management, LLC (2013 to present); Formerly, Portfolio Manager, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (2007 to 2013)

David R. Carson

Year of Birth: 1958

Since
April 2013

President
(October 2013 to present)

Vice President (April 2013 to October 2013)

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
April 2014

Treasurer
(October 2014 to present)

Assistant Treasurer (April 2014 to October 2014)

Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014)

Bo J. Howell

Year of Birth: 1981

Since October 2014

Secretary
(April 2015 to present)

Assistant Secretary (October 2014 to April 2015)

V.P., Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012)

Stephen L. Preston

Year of Birth: 1966

Since
June 2012

Chief Compliance Officer

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC and Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2011 to present); Senior Consultant at Mainstay Capital Markets Consultants (2010 to 2011); Chief Compliance Officer at INTL Trading, Inc. (2008 to 2010)

 

Additional information about members of the Board and executive officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-866-896-9292.

27

WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)


 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees voting separately, has reviewed and approved the Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement with the Advisor for an additional annual term. Approval took place at an in-person meeting held on April 20, 2015, at which all of the Trustees were present.

 

In the course of their deliberations, the Board was advised by legal counsel. The Board received and reviewed information provided by the Advisor in response to requests of the Board and counsel.

 

In considering the Investment Advisory Agreement and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors described below.

 

The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board reviewed the services being provided by the Adviser to the Fund including, without limitation, its investment advisory services since the Fund’s inception, the Adviser’s compliance procedures and practices, and its efforts to promote the Fund and assist in its distribution. The Board also noted that an Adviser’s principal serves as the Fund’s Principal Executive Officer without additional compensation. After reviewing the foregoing information and further information about the Adviser’s business, the Board concluded that the quality, extent, and nature of the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory and adequate for the Fund.

 

The investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board compared the performance of the Fund with the performance of its benchmark index and related Morningstar category. The Board also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Following discussion of the investment performance of the Fund and its performance relative to its Morningstar category, the Adviser’s experience in managing a mutual fund, its historical investment performance, and other factors, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Fund has been satisfactory.

 

The costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from its relationship with the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operations; the education and experience of its personnel; compliance program, policies, and procedures; financial condition and the level of commitment to the Fund, and, generally, the Adviser’s advisory business; the asset level of the Fund; and the overall expenses of the Fund, including the advisory fee. The Board considered the Adviser’s Expense Limitation Agreement (the “ELA”) with the Fund, and considered the Adviser’s current and past fee reductions and expense reimbursements for the Fund. The Board further took into account the Adviser’s commitment to continue the ELA for the Fund until at least October 1, 2016.

 

The Board also considered potential benefits for the Adviser in managing the Fund, including promotion of the Adviser’s name and the potential for it to receive research, statistical, or other services from the Fund’s trades. The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee and overall expense ratio to the average advisory fees and average expense ratios for its

28

WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)


 

Morningstar category. The Board noted that the advisory fee for the Fund was above the average and the median for the Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Funds category but was less than the highest advisory fee in the category. The Board further noted that the overall annual expense ratio of 0.99 percent for the Fund with the ELA is lower than the Morningstar category’s average expense ratio (1.36 percent) and median expense ratio (1.25 percent). The Board also noted that the Fund had significantly less assets than the average or median fund in its Morningstar category. Following these comparisons and upon further consideration and discussion of the foregoing, the Board concluded that the advisory fee paid to the Adviser by the Fund is fair and reasonable.

 

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In this regard, the Board considered that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser involve both the advisory fee and the ELA. The Board determined that while the advisory fee remained the same as asset levels increased, the shareholders of the Fund have experienced benefits from the ELA. Following further discussion of the Fund’s asset level, expectations for growth, and level of fees, the Board determined that the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Adviser would continue to provide benefits. The Board also determined that the fee arrangements were fair and reasonable given the Fund’s projected asset levels for the next year.

 

Brokerage and portfolio transactions. In this regard, the Board considered the Adviser’s trading policies, procedures, and performance in seeking best execution for the Fund. The Board also considered the historical portfolio turnover rate for the Fund; the process by which evaluations are made of the overall reasonableness of commissions paid; the method and basis for selecting and evaluating the broker-dealers used; and any anticipated allocation of portfolio business to persons affiliated with the Adviser. After further review and discussion, the Board determined that the Adviser’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions were satisfactory.

 

Possible conflicts of interest. In evaluating the possibility for conflicts of interest, the Board considered such matters as the experience and abilities of the advisory personnel assigned to the Fund, the Adviser’s process for allocating trades among its different clients, and the substance and administration of the Adviser’s code of ethics. Following further consideration and discussion, the Board found that the Adviser’s standards and practices relating to the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interests were satisfactory.

 

Conclusion

 

After consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously concluded that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

29

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.  Pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), a copy of registrant’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.  During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics has not been amended, and the registrant has not granted any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of the code of ethics.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.  The names of the audit committee financial experts are John C. Davis and David M. Deptula.  Messrs. Davis and Deptula are “independent” for purposes of this Item.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(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 $67,500 and $65,000 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(b) Audit-Related Fees.  No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years 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 $10,000 and $10,000 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  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 either of the last two fiscal years 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 years ended May 31, 2015 and 2014, aggregate non-audit fees of $10,000 and $10,000, respectively, were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant.  No non-audit fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years by the registrant’s 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.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

(b) Not applicable

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

Not applicable

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable

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

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

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

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

(b)  There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

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

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit:  Attached hereto

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

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

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

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

SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant)
Ultimus Managers Trust
   
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Frank L. Newbauer
 
   
Frank L. Newbauer, Assistant Secretary
 
       
Date
August 10, 2015
   
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Nitin N. Kumbhani
   
Nitin N. Kumbhani, Principal Executive Officer of APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
     
Date
August 10, 2015
 
     
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ William S. Sloneker
   
William S. Sloneker, Principal Executive Officer of Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broadmarket Strategic Income Fund
     
Date
August 10, 2015
 
     
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Nicholas Chermayeff
   
Nicholas Chermayeff, Principal Executive Officer of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity  Fund
     
Date
August 10, 2015
 
     
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Andrew G. Dassori
   
Andrew G. Dassori, Principal Executive Officer of Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund
     
Date
August 10, 2015
 
     
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Jennifer L. Leamer
   
Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer
     
Date
August 10, 2015
 
 
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.