N-CSR 1 fp0027024_ncsr.htm ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST - N-CSR
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT 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, 2017
 
 
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Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders.
 
 
APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
(APSGX)
 
Annual Report
 
May 31, 2017

APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
May 31, 2017
 
Dear APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund Shareholder:
 
For the year ended May 31, 2017, the APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) returned +15.80% (net of fees). The Fund slightly underperformed its category benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which returned +16.68%, and the Russell 2500 Growth Index (“Russell 2500 Growth”), which returned +17.85%, for the same one year period. We continue to invest for the long-term and believe a disciplined, prudent approach during this time of unpredictability will best serve our shareholders.
 
APEX 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 believe that having a spectrum of growth companies ranging from those that are truly innovative and growing rapidly to those that are more established, can provide relative stability while allowing the opportunity to drive outperformance versus our benchmark and peers over time. In addition, we believe the SMID style provides the opportunity to invest in higher growth companies and capture a longer period of growth as these companies mature.
 
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
 
We began the reporting period in June 2016 with voters in the U.K. putting in motion a withdrawal from the European Union, prompting uncertainty and an intense move toward less risky assets. The Bank of England took aggressive action to steady the volatile response and mitigate near term economic concerns. The U.S. elections offered up another surprise in November with the Republicans winning the presidency and maintaining the majority in the House and Senate. Following what now appears to have been a commodity-driven industrial recession in the latter part of 2015 into 2016, the foundation for GDP growth was already stirring and would only be reinforced with the inclusion of proposed pro-growth strategies and significant fiscal stimulus from the new administration. As we moved into the second half of this reporting period, most markets rose in unison as stabilizing commodities and synchronized global growth provided a tailwind to the markets. Healthier industrial activity coupled with a weakening dollar, major emerging markets pulling out of a two year slump and the world’s most powerful economies finally showing signs of escaping the remnants of the financial crisis have, at least temporarily, offset the deferral of the Trump administration’s pro-growth strategies. We believe the prospects of lower taxes, less regulation and increased infrastructure spending still have the complacent equity markets buoying around all-time highs. It seems worrisome to reach new heights
 
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concurrent with the Federal Reserve attempting to normalize monetary policy, key indicators of the health of housing, automotive and retail sectors reflecting fatigue and a buildup of emerging-market debt. With the U.S. economic expansion approaching eight years we would anticipate more market volatility as it wrestles with some weariness and the perception of a goldilocks environment of reasonable growth, benign inflation and continued accommodative central bank policy.
 
FUND PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2017
 
The Fund and the markets have recovered from the commodity-driven industrial recession in 2015/2016 and the ensuing anomalies of performance drivers appear to have normalized. Although the continuous shifting of market leadership can try investors’ patience, we believe the decisive driver of performance will be revenue and earnings growth supported by an improving global economic expansion.
 
Through all the twists and turns during the fiscal year, ultimately the Fund’s largest overweight – Information Technology – led the Russell 2500 Growth performance, up ~ 27.5% for this one year period. Our portfolio structure also added value during the reporting period as the overweights in Information Technology, Financials and Healthcare along with our underweights in Consumer Staples and Real Estate added approximately +2.2%. Towards the end of the reporting period Energy continued its decline and our overweight detracted ~-1.5%.
 
During the reporting period, the cash drag on the portfolio detracted approximately -0.7% from performance along with slightly negative stock selection detracting an additional ~- 0.8%. Stock selection was solid in Energy, Healthcare, Industrials, Materials and Real Estate, adding approximately +2.2%, but was offset by negative selection in Financials and Technology, which detracted ~-1.1%, as well as the consumer driven areas of Discretionary and Staples negatively impacting performance by approximately -2.0%. Although the Fund had some strong performers in the consumer sectors such as Burlington Stores, Wyndham Worldwide, China Lodging and Dave & Buster’s, several good businesses such as Michaels, Skechers (sold), Nordstrom and Carter’s lost value as brick and mortar retail continued to be under assault. Several other consumer businesses saw declines during this time period, such as Hain Celestial (sold), Boston Beer and IMAX. Although we see great value in these businesses, we continue to assess their growth opportunities in this ever changing consumer landscape.
 
Strong individual stock selection across multiple sectors was observed by top performers such as MercadoLibre, Align Technology, Arista Networks, IDEXX Laboratories and IAC/Interactive. These top five performers are good examples of our conviction in secular growth trends such as e-commerce and cloud computing (MercadoLibre, IAC, and Arista Networks) and the secular opportunities in Healthcare (Align Technology and IDEXX Labs). Although we noted significant winners in Healthcare, specialty pharma and biotech stocks have been in the crosshairs all year and three of the portfolio’s top five detractors were not immune to the downside volatility, absorbing significant declines in holdings Ophthotech (sold), Jazz Pharmaceuticals (sold) and Akorn (sold).
 
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OUTLOOK
 
As we move into the second half of 2017, a lot of the anticipation of immediate change from the new administration has gradually dissipated. Infrastructure spending, deregulation, tax cuts and health care reform all remain possible but have gradually been discounted by the market for any meaningful impact in the near future. While the macro and political landscapes continue to swing and leadership in the market reallocates between risk/risk-off and secular/cyclical growth, fundamentals have improved during the most recent quarter with solid revenue growth and earnings growth (S&P Q1 earnings exhibited the strongest growth in almost six years) emerging as key drivers of performance. Although we remain concerned about the narrowing of winners in this market and investor complacency as we enter the second half of 2017, we believe the economy will remain resilient as synchronized global growth typically provides a sustained moderate but sturdy advance allowing for continued accommodative policies from central banks. There are still several risks such as tight labor markets fueling wage inflation, concern as to if or when higher sentiment and net worth translates into increased consumer spending and the impact of oil remaining below $50 per barrel highlight the challenging environment. We believe the length of this historic expansion still has some legs and we will be monitoring the rise in inflation expectations and compensation growth as keys to heightened central bank actions. Coincidently, growth must accelerate to support achievable earnings momentum and we will apply our cycle-tested investment process to balance these market undercurrents with our long-term secular views.
 
Sincerely,
 
Nitin N. Kumbhani
Vice Chairman and Chief of Growth Equity Strategies
Fiera Capital Inc.
 
Index Definitions
Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a market capitalization weighted index representing the smallest 800 companies in the Russell 1000 Index.
 
Russell 2500 Growth Index is designed to measure the performance of those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2500 Index covers the small and mid-capitalizations
 
 
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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.
 
This 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. For a complete list of securities held by the Fund as of May 31, 2017, please see the Schedule of Investments section of the annual report. The opinions of the Adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.
 
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Fund and the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates.
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (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, 2017
 
 
1 Year
3 Years
Since
Inception
(b)
 
APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund(a)
15.80%
5.59%
12.78%
 
Russell 2500TM Growth Index
17.85%
8.69%
14.06%
 
 
(a)
The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(b)
The Fund commenced operations on June 29, 2012.
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 
Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)
 
 
Top 10 Equity Holdings

 
Security Description
% of
Net Assets
MercadoLibre, Inc.
3.9%
Align Technology, Inc.
3.0%
Arista Networks, Inc.
2.9%
Trimble, Inc.
2.0%
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
2.0%
Foot Locker, Inc.
1.9%
IAC/InterActiveCorp
1.9%
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A
1.9%
United Rentals, Inc.
1.8%
Berry Global Group, Inc.
1.8%
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2017
 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.5%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 20.0%
           
Auto Components — 2.7%
           
Autoliv, Inc.
   
32,247
   
$
3,576,837
 
BorgWarner, Inc.
   
101,053
     
4,295,763
 
             
7,872,600
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.7%
               
China Lodging Group Ltd. - ADS *
   
46,768
     
3,573,075
 
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. *
   
59,661
     
3,979,389
 
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.
   
75,909
     
4,441,436
 
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
   
47,727
     
4,819,950
 
             
16,813,850
 
Household Durables — 1.5%
               
PulteGroup, Inc.
   
191,788
     
4,347,834
 
                 
Media — 1.3%
               
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
   
47,580
     
1,882,741
 
IMAX Corporation *
   
76,869
     
1,925,568
 
             
3,808,309
 
Multi-line Retail — 2.7%
               
Burlington Stores, Inc. *
   
48,807
     
4,775,765
 
Nordstrom, Inc.
   
74,396
     
3,109,753
 
             
7,885,518
 
Specialty Retail — 5.1%
               
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
94,085
     
5,589,590
 
Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A
   
27,566
     
2,504,371
 
Michaels Companies, Inc. (The) *
   
164,749
     
3,184,598
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
   
75,823
     
3,689,547
 
             
14,968,106
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%
               
Carter's, Inc.
   
35,626
     
2,927,032
 
                 
Consumer Staples — 0.7%
               
Beverages — 0.7%
               
Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) - Class A *
   
14,020
     
2,001,355
 
                 
Energy — 3.4%
               
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%
               
Superior Energy Services, Inc. *
   
112,870
     
1,170,462
 
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Energy — 3.4% (Continued)
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0%
           
Cheniere Energy, Inc. *
   
66,329
   
$
3,231,549
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc. *
   
36,213
     
3,359,118
 
RSP Permian, Inc. *
   
64,572
     
2,298,117
 
             
8,888,784
 
Financials — 5.8%
               
Banks — 1.8%
               
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
   
57,771
     
2,553,478
 
Western Alliance Bancorp *
   
59,516
     
2,721,072
 
             
5,274,550
 
Capital Markets — 0.9%
               
Evercore Partners, Inc. - Class A
   
37,394
     
2,535,313
 
                 
Consumer Finance — 1.1%
               
Navient Corporation
   
227,887
     
3,288,409
 
                 
Insurance — 2.0%
               
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
   
46,317
     
5,766,930
 
                 
Health Care — 16.2%
               
Biotechnology — 4.6%
               
Alkermes plc *
   
75,257
     
4,346,844
 
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
   
74,703
     
3,420,650
 
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
   
141,430
     
2,050,735
 
Radius Health, Inc. *
   
40,214
     
1,392,209
 
TESARO, Inc. *
   
15,318
     
2,287,131
 
             
13,497,569
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.0%
               
Align Technology, Inc. *
   
60,073
     
8,722,600
 
DexCom, Inc. *
   
53,416
     
3,570,325
 
ICU Medical, Inc. *
   
13,701
     
2,209,971
 
             
14,502,896
 
Health Care Technology — 2.6%
               
Medidata Solutions, Inc. *
   
62,156
     
4,424,264
 
Veeva Systems, Inc. - Class A *
   
48,951
     
3,110,347
 
             
7,534,611
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.6%
               
ICON plc *
   
51,331
     
4,830,247
 
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care — 16.2% (Continued)
           
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%
           
Horizon Pharma plc *
   
90,740
   
$
907,400
 
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. *
   
42,536
     
2,142,964
 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
   
107,502
     
4,042,075
 
             
7,092,439
 
Industrials — 14.2%
               
Airlines — 1.2%
               
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. *
   
70,509
     
3,532,501
 
                 
Building Products — 0.8%
               
Owens Corning
   
37,082
     
2,313,917
 
                 
Construction & Engineering — 1.0%
               
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
45,732
     
2,882,031
 
                 
Machinery — 5.6%
               
Middleby Corporation (The) *
   
35,416
     
4,545,998
 
Nordson Corporation
   
42,837
     
4,963,952
 
Wabtec Corporation
   
46,349
     
3,789,031
 
Xylem, Inc.
   
58,177
     
3,033,349
 
             
16,332,330
 
Professional Services — 0.7%
               
WageWorks, Inc. *
   
27,980
     
1,979,585
 
                 
Road & Rail — 1.6%
               
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. *
   
52,786
     
4,714,846
 
                 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 3.3%
               
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. *
   
109,824
     
4,431,398
 
United Rentals, Inc. *
   
49,663
     
5,399,858
 
             
9,831,256
 
Information Technology — 31.3%
               
Communications Equipment — 2.9%
               
Arista Networks, Inc. *
   
56,648
     
8,348,782
 
                 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.1%
               
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A
   
64,073
     
3,228,638
 
Trimble, Inc. *
   
164,679
     
5,935,031
 
             
9,163,669
 
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 31.3% (Continued)
           
Internet Software & Services — 5.8%
           
IAC/InterActiveCorp *
   
52,158
   
$
5,546,482
 
MercadoLibre, Inc.
   
41,240
     
11,345,536
 
             
16,892,018
 
IT Services — 9.3%
               
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
   
62,181
     
4,718,916
 
CSRA, Inc.
   
106,255
     
3,204,651
 
Gartner, Inc. *
   
32,621
     
3,901,472
 
Global Payments, Inc.
   
45,963
     
4,210,670
 
Sabre Corporation
   
167,676
     
3,760,973
 
Teradata Corporation *
   
84,098
     
2,292,511
 
Total System Services, Inc.
   
84,619
     
5,039,061
 
             
27,128,254
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.1%
               
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. *
   
53,779
     
4,137,218
 
Entegris, Inc. *
   
193,442
     
4,778,017
 
Power Integrations, Inc.
   
47,019
     
3,147,922
 
             
12,063,157
 
Software — 6.1%
               
ACI Worldwide, Inc. *
   
124,670
     
2,849,956
 
BroadSoft, Inc. *
   
76,188
     
3,047,520
 
Fortinet, Inc. *
   
115,281
     
4,535,155
 
Guidewire Software, Inc. *
   
49,310
     
3,275,170
 
Splunk, Inc.*
   
67,130
     
4,111,041
 
             
17,818,842
 
Materials — 4.0%
               
Construction Materials — 1.3%
               
Eagle Materials, Inc.
   
41,146
     
3,880,068
 
                 
Containers & Packaging — 1.8%
               
Berry Global Group, Inc. *
   
90,915
     
5,272,161
 
                 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.9%
               
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation
   
120,619
     
2,548,679
 
                 
Real Estate — 1.9%
               
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%
               
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A *
   
158,537
     
5,529,771
 
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $237,304,724)
         
$
285,238,681
 
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.1%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio - Class I, 0.67% (a) (Cost $6,281,250)
   
6,281,250
   
$
6,281,250
 
                 
Total Investments at Value — 99.6% (Cost $243,585,974)
         
$
291,519,931
 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.4%
           
1,177,339
 
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%
         
$
292,697,270
 
 
ADS - American Depositary Shares
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2017
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2017
 
ASSETS
     
Investments in securities:
     
At acquisition cost
 
$
243,585,974
 
At value (Note 2)
 
$
291,519,931
 
Receivable for capital shares sold
   
1,262,062
 
Dividends receivable
   
183,625
 
Other assets
   
15,910
 
Total assets
   
292,981,528
 
         
LIABILITIES
       
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
24,899
 
Payable to Adviser (Note 4)
   
217,232
 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)
   
33,115
 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
   
9,012
 
Total liabilities
   
284,258
 
         
NET ASSETS
 
$
292,697,270
 
         
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
       
Paid-in capital
 
$
252,523,989
 
Accumulated net investment loss
   
(493,639
)
Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions
   
(7,267,037
)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
   
47,933,957
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
292,697,270
 
         
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
   
16,490,003
 
         
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)
 
$
17.75
 
 
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, 2017
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
     
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes of $4,024)
 
$
1,554,684
 
         
EXPENSES
       
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
   
2,727,551
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
267,480
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
57,338
 
Professional fees
   
37,633
 
Registration and filing fees
   
31,281
 
Custody and bank service fees
   
30,488
 
Compliance fees (Note 4)
   
29,543
 
Transfer agent fees (Note 4)
   
18,887
 
Printing of shareholder reports
   
12,856
 
Postage and supplies
   
10,432
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
9,611
 
Insurance expense
   
2,078
 
Other expenses
   
25,399
 
Total expenses
   
3,260,577
 
Less fee reductions by the Adviser (Note 4)
   
(394,216
)
Net expenses
   
2,866,361
 
         
NET INVESTMENT LOSS
   
(1,311,677
)
         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS
       
Net realized losses from security transactions
   
(4,450,716
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
46,120,751
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS
   
41,670,035
 
         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
40,358,358
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
 
Year
Ended
May 31,
2017
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2016
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment loss
 
$
(1,311,677
)
 
$
(1,090,736
)
Net realized losses from security transactions
   
(4,450,716
)
   
(677,149
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
46,120,751
     
(29,749,518
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
40,358,358
     
(31,517,403
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)
               
From net realized gains
   
(743,317
)
   
(1,414,635
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
101,284,904
     
149,542,431
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
716,969
     
1,277,590
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(107,870,747
)
   
(99,682,011
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
(5,868,874
)
   
51,138,010
 
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
33,746,167
     
18,205,972
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
258,951,103
     
240,745,131
 
End of year
 
$
292,697,270
   
$
258,951,103
 
                 
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS
 
$
(493,639
)
 
$
(529,959
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
               
Shares sold
   
6,277,194
     
9,569,552
 
Shares reinvested
   
44,671
     
81,740
 
Shares redeemed
   
(6,682,018
)
   
(6,609,395
)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(360,153
)
   
3,041,897
 
Shares outstanding at beginning of year
   
16,850,156
     
13,808,259
 
Shares outstanding at end of year
   
16,490,003
     
16,850,156
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
 
 
Year
Ended
May 31,
2017
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2016
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2015
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2014
   
Period
Ended
May 31,
2013
(a)
 
Net asset value at
beginning of period
 
$
15.37
   
$
17.43
   
$
15.20
   
$
12.69
   
$
10.00
 
                                         
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.06
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.03
)
   
0.04
(b) 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
   
2.50
     
(1.92
)
   
2.27
     
2.60
     
2.72
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.42
     
(1.98
)
   
2.23
     
2.57
     
2.76
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
     
(0.07
)
From net realized gains
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.08
)
   
     
(0.06
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.08
)
   
     
(0.06
)
   
(0.07
)
                                         
Net asset value at end of period
 
$
17.75
   
$
15.37
   
$
17.43
   
$
15.20
   
$
12.69
 
                                         
Total return (c)
   
15.80
%
   
(11.34
%)
   
14.67
%
   
20.26
%
   
27.65
%(d)
                                         
Net assets at end of period (000's)
 
$
292,697
   
$
258,951
   
$
240,745
   
$
88,477
   
$
13,153
 
                                         
Ratios/supplementary data:
                                       
Ratio of total expenses to
average net assets
   
1.19
%
   
1.21
%
   
1.26
%
   
1.49
%
   
4.87
%(e)
                                         
Ratio of net expenses to
average net assets (f)
   
1.05
%
   
1.05
%
   
1.05
%
   
1.05
%
   
1.05
%(e)
                                         
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (f)
   
(0.48
%)
   
(0.42
%)
   
(0.48
%)
   
(0.38
%)
   
0.26
%(e)
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
   
55
%
   
35
%
   
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 period 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/or reimbursed expenses (Note 4).
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Annualized.
(f)
Ratio was determined after advisory fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements (Note 4).
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2017

 
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 to seek to achieve long-term capital growth.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Regulation S-X which will impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Although still evaluating the impact, management believes that many of the Regulation S-X amendments are consistent with the Fund’s current financial statement presentation and expects that the Fund will be able to comply with the amendments by the August 1, 2017 compliance date.
 
The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). 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 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 mean 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 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
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
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 (“NAV”) 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 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, 2017:
 
  
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
285,238,681
   
$
   
$
   
$
285,238,681
 
Money Market Funds
   
6,281,250
     
     
     
6,281,250
 
Total
 
$
291,519,931
   
$
   
$
   
$
291,519,931
 

 
Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type. As of May 31, 2017, the Fund did not have any transfers between Levels. 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, 2017. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
 
Share valuation – The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share.
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Investment income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the appropriate country’s rules and tax rates.
 
Security transactions – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized 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.
 
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, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:
 
Year Ended
 
Ordinary
Income
   
Long-Term
Capital Gains
   
Total
Distributions
 
May 31, 2017
 
$
   
$
743,317
   
$
743,317
 
May 31, 2016
 
$
353,659
   
$
1,060,976
   
$
1,414,635
 
 
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.
 
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.
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of May 31, 2017:
 
Tax cost of portfolio investments
 
$
245,069,986
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
59,533,659
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(13,083,714
)
Net unrealized appreciation
   
46,449,945
 
Accumulated capital and other losses
   
(6,276,664
)
Accumulated earnings
 
$
40,173,281
 

 
The federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the tax components of accumulated earnings may temporarily differ from the financial statement cost of portfolio investments and components of net assets (“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, 2016 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, 2017, the Fund deferred $493,639 of late year ordinary losses until June 1, 2017 for federal income tax purposes.
 
As of May 31, 2017, the Fund had the following capital loss carryforwards:
 
Capital loss carryforward - short-term
 
$
5,562,683
 
Capital loss carryforward - long-term
   
220,342
 
Total capital loss carryforwards
 
$
5,783,025
 

 
These capital loss carryforwards, which do no 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, 2017, the Fund reclassified $1,347,997 of net investment loss and $743,317 of net realized loss against paid-in capital on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such reclassifications, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, had no effect on the Fund’s total net assets or NAV 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
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
periods (periods ended May 31, 2014 through May 31, 2017) 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, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $143,455,629 and $151,286,149, respectively.
 
4. Transactions with Related Parties
 
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Fund’s investments are managed by Fiera Capital, 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 (“ELA”) between the Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until October 1, 2017, to reduce investment advisory fees and reimburse other operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses of the Fund (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 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Accordingly, during the year ended May 31, 2017, the Adviser reduced its advisory fees in the amount of $394,216.
 
Under the terms of the ELA, investment advisory fee reductions 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 operating expenses of the Fund to exceed the lesser of (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, or (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be paid were incurred. As of May 31, 2017, the Adviser may seek recoupment of investment advisory fee reductions in the amount of $1,110,302 no later than the dates as stated below:
 
May 31, 2018
 
$
317,860
 
May 31, 2019
   
398,226
 
May 31, 2020
   
394,216
 
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides 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.
 
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 officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.
 
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
Effective October 1, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives a $1,000 annual retainer from the Fund, paid quarterly, except for the Board Chair who receives a $1,200 annual retainer from the Fund, paid quarterly. Each Independent Trustee also receives from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement for travel and other meeting-related expenses. Prior to October 1, 2016, the Fund paid each Independent Trustee a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended, plus a $500 annual retainer.
 
PRINICIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of May 31, 2017, 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)
30%
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)
26%
National Financial Services LLC (for the benefit of its customers)
15%
U.S. Bank, N.A. (for the benefit of its customers)
6%
 
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
 
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APEXcm SMALL/MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
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 NAV per share. For instance, economic or market factors, regulatory changes or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector, and therefore the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of May 31, 2017, 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, except as reflected in the following paragraph:
 
At an in-person meeting held on July 25, 2017, the Board approved the reorganization of the Fund into Fiera Capital Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund, a series of Fiera Capital Series Trust (the “Acquiring Fund”). The Acquiring Fund will have the same investment objective, policies, and strategies of the Fund and be managed by the Adviser. The reorganization of the Fund is subject to shareholder approval. Shareholders of the Fund as of record date (to be determined) will be eligible to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders. All shareholders of record as of the record date will receive a combined proxy statement/prospectus describing the terms and conditions of the proposed reorganization along with proxy voting information.
 
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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, a series of shares of beneficial interest in Ultimus Managers Trust, (the “Fund”) including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2017, 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 four-year period then ended and for the period from 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, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian. 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, 2017, 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 four-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, 2017
 
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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, 2016) and held until the end of the period (May 31, 2017).
 
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.
 
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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,
2016
Ending
Account Value
May 31,
2017
Expenses
Paid During
Period*
Based on Actual Fund Return
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,088.60
$ 5.47
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,019.70
$ 5.29
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net 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
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 
In accordance with federal tax requirements, the following provides shareholders with information concerning distributions made by the Fund during the year ended May 31, 2017. Certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%. The Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount of $743,317 as a long-term capital gain distribution.
 
As required by federal regulations, complete information was computed and reported in conjunction with your 2016 Form 1099-DIV.
 
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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)
President and Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)
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None
Independent Trustees:
Janine L. Cohen
Year of Birth: 1952
Since January 2016
Trustee
Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc.
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None
David M. Deptula
Year of Birth: 1958
Since June 2012
Trustee
Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at The Standard Register Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from 2011 to 2016
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None
 
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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
Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee
Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees (Continued):
John J. Discepoli
Year of Birth: 1963
Since June 2012
Chairman (May 2016 to present)
 
Trustee
(June 2012 to present)
Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since 2004
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None
 
*
Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor.
 
Name and
Year of Birth
Length of Time Served
Position(s) Held
with Trust
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Executive Officers:
   
David R. Carson
Year of Birth: 1958
Since April 2013
Principal Executive Officer (April 2017 to present)
 
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); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI LBAR Fund (2013 to 2016), The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), 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)
Vice President, Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014)
 
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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 (Continued):
Frank L. Newbauer
Year of Birth: 1954
Since February 2012
Secretary
(July 2017 to present)
 
Assistant Secretary (April 2015 to July 2017)
 
Secretary
(February 2012 to April 2015)
Assistant Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2010 to present)
Charles C. Black
Year of Birth: 1979
Since April 2015
Chief Compliance Officer (January 2016 to present)
 
Assistant Chief Compliance Officer (April 2015 to January 2016)
Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Chief Compliance Officer of The Caldwell & Orkin Funds, Inc. (2016 to present); Senior Compliance Manager at Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager at Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013)
 
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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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
(BALIX)
 
BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
(BFSLX)
 
Annual Report
 
May 31, 2017

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
June 28, 2017
 
Dear Shareholder,
 
We are pleased to report on the status and performance of the Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (“the Fund”) for the twelve months ended May 31, 2017.
 
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. In selecting investments for the Fund, we search for businesses that we believe feature high returns on capital, wide operating margins, and low debt loads. Based on our estimates of intrinsic value, we believe 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”).
 
The Fund’s long-term performance has been excellent, with an annual average total return of 14.62% since inception. The Fund has exceeded the total return of the S&P 500 in five of the past eight calendar years. During the most recent twelve months ended May 31, 2017, the Fund returned +12.14% net of all fees and expenses, which underperformed the S&P 500 by 5.33%.
 
Barrow Street Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) continues to use its proprietary private-equity approach to find companies that meet its Quality-meets-Value criteria. Using the Advisor’s extensive research, the Fund seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies with fundamental operating and financial attributes representative of both quality and value. To increase the Fund’s chances for success, the Fund invests in a variety of positions that are diversified across market capitalization and industry sectors.
 
Over the past twelve-months, we uncovered 120 new investment opportunities, composed of 50 small-caps, 27 mid-caps, and 43 large-caps, across seven different industry sectors. We believe all of these new additions to the Fund’s portfolio are excellent companies with strong balance sheets and robust earnings capabilities. These companies are generally using their ample free cash flow to: a) re-invest in growth opportunities at high rates of return on investment; b) pay dividends; c) repurchase stock at attractive valuations; and/or d) retire outstanding debt.
 
In keeping with our practice since the beginning of 2009, over the past twelve months 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 believe 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 damaging behavioral biases inherent in concentrated-stock and sector-specialized investing.
 
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Thirteen of the Fund’s holdings were announced as take-over targets over the past twelve months, which was approximately 2.6x the market average. The Fund has had investments in 93 take-overs since December 31, 20081, or roughly 3.5x the market average2. The control premiums we have captured by virtue of holding stocks that end up being merger targets has made repeated and meaningful contributions to the Fund’s total returns, and we expect continued benefits from this effect going forward. We typically sell companies from the Fund’s portfolio soon after they are announced as take-over targets and re-invest that capital.
 
Over the past twelve months, the Fund’s portfolio generated total returns, before fees and expenses, of +13.38%, including +12.40% for large-caps, +12.63% for mid-caps and +13.09% for small-caps. This compares to +17.47% for the S&P 500 (for large-caps), +17.16% for the S&P 400 Midcap (for mid-caps), and +20.36% for the Russell 2000 (for small-caps) over the same period. The Fund’s sectors with the best absolute performance were Industrials and Information Technology, which generated total returns of +28.01% and +22.68%, respectively. The Fund’s sectors with the worst absolute performance were Consumer Discretionary and Energy, which returned +2.84% and +6.75%, respectively.
 
Strategy Review
Given the Fund’s recent soft performance, we have carefully reviewed our “Quality-meets-Value” strategy. This process has reaffirmed our belief in the Fund’s investment process and approach. We remain committed to dispassionately purchasing diversified portfolios of quality businesses at prices below our estimate of their intrinsic value, and doing the inverse when selling short.
 
Over the past twelve months, “quality” stocks have significantly underperformed the overall market. The S&P 500 Quality Index has trailed the S&P 500 Index by 250 bps over this period (source: Bloomberg). While underperformance is frustrating, we remain optimistic as “quality” stocks have outperformed the market over most periods going back to 1994. The current “risk-on” stock market environment appears to be waning. In the long run, investment approaches that combine quality and value do very well.
 
Moving forward, we remain committed to: a) disciplined execution of our Quality-meets-Value strategy; b) resisting pressure to change our strategy due to periods of soft performance; and c) communicating what we do and why. We are willing to make adjustments with new information, but the bar is high.
 
You can find additional commentary and reports about the Advisor’s management of the Fund’s portfolio on the Barrow Funds’ website (www.barrowfunds.com).
 
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., an unregistered limited partnership managed by the portfolio managers of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (the “Predecessor Private 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.
2
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 Advisor’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Advisor 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. For a complete list of securities held by the Fund as of May 31, 2017, please see the Schedule of Investments section of the Annual Report. The opinions of the Fund’s Advisor with respect to those securities may change at any time.
 
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Fund and the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
versus the S&P 500
® Index
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended May 31, 2017
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
Since
Inception
(c)
 
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund(a)(b)
12.14%
14.01%
14.62%
 
S&P 500® Index
17.47%
15.42%
14.83%
 
 
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
Comparison of Yearly Returns with the S&P 500® Index
 
   
 
Barrow Value
Opportunity Fund(a)
S&P 500®
Index
Difference
 
Yearly Total Returns for 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%)
 
2015
0.81%
1.38%
(0.57%)
 
2016
7.41%
11.96%
(4.55%)
 
         
Total Return Since Inception (not annualized, as of 12/31/16)
201.26%
194.48%
6.78%
 
 
(a)
The Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (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 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) through May 31, 2017.
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
Dear Shareholder,
 
We are pleased to report on the status and performance of the Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (“the Fund”) for the twelve months ended May 31, 2017.
 
We believe the Fund owns a well-positioned long portfolio of equity positions in excellent businesses at attractive valuations that we believe feature high returns on capital, wide operating margins, and low debt load. The Fund also maintains short positions in the common stock of companies that we believe have poor business characteristics and 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 most future market conditions, especially a bear market. In our opinion, 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 (“S&P 500”). We believe the Fund’s short portfolio, the value of which is approximately 70% of the long portfolio, provides a meaningful hedge against the market’s potential downside volatility.
 
For the twelve months ended May 31, 2017, the Fund posted a total return of -3.38%, which compares to +17.47% for the S&P 500 and +10.89% for the HFRI Equity Hedge Index. The Fund underperformed the S&P 500 due mainly to the underperformance of its long positions.
 
The Fund maintains a target gross exposure of approximately 220% of its net assets, with long exposure of 130%, short exposure of 90%, and net exposure of 40%. For the twelve months ended May 31, 2017, the Fund’s long portfolio generated an unleveraged total return before fees and expenses of +13.25%, which underperformed the S&P 500 by 4.22%. The Fund’s short portfolio generated an unleveraged total return, before fees and expenses, of +19.93% or 2.46% more than the S&P 500. A positive return in the short portfolio results in negative return contributions to the Fund.
 
Barrow Street Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) continues to use its proprietary private equity approach to find companies that meet its Quality-meets-Value criteria. Using the Advisor’s extensive research, the Fund seeks to generate above-average returns through capital appreciation by investing long in companies with fundamental operating and financial attributes representative of both quality and value and selling short companies of both lower quality and high price. 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 lower quality companies trading at prices well above their intrinsic values. To increase the Fund’s chances for success, the Fund invests in a variety of positions diversified across market capitalization and industry sectors.
 
Over the past twelve months, we uncovered 127 new long opportunities in seven industry sectors, including 52 small-caps, 29 mid-caps, and 46 large-caps. We believe all of these new additions to the Fund’s portfolio are excellent companies with strong balance sheets and robust earnings capability. They are generally using their ample free cash flow to:
 
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a) re-invest in growth opportunities at high rates of return on investment; b) pay dividends; c) repurchase stock at attractive valuations; and/or d) retire outstanding debt. In tandem, we initiated 149 new short positions, including 74 small-caps, 43 mid-caps and 32 large-caps. We believe these companies are overpriced and exhibit weak quality characteristics.
 
In keeping with our past practice, over the past twelve months 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 believe 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 damaging behavioral biases inherent in concentrated-stock and sector-specialized investing.
 
Over the past twelve months, the Fund’s long portfolio generated unleveraged total returns before fees and expenses of +13.25%, including +12.11% for large-caps, +12.79% for mid-caps and +13.40% for small-caps. This compares to +17.47% for the S&P 500 (for large-caps), +17.16% for the S&P 400 Midcap (for mid-caps), and +20.36% for the Russell 2000 (for small-caps) over the same period. The Fund’s sectors with the best absolute performance were Industrials and Information Technology, which generated total returns of +28.57% and +23.59%, respectively. The Fund’s sectors with the worst absolute performance were Consumer Discretionary and Energy, which returned +3.15% and +5.99%, respectively.
 
Over the same period, the Fund’s short portfolio generated total returns before fees and expenses of +19.93%, including +15.82% for large-caps, +18.06% for mid-caps and +24.88% for small-caps. A positive return in the short portfolio results in negative return contribution to the Fund. The Fund’s sectors with the best absolute performance were Energy and Consumer Staples, which returned +3.45% and +11.54%, respectively. The Fund’s sectors that provided the most negative return contribution were Information Technology and Materials, which generated total returns of +37.23% and +32.85%, respectively.
 
Strategy Review
Given the Fund’s recent soft performance, we have carefully reviewed our “Quality-meets-Value” strategy. This process has reaffirmed our belief in the Fund’s investment process and approach. We remain committed to dispassionately purchasing diversified portfolios of quality businesses at prices below our estimate of their intrinsic value, and doing the inverse when selling short.
 
Over the past twelve months, “quality” stocks have significantly underperformed the overall market. The S&P 500 Quality Index has trailed the S&P 500 Index by 250 bps over this period (source: Bloomberg). While underperformance is frustrating, we remain optimistic as “quality” stocks have outperformed the market over most periods going back to 1994. The current “risk-on” stock market environment appears to be waning. In the long run, investment approaches that combine quality and value do very well.
 
Moving forward, we remain committed to: a) disciplined execution of our Quality-meets-Value strategy; b) resisting pressure to change our strategy due to periods of soft performance; and c) communicating what we do and why. We are willing to make adjustments with new information, but the bar is high.
 
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You can find additional commentary and reports about the Advisor’s management of the Fund’s portfolio on the Barrow Funds’ website (www.barrowfunds.com).
 
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 Advisor’s current opinions and views of the financial markets. Although the Advisor 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. For a complete list of securities held by the Fund as of May 31, 2017, please see the Schedule of Investments and Schedule of Securities Sold Short sections of the Annual Report. The opinions of the Fund’s Advisor with respect to those securities may change at any time.
 
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Fund and the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
versus the S&P 500
® Index
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended May 31, 2017
 
 
1 Year
Since
Inception
(b)
 
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund(a)
(3.38%)
0.55%
 
S&P 500® Index
17.47%
13.32%
 
 
(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.
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 
Sector Diversification
 
Top 10 Long Equity Holdings
 

Security Description
% of
Net Assets
Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A
1.6%
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
1.6%
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
1.5%
Chemed Corporation
1.5%
Best Buy Company, Inc.
1.5%
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
1.4%
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
1.3%
McKesson Corporation
1.3%
Herbalife Ltd.
1.3%
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
1.2%
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (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
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
1.7%
 
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
(0.9%)
Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) - Class A
1.7%
 
Henry Schein, Inc.
(0.9%)
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
1.7%
 
Darling Ingredients, Inc.
(0.8%)
Inter Parfums, Inc.
1.6%
 
Calavo Growers, Inc.
(0.8%)
DaVita, Inc.
1.6%
 
Patterson Companies, Inc.
(0.8%)
Hologic, Inc.
1.6%
 
Envision Healthcare Corporation
(0.8%)
HealthSouth Corporation
1.6%
 
Hostess Brands, Inc.
(0.8%)
Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A
1.6%
 
J & J Snack Foods Corporation
(0.8%)
Masimo Corporation
1.5%
 
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
(0.8%)
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
1.5%
 
National Beverage Corporation
(0.8%)
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2017
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 18.6%
           
Auto Components — 1.7%
           
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
430
   
$
6,497
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
   
189
     
6,804
 
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
67
     
7,237
 
Gentex Corporation (b)
   
13,567
     
257,502
 
Lear Corporation
   
237
     
35,322
 
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (a)
   
8,039
     
233,694
 
Tenneco, Inc.
   
589
     
33,485
 
             
580,541
 
Automobiles — 0.3%
               
LCI Industries
   
588
     
52,332
 
Thor Industries, Inc.
   
363
     
32,862
 
             
85,194
 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.8%
               
H&R Block, Inc.
   
10,831
     
287,455
 
                 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%
               
Bojangles', Inc. (a)
   
7,574
     
132,545
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
   
524
     
34,034
 
DineEquity, Inc.
   
181
     
8,281
 
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
   
606
     
35,457
 
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)
   
965
     
34,518
 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
   
925
     
61,485
 
ILG, Inc.
   
2,007
     
54,069
 
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
   
349
     
35,245
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
308
     
22,373
 
             
418,007
 
Household Durables — 0.7%
               
NVR, Inc. (a)
   
70
     
159,767
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (a)
   
1,137
     
52,802
 
Tupperware Brands Corporation
   
481
     
34,589
 
             
247,158
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.0% (c)
               
PetMed Express, Inc.
   
325
     
11,404
 
                 
Leisure Products — 1.8%
               
American Outdoor Brands Corporation (a)
   
5,350
     
121,178
 
Nautilus, Inc. (a)
   
5,576
     
101,204
 
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
   
6,046
     
385,130
 
             
607,512
 
 
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COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 18.6% (Continued)
           
Media — 6.1%
           
AMC Networks, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)
   
1,680
   
$
89,006
 
Discovery Communications, Inc. - Series A (a)
   
7,731
     
204,872
 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The)
   
13,087
     
326,259
 
Liberty Formula One Group - Series A (a)
   
3,144
     
100,294
 
Meredith Corporation
   
558
     
30,188
 
MSG Networks, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
9,702
     
204,227
 
Omnicom Group, Inc. (b)
   
4,090
     
342,415
 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. - Class A
   
3,828
     
253,490
 
TEGNA, Inc. (b)
   
15,943
     
378,487
 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class A
   
4,587
     
124,399
 
Viacom, Inc. - Class B (b)
   
903
     
31,415
 
             
2,085,052
 
Multi-Line Retail — 0.4%
               
Big Lots, Inc.
   
148
     
7,227
 
Dollar General Corporation
   
1,555
     
114,121
 
             
121,348
 
Specialty Retail — 4.4%
               
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
   
4,720
     
54,280
 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)
   
130
     
78,770
 
Best Buy Company, Inc. (b)
   
8,413
     
499,648
 
Children's Place, Inc. (The)
   
67
     
7,249
 
DSW, Inc. - Class A
   
3,191
     
53,705
 
Express, Inc. (a)
   
1,215
     
9,428
 
Francesca's Holdings Corporation (a)
   
18,475
     
233,894
 
GameStop Corporation - Class A
   
7,338
     
162,463
 
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a)
   
1,122
     
26,030
 
L Brands, Inc.
   
607
     
31,321
 
Michaels Companies, Inc. (The) (a)
   
4,383
     
84,723
 
Ross Stores, Inc.
   
979
     
62,578
 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2,618
     
47,176
 
Select Comfort Corporation (a)
   
237
     
6,826
 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
   
1,074
     
80,776
 
Winmark Corporation
   
702
     
85,995
 
             
1,524,862
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.2%
               
Carter's, Inc.
   
400
     
32,864
 
Coach, Inc.
   
301
     
13,909
 
Movado Group, Inc.
   
317
     
6,689
 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. - Class A (a)
   
1,410
     
35,983
 
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 18.6% (Continued)
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.2% (Continued)
           
Steven Madden Ltd. (a)
   
8,481
   
$
332,879
 
             
422,324
 
Consumer Staples — 20.2%
               
Beverages — 3.8%
               
Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) - Class A (a)
   
74
     
10,564
 
Brown-Forman Corporation - Class B
   
6,517
     
338,558
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (b)
   
4,574
     
424,513
 
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
   
952
     
48,752
 
Molson Coors Brewing Company - Class B
   
1,129
     
107,018
 
National Beverage Corporation
   
3,792
     
363,842
 
             
1,293,247
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.4%
               
CVS Health Corporation
   
779
     
59,851
 
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)
   
14,263
     
341,741
 
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)
   
753
     
30,075
 
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
   
1,798
     
62,912
 
             
494,579
 
Food Products — 5.2%
               
B&G Foods, Inc.
   
2,287
     
92,738
 
Calavo Growers, Inc.
   
1,592
     
107,778
 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (a)
   
1,365
     
50,778
 
Dean Foods Company
   
1,474
     
26,886
 
Flowers Foods, Inc.
   
5,962
     
110,178
 
Hormel Foods Corporation
   
2,390
     
80,376
 
J & J Snack Foods Corporation
   
260
     
33,826
 
Lancaster Colony Corporation (b)
   
2,015
     
249,517
 
Mondelēz International, Inc. - Class A
   
3,768
     
175,551
 
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (a) (b)
   
16,559
     
385,328
 
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (b)
   
3,875
     
459,962
 
             
1,772,918
 
Household Products — 2.0%
               
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
   
4,467
     
230,765
 
Clorox Company (The)
   
258
     
35,018
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
   
4,090
     
219,224
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
   
795
     
106,888
 
WD-40 Company (b)
   
1,062
     
112,254
 
             
704,149
 
Personal Products — 5.8%
               
Avon Products, Inc. (a)
   
46,475
     
158,015
 
Herbalife Ltd. (a) (b)
   
6,242
     
448,051
 
Inter Parfums, Inc. (b)
   
9,915
     
345,042
 
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Staples — 20.2% (Continued)
           
Personal Products — 5.8% (Continued)
           
Medifast, Inc.
   
7,896
   
$
328,552
 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A (b)
   
4,177
     
229,234
 
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) (b)
   
7,640
     
492,016
 
             
2,000,910
 
Tobacco — 2.0%
               
Altria Group, Inc.
   
3,615
     
272,716
 
Universal Corporation
   
946
     
62,814
 
Vector Group Ltd. (b)
   
16,761
     
364,384
 
             
699,914
 
Energy — 6.3%
               
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.3%
               
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.
   
424
     
12,003
 
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
   
3,086
     
66,349
 
Delek Logistics Partners, L.P.
   
6,896
     
208,949
 
EQT GP Holdings, L.P.
   
512
     
13,389
 
EQT Midstream Partners, L.P. (b)
   
4,458
     
328,822
 
Green Plains Partners, L.P.
   
14,800
     
276,020
 
Hess Midstream Partners, L.P. (a)
   
445
     
10,342
 
HollyFrontier Corporation
   
353
     
8,437
 
PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A
   
3,884
     
75,039
 
PBF Logistics, L.P.
   
8,221
     
161,132
 
REX American Resources Corporation (a)
   
2,821
     
268,333
 
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
   
4,641
     
138,441
 
Tesoro Corporation
   
3,270
     
272,195
 
Tesoro Logistics, L.P.
   
1,039
     
55,046
 
Valero Energy Partners, L.P.
   
5,753
     
260,093
 
World Fuel Services Corporation
   
98
     
3,463
 
             
2,158,053
 
Health Care — 19.9%
               
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.6%
               
Abaxis, Inc.
   
904
     
43,754
 
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (b)
   
8,485
     
392,601
 
Atrion Corporation
   
83
     
45,787
 
Danaher Corporation
   
296
     
25,142
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a)
   
221
     
25,431
 
Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)
   
17,985
     
553,039
 
Hologic, Inc. (a)
   
1,292
     
55,957
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)
   
29
     
26,526
 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
5,069
     
84,145
 
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
   
1,460
     
44,618
 
Masimo Corporation (a)
   
358
     
31,160
 
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care — 19.9% (Continued)
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.6% (Continued)
           
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
   
2,674
   
$
36,901
 
Natus Medical, Inc. (a)
   
407
     
13,797
 
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
2,017
     
30,396
 
ResMed, Inc.
   
392
     
27,871
 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)
   
1,363
     
134,964
 
             
1,572,089
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 13.8%
               
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
   
5,590
     
512,994
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)
   
9,261
     
335,711
 
Cardinal Health, Inc. (b)
   
1,553
     
115,372
 
Chemed Corporation (b)
   
2,499
     
511,445
 
CorVel Corporation (a)
   
1,381
     
64,355
 
DaVita, Inc. (a)
   
4,576
     
303,206
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a)
   
1,475
     
120,817
 
HealthSouth Corporation
   
9,108
     
412,866
 
LHC Group, Inc. (a)
   
5,777
     
347,775
 
McKesson Corporation
   
2,776
     
452,738
 
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) (b)
   
3,023
     
164,149
 
Premier, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
10,883
     
375,681
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (b)
   
4,990
     
542,762
 
Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)
   
3,590
     
78,262
 
Tivity Health, Inc. (a)
   
2,445
     
83,008
 
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
   
3,119
     
197,277
 
Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B
   
1,045
     
118,775
 
             
4,737,193
 
Health Care Services — 0.6%
               
Envision Healthcare Corporation (a)
   
3,943
     
215,327
 
                 
Health Care Technology — 0.1%
               
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
3,680
     
50,048
 
                 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%
               
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
1,554
     
17,576
 
Innoviva, Inc. (a)
   
6,982
     
85,320
 
Phibro Animal Health Corporation - Class A
   
495
     
17,449
 
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2,195
     
110,584
 
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
3,568
     
35,680
 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
443
     
16,657
 
             
283,266
 
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 9.4%
           
Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%
           
Engility Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
90
   
$
2,370
 
General Dynamics Corporation (b)
   
1,920
     
390,240
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
30
     
5,874
 
National Presto Industries, Inc.
   
25
     
2,661
 
Raytheon Company
   
1,983
     
325,232
 
TransDigm Group, Inc.
   
24
     
6,434
 
United Technologies Corporation
   
106
     
12,856
 
             
745,667
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%
               
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
   
1,150
     
77,062
 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
   
2,738
     
146,154
 
             
223,216
 
Building Products — 0.4%
               
American Woodmark Corporation (a)
   
858
     
79,622
 
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
   
49
     
2,611
 
Insteel Industries, Inc.
   
75
     
2,382
 
Masco Corporation
   
1,039
     
38,703
 
Patrick Industries, Inc. (a)
   
38
     
2,516
 
PGT Innovations, Inc. (a)
   
239
     
2,736
 
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
134
     
2,191
 
             
130,761
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.9%
               
Brady Corporation - Class A
   
67
     
2,405
 
Deluxe Corporation
   
4,208
     
286,817
 
Herman Miller, Inc.
   
80
     
2,524
 
Kimball International, Inc. - Class B
   
150
     
2,577
 
Knoll, Inc.
   
111
     
2,387
 
SP Plus Corporation (a)
   
75
     
2,213
 
Steelcase, Inc. - Class A
   
155
     
2,596
 
             
301,519
 
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%
               
Acuity Brands, Inc.
   
35
     
5,702
 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
   
239
     
37,934
 
             
43,636
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0% (c)
               
Honeywell International, Inc.
   
97
     
12,900
 
                 
Machinery — 2.4%
               
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
   
81
     
2,466
 
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.
   
75
     
2,272
 
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (b)
   
9,426
     
417,101
 
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 9.4% (Continued)
           
Machinery — 2.4% (Continued)
           
Hillenbrand, Inc.
   
71
   
$
2,535
 
Meritor, Inc. (a)
   
149
     
2,320
 
Wabash National Corporation (b)
   
20,364
     
407,076
 
             
833,770
 
Professional Services — 2.3%
               
CBIZ, Inc. (a)
   
171
     
2,582
 
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The)
   
56
     
5,864
 
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)
   
71
     
2,451
 
GP Strategies Corporation (a)
   
94
     
2,308
 
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)
   
765
     
31,786
 
ICF International, Inc. (a)
   
59
     
2,776
 
Insperity, Inc.
   
29
     
2,188
 
Kforce, Inc.
   
116
     
2,088
 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.
   
60
     
6,112
 
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a)
   
108
     
2,105
 
Nielsen Holdings plc
   
154
     
5,926
 
Robert Half International, Inc. (b)
   
7,585
     
352,626
 
RPX Corporation (a) (b)
   
26,957
     
356,911
 
TriNet Group, Inc. (a)
   
89
     
2,753
 
             
778,476
 
Road & Rail — 0.0% (c)
               
Landstar System, Inc.
   
199
     
16,626
 
                 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%
               
Grainger (W.W.), Inc.
   
32
     
5,513
 
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
153
     
6,174
 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
   
1,139
     
123,843
 
             
135,530
 
Information Technology — 12.4%
               
Communications Equipment — 2.4%
               
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)
   
278
     
35,620
 
Harris Corporation
   
69
     
7,739
 
InterDigital, Inc. (b)
   
4,505
     
364,905
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   
8,857
     
259,776
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
90
     
7,521
 
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)
   
535
     
22,443
 
Oclaro, Inc. (a)
   
2,677
     
23,772
 
Plantronics, Inc.
   
314
     
16,617
 
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (a)
   
1,900
     
89,604
 
             
827,997
 
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 12.4% (Continued)
           
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.2%
           
CDW Corporation
   
786
   
$
47,301
 
CTS Corporation
   
3,755
     
79,043
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)
   
161
     
6,688
 
Methode Electronics, Inc.
   
6,270
     
251,741
 
PC Connection, Inc.
   
879
     
22,924
 
             
407,697
 
Internet Software & Services — 1.5%
               
Blucora, Inc. (a)
   
796
     
16,318
 
eBay, Inc. (a)
   
4,616
     
158,329
 
Match Group, Inc. (a)
   
253
     
4,928
 
NIC, Inc.
   
773
     
15,653
 
Shutterstock, Inc. (a)
   
266
     
12,385
 
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)
   
133
     
18,341
 
Trade Desk, Inc. (The) - Class A (a)
   
107
     
5,885
 
VeriSign, Inc. (a)
   
2,350
     
211,876
 
Web.com Group, Inc. (a)
   
568
     
12,922
 
WebMD Health Corporation (a)
   
962
     
53,853
 
XO Group, Inc. (a)
   
217
     
3,583
 
             
514,073
 
IT Services — 2.5%
               
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
   
25
     
6,028
 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation
   
132
     
5,206
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
   
68
     
5,160
 
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
40
     
4,924
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - Class A
   
1,102
     
73,735
 
Computer Services, Inc.
   
628
     
28,574
 
Convergys Corporation
   
2,122
     
51,586
 
CSG Systems International, Inc.
   
2,897
     
115,561
 
DST Systems, Inc.
   
39
     
4,712
 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)
   
57
     
4,972
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)
   
54
     
6,765
 
Forrester Research, Inc.
   
406
     
15,996
 
Genpact Ltd.
   
196
     
5,355
 
Hackett Group, Inc. (The)
   
2,221
     
32,560
 
ManTech International Corporation - Class A
   
424
     
16,239
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
   
77
     
4,780
 
Paychex, Inc.
   
109
     
6,456
 
Perficient, Inc. (a)
   
939
     
16,217
 
Science Applications International Corporation
   
65
     
4,939
 
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a)
   
496
     
16,532
 
Syntel, Inc.
   
9,039
     
158,002
 
 
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BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 12.4% (Continued)
           
IT Services — 2.5%
           
Unisys Corporation (a)
   
1,032
   
$
12,178
 
Western Union Company (The)
   
13,651
     
259,642
 
             
856,119
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%
               
Acacia Communications, Inc. (a)
   
487
     
22,908
 
                 
Software — 3.3%
               
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)
   
4,803
     
109,797
 
CA, Inc.
   
10,051
     
319,320
 
Ebix, Inc.
   
287
     
15,885
 
ePlus, Inc. (a)
   
4,247
     
334,451
 
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)
   
102
     
4,778
 
MicroStrategy, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
318
     
57,991
 
Oracle Corporation
   
6,192
     
281,055
 
             
1,123,277
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.4%
               
Apple, Inc.
   
797
     
121,750
 
Eastman Kodak Company (a)
   
656
     
6,068
 
HP, Inc. (b)
   
19,486
     
365,557
 
NCR Corporation (a)
   
187
     
7,205
 
             
500,580
 
Materials — 11.7%
               
Chemicals — 9.9%
               
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
   
1,083
     
156,017
 
Chase Corporation
   
1,502
     
158,461
 
Ciner Resources, L.P.
   
7,448
     
201,096
 
Dow Chemical Company (The)
   
1,079
     
66,855
 
FutureFuel Corporation
   
16,374
     
221,704
 
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
3,064
     
92,226
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
1,634
     
104,576
 
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Class A (b)
   
4,466
     
359,602
 
NewMarket Corporation (b)
   
574
     
267,111
 
PolyOne Corporation
   
314
     
11,725
 
PPG Industries, Inc.
   
895
     
95,192
 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The)
   
2,275
     
197,038
 
Sherwin-Williams Company (The)
   
1,058
     
351,013
 
Trinseo S.A. (b)
   
5,976
     
385,153
 
W.R. Grace & Company
   
1,727
     
123,809
 
 
20
 

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Materials — 11.7% (Continued
           
Chemicals — 9.9% (Continued)
           
Westlake Chemical Corporation (b)
   
3,026
   
$
185,978
 
Westlake Chemical Partners, L.P. (b)
   
17,181
     
417,498
 
             
3,395,054
 
Containers & Packaging — 1.7%
               
Avery Dennison Corporation
   
4,190
     
353,049
 
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1,317
     
76,044
 
Sealed Air Corporation
   
1,642
     
72,938
 
Sonoco Products Company
   
1,336
     
67,748
 
             
569,779
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%
               
Neenah Paper, Inc.
   
598
     
46,644
 
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $28,088,400)
         
$
33,858,779
 
  
 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.5%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.65% (d) (Cost $512,906)
   
512,906
   
$
512,906
 
                 
Total Investments at Value — 100.0% (Cost $28,601,306)
         
$
34,371,685
 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0% (c)
           
1,009
 
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%
         
$
34,372,694
 
 
(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)
Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.
(d)
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2017.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2017
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 28.2%
           
Auto Components — 3.2%
           
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
4,012
   
$
60,621
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
   
3,111
     
111,996
 
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
717
     
77,443
 
Gentex Corporation (b)
   
9,277
     
176,078
 
Lear Corporation (b)
   
1,318
     
196,435
 
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (a) (b)
   
4,147
     
120,553
 
Tenneco, Inc. (b)
   
3,159
     
179,589
 
             
922,715
 
Automobiles — 0.4%
               
LCI Industries
   
1,316
     
117,124
 
                 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%
               
H&R Block, Inc. (b)
   
7,312
     
194,060
 
                 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.7%
               
Bojangles', Inc. (a) (b)
   
6,679
     
116,883
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
   
1,960
     
127,302
 
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (b)
   
1,861
     
108,887
 
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a) (b)
   
5,321
     
190,332
 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
   
3,520
     
233,974
 
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (b)
   
1,936
     
195,517
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
1,100
     
79,904
 
             
1,052,799
 
Household Durables — 2.0%
               
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
   
1,878
     
49,767
 
NVR, Inc. (a) (b)
   
87
     
198,567
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (a)
   
3,088
     
143,407
 
Tupperware Brands Corporation (b)
   
2,566
     
184,521
 
             
576,262
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%
               
PetMed Express, Inc. (b)
   
2,900
     
101,761
 
                 
Leisure Products — 1.3%
               
American Outdoor Brands Corporation (a) (b)
   
5,712
     
129,377
 
Nautilus, Inc. (a) (b)
   
6,755
     
122,603
 
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (b)
   
2,074
     
132,114
 
             
384,094
 
Media — 3.9%
               
AMC Networks, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)
   
3,341
     
177,006
 
Entercom Communications Corporation - Class A (b)
   
5,735
     
59,071
 
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 28.2% (Continued)
           
Media — 3.9% (Continued)
           
Entravision Communications Corporation - Class A
   
9,504
   
$
54,648
 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The) (b)
   
7,694
     
191,811
 
Liberty Formula One Group - Series A (a)
   
1,074
     
34,261
 
MSG Networks, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)
   
5,325
     
112,091
 
National CineMedia, Inc. (b)
   
5,724
     
41,613
 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. - Class A (b)
   
2,632
     
174,291
 
TEGNA, Inc. (b)
   
7,721
     
183,297
 
Viacom, Inc. - Class B (b)
   
2,344
     
81,548
 
             
1,109,637
 
Multi-Line Retail — 1.6%
               
Big Lots, Inc.
   
2,453
     
119,780
 
Dollar General Corporation (b)
   
4,386
     
321,889
 
             
441,669
 
Specialty Retail — 8.5%
               
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
   
9,225
     
106,088
 
AutoZone, Inc. (a) (b)
   
457
     
276,906
 
Best Buy Company, Inc. (b)
   
6,159
     
365,783
 
Buckle, Inc. (The) (b)
   
6,660
     
113,220
 
Cato Corporation (The) - Class A
   
2,401
     
48,404
 
Children's Place, Inc. (The)
   
1,028
     
111,230
 
DSW, Inc. - Class A
   
6,006
     
101,081
 
Express, Inc. (a)
   
6,233
     
48,368
 
Francesca's Holdings Corporation (a) (b)
   
8,276
     
104,774
 
GameStop Corporation - Class A (b)
   
5,270
     
116,678
 
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a) (b)
   
4,807
     
111,522
 
J.Jill, Inc. (a)
   
4,091
     
52,160
 
L Brands, Inc. (b)
   
6,302
     
325,183
 
Select Comfort Corporation (a)
   
3,905
     
112,464
 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) (b)
   
4,049
     
304,525
 
Winmark Corporation (b)
   
968
     
118,580
 
             
2,416,966
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.5%
               
Carter's, Inc. (b)
   
2,036
     
167,278
 
Coach, Inc. (b)
   
2,551
     
117,882
 
Movado Group, Inc.
   
5,171
     
109,108
 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. - Class A (a) (b)
   
7,718
     
196,963
 
Steven Madden Ltd. (a) (b)
   
3,337
     
130,977
 
             
722,208
 
 
23
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Staples — 28.3%
           
Beverages — 4.2%
           
Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) - Class A (a) (b)
   
3,375
   
$
481,781
 
Brown-Forman Corporation - Class B (b)
   
4,711
     
244,737
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (b)
   
2,483
     
230,447
 
Molson Coors Brewing Company - Class B (b)
   
2,430
     
230,340
 
             
1,187,305
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.0% (c)
               
Smart & Final Stores, Inc. (a) (b)
   
881
     
11,541
 
                 
Food Products — 6.4%
               
Dean Foods Company
   
288
     
5,253
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
1,629
     
92,430
 
Hormel Foods Corporation (b)
   
6,540
     
219,940
 
Kellogg Company (b)
   
69
     
4,941
 
Lancaster Colony Corporation (b)
   
3,218
     
398,485
 
Omega Protein Corporation (b)
   
5,183
     
90,443
 
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (a) (b)
   
15,771
     
366,991
 
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (b)
   
3,692
     
438,240
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A (b)
   
3,710
     
212,731
 
             
1,829,454
 
Household Products — 5.1%
               
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. (b)
   
7,857
     
405,893
 
Clorox Company (The) (b)
   
1,018
     
138,173
 
Colgate-Palmolive Company (b)
   
3,144
     
240,076
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (b)
   
7,086
     
379,809
 
Procter & Gamble Company (The)
   
1,063
     
93,640
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (b)
   
1,327
     
178,415
 
             
1,436,006
 
Personal Products — 9.1%
               
Avon Products, Inc. (a) (b)
   
121,161
     
411,948
 
Herbalife Ltd. (a) (b)
   
5,946
     
426,804
 
Inter Parfums, Inc. (b)
   
12,884
     
448,363
 
Medifast, Inc. (b)
   
10,364
     
431,246
 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A (b)
   
7,085
     
388,825
 
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) (b)
   
7,693
     
495,429
 
             
2,602,615
 
Tobacco — 3.5%
               
Altria Group, Inc. (b)
   
3,205
     
241,785
 
Universal Corporation (b)
   
5,246
     
348,335
 
Vector Group Ltd. (b)
   
18,426
     
400,581
 
             
990,701
 
 
24
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Energy — 8.3%
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.3%
           
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (b)
   
6,222
   
$
176,145
 
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (b)
   
7,880
     
169,420
 
Alon USA Partners, L.P.
   
6,821
     
75,508
 
CVR Refining, L.P. (a)
   
11,226
     
108,892
 
Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. (b)
   
3,316
     
100,475
 
EQT GP Holdings, L.P. (b)
   
7,790
     
203,709
 
EQT Midstream Partners, L.P. (b)
   
2,740
     
202,102
 
Green Plains Partners, L.P. (b)
   
8,944
     
166,806
 
Hess Midstream Partners, L.P. (a) (b)
   
3,950
     
91,798
 
Marathon Oil Corporation (b)
   
209
     
2,721
 
PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A
   
263
     
5,081
 
PBF Logistics, L.P.
   
3,791
     
74,304
 
Phillips 66 (b)
   
57
     
4,338
 
REX American Resources Corporation (a) (b)
   
1,790
     
170,265
 
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (b)
   
6,385
     
190,465
 
Tesoro Corporation (b)
   
2,580
     
214,759
 
Tesoro Logistics, L.P. (b)
   
3,881
     
205,615
 
Valero Energy Partners, L.P. (b)
   
4,473
     
202,224
 
             
2,364,627
 
Financials — 0.0%
               
Insurance — 0.0%
               
Gerova Financial Group Ltd. (a) (b) (d)
   
2
     
0
 
                 
Health Care — 29.3%
               
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 15.2%
               
Abaxis, Inc. (b)
   
4,552
     
220,317
 
Align Technology, Inc. (a) (b)
   
68
     
9,873
 
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (b)
   
4,800
     
222,096
 
Atrion Corporation (b)
   
417
     
230,038
 
Danaher Corporation (b)
   
4,587
     
389,620
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a) (b)
   
3,448
     
396,761
 
Globus Medical, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)
   
14,365
     
441,724
 
Hologic, Inc. (a) (b)
   
10,270
     
444,794
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) (b)
   
451
     
412,521
 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)
   
11,204
     
185,986
 
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (b)
   
4,164
     
127,252
 
Masimo Corporation (a) (b)
   
5,056
     
440,074
 
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (b)
   
14,872
     
205,234
 
Natus Medical, Inc. (a)
   
1,456
     
49,358
 
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
6,047
     
91,128
 
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care — 29.3% (Continued)
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 15.2% (Continued)
           
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) (b)
   
4,846
   
$
479,851
 
             
4,346,627
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 10.4%
               
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)
   
12,804
     
207,425
 
AmerisourceBergen Corporation (b)
   
4,436
     
407,092
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) (b)
   
5,524
     
200,245
 
DaVita, Inc. (a) (b)
   
6,753
     
447,454
 
Express Scripts Holding Company (a) (b)
   
6,233
     
372,422
 
HealthSouth Corporation (b)
   
9,748
     
441,877
 
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a) (b)
   
23
     
3,197
 
LHC Group, Inc. (a) (b)
   
956
     
57,551
 
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) (b)
   
7,951
     
431,739
 
Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)
   
4,152
     
90,513
 
Tivity Health, Inc. (a)
   
5,026
     
170,633
 
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (b)
   
1,921
     
121,503
 
             
2,951,651
 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.7%
               
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
14,570
     
164,787
 
Innoviva, Inc. (a) (b)
   
18,583
     
227,084
 
Phibro Animal Health Corporation - Class A (b)
   
7,054
     
248,654
 
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)
   
16,178
     
161,780
 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)
   
6,692
     
251,619
 
             
1,053,924
 
Industrials — 11.3%
               
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%
               
BWX Technologies, Inc. (b)
   
41
     
1,993
 
Engility Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
323
     
8,505
 
General Dynamics Corporation (b)
   
1,002
     
203,656
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
491
     
96,143
 
National Presto Industries, Inc.
   
412
     
43,857
 
Raytheon Company (b)
   
1,236
     
202,716
 
TransDigm Group, Inc.
   
387
     
103,747
 
United Technologies Corporation
   
378
     
45,844
 
             
706,461
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%
               
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (b)
   
1,330
     
89,123
 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (b)
   
1,744
     
93,095
 
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
534
     
19,144
 
             
201,362
 
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 11.3% (Continued)
           
Building Products — 1.3%
           
American Woodmark Corporation (a) (b)
   
466
   
$
43,245
 
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
   
793
     
42,251
 
Continental Building Products, Inc. (a)
   
610
     
14,884
 
Insteel Industries, Inc.
   
1,257
     
39,922
 
Masco Corporation (b)
   
2,584
     
96,254
 
Patrick Industries, Inc. (a)
   
607
     
40,183
 
PGT Innovations, Inc. (a)
   
3,751
     
42,949
 
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2,342
     
38,292
 
             
357,980
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.0%
               
Brady Corporation - Class A
   
1,097
     
39,382
 
Deluxe Corporation (b)
   
586
     
39,942
 
Herman Miller, Inc.
   
1,302
     
41,078
 
Kimball International, Inc. - Class B
   
2,407
     
41,352
 
Knoll, Inc.
   
1,823
     
39,195
 
SP Plus Corporation (a)
   
1,372
     
40,474
 
Steelcase, Inc. - Class A
   
2,545
     
42,629
 
             
284,052
 
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%
               
Acuity Brands, Inc.
   
302
     
49,199
 
Atkore International Group, Inc. (a)
   
1,414
     
29,496
 
Emerson Electric Company
   
2,597
     
153,535
 
Hubbell, Inc.
   
284
     
32,918
 
             
265,148
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%
               
Honeywell International, Inc. (b)
   
1,489
     
198,022
 
                 
Machinery — 0.9%
               
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
   
1,376
     
41,899
 
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.
   
1,297
     
39,299
 
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (b)
   
980
     
43,365
 
Hillenbrand, Inc.
   
1,154
     
41,198
 
Meritor, Inc. (a)
   
2,525
     
39,314
 
Wabash National Corporation (b)
   
1,944
     
38,861
 
             
243,936
 
Professional Services — 2.2%
               
CBIZ, Inc. (a)
   
607
     
9,166
 
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The)
   
864
     
90,469
 
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)
   
1,223
     
42,230
 
GP Strategies Corporation (a)
   
337
     
8,273
 
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)
   
212
     
8,809
 
 
27
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 11.3% (Continued)
           
Professional Services — 2.2% (Continued)
           
ICF International, Inc. (a)
   
945
   
$
44,462
 
Insperity, Inc. (b)
   
533
     
40,215
 
Kforce, Inc.
   
2,090
     
37,620
 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.
   
926
     
94,332
 
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a)
   
1,956
     
38,122
 
Nielsen Holdings plc
   
551
     
21,202
 
Robert Half International, Inc. (b)
   
2,018
     
93,817
 
RPX Corporation (a) (b)
   
3,148
     
41,680
 
TriNet Group, Inc. (a)
   
1,386
     
42,869
 
VSE Corporation
   
338
     
14,142
 
             
627,408
 
Road & Rail — 0.1%
               
Landstar System, Inc.
   
502
     
41,942
 
                 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.0%
               
Grainger (W.W.), Inc.
   
505
     
87,001
 
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
2,371
     
95,670
 
United Rentals, Inc. (a) (b)
   
870
     
94,595
 
             
277,266
 
Information Technology — 17.9%
               
Communications Equipment — 3.3%
               
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) (b)
   
899
     
115,189
 
Harris Corporation
   
1,047
     
117,432
 
InterDigital, Inc. (b)
   
1,328
     
107,568
 
Juniper Networks, Inc. (b)
   
3,792
     
111,219
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
1,345
     
112,402
 
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)
   
2,479
     
103,994
 
Oclaro, Inc. (a)
   
13,539
     
120,226
 
Plantronics, Inc.
   
657
     
34,769
 
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (a) (b)
   
2,334
     
110,071
 
             
932,870
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.2%
               
CDW Corporation (b)
   
1,935
     
116,448
 
CTS Corporation (b)
   
5,306
     
111,691
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)
   
2,494
     
103,601
 
Methode Electronics, Inc. (b)
   
2,711
     
108,847
 
PC Connection, Inc.
   
3,941
     
102,781
 
Tech Data Corporation (a)
   
915
     
88,728
 
             
632,096
 
 
28
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 17.9% (Continued)
           
Internet Software & Services — 1.9%
           
Blucora, Inc. (a)
   
1,983
   
$
40,651
 
eBay, Inc. (a) (b)
   
3,260
     
111,818
 
Match Group, Inc. (a)
   
3,906
     
76,089
 
NIC, Inc.
   
2,877
     
58,259
 
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)
   
539
     
74,328
 
Trade Desk, Inc. (The) - Class A (a)
   
1,428
     
78,540
 
VeriSign, Inc. (a) (b)
   
193
     
17,401
 
WebMD Health Corporation (a) (b)
   
1,094
     
61,242
 
XO Group, Inc. (a)
   
1,939
     
32,013
 
             
550,341
 
IT Services — 5.3%
               
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
   
352
     
84,878
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
888
     
90,905
 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation
   
2,065
     
81,444
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
   
1,057
     
80,216
 
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
611
     
75,214
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - Class A (b)
   
1,767
     
118,230
 
Convergys Corporation (b)
   
2,597
     
63,133
 
CSG Systems International, Inc. (b)
   
1,542
     
61,510
 
DST Systems, Inc.
   
140
     
16,915
 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)
   
203
     
17,708
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)
   
194
     
24,304
 
Forrester Research, Inc.
   
1,001
     
39,439
 
Genpact Ltd.
   
1,698
     
46,389
 
Hackett Group, Inc. (The) (b)
   
3,446
     
50,518
 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
   
586
     
62,239
 
ManTech International Corporation - Class A
   
1,582
     
60,591
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
   
1,193
     
74,061
 
Paychex, Inc.
   
1,892
     
112,063
 
Perficient, Inc. (a)
   
3,566
     
61,585
 
Science Applications International Corporation
   
1,013
     
76,978
 
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a)
   
1,945
     
64,827
 
Syntel, Inc. (b)
   
3,345
     
58,471
 
Teradata Corporation (a)
   
1,981
     
54,002
 
Unisys Corporation (a)
   
3,849
     
45,418
 
             
1,521,038
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%
               
Acacia Communications, Inc. (a)
   
2,462
     
115,812
 
 
29
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 17.9% (Continued)
           
Software — 2.3%
           
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a) (b)
   
1,219
   
$
27,866
 
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)
   
983
     
60,120
 
CA, Inc. (b)
   
2,280
     
72,436
 
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)
   
658
     
54,311
 
Ebix, Inc.
   
1,008
     
55,793
 
ePlus, Inc. (a) (b)
   
1,567
     
123,401
 
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)
   
1,618
     
75,787
 
MicroStrategy, Inc. - Class A (a) (b)
   
321
     
58,538
 
Oracle Corporation (b)
   
2,435
     
110,525
 
             
638,777
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.5%
               
Apple, Inc. (b)
   
2,027
     
309,645
 
Eastman Kodak Company (a)
   
2,337
     
21,617
 
HP, Inc. (b)
   
15,937
     
298,978
 
NCR Corporation (a)
   
1,794
     
69,123
 
             
699,363
 
Materials — 10.5%
               
Chemicals — 7.3%
               
Chase Corporation (b)
   
2,445
     
257,947
 
Ciner Resources, L.P. (b)
   
9,036
     
243,972
 
Eastman Chemical Company
   
831
     
66,571
 
Ferro Corporation (a) (b)
   
179
     
3,000
 
FutureFuel Corporation (b)
   
16,870
     
228,420
 
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)
   
7,932
     
238,753
 
Koppers Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)
   
196
     
7,066
 
NewMarket Corporation (b)
   
236
     
109,823
 
PolyOne Corporation (b)
   
5,264
     
196,558
 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) (b)
   
457
     
39,581
 
Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (b)
   
2,852
     
232,609
 
Trinseo S.A. (b)
   
3,236
     
208,560
 
Westlake Chemical Partners, L.P. (b)
   
10,162
     
246,937
 
             
2,079,797
 
Containers & Packaging — 2.9%
               
Avery Dennison Corporation (b)
   
2,455
     
206,858
 
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)
   
3,625
     
209,308
 
Sealed Air Corporation (b)
   
4,693
     
208,463
 
Sonoco Products Company (b)
   
3,945
     
200,051
 
             
824,680
 
 
30
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 133.8% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Materials — 10.5% (Continued)
           
Metals & Mining — 0.0% (c)
           
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company (b)
   
7
   
$
511
 
                 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%
               
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (a)
   
4,026
     
89,699
 
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $35,820,779)
         
$
38,102,307
 
 
 
 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.7%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.65% (e) (Cost $1,052,639)
   
1,052,639
   
$
1,052,639
 
                 
Total Investments at Value — 137.5% (Cost $36,873,418)
         
$
39,154,946
 
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (f) — (37.5%)
           
(10,670,688
)
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%
         
$
28,484,258
 
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
All or a portion of the shares have been pledged as collateral for open short positions and trading purposes.
(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, 2017 representing 0.0% of net assets (Note 2).
(e)
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2017.
(f)
Includes cash held as margin deposits for short positions.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
31
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
May 31, 2017
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 20.1%
           
Auto Components — 0.6%
           
BorgWarner, Inc.
   
1,011
   
$
42,977
 
Dana, Inc.
   
2,397
     
50,625
 
Fox Factory Holding Corporation
   
742
     
24,375
 
Modine Manufacturing Company
   
3,359
     
51,057
 
Superior Industries International, Inc.
   
692
     
13,494
 
             
182,528
 
Distributors — 0.1%
               
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc.
   
1,169
     
39,804
 
                 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%
               
2U, Inc.
   
469
     
20,050
 
Regis Corporation
   
2,318
     
21,905
 
Service Corporation International
   
1,969
     
62,771
 
Sotheby's
   
564
     
29,661
 
             
134,387
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.9%
               
Aramark
   
577
     
21,499
 
Biglari Holdings, Inc.
   
100
     
38,021
 
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
   
924
     
41,395
 
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
   
1,910
     
38,257
 
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
   
613
     
43,161
 
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
   
338
     
48,571
 
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
   
3,027
     
35,870
 
Cedar Fair, L.P.
   
900
     
63,918
 
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)
   
346
     
20,407
 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
   
130
     
62,056
 
Churchill Downs, Inc.
   
84
     
14,083
 
Chuy's Holdings, Inc.
   
1,366
     
36,745
 
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
   
969
     
64,632
 
Denny's Corporation
   
3,381
     
40,234
 
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
   
2,073
     
43,015
 
Extended Stay America, Inc.
   
3,578
     
65,120
 
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
   
1,759
     
38,786
 
Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The) - Class A
   
2,147
     
39,827
 
Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Class A
   
1,098
     
63,355
 
ILG, Inc.
   
2,525
     
68,024
 
International Speedway Corporation - Class A
   
1,114
     
39,324
 
Jack in the Box, Inc.
   
276
     
29,416
 
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
   
2,034
     
120,270
 
Marcus Corporation (The)
   
1,248
     
41,184
 
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 20.1% (Continued)
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.9% (Continued)
           
Marriott International, Inc. - Class A
   
1,211
   
$
130,364
 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
   
554
     
64,552
 
McDonald's Corporation
   
357
     
53,868
 
MGM Resorts International
   
3,885
     
123,232
 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
   
1,191
     
59,514
 
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.
   
695
     
50,092
 
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. - Class A
   
2,717
     
64,230
 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
   
1,129
     
124,393
 
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
   
2,274
     
40,591
 
Shake Shack, Inc. - Class A
   
1,190
     
44,054
 
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
   
1,013
     
61,165
 
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
   
2,345
     
40,381
 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
   
1,300
     
63,596
 
Vail Resorts, Inc.
   
318
     
68,020
 
Wendy's Company (The)
   
4,160
     
67,267
 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
   
506
     
65,122
 
             
2,237,611
 
Household Durables — 2.2%
               
Cavco Industries, Inc.
   
118
     
13,009
 
Century Communities, Inc.
   
1,542
     
38,396
 
Helen of Troy Ltd.
   
150
     
13,650
 
Installed Building Products, Inc.
   
812
     
40,275
 
Lennar Corporation - Class A
   
1,258
     
64,548
 
M/I Homes, Inc.
   
622
     
17,534
 
MDC Holdings, Inc.
   
1,253
     
42,164
 
Meritage Homes Corporation
   
1,039
     
41,456
 
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
   
340
     
81,362
 
Newell Brands, Inc.
   
2,439
     
129,145
 
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation - Class A
   
631
     
14,671
 
Toll Brothers, Inc.
   
1,729
     
63,817
 
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.
   
3,308
     
40,920
 
Universal Electronics, Inc.
   
619
     
39,987
 
             
640,934
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.7%
               
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. - Class A
   
3,066
     
30,660
 
Amazon.com, Inc.
   
129
     
128,306
 
Etsy, Inc.
   
3,805
     
51,025
 
Expedia, Inc.
   
864
     
124,226
 
FTD Companies, Inc.
   
2,066
     
35,783
 
Groupon, Inc.
   
11,644
     
35,049
 
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. - Series A
   
1,259
     
65,682
 
 
33
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 20.1% (Continued)
           
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.7% (Continued)
           
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. - Series A
   
2,780
   
$
32,943
 
Liberty Ventures - Series A
   
671
     
36,160
 
Netflix, Inc.
   
765
     
124,749
 
Shutterfly, Inc.
   
794
     
39,295
 
TripAdvisor, Inc.
   
1,385
     
53,336
 
             
757,214
 
Leisure Products — 0.6%
               
Callaway Golf Company
   
3,322
     
42,322
 
Mattel, Inc.
   
2,827
     
64,767
 
Polaris Industries, Inc.
   
725
     
60,610
 
Vista Outdoor, Inc.
   
846
     
17,749
 
             
185,448
 
Media — 2.6%
               
Cable One, Inc.
   
95
     
68,267
 
Gannett Company, Inc.
   
4,947
     
38,834
 
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Class A
   
1,193
     
60,485
 
Liberty Braves Group - Series A
   
1,705
     
40,443
 
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation - Class A
   
2,469
     
66,910
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
   
1,926
     
66,428
 
Loral Space & Communications, Inc.
   
600
     
23,700
 
Madison Square Garden Company (The) - Class A
   
316
     
61,750
 
Meredith Corporation
   
372
     
20,125
 
New Media Investment Group, Inc.
   
3,123
     
40,380
 
New York Times Company (The) - Class A
   
3,509
     
61,758
 
News Corporation - Class A
   
4,984
     
66,686
 
Pandora Media, Inc.
   
1,959
     
17,435
 
Scholastic Corporation
   
526
     
22,371
 
Time, Inc.
   
2,826
     
35,325
 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. - Class A
   
2,016
     
41,146
 
             
732,043
 
Multi-Line Retail — 0.0% (a)
               
Macy's, Inc.
   
491
     
11,539
 
                 
Specialty Retail — 1.9%
               
Abercrombie & Fitch Company - Class A
   
3,206
     
42,287
 
At Home Group, Inc.
   
2,279
     
42,708
 
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
   
4,057
     
38,501
 
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
   
4,972
     
33,312
 
Guess?, Inc.
   
3,770
     
45,391
 
Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A
   
96
     
8,722
 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
   
475
     
37,416
 
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 20.1% (Continued)
           
Specialty Retail — 1.9% (Continued)
           
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.
   
1,763
   
$
51,092
 
MarineMax, Inc.
   
2,095
     
37,815
 
Systemax, Inc.
   
1,629
     
25,950
 
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.
   
1,991
     
39,123
 
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
   
412
     
125,594
 
             
527,911
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%
               
Crocs, Inc.
   
6,349
     
43,364
 
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
   
687
     
47,650
 
Fossil Group, Inc.
   
1,359
     
14,636
 
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.
   
1,772
     
34,678
 
NIKE, Inc. - Class B
   
742
     
39,318
 
Ralph Lauren Corporation
   
797
     
54,037
 
Unifi, Inc.
   
963
     
27,099
 
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
   
717
     
18,642
 
             
279,424
 
Consumer Staples — 20.2%
               
Beverages — 3.6%
               
Brown-Forman Corporation - Class B
   
4
     
208
 
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
   
1,109
     
252,564
 
Coca-Cola Company (The)
   
2,446
     
111,220
 
Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A
   
604
     
110,381
 
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
   
4,164
     
213,238
 
National Beverage Corporation
   
2,246
     
215,504
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
943
     
110,208
 
             
1,013,323
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%
               
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.
   
4,646
     
79,632
 
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
   
881
     
11,541
 
             
91,173
 
Food Products — 14.2%
               
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
   
2,481
     
103,160
 
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.
   
1,706
     
40,074
 
Bunge Ltd.
   
2,658
     
212,560
 
Calavo Growers, Inc.
   
3,465
     
234,581
 
Campbell Soup Company
   
1,859
     
107,171
 
Conagra Brands, Inc.
   
2,812
     
108,374
 
Darling Ingredients, Inc.
   
15,133
     
237,134
 
Farmer Brothers Company
   
1,466
     
43,980
 
Flowers Foods, Inc.
   
9,836
     
181,769
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
   
3,447
     
174,694
 
 
35
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Staples — 20.2% (Continued)
           
Food Products — 14.2% (Continued)
           
Freshpet, Inc.
   
6,808
   
$
103,482
 
Hershey Company (The)
   
993
     
114,463
 
Hostess Brands, Inc.
   
14,172
     
223,067
 
J & J Snack Foods Corporation
   
1,712
     
222,731
 
JM Smucker Company (The)
   
849
     
108,545
 
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
   
1,908
     
123,581
 
Kellogg Company
   
1,580
     
113,128
 
Kraft Heinz Company (The)
   
1,188
     
109,534
 
McCormick & Company, Inc.
   
1,898
     
197,677
 
Mondelēz International, Inc. - Class A
   
2,364
     
110,139
 
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
   
3,264
     
203,380
 
Post Holdings, Inc.
   
2,317
     
186,148
 
Seaboard Corporation
   
47
     
190,327
 
Snyder's-Lance, Inc.
   
5,396
     
198,303
 
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
   
6,199
     
215,105
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
   
2,419
     
186,698
 
             
4,049,805
 
Household Products — 0.7%
               
Central Garden & Pet Company
   
6,255
     
187,150
 
                 
Personal Products — 1.4%
               
Coty, Inc. - Class A
   
7,915
     
149,910
 
Edgewell Personal Care Company
   
2,006
     
146,719
 
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) - Class A
   
1,166
     
109,767
 
             
406,396
 
Energy — 5.6%
               
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.6%
               
American Midstream Partners, L.P.
   
2,469
     
29,751
 
Arch Coal, Inc. - Class A
   
898
     
63,551
 
Cheniere Energy Partners L.P. Holdings, LLC
   
2,655
     
71,287
 
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
   
4,324
     
62,741
 
Crestwood Equity Partners, L.P.
   
2,600
     
59,540
 
CrossAmerica Partners, L.P.
   
2,535
     
60,916
 
CVR Energy, Inc.
   
4,238
     
84,591
 
DCP Midstream, L.P.
   
1,012
     
34,185
 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
   
3,814
     
93,519
 
Dominion Midstream Partners, L.P.
   
2,202
     
63,087
 
Enable Midstream Partners, L.P.
   
4,098
     
63,232
 
Enbridge Energy Management, LLC
   
3,783
     
60,831
 
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
   
3,812
     
63,127
 
EnLink Midstream Partners, L.P.
   
3,183
     
54,016
 
 
36
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Energy — 5.6% (Continued)
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.6% (Continued)
           
EnLink Midstream, LLC
   
3,741
   
$
63,784
 
Genesis Energy, L.P.
   
2,182
     
68,057
 
HollyFrontier Corporation
   
2,628
     
62,809
 
Marathon Oil Corporation
   
209
     
2,721
 
MPLX, L.P.
   
1,935
     
63,952
 
NuStar Energy, L.P.
   
339
     
15,452
 
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
   
5,559
     
95,670
 
Peabody Energy Corporation
   
1,198
     
29,099
 
Phillips 66
   
57
     
4,338
 
Phillips 66 Partners, L.P.
   
285
     
14,113
 
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
   
3,360
     
37,968
 
SemGroup Corporation - Class A
   
916
     
28,396
 
Sprague Resources, L.P.
   
2,459
     
62,582
 
Summit Midstream Partners, L.P.
   
2,191
     
50,612
 
Targa Resources Corporation
   
1,303
     
59,847
 
TC PipeLines, L.P.
   
909
     
51,149
 
TransMontaigne Partners, L.P.
   
561
     
23,310
 
             
1,598,233
 
Health Care — 19.7%
               
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 9.6%
               
Align Technology, Inc.
   
68
     
9,874
 
Antares Pharma, Inc.
   
15,317
     
37,220
 
AtriCure, Inc.
   
3,555
     
74,264
 
Baxter International, Inc.
   
3,526
     
209,127
 
Boston Scientific Corporation
   
7,520
     
203,266
 
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
   
2,451
     
73,604
 
Cerus Corporation
   
3,986
     
9,128
 
Cooper Companies, Inc. (The)
   
792
     
173,250
 
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
   
1,091
     
69,300
 
DexCom, Inc.
   
2,206
     
147,449
 
Endologix, Inc.
   
10,527
     
50,740
 
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.
   
5,921
     
76,618
 
Haemonetics Corporation
   
1,808
     
73,730
 
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
   
695
     
53,765
 
Insulet Corporation
   
1,844
     
77,393
 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
   
3,486
     
175,520
 
Invacare Corporation
   
3,936
     
55,695
 
K2M Group Holdings, Inc.
   
3,491
     
79,420
 
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
   
2,304
     
81,792
 
Nevro Corporation
   
1,463
     
100,698
 
NuVasive, Inc.
   
2,240
     
168,067
 
 
37
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care — 19.7% (Continued)
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 9.6% (Continued)
           
NxStage Medical, Inc.
   
3,006
   
$
65,110
 
Penumbra, Inc.
   
1,859
     
154,018
 
Spectranetics Corporation (The)
   
2,685
     
72,495
 
Teleflex, Inc.
   
350
     
70,007
 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
   
1,710
     
165,904
 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
   
1,662
     
198,127
 
             
2,725,581
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 6.2%
               
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
   
5,324
     
220,094
 
Aceto Corporation
   
2,825
     
39,974
 
Addus HomeCare Corporation
   
789
     
29,272
 
Almost Family, Inc.
   
1,085
     
62,279
 
Amedisys, Inc.
   
1,316
     
78,855
 
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
   
4
     
367
 
BioTelemetry, Inc.
   
1,644
     
47,429
 
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
   
3,309
     
38,219
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
   
2,106
     
172,503
 
Henry Schein, Inc.
   
1,334
     
245,416
 
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
   
993
     
138,027
 
McKesson Corporation
   
294
     
47,948
 
Patterson Companies, Inc.
   
5,306
     
234,313
 
PharMerica Corporation
   
3,165
     
78,176
 
Providence Service Corporation (The)
   
1,680
     
78,523
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
   
1,652
     
179,688
 
Teladoc, Inc.
   
2,834
     
86,720
 
             
1,777,803
 
Health Care Services — 0.8%
               
Envision Healthcare Corporation
   
4,145
     
226,358
 
                 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.1%
               
Abbott Laboratories
   
4,487
     
204,877
 
Achaogen, Inc.
   
3,163
     
63,829
 
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
   
2,835
     
67,416
 
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
1,860
     
103,137
 
Dermira, Inc.
   
2,533
     
69,455
 
Horizon Pharma plc
   
2,584
     
25,840
 
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
   
5,052
     
77,043
 
Intersect ENT, Inc.
   
3,398
     
85,970
 
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
   
4,361
     
44,700
 
 
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BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care — 19.7% (Continued)
           
Pharmaceuticals — 3.1% (Continued)
           
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
1,180
   
$
52,392
 
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
   
3,537
     
78,698
 
             
873,357
 
Industrials — 7.9%
               
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%
               
AAR Corporation
   
422
     
14,745
 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
   
688
     
15,067
 
AeroVironment, Inc.
   
506
     
15,706
 
Boeing Company (The)
   
371
     
69,611
 
BWX Technologies, Inc.
   
41
     
1,993
 
Cubic Corporation
   
305
     
14,137
 
Esterline Technologies Corporation
   
368
     
35,862
 
HEICO Corporation
   
353
     
26,196
 
Hexcel Corporation
   
657
     
33,789
 
KEYW Holding Corporation (The)
   
907
     
8,353
 
KLX, Inc.
   
314
     
15,194
 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
   
1,773
     
19,184
 
Orbital ATK, Inc.
   
340
     
34,564
 
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
   
149
     
16,248
 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
   
252
     
33,141
 
Textron, Inc.
   
706
     
33,747
 
             
387,537
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%
               
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
   
693
     
16,528
 
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
   
775
     
14,454
 
FedEx Corporation
   
355
     
68,813
 
Forward Air Corporation
   
289
     
15,066
 
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B
   
637
     
67,503
 
XPO Logistics, Inc.
   
632
     
33,243
 
             
215,607
 
Building Products — 0.4%
               
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
   
647
     
12,390
 
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
   
762
     
14,089
 
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
   
163
     
6,789
 
CSW Industrials, Inc.
   
418
     
14,756
 
Griffon Corporation
   
623
     
13,519
 
JELD-WEN Holdings, Inc.
   
1,021
     
31,896
 
Quanex Building Products Corporation
   
718
     
14,791
 
             
108,230
 
 
39
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 7.9% (Continued)
           
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.8%
           
ABM Industries, Inc.
   
345
   
$
14,849
 
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
   
214
     
4,990
 
Brink's Company (The)
   
543
     
34,263
 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A
   
1,019
     
14,286
 
Clean Harbors, Inc.
   
568
     
33,177
 
Essendant, Inc.
   
675
     
10,868
 
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
   
727
     
34,801
 
InnerWorkings, Inc.
   
1,334
     
14,461
 
Johnson Controls International plc
   
1,612
     
67,317
 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.
   
779
     
33,941
 
MSA Safety, Inc.
   
422
     
34,224
 
Quad/Graphics, Inc.
   
126
     
2,806
 
Republic Services, Inc.
   
1,068
     
67,935
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
837
     
36,050
 
Stericycle, Inc.
   
392
     
32,054
 
Team, Inc.
   
570
     
14,621
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
930
     
67,806
 
             
518,449
 
Electrical Equipment — 0.6%
               
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
   
1,494
     
15,911
 
Eaton Corporation plc
   
679
     
52,541
 
EnerSys
   
403
     
29,846
 
General Cable Corporation
   
178
     
2,946
 
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.
   
833
     
33,678
 
Sunrun, Inc.
   
3,022
     
15,231
 
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.
   
724
     
13,409
 
Vicor Corporation
   
837
     
14,187
 
             
177,749
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%
               
General Electric Company
   
2,354
     
64,453
 
Raven Industries, Inc.
   
478
     
16,180
 
             
80,633
 
Machinery — 1.1%
               
Actuant Corporation - Class A
   
550
     
14,273
 
Albany International Corporation - Class A
   
307
     
14,828
 
Altra Industrial Motion Corporation
   
357
     
15,422
 
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
   
594
     
14,125
 
Chart Industries, Inc.
   
418
     
14,358
 
CIRCOR International, Inc.
   
233
     
15,019
 
Energy Recovery, Inc.
   
392
     
2,975
 
EnPro Industries, Inc.
   
209
     
13,963
 
 
40
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 7.9% (Continued)
           
Machinery — 1.1% (Continued)
           
Gorman-Rupp Company (The)
   
540
   
$
12,998
 
Harsco Corporation
   
1,032
     
15,377
 
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
   
215
     
16,046
 
Lindsay Corporation
   
115
     
9,819
 
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
   
2,534
     
14,342
 
Milacron Holdings Corporation
   
657
     
11,425
 
NACCO Industries, Inc. - Class A
   
110
     
7,288
 
RBC Bearings, Inc.
   
65
     
6,586
 
Rev Group, Inc.
   
542
     
14,553
 
Rexnord Corporation
   
627
     
14,296
 
SPX Corporation
   
580
     
13,972
 
SPX FLOW, Inc.
   
397
     
14,820
 
Sun Hydraulics Corporation
   
365
     
15,618
 
Titan International, Inc.
   
1,396
     
14,477
 
TriMas Corporation
   
649
     
14,148
 
             
300,728
 
Professional Services — 0.3%
               
Advisory Board Company (The)
   
299
     
15,458
 
Insperity, Inc.
   
26
     
1,962
 
Mistras Group, Inc.
   
678
     
14,184
 
TransUnion
   
344
     
15,036
 
TrueBlue, Inc.
   
551
     
14,794
 
WageWorks, Inc.
   
461
     
32,616
 
             
94,050
 
Road & Rail — 0.6%
               
ArcBest Corporation
   
679
     
12,765
 
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. - Class A
   
512
     
33,536
 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
   
83
     
7,086
 
Kansas City Southern
   
368
     
35,034
 
Knight Transportation, Inc.
   
1,005
     
33,517
 
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
   
387
     
34,567
 
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
   
556
     
15,151
 
             
171,656
 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%
               
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
   
51
     
3,149
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
   
674
     
32,507
 
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.
   
361
     
7,039
 
DXP Enterprises, Inc.
   
426
     
15,264
 
GMS, Inc.
   
138
     
4,507
 
MRC Global, Inc.
   
797
     
14,386
 
NOW, Inc.
   
860
     
14,199
 
 
41
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials — 7.9% (Continued)
           
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5% (Continued)
           
Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class A
   
397
   
$
14,232
 
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.
   
304
     
16,167
 
Univar, Inc.
   
1,085
     
33,006
 
             
154,456
 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%
               
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation
   
419
     
32,640
 
                 
Information Technology — 12.5%
               
Communications Equipment — 1.9%
               
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
   
462
     
32,257
 
Arista Networks, Inc.
   
280
     
41,266
 
ARRIS International plc
   
1,467
     
41,135
 
CalAmp Corporation
   
2,174
     
41,089
 
Ciena Corporation
   
1,728
     
40,573
 
EchoStar Corporation - Class A
   
698
     
41,217
 
Extreme Networks, Inc.
   
4,560
     
43,913
 
Harmonic, Inc.
   
1,471
     
7,428
 
Infinera Corporation
   
4,132
     
40,163
 
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.
   
823
     
46,952
 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
   
349
     
41,388
 
Quantenna Communications, Inc.
   
2,056
     
39,311
 
ShoreTel, Inc.
   
1,990
     
11,542
 
ViaSat, Inc.
   
617
     
40,259
 
Viavi Solutions, Inc.
   
3,549
     
39,855
 
             
548,348
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.9%
               
Amphenol Corporation - Class A
   
1,936
     
144,426
 
Coherent, Inc.
   
178
     
44,171
 
Corning, Inc.
   
4,852
     
141,193
 
FARO Technologies, Inc.
   
1,131
     
39,302
 
Fitbit, Inc. - Class A
   
6,651
     
34,785
 
Flex Ltd.
   
2,514
     
43,392
 
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
   
1,374
     
41,110
 
KEMET Corporation
   
1,297
     
17,899
 
Knowles Corporation
   
1,512
     
25,900
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
   
242
     
39,192
 
Mercury Systems, Inc.
   
374
     
14,874
 
MTS Systems Corporation
   
817
     
42,361
 
National Instruments Corporation
   
1,136
     
43,338
 
OSI Systems, Inc.
   
513
     
40,624
 
 
42
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 12.5% (Continued)
           
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.9% (Continued)
           
Trimble, Inc.
   
1,146
   
$
41,302
 
Universal Display Corporation
   
404
     
45,814
 
Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class A
   
417
     
43,510
 
             
843,193
 
Internet Software & Services — 2.1%
               
Actua Corporation
   
1,449
     
20,286
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A
   
31
     
30,600
 
AppFolio, Inc. - Class A
   
747
     
21,401
 
Apptio, Inc. - Class A
   
1,512
     
24,978
 
Bankrate, Inc.
   
825
     
8,621
 
Benefitfocus, Inc.
   
671
     
21,338
 
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
   
538
     
20,100
 
Envestnet, Inc.
   
579
     
20,757
 
Facebook, Inc. - Class A
   
60
     
9,088
 
GoDaddy, Inc. - Class A
   
644
     
26,494
 
Hortonworks, Inc.
   
1,801
     
22,260
 
IAC/InterActiveCorporation
   
264
     
28,074
 
Instructure, Inc.
   
812
     
21,680
 
LivePerson, Inc.
   
874
     
8,347
 
LogMeIn, Inc.
   
220
     
24,420
 
MINDBODY, Inc. - Class A
   
745
     
20,897
 
MuleSoft, Inc.
   
879
     
22,871
 
New Relic, Inc.
   
489
     
21,355
 
Nutanix, Inc. - Class A
   
1,295
     
24,152
 
Okta, Inc.
   
840
     
21,924
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
   
632
     
32,997
 
Q2 Holdings, Inc.
   
530
     
20,988
 
Quotient Technology, Inc.
   
449
     
4,939
 
TrueCar, Inc.
   
1,184
     
20,815
 
Twitter, Inc.
   
1,381
     
25,300
 
Yahoo!, Inc.
   
817
     
41,111
 
Yelp, Inc.
   
405
     
11,308
 
Zillow Group, Inc. - Class A
   
612
     
26,861
 
             
603,962
 
IT Services — 0.6%
               
Conduent, Inc.
   
1,492
     
24,484
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
   
324
     
27,822
 
Gartner, Inc.
   
95
     
11,362
 
Global Payments, Inc.
   
72
     
6,596
 
 
43
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 12.5% (Continued)
           
IT Services — 0.6% (Continued)
           
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
   
108
   
$
6,000
 
Square, Inc. - Class A
   
1,273
     
29,266
 
VeriFone Systems, Inc.
   
2,185
     
39,964
 
WEX, Inc.
   
250
     
25,540
 
             
171,034
 
Software — 3.8%
               
8x8, Inc.
   
1,521
     
20,762
 
A10 Networks, Inc.
   
2,431
     
19,861
 
Adobe Systems, Inc.
   
295
     
41,849
 
Autodesk, Inc.
   
427
     
47,726
 
Blackbaud, Inc.
   
315
     
26,060
 
Blackline, Inc.
   
637
     
21,505
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
   
613
     
15,331
 
Box, Inc. - Class A
   
1,140
     
21,318
 
Callidus Software, Inc.
   
325
     
7,767
 
Ellie Mae, Inc.
   
235
     
25,747
 
FireEye, Inc.
   
1,603
     
24,029
 
Fortinet, Inc.
   
637
     
25,060
 
Guidewire Software, Inc.
   
410
     
27,232
 
HubSpot, Inc.
   
321
     
23,144
 
Imperva, Inc.
   
447
     
22,082
 
MobileIron, Inc.
   
1,627
     
8,786
 
NetScout Systems, Inc.
   
1,151
     
42,127
 
Nuance Communications, Inc.
   
1,370
     
25,359
 
Paycom Software, Inc.
   
95
     
6,217
 
Pegasystems, Inc.
   
500
     
29,225
 
Progress Software Corporation
   
683
     
19,944
 
Proofpoint, Inc.
   
318
     
27,348
 
PROS Holdings, Inc.
   
804
     
24,015
 
PTC, Inc.
   
470
     
27,063
 
Rapid7, Inc.
   
1,171
     
21,499
 
RealPage, Inc.
   
695
     
24,047
 
Red Hat, Inc.
   
453
     
40,575
 
salesforce.com, inc.
   
458
     
41,055
 
ServiceNow, Inc.
   
416
     
43,534
 
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
   
1,904
     
19,383
 
Splunk, Inc.
   
379
     
23,210
 
Symantec Corporation
   
1,267
     
38,403
 
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
   
435
     
5,559
 
Tableau Software, Inc. - Class A
   
431
     
26,726
 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
   
382
     
29,315
 
 
44
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology — 12.5% (Continued)
           
Software — 3.8% (Continued)
           
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
   
87
   
$
14,866
 
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)
   
120
     
26,489
 
Varonis Systems, Inc.
   
615
     
22,355
 
Workday, Inc. - Class A
   
447
     
44,691
 
Workiva, Inc.
   
1,199
     
21,822
 
Zendesk, Inc.
   
889
     
23,096
 
Zynga, Inc. - Class A
   
7,229
     
25,446
 
             
1,071,628
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.2%
               
3D Systems Corporation
   
1,713
     
35,031
 
Cray, Inc.
   
2,182
     
38,731
 
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
   
1,441
     
38,114
 
Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A
   
3,587
     
46,416
 
Stratasys Ltd.
   
1,476
     
39,704
 
Western Digital Corporation
   
1,586
     
142,835
 
             
340,831
 
Materials — 7.4%
               
Chemicals — 4.5%
               
A. Schulman, Inc.
   
2,911
     
85,292
 
Albemarle Corporation
   
142
     
16,131
 
American Vanguard Corporation
   
5,340
     
89,979
 
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.
   
581
     
38,660
 
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
   
2,269
     
71,020
 
Balchem Corporation
   
880
     
69,274
 
Calgon Carbon Corporation
   
6,400
     
89,920
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
2,635
     
70,881
 
Chemours Company (The)
   
1,716
     
68,623
 
Ferro Corporation
   
1,883
     
31,559
 
Flotek Industries, Inc.
   
8,333
     
82,330
 
FMC Corporation
   
978
     
73,712
 
Koppers Holdings, Inc.
   
196
     
7,066
 
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
   
5,023
     
92,122
 
Mosaic Company (The)
   
2,930
     
66,306
 
NL Industries, Inc.
   
656
     
4,854
 
Olin Corporation
   
2,286
     
67,071
 
Sensient Technologies Corporation
   
877
     
70,414
 
Tredegar Corporation
   
5,540
     
87,532
 
Valvoline, Inc.
   
1,595
     
35,680
 
Westlake Chemical Corporation
   
1,145
     
70,372
 
             
1,288,798
 
 
45
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Materials — 7.4% (Continued)
           
Construction Materials — 0.3%
           
RPM International, Inc.
   
1,360
   
$
73,753
 
                 
Containers & Packaging — 1.4%
               
Ball Corporation
   
1,780
     
72,802
 
Berry Global Group, Inc.
   
400
     
23,196
 
Graphic Packaging Holding Company
   
2,368
     
31,992
 
Ingevity Corporation
   
1,259
     
74,369
 
Myers Industries, Inc.
   
5,322
     
89,942
 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
   
1,218
     
38,745
 
WestRock Company
   
1,320
     
71,834
 
             
402,880
 
Metals & Mining — 0.0% (a)
               
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company
   
7
     
511
 
                 
Paper & Forest Products — 1.2%
               
Boise Cascade Company
   
3,011
     
81,146
 
Deltic Timber Corporation
   
1,163
     
78,921
 
Domtar Corporation
   
499
     
18,154
 
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation
   
4,316
     
91,197
 
P.H. Glatfelter Company
   
4,627
     
84,813
 
             
354,231
 
Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
               
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
               
RingCentral, Inc. - Class A
   
633
     
21,585
 
                 
Total Common Stocks (Proceeds $25,203,144)
         
$
26,640,511
 
  
WARRANTS — 0.0% (a)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
BioTime, Inc. (Proceeds $2)
   
1
   
$
1
 
                 
Total Securities Sold Short — 93.5% (Proceeds $25,203,146)
         
$
26,640,512
 
 
(a)
Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
46
 

BARROW FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2017
 
 
 
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
   
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
 
ASSETS
           
Investments in securities:
           
At acquisition cost
 
$
28,601,306
   
$
36,873,418
 
At value (Note 2)
 
$
34,371,685
   
$
39,154,946
 
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short (Note 2)
   
     
16,369,195
 
Receivable for capital shares sold
   
     
100
 
Dividends receivable
   
28,112
     
36,164
 
Other assets
   
5,196
     
4,607
 
TOTAL ASSETS
   
34,404,993
     
55,565,012
 
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Securities sold short, at value (Note 2) (proceeds $— and $25,203,146, respectively)
   
     
26,640,512
 
Dividends payable on securities sold short (Note 2)
   
     
27,325
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
   
     
334,470
 
Payable to Adviser (Note 4)
   
17,774
     
25,331
 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)
   
7,860
     
7,490
 
Accrued brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2)
   
     
35,091
 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
   
6,665
     
10,535
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
32,299
     
27,080,754
 
                 
NET ASSETS
 
$
34,372,694
   
$
28,484,258
 
                 
Net assets consist of:
               
Paid-in capital
 
$
28,228,362
   
$
30,156,703
 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
   
289,961
     
(329,719
)
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from security transactions
   
83,992
     
(2,186,888
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
               
Investments
   
5,770,379
     
2,281,528
 
Short positions
   
     
(1,437,366
)
Net assets
 
$
34,372,694
   
$
28,484,258
 
                 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
   
1,245,424
     
2,841,995
 
                 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)
 
$
27.60
   
$
10.02
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
47
 

BARROW FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2017
 
     
 
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
   
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
           
Dividends
 
$
757,258
   
$
1,037,024
 
                 
EXPENSES
               
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
   
337,831
     
518,424
 
Brokerage expense on securities sold short (Note 2)
   
     
437,967
 
Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note 2)
   
     
412,016
 
Professional fees
   
37,237
     
38,237
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
34,091
     
34,602
 
Accounting services fees (Note 4)
   
33,405
     
33,451
 
Custodian and bank service fees
   
16,398
     
33,478
 
Registration and filing fees
   
19,841
     
22,287
 
Transfer agent fees (Note 4)
   
15,000
     
15,000
 
Compliance service fees (Note 4)
   
12,273
     
12,273
 
Pricing fees
   
3,790
     
19,040
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
9,587
     
9,587
 
Printing of shareholder reports
   
3,786
     
4,506
 
Postage and supplies
   
3,075
     
3,381
 
Insurance expense
   
2,180
     
2,180
 
Borrowing costs (Note 5)
   
2,599
     
474
 
Other expenses
   
7,164
     
6,807
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
   
538,257
     
1,603,710
 
Investment advisory fee reductions by Adviser (Note 4)
   
(143,227
)
   
(152,355
)
NET EXPENSES
   
395,030
     
1,451,355
 
                 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
   
362,228
     
(414,331
)
                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
               
Net realized gains (losses) from:
               
Investments
   
362,237
     
4,371,421
 
Securities sold short
   
     
(5,868,868
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
               
Investments
   
3,167,589
     
403,160
 
Securities sold short
   
     
286,613
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS
   
3,529,826
     
(807,674
)
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
3,892,054
   
$
(1,222,005
)
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
48
 

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
 
Year Ended
May 31, 2017
   
Year Ended
May 31, 2016
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
362,228
   
$
360,184
 
Net realized gains (losses) from security transactions
   
362,237
     
(286,001
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
3,167,589
     
(2,041,141
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
3,892,054
     
(1,966,958
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)
               
Investment income, Institutional Class
   
(167,099
)
   
(266,621
)
Realized gains, Institutional Class
   
(56,937
)
   
(281,697
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
   
(224,036
)
   
(548,318
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (Note 1)
               
Institutional Class
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
900,733
     
8,014,825
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
   
223,340
     
543,321
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(4,941,868
)
   
(3,465,224
)
Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class net assets from capital share transactions
   
(3,817,795
)
   
5,092,922
 
                 
Investor Class
               
Payments for shares redeemed
   
     
(275,749
)
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
   
(149,777
)
   
2,301,897
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
34,522,471
     
32,220,574
 
End of year
 
$
34,372,694
   
$
34,522,471
 
                 
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
 
$
289,961
   
$
195,001
 
                 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY (Note 1)
               
Institutional Class
               
Shares sold
   
33,363
     
313,016
 
Shares reinvested
   
8,470
     
21,979
 
Shares redeemed
   
(189,414
)
   
(143,732
)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(147,581
)
   
191,263
 
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
   
1,393,005
     
1,201,742
 
Shares outstanding, end of year
   
1,245,424
     
1,393,005
 
                 
Investor Class
               
Shares redeemed
   
     
(10,392
)
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
   
     
10,392
 
Shares outstanding, end of year
   
     
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
49
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
  
 
Year Ended
May 31, 2017
   
Year Ended
May 31, 2016
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment loss
 
$
(414,331
)
 
$
(141,241
)
Net realized gains (losses) from:
               
Investments
   
4,371,421
     
(74,973
)
Securities sold short
   
(5,868,868
)
   
(358,159
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
               
Investments
   
403,160
     
369,069
 
Securities sold short
   
286,613
     
(1,169,227
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(1,222,005
)
   
(1,374,531
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (Note 1)
               
Institutional Class
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
4,752,090
     
31,363,694
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(13,098,045
)
   
(1,607,462
)
Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class net assets from capital share transactions
   
(8,345,955
)
   
29,756,232
 
                 
Investor Class
               
Payments for shares redeemed
   
     
(191,532
)
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
   
(9,567,960
)
   
28,190,169
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
38,052,218
     
9,862,049
 
End of year
 
$
28,484,258
   
$
38,052,218
 
                 
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS
 
$
(329,719
)
 
$
(88,626
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY (Note 1)
               
Institutional Class
               
Shares sold
   
461,767
     
2,909,103
 
Shares redeemed
   
(1,287,871
)
   
(150,836
)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(826,104
)
   
2,758,267
 
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
   
3,668,099
     
909,832
 
Shares outstanding, end of year
   
2,841,995
     
3,668,099
 
                 
Investor Class
               
Shares redeemed
   
     
(18,074
)
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
   
     
18,074
 
Shares outstanding, end of year
   
     
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
50
 

BARROW VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND*
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each period:
 
 
Year Ended
May 31, 2017
   
Year Ended
May 31, 2016
   
Year Ended
May 31, 2015
   
Period Ended
May 31, 2014
(a)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period
 
$
24.78
   
$
26.58
   
$
26.40
   
$
23.30
 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment income
   
0.31
     
0.27
(b) 
   
0.27
     
0.18
 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
   
2.69
     
(1.68
)
   
2.25
     
3.47
 
Total from investment operations
   
3.00
     
(1.41
)
   
2.52
     
3.65
 
                                 
Less distributions:
                               
From net investment income
   
(0.13
)
   
(0.19
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.06
)
From net realized gains from investments
   
(0.05
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(2.14
)
   
(0.49
)
Total distributions
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.39
)
   
(2.34
)
   
(0.55
)
                                 
Net asset value at end of period
 
$
27.60
   
$
24.78
   
$
26.58
   
$
26.40
 
                                 
Total return (c)
   
12.14
%
   
(5.29
%)
   
10.10
%
   
15.73
%(d)
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)
 
$
34,373
   
$
34,522
   
$
31,945
   
$
21,380
 
                                 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets
   
1.57
%
   
1.60
%
   
1.79
%
   
1.86
%(e)
                                 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (f)
   
1.16
%(g)
   
1.16
%(g)
   
1.15
%
   
1.15
%(e)
                                 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (f)
   
1.06
%
   
1.08
%
   
1.29
%
   
1.01
%(e)
                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
88
%
   
84
%
   
112
%
   
45
%(d)
 
*
Formerly (prior to July 1, 2015) known as Barrow All-Cap Core Fund - Institutional Class (Note 1).
(a)
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014.
(b)
Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(c)
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 reduced advisory fees and/or reimbursed expenses.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Annualized.
(f)
Ratio was determined after fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4).
(g)
Ratio includes borrowing costs of 0.01% and 0.01% for the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively (Note 5).
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
51
 

BARROW LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITY FUND*
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each period:
 
 
Year Ended
May 31, 2017
   
Year Ended
May 31, 2016
   
Year Ended
May 31, 2015
   
Period Ended
May 31, 2014
(a)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period
 
$
10.37
   
$
10.63
   
$
10.41
   
$
10.00
 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment loss
   
(0.15
)
   
(0.07
)(b)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.03
)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.19
)
   
0.43
     
0.44
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.35
)
   
(0.26
)
   
0.41
     
0.41
 
                                 
Less distributions:
                               
From net realized gains from investments
   
     
     
(0.19
)
   
 
                                 
Net asset value at end of period
 
$
10.02
   
$
10.37
   
$
10.63
   
$
10.41
 
                                 
Total return (c)
   
(3.38
%)
   
(2.45
%)
   
4.01
%
   
4.10
%(d)
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)
 
$
28,484
   
$
38,052
   
$
9,671
   
$
4,212
 
                                 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets
   
4.64
%
   
4.58
%
   
6.16
%
   
8.69
%(f)
                                 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)
   
4.20
%
   
3.72
%
   
3.70
%
   
3.51
%(f)
                                 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense (e)
   
3.00
%
   
2.54
%
   
2.54
%
   
2.51
%(f)
                                 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding dividend expense, brokerage expense on securities sold short and borrowing costs (e)
   
1.74
%
   
1.74
%
   
1.74
%
   
1.74
%(f)
                                 
Ratio of net investment loss to
average net assets (e)
   
(1.20
%)
   
(0.65
%)(g)
   
(0.05
%)(g)
   
(0.37
%)(f)(g)
                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
122
%
   
64
%
   
111
%
   
76
%(d)
 
*
Formerly (prior to July 1, 2015) known as Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund - Institutional Class (Note 1).
(a)
Represents the period from the commencement of operations (close of business August 30, 2013) through May 31, 2014.
(b)
Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(c)
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 reduced advisory fees and/or reimbursed expenses.
(d)
Not annualized.
(e)
Ratio was determined after fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4).
(f)
Annualized.
(g)
The Fund earned interest income on the margin account balance that was associated with securities sold short. The ratio of interest income to average net assets for the periods ended May 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is 0.11%, 0.30% and 0.28%(f), respectively.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
52
 

BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2017

 
1. Organization
 
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity 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 seek to generate long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective of Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund is to seek to generate above-average returns through capital appreciation, while also attempting to reduce volatility and preserve capital during market downturns.
 
Each Fund currently offers one class of shares which are sold without any sales loads or distribution fees. Prior to July 1, 2015, each Fund offered two classes of shares: Institutional Class shares (sold without any sales loads or distribution fees and required 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 required 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 were converted into Institutional Class shares and the initial minimum investment was reduced to $2,500 (the “Conversion”). After the Conversion, the Institutional Class designation no longer applied to shares of the Fund.
 
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.”
 
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Regulation S-X which will impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Although still evaluating the impact, management believes that many of the Regulation S-X amendments are consistent with the Funds’ current financial statement presentation and expects that the Funds will be able to comply with the amendments by the August 1, 2017 compliance date.
 
53
 

BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
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 mean 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 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. 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 (“NAV”) 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.
 
54
 

BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments and other financial instruments as of May 31, 2017:
 
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investments in Securities:
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
33,858,779
   
$
   
$
   
$
33,858,779
 
Money Market Funds
   
512,906
     
     
     
512,906
 
Total
 
$
34,371,685
   
$
   
$
   
$
34,371,685
 
                         
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investments in Securities:
                               
Common Stocks
 
$
38,102,307
   
$
0
(a) 
 
$
   
$
38,102,307
 
Money Market Funds
   
1,052,639
     
     
     
1,052,639
 
Total
 
$
39,154,946
   
$
0
   
$
   
$
39,154,946
 
Other Financial Instruments:
                               
Common Stocks – Sold Short
 
$
(26,640,511
)
 
$
   
$
   
$
(26,640,511
)
Warrants – Sold Short
   
(1
)
   
     
     
(1
)
Total
 
$
(26,640,512
)
 
$
   
$
   
$
(26,640,512
)

 
(a)
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund holds a Level 2 security which is 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, 2017, the Funds did not have any transfers between Levels. There were no Level 3 securities or derivative instruments held by the Funds as of May 31, 2017. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
 
Share valuation – The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of its assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to the NAV per share.
 
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. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
 
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.
 
55
 

BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
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 of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund during the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:
 
Year Ended
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital Gains
Total
Distributions
Institutional Class
     
May 31, 2017
$167,099
$56,937
$224,036
May 31, 2016
$266,621
$281,697
$548,318
       
Investor Class
     
May 31, 2017
N/A
N/A
N/A
May 31, 2016
$—
$—
$—
 
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund did not pay any distributions to shareholders during the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016.
 
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 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 Investment Company Act of 1940 (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 NAV 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.
 
56
 

BARROW FUNDS
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 – Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (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.
 
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.
 
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of May 31, 2017:
 
   
 
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
   
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
 
Cost of portfolio investments
 
$
28,722,370
   
$
37,101,281
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
6,049,166
   
$
3,394,853
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(399,851
)
   
(1,341,188
)
Net unrealized appreciation
   
5,649,315
     
2,053,665
 
Net unrealized depreciation on securities sold short
   
     
(2,187,756
)
Undistributed ordinary income
   
178,223
     
 
Undistributed long-term gains
   
316,794
     
 
Accumulated capital and other losses
   
     
(1,538,354
)
Accumulated earnings (deficit)
 
$
6,144,332
   
$
(1,672,445
)

 
As of May 31, 2017, the proceeds of securities sold short on a tax basis is $24,452,756 for Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund.
 
The value of the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and securities sold short and tax components of accumulated earnings (deficit) may temporarily differ from the financial statement cost of portfolio investments and securities sold short and components of net assets (“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.
 
57
 

BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
As of May 31, 2017, Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $1,102,601 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.
 
Net qualified late year losses include late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31, 2016 and within the taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Funds’ next taxable year. For the year ended May 31, 2017, Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund intends to defer to June 1, 2017 for federal tax purposes late year ordinary losses of $435,753.
 
For the year ended May 31, 2017, 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
 
Paid-in capital
 
$
(224
)
 
$
(328,028
)
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
   
(100,169
)
   
173,238
 
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from securities transactions
   
100,393
     
154,790
 
 
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 through May 31, 2017) 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, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and short positions, amounted to $30,078,212 and $34,074,832, respectively, for Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and $54,848,581 and $70,886,334, respectively, for Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund.
 
58
 

BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
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 (“ELA”) between the Funds and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until October 1, 2018, to reduce investment advisory fees and reimburse other operating expenses to limit total annual operating expenses of the Funds (exclusive of brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, borrowing costs such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short, 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 Funds’ business, and amounts, if any, payable to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act) to an amount not exceeding the following percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets:
 
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
1.15%
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
1.74%
 
Accordingly, during the year ended May 31, 2017, the Adviser reduced its investment advisory fees as follows:
 
   
 
Investment Advisory Fee Reductions
 
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
 
$
143,227
 
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
 
$
152,355
 
 
59
 

BARROW FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
 
Under the terms of the ELA, investment advisory fee reductions 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 operating expenses of the Funds to exceed (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, and (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be repaid were incurred. As of May 31, 2017, the Adviser may seek recoupment of investment advisory fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements no later than the dates as stated below:
 
May 31,
2018
May 31,
2019
May 31,
2020
Total
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
$ 180,140
$ 157,109
$ 143,227
$ 480,476
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
$ 212,647
$ 193,578
$ 152,355
$ 558,580
 
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides 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.
 
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. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Funds) for acting as principal underwriter.
 
Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.
 
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
Effective October 1, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives a $1,000 annual retainer from each Fund, paid quarterly, except for the Board Chair who receives a $1,200 annual retainer from each Fund, paid quarterly. Each Independent Trustee also receives from each Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement for travel and other meeting-related expenses. Prior to October 1, 2016, each Fund paid each Independent Trustee a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended, plus a $500 annual retainer.
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of May 31, 2017, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each Fund:
 
Name of Record Owner
% Ownership
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund:
 
Socatean Partners
49%
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)
29%
Robert F. Greenhill, Jr. (a principal of the Adviser)
14%
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund:
 
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)
57%
Socatean Partners
17%
Robert F. Greenhill, Jr. (a principal of the Adviser)
5%
 
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. Borrowing Costs
 
From time to time, a Fund may have an overdrawn cash balance at the custodian due to redemptions or market movements. When this occurs, the Fund will incur borrowing costs charged by the custodian. Accordingly, during the year ended May 31, 2017, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund incurred $2,599 and $474, respectively, of borrowing costs charged by the custodian.
 
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.
 
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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 NAV per share. Occasionally, market conditions, regulatory changes, or other developments may negatively impact a particular sector, and therefore the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of May 31, 2017, 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
28.2%
(20.1%)
8.1%
Consumer Staples
28.3%
(20.2%)
8.1%
Health Care
29.3%
(19.7%)
9.6%
 
As shown above, although the Fund has greater than 25% of the Fund’s net assets invested in long positions in the sector noted, the 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 adequately 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 no 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 and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund, each a series of shares of beneficial interest in Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of May 31, 2017, and the related statements 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 three-year period 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, 2017 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, 2017, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and their financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period 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 27, 2017
 
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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 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, 2016) and held until the end of the period (May 31, 2017).
 
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 fourth 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 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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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,
2016
Ending
Account Value
May 31,
2017
Net
Expense
Ratio
(a)
Expenses
Paid During
Period(b)
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
       
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$ 1,070.90
1.15%
$ 5.94
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
$1,000.00
$ 1,019.20
1.15%
$ 5.79
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
     
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$ 997.00
4.53%
$ 22.55
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
$1,000.00
$ 1,002.34
4.53%
$ 22.61
 
(a)
Annualized, based on each Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses.
(b)
Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized net 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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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 12 month 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 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 1-877-767-6633. 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, 2017. Certain dividends paid by Barrow Value Opportunity Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%. Barrow Value Opportunity Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount of $167,099 as taxed at a maximum rate of 23.8%. Additionally, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount of $56,937 as a long-term capital gain distribution. As required by federal regulations, complete information was computed and reported in conjunction with your 2016 Form 1099-DIV.
 
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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)
President and Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)
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None
Independent Trustees:
Janine L. Cohen
Year of Birth: 1952
Since
January 2016
Trustee
Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc.
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None
David M. Deptula
Year of Birth: 1958
Since June 2012
Trustee
Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at The Standard Register Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from 2011 to 2016
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None
 
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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
Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee
Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees (Continued):
John J. Discepoli
Year of Birth: 1963
Since June 2012
Chairman
(May 2016
to present)
 
Trustee
(June 2012
to present)
Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since 2004
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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.
 
Name and
Year of Birth
Length of Time Served
Position(s) Held
with Trust
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Executive Officers:
     
David R. Carson
Year of Birth: 1958
Since April 2013
Principal
Executive Officer
(April 2017 to present)
 
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); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI Low Beta Absolute Return Fund (2013 to 2016), The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), Huntington Strategy Shares (2012 to 2013), and Huntington Asset Advisors (2013); Vice President, Huntington National Bank (2001 to 2013)
 
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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 (Continued):
Jennifer L. Leamer
Year of Birth: 1976
Since April 2014
Treasurer
(October 2014 to present)
 
Assistant Treasurer
(April 2014 to October 2014)
Vice President, Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014)
Frank L. Newbauer
Year of Birth: 1954
Since February 2012
Secretary
(July 2017 to present)
 
Assistant Secretary
(April 2015 to July 2017)
 
Secretary
(February 2012 to April 2015)
Assistant Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2010 to present)
Charles C. Black
Year of Birth: 1979
Since April 2015
Chief Compliance Officer
(January 2016 to present)
 
Assistant Chief Compliance Officer (April 2015
to January 2016)
Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Chief Compliance Officer of The Caldwell & Orkin Funds, Inc. (2016 to present); Senior Compliance Manager at Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager at Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013)
 
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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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 23-24, 2017, 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 a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.
 
In deciding whether to approve the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board recalled its review of the materials related to the Funds and the Adviser throughout the preceding 12 months and its numerous discussions with Trust management and the Adviser about the operations and performance of the Funds during that period. The Board further considered those materials and discussions and other numerous factors, 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 each of the Funds including, without limitation, its investment advisory services since the Fund’s inception, the Adviser’s compliance procedures and practices, and its efforts to promote each Fund 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 discussion 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; compliance program, policies, and procedures; 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 similar clients that may be similar to the Funds. The Board considered the Adviser’s Expense Limitation
 
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)
 
Agreement (the “ELA”) with the Funds, and considered the Adviser’s current and past fee reductions 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, 2018.
 
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 peer group and Morningstar category. In addition, the Board compared each Fund to the other mutual funds in its Morningstar category and peer group in terms of the style of investment management, the size of the fund, and the nature of the investment strategies. The Board noted that the advisory fee for the Value Opportunity Fund was slightly below the average and slightly above the median for its peer group and the overall expense ratio for the Value Opportunity Fund was also below the average and above the median for its peer group. The Board further noted that the advisory fee for the Value Opportunity Fund was slightly above the 25th percentile for its Morningstar category and the overall expense ratio for the Value Opportunity Fund was also slightly above the 25th percentile for its Morningstar category. The Board noted that the advisory fee for the Long/Short Opportunity Fund was slightly below the average and the median for its peer group and the overall expense ratio for the Long/Short Opportunity Fund was also slightly below the average and equal to the median for its peer group. The Board further noted that the advisory fee for the Long/Short Opportunity Fund was higher than the average and the median for its Morningstar category, and the overall expense ratio for the Long/Short Opportunity Fund was higher than the average and the median for its Morningstar category. The Board also noted that both Funds generally had fewer assets than most funds in their respective peer groups and Morningstar categories. 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 and discussion 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 each of the Fund’s 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 remained the same as asset levels increased, the shareholders of each Fund have experienced benefits from the ELA and shareholders of the Funds will continue to experience benefits from the ELA until the Funds’ assets grow to level where their expenses otherwise fall below the expense limit. Following
 
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)
 
further discussion of each Fund’s asset levels, expectations for growth, and level of fees, the Board determined that each Fund’s fee arrangement 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 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 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 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. 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 full 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 of the Funds and their respective shareholders. It was noted that in the Trustees’ deliberation regarding the approval of the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling, and that each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors noted above.
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
 
Annual Report
 
May 31, 2017

CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
June 27, 2017
 
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 year ended May 31, 2017. All of us at Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc. want to thank you for your investment in the Fund and your confidence in our investment management.
 
The Fund is 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 92 positions in the bonds of 74 different corporations on May 31. The Fund continues to be fully invested, as is its objective. The Fund trailed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Baa Index (the “Benchmark”) for the 12-month fiscal period ended May 31, with a total return of 4.22% compared to a return of 5.94% for the Benchmark. The Fund achieves its Baa credit quality by diversifying its holdings across the credit spectrum, although it does not purchase securities of companies rated below B3/B-. The lowest rated credits in the high yield universe significantly outperformed the high yield index as a whole, and the Baa credits in the investment grade universe also significantly outperformed A-rated and higher rated bonds. So the Fund, by holding higher rated high yield bonds and higher rated investment grade bonds, was adversely impacted as a result. We continue to believe that a broader diversification of credit risk will benefit Fund investors over reasonable time periods.
 
Interest rates were volatile during the year. On June 1, 2016, the yield on the 10-year Treasury Bond was 1.84%; it subsequently fell to 1.36% during July, rose to 1.85% pre-election; continued to increase to 2.60% during mid-December, fell to 2.20% at the end of May, and continues to trade at approximately that level as of the date of this letter. During the same period, the premium yield on A rated corporate bonds versus Treasuries declined from 1.16% to 0.95% and on BBB rated corporate bonds the premium declined from 2.00% to 1.46% (Barclays Daily Credit Call). Significantly, the premium yield on BB and B rated securities declined by 1.26% and 1.96%, respectively. Although bond prices decline as rates increase, and the net asset value of the Fund will reflect those changes in interest rates, the compression in the premium yields that corporate bonds experienced versus Treasuries during the year enabled the Fund to experience price appreciation in spite of the increasing Treasury rate. The Federal Reserve Board (the “FED”) increased the Federal Funds Target Rate by ¼% during December (and again during June), a move that had been generally anticipated for several months. Typically, changes in the Target Rate don’t significantly influence the 10-year Treasury rate but rather result in rate increases over the shorter portion of the yield curve; that dynamic can be observed in the “flattening” of the yield curve where the difference between yields on the 10-year and 2-year Treasuries declined from 0.97% to
 
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0.92% over the course of the year. At this time, the timing of additional rate increases is less critical than the questions of “how high” and “how fast.” As of May 31, bonds that the Fund owns were yielding 3.58% to average maturity, around 1.5% 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 Fund’s fiscal year, reported gross domestic product (“GDP”) for the calendar year 2016 was 1.9% (per Bureau of Economic Analysis), while revised GDP for the first calendar quarter of 2017 was 1.2%. Current consensus forecast for GDP growth for 2017 is 2.4% (per Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). Unemployment has declined to its lowest levels since the 2008 financial crisis and initial jobless claims during the last six months have been steady at reduced levels. The FED’s measure of inflation is 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 continue 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.
 
Oil prices increased during late summer 2016 and remained generally in a trading range of $50-55 until May 2017 when prices declined into the low/mid-$40 range. The Fund holds several positions in companies who are engaged in the energy sector, and 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 expect increased volatility in fixed-income markets as some participants continually readjust positioning. High yield bond funds had negative flows during the Fund’s last fiscal quarter, while investment grade funds experienced robust increases. In a world of low interest rates, corporate and high yield bonds continue to offer value relative to Treasury securities. As always, we will continue to search for value and adjust positions as we uncover compelling situations.
 
We appreciate 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.
 
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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 1-866-738-1128.
 
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 visit our website at www.cambondfunds.com or 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. For a complete list of securities held by the Fund as of May 31, 2017, please see the Schedule of Investments section of the Annual Report. The opinions of the Fund’s adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.
 
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Fund and the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment
in Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic
Income Fund versus the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate BAA Index
 
Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended May 31, 2017
 
 
1 Year
3 Years
Since
Inception
(b)
 
Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund (a)
4.22%
2.37%
2.66%
 
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate BAA Index
5.94%
3.43%
3.28%
 
 
(a)
The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(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, 2017 (Unaudited)

 
Sector Diversification (% of Net Assets)
 
 
 
Top 10 Investments

 
Security Description
% of Net Assets
Vulcan Materials Co., 3.900%, due 04/01/27
2.9%
Exxon Mobil Corp., 3.043%, due 03/01/26
2.9%
Apple, Inc., 3.250%, due 02/23/26
2.4%
L-3 Communications Corp., 3.950%, due 05/28/24
2.3%
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 5.875%, due 02/15/22
2.2%
Microsoft Corp., 2.400%, due 08/08/26
2.2%
United Airlines, Inc., Class A Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-2, 3.750%, due 03/03/28
2.1%
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.125%, due 08/15/23
2.1%
Halliburton Co., 3.500%, due 08/01/23
2.1%
Morgan Stanley, 3.700%, due 10/23/24
2.1%
 
Credit Rating Allocation
S&P Credit Quality
 
% of Portfolio
AAA
 
5.9%
AA
 
16.0%
A
 
28.1%
BBB
 
18.8%
BB
 
18.7%
B
 
12.5%
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2017
 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.0%
 
Coupon
 
Maturity
 
Par Value
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary — 11.8%
                   
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
   
5.750
%
06/15/25
 
$
67,000
   
$
69,720
 
Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC
   
5.500
%
04/01/23
   
75,000
     
73,781
 
Ford Motor Co.
   
4.346
%
12/08/26
   
100,000
     
102,332
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
   
4.250
%
09/20/22
   
150,000
     
157,518
 
MGM Resorts International, Inc.
   
4.625
%
09/01/26
   
71,000
     
71,444
 
Penske Auto Group, Inc.
   
5.375
%
12/01/24
   
60,000
     
60,750
 
QVC, Inc.
   
4.450
%
02/15/25
   
70,000
     
69,451
 
Regal Entertainment Group
   
5.750
%
02/01/25
   
70,000
     
72,450
 
Service Corp. International
   
7.500
%
04/01/27
   
56,000
     
65,940
 
Tenneco, Inc.
   
5.375
%
12/15/24
   
55,000
     
57,750
 
Tenneco, Inc.
   
5.000
%
07/15/26
   
15,000
     
15,206
 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
   
5.875
%
02/15/22
   
175,000
     
193,594
 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
   
5.625
%
01/15/24
   
21,000
     
22,680
 
                       
1,032,616
 
Consumer Staples — 4.8%
                         
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
   
2.625
%
01/17/23
   
100,000
     
99,991
 
B&G Foods, Inc.
   
4.625
%
06/01/21
   
32,000
     
32,800
 
Ingles Markets, Inc.
   
5.750
%
06/15/23
   
75,000
     
76,500
 
Pinn Foods Finance, LLC
   
5.875
%
01/15/24
   
67,000
     
71,690
 
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
   
5.750
%
07/15/25
   
64,000
     
68,327
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
2.550
%
04/11/23
   
65,000
     
66,135
 
                       
415,443
 
Energy — 11.2%
                         
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC
   
5.875
%
03/31/25
   
64,000
     
68,960
 
Chevron Corp.
   
2.355
%
12/05/22
   
150,000
     
149,776
 
Chevron Corp.
   
2.954
%
05/16/26
   
100,000
     
100,076
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
3.043
%
03/01/26
   
250,000
     
254,142
 
Halliburton Co.
   
3.500
%
08/01/23
   
175,000
     
181,392
 
Schlumberger Ltd.
   
3.650
%
12/01/23
   
150,000
     
158,703
 
Sunoco, L.P.
   
6.375
%
04/01/23
   
65,000
     
69,550
 
 
                     
982,599
 
Financials — 18.3%
                         
Aircastle Ltd.
   
5.500
%
02/15/22
   
58,000
     
63,220
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
   
3.000
%
02/24/25
   
100,000
     
100,454
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
   
3.125
%
03/15/26
   
125,000
     
127,521
 
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
   
3.625
%
09/16/25
   
150,000
     
156,162
 
Corrections Corp. of America
   
5.000
%
10/15/22
   
35,000
     
36,225
 
Corrections Corp. of America
   
4.625
%
05/01/23
   
2,000
     
2,025
 
International Lease Finance Corp.
   
5.875
%
08/15/22
   
150,000
     
170,608
 
Morgan Stanley
   
3.700
%
10/23/24
   
175,000
     
180,793
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
   
3.900
%
04/29/24
   
150,000
     
158,209
 
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.0% (Continued)
 
Coupon
 
Maturity
 
Par Value
   
Value
 
Financials — 18.3% (Continued)
                   
Progressive Corp. (The)
   
2.450
%
01/15/27
 
$
75,000
   
$
72,004
 
State Street Corp.
   
2.650
%
05/19/26
   
175,000
     
171,350
 
U.S. Bancorp
   
2.950
%
07/15/22
   
175,000
     
178,833
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
4.125
%
08/15/23
   
175,000
     
185,801
 
                       
1,603,205
 
Health Care — 4.5%
                         
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.
   
5.000
%
05/01/25
   
80,000
     
79,700
 
HCA Holdings, Inc.
   
5.375
%
02/01/25
   
60,000
     
63,225
 
HCA Holdings, Inc.
   
5.875
%
02/15/26
   
15,000
     
16,331
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
5.750
%
11/01/24
   
60,000
     
62,250
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
5.750
%
09/15/25
   
15,000
     
15,675
 
Medtronic, Inc.
   
3.500
%
03/15/25
   
150,000
     
156,681
 
                       
393,862
 
Industrials — 10.6%
                         
General Dynamics Corp.
   
2.250
%
11/15/22
   
100,000
     
99,905
 
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., Series 2013-1A
   
3.900
%
01/15/26
   
62,567
     
64,131
 
Iron Mountain, Inc.
   
5.750
%
08/15/24
   
85,000
     
87,656
 
L-3 Communications Corp.
   
3.950
%
05/28/24
   
195,000
     
202,050
 
United Airlines, Inc., Class B Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2013-1
   
5.375
%
02/15/23
   
33,169
     
34,951
 
United Airlines, Inc., Class A Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2014-2
   
3.750
%
03/03/28
   
182,757
     
188,012
 
United Rentals North America, Inc.
   
5.875
%
09/15/26
   
30,000
     
31,912
 
United Rentals North America, Inc.
   
5.500
%
05/15/27
   
35,000
     
36,050
 
US Airways, Inc., Class B Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2012-2
   
6.750
%
12/03/22
   
32,904
     
35,784
 
US Airways, Inc., Class A Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2012-2
   
4.625
%
12/03/26
   
133,800
     
142,497
 
                       
922,948
 
Information Technology — 9.4%
                         
Apple, Inc.
   
3.250
%
02/23/26
   
205,000
     
210,328
 
Equinix, Inc.
   
5.875
%
01/15/26
   
20,000
     
21,794
 
Intel Corp.
   
2.700
%
12/15/22
   
150,000
     
152,817
 
Intel Corp.
   
2.600
%
05/19/26
   
50,000
     
48,715
 
Intel Corp.
   
3.150
%
05/11/27
   
50,000
     
50,459
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
2.400
%
08/08/26
   
200,000
     
193,069
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
3.300
%
02/06/27
   
50,000
     
51,800
 
Oracle Corp.
   
2.650
%
07/15/26
   
100,000
     
97,193
 
                       
826,175
 
Materials — 6.5%
                         
Berry Plastics Corp.
   
5.125
%
07/15/23
   
66,000
     
69,415
 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
   
4.125
%
08/15/24
   
85,000
     
86,488
 
Huntsman International, LLC
   
5.125
%
11/15/22
   
10,000
     
10,825
 
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.0% (Continued)
 
Coupon
 
Maturity
 
Par Value
   
Value
 
Materials — 6.5% (Continued)
                   
Praxair, Inc.
   
2.200
%
08/15/22
 
$
150,000
   
$
149,020
 
Vulcan Materials Co.
   
3.900
%
04/01/27
   
250,000
     
256,300
 
                       
572,048
 
Real Estate — 2.9%
                         
Geo Group, Inc. (The)
   
6.000
%
04/15/26
   
66,000
     
68,640
 
Simon Property Group, L.P.
   
3.750
%
02/01/24
   
150,000
     
156,841
 
Simon Property Group, L.P.
   
3.250
%
11/30/26
   
25,000
     
24,971
 
                       
250,452
 
Telecommunication Services — 13.8%
                         
AT&T, Inc.
   
2.625
%
12/01/22
   
100,000
     
98,502
 
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
   
5.750
%
01/15/24
   
67,000
     
71,146
 
Charter Communications, LLC
   
4.908
%
07/23/25
   
150,000
     
163,074
 
Comcast Corp.
   
3.600
%
03/01/24
   
80,000
     
84,610
 
Comcast Corp.
   
3.150
%
03/01/26
   
115,000
     
116,000
 
CSC Holdings, LLC
   
5.250
%
06/01/24
   
69,000
     
70,639
 
Frontier Communications Corp.
   
11.000
%
09/15/25
   
15,000
     
14,100
 
Frontier Communications Corp.
   
9.000
%
08/15/31
   
55,000
     
45,375
 
Lamar Media Corp.
   
5.750
%
02/01/26
   
67,000
     
72,779
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
   
5.375
%
05/01/25
   
66,000
     
69,526
 
Mediacom, LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp.
   
5.500
%
04/15/21
   
8,000
     
8,250
 
Mediacom, LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp.
   
6.375
%
04/01/23
   
66,000
     
69,465
 
Qwest Corp.
   
6.750
%
12/01/21
   
150,000
     
168,110
 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
   
6.375
%
03/01/25
   
4,000
     
4,345
 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
   
5.375
%
04/15/27
   
59,000
     
62,983
 
Zayo Group, LLC
   
6.375
%
05/15/25
   
80,000
     
86,300
 
                       
1,205,204
 
Utilities — 3.2%
                         
AES Corp. (The)
   
5.500
%
03/15/24
   
43,000
     
44,827
 
AES Corp. (The)
   
5.500
%
04/15/25
   
30,000
     
31,350
 
Amerigas Finance, LLC
   
5.875
%
08/20/26
   
72,000
     
73,800
 
Calpine Corp.
   
5.750
%
01/15/25
   
74,000
     
70,578
 
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
   
5.500
%
06/01/24
   
60,000
     
60,450
 
                       
281,005
 
           
Total Investments at Value — 97.0% (Cost $8,368,920)
   
$
8,485,557
 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 3.0%
     
263,813
 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%
   
$
8,749,370
 
 
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, 2017
 
ASSETS
     
Investments in securities:
     
At acquisition cost
 
$
8,368,920
 
At value (Note 2)
 
$
8,485,557
 
Cash
   
295,271
 
Receivable from Adviser (Note 4)
   
13,896
 
Interest receivable
   
98,686
 
Other assets
   
15,635
 
Total assets
   
8,909,045
 
         
LIABILITIES
       
Payable for investment securities purchased
   
142,363
 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)
   
7,075
 
Accrued distribution fees (Note 4)
   
1,517
 
Other accrued expenses
   
8,720
 
Total liabilities
   
159,675
 
         
NET ASSETS
 
$
8,749,370
 
         
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
       
Paid-in capital
 
$
8,860,566
 
Undistributed net investment income
   
43,644
 
Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions
   
(271,477
)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
   
116,637
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
8,749,370
 
         
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
   
893,759
 
         
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)
 
$
9.79
 
 
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, 2017
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
     
Interest
 
$
304,719
 
         
EXPENSES
       
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
   
62,108
 
Professional fees
   
39,914
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
30,835
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
30,000
 
Registration and filing fees
   
22,518
 
Pricing fees
   
20,831
 
Distribution fees (Note 4)
   
20,703
 
Compliance fees (Note 4)
   
12,000
 
Transfer agent fees (Note 4)
   
12,000
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
9,611
 
Custody and bank service fees
   
7,537
 
Postage and supplies
   
2,503
 
Insurance expense
   
2,078
 
Other expenses
   
10,465
 
Total expenses
   
283,103
 
Less fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser (Note 4)
   
(229,275
)
Net expenses
   
53,828
 
         
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   
250,891
 
         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS
       
Net realized gains from security transactions
   
62,822
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
23,033
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS
   
85,855
 
         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
336,746
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
 
Year
Ended
May 31,
2017
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2016
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
250,891
   
$
234,307
 
Net realized gains (losses) from security transactions
   
62,822
     
(331,563
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
23,033
     
99,081
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
   
336,746
     
1,825
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
   
(245,599
)
   
(238,438
)
                 
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
1,441,899
     
506,515
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
245,599
     
238,438
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(594,992
)
   
(174,874
)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
   
1,092,506
     
570,079
 
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
1,183,653
     
333,466
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
7,565,717
     
7,232,251
 
End of year
 
$
8,749,370
   
$
7,565,717
 
                 
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
 
$
43,644
   
$
37,840
 
                 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
               
Shares sold
   
147,943
     
53,320
 
Shares reinvested
   
25,400
     
24,991
 
Shares redeemed
   
(61,207
)
   
(18,186
)
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
112,136
     
60,125
 
Shares outstanding at beginning of year
   
781,623
     
721,498
 
Shares outstanding at end of year
   
893,759
     
781,623
 
 
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,
2017
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2016
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2015
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2014
   
Period
Ended
May 31,
2013
(a)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period
 
$
9.68
   
$
10.02
   
$
10.05
   
$
9.94
   
$
10.00
 
                                         
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.29
     
0.32
     
0.33
     
0.33
     
0.16
 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
   
0.11
     
(0.33
)
   
(0.04
)
   
0.11
     
(0.11
)
Total from investment operations
   
0.40
     
(0.01
)
   
0.29
     
0.44
     
0.05
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.29
)
   
(0.33
)
   
(0.32
)
   
(0.33
)
   
(0.11
)
                                         
Net asset value at end of period
 
$
9.79
   
$
9.68
   
$
10.02
   
$
10.05
   
$
9.94
 
                                         
Total return (b)
   
4.22
%
   
(0.06
%)
   
2.99
%
   
4.68
%
   
0.48
%(c)
                                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)
 
$
8,749
   
$
7,566
   
$
7,232
   
$
6,407
   
$
5,220
 
                                         
Ratios/supplementary data:
                                       
Ratio of total expenses to
average net assets
   
3.41
%
   
3.77
%
   
3.71
%
   
4.53
%
   
3.69
%(d)
                                         
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%(d)
                                         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e)
   
3.02
%
   
3.30
%
   
3.35
%
   
3.41
%
   
2.81
%(d)
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
   
31
%
   
18
%
   
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, 2017

 
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 seek 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. These 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.”
 
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Regulation S-X which will impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Although still evaluating the impact, management believes that many of the Regulation S-X amendments are consistent with the Fund’s current financial statement presentation and expects that the Fund will be able to comply with the amendments by the August 1, 2017 compliance date.
 
Securities valuation – The Fund’s fixed income securities are 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
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
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 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, 2017:
 
  
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Corporate Bonds
 
$
   
$
8,485,557
   
$
   
$
8,485,557
 

 
Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the securities by sector type. As of May 31, 2017, the Fund did not have any transfers between Levels. 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, 2017. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
 
Share valuation – The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share.
 
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. Realized 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 capital 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
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
date. The tax character of the Fund’s distributions during the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016 was ordinary income. On June 30, 2017, the Fund paid an ordinary income dividend of $0.0710 per share to shareholders of record on June 29, 2017.
 
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.
 
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, 2017:
 
Tax cost of portfolio investments
 
$
8,368,920
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
173,786
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(57,149
)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
   
116,637
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
43,644
 
Capital loss carryforwards
   
(271,477
)
Accumulated deficit
 
$
(111,196
)

 
During the year ended May 31, 2017, the Fund utilized $11,327 of short-term capital loss carryforwards and $50,983 of long-term capital loss carryforwards to offset current year capital gains.
 
As of May 31, 2017, the Fund had short-term capital loss carryforwards of $82,864 and long-term capital loss carryfowards of $188,613. These capital loss carryforwards, which do 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, 2017, the Fund reclassified $512 of undistributed net investment income against accumulated net realized losses from security transactions on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities due to permanent differences in the recognition of capital gains or
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. This difference is due to the tax treatment of paydown adjustments. Such reclassification had no effect on the Fund’s net assets or NAV 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, 2014 through May 31, 2017) 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, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $3,814,480 and $2,492,312, respectively.
 
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, 2018 to reduce investment advisory fees and reimburse certain other operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses of the Fund (exclusive of brokerage costs such as fees and commissions; taxes; borrowing costs such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short; acquired fund fees and expenses; other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP; extraordinary costs such as expenses related to organizing a fund, mergers or reorganizations, litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) 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 $167,167 during the year ended May 31, 2017.
 
DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (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, 2017, the Fund incurred $20,703 in distribution and service fees under the Rule 12b-1 Plan.
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides 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.
 
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 officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.
 
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
Effective October 1, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives a $1,000 annual retainer from the Fund, paid quarterly, except for the Board Chair who receives a $1,200 annual retainer from the Fund, paid quarterly. Each Independent Trustee also receives from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement for travel and other meeting-related expenses. Prior to October 1, 2016, the Fund paid each Independent Trustee a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended, plus a $500 annual retainer.
 
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of May 31, 2017, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:
 
Name of Record Owner
% Ownership
Mary S. Sloneker
35%
Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc.
30%
William S. Sloneker
16%
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)
11%
UBS Financial Services, Inc. (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.
 
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CINCINNATI ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS:
BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
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 other than the ordinary income dividend paid on June 30, 2017, as noted in Note 2.
 
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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, a series of shares of beneficial interest in Ultimus Managers Trust, (the “Fund”) including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2017, 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 four-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, 2017 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, 2017, 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 four-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, 2017
 
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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, 2016) and held until the end of the period (May 31, 2017).
 
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.
 
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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, 2016
Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2017
Expenses Paid
During Period*
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,038.90
$3.30
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.69
$3.27
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net 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)
President and Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)
26
None
Independent Trustees:
         
Janine L. Cohen
Year of Birth: 1952
Since
January 2016
Trustee
Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc.
26
None
David M. Deptula
Year of Birth: 1958
Since
June 2012
Trustee
Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at The Standard Register, Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from 2011 to 2016
26
None
 
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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
Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee
Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees: (Continued)
   
John J. Discepoli
Year of Birth: 1963
Since
June 2012
Chairman
(May 2016 to present)
 
Trustee
(June 2012 to present)
Owner of Decepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since 2004
26
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.
 
Name and
Year of Birth
Length of Time Served
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Executive Officers:
     
David R. Carson
Year of Birth: 1958
Since
April 2013
Principal Executive Officer
(April 2017 to present)
 
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); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI LBAR Fund (2013 to 2016), The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), 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)
Vice President, Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014)
 
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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: (Continued)
Frank L. Newbauer
Year of Birth: 1954
Since February 2012
Secretary
(July 2017 to present)
 
Assistant Secretary (April 2015 to July 2017)
 
Secretary
(February 2012 to
April 2015)
Assistant Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2010 to present)
Charles C. Black
Year of Birth: 1979
Since
April 2015
Chief Compliance Officer
(January 2016 to present)
 
Assistant Chief Compliance Officer (April 2015 to January 2016)
Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Chief Compliance Officer of The Caldwell & Orkin Funds, Inc. (2016 to present); Senior Compliance Manager at Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager at Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013)
 
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 24-25, 2017, 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 a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.
 
In deciding whether to approve the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board recalled its review of the materials related to the Fund and the Adviser throughout the preceding 12 months and its numerous discussions with Trust management and the Adviser about the operations and performance of the Fund during that period. The Board further considered those materials and discussions and other numerous factors, including
 
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, its efforts to promote the Fund and assist in its distribution, and its compliance program. 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, custom peer group, and related Morningstar category. The Board noted that while, for the one- and three-year periods reported (through March 31, 2017), the Fund had: (i) underperformed its benchmark for the three-year period and for the one-year period; (ii) underperformed the average and median of the peer group for both periods; and (iii) underperformed the average of funds of comparable size and structure in the Morningstar category (Multisector Bond Funds, no load, under $250 million) for both periods, the Adviser had explained the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance and the Fund had outperformed the median of comparable funds in the Morningstar category for the three-year period. 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 peer group and comparable funds in the 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 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,
 
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BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
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 accounts with similar strategies to the Fund. 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, 2018.
 
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. In addition, the Board compared the Fund to the comparable mutual funds in its Morningstar category and peer group in terms of the style of investment management, the size of the fund, and the nature of the investment strategies. The Board noted that the advisory fee for the Fund was above the 80th percentile for its peer group and above the 80th percentile for comparable funds in the Morningstar category. The Board also considered the Adviser’s commitment to limit the Fund’s expenses under the ELA. The Board noted that the overall expense ratio for the Fund was below the average and median of its peer group and comparable funds in the Morningstar category. The Board also compared the fees paid by the Fund to the fees paid by other accounts of the Adviser with similar strategies, and considered the similarities and differences of services received by such other accounts as compared to the service provided to the Fund. The Board noted that the fee structures applicable to the Adviser’s other clients were not indicative of any unreasonableness with respect to the advisory fees payable to the Fund. The Board also considered the investment strategy and style used by the Adviser in managing the portfolio of 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 arrangement with the Adviser involves 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 and will continue to experience benefits from the ELA until the Fund’s assets grow to a level where its expenses otherwise fall below the expense limit. Following further discussion of the Fund’s asset levels, expectations for growth, and level of fees, the Board determined that the Fund’s fee arrangement with the Adviser would continue to provide benefits. The Board also determined that the fee arrangement is fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of services being provided by the Adviser given the Fund’s projected asset levels for the next year.
 
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BROAD MARKET STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
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 process by which the Adviser evaluates best execution; 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 for the Fund, 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 the Fund and 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 full 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. It was noted that in the Trustees’ deliberation regarding the approval of the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling, and that each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors noted above.
 
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May 31, 2017
 

 

 
WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
 

WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
July 11, 2017
 
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
 
Since our last annual letter, we have entered a new environment for economic policy and markets have reconnected with the fundamental drivers that shape our investment principles. Consistent with our expectations, heightened levels of cash were redeployed into investments that offer positive expected returns over the long-term.
 
A balanced exposure to the macroeconomic factors driving markets produced excess returns across a wide range of conditions through this cycle. As the economy adjusts to a new set of potential outcomes, the opportunity for investing based on these factors continues to grow.
 
What follows is designed to provide a context for returns that fosters a deeper understanding of the investment process that supports them. By doing so we hope to build on the partnership your investment creates.
 
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
 
For the twelve months ended May 31, 2017, the Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) delivered a return of +6.83% versus a benchmark return of +0.39% for the S&P/ BGCantor 0-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (which seeks to represent the return from not taking risk in financial markets). Performance over the period was achieved within targeted risk parameters, and the Fund benefited from its disciplined balance in line with 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 these conditions drive investment decisions, which in turn drive market prices. Over the period since our last letter, growth and inflation were significant factors for market pricing amidst rising geopolitical tensions and an uncertain economic trajectory.
 
The economy expanded through the second half of 2016, and growth-related data often exceeded consensus expectations. Levels of inflation remained subdued relative to history and were consistently below the Federal Reserve’s stated target. In this context, the cycle of rising interest rates continued and coincided with overarching political transition and a number of market surprises.
 
The UK’s Brexit vote was the first in a series of unexpected political outcomes that were impactful for markets and the economy. Following initial bouts of volatility, investors began processing this information, and we believe the third quarter of 2016 marked an inflection point for yields on long-term government bonds.
 
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The change in sentiment gained momentum heading into the fourth quarter, and the US elections in November reinforced market dynamics that were already in place. Corporate assets tied to growth outperformed government securities substantially into year-end, and expectations were recalibrated based on a new outlook for public policy.
 
In the first quarter of 2017, markets continued to rally and expectations for growth of corporate profits held strong. Government bonds also rebounded across the yield curve despite meaningful changes to the outlook for monetary policy. Inflation measures ticked up off of historically low levels, and markets responded to increased clarity on the economy’s trajectory moving forward.
 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 
The Fund delivered positive results by design over the period, monetizing opportunities across asset classes with an economy in transition. Factors related to value, carry and momentum each contributed to excess returns, and risk was managed effectively based on a wide range of potential outcomes.
 
The portfolio benefited meaningfully from its targeted balance as volatility increased in June and was well-positioned for the market moves that followed. Falling growth assets, such as US Treasuries and TIPS, made positive contributions initially, and as these sold off profits from corporate credit and emerging market debt were key drivers of portfolio performance.
 
In the fourth quarter of 2016, rising yields produced challenging conditions for many fixed income markets, particularly investment grade bonds and inflation-linked securities which suffered losses. The portfolio benefited from a steepening US yield curve and corporate credit exposures which outperformed based on increased expectations for growth.
 
Amidst rising political uncertainty in January, the portfolio outperformed and built on profits established in the recalibration of markets following the election. While reflationary themes which had driven yields higher were less impactful, investment grade bonds and emerging market debt produced profits while the performance of US Treasury positions was mixed.
 
The portfolio continued to deliver positive performance in February, as the post-election rally was supported by stronger-than-expected growth conditions. Corporate assets, such as convertible bonds and credit, were among the most profitable on the month, and government bonds also contributed positively to performance. Returns grew increasingly bifurcated as the quarter came to a close, and the portfolio saw profits in convertible bonds and emerging market debt offset by modest losses in corporate credit.
 
In April, balanced positive returns were generated through convertible bonds, credit and emerging market debt, and this outperformance continued into May. The portfolio benefited from both corporate and government assets, while the impact of inflation-related positions was less significant during the month.
 
OUTLOOK
 
Markets have responded powerfully to expectations for growth and adjusted to the new normal for economic policy. While valuation metrics have become stretched across financial markets, the portfolio is balanced to factors driving these changes. As potential outcomes
 
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grow wider and uncertainty more acute, positions are consistent with the Fund’s investment mandate. The portfolio is balanced to the economic factors that drive markets, and seeks to deliver absolute returns as prices adjust to new conditions.
 
Thank you for your trust and commitment through investment.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Andrew Dassori
 
Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Wavelength Capital Management
 
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 visit the Fund’s website at www.wavelengthfunds.com or 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. 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. For a complete list of securities held by the Fund as of May 31, 2017, please see the Schedule of Investments section of the Annual Report. The opinions of the Adviser with respect to those securities may change at any time.
 
Statements in the Letter to Shareholders that reflect projections or expectations for future financial or economic performance of the Fund and the market in general and statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed, or anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to factors noted with such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions, such as inflation, recession, and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 
Comparison of the Change in Value of a $100,000 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, 2017
 
 
1 Year
3 Years
Since
Inception
(b)
 
Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund(a)
6.83%
1.01%
2.07%
 
S&P/BGCantor 0-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
0.39%
0.17%
0.15%
 
 
(a)
The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(b)
The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2013.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 
Portfolio Allocation (% of Net Assets)
 
 
Top 10 Holdings

 
Security Description
% of
Net Assets
PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio
16.2%
iShares® TIPS Bond ETF
12.8%
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
12.2%
SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
8.1%
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
7.9%
SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF
5.9%
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio
4.9%
SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF
4.8%
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF
4.2%
iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
4.1%
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2017
 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 88.1%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Emerging Markets Debt — 15.9%
           
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
   
14,623
   
$
1,690,857
 
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio
   
35,392
     
1,046,188
 
VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF
   
27,193
     
674,386
 
             
3,411,431
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%
               
Vanguard REIT ETF
   
2,500
     
205,475
 
                 
U.S. Fixed Income — 71.2%
               
iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
   
9,820
     
870,543
 
iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
   
1,855
     
223,064
 
iShares® TIPS Bond ETF
   
23,908
     
2,741,769
 
PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio
   
148,471
     
3,460,859
 
SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF
   
25,737
     
1,264,459
 
SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF
   
27,433
     
1,025,720
 
SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
   
61,309
     
1,725,235
 
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
   
7,433
     
393,131
 
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
   
32,552
     
2,609,043
 
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF
   
18,319
     
905,875
 
             
15,219,698
 
                 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $18,479,571)
         
$
18,836,604
 
  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.5%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.65% (a) (Cost $1,603,310)
   
1,603,310
   
$
1,603,310
 
                 
Total Investments at Value — 95.6% (Cost $20,082,881)
         
$
20,439,914
 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 4.4%
           
951,012
 
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%
         
$
21,390,926
 
 
(a)
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of May 31, 2017.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
SCHEDULE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS
May 31, 2017
FUTURES CONTRACTS
Expiration Date
 
Contracts
   
Aggregate Market Value of Contracts
   
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Commodity Futures
                   
COMEX miNY Gold Future
7/27/2017
   
2
   
$
127,175
   
$
(3
)
                           
Index Futures
                         
E-Mini Dow CBOT DJIA Future
6/16/2017
   
7
     
734,755
     
6,611
 
E-Mini Nasdaq 100 Future
6/16/2017
   
5
     
579,475
     
10,850
 
E-Mini S&P 500® Future
6/16/2017
   
1
     
120,550
     
1,123
 
Total Index Futures
             
1,434,780
     
18,584
 
                           
Treasury Futures
                         
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future
9/29/2017
   
18
     
2,128,922
     
2,246
 
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future
9/20/2017
   
4
     
504,812
     
993
 
Total Treasury Futures
             
2,633,734
     
3,239
 
                           
Total Futures Contracts
           
$
4,195,689
   
$
21,820
 
  
FUTURES CONTRACTS
SOLD SHORT
Expiration Date
 
Contracts
   
Aggregate Market Value of Contracts
   
Unrealized Depreciation
 
Commodity Futures
                   
E-Mini Crude Oil Future
6/19/2017
   
1
   
$
24,113
   
$
(52
)
                           
Treasury Futures
                         
U.S. Treasury Bond Future
9/20/2017
   
2
     
307,187
     
(1,750
)
                           
Total Futures Contracts Sold Short
           
$
331,300
   
$
(1,802
)
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2017
 
ASSETS
     
Investments in securities:
     
At acquisition cost
 
$
20,082,881
 
At value (Note 2)
 
$
20,439,914
 
Cash
   
4,096
 
Margin deposits for futures contracts (Notes 2 and 5)
   
964,970
 
Receivable for capital shares sold
   
20,000
 
Dividends and interest receivable
   
1,484
 
Other assets
   
1,727
 
Total assets
   
21,432,191
 
         
LIABILITIES
       
Variation margin payable (Notes 2 and 5)
   
1,242
 
Payable for investment securities purchased
   
22,940
 
Payable to Adviser (Note 4)
   
4,969
 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)
   
7,430
 
Other accrued expenses
   
4,684
 
Total liabilities
   
41,265
 
         
NET ASSETS
 
$
21,390,926
 
         
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
       
Paid-in capital
 
$
21,667,232
 
Undistributed net investment income
   
66,403
 
Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions and other financial instruments
   
(719,760
)
Net unrealized appreciation on:
       
Investments
   
357,033
 
Futures contracts
   
20,018
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
21,390,926
 
         
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
   
2,141,251
 
         
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)
 
$
9.99
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2017
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
     
Interest
 
$
886
 
Dividends
   
562,470
 
Total investment income
   
563,356
 
         
EXPENSES
       
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
   
178,120
 
Professional fees
   
39,414
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
31,882
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
30,000
 
Transfer agent fees (Note 4)
   
15,000
 
Compliance fees (Note 4)
   
12,169
 
Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
9,611
 
Custody and bank service fees
   
7,370
 
Registration and filing fees
   
6,271
 
Postage and supplies
   
2,553
 
Insurance expense
   
2,082
 
Other expenses
   
13,042
 
Total expenses
   
347,514
 
Less fee reductions by the Adviser (Note 4)
   
(161,894
)
Net expenses
   
185,620
 
         
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   
377,736
 
         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS
       
Net realized gains from:
       
Investments
   
57,812
 
Futures contracts (Note 5)
   
425,010
 
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
   
926
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
   
369,968
 
Futures contracts (Note 5)
   
1,326
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS
   
855,042
 
         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
1,232,778
 
 
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,
2017
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2016
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
377,736
   
$
356,903
 
Net realized gains (losses) from:
               
Investments
   
57,812
     
(791,771
)
Futures contracts (Note 5)
   
425,010
     
(242,528
)
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
   
926
     
1,602
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
               
Investments
   
369,968
     
33,201
 
Futures contracts (Note 5)
   
1,326
     
26,867
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
   
1,232,778
     
(615,726
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)
               
From net investment income
   
(360,818
)
   
(355,504
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
3,534,514
     
544,904
 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
360,818
     
350,339
 
Payments for shares redeemed
   
(137,545
)
   
(978,011
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
3,757,787
     
(82,768
)
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
   
4,629,747
     
(1,053,998
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
16,761,179
     
17,815,177
 
End of year
 
$
21,390,926
   
$
16,761,179
 
                 
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
 
$
66,403
   
$
49,485
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)
 
   
 
Year
Ended
May 31,
2017
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2016
 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
           
Shares sold
   
361,512
     
57,617
 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
   
37,052
     
37,420
 
Shares redeemed
   
(14,153
)
   
(103,873
)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
   
384,411
     
(8,836
)
Shares outstanding at beginning of year
   
1,756,840
     
1,765,676
 
Shares outstanding at end of year
   
2,141,251
     
1,756,840
 
 
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,
2017
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2016
   
Year
Ended
May 31,
2015
   
Period
Ended
May 31,
2014
(a)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period
 
$
9.54
   
$
10.09
   
$
10.38
   
$
10.00
 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment income
   
0.20
     
0.21
     
0.23
     
0.10
 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and futures contracts
   
0.45
     
(0.56
)
   
(0.25
)
   
0.36
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.65
     
(0.35
)
   
(0.02
)
   
0.46
 
                                 
Less distributions:
                               
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.23
)
   
(0.07
)
Distributions from net realized gains
   
     
     
(0.04
)
   
(0.01
)
Total distributions
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.27
)
   
(0.08
)
                                 
Net asset value at end of period
 
$
9.99
   
$
9.54
   
$
10.09
   
$
10.38
 
                                 
Total return (b)
   
6.83
%
   
(3.37
%)
   
(0.17
%)
   
4.62
%(c)
                                 
Net assets at end of period (000's)
 
$
21,391
   
$
16,761
   
$
17,815
   
$
4,717
 
                                 
Ratios/supplementary data:
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)
   
1.85
%
   
2.00
%
   
2.19
%
   
4.42
%(e)
                                 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d) (f)
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%(e)
                                 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (f) (g)
   
2.01
%
   
2.16
%
   
2.52
%
   
1.55
%(e)
                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
53
%
   
103
%
   
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/or 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/or 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, 2017

 
1. Organization
 
Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral 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 September 30, 2013.
 
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Regulation S-X which will impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Although still evaluating the impact, management believes that many of the Regulation S-X amendments are consistent with the Fund’s current financial statement presentation and expects that the Fund will be able to comply with the amendments by the August 1, 2017 compliance date.
 
The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 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 mean price. NASDAQ-listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. 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 Wavelength Capital Management, LLC (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 and under the general supervision of 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. 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.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
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
 
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 and other financial instruments as of May 31, 2017:
 
  
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investments in Securities
                       
Exchange-Traded Funds
 
$
18,836,604
   
$
   
$
   
$
18,836,604
 
Money Market Funds
   
1,603,310
     
     
     
1,603,310
 
Total
 
$
20,439,914
   
$
   
$
   
$
20,439,914
 
Other Financial Instruments
                               
Futures Contracts
 
$
21,820
   
$
   
$
   
$
21,820
 
Futures Contracts Sold Short
   
(1,802
)
   
     
     
(1,802
)
Total
 
$
20,018
   
$
   
$
   
$
20,018
 

 
As of May 31, 2017, the Fund did not have any transfers between Levels. 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, 2017. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.
 
Share valuation – The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share.
 
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. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
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.
 
Distributions to shareholders – The Fund will distribute to shareholders any net investment income on a quarterly basis and any net realized capital gains 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 to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016 was ordinary income. On June 30, 2017, the Fund paid an ordinary income dividend of $0.0492 per share to shareholders of record on June 29, 2017.
 
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.
 
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 captial gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.
 
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
 
15
 

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

 
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of May 31, 2017:
 
Tax cost of portfolio investments
 
$
20,337,247
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
262,964
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(160,297
)
Net unrealized appreciation
   
102,667
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
66,403
 
Accumulated capital and other losses
   
(445,376
)
Total accumulated deficit
 
$
(276,306
)

 
The value of the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the tax components of the accumulated deficit may temporarily differ from the financial statement cost and components of net assets (“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.
 
During the year ended May 31, 2017, the Fund utilized $125,887 of short-term capital loss carryforwards and $71,528 of long-term capital loss carryforwards to offset current year capital gains.
 
As of May 31, 2017, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $217,936 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $227,440 for federal income tax purposes. These capital loss carryforwards, which do 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, 2014 through May 31, 2017) 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, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $12,141,359 and $8,370,457, respectively.
 
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 0.95% of its average daily net assets.
 
16
 

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

 
Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement (“ELA”) between the Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until October 1, 2018, to reduce investment advisory fees and reimburse other operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses of the Fund (exclusive of brokerage costs; taxes; interest; acquired fund fees and expenses; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs; other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) to an amount not exceeding 0.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the year ended May 31, 2017, the Adviser reduced its investment advisory fees by $161,894.
 
Under the terms of the ELA, investment advisory fee reductions 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 operating expenses of the Fund to exceed (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, and (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be repaid were incurred. As of May 31, 2017, the Adviser may seek recoupment of investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements in the amount of $485,790 no later than the dates as stated below:
 
May 31, 2018
May 31, 2019
May 31, 2020
Total
$157,675
$166,221
$161,894
$485,790
 
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides 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.
 
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 officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus and the Distributor.
 
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
Effective October 1, 2016, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives a $1,000 annual retainer from the Fund, paid quarterly, except for the Board Chair who receives a $1,200 annual retainer from the Fund, paid quarterly. Each Independent Trustee also receives from the Fund a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended plus reimbursement for travel and other meeting-related expenses. Prior to October 1, 2016, the Fund paid each Independent Trustee a fee of $500 for each Board meeting attended, plus a $500 annual retainer.
 
17
 

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

 
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES
As of May 31, 2017, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:
 
Name of Record Owner
% Ownership
Interactive Brokers, LLC (for the benefit of its customers)
60%
R&T Partners, LLC (for the benefit of its customers)
10%
Frederic Davis Dassori
10%
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (for the benefit of its customers)
8%
 
A shareholder owning of record or beneficially 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 shareholders’ meeting.
 
5. Derivatives Transactions
 
The Fund’s positions in derivative instruments as of May 31, 2017 are recorded in the following location in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
 
Derivative Investment Type
Location
Futures contracts
Variation margin payable
 
The following table sets forth the values of variation margin of the Fund as of May 31, 2017:
 
   
Variation Margin
       
 
Receivable
   
(Payable)
   
Total
 
Asset Derivatives
                 
Futures contracts
                 
Commodity
 
$
   
$
(3
)
 
$
(3
)
Index
   
610
     
(1,567
)
   
(957
)
Treasury
   
328
     
     
328
 
Total Asset Derivatives
   
938
     
(1,570
)
   
(632
)
Liability Derivatives
                       
Futures contracts
                       
Commodity
 
$
   
$
(52
)
 
$
(52
)
Treasury
   
     
(558
)
   
(558
)
Total Liability Derivatives
   
     
(610
)
   
(610
)
Total
 
$
938
   
$
(2,180
)
 
$
(1,242
)

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

 
The Fund’s transactions in derivative instruments during the year ended May 31, 2017 are recorded in the following locations in the Statement of Operations:
 
Derivative Investment Type
Location
Futures contracts
Net realized gains from futures contracts
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
 
The following is a summary of the Fund’s net realized gains and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments recognized in the Statement of Operations during the year ended May 31, 2017:
 
Type of Derivative
 
Net Realized
Gains
   
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Futures contracts
           
Commodity
 
$
9,065
   
$
(1,059
)
Index
   
378,694
     
(1,319
)
Treasury
   
37,251
     
3,704
 
Total
 
$
425,010
   
$
1,326
 

 
The average monthly notional amount of futures contracts purchased during the year ended May 31, 2017 was $2,683,838, and the gross notional amount of futures contracts and future contracts sold short outstanding at May 31, 2017 was $4,195,689 and $(331,300), respectively.
 
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.
 
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WAVELENGTH INTEREST RATE NEUTRAL FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
As of May 31, 2017, the offsetting of financial assets and derivative assets is as follows:
 
Description
 
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets
   
Gross Amounts Offset in
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
   
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
   
Collateral Pledged
   
Net Amount
 
Variation margin receivable -futures contracts
 
$
938
   
$
(1,570
)
 
$
(632
)
 
$
894,350
   
$
893,718
 
Total subject to a master netting or similar arrangement
 
$
938
   
$
(1,570
)
 
$
(632
)
 
$
894,350
   
$
893,718
 

 
As of May 31, 2017, the offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities is as follows:
 
Description
 
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities
   
Gross Amounts Offset in
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
   
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
   
Collateral Pledged
   
Net Amount
 
Variation margin receivable - futures contracts
 
$
   
$
(610
)
 
$
(610
)
 
$
70,620
   
$
70,010
 
Total subject to a master netting or similar arrangement
 
$
   
$
(610
)
 
$
(610
)
 
$
70,620
   
$
70,010
 

 
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 issue their shares to authorized participants in return for a specific basket of securities. The authorized participants then sell 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 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
 
20
 

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

 
unavailable, which may further impede the ETF’s ability to track its 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, 2017, the Fund had 88.1% of the value of its net assets invested in ETFs.
 
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 other than the ordinary income dividend paid on June 30, 2017, as noted in Note 2.
 
21
 

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, a series of shares of beneficial interest in Ultimus Managers Trust, (the “Fund”) including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2017, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement 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 three-year period 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, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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 Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund as of May 31, 2017, 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 three-year period 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, 2017
 
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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, 2016) and held until the end of the period (May 31, 2017).
 
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.
 
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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, 2016
Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2017
Expenses
Paid During
Period*
Based on Actual Fund Return
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,042.70
$ 5.04
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,020.00
$ 4.99
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net 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 12-month 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.
 
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FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 
In accordance with federal tax requirements, the following provides shareholders with information concerning distributions from ordinary income made by the Fund during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. Certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%. As required by federal regulations, complete information was computed and reported in conjunction with your 2016 Form 1099-DIV.
 
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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)
President and Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)
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None
Independent Trustees:
       
Janine L. Cohen
Year of Birth: 1952
Since January 2016
Trustee
Retired since 2013; Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2013 and Chief Compliance Officer from 2008 to 2013 at AER Advisors, Inc.
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None
David M. Deptula
Year of Birth: 1958
Since
June 2012
Trustee
Vice President of Legal and Special Projects at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. since 2016; Vice President of Tax Treasury at The Standard Register, Inc. (formerly The Standard Register Company) from 2011 to 2016
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None
 
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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
Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Trustee
Directorships of Public Companies Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees (continued):
     
John J. Discepoli
Year of Birth: 1963
Since
June 2012
Chairman (May 2016 to present)
 
Trustee
(June 2012 to present)
Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financing planning company) since 2004
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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.
 
Name and
Year of Birth
Length of Time Served
Position(s)
Held with Trust
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Executive Officers:
     
David R. Carson
Year of Birth: 1958
Since
April 2013
Principal Executive Officer
(April 2017 to present)
 
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); President, Unified Series Trust (2016 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, FSI Low Beta Absolute Return Fund (2013 to 2016), The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), 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)
Vice President, Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2007 to 2014)
 
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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 (Continued):
   
Frank L. Newbauer
Year of Birth: 1954
Since February 2012
Secretary
(July 2017 to present)

Assistant Secretary
(April 2015 to July 2017)

Secretary
(February 2012 to April 2015)
Assistant Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2010 to present)
Charles C. Black
Year of Birth: 1979
Since
April 2015
Chief Compliance Officer
(January 2016 to present)

Assistant Chief Compliance Officer (April 2015 to January 2016)
Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Chief Compliance Officer of The Caldwell & Orkin Funds, Inc. (2016 to present); Senior Compliance Manager at Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015); Senior Compliance Manager at Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013)
 
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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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 Wavelength Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) for an additional annual term. Approval took place at an in-person meeting held on April 24-25, 2017, 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 a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.
 
In deciding whether to approve the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board recalled its review of the materials related to the Fund and the Adviser throughout the preceding 12 months and its numerous discussions with Trust management and the Adviser about the operations and performance of the Fund during that period. The Board further considered those materials and discussions and other numerous factors, including
 
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, and its compliance program. 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, custom peer group and related Morningstar category. The Board also considered the consistency of the Adviser’s management with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Board noted that, relative to its peer group and funds of similar size and structure in the Fund’s Morningstar category (Nontraditional Bond under $25 million, No Load), the Fund had outperformed the peer group’s average and median for the one- and three-year periods, outperformed the Morningstar category’s average for the one- and three-year periods, and outperformed the Morningstar category’s median for the one-year period and equaled the median for the three-year period. In addition, the Fund’s performance was comparable with or better than many of the funds in the peer group and Morningstar category. Following discussion of the investment performance of the Fund, 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
 
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
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, 2018.
 
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 peer group and Morningstar category. The Board noted that the 0.95% advisory fee for the Fund was above the average and the median for the Fund’s peer group and Morningstar category, but less than the advisory fee for some of the funds in the peer group and Morningstar category. The Board considered the investment strategy and style used by the Adviser in managing the portfolio of the Fund. The Board further noted that the overall annual expense ratio of 0.99% for the Fund is lower than the average and median for the Fund’s peer group, and lower than the Morningstar category’s average and median expense ratios. 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 and will continue to experience benefits from the ELA until the Fund assets grow to a level where its expenses otherwise fall below the expense limit. 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 in relation to the nature and quality of services be provided by the Adviser, and 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 process by which the Adviser evaluates best execution; 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.
 
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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 full 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. It was noted that in the Trustees’ deliberation regarding the approval of the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling, and that each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors noted above.
 
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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 name of the audit committee financial expert is David M. Deptula.  Mr. Deptula is "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 $70,500 and $67,500 with respect to the registrant's fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, 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, 2017 and 2016, 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, 2017 and 2016, 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’s Committee of Independent Trustees shall review shareholder recommendations to fill vacancies on the registrant’s board of trustees if such recommendations are submitted in writing, addressed to the Committee at the registrant’s offices and meet any minimum qualifications adopted by the Committee. The Committee may adopt, by resolution, a policy regarding its procedures for considering candidates for the board of trustees, including any recommended by shareholders.

Item 11.
Controls and Procedures.

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

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

Item 12.
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, Secretary
     
Date
August 8, 2017
 
     
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/ David R. Carson
 
 
David R. Carson, Principal Executive Officer of APEXcm Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund, Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund, Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund
   
Date
August 8, 2017
 
   
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Jennifer L. Leamer
 
 
Jennifer L. Leamer, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
   
Date
August 8, 2017
 
 
*
Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.